Chapter Summaries

Xiao Mo defeated Lei Ben in his first Saint Selection duel while Xue Kui received troubling news and asked Qing Yuan to help forge a saber for him. Xue Kui named the weapon Ink Dye and called it her last gift to him.

• Xiao Mo defeated Lei Ben with a single saber strike and left the Formation without killing him.
• Yu Yunwei congratulated Xiao Mo and accompanied him to his next match.
• Qing Yuan told Xue Kui about a letter warning that the world might be in danger, and Xue Kui burned it and resolved to investigate.
• Xue Kui gave Qing Yuan a blueprint and asked her to help forge a saber for Xiao Mo.
• Xue Kui named the saber Ink Dye and said it would be her last gift to him.

Xiao Mo advanced through the Myriad Dao Sect’s Holy Son selection tournament, drawing attention for defeating every opponent in three strikes or fewer. On the final day, he faced Jade-Treasure Realm cultivator Xia Yu in a free-for-all and struck as Xia Yu’s cauldron descended.

• Xiao Mo defeated ten opponents in a day, then accepted Xue Kui’s request for ten drops of his blood essence before returning to rest.
• Over the next ten days, Xiao Mo won his matches, while Xia Yu emerged as another leading contender for the Holy Son position.
• Before the final day’s matches, Xiong Gui warned Xue Kui that Xiao Mo would face Xia Yu, but Yu Yunwei said her senior brother would need only two strikes if he took the fight seriously.
• In the thirty-person free-for-all, the other disciples attacked Xiao Mo and Xia Yu, and both men swiftly eliminated their opponents.
• Xia Yu threatened Xiao Mo and sent his giant cauldron crashing down, but Xiao Mo swung his saber, sending blade light stretching ten li.

Xiao Mo killed Xia Yu with one saber, then Xue Kui fought Xia Kong until Ding Jingyi returned from seclusion and intervened. Ding Jingyi named the Holy Son candidates and decreed that whoever killed Wang Xin of Kong Nian Temple first would become the Myriad Dao Sect's Holy Son and next Sect Master.

• Xiao Mo cleaved Xia Yu and his cauldron in half, killing him with a single saber strike.
• Xia Kong attacked Xiao Mo in grief and fury, but Xiao Mo broke his punch and forced him to dodge another saber strike.
• Xue Kui fought Xia Kong with their semi-Immortal Weapons until Ding Jingyi appeared and stopped the confrontation.
• Ding Jingyi returned from more than a thousand years of seclusion, praised Xiao Mo, and approved the ten Holy Son candidates.
• Ding Jingyi issued the Sacred Flame Decree, declaring that the first candidate to kill Wang Xin of Kong Nian Temple would become Holy Son and the next Sect Master.

After reaching Nascent Soul Realm Perfection, Xiao Mo decided to leave Karma Blood Peak and seek advancement outside the sect. He departed without killing Wang Xin, while Xue Kui explained that he could secure the Holy Son position by killing anyone who stood in his way—even the Sect Master.

• Yu Yunwei worried that Xiao Mo had spent three days agonizing over the Holy Fire Token mission and his ties to Wang Xin.
• Xiao Mo broke through to Nascent Soul Realm Perfection, and Xue Kui explained that he had been refining insights from his recent blade fights.
• Xiao Mo said he would leave the mountain to seek further growth, and Xue Kui approved.
• Xiao Mo declined Xue Kui's offer to bring back Wang Xin's head, saying he could become Holy Son without killing her, then flew away from Karma Blood Peak.
• Yu Yunwei stayed behind because she believed she would distract Xiao Mo, and Xue Kui told her he could kill anyone competing for the Holy Son position, even the Sect Master.

Xiao Qing watched Qin Siyao and concluded that the Qin emperor posed no threat to the Zhou Kingdom or Xiao Mo. After Xiao Qing left, Qin Siyao revealed she knew about the surveillance and decided to visit the Zhou Kingdom for its ruler’s wedding.

• Xiao Qing observed Qin Siyao’s rule and cultivation, then tested her with a miniature flying sword before leaving the Qin palace.
• Qin Siyao watched Xiao Qing depart and finished a painting of a man beside a stream.
• Hua Qiong told Qin Siyao that the Zhou ruler planned to marry a daughter of the Zhou Kingdom’s Yan Clan.
• Qin Siyao ordered Lord Yang to prepare congratulatory gifts for a diplomatic visit to the Zhou Kingdom and announced that she would go too.

Xiao Mo went to Lingxin Palace to try on his wedding robe, which Empress Dowager Yan revealed Yan Ruxue had made for him herself. With the wedding approaching and envoys from the Qin Kingdom expected, Empress Dowager Yan proposed that Xiao Mo and Yan Ruxue rehearse the ceremony in seven days.

• Wei Xun told Xiao Mo that Empress Dowager Yan wanted him to come to Lingxin Palace to try on his wedding robe.
• Empress Dowager Yan showed Xiao Mo the red groom's robe, and he changed into it and praised its fit and workmanship.
• Empress Dowager Yan revealed that Yan Ruxue had made the robe herself, and Xiao Mo felt touched by her effort.
• Empress Dowager Yan told Xiao Mo that the Qin Kingdom would send envoys to the wedding and suggested that he and Yan Ruxue rehearse the ceremony in seven days.

Xiao Mo agreed to rehearse the wedding ceremony with Yan Ruxue, then acted filial and devoted to cultivation while visiting Empress Dowager Yan. After Huang Shangyi raised suspicions about Fairy Jiang, Xiao Mo headed toward the Dao Seeking Altar and stopped when he saw a veiled young woman by a watchtower.

• Empress Dowager Yan arranged for Xiao Mo and Yan Ruxue to rehearse their wedding ceremony in seven days, and Xiao Mo agreed.
• Xiao Mo had lunch with Empress Dowager Yan, spoke enthusiastically about cultivation, and gave her the Heart Cultivation Classic.
• Huang Shangyi told Empress Dowager Yan that Fairy Jiang often discussed the Dao with Xiao Mo and admitted she suspected an affair, though she had no direct evidence.
• Empress Dowager Yan dismissed Huang Shangyi's suspicion but began to doubt her own certainty after recalling Fairy Jiang's glances at Xiao Mo.
• Xiao Mo left Lingxin Palace and walked toward the Dao Seeking Altar, where he stopped upon seeing a veiled young woman gazing up at a watchtower.

Xiao Mo and Jiang Qingyi shared wine atop a watchtower, where she spoke of searching for someone from her past and the promise she had fulfilled. Jiang Qingyi revealed that she had found him, but he had been unable to find her.

• Xiao Mo invited Jiang Qingyi to climb the watchtower, and she carried them both to its top.
• Xiao Mo told Jiang Qingyi that the Empress Dowager had invited him to try on his wedding robes, and he described Yan Ruxue as a talented beauty with little control over her fate.
• Jiang Qingyi summoned the osmanthus wine from Wei Xun and shared it with Xiao Mo.
• Xiao Mo asked what was troubling Jiang Qingyi, and she said she was searching for someone so she could tell him she had grown up and become a capable sword cultivator.
• Jiang Qingyi told Xiao Mo that she had found the person, but he could not find her.

Yan Ruxue learned that Qin Siyao appeared ordinary and that the Qin Kingdom had no immediate plans to expand, then told Xiao Qing the legend of the gods’ war with humanity and demons. She feared the god of reincarnation had saved Xiao Mo only to kill him, and vowed to kill the gods if they threatened him.

• Chunyan told Yan Ruxue that she must go to the palace in seven days to complete formalities with His Majesty.
• Xiao Qing reported that Qin Siyao had Qi Refining cultivation, exceptional martial skill, and no apparent plans to expand into Zhou Kingdom.
• Yan Ruxue asked Xiao Qing to focus on searching the Barren Land for God Tomb.
• Xiao Qing asked whether gods had arranged Xiao Mo’s reincarnation and what they wanted from him.
• Yan Ruxue recounted how humans and demons fought the gods, and said the god of reincarnation might have spared Xiao Mo to kill him personally.
• Yan Ruxue promised to kill the gods if they wanted Xiao Mo dead.

Xiao Mo traveled toward the Black Dragon Sect, planning to visit his older brothers, and discovered a Blood Sacrifice Magic Array around Maple Leaf City. After helping a little girl retrieve her doll, he learned the city lord behind the strange blood mist was named Qian Zhenhao.

• Xiao Mo left the mountain, suppressed his cultivation, and traveled toward the Black Dragon Sect while seeking out the other Holy Son candidates.
• Xiao Mo reached Maple Leaf City and sensed a Blood Sacrifice Magic Array that would likely activate within seven days.
• Xiao Mo heard diners repeat false rumors accusing him of slaughter and depravity, but he ignored them.
• Xiao Mo rescued a little girl from boys who were bullying her and returned her Rag doll.
• The little girl warned Xiao Mo to leave Maple Leaf City and named its city lord, Qian Zhenhao, as the source of the blood mist.

Xiao Mo learned that Ning Wei had Yin Yang Eyes and went with her to speak to her mother about protecting her. At Ning Wei’s home, he found her mother refusing to let her join the Wangchuan Sect, and he asked to discuss Ning Wei’s eyes.

• Xiao Mo realized Ning Wei could see spirits and explained that her Yin Yang Eyes were a Heaven-given gift that could put her in danger.
• Ning Wei led Xiao Mo to her home, and he learned that she and her mother, Wang Qian, lived together after her father’s death.
• Xiao Mo and Ning Wei arrived as Wang Qian argued with Ning Fugui, who was urging her to let Ning Wei join the Wangchuan Sect.
• Ning Fugui left after Wang Qian chased him out, and Ning Wei told her mother that Xiao Mo had helped her recover her Rag doll.
• Xiao Mo introduced himself to Wang Qian and asked to discuss Ning Wei’s eyes.

Xiao Mo told Madam Wang that Ning Wei’s Yin Yang Eyes made her a target and offered to bring her and Wei Wei to Karma Blood Peak. After learning Wangchuan Sect had seized Maple Leaf City and was pressuring Madam Wang to send Wei Wei to cultivate, Xiao Mo offered to deal with the sect and said he wanted to meet City Lord Qian.

• Xiao Mo explained that Wei Wei’s Yin Yang Eyes let her see Souls and Ghosts, but could make her a target for cultivators seeking ingredients for medicinal pills.
• Xiao Mo offered to take Madam Wang and Wei Wei to Karma Blood Peak, where Wei Wei could cultivate and both could be safe.
• Madam Wang told Xiao Mo that Wangchuan Sect had taken over Maple Leaf City after its former City Lord went missing and installed Qian Zhenhao as the new City Lord.
• Madam Wang explained that Wangchuan Sect had tried to persuade her to send Wei Wei to cultivate, and she feared they wanted to exploit Wei Wei’s eyes.
• Xiao Mo said the Myriad Dao Sect was also a demonic sect but would not force Wei Wei to practice wicked arts, and promised to help with Wangchuan Sect.
• Xiao Mo told Madam Wang she could take time to decide and declared that he wanted to meet City Lord Qian.

Xiao Mo reunited with his sworn brother Qian Zhenhao, now Maple Leaf City's City Lord, and secured his promise not to pressure Madam Wang about Ning Wei joining the Wangchuan Sect. As Xiao Mo left, Ning Wei told him she had seen a blood-weeping ghost watching him and confirmed it matched the portrait he drew.

• Xiao Mo stayed with Madam Wang and helped with chores while waiting for cultivators from Maple Leaf City.
• Qian Zhenhao arrived with Wang Fugui and recognized Xiao Mo as his long-lost Fifth Brother; he revealed that their Third Brother had died while hunting Magic Beasts.
• Xiao Mo asked Qian Zhenhao not to force Ning Wei into the Wangchuan Sect, and Qian agreed to respect Madam Wang's decision.
• Qian Zhenhao invited Xiao Mo to stay at the City Lord's Estate, and Xiao Mo told Madam Wang he would return in a few days for her decision.
• As Xiao Mo departed, Ning Wei described a blood-weeping ghost with a mole and facial scar, then confirmed Xiao Mo's portrait looked exactly like it.

Xiao Mo learned that Ning Wei could see his dead third brother’s resentful Remnant soul, then gave her a jade tablet for protection. Meanwhile, Qian Zhenhao planned to abduct Ning Wei for Wangchuan Sect and proceed with a Blood Sacrifice Magic Array, unaware that Xiao Mo was joining him for a drink and a tour of the City Lord’s Manor.

• Xiao Mo erased his third brother’s portrait in the sand, gave Ning Wei a jade tablet, and left while she worried about him.
• Qian Zhenhao ordered Ning Fugui to keep Ning Wei and her mother in Maple Leaf City and told two Outer disciples to abduct Ning Wei in four days.
• Qian Zhenhao admitted to himself that the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array planned for seven days later would sacrifice the city’s people to advance his cultivation.
• Xiao Mo joined Qian Zhenhao at Yunliu Tower, where Qian Zhenhao bragged about his wealth and achievements while Xiao Mo remained calm.
• Qian Zhenhao offered to help Xiao Mo enter Wangchuan Sect and invited him to see the City Lord’s Manor, and Xiao Mo agreed.

Xiao Mo arrived at Qian Zhenhao’s manor and met Liu Yuya, who showed an unsettling interest in him. He learned that Qian Zhenhao and Liu Yuya planned to sacrifice Maple Leaf City in four days, while Liu Yuya also planned to use Xiao Mo as a Cauldron.

• Qian Zhenhao showed Xiao Mo around his luxurious manor, and Xiao Mo suspected that much of its wealth had been obtained through the deaths of cultivators.
• Liu Yuya arrived, introduced herself as Wangchuan Sect’s eldest disciple, and tried to touch Xiao Mo, who stepped away from her.
• After Xiao Mo was taken to his courtyard, Liu Yuya asked Qian Zhenhao about the Formation, and he said it would sacrifice all of Maple Leaf City within four days to help him reach the peak of the Cave Mansion Realm.
• Qian Zhenhao told Liu Yuya that he planned to kill Wang Qian and deceive Ning Wei so she would train to avenge her mother and eventually become Liu Yuya’s medicinal guide.
• Liu Yuya gave Qian Zhenhao pills to feed Xiao Mo each day, planning to make him a Cauldron and harvest his essence in four days.

Xiao Mo accepted a Blood Refining Pill from Qian Zhenhao while concealing that he knew it was meant to prepare him for having his essence drained. As they recalled their childhood, Xiao Mo questioned whether Qian Zhenhao had abandoned the principles they once shared, and the brothers parted with their trust strained.

• Qian Zhenhao gave Xiao Mo a Blood Refining Pill and told him to take one daily before a test for joining the Wangchuan Sect.
• Xiao Mo recognized that the pill would help Senior Sister drain his essence and silently accepted it without revealing his knowledge.
• Qian Zhenhao privately justified obeying Senior Sister's orders, knowing that draining Xiao Mo would ruin his cultivation and eventually kill him.
• Xiao Mo reminded Qian Zhenhao that Eldest Brother had taught them not to steal from the poor, even when they were desperate.
• Xiao Mo asked whether money and cultivation were worth abandoning one's principles, then parted from Qian Zhenhao.

As the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array began spreading Blood Fiend Qi through Maple Leaf City, Xiao Mo escaped the City Lord's Manor, leaving Liu Yuya to discover a straw dummy rigged to explode. Masked cultivators attacked Ning Wei and her mother as a young woman traveling beyond the city hurried toward the rising Blood Fiend Qi.

• Xiao Mo left the City Lord's Manor undetected as the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array neared activation.
• Blood mist spread through Maple Leaf City, alarming residents and weakening cultivators trapped inside the sealed city.
• Liu Yuya entered Xiao Mo's room, but the straw dummy exploded and revealed that Xiao Mo had escaped.
• Liu Yuya killed a Wangchuan Sect disciple who could not tell her where Xiao Mo was, then flew out of the City Lord's Manor.
• Masked cultivators broke into Ning Wei and Madam Wang's home and attacked them.
• A young woman traveling beyond Maple Leaf City saw the Blood Fiend Qi and hurried toward it.

Xiao Mo rescued Ning Wei and Madam Wang from Wangchuan Sect cultivators, then confronted Qian Zhenhao at the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array’s center. Qian Zhenhao admitted he had killed their Third Brother, while the city’s residents remained in danger.

• Ning Wei shattered Xiao Mo’s jade token to form a barrier that protected her and Madam Wang from the attackers.
• Xiao Mo arrived, killed the Wangchuan Sect attackers, and told Madam Wang to remain inside the barrier while the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array continued to threaten the city.
• Ning Wei told Madam Wang that Xiao Mo seemed frighteningly different that night.
• Xiao Mo broke into the courtyard at the array’s eye and confronted Qian Zhenhao about sacrificing the people of Maple Leaf City.
• Qian Zhenhao admitted that he had killed their Third Brother with his own hands.

Xiao Mo confronted Qian Zhenhao over his betrayal of their Third Brother and revealed his true Nascent Soul Realm Perfection cultivation. After killing Qian Zhenhao and freeing the trapped souls, Xiao Mo vowed to go to the Wangchuan Sect and teach the Western Regions about rules.

• Qian Zhenhao confessed that he had sacrificed their Third Brother to become the Hundred Ghosts Peak Master's disciple and gain power.
• Xiao Mo resisted Qian Zhenhao's Hundred Ghosts Banner and bound its ghosts with his blood and saber energy.
• Liu Yuya attacked Xiao Mo with an alchemy furnace, but Xiao Mo released his Nascent Soul Realm Perfection cultivation and killed her with one saber strike.
• Qian Zhenhao realized Xiao Mo was the Myriad Dao Sect's rumored Holy Son candidate and begged for his life, but Xiao Mo killed him and destroyed the Hundred Ghosts Banner.
• Xiao Mo freed the ghosts to return to the cycle of reincarnation, poured liquor for Third Brother, and said he would go to the Wangchuan Sect the next day.

Xiao Mo destroyed the Blood Sacrifice Magic Array and slaughtered the Wangchuan Sect disciples responsible for Maple Leaf City's planned sacrifice and his third brother's death. Wang Xin arrived and tried to stop him, leaving the two former friends facing off as Xiao Mo demanded she move.

• Xiao Mo destroyed the Formation's core, ended the blood mist, and killed the Wangchuan Sect cultivators who fled from him.
• Xiao Mo returned to the city lord's manor and killed its Wangchuan Sect disciples, sparing the original servants and maids.
• Wang Xin arrived after sensing the Formation had vanished and rushed to the manor when blood energy gathered there.
• Xiao Mo told Wang Xin that Wangchuan Sect had planned to sacrifice Maple Leaf City and killed his third brother, and he rejected her plea to spare a remorseful disciple.
• Wang Xin warned that the Blood Fiend Qi and killing intent could consume Xiao Mo, but she refused to move when he raised his saber and ordered her to get lost.