Recaps

Jia Yi attacked Zhang Yuchun at the Qingxiao Sect, but Zhang defeated him and the visitors left after the conflict was calmed. On the mountain path, Feng Dai ambushed Jia Yi, and Li Qingqiu arrived and immobilized him with a steel needle between his brows.

• Jia Yi tried to seize Zhang Yuchun by the throat, but Zhang repelled him with a palm strike and sent him staggering back.
• Yang Jueding arrived, and Zhang Yuchun and Feng Dai helped defuse the confrontation before Jia Yi left the mountain.
• Jia Yi vowed to destroy the Qingxiao Sect, and Feng Dai slashed his chest before Jia Yi struck Feng and the constables down.
• Li Qingqiu confronted Jia Yi, who grabbed Feng Dai and held a saber to his throat.
• Li Qingqiu flicked a steel needle into Jia Yi's forehead, leaving him alive but unable to move.

Li Qingqiu subdued Jia Yi, used the Soul Seizing Curse to uncover his secret dealings with the Azure Cult, and recruited both Jia Yi and Feng Dai into Qingxiao Sect. Feng Dai became Li Qingqiu’s disciple and was sent to the imperial capital as his informant, while Jia Yi was forced to serve the sect under a curse.

• Li Qingqiu carried Jia Yi into the woods, and Feng Dai followed him alone despite his injuries.
• Li Qingqiu cast the Soul Seizing Curse on Jia Yi, inflicting terrible pain and seeing memories that revealed Jia Yi’s ties to the Azure Cult.
• Li Qingqiu offered Feng Dai a chance to go to the imperial capital and gather information, then accepted him as a disciple.
• Li Qingqiu treated Feng Dai’s injuries and warned Jia Yi that the curse would bring him agonizing pain unless he returned every three years.
• Li Qingqiu ordered Jia Yi to join Qingxiao Sect as a hidden agent, and Jia Yi agreed.
• Li Qingqiu checked their profiles and discovered that Feng Dai had the Late Bloomer fate while Jia Yi was an Ancestor of Immortal Emperors.

Li Qingqiu resolved the conflict with Jia Yi and tasked Jiang Zhaoxia with destroying Azure Cult after learning it had manipulated Jia Yi against Qingxiao Sect. Jiang Zhaoxia agreed to lead the Thirteen Sword Li into battle, leaving Qingxiao Sect preparing for a dangerous campaign.

• Li Qingqiu spared Jia Yi but ordered him to take Feng Dai to the imperial capital and protect him, while promising to instruct any capable children Jia Yi might have.
• Li Qingqiu returned to Qingxiao Sect and reflected on Feng Dai and Jia Yi's unusual Fates, then focused on strengthening the sect as its reputation grew.
• Jiang Zhaoxia and the Thirteen Sword Li returned from their six-month trip; Jiang reported crippling Lu Fuhu and described Xue Jin's loyalty during an encounter with Azure Cult martial artists.
• Li Qingqiu assigned Jiang Zhaoxia responsibility for the Prefect relationship and approved taking Xue Jin to Thousand Spirit Blessed Land to cultivate.
• Li Qingqiu explained that Azure Cult had bribed Jia Yi to pressure Qingxiao Sect, then ordered Jiang Zhaoxia to kill every senior member of the cult.
• Jiang Zhaoxia agreed to lead the Thirteen Sword Li down the mountain the next day and vowed to win renown for Qingxiao Sect.

Li Qingqiu and Qin Ye met Yan Lan, a frail visitor who gave Qin Ye the Demon Capturing Skill and recognized his Ten Thousand Army Demon Subduing Staff. After revealing he was the Crown Prince, Yan Lan’s guards reacted to Qin Ye’s killing intent, and Li Qingqiu intervened to protect his disciple.

• Li Qingqiu sparred with Qin Ye and watched him demonstrate his growing mastery of the Ten Thousand Army Demon Subduing Staff.
• Yan Lan arrived with two powerful attendants, asked to watch Qin Ye practice, and gave him a copy of the Demon Capturing Skill.
• Qin Ye practiced the Ten Thousand Army Demon Subduing Staff, and Yan Lan explained its history and offered to recommend him for a generalship.
• Yan Lan’s attendant revealed that he was the Crown Prince, and Qin Ye struggled to conceal his anger toward the emperor’s son.
• Ku Yi charged at Qin Ye after sensing his killing intent, but Li Qingqiu struck him back and Yan Lan ordered Ku Yi and Ku Er to behave.

Yan Lan watched Li Qingqiu defeat Ku Yi and Ku Er, then offered to help Qingxiao Sect withstand pressure from the authorities because he admired its aid to ordinary people. Meanwhile, Li Sifeng and the others heard martial artists at an inn announce that a siege of Qingxiao Sect was underway.

• Yan Lan mistook Li Qingqiu for Jiang Zhaoxia and asked whether the Dragon Subduing Great Hero's divine manual had passed to him.
• Li Qingqiu fought Ku Yi and Ku Er together, then defeated both with powerful strikes from the Heavenly Rainbow Sword.
• Yan Lan revealed that his real name was Zhao Lan and offered to help shield Qingxiao Sect from government pressure.
• Li Qingqiu led Yan Lan, Ku Yi, and Ku Er up the mountain after treating the injured fighters.
• At an inn, Li Sifeng, Wu Man'er, Cheng Canghai, and the disciples heard a Tiegu Sect leader say three major sects were leading a siege of Qingxiao Sect to seek fame and the supreme manual.

Li Qingqiu learned that martial artists were heading toward Qingxiao Sect to seize a legendary divine art, but he prepared the sect for trouble and continued strengthening its cultivation. After reaching Nourishing Yuan Realm Sixth Layer, he discovered Huang Shan had advanced to Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1, and the chapter ended with Zhu Yan asking Yan Lan about the qilin sought by the Zhongtian World Sect.

• Tiegu Sect martial artists told Li Sifeng and Cheng Canghai that the Azure Cult, Seven Peaks Alliance, Iron Peak Sect, and smaller gangs were heading to Qingxiao Sect for the Martial Arts Myth’s divine art.
• Li Qingqiu warned Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, and Yang Jueding about the threat, and Yang Jueding arranged for disciples to guard the mountain.
• Li Qingqiu took Yuan Qi and Yuan Li into the woods, intending to teach Yuan Qi the Primordial Scripture while considering how to awaken Yuan Li’s Indestructible Hegemon Body.
• Li Qingqiu broke through to Nourishing Yuan Realm Sixth Layer and later discovered Huang Shan had secretly reached Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1.
• Li Qingqiu passed Zhu Yan and Yan Lan in the guest courtyard, and Zhu Yan asked Yan Lan where the qilin was and why the Zhongtian World Sect wanted it.

Li Qingqiu approved Sanfeng's promotion to True Disciple and learned that the Qingxiao Sect's fortune had risen after obtaining an auspicious beast. Meanwhile, a vast coalition marched on the sect seeking the Martial Arts Myth's divine art, and Yang Jueding confronted them as Li Yang raced ahead.

• Yan Lan told Zhu Yan that the qilin's appearance warned of a greater calamity that had not yet begun.
• Li Qingqiu settled the dispute between Li Sijin and Zhang Yuchun by approving Sanfeng as a True Disciple, then discussed distributing Spirit Stones with Zhang Yuchun.
• The Legacy System announced that the Qingxiao Sect had obtained an auspicious beast and awarded Li Qingqiu a Legacy Reward opportunity.
• Guang Lantian, Bai He, and Zhang Songjing led thousands of martial artists toward the Qingxiao Sect to seize the divine art, and Yang Jueding blocked their path.
• Bai He attacked Yang Jueding, who charged toward the coalition, while Li Yang rode ahead of Zhao Linglong to scout the approaching forces.

Li Yang charged to the Qingxiao Sect’s defense but was surrounded by the invading sects, while Yang Jueding fought to protect him. As the battle dragged on and Li Yang weakened, Li Qingqiu received an inheritance reward opportunity and summoned a colossal creature from the mountain peak.

• Li Yang arrived at the mountain pass and found Yang Jueding battling experts from the Seven Peaks Alliance, the Azure Cult, and the Iron Peak Sect.
• Duan Tu stopped Li Yang and led the surrounding martial artists in challenging him, prompting Yang Jueding to rush to his aid.
• Zhang Yuchun mobilized the Qingxiao Sect disciples, while Su Xiling and Ku Yi went down the mountain to investigate the attack.
• Li Qingqiu watched Su Xiling and Ku Yi depart, received an inheritance reward opportunity, and summoned a colossal creature with a whistle.
• Li Yang and Yang Jueding continued fighting the three great sects’ experts, and Li Yang grew bloodied and exhausted as Yang Jueding helped keep him alive.

Yang Jueding rescued Li Yang as Zhao Linglong revealed her mastery of the Profound Yin Art and fought Blood Saber Dian Ming. After Xu Ning joined the Qingxiao Sect group, seven unknown experts approached, suggesting a greater force was behind the attack.

• Yang Jueding fought off pursuers and carried Li Yang toward Qingxiao Sect, but Duan Tu and other experts caught up with them.
• Zhao Linglong arrived and drove Duan Tu back, then confronted Blood Saber Dian Ming, who identified her as the inheritor of the Profound Yin Art and sought the Martial Arts Myth's divine art.
• Zhao Linglong and Dian Ming fought to a standstill, while she told Yang Jueding to take Li Yang up the mountain; Yang Jueding later explained the Profound Yin Art's connection to the Li Yin Sect and its power-transfer cost.
• Zhang Yuchun met Yang Jueding and Li Yang, but a flying knife forced him to shove them aside; Xu Ning cut the knife in two before it reached the Qingxiao Sect disciples.
• Seven unfamiliar experts approached through the snow, and Yang Jueding realized that a greater force might be behind the attack.

Li Qingqiu arrived at the Qingxiao Sect on Xiao Ba and killed the Mo Sect Seven Sha with flying swords, stunning everyone who witnessed his power. He flew away as Xu Ning rushed into the snowy mist, while Yan Lan and Ku Er later saw Xiao Ba pass overhead.

• Ku Yi spotted the Mo Sect Seven Sha approaching the Qingxiao Sect and hurried up the mountain.
• Yang Jueding identified the Seven Sha as powerful survivors of the Demonic Sect, and Xu Ning refused their offer to join them.
• Li Qingqiu descended on Xiao Ba and sent the Qingxiao Sect disciples’ swords flying, killing all seven attackers in moments.
• Li Qingqiu told Yang Jueding to collect the bodies, then flew away as the disciples watched in shock.
• Xu Ning sensed Zhao Linglong and Dian Ming nearby and charged into the snowy mist.
• Yan Lan and Ku Er saw Xiao Ba fly over the trees, while Li Qingqiu tapped the eagle’s head and scolded it for being mischievous.

After Qingxiao Sect survived the attack by the Mo Sect Seven Sha, Li Qingqiu collected two new inheritance rewards and received Yan Lan’s offer of support. Yan Lan arranged to send his talented son to the sect and leave Ku Yi and Ku Er there, while Jiang Zhaoxia and the others returned with the auspicious treasure.

• Su Xiling told Zhu Yan about Li Qingqiu’s extraordinary battle, while Yan Lan decided to remain on the mountain until he could bid Li Qingqiu farewell.
• Li Qingqiu received the Foundational Text on Formations and the Mountain Lord Divine Incantation, then considered how to develop Qingxiao Sect and train its disciples.
• Yan Lan thanked Li Qingqiu for protecting him and offered to secure the new Prefect’s support for Qingxiao Sect.
• Yan Lan asked Li Qingqiu to accept his son as a disciple and leave Ku Yi and Ku Er at the sect, and Li Qingqiu agreed.
• Jiang Zhaoxia and the others returned with Li Sifeng’s group, and Li Qingqiu went out to welcome them and see the auspicious treasure.

After Jiang Zhaoxia and the others returned from destroying the Azure Cult, Li Qingqiu welcomed the Hell Kirin to Qingxiao Mountain and led trusted disciples to claim a Spirit Stone mine. The Qingxiao Sect’s growing fame spread through Guzhou as a major upheaval loomed, while a black-clad woman was warned against pursuing the Martial Arts Myth’s legacy.

• Jiang Zhaoxia reported that he and his companions had destroyed the Azure Cult’s headquarters and all five branch halls, and Li Qingqiu welcomed them with plans for a sect-wide feast.
• Li Sifeng revealed that Bai Ninger had found and helped a wounded Kirin, which he named Hell Kirin, and Li Qingqiu told him to care for it on Qingxiao Mountain.
• The Qingxiao Sect’s celebrations and reputation drew more common folk, pilgrims, and martial artists to the mountain.
• Li Qingqiu brought Jiang Zhaoxia, Li Sifeng, and Bai Ninger to a Spirit Stone mine and planned to establish an outpost there with Jiang Zhaoxia guarding it.
• At an inn, martial artists praised the Qingxiao Sect’s victories and Jiang Zhaoxia’s destruction of the Azure Cult, while an old man advised a black-clad woman to abandon her search for the Martial Arts Myth’s martial arts.

Chai Yunshang sought a divine art to escape her family’s plans for her, while Qingxiao Sect grew in fame and began expanding its resources and influence. The chapter ended with Li Qingqiu welcoming Zhao Zhen as a disciple and discovering the boy’s exceptional True Martial Body.

• Chai Yunshang asked Gu Dubao to help her obtain a divine art so she could resist her family’s arranged marriage plans.
• Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun discussed recruiting disciples, building a town at the mountain’s foot, and putting Qingxiao Sect’s spirit mine to use.
• Zhang Yuchun told Li Qingqiu that the Chai Family of Jiangzhou wanted to arrange a marriage alliance with him, but Li Qingqiu refused marriage.
• Ma Yu delivered Feng Dai’s letter from the imperial capital and hurried back to protect Feng Dai.
• Li Sijin told Li Qingqiu she had made a talisman, but Qin Ye interrupted them to announce Ku Yi and Ku Er’s arrival with a child.
• Zhao Zhen became Li Qingqiu’s disciple, and Li Qingqiu’s Legacy System revealed his exceptional aptitude and True Martial Body.

Li Qingqiu accepted Zhao Zhen as his disciple and brought him into Qingxiao Sect, while Li Sijin demonstrated the powerful Spirit Eagle Talisman she had created. Zhao Zhen quickly learned the Great Sun Yang Gong and showed such extraordinary martial talent that Yang Jueding called him a demon child reincarnated.

• Li Qingqiu decided Zhao Zhen was worth the risk, accepted him as his disciple, and invited Ku Yi and Ku Er to stay at Qingxiao Sect.
• Li Qingqiu took Zhao Zhen to meet Li Sijin, who demonstrated her Spirit Eagle Talisman and agreed to record its method for the Scripture Pavilion.
• Five days later, Li Qingqiu taught Zhao Zhen the Great Sun Yang Gong, and Zhao Zhen memorized it and developed its Internal Energy that same day.
• Zhao Zhen accompanied Li Qingqiu and Yuan Li around the sect and improved rapidly in martial arts.
• Yang Jueding tested Zhao Zhen and was astonished by his talent, calling him a demon child reincarnated.

The Qingxiao Sect continued to expand as Li Qingqiu cultivated new disciples and prepared the sect for its growing influence. When the White Emperor Mansion named Qingxiao one of Guzhou’s seven great sects and invited it to a gathering about the Demonic Sect’s return, Li Qingqiu agreed to send Xu Ning with the Heavenly Rainbow Sword and Yang Jueding.

• Zhao Zhen sparred with Yang Jueding, and Li Qingqiu encouraged Yang to train the five-year-old without holding back.
• Chai Yunshang and Gu Dubao arrived at Qingxiao Mountain and remarked on how much the Qingxiao Sect had grown.
• Zhang Yuchun discussed sect rules and sending disciples down the mountain with Li Qingqiu, who named three talented disciples for him to nurture.
• Xu Ning reached the sixth layer of the Nurturing Origin Realm, while Yang Jueding reported that the White Emperor Mansion had recognized Qingxiao as one of Guzhou’s seven great sects.
• Yang Jueding said the gathering would address the Demonic Sect’s impending return and volunteered to attend; Li Qingqiu agreed to send Xu Ning with his Heavenly Rainbow Sword.

Li Yang began considering a return to the Qingxiao Sect’s life after Zhao Linglong described its changes, while Feng Dai learned that the emperor’s palace was hiding deaths and that the Heavenly Protection Guard had been placed under the Forbidden Martial Division. As Li Qingqiu traveled down the mountain with Yuan Li and Zhao Zhen, an unseen group ambushed them, claiming he might have received Qingxiao True Person’s true inheritance.

• Zhao Linglong told Li Yang about the Qingxiao Sect’s new five-year-old prodigy, its Sword Control Technique, Zhu Yan, and Qin Ye’s winning streak, prompting Li Yang to consider exploring the sect.
• Jia Yi told Feng Dai that martial arts leaders who entered the palace had disappeared, Heavenly Protection Guards had disposed of corpses, and the Forbidden Martial Division now commanded the guard under the formidable Xuan Gong.
• Li Qingqiu passed the Martial Arts Stage, where Chai Yunshang was sparring with Liu Yan, and Chai Yunshang recognized him as the young man who had killed Lü Taidou.
• Gu Dubao followed Li Qingqiu down the mountain, hoping to persuade him to accept Chai Yunshang as a disciple in exchange for a secret manual.
• Li Qingqiu stopped with Yuan Li and Zhao Zhen and said he would teach them how to deal with bad people, as a hidden voice announced that the Qingxiao Sect master might have inherited Qingxiao True Person’s true legacy.

Li Qingqiu killed three Mo Sect experts who attacked him and the children, then accepted Gu Dubao’s Divine Dragon Transformation manual and gave it to Zhao Zhen. After a grueling month of cultivation, Li Qingqiu reached the Yangyuan Realm Seventh Layer, while Zhao Zhen announced he had mastered the technique.

• Three Mo Sect experts attacked Li Qingqiu, Yuan Li, and Zhao Zhen, but Li Qingqiu killed them with silver needles and retrieved the Cold Abyss Blade.
• Gu Dubao identified Xu Polu and the Cold Abyss Blade, then offered Li Qingqiu the Divine Dragon Transformation manual in exchange for Chai Yunshang joining Qingxiao Sect.
• Gu Dubao returned to Chai Yunshang and told her Li Qingqiu would accept her as a disciple, while Li Qingqiu took Yuan Li and Zhao Zhen to cultivate.
• Li Qingqiu gave the Divine Dragon Transformation manual to Zhao Zhen, kept the Mo Sect attack from disrupting the sect, and cultivated until he reached the Yangyuan Realm Seventh Layer.
• Zhao Zhen told Li Qingqiu that he had mastered the Divine Dragon Transformation.

Li Qingqiu watched Zhao Zhen demonstrate his mastery of the Divine Dragon Transformation, then accepted Chai Yunshang as an ordinary disciple after she declined to become his True Disciple. He discovered Chai Yunshang had two special fates and, ten days later, investigated Jiang Zhaoxia’s report of an unidentified presence near the Spirit Mine.

• Zhao Zhen performed the Divine Dragon Transformation, rose into the air surrounded by a dragon-shaped aura, and left Gu Dubao stunned and kneeling.
• Chai Yunshang asked to join the Qingxiao Sect as an ordinary disciple, and Li Qingqiu approved her registration with Zhang Yuchun.
• Li Qingqiu viewed Chai Yunshang’s Legacy System panel and found her Fated Life of Severed Affection and Gifted in Administering Punishment, deciding to prioritize her cultivation.
• Ten days later, Li Qingqiu visited the Spirit Mine and saw Jiang Zhaoxia had reached the Nourishing Yuan Realm Sixth Layer.
• Jiang Zhaoxia told Li Qingqiu that an unidentified presence had appeared outside the Spirit Mine for about six days, and Li Qingqiu decided to stay there overnight and investigate.

Li Qingqiu found and subdued Lin Chuan, the ghost of his master Lin Xunfeng’s son, and learned how the Demonic Sect had tortured him. After Qingxiao Sect was recognized as one of Guzhou’s five great sects, Yang Jueding returned from the White Emperor Mansion and began to explain what had happened there.

• Li Qingqiu searched the spirit mine at night and found a vicious little ghost by a stream.
• Li Qingqiu used the Soul Seizing Curse to tame the ghost and discovered he was Lin Chuan, Lin Xunfeng’s son, who had died after being tortured by the Demonic Sect.
• Li Qingqiu brought Lin Chuan back to Qingxiao Mountain, treated him as a junior brother, and agreed to teach him martial arts and cultivation.
• Li Qingqiu received an inheritance reward after Qingxiao Sect entered the ranks of Guzhou’s five great sects.
• Half a month later, Yang Jueding, Xu Ning, and the five disciples returned safely from the White Emperor Mansion.
• Yang Jueding told the gathered disciples that the prefectural government had declared Qingxiao Sect one of the new five great sects and a righteous sect recognized by the Imperial Court.

Xu Ning returned from the White Emperor Mansion after killing the leaders of two sects, while the Demonic Sect slaughtered both sects and threatened Guzhou’s remaining great sects. As Qingxiao Sect expanded and organized its halls, the Demonic Sect invaded the prefectural capital, killed the Prefect, and sealed the city.

• Yang Jueding told the Qingxiao Sect leaders that Xu Ning killed Guang Lantian and Du Mian, after which the Demonic Sect massacred the Seven Peaks Alliance and Iron Peak Sect.
• Li Qingqiu gave Xu Ning the lightning-attribute spell Heavenly Thunder Steps and listened as she recounted her journey and battles.
• As the Qingxiao Sect grew to more than three hundred disciples, Li Qingqiu established the Enforcement Hall under Xu Ning and the Spirit Control Hall under Zhang Yuchun.
• Li Qingqiu set Yangyuan Realm Second Layer as the requirement for becoming a True Disciple, after Zhang Yuchun reported that forty-six disciples had reached Yangyuan Realm.
• Liu Fanzhou warned Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun that the Demonic Sect had invaded the prefectural capital, killed the Prefect, and trapped everyone inside the sealed city.

After the Demonic Sect seized Guzhou’s provincial capital, it slaughtered prisoners, terrorized the region, and demanded every martial sect attend its gathering. Following the Heavenly Saber Sect’s defeat and growing pressure from his disciples, Li Qingqiu ordered the entire Qingxiao Sect to descend the mountain and uphold Heaven’s justice.

• Li Qingqiu suspected the Demonic Sect had seized the provincial capital to draw the Qingxiao Sect into a confrontation, and he waited for intelligence from Liu Fanzhou.
• The Demon Emperor ordered hundreds of bound soldiers executed, then commanded the Demonic Sect to summon every Guzhou martial sect to the provincial capital within two months.
• Su Xiling and Zhao Linglong told Zhu Yan and Li Yang about the Demonic Sect’s atrocities and the Imperial Court’s silence, while Li Yang questioned whom he was fighting for.
• Qin Ye reported that the Heavenly Saber Sect had attacked the provincial capital and been wiped out, and Qingxiao Sect disciples grew angry and eager to fight.
• After Cheng Canghai returned, Li Qingqiu summoned the Qingxiao Sect to Profound Heart Hall and ordered the entire sect to descend the mountain and uphold Heaven’s justice.

Jiang Kuotian watched as Xuandang and Chanding Temple forces attacked the Demonic Sect in the ruined prefectural seat, briefly renewing the prisoners’ hope of rescue. The Demon Emperor prepared to face a large prefectural army while Wu Dingbei defeated Daoist Master Changming and offered to spare Xuandang’s disciples in return for surrender.

• Jiang Kuotian was marched from prison through the devastated streets of the prefectural seat with other prisoners.
• Daoist Master Changming led Xuandang’s forces into the city to rescue the prisoners, but Wu Dingbei intercepted him and their fight held back the attackers.
• Divine Monk Taihang arrived with Chanding Temple and used a bell strike to badly injure Demonic Sect martial artists.
• Daoist Master Wei told the Demon Emperor that Xuandang and Chanding Temple had arrived, and the Demon Emperor ordered General Bai to meet the approaching hundred thousand soldiers from Dongling Prefecture.
• Wu Dingbei defeated Daoist Master Changming, revealed that he was repaying a life-saving favor, and offered to spare some Xuandang disciples if Changming surrendered.

Xu Hong fought through the Demonic Sect’s guards to lead the prisoners toward Xuandang’s city gate, where he was badly wounded by a bamboo-hatted swordsman. Jiang Zhaoxia arrived to help, and another fighter rushed in from the gate passage as the chapter ended.

• Daoist Master Changming renewed his fight with Wu Dingbei while Divine Monk Taihang and the Chanding Temple monks battled Demonic Sect warriors elsewhere in the city.
• Jiang Kuotian and the other prisoners heard battle cries and horns, then Xu Hong rescued them from their Demonic Sect escort and fought to lead them toward the city gate.
• Xu Hong defeated more than two hundred Demonic Sect warriors before two saber-wielding men blocked the prisoners’ path and one gravely wounded him.
• Yang Jueding learned that Zhao Zhen had turned into a dragon and hurried to investigate.
• Jiang Zhaoxia appeared atop the city wall and blocked the bamboo-hatted man, then a sword shot through the gate passage and forced the man back as an unknown figure charged toward him.

Xu Ning and the Qingxiao Sect entered the besieged prefectural city to fight the Demonic Sect and rescue its captives. After Jiang Zhaoxia killed forty-three enemies with one sword, the Demon Emperor appeared with a host of fighters.

• Xu Ning killed the man in the bamboo hat and nine other Demonic Sect martial artists, then charged into the city as Jiang Zhaoxia and the Thirteen Sword Guards arrived.
• Jiang Zhaoxia told Jiang Kuotian that their Eldest Senior Brother had sent them to help, while Li Dongyue treated Xu Hong and ordered him to leave the city.
• All 293 Qingxiao Sect members entered the city in formation, and Jiang Kuotian turned back after recalling Lin Xunfeng's hopes for the sect.
• Xu Ning advanced through the city with Cheng Canghai, who warned her that more Demonic Sect experts lay ahead and that he had scouted their forces and the civilians' location.
• Jiang Zhaoxia took over the fight and slew forty-three Demonic Sect experts with a single sword strike.
• The Demon Emperor praised the Qingxiao Sect as fighters emerged from courtyards around the group.

Li Qingqiu arrived at the besieged Qingxiao Sect on Xiao Ba and defeated the Demon Emperor with a single palm strike. After the Demon Emperor died, Li Qingqiu captured the black fox spirit inside him and realized the threat behind the city’s turmoil remained.

• The Qingxiao Sect disciples were surrounded by more than two thousand Demonic Sect fighters, and the Demon Emperor displayed the battered Divine Monk Taihang before demanding that the Qingxiao Sect Master face him.
• Li Qingqiu descended on Xiao Ba, and the Demon Emperor revealed that he had killed Lin Chuan and mocked Lin Xunfeng for seeking immortals.
• The Demon Emperor attacked Li Qingqiu with the Great Sun Yang Gong, but Li Qingqiu struck him down and sent him crashing into the street.
• The Demonic Sect fighters charged, and Jiang Zhaoxia, Xu Ning, Li Yang, Zhao Linglong, and the other Qingxiao Sect disciples joined the battle as Xiao Ba attacked the enemy.
• Li Qingqiu identified himself to the dying Demon Emperor, who warned that the imperial court was the true enemy, then died.
• Lin Chuan pinned the black fox spirit that emerged from the Demon Emperor’s corpse, and Li Qingqiu concluded that the city’s turmoil had not been resolved.