Chapter Summaries

After Lin Xunfeng left to seek immortality, Li Qingqiu became master of Qingxiao Sect and discovered a system that revealed his disciples’ talents and loyalty. He ended the chapter preparing to copy one of Jiang Zhaoxia’s Fates and claim a random sect inheritance.

• Lin Xunfeng left Qingxiao Sect, telling Li Qingqiu to care for the younger disciples and making him the new sect master.
• Li Qingqiu reassured his junior brothers and sisters, then discovered that the sect system had activated and granted him one Fate selection and one inheritance reward.
• Li Qingqiu inspected the system’s disciple list and learned that Jiang Zhaoxia had exceptional aptitude, comprehension, and the Fates Innate Sword Maniac and Hidden Dragon in the Mortal World.
• Li Qingqiu reviewed the other disciples’ abilities and loyalty, noting Zhang Yuchun’s administrative talent and Li Sifeng’s ambitious, ruthless Fates.
• Li Qingqiu read that he could copy a disciple’s Fate and receive a random inheritance, then focused on Jiang Zhaoxia’s Fates to make his selection.

After inheriting a sword talent and taking charge of the Qingxiao Sect, Li Qingqiu planned to strengthen the sect and received a mysterious scripture from the Legacy System. He discovered that the Taiqing Primordial Scripture taught cultivation and could lead to immortality, leaving him eager to pursue it.

• Li Qingqiu woke from a dream of endless sword practice and sensed the Heavenly Rainbow Sword’s spirit when he held it.
• At dinner, Li Qingqiu announced that he would lead the Qingxiao Sect, set out plans to train and provide for the disciples, and put Zhang Yuchun in charge of preparations.
• Li Qingqiu used his remaining inheritance reward and received the Taiqing Primordial Scripture, which filled his mind with its teachings.
• While the other disciples worked and trained the next morning, Li Qingqiu realized the scripture taught cultivation, offered long lifespans, and revealed that the Legacy System was meant for a cultivation sect.

Li Qingqiu began cultivating the Taiqing Primordial Scripture and taught it to the Qingxiao Sect disciples, hoping to strengthen the sect after Lin Xunfeng’s departure. As several disciples entered Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1, the Legacy System awarded Li Qingqiu a Fortune Inheritance opportunity.

• Li Qingqiu practiced the Taiqing Primordial Scripture alone and, after seven days, reached Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1, demonstrating his Origin Energy by piercing a tree trunk.
• Li Qingqiu announced that he would teach the Primordial Scripture to the disciples, and Jiang Zhaoxia agreed to train Wu Man’er in external martial arts.
• Li Qingqiu taught the disciples the scripture, and Jiang Zhaoxia cultivated Origin Energy in half a day, impressing Li Qingqiu with his talent.
• Li Dongyue cultivated Origin Energy after ten days, and Zhang Yuchun did so after fifteen days.
• The Legacy System notified Li Qingqiu that more than half the disciples had entered Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1 and granted him a Fortune Inheritance opportunity.

Li Qingqiu welcomed Jiang Kuotian, an old friend of Lin Xunfeng, who offered to take him and the other disciples to White Emperor Mansion. Li Qingqiu chose to remain at Qingxiao Sect and noticed spiritual energy coming from a rusty knife in Jiang Kuotian’s bundle.

• Li Qingqiu delayed activating Fortune Inheritance and continued practicing the Nine Extremes Divine Sword, impressing Jiang Zhaoxia with his talent.
• Three months after Lin Xunfeng left, Jiang Kuotian arrived at Qingxiao Sect and introduced himself as Lin Xunfeng’s sworn brother.
• Jiang Kuotian told Li Qingqiu that Lin Xunfeng had asked him to look after the disciples and invited them to White Emperor Mansion.
• Li Qingqiu declined the offer, saying he wanted to keep his fate in his own hands and care for his junior brothers and junior sister himself.
• Jiang Kuotian offered Li Qingqiu a secret manual, but Li Qingqiu noticed spiritual energy coming from a rusty small knife in the bundle.

Li Qingqiu received a spiritual knife from Jiang Kuotian and earned a legacy reward after Wu Man'er entered Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1. The reward granted him the Gale Technique, and a Fortune Inheritance revealed an underground Spirit Lake that could become the Qingxiao Sect’s foundation.

• Li Qingqiu accepted Jiang Kuotian’s spiritual knife instead of a secret manual, and Jiang Kuotian invited him to seek help at White Emperor Mansion.
• Jiang Kuotian praised Jiang Zhaoxia’s talent and invited him to join White Emperor Mansion, but Jiang Zhaoxia refused.
• Li Qingqiu discovered that the little knife had an owner-recognition restriction and hid it beneath his bed.
• With the disciples’ help, Wu Man'er entered Nurturing Origin Realm Layer 1, earning Li Qingqiu a legacy reward that gave him the Gale Technique.
• At the celebration, Li Qingqiu approved Zhang Yuchun’s plan to recruit seven disciples and let them leave after ten years if they wished.
• Li Qingqiu activated Fortune Inheritance and received guidance pointing to an underground Spirit Lake.

Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun discovered a hidden Spirit Lake and planned to keep it secret for the Qingxiao Sect’s cultivation. On their return, they found an injured martial artist who introduced himself as Yang Jueding, a top-ten figure on Guzhou’s Heavenly Ranking.

• Li Qingqiu led Zhang Yuchun through the snowy mountains, following a vision from the Fortune Inheritance to a concealed cavern.
• Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun found a Spirit Lake and Spirit Stones, then agreed that the sect’s members should train there in pairs and keep the site secret.
• Li Qingqiu hid the cavern entrance, and the two headed back toward the Qingxiao Sect without plans to recruit disciples until the snow melted.
• On the way back, Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun heard a man calling for help and cautiously approached him.
• Yang Jueding drank Zhang Yuchun’s water, thanked the two youths, and identified himself as the Dragon Subduing Great Hero, one of the top ten on Guzhou’s Heavenly Ranking.

Li Qingqiu recruited the wounded Dragon Subduing Great Hero Yang Jueding into Qingxiao Sect, where Yang clashed with Jiang Zhaoxia over training Wu Man'er. After half a month of cultivation, Jiang Zhaoxia reached the second layer of the Yangyuan Realm, but the sect’s progress was interrupted when an enemy threatened to kill everyone unless Yang came out to face him.

• Li Qingqiu had Yang Jueding swear three oaths to join Qingxiao Sect, then brought him back to the mountain to recover and teach martial arts.
• Jiang Zhaoxia returned from training with Wu Man'er, and Yang Jueding recognized the boy's potential before challenging Jiang over who would train him.
• Li Qingqiu took the disciples in turns to cultivate at the underground Spirit Lake, keeping its location secret from Yang Jueding.
• Jiang Zhaoxia reached the second layer of the Yangyuan Realm before Li Qingqiu, who felt discouraged but congratulated him.
• An enemy called Yang Jueding out from beyond Li Qingqiu's window and threatened to slaughter everyone in Qingxiao Sect if he refused to face him.

Li Qingqiu’s Qingxiao Sect was attacked by Luo Lie, an Azure Cult pursuer hunting Yang Jueding for a manual. After Jiang Zhaoxia killed Luo Lie, Li Qingqiu took the manual and discovered it was a spell called Supreme Sword Control Technique.

• Luo Lie confronted Yang Jueding at the Qingxiao Sect and demanded the manual he carried.
• Yang Jueding fought Luo Lie but was poisoned and weakened during their clash.
• Jiang Zhaoxia killed Luo Lie with Origin Energy before he could attack Yang Jueding again.
• Li Qingqiu searched Luo Lie, then persuaded Yang Jueding to hand over the manual hidden in his shoe.
• Li Qingqiu examined the manual and realized it was a spell named Supreme Sword Control Technique.

Li Qingqiu learned more about the martial world, welcomed seven new disciples to Qingxiao Sect, and let Jiang Zhaoxia and Zhang Yuchun travel to town to raise money and buy weapons. They returned safely with their purchases and a filthy little beggar in tow.

• Li Qingqiu questioned Yang Jueding about the fake manual, the Azure Cult, and White Emperor Mansion, then began practicing the Gale Technique.
• After the snow melted, Zhang Yuchun brought seven children to Qingxiao Sect, and Li Qingqiu found their aptitude and comprehension were poor.
• Jiang Zhaoxia and Zhang Yuchun asked permission to perform sword forms for donations and buy weapons; Li Qingqiu agreed and cautioned them to be careful.
• Jiang Zhaoxia and Zhang Yuchun returned the evening before New Year's Day with weapons and a little beggar following them.

Zhang Yuchun and Jiang Zhaoxia returned to the Qingxiao Sect with weapons, seeds, and Xu Ning, a young refugee who asked to join. Li Qingqiu discovered that Xu Ning had outstanding aptitude and a rare Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root, and the chapter ended as Li Sifeng ran in crying that Jiang Zhaoxia had beaten him.

• Zhang Yuchun told Li Qingqiu about the military mutiny and famine in Guzhou, and explained that Jiang Zhaoxia had earned money and weapons from an Aristocratic Clan.
• Xu Ning asked Li Qingqiu to take her into the Qingxiao Sect, and he accepted her after asking about her family and having her make three vows.
• Li Qingqiu checked Xu Ning's details and discovered her outstanding cultivation aptitude, excellent comprehension, and Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root.
• Li Qingqiu sent Li Dongyue to help Xu Ning bathe and change after he realized she was a girl, then praised Jiang Zhaoxia for returning with useful supplies.
• During New Spring festivities, Li Qingqiu offered Xu Ning roasted corn and invited her to sit beside him while Yang Jueding told stories.
• Li Sifeng ran into the courtyard crying and told Li Qingqiu that Jiang Zhaoxia had hit him.

Li Qingqiu broke through to the Yangyuan Realm Second Layer, took Xu Ning as his first disciple, and discovered her extraordinary cultivation talent. As summer arrived, a man named Mo Jiujiao appeared at Qingxiao Sect’s gate and claimed to be its new sect leader.

• Li Qingqiu broke through to the Yangyuan Realm Second Layer and spoke with Li Dongyue about cultivation and martial strength.
• Li Qingqiu made Xu Ning his first disciple after defending her potential, and her loyalty reached 99/99.
• Li Qingqiu taught Xu Ning the Primordial Scripture, and she produced a wisp of Origin Energy in an hour, astonishing him and Li Sijin.
• As the seasons passed, the seven village disciples remained unable to cultivate Origin Energy, and Li Qingqiu focused on cultivating the Supreme Sword Control Technique.
• A yellow-robed swordsman named Mo Jiujiao arrived at Qingxiao Sect and introduced himself as its new sect leader.

Li Qingqiu confronted Mo Jiujiao, who tried to seize Qingxiao Sect for the Seven Peaks Alliance, and ordered Yang Jueding to kill him. Seven days later, Li Qingqiu shared the Supreme Sword Control Technique with Jiang Zhaoxia, and Li Sifeng arrived with news that the other disciples had brought back eaglets.

• Mo Jiujiao demanded that Li Qingqiu surrender Qingxiao Sect, but Li Qingqiu refused and revealed that he was the sect master.
• Yang Jueding drove Mo Jiujiao into the woods, then killed him after Li Qingqiu reiterated his order.
• Li Qingqiu left Yang Jueding to bury Mo Jiujiao and clean the ground, while Jiang Zhaoxia and Wu Man’er arrived from the woods.
• Seven days later, Li Qingqiu gave Jiang Zhaoxia the Supreme Sword Control Technique and claimed he had mastered it after one look.
• Jiang Zhaoxia questioned the difference between spiritual energy and Internal Energy, and Li Qingqiu joked that they were cultivating immortality.
• Li Sifeng interrupted them with news that the other disciples had returned with a nest of eaglets.

Li Qingqiu began organizing the Qingxiao Sect and encouraged its disciples to expand their training, while Yang Jueding committed to developing the younger disciples. Three months later, Li Sifeng confronted Jiang Zhaoxia’s relatives on the mountain and attacked the white-haired old man who tried to force his way past.

• Zhang Yuchun brought an eagle’s nest with three eaglets and two eggs to the sect, and Li Qingqiu proposed raising them as Qingxiao Sect guardian beasts.
• Li Qingqiu held a meeting with her six junior brothers and sisters to plan the sect’s rules, resources, and future development.
• The disciples began training in the woods, and Yang Jueding took responsibility for teaching them.
• Three months later, Jiang Nian and a white-haired old man arrived seeking Jiang Zhaoxia, but Li Sifeng told them Jiang Zhaoxia was away and tried to stop them from going up the mountain.
• When the white-haired old man grabbed at Li Sifeng, Li Sifeng seized his wrist and drove a dagger toward his chest.

Li Sifeng wounded Du Xuanfeng while defending Qingxiao Sect, but Jiang Zhaoxia arrived and drove Du Xuanfeng and Jiang Nian away. Back at the sect, Li Qingqiu warned Li Sifeng to report his actions and arranged new robes and errands for the disciples, then found a peaceful state of mind while meditating at the mountain gate.

• Li Sifeng wounded Du Xuanfeng in a confrontation after Du Xuanfeng and Jiang Nian came looking for Jiang Zhaoxia.
• Jiang Zhaoxia arrived, learned what had happened, and ordered Du Xuanfeng and Jiang Nian to leave; he told Li Sifeng he should have killed them outright.
• Jiang Zhaoxia explained that he would not return to the Jiang Family, and Li Qingqiu scolded Li Sifeng for acting without telling him first.
• Li Qingqiu asked Jiang Zhaoxia to take Huang Shan and Yu Lin down the mountain to buy cloth and invite a tailor, while Li Dongyue planned a trip to trade for seeds.
• The next day, Li Qingqiu stayed at Qingxiao Sect while others went down the mountain, then meditated at the mountain gate and found a peaceful feeling of cultivating immortality.

Li Qingqiu negotiated an alliance with the Qin family, securing money and supplies for the Qingxiao Sect in exchange for training six young family members. After Qin Jue departed, Li Qingqiu received a notification offering him a Legacy Reward.

• Yang Jueding asked to learn immortal cultivation and proposed partnering with a suitable wealthy family to help the Qingxiao Sect grow.
• Li Qingqiu agreed to meet the Qin family patriarch, and Yang Jueding set off to invite him.
• Zhang Yuchun returned with supplies and three piglets, most of them given by Huang Shan and Yu Lin's families.
• Yang Jueding brought Qin Jue to meet Li Qingqiu, and Li Sifeng's dangerous sword demonstration revealed the sect's strength when Li Qingqiu caught the blade.
• Li Qingqiu and Qin Jue agreed that the Qin family would provide annual money and supplies in return for martial training for six children, one of whom Li Qingqiu would choose as his personal disciple.
• After Qin Jue left, Li Qingqiu received a notification granting him an opportunity to claim a Legacy Reward.

Li Qingqiu claimed the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle inheritance and began planning Qingxiao Sect’s growth, training, and division of duties. As the sect prepared for new Qin family disciples, he took Li Dongyue down the mountain to practice the needle art together.

• Qin Jue agreed to provide Qingxiao Sect with additional money and supplies in hopes that his son could become the most powerful person in the sect’s personal disciple.
• Li Qingqiu accepted the inheritance reward and learned the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle, a versatile healing and combat art that suited his limited Origin Energy.
• Li Qingqiu told the disciples that six younger members of the Qin family would join and that he planned to grow Qingxiao Sect to fifty disciples by the end of the year.
• Li Qingqiu reassured Zhang Yuchun about the incoming Qin family disciples and decided that newcomers would first learn martial arts before earning immortal cultivation inheritance through merit.
• Jiang Zhaoxia returned with a tailor and proposed earning money through wanted notices and caravan escorts, but Li Qingqiu told him to focus on training while Zhang Yuchun handled sect affairs and Li Dongyue received his guidance.
• Li Qingqiu gave the tailor his robe design, then took Li Dongyue down the mountain to practice the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle.

Li Qingqiu established the Qingxiao Seven Sons as the sect’s first key disciples and arranged for Yang Jueding to train them. The next morning, Li Sifeng, Li Sijin, and Xu Ning encountered Yue Zhenchuan and the Seven Peaks Alliance, and Li Sifeng attacked the alliance leader while pretending to answer his questions.

• Yue Zhenchuan led hundreds of Seven Peaks Alliance martial artists toward the Qingxiao Sect, explaining that Mo Jiujiao’s disappearance and the changing martial world demanded caution.
• Li Qingqiu named Huang Shan and the other six village disciples the Qingxiao Seven Sons and assigned Yang Jueding to teach them his martial arts.
• Li Qingqiu left to practice the Spring Return Ghost Immortal Needle while Li Sifeng, Li Sijin, and Xu Ning headed for the underground Spirit Lake.
• The three encountered Yue Zhenchuan and his force in the woods, and Xu Ning reminded the others to pretend they were separated travelers from elsewhere.
• Li Sifeng told Yue Zhenchuan that they came from Meishan Township, then suddenly pounced on him as Yue asked about people seen on the mountain.

Li Sifeng held off Yue Zhenchuan and the Seven Peaks Alliance while Li Sijin and Xu Ning fled to warn Qingxiao Sect, but he was badly beaten before Jiang Zhaoxia arrived and fought the attackers. Li Qingqiu reached the bloodied survivors and learned that Jiang Zhaoxia's swords had been destroyed, while the sect's system announced that it had survived its first invasion and gained a Fate selection opportunity.

• Li Sifeng wounded Yue Zhenchuan and bought time for Li Sijin and Xu Ning to escape, but Yue ordered the Seven Peaks Alliance to attack Qingxiao Sect.
• Yue Zhenchuan pursued Li Sifeng through the woods, struck him in the back, and later stomped on his face as Jiang Zhaoxia arrived.
• Jiang Zhaoxia drew his sword and summoned his nine flying swords as Yue Zhenchuan charged him and the Seven Peaks Alliance surrounded him.
• Li Qingqiu received notice that Qingxiao Sect had repelled an invading force and gained a Fate selection opportunity, then hurried downhill after hearing Li Sijin's account.
• Li Qingqiu found Jiang Zhaoxia, Xu Ning, and Li Sifeng among the bodies; Li Sifeng was still breathing, and Jiang Zhaoxia said his swords had been hacked apart.

After the Seven Peaks Alliance attacked Qingxiao Sect and gravely wounded Li Sifeng, Li Qingqiu extracted Xu Ning’s Fate and unexpectedly advanced to the Nourishing Yuan Realm Third Layer. He then prepared to leave with Yang Jueding in the rain, apparently intending to confront the Seven Peaks Alliance before it could strike again.

• Li Qingqiu treated Li Sifeng, who was no longer in immediate danger, while Jiang Zhaoxia explained that hundreds of Seven Peaks Alliance disciples had attacked and that Xu Ning had saved his life.
• Yang Jueding warned that Qingxiao Sect might not withstand the Alliance’s full strength, but Li Qingqiu refused to hide and declared that the conflict could not be ignored.
• Li Qingqiu went to the underground Spirit Lake and extracted Xu Ning’s Fate, gaining the Heaven Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root and reaching the Nourishing Yuan Realm Third Layer.
• Jiang Zhaoxia reassured the Qingxiao Seven Sons and recounted his battle, while recognizing Xu Ning’s remarkable talent.
• Li Qingqiu returned to the sect during a heavy storm, asked Yang Jueding if he knew the way to the Seven Peaks Alliance, and told Zhang Yuchun he was leaving to patrol the mountain range.
• Li Qingqiu and Yang Jueding met at the mountain gate in raincoats, with Li Qingqiu carrying the Heavenly Rainbow Sword.

Li Qingqiu and Yang Jueding caught up with the wounded Seven Peaks Alliance party, and Li Qingqiu slaughtered them before setting out for the alliance itself. The last fleeing disciple found Li Qingqiu waiting above him beneath the moon.

• Yang Jueding and Li Qingqiu tracked the wounded Seven Peaks Alliance party through the storm and caught up with them on a mountain road.
• Yue Zhenchuan welcomed Yang Jueding, but Li Qingqiu suddenly killed Yue Zhenchuan and several nearby disciples.
• Li Qingqiu massacred the injured Seven Peaks Alliance disciples as they fought back and fled, while Yang Jueding watched in alarm.
• Li Qingqiu told Yang Jueding to dispose of the bodies, recover anything valuable, and keep the attack secret before heading toward the Seven Peaks Alliance.
• The last surviving disciple tumbled down a slope and saw Li Qingqiu standing above him with his sword beneath the moon.