Chapter Summaries

Li Qingqiu received Wu Xingyue’s first Qingxiao Sect storage pouch and agreed to promote her cousin, while Qingxiao Sect disciples awaited Shen Yue’s challenge to Yan Dao Sect. Yan Dao Sect welcomed the chance to fight the Sword God, determined to prove himself a Sage through martial arts.

• Wu Xingyue presented Li Qingqiu with a storage pouch she had developed using spirit copper, and he rewarded her with ten thousand Dao Yuan.
• Wu Xingyue asked Li Qingqiu to raise her cousin’s status, and he agreed to make him an inner disciple.
• Li Qingqiu saw Jinlang practicing a blade technique before returning to his Cave Mansion to train.
• Qingxiao Sect disciples in Beiliang Province learned that Shen Yue had arrived to fight Yan Dao Sect, and they worried about what would happen if he lost.
• Hua Daozang urged Yan Dao Sect to take Qingxiao Sect seriously, but Yan Dao Sect insisted he would prove himself a Sage through martial arts and welcomed his coming battle with Shen Yue.

Shen Yue challenged Yan Dao Sect at Seeking the Dao Cliff and wagered that the loser would surrender his legacy or join the other’s sect. After a fierce duel, Shen Yue defeated Yan Dao Sect and caught him before he fell into the abyss, leaving the wager’s outcome to be settled.

• Shen Yue arrived at Tianxuan Mountain and met Yan Dao Sect at Seeking the Dao Cliff.
• Shen Yue wagered his sword intent against Yan Dao Sect joining Qingxiao Sect, and Yan Dao Sect accepted.
• Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect fought at tremendous speed, trading sword strikes and powerful attacks that shattered the cliff.
• Yan Dao Sect’s strength forced Shen Yue to use his sword soul and a decisive sword strike.
• Shen Yue’s strike sent Yan Dao Sect falling toward the abyss, but Shen Yue caught his wrist and said he had saved the strike for their sect master.

Li Qingqiu set rules for the mass sale of storage pouches and urged his senior disciples to prioritize cultivation. Shen Yue returned with the Yan Dao Sect, and Li Qingqiu offered him a place in the Qingxiao Sect as elder of a newly established Martial Sect.

• Li Qingqiu rejected proposals to restrict storage pouches to contributors and set severe penalties for disciples who sold them to outsiders.
• Li Qingqiu told Zhang Yuchun, Chai Yunshang, and Han Lang to devote more time to cultivation, saying diligent cultivators could hold power for a thousand years.
• Lord Jing helped Zhang Yuchun revise the storage pouch rules, which were posted the next morning as disciples looked forward to buying pouches in bulk.
• Yuan Qi reported that Shen Yue had returned with the Yan Dao Sect, who had agreed to join the Qingxiao Sect after losing a bet.
• Li Qingqiu asked whether the Yan Dao Sect would stay sincerely, then offered to establish a Martial Sect and appoint him as its elder.

Yan Dao Sect joined the Qingxiao Sect and agreed to teach martial arts while another elder managed the new Martial Sect. As Li Qingqiu investigated troubling signs at Tianxuan Mountain and discovered Yan Dao Sect’s extraordinary potential, Yan Dao Sect settled into his new home and met Zhao Zhen and Yuan Li, whose abilities impressed him in turn.

• Yan Dao Sect accepted Li Qingqiu’s offer to join the Qingxiao Sect and teach martial arts, while another elder would administer the Martial Sect.
• Shen Yue told Li Qingqiu about a concealed murderous intent at Tianxuan Mountain and Zhang Ping’s warning, prompting Li Qingqiu to investigate cautiously.
• Li Qingqiu checked Yan Dao Sect’s Legacy System panel and discovered his three special Fates, including Living Martial God and One Thought Immortal Martial.
• Li Qingqiu began planning the Martial Sect and built a friendly relationship with Yan Dao Sect, who grew impressed by the Qingxiao Sect’s disciples and values.
• Li Qingqiu brought Zhao Zhen to meet Yan Dao Sect, and the two eagerly discussed martial arts and learned from each other.
• Five days later, Li Qingqiu introduced Yuan Li, whose Body Cultivation Path convinced Yan Dao Sect that his comprehension surpassed Zhao Zhen’s.

Yan Dao Sect settled into life at Qingxiao Sect and saw its disciples’ extraordinary talent firsthand. After sparring with Sword Solitary, he watched the young swordsman enter sudden enlightenment as his sword intent rapidly grew.

• Yan Dao Sect apologized to Li Qingqiu and Yun Cai for rumors spread by someone from Tianxuan Mountain, then sparred with Yun Cai and realized she could predict his attacks.
• News that Yan Dao Sect had joined Qingxiao Sect spread through the martial world, while the new Martial Sect attracted interest from lower-ranked disciples.
• Yan Dao Sect toured Qingxiao Sect and visited the Sword Sect at Shen Yue’s invitation, where he agreed to spar with Sword Solitary.
• After a hundred exchanges, Yan Dao Sect stopped his sword at Sword Solitary’s throat and praised the boy’s sword talent.
• Sword Solitary reflected on Yan Dao Sect’s swordsmanship and entered sudden enlightenment as Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect sensed his sword intent growing rapidly.

Li Qingqiu reviewed Qingxiao Sect’s growth and the disciples’ progress as the new spring began. He then called a meeting and announced that a new enemy had appeared, leaving the sect’s leaders eager to hear more.

• Sword Solitary experienced an epiphany while sparring with Yan Dao Sect, and Li Qingqiu examined his Fallen Sky Sword Intent fate.
• Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun discussed Zhu Xian’s campaign, Qingxiao Sect’s expansion, and Li Qingqiu’s plan to provide future inner disciples with swords and storage bags.
• Over the following year, Zhao Zhen reached the Yangyuan Realm Seventh Layer at age fifteen, while other disciples and leaders advanced in cultivation.
• Wu Man’er trained under Yan Dao Sect, became an elder of the Martial Sect, and joined him at Qingxiao Sect’s New Spring gathering.
• Yuan Qi summoned Yan Dao Sect and Wu Man’er to Lingxiao Courtyard, where Li Qingqiu announced that a new enemy had appeared.

Qingxiao Sect learned that Sword Extreme Sect had allied with the Northern Barbarians and that the ancient Xuanji Sect might march south, so Li Qingqiu sent the Training Hall to investigate while preparing the sect to expand. As branch halls were planned, Yun Cai rejected the idea of leaving Qingxiao Mountain unless Li Qingqiu assigned her a mission.

• Yang Jueding, Xue Jin, Han Lang, Li Sijin, and Zhu Yan volunteered their departments to handle an unspecified threat before Zhang Yuchun explained the situation.
• Zhang Yuchun reported that Sword Extreme Sect had returned to Cangzhou, joined forces with the Northern Barbarians, and was preparing for a southern invasion alongside Xuanji Sect.
• Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect described Xuanji Sect's history and its devastating invasion eight hundred years earlier, prompting Li Qingqiu to warn the sect not to underestimate it.
• Xue Jin's Training Hall took responsibility for exploring the northern frontier, while Li Qingqiu ordered the departments to prepare personnel for branch halls and instructed Chu Jing to send five Dark Hall members to investigate Xuanji Sect.
• Jiang Zhaoxia challenged Yan Dao Sect to spar, then dismissed him for not cultivating, prompting Yan Dao Sect to resolve to fight him someday.
• Yun Cai rejected her fellow disciples' suggestion that she lead a branch hall, saying she would not leave Qingxiao Mountain without a mission from Li Qingqiu.

Li Qingqiu learned that Zhao Zhen had secretly descended the mountain to save his mother and confront the Northern Barbarians and Xuanji Sect. The chapter ended with Li Qingqiu finding Zhao Zhen’s note after discovering he had left.

• Xue Jin sent twelve members of the Thirteen Sword Li and thirty-six disciples to investigate the Xuanji Sect.
• Li Qingqiu reached the Second Layer of the Spiritual Sense Realm and brought Jinlang down the mountain to join Qingxiao Sect.
• Hua Daozang agreed to send Zhao Zhen’s mother to Cangzhou so Old Ancestor Su Xing could lure Zhao Zhen out and act against him.
• Li Sifeng’s army received Zhu Xian’s order to make peace with the Liu Clan and march north against the Northern Barbarians.
• Ku Yi and Ku Er met Zhao Zhen at the northern border, where he declared he would save his mother and destroy the Northern Barbarians and Xuanji Sect.
• Li Qingqiu found Zhao Zhen’s note explaining his departure and promising to resolve the northern border crisis.

Li Qingqiu learned that Zhao Zhen had left Qingxiao Sect to rescue his abducted mother and sent Jiang Zhaoxia north to protect him while ordering the sect to watch Tianxuan Mountain. Zhao Zhen reached Martial God Pass, where Hua Daozang came to meet him under the hidden surveillance of Qingxiao Sect disciples.

• Li Qingqiu read Zhao Zhen’s letter, then learned he had left the mountain alone to investigate his mother’s abduction by Xuanji Sect.
• Li Qingqiu sent Jiang Zhaoxia north to find and protect Zhao Zhen, while Zhang Yuchun arranged for more disciples to monitor Tianxuan Mountain.
• Zhao Zhen, Ku Yi, and Ku Er arrived at Martial God Pass and waited for the person Zhao Zhen had arranged to meet.
• Hua Daozang approached Zhao Zhen as a paper figure watched from a nearby branch.
• A Qingxiao Sect disciple spotted Zhao Zhen and Hua Daozang meeting and questioned why they were together.

Zhao Zhen followed Hua Daozang to a Northern Barbarian camp, where he discovered that Hua had deceived him and that his mother, Yu Mi, had been taken there. After Yu Mi was freed, Zhao Zhen faced the camp alone as Hua Daozang led her away.

• Hua Daozang claimed the Xuanji Sect had kidnapped Yu Mi and led Zhao Zhen toward Cangzhou, while Qiao Dingbei learned Hua was lying and arranged for Qingxiao Sect disciples to warn Zhao Zhen and seek help.
• A female Qingxiao Sect disciple secretly told Zhao Zhen that Hua Daozang had deceived him and that Tianxuan Mountain disciples had escorted a woman north; Zhao Zhen chose to continue following Hua.
• Hua Daozang led Zhao Zhen, Ku Yi, and Ku Er to a Northern Barbarian camp, where Tuo Zhenye revealed the bound Yu Mi.
• Yu Mi accused Hua Daozang of plotting against Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Zhen felt relieved to learn that his mother still cared for him.
• Tuo Zhenye agreed to release Yu Mi, and Hua Daozang led her away while Zhao Zhen remained surrounded by Northern Barbarian martial artists.

Zhao Zhen slaughtered Tuo Zhenye and the Northern Barbarian warriors at Hundred Burial Ridge, then killed Hua Daozang. As he and his companions fled with Yu Mi, she poisoned him and revealed that Old Ancestor Su Xing intended to take his body; a mysterious figure emerged from the earth.

• Tuo Zhenye demanded Qingxiao Sect’s cultivation manual, and Zhao Zhen killed him with one punch before massacring the Northern Barbarian warriors.
• Hua Daozang tried to attack Yu Mi, but Ku Er stopped him, and Zhao Zhen later beheaded him.
• Qiao Dingbei watched the battle from a distance, while Ku Yi urged Zhao Zhen to retreat with Yu Mi to Qingxiao Sect.
• Yu Mi stung Zhao Zhen with a centipede, then used dark-green force to kill Ku Yi and Ku Er as they pursued them.
• Old Ancestor Su Xing revealed that he had placed Yu Mi under Gu and threatened to make her suffer unless Zhao Zhen surrendered his body.
• A withered hand seized Zhao Zhen’s face, and a ghostlike figure crawled out of the earth before him.

Zhao Zhen fought Old Ancestor Su Xing after resisting his poison and escaping a body-snatching attempt, but he was badly wounded. Jiang Zhaoxia arrived and confronted Old Ancestor Su Xing, who then set his sights on Jiang Zhaoxia as a better body.

• Old Ancestor Su Xing revealed that he came from the west and began the body-snatching technique, but Zhao Zhen broke free by using the Heavenly Gang Golden Body Art to drive out his poison.
• Old Ancestor Su Xing attacked Zhao Zhen with a lightning array, and Zhao Zhen tried to hold out after a Cloud Piercing Thunder signaled for help.
• Old Ancestor Su Xing broke Zhao Zhen's arm and began tormenting Yu Mi, forcing Zhao Zhen to surrender before the body-snatching spell could take hold.
• Jiang Zhaoxia arrived and interrupted the spell with a flying sword, then wounded Old Ancestor Su Xing while identifying himself as a member of Qingxiao Sect.
• Zhao Zhen warned Jiang Zhaoxia about Old Ancestor Su Xing's poison, earth-burrowing Spells, and use of Gu, while Old Ancestor Su Xing said Jiang Zhaoxia would make a better body.
• Jiang Zhaoxia formed a Sword Soul and unleashed a surge of Sword Qi against Old Ancestor Su Xing.

Jiang Zhaoxia fought Old Ancestor Su Xing, who overwhelmed him with lightning before attempting to possess him. As Jiang Zhaoxia resisted the possession, Li Qingqiu learned that he had overcome his destined tribulation and that his hidden-dragon fate had transformed.

• Jiang Zhaoxia initially drove Old Ancestor Su Xing back with his sword, but Su Xing unleashed the banner formation and lightning, badly injuring him.
• Old Ancestor Su Xing froze Jiang Zhaoxia and sent his soul into him to possess his body.
• Zhao Zhen struck Old Ancestor Su Xing from behind, but found the old man dead while Jiang Zhaoxia remained motionless and vacant.
• Inside Jiang Zhaoxia, his consciousness resisted Su Xing and summoned the faint outline of a flood dragon.
• Li Qingqiu received a Fortune Inheritance opportunity and discovered that Jiang Zhaoxia's fate had changed to [True Dragon in the Mortal World].

Jiang Zhaoxia and Zhao Zhen survived their encounter with Old Ancestor Su Xing, but both were badly injured, and Zhao Zhen learned that his mother and attendants had died. Jiang Zhaoxia discovered a divine ability inheritance in their refuge, while Li Qingqiu began preparing Qingxiao Sect for possible threats from other cultivation forces.

• Zhao Zhen awoke in a cave under Qiao Dingbei’s care and learned that his mother, Ku Yi, and Ku Er had died.
• Jiang Zhaoxia asked Qiao Dingbei to activate a cave wall, revealing a divine ability inheritance that Qiao Dingbei could not comprehend.
• Jiang Zhaoxia sent Qiao Dingbei back to Qingxiao Sect to request support from Xu Ning or Shen Yue, and then entered the inheritance’s illusory realm.
• Qiao Dingbei returned to the sect on Xiao Ba, and Li Qingqiu sent Xu Ning and Shen Yue to support Jiang Zhaoxia and Zhao Zhen.
• Li Qingqiu reflected on Jiang Zhaoxia’s good fortune and told Zhang Yuchun that Qingxiao Sect should prepare for conflicts with other cultivation forces.

Zhao Zhen recovered from his severe injuries while Xu Ning reminded him of his ties to the Qingxiao Sect, and Jiang Zhaoxia received an inheritance from the Divine Ability Wall. After learning from Old Ancestor Su Xing’s memories about the distant Qinglong Domain and the possible threat of the Land of Yao and Mo, Li Qingqiu ordered a meeting to prepare the sect for future dangers.

• Shen Yue, Xu Ning, and Qiao Dingbei found Zhao Zhen in the cave, and Xu Ning healed him and urged him to rely on the Qingxiao Sect rather than recklessly risking his life.
• Shen Yue found Jiang Zhaoxia receiving an inheritance from the Divine Ability Wall while Chu Jing left to report to the Sect Master.
• Li Qingqiu learned from Old Ancestor Su Xing’s memories that he had come from the Qinglong Domain as a rogue cultivator seeking the Taijue Alliance’s inheritance.
• Li Qingqiu told Chu Jing that the Qinglong Domain’s sects were unlikely to reach the Nine Provinces soon, but the Land of Yao and Mo to the north might threaten them.
• Li Qingqiu put Old Ancestor Su Xing’s soul into the Soul Refining Banner and ordered Chu Jing to summon the hall masters to a meeting.

Li Qingqiu warned Qingxiao Sect’s hall masters about the threat from the Land of Yao and Mo and assigned preparations for the sect’s defense. He reconciled with Yan Dao Sect and Zhao Zhen, while Jiang Zhaoxia returned injured but offered to teach him a divine ability.

• Li Qingqiu told the hall masters how Old Ancestor Su Xing had tried to possess Zhao Zhen and Jiang Zhaoxia, showed them Su Xing’s soul, and warned them that yao and mo might come south from the Land of Yao and Mo.
• Li Qingqiu ordered the halls to accelerate construction, arrange Qingxiao Swords for disciples, and keep the threat secret, then asked Yan Dao Sect to remain behind.
• Li Qingqiu urged Yan Dao Sect to return to Tianxuan Mountain and put it in order, but Yan Dao Sect pledged himself to Qingxiao Sect and asked that Tianxuan Mountain be spared.
• After Jiang Zhaoxia, Xu Ning, and the others returned, Zhao Zhen knelt to confess, and Li Qingqiu comforted him until he broke down crying.
• Jiang Zhaoxia gave Li Qingqiu the magical artifacts taken from Old Ancestor Su Xing, revealed that his right arm was ruined, and promised to teach Li Qingqiu the divine ability he had inherited.

Li Qingqiu oversaw Qingxiao Sect’s halls as the Training Hall destroyed Sword Extreme Sect and planned further operations against Xuanji Sect. Chu Jing began forming the Immortal Guards and invited Zhang Ping to join, leaving Zhang Ping unsure whether he could refuse.

• Zhang Yuchun reported that Duke Jing had clarified the halls’ duties, praised Qiao Dingbei’s group, and discussed Xunxian Town and the Northern Barbarians with Li Qingqiu.
• Li Qingqiu refused to send disciples to investigate the yaomo, preferring not to alert them while Qingxiao Sect developed.
• Xue Jin reported that the Training Hall had destroyed Sword Extreme Sect and asked to lead a campaign against Xuanji Sect; Li Qingqiu approved and arranged public rewards.
• Cheng Canghai asked to expand the Monster Taming Hall for expeditions to find demon beasts, and Li Qingqiu sent him to discuss staffing with Duke Jing.
• Yun Cai presented Li Qingqiu with her proposed insect-control method based on the Heart Devouring Bee Refining Method.
• Chu Jing offered Zhang Ping a place in the new Immortal Guards, and Zhang Ping cautiously asked whether he could refuse.

Li Qingqiu strengthened Qingxiao Sect with the Immortal Guard and Qingxiao Swords while learning of Fengxia Mountain’s young prodigy, Bai Yutian. After the Xiao Clan Three Brothers recovered a cultivator’s inheritance from Thousand Dragon Cave, Li Qingqiu inspected its treasures and prepared to distribute them.

• Chu Jing invited Zhang Ping to join the Immortal Guard, but Zhang Ping declined and decided to visit the Training Hall.
• Jing Gong filled the Immortal Guard with disciples named by Li Qingqiu, while the Heavenly Works Hall distributed Qingxiao Swords to True Disciples and later to inner disciples.
• Zhang Yuchun told Li Qingqiu that seven-year-old Bai Yutian had become Fengxia Mountain’s True Disciple and was being groomed as its next temple master, so Li Qingqiu decided to place a Dark Hall disciple there.
• The Xiao Clan Three Brothers returned with treasure from Thousand Dragon Cave and reported that mysterious martial artists had attacked them on the way back.
• Li Qingqiu inspected the inheritance, found manuals and other treasures including the Five Hearts Turning Dao Technique, and planned to distribute the items among the sect’s halls.

Gui Wuqiong ordered the Xuanji Sect to proceed with a previously agreed plan as the Qingxiao Sect’s power grew. Li Qingqiu learned Zhang Ping had changed his fate, sent people to check on him, and found that Zhang Ping was trapped in a pit with Murong Xi.

• Gui Wuqiong learned that the Qingxiao Sect had defeated the Xuanji Sect’s forces and ordered a subordinate to have Elder Gui carry out their agreed plan.
• The Qingxiao Sect expanded across the Tai Kun Mountain Range as disciples used Qingxiao Swords, established Cave Mansions, and cultivated medicinal fields.
• Li Qingqiu saw that Zhang Ping’s fate entry showed two opportunities to change his destiny remained, and he sent Yuan Qi to summon him.
• Yuan Qi reported that Zhang Ping had been missing on an excursion for nearly two months, so Li Qingqiu sent the Xiao Clan Three Brothers to investigate his mission.
• Zhang Ping sat injured at the bottom of a deep pit with Murong Xi, who tended to him and revealed that members of her clan were pursuing her for a treasure.

While trapped underground with Murong Xi, Zhang Ping learned that the Vermilion Bird Blood Jade she used to save him was the treasure Murong Villa had been hunting. Xiao Wuqing and his brothers arrived to rescue Zhang Ping on the sect master's orders, leaving him stunned by the sect master's concern.

• Zhang Ping remained trapped with his legs broken while Murong Xi studied a divine technique and their supplies dwindled.
• Murong Xi revealed that she had used the Vermilion Bird Blood Jade to save Zhang Ping and that he had absorbed it.
• Xiao Wuqing called down into the pit asking for Zhang Ping, then descended on his flying sword after someone crashed into the lake.
• Xiao Wuqing told Zhang Ping that he and his brothers had come to rescue him and escort him back to the sect on the sect master's orders.
• Xiao Wudi and Xiao Wuming arrived carrying defeated attackers, including Murong Xi's third uncle, and Xiao Wudi dismissed their poisoned weapons as ineffective against them.