Chapter Summaries

After Li Qingqiu returned from defeating Da Moluo and securing the Northern Court’s submission, he welcomed the New Year with Qingxiao Sect and received a new divine art inheritance. He then inspected Wu Xingyue’s flying spirit boat and suggested she develop a flying spirit tower or spirit city for future expeditions.

• Hu Yan told Li Shouzheng he trusted Li Qingqiu to win, while Li Shouzheng observed Hu Yan’s focused state of mind and encouraged his ambition.
• Li Qingqiu returned to Qingxiao Sect with the True Disciples, and Xiao Wuqing rang the Lingxiao Bell to announce their arrival.
• Xiao Wuqing recounted the expedition, and Li Qingqiu told the hall leaders that Da Moluo was dead and the Northern Court would become a vassal dynasty of Qingxiao Sect.
• Li Qingqiu described Da Moluo’s abilities and resolved to document the evil ghosts’ powers and weaknesses for the disciples.
• Li Qingqiu accepted the Legacy System’s divine art inheritance and obtained the Magpie Transformation Technique.
• Wu Xingyue showed Li Qingqiu her flying spirit boat, and he suggested she build a flying spirit tower or spirit city.

Li Qingqiu considered honoring Shen Yue and arranged for Hu Yan to join the Spirit Finance Hall while wondering whether Lin Xunfeng would ever return. Meanwhile, Lin Xunfeng and Lin Lingzhou reached the Tianqing Immortal Sect, and Qingxiao Sect’s campaign against evil spirits boosted Liu Jing’s drive to unify the world.

• Li Qingqiu heard that Shen Yue’s feat of slaying a Spiritual Sense Realm evil spirit had made him famous as the Sword God and considered creating a title to motivate disciples.
• Li Qingqiu told Li Dongyue that Hu Yan could work at the Spirit Finance Hall, then decided to post an assignment seeking Lin Xunfeng after discussing his long absence with her.
• Lin Xunfeng and Lin Lingzhou collapsed in the desert and were rescued by women from the Tianqing Immortal Sect.
• Lin Xunfeng woke in the sect, learned that he and Lin Lingzhou could have their Spiritual Root Aptitude tested, and resolved to cultivate immortality and return for his disciples and revenge against the Demonic Sect.
• News of Qingxiao Sect’s victory over evil spirits spread across the region, strengthening the sect’s reputation and encouraging people to support Liu Jing’s unification campaign.

Li Qingqiu established the Divine Power Disciple rank and announced that Qingxiao Sect would select its Ten True Lords in ten years, stirring competition throughout the sect. Meanwhile, Bai Yan and his young disciple Bai Yutian traveled to join Qingxiao Sect, unaware that a mysterious black hand was following them.

• Li Qingqiu told the hall masters that True Disciples who mastered a divine power could become Divine Power Disciples and receive greater resources and privileges.
• Li Qingqiu announced that he would select ten True Lords in ten years, subject to an anonymous sect-wide vote, and the disciples began competing for the future positions.
• Sword Solitary and other prodigies declared their ambitions, while Xiao Wudi and Xiao Wuming entered seclusion and the Cultivation Hall offered more exploration missions.
• True Person Bai Yan told Bai Yutian that Qingxiao Sect had a greater lineage than Fengxia Mountain and that Bai Yutian would study there for twenty years.
• A mysterious black hand followed Bai Yan and Bai Yutian, saying it would visit Qingxiao Sect and seek a chance to surpass Da Moluo.

Zhao Zhen survived his tribulation and became Qingxiao Sect’s youngest Spiritual Sense Realm disciple, while Li Qingqiu welcomed new recruits from Fengxia Mountain and the Murong Noble Family. After Bai Yutian and True Person Bai Yan joined, Bai Yutian heard a sinister voice claim that Li Qingqiu was concealing an ambition to swallow the world.

• Zhao Zhen endured forty-two bolts of heavenly lightning to reach the Spiritual Sense Realm, and Li Qingqiu concluded that tribulations could be prepared for with pills, formations, and talismans.
• Li Qingqiu discovered Bai Yan and Bai Yutian’s profiles in the Legacy System, then agreed to meet them after Zhang Yuchun said they had joined Qingxiao Sect.
• Murong Tiancheng and Murong Tianxuan joined Qingxiao Sect, where Zhang Ping and Murong Xi told them the sect was researching ways to help disciples with disabilities.
• Bai Yutian and True Person Bai Yan discussed their favorable first impressions of Qingxiao Sect, and Bai Yan said he preferred its path despite planning to return to Fengxia Mountain.
• After True Person Bai Yan left, Bai Yutian heard a cold voice accuse Li Qingqiu of hiding an ambition to swallow the world, and saw a red-haired black hand on his bed.

Bai Yutian considered the black hand’s offer to help him become one of the Qingxiao Sect’s Ten True Lords, while Liu Jing and Li Qingqiu prepared to establish the Xuan Dynasty. Lin Xunfeng continued cultivating at the Tianqing Immortal Sect, and Shen Yue’s growing independence left Li Qingqiu waiting for an explanation.

• The black hand offered to teach Bai Yutian a divine ability and help him become one of the Qingxiao Sect’s Ten True Lords.
• Liu Jing asked Li Qingqiu to name his dynasty, and Li Qingqiu chose Xuan; Lingxiao Courtyard approved holding the Heaven-Sacrificing Ceremony on Qingxiao Mountain.
• Lin Xunfeng received cultivation resources and a spell manual, while Lin Lingzhou remained unable to cultivate and hoped to earn a chance later.
• Xiao Wuqing told Li Qingqiu that Shen Yue had stepped onto the Tribulation Platform, and Shen Yue later reported that he had successfully weathered his tribulation.
• Shen Yue told Li Qingqiu he would create his own divine ability, then complained that Li Qingqiu had not asked how many bolts of heavenly lightning he had endured.

Shen Yue celebrated entering the Spiritual Sense Realm and volunteered to help the sect, while Li Qingqiu encouraged Yun Cai to study the Primordial Scripture. As Qingxiao Sect prepared for the next Daoist Convention and hosted the Son of Heaven’s ceremony, Bai Yutian watched Yun Cai take the stage and meet his gaze.

• Shen Yue told Li Qingqiu he had endured forty-three bolts of heavenly lightning, entered the Spiritual Sense Realm, and offered to teach the Sword Sect’s disciples.
• Li Qingqiu reflected on Shen Yue’s breakthrough and hoped the Ten True Lords would reach the Spiritual Sense Realm within ten years.
• Yun Cai asked to study the Primordial Scripture for Spells, and Li Qingqiu encouraged her to try.
• Shen Yue guided Sword Solitary in developing his sword intent as Qingxiao Sect’s disciples trained for the second Daoist Convention.
• Liu Jing prepared to establish a new era and state title with a ceremony at Qingxiao Mountain, while Zhang Yuchun coordinated with the court.
• Bai Yutian watched Yun Cai step onto the Martial Arts Stage, and she turned to meet his gaze.

Yun Cai warned Li Qingqiu about a powerful ghost presence hidden within Bai Yutian, and Li Qingqiu decided to investigate him. Later, he encountered Zhang Ping and Bai Ninger arguing over a lead to the ruins of the Tai Jue Sect, and offered to send help.

• Yun Cai sensed a ghostly presence in Bai Yutian that rivaled the evil ghost at Ghost King Ridge and reported it to Li Qingqiu.
• Li Qingqiu checked Bai Yutian's profile, noted his loyalty was at 91, and planned to approach him the next day to investigate.
• Li Qingqiu met Liu Fanzhou on Qingxiao Mountain and discussed the Liu family's plans, Liu Yan's future, and the sect's growth.
• Li Qingqiu found Zhang Ping and Bai Ninger arguing because Bai Ninger wanted Zhang Ping to accompany him to investigate an opportunity.
• Bai Ninger told Li Qingqiu that a note in a jade bottle pointed to the ancient Tai Jue Sect in Yuzhou, and Li Qingqiu offered to send someone to help.

Li Qingqiu encouraged Zhang Ping to pursue his full potential and checked on Bai Yutian, while Bai Ninger departed with Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect to investigate the Tai Jue Sect. After the Xuan Dynasty was founded, Qingxiao Sect prepared for the upcoming Daoist Convention as Yun Cai asked permission to travel afterward.

• Li Qingqiu sent Bai Ninger to investigate the Tai Jue Sect with Shen Yue and told him not to force Zhang Ping to join.
• Li Qingqiu urged Zhang Ping to stop holding back and give his all at the next Daoist Convention, and Zhang Ping agreed.
• Li Qingqiu visited Bai Yutian and sensed that the ghost energy within him had no ill intent.
• Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect joined Bai Ninger, and the three left Qingxiao Sect to investigate the Tai Jue Sect.
• Zhang Yuchun represented Qingxiao Sect at Liu Jing's Heaven-Worshiping Ceremony as the Xuan Dynasty was founded.
• At Lingxiao Courtyard, Yun Cai asked Li Qingqiu for permission to travel after the Daoist Convention, and he agreed; Zhang Yuchun then arrived with spirit fish meat.

As Qingxiao Sect prepared for the Daoist Convention, Qiu Dahu visited Zhou Ya and struggled with the gulf between Qingxia Sect and the powerful sect. Hu Yan told Duan Xiaojuan he would skip this convention, aim for first place in the next one, and leave the mountain with her for experience.

• Qiu Dahu visited Zhou Ya, who welcomed him and offered to host him through the Daoist Convention.
• Zhou Ya explained why he had founded Qingxia Sect, and Qiu Dahu insisted he would not abandon it despite resenting the distance between them.
• Duan Xiaojuan watched a battle between Nourishing Yuan Realm Fifth Layer cultivators and asked Hu Yan about his cultivation and plans for the convention.
• Hu Yan said he had reached the fifth layer but would observe this year and aim to take first place ten years later.
• Hu Yan promised to pursue longevity and immortality with Duan Xiaojuan and invited her to leave the mountain with him next year, accompanied by Uncle-Master Jiang.

Li Qingqiu oversaw new communication artifact research as the Daoist Convention showcased Qingxiao Sect’s strength and left rival sects shaken. Hu Yan began to recognize a path for his own battle style, while Yun Cai challenged Ji Ya to an Origin Energy contest that was still underway at the chapter’s end.

• Mingguang presented Li Qingqiu with a long-distance communication token, and Li Qingqiu asked him to test its range and explore a central artifact that could connect and locate tokens.
• The Daoist Convention drew crowds as Qingxiao Sect disciples impressed spectators, prompting some visitors to seek entry and leaving Qiu Dahu and representatives of other small sects discouraged by the gap in strength.
• Hu Yan watched Ji Ya train and wondered how he could develop a distinctive fighting style of his own.
• Yun Cai told Hu Yan that his Righteous Qi held exceptional potential, leading him to consider building his battle path around it.
• Yun Cai challenged Ji Ya to a contest of raw Origin Energy, and Ji Ya grew alarmed as her seemingly inexhaustible power kept matching his.

Yun Cai revealed that studying the Primordial Scripture had greatly increased her Origin Energy, prompting Li Qingqiu to study it as well while the Daoist Convention continued to showcase the sect’s rising talents. The chapter ended when Li Qingqiu received a system prompt that an infiltrator from another cultivation sect had entered his Daoist lineage.

• Yun Cai stopped her evenly matched Origin Energy contest with Ji Ya, leaving him suspecting she had held back, and Hu Yan worried over the sect’s growing number of talented disciples.
• Yun Cai told Li Qingqiu that studying the Primordial Scripture had helped her break through, then asked him to promise a reward if she won first place at the Daoist Convention; Li Qingqiu agreed to discuss it later and decided to study the scripture himself.
• Li Qingqiu considered how Ji Ya could use the [Hundred Refinements Demonic Body] to strengthen his physique, while Yun Cai left to practice and try to surpass Ji Ya.
• Pei Miao and Li Sifeng discussed Xue Jin’s strength and Li Sifeng’s plan to join his sister at the Cultivation Hall, then bickered about their sons, Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin.
• In March, Xue Jin, Yuan Li, Li Yang, Han Lang, the Xiao Clan Three Brothers, and Lu Qing impressed the sect with their performances at the Daoist Convention.
• While Li Qingqiu taught Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin, a prompt informed him that an infiltrator from another cultivation sect had entered his Daoist lineage and offered to show the infiltrator’s profile.

Li Qingqiu watched Sun Moxíng, a Ziyang Island spy, settle into Qingxiao Sect while considering how to recruit or restrain him. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhaoxia returned with news of a newly discovered Blessed Land and the slain toad that guarded it.

• Sun Moxíng joined the new disciples at the Daoist Convention and judged Qingxiao Sect’s growing strength a potential threat to Ziyang Island.
• Li Qingqiu spotted Sun Moxíng at the fighting platform, assessed his cultivation, and considered winning him over or restricting his movements.
• Sun Moxíng and the other new disciples were assigned to guard the Scripture Pavilion, giving him a chance to seek information about Qingxiao Sect’s legacy.
• Jiang Zhaoxia returned from Southern Chu Province and reported finding a Blessed Land filled with spirit plants and guarded by a giant toad.
• Jiang Zhaoxia gave Li Qingqiu a storage bag containing the toad’s severed limbs, which he had sealed with talisman paper.

Li Qingqiu urged Jiang Zhaoxia to take on more sect responsibilities and predicted Yun Cai would win the Daoist Convention. After Yun Cai defeated Han Lang, rumors spread that she wanted to become Li Qingqiu’s wife, and the disciples began speculating about the Sect Master’s romantic preferences.

• Jiang Zhaoxia agreed to help manage sect affairs and pay closer attention to the Daoist Convention after Li Qingqiu encouraged him to guide the younger generation.
• Li Qingqiu told Jiang Zhaoxia that Yun Cai was his pick to win the Daoist Convention and discussed the possibility that Lin Xunfeng might return from his search for immortals.
• Yun Cai defeated Han Lang, a top Sword Sect disciple at the Nourishing Yuan Realm Eighth Layer, and her reputation surged across the sect.
• Ji Ya told Yang Lin and his other friends that Yun Cai wanted to be the Sect Master's Wife rather than Li Qingqiu's disciple.
• Rumors about Yun Cai's feelings spread through the sect, and disciples shifted to speculating about what kind of woman Li Qingqiu liked.

Sun Moxíng, a spy hiding in Qingxiao Sect, planned to leave after growing suspicious of his assignment at the Scripture Pavilion. Yun Cai exposed his cultivation and defeated him in a spar, while Li Qingqiu and the sect leaders decided to keep watch over him rather than arrest him.

• Sun Moxíng decided to leave Qingxiao Sect and return later to gather information, but remained on guard at the Scripture Pavilion until his shift ended.
• Yun Cai stopped Sun Moxíng on the mountain path, recognized that he was at the Nourishing Yuan Realm Ninth Layer, and took him into the woods to ask about his background.
• Yun Cai challenged Sun Moxíng to a spar and severely injured him, revealing his true cultivation to the sect's disciples and higher-ups.
• Li Qingqiu heard what happened and agreed to honor Yun Cai's promise by keeping Sun Moxíng under watch instead of arresting him.
• Jiang Zhaoxia asked to spar with Yun Cai after she reached the Spiritual Sense Realm, while Zhang Yuchun predicted she would win first place at the Daoist Convention.
• Sun Moxíng lay awake in his room, grieving over his defeat.

Sun Moxing reconsidered Qingxiao Sect’s cultivation methods after Yun Cai defeated him, while Qingxiao Sect’s Daoist Convention advanced and Shen Yue, Yan Dao Sect, and Bai Ninger explored the ruins of the Tai Jue Sect. The chapter left them examining mysterious carvings of frightened people on stone pillars.

• Sun Moxing reflected on Yun Cai’s victory and decided to learn more about Qingxiao Sect’s cultivation methods while keeping his Ziyang Island identity secret.
• Sun Moxing learned more about Qingxiao Sect from the Spirit Control Hall’s hall master, and Li Qingqiu had Zhang Yuchun try to win him over.
• The Daoist Convention’s top sixty-four were decided, strengthening Qingxiao Sect’s reputation throughout the Nine Provinces.
• Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect studied the Tai Jue Sect’s history and discussed its destruction by the northern yao and mo calamity.
• Bai Ninger found faint carvings of frightened figures on a stone pillar, and Shen Yue and Yan Dao Sect noticed similar markings on nearby pillars.

Shen Yue, Yan Dao Sect, and Bai Ninger explored the Tai Jue Sect ruins, where Bai Ninger was dragged through a mysterious gate and a sealed cultivator revived. Meanwhile, Li Qingqiu tightened Qingxiao Sect’s control over resources before sensing the disturbance in Yuzhou and rushing toward it.

• Shen Yue, Yan Dao Sect, and Bai Ninger found a gate as ghostly figures emerged from the stone pillars and attacked them without end.
• Bai Ninger heard a voice calling him the fated one, opened the gate, and was seized and dragged inside; Shen Yue followed, while Yan Dao Sect was left outside as the gate shut.
• Li Qingqiu ordered the Qingxiao Sect to claim a Spirit Lake discovered by an Aristocratic Clan, offering fair treatment if they surrendered it and reclaiming it by force if they refused.
• Li Qingqiu sensed a powerful presence erupting in Yuzhou and flew toward it, suspecting it was connected to Shen Yue’s expedition to the Tai Jue Sect.
• Shen Yue, Bai Ninger, and Yan Dao Sect escaped a collapsing cavern as a white-haired man in black rose from the ruins, revealed a formidable aura, and declared that he had revived.

Shen Yue and his companions confronted Wei Tianxiong, a wounded elder of the Divine Origin Sect who had been revived beneath Tai Jue Sect's ancient palace. Shen Yue fought him alone, but Wei Tianxiong reformed after being blasted into blood mist and summoned a green flag as the sky darkened.

• Shen Yue learned that the revived black-clad man was Wei Tianxiong, an elder of the Divine Origin Sect from the Tianming Sea, who planned to recover his cultivation and slaughter the people on an island.
• Shen Yue secretly told Yan Dao Sect and Bai Ninger to flee if he could hold Wei Tianxiong off, then drew his wooden sword and attacked.
• Wei Tianxiong blocked Shen Yue's Sword Qi with his Origin Energy, struck him with a palm, and chased him into the forest while his pressure kept Yan Dao Sect and Bai Ninger pinned in place.
• Shen Yue's scattered Sword Qi re-formed into sword shadows and blasted Wei Tianxiong into a cloud of blood mist.
• Wei Tianxiong gathered himself back into his body and summoned a large green flag, darkening the sky above Shen Yue.

Shen Yue and Bai Ninger were nearly killed by Wei Tianxiong until Li Qingqiu arrived and fought him, enduring his lightning and saber attacks. Li Qingqiu unleashed the third Immortal Absolute Three Swords, cleaving Wei Tianxiong’s azure serpent strike and bearing down on him.

• Wei Tianxiong trapped Shen Yue between layers of thunder, and a Yan Dao Sect disciple broke free of his suppression to attack him before being blasted into the woods.
• Shen Yue struck at Wei Tianxiong, but Wei Tianxiong’s lightning overwhelmed his sword attack until Li Qingqiu appeared and shielded him.
• Li Qingqiu confronted Wei Tianxiong, withstanding the Divine Origin Azure Lightning Banner’s lightning and absorbing some of it through his Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root.
• Wei Tianxiong put away the banner and attacked Li Qingqiu with a broad saber, then formed an enormous azure serpent with a powerful strike.
• Li Qingqiu summoned the third Immortal Absolute Three Swords and cleaved the serpent’s shadow, sending his sword toward the helpless Wei Tianxiong.

Li Qingqiu defeated Wei Tianxiong and considered whether to kill or recruit him. Wei Tianxiong offered a talisman that would let Li Qingqiu control his life, and Li Qingqiu asked him to join Qingxiao Sect, leaving him stunned.

• Li Qingqiu pierced the thunderclouds with his sword and defeated Wei Tianxiong, while Shen Yue and Bai Ninger watched.
• Li Qingqiu questioned the wounded Wei Tianxiong and learned that the Soul Refining Banner had belonged to Wei Tianxiong's Senior Brother, an elder of Divine Origin Sect.
• Wei Tianxiong revealed that Divine Origin Sect had been destroyed by the overlord of the Tianming Sea and asked Li Qingqiu to take him in.
• Li Qingqiu doubted Wei Tianxiong could be trusted, so Wei Tianxiong offered him the Fate Control Talisman to control his life and death.
• Li Qingqiu asked Wei Tianxiong if he was willing to join Qingxiao Sect, and Wei Tianxiong agreed before realizing what he had been asked.

Li Qingqiu bound the badly wounded Wei Tianxiong with the Fate Control Talisman, then brought him back to Qingxiao Sect and persuaded him to join. Wei Tianxiong began sharing what he knew about the Tai Jue Sect’s ruins, and Li Qingqiu discovered that his new disciple had a rare talent for formations.

• Li Qingqiu bound Wei Tianxiong with the Fate Control Talisman and healed him, while Shen Yue and Bai Ninger explained how Yan Dao Sect had fought beside them.
• After hearing about the Tai Jue Sect ruins, Li Qingqiu ordered the group to return to Qingxiao Sect, and Xiao Ba carried them away.
• At Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Qingqiu discussed swordsmanship with Shen Yue while Wei Tianxiong recovered and Zhu Yan arrived to speak with him.
• Once Wei Tianxiong had recovered, Li Qingqiu asked about the Tai Jue Sect and offered him formal membership in Qingxiao Sect.
• Wei Tianxiong accepted, and Li Qingqiu checked his Legacy System profile, which revealed his Grandmaster of Formations fate.