Chapter Summaries

At the Qingxiao Sect’s first full assembly, Li Qingqiu formalized the sect’s rules, reviewed its growth, and set goals for its disciples. Months later, Qin Ye defeated Xue Jin in a spar, prompting Qin Ye to seek punishment from Li Qingqiu and leaving the master to hear the full story.

• Li Qingqiu gathered the sect in Profound Heart Hall, announced that Zhang Yu would write its rules and Daoist precepts, and had Zhang Yuchun report on its assets.
• Li Qingqiu set development goals and promised that disciples who made progress could inherit the Primordial Scripture after Elder Yang tested them.
• Li Qingqiu assigned responsibilities to his junior brothers and sisters, while the sect’s disciples became busier and the mountain road reached a hundred li.
• Xue Jin challenged Qin Ye to a spar, but Qin Ye struck him in the face with his iron staff and sent him tumbling away.
• Jiang Zhaoxia learned that Qin Ye had injured Xue Jin and reacted with displeasure.
• Qin Ye knelt before Li Qingqiu and asked to be punished for injuring Xue Jin, so Li Qingqiu asked him to explain what had happened.

Qin Ye faced Li Qingqiu’s advice after injuring Xue Jin in a spar, while Li Qingqiu corrected Li Sifeng for mistreating disciples. Later, Bai Ninger escorted Zhu Yan and Su Xiling to Qingxiao Sect, where Li Qingqiu agreed to shelter them and recognized their formidable hidden strength.

• Qin Ye told Li Qingqiu that he had injured Xue Jin, and Li Qingqiu warned him to control his staff technique and watch out for Xue Jin’s retaliation.
• Li Qingqiu kicked Qin Ye away when he insisted on apologizing to Third Junior Uncle, then punished Li Sifeng for making Qin Ye teach his class and bullying disciples.
• Bai Ninger finished recording the courtyard’s daily supplies and led Zhu Yan and Su Xiling up the mountain after they asked to meet the sect master.
• Su Xiling offered gold, silver, and jewels in exchange for Zhu Yan staying at Qingxiao Sect for two years, and Li Qingqiu accepted after hearing that she sought refuge from the Imperial Court’s campaign against the rebels.
• Li Qingqiu sensed that Zhu Yan and Su Xiling possessed extraordinary Internal Energy concealed by a secret technique, and Zhu Yan’s zither playing later drew attention from the disciples.

The Qingxiao Sect prepared to establish worship of the Five Primordials while its disciples continued to grow and serve the surrounding people. The Juesheng Sect arrived in the Tai Kun Mountain Range and demanded that Qingxiao stay south of the Xi River, prompting Li Qingqiu to send Yang Jueding and a group of disciples to investigate as the rival sect planned to use Qingxiao to build its reputation.

• Xu Ning reached the fifth layer of the Nurturing Origin Realm, and Li Qingqiu celebrated her breakthrough.
• Li Qingqiu chose the names Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji for the Five Primordials, and Zhang Yuchun arranged for their statues to be carved.
• Li Qingqiu gave Liu Yan a Spirit Stone to help with her cultivation.
• A messenger reported that the Juesheng Sect had established itself a hundred li away and ordered the Qingxiao Sect not to cross the Xi River.
• Li Qingqiu sent Yang Jueding, his two disciples, and twenty other disciples to investigate, while Zhu Yan allowed Su Xiling to accompany them and told her she could save Qingxiao if it fell into danger.
• Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi discussed using the Qingxiao Sect to make the Juesheng Sect famous, with Yan Wujin prepared to challenge Jiang Zhaoxia himself if he did not come.

Yang Jueding’s group confronted Juesheng Sect, where its formidable master Yan Wujin threatened Xu Ning after Tang Ziqi revealed his strength. Back at Qingxiao Sect, Li Qingqiu received a second Fortune Inheritance opportunity for creating the first mythological statue and opening the incense inheritance path.

• Li Qingqiu reassured Zhang Yuchun that Yang Jueding and Xu Ning could handle Juesheng Sect without Jiang Zhaoxia.
• Yang Jueding led the Qingxiao Sect disciples to Juesheng Sect and challenged its leaders.
• Yan Wujin descended from the waterfall, and Tang Ziqi introduced him as Juesheng Sect’s master and himself as its vice sect master.
• Tang Ziqi revealed that Yan Wujin had defeated Zhu Wuliang, making Yang Jueding and the Qingxiao Sect disciples wary.
• Xu Ning stepped forward with her sword and identified herself as Li Qingqiu’s disciple, prompting Yan Wujin to approach her.
• Li Qingqiu received a Fortune Inheritance opportunity after Qingxiao Sect created its first mythological statue, then told Zhang Yuchun to protect the statues.

After Xu Ning defeated Yan Wujin, Li Qingqiu received a Fortune Inheritance that guided him to a towering tree deep in the mountains. He followed the vision into the fog and encountered Yan Wujin, Tang Ziqi, and a disheveled old man.

• Yang Jueding reported that Xu Ning had driven off the Juesheng Sect after defeating its master, Yan Wujin.
• Xu Ning told Li Qingqiu that she wanted to focus on researching her Internal Energy, and he supported her choice to find her own path.
• Li Qingqiu activated the Fortune Inheritance, dreamed of a huge tree in the eastern wilderness, and decided to set out before dawn.
• Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi became trapped in thick fog after fleeing the Qingxiao Sect, then found Li Qingqiu in the forest.
• Yan Wujin sensed someone nearby, and a disheveled old man emerged from the fog.

Li Qingqiu killed Mad Old Freak and spared Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi after learning Yan Wujin was the former Crown Prince’s son. He left them a route out of the mist and continued toward the giant tree, reflecting on his childhood and the emperor’s child abductions.

• Mad Old Freak recognized Yan Wujin’s Great Sun Yang Gong, revealed he had once served the former Crown Prince, and attacked Li Qingqiu before Li killed him with a steel needle.
• Li Qingqiu threatened Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi, and Tang begged for their lives while explaining Yan Wujin’s claim to the throne and their cause.
• Li Qingqiu criticized Tang Ziqi for failing to investigate the Qingxiao Sect, then pointed the two men toward a path through the mist and let them go.
• Yan Wujin gave Li Qingqiu a copy of the Great Sun Yang Gong before he and Tang Ziqi disappeared into the mist.
• Li Qingqiu recalled that his parents had abandoned him at the Linchuan Li Clan’s demand and suspected the emperor had been behind the demonic priest’s actions.
• Li Qingqiu followed a faint path toward the giant tree, passing human skeletons as morning light filled the mist.

Li Qingqiu discovered a giant spirit tree and established the Thousand Spirit Blessed Land, where Jiang Zhaoxia advanced his cultivation and sparred with him. The chapter ended with Jiang Zhaoxia preparing to take Thirteen Sword Li down the mountain after New Spring, while two dark figures flew toward Li Qingqiu.

• Li Qingqiu found a massive tree producing abundant spiritual energy and sensed powerful life force within it.
• Li Qingqiu named the tree the Thousand Spirit Tree and brought Jiang Zhaoxia to cultivate beneath it, reserving the blessed land for disciples with his permission.
• After six days of cultivation, Jiang Zhaoxia broke through to the Nourishing Yuan Realm Fifth Layer, and he and Li Qingqiu sparred repeatedly over the following two months.
• Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, and Zhang Yuchun advanced to the Yangyuan Realm Second Layer, while Xue Jin reached the Yangyuan Realm Layer 1 after Li Qingqiu taught him the Primordial Scripture.
• Jiang Zhaoxia asked to take Thirteen Sword Li down the mountain after New Spring, and Li Qingqiu agreed on the condition that none of them be lost.
• After Jiang Zhaoxia went to meditate, Li Qingqiu whistled, and two dark figures flew out of the eastern woods and swooped toward him.

Li Qingqiu learned that the Thousand Spirit Fruit cured Xiao Jiu and strengthened it, while the Qingxiao Sect continued to grow and prepare for peace. After Li Sifeng and his companions went down the mountain to deal with bandits, they returned just before New Spring with something that excited him.

• Li Qingqiu gave Xiao Jiu a Thousand Spirit Fruit, and the young eagle recovered, grew stronger, and learned to absorb Li Sijin's Origin Energy more effectively.
• Xue Jin used the Sky Net Sword Formation to unleash powerful Sword Qi, earning Jiang Zhaoxia's approval and inspiring the Thirteen Sword Wraiths to train harder.
• Zhang Yuchun reported that the rebels in Guzhou had been suppressed, and Li Qingqiu approved sending Li Sifeng, Wu Man'er, Cheng Canghai, Bai Ninger, and nine disciples to deal with bandits.
• Li Sifeng and his companions set out that day, while the Qingxiao Sect disciples looked forward to receiving missions of their own.
• On the eve of New Spring, Li Qingqiu sensed the group returning, and Li Sifeng rushed into Lingxiao Courtyard to show him what they had brought back.

Li Qingqiu divided the bandit treasure between the disciples and aid for the people, then discovered a sleeping ghost inside an ancient mirror. As Qingxiao Sect trained disciples and grew its reputation, Liu Fanzhou warned Li Qingqiu that the emperor planned to summon martial arts sects to the Imperial Palace and assign them official duties.

• Li Sifeng returned with three chests of bandit treasure, and Li Qingqiu allocated two-thirds of it to buy grain and cloth for nearby communities while letting each disciple choose a reward.
• Li Qingqiu sensed yin-soul energy in an ancient bronze mirror and saw a white-clad woman inside it, but left the apparently sleeping ghost undisturbed.
• After New Spring, Li Qingqiu taught the Primordial Scripture’s first-layer mental method to nine promising disciples and set a goal of training a hundred first-layer cultivators within five years.
• Zhang Yuchun took charge of sect administration, while Qingxiao Sect’s reputation spread and people came up the mountain for medical treatment.
• Liu Fanzhou visited with his daughter Liu Yan, gave Li Dongyue a jade pendant after learning Liu Yan had become his disciple, and warned Li Qingqiu that the emperor planned to summon martial arts experts and appoint sects to protect the people.

Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun rejected Liu Fanzhou’s offer to fund the Qingxiao Sect, which continued growing and attracting disciples. An Imperial Court envoy arrived with an order for Li Qingqiu to appear before the Emperor, then attacked Zhang Yuchun when he questioned whether the summons was compulsory.

• Liu Fanzhou told Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun that martial sect leaders could seek official titles, and praised Yan Wujin’s new Juesheng Sect and its support from the Linchuan Tang Clan.
• Liu Fanzhou offered his fortune and connections to support the Qingxiao Sect, but Zhang Yuchun and Li Qingqiu agreed not to accept his involvement.
• Over the next six months, Liu Fanzhou stayed at the sect, Li Sifeng took disciples on trips to gain experience, and Li Dongyue and Li Sijin trained more apprentices.
• By autumn, the Qingxiao Sect’s charitable reputation had brought aspiring disciples to the mountain, while Li Qingqiu worried about Jiang Zhaoxia’s fight against the Heavenly Saber Sect.
• Feng Dai brought Jia Yi of the Heavenly Protection Guard to the sect, where Jia Yi ordered Li Qingqiu to appear in the imperial city before spring and dismissed Zhang Yuchun’s objection that the summons was voluntary.
• Jia Yi used the Demon Capturing Skill to pull Zhang Yuchun toward him, but Zhang Yuchun resisted the force.

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.