Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan revealed that his Foundation Replenishing Pills could save five years of cultivation, prompting his fellow disciples to eagerly ask for them. After Tian Buyi examined a pill and found it remarkably pure, he accepted that Ye Xuan's secrets ran deeper than he had imagined.

• Ye Xuan told the Great Bamboo Peak disciples that one Foundation Replenishing Pill was worth five years of cultivation, and Tian Ling'er and the others rushed to ask him for one.
• Ye Xuan handed out jade bottles of pills to Tian Ling'er and his senior brothers, while Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan waited until they began cultivating.
• Tian Buyi stopped the disciples from taking the pills before checking whether their medicinal power was safe for them.
• Tian Buyi examined one of the pills and found its medicinal properties gentle, its spiritual energy pure, and its pill toxins nonexistent.
• Tian Buyi returned the pill to Song Daren and decided not to pry into Ye Xuan's secrets as long as Ye Xuan remained loyal to Great Bamboo Peak.

Ye Xuan watched Tian Buyi teach Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan the first level of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, then gave the boys Marrow Cleansing Pills to take. Tian Buyi hurried off to check on his other disciples, while Ye Xuan left the two younger boys to refine their pills.

• Tian Buyi dismissed Song Daren and the others to refine their Foundation Replenishing Pills, and Su Ru took Tian Ling'er to the rear hall.
• Tian Buyi began teaching Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, but kept stumbling over the recitation as he worried about his other disciples.
• Ye Xuan pointed out Tian Buyi’s distraction, and Tian Buyi denied being worried before abandoning the lesson and leaving to attend to important matters.
• Ye Xuan gave Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan Marrow Cleansing Pills and told them he would protect them while they cultivated.
• After the boys swallowed the pills, Ye Xuan left, knowing their effects were gentle and harmless.

Wu Dayi and Zheng Dali used Ye Xuan’s Foundation Replenishing Pills to break through into the Object Moving Realm, delighting Tian Buyi. A louder crash then came from Song Daren’s room, and Tian Buyi rushed to listen at the door as Ye Xuan arrived.

• Wu Dayi swallowed a Foundation Replenishing Pill and broke through from the Third to the Fourth Layer of Jade Purity.
• Zheng Dali took a Foundation Replenishing Pill and also broke through to the Object Moving Realm.
• Tian Buyi celebrated the breakthroughs and scolded Wu Dayi and Zheng Dali while hiding his delight.
• A powerful crash shook Song Daren’s room, making Tian Buyi hurry over and eavesdrop at the door.
• Ye Xuan arrived and saw Tian Buyi listening at Song Daren’s door.

After Ye Xuan helped Great Bamboo Peak's disciples advance their cultivation, Tian Buyi celebrated their breakthroughs and looked ahead to the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament. The feast ended with Wu Dayi asking to leave the mountain to gain experience.

• Song Daren announced that he had reached Yuqing Layer Six, while He Dazhi, Lu Daxin, and Du Bishu reported breakthroughs to the fourth layer.
• Tian Ling'er revealed that she had also reached Yuqing Layer Four and learned to fly.
• Tian Buyi invited the disciples to a celebratory meal and ordered Song Daren to bring out his fifty-year-old Drunken Immortal Brew.
• Tian Buyi urged Song Daren to aim for the tournament's top four and promised him the Crimson Flame Sword if he defeated Qi Hao.
• Wu Dayi stood and asked Tian Buyi for permission to go down the mountain and gain experience.

Wu Dayi and three other disciples left Great Bamboo Peak to seek experience and treasures, while Ye Xuan stayed behind to train Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan. He then considered how to enter Qingyun Sect’s forbidden Ancestral Hall to complete his system sign-in.

• Wu Dayi and three other disciples asked Tian Buyi for permission to leave Great Bamboo Peak, and Tian Buyi reluctantly agreed.
• The four disciples bade farewell to Tian Buyi and Su Ru and flew away the next morning.
• Ye Xuan watched Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan struggle to chop Black Bamboo, then demonstrated how to split it with a dead branch and a light touch.
• Ye Xuan checked his system interface and saw that his current sign-in location was Qingyun Sect’s Ancestral Hall.
• Ye Xuan wondered how he could reach the forbidden Ancestral Hall without arousing suspicion.

After half a month of training under Ye Xuan, Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan made surprising progress in cultivation. Tian Buyi discovered that Zhang Xiaofan had also sensed spiritual energy, leaving Great Bamboo Peak astonished and pleased.

• Lin Jingyu chopped through a stalk of Black Bamboo, while Zhang Xiaofan nearly finished cutting his own.
• Ye Xuan reflected on how the Marrow Cleansing Pills and training in Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao had accelerated both juniors’ cultivation, and worried about completing his sign-in mission at the Qingyun Sect Ancestral Hall.
• Tian Buyi praised Lin Jingyu for circulating his energy through a complete cycle and credited Ye Xuan for guiding the juniors.
• Zhang Xiaofan timidly revealed that he had sensed spiritual energy, and Tian Buyi confirmed that spiritual power was circulating through his meridians.
• Tian Buyi realized the Marrow Cleansing Pill had greatly improved Zhang Xiaofan’s aptitude and celebrated the juniors’ progress at Great Bamboo Peak.

Ye Xuan asked Tian Buyi to teach him Qingyun Sect’s four great sword arts, and Tian Buyi agreed to begin with the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art. Ye Xuan planned to use that opening to pursue the other arts, including a chance to visit the Ancestral Hall and learn Slay Ghosts and Gods.

• Tian Buyi celebrated Zhang Xiaofan’s successful Spirit Induction into Body and imagined Great Bamboo Peak rising in the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.
• Ye Xuan visited Tian Buyi and explained that he wanted a decisive offensive technique after gaining insight from watching his junior brothers cultivate.
• Ye Xuan asked Tian Buyi to teach him the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, the Sword Leading Azure Dragon True Art, Slay Ghosts and Gods, and the Seven Stars Sword Art.
• Tian Buyi explained that the four arts were difficult to obtain and teach, then agreed to teach Ye Xuan the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art first.
• Ye Xuan planned to ask for the remaining arts later and guessed that Daoxuan might allow him to study Slay Ghosts and Gods at the Ancestral Hall.

Tian Buyi demonstrated the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art to Ye Xuan, who grasped its principles immediately. The chapter left Tian Buyi and Su Ru stunned as Ye Xuan successfully began summoning thunder after seeing the technique once.

• Tian Buyi summoned lightning into the Crimson Flame Immortal Sword to demonstrate the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art.
• Ye Xuan identified how vital energy resonated with the thunder spirit energy, startling Tian Buyi and Su Ru with his understanding.
• Tian Buyi challenged Ye Xuan to demonstrate the technique and promised to teach him anything he wanted if he succeeded.
• Ye Xuan drew the Chang Qing Sword, copied Tian Buyi's Seven Stars footwork, and recited the incantation.
• Clouds gathered above Ye Xuan as tiny arcs of electricity appeared, leaving Tian Buyi and Su Ru in disbelief.

Ye Xuan mastered the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art after seeing Tian Buyi demonstrate it once, then asked to learn Slay Ghosts and Gods, a technique Tian Buyi did not know. Su Ru persuaded Tian Buyi to seek Daoxuan’s help, and Tian Buyi set off for Heaven-Piercing Peak to show off Ye Xuan’s talent.

• Ye Xuan wielded the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art and asked Tian Buyi to teach him Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Tian Buyi stalled Ye Xuan by warning that learning another technique too soon could make him go berserk, then retreated into Shou Jing Hall.
• Tian Buyi admitted to Su Ru that he did not know Slay Ghosts and Gods and worried about how to answer Ye Xuan.
• Su Ru suggested Daoxuan might know the technique’s method and incantation because of his friendship with Wan.
• Tian Buyi agreed to take Ye Xuan to Heaven-Piercing Peak and left to show Daoxuan his disciple’s aptitude.

Tian Buyi visited Dao Xuan at Yuqing Hall and asked whether he remembered Wan Jianyi’s Slay Ghosts and Gods technique, revealing that his new seventh disciple, Ye Xuan, wanted to learn it. He proudly described Ye Xuan’s extraordinary cultivation, leaving Dao Xuan stunned by the claim that a twelve-year-old had reached the Shangqing Realm.

• Tian Buyi arrived at Heaven-Piercing Peak in high spirits and calmly drank tea with Dao Xuan.
• Tian Buyi asked Dao Xuan about Wan Jianyi’s Slay Ghosts and Gods technique, provoking Dao Xuan’s anger.
• Tian Buyi said he would not learn the technique himself but wanted his newly accepted disciple to learn it.
• Dao Xuan warned that Great Bamboo Peak’s disciples could not withstand the dangerous technique and guessed Tian Buyi had accepted a talented new disciple.
• Tian Buyi identified the disciple as Ye Xuan and boasted that he had reached the Shangqing Realm at twelve years old.

Dao Xuan was stunned when Tian Buyi revealed that Ye Xuan was twelve years old and had reached the Shangqing Realm, then recognized him as a rare hope for the Qingyun Sect. After hearing of Ye Xuan’s talent and resolve, Dao Xuan reconsidered whether to let him learn Slay Ghosts and Gods.

• Tian Buyi told Dao Xuan that twelve-year-old Ye Xuan had reached the Shangqing Realm, and Dao Xuan angrily demanded proof.
• Tian Buyi argued that Ye Xuan’s rescue of Puzhi from a powerful ambusher supported his claim, and Dao Xuan realized Ye Xuan might truly be at the Shangqing Realm.
• Dao Xuan reflected on Ye Xuan’s Innate Dao Body and recognized him as a potential source of strength for the Qingyun Sect.
• Tian Buyi explained that Ye Xuan preferred Slay Ghosts and Gods to ordinary sword arts because its fierce, unyielding style suited him.
• Dao Xuan warned that Slay Ghosts and Gods could destroy an unqualified cultivator, but Tian Buyi insisted Ye Xuan’s constitution, strength, and comprehension made him suited to the technique.

Tian Buyi persuaded Daoxuan to give Ye Xuan a chance to learn Slay Ghosts and Gods, and Daoxuan agreed to test him. Tian Buyi returned to Great Bamboo Peak and told Ye Xuan to go to Heaven-Piercing Peak the next day for the test.

• Daoxuan decided to seek help from the old man in the Ancestral Hall and agreed to consider teaching Ye Xuan Slay Ghosts and Gods after seeing him.
• Tian Buyi secured Daoxuan's promise and hurried back to Great Bamboo Peak.
• Daoxuan reflected on Wan Jianyi and felt renewed hope for the Qingyun Sect because of Ye Xuan's talent.
• Tian Buyi told Ye Xuan to visit Heaven-Piercing Peak the next day and pass Daoxuan's test to learn Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Ye Xuan concealed his delight as he realized his plan had succeeded.

Ye Xuan demonstrated his control of the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art to Dao Xuan, proving he was qualified to learn the True Art of Slay Ghosts and Gods. Dao Xuan declined to teach him and sent him to seek the Qingyun Sect elder who guarded the Ancestral Hall.

• Ye Xuan met Dao Xuan in Yuqing Hall and explained why he wanted to learn the True Art of Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Dao Xuan demanded that Ye Xuan attack him to prove his qualification.
• Ye Xuan summoned a gale and gathered dark clouds with the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, then stopped the technique before it could unleash thunder.
• Dao Xuan praised Ye Xuan's talent but said he would not teach him the True Art of Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Dao Xuan gave Ye Xuan a token and directed him to the Ancestral Hall to seek the old man who swept there.

Ye Xuan signed in at the Qingyun Sect Ancestral Hall and obtained a compendium of low-tier talismans, giving him a powerful new skill. He worried about the system’s next sign-in location at Blood Dripping Cave, then approached the hall hoping to learn Wan Jianyi’s Slay Ghosts and Gods technique and encountered a one-armed old man sweeping leaves.

• Ye Xuan signed in at the Qingyun Sect Ancestral Hall and received the Compendium of Low-tier Talismans.
• Ye Xuan absorbed knowledge of thousands of talismans and realized that drawing them with spiritual power could greatly strengthen his combat options.
• Ye Xuan checked his Attribute Panel and saw that his next sign-in location was Blood Dripping Cave.
• Ye Xuan decided to claim what he could from the Ancestral Hall and considered learning Wan Jianyi’s Slay Ghosts and Gods technique.
• Ye Xuan heard someone sweeping and found a stooped, one-armed old man carefully sweeping fallen leaves beside the hall.

Ye Xuan met the one-armed old man Wan Jianyi at the Qingyun Sect ancestral hall and persuaded him to teach Slay Ghosts and Gods. Wan Jianyi launched a single deadly strike, and Ye Xuan charged into the clash to grasp its meaning.

• Ye Xuan waited silently as the old man swept the ancestral hall, then introduced himself as a disciple of Great Bamboo Peak sent by Daoxuan Zhenren.
• When Daoxuan's name was mentioned, the old man released a terrifying killing intent, but Ye Xuan stood firm and presented his token.
• The old man learned that Ye Xuan was twelve and already in the Shangqing Realm, then recognized him as an Innate Dao Body.
• Ye Xuan argued that mastering Slay Ghosts and Gods required an unrestrained spirit, prompting the old man to agree to teach him through a single attack.
• The old man vanished and thrust his bamboo broom at Ye Xuan, who summoned the Chang Qing Sword and lunged forward to meet the strike.

Ye Xuan passed Wan Jianyi’s test and learned that Slay Ghosts and Gods depended on will rather than sword techniques. Wan Jianyi judged Ye Xuan’s foundations and Dao insufficient for the full art, then showed him Severed Thought and explained how he had developed it.

• Ye Xuan and Lei Wen withstood Wan Jianyi’s strike, and Lei Wen recognized the defiant intent behind Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Wan Jianyi invited Ye Xuan into the Ancestral Hall, where Ye Xuan recognized him as the former Qingyun Sect prodigy depicted in a painting.
• Wan Jianyi told Ye Xuan that he could teach him Slay Ghosts and Gods, but not until Ye Xuan’s foundations and Dao were purer.
• Wan Jianyi explained that Slay Ghosts and Gods required gathering one’s essence, energy, and spirit into a single intent, then demonstrated a pure cleaving will.
• Wan Jianyi showed Ye Xuan Severed Thought, a mind-tempering art he had derived from Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao while trapped in seclusion.

Ye Xuan practiced Wan Jianyi’s Method of Severing Thoughts in the ancestral hall and reached its initial stage in half a month, aided by Ancestor Qingye’s lingering sword intent. Wan Jianyi then led him to the back mountain to teach him another cultivation method.

• Wan Jianyi taught Ye Xuan the dangerous Method of Severing Thoughts and told him to practice near Ancestor Qingye’s lingering sword intent.
• Ye Xuan repeatedly struck at his desire to become stronger, enduring severe pain as his thoughts grew clearer and more focused.
• Wan Jianyi watched Ye Xuan practice and hoped he would surpass him without repeating his past mistakes.
• After half a month, Ye Xuan sensed the meaning of severance, and Wan Jianyi praised his progress and Innate Dao Body.
• Wan Jianyi led Ye Xuan to the back mountain to teach him another cultivation method.

Ye Xuan trained with Wan Jianyi’s Woodcutting Scripture, strengthening his foundation and reaching the third layer of the Shangqing Realm. Wan Jianyi explained to Dao Xuan Zhenren that he was preparing Ye Xuan’s Dao Heart before teaching him Slay Ghosts and Gods, and promised to return him before the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.

• Ye Xuan practiced ten thousand daily sword swings with a bamboo sword, honing his strength and intent without spiritual power.
• Wan Jianyi watched Ye Xuan’s progress and reflected that the Woodcutting Scripture was his Eternal Treasure Return to One Art, which was solidifying Ye Xuan’s cultivation.
• Dao Xuan Zhenren visited Wan Jianyi and noticed Ye Xuan had advanced from the second to the third layer of the Shangqing Realm in three months.
• Wan Jianyi told Dao Xuan that Tian Buyi had been pestering him about taking Ye Xuan as a disciple, while Dao Xuan had been taking the blame for Ye Xuan’s absence.
• Wan Jianyi explained that he was building Ye Xuan’s Dao Heart before teaching him the dangerous Slay Ghosts and Gods sword art.
• Dao Xuan said he could barely keep Tian Buyi at bay, and Wan Jianyi promised Ye Xuan would return before the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.

Tian Buyi worried that Ye Xuan had been kept at Heaven-Piercing Peak for two years, while Su Ru reminded him that Great Bamboo Peak had grown stronger in his absence. The chapter ended with Tian Buyi demanding to know where his other disciples had gone after two years without a letter.

• Tian Buyi complained that Ye Xuan had not returned from Heaven-Piercing Peak in two years and suspected Daoxuan wanted to take him as a disciple.
• Su Ru reassured Tian Buyi and pointed out that Great Bamboo Peak had changed for the better during Ye Xuan’s absence.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru noted that Lin Jingyu had reached the peak of the Third Layer of the Yuqing Realm and Zhang Xiaofan the peak of the Second Layer.
• Su Ru told Tian Buyi that Lu Xueqi had reached the Fifth Layer of the Yuqing Realm, making him proud.
• Tian Buyi lamented Song Daren and He Dazhi’s lack of progress, then asked where the disciples who had gone down the mountain two years earlier were.

After two years of cultivation in Qingyun Sect’s Ancestral Hall, Ye Xuan had reached the seventh layer of the Shangqing Realm. Wan Jianyi told him he had one final move to teach, and Ye Xuan realized it was the forbidden sword art Slay Ghosts and Gods.

• Ye Xuan reviewed his cultivation status and saw that he had advanced to the seventh layer of the Shangqing Realm without pills.
• Wan Jianyi recognized Ye Xuan’s breakthrough and reflected on how quickly his Innate Dao Body had surpassed expectations.
• Ye Xuan credited his progress to the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao and Wan Jianyi’s guidance.
• Wan Jianyi told Ye Xuan that he had little left to teach him except one move.
• Ye Xuan eagerly asked Wan Jianyi to instruct him in Slay Ghosts and Gods.