Recaps

Qin Guan settled into a secluded courtyard on Great Strength Peak after Fan Qiu warned him that hardship cultivation was grueling. At the same time, the peak masters debated whether Bai You and Nan Rou were spies, and Yan Zhaoxue ultimately went to visit Qin Guan.

• Fan Qiu refused to guide Qin Guan and told him to give up the Martial Path, while Xu Yan encouraged Qin Guan not to take the rebuff personally.
• Tie Zhan sent Xiao Hui to help Qin Guan and the other new disciples collect necessities, arrange lodging, and tour Great Strength Peak.
• Qin Guan rested in his courtyard and wondered whether Nan Rou and his senior sister were being treated well at Yuxiao Peak.
• Cang Song and Wu Yin urged Sect Master Yu Zhaonian to investigate or expel Bai You and Nan Rou over suspected ties to the Blood Sword Alliance, while Yan Zhaoxue defended them.
• Yu Zhaonian said he would ask his superiors to decide, and Yan Zhaoxue appeared at a courtyard on Great Strength Peak.

Qin Guan and Little Black Tower ambushed Yan Zhaoxue, sealed her power, and humiliated her to force her to stop monitoring him. Qin Guan unlocked her seal after confronting her about making things difficult for him, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Qin Guan tricked Yan Zhaoxue into approaching him, and Little Black Tower immobilized her while Qin Guan sealed her divine sense and Spiritual Power.
• Qin Guan threw Yan Zhaoxue onto the bed, slapped her, and threatened her with an aphrodisiac.
• Yan Zhaoxue begged Qin Guan to stop monitoring him and let him choose a peak, but he gave her the pill anyway.
• Qin Guan demanded to know why Yan Zhaoxue had made things difficult for him despite his having saved her in the Beast Abyss, and she said she had suspected him of threatening the sect.
• Qin Guan unlocked Yan Zhaoxue's seal.

Qin Guan went to Exile Mountain to complete a new disciple task, but a group of disciples tried to claim the demonic wolf he had found. After Qin Guan defeated them, their leader’s cousin arrived with a group and reached for his sword.

• Wei Dayou gave Qin Guan and the other new disciples booklets containing sect rules and basic cultivation methods, and ordered them to study for a test.
• Qin Guan read the rules, learned that disciples had to complete monthly tasks, and accepted a mission to kill a first-rank Demonic Beast.
• At Exile Mountain, Qin Guan found a demonic wolf, but four newcomers tried to take it as the last beast their junior sister needed.
• Qin Guan kicked the four disciples aside, killed the wolf, and injured the burly young man with a stone after he accused Qin Guan of breaking the Sect Rules.
• The young woman went to fetch her cousin, then returned with the White-robed Youth Carrying a Sword and his group; he confronted Qin Guan and reached for his sword.

After returning from Exile Mountain, Qin Guan accepted all fifteen tasks to kill Demonic Beasts there and headed back to complete them. Meanwhile, Heaven Sword Peak confronted Great Strength Peak over Qin Guan, and Lu Jun ended all cooperation between their peaks when Tie Zhan refused to hand him over without proof.

• Qin Guan asked the Mission Pavilion Elder to take multiple tasks and accepted all fifteen Exile Mountain Demonic Beast tasks, with a deadline of half a month.
• More than thirty Heaven Sword Peak disciples arrived at Great Strength Peak and demanded that Qin Guan be handed over for allegedly stealing their Demonic Beasts and beating their members.
• Wei Dayou and Tie Zhan learned that Heaven Sword Peak was accusing Qin Guan, and Tie Zhan demanded evidence before taking action against his Junior Brother.
• Lu Jun challenged Great Strength Peak to a duel, then declared that Heaven Sword Peak would end all cooperation with them after Tie Zhan refused.

Qin Guan completed his mission and learned that Heaven Sword Peak planned to retaliate against Great Strength Peak after he fought its disciples. Meanwhile, Nan Rou thought about Qin Guan at Yuxiao Peak and concealed from Yan Zhaoxue that he was her husband.

• Qin Guan turned in all fifteen mission targets, including the last three sixth-tier Demonic Beasts, and received a Merit Card with one hundred Contribution Value.
• Wei Dayou told Qin Guan that Lu Jun had tried to arrest him and that a senior disciple had stopped Lu Jun, but Heaven Sword Peak would retaliate against Great Strength Peak.
• Qin Guan said he would keep moving forward, and Wei Dayou tested him with a sudden punch before warning him to study the Sect Rules for the next morning.
• Nan Rou thought about Qin Guan while sitting beneath the moon at Yuxiao Peak, and Yan Zhaoxue asked whether she knew him.
• Nan Rou told Yan Zhaoxue that Qin Guan was a friend she had met only a few times and did not reveal that he was her husband.

Xu Yan brought Qin Guan to watch Fan Qiu train, hoping the Third Senior Brother would guide Qin Guan in opening his Martial Cultivator Battle Gates. Fan Qiu learned that Qin Guan had Innate Divine Strength but had opened no Battle Gates, then challenged him to show his strength.

• Qin Guan used Little Black Tower’s prompts to answer the Sect Rules examination, passed, and Xu Yan asked him to stay behind.
• Xu Yan led Qin Guan to Fan Qiu’s training ground, where he saw Fan Qiu standing beneath a waterfall with a huge boulder on his shoulders.
• Fan Qiu spotted Xu Yan and Qin Guan, threw a boulder toward them, and confronted them after they dodged it.
• Xu Yan told Fan Qiu that Qin Guan had defeated more than thirty Heaven Sword Peak disciples using only Brute Force.
• Fan Qiu learned that Qin Guan had Innate Divine Strength but had not opened any Battle Gates, and he challenged Qin Guan to demonstrate his strength.

Fan Qiu asked Qin Guan to teach him how to open the Eighth Gate, while Xu Yan urged him to keep his Ninth Realm strength secret for the Five Peaks Team Tournament. At the tournament, rival peaks prepared to target Great Strength Peak, and Qin Guan caught Nan Rou’s attention before the teams went to draw lots.

• Fan Qiu asked Qin Guan to teach him how to open the Eighth Gate, and Xu Yan insisted he show sincerity before Qin Guan helped him.
• Xu Yan told Fan Qiu to keep Qin Guan’s Ninth Realm cultivation secret until the Five Peaks Team Tournament.
• Two days later, disciples from all five peaks gathered for the tournament, with Heaven Sword Peak and Xianyao Peak ready to take revenge on Great Strength Peak.
• Nan Rou spotted Qin Guan at the Training Ground, and they exchanged playful looks until Bai You warned her not to pay attention to him.
• A White Robed Old Man called the teams to draw lots, while Great Strength Peak’s disciples worried about facing powerful opponents and glanced toward Qin Guan.

The matches began, and Heaven Sword Peak’s first team humiliated and eliminated Great Strength Peak’s strongest team. Yuxiao Peak’s Bai You revealed she was at the Half-step Unity Realm during her clash with Su Qingyu, who still sought revenge for her family’s massacre.

• The White Robed Old Man began the tournament, and Heaven Sword Peak’s first team faced Tie Zhan’s Great Strength Peak team.
• Heaven Sword Peak eliminated Tian Boguang, Wang Hai, Fan Qiu, and finally Tie Zhan before the time limit, knocking Great Strength Peak out of the tournament.
• The first teams from Yuxiao Peak and Xianyao Peak took the platform, where disciples noticed Bai You had joined Yuxiao Peak’s lineup.
• The chapter revealed that Bei Ming had forbidden the sect from acting against Bai You or Nan Rou, leaving Su Qingyu to postpone her revenge and continue cultivating.
• Su Qingyu attacked Bai You as the match began, but Bai You countered with her spear and sent Su Qingyu flying.
• The crowd discovered that Bai You had reached the Half-step Unity Realm.

Xu Dahong tried to repair relations with Heaven Sword Peak and win Yan Zhaoxue’s favor, but she rejected his offer. In the tournament, Qin Guan’s match against Yuxiao Peak began with him swiftly overpowering his opponent and two disciples who came to help.

• Cang Song taunted Xu Dahong over Great Strength Peak’s poor standing and Qin Guan’s exploits, while Wu Yin said Heaven Sword Peak’s defeat was over.
• Xu Dahong tried to ally Great Strength Peak with Yuxiao Peak, but Yan Zhaoxue coldly refused.
• Qin Guan and Xu Yan entered the tournament as Great Strength Peak’s last remaining contestants, and Fan Qiu eagerly watched Qin Guan.
• A Yuxiao Peak disciple threatened Qin Guan for looking at Nan Rou, then charged him when the match began.
• Qin Guan kicked the disciple in the groin and struck him into the air, then knocked away two Yuxiao Peak disciples who attacked him.
• Qin Guan kicked the first disciple into the arena’s Light Screen array.

The final melee began with the peaks weighing their chances, and Heaven Sword Peak targeted Great Strength Peak before facing Yuxiao Peak. Qin Guan stepped forward to protect his teammates from a Ninth Realm opponent, while Fan Qiu recognized the force behind his words.

• Xu Yan and Qin Guan's teammates warned him to keep his head down and survive the final match, while Xu Yan threatened him with copying the Sect Rules if he won no reward.
• The Peak Masters discussed their teams' prospects, with Heaven Sword Peak, Yuxiao Peak, and Qingmu Peak expected to claim the top three places.
• After the Elder started the match, Lu Jun arranged for Heaven Sword Peak to eliminate Great Strength Peak before settling the contest with Bai You and Yuxiao Peak.
• Chen Yang approached Great Strength Peak, and Qin Guan stepped ahead of his teammates, declaring that no one would get past him.
• Fan Qiu watched Qin Guan with excitement, recognizing the significance of his declaration.

Qin Guan single-handedly defeated Heaven Sword Peak in the Team Tournament, earning Great Strength Peak a moment of vindication. After Wu Yin and Xu Dahong clashed over his actions, Qin Guan turned his attack toward Xianyao Peak.

• Qin Guan stopped Lu Jun from surrendering, then defeated the remaining Heaven Sword Peak disciples and demanded that they bow their heads to Great Strength Peak.
• Wu Yin confronted Qin Guan, but Xu Dahong intervened and challenged him until the tournament elder ordered them to stop.
• Qin Guan eliminated Lu Jun, making Heaven Sword Peak the first team out of the tournament and leaving them in last place.
• Xu Dahong and Great Strength Peak celebrated while Wu Yin led Heaven Sword Peak away.
• Qin Guan suddenly attacked the Xianyao Peak disciples inside the Illusion Array.

After the Team Tournament, Qin Guan taught Fan Qiu about the Seven Gates’ killing intent and gave him seven strands of Killing Thought Qi to study. Qin Guan explained his Shocking Gate Thunder Movement to the gathered disciples, who recoiled from the idea of seeing him open the Killing Gate, while Xu Dahong struggled to get their attention.

• After the Team Tournament ended, Qin Guan arrived at Great Strength Peak and received praise from Xu Yan and the other disciples.
• Fan Qiu offered Qin Guan his resources in exchange for guidance on the Eight Gates.
• Qin Guan explained the killing intent hidden in the Seven Gates and passed seven strands of Killing Thought Qi to Fan Qiu.
• Fan Qiu thanked Qin Guan, but Qin Guan returned the Storage Bag and told him to keep strengthening his body.
• Qin Guan explained that his lightning came from cultivating the Shocking Gate, and the disciples pleaded with him not to open the Killing Gate.
• Xu Dahong coughed twice to get the disciples’ attention, but they ignored him as Tie Zhan laughed.

Qin Guan asked Xu Dahong about Qi Refiners and the Illusion Sea Heavenly Realm, prompting his master to correct his wavering resolve and bring him to a secluded cultivation cave. The chapter ended with Qin Guan asking how he could enter the sect’s ancient ruin to cultivate.

• Xu Dahong gave Qin Guan a Storage Bag of rare resources, then told him to trade an unwanted Spirit Crystal Stone at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion.
• When Qin Guan said he was tired of cultivating, Xu Dahong repeatedly knocked him off a cliff and warned that his Dao Heart had wavered.
• Qin Guan explained that he envied Qi Refiners, and Xu Dahong reminded him that other cultivators envied him too and urged him never to give up casually.
• Xu Dahong took Qin Guan to a secluded Cultivation Cave Mansion and said he could use the place belonging to his absent Second Senior Brother.
• Xu Dahong told Qin Guan that his Second Senior Brother was cultivating in the Illusion Sea Heavenly Realm, an ancient ruin around which the Xuantian Sect had been founded.
• Qin Guan eagerly asked Xu Dahong how he could enter the Illusion Sea Heavenly Realm.

At Dao Seeking Academy, Qin Guan disrupted class and won over a scolding disciple with a Fire Dragon Fruit before Bai Fuzi asked the students to define the Dao. Nan Rou began explaining her view, but her answer was left unfinished.

• A disciple admitted he only knew how to write “one,” and another said she could write her own name, so Bai Fuzi called them to sit at the front.
• Qin Guan sat beside Nan Rou and tricked a Yuxiao Peak disciple into appearing to insult Bai Fuzi, who warned her against foul language.
• Qin Guan gave the disciple a Fire Dragon Fruit, and she stopped being angry with him.
• Bai Fuzi showed the class visions conjured from a Dao Character and asked what the Dao was.
• A Heaven Sword Peak disciple called the Dao the sword, a Qingmu Peak disciple called it a fist, and an Xianyao Peak disciple called it ritual and law; Bai Fuzi stopped their argument.
• Bai Fuzi asked Nan Rou for her view, and she began describing the natural world and the lives of common folk.

Qin Guan struggled to learn brushwork under Bai Fuzi’s stern instruction, while Nan Rou patiently taught him. That night, Qin Guan secretly found Nan Rou at her cave mansion, where they embraced.

• Bai Fuzi corrected Qin Guan’s brush grip and struck his palm with a ruler when he failed to hold it properly.
• Bai Fuzi asked Nan Rou to teach Qin Guan how to write, and she patiently instructed him while he admired her.
• After the disciples copied the Dao Scripture and heard Bai Fuzi’s lecture, he assigned them essays on their understanding of the Dao.
• That night, Qin Guan sneaked to Nan Rou’s cave mansion at the Back Mountain of Yuxiao Peak, and she pulled him inside.
• Qin Guan and Nan Rou embraced in the cave mansion, meeting in secret despite being husband and wife.

Wu Ning challenged Qin Guan to fight on the Enmity Platform, and Qin Guan accepted despite being unable to use his sword. During class, he reflected on how his Martial Path and Sword Dao came together as the Path of Invincibility, before Bai Fuzi confronted Li Ergou over his homework.

• The disciples discussed Wu Ning's strength and her challenge to Qin Guan on the Enmity Platform.
• Qin Guan joined Nan Rou and Bai You in class, reassured Nan Rou, and declined Bai You's offer to fight Wu Ning for him.
• Bai Fuzi had the disciples copy the Dao Scripture while he corrected their assignments.
• Qin Guan reflected that his fist and sword shared the same source and that his Dao was invincibility.
• Bai Fuzi angrily called out Li Ergou and demanded to know why his scroll equated the Heavenly Dao with the hen-laying-eggs theory.

Qin Guan faced Wu Ning on the Enmity Platform despite Xu Dahong's warning about her Dragon Elephant Hegemonic Body. After their first clash sent Wu Ning farther than Qin Guan, he used a phantom to attack from above, where their fists met in a stalemate.

• Xu Dahong warned Qin Guan that Wu Ning's Dragon Elephant Hegemonic Body made her stronger than a Tenth Realm cultivator, but Qin Guan stepped onto the platform anyway.
• Qin Guan and Wu Ning traded insults before she unleashed her Ninth Realm cultivation and Dragon Elephant Hegemonic Body.
• Wu Ning struck Qin Guan with her Hegemon Fist, but Qin Guan's Chaos Power-powered punch sent her flying farther than he was knocked back.
• Wu Ning dismissed Qin Guan's strength, but he vanished and reappeared in front of her as a phantom.
• Wu Ning sensed Qin Guan behind her and punched upward as he attacked from above, leaving their fists locked in a stalemate.

After Qin Guan defeated Wu Ning, the Black Robe Elder took her away and Wu Yin declared Heaven Sword Peak enemies of Great Strength Peak. Qin Guan returned to cultivation, where he devised a dangerous way to combine Chaos Qi with compressed Gang Qi.

• The Black Robe Elder took the unconscious Wu Ning and warned Qin Guan that he would remember him, while Wu Yin declared Heaven Sword Peak and Great Strength Peak sworn enemies.
• Wu Yin threatened Qin Guan before leaving, and Xu Dahong led Qin Guan and the Great Strength Peak disciples away from the Main Peak.
• Sect Master Yu Zhaonian confronted Wu Yin over his interference in the duel, but Wu Yin rejected his authority and asserted Heaven Sword Peak's influence.
• Qin Guan studied Chaos Qi in the Little Black Tower and proposed using it to compress and fuse with Gang Qi, while the tower warned that the method could rupture his meridians.

Qin Guan attended Bai Fuzi’s lesson and followed him to the academy’s courtyard, where Bai Fuzi put him to work hauling water. Over dinner, Bai Fuzi used flames to heat the many dishes Qin Guan had received from Nan Rou.

• Bai Fuzi resumed teaching the Dao Scripture, and Qin Guan listened from the classroom doorway while Nan Rou secretly gave him a Storage Bag full of food.
• Bai Fuzi took Qin Guan to the courtyard and ordered him to haul water and chop wood.
• Qin Guan carried more than a thousand buckets, but the water level in Bai Fuzi’s vat barely rose.
• Bai Fuzi called Qin Guan to eat, and Qin Guan brought Nan Rou’s dishes out of the Storage Bag.
• Bai Fuzi heated the spread with flames, then began eating the warmed food.

Qin Guan struggled to meet Bai Fuzi’s demand that he improve his handwriting, while he and Nan Rou cooked for Bai Fuzi and spent the evening at his courtyard. The chapter left Qin Guan grinding beans as Bai Fuzi discovered Nan Rou’s talent for chess.

• Bai Fuzi teased Qin Guan about Nan Rou and insisted that he improve his handwriting before he could pass Nan Rou’s Master’s judgment.
• Qin Guan arrived early at school and pondered how to improve his Gang Qi compression, but asked Nan Rou to help him cook for Bai Fuzi after class.
• Nan Rou cooked while Qin Guan copied her calligraphy, and the three of them ate together in the back courtyard.
• Bai Fuzi sent Qin Guan to grind beans, then asked Nan Rou to stay and play chess with him.
• Bai Fuzi realized Nan Rou played with skill and learned that she had taught herself by playing against herself.

Yan Zhaoxue confronted Qin Guan over his closeness to Nan Rou and warned him that his conflicts with powerful factions could damage Nan Rou’s future. Qin Guan dismissed her concerns, then returned to find Bai Fuzi and Nan Rou deeply absorbed in chess, while Yan Zhaoxue ordered him not to disturb them.

• Yan Zhaoxue summoned Qin Guan and accused him of pursuing Nan Rou, while Qin Guan said he sat beside her because Bai Fuzi had arranged it.
• Qin Guan reminded Yan Zhaoxue that he had saved her in Beast Abyss, and she fell silent because he had not taken advantage of her then.
• Yan Zhaoxue warned Qin Guan that his disputes with Heaven Sword Peak and Divine Body Hall could harm Nan Rou’s prospects in Xuantian Sect, but Qin Guan dismissed the sect’s importance.
• Qin Guan returned to the courtyard and saw Bai Fuzi and Nan Rou absorbed in a rare state of concentration over their chess game.
• Yan Zhaoxue returned, saw Bai Fuzi and Nan Rou’s concentration, and warned Qin Guan not to disturb them while grinding grain.

Nan Rou comprehended the Supreme Goodness is Like Water state of mind while playing chess with Bai Fuzi, astonishing the Xuantian Sect. The chapter ended with Yan Zhaoxue thanking Bai Fuzi for guiding her disciple.

• Bai Fuzi guided Nan Rou through the Dao Scripture as they played chess, and she entered a profound state of comprehension.
• The Water Curtain Barrier helped Yan Zhaoxue and Xu Dahong sense their bottlenecks loosening, and they sat down to comprehend the Dao.
• Little Black Tower told Qin Guan that the Dao Ancestor had written the widely circulated Dao Scripture, though few people could understand it.
• Nan Rou's Water Pattern Dao Seal blazed, and the four Dao characters Supreme Goodness is Like Water appeared above the Dao Seeking Academy before flowing into her seal.
• Nan Rou awoke with her Spiritual Power flowing smoothly, and the Peak Masters and Elders congratulated Yan Zhaoxue on her disciple's breakthrough.
• Yan Zhaoxue bowed to Bai Fuzi and thanked him for guiding Nan Rou.

Lin Yuan brought Ye Wushuang to Yuxiao Peak to propose to Nan Rou, but Yan Zhaoxue said the choice was Nan Rou’s. After learning Nan Rou had rejected Ye Wushuang, Qin Guan decided it was time to stop pretending at Xuantian Sect.

• Lin Yuan and Ye Wushuang asked Yan Zhaoxue to approve Ye Wushuang taking Nan Rou as his Dao Companion, and Yan Zhaoxue said she would respect Nan Rou’s decision.
• Lin Yuan told Ye Wushuang that Nan Rou would have to agree even if she refused, while Ye Wushuang suggested using force if necessary.
• Qin Guan finished grinding the soybeans overnight, then Bai Fuzi sent him flying toward class with Gang Qi.
• Bai You told Qin Guan that Nan Rou had rejected Ye Wushuang’s proposal and that Yan Zhaoxue seemed displeased.
• Qin Guan told Bai You and Nan Rou that they should stop pretending because they had established themselves in Xuantian Sect.

Qin Guan killed Ye Wushuang after Ye attacked him, and Bai Fuzi defended Qin Guan as acting in self-defense. Lin Yuan summoned Xuantian Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall, whose elders and other higher-ups arrived to find Ye Wushuang dead.

• Qin Guan admitted to killing Ye Wushuang, and Lin Yuan arrived and threatened to annihilate Qin Guan’s soul.
• Bai Fuzi stopped Lin Yuan from attacking Qin Guan and asked witnesses to explain what happened.
• Bai You and Nan Rou testified that Ye Wushuang attacked Qin Guan first after Qin Guan proposed settling their dispute in the arena.
• Bai Fuzi declared that Ye Wushuang had brought his death upon himself and forced Lin Yuan back, revealing his breakthrough into the Realm of Reincarnation.
• Lin Yuan summoned Xuantian Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall, and its Two Elders and other higher-ups arrived and saw Ye Wushuang’s body.

After Qin Guan was taken to Law Enforcement Hall over Ye Wushuang’s death, powerful figures manipulated the investigation against him. Lin Yuan then pressured Yan Zhaoxue to make Bai You and Nan Rou change their testimony, leaving Yan Zhaoxue to confront the two witnesses.

• Lin Yuan rejected Xu Dahong’s claim of self-defense and argued that Ye Wushuang’s life outweighed the standing of Great Strength Peak.
• A Law Enforcement Hall Elder took Qin Guan and the witnesses for questioning, while Bai Fuzi accompanied them and left his students to study.
• Bai You and Nan Rou testified that Ye Wushuang struck first, but four disciples gave false accounts after Wu Yin and Cang Song instructed them to frame Qin Guan.
• Yan Yao sided with Ye Wushuang after accepting Lin Yuan’s bribe, and Qin Guan was temporarily imprisoned in Heavenly Prison.
• Lin Yuan threatened Yan Zhaoxue over Yuxiao Peak’s disciples and demanded that Bai You and Nan Rou change their statements.
• Yan Zhaoxue told Bai You and Nan Rou about Lin Yuan’s pressure, and Nan Rou asked whether her master also wanted them to lie.