Chapter Summaries

Qiu Changtian, bound by the Kunlun Mirror to maintain an Invincible Persona, defeated his competitive junior sister Xu Yinglian in another sword spar. He reflected on his mission to find the six fragments of the Sky Mending Stone and learned that one lay in Yuxu Palace atop the Kunlun Sky Pillar.

• Qiu Changtian emerged from his cave to find Xu Yinglian challenging him to a sword spar with her family sword, Yujia.
• Qiu Changtian defeated Xu Yinglian with Yuyan, prompting the Kunlun Mirror to increase his Invincible Persona synchronization.
• Xu Yinglian demanded that Qiu Changtian keep sparring without holding back, then flew off after he questioned how long it would take her to beat him.
• Qiu Changtian recalled that the Kunlun Mirror had tasked him with finding six Sky Mending Stone fragments to prevent the world's destruction a thousand years later.
• Qiu Changtian knew one fragment was hidden in Yuxu Palace atop the Kunlun Sky Pillar.

Qiu Changtian attended the Ziwei Sect Master's lecture while hiding his real purpose and maintaining his genius persona. The Master revealed that Xu Yinglian's family had proposed a Dao Companion match and warned her that her obsession with surpassing Qiu Changtian threatened her Dao Heart.

• Qiu Changtian asked the Kunlun Mirror about the Sky Mending Stone fragments, learned they were concealed, and decided to focus on raising his cultivation before investigating.
• Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian attended the Ziwei Sect Master's lecture as Registered Disciples, standing at the back without meditation cushions.
• After the lecture, the Ziwei Sect Master told Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian that the Xu Family of Tiannan had sent a Geng Tie proposing they become Dao Companions, and both disciples refused.
• The Ziwei Sect Master told Xu Yinglian that her fixation on surpassing Qiu Changtian was an unstable Dao Heart and urged her to let go of comparison.
• Xu Yinglian confessed that she could not extinguish her obsession with defeating Qiu Changtian, while Qiu Changtian gained one point of synchronization with his Invincible Persona.
• The Ziwei Sect Master silently urged Qiu Changtian to take his distressed junior sister away.

Qiu Changtian rejected the idea of cultivating with Xu Yinglian and used the Kunlun Mirror to travel to Shushan as Ling Yunpo, hoping to find the second Sky Mending Stone fragment. There, he met Senior Sister An Zhisu, who began teaching him the basics of cultivation.

• Xu Yinglian apologized to Qiu Changtian, and he escorted her back before returning to his cave and meditating.
• The Kunlun Mirror urged Qiu Changtian to cultivate with Xu Yinglian to awaken her phoenix bird bloodline talent, but he chose to go to Shushan first.
• The Kunlun Mirror sent Qiu Changtian to Shushan as Ling Yunpo and revealed that the second Sky Mending Stone fragment lay three thousand meters underground.
• Ling Yunpo met Senior Sister An Zhisu, who explained the three stages of introductory cultivation and began teaching him the scriptures.

Ling Yunpo reached the Qi Refining Stage at Shushan, and An Zhisu took him to the Sword Pool to choose a sword. There, he learned why his senior sister was known as the Grass Cutting Sword Immortal and discovered that her sword fights had sometimes ended in deaths.

• Ling Yunpo told An Zhisu that he had cleared Shushan’s three trials, and she praised his aptitude before taking him to choose a sword.
• An Zhisu explained flying sword elements and orders while carrying Ling Yunpo to the Sword Pool.
• A pair of Shushan disciples recognized An Zhisu and nervously ushered her and Ling Yunpo into the Sword Pool.
• Ling Yunpo asked about An Zhisu’s Grass Cutting Sword Immortal nickname, and she explained that she had fought challengers from other peaks after her master entered seclusion.
• An Zhisu admitted that she sometimes lost control and ran challengers through the chest, and Ling Yunpo was stunned to learn it happened once or twice in every twenty fights.

Ling Yunpo visited Sword Pool with An Zhisu, synchronized with the Unyielding persona after promising to protect her, and summoned a mysterious black flying sword. The sword’s appearance caused the disciples guarding the pool to declare that a Tenth-Order Immortal Sword had appeared.

• An Zhisu explained the inscription on Sword Stele and told Ling Yunpo how to summon and choose a flying sword from Sword Pool.
• Ling Yunpo promised An Zhisu that he would not let her suffer grievances, increasing his synchronization with the Unyielding persona.
• Ling Yunpo tried to summon a sword using Innate Sword Bone, and Sword Pool erupted as a black flying sword flew into his hand.
• An Zhisu said she would check the records to identify the sword, while the Kunlun Mirror refused to answer Ling Yunpo’s questions about it.
• The disciples guarding Sword Pool arrived and identified the eruption as Astonishing Pool, declaring that a Tenth-Order Immortal Sword had appeared and calling for the elders.

True Lord Minghua approved Lou Zhizheng’s scheme to obtain Ling Yunpo’s tenth-order flying sword. On Green Snail Peak, An Zhisu began teaching Ling Yunpo the Qisha Sword Art, while the sword’s origins remained uncertain.

• True Lord Minghua concluded that Ling Yunpo’s black flying sword might be a tenth-order Immortal Sword resembling the lost Qingping Sword.
• Lou Zhizheng proposed challenging Ling Yunpo and having True Lord Minghua advance him to the Marrow Cleansing Stage so he could force Green Snail Peak to surrender the sword.
• True Lord Minghua approved Lou Zhizheng’s plan after he offered to bring the sword back to his master.
• Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu searched Su Jian’s books but could not determine whether the flying sword was the Qingping Sword reforged or merely a similar weapon.
• An Zhisu taught Ling Yunpo the Shushan Sword Control Technique and explained that Green Snail Peak’s Qisha Sword Art focused on attacking first and overwhelming the enemy.

Ling Yunpo learned how the Qisha Sword Art relied on relentless offense and watched An Zhisu demonstrate its moves. Meanwhile, Qiu Changtian saw that Xu Yinglian’s obsession was worsening and decided to lift her spirits, beginning with a deliberately provocative remark.

• Ling Yunpo questioned the Qisha Sword Art’s lack of defense, and An Zhisu explained how its speed and pressure could overwhelm opponents.
• An Zhisu demonstrated the Qisha Sword Art and sang a heroic song, while Ling Yunpo admitted he had been watching her instead of the sword moves.
• Qiu Changtian’s Invincible Persona synchronization value fell during a peaceful stretch, so he used the Kunlun Mirror to return to Golden Ridge and see Xu Yinglian.
• Qiu Changtian noticed Xu Yinglian’s gloom and growing obsession, then criticized her sword practice to provoke a reaction.

Qiu Changtian corrected Xu Yinglian's swordsmanship and answered her questions about cultivation, leaving her overwhelmed by his knowledge. Xu Yinglian flew away in defeat while Qiu Changtian gained more synchronization with his Invincible Persona.

• Xu Yinglian challenged Qiu Changtian after he claimed her swordsmanship had flaws, and he knocked her Yujia Sword aside to demonstrate them.
• Qiu Changtian explained how to correct the flaws and advised Xu Yinglian to understand and adapt the sword forms instead of following the fundamentals blindly.
• Xu Yinglian asked questions about the Kunlun Sword Control Technique, and Qiu Changtian answered them using his knowledge of the Shushan Sword Control Art.
• Xu Yinglian questioned Qiu Changtian about the Nine Heavens Pure Micro Entrance True Words and the Universal Clear Sound Minor Brightness Art, and he answered those questions as well.
• Xu Yinglian admitted his explanations were excellent, then flew away on the Yujia Sword while Qiu Changtian gained another synchronization point.

Qiu Changtian explained the Kunlun Heavenly Stairway and its trials to Xu Yinglian as they watched mortals climb toward the newly opened sect gates. He pointed out several gifted candidates, including Guan Zhan and Yan Zhitui, while Xu Yinglian insisted that no junior disciple could surpass her.

• Qiu Changtian told Xu Yinglian how the Heavenly Stairway sorted new disciples and explained the requirements for entering the Scripture Hall and learning the sect’s supreme techniques.
• Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian saw a boy stop climbing after an Outer Heavenly Demon weakened his resolve, and Qiu Changtian explained the stairway’s spiritual trial.
• Qiu Changtian said Xu Yinglian’s Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart could resist the demons and changed the subject when she asked about his Clear Dao Heart.
• Qiu Changtian identified Guan Zhan of the Guan Family of Longyou as the leading climber and Yan Zhitui of White Deer Cave Academy as the runner-up.
• Qiu Changtian teased Xu Yinglian that younger disciples might surpass her, and she angrily rejected the idea.

Guan Zhan and Yan Zhitui completed Kunlun’s Heavenly Stairway, where Xu Yinglian told them that Qiu Changtian had already been appointed Chief Disciple. After the entrance ceremony, Qiu Changtian gained five new disciples and considered how to guide them, while Xu Yinglian vowed to take his position from him.

• Guan Zhan crawled across the finish line just ahead of Yan Zhitui, and Xu Yinglian told them they had to attend the entrance ceremony and disciple-selection assembly.
• Guan Zhan protested that his finish made him Chief Disciple, but Xu Yinglian explained that Qiu Changtian had earned the position by climbing the closed Heavenly Stairway and possessing the Clear Dao Heart.
• The Heavenly Stairway closed, and 323 people completed the climb; five top-ranked disciples, including Guan Zhan and Yan Zhitui, chose to become disciples of the Kunlun Sect Master.
• Qiu Changtian reflected on the five new disciples’ aristocratic backgrounds and planned to educate them properly, then teased Xu Yinglian.
• Xu Yinglian denied accepting Qiu Changtian as Chief Disciple and vowed to defeat him and claim the position.

Qiu Changtian welcomed his new junior disciples to Golden Ridge, while Ling Yunpo investigated the third Sky Mending Stone’s location and prepared to infiltrate Penglai. The chapter left him adopting a new persona, Luo Yan, for the mission at Yuqing Temple.

• Qiu Changtian took his six new junior disciples to Golden Ridge by flying boat and used a healing art to warm them during the journey.
• Guan Zhan, Chen Zhen, Zhong Tianhuai, Yan Zhitui, and Jian Qingnan chose cave abodes, while Jian Qingnan learned that the nearby sunny cave belonged to Qiu Changtian.
• Ling Yunpo learned from the Kunlun Mirror that the third Sky Mending Stone was somewhere in Penglai’s Yuqing Temple, though its location was obscured by spatial displacement.
• Ling Yunpo selected a comprehension-focused talent and the Hypocritical persona for his undercover mission, and the Kunlun Mirror named him Luo Yan.

Luo Yan arrived at Penglai Yuqing Temple seeking instruction and met Shi Liuli, who guided him toward the entrance exam. After realizing the exam required more preparation than he could manage in an hour, he decided to return to Qiu Changtian and study the Daozang at Kunlun.

• Luo Yan reached Penglai Yuqing Temple and watched Shi Liuli destroy a white jade puppet with the Heaven-Turning Seal.
• Shi Liuli agreed to guide Luo Yan into the sect after he said he had come to seek instruction.
• Shi Liuli explained the Daozang and the entrance exam, then sent Luo Yan into the Scripture Depository to study for one shichen.
• Luo Yan found twenty-four books on the Three Caverns and realized he could not read them all before the exam.
• Luo Yan asked the Kunlun Mirror to return him to Qiu Changtian so he could prepare at Kunlun's Scripture Depository.

Qiu Changtian studied the Daozang and sparred with Xu Yinglian, who believed she had won their debate, before he reloaded into Luo Yan at Penglai Yuqing Temple. Luo Yan prepared for his final exam while Shi Liuli abandoned her post to rush for Beauty-Nourishing Pills.

• Qiu Changtian spent several days studying the Daozang, and Xu Yinglian offered to explain it to him.
• Qiu Changtian questioned Xu Yinglian about the Three Caverns, and she answered his questions fluently, pleased whenever he acknowledged her answers.
• Xu Yinglian declared herself the winner of their debate, but Qiu Changtian refused to admit defeat and returned to Jinling Cave Mansion.
• Qiu Changtian asked A Jing to reload, and the Kunlun Mirror sent him to Penglai Yuqing Temple as Luo Yan to search for the Sky Mending Stone.
• Luo Yan reviewed the Daozang in preparation for his final exam while Shi Liuli left to buy Beauty-Nourishing Pills with several senior sisters.

Luo Yan passed Yuqing Temple’s entrance examination and became a Top Jia disciple, while Ling Yunpo continued training in Shushan. After An Zhisu returned gravely wounded, Ling Yunpo treated her and stayed by her side until she woke, then learned that Green Snail Peak would face hard times.

• Luo Yan read scriptures with One Hear Thousand Comprehensions, earned a perfect score on the entrance examination, and registered as a Top Jia disciple of Yuqing Temple.
• Ling Yunpo practiced the Shushan Sword Control Art and resolved to find a Core Formation method for An Zhisu if his master remained in seclusion.
• An Zhisu returned to Green Snail Peak covered in wounds and collapsed from exhaustion, so Ling Yunpo carried her inside and treated her injuries.
• Ling Yunpo kept watch until An Zhisu woke, then explained why he had removed her clothes while treating her.
• An Zhisu dressed and told Ling Yunpo that Green Snail Peak would have to get by on hard times.

Ling Yunpo learned that An Zhisu had been gravely wounded in a duel after confronting the Hall of Governance over Green Snail Peak’s reduced allowance, though she had killed her opponent. After returning to his Qiu Changtian identity, he decided to find a way to get Ling Yunpo more money.

• An Zhisu told Ling Yunpo that the Hall of Governance had replaced Green Snail Peak’s mid-grade spirit stone allowance with low-grade stones, and that Stone Ziming had wounded her with a secret art before she killed him.
• Ling Yunpo vowed to avenge An Zhisu, but she warned that their allowance problem remained unresolved and planned to sell valuables left by Su Jian.
• Ling Yunpo admitted that he liked An Zhisu, then told the Kunlun Mirror that he was focused on becoming powerful enough to gather the Sky Mending Stone and avert the Age of Dharma’s End.
• Ling Yunpo reloaded into his Qiu Changtian identity at Jinling Cave Mansion, where he resolved to find a way to get Ling Yunpo some money.

Qiu Changtian asked Ziwei Sect Master for permission to venture out with Xu Yinglian, claiming he wanted her help and company while secretly relying on her to raise his synchronization value. The Sect Master approved and lent him the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword, while Xu Yinglian left the palace angry after Qiu Changtian teased her about being afraid.

• Qiu Changtian attended Ziwei Sect Master's sermon beside Xu Yinglian, then asked to venture out for experience.
• Qiu Changtian requested that Xu Yinglian accompany him, and Ziwei Sect Master questioned whether he would share any fortuitous encounter with her.
• Qiu Changtian promised to welcome Xu Yinglian surpassing him, raising his Invincible Persona synchronization value by one.
• Ziwei Sect Master approved the trip and lent Qiu Changtian the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword for protection.
• Xu Yinglian confronted Qiu Changtian outside Yuxu Palace, and he teased her by asking whether she was afraid.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian traveled to Yuxu Peak to choose a trial mission, debating which task would let them finish quickly. They accepted a demonic-beast hunt, and Qiu Changtian suggested Xu Yinglian visit Kunlun Spring before they set out.

• Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian flew across the Kunlun Mountain Range to Yuxu Peak, where the Deacon Hall assigned missions and Kunlun Spring offered a famous bathing spot.
• Xu Yinglian proposed exploring ruins or searching for a wounded demonic cultivator, but Qiu Changtian rejected both as too time-consuming.
• Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian traded sharp insults over the demonic-beast hunting mission before he explained the power of his Taiyi Splitting Light Sword.
• Xu Yinglian became eager to hunt the beast, and Qiu Changtian told her to soak in Kunlun Spring while he contacted the other disciples on the mission.

Xu Yinglian relaxed in a Kunlun hot spring while thinking about her complicated feelings toward Qiu Changtian, who met a group of outer sect disciples for a demonic-beast assignment. The group prepared to hunt monsters at Old Dragon Ridge, and Qiu Changtian went to fetch his junior sister, leaving Liu Daoran suspicious of him.

• Xu Yinglian soaked in Kunlun Spring and reflected that she saw Qiu Changtian as a rival to surpass, not a romantic prospect.
• Qiu Changtian introduced himself to five Kunlun outer sect disciples, who mistook him for someone sharing the Senior Brother First Seat's name.
• Liu Daoran disparaged Qiu Changtian's appointment as Senior Brother First Seat, while Lu Zheng explained their assignment to slay Tu Lou at Old Dragon Ridge.
• Qiu Changtian asked the group to wait for his junior sister and offered for them to share one reward portion, prompting Hu Haozhi to urge him to hurry.
• Liu Daoran accused Qiu Changtian of boasting, argued with Wen Qin, and decided to wait for his junior sister's arrival before judging them.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian joined five outer sect disciples on a mission to investigate a Tu Lou at Old Dragon Ridge. After learning that miners had vanished and a mysterious blood-red light had appeared in the mine, Qiu Changtian suspected a threat beyond the beast, while the group prepared to enter.

• Xu Yinglian joined Qiu Changtian for the mission and impressed the outer sect disciples with her beauty.
• Qiu Changtian tested his synchronization with the female disciples during the flight, but only Xu Yinglian's response increased it.
• The group reached the spirit stone mine, where the stewards reported missing miners, a blood-red light, and a man-eating Tu Lou.
• Qiu Changtian questioned why a Tu Lou would produce a blood-red light, but Lu Zheng dismissed the clue and Liu Daoran mocked him.
• Xu Yinglian asked Qiu Changtian why Liu Daoran was acting jealous, and the outer sect disciples grew annoyed at their intimate exchange.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian killed a Tu Lou in a Kunlun spirit-stone mine, where the other disciples learned their identities. A demonic cultivator appeared, and Qiu Changtian recognized him as belonging to the Yin Ghost Dao before they launched their swords at each other.

• Qiu Changtian tried to reassure Xu Yinglian as Hu Haozhi led the group into the mine, and Xu Yinglian misread his words as an indirect confession.
• A Tu Lou attacked the group, and Xu Yinglian killed it with her Yujia Sword before the others could react.
• Hu Haozhi recognized Xu Yinglian and abruptly became deferential, while the other disciples realized who she and Qiu Changtian were.
• Qiu Changtian urged the group to keep searching because more beasts might be in the mine, and a mocking voice answered from the darkness.
• Hu Haozhi lost contact with his flying sword after sending it into the darkness, and a sinister demonic cultivator emerged and tossed the sword back as scrap.
• Qiu Changtian identified the stranger as a member of the Yin Ghost Dao, and the two launched their flying swords at each other.