Chapter Summaries

Li Zhexian confronted the Fire Leopard Sect and White Tiger Sect heirs at a banquet, then faced Pope Bibi Dong and several Title Douluos as they arrived. He killed both heirs in front of their elders, leaving the room on the brink of open conflict.

• Li Zhexian's allies killed a Spirit Master who insulted him, and the Fire Leopard Sect Young Sect Master and White Tiger Sect Youth cowered before him.
• Li Zhexian pressured Hu Liena with his aura until she admitted that the rumors about his defeat of her teacher were true.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Huo Yanbao and the White Tiger Sect elder, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, Dugu Bo, and Yu Yuanzhen appeared beside Li Zhexian.
• After Huo Yanbao threatened Li Zhexian, Li Zhexian killed the Fire Leopard Sect Young Sect Master and the White Tiger Sect Youth with a single sword strike.

Li Zhexian killed two sect heirs, then attended the Seven Sects Re-selection Assembly as the Wind Sword Sect’s Chief Sword Elder. The gathering began with the Clear Sky Sect’s dramatic return, and Bibi Dong watched Li Zhexian ascend the plaza steps with killing intent.

• Li Zhexian killed the Fire Leopard Sect Young Sect Master and the White Tiger Sect Youth, while Bibi Dong shielded Hu Liena from his strike.
• Feng Bailong stopped the Fire Leopard Sect Master and White Tiger Sect Master from attacking, and Bibi Dong announced that the Seven Sects Re-selection Assembly would begin the day after tomorrow.
• Bibi Dong opened the assembly beneath God Mountain in Spirit City, where the Clear Sky Sect arrived with five Title Douluos and drew a stunned response from the crowd.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Li Zhexian as the Wind Sword Sect’s Chief Sword Elder, equal in status to Sect Master Feng Bailong.
• Bibi Dong fixed her gaze on Li Zhexian as he climbed the steps, her eyes filled with killing intent.

Li Zhexian revealed a hundred-thousand-year sixth Soul Ring as three sect masters attacked him at the White Jade Plaza. He destroyed their Martial Soul Avatars with one sword and took his place among the Title Douluos, silencing doubts about his position as Chief Sword Elder.

• Huo Yanbao, Dai Yuncong, and Hu Yan Zhen joined forces to attack Li Zhexian with their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Li Zhexian revealed his Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year sixth ring, astonishing the spectators and drawing the attention of Bibi Dong and the Clear Sky Sect Elders.
• Li Zhexian summoned his Azure Lotus Sword and Clear Spring Wine Gourd, then released a blood-red sword strike that shattered all three Martial Soul Avatars.
• Huo Yanbao, Dai Yuncong, and Hu Yan Zhen staggered back injured as Li Zhexian and Feng Bailong walked through the dissipating energy.
• Li Zhexian sat among the Title Douluos, and the crowd no longer questioned his place as Chief Sword Elder.

Bibi Dong announced that the Seven Great Sects would be chosen through a newly revealed Secret Realm, whose abundant resources drew the sects’ attention. Li Zhexian recognized the realm as a sinister plane like the City of Slaughter and grew suspicious of Bibi Dong’s intentions, while Tang San sought rare ores for his Hidden Weapons.

• Li Zhexian and Feng Bailong sensed a deathly aura from two cloaked figures among the Holy Dragon Sect and warned Chen Xin and Gu Rong to be careful.
• Tang Yue interrupted Bibi Dong and demanded that she explain how the Seven Great Sects would be selected.
• Bibi Dong offered the Secret Realm as the battleground and said participants could keep anything they found inside.
• Bibi Dong showed the gathered sects a vision of the resource-rich realm, and Li Zhexian recognized it as an eerie plane resembling the City of Slaughter.
• Tang San asked Tang Yue to find materials for his Hidden Weapons, but Tang Yue told him to prove himself in the assembly instead of relying on help.

Bibi Dong announced the Seven Sects Re-election’s Secret Realm flag-seizing rules, offered escape keys, and opened the realm for public viewing. After the sects entered, the Sky Light Curtain revealed Li Zhexian facing the Holy Dragon Sect Master, Tuoba Xi.

• Bibi Dong explained that 62 sects would send three experts each into the Secret Realm, where they would seize Command Flags over seven days, and she revealed that crushing a Secret Key would allow escape at the cost of elimination.
• Bibi Dong expanded the Light Curtain so the public could watch, and the sects agreed to enter the Secret Realm.
• Li Zhexian and Feng Bailong exchanged the Wind Sword Sect’s Secret Key and flag with Huo Yanbao, while Chen Xin and Yu Yuanzhen approached other sects to make similar exchanges.
• Tang Yue noticed that Tuoba Xi’s Secret Key and Command Flag looked different from his own and demanded to inspect them.
• Bibi Dong opened a portal to the Secret Realm, and Li Zhexian entered with the Upper Three Sects experts after agreeing to follow their plan if they became separated.
• The Sky Light Curtain showed Li Zhexian encountering Tuoba Xi, the Holy Dragon Sect Master.

Li Zhexian encountered Tuoba Xi in a Secret Realm and pursued him until the Sacred Dragon Sect Master finally fought back. Li Zhexian severed the White Armored Earth Dragon’s tail and cornered Tuoba Xi, declaring that he would die that day.

• Li Zhexian arrived in a dark Secret Realm and sensed someone in the forest.
• Li Zhexian recognized Tuoba Xi and attacked, while Tuoba Xi fled for more than a dozen miles.
• Tuoba Xi turned to fight after confirming Li Zhexian had no title-level power, summoning his White Armored Earth Dragon and unleashing his sixth soul skill.
• Li Zhexian countered with his Azure Lotus Sword, severed the dragon’s tail, and inflicted severe damage with Death Intent.
• Li Zhexian used his fifth and sixth soul skills to anticipate Tuoba Xi’s movements, then confronted him as he tried to escape.

Li Zhexian defeated and killed Tuoba Xi inside the Secret Realm, demonstrating strength that rivaled or surpassed a newly advanced Title Douluo. The Spirit Masters outside the realm celebrated his victory as he departed.

• Tuoba Xi abandoned his attempts to escape and launched a final assault on Li Zhexian with his White Armored Earth Dragon.
• Li Zhexian evaded Tuoba Xi's Azure Annihilation Dragon Ember and wounded him while their battle devastated the surrounding forest.
• Tuoba Xi tried to crush his Secret Key, but Li Zhexian's Mirage Thought Slash Delusion briefly froze his hand and left him open to attack.
• Li Zhexian beheaded Tuoba Xi, whose White Armored Earth Dragon shattered and vanished.
• Li Zhexian left the battlefield, while Spirit Masters outside the Secret Realm marveled at his title-level combat strength.

Li Zhexian reached the ruined city and confronted Tang Lie, the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder, after the two arrived at a command flag. Tang Lie prepared to defend the Clear Sky Sect's flag as Li Zhexian challenged him.

• Bibi Dong identified Li Zhexian's Spirit Skill as the likely reason Tuoba Xi had suddenly stopped, and Moon Guan and Ghost Charm agreed to be cautious around him.
• Li Zhexian crossed the Boundless Forest Sea toward the ruined Lone City, while sect experts were eliminated and the Clear Sky Sect's Three Elders seized eight command flags.
• Spectators noticed Li Zhexian was heading toward Tang Lie, and Third Elder Tang Cang urged Tang San to study the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Li Zhexian found Tang Lie and three other sect members outside the ruined city, and the three members crushed their Secret Keys, leaving a command flag behind.
• Tang Lie moved to take the flag, but Li Zhexian attacked with sword qi and asked whether Tang Lie carried the Clear Sky Sect's command flag.
• Tang Lie summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and accused Li Zhexian of coveting the Clear Sky Sect's flag.

Li Zhexian confronted Tang Lie over the Clear Sky Sect’s past and its absence during the continent’s crisis, provoking Tang Lie into a fierce battle. Their clash ended with both fighters standing apart, still hostile and apparently unbowed.

• Li Zhexian accused Tang Lie and the Clear Sky Sect of hypocrisy, criticizing their retreat into seclusion and their claim to be the continent’s foremost sect.
• Tang Lie attacked Li Zhexian with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Li Zhexian evaded the strike using the Glazed Sword Seal.
• Spirit Masters in Spirit City recorded Li Zhexian’s remarks, while Tang Cang, Tang Yuan, and Tang San reacted tensely at the Clear Sky Sect’s seats.
• At the Summit of the Divine Mountain, Guang Ling Douluo formed an Ice Bow and aimed it at the Clear Sky Sect, but Azure Luan, Mighty Lion, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo stopped him.
• Tang Lie activated Clear Sky True Body and pursued Li Zhexian with his blazing giant hammer.
• Li Zhexian answered with Azure Lotus Twelve Calamities, Ya Zi Repays, Three Swords of Splendor, and Blood Futu; after their clash shook the battlefield, both fighters stood a hundred paces apart, glaring at each other.

Li Zhexian fought Tang Lie, a level ninety-two Title Douluo, and used Tang Lie’s fire-based soul skill to temper and strengthen his Four Phases Spirit Meridian Body. As powerful figures rushed toward Lone City, Li Zhexian kept smashing the falling fireballs and absorbing their energy.

• Li Zhexian ambushed Tang Lie through the mist with a spiritual sword attack, and Tang Lie unleashed his Title Douluo aura as killing intent grew.
• Tang Lie used his fifth soul skill, Thousand Suns Annihilation, to summon blazing fireballs that descended on Li Zhexian.
• Li Zhexian drank from his Clear Spring Wine Gourd and charged into the fireballs, shattering them while absorbing their elemental energy and recovering from injuries.
• The old man wandering upon the wind recognized Tang Lie’s aura and hurried toward Lone City, while Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi and Clear Sky Sect elders also converged on the city.
• Onlookers watched Li Zhexian endure repeated blasts and praised his resolve, while Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and Feng Buyu accepted that they could not rival him.

Li Zhexian broke through to level sixty-seven during his battle with Tang Lie, then faced the Clear Sky Douluo’s devastating ninth Soul Skill. Though both fighters appeared exhausted after their clash, Li Zhexian revealed that Ya Zi Repays was about to unleash the damage Tang Lie had dealt him.

• Li Zhexian shattered Tang Lie’s Spirit Skill and used Ya Zi Sword Gap to keep attacking him.
• Li Zhexian’s accumulated fire energy broke the shackles of level sixty-five, raising him to levels sixty-six and sixty-seven before he struck Tang Lie down.
• Tang Lie rose from the dust with nine Spirit Rings and unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, Nine Suns Return to Ruins: Clear Sky Strike.
• Li Zhexian combined three enhancement Spirit Skills with his seven swords to meet Tang Lie’s attack in a destructive clash.
• Tang Lie claimed they were evenly matched, but Li Zhexian summoned Sword-holding Ya Zi and activated Ya Zi Repays as powerful figures rushed toward them.

Tang Lie died after Li Zhexian’s Yazi pierced his defenses, and Chen Xin and other powerful allies protected Li Zhexian from the Clear Sky Sect elders. As treasures appeared over the abandoned city, Chen Xin rushed toward them, seemingly drawn by a vision of the woman he had lost.

• Tang Lie unleashed his Soul Power against Li Zhexian’s Yazi, but his injuries erupted and he was devoured, leaving the Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder dead.
• Tang Cang and Tang Yuan threatened Li Zhexian outside the Secret Realm, but Bibi Dong intimidated them into silence as spectators celebrated Li Zhexian’s title-level strength.
• Li Zhexian claimed the Blood and iron Battle Flags, then Chen Xin and Feng Bailong blocked Tang Yue and Tang Gang when they attacked him.
• Ning Fengzhi strengthened Li Zhexian, Chen Xin, and Feng Bailong with his Seven Treasures Manifest Glazed Tile as more powerful figures arrived to defend them.
• The abandoned city began shaking and displaying treasures, prompting the gathered Spirit Masters to rush toward it.
• Chen Xin charged toward Lone City, seeing in his mind the woman who had died in his arms over a decade earlier.

Li Zhexian recognized the abandoned Lone City as the likely inheritance ground of the Rakshasa God, but charged toward it after seeing Deity’s Blood that might save Zhu Qing. As the powerhouses entered the city and Dugu Bo demanded answers from Bibi Dong, Li Zhexian crossed the gates and noticed a stone statue move.

• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi rushed toward the Lone City after seeing visions of their deepest hopes, and Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen followed under the city’s influence.
• Li Zhexian suspected the city was the Rakshasa God’s inheritance ground and charged inside after spotting three drops of Deity’s Blood that he hoped could save Zhu Qing.
• Powerhouses throughout the Secret Realm rushed toward the city, while Dugu Bo confronted Bibi Dong outside and demanded to know what had drawn them there.
• Bibi Dong told the crowd that the powerhouses had gone to investigate the mysterious city and could use their Secret Keys to escape danger.
• Qian Renxue headed for the Angel Temple, accusing Bibi Dong of plotting against Li Zhexian and asserting that she also had a divine inheritance.
• Li Zhexian crossed the city gates and saw the right-hand Scythe-Wielding Stone Statue slightly lower its body as a rusted rivet fell.

Li Zhexian and the sect experts entered the eerie Desolate City, where they collected Command Flags and prepared to explore its streets. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue prepared to split open the Deity Secret Realm and search for Li Zhexian.

• A stone statue stared at Li Zhexian as he entered the Desolate City with experts from numerous sects, and the city gate restored itself behind them.
• The houses began shaking as if people were pounding from within, frightening the experts; one person used a Secret Key to escape, while the others chose to explore.
• Li Zhexian demanded that the sects surrender the Command Flags they had seized, and Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Ning Fengzhi backed him.
• Tang Yue and Tang Gang resisted Li Zhexian's demand until he threatened to take their sect's flag too, and they handed one over before leaving.
• Li Zhexian divided the thirty-six collected Command Flags among three sects, and he and the other leaders agreed to seek all the Upper Three Sects' positions.
• At the Angel Temple, Qian Renxue gathered her Light Soul Power and prepared to use the Angel Divine Sword to break open the Deity Secret Realm and find Li Zhexian.

Li Zhexian and the other powerhouses explored the abandoned city in the Rakshasa Secret Realm, then fought a towering scythe-wielding shadow that appeared in the darkness. Li Zhexian decapitated it with his soul skill, while Bibi Dong watched from outside the Secret Realm.

• Li Zhexian reasoned that the treasures in the Secret Realm might be real and that Bibi Dong had not fully gained control of it.
• Li Zhexian noticed that the two Black-Robed Persons from the Holy Dragon Sect were missing and recalled the Command Flag Tuoba Xi had not carried.
• The city plunged into darkness, and a scream sounded before a giant scythe-wielding shadow appeared and attacked Li Zhexian, Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen.
• Li Zhexian and the others battled the shadow while Ning Fengzhi supported them with his Seven-story Glazed Pagoda.
• Li Zhexian used Ya Zi's Life Judgment to detonate his wound on the shadow's neck and sever its head.
• Bibi Dong watched from outside the Secret Realm and touched the healed wound on her neck.

Li Zhexian and the others faced Scythe Demon Shadows that revived in greater numbers after being killed. He led the group into a house to escape, but the pursuing demons reached into the courtyard, leaving their refuge uncertain.

• Li Zhexian and the others discovered that the dead Scythe Demon Shadow had Bibi Dong’s face.
• The corpse revived, and two Scythe Demon Shadows emerged as a third approached, forcing Li Zhexian’s group to retreat.
• The Scythe Demon Shadows hunted the experts through the city, and Li Zhexian and the others struggled to hold them off.
• Li Zhexian opened a house door and led Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, Yu Yuanzhen, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi into its courtyard.
• The Scythe Demon Shadows stopped outside the courtyard but reached through the gate, making Li Zhexian realize the house might not protect them.

Li Zhexian discovered that the shabby houses limited how many people could survive the demon shadows, then learned that the houses concealed deceased Spirit Hall members returned as Undead. Outside the Secret Realm, Qian Daoliu broke open the Light Curtain, and Qian Renxue entered the rift.

• Li Zhexian realized each courtyard's houses could shelter only two people, and he and Chen Xin held off the demon shadow while Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen fled to other courtyards.
• After the demon shadows left, two Undead emerged from the houses and attacked; Chen Xin recognized Sha Xianhou and Lü Buyang, former Spirit Hall Platinum Bishops, and destroyed them with one sword strike.
• Li Zhexian recognized the danger of the Undead Army and identified the two Black-Robed Persons from the Holy Dragon Sect.
• Outside the Secret Realm, Dugu Bo threatened to poison Spirit City if Li Zhexian was harmed, as Bibi Dong and the others watched the Light Curtain.
• Qian Daoliu struck the Light Curtain with the Angel Divine Sword, opening a crack, and Qian Renxue flew into the Secret Realm.

Qian Renxue entered the collapsing Rakshasa Secret Realm after Qian Daoliu split it open with the Angel Divine Sword, and she reunited with Li Zhexian. As they planned to find Deity's Blood and escape, they discovered that the realm's evil aura was eroding them and had already reached the Azure Lotus Sword.

• Qian Daoliu appeared above the Divine Mountain, and Dugu Bo threatened to make Spirit City pay if anything happened to Li Zhexian.
• The Rakshasa Secret Realm began collapsing, and Li Zhexian rushed through the city to catch the falling Qian Renxue while Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen held off the Scythe Demon Shadows.
• Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue reunited in a house, where he killed three Undead and learned that Qian Daoliu had used the Angel Divine Sword to open the Secret Realm.
• Li Zhexian told Qian Renxue about their discoveries, and they planned to search for Deity's Blood and leave after looting the Command Flags.
• Qian Renxue detected evil qi eroding their bodies, and Li Zhexian found a wisp of it coiled around the Azure Lotus Sword.

Li Zhexian discovered that the Azure Lotus Sword carried Decaying Black Qi and tried to draw new sword intent from the cycle of decay and rebirth. After learning that the qi threatened everyone in the Rakshasa Secret Realm, he decided to stay for the Deity's Blood and his sword comprehension while the others prepared to sweep the city for Command Flags.

• Li Zhexian drew the black qi from the Azure Lotus Sword, endured its decay spreading across his hand, and resolved to seek new sword intent through decay and rebirth.
• Li Zhexian reaffirmed his commitment to the Prove Unity through Myriad Manifestations sword dao, and Qian Renxue promised to remain by his side.
• Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue checked on the seniors and revealed that Decaying Black Qi was corroding their Soul Power and Martial Souls.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed collecting Command Flags and leaving the Secret Realm, but Li Zhexian said he would stay to obtain the Deity's Blood and comprehend the sword.
• Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, and the others agreed to leave Li Zhexian to his own defenses, and the group went beneath the crescent moon to sweep the city for Command Flags.

Li Zhexian’s group slaughtered their rivals in Desolate City and secured the Seven Sects Re-election, removing Clear Sky Sect from the Upper Three Sects. After the others escaped the Rakshasa Secret Realm, Li chose to remain behind, intending to use Bibi Dong’s schemes to temper his Azure Blade and seek Divine Blood.

• Li Zhexian’s group collected Command Flags throughout Desolate City, killing Que Xianshi, Huo Yanbao, Dai Congyun, and other sect powerhouses while Tang Yue and Tang Gang escaped.
• The Seven Sects Re-election ended with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Wind Sword Sect taking the Upper Three Sects positions, while Clear Sky Sect lost its place.
• Tang Cang warned Tang Yue that Qian Daoliu might have intervened, so the Clear Sky Sect elders withdrew from the square with Tang San.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she wanted Li Zhexian to help her complete the Rakshasa Eighth Trial, while Yuzao wondered whether he had noticed the decay invading his body.
• Li Zhexian told Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, and the others he would remain in the Secret Realm and use Bibi Dong’s power to temper his Azure Blade and seek Divine Blood.
• Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, and the others crushed their Secret Keys and left Li Zhexian alone in Desolate City.