Chapter Summaries

Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue were ambushed by a group of Spirit Masters, and they fought back against overwhelming numbers. Li Zhexian wiped out the attackers in a sword formation, leaving him standing alone amid the corpses.

• Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue sensed an ambush, dismounted, and sent their Wind Chasing Colts away from the fighting.
• Li Zhexian killed one attacker with Azure Edge Severance, then met the combined assault of six Soul Kings and ten Soul Ancestors with his Three Swords of Splendor.
• As Li Zhexian's Soul Power waned, he drank from his Clear Spring Wine Gourd to recover and gain enhancements.
• Qian Renxue killed the attackers assigned to her, joined Li Zhexian, and charged three Soul Kings while he faced the rest.
• Li Zhexian trapped the remaining Soul Kings and Soul Ancestors in Azure Lotus Twelve Calamities and killed them inside the Sword Formation.

After Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue survived an assassination attempt, Qian Renxue blamed herself for the attack and feared he would resent her. Li Zhexian reassured her, shared roasted wild yam with her, and left her smiling beside the campfire.

• Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue found that all three Soul Kings who had ambushed them were dead, then traveled in silence until nightfall.
• Qian Renxue cried and apologized, believing the Spirit Hall factional conflict had targeted Li Zhexian because of her.
• Li Zhexian told Qian Renxue he did not blame her and valued the kindness she had shown him.
• Li Zhexian pulled roasted wild yams from the campfire and shared them with Qian Renxue.
• Li Zhexian told Qian Renxue she looked better when she smiled, and she promised to smile at him more often.

Li Zhexian returned to Heaven Dou City after completing his escort mission with Qian Renxue, who resumed her identity as Xue Qinghe and threatened the Papal Palace if anyone harmed him. He reunited with the Imperial Dou Team and agreed to visit Ye Lingling’s family and Dugu Yan’s residence.

• Li Zhexian and Qian Renxue reached Heaven Dou Imperial City and parted ways, with Li Zhexian looking forward to returning to his courtyard.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Pufferfish and Snake Lance Douluo to kill the identified palace spies and warned that she would destroy the Papal Palace if the woman harmed Li Zhexian.
• The Imperial Dou Team surprised Li Zhexian at his courtyard, welcomed him home, and shared a feast and drinks with him.
• Ye Lingling asked Li Zhexian to visit her family so her mother could apologize, and he agreed to come the next evening.
• Dugu Yan invited Li Zhexian to visit her residence, while she and Ye Lingling teased each other about Dugu Yan’s plans to make a move on him.

Li Zhexian and Xue Qinghe discussed Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi’s upcoming visit, but Li refused to hide from his former sect. After leaving Xue Qinghe, he went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to meet Ye Lingling and encountered Tailong courting her.

• Xue Qinghe tasted Li Zhexian’s Roaming Wind Essence and asked what he thought of Qian Renxue; he called her very beautiful and agreed he would like to see her again.
• Xue Qinghe told Li Zhexian that Ning Fengzhi would arrive in Heaven Dou City the next day and suggested he leave to avoid an awkward meeting.
• Li Zhexian flicked Xue Qinghe’s forehead and refused to hide, saying he and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect no longer owed each other anything.
• Li Zhexian left Xue Qinghe and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to meet Ye Lingling as he had promised.
• Tailong rushed up to Ye Lingling and declared he would not fear Jian Jiu in a contest of strength, just as students spotted Li Zhexian at the academy gate.

Li Zhexian accepted Tailong’s challenge to compete in pure physical strength and defeated him with a single punch, then stomped him into the ground. He stood over the defeated Tailong and asked whether he was convinced.

• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan joined Li Zhexian, while Tailong overcame his fear and challenged him to a contest of physical strength without Martial Souls.
• Dugu Yan explained that Tailong had transferred from Blue Tyrant Academy and was a reserve member of the Imperial Dou Team.
• Li Zhexian accepted Tailong’s challenge and met his charge with a punch infused with ice-and-fire power.
• Li Zhexian’s punch broke Tailong’s arm and sent him flying, then he caught up and stomped Tailong into the ground.
• Li Zhexian stood over Tailong and asked if he was convinced.

Li Zhexian rejected Mother Ye’s attempt to draw him into the Ye Family’s plans and comforted Ye Lingling as she struggled with her feelings about her mother. The next day, he prepared his courtyard as though expecting a visitor.

• Li Zhexian crushed Tailong in a contest of strength at Huangdou Academy, and Yu Tianheng and the others took Tailong away for another round.
• At Ye Mansion, Mother Ye invited Li Zhexian to stay and proposed that he and Ye Lingling become a couple, but he refused and told her not to invite him again.
• Ye Lingling followed Li Zhexian to the Noodle Stall, where she cried over her conflicted feelings about her mother, and he could not tell her what to do.
• After walking Ye Lingling back to Ye Mansion, Li Zhexian returned to his courtyard and prepared tea and a chessboard for an expected guest.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Li Zhexian after meeting with Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi tried to reconnect with his former acquaintance. Their chess game ended with Ning Fengzhi asking Li Zhexian to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Ning Fengzhi declined to stay with Xue Ye, then asked Xue Qinghe about Jian Jiu and explained that he had old ties with him.
• Xue Qinghe escorted Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to Li Zhexian’s courtyard, where Li Zhexian welcomed them calmly.
• Li Zhexian asked why Gu Rong had not come, and Ning Fengzhi said he had remained at the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi and Li Zhexian played chess, but Ning Fengzhi’s claim that he had never misjudged Li Zhexian brought their painful past into the conversation.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Li Zhexian whether he would return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Li Zhexian refused Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and said he would treat Ning Rongrong as a stranger if they met again. After Chen Xin tested his sword, he recognized Li Zhexian’s Wind Sword Intent and promised to seek him out when he comprehended the Fourth Realm.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Li Zhexian to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Li Zhexian refused.
• Li Zhexian told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong had been right to end their relationship and that he would treat her as a stranger rather than seek revenge.
• Chen Xin suddenly attacked Li Zhexian with his sword fingers, and Li Zhexian countered with the third form of the Azure Lotus Sword Song, Formless Wind.
• Chen Xin praised Li Zhexian’s Wind Sword Intent, noted that he had likely met Feng Bailong, and said he would return when Li Zhexian comprehended the sword of the Fourth Realm.
• Ning Fengzhi decided not to tell Ning Rongrong about Li Zhexian’s current situation, while Chen Xin predicted that he and Li Zhexian would eventually clash over their sword Daos.

Qian Renxue revealed herself to Li Zhexian after he admitted he wanted to see her, and the two spent time together at Lotus Lake. Days later, trouble erupted at Heaven Dou Royal Academy when Tailong’s grandfather attacked students and refused to leave.

• After Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left, Xue Qinghe comforted Li Zhexian as he rested beneath the plum tree.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into Qian Renxue, and Li Zhexian woke to find her beside him.
• Qian Renxue said Xue Qinghe had told her Li Zhexian wanted to see her, and Li Zhexian openly confirmed it before inviting her to explore Heaven Dou City.
• Li Zhexian took Qian Renxue to Lotus Lake, where they watched the sunset together, and she asked him to tell Xue Qinghe if he wanted to see her again.
• Li Zhexian’s Soul Power reached level thirty-four and he continued refining his Azure Lotus Sword Song.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tailong’s grandfather knocked down Yufeng, Osler, and the Stone Brothers and pinned Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling with his aura while Tailong begged him to leave.

Tai Tan confronted Huangdou Academy over Jian Jiu injuring his grandson, Tailong, and used his Soul Power to suppress the students. Li Zhexian arrived and asked Tai Tan to state his terms, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Tai Tan slapped Tailong and demanded Jian Jiu come forward, while Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng challenged him over his treatment of the students.
• Tai Tan pinned Yufeng, Osler, and the Stone Brothers to the ground, and Yufeng refused to betray his friends by revealing Jian Jiu's whereabouts.
• Two Huangdou Academy students found Li Zhexian at the Noodle Stall and warned him that Tai Tan had come for him.
• Li Zhexian rushed to Huangdou Academy, where Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and the others stood between him and Tai Tan.
• Li Zhexian stepped forward and asked Tai Tan to state his terms.

Tai Tan pressured Li Zhexian into a wager: if Li survived one punch, Tai Tan would have to apologize publicly, while failure meant death. Li refused to join the Strength Clan and unleashed his sword techniques as Tai Tan advanced.

• Tai Tan's pressure forced Li Zhexian to bend, but Li straightened himself and revealed three Azure Lotus Swords from his Sword Bone.
• Tai Tan accused Li of injuring and humiliating Tailong, then offered to forgive the matter if Li took one physical-strength punch and joined the Strength Clan.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and the others condemned Tai Tan's unfair demand, while Tai Tan revealed he intended to recruit Li for the clan.
• Li accepted the punch but rejected joining the Strength Clan, demanding that Tai Tan kneel and apologize publicly if Li survived.
• Tai Tan threatened to cripple Li and stepped forward, while Li pushed his friends behind him and activated Wine Boiling Sword Cry.
• Li unleashed three sword techniques at Tai Tan, sending starlight, ice and fire, and gale-force sword lights toward the Strength Clan's head.

Li Zhexian survived Tai Tan’s devastating punch, but Tai Tan broke his promise to kneel and apologize before leaving with Tailong. Afterward, Li Zhexian’s allies and powerful figures across the capital began preparing to confront the Strength Clan.

• Li Zhexian’s sword formation weakened Tai Tan’s punch, but Tai Tan still sent him crashing through an academy wall; Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling healed and supported him.
• Li Zhexian challenged Tai Tan to kneel as agreed, but Tai Tan rejected the demand and left with Tailong after arguing with Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin.
• Yu Tianheng told his grandfather that he would never marry if the Blue Electric Family refused to confront the Strength Clan.
• Dugu Yan demanded that Dugu Bo destroy the Strength Clan, while Ye Lingling urged her family to mobilize its retainers.
• Xue Qinghe rushed to find Li Zhexian, and Ice Emperor declared that the Strength Clan had no reason to exist.

Tai Tan’s attempt to recruit Jian Jiu led Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo to retaliate against the Strength Clan. After Xue Qinghe rushed to Li Zhexian’s courtyard in alarm, she found him safe.

• Tai Tan argued with his elders about the consequences of angering Jian Jiu, then dismissed Tailong’s objections and sent him to reflect in the ancestral hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen confronted Tai Tan in his courtyard and injured him in retaliation for Tai Tan hurting Jian Jiu.
• Tai Tan awakened, ordered the clan onto high alert, and realized the estate had fallen silent as Dugu Bo’s poison spread through it.
• Xue Qinghe hurried to Li Zhexian’s courtyard, climbed over the wall, and relaxed when she saw him safe.

After Tai Tan injured Li Zhexian, Xue Qinghe sent people to the Strength Clan, and Li Zhexian went there with her to take revenge. Dugu Bo destroyed the clan and crippled Tai Tan, but left him alive for Li Zhexian, who arrived at the estate with Xue Qinghe.

• Li Zhexian told Xue Qinghe he would kill Tai Tan within two years, but she revealed she had already sent people to the Strength Clan and asked him to go there.
• Dugu Bo confronted Tai Tan after poisoning and destroying the Strength Clan, crushed his Martial Soul Avatar, and left him alive for someone else to deal with.
• Pufferfish and Snake Lance arrived, found Tai Tan crippled, and decided to leave his life for Li Zhexian to claim.
• A group of black-clad figures found the estate ruined and fled after recognizing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison.
• Li Zhexian and Xue Qinghe arrived outside the Strength Clan estate.

Li Zhexian and Xue Qinghe entered the Strength Clan’s residence after Dugu Bo’s poison had killed its members, and Li Zhexian executed Tai Tan and Tailong. The massacre became a major scandal across the continent, while Yu Tianheng mistakenly assumed his grandfather had destroyed the clan.

• Li Zhexian and Xue Qinghe found the Strength Clan’s residence devastated by poison, and Li Zhexian killed the wounded Tai Tan.
• Tailong emerged from the Underground Ancestral Hall, confronted Li Zhexian, and died beneath the Azure Lotus Sword.
• Li Zhexian escorted Xue Qinghe to the Imperial Palace and told her she did not have to work so hard, moving her to tears.
• Farmers discovered the Strength Clan’s corpses the next morning, and news of the clan’s destruction spread across Heaven Dou City and the continent.
• Yu Tianheng congratulated Yu Yuanzhen for supposedly wiping out the Strength Clan, then realized his grandfather had not done it and speculated that the imperial family, the Ye Family, and the Dugu Family were involved.

After three months of cultivation, Li Zhexian reached level thirty-seven but remained stuck on the fourth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Song. He agreed to visit the Blue Electric Family with the Imperial Dou Team, then privately told Xue Qinghe that he wanted to see Qian Renxue first.

• At a noodle stall, Li Zhexian thanked his friends for helping destroy the Strength Clan and promised to repay their kindness.
• Three months later, Li Zhexian reached level thirty-seven but could not find the fourth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Song.
• Yu Tianheng invited Li Zhexian to visit the Blue Electric Family with the Imperial Dou Team, and Li Zhexian accepted.
• Xue Qinghe seemed unhappy about Li Zhexian's departure, but he whispered something that made her smile.
• Li Zhexian told Xue Qinghe he wanted to see Qian Renxue before going to the Blue Electric Family.

Li Zhexian met Qian Renxue by Lotus Lake before leaving for the Blue Electric Family, and she shyly treasured his first gift. The next morning she failed to appear at South City Gate, but after Li Zhexian rode away, Xue Qinghe slipped into the nearby woods and her aura changed.

• Li Zhexian told Qian Renxue he was leaving for the Blue Electric Family and gave her a Straw Grasshopper, which she eagerly kept.
• Li Zhexian fell asleep on Qian Renxue's lap, and she watched over him until he woke.
• Qian Renxue asked to see Li Zhexian off at South City Gate, and he agreed despite her complicated circumstances.
• Xue Qinghe, Pufferfish, and Snake Lance saw Li Zhexian and his companions off at the city gate, while Qian Renxue remained unseen.
• After Li Zhexian rode away, Xue Qinghe entered the hillside woodland and her aura suddenly changed.

Qian Renxue met Li Zhexian’s departing group from a cliff and sent him an Auspicious Feather from her Angel Martial Soul. Li Zhexian and his companions reached the Blue Electric Family, where he looked forward to visiting Thunder Valley and advancing his sword technique.

• Xue Qinghe raced through the mountains, transformed into Qian Renxue, and waited on a cliff for Li Zhexian.
• Li Zhexian glimpsed Qian Renxue, and she sent an Auspicious Feather down to his outstretched hand before disappearing.
• Li Zhexian carefully put away the feather, caught up with his companions, and continued riding toward the Blue Electric Family.
• Yu Tianheng showed the group the Blue Electric Family’s Jade Resonating Mountain and described its Thunder Valley.
• Li Zhexian expressed hope that Thunder Valley would help him comprehend the fourth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Song.

Li Zhexian and the Imperial Dou Team visited the Blue Electric Family, where they toured its grounds and learned about the dangerous Thunder Valley. Elder Yu Jinghan explained that the valley held three realms of increasingly powerful thunder, and the group stood ready to approach it.

• Li Zhexian and his companions arrived at the Blue Electric Family's mountaintop, where clansmen recognized him as a likely match for the famed Jian Jiu.
• Yu Tianheng showed them the Thunder Pattern Stone Bricks and introduced the thousand young clansmen cultivating on the plaza.
• Yu Tianxin accused Li Zhexian of bullying Liu Erlong and humiliating Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Tianheng defended his friend and Elder Yu Jinghan welcomed him.
• Elder Yu Jinghan toured the group around the clan's facilities before giving them isolating foot covers for the journey to Thunder Valley.
• Elder Yu Jinghan described Thunder Valley's three sections: Azure Sky Thunder, Violet Fiend Thunder, and Gold Thunder.

Li Zhexian and the Imperial Dou Team visited Thunder Valley, where Yu Jinghan showed them the Blue Electric Family’s Azure Sky Thunder cultivation grounds. The team members tested the lightning one by one, but Li Zhexian left before entering when they were summoned to the banquet.

• Yu Jinghan explained that Azure Sky Thunder was the weakest of Thunder Valley’s three kinds of lightning and that few Blue Electric Family members could withstand it.
• Osler entered the Azure Sky Thunder Marsh and endured its lightning for about a minute before Yu Jinghan pulled him out.
• Yufeng, the Shi Brothers, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling each tried the Azure Sky Thunder, with the Shi Brothers and Dugu Yan lasting about two minutes and Ye Lingling being carried out by Dugu Yan.
• The Blue Electric Family disciples and Yu Jinghan turned their attention to Li Zhexian, curious how long he would last in the marsh.
• A disciple announced that the banquet was ready, and Li Zhexian postponed his trial so the group could join Thunder Douluo.