Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng asked Gong Qingluan for a ninth-grade pill in exchange for three drops of Phoenix True Blood, and she secured her family's help to find one. She returned to Myriad Sword Sect with a Ninth-grade Heavenly Lightning Pill for Qin Shaofeng.

• Qin Shaofeng told Gong Qingluan that three Azure Lotus Dust-Cleansing Pills were insufficient and asked for a ninth-grade pill in exchange for three drops of Phoenix True Blood.
• Gong Qingluan left Myriad Sword Sect to consult her mother, who agreed to let her choose a ninth-grade pill from the Gong family treasury.
• Gong Qingluan selected a Heavenly Lightning Pill, believing it suited Qin Shaofeng, and returned to Myriad Sword Sect.
• Gong Qingluan presented Qin Shaofeng with the sealed jade box and identified its contents as the Ninth-grade Heavenly Lightning Pill.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun agreed to trade three drops of Little Phoenix’s Phoenix True Blood for Gong Qingluan’s unusually powerful Heavenly Lightning Pill. After Gong Qingluan left, Qin Shaofeng prepared to extract the blood, but Little Phoenix angrily resisted.

• Gong Qingluan explained that her ninth-grade Heavenly Lightning Pill had gained tribulation lightning during its refinement, making it thirty percent stronger than an ordinary pill.
• Qin Shaofeng agreed to exchange three drops of Phoenix True Blood for the pill and told Gong Qingluan they would need two or three days to extract it.
• After Gong Qingluan left, Qin Shaofeng set up illusion and aura-concealing arrays so the Myriad Sword Sect’s elders would not sense Little Phoenix.
• Qing Daoxun released Little Phoenix, and Qin Shaofeng asked it for three drops of Phoenix True Blood.
• Little Phoenix protested that giving up the blood would damage its origin and require decades to recover, but Qin Shaofeng insisted that it had to give the blood because he had already promised it.

Qin Shaofeng obtained three drops of Phoenix True Blood from Little Phoenix and delivered them to Gong Qingluan at the Myriad Sword Sect. Gong Qingluan accepted the blood and gave Qin Shaofeng two jars of Jade Dew Fragrant Wine before he returned to Qing Daoxun.

• Qin Shaofeng pressured Little Phoenix into giving up three drops of Phoenix True Blood, and Little Phoenix warned that it would enter a Weakened Period without replenishing them.
• Qin Shaofeng stored the blood in a warm jade bottle and went with Qing Daoxun's understanding to deliver it to Gong Qingluan.
• A Bird Demon Attendant led Qin Shaofeng into Gong Qingluan's luxurious cave abode and found her relaxing by a hot spring.
• Gong Qingluan accepted the Phoenix True Blood and gave Qin Shaofeng two jars of Jade Dew Fragrant Wine.
• Gong Qingluan planned to refine the first drop of Phoenix True Blood and ordered the Bird Demon Attendant to prepare a grand formation.
• Qin Shaofeng returned to the courtyard and told Qing Daoxun that Gong Qingluan had accepted the blood and given him Jade Dew Fragrant Wine.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun went to Myriad Sword City under new disguises to buy rare Fire attribute spirit materials for Little Phoenix. After Zheng Long agreed to prepare their order, they left the auction house and headed to a luxurious restaurant.

• Qing Daoxun told Qin Shaofeng that Little Phoenix needed high-grade Fire attribute spirit materials or its cultivation would regress.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun disguised themselves as powerful cultivators and used Purple Gold Divine Dragon Tokens to enter Myriad Sword City.
• At the grand auction house, Qin Shaofeng introduced himself to Zheng Long as Feng Buhui, disciple of Feng Wuqing, and requested rare Fire attribute spirit materials.
• Qing Daoxun set a budget of 1.5 million Top-grade Spirit Stones, and Zheng Long agreed to prepare sixth- and seventh-grade materials for them to collect that night.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun left the auction house and went to a luxurious restaurant.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun dined at Autumn Water Tower, where they enjoyed Sword Spirit Tea and spirit cuisine with their own Jade Dew Fragrant Wine. Their wine drew attention, and Young Master Chen demanded that they bring it over so he could buy it.

• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun chose a street-side table at Autumn Water Tower after learning there were no private rooms available.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun ordered spirit cuisine, and Qin Shaofeng paid for the meal and tipped the waiter.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun tasted the dishes and praised the restaurant’s cooking.
• Qin Shaofeng opened the Jade Dew Fragrant Wine, filling the hall with its aroma and attracting other customers’ attention.
• Young Master Chen ordered the waiter to bring Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun over so he could buy their wine.

Qin Shaofeng refused Chen Yunhai’s demand to buy his Jade Dew Fragrant Wine, and the dispute escalated when Chen Yunhai insisted on his status and tried to pressure him. Qing Daoxun revealed a Purple Gold Divine Dragon Token, prompting Elder Hu to recognize the danger and force Chen Yunhai to apologize.

• A waiter told Qin Shaofeng that Chen Yunhai wanted to buy his Jade Dew Fragrant Wine, but Qin Shaofeng refused to sell it.
• Chen Yunhai approached Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun, declared his status as an Integrated Body Realm cultivator and the Chen Clan Merchant Association president’s son, and offered triple the price for the wine.
• Qin Shaofeng named the wine Jade Dew Fragrant Wine and told Chen Yunhai that he could not afford it, while Chen Yunhai questioned how Qin Shaofeng had obtained it and insisted he would buy it.
• Qing Daoxun placed a Purple Gold Divine Dragon Token on the table, and Elder Hu recognized it as the highest-grade token of the Myriad Realms City Grand Auction House.
• Qin Shaofeng said their master was a Calamity Tribulation stage cultivator, so Elder Hu apologized and ordered Chen Yunhai to apologize as well.

Qin Shaofeng forced Young Master Chen to apologize and pay compensation, while Elder Hu recognized a trace of Dao charm in Qin Shaofeng and warned that he likely had a powerful background. After discussing the Sword Tomb and the risks of the Human Emperor’s path, Qin Shaofeng answered a curious scholar by declaring that he valued freedom and believed all living beings should forge their own paths.

• Qin Shaofeng accepted one million High-grade Spirit Stones from Young Master Chen, then sent him away with Elder Hu.
• Elder Hu explained that Qin Shaofeng carried Dao charm like Zhang Buxian and Feng Se, leading Young Master Chen to suspect a Loose Immortal stood behind Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun discussed the upcoming Sword Tomb and the risks of inheriting the Xuanyuan Sword’s Human Emperor fortune.
• A blue-robed scholar questioned Qin Shaofeng’s reluctance to follow the Human Emperor’s path, and Qin Shaofeng said he valued freedom and believed all living beings should carve out their own paths.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun collected the prepared Fire attribute spirit materials in Myriad Sword City, then returned to their courtyard with Little Phoenix. Qin Shaofeng swallowed the Heavenly Lightning Pill in seclusion and emerged with his Lightning Body advanced to the seventh layer.

• Qin Shaofeng told a cultivator that mortals could shine with radiance, then left with Qing Daoxun for Myriad Sword City's grand Auction House.
• Zheng Long gave Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun the Fire attribute spirit materials, and Qin Shaofeng paid 1.3 million Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Qing Daoxun released Little Phoenix in the courtyard and gave it a Fire Rong Fruit to absorb while they prepared to leave Myriad Sword Mountain soon.
• Qin Shaofeng told Qing Daoxun he would take the Heavenly Lightning Pill and asked her to watch over the outside world while he cultivated.
• Qin Shaofeng absorbed the pill's medicinal efficacy, advanced his Lightning Body to the seventh layer, and formed the Demon Subduing Rope from lightning.

Qin Shaofeng prepared to visit the Sword Tomb with the other prodigies, while Gong Qingluan joined the expedition after presenting Yan Qiouming with a pill. The group set out for the Sword Tomb, which lay two days away atop a Gold Fiend Spirit Vein.

• Qing Daoxun urged Qin Shaofeng to join the group heading to the Sword Tomb, and he went with her to the Myriad Sword Sect's Training Ground.
• Lin Qianfeng told Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun that he had fasted and performed rituals to prepare, and Qin Shaofeng explained that sincerity toward sword dao mattered more than those practices.
• Yan Qiouming told the ten prodigies to approach the Sword Tomb humbly, choose one sword to comprehend, and pass the Myriad Sword Sect's assessment if they wanted to take a sword away.
• Gong Qingluan arrived and offered Yan Qiouming an eighth-rank Water Cloud Clear Heart Pill as her entry fee, while Yan Qiouming noticed her powerful aura and increased cultivation.
• Yan Qiouming led the group toward the Sword Tomb, and Qing Daoxun explained to Qin Shaofeng that it stood atop a Gold Fiend Spirit Vein that nurtured masterless dharma swords.

Qin Shaofeng cultivated the Lightning Body aboard the treasure ship, then joined Qing Daoxun for a meal with Gong Qingluan. Gong Qingluan revealed she wanted to travel with them to the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm, while Qin Shaofeng disclosed that they came from a hidden sect with a First Turn Loose Immortal.

• Qin Shaofeng spent a day and night cultivating the Lightning Body with the Void Nether Lightning Stone, making only slight progress.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun went to the ship's dining hall and accepted Gong Qingluan's invitation to share a table and Jade Dew Fragrant Wine.
• Gong Qingluan asked about their identities, and Qin Shaofeng asked why she was paying close attention to them.
• Gong Qingluan said she hoped to travel with Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun to the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm, where entrants could display only Spirit Transformation Stage strength.
• Qin Shaofeng explained that they had come to Tian Xuan Sect to help repair its grand formation, then said they belonged to a hidden sect with a First Turn Loose Immortal.
• Gong Qingluan reacted with heightened interest after hearing about the First Turn Loose Immortal.

A flock of powerful Golden Feather Eagles attacked the treasure ship, and Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun joined the defense. Qin Shaofeng used his Demon Subduing Rope and lightning abilities to kill the eagles, then struck their peak Spirit Transformation Stage leader with Nine Heavens Divine Lightning.

• Yan Qiouming warned that more than a hundred Golden Feather Eagles above the Nascent Soul Realm were attacking the treasure ship, led by one at the Void Comprehension Stage.
• Gong Qingluan, Qin Shaofeng, and Qing Daoxun went to the deck to join the battle.
• Qin Shaofeng used the Demon Subduing Rope and his Lightning Body to kill Golden Feather Eagles while Qing Daoxun fought three Spirit Transformation Stage eagles.
• A peak Spirit Transformation Stage Golden Feather Eagle targeted Qin Shaofeng and fired magical golden feathers at him.
• Qin Shaofeng deflected some feathers with the Demon Subduing Rope, swallowed the rest in a Sea of Lightning, and launched Nine Heavens Divine Lightning at the eagle.
• The Golden Feather Eagle's feathers failed to stop the divine lightning, which struck it.

Qin Shaofeng and his allies defeated the Golden Feather Eagles, prompting their Demon Emperor to retreat. After the battle, Yan Qiouming and Gong Qingluan offered supplies to Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun, who divided the pills and demon beast materials between them.

• Qin Shaofeng used a lightning wyrm-serpent and the Demon Subduing Rope to kill the Spirit Transformation peak Golden Feather Eagle.
• Gong Qingluan and a Myriad Sword Sect elder held off the Void Comprehension Stage Demon Emperor, and Gong Qingluan offered to spare him if he withdrew with the demonic birds.
• The Demon Emperor ordered the Golden Feather Eagles to retreat, and Yan Qiouming arranged for the wounded cultivators to receive treatment.
• Yan Qiouming thanked Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun for their help and gave them Jade Dew Rejuvenation Pills and materials from the eagles they had slain.
• Gong Qingluan offered Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun Jade Heart Nourishing Pills, and Qin Shaofeng gave both kinds of pills to Qing Daoxun while keeping the demon beast materials.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun arrived at Jiancang Mountain, received imprints that let them pass through the Myriad Sword Sect’s protective array, and joined a welcoming banquet. After resting overnight, they prepared to enter the Sword Tomb the next day.

• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun disembarked near the Sword Cang Mountain Range and learned that the Sword Tomb lay within Jiancang Mountain, protected by a powerful array.
• A Myriad Sword Sect elder gave Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun golden imprints, which allowed them to pass through Jiancang Mountain’s five-colored barrier.
• A Myriad Sword Sect disciple led Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun to a welcoming banquet, where Gong Qingluan chose to sit with them and befriended Qing Daoxun.
• A Myriad Sword Sect disciple announced that the Sword Tomb would open the next day, and Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun spent the night in a courtyard.
• Qin Shaofeng cultivated the Lightning Body overnight and left his room the next morning.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun entered the Myriad Sword Sect’s Sword Tomb, where the visiting geniuses took turns seeking a spirit sword’s recognition. Lin Qianfeng claimed a seventh-rank spirit sword first, and Qing Daoxun stepped forward next.

• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun received breakfast and went to the Training Ground, where Yan Qiouming led the gathered geniuses to the Sword Tomb.
• Yan Qiouming opened the formation protecting the Sword Tomb and explained that the visitors could seek a sword’s recognition by communicating with it or releasing their auras.
• Qin Shaofeng drew lot number eleven, while Qing Daoxun drew number two and Lin Qianfeng drew number one.
• Lin Qianfeng released his aura, attracting a seventh-rank spirit sword decorated with frost-flower patterns and an ice wyrm.
• Qing Daoxun stepped forward for her turn as Yan Qiouming watched with interest.

Qing Daoxun and Qin Shaofeng stirred the Sword Tomb’s enchanted swords, with Qing Daoxun claiming a famed ninth-rank sword and Qin Shaofeng unexpectedly drawing the Xuanyuan Sword’s attention. The Xuanyuan Sword then fell silent, and a faintly glowing broken sword flew toward Qin Shaofeng.

• Qing Daoxun caused ten thousand swords to ring and was chosen by the sword once wielded by Bingxia Fairy.
• Yan Qiouming told the Sword Tomb elder that Qing Daoxun’s sect might have a Loose Immortal-level expert and that she had the bearing to ascend.
• Several cultivators gained only low-rank swords, while Chen Jianfeng defended receiving a third-rank sword by explaining that he pursued myriad laws rather than the sword path.
• Qin Shaofeng entered the Sword Tomb and made ten thousand swords cry in unison, leading the Sword Tomb elder to recognize his deep swordsmanship.
• The Xuanyuan Sword lit up and surged toward Qin Shaofeng, but then fell silent along with the other swords.
• A faint glimmer appeared on Myriad Sword Mountain, and a broken sword slowly flew toward Qin Shaofeng.

Qin Shaofeng claimed an ancient broken sword in the Sword Tomb, then set out for the Tian Xuan Sect with Qing Daoxun. Yang Shenying intercepted them and tried to force them to the Five Thunder Sect, but Qin Shaofeng’s Nine Heavens Divine Lightning overwhelmed her lightning.

• A broken sword flew to Qin Shaofeng, who sensed an ancient aura and took it; the Sword Tomb elder said it had been there for a very long time and no one knew how it arrived.
• Yan Qiouming told Qing Daoxun about the Ice Cloud Sword and its former owner, Feng Zaisu, while Qin Shaofeng considered how Qing Daoxun might improve her compatibility with the sword.
• After the group returned to the Myriad Sword Sect, Lin Qianfeng bid farewell to Qin Shaofeng, and Gong Qingluan invited Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun to ride with her before leaving alone.
• As Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun traveled toward the Tian Xuan Sect, Qin Shaofeng sensed they were being followed by Yang Shenying, sect master of the Five Thunder Sect.
• Yang Shenying ordered Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun to accompany her and attacked when they refused; Qin Shaofeng’s Nine Heavens Divine Lightning suppressed her lightning and left her shocked.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun confronted Five Thunder Sect master Yang Shenying after she tried to seize his lightning arts inheritance, and Qin bound her with the Demon Subduing Rope. After revealing his Immortal Realm strength, Qin negotiated compensation with the sect’s patriarch, Lian Shitian, and agreed to trade lightning techniques for ten cubic blocks of Top-grade Void Nether Lightning Stone.

• Qin Shaofeng bound Yang Shenying with the Demon Subduing Rope and called out the Five Thunder Sect patriarch.
• Lian Shitian emerged, and Qin identified him as a First Turn Loose Immortal before revealing his own Immortal Realm aura.
• Lian Shitian apologized for Yang Shenying’s actions and offered compensation, while Yang Shenying pleaded for her life.
• Qin demanded one cubic block of Top-grade Void Nether Lightning Stone, and Lian Shitian offered ten in exchange for two lightning arts.
• Qin agreed to teach Lian Shitian the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning and Evil-Dispelling Divine Lightning for the ten cubic blocks.

Qin Shaofeng traded the cultivation methods for two divine abilities to Lian Shitian for Void Nether Lightning Stones, then returned to the Tian Xuan Sect with Qing Daoxun and told its Sect Master they would soon leave. The Sect Master accepted their decision and offered to hold them a farewell banquet.

• Qin Shaofeng gave Lian Shitian the cultivation methods for Evil-Dispelling Divine Lightning and Nine Heavens Divine Lightning in exchange for ten cubic measures of Void Nether Lightning Stones.
• After Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun left, Lian Shitian told Yang Shenying that the sect elders would determine her punishment.
• Qin Shaofeng explained to Qing Daoxun that he had traded rather than used force because killing Lian Shitian could bring hidden troubles and a costly fight.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun returned to the Tian Xuan Sect and went to the council hall to meet the Sect Master and elders.
• Qin Shaofeng told the Sect Master that he and Qing Daoxun would likely leave, and the Sect Master offered to prepare a farewell banquet.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun learned that the Heavenly Sword Secret Realm’s opening had been postponed because its guardian was preparing to ascend. After arranging to stay in contact with Gong Qingluan, they prepared to leave Tian Xuan Sect with pills from the Sect Master.

• The Sect Master summoned Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun after learning that Immortal Alliance Inspectors had arrived to see them.
• Gao Ping told Qin Shaofeng that the Myriad Sword Sect had indefinitely delayed the secret realm’s opening because its guardian Grand Elder was preparing to undergo the ascension tribulation.
• Gao Ping gave Qin Shaofeng a child Mother-Child Mirage Pearl so Gong Qingluan could notify him when the secret realm’s opening was scheduled.
• Qin Shaofeng refined the pearl and spoke with Gong Qingluan, agreeing to wait for further news.
• The Sect Master gave Qin Shaofeng six Jade Spirit Heaven Returning Pills and twelve Upper Clarity Qi Absorption Pills, and Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun prepared to leave.

Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun set out for Phoenix Valley with Little Phoenix, planning to use the journey to demand benefits from the Phoenix Clan. At the nearest Immortal Alliance outpost, a guard tried to overcharge them, and Qin Shaofeng revealed his First Turn Loose Immortal cultivation.

• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun released Little Phoenix and told it they would take it back to Phoenix Valley.
• Little Phoenix explained that they needed to travel through an Immortal Alliance outpost to Bioluo City before heading to the Flame Mountain Range.
• Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun changed their appearances and flew to the nearest Immortal Alliance outpost.
• A city guard demanded one thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones from each of them, although other travelers had paid only one hundred.
• Qin Shaofeng unleashed his First Turn Loose Immortal pressure, forcing the guard to collapse.
• The city commander beheaded the guard and knelt with his subordinates, begging Qin Shaofeng to forgive the offense.