Chapter Summaries

Bai Xiaowen and his companions used Kitz to bypass the armory’s sealed door and entered to confront Qin Hui. The chapter ended with Qin Hui hearing the gate open and mistakenly believing Gu Yulian had arrived.

• Bai Xiaowen obtained the Golden Tier Ebony Hairpin from Qiu Hai’s treasure chest and decided to save it for a future need.
• Bai Xiaowen explained that Kitz could pass through the ventilation duct and open the armory door from inside.
• Bai Xiaowen sent Kitz through the duct and used their shared view to guide him to the door mechanism.
• Bai Xiaowen’s group entered the armory and closed the gate behind them to trap Qin Hui inside.
• Qin Hui heard the gate open and assumed Gu Yulian had brought people into the armory.

Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad confronted Qin Hui in the Blood God Palace Armory, where he revealed his secret cultivation of the Fragmentary Blood God Scripture and his ambition to rule the palace. The squad attacked, but Qin Hui’s overwhelming power forced them into a desperate battle that continued as Li Shuyi weakened him with her sword.

• Bai Xiaowen used Insight on Qin Hui and learned that he was a level-ten Boss Tier fighter with the Fragmentary Blood God Scripture and Bloodshadow Evasion.
• Qin Hui explained that he had forged a copy of the Armory Key, resented Yin Fei’s inheritance, and wanted Bai Xiaowen’s squad to join him.
• Bai Xiaowen rejected Qin Hui’s offer and revealed that he had already killed Hong Kun and Qiu Hai, then launched the squad’s attack.
• Qin Hui battered the summoned creatures, used Bloodshadow Evasion to strike Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, and revealed the devastating Reverse Blood Seal skill against Han Xu.
• Qiao Rui weakened Qin Hui with Soul Melody while Bai Xiaowen’s team tried to slow and contain him; Qin Hui broke Qiao Rui’s shield with a hidden weapon.
• Li Shuyi attacked Qin Hui with the Redleaf Lord's Glory Sword and reduced his strength by fourteen points while gaining them herself.

White Phoenix Squad fought Qin Hui by forcing him to spend his true qi on attacks and resistance, while Li Shuyi and the summoned creatures kept up the pressure. Qin Hui finally began taking direct damage, and Rageclaw pinned his shoulders as the chapter ended.

• Li Shuyi traded attacks with Qin Hui, while Butcher and the Shadow Assassin tried to strike him and Qin Hui crippled Butcher's arm.
• Qin Hui's Strength recovered after Power Siphon ended, and he drove back the summoned creatures before focusing his attacks on Li Shuyi and Han Xu.
• Qiao Rui used Life Healing to save Han Xu from Qin Hui's Reverse Blood Seal, then had to withdraw to recover her mental energy.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed that the squad's strategy was to drain Qin Hui's true qi, and Rageclaw joined the assault with Howl.
• Qin Hui tried to evade attacks and recover his true qi, but the Skeleton Champion and Butcher intercepted him, allowing the Bone Warlock's Lightning Strike to hit.
• Rageclaw leaped onto Qin Hui from behind and pressed his paws onto Qin Hui's shoulders.

The White Phoenix Squad killed Qin Hui after a brutal battle and opened their reward chest, finding a Blood God Scripture Rubbing and a Flawless Green Source Crystal. Li Shuyi began an A+ Awakening Skill quest for Shadowless Slash, which required her to raise her One-Handed Swordsmanship specialty to advanced level 10.

• Bai Xiaowen's team overwhelmed Qin Hui after his qi ran out, and a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier struck the final blow.
• The exhausted squad opened its A-Tier reward chest, and Bai Xiaowen drew a Blood God Scripture Rubbing with demanding cultivation requirements.
• Han Xu drew a Flawless Green Source Crystal, which Qiao Rui explained could unlock an agility-type Awakening Skill quest up to A+ Tier.
• Li Shuyi used the crystal, chose an A+ quest for Shadowless Slash, and received the first task: raise her One-Handed Swordsmanship specialty to advanced level 10.

Bai Xiaowen’s group discussed how to help Li Shuyi meet the high swordsmanship requirement for her Awakening Skill quest and received a specialty book from Qin Hui’s loot. After Bai Xiaowen turned in Qin Hui’s head, Gu Yulian promoted him to Superintendent of Blood God Peak.

• Bai Xiaowen explained that Sword Song Plane boss fights accelerated battle-specialty growth, and Li Shuyi switched to the Warrior’s Star title to improve hers further.
• Bai Xiaowen reminded Li Shuyi of the specialty-boosting Sword Classic and promised to find a way to help her reach Advanced One-Handed Swordsmanship level 10.
• Qiao Rui opened Qin Hui’s final golden card and revealed Hidden Weapon Insights, which Bai Xiaowen chose to use for Advanced Shooting.
• Bai Xiaowen’s group returned Qin Hui’s head to Gu Yulian and concealed how they had entered the armory.
• Gu Yulian showed Qin Hui’s head to the division lords, then promoted Bai Xiaowen to Superintendent of Blood God Peak.

After Qin Hui’s execution, Gu Yulian and the Blood God Palace leaders learned that six of the Seven Righteous Sects’ Sect Masters would join the coming siege. They chose Sword-Washing Valley for the decisive battle, and Bai Xiaowen began exchanging his spoils for merit.

• Bai Xiaowen received merit and reputation for completing the Pursue the Traitor quest, while Gu Yulian and Ji Mingjue’s Affection Levels toward him increased.
• Ji Mingjue revealed that six Sect Masters and Shaolin’s Master Qingyuan would join the Seven Righteous Sects’ assault, led by Zuo Yunxuan.
• Bai Xiaowen vowed to kill Gu Zhen and Zuo Yunxuan if they were responsible for the Waterbreak Manor massacre, and Gu Yulian promised Blood God Palace’s support.
• Ji Mingjue proposed Sword-Washing Valley as the battlefield and planned to lay a poison formation there, while the leaders agreed not to risk Sword Discussion Cliff or Heavenly Mechanism Peak.
• Bai Xiaowen exchanged Qiu Hai’s and Hong Kun’s tokens for merit points, then opened the spoils exchange list with Ji Mingjue.

Bai Xiaowen reviewed the Sword Song Plane merit exchange and prepared with White Phoenix Squad for the Seven Righteous Sects’ assault on Sword-Washing Valley. The battle began with Bai Xiaowen fighting alongside the Blood God Palace, while Ying Jianfan confronted Kunlun Sect’s lord, Xie Qingrong.

• Bai Xiaowen exchanged 1,000 Merit Points for five jars of Century-Aged Huadiao Wine and saved the rest for later purchases.
• Bai Xiaowen joined Gu Yulian’s war councils before White Phoenix Squad followed her forces to Sword-Washing Valley.
• Kang Qin stopped Li Daozhen from striking the Blood God Palace’s alarm bell, and the leaders of both sides faced one another before battle.
• Bai Xiaowen accused Gu Zhen and Boundless Sword Sect of destroying Waterbreak Manor, but Gu Zhen and Zuo Yunxuan denied the charge and turned the righteous forces against him.
• The Seven Righteous Sects charged Sword-Washing Valley, and Bai Xiaowen’s squad fought through their ranks while he used his Desert Eagle to kill martial artists.
• Ying Jianfan wounded Daoist Azurewood, then engaged Xie Qingrong; Bai Xiaowen identified Xie Qingrong as a lord and warned his teammates to avoid him.

During the Battle of Sword-Washing Valley, Bai Xiaowen and White Phoenix Squad cut through Jiuhua Sect’s elite disciples and drew the attention of several righteous sect elders. After Bai Xiaowen killed Li Yinhua, Li Daozhen and Gu Zhen led the elders in an attack on him.

• Xie Qingrong fought Ying Jianfan until Kang Qin intervened, then Kang Qin and Ying Jianfan joined forces against the Kunlun Sect master.
• Bai Xiaowen led White Phoenix Squad toward the Boundless Sword Sect’s position, but they clashed with Jiuhua Sect disciples and quickly defeated them.
• Li Yinhua broke through the squad’s defenses and attacked Bai Xiaowen, but Qiao Rui trapped him briefly and Li Shuyi badly wounded him.
• Li Daozhen struck Li Shuyi with hidden weapons while rushing to save Li Yinhua, but Bai Xiaowen killed Li Yinhua with Frost Shard and earned the squad 750 merit points.
• Li Daozhen asked Gu Zhen and several elders to help avenge Li Yinhua, and they charged at Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen used himself as bait to draw five Boss Tier fighters into a devastating counterattack, then helped the White Phoenix Squad rout the Jiuhua Sect. When the Blood God Palace sounded its retreat, the righteous forces pursued into Sword-Washing Valley and fell into a poison-and-arrow ambush.

• Bai Xiaowen survived the five Boss Tier fighters’ combined assault and killed three of them with Super Orochi Nagi, while Gu Zhen escaped the worst of the flames.
• Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad counterattacked, killing Jiuhua Sect disciples as Li Daozhen fled and Bai Xiaowen pursued Gu Zhen.
• Smoke and fire rose from Blood God Peak, prompting the Blood God Palace to sound its retreat and the righteous forces to pursue.
• Bai Xiaowen ordered the White Phoenix Squad to withdraw after spotting Li Daotong and Zuo Yunxuan approaching him.
• The pursuing righteous fighters entered a poison formation in Sword-Washing Valley, where Gu Yulian appeared and Blood God Palace crossbowmen unleashed a rain of arrows.

Gu Yulian’s trap devastated the Seven Righteous Sects, while Bai Xiaowen killed Gu Zhen and completed the Avenge and Take Revenge side quest. Gu Zhen’s confession revealed that Zuo Yunxuan had ordered the attack on Waterbreak Manor to obtain Bai Jingyan’s Broken Water Sword Manual, and the quest rewarded Bai Xiaowen’s team with an annotated copy.

• Sheng Zhiyu sealed the throne passage and poisoned the Heart-Cleansing Pool, trapping the righteous forces and Qin Hui’s remaining followers inside the Armory Secret Passage.
• Gu Yulian and Bai Xiaowen watched the Seven Righteous Sects fall into the poison and stone formations, where crossbow fire killed more than two hundred attackers.
• Xie Qingrong led the survivors out of the formation, but Ji Mingjue’s snakes and the crossbowmen left only a little over twenty righteous experts able to escape.
• Bai Xiaowen asked Ji Mingjue to spare Gu Zhen, then killed him after Gu Zhen confessed that Zuo Yunxuan had ordered the massacre of Waterbreak Manor to obtain the Broken Water Sword Manual.
• Bai Xiaowen and his teammates completed the Avenge and Take Revenge side quest and received the annotated Broken Water Sword Manual.

Bai Xiaowen accepted an SS+ quest to kill Zuo Yunxuan after learning he had masterminded the Waterbreak Manor massacre, then helped Gu Yulian secure her position as Blood God Palace Lord. He claimed the Jade Tempering Formula as his reward and learned that cultivating it would require rare treasures to transform his body.

• Bai Xiaowen handed Li Shuyi the Broken Water Sword Manual and advised her to save it for a more useful opportunity.
• Bai Xiaowen revealed that Zuo Yunxuan had ordered the Waterbreak Manor massacre, unlocking the SS+ Elite Tier quest to kill him.
• Gu Yulian celebrated the victory, won the division chiefs' formal allegiance, and completed the Blood God Palace siege main quest.
• Bai Xiaowen turned in the Lord of the Divine Palace quest and chose the Jade Tempering Formula instead of another martial art from the Armory.
• Bai Xiaowen learned the formula required rare treasures to transform his body, and Gu Yulian said her master might know how to do it.

Bai Xiaowen and his team opened their treasure chests, exchanged nearly all their Merit Points for supplies, and were interrupted by powerful envoys from Eastern Sea Tang Valley demanding to see Wei Siqin. Gu Yulian confronted the intruders, whose arrival left Blood God Palace wondering what they wanted.

• Bai Xiaowen and the others opened seven Elite Tier Silver Treasure Chests and five Advanced Boss chests, gaining crystals, skill books, equipment, and the Crimson Firmament Sword for Li Shuyi.
• Bai Xiaowen exchanged their Merit Points for the Blood God Palace Token, century-old ginseng, poisons, food, and wine.
• Two servants warned Bai Xiaowen and Ji Mingjue that intruders had forced their way into the banquet hall and that their leader had effortlessly defeated Ying Jianfan's finger strike.
• Gu Yulian joined Bai Xiaowen and Ji Mingjue in the banquet hall and confronted the four intruders.
• The purple-robed woman identified herself as the New Moon Envoy from Eastern Sea Tang Valley, while her three companions declared themselves the Tianquan, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang Star Envoys.

Blood God Palace learned that Wei Siqin had allegedly abducted Tang Valley’s mistress, and the New Moon Envoy threatened the palace unless it answered for her actions. Gu Yulian confirmed her suspicion that Wei Siqin was responsible and asked Bai Xiaowen to explain the riddle pointing to their whereabouts.

• The New Moon Envoy accused Wei Siqin of entering Tang Valley, abducting its mistress, and leaving a cryptic letter, while Gu Yulian defended Blood God Palace.
• Bai Xiaowen suggested that Gu Yulian examine the letter, but the New Moon Envoy recited its six mysterious lines from memory instead.
• After threatening Blood God Palace, the New Moon Envoy and the Three-Star Envoy left, and Gu Yulian ended the victory banquet and called a meeting with the seven division chiefs.
• Ji Mingjue and Bai Xiaowen discussed the danger of Tang Valley joining forces with the defeated Seven Righteous Sects.
• Gu Yulian confirmed that she believed Wei Siqin had abducted the Tang Valley mistress and said the letter’s riddle likely named their meeting place.
• Bai Xiaowen admitted he had solved the riddle, and Gu Yulian asked him to explain his approach to the assembled division chiefs.

Bai Xiaowen deciphered Yin Fei’s riddle and led Gu Yulian and the White Phoenix Squad on an expedition to Sword Song Waterfall at Mount Mogu, where they found Tang Muyao instead of Yin Fei. The squad received a new S-tier main quest to kill a famous person in the coming battle, while Tang Muyao revealed that Yin Fei had placed a Reverse Blood Seal on her.

• Bai Xiaowen explained the riddle’s clues, and Gu Yulian concluded that they pointed to Yin Fei at Sword Song Waterfall on Mount Mogu.
• Gu Yulian ordered an expedition, and Bai Xiaowen chose to accompany her after reasoning that the journey could advance the squad’s quest to kill Zuo Yunxuan.
• The Spirit Realm Rules activated the S-tier main quest [Decisive Battle at Mogu Mountain], requiring the squad to participate in the battle and kill a famous person within ten days.
• Gu Yulian led the Blood God Palace experts to Mount Mogu after learning that Tanggu Mingwang and several righteous leaders had gathered near the mountain.
• The group found Tang Muyao at Sword Song Waterfall, and she revealed that Yin Fei had placed a Reverse Blood Seal on her.

Yin Fei reunited with Gu Yulian and learned how Bai Xiaowen had helped the Blood God Palace survive its recent crisis. After Yin Fei welcomed Bai Xiaowen into the palace, Gu Yulian assigned him to gather intelligence in Changxi City, where the enemy forces were gathering.

• Yin Fei returned to the secluded valley, reunited with Gu Yulian, and ordered the Blood God Palace experts to build houses and prepare food.
• Gu Yulian recounted the Blood God Palace’s conflict with the Seven Righteous Sects and praised Bai Xiaowen for helping her unite the palace and defeat their enemies.
• Yin Fei met Bai Xiaowen, proposed him as a possible husband for Gu Yulian, and told him to treat the Blood God Palace as his home.
• Gu Yulian ordered sentries around Sword Song Waterfall and asked for a volunteer to gather intelligence in Changxi City.
• Bai Xiaowen volunteered to go with his three companions, and Gu Yulian warned him not to act rashly if he encountered Zuo Yunxuan.

Disguised as ordinary travelers, Bai Xiaowen and his team arrived in Changxi City and learned that righteous martial artists and Tang Valley forces were gathering to fight the Blood God Palace. After Tu Mengjiao defended Bai Xiaowen in public, she recognized him as he left and went outside, leaving their next encounter uncertain.

• Kang Qin disguised Bai Xiaowen and his three teammates, while Gu Yulian gave them a Pigeon Cage for sending messages.
• At the Westwind Inn, Bai Xiaowen heard martial artists condemn Yin Fei and the Great Demon Bai Wen, and found that Zuo Yunxuan was absent.
• Tu Mengjiao defended Bai Xiaowen, prompting Xu Quan to accuse her of ties to evil; Wu Ang explained that Bai Xiaowen had saved her at Ten Thousand Snakes Valley.
• Several martial artists demanded Bai Xiaowen's table, and he took their silver ingot before leading his teammates away.
• Tu Mengjiao recognized Bai Xiaowen as he departed, then told Wu Ang she had something to do outside.

Bai Xiaowen used a Westwind Inn worker to identify which righteous sects had gathered in Changxi City, then left with the White Phoenix Squad after sensing they were followed. Tu Mengjiao recognized him through his disguise, and Wu Ang intervened just as Bai Xiaowen prepared to silence her.

• Bai Xiaowen questioned a Westwind Inn worker and learned that guests from the Jiuhua Sect and Boundless Sword Sect had arrived, along with other sect representatives he asked the worker to identify.
• Bai Xiaowen told his teammates that only the Boundless Sword Sect, Jiuhua Sect, and Thunderfire Hall had appeared so far, then said they still needed to learn how many Soup Valley envoys were present.
• Bai Xiaowen sensed someone following the White Phoenix Squad, so he led them into an alley and had Li Shuyi and Han Xu intercept the pursuer.
• Bai Xiaowen discovered that Tu Mengjiao had followed them and recognized him as Bai Wen by his eyes and the way he looked from behind.
• Bai Xiaowen admitted his identity and prepared to deal with Tu Mengjiao, but Wu Ang rushed in, rescued her, and confronted Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen confronted Wu Ang with the truth that Zuo Yunxuan had ordered the massacre at Waterbreak Manor, then arranged for Wu Ang to question the sect master. Wu Ang uncovered Zuo Yunxuan’s guilt, but Zuo Yunxuan killed him before he could reveal it.

• Bai Xiaowen told Wu Ang that Zuo Yunxuan had ordered the Waterbreak Manor massacre, based on Gu Zhen’s confession.
• Wu Ang agreed to question Zuo Yunxuan at the Westwind Inn during the hour of Hai, following Bai Xiaowen’s plan.
• Wu Ang confronted Zuo Yunxuan and falsely claimed he had overheard the sect master’s orders before the massacre.
• Zuo Yunxuan admitted his role in the massacre and offered Wu Ang a share of the Broken Water Sword Manual to keep quiet.
• Wu Ang refused the offer and vowed to expose the truth, so Zuo Yunxuan stabbed him through the heart.

After Zuo Yunxuan killed Wu Ang and framed Bai Xiaowen for the murder, the White Phoenix Squad fought their way out of Changxi City. Xu Quan caught up with them outside the city, where Bai Xiaowen prepared for another fight.

• Zuo Yunxuan killed Wu Ang, staged the scene, and wrote a bloody message blaming Bai Wen before slipping away.
• Bai Xiaowen told the White Phoenix Squad and Tu Mengjiao what he had witnessed through the Shadow Assassin and warned that Zuo Yunxuan had framed him.
• Righteous martial artists surrounded Westwind Inn, and the White Phoenix Squad fought through their pursuers while fleeing west.
• The squad killed two martial artists who blocked an alley, then fought off Xu Quan and other pursuers to reach the outskirts of Changxi City.
• Tu Mengjiao disappeared from the group, and Xu Quan caught up with the White Phoenix Squad as Bai Xiaowen taunted him.

Bai Xiaowen and the White Phoenix Squad fought five pursuers in the open farmland, using their teamwork and summoned creatures to overcome the stronger group. After killing two disciples and defeating the spearman, they shifted their focus to the twin-saber master while Han Xu and Delifa kept Xu Quan occupied.

• Bai Xiaowen assessed the three Boss Tier fighters and two High Elite Tier disciples, then ordered his team to isolate the enemies and kill the disciples first.
• Bai Xiaowen shot the two disciples, and Rageclaw killed the survivor after one disciple died from a headshot.
• Li Shuyi, the Shadow Assassin, and the others cornered the spearman while Han Xu and Delifa held off Xu Quan and Rageclaw battled the twin-saber master.
• Li Shuyi advanced her One-Handed Swordsmanship to level eight and stabbed the spearman, while the Shadow Assassin took his final counterattack and survived.
• Bai Xiaowen directed the team to attack the twin-saber master and left Han Xu and Delifa to contain Xu Quan.