Chapter Summaries

Fang Han fought three Top Grandmasters sent by the Profound Heaven Sect and revealed that his strength far exceeded their faulty intelligence. After learning that Huang Rushan and Zhou Tai had died at his hands, Fang Han prepared to kill the remaining attackers, while Gu Changqing was left badly wounded by four Grandmasters.

• Four Grandmasters overwhelmed Gu Changqing, cutting his left arm and piercing his right shoulder.
• Three Top Grandmasters surrounded Fang Han and launched a combined assault, but he shattered their attacks with two sword strikes and badly wounded the middle-aged Grandmaster.
• The attackers realized their intelligence had underestimated Fang Han, and he revealed that Huang Rushan and Zhou Tai had died at his hands.
• Fang Han declared that the Profound Heaven Sect had left him no choice and vowed to kill all three Top Grandmasters.

Fang Han killed the three Top Grandmasters who had attacked him, then used his sword qi to rescue the badly wounded Gu Changqing from the Lanky Grandmaster, Gaunt Grandmaster, and Twin-Hammer Grandmaster. The remaining enemies realized Fang Han had already defeated his attackers and tried to flee, but his sword qi closed in on the Petite Female Grandmaster before she could use her talisman.

• Fang Han killed the middle-aged Grandmaster with a swift sword strike, then cut down the fleeing bald Grandmaster and pierced the female Grandmaster with sword qi.
• The Gaunt Grandmaster and Lanky Grandmaster continued attacking Gu Changqing, while the Twin-Hammer Grandmaster raised his hammers to deliver a finishing blow.
• Fang Han's sword qi pierced the Twin-Hammer Grandmaster and killed the Gaunt Grandmaster before either could strike again.
• The Lanky Grandmaster and Petite Female Grandmaster recognized Fang Han and saw the three black-robed Grandmasters' corpses in the distance.
• The Petite Female Grandmaster fled and pulled out a Mid-Grade Divine Speed Talisman, but Fang Han's sword light reached her before she could activate it.

Azure Mystery and Fang Han’s forces defeated and killed Gu Changqing’s attackers, but the survivors feared that Jie Donghe would send a Great Grandmaster next. Chen Wanjun concluded that the Jie Dong Sect must disband and scatter to avoid Gu Changqing’s pursuit.

• Azure Mystery killed the four Grandmasters attacking Gu Changqing, then slew the fleeing Jie Donghe warriors as they tried to escape.
• Azure Mystery searched the fallen Top Grandmasters and found only Low-grade Dharma Weapons, banknotes, and a few Mid-Grade Talismans.
• Fang Han checked on the badly wounded Gu Changqing, while the Fang Han Sect disciples collected their dead and killed the seventy-odd defectors.
• Chen Wanjun said the Fang Han Sect could no longer move to Cloud Province and argued that the Jie Dong Sect should disband into smaller groups.
• The survivors worried that Jie Donghe might send a Great Grandmaster, and Azure Mystery warned that Gu Changqing’s fleeing warriors would not escape.

Gu Changqing decided to disband the Azure Profound Sect to save its members, but Fang Han said he had discovered a secret that could stop Qingyang Prefecture from pursuing them. Meanwhile, Qingyang Prefecture learned that its demonic arts had been exposed and ordered its forces to practice them openly and prepare for attacks.

• Gu Changqing told the Azure Profound Sect's leaders to distribute the sect's wealth and flee, but Fang Han urged them to reconsider because he had found a way to keep Qingyang Prefecture occupied.
• Fang Han explained that he had discovered traces of demonic arts in a fallen Top Grandmaster and suspected the Profound Heaven Sect practiced them.
• A steward informed Xiang Piaocui that the Sect Master Sect had exposed Qingyang Prefecture's demonic arts and that the force sent after it, including eight Top Grandmasters, had likely been wiped out.
• Xiang Piaocui ordered Qingyang Prefecture to practice the demonic arts without restraint and increase its strength, while postponing the pursuit of the Rain Listening Tower and the Sect Master Sect.
• The Azure Profound Sect's leaders realized that Qingyang Prefecture's exposure could keep it too busy to pursue them, and they looked to Fang Han for the secret he had discovered.

Fang Han and Lan Yuexin explored Misty City’s antique shops and stalls, but he found no valuable relics. After returning to the Fang Mansion, he received a message from Sect Master Chen Tianyuan asking him to visit the sect, and Yun Qianyue agreed to accompany him.

• Fang Han invited Lan Yuexin to join him on a stroll through Misty City.
• Lan Yuexin led Fang Han to a street of antique shops and stalls, where he used the System Panel to appraise the items.
• Fang Han searched every shop and stall but found nothing like the valuable objects he had discovered in the past.
• Fang Han told Lan Yuexin that he was interested in worn, indestructible objects from the Ancient Ruins, and she agreed to look out for them.
• Fang Han received a Message Talisman from Sect Master Chen Tianyuan saying his Supreme Elder's Courtyard was complete and asking him to come to the sect.
• Fang Han invited Yun Qianyue to visit the sect with him, and she agreed.

The Violet Sky Sect, led by Supreme Elder Han Jiuxiao, arrived at the Azure Profound Sect to test Fang Han’s strength. Han revealed that the Skyfire Sect had supplied the information about Fang, and Fang recognized its attempt to use the Violet Sky Sect against his sect.

• Han Jiuxiao led dozens of powerful martial artists to the Azure Profound Sect’s gate and announced the Violet Sky Sect’s visit.
• Chen Tianyuan, the pavilion masters, and the elders gathered at the gate, followed by Fang Han and Gu Changqing.
• Han Jiuxiao introduced himself and challenged Fang Han to exchange blows, making clear that the Violet Sky Sect had come to assess the Azure Profound Sect’s strength.
• Fang Han asked where Han Jiuxiao had learned of his Top Grandmaster combat strength, and Han named the Skyfire Sect.
• Fang Han realized the Skyfire Sect was using the Violet Sky Sect as a weapon against the Azure Profound Sect.

Fang Han accepted Han Jiuxiao’s challenge and defeated the Violet Sky Sect’s Supreme Elder with one sword strike, demonstrating the Azure Profound Sect’s strength. He warned the assembled martial artists that his sect sought peace but would defend itself against anyone who treated it as easy prey.

• Fang Han told Han Jiuxiao that they would settle the challenge in one move.
• Han Jiuxiao drew his spirit saber and attacked Fang Han with a lightning-infused slash.
• Fang Han countered with one sword strike that split Han Jiuxiao’s saber aura, shattered his defenses, and wounded him badly.
• The shock wave injured several Violet Sky Sect martial artists, while the four grandmasters escaped unharmed.
• Fang Han warned Han Jiuxiao and the others that the Azure Profound Sect wanted no enemies but would not tolerate being targeted.

Fang Han’s defeat of Han Jiuxiao secured the Azure Profound Sect’s foothold in Cloud Province while exposing the weakened Skyfire Sect to its rivals. After celebrating the New Year with his family, Fang Han continued training and learned that he was absent from Cloud Province’s Prodigy Ranking because he had not lived there long enough.

• Fang Han revealed to Han Jiuxiao that Huang Rushan had died by his hand, prompting the Violet Sky Sect to recognize the Skyfire Sect as vulnerable.
• Fang Han’s victory caused factions to stop probing the Azure Profound Sect, and Wen Chongyang joined as its first attendant while rival factions covertly targeted the Skyfire Sect.
• After the New Year arrived, Fang Han and Yun Qianyue returned to the Fang Mansion, where Fang Han continued cultivating and neared a breakthrough in the eighth stage of the Golden Body Formula.
• Fang Han overheard servants complain that he was missing from the Prodigy Ranking and understood that newcomers had to live in Cloud Province for over a year to qualify.
• Fang Han visited his maternal grandfather’s family with his parents, Yun Qianyue, and Lan Yuexing, then returned to practicing his sword, movement, and body tempering techniques.

Fang Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect and learned that the Profound Heaven Sect had repelled the Heavenly Origin Sect after a second Great Grandmaster appeared. The news intensified his determination to strengthen himself, and he began an extended Golden Body Formula session before using the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture to recover.

• Fang Han returned to Mount Cangwu, heard from Qui Lan that the Azure Profound Sect was developing steadily, and was summoned to the Sect Master's Hall.
• Fang Han told the sect leaders that the Heavenly Origin Sect had attacked the Profound Heaven Sect, and Chen Tianyuan revealed that a second Great Grandmaster had helped drive off the attacker.
• Gu Changqing and Chen Tianyuan said other overlord-level factions would likely target the Profound Heaven Sect, easing the leaders' fears that it could soon attack the Azure Profound Sect.
• Fang Han left the meeting worried about the Profound Heaven Sect's new Great Grandmaster and resolved to gain strength capable of contending with one.
• Fang Han practiced the ninth level of the Golden Body Formula for two hours, then used the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture to help his body recover.