Recaps

Xiao Ming discovered unsettling signs in Xiao Fan’s cultivation, while an ancient presence connected to Senior Confusion spoke through Xiao Fan. The third round of the trial began at Mystic Sword City’s central plaza, though fewer than a fifth of the participants had arrived by the starting time.

• Xiao Ming watched mosquitoes gather around Xiao Fan during his cultivation and became alarmed when Xiao Fan sensed him and seemed to radiate a terrifying presence.
• After Xiao Ming left, an ancient voice speaking through Xiao Fan accused Confusion of using the Cang Race’s fortune to nurture a Human Race junior and demanded to know whether he was ready to pay the price.
• Xiao Fan recalled hearing the words “Since ancient times, my Dao endures” and saw a figure he recognized as Senior Confusion.
• At Mystic Sword City’s central plaza, Li Qingyang waited for the trial while Jiang Jing entered as a participant in the third round.
• Disciples and representatives from several Immortal Sects gathered, while the Supreme Dao Sect was notably absent.
• At nine o’clock, golden text announced that the trial had begun, although fewer than one-fifth of the five hundred participants had arrived.

The Secret Realm began selecting and teleporting trial-takers while a voice announced their names and cultivation levels across Mystic Sword City. Xiao Fan recognized Senior Confusion as the overseer and entered the realm, while Xu Xing showed Chi Jiuyu Zhang Yunlu preparing to fight strange creatures.

• Ripples swept across the sky, and the Secret Realm announced Zhang Yunlu as its first entrant before teleporting her into the realm.
• The voice announced more trial-takers, including Lin Qiuxian, Feng Yuan, Yu Ming, and Xiao Fan, as pillars of light carried them away.
• Xiao Fan recognized Senior Confusion's voice and entered the Secret Realm, leaving his parents to find his bedroom empty.
• Chi Jiuyu asked Xu Xing about the announcements and the Secret Realm, and he used a screen of light to show Zhang Yunlu facing three strange creatures.

The third trial forced participants to cross a monster-infested realm toward Sword Peak, where they would fight until only one of five hundred remained. Xiao Fan discovered the monsters were transformed Mystic Profound Grass with spiritual nature, while Lin Qiuxian recognized the trial as resembling a Secret Realm from a mission.

• Xu Xing showed Chi Jiuyu the cliffs and valley crawling with Mystic Profound Grass Monsters, while participants' appearances in the realm remained random.
• Yang Lin and Han Yun discovered that both had been announced as peak Nascent Soul cultivators, but their false bodies were destroyed or dispersed instead of the beams reaching them.
• Xiao Fan fought a Mystic Profound Grass Monster, killed it, and gained a powerful surge of spiritual nature by touching its plant form.
• Xiao Fan spotted more than a dozen monsters clinging to the cliff and fled as a message appeared in his mind.
• Lin Qiuxian reviewed the trial rules: participants had to reach the central Sword Peak, fight any other participant they encountered, and survive until only one remained.
• Lin Qiuxian suspected the trial realm was the Secret Realm described in a Void Return elder's mission requirements.

Jiang Yujiu escaped a horde of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters while Yang Lin tried to reach her, and Zhang Yunlu encountered her former teacher Yu Ming in a forced battle. The chapter left Zhang Yunlu facing Yu Ming’s spear as he urged her not to hesitate.

• Jiang Yujiu hid from the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters until a lightning-wielding trial-taker drove them away, then climbed a cliff to escape.
• Yang Lin spotted Jiang Yujiu and used a secret art to charge through the monsters, shouting for her to stay so they could avoid being forced into a death match.
• Zhang Yunlu met Yu Ming after he knocked two Mystic Profound Grass Monsters off a cliff, and the Secret Realm transported them into a battle space.
• Yu Ming revealed his identity to Zhang Yunlu, then thrust his spear toward her throat and told her to stop hesitating.

Zhang Yunlu defeated Yu Ming in the Secret Realm and began to sense the first thread of “Comprehending the Logic.” Yu Ming returned to Xuanjian City No. 3 Middle School after his elimination, while Hua and Chi Jiuyu considered Zhang Yunlu the trial-taker most likely to take the final step.

• Zhang Yunlu used a hidden short sword to kill Yu Ming’s phantom, then returned to the Secret Realm and reflected on how she could improve her swordsmanship.
• Zhang Yunlu sensed that she had touched the first thread of “Comprehending the Logic.”
• Yu Ming reappeared in the principal’s quiet room and told him that Zhang Yunlu had defeated him in the trial.
• The principal was surprised that Zhang Yunlu had beaten Yu Ming, and two stalks of Mystic Profound Grass appeared as Yu Ming’s consolation prize.
• Hua asked Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu whether Zhang Yunlu could “Comprehend the Logic,” and Chi Jiuyu said she had a good chance.
• Hua concluded that Zhang Yunlu was closer to “Comprehending the Logic” than any other trial-taker, including Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan seized the spirits of two Mystic Profound Grass Monsters and discovered that his excess spiritual essence was being stored, prompting him to consider building an army of monsters. Jiang Yujiu climbed out of a gorge and recalled defeating a Supreme Dao Sect fighter who had vomited when she used her seduction technique.

• Xiao Fan fought two Mystic Profound Grass Monsters, seized their spirits, and reached his limit for absorbing spiritual essence.
• Xiao Fan discovered that his excess spiritual essence was being stored and decided to consider gathering an army of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters.
• After an hour and a half, fewer than a hundred people remained in the Secret Realm, and Jiang Yujiu climbed out of a gorge.
• Jiang Yujiu recalled that a Supreme Dao Sect fighter had startled her during her climb and forced her into the Combat Space.
• Jiang Yujiu used her seduction ability against the Supreme Dao Sect fighter, who vomited, but she eventually defeated him after he ran out of spiritual power.

Xiao Fan revealed his control over the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters and killed Xiao Ming during their trial battle. After Zhang Yunlu witnessed the killing, Xiao Fan sensed her and began approaching her with the monsters following.

• Jiang Yujiu saw the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters starting to climb from the valley and hurried toward Sword Peak.
• Xiao Fan gathered a large group of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters while his eyes grew brighter and his expression colder; Lin Qiuxian advanced closest to Sword Peak by defeating monsters and trial-takers.
• Xiao Ming fought through a horde of monsters while trying to reach Xiao Fan, but they overwhelmed and wounded him.
• Xiao Fan approached the kneeling monsters, entered the battle space with Xiao Ming, and killed him with a strike through the forehead.
• Zhang Yunlu watched Xiao Ming die and realized Xiao Fan could control the monsters, then tried to retreat.
• Xiao Fan spotted Zhang Yunlu from afar and walked toward her as the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters rose and followed him.

The narrator and Xu Xing watched as “Xiao Fan” used stolen spirituality to command a growing horde of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters and drive Zhang Yunlu into battle. Zhang Yunlu entered the Combat Space, refused his offer of the Red Jade necklace, and faced his deadly sword attack.

• The narrator recognized that the old man was using harvested spirituality to take over Xiao Fan’s body, while Xu Xing advised waiting before acting.
• “Xiao Fan” chased Zhang Yunlu with an ever-growing army of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters, and she realized she had to fight him in the Combat Space.
• Zhang Yunlu stunned the monsters with Thunderclap of Sword Qi and used Cloud-Piercing Rainbow Step to reach “Xiao Fan,” triggering the battle.
• “Xiao Fan” made Zhang Yunlu’s Red Jade necklace appear and offered to spare her if she accepted a drop of clan blood, but he could not say the word “Cang.”
• Zhang Yunlu refused, and “Xiao Fan” immediately attacked; she dodged his first strike as his sword continued to pursue her.

Zhang Yunlu fought the ancient Cang Race being possessing Xiao Fan and, driven to face death rather than flee, comprehended the Principle of Peril. She nearly severed his head with a single strike, leaving the fight's outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Fan’s possessor overwhelmed Zhang Yunlu with flawless swordsmanship and wounded her badly while trying to break her spirit.
• Confusion and Chi Jiuyu watched the battle as Xu Xing received a message from Sword Venerable and left to keep watch over the Secret Realm.
• Zhang Yunlu discarded her short sword, stood her ground, and prepared to face the possessor’s killing blow.
• Zhang Yunlu crossed into Comprehending the Logic and vanished from in front of Xiao Fan’s possessor.
• Zhang Yunlu appeared behind him and slashed his throat nearly through, then recognized her Principle of Peril as the will to face death and find life.

Xiao Yunlu comprehended the Principle of Peril, but the being possessing Xiao Fan recovered from her fatal strike and froze the Secret Realm and Mystic Sword City with Primordial Chrono Manipulation. Gu confronted the Cang Race old monster, who revealed he had sought to borrow Gu’s essence, before a sword light appeared and the old monster recognized the Sword Ancestor.

• Chi Jiuyu asked Gu whether Xiao Yunlu had succeeded, and Gu confirmed she had comprehended the Principle of Peril.
• Xiao Yunlu’s strike nearly severed Xiao Fan’s head, but the being possessing him regenerated and prepared to kill her.
• The being used Primordial Chrono Manipulation to freeze the Secret Realm and spread the effect into Mystic Sword City.
• Gu entered the frozen Combat Space and confronted the being, who showed scenes from Xiao Fan’s life and admitted his two purposes were to transform Xiao Fan and borrow Gu’s essence.
• Gu resisted the attempt to take his essence, but a fierce sword light severed the connections, prompting the old monster to cry out, “Sword Ancestor!!!”

Xu Xing defeated Gu’s scheme and restored the events Gu had altered, while Zhang Yunlu killed Xiao Fan in the trial. Zhang Yunlu emerged victorious and was restored to full strength, and Chi Jiuyu learned that the trial was nearly decided and that she and Xu Xing would soon return to the sect.

• Xu Xing appeared beside Senior Confusion, wounded Gu with his sword, and forced Gu to retreat without answering why he had stolen Senior Confusion’s essence.
• Xu Xing’s strike restored Mystic Sword City, where Li Qingyang and the others resumed moving without remembering the time freeze.
• Zhang Yunlu killed Xiao Fan after he reappeared headless, then recovered fully when the trial restored the winner to peak condition.
• Zhang Yunlu returned to the Secret Realm and found that the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters had become Mystic Profound Grass.
• Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu that he had banned Xiao Fan’s cheating, and he agreed that Zhang Yunlu would likely win the trial and join the Sword Sect.
• Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu that they would return to the sect after the trial, as Senior Sister had instructed.

Confusion revealed how the Cang Race had corrupted Xiao Fan and taught him to suppress its bloodline, while Han Yun cautiously scouted routes beneath Sword Peak. The chapter left Jiang Yujiu fleeing toward Han Yun after witnessing a sword cultivator swiftly kill a group of monsters.

• Confusion explained that Xiao Fan had been possessed by the Cang Race Ancestor, who used him to attack Xiao Ming.
• Confusion showed Xiao Fan the horrific ingredients and taste of Thousand Spirit Nectar, prompting him to vomit in disgust.
• Xiao Fan asked Confusion for help and formally became his disciple so he could suppress the Cang Race bloodline.
• At Sword Peak, Han Yun used his Bean-Sowing Soldiers technique to scout safe routes while Lin Qiuxian sat beneath the peak.
• Jiang Yujiu fled after seeing a female sword cultivator defeat another cultivator and kill more than a dozen Mystic Profound Grass Monsters in seconds.

Jiang Yujiu and Han Yun discovered that they could access the Spirit Net inside the Secret Realm, while Zhang Yunlu fought through monsters and trial-takers on her way to Sword Peak. The Mystic Profound Grass Monsters then awakened across the realm, forcing the surviving trial-takers to race toward Sword Peak as their numbers rapidly fell.

• Jiang Yujiu found a network signal in the Secret Realm, confirmed eliminated trial-takers survived, and began livestreaming from hiding near Han Yun.
• Zhang Yunlu charged into a valley full of Mystic Profound Grass Monsters, defeated an ambusher in five seconds, and headed for Sword Peak while reflecting on how far she still was from Chi Jiuyu.
• Chi Jiuyu watched Jiang Yujiu's livestream, argued with her in the comments, and was muted for three days before batting away a pull on her vital essence.
• Every Mystic Profound Grass Monster in the Secret Realm awakened, and Jiang Yujiu ran toward Sword Peak while filming the approaching horde.
• Han Yun escaped the boulders with purple lightning after the horde destroyed his hiding place, and the remaining trial-takers rushed toward Sword Peak as their numbers rapidly dwindled.

As the trial-takers converged on Sword Peak, Lin Qiuxian waited in its safe zone while Chi Jiuyu watched from above with Xu Xing. Han Yun and Zhang Yunlu eventually reached the peak, but each vanished before Lin Qiuxian could challenge them.

• Zhang Yunlu fled the silver-gray tide, while the trial-takers near Sword Peak entered Combat Space in pairs until Lin Qiuxian was left alone.
• Lin Qiuxian discovered that the area within fifty meters of Sword Peak was safe and waited there as Mystic Profound Grass Monsters searched nearby.
• Chi Jiuyu watched the trial from above with Xu Xing, teased her Life-Bound Sword, and learned that Xu Xing's sword was named Moon Shadow.
• Han Yun was forced out of hiding by Mystic Profound Grass Monsters and reached Sword Peak, where Lin Qiuxian chased him around the mountain.
• Zhang Yunlu arrived, killed a Mystic Profound Grass Monster, and entered the safe zone, but she vanished when Han Yun fled past her.

Zhang Yunlu defeated Han Yun and revealed that she had comprehended the Logic while still at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The surviving contestants gathered in the Secret Realm, where Ye Wuzhong challenged Zhang Yunlu and Lin Qiuxian prepared to face Yue Zhen.

• Han Yun used paper figures and Azure Rainbow to attack Zhang Yunlu, but she used the Purple Enclosure Qi Observation Method and sword light to behead him.
• Zhang Yunlu returned to the Secret Realm, where Lin Qiuxian realized she had defeated Han Yun and learned that she had comprehended the Logic during the trial.
• Yue Zhen arrived after defeating Li Fengping, and Jiang Jing and Ye Wuzhong also appeared in the Secret Realm.
• Ye Wuzhong introduced himself and challenged Zhang Yunlu, and they entered the Trial Space to fight.
• Yue Zhen asked Lin Qiuxian to fight him, while Chi Jiuyu shared popcorn chicken with Xu Xing and watched the battles.

Zhang Yunlu defeated the remaining trial participants, then fought Lin Qiuxian in the Combat Space and killed him with a single sword strike. As the third round ended, a mysterious figure emerged from the Red Moon, and Chi Jiuyu recognized her as Martial Mother.

• Zhang Yunlu defeated Ye Wuzhong and Yue Zhen, while Lin Qiuxian eventually defeated Jiang Jing.
• A tide of more than a million Mystic Profound Grass Monsters surrounded Sword Peak, leaving Zhang Yunlu and Lin Qiuxian as the last trial participants.
• Chi Jiuyu used Xu Xing's modified Mystic Light Stone to record Zhang Yunlu and Lin Qiuxian's fight in the Combat Space.
• Lin Qiuxian used the Seven Emotions Sword Canon, but Zhang Yunlu's sword overwhelmed him and killed him.
• The Red Moon announced that the third round of trials had ended, then a mysterious figure emerged and Chi Jiuyu recognized her as Martial Mother.

Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu restored the Secret Realm and met Zhang Yunlu and Lin Qiuxian after their trials. Zhang Yunlu agreed to join the Sword Sect, while Lin Qiuxian asked Xu Xing for permission to start his cultivation anew.

• Moon Shadow returned to Xu Xing, and its power restored the Secret Realm and turned the Mystic Profound Grass Monsters back into grass.
• Chi Jiuyu stopped Zhang Yunlu from attacking Lin Qiuxian, and Xu Xing praised Zhang Yunlu for her performance.
• Zhang Yunlu accepted Xu Xing's invitation to join the Sword Sect but asked to see her brother before leaving.
• Lin Qiuxian paid his respects to Xu Xing, then asked to walk the path of cultivation anew.

Lin Qiuxian chose to abandon his Nascent Soul cultivation and begin again, while Zhang Xiu visited the gravely ill Old Jiang and told him he planned to join the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect. The chapter left Old Jiang reacting to Zhang Xiu’s decision as Zhang Xiu prepared to use his senior’s healing item.

• Lin Qiuxian asked Xu Xing to let him restart his cultivation, and Xu Xing reduced his cultivation from Nascent Soul Middle Stage to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
• Lin Qiuxian returned to his cell in the Law Enforcement Hall, where his detention was still in progress.
• Xu Xing told Zhang Yunlu they would visit her brother before leaving.
• Zhang Xiu visited Old Jiang in the hospital and thanked him for saving him from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
• Zhang Xiu told Old Jiang he would join the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect because Xiaolu had finished the Harvesting and Refining Method and was preparing to join the Sword Sect.

Zhang Xiu gave Old Jiang a Star-Origin Sun-Scenery Pill, which healed his injuries after causing a dangerous eruption of heat. Before Zhang Xiu and Zhang Yunlu parted ways, Chi Jiuyu explained how the Sword Sect would support Zhang Yunlu’s education and future cultivation.

• Zhang Xiu fed Old Jiang the Star-Origin Sun-Scenery Pill, and its medicinal power set Old Jiang’s blood and qi ablaze as his injuries began to heal.
• Xu Xing appeared with Chi Jiuyu and Xiao Yunlu, restored the scorched hospital room, and said Old Jiang would recover after sleeping.
• Zhang Xiu recognized Chi Jiuyu as Xu Xing’s martial nephew and told Zhang Yunlu to cultivate diligently at the Sword Sect.
• Chi Jiuyu explained that the Sword Sect would transfer Zhang Yunlu’s school enrollment, pay her education costs, and let her choose a path after Foundation Establishment.

Xu Xing brought Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu to Mystic Sword City, distributed the Secret Realm rewards, and gave Chi Jiuyu the captured Secret Realm. They then arrived at the Sword Sect, where Zhang Yunlu saw its vast grounds and learned about its rankings and inner sect.

• Chi Jiuyu reassured Zhang Xiu that the sect would take care of Xiao Yunlu, then she and Zhang Yunlu vanished with Xu Xing before Zhang could explain his true realm and plans.
• Xu Xing issued Zhang Yunlu her first-place reward of 30% of the Secret Realm's native Mystic Profound Grass.
• Xu Xing shrank the Secret Realm into a red bead and gave it to Chi Jiuyu, explaining that this was why Senior Sister had sent her.
• Li Qingyang and Jiang Jing saw Xu Xing take away the Secret Realm, and Li Qingyang collapsed in regret over his past actions.
• Xu Xing brought Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu to the Sword Sect, where Chi Jiuyu explained the outer and inner sects and Zhang Yunlu saw the Divine Glow Rankings.

Zhang Yunlu entered the Sword Sect with Chi Jiuyu, who recruited her into the Future Sect Master Alliance, while Du Ruoheng handled her registration. Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu reunited with the Sword Venerable, Bie Xuening, at her palace.

• Chi Jiuyu led Zhang Yunlu through the Sword Sect’s disciple entrance and invited her to join the Future Sect Master Alliance.
• Zhang Yunlu agreed to join Chi Jiuyu’s team and became its second-in-command.
• Xu Xing arranged for the Sword Sect master, Du Ruoheng, to guide Zhang Yunlu through her entry formalities.
• Du Ruoheng introduced himself, added Zhang Yunlu as a phone contact, and explained that he had come to welcome Xu Xing and meet her.
• Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu entered the Sword Venerable’s palace, where Chi Jiuyu announced that she had brought Martial Uncle back to Bie Xuening.

Xu Xing reunited with Bie Xuening after emerging from seclusion, while Chi Jiuyu was dragged away by Bie Xuening’s Sword Intent Spirit Body. Bie Xuening added Xu Xing to the fellow Daoists’ group chat, where their reunion continued through lively messages.

• Chi Jiuyu tried to leave after giving Bie Xuening a little yellow duck, but Bie Xuening stopped her and had her pinned down by the Sword Intent Spirit Body.
• Bie Xuening praised the Sword Intent Spirit Body for maintaining its post in the star fields and ordered it to take Chi Jiuyu outside.
• Xu Xing greeted Bie Xuening, and they reminisced about their past before he asked about their fellow Daoists.
• Bie Xuening added Xu Xing to the group chat, Taixuan Immortal Sect Top Dogs' Retirement Mutual Aid Group.
• The fellow Daoists congratulated Xu Xing, while Joyous Union Ancestor stirred up banter and Bie Xuening scolded her.

Xu Xing and Bie Xuening caught up while chatting with the Immortal Sect Founders, then walked together as Chi Jiuyu recovered from her beating and went to meet Zhang Yunlu. Zhang completed her enrollment at Sword Sect, where Chi Jiuyu began showing her around and declared her part of the Future Sect Master Alliance.

• Xu Xing read the Founders’ group chat, where Sword Ancestor discussed his strike against Gu and asked the others about Saint Emperor Abyss.
• Xu Xing invited Bie Xuening for a walk, and they spotted Chi Jiuyu trying to crawl away after being beaten by Bie Xuening.
• After Xu Xing and Bie Xuening left, Chi Jiuyu took a healing pill and flew to meet Zhang Yunlu.
• Du Ruoheng personally arranged Zhang Yunlu’s enrollment in Class Seven, Senior Year, at Sword Sect Affiliated No. 1 High School.
• Chi Jiuyu arrived at the registration office and told Du Ruoheng she would show Zhang Yunlu around as a member of her Future Sect Master Alliance squad.

Zhang Yunlu completed her Sword Sect enrollment and learned that her brother was a Spirit Transformation cultivator while showing Chi Jiuyu her parents’ Red Jade heirloom. Meanwhile, Xu Xing visited his late master’s memorial with Bie Xuening and reflected on his master’s role in founding the Human Race’s cultivation system.

• Du Ruoheng left Zhang Yunlu in Chi Jiuyu’s care, and Chi Jiuyu took her to the outer-sect cafeteria.
• Zhang Yunlu read Zhang Xiu’s message revealing that he had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm and planned to join the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect.
• Chi Jiuyu reassured Zhang Yunlu about the two Spirit Transformation cultivators pursuing them, and Zhang Yunlu showed her the Red Jade left by their parents.
• Zhang Yunlu saw her name appear at the top of the red ranking board as a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator who had Comprehended the Logic.
• Xu Xing and Bie Xuening fed the Spirit Fish in the bamboo grove, then Xu Xing performed a solemn rite before his late master’s portrait.
• Xu Xing remembered that his master had saved and taught him, helped found the Human Race’s cultivation system, and died protecting them from the Cang Race.

Xu Xing and Bie Xuening discussed whether Zhang Yunlu might become Bie Xuening’s disciple, and Bie Xuening decided to observe her until she reached Foundation Establishment. Meanwhile, Chi Jiuyu took Zhang Yunlu to the Sword Sect’s vast cafeteria, where she treated her to a meal and explained some of the sect’s training resources.

• Xu Xing told Bie Xuening that Zhang Yunlu’s Comprehended Logic made her a poor fit as his disciple, while Bie Xuening recognized the Principle of Peril as suitable for her own path.
• Bie Xuening said she would observe Zhang Yunlu and arrange a trial after she reached Foundation Establishment.
• Chi Jiuyu brought Zhang Yunlu by flying shuttle to the Sword Sect’s enormous outer sect cafeteria and treated her to celebrate her joining the sect and their team’s formation.
• Chi Jiuyu explained the cafeteria’s three sections and advised Zhang Yunlu to study Creation Foundation Establishment at the Dharma Transmission Tower.
• Chi Jiuyu recommended that Zhang Yunlu train at the Starry Sky Simulation Trial Ground after establishing her foundation, then wondered whether she would seize the opportunity before her.