Chapter Summaries

Xu Xing attended the Righteous Alliance’s grand Martial Tournament and Dao Discussion with the Immortal Sects’ Observing Envoys, while receiving messages from Chi Jiuyu about her injured companions. The tournament had not yet begun, and an exceptionally young cultivator qualified at the inspection point.

• The Speaker welcomed the Immortal Sects’ Observing Envoys as they entered the Secret Realm and crossed a golden bridge to the grand platform above the sea.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun took seats among the Observing Envoys, while Jiang Yujiu livestreamed and the other sect representatives settled into an awkward seating arrangement.
• Chi Jiuyu messaged Xu Xing that Zhang Yunlu and Li Ke had been injured during a difficult mission, then asked him to bring her some blue fruit.
• Yuanjun asked Xu Xing who he had been messaging, and he explained that it was his senior sister’s unpredictable disciple.
• A young man passed the Martial Tournament inspection, followed by an eighteen-year-old woman whose Foundation Establishment Perfection caused onlookers to gasp.

Meng Xuan entered the Secret Realm for the Righteous Alliance’s Martial Tournament, where her unusual cultivation principle impressed the spectators. After the tournament began, Chen Yuanlin asked the seniors for guidance, while the live chat urged Jiang Yujiu to challenge him.

• Meng Xuan entered the teleportation formation at Foundation Establishment Perfection and arrived at the wine lake with the other tournament participants.
• Chen Yuanlin arrived, drawing admiration from the younger generation, while Meng Xuan paid him little attention.
• At the Secret Realm, Meng Xuan’s insight into the principle of purity affected the cultivators around her and caught the Cloud Platform spectators’ attention.
• The current Speaker delivered an opening address and declared the Martial Tournament underway.
• Chen Yuanlin stepped onto an arena and asked the seniors for guidance, while Jiang Yujiu refused the live chat’s calls for her to challenge him.

Meng Xuan entered the Righteous Alliance’s Martial Tournament and effortlessly defeated her first opponent, demonstrating her mastery of the principle of Purity. Xu Xing and Yuanjun discussed how her experiences had led her toward a Dao that could counter Confusion, though completing it remained far off.

• The Observing Envoy from World Relief Valley sent a Spirit Transformation puppet to fight Chen Yuanlin, while formations contained the puppet’s attack within the arena.
• Xu Xing livestreamed Meng Xuan’s first tournament battle to the group chat, prompting the other cultivators to gather and watch.
• Meng Xuan defeated a golden-eyed Foundation Establishment opponent before she could land a strike, then advised her to cultivate with the Essence-Nurturing Spirit-Cleansing Method.
• The golden-eyed woman left the arena with Meng Xuan’s advice lingering in her mind, and Meng Xuan’s next opponent arrived nervously.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun discussed how Meng Xuan’s principle of Purity might oppose Confusion, while noting that completing her Dao was still a long way off.

Xu Xing told the cultivators that he had taken half a step toward a new swordsmanship realm and planned to visit the Spirit Sound Workshop before heading to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield. At the Martial Tournament, Meng Xuan defeated the other Creation Foundation Establishment cultivator before Xu Xing accepted a challenge and sent a sword-light figure to fight in his place.

• Xu Xing admitted he had taken half a step toward a new swordsmanship realm and said he would visit the Spirit Sound Workshop before deciding whether to go to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield.
• Spirit Ancestor invited Xu Xing to the Spirit Sound Workshop, claiming to have a faster way to break the stalemate with the Cang Race, and told him to remind Yuan that Wanzhu was waiting for him.
• Meng Xuan defeated her final opponent at the Martial Tournament, then conceded despite appearing to have barely used any strength, prompting spectators to suspect the match was fixed.
• Chen Yuanlin defeated a Spirit Transformation-level puppet, and the current Speaker promised the World Relief Valley envoy resources to repair it.
• After a Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect cultivator invited Xu Xing to compete, another contestant challenged the Sword Sect's swordsmanship, and Xu Xing accepted by sending an Early Spirit Transformation sword-light figure to the arena.

Chen Yuanlin fought the Sword Sect’s Observing Envoy, whose swordlight figure effortlessly exposed his lack of mastery and rushed cultivation. After the figure advised him to be less impatient, Chen Yuanlin launched a desperate final charge, and the figure prepared to show him a sword.

• The Speaker doubted whether the sword-bearing figure was the Sword Sect’s Sword Intent Spirit Body, while the First Speaker also watched it closely.
• Chen Yuanlin recovered and challenged the figure, but its countless sword-shadows tore through his Cloud-Grasping Hand and wounded him.
• The figure let Chen Yuanlin attack, repeatedly breaking his techniques with ordinary sword strikes as he cycled through his many abilities.
• Tyrant Sovereign and Hong Sovereign discussed Chen Yuanlin’s weaknesses, while Tyrant Sovereign judged that he had learned too many techniques without mastering any.
• The figure told Chen Yuanlin that he was impatient, hollow in spirit, and too eager to combine techniques; Chen Yuanlin roared that he was number one on the Heavenly Pride Ranking and charged with all his strength.
• The figure said, “Behold this sword,” as Red Radiance ran along its sword.

Xu Xing’s sword strike helped Chen Yuanlin recognize that he had neglected his foundations in pursuit of rapid advancement and fame. The Speaker thanked Xu Xing and promised Alliance resources, while the tournament continued with few contestants remaining.

• Xu Xing’s sword strike showed Chen Yuanlin the flaws in his cultivation, and Chen Yuanlin thanked him for the guidance.
• Xu Xing named the sword strike “The Lantern of Life,” while the Speaker recognized its connection to the Great Void Sword Canon and wondered whether Xu Xing was a Sword Lord’s disciple.
• The Speaker thanked Xu Xing and promised to send him resources, calling him a “young friend.”
• Xu Xing explained that Bie Xuening was helping treat his injured disciple after Xuan attacked her on the Starry Sky Battlefield, and Bie Xuening briefly replied in the group chat.
• The Foundation Establishment division ended after Meng Xuan’s sweep, while a few Golden Core contestants and the recovering Chen Yuanlin remained in the arena.

Chen Yuanlin fought a burly Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect cultivator whose sealed strength helped refine Chen Yuanlin’s golden body. After leaving the Martial Tournament, Xu Xing headed back to the Sword Sect with Yuanjun, while Yuan and Ming Yu prepared to travel to the Spirit Sound Workshop to meet Wanzhu.

• The Speaker sealed the burly cultivator’s cultivation and speech, and he fought Chen Yuanlin in a close-range contest to strengthen Chen Yuanlin’s golden body.
• Xu Xing sent Jiang Yujiu an improved Red Jade, ended her livestream, and told Yuan that the Spirit Ancestor expected him at the Spirit Sound Workshop within three days.
• Yuan told Ming Yu about the urgent request, and she insisted on accompanying him to see Wanzhu.
• Xu Xing asked Yuanjun to leave the Martial Tournament with him and visit Gu Mo on the way back to the Sword Sect.
• Yuan and Ming Yu noticed Xu Xing and Yuanjun disappear from the Cloud Platform, then fell silent.

Meng Xuan chose to leave the Undersea City with Xu Xing and Yuanjun, then joined them to visit Gu Mo. After Xu Xing explained Meng Xuan’s identity and the events that had changed her, Gu Mo was left embarrassed by his mistaken assumptions.

• Meng Xuan accepted Xu Xing and Yuanjun’s offer to leave the Undersea City and agreed to visit Gu Mo before departing.
• Gu Mo entered Meng Xuan’s Secret Realm and mistook its barren state for evidence that she had died.
• Xu Xing, Yuanjun, and Meng Xuan appeared, and Meng Xuan revealed her original appearance to Gu Mo.
• Gu Mo questioned whether Meng Xuan was truly his sister-in-law, and Xu Xing explained that he had cut away her cultivation and comprehension.
• Xu Xing recounted Meng Xuan’s history, Gu’s plans, Heaven’s attempt to return through her, and Xuan’s assistance.
• Meng Xuan asked Gu Mo what he had been about to say, leaving him speechless and embarrassed.

Gu Mo left for the Starry Sky Battlefield after giving Meng Xuan a talisman, while Yuanjun and Xu Xing shared a quiet farewell. Xu Xing returned to the Sword Sect, where Chi Jiuyu immediately asked him for the fruits they had requested.

• Gu Mo chose to travel to the Starry Sky Battlefield and gave Meng Xuan a Jade Talisman containing a hundred of his saber intents before departing.
• Yuanjun revealed her eyes to Xu Xing and said she wanted to see him once before they parted, then wished him a safe journey.
• At the Sword Sect, Lin Qiuxian saw Zhang Yunlu ranked second on the Foundation Establishment Ranking and resolved to improve.
• Chi Jiuyu joked around Zhang Yunlu's Healing Pod while Bie Xuening supervised Li Ke's breathing practice.
• Xu Xing returned to the Sword Sect, and Chi Jiuyu rushed over to ask where the fruits were.

Xu Xing healed Li Ke's Dao injury and learned that the Spirit Ancestor's work at the Spirit Sound Workshop might relate to Creation Dao Foundation. He offered to shoulder the Heavenly Will Bie Xuening carried, then said he hoped to go with her if the day ever came.

• Xu Xing gave Chi Jiuyu the fruit she had wanted and told her to prepare for a trip to the Spirit Sound Workshop.
• Xu Xing severed the trace of Xuan's power embedded in Li Ke's Dao, allowing her to open her eyes and thank him.
• Bie Xuening told Xu Xing that the Spirit Ancestor had requested nine strands of her Sword Qi to study Creation Dao Foundation.
• Xu Xing agreed to visit the Spirit Sound Workshop to learn what the Spirit Ancestor had discovered.
• Xu Xing offered to bear the Heavenly Will Bie Xuening carried, but she refused and asked whether he would return to his hometown.
• Xu Xing said he would not go back and hoped that, if that day ever came, he could go with Bie Xuening.

Yueling lost a game while Li Ke and Chi Jiuyu bickered in Bie Xuening's bedroom, and she made them clean up before Xu Xing and Bie Xuening arrived. Chi Jiuyu left with the fruit and wondered why Bie Xuening seemed to be in a good mood, while Li Ke went with Xu Xing.

• Li Ke grabbed Chi Jiuyu and pinned her down after Chi Jiuyu tried to flee with the fruit, and the two argued while Yueling played a game.
• Yueling lost to a skilled opponent, then pinned Li Ke and Chi Jiuyu down when their bickering distracted her.
• Chi Jiuyu persuaded Yueling to check on Xiao Yunlu and cut fruit, and Yueling let the two go so they could tidy the bedroom.
• Xu Xing and Bie Xuening arrived, and Xu Xing took Li Ke with him while Bie Xuening called Chi Jiuyu an idiot and dismissed her.
• Chi Jiuyu left for the dining hall with the fruit, noticed Bie Xuening seemed to be in a good mood, and wondered if Xu Xing's return was the reason.

Xu Xing discussed Li Ke’s duties and Yan Ming’s stagnating cultivation, then postponed decisions about the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall until after the Spirit Sound Workshop. Several days later, Chi Jiuyu showed Zhang Yunlu her new courtyard and revealed that Zhang could now call her Senior Sister.

• Xu Xing asked Li Ke about the book she had compiled and learned that Jiu Yu’s note had told him about it.
• Xu Xing asked Li Ke about taking over the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, but she lacked confidence; he said he would decide what to do after returning from the Spirit Sound Workshop.
• Xu Xing told Li Ke to inform the Sect Master and ask his opinion, and confirmed that Senior Martial Uncle would take Zhang Yunlu as her disciple soon.
• Chi Jiuyu showed Zhang Yunlu her courtyard, where her Life-Bound Sword cracked nuts with precise Sword Qi.
• Chi Jiuyu told Zhang Yunlu that her reward was the right to call her Senior Sister, leaving Zhang surprised.

Chi Jiuyu revealed that she was the Sword Venerable’s first disciple and explained the dangers of missions assigned by her master. Xu Xing checked on Zhang Yunlu and oversaw the mission rewards, leaving Chi Jiuyu furious over the gap between their payouts.

• Chi Jiuyu told Zhang Yunlu that she was the Sword Venerable’s first disciple and explained that the Sword Venerable’s disciples faced dangerous, unpredictable trials.
• Xu Xing appeared with Yan Ming, praised Zhang Yunlu’s performance, and asked whether she had settled in at the Sword Sect.
• Xu Xing said Yan Ming would explain everything to Zhang Yunlu, then looked toward the distant Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect where Zhang Xiu was expected to arrive.
• Yan Ming announced that Zhang Yunlu would receive 300,000 contribution points and Chi Jiuyu would receive 30,000 for the mission.
• Chi Jiuyu protested her smaller reward, and Zhang Yunlu’s mention of receiving guidance from a senior at the Dharma Transmission Tower made Yan Ming fear Chi Jiuyu was about to target him.

Xu Xing watched Zhang Xiu’s progress from afar as the young man waited to join the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect. After Zhang Xiu passed the entrance trial, the outer sect’s examiners faced pressure from the inner sect to favor another candidate.

• Chi Jiuyu learned that Zhang Xiu had reached the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect and passed its entrance trial.
• Xu Xing sent a wisp of consciousness across the Thousand Chaos Sea to observe Zhang Xiu at the sect’s Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.
• Old Jiang reassured Zhang Xiu that his trial results and his recommendation would secure his admission.
• The deputy hall masters reviewed the four successful candidates, with Zhang Xiu ranked second and described as a promising prospect despite his limited methods.
• A message from the inner sect demanded that the examiners favor Tang Yan, prompting one deputy hall master to smash his desk and threaten to report the order to the Law Enforcement Hall.

Zhang Xiu passed the sect-entry trial but was assigned to the outer sect while Tang Yan received a place in the inner sect despite failing. Qiu Feng realized Zhang Xiu was the person recommended by the Sword Ancestor and stepped in, while Xu Xing’s exchange with Tyrant Sovereign revealed the vast gap between their powers.

• A deputy hall master dismissed Tang Yan’s Jade Talisman as a family member borrowing Tang Yue’s name and decided to challenge the favoritism.
• A steward announced that Tang Yan had failed the trial but would enter the inner sect, while Zhang Xiu passed but could only join the outer sect.
• The crowd angrily berated Tang Yan as the steward watched, until Qiu Feng arrived and silenced them.
• Qiu Feng questioned Tang Yan about Mystic Sword City, then recognized Zhang Xiu as the cultivator recommended by the Sword Ancestor and grew furious over the injustice.
• Xu Xing reassured Tyrant Sovereign that Qiu Feng would handle the matter, and Tyrant Sovereign acknowledged that his full power could not shake the Sword Ancestor’s consciousness.

Xu Xing withdrew his consciousness from the Tyrant Sovereign and left the Sword Sect with Yan Ming. Days later, Zhang Yunlu visited the Hall of Saints and received a blessing from the Sword Venerable’s jade tablet.

• The Tyrant Sovereign erased a glimpse of Xu Xing’s insight, reflected on the difficulty of cultivation, and sent spiritual light to Qiu Feng as she handled the trial’s aftermath.
• Xu Xing returned to his body, told Zhang Yunlu to prepare, and vanished with Yan Ming; Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu discussed the visit afterward.
• Zhang Yunlu advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and Chi Jiuyu brought her antique robes marking her status as a third-generation Sword Sect disciple.
• Chi Jiuyu took Zhang Yunlu to the Hall of Saints, where Du Ruoheng led her through records honoring the Human Race’s cultivation pioneers.
• Zhang Yunlu bowed before the Sword Venerable’s jade tablet and vowed to cultivate diligently and protect the Human Race; golden light entered her brow, and a voice granted her blessing.

Zhang Yunlu received the Sword Venerable's protective mark and became Bie Xuening's disciple. After the ceremony, Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu it was time for them to leave the Sword Sect.

• Du Ruoheng explained that Zhang Yunlu's identity would be kept secret and sent her with Chi Jiuyu to the Sword Venerable Hall.
• Chi Jiuyu asked Zhang Yunlu about her protective divine ability, and Zhang Yunlu described how calling for Master could summon Bie Xuening's protection.
• Chi Jiuyu recounted her dangerous exploits as she and Zhang Yunlu climbed to the Sword Venerable Hall, where Bie Xuening and the Sword Sect's elders awaited them.
• Bie Xuening took Zhang Yunlu to a bamboo cottage, had her pay respects to the Founder Ancestor, and formally accepted her as a disciple.
• Bie Xuening exchanged phone contacts with Zhang Yunlu, while Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu they should leave the Sword Sect.

Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu left the Sword Sect after arranging gifts for Zhang Yunlu, who was welcomed by Ji Yue and the other cultivators. Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu then arrived at the Spirit Sound Workshop, where Chi Jiuyu admired the scenery and asked when Xu Xing had last visited.

• Chi Jiuyu gave Li Ke the repaired Ice Crystal Longsword for Zhang Yunlu, and Li Ke provided a silver scabbard to go with it.
• Xu Xing asked Ji Yue to give Zhang Yunlu a piece of Red Jade before he and Chi Jiuyu departed.
• Zhang Yunlu returned with nine-tailed Spirit Fish, and Yan Ming sent them to her courtyard and created a pond for them.
• Li Ke gave Zhang Yunlu the repaired sword and scabbard, while the gathered cultivators presented her with more gifts.
• Ji Yue gave Zhang Yunlu Xu Xing's Red Jade and invited her to visit the Dharma Transmission Tower.
• Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu reached the Spirit Sound Workshop, where Chi Jiuyu admired a Snow Mulberry leaf and asked about Xu Xing's last visit.

Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu arrived at the Spirit Sound Workshop, where Ning Wanzhu and Saint Emperor Abyss Yuan welcomed them and led them into the inner Cave Heaven. Beneath its enormous divine tree, Xu Xing heard a woman greet him as an old friend.

• Xu Xing notified the Spirit Ancestor that he had arrived at the Spirit Sound Workshop, and the Spirit Ancestor said that people she had sent would meet him.
• Chi Jiuyu found a Snow Mulberry Tree leaf, but Ning Wanzhu picked it up first and returned it to her.
• Ning Wanzhu greeted Xu Xing as the Sword Ancestor, and Yuan revealed his original appearance as Saint Emperor Abyss.
• Ning Wanzhu led Xu Xing, Yuan, and Chi Jiuyu into the Spirit Sound Workshop's inner Cave Heaven, where they admired its giant divine tree.
• Snow began to fall beneath the divine tree, and a woman greeted Xu Xing, saying, "Long time no see, Brother Xu."

Xu Xing explored the Spirit Sound Workshop’s inner sect with Chi Jiuyu before a celestial welcome announced his arrival and drew him away to meet Ning Wanzhu’s master. Chi Jiuyu stayed with Ning Wanzhu and planned to shop in the outer sect, while Yuan worried about what she might say next.

• Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu not to post photos of the Spirit Sound Workshop’s inner sect, and he continued exploring with her as Ning Wanzhu offered to guide them.
• Chi Jiuyu ate a glowing white fruit Ning Wanzhu gave her and discovered that colorful light poured from her mouth when she spoke.
• The inner sect’s trees formed the words “Welcome, Sword Ancestor” in the sky, and Xu Xing gave Chi Jiuyu a storage ring full of Spirit Stones before leaving to meet Ning Wanzhu’s master.
• Ning Wanzhu invited Chi Jiuyu to visit her place and then shop in the outer sect, suggesting they bring Ming Yu along.
• Chi Jiuyu recognized Ming Yu as the Pavilion Master of the Rain Listening Pavilion from The Legend of Saint Emperor Abyss, and Yuan feared she would cause him trouble.