Vol. 3The Sword Pavilion and Dead Spirit Abyss

Su Han won the tournament for Qingyun Sect, pursued complicated relationships with Shui Yue, Wen Min, Tian Ling'er, and Su Ru, and led a mission to Kongsang Mountain. The volume left him underground with Bi Yao after they escaped the Black Water Mysterious Snake, searching for Qing Long and a way out.

  • Su Han blood-refined Wen Min’s red jade pendant into a scabbard for the Inverse Scale Sword and survived the Heavenly Tribulation that tempered it.
  • Lu Xueqi defeated Tian Ling'er in the tournament, and Su Han prepared to attend Qingyun Sect’s match against Incense Valley.
  • Su Han shattered Li Xun’s formation and won the tournament for Qingyun Sect, earning Sword Pavilion Peak and the Spirit Absorption Ring.
  • Su Han and Little White deciphered the Mysterious Fire Altar murals, discovered the Soul Returning Technique, and taught it to You Ji.
  • Su Han discovered that Su Ru had used a puppet to impersonate Tian Ling'er and took Su Ru to his Cave Heaven.
  • Su Han returned to Tian Ling'er, while Su Ru caught them kissing and ordered her daughter to leave with her.
  • Su Han led Qingyun Sect disciples to Kongsang Mountain and defeated the Blood Refining Hall cultivators in Wanfu Ancient Cave.
  • After escaping the Black Water Mysterious Snake with Bi Yao, Su Han treated her injured ankle and searched the tunnel for Qing Long and a way out.
Chapters 201–300 Read from ch. 201

Arc 9The Tournament and the Tribulation

Su Han watched Tian Ling'er and Lu Xueqi clash in the tournament, then helped Wen Min learn the Supreme Sword Canon and transformed the Inverse Scale Sword through a Heavenly Tribulation. After recovering from his injuries, he headed to Tongtian Peak as Qingyun Sect’s match against Incense Valley began.

  • Su Han arrived at Tongtian Peak, where Tian Ling'er won her match against Fang Chao with the Dragon God Skill and credited Su Han with creating it.
  • Cang Song rebuked Qi Hao for accusing Su Han without evidence, revealed Su Han had reached the Shangqing Realm, and ordered Qi Hao to face the wall and copy the sect rules.
  • Su Han went to meet Lu Xueqi, who explained that she had learned the Supreme Sword Canon from him, while Wen Min questioned his relationships with Tian Ling'er and Lu Xueqi.
  • Lu Xueqi defeated Tian Ling'er in their tournament match after the two exchanged powerful techniques, including the Dragon God Skill and One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate.
  • Su Han taught Wen Min the Supreme Sword Canon, kissed her, and accepted the ancient red jade pendant she offered him.
  • Su Han blood-refined the jade into a scabbard for the Inverse Scale Sword and faced a Heavenly Tribulation that tempered the weapon, with the God's Eye helping him survive the final strike.
  • After Shui Yue told him he had been unconscious for more than a day and gave him the tournament results, Su Han insisted on going to Tongtian Peak for Qingyun Sect’s match against Incense Valley.
Chapters 201–225 Summaries Read

Arc 10Victory and Secret Promises

Su Han returned to the tournament and led Qingyun Sect to victory, earning a new peak and a mysterious ring. While preparing for a mission with Lu Xueqi, he reunited with You Ji, discovered the Soul Returning Technique, and spent time with Wen Min and Shui Yue.

  • Lu Xueqi defeated Yan Hong, but Li Xun trapped her in the Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array until Su Han arrived and struck the formation with the Inverse Scale Sword.
  • Su Han revealed his Shangqing Realm cultivation and shattered Li Xun’s formation with thousands of swords, winning the tournament for Qingyun Sect.
  • True Lord Daoxuan announced that Sword Pavilion Peak would become Qingyun Sect’s eighth peak under Su Han, then gave him the Spirit Absorption Ring from the inner treasury.
  • Su Han reunited with Little White, visited You Ji in his Cave Heaven, and promised to free her when they reached Heyang City.
  • Su Han and Little White deciphered the Mysterious Fire Altar murals with his Heavenly God’s Eye and discovered the Soul Returning Technique, which he then taught to You Ji and Little White.
  • Su Han taught Wen Min the Soul Returning Technique and told her that he would soon leave on a mission, while Shui Yue arrived and mistook Wen Min hiding underwater for Little White.
  • Shui Yue told Su Han to meet her and Lu Xueqi at Tongtian Peak in seven days, then grew jealous when she found him keeping company with a fox spirit.
  • Su Han painted Shui Yue’s portrait with a poem praising her beauty, and she forgave him before he suggested another style of painting.
Chapters 226–250 Summaries Read

Arc 11The Captive in the Cave Heaven

Su Han’s attempt to visit Tian Ling'er became entangled with Su Ru’s puppet and led him to imprison Su Ru in his Cave Heaven. While Su Ru struggled to hide what had happened from her daughter, Su Han continued seeing Tian Ling'er and left the truth unresolved.

  • Su Han painted Shui Yue nude in his Cave Heaven, where they grew more intimate and he began filling a pavilion with her portraits.
  • Su Han went to Great Bamboo Peak and discovered that the Tian Ling'er who returned to his room was actually Su Ru controlling a puppet.
  • Su Han mistook Su Ru for a demonic enchantress, kissed her, and took her to his Cave Heaven for questioning.
  • Su Ru learned that Su Han and Shui Yue were lovers, then found that the Cave Heaven’s laws and formation prevented her from escaping or severing her connection to the puppet.
  • Su Han returned to the real Tian Ling'er, who told him Su Ru had kept her away all night and behaved strangely.
  • Su Ru caught Su Han and Tian Ling'er kissing, then ordered her daughter to leave with her.
  • Su Han took Su Ru back to the Cave Heaven and kept her with him for four hours, while Su Ru wondered whether he knew her identity.
  • Tian Ling'er returned to Su Han and demanded that he make up the promised homework.
Chapters 251–275 Summaries Read

Arc 12Into the Dead Spirit Abyss

Su Han led the Qingyun Sect disciples to Kongsang Mountain, then entered Wanfu Ancient Cave and Dead Spirit Abyss alone, where he confronted demonic cultivators and encountered Bi Yao and Qing Long. After the Black Water Mysterious Snake attacked, Su Han escaped underground with Bi Yao, and they searched the tunnel for Qing Long and a way out.

  • Su Han left Great Bamboo Peak after reassuring Su Ru, then joined Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, Zhang Xiaofan, and Qi Hao for a mission to investigate Demon Cult remnants near Wanfu Ancient Cave.
  • Su Han met Bi Yao in Heyang City and told her that You Ji was safe and returning to Huqi Mountain, then continued toward Kongsang Mountain with the other disciples.
  • Su Han burned away a vast swarm of Blood Bats and revealed Wanfu Ancient Cave, then sent the disciples and observers ahead while he went to face its dangers alone.
  • Su Han defeated the Blood Refining Hall cultivators in Wanfu Ancient Cave, killed Jiang Lao San and Wild Dog, and forced Boss Nian and Lin Feng to surrender their treasures and information about Dead Spirit Abyss.
  • Su Han traveled into Dead Spirit Abyss, where the Inverse Scale Sword absorbed the power of dead spirits and a blood-red ancient tree, recovering his injuries and transforming into a powerful but dangerous weapon.
  • Lin'er emerged in a mature, white-haired form after the sword absorbed the tree's evil aura, then Su Han met Bi Yao and Qing Long, who invited him to find the Dripping Blood Cave.
  • Su Han, Bi Yao, and Qing Long encountered the Black Water Mysterious Snake at the Sea of Ruthlessness, and Su Han used the Nine Nether Black Snake Cauldron before opening a fissure to escape its attack.
  • Su Han landed in a dark tunnel with Bi Yao, treated her injured ankle, and guided her as they searched for Qing Long and a way out.
Chapters 276–300 Summaries Read
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