Chapter Summaries

Su Han performed a blood refinement to fuse the ancient jade with the Inverse Scale Sword, creating a new sword and scabbard bound to his bloodline. The refinement succeeded, but thunderclouds gathered overhead, and Su Han realized he might be facing a Heavenly Tribulation.

• Su Han asked Little White to guard him, then began the blood refinement by bleeding onto the ancient jade and guiding its transformation with spiritual power.
• The ancient jade and Inverse Scale Sword released clashing evil and Malevolent Qi, chilling the room as Su Han drew the sword toward the jade with seals and incantations.
• Thunderclouds gathered over Su Han's room while Little White watched anxiously and kept guard.
• After two hours, Su Han completed the refinement and created a black Inverse Scale Sword with a blood-jade scabbard that concealed its Malevolent Qi.
• Little White warned Su Han about the thunderclouds, and he looked outside and recognized them as a Heavenly Tribulation.

After the Inverse Scale Sword’s blood refinement summoned a Heavenly Tribulation, Su Han learned it might transform beyond the Nine Heavens Divine Weapons. He sent the others away and prepared to face the descending lightning, calling on his Dharma Manifestation as the tribulation struck.

• Little White explained that the thunderclouds could be a Heavenly Tribulation needed to transform a weapon beyond the Nine Heavens Divine Weapons.
• Su Han refused to abandon the transformation despite his depleted qi and blood, and told Little White to move away.
• Shui Yue, Wen Min, Lu Xueqi, and other Little Bamboo Peak disciples came out to investigate the strange sky, and Su Han sent them away from the courtyard.
• Su Han drew the Inverse Scale Sword as lightning gathered overhead and resonated with the sword’s crimson patterns.
• A massive bolt of tribulation lightning descended toward Su Han, who faced it with renewed fighting spirit and shouted, “Dharma Manifestation, arise!”

Su Han used the Inverse Scale Sword and a towering manifestation to withstand two strikes of a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, while Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi watched in shock and kept the event from Incense Valley. As the final strike gathered, Su Han spent his remaining spiritual power and opened the manifestation’s divine eye.

• Su Han summoned a towering armored manifestation and used the Inverse Scale Sword to meet the first lightning strike, discovering that the tribulation was tempering the blade.
• Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi witnessed the manifestation and debated whether to intervene, but Daoxuan warned that outside interference would intensify the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Daoxuan ordered Xiao Yicai to tell Zeng Shuchang to keep Incense Valley from learning about Su Han’s tribulation before their grand competition.
• Su Han swallowed restorative pills and endured the second strike as countless lightning bolts battered the Inverse Scale Sword.
• A Giant Eye of Thunder formed in the clouds, and Su Han poured his remaining spiritual power and Essence Blood into the sword as the manifestation’s brow opened into a golden eye.

Su Han used the God's Eye to recover and combine its power with the Inverse Scale Sword, shattering the final bolt of his Heavenly Tribulation. He survived the tribulation but collapsed unconscious, leaving Shui Yue, Wen Min, Lu Xueqi, and Little White gathered around him.

• Su Han charged the final purple-gold lightning bolt and was blasted into a crater, badly injured and nearly out of spiritual power.
• The God's Eye absorbed nearby spiritual energy and strands of lightning, healing Su Han and restoring his strength.
• Su Han combined the God's Eye's divine power with the Inverse Scale Sword and struck the cracked lightning bolt again.
• The final bolt shattered into tiny arcs, and the Heavenly Tribulation vanished.
• Su Han admired the transformed Inverse Scale Sword, then collapsed unconscious as Little White caught him and Shui Yue, Wen Min, and Lu Xueqi rushed to his side.
• Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi celebrated Su Han's survival and praised his future prospects.

Su Han woke on Little Bamboo Peak after being unconscious for more than a day and learned that the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament had ended. Worried about Qingyun Sect’s match against Incense Valley, he left with Shui Yue for Tongtian Peak, where he planned to inspect the Inverse Scale Sword.

• Shui Yue told Su Han she had brought him back to Little Bamboo Peak after the Heavenly Tribulation destroyed his courtyard and that he had been unconscious for more than a day.
• Shui Yue reported that Lu Xueqi had placed first in the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, Qi Hao second, Zeng Shushu third, and Zhang Xiaofan fourth.
• Shui Yue said Qingyun Sect’s match against Incense Valley had likely begun, but its result was not yet known.
• Su Han insisted on going to Tongtian Peak despite his injuries because he feared the match might be difficult without him.
• Shui Yue agreed to take Su Han to Tongtian Peak and warned him to return if he felt unwell.
• As they flew on Shui Yue’s sword, Su Han examined the Inverse Scale Sword and wondered how the heavenly lightning had changed it.

Su Han discovered that the Heavenly Tribulation had greatly strengthened the Inverse Scale Sword and awakened a young sword spirit, then set out with Shui Yue for Tongtian Peak. At the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, Zhang Xiaofan lost to Incense Valley, and Yan Hong challenged Lu Xueqi.

• Su Han tested the lightning-infused Inverse Scale Sword, named its technique Heavenly Slash, and heard its newly awakened sword spirit call him “Master.”
• Su Han told the sword spirit to absorb spiritual energy and grow, then praised the sword’s strength to Shui Yue.
• Su Han and Shui Yue hurried toward Tongtian Peak so he could test the Inverse Scale Sword.
• At the tournament arena, Zhang Xiaofan returned to Tian Buyi after losing to Incense Valley, and Tian Buyi scolded him while secretly giving him a healing pill.
• Yan Hong taunted Qingyun Sect and challenged Lu Xueqi to fight.

Yan Hong challenged Qingyun Sect’s disciples and faced Lu Xueqi in the tournament, hoping to prove herself the strongest young female cultivator. Lu Xueqi answered her challenge and countered her opening fire spell, while Yan Hong prepared to use her Azure Spirit Stone.

• Yan Hong provoked Qingyun Sect’s disciples, challenging anyone under a hundred to fight her after defeating Zhang Xiaofan.
• Lu Shun predicted that Yan Hong and Li Xun would secure Incense Valley’s victory, dismissing Qingyun Sect’s unnamed fifth participant as unthreatening.
• Lu Xueqi accepted the crowd’s calls to defend Qingyun Sect, though she remained worried about Senior Brother Su Han.
• Yan Hong and Lu Xueqi exchanged challenges, and the referee began their match.
• Yan Hong attacked with Blazing Flame Fire, but Lu Xueqi deflected the flames with icy sword qi.
• Yan Hong summoned her Azure Spirit Stone as Lu Xueqi began the Supreme Sword Canon, Azure Lotus Sword Song.

Lu Xueqi defeated Yan Hong with the Azure Lotus Sword Song, prompting Qingyun Sect disciples to wonder who created the Supreme Sword Canon. Li Xun then challenged Lu Xueqi, while Su Han arrived at Tongtian Peak hoping the matches were not over.

• Lu Xueqi overwhelmed Yan Hong's Azure Spirit Stone with her sword technique and knocked her from the arena, winning the match.
• The Qingyun Sect disciples speculated about the origin of the Supreme Sword Canon, while Wen Min privately took pride in knowing Junior Brother had created it.
• Lu Shun and Shangguan Ce comforted Yan Hong after her defeat.
• Li Xun insisted on facing Lu Xueqi while both were at their peak, then headed for the arena.
• Su Han looked toward Tongtian Peak and hoped he had arrived before the matches ended.

Li Xun and Lu Xueqi began their match, while Qingyun Sect’s leaders worried that Su Han’s absence left their team without a strong contender for the final bout. Li Xun unleashed a miniature Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array across the arena, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Zeng Shuchang and Tian Buyi warned True Lord Daoxuan that Lu Xueqi might struggle against Li Xun and that Qingyun Sect lacked a likely match for Nangong Lie.
• True Lord Daoxuan sent Xiao Yicai to Little Bamboo Peak to check whether Su Han had awakened and could fight in the final match.
• Li Xun greeted Lu Xueqi before their duel, but she remained aloof and focused on her Tian Ya Sword.
• Li Xun and Lu Xueqi exchanged repeated attacks, and her powerful swordsmanship forced him onto the defensive.
• Li Xun poured his power into the Nine Yang Ruler and formed a miniature Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array that covered the arena in crimson flames.

Lu Xueqi refused to concede against Li Xun and fought the Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array, which Yun Yilan had engraved onto Li Xun’s magic treasure. Just as the formation was about to overwhelm her, Su Han’s Reverse Scale struck and cracked it open.

• Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang, and the Qingyun Sect elders condemned Incense Valley for using Yun Yilan’s engraved formation, but Daoxuan acknowledged that the rules did not forbid it.
• Su Ru urged Lu Xueqi to concede, but Lu Xueqi refused, saying she would win for Su Han while he was unable to compete.
• Li Xun fought Lu Xueqi from within the formation and taunted her as its flames overwhelmed her sword attacks.
• A blood-lightning longsword struck the formation and cracked one corner, easing its pressure on Lu Xueqi.
• Lu Xueqi recognized the Reverse Scale embedded in the arena and looked at it with joy.

Su Han arrived at the arena despite his severe injuries and insisted on taking Lu Xueqi’s place against Li Xun. After Lu Xueqi reluctantly left the arena, Su Han faced Li Xun and prepared to fight.

• Su Han arrived at the arena, and the Qingyun Sect leaders worried that his injuries might worsen.
• Lu Xueqi supported Su Han and urged him to rest, but he insisted he could not leave her to face the Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array alone.
• Su Han dismissed Li Xun’s challenge as insignificant and told Lu Xueqi to leave the arena.
• Lu Xueqi left after making Su Han promise not to push himself, and Su Han introduced himself to Li Xun as their match began.

Su Han revealed that he had reached the first level of the Shangqing Realm, stunning both Qingyun Sect and Incense Valley and restoring Qingyun Sect’s confidence. Though badly injured, he prepared to demonstrate a decisive sword strike for Lu Xueqi.

• Su Han reclaimed the Inverse Scale Sword and announced his Shangqing Realm cultivation, which Li Xun refused to believe.
• Shangguan Ce and Lu Shun sensed Su Han’s aura and confirmed his cultivation, while Incense Valley’s disciples and leaders reacted with shock.
• Qingyun Sect’s disciples cheered Su Han, and Shui Yue proudly praised him to True Lord Daoxuan and Zeng Shuchang.
• Shui Yue reminded the Peak Masters that they had once looked down on Su Han, prompting embarrassment and regret, especially from Cang Song.
• Li Xun challenged Su Han to break the Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array despite his injuries, and Su Han told Lu Xueqi to watch his next sword strike.

Su Han summoned eight thousand flying swords and used them to destroy Li Xun’s Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array, winning the match for Qingyun Sect. With Li Xun badly injured and Incense Valley resentful, Su Han asked who would fight him next.

• Su Han called thousands of swords from across Qingyun Sect to gather over the arena.
• Su Han sent the swords into Li Xun’s Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array, cracking and collapsing it.
• Shangguan Ce rescued Li Xun from Su Han’s attack, but Li Xun was struck by the remaining swords and lost consciousness.
• True Lord Daoxuan declared Su Han the winner, and Qingyun Sect disciples celebrated.
• Su Han coughed and asked the people of Incense Valley who would fight next.

After Su Han defeated Incense Valley’s contenders, True Lord Daoxuan declared Qingyun Sect the winner and announced that Su Han would lead its newly established eighth peak, Sword Pavilion Peak. Daoxuan then called Su Han aside to give him something and discuss preparations for the peak.

• Nangong Lie hesitated to challenge Su Han, while Qingyun Sect’s disciples mocked Incense Valley and celebrated Su Han’s victory.
• True Lord Daoxuan proposed ending the contest to prevent further injuries, and Shangguan Ce accepted Incense Valley’s defeat.
• Daoxuan declared Qingyun Sect the winner, and the sect’s disciples cheered as Shui Yue, Lu Xueqi, Wen Min, and Tian Ling'er admired Su Han.
• Daoxuan announced that Sword Pavilion Peak would become Qingyun Sect’s eighth peak, with Su Han as its Peak Master.
• Daoxuan revealed that Sword Pavilion Peak would teach Su Han’s Supreme Sword Canon alongside the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, then summoned Su Han to discuss preparations and give him something.

Incense Valley’s leaders gave up their ambition to surpass Qingyun Sect after witnessing Su Han’s strength and chose to preserve friendly relations. True Lord Daoxuan brought Su Han to a secluded hall, where he reunited with Little White and learned she had been confined after revealing herself as a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox to save him.

• Lu Shun and Shangguan Ce concluded that Incense Valley could not contend with Su Han and rejected the idea of secretly killing him.
• Lu Shun urged Incense Valley to maintain good relations with Qingyun Sect rather than risk its destruction.
• True Lord Daoxuan led Su Han from the square to a secluded hall.
• Su Han reunited with Little White, who anxiously checked whether he had been hurt.
• Little White explained that she had exposed her Nine-tailed Celestial Fox identity while catching Su Han during his Heavenly Tribulation and was confined until he could confirm they were friends.
• Su Han showed his gratitude toward Little White, making her shy as she reminded him that True Lord Daoxuan was still present.

After Little White protected Su Han through his Heavenly Tribulation, the two kissed privately before Daoxuan gave Su Han permission to choose a reward in the Qingyun Sect's inner treasury. Su Han entered the second floor to inspect its higher-grade treasures.

• Su Han embraced and kissed Little White after thanking her for risking her identity to save him, while Daoxuan left them alone.
• Little White ended their kiss, transformed into a fox, and climbed onto Su Han's shoulder; Su Han playfully bit her paw before they joined Daoxuan.
• Daoxuan praised Su Han for defeating Incense Valley and announced that he could choose a reward from the inner treasury.
• Daoxuan asked Little White to wait outside the confidential treasury, and she agreed as Su Han followed him inside.
• Daoxuan allowed Su Han to choose a treasure from the second floor, where Su Han found fewer but more powerful items.

Su Han explored the second floor of the treasure vault and chose the Spirit Absorption Ring, a mysterious spatial treasure that could nourish him and might strengthen his Cave Heaven Trait. Daoxuan then hinted that Su Han might soon lead an important mission, bringing to mind a woman in green and the First Volume of the Heavenly Book.

• Su Han inspected a fierce longsword and the Water Spirit Pearl but continued searching for a treasure better suited to him.
• Su Han found an ordinary-looking ring and discovered that it contained a vast space with a spiritual spring and fertile land.
• Su Han chose the ring, and Daoxuan identified it as the Spirit Absorption Ring, a mysterious treasure that had finally recognized its owner.
• Su Han accepted the ring and left the treasure vault with Daoxuan, while Little White eagerly asked to see his new treasure.
• Daoxuan told Su Han to rest at Little Bamboo Peak while he arranged the Eighth Branch and mentioned a possible mission for Su Han to lead in a few days.
• Su Han wondered whether the mission related to a woman in green and the First Volume of the Heavenly Book.

Su Han learned that Daoxuan was sending him on a mission that likely involved Kongsang Mountain, while Daoxuan arranged for Wan Jianyi to secretly guard him. On the way to Great Bamboo Peak, Su Han thought about seeing You Ji again, and Little White teased him about his feelings and proposed a bet.

• Daoxuan told Wan Jianyi that he would secretly follow Su Han and intervene only if Su Han faced a life-or-death crisis.
• Wan Jianyi agreed to protect Su Han and asked Daoxuan to notify him when Su Han left the mountain.
• While flying toward Great Bamboo Peak, Su Han thought about You Ji and hurried to see her in his Cave Heaven.
• Little White teased Su Han about possibly thinking of Master Shui Yue, and his startled reaction made her suspect he had feelings for his master.
• Su Han insisted he had been thinking about You Ji and wondered whether she would cooperate or flee when she saw his injury.
• Little White predicted You Ji would eagerly care for Su Han and suggested they make a bet.

Su Han and Little White made a wager with its terms still undecided, then entered the Cave Heaven World so he could visit You Ji. You Ji greeted him with resistance and coldness despite a brief flicker of joy, while Su Han told her he had missed her.

• Su Han agreed to Little White's wager, and they bickered over what the loser would have to do before making up.
• Su Han brought Little White into the Cave Heaven World, where Little White hurried him toward You Ji's room.
• Little White teased Su Han about hoping she would win because he wanted You Ji to be fully automatic.
• Su Han went to You Ji's room and found her standing by the window.
• You Ji asked Su Han coldly what he wanted, and he told her he had missed her.

Su Han used his chest wound and declarations of affection to soften You Ji’s resistance and kiss her. The chapter ended with You Ji choosing to take the lead so Su Han would not aggravate his injury.

• You Ji challenged Su Han over keeping her imprisoned, and he showed her the severe wound on his chest as the reason he had not visited.
• Su Han told You Ji he had thought of her while recovering, and she began to soften despite dismissing his words as sweet talk.
• Su Han kissed You Ji, and she gradually stopped resisting and responded to him.
• Su Han carried You Ji to the bed, where she offered to take the lead to keep him from worsening his wound.