Chapter Summaries

Su Han revealed that he had reached the first level of the Shangqing Realm, stunning Great Bamboo Peak and prompting Du Bishu to concede their spar. As Su Ru arranged for Tian Ling'er to take Su Han to a guest room, the others were left to absorb the gap between his cultivation and theirs.

• Su Han announced that he had reached the first level of the Shangqing Realm, leaving Du Bishu and the Great Bamboo Peak disciples in disbelief.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru praised Su Han's astonishing progress, while Zhang Xiaofan resolved to cultivate harder.
• Tian Ling'er congratulated Su Han excitedly, and he encouraged her to keep working toward the Shangqing Realm.
• Du Bishu conceded without fighting, and Tian Buyi comforted him while urging his disciples not to be discouraged by stronger opponents.
• Su Ru praised Su Han and asked Tian Ling'er to take him to rest in the guest room next to hers.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru discussed bringing Tian Ling'er and Su Han together, while Zhang Xiaofan struggled with his feelings for Ling'er. The next morning, Su Han woke to find a mysterious white figure by the well.

• Su Ru suggested that Tian Ling'er and Su Han might become Dao companions, and Tian Buyi agreed to let their relationship develop without rushing into marriage.
• After Su Han left the dining hall with Tian Ling'er, Song Daren and the other senior brothers comforted the despondent Zhang Xiaofan.
• Tian Ling'er showed Su Han to his room and promised to take him to another good place in the Back Mountain the next morning.
• Su Han slept comfortably, woke at dawn, and headed toward the well to freshen up.
• Su Han spotted a white figure standing beside the well and wondered whether Great Bamboo Peak was haunted.

Su Han accompanied Tian Ling'er to a strange cave near Tongtian Peak that she had discovered but could not enter. As they arrived, Su Han began to suspect it was the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion.

• Su Ru praised Su Han's diligence before returning to her room.
• Tian Ling'er visited Su Han and invited him to a mysterious place in the Back Mountain.
• Su Han rode with Tian Ling'er on the Amber Vermilion Ribbon, holding her as they flew toward Tongtian Peak.
• Tian Ling'er showed Su Han a perilous peak and described a cave surrounded by unusually active spiritual energy.
• Su Han suspected the cave was the Phantom Moon Ancient Cave, also known as the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion.

Su Han and Tian Ling'er reached the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion, and Su Han opened its hidden entrance by activating the Tai Chi symbol. He stopped Tian Ling'er from entering the dangerous Phantom Moon Barrier and asked his system to inspect the cave mansion's entries.

• Su Han urged Tian Ling'er to hurry to the cave, and she carried him by Amber Vermilion Ribbon to the perilous peak.
• Tian Ling'er led Su Han along the mountain path to a concealed cave entrance marked by a Tai Chi symbol.
• Su Han recognized the entrance as the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion and activated the symbol, revealing a mist-filled passage.
• Tian Ling'er wanted to explore, but Su Han warned that entering could kill them and held her back.
• Su Han asked his system to inspect the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion's entries.

Su Han discovered that the Cave Heaven trait let him create a portable world, then entered the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion to test its dangers. Overwhelmed by illusions, he retreated safely and gained a new effect for his Dao trait.

• Su Han learned that the Gold Cave Heaven trait could create a portable space where living creatures could live.
• Su Han kissed Tian Ling'er and told her to go to Sect Leader Daoxuan if he did not return within the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Su Han entered the Phantom Moon Cave Mansion and was assaulted by vivid illusions that blurred the line between reality and falsehood.
• Su Han retreated to the entrance before the illusions could overwhelm him completely.
• The system announced that Su Han had experienced Heart Refining and that his Dao trait had gained a new effect.

Su Han failed to withstand the soul-striking illusions inside Phantom Moon Cave Mansion and realized his state of mind needed tempering. His Dao trait unlocked Dream Butterfly, and after Daoxuan discovered the damaged formation and ordered Su Han and Tian Ling'er to stay away, Su Han said he had something to report.

• Tian Ling'er waited anxiously outside Phantom Moon Cave Mansion and rushed to support Su Han when he emerged pale and unsteady.
• Su Han concluded that his state of mind was too weak to withstand the cave’s illusions and decided not to force another attempt yet.
• Su Han checked his Dao trait and discovered its new Dream Butterfly effect, which let him temper his state of mind through special dreams.
• Daoxuan arrived, found that ants had damaged a node in the cave’s protective formation, and questioned Su Han and Tian Ling'er.
• Daoxuan learned that Su Han had entered the forbidden cave, closed its entrance, and warned both disciples not to return without permission.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er prepared to leave, but Su Han told Daoxuan that he had something to report.

Su Han asked Daoxuan for permission to go down the mountain to help Shui Yue, who was in danger at Incense Valley. Daoxuan made permission depend on whether Su Han could contend with Wan Jianyi in a match seven days later, and Su Han ended the chapter embracing Tian Ling'er outside his room.

• Su Han privately asked Daoxuan to let him go down the mountain because Shui Yue was threatened by the Myriad Poisons Sect.
• Daoxuan agreed to consider the request after Su Han faced Wan Jianyi in a match seven days later, requiring him to contend for several exchanges.
• Su Han accepted the condition and returned to Great Bamboo Peak with Tian Ling'er.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er spent the evening talking outside his room after the other disciples went into seclusion.
• When Tian Ling'er tried to return to her room, Su Han pulled her into his embrace and gently bit her earlobe.

Su Han kissed Tian Ling'er on Great Bamboo Peak, and she eventually agreed to go with him to Little Bamboo Peak. The chapter ended with Su Han carrying her toward the hot spring and saying he would wash her clean.

• Su Han held Tian Ling'er close despite her protests and kissed her before she could finish speaking.
• Tian Ling'er gradually relaxed into the kiss, then pushed Su Han away to catch her breath.
• Su Han teased Tian Ling'er about breathing through her nose, and she grew even more embarrassed.
• Su Han offered to take Tian Ling'er to Little Bamboo Peak so they would not run into her parents, and she agreed.
• Su Han carried Tian Ling'er to his room's rear courtyard and told her he would wash her in the hot spring.

Su Han and Tian Ling'er spent the night together at a hot spring, and he carried her back to Great Bamboo Peak the next morning. After returning her to bed, Su Han examined the entrance to his Portable Cave Heaven and wondered what lay inside.

• Su Han took Tian Ling'er to the rear courtyard hot spring, where they grew intimate and spent the night together.
• The next morning, Su Han woke beside Tian Ling'er and brought her into his Portable Cave Heaven before getting dressed.
• Su Han gathered Tian Ling'er's clothes and returned with her to Great Bamboo Peak, placing her on her bed.
• Su Han studied the light-screen-like entrance to the Portable Cave Heaven and wondered whether it held a void or a blessed paradise.

Su Han explored the Portable Cave Heaven and discovered it could support cultivation and growing spirit herbs and fruits. After Su Ru nearly caught him in Tian Ling'er's room, the couple hid their relationship, and Su Han ended the chapter by asking to take Ling'er to Little Bamboo Peak for a few days.

• Su Han entered the Portable Cave Heaven, explored its house and surroundings, and found that its meditation cushions gathered dense spiritual energy.
• Su Han returned to Tian Ling'er's room, where he and Ling'er were awakened by Su Ru knocking at the door.
• Tian Ling'er told Su Ru that she and Su Han had stayed up talking, then asked Su Han to wait a few years before telling her mother about their relationship.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er went to the dining hall, where Ling'er claimed Su Han had gone to Little Bamboo Peak to get medicine for her twisted ankle.
• Su Han asked Su Ru if he could take Tian Ling'er to Little Bamboo Peak for a few days, startling Ling'er.

Su Han took Tian Ling'er to Little Bamboo Peak for a seven-day stay, where they settled into his room and relaxed together in the hot spring. As Tian Ling'er asked about the Jade Slip he was writing in, Su Han said it held something that could let people live forever.

• Su Ru encouraged Tian Ling'er to go with Su Han to Little Bamboo Peak, and Tian Ling'er agreed.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er packed clothes, said goodbye to Su Ru, and traveled to Little Bamboo Peak.
• Su Han carried Tian Ling'er to the hot spring, where she joined him and relaxed beside him.
• Su Han wrote on a Jade Slip while they soaked, and told Tian Ling'er it contained something that could let people live forever.

Su Han offered Tian Ling'er a simplified version of the Dragon God Skill that focused on extending life and strengthening the body. After they became intimate, he taught her the technique and named it the Dragon Transformation Technique.

• Su Han explained that he had adapted the Dragon God Skill into a longevity technique and asked Tian Ling'er if she wanted to learn it.
• Tian Ling'er gratefully accepted Su Han's offer, then initiated an intimate encounter with him at Little Bamboo Peak's hot spring.
• Afterward, Su Han recited the technique to Tian Ling'er and explained how to circulate spiritual energy through her meridians to strengthen her vitality.
• Su Han named the adapted technique the Dragon Transformation Technique, and Tian Ling'er made another move that surprised him.

Tian Ling'er left Su Han after spending seven days with him, and Su Han went to meet Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi for their promised contest. He arrived to find Xiao Yicai waiting with them.

• Tian Ling'er woke beside Su Han, confirmed that her Dragon Transformation Technique was progressing well, and promised to keep cultivating it after she returned home.
• Tian Ling'er said goodbye to Su Han and flew away on the Amber Vermilion Ribbon.
• Su Han headed to the unnamed mountain peak to meet Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi for the contest they had arranged seven days earlier.
• Su Han greeted Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi, who told him about his recent trip to confront the Myriad Poisons Sect.
• Su Han greeted Xiao Yicai, who introduced himself as a fellow disciple from Tongtian Peak.

Su Han faced Wan Jianyi in a test of his swordsmanship, impressing Daoxuan and Xiao Yicai with his powerful Sword Momentum. Their battle began with Su Han holding his own, and Wan Jianyi prepared to raise the stakes.

• Daoxuan told Su Han that his chance to descend the mountain depended on his battle with Wan Jianyi, and Su Han agreed to fight at full strength.
• Wan Jianyi drew Xiao Yicai’s sword and confronted Su Han, who answered with the Dragon Slaying Sword and a powerful Sword Momentum of his own.
• Xiao Yicai estimated Su Han could last thirty moves, but Daoxuan said Su Han’s strength far exceeded his expectations and that Wan Jianyi would not defeat him easily.
• Wan Jianyi praised Su Han’s Sword Momentum, and the two began exchanging fast, forceful sword strikes.
• Su Han blocked Wan Jianyi’s attacks without falling behind and challenged him to get serious, prompting Wan Jianyi to pull back and prepare a stronger sword strike.

Su Han fought Wan Jianyi with the seventh sword of the Seven Tribulations Dragon Slaying Art and awakened the Dragon Slaying Sword’s full power. Wan Jianyi praised their exchange as a warm-up and prepared to test Su Han with his strongest strike, the Ghost Slaying True Spell.

• Wan Jianyi challenged Su Han to demonstrate his swordsmanship by matching his Crimson Lotus Heavenly Revelation strike.
• Su Han and Wan Jianyi clashed with the same sword move, stunning Xiao Yicai and Daoxuan with Su Han’s strength.
• During the battle, Su Han felt the Dragon Slaying Sword’s spirit resonate with him and lend him greater power.
• Su Han and Wan Jianyi exchanged another pair of strikes, creating a vast Crimson Flame Vortex before the flames faded.
• Wan Jianyi called the fight a warm-up and announced that he would use his strongest sword dao strike, the Ghost Slaying True Spell.

Su Han and Wan Jianyi tested their swordsmanship, with Su Han blocking Wan Jianyi’s Ghost Slaying True Spell using One Thought Ascends to the Heavenly Palace. Su Han then used the moon fragments to appear beside Wan Jianyi and launch a surprise strike, leaving Daoxuan and Xiao Yicai unable to understand his speed.

• Su Han took up the Inverse Scale Sword and prepared to face Wan Jianyi’s strongest sword strike.
• Daoxuan told Xiao Yicai to watch Wan Jianyi demonstrate the Ghost Slaying True Spell.
• Wan Jianyi unleashed the Ghost Slaying True Spell, and Su Han met it with One Thought Ascends to the Heavenly Palace.
• The swords collided with enough force to shake the mountain, but Su Han and Wan Jianyi emerged unharmed.
• Su Han vanished and appeared beside Wan Jianyi through a moon fragment, forcing Wan Jianyi to block his follow-up strike.
• Daoxuan and Xiao Yicai were shocked by Su Han’s movement, and Xiao Yicai asked Daoxuan how he had done it.

Daoxuan and Xiao Yicai struggled to explain Su Han’s strange movement as he continued battling Wan Jianyi despite nearing exhaustion. When Su Han’s spiritual energy ran out, he entered a motionless state that Daoxuan recognized as possible enlightenment, leaving Wan Jianyi stunned.

• Daoxuan suspected Su Han’s movement was the legendary Shrink Ground into Inches, while Xiao Yicai was shocked that his master could not explain it.
• Su Han kept using his rapid movement to attack Wan Jianyi, even as his spiritual energy dwindled and his body weakened.
• Wan Jianyi knocked Su Han backward, but Su Han reappeared beside a fragment of moonlight and attacked again, nearly exhausting himself.
• After his spiritual energy was depleted, Su Han closed his eyes and stood still as nearby spiritual energy gathered into a vortex around him.
• Daoxuan said Su Han seemed to have entered a special state resembling enlightenment, and Wan Jianyi reacted with disbelief at the possibility.

Su Han remained immersed in enlightenment as he reviewed his swordsmanship and began forging a new path, the Way of the Sword Immortal. He awakened after a storm and demonstrated his comprehension by turning the rain into sword-shaped drops arranged in a formation.

• Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi suspected Su Han was undergoing enlightenment and chose to guard him without disturbing him.
• Su Han reviewed his swordsmanship in his sea of consciousness and realized that the way of the sword lay in the heart.
• Su Han tried to combine basic sword forms with sword artistic conception to create the Way of the Sword Immortal, while Xiao Yicai left at Daoxuan’s request.
• A rainstorm drenched the motionless Su Han, but Daoxuan refused to shelter him, fearing that outside interference could disrupt his enlightenment.
• Su Han released a sharp aura, drew in spiritual energy, awakened, and declared that he understood.
• Su Han pointed at the sky and made the rain rise backward as the drops transformed into tiny swords and formed a strange sword formation.

Su Han revealed that he had created the Supreme Sword Canon and a new Sword Cultivator path, earning recognition as its founding patriarch. Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi proposed establishing an eighth Qingyun peak and announcing it at the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, while Su Han remained hesitant.

• Daoxuan and Wan Jianyi marveled as Su Han used sword intent alone to turn raindrops into a sword formation.
• Su Han explained that he had comprehended the Supreme Sword Canon, which let cultivators attain the dao through sword intent, and called its practitioners Sword Cultivators.
• Wan Jianyi and Daoxuan praised Su Han for opening a new cultivation path, and Daoxuan said Su Han had brought honor to the Qingyun Sect.
• Wan Jianyi suggested creating an eighth peak for Sword Cultivators, but Su Han said he was not ready to lead disciples and wanted to refine his path first.
• Wan Jianyi proposed building the peak and revealing it at the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament in two years, and Daoxuan asked Su Han what he thought.

Su Han agreed to Wan Jianyi's proposal for an eighth branch but said he was not ready to take disciples, and Daoxuan approved his trip to Incense Valley to retrieve his master. Back at Little Bamboo Peak, Su Han plundered Daoxuan's Power of Seven Stars trait and discovered he had gained a growth-capable Ancestor of Sword Immortals trait.

• Su Han agreed to Wan Jianyi's proposal while declining to take disciples for now.
• Daoxuan approved Su Han's descent to Incense Valley in about fifteen days and warned him not to underestimate others.
• Su Han reflected that his Shangqing cultivation let him contend with late-stage Shangqing opponents using his trump cards, but left him far weaker than Wan Jianyi.
• Su Han plundered Daoxuan's Power of Seven Stars trait and learned that it amplified the Seven Stars Sword Style.
• Su Han found the growth-capable Ancestor of Sword Immortals trait on his attribute panel and asked the system to explain its effects.