Recaps

Li Xian'er explained why she had brought the Purple-Armored Divine General to protect the Li Family, while Ye Buqu suspected she had been given the puppet for a hidden reason. Li Qitian arrived and treated Ye Buqu and Toutian as beggars, leaving the women to explain their connection.

• Li Xian'er said the Li Family needed the Purple-Armored Divine General because their family could not withstand a Dao Integration Realm cultivator.
• Ye Buqu voiced his suspicion about Li Xian'er receiving major benefits from a distant relative, and Toutian guessed that others might covet her.
• Li Qitian arrived and greeted Li Xian'er and Li Yun'er, praising their beauty.
• Li Qitian dismissed Ye Buqu and Toutian as beggars, and Li Xian'er explained that they had traveled together and helped her.

Li Xian'er kept Ye Buqu and Toutian at Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain despite Li Qitian’s warnings, while Ye Buqu suspected her uncle intended to keep her there. The chapter ended with two veiled figures watching from a pavilion and one asking the other whether he was confident.

• Li Xian'er explained that Ye Buqu and Toutian had helped her escape the mountain range, and Li Qitian reluctantly let them stay until the Mountain-Opening Assembly.
• Toutian secretly told Ye Buqu that Li Qitian was an initial Spirit Transformation cultivator hiding his cultivation aura.
• Li Qitian warned Ye Buqu and Toutian not to cause trouble before leaving without discussing how to repair the Purple-Armored Divine Generals.
• Ye Buqu warned Li Xian'er that Li Qitian might prevent her from leaving Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain, but she remained determined to repair the generals.
• After night fell, two black-robed, veiled figures stood atop a pavilion, and one asked the other whether he was confident.

Ye Buqu and Toutian sneaked across Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain to find its treasury, arguing about their strength along the way. They reached a guarded floating island, but had not yet entered.

• Toutian assured Ye Buqu that his concealment technique would keep them hidden and warned him not to trigger the mountain-protecting grand formation.
• The two men in black slipped past the patrols and used Toutian’s Wealth-Seeking Method to head toward the treasury.
• Ye Buqu sensed three powerful auras and worried that he could not defeat them easily, while Toutian criticized his strength.
• Ye Buqu and Toutian bickered over their cultivation before Toutian spotted a purple-lit floating island guarded by a Dao Integration True Lord.

Ye Buqu and Toutian broke into the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain treasury, killed its guards, and looted the island before powerful reinforcements arrived. The Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land launched an investigation and sealed the news as chaos spread.

• Ye Buqu killed a Dao Integration True Lord and several Spirit Transformation cultivators with a barrage of punches.
• Toutian broke the purple barrier and warned that the battle might have alerted Mahayana cultivators.
• Ye Buqu smashed through buildings across the island and seized its treasures while Toutian tracked their escape window with the Compass.
• Ye Buqu and Toutian fled with three seconds to spare before three immensely powerful figures reached the island.
• One of the newcomers ordered an investigation and threatened to destroy whoever was responsible, while the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land imposed a gag order.

After robbing the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain’s treasury and killing a Dao Integration True Lord, Ye Buqu and Toutian evaded the frantic search. The next day, they joined the Li sisters and Wang Yong at the mountain-opening grand ceremony’s viewing platform.

• Ye Buqu told Toutian that their haul was worth a few million Top-Tier Spirit Stones, but they had not found the Black Iron Heavy Sword.
• Toutian noticed patrols and divine senses searching the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain, but the searchers found no suspects through the night.
• Ye Buqu and Toutian met Wang Yong in the courtyard, where Li Xian'er introduced them.
• Toutian urged Ye Buqu to abandon Li Xian'er and leave, but Ye Buqu said he would pursue her slowly.
• Wang Yong led the group to a high platform and pointed out the Li sisters’ seats for the mountain-opening grand ceremony.

Li Qitian introduced Li Xian'er and Li Yun to Wang Teng, the young son of the Mountain Lord of Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain, and urged Ye Buqu and Toutian to greet him. Ye Buqu refused, while Li Xian'er tried to defuse Wang Teng’s displeasure by explaining that the two were her friends.

• An elder of Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain announced that the mountain-opening ceremony would begin in half an hour and warned guests not to wander.
• Li Qitian approached Ye Buqu’s group with Wang Teng and introduced Li Xian'er and Li Yun to him.
• Li Xian'er and Li Yun rose and bowed to Wang Teng, who was pleased by their appearance.
• Li Qitian ordered Ye Buqu and Toutian to greet Wang Teng, but Ye Buqu refused and Toutian continued picking his nose.
• Li Xian'er defended her friends and asked Wang Teng not to take their behavior to heart.

Wang Teng offered Li Xian'er and her companion vegetation essence to help the Li Family, but demanded that they pay a price for it. He postponed discussing what he wanted until after the Mountain-Opening Assembly.

• Wang Teng took a seat and expected Ye Buqu to give up his stool, but Ye Buqu only adjusted it, leaving Li Qitian standing behind him.
• Wang Teng learned that Li Xian'er and her companion were from the Li Family of the Great Wind Dynasty, which had come to Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain for help.
• Wang Teng said the Purple-Armored Divine Generals needed vegetation essence to be repaired and revealed that he possessed a single piece.
• Wang Teng told Li Xian'er he would not give her the treasure for free, then deferred the terms until after the Mountain-Opening Assembly.

Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain began its Opening Ceremony with a martial arts tournament for cultivators under one thousand years old, offering a semi-immortal heavy sword and other prizes. As competitors prepared to fight, the crowd realized the mountain’s own disciples could enter and might keep the grand prize for themselves.

• Wang Teng changed the subject as Ye Buqu and Toutian watched the Opening Ceremony begin.
• An elder announced a tournament for cultivators under one thousand years old and listed its rewards.
• The elder presented the Black Iron Heavy Sword, a semi-immortal artifact concealing a semi-immortal-grade sword art, as the first-place prize.
• The elder directed competitors to an immortal island, where defeating ten people in a row would earn a special reward, and declared the tournament open.
• The crowd noted that Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain disciples could compete and doubted that outsiders could claim the Black Iron Heavy Sword.

Ye Buqu decided to compete for the Black Iron Heavy Sword, while Toutian reflected on his disciple’s strange strength and enormous appetite for resources. As early arena bouts drew little interest, Wang Teng offered to introduce Li Xian'er to old friends, but she declined.

• Ye Buqu told Toutian he would fight for the Black Iron Heavy Sword, which he believed was made for him.
• Toutian recalled Ye Buqu’s undefeated record against native prodigies across hundreds of worlds despite his slow cultivation and ordinary physique.
• Toutian wondered whether Ye Lin had noticed something unusual about Ye Buqu, though Ye Lin had taken him as a disciple only out of a moment’s sympathy.
• Two Golden Core cultivators began fighting on the arena while the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators paid little attention.
• Wang Teng offered to take Li Xian'er to meet old friends, but she said she would stay.

Li Xian'er tried to avoid Wang Teng's advances while worrying about the Li Family and the danger facing its Purple-Armored Divine Generals. Ye Buqu held back from confronting Wang Teng to preserve his plan, but Toutian encouraged him to intervene if things went too far; Wang Teng then proposed that he and Li Xian'er approach Ye Buqu and Toutian.

• Li Xian'er declined Wang Teng's invitation to meet his friends and kept her distance when he reached for her.
• Li Xian'er worried about the Li Family's endangered Purple-Armored Divine Generals and realized she could no longer rely on the old man and young man nearby.
• Ye Buqu admitted to Toutian that he wanted to attack Wang Teng but was holding back to protect their plan.
• Toutian told Ye Buqu to go check on Li Xian'er and said they could seize the sword and flee if necessary.
• Wang Teng noticed Li Xian'er watching Ye Buqu and Toutian, then suggested that they go over to them together.

Ye Buqu confronted Wang Teng after he approached Li Xian'er, then clashed with Li Qitian over the elder’s support for Wang Teng. As Li Qitian ordered the beggars thrown out, someone intervened and told him to step down.

• Ye Buqu asked Li Xian'er if Wang Teng had troubled her and slapped away Wang Teng’s outstretched hand.
• Li Qitian accused Ye Buqu of injuring Wang Teng and called for him to be punished.
• Ye Buqu denounced Li Qitian for helping Wang Teng and deceiving Li Xian'er and Li Yun'er.
• Li Qitian insulted Ye Buqu and Toutian, then ordered his men to throw both beggars out.
• An unidentified speaker told Li Qitian to step down.

Wang Teng challenged Ye Buqu to prove his claims by betting plant essence on the Grand Competition. The chapter ended with Wang Teng demanding that Ye Buqu kill himself if he failed to take first place.

• Wang Teng dismissed Ye Buqu's criticism and claimed he could help the Li Family regain its former glory.
• Ye Buqu asked Wang Teng to produce the plant essence, exposing that Wang Teng did not actually have any.
• Li Xian'er realized Wang Teng had deceived her about the plant essence and worriedly tugged at Ye Buqu's sleeve.
• Wang Teng proposed that Ye Buqu receive the plant essence if he won first place in the Grand Competition, but kill himself if he failed.

Ye Buqu accepted Wang Teng’s deadly wager and added a demand that Wang Teng kneel and kowtow if he won first place. With the exits blocked, Ye Buqu reassured Li Xian'er that he could handle the danger and prepared to fight.

• Ye Buqu wagered the Black Iron Heavy Sword and the essence of vegetation against Wang Teng, demanding three kowtows if he took first place.
• Wang Teng accepted and promised to kowtow even a hundred times if Ye Buqu won.
• Ye Buqu warned Wang Teng not to break his promise, then returned to Li Xian'er as Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain disciples blocked every exit.
• Li Xian'er worried that Ye Buqu had put himself in danger, but he told her to watch patiently.
• Toutian asked whether they would fight seriously, and Ye Buqu said no one short of an Immortal Realm expert could keep him there.

Wang Teng ordered the Arena to admit only Nascent Soul Realm cultivators so Ye Buqu would face stronger opponents and die sooner. As the battles intensified, a sinister young man with a white bone fan approached Wang Teng and challenged him about the Arena.

• Wang Teng ordered Li Qitian to bar anyone below the Nascent Soul Realm from entering the Arena and speed up the fights.
• Li Xian'er worried that Ye Buqu could not withstand the stronger cultivators, but Ye Buqu reassured her and warned that they would both be in danger if he lost.
• Wang Teng sneered at Ye Buqu and Li Xian'er as they spoke together.
• A young man carrying a white bone fan sat beside Wang Teng, claimed to be standing up for the pair, and asked why Wang Teng would not fight in his own Arena.
• Wang Teng insulted the young man but remained wary of his powerful background and cruel reputation.

Wu Yi offered to help Li Yun escape Wang Teng’s control and bring the Li Family under his protection, but Li Yun questioned what he expected in return. The sisters remained trapped at the gathering as Wu Yi’s intentions were left uncertain.

• Wang Teng rejected the young man’s request for both sisters, claiming Li Yun for him and warning that anyone who touched Li Xian'er would die.
• The young man approached Li Yun and offered to keep her company, introducing himself as Wu Yi.
• Wu Yi secretly told Li Yun he could take her away and provide the item required by the Purple-Armored Divine Generals, but said rescuing Li Xian'er too would be difficult.
• Wu Yi proposed that Li Yun and Li Xian'er find an excuse to leave so he could secretly take Li Yun away and later help the Li Family join his force.
• Li Yun asked Wu Yi what he wanted in return for his help.

Wu Yi tempted Li Yun with an offer to help the Li family restore its corpse-refining art, and Li Yun asked her sister Li Xian'er to consider leaving with him. Li Xian'er rejected the offer, but Li Yun insisted it was their only chance to escape the Abyss.

• Wu Yi offered Li Yun resources and support in exchange for the Li family helping refine powerful divine generals, including the legendary Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
• Wu Yi invited Li Yun to visit the blooming heavenly orchid at Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain, and Li Yun said she would ask her sister first.
• After Wu Yi left, Li Yun told Li Xian'er about his offer through voice transmission.
• Li Xian'er warned Li Yun that Wu Yi had ulterior motives and ordered her to stay by her side.
• Li Yun argued that Wu Yi's offer was the Li family's only chance to escape the Abyss.

Ye Buqu entered the mountain-opening assembly and instantly knocked the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade off the island with one punch. A mysterious fighter called Masked True Person then stepped forward to challenge him.

• Toutian urged Ye Buqu to reassure Li Xian'er and Li Yun, and Ye Buqu agreed to join the contest.
• Ye Buqu leapt onto the island, impressing the watching great powers and unsettling Wang Teng.
• Ye Buqu punched the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade off the cliff before he could finish introducing himself.
• Masked True Person stepped onto the island, and the spectators discussed his powerful clone technique and hidden identity.

Ye Buqu revealed his overwhelming strength at the arena, defeating challengers with single punches and warning that anyone below Dao Integration should stay away. His display left the crowd and Wang Teng wary of the young Dao Integration cultivator.

• The masked True Person invited Ye Buqu to strike first, and Ye Buqu punched him out of sight.
• Ye Buqu declared that challengers below Dao Integration should not enter the arena and warned that he would no longer hold back.
• A silver-spear-wielding young man challenged Ye Buqu, who killed him with one punch and shattered his spear.
• The crowd realized Ye Buqu was a Dao Integration cultivator under a thousand years old, and Wang Teng recognized the threat he posed.

After revealing that he was a Dao Integration cultivator, Ye Buqu went unchallenged at Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain’s assembly and claimed the Black Iron Heavy Sword. The elders summoned their secluded successor as their only possible challenger, while Ye Buqu tested his new sword with a slash that split the clouds.

• The elders and Li Xian'er realized Ye Buqu's Dao Integration cultivation made him too powerful to challenge or punish.
• After more than ten minutes without a challenger, Ye Buqu declared himself first place and walked toward the Black Iron Heavy Sword.
• The elders in a hidden room ordered someone to summon the successor, despite his being in seclusion, as their only chance to contest Ye Buqu.
• Ye Buqu took the Black Iron Heavy Sword and cut through the sea of clouds with a brilliant slash.

Ye Buqu faced Longevity, a renowned peak Dao Integration cultivator, in a battle at the arena. The chapter ended as Ye Buqu charged at Longevity again with his Black Iron Heavy Sword.

• Longevity arrived at the arena and challenged Ye Buqu to a battle.
• Spectators identified Longevity as a legendary prodigy who had pursued the supreme Yin Yang Sword Dao.
• Ye Buqu introduced himself and released an aura that forced spectators ten thousand meters away to stagger back.
• Longevity invited Ye Buqu to strike first, and Ye Buqu brought his heavy sword down on him.
• Longevity used the Yin Yang Sword Dao to disperse the force, though Ye Buqu's strike left him with numb arms and collapsed the ground around him.
• Ye Buqu charged at Longevity again, dragging the Black Iron Heavy Sword along the ground.

Ye Buqu and Longevity fought with their Sword Dao, and Longevity used Yin Yang Reversal to counter Ye Buqu’s overwhelming strength. As Ye Buqu unleashed a full-power strike, an old man appeared and shielded the onlookers, while Longevity answered with his ultimate Yin Yang Sword Dao.

• Longevity summoned a wall of Sword Intent and used Yin Yang Reversal to absorb Ye Buqu’s force and strengthen himself.
• Ye Buqu praised Longevity’s technique, then leaped high into the sky and prepared to strike with all his strength.
• Ye Buqu’s falling attack sent shockwaves through the crowd, injuring cultivators and prompting them to flee.
• An old man appeared and raised a protective barrier around the area.
• Longevity summoned black and white Divine Dragons and a river of swords to meet Ye Buqu’s attack, engulfing him in black and white qi.

Ye Buqu survived Longevity’s ultimate Yin Yang Sword Dao attack and defeated him, leaving Longevity dispirited. A newcomer named Xu Daozi appeared, introduced himself as the inheritor of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain, and declined to challenge Ye Buqu.

• Longevity believed his final black-and-white sword strike had killed Ye Buqu, while Wang Teng hoped Ye Buqu would die and Li Xian'er prayed for his survival.
• Ye Buqu tore apart Longevity’s black-and-white dragons with a sword beam and stood unharmed.
• Longevity admitted defeat and turned completely white-haired after exhausting his strength.
• Ye Buqu noticed a man in coarse hemp robes emerge from the void and asked if he had come to fight.
• Xu Daozi introduced himself as the inheritor of the Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain and said he would not challenge Ye Buqu.

After surviving Longevity’s killing move, Ye Buqu was invited by Xu Daozi to share drinks, but he first confronted Wang Teng over a promised punishment. Wang Teng refused to pay or kowtow and tried to use his father’s status to bargain.

• Xu Daozi invited Ye Buqu and Longevity to share drinks after witnessing their clash.
• Ye Buqu said he needed to settle a personal grudge before drinking and set his sights on Wang Teng.
• Longevity followed Ye Buqu, while Xu Daozi questioned a Ten Thousand Swords Holy Mountain disciple and then joined them.
• Ye Buqu demanded that Wang Teng fulfill his promise of one hundred kowtows and a portion of vegetation essence.
• Wang Teng refused, invoked his father’s status as a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Lord, and offered Ye Buqu the two Li Family women in exchange for ending their grudge.

Xu Daozi forced Wang Teng to honor his lost wager, then Ye Buqu invited Li Xian'er and Toutian to leave with him. Meanwhile, Li Yun sensed she had forgotten something, and a young man wondered why the Li Family women had not appeared.

• Wang Teng refused to kneel, but Xu Daozi used his authority and pressure to make him kowtow a hundred times.
• Xu Daozi told Ye Buqu that the essence of flora was on its way.
• Ye Buqu invited Li Xian'er and Toutian to join him, and both accepted.
• Li Yun left arm in arm with Li Xian'er while wondering what she had forgotten.
• A young man in a garden wondered why the two women of the Li Family had not arrived.

Ye Lin awakened after more than a hundred years in a coma, despite Zhuge Yun and even the Holy Lord being unable to find what kept him unconscious. He remembered being attacked by a True Immortal Great Demon and reunited with his worried master.

• Zhuge Yun wondered why Ye Lin had not awakened after he repaired Ye Lin's divine soul and healed his injuries.
• The platform shook, then Ye Lin's body released blood-red light and he slowly descended.
• Ye Lin recognized Zhuge Yun and recalled that a True Immortal Great Demon had attacked him before he fell unconscious.
• Ye Lin bowed to Zhuge Yun, who told him he had been unconscious for more than a hundred years and asked how he felt.