Chapter Summaries

Li Xiuwen defeated Zuo Tianqing to become Path Champion, while Zuo Tianqing awakened his Spring Bamboo Bone and challenged him to a rematch at Mount Hua in five years. As the competitors and sect leaders departed, Master Ming learned that Li Xiuwen had won first place and scolded Tai Zi-ren for bringing back only the Eight Dao rewards.

• Li Xiuwen defeated Zuo Tianqing, and the crowd cheered as he was named Path Champion.
• Zuo Tianqing underwent the Second Awakening of his Spring Bamboo Bone, healed from the fight, and reached the Golden Network Tier.
• Zuo Tianqing conceded defeat and arranged to meet Li Xiuwen for a sword match at Mount Hua in five years.
• The Master of Crimson Glow offered Li Xiuwen a place in Mount Tai's true-disciple sequence, while the Heart Furnace School's old monk suspected Li Xiuwen practiced the Heart Furnace Three Forgings.
• Li Xiuwen returned to his companions with a basket of eggs, and Qiu Xiang invited him to go shopping after the award ceremony.
• Old Wu Ghost ordered Wu Meihua into seclusion until she reached the Golden Network, and Master Ming scolded Tai Zi-ren for bringing back only the Eight Dao rewards.

After winning the Dragon-Raising-Head Dharma Assembly, Li Xiuwen received his champion’s rewards and chose a rare Saha Bead that granted a powerful heart-spirit defense technique. He entered Mount Tai Way’s Realm-Beyond Pavilion to select a Golden Network Gate technique, while Wang Wu abandoned his plan to kill him and fled into seclusion.

• Li Xiuwen celebrated in Mount Tai Prefecture City with Crown Prince Ren’s group as Wang Wu regretted pursuing him and decided to disappear in Qingzhou Prefecture.
• Crown Prince Ren gave Li Xiuwen eight Azure Dragon Grand Pills, a Dragon Tiger Pavilion discount token, and two thousand Treasure Tokens, then arranged an additional pill for Huang Sihai.
• At the award ceremony, Chi Xiazi presented Li Xiuwen with the Path Champion Token, granting him honorary inner mountain disciple status at Mount Tai Way and the Five Mountains Dao Alliance.
• Li Xiuwen chose the Saha Bead as his Golden Network Gate treasure weapon and learned that it contained the Lesser Saha Scripture Realm, a technique that strongly defended against mental and intentional attacks.
• Chi Xiazi led the four path geniuses to the Realm-Beyond Pavilion, where Li Xiuwen searched the fourth layer for a weapon technique to learn.