Chapter Summaries

Li Yihan found Old Man Wang and the other old men provoking Wind and Cloud Valley disciples, and tried to keep Cheng Wu from killing them. The chapter ended with her demanding that the old men apologize after Old Man Wang struck Cheng Wu twice with his cane.

• Cheng Wu defeated a Chuxue Villa disciple and challenged the gathered disciples to spar.
• Old Man Wang struck Cheng Wu on the head with his cane, then hit him again after Cheng Wu demanded an apology.
• Li Yihan arrived and tried to stop Cheng Wu, explaining that the old men were mortals and asking him to spare them.
• Cheng Wu agreed to spare the old men if they apologized, and Li Yihan angrily ordered them to do so.

Li Yihan watched Zhu Rou Rong and the other old men provoke the sect disciples, then learned they were powerful experts when Old Man Wang sent hundreds of attackers flying with his aura. After the disciples called for reinforcements from Wind and Cloud Valley and Chuxue Villa, Wu Yonghong said they would wait for them.

• Zhu Rou Rong shoved Li Yihan aside and refused to apologize, calling the gathered disciples and their sects trash.
• Hundreds of sect disciples attacked the six old men, but Old Man Wang released his aura and blasted them away.
• Li Yihan realized the old men were peerless experts, likely at least Martial Ancestor realm, and was embarrassed by how she had treated them.
• The injured disciples threatened the old men and launched red signals to summon help from their sects.
• Li Yihan warned the old men that Wind and Cloud Valley and Chuxue Villa had Martial Venerable experts, but Wu Yonghong said they would stay and wait.

Li Yihan watched as Wind and Cloud Valley and Chuxue Villa arrived to confront Zhu Rou Rong and the others, only for their leaders to recognize who they faced and flee in terror. They were dragged back and forced to kneel before Zhu Rou Rong, with Fifth Changkong greeting Grandpa Wang and then Uncle Zhu.

• Li Yihan saw Yun Xianque, Fifth Changkong, and three Martial Venerable elders arrive, while Cheng Wu taunted Zhu Rou Rong and his companions.
• Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong agreed to join forces and gathered their attacks against Zhu Rou Rong and the others.
• Yun Xianque recognized the people below and fled, and Fifth Changkong and Fifth Formation Elder soon turned to run as well.
• A powerful voice stopped the fleeing cultivators and dragged them from the sky, where Fifth Changkong dropped to his knees and greeted Grandpa Wang.
• Zhu Rou Rong stepped forward, and Fifth Changkong recognized him as Uncle Zhu before Yun Xianque and the others also knelt.

Old Man Wang and the others punished disciples who had disturbed their Mister’s sleep, making Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong cripple the offenders to win their forgiveness. The chapter ended with Old Man Wang knocking several people out of the sky, leaving Li Yihan shocked when she recognized them.

• Old Man Wang and the others made Yun Xianque, Fifth Changkong, and the others kneel for flying overhead, while the crowd wondered who the old men were.
• Wu Yonghong revealed that Cheng Wu and the others had disturbed Mister’s sleep, so Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong crippled disciples from their respective sects and begged the old men for mercy.
• Old Man Wang and the others accepted Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong’s apology, sparing the group.
• Old Man Wang saw people flying overhead, struck them down with a massive phantom hand, and left Li Yihan stunned when she recognized them.

Old Man Wang and the others revealed their overwhelming strength by knocking down Yang Tianyu and Li Shuhua, then a Demon Emperor emerged from beneath the ground and attacked the cultivators. Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang realized their Teacher had foreseen the Demon Emperor’s awakening and had called it fresh wild game.

• Old Man Wang slapped Yang Tianyu and Li Shuhua out of the sky, and Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong warned them that the elders were Martial Emperors.
• Li Shuhua praised Zhu Rou Rong and the other elders to avoid angering them as everyone awaited their instructions.
• The ground split open, and a Giant Flood Dragon emerged from underground and swallowed fleeing cultivators.
• Zhu Rou Rong identified the Giant Flood Dragon as a Demon Emperor, leaving everyone terrified.
• Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang realized their Teacher had foreseen the Demon Emperor and meant it as fresh wild game.

Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang fought the Giant Flood Dragon, but its Two-Life Demon Emperor domain overwhelmed the two One-Life Martial Emperors and trapped the gathered cultivators. As the dragon prepared to kill them, an arrogant voice from the ground challenged it.

• Zhu Rou Rong struck the Giant Flood Dragon in half, but its body rejoined and healed.
• Old Man Wang joined Zhu Rou Rong, yet the Giant Flood Dragon blasted them backward and revealed its domain, blocking the crowd’s escape.
• The Giant Flood Dragon’s domain and greater strength showed that it was a Two-Life Demon Emperor, while Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang were One-Life Martial Emperors.
• The Giant Flood Dragon froze Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang, then formed an ice arrow to kill them.
• An arrogant voice from the ground called the Giant Flood Dragon a little crawler and challenged its right to be arrogant.

Lou Benwei arrived and effortlessly turned the Giant Flood Dragon’s attack into a one-sided beating, leaving the crowd astonished. As the fight continued overhead, everyone noticed two people sleeping beside a bonfire below, and Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque recognized one of them as Sir.

• Lou Benwei provoked the Giant Flood Dragon and smashed its ice arrow with a single punch.
• Lou Benwei freed Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang from their ice sculptures with a flick of his finger.
• Lou Benwei tore off the Giant Flood Dragon’s wings and struck its head, overwhelming it as Li Yihan and the crowd watched.
• The crowd noticed two people sleeping beside a bonfire beneath the battle.
• Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque recognized one of the sleeping people as Sir.

Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong revealed that the sleeping Yi Feng was the Peerless Expert, shocking Li Yihan, Li Shuhua, and Yang Tianyu with his true identity. After Lou Benwei killed the Giant Flood Dragon, the crowd tried to approach Yi Feng for fortuitous opportunities, but Zhu Rou Rong and the others drove them back.

• Yun Xianque and Fifth Changkong confirmed that Yi Feng was the Peerless Expert, and the crowd eagerly looked toward him.
• Li Yihan realized the young man she had traveled with was Yi Feng, while Li Shuhua and Yang Tianyu recognized him from the Mufu Mountain Range.
• Lou Benwei struck the Giant Flood Dragon with one palm, dispelling its cultivation and killing it.
• The crowd rushed to approach Yi Feng and ask for fortuitous opportunities, but Zhu Rou Rong and the others blocked them.
• Wu Yonghong rebuked the crowd for trying to disturb Yi Feng's sleep, but several people insisted he should show sincerity to Southern Sand.

Zhu Rou Rong and the others drove off cultivators who sought Yi Feng’s favor and kept Li Yihan with them so they could explain her departure to him. The next morning, Yi Feng prepared a Demon Emperor snake for breakfast, while Li Yihan finally relaxed as she went into the forest with Ao Qing.

• Zhu Rou Rong warned cultivators not to disturb Yi Feng’s mortal life and killed several who had demanded opportunities.
• Grandpa Wang stopped Li Yihan from leaving, reassuring her that he and the others would not harm her.
• Lou Benwei tried to flirt with Li Yihan, but Yi Feng kicked him away and chased him off with a stone.
• Yi Feng saw the dead Demon Emperor snake Old Man Wang had caught and began preparing snake soup.
• Yi Feng sent Li Yihan to gather firewood with Doggie, and she relaxed only after leaving the group’s sight and stroking Ao Qing.

Li Yihan was cornered by three Martial Emperor pursuers, but Ao Qing revealed his overwhelming power and killed them. As they returned, Ao Qing hinted that even a Demon Venerable or Demon Saint could lose their cultivation before his master.

• Li Yihan sat with Ao Qing in the woods while gathering firewood and recovering from the events of the previous night.
• Three men from the faction that owned the First Sword found Li Yihan and explained that they had tracked her since she took it.
• Ao Qing spoke, unleashed a terrifying aura, and crushed the three Martial Emperor pursuers with a single paw.
• Li Yihan asked Ao Qing about his cultivation realm as they walked back, and he said it was unimportant compared with his master.

Yi Feng served snake soup made from the Two-Life Demon Emperor, and its power pushed his companions toward major breakthroughs. Zhu Rou Rong and Old Wang remained beside him as two heavenly tribulations gathered overhead.

• The dog told Li Yihan that it might become an emperor the next day and insisted they were only a group of mortals.
• Yi Feng cooked snake soup with medicinal herbs and invited everyone at camp to drink it.
• Zhu Rou Rong and Old Wang hesitated because drinking the soup could push them into the Two-Life Martial Emperor realm and trigger heavenly tribulations, but Yi Feng urged them to drink.
• Yi Feng gave Li Yihan a bowl, and after one sip she reached the threshold of breaking through from Martial King to Martial Emperor.
• Lou Benwei gave the Night Wind Centipede a drop of leftover soup, and it ran off excitedly after feeling its power surge.
• Two enormous cloud vortices formed overhead as heavenly tribulations gathered for Zhu Rou Rong and Old Wang.

Yi Feng's presence frightened away two Emperor's Mandate Tribulations as Zhu Rou Rong and another man completed their breakthroughs. After Yi Feng and his group left, Southern Sand's leading cultivators rushed to their campsite to search for an opportunity, and Fifth Tianming found the discarded pot of snake soup.

• Two bolts of lightning fled when Yi Feng stepped out from beneath the sun umbrella, and Zhu Rou Rong and another man discovered their strength and domains had changed.
• The others returned from their time-controlling array, and Li Yihan revealed she had advanced from Martial King to Martial Emperor after a small sip of soup.
• Yi Feng scolded the group for taking too long, then kicked over the remaining snake soup and led everyone onward.
• Cultivators from Southern Sand learned that Yi Feng's group had left and hurried to their campsite in search of an opportunity.
• Fifth Tianming picked up the pot and noticed a little soup remained inside.

After discovering the remains of the Two-Life Demon Emperor and a pot that had held its soup, the leaders of Southern Sand fought over the leftovers and five of them broke through to Saint. Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque joined the scramble and began advancing as well, while Peng Xian'er watched in shock.

• Yang Tianyu found the Two-Life Demon Emperor's head, and Li Shuhua and Yun Haotian confirmed the remains and shed skin.
• Fifth Tianming fled with the pot, but the other leaders surrounded him and agreed to share the remaining soup.
• Li Shuhua and the others fought over the pot, each getting a sip, and five faction leaders broke through to Saint.
• More than a hundred people rushed for the pot and others ate soup-soaked dirt; Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque joined the scramble.
• People who ate the dirt began breaking through, and Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque started advancing from Martial Master toward Martial Venerable, stunning Peng Xian'er.

Peng Xian'er failed to gain a breakthrough after mistaking Yi Feng's spilled urine for an opportunity, while the cultivators followed Yi Feng to Jiayi City and speculated about his plans. At the Li Lineage, Li Yuan asked Yi Feng to keep his distance from Li Yihan because he was a mortal and she was a cultivator.

• Peng Xian'er ate mud she thought might grant a breakthrough, then discovered it was urine and fled in disgust.
• Fifth Changkong and Yun Xianque laughed, while the cultivators searched the ground and discussed Yi Feng's possible plans for Southern Sand.
• Yun Xianque suggested Yi Feng was making a grand arrangement and that Southern Sand was a piece on his chessboard, so the group followed him.
• Li Yihan brought Yi Feng and his companions to her family home in Jiayi City, then left to stabilize her cultivation.
• Li Yuan welcomed Yi Feng's group, learned they were mortals, and asked Yi Feng to keep his distance from Li Yihan.

Yi Feng and his companions left the Li Family after Li Yuan dismissed them as ordinary mortals. Li Yihan revealed that they were involved in the Southern Sand border incident and that Yi Feng was the Peerless Expert every force had gathered to receive.

• Yi Feng stopped Old Man Wang and the others from confronting Li Yuan, then led everyone out of the Li Family.
• Li Yuan dismissed the departing group as mortals and went to visit his daughter, Li Yihan.
• Li Yihan hurried to the empty hall and learned from Li Yuan that he had sent Yi Feng and the others away.
• Li Yihan rebuked her father, became so distressed that she spat blood, and explained that the group had been involved in the Southern Sand border incident.
• Li Yihan told Li Yuan that Yi Feng was the Peerless Expert whom every force in Southern Sand had gathered to receive.

Li Yuan learned that he had driven away Yi Feng and his powerful companions, then watched the Li Lineage lose its alliances and resources. As Southern Sand's leaders dealt with the fallout, they learned that Ma Baoguo, a formidable figure from Dongsheng Continent, was furious that they had neglected his arrival.

• Li Yihan told Li Yuan that Yi Feng's group included powerful Martial Emperors, Martial Saints, and a dog capable of destroying sects, and that Yi Feng had been her lifesaver.
• Li Yuan received reports that the Imperial Sword Sect had severed ties with the Li Lineage, Wanbao Hall had canceled its cooperation, and Chuxue Villa had expelled his son and the lineage's other sect disciples.
• Li Yihan left the Li residence to find Yi Feng and atone, while Li Yuan collapsed in regret as further losses struck the Li Lineage.
• Li Shuhua, Yang Tianyu, and the other leaders learned that Li Yuan had driven Yi Feng away and confirmed that their sects had cut off the Li Lineage's connections.
• Southern Sand's leaders learned that Ma Baoguo, founder of Dongsheng Continent's Xingyi Taiji Sect, was angry after they neglected his arrival and struggled to choose how to respond to him and Yi Feng.

Peng Xian'er left the group and went to Yueyou Inn, determined to approach Yi Feng and gain his favor. While Yi Feng went out, Lou Benwei sneaked into his room, and Peng Xian'er arrived dressed to tempt him.

• Peng Xian'er decided to stop waiting for the Heavenly Sword Sect master and headed to Meixian City to approach Yi Feng.
• Yi Feng gave his companions eight gold coins each, then scolded Lou Benwei for spending his money and gave him one coin.
• Lou Benwei spotted women in the street, lamented that he could only look, and sneaked into Yi Feng's room while Ao Qing and the centipede kept watch.
• Peng Xian'er reached Yueyou Inn, changed into revealing clothes, and walked toward Yi Feng's room, believing her looks could help her win him over.

Peng Xian'er failed to carry out her plan in Lou Benwei's room, then kidnapped Yi Feng to torment him over an old grudge. Yi Feng's obliviousness enraged her, and she decided to take him to the Heavenly Sword Sect instead of killing him.

• Peng Xian'er was blasted away from Lou Benwei's room before she could enter, while Lou Benwei escaped with a Gold Coin.
• Peng Xian'er spotted Yi Feng buying fruit and kidnapped him in a binding sack.
• After Yi Feng mistook her for a former sweetheart seeking reconciliation, Peng Xian'er angrily clarified that she wanted to torment him.
• Peng Xian'er unleashed her Martial Ancestor aura, but Yi Feng remained unfazed and kept yawning.
• Peng Xian'er slashed the pillar beside Yi Feng and decided to take him to the Heavenly Sword Sect for further torment.

Peng Xian'er threw Yi Feng into the Heavenly Sword Sect's Dragon Prison Domain, expecting the perilous sealed space to break his will. Yi Feng survived the demon beasts and reached the domain's strange boundary, but when Peng Xian'er opened the gate, he was nowhere to be seen, and a tremendous roar shook the sect.

• Peng Xian'er informed Duan Qingfeng about the opportunity, and he said he needed two more days to stabilize his cultivation before leaving the sect.
• Peng Xian'er threatened Yi Feng and brought him to the Dragon Prison Domain, but he walked through its gate without hesitation.
• Yi Feng explored the wasteland, fought off waves of starving demon beasts with his martial arts, and reached a strange glass-like wall at the domain's edge.
• Peng Xian'er opened the domain gate and entered to search for Yi Feng, but found no trace of him before retreating from the dangerous space.
• As Peng Xian'er prepared to leave, an earth-shattering roar shook the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Yi Feng’s attempts to escape the Dragon Prison Domain shook the Heavenly Sword Sect, whose leaders traced the upheaval to the sect’s foundational array. Duan Qingfeng led the sect’s experts into the domain, where their powers were suppressed and no demon beasts appeared.

• Yi Feng kicked through the strange glass walls, and each blow caused further tremors throughout the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Yang Tianyu, Xue Qin Zhu, and other powerful figures learned that Peng Xian’er had taken Yi Feng and set out for the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• At the inn, Wu Yonghong told Zhu Rou Rong and Old Man Wang not to worry about Yi Feng, and they played Fight the Landlord while waiting for him.
• As Yi Feng continued breaking through glass, the Heavenly Sword Sect suffered collapsing buildings, cracked mountains, and leaking spiritual energy.
• An elder traced the disturbance to the foundational array in the Dragon Prison Domain, so Duan Qingfeng led the sect’s experts inside to investigate.
• The experts had their cultivation suppressed upon entering the domain, and they found no demon beasts as they cautiously crossed the yellow sand.