Chapter Summaries

Duan Qingfeng and the others discovered that a mysterious creature had slaughtered the demon beasts and shattered the Dragon Prison Domain, while Peng Xian'er suspected the culprit was someone she knew. Ye Tiansheng, who believed the Heavenly Sword Sect’s prophesied calamity had arrived, waited at the core of its formations as the mysterious figure approached.

• Duan Qingfeng and the others found vast numbers of demon beast corpses and a broken barrier leading from the Dragon Prison Domain toward the Spirit Gathering Array.
• Duan Qingfeng ordered the others to guard the opening and went to report to Ye Tiansheng, while Peng Xian'er denied that the culprit could be the person she called a trash.
• Ye Tiansheng told Duan Qingfeng he would handle the threat, then reflected on the unsolved chessboard tied to the Heavenly Sword Sect’s predicted destruction.
• Ye Tiansheng waited alone in the formations’ core, knowing the mysterious creature would likely reach him.
• A black hole opened in the illusory barrier, and a figure emerged before Ye Tiansheng.

Yi Feng emerged from the Heavenly Sword Sect’s formations and met Ye Tiansheng, who mistook him for a powerful threat. After Yi Feng casually cleared the ancient chessboard, Ye Tiansheng angrily demanded to know what he meant.

• Ye Tiansheng realized the being who had passed through the formations was a young man and feared he was impossibly powerful.
• Yi Feng assumed he had left the Heavenly Sword Sect and approached Ye Tiansheng, who trembled in fear.
• Yi Feng helped Ye Tiansheng sit down and confirmed that they were outside the sect.
• Ye Tiansheng tested Yi Feng by saying the chess game was a dead game, hinting at its connection to the sect’s foretold crisis.
• Yi Feng swept the pieces from the chessboard, and Ye Tiansheng stood up in outrage and asked what he meant.

Yi Feng destroyed the Heavenly Sword Sect’s protective array while playing chess with Ye Tiansheng, then revealed a chessboard filled with the Power of the Great Dao. The game ended in a draw, leaving Ye Tiansheng unable to understand Yi Feng’s intentions.

• Yi Feng reassured Ye Tiansheng and replaced the ruined chessboard with a new one.
• The Heavenly Sword Sect’s Mountain Protection Grand Array and foundation collapsed, forcing Duan Qingfeng to order the disciples to flee.
• Yi Feng began a new game with Ye Tiansheng, and the chessboard transformed into a realm filled with the Power of the Great Dao.
• Ye Tiansheng recognized the board’s power as a rare opportunity and played against Yi Feng, who repeatedly left him a way out of danger.
• Yi Feng placed the final piece, ending the game in a draw and leaving Ye Tiansheng bewildered.

Yi Feng left the Heavenly Sword Sect after giving Ye Tiansheng a chance to comprehend the Great Dao, still puzzled by the sect’s strange walls and angry at Peng Ying. Meanwhile, the other major powers surrounded the ruined sect and accused it of a grave offense, pointing to Peng Xian’er as the one who could explain.

• Yi Feng asked Ye Tiansheng for directions to the nearest town, then left the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Yi Feng wondered how he had passed through the sect’s strange walls and vowed to kill Peng Ying if he got the chance.
• Duan Qingfeng and the Heavenly Sword Sect’s disciples mourned their destroyed sect gates until a disciple warned that other major powers were attacking.
• Yang Tianyu, Yun Haotian, Li Shuhua, Fifth Tianming, Xue Qin Zhu, and their forces confronted Duan Qingfeng and demanded the Heavenly Sword Sect surrender.
• Duan Qingfeng insisted he did not know what offense the sect had committed, and Fifth Tianming accused Peng Xian’er of being responsible.

Peng Xian'er learned that the mortal she captured in Meixian City was the Peerless Expert, and the Heavenly Sword Sect realized her actions had brought ruin upon its mountain gate. After Duan Qingfeng sealed her cultivation, the sect's disciples turned against her as she begged her master to save her.

• Xue Qin Zhu and Yang Tianyu accused Peng Xian'er of capturing the Peerless Expert, but she denied it until their account made her remember Yi Feng and the Dragon Prison Domain.
• Fifth Tianming revealed that Peng Xian'er had captured Yi Feng in Meixian City while he was experiencing an ordinary life, and she continued to reject the truth.
• Duan Qingfeng connected Peng Xian'er's imprisonment of a mortal with the destruction of the Heavenly Sword Sect's mountain gate and blamed her for bringing disaster upon the sect.
• Duan Qingfeng sealed Peng Xian'er's cultivation and forced her to her knees as the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples shouted for her death.
• Peng Xian'er crawled toward Duan Qingfeng and begged him to save her, insisting she had not known the mortal was the Peerless Expert.

Duan Qingfeng surrendered Peng Xian'er and led the Heavenly Sword Sect away, while Yang Tianyu and the others waited for Yi Feng. When Yi Feng arrived, the group pretended to be fans of his art, and Peng Xian'er crawled over to beg him for forgiveness.

• Duan Qingfeng knelt before Yang Tianyu and the others, surrendered Peng Xian'er, and asked them to plead for the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Yang Tianyu advised Duan Qingfeng to leave Peng Xian'er behind and withdraw, and Duan Qingfeng led his disciples away after thanking Yi Feng for sparing them.
• Yang Tianyu and the others refused Peng Xian'er's pleas and waited for Yi Feng, who arrived carrying a fish.
• Yun Xianque told Yi Feng that the group had come because they admired his calligraphy and paintings, and Yi Feng decided they were his fans.
• Peng Xian'er realized Yi Feng was the powerful expert she had once rejected and crawled toward him, begging for forgiveness.

Yi Feng killed Peng Xian'er after she begged him to take her back, then thanked the people who had captured her and headed toward town. At Heavenly Sword Mountain's ruins, Ye Tiansheng told Duan Qingfeng that Yi Feng was the Heavenly Sword Sect's benefactor and began explaining why.

• Yang Tianyu and the others told Yi Feng they had captured Peng Xian'er because she had offended him.
• Peng Xian'er begged Yi Feng to forgive her and take her back, but he rejected her and stabbed her to death.
• Yi Feng thanked the group for helping him and left for town surrounded by them.
• Duan Qingfeng reported the destruction of Heavenly Sword Mountain to Ye Tiansheng, who laughed and said Yi Feng was their benefactor.
• Ye Tiansheng recounted his encounter with Yi Feng and began explaining the senior's righteousness to Duan Qingfeng.

Ye Tiansheng and Duan Qingfeng reinterpreted the Heavenly Sword Sect’s destruction as a chance to escape its ancient deadlock, and vowed to rebuild the sect in Yi Feng’s honor. Yi Feng then traveled with Zhong Qing to Hanchang City to stop Yun Mengtian’s wedding, but Yun Sheng rejected their plea and had them thrown out.

• Ye Tiansheng told Duan Qingfeng that Yi Feng had spared the Heavenly Sword Sect and broken its ten-thousand-year deadlock, so they vowed to rebuild the sect and honor him with a statue.
• Two days later, Yi Feng reunited with Old Man Wang and the others in Meixian City, exchanged transmission jade slips with them, and set out for Lower Jiang with his group.
• After more than half a month, Yi Feng and Zhong Qing reached the Yun Family in Hanchang City and learned that Yun Mengtian was to marry the next day.
• Yi Feng asked Yun Sheng to let Yun Mengtian marry Zhong Qing and offered five hundred thousand Gold Coins as a bride price.
• Yun Sheng rejected the offer, warned that the Ye Family would oppose the match, and ordered his subordinates to shove Yi Feng and Zhong Qing out.

Yun Mengtian feared Yi Feng would be harmed after he came to ask for her hand, but Yi Feng resolved to abduct her and recruited his fans to help. After learning the Ye Family had powerful cultivators, he warned them that the plan was dangerous, leaving the group preparing to act as his accomplices.

• Yun Sheng told Yun Mengtian that Yi Feng and his master had come with a betrothal gift, then assured her they had been driven away.
• Yun Mengtian worried that Yi Feng might do something reckless, while Yun Sheng said he had warned them about the Yun Family’s strength.
• Yi Feng decided to snatch Yun Mengtian and sent Wu Yonghong to gather information about the Ye Family.
• Yi Feng summoned Yang Tianhua and the others, explained his plan to abduct the bride the next day, and asked them to help.
• Yi Feng cautioned the group that the Ye Family had a Martial Spirit, but they agreed to assist him.

Yi Feng organized a plan to snatch a bride from the powerful Ye Family, warning his allies not to fight head-on. With Xue Qin Zhu arranging for a Martial Spirit expert to join them, the group prepared to carry out the operation the next day.

• Yi Feng explained that the Ye Family had a Martial Spirit and many other powerful cultivators, but the gathered leaders and experts insisted they would help him.
• Yi Feng asked whether they could invite a Martial Spirit expert, and Xue Qin Zhu contacted her sect and arranged for one to arrive soon.
• Yi Feng assigned roles for the bride-snatching operation, putting Lou Benwei in charge of the bridal sedan and his disciple at the designated escape point.
• Yi Feng told the group to rely on cleverness, avoid direct fights, and wait until the Martial Spirit expert arrived before making their move.

Jian Wuxin arrived in Hanchang City to help Xue Qin Zhu with a mission, but he panicked when he discovered the powerful figures gathered around Yi Feng. After hearing Yi Feng's plan to snatch a bride, Jian Wuxin collapsed once the others left.

• Xue Qin Zhu instructed Jian Wuxin to pose as a Martial Spirit expert and promised to promote him if he completed the mission.
• Yi Feng and the others welcomed Jian Wuxin, whose fear grew when he recognized the powerful leaders and Yi Feng's companions.
• Yi Feng seated Jian Wuxin in the place of honor, offered him a reward, and explained the plan to snatch a bride.
• After Yi Feng and the others withdrew, Jian Wuxin collapsed to the floor from exhaustion.

On his wedding day, Ye Wuchen led a procession to marry Yun Mengtian despite her family’s misgivings. A series of staged interruptions forced him onto a different route, where Fifth Changkong disguised himself as a pregnant woman and publicly accused Ye Wuchen of betrayal; the chapter ended as Ye Wuchen grabbed him and realized something was wrong.

• Yun Mengtian accepted the marriage to Ye Wuchen to protect the Yun Family from the Ye Family’s retaliation.
• Ye Wuchen set out on a white horse to escort Yun Mengtian to the wedding.
• A fat woman and her dancers blocked the procession, prompting Ye Wuchen to take a narrower alternate road.
• A lame old man accused Ye Wuchen of getting his daughter pregnant and abandoning her.
• Fifth Changkong appeared dressed as a woman and called Ye Wuchen a heartless betrayer.
• Ye Wuchen grabbed Fifth Changkong’s chest and realized something was wrong.

A staged disturbance disrupted Ye Wuchen’s wedding procession, allowing a black-robed figure to switch places with the bride while Yi Feng and his companions escaped the pursuers. Ye Wuchen brought the substituted bride back to the Ye Family, where he lifted the veil and discovered a bald person underneath.

• Fifth Changkong stirred up the crowd by accusing Ye Wuchen, then escaped amid a shower of Gold Coins as a black-robed figure slipped into the bridal sedan.
• Ye Wuchen killed several people to quiet the crowd, checked that the veiled bride was still in the sedan, and ordered his men to pursue the troublemakers.
• Yi Feng told Zhong Qing to flee with his wife, then joined the others in fighting off the pursuers; they won narrowly and disappeared into an alley.
• Ye Wuchen returned to the Ye Family banquet, went to the bridal chamber, and lifted the bride’s veil to reveal a pale, bald head.

Ye Wuchen’s family pursued Yi Feng’s group after the wedding escape, but Jian Wuxin defeated Ye Huai and the group got away. Yun Mengtian reunited with her father, Yun Sheng, who stayed behind in Hanchang City, and his mention of Chuxue Villa stunned Fifth Tianming and his father.

• Ye Wuchen blamed the wedding escapees after someone kicked him and stole Gold Coins, so Ye Huai led the Ye Family in pursuit.
• Jian Wuxin defeated Ye Huai, who retreated with his men, allowing Yi Feng’s group to leave Hanchang City safely.
• Yun Sheng arrived, and Yun Mengtian tearfully reunited with him as Yi Feng apologized for acting without consulting him.
• Yun Sheng refused to leave Hanchang City, saying the Yun Family could stand against the Ye Family, and entrusted Yun Mengtian to Zhong Qing.
• Yun Sheng identified Chuxue Villa as the source of his concern, causing Fifth Tianming and his father to fall and break their bowl.

Ye Tianci and his family set an ambush for Yi Feng’s group at First Line Gorge, intending to avenge Ye Wuchen and attack the Yun Family. When the group arrived, Ye Tianci mysteriously vanished, leaving Ye Wuchen stunned.

• Fifth Tianming and his son fled after encountering Yi Feng, then ordered their sect to sever ties with whoever had sent them.
• Ye Tianci returned to the Ye Family and learned from Ye Wuchen that a group had taken his woman and injured Ye Huai.
• Ye Tianci ordered Ye Huai to surround the Yun Family while he and Ye Wuchen went to First Line Gorge to intercept the group.
• Ye Wuchen discovered that Ye Tianci had reached the Martial King realm and eagerly waited for the approaching group to enter their trap.
• When Ye Wuchen called for Ye Tianci to attack, he found that his brother had disappeared.

Ye Wuchen’s attempt at revenge ended with him stripped and hung from a tree, while a woman and an old man watched Zhong Qing from the clouds and discussed whether he possessed divine bloodline. The woman learned she would have to get close to Zhong Qing and win his favor to confirm his bloodline and awaken her Divine Phoenix Body, leaving her disgusted at the prospect of pretending to be an idiot.

• Ye Tianci recognized the powerful figures traveling with Zhong Qing and fled, abandoning Ye Wuchen.
• Ye Wuchen turned to leave but encountered the black-robed man, who stripped him and hung him from a tree.
• A woman and an old man watched Zhong Qing from the clouds and discussed the possibility that he possessed divine bloodline.
• The old man explained that the woman could awaken her Divine Phoenix Bloodline only through dual cultivation with someone of divine bloodline and mutual desire.
• The woman agreed she needed to get close to Zhong Qing to confirm his bloodline, but recoiled at the need to win his favor and cooperate with the Southern Sand sect leaders.

After Ye Wuchen provoked a group of powerful figures, Ye Tianci learned that Chuxue Villa had expelled him and beat him before the Ye Family fled Hanchang City. Yi Feng then chose a famous, unusual place in Southern Sand as the group’s next destination, leaving Old Man Wang and the others uneasy.

• Ye Tianci beat Ye Wuchen and revealed that the people he had insulted included Li Shuhua, Fifth Tianming, Yun Haotian, the Martial Emperor, and the expert who ate the Demon Emperor.
• Ye Tianci learned that Chuxue Villa had expelled him, and Ye Wuchen realized the men he had tried to provoke were powerful figures.
• The Ye Family abandoned its assets and fled Hanchang City, while Ye Tianci and Ye Wuchen kowtowed to the Yun Family before leaving.
• Zhong Qing took Yun Mengtian back to the Yun Family, and Yi Feng set out with Old Man Wang and the others to see Southern Sand.
• Yi Feng chose a strange, famous destination on the map, and the group set off despite their unease.

Wu Yonghong asked Yi Feng for permission to return home and bring several companions to help with trouble there, and Yi Feng agreed. After setting off again with Lou Benwei and the dog, Yi Feng stopped at a crowded restaurant and shared a table with a well-dressed middle-aged man, then asked to taste his wine.

• Wu Yonghong told Yi Feng that trouble at home required him to return and asked to take several people along.
• Yi Feng and the others agreed, and Wu Yonghong left with Pork Rong, Old Man Wang, Lu Dasheng, and the others.
• Yi Feng continued his spring outing with Lou Benwei and the dog, then found a crowded restaurant in the next city.
• Yi Feng asked a middle-aged man dining alone if he could share his table, and the man invited him to sit.
• After eating, Yi Feng found the restaurant's wine awful and asked the middle-aged man for some of his fragrant wine, surprising him and angering his guard.

Yi Feng charmed Huang Wujing during a meal by speaking boldly, sharing wine, and composing a poem. Huang Wujing took a liking to him, and Yi Feng left briefly to feed his dog while the guard questioned his Excellency's interest.

• Huang Wujing challenged Yi Feng's claim that he was not just anyone, and Yi Feng replied that sitting at Huang Wujing's table proved it.
• Huang Wujing poured Yi Feng a cup of wine, introduced himself, and rebuked his guard for objecting when Yi Feng said they both lacked a Spiritual Root.
• Huang Wujing offered Yi Feng unlimited wine if he composed a poem about wine, and Yi Feng recited a verse that pleased him.
• After three rounds of wine, Yi Feng went downstairs with food to feed his dog, while Huang Wujing praised him and dismissed the guard's complaint.

Huang Wujing concealed his identity and cultivation while inviting Yi Feng to explore Southern Sand together. As their group sailed along a scenic river, Huang Wujing’s guard resented Lou Benwei and considered ways to torment him without disobeying his master.

• Huang Wujing ordered his black-clad guard not to reveal either of their identities or cultivation to Yi Feng because he wanted to keep interacting with him as an equal.
• Yi Feng told Huang Wujing he had come to Southern Sand to sightsee, and Huang Wujing offered to show him interesting places.
• Yi Feng introduced Lou Benwei as another guard, and Huang Wujing accepted the explanation while finding the dog unusual.
• Huang Wujing led Yi Feng and the others to the riverbank, where they rented two boats and drifted toward the center of the river.
• Huang Wujing’s guard disdained Lou Benwei and considered using other means to toy with him despite his order not to reveal his cultivation.