Chapter Summaries

Ye Yun reassured He Yue after she doubted her martial path, then explained to her and Ling Chen how the Crystal Vermilion Fruit had helped him reach the Core Elixir Realm. As sects from the three dynasties gathered on Hidden Dragon Island, the True Dragon Society began, and Ye Yun joined his companions to await the elders’ instructions.

• Ye Yun encouraged He Yue to continue practicing martial arts, and she thanked him for pulling her out of despair.
• Ye Yun told He Yue and Ling Chen that obtaining a Crystal Vermilion Fruit had accelerated his cultivation, and he urged them not to lose heart.
• Ling Chen envied Ye Yun’s fortune, while He Yue teased him; the three friends drank together until Ye Yun returned to his lodgings.
• Ye Yun toured Hidden Dragon Island with Ling Chen and the others, visited Li Qinglian, and watched participating sects from the Great Qin, Great Jin, and Great Yue Dynasties arrive.
• On the morning the True Dragon Society began, Ye Yun met Ling Chen and the others, joined the other sect disciples, and waited for the elders to give instructions.

The Purple Extreme Sect reached the competition grounds for the True Dragon Society, where Ling Chen briefed Ye Yun on the participating geniuses from the other dynasties. The competition was about to begin, and Ye Yun had been warned to watch out for powerful opponents whose cultivation might be concealed.

• The First Elder urged Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian to perform well at the True Dragon Society, and the Purple Extreme Sect group headed to the competition grounds.
• Ye Yun and the others took their seats at the Purple Extreme Sect's area as spectators scrutinized the sect's disciples.
• Ling Chen offered to share information he had gathered about the participating geniuses, while He Yue insisted Ye Yun was strong enough to defeat them all.
• Ling Chen named the Great Qin participants and described their sects, cultivation levels, and reputations.
• Ling Chen listed the Great Yue participants and warned Ye Yun that one might have concealed their cultivation.
• Ling Chen said the Great Jin participants all came from the Great Snow Mountain Temple and highlighted Ling Chen, its spiritual child, as especially formidable.

Ye Yun learned that the True Dragon Society’s strongest participants came from the three great dynasties, then heard the event’s five-person free-for-all rules and prepared to draw lots. As the grouping began, Xiang Wentian asked whether Ye Yun’s strength had grown during his years away.

• Ling Chen described the high level of the other dynasties’ competitors, and He Yue admitted she had underestimated them while still predicting Ye Yun would win.
• The sect masters and rulers of the five great dynasties arrived at the competition grounds, and Luo Heng announced that twenty-five participants would be divided into five groups of five.
• Luo Heng explained that only the last person standing in each group would advance to a final free-for-all, and Ye Yun welcomed the challenge despite the risks of the format.
• Murong Kuangshi saw Ye Yun and wondered why his cultivation was impossible to discern, briefly suspecting that Ye Yun had reached the Core Elixir Realm.
• Ye Yun left the Purple Extreme Sect’s gathering with Xiang Wentian to draw lots, and Xiang Wentian asked how much Ye Yun’s strength had improved during his time away.

Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian agreed to settle their rivalry in the True Dragon Society, then drew into the same group. They rejected the Purple Extreme Sect elders’ suggestion to team up against their other opponents and decided that Group One’s qualification spots would be settled between them.

• Ye Yun challenged Xiang Wentian to compete in the True Dragon Society and repay his life-saving kindness.
• Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian both drew Group One, while Li Qinglian drew Group Three and joked with Ye Yun about facing him again.
• The group assignments placed Qin Ming, Zhao Wanshan, and Yuanwu with Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian in Group One.
• The First Elder and Fifth Elder suggested Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian join forces against their three groupmates before competing against each other.
• Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian told the elders they would decide Group One’s qualification spots between themselves, then returned to wait for the competition.

Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian entered the first group of the True Dragon Society and agreed to face the other contestants together. When three opponents allied against them, Xiang Wentian took them on while Ye Yun watched, curious to see how much his senior brother had improved.

• Ye Yun told Ling Chen and He Yue that he and Xiang Wentian had agreed to determine their relative strength at the tournament, and He Yue praised Ye Yun's chances.
• After the competition began, Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian joined the other three members of their group on the arena.
• Qin Ming proposed that he, Zhao Wanshan, and Yuanwu eliminate Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian first, and the other two agreed.
• Ye Yun stepped aside and let Xiang Wentian handle the three opponents, provoking anger from them and spectators from their dynasties.
• Qin Ming, Zhao Wanshan, and Yuanwu charged Xiang Wentian from three directions as his battle intent erupted, while Ye Yun watched to judge his progress.

Xiang Wentian defeated Zhao Wanshan, Qin Ming, and Yuanwu in succession, revealing overwhelming strength in the arena. With only Ye Yun left, Xiang Wentian eagerly called for their long-awaited battle to begin.

• Xiang Wentian ignored Qin Ming and Yuanwu's attacks, broke through Zhao Wanshan's Green Vine Armor, and knocked him out of the arena.
• Xiang Wentian struck Qin Ming from behind and sent him crashing beneath the arena, where he fainted after spitting blood.
• Xiang Wentian challenged Yuanwu to admit defeat, but Yuanwu refused and fought him with the Vajra Bodhi Fist.
• Xiang Wentian broke Yuanwu's arm with an ordinary punch and sent him flying, leaving only Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian on the arena.
• Xiang Xiao and Murong Kuangshi revealed that Xiang Wentian belonged to both the Purple Extreme Sect and the Great Chu imperial family.
• Xiang Wentian told Ye Yun he was ready to begin their battle, and Ye Yun praised how easily he had defeated the other three.

Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian fought a fierce match, but Xiang Wentian realized Ye Yun had been holding back and conceded. Their battle strengthened Ye Yun’s resolve to leave Purple Extreme Sect with Xiang Wentian as a future protector.

• Ye Yun and Xiang Wentian exchanged blows, each recognizing the other’s strength, while Ye Yun considered what he could leave behind for Purple Extreme Sect.
• Xiang Wentian activated the Great Sun Golden Body Art, and he and Ye Yun fought at high speed before the watching martial artists and sect leaders.
• Zhuang Feng saw Ye Yun’s power and worried that he might be unable to stop Ye Yun if their conflict escalated.
• After more than a hundred exchanges, Xiang Wentian realized Ye Yun had not used the Force Realm or powerful martial arts and had been holding back.
• Xiang Wentian withdrew from the fight and told Luo Heng that he conceded.

Ye Yun advanced to the True Dragon Society finals after Xiang Wentian recognized his superior strength and withdrew, while the leaders wondered whether Ye Yun had reached the Core Elixir Realm. The next groups concluded, with Tuoba Tian, Li Qinglian, Ling Chen, and Wu An also earning advancement spots.

• Xiang Wentian stopped fighting, acknowledged Ye Yun's hidden strength, and promised to challenge him again someday.
• Luo Heng declared Ye Yun the first group's victor, and Ye Yun returned to the Purple Extreme Sect's area.
• Xiang Xiao and Murong Kuangshi discussed Ye Yun's strength and wondered whether he had broken through to the Core Elixir Realm.
• Tuoba Tian defeated the other four members of the second group after they allied against him.
• Li Qinglian, Ling Chen, and Wu An won advancement spots in the third, fourth, and fifth groups.

After the True Dragon Society’s group matches ended, Lu Qingyu revealed that the number of places to travel to the True Dragon Continent had been cut from five to three because a Golden Age was approaching. Ye Yun was summoned urgently by Murong Kuangshi, leaving him wondering what had happened.

• Luo Heng announced the finalists and scheduled the True Dragon Society finals for three days later.
• The rulers and sect masters met Lu Qingyu, who told them that the places to travel to the True Dragon Continent had been reduced from five to three.
• Lu Qingyu explained that the True Dragon Continent’s major sects were reserving resources for their own geniuses ahead of the coming Golden Age, and said he had been unable to change their decision.
• The rulers and sect masters returned to their sect residences, while Lu Qingyu reflected on the dangers of surviving on the True Dragon Continent.
• The Fifth Elder summoned Ye Yun to Murong Kuangshi, who urgently wanted to see him.

Ye Yun met with Murong Kuangshi, who tested his cultivation and learned he could fight at the Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm. Murong told Ye Yun that the number of places to reach the True Dragon Continent had fallen from five to three, and Ye Yun left resolved to make his name known there.

• The Fifth Elder led Ye Yun to Murong Kuangshi's courtyard and then left him to meet the Sect Master alone.
• Murong Kuangshi asked Ye Yun about his cultivation and combat strength, and Ye Yun revealed that he was at the First-Rotation Core Elixir Realm and could rival Third-Turn opponents.
• Murong Kuangshi was astonished by Ye Yun's strength and grew confident that he could win the True Dragon Society championship.
• Murong Kuangshi told Ye Yun that the places to go to the True Dragon Continent had been reduced from five to three, making the competition fiercer.
• After Murong Kuangshi explained the situation, Ye Yun left the courtyard resolved to make everyone on the True Dragon Continent know his name.

Ye Yun told Ling Chen and He Yue about the True Dragon Continent and explained that he planned to go there after the True Dragon Society. He asked Ling Chen to look after people who had helped him and promised He Yue that she could accompany him if she reached the Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm.

• Ling Chen and He Yue visited Ye Yun and asked why the Sect Master had summoned him.
• Ye Yun told them the True Dragon Society had changed and that fewer slots to travel to the True Dragon Continent were available, then explained what the continent was.
• Ye Yun asked Ling Chen to look after several people who had helped him while he was away, and Ling Chen readily agreed.
• He Yue asked when Ye Yun would return, and Ye Yun promised to take her to the True Dragon Continent if she reached the Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm.
• Ye Yun told Ling Chen about Yaya's parents and Brother Liu and asked him to look after them.

Ye Yun prepared for the True Dragon Society finals while the other finalists made their own plans for the reduced number of slots to True Dragon Continent. Three days later, Ye Yun headed to the competition grounds in peak condition.

• Ye Yun taught Ling Chen and He Yue about Soul Sense, then returned to his room to examine his weaknesses and prepare for the finals.
• Jue Wuxin persuaded Tuoba Tian to secretly team up with Wu An during the finals, and Wu An accepted Wu Jun’s proposal without hesitation.
• Li Qinglian told Li Fuhuan that his Sword Force had reached completion, and his father praised his talent.
• Wood Protector reported the situation to Ling Chen, who dismissed him and declared that he would fulfill Great Snow Mountain Temple’s wish to return to True Dragon Continent.
• Ye Yun spent three days tempering his True Essence and comprehending his martial arts techniques, then left for the competition grounds.

Ye Yun arrived early at the True Dragon Society finals, where Tuoba Tian hinted at a coming confrontation and Li Qinglian agreed to fight him without holding back. After the sects and spectators gathered, Luo Heng officially began the finals and summoned the five finalists to the arena.

• Ye Yun arrived at the competition grounds and greeted Tuoba Tian and Wu An, who had come early to discuss their sect masters’ agreement.
• Tuoba Tian challenged Ye Yun to settle the grudge he felt over losing to him at the Great Dynasty Tournament, though he privately felt guilty about their arrangement to eliminate Ye Yun and Li Qinglian.
• Li Qinglian arrived and agreed with Ye Yun that they would fight with everything they had after preparing for two years.
• Ye Yun returned to the Purple Extreme Sect area and waited as the sects, spectators, rulers, and sect masters gathered; Ling Chen and He Yue silently guarded him.
• Luo Heng announced the start of the True Dragon Society finals and called the five finalists to the arena.

Ye Yun and four other martial artists took their places in the True Dragon Society final, where Ling Chen stunned the arena by declaring he would claim the champion's seat. Ling Chen revealed that his confidence came from his cultivation and was identified as a Core Elixir Realm martial artist.

• Wu An, Tuoba Tian, Li Qinglian, and Ye Yun joined Ling Chen on the arena for the final.
• Luo Heng announced that the competitors would be ranked by the order in which they were eliminated, with the last one standing becoming champion.
• After the five contestants held their positions in a tense standoff, Ling Chen walked to the center and said he would take the champion's seat.
• Wu An and Tuoba Tian challenged Ling Chen's claim, while Ye Yun suspected Ling Chen intended to face all four opponents himself.
• Ling Chen unleashed his powerful aura, and Wu An recognized him as a Core Elixir Realm martial artist.

Ling Chen revealed his Core Elixir Realm strength and attacked Ye Yun, while Tuoba Tian and Wu An reconsidered how to secure the remaining places in the True Dragon Society. The chapter ended with Tuoba Tian agreeing to Wu An's plan, and the two charging toward Li Qinglian.

• Ye Yun warned Ling Chen that the other finalists could challenge him together, prompting Ling Chen to attack Ye Yun with a powerful metal-attributed palm.
• Ye Yun deliberately dodged Ling Chen's blow while Tuoba Tian, Wu An, and Li Qinglian attacked; Ling Chen's golden barrier blocked their strikes.
• Ling Chen pursued Ye Yun around the arena as Li Qinglian continued attacking him and Tuoba Tian and Wu An hesitated.
• Wu An proposed that he and Tuoba Tian eliminate Li Qinglian, then cooperate with Ling Chen to eliminate Ye Yun and claim the remaining qualifications.
• Tuoba Tian agreed to Wu An's plan, and the two charged toward Li Qinglian.

Li Qinglian was ambushed by Tuoba Tian and Wu An, splitting the arena into two battles while Ye Yun continued facing Ling Chen. Ye Yun revealed his Core Elixir Realm cultivation and launched his first serious attack, leaving the match poised for a clash between the two.

• Tuoba Tian and Wu An attacked Li Qinglian from behind, then fought him to secure their chance at a spot on the journey to the True Dragon Continent.
• Ling Chen urged Ye Yun to concede, but Ye Yun refused and drew their fight away from Li Qinglian.
• Ye Yun unleashed a powerful aura, revealing that he was a Core Elixir Realm martial artist.
• Ling Chen explained that he had reached the Core Elixir Realm through his sect's Empowerment Transmission Technique, which transferred an elder's cultivation at the cost of the elder's life.
• Ye Yun declared that their warm-up was over and sent an ice-blue fist seal rushing toward Ling Chen.

Ye Yun and Ling Chen fought to a standstill while Lu Qingyu revealed that Ling Chen's Empowerment Transmission Technique would cause a dangerous backlash if he tried to reach the Spirit Sea Realm. Elsewhere, Li Qinglian unleashed his Ten Thousand Swords Art against Tuoba Tian and Wu An, leaving them facing a Sword Qi River as powerful as a Third-Turn Core Elixir Realm strike.

• Ye Yun and Ling Chen exchanged more than a hundred attacks without either gaining the advantage, then resumed their fierce duel.
• Xiang Xiao and Murong Kuangshi praised Ye Yun's rapid rise as Core Elixir Realm martial artists.
• Lu Qingyu judged Ye Yun a true genius and warned that Ling Chen's empowered True Essence would backlash when he tried to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Li Qinglian, badly depleted after fighting Tuoba Tian and Wu An, decided to risk everything rather than let either opponent claim a spot.
• Li Qinglian cast Ten Thousand Swords Art, forming a Sword Qi River that panicked Tuoba Tian and Wu An as they scrambled to defend themselves.

Li Qinglian strengthened his Sword Qi River with the power of heaven and earth and unleashed it against Tuoba Tian and Wu An, who used their most powerful defenses to survive the strike. The three remained bloodied but standing, leaving the match unresolved as Ye Yun drew hope from their perseverance.

• Tuoba Tian and Wu An considered forfeiting but chose to risk death rather than lose their chance to travel to the True Dragon Continent.
• Wu An used the Undying Spring Silkworm Method from the Blood-Bathed Golden Body Formula to form a protective cocoon, while Tuoba Tian prepared the World-Subduing Demon Bell.
• Li Qinglian fused the power of heaven and earth into the Sword Qi River and sent it crashing toward Tuoba Tian and Wu An.
• Tuoba Tian and Wu An survived the Sword Qi River with bloody wounds, and Li Qinglian, Tuoba Tian, and Wu An all remained standing.
• Ye Yun and Ling Chen watched the three hold their ground, and Ye Yun felt renewed hope from their determination.

Ye Yun and Ling Chen eliminated the other contenders, securing Li Qinglian a place among those traveling to the True Dragon Continent. Ye Yun then fought Ling Chen, who rose into the sky to unleash the Spirit-God Glazed Palm’s first move.

• Ling Chen attacked Li Qinglian while Ye Yun knocked Tuoba Tian and Wu An out of the arena, and all three collapsed unconscious.
• Li Fuhuan, Jue Wuxin, and Wu Jun carried away their injured charges, and Li Qinglian secured the third spot for the journey to the True Dragon Continent.
• Ye Yun condemned Ling Chen’s attack, but Ling Chen mocked Ye Yun for using a similar tactic against Tuoba Tian and Wu An.
• Ye Yun covered himself in Ice God Armor and attacked Ling Chen, who kicked off the arena and rose higher into the air.
• Ling Chen gathered dark golden radiance around himself and prepared to use the Spirit God Descends from Heaven palm technique.

Ye Yun and Ling Chen unleashed their strongest attacks in the championship match, with Ye Yun fusing Fist Force and Ice Force into an ice-blue flood dragon to confront Ling Chen’s Spirit-God Glazed Palm. Lu Qingyu recognized Ye Yun’s technique as Spiritual Force Fusion just as the two attacks collided, leaving the result unresolved.

• Ye Yun entered the Selfless Realm and condensed Ice Origin Force into a growing ice-blue sphere as Ling Chen prepared his Spirit-God Glazed Palm.
• Ling Chen summoned the dark-golden Buddha palm, and the spectators recognized it as the Great Snow Mountain Temple’s legendary strongest technique.
• Ye Yun merged with the sphere and transformed it into an ice-blue flood dragon, which charged toward Ling Chen’s descending palm.
• Ling Chen dismissed Ye Yun’s attack as ordinary Force Realm Manifestation, unaware that Ye Yun had fused Fist Force and Ice Force using Ice Origin Force.
• Lu Qingyu identified Ye Yun’s technique as Spiritual Force Fusion, and the flood dragon collided with Ling Chen’s Buddha palm.