Chapter Summaries

Ye Yun used the Selfless Realm to gain insight into the Fist Force Realm and broke through to Fist Force Initiation. The chapter ended with him exhausted but laughing in triumph in the valley.

• After Elder Li waived his cleaning punishment in exchange for a good result at the Great Dynasty Tournament, Ye Yun spent half a month practicing his fists.
• Ye Yun decided to risk entering the Selfless Realm to practice, after replenishing his true qi with Earth-Origin Milk.
• In the Selfless Realm, Ye Yun experienced a brief insight into the secrets of the Fist Force Realm before collapsing from exhaustion.
• The next day, Ye Yun entered the Selfless Realm again and broke through to Fist Force Initiation as the power of heaven and earth gathered around him.
• After leaving the Selfless Realm, Ye Yun sat weakly on the ground and laughed with joy.

Ye Yun went to the Great Sun Peak selection gathering to clear his head after repeated failures to reach the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm. Ling Chen told him that newly promoted inner disciples were disrupting the rankings, including Ironwood, who had seized thirteenth place and was rumored to be among the top ten in strength.

• Ye Yun arrived at Great Sun Peak, where inner disciples had gathered to select the sect's representatives for the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• Ye Yun met Ling Chen and He Yue, who had both reached the Qi Refining Realm Eighth Layer.
• Ye Yun explained that he had come to get fresh air after repeatedly failing to break through to the Tenth Level.
• Ling Chen warned Ye Yun that several newly admitted inner disciples had defeated highly ranked seniors.
• Ling Chen said Ironwood had defeated Shen Yicheng to claim thirteenth place and was rumored to be strong enough to rank in the top ten.

Ye Yun learned about several newly risen Purple Extreme Sect geniuses competing for Great Dynasty Tournament qualifications and resolved to break through to the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm. As the selection candidates gathered, a cold, shrill voice sounded behind him.

• Ye Yun grew wary of Ironwood, whose rapid rise and concealed intentions suggested he might possess an unknown trump card against him.
• Ling Chen told He Yue that Ye Yun had killed Ironwood's elder brother, Tie Shan, in a life-and-death duel, creating a blood feud.
• Ling Chen described Sun Jinger's rise to eighteenth place, Shi Hong's tenth-place ranking, and Zhou Lingxiao's Half-Step Sword Force and eighth-place ranking.
• Ye Yun encouraged Ling Chen and He Yue to believe they could qualify, then decided he needed to break through to the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Candidates for the Great Dynasty Tournament qualification selection gathered, and a cold, shrill voice came from behind Ye Yun.

Ye Yun reunited with Ironwood, who had hidden his sanity and returned to seek revenge for his brother. Ye Yun tried to provoke him into a life-and-death duel, but Ironwood backed down when the Fourth Elder summoned him, and they left for the Great Dynasty Tournament selection.

• Ye Yun and Ironwood met again, and both concealed their feelings as they faced their blood feud.
• Ironwood accused Ye Yun of killing his brother and threatened to make Ye Yun’s loved ones suffer, while Ye Yun reminded him that he had caused his brother’s death.
• Ye Yun challenged Ironwood to a life-and-death duel, offering him the chance to avenge his brother and qualify for the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• The Fourth Elder called Ironwood away before he could accept the challenge, then spoke with Ye Yun about the death of Wang Baifeng.
• The Fourth Elder left for the Great Dynasty Tournament selection, and Ironwood followed him.

Ye Yun waited as Ling Chen and He Yue left for the Great Dynasty Tournament qualification assessment, while the Fourth Elder warned Ironwood not to endanger the Divine Cult’s plans. A flashback revealed that Ironwood had joined the Blood God Sect to avenge his brother, and he was left with the Sunflower Art to cultivate.

• Ye Yun reassured Ling Chen and He Yue that the Fourth Elder would not harm him, then sent them to the Great Dynasty Tournament qualification assessment.
• The Fourth Elder took Ironwood aside, struck him, and warned that another reckless act could jeopardize the Divine Cult’s plans.
• Ironwood addressed the Fourth Elder as Lord Emissary, promised to carry out the Divine Cult’s mission, and was told to call him Master inside the Purple Extreme Sect.
• Ironwood recalled swearing at Tie Shan’s grave to kill Ye Yun, then meeting a black-robed figure who offered him a chance to join the Divine Cult.
• Ironwood accepted the offer, and the mysterious figure gave him the Sunflower Art and ordered him to reach its beginner stage within three months.

Ye Yun assessed his combat abilities while waiting for the Great Dynasty Tournament selection to finish, and planned to improve the Ninefold Waves Fist Art. After Ling Chen and He Yue qualified, the three headed to Ling Chen’s residence, while He Yue struggled with whether to reveal the tournament’s importance.

• Ironwood recalled joining the Divine Cult to avenge his brother and vowed to make those who had bullied him suffer.
• Ye Yun reviewed his martial arts, weapons, and cultivation, and hoped to reach the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm to contend for first place in the tournament.
• Ye Yun considered how to raise the Ninefold Waves Fist Art’s power so it could advance with him.
• Ling Chen and He Yue passed the tournament qualification selection, and Ye Yun congratulated them.
• Ling Chen invited Ye Yun to celebrate at his residence, and the two walked ahead without noticing He Yue had fallen behind.
• He Yue decided to tell Ye Yun that the tournament could affect his future prospects, but found that Ling Chen and Ye Yun had already disappeared from view.

He Yue told Ye Yun that the Great Dynasty Tournament would determine who qualified for the True Dragon Society, a prestigious competition held every fifty years in the Land of Seven Kingdoms. Ye Yun left determined to pursue a top-ten result, while He Yue watched him go with a sudden, happy smile.

• Ye Yun and He Yue walked down the mountain together, and He Yue struggled to bring up something she wanted to tell him.
• He Yue stopped Ye Yun and asked whether he had heard of the True Dragon Society and the Land of Seven Kingdoms.
• He Yue explained that the Great Dynasty Tournament rankings granted entry to the True Dragon Society and urged Ye Yun to aim for the top ten.
• He Yue said the True Dragon Society would be held in two years and that its best competitors could gain great opportunities, possibly breaking through to the Core Elixir Realm.
• Ye Yun thanked He Yue, promised to remember her advice, and hurried away; He Yue then smiled happily as she watched him go.

Ye Yun learned that the Great Dynasty Tournament’s generous prizes were tied to the True Dragon Society, then broke through to the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm at the Cold Spring. The Cold Spring erupted during his breakthrough, flooding his body with destructive icy energy, and Ye Yun searched for a way to survive the crisis.

• Ye Yun calmed himself with the Iceheart Formula and considered the True Dragon Society and the elite geniuses who would compete in it.
• Ye Yun decided to break through to the Tenth Level of the Qi Refining Realm and cultivated at the Cold Spring using the Iceheart Lotus Platform and Spirit Stones.
• Ye Yun battered the Impurity Barrier blocking his eighteenth meridian until it shattered, allowing him to reach the Tenth Level.
• The Cold Spring erupted on the full moon, and Ye Yun unknowingly drew its frigid energy into his body during his breakthrough.
• Ye Yun realized the icy energy was damaging him and disrupting his breakthrough, then thought of a possible solution.

Ye Yun used the Mystic Ice Body to absorb the frigid spiritual qi flooding his body while forcing open the Conception Vessel to survive his breakthrough. The Mystic Ice Body reached Major Accomplishment, and with the Conception Vessel fully opened, Ye Yun began attacking the Governing Vessel just as the influx of spiritual qi started to fade.

• Ye Yun circulated the Mystic Ice Body to consume half the incoming frigid spiritual qi and keep his true qi from overwhelming him.
• As his true qi reached its limit, Ye Yun sent it crashing into the Conception Vessel, accepting that his cultivation would be stalled for at least three months afterward.
• Ye Yun endured worsening pain as he continued cultivating, and his Mystic Ice Body broke through to Major Accomplishment, strengthening his body to the level of a Lower-Grade Treasure Weapon.
• After the Mystic Ice Body became saturated and stopped absorbing frigid spiritual qi, Ye Yun used the surging true qi to shatter the remaining Impurity Barrier and fully open the Conception Vessel.
• Ye Yun began attacking the unopened Governing Vessel but feared an uncontrolled breakthrough to the True Essence Realm would ruin his martial foundation; then the spiritual qi influx began to slow.

Ye Yun completed his breakthrough, consolidated his immense True Qi, and improved the Ninefold Waves Fist Art by integrating Bright Force. He arrived at Great Sun Peak to join the Great Dynasty Tournament, where Ironwood openly threatened him.

• Ye Yun finished opening two-thirds of his Governing Vessel and spent the night consolidating his Half-Step True Essence, gaining strength that could challenge an early True Essence Realm expert.
• Ye Yun practiced the Ninefold Waves Fist Art and incorporated Bright Force, striking the ground hard enough to leave a large pit despite using only sixty or seventy percent of his strength.
• Ye Yun determined that the Ninefold Waves Fist Art could grow by increasing its layers of force, with the aim of eventually reaching the level of an Ultimate Martial Art.
• Ye Yun arrived at Great Sun Peak, where the tournament participants were gathering, and saw Ironwood make a throat-slitting gesture at him.
• Ye Yun gave Ironwood a disdainful smile and waited for the tournament party to depart.

Ye Yun, Ling Chen, and He Yue gathered with the Purple Extreme Sect’s inner disciples as Sect Master Murong Kuangshi prepared to lead them to the Great Dynasty Tournament. Murong revealed a rare Puppet Mechanism Ship, and the disciples boarded as it began to rise for departure.

• Ye Yun and Ling Chen talked while waiting for He Yue, who arrived and laughed at Ye Yun’s distracted response to Ling Chen’s teasing.
• Sect Master Murong Kuangshi appeared and rallied the thirty inner disciples selected for the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• Ye Yun recalled Murong’s rise to prominence and admired his achievements.
• Murong summoned a Puppet Mechanism Ship, and Ling Chen explained its rarity, construction, and speed.
• Ye Yun boarded the ship with Ling Chen and He Yue, inspected its rune-covered deck, and watched it rise as Murong ordered the disciples to sit still.

During the journey to the Imperial Capital, Ye Yun learned that Puppet Mechanism Ships came in several types and wanted to buy a small one. He Yue offered him one of her two ships on credit, leaving Ye Yun with a 300,000-tael debt to repay.

• Ling Chen explained that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion had auctioned smaller Puppet Mechanism Ships, which carried only a few people and flew more slowly than the ship they were riding.
• Ye Yun asked whether an auction would offer one, and Ling Chen said the merchant associations planned a large auction before the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• He Yue revealed that she had two Puppet Mechanism Ships and offered to sell her spare one to Ye Yun.
• Ling Chen said the smallest ships had last sold for 300,000 taels of gold, far more than Ye Yun could afford.
• He Yue gave Ye Yun the miniature ship and told him to pay when he had the money, and Ye Yun accepted and promised to repay her.

Ye Yun, He Yue, and Ling Chen cultivated aboard the Puppet Mechanism Ship while He Yue’s feelings for Ye Yun grew clearer. Elsewhere, the Fourth Elder ordered Ironwood to assassinate Xiang Wentian during the Great Dynasty Tournament, revealing the Divine Cult’s plan to destroy the Great Chu Dynasty.

• He Yue told Ye Yun he could repay the three hundred thousand taels of gold later, and Ling Chen suspected she had feelings for him.
• Ye Yun began cultivating to stabilize his breakthrough, prompting He Yue and Ling Chen to reflect on his talent and join him in cultivation.
• The Fourth Elder summoned Ironwood and assigned him to ambush Xiang Wentian during the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• The Fourth Elder explained that Divine Cult experts would hold back the True Essence Realm martial artists, giving Ironwood ten minutes to kill Xiang Wentian and escape to a stronghold.
• After Ironwood left, the Fourth Elder reflected that the plan could destroy the Great Chu Dynasty as the Divine Cult had destroyed the Great Yan Dynasty and the Great Feng Dynasty.

Ye Yun and the Purple Extreme Sect arrived in the Imperial Capital ahead of the Great Dynasty Tournament and were escorted to their lodgings by garrison commander Baili Xuance. Ling Chen left to visit the Myriad Treasures Pavilion headquarters, while Ye Yun chose to rest, leaving He Yue disappointed as she had hoped to explore the city with him.

• Murong Kuangshi flew off to attend to other matters after telling the disciples they would meet again the next day.
• Baili Xuance welcomed the Purple Extreme Sect and escorted the elders and disciples through the Imperial Capital's gates.
• Baili Xuance told the Fifth Elder that the Earthfire Sect, Great White Sword Sect, and Flowing Cloud Sect had also arrived for the tournament.
• The group reached a large courtyard prepared as their lodging, and the Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder gave them instructions before leaving.
• Ling Chen announced that he would visit the Myriad Treasures Pavilion headquarters and return at dusk to take Ye Yun and He Yue to an auction.
• Ye Yun went to his room to sleep, and He Yue reluctantly headed to her own room after realizing he would not stroll through the city with her.

Ye Yun weighed his feelings for He Yue and decided to auction an Essence Condensation Pill to help repay her debt. He arrived with He Yue and Ling Chen at Vastsea Tower for the auction, where He Yue urged them to go inside.

• Ye Yun calmed his thoughts about He Yue with the Iceheart Formula and decided to let their relationship follow fate.
• Ye Yun considered auctioning a True Martial token but kept it, then chose to sell the Essence Condensation Pill while saving the Five-Hundred-Year Blood Ginseng for his cultivation.
• Ye Yun sent the Essence Condensation Pill to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and spent the day refining his true qi.
• Ye Yun and He Yue waited for Ling Chen, then rode with him to the auction in a carriage, speaking little along the way.
• Ye Yun admired Vastsea Tower when they arrived, and He Yue asked Ling Chen to take them inside.

Ye Yun and He Yue attended Vastsea Tower’s auction, where He Yue learned that the Profound Yin Spirit Water she needed would be sold. Ye Yun gave her one hundred thousand taels of gold and promised the remaining two hundred thousand, and the auction opened with Ye Yun’s Essence Condensation Pill.

• Ling Chen listed the auction’s rare treasures, and He Yue learned that the Profound Yin Spirit Water needed to perfect her Lineage’s inherited cultivation technique was among them.
• Ye Yun gave He Yue a banknote for one hundred thousand taels of gold and promised to pay the remaining two hundred thousand after his auction item sold.
• Jin Shuisheng opened the auction and introduced the first item, a low-grade third-level Essence Condensation Pill that Ye Yun had submitted.
• The crowd reacted eagerly when Jin Shuisheng revealed the Essence Condensation Pill.

Ye Yun’s Essence Condensation Pill sold at auction for 150,000 taels of gold, while he reassured He Yue that he had not sold it to repay her. The auction continued with Elder Jin presenting a Blood-Drinking Saber, and the crowd began bidding on it.

• Elder Jin opened bidding for the Essence Condensation Pill at 50,000 taels of gold, and the offers climbed to 150,000.
• Ling Chen joked that the young seller of the pill had something wrong with his head, then apologized after He Yue revealed Ye Yun had brought it to auction.
• Ye Yun told He Yue that he had sold the pill because it was of little use to him, not because he needed money to repay her.
• A mysterious person in black robes won the Essence Condensation Pill for 150,000 taels of gold, pleasing Ye Yun.
• Elder Jin introduced the Superior Treasure Weapon-grade Blood-Drinking Saber, and bidding began at 10,000 taels of gold.

During the auction, Ye Yun rejected He Yue’s romantic feelings and reaffirmed his dedication to martial cultivation, leaving her to return to their courtyard in distress. Ling Chen returned with the money Ye Yun had requested, and Ye Yun offered him a five-hundred-year Blood Ginseng to settle the debt.

• The Blood-Drinking Saber sold for thirty-four thousand taels of gold, and Ye Yun asked Ling Chen to lend He Yue two hundred thousand taels.
• Ye Yun considered his unresolved questions about his parents and his devotion to martial cultivation as He Yue asked whether he had ever liked her.
• Ye Yun told He Yue he regarded her only as a fellow disciple and had no romantic feelings for her.
• He Yue left the private room, saying she felt unwell, and Ye Yun told Ling Chen she had returned to their courtyard.
• Ling Chen gave Ye Yun two hundred thousand taels of gold, and Ye Yun offered him a five-hundred-year Blood Ginseng to settle the debt.

Ye Yun decided he had to obtain the Icefire Armor, a Spirit Weapon that could help him withstand the opposing ice and fire energies he hoped to master. After Zhao Wuji tried to claim it with his reputation, Ye Yun outbid him, setting up a confrontation.

• Ling Chen returned the Blood Ginseng to his Storage Bag as the auction continued and six of the ten most precious items sold for high prices.
• Old Jin presented the Icefire Armor, a Lower-Grade Spirit Weapon resistant to both fire and ice, and opened bidding at 100,000 taels of gold.
• Ye Yun resolved to buy the armor because it could help him reach the Frost-Ice Soul and Earthcore Flame after breaking through to the True Essence Realm.
• Bidders raised the price to 190,000 taels of gold before Zhao Wuji of War Demon Hall invoked his status as the Imperial Capital Zhao Family's eldest young master to discourage competition.
• Ye Yun bid 195,000 taels of gold, and Zhao Wuji vowed to deal with the bidder he considered a country bumpkin.
• Ling Chen stared at Ye Yun in astonishment and asked whether he wanted the Icefire Armor too.

Ye Yun competed with Zhao Wuji for the Icefire Armor at Vastsea Tower’s auction, using Ling Chen’s information to outbid him. Ye Yun won the armor for 301,000 taels of gold, while Zhao Wuji held back because he needed funds to buy a monster core for Tuoba Tian.

• Ye Yun asked Ling Chen if he could pay for the Icefire Armor and Profound Yin Spirit Water with Spirit Stones, then declined Ling Chen’s offer to lend him money.
• Zhao Wuji bid 200,000 taels of gold to challenge Ye Yun, and Ye Yun raised the price to 250,000.
• Zhao Wuji raised his bid to 300,000 taels, but his junior brother reminded him that he needed money to buy a Third-Level Monster Crystal Core for Tuoba Tian.
• Ling Chen told Ye Yun that Zhao Wuji had offered 400,000 taels for the monster core before the auction and likely could not afford to keep bidding.
• Ye Yun bid 301,000 taels of gold, and Zhao Wuji stopped bidding.
• Elder Jin declared Ye Yun the winner of the Icefire Armor.