Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng demonstrated Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate to Wan Jianyi, and their Sword Intents clashed before they shared a drink with True Master Daoxuan. After Ji Changfeng left, Daoxuan suggested Wan Jianyi take him as a disciple, and Wan Jianyi decided he would.

• Wan Jianyi slowly demonstrated Slay Ghosts and Gods and invited Ji Changfeng to show him a sword strike.
• Ji Changfeng unleashed Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, and the two sword strikes collided, shattering their branch swords.
• Wan Jianyi praised Ji Changfeng’s sword and invited him to drink a hundred-year-old Spiritual Wine.
• True Master Daoxuan joined Wan Jianyi and Ji Changfeng for wine, and Ji Changfeng soon excused himself.
• Daoxuan discussed the Sect Leader Position with Wan Jianyi and suggested he take Ji Changfeng as a disciple.
• Wan Jianyi decided to take Ji Changfeng as his disciple, regardless of Tian Buyi’s objections.

Ji Changfeng told True Master Daoxuan that a Demonic Sect spy had used Qingyun Sect’s Divine Sword Thunder True Art at Caomiao Village. Daoxuan took the Immortal Slaying Sword and set out with Ji Changfeng to test the Peak Masters, beginning with Cang Song.

• Daoxuan urged Wan Jianyi to consider taking Ji Changfeng as his disciple, then left the Ancestral Hall.
• Ji Changfeng waited for Daoxuan and asked to report what had happened at Caomiao Village.
• Ji Changfeng recounted Puzhi’s visit, the Blood-Devouring Bead incident, and a Demonic Sect fiend using Qingyun Sect’s Divine Sword Thunder True Art.
• Ji Changfeng proposed secretly testing the Peak Masters, ruling out Tian Buyi, Shui Yue, and Daoxuan based on the fiend’s build and gender.
• Daoxuan returned with the Immortal Slaying Sword and chose to test Cang Song first.

Ji Changfeng visited Daoist Cangsong on True Master Daoxuan’s instructions and accused him of being the Demonic Sect spy behind the Caomiao Village case. As Cangsong revealed his murderous intent, Ji Changfeng drew the Ink Snow Divine Sword and began using Slay Ghosts and Gods.

• Ji Changfeng traveled to Dragon Head Peak while True Master Daoxuan secretly followed with the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• A Dragon Head Peak disciple led Ji Changfeng to Daoist Cangsong, who recognized his resemblance to an old friend and noticed the Ink Snow Divine Sword.
• Ji Changfeng asked Cangsong about the Caomiao Village case and said a Demonic Sect fiend had used Qingyun Sect’s Divine Sword Thunder True Art.
• Cangsong denied the claim, then realized Ji Changfeng suspected him and admitted he had been the fiend, preparing to kill Ji Changfeng with the Poison Blood Banner.
• Ji Changfeng drew the Ink Snow Divine Sword and declared that he could use Slay Ghosts and Gods without the Dragon Slaying Sword; Cangsong froze as Ji Changfeng began the sword art.

Ji Changfeng’s use of Slay Ghosts and Gods revealed to Daoist Cangsong that Wan Jianyi was alive, and Cangsong confessed to plotting with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect against Qingyun. True Master Daoxuan ordered Cangsong to infiltrate the Demonic Sect and atone, while the three men remained uncertain who had massacred Caomiao Village.

• Ji Changfeng used Slay Ghosts and Gods, causing Daoist Cangsong to recognize the technique and ask whether Wan Jianyi was alive.
• True Master Daoxuan ordered Cangsong to go to the Ancestral Hall, while Ji Changfeng flew to Yuqing Hall.
• Cangsong found Wan Jianyi at the Ancestral Hall and confessed that he had colluded with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect to destroy Qingyun Sect.
• Wan Jianyi struck Cangsong and told him to apologize to True Master Daoxuan, who questioned whether Cangsong had ever considered him fit to lead the sect.
• True Master Daoxuan ordered Cangsong to infiltrate the Demonic Sect to atone, then crippled his cultivation and confined him after the mission.
• Cangsong swore he had nothing to do with the Caomiao Village massacre, leaving True Master Daoxuan, Wan Jianyi, and Cangsong wondering who was responsible.

Ji Changfeng met True Master Daoxuan and Daoist Cangsong at Yuqing Hall, then accompanied Cangsong to Dragon Head Peak and received the Dragon Slaying Sword. Cangsong asked him to humble Lin Jingyu and win the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament in four years, and Ji Changfeng agreed.

• True Master Daoxuan told Ji Changfeng to keep the day's matter secret, and Ji Changfeng agreed before leaving Yuqing Hall.
• Daoist Cangsong invited Ji Changfeng to Dragon Head Peak to return the Dragon Slaying Sword, which he said had belonged to Wan Jianyi.
• Ji Changfeng accepted the Dragon Slaying Sword after Cangsong insisted that it belonged with the inheritor of Slay Ghosts and Gods.
• Daoist Cangsong asked Ji Changfeng to humble his disciple Lin Jingyu at the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament in a few years.
• Ji Changfeng promised to use the Dragon Slaying Sword to claim first place in the tournament four years later.

Ji Changfeng returned to Dazhu Peak after meeting Daoist Cangsong about Caomiao Village, but he had no new leads to share with Zhang Xiaofan. At dinner, everyone discovered that Daoist Cangsong had given Ji Changfeng the Dragon Slaying Sword, and Tian Buyi accepted the gift without pressing him for details.

• Daoist Cangsong urged Ji Changfeng to return to Dazhu Peak before Fatty Tian worried about him.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Shoujing Hall, where Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the others had waited for him and dinner.
• Ji Changfeng told Zhang Xiaofan that there were still no leads about Caomiao Village.
• The disciples discovered that Zhang Xiaofan had cooked dinner, and Ji Changfeng praised his cooking.
• Tian Ling'er noticed Ji Changfeng had two swords, and Tian Buyi recognized the second as the Dragon Slaying Sword.
• Ji Changfeng said Daoist Cangsong had given him the sword, and Tian Buyi told everyone to continue eating.

After four years of cultivation, Ji Changfeng refined pills, mastered Qingyun sword techniques, and developed the Heaven and Earth Sword while guiding Zhang Xiaofan. As his five-year term at Qingyun Sect arrived, he left Taiji Cave, ready to explore the world.

• Tian Buyi and Su Ru discussed how Ji Changfeng resembled Wan Jianyi, and Su Ru declared that Ji Changfeng would surpass him and lead Qingyun Sect to greater glory.
• Ji Changfeng cultivated with Ink Snow and Dragon Slayer for four years, then spent time studying alchemy, artifact refinement, formations, and sword techniques, including his new Heaven and Earth Sword.
• Ji Changfeng refined a furnace of Face-Fixing Pills in Taiji Cave, where Tian Ling'er brought him food and Zhang Xiaofan joined them.
• Ji Changfeng praised Zhang Xiaofan's progress to Jade Pure Fifth Layer and credited his slow but solid cultivation, while Zhang Xiaofan thanked Ji Changfeng for his guidance.
• Ji Changfeng gathered the Face-Fixing Pills and left Taiji Cave as his five-year term at Qingyun Sect came to an end.

Ji Changfeng returned from seclusion and revealed that he was confident Dazhu Peak would win the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, while gifting Su Ru a Face-Fixing Pill. When Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao arrived at Shoujing Hall, Ji Changfeng challenged Qi Hao for letting Lin Jingyu violate Dazhu Peak’s flying rules and then shifting the blame onto him.

• Ji Changfeng left Taiji Cave with Tian Ling'er and Zhang Xiaofan, and Zhang Xiaofan privately reflected on Tian Ling'er's feelings for Ji Changfeng.
• At Shoujing Hall, Ji Changfeng reunited with Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the Dazhu Peak disciples, and declared that first place in the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament was within Dazhu Peak's grasp.
• Ji Changfeng gave Su Ru a Face-Fixing Pill that he said would preserve her appearance for a hundred years, prompting Tian Ling'er to ask for one too.
• Lin Jingyu flew onto Dazhu Peak and rushed into Shoujing Hall to greet Zhang Xiaofan, while Qi Hao followed and formally greeted Tian Buyi and Su Ru.
• Ji Changfeng challenged Qi Hao for failing to teach Lin Jingyu the flying rules and for trying to make Lin Jingyu bear the blame, leaving the people in the hall stunned.

Ji Changfeng forced Lin Jingyu to apologize to Tian Buyi and Su Ru, then defeated Qi Hao in a brief sparring match. He left Qi Hao with a challenge to catch up, insisting that those he had beaten were never worthy opponents.

• Ji Changfeng used Sword Intent to force Lin Jingyu to his knees and demanded that he apologize to Tian Buyi and Su Ru.
• Qi Hao apologized for failing to guide Lin Jingyu, but Lin Jingyu refused and insulted Tian Buyi, prompting Ji Changfeng to send him flying from Shoujing Hall.
• Qi Hao caught Lin Jingyu, then challenged Ji Changfeng after Lin Jingyu charged back at him and was knocked unconscious.
• Qi Hao attacked with ice spikes, but Ji Changfeng's Two Sleeves of Azure Serpents shattered them and blasted Qi Hao away.
• Qi Hao conceded defeat and hoped to face Ji Changfeng at the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, while Ji Changfeng told him to try to catch up.

Ji Changfeng defeated Qi Hao with a single move and declared that his defeated opponents could only look up to him. After Qi Hao tried to court Tian Ling'er with a gift, she asked Ji Changfeng for one of his Face-Fixing Pills, and he resolved to keep spoiling her.

• Ji Changfeng defeated Qi Hao without drawing his sword, leaving the onlookers astonished and Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Zhang Xiaofan impressed.
• Qi Hao accepted his defeat, woke Lin Jingyu, and prepared to leave Dazhu Peak with him.
• Qi Hao praised Tian Ling'er and offered her a Cooling Pearl, but she questioned his claims about her cultivation.
• Tian Ling'er ignored Qi Hao's gift and clung to Ji Changfeng, asking him for a Face-Fixing Pill.
• Ji Changfeng decided to indulge Tian Ling'er rather than let another man win her over.

Ji Changfeng mocked Qi Hao over his age and gave Su Ru a Face-Fixing Pill for Shuiyue, while Zhang Xiaofan defeated Lin Jingyu in a spar. As the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament approached, Lu Xueqi learned that Su Ru and Tian Ling'er had arrived at Xiaozhu Peak, though Ji Changfeng had not come.

• Ji Changfeng gave Tian Ling'er a Face-Fixing Pill and teased Qi Hao for being old enough to be her grandfather, embarrassing him.
• Zhang Xiaofan explained that Ji Changfeng had guided his cultivation after accidentally defeating Lin Jingyu in a spar.
• Qi Hao took the dispirited Lin Jingyu back to Dragon Head Peak.
• Ji Changfeng declined Su Ru's invitation to visit Xiaozhu Peak and gave her a Face-Fixing Pill for Shuiyue.
• Wen Min told Lu Xueqi that Su Ru and Tian Ling'er had come to Xiaozhu Peak, but Ji Changfeng had not joined them.
• Lu Xueqi returned to her sword practice and thought of the tournament after four years of bitter cultivation.

Lu Xueqi came to Jingzhu Pavilion hoping to see Ji Changfeng, while Su Ru presented his Face-Fixing Pills to Master Shuiyue and the Xiaozhu Peak disciples. Ji Changfeng then appeared at Tongtian Peak, where he revealed his formidable Sword Intent and declared that none of his generation could stand against him.

• Lu Xueqi arrived at Jingzhu Pavilion with Wen Min and resolved to win the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament and the wager against Ji Changfeng.
• Su Ru told Master Shuiyue that Ji Changfeng had broken through in cultivation and gave her a Face-Fixing Pill as his apology.
• Su Ru swallowed a Face-Fixing Pill and regained her youthful appearance, prompting Master Shuiyue to take one as well and transform before the Xiaozhu Peak disciples.
• Ji Changfeng visited the Ancestral Hall to ask Wan Jianyi for wine, and Wan Jianyi tested him on his cultivation.
• Ji Changfeng unleashed a powerful Sword Intent and declared that none of his generation on the righteous or demonic paths could stand against him.
• Daoist Cangsong arrived with True Master Daoxuan and praised Ji Changfeng as possessing Grand Purity Potential.

Ji Changfeng demonstrated that he had reached Upper Clarity, then accepted Wan Jianyi as a second master and learned that Wan Jianyi and Dao Xuan had both reached Grand Purity. He asked Cang Song to arrange a Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament match against Lu Xueqi, and Cang Song agreed.

• Ji Changfeng revealed his Upper Clarity cultivation, surprising Dao Xuan, Wan Jianyi, and Cang Song.
• Cang Song recounted Ji Changfeng's defeat of Qi Hao and repeated Ji Changfeng's boast, prompting Wan Jianyi to ask him to become his disciple.
• Ji Changfeng formally accepted Wan Jianyi as a second master, and Wan Jianyi displayed his Grand Purity cultivation.
• Wan Jianyi revealed that Dao Xuan had also reached Grand Purity, while Dao Xuan promised Ji Changfeng a gift.
• Ji Changfeng asked Cang Song to arrange for him to face Lu Xueqi in the tournament's final four, and Cang Song agreed.

Dazhu Peak traveled to Tongtian Peak for the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, where Ji Changfeng reunited with Lu Xueqi after four years. The chapter left them facing each other with Lu Xueqi eager to challenge him.

• Tian Ling'er accepted Ji Changfeng's bet that his first tournament opponent would be Lin Jingyu, wagering her Amber Vermilion Ribbon against beauty pills.
• Tian Buyi led the Dazhu Peak disciples to Tongtian Peak and instructed Song Daren, Ji Changfeng, and the others to wait while he and Su Ru went to Yuqing Hall.
• Master Shuiyue arrived with Xiaozhu Peak's disciples and teased Ji Changfeng for repeatedly declining her invitations.
• Master Shuiyue told Lu Xueqi and Wen Min to wait, and Lu Xueqi met Ji Changfeng's gaze with a fierce desire to challenge him.
• Ji Changfeng greeted Lu Xueqi, and she faced him after four years apart.

Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi reunited at the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, where Daoist Cangsong secretly arranged for them to meet in the semifinals. After drawing lots, Ji Changfeng won Tian Ling'er's Amber Vermilion Ribbon and noticed Lu Xueqi watching him.

• Lu Xueqi reminded Ji Changfeng that their bet was unsettled, while Wen Min teased him and Song Daren over their reunion.
• A Tongtian Peak disciple summoned the disciples to Yuqing Hall, where they gathered for the tournament.
• Daoist Cangsong secretly arranged the lots so Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi could become semifinal opponents.
• Zhang Xiaofan drew number one, Ji Changfeng drew number three, and Lin Jingyu drew number sixty-two, making him Ji Changfeng's first-round opponent.
• Ji Changfeng guessed Tian Ling'er had lost their wager, accepted her Amber Vermilion Ribbon, and saw Lu Xueqi staring at him.

Ji Changfeng met Lu Xueqi beneath the moonlight and promised to go all out in the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament. The next day, he defeated Lin Jingyu with a single Sword Intent, leaving him humiliated on the arena.

• Ji Changfeng used Tian Ling'er's Amber Vermilion Ribbon to make a hammock and invited Lu Xueqi to lie in it with him.
• Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng she would go all out at the tournament and urged him to do the same.
• Ji Changfeng and Lin Jingyu faced each other on the arena as their fellow disciples cheered them on.
• Ji Changfeng declared that he would use one move and defeat Lin Jingyu with a single burst of Two Sleeves of Azure Serpents Sword Intent.
• Lin Jingyu fell to his knees, and Ji Changfeng told him he was not worthy of being his enemy and that losing to him was worth remembering.

Ji Changfeng defeated Lin Jingyu with his Sword Intent at the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament, leaving the crowd and Qingyun Sect’s Peak Masters impressed. After returning to Dazhu Peak’s group, he learned that Zhang Xiaofan had also won and met Zeng Shushu, who had recorded Ji’s famous remarks in a booklet.

• Ji Changfeng declared that losing to him would be the only thing worth remembering, stunning the crowd and prompting the Dazhu Peak disciples to cheer.
• The Arena Guardian Elder announced Ji Changfeng as the winner, and Lin Jingyu fainted as Dragon Head Peak disciples carried him away.
• Tian Buyi, Daoist Cangsong, Master Shuiyue, and True Master Daoxuan reacted to Ji Changfeng’s victory, with Daoxuan predicting that Qingyun Sect would produce a peerless Sword Immortal.
• Ji Changfeng exchanged a brief smile with Lu Xueqi, then joined Tian Ling'er and learned that she, he, and their Eldest Senior Brother had passed the first round.
• Zhang Xiaofan arrived and told Ji Changfeng and Tian Ling'er that he had won his match.
• Zeng Shushu introduced himself to Ji Changfeng and showed him a booklet filled with Ji’s domineering quotes.

Ji Changfeng watched Lu Xueqi defeat Fang Chao with Two Sleeves of Azure Serpents, and wondered whether she had struck so hard to avenge him. The Peak Masters learned that Ji Changfeng had taught her the sword art, leaving Tian Buyi embarrassed.

• Zeng Shushu asked Tian Ling'er for more of Ji Changfeng's dominating sayings while Ji Changfeng wandered away with Ink Snow and Dragon Slayer.
• Ji Changfeng found Lu Xueqi fighting Fang Chao and watched her defeat him with Two Sleeves of Azure Serpents, breaking his sword and injuring him.
• Lu Xueqi glanced toward Ji Changfeng before leaving the arena, and Ji Changfeng wondered whether she had taken revenge for him.
• Daoist Cangsong stayed silent about Fang Chao's broken sword, while Tian Buyi demanded to know why Lu Xueqi knew Dazhu Peak's sword art.
• Su Ru explained that Ji Changfeng had taught Lu Xueqi the technique, and Tian Buyi fell silent in embarrassment.

Ji Changfeng faced Su Yi in the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament and deliberately held back after Lu Xueqi asked him to spare her senior sister. During the match, he guided Su Yi through a breakthrough to the Jade Purity Seventh Layer, leaving the Qingyun Disciples wondering whether he had reached the Supreme Purity Realm.

• Lu Xueqi visited Ji Changfeng at night and asked him to go easy on her senior sister Su Yi in their match the next day.
• Ji Changfeng fought Su Yi on Tongtian Peak and held back as she blocked his Azure Serpent Sword Intent.
• Ji Changfeng noticed Su Yi was close to a breakthrough and guided her as they continued fighting.
• Su Yi followed Ji Changfeng's instructions, unified her heart, intent, qi, strength, and spirit, and broke through to the Jade Purity Seventh Layer.
• The Qingyun Disciples wondered whether Ji Changfeng had reached the Supreme Purity Realm, while Lu Xueqi wondered if he had guided Su Yi because of her.

Ji Changfeng watched Lu Xueqi defeat Tian Ling'er, then promised to avenge Tian Ling'er in their next match. After the other semifinalists were decided, Ji Changfeng faced Lu Xueqi and called for his sword without carrying one.

• Master Shuiyue and the other Peak Masters watched Ji Changfeng help Su Yi through her breakthrough, while True Master Daoxuan and Daoist Cangsong praised him.
• Lu Xueqi shattered Tian Ling'er's Amber Vermilion Ribbon and won their match, then watched coldly as Ji Changfeng comforted Tian Ling'er and promised to avenge her.
• Zhang Xiaofan advanced to the final four without fighting because Chang Jian could not compete, joining Lu Xueqi, Ji Changfeng, and Qi Hao.
• The next day, Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi met in the semifinal, and Lu Xueqi asked where his sword was when he stepped onto the arena without one.
• Ji Changfeng raised his hand and called, "Sword—come!"