Chapter Summaries

After spending sixteen years with Ji Changfeng during his mortal experience, Lu Xueqi left Caomiao Village to return to Qingyun Sect and prepare for secluded cultivation. Ji Changfeng found her farewell letter, resolved to reach the pinnacle of the world to meet her again, and left the village.

• Lu Xueqi wrote Ji Changfeng a farewell letter and departed for Qingyun Sect, planning to attend Wenmin’s wedding before entering seclusion.
• Jin Ping'er met Lu Xueqi and agreed to look after Ji Changfeng while continuing her plan to stage a hero-saves-a-beauty encounter with him.
• Ji Changfeng woke to find Lu Xueqi gone and read her letter saying they would meet again when he reached the pinnacle of the world.
• Ji Changfeng resolved to reach that pinnacle and left the thatched cottage and Caomiao Village.

Ji Changfeng rescued Jin Ping'er from villains who had killed her parents and stolen her family’s heirloom sword. After she asked to travel with him, she offered him the Dragon Slaying Sword, and he took it.

• Ji Changfeng encountered Jin Ping'er on the road to Heyang City as she fled from villains.
• Jin Ping'er told Ji Changfeng the villains had killed her parents while pursuing her family’s heirloom sword.
• Ji Changfeng killed the approaching villains with his wooden sword.
• Jin Ping'er said she had nowhere to go and asked to follow Ji Changfeng.
• Jin Ping'er offered Ji Changfeng the Dragon Slaying Sword and described its origins.

Ji Changfeng drew Dragon Slayer and traveled with Jin Ping'er to Heyang City, where he defended her from the stares of local martial wanderers. A Qingyun Sect disciple recognized them but, at Ji Changfeng’s request, concealed their identities and ordered the wanderers to accept punishment.

• Ji Changfeng drew Dragon Slayer, and the sword glowed and trembled as if it recognized him.
• Ji Changfeng invited Jin Ping'er to travel with him, and she agreed to follow him until she found somewhere else to go.
• In Heyang City, Ji Changfeng glared at people staring at Jin Ping'er and accidentally blinded several martial wanderers with Dragon Slayer’s sword light.
• The martial wanderers accused Ji Changfeng of causing trouble and appealed to a Qingyun Sect disciple who arrived on a flying sword.
• The Qingyun Sect disciple recognized Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er, received Ji Changfeng’s instruction to keep their identities secret, and ordered the martial wanderers to come receive punishment.

After Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er settled in Heyang City, they planned to earn money by robbing wicked people. At Qingyun Sect, Shui Yue hoped to get time alone with Ji Changfeng, while Lu Xueqi returned and planned to attend her senior sister's wedding before entering seclusion.

• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er left the crowd behind, rented rooms in Heyang City, and discussed robbing evil people to solve their money problems.
• Ji Changfeng sent Jin Ping'er to her own room, while she longed to sleep beside him.
• Shui Yue thought about Ji Changfeng and hoped Lu Xueqi's return would give her a chance to see him.
• Lu Xueqi returned to Xiaozhu Peak and told Shui Yue she planned to enter seclusion after her senior sister's wedding, scheduled for three days later.
• Shui Yue worried about how to approach Ji Changfeng without Jin Ping'er noticing, while Lu Xueqi reassured her that she and Wen Min would still visit.

Song Daren and Wen Min married in a large ceremony at Dazhu Peak, though Ji Changfeng was absent. As the newlyweds completed their rites, a mysterious dark-robed figure appeared in Shoujing Hall.

• Shui Yue worried that Xiao Shi would fall for Lin Jingyu and wondered how she could approach Ji Changfeng while Jin Ping'er was near him.
• Song Daren prepared to fetch Wen Min as guests from the Seven Peaks and across the realm gathered at Dazhu Peak.
• Song Daren and his disciples carried the bridal sedan to Xiaozhu Peak, where he endured eighty-one trials before receiving Wen Min.
• Song Daren and Wen Min completed their wedding rites before Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Shui Yue, while Ji Changfeng remained absent.
• A tall, dark-robed figure with a blurred face appeared in Shoujing Hall, and those present recognized him by his attire.

At Song Daren and Wen Min’s wedding, Ji Changfeng sent an Avatar to offer congratulations, while Shui Yue decided to leave Qingyun Sect after Lu Xueqi entered seclusion. In Heyang City, Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping’er set out to rob the wicked rich and encountered a blind man carrying an “Immortal’s Guidance” banner.

• Ji Changfeng’s Avatar toasted Song Daren and Wen Min at their wedding before Tian Buyi explained that the Sect Leader had come only in Avatar form.
• After the wedding feast, Lu Xueqi told Shui Yue she was entering seclusion to pursue a breakthrough, and Shui Yue dismissed her.
• Shui Yue summoned Xiao Shi, then announced she was entering seclusion but secretly left Xiaozhu Peak and Qingyun Sect.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping’er searched Heyang City for wealthy evildoers to rob and aid the poor.
• A blind middle-aged man carrying an “Immortal’s Guidance” banner called out to Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping’er.

Zhou Xunxian, a fortune-teller and disciple of Zhou Xiaohuan, tried to divine Ji Changfeng’s fortune after sensing his extraordinary Fate. A vision of a terrifying Heavenly presence warned him to stop, leaving him shaken and addressing Ji Changfeng as a senior.

• Jin Ping'er recognized Zhou Xunxian’s Immortal’s Guidance banner and suspected he was the disciple Zhou Xiaohuan had taken in.
• Zhou Xunxian examined Ji Changfeng and sensed that he possessed a Law Creation Fate.
• Ji Changfeng agreed to let Zhou Xunxian divine his fortune.
• Zhou Xunxian’s attempt brought him before an immense presence that warned him never to try it again.
• Zhou Xunxian returned to his body in terror and asked Ji Changfeng how he should address him; Ji Changfeng gave his name.

Zhou Xunxian read Ji Changfeng’s features and predicted that a third romantic encounter was near, though Ji dismissed the fortune-telling. As Ji and Jin Ping'er strolled through Heyang City, Shui Yue appeared in the night sky, seemingly seeking Ji.

• Zhou Xunxian recognized Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er, then nervously read Ji’s features instead of attempting to divine his fate.
• Zhou Xunxian predicted Ji had already experienced two romantic encounters and that a third was about to arrive, then hurried away.
• Jin Ping'er cautioned Ji against trusting fortune-telling, and Ji chose to follow his own Dao Heart.
• Ji and Jin Ping'er continued strolling through Heyang City as Ji wondered why he felt so familiar with her.
• Jin Ping'er noticed Shui Yue had come down from Xiaozhu Peak and realized she had arrived for Ji Changfeng.

Shui Yue hesitated to visit Ji Changfeng in Heyang City because Jin Ping'er was with him and their relationship was secret. Jin Ping'er confronted her and revealed that she knew about the relationship, leaving Shui Yue stunned.

• Shui Yue watched Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er from the sky but did not dare approach them.
• Jin Ping'er noticed Shui Yue and decided to bring her to meet Ji Changfeng.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er learned about a corrupt wealthy merchant at an inn and went to rob his estate.
• Ji Changfeng entered the estate while Jin Ping'er left a thread of divine sense on him and flew to Shui Yue.
• Jin Ping'er asked Shui Yue whether she wanted to see Ji Changfeng, then revealed that she knew about their relationship.

Jin Ping'er revealed that she had long known about Shui Yue’s relationship with Ji Changfeng and assured her she would keep it secret. After Ji Changfeng returned to the inn from robbing the rich to aid the poor, a drunken Shui Yue slipped into his room and lay in his arms.

• Shui Yue asked Jin Ping'er how she had discovered her secret, and Jin Ping'er explained that Shui Yue’s questions about Ji Changfeng had given it away.
• Jin Ping'er told Shui Yue she had informed Ji Changfeng about her, urged her to visit him while she still could, and left without exposing her.
• Ji Changfeng finished robbing the rich to aid the poor in Heyang City, then fled with Jin Ping'er and counted their loot at the inn.
• Ji Changfeng offered to teach Jin Ping'er martial arts the next day, and she went to her room next door.
• Shui Yue drank herself into a stupor, entered Ji Changfeng’s room through the window, and lay in his arms as he embraced her in his sleep.

Ji Changfeng mistook Shui Yue for Xueqi in his sleep, and Shui Yue stayed with him through the night while Jin Ping'er listened next door and kept watch. The next morning, Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er remained in Heyang City, where he planned to teach her martial arts and continue pursuing his goal of reaching the peak and seeing Lu Xueqi again.

• Ji Changfeng woke hazily, mistook Shui Yue for his “Elder Sister,” and pulled her into his arms.
• Shui Yue initially tried to push Ji Changfeng away, but she let him keep her company despite his mistaken identity.
• Jin Ping'er heard them through the wall, stayed awake all night, and continued keeping watch over the pair.
• In the morning, Ji Changfeng emerged from his room puzzled by his aching waist, and Jin Ping'er pretended not to know what had happened.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er stayed in Heyang City, gathered information, and returned to the inn so he could teach her martial arts.

Ji Changfeng taught Jin Ping'er to cultivate, and she produced Internal Energy in half an hour. That night, Shui Yue secretly visited him while he slept, leaving Ji Changfeng to wonder the next morning whether his vivid dream had been real and whether it marked the romantic fate Zhou Xunxian had predicted.

• Ji Changfeng taught Jin Ping'er his cultivation technique, and she produced Internal Energy within half an hour by converting her spiritual power.
• Ji Changfeng told Jin Ping'er to cultivate and said they would leave Heyang City after making preparations.
• That night, Shui Yue entered Ji Changfeng's room, and he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his embrace while still asleep.
• Jin Ping'er woke next door and grumbled as she listened and kept watch.
• The next morning, Ji Changfeng wondered whether Shui Yue had truly visited him and whether she was the third romantic fate Zhou Xunxian had predicted.

Ji Changfeng wondered about the mysterious woman who had visited his room, then left Heyang City with Jin Ping'er for Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City in hopes of finding worthy opponents and perhaps Lu Xueqi. Shui Yue watched over him from the shadows, while Ji Changfeng remained unaware of her identity.

• Ji Changfeng suspected the woman who had visited him resembled Lu Xueqi, but he could not identify her.
• Jin Ping'er complained that the noise from Ji Changfeng's room had kept her awake, then trained with him and gathered information around town.
• Shui Yue entered Ji Changfeng's room at night but watched him from a distance rather than approaching him.
• After several nights without seeing the mysterious woman, Ji Changfeng decided to leave Heyang City with Jin Ping'er for Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City.
• Ji Changfeng hoped he might find Lu Xueqi in Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City, believing she could be an immortal.

Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er prepared to leave Heyang City and travel toward Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City, hoping he might find the sister who had told him they would meet again at the world's pinnacle. They began their journey together, heading into the martial world.

• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er packed their supplies and discussed the long, dangerous journey to Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er complimented each other before leaving their inn and riding out of Heyang City.
• Ji Changfeng noticed unusual travelers on the road, and Jin Ping'er explained that they were cultivators drawn by the Qingyun Sect Leader's promised Dao sermon a hundred years later.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er rode side by side through the mountains as the sun set, beginning their journey through the martial world.

Ji Changfeng met Xiaobai in Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City and searched for Lu Xueqi while pursuing the city’s Sword Saint title. He left the city with Xiaobai, continuing his journey through the martial world and growing close to her.

• Ji Changfeng met Xiaobai, felt an inexplicable familiarity with her, and let her lead him around Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City.
• Xiaobai showed Ji Changfeng the city’s historic sites and explained how the Qingyun Sect Leader had borrowed ten thousand swords to slay Old Ancestor Fengyue.
• Ji Changfeng challenged the martial artists in the city, defeated them all, and earned the title of Sword Saint, but he found no trace of Lu Xueqi.
• Ji Changfeng told Xiaobai he did not want her or Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er to leave him, and Xiaobai suggested he become strong enough to keep them close.
• Ji Changfeng left Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City with Xiaobai and continued traveling, drinking and growing infatuated with her.

After years of wandering and parting from the women who accompanied him, Ji Changfeng reached the Ancient Witch Tribe and met a mysterious Divine Maiden in the misty mountains. She gave him the Taiji Xuanqing Dao, and he realized that cultivating it might reveal the answer he had been seeking.

• Ji Changfeng spent five years with Xiaobai, then woke to find she had left and continued his journey.
• He traveled with Tian Ling'er for a time, but she also departed after several years.
• Ji Changfeng reunited with Biyao and You Ji, and the three traveled from the Central Plains to the Southern Border.
• After Biyao and You Ji left, Ji Changfeng agreed to help the Ancient Witch Tribe and entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
• A Divine Maiden in a Shaman Robe welcomed Ji Changfeng and placed the Taiji Xuanqing Dao in his mind.
• Ji Changfeng began cultivating the familiar art and sensed that he was changing and nearing the answer he sought.

Ji Changfeng cultivated with Linglong until he broke through to Soul Transformation Realm and recovered his memories. He reunited with Linglong and then returned to Qingyun Sect, where he embraced Lu Xueqi at the Moon-Gazing Platform.

• Ji Changfeng trained under Linglong, learned her name, and cultivated with her for years in the mountains.
• Ji Changfeng reached Nascent Soul Peak and broke through to Soul Transformation Realm, recovering his memories as the Qingyun Sect Leader and husband of Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er, Xiaobai, and the others.
• Ji Changfeng told Linglong he had returned, and she embraced him.
• Lu Xueqi waited at the Moon-Gazing Platform, sensing that Ji Changfeng was about to return.
• Ji Changfeng reunited with Lu Xueqi at the Moon-Gazing Platform, and they teased each other about how he had first won her attention.