Chapter Summaries

Mo Yun discovered that the token he had taken from an eerie patrol squad was the Greedy Wolf Token, a supreme-grade storage artifact, and learned more about the ancient city and the Blade Tomb Lineage. After the old man revealed that Mo Yun’s Origin Returning Blade Canon was incomplete, Mo Yun eagerly asked to begin the second trial, while a figure in the Inner City noticed his lost connection to the token.

• Mo Yun unlocked the Greedy Wolf Token’s storage space, and the old man identified it as the Greedy Wolf Army commander’s artifact from Greedy Wolf City.
• The old man explained the city’s past, said the Blade Mound could protect Mo Yun, and taught him that Void-Breaking was the Seventh Realm and Heaven’s Mandate was the Sixth.
• Mo Yun bound his divine soul to the token, changed it into a thumb ring, and learned that the old man’s cultivation knowledge only extended to the Seventh Realm.
• The old man realized that Mo Yun’s Origin Returning Blade Canon lacked the Seventh Realm method and promised to teach him the complete canon after the trials.
• Mo Yun asked the old man to start the second trial, while Crimson Battle Armor noticed his connection to the Greedy Wolf Token had vanished and considered visiting the Blade Mound.

Mo Yun advanced through the Blade Tomb trial, improving his cultivation and deciding to spend more time challenging its increasingly difficult stages. On the twenty-first day, he prepared to face the ninth and final strike before the Ruins teleported him away.

• After passing five stages and receiving four infusion baptisms, Mo Yun advanced his Origin Returning Blade Canon and Blade-Nurturing Art to mastery, then spent all 80 white points on his life value.
• Worried he would run out of time, Mo Yun cut an hour from his daily visualization and asked the old man to extend his trials.
• The old man revealed that few challengers had passed more than five stages, then began Mo Yun's sixth strike, which killed him instantly.
• Mo Yun continued the trials until the twenty-first day and prepared for the ninth strike, the final stage.
• The old man explained that Mo Yun had to withstand the ninth strike for fifteen minutes to clear the trial, and Mo Yun urged him to begin before he was teleported away.

Mo Yun survived the Blade Mound trial’s full fifteen strikes, earned the complete Origin Returning Blade Canon, and learned the Trial Space would close for a hundred years. After he was teleported away, Orange Cat confronted the Crimson Battle Armor for failing to bring him back.

• Mo Yun broke through the Trial Spirit Elder’s ninth strike and endured the elder’s attacks through the fifteenth, completing the Blade Mound’s ultimate trial.
• The Trial Spirit Elder restored Mo Yun, passed on the complete Origin Returning Blade Canon and its Star River Refinement secret art, and revealed that the Trial Space would need a hundred years to recover.
• Mo Yun checked his Blade Dao cultivation, learned it had reached Fourth Tier Peak, and worried that the Blade Tower’s disciples would lose access to the trials.
• The Trial Spirit Elder sent Mo Yun out of the Trial Space, then mourned that the Blade Mound’s legacy might flourish without the Village Master seeing it.
• Orange Cat angrily accused the Crimson Battle Armor of failing to bring Mo Yun back, while the armor explained that Mo Yun could return using the Greedy Wolf Token.

After returning from the Ruins, Mo Yun learned that the other disciples regarded his team as the clear winners and credited him with saving them from the Eerie. Liu Xiyan described her own Trial and its collapse, while Mo Yun kept his advanced Trial secret as the Inner Elder arrived to announce the results.

• The disciples celebrated their cultivation gains and predicted that Mo Yun's team had won first place because it had defeated most of the Eerie and protected the others.
• The disciples thanked Mo Yun for saving them, and Liu Xiyan and the others rejoined him while they waited for the Trial results.
• Xu Wudi asked what Mo Yun had encountered in the Inner City, and Mo Yun vaguely described being scattered across different places.
• Liu Xiyan told Mo Yun that she had completed six stages of a monster-fighting Trial, gained Blade Intent and Blade Momentum, and watched the Trial Space shatter before she returned safely.
• Mo Yun realized that he and Liu Xiyan had experienced different Trials and delayed explaining his advanced Trial when the Inner Elder arrived to announce the results.

The black-robed elder announced Mo Yun’s team had won the ruins trial and awarded Mo Yun an additional merit-point prize for his performance. After warning everyone to keep the ruins’ unknown changes secret, Mo Yun left with Liu Xiyan to share his discovery about the Blade Tower’s legacy with Aunt Bai and the old Blade Saint.

• The black-robed elder announced that Mo Yun, Liu Xiyan, Xu Zhiyi, Gu Shuiyue, and Nangong Ling had won the team prize, while Mo Yun received the individual award.
• Mo Yun told Lu Chang Kong and the others that he ate spirit rice and demon beast meat at the Dining Hall because the sect covered his meals, while Xu Zhiyi received a discount and Liu Xiyan cooked for herself.
• Liu Xiyan invited the others to visit the Blade Tower, and Mo Yun privately recalled his previous breakfast there.
• The black-robed elder summarized the exploration and told the participants to keep the unknown changes in the ruins secret.
• Mo Yun said goodbye to Xu Zhiyi and the others, then went with Liu Xiyan to tell Aunt Bai and the old Blade Saint about his discovery concerning the Blade Tower’s legacy.

After leaving the Ruins, Mo Yun spent his new white points to raise his life value and assessed his progress toward further breakthroughs. He then summoned Liu Xiyan, Lin Qingxue, Bai Zhi, and the Blade Saint beneath the Sixth Ancient Blade to tell them something important.

• Mo Yun added 110 white points to his life value, raising it to 708 and improving his physical qualities and perception.
• Mo Yun checked that he still needed 290 black points to advance the Geng Metal Art and estimated he was about half a month from peak core condensation.
• Mo Yun followed Liu Xiyan to the Blade Tower and asked her to gather Bai Zhi and the Blade Saint, saying he had something important to share.
• Liu Xiyan called out that something terrible had happened, then Mo Yun located Lin Qingxue and joined the others beneath the Sixth Ancient Blade.
• The Blade Saint had improved after cultivating the Blade-Nurturing Art, though he remained weak, and he asked Mo Yun whether there was a problem with the Ruins.

Mo Yun told Ge Xuanyi, Liu Xiyan, and Bai Zhi that the Origin Returning Blade Canon was incomplete and revealed that its full version included a Seventh Realm cultivation method and the Star River Refinement Secret Art. After clearing the advanced trial, Mo Yun received the complete canon and began teaching it to the Blade Tower elders.

• Liu Xiyan explained that Mo Yun and she had visited the Ruins and completed a trial at the Blade Tower Ruins Site.
• Ge Xuanyi celebrated when Mo Yun said he had cleared every stage, then learned that Mo Yun had taken the advanced trial under the guidance of a trial spirit.
• Mo Yun explained that the full Origin Returning Blade Canon included a Seventh Realm cultivation method and the Star River Refinement Secret Art.
• Ge Xuanyi warned Mo Yun that the Seventh Realm method was too valuable for the Blade Tower to compensate him, while Bai Zhi offered to become his personal guard.
• Mo Yun rejected any talk of compensation, said they were family who should help one another, and began teaching the complete canon.

At the Blade Tower, Mo Yun explained the Seventh Realm teachings from the Origin Returning Blade Canon, revealing differences in how well the listeners understood them. He then introduced Star River Refinement, a secret art that could help the Blade Tower expand its cultivation resources.

• Ge Xuanyi praised the Seventh Realm method and began contemplating it after discussing its teachings with Mo Yun.
• Bai Zhi and Liu Xiyan struggled to understand the Seventh Realm teachings, while Lin Qingxue and Ge Xuanyi showed stronger comprehension.
• Mo Yun urged Bai Zhi and Liu Xiyan to focus on reaching the limits of the Sixth Realm, easing their disappointment.
• Mo Yun introduced Star River Refinement as a method that used Stellar Power to temper blade intent and blade momentum alongside the Blade-Nurturing Art.
• Ge Xuanyi and Bai Zhi realized Star River Refinement could reduce the Blade Tower's reliance on Blade Peak and the Nine-Story Tower.

Mo Yun taught Star River Refinement to the Blade Tower, and Lin Qingxue, Ge Xuanyi, Bai Zhi, and Liu Xiyan learned to use solar power to cultivate and temper their bodies. The Blade Tower’s future looked brighter, while Mo Yun fled Liu Xiyan’s offer to cook for him and Bai Zhi promised him a surprise in a month.

• After Mo Yun explained Star River Refinement, Lin Qingxue quickly grasped it and began cultivating with power drawn from the Sun.
• Ge Xuanyi used the art to strengthen his blade momentum and renew his damaged body, then vowed to repay Mo Yun for saving him.
• Lin Qingxue explained why the art’s body-tempering effects were especially strong for Ge Xuanyi, while Bai Zhi and Liu Xiyan also learned to draw in solar power.
• Bai Zhi celebrated the Blade Tower’s renewed prospects and her confidence that she could attain the Dao as a Blade Saint; Mo Yun reminded everyone to keep absorbing blade intent and blade momentum from the Blade Tower and Blade Peak.
• Liu Xiyan offered to cook for Mo Yun, who hurried away after saying, “Another day. Next time, definitely.”
• Bai Zhi stopped Mo Yun and promised to prepare a surprise for him in a month.

Mo Yun discussed the damaged Blade Tower Trial Space with Bai Zhi and Lin Qingxue, then visited Xiao Changfeng to report on the Secret Realm and his breakthrough. He and Lin Qingxue planned to reach the next stage of cultivation before the New Year and return home together.

• Bai Zhi told Mo Yun she planned to make him a Blade Talisman after breaking through to Blade Saint in about a month, and Mo Yun warned her not to risk her breakthrough.
• Mo Yun explained that his Blade Mound trial had nearly destroyed the Trial Space, which would take about a hundred years to repair; Lin Qingxue said she did not need the trials and thanked him for helping the Blade Tower.
• Lin Qingxue noticed Mo Yun had reached the fourth tier peak in blade dao cultivation, and Mo Yun urged her to reach the fourth tier before the New Year so they could return home together.
• Mo Yun visited Xiao Changfeng, recounted the Secret Realm expedition, and revealed that he had advanced a stage in cultivation.
• Xiao Changfeng told Mo Yun that problems with the Secret Realm array would suspend its trials for several years, and Mo Yun resolved to reach the Primordial Unity Realm before the New Year.

Mo Yun cultivated in seclusion after collecting his expedition reward, advancing the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art and Wind Riding to mastery and using the white points he gained to raise his life value. He continued training White Tiger Slaughter and sensed it was close to advancing.

• Mo Yun collected six hundred origin crystals and calculated that he had just over three million merit points, though he still felt poor.
• After two days of secluded cultivation, Mo Yun advanced the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art and Wind Riding to mastery.
• Mo Yun spent all eighty white points on life value, raising it to 788 and sensing that crossing 800 would bring an unexpected benefit.
• Mo Yun continued cultivating for two more days, then pushed White Tiger Slaughter to its limit and sensed that it was about to advance.

After raising his Life Value, Mo Yun decided to return to Gravel Province to break through to the Primordial Unity Realm, where he sensed his foundation would improve. Ten days later, he had saved a thousand black points and prepared to test the Black-and-White Seal’s limits.

• Mo Yun perfected White Tiger Slaughter, gained 55 white points, and spent them to raise his Life Value to 843.
• Mo Yun’s new intuition urged him to break through to the Primordial Unity Realm in Gravel Province, so he planned to leave early.
• Mo Yun asked the old Blade Saint about Gravel Province breakthroughs and learned they were much harder but yielded stronger foundations and greater benefits.
• Mo Yun told Lin Qingxue he would return to Gravel Province; she declined to join him because she planned to break through at the Blade Tower.
• Mo Yun gave Lin Qingxue Golden Spirit Fruits for her and the others, then returned to his courtyard to cultivate.
• Ten days later, Mo Yun reached 1,000 black points and focused on Geng Metal Art to test the Black-and-White Seal.

Mo Yun broke through to peak core condensation by perfecting Geng Metal Art, then spent his new white points to raise his life value to 987. His instincts warned him to wait half a month before returning to Gravel Province, and he suspected Bai Zhi’s Blade Talisman and his visualization method’s imminent breakthrough were tied to the danger ahead.

• Mo Yun used the Black-and-White Seal to perfect Geng Metal Art and break through to peak core condensation.
• Mo Yun’s constitution and defense surpassed nine thousand, and he gained 144 white points from his cultivation and pill Dao breakthroughs.
• Mo Yun spent all 144 white points on life, raising his life value to 987 and triggering an instinct to delay his return to Gravel Province by half a month.
• Mo Yun suspected Bai Zhi’s Blade Talisman could help him face the danger, since Bai Zhi would attain the Dao as a Blade Saint in half a month.
• Mo Yun noticed Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization was nearing pure mastery and decided to wait half a month before setting out.

Mo Yun disguised himself as Yun Mo and challenged the Heaven Ranking, rapidly defeating its strongest prodigies. He claimed first place, leaving the crowd and his friends stunned.

• Mo Yun registered as Yun Mo and began climbing the Heaven Ranking's White Jade Stairway, defeating each opponent with ease.
• As Yun Mo surged into the top ten, Xu Zhiyi, Gu Shuiyue, Xu Wudi, and Lu Chang Kong recognized him and marveled at his strength and rapid cultivation.
• Yun Mo defeated fifth-ranked Feng Ling Shuang and then beat prospective saintess Zhao Qingcheng in a few strikes.
• Yun Mo reached the top step and defeated first-ranked He Xinian with several slashes.
• The Heaven Ranking changed to list Yun Mo first, He Xinian second, and Zhao Qingcheng third.

Mo Yun, posing as Yun Mo, claimed first place on the Heaven Ranking by defeating Zhao Qingcheng and He Xinian with overwhelming force, prompting the Five Elements Sect disciples to hail him as a future Martial Saint. He returned to his courtyard, unaware Zhao Qingcheng was seeking information about him, and found Metal Lineage Vein Master Xiao Changfeng waiting outside.

• Yun Mo rose to first place on the Heaven Ranking, and the disciples marveled at his strength and speculated that he had the makings of a Martial Saint.
• Xu Wudi, Lu Chang Kong, Gu Shuiyue, Xu Zhiyi, and Pan Ming reacted to Yun Mo's victory, while Xu Zhiyi briefly wondered whether he was actually Senior Brother Mo.
• Mo Yun reflected that his Heaven Ranking challenge had done little to improve his combat awareness and left the Divine Battle Hall to avoid drawing the Demon and Devil Clans to Central Province.
• Zhao Qingcheng learned that Yun Mo had instantly defeated her Heaven Ranking avatar and ordered her junior sister to investigate him before she went to meet him.
• Mo Yun returned to his courtyard, and Xiao Changfeng arrived and asked whether he had challenged the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking.

Xiao Changfeng told Mo Yun that the human race faced growing pressure from the Demon and Devil Clans and hoped Mo Yun would become a Martial Saint before the Five Elements Sect's ailing Sect Master died. Mo Yun revealed his plan to return to Gravel Province to break through to Primordial Unity, and Xiao Changfeng returned with a glowing jade slip.

• Xiao Changfeng visited Mo Yun and learned that he had reached peak Core Condensation after gaining opportunities in the ruins.
• Xiao Changfeng explained that the Demon and Devil Clans were growing stronger, while the human race lacked young talents with the potential to become Martial Saints.
• Xiao Changfeng revealed that the Sect Master's damaged foundations and dwindling lifespan could leave the Five Elements Sect and human race vulnerable.
• Mo Yun said he planned to return to Gravel Province and follow the old Blade Saint's advice to break through to Primordial Unity there.
• Xiao Changfeng advised Mo Yun to take a nearby sect mission so he could borrow a flying boat, then hurried away and returned holding a glowing jade slip.

Mo Yun received the Geng Metal Art’s Primordial Unity Chapter and learned what he needed to prepare for breaking through, then continued training while planning a return to Gravel Province. He agreed to meet and spar with former Heaven Ranking leaders He Xinian and Zhao Qingcheng, arriving at Azurewater Pavilion the next morning to test his strength against Primordial Unity martial artists.

• Xiao Changfeng gave Mo Yun the Geng Metal Art’s Primordial Unity Chapter and warned him not to read it before reaching the Primordial Unity Realm.
• Xiao Changfeng explained that Mo Yun needed stronger Rule Power, nurtured through his Visualization Method, to break the primordial unity barrier; Mo Yun estimated he was a little over a month from succeeding.
• Mo Yun practiced White Tiger Slaughter, Wind Riding, and the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art, estimating how long each would take to advance.
• Xiao Changfeng told Mo Yun that He Xinian and Zhao Qingcheng, the former top Heaven Ranking fighters, wanted to meet him, and Mo Yun agreed to spar with them the next morning.
• Mo Yun received their invitation to Azurewater Pavilion, then arrived there on time after his morning cultivation.

Mo Yun met Zhao Qingcheng and He Xinian at the Azurewater Pavilion, where they intended to test his strength in a spar. After Mo Yun insisted they use their full primordial unity cultivation, the two flew to a nearby mountain peak to fight him.

• The demons and devils were ordered to hunt down a human prodigy nearing primordial unity who had the potential to become a Martial Saint.
• Mo Yun found Zhao Qingcheng and He Xinian waiting for him in building thirty-one at the Azurewater Pavilion.
• Mo Yun rejected their invitation to discuss martial insights and demanded that they begin fighting.
• He Xinian said he and Zhao Qingcheng would suppress their cultivation to peak core condensation, but Mo Yun challenged them to use their full strength.
• Zhao Qingcheng warned Mo Yun about the gap between core condensation and primordial unity, but he insisted he could withstand their attacks.
• Angered by Mo Yun's confidence, Zhao Qingcheng and He Xinian flew to a nearby mountain peak, and Mo Yun followed eagerly.

Mo Yun tested his strength against Zhao Qingcheng and He Xinian on a reinforced mountain peak, overwhelming Zhao Qingcheng and shrugging off He Xinian’s lightning arrows. He Xinian then began unleashing Primordial Unity-level power, and Mo Yun prepared to face him.

• Mo Yun followed He Xinian and Zhao Qingcheng to a reinforced peak of the Water Lineage, where they agreed to test his strength.
• Zhao Qingcheng attacked Mo Yun with a flaming greatsword, but he shattered it with one punch and sent her crashing through several hillocks.
• Zhao Qingcheng launched her Blazing Prairie technique and charged again, but Mo Yun repeatedly knocked her down until she accepted that she could not match him without Primordial Unity-level power.
• He Xinian fired a barrage of lightning arrows at Mo Yun, but Mo Yun stood unmoved as the attacks barely tingled against his golden body.
• He Xinian abandoned his Core Condensation-level techniques and began transforming into lightning while unleashing his Primordial Unity aura, and Mo Yun eagerly invited him to attack.

Mo Yun defeated He Xinian despite the latter unleashing Primordial Unity-level attacks and his strongest strike. He then challenged Zhao Qingcheng, who pretended to be unconscious rather than fight him.

• Mo Yun endured He Xinian’s golden arrow volleys and charged through them, finding that his Indestructible Diamond Divine Art greatly weakened their power.
• He Xinian’s golden fist attack injured Mo Yun only slightly, and Mo Yun caught up with him and struck him hard enough to cause serious injuries.
• He Xinian gathered all his primordial spirit light into one enormous arrow, but Mo Yun’s Golden Armored Giant shattered it with the Broken Greatsword.
• Mo Yun stopped the sword just before it hit He Xinian and declared that he had won, leaving He Xinian shocked and questioning whether he was truly a prodigy.
• Mo Yun asked Zhao Qingcheng to spar next, but she closed her eyes and pretended to be unconscious.