Chapter Summaries

Mo Jun challenged Zhao Linglong in a match arranged by Jin Hezhi, and Xu Taiping feared the strength gap would put her in danger. Though Mo Jun overwhelmed her with sword techniques, Zhao Linglong struck back with a powerful kick, leaving the match unresolved.

• Xu Taiping urged Zhao Linglong to refuse Mo Jun's challenge, but she accepted to preserve his right to name an opponent.
• Du Qianjiang apologized to Xu Taiping and explained that Jin Hezhi had apparently pressured Mo Jun into challenging Zhao Linglong.
• Mo Jun and Zhao Linglong began their match, and Mo Jun drove her back with sword qi and sword shadows.
• Mo Jun used Sword Gang Like Fire to engulf Zhao Linglong in flames, prompting Xu Taiping to step forward to rescue her.
• Zhao Linglong burst free of her Immortal Silk sphere and kicked Mo Jun hard enough to make him stagger backward.

Zhao Linglong defeated Mo Jun with the Red Immortal Silk but suffered catastrophic injuries, and Xu Taiping used a Buddha Plaque to slow her decline before his fellow disciples took her for treatment. Furious over what happened to her, Xu Taiping challenged Jin Hezhi by name.

• Zhao Linglong wrapped herself in the Red Immortal Silk, overwhelmed Mo Jun, and knocked him off the Stored Swords Grounds, but collapsed and vomited blood afterward.
• Xu Taiping and Wu Mo discovered that Zhao Linglong had broken nearly all the bones in her arm, and Fairy Lingyue said she needed a Grass Return Pill to be saved.
• Xu Taiping placed the Stillness Character Buddha Plaque in Zhao Linglong's hand, slowing the loss of her vital energy, and Jiang Zhi and the others carried her to the Hundred Herbs Hall.
• Jin Hezhi taunted Xu Taiping about Zhao Linglong, and Xu Taiping silently watched as his unconscious senior sister was carried away.
• Elder Black Dragon invited Xu Taiping to name an opponent, and Xu Taiping challenged First Peak disciple Jin Hezhi.

Xu Taiping challenged Jin Hezhi and smashed through his Three Steps Seven Fiends Killing Formation with his fists. The chapter ended as Xu Taiping pinned Jin Hezhi with Fist Force and brought a gigantic Fist Shadow down on him.

• Xu Taiping challenged Jin Hezhi, who accepted and entered the Sword Platform.
• Jin Hezhi released the Three Steps Seven Fiends Killing Formation and dared Xu Taiping to move through it.
• Xu Taiping transformed into the Awakened Flood Dragon state and charged through the formation, shattering seven Savage Beast phantoms with his fists.
• Xu Taiping broke the formation and struck Jin Hezhi, who used a Golden Bell Talisman and the recoil to retreat.
• Xu Taiping pinned Jin Hezhi with invisible Fist Force and brought a gigantic Fist Shadow down toward him.

Xu Taiping overwhelmed Jin Hezhi in the Sword Inquiry Trial, ignoring Jin Hezhi’s attempt to concede and using Hidden Force to devastate him through his armor. As Jin Hezhi burst into blood mist, Jin Yue ordered Xu Taiping to stop, but Xu Taiping continued striking.

• Xu Taiping shattered Jin Hezhi’s Protective Jade, sword, and blood-forged Red Small Sword, while Jin Hezhi’s Python Scale Armor blocked his punches.
• Jin Hezhi realized Xu Taiping’s strength and tried to concede, but Xu Taiping stomped his throat and told him not to be so quick to concede.
• Xu Taiping used Thousandfold Force to break Jin Hezhi’s arm and repeatedly struck him with the Azure Ox Great Sage Fist’s Heaven-Rending Stance.
• Xu Taiping’s Hidden Force penetrated the armor and shattered Jin Hezhi’s body until Jin Hezhi burst into blood mist.
• Jin Yue ordered Xu Taiping to stop, but Xu Taiping ignored him and continued punching Jin Hezhi.

Xu Taiping defeated Jin Hezhi after repelling Jin Yue’s interference and forced Jin Hezhi to concede. After reuniting with Jiang Zhi and Zhou Liang and learning Linglong’s injuries were under control, Xu Taiping heard that Lin Buyu had challenged Ye Xuan.

• Xu Taiping cut apart Jin Yue’s flying sword, then demanded that Elder Black Dragon enforce the statutes against interference in the competition.
• Jin Yue admitted he had violated the rules, and Jin Hezhi conceded after Xu Taiping offered to end the match if he surrendered.
• Xu Taiping warned Jin Hezhi that he would have Jin Yue plead for mercy again, then left the platform and met Jiang Zhi and Zhou Liang.
• Jiang Zhi told Xu Taiping that Linglong’s injuries were under control, while Zhou Liang explained that they had returned to watch over him.
• Elder Black Dragon announced that Lin Buyu had named Ye Xuan as her opponent, shocking Xu Taiping and Jiang Zhi.

Lin Buyu challenged Ye Xuan after he asked her to be his Dao Companion and she rejected him, saying she wanted to show he was not worthy of her. Ye Xuan accepted, and Lin Buyu’s lightning aura spread across the Sword Platform and the Five Elders Pool as their battle began.

• Xu Taiping used his bracelet to ask Lin Buyu why she had challenged Ye Xuan, and she explained that he had asked her to be his Dao Companion the previous night.
• Lin Buyu told Xu Taiping that she had rejected Ye Xuan and wanted to prove he was not worthy of her; Xu Taiping agreed with her.
• Meng Qingqiu tried to persuade Lin Buyu to withdraw her challenge, but Lin Buyu stepped onto the platform and formally named Ye Xuan as her opponent.
• Ye Xuan accepted the challenge despite Yan Bing’s warning and said he would not hold back.
• Lin Buyu placed her hand on her sword hilt as lightning flickered at her fingertips and her thunderous aura spread across the Five Elders Pool.

Lin Buyu and Ye Xuan began their match, revealing powerful techniques as they fought. Lin Buyu ended the chapter using the Heavenly Thunder Shadow-Splitting Sword to create three lightning-shrouded figures, each carrying dangerous thunder sword gang.

• Jiang Zhi examined Xu Taiping’s true essence and learned that he had barely used any power against Jin Hezhi.
• Elder Black Dragon started the match between Lin Buyu and Ye Xuan.
• Lin Buyu summoned two divine generals from her Taixuan Divine Generals Manual while Ye Xuan’s Silver Bangles transformed into spirit pythons to fight them.
• Lin Buyu attacked with a thunder-wreathed sword, but Ye Xuan’s flying sword pinned it down before she shattered his sword shadow and recovered her weapon.
• Ye Xuan’s flying sword split into three and attacked Lin Buyu, who dodged and split into three lightning-wreathed figures using the Heavenly Thunder Shadow-Splitting Sword.

Lin Buyu revealed her mastery of the Heavenly Thunder Sword Art as she battled Ye Xuan, whose deeper true essence and Dragon Armor Soldier kept him from being defeated. The fight continued with Lin Buyu summoning four heavenly thunder sword shadows to surround him.

• Ye Xuan attacked Lin Buyu with three fire dragon sword shadows, which broke through her three heavenly thunder clones.
• Lin Buyu revealed her true body behind a shattered clone and struck Ye Xuan with a powerful heavenly thunder sword shadow.
• Ye Xuan summoned a Dragon Armor Soldier, which blocked Lin Buyu’s next strike before their attacks shattered it.
• Lin Buyu created three more heavenly thunder clones, bringing her total to four sword shadows surrounding Ye Xuan.

Lin Buyu defeated Ye Xuan with a powerful Heavenly Thunder Sword strike, but after she conceded, a mysterious voice ordered Ye Xuan to kill her. As Ye Xuan launched a deadly attack, Lin Buyu was pinned in place and heard a familiar saber being drawn.

• Lin Buyu merged her four Heavenly Thunder Sword Shadows into one strike, destroying Ye Xuan's fire dragons and Dragon Armor Soldier and knocking him into a crater.
• Jiang Zhi recognized Lin Buyu's Heavenly Thunder Resonance and praised her sword talent as equal to Ye Xuan's.
• Ye Xuan asked Lin Buyu whether her strike was why she had challenged him, and she confirmed it before conceding.
• A mysterious voice commanded Ye Xuan to kill Lin Buyu, and he obeyed despite his feelings for her.
• As Lin Buyu turned to flee, Ye Xuan's sword intent immobilized her and his crimson sword light struck toward her; she heard a saber being drawn and smiled.

Xu Taiping sensed Ye Xuan’s killing intent toward Lin Buyu and intervened when Ye Xuan attacked her after she withdrew from the match. His strike stopped Ye Xuan’s sword, and the confrontation ended with Meng Qingqiu demanding an explanation as Jin Yue called the attack a misunderstanding.

• After Lin Buyu sheathed her sword and turned away, Xu Taiping sensed demonic-beast aura from the Ghost-Sealing Talisman and killing intent from Ye Xuan.
• Xu Taiping recognized that Ye Xuan was about to strike Lin Buyu and unleashed the Demon-Slaying Blade’s Cicada Cry Form.
• Ye Xuan’s sword strike nearly hit Lin Buyu, but Xu Taiping’s blade cut it apart and carved a mark across the Sword Platform.
• Xu Taiping demanded to know why Ye Xuan had attacked Lin Buyu after she withdrew, and the crowd condemned Ye Xuan’s action.
• Meng Qingqiu helped Lin Buyu up and confronted the sect leaders, while Jin Yue arrived and called the attack a misunderstanding.

Xu Taiping protected Lin Buyu from Ye Xuan’s lethal thrust, but the sect ruled that Ye Xuan had not broken the competition’s rules. After Lin Buyu revealed that Ye Xuan had used only forty percent of his cultivation, Xu Taiping vowed to repay him with ten saber strikes and advanced to face him in the final round.

• Ye Xuan argued that Xu Taiping had interfered with an unfinished match, and Elder Black Dragon confirmed that Ye Xuan had not broken the rules; Sect Master Zhou postponed further discussion until after the competition.
• Xu Taiping went to Lin Buyu, who coughed up blood from injuries to her meridians and told him Ye Xuan had used only forty percent of his cultivation.
• Xu Taiping promised Lin Buyu that he would answer Ye Xuan’s one thrust with ten saber strikes.
• An hour later, Xu Taiping defeated Chu He and advanced to the final round against Ye Xuan.
• Chen Hao asked Amon about Xu Taiping’s cultivation, and Amon explained that Xu Taiping’s true essence had once been impure and that he had spent the past three years hunted in the Thousand Buddha Kingdom.

As Xu Taiping prepared to face Ye Xuan in the Seven Peaks Chief match, his fellow disciples gathered to support him and he vowed to protect Seventh Peak. The duel began with Xu Taiping unleashing a terrifying aura that stunned the spectators.

• A Meng and Chen Hao discussed their mission to rescue Xu Taiping and waited for Huang Que to arrive before deciding whether to act.
• Xu Taiping's senior brothers and sisters came to accompany him after Linglong woke and urged them to go, and Xu Taiping vowed that they would remain in Qingxuan.
• Elder Black Dragon called Ye Xuan and Xu Taiping onto the stage to begin their match.
• Ye Xuan released his powerful aura, and Wu Mo and Zhou Liang worried that his deep true essence would overwhelm Xu Taiping.
• Xu Taiping unleashed a tremendous aura that shook the Stored Swords Grounds and left the watching disciples struggling under its pressure, prompting Jiang Zhi to proudly praise him.

Xu Taiping and Ye Xuan began their decisive Sword Inquiry match after revealing their formidable True Essence, and Xu Taiping opened with a clone and a powerful Green Ox Fist. The chapter ended with Ye Xuan countering Xu Taiping’s second punch with a flying sword aimed at his back.

• A Meng explained that Xu Taiping’s True Essence had been refined through three years in the Wilderness, while Ye Xuan’s aura surged to overwhelm his.
• Elder Black Dragon announced that the winner of the match between Ye Xuan and Xu Taiping would become the Qingxuan Sword Champion.
• Xu Taiping raised his physique to the Awakened Flood Dragon State as Ye Xuan launched a flying sword at him.
• Xu Taiping’s apparent throat wound proved to be a clone, and he appeared before Ye Xuan to strike with Ox Horn Crashes the Mountain.
• Xu Taiping’s punch broke Ye Xuan’s Gang Qi but failed to penetrate his Dragon Flame Armor, and Ye Xuan lured him into attacking again.
• Ye Xuan sent a flying sword toward Xu Taiping’s back as Xu Taiping threw his second punch.

Xu Taiping and Ye Xuan tested each other’s strength in a brief exchange, with Xu Taiping using his clone and fists to counter Ye Xuan’s flying sword and Dragon Armor Soldier. After assessing Ye Xuan’s hidden power, Xu Taiping prepared to use his Demon-Slaying Blade to seize the advantage in their next clash.

• Xu Taiping used a clone’s Frost Breath Art to freeze Ye Xuan’s flying sword, then battered Ye Xuan with Green Ox Fist until Ye Xuan drove him back with sword qi.
• Xu Taiping punched the Dragon Armor Soldier and sent it staggering several steps, astonishing the watching cultivators.
• The Fire Dragon Sword broke free of the ice, and Xu Taiping and Ye Xuan withdrew to opposite edges of the field.
• Xu Taiping concluded that Ye Xuan had fought Lin Buyu with only about forty percent of his cultivation and planned to exploit Ye Xuan’s remaining overt strength before he used his hidden trump card.
• Xu Taiping reached for the Demon-Slaying Blade, and Ye Xuan formed a Sword Finger as both prepared for the next exchange.

Xu Taiping fought Ye Xuan in the Stored Swords Grounds, breaking through his sword techniques with clones and the Cicada Cry Form. Ye Xuan unleashed the hidden power Su Chan had given him, and Xu Taiping began removing his blindfold.

• Xu Taiping drew the Water-Cutting Blade and shattered Ye Xuan’s first Fire Dragon Sword strike and its six sword shadows.
• Ye Xuan split the Fire Dragon Sword into eight, but Xu Taiping used two clones to stall the final shadows and closed in with Endless Horizon.
• Xu Taiping trapped Ye Xuan with the Cicada Cry Form and repeatedly battered him, breaking the Dragon Armor Soldier and Ye Xuan’s defenses.
• Xu Taiping’s blade force weakened, allowing Ye Xuan to release his concealed power and form an enormous Dragon Armor Soldier from flaming Sword Qi.
• Xu Taiping acknowledged the flaw in his Cicada Cry Form and began untying his blindfold, noting that Ye Xuan had been forced to use Su Chan’s power.

Xu Taiping held back as Ye Xuan unleashed a terrifying force that seemed comparable to the Spirit Refining Realm. The chapter ended with Ye Xuan’s aura surging past a barrier while Xu Taiping watched warily from a distance.

• The Cloud Tower disciples argued over Xu Taiping’s exchange with Ye Xuan, while Chen Hao and A Meng discussed how far beyond them Xu Taiping’s skill was.
• Chen Hao spotted Huang Que with the Prefect and Patriarch Wuya, and A Meng warned him to stay away from the Ancestor.
• Ye Xuan’s Dragon Armor Soldier gathered its Sword Qi into pulsing ribbons as his aura grew stronger, making the spectators fear he had reached the Spirit Refining Realm.
• A Meng told Chen Hao that Ye Xuan remained at Mystic Understanding but carried a force equivalent to Spirit Refining, and said Xu Taiping had wisely dodged its release.
• Xu Taiping kept his distance from Ye Xuan, maintaining his grip on his blade and blindfold as Ye Xuan’s aura burst through a barrier.

Ye Xuan revealed his Spirit Refining Realm cultivation and Infinite Sword Body, overwhelming Xu Taiping with a massive sword formed from Sword Qi. As A Meng and Chen Hao prepared to intervene, Xu Taiping removed his blindfold and opened his eye, horrifying them with its annihilating presence.

• Ye Xuan released a Spirit Refining Realm aura and unleashed the Infinite Sword Body against Xu Taiping.
• A Meng recognized Su Chan as the person behind Ye Xuan and explained that Su Chan wanted to provoke Junior Martial Uncle, whose survival kept Nine Nether at bay.
• Ye Xuan controlled the Dragon Armor Soldier to aim an enormous sword of Sword Qi at Xu Taiping, shattering his Wind Wall and cracking his Danxia Profound Ice Armor.
• A Meng told Chen Hao to prepare to save Xu Taiping before Junior Martial Uncle had to intervene.
• Xu Taiping untied his blindfold and opened his eye, causing Chen Hao and A Meng to sense an intent of annihilation that threatened to destroy them body and soul.

Xu Taiping faced Ye Xuan’s Infinite Sword Body on the Stored Swords Grounds, first matching its power with his true essence and then using Water-Cutting to behead its fire dragon. As Ye Xuan’s three hundred sword moves overwhelmed him, Xu Taiping saw them as written characters and prepared to break them without a sword.

• Xu Taiping’s aura collided with Ye Xuan’s, and his ice wall pushed back Ye Xuan’s Sword Shadow, prompting the spectators to realize Xu Taiping could fight at Spirit Refining Realm strength.
• Ye Xuan’s Sword Shadow shattered Xu Taiping’s ice wall and attacked again, while A Meng and Chen Hao wondered why Xu Taiping refused to use a sword.
• Xu Taiping drew Water-Cutting and used the Dragon-Slaying Form to behead Ye Xuan’s fire dragon, then broke the Dragon Armor Soldier’s streams of Sword Qi with another slash.
• Xu Taiping told Ye Xuan he was not worthy of making him use a sword, and Ye Xuan summoned three hundred sword moves to attack him from every direction.
• After Ye Xuan’s sword moves broke his blade force, Xu Taiping recognized the flying swords as written characters and closed his eyes to prepare to counter them with the Cicada Cry Form.

Xu Taiping used the Character Decomposition Method to break Ye Xuan’s sword strike, then relentlessly attacked Ye Xuan’s Infinite Sword Body. As Xu Taiping’s blows began to mark the body with cracks, Ye Xuan resorted to the Dragon Flame Art’s forbidden technique, Remove Armor.

• Xu Taiping used the Cicada Cry Form to shatter Ye Xuan’s flying swords and sent a clone to pierce the Dragon Armor Soldier’s chest with One-Finger, Cloud-Piercing.
• Xu Taiping pinned Ye Xuan and the Dragon Armor Soldier with the Cicada Cry Form, then tore open the armor and struck Ye Xuan’s Infinite Sword Body.
• Xu Taiping’s clone used Three-Finger, Sea-Splitting to crack Ye Xuan’s sword-radiant body and topple the Dragon Armor Soldier.
• Chen Hao, Liu Chuxuan, and Huang Que’s Ancestor watched in shock as Xu Taiping continued overwhelming Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan recalled Su Chan’s warning and activated the Dragon Flame Art’s forbidden technique, Remove Armor, by relinquishing control of the Dragon Armor Soldier and letting it absorb his true essence.

Ye Xuan used Remove Armor, driving the Dragon Armor Soldier into a rampage, but Xu Taiping fought it head-on and wore it down before pounding Ye Xuan with the Heaven-Rending Stance. When the Sect Master intervened with a flying sword, Xu Taiping met it with the force of more than thirteen hundred punches.

• Ye Xuan used Remove Armor, and the Dragon Armor Soldier struck Xu Taiping before the Sect Master stopped Elder Black Dragon from intervening.
• Xu Taiping transformed into his raging flood dragon physique and exchanged punches with the Dragon Armor Soldier, waiting for Ye Xuan's True Essence to run low.
• Xu Taiping battered the weakened Dragon Armor Soldier until it shattered, then relentlessly struck Ye Xuan as the Sect Master called for him to stop.
• Xu Taiping continued his Heaven-Rending Stance until the Sect Master's flying sword shot at him from the Cloud Tower.
• Xu Taiping gathered the force of more than thirteen hundred punches and struck the Sect Master's flying sword head-on.