Recaps

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.

Xu Taiping smashed Zhou Tong’s Life-Bound Flying Sword with his fist and Lotus Eye, killing Ye Xuan beneath it. After realizing that greater peaks still lay beyond his achievement, Xu Taiping resolved to continue cultivating, while Zhou Tong suffered injuries from the sword’s destruction.

• Xu Taiping struck Zhou Tong’s flying sword with his fist, breaking through its Sword Qi and shattering Ye Xuan’s Boundless Sword Body.
• Xu Taiping struck again, severely injuring Ye Xuan and cracking Zhou Tong’s Life-Bound Flying Sword.
• Xu Taiping opened his Lotus Eye and smashed the flying sword in two, killing Ye Xuan beneath it.
• Xu Taiping reflected on his grandfather’s words and resolved to keep advancing along the road of cultivation.
• Zhou Tong spat blood as the destruction of his Life-Bound Flying Sword wounded his Divine Essence and cinnabar heart.

Xu Taiping shattered Zhou Tong’s flying sword, but Zhou Tong invoked Qingxuan’s rule about demonic corruption to threaten him and draw out the Seven Peaks’ hidden supporters. With his strength nearly spent, Xu Taiping considered borrowing Sister Lingyue’s power to kill Zhou Tong and flee to Youyun Heaven.

• Xu Taiping’s punch shattered Zhou Tong’s flying sword, and Liu Chuxuan recognized that he had planned the attack to wound the Sect Master.
• Zhou Tong accused Xu Taiping of killing a fellow disciple and threatened to intervene, but Xu Taiping challenged him to act under Qingxuan’s rules.
• Zhou Tong cited the rule allowing the Sect Master to kill disciples suspected of demonic corruption, while Liu Chuxuan realized his true aim was to force the Seven Peaks’ supporters to reveal themselves.
• Zhou Tong’s Heavenly Thunder Sword Art filled the sky with black clouds and thunder, and its killing intent made Xu Taiping spit blood.
• With his true essence and divine essence depleted, Xu Taiping considered using Sister Lingyue’s power to kill Zhou Tong and escape to Youyun Heaven.

Dugu Qingxiao returned to the Stored Swords Grounds just as Sect Master Zhou Tong was about to attack Xu Taiping, sweeping away Zhou Tong’s sword pressure and revealing that he had survived Fallen Longyuan. He took up his ancient bone sword and confronted Zhou Tong for bullying his junior brother.

• Sect Master Zhou Tong used accusations of colluding with demon cultivators as an excuse to send his flying sword at Xu Taiping.
• A flying jiangshi crashed onto the Stored Swords Grounds, and an ancient bone sword pinned it to the ground, dispersing Zhou Tong’s sword intent.
• Dugu Qingxiao descended onto the grounds, and the Seventh Peak disciples celebrated his return while Xu Ziyan trembled with relief.
• Dugu Qingxiao thanked Xu Taiping for his hard work and promised to handle what came next.
• Dugu Qingxiao took up the bone sword and roared at Zhou Tong for bullying their junior brother as though the Seventh Peak were dead.

After the competition results were announced, Dugu Qingxiao challenged Sect Master Zhou Tong on behalf of the Seventh Peak, despite Zhou Tong’s display of overwhelming strength. As the challenge awaited its start, Jin Yue discovered something ominous about Ye Xuan’s corpse and hurried to Jin Hezhi’s cultivation grounds.

• Zhou Tong reclaimed Dugu Qingxiao’s sword, revealed his thunderous sword intent, and warned Dugu Qingxiao against challenging him.
• Elder Black Dragon announced Xu Taiping as Qingxuan Sword Champion and the Seventh Peak as the competition’s Chief.
• Dugu Qingxiao formally issued a sword challenge to Sect Master Zhou Tong on behalf of the Seventh Peak.
• Jin Yue noticed that part of Ye Xuan’s spine had turned black, ordered the coffin guarded, and flew to Jin Hezhi’s cultivation grounds.

Jin Hezhi revealed that he had fallen into demonhood and was conspiring with Nine Nether, while Jin Yue survived his attack and suspected Sect Master Zhou Tong had allowed his son to fall. At Five Elders Pool, Dugu Qingxiao prepared to enter the Sword Inquiry contest, but Zhou Tong took the stage and challenged him to face death.

• Jin Yue found Jin Hezhi using demonic cultivation to drain the essence qi of Qingxuan disciples, and Jin Hezhi admitted he had fallen into demonhood.
• A woman called Yinyin struck Jin Yue with demonic qi, and Jin Hezhi left with her to meet the Demon Venerable.
• Jin Yue survived by taking pills and concluded that Jin Hezhi was colluding with Nine Nether and that Zhou Tong had knowingly let him fall into demonhood.
• Jin Yue decided that Junior Martial Uncle or the good-for-nothing who could wield his sword again might save Qingxuan, then flew toward the Seven Discipline Hall.
• At Five Elders Pool, Elder Black Dragon called for the Seventh Peak's Sword Inquiry disciple to take the stage, and Dugu Qingxiao prepared to go up.
• Zhou Tong flew onto the stage before Dugu Qingxiao and ordered him to hurry up and meet his death as a powerful wave of sword intent swept across Five Elders Pool.

Dugu Qingxiao began his sword duel with Sect Master Zhou Tong, revealing the strength and techniques he had forged in Fallen Longyuan. After their opening exchanges ended in a draw, Sword Saint Amon recalled that his Junior Martial Uncle had once held Qingxiao in high regard.

• Dugu Qingxiao swept onto the platform, and his sword intent washed away Zhou Tong's sword intent around the Five Elders Pool.
• Xu Ziyan gave Xu Taiping the jade bone containing Qingxiao's memories of Fallen Longyuan, and Xu Taiping resolved to help Qingxiao escape if the duel went badly.
• Xu Taiping saw Qingxiao's memory of surviving a mountain of corpses, where he had been nailed to a post and struggled to escape.
• After Elder Black Dragon announced the duel, Qingxiao struck Zhou Tong with the Burning Body Sword and sent him flying backward.
• Zhou Tong surrounded Qingxiao with six thunder sword shadows, but Qingxiao's flame lotus blocked the attack, leaving four weakened shadows and both fighters standing.
• Sword Saint Amon recognized Qingxiao's skill and remembered that his Junior Martial Uncle had once thought highly of him.

Dugu Qingxiao overwhelmed Sect Master Zhou Tong with his Fury Lotus sword technique, but Zhou Tong countered with the ancient Immortal Weapon Jueque. As Dugu Qingxiao prepared a killing move Xu Taiping recognized from his memories, the duel remained unresolved.

• Dugu Qingxiao unleashed Fury Lotus, breaking Zhou Tong’s remaining lightning Sword Shadows and engulfing him in a storm of flaming sword Qi.
• Zhou Tong released Jueque, an ancient Immortal Weapon he had reforged through Qingxuan’s Sword Nurturing technique, and its gravitational force sent Dugu Qingxiao hurtling backward.
• Dugu Qingxiao stopped himself from flying off the Stored Swords Grounds by driving his sword into the ground.
• Dugu Qingxiao assumed an unusual striking stance as Xu Taiping recognized it as the killing move his Second Senior Brother had used to slay a powerful Flying Jiangshi.

Zhou Tong trapped Dugu Qingxiao in the Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation and prepared to kill him with a Heavenly Thunder Sword. Xu Taiping realized Dugu Qingxiao had sought a bone dragon in Fallen Longyuan to borrow its power, and a dragon’s roar announced that he was about to use it.

• Dugu Qingxiao broke through Zhou Tong’s first sword strike, but Zhou Tong lured him into the Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation.
• A Meng explained that the formation trapped Dugu Qingxiao and could become a deadly sword once Zhou Tong completed it.
• Zhou Tong formed a giant Heavenly Thunder Sword above the formation, intending to kill Dugu Qingxiao.
• Xu Taiping saw through Dugu Qingxiao’s memories that he had bargained with a bone dragon in Fallen Longyuan for power in exchange for returning to the valley.
• A dragon’s roar and a powerful aura rose from Dugu Qingxiao as he prepared to wield the bone dragon’s power.

Qingxiao invoked the Dragon Clan's Deity-Descending Spell to prepare to destroy Zhou Tong's Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation, while Xu Taiping tried to intervene. Zhao Qian arrived, broke the formation, and challenged Zhou Tong to a Sword Inquiry.

• Qingxiao regrew a crimson-scaled arm, drew the Bone Sword, and invoked the Dragon Clan's Deity-Descending Spell as his aura rose inside the Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation.
• Xu Ziyan bound Xu Taiping on Qingxiao's orders while Zhou Tong sent his enormous Heavenly Thunder Sword plunging toward the formation.
• Xu Taiping broke free and called on Fairy Lingyue for help, but a golden figure struck Zhou Tong's sword aside and shattered the formation with one punch.
• The golden figure's Dharma Aspect broke under the Thunder Sword Gang, revealing Zhao Qian, who apologized to Xu Taiping and Qingxiao before challenging Zhou Tong to a Sword Inquiry.

At Repentance Cliff, Jin Yue confronted Zhao Qian over their shared past and revealed why Qing'er had asked Zhao Qian to end her life. He urged Zhao Qian to stop hiding from his guilt, retrieve his sword, and kill Zhou Tong, leaving Zhao Qian with the disciples’ sacrifice before him.

• Jin Yue entered Zhao Qian’s prison cell with a Pardon Order and blamed Zhao Qian for Qing'er’s death and Zhi'er’s demonic corruption.
• Zhao Qian admitted he had rejected Qing'er because he believed he was unworthy, then left for the Mortal World and married another woman.
• Jin Yue explained that Qing'er had asked Zhao Qian to kill her because she could not bear to become a Devil Master and could not trust herself to resist the Demon Lotus’s power at death.
• Jin Yue revealed that Qing'er chose Zhao Qian because he was the person she would never forget, and Zhao Qian struck his head against the floor and begged for death.
• Jin Yue gave Zhao Qian a Pardon Order and Moonshadow Stone, urging him to honor the disciples who risked their lives to save the Seven Peaks.
• Zhao Qian watched the disciples’ deeds through the Moonshadow Stone as Jin Yue urged him to retrieve his sword beneath the Stored Swords Grounds and kill Zhou Tong.

Zhao Qian presented proof that Jin Yue had confessed to conspiring against him, then challenged Sect Master Zhou Tong to a sword inquiry. As Zhao Qian recalled their early years as fellow disciples, his sealed sword intent began to awaken.

• Zhao Qian showed the Pardon Order and said Jin Yue had confessed that he and his son framed him.
• Zhou Tong accused Zhao Qian of disrupting the competition and questioned whether he was worthy of a sword inquiry.
• Zhao Qian thanked Xu Taiping and Dugu Qingxiao, then revealed that he had once possessed a heavenly Geng Metal spirit bone, confirmed by Elder Black Dragon.
• Patriarch Wuya suggested that Zhao Qian had come to terms with his past, while Dugu Qingxiao told Xu Taiping that their master had finally let go.
• Zhao Qian called Zhou Tong senior brother once more and recalled their early days together as his sword intent began to thaw.

Zhao Qian revealed the Geng Metal Sword Bone he had hidden behind years of failed cultivation and overwhelming sword intent. After summoning his old sword from Five Elders Pool, he asked Zhou Tong whether he was worthy of a sword inquiry.

• Zhao Qian explained that he had stopped cultivating as a child to fit in, then lost the ability to recover his former progress and came to see himself as a good-for-nothing.
• Zhao Qian unleashed the power of his Geng Metal Sword Bone, sending sword intent across Five Elders Pool and shocking the disciples, Zhou Tong, and Elder Black Dragon.
• Sword Saint A Meng told Chen Hao that the ancestors had isolated Zhao Qian to protect the other disciples from having their Dao hearts crushed by his talent.
• Zhao Qian swept his sword finger through the air and declared that Zhou Tong's swords were too slow, dull, and stupid.
• Zhao Qian called to his old sword beneath Five Elders Pool, caught it as it burst from the water, and asked Zhou Tong if he was worthy of a sword inquiry.

Zhao Qian faced Sect Master Zhou Tong in a sword inquiry, and the onlookers discussed Zhao Qian’s mysterious cultivation and Zhou Tong’s formidable swordsmanship. Zhao Qian revealed that he had long since reached the Spirit Refining Realm as the match began.

• Xu Ziyan admired Zhao Qian’s Immortal Carp sword, and Dugu Qingxiao and Jiang Zhi took its appearance as a sign that Zhao Qian had released his grief.
• A Meng and Liu Chuxuan recounted Zhao Qian’s swordsmanship, rapid breakthroughs after years in the mortal world, and the loss of his junior sister and mortal wife.
• Liu Chuxuan confirmed that Zhao Linglong was the daughter Zhao Qian had left behind in the Dongji Kingdom.
• Zhou Tong summoned three flying swords and prepared to fight, while A Meng explained that he had nurtured them within his qi mansion and mastered the Heavenly Thunder Sword Art.
• Zhao Qian’s aura surged to reveal his Spirit Refining Realm cultivation, surprising Xu Taiping.

Zhou Tong challenged Zhao Qian to a sword inquiry and unleashed the Heavenly Thunder Sword to overwhelm him and force Qingxuan’s disciples to submit. Zhao Qian countered by merging his three swords into a Second-Transformation Heavenly Thunder Sword, shocking Sword Saint Amon.

• Dugu Qingxiao explained that Zhao Qian could break through to spirit refining because of his Geng Metal Sword Bone and sword heart.
• Elder Black Dragon announced Zhao Qian’s challenge to Sect Master Zhou Tong on the Stored Swords Grounds.
• Zhou Tong summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword and used its power to pressure Zhao Qian and make Qingxuan’s disciples submit.
• Zhao Qian formed three Heavenly Thunder Swords from the Immortal Carp Swords.
• Zhou Tong drew his sword and slashed at Zhao Qian, who merged his three swords into one Second-Transformation Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• Sword Saint Amon cried out in astonishment at Zhao Qian’s Second-Transformation Heavenly Thunder Sword.

Zhao Qian defeated Zhou Tong in their exchanges of Heavenly Thunder Sword techniques, while Chen Hao and A Meng recognized Zhao Qian as a possible heir to a legendary sword master. Zhou Tong then revealed the Demonic Sword Tiangou, whose appearance threatened to bring disaster to the Stored Swords Grounds.

• Zhao Qian's Second-Transformation Heavenly Thunder Sword broke part of Zhou Tong's sword, astonishing the disciples watching at Five Elders Pool.
• A Meng explained the sword's transformations, and he and Chen Hao concluded Zhao Qian might inherit Junior Martial Uncle's mantle.
• Zhou Tong silenced the crowd and shouted that his resolve and cultivation could match Su Chan and Zhao Qian, revealing he was Sword Buddha Zhou Ang's son.
• Zhao Qian shattered Zhou Tong's renewed Heavenly Thunder Sword, but Zhou Tong attacked with an ink-black sword that broke Zhao Qian's sword and nearly pierced him.
• Liu Chuxuan identified Zhou Tong's weapon as the Demonic Sword Tiangou and warned that its Sun-Devouring Sword Qi devoured spiritual energy and brought calamity.
• Zhou Tong summoned Tiangou, and wolf-like and dog-like sword cries rang above the Stored Swords Grounds.