Recaps

The author recapped Volume Four, describing the battle of Zhongnan Mountain, Chen Xiaojun’s rise as young clan chief, and the growing strength of the Chen Clan and its allies. The recap ended by announcing the next volume, “The Dragon Raises Its Head!”

• The author described Chen Xiaojun’s command of the battle of Zhongnan Mountain and his role in disrupting the Crimson Church’s plans.
• The author recounted Chen Xun becoming clan chief and Chen Xiaojun ascending to young clan chief as the Chen Clan began transforming its leadership and expanding its influence.
• The author summarized the growth of Chen Xiaojun’s team, including Xiao Yi, Dugu Fu, and Gao Cuilan, and highlighted the rise of other young prodigies.
• The author described the Crimson Church’s attacks and ambushes as major displays of its power.
• The author announced the next volume, “The Dragon Raises Its Head!”

The Winding Stream Banquet and Wenhua Pavilion competed in a nine-round contest, with the Winding Stream Banquet taking the lead after winning the tea, calculation, and dance rounds. Chen Hua watched with Jixiang and the children as the contest continued, with the score at 3–1.

• The Wenhua Pavilion won the essay-writing round, and the Winding Stream Banquet won the tea round, leaving the contest tied.
• A twenty-year-old girl from the Winding Stream Banquet’s side won the calculation round, putting her team ahead.
• Chen Hua joined Jixiang in a VIP room, praised the local contestants, and revealed that he had once used the literary alias Chen Wenhua.
• Jixiang predicted that the singing round might decide the contest, while Chen Hua declared that he was betting on the Wenhua Pavilion.
• The Winding Stream Banquet won the dance round, bringing the score to 3–1.

The Winding Stream Banquet and Wenhua Pavilion traded victories in qin playing, calligraphy, painting, and board-game mastery, leaving their contest tied before the final singing round. The singers also drew, so the chapter ended with the overall contest unresolved.

• The Winding Stream Banquet won the qin round, then Wenhua Pavilion won the calligraphy round to make the score 4-2.
• Wenhua Pavilion won the painting round and the board-game round, leveling the contest at 4-4.
• Ji Tiantian, Yan Xiaolai, and Chen Xiaojun watched the competition with their companions and discussed the performances.
• Chen Xiaojun recognized the blue-robed qin player as Tan Hongyun, a Soul Saint who admired Chen Yanwu and had sought her guidance.
• The blue-robed man and the white-robed woman performed the final singing round, and the judges declared a draw.

During a tied performance contest, Xue Chuanning repeatedly invited Chen Xiaojun to sing, revealing that he was Prince Xue Jiqing’s grandson. As influential figures joined the calls for a song, Hu Qian Ning saw an opportunity to grow closer to Chen Xiaojun, while Hu Lenghui warned her to stay cautious.

• After the contest ended in a tie, Xue Chuanning called for Chen Xiaojun and asked him to sing a song for everyone.
• Chen Hua answered for Chen Xiaojun as Xue Chuanning explained that Chen Yanwu had once performed Chen Xiaojun’s song and asked him to sing again.
• After inviting Chen Xiaojun a third time, Xue Chuanning revealed that Prince Xue Jiqing was his grandfather.
• Beiming Xinghai, Liu Zi, Hu Qian Ning, and other guests encouraged Chen Xiaojun to perform.
• Hu Qian Ning told Hu Lenghui she wanted to build a closer connection with Chen Xiaojun, and Hu Lenghui warned her to keep her judgment clear.

After the singing contest ended in a tie, Xue Chuanning repeatedly invited Chen Xiaojun to sing, drawing influential guests into the request. Chen Xiaojun had not yet answered when the chapter ended, while Hu Qian Ning discussed her interest in getting closer to him with Hu Lenghui.

• The singing contest ended in a tie, and Xue Chuanning called for Chen Xiaojun and explained that Chen Yanwu had once impressed him with a song Chen Xiaojun created.
• Xue Chuanning invited Chen Xiaojun to perform, and Chen Hua learned that Xue Chuanning was the grandson of Prince Xue Jiqing.
• Beiming Xinghai, Liu Zi, and Hu Qian Ning publicly encouraged Chen Xiaojun to sing, prompting the venue's guests to join in.
• Hu Lenghui warned Hu Qian Ning not to let her interest in Chen Xiaojun cloud her judgment, but Hu Qian Ning said she trusted herself and wanted to know him better.
• Chen Xiaojun sipped his tea without answering Xue Chuanning's repeated invitation.

Chen Xiaojun avoided Xue Chuanning’s invitation to sing by sending Zhu Wuneng onstage with a new love song, “You.” The performance moved the banquet guests, and Chen Xiaojun claimed the song was about Xiao Yi, leaving her touched and amused.

• Hu Lenghui warned Hu Qian Ning that tempering her heart through the Five Splendors Art could entangle her in dangerous emotions and karma.
• Chen Xiaojun accepted Xue Chuanning’s invitation to perform but sent Zhu Wuneng to sing instead, giving him the score for “You.”
• Zhu Wuneng’s powerful, tender performance astonished the audience, including Xue Chuanning and Hu Qian Ning.
• Dugu Fu asked whether Chen Xiaojun had written the song for Xiao Yi, and Chen Xiaojun claimed it was about watching her shine and being unable to save her.
• Xiao Yi comforted Chen Xiaojun when he acted heartbroken, then gave him a reproachful, amused look as he secretly signaled Dugu Fu.

Chen Xiaojun avoided Xue Chuanning’s challenge to compose a poem around a powerful faction’s signature verse, while the tiebreaker’s risky theme left the contestants silent. Hu Qian Ning finally recited a poem about Qingqiu Forest and created a vivid soul-power illusion, leaving the contest poised for Chen Xiaojun’s response.

• Chen Xiaojun let Zhu Wuneng shield him from Xue Chuanning’s challenge because singing was not his strength.
• The tiebreaker drew a poetry contest requiring contestants to build a poem around a top-tier power’s signature verse, and no one dared begin.
• Xue Chuanning praised Chen Xiaojun’s song and urged him to compose a poem, prompting Chen Xiaojun and Chen Hua to recognize his feigned innocence.
• Hu Qian Ning offered to go first and recited a poem describing Qingqiu Forest.
• Hu Qian Ning poured nectar into the corridor’s winding stream, using soul power to create an illusion of a Spirit Fox chasing butterflies.

Chen Xiaojun watched Hu Qian Ning and Liu Xinxin trade verses before reciting a poem that stirred an unexpected reaction in Xue Chuanning. The chapter ended with Xue Chuanning glimpsing a hazy figure and Chen Xiaojun looking down at him with mocking indifference.

• Chen Hua teased Chen Xiaojun about attracting romantic attention, and Xiao Yi said she would suppress any unwanted advances.
• Chen Hua and Chen Xiaojun joked with Jixiang about their clans, leaving him unsure whether they were complimenting or mocking him.
• Xue Chuanning toasted Hu Qian Ning, recognizing her as a fairy of Qingqiu Forest.
• Liu Xinxin recited a verse associated with the Infinite Hall, drawing mixed reactions and turning attention back toward Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun recited two lines about enduring love, and Xue Chuanning experienced a vision of a hazy figure.
• Xue Chuanning looked toward Chen Xiaojun, whose expression was mocking and indifferent.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi traveled to Chang'an Academy after his verses helped the Winding Stream Banquet win its competition. On the way, Chen Xiaojun considered why Xue Chuanning had drawn him into the contest and explained that Xue Jiqing’s position toward City Lord Xue was complicated.

• Zhu Hefeng left for Zibai Mountain to join the group entering the Vine Sea Secret Realm, entrusting Zhu Changyun to Zhu Yanfeng.
• Zhu Wuneng celebrated Chen Xiaojun’s verses and the Winding Stream Banquet’s 6-4 victory over Wenhua Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi recalled the verses and her shared hardships with Chen Xiaojun as they rode toward Chang'an Academy.
• Dugu Fu asked why Xue Chuanning had targeted Chen Xiaojun, and Chen Xiaojun said he could not tell whether it was deliberate or a setup.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xue Jiqing was a hardliner prince whose support for Xue Churan and subordinates’ actions against her left his loyalties unclear.

At the Hundred-Zhang Cascade, Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi revisited the place where they had once nearly died, and Chen Xiaojun asked her to remain with him and grow old together. Their paired swords then revealed a powerful conception of devoted love, leaving their companions astonished.

• Chen Xiaojun, Xiao Yi, and their companions arrived at the Hundred-Zhang Cascade and recalled the assassination attempt that had gravely wounded Chen Xiaojun and left Xiao Yi asleep.
• Xiao Yi walked with Chen Xiaojun along the Covered Gallery, where he held her hand and asked them to stay together and grow old in peace.
• Chen Xiaojun wielded Gan Jiang and Moye, summoning the swords’ Dharma Forms and Spirit Abyss Xuanwu into a display of intertwined sword energy.
• Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s energies joined in the air, forming twin lotuses and an image of phoenixes singing in harmony.
• Zhu Wuneng, Dugu Fu, and Su Ningxia recognized the display as a conception of devoted love belonging to Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi.
• Cheng Yun checked the surroundings and was relieved that few people were present to witness the powerful conception.

Xiao Yi awakened a life conception that complemented Chen Xiaojun’s beloved conception, transforming the valley as she did so. The group then discussed the conceptions contained in Chen Xiaojun’s Sword God Pearls and continued their journey with their relationship openly acknowledged.

• Chen Hua pulled Jixiang aside to keep secret that Chen Xiaojun had awakened the embryonic form of a conception the previous night.
• Xiao Yi’s life conception awakened, filling the valley with surging energy, flourishing plants, and blooming flowers.
• Cheng Yun admired Xiao Yi’s potential as the carriage set off again, leaving the rejuvenated valley behind.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Sword God Pearls held distinct conceptions that could unlock a divine sword’s Ultimate Technique.
• Chen Xiaojun said he had comprehended his conception himself, and the group teased him and Xiao Yi about their complementary conceptions.
• Su Ningxia sincerely praised Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi as a perfect match.

Chen Xiaojun discussed the risks and future of mastering nine sword conceptions before returning to Chang'an Academy with Xiao Yi. Their arrival drew a crowd, and Xiao Yi impressed students and teachers with her striking appearance.

• Chen Xiaojun told Dugu Fu and Zhu Wuneng that he might master all nine conceptions, but would avoid using conception-based ultimate techniques unless his life was at risk, including during the Advanced Elite Tournament.
• Zhu Wuneng said Gao Cuilan planned to move into a courtyard with Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia.
• Chen Xiaojun arrived at Chang'an Academy, where students, teachers, and staff cheered for the Peerless Young Master.
• Zhu Wuneng, Dugu Fu, and Cheng Yun left for the Private Courtyard while Su Ningxia stayed beside Xiao Yi.
• Students and teachers admired Xiao Yi's appearance and discussed her relationship with Chen Xiaojun and her reputation as a skilled Medical Healer.

Xiao Yi joined Chang'an Academy, where staff and students welcomed her with a grand ceremony that showcased her beauty, talent, and reputation. The chapter ended with her popularity surging and the nickname "Banished Immortal" spreading throughout the academy.

• Chen Xiaojun brought Xiao Yi to Zhuang Mocheng's office, where she met her homeroom teacher Zhang Ci and counselor Mu Zilian.
• Prominent students and members of the Chen Clan gathered outside the Faculty Office Building to await Xiao Yi.
• Chen Xiaojun ushered Xiao Yi through the entrance as the assembled crowd welcomed her to Chang'an Academy with a coordinated greeting and falling streamers.
• Liu Ruyan and other girls escorted Xiao Yi across campus toward her Private Courtyard as students watched her pass.
• Rumors about Xiao Yi's background, beauty, Soul King strength, and deeds spread through the academy, lifting her to third place on its unofficial goddess rankings.

Xiao Yi underwent a comprehensive school assessment, including a combat and pressure test against several powerful teachers. She trapped all three opponents in an enormous Azure Vine Formation, leaving the test at a dramatic turning point.

• Mu Zilian explained Xiao Yi’s planned assessment and discussed which soul-skill and secret-technique tests could be waived.
• The next day, the Chang'an Three Elders, teachers, students, and Chen Hua watched Xiao Yi’s combat assessment.
• Chu Bo Han and Dean Isaac fought Xiao Yi together, but her Immortal Evergreen Vine and first two soul skills held them off.
• Zhang Ci joined the battle, and Xiao Yi countered his aerial attacks while controlling the battlefield with her vine.
• Zhang Ci and Isaac used Wind-Thunder Combined Strike as Chu Bo Han restrained Xiao Yi’s vine with Growth.
• Xiao Yi retreated and unleashed Azure Vine Formation, covering nearly the entire combat space and trapping all three teachers.

Xiao Yi demonstrated exceptional control, healing, and combat aptitude during a stress test, impressing the academy's elders. Chen Xiaojun explained that she would serve as a healer rather than an attacker in the Junior Tournament and revealed why her academic strengths and weaknesses were so uneven.

• Xiao Yi controlled the Azure Vine Formation across a vast area, and Zhuo Qianren ended the test before the teachers could be pushed further.
• Xiao Yi healed the three teachers, and Chen Xiaojun revealed that she was level 59 and had used a soul bone skill.
• Chen Xiaojun outlined his plan for Xiao Yi to compete as a healer in the Junior Tournament while the rest of the team gained experience.
• Mu Zilian reported Xiao Yi's perfect score in combat psychology, alongside her weaker results in humanities, calculations, and geometry.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xiao Yi had slept for three years after an attack, leaving her with little time to study since waking.

Chen Hua delivered invitations to the Chang'an Three Elders for Xiao Yi’s honorary-granddaughter ceremony and discussed the academy’s proposed forward camp on Zhongnan Mountain. He then visited Jixiang’s family with Chen Xiaojun, where his casual revelation that Chen Xiaojun had comprehended a conception stunned Xue Shiqiong and Ji Tiantian.

• Chen Hua invited the Chang'an Three Elders to the ceremony announcing Yang Jingxue’s adoption of Xiao Yi as her honorary granddaughter.
• Zhuo Qianren said the elders would attend and urged them to clarify their position on establishing a forward camp on Zhongnan Mountain.
• Zhuang Mocheng and Zhuo Qianren speculated that Chen Hua and Chen Xiaojun had other business beyond delivering invitations.
• Chen Hua and Chen Xiaojun visited Jixiang’s home with lavish gifts, prompting Jixiang to suspect their visit was connected to the Winding Stream Banquet.
• Chen Hua revealed that Chen Xiaojun had comprehended a conception, shocking Xue Shiqiong and Ji Tiantian.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Hua visited Jixiang’s family to deliver invitations to Chen Xin Yi’s Marriage Binding ceremony and the ceremony where she would accept Followers. Their revelations about Chen Xin Yi’s future status and the invitations left Xue Shiqiong, Jixiang, and Ji Tiantian stunned, and Xue Shiqiong learned that Grandma Chuxin had also been invited.

• Chen Xiaojun explained why Ji Tiantian called him Sixth Brother, then asked Xue Shiqiong to let him call her Aunt Shiqiong.
• Chen Hua and Chen Xiaojun told Jixiang they had come to deliver invitations, and Chen Hua handed him an invitation to Chen Xin Yi’s Marriage Binding ceremony.
• Chen Hua revealed that Yang Jingxue would adopt Chen Xin Yi as her granddaughter and that Chen Xin Yi was the future Matriarch of the Chen Clan.
• Chen Xiaojun gave Ji Tiantian invitations for Chen Xin Yi’s ceremony accepting Su Ningxia and Gao Cuilan as Followers, along with more invitations for her friends.
• Chen Xiaojun told Xue Shiqiong that Grandma Chuxin had also been invited, leaving Xue Shiqiong, Jixiang, and Ji Tiantian shaken.

Chen Zixiu discussed the Chen Clan’s plans with Yang Chenglin and Ximen Xiaoran, including their certainty that the Plant Association had caused an old blood debt. Meanwhile, Bo Xian’er met Xue Chuxin and Xue Shiqiong, recognized Xue Shiqiong’s concealed strength, and pressed her about her hidden martial soul.

• Chen Zixiu said Qiu Jun, Meng Lin, and Chen Cong had been revealed as Titled Douluo, and explained that the Chen Clan would make its move despite the Crimson Church’s threat.
• Chen Zixiu told Ximen Xiaoran and Yang Chenglin that the Plant Association was likely behind the events of the past, and Ximen Xiaoran and Yang Chenglin vowed to avenge the blood debt.
• Xue Chuxin introduced Xue Shiqiong to Bo Xian’er, who recognized her silver hair as a family trait and assessed her cultivation.
• Xue Shiqiong revealed that she had concealed her cultivation, and Bo Xian’er identified her as a Level 74 expert before asking whether she had also hidden her martial soul.

Bo Xian'er discovered that Xue Shiqiong possessed a rare, powerful martial soul and exceptional innate soul power, despite years of hiding her identity. She offered to claim Shiqiong as her granddaughter, and Shiqiong accepted the family affection while declining a public acknowledgment.

• Bo Xian'er questioned Xue Chuxin about whether Xue Shiqiong had concealed her martial soul as well as her cultivation.
• Xue Shiqiong revealed her holy radiance xuan bing swan, also known as the bright ice jade luan, a rare peak ninth-grade martial soul with light, ice, and divine attributes.
• Xue Chuxin explained that the Ming King had been in secluded cultivation when Shiqiong awakened her martial soul, and Shiqiong said her innate soul power was level 9.4.
• Xue Shiqiong explained that she had chosen a quiet life hidden from outside affairs, and Bo Xian'er inferred that she had concealed her identity for decades.
• Bo Xian'er invited Xue Shiqiong to acknowledge their kinship publicly and become her adoptive granddaughter, but Shiqiong declined the public gesture while accepting the title of granddaughter.

Bo Xian'er met Ji Tiantian and welcomed her warmly as a member of the Chen Clan. She proposed that Chen Hua become Tiantian's master, leaving Xue Shiqiong to consider the suggestion.

• Bo Xian'er asked Xue Shiqiong about her daughter and summoned Ji Tiantian to meet her.
• Ji Tiantian mistook Bo Xian'er for a beautiful auntie, then learned she was Chen Xiaojun's great-grandmother.
• Ji Tiantian praised Bo Xian'er as a likely Super Douluo, and Bo Xian'er revealed she had reached level 98.
• Bo Xian'er told Xue Chuxin to bring Ji Tiantian to visit more often and said she wanted the girl closer to the Chen Clan.
• Bo Xian'er proposed that Chen Hua become Ji Tiantian's master because he knew her family and had praised her.

Xue Shiqiong accepted Chen Hua as Ji Tiantian’s master after recognizing the Chen Clan’s carefully planned approach and deciding that his guidance was best for her daughter. Chen Hua gave Tiantian a year’s worth of cultivation supplies, and Bo Xian'er presented Xue Shiqiong with a first-meeting gift.

• Xue Shiqiong considered who had arranged the apprenticeship and concluded that Chen Xiaojun was likely behind the plan.
• Xue Shiqiong decided to accept Chen Hua as Ji Tiantian’s master because his swordsmanship and position offered her daughter a strong path forward.
• Xue Shiqiong bowed to Chen Hua, who promised to devote himself to teaching Ji Tiantian.
• Chen Hua gave Xue Shiqiong a storage bracelet containing one million gold coins’ worth of cultivation supplies for Tiantian’s first year.
• Bo Xian'er urged Xue Shiqiong to accept the supplies and call Chen Hua Sixth Brother, then gave her a separate bracelet as a first-meeting gift.

Bo Xian'er gave Xue Shiqiong a premium Three Thousand Cloudwaters storage bracelet filled with rare treasures, while Chen Hua’s revised resource standards raised allocations for the clan’s gifted youths. Xue Shiqiong realized the lavish gift was the Chen Clan’s way of repaying its debt to her.

• Bo Xian'er insisted Xue Shiqiong accept a welcoming gift and proposed holding apprenticeship ceremonies for Ji Tiantian and Chen Hua that afternoon.
• Chen Hua explained that he had revised the clan’s talent tiers and resource allocations, raising the Big Dipper Nine Stars’ benefits while leaving Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s allocations unchanged.
• Xue Chuxin brought Xue Shiqiong to her private courtyard and explained that the bracelet Bo Xian'er gave her was a premium Three Thousand Cloudwaters model.
• Xue Shiqiong inspected the bracelet’s vast storage space and found treasures worth at least five or six million gold coins, many suited to her attributes.
• Xue Shiqiong understood that the Chen Clan’s extraordinary gift showed special favor and repaid the debt it had owed her.

Xue Shiqiong examined the lavish gifts from the Chen Clan, including a Ninth-Grade Dark Nether Feng Xian Immortal Lotus perfectly suited to her Bright Ice Jade Luan Martial Soul. Her gratitude deepened as she compared the Chen Clan’s care with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s neglect, while Xue Chuxin reflected on how their alliance had transformed their standing.

• Xue Chuxin recognized that Xue Shiqiong had received many valuable gifts, and Xue Shiqiong said they could sustain ten years of cultivation.
• Xue Shiqiong opened a Xuan Bing Cold Jade Box and found a Ninth-Grade Dark Nether Feng Xian Immortal Lotus that matched her Bright Ice Jade Luan Martial Soul.
• Xue Chuxin explained that the Chen Clan had prepared the lotus based on the Swan’s attributes, while the narration revealed Chen Qiujun had brought it back from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xue Shiqiong estimated the gifts were worth about twenty million gold coins and saluted Bo Xian'er’s pavilion, moved by the Chen Clan’s care.
• Xue Shiqiong criticized the Imperial Family’s treatment of her family, and Xue Chuxin acknowledged the difficulties her great-aunt had faced.
• Xue Chuxin recalled how the Chen Clan’s support helped her become a Title Douluo and how her faction gained military and political power in Fasinuo Province.

Xue Chuxin gave Xue Shiqiong the Dark Nether Feng Xian Immortal Lotus and protected her while she absorbed it. The lotus transformed Xue Shiqiong’s Bright Ice Jade Luan into a king martial soul, raised her soul power to rank 76, and showed signs of a future super martial soul awakening.

• Xue Chuxin gave Xue Shiqiong the Dark Nether Feng Xian Immortal Lotus and urged her to absorb it at once.
• Xue Shiqiong summoned the Bright Ice Jade Luan while Xue Chuxin, Bo Xian'er, and Chen Zixiu shielded the courtyard.
• Xue Shiqiong absorbed the lotus, and her Bright Ice Jade Luan transformed into a powerful phoenix with nine tail feathers and a Primordial Ice Phoenix aura.
• Xue Shiqiong’s soul power rose from rank 74 to rank 76, and her Heavenly Feather advanced to its third layer.
• Xue Chuxin told Xue Shiqiong that her martial soul had become a king martial soul and showed signs of an impending super martial soul awakening.

Xue Shiqiong and Xue Chuxin discussed Chen Xiaojun’s strategic talent and considered how to approach him through Xiao Yi. Later, Xiao Yi formally accepted Su Ningxia and Gao Cuilan as followers, leaving them with the titles Heavenly Stem and Heavenly Artifice.

• Xue Shiqiong told Xue Chuxin she suspected Chen Xiaojun was behind the Chen Clan’s recent plans and asked about his weaknesses.
• Xue Chuxin explained that Chen Xiaojun’s loyalty and affection for others were both his strengths and vulnerabilities, and Xue Shiqiong decided to have Jixiang seek a position with the academy’s competition team.
• Xiao Yi began the investiture ceremony for Su Ningxia and Gao Cuilan at Blue-Stone Plaza, and both women agreed to bear the karma of the contract.
• Xiao Yi bestowed the title Heavenly Stem and a Mithril Token on Su Ningxia, then bestowed the title Heavenly Artifice and a Mithril Token on Gao Cuilan.