Chapter Summaries

Yun Qing called out Thunderclap while Yun Poxiao eliminated Yun Kuan, but Yun Li then rescued Yun Poxiao from an ambush and kicked him out of the Martial Tournament Disc. The chapter left Yun Poxiao eliminated despite his victory, shouting at Yun Li as he fell.

• Yun Qing pointed out Thunderclap's hiding place and challenged him to come out.
• Yun Baojian's sword strike disrupted the Three Masteries' formation and exposed Yun Kuan to attack.
• Yun Poxiao wounded Yun Kuan in a fierce exchange, then knocked him beyond the disc and eliminated him.
• A hidden challenger attacked the badly wounded Yun Poxiao, but Yun Li intervened and defeated the ambusher.
• Yun Li kicked Yun Poxiao out of the disc, leaving him to shout in confusion about his Genealogy and father.

Yun Qing quickly defeated Yun Jinglei in the final ranking battle, while Yun Shuanghua decided his safest route to advancement was to roll his vine ball out of the arena. The chapter left Yun Shuanghua rolling toward the boundary and bumping into Yun Zui.

• Yun Poxiao was named the new Twelfth Young Master after Yun Kuan was eliminated, then the final ranking battle began.
• Yun Li broke through the Three Masteries' defense and eliminated Yun Ge, but Yun Hua and Yun Pengxing counterattacked and eliminated Yun Li.
• Yun Qing saw through Yun Jinglei's concealment, stopped his attack with a subtle spear movement, and sent him out of the arena.
• Yun Jinglei thanked Yun Qing for the guidance, and the referee announced his elimination in ninth place.
• Yun Shuanghua emerged from his vine ball to speak with Yun Ruyi, then hid inside and rolled the ball toward the arena boundary.
• Yun Shuanghua's rolling vine ball bumped into Yun Zui's calf.

The Dragonblood Thornbush dragged Yun Shuanghua and Yun Zui out of the arena, eliminating them in eighth and seventh place. Yun Hua and Yun Pengxing then withdrew, leaving Yun Qing, Yun Tianluo, Yun Ruyi, and Yun Baojian to compete for first place.

• The Dragonblood Thornbush attacked Yun Zui and dragged her along as it rolled toward the arena boundary.
• Yun Zui broke free, but the runaway vine ball crashed into her and sent both her and Yun Shuanghua outside the boundary.
• The referee announced Yun Shuanghua in eighth place and Yun Zui in seventh, while Yun Qing laughed and secretly put away a recording stone.
• Yun Hua and Yun Pengxing withdrew from the tournament, citing their exhaustion and concern for Yun Ge.
• Yun Baojian surveyed the remaining competitors and fixed his attention on Yun Qing.

Yun Qing defeated Yun Baojian with the Bear All Things Spear, leaving three contestants in the tournament. After recalling Yun Ruyi’s sacrifice in a vision, he challenged Yun Tianluo to a one-on-one spar.

• Yun Baojian unleashed his pure Sword Dao strike, but Yun Qing absorbed and returned its force with the Bear All Things Spear.
• Yun Baojian staggered back, conceded defeat, and was announced as fourth place and eliminated.
• Yun Qing, Yun Tianluo, and Yun Ruyi remained on the Martial Tournament Disc as the final three.
• Yun Qing saw a vision of Yun Ruyi charging into a world-destroying calamity to save others.
• Yun Qing pointed his spear at Yun Tianluo and challenged him to spar one on one.

Yun Tianluo got Yun Ruyi to leave the tournament stage by giving her a hairpin and appealing to her reluctance to fight, then faced Yun Qing for their duel. Yun Qing called him despicable.

• Yun Tianluo gave Yun Ruyi a Heartlink Jade Flower Hairpin and persuaded her to leave the stage and join her grandfather, Yun Jun.
• Yun Jun raged at Yun Tianluo and threw a Cloud-Pattern Immortal Shoe at Yun Che, who hid behind Yun Huang's throne.
• Yun Tianluo waited for Yun Ruyi to reach Yun Jun, then turned back to challenge Yun Qing.
• Yun Qing met Yun Tianluo's courteous challenge with a single word: "Despicable."

Yun Qing and Yun Tianluo began their final contest for first place, with Yun Qing effortlessly neutralizing Yun Tianluo’s opening attacks. Yun Tianluo escalated by summoning the Azure Cloud Hundred Tribulations Sword Formation, which locked onto Yun Qing as the fight continued.

• Yun Tianluo defended his cautious strategy as Yun Qing prepared to fight him for first place.
• Yun Qing unleashed his aura and challenged Yun Tianluo, while Yun Huang urged him not to hold back.
• Yun Tianluo attacked with the Flowing Cloud Illusory Body Sword, but Yun Qing saw through the phantoms and blocked the real strike.
• Yun Tianluo used Thunder Draw, but Yun Qing’s Chaos Dao Embryo swallowed and dispersed the lightning.
• Yun Tianluo summoned the Azure Cloud Hundred Tribulations Sword Formation, filling much of the Martial Tournament Disc with sword phantoms and targeting Yun Qing.

Yun Qing defended against Yun Tianluo’s sword formation until Yun Tianluo completed the War Soul stage of the Qianyuan Exquisite Heart and attacked with his lightning-wreathed axe. Yun Qing met the blow with Bear All Things, and their clash ended with both still standing as Yun Tianluo prepared another attack.

• Yun Qing used Bear All Things to withstand the sword formation’s Sword Qi while discerning its core.
• Yun Che explained to Yun Huang that Yun Tianluo was using the formation to temper his War Soul heart.
• Yun Tianluo shattered the formation’s sword, absorbed its gathered power, and manifested the Eight Trigrams Crescent-Blade Axe.
• Yun Tianluo unleashed a powerful axe strike, and Yun Qing met it head-on with Bear All Things, suppressing and dispersing the lightning.
• Yun Qing remained unharmed while Yun Tianluo felt his force rebound and wiped blood from his mouth.
• Yun Tianluo laughed and prepared to use Qianyuan Eight Extremes, Separation Fire Burns Heaven.

Yun Qing defeated Yun Tianluo in the final battle of the Cloud Summit Tournament and secured the Yun Clan chief position. The clansmen celebrated his victory as the beginning of his era.

• Yun Tianluo unleashed his Eight Trigrams Annihilation strike, and Yun Qing countered with Chaos, Return to Ruins.
• The two attacks collided and created a vast chaos turbulence that swallowed the fighters.
• When the turbulence subsided, Yun Tianluo was badly injured while Yun Qing remained standing.
• Yun Tianluo conceded, and Yun Qing caught him with a stream of chaos before an elder carried him away for treatment.
• The Ceremony Elder declared Yun Qing the final victor, and the Yun Clan clansmen cheered for their new chief.

The Yun Clan’s Cloud Summit Tournament concluded as the Twelve Young Masters received their rankings and fortune-bound Command Tokens. Yun Huang charged them with representing the clan at the Azure Cloud List, where their next trials awaited.

• Yun Qing watched the newly chosen Twelve Young Masters reunite with their kin and companions after the tournament.
• The Ceremony Elder announced the rankings, naming Yun Qing first and Yun Poxiao twelfth, as each young master received a Command Token.
• Yun Poxiao kissed his token and celebrated that his place in the genealogy was secure, while Yun Li silently wished for Yun Yao’s safety.
• Yun Huang declared the tournament concluded and entrusted the Twelve Young Masters with the clan’s authority and the task of contending for the Azure Cloud List.
• The Twelve Young Masters vowed not to fail Yun Huang’s trust or their clansmen’s hopes as the Azure Cloud storm approached.

After Yun Qing returned victorious, Second Elder Yun Yuan demanded an explanation for what had happened in the Immortal-Sealing Tower. Yun Qing redirected him toward the Twelfth Elder, publicly accused him of ambushing Yun Qing and coveting his dao embryo, and left Yun Yuan ordering the guards to seize him.

• Second Elder Yun Yuan grabbed Yun Qing and pressed him to explain his disappearance and sudden rise in strength.
• Yun Qing spotted the Twelfth Elder trying to leave and steered Yun Yuan toward settling the old blood debt instead.
• Yun Qing publicly accused the Twelfth Elder of ambushing him in the Myriad Beasts Ancient Domain and plotting to seize his dao embryo.
• The Twelfth Elder turned pale as the clan's elders and gathered spectators scrutinized him, and he began to consider fleeing.
• Yun Yuan declared the evidence conclusive and ordered the Cloud Valor Guards to seize the Twelfth Elder, threatening to kill him if he resisted.

Yun Qing helped bring the Twelfth Elder and his branch to justice, then escaped the Second Elder’s scrutiny by joining Yun Huang and Yun Che on their way to Perching Phoenix Hall. He arrived safely and hoped to cultivate in Langhuan Clear Void while the Second Elder handled the investigation.

• Yun Qing accused the Twelfth Elder of ambushing clansmen and plotting to seize a Dao embryo, and the Second Elder ordered him and his branch investigated and punished.
• Yun Qing claimed he had gained insight and needed to discuss the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List with Yun Huang, then hurried to join him and Yun Che.
• Yun Huang took Yun Qing and Yun Che away toward Perching Phoenix Hall while Yun Jun departed with Yun Ruyi and the Twelve Young Masters dispersed.
• Yun Yuan realized Yun Qing had used excuses to evade him and vowed to confront him after dealing with the Twelfth Elder’s branch.
• Yun Qing reached Perching Phoenix Hall and considered using his confinement to cultivate in Langhuan Clear Void.

Yun Che briefed Yun Huang on preparations for the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List and asked him to protect the Yun Clan’s prodigies. Yun Qing slipped into Langhuan Clear Void at Yun Huang’s invitation, where he planned to recover and cultivate.

• Yun Che told Yun Huang that the Azure Cloud Road trials would begin in about six months and outlined the Yun Clan’s preparations and need for protection.
• Yun Qing worried about dangers to the clan’s young prodigies but focused on the ripe fruits and spiritual spring in Langhuan Clear Void.
• Yun Qing tugged Yun Huang’s sleeve and privately asked to enter Langhuan Clear Void to consolidate his insights.
• Yun Huang swept his sleeve and sent Yun Qing into Langhuan Clear Void while Yun Che finished his report.
• Yun Huang approved the preparations, and Yun Qing happily surveyed the pocket realm after landing on its entrance platform.

Yun Qing consolidated his cultivation in Langhuan Clear Void after reflecting on the Cloud Summit Tournament, but Yun Huang abruptly pulled him out and assigned him a mountain of clan affairs. Yun Huang then entered seclusion, leaving Yun Qing to handle the work and respond to a teasing voice transmission from his younger brother.

• Yun Qing absorbed insights from his Cloud Summit Tournament battles and further consolidated his mid-stage Immortal King cultivation.
• Yun Huang reached into Langhuan Clear Void, grabbed Yun Qing by the collar, and brought him back to Perching Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Huang told Yun Qing to handle clan affairs as the Yun Clan Eldest Young Master and assigned him a mountain of dossiers and jade slips to review that day.
• Yun Huang announced that he was entering secluded meditation and told Yun Qing not to disturb him unless the clan's fate or survival was at stake.
• Yun Qing stood stunned before the workload as a voice transmission teased him for having overly lively inner thoughts.

Yun Qing handled clan affairs in Perching Phoenix Hall while Yun Huang secluded himself, until Second Elder Yun Yuan discovered him and dragged him away by the ear. Yun Huang emerged from his chamber to find the hall in chaos, with Yun Qing still in Yun Yuan's grip.

• Yun Qing resigned himself to processing the clan's scrolls and jade slips on Yun Huang's orders.
• Yun Qing reviewed the draft for the Profound Ascension Ceremony, which would select new branches and cultivators to fill the Twelfth Elder's vacancy.
• Second Elder Yun Yuan entered the hall and found Yun Qing working at a desk beside the Young Lord's seat.
• Yun Yuan seized Yun Qing by the ear, and Yun Qing tried to distract him by pointing to the ceremony draft they had submitted.
• Yun Huang emerged from seclusion and surveyed Yun Yuan holding Yun Qing amid scattered documents and a red-stained scroll.

Yun Huang ended the Second Elder and Yun Qing’s argument over the Profound Ascension Ceremony and gave them directions for revising its plans. After the Second Elder left, Yun Huang soothed Yun Qing’s reddened ear, then teased him by ordering him to finish the remaining dossiers before going home.

• Yun Huang arrived at Perching Phoenix Hall, and the Second Elder and Yun Qing abruptly stopped arguing and greeted him.
• The Second Elder explained that he had come to report on Yun Xiao’s branch and discuss the Profound Ascension Ceremony with Yun Qing.
• Yun Huang directed them to emphasize combat, character, and potential in assessments and to distribute resources by branch strength and contributions.
• The Second Elder left, leaving Yun Qing alone with Yun Huang in the hall.
• Yun Huang cooled Yun Qing’s reddened ear with Immortal Power, then told him to finish the remaining dossiers or stay at work instead of going home.

Yun Huang gave Yun Qing records about the Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List and a key to the Langhuan Clear Void Cave Heaven before entering secluded cultivation. After hearing Yun Jinglei celebrate his carefree return from the tournament, Yun Qing decided to make his younger relatives share his workload and targeted Yun Jinglei with his divine sense.

• Yun Huang gave Yun Qing verified records from past Nine Heavens Azure Cloud Lists to study.
• Yun Huang opened a gateway to the Langhuan Clear Void Cave Heaven, gave Yun Qing its secret key, and warned him not to visit without good cause.
• Yun Huang entered secluded cultivation while Yun Qing returned to reviewing lineage documents.
• Yun Qing heard the recovered Yun Jinglei happily boast about soaking in a hot spring and drinking old wine.
• Yun Qing resolved to assign work to the other young members of the lineage and reached out toward Yun Jinglei with his divine sense.

Yun Qing summoned the available members of the Twelve Young Masters to Perching Phoenix Hall, using the Young Lord Token to ensure they came. With Yun Huang in seclusion, Yun Qing began assigning them clan duties, leaving them facing an unexpected burden of practical work.

• Yun Qing ordered Yun Jinglei to summon every healthy, available member of the Twelve Young Masters to Perching Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Jinglei gathered Yun Zui, Yun Tianluo, Yun Li, and Yun Shuanghua, while Yun Ruyi was unavailable because the Fifth Elder turned him away.
• The summoned young masters assembled in Perching Phoenix Hall, each reacting uneasily to Yun Qing's stern demeanor.
• Yun Qing explained that Yun Huang had entered seclusion and argued that the Twelve Young Masters should help shoulder the Lineage's affairs.
• Yun Qing used the Young Lord Token to begin calling names and assigning the young masters their duties.

Yun Qing assigned his relatives duties for the coming Profound Ascension Ceremony and Nine Heavens Azure Cloud List while addressing irregularities in the Lineage. He appointed Yun Li to the Steward Hall, where Yun Li would confront the institution that had once mistreated him.

• Yun Qing put Yun Tianluo in charge of negotiating and accounting for the Northern Border mining dispute with the Red Flame Sect.
• Yun Qing ordered Yun Jinglei to notify all eligible major Branch Lineages about the Profound Ascension Ceremony.
• Yun Qing assigned Yun Zui to purchase Spirit Wines and Immortal Nectar and Yun Shuanghua to cultivate supplies and coordinate with the Hundred Herbs Alchemy House, requiring them to supervise each other.
• Yun Qing reviewed a dossier showing irregular resource approvals and apparent collusion among Steward Hall administrators.
• Yun Qing appointed Yun Li to a temporary deputy post in the Steward Hall, where he would assess merits, distribute resources, and maintain internal discipline.

Yun Qing assigned his younger siblings clan duties and deadlines, then watched them punish Yun Jinglei for drawing his attention. He returned to his paperwork, pleased that the Yun Clan’s younger generation was finally active, though he remained burdened with the work.

• Yun Qing gave Yun Tianluo, Yun Zui, Yun Jinglei, Yun Shuanghua, and Yun Li dossiers and command tokens, and demanded results by the deadline.
• Yun Tianluo, Yun Zui, Yun Shuanghua, and Yun Li blamed Yun Jinglei for prompting Yun Qing to assign them work.
• Yun Jinglei offered to treat everyone to aged Drunken Immortal Wine, but the group beat him in a supposedly friendly spar outside Perching Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Qing sensed the scuffle, laughed at Yun Jinglei’s pleas, and continued reviewing dossiers.
• Yun Qing finished most of the day’s paperwork and prepared to continue working after reflecting that his siblings were no longer idle.

Yun Li took temporary charge of the Steward Hall and forced its staff to produce ten years of records. Yun Qing exposed widespread corruption and offered leniency to those who confessed, leaving the hall divided between collaborators and the accused.

• Yun Li presented his Appointment Jade Slip, ordered every staff member to gather ten years of account books, and silenced Yun Gong’s protest with a saber strike.
• Yun Qing arrived as Yun Li’s supporters began auditing the records and uncovered evidence of embezzlement, fraudulent payments, stolen mission credit, and the disappearance of rogue cultivators.
• Yun Gong accused the auditors of slander, but Yun Qing condemned the corruption and asked what punishment clan law prescribed.
• Yun Li stated that severe offenders could have their souls extracted and refined, while Yun Qing announced that punishments would depend on the gravity of each offense.
• Yun Qing offered leniency to those who confessed or reported others and gave the staff one incense stick to register their statements.
• Yun Li watched Yun Qing’s mix of force and compassion break the Steward Hall’s unified resistance and learned from his approach.