Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen guided Ye Xuan and her friends, then learned that Zhi Mo Wen had ranked him first on the Grandmaster Ranking and given him the title Sword Sect Master. His new title angered the Void Sect and drew the attention of a powerful white-haired swordsman, leaving Ye Chen flying toward the Murong Family as opposition gathered.

• Ye Chen welcomed Ye Xuan and her three friends, explained the Sword Control Technique, and advised them that firm will mattered on the path to the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Ye Chen gave Ye Xuan, Luo Baishuang, Di Hongyin, and Lan Cuicui guidance in their Martial Arts, and the women continued visiting him over the following month.
• Ye Chen left the Ye Family for the Murong Family and stopped in Black Pattern City, where crowds rushed to buy Zhi Mo Wen’s new Grandmaster Ranking after hearing he was ranked first as Sword Sect Master.
• Ye Chen read Zhi Mo Wen’s high praise and ranking, noted the many new young experts, and accepted that he could not avoid the responsibilities attached to his title.
• Void Sect disciples and elders protested Ye Chen’s first-place ranking, while Lin Ruhai said older swordsmen would not accept the title Sword Sect Master.
• A white-haired old man in a mountain range of swords condemned Zhi Mo Wen’s decision and demonstrated his power by slicing a peak in half.

Murong Qingcheng emerged from seclusion stronger, while Azure Dragon Hall forces led by Hu Wenhai were caught in a counter-ambush by four hostile factions. Yao Yifeng escaped with a few dozen survivors, but Hu Wenhai and most of his forces were killed.

• Murong Qingcheng recovered from her injuries, advanced to the Late Spirit Sea Realm, and strengthened her Demonic Physique to the third order.
• Hu Wenhai led Azure Dragon Hall forces to ambush Whirlwind Gate members transporting resources, while Yao Yifeng questioned whether the operation was safe.
• Whirlwind Gate, Black King Gate, Sky Eagle Sect, and Water Wave Sect surrounded the ambushers, revealing that Azure Dragon Hall had been counter-ambushed.
• Hu Wenhai ordered his forces to break through Water Wave Sect's ranks, and he and most of his followers were killed by their combined attacks.
• Yao Yifeng led several dozen survivors through a gap on Water Wave Sect's right and escaped.

After escaping a devastating ambush, Yao Yifeng and the surviving Azure Dragon Hall experts suspected a traitor within their ranks. Ye Chen returned from the Murong Family and was teaching Ye Xiaoshui when Heaven Sword Sect Master arrived and demanded that Ye Chen relinquish the Sword Sect Master title; their confrontation began with Ye Chen shattering his leaf attacks.

• The four sects celebrated killing Hu Wenhai and withdrew, while Yao Yifeng led the Azure Dragon Hall survivors away and said the Council of Elders should investigate a possible traitor.
• Ye Chen spent a week training with Murong Qingcheng, improving her combat skills as his Sword Control Technique reached its second level.
• Ye Chen returned to the Ye Family, where Murong Qingcheng began creating her own Mystic Martial Art and Ye Chen instructed Ye Xiaoshui in swordsmanship.
• Heaven Sword Sect Master flew to the Ye Family and challenged Ye Chen, arguing that he was too young to hold the Sword Sect Master title.
• Ye Chen refused to relinquish the title, and Heaven Sword Sect Master attacked with enchanted leaves that Ye Chen shattered with golden ripples.

Ye Chen fought Sword Sect Master, who had challenged him over the title of Sword Sect Master, and gradually proved his superior strength. The battle drew a crowd, and Ye Chen ended the chapter by using the Sword Control Technique to wound Sword Sect Master through his defenses.

• Ye Chen deflected Sword Sect Master's White Flood Dragon Sword Qi and restored the lake before the two took their fight into the sky.
• Ye Xiaoshui chased after them and watched as their clashes scarred the Ye Family trial grounds and devastated the mountain range.
• Ye Chen and Sword Sect Master exchanged powerful attacks, while Ye Xiaoshui explained the fight to Ye Tianhao and Shen Yuqing as spectators gathered.
• Sword Sect Master unleashed Star-Slaying Sword, but Ye Chen's Golden Tempest left him more badly shaken despite their defenses.
• Ye Chen sent the emerald-green longsword flying with the Sword Control Technique, piercing Sword Sect Master's Protective True Essence and drawing blood.

Ye Chen defeated the Heavenly Sword Sect Master with his Sword Control Technique and secured recognition as Sword Sect Master. He then drove off the Blood Sword Sect Master from over a hundred miles away, while news of his victory spread across the Heavenly Martial Domain.

• Ye Chen used his flying sword to wound the Heavenly Sword Sect Master, who admitted defeat and accepted Ye Chen as Sword Sect Master.
• Ye Chen returned to the Ye Family as onlookers celebrated his victory and the title spread among them.
• The Blood Sword Sect Master encountered the departing Heavenly Sword Sect Master, learned he had lost, and headed toward the Ye Family to challenge Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen attacked the Blood Sword Sect Master with his flying sword from over a hundred miles away, wounded him, and forced him to flee.
• News of Ye Chen's victory over the Heavenly Sword Sect Master spread throughout the Heavenly Martial Domain within a week.

Ye Chen offered to help Dragon God Palace as it struggled with a suspected traitor and the Four Hostile Factions, while its elders debated whether to enlist him. The chapter left Ye Chen newly possessing a fifth-tier Destruction Sword Soul after it drained much of the power from his Slaughter Sword Soul.

• Long Biyun told Ye Chen that Azure Dragon Hall had suffered a disastrous ambush, that Vice Hall Master Hu Wenhai had fallen, and that Yao Yifeng was among the few survivors.
• Ye Chen offered to help Dragon God Palace, and Long Biyun agreed to pass his offer to its upper ranks.
• The Dragon God Palace elders debated how to find the traitor and counter the Four Hostile Factions, then learned from the Grandmaster Ranking that Ye Chen had become Sword Sect Master.
• The Eighteenth Elder proposed appointing Ye Chen to Hu Wenhai's vacant post in Azure Dragon Hall and said he might help expose the traitor; the Grand Elder sent him to meet Ye Chen and consult the Protectors.
• Ye Chen discovered that his Destruction Sword Soul had reached the fifth tier after drawing power from his Slaughter Sword Soul, which had fallen from the peak of the fourth tier to the third.

Ye Chen tested the power of his newly advanced fifth-stage Destruction Sword Soul, then accepted the Eighteenth Elder Yu’s invitation to visit Dragon God Palace. He arrived at the palace and began to see the scale and resource demands of the powerful Fifth-Rank Sect.

• Ye Chen used his fifth-stage Destruction Sword Soul to reduce an artificial hill to powder and judged that he could now defeat the Heaven Sword Sect in fewer moves.
• The Eighteenth Elder Yu arrived at the Southern Luo Sect to speak with Ye Chen, and Long Biyun brought him to the Ye Family.
• Ye Chen agreed to discuss Dragon God Palace’s arrangements after arriving there and shared tea with Elder Yu.
• Ye Chen and Elder Yu entered the Teleportation Stone Gate and arrived at Dragon God Palace’s core region.
• As Elder Yu explained the palace’s prosperity and immense need for resources, Ye Chen observed its restrictions, valuable plants, and grand buildings.

Ye Chen arrived at Dragon God Palace and learned that Xu Jing had been appointed its Divine Maiden but had entered seclusion. Elder Yu brought Ye Chen to the Elder Hall, where the Second Elder tested him by unleashing a powerful Sword Intent.

• Ye Chen asked Elder Yu about Xu Jing and learned she had become the Divine Maiden of Dragon God Palace and was likely in seclusion.
• Elder Yu introduced Ye Chen to Chen Yuxin and other Core Disciples, while Junior Brother Wu doubted Ye Chen’s reputation and Chen Yuxin warned him not to provoke trouble.
• Elder Yu explained Chen Yuxin’s talent as he escorted Ye Chen to the Elder Hall.
• Elder Yu summoned the Council of Elders, and its members greeted Ye Chen before the Second Elder arrived.
• The Second Elder unleashed a bloody, world-shaking Sword Intent, directing most of its force at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen demonstrated his Destruction Sword Intent to the Dragon God Palace elders, convincing Liu Wusheng of his strength. At the council meeting, Ye Chen insisted he would join the dangerous sect war, and the Grand Elder began the discussion.

• Liu Wusheng tested Ye Chen with his fourth-stage peak Slaughter Sword Intent, but Ye Chen repelled it with Destruction Sword Intent.
• Liu Wusheng admitted Ye Chen was stronger than he had expected, and the elders took their seats for the meeting.
• The Grand Elder arrived and opened the meeting, while the Third Elder and another elder warned Ye Chen that the sect war was dangerous.
• Ye Chen told the elders he would survive the war and could not ignore Dragon God Palace's danger without hindering his sword path.

Ye Chen accepted a senior post and a Divine Dragon Token from Dragon God Palace, then settled into Cloudglow Residence. While exploring the palace, he encountered Chen Yuxin, who offered to show him around.

• The Grand Elder told Ye Chen that Dragon God Palace disciples would also join the sect war, and Ye Chen confirmed that he had already used the Dragon King's protective will.
• The Grand Elder appointed Ye Chen Vice Hall Master of Azure Dragon Hall and gave him a Divine Dragon Token, making him a Dragon Envoy with authority to act independently and enter forbidden grounds.
• Elder Yu escorted Ye Chen to Cloudglow Residence, where Ye Chen rested and sampled its abundant mid-grade fruit and energy-rich hot spring.
• After several days, Ye Chen asked Yan Zi to guide him around Dragon God Palace and visited its trial ground and a crystal-colored lake.
• Chen Yuxin greeted Ye Chen at the lake, gave Yan Zi three Five-Colored Thunderbolt Bombs, and offered to show Ye Chen around herself.

Chen Yuxin showed Ye Chen Rainbow Lake’s Astral Energy Rainbow and the Explosive Fruit Orchard, where Dragon God Palace disciples tested their reaction speed and perception. After Li Feng completed the course with a record result and mocked Ye Chen’s Sword Sect Master title, Ye Chen prepared to take the test.

• Chen Yuxin explained that Astral Energy particles from the rainbow could be refined into powerful Five-Colored or Seven-Colored Thunderbolt Bombs, then demonstrated a Five-Colored Thunderbolt Bomb for Ye Chen.
• Chen Yuxin took Ye Chen to the Explosive Fruit Orchard and explained that runners could use neither Soul Force nor True Essence during the test.
• Li Feng entered the orchard and completed the lap, earning a result of three hundred forty marks and improving his previous record by nine marks.
• Chen Yuxin introduced Ye Chen as the Sword Sect Master, but several Dragon God Palace disciples doubted his reputation and questioned whether he could surpass their Eldest Senior Brother.
• Li Feng mocked Ye Chen’s title and warned him that the orchard’s explosive fruits could leave him without clothes; Ye Chen agreed to begin the test.

Ye Chen raced through the Explosive Fruit Orchard and set a record of three hundred and five marks, stunning the Dragon God Palace disciples. Li Feng accused him of using True Essence to cheat, and Ye Chen challenged him to withstand one strike, leaving a clash about to begin.

• Chen Yuxin explained how the Explosive Fruit Trees fired in sequence, while Li Feng mocked Ye Chen and Ye Chen froze him with a threatening glance.
• Ye Chen entered the orchard at great speed and evaded its explosive fruit by reading their trajectories.
• Ye Chen cut through the dense barrage from an unusually large Explosive Fruit Tree and continued toward the finish without slowing much.
• Ye Chen emerged after three hundred and five marks, beating Li Feng's record and astonishing the onlookers.
• Li Feng accused Ye Chen of using True Essence, and Ye Chen challenged him to take one strike.
• Li Feng drew his saber as Chen Yuxin urged Ye Chen to show mercy.

Ye Chen defeated Li Feng with a single finger and knocked him unconscious when he attacked again. Later, Elder Yu took Ye Chen to the Dragon God Palace treasure vault, where Ye Chen chose a powerful Golden Dragon War Chariot.

• Ye Chen disarmed Li Feng with one finger, pierced his defenses, and knocked him to the ground, stunning the Dragon God Palace disciples and Chen Yuxin.
• Li Feng attacked Ye Chen again, but Ye Chen slapped him unconscious before leaving with Chen Yuxin.
• Over the following days, Ye Chen made little effort to cultivate because his advancement in True Essence, Mystic Martial Arts, and sword abilities had become difficult or required an opportunity.
• Elder Yu reassured Ye Chen that Li Feng had deserved his defeat, then took him to the Dragon God Palace treasure vault with the Grand Elder's authorization.
• Ye Chen chose the Golden Dragon War Chariot, a dragon-headed treasure that could charge into battle and spew scorching flames when activated with True Essence.

Ye Chen prepared to lead a Dragon God Palace expedition to Azure Dragon Hall, receiving a Golden Dragon War Chariot and Supreme Clarity Pills before setting out with the disciples. During teleportation, Lin Canghai challenged Ye Chen to compete for the most kills, while refusing to follow his battlefield commands.

• Ye Chen stored the Golden Dragon War Chariot, and Elder Yu gave him Supreme Clarity Pills for the expedition.
• Three days later, Ye Chen arrived at the Teleportation Hall and agreed to depart with the Dragon God Palace disciples under his command.
• The Grand Elder instructed Chen Yuxin and the others to obey Ye Chen, then the group entered the teleportation vortex.
• Chen Yuxin introduced Ye Chen to Lin Canghai and Luo Yunsong during teleportation.
• Lin Canghai said he would not personally follow Ye Chen's commands and challenged him to settle their rivalry by competing for the most kills; Ye Chen accepted.

Ye Chen arrived at Azure Dragon Hall and received his Vice Hall Master token, while the Hall Master appointed Lin Canghai, Chen Yuxin, and Luo Yunsong as Grand Envoys under Ye Chen. The next morning, Ye Chen led the Dragon God Palace disciples to meet the assembled forces, where Yao Yifeng recognized him and doubted his abilities.

• Wu Chuan and Xu Danian mistook Lin Canghai for the new Vice Hall Master until Chen Yuxin identified Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen asked to meet Hall Master Wei Longtao and passed Yao Yifeng, who privately doubted that Ye Chen was strong enough for the post.
• Wei Longtao gave Ye Chen the Azure Dragon Token and appointed Lin Canghai, Chen Yuxin, and Luo Yunsong as Grand Envoys, with the others named Battle Envoys.
• Ye Chen learned that Wei Longtao had assembled 350 new personnel, including forty Spirit Sea Realm cultivators, to replace the forces lost under Vice Hall Master Hu.
• The next morning, Yao Yifeng told the other senior cultivators that Ye Chen was selfish and less powerful than they expected, then fell silent as Ye Chen arrived with the Dragon God Palace disciples.
• Chen Yuxin explained Lin Canghai’s conduct, and Ye Chen said Lin Canghai could refuse his orders as long as he did not put others at risk.

Ye Chen established his authority as Azure Dragon Hall’s new Vice Hall Master by defeating two powerful members with a single finger. The crowd accepted his leadership, and Xing Meilian agreed to show him the surrounding area, while Yao Yifeng secretly plotted against him.

• Ye Chen introduced himself as the new Vice Hall Master and invited the Azure Dragon Hall members to voice their objections.
• Ye Chen defeated Jiang Hanliang’s axe attack with one finger, disarming him and sending him flying.
• Yan Kuan challenged Ye Chen with his Wind Essence Lightness Skill, but Ye Chen struck him out of the air with one finger.
• Xing Meilian accepted Ye Chen, while Yao Yifeng resolved to have him killed like Vice Hall Master Hu.
• Ye Chen warned the crowd to obey his orders, then asked for someone to guide him around; Xing Meilian volunteered.

Xing Meilian showed Ye Chen the Blood War Sea and explained its resource wealth, Dragon God Palace’s holdings, and the value of spirit veins, rare metals, and gemstones. As they approached Black Smoke Island, a Black King Gate force learned of their presence and set out to attack them.

• Xing Meilian explained how Dragon God Palace’s spirit veins and resource expenses compared with its population and cultivation needs.
• Xing Meilian showed Ye Chen islands rich in Black-Pattern Iron Ore and Scarletfire Iron Ore and described how rare metals supported treasure forging and sect income.
• Ye Chen insisted that Xing Meilian continue the tour toward the Blood War Sea’s core region despite the risk of encountering hostile forces.
• Xing Meilian identified Black Smoke Island as a contested source of valuable gemstones that had sparked many battles between Dragon God Palace and the Four Hostile Factions.
• A scout reported to the Grand Envoy of Black King Gate that Ye Chen and Xing Meilian were near Black Smoke Island, and the Grand Envoy led his group to pursue them.

Ye Chen and Xing Meilian encountered a Black King Gate force, and Ye Chen annihilated its fighters with the Thunder Calamity Sword. He collected their treasures and identity tokens to claim contribution points, while Xing Meilian remained stunned by his strength.

• Ye Chen found a Mid-Grade Black Smoke Gem, then sensed Black King Gate forces approaching from three directions.
• Xing Meilian identified the enemies and explained their strength and the contribution points their deaths would earn; Ye Chen decided to fight them.
• Ye Chen killed twelve Black King Gate members with one distant sword strike, shocking Xing Meilian and the survivors.
• The remaining fighters and two level-ten Black Octopuses joined forces and attacked, but Ye Chen destroyed their first assault with Destruction Sword Intent.
• Ye Chen unleashed black lightning that erased the remaining fighters and killed the two Black Octopuses, then gathered their Superior-Grade Treasures and Storage Spirit Rings.

Ye Chen and Xu Danian led a mission to transport resources from three islands, while a hidden conspirator arranged an ambush for a price. Ye Chen’s team reached Profound Spirit Island and began loading its Spirit Stones.

• Wei Longtao assigned Ye Chen and Xu Danian to transport resources from Five Metals Island, Number Two Volcano Island, and Profound Spirit Island, and Wu Chuan gave up his place to Xu Danian.
• A concealed person negotiated with an unknown contact to arrange an attack on the mission in exchange for five King-Tier Spirit Energy Crystals and fifty high-grade Spirit Energy Crystals.
• Ye Chen and Xu Danian set out with more than seven hundred people, then split their forces to gather resources from separate islands before meeting at Number Two Volcano Island.
• Ye Chen led his team to Profound Spirit Island, where a Dragon God Palace official showed him the gathered resources.
• Ye Chen began loading the island’s Spirit Stones into a resource Storage Ring.

After collecting the Spirit Stones from Profound Spirit Island, Ye Chen led his group away from the expected route and launched a surprise attack on a Water Wave Sect force. His group wiped out more than two hundred enemies, and Ye Chen prepared to continue turning the ambush against the hostile factions.

• Ye Chen collected the Spirit Stones from three Mid-Grade Spirit Veins and led his men toward Five Metals Island.
• Ye Chen detected an ambush ahead and ordered the group to change course, despite Yao Yifeng's objections.
• Ye Chen's group approached a Water Wave Sect force hiding on an island, and Ye Chen ordered the Spirit Sea Realm experts to attack the largest mountain peak.
• Ye Chen and the Spirit Sea Realm experts shattered the mountain peak with a coordinated surprise attack, killing most of the hidden enemies.
• The remaining enemies fled, but Ye Chen and his group killed them as well, completing the surprise attack with more than two hundred enemies dead.