Chapter Summaries

Yu Huatian reached Dragon Gate City and learned which factions and martial artists had gathered to seek the Great White Upper Kingdom's treasure. With the treasure expected to emerge within days, he ordered his forces to prepare for an expedition beyond the frontier.

• Yu Huatian arrived at the Luo River with Ding Xiu and Zhao Tong, and a disguised West Depot scout explained that people were watching them because they had killed Tian Boguang and Linghu Chong.
• The group reached the Golden Phoenix Tower, where Yu Huatian reunited with Ma Jinliang and Ji Xueyong and asked for news about the gathering factions.
• Ji Xueyong reported that the Sun Moon Holy Cult, orthodox sects, the Money Gang, and assassin groups had arrived, while the Bright Moon Cult had not appeared.
• Yu Huatian learned that Ding Peng had fought Fu Hongxue, Murong Fu had come from Great Song, and the treasure was expected to emerge within days.
• Yu Huatian ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to prepare to leave for the desert the next day, while a black-clad swordsman who had spread the treasure rumors vowed to avenge Zhao Huaian.

Yu Huatian, Zhao Tong, and Ding Xiu traveled into the desert toward Dragon Gate Inn, where martial artists were gathering ahead of the Great White Upper Kingdom’s treasure. After the inn’s guests mocked them and refused them entry, Yu Huatian ordered Ding Xiu to break down the door, and a bearded martial artist confronted them.

• Yu Huatian learned that the Sun Moon Holy Cult had not been found and that Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang had arrived in the desert.
• Yu Huatian, Zhao Tong, and Ding Xiu rode past the Dragon Gate steles and headed for Dragon Gate Inn, where treasure seekers were waiting for the black sandstorm.
• The three found Dragon Gate Inn crowded with martial artists, and onlookers recognized Yu Huatian as the man who had killed Tian Boguang and Linghu Chong.
• When the inn’s guests refused them a room and insulted them, Yu Huatian ordered the door broken down, and Ding Xiu smashed it with his saber.
• A bearded martial artist approached the doorway to threaten the three, but a blade flashed before he could finish speaking.

Yu Huatian killed Huang Xiao and faced down the Money Gang at the inn, where Jing Wuming chose to avoid a fight. After settling upstairs, Yu Huatian recognized Old Chai’s possible connection to the Great White Upper Kingdom treasure and warned Zhao Tong and Ding Xiu to kill anyone who looked like him.

• Yu Huatian killed Huang Xiao with one stroke after Huang Xiao insulted him, provoking the Money Gang members in the inn.
• Yu Huatian confronted the Money Gang lackeys and the five experts at Jing Wuming’s table; Ding Xiu blocked Zhuge Gang’s attack, and Jing Wuming ordered the gang to let them have rooms.
• The innkeeper found Yu Huatian and his companions a room upstairs, and Yu Huatian recognized Old Chai as someone tied to the Great White Upper Kingdom treasure.
• Murong Fu discussed approaching Yu Huatian’s group to join forces in seeking the treasure, but decided to speak with them himself.
• Yu Huatian told Zhao Tong and Ding Xiu to kill anyone they encountered who looked like him, fearing an impostor could disrupt his plans.

Dongfang Bubai arrived at the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s camp in the desert and learned that nearly a thousand martial artists from rival sects had gathered at the Dragon Gate Inn. After hearing reports on the opposing forces, he ordered the cult to prepare to attack them that night.

• The Sun Moon Holy Cult’s leaders and disciples waited in ruined buildings near the Dragon Gate Inn for Dongfang Bubai to arrive.
• Dongfang Bubai appeared, and the cult members knelt to greet him.
• Tong Baixiong reported that nearly a thousand martial artists from major sects, including Shaolin, Wudang, and the Money Gang, had gathered at the inn.
• Tong Baixiong told Dongfang Bubai that a mysterious white-robed swordsman had killed Money Gang members and intimidated Jing Wuming.
• Dongfang Bubai ordered the cult to attack the gathered martial artists that night and punish them for killing cult members.

Yu Huatian rejected Murong Fu’s offer to cooperate in securing the treasure and killed Bao Butong after he insulted him. As Murong Fu left with his surviving retainers, Yu Huatian sensed that the inn was under attack and rushed out with Ding Xiu and Zhao Tong.

• Yu Huatian reviewed the martial factions gathered in the desert and decided to wait and see whether they would interfere in the struggle for the treasure.
• Murong Fu visited Yu Huatian and proposed that they cooperate to secure the treasure, but Yu Huatian questioned his qualifications.
• Bao Butong insulted Yu Huatian, who killed him with his Three-Pronged Sword despite Murong Fu’s warning.
• Murong Fu stopped his retainers from fighting Yu Huatian, acknowledged Bao Butong’s death, and left with the others.
• Yu Huatian sensed that someone was attacking the inn and went out with Ding Xiu and Zhao Tong to investigate.

Yu Huatian arrived at the battle outside Dragon Gate Inn and watched Dongfang Bubai face seven righteous experts, deciding not to intervene while the Sun Moon Holy Cult was losing. As Dongfang Bubai was pushed to the brink, he called on the Heavenly Venerable, whose masked followers appeared in the rain.

• Yu Huatian, Ding Xiu, and Zhao Tong reached the battlefield, where the Sun Moon Holy Cult fought the martial sects.
• Dongfang Bubai battled Kong Jian, Kong Zhi, Yu Lianzhou, Daoist Chongxu, Wooden Daoist, Zuo Lengchan, and Abbess Miejue, while the Money Gang watched without joining in.
• Jing Wuming studied Abbess Miejue's Heavenly Sword, and Xiang Song teased him about wanting to take it.
• Yu Huatian recognized the seven opponents and judged Dongfang Bubai's ability to withstand them as extraordinary.
• Yu Huatian refused Zhao Tong's suggestion to attack, wary of provoking conflict between the martial world and the imperial court.
• After Dongfang Bubai was wounded and nearly overwhelmed, he called on the Heavenly Venerable, whose masked followers arrived and announced their presence.

The Heavenly Venerable joined forces with the Sun Moon Holy Cult to seize the Great White Upper Kingdom’s treasure, but the Money Gang refused their offer and the battle resumed. As Yu Huatian concealed his strength and waited for other factions to reveal themselves, one Grandmaster and four innate experts trapped him in a death trap.

• The golden-masked leader offered Jing Wuming an equal share of the treasure in exchange for the Money Gang’s alliance, but Jing Wuming refused.
• The Heavenly Venerable and Sun Moon Holy Cult attacked the gathered factions, while Jing Wuming confronted the golden-masked leader.
• Li Zhenzhen revealed herself as Abbess Miejue’s senior sister and fought her using Emei Sword Technique.
• Dongfang Bubai gained ground against Kong Jian and his companions as the other factions fought across the battlefield.
• Yu Huatian held back while suspecting more factions were waiting in ambush, then a Grandmaster and four innate experts surrounded him.

Yu Huatian confronted Black Stone’s assassins and Murong Fu’s group after they joined forces to kill him. He launched a surprise attack on the Wheel King as the battle began, while Ding Xiu overwhelmed Murong Fu and forced him to call for help.

• Yu Huatian identified the Wheel King and Black Stone’s assassins, then demanded to know who had hired them.
• Murong Fu and three retainers arrived with a black-robed woman who had followed Yu Huatian in Dragon Gate City, revealing that they had joined Black Stone’s ambush.
• Yu Huatian declared that Black Stone would be destroyed and struck at the Wheel King with hidden strength.
• The Wheel King dodged Yu Huatian’s attack and called for everyone to attack together, while Murong Fu moved to intercept Ding Xiu and Zhao Tong.
• Ding Xiu used Japanese Swordsmanship to drive Murong Fu backward, resisted the Star-Shifting Technique, and forced him to ask for help.

Yu Huatian defeated the assassins and palace infiltrators who attacked him, killing the Wheel King, whom he recognized as Cao Feng, and the remaining fighters. The last attacker, Ling Yanqiu, died seeking revenge for Zhao Huaian, and Yu Huatian identified her after she fell.

• The Wheel King sent Drizzle to help Murong Fu, but Yu Huatian wounded the Wheel King and recognized him as Cao Feng.
• Yu Huatian killed Lei Bin with the concealed short swords from his Three-Pronged Sword, then pursued and killed Cao Feng.
• Lian Sheng and Ye Zhanqing fled, but Yu Huatian caught and killed both of them.
• Yu Huatian confronted the black-clad swordswoman, who attacked without answering his question about her grievance, and killed her.
• The dying woman murmured Zhao Huaian’s name and clutched a bamboo flute, allowing Yu Huatian to identify her as Ling Yanqiu.

As the battle at Dragon Gate Inn continued, the Bright Moon Cult arrived under Zhang Wuji, and Yu Huatian revealed that Zhang Wuji’s companions included officials from the Great Song’s Six Doors. The factions turned their attention to the new accusation, leaving the question of the Bright Moon Cult’s alliance unresolved.

• Black Stone’s assassins were killed by the white-robed Yu Huatian, while Drizzle escaped during the Bright Moon Cult’s arrival.
• Zhao Tong launched a signal firework at Yu Huatian’s order, and Murong Fu exposed Yu Huatian as the West Depot’s director.
• Zhang Wuji arrived with the Bright Moon Cult and greeted his Wudang uncles, revealing his connection to the sect.
• Zhang Wuji said the Bright Moon Cult opposed the imperial court and refused the gold-masked Heavenly Venerable leader’s offer to join forces.
• Yu Huatian accused Zhang Wuji of cooperating with the Great Song court and identified the four figures behind him as the Four Great Constables of the Six Doors.

Yu Huatian exposed the Bright Moon Cult’s alliance with the Great Song Dynasty and vowed to capture everyone gathered at the treasure site. As the Money Gang tried to leave, Ding Xiu blocked Jing Wuming, and reinforcements from the West Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard arrived.

• Yu Huatian identified the Four Great Constables and accused Zhang Wuji and the Bright Moon Cult of treason for cooperating with the Great Song Dynasty.
• Zhang Wuji defended the alliance, but Yu Huatian declared that no one would leave alive, drawing scorn from the gathered factions.
• Jing Wuming led the Money Gang away, but Ding Xiu blocked him and forced him to fight.
• Jing Wuming attacked Ding Xiu again, but an arrow from the dunes interrupted him.
• Figures from the West Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard appeared as battle cries and hoofbeats sounded through the rain.

Yu Huatian killed Jing Wuming and then entered the chaotic battle among the court forces and martial sects, harvesting fortune as he attacked. The chapter left him fighting through the battlefield while fortune notifications continued to sound.

• Emotionless ordered the Four Great Constables to attack, and Iron Hand, Cold Blood, and the others charged Yu Huatian as Emotionless used hidden weapons against the arriving court forces.
• The West Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard attacked the martial sects, sparking a chaotic three-way melee, while Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang engaged the three Great Constables.
• Yu Huatian fought Jing Wuming, wounded his left shoulder, and killed him when Jing Wuming's right-handed sword attack failed.
• Yu Huatian saw Dongfang Bubai fighting Zhang Wuji and joined the wider battle to plunder fortune from the gathered fighters.

As the battle raged, the martial sects began retreating rather than risk the court’s wrath, while Yu Huatian slaughtered their disciples. He killed Abbess Miejue and Li Zhenzhen with the Heavenly Sword, leaving the Emei disciples in shock.

• Song Yuanqiao ordered the Wudang Sect to withdraw after the Wooden Daoist warned that Yu Huatian was deliberately killing weaker fighters.
• Shaolin Temple, the Kongtong Sect, and the Mount Song Sect followed Wudang’s retreat, while Abbess Miejue ordered the Emei disciples to leave as she fought Li Zhenzhen.
• Yu Huatian told Abbess Miejue that Ding Minjun was likely dead, then killed her with a swift strike and took the Heavenly Sword.
• Yu Huatian tested the Heavenly Sword’s power by attacking Li Zhenzhen, whose attempt to flee ended when the sword energy killed her.

Zhang Wuji fought Dongfang Bubai while Yu Huatian joined the battle and wounded him with the Heavenly Sword. Badly injured, Zhang Wuji escaped with the Bright Moon Cult disciples, leaving Yu Huatian wondering why Dongfang Bubai was so powerful.

• Zhang Wuji and Dongfang Bubai fought as Dongfang Bubai demanded the Nine Yang Divine Skill and attacked with concealed needles.
• Yu Huatian stabbed Zhang Wuji in the shoulder with the Heavenly Sword and taunted him about Zhou Zhiruo.
• Zhang Wuji charged Yu Huatian, but Dongfang Bubai struck him from behind and badly injured him.
• Zhang Wuji used a burst of force and sand to escape, ordering the Bright Moon Cult disciples to retreat with him.
• Yu Huatian reflected that Zhang Wuji might be stronger than him and wondered whether Dongfang Bubai's Sunflower Manual was cultivated differently.

After the battle, Yu Huatian let Dongfang Bubai escape and organized compensation for the West Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard casualties. He rebuked the failed secret agents, then returned toward Dragon Gate Pass while an armored watcher secretly observed the battlefield and rode away.

• Dongfang Bubai escaped despite a volley of crossbow bolts, and Yu Huatian stopped his men from pursuing him.
• Yu Huatian ordered proper burials and compensation for fallen West Depot men and Embroidered Uniform Guards, including the family of Qian Chaofeng.
• Yu Huatian confronted Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Guihai Yidao for failing to stop the Four Great Constables; Duan Tianya accepted responsibility, and the three left.
• Yu Huatian surveyed the battlefield at dawn, then mounted Zhao Tong's white horse and set off toward Dragon Gate Pass.
• A hidden figure watched Yu Huatian leave through a brass telescope, whistled for a horse, and rode away in the opposite direction.

A Great Yuan princess learned that Yu Huatian had defeated the factions gathered at the Dragon Gate Inn and planned with Yuan Zhen to use poison against him. Meanwhile, Yu Huatian rested in Dragon Gate City and discovered that his plundered fate had reached 159527.

• Barsi reported to the Great Yuan princess that Yu Huatian had defeated the martial factions at the Dragon Gate Inn and left them unable to compete for the treasure.
• Yuan Zhen warned the princess that Yu Huatian might anticipate Great Yuan's involvement and urged her not to underestimate him.
• The princess asked Yuan Zhen for a strategy to seize the treasure, and he proposed using poison during the desert Black Sandstorm.
• Yu Huatian rested in a bath at the Golden Phoenix Tower and checked his information panel, seeing his plundered fate reach 159527.

Yu Huatian spent his fortune on a Gold draw and obtained the Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Qi, then mastered it along with several other martial arts from Silver draws. He ended with only 2,427 fortune points and a much broader arsenal of techniques.

• Yu Huatian used 100,000 fortune points for a Gold draw and obtained the Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Qi.
• Yu Huatian mastered all five transformations of the Innate Formless Finger Sword and all three realms of the Body-Piercing Formless Sword Qi.
• Yu Huatian drew a Great Restoration Pill and Black Jade Intermittent Ointment, storing the pill and deciding the ointment had little use for him.
• Yu Huatian obtained and mastered the Star-Absorbing Great Method, planning to absorb internal energy in moderation and convert it into Sunflower True Energy.
• Yu Huatian obtained and mastered the Dragon-Capturing Skill, leaving his fortune at 2,427 points.

After recovering from the battle at Dragon Gate Inn, Yu Huatian led the West Depot and Embroidered Uniform Guard back into the desert to pursue the treasure. Dongfang Bubai learned that Yilin was his sister and sent intelligence to repay Yu Huatian, while the chapter ended with Yan Shisan blocking Yu Huatian’s procession.

• Yu Huatian slept to recover from the mental strain of the battle as news of the slaughter spread across the martial world.
• Dongfang Bubai learned that Yilin was his long-lost younger sister, ordered her protected, and sent Yu Huatian intelligence about remaining treasure seekers.
• Yu Huatian received a list of martial artists in Dragon Gate City and left with his forces to return to the desert.
• Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Fu Hongxue joined Yu Huatian’s procession, with Lu Xiaofeng promising not to disrupt his plans.
• Yan Shisan appeared on the road ahead and blocked the West Depot procession, prompting Yu Huatian to recognize him.

Yu Huatian faced Yan Shisan in a duel after learning they both practiced the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords, and the two swordsmen fought to test their abilities. A Black Sandstorm swept toward the battlefield, forcing most onlookers to flee while Yu Huatian and Yan Shisan remained locked in combat.

• Lu Xiaofeng identified the black-clad swordsman as Yan Shisan, and Yu Huatian rode forward to meet him.
• Yue Buqun arrived with Ning Zhongze, and Ma Jinliang publicly threatened the Mount Hua Sect over Yue Buqun’s connection to Linghu Chong’s death.
• Yan Shisan explained that he accepted a contract to kill Yu Huatian partly to earn a name independent of Xie Xiaofeng, then challenged him to a duel.
• Yu Huatian revealed that he had mastered the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords and urged Yan Shisan to show him the Fourteenth Sword, but Yan Shisan admitted he had not yet comprehended it.
• Yu Huatian and Yan Shisan exchanged deadly sword techniques, and their duel raised a vast cloud of dust as they fought at close quarters.
• A Black Sandstorm approached, prompting Lu Xiaofeng and most others to retreat; Ma Jinliang and Ding Xiu stayed behind as some martial artists ran toward the storm seeking the treasure.

Yu Huatian fought Yan Shisan using only the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords and discovered the Fourteenth Sword by transforming its killing intent into vitality. After using it to destroy a tornado in the Desert Black Sandstorm, Yu Huatian fled with Ma Jinliang and Ding Xiu, while Yan Shisan chose to pursue him to learn the new sword.

• Yu Huatian and Yan Shisan fought evenly for hundreds of exchanges using only the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords.
• Yu Huatian realized the Fourteenth Sword could turn death into life and comprehended a sword filled with vitality rather than murderous intent.
• Yu Huatian unleashed the Fourteenth Sword into the sky and destroyed a nearby tornado with its sword light.
• Yan Shisan recognized the strike as the Fourteenth Sword and asked Yu Huatian about it.
• Yu Huatian took Ma Jinliang and Ding Xiu and fled the approaching sandstorm, and Yan Shisan followed after stabilizing his injuries.