Chapter Summaries

Yu Huatian overwhelmed Dugu Jian with his Sword Dao and distributed several supreme Sword Intent inheritances to his subordinates. As Xiao Wu and Long'er prepared to leave, a mysterious black-robed figure promised to seize the Sacred Spirit Sword Technique for Long'er, then clashed Sword Intent with Yu Huatian.

• Yu Huatian unleashed his sword momentum, causing the Sword Pool’s inheritances to flock to him and forcing Dugu Jian to reconsider challenging him.
• Yu Huatian gave the Sacred Spirit Sword Technique inheritance to Jian Yue, then handed the Heavenly Origin Sword Art to A Fei and the Twelve Profound Yin Swords to Lian Chengbi.
• Yu Huatian allowed the other swordsmen to pursue the remaining inheritances, and they fought over them in the Sword Pool.
• Wuming persuaded Bu Jingyun to give up seeking an inheritance, while Dugu Jian and then Long'er and Xiao Wu left the Sword Pool’s edge.
• A mysterious black-robed figure offered to seize the Sacred Spirit Sword Technique inheritance for Long'er, and his Sword Intent collided with Yu Huatian’s.

Yu Huatian confronted Wu Wudi in the Sword Realm, and their battle shook the realm as they tested their opposing paths. While they fought, a hidden figure absorbed more Sword Intent legacies and grew closer to the Union with the Dao Realm.

• Yu Huatian identified the black-robed swordsman as Wu Wudi after recognizing the Mountains and Seas Fist Manual and the Black Tortoise True Skill.
• Wu Wudi revealed himself to Xiao Wu and Long'er, then recognized Yu Huatian's Slay All in Ten Directions technique.
• Yu Huatian and Wu Wudi clashed with their strongest techniques, and their attacks tore open the Sword Realm to reveal the Divine Land.
• Yu Huatian empowered himself with his Five Elements Bloodline and challenged Wu Wudi to prove whose path was truly invincible.
• Wu Wudi and Yu Huatian resumed their fierce battle above the Sword Pool while a hidden figure absorbed more Sword Intent legacies and advanced toward the Union with the Dao Realm.

Yan Fei emerged from the Sword Pool after absorbing the Demonic Sword inheritance and reaching the Union with the Dao Realm. He attacked Yu Huatian over their past grievances, but their first clash ended evenly, and Yan Fei launched a primordial spirit attack.

• The Sword Realm began drawing in spiritual qi from outside as sword-intent inheritances vanished into the Sword Pool.
• People outside the Sword Realm and within it speculated that someone had broken through to the Union with the Dao Realm.
• A yellow-robed figure erupted from the Sword Pool, killed nearby swordsmen with black sword qi, and absorbed their vital essence.
• Yu Huatian recognized the figure as Yan Fei, and Wu Wudi identified his inheritance as the Demonic Sword.
• Yan Fei attacked Yu Huatian, but their first clash sent both men flying back without either gaining the advantage.
• At the Demonic Chief’s urging, Yan Fei sent a Demonic Sword attack toward Yu Huatian’s primordial spirit.

Yu Huatian crippled Yan Fei after a powerful Sword Spirit inside his Demonic Sword suppressed and devoured Yan Fei’s Primordial Spirit attack, but Yan Fei escaped with a mysterious power. Wu Wudi warned that the Demonic Sword’s Sword-Intent Spirit could survive Yan Fei’s death, and Yu Huatian chose to rely on Lian Chengbi mastering the Twelve Profound Yin Swords to counter it.

• Yan Fei’s Primordial Spirit sword attacked Yu Huatian, but a red figure emerging from Yu Huatian’s Demonic Sword destroyed it and devoured its power, badly injuring Yan Fei and Demonic Chief.
• Yu Huatian struck Yan Fei twice, severing his arms and taking Butterfly Loves the Flower after the sword rejected Yan Fei.
• Demonic Chief seized control of Yan Fei’s body and carried him away before Yu Huatian could stop him.
• Wu Wudi told Yu Huatian that killing Yan Fei would not destroy Demonic Chief and proposed using either the Twelve Profound Yin Swords or Yu Huatian’s Sword Spirit to eliminate it.
• Yu Huatian chose the Twelve Profound Yin Swords and looked to Lian Chengbi, who was comprehending them in the Sword Pool.

Swordsmen claimed the remaining No Sword Realm legacies and gradually awakened from their comprehension, while Yu Huatian waited at the Sword Pool for Lian Chengbi to master the Profound Yin Sword Intent. The chapter ended as a terrifying, sinister sword aura erupted from the pool, and Yu Huatian recognized it as the Swordless Realm.

• The remaining No Sword Realm legacies were claimed, and Yu Huatian stayed at the Sword Pool to guard Bai Yujing and await Lian Chengbi.
• Long'er became the first to comprehend her legacy, reaching Clear Sword Heart before thanking Wu Wudi.
• Bai Yujing comprehended a Wood-Attribute Sword Intent legacy, then discussed Yu Huatian's Invincible Sword Dao with him.
• Xie Xuan, Jian Yue, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, and A Fei awakened after comprehending their legacies, with A Fei reaching Clear Sword Heart.
• The other swordsmen left the Sword Pool to search the Sword Realm and look for Yan Fei, while Yu Huatian continued waiting for Lian Chengbi.
• A powerful, sinister sword aura burst from the Sword Pool, and Yu Huatian identified it as the Swordless Realm.

Lian Chengbi gained the Profound Yin Sword Intent inheritance and reached the No Sword Realm before accompanying Yu Huatian into the mountains to search for Yan Fei. As Yu Huatian comprehended the Sword Realm, his Invincible Sword Spirit took shape and drew the attention of the Purple Demonic Sword.

• Lian Chengbi emerged from the Sword Pool after gaining the Profound Yin Sword Spirit, breaking through to the No Sword Realm.
• Yu Huatian told Lian Chengbi to stop celebrating and join him in searching for Yan Fei, whose Demonic Chief Sword Spirit might offer another opportunity.
• Yu Huatian and Lian Chengbi left the Sword Pool and entered the mountains, following the direction Bai Yujing and the others had taken.
• Yu Huatian absorbed the Sword Realm’s sword intent, triggering a tornado that formed the phantom of his Invincible Sword Spirit.
• The Invincible Sword Spirit subdued the Profound Yin Sword Spirit within Lian Chengbi and turned its gaze on the Purple Demonic Sword.
• A magnificent figure in red emerged from the Demonic Sword.

Yu Huatian awakened Sword Chief, a Sword Spirit born from his Invincible Sword Intent, and learned that Yan Fei might be killing swordsmen to consume their Sword Intent. He and Lian Chengbi found Dugu Jian’s corpse and then discovered more than a dozen dead swordsmen, confirming Yu Huatian’s fears.

• The red-clad Sword Spirit emerged from Yu Huatian’s Demonic Sword, overwhelmed Lian Chengbi with her presence, and vanished back into the sword after noting that Yu Huatian might help her find her older brother.
• Yu Huatian examined the newly awakened Sword Spirit in his consciousness and named it Sword Chief, which explained that it could strengthen his swordsmanship and devour other Sword Spirits.
• Yu Huatian rejected Sword Chief’s suggestion to devour Profound Yin and agreed instead to find it a suitable sword after leaving the Sword Realm.
• Lian Chengbi alerted Yu Huatian to a smell of blood, and they found Dugu Jian’s desiccated corpse in the forest.
• Yu Huatian suspected Yan Fei had killed Dugu Jian to absorb his Sword Intent, and he and Lian Chengbi found more than a dozen other dead swordsmen who had left the Sword Pool.

Yu Huatian and Lian Chengbi followed Bai Yujing's sword marks through the Sword Realm, finding the corpses of swordsmen drained by Yan Fei. They reached the battle as Yan Fei overwhelmed Bai Yujing and the other sword masters, and Yu Huatian confronted him at the end.

• Yu Huatian concluded that Yan Fei was hunting swordsmen and devouring their sword intent and power to grow stronger, then continued with Lian Chengbi to find Bai Yujing and the others.
• Yu Huatian and Lian Chengbi followed Bai Yujing's sword marks and found dozens of desiccated corpses along the way.
• Lang Fanyun told Yu Huatian that Yan Fei had devoured over a hundred experts and that Bai Yujing's group was struggling against him three hundred li away.
• Yan Fei fought Bai Yujing, Jian Yue, Xie Xuan, Ye Gucheng, Ximen Chuixue, and the other swordsmen, overpowering them with Demonic Chief's power.
• Demonic Chief exploited Jian Yue's desire for power, and Yan Fei struck him down before continuing his attack on the group.
• Yu Huatian arrived and unleashed overwhelming sword momentum against Yan Fei, while Demonic Chief realized Yu Huatian had awakened a sword spirit.

Yu Huatian used Mo Yiming’s death to break Yan Fei’s resolve, then trapped him in an illusion that unleashed the Sword Intents Yan Fei had stolen. The Demonic Chief lost to Yu Huatian’s Sword Spirit and began attacking Yan Fei to seize his body.

• Yu Huatian confronted Yan Fei and blamed him for Mo Yiming’s death, driving Yan Fei into confusion and distress.
• Yu Huatian’s Primordial Spirit illusion made Yan Fei see the ghosts of the swordsmen whose Sword Intent he had devoured, while the others realized Yu Huatian had attacked his mind.
• Yu Huatian explained that Yan Fei’s stolen Sword Intents turned against him once his will weakened, and the Demonic Chief attacked Yu Huatian to protect its host.
• Yu Huatian’s Divine Sword defeated the Demonic Chief’s Sword Spirit, leaving it weakened and unable to control the fight.
• The Demonic Chief rejected its agreement with Yan Fei and attacked his Primordial Spirit, attempting to take over his body.

The Demonic Chief possessed Yan Fei, but Yan Fei detonated his remaining Immortal Spirit Sword Intent to wound him and create an opening for Yu Huatian. Yu Huatian and the Demonic Chief’s clash broke the Sword Realm open, and the others escaped while their battle continued.

• The Demonic Chief took over Yan Fei’s body, while the Sword Chief reassured Yu Huatian that it would never betray him and explained that Profound Yin could be guided by Lian Chengbi.
• Yan Fei’s remaining Immortal Spirit Sword Intent resisted the Demonic Chief, but the Demonic Chief gradually overpowered it.
• Yu Huatian struck the Demonic Chief, and Yan Fei detonated his Immortal Spirit Sword Intent, destroying his own Primordial Spirit and severely wounding the Demonic Chief.
• Yu Huatian attacked the weakened Demonic Chief again, and their clashing Sword Qi split the Sword Realm’s void and opened a passage to the Divine Land.
• Jian Yue, Wuming, and the others escaped through the fissures; Bai Yujing’s group also left after deciding they could not help Yu Huatian, while his battle with the Demonic Chief continued.

Yu Huatian fought the Demonic Chief in the Sword Realm, but the Chief trapped him in a storm of the realm’s Sword Intent to keep him from escaping. The Red-Clad Sword Spirit tore open a path through the storm, and Yu Huatian rushed toward it before it closed.

• The Demonic Chief used the Sword Realm’s Sword Intent to trap Yu Huatian in a storm and seal the passage out.
• Yu Huatian realized the Demonic Chief intended to drain his strength and keep him trapped until the passage closed.
• The Sword Chief said the Red-Clad Sword Spirit could break the storm, and Yu Huatian called on it for help.
• The Red-Clad Sword Spirit emerged from the Purple Demonic Sword and fired an arrow that ripped open the Sword Intent storm.
• Yu Huatian charged through the opening as it began to close.

Yu Huatian destroyed the Demonic Chief’s body and summoned the Sword Chief to battle his evil Sword Intent. When the Red-Clad Sword Spirit warned that the Sword Realm would soon close, Yu Huatian agreed to share the Demonic Chief’s power and future Sword Intent and Primordial Spirits in exchange for her help.

• Yu Huatian broke through the Sword Intent seal and destroyed the Demonic Chief’s possessed body with the Purple Demonic Sword.
• The Demonic Chief became a bodiless Sword Intent and attacked Yu Huatian, who summoned the Sword Chief to fight him.
• The Sword Chief and the Demonic Chief clashed, and Yu Huatian watched as their battle remained evenly matched.
• The Red-Clad Sword Spirit warned Yu Huatian that the Alternate Space would soon close and explained that she needed Sword Intent and Primordial Spirits to replenish her power.
• Yu Huatian negotiated with the Red-Clad Sword Spirit, agreeing to share the Demonic Chief’s power and future gains in exchange for her help.

The Red-Clad Sword Spirit intervened in the battle between the Sword Chief and the Demonic Chief, allowing the Sword Chief to devour most of the Demonic Chief’s source and strengthen Yu Huatian. Afterward, she revealed her name as Long Kui and returned to the Purple Demonic Sword, while Yu Huatian left the Sword Realm before its passage closed.

• The Red-Clad Sword Spirit entered the sword-domain battle and overwhelmed the Demonic Chief, then bound him with crimson chains and began siphoning his energy.
• The Sword Chief joined Long Kui in devouring the Demonic Chief’s source, leaving Long Kui with one-third and the Sword Chief with two-thirds.
• Yu Huatian sensed the Sword Chief’s victory and gained stronger sword intent, a strengthened primordial spirit, and a tougher body.
• The Sword Chief appeared before Yu Huatian in a more substantial form, and Yu Huatian drew him into his sea of consciousness.
• Long Kui thanked Yu Huatian, revealed her name, and vanished into the Purple Demonic Sword.
• Yu Huatian escaped through a spatial rift as the Sword Realm’s passage closed behind him.

After nearly a year in the Sword Realm, Yu Huatian’s absence left Ming’s leaders divided over whether to launch a western campaign. News that swordsmen had emerged from the Sword Realm suggested Yu Huatian was returning, and the Capital’s factions and imperial household prepared to welcome him.

• Cao Shaoqin, Dong Tianbao, and E'erdou urged the West Depot to attack the western nations before Great Song and Great Sui could form an alliance, while Tan Luzi and Ma Jinliang insisted they wait for Yu Huatian.
• A West Depot Guard reported that the Sword Realm had shaken and that Ye Gucheng, Ximen Chuixue, and other swordsmen had emerged, prompting the commissioners to prepare to welcome Yu Huatian.
• Cao Zhengchun heard the news at the East Depot and set out for Mount Hua to welcome Yu Huatian.
• Su Huirong told Yuan Chengzhi, Wen Qingqing, and Zhu Ciyu that Yu Huatian was coming back, and they decided to welcome him together.
• Xu Hongru sensed that Yu Huatian was returning, and he, Zheng He, Xu Ruowu, and the Five Elements Ancestor headed out to meet him.

Yu Huatian emerged from the Sword Realm with perfected ninth-heaven cultivation and greatly strengthened Sword Dao, then reunited with the other swordsmen and secured Jian Yue's pledge to serve him. As the group prepared to return to the Capital, they noticed a green-robed figure still on Mount Hua.

• Yu Huatian left the Sword Realm, reached perfection of the ninth heaven, and awakened a sword spirit in his invincible sword intent.
• Bai Yujing, Xie Xuan, Ye Gucheng, Ximen Chuixue, Lian Chengbi, A Fei, and Jian Yue joined Yu Huatian, and he assessed their gains from the Sword Realm.
• Ye Gucheng and Bai Yujing explained that A Fei entered the no sword realm while fighting Yan Fei, and Yu Huatian told A Fei he could pursue fame as a swordsman.
• Jian Yue agreed to serve Yu Huatian until he reached the union with the Dao realm and achieved void-breaking ascension.
• Yu Huatian led the group toward the Capital, but they spotted a green-robed figure standing on Mount Hua.

Yu Huatian spoke with Xiao Sanxiao, who revealed that Yu Huatian was the outsider from a prophecy tied to the Millennium Catastrophe and asked him to protect the world if disaster came. Xiao Sanxiao warned him about Xiao Jingtian, and Yu Huatian rejoined Bai Yujing and the others as Ming’s forces welcomed him back and called him to return to the Capital.

• Yu Huatian approached Xiao Sanxiao and apologized for killing Xiao Aoshi, but Xiao Sanxiao said his son had earned his fate through his crimes and demonic path.
• Xiao Sanxiao explained that divination had identified Yu Huatian as someone whose destined lot did not belong to this world, and connected him to the Monk Emperor’s prophecy of a Millennium Catastrophe.
• Yu Huatian promised to oppose the catastrophe if it threatened the world, and Xiao Sanxiao said Yu Huatian no longer needed his protection.
• Xiao Sanxiao warned Yu Huatian that Xiao Jingtian, Xiao Aoshi’s elder brother, might seek revenge and was stronger than Xiao Aoshi.
• Yu Huatian rejoined Bai Yujing and the others, then saw Ming’s forces arrive and call for him to return to the Capital.

After returning to Ming, Yu Huatian abolished the Eastern and Western Depots and reorganized the Embroidered Uniform Guard to prevent internal strife. He was named Martial King and prepared Ming for a western campaign, leaving the story with him gathering powerful allies to eliminate hidden threats before the war.

• Yu Huatian summoned the depot and guard leaders, abolished the Eastern and Western Depots, and established two commanders and nine provincial pacification commissioners under the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
• Yu Huatian persuaded the court to launch a campaign against the western nations, giving them one month to surrender before Ming invaded.
• Hai Rui and the Grand Secretariat petitioned to reward Yu Huatian, and Empress Dowager Su Huirong made him the king of a different surname with the title Martial King.
• Yu Huatian told Zheng He and Xu Ruowu that he would deal with hidden dangers while they accompanied the army west to face foreign experts.
• Yu Huatian visited Bai Yujing, Xie Xuan, and others and invited them to join the western campaign.

After Ming ordered the nations of the Divine Land to submit, Great Song’s court debated how to stop its advance. Cai Jing revealed that Wei Zhongxian was alive and planned to use his old connections and Zhu Xiawu’s hidden identity to sow disorder in Ming, while Wei secretly vowed to return and take revenge.

• Ming’s proclamation of war frightened the nations, and Emperor Zhao Gou summoned Great Song’s officials to discuss how to resist.
• Fan Zhongyan urged an alliance with Great Sui, but Cai Jing argued that Great Song should instead destabilize Ming from within.
• Cai Jing introduced Wei Zhongxian, whom the officials recognized as Ming’s former Nine-Thousand-Year Lord, presumed dead.
• Wei Zhongxian offered to stir up Ming’s court but warned that they would also need to plunge its Jianghu into chaos.
• Wei Zhongxian appealed to Zhu Xiawu for help, and Zhu Xiawu agreed to do his utmost after realizing Wei knew his other identity.
• Wei Zhongxian silently vowed to return to Ming and fulfill his promise.

With Great Sui weakened by rebellions and threatened by Ming, Yuwen Huaji urged Yang Guang to prioritize suppressing the internal unrest and revealed that the Li Clan had powerful allies. He introduced Yuwen Tuo, whose overwhelming presence impressed Yang Guang, who appointed him Grand Preceptor and ordered him to crush the rebellions.

• Yang Guang erupted in anger over Ming’s declaration of war, while Dugu Feng urged him to ally with other dynasties against Ming.
• Yuwen Huaji argued that Great Sui should first suppress its domestic rebellions and then join forces with the Great Han Dynasty and other states.
• Yuwen Huaji revealed that Cihang Jingzhai, Heaven’s Gate, and over half of the rebel factions supported or allied with the Li Clan, which was also considering a marriage alliance with the Song Clan of Lingnan.
• Yuwen Huaji recommended a powerful figure waiting outside the hall, and Yuwen Tuo appeared there suddenly, astonishing the officials and guards.
• Yang Guang appointed Yuwen Tuo Grand Preceptor of Great Sui and ordered him to lead troops against the rebellions.

Northern Li surrendered to the Great Ming Dynasty under Meng Tian’s command, boosting Ming’s confidence in its western expedition. Yu Huatian then learned that a masked commander named Yuwen Tuo had turned the tide of Great Sui’s war against Li Yuan and realized he might be the legendary wielder of primordial artifacts.

• Meng Tian ordered Northern Li to surrender to Ming, and the state seal and half of its Tiger Tally were sent to Ming the next day.
• Yu Huatian discussed the surrender with Tan Luzi, Cao Shaoqin, and Ma Jinliang, then ordered his agents to keep monitoring the Great Han Dynasty’s rival powers.
• Tan Luzi reported that Cao Cao had unified the north with support from the Celestial Master Sect, while Liu Bei and Sun Quan relied on powerful allies including Lü Bu and Yin Zhong.
• Lin Pingzhi reported that Yang Guang’s army had crushed Li Yuan’s forces after the mysterious golden-masked commander Yuwen Tuo defeated the factions supporting Li Yuan.
• Yu Huatian recognized Yuwen Tuo as a figure from his former life who might be the reincarnation of the Kunlun Mirror and wielder of the Xuanyuan Sword.