Chapter Summaries

Yu Huatian overwhelmed Li Hanyi and Sikong Changfeng, shattering their swords and spear and leaving them gravely wounded. As Snowmoon City’s disciples prepared to fight the court forces, Baili Dongjun arrived and called for everyone to stop.

• Sikong Changfeng revealed the Silver Moon Spear and joined Li Hanyi in challenging Yu Huatian, who drove him back and countered Li Hanyi’s dual-sword techniques.
• Yu Huatian used the Heavenly Sword Slash to destroy Li Hanyi’s attacks, break Listening Rain, and ruin Iron Horse, Ice River, leaving her near death in the ruins.
• Sikong Changfeng repeatedly charged Yu Huatian to protect Li Hanyi, but Yu Huatian’s Invisible Sword Qi weakened him until the Silver Moon Spear snapped and he fell to one knee.
• Snowmoon City’s disciples charged the Eastern and Western Depots and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, prompting Yu Huatian to prepare to order a massacre.
• Baili Dongjun arrived and ordered everyone to stop, and Yu Huatian turned to face him.

Baili Dongjun returned to Snowmoon City and confronted Yu Huatian after the court's forces wounded Sikong Changfeng and Li Hanyi. He learned why the court had come, offered Xiao Se and Wuxin for arrest, and faced Yu Huatian's demands that Snowmoon City pay back taxes and obey the court.

• Baili Dongjun arrived, apologized to Sikong Changfeng, and took charge while the injured city lords were carried away for treatment.
• Yin Luoxia explained that Snowmoon City had sheltered Wuxin, Lei Wujie, and Xiao Se, who were wanted by the court.
• Baili Dongjun ordered Yin Luoxia to bring Xiao Se and Wuxin, and Yu Huatian's guards shackled them along with Tang Lian.
• Baili Dongjun refused to let Yu Huatian take Lei Wujie or Tang Lian and offered to meet other conditions instead.
• Yu Huatian demanded that Snowmoon City pay its unpaid taxes, follow the court's orders, and pay taxes on time, prompting Baili Dongjun to realize his purpose went beyond arresting fugitives.

Yu Huatian revealed that the court’s demands were meant to force Snowmoon City into submission and make an example of the Ming jianghu, while Baili Dongjun refused to surrender or leave Ming territory. Yu Huatian and Baili Dongjun began a fierce duel that swept from Snowmoon City into the surrounding mountains, with the outcome still undecided.

• Yu Huatian demanded that Snowmoon City pay its overdue and current taxes or leave Ming territory within three months, and Baili Dongjun rejected both demands.
• Yu Huatian summoned the Heavenly Sword and challenged Baili Dongjun, who answered with Unsullied by Dust and declared his swordsmanship.
• Yu Huatian struck with the Heavenly Sword Slash, overcoming Baili Dongjun’s Western Chu Sword Song and driving him backward.
• Baili Dongjun charged again, and Yu Huatian met him with the Heavenly Gang Sword Art and the Sword-Breaking Stance of the Dugu Nine Swords.
• Yu Huatian and Baili Dongjun fought across the surrounding mountains, devastating the landscape as Snowmoon City’s disciples and the court forces watched.

Yu Huatian battled Baili Dongjun, using sharp words to expose the unfairness of their fight before Baili attacked him with both blade and sword. As Yu Huatian unleashed the White Tiger Essence Blood and struck Baili Dongjun with a powerful sword attack, Baili was left grievously wounded and facing Yu Huatian’s frightening, blood-eyed form.

• Baili Dongjun summoned the Thunderclap Blade, Exhausting Splendor, and said he would combine blade and sword against Yu Huatian.
• Yu Huatian called out Baili Dongjun’s hypocrisy and provoked him into attacking in anger.
• Baili Dongjun pressed Yu Huatian with simultaneous blade and sword attacks, forcing him back and injuring him despite his defenses.
• Yu Huatian activated the White Tiger Essence Blood, unleashing a savage aura and a tiger’s roar that briefly made Baili Dongjun hesitate.
• Yu Huatian attacked with sword qi and the Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Qi, then sent Baili Dongjun flying and carved a severe wound across his chest.
• Baili Dongjun looked up to find Yu Huatian standing before him, bloodshot-eyed and radiating killing intent.

Yu Huatian used the White Tiger Essence Blood to defeat Baili Dongjun and force Snowmoon City to surrender Lei Wujie and accept imperial rule. He left with Lei Wujie, Wuxin, and their companions, giving Snowmoon City six months to pay its overdue taxes while Baili Dongjun withheld the ancient sword in his hand.

• Yu Huatian activated the White Tiger Essence Blood and overwhelmed Baili Dongjun with his Heavenly Sword Slash, leaving him badly injured.
• Yu Huatian advanced on Baili Dongjun, but stopped when Baili Dongjun revealed an ancient, sheathed sword that made him wary.
• Yu Huatian demanded Lei Wujie, Snowmoon City's submission, and payment of its taxes, threatening to destroy the city if it refused.
• Baili Dongjun agreed to hand over Lei Wujie after Yu Huatian's forces aimed their weapons at Snowmoon City.
• Yin Luoxia brought Lei Wujie out, and Yu Huatian's guards shackled him alongside Wuxin and his two companions.
• Yu Huatian gave Snowmoon City six months to pay its overdue taxes, then departed with his forces while Baili Dongjun did not draw the ancient sword.

After subduing Snowmoon City, Yu Huatian led his forces toward Shaolin Temple, the next target in his campaign to bring the southern jianghu under the court’s control. He arrived at Mount Shaoshi and challenged Shaolin’s abbot to come out and meet him.

• Yan Shisan asked Yu Huatian why he had spared Baili Dongjun, and Yu Huatian explained that Baili’s old sword had made him wary of its unknown owner.
• Yu Huatian considered how he might use the captured Wuxin, Tang Lian, Xiao Se, and Lei Wujie, then decided to target Shaolin Temple next.
• News of Snowmoon City’s defeat spread through the jianghu, convincing many that Yu Huatian was an extraordinarily powerful threat and that Shaolin Temple would be his next target.
• Yu Huatian led his forces south for seven days and arrived at the foot of Mount Song.
• Yu Huatian reached Mount Shaoshi, denounced Shaolin Temple, and called for its abbot to meet him.

Yu Huatian arrived at Shaolin Temple to demand taxes and the Sinew Transformation Scripture, then launched an attack when the monks refused. Four secluded Shaolin elders emerged to confront him, but four powerful fighters from Ghost King Manor met them, and the battle began.

• Fangzheng and the Shaolin monks learned that Yu Huatian had defeated Snowmoon City's three venerables, and Master Dabei confirmed Yu Huatian's strength after meeting him in the Capital.
• Yu Huatian arrived at Shaolin Temple and demanded overdue taxes and access to the Sinew Transformation Scripture, but Master Dabei and Divine Monk Kong Xing refused.
• Yu Huatian ordered his forces to attack, and Shaolin monks suffered heavy casualties as the Depot Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guard pressed the assault.
• Four secluded Shaolin elders emerged and charged Yu Huatian, but four fighters from Ghost King Manor appeared to engage them.

Yu Huatian’s forces attacked Shaolin Temple, and he personally killed the Three Du Masters and Divine Monk Kong Xing while vowing to eradicate Buddhism. As his sword threatened Divine Monk Kong Jian and the other monks, a golden defense stopped it, and a Heavenly Being emerged from seclusion.

• Tie Qingyi, Bi Tianyan, Yu Fuyun, and Jing Chengleng fought Shaolin’s four monks while Ye Gucheng engaged Master Dabei.
• Yu Huatian defeated and killed Du'e, Du Jie, and Du Nan after they endangered Yan Shisan and killed Embroidered Uniform Guards.
• Divine Monk Kong Jian accidentally caused Divine Monk Kong Xing’s death when Kong Xing took Yu Huatian’s sword strike for him.
• Yu Huatian declared that he would destroy Shaolin and eradicate Buddhism, then unleashed a massive sword strike at Kong Jian and the other monks.
• A golden barrier from the Great Hero Hall stopped Yu Huatian’s sword, and Shaolin’s elders revealed that their senior brother had emerged as a Heavenly Being.

Yu Huatian fought Shaolin’s Heavenly Being ancestor, suffering near-fatal injuries before breaking through to the Great Grandmaster Fifth Stage and battling back. He escaped Shaolin Temple after their final clash, still wounded but standing.

• A white-robed Shaolin ancestor emerged from seclusion and attacked Yu Huatian with the Great Strength Vajra Palm.
• Yu Huatian resisted the first strike, then charged again despite his injuries, sensing his cultivation and Sword Dao improving.
• The ancestor shattered Yu Huatian’s defenses and struck him down, but Yu Huatian broke through to the Great Grandmaster Fifth Stage as his body rapidly healed.
• Yu Huatian renewed his attack, and his stronger Heavenly Sword Slashes forced the ancestor to retreat while Buddhist chants briefly suppressed his fury.
• Yu Huatian shattered the ancestor’s palm attack with a combined sword strike, then clashed with his finger technique and was propelled beyond Shaolin Temple’s outer gate.

Yu Huatian escaped Shaolin after using the Sutra Repository to prevent its Heavenly Being patriarch from killing him. Shaolin’s patriarch resolved to seek justice from the imperial court and eliminate Yu Huatian before his power grew further.

• Yu Huatian took medicine for his severe injuries as Yan Shisan and the others shielded him from the Shaolin monks.
• Yu Huatian revealed that Tie Qingyi and three other Ghost King Manor Great Grandmasters were threatening the Sutra Repository, forcing the patriarch to let him leave.
• Yu Huatian rejected the patriarch’s offer to join Shaolin and declared that he would use the Dao of Slaughter to punish the guilty and restore order.
• After Yu Huatian’s party departed, Tie Qingyi and the other Great Grandmasters left, and the Shaolin monks questioned why their patriarch had spared Yu Huatian.
• The patriarch showed the wound Yu Huatian had inflicted and explained that Yu Huatian’s unusual strength, healing ability, and threat to Shaolin’s legacy made detaining him too risky.
• The patriarch ordered the monks not to provoke the imperial court for now and said he would visit the Capital to demand justice and stop Yu Huatian’s growth.

Yu Huatian recovered from his defeat at Shaolin and questioned whether the court could truly protect him, deciding he could rely only on himself. News of the battle spread across the jianghu, strengthening the court’s authority while hidden powers began stirring again.

• Yu Huatian accepted his defeat by Shaolin’s Heavenly Being as a lesson, while Tie Qingyi and the other Ghost King Manor Grandmasters urged him to recover in the Capital and warned him about Shaolin’s strength.
• Yu Huatian learned that the court had a Heavenly Being but that Tie Qingyi could not explain the matter, and he concluded that no one could be relied upon but himself.
• Yu Huatian ordered Yan Shisan and the others to investigate the identity of Shaolin’s senior monk and prepare to eliminate disobedient southern jianghu powers.
• News of Yu Huatian’s attack on Shaolin and its Heavenly Being spread, prompting many martial powers to submit to the court and comply with local authorities.
• Some powerful observers saw through the rumors and began stirring up new undercurrents in secret.

Song Yuanqiao reported Yu Huatian’s clash with Shaolin to Zhang Sanfeng, who recognized the Shaolin Heavenly Being as his former teacher, Master Jueyuan, and explained that a Taoist Heavenly Being guarded the Capital. Meanwhile, Gongzi Yu learned that Yu Huatian’s strength had grown and began planning to strike while an opportunity remained.

• Song Yuanqiao told Zhang Sanfeng that Yu Huatian had fought a Shaolin Heavenly Being and left Shaolin after killing monks and damaging its buildings.
• Zhang Sanfeng realized the Shaolin Heavenly Being was probably Master Jueyuan, his former teacher, and said Wudang would help Yu Huatian if he asked.
• Zhang Sanfeng told Song Yuanqiao that a Taoist Heavenly Being protected the Capital and instructed him to help anyone who came from there seeking aid.
• Gongzi Yu reviewed reports of Yu Huatian’s battle with Jueyuan and concluded that Yu Huatian’s strength had increased to at least the Great Grandmaster Eighth Level Realm.
• Gongzi Yu told the middle-aged man that they should act soon and said an excellent opportunity had appeared.

Gongzi Yu persuaded Fang Longxiang to join a plan to ambush the injured Yu Huatian, while Guan Yutian prepared to unify Jiangnan with Yan Zangfeng's help. The chapter ended as Embroidered Uniform Guards appeared before Guan Yutian.

• Gongzi Yu asked Fang Longxiang to help kill Yu Huatian, arguing that the injured eunuch threatened the Green Dragon Society.
• Fang Longxiang initially refused, but agreed to act after Gongzi Yu invoked the Green Dragon Order and assured him Yu Huatian was gravely injured.
• Guan Yutian worried that Yu Huatian might target the Supreme Alliance, but Yan Zangfeng urged him to seize the chance to unify Jiangnan.
• Guan Yutian appointed Yan Zangfeng to lead the campaign against Jiangnan's remaining factions and voiced ambitions to rule the martial world.
• An icy voice interrupted Guan Yutian, and he recognized the arriving figures as the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Dong Tianbao arrived with the Embroidered Uniform Guard and forced Guan Yutian to choose between death and submitting the Supreme Alliance to Yu Huatian. Guan Yutian submitted, and the chapter ended with him wary of Yu Huatian’s power and schemes.

• Dong Tianbao presented Guan Yutian with Yu Huatian’s demand that he either die or submit to the court, promising support in uniting the southern martial world if he obeyed.
• Guan Yutian agreed to follow Yu Huatian’s orders and asked about dealing with Shaolin Temple and Snowmoon City; Dong Tianbao told him to focus on Jiangnan and expand the Supreme Alliance.
• Dong Tianbao exposed Yan Zangfeng as Bai Yuer’s beloved, and Guan Yutian struck him down before the Embroidered Uniform Guard took him away.
• Dong Tianbao demanded copies of Guan Yutian’s Innate Astral Qi and Mighty Dragon Divine Palm, and Guan Yutian agreed to provide them.
• Guan Yutian spotted Ye Gucheng leaving and realized the court had brought enough force to defeat him if he had refused to submit.

Yu Huatian recovered from his defeat at Shaolin with his resolve strengthened, declaring that he followed the Invincible Sword Dao and vowing to repay Jueyuan. As his procession neared the Capital, he sensed an ambush in the woods and confronted a powerful figure blocking the road.

• The court's forces continued arresting and executing opponents across the south while Yu Huatian's procession traveled toward the Capital.
• Yan Shisan and Xia Xueyi worried that Yu Huatian's defeat by the Shaolin Heavenly Being might have damaged his martial heart, but Yu Huatian emerged from seclusion and reassured them.
• Yu Huatian advised Xia Xueyi not to rely too heavily on his Golden Snake Sword and promised to teach him Heavenly Immortal from Beyond the Heavens.
• Yu Huatian explained that his Invincible Sword Dao meant keeping an unbroken heart despite defeat, then vowed to settle his debt with Jueyuan, the Shaolin monk who had defeated him.
• Yu Huatian stopped the procession after sensing an ambush in the woods, and a powerful figure appeared to block their path.

Yu Huatian and the Ghost King Manor’s Four Great Retainers were ambushed by Fang Longxiang and seven Great Grandmasters sent by Gongzi Yu. After an intense duel revealed Yu Huatian’s formidable swordsmanship and rapid recovery, Fang Longxiang prepared his ultimate move, but Yu Huatian suddenly fled.

• Fang Longxiang revealed seven Green Dragon Society Great Grandmasters and said they had come to kill Yu Huatian.
• Yu Huatian announced that his injuries had healed and told the Four Great Retainers to face the seven attackers while he fought Fang Longxiang.
• Yu Huatian wounded Fang Longxiang with his sword and Innate Body-Piercing Formless Sword Qi, while Fang Longxiang struck back and injured him with his greater internal power.
• Yu Huatian and Fang Longxiang traded sword moves, and Fang Longxiang realized Yu Huatian had reached the Perfect Sword Heart realm.
• Fang Longxiang gathered his Sword Momentum for an ultimate move, but Yu Huatian turned and fled, leaving Fang Longxiang stunned.

Yu Huatian killed two Green Dragon Society Great Grandmasters before Zheng He and Xu Ruowu arrived to save him from Fang Longxiang. Master Jueyuan then intervened to take Yu Huatian to Shaolin, but as Fang Longxiang moved to seize him, a powerful Daoist arrived and challenged Jueyuan.

• Yu Huatian killed one Green Dragon Society Great Grandmaster with Heavenly Sword Slash, then gravely wounded another and killed him despite Fang Longxiang's attempts to stop him.
• Fang Longxiang drove the remaining Green Dragon Society fighters to retreat, then unleashed the Longevity Sword Swordsmanship against Yu Huatian and Tie Qingyi's group.
• Zheng He and Xu Ruowu arrived and blocked Fang Longxiang's Heavenly Being-level sword strike, forcing him to abandon his attempt to kill Yu Huatian.
• Master Jueyuan appeared and demanded to take Yu Huatian to Shaolin, then allied with Fang Longxiang and held Zheng He and Xu Ruowu back.
• As Fang Longxiang reached for the injured Yu Huatian, an aged Daoist struck him away and confronted Master Jueyuan.

Sun En appeared to protect Yu Huatian from Master Jueyuan, defeating him decisively and warning Yu Huatian to temper his defiance with caution. After learning more about Sun En’s temporary guardianship of Ming and ordering a search for the escaped Fang Longxiang, Yu Huatian reached the Capital and learned that Consort Wan had died.

• Sun En revealed himself as the Celestial Master Sect’s leader and refused to let Master Jueyuan take Yu Huatian to Shaolin Temple.
• Sun En overwhelmed Master Jueyuan with his horsetail whisk and domain, then spared him and drove him away.
• Sun En praised Yu Huatian’s talent, warned him that stubbornness could get him killed, and advised him to seek Zheng He’s help with his cultivation.
• Zheng He explained that Sun En was temporarily guarding Ming while awaiting a journey to the Eastern Sea, and Zheng He and Xu Ruowu urged Yu Huatian to act cautiously.
• Yu Huatian discovered that Fang Longxiang had disappeared and ordered Yan Shisan and the others to have Murong Qiudi track down the Green Dragon Society’s bases.
• A West Depot Guard reported that Consort Wan of Cining Palace had died, shocking Yu Huatian.

After returning to the palace, Yu Huatian learned that Consort Wan’s supposed suicide was likely a murder arranged by Jiang Yuyan and Little Fish, and he began investigating while planning revenge. He also dealt with court and martial-world affairs, killed Yan Zangfeng, and prepared to use newly acquired martial arts to improve his strength.

• Yu Huatian questioned the maids at Cining Palace and learned that Consort Wan had been in good spirits before her death and that Jiang Yuyan had confronted her shortly beforehand.
• Yu Huatian ordered Tan Luzi to investigate Jiang Yuyan’s contacts, palace visitors, and personnel changes, while offering Consort Wan’s maids protection and a choice of where to go.
• Jiang Yuyan told Little Fish that Yu Huatian had returned and suspected her, so Little Fish hid inside Yuhua Palace while they planned to eliminate Yu Huatian later.
• Yu Huatian heard that Zhu Youxiao’s health was worsening, ordered Cao Zhengchun to find Dongfang Bubai for the God-Eating Gu, and dismissed further inquiries into the Great Grandmaster who had rescued the Prince of Peace.
• Tan Luzi reported that Guan Yutian had submitted and delivered two martial arts manuals, then brought Yan Zangfeng before Yu Huatian, who killed him and ordered his body fed to the dogs.
• Yu Huatian received prompts to instill Innate Astral Qi and Mighty Dragon Divine Palm, then withdrew to improve his strength.

After the Green Dragon Society’s failed attempt to kill Yu Huatian, Bai Xiaosheng devised a scheme to lure him from the Capital with rumors of a treasure hoard. Meanwhile, the Supreme Alliance besieged Lei Family Fort, where Lei Hong confronted Guan Yutian before Ye Gucheng stepped in and unleashed his strongest sword technique.

• Gongzi Yu learned that the attack on Yu Huatian had failed, and Bai Xiaosheng proposed spreading a treasure-hoard rumor to draw Yu Huatian out of the Capital and expose him to other enemies.
• Yu Huatian used fortune points to perfect several martial arts and began fusing the Indestructible Golden Body, Innate Astral Qi, and Heavenly Gang Boy Skill.
• Over the next half-month, the court’s forces purged the southern martial world while the Supreme Alliance expanded across Jiangnan and surrounded Lei Family Fort.
• Lei Hong arrived to defend the Lei Sect and repelled Guan Yutian with a single sword strike, revealing his strength as a Middle Great Grandmaster.
• Ye Gucheng appeared and challenged Lei Hong; Lei Hong attacked with the Fire Scorch Technique, and Ye Gucheng answered with Heavenly Immortal from Beyond the Heavens.