Chapter Summaries

Lin Lang took the Peerless Good Sword for Bu Jingyun, taught him the Holy Spirit Sword Techniques, and left Bai Jian Manor as its remaining craftsmen considered following him. Meanwhile, Xiong Ba ordered Qin Shuang to hunt down the three traitors, and Lin Lang headed for Xia Wang Residence to obtain a cold-attribute treasure that could correct his yin-yang imbalance.

• Duan Lang defeated Jian Chen in fewer than ten moves and criticized his lack of sword intent and killing experience.
• Madam Ao agreed to send Lin Lang Bai Jian Manor’s treasured swords and copies of its martial arts and sword-forging records, while Zhong Mei and the other sword guardians considered working at Blackwood Cliff.
• Lin Lang taught Bu Jingyun the Holy Spirit Sword Techniques up to Sword Twenty-Two, and Bu Jingyun left to train until he could reach the Martial Arts Myth Realm.
• Xiong Ba announced that he had mastered Three Origins Returning to One and ordered Qin Shuang to kill Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and Duan Lang; Tong Huang’s Twelve Fiends of Heaven’s Pool began taking over Jianghu forces while avoiding the Sun Moon Holy Cult.
• Lin Lang studied Vein-Severing Sword Qi and decided to seek the Ice Soul at Great Song’s Xia Wang Residence to restore his yin-yang balance.

Lin Lang traded two martial arts masterworks and a promise of aid for the Xia Wang Residence’s Thousand-Year Ice Soul, discovering that its chill could temper essence, qi, and spirit. After Jian Chen returned defeated by Duan Lang and Wuming resolved to confront Lin Lang, Lin Lang reunited with Wanwan and set out with her to meet the Yuwen Clan.

• Lü Yi accepted Lin Lang’s offer for the Thousand-Year Ice Soul, and Lin Lang froze the first Xia Wang’s remains in an ice coffin while giving Lü Yi Cold Ice True Qi and the Cold Ice Divine Palm.
• Lin Lang’s use of the Ice Soul nearly froze the Divine Eagle, but he realized its chill could temper his body and planned to develop a powerful cold-attribute cultivation method.
• Jian Chen told Wuming that Duan Lang had defeated him in fewer than ten moves and that Bu Jingyun had taken the Peerless Good Sword; Wuming urged Jian Chen to find his own path and decided to speak with Lin Lang.
• Wanwan refused Yuwen Shang’s invitation to become Great Sui’s Imperial Preceptor and welcomed Lin Lang when he arrived at the Holy Sect.
• Lin Lang told Wanwan that the Yuwen Clan had weakened the Li and Dugu Clans and invited her to accompany him to discuss matters with the Yuwen Clan; they departed on the Divine Eagle.

Lin Lang forced a second transformation of his Primordial Spirit by cultivating with the Thousand-Year Ice Soul, while Wanwan guarded him. Meanwhile, Xie Xiaofeng accepted Yan Shisan’s deadly duel, which they moved to the third day of next month.

• Yuwen Shang tried to recruit Wanwan as Imperial Preceptor, but Lin Lang demanded the Yuwen Clan submit to Great Ming and crushed Yuwen Shang’s kneecaps with his pressure.
• Yuwen Shang agreed to submit and handed Lin Lang a copy of the Mysterious Ice Force; Wanwan then killed him, and the palace announced his death.
• Lin Lang began cultivating with the Thousand-Year Ice Soul, and Wanwan sent everyone away before using its cold to strengthen her own cultivation.
• Xie Xiaofeng accepted Yan Shisan’s challenge and arranged to meet him in the woods on Rear Mountain on the third day of next month.
• Yan Shisan prepared his Life-Seizing Fourteen Swords and resolved to face Xie Xiaofeng at their strongest.
• After Lin Lang’s aura vanished, it returned and rapidly grew stronger, and Wanwan realized his Primordial Spirit had undergone its second transformation.

Lin Lang completed the second transformation of his primordial spirit and learned that Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan would duel at Divine Sword Manor. He went to meet Xie Xiaofeng, whose sword intent proved formidable, and Xie Xiaofeng personally came to welcome him.

• Lin Lang completed his primordial spirit’s second transformation, and Wanwan described the rapid progress of her Daoist Heart Planting Demon Great Art.
• Wanwan reported the World Association’s expansion, Qin Shuang’s pursuit of Duan Lang, and Yan Shisan’s coming duel with Xie Xiaofeng; Lin Lang decided to attend the duel.
• Sun Xiaohong heard that Yan Shisan and Xie Xiaofeng would fight, while Lu Xiaofeng recalled Xie Xiaofeng’s legendary swordsmanship.
• Xie Xiaofeng refused Lin Lang’s first approach, but Jiang Xiaoyu’s aura and Lin Lang’s visiting card revealed the visitors’ strength.
• Xie Xiaofeng sensed the sword intent on Lin Lang’s visiting card and went to the manor gates to greet him personally.

Lin Lang witnessed Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan begin their duel, after learning that Xie Xiaofeng intended to withdraw the Divine Sword Manor from the Jianghu after the fight. Yan Shisan unveiled a fifteenth sword that shattered space, and Lin Lang intervened as Xie Xiaofeng faced certain death.

• Lin Lang and Xie Xiaofeng clashed with their primordial spirit sword intents, and both retreated evenly.
• Xie Xiaofeng invited Lin Lang to witness his duel with Yan Shisan and revealed that the Divine Sword Manor would withdraw from the Jianghu after the battle.
• Lin Lang accepted the invitation and read the Divine Sword Manor's sword manuals with Jiang Xiaoyu before the duel.
• Yan Shisan arrived at the Rear Mountain, and he and Xie Xiaofeng drank a farewell bowl of wine before facing each other.
• Yan Shisan used the Life-Seizing Thirteen Swords and then the fourteenth, while Xie Xiaofeng countered with his Heaven and Earth Burn Together.
• Yan Shisan unleashed the Life-Seizing Fifteenth Sword, shattering space, and Lin Lang thrust out a silver sword light as Xie Xiaofeng faced the killing strike.

Lin Lang and Yan Shisan clashed with their ultimate sword techniques, and Lin Lang stopped Yan Shisan from dying after the duel left him crippled. As Lin Lang recovered and investigated the changes caused by the shattered space, Xiong Ba and Wuming reacted to the event, while the Mud Bodhisattva sought an audience with Ren Yingying.

• Lin Lang met Yan Shisan's Life-Seizing Fifteenth Sword with Love of the Allure, and their clash shattered space before the void closed without either ascending.
• Lin Lang recovered while Yan Shisan lay crippled, and Lin Lang persuaded him to live by promising that the Changing Sun Great Method could restore his meridians.
• Yan Shisan agreed to pass the Life-Seizing Fifteenth Sword to Lin Lang in exchange for the method, while Xie Xiaofeng compiled Yan Shisan's sword techniques and invited Lin Lang to discuss sword dao at Divine Sword Manor.
• Lin Lang concluded that the clash had strengthened the world's essence and altered its space, then received Yan Shisan's sword manual from Xie Xiaofeng.
• Xiong Ba sensed the disturbance and ordered the Twelve Fiends of Heaven's Pool to kill Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun while preparing the World Association to conquer other factions.
• Wuming sensed the change in heaven and earth as he traveled toward Divine Sword Manor, while Ren Yingying learned that the Mud Bodhisattva had come to see her.

Mud Bodhisattva warned Ren Yingying that the world had changed and a Shattering the Void opportunity would appear in Great Song, while Jue Wushen prepared to invade the Central Plains to seize it. At Divine Sword Manor, Wuming confronted Lin Lang over the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s influence, but Lin Lang rejected his demands and criticized his own disciple Jian Chen.

• Mud Bodhisattva told Ren Yingying that Heaven and Earth Essence had increased, the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s fortune was rising, and a great opportunity in Great Song could let its bearer reach Shattering the Void; Ren Yingying believed Lin Lang would obtain it.
• Jue Wushen learned of the opportunity, ordered Wushen Absolute Palace to attack the Central Plains, and set sail with his two sons and their forces.
• Xie Xiaofeng announced that Yan Shisan had won their duel and drove away challengers, while Lin Lang and Yan Shisan continued discussing swordsmanship at Divine Sword Manor.
• Wuming arrived at Divine Sword Manor seeking Lin Lang and demanded that he restrain the Sun Moon Holy Cult and Bu Jingyun to end Jianghu strife.
• Lin Lang defended the Holy Cult’s actions, revealed that he, Yan Shisan, and Xie Xiaofeng had shattered the void during their battle without ascending, and told Wuming to focus on correcting his disciple Jian Chen.

Lin Lang challenged Wuming’s defense of the old Jianghu order, then revealed that Po Jun had poisoned Wuming’s wife and would soon return. After leaving Divine Sword Manor, Lin Lang headed back toward Blackwood Cliff as Nie Feng challenged Song Que, and the chapter ended with Nie Feng unleashing a violent aura during their fight.

• Lin Lang argued that the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s training and restraint of the Jianghu advanced martial arts and reduced violence, while Wuming questioned his methods.
• Lin Lang told Wuming that Po Jun had poisoned his wife, Xiao Yu, and was returning from Nihon; Wuming vowed to kill him and left to cultivate Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.
• Jiang Xiaoyu improved his sword techniques under Yan Shisan’s guidance, and Lin Lang departed Divine Sword Manor after arranging an exchange of sword manuals with Xie Xiaofeng.
• Lin Lang considered his progress in swordsmanship, Primordial Spirit cultivation, and bodily strength while traveling back toward Blackwood Cliff.
• Nie Feng arrived at the Song Clan to challenge Song Que, who overpowered him for eight moves before Nie Feng’s eyes turned scarlet and he unleashed a violent aura.

Lin Lang returned to the Great Ming palace and exposed Consort Yan’s attempt to pass off another woman’s child as the emperor’s son, then turned his attention to the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s conflicts with Xiong Ba. While traveling to confront Xiong Ba, Lin Lang gained insight into a technique from the river tide and met Second Dream, who interrupted his attempt to comprehend it.

• Lin Lang exposed Consort Yan’s false pregnancy, and she died after failing to attack him; the emperor ordered Wei Jinzhong to conceal the scandal and kill everyone in the palace.
• Lin Lang told the emperor to send Cheng Shifei to incorporate Great Sui into Great Ming, then returned to the Imperial Preceptor’s Residence and planned to strengthen the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s teachings and ranks.
• Shangguan Haitang reported the World Association’s attack on the Five Immortals Sect, Duan Lang’s defeat of Qin Shuang with the Fire Kirin Sword, and Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun’s breakthroughs; Lin Lang ordered the two to join him in destroying Xiong Ba.
• Xiong Ba learned that Lin Lang had threatened to take his head in five days, while Qin Shuang reported losing his left arm to Duan Lang.
• On his way to the World Association, Lin Lang studied the river tide and developed a way to multiply the force of repeated attacks; Second Dream rescued him from the water and interrupted his attempt to gain insight.
• Lin Lang told Second Dream that her apology was not enough and that she had to show it through her actions.

Lin Lang helped Second Dream merge her conflicting saber and sword forces, then rode to the World Association to face Xiong Ba. After crippling Qin Shuang, Lin Lang reunited with Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who confronted Xiong Ba over his crimes as the duel began.

• Second Dream removed her veil, and Lin Lang recognized her conflict between Saber Intent and Sword Intent before teaching her how to unite them.
• Second Dream cultivated in seclusion, resolved her conflicting forces, broke through to the Heaven-Man Realm, and saw her facial scar fade.
• Second Saber Emperor assumed Second Dream had mastered the Seven Severing Sentiments and decided to challenge First Evil Emperor again.
• Lin Lang visited a Five Immortals Sect apothecary, arranged for scar-removing poison, and set out for the World Association.
• At the World Association, Lin Lang defeated and crippled Qin Shuang with a single punch, then spared him because he had once cared for Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun.
• Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun arrived and explained Xiong Ba's crimes; Xiong Ba emerged, threatened them and the Sun Moon Holy Cult, and dismissed the prophecy that Wind and Cloud would defeat him.

Lin Lang defeated Xiong Ba, absorbed his transformed true qi and primordial spirit power, and took the World Association’s martial arts manuals. After Bu Jingyun killed Xiong Ba and Qin Shuang died, Lin Lang headed to comfort You Ruo.

• Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng attacked Xiong Ba, but Lin Lang’s advice helped them unleash a powerful combined move that forced Xiong Ba back before exhausting them.
• Lin Lang fought Xiong Ba with his fist, palm, leg, and finger techniques, defeated him, and pierced his shoulder.
• Lin Lang threatened You Ruo to make Xiong Ba surrender his true qi, the Three Origins Returning to One manual, the World Association, and information about the Twelve Fiends of Heaven's Pool.
• Lin Lang drained Xiong Ba’s true qi and primordial spirit power, then sent Bu Jingyun to retrieve the manuals and ordered the World Association’s other martial arts books collected.
• Lin Lang refused Qin Shuang’s plea to spare Xiong Ba, and Bu Jingyun beheaded his former master; Qin Shuang then stopped breathing.
• Lin Lang left for the Lakeside Cottage to comfort You Ruo.

Lin Lang killed Xiong Ba and destroyed the World Association, while You Ruo died trying to avenge her father. As the Sun Moon Holy Cult gathered the Association’s wealth and prepared to manage the Jianghu, Duan Lang considered rebuilding the fallen organization, Wuming chose not to intervene, and Lin Lang met a veiled figure by a river.

• Lin Lang defeated Xiong Ba, and You Ruo died after attacking him and attempting Three Origins Returning to One; Lin Lang ordered Nie Feng to gather the World Association’s wealth and eliminate those who resisted.
• Lin Lang spared Wen Chouchou, who agreed to go to Blackwood Cliff, and declared that the World Association would no longer exist in the Jianghu.
• Duan Lang learned that Xiong Ba and Qin Shuang were dead, then considered gathering the World Association’s surviving forces and making himself their leader.
• Wuming told Gui Hu not to interfere with Lin Lang’s unification of the Jianghu unless Lin Lang broke his promise.
• Ren Yingying told Jiang Xiaoyu to manage the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s affairs, and he agreed to take responsibility.
• Lin Lang went to a riverbank and saw a veiled figure.

Second Dream welcomed Lin Lang to Severed Sentiment Abode, where her father, Second Saber Emperor, caught them together and attacked him. Lin Lang defeated the Saber Emperor bare-handed and argued that his Seven Severing Sentiments was flawed because he had taken the path of severing all emotion; he then offered to demonstrate a different set of saber techniques.

• Second Dream waited by the river for Lin Lang, then invited him home and prepared a meal for him.
• Lin Lang gave Second Dream ointment to heal her facial mark, and she removed her veil for him.
• Second Saber Emperor returned unexpectedly, found Lin Lang in Second Dream's room, and attacked him.
• Lin Lang defeated Second Saber Emperor without using a weapon, sealed his acupoints, and explained the flaws in his saber techniques.
• Lin Lang told Second Saber Emperor that his extreme pursuit of severing emotion kept his saber intent from reaching perfection, then offered to demonstrate a set of saber techniques.

Lin Lang tried to teach Second Saber Emperor that mastering the Seven Severing Sentiments did not require abandoning all affection, but Second Saber Emperor suffered qi deviation and attacked Second Dream. After Lin Lang subdued him, Second Saber Emperor reconsidered his path and challenged Lin Lang to fight First Evil Emperor for his approval of Lin Lang’s relationship with Second Dream, but Lin Lang refused.

• Lin Lang demonstrated his saber techniques and explained that severing sentiments did not mean becoming heartless, but Second Saber Emperor misinterpreted him and tried to kill Second Dream to perfect his saber techniques.
• Lin Lang protected Second Dream and fought Second Saber Emperor through his qi deviation, eventually disarming him and knocking him unconscious without crippling his martial dao.
• After Second Saber Emperor woke, Lin Lang explained the difference between his own saber intent and First Evil Emperor’s Demon Blade, prompting Second Saber Emperor to reconsider his estrangement from his brother.
• Second Dream revealed that Lin Lang had taught her the Formula for Resolving True Qi Conflicts, and Second Saber Emperor realized how exceptional Lin Lang’s comprehension was.
• Lin Lang admitted that he wanted Second Dream to become his woman, and Second Saber Emperor demanded that he defeat First Evil Emperor to earn his approval.
• Lin Lang refused Second Saber Emperor’s challenge.

Lin Lang refused Second Saber Emperor’s offer to win Second Dream’s hand by defeating First Evil Emperor, leaving Second Dream time to decide whether she loved him. After returning to Blackwood Cliff, he assigned new duties to Jiang Xiaoyu, Nie Feng, and Bu Jingyun, then entered seclusion to break through as Jue Wushen arrived in the Central Plains with plans to conquer it.

• Lin Lang told Second Saber Emperor he would not make Second Dream’s happiness a bargain, and Second Saber Emperor agreed not to interfere in their relationship.
• Lin Lang asked Second Dream to become his woman, gave her time to decide, and left her father a qi-deviation-prevention method and a token; Second Saber Emperor urged her to follow her feelings and promised not to act recklessly again.
• Jue Wushen arrived in Great Song with Yan Ying and declared that he would conquer the Central Plains and unify the martial world.
• Lin Lang appointed Jiang Xiaoyu Holy Son and tasked Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun with eliminating the Twelve Fiends of Heaven’s Pool and mastering their bloodline powers.
• Ren Yingying told Lin Lang she wanted to achieve Shattering the Void with him, and Lin Lang entered the secret chamber to pursue a breakthrough in his Reverse Wedding Dress Divine Skill.

Lin Lang completed his Primordial Spirit’s third transformation, refined his martial arts, and learned that Jue Wushen’s Wushen Absolute Palace had entered Great Song. Meanwhile, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun lured the Twelve Fiends of Heaven’s Pool into an attack and trapped them in a tornado.

• Lin Lang used the perfected Reverse Wedding Dress Divine Skill to complete his Primordial Spirit’s third transformation and further develop his martial arts.
• After a month in seclusion, Lin Lang heard Jiang Xiaoyu report that Duan Lang had formed the Fire Qilin Gang and that Jue Wushen’s Wushen Absolute Palace was active in Great Song.
• Lin Lang decided to confront Jue Wushen himself, then went to discipline the returned Divine Eagle.
• Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng discussed their cultivation plans after sparring, choosing to transform their essence, qi, and spirit before continuing to strengthen their Primordial Spirits.
• Tong Huang and the Twelve Fiends of Heaven’s Pool ambushed Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng, but the two disciples revealed they had lured them out and trapped them in a tornado.

Wuming received Po Jun's challenge while Jue Wushen's sons worked to seize control of Great Song, and Lin Lang learned that the emperor had been replaced by an impostor. The chapter left Zhuge Zhengwo preparing to thwart Jue Wushen's plans as Jue Xin maintained his disguise in the Imperial Palace.

• Wuming accepted Po Jun's challenge for the first day of next month, and Jian Chen left to gain experience against Nihon martial artists.
• Jue Wushen assigned Jue Tian to attack the Five Immortals Sect, himself to deal with the Fire Qilin Gang, and Jue Xin to handle the Quanzhen Sect and Southern Beggars' Gang.
• Jiang Xiaoyu told Lin Lang that Jue Tian's attack on the Five Immortals Sect had been repelled by Shi Potian and the Happy Life Gang, and Lin Lang sent Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun to reinforce them.
• Mud Bodhisattva reported that Great Song's Imperial Star had fallen, and Lin Lang ordered Jiang Xiaoyu to warn Zhuge Zhengwo that the emperor was an impostor and tell Great Ming to prepare to take Great Song's lands.
• Zhuge Zhengwo confirmed that the emperor was likely a Nihon impostor, tasked the Four Great Constables with identifying a suitable prince, and resolved to seek help from Zhonghua Pavilion.
• Jue Xin continued impersonating the emperor and reviewed memorials while avoiding the palace consorts so his deception would not be exposed.

The Emperor of Great Ming prepared to attack Great Song on the Imperial Preceptor’s orders, while Lin Lang went to confront Po Jun after learning he had captured Jian Chen. At the Sword Sect’s ice cellar, Lin Lang interrupted Po Jun’s poisoned duel with Wuming and faced Po Jun’s Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage to the Emperor.

• Shangguan Haitang told the Emperor of Great Ming to mobilize troops against Great Song, and he ordered the four border garrisons to prepare for war.
• Lin Lang learned that Po Jun had returned from Nihon and captured Jian Chen, then flew to find Wuming.
• Wuming left Zhonghua Pavilion with Jian Chen to meet Po Jun, and Zhuge Zhengwo arrived too late to seek his help against Wushen Absolute Palace.
• At the ice cellar, Po Jun admitted he had poisoned Wuming’s wife and attacked Wuming, whose true qi had been weakened by poison.
• Lin Lang arrived in time to stop Po Jun from killing Wuming, exposed secrets of the Sword Sect, and drew Po Jun’s challenge.
• Po Jun attacked Lin Lang with Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage to the Emperor.

Lin Lang defeated Po Jun, absorbed Wuming’s poison and martial arts, and helped Wuming begin rebuilding his cultivation through Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin. After Wuming killed Po Jun and Lin Lang removed Jian Chen’s Heart-Surrendering Seal, Jian Chen tried to repay his betrayal by taking his own life.

• Lin Lang defeated Po Jun, took his Greedy Wolf Sword and Heavenly Blade Saber, and drained his martial arts; Jian Chen then attacked Wuming under Po Jun’s control, but Lin Lang stopped him.
• Wuming offered the Nameless Sword Techniques in exchange for Jian Chen’s life, and Lin Lang absorbed Wuming’s poison and true qi while claiming it was a cure.
• Lin Lang refined the poison and absorbed Po Jun’s martial arts, then learned Po Jun’s techniques before telling Wuming that Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin required rebuilding his cultivation from the beginning.
• Wuming began cultivating Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin and killed the immobile Po Jun; Lin Lang spotted Sword Emperor in the ice cavern but let him leave.
• Lin Lang dissolved Jian Chen’s Heart-Surrendering Seal, and Wuming agreed to teach him Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin; after waking, Jian Chen confessed and raised his palm to kill himself.

Lin Lang reunited with Second Dream and promised to help her establish the Sword Sect, while Jue Wushen prepared to expand through the Central Plains. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun attacked Wushen Absolute Palace but failed to defeat Jue Wushen and fled, leaving Yan Ying to recognize Nie Feng as her son.

• Wuming entrusted Lin Lang with dealing with Jue Wushen, but Lin Lang chose to let Jue Wushen run wild for a while as the other sects learned their dependence on the Sun Moon Holy Cult.
• Lin Lang found Second Dream, who agreed to leave with him, and promised to help her lead and rebuild the Sword Sect with support from Wuming, the Sword Emperor, and guest elders.
• Jue Wushen learned that Po Jun was dead and planned to subdue Duan Lang while using Jue Xin's impersonation of the Great Song Emperor to seize the throne.
• Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun entered Wushen Absolute Palace and fought Jue Wushen, but Wind and Cloud Combined could not break his Indestructible Golden Body, so they fled when Jue Wushen sent his warriors after them.
• Yan Ying recognized Nie Feng as her son and, after Jue Wushen stayed behind, resolved to find a way to keep him from returning.
• Lin Lang and Second Dream traveled with a carriage full of gifts for the Sword Emperor as they headed to see him and begin rebuilding the Sword Sect.