Chapter Summaries

Yue Wen and the River City Team swept the top four individual rankings and won the Dragon Gate Tournament, earning widespread acclaim. After the team returned to Sky Island, Yue Wen met a visitor who introduced himself as Chen Zhi'er, the Sword Immortal.

• Yue Wen and his teammates poured their fire dragon crystals into the pillars, and the River City Team's dragon qi results surpassed those of the other teams.
• Dongfang Jianqi accepted his loss to Yue Wen with composure and looked forward to facing him again, having broken through to the peak of the Appearance Realm during their duel.
• The contestants returned to Boundary-Suppressing Mountain, where Yue Wen and the River City Team celebrated their championship before the rankings confirmed their sweep of the top four places.
• Perfected One Nagiko celebrated the River City Team's victory and her success in the struggle over the Yang Earth Great Dao, while Perfected One Qinghua reacted to the loss in despair.
• After the team returned to Sky Island, Yue Wen found an older swordsman waiting in his room, who identified himself as Chen Zhi'er, the Sword Immortal.

Chen Zhi'er offered to take Yue Wen as his disciple, but Zhu Sanqing arrived and challenged him for the right to teach the young cultivator. Yue Wen chose the Azurefall Profound Gate, honoring his promise to Perfected One Nagiko, and Zhu Sanqing welcomed him as his disciple.

• Chen Zhi'er praised Yue Wen's sword talent and invited him to become his Registered Disciple, with the promise of becoming a Personal Disciple after reaching the Dao Realm.
• Zhu Sanqing arrived and objected to Chen Zhi'er recruiting Yue Wen, then offered to take him as his own disciple.
• Chen Zhi'er and Zhu Sanqing argued over which of them would be the better master and asked Yue Wen to choose.
• Yue Wen chose the Azurefall Profound Gate because he had promised Perfected One Nagiko he would join her and did not want to break his word.
• Zhu Sanqing accepted Yue Wen as his disciple and said the other members of the Azurefall Profound Gate would have to call him Granduncle-Master.

After leading the River City Team to the Ascendant Dragon Assembly championship, Yue Wen became Zhu Sanqing’s registered disciple and received a talisman that could summon him in mortal danger. Ao Weilian then delivered Golden Tokens for Yue Wen’s teammates and said the Void Dragon King would question them before they could join the East Sea Dragon Hall.

• Zhu Sanqing accepted Yue Wen as his only registered disciple, promising to make him a direct disciple after he reached the Dao Realm and warning him not to misuse his name.
• Zhu Sanqing asked Yue Wen to play computer games with him and gave him a talisman that would summon him if his life was in danger.
• Yue Wen read the public acclaim for the River City Team’s victory, including praise for Qi Dian as the greatest Astral Realm cultivator in history.
• Ao Weilian visited Yue Wen and handed him four Golden Tokens for the River City Team’s members under their earlier agreement.
• Ao Weilian told Yue Wen that the Void Dragon King would question the team about possible collusion with evil spirits before they could become official members of the East Sea Dragon Hall, alarming Yue Wen.

Yue Wen learned that the Void Dragon King’s screening would question him about ties to demons, nightmare wraiths, and demonic cultivation, all of which touched his secrets. At the victory banquet, the Azurefall Profound Gate treated him as their Grand Martial Uncle because the Xuanmen Patriarch had accepted him as a disciple, and Perfected One Nagiko jokingly offered to make him her adoptive father.

• Ao Weilian explained that the Void Dragon King would screen Yue Wen for connections to evil spirits and described questions about demons, demon beasts, nightmare wraiths, and demonic cultivators.
• Yue Wen realized that his hidden dealings with the Fox Demon Lady, the Rock Dragon King, Immortal Lord Biyue, and other forbidden practices could make him fail the screening.
• Yue Wen joined Xing'er and the others at the victory banquet, where Perfected One Qinghua was absent after suffering cultivation deviation.
• Perfected One Delong and the Azurefall Profound Gate members addressed Yue Wen as Grand Martial Uncle after learning that the Xuanmen Patriarch had accepted him as a disciple.
• Yue Wen tried to persuade Perfected One Delong to drop the formal title, but Delong continued using it, and Perfected One Nagiko offered to acknowledge Yue Wen as her adoptive father.

After Yue Wen became Zhu Sanqing’s disciple, the River City Team joked about his new status before the Dragon Halls’ selection assembly began. Yue Wen received the Dragon Gate Champion’s rewards, and all four Dragon Halls activated Dragon Raising Its Head to show they would spare no effort to recruit him.

• Yue Wen’s teammates teased him about his status as a Living Immortal’s disciple, while Wang Shoucai asked him for a future connection and Lan Zhi recorded her blunt assessment of his promises.
• The Dragon Halls’ selection assembly began after Yue Wen and the River City Team received their championship awards, including a flying car for Yue Wen.
• Yue Wen took the stage first as Dragon Gate Champion, and all four Dragon Halls initially offered to recruit him.
• The Western Sea Dragon Palace activated Dragon Raising Its Head, pledging its best resources to Yue Wen while giving up the right to actively recruit other contestants.
• The remaining three Dragon Halls also activated Dragon Raising Its Head, leaving all four dragon platforms vying for Yue Wen.

Yue Wen chose the East Sea Dragon Hall, and the Dragon Gate Tournament’s other contestants selected halls or waited for the second round. The River City Team reunited at the East Sea Dragon Hall, where Qi Dian defended his reputation as Yue Wen’s doormat.

• All four Dragon Halls triggered Dragon Raising Its Head for Yue Wen, who chose the East Sea Dragon Hall and declared that Northern Sky was not a Cultivation Desert.
• Zhao Xing'er rejected the Northern Sea Dragon Hall’s Golden Token in the first round, while Qi Dian and Liu Yuanjun received no offers.
• Shi Miaozhen, Meng Youjun, Meng Yuheng, Xu Lingchan, and Shen Yaoguang chose Dragon Halls they had apparently negotiated with beforehand; Lin Youqing chose the Northern Sea Dragon Hall, and Fang Qingyuan and Xie Ping went unselected.
• Dongfang Jianqi chose the Southern Sea Dragon Hall after both it and the Western Sea Dragon Palace triggered Dragon Raising Its Head; the Famous Sword Middle School quartet then split between accepting and waiting.
• In the second round, Zhao Xing'er and Qi Dian joined Yue Wen at the East Sea Dragon Hall, and Qi Dian asked what was wrong with being a doormat.

Qian Yun led Yue Wen, Zhao Xing'er, Qi Dian, and Liu Yuanjun through River City in a parade celebrating their success at the Ascendant Dragon Assembly. The city showered them with memorial districts and rewards, while Yue Wen saw how fame had transformed his old neighborhood and ended by proudly proclaiming the Yue Family Cultivation Office.

• Qian Yun welcomed the crowd as the float carried Yue Wen, Zhao Xing'er, Qi Dian, and Liu Yuanjun through River City.
• Qian Yun revealed that the city had named buildings and streets after the contestants and assigned each of them proceeds from rents, fines, or advertisements.
• Yue Wen saw that the Supernatural Affairs Bureau had fenced off the Yue Family Cultivation Office to protect Big White from visitors, and he decided to take the dog with him to Dragon Hall.
• Yue Wen passed local businesses, schools, and his former residence, which had all used his fame to attract customers and visitors.
• At the crowd's request, Yue Wen shouted that the Yue Family Cultivation Office belonged to the people of River City.

The Dragon Halls filled their teams and began selecting eliminated contestants to rescue, with the East Sea Dragon Hall making a surprising choice. The chapter ended as Jiang Hongxiu introduced herself and revealed that she had died on the day of the group stage.

• Yue Wen brought Zhao Xing'er, Qi Dian, and Liu Yuanjun into the East Sea Dragon Hall, while Fang Qingyuan joined the Northern Sea Dragon Hall and Xie Ping chose the Southern Sea Dragon Hall.
• Sword Cultivator B and Sword Cultivator C joined the Western Sea Dragon Palace, leaving Meng Youjun disappointed with the team’s lineup.
• The Southern Sea Dragon Hall rescued Liang Baitong, and the Northern Sea Dragon Hall rescued Li Luoci, who vowed to defeat the East Sea Dragon Hall and avenge her loss to Yue Wen.
• The East Sea Dragon Hall stunned the assembly by selecting Jiang Hongxiu instead of the remaining well-known contestants.
• Jiang Hongxiu appeared on the light curtain, introduced herself, and revealed that she had died on the day of the group stage.

Jiang Hongxiu explained that she had died and awakened the Divine Phoenix Immortal Body, earning a place in the East Sea Dragon Hall, while the Dragon Halls used additional Golden Tokens to recruit more contestants. After the selection ended, Qi Dian began condensing his dharma form, and a roar sounded as it started to take shape.

• Jiang Hongxiu said she had died, revived through her Divine Phoenix Immortal Body, and felt honored to join the East Sea Dragon Hall.
• The Western Sea Dragon Palace selected Wu Jiguang, who mocked Xue Hanyang, then spent resources on another Golden Token and recruited Xue Hanyang.
• The Southern Sea Dragon Hall exchanged resources for another Golden Token and recruited Yu Xiaobao to strengthen its already powerful lineup.
• Back on Sky Island, Qi Dian announced that he would condense his dharma form and began the process using top-grade materials.
• Yue Wen, Xing'er, and Liu Yuanjun hurried to Qi Dian's residence as a streak of light appeared, and a roar came from inside.

Qi Dian completed a Dharma Form that resembled the Agency’s Howling Moon Sky Wolf, then Yue Wen and his companions traveled to the East Sea Dragon Hall to report for duty. Yue Wen entered the Void Heaven Hall first and faced the Void Dragon King’s interrogation about colluding with demons, monsters, or evil spirits.

• Qi Dian revealed his Howling Moon Sky Wolf Dharma Form and demonstrated its Wolf Puppet ability, while Xing'er and Yue Wen teased him about resembling Big White.
• Ao Weilian arrived with six golden flying cars, and Yue Wen and the others departed for the East Sea Dragon Hall.
• The convoy crossed the Wasteland Zone and traveled beneath the sea through a barrier into the Dragon Hall’s city.
• Ao Weilian explained the city’s inner and outer districts and said the Void Dragon King would review the cultivators in the Void Heaven Hall.
• Yue Wen entered the hall first, where the Void Dragon King demanded to know whether he had colluded with demons, monsters, or evil spirits.

Yue Wen learned that the Void Dragon King Ao Yuanchi’s Great Dao of Illusion and Reality would expose his secrets, so he studied the East Sea Dragon Hall’s factions and devised a plan to approach Ao Yuanchi directly. He summoned the Void Dragon King and proposed a deal, leaving the King demanding to know why Yue Wen had called on him.

• Yue Wen asked Da Long how he could survive Ao Yuanchi’s investigation, and Da Long said the Great Dao of Illusion and Reality could not be deceived unless Yue Wen targeted the Dao Lord himself.
• Yue Wen asked Perfected One Nagiko for intelligence on the East Sea Dragon Hall, and she provided archives from the Azurefall Profound Gate and the Supernatural Affairs Bureau.
• Yue Wen learned that Ao Yuanzhong and Ao Yuanchi were rival Dao Lords, and that Ao Yuanchi had lost a Dragon Hall election by a vote of four to three forty years earlier.
• After the selection assembly, Yue Wen returned to River City and sensed that the Void Sky Eye was still watching the city.
• Yue Wen called out to Ao Yuanchi, was transported into a dark void before the Void Dragon King’s enormous eyes, and proposed a deal.

Yue Wen persuaded Ao Yuanchi to hear him out by flattering him and truthfully revealing selected secrets that might jeopardize his entry into the East Sea Dragon Hall. Ao Yuanchi agreed to consider working with him, but made their cooperation depend on Yue Wen completing a task.

• Yue Wen explained that he wanted to enter the East Sea Dragon Hall to investigate his parents’ disappearance and asked Ao Yuanchi to overlook what might emerge during screening.
• Yue Wen disclosed his past contact with the resurrected fox demon, Demon Race loot, and the Rock Dragon King’s remnant thought, while insisting he had not harmed the Human Race.
• Yue Wen offered to act as a mole within Ao Yuanzhong’s faction and provide Ao Yuanchi with information.
• Ao Yuanchi said Yue Wen had to prove his worth by completing an assigned task or risk being expelled from the Dragon Hall.

Yue Wen accepted Ao Yuanchi’s assessment mission to protect Jiang Hongxiu after she entered the Dragon Hall, while keeping his dealings with the Void Dragon King secret. After passing the screening, Yue Wen and the other apprentices reached their lodgings, where Jiang Hongxiu welcomed them with a feast and gifts; the Ancient Painting in Yue Wen’s pendant suddenly stirred.

• Ao Yuanchi warned Yue Wen that Ao Yuanzhong might be connected to his parents’ disappearance and tasked him with protecting Jiang Hongxiu from an unspecified danger inside the Dragon Hall.
• Yue Wen returned from River City, concealed his meeting with Ao Yuanchi, and passed the Void Dragon King’s screening alongside Zhao Xing'er, Qi Dian, and Liu Yuanjun.
• Ao Weilian warned the apprentices to be wary of Ao Yuanchi and explained the strict rules and solemn atmosphere of the Dragon Hall’s inner city.
• Ao Weilian brought the apprentices to their lodgings, where Jiang Hongxiu had prepared a welcoming feast, gifts, and flowers.
• Yue Wen sensed the Nine Provinces Demon-Expelling Melody inside his pendant growing hot and restless when he saw Jiang Hongxiu.

Jiang Hongxiu welcomed Yue Wen and his companions with thoughtful gifts and a meal, winning their affection while Yue Wen remained suspicious of her connection to the Void Dragon King. He left early to inspect Immortal Lord Biyue’s Storage Artifact, as the others praised Jiang Hongxiu and Qi Dian reaffirmed his loyalty to the Yue Family Cultivation Office.

• Yue Wen sensed the Ancient Painting react to an aura from the Heaven and Earth Jade and suppressed the pendant’s spirituality before greeting Jiang Hongxiu.
• Jiang Hongxiu gave Yue Wen a high-grade Heaven and Earth Jade, Xing'er Cold Jade Balm, Qi Dian a Softshell Turtle Mountain Armor, and Liu Yuanjun Twin Birthstone Balls.
• Jiang Hongxiu gave Ao Weilian a replica of the Red Crystal Ball from his childhood, and Ao Weilian broke down crying with Qi Dian.
• Jiang Hongxiu explained her background and shared a meal with the group, while Yue Wen doubted her story and declined her invitation to play board games so he could inspect Immortal Lord Biyue’s Storage Artifact.
• After Jiang Hongxiu left, the others praised her, and Qi Dian said he would remain with the Yue Family Cultivation Office because he was not suited to work for her.

Yue Wen unlocked Immortal Lord Biyue’s Storage Artifact and appraised its sinister treasures with Da Long, then the ancient painting sent him into an enlightenment about the Demon-Expelling Melody. As night fell, a huge demonic face appeared in the courtyard near Jiang Hongxiu.

• Yue Wen fully unlocked the pendant and brought Da Long in to appraise Immortal Lord Biyue’s possessions.
• Da Long identified a Soul-Settling Mirror that could immobilize weaker foes, and Yue Wen stored it along with several hundred thousand Talisman Currency.
• Yue Wen discovered Consciousness Sea Ripples venom, a Soul-Curse Golden Book, and Demon-Rising Mist pellets, which he added to his collection.
• The ancient painting surged with righteous power and gave Yue Wen an apparent sudden enlightenment as he heard the Demon-Expelling Melody.
• Jiang Hongxiu finished arranging her room and began studying, while a huge face with scarlet eyes formed from the darkness in the courtyard.

Yue Wen used the Dragon Puppet to keep watch near Jiang Hongxiu, but three demons formed in the courtyard and attacked his room instead. After fighting them off, Yue Wen faced the last demon with his own body and used the Soul-Settling Mirror and Brass Greatsword to defend himself.

• Yue Wen retained the Demon-Expelling Melody’s spiritual power and prepared the Dragon Puppet to guard Jiang Hongxiu.
• Yue Wen observed three demons gather in the courtyard and realized they were attacking his room.
• Yue Wen’s Dragon Puppet struck down two demons, using its strength and sealing Dao Rhythm to suppress their demonic qi.
• The last demon entered Yue Wen’s room and raised its claw toward his meditating body.
• Yue Wen withdrew his divine sense, slowed the demon with the Soul-Settling Mirror, and drew the Brass Greatsword.

Yue Wen and his allies killed three Sixth Realm night demons, but their victory was interrupted when a Seventh Realm Demon King resembling Meng Yuheng’s Spring and Autumn Silkworm appeared and seized Jiang Hongxiu. The group was left facing the terrifying creature inside the isolated Dragon Hall courtyard.

• Yue Wen used the Brass Little Sword to kill the night demon attacking him, then rushed outside to help his allies defeat a second one.
• Jiang Hongxiu, Xing'er, Qi Dian, and Liu Yuanjun fought the headless demon until Yue Wen finished it with a sword thrust, though he crashed into Jiang Hongxiu’s room and injured his shoulder.
• Yue Wen healed his wound with the Green Bamboo Dragonbone Fan, and Liu Yuanjun identified the creatures as night demons while Yue Wen suspected a traitor had let them into the Dragon Hall.
• Yue Wen noticed no guards had come to investigate and warned the group that the unnatural silence was dangerous.
• A giant insect-like Demon King appeared above the courtyard and wrapped Jiang Hongxiu in threads, dragging her into the air.
• Yue Wen recognized the Demon King’s form as Meng Yuheng’s Spring and Autumn Silkworm and realized they faced a Seventh Realm powerhouse.

Yue Wen and his companions fought to free Jiang Hongxiu from the Silkworm Demon King's threads and escape its sealed domain. They broke through the barrier, but the pursuing silk nearly reached Jiang Hongxiu as they fled.

• Yue Wen used demon-slaying power with his Brass Greatsword to sever the threads holding Jiang Hongxiu.
• The Silkworm Demon King sent a wave of power-draining silk after the group, and Yue Wen teleported onto Qi Dian's back after briefly holding it off.
• Yue Wen's group carried the powerless Jiang Hongxiu toward the domain barrier, with Xing'er keeping her tethered by the Sword-Thunder Spike.
• Yue Wen empowered Xing'er, who shattered the barrier with one blow and led the group into the real world.
• The Silkworm Demon King's threads continued pursuing them and came within a hair's breadth of Jiang Hongxiu as Yue Wen ordered everyone to keep running.

Yue Wen and the River City Team escaped the Silkworm Demon King, but their high-speed flight crashed them into an ancient Dragon King statue, leading the Dragonkin guards to detain them. Jiang Hongxiu survived the chase but remained bound and swinging above a crowd of people filming her.

• Zhao Xing'er and Yue Wen swung Jiang Hongxiu through the air to evade the Silkworm Demon King's threads, while Dragon Hall residents recorded the spectacle.
• Ao Yuanchi crushed the Silkworm Demon King's projected avatar and threatened to pursue it at Cocoon Mountain.
• Yue Wen's group flew through a spatial rift opened by Liu Yuanjun, struck an ancient Dragon King statue, and scattered among its rubble.
• Dragonkin guards surrounded the group and detained them for damaging the monument, but Yue Wen's status and powerful backing made their captain hesitate.
• The River City Team realized Jiang Hongxiu was missing, while she remained tangled in the Sword-Thunder Spike and swayed above a crowd filming her.

After Yue Wen and the others survived attacks in the Dragon Hall and rescued Jiang Hongxiu, Ao Yuanchi confirmed Yue Wen’s task was complete and explained Jiang’s imperial lineage and the factions seeking her. He then revealed that the manuscript connected to Yue Wen’s parents’ case came from Snake Mountain Tiger Tomb.

• Ao Weilian learned that demons had attacked the Dragon Hall, destroyed an ancestral statue, and been brought in with Yue Wen’s group, then escorted them to a guarded villa after hearing their account.
• Jiang Hongxiu was found traumatized but rescued, and Ao Weilian arranged new lodgings for her and the River City group.
• Yue Wen met Ao Yuanchi in the Void Realm, confirmed his task was complete, and agreed to investigate Ao Yuanzhong in exchange for information about his parents’ case.
• Ao Yuanchi revealed that Jiang Hongxiu was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Southern Liang Imperial Clan, whose hidden Immortal Treasures had made the clan a target for potential allies and enemies.
• Ao Yuanchi told Yue Wen that Ao Yuanzhong might be connected to Fallen Immortals and disclosed that the ancient manuscript from Yue Wen’s parents’ case had come from Snake Mountain Tiger Tomb.