Chapter Summaries

Chu Kuangren uncovered a lead that Shang Han had obtained the Lou Clan Ancient Sword in Cloud City and set out to investigate whether the White-Robed General’s descendants were there. He punished the Shang Clan for its role in the Heavenly Feather Sect’s losses, leaving the clan alive but bound to serve the sect for a thousand years.

• The Shang Clan’s experts defeated the Shang Clan Leader, and an elder revealed that he had seen the Lou Clan Ancient Sword at the Shang Clan’s branch in Cloud City.
• Chu Kuangren learned that Shang Han had visited Cloud City and decided to go there, taking a Shang Clan elder as his guide.
• Chu Kuangren ordered the Shang Clan Leader killed and demanded that the Shang Clan send ten Venerables to serve the Heavenly Feather Sect for a thousand years.
• News of Chu Kuangren’s actions spread, and the Heavenly Feather Sect Master and his people praised his righteousness while affirming their trust in the Mystic Heaven Sect.

Shang Long struggled to protect the Cloud City Shang Clan from the Bai Clan’s pressure, while Bai Feng demanded to take Shang Qingxue as his bride. As Shang Clan elders sided with Bai Feng, an unidentified newcomer arrived and called the forced marriage a clichéd plot.

• Shang Long and the elders discussed how the Bai Clan had attacked their businesses and seized a spirit stone vein after the Shang Clan’s main line was weakened.
• Bai Feng came to the Shang Clan’s main hall and demanded to take Shang Qingxue away for their wedding.
• Shang Qingxue refused Bai Feng, and Shang Long vowed not to sacrifice his daughter to save the clan.
• The Bai Clan Grand Elder asserted that no one could stop Bai Feng, while several Shang Clan elders urged Shang Long to accept the marriage.
• An unidentified newcomer arrived and questioned why they had encountered a forced-marriage plot upon arriving.

Chu Kuangren confirmed that Lou Yun and Shang Qingxue were descendants of the White-Robed General and promised to look after them. After he left the hall, the Shang Clan elders learned who he was and realized the mother and daughter now had his protection.

• Chu Kuangren arrived at the Shang Clan hall with Lan Yu and a main-line elder, and the Bai Family's young patriarch withdrew with his people.
• Chu Kuangren showed Shang Long the Lou Clan Ancient Sword and learned from Lou Yun that it was her family's heirloom.
• Chu Kuangren used his Eye of Insight and the White-Robed General's jade pendant to confirm that Lou Yun and Shang Qingxue were descendants of the White-Robed General.
• Chu Kuangren told Lou Yun he had promised her ancestor to find and look after his descendants, then asked Shang Long to arrange guest rooms for him and Lan Yu.
• After Chu Kuangren left, the main-line elder confirmed his identity and warned the Shang Clan members never to call him their enemy.
• The Shang Clan elders apologized for nearly marrying Shang Qingxue into the Bai Family, while the main-line elder told Lou Yun and Shang Qingxue they were about to prosper.

Bai Xueyun ordered the Fifth Ancestor to bring Shang Qingxue to him, while Chu Kuangren summoned her to give her an Enlightenment Pill that could awaken her Mystic Ice Dao Body. The chapter ended with Shang Qingxue arriving at Chu Kuangren’s room and being offered the pill.

• Bai Feng returned to the Bai Family and learned that Bai Xueyun had arrived with a Supreme Artifact for the family patriarch.
• Bai Feng told Bai Xueyun about Shang Qingxue, and Bai Xueyun ordered the Fifth Ancestor to bring her to him that night.
• Chu Kuangren decided to help Shang Qingxue awaken her Mystic Ice Dao Body and sent Lan Yu to summon her.
• Lan Yu reassured Shang Qingxue that Chu Kuangren would not take the kind of interest she feared, then warned her not to harbor improper thoughts about him.
• Shang Qingxue arrived at Chu Kuangren’s room, and Chu Kuangren offered her an Enlightenment Pill.

Chu Kuangren gave Shang Qingxue an Enlightenment Pill, awakening her Mystic Ice Dao Body. When the Fifth Ancestor of the Bai Family seized her for the Young Emperor, Chu Kuangren confronted him and revealed that his surname was Chu.

• Chu Kuangren gave Shang Qingxue an Enlightenment Pill, and she awakened her Mystic Ice Dao Body, freezing the room around her.
• Shang Qingxue told the Shang Clan elders what had happened and demonstrated her newly awakened icy power.
• Bai Feng returned with Bai Family experts and demanded that the Shang Clan hand over Shang Qingxue.
• The Fifth Ancestor of the Bai Family arrived, overpowered the Shang Clan, and captured Shang Qingxue for the Young Emperor.
• Chu Kuangren stepped forward and challenged the Fifth Ancestor, who recognized the signs of Chu Kuangren's identity.

Chu Kuangren protected Shang Qingxue from the Bai Family and ordered the clan to leave the Shang Clan alone. He appointed Shang Long to take charge of the Shang Clan, while the Bai Family learned the cost of provoking him.

• The Fifth Ancestor of the Bai Family recognized Chu Kuangren, released Shang Qingxue, and killed Bai Feng to appease him.
• Chu Kuangren ordered the Fifth Ancestor to warn the Bai Family not to interfere with the Shang Clan, then sent him away with Bai Feng’s corpse.
• Chu Kuangren asked Shang Long to take charge of the Shang Clan, and Shang Long accepted the position of patriarch.
• The Fifth Ancestor returned to the Bai Family with Bai Feng’s corpse and explained what had happened.
• Bai Xueyun rebuked the Bai Family head for grieving Bai Feng and risking the clan’s destruction by offending Chu Kuangren.

Chu Kuangren acquired the Marrow-Cleansing Pool and helped Shang Long secure the Shang Clan patriarch position, while Shang Qingxue sought to join the Mystic Heaven Sect. He then prepared the Qingyun Ruler for his heavenly tribulation and stood guard as it began.

• Bai Xueyun and the Fifth Ancestor of the Bai Family prepared treasures to apologize to Chu Kuangren, but learned he had already left.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Marrow-Cleansing Pool, which could improve cultivators' innate constitutions.
• Chu Kuangren backed Shang Long's appointment as the new Shang Clan patriarch and gave Lou Yun a sword and puppet containing his Sword Qi.
• Shang Long asked Chu Kuangren to accept Shang Qingxue into the Mystic Heaven Sect, and Shang Qingxue vowed to pass its assessment.
• Chu Kuangren prepared pills for the Qingyun Ruler, who began his heavenly tribulation as Chu Kuangren stood guard.

After the Qingyun Ruler became a Quasi-Saint, he told Chu Kuangren he planned to make Princess Linglong his successor, and Chu supported the decision. Chu then reunited the White-Robed General with news of his descendants before receiving word from Elder Ruyan about the Heavenly Pride Tournament.

• Chu Kuangren deterred the Qingyun Ruler's would-be assassins, allowing the ruler to overcome his tribulation and become a Quasi-Saint.
• At a banquet, the Qingyun Ruler proposed that Princess Linglong inherit the Qingyun Dynasty, and Chu Kuangren agreed to support her.
• Chu Kuangren visited the Ancient Battlefield and showed the White-Robed General Ayu's jade pendant, telling him that Lou Yun and Shang Qingxue were doing well.
• The White-Robed General thanked Chu Kuangren and gave him Heavenly Baleful Qi, which Chu absorbed before leaving with Lan Yu.
• Elder Ruyan sent Chu Kuangren a message about the Heavenly Pride Tournament, leaving him astonished.

Chu Kuangren returned to the Mystic Heaven Sect and agreed to enter its disciples in the upcoming Heavenly Pride Tournament, while the rules barred him from competing. He prepared special training for the sect’s Daoist Seeds and invited Xiao Hong and Xiao Bing to attend the tournament, with Xiao Hong revealing her new ability to change size and Xiao Bing showing her progress with a Saint-grade sword talisman.

• Chu Kuangren learned that only disciples could compete in the Heavenly Pride Tournament, then decided to return to the Mystic Heaven Sect and have its Heavenly Prides participate.
• Elder Ruyan told Chu Kuangren that Shang Qingxue had joined the sect as a True Disciple and showed him the tournament rules, which explicitly barred Sect Leaders from competing.
• Chu Kuangren told Elder Ruyan to register the sect and summon Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, the other Daoist Seeds, and Shang Qingxue for special training before the tournament.
• Xiao Hong revealed that she had reached the Supreme Supreme level and could freely change her size, so Chu Kuangren promised to take her along when he went out.
• Chu Kuangren invited Xiao Bing to attend the tournament, and she showed him the Saint-grade Gengjin Sword Talisman she had nearly finished refining.

Chu Kuangren began special training for the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Daoist Seeds by testing how long they could withstand his Battle King Domain, then brought them to the Marrow-Cleansing Pool to recover and improve their constitutions. The disciples entered the pool and discovered its water could wash away impurities and strengthen their innate constitutions.

• Chu Kuangren told the Daoist Seeds that his special training would prepare them for the Heavenly Pride Tournament, while Shang Qingxue was told her participation would depend on her progress.
• Chu Kuangren subjected the disciples to his Battle King Domain until all of them collapsed, with Nangong Huang and Murong Xuan lasting the longest at fifteen minutes.
• Chu Kuangren said he had not used the domain’s full power and expressed disappointment, intending to motivate the disciples to work harder.
• Chu Kuangren led the exhausted disciples to the Marrow-Cleansing Pool and ordered the men and women to bathe on separate sides.
• The disciples entered the pool and felt it cleanse impurities from their bodies and slightly improve their innate constitutions.

The Daoist Seeds improved their innate aptitude in the Marrow-Cleansing Pool, then began special training against a sword qi clone of Chu Kuangren. The clone knocked Shang Qingxue unconscious as the others rushed to attack it.

• The Daoist Seeds soaked in the Marrow-Cleansing Pool for two hours, cleansing their bodies and improving their aptitude.
• Zhuo Han drank from the pool, then accidentally fouled the water and endured the others’ complaints.
• Chu Kuangren created a sword qi clone with one-sixtieth of his strength and challenged the Daoist Seeds to defeat it within a month.
• Nangong Huang underestimated the clone, was badly injured by its sword strike, and Chu Kuangren healed him with the Spring Wind Transforming Rain Technique.
• The clone attacked Shang Qingxue as soon as Chu Kuangren’s countdown ended, knocking her unconscious before Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Junyi, and the others charged.

Chu Kuangren put Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and the other Daoist Seeds through grueling training against his Sword Qi Clone, then checked on Saint Qingshuang’s advanced spirit rice harvest. The disciples discovered that the Marrow-Cleansing Pool had improved their recovery, while Chu Kuangren learned that expanding spirit rice production would require more cultivation and growth support.

• Chu Kuangren’s Sword Qi Clone overwhelmed the Daoist Seeds for two hours, while Chu Kuangren healed their injuries and ordered them to resume fighting.
• Chu Kuangren ended the first day of training and told Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Junyi, and the others that they would continue the next morning for a month.
• Nangong Huang and the others noticed that the Marrow-Cleansing Pool had improved their aptitude and sped up their cultivation and Spiritual Power recovery.
• Chu Kuangren visited Saint Qingshuang, who reported that twenty mu of advanced spirit rice had yielded around twenty thousand jin, with up to four harvests possible each year.
• Chu Kuangren said the projected annual yield of eighty thousand jin was insufficient for the Mystic Heaven Sect, and Saint Qingshuang explained that her Yi Wood Essence could not accelerate a much larger crop.

Chu Kuangren put Nangong Huang and the others through an intense training regimen, while he drew the Legendary Cultivation Technique Gods and Devils Eight Tones. After nearly a month, the Daoist Seeds had grown strong enough to suppress his Sword Qi Clone together.

• Chu Kuangren caught Nangong Huang and the others pretending to sleep, forced them to endure his Battle King Domain, then fed them spirit rice before training began.
• Chu Kuangren spent the next half month making Nangong Huang and the others spar, climb Sword Mountain, and chase the Divine Phoenix Xiao Hong, while the Saints praised their cultivation conditions.
• Chu Kuangren drew the Legendary Cultivation Technique Gods and Devils Eight Tones, gaining profound insight into the zither technique and deciding he needed a guqin.
• Qin Wushuang was knocked down by Chu Kuangren's Sword Qi Clone, healed with the Spring Wind Transforming Rain Technique, and charged back into the fight.
• After almost a month of training, Nangong Huang and the others had improved enough to suppress Chu Kuangren's Sword Qi Clone when they fought together.

After the Daoist Seeds defeated one Sword Qi Clone, Chu Kuangren began the next stage by assigning each of them a clone and putting Shang Qingxue through a brutal heat-resistance trial. Shang Qingxue resolved not to quit, and Chu Kuangren responded by increasing her next training session by an hour.

• Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Junyi, Qin Wushuang, and the others defeated the Sword Qi Clone after fighting it for twenty-nine days.
• Chu Kuangren sent the nine Daoist Seeds to fight one Sword Qi Clone each and gave Shang Qingxue a separate training exercise.
• Chu Kuangren trapped Shang Qingxue in Scorching Purgatory, where the temperature doubled every two hours, to stimulate her Mystic Ice Dao Body.
• After enduring six hours of scorching heat and nearly losing consciousness, Shang Qingxue remembered her father's hopes and declared that she would not quit.
• Chu Kuangren praised Shang Qingxue's resolve and added another hour to her training the next day.

Chu Kuangren played Boundless Heaven and Earth from the Gods and Devils Eight Tones, drawing the Mystic Heaven Sect’s experts to listen and guiding the Daoist Seeds into enlightenment. The chapter ended with Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and the others defeating their Sword Qi Clones, while Shang Qingxue broke out of Scorching Purgatory by herself.

• After nearly three months of harsh training, Shang Qingxue reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and the other Daoist Seeds made major progress.
• Lan Yu brought Chu Kuangren the newly made guqin, and he played Boundless Heaven and Earth for her.
• The guqin music drew the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Saints and Supreme Supremes, while Nangong Huang and the others entered a state of enlightenment.
• Murong Xuan, Nangong Huang, Junyi, Qin Wushuang, and the other Daoist Seeds used their insights to defeat their Sword Qi Clones.
• Shang Qingxue used her Mystic Ice Dao Body to shatter Scorching Purgatory’s barrier and escape for the first time.

Chu Kuangren’s zither music helped the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Daoist Seeds achieve enlightenment before he led them aboard the Mirage Tower toward the White Tiger Domain for the tournament. During the voyage, the disciples gathered to discuss the Dao and turned their Daoist Rhyme toward Chu Kuangren.

• Chu Kuangren played Lingering Echo, and the Mystic Heaven Sect’s Daoist Seeds gained insights and entered enlightenment; he revealed that he had played the music himself.
• Chu Kuangren told the disciples their training was over and that they would leave for the White Tiger Domain the next day.
• Chu Kuangren and the Daoist Seeds boarded the Mirage Tower and departed the Mystic Heaven Sect, with Elder Ruyan and the others seeing them off.
• Nangong Huang, Qin Wushuang, and the others explored the Mirage Tower, while Chu Kuangren said the journey would take two or three days.
• Murong Xuan proposed that the disciples discuss the Dao as they admired the moon and shared wine and snacks; Shang Qingxue watched from the sidelines.
• The disciples turned their Daoist Rhyme toward Chu Kuangren.

Chu Kuangren and the Mystic Heaven Sect arrived in First City for the Four Domains Tournament, drawing attention with their spectacular Immortal Boat. The organizers arranged their accommodations, and the chapter ended with the city discussing Tianjizi’s verse placing Chu Kuangren above the world’s Heavenly Prides.

• Chu Kuangren overwhelmed Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, Junyi, and the others when they tried to debate the Dao, telling them they still needed training.
• Chu Kuangren and the Mystic Heaven Sect arrived in First City aboard the Mirage Tower, an imitation of an ancient Emperor Weapon Immortal Boat.
• At Four Seas Tower, Senior Tianji identified Chu Kuangren as the famed figure aboard the Mirage Tower and recited, “Who leads the Heavenly Prides? Mystic Heaven has Kuangren!”
• Steward Wang Yue welcomed Chu Kuangren and escorted the Mystic Heaven Sect to its assigned pavilions.
• News of Chu Kuangren’s arrival spread through First City, and competing forces confirmed that sect leaders could not enter the Heavenly Pride Tournament.
• Tianjizi’s appraisal of Chu Kuangren spread the next day, further stirring discussion among the tournament’s participants.

Chu Kuangren reviewed the championship participants and went sightseeing in First City with Lan Yu and Xiao Hong. He watched Fairy Piaoxue and Jinnian duel over a Fire Spirit Crystal, which Xiao Hong coveted, and judged their zither skills average.

• Lan Yu brought Chu Kuangren the championship rules and participant list, which named twenty-four Saintly Dao Traditions, including five from the Azure Dragon Domain.
• Chu Kuangren went sightseeing with Lan Yu and Xiao Hong, keeping their appearances hidden as they explored First City.
• The group heard that Fairy Piaoxue and Jinnian were holding a zither duel and went to watch.
• Chu Kuangren noticed the Fire Spirit Crystal offered as the prize and heard Xiao Hong say it looked delicious.
• Fairy Piaoxue played her Snow God Sound, and Jinnian answered with her Sovereign Emperor Melody.
• Chu Kuangren watched the duel and decided that both women's zither skills were only average.

Jinnian defeated Fairy Piaoxue in a zither duel and claimed her ancient zither, then tried to buy Chu Kuangren’s bird, Xiao Hong. Chu Kuangren challenged her to another duel for the Fire Spirit Crystal, and his music left Jinnian unable to play.

• Jinnian won the zither duel against Fairy Piaoxue, snapped her zither string, and took her ancient zither as agreed.
• Saint Son Cangyuan tried to comfort Fairy Piaoxue, but she declined his offer to find her a new zither.
• Jinnian offered Chu Kuangren spirit stones for Xiao Hong, but he refused and proposed a zither duel for her Fire Spirit Crystal instead.
• Chu Kuangren and Jinnian took their places for the duel, and Chu Kuangren brought out Lingering Echo.
• Chu Kuangren’s zither music filled the crowd with overwhelming Daoist Rhyme, suppressing Jinnian’s zither Dao so completely that she could not play.

Chu Kuangren defeated Jinnian in a zither contest, won the Fire Spirit Crystal, and rejected invitations from Jinnian and Fairy Piaoxue. After Lan Yu drove off Saint Son Cangyuan, the women’s investigation linked the pair to the Mystic Heaven Sect, and Jinnian suspected Chu Kuangren’s red bird was the Divine Phoenix.

• Chu Kuangren played Vast Heaven and Earth, causing Jinnian to admit defeat and hand over the Fire Spirit Crystal.
• Jinnian and Fairy Piaoxue invited Chu Kuangren to their residences, then argued over who would spend time with him; Chu Kuangren declined both invitations and left with Lan Yu.
• Saint Son Cangyuan tried to stop Chu Kuangren, but Lan Yu sent him flying with one punch.
• Chu Kuangren gave Xiao Hong the Fire Spirit Crystal to absorb before putting it away and returning with Lan Yu to the Mystic Heaven Sect’s accommodations.
• Saint Son Cangyuan learned that Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu were from the Mystic Heaven Sect, while Jinnian concluded that Chu Kuangren was probably the zither player and Xiao Hong might be the Divine Phoenix.