Arc 11The Western Sea Reckoning

The orthodox sects destroyed the Western Sea Sword Sect’s Cloud Terrace and scattered the Never-Old Forest, while Liu S sui returned to Green Mountain after uncovering the truth about Luo Huainan. The arc ended with Bai Zao visiting Jing Jiu as the Zhongzhou Sect’s marriage proposal stirred rumors across Green Mountain.

  • Pei Baifa’s sword shattered the Western Prince’s arms and First Child Sword, and Liu Ci captured him after he fled into the Void Realm.
  • Pei Baifa ordered the No-Grace Gate to burn White Deer Academy, while Yan gave Liu S sui the Guan Cheng Brush and warned him to leave.
  • At Cloud Terrace, the Western Prince confessed that he had managed the Never-Old Forest and implicated sect leaders who had hired its assassins.
  • The Western Sea Sword God destroyed Cloud Terrace and killed the Western Prince, while Green Mountain forces attacked the fleeing Western Sea disciples.
  • A white-clad maiden spared Nan Zheng and Gu Pan, took Nan Zheng’s treasures, and departed without explaining herself.
  • Guo Dong revealed that the mastermind behind the Never-Old Forest remained alive, and Pei Baifa offered to kill the Western Sea Sword God if Tong Yan could locate him within five years.
  • Yin San revealed to the Profound Yin Ancestor that he had guided the Western Prince and used the rivalry with Jian Xilai to obtain the Never-Old Forest.
  • Jing Jiu sent Zhao Layue’s Unthought Sword after Liu S sui, who returned to Green Mountain with Little Lotus and declined Bai Zao’s offer to conceal the truth about Luo Huainan for ten years.
  • Jing Jiu told Liu S sui to live on Cloud-Walking Peak to resolve his mixed cultivation and agreed to help Little Lotus enter Green Mountain.
  • Bai Zao arrived at Divine End Peak after rumors spread that she had come to propose marriage to Jing Jiu.
Chapters 253–277 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 253Do You Not See

Pei Baifa sent Do You Not See thousands of miles to strike the Western Prince, shattering his arms and knocking the First Child Sword from his hands. As Gu Pan led Divine Guard Army cavalry to retrieve the fallen sword, the wounded Western Prince fled into the Void Realm and sensed another presence following him.

  • Pei Baifa's Do You Not See flew across thousands of miles, revealing that he had retained and strengthened his Heaven-Connecting cultivation.
  • The Western Prince sensed the sword coming and tried to flee, but Do You Not See caught him and shattered both his arms and the First Child Sword.
  • A farmer saw the distant flash and felt the thunder and shockwaves as Gu Pan's Divine Guard Army cavalry raced past.
  • Gu Pan ordered his hundred cavalrymen to reach the fallen First Child Sword and kill anyone who tried to seize it.
  • The Western Prince entered the Void Realm to escape, but his wounds continued bleeding as he flew west.
  • The Western Prince saw a second shadow appear beside his own on the clouds and sensed a powerful, deep aura.

Ch. 254Before the Bright Mirror in the Great Hall, Grieving over White Hair

Pei Baifa revealed that he had targeted Western Prince and ordered the No-Grace Gate to burn White Deer Academy, while punishing Pei Yuan for fleeing. At the cliffs, the dying old scholar Yan gave Liu S sui the Guan Cheng Brush and warned him to leave before others came to investigate, then vanished into ash.

  • Liu Ci captured Western Prince with a sword shadow after Western Prince failed to escape the Void Realm.
  • Pei Baifa summoned the No-Grace Gate disciples, announced that Western Prince had been his target, and ordered them to burn White Deer Academy.
  • Pei Yuan tried to flee Heavenly Longevity Mountain, but Pei Baifa severed both his legs and accused him of betraying him.
  • The old scholar Yan gave Liu S sui the Guan Cheng Brush and warned him to leave before investigators arrived.
  • Yan advised Liu S sui not to be too warmhearted, then dissipated like ash.

Ch. 255The True Face of Cloud Terrace

Liu S sui and Little Lotus escaped the cliff with help from the bracelet, while a scholar later identified as Bu Qiuxiao arrived at Haizhou as a coalition surrounded Cloud Terrace. The siege waited for the Western Sea Sword Sect, whose young disciple Tonglu arrived and was shown the Heaven-Restoring Pearl by Guo Nanshan.

  • Liu S sui took a fan from the ashes, and the bracelet carried him and Little Lotus down the cliff.
  • Bu Qiuxiao arrived at the cave, honored the dead man, and flew toward the Western Sea.
  • Bu Qiuxiao joined Cheng Youtian and the gathered cultivators as the Great Marsh Magistrate’s Wind-and-Rain Dao Art revealed Cloud Terrace.
  • Cheng Youtian ordered the coalition to wait for the Western Sea Sword Sect rather than attack Cloud Terrace.
  • Tonglu arrived with two Wandering the Wilds Realm elders and young disciples, then demanded to know what the coalition intended.
  • Guo Nanshan showed Tonglu the Heaven-Restoring Pearl.

Ch. 256The Knife Seller Speaks

Guo Nanshan used the Heaven-Restoring Pearl to reveal the Western Prince’s ties to the Never-Old Forest, and the allied sects demanded the surrender of named Western Sea Sword Sect and Cloud Terrace members. The captured Western Prince admitted running the Never-Old Forest, then accused powerful figures across the sects of hiring its assassins, leaving the assembled leaders under suspicion.

  • Guo Nanshan showed images and conversations from the Heaven-Restoring Pearl, prompting Tonglu to call the evidence a frame-up.
  • Cheng Youtian demanded that the Western Sea Sword Sect hand over more than two hundred named experts and Cloud Terrace Stewards.
  • The Western Prince arrived bound and bloodied, and Bu Qiuxiao urged him to confess to prevent further bloodshed.
  • The Western Prince admitted that he had managed the Never-Old Forest, shocking Tonglu and the Western Sea Sword Sect disciples.
  • The Western Prince claimed that important figures in the sects had secretly employed the Never-Old Forest to kill their enemies.
  • The Western Prince compared himself to the hand wielding the assassins’ knives and accused the sect leaders of being the people who bought them.

Ch. 257A Giant Mountain Rose from the Sea

Bu Qiuxiao confronted the Western Sea Sword Sect over its crimes and demanded its surrender, but the Western Sea Sword God arrived and clashed with the Green Mountain Sect Master True Person. As their forces faced off above the Cloud Terrace, an enormous creature began rising from the Ink Sea.

  • Bu Qiuxiao accused the Western Sea Sword Sect of colluding with fiends and the Nether Department, then demanded that Tonglu and the disciples surrender.
  • Tonglu refused, insisting the other sects had no right to attack the Western Sea Sword Sect on its own territory.
  • The Western Sea Sword God arrived with overwhelming Sword Light, forcing the Green Mountain disciples to retreat from the Cloud Terrace.
  • The Green Mountain Sect Master True Person stopped the Western Sea Sword God's advance with one hand and a sword, and the two Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouses faced each other across the sky.
  • Green Mountain's disciples surrounded the Cloud Terrace again as the two sides prepared to fight.
  • The Ink Sea parted, revealing the black back of an enormous creature rising beneath the surface.

Ch. 258I Am the Whale Rider, Reveler in the Waves

The Western Sea Sword Sect summoned its guardian Flying Whale to intimidate the cultivators besieging the Cloud Terrace, but Yuan Qijing arrived and brought the beast down with cold and lightning. He stood on the whale’s back and faced the Western Sea Sword God, demonstrating Green Mountain’s strength.

  • The Flying Whale rose from the sea and unleashed roaring gales and torrential rain, frightening the cultivators gathered near the Cloud Terrace.
  • Bu Qiuxiao prepared to draw the Flying Whale away from the other cultivators, concerned that a battle would kill the weaker disciples.
  • Yuan Qijing descended through snow and landed on the Flying Whale, forcing it into the sea with freezing cold and lightning.
  • The whale’s fall sent waves crashing into the coastline, destroyed the Sea God Temple, and damaged Haizhou City.
  • The Green Mountain disciples recognized Yuan Qijing as the Sword Law, and he silently faced the Western Sea Sword God from the whale’s back.

Ch. 259Jing Jiu told a story

Jing Jiu explained why Green Mountain was not worried about the Western Sea conflict, then began telling Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, and Yuan Qu how the Western Sea Sword Sect’s feud with Green Mountain began. He revealed that the Sword Evaders’ leader, Nan Qu, had once been a Green Mountain disciple who killed many of its people and caused Sect Master True Person Daoyuan’s failed ascension.

  • At the Cloud Terrace, Bu Qiuxiao realized the returning sword light threatened everyone nearby and shouted for the cultivators to retreat.
  • On Divine End Peak, Jing Jiu said Green Mountain’s two Heaven-Connecting Realm masters gave it an advantage over the Western Sea Sword Sect.
  • Jing Jiu explained that the Western Sea Sword Sect sought to control the Never-Old Forest and surpass Green Mountain, then agreed to tell the story behind their hostility.
  • Jing Jiu recounted how Nan Qu left Green Mountain after True Person Daoyuan refused to take him as a disciple, later gained a Sword Immortal’s legacy, and returned to take revenge.
  • Jing Jiu said Nan Qu ambushed Daoyuan during his ascension, after which Daoyuan severed Nan Qu’s Dao Tree and used Green Mountain’s grand array against him.
  • Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, and Yuan Qu learned that Nan Qu was the leader of the Sword Evaders and the cause of Daoyuan’s death.

Ch. 260The Hotpot We Ate, the People We Killed in Those Years

Jing Jiu recalled how he and his Senior Brother had helped stabilize Green Mountain, then explained his conjecture about Nan Qu, Jian Xilai, and the Western Sea Sword Sect. As the battle over the Ink Sea reached its height, a hidden figure arrived at Divine End Peak, and Zhao Layue woke the White Cat.

  • Jing Jiu remembered how his Senior Brother had reclaimed the Sect Master position after years of conflict, and how they had killed people to stabilize Green Mountain’s nine peaks.
  • Jing Jiu conjectured that Nan Qu’s attendant, Heaven Near Person, had guided Jian Xilai to Mist Island, leading him to found the Western Sea Sword Sect and take control of the Never-Old Forest.
  • Jing Jiu told Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, and Yuan Qu that Green Mountain meant to force Jian Xilai to retreat and would likely destroy the Western Sea Sword Sect in the battle.
  • Jing Jiu wondered about the Western Prince’s origins and possible connection to his Senior Brother, while warning that more dangerous figures might remain beyond Liu S sui’s reach.
  • As the confrontation over the Ink Sea intensified, a powerful concealed presence reached Divine End Peak, and its restrictive formation sent sword intent into the night.
  • Zhao Layue stood beside the sleeping White Cat and softly told the Patriarch it was time to get up.

Ch. 261Hell is other people

Jing Jiu waited for Fang Jingtian to attack Divine End Peak, but the threat vanished without a fight, leaving him to suspect that someone had warned Fang Jingtian. Elsewhere, Nan Zheng escaped a massacre at the Cloud Terrace and saw a sword light rise from the sea and descend again.

  • Jing Jiu deactivated Divine End Peak’s forbidden array while he and Zhao Layue watched for the powerful presence, which vanished without attacking.
  • Jing Jiu confronted White Ghost and explained that he had spent three years setting a trap for Fang Jingtian, who had come but made no move.
  • Jing Jiu suspected that Fang Jingtian had learned of the trap from the Sect Master or Yuan Qijing, and wondered who had helped his Senior Brother escape the Sword Prison.
  • Nan Zheng fled through the mist as the Divine Guard Army and One-Thatch Studio slaughtered her companions, including Tu Qiu and Yu Buhuan.
  • Nan Zheng reached a mountain outside Haizhou City and saw sword light rise from the sea and return to the mortal world.

Ch. 262Cloud Terrace Flickered and Faded

The Western Sea Sword God destroyed Cloud Terrace and killed the Western Prince, then ordered the Western Sea reinforcements to return to the islands. As the battle continued, Tonglu confronted Guo Nanshan over the Western Sea’s ties to the Never-Old Forest, and Guo Nanshan left without answering further.

  • The Western Sea Sword God's sword light split Cloud Terrace apart, destroying its halls and formations.
  • The sword light killed the Western Prince, including his nascent soul and sword ghost.
  • The Western Sea Sword God announced that he had purged his sect and ordered the reinforcements to return to the islands.
  • Bu Qiuxiao told Cheng Youtian to spare those who surrendered as Green Mountain forces attacked the fleeing Western Sea disciples.
  • Guo Nanshan shielded Tonglu from several attackers and urged him to accept that the outcome was the best possible.
  • Tonglu accused Guo Nanshan of deceiving him about the Western Sea, and Guo Nanshan said the Never-Old Forest had been their true target before flying away.

Ch. 263The girl in white fishing in troubled waters

Nan Zheng fled the destruction of Cloud Terrace and was ambushed by Divine Guard Army cavalry led by Gu Pan. A mysterious girl in white defeated the cavalry, took their hidden flying sword, and spared Nan Zheng after learning she was Nan Wang’s enemy.

  • After Cloud Terrace was destroyed, Nan Zheng descended into the mist and discovered Divine Guard Army cavalry lying in ambush.
  • Gu Pan identified Nan Zheng as an assassin and demanded that she surrender, but she prepared to fight back with the Four Desolations Bottle.
  • A girl in white appeared, took Nan Zheng’s Jade-Stone Zither, and used one note to destroy the cavalrymen’s talisman papers and bring down their mounts and riders.
  • The girl in white took the flying sword from Gu Pan, who struggled free and demanded to know her identity.
  • The girl in white learned that Nan Zheng was Nan Wang’s clanswoman and enemy, then said she hated Nan Wang too and would not kill Nan Zheng.

Ch. 264Chronicles of the Vegetable Garden

Nan Zheng surrendered her treasures to the White-Clad Maiden, who spared her and left, while Su Ziye recovered from poisoning in the Precious Thoroughfare Zen Monastery’s vegetable garden. He Zhan reflected on his extraordinary luck, and Tong Yan concluded that their efforts had ultimately succeeded.

  • The White-Clad Maiden took Nan Zheng’s Four Desolations Bottle and Diamond Gauntlets and borrowed her zither, then departed without killing her or Gu Pan.
  • Nan Zheng wondered why the White-Clad Maiden had stayed out of the battle between the orthodox cultivation world and the Never-Old Forest before disappearing into the night.
  • At the Precious Thoroughfare Zen Monastery’s vegetable garden, Tong Yan said Su Ziye’s treatment should clear the remaining poison in five days.
  • Su Ziye asked whether Tong Yan was still trying to accept losing to Jing Jiu, and Tong Yan said success required effort rather than luck.
  • He Zhan recounted how an abandoned childhood and a series of unlikely discoveries revealed his extraordinary fortune, though he lamented that it left him no hardships to temper his Dao Heart.
  • Tong Yan placed a Go stone and said that, in the end, they had succeeded.

Ch. 265Vision, Problems, and Trouble

Tong Yan tried to persuade Su Ziye to reclaim the Profound Yin Sect and lead it toward righteousness, while He Zhan questioned the compromises made by the righteous sects. The group discovered a powerful sword hidden in the vegetable plot, and Tong Yan suspected it would bring trouble.

  • He Zhan criticized the elders of the righteous sects for compromising after the battle near Haizhou City, while Tong Yan defended the outcome.
  • He Zhan told Su Ziye that a group of young disciples wanted to eliminate demonic cultivators, and Tong Yan offered to help him reclaim the Profound Yin Sect.
  • Tong Yan argued that the Profound Yin Sect might abandon evil cultivation methods by using a spirit vein beneath Cold Mountain.
  • Su Ziye pointed out that Liu S sui’s killing of Luo Huainan could provoke conflict between the Green Mountain Sect and the Zhongzhou Sect.
  • He Zhan found a sword in the vegetable plot, and Tong Yan warned that it would bring trouble.

Ch. 266His Own Mother, Fermented Tofu, and the Date of Return

He Zhan, Tong Yan, and Su Ziye discovered that the Law Treasures in the vegetable patch had been deliberately left for He Zhan, and Tong Yan suspected an important figure—perhaps He Zhan’s mother—was guiding him. That evening, they found the unconscious Tonglu in the patch, while Pei Baifa left the No-Grace Gate and ordered Heavenly Longevity Mountain sealed.

  • He Zhan showed Su Ziye and Tong Yan a Flying Sword, a bottle, and gauntlets he had found in the vegetable patch, and they concluded someone had planted them for him.
  • Su Ziye identified the bottle and gauntlets as treasures connected to the Never-Old Forest, and He Zhan said he feared an unknown person had been secretly providing for him.
  • Tong Yan guessed that He Zhan’s mother might be the important figure behind the gifts, and the group divided the treasures among themselves.
  • He Zhan examined the First Child Sword, and Tong Yan said someone had deliberately delivered it to him.
  • That evening, He Zhan found the unconscious Tonglu in the vegetable patch and asked Tong Yan what had happened.
  • At the ruins of White Deer Academy, Pei Baifa ordered the No-Grace Gate to seal Heavenly Longevity Mountain, then flew west without saying when he would return.

Ch. 267Has the Stepmother Arrived?

Tonglu woke at the Precious Thoroughfare Zen Monastery and learned that Tong Yan and He Zhan had kept the Western Sea Sword Sect’s connection to the Never-Old Forest from him. Guo Dong arrived and revealed a clue that suggested she was the person He Zhan had been searching for, leaving him stunned.

  • Tonglu woke beside Su Ziye, failed to summon his broken flying sword, and learned from He Zhan that they were at the Precious Thoroughfare Zen Monastery.
  • Tonglu recalled the chaos outside Haizhou City before he lost consciousness and accused Tong Yan and the others of hiding their suspicions about the Western Sea from him.
  • Tong Yan explained that he had suspected the Western Sea and asked who had brought Tonglu to the monastery, but Tonglu could not remember.
  • Guo Dong arrived, and Tong Yan deduced that she had come because the monastery was near Yizhou City and could cure Su Ziye’s poison.
  • When He Zhan asked why she had come, Guo Dong asked whether he had used the piece of gauze beneath the rock in the stream behind the convent.

Ch. 268I Know What You Have Wanted to Do All These Years

Guo Dong revealed that she had guided Tong Yan, Luo Huainan, and Guo Nanshan toward destroying Cloud Terrace, then urged them to help kill the Western Sea Sword God with Pei Baifa. The chapter ended with Guo Dong telling He Zhan that his mother had been her youngest sister, making her his aunt.

  • Guo Dong told Tong Yan that she had chosen him, Luo Huainan, and Guo Nanshan and helped them act on their own beliefs.
  • Guo Dong said the mastermind behind the Never-Old Forest was still alive and proposed killing the Western Sea Sword God.
  • Pei Baifa arrived and said he had a chance of killing the Sword God if Tong Yan could locate him within five years.
  • Guo Dong told Tong Yan to give the First Child Sword to Tonglu, then left as He Zhan followed her to ask why she had helped him.
  • He Zhan asked if Guo Dong was his birth mother, and she explained that his mother had been her youngest sister.

Ch. 269Something Gained

He Zhan learned that Guo Dong was his aunt and that he belonged to the Water-Moon Convent, while Guo Dong reflected on the young cultivators she had tried to guide. At the ruins of Hanging Mountain, the Profound Yin Ancestor saw Yin San pleased with how events had turned out.

  • Guo Dong told He Zhan that he was a Water-Moon Convent disciple and that Abbess Lanxi had raised him as his mother.
  • He Zhan learned that Guo Dong had given him Washed Creek Gauze and a Three-Marrow Pill, which he had sold to a girl from the Hanging Bell Sect.
  • Guo Dong discussed Guo Nanshan, Luo Huainan, Tong Yan, Bai Zao, and Zhao Layue with a voice at the small temple, explaining that she hoped to guide young cultivators toward becoming her kindred spirits.
  • The Profound Yin Ancestor examined the fallen remains of Hanging Mountain outside Haizhou City and wondered whether another mountain had fallen there in the distant past.
  • The Profound Yin Ancestor observed that everything seemed to have gone as Yin San wished, and Yin San replied that gaining something brought joy.

Ch. 270Moyu (Part One)

Yin San explained how he had manipulated the Western Prince and the Never-Old Forest to reclaim its hidden power. At the ruined Cloud Terrace, he opened a concealed compartment in a rock and retrieved a box.

  • Yin San told Profound Yin Ancestor that the Western Prince was Nan Qu's disciple and Xilai's junior brother, whom he had guided after meeting the Southern Sea Sword Immortal.
  • Yin San explained that he had used the Western Prince's rivalry with Jian Xilai to obtain the Never-Old Forest, while Profound Yin Ancestor recognized that Yin San had also aided him through the Nether Department.
  • Yin San said the Never-Old Forest was a group of powerful people rather than a place, and that the Righteous Path Sects' destruction of its base had not reached them.
  • Yin San pressed familiar points on a massive rock at the ruined Cloud Terrace, opened a hidden entrance, and took out a box.

Ch. 271Moyu (Part Two)

Yin San revealed a jade book listing formal members of the Never-Old Forest, while Jing Jiu pieced together Liu S sui’s role in the campaign that destroyed it. Green Mountain’s disciples returned from the Western Sea, and Jing Jiu sent the Unthought Sword after Liu S sui, whose whereabouts remained unknown.

  • Yin San opened the jade book before the Profound Yin Ancestor, revealing names written in essence blood.
  • The Abbot of Fruitful Accomplishment Temple and Master Du Hai ended their vigil near the Water-Moon Convent, while He Wei sensed baleful intent in Cold Mountain’s gorge.
  • Yin San told the Profound Yin Ancestor that Liu S sui reminded him of his younger self, and he watched Liu S sui reading case files in Hanging Mountain.
  • Jing Jiu reasoned that Liu S sui had joined the Never-Old Forest and helped set events in motion against it, but he chose to keep Green Mountain out of the affair.
  • More than two hundred Green Mountain disciples returned from the Western Sea, and Gu Qing reported that Liu S sui had not come back with them.
  • Jing Jiu sent Zhao Layue’s Unthought Sword after Liu S sui, then Zhao Layue explained to Yuan Qu that Sword Journey did not require the Heaven-Connecting Realm.

Ch. 272Moyu (Part Two)

Giant sent a signal that reopened the sea routes, while Liu S sui and Little Lotus traveled toward Green Mountain after the Battle of Cloud Terrace. The chapter ended with news that the Zhongzhou Sect Master's daughter had arrived at Green Mountain to propose marriage, leaving Liu S sui wondering whether the proposal was meant for his young master.

  • The Unthought Sword reached the Mingquan Secret Realm, where Giant greeted it, cast the Ten-Thousand-Year Ancient Tree into the Great Whirlpool, and headed east.
  • After Giant's signal reached Penglai Island, treasure ships and divine ships set sail across the sea.
  • Liu S sui and Little Lotus left Shangzhou City for Green Mountain, but Liu S sui secretly paused near Yunji Town to look at his parents from afar.
  • In Yunji Town, Liu S sui and Little Lotus heard that the Zhongzhou Sect Master's daughter had come to Green Mountain to propose marriage.
  • Liu S sui and Little Lotus wondered whether the proposed marriage was for his young master.

Ch. 273Return to the Mountain

Liu S sui returned to Green Mountain with Little Lotus and was welcomed by disciples who had once believed he was a traitor. As Bai Zao spoke with him privately, Little Lotus asked Lin Wuzhi whether Green Mountain would accept her as Liu S sui’s dao companion, then raised the question of Immortal Master Jing Jiu.

  • Liu S sui arrived at the South Pine Pavilion, where the steward and Immortal Master were shocked to see him and escorted him into the inner sect.
  • At the Sword-Washing Creek, disciples gathered around Liu S sui, and their silence gave way to enthusiastic greetings when he said he had returned.
  • Guo Nanshan, Gu Han, Ma Hua, and Jian Ruyun welcomed Liu S sui, while Jian Ruyun proposed that they return to the peak and pay respects to the Sect Master True Person.
  • Bai Zao asked to speak with Liu S sui privately, and they went to a classroom in the Sword-Washing Pavilion while Little Lotus waited outside with Lin Wuzhi.
  • Lin Wuzhi told Little Lotus that the sect had no rule against dao companions, prompting Little Lotus to ask what Immortal Master Jing Jiu would think.

Ch. 274Negotiations

Bai Zao negotiated with Liu S sui to keep the truth about Luo Huainan secret for up to ten years in exchange for compensation, while Liu S sui insisted his elders approve. After returning to Green Mountain, he went with Little Lotus to see Jing Jiu, unsure how their long separation had changed their bond.

  • Bai Zao told Liu S sui that the Zhongzhou Sect would not pursue him over Luo Huainan, but asked him to keep the truth from the public for up to ten years in return for compensation.
  • Liu S sui said he would consult his elders, and Bai Zao revealed that her rumored feelings for Jing Jiu were true.
  • Gu Han worried that Liu S sui would remain known as Luo Huainan’s murderer, while Guo Nanshan and Gu Han reassured him that he had done nothing wrong.
  • Jian Ruyun questioned Liu S sui about Little Lotus and asked him to return to Twofold Forgetting Peak, but Guo Nanshan agreed that he should visit Jing Jiu first.
  • Liu S sui led Little Lotus up Divine End Peak, and told her that Jing Jiu would help them despite having not seen him in years.

Ch. 275Didn't Understand

Liu S sui returned to Divine End Peak and discussed his choices, cultivation, and plans with Jing Jiu. Jing Jiu agreed to help Little Lotus enter Green Mountain, while Liu S sui learned that Bai Zao would visit the next day.

  • Liu S sui and Little Lotus climbed to Jing Jiu's cave abode, where Liu S sui greeted Jing Jiu after many years away.
  • Jing Jiu asked whether Liu S sui would make the same choices again, and Liu S sui said he would still do what needed to be done.
  • Liu S sui offered Jing Jiu the Immortal Sword bracelet, but Jing Jiu told him to keep it and criticized his mixed cultivation.
  • Jing Jiu advised Liu S sui to live on Cloud-Walking Peak to resolve the mixed auras in his body, and Liu S sui agreed.
  • Liu S sui asked Jing Jiu to help Little Lotus enter Green Mountain, and Jing Jiu said he would handle it.
  • Liu S sui told Jing Jiu that Bai Zao had arrived, and Jing Jiu said she would visit him the next day.

Ch. 276Wild Bamboo

Liu S sui left Little Lotus on Divine End Peak with Gu Qing and Yuan Qu after Jing Jiu agreed to help resolve her problem. He then went with Guo Nanshan and the others to meet his former master, Bai Rujing, but a heated argument inside Bai Rujing’s cave abode left them waiting outside.

  • Liu S sui told Jing Jiu that elders in the sect seemed to have questions for him, and Jing Jiu advised him to deal with them when they came.
  • Gu Qing suggested that Little Lotus stay on Divine End Peak, and Liu S sui agreed before leaving her there with Gu Qing and Yuan Qu.
  • Gu Qing reminded Little Lotus that sincerity had won Consort Hu the Divine Emperor’s favor, and Little Lotus criticized how he had brewed the tea.
  • Liu S sui joined Guo Nanshan and the others on their way to see Bai Rujing, his former master, while Guo Nanshan said Bai Rujing had felt remorse for his past treatment of him.
  • At Bai Rujing’s cave abode on Heavenly Light Peak, Guo Nanshan and the others heard a heated argument from inside.

Ch. 277As though facing a formidable enemy

After Liu S sui left Bai Rujing’s cave abode, Cheng Youtian and the Elder of Jade Lake Peak agreed not to reopen the old murder case involving Zuo Yi. Meanwhile, Bai Zao visited Green Mountain amid rumors about her and Jing Jiu, and she arrived at Divine End Peak to meet him and his companions.

  • Liu S sui left Bai Rujing’s cave abode, and Gu Han led him down the peak after Guo Nanshan and Gu Han checked on him.
  • Cheng Youtian asked the Elder of Jade Lake Peak about a proposal to investigate Zuo Yi’s murder, and they agreed to ignore the matter.
  • Cheng Youtian and the Elder discussed Bai Zao’s visit and Jing Jiu’s possible future with her.
  • Yue Qianmen led the Zhongzhou Sect’s visit to Green Mountain, while rumors spread that Bai Zao had come to propose marriage to Jing Jiu.
  • Bai Zao toured Green Mountain with Twofold Forgetting Peak Disciples and then went to Divine End Peak, where Jing Jiu, Zhao Layue, Gu Qing, Yuan Qu, and Little Lotus were present.
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