Recaps

Dugu Sheng revealed a tide-inspired internal cultivation method that greatly enhanced his swordsmanship, while Huang Xiao discussed his strength and his limited skill with poison. That night, the Remnant Demon Sect arrived unexpectedly, and Huang Xiao suspected they sought the Yin Demon Treasure Scripture.

• Dugu Sheng demonstrated a new internal cultivation method inspired by the waves at Ghost Wave Bend, and Hong Yi admitted he was no longer sure he could defeat him.
• Huang Xiao told Hong Yi, Dugu Sheng, and Meng Jiu that he could fight at their level but was not skilled at using poison.
• The group discussed the unknown man in black and prepared for a possible Remnant Demon Sect attack.
• Meng Jiu explained that Remnant Demon Sect disciples castrated themselves to master the Remnant Demon Sword Technique, and Huang Xiao connected it to the Yin Demon Divine Skill.
• Huang Xiao reasoned that the sect might want the Yin Demon Treasure Scripture, which he knew was held by his senior brother rather than the emperor.
• At the third watch, the Remnant Demon Sect arrived sooner and more unexpectedly than Huang Xiao and the others had expected.

The Remnant Demon Sect attacked Zhao Yunhui's Peach Blossom Confusion Formation, and Huang Xiao and the others discovered their apparent scouts had concealed a trap. Long Feng, the sect's Formation Hall master, revealed himself with twenty-seven First-Class Blood Guards and ordered them to attack.

• Zhao Yunhui warned that a formation expert was breaking through the Peach Blossom Confusion Formation and explained its dangers to the defenders.
• Huang Xiao and the others entered the formation, killed the trapped intruders, and searched for the formation expert.
• Twenty-seven First-Class Realm fighters surrounded Huang Xiao and his six companions after concealing their auras with a formation.
• Long Feng revealed himself as the Remnant Demon Sect's Formation Hall master, and Hong Yi and Liu Sanfu recognized him as the former Heavenly Mechanism Sect prodigy who had slaughtered his sect.
• Long Feng rejected the group's accusations and ordered his twenty-seven Blood Guards to form up and attack.

Huang Xiao and the others struggled against Long Feng’s twenty-seven Blood Guards, whose coordinated formation became even deadlier after they used a blood sacrifice. Zhao Yunhui identified the Three-Sided Blood Refining Chain-Killing Formation and told Huang Xiao how to break it, leaving him to find a way to reach its formation eyes while Long Feng guarded them.

• Long Feng revealed that the Blood Guards had killed 9,999 people, and Huang Xiao and the others fought them.
• The Blood Guards used coordinated attacks to hold off the seven fighters, leaving Han Jing and Liu Sanfu in particular danger.
• Hong Yi gathered the group, but Long Feng reorganized the guards into three groups of nine and ordered them to perform a blood sacrifice.
• Zhao Yunhui sensed the danger and warned Yan Xi that they needed to end the fight quickly because more enemies might be hidden nearby.
• Zhao Yunhui voice-transmitted instructions to Huang Xiao, naming the formation and explaining the order in which to break its formation eyes.

Huang Xiao followed Zhao Yunhui’s guidance to destroy the Three-Sided Blood Refining Chain-Killing Formation’s three formation eyes, weakening Long Feng’s blood guards. Long Feng remained defiant and warned that breaking the formation had not made the group safe, alarming Zhao Yunhui.

• Huang Xiao secretly assigned Hong Yi and the others roles in his plan while they drew the blood guards’ attention by increasing their attacks.
• Huang Xiao approached the shifting formation eyes and waited for Hong Yi’s roar to distract everyone.
• Huang Xiao used Snake-Traveling Tiny Steps and Godslayer to kill nine blood guards and destroy all three formation eyes in one seamless attack.
• Hong Yi and the others praised Huang Xiao, while Long Feng struggled to understand how he had discovered the formation eyes.
• Zhao Yunhui revealed that she had told Huang Xiao how to break the formation and condemned Long Feng for slaughtering innocents.
• Long Feng insisted that his strength made his evil path worthwhile and warned that the group was still in danger, causing Zhao Yunhui to react with alarm.

The Peach Blossom Confusion Formation was broken, allowing the Remnant Demon Sect and Jianghu fighters to rush toward Zhao Yunhui on the island. Elder Lin confronted the defenders, and Dugu Sheng stepped forward to challenge him as Long Feng watched from afar and plotted to capture the princess.

• Zhao Yunhui and her companions realized the Peach Blossom Confusion Formation had been broken, and they retreated toward the island as Remnant Demon Sect fighters and Jianghu talents charged in.
• Long Feng revealed that the Remnant Demon Sect sought to capture Zhao Yunhui to force the emperor to surrender Eunuch Qiu, while he also hoped to learn formations from her.
• Hong Yi warned the Jianghu fighters to keep watch around Zhao Yunhui, but Elder Lin arrived and killed dozens before demanding that she come with him.
• Dugu Sheng recognized Elder Lin's Remnant Demon Sword Technique and exchanged blows with him, impressing the elder with his skill.
• Elder Lin threatened Dugu Sheng, who answered that the elder was not qualified to kill him and advanced to fight.

The Remnant Demon Sect attacked Zhao Yunhui, and Huang Xiao, Dugu Sheng, and their allies fought to protect her. The arrival of the Sect’s Deputy Sect Master and three elders halted the battle, leaving the defenders facing a more formidable threat.

• Elder Lin ordered the Remnant Demon Sect’s forces to attack, while threats kept most Jianghu martial artists from intervening and a few brave young experts joined the defenders.
• Dugu Sheng fought Elder Lin as Huang Xiao, Hong Yi, and Meng Jiu cut down Remnant Demon Sect experts; Huang Xiao’s Godslayer dagger broke their weapons and helped him kill fastest.
• Three enemies approached Zhao Yunhui, but Yan Xi killed them with her Ten Thousand Forms Darts.
• A powerful voice shook the battlefield, and Yan Zhong spotted four approaching figures, including the strongest man among them.
• The Remnant Demon Sect fighters greeted the newcomer as their Deputy Sect Master and saluted the three accompanying elders; one elder mocked Elder Lin for struggling against Dugu Sheng.

Yan Zhong and Huang Xiao’s group fought the Remnant Demon Sect after deputy sect master Shan Yi arrived to capture Zhao Yunhui. The battle left them struggling to hold their opponents off, and Long Feng appeared and urged Zhao Yunhui to surrender.

• Yan Zhong confronted Shan Yi, who drew his sword and held him back while the Remnant Demon Sect elders attacked Huang Xiao, Hong Yi, Meng Jiu, and Dugu Sheng.
• Zheng Fuyi challenged Huang Xiao, whose dagger and martial arts could not overcome the elder’s superior swordsmanship.
• Huang Xiao switched to his bare hands and used finger force to deflect Zheng Fuyi’s blade, but Zheng Fuyi ordered other sect fighters to stop Yan Xi from using hidden weapons.
• Yan Xi killed the fighters sent after her, while Zhao Yunhui struck at a figure who appeared behind her and Yan Xi followed with hidden weapons.
• Long Feng caught Yan Xi’s hidden weapons, revealed himself, and demanded that Zhao Yunhui surrender, warning that he could defeat her protectors.

The Black-Clad Youth intervened in the battle and killed Zheng Fuyi with a single slash, then watched as Huang Xiao faced Long Feng. Huang Xiao discovered Long Feng was a powerful fighter as well as a formation expert and tried to send Yan Xi to safety while he protected Zhao Yunhui.

• Yan Xi and Yan Zhong urged Zhao Yunhui to retreat while Shan Yi kept Yan Zhong occupied and Long Feng moved to capture the Princess.
• The Black-Clad Youth stopped Zheng Fuyi and told Huang Xiao to rescue Zhao Yunhui and prove himself against Long Feng.
• The Black-Clad Youth killed Zheng Fuyi with one slash, stunning the fighters and onlookers.
• Huang Xiao charged at Long Feng, who knocked him back and revealed his strength exceeded Zheng Fuyi's.
• Huang Xiao told Yan Xi to join Dugu so he could fight Long Feng freely and find a way to take Zhao Yunhui away.

Huang Xiao used the Death Seal to escape Long Feng with Zhao Yunhui, but Ning Buli blocked their way at the docks as Long Feng closed in. The chapter left Huang Xiao facing Ning Buli with no time to spare.

• Yan Xi left to help Dugu Sheng while Huang Xiao stayed behind to protect Zhao Yunhui from Long Feng.
• Huang Xiao drew Long Feng into striking a hidden weapon, then used the Death Seal to make him hesitate and fled with Zhao Yunhui.
• Long Feng forced the Death Seal from his meridians and pursued Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui through the peach grove.
• Huang Xiao reached the docks and urged Zhao Yunhui to board a boat, but Ning Buli blocked their path and threatened to delay them until the Remnant Demon Sect arrived.

Huang Xiao killed Ning Buli and fought Long Feng while Zhao Yunhui escaped from the dock in a small boat. Just as Long Feng prepared to deliver a fatal blow, an unknown attacker intervened with a streak of finger force.

• Huang Xiao used the Heavenly Demon Skill to kill Ning Buli with one punch, then fled toward the dock with Zhao Yunhui.
• Huang Xiao held Long Feng off while Zhao Yunhui boarded and untied a small boat, using Fourfold Force despite injuring himself.
• Zhao Yunhui raised the sail as Huang Xiao continued fighting Long Feng to keep him from reaching the boat.
• Long Feng kicked Huang Xiao toward the boat, then appeared above him and struck at his chest while Huang Xiao could no longer defend himself.
• A furious voice shouted for Long Feng to stop, and a streak of finger force shot toward his chest.

Jiang Ying arrived in time to rescue Huang Xiao from Long Feng and revealed that his strength had risen dramatically. Just as Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui thought they were safe, Deputy Sect Master Hao attacked Huang Xiao and left him badly injured in the sea.

• Jiang Ying landed on Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui's boat, treated Huang Xiao by forcing out his stagnant blood, and went to confront Long Feng.
• Jiang Ying overpowered Long Feng on the pier while Jianghu onlookers watched and the black-clad youth wondered about Jiang Ying's cultivation method.
• Huang Xiao suddenly turned and was struck through the boat's deck and hull by Deputy Sect Master Hao, who arrived to capture Zhao Yunhui.
• Zhao Yunhui dove into the sea, found the unconscious Huang Xiao, passed him air, and carried him back to the surface.
• Jiang Ying sensed that Huang Xiao was alive and shouted for Zhao Yunhui to get away.

Zhao Yunhui escaped Lingbo Island with the badly injured Huang Xiao while Jiang Ying stayed behind to hold off Hao Tietong. Lost at sea in a violent storm, Zhao Yunhui and Huang Xiao could only wait for the weather to pass as they clung together aboard their drifting boat.

• Jiang Ying struck Long Feng into the sea and kicked Zhao Yunhui's boat away, taking Hao Tietong's palm strike so she could escape with Huang Xiao.
• Jiang Ying stayed behind to stall Hao Tietong, while the injured Long Feng was unable to pursue Zhao Yunhui.
• Zhao Yunhui tried to heal Huang Xiao, and Huang Xiao woke and absorbed the foreign true qi as he began treating his damaged meridians.
• The wind and waves intensified, leaving Zhao Yunhui and Huang Xiao adrift without strength or a clear way to shore.
• The storm snapped the mast, and Zhao Yunhui held Huang Xiao close as they waited for the storm to subside.

After their boat was destroyed in a storm, Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui drifted across the sea and found a tiny rocky island with fresh water and seafood. They settled there to survive while Huang Xiao remained determined to find a way back to the Central Plains and Xin'er.

• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui drifted on a plank for two days after the storm wrecked their boat.
• Huang Xiao spotted a distant island, and he and Zhao Yunhui swam to its rocky shore.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui explored the island, found a small pool of fresh water, and realized they had no materials to build a raft.
• Zhao Yunhui decided to wash in the pool, while Huang Xiao went to catch fish and crabs among the rocks.
• Huang Xiao caught seafood and reminded himself that he had to leave the island and return to Xin'er before heading back to find a place for them to settle.

Huang Xiao accidentally saw Zhao Yunhui undressed in the cave, but she chose not to confront him and the two shared a meal. When seawater ruined the books he carried, Zhao Yunhui revealed that three of them were the legendary Scripture of Great Peace, leaving Huang Xiao astonished.

• Huang Xiao surprised Zhao Yunhui while she was changing in the cave, then knelt and apologized for seeing her.
• Zhao Yunhui let the incident pass, and Huang Xiao gathered firewood and made a fire so they could cook their catch.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui ate roasted fish, and Zhao Yunhui praised its taste despite its blandness.
• Huang Xiao discovered that four books in his robes had been soaked and ruined by seawater.
• Zhao Yunhui identified the three books titled Heaven and Earth, The Revolution of Heaven, and The Way of Heaven as the Scripture of Great Peace.

Zhao Yunhui told Huang Xiao about the Scripture of Great Peace and explained why she trusted him, while Huang Xiao revealed that he possessed the Sui Emperor Chapter. She recognized it as one part of the Three Sovereigns Scripture and described the other chapters, leaving Huang Xiao with a clearer understanding of their origins and powers.

• Zhao Yunhui credited Huang Xiao’s reminder for helping her discover the Scripture of Great Peace and offered to teach him its formations.
• Huang Xiao revealed that the damaged book before him was the Sui Emperor Chapter, and Zhao Yunhui recognized its name.
• Huang Xiao explained how he found the book, and Zhao Yunhui connected it to Eunuch Qiu and inferred that Liu Dacheng had inherited Eunuch Qiu’s cultivation method.
• Zhao Yunhui explained that the Remnant Demon Sect had tried to capture her to trade her for Eunuch Qiu and obtain his Yin Demon Treasure Scripture.
• Zhao Yunhui told Huang Xiao that the Sui Emperor Chapter and the Fuxi Emperor Chapter were two parts of the Three Sovereigns Scripture, alongside the Nüwa Emperor Chapter, and explained their differences.

Stranded on a deserted island, Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui discussed the Three Sovereigns Scripture and waited in vain for a ship. After Huang Xiao demonstrated his improved qinggong, Zhao Yunhui offered to help remedy its shortcomings.

• Huang Xiao offered to write out the Sui Emperor Chapter for Zhao Yunhui, but she said she had never intended to ask him for it.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui watched for ships for several days, then returned to their cave when none appeared.
• Zhao Yunhui reminded Huang Xiao to address her by name rather than as a princess, and they settled on calling each other Senior Brother Huang and Junior Sister Zhao.
• Huang Xiao practiced Snake-Traveling Tiny Steps over the sea and credited its improvement to Zhao Yunhui's Eight Trigrams Annotations.
• Zhao Yunhui offered to help Huang Xiao remedy some of the shortcomings in his qinggong, then paused before explaining further.

Zhao Yunhui combined her formation insights with Huang Xiao’s Snake-Traveling Tiny Steps, creating a vastly improved version that they named Lingbo Ethereal Steps. Huang Xiao then shared the Sui Emperor Chapter with her, and she memorized it, promising to study its obscure contents while keeping it between them.

• Huang Xiao told Zhao Yunhui the energy-circulation method for Snake-Traveling Tiny Steps so she could improve it with her knowledge of formations.
• After studying the method, Zhao Yunhui demonstrated footwork that let her glide across the sea without leaving a trace.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui renamed the improved technique Lingbo Ethereal Steps, and Zhao Yunhui explained its details to him.
• Zhao Yunhui said she might further improve Lingbo Ethereal Steps as she studied the Scripture of Great Peace and offered to teach Huang Xiao the perfected version.
• Huang Xiao recited the Sui Emperor Chapter to Zhao Yunhui, who memorized it and agreed to keep it between them as she studied its meaning.

After a month stranded on the island, Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui advanced their martial arts and spoke about Zhao Xin'er, whom Huang Xiao loved. Zhao Yunhui revealed that Xin'er was her twin sister and, fearing they might never escape, asked Huang Xiao to treat her as Xin'er, but he refused and she began to cry.

• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui studied the Sui Emperor Chapter and the Scripture of Great Peace, and Huang Xiao strengthened his Blazing Yang Palm.
• Huang Xiao woke from a nightmare about Zhao Xin'er, and Zhao Yunhui learned that Xin'er looked exactly like her.
• Zhao Yunhui told Huang Xiao that Xin'er was her twin sister, originally named Zhao Yunxin, and revealed that their mother was the master of the Heavenly Mountain Pavilion.
• Huang Xiao recounted his relationship with Zhao Xin'er, and he and Zhao Yunhui acknowledged that they did not know whether they could leave the island.
• Zhao Yunhui leaned against Huang Xiao and asked him to treat her as Xin'er, but Huang Xiao refused, leaving her in tears.

Stranded on the island, Zhao Yunhui pressed Huang Xiao to accept their closeness, arguing that they might spend their lives there together. Huang Xiao promised to treat her like Zhao Xin'er, and the two continued watching the sea for a way home.

• Zhao Yunhui told Huang Xiao that if they remained stranded, they could not keep their distance forever, and asked him to treat her like Zhao Xin'er until they returned to the Central Plains.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui kept up their island routine, with her preparing meals and both watching the sea for ships as their isolation stretched past two months.
• When Zhao Yunhui held Huang Xiao while her dress was drying, he lost control briefly, then fled the cave and struck the coastal rocks in shame.
• Zhao Yunhui explained that she had used an Arousing Cultivation Method on him willingly and told him that their meetings had fulfilled her divinations and made her believe they were bound by fate.
• Huang Xiao promised to stay with Zhao Yunhui if they could not leave the island, and they went together to watch the waters as dawn approached.

Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui spotted a ship and used the Lingbo Ethereal Steps to reach it across the sea. After boarding and asking for passage, they faced questions from Steward Kong, who was astonished that they had crossed such a distance.

• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui saw a ship moving away from their island and decided to chase it across the water by taking turns using the Lingbo Ethereal Steps.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui reached the ship after several switches and landed on its stern deck.
• Zhao Yunhui explained to five armed men that she and Huang Xiao had been stranded after their ship sank and asked for passage.
• Steward Kong arrived, questioned the pair, and reacted with disbelief when Zhao Yunhui said they had come from the nearby deserted island.

Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui boarded Steward Kong’s ship after their rescue and became wary of tensions among its passengers. In their cabin, they discussed their safety and Huang Xiao’s possible need to use the Heavenly Demon Skill if Steward Kong turned against them.

• Steward Kong accepted Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui aboard his ship, which was bound for Guangzhou Prefecture, and a guard showed them to a cabin.
• Young Master Li told the pair to take care of themselves, leaving Huang Xiao unsure whether the remark was a warning or a reminder.
• Zhao Yunhui and Huang Xiao chose to share a cabin, where Huang Xiao kept watch while Zhao Yunhui set up a formation to prevent others from overhearing them.
• Zhao Yunhui asked Huang Xiao about his unease, and they discussed Steward Kong’s unknown strength and the danger of Huang Xiao using the Heavenly Demon Skill.

Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui remained wary of the mysterious ship while sharing a meal and a night of intimacy. The next day, Li Wujing introduced himself and visited them, leaving Huang Xiao to wonder what he wanted.

• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui discussed the possibility of danger aboard the ship and reaffirmed their affection for each other.
• Three maids delivered their meal, and Huang Xiao checked it for poison before they ate.
• Steward Kong learned that his eavesdropping devices had revealed nothing and decided to keep watching the pair.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui spent the night together without taking their relationship further, then shared an intimate morning.
• Li Wujing visited Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui, who concealed her identity by introducing herself as Zhao Hui'er.

Li Wujing warned Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui that Young Master Cao had marked Zhao Yunhui and urged them to escape the ship before Cao emerged from seclusion. After Li Wujing left, Steward Kong arrived, unaware of the warning and still planning to present Zhao Yunhui to Cao.

• Li Wujing told Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui that Young Master Cao wanted Zhao Yunhui and was far stronger than anyone else aboard.
• Li Wujing explained that Cao was in seclusion but might emerge at any moment, and pointed them toward a spare boat at the stern.
• Li Wujing left after warning them that Steward Kong would soon arrive and saying he would not help them escape.
• Steward Kong questioned Zhao Yunhui about Li Wujing, then concealed his suspicions and kept the pair placated.
• Steward Kong planned to present Zhao Yunhui to Young Master Cao when Cao emerged from seclusion.

Huang Xiao realized Li Wujing was a Taixuan Sect disciple and feared that the powerful Cao Wuxin was aboard the ship, so he and Zhao Yunhui tried to escape. Their flight was discovered, and Huang Xiao fought the guards while Zhao Yunhui rowed their small boat away.

• Huang Xiao recognized Li Wujing’s aura as the Taixuan Mystical Art and concluded that the mysterious Young Master Cao was likely Cao Wuxin, Xu Wuyu’s junior brother.
• Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui knocked out two guards with a formation and made their way to the stern to lower a small boat.
• A guard spotted their escape, and Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui jumped from the Tower Ship onto the boat as guards pursued them.
• Huang Xiao told Zhao Yunhui to row and intercepted the pursuing guards, knocking them into the sea and killing them.
• Li Wujing watched Huang Xiao fight and recognized his extraordinary ability to stand at ease on the sea.

Huang Xiao fought Steward Kong to keep him from delaying their escape, then unleashed the Heavenly Demon Skill and left the steward gravely wounded. He seized Steward Kong by the neck as the man begged to talk, and Huang Xiao prepared to kill him.

• Huang Xiao refused to return to the ship and fought Steward Kong while Zhao Yunhui rowed away.
• Steward Kong tried to keep Huang Xiao occupied so Zhao Yunhui could not escape before Cao Wuxin emerged from seclusion.
• Huang Xiao used the Heavenly Demon Subduing Tiger Fist, Fourfold Force, and sent Steward Kong crashing into the ship's hull.
• Huang Xiao kicked the wounded Steward Kong and grabbed him by the neck as Steward Kong begged to talk.