Recaps

Huang Xiao overwhelmed Zhu Qiao and Lin Tuke, breaking Lin Tuke’s arms and leaving him gravely injured. When Zhu Qiao fled rather than help his junior brother, Huang Xiao intercepted and killed him, leaving Lin Tuke bleeding on the battlefield.

• Zhu Qiao and Lin Tuke joined forces against Huang Xiao, but he easily countered their palm techniques.
• Huang Xiao seized Lin Tuke’s wrists, broke his right wrist, tore off his left arm, and hurled him away with a palm strike.
• Zhu Qiao tried to reach the severely injured Lin Tuke, but Huang Xiao blocked his path and challenged him to fight.
• Zhu Qiao fled instead of helping Lin Tuke, and Huang Xiao used Lingbo Ethereal Steps to cut him off.
• Huang Xiao struck Zhu Qiao through his raised palms, killing him.

Huang Xiao killed Zhu Qiao and Lin Tuke and hurried toward the Crown Prince's Residence, where Zhao Yuankan faced an assault by experts from several sects. Zhao Yuankan calmly ordered his wounded guards to attack, but he anxiously waited for Huang Xiao and other allies to arrive as the battle turned against him.

• Huang Xiao killed Zhu Qiao and Lin Tuke after they tried to stop him from reaching the Crown Prince's Residence.
• An expert guard urged Zhao Yuankan to flee to the secret chamber, but Zhao Yuankan stayed calm and refused to hide.
• Ji Yu identified himself as a Taixuan Sect elder and threatened Zhao Yuankan on behalf of a coalition that included the Soul-Devouring Demon Sect and the Esoteric Sect.
• Zhao Yuankan ordered his guards to attack, and they clashed with Ji Yu's forces while Ji Yu and two other experts watched for hidden allies.
• Zhao Yuankan remained outwardly composed but worried that Huang Xiao, the Leisurely Marquis, and the Sect Master Huang had not arrived as his forces suffered losses.

Huang Xiao arrived at Zhao Yuankan’s residence, killed Ji Yu, and left the remaining enemies to Hong Yi and Meng Jiu. He hurried to the Imperial Palace, where the decisive battle was underway.

• Ji Yu’s forces overwhelmed Zhao Yuankan’s guards and prepared to kill Zhao Yuankan.
• Huang Xiao arrived in time to strike Ji Yu and revealed that he had killed Ji Yu’s two junior brothers.
• Huang Xiao ignored Ji Yu’s companions and killed Ji Yu before he could use the Forbidden Art to escape.
• Hong Yi and Meng Jiu arrived and took on the Lama and the Soul-Devouring Demon Sect expert.
• Zhao Yuankan urged Huang Xiao to help his imperial father, and Huang Xiao left for the Imperial Palace.

Huang Xiao fought his way through Kaifeng City to the Imperial Palace, where Zhao Guangyi faced a Taixuan Sect assault led by He Dongkun and Tu Zhangyuan. The conflict at the Imperial Study escalated as Tu Zhangyuan displayed his formidable power and threatened Zhao Guangyi.

• Huang Xiao left the Crown Prince's Residence and killed hundreds of Peak Realm fighters on his way to the Imperial Palace.
• Wang Jien and Li Jilong demanded that Zhao Guangyi appoint his eldest son Crown Prince, while Wang Jin apologized for failing to discipline Wang Jien.
• Li Jilong offered to keep Zhao Guangyi safe, but Zhao Guangyi rejected him and an arriving group led by He Dongkun declared that Zhao Guangyi would die.
• He Dongkun revealed that Tu Zhangyuan of the Soul-Devouring Demon Sect had joined the attack and claimed the Dragon Guard forces in Chengdu would be wiped out.
• Zhao Guangyi dismissed the threat to Chengdu, then challenged Tu Zhangyuan to reveal his identity.
• Tu Zhangyuan used a powerful Sound Art that unsettled the assembled experts and told Zhao Guangyi to ask King Yama who he was.

Tu Zhangyuan revealed formidable strength when Min Yijiang challenged him, prompting Tong Jiuyang to intervene and fight him. As their battle continued, Tu Zhangyuan recognized that Tong Jiuyang had obtained the complete Sui Emperor Chapter and hinted that he could surpass Ling Tianya in ways beyond demonic arts.

• Min Yijiang charged at Tu Zhangyuan, but Zhao Guangyi stopped him after Tong Jiuyang warned that Tu Zhangyuan could kill him.
• Tong Jiuyang attacked Tu Zhangyuan while He Dongkun and the Taixuan Sect experts clashed with the Dragon Guard.
• Tong Jiuyang and Tu Zhangyuan exchanged dozens of powerful blows, and their strength alarmed Min Yijiang and He Dongkun.
• Tu Zhangyuan deduced that Tong Jiuyang had obtained the complete Sui Emperor Chapter, and Tong Jiuyang said Tu Zhangyuan might rival Ling Tianya.
• Tu Zhangyuan praised Ling Tianya's demonic arts but questioned his standing when other abilities were considered, leaving Tong Jiuyang puzzled.

Tu Zhangyuan tried to kill Zhao Guangyi while Tong Jiuyang fought to protect him, but Tu Zhangyuan’s power left Tong Jiuyang injured and struggling to hold him back. As the Taixuan Sect gained ground, Divine Monk Pufa and other righteous-path experts arrived with Min Yijiang, turning the battle against the sect.

• Tu Zhangyuan taunted He Dongkun and declared that Zhao Guangyi must die, then charged at him despite Tong Jiuyang’s warning.
• Tong Jiuyang blocked Tu Zhangyuan’s attack, but Tu Zhangyuan withdrew his punch, slipped around him, and struck toward Zhao Guangyi.
• Tong Jiuyang intercepted Tu Zhangyuan again and ordered Zhao Guangyi to retreat, while Tu Zhangyuan kept attacking and left Tong Jiuyang’s meridians injured.
• The Taixuan Sect’s forces gained the upper hand as the Dragon Guards led by Min Yijiang began to falter and Tong Jiuyang remained tied down by Tu Zhangyuan.
• Divine Monk Pufa and other experts arrived to fight the Taixuan Sect, and Min Yijiang called on the gathered righteous forces to attack.

The Righteous Sects arrived to help Zhao Guangyi and joined forces against Tu Zhangyuan, whose hidden strength let him withstand three powerful opponents. After testing their attacks, Tu Zhangyuan escaped their encirclement.

• Perfected Being Xuyan and Pulu arrived with the Righteous experts and protected Zhao Guangyi as the battle turned against the Taixuan Sect.
• Tong Jiuyang told Pulu that Tu Zhangyuan was far stronger than they had expected, and Perfected Being Xuyan, Pulu, and Tong Jiuyang moved to capture him together.
• Tu Zhangyuan refused to surrender and charged at the three experts, revealing strength that shocked Tong Jiuyang.
• Perfected Being Xuyan struck Tu Zhangyuan with the Dragon Tiger Dao Seal, but Tu Zhangyuan blocked it with a punch and emerged unharmed.
• Tu Zhangyuan broke out of the three experts’ encirclement and escaped.

Tu Zhangyuan’s forces fought to defend the Imperial Palace as He Dongkun’s side gained the support of Gui Jiu and the Ghost Gate. The battle became evenly matched, while Zhao Guangyi remained trapped inside the palace and Gui Jiu hinted that he had another plan.

• Tong Jiuyang and Perfected Being Xuyan tried to hold Tu Zhangyuan back while Pulu joined the assault on the Taixuan Sect’s forces.
• He Dongkun struggled against Pufa and Pulu as his junior martial brothers were driven back.
• Gui Jiu arrived late, argued with He Dongkun, and demanded an apology before agreeing to join the battle.
• Gui Jiu led the Ghost Gate into the fight, steadying He Dongkun’s side and making the forces nearly evenly matched.
• Zhao Guangyi refused to leave the palace, while Li Jilong and Wang Jien remained silent and Wang Jin rebuked Wang Jien during the fighting.
• He Dongkun asked why only two of Gui Jiu’s Four Great Ghost Kings had appeared, and Gui Jiu replied that he had other arrangements.

Zhao Yunhui and Zhao Xin'er faced two Ghost Gate Great Ghost Kings who had infiltrated their residence to capture them and use them to draw out Huang Xiao. After the Wangyin Ghost King broke their formation and the Liangyin Ghost King attacked, he suddenly screamed and jerked back his hand.

• Zhao Yunhui and Zhao Xin'er sensed intruders breaking into the formation around their residence and decided to confront them.
• The Wangyin Ghost King and Liangyin Ghost King discussed the sisters’ talents and revealed that Gui Jiu wanted to use them to speak with Huang Xiao.
• Zhao Xin'er insulted the Ghost Gate, and the Wangyin Ghost King admitted their plan before breaking the formation he had secretly deciphered.
• Zhao Yunhui warned Zhao Xin'er to flee, but the two Ghost Kings blocked their escape and attacked.
• The Liangyin Ghost King lunged for Zhao Xin'er, then suddenly screamed and pulled back his outstretched hand.

Liu Dacheng intervened when Wangyin Ghost King and Liangyin Ghost King attacked Zhao Yunhui and Zhao Xin'er, revealing his powerful needle-controlling technique. The princesses joined forces against Liangyin Ghost King while Liu Dacheng fought Wangyin Ghost King, who recognized the Yin Demon Divine Skill and blasted away the needles.

• Liu Dacheng arrived at Zhao Yunhui's residence and drove three silver needles into Liangyin Ghost King's hand.
• Liu Dacheng offered to hold off one Ghost King while Zhao Yunhui and Zhao Xin'er fought the other.
• Zhao Xin'er charged Liangyin Ghost King, and Zhao Yunhui joined her while Liu Dacheng confronted Wangyin Ghost King.
• Liu Dacheng filled the air with silver needles and used the Yin Demon Divine Skill to attack Wangyin Ghost King.
• Wangyin Ghost King recognized the technique, dismissed Liu Dacheng's skill, and blasted the surrounding silver needles apart.

Liu Dacheng fought Wangyin Ghost King with the Yin Demon Divine Skill, while Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui pressed Liangyin Ghost King with coordinated attacks and Formations. Liangyin Ghost King was driven toward defeat and called for his third brother's help, but Wangyin Ghost King remained locked in a difficult fight with Liu Dacheng.

• Liu Dacheng met Wangyin Ghost King's attack and struck his fist with a finger technique, forcing both fighters to assess each other's strange Internal Power.
• Liu Dacheng praised Wangyin Ghost King's cultivation, then charged him again, determined to defeat him.
• Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui combined their attacks against Liangyin Ghost King, with Zhao Yunhui linking small Formations into a larger one.
• Zhao Yunhui recognized that Zhao Xin'er had blended the Blazing Yang Palm with the Plum-Searching-in-the-Snow Palm, whose shifting hardness and softness exposed flaws in Liangyin Ghost King's techniques.
• Liangyin Ghost King called for Wangyin Ghost King's help as the two women's attacks and Zhao Yunhui's expanding Formations forced him backward.

Huang Xiao arrived at Zhao Yunhui’s residence and found Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui fighting Liangyin Ghost King while Liu Dacheng held off Wangyin Ghost King. Huang Xiao and Liu Dacheng killed Wangyin Ghost King, while the two women continued their fight with Liangyin Ghost King.

• Huang Xiao rushed to Zhao Yunhui’s residence after hearing fierce fighting and found Zhao Yunhui and Zhao Xin'er suppressing Liangyin Ghost King while Liu Dacheng fought Wangyin Ghost King.
• Huang Xiao recognized the Ghost Gate fighters, and Liu Dacheng identified them as Wangyin Ghost King and Liangyin Ghost King.
• Huang Xiao and Liu Dacheng joined forces against Wangyin Ghost King, and Huang Xiao shattered the meridians in his palms with a punch.
• Liu Dacheng struck Wangyin Ghost King’s vital acupoints with five golden needles, killing him.
• Liangyin Ghost King cried out for his fallen brother, but Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui kept attacking him.

Huang Xiao rushed toward Zhao Guangyi’s Imperial Study after learning that Wan Qingteng was heading there, leaving Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui in Liu Dacheng’s protection. Near the study, Huang Xiao suddenly encountered a refined man in white who praised his rise to Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

• Zhao Yunhui told Huang Xiao that her divination had revealed ominous signs for Zhao Guangyi, and Huang Xiao hurried to the Imperial Study.
• Huang Xiao left Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui with Liu Dacheng, who promised to protect them.
• The five Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards reported that the palace battle remained unsettled and that Wan Qingteng was heading toward the Imperial Study.
• Huang Xiao led the guards toward the Imperial Study, while two of them stayed behind to join the fighting on the Righteous Path’s side.
• Huang Xiao charged through the battle and stopped abruptly when he saw a white-clad, scholarly man waiting around the corner, who praised his youth and position as Sect Master.

Huang Xiao confronted Wu Longfeng, the Sect Master of the Taixuan Sect, and chose to stay and fight rather than abandon Zhao Guangyi. Wu Longfeng overwhelmed the Three Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards and effortlessly neutralized Huang Xiao’s strongest punch, leaving Huang Xiao unsure how to proceed.

• The Three Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards recognized Wu Longfeng and urged Huang Xiao to flee, but Huang Xiao refused because he could not leave Zhao Guangyi behind.
• Huang Xiao resolved to hold Wu Longfeng back until reinforcements arrived, while Wu Longfeng revealed his contempt for the Heavenly Demon Sect and noted Huang Xiao was Ling Tianya’s grandson.
• Huang Xiao ordered the Three Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards to attack, but Wu Longfeng sent his folding fan past them and badly injured their hands.
• Huang Xiao struck Wu Longfeng with the seventh-stage Heavenly Demon Subduing Tiger Fist, but Wu Longfeng dissolved the punch with his palm and claimed he had used sixty percent of his power.
• Huang Xiao retreated five steps after realizing his full-strength attack had failed to affect Wu Longfeng.

Huang Xiao realized Wu Longfeng could easily overpower him and saw little chance of escaping. Wan Qingteng arrived and threatened to kill Huang Xiao before confronting Wu Longfeng, but a battle suddenly erupted beside the Imperial Study.

• Huang Xiao judged that Wu Longfeng had used less than sixty percent of his power to stop Huang Xiao's punch.
• Wan Qingteng attacked the Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards, and the wounded guards fled toward Huang Xiao.
• Wu Longfeng and Wan Qingteng exchanged hostile words, while Huang Xiao realized neither man would let him escape.
• Wan Qingteng said he would deal with Huang Xiao before settling accounts with Wu Longfeng, and Huang Xiao challenged both men.
• The outer wall of the Imperial Study collapsed, and fighting figures charged through toward Huang Xiao and the others.

Tong Jiuyang and the others debated whether to rescue Huang Xiao from Wu Longfeng, ultimately deciding to help him despite Pufa’s grudge against Ling Tianya. As Tong Jiuyang rushed to Huang Xiao, Tu Zhangyuan moved to confront Perfected Being Xuyan and Pufa, threatening Zhao Guangyi.

• Wan Qingteng killed several fighters with a wave of his hand, and the fighting stopped when shouts came from the Imperial Study.
• He Dongkun rejoiced at Wu Longfeng’s arrival, while Tong Jiuyang and the others recognized the danger Huang Xiao faced.
• Tong Jiuyang asked Perfected Being Xuyan to protect Zhao Guangyi, and Pufa argued that Huang Xiao’s death could provoke Ling Tianya into attacking the Taixuan Sect.
• Perfected Being Xuyan warned that Ling Tianya might instead turn his fury on the Righteous Path, and he agreed with Pufa to help Huang Xiao.
• Tong Jiuyang left Zhao Guangyi with Perfected Being Xuyan and Pufa and hurried toward Huang Xiao as He Dongkun let him pass.
• Tu Zhangyuan challenged Perfected Being Xuyan and Pufa and declared that Zhao Guangyi would die that day.

Tu Zhangyuan killed Zhao Guangyi despite the efforts of Min Yijiang, Perfected Being Xuyan, and Divine Monk Pufa, leaving Huang Xiao desperate to avenge him. As Wu Longfeng prepared to kill Huang Xiao, the Five Great Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards rushed in to help their sect master escape.

• Tu Zhangyuan used Myriad Phantom Transformation to slip past Perfected Being Xuyan and Divine Monk Pufa, then sent Min Yijiang flying with one palm.
• Tu Zhangyuan struck down Zhao Guangyi as he passed, and Perfected Being Xuyan caught the dead emperor.
• Huang Xiao charged toward Tu Zhangyuan, but Wan Qingteng pursued him while Tong Jiuyang moved to confront Wan Qingteng.
• Tu Zhangyuan evaded Huang Xiao, and Wu Longfeng blocked Huang Xiao's path and offered him time for final words.
• The Five Great Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards charged at Wu Longfeng and shouted for Huang Xiao to flee.

Huang Xiao fought Wu Longfeng after the Five Great Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards sacrificed themselves to protect him. Old Sun appeared, stopped Huang Xiao from using Heavenly Demon Disintegration, and urged him to choose his own path rather than lose himself to the Demonic Path; the gathered experts wondered who Old Sun was.

• Huang Xiao charged Wu Longfeng after the Five Great Heavenly Demon Imperial Guards told him to flee, but Wu Longfeng killed all five with a single move.
• Huang Xiao grieved for the guards and prepared to use Heavenly Demon Disintegration, while Wu Longfeng dismissed his chances of winning.
• Wan Qingteng kept Tong Jiuyang from joining Huang Xiao, and Wu Longfeng sensed someone approaching from behind Huang Xiao.
• Old Sun appeared, sent Everlasting Spring Ageless True Qi into Huang Xiao to disperse the energy for Heavenly Demon Disintegration, and told Wu Longfeng to stop bullying a junior.
• Huang Xiao told Old Sun he would rather give up the Heavenly Demon Skill than lose his true nature, and Old Sun approved of his choice.
• Pufa, Min Yijiang, Pulu, and Perfected Being Xuyan admitted that they did not recognize Old Sun.

Old Sun revealed himself as the Medicine King Hall’s Founding Patriarch and challenged Wan Qingteng over his betrayal of fellow disciples. As Mu Yi, Xu Yan Yun, and Li Cong arrived alive to confront Wan Qingteng, Huang Xiao learned that Zhao Guangyi could not be revived.

• Wu Longfeng recognized Old Sun as the wielder of the Everlasting Spring Youth-Restoring Art, and Old Sun confirmed he was the man Tong Jiuyang had in mind.
• Old Sun asked Wan Qingteng to acknowledge his guilt and declared him unfit to remain Hall Master for turning against his fellow disciples.
• Wan Qingteng rejected Old Sun’s authority and claimed the Medicine King Hall as his own domain.
• Mu Yi, Xu Yan Yun, and Li Cong arrived, and Huang Xiao recognized one of them as his patriarch.
• Huang Xiao begged Old Sun to save Zhao Guangyi, but Old Sun said Tu Zhangyuan had killed him and he could not bring him back.
• Wan Qingteng realized Ling Tianya had deceived him about the three patriarchs’ deaths and worried that their return would weaken his support.

Wan Qingteng refused to cripple his cultivation and fled the Medicine King Hall after Old Sun restored control to its three Patriarchs. Wu Longfeng ended his assault on the Great Song after Zhao Guangyi’s death, then revealed that Tu Zhangyuan was Tuoba Xiongzhen.

• Wan Qingteng rejected Old Sun’s order to cripple his cultivation, renounced the Medicine King Hall, and escaped when Old Sun stopped the others from pursuing him.
• Huang Xiao realized Wu Longfeng had known about Old Sun’s return while Wan Qingteng had been kept unaware and had lost his followers.
• Wu Longfeng said Zhao Guangyi’s death had fulfilled his goal, spared the other gathered experts, and warned the sects to submit to the Taixuan Sect.
• Wu Longfeng asked Gui Jiu for the Seven-Spirit Disc and then claimed Tu Zhangyuan was Tuoba Xiongzhen, shocking the assembled experts.

After Wu Longfeng exposed Tu Zhangyuan as Tuoba Xiongzhen, the gathered fighters learned that the Seven-Spirit Disc’s secret could not be solved because the blades were not all present. With Zhao Guangyi dead, Huang Xiao turned to securing the succession and stabilizing the court.

• Tu Zhangyuan admitted that he was Tuoba Xiongzhen, the man Tong Jiuyang blamed for his wife’s death and the deaths of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi.
• Tuoba Xiongzhen learned that Wu Longfeng and Old Sun did not know where the final Seven Spirit Blade was, and ordered Gui Jiu to hand the Seven-Spirit Disc to Wu Longfeng.
• Wu Longfeng left with his forces, while Mu Yi and Xu Yan Yun recognized Huang Xiao as the new sect master of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Old Sun told Huang Xiao to arrange Zhao Guangyi’s succession and said he would discuss another matter with him the next day.
• Huang Xiao kicked Li Jilong and Wang Jien and wanted to punish them, but Tong Jiuyang urged him to bring the Crown Prince into the palace and stabilize the court first.

After Zhao Guangyi’s death, Tong Jiuyang and the others arranged for Crown Prince Zhao Yuankan to enter the palace and succeed him, while Huang Xiao comforted Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui before visiting Old Sun. Old Sun then revealed that Huang Xiao’s grandfather, Ling Tianya, had saved Mu Yi and the other two rather than killing them, and asked Huang Xiao for his opinion on an important matter concerning Ling Tianya.

• Tong Jiuyang secured the others’ support for Zhao Yuankan’s accession and asked Huang Xiao to seek Old Sun’s help as Great Song’s State Preceptor and Protector of the Nation.
• Huang Xiao told Zhao Xin'er and Zhao Yunhui that Zhao Guangyi had died, and they absolved him of blame for failing to protect their father.
• Huang Xiao stayed with the two women until dawn, then left the palace for the Immortal Abode to visit Old Sun.
• Old Sun told Huang Xiao that Ling Tianya had saved Mu Yi and the other two, correcting Huang Xiao’s belief that his grandfather had killed them.
• Old Sun said he wanted Huang Xiao’s opinion on an important matter concerning Ling Tianya.

Mu Yi explained that Ling Tianya had faked the deaths of Huang Xiao’s seniors to awaken Huang Xiao’s demonic nature, and Huang Xiao learned how much his grandfather had done for him. Old Sun then revealed that Ling Tianya was preparing to lead Khitan’s five-hundred-thousand-man army against Great Song, and Huang Xiao resolved to try to stop him.

• Mu Yi told Huang Xiao that Ling Tianya had placed the three seniors in suspended animation and let Huang Xiao believe they were dead to help him master the Heavenly Demon Skill.
• Old Sun explained that Ling Tianya had used Huang Xiao’s hatred to awaken his demonic nature, and Huang Xiao felt guilty for misunderstanding his grandfather.
• Old Sun revealed that Khitan had assembled a five-hundred-thousand-man army and would soon invade Great Song while the new emperor’s court was unstable.
• Old Sun said Wu Longfeng and Ling Tianya were using each other, with Wu Longfeng hoping the war would let the Taixuan Sect seize power.
• Huang Xiao agreed to persuade Ling Tianya to halt the invasion and said he would disown him if he refused.
• Huang Xiao said he would accept failing to master the Heavenly Demon Skill rather than let it change his temperament.

Old Sun explained why Tuoba Xiongzhen was more dangerous than Wu Longfeng, whose strength he could roughly match but whose judgment of people was inferior. Huang Xiao learned that Tuoba Xiongzhen concealed his true abilities and had plans of his own, then asked Old Sun whether his cultivation had reached a realm beyond the peerless level.

• Huang Xiao said he would continue pursuing the ninth stage so he could have a chance to defeat Wu Longfeng.
• Old Sun named Tuoba Xiongzhen as the person most worthy of vigilance because his true strength and intentions were unknown.
• Old Sun revealed that he was roughly Wu Longfeng's equal in strength, but believed Tuoba Xiongzhen had hidden power and had deceived Wu Longfeng with a facade.
• Old Sun said Tuoba Xiongzhen and Wu Longfeng were bound to become enemies, and Huang Xiao welcomed the prospect of his two enemies fighting.
• Huang Xiao asked Old Sun whether his cultivation had surpassed the peerless level.

Old Sun explained that a realm beyond the Peerless Realm had been reached by figures such as Li Taibai, and warned Huang Xiao that Khitan’s balance of power had changed. He revealed that Dalhe had secretly mastered the Eleventh Layer of the Wild Elephant Esoteric Sect Divine Skill and could challenge Ling Tianya, leaving Huang Xiao facing new dangers on his journey.

• Old Sun told Huang Xiao that Peerless Upper Grade fighters could differ greatly in strength, though none was likely to unleash their full power unless they broke through to a higher realm.
• Old Sun said Li Taibai of the Taixuan Sect had reached beyond the Peerless Realm, and discussed Li Taibai’s legacy and Dugu Sheng’s chance to carry his swordsmanship forward.
• Old Sun reflected on Li Taibai’s disappearance and his own loneliness, then warned Huang Xiao to be careful when he went to Khitan.
• Old Sun revealed that Dalhe had secretly mastered the Eleventh Layer of the Wild Elephant Esoteric Sect Divine Skill, making him strong enough to contend with Ling Tianya.
• Old Sun explained that Dalhe intended to reclaim the Esoteric Sect’s former position in Khitan from the Thousand Demons Sect.