Recaps

Mu Jingfei overwhelmed Gui Jiu and struck him down, then rushed to help Old Sun and Fang Chongyi fight Tuoba Ao. Gui Jiu survived the attack but was left badly injured as Tuoba Ao faced the three opponents alone.

• Mu Jingfei battered Gui Jiu in their fight, weakening him until he spat blood.
• After Fang Chongyi was knocked down by Tuoba Ao, Mu Jingfei realized he needed to finish Gui Jiu quickly and unleash more of his strength.
• Mu Jingfei broke through Gui Jiu's Palm Force and struck his chest, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Fang Chongyi got back up and called Mu Jingfei to help him and Old Sun against Tuoba Ao.
• Gui Jiu struggled up and coughed blood while Tuoba Ao called him useless and turned back to face the three men.

Sun Simiao, Mu Jingfei, and Fang Chongyi fought Tuoba Ao, whose Demon Spirit Nine Transformations Art made him seemingly impervious to their attacks. As Tuoba Ao pressed Sun Simiao, Sun suddenly darted toward Gui Jiu, leaving Gui Jiu begging Tuoba Ao to save him.

• Sun Simiao unleashed his hidden power and charged Tuoba Ao, joined by Mu Jingfei and the wounded Fang Chongyi.
• Tuoba Ao revealed the Demon Spirit Nine Transformations Art, let Mu Jingfei's punch strike his chest, and then used remote grappling to pull Mu Jingfei toward him.
• Sun Simiao rescued Mu Jingfei and fought Tuoba Ao, but their combined attacks could not injure him, and Tuoba Ao sent Mu Jingfei and Fang Chongyi crashing to the ground.
• As Tuoba Ao pursued the retreating Sun Simiao, Sun suddenly accelerated toward Gui Jiu, who cried out for his master to save him.

Sun Simiao, Mu Jingfei, and Fang Chongyi battled Tuoba Ao and Gui Jiu as the wounded Sun Simiao struggled to hold Tuoba Ao back. Just as Mu Jingfei was about to kill Gui Jiu, Gui Jiu suddenly lunged at Tuoba Ao.

• Sun Simiao struck the gravely wounded Gui Jiu aside and began fighting Tuoba Ao, while Mu Jingfei pursued Gui Jiu.
• Tuoba Ao unleashed a stronger assault, forcing Sun Simiao to endure dozens of punishing attacks without a chance to recover.
• Mu Jingfei pressured Gui Jiu, then abandoned the attempt and attacked Tuoba Ao when he realized Gui Jiu was not distracting his master.
• Gui Jiu blocked Mu Jingfei from helping Sun Simiao, and Fang Chongyi joined Mu Jingfei to attack him together.
• Tuoba Ao sent Gui Jiu flying while fighting Sun Simiao, and Mu Jingfei moved in to deliver a finishing strike.
• Gui Jiu abruptly darted toward Tuoba Ao and punched at him as Mu Jingfei prepared to kill him.

Ling Tianya revealed that he had been disguised as Gui Jiu and struck Tuoba Ao by surprise, shifting the balance of the battle. He explained how he and Sun Simiao had killed the real Gui Jiu a year earlier, and prepared to face Tuoba Ao alongside his allies.

• Ling Tianya, disguised as Gui Jiu, ambushed Tuoba Ao with a demonic art, injuring him and letting Old Sun dodge in to attack.
• Ling Tianya restored his appearance, shocking Mu Jingfei, Fang Chongyi, Huang Xiao, Wu Longfeng, and Wan Qingteng.
• Ling Tianya praised Huang Xiao for holding out against Wu Longfeng and said he would help once he and Old Sun dealt with Tuoba Ao.
• Tuoba Ao recognized Ling Tianya's Ten Thousand Demons Formless Art and asked how the real Gui Jiu had died.
• Ling Tianya revealed that he and Old Sun had killed Gui Jiu a year earlier, after which he had spent nearly a year impersonating him.
• Ling Tianya admitted he was no match for Tuoba Ao alone but vowed that Tuoba Ao could not kill him either.

Ling Tianya revealed himself as Gui Jiu and joined Sun Simiao in confronting Tuoba Ao, while the other fighters resumed their battles. Tuoba Ao evaded their first attacks before turning ferociously on both of them.

• Ling Tianya revealed that he had disguised himself as Gui Jiu and infiltrated Tuoba Ao’s side for about a year.
• Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya prepared to fight Tuoba Ao together, while Mu Jingfei and Fang Chongyi recovered from their injuries.
• Wu Longfeng taunted Huang Xiao and threatened to kill him as the surrounding fighters resumed battling.
• Ling Tianya and Sun Simiao attacked Tuoba Ao from opposite sides, but he dodged their strikes and retreated under their pressure.
• Tuoba Ao suddenly shouted and launched a frenzied counterattack against Ling Tianya and Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya struggled to injure Tuoba Ao as he fought with the combined power of the Ghost Spirit Nine Transformations Art and the Demon Spirit Nine Transformations Art. Tuoba Ao ignored Ling Tianya’s attacks and focused on killing Sun Simiao, while Ling Tianya rushed to get ahead of him.

• Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya joined forces against Tuoba Ao, but his frenzied attacks forced them to defend.
• Tuoba Ao used the Ghost Spirit Nine Transformations Art and the Demon Spirit Nine Transformations Art at once, then blocked and endured their attacks with little harm.
• Ling Tianya struck Tuoba Ao’s back, but Tuoba Ao rebounded the force and charged at Sun Simiao.
• Tuoba Ao ignored Ling Tianya’s attacks and pounced on Sun Simiao, declaring that he would kill him before dealing with the juniors.
• Ling Tianya rushed ahead of Tuoba Ao to join Sun Simiao and confront him together.

Old Sun and Ling Tianya fought Tuoba Ao together but were badly injured by his attacks. Old Sun seized Tuoba Ao and held him in place for Ling Tianya’s strike, but Tuoba Ao broke free and attacked Old Sun as Ling Tianya warned him.

• Tuoba Ao fought Old Sun and Ling Tianya, injuring both while suffering only minor harm himself.
• Old Sun charged Tuoba Ao with a burst of speed and managed to grab both his arms.
• Old Sun wrapped himself around Tuoba Ao and endured repeated elbow strikes to keep him restrained.
• Ling Tianya brought his palm down toward Tuoba Ao’s Baihui Point, and a wretched scream rang out.
• Tuoba Ao forced Old Sun’s arms apart and struck back at him as Ling Tianya shouted a warning.

Ling Tianya and Sun Simiao fought Tuoba Ao, with Sun Simiao shattering several of Tuoba Ao’s vital acupoints at the cost of severe injuries. Tuoba Ao forced his power higher by rupturing his own acupoints and struck Ling Tianya in the chest.

• Tuoba Ao knocked Sun Simiao away while Ling Tianya’s palm strikes left him badly injured.
• Sun Simiao returned and struck several vital acupoints on Tuoba Ao’s back, weakening him before collapsing from his own injuries.
• Ling Tianya attacked Tuoba Ao, who could still resist despite his shattered acupoints.
• Tuoba Ao tried to reach the Central Small Lake, then ruptured his own acupoints to surge in power.
• Tuoba Ao rushed Ling Tianya and struck him in the chest with a finger, making him scream.

Ling Tianya fought Tuoba Ao, whose destroyed acupoints let him wield great but rapidly fading power. Tuoba Ao fell after injuring Ling Tianya, while Wu Longfeng remained a looming threat.

• Tuoba Ao pursued the injured Ling Tianya with finger blasts and palm strikes, but Ling Tianya turned to face him and forced his power higher.
• Ling Tianya and Tuoba Ao fought head-on until Tuoba Ao’s fading strength let Ling Tianya gain the advantage.
• Wu Longfeng watched the battle and declared that he would finish off the survivors after Tuoba Ao died.
• Ling Tianya struck Tuoba Ao repeatedly and sent him flying, but Tuoba Ao counterattacked and drove Ling Tianya back, worsening his injuries.
• Tuoba Ao warned that Wu Longfeng would kill them, then collapsed and died.

Tuoba Ao died, and Ling Tianya crushed his chest to ensure he could not have been feigning death. As Huang Xiao remained in danger against Wu Longfeng, Old Sun asked Mu Jingfei to help Jiuyang fight Wan Qingteng.

• Fang Chongyi kicked and battered Tuoba Ao’s corpse, while Mu Jingfei and Ling Tianya confirmed that Tuoba Ao had died.
• Ling Tianya stomped on Tuoba Ao’s chest, shattering his ribs and internal organs, and Old Sun said their old scores were settled.
• Ling Tianya wanted to help Huang Xiao fight Wu Longfeng, but Old Sun stopped him because his injuries were too severe.
• Fang Chongyi left to break the formation, while Mu Jingfei chose to stay and help Old Sun.
• Old Sun asked Mu Jingfei to join forces with Jiuyang against Wan Qingteng.

Mu Jingfei joined Tong Jiuyang to hold off Wan Qingteng while Ling Tianya healed, as Old Sun instructed them not to kill Wan Qingteng yet. The fight revealed that Wan Qingteng was using the Ageless Crystal to rapidly heal his injuries.

• Old Sun sent Mu Jingfei to help Tong Jiuyang restrain Wan Qingteng and told Ling Tianya to heal within a quarter of an hour.
• Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang attacked Wan Qingteng together, but he kept fighting despite their blows and his own injuries.
• Wan Qingteng realized that Mu Jingfei was badly injured and grew confident that he could survive their combined assault.
• Mu Jingfei recognized that Wan Qingteng was using the Ageless Crystal to heal himself, and Tong Jiuyang understood why the Medicine King Hall's Ageless Spring had lost its power.

Wan Qingteng used the Ageless Crystal to heal rapidly, forcing Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang to keep him occupied while they waited for Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya to recover. Huang Xiao stopped evading Wu Longfeng and attacked, but Wu Longfeng’s unfamiliar techniques overwhelmed him.

• Wan Qingteng boasted that the Ageless Crystal made him nearly impossible to kill, and Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang attacked again to buy time.
• Huang Xiao evaded Wu Longfeng with the Lingbo Ethereal Steps but grew exhausted as he tried to hold out until his grandfather and Sun Simiao recovered.
• Huang Xiao chose to fight back, hoping to wear Wu Longfeng down and trade injuries for a better chance for his side.
• Wu Longfeng found Huang Xiao’s counterattacks troublesome at first, but then used unfamiliar moves to send him flying.

Huang Xiao stalled Wu Longfeng until Ling Tianya and Old Sun recovered enough to join the fight. The three attacked together, but Wu Longfeng revealed that his strength remained formidable and charged at them without retreating.

• Huang Xiao evaded Wu Longfeng and dragged out their fight while weighing whether to use the Northern Darkness Absorption Method.
• After half a quarter-hour, Ling Tianya and Old Sun stopped healing and moved to attack Wu Longfeng, while Ling Tianya first tried to pursue Wan Qingteng for the Ageless Crystal.
• Wan Qingteng fled toward Wu Longfeng, and Ling Tianya followed Old Sun’s advice to focus on Wu Longfeng instead.
• Huang Xiao rejoined Ling Tianya and Old Sun, and the three attacked Wu Longfeng together.
• Wu Longfeng boasted that their injuries left them no threat, then unleashed a powerful aura and charged at them.

Wu Longfeng pressed his advantage over Huang Xiao, Ling Tianya, and Sun Simiao as the wounded fighters on both sides prepared to risk everything. With the fight escalating across the battlefield, the chapter left their clashes unresolved and the Seven Spirit Blades’ secret still at stake.

• Wu Longfeng called out Wan Qingteng for holding back, and Wan Qingteng began trading injuries with Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang.
• Wu Longfeng attacked Huang Xiao, Ling Tianya, and Sun Simiao, confident that their injuries made them no match for him.
• Huang Xiao threatened to use Heavenly Demon Disintegration, but Ling Tianya and Sun Simiao unleashed forbidden arts and ordered him not to sacrifice himself.
• Huang Xiao joined the attack without using Heavenly Demon Disintegration, while Wu Longfeng vowed to eliminate his threats and secure Taixuan Sect’s control of the Jianghu.
• Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang agreed to stake everything together, and Zhuge Zheng and Duan Siping prepared to settle their own fight.

Wu Longfeng overwhelmed Huang Xiao, Ling Tianya, and Sun Simiao, but his immense power made Old Sun realize he was nearing a breakthrough beyond the Peerless Realm rather than having completed one. Old Sun regained his composure and insisted that the three still had a chance against him.

• Ling Tianya, Old Sun, and Huang Xiao attacked Wu Longfeng together, but he blasted them away and focused on killing Old Sun.
• Wu Longfeng struck Old Sun while Huang Xiao and Ling Tianya attacked his back, but his true qi barrier neutralized their palm force and he sent Old Sun flying.
• Old Sun and Ling Tianya reacted with alarm to Wu Longfeng's strength, and Old Sun asked whether he had broken through beyond the Peerless Realm.
• Wu Longfeng said he had not yet broken through but expected to surpass the Peerless Realm within five years, and he credited Tuoba Ao with gravely wounding Huang Xiao and Ling Tianya.
• Old Sun dismissed his earlier misjudgment and said that, since Wu Longfeng had not truly surpassed the Peerless Realm, they still had a chance.

Huang Xiao used his Northern Darkness Absorption Method to trap Wu Longfeng and absorb his internal power, creating an opening for Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya to attack. Wu Longfeng suffered his first real injury, though the battle continued.

• Wu Longfeng dismissed Huang Xiao and the others as threats, but Huang Xiao charged at him again despite his injuries.
• When Wu Longfeng’s palm struck Huang Xiao’s, Huang Xiao absorbed the Taixuan True Qi flowing into his meridians and called on Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya to attack.
• Sun Simiao and Ling Tianya seized the opening, forcing Wu Longfeng to defend himself while Huang Xiao continued draining his power.
• Sun Simiao broke through Wu Longfeng’s defense and injured his arm, while Ling Tianya rushed back into the fight.

Ling Tianya and Old Sun nearly killed Wu Longfeng while Huang Xiao drained his true qi, but Wu Longfeng overwhelmed Huang Xiao and turned the fight back against them. Huang Xiao lay badly injured as Wu Longfeng prepared to kill the others.

• Ling Tianya traded injuries with Wu Longfeng and left him badly wounded, while Old Sun pressed the attack.
• Duan Siping stopped Zhuge Zheng from reaching Wu Longfeng, and Wan Qingteng feared he would be overwhelmed if Wu Longfeng fell.
• Wu Longfeng forced a surge of true qi through Huang Xiao, rupturing his meridians and blasting him away.
• Wu Longfeng neutralized Old Sun's attack and struck him flying, leaving Old Sun gravely weakened.
• Wu Longfeng vowed to kill everyone as Huang Xiao lay on the ground with his arm nearly crippled.

Huang Xiao and his allies were defeated by Wu Longfeng and Wan Qingteng, leaving Wu Longfeng poised to kill them while Fang Chongyi tried to reach the Thatched Hut. Tuoba Ao then rose from his corpse and revealed that he was alive.

• Wu Longfeng overwhelmed Huang Xiao with surging true qi, broke free, and gravely wounded Sun Simiao.
• Wan Qingteng defeated Mu Jingfei and Tong Jiuyang, while Zhuge Zheng sent Duan Siping crashing to the ground.
• Wu Longfeng ordered Zhuge Zheng to kill everyone, then turned to finish off Huang Xiao, Sun Simiao, and Ling Tianya.
• Fang Chongyi tried to break through the formation and reach the Thatched Hut, but Wu Longfeng feared he might trigger the formation.
• Tuoba Ao's laughter struck the wounded fighters, and Fang Chongyi cried out in agony as Tuoba Ao's corpse rose and opened its eyes.

Tuoba Ao revealed that he had broken through to the Martial Realm and survived death through the Demon Ghost Nine Transformations Spirit Art. He explained how he obtained and fused three scriptures, leaving the others to face an enemy who believed himself nearly impossible to kill.

• Tuoba Ao killed Fang Chongyi with a cold snort, then revealed that he had broken through to the Martial Realm and could hover unaided.
• Wu Longfeng refused to accept Tuoba Ao’s breakthrough, while Tuoba Ao mocked his chances of ever reaching the Martial Realm.
• Tuoba Ao explained that his consciousness had survived his apparent death because the Demon Ghost Nine Transformations Spirit Art let him recover even from fatal injuries.
• Tuoba Ao revealed that he had obtained the Ghost Daoist Canon, the Demon Daoist Canon, and the Numinous Treasure Scripture, which he used to fuse the Ghost Spirit Nine Transformations Art and the Demon Spirit Nine Transformations Art.
• Tuoba Ao admitted that Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi had taken the Three Sovereigns Scripture and said he had later killed them, before boasting that no one could kill him.

Tuoba Ao revealed that he had manipulated the others and turned Ling Tianya’s scheme against him, then used his new martial-realm strength to overwhelm Wu Longfeng and Zhuge Zheng. Wu Longfeng unleashed a powerful counterattack, but Tuoba Ao struck him down, leaving the others hoping they could recover before Tuoba Ao turned on them.

• Tuoba Ao explained that he had concealed his breakthrough, let Ling Tianya believe his plan was succeeding, and used Wu Longfeng to draw the others’ hatred.
• Tuoba Ao taunted Wu Longfeng, who challenged him to fight.
• Tuoba Ao vanished and struck Wu Longfeng, then blasted Zhuge Zheng away when he attacked from behind.
• Wu Longfeng, injured and outmatched, forced his aura to surge and attacked Tuoba Ao while Huang Xiao and the others hoped he could hold him off.
• Tuoba Ao evaded Wu Longfeng’s attacks with multiple phantom figures, revealed his true body, and blasted Wu Longfeng into the ground.

Tuoba Ao revealed that his deepest hatred was for Li Taibai and that he intended to destroy the Taixuan Sect. He explained that Li Taibai had thwarted the Tuoba Family’s plan to seize control of the Jianghu and Imperial Court, while the injured group struggled to recover.

• Tuoba Ao defeated Wu Longfeng but kept him alive, then prevented Huang Xiao and the others from healing properly as he spoke.
• Tuoba Ao dismissed Sun Simiao as an unworthy opponent and named Li Taibai as the person he truly hated.
• Tuoba Ao told Wu Longfeng that he meant to wipe out the Taixuan Sect, and Wu Longfeng vowed the sect would endure.
• Tuoba Ao recounted how the Taixuan Sect had helped bring about the Heavenly Demon Sect’s collapse and suggested he would now repay it by scheming against Taixuan.
• When Wu Longfeng challenged him, Tuoba Ao struck him in the chest and revealed that Li Taibai had nearly killed him and ruined the Tuoba Family’s plan to restore its nation.

Tuoba Ao revealed his plan to restore Northern Wei and explained how Li Taibai had thwarted him through An Lushan. As Tuoba Ao moved to kill the badly injured group, Qingfeng arrived and surprised Huang Xiao.

• Tuoba Ao told Huang Xiao and the others that he intended to restore Northern Wei and bring the Imperial Court and Jianghu under his control.
• Tuoba Ao revealed that An Lushan had been his pawn and that Li Taibai had ruined his plan more than two hundred and fifty years earlier.
• Tuoba Ao prepared to kill Huang Xiao, Old Sun, Ling Tianya, and Wu Longfeng to claim the secret of the Seven Spirit Blades.
• Old Sun and Ling Tianya charged at Tuoba Ao and urged Huang Xiao to run, but Tuoba Ao stopped when someone appeared behind them.
• Qingfeng turned to Huang Xiao and said he had arrived just in time.

Qingfeng arrived to protect Huang Xiao and revealed that Tuoba Ao had only reached the half-step martial realm. Qingfeng demonstrated that he had attained the martial realm and used his control over heaven and earth to strip Tuoba Ao of his ability to hover, leaving them facing off on equal footing.

• Qingfeng arrived as Tuoba Ao threatened Huang Xiao and told his junior brother and the injured seniors to leave Tuoba Ao to him.
• Huang Xiao explained that Tuoba Ao had supposedly entered the martial realm, but Qingfeng declared that he had only broken through halfway.
• Qingfeng revealed his own martial realm cultivation by hovering above the ground, astonishing Huang Xiao, Tuoba Ao, and the others.
• Tuoba Ao charged at Qingfeng, who controlled the surrounding spiritual energy and forced both of them back onto the ground.
• Qingfeng explained that he and Tuoba Ao shared the same realm, but Qingfeng controlled the power of heaven and earth while Tuoba Ao could no longer hover or fly.

Qingfeng drove Tuoba Ao into the lake formation, then killed the gravely wounded Wan Qingteng and recovered the Ageless Crystal. Old Sun took the crystal, but before the group could deal with Wu Longfeng and Zhuge Zheng, Qingfeng suddenly vomited blood.

• Qingfeng challenged Tuoba Ao, who used his Sound Art to worsen Huang Xiao and the others' injuries before rushing into the lake formation for the secret.
• Qingfeng returned to his wounded companions, then agreed to kill Wan Qingteng and avenged the Patriarch by striking him down.
• Qingfeng took the Ageless Crystal from Wan Qingteng's body and gave it to Old Sun, who said he had another important use for it.
• The group turned to Wu Longfeng and Zhuge Zheng, but Qingfeng suddenly paled and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Qingfeng’s apparent strength against Tuoba Ao was revealed as a bluff, and Old Sun began preparing a plan to deal with Tuoba Ao while he remained trapped in the formation. Qingfeng told Huang Xiao how he had reached Yama Ridge and hinted that he had rescued Dugu Sheng and Li Wujing.

• Wu Longfeng and Zhuge Zheng prepared to fight Old Sun’s group, but Qingfeng coughed up blood and Old Sun ordered their acupoints sealed.
• Old Sun explained that Qingfeng had reached the half-step Martial Realm in spiritual state alone and had used an empty city stratagem to frighten Tuoba Ao into the formation.
• Old Sun showed everyone the Ageless Crystal and began channeling his internal power into it, saying their plan depended on Huang Xiao.
• Qingfeng urged Huang Xiao to consider retreating and explained that he had come to Yama Ridge after learning from Huang Xiao’s wives that he was there.
• Qingfeng began explaining that he and his companions had returned to Kaifeng, and Huang Xiao asked whether Qingfeng had saved Dugu Sheng and Li Wujing.