Chapter Summaries

Huang Xiao discussed his recent dangerous training and the upcoming Hall Master contest with Yan Youwang, then told him the Longevity Pill Manual would be deciphered in three months at Imperial Remnant Manor. Yan Youwang looked forward to the chance to recover the manual’s contents and clues to the Longevity Pill.

• Yan Youwang noticed Huang Xiao’s weakened aura, and Huang Xiao said he had injured himself during training.
• Huang Xiao reflected that he had adapted to the Third Layer of Heavenly Demon Disintegration but intended to keep his true strength concealed.
• Yan Youwang said Huang Xiao and Pang Yi were the strongest Hall Master Candidates in ten thousand years.
• Huang Xiao told Yan Youwang that the jade slip would be deciphered in three months at Imperial Remnant Manor using the Tortoise Shell Inscription and Selection Inscription Stele.
• Yan Youwang said he expected to recover at least ninety percent of his strength by then and thought Imperial Remnant Manor would keep the jade slip.

Yan Youwang explained to Huang Xiao why Imperial Remnant Manor could dictate terms over the Selection Inscription Stele, citing its immense strength and the hidden Sword Master. The chapter ended with Yan Youwang warning that Imperial Remnant Manor might have even older, stronger experts than anyone knew.

• Huang Xiao asked why the major powers would accept Imperial Remnant Manor's conditions for using the Selection Inscription Stele, and Yan Youwang explained that its strength made attacking it too costly.
• Yan Youwang said Imperial Remnant Manor might rival the Demon Hall and the Three Immortal Mountains, especially when the Demon Hall lacked its Hall Master.
• Yan Youwang explained that Imperial Remnant Manor's long-standing agreement with the Demon Hall endured because the manor had enough strength to uphold it.
• Yan Youwang told Huang Xiao that the Sword Master, not the Manor Lord, was Imperial Remnant Manor's strongest known expert and was likely from Pang Ji and Huo Lian's generation.
• Yan Youwang said Imperial Remnant Manor might have even more senior experts, since it controlled the world's Number One Divine Weapon.

Huang Xiao and Yan Youwang discussed Imperial Remnant Manor’s restored Xuanyuan Sword and the Demon Hall’s disadvantage in divine weapons. At Imperial Remnant Manor, Li Bai met Tan Ming, and their sword intents clashed before they exchanged respectful greetings.

• Huang Xiao agreed with Yan Youwang that Imperial Remnant Manor’s Xuanyuan Sword would make its experts even more formidable.
• Li Bai arrived at Imperial Remnant Manor to negotiate over deciphering the Longevity Jade Slips and waited for the Manor Lord to receive him.
• As Li Bai followed a host toward the Manor Lord’s secluded residence, he encountered Tan Ming, and their sword auras surged against each other.
• Imperial Remnant Manor’s disciples gathered and recognized Li Bai as the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord, while anticipating a fight between him and Tan Ming.
• Li Bai and Tan Ming ended their clash without fighting, exchanged courtesies, and Tan Ming praised Li Bai’s swordsmanship.

Li Bai met with the Manor Lord of Imperial Remnant Manor to arrange a gathering for deciphering the Longevity Jade Slips and securing the materials tied to the Longevity Pill Manual. The Manor Lord agreed to host it in three months and began explaining what Imperial Remnant Manor knew about the Longevity Pill and Longevity Chapter.

• Tan Ming told Li Bai that he had gained no insight into wielding the Xuanyuan Sword despite years at Imperial Remnant Manor.
• Li Bai met the Manor Lord and proposed gathering the sects at Imperial Remnant Manor in three months to decipher the Longevity Jade Slips.
• The Manor Lord agreed on the condition that Imperial Remnant Manor receive the related jade slips and Tortoise Shell Inscription after the Longevity Pill Manual was obtained.
• Li Bai said the major sects had anticipated the Manor Lord's demand and were essentially willing to accept it so Imperial Remnant Manor could fulfill its ancestor's last wish.
• Li Bai asked about the connection between the Longevity Pill Manual, Longevity Pill, and Longevity Chapter, and the Manor Lord said the manual held clues to the pill but their historical texts had no precise records of the chapter.

Li Bai questioned the Manor Lord about the Longevity relics and was invited to sense the Xuanyuan Sword. When he heard the young man in the sword formation was named Dugu Sheng, Li Bai’s reaction aroused the Manor Lord’s suspicion.

• Li Bai asked whether the Longevity Pill Manual and Longevity Chapter were related, and the Manor Lord said the records were unclear.
• The Manor Lord promised that the Longevity Jade Slip and Tortoise Shell Inscription would be burned as offerings to the ancestor in a public ceremony.
• Li Bai accepted the Manor Lord’s invitation to stay and asked to see the Xuanyuan Sword, so the Manor Lord took him and Tan Ming to its valley.
• Li Bai bowed to the turtle-shaped statue and entered the valley, where he saw the Eight-Trigram Sword Formation, the Eight Divine Beasts, and Dugu Sheng.
• Tan Ming asked Dugu Sheng about his progress, and Li Bai turned to stare when he heard the young man’s name.
• The Manor Lord asked whether Li Bai knew Dugu Sheng, and Li Bai claimed he had only assumed the young man was a manor disciple.

Li Bai failed to claim the Xuanyuan Sword, then stayed with Tan Ming to discuss swordsmanship while Dugu Sheng listened and became certain Li Bai was the Senior Li he had heard of. Li Bai later appeared at Dugu Sheng’s courtyard after watching him practice and acknowledged that doing so broke a Jianghu taboo.

• Li Bai approached the Xuanyuan Sword, which responded to his aura, but he abruptly withdrew and admitted he was not destined to wield it.
• Tan Ming invited Li Bai to stay at his quarters, where Dugu Sheng listened as the two sword masters discussed their insights.
• Dugu Sheng recognized traces of Taixuan Sword Swordsmanship in Li Bai’s swordplay and concluded that he was Senior Li Bai.
• Dugu Sheng practiced swordsmanship in his courtyard, and Li Bai appeared at the entrance after watching him from outside.

Li Bai told Dugu Sheng that Yan Xi, Huang Xiao, and the other women were safe, while Hong Yi’s whereabouts remained unknown. He warned Dugu Sheng to conceal his origins and revealed that Dugu Sheng’s growing resonance with the Xuanyuan Sword might lead to the Imperial Remnant Manor’s divine weapon falling into his hands.

• Li Bai visited Dugu Sheng and revealed that Huang Xiao and six women, including Yan Xi, had spoken of him.
• Dugu Sheng learned that Yan Xi and the other women were safe, but Li Bai had not found Hong Yi.
• Li Bai cautioned Dugu Sheng to hide his origins from outsiders, including Tan Ming, and explained that Huang Xiao was a Demon Hall Hall Master Candidate.
• Dugu Sheng apologized for using Li Bai’s Taixuan Sword Swordsmanship, and Li Bai praised his ambition and aptitude.
• Li Bai asked whether Dugu Sheng resonated with the Xuanyuan Sword, then suggested the Imperial Remnant Manor’s weapon might fall into his hands; Dugu Sheng doubted it.

Li Bai explained that Dugu Sheng needed to establish a mysterious sense of accord with the Xuanyuan Sword, which could help prepare for the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Period. He left Dugu Sheng with renewed purpose, then began to explain how he had refined the Heavenly Mystic Swordsmanship.

• Li Bai told Dugu Sheng that Imperial Remnant Manor would be forced to act against the Demon Hall and might entrust the Xuanyuan Sword to him.
• Li Bai urged Dugu Sheng to use his heart to form a human-sword unity with the Xuanyuan Sword, explaining how he had achieved that with Ganjiang.
• Li Bai said the Xuanyuan Sword and Imperial Remnant Manor’s resources could greatly increase Dugu Sheng’s strength, and that the sword might be needed to suppress the Supreme Demon Saber.
• Li Bai compared Dugu Sheng’s situation with Huang Xiao’s and said Dugu Sheng’s wife Yan Xi and the others were safe, though he did not reveal their location.
• Li Bai told Dugu Sheng that he had refined the Heavenly Mystic Swordsmanship after reaching the Martial World.

Li Bai demonstrated his perfected Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship to Dugu Sheng. Meanwhile, Leng Guhan investigated an old bronze mirror linked to Jade Butterfly, and it revealed writing when he opened a box of Longevity Jade Slips.

• Li Bai offered to guide Dugu Sheng and demonstrated the perfected Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship for him to study.
• Leng Guhan recognized the bronze mirror’s engraved name, “Jade Butterfly,” as possibly belonging to the former Manor Lord of the Imperial Remnant Manor.
• Leng Guhan searched the mirror for secrets but found nothing and worried that he could not reach the Jianghu’s highest level in time.
• Leng Guhan opened a box containing three Longevity Jade Slips, causing them to glow and the mirror to display the words “Sever the Mortal World, Sever All Affections.”

Leng Guhan discovered that the bronze mirror revealed Senior Immortal Alchemist’s cultivation insights when paired with a jade slip, and took them as confirmation of his Heartless Sword Dao. After destroying the mirror to keep the insights to himself, he learned that only three of the four Heavenly Evil Sect seniors had returned, and Zhu Fancheng was absent.

• Leng Guhan used one of his three jade slips to reveal the bronze mirror’s complete cultivation insights and memorized them.
• Leng Guhan concluded that Senior Immortal Alchemist’s pursuit of severing mortal ties supported his Heartless Sword Dao and could help him strengthen both himself and the Sword Pavilion.
• Leng Guhan suspected Imperial Remnant Manor might seek the jade slips and decided not to hand them over without a convincing reason or compensation.
• Leng Guhan destroyed the bronze mirror so no one else could learn its contents.
• A disciple told Leng Guhan that three Heavenly Evil Sect seniors had returned, and Leng Guhan discovered Zhu Fancheng was missing.
• Zhu Fanjiang told Leng Guhan that Zhu Fancheng would not be returning for the time being, prompting Leng Guhan to suspect Huo Lian was responsible.

Leng Guhan learned that Zhu Fancheng was inside the sealed Divine Beast Holy Land, where Huo Lian sought to break the formations, and considered whether the place held a treasure connected to the Immortal Alchemist. He arranged for Zhu Fanjiang to join his coming visit to Imperial Remnant Manor while the others stayed at Sword Pavilion to help guard Jiang Liuli, then entered seclusion to study the Immortal Alchemist’s insights.

• Zhu Fanjiang told Leng Guhan that Zhu Fancheng was in the Divine Beast Holy Land, which Huo Lian had led them to in Mist Mountain.
• Zhu Fanjiang explained that Huo Lian wanted Zhu Fancheng’s formation expertise to break the Holy Land’s seal, and the group revealed they had failed to find the Second Part of the Heavenly Evil Imperishable Art.
• Leng Guhan speculated that Huo Lian sought a treasure connected to the Immortal Alchemist and shared what Li Bai had told him about that senior and Imperial Remnant Manor.
• Leng Guhan invited the three men to accompany him to Imperial Remnant Manor, and Zhu Fanjiang agreed to go alone while the others remained to help protect Jiang Liuli from the Demon Hall.
• Leng Guhan told the guards not to disturb him except about Li Bai, then entered the Cultivation Chamber to study Senior Immortal Alchemist’s insights.

Pang Ruyuan persuaded the Pang Family Clan Chief to help arrange an attack on Huang Xiao and Wei Yidao. They planned to lure Wei Yidao away from Heavenly Demon Hall with a forged order, then strike both targets at once.

• Pang Ruyuan and three other elders vowed to kill Huang Xiao and Wei Yidao, accepting that they might die and defect from the Demon Hall.
• Pang Ruyuan argued that the Clan Chief could take Pang Tiangang's Grand Elder position if the plan forced him from office, persuading the Clan Chief to help.
• Pang Ruyuan proposed using the Demon Hall's selection of a candidate for Imperial Remnant Manor as a pretext to summon Wei Yidao to the Main Hall.
• Pang Ruyuan asked the Clan Chief to distract Pang Tiangang while the four elders stole his seal and issued the order to Wei Yidao.
• Pang Ruyuan planned to split the elders into two teams: one would attack Huang Xiao in Heavenly Demon Hall, while he and another would intercept Wei Yidao.

Pang Ruyuan and Pang Tianjiu arranged a scheme to steal Pang Tiangang’s Grand Elder seal and Shattering-Void Pills, using the theft to mask their plan against Huang Xiao and Wei Yidao. While Pang Tianjiu kept Pang Tiangang occupied, Pang Ruyuan and his companions found the seal and six pills in the study.

• Pang Ruyuan persuaded Pang Tianjiu to distract Pang Tiangang so he could steal the Grand Elder seal and Shattering-Void Pills.
• Pang Tianjiu visited Pang Tiangang and asked to represent the Demon Hall at Imperial Remnant Manor when the longevity Jade Slips were deciphered.
• Pang Ruyuan arrived at Pang Tiangang’s residence with three companions and went inside without waiting for an announcement.
• Pang Ruyuan led the others into Pang Tiangang’s study while Pang Tianjiu kept the Grand Elder occupied.
• Pang Ruyuan and his companions found the Grand Elder seal and a bottle containing six Shattering-Void Pills.

Pang Ruyuan and three companions broke into Pang Tiangang’s study, stole the Shattering-Void Pills, and fled after sending a forged order summoning Wei Yidao. Pang Tiangang discovered the theft and ordered their capture, but they injured guards and escaped the Main Hall.

• Pang Ruyuan used Pang Tiangang’s seal to send an order summoning Wei Yidao, then left the study with the Shattering-Void Pills and three companions.
• A patrol noticed the men leaving the study, and guards learned they were heading for the entrance and raised the alarm.
• Pang Tiangang ordered the Demon Hall sealed and the Inner Hall Elders to bring Pang Ruyuan back; Pang Tianjiu also set out to pursue them.
• Pang Tiangang searched his study, discovered that the Shattering-Void Pills were missing, and realized Pang Ruyuan had stolen them.
• A guard reported that Pang Ruyuan and his companions had injured several people and escaped from the Main Hall.

Pang Ruyuan and three pseudo-Shattering-Void Realm experts fled the Demon Hall after stealing Shattering-Void Pills and planned to ambush Wei Yidao. Wei Yidao told Huang Xiao that he might be sent to Imperial Remnant Manor, and arranged for Huang Xiao to stay with the injured Yan Youwang while he was away.

• Pang Tiangang ordered the capture of Pang Ruyuan, Pang Hekong, Pang Naiwu, and Pang Qingyao after they fought in the Demon Hall, but the four escaped and erased their tracks.
• Pang Ruyuan led the others toward Liangzhou to wait for Wei Yidao near the Heavenly Demon Hall and carry out their plan.
• Pang Tiangang concealed the Shattering-Void Pill theft, treating the other offenses as serious but not capital crimes.
• Wei Yidao told Huang Xiao that he might be selected to travel to Imperial Remnant Manor to deal with the Longevity Jade Slips.
• Wei Yidao warned Huang Xiao that the Heavenly Demon Hall would be vulnerable during his absence and instructed him to stay with Yan Youwang.

Wei Yidao and Zhu Xing E left the Heavenly Demon Hall, unaware that the Pang Family had laid an ambush to kill Wei Yidao and Huang Xiao. Wei Yidao confronted Pang Ruyuan while two other Pang Family members rushed toward the Hall, and he realized their target was Huang Xiao.

• Zhu Xing E learned that Yan Youwang was hiding at the Heavenly Demon Hall to recover and agreed to return to the Main Hall with Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao and Zhu Xing E set out the next day, with Zhu Xing E following secretly.
• Pang Ruyuan, Pang Hekong, Pang Qingyao, and Pang Naiwu prepared to ambush Wei Yidao and attack Huang Xiao at the same time.
• Pang Ruyuan and Pang Hekong confronted Wei Yidao while Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu rushed toward the Heavenly Demon Hall.
• Wei Yidao recognized Pang Ruyuan's new shattering-void realm strength and realized the Pang Family intended to kill Huang Xiao.

Pang Ruyuan and Pang Hekong used Shattering-Void Pills to overpower Wei Yidao, but Wei Yidao revealed his Ninefold Force and sent Pang Hekong flying. The chapter ended as Zhu Xing E emerged from hiding and attacked Pang Hekong in midair.

• Pang Ruyuan and Pang Hekong swallowed Shattering-Void Pills, greatly increasing their strength, and attacked Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao used his Eightfold Force against Pang Hekong, but Pang Hekong combined his pill-enhanced strength with a Forbidden Art and drove him back.
• Pang Ruyuan and Pang Hekong attacked Wei Yidao together, and Wei Yidao tried to flee while Pang Ruyuan pursued him and Pang Hekong cut him off.
• Wei Yidao unleashed his Ninefold Force and hurled Pang Hekong away with a powerful palm strike.
• Zhu Xing E suddenly emerged from concealment and attacked Pang Hekong as he tried to steady himself in midair.

Zhu Xing E gave Wei Yidao a Sub-Void-Escaping Pill, allowing him to face Pang Ruyuan while Zhu Xing E fought Pang Hekong. Pang Ruyuan eventually activated his forbidden art, escalating the duel as Wei Yidao challenged him to fight to the death.

• Zhu Xing E defeated Pang Hekong with a punch, then gave Wei Yidao a Sub-Void-Escaping Pill from Shi Hen.
• Wei Yidao swallowed the pill, and his aura surged to roughly match Pang Hekong's strength.
• Pang Ruyuan assigned Pang Hekong to fight Zhu Xing E while he faced Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao's Heavenly Demon Ninefold Force could not overcome Pang Ruyuan's Shattering-Void Pill-enhanced power, so he evaded his attacks instead.
• Wei Yidao taunted Pang Ruyuan until Pang Ruyuan activated his forbidden art.

Wei Yidao used Heavenly Demon Disintegration and Tenfold Force to fight Pang Ruyuan, knowing the forbidden art would kill him. Meanwhile, Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu infiltrated the Heavenly Demon Hall and charged toward Wei Yidao’s residence to find Huang Xiao.

• Pang Ruyuan and Wei Yidao released their Supreme Demonic Qi and clashed, but Wei Yidao unexpectedly matched Pang Ruyuan’s attack.
• Wei Yidao revealed that he had used Shi Hen’s version of Heavenly Demon Disintegration, a forbidden art that would sever his meridians and leave him doomed to die.
• Wei Yidao announced that he would use Tenfold Force, while Zhu Xing E fought Pang Hekong in fury over Wei Yidao’s fate.
• Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu entered the Heavenly Demon Hall and learned from a disciple that Huang Xiao was cultivating at Wei Yidao’s residence.
• After a disciple discovered them, Pang Naiwu killed him and the pair fought their way toward Wei Yidao’s residence as the Heavenly Demon Hall raised the alarm.

Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu stormed the Heavenly Demon Hall to kill Huang Xiao, only to find him under Yan Youwang’s protection. After taking Shattering-Void Pills, they revealed their plan to kill Wei Yidao as well.

• Wu Cang learned that two powerful intruders had reached Wei Yidao’s residence and hurried there with the Heavenly Demon Hall elders to protect Huang Xiao.
• Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu broke through the defenses, killed the guards, and searched the residence for Huang Xiao.
• Huang Xiao heard the disturbance, and Yan Youwang told him the intruders had come for him and urged him to prepare to flee if necessary.
• Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu found Huang Xiao and charged at him, but Yan Youwang revealed his formidable aura and stopped them.
• Pang Qingyao and Pang Naiwu swallowed Shattering-Void Pills, and Pang Naiwu revealed that they intended to kill Wei Yidao as well as Huang Xiao.