Chapter Summaries

Lin Fei challenged Ye Xuyang to judge his calligraphy and wrote a short passage in wild cursive. Ye Xuyang recognized the legendary Divine Realm in Lin Fei’s work and was left trembling with awe.

• Ye Xuyang mocked Lin Fei’s claim that comparing their calligraphy would invite humiliation, then arranged for him to write before the crowd.
• Lin Fei swiftly wrote on raw xuan paper while the onlookers, including Chen Xiangyu, expected him to embarrass himself.
• Lin Fei tossed his finished calligraphy to Ye Xuyang, who saw that its wild cursive strokes were flawless.
• Ye Xuyang felt sword qi and killing intent in the writing and cried out that Lin Fei had reached the Divine Realm.
• Ye Xuyang read the words, “I shall sweep across all beneath heaven—so what if I scorn every hero?” and wept with excitement as the crowd stared in shock.

Lin Fei’s calligraphy stunned Ye Xuyang, who admitted his inferiority and declared Lin Fei the true Calligraphy Sage. As Lin Fei tried to leave, Wu Tao confronted him over the Wu Family’s grievances, and Lin Fei accused the family of shamelessly attacking him first.

• Ye Xuyang revealed that Lin Fei’s calligraphy carried overwhelming sword qi and admitted Lin Fei surpassed him.
• Ye Xuyang asked to become Lin Fei’s student, but Lin Fei declined, and Ye Xuyang named him the true Calligraphy Sage.
• Lin Fei left with Chen Xiangyu as Wu Qing had two men block their path and demand an explanation for his clashes with the Wu Family.
• Wu Tao demanded that Lin Fei accept a beating, kneel, and apologize for injuring members of the Wu Family.
• Lin Fei rebuked Wu Tao, accusing the Wu Family’s steward and Wu Yang of attacking him and stealing from him first.

At the calligraphy exhibition, Lin Fei defied Wu Tao and threw Wu Qing and two Wu Family guards into the Qinhuai River. He left with Chen Xiangyu after challenging Wu Tao to summon his allies, and Chen Xiangyu began to realize Lin Fei was an immortal.

• Lin Fei dismissed Wu Tao’s Great Grandmaster cultivation and repeated that he would turn Wu Tao’s wedding feast into a birthday feast.
• Lin Fei used an invisible force to throw two Wu Family guards into the Qinhuai River, then pulled Wu Qing close and kicked her into the water.
• Wu Tao hesitated to attack Lin Fei, who ignored him and led Chen Xiangyu away by boat.
• Lin Fei told Wu Tao to summon all his accomplices and departed without responding to Wu Tao’s warning about the wedding feast.
• Chen Xiangyu asked whether Lin Fei was an immortal, and Lin Fei asked if she had only just realized it.

The Corpse Refining Sect, the Illusion Sect, and the Demon Sect gathered at Black Bamboo Valley to retrieve the Black Flame Fire Phoenix. They found that Lin Fei had already devastated the valley and broken its formation, but Li Gang recognized the Phoenix at the Demon Sect’s former site and believed the Corpse Refining Sect’s ambitions were within reach.

• The Illusion Sect’s black-robed figure revealed that the Corpse Refining Sect had brought three Bronze-Armored Corpses and hinted that its leader and Silver-Armored Corpse were occupied in the South China Sea.
• Mo Wan’er arrived with the Demon Sect group, introduced herself as the Demon Sect leader’s daughter, and warned the others about the dangers of Black Bamboo Valley.
• Mo Wan’er led the three forces deeper into the valley, where they discovered the bamboo grove and cave abodes had been devastated.
• The black-robed figure suspected Lin Fei had caused the destruction, and Mo Wan’er realized that the Black Bamboo Bewitching Formation had also been broken.
• At the Demon Sect’s former site, Li Gang recognized the Black Flame Fire Phoenix, fell to his knees, and celebrated the prospect of the Corpse Refining Sect conquering the ancient martial arts world of Huaxia.

Corpse Refining Sect elder Li Gang and Demon Sect leader Mo Wan'er uncovered the Black Flame Fire Phoenix and prepared a Blood Sacrifice Spirit-Sealing Formation to seal it. The forty-nine disciples began bleeding into the formation, and their blood would not stop flowing.

• Li Gang and the Corpse Refining Sect and Demon Sect members unearthed the Black Flame Fire Phoenix beneath the ruins, unleashing its terrifying divine-beast aura.
• Mo Wan'er showed Li Gang the Demon Sect's Blood Sacrifice Spirit-Sealing Formation, which used cultivators' blood to strengthen its sealing power.
• Li Gang agreed to sacrifice the disciples from both sects but asked to spare Guo Zhiqiang; Mo Wan'er noted they had exactly forty-nine others.
• Li Gang and Mo Wan'er told the disciples to take positions in the formation, concealing its true purpose, while Guo Zhiqiang was sent away.
• The forty-nine disciples cut their wrists and began drawing the formation with their blood, then screamed as it continued flowing uncontrollably into the grooves.

Li Gang and Mo Wan'er activated the blood formation to suppress the Black Flame Fire Phoenix's power, then turned against each other over control of the formation core. The Illusion Sect's black-robed figure intervened, revealing that he held the matching magatama and was bound to Mo Wan'er's survival, while Li Gang continued seeking an advantage.

• Li Gang sacrificed forty-nine people to complete the formation, and Guo Zhiqiang realized his master had saved him from being among them.
• Mo Wan'er and Li Gang used their magatama necklace to activate the formation, suppressing the Black Flame Fire Phoenix's divine might.
• Li Gang tried to seize Mo Wan'er's necklace and ordered a Bronze-Armored Corpse to attack her.
• The black-robed figure from the Illusion Sect kicked the corpse away and revealed that he held the other magatama, which bound his life to Mo Wan'er's.
• Li Gang tried to persuade the black-robed figure to help him eliminate Mo Wan'er, but the figure insisted they cooperate.
• Mo Wan'er refused to give Li Gang the pendant and said her father had ordered her to refine the Black Flame Fire Phoenix using a drop of demon blood.

Li Gang and his companions began refining the Black Flame Fire Phoenix and forced Guo Zhiqiang to serve them. At Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, Ji Yaoguang repelled an invitation from Douque Palace, leaving its disciples stunned.

• Li Gang, his companions, and Guo Zhiqiang estimated that refining the Black Flame Fire Phoenix would take about a month and assigned Guo Zhiqiang to fetch food and drink.
• Li Gang placed a Corpse Curse on Guo Zhiqiang to stop him from fleeing, then the three began refining the phoenix’s corpse.
• At Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, Ji Yaoguang watched as Dongxue crippled an attacker’s cultivation, while the villa’s defenders dealt with another group that tried to abduct her.
• Wang Jian and two junior disciples from Douque Palace arrived and invited Ji Yaoguang to join their sect on their eldest senior brother’s orders.
• Ji Yaoguang politely refused Wang Jian’s offer, stunning him and the two junior sisters.

Ji Yaoguang refused Douque Palace’s attempt to recruit her, and Dongxue easily defeated Wang Jian when he tried to take her by force. Hong Xiaowei ordered Wang Jian to publicize the rejection while secretly plotting to capture Ji Yaoguang and use her to advance his cultivation.

• Wang Jian demanded that Ji Yaoguang join Douque Palace, but she refused and asked whether they would use force.
• Wang Jian and his two junior sisters attacked Ji Yaoguang, and Dongxue shattered Wang Jian’s protective gang qi and held a sword to his throat.
• Ji Yaoguang sent Wang Jian and his junior sisters away, and Wang Jian called Hong Xiaowei for instructions.
• Hong Xiaowei ordered Wang Jian to spread news of Ji Yaoguang’s rejection of Douque Palace.
• Hong Xiaowei revealed to his lover that he wanted Ji Yaoguang for a pill-making scheme and hoped to surpass Su Caiwei; his lover resembled Su Caiwei.

At the Wu Family banquet celebrating Wu Tao’s breakthrough, guests mocked Lin Fei for threatening to turn the celebration into a birthday banquet, then waited in vain for him to appear. Chen Longxiang arrived instead, revealed himself as the Dragon King, and stunned the gathered guests with his presence.

• The Wu Family hosted a lavish banquet for Wu Tao, while guests discussed Lin Fei’s threat and predicted that he would lose to the family.
• Wu Yun and Wu Qing speculated that Lin Fei was too afraid to come, and Wu Tao assumed the same as he waited with the bronze oil lamp.
• Chen Longxiang arrived carrying his spear and refused to leave it at the entrance.
• Chen Longxiang presented a deformed sniper rifle bullet as his gift, prompting guests to mock him until he identified himself as Dragon Hidden’s Chen Longxiang.
• The guests recognized Chen Longxiang as the Dragon King, and Wu Tao hurried over to welcome him, leaving the crowd in awe of the Wu Family’s connections.

Lin Fei arrived at the Wu Family banquet despite the guests’ mockery and declared that he would wipe out the family. After learning that the Dragon King was present, Lin Fei recognized him as “Little Chen” and killed Wu Yang with a snap of his fingers, sending the guests into a panic.

• Wu Tao welcomed the Dragon King, who gave him a bullet representing a promise to grant him one favor.
• The guests mocked Lin Fei and assumed he would not dare attend the banquet.
• Lin Fei entered the Wu Family courtyard with Chen Xiangyu and announced that he would wipe out the Wu Family, telling uninvolved guests to leave.
• When the guests revealed that the Dragon King was there, Lin Fei called him “Little Chen.”
• Wu Yang tried to flee, but Lin Fei snapped his fingers and turned him into a cloud of blood mist, causing the guests to scatter in terror.

Wu Tao confronted Lin Fei after Lin Fei killed Wu Yang, while Wu Yun urged his grandfather to avenge the Wu Family. Lin Fei calmly ate and challenged Wu Tao to use every means at his disposal as Wu Tao’s wind and blade intent formed a giant figure resembling him.

• Wu Yun told Wu Tao that Lin Fei had killed Wu Yang and caused chaos at the banquet, and Wu Tao sent Wu Yun to give Chen Longxiang a bullet and request his help.
• Wu Tao arrived before Lin Fei, whose calm demeanor angered him, and demanded that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation, apologize, and serve the Wu Family.
• Guests praised Wu Tao and urged Lin Fei to accept his offer, but Lin Fei told Chen Xiangyu that words meant nothing and invited Wu Tao to attack.
• Wu Yun challenged Lin Fei to remain seated while Wu Tao killed him within three moves, promising to eat a flowerpot if his grandfather failed.
• Wu Tao unleashed a fierce gale and blade intent, but Lin Fei shielded his food and drink with a casual tap as the wind formed a giant figure resembling Wu Tao.

Wu Tao unleashed his devastating Gale and Raging Fire attack against Lin Fei, while Chen Longxiang arrived and watched the confrontation. The chapter ended as Wu Tao’s wind-and-fire saber strike descended on Lin Fei, who remained calmly drinking wine.

• Wu Tao rose into the air amid a vast gale and warned the crowd to retreat before challenging Lin Fei.
• Chen Xiangyu feared the attack, but Lin Fei reassured her and offered her wine as Wu Tao prepared to strike.
• Wu Tao drew the Ice Soul Dark Iron Sword and flew higher to build momentum for a plunging attack, while Lin Fei dismissed his display as all flash and no substance.
• Chen Longxiang arrived with the Black Gold Coiled Dragon Spear, stopped Wu Yun from explaining, and chose to observe first.
• Wu Tao plunged toward Lin Fei with the Ice Soul sword engulfed in flames, unleashing Gale and Raging Fire as the wind pressure collapsed the courtyard wall.
• The ten-meter fire dragon of Wu Tao’s saber strike descended toward Lin Fei, who continued drinking without reacting.

Lin Fei effortlessly turned Wu Tao’s attack back on him and left the Wu Family’s Grandmaster gravely injured. Wu Yun and Wu Qing begged Chen Longxiang to save the family, but he said not even the immortals could save them.

• Wu Tao’s strike devastated the Wu Family’s courtyard, and the onlookers assumed Lin Fei and Chen Xiangyu had been killed.
• Wu Tao was hurled into the Wu Family building, which collapsed around him.
• Wu Tao emerged badly injured while Lin Fei and Chen Xiangyu remained unharmed, and Lin Fei revealed he had neutralized the attack with a flick of his sleeve.
• Wu Yun and Wu Qing knelt before Chen Longxiang and begged him to intervene against Lin Fei.
• Chen Longxiang sighed and told them that not even the immortals could save them.

At a gathering, Lin Fei revealed his stature when the Dragon King, Chen Longxiang, saluted him as Heavenly Venerable and former teacher. After Lin Fei saved the guests from Wu Tao’s attack, Wu Tao tried to flee, but Lin Fei stopped him.

• Chen Longxiang knelt and saluted Lin Fei as Heavenly Venerable, revealing their past as teacher and student.
• Wu Tao unleashed nine fire dragons from a bronze oil lamp, intending to kill Lin Fei and Chen Longxiang along with the guests.
• Lin Fei turned a splash of wine into a water curtain that extinguished the fire dragons and protected everyone.
• Chen Xiangyu rebuked the guests for their earlier treatment of Lin Fei, and they thanked him and praised him.
• Wu Qing and Wu Yun urged Wu Tao to escape, and he rode the wind upward while threatening Lin Fei.
• Lin Fei asked Wu Tao whether he had said he could leave.

Lin Fei killed Wu Tao after he tried to escape, then spared Wu Qing and Wu Yun but reminded Wu Yun of his promise to eat a flowerpot. The siblings faced the humiliating task as Lin Fei watched.

• Lin Fei dispelled Wu Tao's wind control with a tap, and Wu Tao hurled Wu Qing and Wu Yun toward Chen Longxiang before fleeing.
• Wu Tao crashed through the courtyard wall and sent a passing Land Cruiser flying, but Lin Fei launched the Ice Soul Dark Iron Sword and killed him.
• Lin Fei recalled the sword and bronze oil lamp, then reminded Wu Qing and Wu Yun that the Wu Family had to pay for harming his people and stealing his things.
• Wu Yun and Wu Qing pleaded for mercy and slapped themselves, while Lin Fei spared them but pointed out Wu Yun's promise to eat a flowerpot.
• Wu Qing emptied the flowerpot and offered to break it up for Wu Yun, while Lin Fei told them to begin.

Lin Fei forced the Wu Family to return what they had taken from the Chen Family and established the Chen Family as Jinling’s leading clan. Afterward, he met with Chen Xiangyu and Chen Longxiang, then said he planned to return to Rongcheng.

• Lin Fei made Wu Yun eat pieces of a flowerpot, spared the Wu Family, and ordered them to restore everything they had seized from the Chen Family.
• Lin Fei declared that the Chen Family would lead Jinling, and the gathered powerful families rushed to show their support.
• Lin Fei, Chen Xiangyu, and Chen Longxiang left the Wu Family courtyard, while Wu Qing arranged an ambulance and a birthday banquet for her grandfather.
• At a teahouse, Lin Fei explained that Chen Longxiang carried an awakening dragon soul, and Chen Longxiang revealed that Lin Fei had saved and taught him.
• Lin Fei said he would return to Rongcheng, and Chen Longxiang vowed to protect the Chen Family from Wu Tao’s older brother.

After Lin Fei returned to Rongcheng, Ji Yaoguang drew attention for refusing Douque Palace’s invitation. Douque Palace’s head disciple Hong Xiaowei visited Flying Cloud Mountain Villa to ask her again to join, while secretly considering taking her by force.

• Lin Fei gave Chen Xiangyu three Barrier Talismans, then returned alone to Rongcheng as rumors of his strength spread through Jinling.
• Ji Yaoguang wondered who had publicized her refusal to join Douque Palace, but her maids and Wu Moling denied leaking the news.
• Hong Xiaowei arrived at Flying Cloud Mountain Villa and introduced himself as Douque Palace’s head disciple, prompting the women to praise his reputation and past acts of chivalry.
• Hong Xiaowei apologized for his junior disciples’ earlier offense and asked Ji Yaoguang once more to become a disciple of Douque Palace.
• Hong Xiaowei inwardly admitted that he would have taken Ji Yaoguang by force if he could have concealed his trail.

Hong Xiaowei tried to take Ji Yaoguang to Douque Palace by force after she refused his offer, freezing the women at the estate. Lin Fei appeared behind him and warned him that he still did not understand the value of life.

• Hong Xiaowei abandoned his plan to abduct Ji Yaoguang secretly and tried to persuade her to join Douque Palace instead.
• Ji Yaoguang refused, saying she wanted to learn from Lin Fei, and Hong Xiaowei threatened to take her by force.
• Hong Xiaowei drew the Profound Ice Sword and sent freezing air toward Ji Yaoguang and the others.
• Wu Moling shouted for the women to retreat, and barrier talismans protected Chunhua and the other maids from the first wave of ice.
• Hong Xiaowei unleashed another attack that encased half the mountaintop estate and trapped Ji Yaoguang and the others in ice.
• Lin Fei appeared behind Hong Xiaowei and warned him that he had not learned from the Wu Family's lesson.

Lin Fei attacked Hong Xiaowei after finding him restraining Ji Yaoguang and the other women, but Ji Yaoguang defended Hong as an upright disciple acting on Douque Palace’s orders. Lin Fei rejected Hong’s plea and accused him of lying, leaving Hong suspended by the throat as Ji Yaoguang begged him to stop.

• Lin Fei shattered Hong Xiaowei’s ice and struck him with a powerful force, leaving him badly injured beneath the wreckage.
• Dongxue tried to explain the misunderstanding, but Lin Fei asked Ji Yaoguang to speak instead.
• Ji Yaoguang identified Hong as Douque Palace’s eldest disciple and explained that he had meant to take her back for her protection.
• Hong pleaded that Douque Palace wanted to shelter Ji Yaoguang from hostile forces and struck his head against the ground to prove his sincerity.
• Ji Yaoguang urged Lin Fei to save the dying Hong, but Lin Fei pulled him close, seized his throat, and declared that he was lying.

Lin Fei confronted Hong Xiaowei, exposing the contradictions in his performance and stopping his attempt to take Ji Yaoguang to Douque Palace. Hong Xiaowei left Flying Cloud Mountain Villa alive but secretly vowed to use Su Qing and Su Mingyue to kill Lin Fei.

• Lin Fei released Hong Xiaowei after Ji Yaoguang and Chunhua urged him to hear Hong out.
• Lin Fei pointed out that Hong Xiaowei had shifted from pleading for his life to acting willing to sacrifice himself, suggesting he had been pretending.
• Ji Yaoguang defended Hong Xiaowei, and Lin Fei sent a wisp of emerald light into him to keep him alive while leaving his injuries untreated.
• Lin Fei warned Hong Xiaowei not to threaten Ji Yaoguang again, then stopped him from continuing his act with a sword-qi-charged leaf at his throat.
• Ji Yaoguang told Hong Xiaowei she would not join a sect, and Hong promised to relay her words before leaving.
• After escaping from sight, Hong Xiaowei cursed Lin Fei and planned to make false accusations so Su Qing and Su Mingyue would kill him.