Chapter Summaries

Lin Fei helped Ji Yaoguang reach the Grandmaster Realm in just a few hours, then gave her combat knowledge through a vision of two legendary assassins. The chapter ended with him identifying them as Emperor Zhuanxu’s sons, Wangliang and Qiongchan.

• Lin Fei gave Ji Yaoguang a Qi Gathering Pill and told her to absorb its power with the Spirit Mountain Immortal Art.
• Ji Yaoguang entered the Qi Refining realm and became a Grandmaster, then punched through and toppled a thick tree to test her strength.
• Lin Fei teased Ji Yaoguang after she kicked the tree while wearing a skirt, and they returned to the wooden shelter for the night.
• Ji Yaoguang worried that she was the weakest Grandmaster because she lacked fighting skills, so Lin Fei sent combat knowledge into her mind.
• Ji Yaoguang watched a vision of two skilled assassins fighting and asked who they were; Lin Fei named them Wangliang and Qiongchan.

Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang about Wangliang’s rivalry with Qiongchan and explained that another group in Black Bamboo Valley had been trapped by an array. Meanwhile, an Illusion Sect agent offered Datura information and urged him to draw Heaven Ranking Grandmasters into targeting Ji Yaoguang.

• Lin Fei recounted how Wangliang escaped Qiongchan, founded the Shadow Sect, and became a legendary assassin, while Ji Yaoguang asked about the group beyond the Wu Family’s party.
• Lin Fei said the other group had reached the sect ruins but was trapped by an array and was unlikely to face danger that night.
• Datura rejected false tips about Lin Xinyu and met a black-robed stranger who recognized his Shadow Blade as a Shadow Sect weapon.
• The stranger identified himself as an Illusion Sect representative and gave Datura information about Lin Xinyu, codenamed Gardenia, before proposing cooperation.
• The Illusion Sect representative said his sect also wanted Ji Yaoguang dead and suggested spreading news of her so Heaven Ranking Grandmasters would pursue her for her immortal power.

Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang entered the Black Bamboo Bewitching Formation, where Lin Fei destroyed the bamboo demon and broke the formation. He left the Sound Sect cultivators alive, but dismissed the demon’s remains as another trash medicinal ingredient.

• Lin Fei led Ji Yaoguang into the black bamboo grove and challenged the hidden bamboo demon to reveal itself.
• The bamboo demon attacked with a storm of bamboo leaves, but Lin Fei stopped them in midair and toppled the entire grove with a sweep of his sleeve.
• Lin Fei shielded the trapped Sound Sect members from the destruction, breaking the formation and allowing them to see the wounded bamboo demon.
• Lin Fei cut the bamboo demon in two with an invisible sword strike, while the Sound Sect cultivators watched in awe.
• The bamboo demon returned to its original form as a split stalk of black bamboo, and Lin Fei called it another trash medicinal ingredient.

Lin Fei rescued the Sound Sect from the black bamboo, gave them a valuable harvest, and warned them to keep Yin Shuangtong’s Double Pupils secret. He and Ji Yaoguang continued toward the Demon Sect ruins, where Lin Fei revealed that a Black Flame Fire Phoenix lay buried beneath the burning ground.

• Lin Fei introduced himself to the Sound Sect and revealed that Yin Shuangtong had saintly Double Pupils, warning that her frail body could not withstand their power.
• Liu Qing asked Lin Fei to help Yin Shuangtong see, but he sent the group back with the two pieces of black bamboo as a gift for her.
• Lin Fei warned the Sound Sect not to reveal Yin Shuangtong’s Double Pupils and gave her a jade pendant that could save her life.
• After the Sound Sect departed, Lin Fei teased Ji Yaoguang about being jealous and told her Yin Shuangtong was descended from his former maid, the Jade Zither Fairy.
• Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang reached the scorching Demon Sect ruins, where Lin Fei clarified that the creature buried beneath the burning ground was a Black Flame Fire Phoenix, not a turkey.

Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang explored the scorched ruins of Black Bamboo Valley, gathered ancient treasures, and left for Flying Cloud Mountain Villa. Meanwhile, Datura found Lin Xinyu and told her that Nightmare was dead, leaving her stunned.

• Lin Fei led Ji Yaoguang through the ruins and gave her an ice soul dark iron longsword and a Nascent Soul cultivator’s spirit lamp.
• Ji Yaoguang activated the lamp and unleashed a fire dragon, which Lin Fei dispelled before warning her to handle it carefully.
• Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang left Black Bamboo Valley, learned Qing Fen had bought Lin Fei a mountain villa, and headed toward it.
• Datura arrived at Lin Xinyu’s village and offered her an unparalleled weapon to help her take revenge.
• Lin Xinyu denied having any revenge to take until Datura revealed that Nightmare was dead.

Lin Xinyu took up Heavenly Punishment, revealing that Wangliang's remnant soul was inside her but could not seize her Immortal Embryo body. As she absorbed the weapon's power and rose to the Grandmaster Realm, she stopped Datura's attack and demanded that he kneel.

• Datura showed Lin Xinyu proof of Nightmare's death and said Lin Fei, a Great Grandmaster, had killed him.
• Datura revealed Heavenly Punishment and urged Lin Xinyu to take it, explaining that it would burn anyone it had not chosen.
• Lin Xinyu seized Heavenly Punishment, triggering a sky-darkening display that led Datura to kneel and hail Wangliang.
• Lin Xinyu said she was still herself and explained that Wangliang's remnant soul was inside her, leaving them in a struggle where one would eventually consume the other.
• Datura attacked when Lin Xinyu's cultivation surged as she absorbed Heavenly Punishment's power, but she caught his blade with two fingers and ordered him to kneel.

Lin Xinyu defeated Datura and forced him to summon the Dark Night Organization, while Wangliang revealed how the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Sages had broken Heavenly Punishment. Meanwhile, Lin Fei returned to his new estate in Rongcheng and decided it needed maidservants.

• Lin Xinyu overpowered Datura, forced him to kneel, and ordered him to gather every member of the Dark Night Organization.
• Wangliang offered to teach Lin Xinyu the Great Blood Refinement Technique, and she agreed to pursue revenge despite the risk to her life.
• Lin Xinyu learned that a stray sword qi from the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Sages had killed Wangliang and broken Heavenly Punishment during a battle over three thousand years earlier.
• Lin Fei returned to his luxurious estate in Rongcheng, where Qing Lixue gave him the keys and showed him around.
• Lin Fei told Qing Lixue that his estate was missing maidservants.

Lin Fei accepted four maids arranged by Qing Lixue and gave his disciple Bai Zhan a cultivation art completed by his deceased eldest senior brother, Lin Yuan. The chapter left Bai Zhan wondering about Lin Yuan’s death after Lin Fei said he would have to kill him again if he were alive.

• Qing Lixue asked Lin Fei about maids, and he explained that he had sent his former attendants to the Immortal Realm while he stayed behind to search for Yaoguang.
• Qing Lixue arranged for four young maids to serve Lin Fei, and he named them Chunhua, Xiayue, Qiushui, and Dongxue.
• Bai Zhan visited Lin Fei and found him being attended by the maids; Lin Fei dismissed them and gave Bai Zhan Spirit Bud Grass to improve his cultivation.
• Lin Fei taught Bai Zhan the Golden Scale Dragon Abyss Art, an Immortal Emperor-level cultivation art focused on tempering the body.
• Bai Zhan learned that Lin Yuan had completed most of the art and was his eldest senior brother; Lin Fei said Lin Yuan was dead and that he would have to kill him again if he were alive.

Lin Fei invited Ji Yaoguang and Wu Moling to stay at his estate, where he gave Wu Moling resources to break through to the Grandmaster Realm. As Ji Yaoguang struggled with her growing feelings for Lin Fei, the Douque Palace’s elders used the Water Cloud Mirror to investigate whether she had been an immortal in her previous life.

• Lin Fei sent Bai Zhan away, then invited Ji Yaoguang and Wu Moling to stay at his mountain estate.
• Ji Yaoguang and Wu Moling marveled at the estate and its four maids, and Lin Fei gave Wu Moling Spirit Stones and Qi Gathering Pills for her breakthrough.
• Lin Fei shared pastries and tea with Ji Yaoguang, who realized she had developed feelings for him but feared his kindness was meant for Empress Yaoguang.
• Su Mingyue and Su Qing poured their true essence into the Water Cloud Mirror to determine whether Ji Yaoguang had been an immortal in her previous life.

Su Mingyue and Su Qing failed to use the Water Cloud Mirror to view Ji Yaoguang’s past and decided to send disciples to recruit her, fearing rival sects would target her. Unaware of the danger gathering around her, Ji Yaoguang went to work while Lin Fei left for Mount Qingcheng, and Wu Yang led a group to Flying Cloud Mountain Villa to seize her ancient sword and oil lamp.

• The Water Cloud Mirror repelled Su Mingyue and Su Qing, injuring them as they tried to reveal Ji Yaoguang’s previous life.
• Su Mingyue concluded that Ji Yaoguang had been an immortal and urged recruiting her while warning that evil sects might exploit her body and power.
• Ji Yaoguang went to work as usual, while Lin Fei headed to Mount Qingcheng to help Zhang Xiaoling advance his cultivation.
• Wu Yang and his men arrived at Flying Cloud Mountain Villa after Black Dog reported that Lin Fei was wealthy and influential.
• Wu Yang dismissed Black Dog’s concerns and revealed that he wanted Ji Yaoguang’s ancient sword and oil lamp, not revenge for Steward Wu.

Wu Yang and his men attacked Lin Fei’s manor, brutalizing Chunhua and Xiayue as they searched for the goods. At the mountaintop, Dongxue stood against them so Qiushui could escape and unleashed the Pei Family’s Pei Min Sword Dance.

• Wu Yang smashed through the manor’s iron gates and led his men inside.
• Chunhua confronted the intruders, but Wu Yang’s men seized and beat her while he threatened and humiliated her.
• Xiayue arrived to defend Chunhua, but the attackers broke her arm and knocked her down.
• The men dragged Chunhua and Xiayue to the mountaintop, where they met Qiushui and Dongxue.
• Dongxue urged Qiushui to flee, then faced the Wu Family’s men and began the Pei Min Sword Dance.

Dongxue fought Wu Yang to protect Qiuyue but was brutally defeated and kept trying to delay him. At Mount Qingcheng, Ye Qiu complained that Zhang Xiaoling would not practice cultivation, and Lin Fei examined the scrolls Zhang had copied.

• Dongxue cut down Wu Yang's men, but Wu Yang broke her sword and struck her down in one move.
• Dongxue clung to Wu Yang's leg and attacked again, hoping to buy Qiuyue time to escape, but he kicked her into a tree and left her for Black Dog.
• Wu Yang went after Qiuyue while Dongxue struggled to crawl after him.
• Ye Qiu told Lin Fei that Zhang Xiaoling read and copied cultivation texts but refused to practice their arts.
• Lin Fei looked through Zhang Xiaoling's three copied scrolls and noticed the beauty of his calligraphy and its faint resonance with the Great Dao.

Lin Fei encouraged Zhang Xiaoling to follow his own path and gave him three cultivation arts to nurture his spirit and Dao heart. At Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, Wu Yang captured Qiushui and searched the villa for the oil lamp and longsword, unaware that a Maybach had arrived at the foot of the mountain.

• Lin Fei praised Zhang Xiaoling's calligraphy to Ye Qiu and then went to speak with Zhang Xiaoling on Qingcheng's rear mountain.
• Zhang Xiaoling told Lin Fei he did not want to force himself to cultivate, and Lin Fei affirmed that he should follow his own path.
• Lin Fei sent primordial spirit power into Zhang Xiaoling and gave him three cultivation arts to nurture a noble spirit and flawless Dao heart.
• Wu Yang caught Qiushui before she could call for help, crushed her phone, and demanded to know where the oil lamp and longsword were.
• Wu Yang slapped Qiushui and led his lackeys in ransacking Flying Cloud Mountain Villa while a Maybach arrived at the mountain's foot.

Bai Zhan arrived at Flying Cloud Mountain Villa and found Wu Yang’s men leaving with stolen treasures and abused captives. Enraged by their treatment of Dongxue, he attacked Black Dog and prepared to crush him.

• Bai Zhan struggled to understand the Golden Scale Dragon Abyss Art and decided to seek his master’s guidance.
• Wu Yang found a sword and an oil lamp in Ji Yaoguang’s bedroom, then ordered his men to return to Jinling with the treasures and captives.
• Bai Zhan reached the villa and encountered Wu Yang’s group escorting Qiushui and Dongxue down the mountain.
• Bai Zhan saw Black Dog brutally beating Dongxue and ordered him to stop.
• Black Dog used a companion as a human shield, but Bai Zhan’s punch killed the man and sent Black Dog crashing into a tree.
• Bai Zhan confronted the injured Black Dog and stomped down at him.

Bai Zhan arrived to protect Lin Fei’s people and overwhelmed Wu Yang with a powerful barrage of punches. Wu Yang drew a flaming longsword and wounded Bai Zhan, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bai Zhan killed Black Dog and blocked Wu Yang’s punch without injury.
• Bai Zhan unleashed Hundred Fierce Fist Wind Fang, battered Wu Yang, and sent him crashing through a boulder.
• Wu Yang drew his Ice Soul Dark Iron longsword and learned Bai Zhan was Lin Fei’s disciple.
• Fearing Lin Fei would return, Wu Yang coated his sword in flames and attacked Bai Zhan with Gale and Raging Fire.
• Bai Zhan failed to evade a slash, and Wu Yang’s sword broke his Protective Gang Qi and cut deep into his arm bone.

Bai Zhan severed his own burning right arm, then used Sovereign Emperor's Stomp to badly injure Wu Yang. Wu Yang unleashed the old bronze lamp's fire to cover his retreat, while Bai Zhan survived the attack.

• Wu Yang's sword badly burned Bai Zhan's right arm, so Bai Zhan cut it off to stop the flames from spreading.
• Bai Zhan charged Wu Yang and used a midair step on a kicked-up stone to stomp him into the ground with Sovereign Emperor's Stomp.
• Bai Zhan's blood loss left him weakened, and Wu Yang urged his lackeys to attack as they struggled to break through Bai Zhan's defenses.
• Wu Yang poured his remaining true essence into the old bronze lamp and blew a dragon of fire at the fighters, killing his own lackeys while Bai Zhan dodged.
• Wu Yang ordered a retreat after his fire attack missed Bai Zhan.

Bai Zhan and the four maids survived Wu Yang’s attack at Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, but Lin Fei returned to find them gravely injured. After healing them and learning the Wu Family of Jinling was behind the attack, Lin Fei vowed to deal with them and thanked Dongxue for her efforts.

• Wu Yang’s men fled after Bai Zhan forced himself to pursue them, then Bai Zhan collapsed unconscious from his injuries.
• Qiushui went to retrieve the medical kit while Dongxue searched the attackers’ bodies for a phone, but the maids could not call Lin Fei because none of them knew his number.
• Lin Fei returned to Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, healed the four maids, and restored Bai Zhan’s severed arm with Eight Gates Injury Healing.
• Bai Zhan and the maids explained the attack, and Lin Fei used the Chaos Eye to reconstruct what had happened.
• Lin Fei identified the Wu Family of Jinling as the attackers and vowed to wipe them out, then told Dongxue, “Silly girl, thank you for your hard work.”

Lin Fei gave his four maids powerful legacies and cultivation resources after recognizing how vulnerable they were, then promised to crush anyone who threatened Dongxue. The maids left to cultivate as Lin Fei prepared to wipe out the Wu Family, while Dongxue confessed her love to him.

• Lin Fei led the four maids to the manor's open ground and decided to strengthen them after their recent danger exposed their weakness.
• Lin Fei passed the Shennong Medical Classic to Dongxue, the Illusory Song Art to Xiayue, four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting to Qiushui, and the Immortal-Slaying Sword Art to Dongxue.
• Lin Fei advised the maids on how to cultivate their arts and gave Dongxue Qi Gathering Pills to help her reach the Grandmaster Realm.
• Lin Fei gave Dongxue four Barrier Talismans and promised to crush anyone she could not defeat as he vowed to wipe out the Wu Family.
• Dongxue told Lin Fei, "I love you!"

Lin Fei guided Bai Zhan through the dangerous first stage of the Golden Scale Dragon Abyss Art, then prepared to travel to Jinling to take revenge on the Wu Family. Ji Yaoguang stayed behind, unaware that multiple forces coveted her.

• Bai Zhan asked Lin Fei for help understanding the Golden Scale Dragon Abyss Art, and Lin Fei told him to reverse his cultivation technique.
• Bai Zhan reversed the technique, suffered shattered meridians, and had them restored by Lin Fei, leaving them tougher and his true qi faster.
• Lin Fei refused to give Bai Zhan a Barrier Talisman, advising him that the art demanded he face life-and-death battles without protection.
• Lin Fei invited Ji Yaoguang to visit Jinling and wipe out a family, but she declined after hearing what the Wu Family had done.
• Lin Fei bought a high-speed train ticket to Jinling, while Ji Yaoguang remained behind, unaware that several forces coveted her.

Lin Fei rode a high-speed train for the first time and was drawn into a calligraphy debate with calligrapher Ye Xuyang, Ye Ling, and Wang Yong. After Lin Fei critiqued Ye Ling’s work with striking precision, Ye Xuyang and Ye Ling recognized that his judgment matched Ye Xuyang’s own assessment.

• Lin Fei boarded a high-speed train, eager to experience modern transportation and watch the scenery pass by.
• Ye Xuyang traveled in disguise with Ye Ling and Wang Yong to avoid reporters and calligraphy enthusiasts waiting at the airport.
• Ye Ling and Wang Yong showed Ye Xuyang their calligraphy and asked him to choose the better piece, but he invited Lin Fei to judge instead.
• Wang Yong mocked Lin Fei for seeming unfamiliar with calligraphy, but Lin Fei agreed to speak honestly.
• Lin Fei said Ye Ling’s imitation of Wang Xizhi’s style did not suit her temperament and recommended Zhong Shaojing’s rigorous style.
• Ye Ling and Ye Xuyang realized Lin Fei’s critique matched Ye Xuyang’s own assessment.