Recaps

Ji Wuchang gained the Grinding Yin and Yang formula and thirty years of cultivation from checking in beside the river statue, then concealed his comprehension while Li Gubei earned public recognition for grasping saber intent. Back at the courtyard, Ji Wuchang used twenty years of cultivation to reach initial mastery of the Great Sun Divine Fist and began advancing toward minor mastery.

• Ji Wuchang checked in beside the river statue and received thirty years of cultivation and thirty Fortune Points.
• As the statue sank into the lake, Li Gubei told Ji Wuchang he had comprehended saber Qi and saber intent, while Ji Wuchang concealed his own gains and paid him a thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• The Jiangchuan Saber King praised Li Gubei and invited him to seek a gift after passing Yunchuan Academy's assessment.
• Ji Yaoyao questioned Ji Wuchang about the power she had sensed and wagered a mid-grade heaven-tier sword technique that he could not attain initial mastery of the Great Sun Divine Fist.
• Ji Wuchang spent twenty years of cultivation on the Great Sun Divine Fist, attaining initial mastery and progressing toward minor mastery.

Ji Wuchang absorbed a surge of heat that raised his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer and helped him reach the introductory level of the Great Sun Divine Fist. On the day of Yunchuan Academy’s selection, he arrived at Jiang He Square and learned about the fierce competition and the candidates’ hopes of later entering Jiangshan Academy.

• A sudden heat overwhelmed Ji Wuchang, who used the Purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art and his five-element grotto-heavens to absorb it as his cultivation rose to the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer.
• Sun marks appeared on Ji Wuchang’s palms, revealing that he had reached the introductory level of the Great Sun Divine Fist, and Ji Yaoyao briefly emerged from his storage ring in astonishment.
• After recovering, Ji Wuchang checked his system panel, kept his accumulated cultivation unused, and decided to save it for advancing the Great Sun Divine Fist.
• Ji Wuchang and his two companions went to Jiang He Square for Yunchuan Academy’s selection and met Li Gubei among the crowd.
• Li Gubei told Ji Wuchang that 160 people had registered, including powerful candidates from Lingtai Province, and explained that many hoped to use Yunchuan Academy as a path to Jiangshan Academy.

Ji Wuchang learned that Jiang Hao of Lingtai Province, a powerful Purple Mansion Realm genius, had entered the Three Provinces Arena Trial and saw him arrive. Yunchuan Academy announced its thirty admissions and the elimination-match format, leaving Ji Wuchang poised to test himself against Jiang Hao.

• Li Gubei warned Ji Wuchang that Jiang Hao of Lingtai Province had reached the Purple Mansion Realm third level and could kill opponents far stronger than himself.
• Ji Wuchang greeted Jin Enting and Li Junxia, while Jin Enting recalled his past defeat to Ji Wuchang and realized how much Ji Wuchang had advanced.
• Jiang Hao arrived with dozens of followers, and Li Gubei identified him as the feared genius Ji Wuchang hoped to challenge.
• Three Six Spirits Realm experts arrived above the square, including the Jiangchuan Saber King.
• A Yunchuan Academy representative announced that thirty of the 160 registered participants would be admitted through three elimination rounds.

Ji Wuchang faced the Lingtai Province cultivator Jiang Chun in the selection’s elimination round after Jiang Chun threatened and mocked him. Ji Wuchang provoked Jiang Chun into attacking, and the chapter ended as Jiang Chun unleashed a powerful saber slash.

• Zhang Ming and Liu Fei won their opening matches, while Wang Chang and Bai Pu were thrown from the platforms.
• After more than thirty matches, Ji Wuchang was called to fight Jiang Chun, and Li Gubei wished him luck.
• Jiang Chun threatened Ji Wuchang and boasted that he would defeat him in ten moves, while spectators recognized Jiang Chun’s Purple Mansion Realm cultivation.
• Ji Wuchang told Jiang Chun to kneel and kowtow or risk losing his life, enraging him.
• Jiang Chun roared and swung his saber at Ji Wuchang with a strike powerful enough to rival an attack from a Purple Mansion Realm second-layer cultivator.

Ji Wuchang defeated Jiang Chun with a brutal display, crippling him before Jiang Hao could intervene. After the Jiangchuan Saber King declared him the winner, Ji Wuchang claimed his spoils and left Jiang Hao seething with murderous intent.

• Ji Wuchang dodged Jiang Chun's saber strike and broke his fist with a Wind and Thunder Fist before severing his right arm.
• Ji Wuchang kicked Jiang Chun into Jiang Hao's incoming punch, and the Jiangchuan Saber King intervened, saving Jiang Chun while sending Jiang Hao flying.
• The Jiangchuan Saber King discovered that Jiang Chun's dantian had been destroyed and handed him to Jiang Hao, who threatened Ji Wuchang with death in a later match.
• Ji Wuchang challenged Jiang Hao to fight immediately, while Xiao Xueqing, Jin Enting, Li Junxia, and Li Gubei reassessed his strength.
• The Jiangchuan Saber King declared Ji Wuchang the winner, and Ji Wuchang took Jiang Chun's storage ring and saber as spoils.

Cai Ping and Jin Enting fought Jiang Xiao and Jiang Qiao of Lingtai Province, overwhelming both opponents. The chapter ended with both Boyun Province fighters declared winners, while Jiang Hao watched his side suffer two consecutive losses.

• Ji Wuchang congratulated Cai Ping and agreed to fight Li Gubei another time.
• Cai Ping was matched against Jiang Xiao, while Jin Enting was matched against Jiang Qiao.
• Cai Ping used the Jade Waves Sword Art to overpower Jiang Xiao and break through his guard.
• Jin Enting activated his Savage Bear Bloodline and shattered Jiang Qiao's saber with his Hundred Beasts Fist.
• Cai Ping and Jin Enting sent their opponents crashing to the ground, winning both matches.

The Jiang Clan from Lingtai Province suffered another public defeat as Li Junxia overwhelmed Jiang Yue, while Mo Feixue fought Jiang Ye to gain a slight advantage. Jiang Hao faced the clan’s mounting humiliation as his turn to compete approached.

• The crowd mocked Lingtai Province after its earlier losses, and Jiang Hao grew furious at the insult to his clan.
• Mo Bingyuan announced matches between Li Junxia and Jiang Yue, and between Mo Feixue and Jiang Ye.
• Li Junxia used her speed to overwhelm Jiang Yue, while Mo Feixue and Jiang Ye traded saber blows in a close fight.
• Li Junxia struck Jiang Yue off the platform, giving the Jiang Clan its fourth defeat in four matches.
• Jiang Yue returned to the clan in despair, and Jiang Hao prepared for his own upcoming match.

Ji Wuchang watched Jiang Hao seethe after Lingtai Province suffered several defeats, then saw Zhan Yan defeat Qian Shu with his twin axes. Jiang Hao’s opponent conceded before their match began, leaving him unable to vent his anger as Ji Wuchang hoped to face him later.

• Ji Wuchang taunted Jiang Hao with a throat-slitting gesture, and Jiang Hao’s anger deepened as Jiang Ye lost an arm and Mo Feixue was wounded before both lost their matches.
• Lingtai Province suffered five consecutive defeats before winning a later match, while Liu Jinyang and Yang Yusheng felt embarrassed by the results.
• Ji Wuchang recognized Zhan Yan, a former acquaintance whose injured meridians had limited his potential, and watched him defeat Qian Shu by knocking him off the platform.
• Jiang Hao’s opponent, Chen Long, conceded before stepping onto the platform, so Jiang Hao won without fighting and returned in frustration.
• Ji Wuchang and Li Gubei were amused by Jiang Hao’s pent-up rage, and Ji Wuchang hoped to meet him in his third match.

Li Gubei faced Jiang Gang in the tournament and won decisively, revealing his mastery of saber force. The victory added to Lingtai Province’s poor results and left Jiang Hao resentful of Ji Wuchang.

• Jiang Hao blamed Ji Wuchang for Lingtai Province’s earlier disgrace, while Jiang Shang and Jiang Guang seethed over Jiang Chun’s injuries but held back from acting.
• Mo Bingyuan announced Li Gubei’s match against Jiang Gang, and Ji Wuchang and Cai Ping encouraged Li Gubei before he entered the platform.
• Li Gubei overwhelmed Jiang Gang with saber force and drove him off the platform with the Clear Wind Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Mo Bingyuan recognized Li Gubei’s talent, and the crowd cheered as the Jiangchuan Saber King declared him the winner.
• Ji Wuchang, Cai Ping, and Li Gubei celebrated together, while Jiang Hao looked toward Ji Wuchang with a gloomy expression.

After the competition, Ji Wuchang learned that a Six Spirits Realm cultivator was following him and received a warning from Xiao Xueqing that the powerful Jiang Clan had targeted him. He lifted the Shared Life Curse binding Xiao Xueqing, who left owing him a favor.

• Only eleven contestants from Lingtai Province advanced, and Liu Jinyang, Yang Yusheng, and Mo Bingyuan discussed the unexpected results before ending the day's competition.
• Ji Wuchang checked in at the square and gained eight years of cultivation, bringing his unused total to forty-four years.
• Ji Yaoyao warned Ji Wuchang that a Six Spirits Realm cultivator was following him, and she agreed to help kill the pursuer in exchange for the Heart-Treading Steps cultivation method.
• Xiao Xueqing visited Ji Wuchang and warned him that the Jiang Clan of Lingtai Province had sent a Dao protector after him.
• Ji Wuchang broke Xiao Xueqing's Shared Life Curse, and she left after thanking him and promising to repay the favor.

Ji Wuchang traded cultivation manuals with Ji Yaoyao, then used forty-four years of accumulated cultivation to master Grinding Yin and Yang. Meanwhile, Jiang Guang decided to send Jiang Shang to assassinate Ji Wuchang that night, while he kept the other elders from interfering.

• Ji Wuchang gave Ji Yaoyao the Heart-Treading Steps method, and she gave him the Six Swords of Fission.
• Ji Wuchang used his accumulated cultivation to bring Grinding Yin and Yang to major mastery, enduring a painful vision of a destructive millstone in his soul sea.
• Jiang Hao reported that Jiang Chun had woken and repeatedly tried to kill himself, forcing Jiang Hao to knock him unconscious.
• Jiang Guang revealed that Ji Wuchang was a Longevity Sect disciple and said the Jiang Clan would make him pay for crippling Jiang Chun.
• Jiang Guang ordered Jiang Shang to attack Ji Wuchang that night while he kept Liu Jinyang, Yang Yusheng, and the others from interfering, and Jiang Hao agreed to stay out of it.

Ji Wuchang ambushed the black-clad attackers who came to kill him while Tian Shuang fought Jiang Shang elsewhere. After several kills earned him Fortune Points, Ji Wuchang tricked Jiang Ye into killing one of his own men and left Jiang Ye horrified by the mistaken identity.

• Tian Shuang went out to confront Jiang Shang, who tried to keep him away from the attackers targeting Ji Wuchang.
• Jiang Ye led nineteen black-clad cultivators to Ji Wuchang's courtyard and destroyed his house with a saber strike, but Ji Wuchang was nowhere to be seen.
• Disguised in black, Ji Wuchang emerged from the darkness and killed Jiang Yi, then used Spirit Snake Steps and Shadow Sword Kill to slay more attackers and gain Fortune Points.
• Ji Wuchang killed Jiang Ye and kicked the body toward the other Jiang Ye, who cut it in two before recognizing the face and realizing his mistake.

Ji Wuchang slaughtered the cultivators who had ambushed him in Jiang He City, including Jiang Ye, and erased every trace of the battle. He left the scene with nineteen storage rings and no surviving attackers.

• Ji Wuchang used his Immortal-Binding Rope and sword to kill Jiang Chuang, Jiang Ban, and Qian Ming.
• Ji Wuchang struck Jiang Yue with Heart-Treading Steps and killed her with a sword, then wounded a man who rushed toward her.
• Ji Wuchang dodged Jiang Ye and two Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, killing Hu Ping and Jiang Chao with his lightning saber and Great Sun Divine Fist.
• Ji Wuchang bound and killed Jiang Ye as the remaining attackers fled.
• Ji Wuchang killed the last attackers, collected nineteen storage rings, dissolved the corpses, and washed away the blood.

After slaughtering the Lingtai Province attackers, Ji Wuchang collected their treasures and headed toward Jiangchuan Saber Academy. There, leaders of Yunchuan Academy argued indirectly over recruitment from other provinces until Mo Quan arrived with the result of the night’s contest.

• Ji Wuchang left the ruined courtyard after paying the innkeeper and met Cai Ping at a nearby inn.
• Ji Wuchang divided the spoils from nineteen storage rings, claimed a set of six small swords, and tested their power.
• Ji Wuchang told Cai Ping to handle a few matters and vanished toward Jiangchuan Saber Academy.
• Jiang Guang and Mo Bingyuan played Go while trading pointed remarks about Yunchuan Academy’s divided factions and the Lingtai Province recruitment trial.
• Mo Quan arrived to report to Mo Bingyuan, and Jiang Guang, Mo Bingyuan, Liu Jinyang, and Yang Yusheng waited tensely to learn the contest’s outcome.

Ji Wuchang confronted Mo Bingyuan, Jiang Guang, Liu Jinyang, and Yang Yusheng after learning that his attackers had all been killed by his Dao protector. He demanded that Yunchuan Academy explain why it had failed to protect him and the other contestants, leaving the hall in stunned silence.

• Mo Quan reported that Ji Wuchang's Dao protector had killed the Soul Splitting Realm expert and everyone else sent to assassinate Ji Wuchang.
• Jiang Guang reeled at the loss of nineteen Jiang Clan geniuses, while Mo Bingyuan, Liu Jinyang, and Yang Yusheng made clear they would not let him harm Ji Wuchang.
• Ji Wuchang arrived at Jiangchuan Saber Academy with Mo Quan and Mo Feixue, intent on demanding an explanation.
• Ji Wuchang accused Yunchuan Academy of failing to protect its guests and warned that the contestants' sects would demand answers, silencing the hall.

Ji Wuchang defended his actions before Mo Bingyuan, who ended the dispute and assured him no one would attack again. As Jiang He City reacted to recordings of the killings, Li Gubei resolved to spar with Ji Wuchang while Jiang Hao vowed to avenge the dead.

• Jiang Guang and others confronted Ji Wuchang over the deaths in Lingtai Province, and Mo Bingyuan tested his response by threatening to report him to his sect.
• Ji Wuchang insisted he had acted in self-defense, challenged Yunchuan Academy's accusations, and said he would withdraw from the competition if the academy treated him unfairly.
• Mo Bingyuan admitted the academy had been at fault, guaranteed there would be no further attacks, and announced another round to select the competition's top three.
• Ji Wuchang returned to the inn and spoke with the pale and injured Tian Shuang before they retired to their rooms.
• Image-recording stones of Ji Wuchang's killings spread through Jiang He City, and Li Gubei watched one and decided to spar with him to improve.
• Jiang Hao watched a recording, believed he could defeat Ji Wuchang, and vowed to kill him and avenge the dead.

Ji Wuchang checked in and learned that the system wanted him to take first place in the Yunchuan Academy competition. As Mo Feixue arranged challenges with him and Li Gubei, the shaken people from Lingtai Province arrived with their hopes resting on Jiang Hao.

• Ji Wuchang checked in at the square, received four years of cultivation and four Fortune Points, and saw the system mission to win the competition.
• Mo Feixue challenged Ji Wuchang but admitted she wanted to spar after the competition and feared being killed.
• Ji Wuchang redirected Mo Feixue to challenge Li Gubei first, and she accepted while threatening to beat him.
• The people from Lingtai Province arrived in silence after the previous night's deaths, and they looked to Jiang Hao as their sole hope.

Ji Wuchang faced Qian Yibin in the second round of Yunchuan Academy’s selection and defeated him with ease. He left the stage after Mo Bingyuan declared him the winner, while the remaining matches were still to come.

• Mo Bingyuan announced the second and third rounds and explained that opponents would be paired by their token numbers.
• Ji Wuchang drew token number two, while Cai Ping, Li Gubei, and Mo Feixue drew numbers seven, nineteen, and thirty-one.
• Ji Wuchang was paired with Qian Yibin of Lingtai Province, who drew number seventy-nine.
• Qian Yibin unleashed the Thirteen Swords of Cascading Waves, but Ji Wuchang dodged above him and struck him with Heart-Treading Steps and Silent Extinction Netherlight Slash.
• Ji Wuchang kicked Qian Yibin off balance, leaving him injured and unable to continue.
• Mo Bingyuan declared Ji Wuchang the winner, and Ji Wuchang left the stage.

Jiang Hao demonstrated his strength by defeating Fang Guan with a single saber strike, drawing the attention of Ji Wuchang and the spectators. The competition continued, with Cai Ping, Jin Enting, Li Junxia, Zhan Feng, Li Gubei, and the other Boyun Province participants all winning their matches as the third round began.

• Ji Wuchang watched Jiang Hao face Fang Guan and sensed the immense force within Jiang Hao.
• Jiang Hao used his River Severing saber strike to overpower Fang Guan and knock him off the platform in one move.
• Ji Wuchang and Li Gubei discussed Jiang Hao’s strength, and Ji Wuchang said he expected to fight him the next day.
• Cai Ping defeated his opponent after a dozen exchanges and claimed victory.
• Jin Enting, Li Junxia, Zhan Feng, Li Gubei, and the other Boyun Province participants won their matches before the third round began.

Ji Wuchang defeated Mo Feixue in one move, then talked her into believing he had done it for her benefit. The tournament continued with Jin Enting losing, and Li Gubei began his match against Jiang Hao.

• Ji Wuchang knocked Mo Feixue off the arena before she could attack, and Mo Bingyuan declared him the winner.
• Mo Feixue angrily tried to attack Ji Wuchang, but Mo Bingyuan restrained her and she complained that Ji Wuchang was bullying her.
• Ji Wuchang returned to Li Gubei and Cai Ping, then watched Jin Enting lose after being badly injured by his opponent.
• Jiang Hao and Li Gubei were paired against each other, and Ji Wuchang warned Li Gubei to be careful.
• Ji Wuchang convinced the still-angry Mo Feixue that he had knocked her down to protect her, and she forgave him.

Li Gubei battled Jiang Hao on the fighting platform, using a series of powerful saber techniques despite their cultivation gap. After copying Jiang Hao’s Flowing Water Saber Art, Ji Wuchang gained a defensive technique for his sword repertoire, and Li Gubei conceded and left the platform.

• Li Gubei and Jiang Hao faced off, and Li Gubei struck first with Clear Wind Six Consecutive Slashes, which Jiang Hao blocked without moving.
• Li Gubei used Azure Lotus Blooms, Eight Directions Slash, forcing Jiang Hao to retreat and cut apart the resulting saber light.
• Li Gubei unleashed Roaming Dragon Dances, Saber Shadows Layer, and Jiang Hao defended with the Jiang Clan’s Flowing Water Saber Art.
• Mo Bingyuan watched the duel and decided to take at least one of the two fighters as a disciple.
• Ji Wuchang copied Jiang Hao’s Flowing Water Saber Art with the system and realized he could adapt it for his sword.
• Li Gubei conceded and leaped off the platform, leaving Jiang Hao frustrated and wary of him.

Ji Wuchang began merging an eighth-rank Three-Legged Golden Crow Beast Soul to activate the Great Dragon of the Human Body and form his Purple Mansion. His Dao Platforms began merging into a purple vortex as the beast soul’s imprint spread across his bones, but the transformation remained underway.

• Ji Wuchang left the matches after checking in at Jiang He City's main square, then returned to the inn to prepare for cultivation.
• Ji Wuchang instructed Tian Shuang to stand guard and had Ji Yaoyao watch over him as he began merging the Three-Legged Golden Crow Beast Soul into his spine.
• Ji Wuchang endured the painful fusion and used the purple qi Heaven-Burning Art to control the beast soul’s heat.
• A purple vortex appeared in Ji Wuchang’s dantian and absorbed his Dao Platforms, beginning with the ninth and eighth before drawing in the others.
• The Three-Legged Golden Crow’s imprints appeared on Ji Wuchang’s bones, and fire-attribute spiritual power surged into his body.

Ji Wuchang completed an immense purple mansion infused with gold, the Three-Legged Golden Crow, and other divine-beast phantoms, while his Divine Soul Dao Platform remained intact. He suppressed the Purple Mansion Lightning Tribulation before it could reveal him, then promised Ji Yaoyao he would help restore her physical body.

• Ji Wuchang watched his first and second Dao Platforms dissolve into a vast purple-and-gold mansion outline within his dantian.
• Ji Wuchang's Divine Soul Dao Platform sank into his sea of divine soul consciousness without disappearing, and he sent Xiao Fan's purple token into the mansion outline.
• Ji Wuchang felt the Three-Legged Golden Crow fused with his spine and gained control over the power in his bones.
• Ji Wuchang suppressed his presence as thunderclouds gathered over Jiang He City, causing the Purple Mansion Lightning Tribulation to disperse.
• Mo Bingyuan, Jiang Guang, Liu Jinyang, and Yang Yusheng sensed the tribulation clouds, while Mo Bingyuan suspected Ji Wuchang had caused them.
• Ji Wuchang told Ji Yaoyao he had used his first Dao Platform to form his purple mansion and promised to help restore her physical body.

Ji Wuchang prepared for his match against Jiang Hao by mastering more of the Six Swords of Fission and placing a large bet on himself. As the final approached, Li Gubei and Cai Ping followed his lead and increased their own wagers.

• Ji Wuchang told Cai Ping he had opened the body's great dragon and was preparing to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, then arranged guards before cultivating.
• Ji Wuchang spent nine years of cultivation mastering the first two forms of the Six Swords of Fission and bringing the third form to major accomplishment.
• Ji Wuchang finished assimilating the sword art's insights and prepared to face Jiang Hao for first place in the final.
• Li Gubei told Ji Wuchang he had bet a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones on him, while Cai Ping said he had wagered twenty thousand.
• Ji Wuchang sent Tian Shuang to place a bet of three hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones on his victory.
• Li Gubei added another hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones to his wager, and Cai Ping left to increase his bet as well.

Tian Shuang explained how the contestants and Cai Ping had bet on Ji Wuchang, and Mo Feixue angrily warned him not to throw his match after betting on him. The defending-arena rules let Ji Wuchang and Jiang Hao advance without fighting, while Li Gubei and Cai Ping also advanced and Mo Feixue was eliminated.

• Tian Shuang told Ji Wuchang and Li Gubei that the bookmakers had cut Ji Wuchang's odds, while Cai Ping had bet all his spirit stones on him.
• Mo Feixue said she had bet a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones on Ji Wuchang and threatened him not to lose deliberately; Ji Wuchang teased her about Sister Yu.
• Mo Bingyuan announced that contestants could defend arenas and advance by winning two consecutive matches, then Ji Wuchang and Jiang Hao each claimed a platform.
• No one challenged Ji Wuchang or Jiang Hao, so Mo Bingyuan advanced them both automatically.
• Li Gubei defeated two challengers in succession and advanced, and Cai Ping also advanced.
• Mo Feixue lost to a contestant from Lingtai Province and then to Zhan Fei, prompting Ji Wuchang and the others to laugh.