Chapter Summaries

Ji Wuchang faced Li Chenming, whose Mad Lion bloodline raised his strength to the Six Spirits Realm Fourth Level, and overwhelmed him with lightning attacks. The chapter left Li Chenming injured at the arena’s edge, roaring at Ji Wuchang with a sound-wave attack.

• Li Chenming challenged Ji Wuchang on the fifth arena, and spectators identified him as Luoyang Academy’s strongest young fighter and a possessor of the Mad Lion bloodline.
• Li Chenming activated his bloodline and attacked, but Ji Wuchang met his punch with Wind and Thunder Transformation, sending lightning into Li Chenming’s body.
• Ji Wuchang used Slash Wind and Thunder to wound Li Chenming’s left fist and then struck him with Thunder Dragon Shakes the Nine Heavens, which spectators recognized as a Heaven Rank combat technique.
• The thunder dragon sent Li Chenming crashing to the edge of the arena and left him badly injured, while Zhou Haotian admired Ji Wuchang and Gu Sheng worried that the technique would attract attention.
• Li Chenming transformed his head into a lion’s and unleashed Mad Lion Roar, sending powerful sound waves toward Ji Wuchang and shaking the arena barrier.

Ji Wuchang defeated Li Chenming with Thunder Purgatory, securing Yunchuan Academy’s fifth point. Jiang Qiye of Mingguang Academy then entered the fifth arena to challenge him, leaving the crowd anticipating their fight.

• Li Chenming’s Mad Lion Roar failed to affect Ji Wuchang, who trapped him in a lightning cage with Thunder Purgatory.
• A Luoyang Academy elder conceded the match, and Ji Wuchang released Li Chenming, who left badly burned.
• Qi Heping declared Ji Wuchang the winner and offered him a rest, but Ji Wuchang chose to continue fighting.
• Jiang Qiye of Mingguang Academy passed the other arenas and stepped onto the fifth arena to challenge Ji Wuchang.

Ji Wuchang faced Jiang Qiye in the academy discourse, where Jiang Qiye’s powerful spear techniques tested him. Ji Wuchang wounded Jiang Qiye with his Azure Sparrow Nine Sword Art, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Ji Wuchang understood that Jiang Qiye had challenged him to suppress Yunchuan Academy, while Dean Gu Sheng signaled that he was unafraid of Mingguang Academy.
• Qing Heshang criticized Mingguang Academy for sending its strongest disciple, but Nan Yanchan ruled that the challenge followed the rules.
• Jiang Qiye attacked Ji Wuchang with his spear, and Ji Wuchang’s sixth sword of the Azure Sparrow Nine Sword Art neutralized the spear shadows, forcing both fighters back.
• Ji Wuchang unleashed the ninth sword of the Azure Sparrow Nine Sword Art, and Jiang Qiye answered with Spear Thrust Sunders Mountains and Rivers before punching the azure sparrow apart.
• The azure sparrow injured Jiang Qiye’s fist, shocking the spectators.

Ji Wuchang and Jiang Qiye escalated their duel on arena five, with Ji Wuchang using powerful footwork and lightning attacks while Jiang Qiye unleashed his strongest spear technique. After evading the barrage, Ji Wuchang closed in and forced Jiang Qiye to abandon his spear and defend himself with his fists.

• Jiang Qiye summoned a dragon of spear shadows, but Ji Wuchang used the Heart-Treading Steps to crush it and disrupt Jiang Qiye’s momentum.
• Ji Wuchang struck Jiang Qiye with a lightning blade, scorching his spear hand, before Jiang Qiye launched the Chaotic Spear Eight Consecutive Slashes.
• Fan Qiu reinforced arena five’s barrier as Jiang Qiye’s spear shadows threatened to overwhelm it and endanger the spectators.
• Ji Wuchang used the Wind and Thunder Great Void Steps to evade every slash, leaving Jiang Qiye unable to land a hit.
• Ji Wuchang appeared beside Jiang Qiye and attacked his vital points; Jiang Qiye blocked the assault, was sent flying, and abandoned his spear to fight with his fists.

Ji Wuchang overwhelmed Jiang Qiye’s Six Harmonies Golden Spear Formation by summoning an eighth-rank Three-Legged Golden Crow. Jiang Qiye conceded, giving Yunchuan Academy another victory and raising its score to six and a half points.

• Jiang Qiye used a sonic art to escape Ji Wuchang’s close-range assault, then summoned his five split souls to form the Six Harmonies Golden Spear Formation.
• The six Jiang Qiyes attacked Ji Wuchang together, but Ji Wuchang summoned the Three-Legged Golden Crow and shattered the formation with its pressure.
• The Golden Crow’s flames engulfed Jiang Qiye and his split souls, destroying several of them and leaving Jiang Qiye badly injured.
• Jiang Qiye conceded the match, and Ji Wuchang recalled the Three-Legged Golden Crow to his Purple Mansion.
• Nan Yanchan announced Ji Wuchang’s victory and Yunchuan Academy’s total of six and a half points.

Ji Wuchang challenged Mingguang Academy after securing his fifth consecutive victory, but Zhang Quanlong conceded, leaving Yunchuan Academy with eight points and an unassailable lead. As the remaining arena matches continued, no one challenged Ji Wuchang.

• Zhou Haotian accepted Jiang Qiye as his disciple, while Bai Xiangguan returned to his seat after Jiang Qiye chose Zhou Haotian.
• Ji Wuchang asked whether he could challenge another arena and then challenged Zhang Quanlong of Mingguang Academy.
• After receiving a voice transmission from Nie Mingfei, Zhang Quanlong conceded to Ji Wuchang.
• Qi Heping awarded Ji Wuchang the victory and an extra half point for five consecutive wins, bringing Yunchuan Academy's total to eight points and securing its first place.
• Ji Wuchang waited in arena one, but the other four arenas drew all the challengers.

Ji Wuchang led Yunchuan Academy to victory at the academy Dao symposium, and several students joined major sects. As the gathering ended, Wu Xiangming of Myriad Souls Hall arrived in Xinglong City to investigate the destruction of his sect’s branch.

• Ji Wuchang’s undefeated performance gave Yunchuan Academy first place, and Jiang Yuanxiong accepted Zhang Yuancheng of the Nine Stars Sect as his master.
• Rongcheng Yiyun became Zhou Haotian’s nominal disciple, while Jiang Qiye and Chu Yanran watched with curiosity.
• The competition ended with Longxing Academy second, Mingguang Academy third, Long Saber Academy fourth, and Huayuan Academy fifth; Gu Sheng received resources for Yunchuan Academy.
• The sects recruited students, Fan Paopao became Bai Xiangguan’s disciple, and Ji Wuchang gained Fortune Points for defeating Fan Paopao and Jiang Qiye.
• Wu Xiangming appeared from a rift in the sky and told Zhou Haotian that he had come to investigate the destruction of a Myriad Souls Hall branch.

After the Myriad Souls Hall threatened Heavenly Star Province, Gu Sheng left to confront the Ancient Xuan Pavilion while Ji Wuchang set out for the Heavenly Star Sect with Zhou Haotian and the others. Ji Wuchang advanced to soul splitting realm sixth level on the journey, unaware that a Demonic Dao First-Rank Hall elder was watching him from afar.

• Wu Xiangming gave Heavenly Star Province three months to find the person responsible for destroying the Myriad Souls Hall branch, while Zhou Haotian concealed what he knew.
• Gu Sheng departed to deal with the Ancient Xuan Pavilion after warning Ji Wuchang that the Heavenly Star Sect was complicated and its people had powerful backing.
• Ji Wuchang joined Zhou Haotian, Rongcheng Duandao, Rongcheng Yiyun, and Jiang Qiye as they left Xinglong City for the Heavenly Star Sect.
• Ji Wuchang used eight years of cultivation to advance from soul splitting realm fourth level to sixth level, surprising Zhou Haotian and Rongcheng Duandao.
• Ji Wuchang used four flash-sale attempts, gaining Fortune Points, a Thousand Illusion Spirit Pupil Experience Card, and a Position Swap Card.
• An old man from the Demonic Dao First-Rank Hall watched Ji Wuchang depart from a distant mountain, then reluctantly gave up pursuing him.

Wei Wujian and four peak masters discussed joining forces with the Heavenly Star Dynasty and Nine Stars Sect to hunt Huang Sen, then arranged recruitment for the Heavenly Star Sect. A paper crane brought Wei Wujian news that made him burst into delighted laughter.

• Dai Zhenhang warned that Huang Sen had grown more dangerous, and Xue Wanjian proposed cooperating with the Heavenly Star Dynasty and Nine Stars Sect to stop him.
• Wei Wujian sent Hou Xiangqian to the Heavenly Star Dynasty and Dai Zhenhang to the Nine Stars Sect to seek help against Huang Sen.
• Luo Qing volunteered Flying Snow Peak to lead the upcoming recruitment, and Wei Wujian granted it two first picks before the other peaks competed for the remaining candidates.
• A paper crane arrived with a message, and Wei Wujian read it before laughing with delight.

Ji Wuchang arrived at Heavenly Star Peak with Jiang Qiye and Rongcheng Yiyun after Zhou Haotian accepted them as his disciples. As the other peak masters planned to attend their acceptance ceremony, Ji Wuchang settled into his new home and found that his journey had granted him ten years of unused cultivation.

• The four peak masters learned Zhou Haotian had accepted three disciples, and Wei Wujian persuaded them to wait for the acceptance ceremony before visiting.
• Ji Wuchang climbed Heavenly Star Peak on the big black bull and gained ten years of unused cultivation by checking in at the mountain gate.
• Ji Wuchang saw the peak's medicinal fields and menial disciples before reaching the buildings where Jiang Qiye and Rongcheng Yiyun waited.
• Jiang Qiye told Ji Wuchang that he had chosen a house near the square and Rongcheng Yiyun had chosen one to the south.
• Ji Wuchang chose the house by the cliff, and Jiang Qiye and Rongcheng Yiyun smiled at his predictable choice.

Ji Wuchang and his fellow disciples learned about their duties and the challenges awaiting them on Heavenly Star Peak. After Zhou Haotian warned them to prepare for rival peaks’ challenges at the upcoming ceremony, Ji Wuchang met Deacon Ge and left her in charge of the medicinal fields for now.

• Menial disciples cleaned the residences Ji Wuchang and the others had chosen.
• Zhou Haotian assigned Ji Wuchang, Jiang Qiye, and Rongcheng Yiyun responsibility for Heavenly Star Peak’s medicinal fields, upkeep, and kitchens and pill chambers.
• Zhou Haotian warned his disciples that rival peaks would challenge them at the disciple acceptance ceremony in three days and ordered them to win.
• Jiang Qiye asked Ji Wuchang for help if he could not win, and Ji Wuchang agreed to support him.
• Ji Wuchang met Deacon Ge and told her to continue managing the medicinal fields until he visited them.

Ji Wuchang strengthened his cultivation, perfected the Great Void Phantom Technique, and began mastering the Mountain Fist. Zhou Haotian noticed Ji Wuchang had learned a Yu Tribe technique and realized Yu Ling must have taught it to him.

• Ji Wuchang signed in at Heavenly Star Peak and used his cultivation reward to advance to the Soul Splitting Realm Seventh Level.
• Ji Wuchang spent sixteen years of cultivation reaching grand perfection in the Great Void Phantom Technique and briefly evaded Zhou Haotian's perception.
• Ji Wuchang tested the technique near Jiang Qiye, who failed to notice him.
• Ji Wuchang used his remaining cultivation to reach the introductory stage of the Mountain Fist and gained the strength of one mountain.
• Zhou Haotian recognized the Mountain Fist as a Yu Tribe technique and concluded that Yu Ling had taught it to Ji Wuchang.

Heavenly Star Peak prepared for Zhou Haotian’s first disciple acceptance ceremony, drawing the sect’s peak masters and sect master. Ji Wuchang received a gift of concealed weapons from Zuo Hongyun as more guests arrived, and Wei Wujian appeared as the ceremony was about to begin.

• Ji Wuchang noticed Rongcheng Yiyun’s unstable aura and realized someone had sealed her cultivation, suspecting Zhou Haotian had arranged it.
• Zuo Hongyun arrived with her disciple, offered to welcome the guests, and received Zhou Haotian’s promise to help her when she pursued a breakthrough.
• Zuo Hongyun gave Ji Wuchang, Jiang Qiye, and Rongcheng Yiyun gifts; Ji Wuchang found two hundred high-grade Spirit Artifact flying needles in his box.
• Luo Qing and the other peak masters arrived, with their disciples sizing up Ji Wuchang and his companions.
• Wei Wujian arrived, and the peak masters stepped forward to welcome the sect master.

Long Batian emerged from seclusion and learned that Zhou Haotian was accepting three disciples, so he went to Heavenly Star Peak to see them for himself. There, Rongcheng Yiyun began her foundation establishment before the gathered peak masters, and six Flawless Dao Platforms appeared as Long Batian hurried toward the summit.

• Long Batian left seclusion after failing to find the woman who had saved him and learned from Liu Qin that Zhou Haotian was holding a disciple acceptance ceremony.
• Long Batian remembered Zhou Haotian’s past rejection of him and headed to Heavenly Star Peak to inspect the new disciples.
• Ji Wuchang and his companions received gifts from Wei Wujian and the other peak masters gathered at Heavenly Star Peak.
• Rongcheng Yiyun broke her seal and released a powerful chill as Zhou Haotian announced that she would establish her foundation before the ceremony.
• Long Aotian raced toward the summit while lightning struck Rongcheng Yiyun, who manifested six Flawless Dao Platforms.

Rongcheng Yiyun opened eight Dao Platforms, then revealed a ninth as the Heavenly Star Sect watched in astonishment. Her breakthrough left her poised to become a top-tier heaven’s chosen, while Long Aotian departed consumed by jealousy and killing intent.

• Lightning struck Rongcheng Yiyun as her seventh Dao Platform’s flaws vanished, secretly burned away by her glacial glazed fire.
• Rongcheng Yiyun condensed an eighth Dao Platform, and Wei Wujian warned that her breakthrough was not over as the thunderclouds continued to churn.
• Ji Wuchang sensed Rongcheng Yiyun’s glacial glazed fire surging and realized Zhou Haotian had put her in the spotlight to draw attention away from Ji Wuchang.
• A ninth Dao Platform appeared behind Rongcheng Yiyun, astonishing Wei Wujian and the peak masters, who recognized her as a top-tier heaven’s chosen.
• Long Aotian left the square with jealousy and killing intent after seeing Rongcheng Yiyun’s ninth Dao Platform, and Ji Wuchang noticed his hostility.

After Rongcheng Yiyun established nine Dao Platforms and reached Foundation Establishment Realm Third Layer, Ji Wuchang received a Supreme Weapon from Zhou Haotian and learned that his master planned to send him to compete in the Heavenly Star Dynasty’s Thousand-City Battle. Zhou Haotian offered him a chance to win the Thousand Star Flame, and Ji Wuchang prepared to represent White Ram City.

• Rongcheng Yiyun formed her ninth Dao Platform and broke through to Foundation Establishment Realm Third Layer, astonishing the peak masters.
• Ji Wuchang and two others completed their apprenticeship ceremony with Zhou Haotian, then Ji Wuchang opened his gift and found a mother-and-child sword whose child sword carried a Supreme’s presence.
• Ji Wuchang checked in at Heavenly Star Peak, used twelve years of cultivation to advance Mountain Fist to minor accomplishment, and absorbed the resulting insights.
• Zhou Haotian summoned Ji Wuchang and asked him to compete in the Heavenly Star Dynasty’s Thousand-City Battle in place of Jiang Qiye.
• Zhou Haotian explained that the top ten competitors could enter the royal secret realm and that the winner who subdued the Thousand Star Flame would own it; he said White Ram City had arranged for Ji Wuchang to compete under its name.

Ji Wuchang learned that he would represent Zhou Haotian in the Thousand-City Battle and received the Azure Dragon Tyrant Leg Art before using his Reincarnation Dream Experience Card. In the dream, he encountered the Ji Family’s forbidden grounds, gained the Grinding Thunder and Fire technique, and was swallowed by a powerful force.

• Zhou Haotian told Ji Wuchang that he would take part in the Thousand-City Battle and that Yiyun’s Glacial Glazed Fire would be controlled while he was away.
• Zhou Haotian gave Ji Wuchang the Azure Dragon Tyrant Leg Art and warned him not to teach it to anyone else.
• Ji Wuchang returned to his quarters and crushed the Reincarnation Dream Experience Card.
• Ji Wuchang’s soul reached a vast millstone that manifested the Great Daos, and its runes entered his soul as he acquired Grinding Thunder and Fire.
• A terrifying presence accused Ji Wuchang of spying on the Ji Family’s forbidden grounds, then a suction force swallowed him.

Ji Wuchang learned the next stage of Grinding Yin and Yang and left the Heavenly Star Sect with Zhou Haotian after several days of signing in. Meanwhile, Chu Yanran returned and spoke with Long Batian, but a lead on the man and woman from the Land of Heavenly Loss left her visibly shaken.

• An old man from the Ji Family searched the forbidden grounds, but Ji Wuchang's divine soul Dao Platform pulled his Primordial Spirit back before it could be discovered.
• Ji Wuchang memorized the runes for Grinding Thunder and Fire and spent several days signing in at the main peak to accumulate cultivation.
• Rongcheng Yiyun's nine Dao Platforms overshadowed Ji Wuchang and Jiang Qiye, while Long Batian struggled with the news.
• Ji Wuchang left the Heavenly Star Sect with Zhou Haotian, and Chu Yanran returned to seek Long Batian.
• Chu Yanran learned that Long Batian had not seen Ji Wuchang, then dropped her teacup when Liu Qin announced a lead on the man and woman from the Land of Heavenly Loss.

White Ram City struggled to recruit participants for the deadly Thousand-City Battle until Jia Yi and Ji Wuchang arrived to sign up. Zhou Guangrong recognized Ji Wuchang as his relative Zhou Wudi and noticed that Jia Yi reacted tensely to him.

• Zhou Guangrong learned that White Ram City had selected only three participants because its previous teams had all perished in the Thousand-City Battle.
• Jia Yi arrived to enter the competition and told Zhou Guangrong she was from the destroyed Ancient Xuan Pavilion.
• Ji Wuchang reached White Ram City after Zhou Haotian left to pursue Huang Sen, then checked in at the city lord's residence and gained ten years of cultivation.
• Ji Wuchang entered the hall under the name Zhou Wudi and recognized Jia Yi, suppressing his urge to kill her.
• Zhou Guangrong noticed Jia Yi tense at Ji Wuchang's arrival and welcomed him despite his seemingly low cultivation.

Ji Wuchang met Zhou Guangrong, who revealed the dangers surrounding the Thousand-City Battle and offered him a Seven Star Pill in exchange for killing the fifth prince. Ji Wuchang refused the assassination and the pill, then decided to leave rather than compete for the Thousand Star Flame.

• Ji Wuchang ignored the maids in his guest quarters and remained wary of Jia Yi, who was staying next door.
• Zhou Guangrong summoned Ji Wuchang and explained that the Heavenly Star Dynasty's ancestor sought a body to possess, the queen was gravely injured, and the princes were vying for power.
• Zhou Guangrong revealed that the fifth prince had arranged the murder of his son, Zhou Wudi, and that Ji Wuchang's master had sent him to pursue the Thousand Star Flame.
• Zhou Guangrong offered Ji Wuchang a Seven Star Pill to open his Star Meridian and demanded that he kill the fifth prince in return.
• Ji Wuchang rejected the deal, refused the pill, and left, declaring that he would not participate in the Thousand-City Battle.