Chapter Summaries

Chen Xin arranged a wager in which Gu Rong had to withstand Lin Xing for ten minutes without being hurt, while suppressing his strength to rank seventy and avoiding his Martial Soul Avatar. Lin Xing opened the fight with two domains, leaving Gu Rong and the others astonished as the battle began.

• Ning Fengzhi arrived and took the sleeping Ning Rongrong from Chen Xin while Chen Xin and Gu Rong bickered.
• Chen Xin introduced Lin Xing as his exceptionally talented disciple, then challenged Gu Rong to withstand him for ten minutes under strict conditions.
• Gu Rong accepted the wager, confident that his defensive abilities would protect him from Lin Xing.
• Chen Xin urged Lin Xing to use every trick he had, and Lin Xing summoned the Splendor of Tranquil Waters to begin the fight.
• Lin Xing transformed his appearance and activated Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream and Court of Surging Conviction, transporting the fighters and spectators into the domains.

Lin Xing used Splendor of Tranquil Waters, his domains, and his Intent to overwhelm Gu Rong in a sparring match while Gu Rong was forbidden from using his Martial Soul Avatar. Gu Rong ended the fight with a bleeding, injured hand and challenged Chen Xin to a one-on-one fight.

• Lin Xing expanded his domains and used Splendor of Tranquil Waters to disrupt Gu Rong’s Soul Power and restrict his Soul Skills.
• Lin Xing unleashed Judgment and Ruling through Splendor of Tranquil Waters, forcing Gu Rong to defend with three Soul Skills.
• After a prolonged stalemate, Splendor of Tranquil Waters broke through Gu Rong’s defenses, and Gu Rong caught it with his hands but injured his palm.
• Lin Xing thanked Gu Rong for the match, while Chen Xin taunted Gu Rong for losing to his disciple.
• Gu Rong released his full Soul Power and challenged Chen Xin to fight him one-on-one.

Lin Xing impressed Gu Rong by injuring him and then healing him completely, while Ning Fengzhi arranged for Lin Xing to stay with Chen Xin. The chapter ended with Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi anticipating that Lin Xing's growth could strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and change its standing.

• Chen Xin smugly dismissed the idea of dueling Gu Rong, prompting Gu Rong to erupt until Ning Fengzhi calmed him to avoid waking Ning Rongrong.
• Lin Xing used the Oceanid to heal Gu Rong's injuries and hidden ailments, leaving Gu Rong impressed and regretful that Chen Xin had taken Lin Xing as his disciple.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Lin Xing to stay in Chen Xin's spare room and asked him to call him Uncle Ning.
• Lin Xing said goodbye to Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, then left with Chen Xin on their Seven Kill Swords.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Lin Xing's future strength could raise the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect above its current position, and Ning Fengzhi agreed that Chen Xin had brought back a treasure.

After overusing his domain against Gu Rong, Lin Xing woke with mental exhaustion, but Fufu restored his mind with a special ability. He then ran into Ning Rongrong and went to watch Chen Xin and Gu Rong battle on the rear mountain.

• Lin Xing woke with a sore, exhausted mind after the previous day's fight and learned that his Intent replenished instantly, though his capacity remained limited.
• Fufu offered to help Lin Xing, and after he politely asked, she summoned a blue Oceanid that rapidly restored his mind.
• Lin Xing opened his door and collided with Ning Rongrong, who asked to see Furina; he brought Fufu out, and Ning Rongrong led her away to get little cakes.
• Lin Xing flew to the rear mountain on the Seven Kill Sword and watched Chen Xin and Gu Rong fight while they traded taunts.

Lin Xing watched Chen Xin unveil a new domain technique in a full-strength duel with Gu Rong, then used his own domain to contain their clash. Chen Xin won, and afterward admitted that Lin Xing’s recent actions had inspired the move.

• Lin Xing watched Chen Xin and Gu Rong escalate their sparring until Chen Xin used his Seven Kill Avatar and revealed the Seven Kill Domain: Ten Thousand Rivers Return to the Sword Realm.
• Gu Rong answered with his Bone Dragon True Body and powerful soul skills, while Lin Xing expanded the Court of Surging Conviction to contain their attacks.
• Chen Xin’s enormous Seven Kill Sword overpowered Gu Rong’s spatial beam, and their battle ended with Gu Rong injured and Lin Xing exhausted.
• Chen Xin told Gu Rong that he had developed the new technique after Lin Xing’s actions inspired him, and that he had provoked Gu Rong to test it.
• Lin Xing used an Oceanid to heal the two men and teased Chen Xin about his poetic battle chants, prompting Chen Xin to scold him.

Lin Xing modified Gu Rong’s fourth Soul Ring by infusing it with his Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream Intent, giving Gu Rong a powerful new offensive ability. Gu Rong planned to nurture the altered ring and use it to take Chen Xin by surprise.

• Chen Xin flew away after Lin Xing teased him, while Gu Rong complained about losing to him.
• Lin Xing offered to improve Gu Rong’s fourth Soul Skill and used the Court of Surging Conviction and Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to draw out Gu Rong’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Lin Xing infused the ring with his Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream Intent, turning it blue, white, and purple before returning it to Gu Rong.
• Gu Rong tested the altered Bone Prison and used six enormous blue swords to shatter a distant boulder.
• Lin Xing explained that Gu Rong could nurture the Intent with his Soul Power and spiritual power, and Gu Rong looked forward to challenging Chen Xin again.

Lin Xing explained that he could inscribe his special domain on another Soul Ring, though his limited capacity meant Gu Rong would have to wait six months to a year. Chen Xin revealed he had reached the threshold of Level 97, but Lin Xing clarified that a breakthrough would likely require at least a year of accumulation unless Chen Xin faced a desperate battle.

• Gu Rong asked Lin Xing to inscribe the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream on Ning Fengzhi's or Ning Rongrong's Soul Ring, and Lin Xing said he might be able to do so after six months to a year.
• Lin Xing explained that only his unusual domain and the Court of Surging Conviction let him inscribe a domain, so Chen Xin could not do the same.
• Chen Xin told Lin Xing, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi that he had reached the threshold of Level 97.
• Lin Xing attributed Chen Xin's progress to inspiration from Lin Xing's use of Intent and domain, along with Chen Xin's new sword technique.
• Lin Xing said Chen Xin would likely need at least a year of accumulation to break through without a life-and-death battle, prompting Chen Xin and Gu Rong to resume arguing.

Lin Xing engraved the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream domain onto Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda before leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to gain experience. He headed for Sunset Forest, hoping to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and perhaps encounter Dugu Bo.

• Lin Xing told Ning Fengzhi he planned to leave the sect and advised him to have Ning Rongrong train to control her new domain.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Xing to leave Sister Furina behind or take her along, but Lin Xing and Ning Fengzhi refused.
• Lin Xing used the Court of Surging Conviction to engrave the complete Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream onto Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Lin Xing asked Chen Xin to train Ning Rongrong with the domain, then flew away on the Seven Kill Sword.
• Lin Xing chose Sunset Forest as his first destination and considered visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and looking for Dugu Bo.