Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian left the court while Han Fei and the Go masters tried to solve Li Si's Broken Dragon Formation, then spent the evening with Hu Meiren, Lady Mingzhu, and Princess Hong Lian. When Lady Mingzhu tested his identity by asking for Commander Xiao Tian, he summoned a Shadow Clone and later frightened her into promising not to interfere with his plans again.

• Xiao Tian left the court after Han Fei offered no answer about the Broken Dragon Formation and encountered Hu Meiren and Lady Hu on his way back.
• Xiao Tian ate at Hu Meiren's palace, then walked with her and Lady Mingzhu, whose jealousy grew as she followed them.
• Princess Hong Lian joined them, asked Xiao Tian to summon Commander Xiao Tian for self-defense lessons, and Lady Mingzhu watched for signs of his identity.
• Xiao Tian summoned his Shadow Clone Commander Xiao Tian, who taught Hong Lian tai chi and demonstrated a powerful palm strike.
• Xiao Tian pulled Lady Mingzhu aside, warned her not to disrupt his affairs, and reassured her that she was his valued collaborator.

As the court struggled to solve Li Si’s Broken Dragon Formation, Xiao Tian impersonated the King of Han and won the ministers’ affection by letting them eat and rest. Hong Lian’s casual suggestion helped Han Fei break the endgame, and Li Si left after conceding defeat.

• Lady Mingzhu decided to become a better cook than Hu Meiren after Hong Lian praised Hu Meiren’s feast.
• Xiao Tian returned to the court hall and ordered food, drink, and chairs for the exhausted ministers and Go masters.
• Hong Lian noticed a strange point in the dragon’s head and suggested adding a stone, prompting Han Fei to see how to solve the formation.
• Han Fei placed a white stone on the Heavenly Yuan point and broke Li Si’s Broken Dragon Formation.
• Li Si acknowledged Han Fei’s victory and invited him for a drink, while Han Fei credited Hong Lian with the solution.

Xiao Tian used his King of Han disguise to celebrate Han Fei and Hong Lian’s success, then reassured Lady Mingzhu as Nightfall grew suspicious of him. After learning that the Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Fragment had appeared in Xinzheng, he tracked its owner to a secluded residence, where he confronted Young Master Shang and Gai Nie.

• Xiao Tian celebrated Han Fei and Hong Lian’s solution of the Broken Dragon Formation at court, prompting Bai Yifei to slip away and report his suspicions to Ji Wuye.
• Lady Mingzhu told Xiao Tian that Nightfall suspected the King of Han had been replaced, and Xiao Tian taught her to call his moniker, Undying Deva Path, for help.
• Wei Zhuang revealed that the Seven Absolutes Hall had found a lead on the Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Fragment, and Xiao Tian decided to search Xinzheng City.
• Xiao Tian tracked the glowing jade pendant to Young Master Shang’s residence and demanded that Young Master Shang hand it over.
• Gai Nie became wary of Xiao Tian’s sudden appearance, while Young Master Shang challenged him to explain how he knew their identities and whereabouts.

Xiao Tian won Young Master Shang’s jade token by surviving Gai Nie’s ten sword strikes, then hurried to Lady Mingzhu after she summoned him. Lady Mingzhu warned him that the Marquis of Bloody Garments suspected her, and Xiao Tian agreed to help her deceive him.

• Young Master Shang wagered his jade token that Xiao Tian could not survive ten moves from Gai Nie, and Xiao Tian blocked all ten strikes, including the Hundred-Step Flying Sword, with the Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Fragment.
• Young Master Shang gave Xiao Tian the jade token, and Xiao Tian departed without revealing his whereabouts.
• Xiao Tian teleported to Lady Mingzhu after seeing danger alerts, then frightened her into tears when he realized her summons had been a false alarm.
• Lady Mingzhu told Xiao Tian that the Marquis of Bloody Garments had questioned her about him and that she had claimed they had shared her bed.
• Lady Mingzhu asked Xiao Tian to remain on her bed so his scent would help convince the Marquis, and Xiao Tian agreed.

Xiao Tian watched Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang unleash their ultimate sword techniques, then confronted and absorbed the beekeeper, one of the Eight Exquisites. The other seven aspects gathered around him, and Xiao Tian prepared to deal with them and break the Cursed Seal.

• Xiao Tian used genjutsu to hide himself and Lady Mingzhu from Bai Yifei, then left her room.
• Young Master Shang met Han Fei at the Purple Orchid Pavilion, while Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang left to duel.
• Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang fought across Xinzheng City and unleashed the Hundred-Step Flying Sword and Sweeping Across Eight Directions atop its tallest tower.
• Xiao Tian followed the beekeeper, exposed him as one of the Eight Exquisites, and absorbed him with his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• The other seven aspects of the Eight Exquisites arrived, and Xiao Tian challenged them to face him.

Xiao Tian helped Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang injure Black and White Xuan Jian before the fighters were forced to retreat. After Xuan Jian met Bai Yifei, Hong Lian secretly went looking for Wei Zhuang in the cold palace.

• Xiao Tian defeated the remaining Eight Exquisites’ mental remnants and revealed that Cheng Jiao had died long ago, causing him to transform into Black and White Xuan Jian.
• Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie fought Xuan Jian, while Xiao Tian secretly used Kamui to trap him and disrupt his attack.
• Xuan Jian escaped after suffering internal injuries, and Xiao Tian left as the city guards approached.
• At the Purple Orchid Pavilion, Zi Nu questioned Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie about the commotion, while Xiao Tian teased them about it.
• Bai Yifei invited the injured Xuan Jian to the general’s residence, as Tian Ze and his companion chose not to ambush them.
• Hong Lian slipped out of the royal palace and went to the cold palace, calling for Wei Zhuang.

Tian Ze's group captured Hong Lian, but she took control of their snakes and refused to leave her cell even when the King of a Hundred Poisons opened the door. Xiao Tian learned of her kidnapping, tipped off Ji Wuye, and received news about the Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Fragment before the chapter ended with the King of a Hundred Poisons facing Hong Lian's snake attack.

• Hong Lian entered the cold palace, where Tian Ze's group captured her and demanded ransom from Han Fei.
• Han Fei asked Xiao Tian for help, and Xiao Tian used his ally map to locate Hong Lian and secretly tipped off Ji Wuye.
• Lady Mingzhu told Xiao Tian that the King of Han's court suspected he had been replaced and shared news about the Nine-Colored Glazed Jade Fragment.
• Hong Lian ate the Red Snake king's gallbladder and gained control of the snakes, leaving the weakened King of a Hundred Poisons unable to force her out.
• The King of a Hundred Poisons opened Hong Lian's cell, but she refused to leave and sent her snakes through the doorway to attack him.

The Corpse-Controlling Demon betrayed the King of a Hundred Poisons by revealing how he had captured Hong Lian and lost control of her. Xiao Tian went to collect Hong Lian, only to find she was asleep and did not answer his call.

• The Corpse-Controlling Demon refused to help the King of a Hundred Poisons, who fled after telling Hong Lian he would release her; Hong Lian stayed among the snakes and went to sleep.
• Tian Ze demanded ransom from Han Fei and attacked the group, but Wei Zhuang beat him while Zi Nu knocked Wushuang Gui down.
• The Corpse-Controlling Demon told Xiao Tian that the King of a Hundred Poisons had kidnapped Hong Lian and that she had swallowed the Red Snake King's gallbladder.
• Xiao Tian ordered the King of a Hundred Poisons and the Corpse-Controlling Demon to lead him to Hong Lian, promising to leave the King for her to deal with.
• Xiao Tian called for Hong Lian, but she did not respond, so he ordered the others to wake her.

Hong Lian reunited with Xiao Tian, who let her punish the King of a Hundred Poisons before they continued on together. They watched Bai Yifei confront Tian Ze, whose mechanical snakes were destroyed as the fight began.

• Hong Lian left the King of a Hundred Poisons’ lair with Xiao Tian and summoned her snakes to overwhelm him after Xiao Tian let her choose his punishment.
• The King of a Hundred Poisons left after the attack, and Xiao Tian sent the Corpse-Controlling Demon after him.
• Hong Lian persuaded Xiao Tian to admit his warning about cola had been a trick and demanded a cup every day.
• Xiao Tian brought Hong Lian to watch Tian Ze fight Bai Yifei, but she complained that she wanted her friends to beat him instead.
• Bai Yifei formed an ice palace and smashed Tian Ze’s mechanical black snakes while Tian Ze blamed his bad luck on encountering him.

Xiao Tian secretly empowered Tian Ze with the Devouring Nihility Flame, letting him wound Bai Yifei before the power vanished and Tian Ze was beaten again. Xiao Tian restored Tian Ze’s power once more as Bai Yifei prepared to kill him, while someone approached the spectators.

• Xiao Tian used his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to make Tian Ze unconscious and lend him the Devouring Nihility Flame, which consumed his gu poison and transformed his mechanical snakes into black dragons.
• Tian Ze’s transformed dragons pierced Bai Yifei’s shoulder and his kick sent Bai Yifei flying, but Xiao Tian withdrew the flame and Tian Ze regained consciousness without remembering the fight.
• Bai Yifei resumed attacking, and Tian Ze fled before being caught and beaten until he was nearly helpless.
• Xiao Tian secretly restored Tian Ze’s power, allowing his black dragons to break Bai Yifei’s ice restraints as Tian Ze attacked again.
• Xiao Tian and Hong Lian watched as Bai Yifei prepared to finish Tian Ze, and Xiao Tian sensed someone approaching.

Xiao Tian watched Tian Ze escape the wounded Marquis of Bloody Garments, then followed the Marquis with Hong Lian and discovered Dongjun Yan Fei confronting him. Xiao Tian revealed himself to Yan Fei and the Marquis, who saw him as a possible savior.

• Xiao Tian withdrew the Nihility Devouring Flame from Tian Ze, allowing the exhausted Tian Ze to flee from the wounded Marquis of Bloody Garments.
• Xiao Tian spotted Dongjun Yan Fei and used Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to help Hong Lian catch up with the fleeing men.
• The Marquis of Bloody Garments gave up chasing Tian Ze and sought shelter to treat his wounds, while Tian Ze taunted him as he escaped.
• Dongjun Yan Fei tracked the Marquis of Bloody Garments and attacked with Soul Dragon Wander, demanding information about the Baiyue Kingdom and Crown Prince Tian Ze.
• Xiao Tian placed Hong Lian in the Kamui Dimension and revealed himself, prompting the Marquis of Bloody Garments to hope that Xiao Tian would deter Yan Fei.

Xiao Tian captured Dongjun Yan Fei after resisting her curses and helped save Bai Yifei, then joined Han Fei and the others as they formed a plan to oppose Ji Wuye and Nightfall. The group founded Quicksand, while Xiao Tian resolved to use Ji Wuye as a pawn and strengthen Han Fei and his allies.

• Dongjun Yan Fei attacked Xiao Tian with her Illusion Eyes Curse and Soul Dragon Wander, but he resisted the curse and caught her golden crow barehanded.
• Xiao Tian stopped Yan Fei from leaving, demanded an apology, and knocked her unconscious when she cast the Six Souls Fear Curse; he also beat Bai Yifei, restoring him from mortal danger.
• At Purple Orchid Pavilion, Hong Lian recounted the fight she had witnessed, and Han Fei thanked Xiao Tian for rescuing her.
• Han Fei proposed that Wei Zhuang replace Ji Wuye and help build a new nation, while Xiao Tian offered to serve as finance minister.
• Han Fei persuaded Wei Zhuang to establish Quicksand as a force against Ji Wuye and Nightfall, and Xiao Tian decided to use Ji Wuye as a pawn.

With Xinzheng under martial law, Xiao Tian helped Young Master Shang and Gai Nie escape the city, then discovered that Bai Yuechu and Tushan Susu were about to return to the future. Meanwhile, Yue Shen approached Ji Wuye and proposed an alliance against Han Fei and the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

• Xiao Tian hid Bai Yuechu, Tushan Susu, and the unconscious Dongjun Yan Fei while soldiers searched the Purple Orchid Pavilion for Young Master Shang.
• Xiao Tian used a hidden route to help Young Master Shang and Gai Nie leave Xinzheng, and Young Master Shang offered to help him find the glazed jade fragments.
• After Bai Yuechu and Tushan Susu sensed they were about to return to the future, Xiao Tian examined them and saw silvery-white rings of light gathering above their heads.
• Xiao Tian returned Dongjun Yan Fei to his room, where Yan Lingji woke her with Red Lotus Karmic Fire and teased Xiao Tian about her.
• Yue Shen appeared before Ji Wuye, demonstrated her powers, and urged him to target Han Fei and the Purple Orchid Pavilion as proof of her proposed cooperation.

Xiao Tian kept Yanfei captive with the golden ring until Yue Shen rescued her and took her to Ji Wuye, offering Yanfei and the ring in exchange for his help. Xiao Tian learned of the rescue and planned to track them to the Yin-Yang School’s base and capture them all.

• Xiao Tian bound Yanfei with the Adamantine Hoop Ring and used her as a pillow, while Yan Lingji and later Zi Nu, Han Fei, Wei Zhuang, and Zhang Liang saw her captive.
• Yue Shen controlled Cai Die and tried to free Yanfei, but the golden ring burned Cai Die’s hand, so Yue Shen took Yanfei away instead.
• Xiao Tian told the others Yanfei had been rescued and said he would follow the ring’s location to catch the rescuers at their base.
• Yue Shen brought Yanfei to Ji Wuye and offered him Yanfei and the golden ring if he could break it open.
• Ji Wuye agreed to Yue Shen’s offer, while Yanfei protested that Yue Shen had no right to give her away.

Xiao Tian thwarted Yue Shen’s scheme at Ji Wuye’s residence, then captured her after she tried to negotiate and fight. At the Purple Orchid Pavilion, he released Yanfei after she apologized, but kept Yue Shen as his pillow for half a year.

• Chief Steward Liu delivered King Han’s decree ordering Ji Wuye to return Yanfei, and Ji Wuye sent her away with the palace maids.
• Xiao Tian, Wei Zhuang, and Zi Nu confronted Yue Shen outside Ji Wuye’s residence, and Xiao Tian resisted her eye-based curse.
• Yue Shen unleashed Soul Dragon Wander, but Xiao Tian broke through it, used Banshō Ten'in to pull her close, and knocked her unconscious.
• Xiao Tian took Yue Shen to the Purple Orchid Pavilion, where he held her and Yanfei captive and said Yanfei could go free if she apologized.
• Yanfei apologized to Xiao Tian and was released, while Xiao Tian told Yue Shen she would remain his pillow for half a year.

Da Siming confronted Xiao Tian at the Purple Orchid Pavilion and demanded that he release Yue Shen. After he resisted her illusions and exposed her attempt to curse him, Xiao Tian captured her and declared that she would be his pillow for a week.

• Ji Wuye angrily rejected Da Siming’s claim that the Yin-Yang School could help him become king, but agreed to hear her out.
• Da Siming told Ji Wuye she would capture Yue Shen and bring her to apologize for causing trouble at his residence.
• Da Siming visited Xiao Tian with a letter from Yanfei and demanded that he hand over Yue Shen.
• Da Siming attacked Xiao Tian with soul pressure and an illusory space, but Xiao Tian resisted and mocked her technique.
• Da Siming tried to escape after Xiao Tian revealed her attempted curse, but Xiao Tian used Banshō Ten'in to pull her back and seize her.
• Xiao Tian refused to release Da Siming and declared that she would be his pillow for a week.

Xiao Tian forced Yue Shen to teach him Yin-Yang School curses, then used them and his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan to subdue Da Siming and convince her he was Donghuang Taiyi. He recruited Da Siming to stay by his side, while Yan Lingji prepared to report his latest entanglement to Tushan Yaya.

• Zi Nu brought Xiao Tian pastries and found him resting his head on Da Siming's lap, while he teased Da Siming by asking her to teach him Yin-Yang School techniques.
• Yue Shen agreed to teach Xiao Tian the Eight Yang Meridian Curses, the Eight Yin Meridian Curses, and Yin-Yang Arts after he freed her hands and feet.
• Xiao Tian quickly learned the curses and used the Heart Control Curse to make Da Siming obey him, then used Tsukuyomi to terrify Yue Shen and let her leave.
• Xiao Tian dispelled the Heart Control Curse on Da Siming and persuaded her that he was Donghuang Taiyi, securing her promise to keep his identity secret.
• Xiao Tian ordered Da Siming to change her name and stay by his side, and Yan Lingji watched him at dinner while recording the incident to tell Tushan Yaya.

Ji Wuye sent the Hundred Birds and city guards to seize Da Siming, but Xiao Tian protected her and destroyed the attackers with a golden flame explosion. Xiao Tian and Da Siming emerged unharmed, leaving Mo Ya and Bai Feng dumbfounded.

• Ji Wuye ordered the Hundred Birds to capture the woman he believed was connected to the Yin-Yang School, alive if possible.
• Wei Zhuang learned from Tang Qi that Han State held a secret linked to the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon.
• Xiao Tian sensed increased surveillance while shopping with Da Siming, then encountered city guards and the Hundred Birds in the western slums.
• The deputy commander accused Da Siming of killing a family and ordered the city guards to attack Xiao Tian.
• The Hundred Birds dropped a poisoned net and fired hidden weapons, but Xiao Tian ignited the net, causing an explosion that killed many attackers and guards.
• Mo Ya and Bai Feng saw Xiao Tian and Da Siming standing unharmed inside a golden barrier after the smoke cleared.

Xiao Tian captured Mo Ya and Bai Feng, then faced Ji Wuye’s attempt to win his favor and learn his techniques. Ji Wuye agreed to join the Heavenly Dao Palace and help Xiao Tian eliminate the Undying Demon, though he secretly hoped to claim both men’s inheritances.

• Xiao Tian captured Mo Ya and Bai Feng after defeating their escape attempt, and the remaining Hundred Birds members fled.
• After hearing Zhegu’s account, Ji Wuye went to the royal palace and told Xiao Tian he would not demand Mo Ya and Bai Feng back.
• Ji Wuye challenged Xiao Tian to exchange moves, but Xiao Tian easily evaded his attacks and caught his Eight-Foot Sword between his fingers.
• Ji Wuye knelt and asked to become Xiao Tian’s disciple, agreeing to the Heavenly Dao Palace’s restrictions and its search for the nine-colored glazed jade fragments.
• Ji Wuye described the sinister figure behind him, and Xiao Tian identified him as the Undying Demon and offered to teach Ji Wuye cultivation if he helped eliminate him.
• Ji Wuye accepted, while privately hoping to gain the inheritances of both Xiao Tian and the Undying Demon.

Xiao Tian learned that Ji Wuye wanted to use the Undying Demon against Commander Xiao Tian, while Lady Mingzhu warned that trouble was coming to Ji Wuye. As Jade Tiger tried to flee Xinzheng and Wei Zhuang ordered his capture, Xiao Tian confronted Ji Wuye and seized him over the Star Stone.

• Ji Wuye left Xiao Tian with cultivation methods and agreed to lure the Undying Demon into a trap, while Xiao Tian summoned Asura Path for a coming performance.
• Lady Mingzhu told Xiao Tian that the Marquis of Bloody Garments was leaving Xinzheng and warned him that Ji Wuye seemed to be in danger.
• Xiao Tian told Lady Mingzhu that Ji Wuye wanted to cultivate immortality, then left for Hu Meiren's quarters.
• Jade Tiger grew uneasy about Ji Wuye, Lady Mingzhu, and the marquis, and Straw Cloak Guest advised him to leave Xinzheng.
• Wei Zhuang ordered Tang Qi to quietly capture Jade Tiger as he fled the city.
• Xiao Tian confronted Ji Wuye about Jade Tiger's escape, but when Ji Wuye showed him the Star Stone from Commander Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian grabbed him by the throat.