Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiubai advanced into the Azure Flame Mountain Range, shattered Ding Lun’s trapping formation, and took his points stone after learning about the Yin Dragon Pool. At the pool, Xin Hongyi faced pressure from Tian Cheng and Liao Meisheng, who planned to claim its treasures and leave her with only a share of the points.

• Ye Qiubai headed deeper into the mountain range, slew Devil Beasts, and raised his points total to 230.
• Ding Lun trapped Ye Qiubai in a formation and demanded his points stone, but Ye Qiubai shattered the formation with one sword strike.
• Ding Lun revealed the Yin Dragon Pool’s location and its half-step Water Overflow Realm Yin Dragon and Yin Bone Flower; Ye Qiubai took Ding Lun’s 470-point stone, eliminating him.
• Ye Qiubai rushed toward the Yin Dragon Pool, where Xin Hongyi, Tian Cheng, and Liao Meisheng had gathered.
• Tian Cheng proposed dividing the spoils, claiming the Yin Dragon’s blood for himself and the Yin Bone Flower for Liao Meisheng while offering Xin Hongyi only a share of the points.

Ye Qiubai arrived at the Yin Dragon Pool and demanded all the points from the hunt, leaving the Yin Dragon’s blood and Yin Bone Flower to the others. After the Dragon-Trapping Formation failed to hold the beast, Ye Qiubai walked toward it alone.

• Ye Qiubai joined Xin Hongyi at the Yin Dragon Pool and said he wanted all the points, but none of the other rewards.
• Tian Cheng activated the Dragon-Trapping Formation, and the group attacked when the Yin Dragon emerged from the pool.
• The group’s attacks failed to harm the Yin Dragon, but Tian Cheng wounded its crest with a single punch.
• Tian Cheng urged everyone to attack with their full strength, while Ye Qiubai waited and said he did not want others claiming credit for his achievement.
• The Yin Dragon broke the Dragon-Trapping Formation, and Ye Qiubai advanced toward it despite Tian Cheng ordering him to retreat.

Ye Qiubai fought the Half-Step Water Overflow Realm Yin Dragon alone and killed it with the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon. Afterward, Xin Hongyi checked on him, and he said one pill would restore him.

• Ye Qiubai charged the Yin Dragon and damaged its tail with the second sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon, astonishing Liao Meisheng and Tian Cheng.
• The enraged Yin Dragon left the pool and charged at Ye Qiubai, who met it with the fifth sword and shattered its crest.
• Ye Qiubai pursued the wounded Yin Dragon and cleaved into its skull, killing it despite being only at the middle stage of the Violet Palace Realm.
• Xin Hongyi asked whether Ye Qiubai was all right, and he said he had used too much Spiritual Qi and could recover with a pill.
• Liao Meisheng and Tian Cheng were shocked by Ye Qiubai’s strength, while Xin Hongyi wondered how he had so many high-grade pills.

Ye Qiubai reclaimed the Yin Bone Flower from Liao Meisheng after severing his hand, then forced him to teleport away and took his points. He rejected Tian Cheng’s offer for the Yin Dragon blood and gave it to Xin Hongyi, who began absorbing it while Ye Qiubai stood guard.

• Tian Cheng offered to give Ye Qiubai the Yin Dragon blood and Yin Bone Flower, while Liao Meisheng demanded a share of the loot and attacked Xin Hongyi.
• Ye Qiubai blocked Liao Meisheng’s attack, took the Yin Bone Flower from the pool, and tossed it to him before cutting off the hand holding it and reclaiming the flower.
• When Liao Meisheng protested that killing was forbidden, Ye Qiubai attacked with the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon, forcing him to teleport away with his points stone.
• Ye Qiubai absorbed Liao Meisheng’s 400 points, bringing his total to 2,100, and Tian Cheng left after Ye Qiubai rejected his offer to buy the Yin Dragon blood.
• Ye Qiubai extracted the Yin Dragon blood essence and gave it to Xin Hongyi, then agreed to guard her while she absorbed it.

Ye Qiubai and Xin Hongyi hunted Devil Beasts, strengthened their cultivation, and earned high scores, with Ye Qiubai taking first place in the Southern Region. As the martial exchange began, a ship from the Sunset Dynasty arrived, drawing everyone's attention.

• Xin Hongyi broke through to the late Purple Mansion Realm, and she and Ye Qiubai continued hunting Devil Beasts.
• Ye Qiubai reached the late Purple Mansion Realm and finished with 4,700 points, while Xin Hongyi earned 2,200.
• The elders announced the regional rankings: Jian Chaomian led the Northern Region, Tian Cheng led the Eastern Region, Zhang He led the Western Region, and Ye Qiubai led the Southern Region.
• Huo Qingming and Lin Ce were eliminated from the Southern Region, while Ye Qiubai received praise from the academy elders.
• Wu Deshi announced the martial exchange, and the first match was set between the Eastern and Southern Regions.
• A ship pulled by two golden-armored flood dragons arrived, revealing the arrival of the Sunset Dynasty.

The Sunset Dynasty's eldest prince, Huang Tian Ming, and Jiang Chan arrived at the academy exchange, where Ye Qiubai met Jiang Chan with cold indifference and renewed resolve against the dynasty. Xin Hongyi then defeated her Eastern Region opponent decisively, leaving the Southern Region with a victory in the second round.

• The eldest prince Huang Tian Ming arrived with Jiang Chan and the Asura Iron Cavalry, drawing the gathered spectators' attention.
• Ye Qiubai saw Jiang Chan but showed only indifference, while she reacted with surprise and sadness and Huang Tian Ming took her hand.
• Huang Tian Ming greeted Wu Deshi before the elder announced the second-round match between the Southern and Eastern Regions.
• Huang Yuan sent Xin Hongyi to compete instead of Ye Qiubai, and Xin Hongyi faced an Eastern Region fighter who mocked the Southern Region.
• Ye Qiubai predicted Xin Hongyi would win, and she defeated her opponent in fewer than twenty exchanges.

Xin Hongyi won her first match but was defeated by Zheng Huai, prompting Huang Yuan to step in and challenge Tian Cheng. As their battle remained even, Qin Tiannan trusted that Ye Qiubai would be the one to carry the Southern Region forward, while Huang Tian Ming watched Jiang Chan and silently threatened Ye Qiubai.

• Xin Hongyi chose to continue after defeating her first opponent, but Zheng Huai injured her and won their match with a powerful palm strike.
• Ye Qiubai offered Xin Hongyi a pill, but Huang Yuan took the next match instead and severely injured Zheng Huai with one blow.
• Tian Cheng confronted Huang Yuan, and their Qi Sea Realm attacks collided without either gaining the advantage.
• Qin Tiannan dismissed the Eastern Region dean's doubts and placed his confidence in Ye Qiubai rather than Huang Yuan.
• Huang Tian Ming noticed Jiang Chan watching the Southern Region students and silently resolved not to let Ye Qiubai leave the Northern Region alive.

Tian Cheng and Huang Yuan fought to a draw, leaving Ye Qiubai to face the Eastern Region's final fighter. Ye Qiubai defeated his peak Purple Mansion opponent with ease, securing the Southern Region's advance and surprising the watching regions, though the academy leaders did not yet recognize his strength.

• Tian Cheng and Huang Yuan exhausted much of their Spiritual Qi in a final clash, then agreed to call their battle a draw.
• The elder announced that Ye Qiubai would face the Eastern Region's last remaining fighter, who was at the peak Purple Mansion realm.
• Ye Qiubai blocked the Eastern Region fighter's Sword Qi with a wooden sword and swiftly placed it against his opponent's neck.
• The elder declared Ye Qiubai the winner and announced that the Southern Region had advanced with Huang Yuan and Ye Qiubai remaining.
• The other regions and their leaders reacted to Ye Qiubai's victory, while Wu Deshi praised Huang Yuan but did not mention Ye Qiubai.

Jian Chaomian defeated Zhang He with a single thrust of Sword Intent, securing the Northern Region's advancement. He then challenged Ye Qiubai to settle the tournament outcome, and Ye Qiubai asked whether the rules allowed it.

• Huang Tian Ming and Wu Deshi discussed the Northern Region's strong team and anticipated Ye Qiubai's performance.
• Zhang He defeated one Western Region opponent before facing Jian Chaomian in the final match.
• Jian Chaomian pierced Zhang He's Buddhist Vajra Body with Sword Intent and won, sending the Northern Region through.
• Xin Hongyi asked Ye Qiubai who would win a fight against Jian Chaomian, and Ye Qiubai calmly said he would.
• Jian Chaomian stayed on the platform, challenged Ye Qiubai, and said Ye Qiubai was the only one he could not see through.

Jian Chaomian challenged Ye Qiubai, sensing a kindred sword cultivator, and Ye Qiubai revealed immense Sword Qi, demonic Qi, and Great Swordmaster-level Sword Intent as he climbed to the platform. Huang Tian Ming, alarmed by Ye Qiubai’s strength, ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to kill him after the match and summoned palace reinforcements, while Jian Chaomian eagerly prepared to fight.

• Jian Chaomian asked the deans to let him fight Ye Qiubai, and Wu Deshi granted his request.
• Ye Qiubai agreed to fight Jian Chaomian, then released powerful Sword Qi and demonic Qi as he climbed the platform steps.
• Ye Qiubai’s presence rose toward the Qi Sea Realm, surprising the deans and delighting Jiang Chan.
• Ye Qiubai reached the platform and revealed Sword Intent at the Great Swordmaster level, making Jian Chaomian draw his sword in excitement.
• Huang Tian Ming ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to kill Ye Qiubai after the match and summoned palace Attendant and Eunuch Ming.
• Ye Qiubai faced Jian Chaomian and calmly told him to make his move.

Hong Ying set out with Yun Ming to find her senior brother before returning to her master, while Ye Qiubai won the Hidden Dao Academy exchange by defeating Jian Chaomian and helping him comprehend Sword Intent. After the Southern Region took first place, the Asura Iron Cavalry turned its killing intent on Ye Qiubai, and Huang Tian Ming demanded that he admit his crime.

• Hong Ying told Yun Ming they were going to find her senior brother, then return to see her master.
• Ye Qiubai faced Jian Chaomian in the Northern Region's Hidden Dao Academy exchange, and his stronger Sword Intent swallowed Jian Chaomian's attack.
• Wu Deshi stopped an elder from intervening, and Jian Chaomian entered an epiphany within Ye Qiubai's Sword Intent.
• Jian Chaomian comprehended Sword Intent, thanked Ye Qiubai, and conceded the match.
• Wu Deshi announced Ye Qiubai as the winner and the Southern Region as the exchange's first-place region.
• The Asura Iron Cavalry released killing intent toward Ye Qiubai, and Huang Tian Ming demanded that Ye Qiubai admit his crime.

Huang Tian Ming ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to execute Ye Qiubai, but Elder Yun intervened and shielded him. When a sinister stranger challenged Yun Jing and drew him away, Huang Tian Ming renewed his threat against Ye Qiubai.

• Huang Tian Ming accused Ye Qiubai of a crime and ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to execute him while Fan Jingyao blocked Qin Tiannan.
• Ye Qiubai resisted the cavalry’s killing intent with Dark Demon and his Sword Intent as Huang Tian Ming’s allies prevented others from coming to his aid.
• Huang Tian Ming ordered the cavalry’s general to join the attack, intensifying the pressure until Elder Yun appeared and dispersed the killing intent.
• Elder Yun identified himself as a protector of the academy and stood between Ye Qiubai and the Sunset Dynasty’s forces.
• A sinister stranger challenged Yun Jing, who drew his sword and left Ye Qiubai to face Huang Tian Ming alone.

Ye Qiubai faced death when his jade pendant summoned a phoenix that blocked the general’s attack, but it could not stop the Asura Iron Cavalry’s advance. Hong Ying arrived with Yun Ming, who annihilated the cavalry and its general, while Huang Tian Ming was left demanding to know who she was.

• The general struck Ye Qiubai with a palm attack empowered by the Asura Iron Cavalry, but Hong Ying’s jade pendant summoned a phoenix that blocked it.
• The general and the Asura Iron Cavalry combined their forces against the phoenix, and the jade pendant vanished after the clash.
• As the Asura Iron Cavalry charged again, Yun Ming rushed in and tore through nearly half their ranks while Hong Ying appeared beside Ye Qiubai.
• Hong Ying explained that she had sensed her protective jade pendant shatter, and Yun Ming asked her how to deal with their enemies.
• Ye Qiubai ordered that the Asura Iron Cavalry be left there, and Yun Ming killed the remaining soldiers and the general.
• Huang Tian Ming asked who Hong Ying was, but she ignored him.

Yun Ming's attack forced Huang Tian Ming to retreat, and Ye Qiubai declined Yun Jing's offer to become his disciple. At the Cottage, Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array when four illusory visitors prepared to attack him.

• Yun Ming hurled his spear at Huang Tian Ming after he challenged Hong Ying's sovereign status.
• Eunuch Ming intercepted the spear and persuaded Huang Tian Ming to retreat because he could not guarantee his safety.
• Ye Qiubai declined Yun Jing's offer of discipleship and maintained that his own master surpassed Yun Jing.
• Qin Tiannan prepared the students to return to the academy and promised Ye Qiubai rewards.
• Lu Changsheng told four illusory visitors about his home universe, but they suspected that he was toying with them.
• Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array as the four visitors prepared to attack.

Lu Changsheng accidentally unleashed the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array on four visitors, then punished Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying before making them cook. Meanwhile, Huang Yitong stripped Huang Tian Ming of his position as prince and ordered him to eliminate Ye Qiubai if he wanted it back.

• Lu Changsheng trapped four visitors in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array, then accidentally crushed them when he clenched his fist after hearing Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying return.
• Lu Changsheng ordered Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying to clean the Cottage without Spiritual Qi, but told them to cook first.
• Huang Tian Ming admitted to Huang Yitong that he had underestimated Ye Qiubai's connections, mishandled the Asura Iron Cavalry, and kept Shadow Kill from acting.
• Huang Yitong stripped Huang Tian Ming of his position as prince and said he could regain it by dealing with Ye Qiubai.

Yun Ming watched Lu Changsheng’s carefree routine and doubted he had any abilities, but Lu Changsheng’s brief guidance helped Ye Qiubai break through to the Qi Sea Realm and brought Hong Ying into the Celestial Person State. Yun Ming concluded that Lu Changsheng was a hidden master, while a scholar in the Northern Region set out for the Southern Region to visit his own master.

• Yun Ming observed Lu Changsheng sleeping, eating, and tending his garden, then asked what abilities he had; Lu Changsheng said he did not seem to have any.
• Qin Tiannan brought a talented young woman and tried to make Lu Changsheng take her as a disciple, but Lu Changsheng refused.
• Ye Qiubai asked Lu Changsheng about the Primordial Sword Scripture, and Lu Changsheng’s pointers helped him break through to the Qi Sea Realm.
• Hong Ying asked Lu Changsheng for guidance and entered the Celestial Person State, astonishing Yun Ming.
• Yun Ming decided Lu Changsheng was a hidden master, while a scholar in the Northern Region chose to head south and visit his master.

Ye Qiubai returned to Heavenly Origin City after learning the Ye Lineage faced pressure over his missing father, Ye Qing. He discovered Ye Qing had been sent to Desolate City, but the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty and Sunset Dynasty forces appeared and revealed they meant to use Ye Qing to threaten him.

• Qin Tiannan offered Ye Qiubai a chance to cultivate at the Hidden Dao Academy Main Academy, and Lu Changsheng told him to go if he wanted.
• Ye Qiubai sensed trouble and hurried to Heavenly Origin City, where imperial guards surrounded the Ye Lineage.
• The Ye Lineage elders said the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty demanded Ye Qing, and the ancestor revealed he had sent Ye Qing to Desolate City.
• The ancestor explained that Ye Qiubai's talent and growing power had made him reconsider antagonizing him.
• Ye Qiubai went outside and faced experts from the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty and Sunset Dynasty, who said they had planned to use Ye Qing to threaten him.

Ye Qiubai faced an ambush orchestrated by the Sunset Dynasty, with the Heavenly Origin Dynasty’s sixth prince allowing the attack to proceed. The Ye Lineage ancestor intervened to protect him, but as the battle escalated and help was cut off, Ye Qiubai confronted ranked expert Tian Pin.

• Ye Qiubai recognized that the Sunset Dynasty had arranged the ambush and suspected the Ye Lineage grand elder had revealed his location.
• The sixth prince refused to help Ye Qiubai, and Sunset Dynasty Attendant Tian Pin blocked his sword intent and moved to seize him.
• The Ye Lineage ancestor appeared, used the ancestral shrine’s power to reach the Qianyuan Realm temporarily, and severed two of Tian Pin’s fingers.
• Fan Jingrao attacked the ancestor while the sixth prince ordered the palace guards to mobilize and Tian Pin prepared to fight Ye Qiubai.
• Tian Pin brought his double-bladed axe down on Ye Qiubai, who countered with the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon.

Lu Changsheng added the power of life to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array, triggering a destructive clash with its power of death and leaving him determined to find a way to control it. Elsewhere, Ye Qiubai unleashed the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon against the sixth prince’s forces in Heavenly Origin City.

• Lu Changsheng asked the willow tree to protect the Cottage, then infused the array with Sword Intent carrying the power of life.
• When Lu Changsheng activated the array, its powers of life and death collided, unleashing a storm that shattered space and destroyed his defensive formations.
• The willow tree shielded the Cottage, while Lu Changsheng stopped the destructive force with his Spiritual Qi; afterward, he resolved to learn how to control the array’s newfound power.
• In Heavenly Origin City, Ye Qiubai used the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon against the double-bladed axe, and his demonic Qi and Sword Intent forced several guards to their knees.
• The sixth prince turned pale with shock and fury as the attack’s power nearly made him kneel.

Ye Qiubai fought Tian Pin despite their vast cultivation gap, then killed him by partially drawing the Azure Cloud Sword and unleashing Sword Intent containing Sword Dao Law. With Ye Qiubai drained and suffering the sword’s backlash, the sixth prince ordered the imperial guards to kill him.

• Ye Qiubai endured Tian Pin’s attacks and injured his palm with the Dark Demon Sword, astonishing the spectators.
• Tian Pin pursued Ye Qiubai, who was nearly out of Spiritual Qi, while the First Elder, the Ye Lineage ancestor, the sixth prince, and Fan Jingrao feared or anticipated his defeat.
• Ye Qiubai put away Dark Demon and partially drew the Azure Cloud Sword, prompting Fan Jingrao to warn Tian Pin to retreat.
• The Azure Cloud Sword’s Sword Intent cracked Tian Pin’s axe, tore through his body, and killed the Four Regions Martial Ranking expert.
• The sixth prince ordered the imperial guards to kill Ye Qiubai, who was exhausted and suffering the sword’s backlash, while Fan Jingrao prepared to strike as well.