Chapter Summaries

The Cottage learned that the clue to the High-Latitude Realm pointed toward the depths of the Endless Sea, where the Kunlun Ruins appeared, but the route remained unclear and extremely dangerous. Sect Master Sheng released the fragment publicly, and Ye Qiubai and the others prepared to investigate another marked location with the Holy Talisman Sect’s protection.

• Sect Master Sheng reinforced the Holy Talisman Sect’s base after news of its High-Latitude Realm clue spread across the Endless Sea.
• Sect Master Sheng showed the Cottage the incomplete information, which mentioned the endless deep sea, the intersection of the sun and moon, and the appearance of the Kunlun Ruins.
• Ye Qiubai and the others concluded that the clue might point to the depths of the Endless Sea, while Sect Master Sheng warned that even peak Heaven Immortal Realm experts could perish there.
• Ning Chenxin recommended releasing the fragment to prevent factions from stirring up trouble, and Sect Master Sheng followed his advice.
• Lin Zhinan and Su Muyou suspected that the Cottage had persuaded Sect Master Sheng to release the information, while a black-robed person said the move had spoiled one of their plans.
• Ye Qiubai and the others set out to investigate a location marked on their map, carrying talismans from Sect Master Sheng and accompanied by the Grand Elder.

Zi Shan investigated suspicious Tianjin Chamber of Commerce auctions and joined Ye Qiubai and the others as they headed into the Endless Sea. Ye Qiubai accepted her offer so the group could probe her motives, while Mu Fusheng teased Shi Sheng about his shaken state of mind.

• The Cottage's group and the Holy Talisman Sect's grand elder left the outpost for an unexplored location in the middle reaches of the Endless Sea.
• Zi Shan reviewed information about Ye Qiubai and the others, suspected the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce was manipulating information auctions, and decided to investigate by following them.
• At the Endless Sea shore, Zi Shan asked to travel with Ye Qiubai and the others, offering to take only ten percent of any treasures they found.
• Ye Qiubai accepted Zi Shan's offer so the group could learn what the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce was planning.
• Xiao Hei questioned Ye Qiubai's decision, while Mu Fusheng said the journey could help Shi Sheng resolve his troubled state of mind, embarrassing Shi Sheng.

Ye Qiubai and the others traveled with Zi Shan to investigate a mysterious location on a map left behind by the thief who stole the Verdant Root of Life. After scouting the whirlpool with Mu Fusheng’s talisman, they entered and saw something that horrified them.

• Ye Qiubai and his companions agreed to let Zi Shan travel with them as both sides sought to learn what the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce was planning with Avici Purgatory.
• Shi Sheng told Zi Shan that a thief had stolen the Verdant Root of Life and left behind a map, which led them into the unexplored middle reaches of the Endless Sea.
• The group discovered a whirlpool on an otherwise calm sea, and Mu Fusheng sent a lightning dragon talisman into it to check for danger.
• The grand elder entered the whirlpool first, then Ye Qiubai, Zi Shan, and the others followed after confirming it was safe.
• Inside the whirlpool, the group witnessed a scene that left them horrified.

Ye Qiubai and his companions discovered a furnace-shaped palace beneath the vortex and found no ambush inside. Zi Shan said she was investigating the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s possible cooperation with Avici Purgatory, and the group entered the palace to pursue an alchemy inheritance suited to Mu Wan'er.

• Ye Qiubai and the others found a sealed, seawater-free space containing a palace encircled by nine fire dragon statues.
• Mu Fusheng and Zi Shan used their perception abilities to confirm that no one else was hiding nearby.
• Zi Shan explained that she had come to investigate the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s intentions and wanted to prevent it from abandoning its neutrality.
• Ye Qiubai and the others lowered their guard toward Zi Shan and went with Mu Wan'er to the palace doors.
• The doors opened by themselves, releasing a pill fragrance that greatly improved the group’s bodily functions and Spiritual Qi circulation.

Mu Wan'er entered the pill-cauldron palace and began the trial to inherit the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron. She found that the cauldron swallowed her flames, so she tried to gain its recognition before refining the required pill.

• Mu Wan'er discovered that the palace contained the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron, which required her to refine a pure Heaven Immortal-grade pill without side effects to claim its inheritance.
• Zi Shan questioned whether Mu Wan'er could meet the trial's demands, while Ye Qiubai and the others expressed confidence in her.
• Mu Wan'er chose to refine a recovery pill, but the cauldron's nine fire dragons devoured her flames and prevented her from heating it.
• Mu Wan'er sat before the cauldron and sent her presence into it to seek its recognition, as Zi Shan explained the difficulty of controlling such a sentient cauldron.

Mu Wan'er entered the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron and faced its soul's trial: refining a pill with the cauldron's sea of fire instead of a pill furnace. After sixteen days of practice, she succeeded and asked whether she had passed the first trial, leaving the cauldron soul surprised by her skill.

• Mu Wan'er sent her soul into the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron and met the old man who was its cauldron soul.
• The cauldron soul agreed to test Mu Wan'er and challenged her to refine a decent pill using the sea of fire without a pill furnace.
• Mu Wan'er initially lost control of the flames, which burned the ingredients away, but continued practicing as Ye Qiubai and the others protected her body.
• After seven days, Mu Wan'er could control the fire's movement, though she still struggled to regulate its heat precisely.
• After another nine days, Mu Wan'er refined a pill with very few impurities and asked the cauldron soul if she had passed the first trial.
• The cauldron soul asked how she had mastered fire control so quickly, and Mu Wan'er explained that she had watched Lu Changsheng refine pills many times.

Mu Wan'er passed the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron's trials and refined a flawless peak Heavenly Immortal-grade recovery pill. She accepted the cauldron's legacy after seeing visions of a massive war above the Endless Sea, leaving her with an unknown responsibility to bear.

• The cauldron spirit told Mu Wan'er she had passed the trials and instructed her to refine a Heavenly Immortal-grade pill with the Nine Dragons Spirit Transformation Cauldron.
• Mu Wan'er controlled the cauldron's nine fire dragons and began refining pills while Zi Shan offered her a guest alchemist position with the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce.
• Mu Wan'er refined a peak Heavenly Immortal-grade recovery pill with no impurities, impressing Ye Qiubai, Zi Shan, and the Holy Talisman Sect's grand elder.
• A young man's apparition appeared and showed Mu Wan'er visions of a battle above the Endless Sea before warning that his legacy came with heavy responsibilities.
• Mu Wan'er agreed to accept the legacy, and the man turned into a streak of light and entered the space between her brows.

Mu Wan'er received the Alchemy Saint Scripture, a technique that tied her cultivation to her Alchemy Dao, and Ye Qiubai urged her to wait for their master’s guidance before attempting its dangerous first step. As they headed for the Sword God's inheritance site with Zi Shan, cultivators across the Endless Sea uncovered inheritances and new powers, while the great forces sensed a storm that could reshape the Mid-Latitude Realm.

• Mu Wan'er received the Alchemy Saint Scripture, which required her to redirect her meridians and risked destroying them if she cultivated it without protection.
• Mu Wan'er told Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, and the others about the technique, and Ye Qiubai advised her to wait for their master to inspect and improve it.
• Zi Shan agreed to investigate whether the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce had broken its rules by cooperating with Avici Purgatory, and Ye Qiubai led the group toward the Sword God's inheritance site.
• After the group departed, an old man holding the Verdant Root of Life said that trading it to Mu Wan'er for a fortuitous opportunity had been worthwhile, then vanished.
• Cultivators explored the Endless Sea's middle section, where Yuezheng Chi, Su Muyou, Lin Zhinan, and Chen Hui gained inheritances, while unknown cultivators revealed formidable abilities.
• The leaders of the major forces sensed that a storm was gathering that could overturn the Mid-Latitude Realm and either raise or destroy them.

At an inheritance site, Mo Qixun revealed his exceptional skill by killing Ren Yinlong and Elder Ming. He then entered the site, declaring his ambition to rule the Mid-Latitude Realm.

• Ren Yinlong and Elder Ming confronted Mo Qixun, who explained that he had followed them to the inheritance site without using a concealment treasure.
• Ren Yinlong attacked Mo Qixun, but Mo Qixun pierced him with a sword thrust that unleashed Sword Intent and killed him.
• Mo Qixun identified himself as Ren Yinlong's killer, prompting Elder Ming to attack him with the power of the Four Symbols.
• Mo Qixun used Wind Intent, half-step Immortal Sword Intent, and immense Immortal Qi to overcome Elder Ming and kill him.
• Mo Qixun declared that he would rule the Mid-Latitude Realm, then walked toward the inheritance site, leaving both corpses behind.

Reports of mysterious cultivators attacking the Mid-Latitude Realm’s major factions spread, giving Avici Purgatory an opening to pursue its plans. Meanwhile, Ye Qiubai and his companions reached the Sword God’s inheritance island but found no sign of the ambush they had expected, leaving Zi Shan suspicious that Avici Purgatory’s real target lay elsewhere.

• Wu Xubai crippled a Xuanyuan Radiance Sect prodigy’s soul, a swamp-domain cultivator killed a Holy Talisman Sect elder, and a saber cultivator stole Su Muyou’s Spirit Treasure before escaping unscathed.
• The major factions grew furious and offered bounties as they searched for the mysterious attackers.
• Qiu Genyin brought news of the attacks to Avici Purgatory, and Qi Shadao said he would wait for the fish to take the bait while the Blue Heaven and Yellow Springs Hall prepared to cooperate.
• Zi Shan detected two powerful sword cultivators following the group toward the Sword God’s inheritance, but Ye Qiubai welcomed them as potential help if an ambush awaited.
• After three days, Ye Qiubai and his companions reached the inheritance island and used Zi Shan’s artifact to confirm there was no nearby ambush, deepening her suspicion that Avici Purgatory intended to strike elsewhere.

Ye Qiubai confronted Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun over the right to pursue the Sword God's inheritance and proved that he had reached the Immortal Sword Realm. The three began the inheritance's first trial, with seven days to comprehend the sword marks on the pillars.

• Ye Qiubai and the Holy Talisman Sect's group landed on the island and met Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun, who told them to leave.
• Ye Qiubai revealed his Immortal Sword Intent, convincing the two sword cultivators that he was qualified to compete for the inheritance.
• Ye Qiubai persuaded Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun to let him compete, and the three entered the center of the four pillars.
• An illusory sword announced a seven-day trial to comprehend the pillars' sword marks, with the least successful contestant to be eliminated.
• Ye Qiubai, Zeng Jiyuan, and Lai Qingyun began comprehending the sword marks, while Zi Shan asked whether Ye Qiubai could defeat the two seniors and his companions nodded confidently.

Ye Qiubai realized the sword marks on the pillars recorded the Sword God’s growth and began practicing before one of them. After three days, he entered the Celestial Person State, impressing the observers and drawing the approval of the figure within the illusory sword.

• Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun tried to uncover the pillars’ mysteries, but their efforts made no progress.
• Ye Qiubai saw the marks as a record of the Sword God’s years of practice and comprehension, then began swinging his sword before a pillar.
• For three days, Ye Qiubai continued practicing while Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun tried other approaches and eventually studied the marks in meditation.
• Ye Qiubai entered the Celestial Person State, astonishing Zi Shan, the Holy Talisman Sect’s grand elder, Zeng Jiyuan, and Lai Qingyun.
• The illusory figure within the sword recognized that Ye Qiubai had understood the trial’s purpose and wondered whether he could inherit the master’s legacy.

Ye Qiubai comprehended the Sword God’s journey from the marks on the stone pillar, broke through to Half-Step Earth Immortal, and passed the first trial. His explanation freed Lai Qingyun and Zeng Jiyuan from their mistaken pursuit of external breakthroughs, and they promised to repay him, leaving Ye Qiubai eager to collect on their favor.

• After four days of practicing alongside the figure in the sword marks, Ye Qiubai broke through to Half-Step Earth Immortal and formed a sword-intent figure that mirrored his movements.
• Lai Qingyun, Zeng Jiyuan, Zi Shan, and Shi Sheng watched Ye Qiubai’s progress, and Shi Sheng praised his hard work and talent.
• Ye Qiubai stopped practicing, bowed to the stone pillar, and heard the illusory sword announce that he had passed the first trial.
• Ye Qiubai explained to Lai Qingyun and Zeng Jiyuan that the marks recorded the Sword God’s journey rather than merely containing sword intent to comprehend.
• Lai Qingyun and Zeng Jiyuan realized they had become trapped by their reliance on external opportunities, thanked Ye Qiubai, and promised to repay him.
• Ye Qiubai eagerly asked if they meant their promise, while Mu Fusheng remarked that his Eldest Senior Brother was becoming like Master.

Ye Qiubai entered the Sword God’s second trial, the Wuxu Illusion Realm, where he faced a choice designed to torment his sword heart. The illusion offered him only one person or thing to save—Mu Ziqing, his master, or his Sword Dao—while the other two would be destroyed.

• Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun stayed to learn from Ye Qiubai after his words helped them understand their stalled cultivation.
• The Holy Talisman Sect’s supreme elder and two other elders arrived, and Mu Fusheng explained that the former enemies had become allies.
• Ye Qiubai’s Sword Intent surfaced as the four stone pillars drew him into the second trial, an illusion realm.
• Ye Qiubai saw Mu Ziqing, his faceless master, and his Sword Dao chained to separate pillars, each threatened with destruction.
• An illusory man told Ye Qiubai to choose one of the three, warning that the other two would be slain and that force could not break the realm.

Ye Qiubai used a jade pendant to summon Lu Changsheng’s projection and break the Sword God’s illusion trial without choosing whom to sacrifice. The trial’s owner counted it as a pass, but warned Ye Qiubai that future choices could still shake his sword heart and Sword Dao.

• Ye Qiubai told the Sword God’s remnant that he would rather give up his Sword Dao and sword heart than let Master and Ziqing suffer, but said he would grow stronger to avoid such choices.
• Ye Qiubai summoned Lu Changsheng’s projection through his jade pendant, and Lu Changsheng identified flaws in the Wuxu Illusion Realm.
• Lu Changsheng considered killing the remnant, then learned he was the inheritance’s owner and jokingly urged him to hand his treasures to Ye Qiubai.
• Lu Changsheng shattered the illusion with Sword Intent and vanished.
• The remnant accepted Ye Qiubai’s victory because he had not forbidden outside help, then warned him to make future choices without regret.

Mu Fusheng was teased by the others after they realized he might have encouraged Ye Qiubai’s trick in the illusion. Ye Qiubai entered the third trial, where he faced a perfect mirror image with unlimited Spiritual Qi, leaving his companions worried that he would be worn down unless he broke through.

• The elders questioned Lai Qingyun and Zeng Jiyuan when Ye Qiubai quickly broke the Sword God’s illusion, and Zi Shan suggested the Sword God might have been poor at formations.
• Hong Ying and the other disciples sensed their master’s presence when the illusion vanished, while Shi Sheng and the others blamed Mu Fusheng for teaching Ye Qiubai tricks.
• Mu Fusheng protested that the accusations had hurt him, then decided he needed to get on Hong Ying’s good side.
• Ye Qiubai accepted the third trial after the sword warned him that he could not leave except by death and would lose the inheritance if he used outside help.
• The stone pillars formed a mirror image of Ye Qiubai with matching strength, Sword Dao, and weapon, but inexhaustible Spiritual Qi.
• Zi Shan, Zeng Jiyuan, and Lai Qingyun worried that Ye Qiubai would be worn down unless he achieved a breakthrough during the fight.

Ye Qiubai fought a mirror image with identical strength, Sword Domain, and sword moves but superior combat experience and unlimited Spiritual Qi. He adapted during their duel and began trading blows evenly, then knocked the mirror image’s sword aside and counterattacked.

• Ye Qiubai and his companions saw that the mirror image matched Ye Qiubai in appearance and mastery, while Zi Shan and Shi Sheng believed Ye Qiubai would pass the trial.
• Ye Qiubai and the mirror image raised identical Sword Domains, which clashed in a stalemate.
• The mirror image exploited an opening in Ye Qiubai’s first slash and sent him flying backward.
• Ye Qiubai charged again and adjusted his swordsmanship as the mirror image pressed its advantage.
• Ye Qiubai adapted to the mirror image’s attacks, steadied his footing, and began trading blows evenly.
• Ye Qiubai stepped beyond the mirror image’s thrust, knocked its sword aside with an upward sweep, and slashed back at it.

Ye Qiubai fought his mirror image for days, steadily improving his swordsmanship before his Spiritual Qi nearly ran dry. At the brink of defeat, he drew in the surrounding Spiritual Qi and began breaking through in battle.

• Ye Qiubai adapted to his mirror image’s sword techniques and turned the fight from defense to offense, but their clash of Heavenly Spirit Techniques left him at a disadvantage in Spiritual Qi.
• Ye Qiubai unleashed the Primordial Sword Art and tried to force a breakthrough, while Shi Sheng explained that his stable Dao foundation gave him an advantage.
• After three days, Ye Qiubai’s Spiritual Qi dwindled as his mirror image continued attacking at full strength, and Lai Qingyun and Zi Shan worried he could not continue.
• Xiao Hei and Ye Qiubai’s fellow disciples trusted him to survive, while the white-bearded elder and Zi Shan prepared to interrupt the trial if he faced danger.
• After another day, Ye Qiubai’s Spiritual Qi ran dry, then surged back as he absorbed the surrounding energy and began breaking through.

Ye Qiubai passed the final trial and began receiving the Sword God’s legacy as a Sword Spirit appeared. While he completed his breakthrough, Hong Ying and the others decided to travel to the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss to investigate Avici Purgatory and the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce.

• Ye Qiubai’s mirror image disintegrated into Sword Intent, which formed a Sword Spirit that declared he had the talent to inherit the Sword God’s legacy.
• Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun recognized the Sword Spirit as the one from the sword once carried by the Sword God.
• Hong Ying and the others discussed the dangers around the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss and their suspicions about Avici Purgatory and the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce.
• Hong Ying asked Xiao Hei whether they should continue to the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss, and Xiao Hei chose to go so he could grow stronger and pursue the next soul fragment in the Kunlun Ruins.
• Hong Ying decided they would leave as soon as Ye Qiubai received the inheritance, while Mu Fusheng and the white-bearded elder agreed the Holy Talisman Sect would remain involved.

Ye Qiubai reached the Earth Immortal Realm and received the Sword God's inheritance, including a Sword Dao Law that strengthened his Immortal Sword Intent. The Sword Spirit entered Ye Qiubai's body, where it discovered the Azure Cloud Sword and chose to submit to its overwhelming Sword Dao.

• Ye Qiubai awoke after two days of breakthrough and reached the Earth Immortal Realm.
• The Sword Spirit congratulated Ye Qiubai on completing the Sword God's three trials and gave him the inheritance he had gained from them.
• The Sword Spirit infused Ye Qiubai with a Sword Dao Law, making his Immortal Sword Intent far stronger and bringing him closer to the Sword God Realm.
• Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun sensed the Sword Dao Law and realized Ye Qiubai might surpass them in Sword Intent.
• The Sword Spirit entered Ye Qiubai's body and encountered the Azure Cloud Sword, whose Sword Dao overwhelmed him.
• The Sword Spirit accepted his place within Ye Qiubai and began merging with his Sword Intent, hoping to learn from the Azure Cloud Sword.