Recaps

After surviving the Blood Baleful Intent Tower’s attack, Chu Yunfei thanked Ling Xueyao and returned to her chambers, where he prepared to cultivate. He refined a spiritual herb for Little Purple and examined the sealed stone stele, then resolved to break through before the imperial capital’s coming conflicts.

• Ling Xueyao confronted Chu Yunfei over his remark that she was soft, then thanked him for saving her and her father during the attack.
• Chu Yunfei secured the side courtyard and cultivation chamber, then refined the Purple Lightning Heart-Devouring Vine into a drop of essence for Little Purple to consume.
• Little Purple began a transformation that Chu Yunfei expected to raise it to at least the fourth level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• Chu Yunfei examined the nameless stone stele, but Xiaoxiao Dragon warned that its ancient seals required a far stronger soul to break.
• After sensing a faint presence from the stele, Chu Yunfei put it away and decided to break through, knowing the imperial capital’s turmoil was only beginning.

Chu Yunfei refined the soul-devouring nether poison and advanced to the third level of the Heavenly Origin Realm before beginning to cultivate the Great Heaven-Burning Art. As he practiced inside the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate, Xiaoxiao Dragon realized the secret art was saint-grade.

• Chu Yunfei refined the soul-devouring nether poison into dark gold essence and absorbed it, breaking through from the first to the third level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• Chu Yunfei decided he needed a trump card against stronger enemies and used three thousand spirit crystals to open the time space for practicing a secret art.
• Chu Yunfei told Xiaoxiao Dragon that the Great Heaven-Burning Art could briefly let him fight an early-stage Divine Sea Realm cultivator, though it left him weakened afterward.
• Chu Yunfei entered the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate and began adapting the Great Heaven-Burning Art’s three stages to his current body.
• Xiaoxiao Dragon watched Chu Yunfei practice and recognized the Great Heaven-Burning Art as a saint-grade secret art.

Chu Yunfei tried to master the Great Heaven-Burning Art, but its final yin-yang reversal spiraled out of control and threatened his life. Ling Xueyao entered the cultivation chamber to help him, only for the art to seize on her Flawless Spirit Physique and make him pull her into his arms.

• Chu Yunfei spent three days and over a hundred attempts learning to ignite the Great Heaven-Burning Art, eventually producing a strike nearly as strong as a seventh-level Heavenly Origin Realm cultivator's all-out attack.
• Chu Yunfei attempted the art's final yin-yang reversal, but his blood vitality reversed and the three origins began to backlash through his body.
• Xiaoxiao Dragon warned that only an external force of utmost yin and purity could stabilize the out-of-control burning momentum.
• Ling Xueyao heard the disturbance, dismissed the maids, and entered the cultivation chamber after Chu Yunfei failed to answer her warning.
• Ling Xueyao tried to steady Chu Yunfei's Qi, but the Great Heaven-Burning Art latched onto her Flawless Spirit Physique as a point of balance.
• Chu Yunfei, overcome by the art's madness, seized Ling Xueyao's wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Chu Yunfei lost control when the Great Heaven-Burning Art sent his blood and spiritual power into turmoil, and he pulled Ling Xueyao into an embrace. Her Flawless Spirit Physique created a yin-yang cycle that steadied him, but he regained his senses while still holding her and could not let go without risking both their lives.

• Chu Yunfei’s cultivation backlash overwhelmed his reason, and he grabbed Ling Xueyao while Xiaoxiao Dragon urged him to use her Flawless Spirit Physique.
• Ling Xueyao reached for her sword but hesitated because Chu Yunfei’s condition seemed dangerous, then her physique began sending pure yin power into him.
• The exchange of yin and yang power stabilized Chu Yunfei and began increasing both their cultivation, leaving Ling Xueyao too weak to pull away.
• Chu Yunfei regained his senses and realized where his hand had landed, but he told Ling Xueyao that separating would kill him and gravely injure her.
• As their powers continued to harmonize, Chu Yunfei’s hand moved again, and Ling Xueyao threatened to kill him.

Chu Yunfei absorbed Ling Xueyao’s backlash to save her, but the force drove him into madness and he forced himself on her. After they recovered, the Dragon and Phoenix Dao Yellow Scripture linked their cultivation, leaving them together in the cultivation chamber as Chu Yunfei accelerated the technique and Ling Xueyao protested in embarrassment.

• Ling Xueyao struggled against Chu Yunfei’s embrace, shattering the balance of their spiritual power and suffering a backlash.
• Chu Yunfei drew the fatal backlash into his own body, losing his reason again as Ling Xueyao was left too injured to resist.
• Chu Yunfei tore Ling Xueyao’s clothes, and the Dragon and Phoenix Dao Yellow Scripture activated as their energies intertwined.
• Chu Yunfei regained his senses and saw Ling Xueyao beneath him, injured and humiliated, while their cultivation remained linked.
• Chu Yunfei accelerated the technique to circulate their shared energy, and Ling Xueyao complained that he could not go slower before he teased her and increased its pace.

Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao recovered after their uncontrolled cultivation session, and Ling Xueyao discovered she had advanced to the Divine Sea Realm while Chu Yunfei reached the fourth layer of the Heavenly Origin Realm and mastered the Great Heaven-Burning Art. Chu Yunfei then pulled Ling Xueyao back into his embrace and tried to continue, despite her protests.

• Ling Xueyao confronted Chu Yunfei about taking liberties with her, and he openly admitted he had desired her.
• Ling Xueyao discovered that she had advanced from the ninth layer of the Heavenly Origin Realm to the Divine Sea Realm.
• Chu Yunfei reached the fourth layer of the Heavenly Origin Realm, neared the fifth, and fully mastered the Great Heaven-Burning Art.
• Chu Yunfei asked Ling Xueyao to go again, and when she tried to get away, he caught her as she toppled over.
• Chu Yunfei kissed and restrained Ling Xueyao despite her protests, then teased her by claiming their affections were mutual.

The Blood Baleful Intent Tower's young tower master learned that Ling Zhantian remained poisoned and decided to use Chu Yunfei to inflame tensions between the imperial family and the seven sects. He ordered his people to spread news of Chu Yunfei before the Seven Sects Grand Competition, leaving him as the scheme’s intended spark.

• Ling Xueyao and Chu Yunfei resumed circulating the Dragon and Phoenix Dao Yellow Scripture in the cultivation chamber.
• The purple-masked deputy tower master reported that Soul-Devouring Nether Poison remained in the palace, and the young tower master concluded Ling Zhantian had not awakened.
• The young tower master ordered Chu Yunfei investigated but rejected killing him, fearing it would alert Ling Changkong and waste a useful pawn.
• The young tower master revised the Blood Baleful Intent Tower's plan to use Chu Yunfei's status as Ling Xueyao's future consort to provoke the imperial family and the seven sects.
• The young tower master ordered his deputy to spread stories about Chu Yunfei to the sect prodigies gathered in the imperial city.

Ling Chengyuan learned that Ling Zhantian was poisoned and still unconscious, then planned to use three visiting sect Holy Sons to test Chu Yunfei and undermine Ling Xueyao. He arranged a banquet in Jingyuan Hall for the following noon and invited Ling Xueyao to attend with Chu Yunfei.

• Zhao Yuangeng told Ling Chengyuan that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower had attacked Shen Qianyue and Ling Changkong had revealed himself to block the deputy tower master's strike.
• Zhao Yuangeng reported that poisonous mist still seeped from Ling Zhantian's damaged seclusion palace, leading Ling Chengyuan to conclude that his father remained poisoned and unconscious.
• Zhao Yuangeng told Ling Chengyuan that Qin Hao, Yue Chenzhou, and Wu Changge had submitted visiting cards after Chu Yunfei offended Qin Hao at the Pill Pavilion.
• Ling Chengyuan decided to use the three Holy Sons to test Chu Yunfei and put pressure on Ling Xueyao.
• Ling Chengyuan arranged a banquet for noon the next day and ordered an attendant to invite Ling Xueyao and Chu Yunfei.

After a night with Ling Xueyao, Chu Yunfei discovered that both of them had grown stronger and assessed his new combat strength. When the eldest prince invited them to a banquet with the seven sects’ prodigies, Chu Yunfei decided to attend despite expecting a trap.

• Ling Xueyao woke in Chu Yunfei’s arms, noticed her improved cultivation, threatened him with her sword, and left the cultivation chamber in embarrassment.
• Chu Yunfei examined his strengthened body and cultivation, tested the Great Heaven-Burning Art, and concluded he could now challenge powerful Divine Sea Realm opponents.
• Chu Yunfei considered the threats posed by the second prince, Han Kui, Qin Hao, and Nangong Wuhen, and vowed to kill Nangong Wuhen in the imperial capital.
• A maid told Chu Yunfei that Ling Xueyao had secluded herself and that the eldest prince, Ling Chengyuan, had invited them to a noon banquet at Jingyuan Hall.
• Chu Yunfei accepted the invitation and prepared to face the gathered sect prodigies, while Xiaoxiao Dragon warned him of the danger.

Ling Xueyao prepared for the banquet while hiding the marks and weakness left by her night with Chu Yunfei, then joined him at Jingyuan Hall. Their arrival brought the gathered princes and sect Holy Sons’ attention onto Chu Yunfei, and Ling Chengxuan declared that the fire had arrived.

• Ling Xueyao dressed for the banquet and learned that Chu Yunfei still planned to attend, so she decided to go with him despite her soreness.
• Chu Yunfei teased Ling Xueyao as they met at the side courtyard, and the two walked to Jingyuan Hall together.
• Ling Chengyuan prepared to use the banquet to test Chu Yunfei, while Qin Hao, Yue Chenzhou, Wu Changge, and Wu Mingyue waited in the hall.
• Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao entered Jingyuan Hall side by side, drawing the attention of everyone present.
• Qin Hao and Ling Chenglie reacted with anger, Wu Mingyue showed interest in Chu Yunfei, and Ling Chengxuan smiled and said, “The fire is here...”

At a banquet hosted by Ling Chengyuan, Chu Yunfei faced veiled insults and attempts to provoke jealousy among the sect prodigies over his status as Ling Xueyao’s prince consort. When Qin Hao offered a Heavenly Origin Realm Fifth Layer disciple as a sparring opponent, Chu Yunfei dismissed him as unworthy, leaving the hall awaiting what would happen next.

• Ling Chengyuan questioned Chu Yunfei’s standing as prince consort, and Chu Yunfei said Ling Zhantian could judge his qualifications after emerging from seclusion.
• Ling Chengyuan disparaged Chu Yunfei’s background and revealed that he lived in Ling Xueyao’s bedchamber, provoking Qin Hao, Yue Chenzhou, and Wu Changge.
• Ling Xueyao understood Ling Chengyuan was trying to turn the sect prodigies against Chu Yunfei, but Chu Yunfei signaled her to stay silent.
• Qin Hao challenged Chu Yunfei to spar with a Cangyun Sect true disciple at the Heavenly Origin Realm Fifth Layer.
• Chu Yunfei called the disciple a clay chicken and pottery dog and said he was unworthy of sparring with him.

At Jingyuan Hall, Chu Yunfei accepted a spar with Cangyun Sect disciple Lin Yue and killed him with one punch, stunning the gathered nobles and sect members. As the Cangyun Sect faced the consequences of its own promise not to retaliate, Puppet Sect holy son Yue Chenzhou challenged Chu Yunfei, who agreed despite Ling Xueyao’s warning.

• Qin Hao and Lin Yue pressed Chu Yunfei to spar, promising that the Cangyun Sect would not hold him responsible even if Lin Yue died.
• Chu Yunfei fought Lin Yue bare-handed and killed him with a single punch.
• Chen Xuanhai moved to attack Chu Yunfei, but Shen Qianyue blocked his pressure and reminded him that Qin Hao and Lin Yue had accepted the risk.
• Chu Yunfei taunted Qin Hao over the outcome, and Yue Chenzhou rose to challenge him.
• Ling Xueyao warned Chu Yunfei about Yue Chenzhou’s Yin Soul Art, but Chu Yunfei agreed to face him.

At the imperial banquet, Wu Changge challenged Chu Yunfei and offered to suppress his cultivation to match him, but Chu Yunfei told him to fight at full strength. Chu Yunfei then revealed that he had reached the fifth layer of the Heavenly Origin Realm, stunning everyone in Jingyuan Hall.

• Ling Xueyao blushed when Chu Yunfei privately called himself her man, then felt reassured by his composure as Yue Chenzhou stepped forward.
• Wu Changge interrupted Yue Chenzhou and claimed the chance to fight Chu Yunfei first, while Yue Chenzhou returned to his seat and watched.
• Wu Changge suppressed his eighth-layer Heavenly Origin Realm cultivation to the first layer, but Chu Yunfei told him to attack with full strength.
• Ling Chenglie taunted Chu Yunfei, who challenged him to wager, but Ling Chengyuan stopped their exchange and reminded Wu Changge to end the spar once the outcome was clear.
• Wu Changge restored his full cultivation, and Chu Yunfei drew the Abyss-Devouring Sword and revealed his fifth-layer Heavenly Origin Realm cultivation, shocking the hall.

Chu Yunfei revealed his fifth-layer Heavenly Origin Realm cultivation and fought Wu Changge at the banquet, forcing the Divine Martial Sect Holy Son to concede. Yue Chenzhou and Qin Hao then both challenged him, and Chu Yunfei invited them to attack him together.

• Ling Chengxuan, Ling Chenglie, Qin Hao, and Shen Qianyue reacted to Chu Yunfei's revealed cultivation, while Shen Qianyue knew he had advanced four levels in only a few days.
• Wu Changge attacked Chu Yunfei, and the two exchanged dozens of blows without either gaining an advantage.
• Chu Yunfei used two strikes of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword to break Wu Changge's Mountain-Subduing Fist and force him back seventeen steps.
• Wu Changge admitted defeat and praised Chu Yunfei as a worthy opponent.
• Yue Chenzhou and Qin Hao both stepped forward to challenge Chu Yunfei, each claiming the right to fight him.
• Chu Yunfei told Yue Chenzhou and Qin Hao to attack him together because he was in a hurry.

Chu Yunfei accepted Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou’s challenge to fight them both, then faced their coordinated attacks in Jingyuan Hall. He broke Yue Chenzhou’s puppet weapons and Soul-Locking Threads, traded blows with Qin Hao, and left the Cangyun Holy Son questioning the depth of his spiritual power.

• Ling Chengyuan encouraged Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou to fight Chu Yunfei together, while Chen Xuanhai warned Qin Hao that Chu Yunfei’s strength was unusual.
• Ling Xueyao urged Chu Yunfei to withdraw, but he reassured her and stood his ground as Yue Chenzhou deployed a Heavenly Origin Realm Ninth Layer battle puppet.
• Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou attacked Chu Yunfei from opposite sides, but he used the Divine Movement Art to evade their opening strikes.
• Chu Yunfei shattered several of the puppet’s serrated scimitars, and the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate destroyed Yue Chenzhou’s Soul-Locking Threads, triggering a backlash that made Yue spit blood.
• Qin Hao struck at Chu Yunfei with the Cangyun Spirit Transformation Sword and an icy palm, but Chu Yunfei’s counterattack forced Qin Hao back three steps while he retreated only one.

Chu Yunfei defeated Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou in Jingyuan Hall, crippling Qin Hao before Chen Xuanhai intervened. The Cangyun Sect’s elder took the injured holy son away and vowed revenge, while Chu Yunfei warned them that next time no elder would save Qin Hao.

• Yue Chenzhou infused his battle puppet with blood essence, briefly raising its power to the Half-Step Divine Sea Realm, while Qin Hao attacked Chu Yunfei at the same time.
• Chu Yunfei unleashed the third sword of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword, destroyed the puppet, and struck Yue Chenzhou unconscious.
• Chu Yunfei used the Divine Movement Art to sever Qin Hao’s sword arm and nearly killed him, saying Qin Hao had angered him by looking at Ling Xueyao that way.
• Chen Xuanhai attacked Chu Yunfei, but Shen Qianyue blocked him; Chu Yunfei stopped his sword short of Qin Hao’s neck and withdrew.
• Chen Xuanhai preserved Qin Hao’s severed arm and took him away, warning that the Cangyun Sect would remember what happened, while Chu Yunfei challenged them to seek revenge.

Chu Yunfei defeated the Cangyun Sect and Puppet Sect prodigies at the banquet, earning Wu Changge’s recognition but making powerful enemies. After the banquet, Ling Chenglie agreed to meet a Puppet Sect elder, while Ling Chengyuan and Zhao Yuangeng discussed Chu Yunfei as a threat to the imperial succession.

• Chen Xuanhai carried the badly injured Qin Hao out of Jingyuan Hall, while Puppet Sect disciples took Yue Chenzhou and the Cangyun Sect departed with Lin Yue’s corpse.
• The Puppet Sect elder threatened Chu Yunfei, but Ling Chengyuan’s presence stopped him from attacking before he left with Yue Chenzhou.
• Wu Changge acknowledged Chu Yunfei’s strength and warned him that the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect’s Holy Son had reached the Divine Sea Realm; the two agreed to meet at the Seven Sects Grand Competition.
• Sun Meng told Ling Chenglie that a Puppet Sect elder wanted to meet him about the imperial family’s future, and Ling Chenglie agreed to meet him at the Drunken Immortal Abode at midnight.
• Ling Chengyuan worried that Chu Yunfei might strengthen Ling Xueyao’s position, but Zhao Yuangeng urged him to wait for the sects to act against Chu Yunfei.

After Chu Yunfei defeated the sect prodigies at the imperial banquet, Ling Xueyao warned him that the Cangyun Sect might retaliate, while he teased her and asked to borrow her for a ride that night. As news of his rise spread, powerful figures considered him a target or a curiosity, and the chapter ended with Lin Wanyin gazing toward the imperial capital.

• On the way back to the princess's chambers, Ling Xueyao warned Chu Yunfei that crippling Qin Hao could provoke the Cangyun Sect, but Chu Yunfei said he would grow stronger and asked to borrow her for a ride that night.
• People across the imperial city discussed Chu Yunfei's victories and rapid cultivation, while the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect's holy son resolved to capture him after the Seven Sects Grand Competition.
• Si Yunshu learned that Situ Shuang'er had once been Chu Yunfei's fiancée and had broken off their engagement, and she anticipated seeing them at the competition.
• At the Heavenly Sword Sect, Lin Wanyin stood alone by a cliff and gazed toward the imperial capital.

At the Heavenly Sword Sect, Lin Wanyin struggled with her growing longing for the man who had once controlled and humiliated her, while worrying about Situ Shuang'er’s rapid rise in cultivation. After learning Shuang'er had reached the Divine Sea Realm, Lin Wanyin feared the mysterious power behind her daughter’s Nine-Colored Imperial Phoenix Physique was more than an ordinary pill.

• Lin Wanyin stood alone at a cliff, remembering the man who had broken through her cultivation bottlenecks and feeling an unwanted longing for him.
• Situ Shuang'er found her mother and asked what was troubling her, then complained that Nangong Wuhen kept trying to get close to her.
• Lin Wanyin warned Situ Shuang'er to be wary of Nangong Wuhen, and Shuang'er revealed she had reached the Divine Sea Realm First Level.
• Situ Shuang'er said she had awakened the Nine-Colored Imperial Phoenix Physique and advanced with the Vermilion Bird Pill and the Heavenly Sword Sect's resources.
• Lin Wanyin warned Shuang'er not to reveal her physique and began suspecting that a wondrous treasure, rather than an ordinary pill, had awakened it.

Lin Wanyin warned Situ Shuang'er to treat Chu Yunfei with more care after suspecting his Vermilion Bird Pill was a rare treasure and recalling Chu Batian's great kindness to her family. She agreed to accompany Shuang'er to the Seven Sects Grand Competition in seven days, and Shuang'er ended the conversation by asking how her mother's breasts had grown bigger.

• Lin Wanyin suspected the Vermilion Bird Pill Chu Yunfei had given Shuang'er was an extraordinary treasure and realized they might owe him a great favor.
• Lin Wanyin urgently asked whether Shuang'er remembered anything from before age ten, then relaxed when Shuang'er said she remembered nothing.
• Lin Wanyin urged Shuang'er to be cautious and never hurt Chu Yunfei because Chu Batian had once shown their family immense kindness.
• Shuang'er said she would attend the Seven Sects Grand Competition in the Great Qian Imperial City in seven days, and Lin Wanyin agreed to go with her.
• Lin Wanyin privately wondered whether Chu Yunfei had thought of her as Shuang'er hugged her and asked how her breasts had grown bigger.

Situ Shuang'er questioned Lin Wanyin about her changed figure, leaving her mother flustered. In the Heavenly Sword Sect council, elders debated capturing Chu Yunfei, and Wen Buqi declared he would leave after the sect delayed action until the Seven Sects Grand Competition ended.

• Situ Shuang'er asked Lin Wanyin why her figure had become more alluring, and Lin Wanyin scolded her before hurrying away.
• Nangong Wuhen and Mo Yuan reported Chu Yunfei's rapid rise in cultivation and his victory over several sect holy sons.
• Nangong Hai urged the elders to capture Chu Yunfei and seize his Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor Key, while other elders supported the plan.
• Wen Buqi condemned Nangong Hai's proposal as a scheme driven by concern for Nangong Wuhen and defended Wen Jiao's decision to help Chu Yunfei.
• Meng Tianyun postponed a decision until after the Seven Sects Grand Competition, and Wen Buqi declared that he would leave the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Meng Tianyun revealed that Situ Shuang'er had reached the Divine Sea Realm and urged Nangong Wuhen to pursue her while preparing for the Seven Sects Grand Competition. As Nangong Wuhen left, a hidden disciple sent a secret message, while the chapter ended by hinting that Chu Yunfei faced a dangerous confrontation in the Great Qian Imperial City.

• Wen Buqi left the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Meng Tianyun said there was no need to stop him.
• Meng Tianyun offered Nangong Wuhen sect resources and ordered him to reach the Divine Sea Realm before the Seven Sects Grand Competition, while encouraging him to grow close to Situ Shuang'er.
• Meng Tianyun announced that Situ Shuang'er had advanced from the Spirit Martial Realm to the first level of the Divine Sea Realm and predicted that her future cultivation would surpass the Good Fortune Realm.
• Nangong Wuhen became obsessed with obtaining Situ Shuang'er and Lin Wanyin, and vowed that Chu Yunfei would die at the competition.
• A white-robed deacon reported that Wen Buqi had gone to the Jade Firmament Sect, but Meng Tianyun dismissed the threat and focused on the competition and the Heaven-Slaying Key.
• A hidden message-relay disciple crushed a voice transmission jade talisman, while Chu Yunfei faced a life-and-death confrontation in the Great Qian Imperial City.

After teasing Ling Xueyao about their night together, Chu Yunfei left the palace to explore the imperial city. A holy son of the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect, Li Tianxing, attacked him from a restaurant and challenged him to face a stronger move.

• Ling Xueyao drew her sword on Chu Yunfei after he suggested they be intimate again, but he disarmed her teasingly and called their previous night cultivation.
• Ling Xueyao told Chu Yunfei not to touch her again and hurried away, while Xiaoxiao Dragon criticized him for provoking her.
• Chu Yunfei left the palace and walked down East Street, where people spread exaggerated rumors about his fight and his relationship with Ling Xueyao.
• Chu Yunfei caught and crushed two spirit-infused jade chopsticks thrown at him from a restaurant.
• Li Tianxing, identified as the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect's holy son, claimed he had sent the chopsticks as a greeting and threatened Chu Yunfei with his next move.

Chu Yunfei clashed with Li Tianxing after recognizing the Devil-Suppressing Hand tied to Lu Shaoyuan’s account, and Si Yunshu interrupted before the fight could escalate. She invited Chu Yunfei to discuss his use of the Heavenly Edict Sect’s Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword, but their conversation turned tense when he refused to reveal where he learned it.

• Li Tianxing attacked Chu Yunfei from a restaurant window with the Devil-Suppressing Hand, and Chu Yunfei split the strike with the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword and forced Li Tianxing back.
• Li Tianxing prepared to continue fighting, but Si Yunshu arrived and criticized his ambush, prompting him to withdraw and challenge Chu Yunfei to the Seven Sects Grand Competition.
• Si Yunshu invited Chu Yunfei to a teahouse, where she questioned him about the complete sword momentum he had displayed.
• Chu Yunfei confirmed that he had used the Heavenly Edict Sect’s Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword but declined to explain how he obtained it.
• Si Yunshu’s gray-robed elder pressured Chu Yunfei to disclose the technique’s source, and Chu Yunfei asked whether Si Yunshu had invited him there to kill him for silence.

Chu Yunfei tested Si Yunshu by asking about Qin Yangui and revealing that he knew the name Lu Shaoyuan, the long-missing master of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword. He left for the palace after confirming Qin Yangui was still alive, while Si Yunshu and the gray-robed crone realized his knowledge might be connected to Lu Shaoyuan.

• Si Yunshu told Chu Yunfei that Situ Shuang'er would attend the Seven Sects Grand Competition as the Heavenly Sword Sect's holy maiden, but Chu Yunfei showed no interest in his former fiancée.
• Chu Yunfei asked whether Qin Yangui was in the Heavenly Edict Sect, and Si Yunshu confirmed that the supreme elder remained in seclusion there.
• Chu Yunfei asked Si Yunshu to deliver a message to Qin Yangui and named Lu Shaoyuan, causing Si Yunshu and the gray-robed crone to react with alarm.
• Si Yunshu asked whether Chu Yunfei knew Lu Shaoyuan's whereabouts, but Chu Yunfei refused to disclose anything until Qin Yangui came to the imperial city.
• The gray-robed crone stopped Si Yunshu from pressing Chu Yunfei, and he headed back to the palace after saying he had one more thing to add.