Chapter Summaries

The Penglai Sword Debate began, and Xiao Chen and Liu Yue'er watched the Thousand Islands Sea sword cultivators compete. After Liu Yue'er won a match, Ximen Ye challenged the arena, while a Dao Integration elder told Xiao Chen that Ximen had a genuine talent for cultivating both the Heavenly Sword and Heart Sword.

• Penglai Zi announced that the debate tested Sword Dao comprehension and required contestants to use golden bamboo swords while suppressing their cultivation against weaker opponents.
• Wu Ziyun and Duan Ming fought using only Sword Intent, and Duan Ming defeated Wu Ziyun.
• Ximen Ye mocked Xiao Chen and Liu Yue'er, but an elder warned him not to break the debate's rules.
• On the second day, Liu Yue'er defeated a Heavenly Sword disciple, and Guo Hong challenged the Heart Sword side.
• Ximen Ye leaped toward the arena after taunting Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen joked that Ximen seemed mentally ill.
• A Dao Integration elder explained that Ximen Ye had carved out his own path by cultivating both the Heavenly Sword and Heart Sword, leaving Xiao Chen awkwardly admitting he had only been talking nonsense.

Xiao Chen defeated Han Qianshan after explaining his three realms of Heaven and Human Unity Sword Dao, then challenged Dukong without a sword in hand. He defeated Dukong with Sword Intent taking form, leaving the crowd eager to learn his identity.

• Han Qianshan froze Ximen Ye and won their match, while Xiao Chen explained that Ximen Ye lacked sufficient comprehension and madness.
• Xiao Chen stopped Liu Yue'er from stepping forward and accepted Han Qianshan's challenge, outlining three realms of his Sword Dao.
• Xiao Chen shattered Han Qianshan's Icebound Thousand Mountains with one easy strike, and Han Qianshan admitted defeat.
• Dukong of Bright Mirror Temple challenged Xiao Chen, who threw away his bamboo sword to demonstrate having a sword in his heart without one in hand.
• Dukong attacked with Heart Like a Bright Mirror, slash, but Xiao Chen's Sword Intent pierced through his strike and wounded his shoulder, forcing Dukong to concede.
• Dukong asked Xiao Chen's name as the stunned crowd listened.

Xiao Chen revealed himself as the Invincible Sword and was granted direct entry to Dao Comprehension Cliff with his Dao companion. He tested Ximen Ye’s perseverance by making him kneel to the Tranquil Courtyard, then prepared to demonstrate a sword strike for him.

• Xiao Chen introduced himself as the Invincible Sword, and Penglai Zi and the other cultivators praised him.
• Penglai Zi proposed that Xiao Chen and his Dao companion enter Dao Comprehension Cliff directly, and the gathered cultivators agreed.
• Ximen Ye begged Xiao Chen to accept him as a disciple, and Xiao Chen set a test requiring him to kneel to the Tranquil Courtyard without using magic power.
• Ximen Ye knelt for two days and two nights until he reached Xiao Chen’s courtyard, while the sword discussion’s preliminary round concluded.
• Xiao Chen explained that he had tested Ximen Ye’s sword heart and perseverance, then told him to remember a sword strike as he pointed at the space between Ximen Ye’s brows.

Xiao Chen tested Ximen Ye by planting a Sword Intent in his spiritual sea, then joined the top ten of the Penglai Sword Debate to study the Penglai Sword God's legacy. After a month, Xiao Chen concluded that the rival sword factions had only grasped fragments of the Sword God's true path, which he named the Heaven-Ascending Sword Dao.

• Xiao Chen left a sword embryo in Ximen Ye's spiritual sea and offered to make him a disciple if he forged it into a heart sword within a hundred years.
• Xiao Chen explained that he had created the God-Slaying Form after studying the God-Slaying Sword Dao, and said he expected to reach Nirvana within a hundred years.
• Mountain-Moving Marquis predicted Xiao Chen would reach Half-Saint or even sainthood within a hundred years, and Xiao Chen agreed that Half-Saint suited his ambitions.
• Xiao Chen, Liu Yue'er, and the sword debate's top ten entered Dao Comprehension Cliff to study the Penglai Sword God's Sword Intent and Sword Dao.
• After a month of contemplation, Xiao Chen concluded that neither the Heavenly Sword Dao nor the Heart Sword Dao had fully grasped the Penglai Sword God's path, which he named the Heaven-Ascending Sword Dao.

After comprehending the Dao at the Dao Comprehension Cliff, Xiao Chen broke through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm and prepared to return to the Dao-Seeking Academy. As the outer institute competition approached, Ye Beixuan comprehended Primordial Chaos Intent, and Chu Feng welcomed him back to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

• Xiao Chen discussed the Penglai Sword God's Sword Dao with Liu Yue'er and the Mountain-Moving Marquis, then entered seclusion to cultivate.
• Five months later, Xiao Chen broke through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm and decided to return to the Dao-Seeking Academy.
• Chu Feng learned that Xiao Chen had broken through and received fifty years of cultivation as a reward.
• As the outer institute competition drew near, Ye Beixuan comprehended Primordial Chaos Intent and broke through a minor realm, earning Chu Feng a reward.
• Ye Beixuan arrived at the head's residence, announced that he intended to take first place, and joined Chu Feng and Elder Bing for lunch.

Su Qing questioned Ye Beixuan’s place among the Outer Sect Grand Competition’s seeded competitors, but learned the Miscellaneous Dao Institute had earned its reputation through past victories and Half-Saint guidance. At the competition, Xu Caichen defeated Chen Zhuang with his sleeve sword after openly describing the technique, leaving the blade at Chen Zhuang’s throat.

• Su Qing challenged Ye Beixuan’s seeded position, and fellow disciples explained the Miscellaneous Dao Institute’s strong past results and the disciples’ Half-Saint guidance.
• Chu Feng sent Ye Beixuan and Xu Caichen to compete and appointed Nie Xiuyuan as the institute’s representative.
• Xu Caichen drew number five at arena nine and faced Chen Zhuang of the Body Cultivation Institute.
• Xu Caichen told Chen Zhuang about his Rite Character Sword, while Ye Beixuan wondered if his junior brother had read too many books.
• Chen Zhuang attacked with Heavenly Dipper Fist, but Xu Caichen’s written character stopped the blow and his sleeve sword pierced Chen Zhuang’s protective barrier, stopping at his throat.

Xu Caichen quickly advanced to the top hundred with decisive sword strikes, earning the nickname “Gentleman Sword” for his courteous warnings before attacking. After the competitors rested, Ye Beixuan began his elimination match against Su Qing, who provoked him and launched a Sword Qi attack.

• Xu Caichen defeated Chen Zhuang in three breaths, warning him before striking, and advanced from the arena.
• Xu Caichen explained that he warned fellow disciples to avoid killing them, then joked that paying respects before killing an enemy made him a gentleman.
• Xu Caichen won every match with a single sword strike and reached the top hundred.
• Nie Xiuyuan teased Ye Beixuan about his opponent, Su Qing, and Ye Beixuan denied having any history with her.
• Su Qing insulted Ye Beixuan during their match, then attacked his heart with a thrust of Sword Qi.

Ye Beixuan defeated Su Qing in the outer sect competition, and he and Xu Caichen earned titles that worried Chu Feng. After Qin Qin broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, Chu Feng assigned her to lead the upcoming disciple recruitment assembly.

• Ye Beixuan used Soaring Cloud Sword Intent to defeat Su Qing, who fainted after refusing to admit defeat.
• Keke carried the unconscious Su Qing away, and seven days later Ye Beixuan won first place in the outer sect competition while Xu Caichen placed eighth.
• Xu Caichen explained that he was called Gentleman Sword for his courtesy, while Ye Beixuan earned the title Return Their Own Way to Them for defeating opponents with their own moves.
• Chu Feng told Elder Bing that the titles might cause problems, but he expected his disciples’ fortunes to bring surprises.
• Qin Qin broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, and Chu Feng received a reward of thirty years of cultivation.
• Chu Feng appointed Qin Qin to lead the disciple recruitment assembly, with Ye Beixuan, Nie Xiuyuan, and Xu Caichen accompanying her.

Ye Beixuan reunited with Feng Qiongyu during the Miscellaneous Dao Institute’s recruitment, but she failed the admission standards and his memories of their tragic past overwhelmed him. Back at the institute, Chu Feng advised his disciples to turn regret into strength and told Nie Xiuyuan to seek happiness if he chose to escape reality, leaving him speechless.

• Xu Caichen, Ye Beixuan, and Nie Xiuyuan read Chu Feng’s disciple-selection standards and helped Qin Qin assess the many applicants.
• Ye Beixuan recognized Feng Qiongyu, remembered their relationship and her death in his previous life, and wept during her assessment.
• Qin Qin rejected Feng Qiongyu and suggested that she apply to the Pill Dao Institute.
• After the first day of recruitment yielded no suitable candidates, Chu Feng asked his disciples to report back at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.
• Chu Feng explained that a firm Dao heart could help cultivators face regrets, then told Nie Xiuyuan to make himself happier if he chose to escape reality.

Chu Feng eased Nie Xiuyuan and Ye Beixuan’s worries, then welcomed new disciples Han Ping and Caiyi to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. After learning about Han Ping’s unusual history, he turned his attention to Caiyi, whose fortune concealed a sealed second soul.

• Chu Feng encouraged Nie Xiuyuan to brew Saint wine and promised Ye Beixuan that the Miscellaneous Dao Institute would back him.
• Chu Feng praised Elder Bing’s understanding of his role as a teacher, and the Dao-Seeking Academy’s recruitment assembly ended.
• Qin Qin and the others brought Han Ping and Caiyi to meet Chu Feng, who noticed that both had great fortune and heavy karma.
• Chu Feng discovered that Caiyi’s soul contained another soul sealed by twelve ancient divine script seals, then asked Ye Beixuan to settle the pair in.
• Ye Beixuan and Nie Xiuyuan described Han Ping’s decisiveness and reputation for escaping, while Qin Qin noted that every sect he had joined had been wiped out.
• Chu Feng dismissed concerns about Han Ping’s karma and asked the others to tell him about Caiyi.

Qin Qin recounted Caiyi’s turbulent past, and Chu Feng declared that she had an empress’s fate while encouraging his disciples to pursue greatness. The next morning, Han Ping watched Ye Beixuan and Qin Qin cultivate, then learned how extraordinary the Miscellaneous Dao Institute and Chu Feng were.

• Qin Qin described how Caiyi had been married to six emperors and survived the destruction of the dynasty where she had hoped to find peace.
• Chu Feng said Caiyi’s fate was that of an empress and told his disciples that they, too, could become emperors if they remained steadfast.
• Han Ping worried that Chu Feng might discover his Yin-Yang Treasure Vase, which produced spiritual liquid that aided cultivation and spirit herbs.
• Ye Beixuan invited Han Ping to watch him and Qin Qin cultivate, and Han Ping saw them draw upon the power of heaven and earth.
• Qin Qin told Han Ping the institute’s library held techniques ranging from Half-Saint methods to Divine King inheritances, and that Chu Feng could write any missing technique within seven days.
• Qin Qin reassured Han Ping that no one at the institute would covet his treasure, leaving him ashamed of having distrusted them.

Han Ping revealed the jade bottle he had used to cultivate, but Qin Qin told him his fortune was ordinary by the standards of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. After welcoming Han Ping and Caiyi as disciples, Chu Feng began devising a soul-strengthening cultivation method for Caiyi, and Han Ping came to see him with an answer about what he wanted to cultivate.

• Han Ping confessed that he had concealed how he found and used the jade bottle, but Chu Feng and the others were unimpressed, and Qin Qin compared his experience unfavorably with those of the other disciples.
• Chu Feng welcomed Han Ping and Caiyi as disciples; Caiyi accepted Chu as her surname, and Chu Feng promised to create a dance-based cultivation method for her.
• Han Ping said he did not know what to cultivate, so Chu Feng asked him to consider it and return with an answer within three days.
• Chu Feng spent days studying cultivation methods and the Institute's records before deciding to strengthen Caiyi's soul so it could withstand the other soul inside her.
• Han Ping arrived at Chu Feng's study to see him.

Chu Feng created a soul cultivation method and visualization diagram for Caiyi, then implanted a divine sense seed in her soul to help her practice it. Caiyi remained unharmed, and Chu Feng explained that her soul was unusually strong for a mortal.

• Han Ping told Chu Feng he wanted a longevity cultivation method and a spirit herb manual, so Chu Feng asked him to return in seven days for an answer.
• Chu Feng devised the Chaos Demon God Visualization Method for Caiyi and tested the method’s chaos cultivation, stopping before it could damage his dantian.
• Chu Feng emerged with two scrolls and gave Caiyi the Gongsun Sword Dance Visualization Diagram, explaining that she would use it as a supplement to soul cultivation.
• Chu Feng presented Caiyi with the Chaos Demon God Visualization Diagram and implanted a chaos divine sense seed between her brows.
• Caiyi briefly fell backward but quickly recovered, and Chu Feng explained that her soul was stronger than an ordinary Dao Foundation cultivator’s.

Chu Feng taught Caiyi the Chaos Demon God Visualization Method and prepared the Longevity Art and Spirit Plant Compendium for Han Ping, assigning him Miaomiao Mountain’s neglected herb fields. A month later, Xiao Chen and Liu Yue'er returned with news of Xiao Chen’s inheritance, while Ye Beixuan visited Feng Qiongyu and was interrupted by a message that a letter had arrived for him.

• Caiyi learned the Chaos Demon God Visualization Method from Chu Feng and asked how to find the Chaos Demon Gods in the visualization diagram.
• Chu Feng completed the Longevity Art and Spirit Plant Compendium, then gave both manuals to Han Ping and placed Miaomiao Mountain’s herb fields in his care.
• Han Ping began reclaiming the spirit fields by day and cultivating by night as the two new disciples brought activity to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.
• Xiao Chen and Liu Yue'er returned to Miaomiao Mountain, and Xiao Chen thanked Ye Beixuan for telling him about the Penglai Sword Debate, which led him to the Penglai Sword God's inheritance.
• Ye Beixuan went to visit Feng Qiongyu at the Pill Dao Institute, but just as he reached her, someone called out that a letter had arrived for him.

Ye Beixuan received an invitation from Ye Lingxiao to attend the White Cloud City Exchange Meeting and invited Feng Qiongyu and Xiao Chen to join him. Elder Bai then brought Chu Feng three more invitations, leaving Chu Feng to consider whether he would go.

• Li Wei delivered Ye Lingxiao's letter and invitation to Ye Beixuan, who promised to give him cultivation guidance in return.
• Ye Beixuan learned that the White Cloud City Exchange Meeting would take place on the fifteenth day of the eighth month and agreed to take Feng Qiongyu with him.
• Feng Qiongyu called Ye Beixuan a good person and hurried away, leaving him delighted.
• Ye Beixuan told Chu Feng and Xiao Chen about the meeting, and Xiao Chen agreed to go with him.
• Elder Bai arrived with three invitations for Chu Feng, who wondered aloud whether he should attend.

Chu Feng decided to attend the White Cloud City exchange gathering with Elder Bing and entrusted the mountain’s affairs to Qin Qin while he was away. Before setting out, he helped Caiyi plan her cultivation and visited the Beast Taming Institute to find a flying mount.

• Chu Feng gave invitations to Xiao Chen and Nie Xiuyuan, who planned to search the White Cloud City exchange gathering for spiritual ingredients, and Nie Xiuyuan agreed to take Xu Caichen along.
• Chu Feng invited Elder Bing to travel with him to the gathering in early August, and she agreed to accompany him.
• Two months later, Xiao Chen and his companions left for White Cloud City, while Chu Feng received a system reward after Han Ping advanced in the Longevity Art.
• Chu Feng watched Caiyi's sword dance, advised her to cultivate with Qin Qin's music, and left Qin Qin in charge of the mountain while he was away.
• Chu Feng and Elder Bing visited the Beast Taming Institute, where Chu Feng asked Shi Yan to recommend a suitable flying spirit beast.

Chu Feng visited the Beast Taming Institute to find a handsome, fast-flying mount and chose the Golden-Winged Eagle King. After learning about Chu Feng's strength and reputation, the Eagle King abandoned his plan to become Chu Feng's adopted son and agreed to join him as a sworn brother.

• Chu Feng told Elder Shi that he wanted a good-looking, fast-flying mount and rejected the Azure Flood Dragon King and One-Horned Cloud Colt before choosing the Golden-Winged Eagle King.
• Elder Shi brought Chu Feng to the Golden-Winged Eagle King, who angrily demanded to know which foolish junior wanted him as a mount.
• Chu Feng released his Half-Saint pressure, forcing the Golden-Winged Eagle King to descend and apologize.
• After Elder Shi introduced Chu Feng and explained his accomplishments, the Golden-Winged Eagle King learned that Chu Feng was Kong's disciple and praised him as a genius.
• The Golden-Winged Eagle King tried to make Chu Feng his adoptive father, but Chu Feng instead invited him to become his brother and join the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

Chu Feng and his companions approached White Cloud City in disguise as powers from across the world arrived for its ten-year exchange meeting. The gathering was already drawing attention when Cao Youqian entered the city and invoked the Ye Residence to avoid paying the gate fee.

• The Golden-Winged Eagle King flew Chu Feng and Elder Bing toward White Cloud City, and Chu Feng asked him to shrink down and avoid attracting attention.
• Chu Feng told Elder Bing to call him Young Master Chu and chose Fairy Bing as her assumed name, while promising the Golden-Winged Eagle King Dao Enlightenment Wine.
• Wang Baole, Nangong Yu, and their companion entered White Cloud City and discussed the exchange meeting and its expected spiritual treasures.
• Cao Youqian rode a Heavenly Origin tiger demon to the city gate with a man and a woman, then told the guards to collect his entrance fee from the Ye Residence.
• After Cao Youqian entered the city, a bystander recognized him as Cao Youqian of Dao-Seeking.

Cao Youqian arrived at the Ye Residence with Song Zhaoyi after telling White Cloud City’s soldiers to collect his entry fee from the Ye Clan. Ye Lingkun recognized him as an old drinking companion and went to welcome him, leaving the guards wondering whether Cao Youqian matched the rumors.

• Cao Youqian told Song Zhaoyi that he would not pay White Cloud City’s entry fee and sent the gate guards to collect it from the Ye Clan instead.
• Ye Qi reported Cao Youqian’s arrival and his demand to Ye Lingxiao, who asked the assembled Ye Clan members what Cao intended.
• Ye Lingkun guessed Cao Youqian had come to drink with him and explained that he had once invited Dao-Seeking Academy companions to bring their troubles to the Ye Residence.
• Ye Lingxiao allowed Ye Lingkun to receive Cao Youqian and told him to follow the usual rules and look after his guest.
• Ye Lingkun welcomed Cao Youqian and Song Zhaoyi at White Tiger Gate, and Cao left the evening’s arrangements to him.
• Ye Qi and the guards watched Cao Youqian enter and questioned whether he was really the man described in the rumors.

Chu Feng attended the Ye Clan’s exchange meet with Elder Bing and encountered Cao Youqian, who was buying a hairpin for Song Zhaoyi. After Cao Youqian introduced Chu Feng as his master, the Ye Clan’s ninth elder realized that Half-Saint Chu had come in person and worried that the clan had failed to honor him properly.

• Chu Feng and Elder Bing entered the Ye residence’s exchange meet using an invitation representing one of the Dao-Seeking Academy’s ten chiefs.
• Chu Feng asked the Ye Clan’s ninth elder to take him to the Ten Thousand Treasures District, where he browsed unusual items.
• Cao Youqian exposed a stallholder’s attempt to sell a supreme-grade magic artifact as a spirit treasure and bought the hairpin for Song Zhaoyi at a reduced price.
• Cao Youqian and Ye Lingkun recognized Chu Feng, and Chu Feng teased Cao Youqian for still acting like a spoiled young master.
• Cao Youqian introduced Ye Lingkun to Chu Feng, while the ninth elder realized Chu Feng was Half-Saint Chu and feared the Ye Clan had failed to receive him properly.