Finnegan, top of the Celestial Ranking, sheathed his sword and ran Peace Inn, banning all fights. Emperor Cecilia, hunted during her secret trip, hid there. He helped Laura kill a Grandmaster and turned a princess into an expert overnight. Betrayed by Charles allied with barbarians, Finnegan stepped out again to crush them all.
The Heavenly Ranking is revealed, with Finnegan of the Great Qian Dynasty claiming the top spot and declaring no one in the world is worthy of his sword. Meanwhile, a ruler, injured General Zhao, and princess flee powerful Grandmaster assassins, taking refuge at Peace Inn. They doubt the young owner’s strength, but he chillingly warns even God can’t save them.
Deadly villain Zane, a Grandmaster doing dirty work for capital elites, storms the inn, threatening to humiliate Laura and her companions. Mocking the seemingly ordinary innkeeper, he orders an attack. As hope fades, the innkeeper’s voice guides them to wield Zhao Family Sword Art, turning the tide—who is this mysterious figure?
When two companions rush to an inn with their severely injured friend Laura, they’re stunned by the exorbitant 1000-tael room fee. Forced to barter shelter for work to escape pursuing assassins, they soon discover the inn boss isn’t ordinary—he spots Laura’s rare Divine Cold Moon Physique and shares a cultivation mantra that unexpectedly unlocks her dormant ability to cultivate, leaving her in disbelief.
The princess receives the rare Ice Moon Art from Peace Inn’s seemingly ordinary keeper, who claims it was a gift from Heavenly Rank’s third Taylor. After King Qian’s assassins fail to kill Queen Cecilia and her party, he mistakes the inn for her hidden stronghold and sends Celestial Realm expert Rick to eliminate her, setting up a thrilling showdown.
After waking up, the sword god discovers the empress and princess are working off an inn debt to a shady boss. He’d used the boss’s guidance to defeat Zane, and they plan to return to the capital with shadow guards—only to find something’s amiss with the supposed waiting guards.
The elite Shadow Guards are wiped out, leaving the Empress of Great Qian and Princess facing ruthless assassins. The Empress tries to bribe the assassin in vain, gets humiliated, and finally resolves to fight to the death, making this tense showdown unmissable!
Claudia stuns everyone by defeating an early-stage Grandmaster with one punch, revealing she was trained by a mysterious inn boss. When the dreaded Celestial Realm villain Butcher Rick appears, she sends allies to seek help at the inn and bravely stands alone against the formidable foe.
This episode uncovers Rick's bloody past as the 'Human Butcher' who slaughtered over 30,000 people. Chased by this formidable villain, two sisters face mortal peril. Claudia insists the seemingly ordinary innkeeper hides great power and seeks his help, while the innkeeper's sudden ban on fighting builds intense suspense.
At Peace Inn, assassins target Claudia and her companions. The innkeeper strictly enforces the no-fighting rule, urging everyone to lay down weapons. Claudia trusts him despite others' doubts, while assassins mock the innkeeper as a mortal and refuse to comply. A tense, thrilling showdown is about to break out as the innkeeper counts down his final warning.
The unassuming innkeeper shocks everyone by slaying several grandmaster assassins with a bamboo chopstick as his sword, leaving onlookers eager to learn from him. When Celestial Realm veteran Rick confronts him, the innkeeper dismisses him harshly. Then Northern Barbarian Hawk unleashes the fourth-ranked Heavenly Ranking skill, raising the stakes!
A disciple of Hawk, 4th on the Heaven List, unleashes Hawk's ultimate skill—said to have slain 6,000 armored soldiers. To everyone's shock, the innkeeper blocks it with a hairpin. The disciple threatens to raze the inn using Hawk's power, but the innkeeper stands firm: break the rules, die.
After the inn boss slays Rick, a Celestial Realm disciple of Hawk who's fourth on the Heaven Ranking, others worry the vengeful Hawk will raze the inn. They beg the boss to escape, but he refuses. The royal guardians plan to take the blame and rush back to the capital before Hawk finds out.
After getting internal injuries from taking an enemy's strike head-on, Claudia is told by the innkeeper to rest. The innkeeper notices her rare Cold Moon Divine Physique is loosening her cultivation bottleneck. As she meditates, Claudia successfully breaks through her cultivation level, surprising those around her.
Guests are shocked by the wine that heals wounds and boosts cultivation, pressing innkeeper Finnegan about his mysterious identity. When Finnegan claims to be Heaven Rank #1, no one believes him—until news arrives that a dangerous Northern Barbarian disciple has entered Great Qian.
The Northern Barbarians move fast with Talon, a warrior far beyond Celestial Realm. The King and Princess await Royal Guardian Edward, a top sword grandmaster. Edward is shocked to find Rick, a mid-Celestial Realm fighter, was reduced to blood mist, and he's eager to know who the powerful slayer is.
Empress Cecilia and her disciple suspect the inn owner has hidden great strength. They invite him to become a Royal Guardian to escape the vengeful Hawk of the Northern Barbarians, but he rejects the tempting offer. Edward then challenges him to a spar, only to be told no fighting is allowed in the inn.
The mysterious innkeeper shocks all by fending off a late Grandmaster with just one finger. As guests leave, the villainous faction sends three late-stage Celestial experts to intercept the Empress, and dispatches Luna, top of the Heaven Ranking, to hunt the innkeeper, stirring imminent crises.
An arrogant late Soul Condensation Stage warrior storms Peace Inn, aiming to break its no-fighting rule and kill the innkeeper. She dismisses him as a mortal, yet her semi-divine Heavenly Wolf Blade is terrified by his overwhelming aura. Defeated, she's forced to take on latrine-cleaning duties at the inn.
The proud Northern Barbarian princess complains about doing menial chores. Strange snow falls in summer, and Ice Fairy Taylor, third on the Heavenly Ranking, can't last 10 rounds against the inn owner who won't draw his sword, then gets punished. Meanwhile, someone misses the Cold Moon Divine Body holder and rushes to chase them to the imperial capital.
After a master and disciple marvel at an unfathomable young man, the Great Qian Empress and Princess, guarded by late Celestial Realm expert Edward, are ambushed by Lord Talon's brutal thugs. Edward is swiftly defeated, villains lewdly threaten the royals, and the entourage longs for their mysterious boss to intervene.