Recaps

Qin Ming revisited the memories of his flight with the Cui Household and uncovered how others had steered him into practicing the Silk Scripture. He realized that the apparent truth of his childhood was another deception, and suspected one unseen person had shaped the events throughout his life.

• Fourteen-year-old Qin Ming fled with the Cui Household elders, who fought the Li Household's pursuers until the survivors hid in a village.
• Seventh Uncle's grandfather protected Qin Ming, explained that the Li Household's pursuit had eased, and died after telling him to remain in the room.
• Qin Ming remembered that Li Qingxu later attacked him and that Cui Hong and a woman with a red mole rescued him and took him toward Black White Mountain.
• Qin Ming recalled surviving Li Qingxu's assault after years of practicing the Silk Scripture and questioned the Cui Household's claims about his poor, beloved grandfather.
• Qin Ming concluded that the Cui Household elders had deliberately encouraged his practice by making him believe it would reunite him with his grandfather.
• Qin Ming suspected that an additional, unseen person had influenced the events surrounding his childhood.

After completing his Fourth New Life, Qin Empire Ming recovered his memories of his childhood and realized that the Cui Household had raised him as a substitute for the real Cui Chonghe. He concluded that his role was ending as the extraordinarily talented Cui Chonghe prepared to step into public view.

• Qin Empire Ming entered the final stage of his Fourth New Life, relived childhood memories of his grandfather, and remembered that his grandfather and parents had been consumed by their pursuit of the Silk Scripture.
• Qin Empire Ming completed his Fourth New Life, healed the lingering damage to his head, and felt his strength rise to nearly five thousand jin.
• Qin Empire Ming recalled how the Cui Household had taught him to use the name Cui Chonghe and kept him isolated, while members of the household remarked that he resembled someone.
• Qin Empire Ming remembered Father Cui and Mother Cui celebrating a letter that praised the real Cui Chonghe's early wisdom and peerless talent, and realized the real boy had been sent away to Beyond the Mundane as a child.
• Qin Empire Ming concluded that the Cui Household had raised him as a seamless replacement and that his role was ending as the real Cui Chonghe prepared to appear before everyone.

Qin Empire Ming reviewed the Cui Household’s deception and sought help from Meng Xinghai to learn what had happened to his grandfather. After intervening when Xin Yi Hall men bullied the Sun Family, he received authority from Meng Xinghai to investigate wrongdoing and learned that the real Cui Chonghe had emerged under the protection of a powerful teacher.

• Qin Empire Ming recalled how Father Cui, Mother Cui, and Fifth Master Cui had steered him away from other New Life Methods while the Cui Household concealed the real Cui Chonghe.
• Qin Empire Ming concluded that he needed to retrieve the Silk Scripture from Clear River City and worried about the Cui and Li Households, Li Qingxu’s hostility, and his missing grandfather.
• Qin Empire Ming stopped two men from Xin Yi Hall from robbing the Old Woman of the Sun Family and harming her grandson, then escorted the matter to the City Lord’s Manor.
• Qin Empire Ming told Meng Xinghai about Xin Yi Hall, and Meng gave him a command token and authority to investigate local wrongdoing.
• Qin Empire Ming asked Meng Xinghai for information about his grandfather, and Meng explained that the real Cui Chonghe had been exposed and was now protected by a formidable teacher.
• Meng Xinghai told Qin Empire Ming that the Wang Family and Cui Chonghe were angry over the fake Cui Chonghe’s past outing with the Wang Family’s legitimate daughter, leaving Qin Empire Ming caught between their grievances.

After Meng Xinghai explained the danger surrounding Cui Chonghe’s identity, Qin Empire Ming resolved to grow stronger and received a patrol token that protected him in Red Haze City. He studied possible academies and mountain routes, prepared for a hunt, and then joined Xu Sheng and Zhou Lin in returning to the mountains after they were ambushed.

• Meng Xinghai explained that Cui Chonghe had considered Qin Empire Ming beneath him, revealed that Cui Hao had protected him from the Cui Household’s plan to kill him, and warned him to be cautious around old acquaintances.
• Meng Xinghai gave Qin Empire Ming an Ink Jade Token bearing temporary patrol authority and advised him to consider ancient lineages and special academies when they selected disciples.
• Qin Empire Ming promised to support Li Qingyue if she ever needed him and resolved to grow strong enough to reclaim the Silk Scripture from the Cui Household.
• Qin Empire Ming and Wu Zheng researched organizations and academies, studied maps of the mountains, and bought a heavy Black Gold Hammer for hunting giant beasts.
• Xu Sheng arrived injured after he and Zhou Lin were ambushed while helping a friend, and Qin Empire Ming suggested they return to the mountains.
• Zhou Lin joined Xu Sheng and Qin Empire Ming as they set out for the mountains again.

Qin Empire Ming, Xu Sheng, and Zhou Lin repeatedly encountered dangerous beasts while searching the mountains for rare treasures, and Qin Empire Ming suspected someone was deliberately engineering their misfortune. At the City Lord's Manor, Meng Xinghai learned that Qin Empire Ming had survived six or seven waves of Heavenly Light and considered how his talent could affect a contest for a legendary object.

• Qin Empire Ming, Xu Sheng, and Zhou Lin mistook an artificially forced flowering tree for a Mutated Plant, then escaped an onslaught of beasts and a giant bear.
• Xu Sheng and Zhou Lin led Qin Empire Ming to a marsh to seek Spirit Clams, but a nest of Mud Dragons chased them out and left them covered in mud.
• Xu Sheng took the others to Red Mist Cave to fish for Spirit Eels, but a swarm of Fire Bats drove them into an underground river, from which they escaped into a mountain lake.
• Qin Empire Ming suspected someone was targeting them and planned to investigate after returning to the city.
• Meng Xinghai learned from a man in black that Xu Hai had died after confessing he made Qin Empire Ming endure six or seven waves of Heavenly Light.
• Meng Xinghai decided to conceal Xu Hai's confession and considered how Qing Yue might use a change of Golden Armor Guards to win the contest for a legendary object.

After discovering that strange birds were spying on him, Qin Ming used Meng Xinghai’s authority to expose the people behind the surveillance and learned that several old acquaintances had ordered an attack. He arranged a counterattack against Xin Yi Hall, but when he left the city, the real employer appeared with a powerful force, leaving Qin Ming ready to reveal his true strength.

• Qin Ming noticed that six unusual birds were monitoring him and asked Meng Xinghai to investigate.
• Meng Xinghai’s men traced the birds to Xin Yi Hall and arrested two deputy hall masters, while Zhao Jingshuo admitted that acquaintances from the Zheng Family and Li Qingxu’s family had pressured him to spy on Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming accepted Zhao Jingshuo’s two hundred Day Gold and bow, then let him leave with a warning to inform the Cui Household.
• Dai Shifeng told Qin Ming that Xin Yi Hall’s leader, Ge Qianxun, planned to kill him and flee the city after taking payment from the people behind the attack.
• After making arrangements with Dai Shifeng, Qin Ming left the city and was surrounded in the mountains; Ge Qianxun and another old acquaintance appeared on fierce birds, prompting Qin Ming to prepare to reveal his strength.

Qin Ming used his archery to bring down Ge Qianxun and the White-clothed Youth, then confronted Ge over the Sun Family’s stolen manual and Old Man Sun’s murder. The chapter left Ge trying to flee as Qin Ming closed in with his hammer.

• Qin Ming shot down the White-clothed Youth’s Silver Strange Bird, forced it to crash into the mud, and shattered the youth’s hairpin with an arrow.
• Qin Ming shot down Ge Qianxun’s Black Raptor, while Ge glided into the woods and landed safely.
• Dai Shifeng and ten men surrounded Ge Qianxun and accused him of embezzling Xin Yi Hall’s property, plotting to flee with the Day Gold, and being a Golden Bandit.
• Qin Ming accused Ge Qianxun of stealing the Sun Family’s secret manual, killing Old Man Sun, and harassing the Old Woman and her grandson.
• Ge Qianxun tried to escape into the woods, but Qin Ming moved in front of him and swung his great hammer.

Qin Empire Ming defeated Ge Qianxun and discovered a secret manual among his belongings, then confronted Ning Siqi, who revealed he had staged the encounter to warn Cui Qi and secretly obtained a powerful cultivation manual for Qin Ming. The chapter ended with Qin Ming moved by Ning Siqi’s loyalty and learning that old acquaintances might still be plotting against him.

• Qin Empire Ming overwhelmed Ge Qianxun with his hammer and fused Heavenly Light Force, then left him alive for Meng Xinghai and took the bundle containing Day Gold and a secret manual.
• Qin Empire Ming confronted Ning Siqi, who had been watching the fight, and repeatedly knocked him into the mud when he tried to attack.
• Ning Siqi explained that he had hired someone to anonymously inform Cui Qi that Aristocratic Clans were targeting Qin Empire Ming, hoping Cui Qi would intervene.
• Ning Siqi revealed that he had secretly bought Qin Empire Ming a rare manual containing a complete system for combining Heavenly Light Force.
• Qin Empire Ming thanked Ning Siqi and learned that some of their old acquaintances remained hostile and might come after him.

Qin Ming learned more about Ning Siqi’s plans and his own exceptional New Life potential, then acquired the Vajra Armor manual and trained in its hard-body art. Seeking to grow stronger, he entered the mountains in disguise, chased a thief, and commandeered a Violet Lightning Beast.

• Ning Siqi warned Qin Ming about Zheng Maorong and other threats, explained that he planned to follow a path connected to the Six Great Esoteric Sects, and departed after exchanging farewells with him.
• Meng Xinghai learned that Qin Ming had undergone New Life four times and surpassed the strength described for Otherworlders, then cautioned him against rushing further mutations and offered to find him a rare manual.
• Qin Ming counted Ge Qianxun’s Day Gold and discovered the Vajra Armor hard-body art, whose predecessor’s memories showed its formidable defensive and offensive power.
• Qin Ming practiced Vajra Armor for several days and then entered the mountains alone in disguise, determined to improve his strength without relying on help from Beyond the Mundane.
• Qin Ming spotted Xu Sheng, the gray-clothed thief who had stolen a snow lotus, and pursued him through the mountains.
• At a lake, Qin Ming found a Fourth Mutation Violet Lightning Beast and mounted it, ordering it to help him chase the thief.

Qin Ming captured two birds watching him and learned they were trying to follow the Violet Lightning Beast to the Black Market in the Night Mist. He entered the market with them and discovered that an ocher stone and an ancient book resonated with his Heavenly Light Force, leaving him eager to investigate them.

• Qin Ming shot down a Talking Finch and a myna, then forced them to explain that they had been following the Violet Lightning Beast to reach the monthly Black Market in the Night Mist.
• Qin Ming persuaded the Violet Lightning Beast to take him to the market, threatening the beast and birds while hiding his identity.
• Qin Ming entered the foggy valley market, where the Violet Lightning Beast drew attention from other powerful creatures.
• Qin Ming bought an ocher stone after his Heavenly Light Force and Yellow Mud Palm reacted to it, then noticed that an ancient book at a nearby stall resonated with his mind.
• The Violet Lightning Beast silently seethed as Qin Ming used its status to get favorable prices from the stallholders.

Disguised as the wealthy Zheng Maorong, Qin Ming plundered the Black Market in the Night Mist under the protection of the Violet Lightning Beast, then escaped an attack by a white owl using his Heavenly Light Force. He shed his disguise near Red Mist Cave and returned to Red Haze City, leaving the market’s searchers questioning other travelers.

• Qin Ming bought old books and a leg-technique manual while Mountain Monsters mistook him for the Violet Lightning Beast’s powerful friend.
• Qin Ming persuaded Bai Xi to give him a golden-hide secret book and bought second-grade Spiritual Matter and waterproof oiled paper from Wu Yiyi.
• Qin Ming left the Black Market in the Night Mist riding the Violet Lightning Beast, but a white owl trapped him in black fog and attacked.
• Qin Ming used his Heavenly Light Force to break apart the fog, then threatened the Violet Lightning Beast until the owl let him go.
• Qin Ming reached Red Mist Cave, provoked the Fire Bats, wrapped his books, and escaped through an icy pool after shedding his disguise.
• Qin Ming returned to Red Haze City as a handsome young man while birds and Mountain Monsters stopped travelers who matched his former appearance.

Qin Ming returned to Red Haze City with new manuals and an Earth Vein Essence stone, then strengthened his techniques and impressed Meng Xinghai with his rapid comprehension. After Meng Xinghai prepared to move against the Golden Bandits’ businesses, Qin Ming hurried back to Black White Mountain, expecting the bandits to retaliate against the region.

• Qin Ming returned to the inn, gave Wu Zheng valuable Spiritual Matter, and studied the Grass Treading Flight, Body Forging, and Golden Light Shield manuals.
• Qin Ming used an extraordinary stone containing Earth Vein Essence to improve Yellow Mud Palm, then accidentally destroyed an artificial hill while testing it.
• Meng Xinghai gave Qin Ming four pages from an Extraordinary Art inheritance, and Qin Ming quickly grasped the introductory section.
• Meng Xinghai explained that he had uncovered the Golden Bandits’ secret businesses in Red Haze City and was preparing to move against them before they could withdraw their wealth.
• Qin Ming left for Black White Mountain, anticipating that the Golden Bandits would retaliate against the region and determined to defend it.

Qin Ming returned to Black White Mountain to protect the local villages from the Golden Bandits while Red Haze City organized a wider campaign against them. At Golden Chicken Ridge, he confronted an elderly Golden Bandit who planned to slaughter the surrounding area to help his leader escape.

• Qin Ming argued with Meng Xinghai about returning to Black White Mountain, and Meng eventually agreed after learning the Golden Bandits' leaders were elsewhere.
• After the Golden Bandits retaliated against an early campaign in Maple Leaf City by burning towns and killing residents, Qin Ming flew to Black White Mountain on Meng Xinghai's Red Hawk.
• Qin Ming asked the Talking Finch to secretly monitor nearby towns and alert him immediately if the Golden Bandits appeared.
• As Golden Bandits began causing chaos across Black White Mountain, Qin Ming went to Golden Chicken Ridge, expecting someone connected to the old grounds to return.
• An elderly Golden Bandit visited the ruins, vowed to slaughter the region to help his leader escape, and was confronted by Qin Ming.

Qin Ming killed the last Golden Bandit at Golden Chicken Ridge, then hurried to Silver Vine Town after learning four more were attacking. He slaughtered them and flew off before Cui Chongyi could catch up, while Cui Chongyi warned him that Li Qingxu was also in the region seeking the Great Medicine.

• Qin Ming defeated the Seventh New Life Golden Bandit at Golden Chicken Ridge, testing several Heavenly Light Force techniques before killing him with the Yellow Mud Palm.
• Talking Finch warned Qin Ming that four Golden Bandits had appeared in Silver Vine Town, near Double Tree Village, and Qin Ming rode Red Hawk there.
• Qin Ming found the four Golden Bandits had killed two Red Haze City experts and set houses on fire, then killed all four with his warhammer and Heavenly Light Force.
• Cui Chongyi and Cui Hong arrived as Qin Ming flew away, and Cui Chongyi called after him and warned him that Li Qingxu had come to Black White Mountain seeking the Great Medicine.

Qin Ming reunited with Cui Chongyi, learned that the Silk Scripture was in the Old Ancestor’s possession, and heard warnings about the Beyond-Mundane disciples gathering at Black White Mountain. After killing two Golden Bandits near Double Tree Village, Qin Ming spotted Cui Chonghe and realized their first encounter was at hand.

• Qin Ming picked up Cui Chongyi and heard him reaffirm that he would always consider Qin Ming his brother, despite the Cui Household’s past betrayal.
• Qin Ming asked Cui Chongyi to retrieve the Silk Scripture, and Cui Chongyi said the Old Ancestor had taken it for comprehension.
• Cui Chongyi warned Qin Ming that Beyond-Mundane disciples, including Li Qingxu and Wang Caiwei, were nearby seeking the Yin Yang Great Medicine and preparing for a struggle over a legendary item.
• After learning that two Golden Bandits had fled toward Black White Mountain, Qin Ming intercepted and killed them in the forest.
• Qin Ming watched over Double Tree Village and recognized the transcendent youth who looked toward him as Cui Chonghe.

Qin Empire Ming encountered Cui Chonghe at Fire Spring, then met Red Haze City experts and old acquaintances as they gathered to deal with the Golden Bandits. Zheng Maoze and other former friends greeted him, while the arrival of Li Qingxu, Wang Caiwei, and Cui Chonghe was anticipated.

• Qin Empire Ming and Cui Chonghe exchanged greetings at Fire Spring without recognizing each other, and Qin Empire Ming left on Red Hawk.
• Cui Chonghe sensed a connection and ordered his companions to consider investigating Qin Empire Ming.
• Qin Empire Ming met Ling Xu and a three-foot-tall Civet Cat outside Silver Vine Town, then shared the information gathered about the Golden Bandits.
• Zhao and Zheng Maoze arrived with other Beyond the Mundane People, and Ling Xu and Zhao discussed the Golden Bandits and Yin Yang Great Medicine.
• Zheng Maoze recognized Qin Empire Ming as an old acquaintance, and they traded pointed but friendly remarks before Lu Zhenyi, Zeng Yuan, Chen Bingyan, and others greeted him.
• The group anticipated that Li Qingxu, Wang Caiwei, and Cui Chonghe would soon arrive.

Qin Ming left Silver Vine Town as Ling Xu’s forces prepared to fight the Golden Bandits, but Beyond the Mundane pursuers chased him across Black White Mountain. Cornered at the desert’s edge, he revealed the blazing white blade beneath his saber’s black coating and struck the veiled woman, though the outcome remained unclear.

• Qin Ming confronted Zheng Maoze about his younger brother’s schemes, then left Silver Vine Town with Civet Cat and a gray-clad escort as Ling Xu’s forces faced an impending battle.
• Civet Cat found a wounded scout who warned that the Golden Bandits were nearby, and a bell rang as the battle began in the mountains.
• Qin Ming evaded the fighting, recovered a frozen rabbit and a cloth scrap, and learned that Beyond the Mundane people had turned some of Talking Finch’s bird scouts against him.
• Qin Ming fled toward the desert while a Beyond the Mundane woman and a Golden Armor Guard pursued him; he wounded a controlled Cloud Piercing Crane but could not escape them.
• At the desert’s edge, Qin Ming fought the veiled woman with his Severing Heaven Sword Intent, and his saber’s black coating broke away to reveal a shining white blade as blood sprayed.

Qin Empire Ming fought and defeated the veiled woman in the desert, killing her before she could reveal who had sent her. Talking Finch emerged from the fog and voiced confidence about facing the remaining Golden Armor Guard.

• Qin Empire Ming pursued the wounded woman and used his Jade Iron Saber to break through her defenses, while she summoned a black shield and a short spear.
• Qin Empire Ming mocked the woman and threatened her severed fingers, disrupting her attempts to heal and regain control of the fight.
• Qin Empire Ming destroyed the shield and spear, severed the woman's arm, and cut through her lotus manifestation with his saber.
• Qin Empire Ming asked who had sent the woman, but she stayed silent, so he killed her.
• Talking Finch emerged from the night fog and said Qin Empire Ming could keep going, then suggested the Golden Armor Guard would be easier to handle.

Qin Empire Ming killed the Black-Clad Woman and used a staged trail to ambush the Golden Armor Guard, but the fight turned dangerous when his wounded raptor began to descend. He was left facing the Outer Saint on the ground with no clear escape.

• Qin Empire Ming learned that the Golden Armor Guard’s Bat Bird could track scents and prepared an ambush instead of fleeing.
• Qin Empire Ming disguised the battle scene, then lured the Golden Armor Guard toward Red Hawk with Talking Finch’s help.
• Qin Empire Ming dropped a great hammer from the sky, wrecking the Golden Armor Guard’s arm and killing the Bat Bird.
• Qin Empire Ming fired arrows at the injured Golden Armor Guard, but the man’s released Heavenly Light blocked them.
• Qin Empire Ming’s wounded Black Raptor began to lose altitude, leaving him about to confront the Outer Saint while Red Hawk and Talking Finch arrived too late to help.

Qin Ming fought the Golden Armor Guard, an Outer Saint, through a brutal desert battle and gradually gained the upper hand by combining his saber skills, Heavenly Light Force, and Yellow Mud Palm. He beheaded the Golden Armor Guard, then collapsed into the sand, having slain a Saint.

• The Golden Armor Guard attacked Qin Ming after Qin Ming escaped the Black Raptor, but Qin Ming blocked his strikes and learned the Outer Saint did not overwhelm him with strength.
• Qin Ming tested his opponent in repeated saber clashes, then used his superior saber techniques to seize the initiative and force the Golden Armor Guard to unleash his Heavenly Light Force.
• Qin Ming endured their bodily collisions with his own Heavenly Light Force and taunted the Golden Armor Guard as the latter repeatedly lost blood from his severed arm.
• Qin Ming used Yellow Mud Palm and his fused Heavenly Light Force to keep attacking, while the Golden Armor Guard's greatsword broke and his strength faded.
• Qin Ming severed the Golden Armor Guard's left arm and then beheaded him, before collapsing into the sand.

After killing a Beyond the Mundane pursuer and an Outer Saint, Qin Empire Ming returned to Red Haze City, recovered, and began cultivating the Li Fire Scripture. As the Beyond the Mundane factions focused on competing for a legendary artifact, they set their old grudges against him aside for the moment.

• Qin Empire Ming escaped the desert on Red Hawk with Talking Finch after slaying the Golden Armor Guard and his pursuers, then reached Red Haze City safely.
• Meng Xinghai treated Qin Empire Ming's injuries, learned he had killed an Outer Saint, and invited him to help Li Qingyue obtain the legendary item that could make her Near-Immortal.
• Qin Empire Ming recovered overnight, studied the Li Fire Scripture, and spent five days cultivating near a volcano until he produced Li Fire Force.
• Qin Empire Ming entered the Thunderfire Alchemy Hall during a storm and used three bolts of Thunderfire Heavenly Light to advance his Li Fire Scripture cultivation.
• Meng Xinghai sent for Qin Empire Ming to tell him that his Extraordinary Art and Spiritual Matter had arrived, while Beyond the Mundane factions temporarily set aside their grievances to focus on the artifact competition.

Qin Ming completed his Fifth New Life, began cultivating the Golden Silkworm Skill, and prepared for the coming journey to Beyond the Mundane. Li Qingxiao visited the City Lord's Manor and relayed Li Qingxu's pointed prediction that Qin Ming would have to reach the peak of the New Life path before entering Beyond the Mundane.

• Qin Ming withstood three strands of Worldly Heavenly Light and found that cultivating the Li Fire Scripture had strengthened his physique.
• Meng Xinghai gave Qin Ming the Golden Silkworm Skill and a rare spiritual matter, explaining that mastering the art could lead to an even more powerful secret classic.
• Qin Ming drank the spiritual matter, completed his Fifth New Life, and increased his strength to more than six thousand catties.
• Qin Ming cultivated the Golden Silkworm Force, while news of the coming struggle among Beyond-Mundane Disciples overshadowed the grand examination.
• Li Qingxiao visited Meng Xinghai and told Qin Ming that Li Qingxu expected him to reach the peak of the New Life path before entering Beyond the Mundane.
• Meng Xinghai warned Li Qingxiao that Li Qingxu might not obtain the item in the Spirit Cave, and Qin Ming agreed.

Qin Ming defeated Li Qingxiao’s challenge at the City Lord’s Manor, then received a five-colored spiritual branch and strengthened his Heavenly Light Force. He ended the chapter ready to leave for Beyond the Mundane and compete to become one of its disciples.

• Meng Xinghai learned that Qin Ming had mastered the Golden Silkworm Skill and accepted Li Qingxiao’s challenge to Qin Ming’s title as Red Haze City’s number one.
• Qin Ming disarmed Li Qingxiao by shattering his saber with a bare-handed strike and defeated him with two kicks.
• Li Qingxiao acknowledged Qin Ming’s strength, decided to pursue the immortal path, and left Red Haze City.
• Meng Xinghai gave Qin Ming a five-colored spiritual branch and arranged for his Jade Iron Saber and a piece of blue jade iron to be reforged.
• Qin Ming consumed the spiritual branch and merged his strengthened Heavenly Light Force through the New Life Method.
• Qin Ming prepared to set out for Beyond the Mundane and the contest for its disciples.

Qin Ming completed his Heavenly Light Force fusion, tested his evolving abilities, and gathered weapons before traveling with Meng Xinghai to Luofu City for the contest among beyond-mundane disciples. There he reunited with Li Qingyue and spotted Cui Chongxuan, who was likely supporting Cui Chong He’s bid for a near immortal object.

• Qin Ming tested his evolved Heavenly Light Force and found that it automatically defended him while strengthening his practiced arts.
• Qin Ming told Meng Xinghai he had fused the five-colored spiritual branch, then chose a heavy bow, twelve short spears, and a Bronze Staff from the Armory.
• Qin Ming practiced the Li Fire and Golden Silkworm skills through four bolts of thunderfire heavenly light and received his new jade iron saber and specially forged arrow.
• Meng Xinghai disguised Qin Ming and himself, and they traveled by armored flying mount to Luofu City, where the contest among beyond-mundane disciples had drawn a crowd.
• Li Qingyue visited Qin Ming and Meng Xinghai, then took Qin Ming out to explore Luofu City and explain what to watch for on Luofu Mountain.
• Qin Ming recognized Cui Chongxuan among the visitors, and Li Qingyue said he was probably there to help Cui Chong He compete for a near immortal object.

Qin Ming toured Luofu City with Li Qingyue, then resonated with the Overlord's Testament in a bookshop and gained the Overlord's complete inheritance. The chapter ended with Qin Ming hiding his discovery while Tang Xumi and the others worried about his apparent injury.

• Qin Ming saw Cui Chongxuan walking with Wang Caiwei and lamented that he remained in danger despite the old disputes being settled.
• Li Qingyue showed Qin Ming Luofu City's sights, bought him Jiao Armor, and reminisced with him about their younger days.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue visited a cultivation bookshop, where Tang Xumi explained that the black beast-hide book was the Overlord's Testament and described the Overlord's death.
• Qin Ming touched the Testament and resonated with the Overlord's heart's blood, witnessing the Overlord battle the Old Senior who later killed him.
• Qin Ming staggered from the experience, claimed he had only been moved by the vision, and concealed that he had grasped the Overlord's complete inheritance.