Chapter Summaries

At the Great Thunderclap Temple, Qin Ming met Qian Cheng and the Demon Court’s Mu Shinian and Zhou Tian, then fought Zhou Tian in a fierce contest of techniques and physical strength. After Qin Ming injured Zhou Tian’s true form, Zhou Tian recognized a mysterious power in him and proposed that they become sworn brothers as fellow future Great Sages.

• Qin Ming recognized Qian Cheng among the visitors to the Bodhisattva's Dojo, where Mu Shinian and Zhou Tian were welcomed as honored guests of the Great Thunderclap Temple.
• Mu Shinian and Zhou Tian tested Qin Ming’s strength, then Zhou Tian challenged him to discuss the Dao through a match.
• Qin Ming and Zhou Tian exchanged powerful techniques before engaging in close combat, where Qin Ming’s Body Refining and Dao Integration Scripture let him match Zhou Tian’s formidable physique.
• Zhou Tian revealed his mixed-blood Black Tortoise and True Dragon form, but Qin Ming pierced his shell with a strike infused with golden threads and Heavenly Light.
• Mu Shinian and Qian Cheng arrived as Zhou Tian said he sensed a mysterious power in Qin Ming and urged him to become a sworn brother and future Great Sage.

Qin Empire Ming fought Zhou Tian, then learned that the future Great Sages believed he belonged to the lineage of a legendary cultivator and recruited him as their Fifth Great Sage. After his new sworn brothers warned him about a possible Longevity Tomb in the barren region, Qin Empire Ming brought the president there, and she recognized something in the landscape.

• Qin Empire Ming fought Zhou Tian, and Zhou Tian and Mu Shinian invited him to join their future Great Sages of the Demon Race.
• Zhou Tian, Mu Shinian, and Qian Cheng explained their connection to the mysterious golden-thread cultivation method and introduced Meng Zhiyu as the Dream Insect who had defeated the Emperor Worm.
• Qin Empire Ming accepted the Fifth Great Sage title, swore brotherhood with the three, and received cultivation writings from Zhou Tian, Mu Shinian, and Qian Cheng.
• At the Great Thunderclap Temple, Qin Empire Ming and the others discussed scriptures, and the Buddhist monks settled Xiang Yiwu and Little Wu's matter.
• Qian Cheng told Qin Empire Ming that tomb seekers might be heading toward the region to search for ancient experts' graves, while Zhou Tian and Mu Shinian warned him that a Longevity Tomb could be deadly.
• Qin Empire Ming teleported to the desolate region with the president, who surveyed the landscape, rose into the air, and took his wrist.

Qin Ming and the president searched a desolate region for signs of a moving Longevity Tomb, then learned from the Six-Tusked White Elephant about a group of Earth Immortals exploring underground. Qin Ming joined their expedition and found himself seated at a feast with an Old Dog.

• Qin Ming and the president used their cultivation arts to detect traces of Divine Substance underground, but the trail vanished before they could locate the suspected Longevity Tomb.
• Qin Ming set out for the Bodhisattva's Dojo, while the Eight Trigrams Furnace chose to stay and explore with him for a few more days.
• The Six-Tusked White Elephant told Qin Ming that a group of Earth Immortals had been recruiting experts to explore the dangerous Underground World, and Qin Ming sent the elephant away with a body-tempering scripture.
• Qin Ming joined the Earth Immortals' group, whose leader welcomed the newly gathered team with a feast before their planned expedition.
• At the feast, Qin Ming found an Old Dog sitting at his table and reacted with surprise.

Qin Ming joined an Earth Immortal expedition and discovered that the group was entangled with several major organizations seeking a Great Longevity Tomb. After his team found signs of an Ancestral Dragon Lair and fled, representatives of the major forces gathered, recognizing the site as a legendary migrating Long Tomb.

• Qin Ming struck the arrogant Yin Yang Dog, then learned from its thoughts that it was a Master and an undercover agent for the Traveler Civilization.
• Qin Ming met Jin Mei, a Master from the Rebirth Figurine Organization, and learned that Qi Teng’s Earth Immortals belonged to the Eternal Presence organization.
• Qin Ming explored a Super Meteorite Crater with his team, where they found Dragon Silkworm holes, the remains of powerful mausoleum guardians, and evidence of an Ancestral Dragon Lair.
• Qin Ming’s team retreated after the Pangolin and Yin Yang Dog warned that the great tomb was too dangerous, while Qi Teng and two Grandmasters later disappeared underground.
• The Traveler Civilization, Rebirth Figurines, and Dwelling in the World Organization arrived, and their leaders identified the site as a legendary Long Tomb supported by myriad dragons.

Qin Ming posed as Zheng Guang, a future Great Sage, to win the Three Great Organizations’ cooperation and explore the Longevity Tomb. After he warned the others to flee, the tomb erupted from the ground on the backs of more than ten thousand Dragon Silkworms, and a mysterious being recognized the exposed Two Figurines and asked how they could still be alive.

• Qin Ming claimed to be Zheng Guang, a future Great Sage connected to Taiyi, Mu Shinian, and Zhou Tian, and exchanged blows with a Grandmaster of the Traveler Civilization to prove his strength.
• The Three Great Organizations accepted Qin Ming and invited him to join their exploration of the Longevity Tomb, while he let Yin Yang Dog go unpunished.
• Qin Ming sent the Two Figurines, disguised as himself, to the crater while his real body traveled away in spirit, then urged the surface group to retreat when he sensed danger.
• The sinkhole collapsed and killed the Grandmasters as golden Dragon Qi swept across the land, forcing Qin Ming’s group to flee.
• More than ten thousand Dragon Silkworms emerged bearing the tomb, and a being inside recognized the Two Figurines and asked how they could still be alive.

Qin Ming used the Two Figurines to pose as an ancient Supreme Expert before the Dragon Silkworms guarding the Living Tomb, but the tomb's master tried to detain him. When an Exotic Metal Nail threatened the Two Figurines, power erupted from its body and destroyed the tomb, prompting Qin Ming to summon Little Worm and the chairman for a Grave Friend Gathering.

• Zhou Ke recognized Zheng Guang as one of the Rebirth Figurine Organization's lost longevity samples and knelt before him, while Lu Qi, Xi Sheng, and the others followed suit.
• An old Dragon Silkworm welcomed Qin Ming into the Living Tomb, where he discovered reliefs of ancient figures and learned that the tomb's master had left instructions for dealing with revived ancients.
• The old Dragon Silkworm had a young man attack Qin Ming, but Qin Ming's Azure Lamp, formed from his various techniques, repelled the strike and wounded the young man.
• The old Dragon Silkworm tried to keep Qin Ming in the tomb and attacked the Two Figurines with nine Exotic Metal Nails.
• As a nail neared the Two Figurines' forehead, a tremendous force burst from its body and destroyed the tomb and its coffin.
• Qin Ming released Little Worm and summoned the chairman, declaring that they would hold a Grave Friend Gathering.

Qin Ming guided Two Figurines through a catastrophic clash with the Dragon Silkworm Clan, which destroyed the tomb and revealed an Ancestral Dragon Pearl containing the tomb's owner. The pearl escaped after the arrival of Little Worm and the chairman, leaving Qin Ming wary of ancient powerhouses as he and Little Worm gathered the remains.

• Two Figurines's dormant power exploded the tomb and killed the Dragon Silkworm Earth Immortals, while the resulting destruction also killed Old Dog, Pangolin, Jin Mei, and the three Saint Disciples.
• Qin Ming stomped apart the coffin and discovered the tomb's owner inside a washbasin-sized Ancestral Dragon Pearl, which then awakened and fought back against Two Figurines.
• Old Silkworm summoned the Dragon Silkworms, but Two Figurines's power destroyed many of them as Qin Ming tried unsuccessfully to break or seize the pearl.
• Little Worm arrived as the Insect Emperor, and the chairman followed; the Ancestral Dragon Pearl took the Five-Colored Jade Book and tried to flee with the tomb's remnants.
• A destructive collision erupted, killing Old Silkworm and devastating the region as the Ancestral Dragon Pearl escaped underground and the chairman and Little Worm withdrew.
• Two Figurines recovered by absorbing Dragon Qi and other remains, while Qin Ming and Little Worm gathered Dragon Silkworms and Qin Ming nervously reassured the chairman of their closeness.

Qin Ming collected Dragon Silkworm medicine and divine nails after the tomb battle, then returned to Bodhisattva's Dojo to study the Sky Supporting Force and refine his True Form. After months of preparation, he left the dojo and began consuming the Great Medicine to break through another level.

• The chairman recovered fragments of her memories, massaged Qin Ming, and then yielded when he challenged her to a spar.
• Qin Ming and his companions gathered Dragon Silkworm remains and three Exotic Metal Nails, while the Two Figurines continued devouring the spoils.
• Qin Ming concealed the Six-Tusked White Elephant's memories and returned with it to Bodhisattva's Dojo after Earth Immortals searched the region for three days.
• Qin Ming studied the Sky Supporting Force for months, learned that Xiang Lingwu and Little Wu still needed time to emerge from reincarnation, and sent Old Furnace back to Tushita Palace with medicine for Qing Yue.
• After calculating his cultivation limits and enduring the True Form Tribulation, Qin Ming entered the Savage Mountain Range and began consuming Dragon Medicine to advance.

Qin Ming endured a dangerous five-day transformation as the Silk Book Method’s hidden flaws and the newly fused Sky Supporting Force caused his scriptures and True Forms to rebel. He reached the Second Heaven of the Master Realm, recovered after several days of sleep, and turned his attention to helping Xiang Yiwu and Little Wu break through reincarnation.

• Qin Ming’s scriptures, fires, and True Forms rioted as he integrated Sky Supporting Force, repeatedly tearing his body apart while he corrected the Silk Book Method’s circulation routes.
• Qin Ming’s New Life continued through five days and nights of collapse and recovery until he subdued Chaos Force and his True Forms, achieving the Second Heaven of the Master Realm.
• Qin Ming rejected another immediate breakthrough and slept for four days and nights while his body and origin healed.
• Qin Ming awoke feeling stronger, released the unharmed president, and resolved to keep improving and fusing True Forms.
• Qin Ming considered using special methods to help Xiang Yiwu and Little Wu break through reincarnation, then looked toward the direction of Tushita Palace.

Qin Empire Ming used the Scripture of Guidance to lead Little Wu and Xiang Yiwu out of the Black Lotus of Reincarnation, then parted with them as they chose to seek Great Thunderclap Temple. He traveled toward Tushita Palace, encountering deadly beings along the way, and arrived in its territory only to sense that its people regarded him with distance.

• Qin Empire Ming mastered the Scripture of Guidance and chanted it until Little Wu and Xiang Yiwu escaped the Black Lotus of Reincarnation.
• Qin Empire Ming reunited with his brothers, learned how their time in the Black Lotus had strengthened and transformed them, and gave them the Tathagata Scripture as he prepared to leave.
• Little Wu and Xiang Yiwu chose to go to Great Thunderclap Temple, while Qin Empire Ming warned them to avoid provoking Cao Qianqiu and promised to help if danger arose.
• Qin Empire Ming wiped out a Silver Rat race that had slaughtered a human city, then narrowly escaped a dying giant beast Grandmaster and witnessed a decayed Deity kill it.
• Qin Empire Ming encountered a corpse with Earth Immortal-level power that destroyed a migrating group of Winged People, so he abandoned further exploration and followed Old Furnace's safe route.
• After three months of travel, Qin Empire Ming reached Tushita Palace's territory and searched for its direct lineage and Li Qingyue, but an old man greeted him with a look that made him feel like an unwelcome poor relative.

Qin Ming explored Tushita Palace’s territory, learned that Li Qingyue faced fierce competition with little support, and arrived at the Furnace Palace determined to help her. He entered a Secret Realm to gather resources for her but collected every Golden Flame Flower before he could confront anyone, leaving him eager for another chance.

• An old man warned Qin Ming that outsiders supporting Tushita Palace’s direct disciples could cause trouble, but Qin Ming jokingly claimed he had come to live off a woman and then vanished from the old man’s sight.
• Qin Ming surveyed the cities and learned that Li Qingyue was one of six poorly backed competitors among the Fifteen-Person Group, while powerful lineages supported the other nine.
• Qin Ming reached the Furnace Palace and learned from Old Furnace that Li Qingyue was cultivating at the Sky Fire Pool because she struggled to obtain special resources and had been injured by a Saint Disciple’s follower.
• When the Golden Flame Flower Secret Realm opened, Qin Ming crossed it with the Primal Chaos Golden Bridge and gathered all twenty-eight flowers before being transported out.
• Qin Ming was barred from reentering the Secret Realm, while the other entrants discovered that he had left them no flowers; he hoped another Secret Realm would open soon so he could vent his anger.

Qin Ming reunited with Li Qingyue, gave her the Golden Flame Flowers he had seized, and learned that they strengthened her Innate Fire Body. When a new ruin opened, he claimed most of its Moon God Flowers and attacked Lu Xunzheng’s followers, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Ming told Old Furnace that he regretted failing to beat anyone in the previous Secret Realm, then gave it all twenty-eight Golden Flame Flowers he had gathered for Li Qingyue.
• Li Qingyue returned to Furnace Palace, reunited with Qin Ming, and heard how he had traveled to support her and reclaim the resources she had missed.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue refined the Golden Flame Buds; nine strengthened her fire body, while three had a slight effect on Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue learned that the Moon Wheel Ruins would open in seven days, where Moon God Flowers could further benefit her cultivation.
• Qin Ming reached the Moon God Flowers first and took eight of the nine, then severely injured two men who demanded the flowers on Lu Xunzheng’s behalf.

Qin Ming entered a Secret Realm and punished the factions whose followers had injured and targeted Qing Yue, defeating their experts while keeping his identity hidden. He took all nine Moon God Flowers, then told Qing Yue they would face the Saint Disciples together when the next Secret Realm opened.

• Xie Xuan challenged Qin Ming over his ties to Lu Xunzheng, and Qin Ming sent him crashing into Severed Mountain before striking down those who defended him.
• Qin Ming defeated Xuandu Sect’s Quasi-Master and Master, then beat Ye Lingchuan and Dao City's party when they tried to oppose him.
• Qin Ming attacked Zhou Shan for repeatedly harming Qing Yue, discovered Zhou Shan had entered the Secret Realm over the age limit, and crippled his foundation.
• Qin Ming beat followers from several factions, including Yun Wangshu’s, Eight Trigrams City’s, and Zuo Qing’s, after tracing their past offenses against Qing Yue.
• When the Masters attacked together, Qin Ming suppressed four of them with his Grandmaster Domain, plucked the ninth Moon God Flower, and left the Secret Realm.
• At Furnace Palace, Qin Ming and Qing Yue drank tea beside the nine Moon God Flowers, and he agreed to face Lu Xunzheng, Qi Lin, Yun Wangshu, and the others with her in the next Secret Realm.

As the mysterious figure who took the Moon God Flowers became the talk of the region, Qin Ming stayed in Furnace Palace and helped Li Qingyue cultivate, while the Saint Disciples prepared to confront the culprit. When the new Secret Realm opened, Qin Ming took Li Qingyue with him to face them.

• Word spread that a mysterious man had twice taken the Saint Disciples’ treasures, prompting Lu Xunzheng and Yun Wangshu to vow to enter the next Secret Realm themselves.
• The factions suspected Zhuo Tai of being the mysterious figure, but he denied involvement, while Qin Ming and Li Qingyue remained overlooked.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue used the Moon God Flowers in medicinal baths, and Qin Ming’s cultivation helped nourish her innate fire Dao runes.
• As Qin Ming’s presence in Furnace Palace drew attention, rumors cast him as an unremarkable man living off Li Qingyue’s affection, while Lu Xunzheng began to suspect he was the culprit.
• The new Secret Realm opened half a month later, and Qin Ming took Li Qingyue by the hand to go with her.

Qin Ming and Li Qingyue entered the Flowing Firefly Twin Ruins with twelve wealthy spectators posing as followers, drawing the attention of the Saint Disciples. When Lu Xunzheng’s side confronted them, Qin Ming revealed his power by badly injuring Ye Lingchuan and forcing Wei Heng to kneel.

• Old Furnace welcomed a crowd of young people who paid increasingly large sums to join Li Qingyue’s team as spectators, and Li Qingyue filled all twelve follower places.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue arrived at the ruins with their twelve paid followers, who publicly declared that they would only watch the battles and avoid fighting.
• Lu Xunzheng, Wei Heng, Zuo Qing, and Qi Lin arrived, and Zuo Qing and Li Qingyue traded teasing remarks that angered Lu Xunzheng.
• After the group entered the Secret Realm, the twelve followers retreated when Ye Lingchuan confronted Li Qingyue, but Qin Ming struck Ye Lingchuan with the Primordial Omen Thunderclap Seal Script and nearly severed his body.
• Wei Heng attacked Qin Ming with Shrinking Space to an Inch, but Qin Ming shattered his azure hand, trapped him in the Subduing Heart Bell, and made him kneel.

Qin Ming revealed his overwhelming strength by defeating Wei Heng and confronting Lu Xunzheng and the other Saint Disciples in the Flowing Firefly Twin Ruins Site. After seizing and refining Lu Xunzheng’s Law-Breaking Mirror, he gave it to Li Qingyue.

• Qin Ming let Wei Heng awaken from his forced kneeling, then struck him down again when he insulted Li Qingyue and made him kneel while fully conscious.
• Qin Ming repelled Lu Xunzheng’s Senior Sister’s sneak attack on Li Qingyue and trapped Lu Xunzheng inside the Subduing Heart Bell.
• Lu Xunzheng broke free with the Law-Breaking Mirror, but Qin Ming withstood his Wind Calamity and Thunder Spear attacks and wounded him.
• Lu Xunzheng activated the Law-Breaking Mirror and joined two other Saint Disciples in attacking Qin Ming, who countered with the Primal Chaos Golden Bridge.
• Qin Ming defeated the three Saint Disciples, swept aside Lu Xunzheng’s followers, seized and refined the Law-Breaking Mirror, and gave it to Li Qingyue.

Qin Ming defeated Lu Xunzheng and two other Saint Disciples, then accepted Lu’s apology after Li Qingyue urged them to let the past go. When the other top disciples and Zhen Gui challenged him over the Twin Ruins, Qin Ming fought back, and Old Furnace compared his bearing to Cao Qianqiu’s, suggesting he should be called Qin Qianqiu.

• Qin Ming used the Eye of All Laws to defeat Lu Xunzheng, two other Saint Disciples, and their followers, while Li Qingyue held the Law-Breaking Mirror he had taken from Lu.
• Li Qingyue asked Lu Xunzheng to let their dispute go, and Lu apologized, swore to leave her in peace, and offered to make amends.
• Lu Xunzheng learned Qin Ming was about the same age as Li Qingyue and privately concluded that Qin Ming might become a Great Sage.
• Zuo Qing, Wang Pan, Qi Lin, Yun Wangshu, and Zhen Gui surrounded Qin Ming to compete for access to the Flowing Firefly Twin Ruins Site.
• Qin Ming struck down Yun Wangshu’s three-headed orchid follower, wounded Zhen Gui, and attacked Qi Lin as the other Saint Disciples joined the fight.
• Old Furnace watched Qin Ming battle and recalled Cao Qianqiu, saying Qin Ming should now be called Qin Qianqiu.

Qin Ming single-handedly fought the Saint Disciples and their followers at the Flowing Firefly Twin Ruins Site, defeating them even after they brought out powerful Dao treasures. As the battered disciples regrouped, Zhen Gui sought help from an elder Qiao he believed could subdue Qin Ming.

• Wang Pan, Zuo Qing, and Qi Lin urged the Saint Disciples to stop holding back and attacked Qin Ming together with their followers.
• Qin Ming countered the group’s techniques, badly wounded Wang Pan, Zuo Qing, Qi Lin, and Yun Wangshu, and defeated Zhen Gui’s Black Tortoise form.
• Qin Ming sent Li Qingyue away from the Primal Chaos Golden Bridge under his protection, then faced the Saint Disciples again as they brought out their Dao treasures.
• Qin Ming shattered the Dao-pattern formation and overwhelmed the treasures, while elders outside the ruins retrieved the Seven-Star Sword and Diamond Ring before they could be lost.
• Zhen Gui told Yun Wangshu he wanted to contact his relative elder Qiao, believing the elder would come and subdue Qin Ming.

Qin Ming defeated the Saint Disciples, then explored the Flowing Firefly Twin Ruins with Li Qingyue, where she discovered a mysterious door within her body. A month later, Zhen Gui learned that his distant uncle was coming to Tushita Palace’s territory to challenge Qin Ming.

• Qin Ming defeated Qi Lin, Wang Pan, Zuo Qing, and Yun Wangshu, then treated the injured while Li Qingyue exchanged treasures with the Saint Disciples.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue entered the twin springs, where their shared cultivation caused firefly-like spiritual light to gather around them.
• Li Qingyue sensed a door deep within her body, and she and Qin Ming found that the Twin Springs’ Creation Substance was flowing into it, though they could not open it.
• Qin Ming and Li Qingyue left the springs and spent the following month cultivating and studying the mysterious door.
• Zhen Gui received word that his distant uncle was coming to Tushita Palace’s territory, and he expected the Great Sage to subdue Qin Ming.

Qin Ming joined Tushita Palace’s forces in a bloody battle against the Longevity Abominations, then returned to prepare for another breakthrough. Meanwhile, Zhou Tian set out toward Zhen Gui, who eagerly awaited his Great Sage uncle’s help against Qin Ming.

• Zhou Tian broke through again and decided to visit Zhen Gui after reading his letters.
• Li Qingyue gained a striking boost in comprehension from immortal tea, while Qin Ming found its effects minimal; Saint Disciples later brought treasures to exchange with them.
• Old Furnace explained that Jade Capital had migrated to avoid ancient calamities and warned that a nearby four-thousand-year-old group of Longevity Abominations was dangerous.
• Qin Ming joined Li Qingyue and nearly two thousand Tushita Palace fighters in an attack on the Longevity Abominations, where both sides suffered heavy casualties.
• Qin Ming killed a Master and a young Saint Hunter during the battle, then returned to Furnace Palace and entered seclusion to prepare for another breakthrough.
• Zhen Gui eagerly welcomed Zhou Tian, expecting the Great Sage to help him deal with Qin Ming.