Chapter Summaries

Ju Yunxiu completed the refinement of her painted realm with help from the Wolf Tooth Club’s artifact spirit, defeating Feng Bulie and transforming the realm into a mid-Qian Yuan supreme treasure. The chapter ended with Ju Yunxiu’s cultivation surging toward Qian Yuan and Little Ghost departing in the club.

• Ju Yunxiu continued refining Feng Bulie’s blood qi for seven days, while Qin Yi refined pills.
• The Wolf Tooth Club entered the painted realm, and Feng Bulie tried to seize its artifact spirit with Blood Fight but could not stop its attack.
• The artifact spirit’s strike overwhelmed Feng Bulie’s defenses and trapped his Sea of Souls, giving Ju Yunxiu the chance to complete her refinement.
• Ju Yunxiu used the painted realm to bury Feng Bulie, while the artifact spirit helped transform his powers and treasures into missing elements of the realm.
• The painted realm reached great completion as a mid-Qian Yuan supreme treasure, and Ju Yunxiu advanced to late Shining Sun with her sword pointing toward Qian Yuan.
• Little Ghost returned to the Wolf Tooth Club and left, while Ju Yunxiu marveled at the artifact spirit’s understanding of the Dao.

After Feng Bulie's death, Qin Yi and the others tried to use their refuge to cultivate and recover, but a powerful stranger soon arrived. The man inspected the tomb chamber, recognized that its visitors were hiding in the Netherworld Realm, and invited them to come out.

• Qin Yi worried that the Witch God Sect might discover Feng Bulie's death and decided the group should remain in the refuge to cultivate and prepare.
• Qin Yi, Ju Yunxiu, and Li Qingjun cultivated while Qing Cha watched the tomb chamber through a Crystal Ball; they finished some preparations but made little progress before trouble arrived.
• Qing Cha spotted a figure entering through the world-membrane teleportation array and alerted the others.
• Qin Yi led everyone into the Netherworld Realm, where they watched as the visitor sliced through the floor and reached the Black Coffin.
• The visitor inspected the Other Shore Flower, the pill furnace, and the coffin, then addressed the hidden group and invited them to meet him.

Qin Yi and his companions met Jade True Person in the burial chamber, where he shared wine and explained why he had refused to reclaim his previous body and its cultivation. He revealed that he had expected Qin Yi to steal his treasures, but spared him because he was an unusually honest fool.

• Jade True Person invited Qin Yi and his companions to drink Azure Underworld Wine and explained how its Never-Emptying technique worked.
• Jade True Person introduced himself by the name of the Daoist in the coffin and shared wine with Qin Yi and the others.
• Jade True Person tasted Qin Yi's Poetry Wine Drifting and teased him about his life among beautiful companions.
• Jade True Person explained that he had awakened memories of his previous life but refused to replace his soul into his preserved body, even though it could have taken him to Qianyuan.
• Jade True Person said Qin Yi had stirred his memories by touching the corpse and admitted he had planned to kill him if he had taken the treasures.
• Jade True Person praised Qin Yi as a rare little fool who had not taken anything, and toasted to making sure such fools did not go extinct.

Jade True Person gave Qin Yi and his companions supplies and advice, then departed after revealing why he had rejected the chance to merge with his former-life inheritance. The group was left to consider his Non-Self realm and prepare to evade the Witch God Sect’s search.

• Jade True Person gave Qin Yi nether soil that could help Qing Cha grow and told him how to use it.
• Jade True Person told Li Qingjun that he was not a reincarnated person, then explained that he had rejected merging with his former-life body because his beloved would not accept its appearance.
• Jade True Person took the Other Shore Flower and coffin, gave Qin Yi the Earth Fire and pill furnace, and accepted some Poetry Wine Drifting.
• Jade True Person warned Qin Yi’s group that the Witch God Sect was searching the Ten Thousand Li Sea Region and advised them to escape through the Netherworld Realm rather than return to their sect.
• After Jade True Person left, Li Qingjun reflected on the difficulty of living like an immortal, and Ju Yunxiu identified his realm as Non-Self.

Qin Yi and his companions hid from the Witch God Sect’s search while he assessed the conflict surrounding the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow. He realized the righteous alliance would not last and that he might need to leave the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace behind, but Li Qingjun promised to go with him and Ju Yunxiu accepted the prospect of wandering.

• Qin Yi learned from Liusu that the mysterious visitor was a Formless cultivator, though his identity remained uncertain.
• Qin Yi reasoned that the Witch God Sect had launched a massive sea search after Feng Bulie died while pursuing him and that the Penglai Sword Pavilion was reluctant to become his shield.
• Qin Yi and Li Qingjun expected the Witch God Sect’s search to end when the righteous sects formed an alliance, but Ju Yunxiu warned that the alliance would eventually disperse.
• Qin Yi understood Jade True Person’s advice to drift away as a warning to sever ties with the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace and bear the danger alone.
• Li Qingjun held Qin Yi’s hand and said she would go with him, while Ju Yunxiu said she was already accustomed to wandering.

Qin Yi prepared to enter the Netherworld Realm while Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun cultivated inside the painting world. As he helped Qing Cha apply Nether Soil in her tea-leaf form, Ju Yunxiu misunderstood the scene and called out to him.

• Qin Yi admitted he wanted to destroy the Witch God Sect for endangering him and those around him, but decided to prepare before entering the Netherworld Realm.
• Li Qingjun and Ju Yunxiu entered the Trial Painting World and Qianyuan Painting Scroll to cultivate, leaving Qin Yi with Qing Cha.
• Qin Yi restored the Joyful Buddhist Beads and refined the Earth Fire into a fire seed over seven days.
• Qing Cha grew tired of watching the seabed, so Qin Yi took over the Crystal Ball and told her to apply Nether Soil in her tea-leaf form.
• Qin Yi caught Qing Cha as she transformed into a tiny tea leaf, then applied Nether Soil while she protested that he was touching her.
• Ju Yunxiu heard their exchange from inside the painting and asked what Qin Yi was doing, prompting him to insist that Qing Cha was only a tea leaf.

Qin Yi, Ju Yunxiu, and Li Qingjun entered the Netherworld Realm through the passage beneath the tomb. In its absolute darkness, they discovered that ordinary souls could be stripped away and that unseen creatures lurked nearby, leaving them searching for a way to see.

• Ju Yunxiu placed Qing Cha, buried in Nether Soil, inside a box so she could remain safe during the journey.
• Li Qingjun emerged from the painting realm after reaching the fifth level of Bone Tempering, and Qin Yi cautioned her not to rely too heavily on the cultivation fragment.
• Qin Yi led Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun into the passage to the Netherworld Realm, and Ju Yunxiu concealed its entrance with her brush.
• As they descended through the darkness, Qin Yi sensed the realm could strip away souls, while the Other Shore Flower resisted its effect.
• Ghostly shadows approached, but Qin Yi drove them off with Buddhist beads; Ju Yunxiu said they needed a way to see, and Qin Yi's Radiance Art failed.

Qin Yi, Ju Yunxiu, and Li Qingjun used Meng Qingying’s bloodstained handkerchief to see through the darkness of the Netherworld Realm and surveyed its eerie landscape. With their return route too dangerous and their World-Breaking Bomb spent, they decided to search for intelligent beings who might help them find another way out.

• Qin Yi took out Meng Qingying’s handkerchief, whose glowing blood formed a thin film that let all three see in the Netherworld Realm.
• Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun caught Qin Yi examining the handkerchief and teased him before they turned their attention to their surroundings.
• The three saw Nether Qi clouds and Netherworld Iron Birds keeping their distance, then looked down on the desolate mountains and rivers below.
• Qin Yi explained that they could not safely return through the tomb entrance and that they needed to find another passage out of the realm.
• Ju Yunxiu agreed with Qin Yi’s plan to seek intelligent beings, and the three headed toward a distant streak of blood-red light.

Qin Yi and his companions followed Blood Refinement Sect members carrying a slain Yin flood dragon and overheard their plans to gather creatures’ blood for a mysterious undertaking. After learning that the sect intended to lure and capture a Daoist Nun from the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, Qin Yi decided to investigate.

• Qin Yi, Li Qingjun, and their companion followed the blood-robed cultivators from the river into a mountain hollow.
• The Blood Refinement Sect members said they had killed the Yin flood dragon on the Sect Master's orders and were collecting blood from creatures across the Yin Realm.
• Elder Xue explained that the Witch God Sect had refused to support their larger plan and was searching for Qin Yi.
• The sect members revealed that they would deliver the flood dragon to the Northern Boundary Bridge and had been ordered to lure and capture a Daoist Nun from the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace.
• Qin Yi decided that he and his companions had to investigate the plan.

Qin Yi, Li Qingjun, and Ju Yunxiu followed Elder Xue to a boundary bridge connecting shattered planes and learned that the Blood Refinement Sect was preparing to deceive a Daoist Nun investigating their plans. The man in black revealed that they intended to lure her onto the bridge and trap her there.

• Qin Yi realized the Blood Refinement Sect had only recently entered the realm and that its members had crossed over from another shattered plane through a boundary bridge.
• Qin Yi, Li Qingjun, and Ju Yunxiu discussed whether the demonic sects’ joint activities were truly evil, and Ju Yunxiu warned Qin Yi not to trust the Blood Refinement Sect.
• The three secretly watched Elder Xue’s group reach the boundary bridge at the edge of the shattered plane.
• Elder Xue signaled across the bridge, and a man in black arrived to ask about the Yin Dragon.
• The man in black ordered Elder Xue to take the Yin Dragon Blood Marrow and make the corpse look like the remains of an evil blood sacrifice.
• The man in black said a Daoist Nun had injured their Huiyang elder and instructed Elder Xue to lure her onto the bridge before pulling it away.

Qin Yi and the others watched the Blood Refinement Sect lure Minghe into a trap, but she calmly overcame the void and the formation with her powerful techniques and treasures. As she resisted capture, Ju Yunxiu asked Qin Yi where his Daoist Scarf was and what it did.

• Qin Yi, Li Qingjun, and Ju Yunxiu watched the Blood Refinement Sect stage an evil-dragon sacrifice to lure someone across the realm membrane.
• Minghe arrived and destroyed the fake Yin Dragon, but the bridge vanished and left her trapped in a dangerous spatial fissure.
• Li Qingjun and Ju Yunxiu restrained Qin Yi from rushing to Minghe's aid while they watched the sect's plan unfold.
• Minghe used the Sun and Moon Ritual Trajectory to clear a path through the void and fly toward solid ground.
• The Blood Refinement Sect's formation tried to drag Minghe in with blood nets, but her divine sword shattered the nets and her Buddhist pagoda blocked the Nether energy and suction.
• Ju Yunxiu noticed the Buddhist pagoda and asked Qin Yi where his Daoist Scarf was and what it did.

Minghe fought off the Blood Refinement Sect’s ambush and escaped after using Star Shift to disrupt their spatial traps. Qin Yi rushed in to help, only to discover that the figure leading the ambush was Meng Qingying, who ordered her men to capture him instead.

• Minghe broke free of the blood formation’s suction and fought through the Blood Refinement Sect’s spatial traps and attacks.
• The Buddhist tower turned against Minghe, but her whisk and Jade Ruyi Scepter blocked the blood net and destroyed the formation’s eye.
• A fake spatial rift dragged Minghe toward it, and her Daoist Scarf expanded to block its pull.
• The Immortal Binding Rope emerged from another rift, but Minghe used Star Shift to scramble the spatial rifts and escape.
• Qin Yi charged in to help Minghe, then froze when he recognized Meng Qingying as the ambush leader.
• Meng Qingying smiled at Qin Yi and ordered her men to tie him up.

Meng Qingying’s ambush captured Qin Yi after Minghe broke through the hidden formations, but she drove Minghe away and invited Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun to her stronghold. As Meng Qingying carried Qin Yi off for questioning, the chapter revealed how she survived the Netherworld Realm and became the Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect’s sole heir.

• Meng Qingying’s black-clad followers emerged from fake rifts and surrounded Minghe, but Minghe’s Star Shift scattered them across the void.
• Qin Yi stayed behind to protect Minghe, and Meng Qingying captured him instead of continuing to pursue her.
• Minghe returned to rescue Qin Yi, but Meng Qingying mocked her and ordered her away; Minghe fled to seek reinforcements.
• Meng Qingying invited Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun to her stronghold, then drugged and bound Qin Yi before taking him across a realm bridge.
• The chapter recounted how Meng Qingying survived five years in the Netherworld Realm, rose through the sect’s succession struggle, and became its sole direct heir.

Meng Qingying brought Qin Yi to the Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect’s outpost and explained how her harsh upbringing had shaped her, while Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun waited nearby. In private, Meng Qingying admitted that she had once treated Qin Yi as a tool against Minghe but had fallen for him, and Qin Yi embraced her feelings as they kissed.

• Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun learned that Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect children entered the Netherworld Realm alone at five or six and had to survive there for years.
• Ju Yunxiu asked the sect member to serve whatever Meng Qingying usually liked, but learned that Meng Qingying devoted her free time to cultivation.
• Meng Qingying told Qin Yi that his silence during her clash with Minghe showed he could not bring himself to stop her, and that she had chosen not to hurt Minghe for his sake.
• Meng Qingying revealed that she had originally planned to use intimacy to turn Qin Yi against Minghe, but his willingness to protect her changed her feelings.
• Meng Qingying claimed Qin Yi as her Cauldron, and Qin Yi hugged and kissed her in return.

Qin Yi and Meng Qingying discussed Minghe’s situation and the Myriad Phenomena Asura Lord’s project in the Netherworld. Qin Yi learned that the sect planned to fuse the Blood Nether Realm’s fragments into a single realm, a daunting ambition that piqued his interest.

• Qin Yi and Meng Qingying finished their private encounter, then bantered about how he should deal with the women close to him.
• Meng Qingying noticed Qin Yi worrying about Minghe and explained that her people had detected and monitored Minghe after she entered the Netherworld.
• Meng Qingying said Minghe had underestimated the Netherworld, where the sect knew the terrain and had kept track of her movements.
• Meng Qingying revealed that the sect publicly claimed it was building bridges between Blood Nether Realm fragments, but secretly aimed to fuse and reshape the entire realm.
• Qin Yi learned that the sect used blood from Yin Realm creatures to sense where other fragments remained and became interested in the Myriad Phenomena Asura Lord’s grand project.

Qin Yi learned that Meng Qingying was leading a Netherworld pilot project and refused to exploit Minghe’s concern for him to win her over. Meng Qingying helped him find Minghe, who waited to see whether he would be honest about being safe.

• Qin Yi worried that Meng Qingying’s operation would expose her to pressure, and she explained that it was a limited pilot project meant to build her faction and serve as her trial.
• Meng Qingying admitted she could not wage war against the Witch God Sect for Qin Yi, though she would take a chance to strike back at them.
• Qin Yi asked whether he should persuade Minghe to leave, but rejected the idea of letting her believe he had been captured when he was safe.
• Meng Qingying agreed to help Qin Yi find Minghe, anticipating her reaction when he appeared.
• Minghe explored the Netherworld, escaped a Nether Serpent, and reflected on her faded feelings for Qin Yi and his willingness to save her.
• Minghe saw a figure approaching and wondered whether Qin Yi would tell her he was safe or deceive her while she worried.

Qin Yi and Minghe reunited after he rescued her, confronting their lingering feelings and the distance created by her cultivation. They agreed to wait until they both reached the Radiant Sun Realm before discussing their relationship again, and Qin Yi showed her a route out of the area.

• Qin Yi and Minghe reflected on how little their appearances had changed and how much more distant Minghe seemed after years apart.
• Minghe criticized Qin Yi for being led astray by Meng Qingying, then grew flustered when he teased her about her feelings.
• Minghe warned Qin Yi that her master required him to reach the Radiant Sun Realm within a hundred years before they could meet again.
• Qin Yi said he had teased Minghe to learn whether she still cared, then proposed they focus on cultivation and revisit their feelings when they reached the Radiant Sun Realm.
• Qin Yi told Minghe that Myriad Images of the Universe posed no immediate threat and pointed out a passage to the bottom of the Eastern Sea so she could leave.

Minghe left the Undersea Grave after deciding to trust Qin Yi and focus on her cultivation, while Meng Qingying explained why she had chosen not to provoke her. Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun remained at the camp, where Meng Qingying returned in high spirits and traded barbs with them.

• Minghe accepted Qin Yi's explanation, left without seeking help from her elders, and considered how her feelings for him might change over time.
• After Minghe departed, Meng Qingying emerged from hiding and told Qin Yi that provoking Minghe would have risked driving her away for good.
• Qin Yi embraced Meng Qingying, and their teasing turned flirtatious before he stopped when she pointed out that creatures in the darkness could see them.
• Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun read materials about the Netherworld Realm and reflected on how their relationships with Minghe and Meng Qingying had changed.
• Meng Qingying returned to the guest room in high spirits, and Ju Yunxiu mocked her for keeping Qin Yi captive while Meng Qingying replied that he worked hard and might simply like her.

Li Qingjun and Ju Yunxiu challenged Meng Qingying over her possessive attitude toward Qin Yi, but she reminded them that their ability to see in the Netherworld came from her blood. Qin Yi found a lead on the Netherglow Jade Crystal in the records, and Meng Qingying asked him to stay another day while she sought more information.

• Li Qingjun and Ju Yunxiu traded barbs with Meng Qingying, who pointed out that her Nether Qi had enabled them to see her and claimed Qin Yi’s time before their departure.
• Meng Qingying explained that Qin Yi had rushed to read her classified records after hearing about the Netherglow Jade Crystal.
• Qin Yi told the group that the Netherglow Jade Crystal had once been enshrined by the Nether Emperor Sect, but its fate after the Netherworld shattered was unknown.
• Qin Yi declined to join Meng Qingying’s effort to unify the Netherworld because the Witch God Sect was hunting him and he did not want to provoke trouble for her.
• Meng Qingying warned Qin Yi about the Witch God Sect’s influence, then asked him to stay one more day while she asked around about the Nether Emperor Sect; Qin Yi agreed.

Meng Qingying and Qin Yi traced the Nether Emperor Sect’s connection to a phoenix mural, then agreed to investigate the sect as a long-term goal. She sent Qin Yi and his companions toward the Land of Chaos, and they parted with plans to meet again.

• Meng Qingying learned from Helm Master Lin that the Nether Emperor Sect had worshipped the phoenix and used the black-purple E'Zhuo as its symbol.
• Qin Yi brought Meng Qingying to the phoenix mural, where she felt an unexplained familiarity and decided to investigate the Nether Emperor Sect with him.
• Qin Yi identified Jade True Person as a possible source of answers, while Meng Qingying worried he might be her master and difficult to question.
• Meng Qingying kept Qin Yi with her for a day of dual cultivation, leaving Ju Yunxiu and Li Qingjun angry at having shared their blood to bring him back.
• Meng Qingying guided Qin Yi, Ju Yunxiu, and Li Qingjun to a portal leading to the Land of Chaos and warned them to be careful as they parted.