Chapter Summaries

Qin Yi brought Taotie to the Eating Sect, where it devoured centuries of unusual food, and had Jin Senior Brother pack more for it. He then visited the Palace Lord to ask about the distant seas, but their conversation ended with the Palace Lord ordering him thrown out.

• Qin Yi took Taotie to the Eating Sect, where it eagerly swallowed an Exploding Bun and revealed its appetite to Jin Senior Brother.
• Qin Yi asked Jin Senior Brother for unusual, potent foods, and Jin Senior Brother packed several rings of the Eating Sect’s provisions for Taotie.
• Taotie ate the Eating Sect’s centuries of food in a few bites, leaving Jin Senior Brother shocked that Qin Yi was raising a Taotie as a dog.
• Qin Yi flew to the Immortal Palace halls, where disciples treated him as a senior Huiyang cultivator and a prominent figure of the sect.
• Qin Yi sensed that the Palace Lord had reached the peak of Qianyuan and questioned how he had been injured by Cheng Yuan.
• The Palace Lord explained that soul battles could cause serious injuries, and ordered Qin Yi thrown out after Qin Yi asked what had injured him in the distant seas.

Qin Yi asked the Palace Master about the distant seas and learned that they held genuine natural dangers and mysteries beyond the Divine Land. After discussing the limits of cultivation with Liusu and Taotie, he resolved to discover the wider world for himself.

• Qin Yi confronted the Palace Master about recognizing his Wolf Tooth Club, and the Palace Master explained that he had watched Qin Yi's battle at Sakya Monastery.
• The Palace Master said the Witch God Sect was stretched thin and warned that upheavals across the cultivation world made preparation necessary.
• Qin Yi asked about the distant seas, and the Palace Master described their natural hazards, possible inhabitants, and the mysteries beyond the known lands.
• The Palace Master warned Qin Yi never to answer if someone called his name in the middle of the ocean.
• Qin Yi discussed the scale of the world and the limits of cultivation with Liusu and Taotie, then resolved to find out what the world was like.

Qin Yi left Divine Land and used the warped passage in the Land of Chaos to travel toward the other side of the sea. Guided by Liusu through the dangerous temporal route, he reached an apparent exit after asking it to speak with him more often.

• Qin Yi returned to the Land of Chaos, strengthened the cave’s formations, and prepared to cross through the vortex left by the Door of Myriad Mysteries.
• Taotie identified the vortex as a shattered point of the Door of Myriad Mysteries, and Liusu explained how Qin Yi could follow a safe path through it.
• Qin Yi stepped into the vortex and followed Liusu’s guidance through the tangled routes of warped space and time.
• During the journey, Qin Yi recalled how Liusu had always remained by his side and told it that he liked hearing it talk.
• As a blazing solar halo appeared ahead, Liusu agreed to speak more, then squashed Taotie when it raised a hand.

Qin Yi, Liusu, and Taotie explored a remote wilderness, discovered Three-Stem Trees and Paired-Wing Birds, and finally encountered people from the Pierced Chest Kingdom. Their first meeting turned hostile when the men threatened to take the hearts of Qin Yi and Liusu.

• Qin Yi flew west through a vast, unsettled wilderness with Liusu and Taotie, hoping to find people and learn about the region.
• Qin Yi discovered Three-Stem Trees with valuable shining leaves, and Liusu told him to gather only some without harming the roots.
• Qin Yi and Liusu spotted Paired-Wing Birds, but a Pierced Chest man shot at them with an arrow.
• Qin Yi stopped the arrow and learned the attackers were Pierced Chest People who spoke the language of the Divine Land.
• The burly man threatened to replace the birds with the hearts of Qin Yi and Liusu, and Liusu flew into a rage after he called them a pair.

Qin Yi questioned a hunter in Pierced Chest Kingdom and learned that its Heartless God had ordered the collection of hearts from paired creatures, while the god secretly refined gu and sought access to Kunlun Void. After entering the heartless town, Qin Yi was drawn into a confrontation with a pickpocket and a hostile crowd, until someone from a tavern invited him inside.

• Liusu knocked out the hunters with a soul-piercing shriek, and Qin Yi questioned their leader about Pierced Chest Kingdom and its divine orders.
• The leader said the Heartless God had decreed that they collect hearts from paired creatures, and Liusu identified the practice as the refinement of Concentric Heart Gu.
• In a mountain cave, the Heartless God negotiated with a Winged Human woman for access to Kunlun Void while continuing to refine gu; both later sensed Qin Yi, and Liusu noticed the divine soul spying on them.
• Qin Yi took the hunter to Pierced Chest Kingdom, where he saw a small town whose residents had no hearts or had replaced them with animal hearts.
• A pickpocket tried to steal from Qin Yi, then shouted that a foreigner was attacking him, drawing a hostile crowd until someone in a tavern invited Qin Yi inside for wine.

Qin Yi met Miss Yue, a powerful woman from Lady Country, in a tavern in the Pierced Chest Kingdom and learned that its people might be connected to a single surviving Pierced Chest Person. Miss Yue planned to free the paired creatures captured by the king, while Qin Yi began to consider the danger of killing him.

• A woman's voice frightened the Pierced Chest Kingdom folk, and Qin Yi entered the tavern to find Miss Yue drinking beside the beaten proprietor.
• Miss Yue invited Qin Yi to drink XingXing Wine, introduced herself as being from Lady Country, and learned that Qin Yi was from Gentleman Country.
• Qin Yi and Miss Yue said they had come because the Pierced Chest Kingdom was capturing paired creatures, and Miss Yue warned that the king would arrest Qin Yi when he returned.
• Miss Yue explained that she planned to release the creatures the king captured, but warned Qin Yi that killing him could also kill thousands of people.
• Liusu said she suspected that only one true Pierced Chest Person remained: the one the people called their god.

Qin Yi confronted the Pierced Chest Kingdom after its people captured humans and animals, while the mysterious woman used the distraction to free the captives. The kingdom’s giant High God chose to wait until Qin Yi and the woman were alone before confronting them.

• The woman explained that the Pierced Chest people might depend on their god to live, and Qin Yi decided to intervene despite the danger.
• The Pierced Chest King confronted Qin Yi, who defeated his guards and removed the king’s dog heart without killing him.
• While Qin Yi held the king’s attention, the woman freed the captive humans and animals and blocked their pursuers with a line drawn on the ground.
• The Pierced Chest King wondered why the High God had not responded as Qin Yi and Liusu joked nearby.
• The giant High God told the white-winged woman to wait until Qin Yi and the mysterious woman were alone, then suggested refining their hearts for the Formless Realm.

Qin Yi caught up with Yue Xi and learned that she planned to destroy a newly awakened Flame Demon, then offered to help her. As they traveled toward the Flame Cave, Yue Xi revealed that she had taken on the task to fulfill a dying man’s wish and shared her name.

• Qin Yi followed Yue Xi to learn about the distant lands, and she told him the Winged Human Race could provide information about the sea’s center.
• After Yue Xi warned that she was heading toward danger, Qin Yi insisted on accompanying her to the Flame Cave to destroy an Evil Fire Essence becoming a Flame Demon.
• Yue Xi explained that a dying man had asked her to destroy the Flame Demon in return for a pot of XingXing Wine.
• Yue Xi praised Qin Yi’s intentions and told him her name as they set out beneath the rising moon.
• Qin Yi described his mother-in-law as a stern old Daoist nun, and Yue Xi silently looked up at the moon.

Qin Yi and Yue Xi entered a volcano to destroy a Flame Demon, with Qin Yi clearing its Fire Men using Taotie before Taotie ate too much and had to retreat. At the volcano’s heart, Yue Xi confronted the Flame Demon while Qin Yi tried to free four Magma Men from the lava and transformed into one himself.

• Qin Yi and Yue Xi identified the Flame Demon as a former Yanhuo Clan auxiliary god whose heart could be attacked to make it disperse.
• Qin Yi fed the attacking Fire Men to Taotie, which swallowed the swarm but became too full to continue and was put away in Qin Yi’s ring.
• Yue Xi opened a passage through the Flame Demon’s wall of fire with a taiji art, and the pair reached the volcano’s lava-filled interior.
• Yue Xi ignited flames inside the Flame Demon and told Qin Yi to pull four Magma Men out of the lava, where they were immortal.
• Qin Yi learned from Liusu that he could not pull the Magma Men free while fighting the whole lava sea, so he transformed into a Magma Man and stepped into the lava.

Qin Yi and Yue Xi fought the Flame Demon while pretending to struggle, until it unleashed its Heavenless Black Flame. Qin Yi and Yue Xi joined forces to defeat it, but the volcano erupted as they escaped together.

• Yue Xi feigned an even fight with the Flame Demon while Qin Yi brawled with its Magma Men and tested their connection to the Lava Sea.
• Yue Xi deliberately stomped Qin Yi and redirected the Flame Demon's fire dragon into him, prompting him to call her a pig teammate.
• The Flame Demon transformed the Lava Sea into black fire and unleashed its Heavenless Black Flame, forcing Qin Yi to leave the magma.
• Yue Xi used the Time Beacon to rewind herself and put Qin Yi in her place, and he fought the black flames with a Qian Yuan Level sword.
• Yue Xi aided Qin Yi as he struck the Flame Demon's chest and knocked out the Yanhuo Clan's Flame Heart.
• Yue Xi rescued Qin Yi from the Flame Demon's Blazing Sun Flame, and the cavern erupted into a volcano as she carried him away.

Qin Yi and Yue Xi defeated the Flame Demon, then parted ways as Yue Xi spoke with an old monk about the netherworld and Meng. After flying away, Qin Yi finally rested and told Liusu he had helped Yue Xi without wanting to become entangled with her.

• Yue Xi extinguished the Flame Demon, took its Flame Heart, and checked that Qin Yi was unharmed.
• Qin Yi left Yue Xi, insisting that their cooperation was only a brief act of courtesy.
• Yue Xi doused the volcano with rain, gave the Flame Heart to the God of Fire Aversion, and discussed the netherworld and Meng with an old monk.
• Qin Yi flew into a forest and stopped to rest after his injuries and exhaustion caught up with him.
• Qin Yi told Liusu that he had only meant to help Yue Xi, then held her and said she was more lovely than Yue Xi.

Qin Yi teased Liusu about her forms and asked what she needed to regain her power, learning that Seeking Wood could help while Stone Stool would let her recover through cultivation. After Liusu pointed out that he had failed to ask Miss Yue how to find the Winged Human Race, Heartless God ambushed Qin Yi, only to be chased and battered by Liusu in the Wolf Tooth Club.

• Liusu transformed into a ball and a Wolf Tooth Club to amuse Qin Yi, while suppressing Taotie inside the ring.
• Liusu told Qin Yi that Seeking Wood and its Wood Heart could aid her recovery, though she trusted Stone Stool and self-cultivation more than medicine.
• Liusu mocked Qin Yi for forgetting to ask Miss Yue how to find the Winged Human Race.
• Heartless God launched a sneak attack on Qin Yi, and Liusu flew into the Wolf Tooth Club to intercept him.
• Liusu beat the fleeing Heartless God through the forest, while Qin Yi recognized him as a powerful Pierced Chest giant.

Qin Yi and Liusu stormed Heartless God's Divine Mountain, where Heartless God and a Winged Human woman fought them through a formation. Qin Yi broke the formation and Black Fur Ball bit off Heartless God's hand, leaving Qin Yi stunned to find a Winged Human among his attackers.

• Qin Yi followed Heartless God to his Divine Mountain, and Liusu warned him to be careful before he smashed the formation with the Wolf Tooth Club.
• Heartless God persuaded the Winged Human Race woman to help him fight Qin Yi in exchange for support against the Netherworld.
• Qin Yi entered the formation, ignited its heart-shaped traps with Red Lotus Tribulation Fire, and resisted Heartless God's Heart-Urging Art and the woman's wind attacks.
• Qin Yi struck back at the Winged Human woman, who deflected his blow and crashed into the mountainside.
• Qin Yi released Black Fur Ball, which bit off Heartless God's giant hand, and then shattered the formation with his club.
• Qin Yi recognized the woman as a member of the Winged Human Race and wondered why she had joined his enemies.

Qin Yi chased Heartless God while Yu Shang tried to protect him, leading to a fierce fight between Qin Yi and the Winged Human woman. The chapter left Qin Yi pinning Yu Shang against a cliff wall, with both of them unable to move freely.

• Heartless God fled after Qin Yi severed his arm, but Qin Yi blocked his escape while Yu Shang asked Qin Yi to let him go.
• Qin Yi sent Taotie into the cave to deal with Heartless God, then challenged Yu Shang when she continued defending him.
• Yu Shang revealed her martial skill and fought Qin Yi, recognizing his Dragon Might and accusing him of stealing a Dragon Clan treasure or killing a dragon.
• Yu Shang unleashed a mountain-cleaving kick, but Qin Yi dodged and struck back with his Wolf Tooth Club.
• A Little Ghost disrupted Yu Shang's power, allowing Qin Yi to pin her against a cliff wall with her leg trapped and her Moon Blades holding up his club.

Qin Yi defeated Yu Shang and learned that forcibly taking her first down had bound her to him as a hated mate, while Heartless God’s plot against her came to light. He spared Yu Shang and chose to have Taotie devour Heartless God so he could obtain the man’s life-preserving secret technique.

• Qin Yi struggled to restrain Yu Shang until he pulled out her first down, which made her lose her strength; Liusu explained that it was a Winged Human betrothal feather and that forcing it from her marked him as her enemy.
• Qin Yi sealed Yu Shang’s strength and refused to kill her, then took her to the mountaintop after Taotie called him to inspect Heartless God.
• Taotie revealed that Heartless God had been using Concentric Heart Gu to steal hearts and gain power, and Heartless God admitted he had planned to use Qin Yi’s heart to control other races.
• Yu Shang learned that Heartless God had intended to exploit her and offered herself to Taotie, but Qin Yi stopped the dog and put it away.
• Liusu identified Heartless God’s technique for replacing lost organs and surviving fatal injuries, so Qin Yi released Taotie and ordered it to devour Heartless God for the technique.

Qin Yi questioned Yu Shang after the Taotie broke through to the Qian Yuan Level, but she continued to distrust his claim that his Dragon Might came from a legitimate inheritance. When Yu Shang appeared ready to attack again, Qin Yi restrained her with the Joyful Buddhist Beads, leaving her bound to a stone pillar.

• The Taotie devoured Qin Yi's food and broke through to the Qian Yuan Level, then Qin Yi punched it and put it in his ring.
• Qin Yi asked Yu Shang her name and why she had attacked him, and she apologized for being deceived but insisted on learning where his Dragon Might came from.
• Yu Shang explained that her people respected Dragon Might from a legitimate inheritance but treated anyone who gained it by killing dragons as an enemy.
• Qin Yi told Yu Shang his Dragon Might came from a legitimate inheritance, but she remained distrustful and did not apologize for trying to kill him over it.
• When Qin Yi noticed Yu Shang preparing a sneak attack, he used the Joyful Buddhist Beads to bind her to a stone pillar, prompting Liusu to give him a sidelong glance.

Qin Yi and Liusu tried to persuade the captive Yu Shang to take them to the Winged Human Race’s homeland, and Liusu used Qin Yi’s appearance to coax her into agreeing. Xi Yue arrived after the encounter and mistakenly saw Qin Yi tormenting Yu Shang.

• Liusu transformed into Qin Yi’s likeness and teased the bound Yu Shang, arguing that their earlier encounter had created a bond between them.
• Liusu persuaded Yu Shang to accept Qin Yi as her Husband and agree to take him to her maiden home, where the Clan Leader could decide what to do.
• Liusu returned to Little Ghost and explained that Yu Shang would likely keep her promise because the Winged Human Race valued oaths.
• Xi Yue arrived and found Yu Shang bound and dazed, then used a spell to see an illusion of Qin Yi tormenting her.
• Xi Yue asked Qin Yi whether he wanted to have fun with her too.

Qin Yi defended his treatment of Yu Shang, released her, and spoke with Xi Yue over wine about judgment, karma, and the freedom to act without regret. After Yu Shang left, Qin Yi and Xi Yue parted on cordial terms, while Liusu sensed that his newfound freedom would help his cultivation grow.

• Qin Yi accepted responsibility for humiliating Yu Shang and challenged Xi Yue to consider Yu Shang's own feelings about what had happened.
• Xi Yue asked Qin Yi to release Yu Shang, and he freed her from the chains before advising her not to judge or kill before understanding a situation.
• Yu Shang left the cave dwelling after thanking Xi Yue and saying she would repay her.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue sat outside among the ruined cliffs, where he poured her Poetry Wine Drifting and admitted he had acted against Yu Shang.
• Xi Yue asked whether Qin Yi regretted killing Heartless God because of possible karma, and Qin Yi said he had no regrets.
• Liusu sensed that Qin Yi's growing independence would lead to a sharp rise in his cultivation.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue discussed the Pierced Chest Kingdom, the upheaval surrounding the Netherworld, and the different factions’ motives. Xi Yue admitted she only watched the conflict, while Qin Yi recognized her hidden worries and offered to drink with her as a friend.

• Qin Yi asked Xi Yue why she had come to the Pierced Chest Kingdom, and she explained that a comet’s fall had drawn her there after she observed the stars.
• Xi Yue explained that the races on the Other Side of the Ocean avoided major wars because their populations were small, and she promised to testify that Qin Yi had killed Heartless God in self-defense.
• Xi Yue described the conflicting positions surrounding the Netherworld’s unification and said that she only watched, though Qin Yi sensed she was troubled by the matter.
• Xi Yue told Qin Yi that the Winged Human Race opposed the Plane Passage because it could bypass the sea’s barrier.
• Qin Yi suggested Xi Yue drank to avoid thinking too clearly, then brought out fine wine and called her a friend.

Qin Yi shared his rare Drunken Moon wine with Xi Yue, whose long-held desire to escape her clearheadedness made her accept his invitation to drink freely. As dawn broke, the two danced above the clouds, where Qin Yi turned clouds into cakes and Xi Yue finally let herself become drunk.

• Qin Yi opened the Wine Gourd, and the wine’s fragrance spread across the mountains, intoxicating nearby creatures.
• Qin Yi poured Xi Yue a cup of wine and named the brew Drunken Moon after she asked its name.
• Xi Yue offered Qin Yi a request in exchange for the wine, but he refused and gave Liusu two drops, leaving it dizzy.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue drank another cup together, and he teased her for acting too proper while drunk.
• Qin Yi invited Xi Yue to drink among the clouds, transformed the clouds into cakes, and shared them with her and Liusu.
• Xi Yue drank deeply and allowed herself to get drunk as dawn rose.