Chapter Summaries

Qin Yi entered Kunlun Void alone, where distorted space made the cavern seem boundless, and discovered that Doggie had secretly followed him as a divided soul. With Doggie’s advice, Qin Yi used the Stone Stool to find his way and crossed the cavern with Ground Shrinking to an Inch, while an unseen voice noticed that he possessed a Door.

• Qin Yi found himself alone in Kunlun Void and sensed that its illusions and tangled spaces made the cavern seem endless.
• Qin Yi discovered Doggie hiding in his ring as an early-Qianyuan divided soul, and Doggie admitted he had sneaked in to seek opportunities.
• Doggie explained that he hoped to recover the divinity he had lost when he was sealed and believed Kunlun might hold clues.
• Doggie told Qin Yi to use the Stone Stool to sense the direction through the interwoven spaces.
• Qin Yi used Ground Shrinking to an Inch to cross the cavern, and an unseen voice murmured that he possessed a Door.

Qin Yi crossed the Innate Thunder Pool and watched a greedy Ghost Country god die after trying to seize a thunder seed. He suspected Kunlun Void was full of traps and warned the dog that the Heavenly Beings might have been exploiting it for ages.

• Qin Yi used the Jianmu Bark Shield to protect himself from the Thunder Pool’s lightning and learned from the dog that its thunder seeds could nurture lightning arts.
• Qin Yi decided not to take a thunder seed, then skirted the pool’s edge while the dog lamented the treasures he was leaving behind.
• A one-eyed, serpent-bodied Ghost Country god entered the pool and tried to seize a dark thunder seed.
• The thunder seeds went berserk, killed the Qianyuan god, and erased his soul as Qin Yi observed from afar.
• Qin Yi told the dog that Kunlun Void might be a trap, since Heavenly Beings had entered it repeatedly over many ages.

Bei Yuan and Jade True Person fought over the Kunlun World Evolution Celestial Lotus, which could restore reincarnation, while Xi Yue and Crane Cry True Person pursued their own goals. Qin Yi found the Celestial Soul Profound Soil Liusu wanted, but faced the danger of entering the vast, self-growing Breathing Earth.

• Bei Yuan revealed that he had hidden the River of Forgetfulness and the Nether Emperor Sect, but the Reincarnation Disk was missing, and he argued with Jade True Person over whether to restore reincarnation.
• Bei Yuan and Jade True Person began a battle over the Kunlun World Evolution Celestial Lotus, whose seeds could become a new Reincarnation Disk.
• Xi Yue met Crane Cry True Person and chose not to interfere in the battle, urging them to seek their own objectives before Kunlun Celestial Light dispersed.
• Qin Yi discovered the Celestial Soul Profound Soil within the boundless Breathing Earth and worried that entering it could bury him or trigger another dangerous reaction.

Qin Yi investigated the dangers in Kunlun Void and confirmed that the Innate Stele Forest’s inscriptions had been altered to drive cultivators mad. He realized other treasures might also be traps and worried that Yue Xi could be in danger.

• Doggie explained that Liusu had entered complete meditation while approaching the Formless threshold, and Qin Yi decided to keep her hidden.
• Qin Yi left the Celestial Soul Profound Soil untouched and used Qiu Niu’s map to travel to the Innate Stele Forest.
• Qin Yi concealed himself near the Stele Bases and waited for two giants he had thrown out earlier to arrive.
• The three-headed and three-bodied giants began comprehending the Chaos Origin Chapters, then went mad and attacked each other within moments.
• Qin Yi concluded that the Stele Bases offered anti-Divine Power and wondered whether Yue Xi might be endangered by the object she had come to retrieve.

Xi Yue reached the Kunlun Void gate fragment and faced three Formless cultivators from heaven who tried to claim it. After challenging their idea of the will of heaven, she declared that heaven could be rejected, while Qin Yi arrived too late to approach the sealed battlefield.

• Xi Yue explained how the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace had gathered gate fragments while resisting the Heavenly Beings, and why He Dao Zhenren and she differed in their motives.
• Xi Yue found the Stone Stool fragment in the Kunlun Void and pulled it toward herself from a thousand miles away.
• Three Formless cultivators from heaven attacked Xi Yue as she reached for the fragment, and a rainbow severed her connection to it.
• Xi Yue recognized their leader as Tianhong Zi and challenged him over whether the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace had rebelled.
• Tianhong Zi said the rise of a Supreme Clarity cultivator was the will of heaven, and Xi Yue declared that such a heaven could go without.
• Qin Yi arrived several thousand miles away but could not approach the battlefield sealed by the interwoven patterns of the Great Dao.

Qin Yi reached the Sealing God Tablet with the dog and realized Zuo Qingtian was pursuing a path to Demon Godhood through divinity. After Zuo Qingtian sacrificed Qiongqi to absorb a wisp of divinity, he called for Taotie, who was hiding nearby.

• Qin Yi found the enormous Sealing God Tablet and learned from the dog that its divinity was scattered, with only a tiny trace remaining there.
• The dog explained that humans might absorb divinity to become Demon Gods, leading Qin Yi to suspect that Zuo Qingtian sought this path to enlightenment.
• Zuo Qingtian arrived with Qiongqi, who touched the Stele Base to draw down divinity and absorb it.
• A purifying inscription disrupted the ritual and caused Qiongqi to cry out that the Stele Base was a trap.
• Zuo Qingtian struck Qiongqi, took the wisp of divinity it had absorbed, and explained that the heavenly light had been distorted only for the first person.
• Zuo Qingtian sensed that Taotie was nearby and called for it to come out.

Qin Yi negotiated with Zuo Qingtian over Taotie’s curse, then offered to lift it if Zuo helped protect Xi Yue from her pursuer. Zuo accepted and blocked Tianhong Zi, leaving Xi Yue baffled by Qin Yi’s attempt to save her.

• Zuo Qingtian offered Taotie a body and divinity in exchange for becoming his servant, but learned the Wrath Soul Curse prevented a Soul Oath and could not be removed by force.
• Qin Yi refused to lift the curse without safeguards, and Zuo Qingtian considered killing him when Xi Yue arrived and shielded him.
• Xi Yue urged Qin Yi to flee while she held off Zuo Qingtian, despite being injured and pursued by Tianhong Zi.
• Qin Yi offered to lift the curse if Zuo Qingtian helped kill Xi Yue’s pursuer, and Zuo accepted.
• Zuo Qingtian blocked Tianhong Zi’s strike, astonishing him and leaving Xi Yue puzzled by Qin Yi’s effort to save her.

Xi Yue and Zuo Qingtian teamed up to drive off Tianhong Zi while Doggo absorbed a trace of divine nature from the Stele Base. Zuo Qingtian then turned on Xi Yue, but Doggo deceived him with a Soul Oath and exploded the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow to strike back.

• Xi Yue joined Zuo Qingtian in attacking Tianhong Zi, while Doggo absorbed divine nature from the Stele Base and told Qin Yi that all his split souls would receive it.
• Xi Yue took Tianhong Zi's ultimate move so Zuo Qingtian could wound Tianhong Zi's Source of Dao, but Tianhong Zi escaped.
• Zuo Qingtian refused to pursue Tianhong Zi and threatened Xi Yue, telling Qin Yi he could leave while Xi Yue stayed.
• Qin Yi lifted the Wrath Soul Curse and asked Zuo Qingtian to honor their deal; Zuo Qingtian required Taotie to make a Soul Oath in exchange for the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow.
• Doggo entered the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow, then revealed he would not trust greedy Zuo Qingtian and caused the marrow to explode.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue wounded Zuo Qingtian after Taotie’s split soul self-destructed, forcing him to flee, then reunited with He Ming, who betrayed Xi Yue and revealed that he knew Qin Yi carried a gate. The chapter ended with Xi Yue sealed and injured as He Ming targeted Qin Yi for his gate.

• Taotie’s split soul self-destructed, disrupting Zuo Qingtian’s laws and leaving him vulnerable to Xi Yue’s attack.
• Qin Yi struck Zuo Qingtian with his Wolf Tooth Club, intensifying the Taiyin Power inside him and driving him to flee with his Source of Dao injured.
• Xi Yue and Qin Yi reflected on Taotie’s sacrifice, then decided to leave before Tianhong Zi’s other allies arrived.
• He Ming returned with a stone stool, which Xi Yue accepted as the group prepared to leave the Kunlun Celestial Light.
• He Ming suddenly sealed Xi Yue and revealed that he knew Qin Yi had a gate, prompting Qin Yi to realize He Ming served the Heavenly Being.

He Ming revealed that he wanted Qin Yi’s stone pedestal so he could combine it with the Gate and pursue Supreme Clarity, and he tried to recruit Xi Yue as his Dao Companion. When she refused, he attacked her, and Qin Yi intervened to help her resist.

• He Ming admitted that he had claimed the Gate and intended to take Qin Yi’s stone pedestal, hoping to become another He Dao.
• Qin Yi accused He Ming of planning to silence Xi Yue after exploiting her injuries, and He Ming proposed that they become Dao Companions.
• Xi Yue rejected He Ming, while Qin Yi threw his stone pedestal toward the heavenly light and used a Small Mirror to weaken her seal.
• He Ming reclaimed the stone pedestal and attacked Xi Yue, who countered with the Sun and Moon Disc but suffered a grave injury.
• He Ming sent a divine sword toward Xi Yue, and Qin Yi blocked it with his Wolf Tooth Club, taking the sword’s radiance through his body and striking He Ming.

Qin Yi used the Discarded Piece and Chaos Origin to wound He Ming, then carried the injured Xi Yue through a series of obstacles to escape his pursuit. They reached the far side of the No-Fly Zone, where Qin Yi finally gave in to his injuries and Xi Yue offered to help him.

• Qin Yi smashed He Ming’s jade ruyi with a Chaos Origin strike, then grabbed Xi Yue and fled while He Ming pursued them.
• Qin Yi gave Xi Yue a Jian Mu Fruit to help repair her damaged origin, then sent the Demon Slaying Sword behind them to slow He Ming.
• Qin Yi entered the No-Fly Zone and crossed a deathly river by merging himself and Xi Yue into the sound waves of He Ming’s laughter.
• Qin Yi led Xi Yue across the Blades of Truth, while He Ming fell behind and had to face the blades himself.
• After they escaped the No-Fly Zone, Qin Yi collapsed to one knee from his injuries, and Xi Yue took his ointment to treat his feet.

Qin Yi lured He Ming into the Innate Thunder Pool and used its Thunder Seeds to strike him, but Xi Yue delivered the final blow. With He Ming dead, Qin Yi and Xi Yue realized the Kunlun Celestial Light had closed and they were trapped inside.

• Qin Yi carried Xi Yue to the Innate Thunder Pool, where He Ming caught up with them.
• Qin Yi grabbed a Thunder Seed and provoked He Ming into taking other Thunder Seeds, triggering a backlash of multiple kinds of innate lightning.
• Qin Yi attacked He Ming with his weapons while the lightning paralyzed him, but He Ming survived the assault.
• Xi Yue recovered enough to pierce He Ming's brow with a tiny divine sword, killing him after they exchanged final words about the Dao.
• Qin Yi looked up and realized the Kunlun Celestial Light had closed, leaving him and Xi Yue unable to escape.

Trapped beneath Kunlun, Qin Yi and Xi Yue found hope in searching for a passage to the Netherworld, then recovered together beneath the Construct Tree Shield. After waking from a mortifying dream and surveying He Ming's remains, they divided his possessions, with Xi Yue giving Qin Yi the stone pedestal.

• Xi Yue explained that they might escape by finding and breaking through the weakest point connecting the Kunlun depths to the Netherworld, so Qin Yi rallied them to search.
• Qin Yi collapsed from his injuries, and Xi Yue held him beneath the Construct Tree Shield before exhaustion overcame her too.
• Qin Yi woke after groping Xi Yue in his sleep and being struck by lightning when he stepped outside the shield; the two checked their injuries and agreed to sort things out.
• Xi Yue took He Ming's ring, secretly kept a token, and gave Qin Yi the ring's remaining contents after he returned the other stone pedestal to it.
• Xi Yue kept He Ming's other belongings but gave Qin Yi the stone pedestal he had fought to obtain.

Xi Yue helped Qin Yi absorb a Chaos Thunder Seed, but the effort worsened her injuries. After Qin Yi admitted he had planned to find Nine Heavens Divine Lightning for Minghe, Xi Yue asked him to choose between them.

• Xi Yue explained that Qin Yi needed lightning to strengthen his Five Elements and offered to draw the Chaos Thunder Seed into herself before transferring it to him.
• Qin Yi absorbed and branded the Thunder Seed after Xi Yue subdued it, but she collapsed from the strain of moving her divine sense.
• Qin Yi carried Xi Yue away from the lightning pool and urged her to rest while he handled what dangers he could.
• Xi Yue asked for Nine Heavens Divine Lightning for her disciple, and Qin Yi revealed that he had wanted the same lightning for Minghe.
• Xi Yue asked Qin Yi who was more beautiful, her or Minghe, and whom he would give the lightning to if Minghe needed it.

Qin Yi passed Xi Yue’s test by prioritizing her claim to the Thunder Seed while showing his care for Minghe, then used a Clam Pearl to absorb and relocate the lightning pool. With the storm gone, Xi Yue quietly regretted losing the sheltering closeness they had shared.

• Xi Yue tested Qin Yi by asking whether she or Minghe was prettier and whether he would give Minghe the Thunder Seed; Qin Yi praised them both and said the prize belonged to Xi Yue, while promising to find another for Minghe.
• Qin Yi teased Xi Yue for being jealous, wiped blood from her lips, and told her to rest while he tried to move the lightning pool.
• Xi Yue approved moving the lightning to benefit Qin Yi’s lightning-aspected demon friend and explained that a suitable container could hold both the pool and its Thunder Seeds.
• Qin Yi used a lightning-absorbing Clam Pearl to take in the lightning, leaving the space calm.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue laughed about the shield they had used, while Xi Yue privately regretted the end of the storm and the closeness it had brought.

After the Kunlun Celestial Light sealed, Qin Yi protected Xi Yue as they crossed the restless elemental zones and searched for shelter in the dangerous underground realm. They headed toward an ancient Spirit Pool, where Qin Yi carried Xi Yue on his back beneath the glow of the Zhan Guang Sword.

• Qin Yi fled the rampaging Breathing Earth with Xi Yue, sacrificed an Artisan Sect Wooden Figure to distract it, and used his Dragon Tendon prayer beads to seize the Celestial Soul Profound Soil.
• Qin Yi contained a small amount of Breathing Earth in his Pixiu ring and escaped as the surrounding laws stopped the rest.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue agreed to search for a safe place to recover, since neither knew the sealed Kunlun Void well enough to identify its weak point.
• Qin Yi struck down a shadow that attacked them and used the Zhan Guang Sword's light to clear a path through the darkness.
• Xi Yue told Qin Yi that a nearby underground Spirit Pool had once nurtured the Kunlun World-Evolving Lotus, and Qin Yi carried her on his back as they traveled there.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue reached the phosphorescent Spirit Pool, where the lotus flower was gone but its leaf still shone with Nether Light.

Qin Yi fought and killed a Shadow Beast to uncover a safe cave beneath the Spirit Pool where he and Xi Yue could recover. After he carried Xi Yue to the cave, she questioned why he had risked worsening his injuries to protect her, and he said her safety came first.

• Qin Yi realized the Shadow Beast might lead them to a protected nest and turned back to fight it despite his injuries.
• Qin Yi used a transformation, the Zhan Guang Sword, Phoenix Fire, and a trapping formation to expose the Shadow Beast’s spirit.
• Qin Yi used the Soul Fixing Art and Chaos Divine Lightning to scatter the Shadow Beast’s spirit, then shielded Xi Yue from its final attack.
• Qin Yi discovered a slanted cave connected to the bottom of the Spirit Pool and decided to make it a safe place for them to recover.
• Xi Yue questioned Qin Yi’s choice to protect her at the cost of his own injuries, and he told her that her safety came first.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue took shelter in an underground cave after their battle, and Xi Yue helped him recover from severe overexertion. As Qin Yi meditated, Xi Yue brought the Lotus Throne into the cave and considered how its powers might aid them.

• Qin Yi carried the injured Xi Yue into the cavern and began sealing its entrance with an array.
• Xi Yue completed the array, then supported Qin Yi when he nearly collapsed from exhaustion.
• Xi Yue fed Qin Yi a pill and used close spiritual contact to calm his boiling Sea of Souls.
• After Qin Yi entered meditation, Xi Yue moved the Lotus Throne from the Spirit Pool into the cave.
• Xi Yue recognized the Lotus Throne’s healing potential but hesitated at the prospect of yin and yang entwining within it.

Qin Yi woke inside a leaf enclosure to find Xi Yue kissing him as part of a treatment that restored his injuries and cultivation. Xi Yue brushed aside the awkwardness and ordered him to continue the dual-cultivation technique, leaving their relationship playfully charged.

• As Qin Yi dreamed of primordial chaos and the birth of yin and yang, lunar yin qi flowed into him and healed his injuries while his cultivation began to rise.
• Qin Yi awoke to find Xi Yue embracing and kissing him inside a green leaf barrier as yin and yang qi circulated between them.
• Xi Yue insisted that the contact was injury treatment and explained that she had treated him because his injuries threatened his foundations and she could not ignore what he had done for her.
• After Qin Yi teased her about kissing him, Xi Yue stopped arguing, claimed she had kissed him because she found him pleasing to the eye, and told him to resume the technique properly.

Xi Yue used Taiyin Breath and the World-Evolving Lotus Leaf to help Qin Yi heal and advance his cultivation, while their paired-wing bird feathers quietly influenced her feelings. After revealing that she had broken through to Formless, Xi Yue teased Qin Yi about what he would call her, and he answered with a flirtatious gesture.

• Xi Yue pinned Qin Yi down and kissed him while guiding him to circulate his cultivation, then stopped herself when she nearly kissed him again.
• Qin Yi meditated and made rapid progress as Xi Yue explained that the Taiyin Breath and World-Evolving Lotus Leaf had helped him experience innate yin and yang.
• Xi Yue opened the lotus leaf and revealed that she had shaped two Shadow Beast guards and advanced to Formless after eating Qin Yi's Jian Mu Fruit.
• Qin Yi joked that he no longer wanted to work hard, and Xi Yue asked whether he would still call her Miss Yue.
• Qin Yi reached for Xi Yue and kissed her finger, leaving her to recognize the charm that had won Yu Shang over.