Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu’s group navigated the poisoned underground maze and found the Creation Saint’s main burial chamber, while Qi broke through the entrance barrier and entered the tomb separately. The chapter left Ye Qiu and his companions facing the Saint’s immense collection of treasures.

• Ye Qiu led his group through the poisonous passage with the Southern Samadhi Fire protecting them and Poison Avoidance Pills guarding against the gas.
• Outside the tomb, Qi shattered Huang Xuan’s barrier with the One Evening Sword, shocking Xiao Yan and the gathered experts before entering the tomb.
• Yuan Tiangang recognized that Ye Qiu’s group was trapped in a maze, and Ye Qiu used the detector to locate a hidden entrance in the wall.
• Ye Qiu opened the hidden passage with the Entry-Exit Ring, smashed through a stone door, and led the group into the main burial chamber.
• Ye Qiu and his companions saw the Creation Saint’s skeleton, weapons, scrolls, Stone Statues, and vast piles of treasure.

Ye Qiu and his companions looted the Creation Saint’s tomb, collecting its techniques, treasures, remains, and even its stone statues. When other treasure hunters arrived to find the chamber empty, Ye Qiu calmly claimed he had taken nothing.

• Ye Qiu ordered Fa Hai and Yuan Tiangang to deal with soldiers who rushed to seize the tomb’s burial treasures, then began collecting the Creation Saint’s scrolls.
• Medusa discovered that the giant meteorite had a heartbeat, and Ye Qiu sensed it flashing in rhythm.
• Fa Hai reported that the Creation Saint’s remains had been left untouched, so Ye Qiu ordered him to pack up the bones respectfully.
• Ye Qiu and his group stripped the tomb chamber of everything, including the giant meteorite and its twelve stone statues.
• A crowd of treasure hunters charged into the chamber and found it empty, and Ye Qiu asked whether they would believe he had taken nothing.

Ye Qiu fought off the powers demanding the treasures from the ruins and defeated the attackers with Sword Twenty-Three. Afterward, Qi arrived, mistook the empty chamber for a stripped grave, and reunited with Ye Qiu.

• Ye Qiu denied taking anything from the ruins and prepared to leave with his subordinates.
• Shi Pokai demanded the treasures, but Ye Qiu pierced his chest and flung him into the wall.
• Ye Qiu blinded another Stone Clan disciple and dismissed the clan, prompting its leader and the other gathered experts to turn against him.
• Ye Qiu ordered Fa Hai, Yuan Tiangang, and the Huaxia Soldiers to protect Medusa, then used Sword Twenty-Three to freeze time and cut down the attackers.
• Qi entered the empty tomb chamber looking for the Creation Old Ghost's grave, then greeted Ye Qiu and explained that he had taken up professional grave digging.

Ye Qiu reunited with Qi, who revealed he had reached Peak Half-Emperor by rescuing Soul Bodies from the Soul Clan. After Qi found Ye Qiu’s planted message blaming Xiao Yan for taking the Creation Treasure, he vowed to hunt Xiao Yan down.

• Qi told Ye Qiu he had earned Merit and Luck by sending Soul Bodies to the Netherworld Realm and was nearing Dou Emperor.
• Qi explained that he had stolen Soul Bodies from Void Swallowing Flame but retreated after Hun Tiandi and the Four Demon Saints confronted him.
• Qi asked Ye Qiu where Creation Old Ghost’s burial treasures were, and Ye Qiu pointed him to a message blaming Xiao Yan.
• Qi read the message, became furious, and vowed to catch Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Yan bewildered.
• Ye Qiu revealed he had taken the Creation Treasure and planted the message to obstruct Xiao Yan’s growth and keep the continent’s powers balanced.

Qi used Ten Thousand Year Corpse Poison and talismans to turn the injured intruders into zombies, while Ye Qiu left with the people from China and urged Qi to catch Xiao Yan. As Qi was about to poison Xiao Yan, two Elders rescued him and Gu Xun'er appeared, only to recognize Qi and regret challenging him.

• Qi ignored the intruders' pleas and began injecting them with Ten Thousand Year Corpse Poison, using talismans to control their transformation into zombies.
• Ye Qiu realized Qi intended to build a force of controlled zombies, but let him continue because Qi was strongly loyal to him.
• Ye Qiu departed with everyone from China and told Qi not to let Xiao Yan escape.
• Qi continued making zombies and prepared to inject Xiao Yan, but two Elders appeared and carried Xiao Yan away.
• Gu Xun'er arrived to defend Xiao Yan, recognized Qi, and turned pale as she realized whom she had just threatened.

Qi killed two Gu Clan Half-Saints and revealed that he had defeated Gu Yuan and helped the Soul Clan destroy the Xiao Clan. Gu Yuan arrived to confront him, and Qi admitted that he had personally killed Xiao Xuan.

• Qi subdued and killed the two Gu Clan Half-Saints after they challenged him.
• Qi rebuked Gu Xun'er for the Ancient Races’ arrogance and revealed that he had defeated Gu Yuan six hundred years earlier.
• Qi hinted that he had been involved in the Xiao Clan’s destruction, prompting Gu Xun'er to question him.
• Gu Yuan appeared and asked whether Qi had cooperated with the Soul Clan against the Xiao Clan.
• Qi admitted he had joined the Soul Clan’s attack and killed Xiao Xuan with one strike.

Qi admitted that he killed Xiao Xuan and launched Extreme Zero Empty Light at Gu Yuan, forcing Gu Yuan to defend Gu Xun'er with the Golden Emperor Burning Flame. Ye Qiu evacuated the Huaxia Soldiers, while Qi and Gu Yuan’s devastating attacks collided above the ruined tomb.

• Qi admitted to Gu Yuan that he had killed Xiao Xuan and attacked him with a palm strike.
• Gu Yuan shielded Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan from Qi’s cloud essence as their powers shattered the Creation Tomb.
• Qi unleashed Extreme Zero Empty Light, and Ye Qiu recognized it before flying away with the Huaxia Soldiers.
• Qi revealed that he had lured Gu Yuan into a fight and sent Extreme Zero Empty Light crashing down on him.
• Gu Yuan summoned the Golden Emperor Burning Flame and met Qi’s attack with two pillars of golden fire.

Qi defeated and badly injured Gu Yuan in a clash between Extreme Zero Empty Light and Golden Emperor Burning Flame, while protecting himself with the One Evening Sword Spirit. Gu Yuan questioned Qi about his grudge and his role in Xiao Xuan’s death, and Qi denied aiding the Soul Clan before declaring that the Xiao Clan deserved destruction.

• Qi’s Extreme Zero Empty Light collided with Gu Yuan’s Golden Emperor Burning Flame, producing a blinding explosion that devastated half the Skeleton Mountain Range.
• Qi emerged unharmed behind the One Evening Sword Spirit, while Gu Yuan fell to one knee, gravely injured from shielding Gu Xun’er.
• Gu Xun’er rushed to her father, and Xiao Yan offered Gu Yuan a Grade 8 Pill that he accepted.
• Qi mocked Gu Yuan’s injuries and strength, but Gu Yuan stopped Gu Xun’er from replying and asked Qi why he held a grudge and had attacked Xiao Xuan.
• Qi denied joining forces with the Soul Clan and said he had killed Xiao Xuan because the Xiao Clan deserved to be destroyed.

Qi explained that Xiao Xuan had tried to take Netherworld Purple Flame to use in his war against Holy Emperor Hao Xuan, driving her to self-destruct, and blamed Gu Yuan’s clan for aiding the Xiao Clan. He attacked Gu Yuan, then revealed he planned to take him to Huaxia Mall and sell him at auction.

• Qi recalled how he had created a flower-filled refuge for Purple Flame and how she thanked him with a kiss.
• Qi told Gu Yuan that Xiao Xuan had invaded Holy Essence Valley to seize Purple Flame for the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame, and that she self-destructed to avoid being refined.
• Qi declared Xiao Xuan deserved to die and accused Gu Yuan of guilt because the Gu Clan had aided the Xiao Clan.
• Qi attacked Gu Yuan with Extreme Zero Empty Light, but Gu Yuan dodged and used Golden Emperor Burning Flame to stop a barrage of light.
• Qi drew the One Evening Sword and charged at Gu Yuan, saying he would take him to Huaxia Mall to be auctioned.

Qi overwhelmed Gu Yuan and turned his attention to Xiao Yan, but a Tiga Ultraman appeared before Qi could take Gu Yuan away. Another giant burst from underground, attacked Qi, and hurled him toward Tiga.

• Qi struck Gu Yuan with the One Evening Sword, and Gu Yuan shielded Gu Xun'er while Xiao Yan was also blasted into the mountainside.
• Qi questioned Xiao Yan about his ties to Ye Qiu and the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan denied any connection to Xiao Xuan.
• Qi demanded that Gu Yuan surrender and come with him to Huaxia Mall to be sold, but a glowing Tiga Ultraman appeared beside the Gu Clan members.
• A second giant erupted from underground, struck Qi into the earth, slapped him into the air, and threw him toward Tiga Ultraman.

Ultraman Tiga confronted Xiong Zhenhui, an Ancient Dragon Bear who had ambushed Qi and hurled him at Tiga. As Tiga and Xiong Zhenhui began fighting, Qi escaped Tiga’s grasp and threatened everyone present.

• Tiga caught the unconscious Qi and faced Xiong Zhenhui, who revealed himself as an Ancient Dragon Bear.
• Xiong Zhenhui accused Tiga of chasing him over killing humans, while Tiga demanded he return to the Light Realm and help expand it.
• Xiong Zhenhui charged Tiga with the Heaven Flipping Giant Palm, then hurled trees at him; Tiga blocked the attacks with ease.
• Xiong Zhenhui prepared to use a secret technique when Qi broke free of Tiga’s hand with sword Qi.
• Qi rose into the clouds with the One Evening Sword and threatened to bundle up and sell everyone present.

Qi defeated Ultraman Tiga and Xiong Zhenhui while Ye Qiu returned and joined the fight against Gu Yuan. After helping injure Gu Yuan with the Blue Spirit Pearl, Ye Qiu tried to recruit Qi to support Huaxia Mall, but Qi mistook the request and promised to become a professional human trafficker.

• Qi beat Xiong Zhenhui and subdued Ultraman Tiga, then prepared to attack Gu Xun'er and the others.
• Ye Qiu returned after sending Medusa and the others away and watched Qi's battle while considering selling the poisoned zombies.
• Gu Yuan blocked Qi's Extreme Zero Empty Light, but Ye Qiu struck him from behind with the Blue Spirit Pearl and sent him flying.
• Gu Xun'er identified the Blue Spirit Pearl as Eastern Emperor's treasure, and Xiao Yan recognized Ye Qiu as Pingyang Marquis.
• Ye Qiu asked Qi to help Huaxia Mall, but Qi misunderstood and pledged to capture people for sale in a long-term partnership.

Ye Qiu and Qi battled Gu Yuan, Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er amid the collapse of the Skeleton Mountain Range, but Qi’s attack failed to finish them. The Soul Clan and Ancient Clan reinforcements arrived, leaving Ye Qiu facing overwhelming odds and wondering whether to surrender.

• Ye Qiu attacked the wounded Gu Yuan with the Blue Spirit Pearl, while Gu Yuan countered with the Golden Emperor Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er joined Gu Yuan against Ye Qiu, and Tiga’s attempt to help ended with him being knocked down.
• Ye Qiu’s Blue Spirit Pearl clashed with their combined attacks, causing the Skeleton Mountain Range to crumble and sending Ye Qiu flying.
• Qi caught Ye Qiu, blocked the shockwave, and struck Gu Yuan’s group with Extreme Zero Empty Light, but they survived behind Ancient Clan elders.
• Hun Tiandi, Void Swallowing Flame, and four Soul Clan experts appeared alongside three Ancient Clan elders, prompting Ye Qiu to wonder if he should surrender.

As Hun Tiandi’s Soul Clan forces confronted Qi and Ye Qiu, Qi refused to back down despite being outnumbered. He charged into battle against Hun Tiandi and five others, leaving Ye Qiu to face the Ancient Clan’s hostile experts alone.

• Hun Tiandi arrived with Soul Clan forces and demanded justice from Qi for invading the clan, taking Soul Bodies, and injuring Void Swallowing Flame.
• Gu Tian condemned Qi for injuring Gu Yuan, while Qi dismissed the Ancient Clan’s threats.
• Ye Qiu asked Qi to fight the ten powerful Dou Shengs while he handled Xiao Yan and Gu Xun’er, but Qi rebuked him for the request.
• Qi drew the One Evening Sword and charged Hun Tiandi and five other Soul Clan experts, beginning a fierce battle.
• Facing the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, Gu Yuan, and others, Ye Qiu drew the Son of Heaven Sword and prepared to fight.

Ye Qiu faced the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan after exposing Gu Yuan’s humiliating defeats, and Tiga rescued him from their attack. With the immortals closing in and Tiga preparing to hold them off, Ye Qiu used his last Red Boy Clone Summoning Card.

• Ye Qiu mocked Gu Yuan by recounting his past defeats, shocking Gu Xun'er and angering the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Tian and the other immortals to seize Ye Qiu, and the three attacked him together.
• Gu Tian struck Ye Qiu with a powerful blow, worsening his injuries, but Tiga caught him and carried him away.
• Tiga urged Ye Qiu to escape to Huaxia Mall while he held off the immortals.
• Ye Qiu summoned his Red Boy Clone Summoning Card as the Three Immortals chased them.

Ye Qiu summoned Red Boy, a powerful clone from the Journey to the West world, and ordered him to attack the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan. Xiao Yan recognized Red Boy as the Saint Infant Great King and warned the Ancient Clan elders to run as they charged him.

• Ye Qiu threw a Red Boy Clone Summoning Card onto the battlefield while Qi broke through the enemy blockade and severely injured Void Swallowing Flame.
• Red Boy appeared in the golden light, and the assembled fighters sensed his formidable aura despite his childlike appearance.
• Ye Qiu ordered Red Boy to seize the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, who were enraged by the insults but hesitated to attack a child.
• Red Boy raised his Fire Tipped Spear and declared he would demonstrate the power of his Samadhi True Fire.
• Xiao Yan recognized Red Boy as the Saint Infant Great King and shouted for the Three Immortals to run as they charged toward him.

Ye Qiu tried to kill Xiao Yan while Red Boy fought the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan. Xiao Yan escaped Ye Qiu’s gravity claw by transforming into smoke, and Red Boy answered the immortals’ combined attack with Samadhi True Fire.

• Ye Qiu used a gravity claw to lift Xiao Yan by the neck, while Gu Xun’er pleaded for help and Gu Yuan continued healing.
• Following Yao Lao’s instructions, Xiao Yan used Elemental Transformation and turned into smoke, slipping free of Ye Qiu’s grip.
• Red Boy taunted the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, kicked Gu Tian aside, and traded blows with Gu Dongming and Gu Zhiwei.
• Gu Tian, Gu Dongming, and Gu Zhiwei combined their Five Seals United as One into a huge energy palm and sent it crashing toward Red Boy.
• Red Boy invoked Samadhi True Fire and unleashed flames at the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan.

Red Boy defeated and trapped the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan with his Samadhi True Fire, while Ye Qiu considered how to handle the Soul Clan and Gu Clan as the battle continued. Xiao Yan wondered where Guanyin Bodhisattva was, and Qi returned injured to Ye Qiu’s side.

• Red Boy unleashed Samadhi True Fire and trapped the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan after cutting through their combined Emperor Seal Technique.
• Ye Qiu praised Red Boy, while Gu Xun'er and the other onlookers stared in disbelief at his strength.
• Xiao Yan recalled how Sun Wukong had fled from Red Boy’s fire and wished Guanyin Bodhisattva would take the boy away.
• Gu Yuan identified Red Boy as a mid-Nine Star Dou Sheng wielding the flame ranked first on the Heavenly Flames List.
• Qi drove Hun Tiandi and the Four Demon Saints back, then returned to Ye Qiu injured and began healing.
• Ye Qiu weighed whether to use Red Boy’s presence to eliminate the Soul Clan and Gu Clan’s strongest fighters before the one-hour limit ended.

Ye Qiu learned that the Southern State Holy Emperor planned to invade the Central Plains and chose to avoid weakening the Soul Clan, while pursuing a task to nourish the Blue Spirit Pearl with Dou Sheng blood. After Ye Qiu and his group left with the Ancient Clan prisoners, Hun Tiandi turned to confront Gu Yuan.

• The system assigned Ye Qiu tasks to collect the blood of five Dou Sheng experts and preserve the Soul Clan's strength against the coming Southern State invasion.
• Hun Tiandi questioned Ye Qiu's relationship with Qi and whether he meant to oppose the Soul Clan, while Ye Qiu denied seeking a feud and warned Hun Tiandi not to provoke him.
• Hun Mingzi insulted Ye Qiu, prompting Red Boy and the recovered Qi to challenge the Soul Clan; Hun Tiandi withdrew his group from their attacks.
• Hun Tiandi apologized to Ye Qiu and asked permission to settle his grievances with Gu Yuan, and Ye Qiu agreed.
• Ye Qiu left with Qi, Red Boy, Ultraman Tiga, the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, and the Ancient Dragon Bear, leaving Xiao Yan behind.
• After Ye Qiu's group departed, Hun Tiandi strode toward Gu Yuan and the others.

Ye Qiu and Qi parted ways as Qi set out to earn Huaxia Coins, while Hun Tiandi captured Gu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao. Hun Tiandi proposed marrying Gu Xun'er to his son, and Xiao Yan desperately wished China would send reinforcements.

• Ye Qiu considered how the war between Southern State and the Central Plains could affect China and warned that China could not risk joining the conflict.
• Qi declined to return to Huaxia Mall, saying he would take odd jobs to earn enough Huaxia Coins to buy the Mo Xie Sword and Netherworld Purple Flame.
• Ye Qiu and Qi bid farewell, with Ye Qiu promising to prepare a feast when Qi visited Huaxia Mall.
• Hun Tiandi mocked the injured Gu Yuan, then restrained Gu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao and sealed their Dou Qi.
• Hun Tiandi proposed that his son Hun Mo take Gu Xun'er as a concubine, while Gu Xun'er looked to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan feared no one could rescue them.