Chapter Summaries

Qin Jishi unleashed the Star-Plucking Hand against Black Coffin Saint Hand and Divine Tiger, revealing power far greater than they expected. He killed Divine Tiger, then struck Black Coffin Saint Hand’s coffin as the Underground Palace began collapsing.

• Qin Jishi recovered from Black Coffin Saint Hand’s attack and prepared to counter with the Star-Plucking Hand.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand and Divine Tiger mistook Qin Jishi’s surging aura for a secret technique and tried to withstand his strike.
• Qin Jishi’s Star-Plucking Hand crushed Divine Tiger after Black Coffin Saint Hand used him as a shield.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand fled, but Qin Jishi pursued him and pierced his coffin with another Star-Plucking Hand.
• Qin Jishi struck the coffin again as Black Coffin Saint Hand cried out and the Underground Palace collapsed around them.

Qin Jishi learned from Baihe about the ranks of weapons above Heaven Grade and the Nine Great Chaos Spirit Treasures. Baihe identified the black coffin as the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, and coughing suddenly sounded from inside it.

• Qin Jishi stopped the Underground Palace from collapsing with a Profound Energy Barrier and found that his Star-Plucking Hand had left no mark on the black coffin.
• Baihe explained that Saint Grade and Divine Grade weapons ranked above Heaven Grade, while Innate Supreme Treasures and Chaos Spirit Treasures stood above them.
• Baihe named the Nine Great Chaos Spirit Treasures and explained that the damaged Pagoda Heaven Flipping Seal had lost its artifact spirit and most of its power.
• Baihe warned Qin Jishi to guard the Pagoda Heaven Flipping Seal carefully because possessing a Chaos Spirit Treasure could invite danger.
• Baihe identified the black coffin as the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, one of three Innate Supreme Treasures with an essence beyond the innate.
• Qin Jishi heard coughing come from inside the black coffin.

Qin Jishi chose to turn the dying Black Coffin Saint Hand into the artifact spirit of the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin rather than grant his wish to die. As Baihe began the process, Black Coffin Saint Hand learned Qin Jishi’s identity and screamed in resistance.

• Qin Jishi sensed that Black Coffin Saint Hand was near death and considered how to open the black coffin.
• Baihe suggested making Black Coffin Saint Hand the artifact spirit of the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin so it could regain some of its former power.
• Qin Jishi offered Black Coffin Saint Hand a chance to atone, but Black Coffin Saint Hand rejected it and demanded death.
• Qin Jishi summoned Baihe, who revealed her Divine Soul and shocked Black Coffin Saint Hand.
• Qin Jishi identified himself, and Black Coffin Saint Hand realized he was the Qin Jishi believed to have died at the Qin Family’s hands.
• Baihe cast a red formation over the black coffin and began forcing Black Coffin Saint Hand to become its artifact spirit.

Qin Jishi made the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin acknowledge him as its master, with the Black Coffin Saint Hand becoming its artifact spirit, Xuanyu. Baihe warned that someone might break a seal within a hundred years, and Qin Jishi turned his attention back to Meng Buping of the Sky Fire Sect.

• Baihe refined the Black Coffin Saint Hand into the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin's artifact spirit, and Qin Jishi sealed their master connection with his essence blood.
• Baihe offered the Black Coffin Saint Hand freedom after ten thousand years or permanent service without his memories, and he chose the first option.
• Baihe warned that someone might break a seal within a hundred years, then left Qin Jishi to restore the coffin himself.
• Qin Jishi renamed the artifact spirit Xuanyu and learned that he had obtained the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin in the Dark Tomb Mound.
• Xuanyu offered to help Qin Jishi deal with Meng Buping, and Qin Jishi responded with a cold smile.

Qin Jishi traveled with Black Coffin Saint Hand to the Sky Fire Sect, where Meng Buping suffered unbearable pain after losing his cultivation. Black Coffin Saint Hand arrived to treat him, while Qin Jishi prepared to let his coffin spirit carry out their plan.

• Qin Jishi told Black Coffin Saint Hand to handle matters at the Sky Fire Sect, and the black coffin sped toward the sect.
• Meng Buping cried out in agony as profound energy battered his ruined meridians and dantian, while Meng Jiujie urgently awaited Black Coffin Saint Hand.
• Meng Yu failed to contact Black Coffin Saint Hand, but a disciple soon announced his arrival.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand entered the healing hall in his black coffin, and Meng Jiujie and the elders greeted him respectfully.
• Qin Jishi told Suspended Prison it was his turn to act, and Suspended Prison promised to satisfy him.

The Black Coffin Saint Hand promised to heal Meng Buping and presented him with a Mysterious Blood Pill, which Meng Jiujie and the elders initially trusted. When Meng Jiujie questioned the flame inside the pill, the Black Coffin Saint Hand took it back and prepared to leave, leaving Meng Buping untreated.

• The Black Coffin Saint Hand examined Meng Buping and told Meng Jiujie that repairing his damaged dantian could restore him to his peak or even make him stronger.
• Meng Jiujie swore an oath that the Sky Fire Sect would fulfill three requests, and the Black Coffin Saint Hand began refining a remedy inside the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin.
• The Black Coffin Saint Hand presented Meng Jiujie with a Mysterious Blood Pill, and the elders praised its apparent quality and his skill.
• Meng Jiujie noticed a wisp of flame inside the pill and asked the Black Coffin Saint Hand why it was there.
• The Black Coffin Saint Hand pulled the box away, accused Meng Jiujie of questioning him, and turned to leave without treating Meng Buping.

The Black Coffin Saint Hand pretended to leave after Meng Jiujie questioned his Mysterious Blood Pill, then explained its ingredients and persuaded the Meng family to accept it. Meng Buping took the pill, and his pain eased as his cultivation began to recover.

• Meng Jiujie and the alchemists apologized and begged the Black Coffin Saint Hand to stay, while Meng Buping struggled off his bed to plead with him.
• Inside the coffin, Qin Jishi told Xuanyu that the time was right, and the Black Coffin Saint Hand turned back to offer an explanation.
• The Black Coffin Saint Hand claimed the pill required the blood essence of ten young Golden Body Realm martial artists and said one victim's fire technique had infused it with flame.
• Meng Jiujie apologized, accepted the Mysterious Blood Pill, and fed it to Meng Buping.
• The pill enveloped Meng Buping in blood mist, eased his pain, restored color to his face, and began to revive his cultivation.

Black Coffin Saint Hand healed Meng Buping, restoring his meridians and dantian while leaving him with a new affinity for fire. As Meng Jiujie and Meng Buping plotted revenge against Qin Jishi, Xuan Yu vowed to protect his master, and Meng Jiujie seized on Black Coffin Saint Hand’s story of his deceased adopted grandson.

• Meng Buping discovered that his meridians and dantian could store profound qi, and Meng Jiujie sensed a weak crimson flame inside his dantian.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand explained that Meng Buping could refine the flame after recovering his cultivation, and Meng Buping said it had strengthened his affinity with fire.
• Meng Jiujie and the pharmacists praised Black Coffin Saint Hand, and Meng Buping kowtowed to thank him for saving his life.
• Meng Buping named Qin Jishi as the one responsible for his injuries, and Meng Jiujie promised his son could avenge himself once his cultivation surpassed its former peak.
• Qin Jishi confirmed his identity to Xuan Yu, who vowed to deal with anyone threatening his master.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand said Meng Buping reminded him of his deceased adopted grandson, and Meng Jiujie reacted with a sharp gleam in his eyes.

Meng Jiujie and Meng Yu persuaded Black Coffin Saint Hand to accept Meng Buping as his grandson, hoping to secure his support for the Sky Fire Sect. Black Coffin Saint Hand then offered to refine pills for Meng Buping, but demanded access to the sect’s Resource Treasury.

• Meng Yu suggested that Meng Buping acknowledge Black Coffin Saint Hand as his grandfather, and Meng Jiujie enthusiastically approved.
• Meng Buping kowtowed to Black Coffin Saint Hand and called him Grandfather, who promised to take responsibility for his cultivation.
• Meng Jiujie began to arrange a banquet, but Black Coffin Saint Hand insisted that Meng Buping rest before any celebration.
• Black Coffin Saint Hand offered to refine pills and help Meng Buping refine the wisp of flame in his dantian, then asked him to go to the Resource Treasury.
• Meng Buping hesitated because entry to the Resource Treasury required Meng Jiujie's approval, and Black Coffin Saint Hand questioned whether his word as grandfather carried no weight.

Meng Buping took the Black Coffin Saint Hand to the Sky Fire Sect’s Resource Treasury after Meng Jiujie agreed to let him enter. They reached the hidden entrance, where the noisy security mechanisms made clear that stealing from the treasury would be nearly impossible.

• Meng Buping explained that the Resource Treasury was a sensitive matter between his grandfather and father, and the Black Coffin Saint Hand pretended to withdraw his request while promising to take him to the mass grave for resources.
• Meng Jiujie reconsidered his suspicion and told Meng Buping to escort the Black Coffin Saint Hand to the Resource Treasury, then left to arrange a banquet.
• Meng Jiujie refused Meng Yu’s suggestion to secretly watch the Black Coffin Saint Hand, but warned that the Sky Fire Sect would punish him if he acted with ill intent.
• Meng Buping led the Black Coffin Saint Hand to an artificial mountain and used the Sect Master’s token to open its hidden entrance.
• The Black Coffin Saint Hand heard the treasury’s gates rumble open and realized that the noise would draw the sect’s attention and make theft impossible.

Qin Jishi surveyed the Sky Fire Sect’s vast treasury while disguised as the Black Coffin Saint Hand and persuaded Meng Buping to let him take its resources. When Qin Jishi demanded that everything be packed up, he revealed his true face, leaving Meng Buping stunned.

• The Black Coffin Saint Hand entered the Sky Fire Sect’s treasury with Meng Buping, and Qin Jishi and Suspended Prison were astonished by its wealth.
• Meng Buping showed the Black Coffin Saint Hand the treasury’s sections and offered him whatever resources he wanted.
• Qin Jishi considered whether absorbing the treasury’s resources could advance his cultivation, while Suspended Prison predicted they might reach the Myriad Manifestations Realm.
• When Meng Buping repeatedly called for his grandfather, Qin Jishi imitated Suspended Prison’s voice and continued the conversation.
• Qin Jishi told Meng Buping to pack up all the cultivation resources, then emerged from the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin and revealed himself.
• Meng Buping froze when he saw Qin Jishi standing before him.

Qin Jishi revealed himself to Meng Buping as both the Black Coffin Saint Hand and the supposedly dead genius Qin Jishi, then subdued him inside the Sky Fire Sect treasury. He began absorbing the treasury’s resources, leaving Meng Buping helpless and facing death.

• Meng Buping recognized Qin Jishi as the Black Coffin Saint Hand and reeled as Qin Jishi mocked him for calling him Grandpa.
• Meng Buping threatened to summon the Sky Fire Sect elders, but Qin Jishi pierced his wrist with a golden needle and stopped him from crushing his jade token.
• Qin Jishi paralyzed Meng Buping with another needle and revealed that he had returned to seek repayment from the Sky Fire Sect for its service to Qin Shutu and its crimes against the Qin Family.
• Meng Buping realized Qin Jishi was the genius believed to have died ten years earlier, while Qin Jishi began absorbing the palace treasury’s resources.

Qin Jishi absorbed the resources in Sky Fire Sect’s treasury, advanced to Golden Body Level Six, and left Meng Buping behind as he fled the sect. Meng Jiujie and Meng Yu grew suspicious of the Black Coffin Saint Hand, and Meng Yu returned from the treasury in panic.

• Qin Jishi absorbed the treasury’s mystic stones, crystals, pills, and herbs, advancing only to Golden Body Level Six despite the immense energy.
• Qin Jishi emptied the treasury of its remaining treasures and refused Meng Buping’s plea for mercy.
• Qin Jishi entered the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin and departed, leaving Meng Buping trapped in the treasury.
• Meng Jiujie and Meng Yu noticed the Black Coffin Saint Hand leaving without Buping, and Meng Jiujie sent Meng Yu to investigate.
• Meng Yu returned to Meng Jiujie pale and panicked, warning him that something was wrong at the Resource Treasury.

The Sky Fire Sect discovered that its Resource Treasury had been emptied, and Meng Jiujie blamed the Black Coffin Saint Hand after finding Meng Buping unable to speak. Meng Buping then exploded in a burst of crimson fire that engulfed the hall.

• Meng Yu told Meng Jiujie that the Resource Treasury was empty and Meng Buping was severely injured.
• Meng Jiujie and the elders found the treasury stripped of its resources and cultivation manuals.
• Meng Jiujie found Meng Buping unresponsive, and Meng Buping could only cry out and blink.
• Meng Jiujie mistook Meng Buping’s reaction as confirmation that the Black Coffin Saint Hand had emptied the treasury.
• Meng Buping’s body filled with crimson flames, swelled, and exploded, engulfing the hall.

After robbing the Sky Fire Sect’s treasury and leaving it devastated, Qin Jishi escaped toward Cloud Sword City to meet his old friend Yun Qing. The Sky Fire Sect launched a furious search, while Meng Yu’s group reached a tense standoff with South City’s powers at a mass graveyard.

• Qin Jishi concealed the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin in his back and set out for Cloud Sword City to fulfill a promise to Yun Qing.
• Meng Jiujie and Meng Yu found the Sky Fire Sect’s Resource Treasury destroyed, four elders dead, and Meng Buping missing and presumed dead.
• Meng Jiujie ordered the Sky Fire Sect to hunt down the Black Coffin Saint Hand, and Meng Yu led its disciples in pursuit.
• Qin Jishi saw the Sky Fire Sect’s forces mobilizing as he continued toward West City, while the sect’s searches plunged Sky Fire City into chaos.
• At a mass graveyard in South City, Meng Yu’s group faced the assembled local powers in a standoff until word arrived that Great Elder Kong had come.

Kong Sheng confronted Meng Yu after Sky Fire Sect destroyed the Black Coffin Saint Hand’s residence in South City, demanding an explanation on behalf of Gold Mixing Palace and the local factions. Meng Yu refused to back down, and Kong Sheng ultimately let Sky Fire Sect leave, warning that Gold Mixing Palace would pursue the matter.

• Kong Sheng arrived at the ruined mass graveyard and challenged Meng Yu for bringing Sky Fire Sect into South City and destroying the Black Coffin Saint Hand’s residence.
• Meng Yu and Sky Fire Sect’s Second Elder said the Black Coffin Saint Hand had provoked their sect, but they did not reveal that the Resource Treasury had been emptied.
• Kong Sheng rejected Meng Yu’s apology and demanded a reasonable explanation, prompting the South City factions to call for action against Sky Fire Sect.
• Meng Yu insulted Gold Mixing Palace and dared Kong Sheng to attack, while invoking the protection of the Qin Family through Qin Shutu.
• Kong Sheng ordered the South City factions to move aside and let Meng Yu’s group pass, then vowed Gold Mixing Palace would demand an explanation even if the Qin Family intervened.

After the Black Coffin Saint Hand vanished with the Sky Fire Sect’s accumulated resources, Meng Jiujie sought help from the Qin Family to search for him. The Qin Family’s invitation summoned the continent’s forces to discuss Dark Tomb Mound, giving Meng Jiujie a chance to enlist them in the search.

• Rumors spread that the Black Coffin Saint Hand had emptied the Sky Fire Sect’s thousand-year treasury before disappearing, leaving the continent’s forces wary of getting involved.
• Meng Jiujie berated the Sky Fire Sect’s elders for failing to find the Black Coffin Saint Hand after three days.
• Meng Yu suggested the Black Coffin Saint Hand might be hiding in North City, but Meng Jiujie warned that a forceful search could provoke Phoenix Cry Tower and Feng Xueyi.
• Meng Jiujie decided to ask the Qin Family to uphold justice and help the Sky Fire Sect pursue the Black Coffin Saint Hand.
• A disciple delivered the Qin Family’s invitation to discuss Dark Tomb Mound, and Meng Jiujie and Meng Yu left for Sky City.

Yun Qing revisited his unresolved grief over Qin Jishi and pleaded with Yun Jian to uncover what had happened, but his father urged him to let the matter go. Yun Jian told him he had agreed to make Yun Chang the sect’s young master, and Yun Qing left the hall just as a woman blocked his way.

• Yun Jian asked Yun Qing whether he had anything to say, and Yun Qing begged him to investigate Qin Jishi’s fate.
• Yun Jian told Yun Qing that learning the truth would not change anything and urged him to forget Qin Jishi.
• Yun Qing flung his empty wine gourd and insisted that he could not forget his only friend.
• Yun Jian told Yun Qing that he had agreed to make Yun Chang the young master of Cloud Sword Gate.
• Yun Qing left the hall, saying he feared Yun Fei and Third Uncle would object, but a tall woman stepped into his path.

Yun Qing endured Yun Fei's taunts while Yun Chang defended him, then Yun Jian announced that Yun Chang would be crowned young sect master after the trip to the Qin Family. Yun Chang followed Yun Qing after the others departed, and Yun Fei followed them too.

• Yun Fei mocked Yun Qing and brought up their old grudge, but Yun Chang told him to stop and promised to protect her cousin.
• Yun Qing left without letting Yun Chang defend him further, and Yun Fei vowed he had not forgotten the grudge over his broken leg.
• Yun Xing and Yun He greeted Yun Qing, but Yun Qing walked past them; Yun He criticized him while Yun Xing brushed it off.
• Yun Jian told Yun Xing and Yun He to accompany him to the Qin Family and announced that Yun Chang's young sect master coronation would take place after they returned.
• Yun He restrained Yun Fei from objecting, while Yun Chang showed reluctance about the appointment.
• Yun Jian, Yun Xing, and Yun He left for the Qin Family, then Yun Chang followed Yun Qing and Yun Fei followed her.

Yun Qing defied Yun Fei’s taunts and flew to Cloud Sword City alone, while Yun Fei secretly sent Yun Long after him. In the city, Yun Qing remembered his missing friend Qin Jishi, who had returned and watched him approach the pavilion where they once shared memories.

• Yun Chang offered to accompany Yun Qing into the city, but Yun Fei mocked him and argued with Yun Chang.
• Yun Qing told Yun Fei he was jealous of Yun Chang’s appointment as young sect master, then flew to Cloud Sword City on a white crane.
• Yun Fei watched Yun Qing leave and ordered Yun Long to take several people into the city.
• Qin Jishi arrived at the old pavilion in Cloud Sword City and recalled the promises he and Yun Qing had made as children.
• Yun Qing drank alone at the pavilion, spoke of his faith in Qin Jishi, and staggered toward the neighboring restaurant after finishing his wine.
• Qin Jishi stood outside as Yun Qing, drunk and unaware of him, brushed past and asked him to move aside.