Chapter Summaries

Qin Jishi absorbed Dark Spirit Grass and followed the Chaos Bead’s pull deeper into the cavern, where he found a sleeping Peak Level Seven Black Flood Dragon guarding a Black Wooden Box and a Black Orb. He took the orb despite Baihe’s warning, awakening it and the dragon, which roared in fury.

• Qin Jishi stored several stalks of Dark Spirit Grass in the Chaos Bead and absorbed their mystic energy, feeling stronger and recovering some of his senses.
• Baihe told Qin Jishi that a Peak Level Seven mystic beast stronger than the Titan Demon Ape lay ahead, but he followed the Chaos Bead’s pull into the depths.
• Qin Jishi found a sleeping Black Flood Dragon and quietly slipped past it to a stone platform bearing a Black Wooden Box and a Black Orb.
• Baihe warned Qin Jishi that the Black Flood Dragon had marked the orb, but Qin Jishi grasped it before she could stop him.
• The Black Orb unleashed eerie light and sharpened Qin Jishi’s senses, then the Black Flood Dragon awoke and roared, demanding to know who had taken its treasure.

Qin Jishi was nearly killed by the Black Flood Dragon while trying to escape with its Black Orb, but Baihe appeared and intimidated the beast with her overwhelming pressure. The Black Flood Dragon realized Baihe was only a Soul Body and challenged her, leaving Qin Jishi convinced it had badly misjudged its opponent.

• Qin Jishi tried to flee the Black Flood Dragon but was struck down and forced to face its attack over the Black Orb.
• Baihe appeared from blue light at Qin Jishi's brow and ordered the Black Flood Dragon to leave.
• The Black Flood Dragon recognized that Baihe was a Soul Body and concluded she was bluffing about her strength.
• Baihe threatened the Black Flood Dragon, which dismissed her and Qin Jishi as too weak to kill it.
• Qin Jishi watched the confrontation with pity, believing the Black Flood Dragon had no idea how dangerous Baihe was.

Baihe used the God Annihilating Finger to kill the Black Flood Dragon, despite the attack draining a third of her Divine Soul power. Qin Jishi rushed to her side in alarm, and Baihe clarified that she was weak, not dead.

• The Black Flood Dragon released its aura, leaving the wounded Qin Jishi in pain, and Baihe dispersed the pressure with her own power.
• Qin Jishi realized Baihe's Soul Body was fading and begged her to stop, but she said he could not fight the Black Flood Dragon himself.
• Baihe immobilized the Black Flood Dragon and killed it with the God Annihilating Finger, blasting its body into more than a hundred pieces.
• Qin Jishi saw Baihe swaying with a weakened aura and hurried to her side in fear.
• Baihe's attack had consumed one-third of her Divine Soul power, and she told the panicked Qin Jishi that she was weak, not dead.

After Baihe survived the fight with the Black Flood Dragon, she identified Qin Jishi’s orb as a Darkness Seed and found a Ghost Lotus Root that could help her reshape her body. Baihe withdrew into Qin Jishi’s glabella to recover, telling him to refine the seed while she rested.

• Qin Jishi wept over Baihe’s weakened Divine Soul, but she assured him she was alive and scolded him for overreacting.
• Qin Jishi mourned the Black Flood Dragon’s remains, then asked Baihe about the Black Orb in his hand.
• Baihe explained that the orb was a Darkness Seed tied to the Primordial Dao Ancestor’s Dark Element, which included Demonic Qi and death qi.
• Baihe retrieved the wooden box from the stone platform and opened it to reveal the Ghost Lotus Root.
• Baihe said the Ghost Lotus Root could help her grow a body and recover from her recent attack, then entered Qin Jishi’s glabella and told him to refine the Darkness Seed.

Qin Jishi swallowed the Darkness Seed and rapidly absorbed its power, advancing to Golden Body Level Nine while gaining an affinity for Dark Elements. He hoped to break through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm, but Baihe believed the immense amount of Mystic Qi he needed made that unlikely.

• Qin Jishi swallowed the Darkness Seed, and black radiance surged around him as his body began absorbing Dark Elements.
• Baihe watched from the Chaos Bead and marveled that Qin Jishi was refining the Darkness Seed without obstruction.
• Qin Jishi's Mystic Veins, blood, and dantian turned black as Mystic Qi poured into him, raising his cultivation to Golden Body Level Seven and then Level Eight.
• Qin Jishi gained a clear perception of Dark Elements and advanced to Golden Body Level Nine.
• Qin Jishi asked Baihe whether he could reach the Myriad Manifestations Realm, while Baihe silently judged that his chances were slim because he would need an effectively infinite amount of Mystic Qi.

Qin Jishi absorbed the Darkness Seed’s mystic energy and began comprehending the Dark Element without breaking through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm. At the Tianchi Lands, Feng Xueyi brought a withdrawn Hong'er to the mine vein and tried to ease her guilt over Qin Jishi.

• Qin Jishi absorbed vast amounts of mystic energy but failed to reach the Myriad Manifestations Realm, while his senses opened to the forces of nature and black fog.
• Baihe watched Qin Jishi enter a state of deep comprehension and anticipated the Dark Element domain he might form.
• The chapter recounted how Phoenix Cry Tower and the Sky Fire Sect had agreed to settle control of the Tianchi Mine Vein through a contest between their younger disciples, and how Phoenix Cry Tower ultimately gained the mine.
• Feng Xueyi preserved Hong'er's life with essence blood from a phoenix skeleton, and Hong'er reached Golden Body Level Nine.
• Feng Xueyi brought the silent Hong'er to the Tianchi Mine Vein and told her not to blame herself for what had happened with the Qin Family.

Hong'er chose to cultivate in seclusion at the Tianchi Mine Vein, driven by her hatred for Qin Tian and her determination to avenge Qin Jishi. Meanwhile, Qin Shutu visited Liang Yanzhong in the Liang Family's Forbidden Ground, where Liang Yanzhong greeted him with open mockery.

• Feng Xueyi urged Hong'er to recover and grow stronger before seeking revenge, and Hong'er requested to enter seclusion.
• Hong'er insisted on cultivating at the Tianchi Mine Vein because its spiritual energy was especially dense, and Feng Xueyi agreed to guard her.
• Liang Simeng asked the Water King Protector and Fire King Protector why Qin Shutu had come, and she worried that something major was about to happen.
• Qin Shutu entered the Liang Family's Forbidden Ground and met Liang Yanzhong on a cracked circular platform.
• Liang Yanzhong mocked Qin Shutu's growing power, and Qin Shutu's eyes flashed with cold anger.

Qin Shutu visited Liang Yanzhong and demanded that the Liang Family submit to the Qin Family. When Liang Yanzhong refused, Qin Shutu revealed overwhelming power and injured him, leaving Liang Yanzhong stunned.

• Qin Shutu praised Liang Yanzhong’s Heaven Splitting Realm cultivation while the two shared tea.
• Qin Shutu said he recognized only people he could submit to or make submit to him, and Liang Yanzhong rejected his demand.
• Liang Yanzhong refused to let the Qin Family control the Liang Family or the Azure Wave Continent and ordered Qin Shutu to leave.
• Qin Shutu threatened the Liang Family and invoked his grandson’s marriage-in-name to Simeng.
• Liang Yanzhong unleashed his pressure against Qin Shutu, but Qin Shutu overwhelmed him and made him spit blood.
• Qin Shutu appeared before the injured Liang Yanzhong and called him an old fool for refusing to submit.

Qin Shutu overpowered Liang Yanzhong and demanded that the Liang Family submit to the Qin Family. After infecting Liang Yanzhong with a Soul Controlling Gu, Qin Shutu began forcing him to obey, leaving him on the verge of kneeling.

• Qin Shutu seized Liang Yanzhong by the throat and revealed that his strength had reached the peak of Heaven Opening Level Two.
• Qin Shutu demanded that the Liang Family submit, but Liang Yanzhong refused and threatened to perish together with him.
• Qin Shutu released a black worm into Liang Yanzhong's mouth, then let him go.
• Liang Yanzhong attacked Qin Shutu with a Water Dragon strike, but Qin Shutu used a command to freeze his body.
• Qin Shutu revealed that Lord Youming's Soul Controlling Gu had afflicted Liang Yanzhong and commanded him to kneel.

Qin Shutu used a Soul Controlling Gu refined by Youming to overcome Liang Yanzhong’s resistance and make him submit as a mindless servant. After learning where Liang Yulong was imprisoned, Qin Shutu discovered Liang Yulong was nearing a breakthrough and sent another Soul Controlling Gu into the Ice Nether Cold Cave to ensure his obedience.

• Liang Yanzhong discovered that a Soul Controlling Gu had invaded his mind and body, but his spiritual attacks could not affect it.
• Qin Shutu repeatedly ordered Liang Yanzhong to kneel until the Gu overwhelmed his resistance and made him call Qin Shutu his master.
• Qin Shutu asked where Liang Yulong was imprisoned, and Liang Yanzhong named the Ice Nether Cold Cave.
• Liang Yanzhong opened the cave, and Qin Shutu sensed that Liang Yulong had comprehended the power of heaven and earth and might reach the Heaven Splitting Realm.
• Qin Shutu sent a Soul Controlling Gu into the cave and warned that Liang Yulong would suffer Liang Yanzhong’s fate if he became disloyal.

Qin Shutu secured Liang Simeng’s marriage to Qin Tian after Liang Yanzhong unexpectedly agreed and treated him with unusual deference. Liang Simeng left convinced the Qin Family was hiding a secret, but resolved to defend the alliance and stop Qin Jishi if he sought revenge.

• Qin Shutu told Liang Simeng he would arrange for Qin Tian to take her and complete their unfinished wedding, and Liang Yanzhong accepted his wishes.
• After Qin Shutu departed, the Water King Protector, the Fire King Protector, and Liang Simeng remarked that Liang Yanzhong had acted strangely and respectfully toward him.
• Liang Simeng tried to question Liang Yanzhong in the forbidden ground, but he refused to meet her and ordered everyone to leave unless summoned.
• As she walked away, Liang Simeng concluded the Qin Family was concealing a secret and vowed to defend the Liang and Qin families’ alliance and stop Qin Jishi if he sought revenge.

Cui Ran and the Five Elders of Myriad Poisons sensed that their master was growing stronger and vowed revenge against Qin Jishi and the forces that destroyed their lair. As mysterious attacks spread across the Azure Wave Continent, Qingfeng and Mingyue chose to wait for Liu Wuxie and the Young Pavilion Master to return from seclusion, while the Pavilion Master remained away in the Sea of Turbulent Currents.

• Cui Ran rejoiced at the Myriad Poisons King's strengthening aura and vowed to repay Liu Wuxie, Xue Jingang, Nangong Wendao, and Qin Jishi for past grievances.
• Half a year passed as Liu Wuxie, Xue Jingang, Nangong Wendao, and others entered seclusion, while Qin Tian and Liang Simeng held a lavish wedding on the Sacred Ancestor Continent.
• Unknown attackers slaughtered several forces across the Azure Wave Continent, and investigations by the three great powers found almost no clues as smaller sects sealed their gates in fear.
• At the World-Saving Pavilion, Qingfeng asked whether Xue Jingang should leave seclusion to stop the remnants of the Myriad Poisons Lair, but Mingyue advised waiting to avoid provoking an early war.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue hoped Liu Wuxie and the Young Pavilion Master would gain Heaven Splitting Realm strength and wondered whether the Pavilion Master would find a healing elixir in the Sea of Turbulent Currents.

After another half year of meditation, Qin Jishi remained on the verge of awakening while Baihe and Primordial Dao Ancestor anticipated what domain he might comprehend. Meanwhile, the Myriad Poisons King returned from the dead at Heaven Splitting Realm and was ordered by Lord Youming to follow Qin Shutu’s plans to seize the Azure Wave Continent.

• Primordial Dao Ancestor told Baihe that Qin Jishi would awaken in about half a year, and they wondered whether he might comprehend the Illusory Domain.
• The Myriad Poisons King emerged after more than twenty years, having reshaped his body and reached the Heaven Splitting Realm, and vowed revenge on his enemies.
• Lord Youming revealed himself, and the Myriad Poisons King knelt and apologized for his disrespect.
• Lord Youming ordered the Myriad Poisons King to follow Qin Shutu’s arrangements, with Qin Tian, Qin Zhan, and Liu Benlian present.
• Lord Youming declared that it was time to take the Azure Wave Continent, and Qin Shutu promised it would be theirs.

Qin Shutu and Lord Youming prepared to seize the Azure Wave Continent, with the Mystic Sky Continent as their next target. Qin Shutu agreed to let Qin Tian join the coming invasion, while Liang Simeng suspected the attack was imminent.

• Lord Youming reassured Qin Shutu that the World-Saving Pavilion posed no threat and urged him to act against the Azure Wave Continent.
• Qin Shutu ordered the Myriad Poisons King to prepare for an invasion in one month, with Qin Zhan leading reinforcements.
• Qin Tian persuaded Qin Shutu to let him accompany the Second Elder, and Qin Shutu instructed the Second Elder to protect him.
• Qin Tian returned to his residence, where Liang Simeng asked whether he was preparing to move against the World-Saving Pavilion.

Qin Tian reassured Liang Simeng that the Qin and Liang Families would remain equals if he took charge, and she agreed to join him on the trip to the Azure Wave Continent. The story then shifted to Xuanyuan City, where Xuanyuan Changkong and Xuanyuan Tianji remained troubled by a prophecy of the Xuanyuan Family’s decline and an enigmatic visitor’s warning to choose their path.

• Qin Tian promised Liang Simeng that, while he lived and led the Qin Family, it would treat the Liang Family as an equal.
• Liang Simeng agreed to go with Qin Tian to the Azure Wave Continent in one month.
• Xuanyuan Changkong asked Xuanyuan Tianji whether the Xuanyuan Family could stay out of the coming conflict.
• Xuanyuan Tianji recalled that his divinations had repeatedly foretold great decline after the Xuanyuan Family’s prosperity, while revealing no way to avert it.
• Xuanyuan Tianji recounted how a disheveled old man had repeated the prophecy twenty years earlier and urged the Xuanyuan Family to choose its own path.
• Xuanyuan Changkong and Xuanyuan Tianji rushed out after the mysterious visitor vanished.

Xuanyuan Tianji’s divinations revealed that Qin Jishi was tied to the Xuanyuan Family’s fate and the calamity accompanying the Qin Family’s rise. With the Qin Family preparing to move against the Azure Wave Continent and Qin Jishi still missing in the Dark Tomb Mound, Xuanyuan Changkong chose to act rather than let his Lineage decline.

• After a disheveled old man warned Xuanyuan Changkong and Xuanyuan Tianji that their Lineage had to make a choice, Xuanyuan Tianji divined and found Qin Jishi’s name.
• Xuanyuan Tianji’s later divinations linked the Xuanyuan Family’s decline to the Qin Family’s prosperity and named Qin Jishi as one born to face the calamity.
• The Xuanyuan Family learned that Qin Jishi had appeared at the Liang Family’s Sacred Domain, killed Qin Family members, and reached Golden Body Annihilation Realm cultivation.
• After Qin Jishi entered the Dark Tomb Mound and disappeared, Xuanyuan Tianji confirmed that his fate remained unchanged and that he could still alter the Xuanyuan Family’s future.
• Xuanyuan Changkong resolved to protect the Xuanyuan Family’s fate and honor its ancestors, and Xuanyuan Tianji agreed their choice was right.

The chapter introduced Heaven Annihilation Pavilion, a reclusive power believed to be the weakest of the Four Great Sacred Lands despite its formidable hidden strength. Helian Duzun summoned his son Helian Wang and eighteen elders, leaving the pavilion poised to reenter the world.

• An old man warned a youth gathering herbs not to approach the ancient pavilion at the center of the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain Range.
• Helian Wang told eighteen powerful elders that Helian Duzun had summoned them, exciting them with the prospect that Heaven Annihilation Pavilion would emerge from seclusion.
• The pavilion doors opened, and Helian Duzun called Helian Wang and the elders inside.
• Helian Wang and the eighteen elders entered the pavilion and paid their respects to Helian Duzun, who greeted them.

Helian Duzun told Heaven Annihilation Pavilion’s elders to prepare for turmoil among the Black and White Domain’s major forces rather than seize control immediately. After they left, he told Helian Wang that the domain should belong to him.

• Helian Wang asked Helian Duzun about his cultivation, and Helian Duzun’s aura left the elders awed.
• Helian Duzun confirmed that Heaven Annihilation Pavilion would emerge from seclusion, but said it would wait for the major forces to weaken one another.
• Helian Duzun predicted that the Qin Family would attack the Azure Wave Continent in one month and that the Xuanyuan Family would likely join the conflict.
• Helian Duzun ordered the elders to conserve their strength and dismissed them, keeping Helian Wang behind.
• Helian Duzun told Helian Wang that the Black and White Domain should belong to him.

Helian Duzun revealed that Helian Wang’s mysterious dream master was King Yama, who had been paving the way for Helian Wang to attain the supreme Great Dao. After Helian Wang left, Helian Duzun and Netherworld discussed plans to ignite a war on the Azure Wave Continent and bring the Black and White Domain under Helian Wang’s control.

• Helian Duzun told Helian Wang that his master was King Yama, an unparalleled figure who dominated the Primordial Eight Desolations and the Nine Provinces and Ten Lands.
• Helian Duzun explained that King Yama had strengthened the Heaven Annihilation Pavilion and arranged the Black and White Domain’s ongoing chess game to help Helian Wang attain the supreme Great Dao.
• Helian Wang vowed to meet his father’s and King Yama’s expectations, attain the supreme Great Dao, and carry forward the Heaven Annihilation Pavilion.
• After Helian Wang departed, Netherworld told Helian Duzun that the Qin Family was ready and war would likely break out on the Azure Wave Continent in one month.
• Helian Duzun and Netherworld discussed the Xuanyuan Family’s possible alliance with the World-Saving Pavilion and agreed that the Black and White Domain would ultimately belong to Helian Wang.

The Myriad Poisons King and the Joyful Union Sect seized much of the Azure Wave Continent, while the Liang Family remained conspicuously uninvolved. At Black and White Academy, Liu Wuxie warned his allies that their true opponent might be even stronger than the Liang Family and let them decide whether to stay.

• The Myriad Poisons Lair and Joyful Union Sect drove back Liu Wuxie’s forces, prompting many factions to switch sides and leaving the continent engulfed in war.
• The Black Eagle Prefecture Lord retreated after Northern Commandery fell, overwhelmed by two newly appeared Peak Attainment Realm experts from the Song Family.
• Chen Lan and Du Zhongfa suspected the Liang Family or outsiders were behind the attack, and the five great academicians agreed their theory seemed plausible.
• Liu Wuxie said their enemy’s strength and foundation might surpass the Liang Family’s, then told anyone who regretted joining him that they could leave.