Chapter Summaries

Qin Jishi noticed that Liang Yanzhong seemed to be under some form of control, while Liang Yulong and Liang Simeng feared Qin Jishi would retaliate against the Liang Family. He left the Liangs with a warning and suggested they wait for Liang Yanzhong to regain consciousness before demanding answers.

• Qin Jishi and Xuanyuan Changkong noticed Liang Yanzhong's cloudy eyes, wooden movements, and lack of reaction, and Qin Jishi suspected he had been controlled.
• Xuanyuan Changkong reached for Liang Yanzhong, but Liang Yulong intervened and warned him not to attack the Liang Family.
• Qin Jishi stayed silent as Liang Yulong warned him against driving the Liang Family to desperation, then apologized for the failed marriage alliance with Liang Simeng.
• Liang Simeng admitted the Liang Family had been wrong and asked Qin Jishi to name what he wanted.
• Qin Jishi said he had no intention of settling accounts with the Liang Family now and suggested Liang Yanzhong would explain matters once he regained consciousness.
• Liang Simeng recalled that Liang Yanzhong had changed after Qin Shutu visited him and asked Qin Jishi what he knew.

Qin Jishi discovered that Liang Yanzhong had been implanted with a Soul Controlling Gu, which was consuming his God-Slaying Golden Light. As Qin Jishi confirmed he could destroy it, a sudden explosion from the Black and White Academy interrupted Liang Simeng as she prepared to ask for his help.

• Liang Simeng persuaded Liang Yulong to let Qin Jishi examine Liang Yanzhong with a golden needle.
• Qin Jishi found no bodily abnormality until Qingfeng told him the problem lay in Liang Yanzhong's mind.
• Qin Jishi found black mist in Liang Yanzhong's mind that devoured his God-Slaying Golden Light, then concluded it was a Soul Controlling Gu made by someone behind the Qin Family.
• Qin Jishi told Liang Simeng that Liang Yanzhong had a Soul Controlling Gu and confirmed he had a way to deal with it.
• Liang Simeng struggled with whether to ask Qin Jishi for help, but an explosion from the Black and White Academy drew everyone's attention.

Qin Jishi left to reinforce the Black and White Academy after its protective formation came under attack, while ordering the factions under the World-Saving Pavilion to await judgment. At the academy, the formation was close to breaking, and its remaining defenders prepared to fight Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong to the death.

• Qin Jishi refused Liang Simeng’s request to treat Old Patriarch Liang immediately but promised to remove the Soul Controlling Gu in one month and demanded the Liang Family prepare an explanation for the factions.
• Qin Jishi ordered the factions subordinate to the World-Saving Pavilion to bring their leaders and wait outside, while the remaining factions cleaned up the battlefield.
• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong attacked the Black and White Academy’s protective grand formation while Liu Wuxie and most of the academy’s leaders were away.
• A disciple reported that cracks had appeared in the formation, and Du Zhongfa and Chen Lan learned it might soon shatter.
• Lin Tianhua and Zuo Mianhu urged the academy’s disciples to resist, and Chen Lan ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

As the Black and White Academy’s protective formation broke, Du Zhongfa and Chen Lan prepared to send Zhang Shiqing through a mysterious teleportation formation to preserve the sect’s future. Zhang Shiqing refused to abandon the Academy, and Chen Lan ordered her to leave anyway.

• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong destroyed the Black and White Academy’s protective grand formation and prepared to enter.
• Du Zhongfa warned that the attackers would not spare the Academy and identified the teleportation formation as a likely contingency left by Liu Wuxie.
• Chen Lan told Zhang Shiqing that her rare talent made her the sect’s hope and urged her to escape through the formation.
• Zhang Shiqing refused to leave, arguing that she would not abandon the Academy and that her life might protect the sect.
• Lin Tianhua and Zuo Mianhu urged Zhang Shiqing to survive, while Chen Lan ordered her to obey and leave at once.

Chen Lan knocked Zhang Shiqing unconscious and sent her through the teleportation array to save her from Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong. The two eighth-level experts stormed Black and White Academy and demanded Zhang Shiqing, while Chen Lan and Du Zhongfa faced them without revealing where she had gone.

• Chen Lan insisted Zhang Shiqing leave, then struck her unconscious when she refused to abandon the people of Black and White Academy.
• Chen Lan carried Zhang Shiqing to the teleportation array and sent her away as the array vanished in a flash of light.
• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong arrived outside the hall and threatened to destroy Black and White Academy unless Zhang Shiqing was handed over.
• Chen Lan and Du Zhongfa challenged the two men, who revealed that Great Elder Qin had already dealt with those who opposed him.
• Chen Lan told Meng Jiujie that Zhang Shiqing was not in the sect, and he grew furious and accused her of lying.

Meng Jiujie attacked Black and White Academy after demanding that Zhang Shiqing be handed over, overwhelming the defenders and using Lin Tianhua as leverage. Just as he was about to kill Lin Tianhua, a rumble came from the distant void and an immense pressure enveloped Meng Jiujie.

• Meng Jiujie gave Chen Lan three breaths to produce Zhang Shiqing, then attacked when she refused.
• Meng Jiujie defeated Chen Lan with a flaming punch and severely wounded Du Zhongfa with another strike.
• Lin Tianhua and Zuo Mianhu led the disciples in a charge, but Meng Jiujie’s pressure forced them all to the ground.
• Meng Jiujie broke both of Lin Tianhua’s lower legs and raised his foot to kill him unless Chen Lan handed over Zhang Shiqing.
• A distant rumble sounded, and an immense pressure swept over Meng Jiujie just before his stomp landed.

Xuanyuan Changkong and Qin Jishi’s group arrived in time to free Lin Tianhua and Zuo Mianhu from Meng Jiujie, while Chen Lan revealed that Zhang Shiqing had been sent away through a teleportation array. Qin Jishi prepared to confront Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong, who still believed Qin Shutu could protect them.

• Xuanyuan Changkong and the others arrived, and someone freed Lin Tianhua and Zuo Mianhu from Meng Jiujie’s control.
• Qin Jishi reunited with the surviving Black and White Academy disciples and learned from Chen Lan that Zhang Shiqing had been teleported away to escape Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong.
• Qin Jishi concluded that Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong had targeted Zhang Shiqing under Qin Shutu’s orders and resolved to deal with them.
• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong respectfully greeted Xuanyuan Changkong, while Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi condemned them for targeting Zhang Shiqing.
• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong remained confident that Qin Shutu could help them, and Meng Jiujie saw an opportunity to use him against Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi.

Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong tried to leave after threatening Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi, but Qin Jishi stopped them and revealed they were old acquaintances. The chapter ended with Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi overwhelming Meng Jiujie with their combined pressure, forcing him to his knees.

• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong threatened Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi with the Qin Family's retaliation, then decided to leave without taking Zhang Shiqing.
• Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi warned the pair that they were in danger, and Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong mistook their softened words for fear.
• Qin Jishi stepped forward and stopped Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong from leaving.
• Qin Jishi told Meng Jiujie they were old acquaintances and said Meng would have to call him uncle by seniority.
• Meng Jiujie attacked Qin Jishi with his aura, but Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi dispersed it and forced Meng Jiujie to his knees.

Qin Jishi took over the confrontation with Meng Jiujie, revealing that he was the Black Coffin Saint Hand who had killed Meng Jiujie's son and emptied the Sky Fire Sect's resources. The chapter ended as Meng Jiujie unleashed his Peak Level Nine technique against him.

• Yun Jian prepared to kill Meng Jiujie, but Qin Jishi asked him to leave the matter to him.
• Meng Jiujie accused Qin Jishi of relying on the backing of others, and Qin Jishi challenged him to attack without their interference.
• Qin Jishi summoned the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin and revealed that he was the Black Coffin Saint Hand.
• Qin Jishi taunted Meng Jiujie about his son's death and the Sky Fire Sect's stolen resources, driving Meng Jiujie into a rage.
• Meng Jiujie unleashed Sky Fire Flood Dragon, summoning a hundred-zhang flaming python as the disciples feared for Qin Jishi.

Qin Jishi used the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin to absorb Meng Jiujie's attack, then crushed Meng Jiujie with a single blow. He confronted Kong Zhiyong and revealed his name, leaving both men shocked by his identity.

• Meng Jiujie sent a Flame Flood Dragon at Qin Jishi, but Qin Jishi trapped it inside the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin.
• Qin Jishi sent the coffin crashing into Meng Jiujie, breaking his bones and leaving him gravely injured.
• Kong Zhiyong tried to treat Meng Jiujie, but Qin Jishi warned him not to move and threatened to kill him.
• Kong Zhiyong invoked the Qin Family from the Sacred Ancestor Continent to deter Qin Jishi.
• Qin Jishi told Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong that Zhang Shiqing was his wife, then revealed his name, shocking them.

Qin Jishi revealed his identity to Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong and attacked them for targeting Shiqing. After breaking through their defenses, he chased the fleeing Kong Zhiyong with the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin.

• Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong recognized Qin Jishi, who warned them that targeting Shiqing was unforgivable.
• Kong Zhiyong invoked Gold Mixing Palace’s Golden Light Bodyguard, but Qin Jishi battered the barrier and injured both men.
• Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi told Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong that Qin Jishi had killed Qin Shutu, but they refused to believe it.
• Qin Jishi shattered the Golden Light Barrier and sent the two men crashing to the ground.
• Kong Zhiyong fled without helping Meng Jiujie, and Qin Jishi ordered, “Suspended Prison, open the coffin...”

Qin Jishi used the Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin to kill Meng Jiujie and Kong Zhiyong, then arranged to strike their sects while preparing to travel to the Sacred Ancestor Continent. Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi returned to guard their sects, and Qin Jishi turned his attention to Xuanyuan Changkong.

• The Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin pulled Meng Jiujie inside, where he vanished into black smoke.
• The coffin dragged in Kong Zhiyong despite his pleas and offers of his sect's resources, and he also vanished.
• The Black and White Academy disciples witnessed Qin Jishi kill two peak Level Eight experts and feared the coffin.
• Qin Jishi told Yun Jian and Feng Xueyi that he would travel to the Sacred Ancestor Continent in one month and that Qin Tian must die.
• Yun Jian agreed to deal with Gold Mixing Palace, while Feng Xueyi took responsibility for Sky Fire Sect; both returned to guard their sects.
• Qin Jishi turned his gaze toward Xuanyuan Changkong.

Xuanyuan Changkong invited Qin Jishi to visit the Xuanyuan Family and discussed the mysterious forces behind the Qin Family with Xuanyuan Tianji. Back at Black and White Academy, Qin Jishi sought Baihe’s help to locate Zhang Shiqing, and learned Qingfeng was responsible for the teleportation array before Qingfeng prepared to atone.

• Xuanyuan Changkong invited Qin Jishi to visit the Xuanyuan Family and offered its help when Qin Jishi traveled to the Sacred Ancestor Continent.
• Xuanyuan Tianji told Xuanyuan Changkong that the powerful figure behind the Qin Family seemed to treat Qin Shutu as a chess piece and might be supporting another target in the Black and White Domain.
• Xuanyuan Changkong decided that the Xuanyuan Family would share glory and disgrace with Qin Jishi and enter the world.
• Qin Jishi asked Baihe whether the teleportation array could reveal where Zhang Shiqing had gone, and Baihe answered by naming Qingfeng.
• Qingfeng, realizing Qin Jishi had found out, hung himself from a beam as Mingyue watched and planned to wear an old leopard-print cheongsam.

Qin Jishi reassured Chen Lan that Zhang Shiqing was safe, then hurried to the World-Saving Pavilion to confront those responsible for the teleportation array. Qingfeng blamed Mingyue for setting it up, and Qin Jishi went to confront her, only to be met with another baffling sight.

• Qin Jishi told Chen Lan that Zhang Shiqing should be safe and left Liu Wuxie and the others to handle the aftermath of the battle.
• Qin Jishi returned to the World-Saving Pavilion, where more than ten thousand people knelt in the rain, and warned them against complaining or forming a barrier.
• Qin Jishi found Qingfeng hanging upside down and spotted the tools Qingfeng had prepared in anticipation of punishment.
• Qingfeng told Qin Jishi that Zhang Shiqing was unharmed and blamed Mingyue for creating the teleportation array.
• Qin Jishi left Qingfeng and headed to Mingyue's room, where he opened the door and saw something that left him speechless.

Qin Jishi confronted Mingyue about her and Qingfeng’s inaction during the war and Zhang Shiqing’s disappearance, but learned that they had sent Shiqing to the upper realm to find the Ice Phoenix Realm. Mingyue revealed her desire for Qin Jishi, and Qingfeng watched as Mingyue finally pursued him.

• Qin Jishi demanded that Mingyue explain why she and Qingfeng had not acted during the war and asked where Zhang Shiqing was.
• Mingyue said they had avoided provoking Netherworld because his power could endanger the Azure Wave Continent, and revealed that Shiqing had been sent to the upper realm.
• Mingyue explained that Shiqing’s Ice Phoenix Sacred Body might lead the Ice Phoenix Realm to recognize her as its Saintess and help her grow stronger.
• Qin Jishi resolved to find Shiqing, while Mingyue continued seducing him despite his protests.
• Qingfeng saw Mingyue leave with Qin Jishi and remarked that she had finally achieved her long-held desire.

After spending the night with Mingyue, Qin Jishi absorbed her Primal Yin Power and began cultivating toward a breakthrough. Meanwhile, the Liang Family debated how to answer his coming demand, and Qin Tian and the Myriad Poisons King sought Lord Youming’s help to kill him.

• Qin Jishi left Mingyue’s room and sensed his cultivation nearing a breakthrough as he refined her Primal Yin Power.
• Mingyue concluded that Qin Jishi’s Yang Vein aided her cultivation and wondered whether her Primal Yin Power would help him.
• Liang Yulong asked how the Liang Family should handle Qin Jishi, and Liang Simeng offered to sacrifice herself to protect the family.
• Liang Yulong resolved to take responsibility himself as Liang Simeng left the council hall.
• Qin Tian and the Myriad Poisons King begged Lord Youming to avenge their losses and kill Qin Jishi.
• Lord Youming told Qin Tian and the Myriad Poisons King that they could kill Qin Jishi without his intervention.

Youming gave the Myriad Poisons King and Qin Tian Mad Blood Pills that could raise their cultivation beyond Heaven Opening Level 5, in exchange for Qin Jishi's blood after they killed him. He then told Helian Duzun that Qin Jishi might possess the Eternal Undying Body and that his blood could strengthen Young Master Wang.

• Youming offered the Myriad Poisons King and Qin Tian pills that would raise their cultivation but hasten their twilight years.
• Qin Tian and the Myriad Poisons King accepted the cost and agreed to kill Qin Jishi and drain his blood.
• Youming gave them two wooden boxes containing Mad Blood Pills and said they would enable them to defeat Qin Jishi.
• Youming told Helian Duzun that Qin Shutu had died by Qin Jishi's hand and that a powerful being behind Qin Jishi matched Youming's master.
• Youming said he had arranged for others to kill Qin Jishi and planned to use his blood to replace Young Master Wang's bloodline.

After absorbing Mingyue’s Primal Yin Power, Qin Jishi advanced to Myriad Manifestations Level 4 and prepared to confront the forces kneeling outside World-Saving Pavilion. He invited the most dissatisfied sects to tea and had six cups prepared, leaving their meeting about to begin.

• Seven days after Qin Jishi’s battle, the surrounding forces continued kneeling outside World-Saving Pavilion under pressure from their elders.
• Qin Jishi awakened after absorbing Mingyue’s Primal Yin Power and discovered that he had advanced to Myriad Manifestations Level 4.
• Qin Jishi told Qingfeng to meet him in the council hall and asked Mingyue which forces were dissatisfied with him.
• Mingyue named more than a dozen groups, including Chasing Soul Gang, Nine Peaks Sect, Lingxiao Mountain, and Tian Yue Gate.
• Qin Jishi invited Chasing Soul Gang and the other named forces to tea, while Mingyue had six cups prepared.

Qin Jishi tested the Chasing Soul Gang’s repentance by offering poisoned tea, and Lin Bing drank it to spare his people before Qingfeng revived him. Lin Bing left with the survivors after promising to honor the gang’s victims, while the Nine Peaks Sect awaited Qin Jishi’s summons.

• Qingfeng brought Lin Bing and eleven Chasing Soul Gang members into the main hall, where Qin Jishi kept them waiting in silence.
• When five gang members complained, Qin Jishi accused them of refusing to repent and ordered Mingyue to serve poisoned tea, giving Lin Bing one chance to choose.
• Lin Bing drank a cup of tea and collapsed, while the five complainers refused the tea and fled.
• Qin Jishi killed the five with golden needles, and Qingfeng revived Lin Bing, revealing that the poisoned tea had been a test.
• Lin Bing promised to erect monuments for those the Chasing Soul Gang had wronged and left with the surviving elders and the corpses.
• Qin Jishi ordered Qingfeng to invite the Nine Peaks Sect to tea as its members watched in terror.

After dealing with the factions, Qin Jishi learned that Netherworld was nearing the Immortal Realm and discussed the threat with Qingfeng and Mingyue. He planned to visit the Liang Family before turning his attention to the Xuanyuan Family and Heaven Annihilation Pavilion, while his companions feared that a greater enemy might soon notice him.

• Qin Jishi punished unrepentant disciples from several factions and reflected with Qingfeng and Mingyue on human ambition.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue told Qin Jishi that Netherworld had reached the peak of the Reincarnation Realm and might soon enter the Immortal Realm.
• Qin Jishi learned that Baihe had rebuilt her body, but she refused to intervene against Netherworld.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue suspected Netherworld was supporting another person and might be pursuing a larger conspiracy involving the Xuanyuan Family or Heaven Annihilation Pavilion.
• Qin Jishi ordered Qingfeng and Mingyue to accompany him to the Liang Family the next day, then planned to investigate the Mystic Sky Continent and Wind and Cloud Continent.
• After Qin Jishi left, Qingfeng and Mingyue worried that his emergence into the world would draw the attention of the sealed enemy’s subordinates.