Chapter Summaries

Xuanyuan Tianji arrived after Qin Jishi defeated members of the Jiang Family, and Jiang Wang urged him to punish the young man. Recognizing Qin Jishi’s familiar back, Xuanyuan Tianji approached him while Shen Yi began explaining what had really happened.

• The gathered forces greeted Xuanyuan Tianji, and Shen Yi tried to persuade Qin Jishi to leave before he got into trouble.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Wang accused Qin Jishi of killing Jiang Zheng and the Third Elder, defeating the family, and threatening to wipe it out.
• Xuanyuan Tianji promised to uphold justice if the accusations were true, then studied Qin Jishi and recognized his familiar back.
• Xuanyuan Tianji hurried toward Qin Jishi as the onlookers expected him to kill the young man.
• Shen Yi stepped forward to explain the events, and Xuanyuan Tianji listened while keeping his gaze on Qin Jishi.

Shen Yi recounted the dispute to Xuanyuan Tianji while Shen Junshi tried to distance the Shen Family from her. The Jiang Family urged Xuanyuan Tianji to kill Qin Jishi, but Xuanyuan Tianji asked Qin Jishi for his account and then turned toward Jiang Wang.

• Shen Junshi interrupted Shen Yi and disavowed her to protect the Shen Family, but Xuanyuan Tianji ordered her to continue.
• Shen Yi finished recounting events and offered to bear the blame herself, while the Jiang Family waited for Xuanyuan Tianji to punish her and Qin Jishi.
• Jiang Tao and Jiang Wang urged Xuanyuan Tianji to kill Qin Jishi, claiming he had insulted the Xuanyuan Family.
• Xuanyuan Tianji dismissed the Jiang Family's assumptions and asked Qin Jishi what he had to say.
• Qin Jishi said Shen Yi had already said what he wished to say, and Xuanyuan Tianji turned to face Jiang Wang.

Xuanyuan Tianji turned against Jiang Wang after learning the Jiang Family had used the Xuanyuan Family’s name to pass off Soul-Purifying Grass as Soul-Returning Grass and tried to kill Qin Jishi. He summoned the Xuanyuan Dragon Guards and declared the Jiang Family would be erased, leaving Jiang Wang begging for mercy.

• Jiang Tao and Jiang Wang threatened Qin Jishi and urged Xuanyuan Tianji to attack him.
• Xuanyuan Tianji apologized to Qin Jishi and promised him an explanation, stunning the crowd.
• Xuanyuan Tianji accused Jiang Wang and the Jiang Family of deception and bullying, then ordered them to shut up.
• Xuanyuan Tianji summoned ten Xuanyuan Dragon Guards and declared the Jiang Family would be erased from the Mystic Sky Continent.
• Jiang Wang panicked and begged Xuanyuan Tianji to spare the Jiang Family, offering to pay any price.

Xuanyuan Tianji refused Jiang Wang’s plea to spare the Jiang Family after learning they had provoked Qin Jishi, whose strength and background made the family’s fate unavoidable. Jiang Wang killed himself, and Xuanyuan Tianji ordered the Xuanyuan Dragon Guards to wipe out the Jiang Family.

• Jiang Wang begged Xuanyuan Tianji to preserve the Jiang Family, but Xuanyuan Tianji said it was too late.
• Xuanyuan Tianji revealed that the man the Jiang Family had provoked was Qin Jishi, and Jiang Wang realized Qin Jishi was the prodigy who had killed Qin Shutu.
• Jiang Wang accepted that the Jiang Family could not survive and struck his own head, killing himself.
• Jiang Tao collapsed as Xuanyuan Tianji ordered the Xuanyuan Dragon Guards to eliminate the Jiang Family.
• The Xuanyuan Dragon Guards carried out the order as terror and pleas for mercy filled the air.

After the Xuanyuan Dragon Guards wiped out the Jiang Family, Xuanyuan Tianji revealed that Qin Jishi was the Qin Family Young Master and World-Saving Pavilion Young Pavilion Master. Niu Bai befriended Qin Jishi, while Shen Yi saw hope for her grandfather and Shen Junshi regretted missing his chance to build ties with him.

• The Xuanyuan Dragon Guards killed the Jiang Family, leaving the onlookers terrified by Qin Jishi's influence over Xuanyuan Tianji.
• Shen Yi realized Qin Jishi's power might help her grandfather, while Shen Junshi and Shen Peng regretted their earlier treatment of him.
• Xuanyuan Tianji apologized to Qin Jishi for the Jiang Family's actions, but Qin Jishi stopped him from bowing and said he was satisfied with the outcome.
• Xuanyuan Tianji introduced Qin Jishi as the Qin Family Young Master and the World-Saving Pavilion Young Pavilion Master, alarming Niu Bai and Shen Junshi with the recognition of his name.
• Niu Bai asked Qin Jishi to call him Brother Niu, and the two embraced as sworn brothers, leaving Niu Bei stunned.

Qin Jishi rejected Shen Junshi’s attempt to use Shen Yi to restore ties with the Shen Family, but reassured Shen Yi that he could treat her grandfather. Shen Yi led Qin Jishi and the gathered factions to the Old Patriarch’s residence so they could see whether he could save him.

• Shen Junshi praised Qin Jishi and offered the Shen Family’s help, but Qin Jishi refused to befriend the family because Shen Junshi had disowned Shen Yi.
• Shen Junshi apologized to Shen Yi and tried to get her to mend the relationship, but she told him she was no longer part of the Shen Family.
• Shen Yi asked Qin Jishi whether he could truly treat her grandfather, and Qin Jishi assured her that he had a way.
• Xuanyuan Tianji affirmed that Qin Jishi could save the Old Patriarch, prompting Shen Junshi to promise that the Shen Family would repay him.
• Shen Yi led Qin Jishi and the gathered factions deeper into the estate to the Old Patriarch’s residence.

Qin Jishi examined Shen Faguan and found his heart failure was near its end, but he agreed to try saving him with the God Slaying Golden Needle Art. The needles produced no visible response, and Qin Jishi learned the treatment would depend on how long he could sustain the healing light.

• Outside the main hall, Qin Jishi took Shen Yi inside to examine Shen Faguan while Xuanyuan Tianji kept Shen Junshi waiting outside.
• Qin Jishi told Shen Yi that Shen Faguan was near the end of his life, and she begged him to save her grandfather.
• Qin Jishi said he had no absolute confidence but would try, then began treating Shen Faguan with the God Slaying Golden Needle Art.
• The golden light showed no visible effect, and Baihe explained that it was nourishing Shen Faguan's heart and the treatment would last as long as Qin Jishi could sustain it.
• Qin Jishi realized the costly treatment might consume all his God-Slaying Golden Light, which would take at least half a year to recover.

Qin Jishi used up nearly all his God-Slaying Golden Light to revive Jiang Fuguang’s failing heart, then assured Shen Yi and the gathered factions that the patriarch would recover. Exhausted, he left the hall and asked Shen Junshi to arrange a room for him.

• While the factions waited outside, Niu Bai voiced concern, but Xuanyuan Tianji insisted Qin Jishi would succeed.
• Qin Jishi told Shen Yi that her grandfather’s life was saved after Jiang Fuguang’s heart revived at the last moment.
• Shen Yi thanked Qin Jishi and promised to give everything for him, but he urged her to stay with her grandfather and left the hall.
• Qin Jishi told Shen Junshi and the gathered factions that Jiang Fuguang should wake soon, and Xuanyuan Tianji affirmed that he was unharmed.
• Shen Junshi offered Qin Jishi the Shen Family’s gratitude and personally offered to arrange a room because Qin Jishi was exhausted.

News of the Jiang Family's destruction spread across the Mystic Sky Continent, and Qin Jishi's reputation grew as he returned to the Shen Family. There, he met the awakened Shen Faguan, who thanked him for saving his life and helping Shen Yi.

• Rumors spread that the Xuanyuan Dragon Guards had destroyed the Jiang Family after Jiang Tian offended Qin Jishi, and factions across the continent feared or praised the Xuanyuan Family.
• Stories about Qin Jishi's age, cultivation, and strength circulated widely, while one figure departed after realizing that Qin Jishi had not died.
• Qiao'er told Qin Jishi that Shen Faguan had awakened, and Qin Jishi set out to visit him.
• Qin Jishi encountered Xuanyuan Tianji and Niu Bai on the way, then entered Shen Faguan's hall and heard Shen Junshi defend his agreement to marry Shen Yi to Jiang Zheng.
• Shen Faguan greeted Qin Jishi and tried to bow in gratitude for restoring his vitality and protecting Shen Yi, but Qin Jishi stopped him and credited Heaven's favor.

Helian Duzun learned that Qin Jishi was alive and discussed the threat posed by the Xuanyuan Family and other allies, while plotting to gather them for Lord Gui Yan. In the Shen Family, Shen Faguan confronted Shen Junshi over his role in Shen Yi’s forced marriage, leaving Shen Junshi on his knees and deeply rebuked.

• Xiahou told Helian Duzun that Qin Jishi was alive and that the Xuanyuan Family had destroyed the Jiang Family for his sake.
• Youming warned that Xuanyuan Tianji may have detected Heaven Annihilation Pavilion’s plot, and Helian Duzun discovered that the Xuanyuan Family was monitoring them.
• Youming proposed gathering Qin Jishi’s allies when Lord Gui Yan arrived, and Helian Duzun agreed that they could eliminate them together.
• Shen Junshi tried to leave while Shen Faguan spoke with the faction leaders, but Shen Faguan ordered him to stop and asked Qin Jishi and Xuanyuan Tianji to witness their dispute.
• Shen Faguan accused Shen Junshi of allowing Shen Yi’s marriage to the Jiang Family wastrel, and Shen Junshi admitted he had wronged her before Shen Faguan said he had disappointed him.

Shen Faguan considered removing Shen Junshi as Clan Leader for his selfish handling of Shen Yi’s betrothal, but Shen Yi, Xuanyuan Tianji, and Qin Jishi spoke in his defense. Shen Junshi was allowed to keep his position provisionally, leaving him resolved to repent and repay their support.

• Shen Faguan told Shen Junshi he was reconsidering whether he should remain Clan Leader, and Shen Junshi collapsed in despair.
• Shen Yi urged Shen Faguan to consider that Shen Junshi had acted for the Lineage, though Shen Faguan refused to dismiss his mistake.
• Xuanyuan Tianji asked Shen Faguan to weigh Shen Junshi’s past record, and Qin Jishi agreed that he had been a competent Clan Leader.
• Shen Faguan decided to observe Shen Junshi before making a final decision about his position.
• Shen Junshi promised to repent and treat Xuanyuan Tianji and Qin Jishi as honored guests, realizing they had helped save his position.

Shen Yi accepted Qin Jishi’s rejection after learning he was married, and Qin Jishi left with Xuanyuan Tianji for the Xuanyuan Family. They arrived at Xuanyuan City, where the family had assembled an extraordinary welcome, leaving the onlookers wondering who Qin Jishi was.

• Shen Junshi apologized to Shen Yi, and she forgave him for his past treatment of her.
• Shen Faguan tried to match Shen Yi with Qin Jishi, but Qin Jishi said he was already married and left the hall to avoid the suggestion.
• Shen Faguan told Shen Yi that she and Qin Jishi were fated to meet but doomed to part, while Shen Yi said that seeing him from afar would be enough.
• Qin Jishi declined Shen Faguan’s invitation to stay and departed with Xuanyuan Tianji for the Xuanyuan Family.
• Xuanyuan Changkong arranged a grand welcome above Xuanyuan City for Xuanyuan Tianji and Qin Jishi, whose identity puzzled the watching crowd.

Xuanyuan Changkong welcomed Qin Jishi with a grand reception and asked him to help temper his arrogant son, Xuanyuan Xiangrui. Qin Jishi arrived at the Xuanyuan Family’s vast mountain stronghold, where he saw the scale of its foundations.

• Xuanyuan Xiangrui questioned his father’s praise of Qin Jishi and dismissed Qin Jishi as unimpressive when they met.
• Qin Jishi flattered Xuanyuan Xiangrui, prompting him to assume Qin Jishi was merely skilled at pleasing others and to walk away in disdain.
• Xuanyuan Changkong apologized for his son’s arrogance and asked Qin Jishi to spend time with him and leave an impression on him.
• Xuanyuan Changkong led Qin Jishi into the palace, and the Xuanyuan Family departed amid the astonishment of the people in Xuanyuan City.
• Qin Jishi reached Xuanyuan Mountain and marveled at the Xuanyuan Family’s immense mystical energy and imposing stronghold.

Qin Jishi arrived at the Xuanyuan Family and was introduced as a celebrated young talent, but Xuanyuan Batian, the Clan Leader’s twin brother, publicly ridiculed him and challenged Xuanyuan Changkong’s decision to receive him. Xuanyuan Changkong finally struck back with his pressure, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Jishi surveyed the Xuanyuan Family’s grand grounds as its disciples gathered and whispered about him.
• Xuanyuan Changkong introduced Qin Jishi as a great talent from the Azure Wave Continent and the young master of the Qin Family of the Sacred Ancestor Continent.
• Xuanyuan Batian arrived with a thunderous voice, and Xuanyuan Tianji told Qin Jishi that he was Xuanyuan Changkong’s twin brother, resentful over losing the Clan Leader position.
• Xuanyuan Batian dismissed Qin Jishi as a Myriad Manifestations Realm martial artist and mocked Xuanyuan Changkong for personally receiving him.
• Xuanyuan Changkong rebuked Xuanyuan Batian and unleashed a powerful pressure upon him.

Xuanyuan Batian threatened to lead the Xuanyuan Family team into the Starlight Secret Realm to obtain Starlight Water, which Qin Jishi learned was needed to reshape Baihe’s flesh body. Qin Jishi asked to enter the secret realm, and Xuanyuan Changkong and another person gave opposite answers.

• Xuanyuan Changkong threatened to suppress Xuanyuan Batian with the Old Ancestor's will if he continued disrespecting Qin Jishi, and Xuanyuan Batian backed down and left.
• Xuanyuan Batian announced that the Starlight Secret Realm would open in three days and said he intended to obtain its Starlight Water.
• Qin Jishi asked Baihe about the Starlight Water and learned it was likely within the surrounding mountain range and was one of the materials needed to reshape her flesh body.
• Xuanyuan Changkong explained that the secret realm opened once every hundred years and contained Starlight Water, then suggested Qin Jishi go see it.
• Qin Jishi asked whether he could enter the Starlight Secret Realm, and two people answered at once: one said, “Of course!” and the other said, “Impossible!”

Qin Jishi agreed to enter the Starlight Secret Realm after suspecting Xuanyuan Changkong wanted him to interfere with Xuanyuan Batian's plans for the Starlight Water. Xuanyuan Xiangrui opposed letting an outsider enter, and the chapter ended with Qin Jishi challenging Xiangrui's threat to use force.

• Xuanyuan Changkong agreed to let Qin Jishi enter the Starlight Secret Realm, while Xuanyuan Xiangrui objected.
• Qin Jishi asked Xuanyuan Changkong to speak privately, and Changkong invited him to leave with him.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui confronted his father, arguing that Qin Jishi was an outsider who must not enter the family's secret realm.
• Qin Jishi suggested that he and Xuanyuan Xiangrui settle their disagreement themselves, and Xuanyuan Changkong stepped aside.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui demanded that Qin Jishi show respect and give up entering the realm, then threatened him with his fists when Qin refused.

Qin Jishi challenged Xuanyuan Xiangrui to a wager: if he defeated him in one move, Xuanyuan Xiangrui would set aside his prejudice and serve him in the Starlight Secret Realm. Xuanyuan Xiangrui accepted and launched his Heaven Slaying Sword at Qin Jishi.

• Qin Jishi invited Xuanyuan Xiangrui to test his strength, angering him and surprising the onlookers.
• Xuanyuan Changkong explained to Xuanyuan Tianji that he wanted Qin Jishi to cure Xuanyuan Xiangrui’s arrogance.
• Qin Jishi wagered that if he defeated Xuanyuan Xiangrui in one move, Xuanyuan Xiangrui would accompany him and tend to his needs in the Starlight Secret Realm.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui accepted the wager and told Qin Jishi to attack first, but Qin Jishi urged him to make the first move.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui summoned his Heaven Slaying Sword and sent a powerful phantom sword slashing toward Qin Jishi.

Qin Jishi faced Xuanyuan Xiangrui’s Heaven Slaying Sword and revealed overwhelming speed and strength. Xuanyuan Xiangrui survived Qin Jishi’s palm strike, but realized he had been utterly defeated.

• Xuanyuan Xiangrui unleashed his Heaven Slaying Sword, and Qin Jishi calmly refused to beg for mercy.
• The sword appeared to split Qin Jishi in two, but the figure faded as an afterimage.
• Qin Jishi appeared behind Xuanyuan Xiangrui and struck toward him with his palm.
• Qin Jishi’s attack obliterated a distant mountain peak, leaving Xuanyuan Xiangrui shaken but alive.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui acknowledged his complete defeat and repeatedly declared it impossible that a Myriad Manifestations Level 4 cultivator could be so powerful.

After defeating Xuanyuan Xiangrui, Qin Jishi explored the Xuanyuan Family and met Xuanyuan Batian, who sought to learn about his identity. Their tense tea conversation ended with both men waiting for the other to reveal his purpose.

• Qin Jishi defeated Xuanyuan Xiangrui, reminded him of their agreement for the Starlight Secret Realm trip, and encouraged him to broaden his horizons.
• Xuanyuan Xiangrui recovered from the defeat with his Dao heart strengthened, while Xuanyuan Batian suspected Qin Jishi was far stronger than he appeared.
• The next morning, Qin Jishi toured the Xuanyuan Family and received respectful greetings from its disciples.
• Xuanyuan Batian visited Qin Jishi's courtyard and shared tea with him in silence before asking whether he was connected to the Qin Family of the Sacred Ancestor Continent.
• Qin Jishi confirmed his family identity and calmly let Xuanyuan Batian lead the conversation, waiting to see who would lose composure first.

Xuanyuan Batian proposed that he and Qin Jishi cooperate to find the Starlight Water in the Starlight Secret Realm, but Qin Jishi refused because he wanted all of it. Their negotiation ended in hostility when Xuanyuan Batian attacked Qin Jishi.

• Xuanyuan Batian questioned Qin Jishi about his background but learned little beyond his status as the Qin Family's young master.
• Xuanyuan Batian proposed that he and Qin Jishi search for the Starlight Water together, offering Qin Jishi all but one hundred drops.
• Qin Jishi refused, saying he had no interest in the Starlight Water, though he privately wanted all of it for Baihe.
• Xuanyuan Batian challenged Qin Jishi's refusal and threatened him, while Qin Jishi warned him not to mistake respect for permission to act without restraint.
• Xuanyuan Batian demanded to see what gave Qin Jishi confidence and punched toward him.