Chapter Summaries

Xing Hao tried to kill Qin Jishi in the dungeon out of jealousy and fear of losing his status, while Qin Jishi repeatedly offered to reconcile. As Xing Hao's fist neared Qin Jishi's head, an icy voice ordered him to stop.

• Xing Hao revealed that he wanted Qin Jishi dead so he could claim the Heaven and Earth Divine Son's glory and win Zhang Shiqing's affection.
• Xing Hao stomped on Qin Jishi's chest and tried to force him to kneel, but briefly found that Qin Jishi resisted before throwing him to the ground.
• Qin Jishi apologized and asked Xing Hao to let their conflict go, but Xing Hao mocked him and refused.
• Xing Hao lunged to smash Qin Jishi's head, and an icy voice suddenly ordered him to stop.

Xing Hao ignored Leng Yan’s order and attacked Qin Jishi, only to discover that Qin Jishi had faked his weakness and was unharmed. Leng Yan condemned Xing Hao and took responsibility for dealing with him as Qin Jishi left the dungeon.

• Leng Yan ordered Xing Hao to stop, but Xing Hao intensified his attack on Qin Jishi, determined to kill him.
• Xing Hao’s fist passed through Qin Jishi’s fading afterimage, and Qin Jishi appeared behind him, vigorous and unharmed.
• Xing Hao accused Qin Jishi of deceiving everyone and urged Leng Yan to kill him, but Leng Yan rebuked Xing Hao for disobeying her order.
• Qin Jishi asked Leng Yan and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate whether he should act or leave the matter to them.
• Leng Yan asked Qin Jishi to leave Xing Hao to her, and Qin Jishi agreed and walked out of the dungeon.

Leng Yan turned against Xing Hao after condemning his viciousness and repeated defiance, while the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate drove the elders away. Xing Hao realized they meant to get rid of him and fled toward the dungeon exit as Leng Yan attacked.

• Xing Hao tried to stop Qin Jishi from leaving, but Leng Yan rebuked him and revealed killing intent toward him.
• Xing Hao knelt and insisted he was loyal, while the elders questioned why Leng Yan and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate were angry with him.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate ordered everyone to withdraw and forced the elders to leave Xing Hao alone with Leng Yan.
• Leng Yan told Xing Hao that his venomous heart and repeated defiance meant she could no longer keep him.
• Xing Hao rejected her decision and fled toward the dungeon exit, and Leng Yan sent a streak of light after him.

Leng Yan killed Xing Hao after deciding he could not be changed, and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate erased his name from the residence. A mysterious child blamed Qin Jishi for the Yin Devouring Gu’s failure and vowed revenge, while Qin Jishi sensed something strange in the forbidden grounds.

• Leng Yan killed Xing Hao with a ray of light, saying she had given him many chances and could not let Qin Jishi kill him instead.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate ordered everyone to forget Xing Hao and leave, and the gathered disciples speculated about why he had died.
• A mysterious child learned that the Yin Devouring Gu had been neutralized and suspected Qin Jishi was connected to Su Tianqing.
• The child vowed to settle his old grudge against Su Tianqing by targeting Qin Jishi and revealed his Heavenly Fiend God Slaying Gu.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate brought Qin Jishi into the forbidden grounds, where he sensed something in the distance but found no visible presence.

Qin Jishi used the God Slaying Golden Needle Art to restore some of Leng Yan’s appearance, while a mysterious child identified the technique and plotted to attack him. After sensing the hidden presence again, Qin Jishi raced toward it with the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan following.

• Qin Jishi sensed a presence targeting him, but told Leng Yan and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate that nothing was wrong.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate asked whether Qin Jishi could restore Leng Yan’s appearance, and he agreed to try if nothing interfered.
• Qin Jishi used a golden needle to treat Leng Yan, and her withered face regained vitality, moving her and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate to tears.
• A mysterious child recognized Qin Jishi’s God Slaying Golden Needle Art as Su Tianqing’s teaching and threatened him with the Heavenly Fiend God Slaying Gu.
• Qin Jishi sensed the presence again, searched the empty void, and raced toward the spot; the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan followed.

Qin Jishi questioned Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan about an anomaly before asking what they knew of the forbidden grounds and Shiqing. Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate revealed that King Yama came after the Yin Devouring Gu had already afflicted her sister, and Leng Yan confirmed he had done nothing to her; Qin Jishi then realized something.

• Qin Jishi asked Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan whether they had noticed anything unusual, but they found nothing and blamed his tension.
• Qin Jishi asked Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate to explain what she knew about the place and Shiqing, and Leng Yan formed a barrier so they could speak privately.
• Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate said King Yama arrived after the Yin Devouring Gu had proved impossible to remove and offered to restore her sister's appearance in exchange for Leng Yan submitting to him.
• Qin Jishi questioned whether King Yama had created the Yin Devouring Gu, and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate said someone else had.
• Leng Yan asked Qin Jishi how he knew King Yama, and he admitted he knew a thing or two about him.
• Leng Yan said King Yama had done nothing to her, and Qin Jishi suddenly said he understood.

Qin Jishi deduced that King Yama had used the Yin Devouring Gu to ensnare Leng Yan and warned that someone might be directing King Yama’s plans. Leng Yan revealed a possible way to restore Zhang Shiqing’s sealed memories, though she feared it might be dangerous or difficult.

• Qin Jishi reasoned that King Yama had arranged for Leng Yan to be infected with the Yin Devouring Gu so he could exploit her strength, using Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate as a link.
• Qin Jishi suspected someone stood behind King Yama and warned that the Primordial Heaven and Earth could face catastrophe; Leng Yan and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate declared King Yama their enemy.
• Qin Jishi proposed a course of action against King Yama, and Leng Yan and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate agreed to follow his wishes.
• Leng Yan confirmed that King Yama had ordered Withered Wood to bring Zhang Shiqing to her and that she had failed to undo the seal on Zhang Shiqing’s memories.
• Leng Yan said a being stronger than King Yama could break the seal, then hinted at another possible method that might be difficult for Zhang Shiqing.

Qin Jishi learned that awakening Zhang Shiqing’s sealed memories would require an unbearable shock, so he rejected the method and waited for her to emerge from seclusion. Zhang Shiqing broke through to the Divine Origin Realm, while a sinister child watched and plotted to kill her in front of Qin Jishi.

• Leng Yan said Zhang Shiqing might recover her sealed memories only after suffering an enormous shock, but Qin Jishi refused to put her through it.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate offered to return her position to Leng Yan, who forgave her and told her to remain in command.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate identified the person who gave her the Yin Devouring Gu as Ancestor Xuanming, and Qin Jishi asked to see Zhang Shiqing when she emerged from seclusion.
• Qin Jishi spent time at the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate’s residence while continuing to treat Leng Yan in the forbidden grounds.
• Zhang Shiqing broke through to the Divine Origin Realm, drawing Qin Jishi and others toward her cultivation grounds.
• A child watched Zhang Shiqing’s breakthrough and plotted to kill her before Qin Jishi.

Chen Xi sent Xue Chan to the Ice Phoenix Realm to protect Qin Jishi and revealed that she had only half a heart while anticipating Yuan Zangshen’s Great Dao. In the Ice Phoenix Realm, Zhang Shiqing earned the Realm Venerate’s and Leng Yan’s approval as their future successor, then invited Qin Jishi for a walk.

• Chen Xi ordered Xue Chan to watch over Qin Jishi and gave him a Willpower Jade Token to bring Qin Jishi back if he faced danger.
• After Xue Chan left, Chen Xi wondered whether Yuan Zangshen had given birth to the Great Dao and revealed that she possessed only half a heart.
• At the Ice Phoenix Realm, the Realm Venerate and Leng Yan joined the gathered disciples as Zhang Shiqing emerged from cultivation.
• Leng Yan praised Zhang Shiqing and said the Ice Phoenix Realm would depend on her, prompting Zhang Shiqing to promise she would not disappoint them.
• The Realm Venerate and Leng Yan left Qin Jishi and Zhang Shiqing alone, and Zhang Shiqing invited him to walk with her.

Qin Jishi told Zhang Shiqing the story of their relationship, but she still had not recovered her memories and fled after he kissed her. As Qin Jishi vowed to protect her, a mysterious child prepared to unleash the Heavenly Fiend God Slaying Gu on him.

• Zhang Shiqing asked Qin Jishi to tell her what had happened between them, and he recounted their past from their first meeting onward.
• Zhang Shiqing grew emotional as Qin Jishi insisted his story was true, then ran down the mountain after he kissed her.
• Qin Jishi wondered whether Zhang Shiqing had remembered something, then vowed to protect her regardless of whether her memories returned.
• Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan discussed Zhang Shiqing's growing feelings for Qin Jishi and the importance of treating him well.
• A mysterious child revealed a Gu insect in black mist and anticipated using the Heavenly Fiend God Slaying Gu against Qin Jishi.

Qin Jishi and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate discovered that Zhang Shiqing had been abducted and found a message directing them to North Mang Mountain. Qin Jishi rushed there alone, where Zhang Shiqing sat with a mysterious child who insisted he would not hurt her.

• Qin Jishi went to Zhang Shiqing’s courtyard and found no answer at her door.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate arrived with restorative pills, and she and Qin Jishi found Zhang Shiqing’s room empty.
• Qin Jishi discovered a message carved into the table telling anyone who wanted to save Zhang Shiqing to come to North Mang Mountain.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate planned to go with her elder sister, but Qin Jishi used Chasing Stars and Seizing the Moon to rush to North Mang Mountain alone.
• At North Mang Mountain, Zhang Shiqing sat in a pavilion as a child offered her tea and told her he would not hurt her.

Ancestor Xuanming abducted Zhang Shiqing to lure Qin Jishi to him and make him watch a show. Qin Jishi arrived, recognized Ancestor Xuanming as the one connected to the Yin Devouring Gu, and learned that the other guests had not yet arrived.

• Zhang Shiqing demanded that the child release her, but he revealed that Qin Jishi was his target and introduced himself as Ancestor Xuanming.
• Ancestor Xuanming spotted Qin Jishi approaching, while Zhang Shiqing urgently warned him to leave.
• Qin Jishi arrived and questioned the child, who asked Zhang Shiqing to introduce him.
• Ancestor Xuanming identified himself, and Qin Jishi recognized him as the person Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate had linked to the Yin Devouring Gu.
• Qin Jishi demanded to know why Ancestor Xuanming had abducted Zhang Shiqing, but Ancestor Xuanming said the show would begin once the other guests arrived.

Ancestor Xuanming held Zhang Shiqing and Qin Jishi at his pavilion, claiming Qin Jishi was his target and that the others were meant to witness a coming show. When Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate attacked him, he effortlessly erased her ice and Leng Yan identified him as Ancestor Xuanming.

• Ancestor Xuanming told Qin Jishi that a good show would begin once the audience arrived, while Zhang Shiqing urged Qin Jishi to flee.
• Qin Jishi refused to leave Zhang Shiqing and offered himself in exchange for her freedom, but Ancestor Xuanming insisted she stay as his audience.
• Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan arrived, and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate confirmed Zhang Shiqing was unharmed before confronting Ancestor Xuanming.
• Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate froze the pavilion, but Ancestor Xuanming erased the frost with a force from his teacup.
• Leng Yan stopped Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate from attacking again and identified the mysterious man as Ancestor Xuanming.

Ancestor Xuanming revealed himself to Leng Yan and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate, then overpowered Qin Jishi and revealed his Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu. He left Qin Jishi helpless and challenged him to cure the poison with the God Slaying Golden Needle Art.

• Leng Yan identified the child as Ancestor Xuanming, who confirmed it and admitted that he had created the Yin Devouring Gu.
• Ancestor Xuanming seized Qin Jishi and used his pressure to immobilize Leng Yan and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate.
• Ancestor Xuanming taunted Qin Jishi about his connection to Su Tianqing and released him, leaving him collapsed and unable to stand.
• Ancestor Xuanming said he had waited to see whether Qin Jishi would risk his life for a woman, then summoned the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu.
• Ancestor Xuanming challenged Qin Jishi to dispel the Gu with the God Slaying Golden Needle Art.

Ancestor Xuanming forced Qin Jishi to choose between swallowing the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu himself or letting Zhang Shiqing take it. Qin Jishi chose to protect her and reached for the Gu, while Ancestor Xuanming made no promise to release the others.

• Ancestor Xuanming threatened to make Zhang Shiqing swallow the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu unless Qin Jishi took it instead.
• Ancestor Xuanming revealed his eighth-level Divine King Realm power, forcing Leng Yan, Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate, and Zhang Shiqing to their knees and causing Zhang Shiqing to cough blood.
• Qin Jishi offered to bear the Gu if Ancestor Xuanming let Zhang Shiqing and the others leave, but Ancestor Xuanming dismissed his demand.
• Zhang Shiqing urged Qin Jishi not to trust Ancestor Xuanming, but Qin Jishi insisted he would protect her and reached toward the Gu.

Qin Jishi swallowed Ancestor Xuanming’s Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu to protect Zhang Shiqing, then tried to dispel it with the God-Slaying Golden Needle Art. Ancestor Xuanming promised to spare them if Qin Jishi succeeded, but his laughter left Qin Jishi with a growing sense of foreboding.

• Qin Jishi swallowed the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu despite Zhang Shiqing’s pleas, and gray threads spread across his body before vanishing.
• Ancestor Xuanming explained that the Gu was a deadly creature made from the strongest survivor of Gu insects gathered across the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Zhang Shiqing begged Ancestor Xuanming to undo the Gu, while Qin Jishi insisted it was no threat and learned that Ancestor Xuanming knew he practiced the God Slaying Golden Needle Art.
• Ancestor Xuanming promised to spare Qin Jishi and Zhang Shiqing if Qin Jishi could dispel the Gu.
• Qin Jishi circulated the God-Slaying Golden Light through his body to search for the Gu as Ancestor Xuanming laughed, and Qin Jishi felt a wave of foreboding.

Qin Jishi found no trace of the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu in his body and accused Ancestor Xuanming of deceiving him. Ancestor Xuanming activated the Gu, leaving Qin Jishi in unbearable torment while Zhang Shiqing watched helplessly.

• Qin Jishi searched his body with the God-Slaying Golden Light but found no sign of the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu.
• Qin Jishi accused Ancestor Xuanming of toying with him, but Ancestor Xuanming denied it and said Qin Jishi had failed to break the Gu.
• Ancestor Xuanming murmured a spell, and gray light appeared around Qin Jishi before he collapsed and convulsed in agony.
• Qin Jishi's God-Slaying Golden Light could not ease the pain, and even his attempt to self-destruct failed.
• Zhang Shiqing struggled against the pressure binding her and begged Ancestor Xuanming to stop, while he watched Qin Jishi suffer with a sinister smile.

Ancestor Xuanming tortured Qin Jishi with the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu and forced Zhang Shiqing to recover her memories. Zhang Shiqing remembered everything from the Black and White Domain and looked on in anguish as Qin Jishi continued to suffer.

• Ancestor Xuanming intensified the Gu’s torment while taunting Qin Jishi and daring him to break it with the God Slaying Golden Needle Art.
• Qin Jishi endured unbearable pain but could not locate the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu inside his body.
• Zhang Shiqing threatened Ancestor Xuanming, who sent energy into her mind to make her remember.
• Zhang Shiqing suffered through overlapping images of Qin Jishi and recovered all her memories from the Black and White Domain.
• Zhang Shiqing watched Qin Jishi in agony, overcome by heartbreak and desolation.

Zhang Shiqing’s memories of Qin Jishi returned as Ancestor Xuanming tortured him with the Heavenly Fiend God Devouring Gu. Qin Jishi passed out still thinking of her, and Ancestor Xuanming prepared to resume the torture while Zhang Shiqing vowed to tear him apart.

• Zhang Shiqing remembered that Qin Jishi was her husband, and Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate and Leng Yan tried to comfort her as she struggled to approach him.
• Qin Jishi asked whether Zhang Shiqing’s memories had returned, then tried to crawl toward her while Ancestor Xuanming mocked their grief.
• Ancestor Xuanming chanted and intensified the Gu’s gray radiance, subjecting Qin Jishi to agony as Zhang Shiqing wept and repeated his name.
• Qin Jishi lost consciousness after telling Zhang Shiqing he was glad her memories had returned, and Ancestor Xuanming paused to drink tea before continuing.
• Zhang Shiqing threatened to tear Ancestor Xuanming apart unless he removed the Gu, but he dismissed her threat and walked back toward Qin Jishi to resume the torture.

Ancestor Xuanming prepared to wake Qin Jishi and continue torturing him, but Xue Chan arrived and demanded to take Qin Jishi away. Xue Chan revealed Chen Xi’s Willpower Jade Token, leaving Ancestor Xuanming astonished.

• Ancestor Xuanming approached the unconscious Qin Jishi and raised his arm to awaken him as Zhang Shiqing and the Ice Phoenix Realm Venerate watched in despair.
• Xue Chan arrived after sensing Ancestor Xuanming’s overwhelming power and initially concealed his identity.
• Ancestor Xuanming threatened Xue Chan and ordered him to leave, but Xue Chan suppressed his anger and insisted on taking Qin Jishi away.
• Ancestor Xuanming mocked Xue Chan’s demand and prepared to attack him.
• Xue Chan displayed Chen Xi’s Willpower Jade Token and warned Ancestor Xuanming not to act, causing Ancestor Xuanming to freeze in astonishment.