Chapter Summaries

Qin Jishi tried to buy time for Qin Si’s breakthrough, but Heavy Armor’s axe shattered his defenses and left him mortally wounded. Just as everyone believed he was about to die, blue radiance burst from his brow and enveloped him.

• Qin Jishi used the Pagoda Heaven Flipping Seal and Suspended Prison Heaven-Suppressing Coffin to block Heavy Armor’s giant axe, but both impacts injured him.
• Qin Jishi pleaded with Heavy Armor to stop, drawing mockery from Heavy Armor and Mr. Wonderful Brush.
• Mr. Wonderful Brush realized Qin Jishi was stalling for time, and Qin Jishi admitted it.
• Heavy Armor struck again, blasting away the coffin and leaving Qin Jishi with a severe chest wound.
• White Dragon and the others watched in horror as Qin Jishi lost consciousness and believed he could no longer protect them.
• Blue radiance burst from Qin Jishi’s brow and enveloped his body.

Qin Jishi survived Heavy Armor’s devastating axe strike because the Chaos Bead protected him, but he was left gravely wounded. As White Dragon held him and confirmed Qin Si had returned to cultivation, Heavy Armor prepared one last attack to kill Qin Jishi.

• The Chaos Bead shielded Qin Jishi from Heavy Armor’s axe, though the impact sent him crashing to the ground and badly injured him.
• Qin Si’s cultivation rose to the Divine Origin Realm, while Mr. Wonderful Brush prepared for the possibility that he would grow even stronger.
• White Dragon found Qin Jishi alive but near death, and told him that Qin Si was safe and had resumed cultivation.
• Mr. Wonderful Brush urged Heavy Armor to kill Qin Jishi before he could recover, and Heavy Armor forced himself to raise his axe despite his exhaustion.
• Heavy Armor brought the axe down toward Qin Jishi and White Dragon as Xuanyuan Qi and the others watched helplessly.

Qin Si awakened the Chaos Fire and killed Heavy Armor just as Heavy Armor was about to strike Qin Jishi and White Dragon. Mr. Wonderful Brush escaped, and Qin Si reunited with his wounded parents.

• Heavy Armor prepared to kill Qin Jishi and White Dragon with his axe, while they accepted that they might die together.
• Qin Si appeared, engulfed Heavy Armor in Chaos Fire, and burned him to dust.
• White Dragon told Qin Jishi that their son had entered the path of cultivation and killed Heavy Armor, while Qin Jishi rejoiced despite his injuries.
• Qin Si attacked Mr. Wonderful Brush with Chaos Fire, but Mr. Wonderful Brush vanished before the flames reached him.
• Qin Si returned to Qin Jishi and White Dragon, blamed himself for their injuries, and sobbed in their arms.

Chen Xi warned the Hall Master of Crimson Blood against pursuing rumors that the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear had appeared, but he chose to investigate anyway. She later revealed that she and the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm were arranging events to lure Qin Jishi back to the Upper Realm and restore their clansmen to power.

• Hall Master of Crimson Blood told Chen Xi that rumors placed the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear in the far south, and she cautioned him that his Divine Hall could not control it.
• Hall Master of Crimson Blood decided to go investigate the spear despite Chen Xi’s warning.
• After he left, Chen Xi said she had repaid the Crimson Blood Divine Hall for its kindness, then spoke with the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm about leaving the Forbidden Ground.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm said he had sent Xuanyuan Qi to the lower realm and spread news of the spear to draw Qin Jishi back to the Upper Realm.
• Chen Xi agreed to follow her brother’s plan, which involved the Tiangu Realm, the Land of First Bloom, and Chaos Blood, to make their clansmen rulers again.

Su Tianqing investigated a hidden passage between the Tiangu Realm and the upper realm, then ordered Qingfeng to seal it. In the lower realm, Xuanyuan Qi urged Qin Jishi to return to the upper realm, leaving Qin Jishi uncertain as Bailong offered to walk with him.

• Su Tianqing wondered who had secretly opened the passage and ordered Qingfeng to seal the entrance and watch it.
• Xuanyuan Qi told Qin Jishi that the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm wanted to investigate whether the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear was real and had recalled forces from outside the Black Fiend Realm.
• Qin Jishi refused to return with Xuanyuan Qi, glancing toward Bailong and the children outside the hall.
• Xuanyuan Qi admitted that the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm had expected his words about cultivation and future threats to persuade Qin Jishi to return.
• Xuanyuan Qi left Qin Jishi to decide, and Bailong invited him to take a walk.

Qin Jishi told White Dragon about his encounter with Su Qi and realized she might be the master of the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear. As he struggled with the possibility that Su Qi had survived, White Dragon said she wanted to take Si'er back to the Scale Armor Clan.

• Qin Jishi apologized to White Dragon and explained how he had saved Su Qi in the Poison Dragon Abyss.
• White Dragon identified Su Qi as the Daughter of the Azure Realm Venerate and asked whether she was connected to the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear.
• Qin Jishi admitted the Spear Soul might exist within Su Qi, and White Dragon suggested Su Qi could instead possess the spear’s true body and be its master.
• Qin Jishi realized Su Qi might have survived the destruction of the Heavenly Revelation Domain and become visibly shaken.
• White Dragon told Qin Jishi she wanted to take Si'er back to the Scale Armor Clan.

White Dragon decided to take Si'er back to the Scale Armor Clan, and Qin Jishi said farewell to old friends and entrusted the World-Saving Pavilion to Mad Saber before leaving the Black and White Domain. Meanwhile, the Zhang Family faced threats from Young Master Xuanyin, and Zhang Jinhua set out to negotiate with him.

• White Dragon told Qin Jishi she would take Si'er to the Scale Armor Clan, and Qin Jishi thanked her before asking to visit the World-Saving Pavilion.
• Qin Jishi visited Phoenix Cry Tower and the Cloud Sword Gate, then reunited with Mad Saber and the others at the World-Saving Pavilion and stayed in the forbidden grounds for three days.
• Qin Jishi entrusted the World-Saving Pavilion to Mad Saber, visited the Black and White Academy and Hundred Beasts Sect, and chose not to enter the Liang Family before heading for the Far North Land.
• The Zhang Family discussed Young Master Xuanyin's demand for young maidens and his massacres of those who refused, while Zhang Jinhua believed Qin Jishi's backing would protect them.
• Zhang Jinhua ignored Tang Xiulan and the elders' pleas and left the main hall to speak with Young Master Xuanyin, followed by the others.

Young Master Xuanyin demanded two hundred virgin girls from the Zhang Family and threatened to slaughter them when they refused, despite their pleas that Qin Jishi was their son-in-law. After Xuanyin struck down Zhang Jinhua, a young man arrived above Soaring Dragon City, wondering how the people there had fared.

• Young Master Xuanyin confronted the Zhang Family and demanded two hundred virgin girls in exchange for his protection.
• Tang Xiulan and Zhang Jinhua invoked Qin Jishi's name and warned Xuanyin to leave, but he dismissed them and threatened the family.
• Young Master Xuanyin released his pressure, injuring Zhang Family disciples, then counted down before attacking.
• Zhang Jinhua fought back at the end of the countdown, but Xuanyin's claw shattered his arm and struck his chest, sending him into the crowd.
• A young man arrived above Soaring Dragon City, wondered whether its people had been well, and vanished.

Young Master Xuanyin threatened to destroy the Zhang Family after Zhang Jinhua refused to provide him with three hundred virgin girls. Just as Xuanyin’s attack was about to kill them, Qin Jishi arrived and effortlessly stopped it.

• Young Master Xuanyin demanded three hundred virgin girls and offered to spare the Zhang Family if they complied.
• Zhang Jinhua refused Xuanyin’s demand and declared that the Zhang Family would rather perish than submit.
• Young Master Xuanyin unleashed his Mountain Mover Realm pressure and attacked the Zhang Family with a phantom claw.
• Qin Jishi arrived and dissolved Xuanyin’s attack with a single finger.
• The onlookers recognized Qin Jishi and believed the Zhang Family was saved and Xuanyin was doomed.

Qin Jishi returned to save the Zhang Family from Young Master Xuanyin, then killed Xuanyin after offering him a chance to end himself. He left the assembled witnesses with a clear warning not to harm the Zhang Family.

• Zhang Jinhua recognized Qin Jishi, who assured the Zhang Family that they would be safe.
• Qin Jishi confronted Young Master Xuanyin and ordered him to kill himself.
• Young Master Xuanyin tried to leave after Qin Jishi appeared to let him go.
• Qin Jishi struck Young Master Xuanyin with a golden needle, draining his profound energy and life force.
• Young Master Xuanyin begged for his life as he rapidly aged, while Qin Jishi used his death to warn everyone against harming the Zhang Family.

Qin Jishi said goodbye to Zhang Jinhua and then spent the night with Qin Xiao before preparing to depart for the upper realm. After leaving the Qin Family with White Dragon and Qin Si, he headed to Phoenix Cry Tower to collect Hong'er and meet the sect master.

• Qin Jishi visited the Zhang Family, left Zhang Jinhua a cultivation technique and martial skill, and departed after an emotional farewell.
• In the upper realm, Qingfeng reported to Su Tianqing that a masked attacker had breached the barrier and defeated him with one move.
• Su Tianqing went with Qingfeng to investigate the breach and worried that the attacker was targeting the seal in Tiangu Realm.
• Qin Jishi and Qin Xiao talked through the night, reconciled over the past, and exchanged farewells at dawn.
• Qin Jishi gave Qin Xiao a Storage Ring containing techniques, profound skills, and a Willpower Jade Token, then departed with White Dragon and Qin Si.
• Qin Jishi told White Dragon they would collect Hong'er at Phoenix Cry Tower before going to the Xuanyuan Family and heading to the upper realm with the sect master.

Qin Jishi left the Black and White Domain for the Upper Realm with Hong'er and Xuanyuan Batian, then arrived at the Black Fiend Realm with his family. Su Tianqing and Qingfeng were already at the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm's residence, where Qin Jishi's return was about to confirm Su Tianqing's claims about being his master.

• Feng Xueyi tearfully said goodbye to Hong'er as Qin Jishi took her to the Upper Realm.
• Xuanyuan Qi confirmed Qin Jishi's decision to leave, and said he would bring Xuanyuan Batian along.
• Qin Jishi opened a rift and left the Black and White Domain with Hong'er, Xuanyuan Qi, and the others.
• Su Tianqing told Qingfeng that Qin Jishi had returned and planned to let him act in the shadows instead of intervening personally.
• Qin Si grew uneasy as Qin Jishi and the others entered the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm's residence.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm questioned Su Tianqing's claim that he was Qin Jishi's master, then learned Xuanyuan Qi had returned and saw Qin Jishi's group enter the hall.

Qin Jishi reunited with his master, Su Tianqing, and introduced him to his son, Qin Si. The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm kept Qin Jishi’s return secret and became intrigued by Qin Si’s ability to sense something about him.

• Qin Jishi recognized Su Tianqing, embraced him, and reunited with the man who had saved and raised him.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm and Xuanyuan Qi concluded that Su Tianqing was likely Qin Jishi’s master and guessed he had reached the Progenitor Realm.
• Qin Jishi introduced Qin Si to Su Tianqing, who praised the boy’s Ancestral Dragon bloodline and Primordial essence blood.
• Qin Si hid from the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm and called him a bad person, prompting Su Tianqing to glance at the Realm Lord.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm told Qin Jishi to rest, ordered Xuanyuan Qi to keep his return secret, and remarked that Qin Si had sensed something about him.

Qin Jishi reunited with Su Tianqing, learned that Su Tianqing had sought him out over a passage to the Tiangu Realm, and was tasked with stopping the forces of the major planes from entering it. The passage’s origin remained unknown, as Su Tianqing said Mr. Wonderful Brush and King Yama likely lacked the power to open it.

• Qin Jishi visited Su Tianqing and found Qingfeng waiting, whose cultivation had reached Level Eight Divine King Realm.
• Qin Jishi asked why Su Tianqing had come to the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm's residence, and Su Tianqing said he had come to find him.
• Qin Jishi guessed that Su Tianqing was the Pavilion Master of the Star-Plucking Pavilion, and Su Tianqing confirmed the pavilion would eventually belong to him.
• Su Tianqing told Qin Jishi that a passage to the Tiangu Realm had opened in the Extreme South Land and asked him to stop the forces of the major planes from entering.
• Qin Jishi suspected Mr. Wonderful Brush and King Yama had opened the passage, but Su Tianqing said they probably lacked the power to break its seal.

Qin Jishi decided to travel to the Extreme South Land to investigate the rumored appearance of the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear and the hidden force manipulating events. As he set out despite warnings from his allies, the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm revealed he knew Su Tianqing was investigating the mastermind and intended to test him.

• Su Tianqing and Qin Jishi suspected that someone had opened the Tiangu Realm passage and spread rumors about the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear to lure major powers there.
• Qin Jishi and Su Tianqing agreed to head to the Extreme South Land the next day, while Qin Jishi's family prepared to go to the Scale Armor Clan.
• Qin Si warned Qin Jishi that the Lord of the Black Fiend Realm was frightening and dangerous, but Qin Jishi dismissed the warning.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm urged Qin Jishi not to travel to the Extreme South Land, but Qin Jishi insisted and departed with Xuanyuan Qi and Xuanyuan Batian following behind.
• The Lord of the Black Fiend Realm revealed that he knew Su Tianqing was searching for the hidden mastermind and vanished, intending to see whether Su Tianqing could uncover the truth.

Qin Jishi followed the major factions to the Extreme South Land, suspecting that someone had spread the rumor of the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear to draw them into the Tiangu Realm. Meanwhile, a veiled woman promised the sealed Yuan Zangshen that he would soon be freed, and Qin Jishi arrived to find Carefree Realm Venerate confronting the Hall Master of Crimson Blood.

• Qin Jishi watched the major factions rush toward the Extreme South Land and doubted the rumor that the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear had appeared.
• Qin Jishi saw Azure Realm Venerate and Dugu Qiubai heading to the Extreme South Land, then resolved to discover who was stirring events from the shadows.
• The veiled woman told Yuan Zangshen that he would soon escape his seal, and Yuan Zangshen promised to honor his agreement with her group.
• Qin Jishi reached the Extreme South Land, noticed that the Hall Master of Black Dragon and the Yin Yang Hall Master were absent, and saw Carefree Realm Venerate challenge the Hall Master of Crimson Blood.
• Qin Jishi sensed that Carefree Realm Venerate had reached the sixth level God King and detected death aura around him.

Carefree Realm Venerate confronted the Crimson Blood Divine Hall and revealed the support of the Prison Suppressing Realm, while the Four Great Planes weighed their choices. The Ice Phoenix Realm and Two Forms Realm backed the Crimson Blood Divine Hall, and Azure Realm Venerate sought Dugu Qiubai’s assessment of who would win.

• Carefree Realm Venerate summoned the Four Heavenly Kings and challenged the Crimson Blood Divine Hall as Hall Master of Crimson Blood called on the gathered forces to choose sides.
• Prison Suppressing Realm Venerable led his forces to support Carefree Realm Venerate, citing his strength and his own grudge against Hall Master of Crimson Blood.
• The Ice Phoenix Realm and Two Forms Realm chose to support the Crimson Blood Divine Hall, prompting other forces to begin making their choices.
• Azure Realm Venerate asked Dugu Qiubai which side had the greater chance of victory, and Dugu Qiubai kept his gaze fixed on Carefree Hall Master.

Azure Realm Venerate and the other Higher Planes chose to support the Crimson Blood Divine Hall against Carefree Hall Master. Carefree swallowed a foul medicinal pill and surged to level eight God King, leaving Dugu Qiubai and the others facing a far more powerful enemy.

• Azure Realm Venerate asked Dugu Qiubai who had the better chance of winning, and Dugu told him to support the Hall Master of Crimson Blood.
• Dugu Qiubai and the four Higher Planes sided with the Crimson Blood Divine Hall, prompting Carefree Hall Master to threaten them.
• Dugu Qiubai recognized that Carefree's recent cultivation increase was connected to death aura and urged the others to enter the passage first.
• Carefree refused to back down and declared that he would obtain the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear.
• Carefree swallowed a pitch-black medicinal pill, and his cultivation rose to level eight God King.
• Prison Suppressing Realm Venerate gloated as the gathered fighters felt Carefree's overwhelming pressure.

The Carefree Hall Master confronted Hall Master of Crimson Blood and Dugu Qiubai, then unleashed a lightning attack powerful enough to overwhelm both of their techniques. The lightning vanished with the two opponents still visible, leaving their fate uncertain.

• The Carefree Hall Master threatened Hall Master of Crimson Blood and Dugu Qiubai, but neither backed down.
• Dugu Qiubai charged with Endless Spear Shadow, and Hall Master of Crimson Blood attacked with Boundless Sea of Blood.
• The Carefree Hall Master cast Thunder Silence Devours the Heavens, forming a seemingly modest lightning domain that the two attacks swallowed.
• The Carefree Hall Master clenched his palm, causing the domain to erupt and engulf the void, dispersing the Spear Shadows and sea of blood.
• The lightning vanished, revealing Hall Master of Crimson Blood and Dugu Qiubai as the onlookers stared in stunned silence.

The Carefree Hall Master defeated the Hall Master of Crimson Blood and Dugu Qiubai, then exposed his own ties to Mr. Wonderful Brush while revealing his plan to seize the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear. The Crimson Blood forces were left defeated, and the gathered factions no longer dared oppose Carefree.

• The Hall Master of Crimson Blood and Dugu Qiubai emerged from the vanished lightning sea, battered and suppressed by Carefree’s death energy.
• The Hall Master of Crimson Blood accused Carefree of cultivating forbidden death energy and urged the gathered factions to unite against him, but none came forward.
• The Hall Master of Crimson Blood and the Four Divine Envoys attacked Carefree, who struck them down with Thunder's Silence and Destruction of Heaven.
• Carefree told the Hall Master of Crimson Blood that they both served Mr. Wonderful Brush and revealed his intention to claim the Crimson Blood Divine Hall and offer the Myriad Worlds World Ending Spear as a reward.
• The Hall Master of Crimson Blood lost his fighting spirit and wondered whether Chen Xi had known this outcome would come.