Chapter Summaries

Qin Jun’s group seized the Sky Deriving Stone from the Divine General Palace and escaped after Nine Spirit Yuan Sage incapacitated their pursuers with his Roar of the Six Realms. The chapter ended as Qin Jun reached to touch the dangerous stone, prompting Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, Old Man Yi, and Chang'e to warn him.

• Qin Jun and his companions broke through the Purple Qi Rainbow Array and entered the battle between the Divine General Palace and Sky Stone Mansion.
• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage pulled the Sky Deriving Stone away from the bare-armed general, snapping the chain and leaving the general injured.
• Old Man Yi explained that the Sky Deriving Stone was valuable for artifact refining and cultivation, while Qin Jun wondered why it stirred his Extreme Flame Demon God Bloodline.
• The bare-armed general and eight True Immortal Realm generals pursued Qin Jun’s group, but Nine Spirit Yuan Sage’s Roar of the Six Realms left them unconscious and falling.
• Qin Jun reached out to touch the Sky Deriving Stone, and Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, Old Man Yi, and Chang'e urgently warned him not to.

Qin Jun’s demonic energy erupted and absorbed the Sky Deriving Stone’s spiritual energy, reminding Old Man Yi of his connection to Ji Yongsheng. News of the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage’s rampage spread through the Sacred Dynasty, while Zhu Yanqing reacted to a report that the Divine General Palace had suffered a mishap.

• Qin Jun’s demonic energy poured into the Sky Deriving Stone and drew its spiritual energy into his body as the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage carried the group onward.
• Old Man Yi recalled how Ji Yongsheng had taught him cultivation and ordered him to aid Ji Yongsheng’s successor, Qin Jun.
• News spread that the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage had defeated the Divine General Palace, prompting rumors that Qin Jun had arrived in the Sacred Dynasty.
• Zhu Yanqing practiced swordsmanship at the Sacred Sect while Sun Lin invited her to the Genius Banquet and told her about the Divine General Palace’s mishap.
• Zhu Yanqing stiffened when Sun Lin mentioned the Divine General Palace.

Zhu Yanqing learned of the Divine General Palace’s defeat and agreed to attend a banquet in the Sacred City, while Qin Jun absorbed the Sky Deriving Stone’s essence and broke through to the Void Transformation Realm Peak. As Qin Jun and his companions neared the Sacred City, a Golden Immortal Realm cultivator blocked their way, but Qin Jun ordered them to ignore him.

• Sun Lin told Zhu Yanqing that a Lion Demon had stolen the Sky Deriving Stone and injured the Divine General Palace’s master and eight divine generals, then invited her to a banquet in three days.
• Qin Jun absorbed the Sky Deriving Stone’s essence and broke through to the Void Transformation Realm Ninth Layer, reaching the realm’s peak.
• The system explained that Qin Jun’s Extreme Flame Demon God Bloodline had absorbed the stone’s essence, leaving the stone greatly diminished, and Qin Jun let Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, Chang'e, and Old Man Yi keep what remained.
• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage flew Qin Jun and his companions toward the Sacred City, drawing attention from cultivators who suspected they were the Lion Demon or its allies.
• A Golden Immortal Realm Fifth Layer cultivator ordered them to stop, but Qin Jun told Nine Spirit Yuan Sage to ignore him.

Qin Jun and his companions continued toward Sacred City after Chang'e effortlessly defeated the Heavenly Gifted General Left. Along the way, Old Man Yi recounted how a mysterious force had imprisoned him for more than ten thousand years, and the group finally saw Sacred City ahead.

• The Heavenly Gifted General Left tried to stop Nine Spirit Yuan Sage’s demon wind, but Chang'e shattered his arm with a single strike and drove him off.
• Qin Jun promised to make the Southern Region’s human race stronger than it had been under Old Man Yi’s rule.
• Old Man Yi told Qin Jun that a mysterious force had attacked him after he refused to join them, then imprisoned him for over ten thousand years.
• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage pointed out Sacred City in the distance, and Qin Jun anticipated that revealing his identity there would attract the Sacred Emperor’s attention.

Qin Jun and his companions reached the Sacred City to attend the Sky Gazing Convention and ask after Zhu Yanqing. At the checkpoint, Nine Spirit Yuan Sage sent the arrogant Xu Tianyou flying, and Qin Jun presented a Sacred Emperor jade slip to the startled guards.

• Qin Jun chose to enter the Sacred City through its checkpoint and kept the young man in plain clothes from reporting their group.
• While Qin Jun waited in line, cultivators discussed Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, Emperor Qin, and the upcoming Sky Gazing Convention.
• Xu Tianyou rode his Azure-eyed Crimson Flame Tiger to the checkpoint, mocked the crowd, and demanded that Qin Jun's group move aside.
• Xu Tianyou leered at Chang'e and ordered his tiger to attack after Qin Jun and Old Man Yi insulted him.
• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage swept Xu Tianyou and his tiger beyond the horizon with a wave of his sleeve.
• Qin Jun cut to the front of the line and showed the checkpoint guards his Sacred Emperor jade slip, shocking them and the crowd.

Qin Jun entered Sacred City with the Sacred Emperor Jade Slip and explored the city ahead of the Sky Gazing Convention. After settling at an inn, he encountered a mysterious young man in white who seemed familiar to him.

• Qin Jun used the Sacred Emperor Jade Slip to pass the checkpoint, then told Old Man Yi that Sacred City would soon belong to him.
• Xu Tianyou returned to confront Qin Jun, and the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage sent him flying again with a wave of his sleeve.
• Qin Jun and his companions strolled through Sacred City's busy streets and chose to find an inn rather than report to Sacred Emperor Peak.
• Qin Jun rented the four most expensive rooms at the Wangbei restaurant, where he and a young man in white recognized each other as familiar but could not place why.

Qin Jun explored Sacred City with Chang'e and learned that the Son of the Qilin’s Genius Banquet would gather many powerful young cultivators, including the Spirit Maiden. When a middle-aged cultivator harassed Chang'e and attacked Qin Jun, Qin Jun killed him with Samadhi True Fire.

• Qi Xie recognized Qin Jun as the Qin Emperor and left Wangbei Restaurant, while the shopkeeper warned Qin Jun that people had been disappearing in Sacred City at night.
• Qin Jun took Chang'e, Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, and Old Man Yi to explore the city and heard that the Genius Banquet would begin the day after tomorrow.
• Qin Jun suspected Zhu Yanqing was the Sacred Sect’s Spirit Maiden and decided to attend the banquet.
• King Xiangguang approached Chang'e and tried to flirt with her, but Qin Jun blocked him.
• King Xiangguang grabbed Qin Jun’s shoulder, and Qin Jun killed him with Samadhi True Fire, earning 21,000 Experience Points.

Qin Jun’s group killed King Xiangguang and then devoured the Sacred Army sent to arrest them, escalating their conflict with the Sacred Dynasty. Qin Jun ordered the group to keep shopping and dared the Sacred Emperor to show his hand.

• Qin Jun dodged King Xiangguang’s attendants, and the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage killed them with Samadhi True Fire after King Xiangguang’s death was announced.
• Chang'e teased Qin Jun for protecting her, and Old Man Yi caught up as the group left the scene.
• The Sacred Army arrived to arrest Qin Jun’s group, but they ignored the general’s demand to surrender.
• The Nine Spirit Yuan Sage transformed his head into a lion’s and swallowed fifty Earth Immortal Realm soldiers in one bite.
• Qin Jun ordered the group to continue shopping and said they would kill any further forces the Sacred Dynasty sent.

The Sacred Emperor’s court reacted to Qin Jun’s killing of King Xiangguang and fifty-one Earth Army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qin volunteered to confront him. Meanwhile, Qin Jun and his companions continued through Sacred City, where Crown Prince Qin arrived as Qi Xie fought a gray-robed man.

• The Sacred Emperor discussed the Earth Army deaths with his court, and the Saintess urged him to execute those responsible.
• Crown Prince Qin volunteered to act, and the Sacred Emperor warned him to be careful despite his Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Qin Jun and his companions continued shopping after no further Earth Army soldiers came to arrest them.
• Qin Jun saw Qi Xie fighting a gray-robed man and learned from Nine Spirit Yuan Sage that the man’s apparent doubles were afterimages.
• Crown Prince Qin flew down from Sacred Emperor Peak and resolved to test whether Qin Jun matched the legends.

Qin Jun watched Qi Xie gain the upper hand over a gray-robed man before Crown Prince Qin arrived and confronted the group. Crown Prince Qin used his Heavenly Magnetic Divine Ability against Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, who repelled him and left the prince shocked.

• Qi Xie recognized the gray-robed man's afterimages and began overpowering him in their duel.
• Qin Jun recalled that Qi Xie might be the young demon cultivator he had encountered in Qing Tan City.
• Crown Prince Qin arrived, and the gray-robed man fled while Qi Xie stopped fighting and watched the confrontation.
• Crown Prince Qin accused Nine Spirit Yuan Sage of acting and unleashed an invisible crushing force with his Heavenly Magnetic Divine Ability.
• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage blocked the force and sent Crown Prince Qin flying, surprising him by neutralizing his divine ability.

Nine Spirit Yuan Sage swallowed Crown Prince Qin, alarming Sacred City and drawing Emperor Qin’s attention to the Sacred Emperor’s plans. That night, the Sacred Emperor visited Qin Jun in person, and Qin Jun warned him that the meeting was dangerous.

• Nine Spirit Yuan Sage swallowed Crown Prince Qin but revealed that he had spared him, while Qi Xie fled when Qin Jun tried to recruit him.
• Qin Jun returned to Wangbei Restaurant with Chang'e and Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, planning to wait for the Sky Gazing Convention and investigate the Sacred Emperor before acting.
• The Sacred Emperor learned that Crown Prince Qin had been swallowed and told the Saintess that he would negotiate with Qin Jun and proceed with a plan to kill him.
• The Sacred Emperor entered Qin Jun's room at night, where Nine Spirit Yuan Sage and Chang'e appeared to guard him.
• Qin Jun recognized the Sacred Emperor and warned him that coming to see him was dangerous.

The Sacred Emperor negotiated with Qin Jun for Crown Prince Qin’s release and offered the secret to advancing a kingdom into an Imperial Dynasty. Old Man Yi revealed his history with the Sacred Emperor’s family and identified the Divine Palace as the force that had once suppressed him, leaving Qin Jun to weigh confrontation against the Divine Palace’s power.

• The Sacred Emperor asked Qin Jun to release Crown Prince Qin and offered to reveal how a kingdom could advance into an Imperial Dynasty.
• The Sacred Emperor explained that such an advance required providence and the help of a Sacred Dynasty.
• Old Man Yi appeared and recognized the Sacred Emperor as a member of the Xia Family, then learned that the Divine Palace had supposedly killed him.
• Old Man Yi asked about Xiu'er and learned she was now the Sacred Empress, before demanding the advancement method and threatening Sacred Emperor Peak.
• The Sacred Emperor warned Qin Jun that the Divine Palace could crush even the Sky-Pondering Demon Venerable, and Old Man Yi privately urged Qin Jun to let him go for now.

Qin Jun accepted the Sacred Emperor’s instructions for advancing a kingdom to an imperial dynasty but had Crown Prince Qin’s right arm torn off, making himself an enemy of the Sacred Emperor and completing his mission. As Qin Jun began summoning a god or demon, the Sacred Emperor sought help from the Divine Temple and considered using the Sacred Empress to win Old Man Yi back.

• Qin Jun had the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage release Crown Prince Qin and checked the Sacred Emperor’s jade scroll for traps.
• Qin Jun ordered Crown Prince Qin’s right arm torn off, and Old Man Yi carried out the order as the Sacred Emperor protested.
• Qin Jun completed his side quest, earning summoning opportunities and a skill inheritance, then chose to wait before deciding whether to attend the Sky Gazing Convention.
• Qin Jun began a random god-and-demon summoning while the Sacred Emperor took the wounded Crown Prince Qin back to Sacred Emperor Peak.
• The Sacred Emperor told the Sacred Empress that Qin Jun had brought three powerful experts, including the Lion Demon, and said the Divine Temple might be needed to eliminate him.
• The Sacred Emperor revealed that Old Man Yi had returned, and he considered using the Sacred Empress to persuade him to join them.

The Sacred Emperor and Sacred Empress agreed that they would try to make Old Man Yi serve the Sacred Dynasty rather than help him reclaim power. Qin Jun summoned Tu Xingsun, gained the Acupoint Sealing Technique, and learned Shen Gongbao had built a network of dissenters that could destabilize half the Sacred Dynasty.

• The Sacred Empress told the Sacred Emperor that she would not help Old Man Yi, but would consider making him a lackey of the Xia Family's Sacred Dynasty.
• Qin Jun summoned Tu Xingsun and learned that he possessed the Earth-Walking Divine Technique and the Immortal Binding Rope.
• Qin Jun received the Acupoint Sealing Technique through Skill Inheritance.
• Shen Gongbao secretly visited Qin Jun and reported that seventeen city lords planned to pledge allegiance to him.
• Shen Gongbao said he had infiltrated Sacred Emperor Peak and could make half the Sacred Dynasty collapse when Qin Jun gave the order.

Qin Jun heard how Shen Gongbao had undermined the Sacred Dynasty and continued preparing Great Qin for its rise to Imperial Dynasty. When Tu Xingsun arrived, Qin Jun sent him to steal a Sacred Pear from Sacred Emperor Peak as a test of his abilities.

• Shen Gongbao reported that he had won over three Golden Immortal experts and stirred up several second-tier Sacred Dynasty forces, earning Qin Jun's approval.
• Qin Jun told Nine Spirit Yuan Sage to cheer up Old Man Yi by passing on the message, “Out with the old, in with the new,” then studied how to advance Great Qin into an Imperial Dynasty.
• Chang'e struck Tu Xingsun when he secretly entered the room, and he introduced himself to Qin Jun and pledged his service.
• Qin Jun asked Tu Xingsun to bring him a Sacred Pear from Sacred Emperor Peak, and Tu Xingsun departed using his Earth-Walking Divine Technique.
• Chang'e warned that the Sacred Emperor had second-level Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm cultivation, but Qin Jun trusted Tu Xingsun to evade him and then asked Chang'e to test his Acupoint Sealing Technique.

Qin Jun was embarrassed when Chang'e turned his attempt to test an acupoint-sealing spell against him, then heard Old Man Yi’s request to fight the Divine Temple. A system quest promised Old Man Yi’s absolute loyalty if Qin Jun resisted the Divine Temple with him, and the chapter ended with Tu Xingsun returning from Sacred Emperor Peak with Sacred Pears.

• Chang'e pinned Qin Jun face-down when he tried to use his acupoint-sealing spell on her.
• Qin Jun teased the heartbroken Old Man Yi and urged him to work for him.
• Old Man Yi asked Qin Jun to help him fight the Divine Temple, triggering a quest for his absolute loyalty.
• Qin Jun pledged to oppose the Divine Temple alongside Old Man Yi, who agreed to join him.
• Tu Xingsun returned with more than twenty Sacred Pears and said the Sacred Emperor had discovered him, forcing him to flee.

The Sacred Emperor revealed that Emperor Qin was behind the recent intrusions, alarming the officials of the Sacred Dynasty. After absorbing the Sacred Pear, Qin Jun asked Tu Xingsun about the powerful figures on Sacred Emperor Peak, and Tu Xingsun said the Sacred Emperor was the strongest there.

• The Sacred Emperor scolded the Heavenly Gifted Generals and officials for failing to catch Tu Xingsun, who had stolen a Sacred Pear and escaped underground.
• An elderly minister challenged the Sacred Emperor over the officials’ lack of information and asked why Crown Prince Qin had not stopped the intruder.
• The Sacred Emperor named Emperor Qin as the culprit, and the ministers panicked at the revelation.
• Qin Jun finished absorbing the Sacred Pear’s spiritual energy, gaining five hundred thousand Experience Points.
• Qin Jun asked Tu Xingsun whether anyone on Sacred Emperor Peak was stronger than the Sacred Emperor, and Tu Xingsun said there was not.

Qin Jun and Tu Xingsun dealt with a group of Xuan Palace cultivators before heading to the Sacred Dragon Restaurant for the Genius Banquet. As prominent young cultivators gathered, Qin Jun prepared to make his arrival in the Sacred City known.

• Qin Jun heard rumors about the Genius Banquet and considered bringing Zhu Yanqing back if she was the Spirit Maiden.
• Xuan Bin mocked Qin Jun, and Tu Xingsun sent him and his fourteen Xuan Palace companions flying, shattering their Golden Cores.
• Xuan Bin threatened Qin Jun with Xuan Palace before fleeing, while Qin Jun decided he might deal with the group later.
• At the Sacred Dragon Restaurant, Sun Lin welcomed distinguished guests to the Genius Banquet.
• Qi Xie arrived and warned Sun Lin to perform well, then Yang Seventeen challenged Sun Lin to fight.

The Sacred Emperor, Sacred Empress, and Saintess watched the Genius Banquet unfold as Xu Tianyou and Zhu Yanqing arrived at the Sacred Dragon Restaurant. Qin Jun’s group headed there while a meteor called the Calamity Star crossed the sky, hinting at unrest in the Sacred Dynasty.

• The Sacred Emperor, Sacred Empress, and Saintess debated Sun Lin, Yang Seventeen, and Jin Wuhui, then wondered whether Qin Jun would join the banquet.
• Sun Lin stopped Xu Tianyou from entering with his Azure-eyed Crimson Flame Tiger, so Xu Tianyou sent the beast away and entered alone.
• Zhu Yanqing arrived, rejected Sun Lin’s possessive introduction, and entered the restaurant while Sun Lin praised her to the crowd.
• Qin Jun, Chang'e, the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage, Tu Xingsun, and Old Man Yi strolled toward the restaurant as Old Man Yi sampled street food.
• A meteor crossed the sky, and the Nine Spirit Yuan Sage and Old Man Yi said the Calamity Star signaled likely unrest in the Sacred Dynasty.
• Qin Jun suspected the Divine Hall had arrived and declared that he would defy heaven if it stood in his way.

At Sun Lin’s banquet, Jin Wuhui intimidated Yang Seventeen with a lightning-fast sword draw before Sun Lin began the evening’s sparring. Yang Seventeen and Xu Tianyou started the first match, while Qi Xie watched the entrance for someone who had not yet arrived.

• Yang Seventeen challenged Jin Wuhui, who put his sword to Yang Seventeen’s throat and warned him not to push further.
• Sun Lin intervened, Jin Wuhui sheathed his sword, and Yang Seventeen stormed away in embarrassment.
• Sun Lin welcomed the guests and spoke about the upcoming Sky Gazing Convention, while Zhu Yanqing thought of Qin Jun.
• Qi Xie urged Sun Lin to begin the sparring, and Sun Lin laid out the rules before approaching Zhu Yanqing’s table.
• Yang Seventeen and Xu Tianyou leaped into the night sky and began their match, with Xu Tianyou swelling in size and charging with a punch.