Chapter Summaries

Qin Yang tested the newly transformed Innate Sword Embryo and traveled to Wentian Peak to seek the Heavenly Spirit Pearl and learn about the Heavenly Pill and Dao Fruit. After crippling Ye Xingyun and taking his identity token, he entered the sealed area and killed Ye Kong.

• Qin Yang discovered that the Low-grade Earth-tier Innate Sword Embryo could unleash immense power, giving him confidence to confront Ye Huatian and the others directly.
• Qin Yang traveled through Wind Spirit City, Dragon Spirit City, and Wentian City, then headed for Wentian Peak before the Huntian Crown’s concealment effect expired.
• Qin Yang ambushed Ye Xingyun, crippled his cultivation, searched his soul, and learned that Ye Huatian’s group was still fighting the Heavenly Talisman Sect and Six Gods Sacred Sect.
• Qin Yang took Ye Xingyun’s identity token and used it to enter the restriction surrounding Wentian Peak.
• Ye Kong challenged Qin Yang as he approached the hidden cavern, but Qin Yang killed him with a single strike of Sword Qi.

Qin Yang entered the restricted area, killed Ye Kong and Ye Qi, and freed the other cultivators from the weakened Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram. Ye Chuan and Ye Chongyun charged at Qin Yang while the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s Lu Cheng and He Yu watched, hoping the Ye brothers would be killed.

• Qin Yang killed Ye Kong, drawing Ye Qi’s attention as Ye Qi activated the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram and offered up the Demon Transformation Bottle.
• Qin Yang’s Sword Qi overwhelmed Ye Qi’s counterattack, and Qin Yang beheaded him despite Ye Qi’s threats and warnings about the Ye Household’s Nascent Soul True Person.
• With Ye Qi dead, the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram and Demon Transformation Bottle lost power, allowing Ye Huatian, his brothers, and the other captives to escape.
• Ye Huatian ordered his brothers to be cautious, but Ye Chuan and Ye Chongyun charged at Qin Yang to avenge Ye Qi and Ye Kong.
• Lu Cheng and He Yu recognized Qin Yang’s formidable sword intent and decided to wait, hoping he would kill several Ye brothers.

Qin Yang revealed that his Innate Sword Embryo had become a Low-grade Earth-tier Magic Treasure, terrifying the Ye Household and the onlookers. He cut off the Ye brothers’ escape and struck as they tried to summon their ancestor, leaving them to meet his attack with their combined Purple Moon Soaring Skill.

• Di Zu invited Qin Yang to join forces against the Ye Household, but Qin Yang ignored him and decided to deal with the Heavenly Talisman Sect and Six Gods Sacred Sect afterward.
• Qin Yang unleashed his Innate Sword Embryo, revealing its Earth-grade aura and forming a vast domain of Sword Qi around Ye Chongyun and Ye Chuan.
• Ye Chongyun and Ye Chuan warned their relatives to flee, while Lu Cheng, He Yu, and Di Zu chose to wait and watch for their own advantage.
• Qin Yang caught up with Ye Huatian and the others before they could escape, and Ye Huatian tried to send a voice transmission to the ancestor.
• Qin Yang swept at the four Ye brothers with his crimson sword, and they joined forces to summon the Purple Moon Soaring Skill.

Qin Yang overwhelmed the Ye Household brothers with his Earth-grade Innate Sword Embryo, killing Ye Chuan and destroying their Demon Transformation Bottle. The three survivors trapped him in the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram and tried to buy time to alert their ancestral elder.

• Qin Yang's sword strike killed Ye Chuan and left Ye Huatian, Ye Shun, and Ye Chongyun severely wounded.
• He Yu and Lu Cheng marveled at Qin Yang's Earth-grade magic treasure, while Di Zu wondered if Qin Yang came from a powerful Dao lineage.
• Qin Yang attacked the three surviving Ye brothers, and Ye Huatian ordered Ye Shun and Ye Chongyun to activate the Demon Transformation Bottle as he prepared the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram.
• Qin Yang's sword energy shattered the Demon Transformation Bottle, destroying the Ye Household's top-grade Black-grade magic treasure.
• Ye Huatian trapped Qin Yang in the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram, and the three brothers summoned its swords to delay him while they tried to contact their ancestral elder.

Qin Yang took control of the Ye brothers’ Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram and killed all three brothers within moments. He then confronted Lu Cheng and He Yu, demanding the Spiritual Blood Divine Iron and Heavenly Spirit Pearl and declaring that they were next.

• Qin Yang used the Cloud Sea Returning Sect Sword Intent to seize control of the Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram and escape it, severing Ye Chongyun’s palm before he could send a message to the ancestor.
• Qin Yang attacked the Ye brothers with the Innate Sword Embryo as Ye Huatian, Ye Shun, and Ye Chongyun burned their essence blood to strengthen themselves.
• Qin Yang killed Ye Chongyun, Ye Shun, and Ye Huatian in quick succession, piercing Ye Huatian’s brow before he could self-destruct.
• Lu Cheng and He Yu praised Qin Yang’s swordsmanship, then grew alarmed when he turned toward them and asked for the Spiritual Blood Divine Iron and Heavenly Spirit Pearl.
• Qin Yang told Lu Cheng and He Yu that their turn had come.

Qin Yang turned on Lu Cheng, He Yu, and Di Zu, declaring that he wanted their lives as well as their opportunities and treasures. He overpowered their attacks and stopped Lu Cheng and He Yu from secretly sending a message to their Sect Master True Person.

• Lu Cheng and He Yu questioned Qin Yang, who revealed he had never claimed to come for the Ye Household and said he wanted to borrow everyone’s lives.
• Di Zu joined Lu Cheng and He Yu, but Qin Yang’s Innate Sword Embryo split Di Zu’s blood staff and severely wounded him.
• Lu Cheng and He Yu combined their power to unleash the Wind Thunder Sky Fire Talisman, but Qin Yang destroyed it with a single sword strike.
• He Yu urged Lu Cheng to contact their Sect Master True Person, and the two hid a message inside a talisman attack.
• Qin Yang saw through their plan and used the Innate Sword Embryo to intercept and grind away the talismanic power, leaving them unable to send the message.

Qin Yang killed the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s Holy Son and Holy Daughter and overwhelmed Di Zu, but Di Zu escaped in the form of a Golden Core. Qin Yang prepared to flee before the Nascent Soul True Persons could reach him.

• Lu Cheng revealed that he and He Yu were the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s Holy Son and Holy Daughter, but Qin Yang attacked them anyway.
• Lu Cheng and He Yu used the Seal Heaven Isolate Earth Talisman to resist Qin Yang’s Innate Sword Embryo, but he shattered their barrier.
• Qin Yang killed Lu Cheng and He Yu with the Innate Sword Embryo.
• Di Zu detonated his body and fled as a Golden Core, escaping the Innate Sword Embryo.
• Qin Yang recalled the Innate Sword Embryo and began preparing to escape before the Nascent Soul True Persons arrived.

After defeating the Heavenly Talisman Sect and Six Gods Sacred Sect cultivators, Qin Yang looted their treasures and searched their remnants for clues about the Heavenly Pill and Dao Fruit. He learned that the treasures might be at the Deity Transformation Pool, Zhudaocheng, or the Flying Immortal Platform, and planned to investigate the first two quickly.

• Qin Yang took the Heavenly Spirit Pearl and Spiritual Blood Divine Iron from Lu Cheng and He Yu, using the iron to slightly improve his Innate Sword Embryo.
• Qin Yang searched the fallen cultivators for spirit roots, found no useful roots among the Ye brothers, and took Ye Huatian's Sky-Toppling Sword Array Diagram.
• Qin Yang found a low-grade Earth Tier Void Breaking and Restriction Opening Talisman on Lu Cheng and kept it.
• Qin Yang used his Innate Fiendish Soul to search the remnant souls of the Ye brothers and the Heavenly Talisman Sect's Holy Son and Holy Daughter.
• Qin Yang learned that the Heavenly Pill and Dao Fruit might be at Wentian Peak, the Deity Transformation Pool, Zhudaocheng, or the Flying Immortal Platform, and decided to visit the Deity Transformation Pool and Zhudaocheng.

Qin Yang fled after killing four members of the Ye Family and two Heavenly Talisman Sect disciples, drawing the pursuit of three Nascent Soul True Persons. The Ye Family True Person caught up to him and attacked, but Qin Yang suddenly self-detonated, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Qin Yang escaped Wentian Peak as the Ye Family True Person, the Heavenly Talisman True Person, and the Six Gods Ancestor discovered the deaths and began pursuing him.
• The Six Gods Ancestor learned from Di Zu that Qin Yang carried an extraordinary sword art and a Heaven-grade magical treasure, and vowed to capture him alive.
• The Ye Family True Person caught Qin Yang and sealed off the surrounding space before attacking with a massive palm of purple qi.
• Rogue Cultivators in Wentian City watched in shock as the Ye Family True Person pursued a Core Formation cultivator.
• Qin Yang suddenly self-detonated and was reduced to ash before the Ye Family True Person's attack could be resolved.

After inheriting the Void Breaking and Restriction Opening Talisman, Qin Yang traveled to the Deity Transformation Pool to investigate reports of a Heavenly Pill. He learned that the Shudao Sect had sealed the site and that disciples of Qingxu Palace were also present.

• Qin Yang chose to inherit the Void Breaking and Restriction Opening Talisman instead of the Heavenly Spirit Pearl.
• Qin Yang killed everyone in Xuan Chengzi’s cave dwelling, retrieved the Huntian Crown from Yunqing Sect, and traveled to Wentian City.
• Qin Yang asked about the Deity Transformation Pool and Zhudaocheng, then went to the Deity Transformation Pool.
• An old man told Qin Yang that traces of a Heavenly Pill had appeared in the Deity Transformation Pool, which the Shudao Sect had sealed off.
• The old man explained that the Shudao Sect’s ninth-layer Core Formation Realm sect master had Qingxu Palace ties and that Qingxu Palace disciples were at the site.

Qin Yang watched Qingxu Palace and Shudao Sect enter the Deity Transformation Pool’s restricted core area, then prepared to use his talisman to slip inside. Just as he began, a concealed woman suddenly rushed at him.

• Qin Yang learned that the restrictions around the Deity Transformation Pool barred rogue cultivators, but he planned to bypass them with his Void Breaking and Restriction Opening Talisman.
• Five powerful Qingxu Palace inner disciples arrived, and Qin Yang considered observing their sword arts to strengthen his own swordsmanship.
• Sect Master Liu Shan led Shudao Sect disciples toward the core area, and Qin Yang confirmed that no Nascent Soul True Person had come.
• Qin Yang followed the Shudao Sect disciples into the restricted area, then found a secluded spot and took out his talisman.
• A woman with a concealed aura suddenly darted out and rushed at Qin Yang as he prepared to activate the talisman.

Qin Yang encountered Zhuang Chuqing outside the Deity Transformation Pool, then slipped inside while she pursued her own plan to claim her Gu Su lineage’s legacy. After killing a Shudao Sect disciple who discovered him, Qin Yang decided to use the disciple’s identity to infiltrate the others and approach the Heaven’s Pill opportunity.

• Qin Yang exchanged attacks with Zhuang Chuqing, and they agreed to go their separate ways without learning each other’s true purpose.
• Qin Yang entered the Deity Transformation Pool through a restriction, while Zhuang Chuqing activated her hidden formation and followed toward its depths.
• Qin Yang found that residual Deity Transformation power made the ruined daoist ground treacherous and followed the safer route used by Qingxu Palace and Shudao Sect disciples.
• A Shudao Sect disciple spotted Qin Yang, so Qin Yang killed him before he could raise the alarm.
• Qin Yang noticed the disciple’s corpse and decided to disguise himself as the disciple to get close to the Heaven’s Pill opportunity.

Disguised as Zhao Feng, Qin Yang followed the Shudao Sect disciples toward the core region of the Deity Transformation Pool, hoping to approach the Nascent Soul opportunity. Their advance stopped when Qingxu Palace disciple Sun Zhao barred them, denying their claimed ties to the palace and insulting their Sect Master.

• Qin Yang rejoined the Shudao Sect group and explained to Senior Sister Li that he had narrowly avoided the lingering Deity Transformation power while gathering medicine.
• Qiao Long told Qin Yang that Qingxu Palace’s Sky-Reaching Divine Bridge protected their path and that the Shudao Sect disciples were only accompanying their Sect Master to seek opportunities.
• Qin Yang considered waiting for the Sect Master and Qingxu Palace disciples to obtain the heavenly pill before making his move.
• Qiao Long confronted Sun Zhao when Sun Zhao refused to let the Shudao Sect disciples approach the core region.
• Sun Zhao mocked Qiao Long’s claim of shared lineage, saying their Sect Master had been an abandoned Qingxu Palace disciple.

Qingxu Palace’s Sun Zhao humiliated Shudao Sect’s disciples and drove them away from the core region of the Deity Transformation Pool. As divine light erupted in the distance and a pill-filled Alchemy Furnace appeared in a dangerous fissure, Qin Yang kept his strength concealed while Qiao Long held his fellow disciples back from approaching it.

• Sun Zhao defeated Qiao Long and several Shudao Sect disciples with the Qingxu Sword Art, then warned them not to challenge him again.
• Qiao Long and the other Shudao Sect disciples withdrew, swallowed their anger, and abandoned their plan to enter the core region.
• Qin Yang silently decided to conceal his strength and wait for the Heavenly Pill opportunity rather than interfere in Shudao Sect’s dispute.
• Divine light burst from the mountain range, shaking the Deity Transformation Pool region and opening cracks filled with Immortal Light.
• A rusted Alchemy Furnace appeared in a nearby fissure, and its medicinal fragrance loosened everyone’s cultivation bottlenecks.
• Qiao Long stopped his fellow disciples from approaching the furnace because the Deity Transformation power in the fissure made the ten-step distance deadly.

Sun Zhao tried to force the Shudao Sect disciples to retrieve an Alchemy Furnace from a dangerous crevice, killing one and severely injuring Qiao Long when they refused. He then targeted Qin Yang, unaware of his true strength, and Qin Yang began to reveal his Core Formation pressure.

• Sun Zhao offered the Shudao Sect disciples passage to the core region if they retrieved the Alchemy Furnace, but Qiao Long and the others refused.
• Sun Zhao attacked and killed a Shudao Sect disciple, prompting Qiao Long and nine others to fight back.
• Sun Zhao overpowered them with his Qingxu Sword Art, shattered Qiao Long's dantian, and badly wounded the rest.
• Sun Zhao demanded that Qin Yang retrieve the Alchemy Furnace, threatening to kill the others if he refused.
• Qin Yang questioned Sun Zhao and released an overwhelming Core Formation pressure.

Qin Yang revealed overwhelming Core Formation-level power while posing as a Shudao Sect disciple and defeated Sun Zhao after the Qingxu Palace disciple attacked him. The Shudao Sect disciples were left wondering who Qin Yang really was and what had transformed him.

• Sun Zhao attacked Qin Yang with a sword technique, but Qin Yang seized the Sword Qi barehanded and crushed it.
• Qin Yang released a Core Formation-level aura and sent Sword Qi at Sun Zhao.
• Sun Zhao unleashed the Qingxu Sword Art, but Qin Yang's Sword Qi severed and destroyed his spirit sword, leaving him injured by the backlash.
• Qin Yang rebuked Sun Zhao and struck him again, damaging his internal organs and leaving him coughing up blood.
• Qiao Long and the other Shudao Sect disciples watched in shock and questioned whether Qin Yang was still their junior fellow disciple.

Qin Yang forced Sun Zhao, a disciple of Qingxu Palace, to retrieve an Alchemy Furnace from a dangerous rift. Sun Zhao survived the attempt but lost his right arm, and he dragged the furnace back to Qin Yang.

• Sun Zhao invoked Qingxu Palace to threaten Qin Yang, but Qin Yang wounded him and revealed that he had kept him alive to retrieve the Alchemy Furnace.
• When Sun Zhao refused to enter the rift, Qin Yang severed both his legs and threatened to cut off his arms unless he obeyed.
• The Shudao Sect disciples watched in shock as Sun Zhao crawled toward the rift amid deadly remnants of Deity Transformation power.
• Sun Zhao was caught in a trace of Immortal Light, which erased his right arm.
• After waiting for the danger to subside, Sun Zhao retrieved the Alchemy Furnace and dragged it back to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang seized the Alchemy Furnace from Sun Zhao and killed him despite having promised to spare his life. He swallowed a spirit pill from the furnace and broke through to the Core Formation Realm Ninth Layer, shocking Qiao Long and the other Shudao Sect disciples.

• Sun Zhao returned the Alchemy Furnace after losing his right arm to the Deity Transformation power guarding it.
• Qin Yang took the furnace and killed Sun Zhao, leaving Qiao Long and the others afraid to approach him.
• Qin Yang opened the damaged furnace and found spirit pills whose potent spiritual energy could strengthen his cultivation.
• Qin Yang swallowed a spirit pill and cultivated while Qiao Long and the others watched from a distance.
• Qin Yang broke through to the Core Formation Realm Ninth Layer, astonishing the Shudao Sect disciples.

Qin Yang, still hiding his identity as Zhao Feng, killed two Qingxu Palace disciples who confronted him over Sun Zhao’s death. He left Qiao Long and the Shudao Sect disciples stunned by the power of his Core Formation cultivation.

• Qiao Long asked whether Qin Yang was still their Junior Brother Zhao, and Qin Yang assured him that he was.
• Two Qingxu Palace disciples arrived, saw the blood and severed limbs, and accused the Shudao Sect disciples of killing Sun Zhao.
• Qin Yang admitted that he had killed Sun Zhao, and Senior Brother Wang and his female companion attacked him with sword techniques.
• Qin Yang effortlessly dispersed both attacks, then used his Core Formation pressure to immobilize and kill the two Qingxu Palace disciples.
• Qiao Long and the other Shudao Sect disciples stood speechless after witnessing Qin Yang’s overwhelming strength.

Qin Yang, still posing as Zhao, reassured Qiao Long after revealing his overwhelming new cultivation and led the Shudao Sect disciples toward the Deity Transformation Pool’s core. They reached the vast pool and found a lone, unusually quiet Qingxu Palace disciple there before six figures appeared above the water, including the Sect Master.

• Qiao Long asked how Junior Brother Zhao had suddenly gained such powerful cultivation, and Qin Yang claimed he had found an opportunity in the Deity Transformation Pool.
• Qin Yang told Qiao Long that Qingxu Palace was at fault for blocking them and urged him to face the other sect boldly.
• Qiao Long agreed to enter the core region, and the Shudao Sect disciples followed the divine path without further obstruction.
• The group reached the golden, ocean-sized Deity Transformation Pool, where its rich spiritual energy healed their injuries and Qin Yang spotted many signs of opportunities nearby.
• Qiao Long warned Qin Yang about a lone Qingxu Palace disciple, but Qin Yang said the man had no intention of attacking them.
• Six figures appeared above the Deity Transformation Pool, and a Shudao Sect disciple recognized the Sect Master.