Chapter Summaries

Qin Yang obtained the Heavenly Pill, but a formation Qiao Long and the others had purchased suddenly attacked them before Qin Yang destroyed it. The formation’s seller, the old man Wuliang, appeared and demanded the Heavenly Pill, and Qin Yang stepped forward to face him.

• Qin Yang revealed that he had obtained the Heavenly Pill, and Qiao Long and the others celebrated the chance for Junior Brother Zhao to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The grand formation revived and tried to swallow the group, but Qin Yang destroyed it with his Sword Qi.
• Qiao Long realized the formation seller had likely tampered with it, and the gray-robed old man Wuliang appeared after the formation was destroyed.
• Wuliang demanded that Qin Yang hand over the Heavenly Pill or be killed, and Qin Yang reassured Qiao Long before preparing to handle him.

Qin Yang faced five Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer experts who trapped him and the Shudao Sect disciples in five Heaven-grade formations while plotting to seize the Heavenly Elixir. He revealed his peak Core Formation Realm strength, shattered the formations and killed all five, leaving Qiao Long and the others stunned.

• Qin Yang attacked the old man despite still suffering the backlash from the Sword Venerable Sacred Artifact.
• The old man summoned four allies and used five Heaven-grade formations to trap Qin Yang, Qiao Long and the other Shudao Sect disciples.
• The five experts discovered that Qin Yang carried the Heavenly Elixir and began activating the formations to kill him.
• Qin Yang released his peak Core Formation Realm aura and used Qingxu Palace's Qingxu Sword Dao to destroy all five formations.
• Qin Yang's sword severed the heads of all five experts, and Qiao Long and the disciples stared in shock.

Qin Yang endured the backlash from the Sword Venerable Sacred Artifact, then used it to draw the remnant souls of Qi Junliang and Lin Nianzhen into the artifact and recovered. After the Shudao Sect disciples divided the black merchants’ vast stores of resources, Qiao Long showed Qin Yang a Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag and gave him three Void Crossing Talismans.

• Qiao Long searched the area around the group while Qin Yang struggled with the Sacred Artifact’s backlash and told the others he would be fine.
• Qin Yang drew the remnant souls of Qi Junliang and Lin Nianzhen into the Sword Venerable Sacred Artifact, which relieved his pain but gave him no Immortal Spirit feedback.
• Qiao Long and the Shudao Sect disciples searched the five black merchants’ belongings and found fifteen Small Universe Bags filled with cultivation resources.
• Qin Yang told the disciples to divide the spoils, and they began sorting through the spirit stones, pills, medicines, scriptures, and treasures.
• Qiao Long showed Qin Yang the Mystic-grade upper-class Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag, and Qin Yang said he had a better use for it.
• Qiao Long gave Qin Yang three Void Crossing Talismans that could tear open the void and let their user escape.

Qin Yang tested the Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag and used it to capture four streams of remnant Deity Transformation power, preparing for the dangers ahead in Zhudaocheng. He and the Shudao Sect disciples set out, and Qiao Long revealed that the city was tied to the surviving Qiankun Gate, which had a Nascent Soul True Person stationed there.

• Qin Yang took one Void Crossing Talisman and let Qiao Long keep the other loot from the five black-hearted merchants.
• Qin Yang returned to the Deity Transformation Pool and confirmed that the Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag could absorb its remnant Deity Transformation power.
• Qin Yang stored four streams of Deity Transformation power in the bag, stopping when he judged it had nearly reached its limit.
• Qin Yang returned to Qiao Long and the disciples, and they left for Zhudaocheng to seek the Dao Fruit.
• Qiao Long told Qin Yang that Zhudaocheng had once been the Qiankun Dao Gate and that its legacy survived as the Qiankun Gate, where a Nascent Soul True Person was stationed.

Qin Yang and Qiao Long arrived in Zhudaocheng after hearing rumors that a Dao Fruit had appeared, only to find Qiankun Gate violently suppressing discussion of it. Qin Yang concluded that the sect’s efforts to silence the city made the Dao Fruit’s presence seem more likely.

• Qiao Long promised to help Qin Yang obtain the Dao Fruit if it had appeared, and Qin Yang agreed to investigate Zhudaocheng.
• Qin Yang and his companions reached the city and saw brilliant Immortal Light filling the sky.
• Qin Yang recalled that Deity Transformation Daoists from Zhudaocheng and Deity Transformation Pool had vanished after entering the Flying Immortal Platform.
• A cultivator told Qin Yang and Qiao Long that Qiankun Gate had forbidden discussion of the Dao Fruit and purged Rogue Cultivators.
• A Qiankun Gate disciple killed the cultivator who had spoken about the Dao Fruit and threatened the others.
• Qin Yang noticed Qiankun Gate disciples silencing people across the city and suspected that the Dao Fruit was truly there.

Ye Huatian and the Ye Family confronted the Qiankun Gate over the Dao Fruit in Zhudaocheng, escalating the dispute into a fight. As Ye Huatian prepared to kill an injured disciple, Meng Jie arrived to defend the Qiankun Gate, leaving both powerful groups facing off.

• Ye Huatian arrived with several Ye Family brothers and challenged the Qiankun Gate's attempt to silence discussion of the Dao Fruit.
• Qin Yang recognized the Ye Family and told Qiao Long that their arrival could help muddy the waters.
• Ye Huatian attacked the Qiankun Gate disciple and severely injured him as the Rogue Cultivators jeered.
• Ye Huatian moved to kill the injured disciple, but Meng Jie arrived and blocked his palm with a spear.
• Meng Jie identified himself as one of the Qiankun Gate's ten great disciples and accused the Ye Family of crossing into Qiankun Gate territory.

Ye Huatian and Ye Chuan confronted Qiankun Gate in Zhudaocheng, where Ye Chuan badly wounded Meng Jie. As Qiankun Gate’s disciples and elders arrived, a Ye Family Nascent Soul True Person appeared, leaving the city silent under his pressure.

• Ye Huatian challenged Meng Jie, and Ye Chuan volunteered to fight him instead.
• Ye Chuan struck Meng Jie down despite Meng Jie using the Qiankun True Qi Technique to defend himself.
• Ye Chuan threatened to continue attacking as Qiankun Gate’s other great disciples and elders rushed to the scene.
• Qiao Long worried that the Ye Household’s arrival would ruin their chance to obtain the Dao Fruit, but Qin Yang said the chaos would create opportunities.
• A terrifying aura descended, and a Ye Family True Person emerged from a torn opening in the sky, silencing Zhudaocheng and stunning Qiankun Gate’s reinforcements.

Three Nascent Soul True Persons arrived in Zhudaocheng to seize the Dao Fruit, threatening the Qiankun Gate. Qin Yang stayed calm and said they might still compete for it, and the chapter ended as the Qiankun Gate’s Sect Master appeared.

• The Ye brothers welcomed their Ancestor, but the Heavenly Talisman Sect’s sect master and the Six Gods Sacred Sect’s sect master also arrived in Zhudaocheng.
• The three newcomers recognized that Immortal Light still shone within the Qiankun Gate and declared their interest in the item.
• Cultivators in the city feared the Qiankun Gate would be overwhelmed, while Qiao Long urged Qin Yang to leave before a battle began.
• Qin Yang refused to panic and said a Dao Fruit might still be worth risking everything to claim.
• The Qiankun Gate’s Sect Master appeared amid a streak of Immortal Light.

Qiankun True Person confronted Ye Family True Person, Heavenly Talisman True Person, and Six Gods Ancestor over the Dao Fruit, then fought them beyond the heavens. Qin Yang and Qiao Long’s group retreated a hundred miles away, waiting for a chance to claim the prize.

• Qiankun True Person accused Ye Family True Person, Heavenly Talisman True Person, and Six Gods Ancestor of coveting the Dao Fruit and refused to hand it over.
• Six Gods Ancestor and Ye Family True Person demanded the Dao Fruit, while Qiankun True Person insisted it was not in Qiankun Gate and vowed to fight to the death.
• Qiankun True Person activated Qiankun Gate’s killing formation and surged to the height of his prime.
• Qiankun True Person fought the three Nascent Soul True Persons beyond the heavens, causing a terrifying battle that alarmed the surrounding region.
• Qiao Long urged Qin Yang to flee the battle’s aftermath, and their group retreated a hundred miles away.

Qin Yang waited for the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Array to weaken as the Nascent Soul True Persons fought over the Dao Fruit, then used Void Crossing Talismans to slip into the Qiankun Gate. He entered by a narrow margin while Heavenly Talisman True Person was unraveling the formation.

• Qiao Long urged Qin Yang to leave, but Qin Yang insisted they wait for a chance to act.
• Immortal Light erupted from the Qiankun Gate, convincing the cultivators that the Dao Fruit was about to emerge.
• Ye Family True Person charged toward the gate, and Qiankun True Person activated the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Array to stop him.
• Heavenly Talisman True Person began unraveling the array while Ye Family True Person and Six Gods Ancestor kept Qiankun True Person occupied.
• Qiao Long gave Qin Yang two Void Crossing Talismans, and Qin Yang used them to pass through a loophole in the weakened formation and enter the Qiankun Gate.

Qin Yang infiltrated the Qiankun Gate to search for the Dao Fruit, only to discover that its guarded core held a deathly old man instead. The old man revealed himself as a Spirit Transformation Daoist, and Qin Yang’s body and soul began disintegrating beneath his gaze.

• Qin Yang used a Void Crossing Talisman to slip through the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Array while Heavenly Talisman True Person attacked it from outside.
• He secretly approached the Immortal Light at the Qiankun Gate’s core, where elders and disciples chanted ancient scriptures around a restricted area.
• Qin Yang found a withered old man sitting amid the Immortal Qi and saw no sign of the Dao Fruit.
• The old man opened his eyes and immobilized Qin Yang with a single gaze.
• Qin Yang recognized the old man as a Spirit Transformation Daoist as his body and soul began turning to ash.

Qin Yang infiltrated Qiankun Gate and encountered its recovering Ancient Ancestor before escaping Qiankun True Person with a Void Crossing Talisman. As Qiankun True Person returned to defend the formation, the Six Gods Ancestor descended on Qin Yang to search him for the Dao Fruit.

• Qiankun True Person sensed an intruder, rushed back into Qiankun Gate, and struck at Qin Yang as he regained control of his body.
• Qin Yang escaped through weak spots in the formation using a Void Crossing Talisman, narrowly evading Qiankun True Person's attacks.
• Ye Family True Person, Heavenly Talisman True Person, and Six Gods Ancestor concluded the Dao Fruit remained inside Qiankun Gate and continued breaking its formation.
• Qiankun True Person abandoned his pursuit to stop the three attackers, but left behind a Qiankun True Qi technique that Qin Yang barely survived with his sword arts and stored Deity Transformation power.
• Six Gods Ancestor arrived before Qin Yang and prepared to find out whether he carried a Dao Fruit.

Qin Yang was cornered by the Six Gods Ancestor after escaping Qiankun Gate, and he prepared to self-detonate rather than be captured. A Dao Fruit then appeared in a Heavenly Lotus far from Qiankun Gate, stunning the pursuer and the gathered cultivators.

• The Six Gods Ancestor caught up to Qin Yang, who had exhausted his Void Crossing Talismans and used the remaining Deity Transformation power in the Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag to stall him.
• The Six Gods Ancestor absorbed the weakened power and concluded that Qin Yang had obtained something valuable inside Qiankun Gate, while Rogue Cultivators watched and speculated that Qin Yang had taken the Dao Fruit.
• Qiao Long and his junior brothers and sisters saw Qin Yang being pursued, and they feared the Six Gods Ancestor would kill him despite his apparent success.
• The Six Gods Ancestor sealed the void around Qin Yang, who prepared to self-detonate after believing he had reached a dead end.
• A Heavenly Lotus bloomed two or three thousand li from Qiankun Gate, revealing the true Dao Fruit and shocking Qin Yang, the Six Gods Ancestor, and the gathered cultivators.

Qin Yang regretted leaving the Deity Transformation Pool, where the Dao Fruit appeared, but the Ye Family True Person, Heavenly Talisman True Person, and Six Gods Ancestor attacked him. He self-detonated to avoid capture, destroying the Heavenly Pill with him and leaving the three Nascent Soul True Persons empty-handed.

• Qin Yang realized the Dao Fruit had appeared at the Deity Transformation Pool and regretted missing the opportunity to explore it.
• The Ye Family True Person and Heavenly Talisman True Person spotted Qin Yang while rushing toward the Dao Fruit, and the Heavenly Talisman True Person attacked him.
• The Ye Family True Person and Six Gods Ancestor also tried to seize Qin Yang, so Qin Yang activated the True Martial Qi Infusion Method and self-detonated.
• The three Nascent Soul True Persons confirmed Qin Yang had been annihilated and discovered the Heavenly Pill where he had died.
• The Six Gods Ancestor, Ye Family True Person, and Heavenly Talisman True Person reached for the Heavenly Pill, but it shattered into light and vanished.

After restarting, Qin Yang chose to inherit his Core Formation Realm Ninth Layer cultivation base and planned to return to the Deity Transformation Pool for the Heavenly Pill and Dao Fruit. He traveled to Lingzhou, then attacked Jing Tian Palace to seize its holy relic, leaving Chu Linsheng confronting the sudden assault.

• Qin Yang restarted and inherited the Core Formation Realm Ninth Layer cultivation base instead of choosing an item or cultivation method.
• Qin Yang recalled the terrifying old man inside the Qiankun Gate and speculated that the Qiankun Dao Gate’s Deity Transformation Daoist might still be alive.
• Qin Yang destroyed his cave mansion when Bai Feng appeared, then retrieved the Huntian Crown and traveled through Wind Spirit City to Dragon Spirit City.
• Qin Yang stopped at Jing Tian Palace, intending to take its holy relic as protection against the threats waiting at the Deity Transformation Pool.
• As Chu Linsheng left Jing Tian Palace to rescue Lingwu Palace, Qin Yang’s crimson Sword Qi descended, and Chu Linsheng demanded to know who was attacking.

Qin Yang killed Chu Linsheng, destroyed Jing Tian Palace, and took its Time Sacred Artifact before heading to the Deity Transformation Pool. In a ruined ancient city, he tracked down a black-hearted merchant from his previous life and killed him.

• Qin Yang overwhelmed Chu Linsheng with the Qingxu Sword Art, killed him before he could use the Time Sacred Artifact, and seized the artifact.
• Qin Yang destroyed Jing Tian Palace with a single sword, wiping out its disciples and leaving a massive rift across the land.
• Qin Yang traveled to the ruined ancient city near the Deity Transformation Pool and searched for the merchants who had swindled Qiao Long and the others in his previous life.
• Qin Yang confronted the robe-covered old merchant and killed him with a strand of crimson Sword Qi.

Qin Yang killed four more elders and took the Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag and Void Crossing Talisman, then waited outside the Deity Transformation Pool for Qiao Long to emerge with the Golden Core Yuan Transformation Sword Manual. Lu Gao appeared and slaughtered Qiao Long and the Shudao Sect disciples, leaving Qin Yang hidden nearby to pursue the manual.

• Qin Yang ambushed and killed four elders, then searched the five corpses and took the Heaven Swallowing Treasure Bag and Void Crossing Talisman.
• Qin Yang followed the Shudao Sect and Qingxu Palace disciples to the Deity Transformation Pool, then decided to wait outside for Qiao Long to emerge with the sword manual.
• Qiao Long and the Shudao Sect disciples came out of the Deity Transformation Pool, and Qin Yang hid himself while waiting for Lu Gao to chase them.
• Lu Gao confronted Qiao Long and the disciples, then used Qingxu Sword Qi to kill them and destroy their souls and bodies.

Qin Yang ambushed Lu Gao after Lu Gao seized the Golden Core Yuan Transformation Sword Manual from Qiao Long’s corpse. Qin Yang killed Lu Gao, reclaimed the manual, and set his sights on the Deity Transformation Pool.

• Lu Gao mocked the dead Shudao Sect disciples and took the Golden Core Yuan Transformation Sword Manual from Qiao Long’s corpse.
• Qin Yang attacked Lu Gao with crimson Sword Qi that used the True Absolute Qingxu Sword Dao and left him gravely wounded.
• Qin Yang demanded that Lu Gao hand over the manual, but Lu Gao threatened him with the Qingxu Palace Ancestor.
• Qin Yang struck again and severed Lu Gao’s head, then crushed his remains and reclaimed the Golden Core Yuan Transformation Sword Manual.
• Qin Yang turned his attention toward entering the Deity Transformation Pool.

Qin Yang entered the core region of the Deity Transformation Pool and waited for Xiang Ming and his companions to be weakened by Zhuang Chuqing. He disabled the formation that let her control the pool’s power, killed Xiang Ming, and took the Heavenly Pill as the others fled.

• Qin Yang used the Void Breaking and Restriction Opening Talisman to enter the restricted area and swept aside the Qingxu Palace outer disciples blocking his way.
• Qin Yang hid as Zhuang Chuqing fought Xiang Ming and the others, whose scroll containing True Person Qingxu’s Nascent Soul Power eventually shattered.
• Qin Yang shattered a corner of the formation inscriptions, cutting off Zhuang Chuqing’s control of the Deity Transformation Pool’s power.
• Qin Yang killed Xiang Ming with one sword and took the Heavenly Pill from him.
• Qi Junliang urged the remaining disciples to run.

Qin Yang used the Sword Venerable Sacred Artifact to disrupt the Deity Transformation Pool, causing the ancient ancestor's cave mansion to emerge. After waking, he accepted Zhuang Chuqing's invitation to enter the cave mansion with her, then left to pursue Qi Junliang and the others while seeking a sacrifice to counter the artifact's side effect.

• Zhuang Chuqing restored the array patterns and stirred the Deity Transformation Pool, trapping everyone in its core area.
• Qin Yang awakened the Sword Venerable Sacred Artifact, and its power sent the pool and its Deity Transformation power out of control, knocking him and Zhuang Chuqing unconscious.
• The ancient ancestor's cave mansion emerged, and the Deity Transformation Pool shattered as the mansion's power awakened.
• Zhuang Chuqing gave Qin Yang the Heavenly Pill and invited him into the cave mansion because the Sacred Artifact had protected her; Qin Yang accepted.
• Qin Yang recovered his cultivation, then left to pursue Qi Junliang and the others so he could offer the Sacred Artifact a sacrifice and avert its deadly side effect.