Chapter Summaries

Qin Yuan and his allied demon tribes fought the undead at the North City Wall, keeping it intact while the Undead Calamity engulfed the Ancient Capital. The city’s leaders watched in shock as they realized Sky City’s strength and suspected Qin Yuan had also helped tame demons for the Nan Family.

• The White Demon Eagle Tribe and Magic Wolf Tribe charged into the undead army, while the Silver Dome Lord engaged the Nether Lord of Bone Brake and the Totem Sacred Tiger attacked the recovering Corpse of the Mountain Peak.
• The Male and Female Wolf King and the demon tribes fought the undead as Qin Yuan summoned Skeleton Undead, deployed his beasts, and continued gathering bones and raising more undead.
• Qin Yuan’s forces kept the North City Wall untouched, even as the demon tribes and undead army suffered mounting losses and his own undead ranks grew.
• The Eight Directions Death Monarchs led awakened undead armies across the Ancient Capital, while three city walls neared collapse and the North City Wall remained secure.
• Han Ji, Zhu Meng, Lu Xu, and Elder Ling Xi watched Qin Yuan’s defense and marveled at his strength; Lu Xu suspected Qin Yuan had helped the Nan Family tame demons in the Western Military Region.

Qin Yuan held back the undead at the North City Wall while Ancient Capital’s leaders learned that the Black Vatican’s rain contained Nine Nether Dew and was part of a plan to awaken the Ancient King. A white-clothed man revealed that Fang Gu had the Kun Well Water needed to neutralize the substance, giving the leaders a possible way to stop the disaster.

• Han Ji assigned defenses at the other city walls after learning Qin Yuan had stopped the northern undead advance.
• An apothecary reported that the rain contained Nine Nether Dew, which gave undead vitality and let them attack during the day.
• A white-clothed man revealed that Salan had treated the Bocheng disaster as a rehearsal for the Ancient Capital Calamity and that the Ancient King was awakening.
• The white-clothed man said the Black Vatican had mixed Kun Well Water from Weiju Village into the rain to create Nine Nether Dew.
• The white-clothed man revealed that Fang Gu possessed Kun Well Water, which could neutralize Nine Nether Dew, and Zhu Meng confirmed that it could stop the substance.

A masked man revealed that Kun Well Water could buy time to find Fang Gu and seal the Ancient King's Tomb, but the Black Vatican struck at once. Han Ji detained the gathered officials to protect the plan while his people searched for Fang Gu, and Qin Yuan completed his Intermediate Level Undead Element cultivation on the northern battlefield.

• The white-clothed man said Kun Well Water could buy half a day and urged the officials to find Fang Gu, while refusing to reveal his identity because Salan might be among them.
• Han Ji quietly confirmed to Zhu Meng that the masked man was one of his people, then an Imperial Mage reported that a man in matching clothes had been found dead.
• A second white-clothed man appeared and explained that his subordinate had died to expose the danger of Salan hiding among the officials.
• Han Ji ordered Imperial Mages to surround and bind the officials with purple soul chains, then sent the white-clothed man to find Fang Gu.
• At the northern battlefield, Qin Yuan absorbed Death Qi while Snow Empress, Flame Belle, and Blaze Wolf guarded him, and he reached Intermediate Level Completion in the Undead Element.

Qin Yuan withdrew from the North City Wall after buying time for Ancient Capital's Outer City civilians to reach the Safe Barrier, then reunited with Mo Fan and the others. As undead swarmed the barrier, Mu He revealed that he could identify the Ancient King's Tomb in exchange for the release of the detained higher-ups.

• Mo Fan told Qin Yuan that Salan was hidden among Ancient Capital's upper ranks and that the higher-ups had been placed under house arrest, while he and his companions had defeated several Black Vatican members.
• Qin Yuan decided to leave the North City Wall after the civilians evacuated, and his demon forces and Tiger Girl retreated while the Skeleton Undead Army covered their departure.
• Undead from all five districts poured through the empty Outer City and charged toward the Safe Barrier, leaving the civilians inside in despair.
• Qin Yuan arrived at the barrier, where Han Ji thanked him on behalf of Ancient Capital's people for giving the Outer City civilians time to evacuate.
• Mo Fan told Qin Yuan that the captured Tiger Jin Great Executive was Mu He, who offered to reveal the Ancient King's Tomb's location if the detained higher-ups were released.

Qin Yuan confronted Mu He as the Black Vatican leader traded the release of captured officials for the location of the Ancient King's Tomb. After Mu He gave Zhang Xiaohou an antidote and delayed revealing the tomb, a vast distortion appeared in the sky, leaving Han Ji and the others stunned.

• Qin Yuan slapped Mu He when he arrived and warned him not to threaten them.
• Mu He offered to reveal the Ancient King's Tomb's location in exchange for releasing several councilors, elders, and military chiefs.
• Han Ji ordered the captives released, and Zhang Xiaohou took the antidote Mu He provided.
• Mu He watched the northern horizon and told everyone to wait until the tomb appeared.
• A vast black distortion opened in space and stretched into the clouds, and Han Ji, Zhu Meng, and the others stared at it in shock.

Han Ji learned that the Ancient King's Tomb lay inside Sha Abyss, which was about to descend on the Ancient Capital, and ordered a desperate evacuation. A message then revealed a possible chance to save the city, and the Mysterious Gray-White Person announced it to the gathered mages.

• Mu He confirmed that the Ancient King's Tomb was inside Sha Abyss and said its next descent would strike the Ancient Capital.
• Han Ji pleaded with Salan to spare the innocent, while Zhu Meng killed Mu He in a lightning strike.
• Han Ji ordered the Archmages and Imperial Mages to open an escape route and asked Qin Yuan to use the White Demon Eagle Tribe to evacuate residents.
• An Imperial Mage delivered a coded message to the Mysterious Gray-White Person, who told Han Ji it offered hope for the Ancient Capital.
• Han Ji agreed to let the Mysterious Gray-White Person reveal the plan and vowed to protect Mo Fan and the others as he announced that the city could still survive.

Fang Gu agreed to enter the Sha Abyss because the Weiju Village Clan might be able to reach the Ancient King's Tomb, and Zhang Xiaohou, Mo Fan, and Qin Yuan volunteered to go with him. Han Ji and the other leaders prepared to escort them through the undead as they set out to seek a way to save the Ancient Capital.

• The Mysterious Gray-White Person revealed that the Ancient King's Tomb lay in the Sha Abyss and that the Weiju Village Clan, descendants of the Ancient King, might enter without being rejected.
• Fang Gu agreed to enter the Sha Abyss, and Zhang Xiaohou volunteered after recalling that his family had followed the Weiju Village Gray Plum death tradition.
• He Yu supported Zhang Xiaohou and gave him a small box, asking him to return so she could put it on her.
• Mo Fan decided to accompany Zhang Xiaohou despite Fang Gu warning that the Earth Sacred Spring could bring trouble from the Ancient King.
• Qin Yuan volunteered and said the White Demon Eagle Tribe would escort the Ancient Capital's people away.
• Zhu Meng, Du Xiao, Shi Zheng, Li Yujian, and Han Ji prepared to clear a path and escort the group toward the Sha Abyss.

As the undead army surrounded Ancient Capital, Han Ji and the mages prepared to escort Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Fang Gu, and Zhang Xiaohou to the Sha Abyss. The group fought its way north, and Han Ji continued alone with the four as they neared the vortex.

• Han Ji and the other leaders vowed to protect the four, while Qin Yuan ignored Salan’s offer to spare him if he killed his companions.
• Han Ji ordered the Sha Abyss Squad to advance, and Archmages and High-level Mages blasted a path through the undead.
• Han Ji’s group flew toward the North City Wall under magical protection as the Totem Sacred Tiger and Silver Dome Lord drove back two colossal undead.
• The Magic Wolf Tribe and the mages held back the undead in the north, but the rest of Ancient Capital remained overwhelmed by endless hordes.
• As the Yin Wind Vortex’s pull grew stronger, Zuo Feng and the other Imperial Mages withdrew, leaving Han Ji to escort Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Fang Gu, and Zhang Xiaohou farther.
• Han Ji saw that the vortex did not affect the four and hoped they would survive their descent into the Sha Abyss.

Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Fang Gu entered the Sha Abyss and survived the descent into its hidden world. After Qin Yuan claimed his check-in rewards, the group reached the entrance of the Ancient King's Tomb, where an Evil Eye Bronze Mirror began watching them.

• Han Ji escorted Qin Yuan and the others to the Yin Wind Vortex's edge, then watched them disappear into it before leaving.
• Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Fang Gu overcame their fear and jumped into the Sha Abyss together.
• Qin Yuan checked in after arriving in the Sha Abyss and received a Purification Divine Stone, a Heaven Grade Enhancement Card, and a Supreme Star Sea Heavenly Meridian.
• Qin Yuan awoke in the Sha Abyss's inner world, found the White Jade Tomb Palace, and led the others toward it.
• Fang Gu showed excitement at the prospect of meeting his ancestor, while Qin Yuan considered seeking the Ancient King's inheritance.
• The group climbed the staircase to the tomb's main entrance, where the Evil Eye Bronze Mirror moved and stared at them.

Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Fang Gu explored the tomb palace, where Mo Fan used Little Loach to consume the Eternal Lotus and break through to High Level. The group discovered an exit, while Qin Yuan revealed that he was close to becoming an Archmage.

• Qin Yuan learned from Fang Gu that nearly all the Huacun villagers were dead, and the group entered the tomb palace together.
• Fang Gu guided the others through a corridor of Mind Element traps and Space Element magic into the Front Palace.
• The group found an Eternal Lotus that repeatedly reformed after Zhang Xiaohou damaged it.
• Mo Fan used Little Loach to devour the Eternal Lotus's power and broke through to High-level Fire Element.
• Zhang Xiaohou spotted a Halo Gate exit, and Qin Yuan told Mo Fan that he was almost an Archmage.

Qin Yuan exposed Fang Gu’s possession of the Life Gate Bridge model, took it, and entered the bridge leading to the Blood Throne. Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan were trapped in separate Death Gate Chambers, where Mo Fan awakened the Blood Demon Star Dust.

• Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, Fang Gu, and Qin Yuan reached ten bridges said to include one Life Gate Bridge, and Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou chose bridges separately.
• Qin Yuan followed Fang Gu’s bridge choices, restrained him, and took the small stone bridge model from his pocket.
• Qin Yuan identified the model as the key that could turn any bridge into the Life Gate Bridge, then warned Fang Gu to submit or die.
• Fang Gu refused to give up the Ancient King’s inheritance, so Qin Yuan killed him with azure lightning and crossed a bridge toward the Blood Throne.
• The bridges collapsed, while Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan became trapped in different Death Gate Chambers.
• Mo Fan fought endless undead until he Self-Awakened the Blood Demon Star Dust.

Qin Yuan purified the Ancient King's Hollow Evil Armor and transformed it into the Nether King Demonic Armor, gaining a major boost to his physical strength and becoming Lord of the Sha Abyss. He left the Starry Night Throne and called for his undead army to return.

• Qin Yuan enhanced the White Tiger Vessel to Heaven Grade Peak, gaining an active ability to exorcise evil and repel demons.
• Qin Yuan used the Purification Divine Stone on the Hollow Evil Armor, then touched it and destroyed the evil soul when it tried to seize his body.
• Qin Yuan bonded with the purified armor, which became the Nether King Demonic Armor and raised his Advanced Commander physical body to the Lesser Monarch level.
• Qin Yuan replaced the Blood Throne with a Starry Night Throne and learned that the armor would raise his strength by one minor tier while granting him the Sha Abyss.
• Qin Yuan recognized that the Sha Abyss's Death Qi could rapidly advance his Undead Element, then vanished after calling for his undead army to return.

Qin Yuan and Zhang Xiaohou returned after driving the undead back into the Sha Abyss, saving the Ancient Capital. Qin Yuan then confronted Salan by phone, leaving their wager unresolved as she refused to admit defeat.

• The Totem Sacred Tiger stopped pursuing the Corpse of the Mountain Peak when Qin Yuan called to it, and the undead army retreated into the Sha Abyss.
• Qin Yuan and Zhang Xiaohou emerged from a spatial rift, and Qin Yuan explained that Fang Gu had halted the Ancient King's awakening by sacrificing himself.
• Han Ji agreed to conceal the demon matter, and the survivors began considering the Ancient Capital's recovery.
• Salan, disguised as Ling Xi, lamented the failure of her Grand Ceremony and answered Qin Yuan's call.
• Qin Yuan said Salan had lost their bet, but she refused to admit defeat and offered him a mysterious reward.

Qin Yuan captured Salan and used the White Tiger Vessel to purge her persona, leaving Ye Chang alive and under his control. Ye Chang recalled that she had raised Ye Xin Xia and began explaining the events surrounding Wen Tai, though her memories remained incomplete.

• Qin Yuan opened a fissure to the Sha Abyss and pulled Salan into his private space beneath the Starry Night Throne.
• Qin Yuan used the White Tiger Vessel to exorcise Salan's persona, and Ye Chang collapsed after Salan's voice faded.
• Chaluo placed a God Devouring Larva in the unconscious Ye Chang, bringing her under control.
• Ye Chang awoke, called Qin Yuan her master, and said she remembered being part of the Black Vatican but had gaps in her memories.
• Ye Chang explained that Wen Tai had been chosen by the Parthenon Divine Soul to find Athena's chosen one, Ye Xin Xia, and that she had volunteered to raise the girl.
• Ye Chang recalled taking Ye Xin Xia to Bocheng while fleeing Yi Zhi Sha, meeting Mo Qing, and later leaving for reasons she could not remember.

Qin Yuan kept Ye Chang hidden after Salan’s death and brought Salan’s remains to the Bell Tower Mage Association to announce that he had killed her. He left the officials questioning his account after explaining how he had tracked and intercepted her.

• Ye Chang recounted her fragmented memories to Qin Yuan, who told her to abandon her Ling Xi identity and Salan’s red robe.
• Qin Yuan gave Ye Chang new clothes and ordered her to remain hidden until the Sha Abyss Space moved beneath Sky City.
• Qin Yuan appointed the Nine Nether Queen to watch Ye Chang and command the undead army and other Death Monarchs while he was away.
• Qin Yuan went to the Bell Tower Mage Association, where Han Ji and other officials were discussing Salan’s escape.
• Qin Yuan showed the officials Salan’s bloodstained, damaged clothing and declared that she was dead.
• Qin Yuan claimed he had tracked the officials with White Demon Eagles and killed Salan with the Totem Sacred Tiger, Silver Dome Lord, and Male and Female Wolf King.

Qin Yuan reported Salan’s death, secured the Ancient Capital’s help in concealing Sky City’s strength, and left to address the Mu family’s crisis. At the Mu Family Mansion, Mu Zhuoyun told Mu Ning Xue that their branch had been expelled from the clan because Mu He was a Black Vatican leader.

• Qin Yuan told Han Ji and the others that Salan was dead and asked them to share responsibility for her death while keeping the White Demon Eagle Tribe and Magic Wolf Tribe’s connection to Sky City secret.
• Qin Yuan offered to sell Sky City’s tamed demons and obtained the damaged Glazed Phoenix Feather from Han Ji.
• Qin Yuan left the Ancient Capital with Su Xiaoluo, brought Ye Chang out of the Sha Abyss, and moved the Sha Abyss beneath Sky City.
• Qin Yuan headed for the Imperial Capital because Mu He’s identity as Tiger Jin Great Executive threatened Mu Zhuoyun and Mu Ning Xue.
• Mu Zhuoyun told Mu Ning Xue that the clan had expelled their branch and severed ties with them because Mu He had joined the Black Vatican.

Qin Yuan reunited with Mu Ning Xue and Mu Zhuoyun, learned that Mu Tingying was set to take Ning Xue’s World Academy Competition spot, and offered to bring the remaining Mu family to Sky City. He and Ning Xue headed to Imperial Capital Academy to address the competition dispute, where a group of young mages had gathered in the arena.

• Mu Zhuoyun told Mu Ning Xue that the competition council might remove her from the National Government Team and give her spot to Mu Tingying because of Mu He's connection to the Mu family.
• Qin Yuan arrived, reunited with Mu Ning Xue, and explained his role in the events surrounding Mu He in Ancient Capital.
• Qin Yuan invited Mu Ning Xue and Mu Zhuoyun to move to Sky City, promising to protect them and help rebuild the Mu family there.
• Qin Yuan told Mu Ning Xue that a powerful Ice Element creature from Tianshan could solve the problem with her Summoning System’s dead element.
• Qin Yuan and Mu Ning Xue set out for Imperial Capital Academy to deal with the competition matter, while young mages gathered in its Magic Duel Arena.

Qin Yuan arrived with Mu Ning Xue and demanded that the instructors guarantee her a substitute spot on the National Government Team. After the instructors confirmed she would keep it, Qin Yuan joined the team and listened as Song He explained the World Academy Competition.

• Song He addressed the National Government Team and promised a grand welcome ceremony after they won glory for Huaxia.
• Qin Yuan and Mu Ning Xue arrived, and Mu Nujiao ran to embrace Qin Yuan while Nan Jue and Zhao Manyan greeted him.
• Qin Yuan agreed to join the team, then told the instructors that Mu Ning Xue must retain a substitute spot.
• Qin Yuan criticized the team members who had gained official places through their backgrounds and challenged anyone who objected to Mu Ning Xue’s spot.
• Feng Li confirmed Mu Ning Xue would remain a substitute, and Qin Yuan entered the Assembly Hall with her and Mu Nujiao.
• Song He began explaining the competition rules while the instructors wondered why the other substitute had not arrived.

Qin Yuan received three powerful spells from his fifth-anniversary check-in and reviewed his growing strength as an Archmage. He ended the night watching Sky City with Mu Nu Xin beside him.

• Feng Li told the mentors that Mo Fan was a High-level Mage who knew Qin Yuan, and the mentors questioned the National Government Team's selection.
• After Song He explained the World College Tournament rules, Qin Yuan returned to Sky City with Mu Ning Xue and Mu Nu Jiao.
• Qin Yuan checked in for five years and gained Profound Ice Dragon Soar, Space Strangler, and Dragon's Roar Tiger's Howl.
• Qin Yuan opened his status panel and saw that he had reached Archmage cultivation and Seventh Realm Spiritual Power.
• Qin Yuan reflected on how the System had made him one of the world's strongest people, then watched Sky City until Mu Nu Xin joined him.

Qin Yuan learned that Parthenon Temple was trying to forcibly take Ye Xin Xia away for advanced cultivation and exchange. He headed to confront them, declaring that if they refused to show basic courtesy, they would face his force.

• Qin Yuan spent several days with Mu Nu Xin, Mu Nujiao, Mu Ning Xue, and the other women, while Mu Ning Xue praised her new Snow Shadow Luan Contract Beast.
• Lu Ping told Qin Yuan that Parthenon Temple had selected Ye Xin Xia but was preparing to take her away by force.
• Qin Yuan left Sky Abyss Forest and flew toward the east aboard the Silver Dome Lord.
• Qin Yuer told Qin Yuan that she, Leng Qing, and Tang Yue were heading to a private airport near Kunshan, where Parthenon Temple staff were trying to seize Ye Xin Xia.
• Qin Yuan told Qin Yuer not to be polite and warned that the Parthenon Temple people would have to submit or die.