Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao rejected Senior Sister Pan’s offer to become dao companions, then activated a system that made him the strongest in every category on the Hengyue Sect map. The system raised him to Early Nascent Soul and granted him powerful treasures, and he began refining a Years-intent Wooden Sword before turning to the Chaos Bead.

• Qin Hao refused Senior Sister Pan’s offer of cultivation resources and dual cultivation, saying he wanted to focus on the Dao.
• The Strongest System in the Map activated and explained that it would make Qin Hao strongest in each category on maps Wang Lin had visited.
• The system raised Qin Hao’s cultivation to Early Nascent Soul, his alchemy skill to Tier 4, and granted him a Years-intent Wooden Sword, a Chaos Bead, a High-grade Storage Bag, and ten Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.
• Qin Hao tested the Wooden Sword’s Years power, which rapidly withered plants into ash.
• Qin Hao rejected the idea of advancing to Spirit Transformation by borrowing the Wooden Sword’s intent, refined it with his Nascent Soul, and looked at the Chaos Bead.

Qin Hao learned the Chaos Bead’s powers and handed over the Miscellaneous Affairs Office to Wang Lin before discovering he had joined a chat group with Li Muwan and Yao Xixue. After Li Muwan revealed Qin Hao was a man, Yao Xixue called him out, leaving him worried she would seek revenge.

• Qin Hao discovered the Chaos Bead could conceal him, suppress weaker foes in its space, and accelerate time up to twenty times.
• A fellow disciple brought Wang Lin to take over the Miscellaneous Affairs Office, and Qin Hao left him to manage it.
• Situ Nan told Wang Lin that Qin Hao was an Early Nascent Soul expert, shocking Wang Lin.
• Qin Hao accepted an invitation to the Peerless Beauty Chat Group and recognized Li Muwan and Yao Xixue among its members.
• Yao Xixue sent Qin Hao an alluring photo and asked him to share one of his own.
• Li Muwan revealed Qin Hao was a man, and Yao Xixue demanded that he show himself.

After Yao Xixue discovered that Qin Hao had seen her through the Chat Group, she threatened him but was shocked to learn he had reached Nascent Soul at sixteen. Qin Hao sent her a revealing image of himself, leaving Yao Xixue furious and Li Muwan unexpectedly flustered.

• Yao Xixue checked Qin Hao's profile, learned he was a sixteen-year-old Early Nascent Soul cultivator, and messaged him angrily.
• Qin Hao denied asking to see Yao Xixue and joked that she had sent the revealing image herself.
• Li Muwan urged Qin Hao to apologize, but he replied that he understood women and doubted Yao Xixue would truly forgive him.
• Qin Hao sent an image of himself, prompting Yao Xixue to make a doll of him and stab it with needles.
• Li Muwan blushed at Qin Hao's image and wondered whether a prodigy like him would be a better match for Yao Xixue.

Qin Hao visited Dao Xu, a Hengyue Sect Elder, and had him lead the way to the Sword Spirit Pavilion. There, Qin Hao obtained the Enhanced Slaying Luo Art from the Giant Fortune sword and left the sword behind.

• Qin Hao secretly entered Dao Xu’s cave and stabilized the Elder’s failing attempt to refine a Tianli Pill.
• Qin Hao revealed his Nascent Soul aura and ordered Dao Xu to take him to the Sword Spirit Pavilion.
• Dao Xu had a disciple open the pavilion’s restriction and led Qin Hao inside.
• Qin Hao selected the ordinary-looking Giant Fortune sword and received the Enhanced Slaying Luo Art from the system.
• Qin Hao learned the technique could cut through the laws of heaven and earth, returned Giant Fortune, and left Dao Xu wondering why he had rejected it.

Qin Hao traded Wang Lin ten Foundation Establishment Pills for his Spirit Liquid, then welcomed Emperor Sword Shuang'er to the Chat Group. He privately contacted Li Muwan to buy pill recipes and sent her a Red Packet, leaving her puzzled.

• Qin Hao confronted Wang Lin and exchanged a gourd of Spirit Liquid for ten high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills.
• The Chat Group welcomed Emperor Sword Shuang'er, who argued with Yao Xixue and Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao privately messaged Li Muwan and confirmed that she was a pill refiner.
• Li Muwan refused to sell Luohe Gate's secret pill recipes, so Qin Hao sent her a Red Packet.

Qin Hao gave Li Muwan Spirit Liquid, which proved to greatly improve her alchemy, and traded more of it to the Luohe Gate for Pill Recipes. As Qin Hao prepared to refine pills for Nascent Soul cultivators, Piao Nanzi arrived at Hengyue Peak and demanded that the Hengyue Sect surrender its home.

• Qin Hao sent Li Muwan Spirit Liquid, and she successfully refined Qizuo Pills at a much higher rate than usual.
• Li Muwan brought the Spirit Liquid to Patriarch Lan Ruo, who agreed to trade Pill Recipes for at least a thousand drops.
• Qin Hao sent 4,000 drops of Spirit Liquid, trading 3,000 to the Luohe Gate for Pill Recipes and giving the remaining 1,000 to Li Muwan.
• Qin Hao met Dao Xu to gather materials for refining pills that could improve Nascent Soul cultivation.
• Piao Nanzi of the Xuandao Sect arrived at Hengyue Peak and ordered the Hengyue Sect to leave, claiming its Nascent Soul Ancestors had fallen on the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• When the Hengyue Sect’s elders refused to surrender the peak, Piao Nanzi began expanding into a towering figure and prepared to break its Mountain Protection Array.

Qin Hao intervened when Piao Nanzi attacked the Hengyue Sect and defeated the Nascent Soul Cultivator with his ancient Wooden Sword. He killed Piao Nanzi and sealed away his Nascent Soul.

• Piao Nanzi shattered the Hengyue Sect's protective formation and ordered its members to leave Hengyue Peak.
• Qin Hao stepped forward and gave Piao Nanzi three breaths to leave, while Wang Lin and Dao Xu recognized his strength.
• Piao Nanzi attacked Qin Hao with his Giant Mountain, but Qin Hao's Nascent Soul mid-stage spiritual pressure countered him.
• Qin Hao's ancient Wooden Sword pierced through and destroyed the Giant Mountain, injuring Piao Nanzi and prompting him to beg to leave.
• Qin Hao used the Wooden Sword's time power to prevent Piao Nanzi from teleporting, killed him, and sealed his Nascent Soul.

After Qin Hao saved the Hengyue Sect, he offered to refine an Infant-Establishing Pill but declined to stay. Wang Lin killed Sun Dazhu after his master tried to rob him, then left the sect, while Qin Hao watched and anticipated his next destination.

• Liu Wenju and the Hengyue Sect disciples thanked Qin Hao and asked him to become their Progenitor, but he declined and offered to refine an Infant-Establishing Pill if they gathered the ingredients.
• Qin Hao gave Liu Wenju a Jade Slip listing the ingredients and told him to seek Dao Xu once they were ready.
• Sun Dazhu invited Wang Lin for tea, then activated a Spirit Binding Array and demanded the treasure behind Wang Lin's rapid cultivation.
• Wang Lin revealed his early Foundation Establishment cultivation, shattered the golden chains, and killed Sun Dazhu before destroying his corpse with a Fireball Technique.
• Wang Lin packed his belongings and quietly left the Hengyue Sect to become an independent Cultivator, while Qin Hao watched and expected him to head to Teng Family City.

Qin Hao gave Liu Wenju the successfully refined Infant-Establishing Pill, then rescued Liu Mei from two Joyous Union Sect cultivators and accepted her as his disciple. He took her to Teng Family City, where the system granted him a cultivation art and an enhanced magical treasure.

• Qin Hao gave Liu Wenju the Infant-Establishing Pill and left Hengyue Sect for Teng Family City.
• Qin Hao recognized the fleeing Liu Mei as a rare spirit-root cultivator and killed the two Joyous Union Sect pursuers who threatened her.
• Liu Mei offered to serve Qin Hao, but he accepted her as his disciple and brought her along.
• Qin Hao entered Teng Family City without paying the gate fee, and the system granted him the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Art and an enhanced Spirit Offering Sheath.

Qin Hao and Liu Mei visited Teng Family City, where Teng Huayuan warned his grandson Teng Li not to offend Qin Hao or covet Liu Mei. Teng Li humbly attended to Qin Hao, who ended by warning him that disaster would come if he meddled in other people's affairs or left the city.

• Qin Hao clashed with Teng Huayuan's divine sense, prompting Teng Huayuan to come out and greet him as a powerful senior.
• Teng Huayuan showed Teng Li portraits of Qin Hao and Liu Mei, then slapped him for admiring Liu Mei and warned him not to provoke the pair.
• Teng Li brought Teng Jia and Teng Yi to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where he bowed to Qin Hao and offered to cover his expenses.
• Teng Li guided Qin Hao and Liu Mei to the Myriad Fortune Restaurant and arranged two superior guest rooms after Qin Hao declined a meal.
• Qin Hao warned Teng Li not to meddle in other people's affairs or leave Teng Family City, or disaster would befall him.

Qin Hao gave Liu Mei Foundation Establishment Pills before leaving Teng Family City, where Teng Huayuan cursed whoever killed Teng Li. In the Savage Wilderness Forest, Qin Hao obtained Immortal Jade and a Thousand Illusions Transformation treasure, while the Dried Corpse Man tracked Wang Lin and A'Dai to a statue and sensed someone nearby.

• Qin Hao gave Liu Mei a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills and told her to cultivate while he was away.
• Teng Huayuan used his Nascent Soul to cast a curse over Teng Family City after Teng Li's death, and Qin Hao left for the Savage Wilderness Forest.
• Qin Hao's system replaced an Immortal Remnant Clan bloodline reward with Immortal Jade and gave him a Thousand Illusions Transformation treasure.
• The Dried Corpse Man enlisted the Corpse Charm to help find Wang Lin's Nascent Soul and followed him to the ruins.
• A'Dai woke Wang Lin and hid with him inside a statue, but the Dried Corpse Man found the statue and sensed someone approaching.

Qin Hao defeated the Dried Corpse Man, restored Wu Yu to his body, and brought Wu Yu and Wang Lin to the Corpse Yin Sect. The chapter ended as Progenitor Ye Zizai appeared and asked Wu Yu where his Corpse Puppet was.

• Qin Hao destroyed the Dried Corpse Man's body, sealed his Nascent Soul, and captured the fleeing Corpse Charm.
• Wu Yu emerged from the statue with Wang Lin, surrendered his Soul Blood to Qin Hao, and reclaimed his body using the Corpse Charm.
• Qin Hao asked Wu Yu to lead him to the Corpse Yin Sect, and Wang Lin joined them through Wu Yu's Teleportation Array.
• Qin Hao, Wang Lin, Wu Yu, and A'Dai arrived at the Corpse Yin Sect, where Wu Yu asked for Senior Brother Ye Zizai.
• Progenitor Ye Zizai appeared, welcomed Wu Yu back, and asked where his Corpse Puppet was.

Qin Hao and Wu Yu confronted Ye Zizai and Rakshasa, who revealed that the Corpse Yin Sect planned to use them as vessels. Qin Hao destroyed the sect’s grand formation and killed them with the Slaying Luo Art, leaving Wang Lin and the others stunned by his sword’s power of rules.

• Ye Zizai learned that Wu Yu and Qin Hao had killed Purple Lord and revealed that the Corpse Yin Sect intended to use its members as Cauldrons.
• Ye Zizai activated the Zhao Kingdom branch’s grand formation and attacked Qin Hao and Wu Yu with sword qi.
• Wu Yu offered to self-destruct to create an escape route, but Qin Hao summoned the Wood Sword of Years and used the Slaying Luo Art.
• Qin Hao’s sword strike split the formation and turned Ye Zizai and Rakshasa to ashes.
• Situ Nan told Wang Lin that Qin Hao’s sword had contained the power of rules, which only Second Step Experts could grasp.

Qin Hao recovered from using the Slaying Luo Art while Wu Yu concealed the Corpse Yin Sect’s upheaval and sent Foundation Establishment Cultivators to the Outer Realm Battlefield. After seclusion, Qin Hao prepared to descend beneath the sect, where he knew Lei Ji, a Peak Old Ancestor of the Giant Demon Clan, was hidden.

• Qin Hao exhausted his spiritual power defeating the formation, then followed Wu Yu to a cave abode to recover.
• Wu Yu told the Corpse Yin Sect that Ye Zizai had fallen when his Corpse Puppet rebelled and ordered the sect sealed against outsiders.
• Seven-colored clouds signaled the coming opening of the Outer Realm Battlefield, and Wu Yu traveled to the Tongtian Tower with other Nascent Soul experts.
• Wu Yu selected Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Ye Zizai's branch to enter the battlefield, and Wang Lin joined them after learning it could help him escape his pursuers.
• Qin Hao regained his strength in seclusion and decided to go underground to find Lei Ji.

Qin Hao extracted Giant Demon Clan blood from the imprisoned Lei Ji but refused to free him, wary of the powerful Corpse Yin Sect expert. Mei Ji, the Immortal Remnant Clan’s Third Ancestor, joined the Peerless Beauty Chat Group.

• Qin Hao opened Lei Ji’s coffin and found the Giant Demon Clan Old Ancestor covered in parasitic vines.
• Qin Hao used fluid from a severed vine to pierce Lei Ji’s body and collect his Giant Demon Clan blood.
• Lei Ji offered Qin Hao the Heaven-Opening Iron and his service as a mount in exchange for release, but Qin Hao refused and left.
• Qin Hao returned to his cave abode and received a notice that Mei Ji had joined the Chat Group.
• Mei Ji accepted the invitation and saw the Chat Group’s members, including Qin Hao, Li Muwan, Yao Xixue, and Emperor Sword Shuang'er.

Mei Ji joined the Chat Group hoping to find help freeing the Immortal Remnant Clan, but Qin Hao ignored her plea. As Qin Hao prepared to travel to Teng Family City before heading to Jue Ming Valley, Mei Ji sent him a gift of the clan’s Reincarnation Tree and Reincarnation Fruit.

• Mei Ji joined the Chat Group and argued with Yao Xixue after she called the Immortal Remnant Clan natives.
• Mei Ji learned that Qin Hao was a twenty-year-old cultivator at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage and privately apologized, offering to become his Cauldron and concubine if he helped her clan.
• Qin Hao ignored Mei Ji’s request and called Wu Yu from seclusion to ask about Wang Lin and the battle at Jue Ming Valley.
• Qin Hao decided to visit Teng Family City to bring Liu Mei with him before going to Jue Ming Valley and entering the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Mei Ji sent Qin Hao a red packet containing a Reincarnation Tree and Reincarnation Fruit, describing their benefits for cultivators.

Qin Hao brought Liu Mei to Jue Ming Valley for the Zhao Kingdom’s contest to enter the Outer Realm Battlefield, where his strength and status drew the attention of the gathered factions and the Tongtian Tower Envoy. After the passage opened, the Giant Demon Clan envoy landed beside Qin Hao and asked about his origins.

• Mei Ji sent Qin Hao a Red Packet containing the Reincarnation Tree and Reincarnation Fruits, and Qin Hao thanked her without making any promise.
• Qin Hao visited Liu Mei in Teng Family City, praised her Foundation Establishment breakthrough, and took her to Jue Ming Valley.
• Qin Hao arrived at Jue Ming Valley with Liu Mei, where Wu Yu greeted him and Lin Yi invited him to sit beside him on the Suspended Platform.
• The gathered factions recognized Qin Hao’s influence and speculated about his background as he sat calmly beside Lin Yi.
• A Giant Demon Clan expert opened the passage into the Outer Realm Battlefield, then landed on the Suspended Platform and asked Qin Hao where he was from.

Qin Hao watched Wang Lin emerge from Jue Ming Valley and gained all-attribute Extreme Realm Spiritual Power through the system. After Wang Lin’s illusion fooled Teng Huayuan, Qin Hao seized Teng Huayuan’s Soul Banner and crippled him, leaving him alive for Wang Lin.

• Lin Yi opened Jue Ming Valley after the three-month deadline, and the disciples emerged as Teng Huayuan waited for Wang Lin.
• Wang Lin appeared with an illusion that made him seem to have reached Nascent Soul, and the system granted Qin Hao all-attribute Extreme Realm Spiritual Power.
• Teng Huayuan realized Wang Lin’s display was an illusion and summoned his Soul Banner, threatening to crush Wang Lin’s parents’ souls.
• Qin Hao took Teng Huayuan’s Soul Banner, knocked him into the ground, and severed one of his arms.
• Qin Hao stored the Soul Banner in the Chaos Bead and told Teng Huayuan that the strong had the right to take what they wanted.

Wang Lin tried to escape Teng Huayuan by teleporting toward the Outer Realm Battlefield, but Teng Huayuan killed him at the passage. Situ Nan carried Wang Lin’s divine sense and the Heavenly Reversal Bead inside, while Qin Hao and a Giant Demon Clan expert entered the battlefield; Qin Hao then searched for an exit as the expert pursued the bead.

• Wang Lin used a blue ripple to freeze Teng Huayuan, stole his storage bag, and teleported toward the Outer Realm Battlefield passage.
• Teng Huayuan broke free, destroyed his storage bag, and struck Wang Lin, who exploded into Blood Mist; Situ Nan carried Wang Lin’s divine sense and the Heavenly Reversal Bead through the passage.
• The Giant Demon Clan expert and Qin Hao forced their way into the Outer Realm Battlefield, while Lin Yi remained behind after the passage closed.
• Qin Hao flew away from the Giant Demon Clan expert and searched for a Teleportation Array, intending to wait for Wang Lin to possess a body.
• The Giant Demon Clan expert lost track of the Heavenly Reversal Bead when a Space Rift swallowed it, then learned from Ma Liang that the bead had vanished into the rift.

After seven years on the Outer Realm Battlefield, Qin Hao’s soul evolves into an adult Soul Devourer when Wang Lin returns to the world, giving Qin Hao control over Wandering Souls. Qin Hao saves Zhou Zihong and two fellow War God Temple disciples from a horde, leaving them at his mercy.

• Qin Hao notices Space Rifts multiplying and realizes Wang Mazi is close to breaking free as golden divine sense gathers and returns.
• Wang Lin possesses Ma Liang’s corpse in the Netherworld and declares that he has returned to take revenge on Teng Huayuan.
• Qin Hao’s soul evolves into an adult Soul Devourer, gaining a Soul Core, greatly enhanced divine sense, and command over Wandering Souls.
• Qin Hao gathers a vast horde of Wandering Souls and spots Zhou Zihong, Lin Tao, and Yang Xiong fleeing from their pursuers.
• Qin Hao orders the attacking Wandering Souls to stop, saving the three War God Temple disciples and leaving them afraid of him.