Chapter Summaries

Zhao Huanhuan and Zhao Tianming went to the Xu Family, where factions crowded around Qin Jiuge hoping to arrange connections through their daughters. Qin Jiuge evaded the proposals, while Zhao Huanhuan stayed behind with Xu Lang; later, Qin Jiuge confronted Sikong Changfeng about the rumors.

• Zhao Huanhuan asked Zhao Tianming whether she still had a chance with Qin Jiuge, and he brought her into the Xu Family.
• Factions filled the Xu Family courtyard, each promoting their daughters as potential companions for Qin Jiuge.
• Xu Lang joked about the proposals, while Zhao Tianming insisted that Zhao Huanhuan shared a destined bond with Qin Jiuge.
• Xu Lang tried to summon his cousin sister, but Qin Jiuge stopped him and then vanished to avoid the gathered visitors.
• Zhao Tianming left Zhao Huanhuan in Xu Lang's care, and she remained at the Xu Family.
• Qin Jiuge found Sikong Changfeng at the City Lord's Mansion and asked whether spreading the rumors had been necessary.

Qin Jiuge drank with Sikong Changfeng, who repaid his debt of gratitude and departed with a trace of sorrow. Back at the Xu Family, Xu Lang revealed that the Sky Profound Continent was a planet among many in a vast cosmic starry sky.

• Qin Jiuge and Sikong Changfeng discussed their paths in cultivation, and Sikong Changfeng remarked on Qin Jiuge's unusual compassion for ordinary people.
• Sikong Changfeng explained why he had acted as he did, repaying Qin Jiuge's favor, then left while Qin Jiuge sensed sorrow in his expression.
• Qin Jiuge wondered what troubles might accompany the Quasi Emperor Realm, recalling that the elders he had questioned refused to explain them.
• Xu Lang told Qin Jiuge that the Sky Profound Continent was not the source of cultivation and that Great Emperors traveled into the cosmic starry sky rather than ascending directly to an upper realm.
• Xu Lang explained that the Sky Profound Continent was a planet among many, whose inhabitants ranged from powerful cultivators to unenlightened beasts and ordinary people.

Xu Lang revealed that the Great Emperor Realm might only be the beginning, and Qin Jiuge considered what lay beyond it. Sikong Changfeng then urged Li Changge to treat Qin Jiuge as an opportunity for reaching the Great Emperor Realm, prompting her to contact the Crown Prince of the Sky Origin Dynasty.

• Xu Lang told Qin Jiuge that the Great Emperor Realm might not be the ultimate realm, and Qin Jiuge said the news confirmed his suspicions.
• After Xu Lang left, Qin Jiuge wondered whether only one person could reach the Great Emperor Realm and what lay beyond heaven and earth.
• Sikong Changfeng arrived at the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and told Li Changge that Qin Jiuge could be an opportunity for reaching the Great Emperor Realm.
• Sikong Changfeng warned Li Changge and other Quasi Emperor Realm powerhouses not to harm Qin Jiuge, then departed for the Sky Origin Dynasty.
• Li Changge objected to Sikong Changfeng's methods but contacted the Crown Prince of the Sky Origin Dynasty so he would share the trouble.

The Eastern Palace Crown Prince ordered Jian Shisan to test Qin Jiuge, while Qin defeated a Divine Blade Sect disciple at Sky Profound City’s grand competition. Li Xuanmiao offered Qin a rare Profound Yin Body in hopes of winning his support, and Qin’s interest in the offer left their agreement unresolved.

• The Eastern Palace Crown Prince sent Jian Shisan to assess whether Qin Jiuge was worthy of becoming the Sky Origin Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law.
• Qin Jiuge attended Sky Profound City’s grand competition, where Li Xuanmiao appeared with a woman and the young monk Zhishan was absent, having gone to Cihang Jingzhai.
• A Divine Blade Sect elite disciple challenged Qin Jiuge, who captured and scorched him with lightning Dharma nets.
• Li Xuanmiao suggested that a woman’s constitution could help Qin advance his divine abilities, prompting Qin to examine her and identify her as possessing a rare Profound Yin Body.
• Li Xuanmiao explained that he hoped to win Qin’s support for Sky Profound City, and asked whether Qin agreed; Qin’s answer was not given.

Qin Jiuge accepted Tang Xueru, a woman with a Profound Yin Body, and won the final match of the Sky Profound City Grand Tournament after giving his opponent advice. As other finals unfolded, Li Piaomiao confronted Li Changge about her choice of Qin Jiuge, and Li Changge offered two alternatives.

• Qin Jiuge questioned Tang Xueru about her willingness to cooperate, and she agreed to follow him in hopes of surviving and cultivating.
• Qin Jiuge defeated a young prodigy in the tournament final and advised him on his techniques, including recommending Cloud Sea Island.
• Li Xuanmiao and Chen Jiaojiao fought an even battle using his Tian Xuan Secret Technique and her mind-disrupting arts.
• Xu Lang faced the Young Sect Master of the Divine Blade Sect, whose right hand wielded forceful blade techniques while his left concealed unpredictable attacks.
• Li Piaomiao used ancient jade to ask Li Changge why Qin Jiuge was the only suitable choice, and Li Changge named Sikong Changfeng and the Eastern Palace Crown Prince of the Sky Origin Dynasty as alternatives.

Li Piaomiao weighed her marriage prospects after Li Changge urged her to pursue Qin Jiuge, and Qin Jiuge set conditions while teasing her about Li Changge. Li Piaomiao left intending to report the matter and continue her pursuit during the tournament and secret realm.

• Li Changge told Li Piaomiao that Qin Jiuge was her safest choice and explained that his potential for the Great Emperor Realm could leave her a way out.
• Li Piaomiao sat beside Qin Jiuge and asked him to reconsider her, saying that feelings could grow over time.
• Qin Jiuge said their relationship depended on an agreement between the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Qin Family, but that family matters could not interfere with him.
• Qin Jiuge said he would not accept Li Piaomiao secretly keeping male concubines, then teased that he might consider Li Changge instead.
• Li Piaomiao left to report the matter, planning to pursue Qin Jiuge further during the Grand Tournament and the trip to Sky Profound City's Secret Realm.

After Li Piaomiao lost to Qin Jiuge, Li Xuanmiao and Xu Lang warned him about her temperament and the dangers of becoming a Sky Phoenix Dynasty Imperial Son-in-Law. Li Changge learned how dreadful that role’s reputation was, but still revealed to her advisors that she wanted to bring Li Piaomiao and Qin Jiuge together.

• Li Xuanmiao and Xu Lang defeated their opponents, then warned Qin Jiuge that Li Piaomiao might seek revenge after losing to him.
• Qin Jiuge said he had no interest in Li Piaomiao, easing Li Xuanmiao and Xu Lang’s concerns about him becoming a Sky Phoenix Dynasty Imperial Son-in-Law.
• Li Piaomiao told Li Changge about her grievances, prompting Li Changge to ask her Wutong Pavilion advisors whether men would accept becoming Imperial Son-in-Laws.
• Sima Lang and another aide tactfully rejected the prospect, while Li Fengming recounted past Imperial Son-in-Laws’ misery.
• Li Changge acknowledged the dynasty’s terrible reputation and revealed that she wanted to pair Li Piaomiao with Qin Jiuge.

Li Changge told her advisers that Qin Jiuge had proposed marrying her, the Eldest Princess, rather than her younger sister. Her advisers debated the proposal’s value to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, leaving Li Changge to consider Qin Jiuge’s offer.

• Sima Lang, Feng Ming, and Wang Jian urged Li Changge to pursue a marriage alliance with Qin Jiuge, but she questioned whether he would accept becoming the Imperial Son-in-Law.
• Li Changge revealed that Qin Jiuge had taken a liking to her and said he would marry her if he formed an alliance with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.
• Feng Ming objected angrily, while Sima Lang and Wang Jian argued that Qin Jiuge could help Li Changge reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Li Changge listened with a faint smile as her advisers left the decision to her.

Li Changge agreed to pursue a marriage alliance with Qin Jiuge to improve her chances of reaching the Great Emperor Realm, prompting a sensation across the continent and a discussion in the Sky Origin Dynasty’s Eastern Palace. After the Crown Prince rejected a retainer’s offer to transform him into a woman, he received a summons from the dynasty’s Old Ancestor and headed to the forbidden grounds with an uneasy premonition.

• Li Changge agreed to the proposed alliance with Qin Jiuge but instructed her people to let the Qin Family raise the proposal.
• News of Li Changge’s decision spread across the Sky Profound Continent, where many people supported the alliance and others objected.
• The Eastern Palace retainers watched the Sky Origin Dynasty’s Crown Prince and joked about whether he would follow Li Changge’s example.
• A retainer offered to use the Yin-Yang Inversion Great Heaven Technique to transform the Crown Prince into a woman, and the Crown Prince ordered him to leave.
• The Crown Prince heard his retainers discussing the benefits of Li Changge’s plan and angrily complained about their suggestion.
• The Sky Origin Dynasty’s Old Ancestor summoned the Crown Prince, who went to the forbidden grounds despite sensing that something was wrong.

The Eastern Palace Crown Prince agreed to use an external incarnation and secretly beat an official who possessed the Yin-Yang Inversion Great Heaven Technique. After news spread that the Eldest Princess of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty wanted a marriage alliance with Qin Jiuge, Xu Lang decided Qin had engineered the proposal, while Qin argued that she needed him more.

• The Old Ancestors told the Eastern Palace Crown Prince he could use an external incarnation to contend with the Eldest Princess if necessary, and he reluctantly agreed.
• The Eastern Palace Crown Prince beat the official who possessed the Yin-Yang Inversion Great Heaven Technique, and the official fell silent after recognizing the Crown Prince the next morning.
• News of the incident and the proposed marriage alliance reached the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, and Xu Lang hurried to tell Qin Jiuge that the Eldest Princess wanted to marry him.
• Xu Lang guessed that Qin Jiuge had arranged the proposal to discourage other women, but Qin said the Eldest Princess needed his help to improve her chances of reaching the Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Lang accepted Qin Jiuge's reasoning and reacted with astonished admiration.

Qin Jiuge confronted Sikong Changfeng over the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s efforts to make him marry into the dynasty, then traveled to Wutong Pavilion to meet Li Changge. There, Feng Ming challenged him and declared that Li Changge would never be with him.

• Xu Lang told Qin Jiuge that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty was behind the pressure for him to become its prince consort, then hurriedly rejected Qin’s offer to arrange a marriage for him.
• Qin Jiuge questioned Sikong Changfeng, who denied responsibility while laughing at Qin’s predicament, but later admitted the matter might have had a little to do with him.
• Qin Jiuge used his spatial arts, the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, and a Quasi-Emperor Weapon to reach the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and went to Wutong Pavilion to find Li Changge.
• Sima Lang, Wang Jian, and Feng Ming received Qin Jiuge at Wutong Pavilion, and Sima Lang said Li Changge would arrive shortly.
• Feng Ming confronted Qin Jiuge and declared that Li Changge would never be with him.

Feng Ming provoked Qin Jiuge at Wutong Pavilion, and Qin Jiuge defeated him before leaving the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. His departure damaged the relationship between the dynasty and the Qin Family, leaving Li Changge to face the consequences.

• Feng Ming ignored Qin Jiuge’s warnings and attacked him, prompting Sima Lang and Wang Jian to rebuke Feng Ming.
• Feng Ming challenged Qin Jiuge over his past fight with Sikong Changfeng, and Qin Jiuge blasted him out of Wutong Pavilion with lightning.
• Qin Jiuge condemned the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s treatment of him and left without meeting Li Changge, using a Jade Slip to escape the imperial city.
• Li Changge arrived too late to stop Qin Jiuge’s departure, rebuked Feng Ming, and was summoned to the ancestral grounds by her grandfather.
• Feng Ming realized that his actions had jeopardized relations between the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Qin Family and ended their marriage prospects.

After Feng Ming’s actions at Wutong Pavilion threatened to turn the Qin Family and the Sky Phoenix Dynasty into enemies, Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family while news of the crisis spread across the continent. As factions prepared for possible war, Sky Profound City, the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, and other powers chose to wait and see.

• Qin Jiuge told Xu Lang that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Qin Family might become permanent enemies, then explained what had happened at Wutong Pavilion.
• Qin Jiuge borrowed the Xu Family’s spatial formation and returned to the Qin Family.
• News of the crisis spread across the Sky Profound Continent, and people condemned Feng Ming after learning she was the chief culprit.
• Li Xuanmiao and Li Tianran decided that Sky Profound City would wait before taking sides, then closed the city gates and regrouped the Sky Profound Guards.
• Members of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance speculated that approaching world conflict had influenced Feng Ming, while the Alliance and other factions also chose to wait and see.

As the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s actions against Qin Jiuge inflamed the Qin Family, Sky Origin Crown Prince Zhu Chengan sent Zhou Qing to offer the Qin Family support while secretly hoping to avoid using the Great Yin-Yang Inversion Technique. The chapter left the Qin Family furious and demanding an explanation from the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.

• Zhu Chengan rejected using the Great Yin-Yang Inversion Technique and ordered Zhou Qing to offer the Qin Family the Sky Origin Dynasty’s goodwill and aid.
• Zhu Chengan privately urged Zhou Qing to use the technique against Qin Jiuge if he refused to cooperate, but Zhou Qing begged to be spared from such a dangerous task.
• Zhou Qing departed after Zhu Chengan dismissed him, while Zhu Chengan privately felt relieved that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s actions had created an opportunity for him.
• The Qin Family erupted in anger over the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s treatment of Qin Jiuge and demanded an explanation.
• In Qin Jiuge’s courtyard, an indignant retainer said Qin Jiuge should have killed Feng Ming and blamed Li Changge for her rise.

Qin Jiuge let the First Hall Master negotiate with Zhou Qing of the Sky Origin Dynasty while the Qin Family waited for the Sky Phoenix Dynasty to answer for Feng Ming. In the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, Li Changge refused to surrender Feng Ming despite the offerings and Elders warning that the Qin Family might ally with their rival.

• Qin Jiuge's companions proposed using outsiders and the Sky Origin Dynasty to eliminate Feng Ming, but Qin Jiuge chose to wait for Zhou Qing's arrival.
• Zhou Qing openly visited the Qin Family on behalf of the Sky Origin Dynasty, and the First Hall Master received him.
• Qin Jiuge instructed the First Hall Master to handle negotiations while leaving open the possibility of an alliance.
• The Sky Phoenix Dynasty's offerings and Elders urged Li Changge to hand Feng Ming over before the Qin Family joined forces with the Sky Origin Dynasty.
• Li Changge refused and declared that if they handed Feng Ming over, they might as well hand her over too.

Li Changge refused to hand Feng Ming over to the Qin Family, while Feng Ming revealed she had been hiding in Wutong Pavilion to escape the bounty on her head. Li Changge arrived to discuss how to resolve the crisis, but Sima Lang and Wang Jian doubted Feng Ming could be saved.

• Li Changge warned the consecrated elders that she would oppose anyone who tried to hand Feng Ming over, and the elders went to report the matter to the Old Ancestor.
• Sima Lang and Wang Jian stayed calm as Wutong Pavilion's residents worried that the Imperial Clan would sacrifice them to appease the Qin Family.
• Feng Ming revealed she had been hiding behind a curtain in Wutong Pavilion, and Sima Lang and Wang Jian cleared the pavilion so she could come out.
• Feng Ming explained that she could not safely leave because the Black Market had placed a huge bounty on her, then admitted her fight with Qin Jiuge was her own fault.
• Li Changge told Feng Ming that protecting her could not be a lasting solution, and Sima Lang and Wang Jian said she was doomed.

Li Changge arranged for Feng Ming to leave the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and serve Qin Jiuge as a slave and servant, hoping to protect the dynasty while giving Feng Ming a chance to survive. The dynasty’s public move to make peace unsettled Zhou Qing just as he was pursuing cooperation with the Qin Family.

• Li Changge decided that Feng Ming would renounce her place in the Imperial Clan, leave her service, and seek forgiveness from the Qin Family by serving Qin Jiuge as a slave and servant.
• Feng Ming reluctantly left Wutong Pavilion, while Li Changge went to the forbidden grounds and obtained the Old Ancestors’ approval to revoke the Black Market bounty on her.
• News spread across the Sky Profound Continent that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty had taken the initiative to make peace with the Qin Family.
• Zhou Qing received news of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s move after reaching a verbal cooperation agreement with the Qin Family and suspected the Sky Origin Dynasty had pressured them.
• When Zhou Qing returned to the Qin Family’s main hall, he noticed its members treating him with greater distance.

Zhou Qing and the Qin Family’s First Hall Master resumed negotiations after the Sky Phoenix Dynasty offered concessions, while Qin Jiuge resolved to punish Feng Ming for believing he would spare her. Feng Ming arrived at the Qin Family with a document severing her ties to the dynasty, and Qin Jiuge ordered her to serve him as a maid.

• Zhou Qing and the Qin Family’s First Hall Master agreed that the Qin Family would remain neutral and favor the Sky Origin Dynasty, but their earlier agreements led to no further progress.
• Qin Jiuge accused the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s Eldest Princess of assuming he would go easy on her people, and Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Run urged him to teach her a lesson.
• Feng Ming came to the Qin Family carrying the document that severed her ties to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Eldest Princess’s Residence.
• Qin Family patrol members recognized Feng Ming and escorted her to Qin Jiuge after she said she had become his person.
• Feng Ming offered to atone for her sins, but Qin Jiuge only ordered her to bring him tea, and she obeyed.

Qin Jiuge forced Feng Ming to obey him and later met Li Changge to settle the matter. Li Changge refused to take Feng Ming back, instead giving Qin Jiuge a Sky Phoenix Sacred Fruit in exchange for keeping Feng Ming and helping reform him.

• Qin Jiuge threatened Feng Ming with reprisals against Wutong Pavilion, forcing him to complete his assigned work.
• Qin Jiuge left the Qin Family without taking Feng Ming and traveled to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty to meet Li Changge.
• Qin Jiuge asked Li Changge to take Feng Ming back and announce that he was dead, but she refused and proposed leaving him with Qin Jiuge.
• Qin Jiuge demanded one Sky Phoenix Sacred Fruit in exchange for keeping Feng Ming and helping improve his temperament, and Li Changge immediately gave him the fruit.
• After Qin Jiuge left, Sima Lang and Wang Jian praised Li Changge for using the transaction to help Feng Ming, Wutong Pavilion, and the Qin Family.

Qin Jiuge kept the Sky Phoenix Sacred Fruit for his future breakthrough and warned his attendants after Feng Ming barged into his cultivation room. Feng Ming then clashed with Qin Shidi and Qin Wuchen in the Qin Family's training ground, where their fight continued under the safeguards of the defensive arrays.

• Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family with the Sky Phoenix Sacred Fruit and stored it for use at his next bottleneck.
• Feng Ming entered Qin Jiuge's cultivation room at dawn and demanded to know what Qin Jiuge had asked of Li Changge in exchange for sparing him.
• Qin Jiuge rebuked Qin Shidi and Qin Wuchen for letting Feng Ming break in, and they later confronted Feng Ming about how he had deceived them.
• Feng Ming provoked Qin Shidi and Qin Wuchen, so the three went to the training ground and began fighting with their Quasi-Emperor Weapons.
• Qin Shidi and Qin Wuchen coordinated their attacks to corner Feng Ming while taunting him about his reputation and whether he would admit defeat.