Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao stole the Thousand Year Snow Lotus and other treasures from the Ice Frost Giant Bear lair, then fled with Xu Lang as the bears pursued them. Li Xuanmiao and Xu Lang drew the ice-power aura toward Qin Jiuge to divert the bears, leaving Xu Lang suspicious that Li Xuanmiao had a hidden plan.

• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao entered the Ice Frost Giant Bear lair despite the approaching bears and found the Thousand Year Snow Lotus behind a young bear.
• Qin Jiuge took the snow lotus, the ice pillar, and nearby treasures before he and Li Xuanmiao raced toward the exit.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao warned Xu Lang to flee, and the three escaped as the Ice Frost Giant Bears charged after them.
• Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao gathered the ice-power aura around Qin Jiuge and scattered, drawing the pursuing bears toward him.
• Xu Lang questioned Li Xuanmiao’s motives and demanded to know what he was planning.

Qin Jiuge, Xu Lang, and Li Xuanmiao used a diversion to escape the Ice Frost Giant Bears and secured three Thousand Year Snow Lotuses before spending over half a year training in the Boundless Ice Domain. Afterward, Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao returned to Tian Quan City, while Qin Jiuge followed a foreboding feeling deeper into the domain.

• Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao attacked the Ice Frost Giant Bears' nest, drawing the bears away from Qin Jiuge, who escaped and sent them word that he was safe.
• Xu Lang reunited with Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao and shared the three Thousand Year Snow Lotuses among them.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao chose to keep training in the Boundless Ice Domain, and Xu Lang agreed to stay with them.
• After nearly half a year of training, the three left the region, with Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao intending to search for the Ten Thousand Year Snow Root.
• Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao returned to Tian Quan City, but Qin Jiuge stayed near the Boundless Ice Domain and followed his foreboding feeling.

Qin Jiuge arrived at Yin Yang Sky City and searched for Xiao Yan and Azure Emperor while keeping his identity hidden. After days without finding them, he heard that someone had caught a Light Treasure Fish, stirring his interest in the city’s fishing ritual.

• Qin Jiuge traveled to Yin Yang Sky City by flying shuttle and took a boat to the island, where the old boatman warned him about the elusive Seven-Colored Treasure Fish.
• A passenger mocked Qin Jiuge for coming to the city in search of the Seven-Colored Treasure Fish, and other cultivators explained that they hoped to catch lesser treasure fish and find opportunities.
• After the passengers left, the ten-thousand-year-old turtle asked the old boatman why he had not warned Qin Jiuge further, and the boatman said Qin Jiuge possessed great treasures and could rely on his own fortune.
• Qin Jiuge settled in Yin Yang Sky City and spent several days searching for Xiao Yan and Azure Emperor without finding them.
• The city’s residents announced that someone had caught a Light Treasure Fish, and Qin Jiuge began to take an interest in the fish-catching ritual.

Qin Jiuge confronted Zhao Dabao, who offered to reveal the missing woman in red’s whereabouts in exchange for a Seven-Colored Treasure Fish. After Qin Jiuge defeated Zhao Dabao’s men and forced him to explain himself, he made Zhao help search for the woman.

• Qin Jiuge learned from Zhao Dabao that the woman in red had vanished from Yin Yang Sky City, and Zhao demanded a Seven-Colored Treasure Fish as payment for her whereabouts.
• Qin Jiuge refused the condition and stopped Zhao from leaving, so Zhao summoned a crowd of Life and Death Realm fighters to attack him.
• Qin Jiuge knocked down the attackers, and Zhao fell to his knees and begged for mercy.
• Qin Jiuge threatened Zhao until he revealed that only a person of immense fortune could catch a Seven-Colored Treasure Fish, and that he had chosen Qin Jiuge for his extraordinary bearing.
• Qin Jiuge ordered Zhao to find the woman in red, warning that Zhao would die if he failed.

Qin Jiuge learned that Xiao Yan was inside the dangerous Magnetic Stone Secret Realm and went there to find her. Xiao Yan and Azure Emperor entered the realm to seek something that could ease Azure Emperor’s backlash, while Qin Jiuge waited outside for a Balance Stone and information about the woman in red.

• Qin Jiuge rewarded Zhao Dabao with a rare spirit treasure after Zhao Dabao reported that the woman in red was inside the Magnetic Stone Secret Realm.
• Xiao Yan and Azure Emperor reached the Secret Realm, where Azure Emperor explained that they needed an item inside to reduce the backlash from restoring her body.
• After the Secret Realm opened, Xiao Yan and Azure Emperor entered and began exploring its dangerous, disorienting interior.
• Qin Jiuge learned that he needed a Balance Stone to enter, punished Zhao Dabao for not knowing, and ordered his people to search for one.
• Qin Jiuge waited in the market outside the Secret Realm while Zhao Dabao questioned passersby, and one person said they had heard of a fierce-tempered woman in red.

Qin Jiuge entered the Magnetic Stone Secret Realm with a Balance Stone and searched for Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan obtained the Tian Xuan Magnetic Stone, but a young man and his Life and Death Realm followers confronted her, unaware of the danger they faced.

• Qin Jiuge warned Zhao Dabao not to mishandle things again, then entered the Magnetic Stone Secret Realm with the Balance Stone.
• Qin Jiuge stabilized himself against the realm’s disorienting magnetic forces and began searching for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan claimed the Tian Xuan Magnetic Stone, and the Azure Emperor killed the people who tried to ambush her.
• A young man demanded Xiao Yan hand over the Tian Xuan Magnetic Stone in exchange for a request, but Xiao Yan mocked him.
• The young man sent several Life and Death Realm fighters to attack Xiao Yan, who saw them as slow and unimpressive.

Xiao Yan and the Azure Emperor faced repeated attacks after news spread that they had obtained the Tian Xuan Magnetic Stone. Xiao Yan battled the seventh-layer Supreme Realm Blind Swordsman while Qin Jiuge watched from the crowd, and the chapter ended as the swordsman struck at her while she was distracted.

• Xiao Yan used her dagger’s phantom blades to kill the group threatening them, then looted their valuable possessions.
• The Azure Emperor urged Xiao Yan to leave, but word of the Tian Xuan Magnetic Stone spread and stronger Supreme Realm cultivators began pursuing them.
• The Blind Swordsman demanded the stone from Xiao Yan, who refused and challenged him to take it by force.
• Qin Jiuge arrived among the spectators and bet on Xiao Yan to win, while the Azure Emperor decided not to intervene after spotting him.
• The Blind Swordsman used his sword techniques to pressure Xiao Yan, and the Azure Emperor stayed back as Xiao Yan called for her help.
• The Blind Swordsman seized Xiao Yan’s moment of distraction and swung his broad saber at her.

Qin Jiuge rescued Xiao Yan from the Blind Swordsman, then reunited with her and the Azure Emperor in disguise. He offered to help the Azure Emperor oppose the two great dynasties by using his influence and ties to the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, but the plan still depended on mediation by the Qin Family.

• Qin Jiuge appeared between Xiao Yan and the Blind Swordsman, blocked his broadsword, and defeated him with Xiao Yan’s help without killing him.
• Qin Jiuge and Xiao Yan changed their disguises and reunited in an alley, where he embraced her and explained that he had guessed the crisis might involve her.
• The Azure Emperor interrupted them and challenged Qin Jiuge’s motives for opposing the two great dynasties.
• Qin Jiuge claimed that becoming a Great Emperor-level prodigy would let him raise the Azure Emperor’s chances of success and bring the Rogue Cultivator Alliance into the alliance.
• Qin Jiuge said the plan would require the Qin Family to mediate because the Azure Emperor, Xiao Yan, and their allies lacked enough influence on their own.

Qin Jiuge reached an agreement with the Azure Emperor, who sent him back to Qin Family territory to keep him separate from the Azure Emperor and Xiao Yan’s dangerous plans. Xiao Yan and the Azure Emperor continued on to restore his strength, while Qin Jiuge reunited with Qin Wuchen.

• The Azure Emperor vanished after agreeing to end the confrontation, and Qin Jiuge told Xiao Yan that her master had planned to handle the danger alone so she could return safely to the Qin Family.
• Xiao Yan returned with the Azure Emperor, who remained hostile toward Qin Jiuge until she coaxed him into speaking with Qin Jiuge again.
• Qin Jiuge insisted that the Qin Family would pursue its ambitions despite the risks, and the Azure Emperor warned him that betrayal could ruin their plans.
• The Azure Emperor sent Qin Jiuge back to Qin Province and said he would seek him out when he became a Great Emperor-level heavenly genius.
• Xiao Yan accepted the Azure Emperor’s explanation that separating Qin Jiuge would protect him, and the two continued their journey to restore the Azure Emperor’s strength.
• Qin Wuchen met Qin Jiuge, who jokingly asked him to seek justice against Sikong Changfeng; Qin Wuchen backed down, saying he was no match for the Great Emperor-level genius.

Qin Jiuge reunited with Bing Qingqing and agreed to accompany her to the Ice Frost Sacred Land after she asked for help amid tensions involving Sound of Dharma Temple and Cihang Jingzhai. At the Sacred Land, its Sacred Lord firmly rejected calls to break ties with the Qin Family.

• Qin Wuchen, Qin Run, and Qin Shidi each found excuses to leave Qin Jiuge rather than stay and protect him.
• Qin Wuchen told Bing Qingqing that Qin Jiuge was looking for her, and she went to meet him.
• Qin Jiuge concealed why he had returned and told Bing Qingqing that he had hurried back because he was worried about her and the Ice Frost Sacred Land.
• Bing Qingqing asked Qin Jiuge to help the Ice Frost Sacred Land, and he agreed to visit with her and assess the situation.
• The Sacred Lord of the Ice Frost Sacred Land heard his subordinates debate the threat from Sound of Dharma Temple and Cihang Jingzhai, then warned them not to suggest ending the alliance with the Qin Family.

The Frost Sacred Master concealed his severe injuries from the Elders and the Qin Family while preparing for a possible retreat. At the Ice Frost Sacred Land, Cihang Jingzhai challenged Sound of Dharma Temple to settle their Buddhist-Daoist dispute, and Zhishan left to greet Qin Jiuge when he sensed his arrival.

• The Frost Sacred Master ordered the Elders to follow his plans, then collapsed and spat blood after they left, revealing that he had been badly injured.
• The Frost Sacred Master decided not to reveal the Ice Frost Sacred Land's weakness to the Qin Family for fear they might exploit it.
• Disciples of the Ice Frost Sacred Land discussed the Buddhist and Daoist visitors and compared Zhishan's cultivation realm with Qin Jiuge's strength.
• The master of Cihang Jingzhai challenged Sound of Dharma Temple to determine their superiority at the Buddhist-Daoist Dispute three days later, and the abbot responded calmly.
• Zhishan sensed Qin Jiuge's aura, hurried to the Ice Explosion Grand Canyon, and greeted him and Bing Qingqing.

Qin Jiuge traveled to Ice Frost Sacred Land for the Buddhist-Daoist dispute and met the Frost Sacred Master, who appeared to be in serious trouble. The chapter left Qin Jiuge probing the master about his disordered aura.

• Qin Jiuge explained to Zhishan why he would not involve himself lightly in the conflict between Sound of Dharma Temple and Cihang Jingzhai, then answered Zhishan's doubts about Buddhist principles.
• Qin Jiuge and Zhishan arrived at Ice Frost Sacred Land, where Qin Jiuge's presence stirred excitement over the dispute and its Fortune Lotus Seed.
• Shi Feiyu greeted Qin Jiuge, but he politely left her and kept his distance from the Buddhist and Daoist factions.
• The Elders of Ice Frost Sacred Land escorted Qin Jiuge to the Frost Sacred Master, who thanked him for supporting the land and then dismissed everyone else.
• Qin Jiuge sensed that the Frost Sacred Master's aura was disordered and asked whether he was unwell.

The Frost Sacred Master revealed that the Ghost Tribe had injured him and asked Qin Jiuge to retrieve a Vitality Returning Grass from Ice Explosion Grand Canyon. As Qin Jiuge prepared to help, conspirators within Ice Frost Sacred Land began plotting to remove the Frost Sacred Master.

• The Frost Sacred Master told Qin Jiuge that he had been injured fighting the Ghost Tribe and asked him to obtain a Vitality Returning Grass guarded by a ninth-level Supreme Realm Lava Great Serpent.
• The Frost Sacred Master offered Qin Jiuge a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus as a reward, but Qin Jiuge left without taking it.
• The Frost Sacred Master refused an elder's offer to retrieve the herb, ordered him to watch the dissenters, and commanded that traitors be executed.
• Bing Qingqing asked Qin Jiuge if he was all right, and he told her to remain in the sacred hall while he handled the task.
• At Repentance Cliff, dissenters discussed the Frost Sacred Master's injury and their plans to seize control of Ice Frost Sacred Land.
• Bing Wuya declared that the Frost Sacred Master could no longer remain in power.

Bing Tian Ce accepted Old Ghost You Quan’s encouragement to seize control of Ice Frost Sacred Land and agreed to join Qin Jiuge’s expedition to Ice Explosion Grand Canyon. The group reached the canyon floor safely, where Bing Tian Ce asked Qin Jiuge what they had come to retrieve.

• Old Ghost You Quan persuaded Bing Tian Ce to devour Ice Frost Sacred Land’s elders and become its Sacred Lord, and Bing Tian Ce vowed to forge his master a new body in return.
• Bing Qingqing asked Bing Tian Ce to accompany Qin Jiuge to Ice Explosion Grand Canyon, and he agreed.
• Bing Tian Ce joined Qin Jiuge, Ice One, Ice Two, and Ice Three as they set out from Ice Frost Sacred Land.
• The group reached Ice Explosion Grand Canyon and sensed that its dangers had grown more severe.
• Qin Jiuge led the group to the vast canyon floor, where Bing Tian Ce asked what they had come to retrieve.

Qin Jiuge revealed that the group was actually seeking Vitality Returning Grass to treat Ice Frost Sacred Land’s injured Sacred Lord, not Three Yuan Stone. As they reached the Lava Great Serpent’s territory, he warned the others to help him and stay alert for betrayal, while Bing Tian Ce privately considered the opportunity the Sacred Lord’s injury might present.

• Qin Jiuge told Ice One in secret to watch the group near the Lava Great Serpent and stop anyone who made a suspicious move.
• Ice One learned the real target was Vitality Returning Grass and agreed to help Qin Jiuge, though he worried about facing a ninth-level Supreme realm beast.
• At the Lava Great Serpent’s territory, Qin Jiuge confirmed to the group that they had come for Vitality Returning Grass.
• Ice One and the others realized the Sacred Lord was likely gravely injured, and Ice Three readied a Quasi-Emperor Weapon.
• Bing Tian Ce privately wondered whether the Sacred Lord’s injury offered him an opportunity, then decided to help the group for now.

Bing Tian Ce, Qin Jiuge, and the others went to the Lava Great Serpent’s territory to find the Vitality Returning Grass while Ice Frost Sacred Land was in turmoil. Qin Jiuge found the grass in the serpent’s lair, but the enraged serpent rushed after him as he prepared to face it.

• Bing Tian Ce led the group toward the Lava Great Serpent’s territory, claiming they needed to protect the Sacred Lord of Ice Frost Sacred Land.
• Bing Tian Ce fought the ninth-level Supreme Lava Great Serpent while Ice One, Ice Two, and Ice Three supported him, and Qin Jiuge searched its lair for the Vitality Returning Grass.
• Qin Jiuge used his Spiritual Sense to find the grass where the ice’s power had weakened and hurried into the serpent’s lair.
• The Lava Great Serpent broke away from its attackers and charged after Qin Jiuge as he approached the Vitality Returning Grass.
• Qin Jiuge turned to confront the serpent, identified himself as the Qin Family Divine Son, and warned it that he would kill it if it blocked his path.

Qin Jiuge and his allies killed the Lava Great Serpent and claimed the Vitality Returning Grass, while Bing Tian Ce accepted how great the gap between them was. As they prepared to leave Hailstone Grand Canyon, Bing Wuhen appeared with reinforcements, revealing that the Ice Frost Sacred Land’s internal conflict was far from over.

• Qin Jiuge, aided by Bing Tian Ce and the others, defeated and killed the Lava Great Serpent with the Lightning Emperor and Kunpeng Treasure Techniques.
• Bing Tian Ce felt the urge to challenge Qin Jiuge, but Ice One, Ice Two, Ice Three, and Old Ghost You Quan warned him that he was no match.
• Bing Tian Ce accepted the disparity and resolved not to bring humiliation upon himself by forcing a contest with Qin Jiuge.
• After Qin Jiuge and the others obtained the Vitality Returning Grass and prepared to leave Hailstone Grand Canyon, Bing Wuhen appeared above the canyon with others waiting for them.
• Ice One, Ice Two, and Ice Three were shocked that the Ice Frost Sacred Land had fallen into internal strife.

Bing Wuhen and other elders moved to seize control of the Ice Frost Sacred Land, but Qin Jiuge refused to leave and prepared to fight them. As two Quasi-Emperor Realm experts attacked, Qin Jiuge countered with his Quasi-Emperor Weapon and two powerful techniques.

• Bing Wuhen revealed his plan to replace the Frost Sacred Master and tried to recruit Ice One, Ice Two, Ice Three, and Qin Jiuge.
• Qin Jiuge refused to withdraw, and powerful experts—including two Quasi-Emperor Realm beings—emerged to confront him.
• Bing Tian Ce consulted Old Ghost You Quan, then declared that he would stand with Qin Jiuge and support the Sacred Lord.
• Bing Wuhen ordered the experts to attack Qin Jiuge, who rejected their promises and refused to break his commitment.
• Two Quasi-Emperor Realm experts attacked Qin Jiuge, and he countered with his Quasi-Emperor Weapon, the Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique, and the Kunpeng Treasure Technique.

Qin Jiuge revealed that the Frost Sacred Master was ready to intervene, exposing the rebels’ plot inside the Ice Frost Sacred Land. The Frost Sacred Master defeated their uprising, and Qin Jiuge left the battle as an honored guest.

• Two Quasi-Emperor cultivators tried to trap Qin Jiuge, who offered them a chance to turn back and then called for the Frost Sacred Master.
• The Frost Sacred Master emerged in full health and thanked Qin Jiuge for drawing the hidden dangers into the open.
• A late Quasi-Emperor expert called Old Ghost appeared with two Quasi-Emperor Weapons, and Qin Jiuge withdrew from the battlefield.
• Ice One, Ice Two, Ice Three, and Bing Tian Ce questioned Qin Jiuge about why he had not told them of the plan sooner.
• Bing Wuhen and the other rebels admitted defeat, and the Frost Sacred Master ordered Old Ghost to imprison them at Repentance Cliff.
• Qin Jiuge became an honored guest of the Ice Frost Sacred Land.

Qin Jiuge gave the Frost Sacred Master Vitality Returning Grass, and the master's recovery helped restore order in the Ice Frost Sacred Land after Bing Wuhen's rebellion. With the Frost Sacred Master still recovering, Qin Jiuge was asked to settle the Buddhist-Daoist dispute, with the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and Ten Thousand Year Snow Root offered as rewards.

• Qin Jiuge gave the Frost Sacred Master Vitality Returning Grass, which the wary master refined to recover his strength.
• The Frost Sacred Master told Qin Jiuge to leave, and Qin Jiuge reassured the worried Bing Qingqing that her father was recovering.
• The Ice Frost Sacred Land's disciples learned of Bing Wuhen's rebellion and praised the Frost Sacred Master for defeating the rebels.
• The Frost Sacred Master's injury recovery left Qin Jiuge responsible for stabilizing the Buddhist-Daoist dispute within the Ice Frost Sacred Land.
• Bing Qingqing asked Qin Jiuge to help settle the dispute and showed him the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and Ten Thousand Year Snow Root as rewards.