Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge and Lian Nishang left with the Three Lives Lotus after deceiving Zhishan, but Cihang Jingzhai’s Abbot revealed that the traded lotus remained sealed and required their secret art to use. The chapter ended with Qin Jiuge and Lian Nishang examining the lotus as Cihang Jingzhai’s forces confronted them.

• Qin Jiuge beat Zhishan again, and Lian Nishang told the monk she had become Qin Jiuge’s woman and would not help him.
• Lian Nishang revealed that she had obtained a Three Lives Lotus from Cihang Jingzhai, whose members had expected her to help their scheme involving Shi Feiyu.
• Qin Jiuge took Zhishan and prepared to leave Cihang Jingzhai with Lian Nishang and the lotus.
• Cihang Jingzhai’s Abbot and two formation masters stopped them and warned that the lotus was sealed and could not be used without the sect’s secret art.
• Lian Nishang brought out the traded Three Lives Lotus as Qin Jiuge frowned at the Abbot’s claim.

Qin Jiuge left Cihang Jingzhai with Shi Feiyu and Lian Nishang, then traveled overseas with his group to search for the Seed of Life in the Black Tortoise Secret Realm. They reached Three Star Island but learned that Mengze Township, their only lead, had been destroyed in a battle three thousand years earlier.

• Cihang Jingzhai altered the Three Lives Lotus and pressured Qin Jiuge to let Shi Feiyu travel with him, and he agreed before departing with her and Lian Nishang.
• Lian Nishang warned Shi Feiyu not to pursue Qin Jiuge, while Shi Feiyu challenged her for claiming him exclusively.
• The young monk Zhishan complained to Qin Jiuge that Lian Nishang and Shi Feiyu were bullying him, and Qin Jiuge blamed him for his own predicament.
• Ouyangzi told Monk Miaokong that he could repair the Demon Suppressing Pagoda to seventy percent, allowing it to confine the demons for several hundred more years if no outside force interfered.
• Qin Jiuge's group reached Three Star Island overseas but could not locate the Black Tortoise Secret Realm.
• An old boatman told Qin Jiuge's group that Mengze Township had vanished in a great battle three thousand years earlier and pointed them toward its ruins beneath rain carrying Three Yuan Heavy Water.

Qin Jiuge and his companions waited out the Three Yuan Heavy Water rain near the ruins of Mengze Township while preparing for the coming Sacred Martial Secret Realm. As night fell, Qin Jiuge spoke with Lian Nishang about the challenge of securing the Seed of Life, while Shi Feiyu and young monk Zhishan watched from nearby.

• Shi Feiyu advised Qin Jiuge not to test the Three Yuan Heavy Water, and the group sheltered from the rain.
• Qin Jiuge asked the old boatman for the location of the ruins of Mengze Township and gave him a low-grade heaven-and-earth spiritual item.
• The group rented a residence, where young monk Zhishan lamented the cost before Lian Nishang gave him silver.
• Qin Jiuge told Lian Nishang that the Sacred Martial Secret Realm would draw more people from the overseas islands and that they needed to prepare to obtain the Seed of Life.
• Lian Nishang expressed confidence in Qin Jiuge, and young monk Zhishan reassured Shi Feiyu that she might one day share a life with him.

Shi Feiyu reconciled with Zhishan and prepared breakfast for Qin Jiuge and their companions before they headed to the docks for the Sacred Martial Secret Realm. There, Zhao Tianming explained that the three overseas sects had reserved its scarce Seeds of Life, while Qin Jiuge sought one for Sound of Dharma Temple and agreed to let Zhao help negotiate.

• Shi Feiyu told Zhishan she forgave him, and he wished her success in achieving her goal.
• Shi Feiyu cooked breakfast for Qin Jiuge, Lian Nishang, and Zhishan, and Lian Nishang playfully pounced on Qin Jiuge after he teased her.
• Qin Jiuge and his companions heard that the Black Tortoise Secret Realm had opened early and that the three overseas sects would send people to the ruins of Mengze Township.
• Zhao Tianming arrived at the docks with Cloud Sea Island disciples and told Qin Jiuge that his sister was cultivating at the Life and Death Gate and Blood Kill Gate had stopped taking assassination missions against Cloud Sea Island.
• Qin Jiuge told Zhao Tianming he wanted materials for Sound of Dharma Temple's Demon Subduing Great Array and the Seed of Life, which the three overseas sects had reserved.
• Zhao Tianming urged Qin Jiuge to seek a trade if he could not obtain a Seed of Life in the Secret Realm, and Qin Jiuge agreed to let him help.

Qin Jiuge declared that he had come to the Sacred Martial Secret Realm for the Seed of Life, prompting the overseas sects' prodigies to challenge him. Han Qing offered to withdraw Blood Kill Gate if Qin surrendered the treasure, while Zhishan faced the Sky Fox Woman as tensions rose.

• Zhao Tianming suggested that Qin Jiuge marry his younger sister to resolve the conflict, but Qin avoided answering.
• Han Qing, the Sky Fox Woman, and the Sky Covering Divine Child Li Zhetian arrived, and Qin Jiuge stepped forward to meet them.
• Qin Jiuge announced that he sought the Seed of Life and would give up the other treasures in the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, drawing mockery and objections.
• Qin Jiuge summoned Zhishan, Zhao Tianming, and others behind him, then challenged the prodigies to fight him one-on-one.
• Han Qing offered to withdraw Blood Kill Gate if Qin Jiuge yielded the Seed of Life, and Qin agreed.
• Zhishan asked the Sky Fox Woman to withdraw, but she refused and raised a pink bell.

Qin Jiuge overwhelmed Gold Medal Killer Han Qing in a lightning-filled duel at the Sacred Martial Secret Realm dock and spared him after he conceded. Han Qing returned to the Blood Kill Gate badly injured, where his fellow disciples immediately focused on his wounds.

• The Sky Fox Woman attacked young monk Zhishan, who used the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to contain her, while Zhao Tianming and the Sky Covering Divine Child chose to watch Qin Jiuge’s fight.
• Qin Jiuge used the Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique to expose Han Qing’s hidden presence, then pursued him with the Kunpeng Treasure Technique.
• Han Qing turned back to attack with a forked blade, but Qin Jiuge dodged and countered with lightning strikes that pursued Han Qing’s scattered clones.
• Qin Jiuge trapped Han Qing in Lightning Nets, and Han Qing conceded after emerging weakened from the sea of thunder.
• Qin Jiuge spared Han Qing, who returned to the Blood Kill Gate members, where they noticed his injuries and offered him Nine Flower Jade Dew Pills.

Qin Jiuge’s allies overcame the Sky Fox Woman, securing the Seed of Life for their side. After the Sacred Martial Secret Realm opened, Qin Jiuge ignored the mystery of its dwindling Seeds of Life and entered with his group.

• Han Qing dismissed his subordinates and left to tend to his wounds, leaving the Sky Fox Woman as the only remaining opponent among the Three Overseas Sects.
• Zhishan broke through the Sky Fox Woman’s demonic arts and credited his experience with Qin Jiuge’s confidantes, drawing the cultivators’ attention to Qin Jiuge.
• Zhishan defeated the Sky Fox Woman, who withdrew and vowed to challenge Qin Jiuge after mastering her Sky Fox Great Law.
• The Sacred Martial Secret Realm opened, and the Sky Covering Divine Child explained that the Lotus of Life was withering and producing fewer Seeds of Life.
• Qin Jiuge cut off the Sky Covering Divine Child’s explanation and entered the Sacred Martial Secret Realm.

Qin Jiuge and the other cultivators entered the Sacred Martial Secret Realm and pursued the Seed of Life. They reached a waterfall, where its Spirit of Life demanded they pass his trial before anyone could claim the Seed.

• The Sky Covering Divine Child entered the Sacred Martial Secret Realm after Zhao Tianming suggested Qin Jiuge bore scars from his past conflict with Sound of Dharma Temple.
• Qin Jiuge entered the realm, ignored the other cultivators' interest in healing treasures, and quickly discovered a clue to the Seed of Life's location.
• Zhao Tianming told the Sky Covering Divine Child he hoped to restore the Lotus of Life to strengthen Cloud Sea Island's ties with the Three Overseas Sects and advance his cultivation.
• Qin Jiuge reached a waterfall, where the Spirit of Life appeared and announced that anyone seeking the Seed of Life had to pass his trial.
• The Spirit of Life revealed Quasi-Emperor-level power as Qin Jiuge and the other cultivators faced him.

Qin Jiuge agreed to help restore the Lotus of Life in exchange for its Seed of Life, after Zhao Tianming and the Sky Covering Divine Child negotiated with its guardian. Zhao Tianming led the group to the location of the four scattered essences, but the barren surroundings made Qin Jiuge suspect he was being deceived.

• Qin Jiuge explained why he needed the Seed of Life, but the Spirit of the Waterfall refused to hand it over and warned him to leave.
• Zhao Tianming and the Sky Covering Divine Child arrived, and the Sky Covering Divine Child warned Qin Jiuge that harming the Spirit could damage the Seed of Life.
• After sensing Qin Jiuge's strength, the Spirit of the Waterfall agreed to give up the Seed if they restored the Lotus of Life, but threatened to destroy it if they failed.
• Zhao Tianming explained that they needed to retrieve four essences scattered across the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, and Qin Jiuge agreed to help.
• Zhao Tianming led Qin Jiuge, Zhishan, and the Young Abbot of Cihang Jingzhai to the essences' location, where Qin Jiuge questioned him upon finding only desolate land.

Zhao Tianming summoned the Azure Dragon Essence, which appeared as a young dragon called Niu Niu and attacked the group to avoid returning to the Spirit of Life. Qin Jiuge resisted its attempt to turn his companions against him, but the essence challenged him to fight them as well as it.

• Zhao Tianming summoned the Azure Dragon Essence, which appeared as a young dragon and said it would not return to the Spirit of Life.
• Qin Jiuge attacked the Azure Dragon Young Qilin with the Lightning Treasure Technique, but it used dark green ghostly light to resist.
• Lian Nishang, Shi Feiyu, and Zhishan turned against Qin Jiuge under the Azure Dragon Young Qilin's influence.
• Qin Jiuge exposed the essence's act of innocence and guessed that it had bewitched others before his group arrived.
• The Azure Dragon Young Qilin admitted it had manipulated Qin Jiuge's companions and challenged him to hurt them if he wanted to defeat it.

Qin Jiuge provoked and subdued the Azure Dragon Young Qilin, then gathered the Four Directions Essence with his companions. The Spirit of the Waterfall rewarded him with the Seed of Life, and Qin Jiuge decided to honor his prior agreement with Sound of Dharma Temple rather than use it to break through immediately.

• The Azure Dragon Young Qilin revealed that Qin Jiuge’s luck had been stolen and attacked him, hoping to obtain his Fated Reversal Method.
• Qin Jiuge used a feigned outburst to draw the Azure Dragon Young Qilin into battle, then captured and suppressed it with the Kunpeng Treasure Book.
• Qin Jiuge thanked Zhao Tianming for his help, and the group followed him for nearly three days to gather all the Four Directions Essence.
• The Spirit of the Waterfall absorbed the Four Directions Essence and gave Qin Jiuge the Seed of Life in return for his help.
• Qin Jiuge considered using the Seed of Life to reach the seventh level of the Supreme Realm but chose to keep his promise to Sound of Dharma Temple.

Qin Jiuge left the Sacred Martial Secret Realm with his group and headed for Sound of Dharma Temple to inspect the Demon Subduing Great Array and the Ancient Yao-Mo. Meanwhile, the Sky Covering Divine Child secured the Spirit of the Waterfall’s support, and Han Qing and the Sky Fox Woman appeared after Qin Jiuge departed, watching the Sky Covering Divine Child with hostility.

• Qin Jiuge told Feiyu and young monk Zhishan that they would return to Sound of Dharma Temple to examine the Demon Subduing Great Array and the Ancient Yao-Mo.
• After Qin Jiuge and Zhao Tianming left, the Sky Covering Divine Child met the Spirit of the Waterfall, who promised to help stabilize his position within the Sky Covering Gate.
• The Sky Covering Divine Child rejoined the group and claimed he had been searching for opportunities in the secret realm, while Zhao Tianming privately warned Qin Jiuge that he might be plotting something.
• Qin Jiuge dismissed Zhao Tianming’s warning, and he and young monk Zhishan rejected Lian Nishang’s suggestion that they help Zhao Tianming with the affairs of the Overseas Region.
• After Qin Jiuge’s group departed, Han Qing and the Sky Fox Woman appeared and glared at the Sky Covering Divine Child.

After the factions outside the Sacred Martial Secret Realm turned on the Sky Covering Divine Child, the story returned to Qin Jiuge at the Sound of Dharma Temple. He reached the Demon Suppressing Pagoda as its demonic aura worsened and found Ouye Zi waiting while repairing the formation.

• The Sky Fox Woman and others accused the Sky Covering Divine Child of deceiving them, while he denied responsibility and tried to enlist Zhao Tianming.
• Zhao Tianming distanced himself from the Sky Covering Divine Child, and the two sides prepared to fight over their competing interests.
• At the Sound of Dharma Temple, the Mad Monk confronted Qin Jiuge, but dismissed young monk Zhishan and claimed the grievance was between him and Qin Jiuge.
• Abbot Miaokong emerged and called the confrontation a misunderstanding, and the Mad Monk backed down because the Seed of Life and Demon Subduing Great Array were still needed.
• Qin Jiuge hurried to the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, where he saw the demonic aura had grown much stronger and found Ouye Zi repairing the formation.

Ouye Zi repaired the Demon Subduing Great Array, renewing the seal on the Ancient Yao-Mo, while Qin Jiuge questioned Sound of Dharma Temple about the imprisoned demon and Dragon Tiger Mountain. After Qin Jiuge departed, Monk Miaokong assigned the reluctant Mad Monk to investigate the Tianshan Mountains.

• Ouye Zi placed the Seed of Life into the array, restoring the Demon Subduing Great Array and strengthening its seal on the Ancient Yao-Mo.
• The Ancient Yao-Mo threatened revenge, but Qin Jiuge trusted that the repaired array would hold until he reached the Great Emperor Realm or the peak of the Quasi Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge asked Monk Miaokong whether a Great Emperor could subdue the Ancient Yao-Mo and whether it could be dealt with immediately; Monk Miaokong assured him the temple could handle it but stayed silent about acting now.
• After Qin Jiuge and his companions left, the Mad Monk asked Monk Miaokong why Sound of Dharma Temple would not eliminate the Ancient Yao-Mo and help investigate Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Monk Miaokong explained that the Qin Family might claim Dragon Tiger Mountain for its cultivation resources, then sent the Mad Monk to the Tianshan Mountains to investigate its strange situation.
• The Mad Monk tried to call Qin Jiuge back for help, then pleaded with Monk Miaokong to spare him another dangerous trip.

Qin Jiuge left the Purple Bamboo Forest with a letter of recommendation from Ouye Zi and headed for the Sky Origin Dynasty, seeking a cultivation site while balancing the dynasty against the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. In the Sky Origin Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Chengan arranged for an imperial clanswoman to accompany Qin Jiuge as his group approached Sky Origin City.

• Ouye Zi gave Qin Jiuge a letter of recommendation to a place in the Sky Origin Dynasty with natural Spirit Stones after Qin Jiuge arrived at his residence.
• Lian Nishang questioned whether Qin Jiuge’s visit to the Sky Origin Dynasty could disrupt the balance between the two dynasties, and Qin Jiuge said his visits would reassure both sides.
• Princess Qianyue, Zhu Ruyan, Princess Jianglong Zhu Jiandu, and other imperial women worried about Qin Jiuge’s arrival while male imperial descendants watched them.
• Jian Shisan reported to Crown Prince Zhu Chengan that Qin Jiuge had agreed to consider an alliance, and Zhu Chengan ordered an imperial clanswoman to accompany him.
• Qin Jiuge and his group arrived at Sky Origin City.

Qin Jiuge confronted the Sky Origin City Lord over rumors that the Sky Origin Dynasty planned to marry him to its princess. The City Lord mistook his objection for interest in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s princess, and after Qin left, he urged the imperial city to advance its cooperation with Qin Jiuge.

• People across Sky Origin City welcomed Qin Jiuge and voiced support for a marriage between him and the Sky Origin Dynasty’s princess, angering Lian Nishang and Shi Feiyu.
• Qin Jiuge dismissed the women’s accusations and flashed to the City Lord’s Mansion to demand an explanation for the rumors.
• The City Lord claimed the marriage alliance had long been agreed upon by the Qin Family and the Sky Origin Dynasty, and promised to rein in the rumors.
• The City Lord assumed Qin Jiuge wanted to marry the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s princess, but Qin warned him to resolve the rumors before they caused greater trouble.
• After Qin Jiuge left, the City Lord sent a message to the imperial city urging officials to advance cooperation with him.
• Zhu Chengan received the message in the imperial city and smiled, noting that Qin had come despite refusing to visit the imperial city.

Zhu Chengan visited Qin Jiuge to make his acquaintance and gauge the Sky Origin Dynasty’s chances of winning his favor, but Qin Jiuge made clear that he would not involve himself or the Qin Family in the dynasties’ affairs. After Zhu Chengan left, Qin Jiuge continued preparing to break through, while Lian Nishang and Shi Feiyu arrived outside his courtyard.

• Zhu Chengan arrived at Sky Origin City with Jian Shisan and went to meet Qin Jiuge, where he saw the treasures Qin Jiuge had obtained and judged that they could help him reach the seventh or eighth level of the Supreme Realm.
• Zhu Chengan praised Qin Jiuge’s standing and sought to recruit him, but Qin Jiuge said he could not make decisions for the Qin Family and that neither he nor the family intended to join the dynasties’ affairs.
• Zhu Chengan said he had only come to meet Qin Jiuge and left after expressing the Sky Origin Dynasty’s sincerity.
• Zhu Chengan ordered Jian Shisan to watch over Qin Jiuge and said he would return after Qin Jiuge broke through to the seventh or eighth level of the Supreme Realm.
• Qin Jiuge sensed the Sky Origin Dynasty’s surveillance, continued gathering and suppressing his spiritual power for a breakthrough, and Lian Nishang and Shi Feiyu arrived outside the courtyard.

Qin Jiuge absorbed a Thousand Year Snow Lotus and spent years suppressing his surging spiritual power before breaking through to the seventh level of the Supreme Realm. After emerging, he challenged Jian Shisan to a spar, which became a matter of the Sky Origin Dynasty’s dignity.

• Shi Feiyu stopped Lian Nishang from confronting Jian Shisan and explained his strength and role as Qin Jiuge’s guard.
• Qin Jiuge swallowed the Thousand Year Snow Lotus but restrained his cultivation to avoid creating hidden dangers for future breakthroughs.
• After several years, a vast heavenly phenomenon appeared over Sky Origin City as Qin Jiuge broke through to the seventh level of the Supreme Realm.
• Lian Nishang and Shi Feiyu celebrated Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough, then discussed the challenges posed by the Sky Origin Dynasty’s imperial princesses.
• Qin Jiuge emerged from his shattered formations and insisted on sparring with Jian Shisan, who agreed as battle intent rose in his eyes.

Qin Jiuge and Jian Shisan battled at Sky Origin Mountain while the people of Sky Origin City watched. Qin Jiuge held a slight advantage, but Jian Shisan unleashed his sword case and pressed the fight onward, leaving Lian Nishang wondering whether Qin Jiuge might lose.

• Qin Jiuge and Jian Shisan left Sky Origin City to fight away from the crowd, and the city’s residents, Lian Nishang, and Shi Feiyu followed them to Sky Origin Mountain.
• Qin Jiuge attacked Jian Shisan with the Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique, while Jian Shisan countered with Sword Qi from his sword case.
• Qin Jiuge used the Kunpeng Treasure Technique and yin-yang power, gaining only a slight advantage as Jian Shisan blocked most of his strikes.
• Jian Shisan realized that Qin Jiuge’s strength far surpassed his own and charged at him fused with sword light.
• Qin Jiuge and Jian Shisan continued colliding with enough force to shake the surrounding mountains, and Lian Nishang wondered whether Qin Jiuge might lose.

Qin Jiuge defeated Jian Shisan in their battle, breaking his sword cultivation but sparing his life. Jian Shisan fell into the Sky Origin City Lord’s care, while the Sky Origin Dynasty acknowledged its debt to Qin Jiuge.

• Shi Feiyu recognized that Jian Shisan was nearing defeat despite the apparent stalemate with Qin Jiuge.
• Qin Jiuge warned Jian Shisan that he could not break through by using their battle as a whetstone, but Jian Shisan refused to abandon his resolve.
• Jian Shisan unleashed his ultimate sword strike, and Qin Jiuge countered with the Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique and Kunpeng Treasure Technique.
• Qin Jiuge defeated Jian Shisan but spared his life, leaving him a chance to rebuild his sword path.
• The City Lord of Sky Origin City caught Jian Shisan and thanked Qin Jiuge for showing mercy, while the Sky Origin Dynasty vowed to repay his favor.