Chapter Summaries

The Azure Emperor reconciled with the Sky Phoenix Ancestor and taught Qin Jiuge her approach to love, explaining that she wanted to bring him and Xiao Yan closer. Qin Jiuge comforted Xiao Yan over her fear of having to choose between her master and him, and the chapter ended with events moving to a secluded spot east of Sky Phoenix Imperial City.

• The Azure Emperor and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor emerged from the Heavenly Phoenix Forbidden Ground reconciled and declared the Qin Family and Sky Phoenix Dynasty one family.
• Qin Jiuge asked the Azure Emperor how she had changed the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s feelings, and she taught him that love could not be won through gifts or force.
• The Azure Emperor explained that Xiao Yan had fallen behind in love when Qin Jiuge stood by her, and that she wanted the two of them to grow closer rather than hurt each other.
• The Azure Emperor brought Xiao Yan to Qin Jiuge, and Xiao Yan admitted she could not bear to lose either him or her master.
• Qin Jiuge embraced and comforted Xiao Yan, and several days later the story shifted to a secluded spot east of Sky Phoenix Imperial City.

Qin Jiuge and Li Changge fought Zhu Chengan after Qin Jiuge betrayed their alliance to protect the Qin Family. As the battle raged, Wang Jian considered joining the Qin Family, believing Qin Jiuge was a lord worth following.

• Zhu Chengan accused Qin Jiuge of betraying their alliance and warned that killing him could start a war between the dynasties.
• Zhu Chengan attacked Qin Jiuge, and Li Changge met his strike with the Heavenly Phoenix Secret Art.
• Qin Jiuge joked with Li Changge about their marriage before joining her and the others in attacking Zhu Chengan.
• Sima Lang and Wang Jian watched from Wutong Pavilion, where Wang Jian explained that he saw little future for himself there.
• Wang Jian decided that joining Qin Jiuge's side offered him the best chance to secure a place in the Qin Family.

Li Changge defeated and captured Zhu Chengan, and the Sky Phoenix Dynasty imprisoned him in a specially prepared cell. Qin Jiuge visited him and explained that the city’s activated array cut off communication, while Zhu Chengan asked when Qin Jiuge had decided to betray him.

• Li Changge knocked out the exhausted Zhu Chengan and ordered Feng Ming, Sima Lang, and Wang Jian to guard him in the imperial prison.
• Qin Jiuge praised Li Changge, then listened as the captured Zhu Chengan cursed him and accused the Sky Phoenix Dynasty of using and discarding him.
• Qin Jiuge brought food and wine to Zhu Chengan in the heavily guarded dungeon, where Li Changge also appeared.
• Zhu Chengan began eating and secretly recovering his spiritual power, but Qin Jiuge told him that the Heavenly Mystery Grand Array blocked communications and made escape impossible.
• Zhu Chengan asked Qin Jiuge when he had decided to betray him, insisting that Qin Jiuge had genuinely wanted to cooperate with him at first.

Qin Jiuge learned that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty planned to experiment on Zhu Chengan, then left Sky Phoenix Imperial City with Feng Ming and Lian Nishang. Outside the city, Shang Ciqing invited him to the Merman Clan, but Qin Jiuge refused to be swayed.

• Qin Jiuge told Zhu Chengan that no one would take his life and left the prison after sensing a sinister aura inside the cell.
• Li Changge explained that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty intended to extract Zhu Chengan's fortune and test the Heaven's Fortune Extraction Technique.
• Lian Nishang urged Qin Jiuge to leave Sky Phoenix Imperial City, and he agreed before departing a few days later with Feng Ming and Lian Nishang.
• Li Changge declined Sima Lang's suggestion to secretly follow Qin Jiuge after he left the city.
• Shang Ciqing and the Merman Clan met Qin Jiuge outside the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and invited him to their clan, but he declared that no one could make him go against his wishes.

Qin Jiuge rejected Shang Ciqing’s offer to take him to the Overseas Region, while she remained confident he would eventually accept. He then chose to visit the Taichu Sacred Land to inspect its allegiance and arrived at its famed Forgetfulness River Residence.

• Shang Ciqing offered to help Qin Jiuge reach the ninth level of the Supreme Realm, but he refused and accepted her jade talisman instead.
• Shang Ciqing told the Merman guards that Qin Jiuge would eventually come to them, while privately considering the upheaval that would follow the return of Great Emperor Realm experts.
• Qin Jiuge explained that he intended to inspect affiliated forces with rebellious ambitions, and Feng Ming recommended that he visit the Taichu Sacred Land.
• The Taichu Holy Lord received Qin Jiuge coldly and assigned Luo Xinghe to guide the group to Forgetfulness River Residence.
• Feng Ming admired the star-filled sky at Forgetfulness River Residence.

Qin Jiuge visited Taichu Sacred Land to obtain Chaos Qi and the power of the Nine Heavens Stars, then offered Three Phoenix Marrow as a prize for its Holy Land Grand Competition. The Taichu Holy Lord announced that the champion could travel with Qin Jiuge, and Luo Xinghe promised Qin Jiuge further gains from an upcoming Secret Realm expedition.

• Qin Jiuge told Luo Xinghe that he had come to cultivate, not inspect Taichu Sacred Land’s accounts, and sought its Chaos Qi and power of the Nine Heavens Stars.
• Taichu Sacred Land delivered the two treasures to Qin Jiuge, who accepted the Taichu Holy Lord’s invitation to attend the Holy Land Grand Competition.
• At the Taichu Holy Lord’s urging, Qin Jiuge offered the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s Three Phoenix Marrow as an additional prize for the competition champion.
• The Taichu Holy Lord announced that the champion would receive the Three Phoenix Marrow and could travel across the Sky Profound Continent with Qin Jiuge, prompting the disciples to compete eagerly.
• Qin Jiuge protested the announcement, but Luo Xinghe said the visit had been a joint decision and promised that Qin Jiuge would benefit from Taichu Sacred Land’s Secret Realm expedition in ten days.

The Taichu Sacred Land’s Inner Sect Tournament began, with Mad Saber Ye Han and Senior Sister Qingluan fighting for the disciples’ attention. Qin Jiuge learned that the Taichu Holy Lord’s strange behavior came from a cultivation deviation that had made his mind regress to youth, and the Holy Lord proposed they become sworn brothers.

• An Inner Sect Elder opened the 327th Inner Sect Tournament, and Mad Saber Ye Han stepped onto a platform to invite challengers.
• Senior Sister Qingluan challenged Ye Han with her silver spear, and their evenly matched fight drew cheers from the disciples.
• The Taichu Holy Lord asked Qin Jiuge to assess the fighters, and Qin praised them while making a pointed comparison to Sikong Changfeng.
• Luo Xinghe revealed that the Holy Lord’s cultivation deviation had caused his mind to regress to youth.
• Qin Jiuge treated the Holy Lord like a child, and the pleased Holy Lord suggested they become sworn brothers after the tournament.

Qin Jiuge agreed to become sworn brothers with the Taichu Holy Lord and Luo Xinghe, then led a group into the Taichu Secret Realm with Ye Han. The group entered the ancient realm, where Ye Han sensed the surrounding Chaos Qi and wondered at Qin Jiuge’s fortune.

• Qin Jiuge persuaded the Taichu Holy Lord and Luo Xinghe to become sworn brothers with him, and Luo Xinghe reluctantly agreed.
• Ye Han defeated Senior Sister Hongyi in the Holy Land Grand Competition and continued to face challengers.
• Half a month later, Ye Han asked Qin Jiuge for guidance before the Taichu Secret Realm opened, and Qin Jiuge told him to stay nearby inside.
• The Taichu Holy Lord and Luo Xinghe opened the Secret Realm entrance, and Qin Jiuge entered with Lian Nishang, Feng Ming, and Ye Han.
• Qin Jiuge’s group arrived in the ancient Secret Realm, where Ye Han sensed the Chaos Qi and marveled at the fortune of being beside Qin Jiuge.

Ye Han used the Minor Chaos Art to locate a powerful opportunity in the Taichu Secret Realm, while Qin Jiuge and his companions protected him and claimed a Star of Stars. Qin Jiuge warned Ye Han to restrain his greed and sent him to seek the next opportunities for Lian Nishang and Feng Ming.

• Qin Jiuge allowed Ye Han to absorb seven strands of turbid Chaos Qi, which Ye Han refined despite the intense pain.
• Ye Han sensed the strongest opportunity in the Taichu Secret Realm and led Qin Jiuge, Lian Nishang, and Feng Ming to it.
• Qin Jiuge and his companions broke apart the magnetic spiral around the tiny stars, revealing a Star of Stars.
• Qin Jiuge stored the Star of Stars and warned Ye Han that the treasure belonged to him, while Ye Han suppressed his greed.
• Qin Jiuge had Lian Nishang and Feng Ming surround Ye Han to ensure he did not act rashly, then told him to find the next opportunities for them.

After parting with Ye Han, Qin Jiuge and his companions traveled through the Taichu Secret Realm and came upon Wenren Fengwu being attacked by fellow Taichu disciples over a High-grade Star of Stars. Wenren Fengwu threw the star toward them, and Qin Jiuge offered it as a reward to whoever killed her.

• Qin Jiuge gave Ye Han a Mid-grade Star of Stars, and the two groups went their separate ways.
• Ye Han entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough while Qin Jiuge, Lian Nishang, and Feng Ming explored the Secret Realm.
• Taichu disciples attacked Wenren Fengwu, demanding the High-grade Star of Stars she had obtained.
• Wenren Fengwu threw the star toward Qin Jiuge and his companions, apparently trying to turn the attackers against them.
• Qin Jiuge declared that whoever killed Wenren Fengwu would receive the High-grade Star of Stars.

Qin Jiuge turned the Taichu Sacred Land disciples against Wenren Fengwu, who was pursued until Ye Han arrived and killed her. Ye Han claimed the High-grade Star of Stars, but his fellow disciples immediately challenged his right to keep it.

• Qin Jiuge urged the disciples to attack Wenren Fengwu, and they pursued her through the stellar river.
• Wenren Fengwu begged Qin Jiuge for mercy, but he refused to spare her.
• Ye Han arrived after breaking through to the fourth layer of the Supreme realm and struck Wenren Fengwu down.
• Wenren Fengwu wondered whether her fate would have changed if she had attached herself to Qin Jiuge, and Ye Han killed her with one slash.
• Feng Ming left the High-grade Star of Stars to Ye Han, but the other disciples challenged him to surrender it.

After a mock sworn-brotherhood ceremony with Luo Xinghe, Qin Jiuge traveled between sacred lands but remained stuck at the seventh level of the Supreme Realm. He set out with Shang Ciqing for the Overseas Region to seek Jiang Yuxiaolong, entering a giant whale whose belly contained another world.

• Qin Jiuge and Luo Xinghe performed a sworn-brotherhood ceremony, though both treated it as a show.
• Qin Jiuge visited the Flame Sacred Land and Sky Profound City, but his cultivation only advanced to the middle stage of the seventh level of the Supreme Realm.
• Qin Jiuge prepared to travel overseas to seek Jiang Yuxiaolong, while Feng Ming, Lian Nishang, and another companion departed separately.
• Qin Jiuge summoned Shang Ciqing with a conch, questioned why she had come alone, and traded veiled warnings with her before they set out.
• Shang Ciqing summoned a giant whale, and Qin Jiuge used the Kunpeng Treasure Technique to enter its mouth before it plunged beneath the sea.

Qin Jiuge toured the giant whale’s belly and arrived with Shang Ciqing at the Silent Realm’s main base, where he questioned the Merman Clan’s rule and demanded the promised help with his breakthrough. Shang Ciqing assured him that a meeting with her Patriarch would be arranged soon.

• Qin Jiuge admired the giant whale’s belly, while Shang Ciqing explained that it housed the Merman Clan and the forces that had submitted to the Silent Realm.
• A Gold Medal Killer from the Blood Kill Gate greeted Qin Jiuge and showed reverence to Shang Ciqing, reflecting the subordinate forces’ low status under Merman rule.
• Qin Jiuge told Shang Ciqing he might consider the Silent Realm’s ambitions if it ruled the Sky Profound Continent, but said he had no interest in them for now.
• After several days, Qin Jiuge and the others arrived at the Silent Realm’s main base, where he questioned the hierarchy among races and learned that his status would be above the Mermen’s.
• Qin Jiuge demanded to meet Shang Ciqing’s Half-step Great Emperor Realm Patriarch, warning her against deceiving him about the promised safe breakthrough to the ninth level of the Supreme Realm.
• Shang Ciqing assured Qin Jiuge that the Merman Clan had prepared for his arrival and would arrange the meeting shortly.

Qin Jiuge accepted the Merman Clan’s help and used its treasures to break through to the ninth level of the Supreme Realm, becoming an Emperor-tier prodigy. The breakthrough sent a phenomenon across the Sky Profound Continent, alarming its great powers and leaving Li Xuanmiao and the Quasi-Emperors in Sky Profound City apprehensive.

• The Merman Clan Patriarch offered Qin Jiuge the Overseas Region’s Fortune and its treasures to help him become an Emperor-tier prodigy.
• Qin Jiuge accepted, and the Patriarch used spiritual treasures and his Half-step Great Emperor Realm power to aid his cultivation.
• Qin Jiuge broke through to the ninth level of the Supreme Realm and declared himself an Emperor-tier prodigy.
• The Merman Clan Patriarch vanished after Qin Jiuge nodded, keeping their cooperation secret.
• A phenomenon spread across the Sky Profound Continent, and the great powers realized another Emperor-tier prodigy had appeared.
• Li Xuanmiao and the Quasi-Emperors in Sky Profound City watched the phenomenon with apprehension.

Qin Jiuge broke through to the ninth level of the Supreme Realm and became an Emperor-tier prodigy, prompting powerful factions across the world to react. He left the Silent Realm aboard the Qin Family’s Flying Divine Boat and found the Overseas Region’s factions gathered before him with uncertain intentions.

• Sikong Changfeng welcomed Qin Jiuge’s rise and looked forward to a future battle between them.
• Sky Origin Dynasty officials panicked over the new Emperor-tier prodigy and sent people to report to the Ancestor.
• The Azure Emperor reassured the Sky Phoenix Ancestor that the era could produce two Great Emperors, while favoring Xiao Yan as her first choice.
• Li Piaomiao worried that Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough might pit him against Li Changge, and Feng Ming tried to reassure her.
• Qin Jiuge’s Qin Family relatives congratulated him in the Silent Realm, and Shang Ciqing acknowledged that he could now choose whether to stay or leave.
• Qin Jiuge departed aboard the Qin Family’s Flying Divine Boat and found the Overseas Region’s factions gathered at the sea, so he asked what they wanted.

Human Race Quasi-Emperors confronted Qin Jiuge and demanded to know whether he would support them or the Merman Clan if he became a Great Emperor. Shang Ciqing arrived with the Merman Clan’s Quasi-Emperors, turning the standoff into a confrontation between the two sides while Qin Jiuge chose not to intervene.

• Qin Jiuge faced overseas Quasi-Emperors who demanded that he declare whether he would side with the Human Race or the Merman Clan as a future Great Emperor.
• The Blood Kill Gate master threatened to keep Qin Jiuge from leaving unless he answered, while Qin Shidi warned the group against attacking the Qin Family’s Divine Son.
• Cloud Sea Quasi-Emperor pressed Qin Jiuge for an explanation, and the other Human Race Quasi-Emperors hesitated.
• Shang Ciqing arrived with Merman Clan Quasi-Emperors and mocked the Human Race experts for targeting Qin Jiuge instead of confronting her clan.
• The Merman Clan’s Quasi-Emperors taunted their opponents, and Qin Jiuge decided not to join the standoff.

Qin Jiuge left the defeated Human Race Quasi-Emperors to face the Overseas Region’s new Merman rulers, while ordering Qin Run to protect the Qin Family members there. After Qin Run reunited with his beloved and Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family, invitations from major forces began arriving.

• Qin Jiuge departed with the Flying Divine Boat, leaving the Human Race Quasi-Emperors to withdraw under the Merman Clan’s taunts.
• Qin Jiuge ordered Qin Run to ask the Merman Clan to protect the Qin Family members in the Overseas Region and leave the rest to their own choices.
• Qin Shidi explained that Qin Run loved a young lady from the Chen Family, and Qin Jiuge approved of their relationship.
• Qin Run brought the news to the Chen Family, whose ancestor blessed the couple and welcomed the chance to restore the family’s fortunes.
• Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family, where Qin Ming praised his potential and Qin Jiuge began reviewing family affairs.
• The Flame Sacred Land, Ice Frost Sacred Land, Taichu Sacred Land, Jiang Family, Lan Family, and other forces sent invitations to the Qin Family.

After resting for more than half a month, Qin Jiuge enjoyed Bing Qingqing’s cooking and celebrated her progress in cultivation. Meanwhile, Sky Origin Dynasty experts freed Zhu Chengan from the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s dungeon, but the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor and three Hall Masters confronted them as they tried to leave.

• Qin Jiuge dismissed Qin Run and the others, then rested for more than half a month.
• Bing Qingqing brought Qin Jiuge white fungus and lotus seed soup, and he praised her cooking and her breakthrough to the fifth level of the Supreme Realm.
• Liu Sanshui and other Quasi Emperor Realm experts found Zhu Chengan crippled and imprisoned in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s dungeon.
• The rescuers used formation-breaking treasures to shatter the Heavenly Phoenix Formation and free Zhu Chengan.
• The Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor and the First, Second, and Third Hall Masters appeared and challenged the rescuers as they prepared to leave.

Zhu Chengan was rescued from the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s dungeon after the Sky Origin and Sky Phoenix Ancestors halted their forces to avoid an open war. Back in his Eastern Palace, Zhu Chengan learned of Qin Jiuge’s wedding to Li Changge and swore revenge, while Qin Jiuge accepted that the rescue had been necessary to prevent a larger conflict.

• The Sky Origin Quasi-Emperor fought the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor while Liu Sanshui led Zhu Chengan away, and the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperors allowed them to leave on their ancestor’s orders.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor and Sky Origin Ancestor agreed that their dynasties should avoid revealing themselves or going to war for now.
• The Sky Origin Quasi-Emperor ended his battle with the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor, and the dungeon turmoil temporarily subsided.
• Liu Sanshui returned Zhu Chengan to the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace and explained Qin Jiuge’s wedding to Li Changge and his rise to the ninth level of the Supreme Realm.
• Zhu Chengan became enraged and vowed to kill Qin Jiuge and stop showing mercy to Li Changge when they met again.
• Qin Jiuge learned that Zhu Chengan had been rescued and recognized that challenging the Sky Origin Dynasty could lead to a war his Qin Family could not avoid.

Qin Jiuge planned to strengthen the Qin Family’s alliances and set out to win over Sky Profound City and the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. He visited the Flame Sacred Land, reconciled with it, and left as the scene shifted to the Divine Sword Sect.

• Qin Jiuge teased Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen about leading wars, then ordered them to help build the Qin Family’s alliances.
• Qin Jiuge decided to approach Sky Profound City and the Rogue Cultivator Alliance while visiting the Qin Family’s former allies.
• Qin Jiuge arrived at the Flame Sacred Land, where Huolian Peak assured him that its hidden dangers had been cleared.
• Qin Jiuge and Huolian Peak set aside their past conflict, and Qin Jiuge stayed at the Flame Sacred Land for half a month.
• Huolian Peak warned the Flame Sacred Land’s elders and disciples not to provoke the Qin Family, and they agreed.
• The scene shifted to the Divine Sword Sect, where powerful sword energy and golden light filled the surroundings.