Chapter Summaries

The Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor secretly brought Qin Jiuge a healing pill, and her brothers teased them about their feelings for each other. The next morning, Qin Jiuge mistook the Heavenly Yao Palace’s mistress for the Heavenly Yao Emperor.

• The Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor left Qin Jiuge alone despite her brothers predicting she would return to help him.
• That night, the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor brought Qin Jiuge a Three Yuan Spirit Pill, then slapped him when he startled her by opening his eyes.
• The Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor urged Qin Jiuge to recover and left, while the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperors teased him about his feelings for their sister.
• Qin Jiuge threatened to summon Senior Vermilion Bird, prompting the brothers to disappear.
• At dawn, Qin Jiuge put his arm around a figure he believed was the Heavenly Yao Emperor and realized the person was a young woman.
• The young woman told Qin Jiuge that she was the mistress of Heavenly Yao Palace.

Qin Jiuge discovered that the girl who claimed to be the Heavenly Yao Emperor’s wife was actually his daughter, then endured the emperor’s teasing about a possible marriage alliance. He redirected their conversation to the campaign against the Three-Eyed Royal Clan, saying their Person of Destiny was ready to lead the effort.

• The Heavenly Yao Emperor’s daughter pretended to be his wife and teased Qin Jiuge until the old servant revealed her identity.
• Qin Jiuge exchanged barbs with the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor, then complained to the Heavenly Yao Emperor about his daughter.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor suggested marrying his daughter to Qin Jiuge and noted that Qin Jiuge already had ties to several prominent women.
• Qin Jiuge rejected the marriage talk and urged the Heavenly Yao Emperor to send people to reclaim the Three-Eyed Royal Clan, with their Person of Destiny leading the campaign.

Qin Jiuge returned from the Yao Realm to Qin Province and called the major Holy Lands and Immortal Imperial Clans together for a major undertaking that might lead to the Qin Family establishing an imperial city. The factions gathered outside the Qin Family residence as the Human Realm braced for upheaval.

• The Heavenly Yao Emperor arranged for Qin Jiuge and the others to return to the Human Realm, while the Four Divine Beasts' Quasi-Emperors took Essence Blood back to Sky Profound City.
• Qin Jiuge arrived at the Qin Family, summoned its leaders, and ordered them to notify the major Holy Lands and Immortal Imperial Clans about the Qin Family's plans.
• Feng Hu Supreme told the Flame Sacred Master that the gathering might concern the Great Emperor Realm and warned that those who refused would no longer belong to the Qin Family.
• The Frost Sacred Master agreed to the summons, and the other Immortal Imperial Clans sent representatives; Sky Profound City awaited Li Tianran's decision.
• The subordinate factions, major Holy Lands, and Immortal Imperial Clans gathered outside the Qin Family residence as frost and volleys of ice arrows filled the air.

The Ice Frost Sacred Land, Flame Sacred Land, and numerous powerful factions arrived in Qin Province to publicly support the Qin Family, creating a spectacle rivaling a dynasty receiving tribute. In Sky Profound City, Li Xuanmiao questioned the sect’s neutrality as its elders worried over the City Lord’s silence and the Qin Family’s growing influence.

• The Ice Frost Sacred Land arrived in Qin Province, with the Frost Sacred Master signaling its support for the Qin Family.
• The Flame Sacred Land followed, publicly setting aside its past hostility with the Qin Family and declaring its visit.
• The forces of various Immortal Imperial Clans and other factions arrived with Quasi Emperor Realm leaders, gathering tens of thousands of people before the Qin Family.
• Li Xuanmiao urged the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor to reconsider Sky Profound Sect’s neutrality, pointing out that the Rogue Cultivator Alliance was growing stronger.
• The Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor and the White Tiger, Azure Dragon, and Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperors reassured Li Xuanmiao that Li Tianran would protect Sky Profound City, though their worry remained.

Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor summoned Li Changge to discuss the Qin Family’s actions and asked her to investigate whether they threatened the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. Li Changge agreed to involve the dynasty, leaving her intent regarding the Qin Family unclear.

• People in Sky Profound City panicked as they feared the city had no way to survive without Great Emperor Realm allies.
• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor and the dynasty’s Quasi-Emperors discussed the Qin Family’s moves and suspected it might be plotting to establish a new dynasty.
• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor ordered Li Changge to come to the imperial hall and address the matter.
• Li Changge and her Wutong Pavilion aides joined the royal experts in the hall.
• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor asked Li Changge for her view, and she promised to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Li Changge accepted the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s limits on its alliance with the Qin Family as Qin Province filled with guests for the Qin Family’s gathering. Qin Jiuge revealed that the gathered young geniuses might be able to enter the Yao Realm, leaving them astonished and eager to learn more.

• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor told Li Changge that the dynasty would tolerate the Qin Family’s actions only so long as they did not threaten its foundations, and Li Changge agreed.
• Li Changge and her group departed as members of the imperial family praised her loyalty and judgment.
• The Qin Family’s Quasi-Emperor experts welcomed leaders and forces from across the continent to its grand gathering.
• Bing Wuhen and other young geniuses asked Qin Jiuge what he had gained in the Yao Realm.
• Qin Jiuge suggested that the gathered geniuses could visit the Yao Realm themselves, astonishing them with the possibility of crossing between the realms.

Qin Jiuge shared the plan to divide the Yao Realm with the gathered forces, drawing their pledges of loyalty and support. The banquet was interrupted by Li Changge and the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, whom Qin Jiuge welcomed as allies.

• Qin Jiuge’s offer of the Yao Realm’s resources excited the vassal forces, who praised him and reaffirmed their loyalty.
• Qin Jiuge approached the Quasi-Emperor Sacred Lords and Patriarchs, and an elder questioned whether he truly intended to share the opportunity.
• The Four Symbols Sect Master publicly backed Qin Jiuge, calling him his worthy son-in-law, while the Frost Sacred Master and others promised their support.
• Li Changge arrived with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and declared that, as a wife of the Qin Family, she belonged at the gathering.
• Li Changge teased Qin Jiuge about forgetting her, and he welcomed the Sky Phoenix Dynasty as allies after she showed him the Qin Family invitation.

At a Qin Family celebration, Qin Jiuge announced that the family and its subordinate forces could settle in the Yao Realm and build power there while helping the Heavenly Yao Emperor conquer it. Nearly everyone agreed to join, and Li Changge said she would bring only her Eldest Princess's Residence and Wutong Pavilion, not the Sky Phoenix Royal Family.

• Li Changge urged Qin Jiuge to get to the main matter, and he summoned Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang to stand beside him.
• Qin Jiuge sealed the Qin Family residence against outside spying with spatial barriers and Heavenly Mystery Pavilion techniques.
• Qin Jiuge announced that the Qin Family and its subordinate forces could enter the Yao Realm, assist the Heavenly Yao Emperor, and claim conquered territory for their own foundations.
• The Four Symbols Sect, Ice Frost Sacred Land, Divine Sword Sect, Flame Sacred Land, and the other assembled factions agreed to join the venture.
• Li Changge asked whether the Sky Phoenix Dynasty could join, and clarified that she represented only her Eldest Princess's Residence and Wutong Pavilion.

The Qin Family’s influence spread across the Sky Profound Continent after its feast, while Sky Profound City’s leaders regretted failing to join sooner. As the passage to the Yao Realm opened, the Qin Family’s allies reaffirmed their loyalty to Qin Jiuge before the journey ahead.

• Li Changge accepted Qin Jiuge’s decision, and the Qin Family celebrated a feast that lasted several years.
• People across the Sky Profound Continent praised the Qin Family’s banquet and its Heavenly Prosperity Wine, while the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor regretted his faction’s choices.
• Li Xuanmiao questioned Li Tianran about joining the Qin Family, but Li Tianran insisted Sky Profound City would remain under his rule until Xuanmiao reached the Half-step Great Emperor Realm.
• The passage to the Yao Realm fully opened, and the Frost Sacred Master and Four Symbols Sect Master vowed to protect Qin Jiuge and the Qin Family.
• The Qin Family’s affiliated factions declared their loyalty, recognizing they would be vulnerable in the Yao Realm without Qin Jiuge’s leadership.

Qin Jiuge led the Qin Family’s subordinate factions through the spatial passage into the Yao Realm, where they were welcomed and settled under the Heavenly Yao Emperor’s protection. In Heavenly Yao City, Tian Yao Kui teased Qin Jiuge about marrying her, while her father urged him to indulge her and spoke of joining their families.

• Qin Jiuge entered the spatial passage, and the Four Symbols Sect Master, the Frost Sacred Master, and the other factions followed him into the Yao Realm.
• The newcomers marveled at the Yao Realm’s spiritual energy as Golden Face and Silver Face arrived to escort Qin Jiuge to Heavenly Yao City.
• Qin Jiuge instructed the Qin Family’s First Hall Master to avoid needless conflict, while Golden Face and Silver Face arranged lodging for the Qin Family and its subordinate factions.
• Tian Yao Kui teased Qin Jiuge when he arrived in Heavenly Yao City, and he impatiently told her he had no interest in playing games.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor asked Qin Jiuge to humor Tian Yao Kui and consider marriage between their families, then began describing the strength such an alliance could bring.

The Heavenly Yao Emperor pushed for Qin Jiuge to marry Tian Yao Kui, while Qin Jiuge’s father and the First Hall Master urged him to stay in the Yao Realm for the Qin Family’s benefit. The chapter ended with Qin Jiuge facing pressure from his own family after threatening to leave.

• The Heavenly Yao Emperor insisted that Qin Jiuge and Tian Yao Kui get to know each other, then left them alone together.
• Tian Yao Kui confessed that she liked Qin Jiuge, but he rejected her and walked away.
• Golden Face and Silver Face advised Tian Yao Kui to pursue Qin Jiuge, and she decided to follow their advice.
• Qin Jiuge told Qin Ming and Wind Fire Supreme that he wanted to leave, but Qin Ming argued that the Yao Realm’s resources could greatly benefit the Qin Family.
• Wind Fire Supreme reminded Qin Jiuge of the hardships the Qin Family had endured to reach the Yao Realm and said they would follow his decision, pressuring him to reconsider.

Qin Jiuge realized the First Hall Master had left him no choice but to stay, while the King of Zhenbei and the Purple-Clothed County Marquis formed a wary alliance against the Heavenly Yao Emperor and the Human Realm reinforcements. Both leaders secretly planned to eliminate each other, and the chapter ended with the Purple-Clothed County Marquis plotting to claim the Yao Realm for himself.

• Qin Jiuge accepted that he could not leave without damaging the Qin Family's reputation, then angrily departed after glaring at the First Hall Master and the other elder.
• The King of Zhenbei arrived at the Purple-Clothed County Marquis's Residence, and the former rivals agreed to cooperate against the Heavenly Yao Emperor and the Human Realm reinforcements.
• The King of Zhenbei's subordinates urged him to destroy the Purple-Clothed County Marquis after their common enemies were defeated, and he said he already knew to guard against the Marquis.
• The Purple-Clothed County Marquis's subordinates urged him to turn on the King of Zhenbei, and the Marquis declared that the King would be his stepping stone to the Great Emperor Realm and mastery of the Yao Realm.
• The Purple-Clothed County Marquis's subordinates praised his ambitions, while the sun shone over Heavenly Yao City as someone left Heavenly Yao Palace.

Qin Jiuge went on a date with Tian Yao Kui, who readily agreed to marry him and began planning gifts for his family. Afterward, Qin Ming and several in-laws confronted Qin Jiuge, determined to make him decide on the marriage alliance.

• Tian Yao Kui told Qin Jiuge she would listen to her father and happily marry him, then clung to his arm and asked how many sisters-in-law she should prepare gifts for.
• Golden Face explained to Silver Face that Qin Jiuge's strength and status made him an exceptional match for Tian Yao Kui.
• Qin Jiuge accepted that he could not easily refuse the marriage alliance because it involved the Qin Family and its allied forces.
• Qin Ming urged the Frost Sacred Master, the Xiao Family Patriarch, and the Four Symbols Sect Master to help secure the alliance, threatening to end cooperation with the Yao Realm when they hesitated.
• After Qin Jiuge returned Tian Yao Kui to her residence, Qin Ming and the other elders surrounded him and demanded that he make a decision.

Qin Jiuge was pressed by Qin Ming and the elders to accept a political marriage with Tian Yao Kui, then learned from the Merman Clan Patriarch that the Purple-Clothed County Marquis's Residence had opened a passage to the Yao Realm and allied with overseas forces. Qin Jiuge chose to cooperate with the Marquis's faction, while the Marquis considered turning against King of Zhenbei but held back for now.

• Qin Ming and the elders urged Qin Jiuge to marry Tian Yao Kui, and Qin Jiuge left after silently nodding.
• The Patriarch of the Merman Clan arrived and sought Qin Jiuge to discuss the Yao Realm's affairs.
• The Patriarch told Qin Jiuge that the Purple-Clothed County Marquis's Residence had opened a passage to the Yao Realm and contacted overseas forces.
• Qin Jiuge said they should cooperate with the Purple-Clothed County Marquis's Residence, leaving the Patriarch wary of the faction's prospects.
• The Purple-Clothed County Marquis celebrated his alliance with an overseas force but postponed his plan to turn against King of Zhenbei.

Qin Jiuge strengthened ties between the Purple-Clothed County Marquis's Residence and overseas forces, then received Li Changge's allies in Heavenly Yao City. Feng Ming's remarks about Qin Jiuge's wives sparked a confrontation, leaving him under pressure to intervene.

• Qin Jiuge ordered closer cooperation with overseas forces and offered them treasures and some methods for reaching the Great Emperor Realm.
• Li Changge arrived in Heavenly Yao City, accepted Qin Jiuge's justification, and told him to receive the incoming forces from Wutong Pavilion and the Eldest Princess's Residence.
• Wang Jian and Sima Lang led their forces into the city, where Feng Ming and the Sky Phoenix Guard secured the area before Feng Ming approached Qin Jiuge.
• Feng Ming provoked Tian Yao Kui, Bing Qingqing, and Lian Nishang by ranking Qin Jiuge's wives, and the women threatened to punish her.
• Shang Ciqing sided with Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang as the argument intensified, while Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen urged Qin Jiuge to intervene before violence erupted.

Qin Jiuge struggled to settle a quarrel among his wives and madams until Tian Yao Kui persuaded Li Changge to call Feng Ming away. After the women left, Qin Jiuge took out his frustration on Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen for mocking him.

• Qin Jiuge refused to take sides as Feng Ming argued with Lian Nishang, Bing Qingqing, and Shang Ciqing.
• Tian Yao Kui appealed to Li Changge, who called Feng Ming away from the dispute.
• Lian Nishang, Bing Qingqing, and Shang Ciqing demanded that Qin Jiuge promise to discipline Feng Ming if the conflict happened again, and he agreed.
• Qin Jiuge soothed the women and watched them leave.
• Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen joked about Qin Jiuge's troubles, so he struck them with a rod and chased them through the air.

Qin Jiuge strolled through Heavenly Yao City after punishing Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen, then spoke with Li Changge about the Yao Realm’s unstable balance. He accepted a death match challenge from Zhu Qingshan, Tian Yao City’s First Prodigy.

• Qin Jiuge ignored Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen as they apologized after Xiao Ling had beaten them.
• Li Changge teased Qin Jiuge and walked with him through Heavenly Yao City, warning that the Yao Realm was not as peaceful as it seemed.
• Qin Jiuge told Li Changge that everything was under control, and she left without saying goodbye.
• Zhu Qingshan introduced himself as Tian Yao City’s First Prodigy and challenged Qin Jiuge to fight to the death.
• Qin Jiuge accepted Zhu Qingshan’s challenge after Zhu tried to provoke him.

Qin Jiuge defeated Zhu Qingshan’s challenge without seriously harming him, and the Azure Yak Clan elder took Zhu away. Qin Jiuge and Tian Yao Kui then set out to visit the Three-Eyed Royal Clan, where Yao Wuchang’s standing had risen.

• Zhu Qingshan used his Azure Technique and demon blood to block Qin Jiuge’s Kunpeng Phantom, but Qin Jiuge revealed the vast gap between their strength and told the Azure Yak Clan to take him away.
• A Quasi Emperor Realm elder from the Azure Yak Clan apologized to Qin Jiuge, then took Zhu Qingshan back and explained that he was no match for the Divine Son.
• The elder knocked Zhu Qingshan unconscious when he continued insisting he would defeat Qin Jiuge, and Zhu later made a fuss within the Azure Yak Clan.
• Qin Jiuge returned to Tian Yao Kui and warned her to keep her romantic rivals in check; after they teased each other, he suggested visiting the Three-Eyed Royal Clan.
• With help from Qin Jiuge’s avatar, Yao Wuchang had risen to third-ranked genius in the Three-Eyed Imperial Clan and reached the Supreme Realm.

Yao Wuchang struggled with the Three-Eyed Royal Clan’s growing scrutiny, but Qin Jiuge persuaded him to leave and pursue a breakthrough to the Quasi Emperor Realm. As Yao Wuchang set out on the mission, Qin Jiuge and Tian Yao Kui followed as his Guardians.

• The clan members envied Yao Wuchang’s special resources while he privately asked Qin Jiuge whether he should keep lying low.
• Qin Jiuge argued that the clan’s Elders would not back Yao Wuchang until he proved his worth, and Yao Wuchang realized his current standing left him vulnerable.
• Qin Jiuge urged Yao Wuchang to use the mission to break through to the Quasi Emperor Realm and become a powerful figure in the clan.
• Tian Yao Kui teased Qin Jiuge for misleading his disciple, but Qin Jiuge said he would help Yao Wuchang when needed.
• Qin Jiuge and Tian Yao Kui followed Yao Wuchang out of the Three-Eyed Royal Clan to serve as his Guardians.

Qin Jiuge and Tian Yao Kui followed Yao Wuchang into the swamp at Tianxing Valley, where he sought the Pitcher Plant Dragon. Yao Wuchang fought a Devil Vine and extracted its vine heart, leaving the mission target still ahead.

• Tian Yao Kui caught up with Qin Jiuge, and they hid near the mission target in the swamp at Tianxing Valley.
• Yao Wuchang entered the swamp and found the Pitcher Plant Dragon, but a Devil Vine attacked him.
• Yao Wuchang leapt onto a tree, then used his Wolf Tooth Bone Club to battle the Devil Vine.
• Yao Wuchang charged into the Devil Vine's depths, defeated it, and pulled out its vine heart as a valuable treasure.