Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge persuaded the Heavenly Mystery Old Man to help him, and agreed to guard the old man during his attempt to break through to the Great Emperor Realm. The Heavenly Mystery Old Man warned him about Youming and the dangers of entering the Corrosion Poison, while Ouye Zi urged Qin Jiuge to seek stronger allies before going.

• Ouye Zi gave the Purification Lotus to the Heavenly Mystery Old Man and explained why he had helped the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.
• The Heavenly Mystery Old Man agreed to help Qin Jiuge in exchange for Qin Jiuge guarding him during his breakthrough to the Great Emperor Realm.
• The Heavenly Mystery Old Man warned Qin Jiuge that Youming was a Great Emperor Realm expert among the Corrosion Poison and cautioned him not to confront Youming there.
• The Heavenly Mystery Old Man said his disciple, the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master, would tell Qin Jiuge more when the time came.
• After Qin Jiuge left, the Heavenly Mystery Old Man explained to Ouye Zi why he would avoid joining Qin Jiuge in the Corrosion Poison.
• Ouye Zi advised that he should also break through to the Great Emperor Realm before entering the Corrosion Poison and seek help from the Heavenly Yao Emperor and others.

Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming traveled together toward the Corrosion Poison, where they discovered a crowded town and learned that an ancient expert had emerged to aid the Sky Origin Dynasty. Their arrival left them poised to investigate the growing conflict involving the Qin Family, the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, and the Yao Realm.

• Qin Jiuge teased Feng Ming about worrying for him, and she accompanied him toward the Corrosion Poison.
• Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming reached a town near the Corrosion Poison and found it bustling despite the poisonous mist.
• Qin Jiuge told Feng Ming he prioritized himself and the Qin Family over everyone else.
• People in the town discussed an Old Monster from the Corrosion Poison emerging from seclusion to help the Sky Origin Dynasty, possibly through a Blood Contract.
• Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming disguised themselves, and Feng Ming teased him about arriving at the Corrosion Poison as soon as trouble arose.

Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming watched as the Myriad Poison Sect arrived in Corrosion Town and was confronted by forces affiliated with the Qin Family and Sky Phoenix Dynasty. The sect revealed a Quasi Emperor Realm expert and invoked the protection of a Great Emperor Realm figure within the Corrosion Poison as battle began.

• Qin Jiuge overheard rumors that the Myriad Poison Sect would seek help from Old Poison, Youming, and settled in Corrosion Town with Feng Ming.
• The Myriad Poison Sect arrived in its dark green robes, drawing attention from the gathered forces.
• Bai Moxue of the Four Symbols Sect and other Supreme Realm leaders encircled the three visitors and demanded their surrender.
• The Myriad Poison Sect's leader revealed his Quasi Emperor Realm strength and warned that a Great Emperor Realm expert waited within the Corrosion Poison.
• Qin Jiuge told Feng Ming that other Quasi Emperor Realm experts were hidden nearby, and they watched as Bai Moxue and the Divine Martial Guard prepared to fight.

The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor thwarted the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor’s escape and helped the Qin Family and Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s forces surround the Myriad Poison Sect. As the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor neared defeat, Qin Jiuge waited for the sect’s Great Emperor Realm patriarch to emerge from seclusion.

• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor dispersed the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor’s Red Spider Lily Poison with Vermilion Bird True Flame and blocked his escape.
• More Quasi-Emperor Realm experts arrived and surrounded the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor and the Myriad Poison Sect disciples.
• Qin Jiuge told Feng Ming that he would act when the Myriad Poison Sect’s Great Emperor Realm patriarch appeared.
• The Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor struggled to hold off his attackers as his disciples begged their patriarch to intervene.
• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor urged the other attackers to fight at full strength, and the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor was close to being defeated.

The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor explained that he had retreated into the Corrosion Poison because leaving would expose him to stronger opponents, and the Myriad Poison Sect stayed hidden for months. As Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming struggled to draw him out, the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master arrived and offered to help.

• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor told the Myriad Poison Sect disciples that he had avoided a trap and could only reach Mid Great Emperor strength inside the Corrosion Poison.
• The Myriad Poison Sect and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor hid for months despite insults and visits from the Sky Origin Imperial Family.
• Qin Run, Qin Shidi, and Qin Wuchen failed to suggest a plan, and Qin Jiuge sent them away.
• Qin Jiuge and Feng Ming concluded they needed to enter the Corrosion Poison, but could not find a way to keep the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor from escaping.
• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master appeared, and Qin Jiuge demanded repayment for the earlier intelligence and favor.
• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master said he had come to lend Qin Jiuge a hand.

Qin Jiuge returned with Heavenly Poison Great Emperor alive and accepted the Qin Family’s compromise to keep the captured emperor alive and gain his temporary submission. He warned the family not to rely on Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and ordered it to proceed with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s imperial founding ceremony.

• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor explained that he had surrendered to avoid being killed by the Qin Family’s Great Emperors, while Qin Jiuge accepted that killing him would bring the family trouble.
• Feng Hu Supreme and First Hall Master assured the Qin Family elders that Qin Jiuge would make the prudent choice and return with Heavenly Poison Great Emperor alive.
• Qin Jiuge returned aboard the Flying Divine Boat, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor agreed to submit to the Qin Family.
• First Hall Master promised that the Qin Family would be guided by Qin Jiuge, but Qin Jiuge recalled the family’s earlier doubts and responded with a cold laugh.
• Qin Jiuge said Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s allegiance was temporary and ordered the Qin Family to hold the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s imperial founding ceremony.

Qin Jiuge kept Heavenly Poison Great Emperor under guard while considering whether to bind him with a contract. He then encountered Azure Emperor, who challenged his account of his former engagement to Xiao Yan, leaving Qin Jiuge facing questions about his past intentions.

• Qin Jiuge dismissed the gathered group but kept Heavenly Poison Great Emperor with him, explaining that the Great Emperor was too dangerous and valuable to release.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor proposed swearing a Heavenly Dao oath and signing a Life Contract to ally with Qin Jiuge, but Qin Jiuge said he would verify matters first.
• Qin Jiuge planted a wisp of his divine sense in Heavenly Poison Great Emperor to monitor him and went to look for Xiao Yan.
• Qin Jiuge found Azure Emperor instead, and she recalled that he had come to the Xiao Family to break off his engagement.
• Qin Jiuge insisted he had come to get to know his fiancée, but Azure Emperor accused him of once wanting to end the engagement, and he questioned why she was raising the old matter.

The Azure Emperor asked Qin Jiuge to give up part of his Fortune and gather the Qin Family's strength to help Xiao Yan reach the Great Emperor Realm. Qin Jiuge surrendered more than one-third of his Fortune, collapsed from the strain, and the Azure Emperor went to comfort Xiao Yan at the Life and Death Gate.

• The Azure Emperor explained that he understood Qin Jiuge's ambitions and had seen the benefits of Xiao Yan's Dragon Phoenix Divine Body.
• The Azure Emperor asked Qin Jiuge to help Xiao Yan break through to the Great Emperor Realm, requiring the Qin Family's support and a sacrifice of some of Qin Jiuge's Fortune.
• Qin Jiuge agreed and gave away more than one-third of his Fortune, which the Azure Emperor gathered back around him with his Great Emperor power.
• Qin Jiuge collapsed unconscious, and the Azure Emperor caught him and called members of the Qin Family to look after him.
• The Azure Emperor went to the Life and Death Gate, where Xiao Yan endured her pain amid the Chaos Qi.

The Azure Emperor gave Xiao Yan one-third of Qin Jiuge’s Fortune essence and pressured her to refine it so she could improve her chances of reaching the Great Emperor Realm. As Xiao Yan began refining it, the Qin Family’s Fortune sharply declined, leaving its elders furious and bewildered.

• The Azure Emperor appeared beside Xiao Yan in the magma and offered her one-third of Qin Jiuge’s Fortune essence to aid her breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan resisted, worried about what taking Qin Jiuge’s Fortune would do to him, but the Azure Emperor insisted the essence could not be returned and threatened to give it to Feng Liuxing and Feng Jiuqing instead.
• Xiao Yan accepted the essence and complained that the Azure Emperor should discuss such decisions with her first, but the Azure Emperor said she would not show mercy next time either.
• As Xiao Yan began refining the essence, the Qin Family’s Fortune abruptly weakened and its plans to found an imperial dynasty met major turbulence.
• The First Hall Master and the Qin Family’s Quasi Emperor Realm Elders sensed the loss and angrily wondered who had dared to target their family.

Qin Jiuge admitted that he had cut away his Fortune to help Xiao Yan reach the Great Emperor Realm, then ordered the Qin Family to accept his decision. Half a month later, the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty was established, while Feng Jiuqing struggled with jealousy over Qin Jiuge’s devotion to Xiao Yan and Feng Liuxing urged her not to lose heart.

• Qin Jiuge told the Qin Family Elders that he had sacrificed his Fortune so Xiao Yan could become a Great Emperor Realm cultivator, and he forbade further objections.
• Wind Fire Supreme defended the decision by saying the Qin Family could establish its dynasty and gain another Great Emperor Realm cultivator without making Qin Jiuge the era’s Child of Destiny.
• Half a month later, the Qin Family established the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty in Qin Province, and its Quasi Emperor Realm cultivators entered secluded cultivation using the restored Fortune and family resources.
• Feng Jiuqing heard that Qin Jiuge had sacrificed his Fortune for Xiao Yan and felt conflicted, while Feng Liuxing visited her and urged her not to let her love for one man extinguish her resolve.

Feng Jiuqing rejected the idea that she needed Qin Jiuge’s help to pursue the Great Emperor Realm, while Bing Qingqing grew jealous of Xiao Yan’s breakthrough and sought help from her father. Lian Nishang returned to the Qin Family after her father urged her to take advantage of its rising Fortune, and the wives who had left the family came back.

• Feng Jiuqing told Feng Liuxing that her own cultivation and the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s methods could lead her to the Great Emperor Realm, and the siblings challenged each other to break through first.
• Bing Qingqing smashed the antiques and jewelry in her bedchamber as she heard people praise Qin Jiuge and Xiao Yan, then declared she would reach the Great Emperor Realm too.
• The Frost Sacred Master told Bing Qingqing he could not help her reach the Great Emperor Realm because he himself had yet to break through.
• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor urged Lian Nishang to return to the Qin Family and benefit from its surging Fortune, and she obeyed.
• The wives who had left the Qin Family returned, and the family did not stop them.

Qin Jiuge helped Heavenly Poison Great Emperor restore his cultivation to the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, and the two sought a Myriad Poison Body to enable his breakthrough. Concerned that the Qin Family’s rising fortunes could attract enemies, Heavenly Poison Great Emperor proposed searching the Overseas Region, and Qin Jiuge agreed.

• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and Qin Jiuge each received a copy of the Great Emperor seal, and Qin Jiuge lifted the seal within his body.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s aura rose to the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, and he told Qin Jiuge he needed a Myriad Poison Body to advance.
• The Great Qin Imperial Dynasty announced that a person with a Myriad Poison Body could become a Qin Family imperial consecrated Elder’s direct disciple, but no candidates appeared.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor proposed that he and Qin Jiuge travel together to search for a Myriad Poison Body, explaining that the Myriad Poison Sect in the Overseas Region had news of one.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor warned that the Qin Family’s growing share of Fortune could draw attacks, and Qin Jiuge agreed to leave with him.

Qin Jiuge accompanied Heavenly Poison Great Emperor to the Myriad Poison Sect, where Heavenly Poison Great Emperor announced the sect would unite with the Qin Family. After obtaining information about the Myriad Poison Body, the two set out for its hidden location in Myriad Poison City, deep in the Corrosion Poison.

• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and Qin Jiuge secretly traveled to the Myriad Poison Sect, where Heavenly Poison Great Emperor eased tensions by declaring that the sect and the Qin Family would become one.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor asked the Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor for information about the Myriad Poison Body, intending to retrieve it with Qin Jiuge and use the Qin Family's resources to restore his Great Emperor Realm strength.
• The Myriad Poison Quasi-Emperor gave Heavenly Poison Great Emperor an encrypted Jade Slip and hoped that his Old Ancestor would return safely.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor told Qin Jiuge that the Myriad Poison Body was hidden in Myriad Poison City, deep within the Corrosion Poison near the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• Qin Jiuge and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor reached the Corrosion Poison and ventured deeper toward their destination.

Qin Jiuge learned that the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor had cultivated the Corrosive Poison Fog into a domain to empower himself and planned to use other Great Emperor Realm cultivators as prey. After they searched Myriad Poison City for three days without finding the Myriad Poison Body, the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor suspected Qin Jiuge had secretly interfered.

• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor explained that the Corrosive Poison Fog protected him from old enemies and strengthened him against Great Emperor Realm cultivators.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor revealed his plan to join forces with Qin Jiuge and turn other Great Emperor Realm cultivators into nourishment.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor led Qin Jiuge into Myriad Poison City to find a suitable Myriad Poison Body.
• Qin Jiuge and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor tested the city's inhabitants for three days but found no Myriad Poison Body.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor said he had sensed the body's aura there before and turned a suspicious gaze toward Qin Jiuge.

Qin Jiuge dismissed Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s suspicion that he had caused the Corrosion Poison crisis and helped him search for a Myriad Poison Spirit Body, but Heavenly Poison Great Emperor remained distraught. When Heavenly Mystery Old Man refused to divine the body’s location, Qin Jiuge sought out the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master and offered payment for his help.

• Qin Jiuge argued that he had no reason to harm the Myriad Poison Body, then suggested it might already be dead, leaving Heavenly Poison Great Emperor devastated.
• Qin Jiuge reminded Heavenly Poison Great Emperor that the Qin Family and Great Qin Imperial Dynasty were searching for another Myriad Poison Spirit Body, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor agreed to rely on them.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor asked Qin Jiuge to have Heavenly Mystery Old Man divine the spirit body’s location, but Qin Jiuge explained that Heavenly Mystery Old Man had refused because he was trying to break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge left Qin Province for the Overseas Region and asked the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master on Cloud Sea Island to divine the spirit body’s location.
• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master refused, warning that further divination could destroy the Tianji Lineage, but hesitated when Qin Jiuge offered to pay.

Qin Jiuge realized that his impatience after reaching the Great Emperor Realm was part of an Inner Demon Tribulation, and Wen Tiansheng advised him to confront his lingering regrets. Qin Jiuge chose to stay in the Overseas Region with Zhao Huanhuan, while the chapter ended with the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor pleading for mercy in Qin Province.

• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master warned Qin Jiuge that his state of mind was unstable and that he was rushing to obtain the Myriad Poison Spirit Body.
• Qin Jiuge recognized his impatience as an Inner Demon Tribulation and briefly awakened from its influence.
• Wen Tiansheng told Qin Jiuge that he had to overcome the tribulation himself and consider the regrets of his first half of life.
• Qin Jiuge told Zhao Huanhuan that he would settle in the Overseas Region for a long while instead of returning to oversee the Qin Family.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor begged an Old Senior in Qin Province to stop attacking him.

Azure Emperor confronted Heavenly Poison Great Emperor, who explained that his unusual behavior was meant to help Qin Jiuge through his Inner Demon Tribulation. After leaving the Overseas Region and seeing the Qin Family thriving, Qin Jiuge arrived as the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty began its first face-to-face diplomatic contact with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.

• Azure Emperor warned Heavenly Poison Great Emperor not to harm the Qin Family, and he agreed before privately scheming to obtain a Myriad Poison Spirit Body.
• Heavenly Yao Emperor told Tian Yao Kui she had to defeat Silver Face before entering the Heavenly Yao Gate, so she charged at Silver Face and vowed to become the Qin Family Matriarch.
• Qin Jiuge left the Overseas Region after saying goodbye to Zhao Huanhuan, who resolved to cultivate harder, while Zhao Tianming announced he would prepare to break through to the Quasi Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge returned to the Sky Profound Continent, saw the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty flourishing, and arrived as its first face-to-face diplomatic contact with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty began.

Qin Jiuge disguised himself as a member of the Great Qin delegation to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and took over as its deputy leader. When the delegation arrived in Sky Phoenix Imperial City, he was surprised to see Crown Prince Feng Liuxing and several people from Wutong Pavilion waiting to receive them.

• Qin Jiuge used his Qin Family bloodline and cultivation aura to pass the delegation’s tests without being recognized.
• The original deputy leader recognized Qin Jiuge as Divine Emperor Lord, surrendered his position, and hurried away.
• Qin Jiuge, posing as the former deputy leader, met delegation chief Bai Qiuhu, who warned him not to disrupt their joint plan.
• The Great Qin delegation entered Sky Phoenix Imperial City and was welcomed by Feng Liuxing, Feng Jiuqing, Feng Ming, and others from Wutong Pavilion.
• Qin Jiuge narrowed his eyes in surprise at the unexpected reception.

Qin Jiuge infiltrated the delegation entering Sky Phoenix Imperial City while concealing his identity, but Feng Jiuqing sensed his presence through the Crimson Phoenix Jade. The delegation was admitted into the city as Feng Jiuqing waited for her husband to reveal himself.

• Feng Liuxing complained that the visit would not help him and Feng Jiuqing break through to the Great Emperor Realm, while Feng Jiuqing suspected Qin Jiuge had come to guide them.
• Feng Jiuqing sensed Qin Jiuge in the delegation through the Crimson Phoenix Jade, which carried a drop of his blood, and chose not to expose him.
• Qin Jiuge reacted with alarm when Feng Jiuqing seemed to recognize him, then concealed himself further among the delegation.
• Bai Qiuhu and Zhang Tianxiang greeted Feng Jiuqing and Feng Liuxing on behalf of the delegation, the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, and the Qin Family.
• Feng Liuxing allowed the delegation to enter Sky Phoenix Imperial City without further questioning.

Feng Ming searched the Qin delegation for Qin Jiuge but could not find him, then worried that his arrival might threaten the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. The chapter left her fears unanswered as Sima began to respond.

• Bai Qiuhu suspected Feng Jiuqing had been searching the delegation for her lover, and Qin Jiuge teased him until Bai Qiuhu loudly denied the implication and praised the Divine Emperor.
• Rumors about Feng Jiuqing's strange gaze spread through the delegation but faded after a few hours.
• Feng Ming visited the delegation's reception station and searched the strong experts for Qin Jiuge before returning to Wutong Pavilion empty-handed.
• Feng Ming complained to Wang Jian that Qin Jiuge was hiding nearby and asked what she should do.
• Feng Ming feared Qin Jiuge might scheme against the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and compared its strength with the Qin Family's allies; Sima began to object.