Chapter Summaries

Sima Lang warned Wang Jian and Feng Ming against discussing Great Emperor Realm experts, then hinted that he knew where Qin Jiuge was and shared a plan with them. Qin Jiuge overheard their scheme before the Sky Phoenix Ancestor appeared in his private domain to test him.

• Sima Lang cautioned Wang Jian and Feng Ming that careless talk about Great Emperor Realm experts could bring trouble upon them.
• Sima Lang claimed he knew where Qin Jiuge was, then whispered a plan with Wang Jian and Feng Ming while Feng Ming talked about settling a score with him.
• Qin Jiuge overheard their conversation and considered sending a puppet to meet them unless the Sky Phoenix Ancestor intervened.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor entered Qin Jiuge's private domain, and Qin Jiuge greeted her as an equal.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor reflected on the Azure Emperor's choice of Qin Jiuge and decided to test his worth.

Sky Phoenix Ancestor forced Qin Jiuge into a battle to test their Great Emperor Realm strength, and their clash shook the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. The city’s defenders contained the panic while the two Ancestors continued fighting.

• Sky Phoenix Ancestor attacked Qin Jiuge with weapons and killing intent, and Qin Jiuge countered with his ancient arts and divine beasts.
• Sky Phoenix Ancestor revealed her Heavenly Phoenix manifestations and challenged Qin Jiuge to fight her as an equal.
• Qin Jiuge realized Sky Phoenix Ancestor wanted a real battle and fought back, though she repeatedly dragged him into her battle rhythm.
• Their clash shattered visible phenomena over the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, frightening the imperial city’s inhabitants and prompting rumors of a Great Qin attack.
• Feng Liuxing, Feng Jiuqing, Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor, and the other Quasi Emperor Realm experts guarded the city and warned that anyone causing trouble would be killed.

The Sky Phoenix Imperial Guards quelled unrest in the dynasty while Feng Liuxing chose not to challenge Qin Jiuge, hoping to benefit from his brother-in-law’s strength. Meanwhile, Qin Jiuge and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor continued their evenly matched battle as other Great Emperors gathered to watch.

• The Sky Phoenix Imperial Guards appeared throughout the imperial city and suppressed the cultivators’ unrest.
• Feng Jiuqing warned Feng Liuxing not to fight Qin Jiuge, and Feng Liuxing accepted that he could not win and hoped Qin Jiuge might help him reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Feng Jiuqing watched the battle as Qin Jiuge and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor exchanged hundreds of moves without either gaining an advantage.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor arrived and questioned why Qin Jiuge and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor were fighting despite their family connection.
• Wen Tiansheng, a Great Emperor Realm expert from overseas, appeared before the gathered experts.

Wen Tiansheng joined the gathering of powerful experts, and Azure Emperor proposed that the Great Emperors meet every three years to spar while others prevented fatal outcomes. The fighting stopped for the day, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor entered the barrier, furious at being excluded and boasting that he would regain Great Emperor Realm strength.

• Wen Tiansheng arrived in blue armor with the Li Long Spear and declared his interest in joining the fight.
• Azure Emperor suggested holding a Great Emperor gathering every three years, with observers ready to prevent deaths.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor appeared outside the barrier, while Feng Liuxing and Feng Jiuqing avoided confronting him.
• Azure Emperor proposed ending the battle, and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor and Wen Tiansheng agreed to wait for the first Great Emperor battle in three years.
• Wen Tiansheng and Heavenly Yao Emperor left, and Azure Emperor opened the barrier for Heavenly Poison Great Emperor.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor forced his way inside, complained about being excluded, and claimed the Myriad Poison Spirit Body would let him break through to the Great Emperor Realm.

The Azure Emperor persuaded the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor to accept being excluded from the Great Emperor Battle until he reached the Great Emperor Realm, while Qin Jiuge promised to keep searching for a Myriad Poison Spirit Body. After Qin Jiuge left, the Azure Emperor confronted the Sky Phoenix Ancestor for putting him at risk, but the two ended their argument on intimate terms.

• The Azure Emperor explained that the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor would have a place in the next Great Emperor Battle only after breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm, and he reluctantly agreed.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor reminded Qin Jiuge about the promised Myriad Poison Spirit Body, and Qin Jiuge said he had spread word among the factions.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor left after warning Qin Jiuge to find the Myriad Poison Spirit Body soon.
• Qin Jiuge noticed the Azure Emperor and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor were focused on each other, then left them alone.
• The Azure Emperor rebuked the Sky Phoenix Ancestor for endangering Qin Jiuge, and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor defended herself by saying they shared everything.

Qin Jiuge tried to appease Feng Jiuqing after she felt unfairly treated, while Feng Liuxing confronted him and then withdrew. After giving Feng Jiuqing three Purification Lotuses, Qin Jiuge spoke with Ouye Zi, who offered to show him how to treat his wives fairly.

• Feng Liuxing demanded an explanation from Qin Jiuge on Feng Jiuqing's behalf, then withdrew when Qin Jiuge offered compensation.
• Qin Jiuge gave Feng Jiuqing three Purification Lotuses to help her break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Feng Jiuqing accepted the lotuses but left with a faint nod, still troubled by the gap between her treatment and Qin Jiuge's fortune.
• Ouye Zi appeared at Heavenly Phoenix Plaza and warned Qin Jiuge that reaching the Great Emperor Realm would not end his troubles.
• Ouye Zi asked Qin Jiuge if he wanted a way to treat his wives evenly, and Qin Jiuge eagerly asked if he had one.

Qin Jiuge listened to Ouye Zi’s advice about handling women and realized that his companions were shielding him from blame because he was the stronger one. Ouye Zi explained that Qin’s power allowed everyone to pretend his relationships were harmless, leaving Qin to reconsider how he treated them.

• Ouye Zi advised Qin Jiuge to focus on Xiao Yan and Feng Jiuqing while keeping his other confidantes at a distance, and Qin accepted him as his master in jest.
• Wang Jian and Sima Lang agreed with Ouye Zi’s advice and urged Qin Jiuge to treat Feng Ming better.
• Feng Ming charged at Wang Jian and Sima Lang, blaming them for leading Qin Jiuge astray, while Ouye Zi protected himself with a Golden Bell Shield.
• Qin Jiuge wondered why Feng Ming was attacking his companions instead of confronting him, and asked Ouye Zi to explain.
• Ouye Zi told Qin Jiuge that Feng Ming and the others acted deferentially because Qin was powerful and could command them if he chose.

Ouye Zi advised Qin Jiuge to win Feng Ming over through sincere feelings, then left Sky Phoenix Imperial City with his daughter. After Qin Jiuge's identity was revealed to the delegation, he reassured Bai Qiuhu and offered him a promising post, leaving the delegation amazed by his generosity.

• Ouye Zi recognized Qin Jiuge's feelings and advised him to put thought into winning her over sincerely.
• Ouye Zi took his daughter back to the Purple Bamboo Forest after settling his own affairs in Sky Phoenix Imperial City.
• The delegation learned Qin Jiuge was a Great Emperor, and its members feared that Bai Qiuhu would be punished for previously berating him.
• Qin Jiuge praised Bai Qiuhu's work and offered to assign him to oversee a region in Qin Province.
• Bai Qiuhu tearfully apologized, and Qin Jiuge joked with him and encouraged him to keep up the good work.
• The delegation gave Qin Jiuge the entire courtyard as his private residence and gathered to congratulate Bai Qiuhu.

Bai Qiuhu celebrated being chosen by Qin Jiuge while the Sky Phoenix Royal Family weighed the threat of the Qin Family’s rising strength. Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor gave Feng Jiuqing treasures for her breakthrough, and she declared she would reach the Great Emperor Realm.

• Bai Qiuhu accepted praise from the envoy group’s high-ranking figures after Qin Jiuge selected him, and the night passed peacefully.
• The Sky Phoenix Royal Family recognized that Qin Jiuge and Xiao Yan reaching the Great Emperor Realm could make the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty the continent’s strongest force.
• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor asked Feng Liuxing and Feng Jiuqing about their chances of breaking through, then gave them three Hearts of Nirvana.
• Feng Jiuqing revealed three Purification Lotuses Qin Jiuge had given her and vowed to break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor welcomed Feng Jiuqing’s preparations and said the Sky Phoenix Dynasty could strengthen its relationship with the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty.

The Sky Phoenix Royal Family gave Feng Jiuqing three Hearts of Nirvana, prioritizing her potential over Feng Liuxing’s, and Feng Liuxing accepted the decision while asking his sister to reach the Great Emperor Realm. He then joined Qin Jiuge’s spirit boat, where Qin Jiuge charged him a Purification Lotus for passage, and asked where they were headed.

• Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor told the royal family that the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s survival and its Great Emperor Realm mattered more than any individual, ending an elder’s objection to the arrangement.
• Feng Liuxing told Feng Jiuqing that the royal family was right to give her more resources and asked her to promise she would reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Feng Liuxing left to seek his own opportunity, then appeared aboard Qin Jiuge’s spirit boat less than half a day later.
• Qin Jiuge demanded a boarding fee from Feng Liuxing and accepted a low-grade Purification Lotus as payment.
• Feng Liuxing asked Qin Jiuge where he was going next.

Qin Jiuge discovered that Feng Liuxing wanted to follow him and gain a chance to break through to the Great Emperor Realm. He arranged for Feng Liuxing to become Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s disciple in exchange for finding the Myriad Poison Spirit Body, leaving the two with a deal struck.

• Feng Liuxing told Qin Jiuge that Feng Jiuqing had obtained three more Hearts of Nirvana and planned to break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Feng Liuxing admitted he wanted to follow Qin Jiuge and secure his own opportunity to reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge brought Feng Liuxing to Qin Province and presented him to Heavenly Poison Great Emperor, who wanted the Myriad Poison Spirit Body to restore his cultivation.
• Qin Jiuge proposed that Feng Liuxing become Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s disciple and find the Myriad Poison Spirit Body in return for receiving his legacy and a chance at the Great Emperor Realm.
• Feng Liuxing agreed and paid respects to Heavenly Poison Great Emperor as his master.

Feng Liuxing became Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s disciple, strengthening ties between the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty. When the Qin Family learned that someone suspected of having the Myriad Poison Spirit Body had appeared at the Great Dao Sect, Heavenly Poison Great Emperor hurried to hear the report.

• Feng Liuxing knelt and sincerely accepted Heavenly Poison Great Emperor as his master, while Qin Jiuge left them to celebrate their bond.
• The Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s elders welcomed the news, and Feng Jiuqing acknowledged that Qin Jiuge had done enough for her.
• Qin Jiuge received a report from the Great Dao Sect that a being suspected of possessing the Myriad Poison Spirit Body had appeared there.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and Feng Liuxing rushed to Qin Jiuge as he sought more details, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor shielded the frightened Qin Family subordinate from his aura.

Feng Liuxing persuaded Qin Jiuge to help retrieve a Cihang Jingzhai disciple, and Qin Jiuge set off for Great Dao Province with him and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor. Cihang Jingzhai’s master tasked Shi Feiyu with winning Qin Jiuge’s favor, while the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor questioned why Qin Jiuge had not already brought her into the Qin Family.

• Feng Liuxing pleaded with Qin Jiuge to help his master, the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor, and Qin Jiuge agreed after making him promise not to use the matter to pressure him again.
• Qin Jiuge, Feng Liuxing, and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor departed aboard the Nine Heavens Spirit Boat for Great Dao Province.
• The master of Cihang Jingzhai told Shi Feiyu that Qin Jiuge was on his way and instructed her to serve the interests of the sect by winning a place at his side.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor asked Qin Jiuge why he had not brought Shi Feiyu into the Qin Family despite her Heavenly Dao Body.

Qin Jiuge explained why Shi Feiyu’s Heartless Dao made her unfit to join the Qin Family, then confronted her over her lack of loyalty and support. Feng Liuxing found Zhang Bufan, the Myriad Poison Spirit Body, and invited him to become a disciple of the Heavenly Poison Sect.

• Qin Jiuge told the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor that Shi Feiyu’s Heartless Dao placed the Daoist School above the Qin Family and its interests.
• Feng Liuxing bluntly demanded that Cihang Jingzhai hand over the Myriad Poison Spirit Body.
• Qin Jiuge rejected Shi Feiyu’s expectations and accused her of staying with Cihang Jingzhai instead of helping the Qin Family.
• Feng Liuxing searched Cihang Jingzhai and found Zhang Bufan, the Myriad Poison Spirit Body.
• Feng Liuxing invited Zhang Bufan to become his junior brother and a direct disciple of the Heavenly Poison Sect.

Feng Liuxing crippled Shi Feiyu and Cihang Jingzhai’s core disciples, then declared the sect struck from the rolls in Great Dao Province. Qin Jiuge left with Zhang Bufan and the others, while Heavenly Poison Great Emperor returned to the Qin Family and entered seclusion to seek a breakthrough.

• Feng Liuxing suppressed the Mistress of Cihang Jingzhai, and Zhang Bufan knelt to accept Heavenly Poison Great Emperor as his master.
• Qin Jiuge ordered Feng Liuxing to cripple Shi Feiyu, and Feng Liuxing also crippled Cihang Jingzhai’s core disciples.
• Feng Liuxing declared Cihang Jingzhai struck from the rolls in Great Dao Province, while Shi Feiyu cried out at Qin Jiuge before he left with the others.
• Dao sects publicly distanced themselves from the Supreme Heartless Dao, while people in Great Dao Province discussed Cihang Jingzhai’s downfall and praised Qin Jiuge.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor returned to the Qin Family and entered secluded cultivation, hoping to recover his Great Emperor Realm strength.

As the Qin Family's elders made major breakthroughs, the Azure Emperor watched Xiao Yan's progress and the Sky Profound Four Elders left their posts to seek opportunities. Evil God Moro then took Li Tianran and Li Miaoran through a rift to another heaven and earth, drawing the attention of Sikong Changfeng and a Half-step Great Emperor from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.

• The First Hall Master and Feng Hu Supreme announced their breakthroughs, and other Qin Family elders also achieved major advances.
• The Azure Emperor secretly watched Xiao Yan, whose Half-step Great Emperor cultivation continued to advance.
• The Sky Profound Four Elders departed after consuming the Four Divine Beasts' Essence Blood, while the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor told Li Miaoran he sensed an opportunity in the Overseas Region.
• Evil God Moro offered Li Tianran and Li Miaoran a path to the Great Emperor Realm through a transaction involving a method against the Evil God.
• Li Tianran and Li Miaoran followed Evil God Moro through a rift to another heaven and earth.
• Sikong Changfeng and a Half-step Great Emperor from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance appeared after the three vanished.

Sikong Changfeng sought a path to the Great Emperor Realm and decided to ask Wen Tiansheng of the Overseas Region for help. Nearly thirty years later, the Heavenly Mystery Old Man appeared near the Purple Bamboo Forest, drawing Qin Jiuge and others to witness his possible breakthrough.

• A Half-step Great Emperor Realm expert of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance advised Sikong Changfeng to seek help from Wen Tiansheng, and Sikong Changfeng left for the Overseas Region.
• Nearly thirty years passed without major upheaval on the Sky Profound Continent as Qin Jiuge, the Sky Phoenix Ancestor, the Heavenly Yao Emperor, and others maintained their alliance.
• The Heavenly Mystery Old Man appeared near the Purple Bamboo Forest, and Great Emperor Realm experts sensed his arrival.
• Qin Jiuge noticed Ouye Zi's daughter, exchanged glances with her, and provoked Ouye Zi's anger.
• Qin Jiuge changed the subject to the Heavenly Mystery Old Man's potential breakthrough, and the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master greeted him.

Qin Jiuge visited the Heavenly Mystery Old Man as he approached a breakthrough, then learned that Feng Jiuqing was also breaking through in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. As both breakthroughs resonated with heaven and earth, Qin Jiuge concluded that an unknown change had brought new opportunities and that turbulent days lay ahead.

• Qin Jiuge asked the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master about the odds of reaching the Great Emperor Realm, received no clear answer, and left another set of cultivation methods for the Heavenly Mystery Old Man.
• Qin Jiuge shared roasted chicken wings with Ouye Zi, who warned him to stay away from Ou Jiajia and said she already liked someone else.
• Ou Jiajia praised Qin Jiuge after he left, while Ouye Zi resolved to keep them apart; Qin Jiuge later sensed that she was fated to meet him a few times, without romantic entanglement.
• Qin Jiuge sensed Feng Jiuqing beginning a breakthrough in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and hurried toward it aboard his flying spirit vessel.
• The Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor and other experts secured the forbidden grounds as Feng Jiuqing broke through, and the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor brought out a Heart of Nirvana that resonated with heaven and earth.

Feng Jiuqing refined the Heart of Nirvana and the Purification Lotus, then broke through to the Great Emperor Realm under the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s protection. Her breakthrough divided part of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s Fortune with the Qin Family, and Feng Liuxing urged the dynasty’s elders to preserve their ties with Qin Jiuge.

• The Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor gave the last Heart of Nirvana to Feng Liuxing, who understood the gesture and accepted it.
• Qin Jiuge arrived at the Sky Phoenix Dynasty aboard the Nine Heavens Spirit Boat as Feng Jiuqing prepared to break through.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor guarded Feng Jiuqing while she refined the Heart of Nirvana and the Purification Lotus, then urged her to advance.
• Feng Jiuqing declared that she had reached the Great Emperor Realm, and a second Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix appeared above the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s national Fortune.
• The Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s Quasi-Emperors noticed that one-third of their Fortune had gone to the Qin Family, and Feng Liuxing warned them against alienating Qin Jiuge.
• The Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor and the other elders reaffirmed their close relationship with the Qin Family and apologized to Qin Jiuge.

Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family after Feng Jiuqing broke through to the Great Emperor Realm, where Heavenly Poison Great Emperor revealed his recovery and planned to absorb the poison at Corrosion Poison. When they arrived, the poison was gone, and Qin Jiuge suspected Heavenly Poison Great Emperor had already collected it.

• Qin Jiuge congratulated Feng Jiuqing on her breakthrough, then returned to the Qin Family while she remained behind to stabilize her cultivation.
• Feng Liuxing apologized to Qin Jiuge, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor revealed that he had recovered to the Great Emperor Realm and would honor their alliance.
• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor showed Qin Jiuge and Feng Liuxing his refined Miasma Poison Bead and said they would gather Corrosion Poison to strengthen him further.
• Qin Jiuge, Feng Liuxing, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor traveled to Corrosion Poison and found that the poison had vanished and Corrosion Town was deserted.
• Qin Jiuge asked whether Heavenly Poison Great Emperor had already collected the Corrosion Poison, and Feng Liuxing hurried over to hear their answer.