Chapter Summaries

The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor revealed that he had anticipated the Yellow Robe Monster’s attempt to claim the Corrosion Poison and identified him using traces he had left behind. Qin Jiuge agreed that they would have to kill their rivals to reach the Eternal Star Gate, while the Yellow Robe Monster and Hundred Flowers Fairy prepared for the other Old Monsters to awaken.

• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor released the Corrosion Poison’s true essence and learned from witnesses that a Yellow Robe Monster had made the poison vanish.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor reconstructed the Yellow Robe Monster’s image and concluded that he and the Hundred Flowers Fairy had awakened.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor told Feng Liuxing to wait until he reached the Great Emperor Realm before confronting the two Old Monsters.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor explained to Qin Jiuge that only Great Emperor battles and blood could open the path to the Eternal Star Gate, and Qin Jiuge agreed to kill.
• The Hundred Flowers Fairy and Yellow Robe Monster discussed their disadvantage and anticipated that other Old Monsters and Great Emperor Realm powers would enter the conflict.

Ancient Great Emperor Realm monsters emerged across the Sky Profound Continent as the era changed, disrupting the Human and Yao Realms. The Heavenly Yao Emperor ordered Tian Yao Kui brought home, while Qin Jiuge and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor faced the prospect of confronting a host of awakened Old Monsters.

• The Hundred Flowers Fairy warned the Yellow Robe Monster that their enemy must remain trapped until they entered the Eternal Star Gate, and the Yellow Robe Monster agreed.
• Old Monsters, including the Nine-tailed Fox Demon, awakened across the Human Realm and Yao Realm as the fortune of heaven and earth surged.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor sensed many demonic auras in the Yao Realm and sent Golden Face and Silver Face to bring Tian Yao Kui back to safety.
• Feng Jiuqing and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor appeared in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, while the awakened monsters muddied the fortunes of both dynasties.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor told Qin Jiuge that his disciple was in seclusion with improved chances of reaching the Great Emperor Realm, then dismissed the idea of ambushing the many awakened Old Monsters.

Qin Jiuge gathered several Great Emperor Realm experts and led them into the Yao Realm to help secure it as a retreat for their allied factions. Their journey paused when they heard Tian Yao Kui resisting two Half-step Great Emperor Realm experts who were trying to take her back.

• Qin Jiuge assembled Feng Jiuqing, the Heavenly Mystery Old Man, and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor to discuss striking at their Ancient Times enemies.
• Feng Jiuqing persuaded the group that their new strength and the chance to seize resources made an attack worthwhile, and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor agreed.
• Qin Jiuge chose the Yao Realm as their first target and proposed clearing it to create a secure retreat route for their factions.
• The group crossed into the Yao Realm while concealing their auras, but stopped after hearing a woman's cries for help.
• Feng Jiuqing identified the woman as Tian Yao Kui, and Qin Jiuge agreed to investigate because she was family.
• Tian Yao Kui defiantly resisted Golden Face and Silver Face, but the two Half-step Great Emperor Realm experts easily overpowered her.

Golden Face and Silver Face tried to return Tian Yao Kui to Heavenly Yao City, but Qin Jiuge arrived and joined the group heading there. Along the way, the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and the Heavenly Mystery Old Man transformed into their youthful appearances.

• Golden Face and Silver Face suppressed Tian Yao Kui’s abilities and bound her, insisting that Master had ordered her return to Heavenly Yao City for her safety.
• Tian Yao Kui called for Qin Jiuge, who appeared and stopped Golden Face and Silver Face from questioning why he had come to the Yao Realm.
• Qin Jiuge and the others boarded the spirit ship, and Golden Face and Silver Face agreed to take them to Heavenly Yao City to meet the Heavenly Yao Emperor.
• Tian Yao Kui complained that Qin Jiuge had neglected her, but he comforted her and reminded her of the crisis in the Human Realm.
• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor recalled his youthful days and transformed into his younger appearance, and the Heavenly Mystery Old Man did the same.

The Heavenly Yao Emperor welcomed Qin Jiuge and the others to Heavenly Yao City, and they agreed to hunt the revived Old Monsters, starting with whoever they located first. Meanwhile, the Nine-tailed Fox urged the Old Monsters to reclaim the Yao Realm, and the Yellow Robe Monster explained that their situation was more complicated than they had assumed.

• The Heavenly Yao Emperor changed his appearance to match the youthful, grand entrances of the Heavenly Mystery Old Man and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor and the others discussed targeting the revived Old Monsters, and Qin Jiuge proposed attacking whoever they found first.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor promised to find information about the Old Monsters within three days, and the group dispersed.
• The Nine-tailed Fox challenged the Old Monsters to stop hiding and reclaim control of the Yao Realm.
• The Old Monsters struggled to devise a plan against the Great Emperor Realm experts, and the Yellow Robe Monster began explaining the situation.

The Yellow Robe Monster and other old monsters debated whether to confront the Four Fierce Beasts and Four Divine Beasts, while the Nine-tailed Fox refused to hold back. Three days later, the Heavenly Yao Emperor proposed targeting the Vermilion Bird, prompting Qin Jiuge and his allies to question what the emperor intended to gain from it; the emperor challenged Qin Jiuge to ask his daughter about his true form.

• The Yellow Robe Monster warned the old monsters about the danger posed by the era’s rising powers, and the Nine-tailed Fox left, determined to act against them.
• The Hundred Flowers Fairy questioned the Yellow Robe Monster’s schemes, but he declared that nobody could successfully plot against him.
• Three days later, the Heavenly Yao Emperor reported that he had found a trace of the Vermilion Bird and proposed taking it for cultivation.
• Qin Jiuge, the Heavenly Mystery Old Man, Heavenly Poison Great Earth, and Feng Jiuqing questioned how the Heavenly Yao Emperor’s intended reward fit their arrangement.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor asked Qin Jiuge whether he truly did not know his daughter’s true form, and Qin Jiuge explained that such matters were taboo in the Yao Realm.

The Heavenly Yao Emperor revealed his Golden Crow Dharma Aspect and agreed to cooperate with Qin Jiuge and Feng Jiuqing in taking the Vermilion Bird's true spirit. They arrived at the Vermilion Bird Holy Land, where the Vermilion Bird confronted them and answered Feng Jiuqing's threat with one of his own.

• The Heavenly Yao Emperor revealed his Golden Crow Dharma Aspect, and Qin Jiuge understood why he felt no compunction about devouring divine and fierce beasts.
• Feng Jiuqing negotiated to claim the Vermilion Bird's Divine Phoenix Aspect, and the group set off for the Vermilion Bird territory.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan celebrated their ancestor's return as the Vermilion Bird restored his strength with the clan's sacred artifact and regional fortune.
• The Vermilion Bird sensed the Great Emperor Realm experts approaching and confronted the Heavenly Yao Emperor, Qin Jiuge, and Feng Jiuqing at his Holy Land.
• Feng Jiuqing declared that those sharing Phoenix Bloodline could devour one another, and the Vermilion Bird suggested that devouring her might help him recover his Great Emperor Realm strength.

Qin Jiuge and Feng Jiuqing secured the Vermilion Bird Essence and discussed eliminating the Vermilion Bird before it could recover. The alliance then chose Taotie as its next target at Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s suggestion.

• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor entertained Heavenly Mystery Old Man, Heavenly Yao Emperor, and the other elders with stories about Qin Jiuge and Feng Jiuqing.
• Feng Jiuqing snatched the Vermilion Bird Essence from Qin Jiuge.
• Qin Jiuge urged Feng Jiuqing to delay refining the essence and help defeat the remaining Divine Beasts, Fierce Beasts, and Old Monsters.
• Qin Jiuge asked Feng Jiuqing whether she could locate the Vermilion Bird’s Nirvana site so they could prevent its return.
• Qin Jiuge asked Heavenly Poison Great Emperor who the alliance should target next, and Heavenly Poison Great Emperor proposed Taotie for the benefits it would offer his Miasma Poison Bead.

Qin Jiuge and the others agreed to pursue Taotie after returning to Heavenly Yao City to learn where he was and whether he had awakened. Meanwhile, Yellow Robe Monster and Hundred Flowers Fairy considered seeking help from a dangerous monster in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, using an Enlightenment Leaf to keep it rational.

• Qin Jiuge agreed to Heavenly Poison Great Emperor’s plan, while Heavenly Mystery Old Man and the Heavenly Yao Emperor raised no objections.
• Feng Jiuqing focused on refining the Vermilion Bird essence, and the group returned to Heavenly Yao City to investigate Taotie’s whereabouts and awakening.
• News of the Vermilion Bird’s death spread across the Yao Realm, alarming its inhabitants and intensifying the upheaval.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy warned Yellow Robe Monster that the allied Great Emperor Realm cultivators threatened the Old Monsters, and Yellow Robe Monster admitted they were badly outmatched.
• Yellow Robe Monster proposed seeking help from the monster in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, and Hundred Flowers Fairy objected that it might devour them.
• Yellow Robe Monster revealed an Enlightenment Leaf that could temporarily restore the monster’s rationality, but said he would save it for a crisis rather than hand it over to Hundred Flowers Fairy.

Hundred Flowers Fairy and Yellow Robe Monster agreed to try a dangerous plan, while Qin Jiuge returned to the Human Realm and sought information about his slain enemy. In the Yao Realm, White Tiger appealed to Black Tortoise to help avenge Vermilion Bird, but Black Tortoise remained hidden.

• Hundred Flowers Fairy agreed to try Yellow Robe Monster's plan, and he warned that dealing with the monster could be fatal.
• After Vermilion Bird's death, the Yao Realm's monsters concealed their auras, and Qin Jiuge temporarily returned to the Human Realm through the secured passage.
• Azure Emperor met Qin Jiuge, noticed Feng Jiuqing's earth-element treasure, and questioned him about the Great Emperor Realm expert he had killed.
• Qin Jiuge asked Azure Emperor where his enemy was hiding, but she gave him no clear answer; he later learned that no Human Realm cultivators had broken through while he was away.
• White Tiger went to the South Sea and called for Black Tortoise, who stayed hidden.
• White Tiger reminded Black Tortoise that Vermilion Bird had saved them both and urged him to join several Old Monsters in striking at Qin Jiuge's allies.

The Tianji Lineage refused Lu Qingran’s request, and the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master drove her from Purple Bamboo Forest rather than risk offending Qin Jiuge. After Lu Qingran reported her failure, Qin Yao decided to visit the Tianji Lineage herself and punished Lu Qingran with a lightning strike.

• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master rejected Lu Qingran’s request and used Purple Bamboo Forest’s formation to escort her out.
• Lu Qingran warned that Daughter Country would remember the Tianji Lineage’s refusal, then left without being able to break through the formation.
• The Heavenly Mystery Tower Master told Ouye Zi that the Tianji Lineage had chosen not to offend Qin Jiuge, and Ouye Zi agreed the Refining Lineage would make the same choice.
• Lu Qingran returned to the imperial hall and admitted her failure to Qin Yao.
• Qin Yao said she would visit the Tianji Lineage herself because she felt uneasy about a hidden threat, then struck Lu Qingran with lightning as punishment.

Qin Jiuge went to the Purple Bamboo Forest after learning that the Daughter Country people had arrived, and asked the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master to help him put on a show. He offered a favor in exchange, and Ouye Zi backed the request by urging the Tower Master to help Niu Niu become Qin Jiuge’s disciple.

• Lu Qingran left Fengming Hall, and the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master spread word that the Daughter Country people were heading to the Purple Bamboo Forest.
• Qin Jiuge left behind his puppet incarnation and went to the Purple Bamboo Forest, where the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master and Ouye Zi were preparing to move it.
• Qin Jiuge stopped Ouye Zi from leaving and greeted Niu Niu, who eagerly told him she liked him.
• Qin Jiuge confronted the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master, blocked his attempt to leave, and asked him to cooperate in putting on a show in exchange for a favor.
• Ouye Zi argued that the Tower Master should help Qin Jiuge because Niu Niu wanted to become Qin Jiuge’s disciple, and the two men broke into a fierce argument.

Qin Jiuge agreed to take Ou Qingmiao as his disciple and promised he could improve her aptitude. After leaving with her for Daughter Country, he sensed the Daughter Country Ruler’s Great Emperor Realm aura and summoned his companions to help kill her and claim her Fortune.

• Ouye Zi persuaded the Heavenly Mystery Tower Master to help with their arrangement, and Qin Jiuge agreed to take Ou Qingmiao as his disciple.
• Ou Qingmiao gave Qin Jiuge her name, Ou Qingmiao, and called him her Little Master; Ouye Zi allowed them to spend time together.
• Qin Jiuge left with Ou Qingmiao for Daughter Country, where she noticed he had become a girl and teased him.
• Qin Jiuge sensed the Daughter Country Ruler’s Great Emperor Realm aura and sent messages to his companions to arrange her killing and seize her Fortune.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor received Qin Jiuge’s message and considered joining the plan, while wondering whether the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor would participate.

Feng Jiuqing and the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor discussed Qin Jiuge’s plans as old Great Emperor Realm experts began to stir. In Daughter Country, Qin Jiuge left Ou Qingmiao with Wuliang Daoist to help her complete her bloodline, then searched for a chance to kill a Great Emperor and restore his Fortune, ending when he encountered a distraught pregnant woman by the River of Mother and Child.

• Feng Jiuqing told the Heavenly Poison Great Emperor about Qin Jiuge’s actions, and he said they would appear when Qin Jiuge launched another ambush.
• Wuliang Daoist examined Ou Qingmiao and said her incomplete bloodline could be completed after Qin Jiuge finished his treasure form.
• Qin Jiuge promised Ou Qingmiao he would help her complete her bloodline and shape her acquired spirit body, then left her with Wuliang Daoist.
• Qin Jiuge struggled to find a way to kill a Great Emperor Realm expert and restore his Fortune, then searched Daughter Country for an opportunity.
• Qin Jiuge encountered a woman by the River of Mother and Child who cried that her heartless fetus would get her seized and offered as a sacrifice.

Qin Jiuge recruited the desperate Wei Xianglin to wield a Devil Sword and kill people in exchange for power that might save her and her unborn child. Wei Xianglin returned home determined to rely on the sword, while Qin Jiuge followed to see whether she could help weaken Daughter Country's National Destiny.

• Qin Jiuge secretly led the desperate woman to a secluded stretch of the River of Mother and Child and offered to help her survive.
• Qin Jiuge gave the woman a Devil Sword that absorbed victims' Blood Qi and told her to kill people to strengthen herself and possibly revive her unborn child.
• The woman agreed to Qin Jiuge's bargain and left with the Devil Sword as he followed her.
• The woman returned to her usual residence, where people mocked her as Xianglin's Wife and insulted her abandoned husband.
• Wei Xianglin's sudden, sharp gaze silenced her tormentors, and she returned home alone.
• Wei Xianglin took out the blood-red Devil Sword, believing it was her only chance to change her fate and save her child.

Wei Xianglin followed the Devil Sword’s call to kill and absorb Blood Qi, with Qin Jiuge watching from the shadows. After killing two neighbors, she grew stronger and ended the night by disguising the deaths as a robbery.

• Wei Xianglin resolved to kill people to grow stronger and waited until night to evade Daughter Country’s patrols.
• She entered newlyweds Ling Ju’s home and killed the husband with the Devil Sword, which drained his Blood Qi.
• Remembering the immortal lord’s instructions, Wei Xianglin calmed herself and killed the gossipy bride as well.
• The absorbed Blood Qi restored Wei Xianglin’s strength and youth, awakening her desire to reclaim what she had lost.
• Wei Xianglin staged the killings to look like a robbery and left, while Qin Jiuge watched from the shadows.

After Xianglin's Wife killed someone, Qin Jiuge watched over her as she resumed her work and visited Wuliang Taoist Temple. Ou Qingmiao publicly praised Xianglin's Wife's good fortune, leaving her the focus of the temple's devotees.

• Xianglin's Wife returned home after the killing and fell into an exhausted sleep, while Qin Jiuge anticipated their future in Daughter Country.
• The next morning, Qin Jiuge saw that Xianglin's Wife had dressed and gone out to resume her operation.
• Xianglin's Wife greeted her neighbors and prepared to visit Wuliang Taoist Temple to address the child in her belly and the rumors surrounding it.
• Ou Qingmiao sensed Xianglin's Wife's connection to her master and praised her blessing of fate before the temple's devotees.
• Xianglin's Wife received attention from the devotees, entered the main hall, offered incense, and prayed for forgiveness from Wuliang Daoist.

Qin Jiuge explained his plans for Xianglin's Wife to Ou Qingmiao and refused to let her get involved, keeping her at the Wuliang Taoist Temple for her own cultivation. Xianglin's Wife embraced her new power while Qin Jiuge began searching for more candidates in Daughter Country.

• Wuliang Daoist sensed that Layman Qin's people had arrived and concluded that Daughter Country was headed for trouble, but chose to remain uninvolved.
• Ou Qingmiao met Qin Jiuge and questioned him about Xianglin's Wife, so he told her what he had been doing in Daughter Country.
• Qin Jiuge refused Ou Qingmiao's offer to help Xianglin's Wife because her involvement could draw attention to the Wuliang Taoist Temple and disturb Wuliang Daoist.
• Qin Jiuge persuaded Ou Qingmiao to return to the temple, where she could continue learning about her bloodline and strengthen herself.
• Xianglin's Wife returned home, drew the Devil Sword, and felt her strength growing as she chose a target.
• Qin Jiuge stayed elsewhere and began looking for other suitable candidates among Daughter Country's cultivators.

Qingluan, a low-ranking Feng Ming Guard who resented her lack of talent and family support, was approached by Qin Jiuge and offered a chance to gain power by joining the effort against Daughter Country's first-generation Country Lord. The chapter ended with Qingluan catching a blood-red ring that slipped onto her finger.

• Qingluan reflected on her poor cultivation prospects and returned to her room after her guard shift.
• A Red Mist filled the courtyard, putting the servants to sleep and leaving Qingluan wary of a hidden intruder.
• Qin Jiuge revealed himself from the darkness and tried to recruit Qingluan to help overthrow Daughter Country's first-generation Country Lord.
• Qingluan questioned how the current Country Lord could retake the throne and worried that her mediocre talent would keep her powerless.
• Qin Jiuge promised that demonic cultivation secret arts could help her reach the Quasi Emperor Realm and offered her a blood-red ring.
• Qingluan caught the ring, and it slipped onto the tip of her index finger.

Qin Jiuge’s red ring bound Qingluan to a demonic cultivation art that made her stronger by killing, and he continued arranging subordinates to create chaos in Daughter Country. Qingluan went to the prison beneath the imperial city’s government office to kill imprisoned men, treating them as expendable tools.

• The red ring pricked Qingluan, bonded with her body and soul, and sent its demonic cultivation art into her soul.
• Qin Jiuge developed more subordinates in Daughter Country and hid himself to watch his plans unfold.
• Qingxuan comforted Qingluan about the upcoming guard selection, and Qingluan declined her invitation for a drink so she could go home to her younger brother.
• Qingluan met Wang San at the prefectural office, where he explained they had less than half an hour to kill prisoners and clean up before Judicial Officers arrived.
• Qingluan entered the prison’s Small World beneath the government office, where men were imprisoned, and felt no guilt about killing them.