Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge faced pressure from Xiao Yan, Feng Jiuqing, and Feng Liuxing to reveal how he had passed the Eternal Star Gate’s threshold, then shared some of its Fortune with his wives and their elders. Sky Phoenix Ancestor, the Azure Emperor, and Qin Jiuge’s other wives went to study the stone stele, while the Old Monsters turned resentful gazes toward him.

• Xiao Yan and Feng Jiuqing pressed Qin Jiuge to reveal the Eternal Star Gate’s secret, while Feng Liuxing tried to join forces with him.
• When Feng Jiuqing and Xiao Yan rejected Feng Liuxing and sided with Qin Jiuge, he gave up resisting and explained that he had used two methods and kept part of the truth to himself.
• Qin Jiuge shared some of his trump card and the Eternal Star Gate’s Fortune with Feng Jiuqing and Xiao Yan, who passed it to Sky Phoenix Ancestor and the Azure Emperor.
• Sky Phoenix Ancestor and the Azure Emperor returned to comprehend the stone stele, and Tian Yao Kui, Lian Nishang, and Qin Jiuge’s other wives also arrived.
• Qin Jiuge gave each of his wives a share, drawing resentful looks from the Old Monsters.

Qin Jiuge made the Old Monsters pay contribution points for the cultivation insights from Eternal Star Gate, then the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty used pure Evil God Power to strengthen Li Tianran and Li Xuanmiao. The formation opened a passage to the Evil God World, where they sensed Evil God Moro’s aura.

• Qin Jiuge refused to give the Old Monsters free access to Eternal Star Gate’s insights and had them continue comprehending in exchange for contribution points.
• Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor and the other Sky Profound Four Elders confirmed that the Evil God Power in the formation was pure.
• Li Tianran and Li Xuanmiao channeled the Evil God Power through themselves, splitting it between them.
• Li Xuanmiao broke through to the Half-step Great Emperor Realm, then reached his limit, so Li Tianran drew more of the power into himself.
• After another half month, the formation opened a passage to the Evil God World, and the group sensed Evil God Moro’s aura.

Li Tianran brought Moro, Black Tooth, and White Wind to meet Qin Jiuge and explained their offer to cooperate with the Evil God World. Qin Jiuge refused to go there immediately, saying he would travel after reaching the peak of the Great Emperor Realm.

• Moro, Black Tooth, and White Wind reassured Li Tianran that they intended to honor their contract and cooperate rather than become his or Qin Jiuge’s enemies.
• Li Tianran told the three evil gods that Qin Jiuge had subdued the Eternal Star Gate, increasing their interest in his potential.
• Qin Jiuge sensed the newcomers and met them before they reached him.
• After Moro explained the Evil God World’s origins, Qin Jiuge refused their invitation to go there.
• Qin Jiuge said he would go after reaching the peak of the Great Emperor Realm, leaving Moro, Black Tooth, White Wind, Li Tianran, and Li Xuanmiao surprised.

Qin Jiuge agreed to enter the Evil God World someday and received a token linking him to Lord Chris's faction. Later, he investigated a sudden Great Emperor breakthrough in the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty and discovered that Sikong Changfeng had reached the mid-stage without apparent backlash.

• Moro gave Qin Jiuge a deep-blue token and told him he would belong to Lord Chris's faction in the Evil God World.
• Moro, Black Tooth, and White Wind returned to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty with Li Tianran, while Qin Jiuge chose to trust their promise not to attack his world.
• News of the three Great Emperor experts boosted the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty's standing among the Three Great Dynasties.
• Qin Jiuge and Feng Liuxing went to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty after sensing someone had used the Heaven-Defying Secret Technique to break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge found Sikong Changfeng at the imperial capital and asked who had helped him avoid the technique's karmic backlash.

Sikong Changfeng revealed that the Rogue Cultivator Alliance had joined the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty and that he had allied with the Evil God faction, then arranged to meet Qin Jiuge again in the Evil God World. After word spread that the Evil God World could help people forge Great Emperor Dao foundations, several older-generation figures sought Qin Jiuge’s help.

• Li Tianran and Evil God Moro revealed that Sikong Changfeng had joined Lord Chris’s faction and would travel to the Evil God World to resolve the dangers of his rapid breakthrough.
• Qin Jiuge and Sikong Changfeng reminisced about their past rivalry and agreed to settle their score when they next met in the Evil God World.
• Qin Jiuge investigated the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty’s affairs and prepared to return to the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty as news of the Evil God World spread among the world’s powerful figures.
• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor, Cloud Sea Quasi-Emperor, and Frost Sacred Master learned that pure Evil God Power was needed to forge Great Emperor Dao foundations and turned to Qin Jiuge for help.
• Lian Nishang and Bing Qingqing urged their fathers to be patient, while the Cloud Sea Quasi-Emperor struggled to ask his daughter for assistance.

After several cycles of Jiazi, Qin Jiuge broke through to the peak of the Great Emperor Realm and prepared to lead allies to the Evil God World. The chapter ended with the departure party assembled and ready to set out.

• Zhao Huanhuan reassured the Cloud Sea Quasi-Emperor that she would tell him if the elders raised the matter, and he left.
• Several cycles later, Wind Fire Supreme and other leaders gathered at the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s forbidden ground as Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough caused celestial phenomena.
• Qin Jiuge emerged and announced that he had reached the peak of the Great Emperor Realm and would soon lead everyone to the Evil God World.
• After Qin Jiuge approved preparations, members of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty and its vassal forces began organizing for the journey.
• As departure approached, Qin Jiuge saw that Feng Jiuqing, Feng Liuxing, the Sky Phoenix Quasi-Emperor, and many allied forces had assembled.

Qin Jiuge reluctantly agreed to bring the gathered senior experts with him to the Evil God World. After the group traveled through a teleportation formation, they arrived in the new world and astonished its Reception Envoy with their numbers.

• Azure Emperor and the other seniors teased Qin Jiuge until he agreed to bring them along.
• Vermilion Bird set aside his old grudges and joined Qin Jiuge’s side with the ancient monsters and Great Emperor Realm experts.
• Qin Jiuge led several dozen Great Emperor Realm experts and several hundred Half-step Great Emperor Realm experts to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty’s forbidden grounds.
• Qin Jiuge and Wen Tiansheng entered the azure teleportation formation, followed by the rest of the group.
• The group arrived in the Evil God World, where the Reception Envoy was astonished by the many arrivals and Great Emperor Realm experts.

Qin Jiuge and the others arrived in the Evil God World and settled in Heavenly Absolute City, where many of the newcomers began pursuing their paths to the Great Emperor Realm. Qin Jiuge sought out a place rich in Fortune, but an old man inside an ancient mansion threatened to refine him into a pill.

• Qin Jiuge used Lord Chris's token to convince a reception envoy to give him a map of Heaven Beyond Heaven and let his group depart safely.
• Li Xuanmiao detected Qin Jiuge and the others arriving, then received them and reacted with surprise at how many powerful figures had come from Tian Xuan World.
• Qin Jiuge and the others settled in Heavenly Absolute City, where the Sky Profound Four Elders prepared to break through to the Great Emperor Realm and the other cultivators pursued their own paths to becoming emperors.
• After Li Xuanmiao left, Qin Jiuge went to a place with a powerful aura and encountered an old man who wanted to refine his dense Fortune into a pill.
• Qin Jiuge sensed little malice and cautiously presented his token.

Qin Jiuge visited Gufeng Shangren, who offered him a Supreme Scale in exchange for helping Fahai Shangren overcome his tribulation. Qin Jiuge accepted the task and left, while Gufeng Shangren revealed that failed candidates lost half their essence and soul.

• Qin Jiuge entered Yinshan Ancient Residence despite the two late-stage Great Emperor Realm flying jiangshi guarding it.
• Gufeng Shangren offered Qin Jiuge the courtyard’s treasures and explained that previous visitors had refused them.
• Gufeng Shangren promised Qin Jiuge the Ancient Dragon King’s Supreme Scale if he helped Fahai Shangren of Jinshan Temple pass his tribulation and break through.
• Qin Jiuge accepted the task and left for the Ancient Maple Forest.
• A figure formed from locust blossoms accused Gufeng Shangren of scheming against young cultivators, and he admitted that failed candidates lost half their essence and soul.

Qin Jiuge set out to take on the missions tied to Gufeng Shangren’s courtyard and arrived at Jinshan Temple, where the abbot Fahai sensed his arrival. The chapter left Qin Jiuge at the temple as Fahai wondered which monk his visit concerned.

• Qin Jiuge told Li Xuanmiao about Gufeng Shangren’s courtyard, and Li Xuanmiao explained that Qin Jiuge had to complete three missions or lose half his essence and spirit.
• Qin Jiuge departed while Li Xuanmiao entered death seclusion to pursue his breakthrough to the Great Emperor Realm, protected by arrays arranged with Li Tianran’s help.
• Qin Jiuge arrived at Jinshan Temple and observed its pilgrims praying for wishes including children, success, cultivation, and family well-being.
• Fahai, the abbot of Jinshan Temple, sensed Qin Jiuge’s arrival and wondered which person at the temple was connected to him.

Fahai chose Yuanjue to face a karmic tribulation, while Qin Jiuge entered Jinshan Temple intending to answer Fahai’s calamity instead. Yuanjue learned the truth in the meditation room, just as Qin Jiuge revealed his near half-step Supreme Realm aura.

• Fahai assigned Yuanjue, his third direct disciple, to face a tribulation he believed could help him reach the Great Emperor Realm.
• Fahai urged the other disciples to accept the karmic arrangement, and the monks returned to worship and meditation.
• Qin Jiuge joined the pilgrims but offered no incense or Incense and Fire Prayer Power.
• Yuanjue invited Qin Jiuge to the rear courtyard meditation room, believing the visitor would help him through his tribulation.
• Qin Jiuge told Yuanjue that he had come to answer Fahai’s calamity, then released an aura near the half-step Supreme Realm.

Qin Jiuge met Fahai at Jinshan Temple, where Fahai mistook him for the person destined to help him overcome a tribulation and reach the Half-step Supreme Realm. Fahai left the temple with Qin Jiuge, while Qin Jiuge sensed that Fahai’s tribulation might be more complicated than it seemed.

• Yuanjue secretly told Fahai that Qin Jiuge had come on Gufeng Shangren’s recommendation and possessed strength beyond an ordinary peak Great Emperor.
• Fahai announced that he would meet the person answering his tribulation and instructed his disciples to keep cultivating before leaving Mahavira Hall.
• Fahai sensed Qin Jiuge’s strong Buddhist power and Buddhist technique, then concluded that Qin Jiuge was likely the tribulation Gufeng Shangren had arranged for him.
• Yuanjue congratulated Fahai on his coming breakthrough, and Fahai sent him back to Jinshan Temple while keeping the matter confidential.
• Fahai and Qin Jiuge left Jinshan Temple, and Qin Jiuge recalled that Fahai needed to enter the world to undergo his tribulation.

Fahai encountered and subdued a Spider Spirit, but Qin Jiuge stopped him from sealing the demon and urged him to hear the Spider Spirit’s defense. The Spider Spirit claimed he had followed Buddhist teachings for nearly a hundred years, leaving Fahai conflicted as Qin Jiuge held up a mirror to him.

• Fahai found a white-haired old man and attacked after deciding the man was a demon in disguise.
• Fahai subdued the old man, whom the chapter identified as a Spider Spirit, and prepared to seal him beneath a stone platform.
• Qin Jiuge stopped the platform and urged Fahai to hear the Spider Spirit’s defense before judging him.
• The Spider Spirit said he had listened to Buddhist teachings at Spirit Mountain for nearly a hundred years and presented his ritual implement as proof of his Buddhist roots.
• Fahai struggled to accept that he might have judged the Spider Spirit wrongly, while Qin Jiuge held up a mirror to his face.

Qin Jiuge helped Fahai overcome an inner demon by persuading him to spare the grateful Spider Spirit and recognize that demons could be good or evil. Later, sheltering from a storm, Fahai encountered two snake demons protecting a pregnant woman and felt another troubling reaction.

• Qin Jiuge pointed out Fahai’s distorted reflection, helping Fahai realize his anger and worldly desires were stirring his inner demon.
• Qin Jiuge advised Fahai that humanity, Buddha-nature, and divinity were intertwined, and Fahai regained his calm.
• Fahai spared the Spider Spirit, allowed him to keep his cultivation, and told him to use his Buddhist Dharma object if he encountered demon hunters.
• Fahai thanked Qin Jiuge for his counsel, and the two became more amicable.
• During a torrential rain, Qin Jiuge and Fahai took shelter in a bamboo grove, where Fahai saw two snake demons protecting a pregnant woman.
• Fahai refrained from attacking the snake demons but felt an abnormal desire upon looking at the pregnant woman, and Qin Jiuge let him face this tribulation himself.

Qin Jiuge helped Fahai overcome another desire trial in his Inner Demon tribulation by guiding him to understand his reactions rather than suppressing them. Fahai regained control and continued toward the Supreme Realm, beginning to grasp how to see through the Mist Barrier of the mortal world.

• After a woman gave birth, Fahai awoke from his Inner Demon turmoil and worried that Qin Jiuge had witnessed his shameful thoughts.
• Qin Jiuge teased Fahai into considering how experience and understanding shaped their different reactions to the scene.
• Fahai thanked Qin Jiuge for helping him suppress the Inner Demon and avoid damaging his cultivation or disgracing the Buddhist Sect.
• When new struggles arose, Qin Jiuge stayed silent so Fahai could recognize and overcome them himself.
• Fahai returned to normal and began understanding the trials of the seven emotions and six desires, including the difficulty of seeing through the Mist Barrier.

Fahai and Qin Jiuge continued down the mountain after Fahai’s tribulation, while Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing used Fahai’s prayer beads to cultivate and take human form. At the Qiantang River, Fahai sensed the snakes’ arrival and faced his next karmic trial as Qin Jiuge watched his growing pride.

• Fahai sincerely thanked Qin Jiuge, and the two continued down the mountain while Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing watched them in fear.
• Bai Suzhen urged Xiao Qing to cultivate with Fahai’s prayer beads so they could become stronger and avoid being preyed upon.
• After less than half a month of cultivation, Xiao Qing took human form, and the sisters descended toward the human world.
• Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing arrived at the Qiantang River, where Qin Jiuge and Fahai had also come.
• Fahai sensed that his next trial was near and resolved to face it himself, while Qin Jiuge noticed Fahai’s rising pride and chose not to advise him again.

Fahai continued his Inner Demon tribulation, saving the Qiantang River from a flood and helping White Snake and Qing She, whose gratitude strengthened his confidence. He later met Gufeng Shangren and Sophora Fairy, who were astonished that the Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation seemed to have little effect on him.

• Qin Jiuge decided not to repeatedly reveal the Mist Barrier to Fahai, hoping a crucial moment would bring him a realization.
• Fahai used his divine abilities to hold back a flood at the Qiantang River and help the people escape.
• Fahai gave his Buddhist beads to White Snake and Qing She, promised them support, and parted from them after the flood was handled.
• Qing She dismissed White Snake's warnings about revealing her snake traits, saying Fahai's Buddhist beads would deter cultivators.
• Fahai grew more confident after the flood and continued his tribulation by entering the city.
• Gufeng Shangren and Sophora Fairy were shocked that Fahai appeared largely unaffected by his Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation.

Fahai thanked Qin Jiuge for helping him survive his tribulation, and his account impressed Sophora Fairy and Gufeng Shangren. Sophora Fairy tried to seduce Qin Jiuge, but he rejected her advances, and Gufeng Shangren warned her not to interfere while Qin Jiuge was helping Fahai.

• Fahai credited Qin Jiuge's power and Buddhist Dharma for keeping him safe during his tribulation.
• Gufeng Shangren and Sophora Fairy were astonished by Qin Jiuge's abilities after hearing Fahai's account.
• Sophora Fairy flirted with Qin Jiuge and touched his chest, but he flicked her forehead and told her their relationship was only so-so.
• Qin Jiuge stopped Sophora Fairy's advances and jokingly claimed he became violent when beautiful women came too close.
• Gufeng Shangren reminded Sophora Fairy that Qin Jiuge was helping Fahai through his tribulation and warned her not to violate the taboo.

After leaving Gufeng Shangren, Qin Jiuge learned that Li Xuanmiao had broken through to the Great Emperor Realm, and the two discussed their plans before parting. Li Xuanmiao returned to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty, where he surprised Xu Lang.

• Fahai and Qin Jiuge left Gufeng Shangren's residence, and Qin Jiuge promised to help Fahai with future tribulations.
• Qin Jiuge met Li Xuanmiao and congratulated him on breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Li Xuanmiao told Qin Jiuge he planned to return to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty with cultivation resources.
• Li Xuanmiao opened a spatial passage and returned to the Sky Profound Imperial Dynasty while Qin Jiuge secretly watched Fahai.
• Xu Lang lamented that he might never reach the Great Emperor Realm until Li Xuanmiao appeared and Xu Lang excitedly embraced him.

Xu Lang reunited with Li Xuanmiao and secured cultivation resources before setting out toward the Great Emperor Realm. In the Evil God World, Qin Jiuge searched for Xu Xian, then watched White Snake and Qing She notice him beneath the moonlight, leaving Bai Suzhen captivated by his appearance.

• Xu Lang clung to Li Xuanmiao, demanded resources and secret methods, and received them after Li Xuanmiao broke through to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Xu Lang briefly suspected Li Xuanmiao was dying, then laughed off the misunderstanding and began his own path toward the Great Emperor Realm.
• Qin Jiuge sensed his connection with Fahai and realized Fahai's tribulation was following its destined course, but he could not find Xu Xian.
• Qin Jiuge appeared at a schoolhouse and saw a blind old Daoist priest with two young disciples before White Snake and Qing She surfaced from a pond.
• Qing She pointed out Qin Jiuge's beauty, and Bai Suzhen felt her heart stir as she watched him.