Chapter Summaries

White Snake accepted Qin Jiuge after he revealed his secrets, and the two felt the barrier between them disappear. White Snake and Qing She set out to resolve their karmic debt, while Qin Jiuge went to Jinshan Temple to meet Fahai.

• White Snake gently rebuked Qing She for interfering in her relationship with Qin Jiuge, while Qing She remained suspicious of him.
• Qing She planned to confront Fahai over the bet he had lost and refused to honor.
• Qin Jiuge told White Snake and Qing She about his circumstances, and they accepted what he revealed.
• White Snake agreed to stay by Qin Jiuge's side, and she and Qing She decided to resolve their karmic debt.
• White Snake and Qing She departed, and Qin Jiuge went to Jinshan Temple, where Fahai was waiting in the Mahavira Hall.

Qin Jiuge finished explaining the Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation to Fahai and left him to face the remaining trial alone. Fahai met Qing She in Jinshan Temple’s rear Zen Courtyard and tried to convert her, while the Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor approached Qin Jiuge and asked for a chance to join his circle.

• Qin Jiuge offered Fahai compensation, explained that his own Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation was nearly over, and left Fahai to complete his trial himself.
• Fahai went to Jinshan Temple’s rear Zen Courtyard and called for Qing She to reveal herself.
• Qing She appeared and asked whether their wager could continue, and Fahai invited her to enter the Buddhist Sect because she possessed Buddha-nature.
• The Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor appeared before Qin Jiuge, teased him about his many confidantes, and asked whether he would give her a chance.

Qin Jiuge left the Qiantang River after joking with Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor, while the others turned to Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor for advice about the stalled relationship between Vermilion Bird and Qin Jiuge. Black Tortoise’s wild romantic past was exposed, and Vermilion Bird returned to face him.

• Qin Jiuge laughed off Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor’s goodwill and vanished from the Qiantang River, leaving White Snake to undergo his karmic tribulation.
• Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperor urged Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor to help with the romantic impasse between Vermilion Bird and Qin Jiuge.
• Black Tortoise denied knowing anything about romance, but Azure Dragon and White Tiger Quasi-Emperor revealed that he had been a notorious playboy when young.
• Li Xuanmiao heard the revelations and realized why the others had sought Black Tortoise’s expertise.
• Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor returned and fixed her gaze on Black Tortoise, extending a hand toward him.

After Qin Jiuge rejected Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor, Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor advised him to keep pursuing Qin Jiuge, despite warning that he would likely become a concubine rather than a favored wife. Spurred on by Li Xuanmiao, Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor charged back toward Qin Jiuge.

• Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor asked Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor why Qin Jiuge was so difficult to pursue.
• Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor explained that Qin Jiuge was no ordinary man and advised Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor to persist, like Qin Jiuge's other pursuers had.
• Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor warned that Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor might become a concubine because he and Qin Jiuge seemed to have little romantic feeling for each other.
• Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor refused to give up, and Li Xuanmiao encouraged him by claiming Qin Jiuge could not withstand his abilities.
• Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor rushed toward Qin Jiuge while the others stayed behind, and Li Xuanmiao denied that he had deliberately provoked his master.

Qin Jiuge returned to Heavenly Absolute City and entered seclusion after passing the Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation. As allies gathered to celebrate his progress, Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor and Sophora Fairy sized each other up as rivals for his affection.

• Qin Jiuge returned to Heavenly Absolute City with Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor and immediately entered seclusion.
• Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperor, White Tiger Quasi-Emperor, Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor, Li Xuanmiao, Gufeng Shangren, and Sophora Fairy gathered in the city to discuss Qin Jiuge's advancement.
• Li Xuanmiao and the Sky Profound Four Elders welcomed the benefits Qin Jiuge's Half-step Supreme Realm breakthrough could bring.
• Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperor and White Tiger Quasi-Emperor encouraged Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor to keep pursuing Qin Jiuge, and she insisted she would not give up.
• Sophora Fairy declared her confidence in competing with Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor, and the two women met each other's gaze.

Qin Jiuge broke through to the Half-step Supreme Realm, and his breakthrough stirred the Evil God World and strengthened the hopes of the ascended beings around him. At Jinshan Temple, Fahai also broke through, while Green Snake was accepted as one of the temple’s own.

• Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough filled the heavens with Fortune, azure light, and manifestations of his wondrous arts.
• Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperor and White Tiger Quasi-Emperor welcomed Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough, seeing it as a chance for their faction to gain strength and negotiate on equal terms.
• The beings of the Evil God World observed Qin Jiuge’s heavenly phenomenon and wondered who had reached the Half-step Supreme Realm.
• Fahai broke through to the Half-step Supreme Realm at Jinshan Temple, creating a second phenomenon that overlapped with Qin Jiuge’s.
• Green Snake watched in astonishment as the monks praised her for joining Jinshan Temple and helping Fahai through his calamity.

Fahai reached the Half-step Supreme Realm with the Buddhist Sect's support, while Green Snake received a gift of fated Dharma and a Rainbow Feather Garment. Qin Jiuge then broke through to the same realm in Heavenly Absolute City, displaying power that seemed to surpass Fahai's.

• The Buddhist Sect praised Green Snake for aiding Jinshan Temple and promised to remember his help.
• Fahai passed his breakthrough calamity, became Jinshan Temple's presiding abbot, and was promised a seat at Western Spirit Mountain.
• Fahai told the Buddhist Sect about Qin Jiuge's potential, and the Buddha promised to convert Qin Jiuge and bestowed fated Dharma on Green Snake.
• Green Snake accepted the Rainbow Feather Garment and agreed with Fahai that he would pursue Buddhist Dharma and not fall behind him.
• Qin Jiuge combined his techniques and celestial phenomena to break through to the Half-step Supreme Realm.
• Qin Jiuge declared himself the Child of Destiny and unleashed power that appeared to exceed Fahai's.

Qin Jiuge emerged from seclusion as a Half-step Supreme and was greeted by his admirers, but he left with his sworn brothers instead. Sophora Fairy sought Gufeng Shangren’s advice on winning Qin Jiuge over, while Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor began to suspect her brother’s motives.

• Li Xuanmiao, Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor, and Sophora Fairy congratulated Qin Jiuge on reaching the Half-step Supreme Realm, and Sophora Fairy and Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor clung to him.
• Xu Lang arrived, and Qin Jiuge broke away from the women to embrace his sworn brother before Li Xuanmiao joined them.
• Qin Jiuge, Xu Lang, and Li Xuanmiao left together, and Azure Dragon Quasi-Emperor, White Tiger Quasi-Emperor, and Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor followed them.
• Gufeng Shangren advised Sophora Fairy to treat Qin Jiuge with a true heart, while Vermilion Bird Quasi-Emperor listened and eyed Black Tortoise Quasi-Emperor suspiciously.

Qin Jiuge agreed to establish a faction and promised Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao powerful positions and cultivation benefits. After Fahai joined as its Great Protector, news spread that Qin Jiuge had reached the Half-step Supreme Realm, while Sikong Changfeng appeared in a secluded hall.

• Xu Lang complained that he lagged behind Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao, and Qin Jiuge promised to help him reach the Great Emperor Realm by making him a Grand Inner Steward.
• Li Xuanmiao asked for an equal share of Qin Jiuge’s favor, so Qin Jiuge named him Left Protector and Xu Lang Right Protector.
• Fahai arrived and asked to join Qin Jiuge’s faction as its Great Protector, and Qin Jiuge welcomed him.
• News of Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough to the Half-step Supreme Realm spread through the Evil God World, astonishing former residents of the Sky Profound Continent.
• Sikong Changfeng appeared in a secluded hall amid clusters and sheets of radiance.

After learning that Qin Jiuge had reached the Half-step Supreme Realm and planned to establish the Tian Xuan Faction near Heavenly Absolute City, people from the Sky Profound Continent and local cultivators considered joining him. The chapter left Xiao Yan determined to catch up with Qin Jiuge and Qing She urging White Snake to become his faction leader’s wife.

• Sikong Changfeng heard of Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough and looked forward to testing his strength against him.
• Azure Emperor urged Xiao Yan to work harder after Qin Jiuge’s progress startled her, and she renewed her resolve to surpass him.
• Qin Jiuge’s planned faction inspired people from the Sky Profound Continent to gather and support the Tian Xuan Faction near Heavenly Absolute City.
• Qing She told White Snake to secure the position of faction leader’s wife, but White Snake said she cared more about cultivation and warned Qing She not to let down her guard around Fahai.

Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough to the Half-step Supreme Realm strengthened the Tian Xuan Faction and improved the standing of cultivators from the Sky Profound Continent. Meanwhile, the Sophora Fairy hesitated to approach Qin Jiuge because his many confidantes had gathered around him.

• White Snake and Qing She continued helping at the Qiantang River to address the consequences of the flooding.
• Li Tianran questioned how Qin Jiuge had advanced so quickly, while Moro and their colleagues praised Qin Jiuge’s breakthrough and future prospects.
• Moro explained that Qin Jiuge’s rise had brought better resources and treatment to cultivators from their world, and Li Tianran fell silent.
• Great Emperor Realm cultivators from the Sky Profound Continent joined the Tian Xuan Faction, followed by White Snake and Qing She.
• Gufeng Shangren urged the Sophora Fairy to approach Qin Jiuge, but she feared facing his gathered confidantes and continued to hesitate.

In Heavenly Absolute City, Qin Jiuge tried to reassure Feng Jiuqing about Sophora Fairy and White Snake, but Feng Jiuqing demanded that he find a way to help her cross the Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation. After she left, Qin Jiuge faced accusations from Feng Ming and his other wives, and the chapter ended with the exhausted city lord being offered spirit pills by the Hellhound.

• Gufeng Shangren urged Sophora Fairy to seize her chance, but she remained reluctant and depressed.
• Qin Jiuge assured Feng Jiuqing that he and Sophora Fairy were innocent and explained that White Snake had helped him pass his tribulation.
• Feng Jiuqing rejected Qin Jiuge's double standard and reminded him that he had to find a way to help her cross the Half-step Supreme Realm tribulation.
• After Feng Jiuqing left, Feng Ming and Qin Jiuge's other wives confronted him over Sophora Fairy and his treatment of them.
• Qin Jiuge soothed the women with his words, then later received an offer of nourishing spirit pills from the Hellhound.

Qin Jiuge discovered that his Half-step Supreme Realm cultivation was draining his vitality because his foundation was unstable, and Wen Tiansheng advised him to use dual cultivation to replenish it. Unwilling to involve his wives and concubines, Qin Jiuge disguised himself and set out for the Hehuan Sect.

• Qin Jiuge noticed his energy running low and asked Wen Tiansheng why his Half-step Supreme Realm cultivation was failing him.
• Wen Tiansheng explained that Qin Jiuge's unstable foundation and the realm's demands on his vitality caused the depletion, and that merit could not fix every problem.
• Wen Tiansheng advised Qin Jiuge to use the Dual Cultivation Secret Technique with someone of comparable cultivation to replenish himself.
• Qin Jiuge decided not to trouble his wives and concubines, who were preparing to break through, and considered other potential partners.
• The Heavenly Yao Emperor suggested that Qin Jiuge visit places such as the Hehuan Sect, and Qin Jiuge secretly disguised himself and headed there.

Qin Jiuge entered Hehuan Sect’s recruitment in place of a family’s only son, whose parents were pressured to surrender a child as a human cauldron. As Xianggu led the gathered children away, Pang Dun explained his plan to endure the first three years, while Xianggu listened in.

• Hehuan Sect’s recruitment forced families in Hehuan City to give up children, especially boys, as human cauldrons.
• Qin Jiuge offered to take the place of a family’s only son, and the parents accepted him as their child.
• Xianggu questioned the parents, then accepted Qin Jiuge once they handed over the required offering money.
• Qin Jiuge left with Xianggu among the other recruited children, while the parents prayed he would survive.
• Pang Dun told Qin Jiuge that he planned to endure three years in the Hehuan Sect and then avoid attracting attention.
• Xianggu overheard Pang Dun’s talk and addressed the children openly.

Xianggu reassured the selected children about their slim chance of becoming Little Immortals, while Qin Jiuge secretly assessed the Hehuan Sect’s power structure. At the City Lord’s Mansion, Xianggu confronted Xue Niang over her past and threatened to ruin her promotion if she kept provoking her.

• Xianggu told the children that those who endured the first three years and crossed the three great realms could become Little Immortals, giving them hope as future cauldrons.
• Qin Jiuge listened to Zhou Pangdun explain the sect’s rules while hiding his true identity and considering how men and women were treated within the Hehuan Sect.
• Xianggu noticed Qin Jiuge’s odd behavior but chose not to expose him, since the children’s fates did not concern her.
• Qin Jiuge followed the selected children to the City Lord’s Mansion and considered how the female sect master and male Elders might shape the sect’s hierarchy.
• Xue Niang mocked Xianggu’s youthful ambitions, and Xianggu threatened to drag her down and keep her in Hehuan City if she continued.

Qin Jiuge drew attention at the Hehuan Platform after nearly killing a child who provoked him, then watched Hundred Flowers Fairy arrive to inspect the selected disciples. Because the sect’s personnel reserves were insufficient, Xianggu, Xue Niang, and Qingluan were promoted to the inner sect for half a year.

• Xue Niang and the other Hehuan City figures stayed quiet after seeing Xianggu silence Xue Niang.
• A child from another group challenged Qin Jiuge, and Qin Jiuge asked Xianggu if he could kill him; the child collapsed in fear when Qin Jiuge turned toward him.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy arrived on a Divine Boat, and she and the local leaders discussed Hehuan City's selected disciples and their cultivation realms.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy inspected the children and, after receiving a senior brother's approval, completed the inner disciples' mission.
• Xianggu, Xue Niang, and Qingluan joined the inner disciples for a half-year promotion because the personnel reserves were insufficient.

Qin Jiuge revealed his overwhelming power to Xianggu and bound her with a God Stone Seed, then told her he had infiltrated the Hehuan Sect to find something. Xianggu drew suspicion by openly pursuing Qin Jiuge, and Xue Niang and Peony confronted him as the flying ship continued toward the sect.

• Xianggu noticed Qin Jiuge's mockery and demanded that he help the chosen disciples, so Qin Jiuge bound her with a God Stone Seed and explained his mission.
• Qin Jiuge told Xianggu he could battle the Supreme, leaving her convinced she had encountered a powerful senior.
• Xianggu openly claimed interest in Qin Jiuge, and senior disciples approved her request to take him as a cultivation vessel.
• Xue Niang and Peony suspected Xianggu was hiding a secret, while Qin Jiuge told Xianggu they could deal with anyone who threatened them after reaching the Hehuan Sect.
• After Xianggu left Qin Jiuge's side to avoid attracting suspicion, Xue Niang and Peony questioned him about his identity and why Xianggu favored him.

Qin Jiuge used his power to dismiss Xue Niang and Peony’s attempt to confront him, but they later decided to seize him as a valuable cauldron. The newcomers arrived at the Hehuan Sect, where Qin Jiuge and Xianggu entered a rigid hierarchy built around exploiting disciples.

• Qin Jiuge made Xue Niang and Peony leave, and they later suspected he was an extraordinary cauldron and plotted to claim him.
• Xianggu learned about their interest in Qin Jiuge, but he told her not to interfere.
• The flying ship reached the Hehuan Sect, and the newcomers praised their prospects while senior disciples privately regarded them as future cauldrons.
• Senior Sister Zhao Shuang ordered the newcomers off the ship and told them to follow her instructions.
• Xue Niang and Peony saw Xianggu’s concern for Qin Jiuge and became determined to obtain him.

Xianggu secured Qin Jiuge’s place among the Hehuan Sect’s lowest-ranked disciples, then brought him to her courtyard and asked for help breaking through to the fourth realm. Qin Jiuge gave her a powerful pellet and revealed that he intended to target the sect master, before sending Xianggu outside his room.

• Xue Niang reassured Peony that they would find a way to claim a share of the cauldron’s benefits once the disciples had settled in.
• The Elders assigned the new disciples to various places, and Qin Jiuge was sent to White Bone Canyon as a lowest-grade disciple.
• Xianggu selected Qin Jiuge and secured him the treatment of a third-grade disciple, prompting resentment among the other low-ranked disciples.
• Xianggu asked Qin Jiuge to help her reach the fourth realm, and he offered her a pellet suited to her cultivation.
• Qin Jiuge told Xianggu that he was targeting the Hehuan Sect’s master and would make arrangements to leave the sect with a suitable leader.
• Qin Jiuge used Shrink Ground to Inches to move Xianggu outside his room.

Xianggu remained grateful for Qin Jiuge’s growing strength as Qin decided he could no longer delay addressing his problem. Meanwhile, Hehuan Sect Master Xuan Tiesen sensed a Half-step Supreme Realm intruder and ordered the Elders to search the sect, leaving a large-scale inspection about to begin.

• Xianggu imagined the benefits Qin Jiuge’s strength might bring her and felt certain she would have a happy dream.
• Qin Jiuge sensed emptiness and anxiety, then decided he had to act before his problem grew worse.
• Xuan Tiesen sensed a Half-step Supreme Realm aura within the Hehuan Sect and suspected someone was plotting against him.
• Xuan Tiesen summoned the Elders and ordered them to search the inner sect for the intruder.
• The Elders agreed to investigate and left to begin an unprecedented inspection of the Hehuan Sect.