Recaps

Qin Guan gave Xiao Guo Chaos Qi to make Invisibility Cloaks and learned that his Chaos Body could replenish the qi he spent. He asked Xiao Guo to craft a recipe from her furnace, but she admitted she could not read and explained that recipes became instinctive after she consumed them.

• Qin Guan gave Xiao Guo twenty strands of Chaos Qi, and she offered to make dozens of Invisibility Cloaks in a day.
• Qin Guan supplied the materials for thirty cloaks and a thousand Spirit Crystal Stones, and Xiao Guo finished the batch in a few dozen breaths.
• Qin Guan gave Xiao Guo two more strands of Chaos Qi and told her that his Chaos Body regenerated it after use.
• Xiao Guo invited Qin Guan to bring her future crafting requests, and she agreed she could make the items listed on her furnace if he supplied the materials.
• Xiao Guo admitted she could not read and explained that recipes became instinctive after she consumed them, leaving Qin Guan confused.

Qin Guan prepared to attack Cangyun Country with allies equipped with enhanced Invisibility Cloaks. He and his group arrived above Cangyun Country's Imperial Palace as its forces mobilized, while Li Yuan brought Han Yue and the Lineage's eight Core Elders to meet them.

• Qin Guan left Xiao Guo and cultivated the Eight Desolations Battle Body Art with Purple Extreme Sky Marrow for three days.
• Qin Guan reunited with Xiao Man, Long Jiuxuan, Wu Bu, and Lan Xiu at Tianji Pavilion Main Hall and introduced Wu She.
• Qin Guan distributed sentient Invisibility Cloaks that could conceal their wearers even from Fifteenth Realm experts.
• Qin Guan led the group through a Teleportation Array to the South Realm, while Tianji Zi, Lan Xiu, and Long Jiuxuan concealed themselves nearby.
• Thirteen powerful auras appeared above Cangyun Country's Imperial Palace, and its guards prepared for battle.
• Li Yuan brought Han Yue and the Lineage's eight Core Elders to the plaza below Qin Guan and his group.

Zhao Xuan summoned the Xuanming Hidden Guard and called for aid from Dugu Tian and Kong Jian Shen Seng, while Qin Guan’s side waited calmly. Dugu Tian arrived first, and Li Yuan and Wu She recognized the immense threat posed by his Half-step Sword Immortal power.

• Zhao Xuan accused Han Yue and Li Yuan of threatening his throne, then deployed the Xuanming Hidden Guard against them.
• Zhao Xuan crushed jade talismans to summon Dugu Tian and Kong Jian Shen Seng, while Li Yuan wondered why Qin Guan remained calm.
• Zhao Xuan asked Elder Du whether anyone else was nearby, and Elder Du sensed no suspicious presence.
• Dugu Tian arrived from the eastern sky with a vast Sword Intent, making Li Yuan identify him as a Half-step Sword Immortal and leaving Wu She overwhelmed by his Sword Dao.

Tianji Zi, Long Jiuxuan, Lan Xiu, and Li Yuan joined Qin Guan’s side as the battle against Zhao Xuan’s forces began. Qin Guan and his allies overwhelmed the imperial army, leaving Zhao Xuan blood-soaked and in danger as the slaughter continued.

• Tianji Zi and Long Jiuxuan attacked Dugu Tian, while Lan Xiu drew Kong Jian Shen Seng away and Li Yuan went to help her.
• Zhao Xuan ordered his troops to exterminate Qin Guan’s group, but Wu Bu, Xiao Man, and the others used Invisibility Cloaks to attack the army.
• Qin Guan and Xiao Man charged through the guards, turning the battle into a massacre that frightened the Shi Xi Realm experts.
• An old servant urged Zhao Xuan to flee, but a sword strike killed him as he tried to take the emperor away.
• Qin Guan’s Blood Colored Sword Qi killed the Xuanming Hidden Guards protecting Zhao Xuan, and Qin Guan continued slaughtering Cangyun Country’s troops.

Qin Guan helped Han Yue defeat Zhao Xuan and his allies, then Han Yue executed Zhao Xuan and prepared to take the throne of Cangyun Country. Qin Guan asked Xuan Yan Zhenren to clear Han Yue’s name and called on the Li Family to help rebuild the country.

• Tianji Zi, Lan Xiu, and the others returned with defeated Dugu Tian and Kong Jian Shen Seng, leaving Zhao Xuan with no hope.
• Qin Guan told Zhao Xuan that Han Yue and others deserved credit for Cangyun Country’s peace, while Zhao Xuan had pursued power for himself.
• Qin Guan wounded Zhao Xuan and handed Han Yue a sword, and Han Yue beheaded Zhao Xuan at the steps of Taiji Hall.
• Han Yue thanked Qin Guan and promised to rule diligently, then worried that the people would think him a traitor.
• Qin Guan explained Han Yue’s history to Xuan Yan Zhenren, who said Han Yue’s name could be cleared, and asked Li Yuan to have the Li Family help rebuild Cangyun Country.

Li Fengzhao reconsidered Li Country’s planned invasion of Cangyun Country after learning of Qin Guan’s strength and discussed offering a Realm Crystal to secure the Woma Lord’s help. Qin Guan traveled to Woma Forest to meet the Woma Lord, but a Tiger Demon King blocked his way.

• A White Robed Old Man told Li Fengzhao that Qin Guan and Xiao Man could each fight at the Fifteenth Realm, prompting Li Country’s officials to doubt they could defeat Cangyun Country.
• Li Fengzhao put the invasion on hold and considered trading the remaining Realm Crystal to persuade the Woma Lord to deal with Qin Guan.
• Li Fengzhao ordered Elder Qi to investigate Qin Guan further and considered trying to win him over instead of using force.
• Three days later, Qin Guan went to Woma Forest after learning that Li Country’s Empress had negotiated with the Woma Lord.
• A golden Tiger Demon King stopped Qin Guan and scornfully refused to let him meet the Woma Lord.

Qin Guan decided that conquering Li Fengzhao could stop Li Country from threatening Cangyun Country, and he secretly entered her palace. Li Fengzhao remained determined to offer the Realm Crystal to the Woma Lord, unaware Qin Guan was hiding nearby.

• Qin Guan reconsidered his plan to seek the Woma Lord's favor and concluded that he could instead conquer Li Fengzhao.
• Little Black Tower suggested that Li and Cangyun Countries could make peace if Qin Guan conquered Li Fengzhao.
• Li Fengzhao studied Qin Guan's portrait, cursed him, and decided to offer the Realm Crystal to the Woma Lord.
• Qin Guan hid in Li Fengzhao's palace while she retired to her chambers after bathing.
• Li Fengzhao cursed Qin Guan and wished she could capture him so she would not have to give the Woma Lord the last Realm Crystal.

Qin Guan forced Li Fengzhao to reveal the Realm Crystal hidden in her sleeping quarters, then knocked her unconscious and stored her in Little Black Tower. As Qin Guan left the Imperial Palace, Little Black Tower said a sword called That Sword had made it lecherous and that it would die otherwise.

• Li Fengzhao tried to bluff Qin Guan by acting fearless, but he slapped her onto the bed and searched her quarters for the Realm Crystal.
• Qin Guan threatened to strip Li Fengzhao and throw her into the street, so she opened a hidden compartment behind the Dragon Couch and gave him the Realm Crystal.
• Qin Guan confirmed the crystal's identity with Little Black Tower, knocked Li Fengzhao unconscious, and stored her inside it.
• Qin Guan put on the Invisibility Cloak and left the Sleeping Palace while Little Black Tower reminded him to conquer Li Fengzhao.
• Qin Guan asked why Little Black Tower was lecherous, and it revealed that That Sword had harmed it and that it would die if it stopped.

Qin Guan destroyed Li Fengzhao’s dantian, then prepared to remodel it with spiritual materials and Chaos Power. Li Fengzhao remained convinced he meant to torment her as he began the painful procedure.

• Qin Guan smashed Li Fengzhao’s dantian despite her promise not to attack Cangyun Country, then gathered spiritual materials to prepare a remedy.
• Wu She arrived and praised Qin Guan for seeking peace, but Li Fengzhao cursed him and revealed his embarrassing encounter with her in Woma Small Forest.
• Qin Guan finished collecting Spirit Liquid, and Little Black Tower restrained Li Fengzhao as Qin Guan prepared to treat her.
• Qin Guan inserted Silver Needles into Li Fengzhao’s lower abdomen and used Chaos Power to remodel her dantian, causing her to scream in agony.

Qin Guan asked Xiao Guo to modify the Demon Sword, awakening its Sword Soul and infusing it with his Killing Gang Qi. The newly forged sword challenged Qin Guan as he reached for its hilt.

• Qin Guan gave Li Fengzhao a Storage Bag of Spirit Crystal Stones, and she let him keep the Realm Crystal.
• Qin Guan visited Xiao Guo and gave her Twenty Strands of Golden Chaos Qi before asking her to modify the Demon Sword.
• Xiao Guo explained that the Demon Sword’s blood-absorbing Sword Soul could devour its master, but Qin Guan chose to preserve its sword nature.
• Qin Guan gave Xiao Guo Killing Gang Qi, and she forged the sword with Black Sky Meteor Iron, seven drops of blood essence, the Realm Crystal, and ten thousand Spirit Crystal Stones.
• The modified Demon Sword emerged with an awakened Sword Soul and challenged Qin Guan as he grasped its hilt.

Qin Guan and Li Fengzhao entered a Plane Rift beneath an island in Li Country. Little Black Tower revealed that the rift led to another space on the same continent, and began explaining how the continent had been divided.

• Li Fengzhao led Qin Guan from the eastern gate of Li Country Imperial City to an island south of the country.
• Li Fengzhao guided Qin Guan through an underground mine and a Spatial Power tunnel to a Black Rift beneath the sea.
• Li Fengzhao explained that the rift had appeared after Spatial Turbulence erupted while workers surveyed a Mineral Vein, and that Realm Crystals had been found inside.
• Qin Guan and Li Fengzhao entered the rift and navigated its shattered void while avoiding silver Spatial Turbulences.
• Little Black Tower told Qin Guan that the rift led to another space on the continent and began recounting the War of the Gods over the Divine Power Source Core.

Qin Guan and Li Fengzhao crossed the Spatial Turbulence in Little Black Tower and found a cluster of Realm Crystals. After collecting them, they were confronted by Xie Ping of the Undying God Clan, who demanded the crystals.

• Little Black Tower carried Qin Guan and Li Fengzhao through multiple storms of Spatial Turbulence without being damaged.
• The tower stopped in a safe area, where Li Fengzhao spotted a Purple Heaven Realm Crystal and Qin Guan searched nearby.
• Qin Guan and Li Fengzhao found and collected seven Realm Crystals, with Qin Guan taking four and Li Fengzhao taking three.
• Li Fengzhao offered one of her Realm Crystals to Qin Guan, but he pulled her behind him and struck at a black-clad youth who appeared.
• The youth introduced himself as Xie Ping of the Undying God Clan and demanded that Qin Guan hand over the Realm Crystals.

Qin Guan learned that Yong Ji’s token had planted an Eternal Tribulation Mark in the Undying God Clan elders, forcing them to appease him and secure his entry into the clan. After the elders apologized with a Water Realm Crystal, Qin Guan accepted it while maintaining that he had been easy to get along with.

• The Black Robe Old Men listened to Yong Ji’s recording and discovered it imprinted the Eternal Tribulation Mark on their Divine Souls.
• Li Changye and Gu Shengmo realized they had been tricked, and the other elders also turned against them after hearing the recording.
• Li Changye slapped Xie Ping for demanding that the elders take back Qin Guan’s Realm Crystal.
• The three elders humbly apologized to Qin Guan and promised to bring him into the Undying God Clan, but Qin Guan said he had intended to join before they tried to take his crystal.
• Qin Guan offered a fiery-red Realm Crystal, and Li Changye gave him a deep-blue Water Realm Crystal as an apology; Qin Guan stored it in Little Black Tower.

Qin Guan agreed to join the Undying God Clan on the condition that they guard the Plane Rift entrance and keep all other forces out. After he left, Li Changye and the others discussed the Great Divine Official Yong Ji’s plans and the Divine Soul curse tied to his token.

• Cao Zaifei suggested that Mo Xue become Qin Guan’s Dao Companion, but Qin Guan rejected the proposal because he was already married and uninterested in her.
• Qin Guan asked Li Changye about the Plane Rift and learned that the Undying God Clan controlled it while the Dragon Clan sought access.
• Qin Guan agreed to join the Undying God Clan in three days if the Ancient God Clan guarded the Rift entrance and barred other forces.
• Li Changye explained that the Great Divine Official Yong Ji had instructed them to recruit Qin Guan, and he proposed testing the official’s token on the Grand Elders.
• Gu Shengmo and Cao Zaifei argued over who had exposed the other to the Divine Soul curse, then laughed it off.
• Mo Xue asked Li Changye what the token and Divine Soul curse were about.

Qin Guan learned that the Dragon Clan could not yet reach Xiao Man because the Undying God Clan controlled the Plane Rift, then crossed it to investigate. Li Changye welcomed him and began explaining the Undying God Clan’s internal divisions.

• Qin Guan told Long Jiuxuan that he had found a Plane Rift in Li Country leading to the Dragon Clan’s continent, and that the Undying God Clan controlled its entrance.
• Xiao Man entered Little Black Tower, while Long Jiuxuan urged Qin Guan to keep her safe from the Dragon Clan.
• Three days later, Qin Guan crossed the Rift and arrived in the Dajiang Mountain Range, where Li Changye welcomed him.
• Li Changye told Qin Guan that the Undying God Clan had split into factions led by the Grand Elder and himself because the Old Ancestor had been in seclusion.

Qin Guan accompanied Li Changye to the Undying God Clan’s Ancestral Land and revealed that he carried a Divine Official Token from Great Divine Official Yong Ji. The Black Robe Elder activated the token and learned Yong Ji had ordered the clan to recruit Qin Guan by any means, while the Eternal Tribulation Mark cursed his Divine Soul.

• Li Changye told Qin Guan that Yong Ji had ordered the Undying God Clan to recruit him, and explained that the Eternal Tribulation Mark was lost and its curse could not easily be undone.
• Li Changye brought Qin Guan to the Undying God Clan’s Ancestral Land and gave him a talisman to protect him from the Death Qi.
• Li Changye realized Qin Guan could control a sword and, after learning he was a Sword Martial Dual Cultivator, suspected he was Great Emperor Yang Tianni’s successor.
• Qin Guan told Li Changye he had a gift for the Grand Elder and followed him to the clan’s palace.
• Qin Guan showed the Black Robe Elder the Divine Official Token Yong Ji had given him, and the elder activated its recorded message.
• Yong Ji’s message commanded the clan to recruit Qin Guan by any means necessary, and the Eternal Tribulation Mark cursed the Black Robe Elder’s Divine Soul.

Qin Guan settled into Mo Xue’s Cultivation Cave Mansion while Li Changye explained that he had arranged it to repair Mo Xue’s relationship with Qin Guan, whom he suspected was a successor of Great Emperor Yang Tianni. Li Changye left Mo Xue with the revelation that a minor era might permit only one Great Emperor Successor to exist at a time, despite more than one appearing.

• Li Changye gave Qin Guan Mo Xue’s Cultivation Cave Mansion, and Qin Guan asked him to watch the Dragon Clan.
• Mo Xue offered to give up the cave, but Li Changye took her for a walk and explained he wanted to mend her relationship with Qin Guan.
• Li Changye told Mo Xue that Qin Guan was a Great Emperor Successor and pointed to his ability to use Sword Control and channel Spiritual Power.
• Mo Xue connected Qin Guan’s abilities to Great Emperor Yang Tianni, and Li Changye said he suspected Qin Guan was Yang Tianni’s successor.
• Li Changye explained that a minor era might allow multiple successors to appear but only one to exist at a time.

Xiao Yanming investigated Qin Guan and focused on gaining control of the Dajiang Mountain Range, while Qin Guan advanced his Eight Desolations Battle Body Art inside the Little Black Tower. The chapter ended with Qin Guan planning to find an opponent to test his new strength.

• A Black Clothed Man reported that he had found no information about Qin Guan and could not approach Jade Bamboo Peak, where Li Changye had given Qin Guan Mo Xue's Cultivation Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Yanming suspected Qin Guan was important to Yong Ji and ordered the Elders of every peak to gather the next morning to discuss an important matter.
• Xiao Yanming weighed the Dragon Clan's promise of resources and power if he brought the Dajiang Mountain Range under his control.
• Qin Guan cultivated for eight days inside the Little Black Tower, consumed many spirit fruits, and reached the Battle Blood Initial Awakening stage of the Eight Desolations Battle Body Art.
• The Little Black Tower advised Qin Guan to spar while activating the Killing Gate, and Qin Guan considered who to challenge.

Mo Xue warned Qin Guan about Xiao Zheng’s terrifying Nirvana Body, while Li Ningxiang confronted Qin Guan over his occupation of Mo Xue’s Cultivation Cave Mansion. Li Ningxiang then brought Mo Xue to challenge Li Changye, who had just emerged from the main hall with Gu Shengmo and several Elders.

• Mo Xue explained that Xiao Zheng’s Nirvana Body could suppress opponents and give him the strength of the Fifteenth Realm, but Qin Guan reacted indifferently.
• Li Ningxiang arrived with Adi, Xie Ping, and other disciples, and demanded that Qin Guan return Mo Xue’s Cultivation Cave Mansion.
• Qin Guan insulted Li Ningxiang and shut himself inside the cave mansion, while Mo Xue explained that the decision had been her Master’s.
• Li Ningxiang took Mo Xue to Black Sky Peak to confront Li Changye, and asked why he had given Mo Xue’s cave mansion to Qin Guan.

Li Changye warned Li Ningxiang to respect Qin Guan and stay away from Xiao Zheng, while Mo Xue returned to Jade Bamboo Peak to watch over Qin Guan. In the Little Black Tower, Qin Guan fought Wu She until the battle ended, leaving Wu She injured and wondering how Qin Guan recovered so quickly.

• Li Changye told Li Ningxiang that Qin Guan was Great Divine Official Yong Ji's friend and warned her not to disrespect him.
• Mo Xue defended Qin Guan and chose to return to Jade Bamboo Peak to look after him.
• Li Changye forbade Li Ningxiang from associating with Xiao Zheng and threatened to disown her if she disobeyed.
• Qin Guan fought Wu She in the Little Black Tower, growing stronger as the battle continued until black energy stopped the fight.
• Wu She refused Qin Guan's offer to heal him so he could study the wounds, then asked how Qin Guan recovered without opening the Life Gate.

Qin Guan defeated Xiao Zheng twice with swift sword strikes, securing control of the Dajiang Mountain Range for Black Sky Peak. He left the arena as Xiao Yanming realized Qin Guan was far more formidable than an ordinary Eleventh Realm Martial Venerable.

• Qin Guan defeated Xiao Zheng with a single sword strike, stunning the crowd beneath the arena.
• Xiao Zheng unleashed his Nirvana Domain and claimed he had only been careless, but Qin Guan struck him again before he could finish forming hand seals.
• Elder Song declared Black Sky Peak the winner and awarded it control of the Dajiang Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yanming realized Qin Guan possessed extraordinary power and had disrupted his plan, while Xiao Zheng refused to accept his defeat.
• Qin Guan dismissed Xiao Zheng, thanked Li Changye, and left the arena as Black Sky Peak's disciples made way for him.

After Qin Guan defeated Xiao Zheng, Xiao Yanming’s Elders argued over Qin Guan’s power and agreed to pursue cooperation with the Dragon Clan to seize the Dajiang Mountain Range. Li Changye warned Qin Guan about Xiao Yanming’s plans, and Qin Guan learned that the Undying God Clan’s Old Ancestor could not be reached in the Forbidden Land.

• The arena matches ended with Immortal Peak winning five matches and Black Sky Peak winning three, but Xiao Yanming remained furious over Black Sky Peak’s control of the Dajiang Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yanming and the Elders debated how Qin Guan could wield Spiritual Power and whether he had obtained Great Emperor Yang Tianni’s Martial Inheritance.
• Xiao Yanming ordered the Elders to negotiate with Li Changye over the Dajiang Mountain Range and implied they would kill their clan members if Li Changye refused.
• The Elders agreed to secretly cooperate with the Dragon Clan to eliminate Black Sky Peak, and Xiao Yanming said he would approach Li Changye himself.
• Li Changye told Qin Guan that Xiao Yanming had offered five major industries for the Dajiang Mountain Range and was determined to work with the Dragon Clan.
• Qin Guan asked to meet the Undying God Clan’s Old Ancestor, but Li Changye said no one could enter the Forbidden Land where the Old Ancestor was cultivating.

Qin Guan and Li Changye overheard Xiao Zheng deceive Li Ningxiang into believing Qin Guan had cursed her father and the Grand Elder to control the Undying God Clan. The pair left, while Li Changye emerged furious that his daughter had secretly met with Xiao Zheng.

• Xiao Zheng asked Li Ningxiang about Qin Guan and admitted that Qin Guan’s sword strikes had shaken his Dao Heart, fueling his desire to kill him.
• Li Ningxiang told Xiao Zheng that her father had favored Qin Guan, driven Mo Xue from her Cultivation Cave Mansion, and made her stand guard there.
• Xiao Zheng claimed Qin Guan had planted a Divine Soul curse in the Divine Official Token, cursing Li Ningxiang’s father and the Grand Elder.
• Xiao Zheng urged Li Ningxiang to hide what she had learned and get close to Qin Guan to uncover information, and she agreed.
• After Xiao Zheng and Li Ningxiang left, Qin Guan and Li Changye emerged from the bushes, and Li Changye was furious that his daughter had secretly met Xiao Zheng.

Immortal Peak discovered that its Grand Elder and four other Core Elders had died, leaving Elder Yu to seek help from the West Great Protector. Meanwhile, Li Changye gave Qin Guan body-tempering resources and secured Mo Xue a chance to receive his Sword Dao guidance, though she was nervous to meet him.

• Immortal Peak’s elders speculated that the missing Grand Elder and four Core Elders had gone to attack the Dajiang Mountain Range.
• A disciple reported that the five elders’ Soul Lamps had gone out, and Elder Yu confirmed their deaths before setting out to find the West Great Protector.
• Li Changye gave Qin Guan a Storage Bag filled with Qi Blood Spirit Fruits, and Qin Guan offered to help him if trouble arose.
• Li Changye asked Qin Guan to guide Mo Xue in the Sword Dao, and Qin Guan agreed to meet her.
• Mo Xue told her master she was nervous about meeting Qin Guan, whom she revered after seeing him defeat Xiao Zheng.

Immortal Peak accused Qin Guan and Li Changye of killing the Grand Elder and the other Core Elders, while the Guardian Elders demanded that Qin Guan come in for questioning. The confrontation left Li Ningxiang realizing Xiao Zheng had used her, and Qin Guan faced a threat of force from the Guardian Elders.

• Xiao Zheng told Xi Ming and the other Guardian Elders that Qin Guan had killed the Grand Elder and claimed a Divine Soul curse was involved, hoping to help Immortal Peak eliminate Li Changye.
• Qin Guan came out of the Cultivation Cave Mansion, feigned shock and grief over the Grand Elder's death, and denied being able to kill him.
• Xiao Zheng accused Qin Guan and Li Changye of conspiring, and Li Ningxiang questioned Xiao Zheng after he implied her father was guilty.
• Li Changye struck Xiao Zheng with Mysterious Light, and Li Ningxiang realized Xiao Zheng had used her and broke down crying.
• A Black Robe Guardian ordered Qin Guan to go to the Law Enforcement Hall for questioning and threatened to use force if he refused.