Recaps

Qin Guan’s Heart Nightmare illusion exploited his guilt over his mother’s death until he began feeding her his blood. Little Black Tower brought Nan Rou into the illusion to save him, leaving her to face the nightmare.

• Heart Nightmare transformed the illusion into a scene where Qin Guan’s dying mother begged him for water, and Qin Guan struggled to tell the illusion from reality.
• Overwhelmed by memories of his mother’s sacrifice, Qin Guan cut his arm and let his blood drip into her mouth.
• Little Black Tower realized Qin Guan was losing his mind and summoned Nan Rou, warning that she could die in the illusion too.
• Nan Rou insisted on saving her Husband, and Little Black Tower sent her into Qin Guan’s illusion.
• Nan Rou appeared in the illusion as strange images and information flooded her mind.

Qin Guan regretted failing to overcome his obsession and focused on healing Nan Rou, while Little Black Tower admitted its foundation had been damaged. At Cloud Immortal Sect, the Sect Master learned of the Chu Family’s weakness and considered attacking it before Chu Zhantian arrived to meet him.

• Qin Guan apologized to Little Black Tower for his reckless interference with Karma, and Little Black Tower said his failure to overcome his feelings showed he was still human.
• Qin Guan carried Nan Rou inside, found her meridians badly damaged, and used Chaos Power to heal her.
• A Cloud Robe Old Man told the Cloud Immortal Sect Sect Master that the Chu Family Old Ancestor was injured and four Ninth Realm Elders had died in Qingzhou.
• The Sect Master learned the Chu Family was in disarray and discussed taking the chance to eliminate it with the Cloud Robe Old Man.
• A disciple announced Chu Zhantian’s arrival, and the Sect Master welcomed him into the hall.

After reaching the Ninth Realm, Qin Guan tested his new strength and practiced combining the Illusion Gate with God Evasion, developing a move that could use real or illusory clones. His training was interrupted when he sensed a powerful pressure from Bai You, who was absorbing the Moon Soul Stone.

• Qin Guan entered the Little Black Tower and tested the physical strength and abilities of his Ninth-Realm body.
• Qin Guan used the Illusion Gate to teleport and combined it with God Evasion to create an Open Door Draw Sword move.
• The Little Black Tower advised Qin Guan to develop his abilities through experimentation and suggested taking the move further with entirely real or entirely illusory clones.
• Qin Guan created four phantom clones and used them to practice God Evasion, then realized the clones could be used for stacking or hallucinations.
• Qin Guan sensed an invisible pressure and saw Bai You floating nearby as she absorbed power from the shrinking Moon Soul Stone.

Qin Guan proposed that Eight Treasures Tower pay the Nan Family an annual fee in exchange for driving Heavenly Treasure Pavilion out of the West Realm, while preparing to remodel the Nan Family members’ dantians. The chapter ended as Qin Guan began the painful procedure on Thin Nan Chang.

• He Bucai considered Qin Guan’s proposal and promised to report it to his superiors and reply within three days.
• Nan Yunqi worried about the costs of starting a merchant association, but Qin Guan said they would start one if Eight Treasures Tower refused.
• Nan Yunqi gave Qin Guan the materials for Remodel Dantian and agreed to summon everyone from the Black Iron Ore site.
• Qin Guan warned the Nan Family members that the procedure required shattering their dantians and would be painful.
• Thin Nan Chang volunteered to go first, and Qin Guan began the procedure by inserting Silver Needles near his dantian.

Qin Guan remodeled Jiang Lianyue’s Dantian, helping her break through five minor realms and giving her valuable cultivation resources. After he left the training room, Nan Rou and Nan Qiao asked him to remodel their Dantians too.

• Qin Guan warned Jiang Lianyue that remodeling her Dantian would be painful, and she asked why he had not avoided the Lightning Tribulation before.
• Qin Guan shattered and began reforming Jiang Lianyue’s Dantian with Chaos Power, while she endured intense pain and Little Black Tower criticized his roughness.
• Jiang Lianyue’s Dantian finished reforming, and she absorbed the Spiritual Power of five spirit stones to reach Spirit Refining Realm Ninth Heaven, Third Realm Great Perfection.
• Qin Guan gave Jiang Lianyue a Storage Bag filled with cultivation resources, and she accepted it after he called her his sister-in-law.
• Nan Rou arrived with Nan Qiao and urgently asked Qin Guan to remodel their Dantians too.

He Bucai learned that the Eight Treasures Tower had abandoned Qin Guan and returned toward Qingzhou, while Chu Zhantian gathered intelligence about Qin Guan and planned to exploit the conflict between the Nan Family and the Cloud Immortal Sect. The Chu Family intended to undermine the Nan Family and make the Cloud Immortal Sect appear responsible.

• He Bucai told the Grey Robe Elder that the Cloud Immortal Sect had targeted Qin Guan and suspected someone was manipulating events inside the Eight Treasures Tower before heading toward Central Province.
• A Black Robe Man reported to Chu Zhantian that the Eight Treasures Tower had ceded its Xicheng share to the Cloud Immortal Sect and ended its cooperation with Qin Guan.
• The Black Robe Man told Chu Zhantian that Qin Guan and Bai You had once fought as enemies, that Qin Guan seemed to be an Eight Realms Martial Cultivator, and that he traveled with a dangerous one-legged Black Dog.
• An Elder of the Profound Rank told Chu Zhantian that Qin Guan's dog might have killed the Chu Family's Old Ancestor, and they agreed that the dog could threaten the Cloud Immortal Sect, the Xiang Family, and the Huang Family.
• Chu Zhantian planned to keep the Eight Treasures Tower from doing business with the Nan Family and secretly undermine the Nan Family while blaming the Cloud Immortal Sect.

Bai You and Qin Guan clashed in midair, their punches meeting with tremendous force. The chapter left their strength locked in a contest as an observer wondered how much Chaos Power had boosted Qin Guan.

• Bai You transformed into a streak of white light and appeared before Qin Guan.
• Bai You punched Qin Guan, and he met her head-on with a punch of his own.
• Their fists collided, unleashing a violent surge of energy.
• An observer wondered how many times Chaos Power had multiplied Qin Guan's strength.

Qin Guan planned to help the Nan Family open a shop in Luyun City and use Teleportation Arrays to bring in customers from other provinces. After searching his Treasury Space for array materials, he learned that Bai You could use Chaos Qi to create a Space Crystal Core replacement.

• Qin Guan told Bai You that the Eight Treasures Tower had refused to work with the Nan Family, so he planned to help them open their own shop and connect it to other provinces with Teleportation Arrays.
• Bai You questioned whether Qin Guan could manage the business, and he explained that he only wanted to provide the Nan Family with a new way to use its talented members.
• Qin Guan brought Bai You to his Treasury Space, where she organized his scattered treasures and collected most of the materials needed for a Teleportation Array.
• Bai You found that they lacked Space Crystal Cores, and Qin Guan refused to kill the three Eighth-tier Demonic Beasts that had grown close to Rou'er.
• The Little Black Tower told Qin Guan that Bai You could use Chaos Qi to create a substitute far better than a Space Crystal Core.

Qin Guan planned a costly Teleportation Array linking the Nan Family to the Divine Continent while the Nan Family began construction, and Bai You created a powerful Space Crystal Core. As the Chu Family faced mounting pressure, Chu Yu ordered a scheme to attack the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and the Nan Family’s Black Iron Ore guards, framing their rivals.

• Qin Guan told Nan Yunqi and He Bucai that the Nan Family would build a Teleportation Array to the Divine Continent, and He Bucai agreed it would be useful despite the risks.
• Bai You quickly built the main hall at Nan Rou Tian Xing and developed a Space Crystal Core by combining Chaos Power with Spatial Power.
• The Three Families’ Forces expanded into Chu Family territory, while rumors that the Chu Family Old Ancestor had died threw the Divine Continent into turmoil.
• Chu Yu proposed simultaneous attacks on the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and the Nan Family’s Black Iron Ore guards to frame Qin Guan and the Cloud Immortal Sect.
• A Profound Rank Elder volunteered to lead the attack on the Nan Family’s Mineral Vein after Chu Yu warned Chu Zhantian not to go because Bai You knew him.

Bai You and Qin Guan examined the Chu Family’s plundered treasury, while the Chu Family’s fall reshaped the balance of power across the Divine Continent. Cao Mengcai sought Qin Guan’s help to save the Eight Treasures Tower, but Qin Guan refused his offer, leaving He Bucai bewildered.

• Bai You and Qin Guan opened the Chu Family’s treasury in the Little Black Tower and found a damaged treasure-map fragment, but Qin Guan found no clues about Yang Tianni’s legacy.
• The Cloud Immortal Sect, the Huang Family, and the Xiang Family discovered that Chu Zhantian and the Chu Family’s remaining Ninth Realm Elders had been killed, then fought over the Chu Family’s businesses.
• The Cloud Immortal Sect became the dominant power in the West Realm, while the Xiang Family and Huang Family formed an alliance against it and the Eight Treasures Tower faced a looming takeover.
• Cao Mengcai visited the Nan Family and asked He Bucai to introduce him to Qin Guan, offering to split the Eight Treasures Tower with him fifty-fifty.
• Qin Guan rejected Cao Mengcai’s offer because he already had Nan Rou Tian Xing, and He Bucai questioned his decision.

Chu Yuan told Murong Bo that Qin Guan’s people had stolen the Chu family’s broken Parchment Scroll, prompting Murong Bo to consult the Black Coffin about the Demon King-backed threat. Meanwhile, Qin Guan advanced to Sword Venerable and encountered a dangerous Blood-colored Great Sword in the Little Black Tower, leaving after it began to affect his mind.

• Chu Yuan told Murong Bo that a Demon King Realm dog had killed the Chu family’s Old Ancestor and that two Black-clothed Men had raided the family treasury before Tian Lao and the others died pursuing them.
• Chu Yuan revealed that the treasury had held a shabby Parchment Scroll, which the Black-clothed Men had stolen, and Murong Bo concluded that Qin Guan’s side had the last piece.
• Murong Bo entered a hidden chamber and told the Old Ancestor in the Black Coffin that he might have to leave it to face Qin Guan’s Demon King-backed forces.
• After seven days of cultivation in the Little Black Tower, Qin Guan broke through from Sword King to Sword Venerable and strengthened his Sword Qi.
• Qin Guan visited the Second Floor, where the Blood-colored Great Sword tried to draw him in, and the Little Black Tower warned that touching it could enslave him or destroy his Sword Dao.
• Qin Guan realized the sword was affecting his mind, hurried away, and asked the Little Black Tower about modifying it.

Nan Rou asked about Little Nether while Qin Guan carried her home, and the Cloud Immortal Sect weighed how to deal with Qin Guan and his planned business. Murong Bo prioritized obtaining Qin Guan’s Parchment Scroll and left the Sect preparing to give the Eight Treasures Tower to the Xiang and Huang Families.

• Nan Rou asked whether Little Nether was still in seclusion, and Qin Guan told her it had spent more than five hundred years imprisoned because it once peed on his Master.
• Nan Rou asked Qin Guan to take her home so she could cook for him, and he flew there with her on his back.
• The Cloud Robe Old Man reported that Qin Guan had rejected Murong Bo’s message, and Murong Bo questioned whether a Demon King Dog was protecting him.
• The Cloud Robe Old Man told Murong Bo that the Nan Family planned to open Nan Rou Tian Xing in Luyun City in ten days.
• Murong Bo told Murong Qing to give the Eight Treasures Tower to the Xiang and Huang Families, then ordered him to focus on obtaining Qin Guan’s Parchment Scroll.

As preparations continued at Nan Rou Tian Xing, Yang Hongmei warned her family to treat Nan Rou with respect, while Bai You began teaching Nan Rou to carve a Teleportation Array. The chapter left Nan Rou impressing Bai You with her quick learning and cultivation, while Qin Guan and the Little Black Tower joked about her hidden physique.

• Yang Hongmei scolded Qiu'er for gossiping about Nan Rou and told her to treat Nan Rou with utmost respect for the Yang Family's sake.
• Yang Tiansong urged Yang Hongmei to secure benefits for the family when Nan Rou Tian Xing opened, and she agreed.
• He Bucai showed Qin Guan the garden site reserved for the Teleportation Array, and Qin Guan asked Bai You to build it there.
• Bai You shielded Nan Rou and herself with a Spatial Restriction and taught Nan Rou to carve the array's runes, while Qin Guan asked the Little Black Tower whether Nan Rou's Special Physique might be exposed.
• Nan Rou quickly learned the carving technique, surprising Bai You with her skill and fourth-realm cultivation; Bai You advised her to spend less time cooking and more time cultivating.

The Cloud Immortal Sect’s Elders grew angry over Qin Guan’s new Teleportation Array, but Murong Qing reminded them that the Old Ancestor had forbidden action against him. Xiang An and Huang Yan Song suspected Qin Guan was connected to the Chu family’s destruction and planned to meet him, while Nan Rou Tian Xing prepared to open in Luyun City amid public criticism.

• The Cloud Immortal Sect’s Elders demanded action against Qin Guan, but Murong Qing cited the Old Ancestor’s order to wait until he returned.
• The Elders left the hall after mocking Murong Qing, and he smashed a table in anger once they were gone.
• Xiang An told Huang Yan Song that Qin Guan might be connected to the Chu family’s destruction and that the Cloud Immortal Sect feared acting against him.
• Xiang An and Huang Yan Song agreed to visit Nan Rou Tian Xing in three days to meet Qin Guan.
• Nan Rou and the Nan family prepared to unveil Nan Rou Tian Xing in Luyun City as onlookers criticized the family and predicted the shop would fail.

Cultivators from the Divine Continent arrived at Nan Rou Tian Xing through its Teleportation Array and rushed to buy its discounted treasures. Qin Guan revealed to Nan Rou that his stock came from several looted treasuries, while the crowds from Luyun City abandoned their boycott to seek connections and bargains.

• Bai Wanjian and the others activated their Teleportation Array, and He Bucai welcomed the cultivators arriving from the Divine Continent.
• The Luyun City lineages saw the powerful newcomers and rushed toward Nan Rou Tian Xing, abandoning their plans to boycott the Nan Family.
• Nan Rou praised Qin Guan for drawing customers, and Little Black Tower mocked him for spending so much money.
• The Divine Continent cultivators found Nan Rou Tian Xing’s goods cheaper than those at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and Eight Treasures Tower, and began buying in bulk to resell them.
• Qin Guan told Nan Rou that he had enough extra goods to fill five more floors and warned her not to reveal his secret source of wealth.
• The chapter revealed that Qin Guan’s stock included goods from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, the Dragon Cloud Empire, the Chu Family, and Evil Sword Immortal Xue Wanzhong’s resources.

Murong Feng, disguised as the Black Robe, used his Ninth Realm cultivation to intimidate bidders and buy the Crimson Sun Immortal Fruit cheaply, then claimed the Divine Profound Pill for his disciple. He Bucai realized the Black Robe was undermining the Nan Family’s auction and regretted choosing open bidding.

• Murong Feng revealed his Ninth Realm cultivation, frightened off the other bidders, and won the Crimson Sun Immortal Fruit for one thousand spirit stones.
• Huang Yan Song and Xiang An suspected the masked Black Robe was trying to ruin the Nan Family’s auction and discussed the threat the family’s growing business posed to their own interests.
• He Bucai began auctioning a Grade 3 Divine Profound Pill, which could increase the chance of a Third Realm cultivator breaking through to the Fourth Realm.
• Murong Feng interrupted a bidder and offered the starting price, then said his disciple needed the pill, making the other bidders fall silent.
• He Bucai realized the Black Robe had claimed the pill and regretted holding an open auction, fearing he had failed Qin Guan’s trust.

Qin Guan confronted Murong Feng after he threatened the Nan Family during the auction, exposing his retreat as cowardice. Murong Feng stayed masked as Qin Guan challenged him to reveal himself.

• He Bucai encouraged the audience to bid on the Earth tier cultivation method, and the price rose to ninety thousand spirit stones.
• Murong Feng mocked the bidders, then threatened the Nan Family and challenged them to meet him in the Divine Continent.
• A man from the Cloud Immortal Sect warned Murong Feng not to provoke the Nan Family because Qin Guan had a Demon King backing him.
• Qin Guan came onto the auction stage and asked Murong Feng whether he meant to test himself against the Nan Family.
• Murong Feng softened his tone and claimed he was merely grumbling as a customer, but Qin Guan mocked him and dared him to remove his mask.

Qin Guan punished Murong Feng and his companion for causing trouble at Nan Rou Tian Xing, demanding compensation and crippling the companion when he resisted. The companion revealed their Cloud Immortal Sect identity, leaving Murong Feng fearing the sect would learn he had disobeyed the Old Ancestor’s order.

• The crowd recognized Murong Feng as the masked Ninth Realm expert from the auction and watched in shock as Qin Guan subdued him.
• Qin Guan accused Murong Feng and the middle-aged man of causing trouble and demanded fifty thousand spirit stones from each of them.
• When the middle-aged man protested and tried to reveal who they were, Qin Guan severed both of his legs with a flash of sword light.
• Murong Feng agreed to pay and handed Qin Guan a Storage Bag containing over ten thousand spirit stones and the auction treasures, which Qin Guan judged to be worth only about thirty thousand.
• The legless middle-aged man shouted that he was an elder of the Cloud Immortal Sect, exposing their identity and alarming Murong Feng.

After Qin Guan detained Murong Feng and demanded a hundred thousand spirit stones, the Cloud Immortal Sect debated whether to ransom him or fight. Murong Ding chose to pay and said he was close to breaking through to the Tenth Realm; the next morning, Murong Qing brought the ransom to Nan Rou Tian Xing.

• Murong Gan told Murong Qing and the Elders that Qin Guan had detained Murong Feng and demanded a hundred thousand spirit stones, while hiding his own role in provoking Qin Guan.
• Murong Qing warned the Elders that attacking Qin Guan would defy Murong Bo's instructions and risk a fight against Qin Guan and the Demon King Dog.
• Murong Ding said he could kill Qin Guan if the Demon King Dog were lured away, but no Elder was willing to risk doing so.
• After Murong Gan reminded the Elders that Qin Guan had threatened to kill Murong Feng the next day, Murong Ding ordered them to pay the ransom and said he would soon break through to the Tenth Realm.
• Murong Qing brought a hundred thousand spirit stones to Nan Rou Tian Xing the next morning.

The Netherworld Dog appeared after breaking through to the Demon Emperor Realm and thanked Qin Guan for the Heart of the Beast Abyss. That night, Murong Ding broke through to the Tenth Realm, leaving the Cloud Immortal Sect Elders celebrating their new strength.

• The Netherworld Dog appeared in the cultivation chamber, and Qin Guan and Bai You congratulated it on its breakthrough and recovered Dao Injury.
• The Netherworld Dog teased Qin Guan about women and told him and Bai You to keep cultivating before leaving to bask in the sun.
• Bai You asked Qin Guan whether he really spent every day with women, and Qin Guan denied it as the Little Black Tower encouraged him to flirt with her.
• Murong Ding gathered fifteen Heaven and Earth Laws during his breakthrough, then swallowed the pillar of light and broke through to the Tenth Realm.
• Murong Ding fused the fifteen Heaven and Earth Laws into one and celebrated reaching the Unity Realm as the Cloud Immortal Sect Elders congratulated him.

The Cloud Immortal Sect attacked Nan Rou Tian Xing, but Qin Guan and Bai You fought back and killed three Elders. Murong Bo revealed a Profound Weapon and vowed to kill them and slaughter the Nan Family.

• He Bucai sent Nan Rou Tian Xing’s clerks and servants to shelter in the Underground Secret Chamber as customers fled.
• Murong Bo and a Cloud Immortal Sect Elder attacked Nan Rou Tian Xing, and Murong Bo’s strike weakened its Defense Formation.
• Qin Guan and Bai You arrived, but the Cloud Immortal Sect Elder destroyed Nan Rou Tian Xing before they could stop him.
• Qin Guan killed the Elder by ripping off his arms and smashing his head, while Bai You fought Murong Bo.
• Qin Guan shattered Murong Bo’s energy palm, and Bai You impaled two more Elders with his spear.
• Murong Bo summoned a blue Profound Weapon spear and threatened to kill Qin Guan and Bai You and slaughter the Nan Family.

Qin Guan escaped a sealed Flying Zombie that rescued Murong Bo, then returned to the ruins of the Nan Rou Tian Xing and began rebuilding. To retaliate for the destruction, he stripped the Heaven Treasure Pavilion of its goods and demolished it.

• Qin Guan learned that the Black Coffin held a powerful sealed Flying Zombie, and Bai You joined him after Murong Bo escaped through the Teleportation Array.
• Qin Guan and Bai You freed He Bucai and the others from the Underground Secret Chamber beneath the Nan Rou Tian Xing ruins.
• Qin Guan told He Bucai to rebuild the Nan Rou Tian Xing with five additional floors, and the survivors began sorting through the rubble.
• Qin Guan raided the Heaven Treasure Pavilion, killed its new pavilion master, and let Li Chang'an take spirit materials.
• Qin Guan emptied the Heaven Treasure Pavilion and smashed the building to bits with one punch.

Murong Bo activated the Cloud Immortal Sect's protective formation and prepared for a possible attack by Qin Guan and the Demon King. He ordered the disciples to return to the sect while he went to heal his injuries.

• Murong Bo and the Elders activated the Cloud Immortal Sect's Sect Protection Grand Array.
• Murong Bo asked whether Murong Ding was still in seclusion, and an Elder confirmed that he was.
• Murong Bo gave the Elder a Golden Demon Suppressing Talisman to deliver to Murong Ding for use against the Demon King Dog if Qin Guan attacked.
• Murong Bo ordered the disciples to return to the sect and forbade them from leaving while he went to heal his injuries.

Qin Guan arranged for Demonic Beasts to guard the Nan Family, while Murong Ding tried to recruit the Xiang and Huang Families against him by revealing that Qin Guan possessed half of a parchment scroll describing cultivation beyond the tenth realm. The two Old Ancestors were left startled by the potential prize.

• Nan Rou scolded the Netherworld Dog for damaging the courtyard, then forgave it after learning Qin Guan had ordered the Demonic Beasts to grow.
• The Netherworld Dog explained that it had hired the Demonic Beasts, and Qin Guan gave them spirit fruits in exchange for protecting the Nan Family.
• Murong Ding summoned Xiang Wentian and Huang Qiyuan and urged them to join the Cloud Immortal Sect against Qin Guan.
• Murong Ding told the two Old Ancestors that the Cloud Immortal Sect had half of a parchment scroll and Qin Guan had the other half, and that it revealed a cultivation method beyond the tenth realm.

Murong Ding divided the Parchment Scroll among the Huang and Xiang families to secure their alliance against Qin Guan, while using the Demon Suppressing Talisman to reassure them. Five days later, Murong Bo had recovered, and the Cloud Immortal Sect prepared to retaliate against Qin Guan and the Nan Family.

• Murong Ding gave Huang Qiyuan and Xiang Wentian pieces of the Parchment Scroll and told them that Qin Guan had a Demon King Dog, then showed them the Cloud Immortal Sect's Demon Suppressing Talisman.
• After Murong Ding left, Nan Qiyuan and Xiang Wentian decided to investigate whether Qin Guan had a Parchment Scroll and whether the secret beyond the tenth realm was real.
• Five days later, the Nan Rou Merchant Guild had been destroyed, the Cloud Immortal Sect's businesses had shut down, and the Xiang and Nan families had profited.
• Murong Bo recovered from his injuries, and the Cloud Immortal Sect's Elders and disciples celebrated his return to full strength.
• Murong Bo praised Murong Ding for drawing the Xiang and Nan families into the conflict, and Murong Ding called for revenge against Qin Guan and the Nan Family.