Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng refined Gongyang Zun into War Shadow and continued onward with Ran Zun and the others. When Liang Xin blocked their path, the group fled through the vortex into Tian Lian Mountain, where they found a forest of enormous creatures and severe cultivation suppression.

• Qin Shaofeng named the battle puppet War Shadow and warned Ran Zun to prove his worth rather than rely on flattery.
• Qin Shaofeng led the group around the Great Rift Valley after three days passed without their pursuers finding them.
• The Heavenly Void Worm King warned of danger, and Ran Zun spotted Liang Xin approaching and pulled Qin Shaofeng and Ximen Bingning back into the fissure.
• Ran Zun confronted Liang Xin, and Qin Shaofeng ordered the group to enter Tian Lian Mountain through the vortex.
• Qin Shaofeng's group emerged in a giant forest, saw enormous animals, and discovered that most of them could use only a fraction of their combat strength.

Qin Shaofeng learned that Tian Lian Mountain suppressed Ran Zun’s combat strength nearly fourfold and heard Ran Zun’s account of Zi Long’s connection to the Immortals of Xiaoyao. The group advanced into the dangerous tomb region and rested, where Qin Shaofeng warned them that its passages could lead to unpredictable places, including the Great Northern Wasteland.

• Ran Zun explained that the Light Spirit Ring let him use nearly forty percent of his strength deep in Tian Lian Mountain, but he could unleash only ten percent in their current location.
• Ran Zun revealed that Zi Long was the reincarnation of an Immortal of Xiaoyao and speculated that either Ziyun Shu or Liang Xin was the other Immortal, though their circumstances were more complicated.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered the group to move ahead before Ziyun Shu and Liang Xin could resume their pursuit, and they carefully traveled through the beast-filled terrain.
• After more than half an hour, Qin Shaofeng found a place for the group to rest and discussed the tombs of the Myriad Gods Tomb with Ran Zun.
• Qin Shaofeng warned that he had once entered from the Land of Shining Stars and emerged in the Great Northern Wasteland, so the group might end up somewhere unpredictable if they left without finding the right direction.

Qin Shaofeng learned that Ran Zun owned the Myriad Stars Chessboard and let him use it to survey the secret realm. After the group found a Venerable-rank Ghost Corpse Slave, Qin Shaofeng attacked it and discovered that its defense could withstand his powerful slash.

• Ran Zun suggested using War Shadow to scout, and Qin Shaofeng revealed the Myriad Stars Chessboard.
• Ran Zun recognized the chessboard as his former treasure, used it to locate nearby beings, and confirmed that Ziyun Shu and Liang Xin were absent.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered the group to eliminate the dangers in the secret realm before testing a way out.
• Ran Zun guided the group to a Venerable-rank Ghost Corpse Slave, and Qin Shaofeng charged ahead to fight it.
• The Ghost Corpse Slave barely reacted to Qin Shaofeng's slash, leaving only a white mark on its head and sending him flying backward.

Qin Shaofeng killed a powerful Venerate-rank Ghost Corpse Slave and led his group to a sealed tomb, where a horde of Ghost Corpse Slaves emerged. He cleared the entrance and entered the tomb, eager to discover what it contained.

• Qin Shaofeng split a powerful Venerate-rank Ghost Corpse Slave's head with five strikes and earned 100 Real Value.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Ran Zun to lead the group to another Ghost Corpse Slave, then traveled with them to a stone tomb residence.
• Qin Shaofeng told Yang Zhen to open the stone door, and a crowd of Ghost Corpse Slaves rushed toward them from inside.
• Qin Shaofeng used the doorway to funnel the Emperor-rank Ghost Corpse Slaves toward him and shattered more than thirty with his warblade.
• Qin Shaofeng entered the tomb chamber with his group, anticipating that he might find another powerful weapon or martial skill.

Qin Shaofeng fought the corpse king guarding the jade coffin and discovered it was transforming into a Saint-tier Ghost Corpse Slave. He and Ran Zun suspected that powerful dead experts across Tian Lian Mountain were being turned into Ghost Corpse Slaves, but Qin Shaofeng focused on defeating the corpse king and escaping.

• Qin Shaofeng told Ran Zun the chained corpse was a corpse king, then killed the three Venerate-tier Ghost Corpse Slaves guarding it.
• Qin Shaofeng opened the jade coffin, and the Quasi-Saint-tier corpse king attacked him.
• Qin Shaofeng struck the corpse king’s arm with the Chasing Star Saber, but the blow bounced off and sent him flying.
• Qin Shaofeng realized the corpse king was transforming into a Saint-tier Ghost Corpse Slave, and he and Ran Zun feared other tomb owners might be undergoing the same transformation.
• Qin Shaofeng suppressed his fear, appeared behind the corpse king with Lightning Thousand Flash, and repeatedly slashed at its head.

Qin Shaofeng fought the Corpse King after the Chasing Star Saber shattered, relying on Ghost Three Slashes and his defensive jade slip to survive. He finally destroyed the Corpse King's head with a strike of startling power, then heard an unseen voice in the burial chamber.

• The Chasing Star Saber shattered, and the Corpse King's poisoned claws broke through Qin Shaofeng's defensive jade slip and sent him flying.
• Ran Zun offered his defensive treasure and asked to join the battle, but Qin Shaofeng refused and told him to protect the others.
• Qin Shaofeng repeatedly struck the Corpse King's cracked skull with Ghost Three Slashes, assuring everyone that he could defeat it.
• Qin Shaofeng's Ghost Three Slashes unleashed a second surge of power and exploded the Corpse King's head.
• An illusory voice praised Ran Zun's loyalty and said the old ghost could die without regrets.

Qin Shaofeng and Ran Zun learned from the fading black mist that the mausoleum was a corpse nest and that Ghost Three Slashes could destroy the Ghost Corpse Slaves, though the spirit left before explaining how to use it. Qin Shaofeng searched the Corpse King’s remains and found two useful items and a ruined cloth doll that Ximen Bingning recognized as a keepsake from someone important to him.

• The black mist identified itself as a ninth-tier Divine Star Position expert and said Qin Shaofeng could unleash Ghost Three Slashes at its former peak strength.
• The black mist explained that the mausoleum was a corpse nest and urged Qin Shaofeng to use Ghost Three Slashes to destroy the Ghost Corpse Slaves before it dissipated.
• Qin Shaofeng and Ran Zun discussed the unanswered questions, including how to trigger the saber’s power and how much time they had to stop the Ghost Corpse Slaves.
• Qin Shaofeng searched the Corpse King and found a Sea of Consciousness Nourishing Art, a Demon Subduing Pestle, and a rotten cloth doll that crumbled into ash.
• Ximen Bingning said the cloth doll had likely belonged to the person most important to the Corpse King.

Qin Shaofeng discovered that the coffin provided a way out and organized his group’s escape. Once outside, he found no sign of Ziyun Shu, Liang Xin, or other people nearby.

• Qin Shaofeng gave Ran Zun the Demon Subduing Pestle and told him to learn the Sea of Consciousness Nourishing Art so he could teach it to the others.
• Qin Shaofeng sealed the coffin again and confirmed that touching it activated a teleportation ability that could transport people one at a time.
• Qin Shaofeng sent War Shadow out first to scout for enemies, then arranged for Ran Zun, himself, and the rest of the group to follow.
• Ran Zun reported that Ziyun Shu, Liang Xin, and other humans were nowhere nearby after Qin Shaofeng emerged.
• Ximen Bingning and the others came through safely, and the group gathered outside the coffin.

Qin Shaofeng led his group through Tian Lian Mountain for three months as increasingly dangerous star beasts cut their numbers from sixteen to ten. He reached Fifth Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm and strengthened his companions, but the group continued onward with heavy losses.

• Qin Shaofeng organized the group into a formation and led them deeper into Tian Lian Mountain.
• Over three months, increasingly dangerous star beasts killed six members of the group, while Ziyun Shu and Liang Xin never reappeared.
• Qin Shaofeng reached Fifth Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm and advanced Ghost Three Slashes, Lightning Thousand Flash, and Heaven Seizing Seal.
• Qin Shaofeng raised his companions' cultivation, and Ximen Bingning became an expert approaching the Heavenly Venerate Realm.
• Han Xingyun and Hao Liang survived among the remaining brothers, and neither they nor the others regretted following Qin Shaofeng.

Qin Shaofeng’s team encountered signs of people near the Land of Shining Stars, prompting him to warn everyone about the region’s hidden experts and prepare a cover story for their arrival. The chapter ended with Qin Shaofeng assigning identities and roles to the group and giving Yang Zhen a sealed Heavenly Wolf Spider hatchling.

• Qin Shaofeng told Yang Zhen that no one knew how close they were to the Land of Shining Stars, and Yang Zhen urged the team to remain cautious.
• Ran Zun and the Heavenly Void Worm King detected thirteen people returning about thirteen hundred li ahead, and Qin Shaofeng realized the team was near the Land of Shining Stars.
• Qin Shaofeng refused Yang Zhen’s suggestion to contact the strangers and warned the group that the Land of Shining Stars had powerful experts who remained hidden.
• Qin Shaofeng explained that the group would pose as people secretly affiliated with the Chasing Stars Sect and assigned identities and roles to its members.
• Qin Shaofeng handed Yang Zhen a sealed Heavenly Wolf Spider hatchling.

Qin Shaofeng’s group was pursued through Tian Lian Mountain and confronted by a party of thirteen led by a Saint Star Position expert. The old man asked them to travel together, but Qin Shaofeng suspected he wanted to use them as cannon fodder.

• Qin Shaofeng told Yang Zhen and Luo Ying to guard him and Ximen Bingning while Han Xingyun and Hao Liang led the group onward.
• Ran Zun reported that the thirteen people had caught up despite the group taking a detour, and Qin Shaofeng ordered everyone to keep moving.
• The thirteen surrounded Qin Shaofeng’s ten companions, and Qin Shaofeng recognized the old man leading them as a Saint Star Position expert accompanied by two Ninth-tier Heavenly Venerate experts.
• The old man explained that his party had entered Tian Lian Mountain with more than fifty people and lost most of them while searching for something.
• The old man asked Qin Shaofeng’s group to travel with them, and Qin Shaofeng accused him of wanting to use them as cannon fodder.

Qin Shaofeng agreed to travel with Golan Ye’s party through Tian Lian Mountain, but insisted that they follow his command. After learning that Golan Ye came from the remote Huoyun Kingdom, Qin Shaofeng kept his identity secret, and the two groups prepared to head toward the core region.

• Qin Shaofeng rejected Golan Ye’s initial offer to cooperate unless Golan Ye and his people followed his arrangements.
• Golan Ye accepted Qin Shaofeng’s command but reserved the right to intervene if he thought the orders were mistaken.
• Golan Ye introduced himself as the Third Emissary of the Huoyun Kingdom and explained that its people had migrated to remote regions after falling out with the core powers.
• Qin Shaofeng refused to reveal his identity and rebuked Haldo when he challenged him.
• Golan Ye pointed out the direction toward the core region, and Qin Shaofeng confirmed it matched the route his group had chosen.

Qin Shaofeng took charge of Golan Ye’s party as they traveled through Tian Lian Mountain, criticizing their lack of coordination and ordering them to change course after Hao Liang sensed danger. Golan Ye discovered that Black-headed Strange Snakes surrounded them, and Qin Shaofeng prepared the group to fight.

• Qin Shaofeng organized Golan Ye’s people into rotating patrols and ordered them to stay ready for battle.
• Qin Shaofeng noticed the group was poorly coordinated and told Hao Liang to watch the scouts at the front.
• Qin Shaofeng told Golan Ye that the scouts’ self-reliance could leave them vulnerable to poisonous insects, then claimed to be from the Chasing Stars Sect’s hidden core.
• Hao Liang sensed unusual movement despite being unable to detect it with Spiritual Sense, and Qin Shaofeng ordered the party to change course.
• Golan Ye detected Black-headed Strange Snakes packed around the party, and Qin Shaofeng ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

As Qin Shaofeng's group prepared a battlefield against a pack of Black-headed Strange Snakes, Haldo insulted Ximen Bingning and provoked a confrontation. Qin Shaofeng threatened Golan Ye's party and ordered them away from the grass piles, leaving Golan Ye to send Haldo and his people to the front.

• Yang Liang and Zhou Qing cleared the vegetation and piled dry grass around the planned battlefield.
• Haldo mocked Qin Shaofeng's preparations, then called Ximen Bingning a lowly maidservant when she criticized him.
• Golan Ye apologized for Haldo, but Qin Shaofeng planted Ghost Three Slashes in the ground and ordered Golan Ye's people out of the grass piles or they would die.
• Qin Shaofeng's killing intent made Golan Ye sense a threat and hesitate to challenge him, while Haldo continued to urge a fight.
• Golan Ye rebuked Haldo and ordered him to take his people to the front.

Qin Shaofeng drove Haldo and his group outside the defensive perimeter and prepared to face the approaching Black-headed Strange Snakes with burning wine and smoke. As the snakes surged out in overwhelming numbers, he called two frightened members back to safety behind Golan Ye, leaving the rest to fight.

• Golan Ye ordered Haldo and ten Fifth Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm experts to leave the defensive perimeter, and Qin Shaofeng told Golan Ye to stand aside.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered his people to pour out their stored wine and spread powder over the dry grass, then warned Haldo's group to charge when he gave the order.
• Zhou Qing lit the wet grass, sending up thick smoke and the scent of burning wine as the Black-headed Strange Snakes emerged in a vast tide.
• Haldo and the others panicked at the snakes' numbers and complained that Qin Shaofeng was forcing them to bear the danger.
• Qin Shaofeng let two frightened members return to stand behind Golan Ye, and they hurried back through the smoke.

Qin Shaofeng forced Haldo and his nine remaining followers to fight the Black-headed Strange Snakes, whose weakness left Haldo convinced they were easy prey. Haldo led a charge to break through the encirclement, putting the group in greater danger as the snakes’ weakness began to fade.

• Haldo’s followers begged Qin Shaofeng to spare them, but he told them to fight alongside Haldo against the approaching Black-headed Strange Snakes.
• Haldo and the other nine killed dozens of snakes with ease, leading Haldo to dismiss them as weak.
• Yang Zhen offered to punish Haldo for provoking Qin Shaofeng, but Qin Shaofeng said Haldo was already as good as dead.
• Haldo urged his companions to break through the snake encirclement, and they followed him into a charge despite Golan Ye and another Ninth-tier Heavenly Venerate Realm expert’s alarm.

Yang Zhen and the others fought the Black-headed Strange Snakes with coordinated peak Saint Grade martial skills, but the battle grew more dangerous as the snakes’ strength increased. Ximen Bingning used Qin Shaofeng’s Realgar Wine to drive the snakes back, and Qin Shaofeng insisted they had to defeat them rather than rely on the wine to escape.

• Yang Zhen led the group out from the bonfire, and the eight fighters used Tianyang Three Forms to clear the nearby Black-headed Strange Snakes.
• Golan Ye and the others were astonished to see the group wield peak Saint Grade Martial Skills and fight with seamless coordination.
• As the bonfires went out, the snakes grew stronger and Zhou Qing, Qi Ying, Qi Wei, and another fighter began struggling against them.
• At Qin Shaofeng’s instruction, Ximen Bingning mixed powder into jars of wine and splashed the Realgar Wine over the eight fighters, causing the snakes to retreat.
• Qin Shaofeng told Golan Ye that the group could not escape by relying on Realgar Wine and had to make the snakes afraid by defeating them.

Qin Shaofeng’s group joined forces with Golan Ye and his men to rebuild their defensive line and fight the Black-headed Strange Snakes. Haldo returned badly wounded, and Lan Cheng warned that a strange emerald-green snake was dangerous.

• Golan Ye asked Qin Shaofeng for Realgar Wine and, with Qin Shaofeng’s approval, led Lan Cheng and two Fifth Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm men outside the protective ring to fight.
• Golan Ye ordered Lan Cheng to clear the grass and the two men to rebuild the defensive line, while Yang Zhen and Zhou Qing adjusted their positions to help.
• The group rebuilt the defensive line, lit the flames, and used the wine’s scent to weaken the Black-headed Strange Snakes as Golan Ye and the others joined the battle.
• Haldo rushed back covered in black blood and begged for help, and Golan Ye examined his grave injuries.
• Lan Cheng shouted that something was wrong with an emerald-green venomous snake.

Qin Shaofeng faced the Emerald Dragon King after Ran Zun revealed his Saint Star Position strength and failed to pierce the beast’s hide. He began testing the legendary creature’s defenses, leaving Golan Ye and the others stunned by his decision.

• The Emerald Dragon King killed one of Golan Ye’s subordinates with its venom and lunged at Qin Shaofeng, who could not flee without leaving Ximen Bingning behind.
• Ran Zun struck the Emerald Dragon King with his Demon Subduing Pestle, but its hide resisted the blow, and he identified it as a Divine Realm star beast that only Divine Star Position experts could likely injure.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered everyone to retreat, dismissed Golan Ye, and asked Ran Zun to stand guard while he tested the Emerald Dragon King himself.
• Qin Shaofeng drew Ghost Three Slashes and activated Lightning Thousand Flash, Hundred Flashes, Flash Strike as his Fifth Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm aura erupted.

Qin Shaofeng’s powerful strike failed to injure the Emerald Dragon King, whose defenses surpassed what the group could break. As the beast charged again, Qin Shaofeng allowed the Heavenly Void Worm King to test its poison-based advantage, while Ran Zun sensed something leave Qin Shaofeng’s body.

• Qin Shaofeng struck the Emerald Dragon King with Ghost Three Slashes, but the impact sent his saber flying and blasted the uninjured beast through the forest.
• The Emerald Dragon King recovered and rushed back, revealing that Qin Shaofeng’s attack had not even left a mark.
• Ran Zun returned Qin Shaofeng’s saber and suggested calling out War Shadow to combine their strength.
• Qin Shaofeng judged that the group could not break the Emerald Dragon King’s defense and refused to risk the much weaker Heavenly Void Worm King at first.
• The Heavenly Void Worm King told Qin Shaofeng that its kind countered creatures reliant on physical defense, and Qin Shaofeng allowed it to attack as long as it retreated if endangered.
• The Heavenly Void Worm King emerged from Qin Shaofeng’s left arm in an ethereal form, and Ran Zun sensed something had left Qin Shaofeng’s body.