Chapter Summaries

While Ximen Bingning trained, a powerful group from the Heavenly Machine Tower surrounded the courtyard and demanded that the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor surrender her. He prepared to fight, but the attackers deployed rare restraints that revealed Tower Master Luo Tianji's involvement.

• Ximen Bingning practiced the first five Heavenly Machine Sword moves a thousand times before beginning the Heavenly Machine Palm.
• The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor vanished as dozens of black-clad figures arrived, including five Nihility Realm experts and ten Void Realm experts.
• The black-clad leader demanded that the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor hand over Ximen Bingning, but the Old Ancestor refused and summoned a blood-red sword of slaughter.
• The black-clad leader ordered the Void Realm cultivators to suppress the void and the Heaven Tier fighters to seize Ximen Bingning.
• Two Nihility Realm experts used Primordial Chaos Mist and Forbidden Killing Seals to restrain the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor, who recognized the rare tools and accused Tower Master Luo Tianji of involvement.

Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor broke through the attackers’ suppression enough to unleash the Heavenly Machine Sword and kill one Nihility Realm expert. When the others rushed to seize Ximen Bingning, he unleashed the Ninth Form to protect her, despite his strength being greatly reduced.

• The black-clad men attacked Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor while gray mist and talismans weakened his killing intent and suppressed his sword.
• Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor summoned the Azure Spirit Sword from Ximen Bingning and used the First Form to strike back against three Nihility Realm experts.
• Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor’s sword fused with his suppressed killing intent and killed the leading Nihility Realm expert, then he thrust the Second Form at another attacker.
• The surviving experts ordered their forces to overwhelm Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor while other fighters rushed to seize Ximen Bingning.
• Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor unleashed the Ninth Form to protect Ximen Bingning, even though the suppression had reduced his combat strength to a fraction of its peak.

Zhang Chongguang unleashed the Heavenly Machine Sword Nine Forms, killing the Heavenly Machine Tower experts who attacked Ximen Bingning and gravely wounding the survivors. After confronting the four black-clad Nihility Realm experts over the tower’s betrayal, he resolved to fight them as they vanished into nihility to escape.

• Zhang Chongguang’s sword strike killed the Heavenly Position experts and wounded the Void and Nihility Realm fighters, while Ximen Bingning watched in shock.
• Zhang Chongguang mourned the slaughter and told Ximen Bingning that Tower Master Luo Tianji had forced his hand.
• A black-clad Nihility Realm expert begged Zhang Chongguang to spare them, but Zhang Chongguang recalled his service to the tower and grew more furious.
• When the four survivors showed signs of wanting to kill him, Zhang Chongguang decided to fight, and they split up and vanished into nihility using their strongest abilities.

The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor dragged four fleeing enemies back and killed them, then asked Ximen Bingning to finish off ten wounded Void Realm experts. Their deaths triggered a string of system rewards and breakthroughs for Qin Shaofeng far away, while the chapter ended with Ximen Bingning urging her gravely injured master to heal.

• The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor used his power to pull four escaping enemies back and killed them with the Azure Spirit Sword.
• Unable to bring himself to kill the ten wounded Void Realm experts, the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor handed the sword to Ximen Bingning and asked her to kill them.
• Ximen Bingning killed all ten experts, vomited afterward, and experienced an aura of breakthrough.
• Qin Shaofeng received repeated system notifications for killing Void Realm experts, gaining rewards, advancing to Eighth-tier Earth Moon Tier, and upgrading his Martial Body to Tian Xu Moon Spirit, Tier 7.
• Ximen Bingning offered medicine to the bleeding Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor, who began circulating his cultivation aura and said he could not fall yet.

The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor told Ximen Bingning that Luo Tianji had poisoned him with Primordial Chaos Mist and that he had only three months to live, urging her to learn everything he had taught her. Meanwhile, Qin Shaofeng entered a vast ruin world with Qi Xian and the others, unaware that a major upheaval was approaching.

• The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor asked Ximen Bingning to summon the people behind her, but she said she did not want to leave him.
• The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor explained that Luo Tianji had used Primordial Chaos Mist against him and revealed that he had at most three months left.
• The Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor told Ximen Bingning to learn everything he had taught her before he died, and she wept as he returned to his room.
• Qin Shaofeng entered the ruin world with Qi Xian and marveled at its vast landscape, which resembled a complete True World.
• The Honored Immortal Hall admitted the other invited factions, including powerful Heavenly Machine Tower geniuses and human-shaped beings Qin Shaofeng sensed were not truly human.
• Qi Xian asked Qin Shaofeng why he was watching the newcomers instead of searching for opportunities.

Qin Shaofeng asked Qi Mu and Fairy Ruan Zhen to divide their forces so he could explore with a smaller group while keeping Qi Xian safe. After the others split off, he organized scouts, guards, and precautions for the remaining team.

• Qin Shaofeng suggested that the factions wait until everyone was ready, then asked Qi Mu how they planned to explore the ruins.
• Qin Shaofeng proposed splitting into teams, and Qi Mu sent five collateral-branch members to explore in different directions while Qi Zhen and Qi Huang stayed with him.
• Fairy Ruan Zhen agreed that the groups should help rescue one another if any team encountered trouble.
• Qin Shaofeng assigned Xiao Liu and Qi Huang to scout, Shen Jun and Liu Kaishan to inspect plants, and Long Haoyue to protect them.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Qi Zhen to protect Qi Mu, told Qi Xian to stay beside him, and instructed everyone to prepare their defensive trump cards.

Qin Shaofeng led a small group through the ruin while using Heavenly Void Worms to scout ahead. After they learned of strange fluctuations thirty miles away, he sent his companions to investigate and map the area, leaving the group poised to discover a hidden world.

• Qin Shaofeng released Heavenly Void Worms to scout while he and his companions searched cautiously through the ruin.
• Yun Lan and Yun Tianxing arrived with the Cloud Immortal Hall group, and Yun Lan dismissed Qin Shaofeng’s small party as timid.
• Qi Mu noticed Yun Tianxing’s group heading toward the Hundred Beasts Hall, but Qin Shaofeng told him to focus on their own search.
• Xiao Liu reported strange fluctuations about thirty miles ahead, matching a place where the Heavenly Void Worms had entered another world.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Shen Jun and the others to investigate the area while Xiao Liu and Qi Huang searched its surroundings for more information.

Qin Shaofeng discovered a strange formation-like trace ahead and searched Qi Huanshang’s Space Ring for resources that might help him investigate it. When he asked who could set up formations, an uncertain voice offered to try.

• Ruan Zhen and the Lingyun Immortal Palace fairies urged Qin Shaofeng and Qi Mu to explain their behavior, but Qin Shaofeng ignored them and continued searching.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed a strange trace ahead and used Nihility Power to see countless auras forming what appeared to be a gigantic formation.
• Qin Shaofeng examined Qi Huanshang’s Space Ring and found rare crystals, powerful talismans and pills, formation foundation stones, and a Heavenly Infant Pill.
• Qin Shaofeng asked whether anyone knew how to set up formations, and Qi Mu admitted he had sent away the two people who knew a little.
• An uncertain voice behind Qin Shaofeng offered to try setting up a formation, leaving Qi Mu stunned.

Qi Xian explained that he had studied formations to obtain Formation Foundation Stones and pursue the fairies of Lingyun Immortal Palace, but Ge Wantao’s guidance had helped him make real progress. Qin Shaofeng gave him a large set of Void Realm Formation Foundation Stones, and Qi Xian began studying them.

• Qi Xian admitted he had first learned formations so he could ask his father for Formation Foundation Stones and trap the fairies of Lingyun Immortal Palace.
• A fairy recalled that Qi Xian had once trapped an outer sect junior sister, but Qi Xian insisted he had been unable to reach her inside the formation.
• Qi Xian revealed that he had improved under Ge Wantao’s guidance and was close to being able to set up a Void Realm formation.
• Qi Mu recognized how much Qi Xian had changed, while Qin Shaofeng realized Qi Huanshang had prepared Formation Foundation Stones to help his son.
• Qin Shaofeng gave Qi Xian more than one hundred Void Realm Formation Foundation Stones, and Qi Xian began examining and arranging them.

Qi Xian nearly completed an Illusion-Breaking Void Great Formation, but his first attempt failed, so he studied the mistake and tried again. His second formation was much more stable and reached completion, yet it shattered just as the first had, leaving him frustrated.

• After nearly half a day of work, Qi Xian began placing Formation Foundation Stones, and the formation’s Void aura impressed the onlookers.
• Qi Xian’s first attempt shattered before completion, and Qin Shaofeng encouraged him to try again.
• Qi Xian studied the failed attempt, then began a steadier second attempt that made the formation more than ten times as stable.
• As Qi Xian neared completion, some Fairies of Lingyun Immortal Palace reconsidered their view of him and imagined the opportunities his talent could bring.
• Qi Xian placed the final stone, but the completed formation shattered again, worsening his expression.

Qin Shaofeng stopped Qi Mu from disrupting Qi Xian’s development and explained why Hall Master Qi and Ge Wantao might be preserving the younger man’s childlike outlook. Qi Xian successfully opened a hidden formation into the true ruins, where Qin Shaofeng used a Void Realm Warm Jade Talisman to protect him from the freezing wind.

• Qi Mu praised Qi Xian’s formation talent, and Qin Shaofeng interrupted their conversation to have them focus on breaking the formation.
• Qin Shaofeng told Qi Mu that Hall Master Qi had likely kept Qi Xian unaware to preserve his childlike heart, so they should watch rather than interfere.
• Qi Xian studied the formation, corrected his earlier mistakes, and successfully completed the Void Formation.
• The formation revealed a decayed space within Nihility, where the icy wind made everyone’s bodies go numb.
• Qin Shaofeng activated a Void Realm Warm Jade Talisman and pressed it onto Qi Xian, startling Ruan Zhen.

Qin Shaofeng used a Clarity Talisman and a Soul Crystal to study the strange aura traces, while the rest of the group explored under protection. He recognized the traces as something like restrictions and realized that learning them could make him the only Restriction Master in the Cangming Realm.

• Qin Shaofeng studied the aura fluctuations, then took out a Void Talisman and a Soul Crystal from his Space Ring.
• Shen Jun asked for a Clarity Talisman, and Qin Shaofeng gave him one and sent Qi Zhen, Qi Huang, and three of Ruan Zhen’s companions to protect the others.
• Qin Shaofeng released the Soul Crystal’s aura and found that it greatly enhanced his soul power and ability to perceive the world.
• Qin Shaofeng observed that the aura traces resembled formation imprints formed directly from the elements of heaven and earth.
• Qin Shaofeng identified the traces as restrictions and realized that mastering them could make him the Cangming Realm’s only Restriction Master.

Qin Shaofeng continued studying the strange restrictions while Shen Jun's group returned with a leaf that had trapped them in an illusion for ten days. After learning the leaf's secret, Qin Shaofeng prepared to examine it and gave Liu Kaishan a rare healing pill so he could keep gathering dangerous spiritual herbs.

• Qin Shaofeng spent days trying to understand the restrictions, then saw Shen Jun's bloodied group return after ten days away.
• Liu Kaishan gave Qin Shaofeng a blade of grass and said their ordeal had revealed a major discovery.
• A young woman told Ruan Zhen that an illusion had trapped the group nearby and vanished when Liu Kaishan plucked the grass with help from Shen Jun, Qi Zhen, Qi Huang, and others.
• Qin Shaofeng gave Liu Kaishan a Heavenly Blood Tempering Pill and explained that his herb-gathering skills would be crucial on the expedition.
• Qi Zhen and Qi Huang offered Liu Kaishan more pills to strengthen him for the dangerous work ahead.

Qin Shaofeng studied the restrictions on a blade of grass, learned how to condense and imprint basic restrictions, and gained enough confidence to lead the group onward. As they advanced into the ruins, its unstable space began to open wider, though the group did not yet know it was nearing its end.

• Qin Shaofeng discovered that a blade of grass had gathered countless restrictions and realized restrictions could be imprinted onto a carrier.
• Qin Shaofeng tested a basic restriction on two blades of grass, destroying one and successfully imprinting a faintly dangerous aura onto the other.
• After three days of research and using a second soul crystal, Qin Shaofeng said he could likely create and dismantle most restrictions he had encountered.
• Qi Mu told the group that seventeen days remained before the ruins closed, and Qin Shaofeng ordered Xiao Liu, Qi Zhen, and Qi Huang to scout ahead while everyone else followed their previous method.
• Qin Shaofeng's group began advancing deeper into the ruins as the weakening gaps in its unstable space grew larger.

Cloud Immortal Hall and Heavenly Machine Tower opened separate entrances into the deeper ruins as Qin Shaofeng led his group into a dangerous illusion. The chapter ended with Qi Zhen volunteering to test the path after grass pierced Liu Kaishan’s feet.

• Jinsheng and the Cloud Immortal Hall youths watched a passage open after their Space-Eating Insects weakened a possible Space Node.
• The Heavenly Machine Tower attacked a whirlpool until it became an entrance, then rushed inside.
• As more Space Barriers collapsed, groups from several forces entered deeper parts of the ruins without realizing the danger.
• Qin Shaofeng led his group past a previously trapped area and recognized that they had entered another illusion.
• Qin Shaofeng used his soul enhancement to reveal the restrictions and pointed toward a withered tree.
• Liu Kaishan stepped forward, but the grass pierced his feet, so Qi Zhen volunteered to test the path next.

Qin Shaofeng tested the dangerous grassland and found that its blades and crushing gravity forced Qi Zhen to turn back, while the Radiant God's Garment let him continue forward. As Qin Shaofeng hurried toward the tree, his master offered to pluck the leaf for him.

• Qin Shaofeng stored the blade of grass in Heavenly Dragon City while Qi Zhen cautiously stepped onto the grassland.
• Qi Zhen found the pressure growing hundreds of times heavier and could not continue after fewer than ten steps.
• Qin Shaofeng entered the grassland without defending himself against its blades, relying on the Radiant God's Garment as he passed Qi Zhen.
• Qi Mu explained that Qin Shaofeng came from Endless Academy, startling Ruan Zhen and the Fairies of Lingyun Immortal Palace.
• Qin Shaofeng pressed on toward the large tree as the Radiant God's Garment consumed energy, and his master offered to pluck the leaf.

Qin Shaofeng sent the awakened Heavenly Void Worm King to retrieve a leaf, and it returned safely after removing the restriction’s core. When a Fairy asked to buy his pet, Qin Shaofeng responded with a cutting question of his own.

• The Heavenly Void Worm King awakened and offered to retrieve the leaf, and Qin Shaofeng agreed while warning it to call for help if needed.
• The Emerald Dragon King emerged at peak Heavenly Moon Tier strength and darted through the grass to bite the leaf from the great tree.
• With the restriction’s core removed, the gravity and dangerous grass blades returned to normal, and Qin Shaofeng stored the leaf in Heavenly Dragon City.
• Qi Xian asked Long Haoyue’s group what Qin Shaofeng’s pet was, but Long Haoyue refused to reveal its identity and told them to ask Qin Shaofeng.
• Qin Shaofeng urged the group to keep searching for the inheritance, and a Fairy asked whether he would sell his pet.
• Qin Shaofeng noticed the other women’s interest and asked the Fairy whether she was for sale, naming her age and measurements as well.

Qin Shaofeng rebuked the Lingyun Immortal Palace disciples for prying into his secrets and ended their group’s cooperation. Qi Mu and his companions chose to follow Qin Shaofeng, leaving Ruan Zhen and the others stranded in the Nihility World.

• A Lingyun Immortal Palace girl questioned Qin Shaofeng, and he angrily challenged her and the other disciples for demanding his secrets.
• Qin Shaofeng told the Lingyun Immortal Palace group that he had only let them travel with him for Qi Mu’s sake, then left with Qi Xian and Long Haoyue.
• Qi Xian reflected on Qin Shaofeng’s confidence and began reconsidering his own standing and assumptions.
• Qi Mu chose to follow Qin Shaofeng, and Qi Zhen and Qi Huang went with him.
• Ruan Zhen and the remaining Lingyun Immortal Palace disciples were left unsure where to go in the Nihility World.

Qin Shaofeng led his group onward after they parted ways with Lingyun Immortal Palace, effortlessly breaking the ruins’ restrictions with the Heavenly Void Worm King. After clearing 999 arrays, they reached a dangerous forest, where Qin Shaofeng prepared antidotes and used an attack talisman to blast open a path.

• Qin Shaofeng dismissed Qi Xian’s concerns about exploring without Lingyun Immortal Palace and led the group into the next dangerous area.
• Qin Shaofeng and the Heavenly Void Worm King quickly broke a restriction, astonishing Qi Zhen and Qi Huang.
• Qin Shaofeng’s group traveled for days and broke 999 restriction arrays without being hindered.
• Qin Shaofeng gave the group antidote pills prepared by Hall Master Qi and explained that the forest ahead might be a maze, poisonous, or alive.
• Qin Shaofeng crushed a Void Realm attack talisman and blasted a wide passage through the forest.

Qin Shaofeng led the group through a forest that seemed to manipulate its paths, using talismans to carve a route through its illusions and reach a vast desert. There they encountered Star Lord Luo and four other survivors from the Heavenly Machine Tower, who had spent five days fighting their way out of the forest.

• Qin Shaofeng suspected the forest was intelligent or creating illusions when the path ahead opened and the road behind them vanished into dense trees.
• Qin Shaofeng blasted ravines through the forest in both directions and used Illusion Breaking Talismans to clear their route.
• Qin Shaofeng and the others fought their way forward for a day and finally emerged from the forest into a vast desert.
• Qi Xian's shout echoed across the desert, drawing five ragged survivors out of the forest behind them.
• Qi Mu recognized the survivors as members of the Heavenly Machine Tower, led by its master's son, Star Lord Luo.