Chapter Summaries

Zhan Zuixin and the others prepared to welcome the Young Emperor, but were stunned to find him drinking on a carriage roof with Qin Shaofeng. The convoy reached Tianbei City's City Lord's Mansion, where Zhan Cangkong was carried inside while Qin Shaofeng staggered in after him, leaving the Dao Guardians and hidden observers questioning his identity.

• Zhan Zuixin heard that the Young Emperor had arrived with Lord Li and hurried to gather City Lord Du and the three family heads to welcome them.
• The convoy approached, and the welcoming party saw the Young Emperor and Qin Shaofeng drinking on the central carriage roof.
• The three Dao Guardians carried the drunken Zhan Cangkong into the City Lord's Mansion, while Qin Shaofeng laughed and climbed down from the carriage.
• Zhan Zuixin greeted Qin Shaofeng, then sent Du Zhixing to escort him inside while the others hurried after the Young Emperor.
• Qin Shaofeng nearly fell at the mansion gate, prompting the Dao Guardians and hidden observers to wonder who he was.

Qin Shaofeng decided to leave the Cangming Realm and return to the Land of Shining Stars to pursue Wujin Xuan’s soul and the Seven-colored Tokens. Before setting out for Chongming Pool, he remembered he could upgrade the Space Heavenly Diagram and urgently sought Star Beast Origin Cores.

• Qin Shaofeng spent three days feasting with Zhan Cangkong while secretly considering how to avoid exposing his identity and provoking Cloud Immortal Hall.
• Qin Shaofeng concluded that he could return to the Land of Shining Stars to help recover Wujin Xuan’s soul and seek the Seven-colored Tokens and the Myriad Gods Tomb of the Shining Stars.
• Qin Shaofeng remembered that Star Beast Origin Cores could upgrade his Space Heavenly Diagram and realized they were plentiful in the Cangming Realm.
• Qin Shaofeng asked Zhan Zuixin and the others to exchange his treasures for as many Star Beast Origin Cores as possible.
• Zhan Zuixin offered Qin Shaofeng more than a dozen high-grade Star Beast Origin Cores from his own collection.

After Qin Shaofeng asked for Star Beast Origin Cores, Tianbei City's people and the three great Lineages supplied him with a huge haul, while more than a hundred Void Realm experts tried to uncover his intentions. The chapter ended with Zhan Cangkong arriving with a Space Ring of cores from Beitian, despite Qin Shaofeng's reluctance to owe him a favor.

• City Lord Du opened the City Lord's Mansion treasury to Qin Shaofeng and ordered Tianbei City to gather Star Beast Origin Cores.
• The heads of the three great Lineages brought Qin Shaofeng Storage Bags packed with cores, while more than a hundred Void Realm experts grew suspicious of his plans.
• Elder Qin urged the gathered experts to discover what Qin Shaofeng intended to do with the cores, and Sister Yao offered to enlist an investigator she knew.
• Zhan Cangkong visited Qin Shaofeng and gave him a Space Ring filled with Star Beast Origin Cores that Elder Mu had brought from Beitian.

Qin Shaofeng discovered that Zhan Cangkong had given him a vast trove of Star Beast Origin Cores in exchange for permission to travel with him. After Qin Shaofeng warned that the journey would be dangerous and demanded a much stronger guardian, he revealed that his cultivation was actually at Earth Rank Peak.

• Qin Shaofeng inspected the Space Ring and estimated its Star Beast Origin Cores were worth at least five Heart Crystals, while Zhan Cangkong dismissed the gift as worthwhile for their friendship.
• Zhan Cangkong asked Qin Shaofeng to let him accompany him through the martial world for about a year, explaining that his cultivation had become imbalanced after using Soul Crystals to advance without enough comprehension.
• Qin Shaofeng agreed to let Zhan Cangkong travel with him but warned that he could not protect him and advised him to find a guardian at Nihility Realm Mid-stage or above.
• Elder Qin objected that Qin Shaofeng was only Human Rank Peak, so Qin Shaofeng removed his Luo Tian Zen Shadow and revealed his Earth Rank Peak aura.

Qin Shaofeng met Northern Heaven’s Seventh Ancestor and learned she would support the group’s journey, though he still judged their survival chances to be only fifty percent. Zhan Zuixin opened Chongming Pool, and Qin Shaofeng entered the relic as the system announced that the Seven-Colored Inheritance was slowly upgrading.

• Seventh Ancestor appeared in the reception hall and told Qin Shaofeng that she would come after his journey to Chongming Pool ended.
• Qin Shaofeng used Nihility of Life, recognized Seventh Ancestor as a peak Nihility Realm expert, and estimated that their chance of returning alive was fifty percent.
• Zhan Cangkong told Zhan Zuixin to lead the group directly to Chongming Pool, and Zhan Zuixin guided them out of the city.
• Zhan Zuixin used a Chongming Bird feather to open the relic and explained that Qin Shaofeng and Zhan Cangkong would absorb the Chongming Bird’s blood and vitality inside.
• Qin Shaofeng entered Chongming Pool, where the system announced that the Seven-Colored Inheritance was slowly upgrading.

Qin Shaofeng entered Chongming Pool with Zhan Cangkong and discovered that the system was rapidly increasing his Seven-Colored Inheritance value as it absorbed the pool’s blood and vitality. A blood-red halo formed around him and his absorption speed climbed, while Zhan Cangkong remained unaware of the system’s apparent benefits.

• Qin Shaofeng saw that gaining Experience Points was slow, then entered Chongming Pool with Zhan Cangkong.
• Zhan Cangkong explained that the pool would remain open for only one hour and contained too little blood and vitality to raise their martial techniques much.
• Qin Shaofeng urged the system to absorb the pool’s energy while Zhan Cangkong began absorbing it himself.
• A vortex of blood and vitality formed around Qin Shaofeng, and his Seven-Colored Inheritance value began rising faster.
• Qin Shaofeng noticed a Blood-red Halo forming around him, sat cross-legged, and watched the system’s absorption rate climb to nearly fifty points per second.

Qin Shaofeng absorbed all the power of qi and blood in Chongming Pool and broke through to a new stage of the Seven-Colored Inheritance, while Zhan Cangkong watched the pool run dry. Qin Shaofeng left believing Zhan Cangkong had kindly yielded the remaining power to him, and Zhan Cangkong did not correct him.

• Zhan Cangkong broke through his martial skill limit, then saw Qin Shaofeng drawing qi and blood into nine Blood-red Halos at a tremendous rate.
• Zhan Cangkong went ashore as Qin Shaofeng's absorption drained Chongming Pool and the nine halos dissipated into his body.
• Qin Shaofeng's three-colored light blazed, and he broke through, discovering that his finger strike could faintly manipulate the void and had grown roughly tenfold stronger.
• Qin Shaofeng realized Chongming Pool had become ordinary water and apologized to Zhan Cangkong for ruining it.
• Qin Shaofeng joked that Zhan Cangkong should prepare more good wine, then left the ruins space believing Zhan Cangkong had saved the remaining qi and blood for him.
• Zhan Cangkong sighed that he had gone ashore because he could no longer absorb any more.

Qin Shaofeng emerged from the Chongming Pool ruin and greeted the hidden Seventh Ancestor, who had arrived with a Space Ring full of Star Beast Origin Cores. He rewarded Zhan Zuixin and the others with powerful weapons, then set out to wipe out Cloud Immortal Hall.

• Qin Shaofeng and Zhan Cangkong emerged from the Chongming Pool, and Qin Shaofeng noticed a blurry, white-haired woman whom everyone else had failed to see.
• Qin Shaofeng greeted the woman as a senior and requested Star Beast Origin Cores; the Seventh Ancestor sent him a Space Ring and revealed herself to the others.
• The Seventh Ancestor told Zhan Cangkong and the others that she would only help if they faced danger they could not resist.
• Qin Shaofeng gave four Heaven-grade longswords and a Space Ring to Zhan Zuixin and the others as thanks for their help.
• Qin Shaofeng told the group to follow his pace and flew off to attack Cloud Immortal Hall.

Qin Shaofeng revealed the Radiant Divine Weapon War Soldier Ghost Melody and used the Nihility Origin to unleash Nihility Realm power against more than a hundred Cloud Immortal Hall experts. He launched his first attack to test his strength, then was shocked by what he saw of his true self.

• The Seventh Ancestor hid Zhan Cangkong and three Void Realm experts in nihility while Qin Shaofeng prepared to face the Cloud Immortal Hall fighters.
• Qin Shaofeng drew War Soldier Ghost Melody from nihility and transformed it by connecting it to the power of heaven and earth.
• Qin Shaofeng sent Zhan Zuixin and the others away, then challenged the more than a hundred Cloud Immortal Hall experts to attack him together.
• Qin Shaofeng connected to the Nihility Origin, released Nihility Realm power, and sensed his enemies' movements through nihility.
• Qin Shaofeng flickered into dozens of afterimages and struck to test his strength, but was shocked when he saw his true self.

Qin Shaofeng used Nihility Origin to move and kill Void Realm experts with devastating speed, while his system notifications reported upgrades. Zhan Cangkong and the others realized Qin Shaofeng was likely using fused Nihility Realm Origin Power rather than truly reaching the Nihility Realm, but the power’s use still shocked them.

• Qin Shaofeng sensed that his true self also carried Nihility Realm cultivation aura and used Nihility Origin to strike without disturbing the world around him.
• Qin Shaofeng killed Void Realm experts, took their Storage Bags, and received system rewards and upgrades as he continued attacking.
• Qin Shaofeng had killed ten Void Realm experts by the time Zhan Zuixin and the others turned to witness the inexplicable deaths.
• The three old Dao Protectors and Zhan Cangkong were horrified by Qin Shaofeng’s apparent Nihility Realm battle strength.
• Zhan Cangkong suggested Qin Shaofeng was using a Nihility Realm expert’s Origin Power, and the Seventh Ancestor confirmed the explanation.
• Zhan Cangkong explained that using fused Nihility Realm Origin Power could leave him unable to recover for two or three years.

Qin Shaofeng used Nihility Realm power to slaughter the Cloud Immortal Hall experts who had come to kill him, then fled into Bodhidharma Institute territory and disguised himself as an old fisherman. Hidden by a restriction array, he recovered from the power’s severe toll and reflected on having killed thirty-two Void Realm experts.

• Zhan Cangkong explained that Qin Shaofeng wielded Origin Power bestowed by a Nihility Realm expert, and the Dao Protectors watched in fear as Qin slaughtered his opponents.
• Qin recited poetry as he killed more Cloud Immortal Hall experts, leaving the surviving attackers terrified and fleeing in every direction.
• Qin sent his voice after the fleeing experts to make them think he was pursuing them, then used Nihility Realm power to escape at tremendous speed.
• Qin entered Bodhidharma Institute territory, disguised himself as an ordinary old man fishing by a lake, and hid his pale complexion with a restriction array.
• Qin realized that he had killed thirty-two Void Realm experts.

Qin Shaofeng recovered while absorbing Star Beast Origin Cores to upgrade his Space Heavenly Diagram, then gained the ability to Shatter Void. Nearby elders witnessed the spatial collapse and wondered at his power.

• Qin Shaofeng saw that reaching the Void Realm required one million points and took a pill to stabilize his battle injuries.
• Qin Shaofeng sorted the supplies from Tianbei City and spent two days refining one hundred thousand Star Beast Origin Cores.
• Zhan Cangkong asked the Seventh Ancestor how long Li Taibai would need to recover, and the Seventh Ancestor said his injuries would take time to heal.
• Qin Shaofeng upgraded his Space Heavenly Diagram to Level Four, gaining the ability to Shatter Void and break free from Void Lock.
• Three old men fishing nearby witnessed the spatial collapse and marveled at Qin Shaofeng's power.

Qin Shaofeng realized the three elders who had helped conceal his whereabouts were powerful masters, and revealed his Heavenly Void Worms to explain how he had identified them. The Seventh Ancestor, Zhan Cai'er, emerged with Zhan Cangkong and his Dao Protectors, while Master Chen Xin tried to enlist her help in getting Qin Shaofeng to show him the worms.

• Qin Shaofeng removed his disguise, introduced himself as Li Taibai, and explained that Cloud Immortal Hall's failure to pursue him had made him suspect the three elders were hiding their abilities.
• Qin Shaofeng revealed that he had cultivated the Heavenly Machine Technique to its eighth level and that a Heavenly Void Worm controlled the Emerald Dragon King's soul.
• Qin Shaofeng sent out two Heavenly Void Worms, and Chen Xin recognized them despite their state of nihility.
• Chen Xin called for Zhan Cai'er, who appeared with Zhan Cangkong and his three Dao Protectors and greeted Master Chen, Master Chen Xin, and Master Jue Xin.
• Master Chen Xin reminded Zhan Cai'er that he had once broken Bodhidharma Institute's rules to take her to the Scripture Repository, then sought her help in seeing Qin Shaofeng's Heavenly Void Worms.

Qin Shaofeng gave two Heavenly Void Worms to Master Chen Xin, who repaid the gift by using Buddha Light to help him recover and conceal his heavenly secrets. After Qin Shaofeng left for the west, the Seven-colored Dragon Fish Race emerged from the lake and questioned whether he could become Cangming Realm’s future hope.

• Qin Shaofeng gave Master Chen Xin two Heavenly Void Worms with the potential to become Heavenly Void Worm Kings.
• Master Chen Xin used Buddha Light to help Qin Shaofeng and admitted he had worked hard to shield Qin Shaofeng’s heavenly secrets.
• Master Liao Chen and Master Jue Xin vanished, and the Seventh Ancestor, Zhan Cai'er, told Qin Shaofeng to continue his journey.
• Qin Shaofeng inspected Master Chen Xin’s hookless fishing line, then flew west as the Seventh Ancestor and the others departed.
• After everyone had left, the Seven-colored Dragon Fish Race surfaced, and one fish wondered whether Qin Shaofeng could become Cangming Realm’s future hope.

After the Heavenly Machine Tower failed to locate Qin Shaofeng, the Cloud Immortal Hall issued a lucrative bounty for his capture. Qin Shaofeng and his companions then crossed the Cangming Realm’s western barrier and headed out to sea.

• Old Ancestor Wenjun told Yun Chongxin that even he and Old Ancestor Wentian could not locate Qin Shaofeng because of his concealment abilities.
• Yun Chongxin left Heavenly Machine City, and the Cloud Immortal Hall announced a bounty on Li Taibai, also known as Qin Shaofeng.
• The bounty stirred the Cangming Realm, but Qin Shaofeng had already reached the realm’s western defensive barrier.
• Qin Shaofeng asked Seventh Ancestor to open the barrier, and she used her Nihility Realm cultivation to make a brief passage.
• Qin Shaofeng crossed the barrier first, and Seventh Ancestor and the others followed him out of the Cangming Realm.

Qin Shaofeng and his companions crossed the barrier into the Endless Ocean, following a faint connection toward the Land of Shining Stars. As night fell, Qin Shaofeng sensed danger approaching and prepared Zhan Cangkong for his first battle in the ocean.

• The barrier guards panicked as it rippled again and reported the disturbance toward the Western Heaven.
• Qin Shaofeng used his Seven-colored Token to contact Tian Lian Mountain and directed Zhan Cangkong’s three Dao Protectors to carry the group across the sea.
• Elder Qin led the group at great speed while Seventh Ancestor withdrew but continued watching them with her divine sense.
• After half a day over the Endless Ocean, Qin Shaofeng sensed danger through his Heavenly Machine Technique as night fell.
• Qin Shaofeng assigned Third Ancestor Qin, Ye Bing, and Di Jingyi to watch for threats and told Zhan Cangkong to cripple an opponent and bring them to him.

Qin Shaofeng charged into the sea star beast horde after Zhan Cangkong’s fight stalled, using Space Shatter to break through two Void Realm beasts’ spatial blockade. He began cutting down the horde with his sword, while Elder Qin prepared to move the group at his speed.

• Sea star beasts attacked the humans, and Qin Shaofeng ordered Elder Qin to open the entrance so Zhan Cangkong could fight them.
• Zhan Cangkong’s battle against the numerous sea star beasts stalled, halting Elder Qin’s space flight.
• Qin Shaofeng stepped forward to teach Zhan Cangkong a lesson and summoned the Ghost Melody Long Sword.
• Two Void Realm sea star beasts tried to stop Qin Shaofeng with a spatial blockade as Elder Qin opened the space ahead of him.
• Qin Shaofeng used Space Shatter to break through the blockade, entered the horde, and cut ten sea star beasts in half with his sword.

Qin Shaofeng carved a path through the sea star beasts pursuing his group, using his speed and battlefield tactics to evade their strongest fighters. After luring two Void Realm beasts into a reckless charge, he unleashed his Heavenly Void Worms to cripple them.

• Qin Shaofeng broke through the sea star beasts’ Void Lock and slaughtered more than a hundred beasts while the Emerald Dragon King collected their Star Beast Origin Cores.
• Zhan Cangkong and Third Ancestor Qin’s group watched Qin Shaofeng clear a path, then accelerated to follow him.
• Qin Shaofeng maneuvered through the battlefield for nearly half an hour, reaching 530,000 Shining Star Value as the two Void Realm beasts pursued him.
• Qin Shaofeng stopped and turned to face the enraged pursuers, then ordered his hidden Heavenly Void Worms to cripple them.
• The Heavenly Void Worms’ surprise attack inflicted severe pain and injury on both Void Realm beasts, though they remained capable of fighting.

Qin Shaofeng killed the two Void Realm Sea Star Beast chiefs with a surprise strike, then routed the remaining beasts. As the group continued flying, Zhan Cangkong reflected on Qin Shaofeng’s battle tactics while Qin Shaofeng recovered.

• The two Sea Star Beast chiefs sealed themselves, and Qin Shaofeng killed them both with one Nihility of Life strike.
• Qin Shaofeng resumed his charge, stunning the Sea Star Beasts and the people watching from Third Ancestor Qin’s space.
• Qin Shaofeng drove off the remaining Sea Star Beasts with Sword Art! Spirit Annihilation, then returned to Third Ancestor Qin’s space.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Ye Bing to replace Third Ancestor Qin and sat down to recover as the group continued flying.
• Qin Shaofeng told Zhan Cangkong to keep trump cards in reserve, and Zhan Cangkong studied the battle in his mind.

Qin Shaofeng fought through the increasingly dangerous sea star beasts while traveling across the Endless Ocean, reaching Half-step Void Realm and uncovering changes to his Ghost Fire Golden Core. After ten days, he remained puzzled by his new cultivation and the insights absorbed from Soul Crystals.

• The Seventh Ancestor warned Qin Shaofeng and his companions away from a spirit herb guarded by three powerful sea star beasts.
• Qin Shaofeng had Zhan Cangkong fight three Void Realm sea star beasts, then joined the battle and killed two of them along with many weaker beasts.
• After gaining over one million Shining Star Value, Qin Shaofeng leveled up to Half-step Void Realm First Grade instead of entering the Void Realm.
• Qin Shaofeng began absorbing Soul Crystals to advance, while Zhan Cangkong studied his battles and focused more intensely on cultivation.
• Ten days later, Qin Shaofeng had reached Half-step Void Realm Third Grade, but his Ghost Fire Golden Core had become a First Turn core whose power he could not yet use.