Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng learned that the Starry Sky Sacred Hall could use the Starry Sky Eyes to investigate the Shuiyue Old Demon, making it dangerous to stay connected to him. After Qin Shaofeng revealed a dynasty prince’s mark, the Shuiyue Old Demon realized the dynasty’s ruler might still be alive and that his imprisonment could eventually end.

• Eternal Burial Heaven and the Shuiyue Old Demon explained that the Starry Sky Sacred Hall could investigate places across the stars with the Starry Sky Eyes, though their use could be sensed.
• Eternal Burial Heaven left through the Starry Sky Gate, leaving Qin Shaofeng alone with the Shuiyue Old Demon.
• The Shuiyue Old Demon lamented that Shuiyue Mountain had been a prison and said he expected to be buried with the fallen dynasty.
• Qin Shaofeng activated his mark and told the Shuiyue Old Demon that he might not be trapped forever, then asked him to honor his promise of guidance.
• The Shuiyue Old Demon recognized Qin Shaofeng as a dynasty prince and inferred that the dynasty’s ruler and possibly other vanished powerhouses were still alive.

Qin Shaofeng revealed his imperial dynasty prince’s mark to Shuiyue Old Demon and secured his loyalty by accepting his soul origin. Shuiyue began recovering while Qin Shaofeng resumed his cultivation, leaving their future task still ahead.

• Shuiyue Old Demon recognized Qin Shaofeng’s prince’s mark and submitted to him.
• Qin Shaofeng told Shuiyue Old Demon that he needed complete trust before sharing a great secret.
• Shuiyue Old Demon offered Qin Shaofeng a portion of his soul origin, placing his life in Qin Shaofeng’s hands.
• Qin Shaofeng told Shuiyue Old Demon to recover before taking on a potentially difficult task.
• Shuiyue Old Demon began healing, and five days passed as Qin Shaofeng resumed comprehending.

Qin Shaofeng asked Shuiyue Old Demon to conceal the aura of his small world, revealing that he was a World Lord. After Shuiyue Old Demon altered Shuiyue Mountain to hide him, Qin Shaofeng began upgrading his small world, and its aura grew too strong for the concealment to fully contain.

• Shuiyue Old Demon told Qin Shaofeng he had recovered and could control the forces of Shuiyue Mountain.
• Qin Shaofeng asked Shuiyue Old Demon to conceal the aura of his small world, and Shuiyue Old Demon realized his master was a World Lord.
• Shuiyue Old Demon asked whether Qin Shaofeng knew Lord Eternal Burial Heaven, then promised to alter the mountain terrain within three days.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Shuiyue Old Demon to keep treating him as before so outsiders would not suspect anything.
• After three days of preparations, Qin Shaofeng began upgrading the Vast Void Starry Sky Realm.
• Shuiyue Old Demon used three Demonic Arts and a great formation to conceal Qin Shaofeng's aura, but its growing sharpness threatened to overwhelm them.

Qin Shaofeng watched his Vast Void Starry Sky Realm evolve into the Era of Creation and discovered that his Yellow Springs Road had become far more powerful. When he returned to the outside world, he found Shuiyue Old Demon nearly spent from trying to suppress the realm’s aura.

• As Shuiyue Old Demon cast Demonic Arts, Qin Shaofeng’s consciousness returned to his Vast Void Starry Sky Realm, where the world began to recover and form heaven and earth.
• Qin Shaofeng saw a black vortex containing wailing souls and recognized it as his true Yellow Springs Road, now more than ten times as powerful as before but still too costly to use casually.
• The system announced that Qin Shaofeng’s Vast Void Starry Sky Realm had advanced to the Era of Creation, and his character panel showed that its next upgrade required one billion points.
• Qin Shaofeng left his little world and found Shuiyue Old Demon collapsed like mud beneath a sky pierced with holes; Shuiyue Old Demon explained that he had nearly exhausted himself trying to suppress the realm’s aura.

Qin Shaofeng worried over Shuiyue Old Demon's weakened condition and helped conceal the aura that had leaked during his demonstration. Jun Simian and the Shuiyue Mountain ancestor arrived, and Jun proposed that Qin visit Shuiyue Old Demon for ten days each year to study once he recovered.

• Shuiyue Old Demon explained that his human form was made of mud and had collapsed because he was nearly out of strength.
• He warned Qin Shaofeng that a trace of aura had leaked, and Qin prepared to claim that Shuiyue Old Demon had stirred up energy while demonstrating changes in heaven and earth.
• The Shuiyue Mountain ancestor and Jun Simian arrived, finding Qin unharmed and Shuiyue Old Demon gravely weakened.
• Qin told Jun Simian that Shuiyue Old Demon had demonstrated a changing small world for him, while the ancestor questioned why the demon would help him.
• After Jun Simian explained the situation to the ancestor, she proposed that Qin study with Shuiyue Old Demon for ten days each year after he recovered.

Jun Simian took Qin Shaofeng away after Shuiyue Old Demon pretended to have failed to teach him, leaving the Shuiyue Mountain Ancestor convinced that Shuiyue Mountain had gained a favor. Back at the treehouse, Qin Shaofeng demonstrated Yellow Springs Road, and Jun Simian promised that Shuiyue Mountain could help him understand its power.

• Jun Simian coaxed Qin Shaofeng to say what he had learned while Shuiyue Old Demon stayed silent, making her believe he had failed to understand the demonstration.
• Shuiyue Old Demon angrily revealed that he had passed on the true meaning of the Heaven and Earth Origin, and Jun Simian claimed Shuiyue Mountain would guide Qin Shaofeng in return for the favor.
• Jun Simian left with Qin Shaofeng, and the Shuiyue Mountain Ancestor departed laughing as Shuiyue Old Demon cursed behind them.
• After the black mist concealed everything, Shuiyue Old Demon laughed because the aura of a small world had remained hidden.
• Jun Simian questioned Qin Shaofeng at the treehouse, then took him to the training ground to demonstrate Yellow Springs Road.
• Jun Simian was shocked by Yellow Springs Road's power and said Shuiyue Mountain had a way to help Qin Shaofeng understand it.

Jun Simian arranged for Qin Shaofeng to enter Shuiyue Mountain’s true Monument Realm so he could deepen his martial-skill comprehension. After three days of practice, he arrived at the stele and was told to lead Xian Xiaoying and Xian Mengyao inside, stunning the assembled disciples.

• Jun Simian explained that Qin Shaofeng should study Monument Realms before comparing his insights with a small world, and she arranged to open the true Monument Realm ahead of its ten-year schedule.
• While Jun Simian made preparations, Qin Shaofeng practiced his martial skills for three days and assessed the strength and risks of his improved techniques.
• Jun Simian brought Qin Shaofeng to the Monument Realm stele, where thousands of disciples had gathered and wondered why it was opening three years early.
• Jun Simian told Xian Xiaoying and Xian Mengyao to explore with Qin Shaofeng and follow his lead, shocking the disciples who knew Xian Xiaoying as Shuiyue Mountain’s Little Princess.

Jun Simian appointed Qin Shaofeng to lead the group into the Monument Realm, despite Xian Mengyao's doubts about his inexperience. After Jun Simian explained how the realm projected real Barbaric Worlds and could rescue disciples from danger, Qin Shaofeng eagerly entered first with Xian Xiaoying and Xian Mengyao following.

• Xian Mengyao questioned whether Qin Shaofeng was fit to lead the group through the dangerous Monument Realm, but Jun Simian insisted they teach him about it along the way.
• Jun Simian ordered the elders to open the Monument Realm, and their formation transformed the stone monument into a transparent gate.
• Jun Simian explained that the Monument Realm fused parts of actual Barbaric Worlds and allowed the elders to pull disciples out of danger.
• Qin Shaofeng eagerly called for Xian Xiaoying and Xian Mengyao and ran into the Monument Realm first.

Shuiyue Mountain's young masters realized that Jun Simian had arranged the early opening of the Monument Realm for Qin Shaofeng, whom they saw as a threat to their plans to marry Xian Xiaoying. They urged Xian Menghan to help them confront Qin Shaofeng, but his calm response left them wondering what scheme he had prepared.

• The disciples recognized that Jun Simian had advanced the Monument Realm opening to help Qin Shaofeng, provoking envy and hostility among Shuiyue Mountain's young masters.
• The young masters' history revealed how they hoped to marry Xian Xiaoying and secure influence over Shuiyue Mountain, while Jun Simian's support for Qin Shaofeng threatened their plans.
• After their elders failed to persuade the ancestor to intervene, the young masters gathered and called on Xian Menghan to teach Qin Shaofeng a lesson.
• Xian Menghan defended the early opening as beneficial and said Jun Simian must have her reasons, making the other young masters suspect he had a hidden plan against Qin Shaofeng.

Qin Shaofeng entered the Stele Realm with Xian Xiaoying and Xian Mengyao, sensing that the realm’s unusual origin aura could help his cultivation and earning 10,000 Experience Points through insight. He headed toward the realm’s edge while remaining alert, and Xian Xiaoying’s recent training had brought her to the peak of the third level of the Heaven and Earth Envoy Realm.

• Qin Shaofeng, Xian Xiaoying, and Xian Mengyao entered the Stele Realm, where they faced no continental-level suppression.
• Xian Mengyao remarked that the Stele Realm was a better place to cultivate than Shuiyue Mountain, while Xian Xiaoying remained emotionally withdrawn.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed the Stele Realm’s unusual origin aura, gained 10,000 Vast Void Starry Sky Realm Experience Points through insight, and hurried toward its edge.
• Qin Shaofeng stayed watchful as he considered himself far stronger than the realm’s likely threats and concealed his advantages from his companions.
• Xian Xiaoying’s focused training had raised her cultivation twice in just over a month, bringing her to the peak of the third level of the Heaven and Earth Envoy Realm.

Qin Shaofeng gained Experience Points by studying the cut surface at the edge of the Stele Realm, while Xian Xiaoying recognized him from his familiar manner and realized his identity was a disguise. He warned her to keep his secret, and she understood that he had come from a Small World to find her.

• Qin Shaofeng watched the Stele Realm’s cut surface and gained millions of Experience Points as he contemplated its origin.
• Qin Shaofeng told Xian Xiaoying to cultivate nearby while he focused on comprehending the surface.
• Xian Xiaoying recognized Qin Shaofeng from the way he addressed her and remembered how he had treated her in the past.
• Xian Xiaoying broke down in tears as she recalled the hardship and scorn she had endured since their affair became known.
• Xian Mengyao noticed Xian Xiaoying’s tears, and Qin Shaofeng warned her through voice transmission that his identity was fake.
• Xian Xiaoying understood that Qin Shaofeng had come from a Small World to find her and resolved to protect his disguise.

Qin Shaofeng secretly told Xian Xiaoying that they could not acknowledge their relationship and coached her to hide her despair by appearing determined to cultivate. After Xian Xiaoying ran off declaring she would reach the Sage Realm, Qin Shaofeng kept up his act, unaware that Jun Simian could observe the stele realm.

• Qin Shaofeng warned Xian Xiaoying that revealing their relationship would put them both at risk, and she accepted that they had to keep it secret.
• Qin Shaofeng instructed Xian Xiaoying to appear focused on cultivation rather than despair, and she decided to begin changing her behavior immediately.
• Xian Xiaoying declared that she would reach the Sage Realm and sprinted away, prompting Xian Mengyao to chase after her.
• Qin Shaofeng mocked Xian Xiaoying while imitating his master's mannerisms, and Jun Simian sensed their exchange through the stele realm and reacted with amusement and exasperation.

Qin Shaofeng was attacked by a Marrow Sucking Vine in the tablet realm and realized the supposedly safe realm had been rigged to kill him. As he fought the creature alone, Jun Simian and the Shuiyue Mountain disciples learned it had power beyond an early-stage Primordial Chaos True Monarch.

• Qin Shaofeng spent two days comprehending the cut surface and gained ten million Experience Points while Jun Simian watched him.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed danger, drew his battle saber, and warned that someone was ambushing him.
• A Marrow Sucking Vine erupted from the ground and attacked Qin Shaofeng, who concluded that someone had arranged the assassination.
• Qin Shaofeng used One Sword Heaven and Earth and Shrink Ground into Inches to attack the vine with his Heavenly Dao Blade.
• Jun Simian and the Shuiyue Mountain disciples watched in alarm as an elder reported that a creature in the tablet realm exceeded early-stage Primordial Chaos True Monarch strength.

Qin Shaofeng faced a terrifying Marrow Sucking Vine, but used its weak body and predictable attacks to sever its vines while keeping out of reach. The battle continued as the wounded vine entered a berserk state.

• The crowd learned that Marrow Sucking Vine could overwhelm powerful martial artists, and Jun Simian recognized that Qin Shaofeng was the one fighting it.
• Jun Simian doubted Qin Shaofeng could survive but recalled his extraordinary skill and trusted that he had hidden methods.
• Qin Shaofeng used One Sword Heaven and Earth as a shield and Shrink Ground into Inches to evade attacks and slash the Marrow Sucking Vine.
• Qin Shaofeng severed several vines, earning Starry Sky Value as the vine grew more frenzied.
• The Marrow Sucking Vine lashed its remaining vines wildly in every direction.

Jun Simian and Xian Wuhuan discussed sending Xian Xiaoying out to train, and Xian Wuhuan proposed using the coming Starsea Mystic Realm as an opportunity. The couple prepared to act against Shuiyue Mountain’s hidden threats, alarming the old men watching from afar.

• Xian Wuhuan appeared beside Jun Simian and praised the young fighter’s experience with Marrow Sucking Vines.
• Jun Simian agreed that Xian Xiaoying needed training, while explaining her fears about sending her away after what happened to Qin Shaofeng.
• Xian Wuhuan offered to handle Shuiyue Mountain’s internal affairs while Jun Simian secretly protected Xian Xiaoying and her companion.
• Xian Wuhuan suggested that they go out when Starsea Pavilion’s Starsea Mystic Realm opened in three months.
• Xian Wuhuan recalled how long the couple had remained passive, and distant observers feared the Poison Couple would target them.

Xian Wuhuan’s past as the Poison Husband was revealed through the massacre he and his wife carried out at Shuiyue Mountain. After the elders suspected that Xian Wuhuan might act against them, their Great Elder learned that his grandson Xian Menghan was connected to the Marrow Sucking Vine incident and ordered two elders to bring back the perpetrators’ heads.

• Years earlier, the Poison Couple entered Shuiyue Mountain, where the man used a tonic-coated dagger to paralyze the Mountain Lord while his wife attacked the elders.
• The Poison Husband warned his father not to interfere, and the Poison Couple slaughtered more than a hundred thousand people from the Mountain Lord’s lineage, including children.
• The narrator revealed that the massacre had made elders fear Xian Wuhuan, who later became Mountain Lord and went into seclusion.
• Seven elders gathered on a distant island and worried that Xian Wuhuan intended to move against them, but they could not uncover Zi Xiaoyao’s identity because Duomian and Shanyang were forbidden to speak.
• The Great Elder learned that his grandson Xian Menghan was connected to the Marrow Sucking Vine incident and ordered Second and Fourth to bring back the heads of those involved.

The Eldest sent the Fifth and Sixth elders to investigate and went with the Seventh and Eighth to capture Xian Menghan, hoping Third would teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Qin Shaofeng defeated a Marrow Sucking Vine and, eager for another fight, shouted a challenge at the approaching Howling Moon Wolf Pack.

• The Eldest ordered the Fifth and Sixth elders to gather every detail and evidence, then took the Seventh and Eighth to capture Xian Menghan and meet Third.
• Qin Shaofeng defeated the Marrow Sucking Vine in a brief battle and gained another hundred thousand Starry Sky Value.
• Qin Shaofeng continued observing the monument realm, expecting his hidden enemy to send more dangerous beasts after him.
• After two hours without seeing any beasts or disciples, Qin Shaofeng heard a wolf howl from the fracture surface.
• Qin Shaofeng leaped up, drew his saber, and taunted the approaching Howling Moon Wolf Pack, while Jun Simian and Xian Wuhuan feared for him.

Qin Shaofeng provoked the Moon-Howling Wolf Pack and drew it toward the Shuiyue Mountain disciples who had come to investigate. When they cursed him for endangering their expedition, he turned his killing intent on them, leaving a confrontation about to erupt.

• Xian Mengyao recognized that Qin Shaofeng had likely provoked the wolves, and Xian Xiaoying hurried toward the commotion while pretending not to care.
• Qin Shaofeng taunted the Moon-Howling Wolf Pack until it charged toward the arriving Shuiyue Mountain disciples.
• Qin Shaofeng retreated, and the frightened disciples cursed him and threatened to cripple him.
• Qin Shaofeng recalled his master's advice to settle hostility decisively and showed the disciples his intent to kill them.

Qin Shaofeng killed Shuiyue Mountain disciples who mocked and threatened him, while Jun Simian and Xian Wuhuan watched without intervening. He then used spatial movement to evade the Moon-Howling Wolves and struck one with a fused three-part saber attack.

• Qin Shaofeng killed two disciples with a Heavenly Dao Blade and badly wounded three more.
• Qin Shaofeng continued attacking the disciples as elders watched, and Xian Wuhuan told them he would intervene if Qin Shaofeng killed indiscriminately.
• Jun Simian and Xian Wuhuan chose not to stop Qin Shaofeng, believing the disciples' behavior deserved no protection.
• Qin Shaofeng used Shrink Ground into Inches and Space Law to evade the Moon-Howling Wolves and move among them.
• Qin Shaofeng struck a Moon-Howling Wolf with a Heavenly Dao Blade enhanced by Triple Strike, overcoming its strong defense.

Qin Shaofeng slaughtered Moon-Howling Wolves for Starry Sky Value but was left fleeing for his life when the Moon-Howling Wolf King learned to anticipate his movements. As the Shuiyue Mountain disciples questioned why no one intervened, Xian Xiaoying recognized Qin Shaofeng and prepared to act.

• Qin Shaofeng killed eighteen Moon-Howling Wolves and gained a large amount of Starry Sky Value before the Moon-Howling Wolf King pursued him.
• The Moon-Howling Wolf King anticipated Qin Shaofeng's Shrink Ground into Inches and repeatedly attacked him as he tried to escape.
• Shuiyue Mountain disciples wondered why Mountain Lord's Madam had not rescued Qin Shaofeng or the others in danger.
• Xian Mengyao and Xian Xiaoying arrived, and Xian Mengyao asked why Master had not teleported Qin Shaofeng out.
• Xian Xiaoying hid her worry behind an indifferent response, then brought out an ancient bronze bell as she decided to act.