Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng survived the agonizing refinement of his left arm but collapsed from exhaustion, and Xian Xiaoying saved him with a medicinal pill. Far away, the ancient bell in the Ruthless Dynasty’s core region rang seven times, revealing that someone had cultivated the Body Refining Divine Pattern, though no one knew who.

• Qin Shaofeng endured the pain as his left arm transformed, then grew too weak to take medicine or stay conscious.
• Xian Xiaoying entered Qin Shaofeng’s room and fed him a medicinal pill just before he lost consciousness.
• Xian Xiaoying caught Qin Shaofeng’s fragile left arm, carefully laid him on the bed, and wept over his condition.
• The ancient bronze bell in the Ruthless Dynasty’s imperial palace rang seven times, audible throughout the core region.
• The Ruthless Dynasty’s higher-ups realized that someone had cultivated the Body Refining Divine Pattern, but they could not identify the cultivator.

The Ruthless Dynasty discovered that an unknown outsider had cultivated the Seven-Ring Body Refining Divine Pattern, whose completed refinement could yield an arm comparable to a divine artifact. Wuqing Duoyu received three more sealed divine patterns to search for and recruit the cultivator, while rumors spread and stirred others to consider cultivating the pattern.

• Wuqing Qingtian asked about the person who had cultivated the Body Refining Divine Pattern, and the hall’s powerful officials revealed their greed for the cultivator’s arm.
• Wuqing Duoyu reported that the imperial search had found nothing and proposed searching beyond the dynasty’s descendants.
• Wuqing Qingtian gave Wuqing Duoyu the jade pendants containing the second, third, and fourth Body Refining Divine Patterns, and Duoyu left with three officials.
• More than half a month later, unofficial news spread that an outsider could enter the Attendant Hall and receive the three pendants if they came forward.
• In the west of the Ruthless Realm, a young man asked his father whether he should retrieve a sealed jade tablet, but the elder silently shook his head.

The Ruthless Dynasty descended into a frenzy over jade pendants containing Body Refining Divine Patterns, while great Lineages stayed away because the Dynasty had threatened to exterminate anyone who spread them beyond its borders. Meanwhile, Ding Yuxin discovered Xian Xiaoying caring for the severely weakened Qin Shaofeng and took over as Xiaoying rested.

• A young Lineage Head urged his father to reclaim a jade pendant, but the Lineage Head warned that the Dynasty would exterminate any power that spread its secret and forbade him from pursuing it.
• Small Lineages and minor powers joined a frenzy to find the jade pendants as great Lineages recalled their personnel and barred their shops from involvement.
• After cultivating for more than half a month, Ding Yuxin went looking for food and found Xian Xiaoying feeding Qin Shaofeng in his room.
• Xian Xiaoying explained that Qin Shaofeng had suffered a cultivation mishap and that she had found him in time to keep him alive.
• Ding Yuxin took over caring for Qin Shaofeng, gave him porridge, and watched him fall into a deep sleep.

After recovering enough to leave his cave, Qin Shaofeng ventured into the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range to hunt ferocious beasts and regain his strength. Unaware that rumors of Ever-changing True Lord’s cave had drawn factions to the mountain, he hunted a peak Heaven and Earth Envoy beast as a tiny crimson snake followed him.

• Qin Shaofeng assessed his recovery and allies, then decided to leave early and hunt for the resources needed to level up.
• Qin Shaofeng informed the three women he was leaving, refused their requests to accompany him, and departed alone.
• Hunters gathered in the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range after rumors spread that Ever-changing True Lord’s cave held stolen Divine Patterns.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed the mountain was unusually quiet, then charged toward a sound and killed a peak Heaven and Earth Envoy ferocious beast.
• Qin Shaofeng traveled deeper into the mountain without noticing a tiny crimson snake following him.

Qin Shaofeng survived a swarm of Crimson Serpents with Li Naling’s help, then rushed to aid a group being overwhelmed by emerald venomous snakes. He entered their encirclement to investigate after one of them identified the group as the Bai Lineage of Qiongju Territory and asked him to rescue their young lady.

• Qin Shaofeng encountered endless Crimson Serpents and found himself at the boundary between their territory and that of an emerald snake swarm.
• Qin Shaofeng summoned Li Naling, who incapacitated the Crimson Serpents and let him kill more than two hundred, raising his Starry Sky Value to over thirty-one million.
• Qin Shaofeng saw that only five members of a group remained fighting the emerald snakes, and one asked him to save their young lady.
• Qin Shaofeng told Li Naling to stay concealed and entered the snake swarm to aid the group and probe them for information.

Qin Shaofeng saved Bai Yunli and her guards from Emerald Snakes, then learned that many people had come to the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range to seek the Ever-changing True Lord’s ruins. After hearing Bai Yunli’s account, he headed deeper into the mountains, while the survivors questioned how strong he really was.

• Qin Shaofeng’s green aura drove the Emerald Snakes away, and Bai Yunli’s group thanked him for saving their lives.
• Qin Shaofeng checked his progress and lamented that the battle had not earned enough to reach his cultivation goal.
• Qin Shaofeng asked who the survivors were, and Aunt Dong explained that they were members of the Bai family searching for the Ever-changing True Lord’s ruins.
• Bai Yunli told Qin Shaofeng that people throughout the region were pursuing the ruins and described the events of the past few months.
• Qin Shaofeng decided the ruins were his best option, warned Bai Yunli’s group to retreat, and continued deeper into the mountains.
• Bai Yunli and Aunt Dong wondered how Qin Shaofeng could appear to be a weak junior while driving off the snakes that had nearly killed them.

Qin Shaofeng explained why the Ruthless Dynasty might be offering its Body Refining Divine Patterns and chose not to pursue them recklessly. He and Li Naling then entered the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, where they approached seven Rogue Cultivators battling a powerful beast.

• Qin Shaofeng told Li Naling that the Ruthless Dynasty might be giving away the later divine patterns to encourage more people to cultivate them and divert attention from him.
• Qin Shaofeng said they would seek the Body Refining Divine Pattern only if an opportunity arose, and Li Naling's concern gradually eased.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed movement ahead, and Li Naling discovered that many people had entered the mountains, making quiet cultivation in the outer region difficult.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered Li Naling to lead the way into the depths, and she rushed toward a fight between seven Rogue Cultivators and a lizard-like beast with Saint-level strength.
• One of the Rogue Cultivators noticed Qin Shaofeng approaching and called out to him.

Qin Shaofeng advanced to the third tier of Starry Sky True Monarch and swiftly collected a Two-patterned Vermillion Fruit and an Armored Mountain Beast’s crystal core. Bai Xiangyan arrived afterward, learned that someone had taken the fruit, and began pursuing the trail of the unknown expert.

• Qin Shaofeng reached the third tier of Starry Sky True Monarch after seven days in the forest.
• Qin Shaofeng retrieved the Two-patterned Vermillion Fruit from a cliff and killed the Armored Mountain Beast to take its crystal core.
• Bai Xiangyan arrived with his group, found the beast dead and the fruit gone, and killed the ugly Rogue Cultivator who had led them there.
• Bai Xiangyan’s subordinates reported that the killer had left less than an hour earlier and had likely used paralyzing poison before striking down the beast.
• A scout reported finding other ferocious beast corpses, and Bai Xiangyan turned toward the direction of the suspected expert.

Qin Shaofeng reached the black mist at the heart of the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, where it separated him from Li Naling and transported him into a strange, cave-like space. Recognizing signs of Ghost Cultivators, he confronted a Hunchbacked Old Man whose words suggested Qin Shaofeng had mistaken his rank.

• Bai Xiangyan ordered Bai Zhui and others to track down the person who killed the Armored Mountain Beast and stole its crystal core.
• Qin Shaofeng arrived at the black mist and entered it with Li Naling despite her warning that it felt dangerous.
• Qin Shaofeng and Li Naling were separated as soon as they stepped into the mist, leaving Qin Shaofeng alone in a cave-like space that blocked his senses.
• Qin Shaofeng recognized the surroundings as resembling the maze stage of the Heavenly Dao Trial and called for the ghosts to reveal themselves.
• A Hunchbacked Old Man appeared and asked whether Qin Shaofeng recognized Ghost Cultivators; Qin Shaofeng identified him as a likely Primordial Chaos True Monarch-level Ghost Venerable.
• The Hunchbacked Old Man laughed and implied that Qin Shaofeng had only encountered Venerables before.

Qin Shaofeng broke free of a Ghost Emperor’s illusion, rescued Li Naling from it, and continued through the black mist. Near its center, he found a corpse whose position revealed that the Ghost Emperor’s true body lay beneath the cave.

• Qin Shaofeng attacked the spatial nodes to shatter the illusion and returned to the grass where Li Naling was trapped.
• Qin Shaofeng struck Li Naling awake, explained that a Ghost Emperor had ensnared her, and sent her into the Ghost Mansion to recover.
• Qin Shaofeng continued deeper into the black mist after the Ghost Emperor stopped attacking.
• Qin Shaofeng found a corpse partly buried in the earth and lifted it, exposing a hole from which black mist poured.
• Qin Shaofeng realized the Ghost Emperor’s true body was beneath the cave and that the dead person had escaped from below before dying.

Qin Shaofeng discovered that a remnant soul hidden in a divine pattern had entered his sea of consciousness and tried to possess him. Gui Yan and Azure Sky Snow helped defeat it, leaving Azure Sky Snow to absorb the soul and begin transforming.

• Qin Shaofeng found a Colorful Divine Pattern instead of the Space Ring, and the remnant soul inside it entered his sea of consciousness and announced its plan to possess him.
• Qin Shaofeng called for Gui Yan and returned his consciousness to face the remnant soul.
• Gui Yan appeared and startled the remnant soul with her powerful soul, while Azure Sky Snow emerged as an Ice Scorpion and threatened to devour it.
• The remnant soul tried to flee but was trapped and absorbed by Azure Sky Snow, who began to transform.
• Gui Yan explained that Qin Shaofeng's soul had reached the Primordial Chaos True Monarch Realm and that the Ghost Mark protected him from possession.

Qin Shaofeng learned from Azure Sky Snow that soul cultivation had five levels, including the rarely reached Star Realm, and that multiple Star Realm experts had existed in the starry sky's distant past. After Azure Sky Snow and Gui Yan withdrew, he discovered that the divine pattern in his sea of consciousness was the Hundred Transformations Divine Pattern.

• Qin Shaofeng asked Azure Sky Snow about her soul level, and she said it had reached Sub-Eternal.
• Azure Sky Snow explained that souls had five levels, from Primordial Chaos True Monarch to Star Realm, and said the starry sky itself and at least five past experts had reached Star Realm.
• Azure Sky Snow refused to reveal more about ancient civilizations and said Qin Shaofeng would learn the truth if he encountered traces of Star Realm.
• Azure Sky Snow went back to sleep to advance, and Gui Yan concealed herself after hearing about the Star Realm.
• Qin Shaofeng examined the divine pattern in his sea of consciousness and recognized it as the Hundred Transformations Divine Pattern.

Qin Shaofeng absorbed the Spirit of Myriad Transformations divine pattern and discovered it could transform his appearance, soul aura, and cultivation aura while granting Sub-Eternal soul protection. As he considered the deadly cave and found nothing more in the black mist, Bai Xiangyan’s pursuit arrived, and a white-robed figure emerged from the mist.

• Qin Shaofeng absorbed the Spirit of Myriad Transformations and received Sub-Eternal soul protection.
• Qin Shaofeng tested the divine pattern and found he could change his appearance, soul aura, and cultivation aura at will.
• Qin Shaofeng decided not to enter the deadly cave for the Ever-changing True Lord’s relics and continued searching the black mist.
• Bai Xiangyan and his group reached the black mist, where Bai Zhui confirmed that their target’s footprints led inside.
• Bai Xiangyan refused Bai Zhui’s request to search the mist as a white-robed figure emerged, and Bai Zhui recognized the person they had pursued.

Qin Shaofeng left the Black Mist Zone and confronted Bai Xiangyan’s hostile group, who had secretly followed him. With Li Naling suppressing them, he killed four attackers and began the fight.

• Qin Shaofeng abandoned the idea of exploring Ever-changing True Lord’s tunnel, searched the Black Mist Zone, and followed the heavenly silkworm thread out.
• Qin Shaofeng emerged to find Bai Xiangyan’s group waiting for him, including three nonhuman members.
• Bai Xiangyan demanded that Qin Shaofeng kneel, and two men attacked him by kicking at his knees.
• Li Naling emerged from the ghost mansion and used her Sage Realm aura and Origin Power to immobilize the attackers.
• Qin Shaofeng killed the two men who kicked him, then struck down two more as he stepped forward.

Qin Shaofeng killed the Green Scale Snake Human Race members who had threatened him, while Li Naling suppressed their group. She Baihua tried to stop Qin Shaofeng but was crippled by a hidden Sage, and Qin Shaofeng was left wondering why Bai Xiangyan had also been struck down.

• Qin Shaofeng killed two attackers and gained Starry Sky Value, including a greatly increased reward for killing a Saint.
• Qin Shaofeng confronted She Baihua over the attack on his people and mocked him for invoking the Green Scale Snake Human Race.
• A hidden Sage struck She Baihua, shattering his meridians and leaving him near death.
• Li Naling struck three Venerable Realm experts and Bai Xiangyan, prompting Qin Shaofeng to question why Bai Xiangyan had been crippled.

Qin Shaofeng slaughtered Bai Xiangyan’s Venerable Realm companions while Li Naling held them helpless, then spared Bai Xiangyan from immediate death by having him thrown into the black mist. Unknown to Qin Shaofeng, Bai Xiangyan’s father, the Bai Lineage patriarch, had witnessed the killings through a divine rune and could use it to take control of his son’s body.

• Qin Shaofeng killed the three Venerable Realm experts under Li Naling’s suppression and received Starry Sky Value for each kill.
• Bai Xiangyan struggled helplessly as Qin Shaofeng slaughtered his companions and feared for his life.
• Qin Shaofeng told Li Naling to throw Bai Xiangyan into a man-made burrow at the center of the black mist, and she did so.
• Qin Shaofeng left without looking back, unaware that Bai Xiangyan’s father had watched the killings through a divine rune.
• The Bai Lineage patriarch revealed that the rune let him temporarily take over Bai Xiangyan’s body, though his borrowed strength reached only the Venerable Realm.

The Bai family head discovered Qin Shaofeng had used Bai Xiangyan to draw the Ghost Emperor’s attention, then ordered Bai Xi to arrange Qin Shaofeng’s assassination. Meanwhile, Qin Shaofeng continued hunting in the Ruthless Dynasty and grew stronger as the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range’s strange locations were investigated.

• The Bai family head entered Bai Xiangyan’s consciousness, saw the Ghost Emperor in the Black Mist Zone, and detonated his divine inscription to escape, damaging his soul in the process.
• The enraged Bai family head gave Bai Xi a portrait of Qin Shaofeng and ordered him to arrange a secret assassination through the Heartless Society.
• Qin Shaofeng killed seven Rogue Cultivators who tried to steal his kill and advanced to the fourth level of Starry Sky True Monarch.
• Over three months, investigators identified three strange locations in the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, including a tiny, deadly pool that no one entered and returned from.

Rumors spread about the Ever-changing True Lord’s remains and a strange man hunting beasts in the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range. Meanwhile, the Heartless Society sent its Four Ace Killers to assassinate a True Lord mid-stage target, and the killers set off for the mountains.

• Investigators found the Ever-changing True Lord’s corpse in the Black Mist Zone beside a hole, while the Bai family members who had explored the area were also found dead and Bai Xiangyan remained missing.
• Rumors described a mysterious man who hunted fierce beasts while ignoring treasures, and other people began guiding him to beast lairs in hopes of gaining benefits.
• The Heartless Society’s four killers arrived in a forest near the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range to carry out an assassination mission.
• Hook-nosed complained that the head steward had sent all Four Ace Killers to kill a True Lord mid-stage target, and the boy mocked him as Big Nose.
• The eagle-headed killer flew toward the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, prompting Hook-nosed to suggest that the others kill him first.

After reaching Sixth Grade Starry Sky True Monarch, Qin Shaofeng learned that the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range had run out of powerful fierce beasts and considered a trip to Futuo Mountain. He also heard that the Three Fiends of Dry Land were preparing to break into his cave dwelling, and decided to deal with them after settling matters in the range.

• The boy taunted Hook-nosed after the icy woman left, and Hook-nosed fled rather than fight him.
• Qin Shaofeng leveled up to Sixth Grade Starry Sky True Monarch after three months of hunting in the Ruthless Dynasty.
• A thin man reported that his informants had found no more powerful beasts in the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, aside from a distant snake nest.
• The thin man suggested Futuo Mountain, but Qin Shaofeng first asked about the remains of the Ever-changing True Lord.
• Qin Shaofeng learned that more than thirty Venerable-level experts were gathering at the Black Mist Zone and that the Three Fiends of Dry Land intended to break into his cave dwelling.
• Qin Shaofeng ordered the thin man to keep watch on the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range and said they would go to Futuo Mountain once matters there were settled.

Qin Shaofeng hurried toward the Outer Region of the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range and sensed a powerful, unknown threat tracking him. He encountered a lone child who claimed to have been separated from his father, but Qin Shaofeng remained wary and kept his distance.

• Qin Shaofeng gave the skinny man a two-pattern spirit fruit and flew toward the Outer Region, with the man following behind him.
• As he neared the Outer Region, Qin Shaofeng sensed a danger powerful enough to alarm him despite Li Naling’s protection and warned the Prison Lord.
• Qin Shaofeng spotted a child with no cultivation aura and realized the child was not the source of the threat.
• The child ran toward Qin Shaofeng, but Qin Shaofeng retreated and ordered him to stop before asking why he was there.
• The child cried that he had been separated from his father, while Qin Shaofeng questioned how he had entered such a dangerous place.