Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng recognized the crying boy as a possible trap and left him behind, but the scrawny man took the boy in. The boy was Zhao Ding, an assassin targeting Qin Shaofeng, and his unexpected restraint helped protect the scrawny man from another lurking killer.

• Zhao Ding claimed his father had gone searching for a True Lord's treasure and asked Qin Shaofeng to help find him.
• Qin Shaofeng distrusted Zhao Ding, left him a chicken drumstick, and hurried away without looking back.
• The scrawny man took pity on Zhao Ding, picked up the drumstick, and offered to help him find his father.
• Zhao Ding gave his real name and a false nickname that momentarily distracted the scrawny man, suppressing his urge to kill him.
• Zhao Ding restrained himself from attacking the scrawny man, warning the watching Great Roc Clan assassin off him until Qin Shaofeng was dead.

A crowd gathered at a canyon illusion array, believing it might be Ever-changing True Lord’s cave abode, and hired Young Master Qi and Master Hu to break it. Master Hu warned that the array was not Ever-changing True Lord’s, but the experts chose to proceed, and he destroyed it.

• More than seventy people gathered at the canyon, while eight Emperor Ranking experts waited for Young Master Qi and Master Hu to arrive.
• Fiend One paid Young Master Qi the agreed price, and Master Hu identified the formation as the Three Ghosts Spirit Gathering Array.
• Master Hu revealed the array came from the Three Immortals Pavilion and warned that an old monster might be inside, but Fiend One and the other experts insisted he break it.
• The eight experts cleared the area as Master Hu placed twelve formation stones and used Three Immortals Break Spirits to attack the array.
• Master Hu stomped the ground and broke the Three Ghosts Spirit Gathering Array.

Qin Shaofeng returned to find Rogue Cultivators had broken the restrictions on his cave abode and attacked them in fury. He swiftly killed two Emperor Realm experts, while Young Master Qi distanced himself from the group but stayed nearby.

• Qin Shaofeng heard the Defense Formation break and discovered an old man returning as the Rogue Cultivators gathered in the valley.
• The Rogue Cultivators accused Qin Shaofeng of inventing a claim to his cave abode, and Fiend One ordered them to kill him.
• Two Emperor Ranking experts charged Qin Shaofeng, but his Sage aura and Origin Power suppressed them and he beheaded both with one slash.
• Qin Shaofeng took the two men's Space Rings as he rushed toward the valley.
• Young Master Qi ignored his guards' warning to retreat and moved away from the Rogue Cultivators, signaling that he would not protect them.

Qin Shaofeng arrived at his cave abode and effortlessly killed the Emperor Ranking experts who had attacked it, using Li Naling’s Sage aura to prevent the remaining intruders from escaping. He continued cutting down the crowd as they pleaded and blamed one another.

• The onlookers panicked after Qin Shaofeng killed two Emperor Ranking experts with a single slash.
• Li Naling suppressed the Three Fiends of Dry Land, and Qin Shaofeng killed all three for leading the attack on his cave abode.
• The remaining intruders tried to flee or shift the blame, while Qin Shaofeng’s two subordinates greeted him as their Young Master.
• Qin Shaofeng killed five more people and charged at the rest, with Li Naling’s Sage aura immobilizing anyone who tried to escape.

Qin Shaofeng finished slaughtering the attackers and confronted Young Master Qi’s group, who had helped break the formation protecting his cave. After learning that Young Master Qi was the Three Immortals Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master, Qin Shaofeng killed him and his guards, leaving Master Hu alive to question.

• Qin Shaofeng collected valuable items from the battlefield after killing nearly all the attackers.
• Qin Shaofeng confronted Young Master Qi and his companions for breaking his cave’s protective formation.
• Young Master Qi mocked Qin Shaofeng, who killed him with a sudden strike.
• Qin Shaofeng killed Young Master Qi’s two guards before they could react.
• Master Hu revealed that Young Master Qi was the Three Immortals Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master.

Qin Shaofeng killed Young Master Qi, destroyed the Three Immortals Pavilion Master’s projection, and forced Master Hu to reveal the pavilion’s standing and strength. With the Three Immortals Pavilion now his sworn enemy, he learned that its wealthy branches were spread throughout the Ruthless Dynasty and that fighting was forbidden inside cities.

• Qin Shaofeng recognized that the Three Immortals Pavilion had sent people to break his formation and declared the entire pavilion his enemy.
• The Three Immortals Pavilion Master threatened Qin Shaofeng through a projection, and Qin Shaofeng destroyed it with a palm strike.
• Qin Shaofeng cut off Master Hu’s hand, took the Space Rings, and threatened him until he agreed to answer questions.
• Master Hu explained the Three Immortals Pavilion’s place among the Ruthless Dynasty’s factions and described its Sage Realm experts and other fighters.
• Qin Shaofeng learned that the pavilion had wealthy branches in more than three hundred cities and that the City Lord Tower prohibited fighting within city limits.

After killing Master Hu, Qin Shaofeng learned more about the Ruthless Dynasty’s rules and took the spoils before a woman called Destroyer of Three Immortals confronted the group. She revealed Zhao Ding’s great age and then urged him to switch sides against their mission’s targets.

• Master Hu explained that the Ruthless Dynasty barred its institutions from factional disputes, and Qin Shaofeng decided to face the Three Immortals Pavilion’s threat.
• Qin Shaofeng killed Master Hu, kept Master Hu’s and Young Master Qi’s Space Rings, and gave the guards’ rings to the two scouts.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals arrived and said Zhao Ding was over eighteen thousand years old, shocking the skinny man holding him.
• Zhao Ding argued with Destroyer of Three Immortals, then recognized her name and fell silent.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals urged Zhao Ding to switch sides and kill the mission’s other targets.

Destroyer of Three Immortals revealed that she had secretly prepared to control the roc and killed him to protect Qin Shaofeng. She pressed Zhao Ding to choose whether to join her, leaving him terrified and unable to answer.

• Destroyer of Three Immortals called the Beastmen Race roc down from the sky, and Qin Shaofeng realized it had been the source of the danger he felt.
• Zhao Ding found the roc dead, and Destroyer of Three Immortals explained that she had already made sure he could not escape.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals revealed her blood feud with the Three Immortals Pavilion, and Zhao Ding understood why she had seemed so mysterious.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals demanded that Zhao Ding make his choice and fixed him with her killing intent.

Destroyer of Three Immortals forced Zhao Ding to agree to cooperate, then proposed a plan with Qin Shaofeng to attack the Three Immortals Pavilion. The chapter ended with her killing two of Qin Shaofeng’s captured men as Li Naling poisoned the thin man.

• Destroyer of Three Immortals threatened Zhao Ding until he agreed to cooperate.
• She asked Li Naling to poison Zhao Ding and herself, accepting Moonlight Shadow to establish trust.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals proposed that Qin Shaofeng attack the Three Immortals Pavilion openly while she assassinated its experts from the shadows.
• Qin Shaofeng asked what would happen to the three captured men, and Destroyer of Three Immortals ordered the thin man spared but the other two killed.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals killed the two men, while Li Naling's gray mist entered the thin man's body.

Destroyer of Three Immortals confronted the Hook-nosed man and had Zhao Ding kill him after refusing to trust his offer to help her seek revenge. She then told Qin Shaofeng to introduce himself, leaving him wary of her ruthlessness.

• The Hook-nosed man arrived at the battlefield, recognized Young Master Qi, Master Hu, and Great Roc among the dead, and suspected Destroyer of Three Immortals was involved.
• When the Hook-nosed man tried to retreat, Destroyer of Three Immortals froze him with her power and declared that Duan Shanyao had died and only Destroyer of Three Immortals remained.
• The Hook-nosed man offered to help Destroyer of Three Immortals take revenge, but she kept him restrained as Zhao Ding moved behind him.
• Zhao Ding stabbed the Hook-nosed man through the heart, and Destroyer of Three Immortals said she did not trust him and found him less useful than Zhao Ding.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals told the dwarf to clean up the battlefield and asked Qin Shaofeng to introduce himself, while Qin Shaofeng recognized her ruthlessness.

Qin Shaofeng sent Destroyer of Three Immortals and Zhao Ding to find two others and meet him in Tangran City, then brought Xian Xiaoying, Ding Yuxin, and Jun Sisi to White Snake Hollow for safety. He left them with cultivation resources and divine patterns, and arrived in Jiao Xiaotian’s territory, where Jiao Xiaotian welcomed him.

• Qin Shaofeng told Destroyer of Three Immortals and Zhao Ding to find the two people and wait for him in Tangran City in three days.
• Qin Shaofeng found Xian Xiaoying, Ding Yuxin, and Jun Sisi on alert, told them the attackers outside were dead, and ordered them to pack up and leave.
• Qin Shaofeng took the three women to White Snake Hollow and gave Xian Xiaoying several Storage Rings filled with cultivation resources, divine patterns, and formation tools.
• Jun Sisi piloted the war chariot to White Snake Hollow, where Jiao Xiaotian welcomed Qin Shaofeng and offered to lead him to the local delicacies.

Qin Shaofeng stayed in the Flood Dragon Clan’s territory, where he ordered the clan to keep his presence and his companion’s whereabouts secret. After revealing that he had killed Young Master Qi and expected the Three Immortals Pavilion to investigate, he instructed the Flood Dragon King to point pursuers toward Futuo Mountain.

• Jiao Xiaotian brought Qin Shaofeng a tray of Hundred Fresh Fruits, and Qin ordered everyone but a few Flood Dragon Clan members out of the hall.
• Qin Shaofeng asked why the Flood Dragon Clan had no Sages, and Jiao Xiaotian explained that their cultivation became extremely difficult after the Emperor Realm.
• Jiao Xiaotian offered the clan’s strength and Saint Ranking members for Qin Shaofeng’s use, but Qin dismissed the offer and told them to keep his companion’s location secret.
• Qin Shaofeng disclosed that he had killed Young Master Qi and warned that the Three Immortals Pavilion would investigate, then told the Flood Dragon King to claim he had gone to Futuo Mountain.

After leaving White Snake Hollow, Qin Shaofeng disguised himself to evade the Three Immortals Pavilion pursuers and traveled to Tangran City. He arrived at Tian Zui Lou, a powerful establishment found throughout the Ruthless Dynasty.

• The Flood Dragon King decided not to issue a gag order, believing Qin Shaofeng had left and that the Flood Dragon Clan should avoid further involvement.
• Qin Shaofeng set up formations in a secluded place, then disguised himself as a scarred, burly rogue cultivator to evade two war chariots from the Three Immortals Pavilion.
• The Three Immortals Pavilion's chief Attendant inspected the disguised Qin Shaofeng but dismissed him as an unrelated rogue cultivator and continued the pursuit.
• After Azure Sky Snow confirmed the pursuers had passed, Qin Shaofeng kept Li Naling in the ghost manor and raced toward Tangran City.
• Qin Shaofeng entered Tangran City in a new disguise and headed to the trading district to find Tian Zui Lou.

Qin Shaofeng met Destroyer of Three Immortals and her three allies at Drunken Moon Tower to discuss joining forces against their common enemy. After exchanging aliases, he abruptly ordered Dwarf to act in half an hour and told the others to meet him at the east city gate afterward.

• Qin Shaofeng arrived at Drunken Moon Tower in disguise and listened to Destroyer of Three Immortals and her companions discuss their common enemy.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals recognized Qin Shaofeng despite his changed appearance and soul aura, and her companions noticed something unusual about him.
• Qin Shaofeng joined the group’s introductions, learning the aliases Witch, Dwarf, Angel, and Eight Eyes.
• Qin Shaofeng dismissed the need for further investigation and told Dwarf to act in half an hour, with the group to meet at the east city gate afterward.

Qin Shaofeng entered Three Immortals Pavilion in disguise and observed its guards before confronting its head steward and Young Master Chen. The head steward turned on Qin Shaofeng and held a sword to his throat, leaving Young Master Chen confused by the sudden escalation.

• Qin Shaofeng concealed his life aura and entered Three Immortals Pavilion, intending to take its valuable goods rather than buy anything.
• Qin Shaofeng passed the pavilion's guards on the third floor and found the head steward waiting at the entrance to the fourth floor.
• Qin Shaofeng handed the head steward an ordinary sword, but Young Master Chen interrupted and demanded an apology from him.
• Qin Shaofeng criticized Three Immortals Pavilion for betraying its customers, and the head steward threatened him with the sword.
• Young Master Chen was startled when the head steward held the sword to Qin Shaofeng's throat.

Qin Shaofeng used the commotion caused by a short attacker on the first floor to seize the chance to fight back against Three Immortals Pavilion. After killing the two guards and emptying the fourth floor, he left Young Master Chen stunned amid the chaos.

• A short attacker charged into Three Immortals Pavilion and killed an attendant, prompting the head steward to take most of his people downstairs.
• The head steward left two peak Primordial Chaos True Monarchs to watch Qin Shaofeng and Young Master Chen, while Young Master Chen stayed behind and argued about his grudge with Qin Shaofeng.
• One guard attacked Qin Shaofeng after he insulted Three Immortals Pavilion, and Qin Shaofeng used Sage Realm pressure to suppress and kill both guards.
• Qin Shaofeng took a guard's saber and collected the products from the entire fourth floor.
• Young Master Chen recovered from his shock and found the fourth floor completely empty.

Qin Shaofeng, Zhao Ding, and their companions looted the Three Immortals Pavilion and escaped the city with its treasures. After finding a second Body Refining Divine Pattern, Qin Shaofeng began dividing the spoils and explained which items he needed.

• Qin Shaofeng killed two Three Immortals Pavilion guards, while Zhao Ding revealed that he had looted the pavilion’s first three floors.
• Qin Shaofeng persuaded Young Master Chen to reveal the locations of the pavilion’s warehouse and treasure vaults.
• Qin Shaofeng found a hidden chamber in the master bedroom and discovered the second Body Refining Divine Pattern among its treasures.
• Qin Shaofeng and his companions escaped the city in a war chariot and divided the spoils during their journey.
• Qin Shaofeng listed the cultivation aids and defensive items he wanted, and Destroyer of Three Immortals sorted the remaining treasures.

Qin Shaofeng and his companions introduced their abilities and planned a quick campaign of looting cities before the Three Immortals Pavilion could react. They set out toward the next city, leaving plans for after the first few days until they learned how their enemies responded.

• The group divided the contents of a Space Ring and agreed Zhao Ding would sort through the goods and sell what they did not need.
• Angel revealed Qin Shaofeng's strengths and his Guardian's expertise in poison, then Destroyer of Three Immortals, Angel, Eight-Eyed Little Rou'er, and Zhao Ding introduced their own abilities.
• Eight-Eyed Little Rou'er tried to look cute for Qin Shaofeng, who nervously asked everyone to return to business.
• Qin Shaofeng said the Three Immortals Pavilion's experts were headed toward the Hundred Peaks Mountain Range, giving the group three to five days to loot freely.
• Qin Shaofeng assigned Zhao Ding to find needed goods, Eight-Eyed to sell them, Angel to provide support, and himself and Destroyer of Three Immortals to start killing in the next city.
• Qin Shaofeng told the group to recover before reaching the next city and said they would decide what to do after three to five days once they saw the Three Immortals Pavilion's response.

The Three Immortals Pavilion’s branches were being raided by Qin Shaofeng and his companions, prompting the Pavilion Master to send the Grand Attendant after them. As the group continued toward the Ruthless River, Qin Shaofeng planned how to evade both their pursuers and the dangers ahead.

• The Pavilion Master learned that branches in four cities had been raided and received a report from Hongyun City before the divine pattern shattered amid screams.
• The Pavilion Master sent the Grand Attendant with four Venerables toward Hongyun City while he and his uncle pursued another suspected thief.
• Qin Shaofeng, Eight Eyes, and the dwarf plundered branches in five cities and traveled in a powerful war chariot carrying a piece of the Divine Wind Divine Pattern.
• Qin Shaofeng estimated how far ahead the group could get before the Three Immortals Pavilion caught up and considered their route across the Ruthless River.
• Eight Eyes asked whether Demonic Cultivators might misunderstand their actions, and Qin Shaofeng warned that both they and the Ruthless River’s vicious beasts had to be treated as dangers.

Qin Shaofeng asked Destroyer of Three Immortals about their chances against Three Immortals Pavilion and learned that their pursuers' distance gave them an opportunity during the crossing of the Ruthless River. She explained the Four Realms and how understanding heaven and earth could let cultivators leap directly into the Sage Realm, leaving Qin Shaofeng stunned by how little he knew about cultivation.

• Destroyer of Three Immortals argued that their strength did not make attacking powerful factions safe, and Qin Shaofeng compared Three Immortals Pavilion's defenses with the Demonic Cultivation Territory's reputation.
• Qin Shaofeng said Three Immortals Pavilion's pursuers were about two days behind them as they crossed the Ruthless River, then asked whether careful preparations could let them kill the Pavilion's chief Attendant.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals said killing the chief Attendant was impossible and began explaining cultivation beyond the True Lord Realm after Qin Shaofeng admitted he had never asked his guardian about it.
• Destroyer of Three Immortals explained that the Four Realms depended on understanding heaven and earth rather than a fixed progression of cultivation levels, and said she had reached the Sage Realm through Spirit Enlightenment and Nirvana after her Lineage was destroyed.