Chapter Summaries

Qin Wangchuan arrived in Yicheng ahead of the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm opening and learned that Tongtian Sinan was nearing the end of his life. As he surveyed the factions gathering around the forming Dragon Gate, Qin Ming told him that Xuantian Pavilion had gained a poor reputation.

• Dragon Scale watched Ye Jianwei with longing, then wondered whether the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm might offer her an opportunity for intimacy.
• Qin Wangchuan arrived in Yicheng with Ye Jianwei and was greeted by Qin Clan disciples, including Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming reported that Tongtian Sinan's lifespan was nearly exhausted, so Qin Wangchuan ordered life-extending pills sent to him.
• Qin Wangchuan surveyed Yicheng and its arriving factions, while Qin Ming described Flower God Valley, Qilin Mountain, and Martial God Hall.
• Qin Ming said Xuantian Pavilion had spread rapidly but had a poor reputation, prompting Qin Wangchuan to ask why.

Qin Wangchuan explained how Xuantian Pavilion’s rapid expansion gave him influence across much of the Three Thousand Provinces. When Wang Xuance visited him in Yicheng, their strained conversation about the Wang Clan ended with Ye Jianwei striking Wang Xuance’s Divine Soul with her zither.

• Qin Wangchuan told Qin Ming that Xuantian Pavilion’s vast reach and distribution of Chuanliu Pavilion’s cultivation techniques mattered more than the criticism it attracted.
• Wang Xuance arrived in Yicheng, learned Qin Wangchuan was waiting for him, and entered the Qin Clan residence alone.
• Wang Xuance saw Ye Jianwei wearing a silver bell marked with Qin Wangchuan’s personal seal, then sat down to drink tea with Qin Wangchuan.
• As Wang Xuance tried to leave, Qin Wangchuan brought up the Wang Clan and Wang Xuance’s resentment toward him.
• Wang Xuance accused Qin Wangchuan of causing the deaths of Wang Clan members, and Ye Jianwei’s zither music struck his Divine Soul until Qin Wangchuan told her to stop.

Qin Wangchuan challenged Wang Xuance to accept his defeat and keep striving, then declared his ambition to become an Immortal Emperor. Wang Xuance’s hostility softened, and he decided to rebuild his cultivation through the Supernatural Realm.

• Qin Wangchuan told Wang Xuance that the Wang Clan’s goal had been understandable, but that they had wrongly presumed to judge all living beings and refused to accept defeat.
• When Wang Xuance demanded to know what he should do, Qin Wangchuan told him to admit defeat, gather himself, and catch up.
• Wang Xuance accused Qin Wangchuan of never having come from humble beginnings, and Qin Wangchuan declared that he aimed to surpass the Heavenly Emperor and become an Immortal Emperor.
• As he left, Wang Xuance reconsidered Qin Wangchuan’s words, felt his hostility ease, and wondered whether he could try the Supernatural Law.
• Wang Xuance later withdrew from the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm mission, returned to the Lineage, severed his cultivation back to the Supreme Being, and began cultivating the Supernatural Realm anew.

Qin Wangchuan received a letter from the Yun Clan asking him to look after a newly emerged Wuwang Immortal Physique in the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm, then began a costly directional simulation of the realm. The simulation followed Chen Mo as he tried to approach Qin Wangchuan and entered the realm, where he decided to pursue Dragon Qi through trade.

• Ye Jianwei called the Wang Clan and Zhou Clan petty villains, but Qin Wangchuan said they had simply made choices they believed were best.
• A Qin Clan Disciple delivered a secret letter from the Yun Clan, which asked Qin Wangchuan to care for its Wuwang Immortal Physique during training in the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm.
• Qin Wangchuan embraced Ye Jianwei, teased her about wearing his Silver Bell, and activated a directional simulation that cost three Simulation Counts.
• The simulation cast Qin Wangchuan as Chen Mo, who was tasked with gathering Dragon Qi and making contact with Qin Wangchuan.
• Chen Mo failed to find Qin Wangchuan before entering the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm, then considered using trade to obtain Dragon Qi.

Chen Bu set up Xuantian Pavilion trading posts near the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm’s exits and bartered for Dragon Clan treasures, though he later fell victim to a fake Dragonwood. After catching Shen Yian trying to sell him a counterfeit Dragonblood Stone, Chen Bu learned Shen Yian belonged to Wen Dao Palace’s Returnees and agreed to join forces with him.

• Chen Bu established three trading posts to barter supplies and information for treasures from people leaving the Secret Realm.
• Chen Bu traded rare pills and Starsteel for a True Dragon Scale, then used part of it and a Clearheart Bodhi Fruit to acquire a Dark Gold Dragon Horn segment.
• Chen Bu discovered that a piece of Dragonwood he had bought was ordinary wood with only a trace of Dragon Qi.
• Chen Bu saw through Zhang San’s forged Dragonblood Stone and confronted him, then learned he was Shen Yian, a member of Wen Dao Palace’s Returnees.
• Chen Bu agreed to join forces with Shen Yian, and Qin Wangchuan recognized the name.

Qin Wangchuan’s simulation showed Chen Mo and Shen Yian trading Dragon Qi treasures for a divine statue while secretly keeping a Dragon Origin Pearl. After the simulation ended, Qin Wangchuan discovered that spending more Simulation Counts increased the rewards and considered which inheritance options to choose.

• Chen Mo and Shen Yian used aggressive sales tactics to trade for treasures containing Dragon Qi and Spirit Stones.
• Chen Mo exchanged all the accumulated treasures for a divine statue from Wen Dao Palace instead of arranging for a Dragon Girl to visit Xuantian Pavilion.
• After the trade, Chen Mo revealed he had kept a Dragon Origin Pearl whose Dragon Qi surpassed that of the treasures he had surrendered.
• Qin Wangchuan learned that the simulation’s higher Simulation Count had raised its reward coefficient to 150 percent.
• Qin Wangchuan dismissed the lifespan and Dragon Origin Pearl rewards and focused on Origin Source and Enhanced Appraisal Technique.

Qin Wangchuan chose an Origin Source boost and an enhanced appraisal technique, then began a directional simulation as Long Yin, a lost True Dragon orphan. Long Yin found the concealed entrance to the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm and met another youth inside, while Qin Wangchuan watched to learn the True Dragon Clan’s plan.

• Qin Wangchuan raised his Origin Source to 122.5x and absorbed the knowledge of the Enhanced Appraisal Technique.
• Qin Wangchuan began a simulation in which Long Yin, a True Dragon orphan raised by the Azure Cloud Sect, followed his bloodline’s call toward the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm.
• Long Yin recognized that the true entrance lay in the Cloudmist Mountains rather than at the rift outside Yicheng, then left his Rogue Cultivator companions and went alone.
• Qin Wangchuan realized the rift was a decoy meant to hide the real entrance and watched Long Yin continue through the simulation.
• Long Yin found a concealed passage in the mountains, entered an isolated realm filled with dense spiritual energy and Dragon Breath, and encountered a youth in green who asked if he was also a True Dragon.

Long Yin traveled through the Secret Realm with Long Yu, following a mysterious call toward the buried source of the red pulses. They found the call beneath an ancient battlefield but decided to wait for another clash between the Alien Race and the True Dragon Clan before breaking through the ground.

• Long Yin met Long Yu, another dragon-clan youth who sensed the same call, and agreed to explore the Secret Realm together.
• Qin Wangchuan noticed Long Yu's name resembled Cheng Yu's and suspected a connection to the search for the Ancestral Dragon Egg.
• Long Yu told Long Yin that the battlefield scars were left by the Demon Race during its invasion ten thousand years earlier.
• When the Alien Race appeared near the True Dragon Clan's camp, Long Yu urged Long Yin to hurry toward the source of the call.
• Long Yin saw red pulses guiding him to a battlefield depression, and he and Long Yu discovered the call came from underground.
• Long Yu proposed waiting for another Alien Race attack to distract the True Dragon Clan before they blasted open the ground.

The narrator and Long Yu uncovered the sealed Ancestral Dragon Egg, only to be confronted by Long Yue, a True Dragon Fate Warden who declared the narrator the prophesied Son of Destiny. Long Yue offered him loyalty and the chance to become Emperor of Ten Thousand Dragons, but he rejected the title and chose to remain with his companions.

• Long Yu blasted through the rock beneath the battlefield, and he and the narrator found a gigantic crimson Dragon Egg sealed inside an underground cave.
• Long Yue arrived with Dragon Clan guards, attacked Long Yu after sensing his mixed Dragon and Demon heritage, and stopped when she learned he could sense the Egg's summons too.
• Long Yue swore herself to the narrator as his Fate Warden and explained that he was the clan's prophesied Son of Destiny.
• Long Yue identified the Egg as the True Dragon Tribe's Ancestral Dragon Egg and said its baptism could awaken the narrator's Ancestral Dragon Blood and make him Emperor of Ten Thousand Dragons.
• The narrator remembered his Azure Cloud Sect family and rejected the offer to become Emperor of Ten Thousand Dragons.

The protagonist struggled to choose between the True Dragon Clan and the Azure Cloud Sect, while Long Yue urged him to accept his destiny as a candidate to become the Ancestral Dragon. He chose to leave with his sect and asked Long Yue to come too, but she refused and revealed another candidate had not yet arrived.

• Long Yue brought the protagonist and Long Yu to the True Dragon Clan’s base, where Ao Cang welcomed the protagonist and assigned Long Yue to guide him.
• The protagonist learned that the dragon egg’s baptism could make him Ancestral Dragon, but becoming the clan’s ruler would mean leaving the Azure Cloud Sect behind.
• As Long Yue’s offer to give herself to him made him waver, the protagonist ultimately told her he could not abandon the sect and invited her to leave with him.
• Long Yue refused, explaining that she had chosen to serve the Ancestral Dragon and that whoever entered the dragon egg first would claim the position.
• Long Yue revealed there was another Ancestral Dragon candidate, whom the Alien Race feared and had made its highest-priority target.

Qin Wangchuan continued the simulation and watched Long Yin prepare to leave the True Dragon Clan, where Long Yue explained her devotion to her lineage. On the morning of the ritual, Long Yu murdered Long Yin and stole his heart, revealing a connection to the Heavenly Peacock Clan before Long Yin died.

• Qin Wangchuan inferred that Xuanye had been prepared to keep him occupied and resumed the simulation.
• Long Yue told Long Yin that serving the True Dragon Clan and atoning for her ancestors’ failure were her duties as Fate Warden, while Long Yin chose to return to the Azure Cloud Sect despite his growing attachment to her.
• On the day of the dragon egg ritual, Long Yin met Long Yu at the Spirit Spring Pool and asked why he had come to the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm.
• Long Yu said he had come to take the dragon egg, then stabbed Long Yin, removed his heart, and sealed it away.
• As Long Yin died, he saw peacock plumes in Long Yu’s dragon aura and realized they belonged to the Heavenly Peacock Clan before an eye on one plume extinguished his consciousness.

After the simulation revealed Cheng Yu’s identity and the fate of Long Yin, Qin Wangchuan chose to temper the Ancestral Dragon Blood he won as a reward. The costly upgrade yielded only one drop, whose effects barely registered against his immense foundation.

• Qin Wangchuan concluded that Cheng Yu was Long Yu and had infiltrated the True Dragon Clan with the Heavenly Peacock Clan’s help, while Long Yin’s indecision had harmed him.
• Qin Wangchuan chose the unknown second reward and obtained Ancestral Dragon Blood, but the system could not fuse it with the higher-grade bloodline he already possessed.
• Qin Wangchuan spent 2,000 Origin Source to temper the blood rather than discard it or select another reward.
• The tempered blood surged through Qin Wangchuan’s body, briefly giving him a powerful sensation before its effects faded.
• Qin Wangchuan discovered that the costly reward had provided only one drop, too little to meaningfully affect his existing Ancestral Dragon Blood, Immortal Body, and Supreme Dao Heart.

Qin Wangchuan entered the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm with Dragon Scale and used her connection to the Ancestral Dragon Egg to locate its direction. Meanwhile, Xuanye ordered the Alien Race to search for Qin Wangchuan and disrupt the True Dragon Clan, while forces including the Yun Clan and Years Tower gathered outside.

• Qin Wangchuan found the hidden entrance to the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm and opened it with Dragon Scale's True Dragon bloodline.
• Dragon Scale sensed a sound from the realm's depths, and Qin Wangchuan recognized it as the Ancestral Dragon Egg's guidance.
• The Yun Clan and Years Tower arrived near Yicheng, where Hou Yanzhi declared his intention to capture Dragon Girls.
• Xuanye ordered the Alien Race to find and restrain Qin Wangchuan, then began harassment attacks against the True Dragon Clan Encampment.
• Two Alien Race Prodigies searched the forest while questioning Xuanye's belief that Qin Wangchuan had entered the realm.

Nineteen entered the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm and began hunting Alien Race members on Qin Wangchuan’s orders. Qin Wangchuan found and seized the sealed crimson dragon egg, then planned to wait for the True Dragon Clan to come to him.

• Two Alien Race members discussed Xuanye and Princess Lv before Nineteen appeared and killed them instantly.
• Nineteen revealed his identity as a Qin Clan Shadow Guard and set off to hunt more Alien Race members.
• Qin Wangchuan followed Dragon Scale’s guidance to an ancient battlefield ruin and uncovered a crimson dragon egg beneath the ground.
• Qin Wangchuan identified the egg’s double seal and used the Wanjie Thunder Furnace to lift it into the air.
• Qin Wangchuan carried the dragon egg away, saying they would wait for the True Dragon Clan to come.

Long Yue led the Dragon Guards to the Ancestral Dragon Egg after sensing the Destined One’s arrival, but she mistook Qin Wangchuan for him and pledged herself to Qin Wangchuan. He corrected her and identified Dragon Scale as the Destined One, then agreed to follow Long Yue to the True Dragon Clan’s Holy Land to undo the Egg’s seal.

• Long Yue sensed the Sacred Relic’s aura and hurried with a hundred Dragon Guards to the forbidden battlefield in the back mountain.
• Long Yue found Qin Wangchuan beside the Ancestral Dragon Egg, with Dragon Scale at his side, and assumed Qin Wangchuan was the Destined One.
• Long Yue knelt before Qin Wangchuan and pledged her loyalty, her duties, and the tribe’s future to him.
• Qin Wangchuan told Long Yue she had mistaken the person and indicated Dragon Scale as the Destined One.
• Long Yue explained that the Ancestral Dragon Egg’s seal required the tribe’s Holy Land, and Qin Wangchuan agreed to accompany her.

Qin Wangchuan brought Dragon Scale into the True Dragon Clan’s territory, where Long Yue revealed her ruthless devotion to preserving her people and Ao Cang welcomed Dragon Scale as the future Ancestral Dragon. After Ao Cang assigned Long Yue to guide Dragon Scale, Qin Wangchuan announced that he had something to say.

• Qin Wangchuan and Long Yue escorted Dragon Scale through the True Dragon Clan’s settlement to the Ancient Dragon Hall as the clan watched them.
• Long Yue told Qin Wangchuan that she would sacrifice clansmen to preserve the True Dragon Clan and described herself as the evil her people needed to survive.
• Ao Cang welcomed Dragon Scale and declared that her True Name was Long Xiao, but she asked Qin Wangchuan to hold her instead.
• Ao Cang said the clan would eventually break the Demon Race’s seal on its sacred relic and assigned Long Yue to teach Long Xiao about the clan and her future duty.
• Qin Wangchuan interrupted Ao Cang and told the elders that he would say a few words.

Qin Wangchuan demanded that the True Dragon Clan submit to the Qin Clan, revealing that he was its Divine Son and could speak for it. The dragons weighed the offer as Dragon Scale distracted him, and Qin Wangchuan waited for their decision, certain that they had no choice but to accept.

• Qin Wangchuan sat with Dragon Scale on his lap and told the True Dragon Clan that it should submit to the Qin Clan.
• The elders questioned whether the Qin Clan and its Heavenly Emperor still held power, and Qin Wangchuan confirmed that both remained.
• Qin Wangchuan declared that he was the Qin Clan's Divine Son and that his proposal represented the clan's will.
• Dragon Scale reached somewhere she should not, so Qin Wangchuan moved her aside while hiding his discomfort from the dragons.
• Qin Wangchuan resumed his calm posture and waited as the True Dragon Clan considered its fate.

Ao Cang agreed to obey the Ancestral Dragon’s command, and Qin Wangchuan left the elders’ hall with Dragon Scale as Long Yue saw him as a fitting ruler for the True Dragon Clan. Meanwhile, Long Yin and Long Yu approached the clan’s encampment, while Qin Wangchuan learned how True Dragons displayed their bond marks.

• Ao Cang agreed that the Dragon Clan would obey the Ancestral Dragon’s command, and Qin Wangchuan declared that the Ancestral Dragon would obey him.
• Qin Wangchuan left the hall holding Dragon Scale’s hand, and Long Yue followed after him, believing he looked like the True Dragon Clan’s rightful ruler.
• Long Yin and Long Yu arrived at the Ancient Dragon Minor Realm and made their way toward the True Dragon Clan Encampment while avoiding a clash between the Dragon Guard and the Alien Race.
• News spread that the Ancestral Dragon was about to reappear, and Qin Wangchuan drew attention as he accompanied Dragon Scale through the clan.
• Long Yue explained that True Dragons displayed their partner marks as covenants and status symbols, then pointed out Qin Wangchuan’s glowing mark and said the custom did not apply to him.

Qin Wangchuan learned more about True Dragon customs while waiting for the Sacred Relic’s seal to be lifted, and Long Yue told him the seal would be removed the next day. He asked what it felt like to be born for someone else, but made clear he would not try to change Long Yue’s choice.

• Qin Wangchuan learned that dragon marks could be stolen, but a partner could not intervene, and he could not defeat Dragon Scale on his own.
• Qin Wangchuan nearly touched Long Yue’s dragon horns, but she avoided his hand and explained that True Dragons considered their horns highly sensitive and private.
• Qin Wangchuan read about True Dragon customs and considered asking the Old Ancestor to create a Small World where the Dragon Clan could live within the Qin Clan’s sphere of influence.
• Long Yue told Qin Wangchuan that the seal on the Sacred Relic could be completely lifted the next day, then covered the sleeping Dragon Scale with a blanket.
• Qin Wangchuan asked Long Yue what it felt like to be born for someone else, and Long Yue wondered whether he meant to persuade her; he said he respected her choice and was only curious.

Qin Wangchuan spoke with Long Yue about her devotion to the Ancestral Dragon and realized he and Dragon Scale could enter the Ancestral Dragon Egg as one person. Meanwhile, Xuanye blamed Qin Wangchuan for the disappearance of his men and concluded that the Qin Clan and Imperial Clan were helping him.

• Long Yue told Qin Wangchuan that she had accepted her role as a Fate Warden and would devote herself to helping Dragon Scale restore the tribe.
• Qin Wangchuan reflected on his ambition to reach the supreme peak, while Long Yue reaffirmed her resolve to serve the Ancestral Dragon.
• Qin Wangchuan asked Long Yue about Taboo Divine Weapons and the rule that only one person could enter the Ancestral Dragon Egg, then realized he and Dragon Scale counted as one.
• Xuanye killed an Alien Race member who could not explain why half the men he had sent out had vanished.
• Xuanye suspected Qin Wangchuan was responsible and concluded that the Qin Clan, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Imperial Clan were aiding him.