Recaps

Su Qingwan defeated Yue Qing in the No. 4 Arena, giving the Mystic Sanctuary East Academy another victory over Emperor Fall Valley. After Lu Chenyuan conceded the contest and handed Jian Wuya the Enlightenment Sword Bamboo, its Sword Dao Laws overwhelmed the sword cultivators until Jian Wuya sealed their insights for later.

• Jian Wuya announced Su Qingwan's victory and gave her a Healing Pill, while Lu Chenyuan treated Yue Qing and comforted her after her loss.
• Lu Chenyuan conceded that the Mystic Sanctuary East Academy's disciples had outperformed Emperor Fall Valley and acknowledged the gap between the two groups.
• Lu Chenyuan gave Jian Wuya the Enlightenment Sword Bamboo, whose Sword Dao Laws caused Lin Ruoxi, Yue Qing, and the other sword cultivators to become confused.
• Jian Wuya used gentle sword intent to suppress and seal the disciples' insights, telling them the seal would lift after they reached the Eighth-Rank Grandmaster realm.
• Lin Ruoxi realized the obscure knowledge came from Sword Dao Laws.

Jian Wuya announced the results of the matches between Mystic Sanctuary and Emperor Fall Valley, then ended the competition with a call for friendly exchange. After Jian Wuya and Lu Chenyuan left, the disciples stayed apart in separate groups.

• Jian Wuya put away the Enlightenment Sword Bamboo and waited with Lu Chenyuan as the injured disciples recovered.
• Jian Wuya brought the disciples back to the main hall and announced that Mystic Sanctuary had won four matches, lost two, and drawn one.
• Huang Jiuli and Su Qingwan were surprised to learn that Qin Yan had defeated Xiao Han, while the Emperor Fall Valley disciples were disheartened by their results.
• Jian Wuya invited both groups to a friendly gathering at Ten Thousand Swords Peak, and Lu Chenyuan left to pursue his purpose of presenting Mystic Sanctuary with Emperor Fall Tokens.
• After Jian Wuya and Lu Chenyuan vanished, the disciples formed separate small circles instead of approaching one another.

Qin Yan explained how his Darkness Domain and Mental Manifestation had defeated Xiao Han, leaving Huang Jiuli troubled by the gap between their abilities. That night, Zhang Hao led Qin Yan and the other disciples to a banquet prepared by the Peak Master.

• Huang Jiuli confronted Qin Yan for letting her believe he had lost to Xiao Han, and Qin Yan explained that he had waited until she recovered to tell her the truth.
• Huang Jiuli asked how Qin Yan had beaten Xiao Han, and Qin Yan revealed that his Dark Mental Strength had reached 499 hertz and that he had used his Darkness Domain and a Mental Manifestation phantom to win.
• Huang Jiuli compared herself with Qin Yan and grew uncertain about her chances of becoming Jian Wuya's disciple or the Holy Maiden.
• At night, Zhang Hao entered the hall and invited the disciples and honored guests to the Peak Master's banquet.
• Qin Yan and the other thirteen disciples followed Zhang Hao toward the summit of Ten Thousand Swords Peak.

Qin Yan and the disciples arrived at Ten Thousand Swords Peak for an extravagant exchange banquet hosted by Jian Wuya. After Zhang Hao left, the disciples took their assigned seats, and three people appeared at Qin Yan’s table.

• Zhang Hao led the disciples to the summit, showed them where they could exchange pointers, and then departed.
• Huang Jiuli recognized the banquet’s dishes as food made from Seventh Grade Fierce Beasts and explained their value to Qin Yan.
• Jian Wuya and Lu Chenyuan appeared and invited the disciples to sit down.
• The disciples discovered that their seats had been assigned by name and took their places.
• After Qin Yan sat at his table, three figures appeared there in succession.

Qin Yan and the other geniuses from the Holy Lands and Emperor Fall Valley attended a banquet seated beside their old opponents, and the gathering quickly became a spirited eating contest. As Qin Yan consumed Red Flame Flood Dragon meat, its fire energy nourished his Fire Element Wonder Tree, leaving it at four zhang and still growing.

• Qin Yan found himself seated between Su Qingwan and Yue Qing, with Xiao Han opposite him, while the other banquet tables paired former opponents from the Holy Lands and Emperor Fall Valley.
• Lu Chenyuan invited everyone to enjoy the meal, and the disciples eagerly began eating with chopsticks, hands, and true qi.
• Qin Yan ate Red Flame Flood Dragon back meat and used the Five Elements Chaos Genesis to transform its fire energy into true qi for his Fire Element Wonder Tree.
• Qin Yan's Fire Element Wonder Tree grew from a little over three zhang to four zhang as the banquet turned into a contest of enthusiastic eating.

Qin Yan consumed Red Flame Flood Dragon meat and advanced his Fire Element Wonder Tree to five zhang Perfection. He then reached for an Earth Marrow Yellow Essence Cake to nourish his Earth Element Wonder Tree, but Su Qingwan reached for it too, and they agreed to split it.

• Qin Yan ate three pieces of Red Flame Flood Dragon meat, and the energy helped his Fire Element Wonder Tree reach five zhang Perfection.
• Qin Yan considered the remaining spiritual foods and focused on the Earth Marrow Yellow Essence Cake to improve his Earth Element Wonder Tree.
• Qin Yan and Su Qingwan reached for the Earth Marrow Yellow Essence Cake at the same time.
• Su Qingwan proposed that they split the cake, and Qin Yan agreed.

Qin Yan ate Earth Marrow Yellow Essence Cake until his Earth Element Wonder Tree reached the Five Zhang Perfection Realm, completing his five Mystic Trees and preparing to attempt a breakthrough after the banquet. He and Su Qingwan discreetly stored away their remaining cake, while a vast amount of spiritual food remained uneaten.

• Su Qingwan split the Earth Marrow Yellow Essence Cake and gave half to Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan ate the cake, rapidly growing his Earth Element Wonder Tree until it reached the Five Zhang Perfection Realm and completed his Five Elements Wonder Tree cycle.
• Qin Yan decided to wait until he returned to a quiet place before attempting to break through to Peak Sixth Grade in Qi Refining.
• Su Qingwan quietly stored her remaining cake in her Storage Ring, and Qin Yan noticed her.
• Qin Yan confidently stored away his own remaining cake, making Su Qingwan believe he had seen her do the same.
• Qin Yan estimated that the guests had eaten less than one percent of the spiritual food on the table.

After winning the match, Qin Yan and the others took the spirit food Jian Wuya had prepared and toasted together. Yue Qing acknowledged Su Qingwan’s victory and promised to challenge her again after reaching the Grandmaster Realm, while Qin Yan ignored Xiao Han’s lingering contempt.

• Qin Yan decided the spirit food would go to waste if left behind and stored nearly everything on the table in his Storage Ring.
• Su Qingwan, Xiao Han, and Yue Qing followed Qin Yan’s example, and the four disciples quickly cleared the table of spirit food.
• Yue Qing toasted with Qin Yan, Su Qingwan, and Xiao Han, then told Su Qingwan she accepted her defeat and hoped to fight her again after reaching the Grandmaster Realm.
• Su Qingwan accepted Yue Qing’s challenge, and the two women began talking amicably.
• Qin Yan avoided speaking with Xiao Han because Xiao Han continued to look down on him despite losing their match.

At a banquet on Ten Thousand Swords Peak, Yue Qing asked Su Qingwan for cultivation advice and challenged Qin Yan to spar in the future. Xiao Han mocked Qin Yan, who confronted him and began counting down, leaving Xiao Han unable to answer.

• Yue Qing asked Su Qingwan how she cultivated the Scripture Sect Secret Technique, and Su Qingwan explained her daily practice of writing and reading.
• Yue Qing told Qin Yan she hoped to spar with him someday, and he agreed if they met again.
• Xiao Han disparaged Qin Yan and questioned whether he could reach Grandmaster or obtain an Emperor Fall Token.
• Qin Yan challenged Xiao Han to fight immediately and began counting down from three, while Xiao Han faltered.

Qin Yan humiliated Xiao Han after Xiao Han refused to accept his challenge, then asked Yue Qing about Emperor Fall Land. Yue Qing explained its six cultivation-restricted layers and the Emperor’s inheritance said to lie in the unreachable Sixth Layer.

• Qin Yan counted to three, and Xiao Han stayed seated instead of entering the arena, publicly accepting defeat.
• Qin Yan called Xiao Han trash, and Xiao Han vowed to repay the humiliation while Qin Yan suppressed his desire to kill him.
• Qin Yan asked Yue Qing what Emperor Fall Land was, and she explained that it was the site where an ancient Emperor from the Demon Dao Era had fallen.
• Yue Qing described Emperor Fall Land’s abundant resources and active Rules and laws, which made cultivation and comprehension easier.
• Yue Qing explained that Emperor Fall Land had six inverted-pyramid layers, each with restrictions corresponding to different cultivation ranks, and that its Sixth Layer supposedly held the Emperor’s inheritance.

Yue Qing explained that Emperor Fall Land would open within half a year and that only Grandmasters with Emperor Fall Tokens could enter. Qin Yan and Su Qingwan learned about its dangers and requirements, while Qin Yan remained focused on cultivating his own abilities.

• Qin Yan asked Yue Qing about Emperor Fall Land’s entry requirements, and she explained that entrants needed to reach the Grandmaster Realm and possess an Emperor Fall Token.
• Yue Qing told Qin Yan and Su Qingwan that Emperor Fall Land opened about once every ten thousand years and was expected to open within half a year.
• Yue Qing explained that Emperor Fall Land’s first layer held Seventh-Rank Grandmaster-level Fierce Beasts, with stronger beasts on higher layers.
• Qin Yan and Su Qingwan thanked Yue Qing, exchanged contact information with her, and asked more questions about Emperor Fall Land.
• Qin Yan decided to prioritize cultivating Supreme Spear Intent and reaching the Grandmaster Realm rather than pursue an inheritance he might not qualify to enter.

The banquet at the Mystic Sanctuary wound down as the disciples shared quiet moments and settled old grudges. Jian Wuya announced that the Emperor Fall Land would open within a few months, and the seven disciples who reached the Grandmaster Realm in time would receive Emperor Fall Tokens and a chance to enter.

• Long Aotian conceded to Luo Qinghe, and they set aside their past grudges over a drink.
• Huang Jiuli devoured spiritual food while Lin Ruoxi and Li Tianxing sat together without speaking.
• Lu Chenyuan told Jian Wuya it was time to leave, and Jian Wuya paused the banquet to make an announcement.
• Jian Wuya said the Emperor Fall Land would open within a few months and offered Emperor Fall Tokens to the seven disciples if they reached the Grandmaster Realm before then.
• Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing resolved to condense supreme-grade intents before advancing, while Qin Yan remained calm and continued following his own plan.

After Lu Chenyuan departed, Jian Wuya offered the competition's victors a chance to become his True Disciples at Ten Thousand Swords Peak, subject to a difficult test. He explained that Huang Jiuli, Long Aotian, and Beichen Xing were better suited to follow their own paths, while the four victors still had to prove themselves.

• Lu Chenyuan bid farewell to Jian Wuya, transported the Emperor Fall Valley disciples away, and left by merging into a region of chaotic laws.
• Qin Yan witnessed Lu Chenyuan's True Emperor power, and Jian Wuya used Sword Dao Laws to restore the damaged space.
• Jian Wuya told Lin Ruoxi, Qin Yan, Su Qingwan, and Feng Wuji that they could become his True Disciples if they joined Ten Thousand Swords Peak and passed his test.
• Jian Wuya told Huang Jiuli, Long Aotian, and Beichen Xing that their bloodline or imperial cultivation paths were incompatible with Ten Thousand Swords Peak.
• Jian Wuya warned the four victors that his test was difficult and that winning the competition did not guarantee they could join his sect.

After Jian Wuya explained that his disciples would have to pass a rigorous trial, Qin Yan and the others left Ten Thousand Swords Peak. Huang Jiuli recovered from the disappointment of being unsuited to the sword path and made plans with Qin Yan to enter Emperor Fall Land together.

• Jian Wuya explained that those who passed his trial would become his personal disciples, while those who failed would become ordinary disciples; Su Qingwan understood that the sword path was not suited to her.
• Jian Wuya ended the banquet and used his sword intent to send Qin Yan and the others to the foot of Ten Thousand Swords Peak.
• Qin Yan and Huang Jiuli walked back toward their Cave Dwellings, and Huang Jiuli grew quiet after Jian Wuya had rejected her as a suitable disciple.
• Huang Jiuli asked whether Qin Yan would enter Emperor Fall Land, and he said he probably would.
• Huang Jiuli proposed that she, Qin Yan, and Yin Li form a team if they obtained entry, and Qin Yan agreed.
• Huang Jiuli resolved to pursue the Eastern Court Holy Maiden position and saw Emperor Fall Land as an opportunity to improve her power and bloodline.

Qin Yan learned from Little Black that the Emperor Fall Land might contain the rare Spirit Medicines needed to cultivate Myriad Disguise and Void Guard. Little Black also revealed that her memories might identify the Great Emperor who fell there, giving Qin Yan another reason to enter the land.

• Qin Yan and Huang Jiuli parted at the fork leading to their Cave Dwellings after discussing their cultivation plans and the Emperor Fall Land.
• Qin Yan returned to his Cave Dwelling and prepared to break through to Peak Sixth Grade Qi Refining, but Little Black urged him to enter the Emperor Fall Land.
• Little Black explained that Myriad Disguise required a Thousand Illusion Spirit Herb and Void Guard required a Void Crystal, both rare Spirit Medicines that might grow in the Emperor Fall Land.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that her memories of the Demon Dao Era might let her identify the Great Emperor who had fallen in the land.

Qin Yan learned that Little Black might help him find a fallen Demon Dao Emperor’s inheritance in Emperor Fall Land, strengthening his resolve to go. After discovering that the Holy Land’s stocks of the two Spirit Medicines he needed were monopolized by powerful experts, he decided to search for them in Emperor Fall Land and asked Little Black how many Great Emperors the Demon Dao Era had recorded.

• Little Black told Qin Yan that he might obtain the fallen Emperor’s inheritance, and Qin Yan resolved to go to Emperor Fall Land.
• Qin Yan searched the Holy Land’s exchange records for Void Crystals and found that Purple Void Peak Master Gu Hanxi had exchanged ten every month for decades.
• Qin Yan found that Thousand Illusion Spirit Herbs were also unavailable, with powerful True King and True Emperor experts exchanging the single herb listed each month.
• Qin Yan gave up on obtaining the two Spirit Medicines through the Holy Land and decided to look for them in Emperor Fall Land.
• Qin Yan asked Little Black how many Great Emperors had been recorded in the Demon Dao Era.

Qin Yan learned from Little Black about the Demon Race’s formidable hierarchy and the twenty Emperors recorded in the Demon Dao Era. Little Black could not reveal its sealed past, but suspected that it was connected to the Netherworld Soul-Devouring Demon Emperor.

• Little Black told Qin Yan that its inherited memories recorded around twenty Emperor-Level experts in the Demon Dao Era, about half of them from the Demon Race.
• Little Black described the Demon Race’s hierarchy, from the Demon Emperor and Four Demon Gods to the Ten Demon Sovereigns and Seventy-Two Demon Generals, and explained the abilities of several Demon clans.
• Qin Yan asked about the Dark Demon Emperor, and Little Black said he ranked second from last among the Ten Demon Emperors.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that its origins and memories were sealed beyond its current ability to access, but it believed it was a Netherworld Soul-Devouring Demon Tree connected to the Netherworld Soul-Devouring Demon Emperor.

Qin Yan cultivated the Five Elements Wonder Trees into a single Five Elements Wonder Tree and broke through to Peak Sixth Grade Qi Refining. He reached the limit beneath the Grandmaster Realm in all three paths of cultivation.

• Qin Yan and Little Black concluded that the Netherworld Soul-Devouring Demon Tree was likely connected to the Demon Emperor, then turned their attention to Qin Yan's cultivation.
• Qin Yan used the Five Elements Chaos Genesis to draw the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Element Wonder Trees together.
• The five Wonder Trees merged into the towering Five Elements Wonder Tree, and the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon linked to it with a Spear Pattern.
• Qin Yan's blood and qi surged as he broke through to Peak Sixth Grade Qi Refining, bringing his cultivation to the limit beneath the Grandmaster Realm across all three paths.

Qin Yan tested the Five Elements Wonder Tree after reaching Peak Sixth Grade and discovered that its amplification raised his blood qi burst to 17,335,200 Cal. He used its Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Seal, learned it could trap ordinary Mid-Stage Grandmasters, and then resumed spear training.

• Qin Yan examined his status panel and noted his breakthrough to Peak Sixth Grade and increased blood qi.
• Qin Yan activated the Five Elements Wonder Tree and found it added a twofold amplification to his blood qi burst.
• Qin Yan summoned the Five Elements Heaven-Sealing Seal and learned how its five elements suppressed an enemy's abilities.
• Little Black judged that the seal could trap ordinary Mid-Stage Grandmasters and greatly weaken them.
• Qin Yan withdrew the tree and practiced his Annihilation Spear Intent with the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon.

Qin Yan’s mental power reached 499.5 hertz, making his Darkness Force easier to control as he continued training toward Grandmaster. After several prodigies left the Mystic Sanctuary in quick succession, he asked Jiang Li whether she knew why.

• Qin Yan trained his Spear Intent of Annihilation and planned to invest his Skill Points in Five Elements Chaos Genesis so he could meet the requirements for condensing a Golden Body.
• On May 21, Qin Yan’s mental power reached 499.5 hertz, and he found that using Darkness Force took less effort and mental power.
• Lin Ruoxi, Feng Wuji, Long Aotian, and Su Qingwan left the Mystic Sanctuary between May 23 and May 26, drawing Qin Yan’s attention.
• Qin Yan tried to contact Huang Jiuli, but found her in seclusion when he visited her Cave Dwelling.
• On May 27, Qin Yan met Jiang Li for a meal and asked why Long Aotian, Lin Ruoxi, and the others had left the Holy Land.

Jiang Li explained why the prodigies had left the Mystic Sanctuary: their families’ inheritances helped them master their cultivation techniques and prepare for Grandmaster breakthroughs. She then told Qin Yan that they planned to use the Temple of Time to accelerate their cultivation after breaking through, but had not yet explained the full range of its time-altering grounds.

• Qin Yan asked Jiang Li why the prodigies had left the Mystic Sanctuary, and she explained that they needed to improve their mastery of their cultivation techniques before breaking through to Grandmaster.
• Jiang Li described how her family’s inheritance site preserved an Origin imprint and ancestral insights that made technique comprehension much faster.
• Qin Yan realized that powerful families gave their heirs a clear path through each stage of cultivation, unlike warriors without a background.
• When Qin Yan asked whether family resources would help the prodigies grow quickly after becoming Grandmasters, Jiang Li brought up the Temple of Time.
• Jiang Li explained that Grandmasters could withstand the Temple of Time’s erosion and described arenas where time flowed faster or slower than outside.

Jiang Li told Qin Yan that Long Aotian and the other prodigies could use the Temple of Time after reaching Grandmaster, widening the gap between them and him. She also revealed that his search for Extinction Spear Intent had led to Grandmaster Extinction’s inheritance in the Ruined Battlefield, and Qin Yan left with details about the dangers and requirements for reaching it.

• Jiang Li explained how Long Aotian and the others could break through to Grandmaster and train for years in the Temple of Time while only a month passed outside.
• Qin Yan thanked Jiang Li for the information and paid fifteen Mystic Points for their meal.
• Jiang Li told Qin Yan that her family had found a lead on Extinction Spear Intent after she asked her father to investigate his accomplishments and talent.
• Jiang Li revealed that Extinction Spear Intent was sealed in the Ruined Battlefield of the Ancient Trace Kingdom by Grandmaster Extinction, an Eighth-Rank Grandmaster who died in the war with the Canglan Kingdom.
• Qin Yan questioned Jiang Li about the Ruined Battlefield’s dangers, its current rulers, and the requirements for entering, and Jiang Li shared what her family’s intelligence network had learned.

Qin Yan decided to travel to the Ancient Trace Kingdom to seek the Extinction Spear Intent and a place rich in Annihilation Aura, and Jiang Li arranged to accompany him. After consulting the Scripture Pavilion, he learned more about the kingdom and the Ruined Battlefield, including the dangers of its zones.

• Qin Yan concluded that the Ruined Battlefield could help him obtain the Extinction Spear Intent and condense the Great Annihilation Spear Intent.
• Jiang Li asked to travel with Qin Yan because the Ruined Battlefield held an opportunity she needed, and Qin Yan agreed to depart with her the day after tomorrow.
• After Qin Yan left, Jiang Li revealed that she had no opportunity to seek there and wanted to observe him and build their relationship.
• Qin Yan went to the Inner Academy's Scripture Pavilion to independently research the Ancient Trace Kingdom and the Ruined Battlefield.
• Qin Yan learned that the Extinction Spear Intent was in the Inner Zone and that the Core Zone held Annihilation Aura where two Venerables had died together.

Qin Yan prepared protective runes and pills for his trip to the Ancient Trace Kingdom, then boarded a Holy Land Giant Ship with Jiang Li. They left for the kingdom by ship, each taking a separate guest room.

• Qin Yan decided he needed his own life-saving measures for the dangerous Ancient Trace Kingdom expedition and bought Seventh-Grade Blank Rune Paper for Little Black to craft offensive and defensive Spirit Runes.
• Qin Yan bought Sixth Grade spirit herbs and refined healing, vitality-restoring, and power-enhancing pills while Little Black inscribed runes.
• On May 29, Qin Yan and Jiang Li chose the Holy Land Giant Ship over teleportation to travel to the Ancient Trace Kingdom while allowing Jiang Li's hidden protectors to follow.
• Qin Yan and Jiang Li paid five Mystic Points each, boarded the Giant Ship, exchanged room numbers, and entered rooms 110 and 108 respectively.

Qin Yan received five new Spirit Runes from Little Black, increasing his ability to defend himself and attack Grandmasters during his journey to the Ancient Trace Kingdom. Little Black then warned him that a hidden powerhouse was following him, whom Qin Yan suspected was the Holy Land protector who had intervened before.

• Qin Yan entered Room 110 and used his consciousness to visit Little Black in the Blood Demon Nest.
• Little Black presented three Darkness Blessing defensive Spirit Runes and two Darkness Spear offensive Spirit Runes, bringing Qin Yan's total to six Spirit Runes with the Dark Flood Dragon Talisman.
• Qin Yan noted that Little Black's Spirit Rune success rate had risen from ten percent to twenty-five percent in just over ten days.
• Little Black warned Qin Yan that a hidden powerhouse had followed him since he arrived at Lingyun Shipyard, while another powerful figure followed Jiang Li.
• Qin Yan suspected the hidden follower was the Holy Land powerhouse who had protected him before, and Little Black explained that its concealed perception and Darkness Essence kept its aura hidden.