Chapter Summaries

After the Black Mist dispersed, Su Liuli used a Spirit Weapon to claim the northern Yimu Spirit Heart and left the forest. The next day, Qin Yan woke underground, injured, and found a strange Black Seed beside him.

• The surviving prodigies fought over the three remaining Yimu Spirit Hearts, while Bear One and Xuan Shan secured the western and southern ones.
• Su Liuli revealed the Bloodthirsty Spirit Whip, and Storm Winged recognized her as a True King Descendant.
• Su Liuli killed the prodigies who charged the northern Spirit Heart, then collected it and the other two Hearts.
• Su Liuli left the forest, while Black Tortoise and Bear One's bodies withered at its heart.
• The next day, Qin Yan woke underground and startled the Black Seed that had been hopping on his nose.
• Qin Yan ignored the motionless seed and took out a third-grade Revitalizing Pill to treat his injuries.

After recovering from his injuries, Qin Yan discovered that the Black Seed had rudimentary spiritual awareness and gradually gained its trust. With the seed in hand, he set out to find an escape from the vine-enclosed chamber, beginning by examining the opening he had fallen through.

• Qin Yan swallowed a Revitalizing Pill and regained enough strength to approach the Black Seed.
• Qin Yan realized the seed had spiritual awareness when it repeatedly rolled away from his spear tip.
• Qin Yan put aside his weapon and offered his open palm, and the Black Seed eventually hopped onto it.
• Qin Yan rested and recovered while the Black Seed grew comfortable with him and played nearby.
• On May 8, Qin Yan decided to find a way out and peered into the dark opening he had fallen through.

Qin Yan used the Black Seed’s control over the vines to escape the underground shaft. He emerged into daylight in an unfamiliar ash-covered landscape near the mountains of Gu Yue.

• The Black Seed made the surrounding vines weave a staircase upward for Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan suspected the seed held authority over the vines but resolved to treat it sincerely while investigating its origins after returning to Blue Star.
• Qin Yan climbed the vine staircase for what might have been half an hour until he reached a root-and-soil lid.
• Qin Yan broke through the lid with his spear and emerged into daylight.
• Qin Yan found himself in a gray, ash-covered landscape with distant mountains of Gu Yue and became confused and wary.

Qin Yan discovered that Vine Forest had collapsed and that Bear One, Black Tortoise, and many other prodigies had died there, while Su Liuli was missing. His Black Seed consumed the corpses and returned to him, and Qin Yan set off to explore Azure Dragon Ancient Mountain and find a way home.

• Qin Yan found the ash-covered remains of Vine Forest and identified Bear One, Black Tortoise, and other prodigies among the dead.
• Qin Yan discovered that the corpses' Purification Ring Points and resources had been taken, and wondered whether Su Liuli had killed the survivors since her body was missing.
• Qin Yan took clothing from a dead elf and changed into it because his own clothes had been ruined.
• The Black Seed devoured the remaining essence of the prodigies' corpses, reducing them to ash and leaving its dark-gold patterns brighter.
• Qin Yan returned the satisfied seed to his pocket and left the clearing to continue exploring Azure Dragon Ancient Mountain.

Qin Yan reached the Blood River, a dangerous resource-rich region where Blood Spirits could be hunted for Blood Pills. As the river churned near him, he watched its strange blood-colored flowers draw something toward the surface.

• Qin Yan killed a tiger-shaped Evil Spirit and raised his Purification Ring total to 5,401 points.
• Qin Yan continued toward the Blood River, hoping to enter the Northern World, compete for the Life Grail, and obtain Blood Pills.
• Qin Yan used the One-Line Sky canyon and the map to locate himself near the border between the Eastern and Northern Worlds.
• Three days later, Qin Yan crossed a ridge and saw the Blood River, its crimson waters floating above the earth and covered with blood-colored flowers.
• The river churned near Qin Yan as its flowers attracted the Blood River’s residents.

Qin Yan arrived at the Blood River and learned that Su Liuli had reportedly condensed a Supreme Blood Pill with her Blood-colored Whip. After summoning a Blood River Spirit Boat, he boarded it and prepared to cross the river.

• Blood spirits hunted blood-colored flowers while the prodigies on the river either attacked the spirits or quietly gathered flowers.
• Qin Yan heard that Feng Jin had condensed a Superior Blood Pill and reached the Third Grade Limit.
• Qin Yan heard that a mysterious woman in white had drawn in flowers with a Blood-colored Whip and condensed a Supreme Blood Pill.
• Qin Yan recognized the woman as Su Liuli and decided to focus on doing his best rather than chasing a particular Blood Pill grade.
• Qin Yan circulated his Blood Qi, summoned a Blood River Spirit Boat, and boarded it.

Qin Yan crossed the Blood River aboard a Blood Boat, hunting Blood Spirits and collecting blood flowers to gather Blood Qi for Blood Pills. He recognized that his close-range spear attacks limited his haul, and the crossing continued without him finding any Tiger Blood Spirits.

• Qin Yan placed the Black Seed at the rear of his Blood Boat and prepared to hunt during the one-hour crossing.
• Qin Yan killed a Wolf Blood Spirit with his Ink Trace Spear and collected its Blood Qi essence.
• Qin Yan calculated how many Wolf, Leopard, and Tiger Blood Spirits were needed to condense different grades of Blood Pills.
• Qin Yan collected several blood-colored flowers and killed several Leopard Blood Spirits, but found no Tiger Blood Spirits along his route.
• Qin Yan watched other prodigies attack Blood Spirits from range and recognized his lack of long-range techniques.

Qin Yan killed a powerful Tiger Blood Spirit and gathered enough blood essence to hope for a Superior Blood Pill, but he still fell short. He then discovered that the Black Seed was drawing and purifying blood essence from the Blood River to form a Supreme Blood Pill, and it was about to eat it.

• Qin Yan killed a Tiger Blood Spirit with a powerful spear thrust and collected an unusually large cloud of blood energy.
• Qin Yan continued fighting Blood Spirits, but by the halfway point he estimated he still lacked more than half the blood essence needed for a Superior Blood Pill.
• Qin Yan turned to rest and saw a vast cloud of pure blood energy hovering above the Black Seed.
• The Black Seed drew blood essence from the Blood River and compressed it into a Supreme Blood Pill.
• The Black Seed hopped toward the newly formed pill, and Qin Yan shouted for it to stop.

Qin Yan took the Supreme Blood Pill from Little Black and used it aboard the Blood River Spirit Boat to break through to the Third Grade Limit. As his Jade Blood gathered above his heart, a tiny blood-red nest began to form within him.

• Qin Yan seized the Supreme Blood Pill that Little Black had condensed, then appeased the angry seed with a Blood Qi Pill.
• Little Black absorbed the Blood Qi Pill and resumed drawing Blood River essence from the water.
• Qin Yan swallowed the Supreme Blood Pill and practiced the Blood Refining Chapter of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear to guide its power through his body.
• Qin Yan's Gang Blood transformed into silver-glowing Jade Blood, carrying him into the Third Grade Limit.
• Qin Yan sensed his Jade Blood gathering above his heart and forming a tiny, blood-red nest.

After Qin Yan broke through the Third Grade Limit, the Supreme Blood Pill’s remaining power solidified his Blood Demon Nest, which Little Black transformed by merging its energy into it. Qin Yan discovered that the nest could absorb and refine blood qi through the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, a profound Body Tempering inheritance of his own.

• The Supreme Blood Pill’s last medicinal power flowed into Qin Yan’s nascent blood-red nest, making it solid and brilliant.
• Little Black entered Qin Yan’s chest and infused the nest with black mist, transforming it into a stable red-and-black Blood Demon Nest.
• Little Black settled inside the nest, establishing a clear connection with Qin Yan and sharing its emotions with him.
• Qin Yan learned the nest’s name and used it to draw blood qi from the Blood River into his palm.
• Qin Yan activated the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, which refined the blood qi and began tempering his body.

Qin Yan began cultivating the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, using his Blood Demon Nest to refine Blood Qi and rebuild his foundation for the Five Viscera Realm. When he tried to draw power from the Blood River, he sensed an ancient presence watching him and fled, while a colossal blood-red eye briefly awakened in the river’s depths.

• Qin Yan recognized the Blood Demon Nest as the talent that enabled him to pursue the Body Tempering path and resolved to perfect his foundation before advancing to the Five Viscera Realm.
• Qin Yan crossed the Blood River, took the Blood Qi essence Little Black had gathered, and tried to cultivate beside the river.
• Qin Yan sensed that the Blood River had an owner or will, stopped cultivating, and retreated until its terrifying scrutiny faded.
• A colossal blood-red eye in the depths of the Blood River watched Qin Yan leave and wondered what era it was.
• Qin Yan fled from the river and, once he was safely away, wondered what had produced such a terrifying aura.

After leaving the Blood River, Qin Yan was confronted by Feng Feng and four Phoenix Descendant prodigies who tried to seize his Blood Qi. He revealed his Third Grade Limit strength and departed unchallenged, while two Storm Winged prodigies watched from nearby.

• Qin Yan prepared to leave the Blood River area after deciding it was too dangerous to plunder freely.
• Feng Feng and four Phoenix Descendant prodigies surrounded Qin Yan and demanded that he hand over his Blood Qi.
• Qin Yan revealed two Blood Gangs, displaying his Third Grade Limit strength and frightening the onlookers and Phoenix Descendants.
• Qin Yan walked away without further confrontation, and Feng Feng led his shaken companions from the area.
• Two Storm Winged prodigies remained nearby and watched as the crowd began to disperse.

Feng Ling and Feng Ling'er discussed Qin Yan's strength before setting out for the Jadeite Royal Court. On his way there, Qin Yan tested his new power against an Evil Spirit and discovered how it nourished Little Black and tempered his skin.

• Feng Ling admitted he could not judge Qin Yan's full strength and learned from Feng Ling'er that Qin Yan was likely an otherworldly Human Clan participant.
• Feng Ling and Feng Ling'er flew toward the Jadeite Royal Court to seek opportunities in its dangerous ruins.
• Qin Yan traveled toward the Jadeite Royal Court and used a black vortex to destroy a Third Grade Peak Evil Spirit.
• The vortex drew in the Evil Spirit's energy, which the Blood Demon Nest refined to nourish Little Black and temper Qin Yan's skin.
• Qin Yan concealed the dark-red and black patterns that appeared on his skin and recognized that completing the reforging would let them cover his whole body.

Qin Yan continued toward the Jadeite Royal Court while refining Evil Spirit energy and tempering his body. On May 17th, he completed his skin reconstruction, gaining a formidable new defense and moving closer to awakening an Origin Divine Ability.

• Qin Yan checked his status and found that his Blood Qi had risen to 2,165 Cal, his Mental Strength to 78 Hz, and his Spear Technique to 44%.
• Qin Yan considered how the perfected first layer of the Undying Blood Demon Scripture could grant him an Origin Divine Ability and calculated that his normal Blood Qi burst power reached 4,324 Cal.
• Qin Yan continued traveling toward the Jadeite Royal Court, encountering Evil Spirits, refining their energy, and tempering his body.
• On the night of May 17th, Qin Yan cultivated in a concealed mountain hollow as the energy in his Blood Demon Nest surged into his skin.
• Qin Yan’s demonic patterns spread across his body, fused into the deepest layers of his skin, and completed his skin reconstruction.

Qin Yan reached the Outer Zone of the Jadeite Royal Court and used Demon Refining to absorb the energy of its attacking plants and creatures. As he continued inward, the energy strengthened his bones and nourished Little Black, whose hatching drew closer.

• Qin Yan’s Base Blood Qi rose to 2315 Cal, and his skin became tough enough to resist most Third-Rank Martial Artists’ attacks.
• Qin Yan traveled toward the Jadeite Royal Court, refining Evil Spirits and feeding their dark energy to the Blood Demon Nest and Little Black.
• Qin Yan entered the Royal Court’s Outer Zone, where dense emerald fog limited his vision to about five meters.
• When a vine attacked, Qin Yan seized it and used Demon Refining to drain its life energy, which the Blood Demon Nest partly converted into nourishment for him and Little Black.
• Qin Yan used Demon Refining to consume attacking vines, Poison Insects, and weak ruin guards, strengthening the energy patterns covering his bones.

Qin Yan concealed the strange changes to his body and entered the Jadeite Royal Court’s Core Zone, where he learned that the Life Grail lay in Green Rain Mansion. After staring at a mural, his consciousness was pulled into a vision of the royal court in its ancient splendor, ending as black mist swallowed the horizon.

• Qin Yan hid the crimson-black patterns on his skin and the altered texture of his bones so they would not alarm people on Blue Star.
• Qin Yan used Demon Refining and his strength to break through the jade-green fog and reach the Core Zone’s vast palace ruins.
• Qin Yan recalled that the Life Grail sought by Princess Anya was in Green Rain Mansion and that most of the greatest inheritances remained untaken.
• Qin Yan noticed a blurred mural on a jade-green wall, and an invisible force pulled his consciousness into it.
• Qin Yan saw the Jadeite Royal Court in its ancient glory before endless black mist covered the horizon.

Qin Yan witnessed the Dark Demon Emperor's black giant palm clash with a Blood Giant Palm wielded by a mysterious Blood Figure above the Jadeite Royal Court, leaving him shaken by their overwhelming power. As he recovered among the ruins, Su Liuli found him and questioned how he had survived.

• The Dark Demon Emperor's black giant palm overwhelmed the Jadeite Royal Court's defenses, but a Blood Figure summoned a Blood Giant Palm from a Blood River to meet it.
• The two palms collided above the Royal Court, and Qin Yan suffered a backlash that left him pale and unsteady.
• Qin Yan recovered among the ruins and wondered whether the Blood Figure and his river were connected to the terrifying presence he had sensed in the Blood River before.
• Su Liuli approached Qin Yan and asked whether he had not been dead.
• Qin Yan said he had nearly died, then turned away to avoid getting involved with Su Liuli.

Qin Yan reluctantly followed Su Liuli through the Jadeite Royal Court toward Green Rain Mansion, concealing his secrets while she tried to learn more about his unusual blood aura. After two hours, they reached the distinctive jade residence where the Life Grail was sought.

• Su Liuli stopped Qin Yan, explained why she had not saved him in the Vine Forest, and offered to guide him to Green Rain Mansion so he could help Princess Anya obtain the Life Grail.
• Qin Yan agreed to follow Su Liuli and asked about the Blood River, but she claimed she knew nothing about its origins.
• Su Liuli questioned Qin Yan about strange changes to his physique, and he blamed his breakthrough and Supreme Blood Pill on luck and killing Tiger Blood Spirits.
• Qin Yan concealed the Black Seed and the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, while Su Liuli abandoned her probing after failing to uncover anything.
• After two hours of winding through the Jadeite Royal Court, Qin Yan and Su Liuli arrived at the green-jade Green Rain Mansion.

Qin Yan and Su Liuli entered Green Rain Mansion’s outer region and were separated into trials against phantom soldiers. Qin Yan charged into the Elven Hundred Slaughter Formation, and the chapter left him fighting while enemy weapons struck his body without visibly wounding him.

• Su Liuli explained that the outer region held the Life Grail, while the Elf-only inner trial carried a fatal risk for those who failed.
• Qin Yan and Su Liuli approached Green Rain Mansion’s gates and were transported inside after the plaque activated.
• Qin Yan arrived in an ancient plaza and found himself surrounded by hundreds of phantom Elf soldiers, with Su Liuli facing a separate group.
• A White-Robed Elf Mage activated the Elven Hundred Slaughter Formation and ordered the soldiers to attack Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan charged the sword phantoms and fought back, allowing blades and energy arrows to hit him without tearing his flesh.

Qin Yan slaughtered the Elf Warrior Phantoms, then faced the White Priest Phantom’s giant emerald arrow and shattered it with his strongest spear strike. The blast hurled him across the plaza, while the priest and the remaining phantoms were badly weakened.

• Qin Yan’s tempered skin absorbed the Elf Warrior Phantoms’ attacks as he fought through the encirclement and destroyed more than thirty of them.
• The White Priest Phantom gathered the destroyed phantoms’ energy while the Elf Archer Phantoms combined their arrows into a giant emerald arrow.
• The White Priest Phantom launched the Hundred Kill Arrow at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan poured his full strength into a spear strike and broke the giant arrow in a violent explosion.
• The blast hurled Qin Yan across the plaza, and he steadied himself as the White Priest Phantom and the remaining phantoms dimmed and dissipated.