Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan and the other sanctuary disciples attended Zhao Qingyun’s meeting about the Beast Tide, where he offered 3,000 Mystic Points for each Great Fierce Beast killed. Yin Li’s group agreed to hold back one beast while Qin Yan and Yun Qingge hunted the others, leaving Zhao Qingyun reassured.

• Qin Yan and his companions arrived at the Meeting Hall and saw Lin Ruoxi, Su Qingwan, and other Mystic Sanctuary disciples there.
• Zhao Qingyun asked the gathered Martial Artists to help defend Qingyun City from the Four Great Fierce Beasts.
• Zhao Qingyun offered the sanctuary disciples 3,000 Mystic Points for each Great Fierce Beast they killed.
• Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, Lu Qingshan, Yun Qingge, and Qin Yan agreed that Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, and Lu Qingshan would hold back one Great Fierce Beast while Qin Yan and Yun Qingge hunted other beasts.
• Yin Li told Zhao Qingyun that her group would hold back one Great Fierce Beast, and Zhao Qingyun expressed relief.

Zhou Xuanji revealed that his damaged compass could link ten Martial Artists and stack their Blood Qi to confront the fourth Great Fierce Beast. Jiang Yunyan volunteered as the Array Master and displayed 820,000 Cal of Blood Qi, leaving Yun Qingge and Lu Qingshan determined to train harder after seeing him surpass them.

• Lin Ruoxi offered to help Su Qingwan and Xiao Tianci hold back one Great Fierce Beast, and Zhao Qingyun assigned Zhao Tieyi to another.
• Zhou Xuanji explained that his damaged spirit-weapon compass could link ten people and stack some of their Blood Qi onto an Array Master, though it could only be used once.
• The clan heads doubted the compass could give them enough power to face a Half-Step Grandmaster-level fierce beast with 1.5 million Cal of Blood Qi.
• After receiving Lin Ruoxi's signal, Jiang Yunyan volunteered to be the Compass Array Master and revealed his Mid Sixth Grade cultivation and 820,000 Cal of Blood Qi.
• Yun Qingge and Lu Qingshan realized Jiang Yunyan had surpassed them and resolved to work harder after returning.

Qin Yan challenged Jiang Yunyan for the role of Array Master, revealing Blood Qi that surpassed Jiang's and surprising the gathered martial artists. Zhao Qingyun proposed a single-move spar to decide who would lead the formation.

• Zhao Qingyun invited the martial artists to approve Jiang Yunyan as Array Master, and they unanimously supported him.
• Qin Yan stepped forward and asked to compete for the position, hoping to claim the largest share of Mystic Points from a Great Fierce Beast.
• When Zhao Qingyun questioned whether Qin Yan could match Jiang Yunyan, Qin released 894,000 Cal of Blood Qi, shocking the crowd and the other disciples.
• Jiang Yunyan acknowledged Qin Yan's Blood Qi but pointed to his own spirit weapon and spear intent as evidence that their combat strength was likely equal.
• Zhao Qingyun consulted Lin Ruoxi through Mental Strength, then proposed that Qin Yan and Jiang Yunyan settle the contest with a single move.

Qin Yan and Jiang Yunyan faced off in the City Lord's Mansion Martial Arena, where Jiang Yunyan launched a powerful strike with his Void Clarity Spirit Sword. Qin Yan blocked it with Five Elements Block and Blood Burst, then announced that it was his turn to attack.

• Zhao Qingyun led Qin Yan, Jiang Yunyan, and the gathered Martial Artists to the Martial Arena for their duel.
• Jiang Yunyan proposed they decide the victor in one move and summoned the Void Clarity Spirit Sword.
• Jiang Yunyan sent the giant sword crashing toward Qin Yan with an attack estimated at six million Cal.
• Qin Yan activated Five Elements Block and Blood Burst, then blocked the sword with Mo Yuan's spirit weapon.
• The collision tore up the arena and sent shockwaves through the spectators, but Zhao Qingyun intercepted most of the aftershocks.
• Jiang Yunyan watched Qin Yan remain unharmed as Qin Yan said it was his turn to attack.

Qin Yan unleashed his Ice Flame Spear Technique against Jiang Yunyan, whose sword river and Three-Foot Sword Wall barely stopped the attack. After judging Qin Yan the stronger fighter, Zhao Qingyun asked him to serve as the Formation’s Array Master, and Qin Yan agreed.

• Qin Yan launched a devastating ice-and-flame spear aura at Jiang Yunyan.
• Jiang Yunyan countered with a river of sword intent and the Void Clarity Giant Sword, but Qin Yan’s attack overpowered them.
• Jiang Yunyan used his Spirit Weapon Skill, Three-Foot Sword Wall, to block the weakened spear aura, though the wall shattered.
• Zhao Qingyun and the watching families recognized Qin Yan’s superiority over Jiang Yunyan.
• Zhao Qingyun asked Qin Yan to serve as the Formation’s Array Master, and Qin Yan accepted.

After defeating Jiang Yunyan, Qin Yan was chosen as the Array Master and learned that the Compass array could enhance him but would fail if any participant died and could last only two hours. When the fierce beasts attacked Qingyun City again, Zhao Qingyun led the group to the city walls to face them.

• Qin Yan accepted Zhao Qingyun’s offer to serve as Array Master and recovered from his battle with Jiang Yunyan.
• Zhao Qingyun selected nine local Martial Artists to serve as Array Cultivators, and Zhou Xuanji gave Qin Yan the Compass.
• Qin Yan studied the array and learned that it linked the nine cultivators’ auras to enhance him, but would break if any participant died and last only two hours.
• Qin Yan trained while the Martial Artists prepared for battle, and the fierce beasts began attacking Qingyun City in the afternoon.
• Zhao Qingyun flew to the city walls, and Qin Yan and the others followed.

A beast tide attacked the city as the four great fierce beasts entered the battlefield. Qin Yan led nine array cultivators to confront the Crimson Flame Demon Lion, while the other teams headed for the frost giant ape and Nether Abyss Serpent.

• Zhao Tieyi fought the Golden Wing Thunder Roc above the city wall and was driven onto the defensive by its lightning attacks.
• Li Canghai and Zhao Yuanlang identified the four great fierce beasts and explained which teams would face each one.
• The Crimson Flame Demon Lion appeared and devastated the Human Clan martial artists with streams of fiery lava.
• Zhao Qingyun asked Qin Yan to handle the demon lion, and Qin Yan led nine array cultivators toward it.
• The frost giant ape and Nether Abyss Serpent appeared and killed Human Clan martial artists with ice and poisonous mist.
• Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, and Lu Qingshan flew to confront the frost giant ape, while Lin Ruoxi, Su Qingwan, and Xiao Tianci headed for the Nether Abyss Serpent.

Zhao Qingyun and the Ironback Grey Wolf began a Grandmaster-level battle above Qingyun City while Qin Yan prepared a formation with nine allies to face the Crimson Flame Demon Lion. The formation drew Blood Qi from the nine and sent it toward Qin Yan.

• The Ironback Grey Wolf charged into the sky, and Zhao Qingyun met it in a fierce battle above the battlefield.
• Zhao Qingyun manifested and merged with his Dharma Golden Body, then used a Sword Domain and Spirit Weapon longsword to attack the wolf.
• The Ironback Grey Wolf expanded to enormous size and blocked Zhao Qingyun’s hundred-zhang sword strike with its claw.
• Qin Yan watched the clash, reflected on his ambition to reach realms beyond Grandmaster, and turned his attention back to the Crimson Flame Demon Lion.
• Qin Yan and nine allies powered the Compass with their True Qi, activating a formation and taking their assigned positions.
• The formation drew Blood Qi from the nine allies and sent it toward Qin Yan.

Qin Yan used the Formation to gain 500,000 Cal of Blood Qi and faced the Crimson Flame Demon Lion to protect the nine people with him. After provoking the beast into focusing on him, he activated Blood Burst and Five Elements Block as its fireball reached his spear.

• The Formation raised Qin Yan's Blood Qi by 500,000 Cal, bringing it to 1,400,000 Cal.
• Qin Yan assured Li Canghai and the others that he could hold off the Crimson Flame Demon Lion, then attacked it with Mo Yuan.
• Qin Yan told the nine people to stay behind him and insulted the Crimson Flame Demon Lion to draw its attention away from them.
• The enraged Crimson Flame Demon Lion fired a massive fireball at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan activated Blood Burst and Five Elements Block, then struck the fireball with his spear.

Qin Yan used his Five Elements Block to withstand the Crimson Flame Demon Lion’s powerful breath while pretending to falter. He left the lion badly drained and revealed that his apparent weakness had been an act.

• The Crimson Flame Demon Lion unleashed its Lion King's Breath, but Qin Yan blocked it with his Five Elements Barrier.
• Qin Yan pretended to weaken and retreat, prompting the demon lion to pour more Flame Force into its attack.
• Li Canghai and Zhao Yuanlang noticed that Qin Yan’s aura remained steady despite his apparent distress.
• After nearly a minute, the Crimson Flame Demon Lion withdrew its breath attack, having consumed nearly half the flames in its body.
• Qin Yan calmly shattered the remaining beam and revealed that he had only pretended to struggle to exhaust the demon lion.
• The Crimson Flame Demon Lion realized Qin Yan had been faking his weakness and voiced its disbelief.

Qin Yan continued fighting the depleted Crimson Flame Demon Lion at close range and revealed his Gold Element Wonder Tree, using it alongside his spear to suppress the Half-Step Grandmaster beast. The nine Array Masters watched in astonishment and wondered why Qin Yan’s projection seemed to boost his Blood Qi less than Jiang Yunyan’s.

• Qin Yan attacked the exhausted Crimson Flame Demon Lion with his spear and forced it to stumble back, exposing that he had deliberately worn it down.
• Qin Yan unleashed his three types of True Qi in a relentless assault, driving the Crimson Flame Demon Lion onto the defensive.
• Qin Yan summoned his five-zhang Gold Element Wonder Tree, which fired golden air blades at the Crimson Flame Demon Lion’s fiery Defense Barrier.
• Qin Yan and the Gold Element Wonder Tree attacked together from multiple directions, wounding the Crimson Flame Demon Lion and keeping it from counterattacking.
• The nine Array Masters marveled that Qin Yan had suppressed a Half-Step Grandmaster beast, then questioned why his projection seemed to provide a smaller Blood Qi boost than Jiang Yunyan’s.

Qin Yan defeated and killed the Crimson Flame Demon Lion after it fled from his attacks, then absorbed its blood qi. The nine Array Cultivators who had helped him struggled to believe they had slain a Half-Step Grandmaster Fierce Beast.

• The Crimson Flame Demon Lion tried to escape, but Qin Yan struck its back with an Ice Flame Spear Qi and wounded it again.
• Qin Yan's Gold Element Wonder Tree bound the weakened Crimson Flame Demon Lion, leaving it unable to break free.
• Qin Yan swept his spear through the Crimson Flame Demon Lion's neck and killed it.
• Blood-colored chains absorbed the beast's remaining blood qi, giving Qin Yan enough to open dozens of acupoints.
• The nine Array Cultivators stared at the Crimson Flame Demon Lion's shriveled corpse in disbelief.

Qin Yan killed the Crimson Flame Demon Lion and sent blood-red puppets to rout the beasts on his battlefield. He surveyed the other fights, where Yin Li and Huang Jiuli had the Frost Giant Ape on the defensive and Lin Ruoxi was still battling the Nether Abyss Serpent.

• Qin Yan's allies felt proud after their Blood Qi had helped him kill the Crimson Flame Demon Lion, and the surviving beasts fled toward the other kings' territories.
• Qin Yan released blood-red puppets to slaughter the remaining beasts, then turned his attention to the other battlefields.
• Yin Li and Huang Jiuli combined sound blades and Phoenix True Fire to break the Frost Giant Ape's defenses and drive it back.
• Qin Yan found Lu Qingshan badly injured and frost-covered, with his blue shield dulled from the earlier battle.
• Qin Yan saw Lin Ruoxi fighting the Nether Abyss Serpent with her Blood Qi strengthened by Su Qingwan's Mountain and River Society Map.

Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan joined forces to kill the Nether Abyss Serpent, while Xiao Tianci watched Lin Ruoxi from the battlefield. Qin Yan then led nine Array Cultivators toward the struggling Zhao Tieyi to fight the Golden Wing Thunder Roc, and the exhausted Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan headed there as well.

• Lin Ruoxi unleashed nine sword intents while Su Qingwan used the Spirit Brush to suppress the Nether Abyss Serpent, piercing it through and bringing it crashing to the ground.
• The wounded Xiao Tianci watched Lin Ruoxi with love, and Qin Yan recognized the strength of Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan.
• The Golden Wing Thunder Roc overwhelmed Zhao Tieyi, breaking his saber qi and leaving him badly wounded.
• Qin Yan ordered the nine Array Cultivators to help Zhao Tieyi, and they followed him toward the Golden Wing Thunder Roc.
• Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan, despite their exhaustion, also headed toward the Golden Wing Thunder Roc.

Qin Yan saved Zhao Tieyi from the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s lightning strike, then joined Lin Ruoxi in attacking the beast after Su Qingwan trapped it with her Suppression character. Their combined attacks pierced the Roc, and it fell on the battlefield.

• Qin Yan blocked the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s golden lightning and checked on the wounded Zhao Tieyi, telling him that he had slain the Crimson Flame Demon Lion.
• The Golden Wing Thunder Roc realized the Crimson Flame Demon Lion and Nether Abyss Serpent were gone and tried to flee.
• Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan blocked the Roc’s escape, and Su Qingwan immobilized it with her Suppression character.
• Qin Yan and Lin Ruoxi attacked the trapped Roc with an Ice Flame Spear Qi and nine streams of sword intent.
• The Roc’s Thunder God’s Wrath failed to stop their attacks, which pierced its body and killed it.

Qin Yan absorbed the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s blood essence while Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan agreed to take a larger share of its Mystic Points. After all four great fierce beasts fell, Qin Yan’s formation expired and weakened him, but he returned to hunting the remaining beasts.

• Qin Yan used the Undying Blood Demon Scripture to absorb the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s blood essence while Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan watched.
• Qin Yan agreed that Lin Ruoxi and Su Qingwan would receive a larger share of the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s Mystic Points.
• Huang Jiuli and Yin Li killed the Frost Giant Ape, completing the defeat of all Four Great Fierce Beasts, and regrouped with Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan’s formation expired, causing his Blood Qi to drop to its base level and leaving him temporarily weakened.
• Qin Yan sent his companions and Lin Ruoxi’s group to hunt the remaining fierce beasts, then charged back into battle and killed several Sixth Grade beasts with his Blood Chains.

The Beast Tide receded after Zhao Qingyun and the Holy Land Prodigies defeated the Ironback Grey Wolf and the four Great Fierce Beasts. Qin Yan returned to Qingyun City with a greatly increased store of blood energy, while the survivors gathered at the City Lord's Mansion to discuss their victory.

• Zhao Qingyun and the Ironback Grey Wolf fought high above the battlefield until the wolf saw its forces defeated and ordered the Beast Tide to retreat.
• The Ironback Grey Wolf threatened Zhao Qingyun before fleeing toward the Qingyun Mountains, and Zhao Qingyun announced that Qingyun City had won.
• Qin Yan recalled his remaining 170 Blood Puppets and reflected on the Mystic Points and blood energy he had gained from the battle.
• Qin Yan and the other survivors returned to Qingyun City, leaving the devastated battlefield behind.
• Zhao Qingyun thanked the Holy Land Prodigies at the City Lord's Mansion, and Yin Li and others said they had helped because it was their duty.

After the Beast Tide, Qin Yan checked his battlefield rewards and agreed to take thirty percent of the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s spoils. He trained through the night, invested his Skill Points in alchemy, and resolved to strengthen his foundation and comprehend Supreme Spear Intent before attempting the Grandmaster realm.

• Zhao Qingyun explained that the slain beasts would be converted into Mystic Points, and Qin Yan inspected the battle records credited to him and his Blood Puppets.
• Zhao Qingyun asked how to divide the Golden Wing Thunder Roc’s rewards, and Qin Yan agreed to take thirty percent with Lin Ruoxi and the others’ approval.
• After the meeting, Qin Yan returned to his courtyard and trained with Mo Yuan’s Spirit Weapon until dawn, gaining 160 Skill Points.
• Qin Yan spent all 160 Skill Points on the Alchemy Path, raising his Fifth Grade Alchemist progress from 17% to 18%.
• Qin Yan decided to improve his alchemy and pursue Supreme Spear Intent before attempting to break through to Grandmaster.

Qin Yan trained his spear and invested his recent Skill Points in alchemy, bringing his progress to 28% as the Beast Tide ended. Before leaving the City Lord's Mansion, he reviewed his Mystic Points and contributions and prepared for his likely entry into the Inner Academy.

• Qin Yan decided to prioritize raising his alchemy grade and continued spear training beneath the moonlight.
• On March 15, Qin Yan invested his Skill Points in the Alchemy Path, raising his progress from 17% to 28%.
• The Sanctuary processed the group's Beast Tide rewards, and Qin Yan checked the Mystic Points deposited in his Token.
• Qin Yan considered saving most of his Mystic Points for Inner Academy resources, including Spear Mountain and secret realms.
• Qin Yan checked the team's Contribution Ranking and saw that his 6,691 points placed him first.
• Qin Yan reviewed his contribution breakdown and wondered why killing the Golden Wing Thunder Roc had earned only 600 points.

Qin Yan reviewed the Mystic Sanctuary’s mission settlement, then left Qingyun City with his companions after completing their mission. On their way back to the Sanctuary, they heard a battle in the forest ahead, where Zhao Lei was being attacked over Grandmaster True Liquid.

• Qin Yan learned that the Sanctuary had deducted outside assistance before fairly dividing the contribution points for the Golden Wing Thunder Roc and Crimson Flame Demon Lion.
• Yin Li and the other disciples gathered at the City Lord’s Mansion, thanked Zhao Qingyun, and departed Qingyun City.
• Yin Li suggested returning to the Mystic Sanctuary, while she and Huang Jiuli reflected on the pressure of competing with the other Heavenly Stairway clearers; Qin Yan dismissed the need to worry about future Holy Son contests yet.
• As Qin Yan’s group flew toward Greatwood City, they heard a battle in the forest and a stranger demand that Zhao Lei surrender the Grandmaster True Liquid.