Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan reflected on the strengths and weaknesses of Mental Strength Cultivators and the difficulty of crossing the five-hundred-hertz threshold. He observed his Shadow Clone and Little Black’s Shadow Clone studying the Darkness Dao together, then decided to focus on improving his Body Refining strength with his Awakening Aperture Pills.

• Qin Yan considered how Mental Strength Cultivators relied on their techniques but remained vulnerable to close-range attacks, and how rare mental strength talent was.
• Qin Yan credited his Shadow Clone with developing his mental strength and estimated that reaching five hundred hertz would remain difficult.
• Qin Yan recalled that Little Black cultivated both mental strength and Body Refining, supported by its demon bloodline and inherited secrets.
• Qin Yan observed his Shadow Clone and Little Black’s Shadow Clone discussing and comprehending the Darkness Dao in the Blood Demon Nest.
• Qin Yan decided to improve his Body Refining cultivation by consuming his one hundred Awakening Aperture Pills.

Qin Yan used Awakening Aperture Pills and the Undying Blood Demon Scripture to open acupoints until only the two hidden in his heart remained. He opened the Blood Acupoint and Dark Acupoint, reaching the Awakening Aperture Peak with all 108 acupoints complete.

• Qin Yan took Awakening Aperture Pills and circulated the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, opening acupoints along his Blood Demon Martial Meridians.
• By May 9th, Qin Yan had opened 106 acupoints and identified the Blood Acupoint and Dark Acupoint hidden in his heart as the final two.
• Qin Yan carefully washed the heart acupoints with Blood Qi and Demon Qi until they were fully opened.
• Qin Yan completed all 108 acupoints and felt his strength, speed, defense, and Blood Qi recovery improve dramatically.

After reaching Peak Sixth Grade in Body Refining, Qin Yan found his Blood Qi had risen to 1,654,000 Cal and awakened the Undying Blood River, strengthening him further. He then checked the Cangwu Small World and learned that the Central Domain had stabilized while the Qingyun Kingdom had fallen to the Ten Thousand Beasts Kingdom.

• Qin Yan checked his status and saw that his Blood Qi had risen to 1,654,000 Cal, bringing his foundation in line with the sanctuary's top prodigies.
• Qin Yan summoned the Undying Blood River, which amplified his Blood Qi by 0.8 times, and decided to keep the demonic Undying Black Hole hidden.
• Qin Yan withdrew the blood river and examined the latest developments in the Cangwu Small World through his Token.
• The Heavenly Dao Alliance, Spiritual Treasure Sect, and Beast Spirit Sect secured the Central Domain, where the World Origin was thought most likely to be hidden.
• The two Beast Kings killed the Qingyun Kingdom's Azure Cloud Grandmaster, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Kingdom's Beast Tide overran the kingdom, destroying its cities, sects, and inheritances.

Qin Yan reviewed the Cangwu Small World's fragile peace and returned to spear training while Lin Ruoxi completed a Supreme Sword Intent Embryo. Lin Ruoxi infused it with Great Xia's Imperial Dao Qi, beginning its transformation into true Supreme Sword Intent.

• Qin Yan learned that Jin Chan had killed two Blood God Sect Grandmasters, the sect had collapsed, and the Cangwu Small World had begun to stabilize.
• Qin Yan judged that conflict still simmered beneath the apparent peace and resumed cultivating with his spear.
• Lin Ruoxi fused her nine perfected strands of Sword Intent into a single transparent Supreme Sword Intent Embryo.
• Lin Ruoxi drew on Imperial Dao Qi granted by the Great Xia Dynasty and fed it into the embryo.
• The Sword Intent Embryo absorbed the Imperial Dao Qi, took on a faint golden hue, and began transforming into true Supreme Sword Intent.

Qin Yan learned that Lin Ruoxi, Long Aotian, and Feng Wuji had condensed Supreme Grade Intent, while Su Qingwan’s mental strength had reached 499.5 Hz. He reflected on his own stalled progress and prepared supplies for Little Black, whose mental strength had surpassed 500 Hz and who was a Rune Master.

• Golden dragon phantoms appeared above Long Aotian’s cave dwelling, while phantoms of the four treasures of the study filled the sky above Su Qingwan’s cave dwelling.
• Inner Academy disciples spread news that Lin Ruoxi, Long Aotian, and Feng Wuji had condensed Supreme Grade Intent and that Su Qingwan had reached 499.5 Hz in mental strength.
• Qin Yan heard the news and considered the significance of Su Qingwan’s breakthrough as he wondered when his own mental strength would advance beyond 499 Hz.
• Qin Yan recalled that Little Black had crossed the 500 Hz threshold and was a Rune Master.
• Qin Yan exchanged Mystic Points for a Seventh-Grade Spirit Brush, blank rune paper, and ink for Little Black.

Qin Yan watched Little Black practice Talisman Crafting with the Spirit Brush he had bought, and Little Black failed repeatedly as it learned to draw Spirit Runes. By its eighth attempt, it was making steady progress, but the chapter ended before the talisman’s result was revealed.

• Qin Yan inspected the Spirit Brush and other items he had bought for 2,000 Mystic Points as Little Black began crafting a talisman.
• Little Black’s first attempt failed when Darkness Force erupted and destroyed the talisman paper, and Qin Yan comforted it.
• Little Black’s second attempt failed when dark flames consumed the talisman paper.
• Little Black repeatedly rested and tried again, failing on the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sheets.
• On its eighth attempt, Little Black drew the talisman’s lines steadily and carefully, building the framework and details toward the center.

Little Black successfully refined a Seventh-Rank Mid-Grade Dark Flood Dragon Talisman, giving Qin Yan a powerful new safeguard, though its next two attempts failed. A True Disciple named Zhang Hao arrived at Qin Yan’s cave dwelling and effortlessly repelled Qin Yan’s Mental Detection.

• Little Black completed a Dark Flood Dragon Talisman that could unleash an attack as powerful as a Seventh-Rank Mid-Grade Grandmaster’s full-force strike.
• Little Black used the remaining talisman papers in two unsuccessful attempts, and Qin Yan declined to exchange for more because he needed to conserve Mystic Points.
• Qin Yan sensed someone outside his cave dwelling and used Mental Strength to identify a blue-robed young man as a likely True Disciple.
• Zhang Hao noticed Qin Yan’s Mental Detection, called him Junior Brother, and knocked the detection back with his sharp aura.
• Qin Yan recognized Zhang Hao’s terrifying strength and watched him solemnly from inside the cave dwelling.

Zhang Hao invited Qin Yan to Ten Thousand Swords Peak for a match at the Peak Master's request, and Qin Yan agreed without learning the details. At the peak, Jian Wuya spoke with Lu Chenyuan of Emperor Fall Valley about the promising but sheltered disciples Lu had brought.

• Qin Yan emerged from his Cave Dwelling and met Zhang Hao, who was surprised by Qin Yan's rapid improvement in Body Refining.
• Zhang Hao introduced himself as a True Disciple of Ten Thousand Swords Peak and invited Qin Yan to participate in a match at the Peak Master's request.
• Qin Yan agreed to go with Zhang Hao, and the two flew toward Ten Thousand Swords Peak.
• Jian Wuya stood above Ten Thousand Swords Peak with Lu Chenyuan, the Vein Lord of Emperor Fall Valley's Moonlight Lineage.
• Jian Wuya remarked that Emperor Fall Valley had produced promising disciples, and Lu Chenyuan admitted they had grown arrogant because they had never faced real hardship.

Lu Chenyuan brought Emperor Fall Valley’s young talents to the Mystic Sanctuary, where he and Jian Wuya wagered the Enlightenment Sword Bamboo on a contest. Qin Yan arrived at Ten Thousand Swords Peak and learned he would join seven other foremost East Academy talents, but the contest had only seven places.

• Lu Chenyuan agreed to give Jian Wuya the Enlightenment Sword Bamboo if he lost their wager.
• Zhang Hao led Qin Yan through Ten Thousand Swords Peak to the Sword Discussion Hall.
• Qin Yan found Long Aotian, Lin Ruoxi, Su Qingwan, Huang Jiuli, Zhao Wuji, Feng Wuji, and Beichen Xing gathered in the hall.
• Zhang Hao left Qin Yan with the seven other Heavenly Stairway challengers.
• Huang Jiuli teased Qin Yan by demanding that he beg before she explained what was happening.

Huang Jiuli told Qin Yan that Emperor Fall Valley had arrived with seven disciples for an Arena Tournament against East Academy’s eight Heavenly Stairway clearers. As Qin Yan practiced his spear, Emperor Fall Valley’s leading disciples, Luo Qinghe and Li Tianxing, identified him and reconsidered their initial dismissal of his strength.

• Huang Jiuli explained that Emperor Fall Valley was a powerful Origin Realm faction whose Vein Lords were True Emperor Realm experts, and that its seven disciples would compete against East Academy’s eight clearers.
• Qin Yan surveyed the Emperor Fall Valley disciples, then continued training his Spear Technique while they watched him.
• Luo Qinghe warned her fellow disciples not to be careless and identified Qin Yan as the disciple their teacher had mentioned.
• Li Tianxing recognized Qin Yan as a cultivator of the Five Elements Chaos Genesis, prompting the Emperor Fall Valley disciples to take his strength seriously.
• Qin Yan remained focused on practicing his spear until laughter rang through the great hall.

Jian Wuya offered the Heavenly Stairway challengers a chance to become his disciples if they defeated Emperor Fall Valley’s disciples, then separated four challengers for an internal spar. Qin Yan, Huang Jiuli, Beichen Xing, and Zhao Wuji were transported into a vast silver-white space that appeared to be the Sword Domain.

• Jian Wuya appeared with Lu Chenyuan and offered the challengers a chance to become his disciples by winning their matches, with three thousand Mystic Points as compensation for those who failed.
• Jian Wuya selected Lin Ruoxi, Long Aotian, Feng Wuji, and Su Qingwan to compete directly against Emperor Fall Valley’s strongest disciples.
• Jian Wuya ordered Qin Yan, Huang Jiuli, Beichen Xing, and Zhao Wuji to spar among themselves, with the first defeated to be eliminated.
• Jian Wuya enveloped the four challengers in sword intent and transported them from the hall into a vast silver-white space filled with drifting strands of sword intent.

Qin Yan, Huang Jiuli, Zhao Wuji, and Beichen Xing entered a vast space created by Jian Wuya’s sword-path rules for their qualifying match. Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing went to fight separately, leaving Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji to face off as Qin Yan charged forward.

• Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing explained that the vast space was likely constructed from Jian Wuya’s sword-path Rules rather than being a domain.
• Jian Wuya announced that the match had begun and prohibited the use of borrowed power.
• Huang Jiuli chose to fight Beichen Xing, and the two flew off to battle in the distance.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Qin Yan and gathered Blood Qi around his fists.
• Qin Yan summoned the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon and rushed toward Zhao Wuji at tremendous speed.

Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji clashed after Zhao Wuji revealed his Xuanhuang Battle Fist and opened his Xuanhuang Domain. Qin Yan overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with a relentless spear attack, ending the chapter with Zhao Wuji crashing to the ground.

• Zhao Wuji put on his Xuanhuang Battle Fist as Qin Yan activated Blood Burst and spread his Blood Mist Domain.
• Zhao Wuji opened his Xuanhuang Domain, whose phantoms held back and gradually weakened Qin Yan's blood mist.
• Qin Yan thrust his spear at Zhao Wuji, but Zhao Wuji countered with a powerful Xuanhuang fist shadow.
• Qin Yan chased the airborne Zhao Wuji and unleashed a rapid, unpredictable barrage of spear thrusts, cutting through his defenses and leaving shallow wounds.
• Qin Yan swept his spear into Zhao Wuji's waist and sent him crashing to the ground.

Qin Yan decisively suppressed Zhao Wuji, who used the Limitless Sect's Mystic Yellow Force to strengthen his attacks but could not break through Qin Yan's Five Elements Block. Just as they considered stopping their fight and waiting for Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing to decide the outcome, Jian Wuya's enormous swords appeared overhead, making clear he expected them to continue.

• Qin Yan overwhelmed Zhao Wuji in close combat, prompting Zhao Wuji to realize Qin Yan's Blood Qi burst exceeded his own.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed the Limitless Sect's Mystic Yellow Force, raising his Blood Qi burst to 12.15 million Cal, and attacked Qin Yan with a massive blast of Fist Qi.
• Qin Yan used Five Elements Block to reduce the blast's power and redirect it, remaining unharmed and unmoved.
• Zhao Wuji proposed that they stop fighting and wait for Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing to determine the winner, and Qin Yan was about to agree.
• Two enormous silver-white swords appeared above Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji, bearing the words “Do I not exist?” and revealing Jian Wuya's disapproval of their plan.

Jian Wuya forced Qin Yan, Zhao Wuji, Huang Jiuli, and Beichen Xing to fight rather than wait for others to decide the winner. Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji resumed their duel, where Zhao Wuji gained a slight advantage with his Mystic Yellow Battle Body but could not break through Qin Yan’s Five Elements Block.

• Jian Wuya prevented Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing from making peace, forcing them to fight.
• After the enormous swords vanished, Qin Yan refused Zhao Wuji’s request to avoid fighting and claimed a Prodigy should have an unstoppable spirit.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Mystic Yellow Battle Body and challenged Qin Yan with his Mystic Yellow Gauntlets.
• Zhao Wuji’s Mystic Yellow Force gave him a slight advantage, but Qin Yan’s Five Elements Block reduced every attack and kept him undefeated.

Qin Yan blocked Zhao Wuji’s powerful Mystic Yellow Fist with Five Elements Block, while Jian Wuya considered the Spirit Weapon’s potential and the strength of Qin Yan’s cultivation art. After another clash, Qin Yan summoned the Gold Element Wonder Tree, signaling that he intended to defeat Zhao Wuji.

• Zhao Wuji used his Mystic Yellow Fist Spirit Weapon Skill, but Qin Yan’s Five Elements Barrier absorbed the attack without moving him.
• Jian Wuya observed that Five Elements Block could withstand formidable attacks from opponents below the Grandmaster realm and reflected on its unknown future limits.
• Jian Wuya considered Five Elements Chaos Genesis superior to the Mystic Sanctuary’s Mystic Scripture, then contemplated the distinct roles of cultivation foundations and Rules.
• Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji clashed again, and Qin Yan judged Zhao Wuji a formidable opponent while remaining confident he could win.
• Qin Yan summoned the five-zhang-tall Gold Element Wonder Tree, gathering sharp metal True Qi behind him.

Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji summoned their Spirit Beast Projections for battle, with Zhao Wuji combining the Mystic Yellow War General and Mystic Yellow War Hammer. Qin Yan then revealed three completed Wonder Trees, leaving Zhao Wuji stunned but confident he could hold them off for now.

• Zhao Wuji summoned the Mystic Yellow War General and condensed the Mystic Yellow War Hammer in its hands, combining the projections to amplify their power.
• Qin Yan recognized Zhao Wuji’s combination as an example of how powerful families planned complementary cultivation paths, but trusted his own potential for fusion.
• Qin Yan summoned his completed Wood Element and Water Element Wonder Trees alongside the Gold Element Wonder Tree.
• Zhao Wuji realized Qin Yan might eventually summon all five Wonder Trees, then reassured himself that his combined projections could hold off the three trees for now.

Qin Yan summoned the Undying Blood River and sent it alongside his Three Wonderful Trees to attack Zhao Wuji’s Mystic Yellow War General. The three trees’ domains helped Qin Yan’s Blood Mist Domain turn the tide against Zhao Wuji’s Xuanhuang Domain, leaving its projections close to collapse.

• Qin Yan manifested the Undying Blood River and ordered his Three Wonderful Trees and blood river to attack Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji commanded the Mystic Yellow War General to face the four phantoms while he and Qin Yan watched from below.
• The Four Phantoms overwhelmed the Mystic Yellow War General, which struggled to fend off their combined attacks.
• The Three Wonderful Trees’ domains joined Qin Yan’s Blood Mist Domain and stabilized it against Zhao Wuji’s Xuanhuang Domain.
• Qin Yan’s blood mist pressed forward, eroding Zhao Wuji’s Xuanhuang Giant projections until they began to blur and falter.

Zhao Wuji’s Xuanhuang Domain faltered as the Three Wonderful Trees launched a combined assault on his Mystic Yellow War General. Meanwhile, Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing stopped holding back and prepared their decisive attacks, leaving the outcome of the battle to their confrontation.

• The Three Wonderful Trees combined their Gold, Wood, and Water powers and struck the Mystic Yellow War General with a tri-colored torrent, which collided with its Mystic Yellow War Hammer.
• Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing continued their evenly matched duel, each conserving their ultimate techniques while their strength waned.
• Huang Jiuli judged that Qin Yan and Zhao Wuji were locked in a stalemate and told Beichen Xing that one of them would be eliminated.
• Huang Jiuli unleashed her Phoenix True Fire and formed a Fire Phoenix Projection behind her.
• Beichen Xing circulated the Imperial Supremacy Scripture and summoned a towering Dynasty Projection depicting an imperial city and its court.

Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing paused their impending duel when a distant explosion revealed that the battle between Qin Yan’s Three Wonderful Trees and the Mystic Yellow War General had reached its peak. Qin Yan’s three elemental giant spears pierced the War General’s giant rock shield, leaving it cracking as the chapter ended.

• Huang Jiuli and Beichen Xing noticed a four-colored explosion in the distance and withdrew their killing intent, then resumed fighting without genuine killing moves.
• The Mystic Yellow War General staggered from a blow by Qin Yan’s Three Wonderful Trees, whose gold, wood, and water forms surrounded it.
• Qin Yan summoned a golden, deep blue, and emerald giant spear above the Three Wonderful Trees.
• Qin Yan sent the three giant spears at the Mystic Yellow War General, which formed a massive Mystic Yellow Giant Rock as a shield.
• The three spears struck the rock together and pierced into it, spreading cracks faster than the Mystic Yellow War General could repair them.