Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan and the other trial-takers reached Xuantian Hall and learned that its five statues represented two Half-Step Emperor-Rank Valley Masters and three Eleventh-Rank Elders. Each was selected for an inheritance, and Qin Yan entered the Second Elder’s space, where the elder’s projection appeared and said he was likely dead.

• The mechanical voice explained the identities and ranks of Xuantian Valley’s two Valley Masters and three elders.
• The two Valley Masters’ statues chose Shen Xinglan, who disappeared into their inheritance.
• The First Elder’s statue chose Ling Feng, the Second Elder’s statue chose Qin Yan, and the Third Elder’s statue chose Mu Dong.
• Qin Yan entered the Second Elder’s space, where Array Patterns formed a projection of the elder.
• The Second Elder told Qin Yan that he feared he was already dead by the time Qin Yan saw the projection.

Qin Yan accepted Xuantong’s condition to help restore Xuantian Valley and received the Second Elder’s Spirit Array inheritance. He then opened the final orb to learn how Xuantong had died.

• Xuantong’s phantom offered Qin Yan his inheritance in exchange for restoring Xuantian Valley when he became powerful.
• Qin Yan realized Xuantian Valley had vanished so long ago that its remaining projections had lost their intelligence.
• Qin Yan agreed to Xuantong’s condition, and the phantom broke apart into three orbs of light.
• Qin Yan received Spirit Array Insights, Myriad Spirit Arrays, and a memory of Xuantong’s death from the orbs.
• Qin Yan sent his mental power into the final orb to view Xuantong’s last memory.

Qin Yan entered the memories sealed in Second Elder Xuantong’s orb and explored Xuantian Valley, finding Demon Qi and Emperor Runes outside a thriving valley hidden behind an array. He learned that the disciples believed only an Emperor-Rank Array Mage could lead them out, and continued farther into the valley.

• The orb plunged into Qin Yan’s brow and swept his consciousness into fragments of Second Elder Xuantong’s memories.
• Qin Yan explored a quiet valley and found a nearby valley entrance shrouded in Demon Qi and marked by Demon Dao Emperor Runes.
• Qin Yan passed a stele bearing the name Xuantian Valley and walked through the Array Patterns concealing the valley beyond.
• Xuantian Valley disciples discussed Su Chen’s assessment score and praised a Senior Sister who had earned 50,000 Points and might become an Emperor-Rank Array Mage.
• Qin Yan wondered why the disciples could not leave Xuantian Valley and continued deeper as he watched them practice their array arts.

Qin Yan explored Xuantian Valley’s past, learning how Gu Yuan protected its founders and how the Demon Race was rising as the Radiant Era ended. The memory ended when a colossal Bright Greatsword appeared over the valley, shaking the space around him.

• Qin Yan entered Xuantian Valley and watched Chu Lingxi reach the middle Tenth Grade in Formations at only a hundred years old.
• Qin Yan saw Chu Lingxi repair a centuries-old damaged Formation in a few dozen breaths.
• Qin Yan learned that Xuantian Valley’s founders had fled their enemy with Gu Yuan’s help, and that Gu Yuan had hidden them using Emperor Dao power.
• Qin Yan realized the memory came from near the end of the Radiant Era, when the Demon Race was rising and Gu Yuan had already become a Great Emperor.
• A tremendous explosion rocked Xuantian Valley’s Outer Zone, and a vast Bright Greatsword appeared in the sky.

Qin Yan learned from Elder Xuantong’s memories and Little Black that Lin Mingzhu had destroyed Xuantian Valley with the Holy Sword of Light Emperor Weapon. He remained uncertain about the valley’s fate, then sent its inheritance to his Shadow Clone to assimilate.

• Qin Yan realized Elder Xuantong had died in the battle that destroyed Xuantian Valley and identified Lin Mingzhu as the attacker.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that Lin Mingzhu had been a Half-Step Great Emperor imprisoned and ultimately killed by the Ancient Abyss Demon God.
• Qin Yan deduced that Lin Mingzhu’s Bright Greatsword had been the Holy Sword of Light Emperor Weapon, which explained its overwhelming power.
• Qin Yan recounted the battle from Xuantong’s memories to Little Black and wondered what had happened to the valley and its survivors.
• Qin Yan sent the spirit-array inheritance orbs into the Blood Demon Nest, where his Shadow Clone began absorbing them.

Qin Yan’s Shadow Clone absorbed Elder Xuantong’s Formation Inheritance, rapidly increasing Qin Yan’s Array Mage mastery. After leaving the Statue Space, Qin Yan, Ling Feng, and Mu Dong compared the elders’ memories and learned that Lin Mingzhu’s Bright Greatsword had overwhelmed Xuantian Valley’s defenders.

• The Shadow Clone received Elder Xuantong’s Inheritance, and Qin Yan’s mastery of Eighth-Grade Upper-Rank Spirit Arrays rose from ten percent to fifty-eight percent in a day.
• Qin Yan returned to the hall and found Ling Feng and Mu Dong, who had each received another elder’s Inheritance.
• Qin Yan invited Ling Feng and Mu Dong to share what they had learned from the elders’ memories, and both agreed.
• Ling Feng recounted Lin Mingzhu’s Bright Greatsword shattering Xuantian Valley’s Valley Protection Array, while Mu Dong and Qin Yan shared memories from the Third and Second Elders.
• The three men concluded that the elders’ memories ended shortly after the Bright Greatsword struck, suggesting that Lin Mingzhu had killed the elders and overwhelmed the two Valley Masters almost instantly.

After receiving Xuantian Valley’s Inheritances, Shen Xinglan persuaded Qin Yan, Mu Dong, and Ling Feng to exchange contact information and cooperate in restoring the valley. She warned that the task could bring danger from Lin Mingzhu, then began explaining how the battle that destroyed Xuantian Valley had ended.

• The statues of the two Valley Masters glowed, and Qin Yan sensed that Shen Xinglan had gained more from their Inheritances than the others.
• Shen Xinglan proposed that the four exchange contact information and work together to restore Xuantian Valley, and Qin Yan and Mu Dong agreed.
• The four shared ways to contact one another, including Spirit Runes, Holy Land Tokens, and Formation Dao Marks.
• Shen Xinglan warned that Lin Mingzhu, who had attacked Xuantian Valley, might still be alive, alarming Ling Feng and Mu Dong.
• Qin Yan asked how the battle had ended, and Shen Xinglan began to explain that the elders’ memories did not reveal its outcome.

Shen Xinglan explained that Gu Yuan, one of the Four Demon Gods, swore a Great Dao Oath binding anyone who inherited Xuantian Valley’s legacy to rebuild it. Qin Yan doubted the story might be a trap, but Little Black affirmed that the Ancient Abyss Demon God was famously loyal and supported this with examples.

• Shen Xinglan recounted how Gu Yuan defeated Lin Mingzhu, received Xuantian Valley’s Inheritance from the exhausted Valley Masters, and watched them die.
• Qin Yan asked why Shen Xinglan believed they would not come to a good end, and Shen Xinglan revealed that Gu Yuan was one of the Four Demon Gods.
• Shen Xinglan explained that Gu Yuan swore a Great Dao Oath requiring the heirs of Xuantian Valley to rebuild it or face world-destroying demonic lightning.
• Ling Feng and Mu Dong realized the oath bound them, while Qin Yan questioned whether Shen Xinglan’s account was a trap.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that Demon Race records confirmed the Ancient Abyss Demon God’s loyalty and cited how he saved a lieutenant and gave away a treasured spirit medicine.

Qin Yan and the other inheritors accepted their responsibility to restore Xuantian Valley, while Qin Yan privately remained calm because he knew Lin Mingzhu was dead. The Valley’s ancient voice then gave each of them the emperor-level Sun-Moon Radiance Formation, which Qin Yan sent to his Shadow Clone to study.

• Little Black explained the Ancient Abyss Demon God’s loyalty and righteousness, reassuring Qin Yan that Gu Yuan’s Great Dao oath was genuine.
• Shen Xinglan reminded Qin Yan, Ling Feng, and Mu Dong that they had to develop Xuantian Valley or face the oath’s world-destroying demonic lightning.
• Qin Yan stayed calm while Ling Feng and Mu Dong worried about the possibility that Lin Mingzhu was alive, though Qin Yan privately knew Lin Mingzhu had been destroyed.
• Ling Feng and Mu Dong recovered their composure and agreed to focus on improving their strength.
• The ancient voice bestowed a golden orb containing the Sun-Moon Radiance Formation upon each of the four inheritors.
• Qin Yan learned that the formation could slay an early Great Emperor and sent its orb to his Shadow Clone in the Blood Demon Nest for study.

Qin Yan and the others left Xuantian Valley with its inheritance, and the barrier released the prodigies trapped in the Myriad Phenomena Maze. Qin Yan spotted Jiang Mian fleeing and pursued her on the Blood-Devouring Mosquito.

• Qin Yan and Shen Xinglan exchanged a nod, and Mu Dong and Ling Feng awoke after receiving the Emperor-Level Spirit Array inheritance.
• The aged voice closed Xuantian Valley and transported Qin Yan, Shen Xinglan, Ling Feng, and Mu Dong outside.
• The barrier dissipated, freeing the trapped prodigies, who hurried toward the core area for the trial of the guiding light.
• Qin Yan sensed Jiang Mian trying to flee and shouted after her as he gave chase.
• Qin Yan mounted the Blood-Devouring Mosquito, which sped after Jiang Mian across the sky.

Qin Yan chased down Jiang Mian and used his divine ability to halt her, then rejected her offer of compensation and insisted on killing her. A crowd of Holy Sons and Holy Maidens gathered to watch, claiming they would not interfere.

• Jiang Fengming, Di Xuance, Jiang Yue, Shen Xinglan, and other prodigies followed Qin Yan and Jiang Mian as they raced through the sky.
• Qin Yan used his power of rules to suppress Jiang Mian's speed, allowing the Blood-Devouring Mosquito to catch up and block her path.
• Jiang Mian offered Qin Yan compensation and warned that other prodigies might exploit an injured victor, but Qin Yan said he wanted her dead.
• Jiang Fengming and the Western Star Domain prodigies promised to watch without interfering in the battle.

Qin Yan and Jiang Mian prepared to fight as the watching prodigies refused to intervene. Qin Yan summoned his Cangwu Small World’s power and unleashed the full force of his Demon Word Heavenly Constitution, leaving the battle poised to begin.

• The surrounding prodigies promised not to interfere, while Jiang Mian tried to persuade Qin Yan to avoid fighting and wondered where Zhao Tianji had gone.
• Qin Yan formed his seven-hundred-and-ten-zhang Yin-Yang Five Elements Chaos Golden Body, and Jiang Mian answered with her nine-hundred-and-eighty-zhang Azure Water Heavenly Origin Golden Body.
• Qin Yan merged the Cangwu Small World projection and its Heavenly Dao Force into his golden body, while Jiang Mian infused hers with three percent Water Dao Essence.
• Qin Yan declared that Jiang Mian should submit and spent all his blood essence to unleash the suppressive rule force of his Demon Word Heavenly Constitution.

Qin Yan used his demon word heavenly constitution and Domain Fusion Return to One to crush Jiang Mian’s Golden Body and drive her to her knees. When he ignored her offer of the water dao essence, Jiang Mian prepared to fight to the death and drew forth purple-gold heavenly lightning.

• Qin Yan’s suppressive force slammed Jiang Mian’s azure water heavenly origin golden body into a crater and shattered her streams of water.
• Qin Yan summoned a black spear shadow that broke through Jiang Mian’s water defenses and forced her Jade Water Domain back into her body.
• Qin Yan’s spear shadows drove Jiang Mian’s Golden Body to its knees and began cracking its surface.
• Jiang Mian pleaded with Qin Yan to spare her in exchange for her resources and water dao essence, then threatened to self-detonate.
• When Qin Yan continued attacking, Jiang Mian charged her Golden Body with berserk water currents and drew purple-gold heavenly lightning from the void.

Jiang Mian's golden body exploded, unleashing a devastating flood that tore through the battlefield and killed numerous prodigies. The surviving geniuses endured the attack with their strongest defenses, and the ravaged area left them wary of standing too close to monstrous fighters.

• Jiang Mian's Azure Water Heavenly Origin Golden Body exploded, sending torrents surging across the battlefield.
• The flood struck Qin Yan's position and swept away prodigies, tearing many of them apart.
• Di Xuance shielded the Emperor Palace members with his Heavenly Gang Prison-Suppressing Golden Body, while Jiang Fengming protected the Holy Court with her Vermilion Bird True Flame.
• Shen Xinglan, the Darkness Temple's Holy Son, the Temple of Light's Holy Maiden, and the Voidless Sword Sect's Holy Son each used their abilities to repel the flood.
• After half a quarter-hour, the seawater receded, leaving a shattered battlefield and surviving prodigies relieved that they had kept their distance.

Qin Yan survived Jiang Mian’s self-detonation and collected her water dao essence, but Ming Cang and You Lan ambushed him to seize the darkness essence in his body. As they prepared to attack, an unseen voice challenged the Darkness Temple’s right to threaten the Mystic Sanctuary’s Holy Son.

• Qin Yan emerged from the explosion protected by his Seven-Colored Giant Bell and gathered Jiang Mian’s three percent water dao essence.
• Qin Yan found that Jiang Mian’s storage ring and other treasures had vanished into spatial turbulence.
• Ming Cang and You Lan surrounded Qin Yan with their Golden Bodies and demanded that he hand over his darkness essence.
• Qin Yan warned Ming Cang and You Lan to leave or risk losing their lives.
• Ming Cang and You Lan declared that Qin Yan should die, and an unseen speaker rebuked the Darkness Temple for threatening him.

Zhao Ming and Lin Qingyin stepped in to protect Qin Yan from Ming Cang and the Darkness Temple, but Ming Cang summoned allies from the Spatial Temple and Voidless Sword Sect. Ye Lingyun offered to spare Zhao Ming and Lin Qingyin if they abandoned Qin Yan, but Zhao Ming refused, bringing the sides to the brink of battle.

• Zhao Ming and Lin Qingyin joined Qin Yan and declared they would protect him from Ming Cang and the Darkness Temple.
• Zhao Ming praised Qin Yan's talent, while Ming Cang called on his allies to intervene.
• Kong Wuhen, Kong Ling'er, Ye Lingyun, and Ye Qingge arrived to support Ming Cang and You Lan.
• Ye Lingyun offered not to attack Zhao Ming and Lin Qingyin if they withdrew and left Qin Yan to die.
• Zhao Ming refused to abandon Qin Yan, and Ye Lingyun prepared to fight.

Qin Yan and Zhao Ming faced six powerful opponents, and Zhao Ming agreed to help Qin Yan by engaging the Spatial Temple’s Holy Son and Holy Maiden. As Qin Yan fought the other four, You Lan launched a venomous attack from behind.

• Qin Yan told Zhao Ming he could handle the remaining opponents if Zhao Ming held off one, and Zhao Ming agreed to trust him.
• Zhao Ming and Lin Qingyin challenged Kong Wuhen and Kong Ling'er, and the four clashed with their Golden Bodies in the air.
• Ming Cang ordered Ye Lingyun and Ye Qingge to join him in attacking Qin Yan for the Darkness Essence.
• Qin Yan summoned Mo Yuan and struck at the four opponents, but their combined defense blocked his blow.
• You Lan maneuvered behind Qin Yan and sent venomous netherworld snakes toward his back.

Qin Yan countered the combined attacks of Ye Lingyun, Ye Qingge, and Ming Cang with his Mo Yuan spear and Yin-Yang Heavenly Dao Beam, shattering their first assaults. As Ye Lingyun called for help and You Lan joined Ming Cang in attacking, Qin Yan met Ming Cang’s palm strike with seven-colored Spear Qi.

• Ye Lingyun and Ye Qingge formed a thousand-foot Silver Giant Sword while Ming Cang hurled a dark-purple spear at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan created a duplicate of Mo Yuan and unleashed the Yin-Yang Heavenly Dao Beam, blocking Ming Cang and You Lan’s attacks with Yin-Yang Five Elements Block and shattering the giant sword.
• Ye Qingge raised Sword Lotus Ward and Ye Lingyun summoned Hanging Sword River to defend against the beam.
• Qin Yan’s beam broke through the sword river and battered the sword lotus, prompting Ye Lingyun to call for Ming Cang and You Lan to help.
• Ming Cang launched a dark-purple palm imprint and You Lan sent dark-blue petals at Qin Yan, who struck Ming Cang’s attack with seven-colored Spear Qi.

Qin Yan overwhelmed the four Holy Sons and Holy Maidens, destroying Ye Lingyun and Ye Qingge’s Golden Bodies and breaking You Lan’s defense as he pressed to finish them. The battle left You Lan’s Golden Body shattered while Qin Yan remained in control.

• Qin Yan’s Yin-Yang Heavenly Dao Beams shattered the Sword Lotus Barrier and blasted Ye Lingyun and Ye Qingge into a mountain, cracking their Golden Bodies.
• The watching prodigies recoiled in shock as Qin Yan’s Yin-Yang Force continued to erode Ye Lingyun and Ye Qingge’s damaged Golden Bodies.
• Qin Yan charged the two fallen opponents with Mo Yuan, but You Lan rushed in and shielded them with her Youlan Flower Golden Body.
• Qin Yan summoned the Great Annihilation Spear Shadow, activated Blood Burst, and used Demon Word Heavenly Constitution to suppress You Lan.
• Qin Yan’s combined suppressive forces shattered You Lan’s Youlan Flower Golden Body into dark-blue fragments.

Qin Yan struck Holy Maiden You Lan, Ye Lingyun, and Ye Qingge with his Seven-Colored Spear while Ming Cang attacked him from behind. The three were killed, and Qin Yan absorbed their blood mist.

• Qin Yan gathered the Seven-Colored Divine Light around Mo Yuan and brought his spear down on You Lan, Ye Lingyun, and Ye Qingge.
• You Lan and the two Ye sisters raised their remaining defenses as Ming Cang launched Nether King's Judgment at Qin Yan from behind.
• Qin Yan activated the water dao essence in the Blood Demon Nest to strengthen his Golden Body and withstand Ming Cang's dark-purple beam.
• Qin Yan's Seven-Colored Spear shattered the three defenders' shields and struck You Lan, Ye Lingyun, and Ye Qingge, killing them.
• Qin Yan withdrew his spear and drew all three clouds of blood mist into his body.