Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi learned that Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation had entered the demonic path early and become stronger than Red Cloud himself. Red Cloud and his incarnation were fleeing toward the Hundred Schools of Thought, where Qin Xi watched their approach.

• Sun Wu summoned battlefield baleful qi into warriors to attack the Foreign Race’s Daluo, prompting Fuxi to ask Qin Xi what was happening.
• Qin Xi explained Sun Wu’s technique, and Fuxi recalled seeing a red-clad man whose baleful qi had run out of control.
• Qin Xi suspected the man had been Red Cloud and sensed the Investiture of the Gods to locate him.
• Qin Xi saw Red Cloud fleeing through the void while his Good Incarnation chased him, urging them to merge and become a Sage.
• Fuxi confirmed that Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation had previously appeared in the same condition, and Qin Xi realized it had entered the demonic path and reached the mid-Quasi-Sage stage.
• Qin Xi saw Red Cloud and his Good Incarnation heading toward the Hundred Schools of Thought and decided to observe what happened.

Sun Wu and the Human Race fought the Foreign Races’ Great Luo Golden Immortals while the Quasi-Sages watched from the sidelines. Gongsun Long’s laws trapped a Great Boar Clan Great Luo, and the chapter ended with a Wu Clan phantom brutally attacking it as Qin Xi reflected that Great Luo Golden Immortals were difficult to kill.

• Sun Wu’s army entered the battlefield, and he engaged a Golden Roar Elephant Clan Great Luo while the Foreign Races’ Quasi-Sages held back.
• Guiguzi bound the Foreign Race Great Luos with laws, and Gongsun Long erased the laws around a Great Boar Clan Great Luo.
• Gongsun Long asked Sun Wu and the others for help, and they teased him before agreeing to intervene.
• A Wu Clan phantom struck the trapped Great Luo as Guiguzi stopped another enemy from interfering, and the Path of Slaughter laws tore into its body.
• Qin Xi heard onlookers debate the Human Race’s brutality and considered why Great Luo Golden Immortals were so difficult to kill.

Sun Wu’s battlefield victory led the Human Ancestors to learn that the future Human Race had forgotten Nuwa’s Master, prompting Suiren to reject Guiguzi’s aid. Qin Xi explained that his existence had altered the Primordial World’s history, while Guiguzi remained curious about the mysterious Master.

• Sun Wu dismissed criticism of his brutality and asked the silent Farmer School Ancestor to suppress the Foreign Race Daluo.
• Youchao and Suiren welcomed the Great Luo Golden Immortals, but became angry when Guiguzi admitted he did not know the Holy Mother’s Master.
• Suiren seized Guiguzi and said the future Human Race did not deserve their assistance, but Youchao stopped him to ask whether Guiguzi’s answer was true.
• Nuwa asked Qin Xi why people of the future had no impression of him, and Qin Xi said that wherever he stood was eternity.
• Guiguzi wondered about the Holy Mother’s Master and regretted remaining with the Human Ancestors instead of going to the battlefield.

As the battle raged, Mozi unveiled the Mohist Mechanical City, a formation-filled magical treasure that could let him fight with Quasi-Sage strength. Many Foreign Race Great Luo Golden Immortals were drawn inside, leaving the Foreign Race's Quasi-Sages poised to intervene.

• The Farmer School Ancestor drove a Primordial Star into the Primordial World, shattering mountain ranges and flattening several races' ancestral lands.
• Sun Wu withdrew his baleful aura and called on Mozi to take his turn against the Foreign Race's Great Luo Golden Immortals.
• Mozi brought out the Mohist Mechanical City, which Qin Xi explained could rival a Quasi-Sage through its formations.
• Many Foreign Race Great Luo Golden Immortals entered the city alongside Sun Wu and the others, while the remaining enemies were blocked by the Hundred Schools' Ancestors.
• The Foreign Race's Quasi-Sages sensed the city's formidable formations and prepared to act.

The Jiao Clan Quasi-Sage entered the battlefield to break Mozi’s formation, forcing Confucius and Sun Wu to block his way as Mozi continued refining the laws. Strange black aura and chilling winds then swept across the battlefield, leaving everyone but Mozi frozen in alarm.

• The five Quasi-Sages agreed to intervene on behalf of their subordinate races, and the Jiao Clan Quasi-Sage charged onto the battlefield.
• Mozi intensified his law refinement while Gongsun Long and the others activated Mechanism City’s formations and mechanisms against the Foreign Races’ Great Luo Golden Immortals.
• Confucius and Sun Wu tried to stop the Jiao Clan Quasi-Sage, but he abandoned them and rushed toward Mechanism City.
• Li Er summoned the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda as a sudden spread of black aura and chilling wind halted everyone except Mozi.
• Sun Wu accused the Foreign Race Quasi-Sages of using underhanded tricks, while Guiguzi withdrew the Law of Vertical and Horizontal to shield Li Er, Youchao, Suiren, and himself.

Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation appeared on the battlefield and began devouring the Foreign Race Quasi-Sages, while Qin Xi explained his rapid growth and considered how to deal with Red Cloud. After the Jiao Clan Quasi-Sage vanished, Confucius’s group prepared to flee as Shang Yang identified the strange aura as evil.

• Guiguzi’s Law of Vertical and Horizontal stopped working, and the Human and Foreign Race Quasi-Sages entered a wary stalemate.
• Qin Xi recognized the disturbance as Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation, who had grown by consuming resentment and people of his own realm.
• The Jiao Clan Quasi-Sage flew toward Mechanism City and vanished without warning.
• Confucius ordered the Hundred Schools of Thought to leave, and Mozi put away Mechanism City as the surviving Foreign Race members were revealed.
• Shang Yang called the aura evil and told Guiguzi to take two patriarchs away while the others followed.

Confucius used Haoran Righteous Qi to dispel the sinister wind, but Li Er realized their enemy had only withdrawn to consume a Dao Fruit. Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation then appeared, revealed his demonic nature, and shocked the onlookers, including his friend Zhenyuanzi.

• Confucius thanked Shang Yang for clarifying the situation, then used Haoran Righteous Qi to dispel the sinister wind across the battlefield.
• Li Er suspected the enemy had retreated to digest a Foreign Race Quasi-Sage’s Dao Fruit, failed to locate him through deduction, and prepared the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Pagoda to protect Confucius and the others.
• Red Cloud’s Good Incarnation appeared, claimed he had gone to enjoy his food, and ordered Confucius and the Hundred Schools of Thought to leave.
• Gongsun Long and the others challenged Red Cloud, while Li Er questioned whether he was truly Red Cloud; the incarnation insisted that he and Red Cloud were one.
• Observers across the Primordial World were shocked by Red Cloud’s demonic transformation, and Zhenyuanzi resolved to seek the Valley Master’s help.

Zhenyuanzi and Li Er lured Good Incarnation Red Cloud toward Qin Xi’s Heavenly Dao Field so Qin Xi could remove the Demonic Energy corrupting him. Red Cloud realized the trap and tried to flee, but Qin Xi’s pressure immobilized him, leaving him in the Valley Master’s hands.

• Good Incarnation Red Cloud threatened Zhenyuanzi and the others, while Li Er distracted him so they could reach Qin Xi’s Heavenly Dao Field.
• Zhenyuanzi and the others begged Qin Xi to save Red Cloud, and Qin Xi agreed to help if they lured him into Three Valleys.
• Zhenyuanzi returned to help the injured Li Er, and the two gradually drew Good Incarnation Red Cloud toward the Heavenly Dao Field.
• Qin Xi summoned the Jade Rabbit Clan to prepare to refine Good Incarnation Red Cloud and remove his Demonic Energy without endangering Red Cloud’s main body.
• Good Incarnation Red Cloud realized Li Er and Zhenyuanzi had lured him into a trap and tried to escape, but Qin Xi’s pressure immobilized him.

Qin Xi used a Demon-Expelling Array to extract the demonic energy from Good Incarnation Red Cloud, hoping to save him. As the array made Red Cloud suffer, he accused Qin Xi of saving someone other than himself.

• Qin Xi sent injured Li Er and Zhenyuanzi to recover and gave them Nine-Death Resurrection Grass, which quickly healed their wounds.
• Qin Xi recalled the Demon-Expelling Array she had received from a Little Daoist and mastered its principles in less than a quarter of an hour.
• Qin Xi had Yu Xue and the Jade Rabbit Clan set up the array and threw Good Incarnation Red Cloud into it.
• The array drew black Demonic Energy from Good Incarnation Red Cloud while leaving his body intact.
• Good Incarnation Red Cloud confronted Qin Xi, asking what she had used and insisting that she was not saving him.

Qin Xi trapped Good Incarnation Red Cloud in the Demon-Expelling Array, where Red Cloud tried and failed to self-destruct. The array continued suppressing Red Cloud as Qin Xi watched, while the others safely mocked his failed attempt.

• Neeko, Kaguya's Young Lady, and Unreliable God of Ninjas watched Qin Xi's livestream and marveled at the array, while Little Daoist recognized it as his own.
• Little Daoist asked how long Qin Xi had taken to understand the array, and Qin Xi said less than a quarter of an hour.
• Good Incarnation Red Cloud, unable to escape the array, tried to gather his energy and self-destruct, but nothing happened.
• Qin Xi explained that he had added a method to the array that weakened Red Cloud's abilities and made his cultivation method unusable.
• Confucius and the others urged Red Cloud to hurry up, then discussed Qin Xi's shamelessness as Red Cloud glared at him.

Qin Xi’s Demon-Expelling Array weakened Good Incarnation Red Cloud and cleared the demonic energy from his aura. The chapter ended with Qin Xi considering placing the array around the Heavenly Dao Field to deter future intruders.

• Qin Xi teased Confucius and the others by asking whether he had any shame, and they nervously agreed that he did.
• Li Er and Zhenyuanzi returned, and Confucius noticed their clearer auras and more stable foundations.
• Li Er and Zhenyuanzi concealed that the Nine-Death Resurrection Grass had healed them and strengthened their foundations, obeying Qin Xi’s warning not to reveal it.
• Good Incarnation Red Cloud grew weaker inside the Demon-Expelling Array, but continued to threaten Qin Xi and warn that merging him with the main body could cause demonic corruption.
• Qin Xi dismissed Red Cloud’s threats and considered preserving the array around the Heavenly Dao Field to deter the Demon Race.

Qin Xi purged the Demonic Energy from Red Cloud's Good Incarnation, confined him in the Heavenly Dao Field, and ordered the crowd to pay protection money. Yu Xue collected their treasures, leaving Zhenyuanzi to reluctantly hand over his Daoist robe.

• Qin Xi heard Zhenyuanzi, Confucius, and Li Er gossiping about his smile and startled them by responding without moving.
• Qin Xi released the Demon-Expelling Array after purging the Demonic Energy from Red Cloud's Good Incarnation and confined him in the Heavenly Dao Field.
• Qin Xi dismissed the crowd, then told Yu Xue to collect protection money from them.
• Yu Xue took Confucius's Ruler of Precepts and rejected Zhenyuanzi's ninth-grade Humanoid Fruit, saying the Heavenly Dao Field had plenty of those trees.
• Yu Xue demanded Zhenyuanzi's Daoist robe, and he reluctantly gave it to her after Confucius and the others urged him to comply.

Qin Xi distributed the Spirit Treasures taken from Li Er, Zhenyuanzi, and Confucius to Chat Group members, then decided to leave the valley and check on the children. He departed for the Primordial World with food and supplies, while Yu Xue stayed behind to guard Good Incarnation Red Cloud.

• Yu Xue left with the natal Spirit Treasures she had taken from Li Er, Zhenyuanzi, and Confucius, and Qin Xi selected three items before giving the rest to the Jade Rabbit Clan.
• Qin Xi sent Chat Group members red packets containing rewards, including Zhenyuanzi's Dao robe for Little Daoist.
• Qin Xi decided to leave the valley because he was worried about Ao Xin and the other children.
• Yu Xue packed food, Spirit Treasures, and spirit fruits for Qin Xi, then stayed behind to watch Good Incarnation Red Cloud.
• Qin Xi left the valley and entered the Primordial World, causing those who sensed his arrival to feel that a great expert had emerged.

Qin Xi concealed his cultivation after leaving the valley, but a mouse thrown at the Raccoon Cat Clan’s matchmaking event landed in his arms, and the chief forced him to become Lili’s husband. The chapter ends with Qin Xi lifting Lili’s bridal veil after she remained silent.

• Qin Xi lowered his cultivation to Golden Immortal and saw the Phoenix Clan, Kirin Clan, and other races moving through the city.
• The Raccoon Cat Clan chief held a mouse-throwing matchmaking event for his daughter, Lili, and the mouse landed in Qin Xi’s arms.
• The chief ordered his subordinates to take Qin Xi back to the clan, and Qin Xi went along to avoid revealing his true cultivation.
• Qin Xi told the Unreliable God of Ninja World and Satella that he had been forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law, but he could not escape without exposing himself.
• Two old matrons brought veiled Lili into Qin Xi’s room, and after she did not answer him, Qin Xi lifted her veil.

Qin Xi helped Lili escape the Raccoon Cat Clan after Lili was forced into marriage with her. As they parted ways, Lili gave Qin Xi one of her Glazed Eyes, and Qin Xi’s roasted sweet potato unexpectedly helped Lili advance her cultivation.

• Qin Xi lifted Lili’s bridal veil and learned that Lili had been forced by her father to marry her.
• Lili insisted that Qin Xi take her along when she escaped, and Qin Xi agreed to leave with her the next morning.
• Qin Xi quietly led Lili out of the Raccoon Cat Clan, and they prepared to part ways beyond its gate.
• Lili gave Qin Xi one of her Glazed Eyes, and Qin Xi gave Lili a roasted sweet potato in return.
• Lili ate the roasted sweet potato and broke through from the middle stage to the late stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

After parting from Lili, Qin Xi encountered robbers and rescued a young Kirin Clan member. He left the robbers stripped of their treasures and learned that the young man, Qirui, wanted to travel with him.

• Lili thanked Qin Xi for the treasure, then fled from pursuing Raccoon Cat Clan guards while Qin Xi chose a different road.
• The Raccoon Cat Clan issued a full warrant to bring back Lili and Qin Xi.
• Qin Xi stopped robbers who were attacking a young man and subdued them with the pressure of Confucius's Ruler of Precepts.
• Qin Xi took the robbers' treasures, warned them to stop robbing people, and gave their storage rings to the young man.
• The young man caught up with Qin Xi and introduced himself as Qirui of the Kirin Clan, while Qin Xi gave his name and said he was from the Human Race.

Qin Xi agreed to travel with Qirui to Phoenix City for the Phoenix Clan's arena competition. After Phoenix Clan members tried to provoke them, a city guard broke up the confrontation, and Qin Xi registered for the competition at Qirui's urging.

• Qirui offered Qin Xi 1,000 Spirit Stones to accompany and protect him, and she agreed to travel with him to Phoenix City.
• Qin Xi and Qirui arrived in Phoenix City, where Qirui excitedly explored the city and its stalls.
• Phoenix Clan members accused Qirui of bumping into them, and Qin Xi stepped in to defend him and said she wanted to see their clan leader.
• A city guard stopped the confrontation, ordered everyone to disperse, and sent Qin Xi and Qirui away.
• Qirui persuaded Qin Xi to register for the Phoenix Clan Arena, and she agreed to participate with him.

Qin Xi and Qirui settled into the Phoenix Clan’s residence, and Qin Xi gained a reputation after confronting Phoenix Clan members. At the tournament, she easily countered Chi Yue’s Law of Fire, leaving him shaken as the match continued.

• Qin Xi snapped a Phoenix Clan member’s pointing finger and released him after he promised not to do it again.
• Qin Xi and Qirui left their residence, and Qin Xi became famous in Phoenix City for challenging a Late Great Luo Golden Immortal as a Golden Immortal.
• Qin Xi’s group asked her to Livestream her tournament match, and the host announced an elimination competition whose final ten contestants would enter the Phoenix Secret Realm.
• Qin Xi drew Chi Yue as her opponent and dodged his attacks before he unleashed the Law of Fire.
• Qin Xi used the Law of Water to extinguish Chi Yue’s flames and repeatedly broke his attacks, causing Chi Yue’s confidence to collapse.

Qin Xi won first place in the Arena tournament and entered the Phoenix Clan’s Secret Realm with the other top ten contestants. After finding and taking a Spiritual Vein in a barren area, he continued searching while the others found abundant treasures.

• Qin Xi easily won the remaining Arena rounds, and the Host announced him as first place and Qirui as ninth.
• The Host said the top ten could enter the Secret Realm for seven days, and Qin Xi and Qirui entered with the others.
• The Secret Realm sent each entrant to a different area according to their cultivation level, and Qin Xi found himself in a vast, barren place.
• Qin Xi discovered a Spiritual Vein and stored it in his space, causing the Secret Realm to tremble slightly.
• Qin Xi continued searching the barren area while Qirui and the other contestants found Spirit Fruit, Spirit Grass, and, for some, Spirit Treasures.

Qin Xi entered the Phoenix Secret Realm, took a glowing notoginseng and Spiritual Veins, and accidentally damaged the realm’s foundations before leaving with Qirui. Yu Xue then summoned him back after Red Cloud’s original body returned far earlier than Qin Xi had predicted.

• Qin Xi followed a strange pull to a glowing notoginseng, took it, and later discovered that it was the original body sustaining many plants in the secret realm.
• Qin Xi realized that he had also taken Spiritual Veins from the realm’s roots, but kept what he had taken and planted an apple core that quickly sprouted.
• After seven days, Qin Xi left the secret realm with the other participants, and Qirui questioned why he remained at the Golden Immortal stage.
• A Phoenix Clan elder told Qin Xi that he looked familiar, then let him leave when he could not identify anything unusual about him.
• Yu Xue told Qin Xi that Red Cloud’s original body had returned, and Qin Xi vanished while Qirui was asking where they should go next.