Chapter Summaries

Qin Huaian reached Foundation Establishment and learned that the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect suspected the Origin Return Sect was behind a conflict in Zheng Kingdom. After the Seed Space upgraded, he gained a second Mirror Body and discovered a Floating Island, then planned to enter the Supreme Purity Domain for resources.

• Qin Huaian told Min Yingzhu and Lin Tianyu that he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment using one pill.
• Min Yingzhu reported a war between Zheng Kingdom and Wu Kingdom and suspected the Origin Return Sect was involved, so Lin Tianyu sent her and Martial Uncle Peng to investigate.
• Qin Huaian cultivated for three days while waiting for the Seed Space to upgrade.
• The upgraded Seed Space gained a second Mirror Body, expanded to a hundred li across, and formed a Floating Island at its center.
• Qin Huaian used his two Mirror Bodies to triple his cultivation rate and assigned Mirror Body Number One to deduce the Free and Easy Wanderer.
• Qin Huaian decided to use his annual opportunity to enter the Supreme Purity Domain and search for resources.

Qin Huaian prepared to enter the Supreme Purity Domain, gathered advice and protective treasures, then arrived in an endless desert. After defeating a Sand Falcon King and escaping its flock, he spotted an oasis and flew toward it.

• Qin Huaian bought True Essence Pills and talismans, then asked Ye Tianming about the Supreme Purity Domain and received his map and advice.
• Qin Huaian told Lin Tianyu he planned to enter the domain, and Lin Tianyu gave him a fourth-rank spirit talisman that could withstand a Nascent Soul Realm strike.
• Qin Huaian activated the mark on his wrist and appeared in a desert with spiritual energy roughly twice as dense as the outside world.
• Qin Huaian fought off a flock of White-tailed Sand Falcons, killing their second-rank king after severing its wing with his flying sword.
• Qin Huaian escaped the remaining falcons and, after flying for hours, spotted an oasis with a small lake and headed toward it.

Qin Huaian searched an oasis in the Supreme Purity Domain, found Sea-Buckthorn Spirit Fruits, and killed three Blackarmored Scorpion Kings. While retrieving the last scorpion, he discovered an ancient token marked with the character for “command” and a flame.

• Qin Huaian entered the oasis cautiously and found spirit herbs as he explored deeper.
• Qin Huaian discovered and stored a cluster of Sea-Buckthorn Spirit Fruits.
• Three Blackarmored Scorpion Kings ambushed Qin Huaian, and he killed the middle-stage scorpion after breaking through its armor.
• Qin Huaian killed a second scorpion and pursued the last one underground, where he killed it with his flying sword.
• Qin Huaian retrieved the last scorpion’s corpse and found an ancient token engraved with “command” and a flame.

Qin Huaian discovered an underwater palace belonging to the lost Divine Flame Kingdom and found the kingdom’s Nation-Protecting Divine Flame preserved in an Ancient Bronze Lamp. The flame’s purpose and whether he could retrieve it remained unresolved.

• Qin Huaian questioned Gu Ran about a token and learned that Gu Ran’s world might differ from the Cultivation World and that both might be connected to the Supreme Purity Domain.
• Qin Huaian searched the oasis for two days, then spotted a metal plaque on the bottom of its lake.
• Qin Huaian found a man-made stone roof beneath the lake, cut through it, and entered a submerged palace.
• Qin Huaian read a message from the thirteenth king of the Divine Flame Kingdom asking the Imperial Preceptor to take its Nation-Protecting Divine Flame to the Eastern Dynasty.
• Qin Huaian followed a crude formation into a rear hall and found a soybean-sized dark-red flame inside an Ancient Bronze Lamp.

Qin Huaian discovered and refined the heaven-and-earth Exotic Flame called the Crimson Ash Quicksand Flame, learning that it was a rare Heavenly Gang Fire. He left the oasis and continued east across the vast desert, hoping to find the Eastern Dynasty mentioned in an inscription.

• Qin Huaian broke the formation protecting the Ancient Bronze Lamp and found that its flame could withstand the lake water.
• Gu Ran identified the flame as a weak heaven-and-earth Exotic Flame and gave Qin Huaian an incantation to refine it.
• Qin Huaian refined the flame and learned that it was the Crimson Ash Quicksand Flame, a Heavenly Gang Fire.
• Gu Ran explained that Exotic Flames could grow with their master's cultivation, devour other flames, or consume rare treasures.
• Qin Huaian left the oasis and flew east, while Mirror Body Number Two cultivated, because an inscription had given him hope of finding the Eastern Dynasty.

Qin Huaian encountered Sun Zhengkun and Ji Qingyao, cultivators from another world who were searching for a Heaven-and-Earth Exotic Flame he already possessed. After they attacked him, Qin Huaian killed Ji Qingyao and severed Sun Zhengkun’s arm, but Sun Zhengkun escaped by teleportation.

• Qin Huaian searched a desolate mountain range and discovered Sun Zhengkun and Ji Qingyao, who had entered the Supreme Purity Domain from another world.
• Sun Zhengkun and Ji Qingyao discussed their search for a Heaven-and-Earth Exotic Flame in a royal capital’s great hall, unaware Qin Huaian already possessed the flame.
• Sun Zhengkun attacked Qin Huaian with an Explosive Flame Talisman, and Qin Huaian fought back after demanding that the pair leave their magic treasures behind.
• Sun Zhengkun and Ji Qingyao attacked Qin Huaian together, but Qin Huaian blasted Ji Qingyao in the chest with a fireball.
• Qin Huaian used his Exotic Flame to cut off Sun Zhengkun’s forearm, but Sun Zhengkun escaped after a shield blasted Qin Huaian backward.

Qin Huaian explored the Supreme Purity Domain, gathered valuable spirit herbs, and transplanted a Violet Yin Fruit tree into his Seed Space. As the two-month limit approached, he prepared a hidden cave before teleporting out.

• Qin Huaian burned the scene after defeating a cultivator, took the cultivators' belongings, and flew south before turning east to avoid being pursued.
• Qin Huaian broke the female cultivator's storage-bag restriction and found spirit stones, supplies, manuals, and a token bearing the name Sky Mist Sect.
• Qin Huaian traveled east for several days, gathered spirit herbs, and avoided dangerous demonic beasts before reaching a mountain range rich in higher-rank herbs.
• Qin Huaian found three Violet Yin Fruits, collected them, and transplanted their tree into the Seed Space along with soil and other valuable herbs.
• Qin Huaian dug and sealed a hidden cave as the two-month limit neared, assessed his harvest, and began teleporting back.

Qin Huaian returned from the Supreme Purity Domain with evidence that he had encountered cultivators from another world and reported it to the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect leaders. The sect agreed to study the foreign artifacts, and Qin Huaian offered another weapon for purchase.

• Qin Huaian returned to his cultivation chamber, recorded his route on a map, and concealed the oasis where he had found the underwater palace.
• Qin Huaian visited Lin Tianyu and showed him the Identity Token of a foreign female cultivator, prompting Lin Tianyu to take him to Heavenly Capital Peak.
• Qin Huaian told Shen Canglan and Yun Zishan how two unfamiliar cultivators had attacked him and presented their Identity Token and the male cultivator's mid-grade Spirit Artifact saber.
• Shen Canglan explained that previous entrants' maps showed connected regions but that no one else had encountered foreign cultivators, and he speculated that the Supreme Purity Domain might contain multiple Inheritance Spaces.
• Qin Huaian offered the female cultivator's supreme-grade Dharma Artifact flying sword to the sect and asked whether they wanted to purchase it.

Qin Huaian exchanged powerful weapons and a large batch of spirit herbs for Sect Contribution Points, then went to the Affairs Hall to check his balance before exchanging points for spirit stones. The chapter ended as a disciple checked how many points he had left, including whether Shen Canglan’s promised points had arrived.

• Shen Canglan valued Qin Huaian’s mid-grade Spirit Artifact at 120,000 Sect Contribution Points and his top-grade Dharma Artifact flying sword at 10,000, and said he could collect spirit stones or points at the Sect Affairs Hall.
• After leaving the main hall, Qin Huaian went to the Sect Trading Hall to sell most of his harvested spirit herbs while keeping several rare herbs.
• Qin Huaian poured out enough spirit herbs to fill half a room, and three cultivators counted them and recorded a total of 115,633 Sect Contribution Points.
• The Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator identified Qin Huaian as a personal disciple, introduced himself as Zhang Heng of Heavenly Capital Peak, and recorded the points on Qin Huaian’s Identity Token.
• Qin Huaian went to the Affairs Hall and asked the disciple on duty to check his remaining Sect Contribution Points before deciding how many spirit stones to exchange.

Qin Huaian exchanged sect contribution points for spirit stones, improved his cultivation and learned the introductory level of the Free and Easy Wanderer. After receiving a warning from Lin Tianyu about returning to the Supreme Purity Domain, he entered it again and appeared in the cave where he had last left.

• Qin Huaian exchanged 100,000 sect contribution points for 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones and began cultivating the Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture.
• Qin Huaian spent three months cultivating while Mirror Body No. 1 deduced the Free and Easy Wanderer.
• Qin Huaian mastered the introductory level of the Free and Easy Wanderer, tested it, and ordered Mirror Body No. 1 to deduce it to proficiency.
• Lin Tianyu warned Qin Huaian that he would return to the location where he had last teleported out of the Supreme Purity Domain.
• Qin Huaian entered the Supreme Purity Domain again and reappeared in the small cave he had dug during his previous visit.

Qin Huaian found and stole a Purple Danshen from a Shadow Panther King, then spent two months gathering herbs and cultivating in the Supreme Purity Domain. After receiving the proficient-level Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture, he worried he would not reach Foundation Establishment great completion in time for the inheritance space and headed to the Sect Trading Hall to spend money on his cultivation.

• Qin Huaian discovered a Purple Danshen guarded by a late second-rank Shadow Panther King and fought the beast while drawing it away from the herb.
• Qin Huaian seized the Purple Danshen and escaped the enraged Shadow Panther King by flying away.
• Qin Huaian recovered in a tree hollow, then continued gathering herbs and cultivating in the Supreme Purity Domain for nearly two months.
• Qin Huaian left the Supreme Purity Domain and, two days later, received the proficient-level Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture, which more than doubled his cultivation speed and strengthened his spiritual power.
• Qin Huaian worried that he would not reach Foundation Establishment great completion before the inheritance space opened in eight years, so he headed to the Sect Trading Hall on Heavenly Capital Peak to spend money.

Qin Huaian exchanged spirit herbs and demon beast materials for sect contribution points, collected his Foundation Establishment resources, and spent spirit stones to accelerate his cultivation methods. After mastering the Proficient-level Free and Easy Wanderer, he began a new deduction of Sword Intent to strengthen his offensive power.

• Qin Huaian sold his spirit herbs and demon beast materials to the Sect Trading Hall for a total of 135,256 sect contribution points.
• Qin Huaian collected fourteen months of quota resources and exchanged 30,000 sect contribution points for mid-grade spirit stones, bringing his total to roughly 38,900 mid-grade spirit stones.
• Qin Huaian spent 3.2 million spirit stones through his Mirror Body to deduce the Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture.
• Three months later, Qin Huaian integrated the Proficient-level Free and Easy Wanderer and tested its exceptional speed.
• Qin Huaian checked his progress and decided his offensive power needed improvement after his trips to the Supreme Purity Domain.
• Qin Huaian spent 288,000 spirit stones to have Mirror Body Number One deduce Sword Intent to Major Accomplishment.

Qin Huaian mastered the Heaven Burning Form and improved the Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture while cultivating and gathering resources. After reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage, he began breaking through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

• Qin Huaian achieved Major Mastery Sword Intent and began deducing the Heaven Burning Form of the Heavenbreaking Sword Formula.
• Qin Huaian advanced the Heaven Burning Form to Major Mastery after collecting spirit herbs and beast materials in the Supreme Purity Domain and exchanging them for spirit stones.
• Qin Huaian devoted himself to cultivating the Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture and reached Foundation Establishment Early Stage 98/100.
• Qin Huaian completed the Minor Mastery Supreme Purity Ascension Scripture and found that it cultivated faster and produced stronger spiritual energy than its Proficient-level version.
• Qin Huaian reached Foundation Establishment Early Stage 100/100 and, with his Mirror Body, gradually shattered the barrier to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Qin Huaian's dantian broke through the obstruction as spiritual energy surged into his body and gathered within his expanded dantian.

Qin Huaian stabilized his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and received a disguise mask from Lin Tianyu after being warned about threats from rival sects. When the Supreme Purity Domain was announced to be opening ahead of schedule again, Qin Huaian joined the expedition and arrived at the Trial Plaza, where he spotted Wang Baole.

• Qin Huaian reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and advanced his Divine Sense to the Touching Realm.
• Lin Tianyu praised Qin Huaian's progress, warned him about possible attacks, and gave him a high-grade Spirit Artifact mask that could conceal his appearance and aura.
• Qin Huaian refined the mask and chose to stay in the sect to cultivate toward the Foundation Establishment Late Stage before the inheritance space opened.
• Min Yingzhu told Qin Huaian that the Supreme Purity Domain would open early again and that Lin Tianyu had asked him to join the group departing the next morning.
• Qin Huaian arrived at the Trial Plaza and spotted Little Fatty Wang Baole.

Qin Huaian reunited with Wang Baole before joining the selected disciples traveling to Supreme Purity Mountain for the Supreme Purity Domain’s early opening. After the cultivators entered the domain, Li Li approached the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect and greeted Lin Tianyu as an old acquaintance.

• Qin Huaian met Wang Baole, who warned him that cultivators who had obtained powerful techniques were being killed.
• Min Yingzhu led the selected Qi Refining disciples aboard a flying vessel, and Qin Huaian cultivated during the three-day journey.
• Qin Huaian and the other sects arrived at Supreme Purity Mountain, where they waited for the teleportation passage to stabilize.
• Lin Tianyu led the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect’s group to the passage, and the cultivators entered the Supreme Purity Domain in order.
• Li Li approached the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect and shyly greeted Lin Tianyu, saying they had not seen each other for a long time.

Qin Huaian traded pills and spirit talismans from another world for spirit stones and recounted his encounter to gathered sect leaders. Lin Tianyu then flew off with Li Li, leaving Qin Huaian confused about their relationship.

• Ji Chenghao asked Qin Huaian to describe his encounter with cultivators from another world, and Lin Tianyu told Qin Huaian to display his pills and spirit talismans in exchange for payment.
• Qin Huaian asked for Spirit Spring water, but Lin Tianyu arranged for the gathered sects and families to give him high-grade spirit stones instead.
• Qin Huaian handed out the pills and talismans, then offered female cultivators' clothing to the final two elders, who declined and asked him to tell his story.
• Qin Huaian recounted his encounter while omitting details of the fighting and answered the cultivators' questions.
• Li Li followed Lin Tianyu and begged him to leave the sect with her, so Lin Tianyu flew toward a distant mountain range and she pursued him.
• Min Yingzhu left Qin Huaian alone after he asked about Lin Tianyu and Li Li.

Qin Huaian learned from Lin Tianyu why she had brought him to Supreme Purity Mountain: the sects wanted firsthand information about the otherworldly cultivators, and his experience had drawn their attention. Lin Tianyu also revealed that the Supreme Purity Domain had lifted the barrier to higher cultivation and boosted spirit stone production; Qin Huaian returned to cultivating with a high-grade spirit stone.

• Qin Huaian counted the 132 high-grade spirit stones he had received and began cultivating with one.
• Lin Tianyu explained that the sects wanted Qin Huaian to report directly on the otherworldly cultivators he had encountered in the Supreme Purity Domain.
• Lin Tianyu warned Qin Huaian that other sects were watching him because he had been the last to leave the Inheritance Space.
• Qin Huaian asked why records of ascension and high-level cultivators had dwindled, and Lin Tianyu said high-level cultivators had vanished or died more than five thousand years earlier.
• Lin Tianyu revealed that after Qin Huaian entered the Inheritance Space, the barrier to the Spirit Transformation Realm disappeared, breakthroughs became easier, and spirit stone yields increased.
• Qin Huaian returned to his room, reflected on Lin Tianyu's revelations, and resumed cultivating with a high-grade spirit stone.

After exhausting his high-grade spirit stones, Qin Huaian learned that the first cultivators had been expelled from the Supreme Purity Domain after a sudden demonic beast tide. He returned to cultivation, wondering whether the little fatty had entered the Inheritance Space.

• Qin Huaian used up his high-grade spirit stones and assessed his cultivation progress and combat strength.
• Min Yingzhu told Qin Huaian that cultivators had been teleported out of the Supreme Purity Domain, and he followed her to the valley.
• Qin Huaian saw that roughly three hundred cultivators had emerged, while the rest might have died inside the domain.
• A Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciple told Lin Tianyu that cultivators had gathered near the Supreme Purity Hall, fought among themselves, and faced a demonic beast tide; those who failed to kill ten beasts were teleported out.
• Lin Tianyu encouraged the returned disciples, and Min Yingzhu led them back to the encampment.
• Qin Huaian wondered whether the little fatty had entered the Inheritance Space, then returned to his room and resumed cultivating.

Qin Huaian watched cultivators emerge from the Inheritance Space as the strongest entrants reached unprecedented heights. Wang Baole returned after reaching the 890th step, while Qi Ruiming and others remained inside, leaving the 1000th step uncertain.

• Cultivators began emerging from the Inheritance Space, including disciples who had reached the 600th and 800th steps.
• A Rosy Cloud Sect disciple who reached the 800th step told Lin Tianyu that around twenty cultivators remained inside.
• He Weiwei told Lin Tianyu that two Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciples were still inside.
• Wang Baole emerged, told Lin Tianyu he had reached the 890th step, and reported that Qi Ruiming had reached the 900th step.
• An Origin Return Sect disciple emerged after reaching the 990th step, just short of the 1000th.
• Two more figures appeared in the valley at the same time.

Tian Cuicui and Qi Ruiming revealed that they had both reached the thousandth step of the Inheritance Space and described its first two rewards. The second reward let them enter the Supreme Purity Domain twice a year and bring ten cultivators of no higher realm, while the third reward remained unexplained.

• Tian Cuicui told Shi Zhengyao that she had reached the thousandth step, and Qi Ruiming confirmed that he and Tian Cuicui had reached it together.
• At Ji Chenghao's request, Tian Cuicui explained that the first reward was an artifact of their choice and showed the lower-grade True Artifact meteor hammers she had received.
• Shi Zhengyao stored Tian Cuicui's meteor hammers, while Qi Ruiming offered his lower-grade True Artifact pill furnace to Lin Tianyu for safekeeping.
• Tian Cuicui revealed that the second reward allowed thousandth-step cultivators to enter the Supreme Purity Domain twice yearly and bring ten cultivators whose realms did not exceed their own.