Chapter Summaries

Qin Huaian told the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciples that their patriarch, the Yellow Mountain Sword Venerable, had reached the Immortal Venerable Realm and revealed that he planned to leave the Violet Thorn Sacred Land. He departed after giving Shen Canglan resources for the sect, while Mu Zilin asked to travel with him.

• Qin Huaian confirmed that the Yellow Mountain Sword Venerable had become an Immortal Venerable and said he knew the patriarch was likely in a secret realm.
• Shen Canglan asked where the patriarch was, and Qin Huaian promised to pass along news of the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect if he found him.
• Qin Huaian explained that he would leave the Violet Thorn Sacred Land because Duan Linchuan was coming to the Violet Thorn Domain, and his absence would make Duan Linchuan less likely to attack the Sacred Land.
• Qin Huaian bid farewell to the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect disciples and left the hall, then sent Shen Canglan a Storage Ring of cultivation resources.
• Mu Zilin asked to leave with Qin Huaian and promised that she would not hinder his actions.

Qin Huaian left Violet Thorn Sacred Land with Mu Zilin hidden in his Small World, while True Person Daoxuan began cautiously testing whether the sect could reopen its formation. After circling the Violet Thorn Mountains and seeing other sects withdraw, Qin Huaian traveled to the Void Passage Plaza, where his arrival caused a commotion.

• Qin Huaian agreed to take Mu Zilin beyond the Violet Thorn Domain but refused Lingyue's request to accompany him.
• Qin Huaian told True Person Daoxuan that Duan Linchuan would arrive in one month and advised him to watch for an attack on the mountain-protecting grand formation.
• True Person Daoxuan sent Mingze and several Golden Immortal disciples outside the formation to gather news, then sealed it again.
• Qin Huaian circled the Violet Thorn Mountains as the Heavenly Dao Sect, Water Rhyme Sect, and Blood Moon Cult relocated their encampments, then left the mountains.
• Wu Binglan said Qin Huaian might be heading to the Treasure Splendor Domain or Parasol Tree Domain, but was unlikely to attack Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land unless Duan Linchuan struck first.
• Qin Huaian emerged from a Star Pavilion outpost and strode into the Violet Thorn Continent's Void Passage Plaza, drawing widespread attention.

Qin Huaian arrived at the Void Passage Plaza as cultivators speculated that he was fleeing Holy Lord Duan Linchuan. He thanked Liu Qing and Star Pavilion before entering the passage to the Parasol Tree Domain and publicly warned Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land not to trespass again.

• Cultivators at the plaza discussed Qin Huaian's destruction of Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's stronghold and guessed that he was avoiding Duan Linchuan.
• Qin Huaian stopped before the Void Passage leading to the Parasol Tree Domain and thanked Liu Qing for Star Pavilion's help.
• Liu Qing offered Star Pavilion's support on Parasol Tree Continent, and Qin Huaian said he would repay the favor.
• Qin Huaian declared that the Violet Thorn Mountains belonged to Violet Thorn Sacred Land and warned Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land against trespassing.
• Qin Huaian threatened that Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land might lose its Parasol Tree Domain stronghold and even its headquarters in the Treasure Splendor Domain.

Qin Huaian traveled through the void passage toward the Parasol Tree Domain while cultivating the Fire Origin laws in his Seed Space. A month later, Duan Linchuan arrived in the Violet Thorn Domain with more than ten Immortal Venerable Great Perfection experts and was met by dozens of Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land Immortal Venerables.

• Qin Huaian warned that he would punish the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land if Duan Linchuan continued attacking the Violet Thorn Sacred Land and the Yellow Mountain Sword Sect, then entered the void passage.
• Qin Huaian cultivated the laws of Fire Origin inside his Seed Space while flying toward the Parasol Tree Domain.
• After a month, Duan Linchuan emerged from the void passage and released more than ten Immortal Venerable Great Perfection experts from a Small World magical treasure.
• Duan Linchuan wondered whether Qiu Yi was guarding the Violet Thorn Mountains base or had already fought Qin Huaian.
• Several dozen Immortal Venerable experts of the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land flew toward Duan Linchuan.

Duan Linchuan emerged from the Void Passage and learned that Qin Huaian had killed Qiu Yi and destroyed Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s strongholds in the Violet Thorn Mountains and Immortal Inquiry City. Furious, Duan Linchuan led nearly a hundred disciples toward Mystic Water City.

• Duan Linchuan returned through the Void Passage and was greeted by Zhao Hong and the gathered disciples of Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land.
• Zhao Hong told Duan Linchuan that Qin Huaian had killed Qiu Yi, prompting Duan Linchuan to unleash his Great Luo Golden Immortal pressure.
• Duan Linchuan ordered the disciples to return to the Violet Thorn Mountains, but Zhao Hong revealed that Qin Huaian had destroyed the stronghold there.
• Zhao Hong explained that Qin Huaian had also destroyed the stronghold in Immortal Inquiry City, while the other strongholds remained intact.
• Duan Linchuan led nearly a hundred disciples north toward Mystic Water City.

Duan Linchuan questioned Zhao Hong about how Qin Huaian had killed Qiu Yi and destroyed the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s base, then asked Huang Yunting whether their Parasol Tree Domain stronghold could withstand Qin Huaian. Huang Yunting judged Qin Huaian to be a Sixth-Order Immortal Array Master but could not say whether their protective array would hold.

• After Duan Linchuan and the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land left Void Passage Plaza, cultivators discussed the Great Luo Golden Immortal’s frightening aura and Qin Huaian’s departure from the Violet Thorn Domain.
• The Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s disciples gathered in Mystic Water City and waited for Duan Linchuan rather than return to the Violet Thorn Mountains.
• Duan Linchuan ordered Zhao Hong to recount how Qin Huaian had killed Qiu Yi and destroyed their base, and Zhao Hong described Qin Huaian breaking the trapping array without using his devastating ultimate move.
• Huang Yunting concluded that Qin Huaian was a Sixth-Order Immortal Array Master and felt helpless before the talent of someone so young.
• Duan Linchuan asked whether their protective array in the Parasol Tree Domain could withstand Qin Huaian, and Huang Yunting explained that its strength was uncertain even if he personally controlled it.

Duan Linchuan raged over Qin Huaian’s destruction of the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s stronghold, then asked Huang Yunting how long it would take to strengthen their arrays. After Su Yu arrived in the Violet Thorn Domain, Duan Linchuan ordered his people to rebuild their stronghold on the Violet Thorn Continent.

• Duan Linchuan dismissed the cultivators and, alone with Huang Yunting, vented his fury at Qin Huaian for destroying the stronghold and killing a promising cultivator.
• Duan Linchuan asked Huang Yunting how long it would take to upgrade the sect-protecting arrays, and Huang Yunting estimated that strengthening the Parasol Tree Domain array to his current limit would take a little over ten years with enough materials.
• Zhao Hong warned the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land cultivators against provoking Qin Huaian by capturing members of the Violet Thorn Sacred Land, while others worried about their sect’s reputation.
• Su Yu of the Star Pavilion arrived in the Violet Thorn Domain, apparently to stop Duan Linchuan from pursuing Qin Huaian.
• Duan Linchuan ordered the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land cultivators to rebuild their stronghold on an immortal mountain in the east of the Violet Thorn Continent.

Star Pavilion’s leaders discussed Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s decision to stop targeting Violet Thorn Sacred Land, recognizing that Qin Huaian’s strength had forced Duan Linchuan to back down. The chapter ended with Mingze receiving confirmation that Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land would establish a base in eastern Violet Thorn Continent instead of returning to Violet Thorn Mountains.

• Liu Qing and Su Yu discussed Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s decision to compromise and the danger of provoking Qin Huaian.
• Su Yu said Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s feud with Qin Huaian would persist unless Duan Linchuan handed over Zhao Gang, but doing so would ruin the sect’s reputation.
• Su Yu told Liu Qing to continue developing Star Pavilion on Violet Thorn Continent, then planned to travel to East Sea Domain to look for the vortex passage.
• Mingze and Violet Thorn Sacred Land disciples patrolled Violet Thorn Mountains and discussed Duan Linchuan’s arrival.
• Mingze received news that Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land would not return to Violet Thorn Mountains and was preparing a base in eastern Violet Thorn Continent, so the disciples hurried to report to the Grand Elder.

Qin Huaian arrived at the Parasol Tree Domain through the void passage, drawing a crowd of cultivators eager to see the man whose reputation had intimidated the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land. After checking the area and finding nothing unusual, he smiled as an old acquaintance flew toward him.

• Cultivators in Cloudway Immortal City discussed Qin Huaian’s expected return and the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s withdrawal from the Violet Thorn Mountains.
• A cultivator announced that Qin Huaian had returned, prompting crowds to rush toward the void passage.
• Qin Huaian emerged from the passage and swept his divine sense over the area.
• After finding nothing unusual, Qin Huaian spotted an old acquaintance flying toward him.

Qin Huaian learned that Violet Thorn Sacred Land was safe and that Duan Linchuan had entered the Boundless Sea to investigate the changing Violet Thorn Great World. He borrowed Star Pavilion’s teleportation network to head for the central Parasol Tree Domain, where he planned to experience its strengthening Earth Vein Power and bring Mu Zilin.

• Qin Huaian met Wang Qingshan on the way to Cloudway Immortal City while Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land disciples secretly monitored him.
• Wang Qingshan told Qin Huaian that Violet Thorn Sacred Land was safe, its rivals had left the Violet Thorn Mountains, and Duan Linchuan had entered the Boundless Sea.
• Qin Huaian asked whether anything unusual had happened in the Eastern Sea Region, and Wang Qingshan explained that Daluo Golden Immortal experts were investigating the world’s ongoing changes.
• Qin Huaian borrowed Star Pavilion’s teleportation network to travel to the central region of the Parasol Tree Domain and experience its growing Earth Vein Power.
• Qin Huaian planned to bring Mu Zilin to the center of the Parasol Tree Domain and let her choose where to go afterward.

Qin Huaian arrived at Star Pavilion and reunited with Xing Wanjun, whose Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body had advanced beyond Qin Huaian’s. After declining Commander Wang’s offer of a cave abode, Qin Huaian flew westward to explore.

• Qin Huaian used the Teleportation Array to reach Star Pavilion, where Xing Wanjun and Commander Wang welcomed him.
• Qin Huaian sensed that Xing Wanjun had cultivated the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body to the early eighth level, surpassing Qin Huaian’s peak seventh level.
• Xing Wanjun credited Qin Huaian’s guidance for leading him to the body-refining technique and explained that the central Parasol Tree Continent’s Earth Vein Power helped him cultivate it.
• Commander Wang said many cultivators were coming to seek the technique, which could improve their chances of surviving tribulation, and lamented that he could not qualify to cultivate it.
• Commander Wang offered Qin Huaian a cave abode at Star Pavilion, but Qin Huaian declined and flew westward to explore.

Qin Huaian parted ways with Mu Zilin in the Parasol Tree Domain before heading to the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele. He arrived to find countless cultivators gathered around it, and the crowd made way as he approached.

• Qin Huaian gave Mu Zilin a map and warned her to conceal her identity while traveling through the Parasol Tree Domain.
• Mu Zilin declined to visit the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele and set out to explore the Violet Thorn Great World.
• Qin Huaian reached the stele and saw that countless cultivators had gathered within its thousand-li radius.
• Nangong Ying of the Joyous Union Sect gained the stele's recognition, prompting a dispute among nearby Water Rhyme Sect disciples.
• The cultivators recognized Qin Huaian and made way as he walked toward the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele.

Qin Huaian cultivated the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body beneath the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele while also comprehending Earth-Attribute Laws. His astonishing draw on Earth Vein Power alarmed nearby cultivators, and news of his cultivation spread through the Parasol Tree Domain.

• Qin Huaian stopped about a hundred miles from the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele and began comprehending Earth-Attribute Laws while resisting its pushing force.
• Qin Huaian paused his Mirror Bodies' array deductions and had all fourteen Mirror Bodies cultivate the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body with him.
• Nearby Immortal Venerable Late Stage cultivators recognized Qin Huaian's body cultivation and compared his Earth Vein Power absorption to Xing Wanjun's past breakthrough.
• A Blazing Sun Sect cultivator worried that Qin Huaian might seek revenge because the sect had repeatedly offended him.
• Cultivators discussed Qin Huaian's exceptional talents, and news of the disturbance spread outward through the Parasol Tree Domain.

Zhao Gang fumed over Qin Huaian cultivating near the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land, but his subordinates urged him to wait for Holy Lord Duan Linchuan, and Zhao Gang retreated to cultivate. As Qin Huaian continued refining his body, Duan Linchuan began returning to the Parasol Tree Domain.

• Zhao Gang angrily demanded that Qin Huaian be killed, but the cultivators in the hall warned him not to provoke Qin Huaian before Duan Linchuan returned.
• Zhao Gang reported the matter to Duan Linchuan, who was away in the Boundless Sea, then went into closed-door cultivation out of fear of Qin Huaian's strength.
• Xing Wanjun set off with his followers to observe Qin Huaian cultivating at the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele.
• Qin Huaian cultivated with fourteen Mirror Bodies, raising his Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body to the peak of the seventh level.
• The Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land received word that Duan Linchuan had left the Void Passage and was returning by teleportation array.

Zhao Gang and Duan Linchuan prepared to surround and kill Qin Huaian at the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele, believing he had no way to escape. As Duan Linchuan neared the site, Qin Huaian’s body-tempering cultivation began to break through, just as hundreds of experts closed in.

• Zhao Gang assigned Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land experts to guard the routes around the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele and block Qin Huaian’s escape.
• Duan Linchuan secretly returned to the Parasol Tree Domain and headed toward the stele, confident he could kill Qin Huaian before he used his ultimate move.
• Duan Linchuan considered how to improve the Sacred Land’s teleportation network after the pursuit.
• Cultivators at the stele saw earth-vein power surge into Qin Huaian as his aura rose toward a breakthrough in body-tempering cultivation.
• Hundreds of experts approached the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele from all directions.

As Qin Huaian broke through to the eighth level of the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body, the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land surrounded him and prepared to attack. He charged toward their forces just as Duan Linchuan appeared outside the spatial-restriction array.

• More than five hundred Immortal Venerates from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land surrounded Qin Huaian, prompting most nearby cultivators to flee.
• Xing Wanjun tried to rush to Qin Huaian's aid, but Commander Wang stopped him and explained that the Star Pavilion could not match the attackers.
• Qin Huaian sensed the enemy's fifth-order spatial-restriction array but continued his breakthrough, confident he could escape if necessary.
• Qin Huaian completed the eighth level of the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body, gained immense physical strength, and charged toward the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's disciples.
• Duan Linchuan teleported outside the spatial-restriction array and challenged Qin Huaian to escape.

Duan Linchuan arrived and confronted Qin Huaian, whose speed let him dodge the Daluo Golden Immortal’s attacks despite being trapped inside the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s spatial-restriction formation. The chapter ended with Duan Linchuan leaving the formation and teleporting to the opposite side to cut off Qin Huaian’s escape.

• Duan Linchuan appeared before the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land disciples, blocking Qin Huaian’s path toward Zhao Gang.
• Duan Linchuan accused Qin Huaian of killing the sacred land’s experts and threatened to kill him, while Qin Huaian warned him against harming uninvolved people.
• Qin Huaian fled, and Duan Linchuan fired several golden attacks that Qin Huaian dodged with his Golden Roc Wings.
• Duan Linchuan stopped pursuing Qin Huaian directly, left the spatial-restriction formation, and teleported to its opposite side.

Qin Huaian manipulated Duan Linchuan’s movements as Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land closed its encirclement, then made a break for the southern edge. He attacked Zhao Gang with a destructive divine ability while Duan Linchuan pursued him, leaving Zhao Gang retreating and hoping for rescue.

• Qin Huaian repeatedly changed direction, drawing Duan Linchuan around the perimeter of the spatial restriction formation.
• Duan Linchuan ordered the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land disciples to shrink the encirclement, and he moved toward Qin Huaian as it contracted.
• When the encirclement narrowed, Qin Huaian rushed south, where Duan Linchuan could no longer teleport inside the spatial restriction.
• Qin Huaian struck Zhao Gang’s battle formation with a sword radiance, then evaded attacks from Zhao Gang and Duan Linchuan.
• Qin Huaian unleashed his destructive ultimate divine ability against Zhao Gang, who gathered the battle formation’s power and retreated while awaiting the Sacred Lord’s rescue.

Qin Huaian overwhelmed Zhao Gang while fighting Duan Linchuan and broke through the defenses protecting the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land Grand Elder. As Qin Huaian struck again, he revealed that he had killed Zhao Gang’s son, Zhao Pengcheng, and recalled the son’s plea that his father was Zhao Gang.

• Qin Huaian used Grand Void Birth and Extinction to devastate Zhao Gang’s battle formation and annihilate several disciples.
• Qin Huaian pursued Zhao Gang, shattered his Immortal Essence Power shield, and sent him flying despite Zhao Gang’s armor.
• Duan Linchuan ordered the Spatial Sealing Formation deactivated after learning that Wei Chuan, its southern formation-flag holder, had been killed.
• Qin Huaian caught Zhao Gang and struck again, shattering his armor.
• Qin Huaian told Zhao Gang that he had killed Zhao Pengcheng and that Zhao Pengcheng had invoked his father’s name to try to survive.

Qin Huaian killed Zhao Gang after learning that Zhao Gang had falsely accused him of killing Zhao Pengcheng to bring him under Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land’s control. As the spatial restriction fell, Duan Linchuan prepared to avenge Zhao Gang, leaving Qin Huaian facing the Sacred Lord.

• Zhao Gang realized Qin Huaian had truly killed Zhao Pengcheng, but Qin Huaian’s next attack struck before he could respond.
• Qin Huaian’s sword radiance engulfed Zhao Gang, who died believing Duan Linchuan would soon kill Qin Huaian.
• Duan Linchuan remembered his long history with Zhao Gang and vowed to avenge his senior brother.
• Qin Huaian saw cultivators of Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land shut down the spatial sealing grand array as Duan Linchuan raised a powerful long spear.
• Qin Huaian sensed that the spatial restriction had been broken.