Chapter Summaries

After the Qin Clan secretly brought Qin Luo to Qin City, its Great Elder arranged a bloodline test so Qin Luo could be welcomed into the clan. The test revealed that Qin Luo was not their descendant but the source of the Qin Clan bloodline, making its leaders his direct descendants.

• The Demon-Slaying Alliance declared war on the Qin Clan, the Devil Race, and the Southern Ridge Alliance, while the Great Xia Divine Dynasty withdrew its troops.
• Qin Yue and another Demigod escorted Qin Luo to Qin City in secret and brought him to the Qin Clan ancestral hall.
• The Great Elder sensed Qin Luo's Emperor Realm cultivation and decided he should become the Qin Clan's young master.
• Qin Wei and a Demigod elder tested Qin Luo's bloodline, then asked the Great Elder to provide a drop of his blood for further verification.
• The Demigod elder announced that Qin Wei, the Great Elder, and the others were all Qin Luo's direct bloodline descendants.

The Qin Clan verified Qin Luo’s bloodline, but his power over the ancestors’ memorial tablets made clear that he could not receive their inheritance baptism. At an Elder Council meeting to appoint him young master, Qin Luo unexpectedly objected to the proposal.

• The First Elder tested Qin Luo’s blood and confirmed that he was a direct Qin Clan descendant, despite the result seeming to make him the source of their bloodline.
• Qin Luo entered the ancestral shrine, where his bloodline power made the ancestors’ memorial tablets tremble and bow, preventing him from receiving their inheritance baptism.
• The First Elder summoned the Qin City Elder Council to announce a major matter and proposed appointing Qin Luo young master in the second seat of the council.
• The elders remained silent when the First Elder asked whether anyone objected, until Qin Luo spoke up and objected to his own appointment.

Qin Luo rejected the offer to become the Qin Clan's young master and declared that he would become its leader instead. When the First Elder tried to delay his succession, Qin Luo revealed the clan leader's token and the Soul-Refining Pearl, insisting that he would take the position by force if necessary.

• The First Elder offered Qin Luo the young master position and said he could remain the Primordial Dao Sect's Dao Son, but Qin Luo asked to speak privately.
• Qin Luo declared that he would not become the young master and said he had come to join the Qin Clan and become its leader.
• The First Elder offered to reserve the leader position for Qin Luo once he became a Demigod, but Qin Luo refused to wait.
• Qin Luo displayed the clan leader's token and then the Soul-Refining Pearl, alarming the Demigod elders.
• Qin Luo insisted that he would become the Qin Clan leader that day, by force if necessary.

Qin Luo used the blood test to establish himself as the Qin Clan’s reincarnated ancestor and take control of the clan. After learning about regional powers and the Western Marshes Tea-Tasting Assembly, he set out to expand the Qin Clan by summoning four nearby factions.

• A Qin Clan elder attacked Qin Luo, but the Grand Elder slapped him away.
• Qin Luo persuaded the Grand Elder to present him as the Qin Clan’s reincarnated ancestor, and the clan’s blood test confirmed their shared ancestry.
• The Grand Elder and the Demigods paid respects to Qin Luo, who smoothly became the Qin Clan’s chief.
• Qin Luo reviewed intelligence on the Devil Race and Misty Palace, learning that four great families of the Western Marshes had set their sights on Misty Palace.
• Qin Luo proposed a Qin Clan tea gathering and ordered invitations sent to two sects and two families, warning that those who refused would become the tea to be tasted.

Qin Luo pushed the Qin Clan toward war and offered to use the Soul-Refining Pearl to help seven clan experts reach the Demigod Realm. Meanwhile, a black-robed man learned that Qin Luo had arrived at the Qin Clan and prepared to act on his suspicion that Qin Luo might be tied to the inheritance he sought.

• Qin Luo argued that the Qin Clan should seize the chance to take control of the Southern Ridge while other forces focused on the Eastern Wasteland, and promised to fund Demigod breakthroughs.
• The First Elder and the others chose seven Ninth Heaven of Emperor Realm experts for Qin Luo to assist with the Soul-Refining Pearl, while noting that another potential candidate was missing.
• A black-robed man sent Qin Zhe into Qin City to investigate and contacted He Yiming, who confirmed that Qin Luo cultivated the same technique as their sect.
• The black-robed man suspected Qin Luo might be the female emperor's true inheritor and wondered whether he was being raised like prey.
• After receiving word that Qin Luo had arrived at the Qin Clan, the black-robed man erupted with power and declared that Qin Luo had walked into the tiger's den.

Qin Luo expanded the Qin Clan’s tea gathering into a Prodigy Ranking event to draw out talented figures, while using an alliance with four nearby factions as a path to divide the Eastern Wasteland. The four factions agreed to act together, but their leaders believed their combined strength gave them the advantage over the Qin Clan.

• Qin Luo announced rewards for the Tea-Tasting Assembly, including an Innate Dao Fruit for first place, and named his plan to find Children of Destiny the Fortune Hunting Operation.
• Geniuses such as Chen Xiao and Li Junhao set out for Tea City to compete in the gathering.
• The Qin Clan offered the Azure Sun Sect, Heavenly Thunder Hall, Fang Clan, and Ming Clan a strategic alliance to join the Southern Ridge Alliance and claim territory in the Eastern Wasteland.
• Lin Zhaohai contacted the other faction leaders to assess the offer, and the Fang Clan and Ming Clan declared that their four factions could unite against the Qin Clan.

Lin Zhaohai formed a blood-sworn alliance with the master of Heavenly Thunder Hall, agreeing to betroth their children and join forces amid suspicions about the Qin Clan’s plans. In Qin City, Qin Luo killed Qin Zhe after suspecting his dark Fortune, then learned from his soul that He Yiming’s master might belong to the Qin Clan.

• The master of Heavenly Thunder Hall told Lin Zhaohai he suspected the Qin Clan wanted to recruit their factions as cannon fodder in the Eastern Wasteland conflict.
• The master of Heavenly Thunder Hall proposed a blood-sworn alliance and an engagement between his daughter and Lin Zhaohai’s son, and Lin Zhaohai agreed.
• Qin Yue informed Qin Luo that Qin Zhe had learned about him through an Elder Council member, and Qin Luo decided to investigate Qin Zhe secretly.
• Qin Luo spotted Qin Zhe’s dark Fortune and suspected he cultivated the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art, so he ordered Qin Yue to take him down.
• Qin Yue killed Qin Zhe, and Qin Luo absorbed his soul into the Human Emperor Banner and learned that He Yiming’s master might be a member of the Qin Clan.

Qin Luo learned that Qin Zhong was He Yiming’s mysterious master and suspected that he was plotting against the Qin Clan. Qin Zhong secretly allied with four other forces and planned to seize control of the Qin Clan, leaving both sides preparing for a deadly confrontation.

• Qin Luo gained 1.1 million Villain Points after Qin Zhe’s death and concluded that Qin Zhong was a dangerous master who cultivated the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art.
• He Yiming told Qin Luo that Qin Zhong had ordered him to reach Tea City within half a month for an opportunity to become a god.
• Qin Luo told Qin Yue to summon Qin Zhong to Qin City without revealing their suspicions, and Qin Yue relayed the message to the First Elder and the others.
• Qin Zhong sensed Qin Zhe’s death, concluded that Qin Luo had devoured him, and ordered his many disciples to gather in Tea City.
• Qin Zhong secretly secured the cooperation of the Fang Clan, Ming Clan, Heavenly Thunder Hall, and Azure Sun Sect against the Qin Clan.
• Qin Zhong resolved to take control of the Qin Clan, kill Qin Luo, and obtain the complete Heaven-Devouring Demon Art, even if he had to devour the entire clan.

Qin Luo spent all his Villain Points to accelerate seven Qin Clan cultivators’ breakthroughs, bringing them to the Demigod Realm. When Heaven’s Will sent down a deadly tribulation, he used a Thunder-Dispersing Talisman to make the thunderclouds disappear.

• Qin Luo rejected Qin Yue’s confidence in the Qin Clan’s advantage and decided to help seven cultivators break through.
• Qin Luo used all his Villain Points to activate a Thousand-Year Dream, and the seven cultivators’ auras began rising.
• Qin Luo ordered the Grand Elder and the others to bring every Source Stone in the Qin Clan’s reserves to support the seven breakthroughs.
• The seven cultivators reached the Demigod Realm, knelt before Qin Luo, and pledged their loyalty to him.
• As seven Heavenly Tribulations gathered, Qin Luo activated the Thunder-Dispersing Talisman and shouted at the thunderclouds to get lost, dispersing them.

Qin Luo consolidated the Qin Clan's loyalty and prepared to take control of Tea City, while several young cultivators found powerful opportunities on their way there. Qin Zhong, hiding in a valley after He Yiming's betrayal, revealed that his plan was to merge with his remaining disciples and use them to become a god.

• The First Elder and the Qin Clan members accepted Qin Luo as their True God ancestor, and Qin Luo ordered them to settle matters in Tea City.
• Chen Xiao killed a Shadow Black Panther that was pursuing Feng Qingyao, and the two agreed to explore a Dragon Tomb together.
• Li Junhao found three ruins, reached the Third Heaven of Emperor Realm, and obtained a top-grade Emperor Weapon.
• Qin Luo failed to locate Qin Zhong through He Yiming and resolved to rely on his overwhelming forces.
• Qin Zhong told his nine remaining disciples that he would merge with them to gain the potential to become a god.

Qin Luo grew frustrated at finding no Children of Destiny in Tea City as the four factions prepared to attend the Tea-Tasting Assembly, wary that the Qin Clan might have set a trap. Ming Shiquan revealed the Qin Clan’s Eastern Wasteland origins and trusted Blood Soul Manor to back him, while Fang Dingyuan began considering how to secure his own faction’s position.

• Qin Luo complained that Tea City had no Children of Destiny and grew angrier while Xi Huang remained in seclusion.
• Lin Zhaohai urged the four factions to scout Tea City for preparations, and Fang Dingyuan and Ming Shiquan said they had already sent people ahead.
• Ming Shiquan revealed that the Qin Clan came from the Eastern Wasteland and privately relied on his alliance with Blood Soul Manor, which was sending its vice manor lord.
• Fang Clan scouts reported no large array formations in Tea City, and Fang Dingyuan concluded that the Qin Clan might only want cooperation.
• The Heavenly Thunder Hall Master said Feng Qingyao would attend, and Lin Zhaohai proposed settling her marriage to his son.
• Fang Dingyuan felt isolated by the other factions’ alliances and considered showing the Qin Clan goodwill.

Qin Luo discovered two Children of Destiny entering Tea City while Qin Zhong devoured his disciples’ remnant souls and advanced toward a breakthrough. At the city’s engagement ceremony, Feng Qingyao rejected Lin Xingran and declared her love for Chen Xiao, prompting Qin Luo to intervene as the Heavenly Thunder Hall Master attacked him.

• Qin Luo identified Lin Xingran and Li Junhao as Children of Destiny and headed to the venue in Tea City.
• Qin Zhong absorbed the nine remnant souls, advanced his cultivation, and vowed to devour Qin Luo next.
• Lin Xingran waited for Feng Qingyao, but she arrived in Tea City with Chen Xiao.
• Feng Qingyao refused her arranged marriage to Lin Xingran and declared that she wanted to marry Chen Xiao.
• The Heavenly Thunder Hall Master attacked Chen Xiao with his Demigod aura, and Qin Luo arrived, identifying himself as the Qin Clan Patriarch.

Qin Luo gathered the factions and prodigies in Tea City, eager to target the Children of Destiny who had assembled for the Tea-Tasting Assembly. He began the event by demanding that everyone submit or be destroyed.

• Qin Luo discovered Chen Xiao’s ties to the Divine Realm and identified Feng Qingyao as another target, then promised to stand up for Chen Xiao.
• Qin Luo persuaded the Heavenly Thunder Hall Master and Lin Zhaohai to begin the Tea-Tasting Assembly early, and Qin Yue announced the change across Tea City.
• Chen Xiao mistook Qin Luo’s intervention for kindness, while Lin Xingran resolved to prove his strength and claim Feng Qingyao.
• Qin Yang invited the arriving faction leaders to watch the martial battles from a teahouse overlooking Tea City Plaza.
• Qin Luo introduced himself as the Qin Clan’s clan leader and issued the gathered factions an ultimatum: submit or be destroyed.

Qin Luo revealed that the Qin Clan had lured its rivals to Tea City to seize control, while a force of Demigods and Qin Clan experts sealed off their escape. As Qin Luo raised the Human Emperor Banner and plunged the area into darkness, the trapped factions faced a choice between surrender and death.

• Qin Luo openly declared his intention to take the gathered factions, and Qin Yang confirmed that the Qin Clan stood behind his demand.
• Ming Shiquan tried to flee the teahouse, but Qin Yang and Qin Yue blocked his path as five more Demigods arrived, bringing the Qin side's total to nine.
• Fang Dingyuan offered to make the Fang Clan a vassal, but Qin Yang demanded that he kneel, while Lin Zhaohai and the master of Heavenly Thunder Hall chose to fight.
• Li Junhao realized the ruins along his route had delayed him, then tried to escape with a sword talisman; a Demigod crushed its Sword Qi, and Qin Clan experts completed the encirclement.
• Qin Luo raised the Human Emperor Banner, darkened the area, and warned the trapped factions that they were at his mercy.

Qin Luo used the Human Emperor Banner to slaughter his trapped enemies and kill the Children of Destiny Li Hong and Lin Xingran. Li Junhao summoned his master, Lu Yingyue, but more than a dozen Demigod-level powerhouses surrounded her.

• Qin Luo suppressed the crowd with the Human Emperor Banner, killed Li Hong, and gained 300,000 Villain Points.
• Qin Luo offered Chen Xiao his life in exchange for submission, and Chen Xiao began to awaken to a new realm of saber Dao.
• Lin Xingran knelt and offered to persuade his father and Feng Qingyao’s father to submit, but Qin Luo killed him and gained 1,200,000 Villain Points.
• Li Junhao contacted his master, and Lu Yingyue struck the Human Emperor Banner before emerging to confront Qin Luo.
• More than a dozen Demigod-level powerhouses surrounded Lu Yingyue, who realized Li Junhao had led her into a trap.

Qin Luo overwhelmed Lu Yingyue and her allies with the Qin Clan’s Demigods, captured a demon beast, and threatened Li Junhao to force his submission. Li Junhao was left stunned by Qin Luo’s threat against his master.

• Lu Yingyue realized she was outnumbered by thirteen Demigods, while Li Junhao and the defeated Lin Zhaohai and Ming Shiquan faced capture.
• Qin Luo offered Lu Yingyue and Li Junhao their lives if she submitted, but Lu Yingyue refused and tried to escape.
• Qin Yang, Fang Dingyuan, and the other Demigods attacked Lu Yingyue, while Lin Zhaohai secretly charged Qin Luo to avenge his son.
• Qin Luo released a demon beast from the Myriad Demons Tower, and it killed Lin Zhaohai with one strike.
• The demon beast tried to flee, but ten Demigods beat it into submission and the Myriad Demons Tower sealed its soul.
• Qin Luo asked Li Junhao to submit and threatened to make Lu Yingyue a plaything, leaving Li Junhao horrified.

Qin Luo forced Li Junhao and Lu Yingyue into submission, enslaved them, and gained powerful rewards. As Qin Luo turned his attention toward Chen Xiao, Qin Zhong arrived in Tea City after reaching the peak of the Demigod Late Stage and declared that he would become Qin Clan chief.

• Qin Luo threatened Li Junhao by tormenting the weakened Lu Yingyue, and Li Junhao surrendered to protect his master.
• Qin Luo used Xi Huang and the Heart-Soul Enslavement Art to subdue Lu Yingyue, then enslaved Li Junhao and gained 1,800,000 Villain Points and three Sword Seeds.
• Chen Xiao heard his saber's Artifact Spirit promise that a powerful expert would arrive to protect him, so he decided not to surrender.
• Qin Zhong arrived above Tea City with the power of a peak Demigod and declared that he would become the Qin Clan's chief.

Qin Luo and the Qin Clan’s Demigods defeated Qin Zhong after the Blood Moon Saber refused to support him, and Qin Luo killed him with three sword strikes. As Qin Luo waited for his reward, Blood Soul Manor arrived and demanded the Qin Clan welcome Manor Lord Qian.

• Qin Luo ordered the Qin Clan’s Demigods to attack Qin Zhong, who tried to draw on the Blood Moon Saber’s power.
• The Blood Moon Saber severed its connection to Qin Zhong, and Fang Dingyuan exposed him as the one who had plotted against the Qin Clan.
• Qin Yang and the other Demigods overwhelmed Qin Zhong, while Qin Luo prepared to prevent his escape.
• Qin Luo revealed himself as the Qin Clan’s Clan Leader and killed Qin Zhong with three strikes of the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art.
• Blood Soul Manor arrived with gongs and drums and ordered the Qin Clan to welcome Manor Lord Qian.

After Qin Luo gained millions of Villain Points from Qin Zhong’s death, Blood Soul Manor deputy lord Qian Ning arrived to provoke the Qin Clan and plot against it. Qin Yang confronted him and, on Qin Luo’s order, commanded the clan to attack.

• Qin Luo received 12 million Villain Points after Qin Zhong was killed and his harvested Fortune Points were tallied.
• Qin Yang explained that Blood Soul Manor was a powerful faction excluded from the Southern Ridge Alliance, and Qin Luo ordered its visitors killed.
• Ming Shiquan hoped Qian Ning might save him, while Qian Ning used Ming Shiquan’s daughters and planned to provoke the Qin Clan into conflict.
• Qian Ning assumed Qin Yang’s small welcoming party showed weakness and demanded that the Qin Clan respect Blood Soul Manor.
• Qin Yang accused Blood Soul Manor of disrespecting the Qin Clan and ordered his people to kill them.

Qin Luo captured and killed Blood Soul Manor’s Demigod leaders, then declared war on the manor. As a divine phantom reached for Chen Xiao, Qin Luo resolved to kill the False God Realm expert behind it.

• Qin Yang and the Qin Clan’s Demigods defeated Qian Ning and another Blood Soul Manor Demigod, while a third escaped.
• Qian Ning begged Qin Luo for mercy and offered compensation, but Qin Luo ordered Qin Yang to kill him.
• Qin Luo declared war on Blood Soul Manor and announced that the Qin Clan would fight until one side was dead.
• A divine phantom appeared over Tea City and sent a massive hand through the Human Emperor Banner’s shroud to seize Chen Xiao.
• Qin Luo received a system prompt about a peak False God Realm expert and vowed to slaughter the false god.