Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng returned from Ziwei with the Sun Palace, which joined Yao Xi’s Moon Palace to reveal the Sun-Moon Origin Refinement Scripture. He then confronted the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master over the Ruthless lineage’s past actions, accusing him of betraying the Progenitor’s will.

• Yao Xi doubted that Tushan Doudou could catch up to her, but Qin Sheng warned her that even Ye Fan had rapidly closed the gap between them.
• Yao Xi reported that Ancient Clan scouts had appeared in the Eastern Wilderness, and Qin Sheng ordered his followers not to spare any Primordial Creatures they encountered committing evil.
• Qin Sheng learned that factions were proposing marriage alliances for Ji Ziyue and chose to leave the matter to the Ji Family.
• Qin Sheng revealed the Sun Palace, which drew out Yao Xi’s Moon Palace; together they formed the Sun-Moon Origin Refinement Scripture, and Qin Sheng gave her the Sun Palace to cultivate with.
• The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master visited to discuss the upcoming ceremony, and Qin Sheng accused him of betraying the Progenitor’s will.

Qin Sheng asserted that the Ruthless lineage had to obey his interpretation of the Progenitor’s will, banning indiscriminate Origin-taking and demanding access to the lineage’s hidden strength. After learning that its strongest reserve was a sleeping Half-Saint, he decided to awaken the ancestor himself.

• Qin Sheng told the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master that the Ruthless lineage’s past failures proved its old ways were wrong and that the Progenitor’s will favored Qin Sheng.
• Qin Sheng ordered the lineage to stop hunting cultivators for their Origins and warned that anyone who broke the rule would be killed.
• The Dragon-Pattern Peak Master pledged obedience and revealed that the lineage had several Living Fossils and one sleeping Half-Saint, but no Saints.
• Qin Sheng dismissed the Half-Saint’s plan to wait for heaven and earth to revive and said he would awaken the ancestor himself.

Qin Sheng woke Lin Youtian, defeated him to establish his authority, and convinced the Half-Saint to help strengthen Shaking Light Holy Land. Before leaving Dragon-Pattern Peak, Qin Sheng told Shaking Light he would nominate him as the next Saint Son, and Shaking Light accepted the challenge.

• Qin Sheng agreed to the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master’s request and woke the sealed Half-Saint ancestor, Lin Youtian.
• Qin Sheng said Xiao Nannan could not cultivate and warned that he would sink the Eastern Wilderness if anyone targeted her; he also told the peak master to let Hua Yunfei follow his own path.
• Qin Sheng defeated Lin Youtian with the Three Thousand Great Worlds and revealed that Emperor Qing had told him the Great Dao’s dormancy was nearly over.
• Qin Sheng left Lin Youtian with the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master and told him he would nominate Shaking Light as the next Saint Son.
• Shaking Light accepted Qin Sheng’s encouragement and vowed not to disgrace the name of the Shaking Light Saint Son.

Qin Sheng prepared to become Shaking Light Holy Land’s Saint Lord, guiding Shaking Light and ordering him to help reform the Holy Land. As the Eastern Wilderness prepared for the ceremony, Huo Lin’er decided to attend and discuss the Immortal Qilin Medicine Seed, while Qin Sheng shared a quiet moment with Xiao Nannan.

• Qin Sheng praised Shaking Light’s ability, told him to uphold the Holy Land’s prestige, and instructed him to help reform its atmosphere.
• Qin Sheng explained that he cultivated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art through the principle “I Am Myself,” while Shaking Light admitted he did not understand.
• Li Daoqing organized Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord Ceremony, and Ji Zi, Caiyun Fairy, the Western Queen Mother, and other leaders prepared to attend or send gifts.
• Ji Zi described how he had purged corrupt members of the Ji Family, then accepted the invitation and decided to attend Qin Sheng’s ceremony.
• Huo Qizi agreed to let Huo Lin’er attend the ceremony with a Half-Saint guarding her so she could discuss the Immortal Qilin Medicine Seed.
• Xiao Nannan brought Qin Sheng roast chicken and said she missed Big Sister Yi, prompting Qin Sheng to joke that he needed a maidservant.

After becoming a King and taking charge of Shaking Light Holy Land, Qin Sheng entrusted Weiwei with helping reform the holy land and gave her three Ancient Scriptures as references for her own cultivation. He then began refining his nine apertures with the One World Method, and his practice entered an effortless state of enlightenment.

• Qin Sheng reassured Xiao Nannan that the Shaking Light Holy Land was her home and agreed to let her play with the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron.
• Qin Sheng asked Weiwei to help set the holy land's conduct in order, and Weiwei agreed to carry out his plans.
• Qin Sheng privately encouraged Weiwei, promised to support her as the next Holy Maiden, and gave her the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, the Immortal Heavenly Technique, and the Desolate Ancient Emperor Scripture to study.
• Qin Sheng began using the One World Method to locate and refine his nine apertures, considering how its cultivation principles might strengthen his body and aid others with poor aptitude.
• As Qin Sheng cultivated, the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art circulated alongside the One World Method and drew him into an Enlightenment Realm.

Lin Youtian agreed to help Qin Sheng put the Shaking Light Holy Land in order, while the Beidou Three Scourges wreaked havoc across the Central Plains. On the eve of Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord Ceremony, Yao Xi told him Ye Fan had been declared wanted, and Qin Sheng chose not to get involved.

• Lin Youtian and the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master discussed Qin Sheng’s talent, the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, and the Ruthless lineage’s dependence on the Shaking Light Holy Land.
• Lin Youtian agreed to serve Qin Sheng and help purge the holy land, but he and the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master were turned away when they tried to visit Qin Sheng.
• Xiao Nannan passed Lin Youtian’s offer to Qin Sheng, who considered making him head of the Discipline Committee.
• Ye Fan, Duan De, and Black Emperor damaged the Yin-Yang Divine City and struck other Central Plains targets, drawing widespread condemnation as the Beidou Three Scourges.
• Ye Fan planned to prepare a gift for Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord elevation, while Duan De and Black Emperor discussed investigating the Shaking Light Holy Land’s suspected ancient tomb.
• Yao Xi told Qin Sheng that Ye Fan had been issued a pursuit order across the Central Plains, and Qin Sheng declined to intervene.

Qin Sheng prepared to succeed as Shaking Light Holy Lord while Yao Xi and the Holy Land welcomed leaders and prodigies from across the five regions. The ceremony began amid a vast gathering, and the arrival of Fire Qilin Cave—and the striking Huo Lin'er—left Qin Sheng wary of what the Ancient Clan might want.

• Yao Xi told Qin Sheng that the Yin-Yang Sect had suffered heavy losses and was pursuing Ye Fan, while Qin Sheng argued that the Four Great Dynasties should decide who represented the Central Plains.
• Qin Sheng reassured Yao Xi that no one would dare disrupt his succession ceremony, and the Shaking Light Holy Land prepared to receive its many guests.
• Leaders of the great holy lands arrived, and Li Daoqing welcomed them while discussing Qin Sheng, the younger generation, and Ye Fan with the Ji Family and Purple Mansion Holy Lords.
• Xiao Nannan told the gathered prodigies that Qin Sheng had killed a nearly fully mastered Heavenly Demon Physique and fed her to Jin Shanshan, shocking them.
• Fire Qilin Cave arrived aboard a Qilin-shaped warship, and Qin Sheng recognized Huo Lin'er as a likely daughter of an Ancient Emperor while wondering whether the clan would threaten Shaking Light.

The Fire Qilin Cave and other guests gathered at Shaking Light, where Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord ceremony drew the attention of powerful clans and rivals. Qin Sheng took command of the holy land, and the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron revealed its overwhelming Emperor Might.

• Half-Saint Huo Yao brought Fire Qilin Cave’s delegation to Shaking Light, where Lin Youtian welcomed them and left their request to visit Qin Sheng for him to decide.
• Guests including Zi Tiandu, Zi Tianfeng, the Saint Prince, and Nangong Zheng arrived, while Ye Fan, the Black Emperor, and Duan De entered in disguise to investigate the Shaking Light Tomb.
• Qin Sheng walked along a Holy Light Avenue as the ceremony began, and Li Daoqing formally entrusted Shaking Light to him.
• Qin Sheng accepted the position of Saint Lord and vowed that the holy land would stand as long as he did.
• The Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron emerged from Shaking Light, surrounded by ten thousand black dragons, and settled behind Qin Sheng as its Emperor Might plunged the world into darkness.

Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord ceremony turned into a display of powerful alliances as Shaking Light’s Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron responded to him and major factions offered lavish gifts. The chapter ended with Ye Fan, Duan De, and the Black Emperor presenting an astonishing collection of treasures.

• The Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron resonated with Qin Sheng, and he addressed the gathered factions as Shaking Light’s new Saint Lord.
• The Jiang Family gifted Qin Sheng the Jinghuan Arrows, and Yaochi presented him with a Flat Peach.
• Ji Zi offered the Jiang Family’s Blue Gold Fragment in exchange for Qin Sheng’s help investigating its secrets and suppressing its danger.
• Myriad Beginnings Holy Land and other factions gave congratulatory gifts, while Xia Jiuyou presented a Dragon Loach on Gai Jiuyou’s behalf.
• Ye Fan, Duan De, and the Black Emperor revealed themselves and gifted Qin Sheng an Evolving Immortal Green-Gold Book, an Emperor Wushi secret art, and a Heavenly Technique.

Ye Fan presented Qin Sheng with a Feathered Green Gold book at the Saint Lord Ceremony, where Qin Sheng restored Shaking Light as Saint Son and opened the battle platform to the gathered prodigies. The Saint Prince and Yuan Gu fought to a standstill until Qin Sheng intervened, leaving the crowd stunned by his effortless strength.

• Ye Fan gave Qin Sheng the Feathered Green Gold book, and Qin Sheng privately discovered that its Wushi secret technique and Feathered Transformation Heavenly Art were incomplete.
• Qin Sheng named Shaking Light the new Saint Son of Shaking Light Holy Land, and the guests praised the Holy Land’s powerful succession.
• Qin Sheng invited the young cultivators to spar on the Shaking Light Battle Platform, and the Golden-Winged Little Peng King challenged Shaking Light while other prodigies took the field.
• Shaking Light defeated the Golden-Winged Little Peng King, and Ji Haoyue won his match before the Saint Prince challenged the Northern Venerable, Yuan Gu of Primordial Lake.
• The Saint Prince and Yuan Gu unleashed their Forbidden Ancient Emperor Secret Techniques, but Qin Sheng separated them and took their attacks on his unharmed palm.
• Qin Sheng called the fight a draw, restored both combatants’ energy, and praised their talents as Ye Fan hid his amusement behind his tea.

At Qin Sheng’s Saint Lord ceremony, the guests discussed Primordial Era secrets, Life Forbidden Zones, and the histories of the Immortal Medicines. The ceremony ended with a Stone-Appraisal Gathering where Ye Fan unearthed a Primordial Dragon King’s crown, while Shaking Light Holy Land paid dearly to host the event.

• Huo Yao explained that Fire Qilin Cave had emerged to learn about the changed world, and Huo Lin'er and the Saint Prince shared stories about Immortal Medicines and the Life Forbidden Zones.
• Qin Sheng and the guests debated ancient claims to Immortal Medicines, the origins of forbidden zones, and which emperors had been most powerful.
• Ye Fan arrived and asked Purple Heaven Capital about Primordial Era emperors before Qin Sheng praised Emperor Wushi and Ruthless Emperor.
• Li Daoqing announced a Stone-Appraisal Gathering, and Qin Sheng assured the guests he had not examined the stones.
• Ye Fan first cut out red hair, then found several rare treasures, including a True Dragon Crown shed by a Primordial Dragon King.
• The guests departed after the ceremony, while Shaking Light Holy Land ended up having spent lavishly and sold many Source Stones.

Qin Sheng negotiated with Fire Qilin Cave over the Immortal Qilin Medicine seed, but they could offer nothing of equal value and left without a deal. He then met Ji Zi, learned more about the Emperor Weapon Fragment and Ji Zi’s mission, and promised to keep the Void Emperor’s son’s identity secret.

• Qin Sheng told Huo Yao and Huo Lin'er that the Immortal Qilin Medicine seed would require an offer worthy of an Ancient Emperor’s life, while the Black Emperor jokingly demanded the Qilin Staff as payment.
• Huo Yao explained that Fire Qilin Cave wanted to replant the seed and preserve it as a remembrance of its Ancient Emperor, but Qin Sheng and Ye Fan pointed out that Divine Elixirs would eventually leave the clan.
• Huo Lin'er accepted that Fire Qilin Cave could not make a suitable trade and left with her clansmen after Qin Sheng invited them to negotiate again in the future.
• Qin Sheng deduced that Ji Zi was the Void Emperor’s son and promised the Ji Family to keep his identity secret.
• Ji Zi warned Qin Sheng that the Emperor Weapon Fragment held a dangerous enemy’s inheritance and offered to protect him with the Void Mirror if he investigated it.
• Ji Zi said his duty was to quell the turmoil in this lifetime, and Qin Sheng assured him that this era was different and they would win.

Qin Sheng discussed the Ji Family’s origins with Ji Zi and asked them to search their records for the Feathered Immortal Valley. After the Ji Family departed, Duan De warned that Shaking Light Holy Land stood atop a terrifying ancient tomb and proposed digging it up.

• Qin Sheng learned that the Ji Family’s ancestors had come from beyond Beidou and speculated that they might share an origin with his homeworld.
• Qin Sheng asked Ji Zi to investigate the Feathered Immortal Valley, and Ji Zi promised to consult the Ji Family’s ancient records.
• Ye Fan said he planned to visit the Ji Family to see Ji Ziyue, and Qin Sheng offered his support.
• Duan De warned Qin Sheng that Shaking Light Holy Land faced a bloody calamity because it had been built over a great tomb.
• Duan De proposed using the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron and Xiao Nannan’s eyes to find the tomb’s entrance and dig up Shaking Light’s ancestral grave.

Duan De tried to persuade Qin Sheng to open the suspected tomb beneath the Shaking Light Holy Land, while Ye Fan and Pang Bo speculated that it was connected to Emperor Wushi and the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron. Qin Sheng refused to disturb the dangerous site, and Ye Fan ended the chapter by asking whether Qin Sheng was himself or Ruthless Emperor.

• Duan De insisted there was a great tomb beneath the Shaking Light Holy Land, but Qin Sheng rejected his claims and refused to share the site.
• The Black Emperor argued that exploring the tomb could protect the Shaking Light Holy Land, while Qin Sheng pointed out that the land and everything beneath it belonged to him and the Holy Land.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo connected the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron to a possible Emperor Corpse and guessed that Emperor Wushi had attained the Dao again as a corpse.
• Pang Bo suggested an unknown Great Emperor might have forged the cauldron, prompting Ye Fan to suspect a connection between Ruthless Emperor and the Shaking Light Holy Land.
• Qin Sheng warned Duan De and the Black Emperor not to disturb the tomb, then sent Jin Shanshan to keep the Black Emperor from causing trouble.
• After Duan De and Pang Bo left, Ye Fan asked Qin Sheng whether he was the Qin Immortal he knew or Ruthless Emperor.

Ye Fan suspected that the Ruthless Emperor had been reborn inside Qin Sheng, but Qin Sheng denied it and explained his abilities as his own. After Ye Fan and his companions left Shaking Light, Qin Sheng began taking stock of the Holy Land’s resources and reserves.

• Ye Fan assembled Qin Sheng’s unusual cultivation, knowledge, and connections to the Ruthless Emperor into a theory that her will was eroding him and seeking rebirth through his body.
• Qin Sheng rejected Ye Fan’s theory, insisting that his cultivation and combat power came from his own efforts, though Ye Fan remained suspicious.
• Qin Sheng warned Ye Fan that the daughter of the Fire Qilin Cave’s Ancient Emperor was emerging and urged him to strengthen himself before the Age of Kings began.
• Qin Sheng and Ye Fan discussed his duties as Shaking Light Holy Lord, and Qin Sheng considered sending Ye Fan to Ziwei Ancient Star to cultivate and fulfill his agreement with the Fusang Divine Tree.
• After three days, Ye Fan and his companions departed Shaking Light for the Supreme Mystery Sect, while Duan De asked Qin Sheng to call him when he dug up the tomb.
• Qin Sheng assessed Shaking Light’s resources and hidden reserves, marveling at the strength of the Holy Land.

Fifteen years after Qin Sheng became a Dou Di, the Firmament Alliance had transformed the continent through education, trade, infrastructure, and cooperation between humans and magical beasts. While Yun Yun managed the Alliance, Qin Sheng finally discovered a powerful plane that might be the Heavenly Profound Continent, though he wondered whether it was also the Martial Universe World.

• The Firmament Alliance expanded access to cultivation resources and helped bring prosperity and peace to the Dou Qi Continent.
• Feng Qing'er oversaw the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan's medicinal gardens and urged her clan to earn contribution points toward obtaining Origin Emperor Qi.
• Lin Fei and Xue Mei discussed their teaching work and the changes Qin Sheng had brought to the continent, while a Soul Garment Guard continued atoning for his clan's past crimes.
• Yun Yun reviewed Alliance reports, approved new projects, and vanished from the Sect Master Hall to visit Qin Sheng.
• Qin Sheng searched the space between planes for the Heavenly Profound Continent and discovered a vast world bearing a faint alien aura.
• Qin Sheng wondered whether the newly found plane was the Martial Universe World and whether other versions of himself existed across different points in time.

Qin Sheng left the Dou Qi Continent’s affairs in Yun Yun’s hands and traveled through plane space toward the Heavenly Profound Continent. He entered the plane after sensing a place unusually connected to it, intending to pursue the Plane Embryo, Reincarnation, and the Ancestral Symbols.

• Yun Yun told Qin Sheng that Xiao Xuan offered the Heavenly Tomb Soul in exchange for a contribution toward obtaining Origin Emperor Qi for Xiao Yan, and Qin Sheng approved the arrangement.
• Qin Sheng told Yun Yun he had found the plane he sought, left her a child flame of Emperor Flame as protection, and departed through a Plane Passage.
• Qin Sheng traveled through plane space, considered the Heavenly Profound Continent’s timeline, and concluded that he could pursue the Plane Embryo despite its refusal to recognize outsiders.
• Qin Sheng sensed traces of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan on the Heavenly Profound plane and located a place with an especially close connection to the plane.
• Qin Sheng tore through the Heavenly Profound plane barrier and descended into the continent.

Qin Sheng arrived in the Heavenly Profound Continent and accidentally entered the Nine Heavens Supreme Pure Palace, where he demonstrated his overwhelming power by helping Elder Qin break through to the Death Profound Realm. The Palace Master, now wary and respectful, asked why he had come, setting up a welcome inside the sect.

• The Supreme Purity Palace Master worried about the Yuan Sect's growing dominance while her disciple praised the Nine Heavens Supreme Pure Palace's strength.
• Qin Sheng appeared inside the sect's headquarters, and the Palace Master and her experts surrounded him.
• Qin Sheng introduced himself, explained that he had arrived by chance, and apologized for trespassing.
• Qin Sheng used the Yin-Yang Twin Flames to help Elder Qin break through from the Perfected Profound Life Stage to the Death Profound Realm, while his Soul Power kept the others from intervening.
• The Palace Master confirmed Elder Qin's breakthrough, asked whether Qin Sheng was a Reincarnation Realm expert, and then asked why he had come to the sect.

Qin Sheng traveled with the Supreme Purity Palace Master and Granny Qin to the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele, where he claimed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and effortlessly broke its seal. He then met the Black-Eyed Elder’s remnant, who mistook Qin Sheng’s power for the result of hard-won cultivation.

• The Supreme Purity Palace Master agreed to escort Qin Sheng to the Great Yan Dynasty, and the three reached the Great Wilderness Ancient Plain without incident.
• Qin Sheng bypassed the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele’s seal and led the women through the Great Wilderness Sect’s ruins to the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Qin Sheng entered the Darkness World, dismissed the Ancestral Symbol’s trial, and made the Devouring Ancestral Symbol recognize him as its new master.
• Qin Sheng entered the hidden Realm Within the Realm and encountered the Black-Eyed Elder’s remnant, who noticed that Qin Sheng had broken the seal.
• Qin Sheng claimed the seal had taken considerable effort to break, leaving the Supreme Purity Palace Master and Granny Qin bewildered.

Qin Sheng freed Nine Kings Palace from the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele’s seal, defeated him with one move, and promised to receive the Great Wilderness Sect’s inheritance. The Black-Eyed Elder entrusted Qin Sheng with the sect’s martial arts, while the Supreme Purity Palace Master and Granny Qin wondered about his mysterious origins.

• The Black-Eyed Elder warned Qin Sheng about the Alien Demon Clan, and Qin Sheng offered to destroy Nine Kings Palace in exchange for the Great Wilderness Sect’s inheritance.
• The Black-Eyed Elder accepted the bargain and asked Qin Sheng to pass the sect’s martial arts to suitable successors; Qin Sheng agreed.
• Qin Sheng broke the seal beneath the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele and released Nine Kings Palace, who attacked him.
• Qin Sheng defeated Nine Kings Palace with an Essence Great Handprint, subdued him for later use, and purified the demonic qi.
• The Black-Eyed Elder led Qin Sheng and the others to the Fortune Martial Stele and gave him access to the Great Wilderness Sect’s inheritance.
• The Supreme Purity Palace Master and Granny Qin admitted they did not know Qin Sheng’s origins and wondered if the unseen Supreme had guided him to their palace.