Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng left Shaking Light Holy Land with Xiao Nannan, Doudou, and the captive Golden Heavenly Maiden, drawing the attention of enemies who hoped to exploit his weakened state. He reached the Desolate Forbidden Land and sent repeated avatars inside, but they were destroyed by its power, so he left without entering with his true body.

• Qin Sheng made Golden Heavenly Maiden travel with him and asked her to protect Xiao Nannan, while warning her not to take the child to the Golden Clan.
• Qin Sheng departed in the Sun God Chariot, stopped at the Fire Domain to help Doudou refine her weapon, and attracted attention from enemies tracking his route and Emperor Weapons.
• Qin Sheng’s party was attacked by a self-destructing saint killing array, but he suppressed its destruction and continued toward the Desolate Forbidden Land.
• Qin Sheng sent an avatar into the Desolate Forbidden Land, where the power of Desolation reduced it to ashes, then tried again with more avatars as onlookers watched.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden offered to go with Qin Sheng to another forbidden zone, but Qin Sheng said he had brought Xiao Nannan to remember Yezi and departed.

Qin Sheng traveled through the Eastern Wilderness’s forbidden zones with Xiao Nannan and the Golden Heavenly Maiden, while the world mistook his journey for a desperate search for an Immortal Elixir. At the Immortal Mausoleum, five powerful enemies ambushed them, leaving the Golden Heavenly Maiden facing a seemingly hopeless fight.

• The Wind Clan Saint Lord and Golden-Winged Old Peng King visited Qin Sheng, gave him treasures, and told him the Little Peng King was attempting the Heavenly Peng Nine Trials.
• Qin Sheng sent an incarnation into Immortal Mountain alongside elderly cultivators who wanted a glorious death; the Void Emperor’s formations and the mountain’s dangers killed them all.
• Qin Sheng continued touring the Eastern Wilderness’s forbidden zones with Xiao Nannan and the Golden Heavenly Maiden, enjoying their travels despite rumors that his strength was fading.
• Qin Sheng reached the Immortal Mausoleum, sent a clone inside, and warned Xiao Nannan not to enter it with Black Emperor.
• Five hostile experts appeared and trapped Qin Sheng and his companions with a bell-shaped secret treasure; the weakest of the attackers was a Saint.

Qin Sheng revealed that he had become a Saint and overwhelmed the five Saint Domain experts who had come to kill him at the Immortal Mausoleum. After defeating the Dark Demon Ancestor King and sealing the Mountain Sprite, he returned to the Sun God Chariot as the battle’s witnesses stood stunned.

• The Crowned Ancestor King of the Dark Demon Clan insulted the Golden Heavenly Maiden and threatened Qin Sheng, while the other attackers targeted Little Yinyin and Silver Shanshan.
• Qin Sheng rose into the sky and revealed his Fourth Heaven of Sainthood, shocking the five enemies and the Golden Heavenly Maiden.
• Qin Sheng killed the Taotie Fierce Beast, the Dragon-Horned Ancestor King, and the Humanoid Ancestor King, then trapped the Mountain Sprite and challenged the Dark Demon Ancestor King.
• Qin Sheng fought the Dark Demon Ancestor King with his Saint Coffin, and their battle returned to the real world, where Beidou cultivators witnessed the Holy War.
• As ghostly figures appeared within the Immortal Mausoleum, Qin Sheng unleashed a final attack that killed the Dark Demon Ancestor King and sealed the Mountain Sprite inside his coffin.
• Qin Sheng walked back toward the Sun God Chariot while the Golden Heavenly Maiden watched in stunned silence.

After revealing that Nine Heavens Holy Land had helped the Ancient Clan plot his assassination, Qin Sheng attacked the Sacred Land and overwhelmed its defenses. He left its disciples and arriving reinforcements facing the ruins of a defeat.

• Qin Sheng defeated the Mountain Sprite and the other enemies at Immortal Mausoleum, then declared that he would purge Nine Heavens Holy Land for betraying the Human Race.
• Qin Sheng arrived at Nine Heavens Holy Land and publicly revealed the Mountain Sprite's memories, exposing the plot to the disciples and elders.
• Qin Sheng entered through the damaged mountain-protecting formation and destroyed its foundation despite the Nine Heavens Saint Lord's pleas for forgiveness.
• Qin Sheng killed the old woman and the Nine Heavens experts who opposed him, defeated a female Mountain Sprite, and suppressed the Nine Heavens Pagoda.
• Qin Sheng swept his gaze across Nine Heavens Holy Land, leaving its disciples silent as Shaking Light Holy Land's army and other experts arrived.

Qin Sheng’s arrival at Nine Heavens Holy Land revealed that he had already destroyed it and become a Saint, leaving the gathered Human Race and Ancient Clan forces stunned. After handing the survivors and spoils to Li Daoqing, he returned to Shaking Light Holy Land, where he roasted an Ancestor King and argued with the captive Golden Heavenly Maiden about her future and the limits of Emperor’s bloodlines.

• Human Race and Ancient Clan forces arrived at Nine Heavens Holy Land and learned from a Mountain Sprite’s memories that Qin Sheng had already defeated its leaders and shattered the sacred land.
• Qin Sheng asked Li Daoqing and the Shaking Light cultivators to manage the surviving Nine Heavens disciples and secure the sacred land’s resources.
• Qin Sheng explained that he had killed Dark Demon Ancestor King, received congratulations on becoming a Saint, and warned the assembled forces against needless conflict.
• Qin Sheng departed for Shaking Light Holy Land with Golden Heavenly Maiden, while the gathered experts left in shock at his breakthrough.
• At Shaking Light Holy Land, Qin Sheng prepared roasted Ancestor King meat, and Golden Heavenly Maiden asked when he would release her.
• Qin Sheng told Golden Heavenly Maiden that Emperor’s children could reach the Quasi-Emperor peak but had never attained the Dao; she insisted her talent would let her surpass that limit.

After becoming the first Saint of the new age and destroying the Nine Heavens Holy Land, Qin Sheng drew attention and alarm across Beidou. He accepted Golden Heavenly Maiden’s Golden Divine Treasury in exchange for cultivation guidance, then began teaching her through actual combat.

• Qin Sheng shared Ancestor King meat, reassured Doudou about her cultivation, and encouraged Golden Heavenly Maiden to accept the challenges of the Golden Age.
• News of Qin Sheng’s Sainthood and the Nine Heavens Holy Land’s destruction spread across Beidou, alarming Immortal Emperor’s Son and impressing Black Emperor and Duan De.
• Black Emperor and Duan De visited Qin Sheng, where Black Emperor boasted about his role in Qin Sheng’s rise and asked for a share of his spoils.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden offered Qin Sheng the Golden Divine Treasury technique in exchange for observing his cultivation and receiving answers to her questions.
• Golden Heavenly Maiden demonstrated the technique and explained its connection to the Divine Treasury World; Qin Sheng learned it and agreed to guide her through actual combat.

Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei completed their Immortal Trail tasks in the Western Region and learned that Master Xuan Bei had fought Crying Elder while Meng Qi and Zhenhui went missing. After hearing that An Guoxie had pursued Meng Qi into Death Hanhai, Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei left Quicksand Market to search for their teammate.

• Jiang Zhiwei killed the thirteen bandit chiefs of Gale Cave, completing her task and joining Immortal Trail as Yuding Zhenren.
• Chen Jiye told Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei that Master Xuan Bei and Crying Elder had fought near Quicksand Market, while An Guoxie pursued Zhen Ding into Hanhai and Zhenhui disappeared after setting out to find them.
• Qin Sheng reassured Jiang Zhiwei that Xuan Bei could survive his battle with Crying Elder, and he dismissed the danger Crying Elder posed to himself.
• At Hanhai Number One, Qu Jiuniang told Qin Sheng that An Guoxie had not returned with Zhen Ding and that Zhenhui had refused her offer of protection.
• Qin Sheng told Jiang Zhiwei that Meng Qi would probably survive An Guoxie's pursuit, and the two left the inn to search for him.

Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei searched the Western Region for Xuan Bei and Meng Qi, but instead encountered the Demon Sage’s fox-demon inheritor, who invited Qin Sheng to Heavenly Sea Origin. After leaving the invitation open for the Nine-Tailed Fox Race to pursue, Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei were pulled into a Reincarnation mission.

• Qin Sheng chose to search toward Fish Sea and Tahan while discussing Jiang Zhiwei’s future breakthrough and the risks of advancing into the Exterior Landscape.
• Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei found Wen Bo and a fox-demon girl in a ruined temple, and Qin Sheng recognized her as the Demon Sage’s inheritor.
• Qin Sheng revealed that he possessed the Phoenix Life-Nourishing Art and the True Intent of Five Virtues, prompting the fox-demon girl to invite him to Heavenly Sea Origin for the Demon Sage Ceremony.
• Qin Sheng refused to travel with the fox-demon girl unless the Nine-Tailed Fox Race’s chief came to discuss the invitation, then departed with Jiang Zhiwei.
• Jiang Zhiwei suggested that Qin Sheng’s Demon Sage inheritance had entangled him in Causality with the Demon Race, and shifting light suddenly drew them into a Reincarnation mission.

Meng Qi reunited with his teammates in the Reincarnation Plaza after Qin Sheng paid to heal his injuries from An Guoxie, and the group discussed how to help him survive. Three veteran Reincarnators joined them before Six Paths assigned a faction-confrontation mission to attack the Demon Cult, leaving the team alarmed by the opposing side’s powerful Exterior Landscape experts.

• The team found Meng Qi badly injured, and Qin Sheng spent 165 Virtue Points to heal him.
• Meng Qi recounted his capture by An Guoxie, while Ruan Yushu and Qin Sheng raised suspicions about Fangzhang Kong Wen and the events surrounding Shaolin Temple.
• Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei discussed ways for Meng Qi to fight An Guoxie, and the team shared news of their recent achievements.
• Luo Shengyi arrived with Xia Dandan and Xia Chulin, and they learned that Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei topped the Human Ranking.
• Six Paths assigned the teams to join the four great sects in sealing the Demon Tomb and announced a faction-confrontation mission against the Demon Cult.
• Luo Shengyi warned that the Demon Cult faction had several Exterior Landscape experts, including one at the Third Heaven, leaving the team worried about the imbalance.

Meng Qi’s group joined the Four-Sect Alliance under the name Bright Cult and gained Windcloud Manor’s trust after Jiang Zhiwei demonstrated her swordsmanship. As the group learned about the Demon Tomb and its dangerous legacy, Demon Cult Reincarnators prepared to attack them, mistakenly believing Qin Sheng was their weakest member.

• Meng Qi argued that the Six Paths’ mission restrictions meant the Demon Cult’s overwhelming strength concealed an opportunity, while the Demon Cult’s Exterior Scenery Reincarnators separately recognized that the mission’s rewards suggested a major threat.
• Xia Chulin gathered intelligence, and Luo Shengyi proposed that the group pose as a sect; they chose the name Bright Cult and traveled to Windcloud Manor.
• Jiang Zhiwei shrank the stone lions at the manor entrance with her sword, earning the group a welcome from the Manor Lord, whom Qin Sheng assessed as a Half-Step Exterior Landscape expert.
• Ruan Yushu told Qin Sheng she wanted to venture into the martial world and offered to teach him the Langhuan Twelve Divine Sounds, while Qin Sheng joked about joining her and Jiang Zhiwei.
• Luo Shengyi explained the Demon Tomb’s origins and the four Divine Weapons used to seal it, and Qin Sheng warned the group to follow their instincts if they reached the tomb.
• Xiao Zi reported that the Bright Cult had eleven young Reincarnators and described Qin Sheng as their weakest member, prompting the Demon Cult Reincarnators to plan a night attack on him.

Qin Sheng and his companions survived a Demon Cult raid on Windcloud Manor, while Gu Xiaosang continued to pursue Meng Qi and sent Qin Sheng a message. More than ten days later, the four major sects marched separately toward Sacred Flame Mountain, but the Demon Cult stole Star-Plucking Tower’s Divine Weapon.

• Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu stopped their late-night training when poisonous insects invaded Windcloud Manor, and Qin Sheng killed them with a note from his zither.
• A Demon Cult Reincarnator called the Kidney-Deficient Young Master attacked Qin Sheng, who destroyed his third eye and killed him along with his parasitic vessels.
• Meng Qi encountered Gu Xiaosang while pursuing a fleeing Reincarnator, escaped her, and later passed her message to Qin Sheng asking them not to interfere with one another.
• The companions learned that the Demon Cult Reincarnators had been restricted by Six Paths, discussed the Kidney-Deficient Young Master’s Nurturing Evil God technique, and resumed training under Qin Sheng’s guidance.
• More than ten days later, the four major sects divided their forces and marched toward Sacred Flame Mountain, where they learned the Demon Cult had stolen Star-Plucking Tower’s Divine Weapon.

After the Demon Cult stole three Divine Weapons, Qin Sheng’s group pursued the Taihua Sword and encountered Gu Xiaosang, who sent them into the opened Demon Tomb. Qin Sheng reached the summit after defeating three Exterior Landscape cultivators and a Nine Nethers Evil Demon, where he faced the Demon Lord Remnant Soul and asked if he had arrived too late.

• The Windcloud Manor Lord united the four sects and sent Jiang Zhiwei, Qin Sheng, and their companions to recover the Taihua Sword from the Demon Cult Heavenly Venerable.
• Qin Sheng’s group found Gu Xiaosang beneath the Demon Lord Temple, and Qin Sheng deduced that she sought the Heavenly Court Boundary Stele to open the Nine Heavens ruins.
• Gu Xiaosang activated the stone door, transporting the group into the Demon Tomb, where they were scattered and Qin Sheng set out alone.
• Qin Sheng reached Demon Mountain and saw the four Divine Weapons reinforce the seal before he climbed one of its paths.
• Qin Sheng killed three Exterior Landscape cultivators and vaporized a Nine Nethers Evil Demon that possessed one of their bodies.
• Qin Sheng entered the summit and met the Demon Lord Remnant Soul beneath the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

Qin Sheng encountered the Demon Lord’s lingering will and learned from its defiant philosophy before the Demon Tomb collapsed and the surviving Reincarnators returned to the Reincarnation Plaza. The teams received their quest rewards, and Qin Sheng’s companions discussed what they had witnessed, while Qi Zhengyan concealed that the Demon Lord had chosen him.

• The Demon Lord told Qin Sheng that he should not have come, then vanished; Qin Sheng studied the Demon Lord’s will in the patterns among the Stars.
• Qin Sheng emerged as the Demon Tomb began collapsing, and the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder struck Meng Qi, strengthening his cultivation while furthering the Demon Buddha’s influence.
• Gu Xiaosang escaped through Six Paths after Qin Sheng asked her to take him to the Heavenly Court ruins, and the surviving companions gathered on the summit.
• Six Paths declared the Demon Cult faction’s quest a failure and rewarded Qin Sheng’s faction for destroying the Demon Tomb; the Reincarnators returned to the Reincarnation Plaza and were healed.
• Qin Sheng explained his encounter with the Demon Lord, and his companions speculated about the inheritance before Qi Zhengyan privately acknowledged that the Demon Lord had chosen him.

The Reincarnation team completed the Demon Mountain mission, claimed their evaluations and rewards, and made plans for their next steps. After Meng Qi killed An Guoxie and drew Ze Luoju's pursuit, Qin Sheng reunited with him and defeated the Evil Saber in a single strike.

• Six Paths gave the team high mission evaluations and lot-drawing opportunities, and Qin Sheng drew Sacred Yang Iron while the others received various rewards.
• The team discussed their exchanges and plans, and Qin Sheng used his exclusive forging opportunity to create the Treasure Weapon Sun and bought himself a robe and boots.
• After Qin Sheng and the others returned to Evernight, Jiang Zhiwei questioned who might be destined to become the Demon Lord, and Qin Sheng hinted that the answer lay in the Demon Lord's origins.
• Meng Qi killed An Guoxie, then fled pursuers after Ze Luoju issued an Evil Blade Pursuit Order against him.
• Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei sheltered Meng Qi, and Qin Sheng killed Ze Luoju's pursuing men before defeating Ze Luoju with one sword strike.

Qin Sheng rescued Meng Qi by killing Ze Luoju with a single sword strike, then shared the bandit's treasures and learned about the Myriad Forms Grotto-Heaven. After Meng Qi left to find his junior brother, Qin Sheng heard about Immortal Trail’s annual gathering and discussed the Nine-Tailed Fox Race with Qu Jiuniang.

• Qin Sheng killed Ze Luoju and his bandits, then escorted Meng Qi back toward Quicksand Market with Jiang Zhiwei.
• Witnesses marveled at Qin Sheng’s strength, while Qin Sheng gave Meng Qi Buddhist prayer beads and kept Ze Luoju’s Myriad Manifestations Token.
• Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Meng Qi returned to Quicksand Market, where Qu Jiuniang told Meng Qi what she knew about Xuan Bei and his junior brother.
• Meng Qi paid Qu Jiuniang for the information and left to search for his junior brother, while Qin Sheng declined to reveal whether Meng Qi belonged to his organization.
• Qu Jiuniang told Qin Sheng that Immortal Trail’s annual gathering was approaching and explained what she knew about the Nine-Tailed Fox Race of Heavenly Sea Origin.
• Qin Sheng told Qu Jiuniang that a Little Fox had invited him to take charge of Heavenly Sea Origin, and Qu Jiuniang dismissed his claim as a joke.

Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei searched Fish Sea for the Tathagata Palm’s general outline, then traveled toward Tahan and met the Lanke Temple monk Hongneng. A Nine-Tailed Fox woman invited Qin Sheng to Heavenly Sea Origin, but his sword intent shattered her Bewitchment and injured her, leaving her shocked by his strength.

• Qu Jiuniang tried to buy Qin Sheng’s Sun Godstones, then purchased other treasures from him and agreed to attend the Immortal Trail gathering with him and Jiang Zhiwei.
• Qin Sheng took Jiang Zhiwei to Fish Sea to search for the Tathagata Palm’s general outline while the Six Fan School, Ruan Family, and Sword-Washing Pavilion reacted to his killing of Ze Luoju.
• Ruan Yushu gained permission from her family to leave and travel the martial world, while Su Wuming continued cultivating after hearing of Qin Sheng’s victory.
• Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei entered a desert temple and met Hongneng, who explained that he was building temples as part of Lanke Temple’s Reward Body Path.
• A Nine-Tailed Fox woman invited Qin Sheng to Heavenly Sea Origin, but his sword intent dispelled her Bewitchment and injured the mature woman accompanying her.

Qin Sheng accepted the Nine-Tailed Fox Race’s invitation to attend the Demon Sage Ceremony after learning they could provide clues about Great Sun Flameheart, then joined an Immortal Trail gathering as Dao De Heavenly Venerable. The gathering turned to Qin Sheng’s victory over Evil Saber Ze Luoju, with members debating whether his strength could be explained by the Sun Physique.

• Hundred Charms Demon Venerable invited Qin Sheng to Heavenly Sea Origin for the Demon Sage Ceremony and gave him a jade talisman after he agreed to arrive before it began.
• After leaving the temple, Hundred Charms Demon Venerable warned the young fox demon girl not to provoke Qin Sheng and suspected he was a powerful reincarnated expert.
• Qin Sheng told Jiang Zhiwei that Heavenly Sea Origin had offered natural treasures and clues about Great Sun Flameheart, and he explained how Lanke Temple’s Endless Distance protected Hongneng.
• Three days later, Qin Sheng and Qu Jiuniang entered the Immortal Trail Minor World and went to Biyou Palace for a gathering, while Jiang Zhiwei stayed behind because she was still a probationary candidate.
• Lingbao Heavenly Venerable welcomed Qin Sheng as a new Immortal Trail member, and the gathering discussed Qin Sheng’s defeat of Evil Saber Ze Luoju.
• True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao argued that Qin Sheng’s achievements surpassed what the Sun Physique alone could explain.

At an Immortal Trail gathering, Qin Sheng revealed his identity as Dao De Heavenly Venerable and offered his alchemy services, earning the group’s trust. After Shaolin and Vajra Temple settled their dispute, Meng Qi was expelled from Shaolin for burning down a family that trafficked women, setting him on the path to become a sword immortal.

• Qin Sheng admitted he was Dao De Heavenly Venerable, sold Ze Luoju’s Evil Saber to Yun Zhongzi, and promised to help Immortal Trail members with pills and information.
• Lingbao Heavenly Venerable pledged to support Qin Sheng, and the Immortal Trail members discussed events across the martial world before ending their gathering.
• Xuan Bei survived his fight with Crying Elder and advanced to External Scenery Pinnacle, while Shaolin accepted Vajra Temple’s offer to sacrifice Dharma King Lunkong and let the dispute rest.
• Meng Qi burned down the Li Family estate after discovering its role in abducting and trafficking women, prompting Shaolin’s Discipline Academy to condemn him.
• Xuan Bei sealed Meng Qi’s Dantian and expelled him from Shaolin, after which Meng Qi resolved to become a sword immortal; Qin Sheng watched toward Yumen Pass and thought, “Fierce Vajra is online.”

After Shaolin expelled Meng Qi, he learned that Xuan Bei was his uncle and chose to travel under his true name while seeking refuge with another sect. Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei entered Heavenly Sea Origin, where the Nine-Tailed Fox Race invited Qin Sheng to test whether his True Intent of the Five Virtues could stir the Demon Saint Statue.

• Meng Qi told Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei that Shaolin had expelled him, and Qin Sheng revealed that Xuan Bei was Meng Qi's uncle.
• Qin Sheng invited Meng Qi to Heavenly Sea Origin, but Meng Qi refused because the Nine-Tailed Fox Race wanted him dead for practicing Ananda's Precept-Breaking Saber Art and instead chose to seek refuge with another sect.
• Meng Qi decided to travel under the name Meng Qi and left for the Central Plains, while Qin Sheng and Jiang Zhiwei headed toward Heavenly Sea Origin.
• Qin Sheng used Hundred Charms Demon Venerable's token to reveal Heavenly Sea Origin, and Hundred Charms Demon Venerable welcomed him and Jiang Zhiwei inside.
• Hundred Charms Demon Venerable explained that the Nine-Tailed Fox Race had invited Qin Sheng to see whether his True Intent of the Five Virtues could stir the Demon Saint Statue.

Qin Sheng explored Heavenly Sea Origin with Jiang Zhiwei, received the Nine-Tailed Fox Race’s help, and prepared for the Demon Sage Ceremony. Meanwhile, Meng Qi saw his new Human Ranking entry and was horrified by his nicknames.

• Qin Sheng checked their loft for surveillance, explained Peach Blossom Land’s faster cultivation to Jiang Zhiwei, and left her to cultivate.
• Qin Sheng toured Heavenly Sea Origin with Little Fox, saw Demon Sage Mountain, and questioned her about the Demon Race’s history.
• The Lord of Heavenly Sea Origin gave Qin Sheng a clue to the Great Sun Flameheart and Jiang Zhiwei Flowing Silver Radiant Iron, then explained how Qin Sheng could participate in the Demon Sage Ceremony.
• Qin Sheng asked the Lord of Heavenly Sea Origin for spiritual herbs to make pills for his parents, and she agreed to provide them.
• Meng Qi arrived in Qin Mountain City to check the rankings and found himself ranked thirty-fourth, with the nicknames “Thunder Blade Mad Monk” and “Fierce Vajra.”