Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and Xiao Nannan returned to Earth, where they discovered its hidden scale, ancient cultivation traces, and severe Dharma-Degeneration suppression. Qin Sheng reunited with his parents, while Ye Fan hurried to find his own, and the chapter ended with Qin Sheng discovering that readers were still waiting for Dragon Clan 4.

• Qin Sheng judged that Earth concealed a vast world and that the Green Cauldron might be there after the Green Copper Block trembled.
• Qin Sheng, Ye Fan, and Xiao Nannan walked across the Moon, where they found lingering Lunar Saint Power and an ancient sword scar, while Earth observers secretly recorded them.
• Qin Sheng explained that Earth's Dharma-Degeneration environment suppressed their powers, and he and Ye Fan descended into the city where they had once lived.
• Qin Sheng reunited with his aging parents and told them that Ye Fan's parents were alive and traveling, so Ye Fan immediately flew off to find them.
• Qin Sheng gave his parents protective treasures and watched them take Xiao Nannan and Little Yinyin shopping before he searched online and found readers still asking when Dragon Clan 4 would be written.

Qin Sheng settled Xiao Nannan into life on Earth while Ye Fan reunited with his parents and resolved to pursue cultivation without severing his memories of Beidou. After Qin Sheng shared his own path to Severing the Dao and the artifacts taken from Crocodile Ancestor, he chose to rest and let Nannan enjoy Earth.

• Qin Sheng read online demands for his old novel, joked about suppressing Forbidden Zone Supremes, and decided not to continue the story.
• Xiao Nannan arrived at Qin Sheng's home, sampled Earth snacks and cola, watched television, and asked to visit Bear Ridge.
• Ye Fan thanked Qin Sheng for helping his parents, learned that a fake Pang Bo had cared for Pang Bo's family, and heard how Xu Qiong had supported his parents.
• Qin Sheng questioned Ye Fan about Severing the Dao, and Ye Fan chose to keep his memories and sever the Great Dao in reverse rather than abandon part of himself.
• Qin Sheng showed Ye Fan Crocodile Ancestor's artifacts and explained the danger of the Completed Sacred Physique's Divine Thought.
• Qin Sheng told Ye Fan to pay his overdue Mount Tai parking fees, then decided to rest and take Xiao Nannan to experience life on Earth.

Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu accepted Chijingzi’s mission to rescue Rainbow Team in the Sunlit Continent, a world governed by a powerful Divine Dao and the Sky God’s Magic Web. After arriving, they learned Rainbow Team was likely trapped in the Sky Realm, and Qin Sheng saw the Sky God’s legacy as an opportunity.

• Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu visited Immortal Trail Market to choose an organizational mission while anticipating their coming Death Quest.
• Chijingzi asked Qin Sheng’s group to rescue Rainbow Team, explaining that the team had vanished into the Sunlit Continent, where the Magic Web punished powerful outsiders.
• Qin Sheng accepted Chijingzi’s offered rewards, and the three traveled to the Sunlit Continent with a teleportation talisman.
• Qin Sheng’s group reached a town near Arcane Mountain and heard that the Sky Realm had appeared there, carrying the Sky God’s Divine Spark and legacy.
• Qin Sheng concluded that Rainbow Team had probably been swept into the Sky Realm and welcomed the chance to pursue the Sky God’s inheritance.

Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu entered the Sky Realm to seek its treasures and the Sky Godhood. After defeating the God of War Church’s Divine Son and his companions, they discovered that the Profound Sun Temple’s treasure was a statue of the Sun Goddess.

• Qin Sheng and his companions learned about the Sky Realm, bought a map, and obtained three entry tokens from the Sky God Sect.
• When the Sky Realm opened, Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu entered together, while three False Gods were repelled as they tried to force their way in.
• Jiang Zhiwei defeated a fire Elemental Spirit, and Qin Sheng collected its Fire Pearl before leading the group toward Sky God Mountain.
• The group reached a Divine Hall guarded by Legendary professionals from the God of War Church, and Qin Sheng killed them with his Sun Sword.
• The God of War Divine Son emerged from the hall and was killed by Qin Sheng, after which Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu searched the battlefield.
• Qin Sheng identified the Divine Hall as the Profound Sun Temple and recognized its statue of the Sun Goddess as the hall’s treasure.

Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu reached the Fire Pilgrimage Hall, passed its trials, and entered the core of the Sky Realm. Qin Sheng opened the Faith Power barrier around Sky God Mountain, discovered its connection to the Heavenly Emperor, and reached the mountain’s summit, where he found a throne and a floating crystal.

• Qin Sheng stored the Sun Goddess statue and took a True Sun Divine Jade from its base before the group continued toward the Fire Pilgrimage Hall.
• Qin Sheng tempered the group’s Treasure Weapons at Ice-Fire Spring, and seven days later they reached the Pilgrimage Hall, where he and his companions cleared all nine trials with ease.
• Qin Sheng activated the altar with elemental crystal cores, received the Sky God’s gift, and led Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu through the vortex into the core region of the Sky Realm.
• Qin Sheng used an Exterior Scenery Heavenly Emperor martial art to tear open the Faith Power barrier around Sky God Mountain, and the three entered before being separated.
• Qin Sheng comprehended the Boundless Heaven supreme art in the Stone Forest and reached the summit, where he found an ancient stone throne and a floating multifaceted crystal.

Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu returned from the Sky Realm with valuable treasures after helping Rainbow Team escape, then traveled to Yangxia. There, Qi Xia invited them to her father’s fiftieth birthday banquet.

• Jiang Zhiwei mastered new sword insights in the Sword Leaf Bamboo Forest, while Ruan Yushu refined her zither heart in Strange Sound Valley.
• Qin Sheng received the Sky God’s message to “Walk above the sky” and obtained a golden bead; Rainbow Team’s failed mission returned them to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Space.
• The Sky Realm expelled its visitors, and the false gods searched in vain for Qin Sheng and his companions after suspecting they had claimed the Sky Godhood.
• Back at the Immortal Trail Market, Qin Sheng learned that the golden bead was the Sky God Core and that Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu had gained valuable treasures; Master Chi Jing thanked them for rescuing Rainbow Team.
• Qin Sheng and the two women arrived in Yangxia, where Jiang Zhiwei discussed her plans for One-Step Ascension and Ruan Yushu vowed to pursue it as well.
• Qi Xia visited the Sword-Washing Pavilion and invited Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu to her father’s fiftieth birthday banquet.

Qin Sheng and his companions were framed for the murder of a Zhao Family prince, but he refused to investigate hastily and waited for the plot to unfold. The Reincarnators then received their Death Quest: a journey into the world eight hundred years after Journey to the West.

• Qi Xia told Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu that Qi Yuantong would reveal the Dragon King Ancient Stele at his birthday banquet, though the approaching Death Quest might prevent them from attending.
• A Zhao Family prince was found murdered, with wounds implicating the Sword-Washing Pavilion and the Langya Ruan Clan; Qin Sheng publicly denied killing him and chose to wait rather than pursue clues.
• After seven more days, Qin Sheng and the others were summoned to Reincarnation Space, where they shared their cultivation and discussed the danger his strength might add to their Death Quest.
• The Lord of Six Paths announced a Death Quest set eight hundred years after Journey to the West, when Buddhist teachings had scattered and demons ran rampant among mankind.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The team receives a new Death Quest from Six Paths: “Journey to the West Pilgrimage.” Unlike the original mission, they must recreate Xuanzang’s pilgrimage eight hundred years after the legendary journey.
• The Heavenly Dao has collapsed, the Human World has become a prison, and demons and Baleful Eyes ravage the land. The team must travel from Great Tang to Spirit Mountain and obtain the True Scriptures.
• Seven Baleful Eyes block the pilgrimage route:
  1. Five-Elements Mountain
  2. Gao Family Village
  3. Flowing-Sand River
  4. Eagle Sorrow Ravine
  5. Wuzhuang Temple
  6. Lion-Camel Ridge
  7. Flaming Mountain
• Seven team members are assigned to suppress these locations until the “pilgrim” arrives. The pilgrim must obtain the Brocade Kasaya and Nine-Ringed Tin Staff, travel alone through the route, rescue each companion, and destroy every Baleful Core.
• Failure means certain death. Success grants Virtue Points, a half-price exchange privilege, a Reincarnation Talisman, and potentially a hidden reward capable of exempting a Dharma Body-level mission.
• The identities are assigned:
  • Jiang Zhiwei — Five-Elements Mountain
  • Fu Zhenzhen — Wuzhuang Temple
  • Qi Zhengyan — Lion-Camel Ridge
  • Zhang Yuanshan — Gao Family Village
  • Qi Xia — Eagle Sorrow Ravine
  • Ruan Yushu — Flowing-Sand River
  • Qin Sheng — Flaming Mountain
  • Meng Qi — the first pilgrim, effectively the Tang Sanzang figure
• The team spends their preparation time exchanging for healing items, anti-demon treasures, Baleful-Aura defenses, and other emergency resources. Qin Sheng supplies the group with powerful elixirs, while Zhang Yuanshan and Meng Qi bring Treasure Weapons.
• The mission begins, scattering everyone across their assigned locations. Qin Sheng correctly predicts that Flaming Mountain is the second-to-last stop, meaning he will be the final companion rescued before the group reaches Spirit Mountain.
• The chapter ends with a scene in the Immortal Realm, where Tusita Palace and its mysterious elderly Daoist—strongly resembling the Daoist patriarch—observe changes in the Western Ox-Herd Continent. A powerful elixir has been refined for 627 years, suggesting that greater forces are watching or influencing the pilgrimage.

Character Developments

• Meng Qi is overwhelmed by being made the central pilgrim. Although initially terrified and irritated by the mission’s divergence from the familiar Journey to the West story, he accepts the responsibility and vows not to disappoint the team.
• Qin Sheng acts as the group’s strategist and emotional anchor. He analyzes the mission’s altered structure, anticipates the route order, reassures everyone, and provides crucial medicinal support.
• Jiang Zhiwei demonstrates leadership and concern for Meng Qi, encouraging him to prioritize survival rather than feel burdened by the team’s expectations.
• Fu Zhenzhen’s assignment to Wuzhuang Temple worries the others because she is the weakest member and may have difficulty surviving alone.
• Zhang Yuanshan shows responsibility by offering his Treasure Weapon and Virtue Points to support the team.
• Ruan Yushu, Qi Zhengyan, and Qi Xia accept their assignments seriously, contributing to the team’s preparation and unity.
• The entire group becomes more cooperative and mutually dependent because the mission forces them to fight separately.

Significant Themes

• Death and survival: The quest’s structure makes death permanent, with no possibility of retreat or redemption. Every preparation reflects the characters’ awareness of mortality.
• Responsibility and sacrifice: Each member must endure a dangerous Baleful Eye alone for the sake of the group, while Meng Qi bears the additional burden of ensuring the pilgrimage continues.
• Trust and teamwork: Though separated, the team shares resources, offers encouragement, and relies on one another’s abilities.
• Myth versus reality: The legendary Journey to the West is transformed into a deadly, altered scenario. Familiar names and locations may not correspond to their original versions.
• The will of Six Paths: Six Paths presents the mission as an effort to save suffering beings, but the team remains skeptical of its supposed compassion and recognizes the manipulative, cruel nature of the challenge.
• Hidden cosmic forces: The appearance of Tusita Palace and the ancient Daoist suggests that the mission may be part of a much larger plan involving the Immortal Realm and forces beyond the team’s understanding.

Character Interactions

• Qin Sheng and Meng Qi react together to the shocking mission details, with Qin Sheng providing practical analysis while Meng Qi panics over the terrifying implications.
• The group discusses who should become the pilgrim, ultimately recognizing Meng Qi as the safest and most suitable candidate.
• Jiang Zhiwei, Zhang Yuanshan, and the others openly encourage Meng Qi rather than adding pressure.
• The team exchanges resources generously: Qin Sheng gives them elixirs, while wealthy members transfer Virtue Points and offer Treasure Weapons.
• The group expresses particular concern for Fu Zhenzhen after she is assigned to Wuzhuang Temple, emphasizing their protective bond despite the mission’s forced separation.

Meng Qi joined a group of human demon hunters after learning that the Black Bear Spirit held the Brocade Kasaya and Nine-Ringed Tin Staff at Jinshan Temple. Meanwhile, the others faced dangerous Baleful Eyes across the Journey to the West World, and Qin Sheng encountered a young demon at Flaming Mountain.

• Meng Qi explored a ruined town, encountered a pig demon and its minions, and fought alongside Li to defeat them.
• Li told Meng Qi that the Black Bear Spirit had taken Jinshan Temple, the Brocade Kasaya, and the Nine-Ringed Tin Staff, and Meng Qi agreed to join the group heading there.
• At Five-Elements Mountain, Jiang Zhiwei endured the Innate Five-Element Fiendish Aura and set out to find its Baleful Core.
• Fu Zhenzhen entered Wuzhuang Temple and saw shriveled infant-like forms hanging from a dead tree, while Ruan Yushu appeared inside a water mansion beneath Flowing-Sand River.
• Qi Zhengyan entered the bone-strewn Lion-Camel Ridge, and Qin Sheng explored Flaming Mountain before a young demon challenged him for entering her territory.

Qin Sheng met Copper Fan Princess at Flaming Mountain and learned of a dangerous alternative way to extinguish its Fire Root. Meanwhile, Meng Qi obtained the Brocade Kasaya and Nine-Ringed Tin Staff and began his pilgrimage, while Jiang Zhiwei struggled against powerful monsters at Five-Elements Mountain.

• Qin Sheng learned that Copper Fan Princess was Iron Fan Princess's former maid, and she explained that Flaming Mountain's Fire Root had revived after the Five Turbidities gathered.
• Copper Fan Princess led Qin Sheng to the Fire Root and revealed that a person with an extremely yang body might extinguish it by entering the fire furnace with special auxiliary items.
• Copper Fan Princess took Qin Sheng to Plantain Cave and showed him the records and materials she had collected for the method.
• Meng Qi stole the Brocade Kasaya and Nine-Ringed Tin Staff from Jinshan Temple, received Six Paths' instruction to travel west, and set out on a white horse.
• Meng Qi crossed into a mountain range and charged toward a tiger's roar, while Jiang Zhiwei fought off a group of powerful monsters at Five-Elements Mountain.

Meng Qi reached Five-Elements Mountain, freed Jiang Zhiwei, and helped resolve the first Baleful Eye before the pair rescued Zhang Yuanshan at Gao Family Village. Meanwhile, Ruan Yushu struggled to survive Flowing-Sand River, Qi Zhengyan faced a desperate turning point at Lion-Camel Ridge, and Qin Sheng entered Flaming Mountain’s Fire Root to quell its flames and strengthen his Sun Physique.

• Meng Qi killed General Yin, recovered from his wounds, and found Jiang Zhiwei injured beneath the seal at Five-Elements Mountain.
• Meng Qi removed Buddha’s Edict and destroyed the Five-Element Mountain Fiend Core, freeing Jiang Zhiwei and collapsing Five-Elements Mountain.
• Meng Qi and Jiang Zhiwei rescued the badly wounded Zhang Yuanshan at Gao Family Village, where he had obtained its Fiend Core; they learned that resolving Baleful Eyes weakened later trials.
• Ruan Yushu endured the Innate Sword Fiends at Flowing-Sand River until a supposedly spent secret treasure protected her, then waited for help while eating her last strip of jerky.
• Trapped at a cliff by demons on Lion-Camel Ridge, Qi Zhengyan rejected the fate of an ordinary life as his eyes turned blood-red.
• Qin Sheng entered the Fire Root Cauldron with Copper Fan Princess’s aid, began harmonizing Human, Earth, and Heavenly Fire, and felt the Fire Root strengthen his Sun Physique.

Meng Qi and the others found Qi Zhengyan alive at Lion-Camel Ridge, then reunited with Qin Sheng at Flaming Mountain after he completed a hidden mission. They reached a ruined temple near Vulture Peak, where Meng Qi realized he might know where the true scriptures were.

• Meng Qi and the others entered Lion-Camel Ridge, where they found Qi Zhengyan safe and recovered the Baleful Core.
• Meng Qi purified Lion-Camel Ridge's Baleful Core, and the group escaped as the ridge collapsed.
• The group reached Flaming Mountain, where Qin Sheng emerged from a Flame Eight-Trigram Cauldron after completing a hidden mission and defeating the Fire Root.
• Qin Sheng drove a Wood Ghost from Fu Zhenzhen's Primordial Spirit, then Meng Qi purified Flaming Mountain's Baleful Core without changing the mountain.
• Qin Sheng and the others traveled to a ruined temple and found a plaque naming Great Leiyin Temple.
• After discussing Vulture Peak, Meng Qi suddenly realized he might know where it was.

Qin Sheng and the group opened the hidden entrance to Vulture Peak, crossed Cloud-Soaring Ferry, and discovered that Qin Sheng had no mortal body. The chapter left them at the far bank with seven corpses for eight travelers.

• Qin Sheng and the others discussed Vulture Peak’s lost history and Meng Qi revealed that his Little Jade Buddha might be a key to finding it.
• Benbo’erba and two demon kings demanded Meng Qi’s temple plaque, but Qin Sheng swiftly defeated them and learned that demons had gathered after a beam of light appeared.
• Meng Qi used the plaque and Little Jade Buddha with his Buddha-Nature to open a doorway into Vulture Peak’s Pure Land, and the group entered before the gate closed.
• Qin Sheng led the group up Vulture Peak until Cloud-Soaring Ferry blocked their path, and they used the plaque to cross the river.
• After the group reached the far bank, seven corpses drifted away; Qin Sheng explained that he had no mortal flesh.

Meng Qi and the others entered Vulture Peak, where they found a Golden-Body Arhat zombie and obtained the first True Scripture after Meng Qi helped the Arhat pass on. Qin Sheng went searching for the second scripture alone and found the Nirvana Scripture alongside a Dao De Scripture, leaving him puzzled by its presence in the Buddhist Pure Land.

• Meng Qi explained that crossing Cloud-Soaring Ferry had improved the team's aptitude, while Qin Sheng's Sun Physique had been unaffected.
• The group entered Vulture Peak and saw the Ruyi Golden Cudgel standing amid shattered space as Sun Wukong's cry echoed across the mountain.
• Qin Sheng purified demon zombies, then led the group to a temple where Meng Qi used the Golden Bell Shield and Rebirth Mantra to help a Golden-Body Arhat transcend.
• The group found the Great Prajnaparamita Sutra, and Six Paths announced that one True Scripture remained.
• Qin Sheng went alone to another temple, broke the stalemate between an Arhat zombie and the Green Ox Horn Demon King zombie, and found the Nirvana Scripture and a Dao De Scripture.

Qin Sheng obtained the second part of the True Scriptures at Vulture Peak, while his companions completed the Death Quest and returned to Reincarnation Space. After they divided their spoils and chose their rewards, Qin Sheng exchanged for the seventh form of the Seven Swords of Severing Heaven, Dao Extinction, Dao Birth.

• Qin Sheng read and stored the Dao De Scripture, then took the Nirvana Scripture from the temple.
• Meng Qi and the others received Six Paths' notice that the quest was complete and returned to Reincarnation Space, where their injuries were healed.
• Qin Sheng and his companions appraised and divided their treasures, with Qin Sheng keeping an Arhat Relic for his own use.
• The group discussed their exchanges, and Six Paths confirmed that a single form of Severing Heaven could exempt Qin Sheng from an exclusive mission.
• Qin Sheng used his half-price privilege to exchange for Dao Extinction, Dao Birth, and formed its seed of true intent in his mind.

After returning from the Death Quest, Qin Sheng’s group discussed his Heaven-Severing inheritance and a mission concerning the True Martial Great Emperor, then became entangled in a growing murder dispute involving the Great River Gang. At Qi Yuantong’s birthday banquet, young martial artists tested themselves against the Dragon King Ancient Stele, and Ruan Yushu rose after the young marquis of the Great Jin Imperial Family sneered at Qin Sheng’s group.

• Qin Sheng showed Jiang Zhiwei the Seven Swords of Severing Heaven and told her he would support her if she sought to comprehend the sect’s inheritance.
• Meng Qi revealed that a piece of black fur had triggered a chain mission to uncover the mystery behind the True Martial Great Emperor’s death; Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu, Zhang Yuanshan, and Meng Qi set out for the True Martial Doubtful Tomb three months later.
• Qi Xia told Qin Sheng that a Hengyuan Zheng Clan disciple had been killed using traces of her father’s signature art, prompting suspicion and a hard-line demand for justice from Elder Zheng.
• Qin Sheng, Jiang Zhiwei, and Ruan Yushu attended Qi Yuantong’s birthday banquet, where the Dragon King Ancient Stele gave a Water-Moon Nunnery nun and a young marquis of the Great Jin Imperial Family insights into Martial Dao.
• After the young marquis gained Unity of Heaven and Man and snubbed Qin Sheng’s group, Ruan Yushu stood up and asked Qin Sheng to pour her tea before she went over.

At Qi Yuantong’s birthday banquet, Ruan Yushu and Jiang Zhiwei drew profound insights from the Dragon King Ancient Stele before Qin Sheng mastered its secrets. After leaving the banquet, Qin Sheng underwent One-Step Ascension, endured four Heavenly Tribulations and a Sun Physique backlash, and continued advancing through the Exterior Landscape Heavens.

• Ruan Yushu used her Heart Qin to resonate with the Dragon King Ancient Stele, creating a vast sea-and-dragon phenomenon and comprehending a new spirit-targeting qin score.
• Jiang Zhiwei made the stele’s engravings form the character “Sword” and explained that she had severed the True Dragon to temper her sword intent.
• Qin Sheng caused every engraving on the stele to become a True Dragon that bowed around him, then returned the dragons to the stele after comprehending all its principles.
• After the banquet ended, Qin Sheng told Qi Yuantong he would undergo One-Step Ascension that day and stepped outside the Great River Gang.
• Qin Sheng passed four Heavenly Tribulations and overcame the Sun Physique’s backlash, completing One-Step Ascension in five steps.
• Qin Sheng continued advancing, reaching Exterior Landscape Second Heaven, then Third Heaven, and finally Fourth Heaven as his Dharma Form solidified.

Qin Sheng explained his rapid ascent to Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu, then returned to the Sword-Washing Pavilion amid growing fame. He discussed Su Wuming’s cultivation and began contemplating the Seventh Heaven-Severing Form.

• Qin Sheng told Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu that he had stored resources in advance and that his Sun Physique let him refine Apertures rapidly, then urged them to travel together while he returned to study the Seven Swords of Severing Heaven.
• The story of Qin Sheng’s tribulations and One-Step Ascension spread across the world, astonishing cultivators and prompting the Ruan Clan Patriarch and Qi Zhengyan to reflect on his rise.
• Meng Qi heard the news while traveling to Jiujiang City, was stunned by Qin Sheng’s advancement, and vowed to ascend in a single step himself.
• Qin Sheng returned to the Sword-Washing Pavilion, where the disciples and leaders welcomed him and accepted his standing in the sect.
• Qin Sheng told Su Wuming that he had discerned his attempt to enlighten his Other Self with a Fragment of the Haotian Mirror, then advised him against pursuing perfection for too long.
• Qin Sheng returned to his cave residence and began contemplating the Seventh Heaven-Severing Form.

Qin Sheng spent time with his parents and the Ye family while Ye Fan investigated Earth’s ancient cultivation history and dealt with hostile clans. Ye Fan uncovered fragments of a map to an Immortalization Opportunity and ended by telling Qin Sheng that he had forced the Tianlin Clan into seclusion for five hundred years.

• Qin Sheng encouraged his parents to continue cultivating after helping them open their Seas of Bitterness, and reassured them that their resources would not burden him.
• Xiao Nanyin drove Qin Sheng and her grandparents to Ye Fan’s home, where they met Xu Qiong, Xu Hua, and Ye Fan’s disciple Little Pine.
• Xiao Nanyin called Ye Fan, who claimed he was watching people slaughter pigs while standing near the aftermath of his fight with demons.
• Ye Fan told Qin Sheng that Earth held traces of powerful ancient figures and that he had found the Scripture of Deliverance and learned that many sages had left Earth for the Starry Sky.
• Ye Fan showed Qin Sheng Chisongzi’s bone fragment and two other map pieces, explaining that they pointed toward an incomplete Immortalization Opportunity map.
• Ye Fan said he had swept away a branch of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Tribe and forced the Tianlin Clan to seal its mountain for five hundred years.

Ye Fan and Qin Sheng went to Myriad Demons Valley to investigate clues about an ancient Earth Immortal and the tomb he left behind. After meeting the Valley Lords and learning about the hanging coffins, they entered the valley, where Qin Sheng recognized the Third Valley Lord’s faint Fighting Saint Ape bloodline.

• Ye Fan asked Qin Sheng to help find the Earth Immortal Tomb, and Qin Sheng agreed to bring Xiao Nanyin and Little Pine along.
• As they traveled, Ye Fan explained Myriad Demons Valley’s fake Pang Bo, the Mount Tai relics seized by the West, and his uncertainty about leaving Earth to return to Beidou.
• Ye Fan led Qin Sheng’s group into Ba Mountain, where they learned that a few ancient hanging coffins were connected to the Earth Immortal.
• The three Valley Lords of Myriad Demons Valley welcomed Qin Sheng as a Saint and escorted him and his companions into their hidden Grotto-Heaven.
• Qin Sheng identified the Third Valley Lord, Sun Wukong, as a distant descendant of an ape Great Saint whose Fighting Saint Ape bloodline had grown faint.