Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng traveled to Mingyang City with Kong Xin and Mother Yue, where his reputation as a ten-year-old Purple Palace prodigy had already drawn attention. After he confronted the Four Saints Sect over Shui Wangshan’s threat against his family, Qin Sheng overwhelmed the sect’s six Immortals and left them buried in the Four Saints Mountain Range.

• Kong Xin gave Qin Sheng a black storage bracer and recognized him as the prodigy from the North Desolate Great Marsh, then tried to recruit him to her powerful sect.
• Kong Xin and Mother Yue joined Qin Sheng on his journey to Mingyang City, and Kong Xin told him about the city and the Four Saints Sect.
• Qin Sheng learned that Shui Wangshan wanted revenge for the Water Origin Sect and traveled to the Four Saints Sect to demand an explanation.
• Qin Sheng called out the Four Saints Sect’s Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals, then revealed his immense Divine Sense and four mastered Daos.
• Qin Sheng used Heaven and Earth Manifestation to strike down the six Immortals and drive them into the Four Saints Mountain Range, stunning Kong Xin.

Qin Sheng confronted the Four Saints Sect over its disciple Shui Wangshan’s attempt to kill him, overwhelming the sect’s six immortals and killing Shui Wangshan. After the Four Saints Sect apologized and agreed to offer compensation, Qin Sheng accepted an invitation to the Mingyang Marquis Estate, where Kong Xinle tried to learn about his past life.

• Qin Sheng’s attack stunned the Four Saints Sect, and Mingyang City’s immortals arrived to find him holding the sect’s six immortals down.
• Qin Sheng bypassed the Four Saints Sect’s mountain array and killed Shui Wangshan, then explained that he had retaliated because Shui Wangshan’s tribe had tried to kill him.
• Kong Xinle revealed that Juyue had attacked her and Mother Yue, prompting Mingyang Marquis to rebuke the Four Saints Sect.
• Qin Sheng released the six immortals, and Azure Dragon Earth Immortal offered the sect’s possessions as compensation after learning Kong Xinle belonged to the Five Lights Palace.
• Qin Sheng agreed to visit the Mingyang Marquis Estate, where Kong Xinle boasted of her family’s powerful connections and asked about Qin Sheng’s former identity.

At the Mingyang Marquis Estate, Qin Sheng revealed a fifth Dao during a sparring match, astonishing the gathered immortals and drawing Kong Xinle’s invitation to join the Five Lights Palace. He declined to commit, but learned more about the sect and recognized its connection to Kong Xuan or True God Kong Xiu.

• Kong Xinle questioned Qin Sheng about the Netherworld and Bodhi Patriarch, and he confirmed little while hinting at his extraordinary past.
• The Mingyang Marquis hosted Qin Sheng, Kong Xinle, Mother Yue, and the commandery’s immortals, who sought to build ties with Qin Sheng and the Five Lights Palace.
• White Blade Immortal challenged Qin Sheng to a friendly spar, and Qin Sheng defeated his attack with the newly revealed Dao of Pure Light.
• The immortals realized Qin Sheng had comprehended five daos, while he declined to reveal whether he had also mastered metal- or wood-related daos.
• Kong Xinle privately invited Qin Sheng to join the Five Lights Palace and explained its lineage and five-element heritage.
• Qin Sheng inferred that the Five Lights Palace was connected to Kong Xuan or True God Kong Xiu, leaving Kong Xinle speechless.

Qin Sheng strengthened his ties with the Five Lights Palace, secured the Qin Clan’s protection, and built his cultivation foundation while investigating the Qin Clan Bloodline Curse. Guided by the Black Ring, he left the Luminous Light Great World and crossed its boundary into the realm beyond.

• Qin Sheng deduced Kong Xinle’s connection to the Five Lights Palace, promised to keep her secret, and accepted her jade talisman as a way to stay in contact.
• News of Qin Sheng’s victory over the Four Saints Sect spread through Mingyang Commandery, and Azure Dragon Earth Immortal delivered the sect’s lavish apology gifts.
• Qin Sheng studied the techniques and treasures he had acquired, deepening his knowledge as he prepared to pioneer his own Dao.
• Kong Xinle departed for the Five Lights Palace, and the Mingyang Marquis agreed to send Primordial Spirit Daoists to protect the Qin Clan.
• Qin Sheng followed the Black Ring’s guidance, crossed the boundary of the Luminous Light Great World, and entered the realm beyond.

Qin Sheng followed the Black Ring to the Weiyang World and entered a hidden realm concealed in a grain of sand, where he climbed a sacred mountain and passed its trials. At the summit, he met a golden monkey named Golden, who was overjoyed to see him and said it could finally die.

• Qin Sheng crossed paths with a guarded yellow-clothed youth while traveling between worlds, and they each mistook the other for a dangerous expert.
• Qin Sheng reached the Weiyang World, followed the Black Ring's summons into a hidden realm inside a grain of sand, and found a sacred mountain surrounded by an empty bamboo forest.
• Qin Sheng climbed the mountain and endured trials of black wind, cloud-and-mist soldiers, and soul-shaking roars without difficulty.
• Qin Sheng passed a comprehension trial by inscribing his insights into the bamboo forest's cycle of life and death onto a stone tablet.
• Qin Sheng was teleported to the mountain summit, where Golden, a golden-furred monkey, welcomed him and said he could finally die.

Qin Sheng learned how the Golden-Haired Monkey, Master Zhushan, and God Lord Yuantian became connected, and that he had been chosen to prepare for inheriting Yuantian’s treasures. The monkey gave him the Dao Refining Tablet and demanded that Qin Sheng promise to order its suicide if he eventually succeeded.

• The Golden-Haired Monkey brought Qin Sheng into the Black Palace and explained that Master Zhushan’s immortal abode had led it to the Three Realms and that it served God Lord Yuantian, a powerful outsider.
• The Golden-Haired Monkey revealed that Yuantian’s treasures remained trapped in a distant forbidden zone and that Qin Sheng would need to cultivate until he could pass the dwelling’s true restrictions.
• The Golden-Haired Monkey explained that it had lowered its trials to find a reserve successor and would provide Qin Sheng with Zhushan’s inheritance and Yuantian’s secret treasures to aid his cultivation.
• The Golden-Haired Monkey showed Qin Sheng the Dao Refining Tablet and explained that Celestial Immortal Xuan Kong had died trying to use it to transform himself.
• The Golden-Haired Monkey told Qin Sheng he would also need to cultivate with the tablet, then begged him to swear he would order its suicide after inheriting Yuantian’s treasures.

Qin Sheng learned how the Dao Refining Tablet’s curse had devastated the Qin Clan and resolved to refine the tablet to end its bloodline binding. After inheriting Master Zhushan’s treasures and refining Zhushan Mansion, he left to return to the Luminous Light Great World and check on his clan.

• Qin Sheng swore a Heavenly Dao oath to let Golden-Haired Monkey commit suicide after he obtained God Lord Yuantian’s treasures, making the puppet delighted.
• Golden-Haired Monkey explained the Dao Refining Curse, its effects on the Qin Clan, and how Qin Sheng could refine the tablet and erase its blood source mark.
• Qin Sheng vowed to refine the Dao Refining Tablet and followed Golden-Haired Monkey through Master Zhushan’s inheritance, including his weapons, divine abilities, rare treasures, and Seven-Colored Divine Spirit Mists.
• Qin Sheng unexpectedly refined Zhushan Mansion’s core token despite being in the Purple Palace Realm, gaining control of the immortal cave.
• Qin Sheng left Zhushan Mansion to return to the Luminous Light Great World, planning to use his gains and look after the Qin Clan.

Qin Sheng traveled to Weiyang City, sold unneeded treasures, and returned to the North Desolate Great Marsh, where he told his parents he had found a way to break the Qin Clan Bloodline Curse. He settled in to cultivate and refine treasures while planning to strengthen the Qin Clan.

• Qin Sheng passed the former Qin Clan home in the Cloudlayer Mountains, encouraged five youths seeking to join the Wind Origin Sect, and secretly gave them Essence Liquid.
• Qin Sheng sold miscellaneous treasures and bought cultivation materials at Weiyang City's Treasure Pavilion, then returned to the Luminous Light Great World.
• Qin Sheng considered how to strengthen the Qin Clan and reflected on the approaching war between the Nuwa Faction and the Seamless Gate Faction.
• Wu Mingyue asked Qin Sheng about defeating six Immortals, and he told her and Qin Huanyu that he had found a way to resolve the Qin Clan Bloodline Curse.
• Qin Sheng decided to remain with the Qin Clan and cultivate, then entered Zhushan Mansion to refine the Seven-Colored Divine Spirit Mists and other treasures.

Qin Sheng considered adapting the Desolate Era’s Body Refinement Path, then visited the Fire Domain with Xiao Nannan, the Golden Heavenly Maiden, and the Dragon Maiden. He later inspected a new Eastern Immortal Temple and approved its modest approach to gathering faith, leaving the group continuing their tour of the Southern Territory.

• Qin Sheng planned to have the Future Lord analyze the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map and use the Desolate Era’s Body Refinement Path to strengthen his body.
• Xiao Nannan complained that the Fire Domain was hot, and Qin Sheng and the Golden Heavenly Maiden teased her while the Dragon Maiden finished tempering her weapon.
• Qin Sheng and his companions witnessed the Immortal Flame in the Fire Domain’s legendary tenth layer before leaving as onlookers discussed his changed reputation.
• The temple keeper opened an Eastern Immortal Temple in Green Melon Town and drew townspeople inside with stories about Qin Sheng and free eggs.
• Qin Sheng received faith willpower from the new worshippers and told the Golden Heavenly Maiden that occasional prayers were enough, as long as people could live their lives normally.