Chapter Summaries

Qin Sheng departed with Duan De and Black Emperor, while news of his permanent Divine Taboo spread across Beidou and drew the attention of rival prodigies. The trio reached the hidden Myriad Spirits Ancestral Tomb, where Qin Sheng and Black Emperor outmaneuvered Duan De’s attempt to trap them, leaving him frozen beneath the Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy.

• Qin Sheng told the Ancient Saint Peak Master he would not return to Shaking Light Holy Land yet, then left with Duan De and Black Emperor.
• Reports of Qin Sheng’s Divine Taboo spread throughout Beidou, prompting Wang Teng, Qi Lin, and other prodigies to question or challenge his reputation.
• Qin Sheng, Duan De, and Black Emperor traveled to the ruins of Myriad Spirits Sacred Land and followed Duan De’s route to its hidden ancestral tomb.
• Duan De used a Corpse Shroud to bring the group into the tomb’s divided space, then urged Qin Sheng to cross a barrier with the Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy.
• Black Emperor opened the barrier with Dao Patterns and dog blood, allowing Qin Sheng and Black Emperor to cross safely and leave Duan De behind.
• Qin Sheng froze Duan De with the Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy after revealing that he had seen through Duan De’s plan.

Qin Sheng and Black Emperor forced Duan De to explain the Invisible Boundary and the Myriad Spirits Sacred Land’s plan to create a Corpse Immortal, then took Corpse-Soul Divine Fluid from him as compensation. As they prepared to enter the ancestral tomb, Duan De and Black Emperor secretly proposed betraying Qin Sheng, but both immediately exposed the other to him.

• Qin Sheng and Black Emperor restrained Duan De at the Invisible Boundary and demanded that he explain what he knew.
• Duan De revealed that the area was a Nine-Dragon Corpse Furnace Myriad Tomb Domain where Myriad Spirits Sacred Land had tried to refine a Corpse Immortal using Saint Corpses and the blood of living beings.
• Qin Sheng wondered whether Emperor Wushi had studied the Netherworld Emperor’s methods while trying to revive his parents, then demanded compensation from Duan De.
• Duan De surrendered a bottle of Corpse-Soul Divine Fluid, which Qin Sheng took and agreed to share with Black Emperor.
• Qin Sheng asked Black Emperor to find a way through the Invisible Boundary, while Duan De and Black Emperor secretly agreed to join forces against Qin Sheng.
• Duan De and Black Emperor each immediately sent Qin Sheng a voice transmission exposing the other’s plan, leaving Qin Sheng speechless.

Qin Sheng, Black Emperor, and Duan De explored the Myriad Spirits Ancestral Tomb, uncovering the remains of a scheme to revive the Corpse Immortal. After clearing the nine palaces and claiming their materials, they continued deeper into the tomb.

• Qin Sheng arranged a three-way alliance with Black Emperor and Duan De, and Black Emperor opened a passage to the tomb’s core region.
• The group found wax corpses and an empty coffin in the first palace, then Qin Sheng destroyed its tomb guards and freed eight Heaven and Earth Spirits trapped inside them.
• Qin Sheng collected the Spirit Crystals, gave Duan De Yaochi Water, and told Black Emperor that the Purple Palace Saintess was the Innate Dao Embryo.
• Qin Sheng discovered that the coffin was made of specially carved black yin sacred wood and claimed it after Black Emperor and Duan De argued over who should keep it.
• Qin Sheng, Black Emperor, and Duan De searched the other eight palaces and collected their Spirit Crystals and black yin sacred wood.

Qin Sheng, Duan De, and Black Emperor explored the tomb and discovered the Dragon Immortal Pearl, then fought over its fragments and the Yellow Springs Ancient Stone. Qin Sheng tricked the other two and escaped with most of the pearl fragments as their battle destroyed the Myriad Spirits Sacred Land Ruins.

• Qin Sheng, Duan De, and Black Emperor divided the nine Black Yin Sacred Wood Coffins before entering the sinkhole and finding rows of Wax Corpses and a pool of Corpse Immortal Venomous Blood.
• The group found a woman in a Yellow Springs Stone Coffin, and she revealed that Emperor Wushi had left the Corpse Immortal Remnant and its Fortune for those fated to find it.
• Duan De, Black Emperor, and Qin Sheng fought over the Dragon Immortal Pearl, but their clashing powers shattered the pearl and the coffin and destabilized the Saint's Minor Realm.
• Black Emperor turned on Duan De, and Qin Sheng and Duan De joined forces against him before Qin Sheng secretly recovered and used the Human Emperor Banner and Swallowing Heaven Devil Canopy to seize most of the pearl fragments.
• Qin Sheng escaped through the Void with roughly seventy percent of the Dragon Immortal Pearl fragments and some Yellow Springs Ancient Stone, leaving Duan De and Black Emperor to fight over what remained.
• The battle between Duan De and Black Emperor destroyed the Myriad Spirits Sacred Land Ruins, and nearby experts arrived and wondered who was trying to sink the Eastern Wilderness.

After returning to the Northern Territory, Qin Sheng advanced his cultivation, returned to Shaking Light Holy Land, and was welcomed as the Eastern Wilderness’s leading young talent. He met Weiwei and reassured the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master that the Ruthless lineage’s Sacred Art had caused him no harm, while claiming to feel the Progenitor’s presence beside him.

• Qin Sheng examined the Dragon Immortal Pearl, confirmed he was still in the Northern Territory, and used three Heavenly Tribulations to raise the Human Emperor Banner to his level.
• Qin Sheng returned to Shaking Light Holy Land with Yao Xi, and Li Daoqing welcomed him as the Eastern Immortal while warning him about Wang Teng, the Southern Demon, and the Western Bodhisattva.
• Li Daoqing discussed Qin Sheng’s future as Saint Lord and admitted that Shaking Light could not restrain him because of his strength and Divine Taboo abilities.
• Qin Sheng met Weiwei, offered to support her, and invited her to join him; an old woman saw them leave together and warned Li Daoqing that Weiwei had been lured away.
• At Dragon-Pattern Peak, Qin Sheng told the Peak Master that devouring Origin had caused him no conflict and that he felt the long-dead Progenitor’s will protecting him.

Qin Sheng resonated with the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron, comprehended its power, and advanced through a minor realm after a month-long transformation. He then received an unsigned letter from Master Ye asking him to rescue her from the Demon Race.

• Qin Sheng told the Dragon-Pattern Peak Master that he intended to take charge of the Ancestor lineage once he reached the Great Ability realm, and the Peak Master agreed to hand it over.
• Qin Sheng reflected on Weiwei's Celestial Spirit Eye and his belief that the Ruthless Legacy could be used safely by someone who controlled it.
• Qin Sheng resonated with the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron, drawing its black-gold energy as the Holy Land's experts watched.
• Qin Sheng formed a black-gold cocoon and transformed for a month, then crossed the Heavenly Tribulation for the third minor stage of Immortal Platform First Heaven.
• Qin Sheng received a letter from Master Ye saying she was trapped among the Demon Race and urging him to come quickly.

Qin Sheng traveled to the Azure Flood Dragon King's hidden world to check on Ye Fan, who was staying with Yan Ruyu amid threats over his Mother Qi Source Root. He reunited with Ye Fan and Qin Yao, then confronted the Black Emperor, who blamed Duan De for his past actions.

• Qin Sheng learned from Yao Xi that Ye Fan had killed Ji Family disciples and was being hunted again, then decided to return to the Northern Territory to find him.
• Qin Sheng found the Azure Flood Dragon King's Saint-created world, was welcomed inside, and reunited with Yan Ruyu before asking where Ye Fan was.
• Yan Ruyu explained that Ye Fan was staying with her and faced danger from the Golden-Winged Little Peng King and others seeking his Mother Qi Source Root.
• Qin Sheng found Ye Fan talking with Qin Yao, and Ye Fan complained about the dangers he faced while marveling at Qin Sheng's cultivation and reputation.
• The Black Emperor arrived, panicked at seeing Qin Sheng, and begged for mercy while blaming Duan De for forcing him into his past misconduct.

Qin Sheng reunited with Ye Fan, reclaimed the Black Emperor’s hidden treasures, and joined him at Yan Ruyu’s banquet, where they discussed Pang Bo and examined the Sacred Physique Remains. Ye Fan discovered the remains had cultivated only two secret realms and gained a Sacred Physique cultivation technique, while hinting that Qin Sheng should return to the treasury for the corpse.

• Qin Sheng and Ye Fan confronted the Black Emperor, who handed over the Black Yin Sacred Wood Coffin and admitted he had eaten the Dragon Immortal Pearl Fragment and other treasures.
• Ye Fan told Qin Sheng that the Demon Race was keeping Pang Bo from him and that others coveted his Mother Qi of All Things Cauldron; Qin Sheng promised to find a way to help.
• At Yan Ruyu’s banquet, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King challenged Qin Sheng to a future fight, and Qin Sheng accepted.
• Yan Ruyu led Qin Sheng and Ye Fan to the Azure Flood Dragon King’s treasury, where Ye Fan sensed the Sacred Physique Remains and learned they had cultivated the Sea of Bitterness and Dao Palace secret realms before becoming a Saint.
• Ye Fan gained the Sacred Physique technique for cultivating a Single Secret Realm, then suggested Qin Sheng return to the treasury for the remains.

Ye Fan confronted Qin Sheng about his suspected cultivation of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, and Qin Sheng admitted the truth while explaining his unusual reverse cultivation and goal of becoming a Chaotic Body. The friends reaffirmed their trust, exchanged secret arts, and Ye Fan left Qin Sheng with the Lihuo Divine Furnace to examine.

• Ye Fan questioned Qin Sheng about the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art and the Ruthless lineage hidden within the Shaking Light Holy Land.
• Qin Sheng admitted he cultivated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art but said he followed a unique reverse path that did not require devouring others' Origins.
• Ye Fan chose to trust Qin Sheng, and the two agreed their friendship would endure even if the world condemned Qin Sheng's lineage.
• Qin Sheng explained that perfecting the scripture might let him transform into a Chaotic Body, then taught Ye Fan several Ruthless secret arts and his Wushang Secret Patterns.
• Ye Fan gave Qin Sheng a Sacred Physique cultivation technique to examine and handed him the Lihuo Divine Furnace, which Qin Sheng recognized as an unusually durable weapon.

Qin Sheng helped Ye Fan and the Black Emperor enter the Immortal Palace, where he freed Pang Bo from the Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Emperor Qing. After learning that a clue to one of the Nine Secret Techniques had drawn major factions to Licheng, Qin Sheng met Duan De and enlisted him to search for the hidden tomb.

• Qin Sheng sent his Heart Divine Spirit with Ye Fan and the Black Emperor to infiltrate the Immortal Palace while he drew the Demon Race’s attention by meeting Yan Ruyu.
• Qin Sheng sealed the Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Emperor Qing, freed Pang Bo’s Origin Divine Sense, and left Pang Bo in the Immortal Palace to master his body and disguise himself as the old demon.
• Yao Xi told Qin Sheng that a damaged bronze bell had revealed a clue to a Nine Secret Technique in Licheng, where factions had assigned their younger members to search while Qin Sheng watched the elders.
• Qin Sheng found Duan De disguised as the Righteous Qi Daoist and pressured him into handing over Earth Blood Essence and helping Ye Fan search for the Nine Secret Tomb.
• Duan De agreed to work with Ye Fan and the others, confident that he could locate the hidden tomb.

Ye Fan, Duan De, and their companions searched Licheng for clues to the Nine Secret Techniques while Qin Sheng discussed the region’s young geniuses with assembled Saint Lords. After Duan De uncovered a vast underground palace containing Emperor Wushi’s former resting place and a Primal Chaos Stone, Qin Sheng claimed the treasure for himself.

• Ye Fan, Black Emperor, Duan De, and the Ji siblings searched graves in Licheng while Shaking Light and the Golden-Winged Little Peng King fought above the city.
• Qin Sheng drank tea with Saint Lords and Great Abilities, praised promising young cultivators, and called himself the Eastern Wilderness’s greatest hero.
• Duan De found a great tomb, where yin soldiers emerged and attacked the cultivators before they entered a vast underground palace.
• Qin Sheng recognized the palace’s deepest hall as Emperor Wushi’s former resting place and identified its Primal Chaos Stone as genuine, though its inner treasure was gone.
• When the Saint Lords coveted the stone, Qin Sheng declared that he wanted it for himself.

Qin Sheng confronted the gathered Saint Lords over the Primal Chaos Stone in Emperor Wushi’s sleeping palace, then fought them as they pursued its treasures. He helped Ye Fan escape with the Purple Mountain Map and ended the chapter challenging the remaining opponents.

• Qin Sheng declared that the Primal Chaos Stone belonged to him, while the Saint Lords refused to yield; Jiang Yun pledged to support him.
• Ye Fan used the Mother Qi of All Things Cauldron to reach the treasure, retrieved the beast-hide scroll and brocade, and discovered they pointed toward Purple Mountain.
• Duan De and Black Emperor tried to seize Ye Fan’s treasures, prompting Blood Serpent King and the other Great Abilities to charge into Emperor Wushi’s palace.
• Qin Sheng repelled Blood Serpent King and the Ji Family Saint Lord with his coffin and Battle Saint Art, then gave Ye Fan time to escape using the Dark Abyss Divine Tower.
• Qin Sheng persuaded Duan De to take Yan Ruyu with the escaping group, and Ye Fan, Duan De, Black Emperor, and Yan Ruyu vanished through a Profound Jade Platform.
• Qin Sheng knocked the Peacock King away with the Dark Abyss Divine Tower and challenged the remaining opponents.

Qin Sheng defeated the Saint Lords competing for the Primal Chaos Stone, used Duan De’s Corpse Shroud to destroy a Corpse Calamity, and uncovered a map to a site tied to a Great Emperor. He left the others speculating about the map’s destination while preparing to take the Wushi Imperial Palace for himself.

• Qin Sheng fought the gathered Saint Lords with the Dark Abyss Divine Tower, the Human Emperor Banner, and the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron, then used the Corpse Shroud to make them surrender or withdraw.
• Qin Sheng seized the Primal Chaos Stone and struck Golden-Winged Old Peng King with it, forcing the king to flee.
• Qin Sheng refused to release Blood Serpent King and used the coffin and Human Emperor Banner to refine him as the three Three Realms Severing Corpses emerged from their coffins.
• Qin Sheng used the Corpse Shroud to destroy the Three Realms Severing Corpses and eliminate the yin-Netherworld terrain that had spawned the calamity.
• Qin Sheng identified the beast-skin scroll as a map to Nine Dragons Embracing One Mountain, a site possibly connected to a Great Emperor, and kept its location from the gathered factions.
• Qin Sheng lifted the Wushi Imperial Palace with one hand and prepared to take it away.

Qin Sheng refused to hand over the Beast-Skin Ancient Scroll, warning the Eastern Wilderness Saint Lords that the map led to a deadly place, but they mistook his concern for greed and insisted on joining the expedition. He auctioned four chances to view the map, then left with the Wushi Sleeping Palace as news of his victory spread across the Eastern Wilderness.

• The Saint Lords confronted Qin Sheng over the Beast-Skin Ancient Scroll, and he warned them that the map led to a dangerous place connected to a Great Emperor.
• The Saint Lords dismissed Qin Sheng's warnings and grew eager to explore after he mentioned that an Emperor Weapon might be there.
• Qin Sheng agreed to share the map through an auction, requiring rare treasures instead of Source and limiting the opportunity to four bidders.
• The Jiang Family, Ji Family, Purple Mansion Holy Land, and Myriad Beginnings Holy Land won the four places, while Yaochi declined to participate.
• Qin Sheng left carrying the Wushi Sleeping Palace, and Holy Lord Ji and the other Saint Lords parted in frustration.
• News of Qin Sheng's victory and his acquisition of the Primal Chaos Stone spread across the Eastern Wilderness.

News of Qin Sheng’s supposed map to Emperor Wushi’s inheritance spread across the regions, drawing scheming factions and stirring Ye Fan and the Black Emperor. After moving the Eastern Immortal Palace to Shaking Light Holy Land, Qin Sheng told its leaders that the map pointed to Purple Mountain and left them to decide whether to pursue it.

• Ye Fan and the Black Emperor discussed Qin Sheng’s auction of the map, and Ye Fan decided to wait until the commotion around Purple Mountain passed before seeking the Nine Secret Techniques with Qin Sheng.
• Wang Chengkun dismissed Qin Sheng’s strength as dependent on external objects and plotted to make Qin Sheng willingly pass his fortune to Wang Teng.
• Qin Sheng installed the Primal Chaos Stone in the Eastern Immortal Palace and discovered that it greatly improved his cultivation and clarity of mind.
• Qin Sheng renamed the Light Divine Hall the Eastern Immortal Palace and invited Yao Xi to cultivate there, warning that he would monitor her progress.
• At Li Daoqing’s residence, Qin Sheng identified Purple Mountain as the map’s destination and confirmed its connection to Emperor Wushi.
• Qin Sheng handed the beast-hide scroll to Li Daoqing for the holy land’s consideration and said he would not return to Purple Mountain.

Qin Sheng resolved the Firmament Alliance’s conflict with the Yin-Yang Sect, then took Zi Yan to East Dragon Island and revealed her Dragon Emperor Bloodline to Zhu Li. He agreed to remain on the island to refine pills and help the Void Ancient Dragons search for Heavenly Flames, including the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Qin Sheng revealed that he had reached Three-Star Dou Zun and left Yun Yun in charge of the alliance while he headed to the Central Plains with Zi Yan.
• Qin Sheng confronted the Yin-Yang Sect Master, discussed the sect’s friction with the Firmament Alliance, and left after securing her cooperation.
• Medusa told Qin Sheng that the alliance was thriving and reported a clue to the Xuanhuang Flame, which he assigned the Heavenly Serpent Venerable to investigate.
• Qin Sheng followed Zi Yan’s bloodline to East Dragon Island and revealed her Dragon Emperor Bloodline to Zhu Li, who welcomed her home.
• Zhu Li offered Qin Sheng access to East Dragon Island’s medicinal ingredients and promised to help search for Heavenly Flames, including the Three Thousand Burning Flame at the Pill Tower.
• Qin Sheng agreed to stay on East Dragon Island with Zi Yan and refine pills to improve his alchemy.

Qin Sheng refined a Ninth-Rank Saint King Pill and traveled with Qingshan to the Pill Tower, where he demonstrated his Alchemy Art before its leaders and declared himself the continent’s number one Alchemist. The Pill Tower recognized his skill, and Qingshan secured the opportunity to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Qingshan gave Qin Sheng the Saint King Pill and Ancient Dragon Pill formulas and ingredients, then agreed to help recall the Void Ancient Dragon Clan’s departed elders.
• Qin Sheng refined a Saint King Pill, overcame its Black Demon Lightning, and swallowed the remaining lightning to strengthen his Dou Qi.
• Qingshan accompanied Qin Sheng to the Pill Tower to retrieve the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Qin Sheng announced he would prove his Alchemy Art there.
• Lin Old Freak verified Qin Sheng’s Saint King Pill and agreed to recognize him if he demonstrated his skill by refining a pill at the Pill Tower.
• Qin Sheng refined four Eighth-Rank Nine-Colored Pills before the Pill Tower’s leaders and gathered Alchemists, then announced his name and Misty Cloud Sect affiliation to the crowd.

The Hall of Souls mistook Qin Sheng for a loyal undercover agent and urged him to infiltrate the Pill Tower, but Qin Sheng revealed the deception to Lin Old Freak and agreed to use the arrangement against them. When three Dragon Kings threatened East Dragon Island, Qin Sheng killed them effortlessly, reunited the four Dragon Islands under Zi Yan, and swallowed the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• The Hall of Souls ordered Qin Sheng to rise within the Pill Tower, believing he was its agent through the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Qin Sheng told Lin Old Freak the truth about the Hall of Souls and Yao Chen, and Lin Old Freak agreed to cooperate with his double-cross.
• Qingshan told Qin Sheng that the three Dragon Kings had come to East Dragon Island, and Qin Sheng returned with him after taking the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The three Dragon Kings tried to recruit Qin Sheng, then attacked when he refused; Qin Sheng killed all three with his soul power and sealed the strength of their forces.
• Qin Sheng ordered Qingshan to take over the other Dragon Islands and gather their resources for Zi Yan, restoring the four islands under one authority.
• Qin Sheng swallowed the Three Thousand Burning Flame to begin strengthening himself.

After absorbing the Origin of his Flame Spirit Body counterpart, Qin Sheng learned that the holy lands had failed to seize Purple Mountain and were preparing another assault for the Beginningless Inheritance. He also heard that Ye Fan, the Big Black Dog, and Daoist Priest Duan De had become notorious as the Eastern Wilderness Three Menaces, and promptly denied knowing them.

• Qin Sheng absorbed the Flame Spirit Body Origin, completed a day of cultivation, and sensed an improvement in his power.
• Qin Sheng summoned Yao Xi and learned that the holy lands had failed to cut Purple Mountain apart after the Wushi Bell drove them back, but planned a second attack with three Emperor Weapons.
• Yao Xi described Emperor Wushi’s overwhelming power and asked whether Qin Sheng wanted his inheritance, but Qin Sheng declared himself already invincible and vowed to fill the Golden Age’s vacant place.
• Yao Xi told Qin Sheng that Ye Fan, the Big Black Dog, and Daoist Priest Duan De had ambushed holy land disciples, disappeared Jiang Yichen, and earned the name Eastern Wilderness Three Menaces.
• Qin Sheng insisted that he had never known Ye Fan, the Big Black Dog, or Daoist Priest Duan De and disavowed any connection to their crimes.

Qin Sheng accepted Qin De’s challenge to a remote Source Technique duel, then used stones he had selected earlier to decisively defeat Ye Fan in disguise. The contest enriched the conspirators and ended with Qin Sheng still in Shaking Light Holy Land, while Yao Xi returned with the treasures and wondered whether she had a talent for Source Technique.

• Qin Sheng learned that Ye Fan, Black Emperor, and Duan De had become the notorious Eastern Wilderness Three Menaces, and that Ye Fan was posing as the Source Heavenly Master’s Successor, Qin De.
• Qin Sheng accepted Qin De’s challenge and told Yao Xi to arrange a remote duel using stones from Shaking Light Stone Workshop, while restricting Ji Ziyue’s betting pool to major powers.
• Ye Fan, Ji Ziyue, and Black Emperor planned to profit from the contest, and the Wang Family Stone Workshop agreed to host the duel.
• Yao Xi represented Qin Sheng as both sides cut their stones; Qin De produced a Weapon Deity, while Qin Sheng’s stones yielded a Qilin Immortal Elixir Seed, a living Primordial Fighting Sacred Ape, and a Primordial King.
• Monkey carried away the Primordial King, and Ye Fan conceded defeat before sending the Dragon-patterned Black Gold Sword and other treasures to Qin Sheng through Yao Xi.
• Yao Xi returned to Shaking Light Holy Land with the treasures and asked Qin Sheng whether her luck meant she had a gift for Source Technique; Qin Sheng told her to go to bed early.