Recaps

Qin Hao confirmed that he would enter the Southern Frontier Battlefield to grow stronger and eventually save Star Sea Heaven and Earth, while Phantom Shadow True God explained why the Qiankun Sect could not safely send ancestral Gods to help. She revealed that she would not take him as her disciple, but invited him to become her junior brother instead.

• Qin Hao told Phantom Shadow True God he intended to enter the Southern Frontier Battlefield and attempt to reach the Heaven and Earth secret realm.
• Phantom Shadow True God warned Qin Hao that the Qiankun Sect could not send ancestral Gods to Star Sea Heaven and Earth without drawing the Outer Domain demon spirits and endangering it further.
• Qin Hao accepted that he needed to become an ancestral God himself and return before the demon spirits noticed him.
• Phantom Shadow True God said she would not take Qin Hao as her disciple because she was not proficient in the Sword Dao and believed he might eventually surpass her.
• Phantom Shadow True God offered to have Qin Hao become her junior brother so he could learn the Sword Dao from her teacher, leaving him astonished.

Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao that her teacher, the seven-star Ancestral God Windshadow Goddess, had not returned to the Qiankun Sect for a very long time. She revealed that she intended to take Qin Hao as her disciple on Windshadow Goddess’s behalf, leaving Qin Hao to realize that his prospective master was absent.

• Qin Hao wondered why Phantom Shadow True God was treating him so well and learned she wanted him to become her teacher’s disciple.
• Phantom Shadow True God revealed that her teacher was Windshadow Goddess, a seven-star Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao searched the Palace with his divine sense, but Phantom Shadow True God told him Windshadow Goddess was not there.
• Phantom Shadow True God clarified that she was taking Qin Hao as a disciple on Windshadow Goddess’s behalf, not following an expressed wish from her teacher.
• Phantom Shadow True God revealed that the Agarwood Pavilion’s pavilion master was her doppelganger and said Windshadow Goddess had been away from the Qiankun Sect for a very long time.

Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao that Windshadow Goddess and her junior brother Jiang Han had both disappeared after Jiang Han encountered Outer Domain demon spirits. Qin Hao realized his resemblance to Jiang Han might factor into Phantom Shadow True God’s offer to accept him as a disciple on Windshadow Goddess’s behalf, while the fate of both missing figures remained unknown.

• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Windshadow Goddess had been missing for a long time, despite a rumor that someone had seen her a few reincarnation epochs ago.
• Phantom Shadow True God described Jiang Han’s exceptional talent, including his ability to defeat Qiankun Ranking disciples at the Heaven and Earth True God Peak.
• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao that he resembled Jiang Han in potential, mindset, and appearance, and Qin Hao suspected that resemblance influenced her offer to accept him as a disciple.
• Phantom Shadow True God revealed that Jiang Han had disappeared after encountering Outer Domain demon spirits, and Windshadow Goddess vanished while searching for him.
• Phantom Shadow True God said the Qiankun Sect had searched for Windshadow Goddess without success, while Outer Domain demon spirits targeted Heavensea’s powerful experts and promising geniuses.

Qin Hao accepted Windshadow Goddess as his teacher despite learning that she and her second Disciple were missing and that becoming her disciple could entangle him in her enemies’ conflicts. Phantom Shadow True God then prepared to show him the gifts Windshadow Goddess had left behind.

• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao that Windshadow Goddess and Jiang Han were missing, and offered to guide and protect him if he joined the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Qin Hao agreed to become Windshadow Goddess’s disciple, and Phantom Shadow True God led him to the rear of the Palace to pay respects to her portrait.
• Qin Hao sensed concealed Sword Qi and a strange Sword Dao in the Palace, which he believed Windshadow Goddess had left behind.
• Phantom Shadow True God warned Qin Hao that Windshadow Goddess might be dead and that her enemies could target him, but Qin Hao performed the disciple’s obeisance and accepted her as his teacher.
• Phantom Shadow True God lifted Qin Hao to his feet and said she would show him the gifts Windshadow Goddess had left for him.

Phantom Shadow True God revealed that Windshadow Goddess had left Qin Hao thousands of statues filled with sword intent, enough to help him cultivate to Three-Star Ancestral God. She also explained the higher realms and the Origin Master's legend, leaving Qin Hao to contemplate the immense difficulty of advancing beyond Ancestral God.

• Phantom Shadow True God summoned thousands of statues, and Qin Hao sensed the powerful sword intent within them.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Windshadow Goddess had been a seven-star ancestral god and a Half-Step Divine Lord, then described the Divine Lord and Divine King realms.
• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao the Origin Master had been a peak Divine King who vanished after the Origin World shattered during a battle against Outer Domain demon spirits.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Windshadow Goddess had condensed her sword intent into 3,639 statues after reaching Three-Star Ancestral God in the sword Dao.
• Phantom Shadow True God said the statues could help Qin Hao cultivate his sword Dao all the way to Three-Star Ancestral God, and Qin Hao was left astonished by Windshadow Goddess's achievement.

Qin Hao immersed himself in the sword intent of the Windshadow Goddess's statues and entered a vast Sword Sea filled with swords he could control. As he set the swords revolving, the statues in the palace began trembling, and the Phantom Shadow True God rushed to investigate the surging sword intent.

• Qin Hao studied the Windshadow Goddess's statues, sensing that their sword intent could help him advance his sword dao.
• The Phantom Shadow True God left Qin Hao alone to comprehend the statues.
• Qin Hao's consciousness entered a Sword Sea whose treasure swords held the same sword intent as the statues.
• Qin Hao discovered he could control the treasure swords and made them revolve faster around him.
• The statues in the palace began trembling as sword intent gathered around Qin Hao.
• The Phantom Shadow True God sensed the sword intent breaking through the palace's restrictions and rushed to the rear, where she saw the statues revolving around Qin Hao.

Qin Hao resonated with Windshadow Goddess's sword-intent statues in less than a quarter hour, revealing extraordinary sword-dao talent and advancing his ten thousand swords realm to greater mastery. Phantom Shadow True God stopped the statues' dangerous ancestral-god sword force and let Qin Hao keep them, but warned him not to trigger the resonance again.

• Phantom Shadow True God was astonished when Qin Hao achieved Sword Intent Resonance with Windshadow Goddess's statues almost immediately.
• The statues spun around Qin Hao and unleashed Ancestral God-level sword force, injuring him as their combined might gathered.
• Phantom Shadow True God swept the statues into her Storage Star Ring, dissipating the sword force and stopping Qin Hao's contemplation.
• Qin Hao realized the resonance had advanced his ten thousand swords realm from lesser mastery to greater mastery.
• Phantom Shadow True God returned the statues for Qin Hao to study, placed restrictions on them, and warned him not to trigger Sword Intent Resonance again.

Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao Windshadow Goddess’s statues and explained the Southern Frontier Battlefield, where he would patrol the rear and seek combat experience and Battle Merit. The chapter ended with her revealing that lost treasures—including a Chaos Peerless Treasure—could be found there.

• Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao all Three Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty-Nine statues so he could study Windshadow Goddess’s Sword Dao.
• Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao a Jade Slip describing the Southern Frontier Battlefield and its vast forces.
• Qin Hao learned that ordinary true gods and heaven and earth true gods were treated as cannon fodder on the front lines.
• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao he would patrol the rear, where Outer Realm Demon Spirits could still pose a danger.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Qin Hao was going to temper himself through combat and earn Battle Merit, which could help him find treasures lost in the battlefield.

Qin Hao learned that Battle Merit could help him obtain treasures and guidance needed to become an Eternal True God, and he prepared to leave for the Southern Frontier Battlefield. Before departing, he asked Phantom Shadow True God to heal his three injured friends and left with three High-Grade Divine Pills, hopeful that he could eventually return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth to save Mu Ziqing and the others.

• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Battle Merit could be exchanged for Heaven and Earth Dao Crystals, treasures, and even guidance from a seven-star Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao resolved to head to the Southern Frontier Battlefield, where he hoped to advance toward becoming an Eternal True God.
• Qin Hao asked Phantom Shadow True God to heal his three friends from Star Sea Heaven and Earth, whose dantians had been destroyed and divine souls badly injured.
• Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao three High-Grade Divine Pills and said his friends would also need steadfast willpower to recover fully.
• Qin Hao left the palace with the pills, looking forward to returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth to rescue Mu Ziqing and his other loved ones.

Qin Hao returned safely from meeting Phantom Shadow True God and brought Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen news that he had found a way to heal Ancestor Yanyu and the others. He manifested his self-world to begin treating them, while the injured elders waited with hope that his victory over Pei Jinye might eventually free Star Sea Heaven and Earth.

• Yun Chang worried that Phantom Shadow True God had imprisoned Qin Hao and set out with Gu Xiu and Gu Fengchen to search the Qiankun Immortal Palace.
• Qin Hao returned to his cave abode, reassuring Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen that he was safe.
• Qin Hao said he had found a way to heal Ancestor Yanyu and the others, then manifested his self-world.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin waited in Qin Hao's self-world, accepted the loss of their cultivation, and concluded that Qin Hao had defeated Pei Jinye.

Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu accepted that their cultivation was gone and planned to live as mortals near the Qiankun Sect. Qin Hao revealed three High-Grade Divine Pills that could heal them, but they urged him to put the pills away, believing their potential was exhausted.

• Ancestor Xu said Qin Hao had to survive because he was Star Sea Heaven and Earth's greatest hope.
• Wu Yin, Ancestor Yanyu, and Ancestor Xu agreed to settle near the Qiankun Sect after losing their cultivation.
• Qin Hao brought the three into his cave abode, where Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen reassured them that their injuries might be healed.
• Qin Hao produced three High-Grade Divine Pills capable of restoring their shattered dantians and meridians.
• Ancestor Yanyu told Qin Hao to put the pills away, saying that healing their injuries would not restore their cultivation or exhausted potential.

Qin Hao persuaded Ancestor Yanyu, Primordial Mother, and Ancestor Xu to accept the High-Grade Divine Pills, revealing that Phantom Shadow True God had given them to him as his Senior Sister. He also explained that he had become Windshadow Goddess's disciple and was leaving for the Southern Frontier Battlefield, while Yun Chang resolved to join him once he became a Heaven and Earth true god.

• Ancestor Yanyu, Primordial Mother, and Ancestor Xu refused Qin Hao's three High-Grade Divine Pills because they considered them too precious and feared wasting them on their cultivation.
• Qin Hao explained that Phantom Shadow True God had prepared the pills for them and revealed that she was his Senior Sister.
• Qin Hao told the group how Phantom Shadow True God had accepted him as Windshadow Goddess's disciple on her teacher's behalf and planned his training on the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Yun Chang asked to accompany Qin Hao, who said he would need to become a Heaven and Earth true god first, and Yun Chang eagerly agreed to seek him out then.
• Qin Hao encouraged Ancestor Yanyu, Primordial Mother, and Ancestor Xu to accept the pills, and they agreed to pursue cultivation breakthroughs and eventually enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Qin Hao prepared for his journey to the Southern Frontier Battlefield by searching Pei Jinye's Storage Star Ring for weapons and supplies. He discovered a broken Jade Stone filled with killing intent and sent it into his self-world for his devouring doppelganger to use.

• Ancestor Yanyu and his two companions took High-Grade Divine Pills and began recovering their shattered dantians in Qin Hao's Cave Abode.
• Qin Hao considered how to prepare for the Southern Frontier Battlefield and decided to inspect Pei Jinye's Storage Star Ring for swords and other useful treasures.
• Qin Hao found tens of millions of Chaos Spirit Crystals, 563 pieces of Qiankun Jade, and numerous Divine Artifacts, including many swords.
• Qin Hao noticed a broken, crystal-clear Jade Stone with dense killing intent and suspected it had helped Pei Jinye master the Thousand Fiends Sword Domain and the Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword.
• Qin Hao transferred the Jade Stone into his self-world for his devouring doppelganger to use in body refinement.

Qin Hao had his devouring doppelganger begin cultivating the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body with killing intent from the shattered Jade Stone. After Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu recovered to the half-step True God realm, Qin Hao offered them Qiankun Jade, but they argued they were unlikely to reach Eternal True God before the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Quota Contest in ten epochs.

• Qin Hao's devouring doppelganger absorbed killing intent from the shattered Jade Stone and began cultivating the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu recovered from their injuries and reached the half-step True God realm.
• Ancestor Yanyu thanked Qin Hao for bringing back High-Grade Divine Pills, while Qin Hao said Pei Jinye might have targeted them regardless.
• Qin Hao offered his five hundred and eighty-five pieces of Qiankun Jade to Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu, explaining that most came from Pei Jinye's Storage Star Ring.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu declined the Qiankun Jade, saying conviction and the ten-epoch deadline made reaching Eternal True God unlikely.

Gu Xiu and the others agreed to give the Qiankun Jade to Yun Chang so he could pursue becoming an Eternity True God. After everyone departed, Qin Hao declined Lu Jingxuan’s mission invitation and began studying the sword intent in his teacher’s statue, while Lu Jingxuan attended a Sword Alliance Sword Debate.

• Gu Xiu proposed giving the Qiankun Jade to Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen and the others agreed that Yun Chang had the best chance of using it to advance.
• Yun Chang accepted the Qiankun Jade and vowed to become an Eternity True God within Ten Epochs, then planned to join Qin Hao in the Southern Frontier after reaching heaven and earth true godhood.
• Gu Xiu, Gu Fengchen, Ancestor Yanyu, and the others left to cultivate, while Yun Chang headed for the Qiankun Nine Stars.
• Qin Hao messaged Lu Jingxuan to decline his invitation to go on a mission, then took out a statue and began studying its sword intent.
• Lu Jingxuan attended a Sword Alliance Sword Debate hosted by the deputy alliance leader.

At the Sword Alliance Sword Debate, Wu Jianfeng demonstrated how life-and-death combat had sharpened Feng Cheng's swordsmanship and urged the disciples to temper themselves outside the Qiankun Sect. The gathering ended with Liu Rui and the others reflecting on how staying safe had dulled their swords.

• Lu Jingxuan and other Sword Alliance members watched Feng Cheng defeat Liu Rui in a sparring match on a Mountain Peak.
• Feng Cheng asked Wu Jianfeng for guidance, and Wu Jianfeng explained that Liu Rui's sword force and divine strength lacked concentration.
• Wu Jianfeng invited Liu Rui to attack with his strongest move, then casually blocked it with a strand of Sword Qi.
• Wu Jianfeng said sharpness and killing intent were the sword's core, and that life-and-death combat had made Feng Cheng stronger.
• Wu Jianfeng urged the disciples to leave their comfort zone and temper themselves, leaving Liu Rui, Lu Jingxuan, and the others ashamed.

Wu Jianfeng revealed that the Heaven and Earth secret realm’s Quota Contest was ten epochs away and led Sword Alliance members toward the Southern Frontier Battlefield to prepare. After Lu Jingxuan lost a sparring match, Wu Jianfeng asked about Qin Hao and decided to invite him for an assessment.

• Lu Jingxuan felt eager to leave and temper himself after seeing how much Wu Jianfeng and the returning Sword Alliance members had grown stronger.
• Wu Jianfeng explained the upcoming Quota Contest for the Heaven and Earth secret realm and announced that the group would leave for the Southern Frontier Battlefield the next day.
• Sword Alliance members thanked Wu Jianfeng and volunteered to follow him, unaware that he wanted their help killing Outer Domain demon spirits for Battle Merit.
• Lu Jingxuan sparred with one of Wu Jianfeng’s companions and ultimately lost.
• Wu Jianfeng asked Lu Jingxuan about Qin Hao, then ordered him to invite Qin Hao to a sword discussion so he could assess whether Qin Hao could join the Sword Alliance.

Wu Jianfeng tried to draw Qin Hao into the Sword Alliance and lure him to the Southern Frontier Battlefield, but Qin Hao declined the invitation while focusing on his sword cultivation. Wu Jianfeng took the refusal as an insult and urged his followers to punish Qin Hao if they encountered him.

• Wu Jianfeng decided to use Qin Hao as a pawn on the Southern Frontier Battlefield and persuaded Lu Jingxuan to invite him to the Sword Alliance sword debate.
• Lu Jingxuan messaged Qin Hao, who refused to attend or join any faction, preferring to contemplate the Treasure Sword Statue in seclusion.
• Wu Jianfeng grew angry when Lu Jingxuan relayed Qin Hao's refusal, and a Sword Alliance disciple accused Qin Hao of disrespecting Wu Jianfeng and the alliance.
• Several Sword Alliance disciples offered to attack Qin Hao, but Wu Jianfeng told them to punish him only if they encountered him later.
• Wu Jianfeng ended the sword debate and left in a dark mood.

After Wu Jianfeng pressured Lu Jingxuan into joining the expedition to the Southern Frontier Battlefield, Lu Jingxuan traveled there with the Sword Alliance party. Qin Hao prepared to depart with Phantom Shadow True God, hoping the battlefield would help him advance and eventually return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth.

• The Sword Alliance members blamed Lu Jingxuan for Qin Hao rejecting Wu Jianfeng's invitation, and Lu Jingxuan decided he would not accompany Wu Jianfeng to the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Wu Jianfeng ordered Lu Jingxuan to join the trip, and Lu Jingxuan agreed despite suspecting Wu Jianfeng's intentions.
• The next day, Lu Jingxuan and several dozen others departed for the Southern Frontier Battlefield through the Qiankun Sect's Teleportation Array.
• Qin Hao continued studying the treasure sword statue for three days and improved his understanding of the Sword Dao.
• Phantom Shadow True God summoned Qin Hao to the Teleportation Array, and he set out hoping to advance to Eternal True God on the battlefield.

Phantom Shadow True God brought Qin Hao to the military camp behind the Southern Frontier Battlefield and explained his duties, Battle Merit, and how to use the camp’s services. She then left for the front lines, leaving Qin Hao to begin his assignment on his own.

• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao to patrol around the Qiankun Demon-Subduing Grand Array and kill Outer Realm Demon Spirits that slipped through.
• Qin Hao and Phantom Shadow True God traveled by Teleportation Array to the Southern Frontier Battlefield’s military camp.
• Qin Hao sensed the dense demon spirit demonic qi, and Phantom Shadow True God explained that True God-level Outer Realm Demon Spirits sometimes passed through the array undetected.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained the Battle Merit rewards and gave Qin Hao a Jade Slip map, telling him to collect a Military Token and redeem supplies at the Exchange Office.
• Phantom Shadow True God left to report to the front lines, telling Qin Hao he would have to rely on himself.

Qin Hao arrived at the Southern Frontier Battlefield and headed for the Military Supplies Office to obtain a Military Token. On the way, an Eternal True God attacked him with a saber while riding a Fierce Beast, but Qin Hao dodged the strike, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Phantom Shadow True God left Qin Hao, who made his way toward the Military Supplies Office to collect a Military Token.
• Qin Hao saw the battlefield camp crowded with powerful True Gods and noticed that many bore signs of recent fighting.
• A saber-wielding Eternal True God charged down the street on a Heaven and Earth True God Fierce Beast, knocking aside people who failed to move.
• The man saw Qin Hao standing in the beast's path, mocked him for being an Ordinary True God, and swung the back of his saber at him.
• Qin Hao shifted aside at the last moment, causing the saber and Fierce Beast to strike only his phantom image, and the man froze in surprise.

Qin Hao met Jiang Cheng again on the Southern Frontier Battlefield, where they discovered that both had joined the Qiankun Sect. Their reunion was interrupted by Deng Yu’s violent charge through the military camp, leaving Qin Hao questioning why no one restrained him.

• A burly man riding an Ancient Ferocious Beast threatened Qin Hao and rode away after Qin Hao avoided him.
• Jiang Cheng recognized Qin Hao, recalled their wager to reach the True God Realm first, and said Qin Hao had lost.
• Qin Hao and Jiang Cheng learned that they were both Qiankun Sect disciples, though they had joined through different routes.
• Deng Yu rode his Golden-Eyed Xiezhi through the street and struck down a man who obstructed him.
• Jiang Cheng told Qin Hao that Deng Yu was a First-Rate Expert whose Golden-Eyed Xiezhi could temporarily wield the strength of an Eternity true god, and Qin Hao asked why no one kept him in check.

Jiang Cheng explained the Qiankun Sect disciples’ informal expert rankings and the immense strength required to qualify for the Qiankun Ranking. He encouraged Qin Hao to aim for a later Qiankun Sacred War, then offered to help him collect his Military Token and meet two people.

• Jiang Cheng assured Qin Hao that he would protect him if Deng Yu came after him, despite Deng Yu being an Eternal True God and a First-Rate Expert.
• Jiang Cheng explained that Eternal True Gods were classified as Second-Rate Experts at minor mastery, First-Rate Experts at Great Accomplishment, Top Experts at perfection, and Seed Candidates at the pinnacle.
• Jiang Cheng told Qin Hao that Seed Candidates were likely to enter the Qiankun Ranking, whose thousand ranked experts were mostly half-step Ancestral Gods or had already become Ancestral Gods.
• Jiang Cheng said the rankings were informal and strength could vary, but Qiankun Ranking candidates needed to be at least Eternity True Gods.
• Qin Hao realized that his powerful Divine Body Power could not make up for his weak cultivation compared with the titled disciples.
• Jiang Cheng urged Qin Hao to collect his Military Token and offered to take him to meet two people.

Qin Hao collected his Military Token, and Jiang Cheng explained how it recorded Battle Merit and protected Cultivators from attacks by other people. Jiang Cheng introduced Qin Hao to his older cousin and sister-in-law, who agreed to take him along when they hunted Outer Domain demon spirits.

• Qin Hao collected his Military Token at the Military Supplies Office without being questioned about his cultivation.
• Jiang Cheng told Qin Hao that Military Tokens recorded Battle Merit and alerted the Military Camp's Enforcement Team if someone attacked their bearer.
• Jiang Cheng brought Qin Hao to meet his older cousin and his cousin's wife, both Eternal True Gods.
• Jiang Cheng asked his older cousin and sister-in-law to take Qin Hao along on their hunts, and they agreed.

Qin Hao accepted Jiang Cheng’s offer to join him, Yan Yu, and Wu Yan on the Southern Frontier Battlefield. As they set out for Heaven-Splitting Valley, Yan Yu warned Qin Hao that staying alive mattered most and told him to remain in the rear with Jiang Cheng.

• Jiang Cheng introduced Qin Hao to his older brother Yan Yu and sister-in-law Wu Yan, Inner Disciples of the Four Symbols Church.
• Qin Hao accepted Jiang Cheng’s invitation to venture out with them and greeted Yan Yu and Wu Yan.
• Yan Yu and Wu Yan warned Qin Hao that Outer Realm Demon Spirits were cunning, powerful, and dangerous to fight.
• Yan Yu led the group out of the Military Camp toward Heaven-Splitting Valley and advised Qin Hao to stay in the rear with Jiang Cheng.