Recaps

Qin Hao studied the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra and broke through to one-star Ancestral God Tier Heart Power. He then used the Heavenly Derivation Book to alter the Heavensea’s Heaven and Earth Rules, demonstrating that he could darken and seal areas of space.

• Qin Hao devoted himself to studying the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra to strengthen his Heart Will before entering the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• After three days of cultivation, Qin Hao’s Heart Power broke through to one-star Ancestral God Tier just as he was about to visit Windshadow Goddess.
• Qin Hao circulated the Heavenly Derivation Book and successfully plucked a law thread, plunging the space around him into darkness.
• Qin Hao restored the nearby space, then darkened and sealed another area with a barrier formed from laws.

Qin Hao’s Heart Power reached the one-star Ancestral God Tier, and he prepared to leave for the Ancient Heavensea Ruins with all six doppelgangers. After paying respects to Windshadow Goddess, he learned the sect had decided to reward him with a million Qiankun Jade.

• After three days cultivating the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra, Qin Hao raised his Heart Power to the one-star Ancestral God Tier.
• Qin Hao decided to take all six doppelgangers to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and set out to visit Phantom Shadow True God before departing.
• Phantom Shadow True God recognized Qin Hao’s breakthrough and praised his rare talent.
• Qin Hao and Phantom Shadow True God paid respects to Windshadow Goddess’s portrait in Qiankun Palace.
• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao that the sect had decided to reward him with a million Qiankun Jade.

Qin Hao learned that the Qiankun Sect had awarded him a million pieces of Qiankun Jade and unrestricted access to its cultivation resources. As he prepared to enter the dangerous Ancient Heavensea Ruins, Phantom Shadow True God revealed that Jiang Han had once gone there too, leaving Qin Hao to wonder if the ruins were where Jiang Han disappeared.

• Phantom Shadow True God told Qin Hao he had earned a million pieces of Qiankun Jade, unrestricted cultivation at the Qiankun Nine Stars, and free access to the Daoist Scripture Pavilion.
• Qin Hao considered using the rewards to strengthen his six doppelgangers, but recognized that he could not break through inside the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao reassured Phantom Shadow True God that he could safely reach the ancestral god realm in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins if he avoided its depths.
• Phantom Shadow True God revealed that Jiang Han had visited the outskirts of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins while seeking a chance to break through.
• Qin Hao wondered whether Jiang Han had disappeared in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

Phantom Shadow True God warned Qin Hao that the Ancient Heavensea Ruins were dangerous, then gave him four powerful treasures left behind by Windshadow Goddess to aid his journey. Qin Hao learned that the treasures formed the Epoch Set, a collection of Chaos Spirit Treasures, and prepared to take them with him into the ruins.

• Qin Hao asked whether Windshadow Goddess had been connected to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, and Phantom Shadow True God said she did not know where either Windshadow Goddess or Jiang Han had disappeared.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Qin Hao needed to break through in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins to hide from the outer realm demon spirits, despite her fear he might share Jiang Han’s fate.
• Phantom Shadow True God brought out the Divine Wind Boots, Myriad Blades Immortal Armor, Azure Ripple Daoist Robe, and Great Wilderness Sword for Qin Hao.
• Phantom Shadow True God identified the four treasures as the Epoch Set, explained their powers and the Great Wilderness Sword’s damage, and said Windshadow Goddess had obtained them during her travels.
• Phantom Shadow True God gave the Epoch Set to Qin Hao as an early gift for his breakthrough, and Qin Hao was stunned by its immense value.

Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao the four treasures of the Epoch Set, and Qin Hao decided to ask Ancestor Xu to repair the Great Wilderness Sword. He hurried off to see Ancestor Xu, while Phantom Shadow True God reminded him to collect his upcoming reward from Sect Headquarters.

• Phantom Shadow True God gave Qin Hao the four Low-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasures of the Epoch Set, explaining that she was giving him his Ancestral God advancement reward early.
• Qin Hao accepted the Epoch Set and thanked Phantom Shadow True God, recognizing how useful its treasures would be to him.
• Qin Hao proposed reforging the damaged Great Wilderness Sword, and Phantom Shadow True God gave him permission to do whatever he wanted with the set.
• Qin Hao decided to take the Great Wilderness Sword to Ancestor Xu, hoping the artifact-refining master could repair it with help from the Heavenly Abyss Sword.
• Qin Hao hurried off to find Ancestor Xu, and Phantom Shadow True God reminded him to collect his upcoming Sect Headquarters reward.

Qin Hao tested the Epoch Set’s Chaos Spirit Treasures and discovered the Divine Wind Boots could carry him a million li in an instant, though they consumed enormous divine strength. He then arrived at Ancestor Xu’s cave abode and announced that he had found the Half-Step Chaos Spirit Treasure Ancestor Xu mentioned.

• Qin Hao flew through the Qiankun Sect, where Disciples greeted him with reverence for saving a million true gods in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
• After leaving the crowds, Qin Hao equipped the Divine Wind Boots, Myriad Blades Immortal Armor, and Azure Ripple Daoist Robe, finding that the robe concealed his aura.
• Qin Hao tested the Divine Wind Boots and teleported a million li, consuming nearly a tenth of his divine strength.
• Qin Hao realized his self-world’s stored divine strength let him use the boots more freely than other half-step ancestral gods could.
• Qin Hao reached Ancestor Xu’s cave abode and called out that he had found the Half-Step Chaos Spirit Treasure Ancestor Xu had mentioned.

Qin Hao showed Ancestor Xu the Epoch Set and asked him to repair the damaged Great Wilderness Sword using the Heavenly Abyss Sword. Ancestor Xu agreed that the risky reforging attempt was worth trying.

• Qin Hao entered Ancestor Xu's cave abode wearing the concealed Azure Ripple Daoist Robe and revealed that it was a genuine Chaos Spirit Treasure.
• Ancestor Xu recognized the Myriad Blades Immortal Armor and Divine Wind Boots, then sensed that they were connected to the Great Wilderness Sword.
• Qin Hao explained that the four Chaos Spirit Treasures formed the Epoch Set and that repairing the Great Wilderness Sword could restore the set's greater power.
• Ancestor Xu studied the Great Wilderness Sword's secret patterns and realized Qin Hao wanted him to reforge it.
• Qin Hao asked whether the Heavenly Abyss Sword could be used to repair or fuse with the Great Wilderness Sword, and Ancestor Xu said it was worth a try.

Ancestor Xu agreed to reforge Qin Hao’s Great Wilderness Sword using the Heavenly Abyss Sword, hoping to restore the Epoch Set as well, and asked Qin Hao to stay for the work. Qin Hao postponed his trip to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and spent his time preparing his six doppelgangers and studying divine abilities and secret arts.

• Ancestor Xu said he could confidently raise the Great Wilderness Sword to low-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure power by fusing in the Heavenly Abyss Sword, though restoring the full Epoch Set was uncertain.
• Qin Hao agreed and left the Epoch Set and both swords with Ancestor Xu, who promised to finish reforging them within half a year and asked Qin Hao to remain nearby.
• Qin Hao postponed his planned trip to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and decided to use the half-year to cultivate while his six doppelgangers continued their training.
• Qin Hao collected one million Qiankun Jade and spent three days in the Hall of Myriad Things buying suitable weapons and treasures for his six doppelgangers.
• Qin Hao went to the Daoist Scripture Pavilion to select divine abilities and secret arts and strengthen his foundation for creating his own arts in the future.

After equipping his six doppelgangers and beginning cultivation, Qin Hao learned that the Heavenly Abyss Sword was overpowering the Great Wilderness Sword during reforging. Ancestor Xu asked whether to make the Heavenly Abyss Sword the core and sacrifice the Great Wilderness Sword, leaving Qin Hao stunned by the sword soul’s power.

• Qin Hao left the Daoist Scripture Pavilion after spending nearly a month memorizing peerless arts and secret arts.
• Qin Hao used his million Qiankun Jade to equip his six doppelgangers with divine artifacts, spirit explosion beads, pills, and other supplies before returning to Ancestor Xu's cave abode.
• Qin Hao began tempering his Heart Will with the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra while Ancestor Xu reforged the Heavenly Abyss Sword and the Great Wilderness Sword.
• A powerful sword force carrying the Supreme Sword Tower's sword soul emerged from the artifact-forging chamber, and Ancestor Xu appeared holding the two swords as their radiance intertwined.
• Ancestor Xu told Qin Hao that the Heavenly Abyss Sword had turned from guest to host and was devouring the Great Wilderness Sword, then asked whether to make it the core and sacrifice the Great Wilderness Sword.

Qin Hao approved using the Heavenly Abyss Sword as the foundation for restoring the Epoch Set, then studied the Heavenly Derivation Book. Meanwhile, Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness watched the Qiankun Sect, where two powerful figures confronted them over their repeated attempts to kill Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao agreed with Ancestor Xu to use the Heavenly Abyss Sword instead of the Great Wilderness Sword as the Epoch Set's foundation.
• Ancestor Xu hurried back to the Cultivation Chamber, and Qin Hao entered the Heavenly Derivation Space to study the Heavenly Derivation Book.
• Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness waited outside the Qiankun Sect for Qin Hao to leave, fearing his rapid growth would soon make him impossible to kill.
• True Person Wu Zhu and Flame Dragon Demon Venerable appeared and reprimanded Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness for acting on their own.

True Person Wu Zhu and Flame Dragon Demon Venerable reprimanded Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness for failing to kill Qin Hao. They realized Qin Hao would conceal his Ancestral God breakthrough and began considering where he might do it, including the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

• True Person Wu Zhu scolded Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness for hiding Qin Hao's whereabouts and repeatedly failing to kill him.
• Flame Dragon Demon Venerable revealed that he was a Five-Star Ancestral God and warned the pair that Stone Venerable and True Person Boundless might punish them for their failures.
• Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness explained that Qin Hao remained inside the Qiankun Sect, where Heavenly Martial Ancestor protected him.
• Flame Dragon Demon Venerable reasoned that Qin Hao would avoid breaking through inside the Qiankun Sect so the Outer Realm Demon Spirits would not discover his plans to return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• True Person Wu Zhu suggested that Qin Hao might break through in a secret realm or the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, where chaos currents could conceal the breakthrough's fluctuations.

Qin Hao's enemies watched the Qiankun Sect and prepared to kill him, unaware that he planned to travel to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins with the Heavenly Martial Ancestor. After half a year of preparation, Qin Hao learned that Ancestor Xu had upgraded the Heavenly Abyss Sword and incorporated it into the Epoch Set.

• The Flame Dragon Demon Venerable revealed that he had sent a Hall Master to watch the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, while he and True Person Wu Zhu planned to wait for Qin Hao to leave the Qiankun Sect.
• True Person Wu Zhu, the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, Old Devil Lie Kong, and the Phantom Baleful Poisoness agreed to monitor Qin Hao, believing they could kill him even if he reached Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao continued tempering his mental willpower and studying the Heavenly Derivation Book, increasing his control over Heavensea's laws.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor planned to escort Qin Hao secretly to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins so he could break through without alerting the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• After half a year, Ancestor Xu announced that he had made the Heavenly Abyss Sword a Low-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure and merged the Great Wilderness Sword and its secret patterns into it, making it part of the Epoch Set.

Qin Hao discovered that the Heavenly Abyss Sword had absorbed the Great Wilderness Sword and that the Epoch Set could now unleash the power of Mid-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasures. Ancestor Xu could not explain the unexpected restoration, but revealed that the Heavenly Abyss Sword had absorbed the Great Wilderness Sword’s secret formation patterns and repaired them.

• Qin Hao sensed the Heavenly Abyss Sword’s changed appearance and recognized its connection to the other three treasures as the restored Epoch Set.
• Qin Hao equipped the four treasures, which made his pressure equal to a one-star Ancestral God’s and filled him with the urge to fight.
• The Epoch Set drew away eighty percent of Qin Hao’s divine strength, which he instantly replenished from the reserves in his self-world.
• Five-colored radiance surrounded Qin Hao as the Epoch Set reached Mid-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure power, and his casual sword sweep tore open space in Ancestor Xu’s cave abode.
• Qin Hao asked Ancestor Xu how the Epoch Set had been restored, and Ancestor Xu explained that the Heavenly Abyss Sword had absorbed the Great Wilderness Sword’s secret formation patterns and repaired them.

The Heavenly Abyss Sword absorbed and repaired the Great Wilderness Sword’s formation patterns, prompting Qin Hao to question the Supreme Sword Tower’s mysterious origins and recognize how far he was from uncovering its secrets. He set his doubts aside to focus on reaching Ancestral God and gave Ancestor Xu fifty thousand pieces of Qiankun Jade to distribute among their allies.

• The Heavenly Abyss Sword perfectly absorbed the Great Wilderness Sword’s formation patterns and repaired the damaged patterns, astonishing Ancestor Xu.
• Qin Hao attributed the sword’s feat to the Supreme Sword Tower’s Sword Soul and reflected on the tower’s sealed floors, mysterious contents, and connections to other places.
• Qin Hao concluded that he was still too weak to investigate the Supreme Sword Tower and Primordial Feathered Wings, and resolved to head to Ancient Heavensea to advance to Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao suppressed the might of his weapons and armor, thanked Ancestor Xu, and explained that he was preparing to enter the dangerous Ancient Heavensea Ruins for Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Hao gave Ancestor Xu fifty thousand pieces of Qiankun Jade and asked him to pass the shares to Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, and the others.

Qin Hao divided fifty thousand Qiankun Jade among Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu before preparing to leave for the Ancient Heavensea Ruins. The Heavenly Martial Ancestor counseled him to stay humble among the many powerful Ancestral Gods there, then transported him beyond the Qiankun Sect.

• Qin Hao gave Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu ten thousand pieces of Qiankun Jade each and told them he was leaving for the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao bid farewell to Ancestor Xu, who urged him to take care, and said they might return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth together someday.
• Qin Hao used the Heavenly Martial Ancestor's Token to reach Qiankun Palace, where the Heavenly Martial Ancestor recognized his progress and the Azure Ripple Daoist Robe.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor warned Qin Hao that Ancestral Gods were plentiful in Heavensea and that conceit in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins could cost him his life.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor enveloped Qin Hao in his power and transported them from the Qiankun Sect to the wilderness.

The Heavenly Martial Ancestor took Qin Hao toward the Southern Frontier Battlefield to conceal his planned trip to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins from the Ancestral Gods watching the Qiankun Sect. The Green Demon Commander and his allies noticed the Heavenly Martial Ancestor’s departure but did not report it, while vowing to punish Qin Hao if he left the sect.

• Qin Hao sensed demon spirit demonic qi as the Heavenly Martial Ancestor carried him toward the Southern Frontier Battlefield, and learned the detour was meant to mislead the Ancestral Gods observing the Qiankun Sect.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that the Ancestral Gods watched from beyond Heavensea and could not all be eliminated, so he planned to use detours and his speed to hide Qin Hao’s destination.
• The Ancestral Gods monitoring the Qiankun Sect noticed the Heavenly Martial Ancestor leave and speculated that he was heading to the Southern Frontier Battlefield for some discovery.
• Commander Luo Wei and the Lotus Commander persuaded the Green Demon Commander not to report the Heavenly Martial Ancestor’s departure to Great Commander Hai Dong because Qin Hao remained in the sect.
• The Green Demon Commander and his companions returned to watching the Qiankun Sect and resented Qin Hao for making them slaves, threatening to make him regret leaving.

The Heavenly Martial Ancestor took Qin Hao toward the Ancient Heavensea Ruins while the Ancestral Gods watching the Qiankun Sect and Southern Frontier Battlefield mistakenly searched for them there. The Heavenly Martial Ancestor saw Qin Hao off at the ruins, where Qin Hao prepared to attempt his breakthrough to the Ancestral God Realm.

• The Flame Dragon Demon Venerable and True Person Wu Zhu suspected the Heavenly Martial Ancestor had taken Qin Hao to the Southern Frontier Battlefield, so they and their allies watched the battlefield and the Qiankun Sect.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor used the battlefield to lose the Ancestral Gods' surveillance, then secretly changed course and traveled north with Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao considered how he would evade surveillance on his eventual return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Qin Hao reached the Ancient Heavensea Ruins after crossing the continent in half a day.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor encouraged Qin Hao to keep striving beyond the Ancestral God Realm, and Qin Hao entered the ruins to pursue his breakthrough.

Qin Hao traveled alone across the river of stars toward the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, hiding his identity and suppressing his speed to avoid detection. At the ruins’ edge, a powerful Hall Master intimidated one of the half-step Ancestral Gods assigned to search for a target.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor left Qin Hao to cross the starry sea alone, then returned to the Qiankun Sect by way of the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• True Person Wu Zhu and the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable mistakenly concluded that Qin Hao was hiding at the Southern Frontier Battlefield and arranged to watch it and the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao disguised himself as an ordinary half-step Ancestral God and cautiously began the journey to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, expecting it to take at least three days.
• At a palace on a huge meteorite near the ruins, a Hall Master enjoyed spirit fruit while ten half-step Ancestral Gods waited to search for a target.
• When one of the half-step Ancestral Gods warned that they had not searched as ordered, the Hall Master released his pressure and frightened him into silence.

The Spiritual Energy Daoist sent his subordinates to search for the man in the portrait, Qin Hao, while concealing his own fear of confronting him. After they left, he decided he would flee if they found Qin Hao and settled in to enjoy his wine.

• The Spiritual Energy Daoist reassured his frightened Half-Step Ancestral God subordinates and showed them a portrait of the person the Sect Master wanted found.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist ordered the ten subordinates to search the star region and report immediately if they found the target.
• The subordinates left to search, while the Spiritual Energy Daoist studied the portrait and recognized it as Qin Hao.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist revealed that he had avoided searching because he feared Qin Hao might be too powerful for them to face.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist decided to flee if anyone found Qin Hao, then drank wine and savored his leisurely life.

Qin Hao approached the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, where chaos currents affected his strength and dangerous spatial vortices lay among shattered Heaven and Earth Islands rich with rare treasures. He planned to find a secluded island and cultivate, but noticed two half-step Ancestral Gods and more than ten pinnacle Eternal True Gods nearby.

• Qin Hao felt the chaos currents grow stronger as he neared the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and sent his six doppelgangers to keep cultivating within his Self-World.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Devouring Doppelganger was close to mastering the second turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body, while the Destruction Doppelganger neared the Ancestral God realm.
• Qin Hao spotted a spatial vortex and learned that the Ancient Heavensea Ruins contained countless Heaven and Earth Islands, dangerous remnants that held rare treasures and Chaos Spirit Treasures.
• Qin Hao decided to find an inconspicuous Heaven and Earth Island, hide there, and cultivate until he advanced to Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao noticed two half-step Ancestral Gods and more than ten pinnacle Eternal True Gods in the distance.

Qin Hao encountered a faction guarding the space outside the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, and the Spiritual Energy Daoist ordered his followers to attack him for his presumed wealth. As Qin Hao prepared to fight them, he sensed a One-Star Ancestral God approaching and hurried toward the ruins.

• Qin Hao spotted two half-step Ancestral Gods and a group of eternal True Gods outside the ruins, then cautiously changed course to avoid them.
• The two half-step Ancestral Gods reported Qin Hao to the Spiritual Energy Daoist, who dismissed him as the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable’s target but decided to rob him.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist ordered his followers to stop Qin Hao at all costs and set out to join them.
• Qin Hao realized the group was closing in to attack him and prepared to fight, believing no Ancestral Gods were nearby.
• Qin Hao sensed a One-Star Ancestral God approaching and increased his speed toward the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

Qin Hao escaped a group of pursuers and entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins to find a secluded place to cultivate. After a space fragment nearly struck him, he realized that even his powerful armor and treasures might not save him from the ruins’ hazards.

• Qin Hao used his speed to evade the half-step ancestral gods and entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins through the chaos currents.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist gave up pursuing Qin Hao and ordered his subordinates to ambush half-step ancestral gods arriving from the Qiankun Continent.
• Qin Hao surveyed the ruins, spotted space fragments and Heaven and Earth Islands, and headed away from the usual passage to find a remote place to cultivate.
• A space fragment appeared close to Qin Hao, and he activated the Divine Wind Boots but was still grazed by it.
• Qin Hao felt the fragment’s force through his Azure Ripple Daoist Robe and Myriad Blades Immortal Armor and concluded that a direct hit would likely kill him.

Qin Hao braved the space fragments and spatial vortices of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, learning to sense vortices before they formed. After half a month of searching, he found a desolate Heaven and Earth Island in a remote, dangerous region and chose it for secluded cultivation.

• Qin Hao dodged waves of deadly space fragments and avoided promising Heaven and Earth Islands to keep others from detecting him.
• Qin Hao escaped a Spatial Vortex that formed nearby and, after encountering more, learned to spot the signs of their formation in the law threads.
• Qin Hao traveled deeper into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins for several days, repeatedly sensing and avoiding Spatial Vortices.
• Qin Hao found a sparse Heaven and Earth Island in a remote region where Spatial Vortices appeared frequently and decided it was suited to secluded cultivation.
• Qin Hao checked the surrounding area, confirmed there were no other Heaven and Earth Islands nearby, and entered the island.

Qin Hao prepared Heaven and Earth Island for a safe breakthrough, then spent a million years in secluded cultivation transforming his divine strength and strengthening his divine soul and body. He finally became a One-Star Ancestral God.

• Qin Hao set up the Great Illusionary God Formation, kept his defensive treasures ready, and summoned his six doppelgangers to guard him while he cultivated.
• Qin Hao spent half a year regulating his condition before beginning his breakthrough with Chaos Spirit Liquid and the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art.
• Qin Hao spent ten thousand years transforming his divine strength into Ancestral God Power, then continued strengthening his divine soul and body.
• After a million years of secluded cultivation, Qin Hao released Ancestral God Might, which the formation contained within Heaven and Earth Island.
• Qin Hao announced that he had finally broken through to become a One-Star Ancestral God, and his six doppelgangers watched him.

Qin Hao broke through to the Ancestral God Realm and resumed secluded cultivation to stabilize his power before returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth. Elsewhere, Jiang Zi'an fled five Half-Step Ancestral Gods who had captured his companions and wanted the mysterious crystal he carried.

• Qin Hao tested his new control over the Heaven and Earth Rules and realized his strength had surged after reaching the Ancestral God Realm.
• Qin Hao reflected on the progress of his six doppelgangers, then returned to secluded cultivation to stabilize his cultivation and convert his divine strength into Ancestral God power.
• Five Half-Step Ancestral Gods pursued the injured Jiang Zi'an through a star region near the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, threatening to kill him unless he surrendered.
• Jiang Zi'an recalled that he and three rogue cultivator friends had entered the ruins seeking a chance to advance, but the pursuers captured his companions after his group found a treasure.
• Jiang Zi'an clutched an irregular crystal that released an invisible power into his body, helping him outrun his five pursuers despite his injuries.