Recaps

Qin Hao returned to the Qiankun Sect after becoming an Ancestral God, and the Heavenly Martial Ancestor confirmed that he would be promoted to Elder. His return caused an uproar as news spread of his strength and victories in the Netherworld Star Domain.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor warned Qin Hao against complacency and told him that Ancestral Gods became Qiankun Sect Elders.
• Phantom Shadow True God questioned Qin Hao about the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and his arrival in the Netherworld Star Domain, but the Heavenly Martial Ancestor urged everyone to return to the sect first.
• Qin Hao and the others departed Mystic Ice Star, where people discussed his prospects and Venerable Fang Heng grew jealous of his talent.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor led Qin Hao and the other Ancestral God Elders back to the Qiankun Sect.
• Qiankun Sect disciples celebrated Qin Hao's return and spread news that he had become an Ancestral God and slain powerful opponents in the Netherworld Star Domain.

Yun Chang and the Qiankun Sect elders celebrated Qin Hao’s return and learned that he had become a Two-Star Ancestral God and killed Commander Kun Yun. In Qiankun Hall, Qin Hao began explaining his journey to the Ancestral God elders, leaving off as he recounted an unexpected encounter involving Chen Chengxiu.

• Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu discussed Qin Hao’s return and wondered whether the crisis in Star Sea Heaven and Earth had ended.
• Xie Haiqing, Ke Yin, Ouyang Jin, and the others learned Qin Hao had reached Two-Star Ancestral God and resolved to seek him out after consolidating their cultivation.
• The Ancestral God elders gathered in Qiankun Hall and learned the Heavenly Martial Ancestor had secretly escorted Qin Hao to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao told the elders that he had spent a little over an epoch cultivating before becoming an Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao explained that he had intended to return, but learned Chen Chengxiu had become an Ancestral God and was at the Demon Spirit Society.

Qin Hao told the Qiankun Sect’s Ancestral Gods that Chen Chengxiu and three commanders had survived the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s collapse by selling their souls to Great Commander Hai Dong, and that Qin Hao had killed Chen Chengxiu. He then revealed that five Ancestral Gods had pursued him, forcing him to enter the mysterious Ancient Teleportation Array, and the chapter left him about to explain what happened there.

• Qin Hao explained that Chen Chengxiu and Commanders Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander survived by serving Great Commander Hai Dong, and that he killed Chen Chengxiu at the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao said Lord Xuren escaped through an Ancient Teleportation Array after Qin Hao killed Chen Chengxiu, and he described the array’s powerful time energy and the ancient ferocious beasts near it.
• Qin Hao revealed that five Ancestral Gods pursued him: a five-star, two Four-Star, one Two-Star, and one One-Star Ancestral God.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor recognized the Phantom Baleful Poisoness and Old Devil Lie Kong among the pursuers, while Qin Hao also named the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, and Spiritual Energy Daoist.
• Qin Hao said he entered the Ancient Teleportation Array because he was still at the Demon Spirit Society’s headquarters when the five pursuers arrived.

Qin Hao told Heavenly Martial Ancestor that powerful Ancestral Gods were hunting him and asked for help investigating their mysterious organization. After Heavenly Martial Ancestor took Old Devil Lie Kong away for interrogation, he asked Qin Hao what lay beyond the Ancient Teleportation Array.

• Qin Hao explained that Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, Phantom Baleful Poisoness, Old Devil Lie Kong, Stone Venerable, and True Person Boundless belonged to a mysterious organization, and Heavenly Martial Ancestor agreed to investigate.
• Qin Hao offered Old Devil Lie Kong for interrogation, and Heavenly Martial Ancestor said he would take him because performing a Soul Search on an Ancestral God would be difficult.
• Qin Hao summoned the injured Old Devil Lie Kong from his self-world, and Old Devil Lie Kong refused to reveal anything before nearly admitting that someone stood behind True Person Boundless.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor used a powerful secret art to take Old Devil Lie Kong away and promised to report any discoveries to Qin Hao.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor asked Qin Hao whether the far end of the Ancient Teleportation Array held a Heaven and Earth Island filled with treasures.

Qin Hao revealed that he had escaped the time-looping Prisoner World, which the Heavenly Luo Tribe called the Heavenly Luo Sacred Ground, with Jiang Han's help. The group learned that Jiang Han remained trapped there, and the Heavenly Martial Ancestor warned that rescuing him would require a Divine Lord.

• Qin Hao explained that the Prisoner World was a treasure-filled island where time repeated, and the Star River Ancestor described how dangerous it was to enter.
• Qin Hao revealed that he had met Jiang Han in the Heavenly Luo Sacred Ground and escaped with guidance from him and the Heavenly Derivation Book.
• Phantom Shadow True God asked about Jiang Han, and Qin Hao said Jiang Han was trapped repeating the same day and might eventually lose himself in the time loop.
• Qin Hao asked how they could rescue Jiang Han, but the Heavenly Martial Ancestor said the sacred ground was difficult to find and its Clan Elders were beyond their strength.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor advised them to plan carefully, noting that the Heavenly Luo Tribe did not rashly kill entrants, while warning that rescue would be extremely difficult.

Qin Hao became an elder of the Qiankun Sect after advancing to a Two-Star Ancestral God, while accepting that he could not yet rescue Jiang Han from the Heavenly Luo Sacred Ground. As the chapter ended, Star River Ancestor urged him to consider a mission at the Southern Frontier Battlefield.

• Phantom Shadow True God and Qin Hao acknowledged that they lacked the strength to rescue Jiang Han, and Qin Hao vowed to grow stronger and eventually claim the Time Crystal.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor announced Qin Hao's elder promotion ceremony and promised a place for the beings of Star Sea Heaven and Earth to live and cultivate.
• The Qiankun Sect elders congratulated Qin Hao, exchanged Message Jade Slips with him, and welcomed him to Sword Martial Palace.
• After the others left, Star River Ancestor explained that Ancestral Gods had to carry out missions and urged Qin Hao to go to the Southern Frontier Battlefield.

Qin Hao agreed to serve on the Southern Frontier Battlefield, but Heavenly Martial Ancestor urged him to stay in the Qiankun Sect because the Outer Realm Demon Spirits might target him. Heavenly Martial Ancestor planned to recommend Qin Hao to the Heavenly Palace, while he and Star River Ancestor prepared to protect him and investigate the threat.

• Qin Hao promised Star River Ancestor that the Southern Frontier Battlefield would be his first choice for an outside mission.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor advised Qin Hao to remain in the Qiankun Sect and said he might need to leave the Qiankun Continent later.
• After Qin Hao departed, Star River Ancestor asked whether Heavenly Martial Ancestor intended to recommend him to the Heavenly Palace.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor agreed that Qin Hao's high-rank Peak secret art made him a candidate for the Heavenly Palace, pending approval from its higher-ups.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor asked Star River Ancestor to watch over Qin Hao and said he would interrogate Old Devil Lie Kong about who was directing him.

Qin Hao welcomed the key figures from Star Sea Heaven and Earth to the Qiankun Sect’s Sword Martial Palace and reflected on his plans to resurrect King Yongtai. As the group reunited and celebrated their new home, Qin Hao turned his attention to Mu Ziqing.

• Qin Hao summoned Mu Ziqing and the other key figures from Star Sea Heaven and Earth to the Sword Martial Palace.
• Qin Ming, Qin Yue, Jiang Yuanhe, Azure Flame Profound Venerable, and the others marveled at the Qiankun Continent’s rich cultivation resources and thanked Qin Hao for bringing them there.
• Qin Hao considered resurrecting King Yongtai through the River of Time and decided to prepare after settling everyone and completing his elder appointment ceremony.
• Yun Chang reunited with Jiang Yingying, promised they would never be separated again, and respectfully greeted Jiang Yuanhe as his father-in-law.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and the others caught up with Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the rest while Qin Hao watched the gathering and looked toward Mu Ziqing.

Qin Hao reunited with Mu Ziqing and showed her around the Qiankun Sect, where she decided to join him. Their time together was interrupted by Dongfang Wei, whose unresolved feelings surfaced as Qin Hao introduced Mu Ziqing as his wife.

• Qin Hao took Mu Ziqing by the hand and brought her to the mountain where he had fought his first battle after joining the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao showed Mu Ziqing his sealed former cave abode and toured the sect with her, choosing not to leave because the Heavenly Martial Ancestor had warned him to stay inside.
• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao she would join the Qiankun Sect so they would never be separated and so she could share his burdens.
• Dongfang Wei arrived as a newly ascended one-star ancestral god, and Qin Hao recognized her from their past encounter.
• Qin Hao introduced Mu Ziqing as his wife, and Dongfang Wei turned her conflicted gaze toward Mu Ziqing.

Qin Hao reunited with Mu Ziqing and reaffirmed his love for her after they encountered Dongfang Wei. After learning of Qin Hao’s achievements, True Lord Yuanlong praised his talent and argued that he should be admitted to the Kindling Realm for better cultivation.

• Mu Ziqing introduced herself to Dongfang Wei, who wished the couple happiness before leaving.
• Mu Ziqing teased Qin Hao about Dongfang Wei, and Qin Hao embraced her and insisted she was the only one in his heart.
• Qin Hao brought Mu Ziqing to the Sword Martial Palace, where their friends from Star Sea Heaven and Earth celebrated their escape from the outer realm demon spirits.
• At the Nine Heavens Tower, True Lord Yuanlong and the Ancestral God elders watched a record of Qin Hao defeating Commander Kun Yun, injuring Old Devil Lie Kong, and driving Phantom Baleful Poisoness into the Eternal Storm.
• True Lord Yuanlong praised Qin Hao for creating a high-rank Peak secret art as a Two-Star Ancestral God and declared that he would recommend Qin Hao for the Kindling Realm if Heavenly Martial Ancestor did not.

True Lord Yuanlong supported recommending Qin Hao for the Kindling Realm, while Ji Youzi ordered him watched and waited for his death. As Qin Hao’s reputation spread across the realms, a disguised demon spirit learned of his rise and left to kill him, only to be confronted by the Crimson Flame Star Lord.

• True Lord Yuanlong regretted not recruiting Qin Hao into the Nine Heavens Tower and proposed recommending him for the Kindling Realm, earning the other Ancestral Gods’ support.
• Ji Youzi learned Qin Hao had reached Two-Star Ancestral God and disrupted the Yan Family’s plans, then ordered guards to monitor him and report whenever he left the Qiankun Sect or Qiankun Continent.
• News of Qin Hao’s victories and powerful secret art spread across the Heavensea and beyond, drawing discussion from cultivators throughout the realms.
• A black-robed demon spirit heard that Qin Hao had killed Commander Kun Yun and decided he had to be eliminated before he grew stronger.
• The black-robed man flew away from Crimson Flame Star, but the Two-Star Ancestral God Crimson Flame Star Lord pursued him and demanded to know who he was.

Great Commander Hai Dong killed a Two-Star Ancestral God and destroyed Crimson Flame Star before returning to the Demon God Hall. There, he learned that the High Priests and commanders were already debating whether to target Qin Hao and whether the Heavenly Palace would send him to the Kindling Realm.

• Great Commander Hai Dong seized a Two-Star Ancestral God and killed him after demanding to know whether Qin Hao was still in the Qiankun Sect.
• Great Commander Hai Dong revealed his Six-Star Perfection Ancestral God power and destroyed Crimson Flame Star, killing its cultivators.
• Great Commander Hai Dong returned to the Demon God Hall and paid his respects to the seven High Priests, including High Priest Eternal Night.
• Commander Mad Demon proposed placing a bounty on Qin Hao and assassinating him, while Commander Qiyue argued that the Heavenly Palace might not make Qin Hao a Daoist Seed.
• Great Commander Hai Dong realized the Demon God Hall was already discussing Qin Hao's possible entry into the Kindling Realm.

Great Commander Hai Dong argued that Qin Hao posed a serious threat and urged the High Priests to take stronger action against him. He revealed that he planned to activate a sleeper agent on the Heavensea Qiankun Continent to assassinate Qin Hao.

• The seven High Priests issued a Bounty Order of ten million merit points for Qin Hao, deciding he was unlikely to be sent to the Kindling Realm yet.
• Great Commander Hai Dong challenged the bounty as too low and recounted how Qin Hao had thwarted his plans, advanced rapidly, and created a high-rank peak secret art.
• High Priest Eroding Heart rebuked Great Commander Hai Dong, but High Priest Eternal Night intervened and let him explain his concern.
• Great Commander Hai Dong revealed that he had a sleeper agent on the Heavensea Qiankun Continent and intended to activate the agent to assassinate Qin Hao.

Great Commander Hai Dong gained the High Priests’ approval to activate his Five-Star Ancestral God Sleeper Agent and kill Qin Hao. He ordered the agent to wait for Qin Hao to leave the Qiankun Sect, but the agent feared the consequences of attacking.

• Great Commander Hai Dong proposed using his Sleeper Agent to eliminate Qin Hao, and High Priest Eternal Night questioned the plan and the agent’s strength.
• Hai Dong explained that the agent had risen to Five-Star Ancestral God and was deeply concealed; the seven High Priests accepted the proposal and Eternal Night ordered Hai Dong to handle it personally.
• Back in his palace, Hai Dong contacted the Sleeper Agent on the Qiankun Continent and ordered him to kill Qin Hao.
• The agent objected that Qin Hao was inside the Qiankun Sect, so Hai Dong told him to wait for Qin Hao to leave while settling the people he had moved from Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• The agent feared he would die even if he killed Qin Hao, but Hai Dong assured him that Qin Hao’s Two-Star Ancestral God cultivation made him easy to defeat.

Great Commander Hai Dong recruited a hidden Five-Star Ancestral God to assassinate Qin Hao and promised to help him escape to the Demon Spirit Race. Back at the Qiankun Sect, Qin Hao worked to improve his Heavensea Ruins Diagram, but struggled to make its illusory world feel real.

• Great Commander Hai Dong persuaded the blurred figure to kill Qin Hao and promised to meet him outside the Qiankun Continent for a safe escape.
• The blurred figure accepted Hai Dong's orders, eager to gain territory and authority among the Demon Spirit Race.
• Hai Dong ended the image and reflected that Qin Hao's past conflict with him made it necessary to strike first.
• At the Sword Martial Palace, Qin Hao tested the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, crushing nearby mountain peaks before restoring them with the spatial formation.
• Qin Hao recalled his recent battle against Commander Kun Yun, Old Devil Lie Kong, and Phantom Baleful Poisoness, then focused on making his secret art less illusory to increase its power.

Qin Hao practiced his sword and discussed the future of Star Sea Heaven and Earth with Mu Ziqing. He prepared materials to revive the heroes who had died, then returned to cultivation while Heavenly Martial Ancestor interrogated Old Devil Lie Kong.

• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao that Qin Ming had become a True God after cultivating in the Sword Martial Palace.
• Qin Hao explained that Mu Ziqing should help manage Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s people when Heavenly Martial Ancestor found them a territory.
• Mu Ziqing asked Qin Hao to revive King Yongtai and the others, and Qin Hao revealed that he had already arranged for resurrection materials.
• A Qiankun Sect disciple delivered the materials, and Qin Hao advised him to improve his eternal dao domain before pursuing a breakthrough.
• Qin Hao asked Mu Ziqing to keep the resurrection plans secret, then resumed sword practice as she cultivated beside him.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor interrogated Old Devil Lie Kong in his Palace.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor contacted Divine Lord Red Dawn to recommend Qin Hao as a Daoist Seed, but Red Dawn warned that the Heavenly Palace’s resource shortages made acceptance uncertain. When Heavenly Martial Ancestor began discussing several suspicious figures, Red Dawn recognized True Person Boundless as a time doppelganger, startling him.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor failed to make Old Devil Lie Kong reveal who was directing him and left him alive for Qin Hao to deal with.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor used his Heaven and Earth Token to contact Divine Lord Red Dawn and recommended Qin Hao as a Daoist Seed.
• Divine Lord Red Dawn agreed to report the recommendation but warned that the elders would decide and that Qin Hao’s chances were poor amid the invasion and resource shortages.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor brought up Old Devil Lie Kong, Phantom Baleful Poisoness, Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, Stone Venerable, and True Person Boundless.
• Divine Lord Red Dawn reacted to True Person Boundless’s name and revealed that he was a time doppelganger.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Divine Lord Redcloud discussed the rumors that True Person Boundless was a doppelganger and agreed to investigate the threat against Qin Hao. After two months of cultivation, Qin Hao attended his elder induction ceremony at the Qiankun Sect, where the gathered disciples looked on in admiration.

• Divine Lord Redcloud told Heavenly Martial Ancestor that True Person Boundless was rumored to be a doppelganger and promised to investigate Qin Hao's pursuers.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor asked Divine Lord Redcloud to report Qin Hao's situation to the Council of Elders for consideration as a Daoist Seed.
• Qin Hao refined the Heavensea Ruins Diagram into his sword, reducing its preparation time and increasing the number of times he could use it, though its illusory flaw remained.
• Qin Hao considered asking Heavenly Martial Ancestor about the connection between creating secret arts and cultivation breakthroughs at the upcoming ceremony.
• More than two months later, the Qiankun Sect gathered at Qiankun Plaza for Qin Hao's elder induction ceremony, with his friends and family in attendance.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the Ancestral God elders stood before Qiankun Hall as Qin Hao faced them, while the disciples admired him.

Qin Hao was appointed an elder of the Qiankun Sect and named lord of Dragon Marquis City, giving the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth a place to settle. After the ceremony, the Heavenly Martial Ancestor received a message from Divine Lord Chixia revealing that True Person Boundless was connected to the Void Emperor.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor appointed Qin Hao as Elder Jian Wu, and Qin Hao pledged to serve the Qiankun Sect, Heavensea, and the myriad races.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor made Qin Hao the city lord of Dragon Marquis City so the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth could settle there.
• Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and the others celebrated the city appointment and recalled their past in Dragon Marquis City.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor received Divine Lord Chixia's message, learned the council of elders had not yet convened, and discovered True Person Boundless's connection to the Void Emperor.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor declared the ceremony over and told the disciples to cultivate diligently.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained to Qin Hao how Secret Arts shaped Ancestral God advancement and clarified the cultivation requirements for each realm. Qin Hao realized his existing Secret Arts had let him advance smoothly, then wondered what realms demanded Perfect and ultimate Secret Arts.

• After the elder ceremony, Heavenly Martial Ancestor dismissed the other elders and brought Qin Hao to the Heavenly Martial Palace for a private conversation.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor said Ancestral Gods advanced by gaining insight into Secret Arts, and that reaching Four-Star required a high-rank Peak Secret Art or several Middle Rank Peak Secret Arts.
• He explained the Secret Art requirements for advancing from One-Star through Seven-Star Ancestral God, while noting that weak arts could require additional ones.
• Qin Hao understood that his Middle Rank and high-rank Peak Secret Arts had removed the bottleneck to his Two-Star advancement, while Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had helped him build power.
• Qin Hao wondered what kinds of beings had cultivated Mid-Rank and high-rank Perfect Secret Arts or ultimate Secret Arts.

The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained to Qin Hao how secret arts relate to cultivation realms and revealed the divisions of the Divine Lord Realm. Qin Hao learned that comprehending True Meaning and creating Mid-Rank Perfect Secret Arts required mastery far beyond ordinary Ancestral Gods, leaving the path to Divine Lord a distant goal.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that Ancestral Gods could create no secret art above Low-Rank Perfect Secret Arts, while creating a Mid-Rank Perfect Secret Art required becoming a Divine Lord.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor told Qin Hao that the Divine Lord Realm comprised Eternal, Laws, and Dao-Origin realms, and that even an Eternal Divine Lord could easily kill seven-star Ancestral Gods.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that Eternal Divine Lords could grasp True Meaning, which a Mid-Rank Perfect Secret Art contained, and that creating one also required mastering at least eighty-one Low-Rank Perfect Secret Arts.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor said that fusing eighty-one Low-Rank Perfect Secret Arts could potentially form True Meaning and revealed that he had created only twenty-seven after dozens of reincarnation epochs.

The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that grasping true meaning was only the first step toward becoming a Divine Lord, then revealed the Heavenly Palace’s Divine Lord Inheritance program and its Daoist Seeds. Qin Hao learned that his chance depended on the unanimous approval of the Eighteen Elders, and the Heavenly Martial Ancestor began to explain how his own achievements had earned him consideration.

• Qin Hao resolved to keep pursuing cultivation despite the difficulty of creating eighty-one secret arts and grasping true meaning.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor told Qin Hao that advancing beyond true meaning required grasping Dao Intent.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor revealed that the Heavenly Palace selected peerless geniuses as Daoist Seeds and sent them to the Kindling Realm to nurture more Divine Lords.
• Qin Hao realized the program could transform his cultivation prospects but remained composed despite not knowing whether he would be accepted.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that Qin Hao’s creation of a high-rank Peak secret art as a Two-Star Ancestral God had prompted him to recommend Qin Hao to Divine Lord Redcloud and the Heavenly Palace’s Eighteen Elders.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor told Qin Hao that his chance to join the Divine Lord Inheritance was uncertain because the Myriad Races were under pressure from the Outer Realm Demon Spirits. He also revealed that the Void Emperor had sent doppelgangers after Qin Hao, and Qin Hao realized Golden Radiance Lord might be the remaining one.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that Divine Lord Redcloud would recommend Qin Hao, but the Law Divine Lords would decide whether he could enter the Divine Lord Inheritance.
• Qin Hao thanked Heavenly Martial Ancestor and vowed to keep pursuing the martial dao even if he could not go to the Kindling Realm.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor revealed that Old Devil Lie Kong, Phantom Baleful Poisoness, Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, Stone Venerable, and True Person Boundless were the Void Emperor's doppelgangers.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor said the Void Emperor was an ancient and powerful Divine Lord who was targeting Qin Hao, though Divine Lord Redcloud had not discovered why.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor identified the doppelgangers' aspects and asked Qin Hao about cultivators who specialized in destruction.
• Qin Hao realized that Golden Radiance Lord might be the Void Emperor's destruction doppelganger.

Qin Hao learned that the Golden Radiance Lord was the Great Void Emperor’s Metal Doppelganger and that Qin Hao’s use of his golden soul had exposed traces linking him to the Primordial Feathered Wings and Supreme Sword Tower. After discussing the Great Void Emperor’s threat with the Heavenly Martial Ancestor, Qin Hao resolved to stay cautious and headed toward Dragon Marquis City.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor revealed that the Golden Radiance Lord was the Great Void Emperor’s missing Metal Doppelganger, and Qin Hao realized that refining his golden soul had left traces of cause and effect.
• Qin Hao asked whether the Great Void Emperor might come to Heavensea, and the Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that he remained in the Great Void Sea and would risk attracting other Divine Lords by acting in person.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor warned Qin Hao that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had placed a ten-million-merit-point bounty on him, while advising him to rely on his own strength against greater threats.
• Qin Hao left the Heavenly Martial Palace, concluded the Great Void Emperor would likely use doppelgangers against him, and resolved to be more vigilant.
• Qin Hao looked toward Dragon Marquis City and headed for the Sword Martial Palace to meet the Azure Flame Profound Venerable, Ancestor Yanyu, and the others.

Qin Hao brought Yun Chang, Mu Ziqing, and the others to Dragon Marquis City to settle the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth. The city’s former lord and local forces welcomed him uneasily, while Situ Yun feared Qin Hao remembered the Situ Family’s past clashes with him.

• Qin Hao told Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others they would leave for Dragon Marquis City immediately, then carried them there with his Ancestral God Power.
• Qiankun Sect disciples watched Qin Hao depart, while Phantom Shadow True God and other Ancestral Gods planned to visit him after he had settled the newcomers.
• Qin Hao and his companions arrived above Dragon Marquis City, whose immense scale astonished Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others.
• Qin Hao recognized the former city lord and local representatives, including Bao Weiyuan and Xiao Mingxuan, and dismissed Yun Chang’s suggestion that he punish the Situ Family for its past actions.
• The former city lord and the gathered forces bowed to Qin Hao, but worried that the arrival of Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s population would diminish their resources; Situ Yun was especially afraid of Qin Hao.