Recaps

Qin Hao fought Shi Ye in the Sky Wolf Secret Realm and used his Wind-Rain Sword Domain to turn the battle in his favor. Shi Xiu then threatened to cripple and kill Qin Hao and enslave the Southern Reach disciples, prompting Qin Hao to challenge him.

• Ji Yue explained that Qin Hao came from the resource-poor Southern Reach and said his strength could rival Shi Ye, a former Earth Ranking genius.
• Shi Ye stopped attacking Chen Jianqing and Zhuge Hong and charged Qin Hao, who met him head-on with his Wind-Rain Sword Domain.
• Qin Hao's domain sent countless drizzle swords at Shi Ye and helped drive him onto the defensive as the watching disciples marveled at Qin Hao's strength.
• Shi Xiu applauded, threatened to cripple and kill Qin Hao, and declared he would enslave the Southern Reach disciples; Shi Ye retreated to stand beside him.
• Qin Hao insulted Shi Xiu for sending Shi Ye to wear him down and challenged the Primordial Domain geniuses' tactics.

Shi Xiu revealed his powerful martial soul and threatened Qin Hao, who answered by displaying an intent-level Wind-Rain Sword Domain. Huangfu Yi intervened and urged them to continue toward the Nether Demon Palace, where he believed the Origin World Crystal was located.

• Shi Xiu released his ancient tree martial soul and revealed it was a profound grade second-rank martial soul.
• Qin Hao considered how martial souls advanced, then faced Shi Xiu as his aura grew more oppressive.
• Qin Hao unleashed an intent-level Wind-Rain Sword Domain formed from wind intent, rain intent, and sword heart, surprising the onlookers and Shi Xiu.
• Huangfu Yi stepped in to stop the confrontation and said the Origin World Crystal was likely inside the Nether Demon Palace.
• Everyone turned their attention to the Nether Demon Palace at the mountain's summit.

Shi Xiu threatened Qin Hao, but Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi joined Huangfu Yi’s side, shifting the balance against him. The Nether Demon Palace then opened, and as the others raced for its treasures, Qin Hao realized the Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token had drawn the palace open.

• Huangfu Yi warned Qin Hao that Shi Xiu, Shi Ye, and Shi Jun would be too much for him to face alone, but Shi Xiu threatened to kill Qin Hao anyway.
• Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi stepped forward to join Huangfu Yi, making Shi Xiu reconsider fighting them.
• Qin Hao sensed movement in his Storage Spirit Ring as the Nether Demon Palace gates opened and three powerful artifacts flew out before striking a barrier.
• Shi Xiu threatened that Qin Hao’s life would be his after he left the palace, then rushed toward it with the others following.
• Qin Hao stayed behind and realized the Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token had attracted the palace and was connected to its opening.

After Qin Hao rescued the group from Shi Ye and Shi Xiu, he led those seeking the Nether Demon Lord’s treasures toward the Nether Demon Palace while keeping his Lingxiao Divine Sword as a last resort. At the palace’s jade stairway, a restriction and the Nether Demon Lord’s pressure halted the group, but Shi Xiu suddenly surged far ahead.

• Qin Hao told the group that Di Yuannan and Lei Zhen had died at the active volcano, then urged those interested in the palace’s treasures to continue with him or return to the Voidrealm-Breaking Formation.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing set out with the others, and Mu Ziqing gave him two Snow Lotus Fruits she had found in a medicine field.
• Mu Ziqing warned Qin Hao that Shi Xiu and his companions would likely attack again, and Qin Hao resolved to use the Lingxiao Divine Sword only if he had no other choice.
• The group reached the jade stairway to the Nether Demon Palace and discovered that its restriction and the Nether Demon Lord’s pressure made the steps difficult to climb.
• Shi Xiu suddenly leaped more than a hundred zhang up the jade steps, leaving the others behind.

Qin Hao and the others climbed the Jade Steps, enduring the Nether Demon Lord’s pressure and illusions. Mu Ziqing and the Cloudwing Beast proved immune to both and raced ahead toward the Nether Demon Palace, while the pressure suddenly eased for everyone else.

• Qin Hao broke the first tier’s ocean illusion with his willpower swordlet and continued upward alongside Shi Ye, Huangfu Yi, Ji Yue, and the others.
• Chen Jianqing also overcame the illusion and pressure with ease, while Zhuge Hong and many others struggled.
• Mu Ziqing arrived beside the Cloudwing Beast, whose phoenix bloodline let it ignore the pressure and illusions, and Qin Hao noticed illusory flames around her protecting her from the pressure.
• Mu Ziqing and the Cloudwing Beast quickly climbed ahead, astonishing the onlookers and enraging Shi Xiu, who hurried after them.
• The pressure on the Jade Steps suddenly eased, allowing Yan Wei, Situ Nan, Guo Tao, and the others at the rear to catch up with Qin Hao’s group.

Qin Hao and the others climbed the stone steps to the Nether Demon Palace as the pressure weakened, and Qin Hao’s exceptional willpower let him overtake Shi Xiu and reach the summit. He entered the palace, where he found and collected four powerful pieces of equipment, while Shi Xiu arrived behind him.

• Mu Ziqing and the Cloudwing Beast reached the summit first, and Mu Ziqing entered the Nether Demon Palace as the pressure on the climbers weakened.
• Qin Hao overtook Huangfu Yi and the others, impressing them with his willpower as Huangfu Yi considered recruiting him into the Five Elements Sect.
• Qin Hao passed Shi Xiu and reached the summit, prompting Shi Xiu to become furious and resolve to kill him.
• Qin Hao saw that the Nether Demon Palace was built from spirit stones and that his Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token was vibrating strongly, then entered the palace.
• Qin Hao found three high-rank Earth Grade pieces of equipment and one low-rank Heaven Grade piece in the mist-filled hall and stored them away.
• Shi Xiu reached the summit and rushed into the Nether Demon Palace.

As the mist cleared in the Nether Demon Palace, Qin Hao, Mu Ziqing, and the other disciples found a hall filled with powerful weapons and raced to claim its treasures. Several contenders headed for the Second Floor, while Mu Ziqing pocketed a mysterious gray bead and the Cloudwing Beast vanished outside the palace.

• The growing number of entrants stirred the mist away, revealing a hall full of high-rank earth-grade and heaven-grade weapons, including three spirit artifacts.
• Qin Hao claimed the spirit artifact sword, while Mu Ziqing had already obtained the spirit artifact armor and Huangfu Yi seized the warblade before Shi Xiu could reach it.
• Qin Hao, Shi Xiu, Huangfu Yi, Mo Heyue, and Mu Ziqing headed for the Second Floor, leaving the remaining disciples to fight over the First Floor's weapons.
• Mu Ziqing found a gray bead that seemed attracted to her illusory flame, put it away, and continued toward the Second Floor.
• As the fighting continued in the hall, an invisible force enveloped the Cloudwing Beast outside the palace and made him disappear.

Qin Hao explored the Nether Demon Palace’s Second Floor, finding increasingly valuable treasures as he advanced through its restricted rooms. Shi Xiu and the others entered the passage behind him, while Qin Hao reached a room near the passage’s distant end.

• Qin Hao broke the first room’s restriction with the Treasure Sword and took three Heaven Soul Pills, hoping to raise his martial soul to tenth grade.
• Qin Hao hurried deeper into the passage instead of entering the second room, and Shi Xiu arrived to find the first room empty.
• Shi Xiu broke into the second room and found the middle-rank secret technique Heaven and Earth Force, then vowed to claim the Nether Demon World’s treasures and kill Qin Hao.
• Shi Xiu encountered Huangfu Yi, Zhuang Han, Lin Zhong, Ji Yue, and the others, who realized that the treasures lay behind the rooms’ restrictions and began searching.
• Qin Hao found a high-rank secret technique farther along the passage and spotted a room near its end.

Qin Hao entered a brightly lit room in the Nether Demon Palace and encountered the Azure Li Lord, who revealed she was a Three Tribulations Lord of Nirvana and had killed the Nether Demon Lord. The four Venerable Martial Realm Great Demons reacted to her presence, while Qin Hao began to understand that she had deliberately drawn people to the palace.

• Qin Hao broke the room’s restriction and found black soft armor that seemed to suppress his Setting Sun Sword, leading him to suspect it was a true treasure.
• When Qin Hao stepped closer to the armor, he was transported into a star-filled space and could not break through it with his sword.
• The Azure Li Lord appeared and identified herself, recognizing Qin Hao’s apex heart and willpower swordlet.
• The Golden Roc Great Demon, a giant crocodile, an ancient giant bear, and a blood-red white tiger roared toward the Nether Demon Palace.
• The Azure Li Lord told Qin Hao she was a Three Tribulations Lord of Nirvana and had slain the Nether Demon Lord.
• Qin Hao realized the Azure Li Lord had likely exposed the Nether Demon World and guided people to the Nether Demon Palace, though he did not know why.

The Azure Li Lord explained how she became trapped in the Nether Demon Palace and how Qin Hao’s Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token let her sense the outside world. She asked Qin Hao to go to the Azure Flame Sect and tell her friend where she was.

• The Azure Li Lord told Qin Hao that the Nether Demon Lord had been a Three-Tribulation Peak Lord who died in their battle, while the Azure Li Lord lost her physical body and became trapped in the Nether Demon Palace.
• Qin Hao presented his Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token, and the Azure Li Lord explained that its formation had let her sense him beyond the Nether Demon World.
• The Azure Li Lord explained that the Southern Reach’s Venerables were too weak to break through the spatial barrier and that Qin Hao’s body could not withstand her soul body.
• The Azure Li Lord described the Azure Flame Sect’s branches across ten thousand small worlds and explained why only rare disciples received Inner Disciple Tokens.
• The Azure Li Lord asked Qin Hao to go to the Azure Flame Sect and inform her friend of her whereabouts.

Azure Li Lord offered Qin Hao the Heavenly Dragon Armor and one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones in exchange for contacting two trusted friends at the Azure Flame Sect. Lingxiaozi awakened after absorbing the spiritual energy, and Qin Hao learned that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament could provide a route to the sect.

• Azure Li Lord revealed that the Heavenly Dragon Armor was a low-grade true treasure and gave Qin Hao one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
• Lingxiaozi awakened inside the Supreme Sword Tower, explaining that the spirit stones could slow the deterioration of his damaged spirit body.
• Lingxiaozi advised Qin Hao to help Azure Li Lord and seek the Azure Flame Sect, whose resources could aid his cultivation.
• Azure Li Lord asked Qin Hao to find Lord Zhenheng and Lord Minhai at the Azure Flame Sect and tell no one else about her situation.
• Azure Li Lord explained that Qin Hao could reach the Azure Flame Sect by placing in the top ten of its Azure Flame Grand Tournament.

The Azure Li Lord explained how Qin Hao could reach the Azure Flame Sect and revealed the Nether Demon World’s three great treasures, including the power of the undying phoenix remnant soul. She also told him that Mu Ziqing had obtained the Origin World Crystal and possessed a phoenix martial soul, before a sudden attack on the Nether Demon Palace interrupted them.

• The Azure Li Lord explained that Qin Hao needed to be under thirty and below the Venerable Martial Realm to enter the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, and Qin Hao vowed to reach the Azure Flame Sect.
• The Azure Li Lord described the Origin World Crystal, the undying phoenix inheritance, and the undying phoenix remnant soul, warning that using the remnant soul could briefly grant great power at the cost of severe damage.
• The Azure Li Lord revealed that Mu Ziqing had obtained the Origin World Crystal and had a powerful phoenix martial soul that had not fully awakened.
• The Azure Li Lord sensed danger and unleashed her killing intent as an explosion shook the Nether Demon Palace, prompting Qin Hao to realize someone was attacking it.

Qin Hao left the Azure Li Lord to search the Nether Demon Palace’s Second Floor while four Venerable Martial Realm great demons attacked the palace. He seized a golden sheet bearing the First-Grade Divine Ability, the Remnant Gold True Art, just as Shi Xiu and the others demanded he surrender it.

• The Azure Li Lord told Qin Hao that four former servants of the Nether Demon Lord were attacking and explained that the Nether Demon Palace could withstand them because it was a One-Star Heavy Treasure.
• The Azure Li Lord warned Qin Hao that destructive qi might cause the Nether Demon World to collapse within several years, and Qin Hao resolved to seek a way to reach the Azure Flame Sect.
• Qin Hao equipped the Heavenly Dragon Armor and went to the Second Floor, where Shi Xiu, Shi Ye, Huangfu Yi, Ji Yue, and the others were exploring as the palace shook under the demons’ attacks.
• Shi Ye broke open a stone door and revealed a golden sheet that weighed on everyone with its fierce aura.
• Qin Hao rushed into the room, grabbed the golden sheet, and identified it as the First-Grade Divine Ability, the Remnant Gold True Art, prompting Shi Xiu and the others to demand the treasure.

Qin Hao faced Shi Xiu and Shi Ye after the Remnant Gold True Art was revealed, while the other cultivators rushed to claim it. Shi Xiu’s newly acquired Heaven and Earth Force gave him a decisive advantage, and the chapter ended with both attackers striking Qin Hao and blasting him away.

• Qin Hao revealed that he held the first-grade divine ability, the Remnant Gold True Art, drawing the attention of Mo Heyue, Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, Mu Ziqing, and the others.
• Shi Xiu demanded the technique and revealed that he had learned the basics of the middle-rank secret technique Heaven and Earth Force, greatly increasing his strength.
• Shi Xiu lunged at Qin Hao with Dragon-Locking Finger as Shi Ye joined the attack, prompting Huangfu Yi, Lin Zhong, Ji Yue, and Mo Heyue to rush into the room.
• Qin Hao drew the Setting Sun Sword and struck at Shi Xiu, but Shi Xiu’s claw knocked the sword aside and left Qin Hao unable to stop his attack.
• Shi Xiu’s claw hit Qin Hao as Shi Ye’s fist slammed into his chest, blasting Qin Hao away.

Qin Hao survived Shi Xiu and Shi Ye’s combined attack with the Heavenly Dragon Armor, then hurried toward the Nether Demon Palace’s First Floor as the four great demons attacked. There, he sensed the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul, one of the palace’s three great treasures, and realized it was hidden on the First Floor.

• Qin Hao blocked Shi Xiu and Shi Ye’s combined attack with the Heavenly Dragon Armor, leaving them shocked by its strength.
• Qin Hao warned the others to flee as the four great demons’ attacks shook the Nether Demon Palace, and he led Mu Ziqing, Zhuge Hong, and Chen Jianqing toward the First Floor.
• Shi Xiu and Shi Ye followed the retreating crowd, while Mo Heyue brooded over his failure to gain treasures and considered killing Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao told Mu Ziqing to leave with Zhuge Hong and the others because Shi Xiu would not let him go, but Mu Ziqing refused to leave without him.
• As the group reached the Second Floor entrance, a surge of heat and pressure spread through the palace, and Qin Hao recognized the Undying Phoenix’s aura and sensed its Remnant Soul on the First Floor.

Shi Jun absorbed the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul in the Nether Demon Palace and gained terrifying power, but the soul’s influence drove him toward madness. When Shi Xiu ordered him to stop everyone, Qin Hao shielded Mu Ziqing and the others from Shi Jun’s flames and remained behind to fight.

• Shi Jun found the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul hidden in a cracked jade wall and absorbed it, causing his strength to surge as the soul began eroding his reason.
• Shi Jun burned several fleeing disciples to death, while Shi Xiu urged him to block the survivors, especially Qin Hao.
• Shi Jun attacked Qin Hao, who endured the flames with the Heavenly Dragon Armor and told Mu Ziqing, Chen Jianqing, and Zhuge Hong to leave.
• Mu Ziqing, Chen Jianqing, and Zhuge Hong left the Nether Demon Palace, and Qin Hao prepared to face Shi Jun and Shi Xiu.

Qin Hao and his allies faced Shi Xiu, Shi Ye, and Shi Jun inside the Nether Demon Palace, while Lingxiaozi sensed an opportunity for Qin Hao to escape. Qin Hao was badly outmatched by Shi Xiu, and the battle ended with Lingxiaozi urging him to go outside the palace.

• Huangfu Yi, Lin Zhong, Zhuang Han, Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi joined Qin Hao against Shi Xiu and his companions.
• Lingxiaozi assessed Qin Hao’s danger and sensed four peak ninth-layer Venerable Martial Realm demon kings attacking the Nether Demon Palace.
• Shi Xiu ordered Shi Ye and Shi Jun to attack the two allied groups as he confronted Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao used his Wind-Rain Sword Domain and Pure Yang Tyrant Body Fist, but Shi Xiu’s Heaven and Earth Force injured his hands and drove him back.
• Shi Ye was pinned down by Huangfu Yi, Lin Zhong, and Zhuang Han, while Shi Jun forced Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi to retreat.
• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao to go outside the Nether Demon Palace.

Qin Hao lured the maddened Shi Jun out of the Nether Demon Palace, where the Four Great Demon Kings were attacking. They sensed the undying phoenix remnant soul in Shi Jun and recognized it as the Former Master's remnant soul.

• Qin Hao realized Shi Jun was losing control to the undying phoenix remnant soul and struck him, triggering the soul's complete takeover.
• Qin Hao fled the Nether Demon Palace, drawing Shi Jun after him and leaving Ji Yue and the other women behind.
• Mo Heyue realized Qin Hao intended to use the Four Great Demon Kings to kill Shi Jun and seize the remnant soul, and Shi Xiu hurried after them.
• The Four Great Demon Kings' pressure froze Qin Hao, Mu Ziqing, Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, and the Southern Reach disciples as Shi Jun continued toward Qin Hao.
• The Four Great Demon Kings sensed Shi Jun's aura and identified it as the Former Master's remnant soul.

The Golden Roc Great Demon tried to seize Shi Jun and the undying phoenix remnant soul, hoping it could help the demons escape the Nether Demon World. Shi Xiu swallowed a Supreme-Grade Earth Spirit Pill to oppose the demons and rushed toward Shi Jun, despite the danger of its backlash.

• The Golden Roc Great Demon realized it could not breach the Nether Demon Palace and decided the Nether Demon Lord’s remnant soul might help the demons escape.
• The Golden Roc Great Demon attacked Shi Jun, prompting the gathered warriors to fear the consequences if the demons seized the undying phoenix remnant soul.
• Shi Xiu insisted the remnant soul belonged to his family and swallowed a Supreme-Grade Earth Spirit Pill.
• The pill transformed Shi Xiu and strengthened him enough to resist the four Great Demons’ pressure.
• Blaming Qin Hao for the situation, Shi Xiu advanced toward Shi Jun to claim the undying phoenix remnant soul.

Shi Xiu seized the undying phoenix remnant soul after killing Shi Jun, then survived the four Great Demons’ combined attack. Their battle shattered space around the Nether Demon Palace, leaving Qin Hao and the others facing expanding rifts into the Sea of Nothingness.

• Shi Xiu ambushed Shi Jun with earth laws while the Golden Roc Great Demon attacked, then grabbed the undying phoenix remnant soul as Shi Jun died.
• Shi Xiu absorbed the remnant soul, prompting the four Great Demons to attack him while Qin Hao and the others were immobilized by their pressure.
• Shi Xiu pierced the demons’ attacks with beams of earth laws and phoenix flames, but their combined strike shattered space and hurled the crowd backward.
• Qin Hao used the Wind-Rain Sword Domain to protect Southern Reach disciples, but more than ten were swept into spatial rifts and vanished.
• Shi Xiu emerged alive from the mushroom cloud, while Ji Yue warned that the spreading rifts could pull them into the Sea of Nothingness, where they would die.

The four Great Demons broke through a weakened spatial barrier to escape the Nether Demon World, but the Purple Crab Great Demon died in the Sea of Nothingness. With the other three gone and the barrier sealed again, Shi Xiu turned on Qin Hao.

• The Golden Roc Great Demon spotted a loosened spatial barrier and led the other Great Demons in attacking it.
• The four Great Demons opened a passage through the barrier and entered the Sea of Nothingness, while the Southern Reach disciples fled toward the Jade Steps.
• The Golden Roc Great Demon, the Ancient Bear Great Demon, and the Giant Crocodile Great Demon crossed the barrier, but the Purple Crab Great Demon was eroded and died before reaching it.
• The Nether Demon World's origin power repaired the opening, and Shi Xiu dismissed the Purple Crab Great Demon's death.
• Shi Xiu turned toward Qin Hao and threatened to kill him even if he surrendered the First-Grade Divine Ability and Treasure Armor.

Qin Hao stalled Shi Xiu to help Mu Ziqing and the others escape, but Mo Heyue and Qi Lei captured Mu Ziqing and demanded Qin Hao’s treasures. Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi intervened, striking both captors and leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Hao tried to distract Shi Xiu by discussing the Nether Demon Palace’s treasures while Mu Ziqing and the others fled down the Jade Steps.
• Mo Heyue and Qi Lei rushed toward Mu Ziqing, ignoring Chen Jianqing’s and Zhuge Hong’s attacks as Qin Hao moved to stop them.
• Mo Heyue trapped Mu Ziqing with Blood Soul Sacrifice while Shi Xiu blocked Qin Hao and threatened those around him.
• Mo Heyue demanded Qin Hao’s treasures and both arms in exchange for Mu Ziqing’s life, while Mu Ziqing urged Qin Hao to escape.
• Ji Yue, Tang Huan, and Yu Jingyi appeared and struck Mo Heyue and Qi Lei, sending both men flying backward.

Qin Hao killed Mo Heyue and Qi Lei after Ji Yue and the others rescued Mu Ziqing, provoking Shi Xiu to threaten the Southern Reach and attack Huangfu Yi. As Qin Hao and the others struggled to save Huangfu Yi, Qin Hao noticed a golden dragon-phoenix statue near the arena.

• Qin Hao slashed Mo Heyue and Qi Lei to death while Huangfu Yi, Lin Zhong, and Zhuang Han held off Shi Xiu and Shi Ye.
• The witnesses feared the consequences of killing the Crimson Blood Sect Young Master and a Northern Yan Dynasty prince, while the Crimson Blood Sect disciples fled to report Mo Heyue's death.
• Shi Xiu vowed to kill everyone at the summit and later slaughter the Southern Reach, then targeted Huangfu Yi with an earth-law palm strike.
• Qin Hao and the others tried to break through Shi Xiu's earthen walls, but Qin Hao realized they could not reach Huangfu Yi in time.
• The Azure Li Lord told Qin Hao he could retreat into the Nether Demon Palace, but Qin Hao noticed a golden dragon-phoenix statue as Shi Xiu's palm neared Huangfu Yi.

The Cloudwing Beast emerged with the Undying Phoenix inheritance and helped Qin Hao and the others escape Shi Xiu by entering the Nether Demon Palace. Shi Xiu failed to breach its defenses and ordered Shi Ye to summon reinforcements, but their escape from the Nether Demon World remained uncertain.

• The Cloudwing Beast emerged from the Undying Phoenix statue with a powerful new aura, and Qin Hao told it to stop Shi Xiu.
• The Cloudwing Beast tore apart Shi Xiu's attack, allowing Huangfu Yi to counter before Qin Hao led everyone toward the Nether Demon Palace.
• Shi Xiu struck at Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast, but both reached the palace, and its doors and defensive barrier closed behind them.
• Shi Xiu furiously attacked the Nether Demon Palace but could not penetrate its barrier, while Shi Ye warned that the remnant soul's power could eventually damage Shi Xiu's soul.
• Shi Xiu ordered Shi Ye to contact the lineage elders and summon True Martial Realm disciples, but Shi Ye explained that returning through a Guidance Talisman might prevent them from reentering the Nether Demon World.
• Shi Xiu decided to wait outside the palace and threatened that anyone who used a Guidance Talisman to leave would fall into the Sea of Nothingness.

After Shi Xiu failed to break into the Nether Demon Palace, Qin Hao and the others considered how to escape and whether to seek help from their sects. Ji Yue and Huangfu Yi invited Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing to join them in the Primordial Domain, leaving the pair to consider the offers.

• Shi Xiu's attacks failed to breach the Nether Demon Palace, and Huangfu Yi, Ji Yue, and the others thanked Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing for their help.
• Huangfu Yi warned that Shi Xiu might still be waiting outside, while Mu Ziqing worried he could call in other powerful cultivators.
• Ji Yue suggested appealing to the powerful woman inside the Nether Demon Palace, but Qin Hao said she could only protect the palace and could not attack anyone.
• Ji Yue revealed that she and Huangfu Yi had Guidance Talismans that could contact their sect elders and guide them out of the Nether Demon World.
• Qin Hao considered using the Supreme Sword Tower as a last resort, while Mu Ziqing worried that her weakness made her a burden to him.
• Ji Yue invited Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing to the Primordial Domain, and Huangfu Yi offered Qin Hao a chance to join the Five Elements Sect while Ji Yue guaranteed Mu Ziqing admission to the Hundred Immortals Palace.