Recaps

Ancestor Yan Yun hid in a royal youth’s body beneath a fragment of cloth armor that concealed him from Venerable Hun Yan’s spiritual sense. After reuniting with his mother, Qin Hao sensed Yan Yun nearby and struck the palace, exposing his remnant soul.

• Ancestor Yan Yun realized the cloth armor fragment concealed him from Venerable Hun Yan and vowed to take revenge.
• Qin Hao reunited with Qi Yuelan after killing two Meridian Opening Ninth Layer guards, and she was astonished to learn he had reached True Martial Realm First Layer Early Stage.
• Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan walked through the palace buildings as he told her about his life, the Myriad Phenomena Hall, and Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao sensed Ancestor Yan Yun inside a nearby palace and decided to attack from a distance so Venerable Hun Yan could find him.
• Qin Hao unleashed his Wind-Rain Sword Domain, destroying the palace and splitting the young man’s body apart, revealing Ancestor Yan Yun’s remnant soul holding the glowing cloth armor.

Ancestor Yan Yun’s remnant soul attacked Qin Hao after Qin Hao destroyed the body he had seized, attempting to take Qin Hao’s body from within his consciousness sea. Qin Hao’s strong willpower initially kept the remnant soul out, but the struggle continued as Venerable Hun Yan and the gathered onlookers watched.

• Qin Hao struck down the young man possessed by Ancestor Yan Yun, forcing Ancestor Yan Yun’s remnant soul out.
• Ancestor Yan Yun rushed into Qin Hao’s body with the Cloth Armor and tried to seize him, while Qi Yuelan hurried to Qin Hao’s side.
• Venerable Hun Yan arrived with six Saint Martial Grandmasters and warned that he could not destroy Ancestor Yan Yun without also risking Qin Hao’s divine soul.
• Ancestor Yan Yun found that Qin Hao’s willpower blocked his entry into the consciousness sea, but he continued boring through the barrier and caused Qin Hao intense pain.
• People across the Northern Yan Dynasty’s Imperial City watched anxiously, knowing Qin Hao’s fate could determine what Venerable Hun Yan did to the dynasty.

Qin Hao killed Ancestor Yan Yun's remnant soul with his willpower swordlet, then absorbed the soul power left behind and rapidly strengthened and expanded his Consciousness Sea. He discovered a mysterious Cloth Armor inside his Consciousness Sea and moved it into the Supreme Sword Tower, where he asked Elder Ling whether he recognized it.

• Ancestor Yan Yun attacked Qin Hao's Consciousness Sea, and Qin Hao countered by summoning his sharpened willpower swordlet.
• Qin Hao's willpower swordlet shattered the Consciousness Sea's boundary and cut Ancestor Yan Yun's remnant soul into pieces, annihilating him.
• Qin Hao's Consciousness Sea absorbed the soul power mist, repairing and strengthening its walls while expanding by nearly half and enlarging his willpower swordlet.
• Qin Hao discovered a faintly glowing Cloth Armor inside his Consciousness Sea, which his spiritual sense could not detect.
• Qin Hao used the Supreme Sword Tower's power to move the Cloth Armor to its First Floor and asked Elder Ling if he recognized it.

After surviving Yan Yun’s remnant soul, Qin Hao awoke and learned that the Northern Yan Dynasty had lost its Venerable and now depended on Venerable Hun Yan’s decision. His uncle Qi Xiaotian pleaded with Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan to spare the dynasty, and Qi Yuelan asked Qin Hao to consider helping.

• Lingxiaozi could not identify the cloth armor Qin Hao had obtained, so Qin Hao set it aside and withdrew his awareness.
• Qin Hao awoke to Qi Yuelan’s relief, and Venerable Hun Yan praised his willpower for withstanding Yan Yun’s remnant soul.
• Qi Heng and the other imperial family members realized Yan Yun was truly dead and begged Venerable Hun Yan to spare the Northern Yan Dynasty.
• Qi Xiaotian revealed that he was Qi Yuelan’s brother and explained that he had been injured trying to rescue her; Qi Yuelan let go of her resentment toward him.
• Qi Xiaotian pleaded with Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan to spare the Northern Yan Dynasty, and Qi Yuelan asked Qin Hao to consider his request.

Qin Hao returned to the Myriad Phenomena Hall with Qi Yuelan after Venerable Hun Yan spared the Northern Yan Dynasty and imposed tribute and other conditions. He then traveled with his mother to Tianshui City, where the chapter ended as Qin Xiongfeng and others hurried to meet them.

• Qin Hao told Venerable Hun Yan he cared about his relatives, not controlling the Northern Yan Dynasty, and Venerable Hun Yan appointed Qi Xiaotian emperor while imposing tribute and limits on the dynasty.
• After Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan left, Qi Heng imprisoned the former emperor, punished those tied to Qi Lei and Qi Feng, and helped Qi Xiaotian take power.
• Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan returned to the Myriad Phenomena Hall, where its elders and disciples welcomed them and the Cloudwing Beast greeted Qin Hao.
• After briefing Venerable Hun Yan, Sea Ancestor, and Stone Ancestor, Qin Hao set off for Tianshui City with Qi Yuelan, escorted by the Fifth Elder.
• Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan arrived at Tianshui City, where the Fifth Elder departed and Qin Xiongfeng led a group up to meet them.

Qin Hao returned to Tianshui City with Qi Yuelan, reuniting her with Qin Yuntian and the Qin family. After the family celebrated for seven days, Qin Yuntian told Qin Hao how the Southern Reach had changed following Venerable Hun Yan’s attack on the Imperial Extremity Valley.

• Qin Xiongfeng recognized Qi Yuelan as the Qin family head’s wife and alerted Qin Yuntian to her return.
• Qin Hao brought Qi Yuelan to the Qin residence, where she joyfully reunited with Qin Yuntian and the Qin family elders.
• Qin Yuntian announced a seven-day feast to celebrate his wife and son’s return, drawing guests from Tianshui City and nearby cities.
• After the feast, Qin Yuntian told Qin Hao that Sea Ancestor and Stone Ancestor had helped destroy the resisting Imperial Extremity Valley, scattering its surviving disciples and dividing its territories between the Limitless Sect and the Myriad Phenomena Hall.
• Qin Yuntian also reported that the Great Chu Dynasty had taken a considerable portion of the Northern Yan Dynasty’s territory.

Qin Hao gave the Qin lineage a trove of treasures to support its growth, then warned them that Lei Yunkui had survived through a doppelganger. He urged the family to move its main branch to Myriad Forms City for protection.

• Qin Hao and Qin Yuntian gathered the Qin elders and disciples in the meeting hall.
• Qin Hao presented pills, herbs, materials, and cultivation manuals, including three earth-grade cultivation techniques, and the Qin family thanked him.
• Qin Hao explained that he had withheld more powerful or unsuitable treasures because the Qin lineage might not be able to protect them.
• Qin Hao revealed that Lei Yunkui's true self had been destroyed but his doppelganger remained unaccounted for, leaving the Qin lineage vulnerable to revenge.
• Qin Hao proposed moving the Qin lineage's main body to Myriad Forms City and leaving a small group behind in Tianshui City.

After the Qin clan decided to move to Myriad Forms City, Qin Hao used heaven soul grass to strengthen his Little Sword Martial Soul. He raised it to the tenth grade and continued consuming the grass in hopes of reaching Mystic Tier First Grade, but the next stalk brought no visible change.

• Qin Yuntian decided to move the Qin clan to Myriad Forms City and assigned Qin Xiongfeng to organize the relocation.
• Qin Hao handed the gathered treasures to Qin Yuntian before returning to the Young Master's Residence.
• Qin Hao began refining heaven soul grass with the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art to improve his Little Sword Martial Soul.
• After refining six stalks, Qin Hao raised his martial soul to the tenth grade and gained access to the Heaven and Earth Chapter.
• Qin Hao continued consuming heaven soul grass to reach Mystic Tier First Grade, but saw no change after the first stalk and tried another.

Qin Hao used Heaven Soul Grass and a Heaven Soul Pill to begin transforming his little sword martial soul, then tested how quickly his yellow-tier tenth-grade martial soul could cultivate. He ended the chapter at the true martial realm first-layer peak after drawing the spiritual energy from all of Tianshui City.

• Qin Hao refined fourteen stalks of Heaven Soul Grass and consumed a Heaven Soul Pill, which turned about one percent of his little sword martial soul reddish-black.
• Qin Hao estimated that he would need roughly sixteen hundred stalks of Heaven Soul Grass to complete the transformation, so he set aside his remaining herbs and pills for the Myriad Phenomena Hall.
• Qin Hao activated the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, drawing spiritual energy from across Tianshui City into the Young Master's Residence.
• Qin Yuntian, Qin Xiongfeng, and the Qin family elders realized Qin Hao had caused the city's spiritual energy to vanish and marveled at his technique.
• Qin Hao's cultivation surged from the early stage to the peak of the true martial realm's first layer.

Qin Hao advanced to the second layer of the true martial realm and discovered that his cultivation had formed two powerful spiritual vortices. He then tested the mysterious cloth armor in the Supreme Sword Tower and found that even Lingxiaozi’s full-powered Lingxiao Divine Sword could not damage it.

• Lingxiaozi explained that Qin Hao’s dantian contained a rare spiritual vortex and that forming more vortices could bring benefits when he reached the saint martial realm.
• Qin Hao cultivated through the night and advanced to the early stage of the second layer of the true martial realm, forming a second spiritual vortex.
• Qin Hao tested his denser true essence and decided to stop cultivating while Tianshui City’s spiritual energy replenished.
• Qin Hao examined the cloth armor he had obtained from Ancestor Yan Yun and asked Lingxiaozi to test it with the Lingxiao Divine Sword.
• Lingxiaozi attacked the cloth armor with increasing force, but even a full-powered strike left no mark, revealing that it was no ordinary object.

Qin Hao examined a nearly indestructible fragment of Cloth Armor, then led the Qin family’s migration from Tianshui City to Myriad Forms City while cultivating along the way. He promised his mother that he would go to the Primordial Domain to find Mu Ziqing once Little One recovered.

• Qin Hao and Lingxiaozi concluded that the indestructible Cloth Armor was likely a fragment, and Qin Hao kept it as a defensive trump card.
• Qin Hao left the Supreme Sword Tower Space and found that the Qin family had finished preparing to move to Myriad Forms City.
• Qin Hao and Qin Yuntian led a thousand-member Qin family procession out of Tianshui City, whose residents envied their move.
• Qin Hao cultivated during the journey as his two spiritual vortexes grew stronger, while his family kept their distance from his pressure.
• Qi Yuelan urged Qin Hao to start a family and reminded him not to let Mu Ziqing down; Qin Hao promised to find her in the Primordial Domain.
• Qin Hao planned to set out for the Primordial Domain as soon as Little One recovered from its injuries.

Qin Hao’s family settled into Myriad Forms City while Liu Ruoxue regretted turning against him after her family lost its protection and status. Qin Hao returned to the Myriad Phenomena Hall, learned his time clone would soon be complete, and reunited with his friends, who discovered he had advanced to the second layer of the True Martial Realm.

• Liu Ruoxue watched Qin Hao enter Myriad Forms City and regretted abandoning and offending him after the Lei family was destroyed and she was expelled from the Myriad Phenomena Hall.
• Qin Yuntian arranged for the Qin family to settle into the Qin Residence, where they hosted a banquet for the city’s other great families.
• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that his time clone would be complete within three days and would then cultivate the Time Sword Dao.
• Qin Hao returned to the Myriad Phenomena Hall and reunited with the Cloudwing Beast and the friends who had cared for it.
• Guo Tao noticed Qin Hao had reached the early stage of the second layer of the True Martial Realm, surprising everyone as Qin Hao headed with them to the Main Hall.

The survivors of Myriad Phenomena Hall handed over the treasures they had gained in the Nether Demon World. Qin Hao’s enormous collection stunned the Elders, and he left them unaware of the valuable items he had already used or kept.

• Sea Ancestor welcomed the survivors and said Myriad Phenomena Hall would reward them for the materials they handed over.
• Zhuge Hong presented his treasures, including rare spirit herbs, weapons, pills, and materials.
• Situ Nan, Guo Tao, Jiang Yue, and the other survivors added their treasures, forming a large mound in the great hall.
• Qin Hao brought out a separate heap that grew to twice the size of the others’ collection.
• The Elders counted Qin Hao’s many spirit herbs, weapons, pills, and six Spirit Artifacts, then stared at him in disbelief.
• Qin Hao privately recalled that he had consumed some heaven soul grass and a Heaven Soul Pill and had kept his Heavenly Dragon Armor.

Qin Hao presented the treasures he had brought back, earning generous rewards and honorary elder status for himself and his companions. Venerable Hun Yan and the Sea Ancestor then revealed that Qin Hao’s Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token could help him compete for entry into the sect, if he reached the saint martial realm within three years.

• Qin Hao kept the Heavenly Dragon Armor and three thousand six hundred low-grade spirit stones, while the Sea Ancestor collected the other treasures and promised the group unlimited choices of rewards from the halls.
• The Sea Ancestor granted those who had reached the true martial realm honorary Outer Hall Elder status and urged the disciples to aim for higher cultivation realms.
• Venerable Hun Yan warned that most of the group would be unable to reach the saint martial realm if they remained in the resource-poor Southern Reach.
• Venerable Hun Yan asked Qin Hao about his Azure Flame Sect Inner Disciple Token and said he might reach the Azure Flame Sect if he broke through to the saint martial realm within three years.
• The Sea Ancestor explained that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament recruited talent from the worlds governed by the Azure Flame Sect, and that its top ten could enter as Outer Disciples.
• The Sea Ancestor said Qin Hao’s Inner Disciple Token would not grant direct entry but would earn him extra points in the tournament.

Venerable Hun Yan revealed that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament would resume in three years and warned that Qin Hao and the other Southern Reach talents had little chance of placing highly. Qin Hao resolved to aim for first place and headed to the Sword Monument to study the Clear Sky Sword Art before Venerable Hun Yan left.

• Venerable Hun Yan announced that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament would resume in three years after a gap of more than thirty years.
• Venerable Hun Yan said Qin Hao needed to reach the first layer of the Saint Martial Realm to pass the initial trials, while the others had little hope of entering the sect.
• Qin Hao declared that he would strive for the top ten, and privately set first place as his goal.
• Zhuge Hong, Situ Nan, Guo Tao, Jian Changfeng, and the others rallied behind Qin Hao and vowed to give the tournament their best.
• Venerable Hun Yan reminded Qin Hao that True Person Ling Yuan's pill delivery would arrive in half a month, then left for the Southern Sea.
• Qin Hao went to Back Mountain to try to comprehend the Clear Sky Sword Art from the Sword Monument.

Qin Hao studied the Sword Monument and the movement divine ability Near at Hand, Far Away while a time clone began cultivating the time laws. He mastered most of the Sword Monument’s sword moves but suspected the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art was incomplete.

• Qin Hao comprehended more than three hundred Sword Monument moves and discovered the Heaven-Rank art controlled flying swords.
• Qin Hao chose to cultivate Near at Hand, Far Away for its teleportation potential while continuing to study the monument.
• Qin Hao completed his time clone, gaining new insights into the Past Form and Present Form of the time laws.
• White-Clad Qin Hao entered the River of Time with Lingxiaozi to cultivate the time laws and work toward the time sword lord inheritance.
• Qin Hao struggled to grasp Near at Hand, Far Away but comprehended eight hundred and eighty-eight sword moves, revealing the Clear Sky Sword Art’s power and sensing that it was missing something.

Qin Hao practiced the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art and discovered that Near at Hand, Far Away relied on wind force, allowing him to make his first short teleports. After several days cultivating at the Sword Monument, he saw a silver, winged flood dragon carrying an arrogant young man approach the Myriad Phenomena Hall’s Main Hall.

• Qin Hao practiced controlling three treasure swords with the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art but felt that something was missing.
• Qin Hao struggled with Near at Hand, Far Away until a gale helped him realize that its first layer, Wind Travels the World, depended on wind laws.
• Qin Hao used his wind original heart to teleport more than two meters, then practiced until he could control three-meter teleports.
• Qin Hao stayed alone at the Sword Monument for several days and treated his new teleportation technique as a trump card.
• Qin Hao saw a silver, many-winged flood dragon carrying a bedraggled, arrogant young man fly toward the Myriad Phenomena Hall’s Main Hall.

Qin Hao saw the Twelve-Winged Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent arrive at Myriad Phenomena Hall, expecting it to bring medicine for the injured Cloudwing Beast. Its young rider revealed himself as a powerful and arrogant visitor, leaving the gathered disciples insulted and uncertain of his purpose.

• Qin Hao recognized the arriving flood dragon and hurried down from the Sword Monument, hoping its arrival would help heal Little One.
• The Twelve-Winged Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent landed at the Myriad Phenomena Grounds, where Zhuge Hong identified it as a divine-bloodline monster.
• The injured Cloudwing Beast confronted the serpent with Qin Hao beside it, and Qin Hao assured Little One it would be stronger once healed.
• The young rider dismounted, and the disciples were shocked to learn he had reached the peak of the True Martial third layer and the everlasting realm.
• The young man called the Inner Hall disciples unimpressive and mocked them as Meridian Opening Realm disciples.

Lin Zhang arrived at the Myriad Phenomena Hall from the Absolute Immortal Domain to deliver a Soul-Nourishing True Pill, only to hear the Southern Reach disciples praise Qin Hao as their greatest genius. Venerable Hun Yan revealed that the pill was meant for Qin Hao, leaving Lin Zhang resentful about his long journey.

• Lin Zhang traveled to the Southern Reach on True Person Ling Yuan's orders to deliver the Soul-Nourishing True Pill to Venerable Hun Yan.
• The Myriad Phenomena Hall disciples compared Lin Zhang with Qin Hao and praised Qin Hao's talent, angering Lin Zhang.
• Qin Hao's companions recognized that his deeds in the Nether Demon World had earned him a reputation as the Southern Reach's greatest young genius.
• Venerable Hun Yan appeared with the Sea Ancestor and the Stone Ancestor, and Lin Zhang greeted her as his aunt and delivered the pill.
• Venerable Hun Yan gave Lin Zhang a mid-grade spirit stone and told him to give the pill to Qin Hao, leaving Lin Zhang shocked and resentful.

Qin Hao gave the Soul-Nourishing True Pill to the Cloudwing Beast, which recovered and broke through to third-tier high rank. The Cloudwing Beast and Lin Zhang’s Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent then began fighting as Venerable Hun Yan insisted everyone let them battle.

• Lin Zhang delivered the Soul-Nourishing True Pill to Qin Hao, who gave it to the Cloudwing Beast despite Lin Zhang’s protests.
• The Cloudwing Beast recovered its divine soul and broke through to third-tier high rank, delighting Qin Hao and drawing envy from the onlookers.
• Qin Hao thanked Venerable Hun Yan as his sister, shocking and angering Lin Zhang, who saw the relationship as an insult to his standing.
• The Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent and the Cloudwing Beast suddenly attacked each other, and Venerable Hun Yan told everyone not to interfere.
• Lin Zhang welcomed the fight, confident that his Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent would defeat the newly advanced Cloudwing Beast.

The Cloudwing Beast defeated Lin Zhang’s Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent, revealing the power of its Undying Phoenix Inheritance. Lin Zhang then challenged the Myriad Phenomena Hall’s geniuses to fight him, offering to suppress his cultivation to their level.

• The Cloudwing Beast and Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent fought while Sea Ancestor protected the spectators with a water-law barrier.
• The Cloudwing Beast used flame and spatial abilities to pin down and overpower the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent.
• Venerable Hun Yan removed the barrier, and the Cloudwing Beast released its defeated opponent.
• After the disciples praised the Cloudwing Beast and mocked the Absolute Immortal Domain, Lin Zhang challenged them to a contest and offered to suppress his cultivation.

Lin Zhang challenged the Myriad Phenomena Hall disciples to fight him at the same realm, then defeated Yan Zhongjie with one palm. Qin Hao and Zhuge Hong recognized that Lin Zhang had reached heart-soul major completion, and Zhuge Hong stepped forward to challenge him.

• Yan Zhongjie, ranked ninth on the Myriad Phenomena Ranking, challenged Lin Zhang after Lin Zhang agreed to suppress his cultivation.
• Lin Zhang dismissed Yan Zhongjie as a nobody, suppressed his aura to the meridian opening ninth layer peak, and defeated him with a single palm strike.
• The Myriad Phenomena Hall disciples were stunned by Lin Zhang's victory, and many decided not to challenge him.
• Qin Hao explained that Lin Zhang had reached the heart-soul realm and surpassed Shi Xiu, Shi Ye, and Shi Jun in heart-soul comprehension.
• Zhuge Hong, first on the Myriad Phenomena Ranking, introduced himself and challenged Lin Zhang.

Zhuge Hong challenged Lin Zhang, but Lin Zhang’s skill and speed proved too much for him. After Zhuge Hong conceded, the arena looked to Qin Hao as the only person who might challenge Lin Zhang.

• Lin Zhang taunted Zhuge Hong and said he would defeat him using only thirty percent of his strength.
• Zhuge Hong unleashed the Twenty-Four Profound Yang Staff Techniques, forcing Lin Zhang to dodge as the strikes grew stronger.
• Lin Zhang avoided all twenty-four strikes, then counterattacked and drove Zhuge Hong backward with a barrage of palm strikes.
• Zhuge Hong admitted defeat and said he hoped to fight Lin Zhang again after traveling across the True Martial Continent.
• The spectators discussed Lin Zhang’s strength and worried whether Qin Hao could match him.

After Lin Zhang defeated Yan Zhongjie and Zhuge Hong, he challenged Qin Hao, who refused at first and said he feared accidentally hurting his guest. Lin Zhang insisted on a wagering duel, and Qin Hao prepared to fight him with a tree branch.

• Lin Zhang boasted of his victories and challenged Qin Hao, while Zhuge Hong warned that he was no match for him.
• Lin Zhang angrily confronted Qin Hao after Qin Hao declined to fight, explaining he was grateful Lin Zhang had brought him pills and did not want to hurt him.
• Lin Zhang offered a mid-grade spirit stone as a wager and demanded that Qin Hao draw his weapon.
• Qin Hao accepted the duel and snapped off a tree branch to use as his weapon, leaving Lin Zhang furious at the apparent insult.

Qin Hao revealed his low-grade spirit artifact, the Setting Sun Sword, when Lin Zhang challenged him, then faced Lin Zhang in a duel at the Myriad Phenomena Grounds. The fight began with Qin Hao using the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art, leaving the elders astonished that he had mastered it.

• Lin Zhang displayed his lower-tier heaven-grade Thunderlight Gauntlets and mocked the Southern Reach, but Qin Hao drew the Setting Sun Sword and revealed it was a low-grade spirit artifact.
• Lin Zhang insisted his palm-soul cultivation would let him defeat Qin Hao despite the weapon, and they moved to the center of the grounds to fight.
• The disciples and elders discussed the duel, with the elders noting Lin Zhang's strength and wondering how much of the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art Qin Hao had learned.
• Lin Zhang attacked with Thunderclap Tyrant Palm, channeling his heart-soul realm and thunder soul through his gauntlets.
• Qin Hao activated the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art, sending the Setting Sun Sword at Lin Zhang and impressing the watching elders with his mastery of the Heaven-Rank sword art.