Recaps

Li Yunchan told Qin Hao about the Dongyin Sword Monument and the Li Family’s strength as they traveled toward their mission. Divine King Ziyang suspected Qin Hao and Li Yunchan might become a couple, while Jing Lie grew jealous and resolved not to show Li Yunchan mercy.

• Li Yunchan explained that the Dongyin Sword Monument held Divine King Dongyin’s sword insights and other sword experts’ teachings, possibly including a wisp of a Venerable expert’s sword qi.
• Li Yunchan said the Li Family had seven lower divine kings, though only three currently remained to guard the family.
• Divine King Ziyang suspected Li Yunchan had fallen for Qin Hao and decided to avoid offending the Li Family.
• Jing Lie watched Qin Hao and Li Yunchan with jealousy and resolved to show Li Yunchan no mercy.

Qin Hao and his companions arrived in Eastern Yin City after a journey of more than half a year, and he sensed the Dongyin Sword Monument’s Sword Qi as soon as they entered. He continued to refuse Li Yunchan’s invitations, remaining devoted to Mu Ziqing and wary of the dangers surrounding him.

• Qin Hao marveled at Eastern Yin City’s vast size as Li Yunchan explained its place among the Eastern Desolate Region’s greatest cities.
• Li Yunchan invited Qin Hao to visit Northern Nether City, but Qin Hao put off the idea.
• Eugene suggested Qin Hao could benefit from marrying Li Yunchan, but Qin Hao said he would remain faithful to his wife, Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao reflected that accepting Li Yunchan could put her at risk because of the threats posed by Lei Junyao and the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror.
• Divine King Ziyang led the group into Eastern Yin City, where Qin Hao immediately sensed the Dongyin Sword Monument’s Sword Qi.

Qin Hao sensed the Dongyin Sword Monument's sword qi across a separate plane and arrived with Divine King Ziyang and the others at Divine King Dongyin's manor. When Divine King Dongyin's protective sword qi reacted to Qin Hao, he recalled it after finding the unexpected response interesting.

• Qin Hao sensed the Dongyin Sword Monument's sword qi upon entering Eastern Yin City, while Li Yunchan and the others did not notice it.
• Divine King Ziyang led Qin Hao, Li Yunchan, Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang to the City Lord's Manor to meet Divine King Dongyin.
• Qin Hao and the others bowed to Divine King Dongyin, who greeted them warmly from his throne.
• Divine King Dongyin's protective sword qi surged toward Qin Hao, pinning down the sword qi and sword dao intent within him and alarming Divine King Ziyang.
• Divine King Dongyin recognized that Qin Hao had triggered his protective sword qi, called the incident interesting, and recalled the sword qi.

Qin Hao and the others delivered the Youying Soulstone to Divine King Dongyin, who rewarded them and granted them a month to cultivate at his Dongyin Sword Monument. Divine King Ziyang stayed behind in Eastern Yin City, leaving the group to travel on without him.

• Qin Hao reflected on how dangerous Divine King Lie Kong must be after experiencing the power of a Middle Divine King’s sword qi.
• Divine King Ziyang delivered the Youying Soulstone to Divine King Dongyin, who confirmed it was genuine and suppressed its leaking youying power.
• Divine King Dongyin gave Qin Hao, Li Yunchan, Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang 200,000 Low-Grade Origin Crystals each and invited them to cultivate at the Dongyin Sword Monument for up to one month.
• Divine King Ziyang told the group he would remain behind in Eastern Yin City, while Jing Lie and the others signaled their interest in targeting Qin Hao.
• A Half-Step Divine King guide led Qin Hao and the others to a formation, warned them to leave the Dongyin Sword Monument after one month, and transported them away.

Qin Hao and the others arrived at the dimensional space surrounding the Dongyin Sword Monument, where the monument’s Middle Divine King sword qi made progress difficult. Qin Hao used his sword Dao intent and embryonic void sword Dao intent to advance faster than Jing Lie and the others, and the chapter left him sweeping past Jing Lie.

• Qin Hao arrived with Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, Zang Dajiang, and Li Yunchan in a dimensional space close to the Void Land, where they felt the intense sword qi of the Dongyin Sword Monument.
• Jing Lie urged the group to cultivate quickly, and they began walking toward the monument under the crushing sword qi.
• Qin Hao released his sword Dao intent, embryonic void sword Dao intent, and divine soul power, reducing the pressure enough to move much faster.
• Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang watched Qin Hao pass them, while Jing Lie tried to speed up and then had to stop under the intensified pressure.
• Qin Hao swept past Jing Lie at a steady speed, leaving Jing Lie stunned and embarrassed.

Qin Hao endured the Dongyin Sword Monument’s overwhelming Sword Qi pressure and advanced beyond Jing Lie and Li Yunchan, though he could not reach the monument’s foot. He began comprehending the Sword Qi and discovered that it contained more than a hundred different intent realms.

• Jing Lie watched Qin Hao race ahead and angrily vowed to kill him in one month, while Li Yunchan also passed Jing Lie because of her Sword Dao affinity.
• Li Yunchan reached her limit about four thousand zhang from the monument, then sat down to comprehend it as she wondered who Qin Hao really was.
• Qin Hao continued until he was about three thousand six hundred zhang from the monument, where the Lower Divine King-level Sword Qi pressure forced him to stop.
• Qin Hao began sensing the monument’s pervasive Sword Qi and was astonished to find more than a hundred different intent realms within it.

Qin Hao spent half a month studying the many Sword Dao intent realms contained in the Dongyin Sword Monument, but worried that their variety had muddled his path. He realized they were different branches sharing the same root and awakened his own True Self Sword Dao.

• Qin Hao discovered that Divine King Dongyin had collected over a hundred Sword Dao intent realms in the Dongyin Sword Monument, and he began studying them.
• Qin Hao cultivated in the monument for half a month, absorbing most of its Sword Qi and transforming his Sword Intent.
• Qin Hao sensed that his blended Sword Dao felt patchwork and questioned whether studying so many intent realms had led him astray.
• Qin Hao realized that the different Sword Dao intent realms shared the same essence and were branches of the Sword Dao.
• Qin Hao defined his path as daring to challenge his own heart and advance without retreat, awakening the True Self Sword Dao.

After half a month of cultivation at the Dongyin Sword Monument, Qin Hao clarified his path as True Self Sword Dao and sensed an extraordinary strand of sword qi that pulled him into a fleeting vision of a figure swinging a sword. He could not find the strand again and wondered whether the vision had revealed a divine ability sword move.

• Qin Hao advanced his sword dao at the Dongyin Sword Monument and named his path True Self Sword Dao.
• Qin Hao sensed a strand of sword qi so sharp that it seemed capable of tearing space apart.
• Qin Hao was pulled into a black-and-white space, where a mysterious figure swung a longsword and space began to collapse.
• Qin Hao returned to the monument and found that the strand of sword qi had vanished.
• Qin Hao concluded that True Self Sword Dao had allowed him to perceive the strand and wondered if the sword swing was a divine ability sword move.

Qin Hao pushed through the Sword Qi pressure toward the Dongyin Sword Monument and sensed the Venerable Sword Qi more clearly as he approached. At about fifteen hundred zhang away, he encountered Xu Luo, Divine King Dongyin’s Personal Disciple, and both resumed cultivating without speaking.

• Qin Hao reasoned that moving closer to the Dongyin Sword Monument might let him sense and comprehend the Venerable Sword Qi despite his limited time.
• Qin Hao advanced through worsening Sword Qi pressure, sensing the Venerable Sword Qi grow clearer as he neared the monument.
• Qin Hao reached roughly fifteen hundred zhang from the Dongyin Sword Monument and judged that further progress would hinder his cultivation.
• Qin Hao noticed Xu Luo cultivating nearby and recognized him as Divine King Dongyin’s Personal Disciple.
• Xu Luo was astonished that an Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord had reached his position in half a month, but he let Qin Hao cultivate undisturbed.

Qin Hao approached the Dongyin Sword Monument and contemplated the Venerable Sword Qi, strengthening his True Self Sword Dao before being drawn into its Sword Qi Space. There he witnessed the opening move of the Crossing Karma, Returning to Dust Sword, and realized it could become a powerful trump card if he mastered it.

• Qin Hao sensed the Venerable Sword Qi near the Dongyin Sword Monument and focused on comprehending it with only half a month remaining.
• Qin Hao deepened his True Self Sword Dao as he contemplated the Venerable Sword Qi, though he could not fully understand it.
• The Venerable Sword Qi pulled Qin Hao into the Sword Qi Space, where a swordsman demonstrated a thunder-wreathed strike called Crossing Karma.
• Qin Hao was forced out of the Sword Qi Space and realized the Venerable Sword Qi carried an inheritance of the Crossing Karma, Returning to Dust Sword.
• Qin Hao learned that mastering Crossing Karma could let him slay enemies beyond his cultivation realm, potentially including a Lower Divine King.

Qin Hao repeatedly entered the Sword Qi Space to study the Crossing Karma Sword Move, but even after several days he could not grasp how its terrifying power worked. With ten days left, he calmed himself and resumed observing, while Xu Luo noticed Qin Hao’s change in bearing and wondered where the Venerable Sword Qi he sought could be found.

• Qin Hao realized the Crossing Karma Sword Move might let him kill a standard Lower Divine King, then repeatedly entered the Sword Qi Space to study it.
• Over several days, Qin Hao learned to see every movement of the sword strike but could not understand how it produced such immense power.
• Qin Hao considered whether his sword dao comprehension was too shallow, then resolved to spend his remaining ten days observing the move without forcing an outcome.
• Qin Hao calmed himself and entered the Sword Qi Space again.
• Xu Luo sensed the change in Qin Hao’s bearing, judged him a heaven-blessed genius, and lamented that he had not found the Venerable Sword Qi after nearly a hundred years.

Xu Luo continued failing to sense the venerable sword qi, while Qin Hao struggled to comprehend the Crossing Karma Sword Move before his deadline. A flash of insight into the strike’s pressure gave Qin Hao a new clue, though he had not yet mastered the move.

• After nearly a century of cultivation, Xu Luo still could not sense the venerable sword qi, but he encouraged himself to keep trying.
• Xu Luo spent another three days sensing sword qi without finding the venerable sword qi.
• With only two days left before his deadline, Qin Hao worried that he could imitate the Crossing Karma Sword Move but had not grasped its essence.
• Qin Hao entered the sword qi space again and watched the black-robed figure perform the sword strike.
• Feeling the strike’s pressure, Qin Hao realized it was more than a natural consequence of the venerable sword qi’s power and became excited by the insight.

Qin Hao discovered that Crossing Karma was a divine soul attack concealed within its sword radiance, and he rushed to study and deduce the move before time ran out. The Venerable’s sword intent began emanating from Qin Hao, and Xu Luo sensed the unfamiliar aura and looked toward him.

• Qin Hao repeatedly entered the sword qi space and realized that Crossing Karma’s pressure was central to the move.
• Qin Hao deduced that Crossing Karma was a divine soul attack hidden within tangible lightning sword radiance.
• With fewer than two days remaining, Qin Hao continued observing and simulating the move as the Venerable’s sword intent spread from him.
• Xu Luo sensed the unfamiliar sword intent while worrying that he had failed to find the opportunity at the Dongyin Sword Monument.
• Xu Luo recognized the aura as a sword Dao intent he had never studied and looked toward Qin Hao.

Xu Luo sensed the Venerable's Sword Qi radiating from Qin Hao and began trying to comprehend it himself. Qin Hao, meanwhile, identified the Crossing Karma Sword Move's core as the fusion of Divine Soul power and Sword Dao intent, and focused on learning how to perform it.

• Xu Luo recognized the Venerable's Sword Qi around Qin Hao and was shocked that an Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord had sensed it.
• Xu Luo decided he could also comprehend the Venerable's Sword Qi and began following its intent realm.
• Qin Hao briefly noticed the Sword Qi intent realm radiating from him, then returned his attention to the Crossing Karma Sword Move.
• Qin Hao realized the move fused Divine Soul power with Sword Dao intent, making its lightning a deceptive Divine Soul attack.
• Qin Hao concluded that mastering the move could let him defeat a Lower Divine King and resolved to learn its fusion method quickly.

Qin Hao struggled to fuse his divine soul with his true self sword Dao, enduring repeated injuries as he practiced at the Dongyin Sword Monument. On his final day there, Divine King Dongyin began forging a mid-grade divine weapon using the Youying Soulstone.

• Qin Hao discovered that his true self sword Dao threatened to tear apart his divine soul, so he tried weakening the sword Dao before bringing the two into contact.
• Qin Hao made countless painful attempts over four hours, relying on his divine soul's natural recovery and persisting until his final day of cultivation at the Dongyin Sword Monument.
• Divine King Dongyin prepared to forge a mid-grade divine weapon in a protected formation inside the City Lord's Manor.
• Divine King Dongyin took out the Soul-Sealing Casket and used his divine soul power to suppress the Youying Soulstone's youying power before beginning the final stage of the forging.

Divine King Dongyin removed the Youying Soulstone to use in forging a divine weapon, but its power unleashed a terrifying malevolent thought. The thought vanished after failing to affect Dongyin or his stone beast, though Dongyin remained unsure whether it was gone for good.

• Divine King Dongyin opened the Soul-Sealing Casket and removed the Youying Soulstone, whose power surged and broke through his divine soul barrier.
• A concealed Lower Divine King stone beast rushed in to protect Divine King Dongyin, but he sealed the spreading Youying Power and told it to leave.
• The Youying Soulstone released immense pressure and a malevolent thought that struck Divine King Dongyin, only to be repelled by his divine soul power and Sword Qi.
• The malevolent thought swept past the stone beast and vanished, leaving it shaken and Divine King Dongyin uncertain whether it had disappeared or merely departed.

Divine King Dongyin concluded that the malevolent intent had left the Youying Soulstone and would not hinder his weapon forging, while the intent secretly entered the Dongyin Sword Monument. It weakened under the monument’s sword qi as it raced toward Qin Hao and Xu Luo.

• Divine King Dongyin explained that the malevolent intent had escaped the Youying Soulstone, leaving it purer and more suitable for forging his divine weapon.
• The stone beast statue stood guard while Divine King Dongyin began refining the Youying Soulstone.
• The malevolent intent slipped through a spatial rift into the Dongyin Sword Monument without Divine King Dongyin noticing.
• Sword qi rapidly weakened the malevolent intent as it searched through the monument’s space.
• The malevolent intent passed Zang Dajiang and Wei Suhe, then swept past Jing Lie and Li Yunchan toward Qin Hao and Xu Luo.

Qin Hao made a difficult first fusion of his divine soul with True Self Sword Dao while studying the Crossing Karma Sword Move, but learned that each further fusion would require new experiments. After a fleeting chill passed through him, he assumed his month in the Dongyin Sword Monument was over and left, intent on mastering the move through future practice.

• Jing Lie and Li Yunchan felt a malicious chill but ignored it and continued cultivating as their month in the Dongyin Sword Monument neared its end.
• A weakened malicious thought crossed the sword-filled space and rushed toward Qin Hao, ignoring Xu Luo.
• Qin Hao recalled that he had fused a sliver of his divine soul with about one percent of True Self Sword Dao, but found that he could not repeat the process without further experimentation.
• Qin Hao admitted that the Crossing Karma Sword Move would take time to master, though he refused to give up on it.
• A sudden icy chill passed through Qin Hao, who found nothing wrong with his body or soul and assumed the month was up.
• Qin Hao concluded that he understood the Crossing Karma Sword Move's essence, then left without disturbing Xu Luo.

After a month at the Dongyin Sword Monument, Qin Hao left with major gains in sword dao and planned to return to Tianquan City for the Worry-Free Divine Amber. On his way out, he realized the ominous sensation he had felt might not have been the monument warning him, and he found Li Yunchan still cultivating.

• Qin Hao reflected on mastering true self sword dao and the opening form of the Crossing Karma Sword Move, then planned to buy the Worry-Free Divine Amber and strengthen himself against three powerful foes.
• Xu Luo sensed Qin Hao leaving and resolved to spend a month seeking an opportunity in the venerable sword qi before challenging him someday.
• Qin Hao noticed Li Yunchan had advanced to a point three thousand zhang from the monument and sensed her sword dao had improved greatly.
• Qin Hao realized Li Yunchan had received no warning, so the chilling sensation he had felt might not have come from the Dongyin Sword Monument; he searched his body and soul but found nothing.
• Qin Hao approached Li Yunchan as she sensed him and opened her eyes, a streak of sword radiance flashing in them.

Qin Hao and Li Yunchan discussed their plans after completing the mission, and Qin Hao declined her romantic hopes while considering her offer of treasures. After they ignored Jing Lie, he swore to kill Qin Hao as soon as he left Eastern Yin City.

• Qin Hao restrained his true self Sword Dao after Li Yunchan sensed his powerful Sword Dao intent realm, and both concealed their strength to avoid attracting enemies.
• Qin Hao said he would return to Tianquan City and cultivate, disappointing Li Yunchan, who then asked him to visit the Li Family so she could repay him for saving her life.
• Qin Hao considered the treasures Li Yunchan might offer but prioritized entering the Tianquan Cave Abode and strengthening cultivators from the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain.
• Qin Hao and Li Yunchan walked past Jing Lie without engaging him, enraging the half-step Divine King.
• Jing Lie vowed that Qin Hao would die as soon as he left Eastern Yin City.

Jing Lie resolved to kill Qin Hao and take Li Yunchan, while Li Yunchan warned Qin Hao that Jing Lie and his allies were extremely dangerous. Qin Hao refused to delay his return to Tianquan City, and Li Yunchan decided she would protect him if necessary.

• Jing Lie suspected Qin Hao had become close to Li Yunchan, grew furious, and planned to kill him before forcing himself on her.
• As Qin Hao and Li Yunchan left the plaza near the Dongyin Sword Monument, she urged him to stay in Eastern Yin City.
• Li Yunchan warned Qin Hao that Jing Lie could fight two half-step divine kings at once and that Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang could help him.
• Qin Hao refused to change course, explaining that he needed to return to Tianquan City for the Worry-Free Divine Amber and the Tianquan Cave Abode.
• Li Yunchan resolved to cover Qin Hao's retreat and protect him, even if doing so put her own life and chastity at risk.

Qin Hao and Li Yunchan left the Dongyin Sword Monument and were dismissed from the Eastern Yin City Lord's Manor, while Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang followed them through the city. Li Yunchan grabbed Qin Hao's hand and hurried him toward the outskirts, provoking Jing Lie, who began addressing his companions in anger.

• Qin Hao, Li Yunchan, Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang returned from the Dongyin Sword Monument to the Eastern Yin City Lord's Manor.
• The middle-aged man dismissed the five and privately noted Qin Hao's sword talent, unaware that he had comprehended Venerable Sword Qi and the Crossing Karma Sword Move.
• Qin Hao strolled through Eastern Yin City with Li Yunchan while Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang followed behind them.
• Li Yunchan grabbed Qin Hao's hand and pulled him toward the city's outskirts as Jing Lie watched in fury.
• Jing Lie told Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang to listen as he struggled to contain his rage.

Jing Lie enlisted Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang to pursue Qin Hao and seize Li Yunchan, promising them Qin Hao’s treasures and a share in his future power. As they fled into the starry sky, Li Yunchan offered Qin Hao her Heavenly Net Talisman, but Jing Lie caught sight of it and confronted them.

• Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang agreed to help Jing Lie kill Qin Hao and hold Li Yunchan back in exchange for Qin Hao’s treasures.
• Jing Lie revealed that he intended to take Li Yunchan by force and make her his wife, hoping her family’s support would help him become a Lower Divine King.
• Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang chased Qin Hao and Li Yunchan out of Eastern Yin City into the starry sky.
• Li Yunchan gave Qin Hao her Heavenly Net Talisman and urged him to use it to escape if Jing Lie caught up.
• Qin Hao refused to leave Li Yunchan behind, and Jing Lie angrily called out after noticing the talisman.

Jing Lie pursued Qin Hao and Li Yunchan outside Eastern Yin City, intent on claiming Li Yunchan as his Dao Companion. When Jing Lie struck at Qin Hao with a powerful saber slash, Qin Hao pushed Li Yunchan out of danger and prepared to face the attack.

• Jing Lie declared that Li Yunchan belonged to him and charged after her and Qin Hao with Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang close behind.
• Cultivators outside Eastern Yin City watched Jing Lie pursue the pair and speculated that Qin Hao was doomed against a half-step Divine King.
• Li Yunchan urged Qin Hao to escape and offered him the Heavenly Net Talisman, but Qin Hao returned it to her.
• Jing Lie caught up and slashed at Qin Hao's arm with his saber, frightening the onlookers and leaving Li Yunchan unable to dodge.
• Qin Hao released Li Yunchan's hand and pushed her away just before Jing Lie's blade light struck where he had stood.

Qin Hao survived Jing Lie’s powerful strike and, angered by Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang attacking Li Yunchan, prepared to retaliate. Jing Lie believed Qin Hao was dead and turned his attention to Li Yunchan, but a streak of sword light caught his eye.

• Jing Lie’s blade strike engulfed Qin Hao, but Qin Hao’s true self sword Dao blocked its shock waves.
• Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang surrounded Li Yunchan as she watched the blade light in despair.
• Qin Hao remembered Wei Suhe’s role in the Soul-Sealing Casket incident and wondered whether the Youying Soulstone’s divine soul was connected to the chill he had sensed.
• Qin Hao summoned the Star Sea Sword and sent a sharp streak of sword radiance toward his enemies.
• Jing Lie assumed Qin Hao was dead and gloated that he could take Li Yunchan as his wife, then froze when a streak of light flashed past him.