Recaps

Qin Hao discovered that the swords in the Sword Grotto shared identical runes and realized that together they formed the One-Armed Sword Saint’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin. He began collecting the weapons, intending to subdue and refine them.

• Five Heaven Grade swords attacked Qin Hao, and he restrained them with Destructive Qi.
• The swords’ identical Mystic Runes activated together, combining their power beyond that of a High Rank Heavenly Artifact.
• Qin Hao examined other weapons and found that their runes matched the five swords’ runes.
• Qin Hao realized that the Sword Grotto’s ten thousand swords were Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, left behind by the One-Armed Sword Saint.
• Qin Hao drew the five swords into the Supreme Sword Tower and began catching and collecting more weapons.

Qin Hao entered the Sword Grotto and battled the three Spirit Artifact brothers, who controlled the Treasure Swords forming Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin. He endured their attacks with his Destruction Sword Domain and drew the brothers toward him, then sent the youngest Spirit Artifact into the Supreme Sword Tower.

• Qin Hao collected Treasure Swords in the Sword Grotto, prompting the three Spirit Artifact brothers to activate the remaining swords.
• The brothers formed the Treasure Swords into a vast Sword Formation and ordered Qin Hao to leave, but he declared that he would become their master.
• Qin Hao used his Destruction Sword Domain to withstand the ten thousand Treasure Swords and advanced toward the three brothers.
• The three Spirit Artifact brothers charged Qin Hao, and the youngest vanished when he approached the Destruction Sword Domain.

Qin Hao captured the three Artifact Spirit brothers and collected every Treasure Sword in the Sword Grotto. When he entered the Supreme Sword Tower, the brothers saw the Lingxiao Divine Sword and Mysterious Cloth Armor and submitted to him.

• Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to catch Big Brother and Second Brother and draw them into the Supreme Sword Tower with Third Brother.
• Qin Hao collected all the Treasure Swords in the Sword Grotto and stored them in the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao entered the tower and found the three Artifact Spirit brothers trembling before the Lingxiao Divine Sword and Mysterious Cloth Armor.
• The three Artifact Spirit brothers greeted Qin Hao as their master and knelt in submission.

Qin Hao made the Artifact Spirit brothers his followers and learned how Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin worked before refining over three thousand Treasure Swords. He left the Sword Grotto to continue toward the Primordial Domain, only to see the Mountain Peak collapse behind him.

• Qin Hao named the three Artifact Spirits Jian Yi, Jian Er, and Jian San, then learned that Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin required refining its Treasure Swords.
• Qin Hao spent ten days refining the three Spirit Artifacts and found that many Treasure Sword patterns resembled the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art.
• After one month in the Supreme Sword Tower, Qin Hao had refined more than three thousand low- and mid-tier Earth Grade Treasure Swords.
• Qin Hao left the Sword Grotto, intending to continue toward the Primordial Domain and meet Mu Ziqing.
• The Mountain Peak split open and began collapsing, leaving Qin Hao staring at the destruction.

Qin Hao emerged from the collapsed Sword Grotto with the three Artifact Spirit brothers and revealed that he had obtained the One-Armed Sword Saint’s “Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.” After promising the Sword Pool City Lord, Liu Jie, to pass on his message to the One-Armed Sword Saint, Qin Hao prepared to leave for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament with first place as his goal.

• The Sword Grotto collapsed, and the Sword Pool City Lord hurried to the site, suspecting Qin Hao was involved.
• Qin Hao told Liu Jie that “Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin” was a Sword Formation made from the ten thousand Treasure Swords.
• Qin Hao summoned the three Artifact Spirit brothers, who greeted him as their master, convincing Liu Jie that Qin Hao had uncovered the Sword Grotto’s secret and subdued them.
• Liu Jie asked Qin Hao to deliver his humble greetings to the One-Armed Sword Saint if Qin Hao ever reached the Star Sea, and Qin Hao solemnly promised.
• Liu Jie urged Qin Hao to go to Central Continent for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, and Qin Hao resolved to claim first place.

Qin Hao reunited with Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast after leaving the Sword Grotto, surprising Fang Lang with his breakthrough to Saint Martial Realm Third Layer. As they traveled toward the Fang Family, Qin Hao sensed Jiao Hong secretly following them and decided to kill him after parting ways with Fang Lang.

• Qin Hao met Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast, and Fang Lang was astonished by Qin Hao's rapid cultivation breakthrough.
• Fang Lang realized that the collapsed Sword Grotto was the mountain Qin Hao had emerged from, and Qin Hao explained what he knew about its collapse.
• Fang Lang invited Qin Hao to visit the Fang Family in Profound Sun City, and Qin Hao accepted.
• As Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast traveled north, Qin Hao detected Jiao Hong secretly trailing them.
• Qin Hao resolved to deal with Jiao Hong after Fang Lang returned to the Fang Family and they parted ways.

Qin Hao weighed his chances against Jiao Hong while resolving to grow stronger, and Jiao Hong chose to follow him cautiously rather than give up the chance to seize his treasures. Qin Hao and Fang Lang reached Profound Sun City, where Fang Lang celebrated his return by handing out Spirit Stones.

• Qin Hao considered using his domains, Demonic Qi Black Spheres, and treasures against Jiao Hong, but decided he needed to cultivate further.
• Jiao Hong judged that attacking Qin Hao alone was too dangerous and decided to keep following until a safe opportunity appeared.
• On the journey to Profound Sun City, Qin Hao cultivated, contemplated Destruction World, and refined Treasure Swords, advancing toward the Saint Martial Realm Fourth Layer.
• Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast arrived at Profound Sun City, where Fang Lang was excited to return home after more than a year away.
• Profound Sun City guards recognized Fang Lang, and he rewarded them with Low-Grade Spirit Stones as onlookers learned he had returned.

Fang Heng urged Fang Lang to mature and take responsibility for the Fang Family, and Fang Lang vowed to lead the family to glory. The crowd then recognized Qin Hao, while Fang Lang warned Fang Heng not to target his brother.

• Fang Lang scattered Spirit Stones at the city gate until Fang Heng and other Fang Family Disciples arrived.
• Fang Heng told Fang Lang he had failed to obtain a Fang Family Token and urged him to set aside his feud with Fang Ming and grow into a leader.
• Fang Lang bowed to Fang Heng and the other Disciples, promising to lead the Fang Family to glory, and they accepted him.
• Fang Heng recognized Qin Hao, prompting the crowd to praise Qin Hao for defeating Wang Xuan and winning a hundred consecutive matches in the Sword Pool Tournament.
• Fang Lang warned Fang Heng not to harm Qin Hao, and Fang Heng replied that he could not defeat him.

Qin Hao entered the Fang Family’s stronghold in Profound Sun City, where Fang Lang’s relatives welcomed him and warned that Fang Xiong might challenge him over Fang Ming. After dinner and a night of cultivation, Qin Hao broke through to the Saint Martial Realm Fourth Layer.

• Fang Heng warned Qin Hao that Fang Xiong had left seclusion to seek justice for Fang Ming, while Fang Lang vowed to protect Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao dismissed the threat and entered the Fang Family Mansion with Fang Lang.
• Fang Lang’s second uncle and aunt welcomed Qin Hao, thanked him for supporting Fang Lang, and treated him warmly.
• After dinner, Qin Hao cultivated in his guest room and broke through to the Saint Martial Realm Fourth Layer.

Qin Hao consolidated his cultivation and learned that Fang Lang had secured a place on the trip to the Central Continent, though he would first train in seclusion for six months. Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast sold their Demon-Suppressing Pool treasures at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, where the appraisal left them with a total value of twenty-four million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

• Qin Hao consolidated his cultivation at the Saint Martial Realm Fourth Layer and prepared to settle matters with Jiao Hong.
• Fang Lang told Qin Hao that the Old Ancestor had awarded him a place on the Central Continent trip but required him to train in seclusion for six months first.
• Fang Lang revealed that he had found a buyer for their Demon-Suppressing Pool treasures, and Qin Hao agreed to sell them at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion under the Fang Family's name.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang met Pavilion Master Elder, who confirmed that the Demonic Qi-tainted materials had a legitimate origin and could be sold.
• Elder appraised the two Storage Spirit Rings at twelve million Low-Grade Spirit Stones each, totaling twenty-four million.

Qin Hao sold materials at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, received a Purple-Gold Jade Pendant from Qian Buduo, and bought breakthrough pills for the Cloudwing Beast. As Qin Hao prepared to leave, Lingxiaozi sensed an item belonging to the Heavenly Spirit Race on the pavilion’s first floor.

• Qian Buduo gave Qin Hao a Purple-Gold Jade Pendant that granted a fifteen-percent discount, explaining that he valued Qin Hao’s potential.
• Qin Hao asked about pills to help the Cloudwing Beast break through to the Saint Martial Realm, and Qian Buduo sold him ten Earth Origin Pills and ten Origin-Breaking Pills.
• Fang Lang noticed that Qin Hao had broken through again and marveled at his progress.
• Qin Hao examined the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s goods on the first floor and reflected on the gap between the Southern Reach and stronger regions.
• Lingxiaozi sensed an item belonging to the Heavenly Spirit Race in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

Qin Hao discovered that the dusty incomplete Gauntlet he bought at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion belonged to the same Heavenly Spirit Race set as his mysterious Cloth Armor. After leaving the pavilion with Fang Lang, he was confronted by Fang Xiong.

• Lingxiaozi directed Qin Hao to a dusty Gauntlet that he sensed came from the Heavenly Spirit Race.
• Qin Hao bought the incomplete Gauntlet and a Boundless Stone for thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Inside the Supreme Sword Tower, the Gauntlet and Cloth Armor revealed Mystic Runes and joined together, confirming they were part of a set.
• Qin Hao and Lingxiaozi wondered about the set's missing pieces and its ancient owner before Qin Hao left the pavilion with Fang Lang.
• A powerful voice called Qin Hao as he and Fang Lang exited the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and Fang Lang recognized the caller as Fang Xiong.

Qin Hao faced Fang Xiong, who challenged him under the pretext of seeking justice for Fang Ming. Qin Hao defeated Fang Xiong with one sword strike, leaving the onlookers shocked.

• Fang Xiong confronted Qin Hao in Profound Sun City and demanded that he take a strike from his Blade Laws.
• Qin Hao told Fang Xiong he was no match for him and that he had no interest in fighting.
• Fang Xiong unleashed his cultivation and Blade Domain, then swung his Great Saber at Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao stopped the Cloudwing Beast from intervening and countered with a single sword strike.
• Qin Hao sent Fang Xiong flying hundreds of meters, leaving Fang Xiong trembling and the crowd stunned.

Qin Hao defeated Fang Xiong with one strike and left Profound Sun City with the Cloudwing Beast, while Fang Lang resolved to train and meet him again in Central Continent. Jiao Hong abandoned his plan to kill Qin Hao, but a terrifying Venerable’s pressure and a gigantic palm suddenly attacked him.

• Qin Hao defeated Fang Xiong with one strike, and Fang Xiong thanked him for showing mercy before deciding to enter ten years of seclusion at Red Cliff.
• Qin Hao met Fang Lang outside Profound Sun City, said farewell, and departed with the Cloudwing Beast toward the Absolute Immortal Domain.
• Fang Lang returned to the city, determined to follow the Old Ancestor’s plan and train until he could impress Qin Hao at their next meeting.
• Jiao Hong concluded that he could not kill Qin Hao and decided to seek a breakthrough to the Venerable Martial Realm instead.
• A terrifying Venerable’s pressure descended on Jiao Hong, and a gigantic palm appeared and slammed toward him.

The Fang Family's Old Ancestor struck down Jiao Hong to remove the threat to Qin Hao, and Qin Hao fled after sensing a powerful Venerable's attack. Jiao Hong survived by feigning death and escaped, leaving the Old Ancestor to decide that his injuries would keep him from threatening Qin Hao again.

• The Fang Family's Old Ancestor used an illusory palm to crush a mountain and seemingly kill Jiao Hong, explaining that he had repaid Qin Hao for helping someone in the Fang Family.
• Lingxiaozi warned Qin Hao that a top-tier Venerable had acted nearby, so Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to flee north.
• The Fang Family's Old Ancestor sensed Qin Hao's departure, guessed he had detected the attack, and chose not to question him.
• Several days later, Jiao Hong emerged from underground gravely wounded and fled, blaming Qin Hao for asking the Fang Family's Old Ancestor to attack him.
• The Fang Family's Old Ancestor found that Jiao Hong had escaped but chose not to pursue him, judging that his injuries and declining cultivation would leave him unable to match Qin Hao.

Qin Hao traveled toward Absolute Immortal Domain, strengthened his Vitality Domain into a Vitality Sword Domain, and watched the Cloudwing Beast make a dramatic breakthrough. In Northern Source City, the beast sensed an unknown threat, while Qin Hao learned that the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had ranked him tenth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

• Qin Hao left Profound Sun City and decided not to pursue Jiao Hong after realizing Jiao Hong had stopped chasing him.
• Qin Hao cultivated the Vitality Laws, and the Cloudwing Beast broke through to Level Four, reaching the strength of a Saint Martial Realm Third Layer Grandmaster.
• Qin Hao sparred with the Cloudwing Beast, then advanced his Vitality Domain to the first rank and converted it into the Vitality Sword Domain.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast arrived in Northern Source City, where the beast grew uneasy as if sensing a threat.
• Qin Hao heard diners say that the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had ranked him tenth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking after his victories in Sword Pool City and Profound Sun City.

Qin Hao learned that Xu Batian had risen to second place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and heard about the upcoming Absolute Immortal Domain Tea Gathering, where the top geniuses might challenge Duanmu Xuan. He left for Absolute Immortal City, still intending to visit True Person Ling Yuan and then travel to the Primordial Domain to find Mu Ziqing.

• Qin Hao considered that tenth place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking was not enough to secure a Top Ten spot at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Qin Hao overheard that Xu Batian had broken through to the Eighth Layer of Saint Martial Realm and moved up to second place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Qin Hao learned that Xu Batian and Xia Weize might contend for second place at the Tea Gathering in six months, while Duanmu Xuan remained the expected first-place contender.
• Qin Hao decided to go to Absolute Immortal City, paid the restaurant bill, and left with the Cloudwing Beast on his shoulder.
• A diner recognized the Cloudwing Beast and realized that Qin Hao had just been in the restaurant.

Qin Hao reached the outskirts of the Absolute Immortal Mountains, where the Cloudwing Beast sensed an important, unsettling aura deep within, and he promised to investigate after visiting True Person Ling Yuan. In Absolute Immortal City, Lin Zhang struggled to meet his teacher’s cultivation demands and thought eagerly of Qin Hao, whose recent feats had left him astonished.

• Qin Hao surveyed the immense Absolute Immortal Mountains and sensed many powerful monsters within them.
• The Cloudwing Beast reacted to an extraordinary aura deep in the mountains, and Qin Hao agreed to investigate it after visiting True Person Ling Yuan.
• Qin Hao sent Lin Zhang a message as he continued toward Absolute Immortal City.
• Lin Zhang trained in Ling Yuan Hall, pressured by True Person Ling Yuan to reach the Saint Martial Realm Second Layer within a month.
• Lin Zhang recalled learning that Qin Hao had survived the Demon-Suppressing Pool and risen to fame through victories in the Sword Pool Tournament and Profound Sun City.
• Lin Zhang marveled at how far Qin Hao’s strength had advanced since their meeting at the Myriad Phenomena Hall.

Lin Zhang received word that Qin Hao was approaching Absolute Immortal City and learned that True Person Ling Yuan wanted him brought to Ling Yuan Hall. He set out with Ding Qiongwei and Ning Qianxue to meet Qin Hao.

• Lin Zhang gave up trying to cultivate and eagerly hoped Qin Hao would arrive so he could leave and have fun.
• After Qin Hao sent a message, Lin Zhang tried to leave, but True Person Ling Yuan stopped him and ordered him to bring Qin Hao to Ling Yuan Hall.
• Lin Zhang met Ding Qiongwei and Ning Qianxue, who questioned why he had left despite being forbidden to go out before reaching the Saint Martial Realm Second Layer.
• Lin Zhang explained that Qin Hao was coming, and Ding Qiongwei guessed True Person Ling Yuan wanted to meet him because of his connection to Venerable Hun Yan.
• Ding Qiongwei and Ning Qianxue decided to accompany Lin Zhang, who warned Ning Qianxue not to cause trouble.

Qin Hao arrived at Absolute Immortal City and reunited with Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue. After the Cloudwing Beast eagerly settled on Ding Qiongwei’s shoulder and Lin Zhang teased Qin Hao about her, Qin Hao reminded himself that he was committed to Mu Ziqing.

• Qin Hao reflected on the powerful Warriors in Absolute Immortal City and wondered whether Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, Chu Xu, and Jian Changfeng had traveled safely.
• Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue flew out to welcome Qin Hao at the city gate.
• The Cloudwing Beast leaped from Qin Hao’s shoulder and nestled contentedly against Ding Qiongwei, provoking Ning Qianxue’s jealousy.
• Lin Zhang teased Ning Qianxue about the Cloudwing Beast choosing Ding Qiongwei, and Ding Qiongwei told them both to stop arguing.
• Lin Zhang whispered that he would hand Ding Qiongwei over to Qin Hao, while Qin Hao considered her beauty and reaffirmed his commitment to Mu Ziqing.

Qin Hao reunited with Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue, then learned that True Person Ling Yuan had summoned him. He went to Ling Yuan Hall to meet the Venerable, while his companions waited outside.

• Qin Hao greeted Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue, and Lin Zhang thanked him for saving him at Dragon Refining Mountain.
• Lin Zhang teased Qin Hao about Ding Qiongwei and offering him other senior sisters, so Ding Qiongwei sent him flying twice.
• Ding Qiongwei told Qin Hao that True Person Ling Yuan wanted to see him and offered to take him to Ling Yuan Hall.
• Ning Qianxue and Lin Zhang praised Qin Hao's Hundred Consecutive Wins at the Sword Pool Tournament and his tenth place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking as they traveled.
• Ding Qiongwei stopped outside Ling Yuan Hall, where Qin Hao entered to meet True Person Ling Yuan with the Cloudwing Beast.

Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast entered Ling Yuan Hall and watched True Person Ling Yuan refine Purple Thunder Pills. After gifting them the three Low-Grade Heaven Grade pills, True Person Ling Yuan heard Qin Hao begin to explain why they had come.

• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast entered Ling Yuan Hall and found True Person Ling Yuan refining pills in a massive furnace.
• They endured the intense heat as Ling Yuan finished refining three Low-Grade Heaven Grade Purple Thunder Pills, regretting that impurities had kept them from reaching High-Grade Heaven Grade.
• Ling Yuan noticed Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast, remembered that he had asked Lin Zhang to bring them, and praised Qin Hao's cultivation.
• Ling Yuan examined the Cloudwing Beast and gave Qin Hao the three Purple Thunder Pills as a meeting gift.
• Qin Hao thanked Ling Yuan and began explaining that Venerable Hun Yan had sent him to complete a task, while recalling Ling Yuan's help when the Cloudwing Beast was gravely injured.

Qin Hao visited True Person Ling Yuan to thank him, but learned that Venerable Hun Yan had gone to the Star Sea and had arranged a Black Mirror Trial to strengthen him. True Person Ling Yuan warned that three worlds would compete in the upcoming Azure Flame Grand Tournament, leaving Qin Hao with only a slim chance of reaching the Top Hundred even if he passed the trial.

• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast told True Person Ling Yuan they had come to thank him, not ask for pills.
• True Person Ling Yuan revealed that Venerable Hun Yan had traveled to the Star Sea through a one-way Teleportation Array in the Southern Sea.
• True Person Ling Yuan gave Qin Hao the Black Mirror and said his Saint Martial Realm Fourth Layer cultivation qualified him for its nine-stage trial.
• True Person Ling Yuan told Qin Hao that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament was one year and three months away and would include the True Martial Continent, the Torch Dragon World, and the Ten Directions World.
• True Person Ling Yuan warned Qin Hao that he would need to pass the Black Mirror Trial to have even a slim chance of reaching the tournament's Top Hundred.

Qin Hao refused to give up on the Azure Flame Grand Tournament and vowed to complete the Black Mirror trial. True Person Ling Yuan gave him a map to a secret land in the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range that the Cloudwing Beast might be able to enter, leaving Qin Hao to decide whether to risk the journey.

• Qin Hao rejected the idea of waiting ten years and said he would pass the Black Mirror trial and strive to reach the Azure Flame Grand Tournament’s Top Hundred.
• True Person Ling Yuan explained that the Black Mirror’s nine trials tested Domains through the ninth tier and that its original rewards had already been claimed.
• True Person Ling Yuan told Qin Hao about a secret land in the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range that Venerables could not enter, and said only powerful, gifted members of the Demon Race could survive there.
• True Person Ling Yuan suggested that the Cloudwing Beast’s Divine Beast Bloodline and innate Divine Ability might let it enter the secret land, but warned that the opportunity was dangerous.
• True Person Ling Yuan gave Qin Hao a map to the secret land and said the Twelve-Winged Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent knew about it, while ordering Qin Hao not to leave the Absolute Immortal Domain before completing the Black Mirror trial.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast examined the map, bowed to True Person Ling Yuan, and left the hall.

Qin Hao learned that he must complete the Black Mirror Trial to travel to Central Continent and enter the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, so he went to ask the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent about the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range. Ding Qiongwei followed to help him, while Lin Zhang and Ning Qianxue secretly concluded that she liked Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao told Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue that Senior Ling Yuan had set him the difficult Black Mirror Trial, and they learned that competitors from Torch Dragon World and Ten Directions World would join the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Qin Hao asked where the Twelve-Winged Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent was and headed to Back Mountain with the eager Cloudwing Beast.
• Ding Qiongwei guessed that Qin Hao wanted to ask about the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range and ordered Lin Zhang and Ning Qianxue back to Cultivation.
• Ding Qiongwei decided to follow Qin Hao and help him, concerned that the dangerous mountains would be unfamiliar to him.
• Lin Zhang and Ning Qianxue secretly watched Ding Qiongwei leave and argued over whether she liked Qin Hao.