Recaps

Ding Qiongwei guided Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast through Ling Yuan Hall’s Back Mountain to find the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent. The Cloudwing Beast subdued the serpent, who had once entered the Demon Race Secret Land in the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range, leaving Qin Hao poised to question him about it.

• Ding Qiongwei joined Qin Hao and offered to lead him to the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent while Lin Zhang and Junior Sister Ning stayed behind to train.
• Ding Qiongwei introduced Qin Hao to the powerful Fierce Tiger, who recognized the Cloudwing Beast’s Divine Beast Bloodline and let them pass.
• Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei saw that Ling Yuan Hall’s Monsters cultivated and received Pills in return for guarding the Hall and performing tasks.
• At a Waterfall, the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent recognized the Cloudwing Beast and tried to flee, but the Cloudwing Beast used its Spatial Divine Ability to stop him.
• Ding Qiongwei explained that the serpent had entered the Demon Race Secret Land once, and the Cloudwing Beast pinned him down as Qin Hao prepared to ask about it.

After learning that the Demon Race Secret Land contained a difficult Assessment, the Cloudwing Beast decided to enter and seek the chance to grow stronger. Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei set out with it, while two young men spotted Ding Qiongwei on the street and one identified her to his junior brother.

• The Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent told the Cloudwing Beast that the Demon Race Secret Land's Assessment was difficult, admitted only Monsters with Divine Beast Bloodline, and was guarded by a powerful Monster.
• The Cloudwing Beast resolved to enter the secret land, hoping to gain strength and keep pace with Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao supported the Cloudwing Beast's decision, and Ding Qiongwei offered to lead them to the secret land.
• Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei left Ling Yuan Hall and walked through Absolute Immortal City with the Cloudwing Beast.
• Two young men saw Ding Qiongwei, and one told Junior Brother Wei that she was Senior Sister Ding.

Ge Tao and his junior disciple Wei Ranxuan confronted Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei over their relationship, and Wei Ranxuan attacked Qin Hao. Qin Hao stopped him with a shout that left him bleeding from every opening.

• Wei Ranxuan saw Ding Qiongwei walking beside Qin Hao and, believing Ge Tao was pursuing her, went to confront them.
• Ding Qiongwei told Wei Ranxuan she did not know him and showed her dislike for Ge Tao when he arrived.
• Ge Tao demanded to know why Ding Qiongwei let Qin Hao call her Weiwei, and she told him Qin Hao was her friend and their relationship was none of his business.
• Ge Tao told Qin Hao he was not going anywhere, and Qin Hao ordered him to get lost.
• Wei Ranxuan attacked Qin Hao, but Qin Hao's shout stopped him and made blood pour from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.

Qin Hao defeated Wei Ranxuan and Ge Tao after they attacked him, revealing himself as the rising genius ranked tenth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. He left for the city gates with Ding Qiongwei, while Ge Tao nursed a bitter grudge.

• Wei Ranxuan attacked Qin Hao and was severely wounded by a single word, prompting Ge Tao to retaliate.
• Ge Tao unleashed his Seventh-Tier Domain and attacked Qin Hao, but Ding Qiongwei tried to block him.
• Qin Hao stopped Ding Qiongwei and broke Ge Tao's arm with one punch, sending him flying beside Wei Ranxuan.
• The onlookers recognized Qin Hao as the newly prominent genius ranked tenth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei continued toward the city gates as Wei Ranxuan helped Ge Tao up, and Ge Tao swore inwardly at Qin Hao's humiliation of him.

After Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan plotted to seek help from Mo Hong, Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei left Absolute Immortal City for the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range. As the Cloudwing Beast’s mysterious summons grew stronger, Qin Hao suspected a powerful Great Demon was clearing their path to the Demon Race Secret Land and prepared to protect the beast.

• Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan discussed asking Mo Hong, Heavenly Origin Island’s strongest core disciple, to take revenge on Qin Hao after they recovered.
• Ding Qiongwei apologized to Qin Hao for involving him with Ge Tao, but felt hurt when Qin Hao made clear he did not need her explanation.
• Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei flew to the Absolute Immortal Mountain Range, where the Cloudwing Beast grew increasingly excited.
• Qin Hao noticed that only weak Demon Beasts appeared despite the mountain range’s reputation, and suspected a powerful Great Demon was controlling the area.
• Qin Hao wondered whether the Great Demon was guiding them toward the Demon Race Secret Land and vowed to flee with the Cloudwing Beast if danger arose.

Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei reached the Demon Race Secret Land, where the Cloudwing Beast entered while Qin Hao was nearly overwhelmed by the basin’s Formation. After he recovered, a powerful voice warned him not to touch the secret land again, leaving him unable to follow the Cloudwing Beast inside.

• Ding Qiongwei and Qin Hao found the mist-covered Demon Race Secret Land and sensed the danger of its Formation.
• The Cloudwing Beast entered the basin, and Qin Hao touched the Formation and was struck by freezing Demon Aura.
• Qin Hao used the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art and most of his True Essence Springs to stop the Demon Aura from spreading through his arm.
• Qin Hao spent several hours restoring his True Essence and expelling the Demon Aura, while Ding Qiongwei watched anxiously.
• A powerful voice warned Qin Hao that he would die if he tried to touch the Demon Race Secret Land again.

Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei left the Demon Race Secret Land after its guardian assured Qin Hao that the Cloudwing Beast would survive the assessment. Back at the edge of the Absolute Immortal Mountains, Qin Hao focused on passing all nine stages of the Black Mirror Trial so he could leave the Absolute Immortal Domain.

• Qin Hao faced the Demon Race Secret Land's powerful guardian, who confirmed that the Cloudwing Beast would not die during the assessment and ordered Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei to leave.
• Qin Hao thanked the guardian and departed with Ding Qiongwei, while the guardian watched the Cloudwing Beast defeat a battle puppet and hoped he would pass the assessment.
• Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei fought their way out of the Absolute Immortal Mountains, and Qin Hao killed a high-stage Level Four Monster in three sword strikes.
• Ding Qiongwei reflected on Qin Hao's strength and her growing feelings for him as they reached the mountains' edge.
• Qin Hao resolved to pass all nine stages of the Black Mirror Trial as quickly as possible, since he could not leave the Absolute Immortal Domain until he did.

Qin Hao entered the Black Mirror to begin its Ninefold Trial and faced a simulated opponent who wielded the Destruction Sword Domain. Though Qin Hao’s Seventh-Order domain overwhelmed the opponent’s First-Order domain, the Black Mirror Man resisted for several breaths, leaving Qin Hao stunned.

• Ding Qiongwei wished Qin Hao success in the Black Mirror Ninefold Trial before returning to Cultivation in low spirits.
• Qin Hao found a secluded Mansion, poured True Essence into the Black Mirror, and was enveloped by its black mist.
• Qin Hao appeared in a dark space where the first Black Mirror Man revealed it had detected his domains and would test his Destruction Sword Domain.
• The Black Mirror Man attacked with a First-Order Destruction Sword Domain, and Qin Hao countered with his Seventh-Order domain.
• Qin Hao’s stronger domain ultimately crushed the Black Mirror Man’s, but the opponent endured for five or six breaths and left Qin Hao shocked.

Qin Hao passed the first five Black Mirror trials while studying the Black Mirror Men’s extraordinary control over their Destruction Sword Domains. The Sixth Trial began with a speaking Black Mirror Man who challenged Qin Hao to withstand one strike, and Qin Hao was stunned by the power of his single Destruction Greatsword.

• Qin Hao realized that the Black Mirror Man’s mastery of Domain control let him withstand Qin Hao’s Seventh-Order Destruction Sword Domain far longer than expected.
• Qin Hao studied how the Second-Order Domain split its Swords of Destruction, then passed the second trial after the Black Mirror Man endured fifteen breaths.
• Qin Hao passed the third, fourth, and fifth trials as the Black Mirror Men’s Domains lasted thirty-five, eighty-nine, and two hundred and ninety breaths.
• The Sixth Trial’s Black Mirror Man spoke to Qin Hao, explained that passing five trials qualified someone for the Inner Gate and passing six could earn a personal-disciple nomination, then mocked Qin Hao’s shallow Domain control.
• The Black Mirror Man declared that Qin Hao needed to withstand one strike and combined his Swords of Destruction into a Giant Sword; Qin Hao was shocked by its overwhelming power.

Qin Hao lost the sixth stage of the Black Mirror Ninefold Trial and learned that mastering a Domain involved three levels: Subtlety, Intent Realm, and Laws. After studying the Black Mirror Man’s technique, he realized he needed to gather every Sword of Destruction in his Domain and began testing the idea.

• Qin Hao’s Seventh-Order Destruction Sword Domain attack shattered against the Black Mirror Man’s Sixth-Order Destruction Greatsword, defeating Qin Hao in one strike.
• The Black Mirror Man explained the three levels of wielding a Domain and told Qin Hao to return after reaching the Intent Realm Level.
• Back in the courtyard, Qin Hao asked Lingxiaozi and his Time Doppelganger about the three levels, but neither could fully explain them.
• Qin Hao recalled that the Black Mirror Man had gathered every Sword of Destruction in his Domain and realized he should do the same.
• Qin Hao entered his Cultivation Chamber and tried to gather every Sword of Destruction, but the effort weighed heavily on him and rapidly drained his True Essence.

Qin Hao used a Purple Thunder Pill to break through to the Saint Martial Realm Fifth Layer, then tried to form a Destruction Greatsword powerful enough to match the Black Mirror Man’s. He realized his Sword of Destruction could multiply by splitting and prepared to try the method himself.

• Qin Hao stopped gathering Swords of Destruction when the effort drained nearly half the True Essence in his Dantian.
• Qin Hao swallowed his remaining Purple Thunder Pill and used the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art to refine it, reaching the Saint Martial Realm Fifth Layer in half an hour.
• Qin Hao noticed that his Little Sword Martial Soul had improved and then resumed gathering Swords of Destruction.
• Qin Hao formed a half-zhang Destruction Greatsword but judged it far weaker than the Black Mirror Man’s full-zhang sword.
• Qin Hao recalled that the first five Black Mirror Men had multiplied their Swords of Destruction by splitting them, and decided to try splitting his own.

Qin Hao learned to form the Destruction Greatsword and challenged the Black Mirror Man, only to be defeated by a strike whose intent he could not grasp. He returned to the Cultivation Chamber determined to understand the difference between a move’s form and its intent.

• Qin Hao learned to create and split Swords of Destruction quickly, then gathered tens of thousands of them into a Destruction Greatsword.
• Qin Hao entered the Black Mirror Space and showed the Black Mirror Man his newly formed Destruction Greatsword.
• The Black Mirror Man said Qin Hao had reached the Major Accomplishment of fine control, but had grasped the form rather than the intent.
• The Black Mirror Man struck with his own Destruction Greatsword and sent Qin Hao flying hundreds of meters with a single blow.
• The Black Mirror Man vanished and told Qin Hao to return after grasping the Intent Realm Level.
• Qin Hao returned to the Cultivation Chamber and repeatedly analyzed the strike, pondering what intent meant.

Qin Hao discovered how to give his Destruction Sword Domain a soul, reaching minor mastery of the Intent Realm and naming his new strike Obliteration. After sparring with the Black Mirror Man, he learned what the remaining trials required and worried that completing them would take too long for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.

• After seven days of reflection, Qin Hao realized that intent was thought and used the insight to reach minor mastery of the Intent Realm.
• Qin Hao formed a Destruction Greatsword filled with his thoughts and named its strongest single-target strike Obliteration.
• Qin Hao entered Black Mirror Space and sparred with the Black Mirror Man, holding back Obliteration so they could exchange several hundred blows.
• The Black Mirror Man explained that the Seventh Trial required major mastery of an Intent Realm, while the Eighth and Ninth Trials demanded far greater mastery of Domains and Laws.
• Qin Hao learned that the Black Mirror Man expected him to need about three years to clear the remaining trials, while True Person Ling Yuan’s eldest personal Disciple had taken five years.

Qin Hao passed the sixth Black Mirror Trial and began the seventh while resolving to clear the trial within a year. Outside Ling Yuan Hall, Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan planned to wait for Qin Hao to leave so Mo Hong could confront him, setting their sights on the upcoming Hidden Dragon Gathering.

• Qin Hao said he had at most a year to clear the Black Mirror Trial, and the Black Mirror Man announced that he had passed the sixth trial and started the seventh.
• Wei Ranxuan watched Ling Yuan Hall, frustrated that Qin Hao and Ding Qiongwei had stayed inside for half a month, where Mo Hong could not reach them.
• Wei Ranxuan reported to Ge Tao, who predicted Qin Hao would leave the Absolute Immortal Domain for Central Continent within a year to attend the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Ge Tao pointed out that the Hidden Dragon Gathering was less than half a year away and said Qin Hao would likely attend as tenth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Ge Tao told Wei Ranxuan to train for the Hidden Dragon Gathering while someone else watched Ling Yuan Hall for Qin Hao's departure.

Qin Hao fought the Black Mirror Man in the Seventh Trial to improve his Destruction Sword Domain and reach the Major Accomplishment of the Intent Realm. After countless clashes, he overpowered the Black Mirror Man, who acknowledged that Qin Hao had achieved the breakthrough.

• The Black Mirror Man challenged Qin Hao to reach the Major Accomplishment of the Intent Realm before he could pass the Seventh Trial.
• Qin Hao repeatedly attacked the Black Mirror Man, using their clashes to sharpen his intent despite being knocked back each time.
• After about half an hour, Qin Hao reached minor mastery of the Intent Realm and began matching the Black Mirror Man blow for blow.
• Qin Hao continued fighting until his Destruction Greatsword overpowered the Black Mirror Man's and snapped it.
• The Black Mirror Man recognized that Qin Hao had reached the Major Accomplishment of the Intent Realm.

Qin Hao passed the Seventh Trial after mastering the Intent Realm Major Accomplishment level, but the Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man defeated him instantly with an eighth-order Destruction Sword Domain. Back in the courtyard, Qin Hao reflected on the Life Force he had sensed within the destruction and suspected it pointed toward understanding Laws.

• Qin Hao explained that mastering the Destruction Sword Domain at the Intent Realm level required extreme Willpower and resolve, and the Black Mirror Man acknowledged his strength.
• The Black Mirror Man declared that Qin Hao had passed the Seventh Trial and vanished, leaving Qin Hao to proceed to the Eighth Trial.
• The Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man appeared and unleashed an eighth-order Destruction Sword Domain that contained a trace of Life Force.
• The Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man defeated Qin Hao instantly, and Qin Hao returned to the estate's courtyard.
• Qin Hao concluded that the Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man's domain surpassed his own and wondered whether its Life Force offered a clue to mastering Laws.

Qin Hao entered the Destruction World to comprehend the Destruction Laws and strengthen his Destruction Sword Domain. Meanwhile, True Person Ling Yuan completed three High-Grade Heaven Purple Thunder Pills, but Venerable Tianming arrived and asked for them as prizes for the coming Hidden Dragon Gathering.

• Qin Hao reviewed his battle with the Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man, then decided to raise his Seventh-Order Destruction Sword Domain before trying the trial again.
• Qin Hao entered the Supreme Sword Tower and passed through its dangerous Third Floor entrance into the Destruction World.
• Qin Hao focused on comprehending the Destruction Laws and Vitality Laws in secluded cultivation.
• True Person Ling Yuan refined three High-Grade Heaven Purple Thunder Pills.
• Venerable Tianming visited True Person Ling Yuan and asked him to provide the pills as prizes for the Hidden Dragon Gathering, but True Person Ling Yuan refused.

Venerable Tianming traded a Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Soul Leaf to True Person Ling Yuan for three High-Grade Heaven Purple Thunder Pills, then decided to reserve all three as a prize for first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. He believed Qin Hao could not win this time because his Cultivation and Destruction Sword Domain lagged behind the leading contenders.

• Venerable Tianming offered True Person Ling Yuan the Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Soul Leaf in exchange for three High-Grade Heaven Purple Thunder Pills.
• True Person Ling Yuan accepted the trade, giving Venerable Tianming the pills and taking the leaf for refining a Spirit Pill.
• Venerable Tianming decided that all three pills would go to the Hidden Dragon Ranking's first-place winner to strengthen the Southern Domain Group's showing at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• True Person Ling Yuan asked who might rank first and raised Qin Hao's name.
• Venerable Tianming judged Qin Hao unlikely to take first place because he had cultivated for too short a time and his Destruction Sword Domain was only Seventh-Order, while the Top Three had Ninth-Order Domains.

True Person Ling Yuan sensed Qin Hao’s rapid progress through the Black Mirror and discussed the path to Creation with Venerable Tianming. After three months of cultivation, Qin Hao returned to challenge the Eighth Layer, where the Black Mirror Man mocked his speed and called him weak.

• True Person Ling Yuan sensed Qin Hao reaching the Eighth Trial and told Venerable Tianming that he had more faith in Qin Hao than in his own Disciple, Qi Mu.
• True Person Ling Yuan and Venerable Tianming discussed their attempts to find a path to becoming Creation Great Experts.
• Three months later, Qin Hao reviewed his progress: his Destruction Sword Domain had reached Eighth-Order, while his Time Domain neared Ninth-Order, but he still could not wield his Sword Domains at the level of Laws.
• Qin Hao entered the Black Mirror Space to challenge the Eighth Layer again and observe how the Black Mirror Man used a Destruction Sword Domain at the level of Laws.
• The Black Mirror Man mocked Qin Hao for taking three months to reach Eighth-Order and claimed a top genius from the Black Mirror Sect had done so in mere days.

Qin Hao sparred with the Black Mirror Man and learned that opposing Laws contained aspects of one another. He returned to the Supreme Sword Tower and realized that each strand of the Destruction Laws possessed life and purpose, though Vitality Laws opposed their effort to destroy the Destruction World.

• The Black Mirror Man warned Qin Hao not to become arrogant, then invited him to attack with everything he had.
• Qin Hao's mastery-level Annihilation collided with the Black Mirror Man's half-step-Laws sword of Destruction, and Qin Hao was knocked back.
• Qin Hao repeatedly clashed with the Black Mirror Man, realized opposing Laws contained parts of each other, and left to study his insight.
• Qin Hao hurried to the Third Floor of the Supreme Sword Tower and examined a strand of the Destruction Laws.
• Qin Hao concluded that Destruction Laws had life and deliberately sought to destroy the Destruction World, while Vitality Laws repaired it.

Qin Hao drew out a trace of Life Force from his Destruction Sword Domain and created Sword Annihilation, a move that surpassed Obliteration. After defeating the Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man, he entered the Ninth Trial and faced its cold, proud opponent.

• Qin Hao spent ten days practicing until he awakened Life Force within his Destruction Sword Domain and named the resulting move Sword Annihilation.
• Qin Hao told the Eighth Trial Black Mirror Man that Destruction Laws contained a breath of Life Force, then agreed to fight him by the trial’s rules.
• Qin Hao defeated the Black Mirror Man with his new Life and Death strike, and the Black Mirror Man praised his Sword Dao talent before disappearing.
• Qin Hao anticipated the Ninth Trial’s opponent, who wielded a Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain and had touched upon the power of Laws.
• A new Black Mirror Man appeared, looking down at Qin Hao with a cold, proud expression.

Qin Hao failed the Ninth Black Mirror Trial and spent three months studying the Destruction Laws, reaching the peak of the Eighth-Order Destruction Sword Domain but falling short of a breakthrough. He was nearing a Ninth-Order Time Domain breakthrough when Lin Zhang, Ning Qianxue, and Ding Qiongwei came to his residence, and Qin Hao emerged from seclusion to meet them.

• The Black Mirror Man defeated Qin Hao in three moves and expelled him from the Black Mirror Space.
• Qin Hao returned to cultivation, aiming to raise his Destruction Sword Domain to the Ninth Order before the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• After three months in the Supreme Sword Tower, Qin Hao reached the peak of the Eighth-Order Destruction Sword Domain and raised his Vitality Sword Domain to the Sixth Order.
• Qin Hao realized his Time Domain was close to the Ninth Order, which would let him cultivate the Heavenly Laws Chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art.
• Lin Zhang called at Qin Hao's gate, while Ning Qianxue scolded him and Ding Qiongwei wondered how many trials Qin Hao had cleared.
• Qin Hao opened the gate and emerged from seclusion, delighting Ding Qiongwei.

After more than half a year in seclusion, Qin Hao revealed that he had cleared the first eight Black Mirror trials in only a few months, astonishing Lin Zhang, Ning Qianxue, and Ding Qiongwei. He agreed to attend the Hidden Dragon Gathering to exchange insights with other geniuses and Ninth-Order Domain masters.

• Qin Hao emerged from seclusion and said he had cleared the Eighth Black Mirror Trial and was challenging the Ninth.
• Lin Zhang, Ning Qianxue, and Ding Qiongwei were shocked by Qin Hao's rapid progress and compared it with their Eldest Senior Brother's achievements.
• Qin Hao reflected on his advances in cultivation, sword domains, and refining the swords for Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.
• Lin Zhang invited Qin Hao to the Hidden Dragon Gathering, and Ding Qiongwei explained that it brought together ranked geniuses and other powerful Warriors.
• Qin Hao agreed to attend the gathering in hopes of gaining insight into reaching a Ninth-Order Domain.

Qin Hao agreed to attend the Hidden Dragon Gathering and went with Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue to explore the Rough Stone Marketplace. A Heavenly Origin Island disciple recognized Qin Hao and alerted Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan, who considered confronting him before the gathering began.

• Qin Hao agreed to attend the Hidden Dragon Gathering, and Lin Zhang suggested they visit the Rough Stone Marketplace before its opening event.
• Ding Qiongwei explained that the Rough Stone Gathering involved using one’s Domain to search Rough Stones for valuable Special Crystal Stones.
• Lin Zhang led Qin Hao, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue toward the marketplace while Qin Hao looked forward to the Rough Stone Gathering, Auction, and Tea Gathering.
• A Heavenly Origin Island disciple recognized Qin Hao outside Ling Yuan Hall, sent messages to Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan, and followed the group.
• Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan learned that Qin Hao was at the Rough Stone Marketplace, and Wei Ranxuan urged Ge Tao to find their Eldest Senior Brother and attack him.

Ge Tao decided to challenge Qin Hao through Stone Gambling after learning Qin Hao had gone to the Rough Stone Marketplace. Qin Hao arrived there with Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue, where they watched a man lose most of his investment on worthless crystals.

• Wei Ranxuan suggested Ge Tao use his Stone Gambling experience to compete with Qin Hao, and Ge Tao agreed to head to the Rough Stone Marketplace.
• Ge Tao and Wei Ranxuan left the inn for the marketplace, while Qin Hao arrived there with Lin Zhang, Ding Qiongwei, and Ning Qianxue.
• Ning Qianxue warned Qin Hao that Stone Gambling was risky, and Lin Zhang offered to show him a stone being cut open.
• Qin Hao and his companions watched a shopkeeper reveal a Black Iron Crystal from a Rough Stone.
• The crowd explained that the burly man had spent 1.2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones on ten Rough Stones and had lost most of his money on Black Iron and Red Iron Crystals.
• The shopkeeper asked the disappointed burly man whether he wanted his final Rough Stone cut open.