Recaps

Qin Hao overwhelmed Shi Bin with a powerful sword strike, then killed him when Shi Bin launched a desperate ambush. The onlookers were left stunned by Shi Bin’s death, while Teng Zhenfeng reacted in terror.

• Qin Hao’s sword strike wounded Shi Bin and shocked the crowd, while Chen Jianqing regretted neglecting his cultivation.
• Shi Bin concluded Qin Hao had gained a powerful Divine Ability in the Nether Demon World and decided to seize his treasures.
• Shi Bin charged Qin Hao at close range, but Qin Hao detected the ambush and thrust with the Setting Sun Sword.
• Qin Hao used Earth Doppelganger's Sword to pierce Shi Bin’s palms and chest, killing him.
• The onlookers struggled to react to Shi Bin’s death, and Teng Zhenfeng was overcome with terror.

After Qin Hao killed Shi Bin, the Teng Family considered capturing Qin Hao and Chen Jianqing to avoid the Shi Family’s anger, but Teng Keshu persuaded her father to abandon the plan. Qin Hao and Chen Jianqing flew away, while Teng Keshu dismissed Chen Jianqing and predicted the Shi Family would kill them.

• Teng Zhenfeng ordered the Teng Family experts to surround Qin Hao and Chen Jianqing after Shi Bin died, but Qin Hao warned them that he could defeat them with one sword strike.
• Chen Jianqing stood beside Qin Hao and told Teng Zhenfeng he would oppose the Teng Family if it attacked them.
• Teng Keshu told Teng Zhenfeng that she would not marry Shi Bin and could pursue Shi Yan instead, persuading her father not to blame Qin Hao and Chen Jianqing for Shi Bin’s death.
• Qin Hao and Chen Jianqing flew away without resistance, and Teng Keshu mocked Chen Jianqing and predicted the Shi Family would kill them within a month.

Qin Hao listened as Chen Jianqing explained how his devotion to Teng Keshu had cost him two years of training, then learned of the Skyward Gang Relic as Chen Jianqing prepared to stake everything on reaching the Ninth Layer before the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. The chapter ended with Chen Jianqing recounting the legend of Gang Juezi, who supposedly slaughtered the Skyward Gang Sect after obtaining a Mysterious Bead.

• Chen Jianqing told Qin Hao that Teng Keshu had ignored and repeatedly humiliated him after returning to the Teng Family in Heavenly Splendor City.
• Chen Jianqing resolved to use the six months before the Azure Flame Grand Tournament to reach the Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm and pursue a place in the Azure Flame Sect.
• Chen Jianqing told Qin Hao about the mysterious Skyward Gang Relic and its rumored treasures, which had once helped a Saint Martial Grandmaster become a Venerable in a dozen days.
• Chen Jianqing explained that the Skyward Gang Sect had been one of the Ancient Era's three great sects alongside the Black Mirror Sect and the True Martial Sword Sect.
• Chen Jianqing recounted the legend that Gang Juezi reached the Creation Realm at thirty, obtained a Mysterious Bead, and slaughtered the Skyward Gang Sect in one night.

Qin Hao parted ways with Chen Jianqing and traveled north to the Hundred Immortals Palace to reunite with Mu Ziqing. He reached the palace’s territory and was stopped by five powerful disciples, to whom he announced his purpose.

• Chen Jianqing thanked Qin Hao for saving him, then left for the Skyward Gang Relic while Qin Hao continued toward the Hundred Immortals Palace.
• Qin Hao flew north at great speed, passing a city and drawing astonished reactions from Saint Martial Grandmasters who assumed he was headed to the Skyward Gang Relic.
• After several days, Qin Hao reached the Northern Region and entered the Hundred Immortals Palace’s territory, where female warriors were especially common.
• Qin Hao headed directly for the Hundred Immortals Mountain Range and encountered five young palace disciples who ordered him to stop.
• Qin Hao introduced himself as being from the Southern Reach and said he had come to see Mu Ziqing.

Qin Hao reached the Hundred Immortals Palace hoping to see Mu Ziqing, but its disciples were suspicious until Tang Huan confirmed she knew him. Tang Huan then warned him to prepare himself regarding Mu Ziqing, leaving Qin Hao anxious about what had happened to her.

• Five Hundred Immortals Palace disciples questioned Qin Hao and initially refused to let him see Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao explained that he and Mu Ziqing came from the Southern Reach and shared connections in the Nether Demon World.
• The Yellow-Robed Woman contacted Tang Huan, who confirmed she knew someone named Qin Hao and agreed to come verify his identity.
• Tang Huan arrived, recognized Qin Hao, and greeted him warmly.
• Tang Huan hesitated before warning Qin Hao that he might need to prepare himself regarding Mu Ziqing, making his heart lurch.

Qin Hao learned that Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue had vanished in the Skyward Gang Relic and might be trapped in its dangerous Great Gang Hidden Land. Refusing to accept that Mu Ziqing was dead, he flew toward the relic to find them.

• Tang Huan told Qin Hao that Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue had gone missing after the Skyward Gang Relic shook a month earlier.
• Tang Huan explained that Elder Shuixian suspected the two women had fallen into the hidden Great Gang Hidden Land but had been unable to locate it.
• Tang Huan said the Great Gang Hidden Land contained powerful Ancient Era Monster Beasts and that Elder Shuixian feared Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue had perished.
• Qin Hao learned that both women were Ninth Layer Saint Martial Realm warriors, then resolved that Mu Ziqing might still be alive.
• Qin Hao flew toward the Skyward Gang Relic, despite Tang Huan warning that he was rushing in blindly.

Qin Hao rushed toward the Skyward Gang Relic to save Mu Ziqing, while Jiao Hong arrived there hoping to enter its hidden zone and recover his strength. Jiao Hong spotted Chen Jianqing nearby but held back from attacking, unsure whether Qin Hao was with him.

• Tang Huan explained Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing’s bond to the women, then hurried to report his departure to Elder Shuixian.
• Saint Martial Grandmasters gathered at the Skyward Gang Relic, where a month-old upheaval had brought powerful monsters and renewed interest in its ruins.
• Jiao Hong reached the relic and hoped to find the entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land, where he believed he could recover his cultivation and take revenge on Qin Hao.
• Jiao Hong spotted Chen Jianqing in the forest and suppressed his murderous intent because he did not know whether Qin Hao was nearby.

Chen Jianqing entered the Skyward Gang Relic and fought his way through its powerful ancient monsters, resolving to focus on his martial path. Jiao Hong crossed the valley ahead of him and reached the Earth Gang zone, where the Skyward Gang Secret Land entrance was most likely to be found.

• Chen Jianqing sensed Jiao Hong's brief killing intent but dismissed it and continued toward the Skyward Gang Relic.
• Chen Jianqing entered the relic's valley, found its spiritual energy unusually dense, and was attacked by a Snow Wolf Tiger.
• Chen Jianqing fought and killed the Snow Wolf Tiger, then renewed his resolve to pursue martial arts for himself.
• Chen Jianqing cautiously advanced through the outskirts, fighting weaker monsters and avoiding stronger beasts and groups.
• Jiao Hong crossed the valley with ease and entered the shadowy Earth Gang zone beneath the mountain.

Jiao Hong discovered that the Skyward Gang Relic was enclosed by the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation, which concealed the Great Gang Hidden Land. Unable to break the entire formation, he devised a way to try entering it and headed for the Heavenly Gang Zone.

• Jiao Hong sensed a familiar formation aura in the Earthly Gang Zone and identified it as the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation.
• Jiao Hong learned from the Ancient Era Formation Compendium that breaking the formation required Creation Great Expert cultivation and rare materials, leaving him with little hope of reaching the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• Jiao Hong studied the formation for most of the day and realized it consisted of seventy-two linked sections covering the entire Skyward Gang Relic.
• Jiao Hong concluded that he might be able to enter a weakened section without breaking it, and chose the Heavenly Gang Zone as the best place to try.

Jiao Hong entered the Heavenly Gang Zone and witnessed Shi Yan kill a powerful Flood Dragon monster with one strike. Meanwhile, Teng Keshu and Teng Jinsong joined Shi Yan and his companions, and Teng Keshu made clear her interest in him as they continued through the relic.

• Jiao Hong encountered several dangerous monsters in the Heavenly Gang Zone and spotted Shi Yan kill a peak Level Four Flood Dragon with a single sword strike.
• Jiao Hong judged that he could not match Shi Yan and quietly left, unaware that Teng Keshu, Teng Jinsong, Shi Haiqing, and Shi Qian were with him.
• Teng Jinsong compared Shi Yan's strength to his own and felt despair, while Teng Keshu grew more eager to attach herself to Shi Yan.
• Teng Keshu clung to Shi Yan and praised him, and Shi Yan flirted with her as Shi Haiqing warned the group to stay alert for monster tides.
• Shi Qian offered to protect Teng Keshu, but she refused and stayed close to Shi Yan, who suggested they get down to business once they left the relic.

Shi Haiqing, Shi Yan, and Shi Qian agreed to hunt Qin Hao and seize his Divine Ability, while also seeking Shi Ye and the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul in the Great Gang Hidden Land. Elsewhere, Jiao Hong activated a formation that pulled him into the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation, leaving his destination unknown.

• Teng Jinsong told Shi Haiqing, Shi Yan, and Shi Qian that Qin Hao had killed Shi Bin after gravely wounding him with a sword strike.
• Shi Haiqing, Shi Yan, and Shi Qian agreed to gather Intelligence on Qin Hao, kill him, and take his suspected Divine Ability.
• Shi Haiqing told the others that Shi Ye had disappeared after last appearing in the Skyward Gang Relic, and they discussed searching for him in the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• Shi Yan led Teng Keshu onward to hunt monsters and seek Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Jiao Hong set up a Formation in a secluded Bamboo Grove and carefully followed a stepping pattern to activate the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation.
• A point of light pulled Jiao Hong inside, and he vanished as the Formation Flags and nearby bamboo were destroyed.

Qin Hao raced toward the Skyward Gang Relic to reach Mu Ziqing, cutting down Monsters that tried to stop him. He entered the Ruins and pressed deeper, leaving the grandmasters there stunned by his slaughter.

• Qin Hao flew for a day and a night to reach the Skyward Gang Relic, intent on finding Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao ignored the dangers of flying openly and killed a High-Stage Level Four Monster with one sword strike.
• Qin Hao continued through the Ruins, killing every Monster that attacked him as he headed toward the Skyward Gang Sect’s inner zones.
• Qin Hao encountered packs of powerful Monsters inside the Ruins and slaughtered them, drawing astonished attention from the Saint Martial Grandmasters.

Qin Hao slaughtered more than twenty Level Four Monsters in the Skyward Gang Relic, then fled when dozens more converged and searched frantically for the Great Gang Hidden Land entrance. Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, Shi Qian, Teng Keshu, and Teng Jinsong learned of the mysterious warrior’s strength without realizing it was Qin Hao, who was already deep in the Earthly Gang Zone.

• Qin Hao killed more than twenty Level Four Monsters, then escaped into the forest as at least fifty more charged toward him.
• The Monsters lost Qin Hao and attacked other human Warriors, sparking battles across the relic.
• Qin Hao reached the underground Earthly Gang Zone and began searching every corner for the Great Gang Hidden Land entrance.
• Shi Haiqing received a report that an unidentified young warrior had killed more than twenty Level Four Monsters in a few breaths.
• Shi Yan and Shi Haiqing resolved to keep searching for the entrance while treating Qin Hao as the more pressing matter.
• Shi Yan and the others did not know that Qin Hao was already deep in the Earthly Gang Zone.

Qin Hao searched the Earthly Gang Zone for an entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land, then learned from Lingxiaozi that the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation blocked access. After finding no weak spot in the Earthly Gang Zone, Qin Hao began searching the Heavenly Gang Zone, where Chen Jianqing encountered Teng Keshu, Teng Jinsong, and three others.

• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that he sensed the Great Gang Hidden Land above him and detected traces of a Formation throughout the zone.
• Qin Hao tried using Near at Hand, Far Away to pass through the Formation, but Lingxiaozi explained that it could not bypass the intangible Grand Formation.
• Qin Hao recognized the Formation as the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation from the Ancient Era Formation Compendium, but Lingxiaozi said Qin Hao could not break it by force.
• Qin Hao searched the entire Earthly Gang Zone with Lingxiaozi looking for a weak spot, found none, and moved on to the Heavenly Gang Zone.
• Chen Jianqing encountered Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, Shi Qian, Teng Keshu, and Teng Jinsong beside a forest in the Heavenly Gang Zone, and Teng Keshu accused him of following them.

Chen Jianqing fled from Shi Yan, Shi Qian, Teng Jinsong, Teng Keshu, and Shi Haiqing, but Shi Qian struck him three times and sent him plunging into a lake. As the group assumed Chen Jianqing was dead, numerous powerful fish-headed Great Demons erupted from the water and drove them back.

• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, Shi Qian, Teng Keshu, and Teng Jinsong confronted Chen Jianqing, who chose to flee rather than fight them.
• Shi Qian caught up with Chen Jianqing and struck his back twice while Teng Jinsong pursued him toward a lake.
• Shi Qian delivered a third palm strike, and Chen Jianqing fell into the lake, appearing to be dead.
• Teng Jinsong moved toward the water, but a fish-headed Great Demon attacked him and forced him to retreat.
• More Level Four High-Stage Monsters surfaced from the lake, and Shi Yan, Shi Qian, Teng Jinsong, Shi Haiqing, and Teng Keshu recognized the danger and backed away.
• Teng Keshu declared that Chen Jianqing was surely dead and said he had brought it on himself.

Qin Hao searched the Heavenly Gang Zone for a flaw in the formation protecting the Great Gang Hidden Land, but Lingxiaozi could find none. He then realized that the map inside his Glazed Stone Soul overlapped with the terrain of the Skyward Gang Relic.

• Qin Hao searched the Heavenly Gang Zone while Lingxiaozi reported that the formation showed no flaws and seemed to be maintained.
• Qin Hao heard fighting and sensed many powerful Monster auras near a lake, but continued searching for a way into the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• After hours of searching, Lingxiaozi admitted he had found no flaw or weakened spot in the formation.
• Qin Hao considered using his Divine Ability and the Lingxiao Divine Sword, but realized neither could bypass the formation.
• Qin Hao recalled the map in his Glazed Stone Soul and recognized that it overlapped with the terrain of the Earthly Gang Zone and Heavenly Gang Zone.

Chen Jianqing was transported from the Great Lake to a mysterious land and revived, while Jiao Hong entered the Great Gang Hidden Land and found new hope of breaking through and killing Qin Hao. Chen Jianqing awoke in an unfamiliar pool, recovering from his wounds and unsure where he was.

• As the Glazed Stone Soul appeared, Qin Hao studied the map in his mind and wondered whether it showed the entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• Chen Jianqing sank to the bottom of the Great Lake, barely alive, before a spatial ripple made him disappear.
• Jiao Hong entered the Great Gang Hidden Land, found rare Spirit Herbs, and recovered to the Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm.
• After sensing a powerful Monster nearby, Jiao Hong gathered the herbs and hurried away to seek a safer place to break through.
• A pool in the Great Gang Hidden Land received Chen Jianqing and a torrent of lake water, and its Spiritual Qi flowed into his body.
• Chen Jianqing regained consciousness as his wounds healed and wondered where he had been taken.

Qin Hao identified the Great Lake as the red dot on the incomplete map, which Elder Ling believed might mark an entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land. Determined to search for Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue without waiting for reinforcements, Qin Hao charged toward the lake as powerful Monsters and nearby martial artists sensed his aura.

• Qin Hao and Elder Ling matched the map pieces to the terrain and concluded that the red dot might mark an entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• Qin Hao found the Great Lake at the red dot's location and recognized the danger posed by its powerful Monsters.
• Elder Ling warned Qin Hao that the map was incomplete and urged him to wait for Elder Shuixian, but Qin Hao refused because Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue had no time to spare.
• Elder Ling cautioned that Qin Hao could wield the Lingxiao Divine Sword for only fifteen minutes and warned him not to force a fight.
• Qin Hao drew the Setting Sun Sword and sped toward the Great Lake, readying his sword domains and Half-Step Time Laws as the Time Doppelganger prepared to help.
• Saint Martial Grandmasters sensed Qin Hao's overwhelming aura and warned that he was charging into a lake filled with powerful Great Demons.

Qin Hao charged into the Great Lake and fought off swarms of Monsters, then sank out of sight as the battle sounds faded. Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, and Shi Qian concluded that Qin Hao had likely died and planned to alert the Lineage so it could retrieve his Divine Ability.

• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, Shi Qian, Teng Keshu, and Teng Jinsong spotted a figure racing toward the Great Lake and identified him as Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao killed a Level Four High-Stage fish-headed Great Demon with one sword strike, revealing his Half-Step Destruction Laws.
• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, and Shi Qian decided to move against Qin Hao for his powerful Divine Ability, but he dove into the Great Lake as Monsters converged on him.
• Qin Hao battled countless Monsters beneath the lake, killing dozens of Level Four High-Stage Monsters before sinking from view as the fighting sounds faded.
• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, and Shi Qian judged that Qin Hao had likely perished and agreed to inform the Lineage so someone could retrieve his Divine Ability.

Qin Hao fought through the Great Lake’s monsters and used the Lingxiao Divine Sword to strike the Stone Gate beneath the lake, opening a fissure in the Seventy-Two Heavenly Gang Grand Formation. As the Earth Doppelganger shook, Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue faced a monster horde at a cliff in the Great Gang Hidden Land.

• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, and Shi Qian decided to report Qin Hao’s actions to their family, but an explosion from the Great Lake interrupted them.
• Qin Hao descended through the monsters with his Sacred Embryo Body Refinement and Time Domain protecting him, while Lingxiaozi identified an entrance to the Great Gang Hidden Land at the lakebed.
• Qin Hao found the Stone Gate and drew the Lingxiao Divine Sword, causing the surrounding monsters to flee in fear.
• Qin Hao struck the Stone Gate twice with the Lingxiao Divine Sword, splitting the lake and widening a fissure as the Earth Doppelganger shook.
• Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue stood back-to-back at a cliff in the Great Gang Hidden Land as more than a hundred monsters charged toward them.

Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue were trapped in the Great Gang Hidden Land after a month of battles left them exhausted and surrounded by Great Demons. When the monsters charged, the two women chose to fight side by side despite their desperate odds.

• Mu Ziqing had cultivated both Fire and Wind Domains to Half-Step Laws, but she and Ji Yue were badly worn down by a month of fighting powerful monsters.
• A pack of Great Demons cornered Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue at the edge of a cliff, while a sealed Formation prevented them from escaping the Great Gang Hidden Land.
• Ji Yue urged Mu Ziqing to flee and recalled her promise to Qin Hao to protect her, but Mu Ziqing refused to abandon her Senior Sister.
• A Half-Step Venerable Great Demon charged, and more than a dozen monsters attacked Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue at once.
• Ji Yue swung her dim silver Long Sword as Mu Ziqing channeled her Half-Step Fire Laws and struck with a flaming blade.

Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue were nearly killed by monsters in the Great Gang Hidden Land, but a powerful, unfamiliar Sword Qi drove the creatures away and revealed the Skyward Gang Relic beneath them. The two women searched for an exit while Qin Hao, unaware of their danger, put away the Lingxiao Divine Sword after exhausting himself with two powerful strikes.

• Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue fought off the monsters, but a Half-Step Venerable Great Demon ambushed Mu Ziqing and left the women surrounded.
• An earth-shaking tremor and powerful Sword Qi frightened the monsters into fleeing, saving Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue.
• Ji Yue recognized the Skyward Gang Relic beneath the now-translucent ground and urged Mu Ziqing to search for an exit.
• Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue hurried away, gathering only the most precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures along the way.
• Qin Hao, exhausted after wielding the Lingxiao Divine Sword at the bottom of the lake, returned it to the Supreme Sword Tower and realized its two strikes had reached First-Layer Venerable Martial Realm strength.

After Qin Hao broke the Stone Gate, the Great Gang Hidden Land appeared above the Skyward Gang Relic, and thousands of Saint Martial Grandmasters rushed inside. Qin Hao headed there to find Ziqing, while Jiao Hong spotted him and unleashed his murderous intent.

• Qin Hao emerged from the lake and saw the Great Gang Hidden Land suspended above the Skyward Gang Relic.
• Lingxiaozi explained that the hidden land occupied a Parallel Space and that breaking the Stone Gate had revealed it.
• Thousands of Saint Martial Grandmasters entered the hidden land and sent word of its appearance.
• Qin Hao healed himself with the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art and flew toward the hidden land to find Ziqing.
• Shi Yan, Shi Haiqing, Shi Qian, Teng Keshu, and Teng Jinsong followed Qin Hao into the hidden land.
• Jiao Hong saw Qin Hao among the newcomers and erupted with murderous intent.

Jiao Hong broke through to the Venerable Martial Realm in the Great Gang Hidden Land and set his sights on Qin Hao, but a newly appeared Floating Pavilion drew his attention. Ji Yue and Mu Ziqing cautiously headed toward it, then spotted a Venerable Martial expert flying overhead.

• Jiao Hong used newly gathered Blade Laws to kill a Level Four Peak Rank Monster as he seethed at Qin Hao.
• After healing his injuries and gaining treasures in the Great Gang Hidden Land, Jiao Hong broke through to the Venerable Martial Realm and vowed to kill Qin Hao.
• Jiao Hong spotted a ruined Floating Pavilion that had appeared after the Skyward Gang Relic shook and hurried toward it, believing it held a peerless treasure.
• Mu Ziqing and the still-injured Ji Yue saw the Floating Pavilion and agreed to approach cautiously, ready to turn back if it proved too dangerous.
• A Black Figure flew over Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue, and Ji Yue recognized the figure as a Venerable Martial Venerable.

Jiao Hong recognized Mu Ziqing and attacked her and Ji Yue to take revenge on Qin Hao. Though Ji Yue warned him that Elder Shuixian might come after him, Jiao Hong chose to continue his assault.

• Jiao Hong spotted Mu Ziqing and remembered her as Qin Hao’s girlfriend, then decided to use her for revenge.
• Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue unleashed their Half-Step Laws, but Jiao Hong’s Metal Origin Laws crushed their defenses and injured them both.
• Ji Yue identified them as disciples of the Hundred Immortals Palace and warned that Elder Shuixian might investigate the Skyward Gang Relic.
• Jiao Hong hesitated over the threat of Elder Shuixian, then chose to attack again because Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue knew Qin Hao.