Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao abandoned his attempt to add gravity to the Three Thousand Sword Threads and began devising the Second Turn of his Ten Thousand Sword Hand. Meanwhile, Gu Fengchen, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu returned to the Qiankun Sect after completing a mission in the Demon and Monster Secret Realm.

• Qin Hao found that gravity barely strengthened the Three Thousand Sword Threads and that the technique kept shattering under Profound Weight Star's pressure.
• Qin Hao decided to use gravity as a basis for creating the Second Turn of his Ten Thousand Sword Hand and began analyzing possible moves.
• Gu Fengchen, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu emerged from the Demon and Monster Secret Realm after reaching true god cultivation and completing their missions.
• Gu Fengchen invited Ancestor Yanyu and his two companions to his Cave Abode to divide their mission rewards and treasures.

Gu Fengchen and his companions returned from the Demon and Monster Secret Realm to divide their rewards, while Pei Jinye set out to kill them and Qin Hao. The chapter ended with the four discussing their plans to cultivate on the Qiankun Nine Stars, unaware of Pei Jinye’s approach.

• Gu Fengchen led Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin to his cave abode to rest and divide their treasures from the Demon and Monster Secret Realm.
• A watcher confirmed the group’s location to Ding Ke, who reported it to Pei Jinye.
• Pei Jinye decided to target Ancestor Yanyu and his companions on the way to killing Qin Hao, seeking revenge for Ma Hou.
• Gu Fengchen distributed the group’s treasures, and the four discussed their Qiankun Jade and Yun Chang’s progress.
• Wu Yin asked about Qin Hao, and Ancestor Yanyu urged the group to cultivate on the Qiankun Nine Stars so they could grow stronger.

Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin encountered three hostile Heaven and Earth True Gods who were targeting them because of their connection to Qin Hao. Pei Jinye threatened to cripple them to see what Qin Hao would do, and Ancestor Yanyu ordered the group to split up and run.

• Gu Fengchen reflected on his cultivation and reviewed his insights from the Demon and Monster Secret Realm after Ancestor Yanyu and his companions left to buy supplies.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin came across Pei Jinye, Ding Ke, and Mo Yun on a path through the Qiankun Sect.
• Pei Jinye asked whether the trio were close to Qin Hao, and Ding Ke and Mo Yun blocked their attempt to leave.
• Wu Yin refused to let them use the trio to threaten Qin Hao, so Pei Jinye threatened to cripple them.
• Ancestor Yanyu shouted for the group to split up and run, then ignited his divine strength and dashed to the left.

Pei Jinye attacked Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin, overpowering them despite Ancestor Yanyu’s attempt to hold him back so the others could escape. After capturing all three, Pei Jinye demanded they summon Qin Hao to face him, but they refused to betray Qin Hao.

• Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin tried to flee Pei Jinye, but his sword qi pursued all three.
• Ancestor Yanyu charged Pei Jinye and struck at the sword qi aimed at Ancestor Xu and Wu Yin, but Pei Jinye’s attack pierced him and left him badly wounded.
• Ancestor Xu and Wu Yin were struck by the remaining sword qi, fell from the air, and were captured by Ding Ke and Mo Yun.
• Pei Jinye demanded that the three contact Qin Hao and lure him to his death in exchange for sparing their cultivation.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin refused to betray Qin Hao and told Pei Jinye to kill them instead.

Pei Jinye crippled Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin to draw Qin Hao into a confrontation, declaring that he would kill him that day. Gu Fengchen sent Qin Hao a warning despite realizing it might lead him into Pei Jinye’s trap.

• Pei Jinye destroyed Ancestor Yanyu’s cultivation and severely wounded his Dantian and divine soul.
• Pei Jinye used two more strikes of Sword Qi to destroy Ancestor Xu’s and Wu Yin’s cultivation, then ordered Ding Ke and Mo Yun to keep the three alive until Qin Hao arrived.
• Pei Jinye waited in public, declaring that Qin Hao was his real target and that he would kill him that day.
• Qiankun Sect Disciples watched from afar as Gu Fengchen realized Pei Jinye was waiting for Qin Hao.
• Gu Fengchen sent Qin Hao a message warning him about Pei Jinye, then his expression changed when the message went through.

While Qin Hao cultivated on Profound Weight Star and created a powerful new sword art, Pei Jinye’s attack on three Qiankun Sect disciples stirred outrage across the sect. Qin Hao emerged from Secluded Cultivation to find messages awaiting him, including Lu Jingxuan’s invitation to undertake an external mission.

• Gu Fengchen, Yun Chang, and Gu Xiu tried to contact Qin Hao about Pei Jinye crippling Ancestor Yanyu and two others, but Qin Hao remained unreachable in Secluded Cultivation.
• Gu Xiu, Lu Jingxuan, Tu Wufeng, Duan Guang, Duan Cheng, and other disciples reacted angrily to the news and headed toward the scene, where Pei Jinye was waiting for Qin Hao.
• On Profound Weight Star, Qin Hao used gravity, earth chaos origin, and Nine Heavens Stacking Waves Force to create the second turn of Ten Thousand Sword Hand, Heavy Sword Form.
• Qin Hao decided to leave Profound Weight Star for Sword Mound Star, hoping to perfect his Ten Thousand Swords Realm.
• After restoring his Message Jade Slip’s perception, Qin Hao read Lu Jingxuan’s invitation to join an external sect mission and considered accepting.

Qin Hao learned that Pei Jinye had crippled Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin to lure him into a fight, and he rushed from Profound Weight Star toward the Qiankun Sect. The chapter ended as Yun Chang and Gu Xiu arrived at the place where the three were being held, while Ancestor Yanyu warned them to leave.

• Qin Hao read Yun Chang's message about mastering the Heavenly Mystic Claw, then reacted with fury to Gu Fengchen's message about Pei Jinye's attack.
• Qin Hao left Profound Weight Star in a rush after learning Pei Jinye had crippled Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin and challenged him to come.
• Qiankun Sect Disciples heard about Pei Jinye's actions and hurried to watch the expected fight.
• Qin Hao raced toward the Qiankun Spirit Palace, fearing Pei Jinye would also harm Gu Xiu and Yun Chang, who had gone to the captives.
• At Back Mountain, Ding Ke and Mo Yun guarded the three captives as Yun Chang and Gu Xiu arrived, and Ancestor Yanyu warned them to leave.

Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen rushed to help Ancestor Yanyu and the others, whose cultivation Pei Jinye had crippled. Pei Jinye's sword qi overwhelmed Yun Chang's attack, while Ding Ke and Mo Yun trapped Gu Fengchen, leaving the group in peril.

• Yun Chang and Gu Xiu arrived and found Ancestor Yanyu, Xu, and Wu Yin severely wounded and stripped of their cultivation.
• Gu Fengchen joined Yun Chang and Gu Xiu as they confronted Pei Jinye, Ding Ke, and Mo Yun.
• Yun Chang transformed into a giant eagle and attacked Pei Jinye with Heavenly Mystic Claw, while Gu Xiu and Gu Fengchen charged from the sides.
• Pei Jinye summoned three streaks of sword qi, and Ancestor Yanyu and the others warned Yun Chang to retreat.
• Gu Xiu told Gu Fengchen to rescue the wounded, but Ding Ke and Mo Yun blocked Gu Fengchen and attacked him from both sides.
• Yun Chang's talons destroyed two streaks of sword qi but could not stop the third, and Gu Xiu attacked it with his warblade.

Pei Jinye overwhelmed Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen, leaving Yun Chang and Gu Xiu trapped between sword attacks as the sect watched. A sword strike that shook the Qiankun Sect’s grand formation interrupted the fight, and Qin Hao appeared to confront Pei Jinye.

• Yun Chang grabbed Gu Xiu and tried to flee Pei Jinye’s sword qi, but Pei Jinye launched a far stronger attack that threatened them from the front and behind.
• Ding Ke and Mo Yun battered Gu Fengchen while hundreds of thousands of Qiankun Sect Disciples watched and wondered why Qin Hao had not appeared.
• A powerful azure sword qi disturbed the qiankun grand formation and the formations protecting countless cave abodes, drawing millions of disciples outside.
• The sword qi struck a Mountain Peak in the Back Mountain, and Qin Hao appeared before Pei Jinye with his treasure sword in hand.

Qin Hao arrived to confront Pei Jinye after learning that Pei had crippled Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin. After moving his injured allies out of danger, Qin Hao faced Pei Jinye as the Qiankun Sect Disciples gathered to watch their impending fight.

• Qin Hao shielded Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin from the battle’s shock waves and learned their cultivation had been crippled.
• Qin Hao said he would take the three into his Inner World, then told Yun Chang, Gu Xiu, and Gu Fengchen to retreat as well.
• Yun Chang led Gu Xiu and Gu Fengchen away, while the gravely injured Ding Ke and Mo Yun remained unable to move.
• Pei Jinye claimed Qin Hao’s strongest sword strike had barely reached a tenth of his strength and urged him to kneel for a quick death.
• Qin Hao rejected Pei Jinye’s demand and threatened him in return as their killing intent filled the battlefield.
• More than a million Qiankun Sect Disciples watched the confrontation, while Lu Jingxuan worried Qin Hao was still too impulsive to defeat Pei Jinye.

Tu Wufeng learned that Pei Jinye had targeted Qin Hao’s companions and decided he would rescue Qin Hao if necessary, though he could not openly intervene. Pei Jinye attacked Qin Hao with Meteorite Thrust, but Qin Hao countered with Twin Sword Form and sent him flying, leaving the watching Qiankun Sect disciples stunned.

• Tu Wufeng condemned Pei Jinye for targeting Qin Hao’s companions and told Yang Hong, Duan Guang, and Duan Cheng that he would save Qin Hao if needed.
• Pei Jinye attacked Qin Hao from above with Meteorite Thrust, whose killing intent unexpectedly began to temper Qin Hao’s divine body.
• Qin Hao countered with Twin Sword Form, using two Heavenly Abyss Swords to break through Pei Jinye’s attack and blast him ten thousand meters backward.
• Pei Jinye slashed twice to disperse the pursuing swords, while the watching Qiankun Sect disciples stared in shock at Qin Hao’s strength.

Pei Jinye unleashed his Thousand Fiends Sword Domain against Qin Hao, forcing the Qiankun Grand Formation to reveal itself as the sword energy corroded everything around them. Qiankun Sect elders watched without intervening, and Phantom Shadow True God recognized Qin Hao and wondered whether he had already refined his newly purchased treasures.

• After Qin Hao blasted him away, Pei Jinye dismissed the strike and attacked with his Thousand Fiends Sword Domain.
• Pei Jinye's black sword fiend energy engulfed Qin Hao and corroded nearby objects and a Qiankun Sect Disciple's hand.
• The Thousand Fiends Sword Domain struck the Qiankun Grand Formation and made its five-colored light visible to more than a million watching disciples.
• A White-Haired Elder and other Ancestral God elders observed the battle but chose not to interfere.
• Phantom Shadow True God recognized Qin Hao and wondered whether he had already refined the body refinement treasures he bought at the Agarwood Pavilion.

Pei Jinye trapped Qin Hao in his Thousand Fiends Sword Domain and repeatedly struck him with Meteorite Thrust, but Qin Hao endured the attacks to temper his Divine Body. After a mysterious killing intent brought him closer to a breakthrough, Qin Hao began his counterattack, intending to shatter the domain.

• Pei Jinye unleashed his Thousand Fiends Sword Domain and repeatedly blasted Qin Hao with Meteorite Thrust while the onlookers feared for Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao realized the domain's killing intent was tempering his Divine Body, though Pei Jinye's attacks depleted only a small amount of his life divine power.
• Pei Jinye noticed Qin Hao's life aura had declined only slightly despite dozens of strikes and began to suspect his opponent was unusually powerful.
• A mysterious killing intent surged into Qin Hao, bringing his Divine Body close to breaking through.
• Qin Hao slashed forward with the Heavenly Abyss Sword and announced that he would shatter Pei Jinye's Thousand Fiends Sword Domain.

Qin Hao used Three Thousand Sword Threads to counter Pei Jinye’s Thousand Fiends Sword Domain and withstand his Meteorite Thrust, leaving Pei Jinye shocked and furious. Pei Jinye unleashed an even denser wave of Sword Fiend Qi, but Qin Hao continued cutting apart the domain.

• Qin Hao used Three Thousand Sword Threads to shred Pei Jinye’s Thousand Fiends Sword Domain and block another Meteorite Thrust.
• The shock wave revealed Qin Hao standing unharmed, while Pei Jinye suffered backlash and the Qiankun Sect Disciples realized Qin Hao had been holding back.
• Qin Hao continued destroying the Sword Fiend Qi, thinning Pei Jinye’s domain across a wide area.
• Pei Jinye grew furious and unleashed Meteorite Thrust while driving a massive wave of black Sword Fiend Qi toward Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Sword Fiend Qi lacked the special killing intent he sought, then struck back and cut the domain into tens of thousands of squares.

Qin Hao repeatedly cut apart Pei Jinye’s Thousand Fiends Sword Domain, leaving Pei Jinye shocked and desperate to regain control of the fight. Pei Jinye then recalled his Sword Fiend Qi and began channeling it into his body to unleash a move he had saved for the next Qiankun Sacred War.

• Qin Hao used the Three Thousand Sword Threads to shred Pei Jinye’s Thousand Fiends Sword Domain, then unleashed the technique again when the first attack began to falter.
• Pei Jinye recalled his Sword Fiend Qi, surprising the watching Qiankun Sect Disciples as Yun Chang and Gu Xiu marveled at Qin Hao’s strength.
• Pei Jinye told Qin Hao that no one had pushed him this far since the last Qiankun Sacred War and warned that he had not yet revealed his true power.
• Pei Jinye declared that Qin Hao would face the move he had saved for a Qiankun Ranking opponent, then poured the gathered Sword Fiend Qi into his body.

Pei Jinye unleashed the forbidden Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword, sacrificing much of his cultivation to form a vast sea of blood and a gigantic crimson sword. Qin Hao recognized the baleful energy as the key to breaking through his Divine Body’s bottleneck and met Pei Jinye’s attack with Three Thousand Sword Threads.

• Pei Jinye released the Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword, and his cultivation fell from the peak of the Heaven and Earth True God realm to its threshold.
• The Qiankun Sect’s Ancestral Gods emerged from the Qiankun Immortal Palace and recognized Pei Jinye’s forbidden technique; Phantom Shadow True God worried about Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao sensed the baleful energy strengthening his Divine Body and realized his breakthrough was near.
• Pei Jinye shouted that Qin Hao would die, and Qin Hao answered that Pei Jinye would die instead.
• Qin Hao slashed with Three Thousand Sword Threads toward Pei Jinye’s blood-colored sword as the baleful energy surged toward him.

Pei Jinye unleashed the forbidden Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword, shattering Qin Hao’s Three Thousand Sword Threads and forcing him to dodge its relentless strikes. As Qin Hao sensed his Divine Body Power nearing a breakthrough, the killing intent spreading through the spectators began to make them turn on one another.

• Pei Jinye’s Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword shattered Qin Hao’s Three Thousand Sword Threads and carved a huge notch into a Mountain Peak as Qin Hao dodged.
• Qin Hao used Wing Art to evade the sword’s repeated attacks, but its Sword Qi still injured him and diminished his Divine Body Power.
• Qiankun Sect Disciples watched in alarm while a blood-red gleam appeared in the eyes of spectators near the battle.
• Tu Wufeng felt an urge to kill Qin Hao and Pei Jinye, recognized that something was wrong, and saw Yang Hong, Duan Guang, Duan Cheng, and others becoming hideous with blood-red eyes.

Pei Jinye’s Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword spread a murderous influence through the Qiankun Sect disciples watching his fight with Qin Hao, while Phantom Baleful Poisoness’s hidden scheme began to threaten her and Old Devil Lie Kong. The elders continued watching without intervening as Old Devil Lie Kong urged Phantom Balefal Poisoness to make Pei Jinye kill Qin Hao before they were discovered.

• Tu Wufeng roused Yang Hong, Duan Guang, and Duan Cheng, then realized more than a hundred thousand nearby Qiankun Sect disciples had been affected by Pei Jinye’s killing intent.
• Pei Jinye attacked Qin Hao with the Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword, while Qin Hao struggled to dodge and countered with Three Thousand Sword Threads and the Unerring Sword Scripture.
• The White-Robed Elder, Phantom Shadow True God, and other Qiankun Sect elders noticed Pei Jinye’s madness but chose not to interfere.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness revealed that she had been subtly influencing Pei Jinye and the surrounding disciples to help kill Qin Hao and seize his treasures.
• Old Devil Lie Kong reinforced their concealment with Space Great Dao power and demanded that Phantom Baleful Poisoness make Pei Jinye kill Qin Hao immediately.

Qin Hao’s Divine Body Power broke through to the Eternal True God level during his battle with Pei Jinye, giving him the strength to fight back. As Pei Jinye launched another attack, Qin Hao prepared to counter with the Heavenly Abyss Sword’s Heavy Sword Form.

• Phantom Baleful Poisoness recognized Qin Hao’s Primordial Feathered Wings Second Form Wing Art and continued fueling Pei Jinye’s anger while preparing to flee if the battle turned against her.
• Qin Hao repeatedly dodged Pei Jinye’s Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword as his Divine Body Power broke through and the First Turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body reached perfection.
• Qin Hao realized his Divine Body Power had reached the Eternal True God Pinnacle level, greatly increasing his strength and speed.
• Pei Jinye roared and sent the Blood Sea Heaven-Swallowing Sword toward Qin Hao again.
• Qin Hao raised the Heavenly Abyss Sword and gathered gravitational force into it, activating the Ten Thousand Sword Hand, Second Turn—Heavy Sword Form.

Qin Hao broke through in Divine Body Power during his fight with Pei Jinye and unleashed the Heavy Sword Form, magnifying gravity a hundred thousandfold. As the battle intensified, the Phantom Baleful Poisoness’s influence drove nearby Qiankun Sect Disciples toward murderous thoughts, while the Ancestral God elders watched Qin Hao’s growing power.

• Qin Hao’s Divine Body Power broke through, greatly increasing his aura as he prepared to counterattack Pei Jinye.
• Qin Hao charged at Pei Jinye and struck with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, while nearby Qiankun Sect Disciples grew jealous and plotted to kill both fighters under the Phantom Baleful Poisoness’s influence.
• Tu Wufeng, Yang Hong, Duan Guang, and Duan Cheng sensed that something was wrong, but Tu Wufeng eventually succumbed to the influence and turned murderous.
• The Ancestral God elders noticed Qin Hao’s breakthrough and extraordinary movement, and speculated that he had found a body-refinement treasure in the Lingchang Cave Abode.
• Qin Hao used the Heavy Sword Form to raise the strike’s gravity to a hundred thousandfold, adding his Divine Body Power to the Heavenly Abyss Sword.