Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao honed his Heaven and Earth Domain by hunting Outer Realm Demon Spirits in Heaven-Splitting Valley while seeking a breakthrough to Heaven and Earth True God. More than a hundred thousand years later, newly arrived demon spirit Tu Nan sensed a cultivator nearby and quietly flew toward them to earn Battle Merit.

• Qin Hao killed Outer Realm Demon Spirits to stabilize and strengthen his Heaven and Earth Domain, then paused to cultivate after half a month of fighting.
• After three days in seclusion, Qin Hao resumed hunting, fought some newly encountered Eternal True God-level demons, and fled an Eternal True God Perfection Realm pursuer with the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao continued cultivating and hunting for more than a hundred thousand years, reaching the deepest reaches of Heaven-Splitting Valley near the Qiankun Demon-Subduing Grand Array.
• Tu Nan crossed the array into the Qiankun Continent, determined to earn enough Battle Merit to advance to Eternal True God.
• Tu Nan sensed a Heaven and Earth Domain fluctuation ahead and silently flew toward the cultivator, hoping to earn his first Battle Merit.

Tu Nan cautiously approached a young man in the Battlefield Hinterland, mistaking him for an ordinary True God because he could not sense a Heaven and Earth Domain. When Tu Nan entered the young man’s domain, its crushing pressure revealed that the young man was an Eternal True God and left Tu Nan near death.

• Tu Nan sensed powerful Heaven and Earth Domain Fluctuations and quietly advanced toward their source.
• Tu Nan saw a young man sitting cross-legged and concluded that he was only an ordinary True God because his domain did not reach Tu Nan.
• Tu Nan abandoned his caution and strode toward the young man, intending to kill him as a cultivator of the Qiankun Continent.
• Tu Nan crossed into the young man’s Heaven and Earth Domain, where a river of stars appeared and overwhelming pressure crushed down on him.
• Tu Nan realized the young man was an Eternal True God as his bones broke and his life divine power and life aura plummeted.

Qin Hao effortlessly crushed Tu Nan with the pressure of his Heaven and Earth Domain, then continued secluded cultivation while struggling to break through a bottleneck. He sensed a distant battle involving a powerful Eternal True God but chose to stay put and return to studying the Three Thousand Sword Intent Statues.

• Qin Hao's Heaven and Earth Domain compressed Tu Nan until the Outer Realm Demon Spirit disintegrated completely.
• Qin Hao saw that his domain had grown to roughly ninety-seven thousand meters but still could not reach the hundred-thousand-meter threshold required to break through.
• Qin Hao identified a bottleneck between Ordinary True God and Heaven and Earth True God and decided to solidify his foundation through secluded cultivation before seeking battles for experience.
• Qin Hao studied the Three Thousand Sword Intent Statues in his hidden cave while few Outer Realm Demon Spirits disturbed him.
• Qin Hao sensed powerful fluctuations from a distant battle, judged that an Eternal True God was involved, and stayed in his cave rather than investigate.

Qin Hao concealed himself as a wounded woman fled two Eternity true god Peak pursuers into the Rubble Forest. He realized the two men were actually human-shaped Outer Domain demon spirits, while the woman’s fate remained uncertain.

• Qin Hao sensed a battle approaching and withdrew his Heaven and Earth Domain, then used his self-world’s power to hide his aura.
• A White-Robed Woman fled through the air while a Burly Man and Xue Luo pursued her and attacked.
• The White-Robed Woman lost strength and fell into the Rubble Forest, where the two men confronted her and threatened her.
• Qin Hao watched from nearby and saw that the White-Robed Woman was badly injured and carried a Military Token.
• Qin Hao sensed dense demon spirit demonic qi from the Burly Man and Xue Luo and realized they were human-shaped Outer Domain demon spirits.

Qin Hao discovered that the two Outer Domain demon spirits pursuing Dongfang Wei had drugged and badly injured her, and he prepared to rescue her using his Self-World. When the men lowered their guard, Qin Hao saw his chance to act.

• Qin Hao recognized the effects of Night Union Powder on Dongfang Wei and decided he could not leave her to the two men.
• Qin Hao concealed himself with his Self-World's power and planned to pull Dongfang Wei inside before escaping with her.
• Dongfang Wei recalled how Night Union Powder had weakened her and how she had fled to the Military Token she sensed nearby, only to find no ally.
• Dongfang Wei coughed blood, and the burly man in black and the Cold Man believed she could no longer resist.
• Qin Hao noticed the two men had lowered their guard and prepared to seize the opening.

Qin Hao sensed a deadly threat as the White-Robed Woman unleashed an ancestral god-level Thunderclap Pearl against Xue Luo and his companion. The Pearl exploded, and its shock wave sent the already-wounded woman flying despite its protective barrier.

• Qin Hao halted his attempt to rescue the White-Robed Woman when he sensed danger from the thunder Orb and felt his Heaven and Earth Domain resonate with it.
• The White-Robed Woman threw the Orb at Xue Luo and his companion and raised a spatial barrier between herself and the blast.
• Qin Hao summoned his Heaven and Earth Domain to shield himself from the Orb's power.
• Xue Luo and his companion transformed into their true forms and formed a Demon Spirit Shield and a Spatial Blade to stop the Orb.
• The Orb detonated as an ancestral god-level Thunderclap Pearl, and its protective barrier shielded the White-Robed Woman from the worst of the explosion.
• The shock wave struck the White-Robed Woman and sent her flying backward.

Qin Hao shielded the injured Dongfang Wei from the Thunderclap Pearl’s blast, and her veil fell, revealing her face. As the defensive barrier began to crack, Dongfang Wei urged him to escape, but Qin Hao refused and carried her on his back.

• Qin Hao expanded his Heaven and Earth Domain and formed a Myriad Forms Sword Prison around himself and the airborne Dongfang Wei.
• The blast’s fierce winds swept away Dongfang Wei’s veil, and Qin Hao caught her and held her close to protect her from the shockwaves.
• Qin Hao saw Dongfang Wei’s face, while she blushed after realizing he had seen it.
• A second explosion caused the Thunderclap Pearl’s defensive barrier to crack as two Outer Realm Demon Spirits attacked.
• Dongfang Wei told Qin Hao to leave before the barrier shattered, but Qin Hao refused and moved her onto his back.

Qin Hao stayed in the path of the Thunderclap Pearl’s explosion, realizing its Thunder Domain could help him overcome the bottleneck in his Heaven and Earth Domain. As the lightning battered the Cold Man and his defenses, Qin Hao understood that his World Domain’s true essence was the Sword Dao, and his breakthrough to Heaven and Earth True God drew near.

• Dongfang Wei blamed herself for dragging Qin Hao into danger, while Qin Hao focused on surviving the Thunderclap Pearl’s explosion.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Thunderclap Pearl’s power resonated with his Self-World and Heaven and Earth Domain, and he chose to risk a breakthrough rather than flee.
• The Thunderclap Pearl’s lightning struck Qin Hao’s defenses and shattered the Cold Man’s Spatial Blade, injuring the Outer Realm Demon Spirit.
• Qin Hao realized that his World Domain’s essence was the Sword Dao, the path he primarily cultivated.
• Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Domain expanded toward the hundred-thousand-meter bottleneck, bringing his breakthrough within reach.

Qin Hao broke through to Heaven and Earth True God while the Thunderclap Pearl overwhelmed the two Outer Realm Demon Spirits. The pearl’s Defensive Barrier then shattered, and its lightning converged on one of the demons as a despairing cry rang out.

• Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Domain expanded into a World Sword Domain as he merged his Sword Dao comprehension with his self-world.
• Dongfang Wei recognized Qin Hao’s breakthrough and, affected by Night-Crossing Powder, kept her hazy gaze fixed on him.
• Qin Hao’s domain surpassed one hundred thousand meters, transforming his divine strength and divine soul as he advanced to Heaven and Earth True God.
• Qin Hao found that his World Sword Domain had reached one hundred and twenty thousand meters and sensed the Thunderclap Pearl crushing the two Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• The Thunderclap Pearl’s Defensive Barrier shattered, and its lightning converged on one spot after an Outer Realm Demon Spirit cried out in despair.

Dongfang Wei’s Thunderclap Pearl killed Xue Luo and sent lightning after the Burly Man and Qin Hao. Qin Hao sheltered Dongfang Wei in his Self-World and prepared to test his strength against three bolts as one entered his Myriad Forms Sword Prison.

• Dongfang Wei’s Thunderclap Pearl killed Xue Luo and sent its lightning bolts toward the Burly Man and Qin Hao.
• The Burly Man raised his Demon Spirit Shield to block the barrage of lightning.
• Qin Hao decided to face the three bolts coming toward him rather than try to flee.
• Qin Hao sent the wounded Dongfang Wei into his Self-World to protect her.
• Qin Hao summoned his world sword domain, mobilized his Divine Body Power, and trapped the first bolt in his Myriad Forms Sword Prison.

Qin Hao trapped and weakened three bolts of Thunderclap Pearl lightning, then saw the lightning fading as the wounded Kuang Tu held on. Just as Kuang Tu expected to survive, Qin Hao’s sword qi and World Sword Domain appeared behind the lightning, startling him.

• Qin Hao used Myriad Forms Sword Prisons and his World Sword Domain to contain three bolts of lightning, then wore them down with repeated sword-thread strikes.
• Qin Hao saw Kuang Tu enduring the remaining lightning with a Demon Spirit Shield and realized the lightning was beginning to dissipate.
• Kuang Tu celebrated the prospect of surviving and vowed revenge on the White-Robed Woman, unaware that she had already left for the self-world.
• Qin Hao appeared behind the lightning and enveloped Kuang Tu with his Heaven and Earth Domain, prompting Kuang Tu to realize someone else was still there.

Qin Hao attacked Kuang Tu while the Thunderclap Pearl’s lightning weakened him, breaking his defense and leaving him unable to resist the storm. Kuang Tu was engulfed by lightning and charged at Qin Hao in a desperate attempt to take him with him.

• Qin Hao used the Myriad Forms Sword Prison and World Sword Domain to cut off Kuang Tu’s demonic qi and strike him while he was occupied resisting lightning.
• Kuang Tu forced out demonic qi to reinforce his shield, but Qin Hao’s sword qi scattered it before it could reach the shield.
• Qin Hao’s twelve Giant Swords and subsequent sword techniques struck Kuang Tu in a barrage.
• The lightning surged again after Qin Hao’s attacks broke Kuang Tu’s resistance, engulfing him.
• Kuang Tu realized he was about to die and charged at Qin Hao, vowing to take him with him.

Qin Hao escaped after Kuang Tu died from the Thunderclap Pearl’s lightning, then fled through his Self-World as powerful fighters arrived at the battlefield. His escape was interrupted when spatial rifts began spreading across his Self-World, threatening to collapse it.

• Qin Hao used his Primordial Feathered Wings to evade Kuang Tu until the lightning and his wounds caused Kuang Tu to disintegrate and die.
• Qin Hao found an undamaged Wooden Token where Kuang Tu had perished, sensed a distant fluctuation, and entered his Self-World to escape.
• A powerful Outer Realm Demon Spirit arrived, confirmed that Xue Luo and Kuang Tu were dead, and left rather than risk a fight; other auras later surveyed the battlefield and departed.
• Qin Hao continued flying through his Self-World and sensed that Eternity true gods had arrived near the battlefield.
• Qin Hao heard cracking sounds and saw spatial rifts spreading across his Self-World’s starry sky, threatening to collapse it.

Qin Hao discovered that Dongfang Wei’s immense power was damaging his self-world, so he moved her to Heaven-Splitting Valley and prepared to stabilize his new cultivation. When the Night-Crossing Powder made her reach for him, he restrained her and gave her a healing pill, unaware that she might still have some awareness.

• Qin Hao found Dongfang Wei inside his self-world and realized her Eternity True God Peak power was causing it to collapse.
• Qin Hao moved Dongfang Wei to a forest in Heaven-Splitting Valley, and his self-world repaired itself.
• Qin Hao tried to give Dongfang Wei healing pills, but the Night-Crossing Powder made her grab him and demand him.
• Qin Hao restrained Dongfang Wei with his World Sword Domain, gave her a healing pill, and laid her on the grass.
• Qin Hao began consolidating his cultivation while Dongfang Wei’s eyelids trembled, suggesting she might still be aware.

Qin Hao finished stabilizing his Heaven and Earth True God cultivation and examined how his World Sword Domain related to his self-world. He used the domain as an anchor to begin practicing Heaven and Earth Anchor, but the strand of world power he released made the domain fluctuate violently.

• Qin Hao spent nearly half a month consolidating his divine strength and divine soul while concealing himself and Dongfang Wei from nearby Demon Spirit auras.
• Qin Hao confirmed his cultivation had stabilized and studied the World Sword Domain, recognizing it as an extension of his self-world into the True World.
• Qin Hao considered how Heaven and Earth Anchor, the first layer of the Ninth Chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, resembled using a domain as an anchor for an inner world.
• Qin Hao used his World Sword Domain to practice Heaven and Earth Anchor, and a strand of world power connected his self-world to the domain.
• Qin Hao felt the World Sword Domain fluctuate violently under the strain of that single strand of world power.

Qin Hao tested the Heaven and Earth Anchor and unleashed a devastating sword strike by fusing his self-world’s power with the World Sword Domain. After naming the move World Sword, he discovered the White-Robed Woman had awakened and was angry that he had gotten handsy.

• Qin Hao used the Heaven and Earth Anchor to draw power from his self-world into the World Sword Domain and form an enormous sword.
• Qin Hao grabbed Dongfang Wei and flew away when he realized the sword’s power was beyond his control.
• The enormous sword struck Qin Hao’s chosen location, causing a massive explosion and dispersing the World Sword Domain.
• Qin Hao assessed the Heaven and Earth Anchor’s range and control limitations, then named the attack World Sword.
• The White-Robed Woman confronted Qin Hao, accusing him of using the attack as an excuse to get handsy.

Qin Hao realized he had accidentally touched Dongfang Wei while carrying her to safety, angering her despite his innocent intentions. After recovering, Dongfang Wei promised to do three things for him to settle her debt and flew away.

• Qin Hao noticed Dongfang Wei had awakened and was still in his arms, with his right hand resting against her chest.
• Dongfang Wei shouted at Qin Hao and threatened to kill him, but he caught her again when she started falling.
• Qin Hao realized Dongfang Wei had recovered and carefully released her after she demanded to know how long he would hold her.
• Qin Hao tried to explain that he had acted without improper intentions, but his mention of the Night-Crossing Powder made Dongfang Wei's expression turn cold.
• Dongfang Wei promised to do three things for Qin Hao to settle their cause and effect, then flew away.

Qin Hao left Dongfang Wei and headed back to the Military Camp to exchange Battle Merit for Heaven and Earth Dao Crystals and strengthen his cultivation and doppelgangers. On the way, he continued developing his World Sword Domain until he sensed a battle ahead along his route.

• Dongfang Wei flew away in embarrassment, and Qin Hao decided not to dwell on her offer to repay him.
• Qin Hao set out for the Military Camp to exchange Battle Merit for Heaven and Earth Dao Crystals and advance his cultivation.
• Qin Hao considered using resources to strengthen his six doppelgangers as well as his true self, while wondering when Jiang Cheng's Black Market would open.
• Qin Hao killed Outer Domain demon spirits along the way and expanded his World Sword Domain by several hundred meters.
• Qin Hao sensed chaotic battle fluctuations ahead from a place he needed to pass through and stopped to look.

Qin Hao entered a gorge pass to investigate a battle and found Qiankun Sect Sword Alliance disciples fighting Outer Realm Demon Spirits. As he tried to slip past, he discovered a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus, a main material for the Second Turn of his Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.

• Qin Hao approached the gorge pass, where a large battle was underway, and decided to investigate without intervening.
• Qin Hao entered the gorge and recognized the fighters as members of the Qiankun Sect's Sword Alliance battling more than thirty Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• Qin Hao decided to avoid the battle and pass along the gorge's left side.
• Qin Hao smelled a refreshing fragrance, found a nine-petaled Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus in a pool beneath an ancient tree, and realized it was needed for the Second Turn of his Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.

Qin Hao spotted a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus on a battlefield and realized it could help him cultivate the second turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body. He saw Deng Yu fighting alongside the Sword Alliance and vanished into his self-world to approach the lotus unseen.

• Qin Hao realized that the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus was one of the rare materials needed to cultivate the second turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.
• Qin Hao noticed that both the Sword Alliance members and the Outer Realm Demon Spirits avoided striking the area around the lotus, revealing that both sides had discovered it.
• Qin Hao saw Deng Yu suppressing an Eternity True God Outer Realm Demon Spirit and spotted another powerful Sword Alliance member fighting a similar opponent.
• Qin Hao decided to use his self-world to approach the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Lotus and take it before the fighters could react.
• Qin Hao vanished from the battlefield and reappeared inside his self-world.