Chapter Summaries

As the spatial breach began to collapse, the gathered gods feared Qin Hao had died fighting the Three Ancestral God Commanders. Qin Hao and Yun Chang emerged safely, leaving the million true gods cheering in relief.

• The gods gathered outside the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm prepared to avenge Qin Hao if he fell and the Three Ancestral God Commanders escaped.
• Ji Youzi privately believed Qin Hao was dead as the Black Vortex passage began to rumble and collapse.
• Ouyang Jin and Xie Haiqing regretted leaving Qin Hao behind, while the others feared he could not escape.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor, Star River Ancestor, and the others sensed auras approaching through the passage.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang emerged from the passage, and nearly a million true gods cheered Qin Hao's return.

Qin Hao returned safely from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, reuniting with Yun Chang and the Heavensea cultivators. He explained that he had escaped the Three Ancestral God Commanders without killing them, while the realm’s power of Laws faded from his body.

• Phantom Shadow True God and the Heavensea cultivators joyfully welcomed Qin Hao and Yun Chang back.
• Qin Hao thanked the cultivators and said they should help one another, as the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s power of Laws began dissipating from his body.
• Ji Youzi recognized Qin Hao, was shocked that he had survived three Ancestral God Commanders, and noticed the power of Laws within him.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor sealed off the area and asked Qin Hao whether he had killed Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander.
• Qin Hao said he had not killed the Three Ancestral God Commanders and briefly described maneuvering around them before escaping the secret realm.

Qin Hao returned from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm after sealing its exit and the spatial opening, leaving three Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders trapped inside. True Lord Yuanlong rewarded him with the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra, a Heart Will–tempering art that could help him manage his rapid cultivation and advance to the Ancestral God Realm.

• Qin Hao told Phantom Shadow True God and the others that he had shattered the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Exit and sealed the opening in the spatial barrier.
• The gathering marveled at Qin Hao’s feat, and True Lord Yuanlong said Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander would be trapped and die inside the collapsing realm.
• Ji Youzi brooded over the deaths of Golden Palace Continent’s True Gods, including the Yan Family Core Disciples, whom Qin Hao had killed.
• True Lord Yuanlong thanked Qin Hao for helping Nine Heavens Tower’s disciples return safely and offered him the ancient Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra.
• True Lord Yuanlong explained that the sutra tempered Heart Will and could help Qin Hao avoid an inner demon as he advanced toward the Ancestral God Realm.

Qin Hao accepted the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra from True Lord Yuanlong, recognizing that it could strengthen the Heart Will behind his Heavenly Derivation Book. True Lord Yuanlong departed with the Nine Heavens Tower disciples, leaving them eager to compete with Qin Hao to reach the ancestral god realm first.

• Qin Hao realized the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra could temper his Heart Will and amplify the Heavenly Derivation Book.
• Star River Ancestor encouraged Qin Hao to accept the sutra, and Qin Hao respectfully took it from True Lord Yuanlong.
• True Lord Yuanlong praised Qin Hao and invited him to visit the Nine Heavens Tower, while Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor reminded Qin Hao of his place in the Qiankun Sect.
• Chai Jinzhu, Xiang Qiang, and the other disciples challenged themselves to reach the ancestral god realm before Qin Hao, and Qin Hao agreed to meet them there.
• True Lord Yuanlong departed with hundreds of thousands of Nine Heavens Tower disciples and privately marveled that Qin Hao had obtained and mastered the Heavenly Derivation Book.

True Lord Yuanlong and Ji Youzi learned that Qin Hao had used the Heavenly Derivation Book to control the power of laws in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, though they reacted very differently to his achievements. Heavenly Martial Ancestor then revealed to Qin Hao and the assembled experts that he had deduced Qin Hao’s secret.

• True Lord Yuanlong confirmed that Qin Hao had obtained and cultivated the Heavenly Derivation Book, then gave him the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra to strengthen his mind and willpower.
• Ji Youzi learned that Qin Hao had slain Yan Zihong and the other Yan Family Core Disciples and used the power of laws to fight the outer realm demon spirits, then left with the Yan Family Disciples.
• Star River Ancestor and Heavenly Martial Ancestor agreed to report the Yan Family Core Disciples’ collusion with outer realm demon spirits to their superiors.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor sealed off the space around Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and the Ancestral God experts, then said Qin Hao had used the Heavenly Derivation Book to control the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s power of laws.
• Phantom Shadow True God, Venerable Nine Suns, Venerable Honglian, and the others reacted with shock, while Qin Hao wondered how Heavenly Martial Ancestor had discovered his secret.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor revealed that the Heavenly Derivation Book was widely known in the Heavensea and explained its connection to the Origin World's Four Divine Envoys. Qin Hao learned that, unlike most who possessed the First Layer, he had already begun to cultivate it by controlling laws, leaving his achievement more significant than he had realized.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor showed Qin Hao and Yun Chang a jade slip containing the First Layer of the Heavenly Derivation Book, startling them and the other cultivators.
• Star River Ancestor explained that the Spirit Venerable and the Heavenly Derivation Book were known among the Heavensea's upper ranks, and Venerable Nine Suns named the Four Divine Envoys: the Spirit Venerable, Empress Tian Xuan, Star Lord Rahu, and the Ninefold Divine Envoy.
• Venerable Nine Suns said the Four Divine Envoys had perished defending the Origin World from outer realm demon spirits, and identified the Spirit Venerable as a cultivator of the Heavenly Derivation Book who controlled the Origin World's laws.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that the Spirit Venerable had left strands of divine sense across many worlds to pass on the Heavenly Derivation Book, whose First Layer could even be exchanged for with battle merit on the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Yun Chang lamented that Qin Hao's effort to obtain the book might have been wasted, but Heavenly Martial Ancestor said Qin Hao had already taken the First Layer's first steps by using laws to break through a spatial barrier.

Qin Hao learned that the Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the Star River Ancestor could not master the Heavenly Derivation Book, while he had already crossed its threshold. The ancestors revealed that the Spirit Venerable had passed it down to drive out the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and achieve Origin World Reconstruction, leaving Qin Hao wondering whether mastering the art could make that possible.

• Qin Hao considered why the Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the Star River Ancestor had failed to master the Heavenly Derivation Book, and suspected the Heavenly Derivation Space might be involved.
• Qin Hao asked the Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the Star River Ancestor why the Spirit Venerable had passed down the Heavenly Derivation Book, and Yun Chang and the others joined the inquiry.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that the Spirit Venerable's purpose was to drive out the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and achieve Origin World Reconstruction.
• Venerable Nine Suns asked whether Origin World Reconstruction could expel the Outer Realm Demon Spirits completely, and the Star River Ancestor and Heavenly Martial Ancestor cautioned that no one had ever achieved it.
• Qin Hao recovered from his discouragement and wondered whether mastering the Heavenly Derivation Book would let him use laws to create a world and make it the Origin World.

Qin Hao asked whether Origin World Reconstruction could permanently drive out the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, but the Ancestors said it offered only a slim chance and urged him to focus on breaking through to Ancestral God. They warned that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits would target him if he left the Heavensea, then suggested hiding his breakthrough as a way to reach Star Sea Heaven and Earth.

• Qin Hao asked Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor whether Origin World Reconstruction could drive out the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, and they said there was little hope.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor told Qin Hao that he needed to reach the Ancestral God realm before considering Origin World Reconstruction.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that sending Ancestral Gods to Star Sea Heaven and Earth would draw stronger attacks from the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and endanger its inhabitants.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang learned that Qin Hao would be watched and hunted if he broke through and left the Heavensea.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor proposed that Qin Hao could solve the problem by preventing the Outer Realm Demon Spirits from discovering his breakthrough.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor proposed that Qin Hao conceal his breakthrough to Ancestral God by making it in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, where chaos currents could hide its aura from the Outer Realm Demon Spirits. Qin Hao learned that the ruins were vast and perilous, and even the strongest ancestors could not guarantee safe passage through their core.

• Qin Hao and Yun Chang realized the Outer Realm Demon Spirits would target Qin Hao if they learned he had become an Ancestral God and planned to leave Heavensea.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor named the Ancient Heavensea Ruins as a place where Qin Hao could hide his breakthrough.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that the ruins were the shattered remains of ancient Heavensea, and Qin Hao recalled that Wu Jianfeng had found an Earth Crystal there.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained that chaos currents and concealment methods could mask Qin Hao’s aura, but warned that the ruins were extremely dangerous.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor revealed that even he and Star River Ancestor could not be sure they would return safely from the ruins’ core, shocking Qin Hao and Yun Chang.

Qin Hao chose to hide in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and attempt to become an Ancestral God before the Outer Realm Demon Spirits could discover his origins. As Heavenly Martial Ancestor escorted everyone back to the Qiankun Sect, the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm began collapsing, while a concealed shock wave of demonic qi emerged from it.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor warned Qin Hao that even the outskirts of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins could kill him, but offered to escort him there and gave him a token to make contact.
• Qin Hao decided to go to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, explaining that he needed to advance before the Outer Realm Demon Spirits traced him to Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Phantom Shadow True God, Yun Chang, and the others urged Qin Hao to reconsider, but Heavenly Martial Ancestor praised his courage and accepted his decision.
• The Heaven and Earth Secret Realm began collapsing, and Star River Ancestor said Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander were certain to die inside.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor teleported everyone back toward the Qiankun Sect, while a concealed shock wave laden with demonic qi surged from the collapsing secret realm.

Qin Hao planned to strengthen his Heart Will, study the Heavenly Derivation Book, and prepare to break through to Ancestral God in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins. Meanwhile, the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm collapsed with many cultivators trapped inside, and Chen Chengxiu waited calmly for death.

• Qin Hao reflected on his ambition to reach the Divine Lord realm and decided to prioritize breaking through to Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao planned to enter seclusion on the outskirts of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, cultivate the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra, and deepen his understanding of the Heavenly Derivation Book.
• Qin Hao considered asking Ancestor Xu to reforge the Heavenly Abyss Sword before he continued toward the Qiankun Sect.
• A concealed Shockwave carrying immense demonic qi spread from the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm on the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander watched as the Secret Realm collapsed, while trapped True Gods fled falling space fragments and Chen Chengxiu calmly waited to die.

As the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm collapsed, Chen Chengxiu realized the Three Ancestral God Commanders were waiting for help and saw Great Commander Hai Dong breach the realm from outside. He rushed toward the commanders, hoping to survive by offering Hai Dong a treasure.

• Chen Chengxiu watched the True Gods flee while Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander remained still amid the collapsing realm.
• Chen Chengxiu noticed the Three Ancestral God Commanders were waiting with hope, and his own desire to survive returned.
• Great Commander Hai Dong thrust a massive hand through the shattered sky, breaking into the realm and accelerating its collapse.
• Chen Chengxiu recognized Great Commander Hai Dong and hurried toward Commander Luo Wei and the others.
• Chen Chengxiu reasoned that the commanders might have a treasure valuable enough to persuade Great Commander Hai Dong to rescue them.

Chen Chengxiu begged Great Commander Hai Dong to save him as the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm collapsed, and Hai Dong seized him along with Commander Luo Wei and the other two. The secret realm was destroyed, leaving its other True Gods behind to perish.

• Chen Chengxiu realized he had no treasure to offer Great Commander Hai Dong and considered using his potential and ability to hunt Qin Hao to earn rescue.
• Great Commander Hai Dong's enormous hand seized Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander as Chen Chengxiu hurried toward it.
• Chen Chengxiu shouted for Great Commander Hai Dong to save him, and the hand changed course to grab him too.
• Great Commander Hai Dong withdrew with the four captives while the secret realm collapsed faster around them.
• Chen Chengxiu saw the remaining True Gods vanish as the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm was completely destroyed.

Chen Chengxiu and the three commanders survived the collapse of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, but Great Commander Hai Dong demanded payment for saving them. Chen Chengxiu offered to kill Qin Hao, yet Hai Dong instead ordered him to become his slave.

• Chen Chengxiu faced the anger of Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander after Great Commander Hai Dong rescued him.
• Great Commander Hai Dong transported Chen Chengxiu and the three commanders to a desolate stretch of starry sky and confronted them.
• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander admitted their mistakes and offered Hai Dong piles of treasures.
• Hai Dong rejected Chen Chengxiu's offer to serve him unto death, so Chen Chengxiu promised to kill Qin Hao.
• Hai Dong said Qin Hao would die regardless and gave Chen Chengxiu a chance to live by becoming his slave.

Great Commander Hai Dong enslaved Chen Chengxiu, Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander, then ordered them to kill Qin Hao. Commander Luo Wei secretly hoped to seize Qin Hao’s Chaos Peerless Treasures and use one to break free from his Soul Brand.

• Chen Chengxiu accepted enslavement rather than face death, and Great Commander Hai Dong planted demonic qi in his divine soul.
• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander realized Great Commander Hai Dong meant to enslave them and reluctantly submitted.
• Commander Luo Wei privately planned to take Qin Hao’s suspected Chaos Peerless Treasures and use one to remove his Soul Brand.
• Great Commander Hai Dong gave the four high-grade pills and assigned them to kill Qin Hao, warning that his mastery of the Heavenly Derivation Book made him a grave threat to the Demon Spirit Race.

Great Commander Hai Dong ordered Luo Wei, Green Demon, and Lotus to monitor Qin Hao and kill him if he left the Qiankun Continent, while sending Chen Chengxiu to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins to pursue a breakthrough. Qin Hao returned with the Qiankun Sect’s forces, and Heavenly Martial Ancestor announced that the sect would reward their service in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

• Great Commander Hai Dong ordered Luo Wei, Green Demon, and Lotus to monitor Qin Hao and kill him if he left the Qiankun Continent.
• Great Commander Hai Dong sent Chen Chengxiu to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins to break through to the Ancestral God Realm and take charge of its Demon Spirit Society branch.
• Luo Wei and Lotus chose to watch the Qiankun Sect’s movements rather than rush in to attack Qin Hao, while Green Demon followed them.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor led hundreds of thousands of True Gods back to the Qiankun Sect in less than half a quarter hour.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor announced that the Qiankun Sect would issue rewards after tallying everyone’s contributions in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

After returning to the Qiankun Sect, Qin Hao learned that the sect would reward him for his deeds in the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and considered the dangers awaiting him in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins. As his companions prepared to pursue the Ancestral God Realm, Qin Hao approached Dongfang Wei, but she turned away, saying they had better not see each other.

• Phantom Shadow True God invited Qin Hao to pay respects to their teacher in three days and worried about his coming journey to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Ke Yin, Ouyang Jin, Shi Tianyou, and the others planned to enter Secluded Cultivation and compete to reach the Ancestral God Realm, while Qin Hao declined to join them for now.
• Xie Haiqing and the others promised to fight alongside Qin Hao after advancing, but Qin Hao privately decided that taking them to Star Sea Heaven and Earth would draw the Outer Realm Demon Spirits' attention.
• After the others departed, Yun Chang teased Qin Hao about Dongfang Wei, who had stayed behind watching him from afar.
• Qin Hao walked toward Dongfang Wei to address their complicated relationship, but she turned away and said they had better not see each other.

Qin Hao returned from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and reunited with Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu at his cave abode. He revealed that he had become a half-step Ancestral God, leaving them stunned, as Yun Chang had also advanced to an eternal True God.

• Qin Hao stopped pursuing Dongfang Wei and returned to his cave abode with Yun Chang.
• Ancestor Xu, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu waited at Qin Hao’s cave abode and speculated about how much Qin Hao and Yun Chang had advanced.
• Yun Chang announced that Qin Hao had become a half-step Ancestral God, then arrived at the cave abode with Qin Hao.
• Yun Chang revealed his eternal True God cultivation, shocking Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu.
• Qin Hao told the group he was a half-step Ancestral God, and the cave abode fell silent.

Qin Hao revealed that he was a half-step Ancestral God and could break through at any time, but he planned to conceal that breakthrough until he could return safely to Star Sea Heaven and Earth. Before venturing into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, he asked Ancestor Xu to raise the Heavenly Abyss Sword's grade.

• Qin Hao and Yun Chang returned to Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu with their cultivation advanced to half-step Ancestral God and eternal true god, respectively.
• Qin Hao told the group that he could break through to the Ancestral God Realm at any time, but Yun Chang warned that the outer realm demon spirits would learn of it and threaten Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Hao proposed secretly breaking through in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, then returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth to deal with Commander Kun Yun or evacuate its living beings before the enemy could react.
• Qin Hao asked Ancestor Xu to reforge the Heavenly Abyss Sword as a half-step Chaos Spirit Treasure so he would be better prepared for the ruins and his return.

Qin Hao learned that Ancestor Xu could not improve the Heavenly Abyss Sword without a chaos spirit treasure, leaving Qin Hao unable to fully wield his strength. He planned to cultivate before heading to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and sent Yun Chang to remain at the Qiankun Sect.

• Ancestor Xu explained that upgrading the Heavenly Abyss Sword to a Half-Step Chaos Spirit Treasure was beyond his current forging abilities.
• Ancestor Xu said that a chaos spirit treasure, even an incomplete one, could let him reforge the sword, but Qin Hao and his companions had none.
• Yun Chang suggested asking the Qiankun Sect for a chaos spirit treasure, but Qin Hao doubted the sect would spare one amid the Outer Realm Demon Spirits' invasion.
• Qin Hao said the Heavenly Abyss Sword would still serve him until he became an Ancestral God and announced that he would visit his Teacher in three days before traveling to the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao ordered Yun Chang to stay behind and cultivate, and urged Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu to strengthen themselves before returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• After the others left, Qin Hao sat down and began reading the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra.