Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao encountered a faction guarding the space outside the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, and the Spiritual Energy Daoist ordered his followers to attack him for his presumed wealth. As Qin Hao prepared to fight them, he sensed a One-Star Ancestral God approaching and hurried toward the ruins.

• Qin Hao spotted two half-step Ancestral Gods and a group of eternal True Gods outside the ruins, then cautiously changed course to avoid them.
• The two half-step Ancestral Gods reported Qin Hao to the Spiritual Energy Daoist, who dismissed him as the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable’s target but decided to rob him.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist ordered his followers to stop Qin Hao at all costs and set out to join them.
• Qin Hao realized the group was closing in to attack him and prepared to fight, believing no Ancestral Gods were nearby.
• Qin Hao sensed a One-Star Ancestral God approaching and increased his speed toward the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

Qin Hao escaped a group of pursuers and entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins to find a secluded place to cultivate. After a space fragment nearly struck him, he realized that even his powerful armor and treasures might not save him from the ruins’ hazards.

• Qin Hao used his speed to evade the half-step ancestral gods and entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins through the chaos currents.
• The Spiritual Energy Daoist gave up pursuing Qin Hao and ordered his subordinates to ambush half-step ancestral gods arriving from the Qiankun Continent.
• Qin Hao surveyed the ruins, spotted space fragments and Heaven and Earth Islands, and headed away from the usual passage to find a remote place to cultivate.
• A space fragment appeared close to Qin Hao, and he activated the Divine Wind Boots but was still grazed by it.
• Qin Hao felt the fragment’s force through his Azure Ripple Daoist Robe and Myriad Blades Immortal Armor and concluded that a direct hit would likely kill him.

Qin Hao braved the space fragments and spatial vortices of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, learning to sense vortices before they formed. After half a month of searching, he found a desolate Heaven and Earth Island in a remote, dangerous region and chose it for secluded cultivation.

• Qin Hao dodged waves of deadly space fragments and avoided promising Heaven and Earth Islands to keep others from detecting him.
• Qin Hao escaped a Spatial Vortex that formed nearby and, after encountering more, learned to spot the signs of their formation in the law threads.
• Qin Hao traveled deeper into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins for several days, repeatedly sensing and avoiding Spatial Vortices.
• Qin Hao found a sparse Heaven and Earth Island in a remote region where Spatial Vortices appeared frequently and decided it was suited to secluded cultivation.
• Qin Hao checked the surrounding area, confirmed there were no other Heaven and Earth Islands nearby, and entered the island.

Qin Hao prepared Heaven and Earth Island for a safe breakthrough, then spent a million years in secluded cultivation transforming his divine strength and strengthening his divine soul and body. He finally became a One-Star Ancestral God.

• Qin Hao set up the Great Illusionary God Formation, kept his defensive treasures ready, and summoned his six doppelgangers to guard him while he cultivated.
• Qin Hao spent half a year regulating his condition before beginning his breakthrough with Chaos Spirit Liquid and the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art.
• Qin Hao spent ten thousand years transforming his divine strength into Ancestral God Power, then continued strengthening his divine soul and body.
• After a million years of secluded cultivation, Qin Hao released Ancestral God Might, which the formation contained within Heaven and Earth Island.
• Qin Hao announced that he had finally broken through to become a One-Star Ancestral God, and his six doppelgangers watched him.

Qin Hao broke through to the Ancestral God Realm and resumed secluded cultivation to stabilize his power before returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth. Elsewhere, Jiang Zi'an fled five Half-Step Ancestral Gods who had captured his companions and wanted the mysterious crystal he carried.

• Qin Hao tested his new control over the Heaven and Earth Rules and realized his strength had surged after reaching the Ancestral God Realm.
• Qin Hao reflected on the progress of his six doppelgangers, then returned to secluded cultivation to stabilize his cultivation and convert his divine strength into Ancestral God power.
• Five Half-Step Ancestral Gods pursued the injured Jiang Zi'an through a star region near the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, threatening to kill him unless he surrendered.
• Jiang Zi'an recalled that he and three rogue cultivator friends had entered the ruins seeking a chance to advance, but the pursuers captured his companions after his group found a treasure.
• Jiang Zi'an clutched an irregular crystal that released an invisible power into his body, helping him outrun his five pursuers despite his injuries.

Jiang Zi'an fled Qiu Hong and the Demon Spirit Society after Qiu Hong betrayed their group, killing one of Jiang Zi'an’s closest friends and capturing He Zhifeng. Injured and nearly out of strength, Jiang Zi'an used the Transparent Crystal to detect a distant fluctuation and flew toward it, hoping to survive.

• Jiang Zi'an recalled how Qiu Hong revealed himself as a Demon Spirit Society member and attacked the group after they found the Fragmentary Crystal Stone.
• Qiu Hong and five hidden Half-Step Ancestral Gods overwhelmed Jiang Zi'an and his friends, capturing He Zhifeng and killing their other friend as Jiang Zi'an escaped.
• Jiang Zi'an vowed to find He Zhifeng and take revenge, knowing Qiu Hong and four companions were still pursuing him.
• The Transparent Crystal warmed and glowed when it detected a distant fluctuation that Jiang Zi'an could not sense on his own.
• With little divine strength left and no way to escape his pursuers, Jiang Zi'an flew toward the fluctuation detected by the Transparent Crystal.

Jiang Zi'an fled Qiu Hong and the other four Demon Spirit Society Half-Step Ancestral Gods toward a Heaven and Earth Island surrounded by hundreds of Spatial Vortices, hoping it held another Transparent Crystal. As he carefully threaded between the vortices, the crystal in his hand began to grow warm.

• Jiang Zi'an followed fluctuations sensed by his Transparent Crystal and discovered a Heaven and Earth Island amid a dense region of Spatial Vortices.
• With his divine strength dwindling and Qiu Hong and the other four closing in, Jiang Zi'an decided to enter the dangerous vortex field rather than surrender to the Demon Spirit Society.
• Qiu Hong and the others stopped at the edge of the vortices and tried to persuade Jiang Zi'an to return, warning that he could die inside one.
• Jiang Zi'an rejected surrender, recalling that the Demon Spirit Society had slaughtered his tribe and had recently killed one close friend and captured another.
• Jiang Zi'an cautiously flew between two Spatial Vortices, and the Transparent Crystal in his hand began to grow faintly warm.

Jiang Zi'an used the Transparent Crystal to detect Spatial Vortices and navigate safely toward Heaven and Earth Island while Qiu Hong and four other Half-Step Ancestral Gods pursued him. The pursuers entered the dangerous region to seize the crystal, and one of them was swallowed by a Spatial Vortex.

• The Transparent Crystal warned Jiang Zi'an of Spatial Vortices before they appeared, allowing him to avoid them and continue forward.
• Qiu Hong realized the Transparent Crystal was warning Jiang Zi'an and recalled that another streak of white light had landed near He Zhifeng.
• Qiu Hong and the other four decided to pursue Jiang Zi'an and take the Transparent Crystal.
• Jiang Zi'an slowed down again when the crystal warmed and avoided another Spatial Vortex.
• One of the pursuing Half-Step Ancestral Gods fell into a Spatial Vortex, and Qiu Hong could not save him.

Jiang Zi'an fled Qiu Hong and the other half-step ancestral gods through the Spatial Vortex zone, but two pursuers died and the remaining three caught him on Heaven and Earth Island. With no Transparent Crystals on the island and every escape route blocked, Jiang Zi'an was left gravely injured and surrounded.

• Two half-step ancestral gods vanished in Spatial Vortices while Qiu Hong and the others pursued Jiang Zi'an.
• Jiang Zi'an reached Heaven and Earth Island hoping to find more Transparent Crystals, but found none and tried to leave.
• Qiu Hong and the other two half-step ancestral gods arrived and blocked the island's three escape routes.
• Qiu Hong attacked Jiang Zi'an, overpowered his defense, and sent him flying while the others surrounded him and coveted his Transparent Crystal.

Jiang Zi'an threw the Transparent Crystal beyond Heaven and Earth Island to keep it from Qiu Hong and the other two half-step ancestral gods. An unseen force stopped the crystal, and a powerful Ancestral God seized it, leaving everyone stunned.

• Qiu Hong captured the badly wounded Jiang Zi'an and demanded the Transparent Crystal while the other two half-step ancestral gods closed in.
• Jiang Zi'an realized the three men wanted the crystal and decided they would never get it from him.
• Jiang Zi'an hurled the Transparent Crystal beyond Heaven and Earth Island, and Qiu Hong and the other two pursued it.
• The crystal stopped just before crossing the island's boundary, caught by an invisible force.
• A massive hand formed from ancestral god power seized the Transparent Crystal, revealing that an Ancestral God was on the island.

Qin Hao completed stabilizing his Ancestral God cultivation and took the Space Crystal Jiang Zi'an had brought to Heaven and Earth Island. He realized the crystal could help him save Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s people, though one crystal might not hold everyone.

• Jiang Zi'an and Qiu Hong's group were immobilized by the presence of an Ancestral God on Heaven and Earth Island.
• Qin Hao emerged from seclusion after stabilizing his Ancestral God power and converting most of his self-world’s divine strength.
• Qin Hao sensed the Transparent Crystal Jiang Zi'an had thrown beyond the island and appeared beside it to catch it.
• Qin Hao recognized the crystal as a Space Crystal and realized its spatial power could detect vortices and fragments in advance.
• Qin Hao discovered the Space Crystal contained a vast miniature world with many kinds of energy.
• Qin Hao concluded he could use the crystal to transfer Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s people, but one crystal would likely not have enough capacity.

Qin Hao intervened when Qiu Hong and his companions tried to take the Transparent Crystal from Jiang Zi'an, and he recognized it as a Space Crystal connected to treasures he already possessed. He refused to hand it over to Qiu Hong, leaving Jiang Zi'an to explain that he had found it himself.

• Qin Hao appeared on Heaven and Earth Island and seized the Transparent Crystal, overwhelming Jiang Zi'an and Qiu Hong's group with his Ancestral God Might.
• Qiu Hong guessed Qin Hao was a newly ascended One-Star Ancestral God and falsely claimed the crystal belonged to his lineage, hoping to obtain it and later enlist other Ancestral Gods against Qin Hao.
• Jiang Zi'an accused Qiu Hong of lying and revealed that Qiu Hong was a rogue cultivator, but Qiu Hong turned the accusation around and claimed Jiang Zi'an had stolen his lineage's treasure.
• Qin Hao asked what Qiu Hong would do if he refused to hand over the crystal, having recognized it as a Space Crystal and sensed the demonic qi on Qiu Hong.
• Jiang Zi'an introduced himself to Qin Hao and insisted that he had found the Transparent Crystal in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

Jiang Zi'an told Qin Hao how Qiu Hong and the Demon Spirit Society betrayed his group, and offered him the Space Crystal in exchange for vengeance. Before Qin Hao could learn more, he sensed a mysterious cause-and-effect link on his Destruction Doppelganger that he could not sever.

• Jiang Zi'an revealed that Qiu Hong and two other Demon Spirit Society members had attacked his group after they found the Transparent Crystal, killing one friend and capturing He Zhifeng.
• Jiang Zi'an offered the Space Crystal to Qin Hao if he would kill Qiu Hong and the other two, and Qin Hao agreed to avenge him.
• Qin Hao turned toward the Cave Abode before asking where Jiang Zi'an had found the crystal, while Jiang Zi'an considered asking him to rescue He Zhifeng from the Demon Spirit Society's base.
• Qin Hao sensed clear traces of cause and effect around his Destruction Doppelganger and suspected someone had marked it during its visit to the Mystic Gang Arena.
• Qin Hao used the Heaven and Earth Rules to sever the traces, but they reappeared, and he realized he could not fully cut the connection.

Qin Hao discovered that someone was tracking him through his Destruction Doppelganger and concealed his doppelgangers inside his self-world. He learned that He Zhifeng had been taken to the Demon Spirit Society’s Ancient Heavensea Ruins Branch and prepared to face the Ancestral Gods there.

• Qin Hao sensed a karmic trace on his Destruction Doppelganger and hid all six doppelgangers in his self-world so they could not be tracked from outside.
• Qin Hao questioned Jiang Zi'an about the Space Crystal, and Jiang Zi'an revealed that a second crystal had gone to He Zhifeng.
• Jiang Zi'an explained that Qiu Hong had captured the wounded He Zhifeng and sent him to the Demon Spirit Society Ancient Heavensea Ruins Branch.
• Qin Hao struck Qiu Hong with the power of the Heaven and Earth Rules and forced him to reveal He Zhifeng's location.
• Qiu Hong said the branch was guarded by Ancestral God Lingxiu and Lord Xuren, but Qin Hao remained unconcerned about facing them.

Qin Hao learned that the Demon Spirit Society’s Ancient Heavensea Ruins branch was led by Ancestral God Lingxiu and sought its base to obtain another Space Crystal and address the crisis in Star Sea Heaven and Earth. After Jiang Zi'an confronted Qiu Hong, Qin Hao began using Soul Search on him, leaving Qiu Hong in unbearable pain.

• Qin Hao decided to seek the Demon Spirit Society’s base after learning it had a second Space Crystal and was connected to Ancestral God Lingxiu.
• Qin Hao handed Qiu Hong and the other two captured Half-Step Ancestral Gods to Jiang Zi'an and asked him to extract the base’s location.
• Jiang Zi'an beat Qiu Hong over his betrayal and the death of one friend, then said rescuing He Zhifeng mattered more than revenge.
• Qiu Hong revealed that the Demon Spirit Society had been capturing Half-Step Ancestral Gods in connection with an Ancient Teleportation Array discovered by Ancestral God Lingxiu.
• Qin Hao declared that Qiu Hong could die and began searching his soul, causing him excruciating pain.

Qin Hao killed Qiu Hong and two other Demon Spirit Society Half-Step Ancestral Gods, then escorted Jiang Zi'an out of Heaven and Earth Island. Jiang Zi'an told him of Venerable Ye Lan, whose strength had risen after obtaining a crystal rumored to manipulate time, leaving Qin Hao wondering whether it was a Time Crystal.

• Qin Hao searched Qiu Hong's divine soul, learned of his crimes and alliance with the Demon Spirit Society, and killed him.
• Qin Hao invaded the other two Demon Spirit Society Half-Step Ancestral Gods' souls, killed them, and pulverized all three bodies.
• Qin Hao told Jiang Zi'an he had found the Demon Spirit Society's base and took a wooden sword for He Zhifeng in case he found him.
• Qin Hao carried Jiang Zi'an out of the region and told him to heal and wait up to ten years for He Zhifeng.
• Jiang Zi'an told Qin Hao that Venerable Ye Lan had gained great strength from a crystal rumored to manipulate time, and Qin Hao suspected it was a Time Crystal.

Qin Hao left Jiang Zi'an in a safe place and headed for the Demon Spirit Society’s base, troubled by Chen Chengxiu’s survival and a mysterious threat pursuing him. Meanwhile, the Flame Dragon Demon Venerable and three allies confronted the Spiritual Energy Daoist after learning Qin Hao had already entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.

• Qin Hao left Jiang Zi'an with pills on a safe Heaven and Earth Island, and Jiang Zi'an resolved to cultivate until He Zhifeng returned.
• Qin Hao learned through Soul Search that Ancestral God Lingxiu was Chen Chengxiu and suspected something had happened in the Heaven and Earth secret realm after he left.
• Qin Hao hurried toward the Demon Spirit Society’s base, wary of Commander Luo Wei and a mysterious presence linked to his Destruction Doppelganger.
• The Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, the Phantom Baleful Poisoness, and Old Devil Lie Kong arrived at the Spiritual Energy Daoist’s Palace after sensing Qin Hao in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• The Flame Dragon Demon Venerable accused the Spiritual Energy Daoist of failing to intercept Qin Hao, but the Daoist said he had never seen the person in the portrait.

Flame Dragon Demon Venerable and the others tracked Qin Hao to a remote area of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins, learning that he had reached the Ancestral God realm after hiding there for hundreds of thousands of years. With Qin Hao’s Destruction Doppelganger withdrawn and his location lost, they decided to try to intercept him at Star Sea Heaven and Earth.

• Flame Dragon Demon Venerable seized Spiritual Energy Daoist for neglecting the search, and the fleeing Ancestral Gods left the Blazing Sun Sect’s Peak eternal true gods and Half-Step Ancestral Gods dead in their wake.
• Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, Phantom Baleful Poisoness, and Old Devil Lie Kong entered the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and traced Qin Hao’s presence to its remote outskirts.
• The four realized Heavenly Martial Ancestor had secretly brought Qin Hao to the ruins, where he had remained long enough to advance to the Ancestral God realm.
• Spiritual Energy Daoist realized that Qin Hao might have been the Half-Step Ancestral God he had once allowed to escape, after admitting he had intercepted and killed others entering from the Qiankun Continent.
• The group reached Qin Hao’s secluded breakthrough site but found no trace of him, and True Person Wu Zhu proposed laying an ambush at Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness warned that the outer realm demon spirits might send Ancestral Gods there too, leaving the group uncertain how to find Qin Hao.

Flame Dragon Demon Venerable and his companions followed spatial traces they believed Qin Hao had taken, while Qin Hao traveled deeper into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins toward the Demon Spirit Society's base. He approached cautiously, weighing how to kill Chen Chengxiu and Lord Xuren without revealing his identity or alerting Great Commander Hai Dong.

• Old Devil Lie Kong detected strong spatial traces, and Flame Dragon Demon Venerable, True Person Wu Zhu, Phantom Baleful Poisoness, and Spiritual Energy Daoist followed them away from the Heaven and Earth Island.
• The five pursuers failed to notice Jiang Zi'an on a distant Heaven and Earth Island, and Jiang Zi'an did not notice them.
• Qin Hao traveled quickly through the dangerous depths of the Ancient Heavensea Ruins toward the Demon Spirit Society's base, passing guarded and abandoned teleportation arrays.
• Qin Hao decided not to attack the array guards, reasoning that Chen Chengxiu and Lord Xuren might otherwise prepare for him or flee.
• Qin Hao considered that Chen Chengxiu could report his presence and advancement to Great Commander Hai Dong, and resolved to avoid using the Destruction Doppelganger until he learned who had marked it with traces of cause and effect.

Qin Hao cautiously advanced through the Ancient Heavensea Ruins while concealing his presence, unknowingly leaving faint spatial traces. At the Demon Spirit Society stronghold, Chen Chengxiu and Lord Xuren tested an Ancient Teleportation Array that sent captives to a dangerous, shifting destination, then prepared to send seven more prisoners through it.

• Qin Hao activated the Azure Ripple Daoist Robe and traveled deeper into the ruins, hidden by the dense spatial vortices.
• At the Demon Spirit Society's stronghold, its members prepared a prisoner for the active Ancient Teleportation Array.
• The prisoner was teleported to a beautiful island, where a Two-Headed Fierce Beast appeared before the array's vision vanished.
• Lord Xuren asked Chen Chengxiu about exploring the array's destination, but Chen Chengxiu warned that its destination changed and no one had returned safely.
• Chen Chengxiu signaled for seven captive half-step ancestral gods to be brought forward, including He Zhifeng.