Chapter Summaries

After the Star Sea Clan settled in Dragon Marquis City, Qin Hao prepared to enter secluded cultivation, but Phantom Shadow True God warned him that his new fame would bring Ancestral Gods to visit. She also stressed that maintaining ties with fellow Ancestral Gods would help him prepare for future missions.

• King Yongtai reunited with Jing Hong and learned that Qin Hao had resurrected him and become a two-star Ancestral God.
• Jing Hong urged the Star Sea Clan to grow stronger, warning that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits could invade Heavensea.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing discussed the Star Sea Clan's settlement and agreed that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits remained a threat.
• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao to focus on cultivation while she managed the Star Sea Clan and the True Martial Palace.
• Phantom Shadow True God visited Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing, congratulated him, and warned that Ancestral Gods would come to visit after news of his promotion and victory spread.
• Phantom Shadow True God advised Qin Hao to maintain relationships with other Ancestral Gods for mutual learning and safety on future missions.

Phantom Shadow True God gave Mu Ziqing the half-step chaos spirit treasure Dragon Core Soft Armor, then Venerable Canglan and Lord Qingming arrived to congratulate Qin Hao. Venerable Canglan presented Qin Hao with the Profound Cloud Grand Formation, a powerful defense for the True Martial Palace.

• Phantom Shadow True God gifted Mu Ziqing the Dragon Core Soft Armor, and Qin Hao encouraged her to accept it.
• Venerable Canglan and Lord Qingming appeared, surprising Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao recognized the two Four-Star Ancestral Gods, who praised his mastery of a high-rank peak secret art and spoke to him as a peer.
• Phantom Shadow True God suggested that Venerable Canglan could provide a formation for Qin Hao's True Martial Palace.
• Venerable Canglan gave Qin Hao the Profound Cloud Grand Formation, which could block a Five-Star Ancestral God's strike even without Qin Hao powering it.

Qin Hao welcomed Venerable Canglan and Lord Qingming to True Martial Palace, where they exchanged insights on high-rank Peak secret arts. Elsewhere, eighteen figures rejected Qin Hao's admission to the Divine Lord Inheritance Plan, and Divine Lord Redcloud informed the Heavenly Martial Ancestor.

• Qin Hao offered Venerable Canglan ten high-grade divine artifacts in exchange for the Profound Cloud Grand Formation, but Venerable Canglan asked instead to discuss Qin Hao's high-rank Peak secret art.
• Lord Qingming arrived with gifts and said he had also come to exchange insights on creating high-rank Peak secret arts.
• Phantom Shadow True God brought Mu Ziqing into True Martial Palace, where Qin Hao hosted the guests and discussed secret arts with them as more Ancestral Gods arrived.
• Eighteen figures debated Qin Hao's talent and the lack of resources, then voted to abandon his admission to the Divine Lord Inheritance Plan.
• Divine Lord Redcloud sent the Heavenly Martial Ancestor a message saying Qin Hao's admission had been rejected.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor learned that Qin Hao had not been approved for the Divine Lord Inheritance and chose to delay telling him. Meanwhile, Qin Hao hosted Ancestral Gods in Dragon Marquis City and demonstrated his Heavensea Ruins Diagram, leaving the weaker guests overwhelmed by its pressure.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor decided Qin Hao could wait to hear that he had not been approved for the Divine Lord Inheritance.
• Great Commander Hai Dong learned that his Five-Star Ancestral God agent had reached Dragon Marquis City beside Qin Hao, then set off toward Heavensea.
• More than twenty Ancestral Gods gathered at Qin Hao’s True Martial Palace and congratulated him while seeking to observe his high-rank Peak secret art.
• Qin Hao demonstrated the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, and its tremendous pressure shocked the One-Star and Two-Star Ancestral Gods.

Qin Hao unveiled his High-Rank Peak Secret Art, the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, and Venerable Canglan and the others studied its principles. As they examined it, Qin Hao considered how to make it more powerful and concluded that he should deepen its Illusory Void qualities.

• Qin Hao unleashed the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, impressing the Ancestral Gods in the True Martial Palace and prompting some to contemplate its principles.
• Phantom Shadow True God admired Qin Hao's achievement and hoped he might eventually reach the power needed to rescue Jiang Han.
• Mu Ziqing felt proud of Qin Hao's secret art but worried about the dangers he had endured in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and Heavenly Luo Sacred Ground.
• Venerable Canglan, Earthsplit Arhat, Lord Yunxi, and Lord Qingming studied the diagram and recognized its potential and its Illusory Void qualities.
• Qin Hao decided that making the diagram real enough to advance it to a Top-Tier Peak Secret Art was beyond him for now, so he focused on making it more Illusory Void.

Qin Hao transformed the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, making it more powerful and illusory as the Ancestral Gods studied it. Mad Flying Daoist created a Middle Rank Peak secret art after observing the diagram, and its illusory rings gave Qin Hao a new insight.

• Qin Hao cultivated and transformed the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, increasing its power and transparency while he pondered what it still lacked.
• The Ancestral Gods were stunned by Qin Hao's rapid improvement, while Lord Qingming briefly revealed a trace of malice.
• Mad Flying Daoist created a Middle Rank Peak secret art after studying the Heavensea Ruins Diagram and thanked Qin Hao for the opportunity.
• Qin Hao noticed the illusory rings surrounding Mad Flying Daoist and began considering the idea of illusion.

Qin Hao gained insight into Illusory Void from the Mad Flying Daoist’s Mysterious Spirit Illusion Art, but the Heavensea Ruins Diagram had reached a bottleneck. Earthsplit Arhat suggested Qin Hao create a second high-rank peak secret art, leaving Qin Hao considering how to proceed.

• The Mad Flying Daoist explained how the Heavensea Ruins Diagram had inspired him to create the Mid-Rank Peak Mysterious Spirit Illusion Art.
• Qin Hao found inspiration in the Mad Flying Daoist’s illusions and considered incorporating them into the Heavensea Ruins Diagram.
• Venerable Canglan and the others observed that Qin Hao’s secret art had grown stronger and was nearing the level of a Top-Tier Peak Secret Art.
• Qin Hao admitted that the Heavensea Ruins Diagram had reached a bottleneck and that he was trying to maximize its power.
• Earthsplit Arhat suggested that Qin Hao use the Heavensea Ruins Diagram as a foundation to create a second high-rank peak secret art.
• Venerable Canglan and Lord Yunxi urged Qin Hao to consolidate his cultivation before attempting another high-rank peak secret art, while Qin Hao weighed their advice.

Qin Hao studied Lord Qingming’s Heavenly Illusion Art and discovered that it concealed another high-rank Peak secret art. The gathering ended after more than half a year, leaving Qin Hao with a clearer direction for developing the Heavensea Ruins Diagram.

• Venerable Canglan suggested that Qin Hao seek Lord Qingming’s guidance on illusion arts, and Lord Qingming demonstrated the Heavenly Illusion Art.
• Qin Hao studied the illusion and considered incorporating its techniques into the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, though changing his Self-World remained beyond his reach.
• Qin Hao sensed a powerful second secret art hidden within Lord Qingming’s illusion, and Lord Qingming realized Qin Hao had detected it.
• Lord Qingming ended the demonstration, and Qin Hao left with deeper insight into the Heavensea Ruins Diagram and its path toward the ultimate in illusion.
• The Ancestral Gods continued exchanging insights for more than half a year before thanking the Sword Martial Lord and departing.

Lord Qingming and Earthsplit Arhat stayed at the True Martial Palace, while the other guests departed. As Qin Hao prepared to cultivate and host his guests, an illusory desert appeared around him and a surge of demon spirit demonic qi erupted.

• Lord Qingming asked to borrow the True Martial Palace for seclusion after gaining insights into a breakthrough, and Qin Hao welcomed him.
• Earthsplit Arhat also stayed so he could discuss high-rank Peak secret arts with Qin Hao, while the other guests declined and left.
• Phantom Shadow True God departed after thanking Qin Hao for the secret-art discussion, which had brought her closer to mastering a low-rank Peak secret art.
• Mu Ziqing left to visit Qin Hao's family, and Qin Hao resolved to focus on the Heavensea Ruins Diagram, the Heavenly Derivation Book, and the Myriad Spirits Grand Vast Sutra.
• As Qin Hao turned back toward the palace, the surroundings changed into a desert, and a dense surge of demon spirit demonic qi appeared.

Lord Qingming revealed himself as a Five-Star Ancestral God of the Demon Spirit Society and attacked Qin Hao with a hidden Peak Rank Peak secret art. As Qin Hao fought to survive, Qingming’s past and his plan to leave the Qiankun Continent for the Outer Realm Demon Spirits were revealed.

• Qin Hao recognized that the attackers belonged to the Demon Spirit Society as Lord Qingming exposed his Five-Star Ancestral God cultivation and threatened Earthsplit Arhat and the others.
• Lord Qingming unleashed a planet-shaped attack, using a Peak Rank Peak secret art hidden within his Heavenly Illusion Art to strike Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao used the Heavensea Ruins Diagram and the power of heaven and earth rules to resist the attack and break through the Heavenly Derivation Book.
• Lord Qingming decided to kill Qin Hao before his mastery of the Heavensea Ruins Diagram could grow further, then escape the Qiankun Continent and Heavensea.
• Lord Qingming recalled how the Demon Spirit Society and Great Commander Hai Dong had helped him rise to Five-Star Ancestral God, and how Hai Dong activated him after Qin Hao killed Commander Kun Yun.

Lord Qingming struck Qin Hao with his Peak Rank pinnacle secret art, Starfall Strike, but Qin Hao survived and was blasted out of the True Martial Palace. The attack’s shockwave killed cultivators outside as Venerable Canglan and Lord Yunxi rushed back, suspecting a traitor was inside.

• Lord Qingming unleashed Starfall Strike on Qin Hao, who used the Heaven and Earth Rule Power to strengthen his defenses but was still hurled from the desert illusory realm.
• Qin Hao crashed into a stone pillar at the True Martial Palace entrance, while Earthsplit Arhat lay wounded inside; Lord Qingming was astonished that Qin Hao had survived.
• The attack’s shockwave spread beyond the palace, killing several cultivators, and Mu Ziqing rushed to Qin Hao’s side.
• Lord Yunxi sensed demon spirit demonic qi and a Five-Star Ancestral God’s power, then turned back toward the True Martial Palace.
• Venerable Canglan concluded that a traitor had attacked Qin Hao and hurried back, considering whether Lord Qingming or Earthsplit Arhat was responsible.

Venerable Canglan, Phantom Shadow True God, and the Heavenly Martial Ancestor rushed to save Qin Hao after Lord Qingming launched an assassination attack. Outside the Qiankun Continent, Great Commander Hai Dong waited for Lord Qingming to escape and began to suspect that the attack had failed.

• Venerable Canglan suspected that Lord Qingming or Earthsplit Arhat was behind the attack and urged Jian Wu to hold on.
• Phantom Shadow True God sensed a five-star Ancestral God attacking Qin Hao, contacted the Heavenly Martial Ancestor, and rushed back toward the True Martial Palace.
• Lord Qingming attacked ahead of schedule because he feared Qin Hao would grow stronger by comprehending the peak secret art.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor sensed the demon spirit demonic qi and hurried toward the True Martial Palace after Phantom Shadow True God warned him that Qin Hao was the target.
• Qiankun Sect Ancestral Gods and disciples reacted to the attack and rushed toward Dragon Marquis City, fearing Qin Hao would be killed.
• Great Commander Hai Dong waited outside the Qiankun Continent for Lord Qingming, then began to wonder whether Lord Qingming had failed to kill Qin Hao.

Lord Qingming attacked Qin Hao again after his first strike failed to kill him, while Qin Hao struggled to survive long enough for Heavenly Martial Ancestor to arrive. Mu Ziqing rushed to Qin Hao’s side, leaving him worried that he could not protect her from Lord Qingming’s attack.

• Lord Qingming learned Qin Hao had survived his first Starfall Strike and decided to attack again rather than flee.
• Qin Hao, gravely injured with less than twenty percent of his life divine power remaining, activated the Heavensea Ruins Diagram to delay Lord Qingming until Heavenly Martial Ancestor arrived.
• Mu Ziqing reached Qin Hao despite the pressure in the True Martial Palace, and Qin Hao urged her to leave.
• Qin Hao realized Mu Ziqing’s arrival had put her in greater danger, since any stray force from Lord Qingming’s attack could kill her.

Qin Hao awakened a new High-Rank Peak Secret Art, using an illusory Heavensea Ruins Diagram to draw Lord Qingming’s Starfall Strike away from the True Martial Palace and protect those inside. The Heavenly Palace’s eighteen Elders learned of Qin Hao’s breakthrough after Tu Ling detected him.

• Facing Lord Qingming’s Starfall Strike, Qin Hao resolved to block it to protect Mu Ziqing and the cultivators in the True Martial Palace.
• Under extreme pressure, Qin Hao realized the Heavensea Ruins Diagram needed an illusory realm and awakened a new High-Rank Peak Secret Art.
• Qin Hao’s new technique dragged Starfall Strike into an illusory realm, where the planet struck without harming the true world.
• Earthsplit Arhat recognized Qin Hao’s technique as a new High-Rank Peak Secret Art, while Lord Qingming reacted with shock.
• Tu Ling alerted the Heavenly Palace’s eighteen Elders that Qin Hao had mastered two High-Rank Peak Secret Arts in quick succession.

Qin Hao survived Lord Qingming’s second Peak Rank Peak secret art, but his life divine power was nearly exhausted. Lord Qingming fled as Heavenly Martial Ancestor arrived and pursued him, while the Heavenly Palace elders accepted Qin Hao’s exceptional talent and prepared to notify Divine Lord Redcloud.

• Tu Ling explained Qin Hao’s achievements and talent to the Heavenly Palace elders, who stopped opposing his recommendation and decided to notify Divine Lord Redcloud.
• Qin Hao used the Heavensea Ruins Diagram to contain Lord Qingming’s Starfall Strike, survived its backlash, and collapsed with less than ten percent of his life divine power remaining.
• Mu Ziqing caught Qin Hao, and Earthsplit Arhat examined him and gave him healing pills to restore his life divine power.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the Qiankun Sect elders arrived, forcing Lord Qingming to flee before they could kill Qin Hao.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor pursued Lord Qingming and condemned his betrayal as an agent of the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.

Lord Qingming was cornered and battered by Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the other Ancestral Gods after failing to kill Qin Hao. Qin Hao discovered that his Heavensea Ruins Diagram had given rise to a new high-rank peak secret art, while Heavenly Martial Ancestor wondered how Qin Hao had survived Lord Qingming’s attacks.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and dozens of Ancestral Gods surrounded Lord Qingming, leaving him no chance to escape.
• Lord Qingming regretted failing to kill Qin Hao, and Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the others attacked and suppressed him.
• Qin Hao examined his Self-World and found that the Heavensea Ruins Diagram had formed an illusory upper layer with both offensive and defensive abilities.
• Qin Hao named the new secret art the Heavensea Void World Diagram and considered whether other variations might be possible.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor expressed relief that Qin Hao was unharmed and wondered how he had survived Lord Qingming’s two attacks.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor learned that Qin Hao had created a second high-rank peak secret art and was approved to become a Daoist Seed, join the Divine Lord Inheritance, and enter the Kindling Realm. After restraining Lord Qingming and forcing him to name Great Commander Hai Dong as the one who sent him, Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Qin Hao sensed Hai Dong nearby.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor received Divine Lord Redcloud's message confirming Qin Hao's new secret art and approval to join the Divine Lord Inheritance.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor stopped the crowd and immobilized Lord Qingming as everyone condemned him.
• Lord Qingming declared that he regretted failing to kill Qin Hao, and Mu Ziqing worried that other Ancestral Gods might target him.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor tortured Lord Qingming and demanded to know who had sent him.
• Lord Qingming confessed that Great Commander Hai Dong had sent him.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Qin Hao looked toward the starry sky, sensing that Great Commander Hai Dong was outside the Qiankun Continent.

Great Commander Hai Dong concluded that Lord Qingming had failed to kill Qin Hao and fled the Qiankun Continent, while the Heavenly Martial Ancestor crippled Lord Qingming’s cultivation and imprisoned him. After the others left, the Heavenly Martial Ancestor approached Qin Hao with what he called tremendously good news, leaving its nature unrevealed.

• Great Commander Hai Dong sensed that Lord Qingming had failed and vanished from outside the Qiankun Continent.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor crippled Lord Qingming’s cultivation and imprisoned him for all eternity.
• Qin Hao and Earthsplit Arhat parted as friends after Earthsplit Arhat apologized and invited him to drink together another day.
• Venerable Canglan, Lord Yunxi, and other Ancestral Gods speculated that Qin Hao had created or strengthened a powerful secret art.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor approached Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing and told Qin Hao he had tremendously good news.

Qin Hao learned that the Heavenly Palace had approved him for the Divine Lord Inheritance program and admission to the Kindling Realm after he created a second high-rank Peak secret art. As he prepared for Divine Lord Redcloud to escort him away, Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing faced their coming separation and counted the heavy casualties from Lord Qingming’s attack.

• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor told Qin Hao that the Heavenly Palace had reversed its rejection and approved his entry to the Kindling Realm because of his second high-rank Peak secret art.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor explained the Kindling Realm’s resources to Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing, then warned Qin Hao to hide his identity from enemies who might target him.
• The Heavenly Martial Ancestor said Divine Lord Redcloud would arrive in the coming days to escort Qin Hao to the Kindling Realm, where he might have to remain for a long time.
• Qin Hao promised Mu Ziqing he would cultivate diligently and return as soon as possible, while she supported his departure.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing tallied the enormous losses from Lord Qingming’s attack on the True Martial Palace, including many deaths among the Star Sea Clan cultivators gathered nearby.

Qin Hao prepared the Star Sea Clan and his companions for his departure to the Kindling Realm, then helped Mu Ziqing ascend to true godhood while studying his secret arts. His cultivation was interrupted when Divine Lord Redcloud appeared silently in his chamber.

• Qin Hao arranged for Yun Chang to obtain defensive treasures and formations, while Ancestor Yanyu planned to train promising Star Sea Clan disciples.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing entered secluded cultivation, and Mu Ziqing became a true god after half a day with his help.
• Qin Hao explained the paths to higher true god realms and the ancestral god realm, then Mu Ziqing began studying in the Cultivation Chamber.
• Qin Hao examined the Heavensea Void Realm Diagram and deduced how he might create a third high-rank peak secret art.
• Divine Lord Redcloud appeared in Qin Hao's Cultivation Chamber, startling him.