Chapter Summaries

After Qin Hao passed the Destruction Gate trial, Eugene revealed that the Profound Cultivation Great Venerable had left Lakeheart Island as a test for choosing disciples. Qin Hao learned he could attempt the trial to become the Great Venerable’s Personal Disciple and control the island, but he first had to become a Divine Lord.

• Pang Qingyun’s aura had grown stronger after Qin Hao joined the Destruction Legion, and he praised Qin Hao for mastering two True Meaning Embryos.
• Eugene warned Qin Hao that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits would target him, then explained that the Bronze Tiger Tallies were left behind to find disciples for the Profound Cultivation Great Venerable.
• Eugene revealed that passing the Great Venerable’s trial would make Qin Hao a Personal Disciple and give him control of Lakeheart Island, a powerful Dao Divine Weapon.
• Eugene explained that Divine Lord Tian Yan had passed only enough of the trial to become an ordinary disciple and had received a few Chaos Spirit Treasures.
• Eugene told Qin Hao he could not undertake the trial until he became a Divine Lord, so Qin Hao would have to return when he was stronger.

Qin Hao decided to strengthen himself in the Destruction Legion before attempting Profound Cultivation Venerable's Personal Disciple trial, which was the only way for Lakeheart Island's trapped inhabitants to leave. After Eugene warned him that Heavenly Cloud True Lord was nearing his own escape, Qin Hao began cultivating Life Force Sword Dao True Meaning and summoned his six doppelgangers to train.

• Demon Blade, Black Wolf, Succubus, and Titan encouraged Qin Hao to attempt the trial, explaining that gaining Lakeheart Island's treasures could help him resist the outer realm demon spirits.
• Qin Hao resolved to become a Divine Lord as soon as possible and then take Profound Cultivation Venerable's disciple trial.
• Ancient Demon Eugene warned Qin Hao that Heavenly Cloud True Lord was about to pass the Golden Profound Tower and could leave Lakeheart Island, making him a threat.
• Qin Hao thanked Eugene and acknowledged that he might have to face Heavenly Cloud True Lord after leaving Lakeheart Island.
• Qin Hao returned to the Bronze Stone Pillar and chose to cultivate Life Force Sword Dao True Meaning before the trial.
• Qin Hao summoned his six doppelgangers so they could cultivate freely in the Destruction Legion.

Qin Hao continued cultivating in the Destruction Legion and planned to leave Lakeheart Island soon to see Mu Ziqing and the others. Yun Yang escaped the Golden Profound Tower, blamed Qin Hao for the Yun Family’s ruin, and reunited with Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Stone Venerable outside Lakeheart Island.

• Qin Hao advanced his Life Force Sword Dao True Meaning and his doppelgangers improved their secret arts, though he still had not grasped the Life Force Sword Dao True Meaning Embryo.
• Yun Yang escaped the Golden Profound Tower at the last moment, learning that nearly everyone who entered had died and that only he and the Yun Family Ancestor remained.
• Yun Yang blamed Qin Hao for the Yun Family’s destruction and hurried away from Lakeheart Island after seeing the Ancient Demon Eugene.
• Yun Yang met Heavenly Cloud True Lord outside Lakeheart Island and found Great Commander Hai Dong and Stone Venerable with him, while Qin Hao was absent.

After escaping the Golden Profound Tower, Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Yun Yang, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Stone Venerable waited in hiding for Qin Hao, each hoping to seize what he carried. Qin Hao ended his long cultivation on Lakeheart Island and prepared to leave with Demon Blade, Black Wolf, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, and Titan, who promised to help him fight the outer realm demon spirits.

• Heavenly Cloud True Lord learned from Yun Yang that no one else from the Yun Family had escaped the Golden Profound Tower, and he grew furious over the family’s ruin.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Yun Yang, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Stone Venerable decided to wait for Qin Hao and formed an alliance against him, though Stone Venerable also considered entering Lakeheart Island for the Primordial Feathered Wings and Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao stopped cultivating after several dozen epochs and recalled his six doppelgangers to his self-void world.
• Demon Blade, Black Wolf, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, and Titan discussed Qin Hao’s cultivation and promised to help him kill the outer realm demon spirits if they left Lakeheart Island.
• Blood Crow Captain urged Qin Hao to seek opportunities through battle, and Qin Hao vowed to forge his own path.

Eugene sent Qin Hao out of Lakeheart Island and warned him that four of his pursuers were still waiting nearby. Qin Hao prepared to kill them, while the four pursuers grew impatient until Heavenly Cloud True Lord sensed a faint fluctuation.

• Eugene sent Qin Hao out of Lakeheart Island after reminding him that he had to become a Divine Lord to take the Profound Cultivation Great Venerable's Disciple trial.
• Qin Hao realized four people who had passed the Golden Profound Tower were waiting outside and considered the threats posed by Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Stone Venerable, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Yun Yang.
• Qin Hao flew toward the exit in his self-void world and told Pang Qingyun that they had to kill their pursuers in one strike.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Stone Venerable, Yun Yang, and Great Commander Hai Dong waited in Cloud Lake's outer region, while Great Commander Hai Dong said he would leave if Qin Hao did not appear soon.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord sensed a faint fluctuation and looked sharply ahead.

Qin Hao ambushed Heavenly Cloud True Lord and the others with a sword strike carrying a Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning Embryo, killing Yun Yang and injuring the others. The survivors realized Qin Hao had also mastered a Void World True Meaning Embryo, leaving them shocked by how far his strength had advanced.

• Heavenly Cloud True Lord sensed a fluctuation but could not locate anyone in the mist.
• Qin Hao struck Heavenly Cloud True Lord with a sword carrying a Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning Embryo, forcing him back.
• Qin Hao's sword cut Yun Yang in half, and the Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning killed him.
• Great Commander Hai Dong blocked the strike with his left arm and retreated, while Stone Venerable blocked it with both arms and was driven back.
• Great Commander Hai Dong sensed Qin Hao only vaguely and realized his strength had increased enormously.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord recognized that Qin Hao had mastered a Void World True Meaning Embryo in addition to the Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning Embryo.

Qin Hao used the Void World and his sword arts to attack Heavenly Cloud True Lord, then turned his attention to Great Commander Hai Dong. He cleaved Hai Dong in two, but the demon’s formidable body regenerated, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Qin Hao’s first sword strike drove Heavenly Cloud True Lord and Stone Venerable back, wounded Great Commander Hai Dong, and killed Yun Yang.
• Qin Hao decided to eliminate Great Commander Hai Dong and Stone Venerable so he could fight Heavenly Cloud True Lord without interference.
• Qin Hao vanished from Great Commander Hai Dong’s perception and launched a Low-Rank Perfect Secret Art sword strike at him.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord warned Hai Dong, who raised shields of demon spirit demonic qi and retreated, but Qin Hao’s strike cut through the defenses and bisected him.
• Great Commander Hai Dong used his demon spirit demonic qi to regenerate his body, while Heavenly Cloud True Lord and Stone Venerable watched in fear.

Qin Hao gravely wounded Great Commander Hai Dong and forced Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Stone Venerable, and Hai Dong to unite against him. As Qin Hao rushed to stop Heavenly Cloud True Lord’s Azure Thunder Resonance, Ancient God Guzheng detected faint battle fluctuations coming from Cloud Lake.

• Heavenly Cloud True Lord realized Qin Hao’s strength and Void World True Meaning Embryo made him difficult to kill, so he planned to use Azure Thunder Resonance to finish him.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord recruited Stone Venerable and Great Commander Hai Dong to hold Qin Hao off for three breaths while he prepared his move.
• Qin Hao saw through their plan and charged toward Heavenly Cloud True Lord, while Stone Venerable and Great Commander Hai Dong attacked to block him.
• Ancient God Guzheng sensed faint battle fluctuations and discovered they were coming from Cloud Lake.

Ancestral God Gu Zheng and the other ancestral gods sensed terrifying battle fluctuations coming from inside Cloud Lake and went to investigate. They found Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Stone Venerable alive and vastly stronger, facing an unseen opponent as the Heavenly Abyss Sword suddenly appeared.

• Ancestral God Gu Zheng sensed powerful battle fluctuations inside Cloud Lake and led several dozen ancestral gods to investigate.
• The group found Heavenly Cloud True Lord, Great Commander Hai Dong, and Stone Venerable alive in Cloud Lake's outer region.
• Ancestral God Gu Zheng recognized that Great Commander Hai Dong and Stone Venerable had grown enormously stronger and that Heavenly Cloud True Lord had become a Half-Step Divine Lord.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord prepared a killing move while Stone Venerable and Great Commander Hai Dong attacked an unseen foe.
• The Heavenly Abyss Sword appeared with an overwhelming aura and struck the attacks of Great Commander Hai Dong and Stone Venerable.

Qin Hao used the Heavenly Abyss Sword to kill Great Commander Hai Dong and badly wound Stone Venerable, shocking the Ancestral Gods watching outside Cloud Lake. As Ancient God Guzheng sent word to Divine Lord Redcloud, Heavenly Cloud True Lord unleashed more than a hundred bolts of Azure Thunder at Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao's Heavenly Abyss Sword cleaved through the attacks and severed half of Stone Venerable's shoulder, sending him flying and gravely weakening him.
• Qin Hao struck Great Commander Hai Dong again, and the wounded commander died while consumed by terror and regret.
• Ancient God Guzheng and the other Ancestral Gods recognized the Heavenly Abyss Sword and realized Qin Hao had killed a foe with Seven-Star combat strength.
• Ancient God Guzheng, alarmed by Heavenly Cloud True Lord's Half-Step Divine Lord strength, sent a message to Divine Lord Redcloud.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord abandoned waiting for Azure Thunder Resonance to fully form and fired more than a hundred bolts of Azure Thunder toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao faced Heavenly Cloud True Lord’s Azure Thunder Resonance, which carried the azure thunder true meaning embryo, while Stone Venerable joined the attack. Qin Hao weakened the thunder inside his self-void world and answered with a sword strike containing the destruction true meaning embryo, leaving Heavenly Cloud True Lord fearing his attack would miss.

• Ancestral God Gu Zheng worried that Qin Hao would die and waited for Divine Lord Redcloud, while Stone Venerable moved to help Heavenly Cloud True Lord kill him.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord unleashed Azure Thunder Resonance, surrounding Qin Hao with over a hundred bolts of azure thunder and tearing open space.
• Qin Hao used his void world true meaning embryo to weaken the azure thunder by forty percent, though he recognized that one embryo alone could not stop the attack.
• Qin Hao swung the Heavenly Abyss Sword and unleashed countless sword strikes, each containing the destruction true meaning embryo.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord realized Qin Hao’s counterattack might prevent Azure Thunder Resonance from hitting him.

Qin Hao overwhelmed Heavenly Cloud True Lord and Stone Venerable within his self-void world, killing Stone Venerable and pursuing Heavenly Cloud True Lord as he fled. The chapter left Heavenly Cloud True Lord wounded and struggling to escape Qin Hao’s attacks.

• Qin Hao’s sword radiance destroyed Heavenly Cloud True Lord’s Azure Thunder and scattered Stone Venerable’s attack.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord realized he was outmatched and fled toward the outskirts of Cloud Lake.
• Qin Hao killed Stone Venerable after rejecting his demand to surrender the Supreme Sword Tower and Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao chased Heavenly Cloud True Lord and blocked his path with a barrage of sword attacks.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord begged Qin Hao to spare him, but Qin Hao continued attacking until Heavenly Cloud True Lord was wounded and slowed.

Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord arrived as Qin Hao pursued Heavenly Cloud True Lord, and they discovered Qin Hao had mastered two true meaning embryos. They concealed the battle from the outside world and let Qin Hao continue fighting, leaving Heavenly Cloud True Lord certain that he would die.

• Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord arrived and saw Qin Hao pursuing the wounded Heavenly Cloud True Lord.
• The two Divine Lords recognized Qin Hao’s void world and destruction sword dao true meaning embryos and were astonished by his progress.
• Divine Lord Redcloud created a barrier to conceal the battle, while Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord went to warn Ancient God Guzheng and the others to keep Qin Hao’s strength secret.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord sensed the barrier’s genuine true meaning and realized Heavenly Palace Divine Lords had arrived.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord understood that the Divine Lords were letting Qin Hao use him for training and accepted that he had no way to escape death.

Qin Hao defeated Heavenly Cloud True Lord, whose attempt to self-detonate was stopped by Divine Lord Redcloud, and survived the battle. Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord then praised Qin Hao for mastering two True Meaning Embryos.

• Heavenly Cloud True Lord charged Qin Hao with his Azure Thunder True Meaning Embryo, and Qin Hao countered with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, which split the Azure Thunder and wounded him.
• Heavenly Cloud True Lord began gathering power to self-detonate and take Qin Hao with him.
• Divine Lord Redcloud seized control of Heavenly Cloud True Lord's power, compressed it, and caused his body and divine soul to perish.
• Qin Hao reflected on the danger of the self-detonation and resolved to keep improving his strength.
• Qin Hao brought Pang Qingyun out of his self-Void World and respectfully greeted Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord and Divine Lord Redcloud praised Qin Hao for surviving Cloud Lake and mastering two True Meaning Embryos.

Qin Hao told Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord how he survived Lakeheart Island and learned that true meanings had nine ranks. The chapter left him learning that true meanings could advance, though reaching the First Rank was extremely difficult.

• Qin Hao admitted that his two true meaning embryos did not make him strong enough to threaten the Demon God Hall, and Divine Lord Redcloud praised his humility.
• Qin Hao told Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord about Profound Cultivation Great Venerable's ruins and the Destruction Gate's trials on Lakeheart Island.
• Divine Lord Redcloud explained that true meanings had nine ranks and identified Qin Hao's Destruction Sword Dao and Void World embryos as fourth- and fifth-rank.
• Divine Lord Redcloud said he and Heavenly Punishment had advanced their original seventh-rank true meanings to third-rank true meanings.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord explained that true meanings could improve, and that advancing from an Eternal Divine Lord to a Law Divine Lord required at least three First-Rank True Meanings.

Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord explained how true meanings determined advancement among Divine Lords and urged Qin Hao to cultivate more of them. They also discussed the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and Divine Lord Tian Yan before Divine Lord Redcloud turned the conversation back to Qin Hao’s urgent situation.

• Divine Lord Redcloud explained that three First-Rank True Meanings could allow advancement to Law Divine Lord, while Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord described how difficult it was to fuse true meanings to reach that rank.
• Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord told Qin Hao that mastering higher-ranked true meaning embryos could strengthen his future potential, and Qin Hao thanked them for their guidance.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord regretted that the Destruction Gate’s trial was difficult, and Divine Lord Redcloud said Qin Hao might become Profound Cultivation Great Venerable’s Disciple after becoming a Divine Lord.
• Qin Hao asked where the Outer Realm Demon Spirits came from and how Divine Lord Tian Yan left their cosmic plane, but Divine Lord Redcloud and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord said they did not know.
• Qin Hao inferred that crossing between cosmic planes was extremely difficult, and Divine Lord Redcloud redirected him to his pressing situation.

Qin Hao learned that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had seized most of the realms and that the Heavenly Palace had canceled the Divine Lord Inheritance because it needed Daoist Seeds on the battlefield. Divine Lord Redcloud warned him to conceal his two true meaning embryos, while promising his remaining rewards and telling him to prepare for battle.

• Divine Lord Redcloud warned Qin Hao that revealing his two true meaning embryos could make the Outer Realm Demon Spirits target him, and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord said witnesses had been ordered to keep his battle secret.
• Divine Lord Redcloud told Qin Hao that the Demon God Hall now controlled two-thirds of the realms and star regions, while the Heavenly Palace had fewer than thirty realms left.
• Qin Hao raised the Sacred Land Plan, but Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord and Divine Lord Redcloud explained that it was impractical without the dead Origin Master.
• Divine Lord Redcloud told Qin Hao that the Divine Lord Inheritance had been canceled and that Daoist Seeds were being sent to the battlefield, but Qin Hao would still receive his promised treasures and cultivation resources.
• Divine Lord Redcloud told Qin Hao to hide his true meaning embryos and prepare for the battlefield, then urged him to return to the Qiankun Continent and his wife.

Qin Hao returned to Qiankun Continent after surviving Cloud Lake and hurried back to Mu Ziqing, who had spent nearly two hundred and fifty epochs waiting for him. His arrival reunited the family and ended the uncertainty over whether he had survived.

• Divine Lord Redcloud sent Qin Hao toward Qiankun Continent through a teleportation array, while warning him to keep his strength hidden.
• Ancient God Guzheng warned witnesses not to reveal Qin Hao’s two true meaning embryos, and the cultivators took hope from his rise.
• Mu Ziqing continued to grieve and wait for Qin Hao as Qin Ming and Qin Yue worried over her.
• Qin Yue told Qin Ming that Yun Chang planned to travel to Cloud Lake to search for Qin Hao after reaching Four-Star Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao appeared before Mu Ziqing, and Qin Ming and Qin Yue recognized their father with joy.

Qin Hao returned to the Qiankun Continent after more than a hundred epochs away, reuniting with Mu Ziqing and reassuring the Star Sea Clan as the Outer Realm Demon Spirits’ invasion worsened. His reunion with the Qiankun Sect elders ended in shock when he revealed he had mastered around sixty-odd low-rank perfect secret arts.

• Qin Hao reunited with Mu Ziqing, assured her he was safe, and told her he would explain what happened in Cloud Lake later.
• Qin Hao contacted Yun Chang on the Netherworld Battlefield, and Yun Chang rejoiced that his big brother had returned.
• Qin Hao gathered the Star Sea Clan at the Sword Martial Palace, distributed treasures for the coming battles, and warned that the invasion had become dire.
• The Qiankun Sect elders arrived to welcome Qin Hao, and Phantom Shadow True God expressed relief that he had returned safely.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor sensed Qin Hao’s profound aura and was stunned when Qin Hao said he had mastered around sixty-odd low-rank perfect secret arts.

Qin Hao returned to the Qiankun Sect and reunited with the Heavenly Martial Ancestor, Xie Haiqing, and Ouyang Jin after mastering more than sixty high-rank peak secret arts. He learned that Ke Yin had died in battle and Qiao Shan was missing, then agreed to teach Xie Haiqing and Ouyang Jin secret arts before they returned to the front.

• Qin Hao told the Heavenly Martial Ancestor and the others that he had mastered more than sixty high-rank peak secret arts, and reflected on his plans to develop his true meaning embryos.
• Qin Hao held a banquet at the Qiankun Sect and greeted Xie Haiqing and Ouyang Jin, who marveled at how far he had surpassed them.
• Xie Haiqing told Qin Hao that Ke Yin had died in battle and that Qiao Shan was missing, while he and Ouyang Jin faced another mission against the invading outer realm demon spirits.
• Xie Haiqing reported that Dongfang Wei had killed several One-Star Ancestral God Commanders on the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Ouyang Jin asked Qin Hao for guidance on Middle Rank and high-rank peak secret arts, and Qin Hao agreed to demonstrate the difference.