Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao returned to seclusion after his Devouring Doppelganger reached Physical Body Creation, while the Ruthless Devil Master discovered that the Three-Eyed Marquis had died and ordered an investigation. The Ten-Thousand Poisons King set out to find who killed him, unaware that Qin Hao was responsible.

• Qin Hao welcomed his Devouring Doppelganger's breakthrough to Physical Body Creation and returned to his cultivation courtyard.
• Qin Hao resumed studying the seventh and Eighth Diagram of the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram after five years of seclusion.
• The Ruthless Devil Master sensed that the Three-Eyed Marquis had died and wondered who had triggered his projection.
• The Ruthless Devil Master summoned the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and ordered him to investigate the Three-Eyed Marquis's last whereabouts and killer.
• The Ruthless Devil Master promised the Ten-Thousand Poisons King that ten of his clansmen could enter the Heavenly Demon Palace after the task, and the king eagerly accepted.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King saw a chance to help the Poison Demon Race by investigating Three-Eyed Marquis’s death for the Heartless Demon Master. Meanwhile, Qin Hao studied the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram, then learned that Lord Zhenheng would lecture at Two Realms Peak and realized he could fulfill his promise to the Azure Li Lord.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King resolved to investigate Three-Eyed Marquis’s death and, if possible, kill the murderer to repay the Heartless Demon Master and secure opportunities for his people.
• Qin Hao found that the Seventh and Eighth Diagrams strengthened his Spirit-Shaking Art, but he lacked the Azure Flame Points to buy its remaining volumes.
• Qin Hao considered taking higher-ranked sect missions to earn the points he needed and wondered how Mu Ziqing was progressing.
• The Mysterious Tower Spirit told Qin Hao that Lord Zhenheng would give a Sovereign Lecture at Two Realms Peak in three days.
• Qin Hao recognized Lord Zhenheng as a friend of the Azure Li Lord and remembered his promise to tell her friends what had happened to her.

After nearly four and a half years in seclusion, Qin Hao emerged and headed to Lord Zhenheng’s lesson, intending to tell him Azure Li Lord’s message. Meanwhile, Zong Yuanjiu, Sun Chenhua, and Peng Kun summoned Guo Dun to confront Qin Hao at the Martial Lecture Hall, while the Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan also learned he had emerged.

• Qin Hao ended his seclusion after the Mysterious Tower Spirit reminded him that Lord Zhenheng was teaching, and he set out for the Martial Lecture Hall.
• Zong Yuanjiu spotted Qin Hao outside his courtyard and hurried away to tell Sun Chenhua and Peng Kun.
• Qin Hao noticed Zong Yuanjiu but continued toward the Martial Lecture Hall, hoping to see Mu Ziqing and wondering whether she had begun the Inner Gate assessment.
• Sun Chenhua and Peng Kun contacted Guo Dun, who said he was heading to Lord Zhenheng’s lesson to publicly defeat Qin Hao.
• The Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan both awoke after learning Qin Hao had emerged from seclusion.

Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan both decided to take Qin Hao as a disciple after learning he had scored over seventy points on the Second Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower. Storm Sovereign seized Qin Hao and pulled him into a vast Subspace despite Illusion Master Lingyan’s attempt to stop him.

• Storm Sovereign learned Qin Hao had scored over seventy points on the Second Floor and decided he wanted him as a personal disciple.
• Illusion Master Lingyan discovered Qin Hao’s score and also resolved to take him as a disciple, believing his talent could lead him to the Sovereign Seed Plan.
• Storm Sovereign appeared before Qin Hao on the way to the Martial Lecture Hall and restrained him before he could resist.
• Illusion Master Lingyan confronted Storm Sovereign for concealing Qin Hao’s performance and trying to take him away.
• Storm Sovereign overcame Illusion Master Lingyan’s force and pulled Qin Hao into a Subspace that resembled an entire world.

Qin Hao discovered that Storm Sovereign’s Inner World was built from World Boundary Power as Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan fought over taking him as a disciple. They offered him Azure Flame Points, treasures, cultivation access, and personal instruction, leaving Qin Hao to choose between them.

• Qin Hao recognized Storm Sovereign’s Inner World as an example of the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram’s World Realm.
• Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan argued over who would take Qin Hao as a disciple, then agreed to compete fairly before their dispute attracted other Sovereigns.
• Qin Hao asked why both Elders wanted him as a disciple, but Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan ignored his question to protect the secret Sovereign Spark Plan.
• Storm Sovereign offered Qin Hao a million Azure Flame Points, while Illusion Master Lingyan countered with two million, cultivation access, personal teaching, and several Spirit Treasures.
• Storm Sovereign offered two million Azure Flame Points, ten treasures, cultivation access, and personal guidance in the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram, then asked Qin Hao to choose his master.

Qin Hao refused to choose between Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan until he understood why they wanted him as a disciple. The Flamefire Realm Master summoned him and revealed that his performance on the Second Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower had drawn their interest.

• Qin Hao calmed himself despite the treasures Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan offered, and asked why they wanted him as their disciple.
• The Flamefire Realm Master summoned Qin Hao, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan to his Stone Pavilion.
• The Flamefire Realm Master sent Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan away, then asked Qin Hao whether he regretted declining their offers.
• Qin Hao explained that he wanted to know why the two Sovereigns had chosen him before accepting a master.
• The Flamefire Realm Master praised Qin Hao's composure and said the Sovereigns had been impressed by his performance on the Second Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower.

The Elder explained to Qin Hao that passing the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower quickly did not guarantee lasting greatness, and described three kinds of geniuses: those who shone early, those who flourished late, and those who remained consistently exceptional. He revealed that most of the tower’s fastest achievers had died, including Tian Hanfeng, who perished while exploring the Forbidden Land.

• The Elder showed Qin Hao a list of the hundred Azure Flame Sect disciples who had passed the tower’s Second Floor fastest, and Qin Hao realized he lagged far behind them.
• The Elder said Qin Hao’s performance on the Second Floor ranked among the best in ten thousand years, despite his failure to pass it.
• The Elder explained that the tower was only one measure of talent and introduced three kinds of geniuses based on how their abilities developed.
• The Elder told Qin Hao that Tian Wenbin had passed the Second Floor in six months but remained stuck on the Third Floor thirty years later.
• The Elder described Tian Hanfeng as a consistently brilliant genius who passed the Third Floor five years after the Second, but later died exploring the Forbidden Land.
• The Elder told Qin Hao that most people on the list had died and few had reached King-Sealing Creation.

Qin Hao discussed the dangers of the Star Sea and showed the Flamefire Realm Master that he cared more about growing strong enough to survive than being called a genius. The Flamefire Realm Master accepted him as a nominal disciple, setting trials for him to become a personal disciple and giving him the latter three volumes of the Spirit-Shaking Art.

• The elder warned Qin Hao that rival races would target promising geniuses and that the Star Sea itself was perilous.
• Qin Hao said he considered himself an ordinary man pursuing the Martial Dao Peak and understood that surviving required becoming strong.
• The Flamefire Realm Master revealed his identity as the Two Realms Peak Master and offered to take Qin Hao as a nominal disciple.
• The Flamefire Realm Master set timed rewards for clearing the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower and required Qin Hao to pass its Third Floor within twenty years to become his personal disciple.
• Qin Hao accepted the offer, and the Flamefire Realm Master gave him the latter three volumes of the Spirit-Shaking Art.

The Flamefire Realm Master gave Qin Hao three volumes of the Spirit-Shaking Art, Azure Flame Points, and a challenge to pass the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower’s Second Floor within three years. Qin Hao chose to pursue the trial through his own cultivation and arrived at a crowded lecture where other disciples recognized him.

• The Flamefire Realm Master gave Qin Hao three volumes of the Spirit-Shaking Art and 100,000 Azure Flame Points, then warned him to protect his Divine Soul and presented him with a Two Realms Token.
• After Qin Hao left, the Flamefire Realm Master reflected on his uncertain potential and hoped he would not disappoint him.
• Qin Hao decided not to rely on his Time Doppelganger and Devouring Doppelganger to pass the Second Floor, choosing instead to develop his own strength within three years.
• Qin Hao went to the Martial Lecture Hall to hear the Lord Zhenheng teach, arriving before the lecture began.
• Zong Yuanjiu and Sun Chenhua excitedly pointed out Qin Hao, while Peng Kun reacted with hostility and the other disciples discussed Qin Hao’s achievement of passing the First Floor.

In the Martial Lecture Hall, disciples discussed how Qin Hao had defeated three Azure Dragon Society members and won over five hundred thousand Azure Flame Points, while the society prepared to retaliate. Qin Hao met Fan Mingyu, who warned him about Guo Dun and revealed that Mu Ziqing had escaped the leader of Blood Cloud Stronghold, an Ordinary Creation.

• Disciples recalled that Qin Hao had defeated Peng Kun, Zong Yuanjiu, and Sun Chenhua in Wagering Duels after entering the Inner Gate, winning more than five hundred thousand Azure Flame Points.
• Disciples noted that the Azure Dragon Society would likely seek revenge, and Qin Hao spotted Guo Dun and a burly young man whose aura seemed even stronger.
• Guo Dun watched Qin Hao and thought that Senior Brother Lu's orders meant Qin Hao would not leave unscathed.
• Fan Mingyu warned Qin Hao that Guo Dun had spent fifteen years cultivating at the Inner Gate, and Qin Hao replied that he knew.
• Fan Mingyu said Qin Hao was the only newly admitted disciple to pass the First Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower, then revealed that Mu Ziqing had escaped the leader of Blood Cloud Stronghold.

Qin Hao learned that Mu Ziqing had nearly died during a mission against the Blood Cloud Stronghold Chief, and he felt intense anger toward the bandit leader. The chapter left Qin Hao attending a lecture as Lord Zhenheng arrived, while Qin Hao suspected the Three-Tribulation Sovereign was only a Thought Doppelganger.

• Fan Mingyu told Qin Hao that Mu Ziqing and four other Outer Disciples had encountered the Blood Cloud Stronghold Chief during a mission about a year earlier.
• Fan Mingyu explained that three disciples had died, while he had stabilized Mu Ziqing and another survivor and brought them back to the Azure Flame Sect; Mu Ziqing recovered after two weeks.
• Qin Hao thanked Fan Mingyu and learned that Blood Cloud Stronghold had two Ordinary Creation cultivators, both of whom had been present despite the mission's faulty intelligence.
• Lord Zhenheng appeared at the Martial Lecture Hall, where the disciples greeted him.
• Qin Hao studied Lord Zhenheng and suspected that the Three-Tribulation Sovereign was using a Thought Doppelganger because his aura seemed faint.

Lord Zhenheng lectured the disciples on the Celestial Phenomenon Realm and demonstrated the four aspects of the Power of the Two Realms. Qin Hao gained new insight into how his own cultivation differed from Lord Zhenheng’s, and the lecture ended with Lord Zhenheng explaining that those who attained Intent Aspect in the Creation Realm were Limit Creations.

• Lord Zhenheng began his five-yearly lecture by promising to explain the Celestial Phenomenon Realm and World Realm, then advise disciples who sparred afterward.
• Lord Zhenheng explained that the Celestial Phenomenon Realm comprised Object Aspect, Surface Aspect, Form Aspect, and Intent Aspect, and Qin Hao realized that his own path to the Dao Governing Laws differed from Lord Zhenheng’s.
• Lord Zhenheng demonstrated Surface Aspect as a Soul Attack that made the disciples’ Divine Souls tremble, then used Form Aspect to imbue objects and Origin Laws with souls and control them.
• Lord Zhenheng demonstrated Intent Aspect by creating things with a thought and forming a vast Subspace that suppressed everyone in the hall.
• Lord Zhenheng explained that perfected Surface Aspect could slay a Marquis-Rank Creation, Form Aspect could rival a King-Sealing Creation, and Intent Aspect in the Creation Realm marked a Limit Creation.

Lord Zhenheng explained the World Realm and revealed that the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram pointed toward the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, leaving Qin Hao wondering how his Self-World fit into that path. He then began guiding disciples through sparring, where Qin Hao correctly predicted the outcome of a duel.

• Lord Zhenheng explained that mastering the Intent Aspect in the Creation Realm could lead to Limit Creation, and said the Form Aspect was necessary to reach the Nirvana Realm.
• Lord Zhenheng created a world from the Power of the Two Realms and explained that its creator was like the Heavenly Dao while enemies inside it were suppressed.
• Lord Zhenheng revealed that the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram pointed directly toward the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, and Qin Hao wondered how his Self-World related to it.
• Lord Zhenheng began sparring guidance for the disciples and gave priority to those facing cultivation bottlenecks.
• Qin Hao predicted that the plump young man would lose his duel, and the swordsman defeated him with a Sword Blossoms technique.

During Lord Zhenheng's lesson, Qin Hao learned more about the Power of the Two Realms as Disciples sparred and received guidance. Guo Dun challenged Qin Hao in front of the Martial Lecture Hall, and Qin Hao accepted, leaving the Azure Dragon Society's attempt to restore its reputation about to play out.

• Qin Hao explained to Fan Mingyu that the grades and number of Origin Laws mastered affected the strength of the Power of the Two Realms.
• Lord Zhenheng assessed sparring Disciples and guided them, helping several gain new insights and one break through on the spot.
• Guo Dun stood up to request guidance, and the Disciples recognized him as the Azure Dragon Society's Protector at Azure Dragon Society Two Realms Peak.
• Guo Dun called Qin Hao to spar, while Fan Mingyu warned Qin Hao that Guo Dun was far stronger than most Disciples.
• Qin Hao accepted the challenge, and Lord Zhenheng noted his impressive Power of the Two Realms as the Disciples anticipated the fight.

Qin Hao rejected Guo Dun’s demand to submit to the Azure Dragon Society and fought him in the Martial Lecture Hall. Qin Hao overwhelmed Guo Dun with a sword strike, leaving Guo Dun’s strength and the Society’s authority in question.

• Zong Yuanjiu, Sun Chenhua, and Peng Kun expected Guo Dun to avenge the Azure Dragon Society and force Qin Hao to submit.
• Guo Dun demanded Qin Hao admit fault, submit to the Society, and pay a million Azure Flame Points, but Qin Hao refused and drew his sword.
• Guo Dun attacked Qin Hao with Two Realms Blade, using perfected Power of the Two Realms and a Soul Attack.
• Qin Hao answered with Sword Heaven and Earth, whose denser Power of the Two Realms and Soul Attack overwhelmed Guo Dun.
• Qin Hao declared that Guo Dun could not withstand even one strike and mocked the Azure Dragon Society.

Qin Hao defeated Guo Dun with one sword strike, revealing that he had mastered a Minor Mastery Surface Aspect of the Power of the Two Realms and Soul Wave Suppression. Lord Zhenheng praised Qin Hao and advised Guo Dun to strengthen his foundation, while Huo Yan resolved to deal with Qin Hao later.

• Qin Hao drove Guo Dun back with a single sword strike, shocking the Disciples and reversing their expectations.
• Peng Kun realized Qin Hao had grown tremendously during his four and a half years in seclusion, while Huo Yan identified Qin Hao's Minor Mastery Surface Aspect of the Power of the Two Realms.
• Huo Yan said Qin Hao had offended someone he should not have and chose not to act while Lord Zhenheng was teaching.
• Qin Hao asked Lord Zhenheng for guidance, and Lord Zhenheng recognized that Qin Hao had mastered Soul Wave Suppression.
• Lord Zhenheng advised Qin Hao to infuse more of his Divine Soul into the Spirit-Shaking Art and told Guo Dun to focus on comprehending the Origin Laws.

After Lord Zhenheng finished his lesson, Qin Hao used the Flamefire Realm Master's Token to secure a private meeting with him at Courtyard Number Eighteen, hoping to discuss Azure Li Lord. As Qin Hao prepared to leave and visit the injured Mu Ziqing, Huo Yan of the Azure Dragon Society blocked his path.

• Lord Zhenheng warned the Disciples to study the Origin Laws patiently before pursuing the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram, then ended his lesson.
• Qin Hao asked Lord Zhenheng for private guidance, and Lord Zhenheng offered to seek permission to give another lesson for the Disciples.
• Qin Hao showed Lord Zhenheng the Flamefire Realm Master's Token, and Lord Zhenheng told him to meet at Courtyard Number Eighteen in the Elder Court.
• Qin Hao planned to tell Lord Zhenheng about Azure Li Lord and then visit Mu Ziqing, who had been badly injured.
• Huo Yan, the Azure Dragon Society's Chief Guardian at Two Realms Peak, blocked Qin Hao as Guo Dun and the other Disciples watched.

Qin Hao refused Huo Yan’s demand to take three moves and overwhelmed the Azure Dragon Society’s chief guardian with a single sword strike. He left to pursue Lord Zhenheng, while the stunned onlookers reconsidered the Azure Dragon Society’s strength.

• Huo Yan challenged Qin Hao to withstand three moves to settle the Azure Dragon Society’s grievance, but Qin Hao refused and tried to leave.
• Huo Yan blocked Qin Hao’s path and attacked, prompting Qin Hao to unleash Void Sword and Soul Wave Suppression.
• Qin Hao infused Divine Soul Power into Soul Wave Suppression, strengthening it as he struck at Huo Yan.
• Huo Yan blocked the sword strike but staggered back, then decided not to stop Qin Hao again.
• Qin Hao vanished, leaving the onlookers and Guo Dun shocked by his strength.

Qin Hao defeated Huo Yan and then met Lord Zhenheng, revealing that he had come because of Junior Sister Azure Li. Lord Zhenheng reacted with alarm and demanded to know where she was.

• Huo Yan and Guo Dun withdrew after Huo Yan was defeated, while Peng Kun warned Zong Yuanjiu and Sun Chenhua not to provoke Qin Hao again.
• Qin Hao went to the Elder Court on Two Realms Peak and met Lord Zhenheng in Courtyard Number Eighteen.
• Qin Hao told Lord Zhenheng that the Flamefire Realm Master was his teacher and that he had to pass the Third Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower within twenty years to become his personal Disciple.
• Qin Hao said he had come to ask about the Azure Li Lord, and Lord Zhenheng demanded to know how he knew of Junior Sister Azure Li and where she was.

Qin Hao told Lord Zhenheng that the Azure Li Lord had survived as a Remnant Soul in the Nether Demon World for sixteen thousand years, and Lord Zhenheng set out to rescue her. Qin Hao left to look for Mu Ziqing and confront the leader of Blood Cloud Stronghold.

• Qin Hao showed Lord Zhenheng the Heavenly Dragon Armor and confirmed that the Azure Li Lord was alive in the Nether Demon World.
• Qin Hao explained how the Nether Demon Lord had destroyed the Azure Li Lord's Physical Body, leaving her trapped as a Remnant Soul in the Nether Demon Palace.
• Lord Zhenheng learned that the Azure Li Lord had endured for sixteen thousand years and promised to contact Lord Minhai and rescue her.
• Lord Zhenheng told Qin Hao to keep the news secret except from the Flamefire Realm Master, then hurried away to act.
• Qin Hao left the mountain to look for Mu Ziqing and the leader of Blood Cloud Stronghold.