Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao killed the Savage Bear Great Demon after the demon fled, frightening the other Creation Great Demons into retreating. As Qin Hao prepared to head toward the Azure Flame Mountain Range to watch over Mu Ziqing, a powerful stranger appeared and recognized him.

• Qin Hao pursued the wounded Savage Bear Great Demon and killed him with three sword strikes.
• Qin Hao reflected on his strength and resolved not to underestimate more experienced Creation experts.
• The Creation Great Demons watching from the Hundred Thousand Mountains fled, while Qin Hao chose not to pursue them.
• Qin Hao collected the Savage Bear Great Demon's Creation Demon Core and the Blood Cloud Saber Demon's Storage Star Ring, then thought of watching over Mu Ziqing at the Azure Flame Mountain Range.
• A formidable middle-aged man in Purple-Gold Battle Armor appeared, and Qin Hao sensed that he posed a threat to his life.
• The middle-aged man looked at Qin Hao and asked if he was Qin Hao.

Kang Yihou arrived to investigate the Blood Cloud Saber Demon's crimes and learned from Qin Hao that the demon had turned Azure Flame Sect Disciples into Corpse Puppets. He seized the demon's Divine Soul to prevent its passage into Reincarnation, vowing that it would face eternal punishment.

• Kang Yihou introduced himself as a Heaven-Questioning Peak deacon and praised Qin Hao for killing the Savage Bear Great Demon in four strikes.
• Kang Yihou explained that he had come to investigate the Blood Cloud Saber Demon after a report reached the Sect Headquarters.
• Qin Hao told Kang Yihou that the Blood Cloud Saber Demon had used sixteen Azure Flame Sect Disciples as Corpse Puppets.
• Kang Yihou condemned the Blood Cloud Saber Demon for betraying the Human Race and declared that he would be sealed and punished forever.
• Kang Yihou pulled the Blood Cloud Saber Demon's Divine Soul from his corpse and took it away, preventing its passage into Reincarnation.

Qin Hao and Kang Yihou discussed the Puppet Race spy who had taught the Blood Cloud Saber Demon the Corpse Puppet Technique, then returned to Blood Cloud Stronghold to deal with the trapped souls. As they arrived, Blood Nether Marquis abandoned his puppet doppelganger to escape, leaving Qin Hao and Kang Yihou facing the ruined stronghold and the stunned survivors.

• Qin Hao warned Kang Yihou that someone had watched him in the Wooden Tower, and Kang Yihou suspected a Puppet Race spy had taught the Blood Cloud Saber Demon the Corpse Puppet Technique.
• Kang Yihou cautioned that the spy might target Qin Hao, but Qin Hao said he planned to remain in the Azure Flame Sect for another twenty-five years.
• Qin Hao and Kang Yihou flew to Blood Cloud Stronghold so Kang Yihou could help free the Divine Souls trapped in the Corpse Puppets.
• Blood Nether Marquis recognized Qin Hao as a potential threat to the Puppet Race and severed his connection to his puppet doppelganger before the two men arrived.
• Kang Yihou and Qin Hao reached the ruined stronghold, where Kang Yihou saw the motionless Creation Puppet and Jiao Hui, Luo Xiao, and Lin Manzi greeted him.

After Qin Hao returned from killing the Blood Cloud Saber Demon, Kang Yihou freed Jiao Hui, Luo Xiao, and Lin Manzi from the demon’s restrictions and recognized Qin Hao’s extraordinary strength. Impressed by Qin Hao’s talent and humility, Kang Yihou asked him to call him elder brother, and Qin Hao accepted.

• Kang Yihou noticed the restrictions inside Jiao Hui, Luo Xiao, and Lin Manzi and used his power to break them free.
• Kang Yihou examined Qin Hao’s Creation Puppet and learned that Qin Hao had killed the Blood Cloud Saber Demon in three sword strikes.
• Kang Yihou concluded that Qin Hao could clear the Second Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower, shocking Jiao Hui, Luo Xiao, and Lin Manzi.
• Qin Hao said his True Self was still far from Kang Yihou’s level, and Kang Yihou praised his humility and strength.
• Kang Yihou asked Qin Hao to call him elder brother, and Qin Hao accepted.

Kang Yihou freed the Divine Souls trapped in sixteen Corpse Puppets, then explained to Qin Hao that powerful Creation experts were less likely to reincarnate. The chapter ended with Kang Yihou asking Qin Hao what he planned to do with the Creation Puppet and the broken mechanical Puppets.

• Kang Yihou released his Divine Strength so Qin Hao could sense and study it before it drew sixteen Corpse Puppets to them.
• Kang Yihou dispersed the Divine Souls sealed inside the Corpse Puppets, allowing them to enter Reincarnation, and the freed souls thanked him and Qin Hao.
• Kang Yihou told Qin Hao that stronger people had lower chances of reincarnating, with fewer than one in a hundred fallen Marquis-Rank Creation experts likely to return.
• Kang Yihou asked Qin Hao what he intended to do with the Creation Puppet and the broken mechanical Puppets.

Qin Hao examined the Blood Cloud Saber Demon's spoils and decided to exchange the Creation Puppet and other mechanical wreckage for Azure Flame Points. He discovered a fiery gemstone containing Supreme Yang True Flame, though he did not yet know what the flame was.

• Kang Yihou advised Qin Hao to exchange the Creation Puppet, explaining that controlling it would be costly and could hinder Qin Hao's breakthrough to Creation.
• Qin Hao agreed to exchange the Puppet and its wreckage for Azure Flame Points, then searched the Blood Cloud Saber Demon's Storage Star Ring for anything worth keeping.
• Qin Hao found a few thousand Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones, unfinished Puppet materials, and a damaged copy of the Ninth Grade Blood Sea Demon Saber, which he set aside.
• Qin Hao noticed a fiery-red gemstone among the Puppet materials and felt its intense Fire Intent burn his Divine Sense.
• Lingxiaozi identified the gemstone's concentrated power as Supreme Yang True Flame, leaving Qin Hao wondering what Supreme Yang True Flame was.

Qin Hao learned that the Red Jade Gemstone contained Supreme Yang True Flame formed from a drop of the Three-Legged Golden Crow’s blood, and Lingxiaozi advised him to use it to refine a Fire Doppelganger. After Lingxiaozi gave him a list of materials to find, Qin Hao finished selecting treasures and Kang Yihou prepared to return to the Azure Flame Sect with him.

• Lingxiaozi identified the Red Jade Gemstone as containing Supreme Yang True Flame formed from the Three-Legged Golden Crow’s blood.
• Lingxiaozi recommended that Qin Hao refine a Fire Doppelganger and promised to provide a list of materials.
• Lingxiaozi refused to let Qin Hao take control of the Three Great Halls until the Time Doppelganger reached King-Sealing Creation in Cultivation Realm.
• Qin Hao transferred the Red Jade Gemstone and Low-Grade Origin Crystals into his Storage Star Ring and gave the remaining Puppet materials to Kang Yihou.
• Kang Yihou asked Qin Hao to return to the Azure Flame Sect with him.

Qin Hao parted from Kang Yihou and hurried toward the Azure Flame Mountain Range to protect Mu Ziqing as she pursued the Spirit Dragon Fruit. In Wuning City, five Azure Flame Sect disciples prepared to face the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon, with Senior Brother Xu proposing that he take the fruit while the others distracted it.

• Qin Hao refused to return to the Azure Flame Sect, and Kang Yihou gave him a Message Jade Slip before departing with Jiao Hui, Luo Xiao, and Lin Manzi.
• Qin Hao recognized that he still could not match a healthy Marquis-Rank Creation expert and flew east toward Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao traveled in his Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat while contemplating the Spirit-Shaking Art and anticipating Mu Ziqing's attempt to seize the Spirit Dragon Fruit.
• Outside Wuning City, Senior Brother Xu told four fellow Ninth Layer Venerable Martial Venerables that a Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon guarded the Spirit Dragon Tree in Exquisite Mountain Valley.
• Senior Brother Xu proposed that the four hold off the Wild Flood Dragon while he picked the Spirit Dragon Fruit, then asked the group what they thought.

Mu Ziqing, Ao Xiner, Song Zifan, Xu Tianqing, and Wan Bo agreed that Ao Xiner would retrieve the Spirit Dragon Fruit while the others held off the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon. Xu Tianqing secretly planned to seize the fruit, while Yu Weibo and Lai Baiyu followed the group and Yu Weibo declared his desire to possess Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner.

• Xu Tianqing proposed picking the Spirit Dragon Fruit while the others distracted the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon, but Mu Ziqing, Ao Xiner, and Song Zifan objected.
• Mu Ziqing suggested Ao Xiner retrieve the fruit, and Ao Xiner agreed on the condition that any extra fruit would be divided evenly among all five.
• Xu Tianqing agreed outwardly but privately planned to cause confusion and steal the Spirit Dragon Fruit for himself and Wan Bo.
• The five disciples flew toward Exquisite Mountain Valley without noticing Yu Weibo and Lai Baiyu following them.
• Yu Weibo watched Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner and declared that the two beauties should belong to him.

Yu Weibo planned to exploit the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon’s mating season to prey on Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner, while Lai Baiyu told him Qin Hao might have slain the Blood Cloud Saber Demon. Yu Weibo dismissed the report as a rumor and headed to the Azure Flame Mountain Range, intent on forcing Mu Ziqing to submit.

• Lai Baiyu told Yu Weibo that the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon was in its mating season, making it more powerful and releasing Black Dragon Qi that could affect women.
• Lai Baiyu advised Yu Weibo to wait until the beast killed Xu Tianqing, Wan Bo, and Song Zifan, then rescue Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner after the Black Dragon Qi had affected them.
• Lai Baiyu reported that Qin Hao had apparently slain the Blood Cloud Saber Demon and Deputy Stronghold Chief Xi Kui at the Blood Cloud Stronghold.
• Yu Weibo assumed Kang Yihou had slain the two stronghold leaders and that the story had been distorted, then told Lai Baiyu to ignore Qin Hao.
• Yu Weibo rushed toward Exquisite Mountain Valley, declaring that he wanted Mu Ziqing to submit to him, while Lai Baiyu followed, resigned to remaining entangled in Yu Weibo’s plans.

Qin Hao cultivated the Spirit-Shaking Art aboard the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat as he traveled into the Heavenflame Domain to see Ziqing. Elsewhere, a Bull Demon’s faulty flying boat carried him into Calamity Demon Land, where he spotted distant objects and watched them warily.

• Qin Hao contemplated the Spirit-Shaking Art’s later volumes and felt his Divine Soul grow stronger as he entered the Heavenflame Domain.
• The Bull Demon finished refining two Mid-Grade Origin Crystal Stones and celebrated his improved grasp of the Origin Laws.
• The Bull Demon discovered that his defective flying boat had drifted into the interstellar dust bordering Calamity Demon Land.
• The Bull Demon’s flying boat emerged from the dust into Calamity Demon Land, leaving him convinced he could not escape.
• The Bull Demon spotted dozens of objects floating in the distance and stayed back rather than investigate.

The Bull Demon entered the Calamity Demon Land, found a haul of treasures, and was suddenly transported away after the Restrictions failed to stop him. Meanwhile, Qin Hao sensed the Restrictions rapidly fading, and Xu Tianqing discovered twenty-three valuable Spirit Dragon Fruits in the Azure Flame Mountains.

• The Bull Demon sensed Origin Laws and found that the Calamity Demon Land’s Restrictions had weakened, then carefully tested the area by moving his flying boat.
• The Bull Demon gathered dozens of treasures, including two Low-Grade Spirit Treasures, and set off to search for more.
• After flying a few dozen meters, the Bull Demon and his boat vanished from the starry expanse.
• Qin Hao sensed the Calamity Demon Land’s Restrictions fading faster than expected and estimated they would disappear within two to six years.
• Xu Tianqing found twenty-three ripe Spirit Dragon Fruits in Exquisite Mountain Valley and grew greedy over their value.

Song Zifan, Mu Ziqing, Xu Tianqing, and Wan Bo lured the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon away from the Spirit Dragon Fruit tree so Ao Xiner could pick the fruit. The beast realized their plan and rushed back, leaving the four attacking it to block its path.

• Song Zifan proposed luring the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon away, and Mu Ziqing told Ao Xiner to take five fruits if things went wrong.
• Song Zifan, Mu Ziqing, Xu Tianqing, and Wan Bo charged the beast, then fled from Exquisite Mountain Valley with it in pursuit.
• Ao Xiner summoned a True Dragon phantom and rode it toward the Spirit Dragon Fruit tree while the beast chased the others away.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon realized the group had lured it away and turned back toward the tree.
• Song Zifan, Mu Ziqing, Xu Tianqing, and Wan Bo attacked the beast to stop it from reaching the tree.

Mu Ziqing and the others fought the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon while Ao Xiner picked Spirit Dragon Fruit, but the beast released Black Dragon Qi and grew stronger. Xu Tianqing abandoned the plan to hold it back and rushed toward the tree to claim fruit for himself.

• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon struck Mu Ziqing, Xu Tianqing, Wan Bo, and Song Zifan with its tail, while Mu Ziqing’s Phoenix Feather Armor protected her from the worst of the blow.
• Ao Xiner reached the Spirit Dragon Tree as the four fighters resumed their attacks, but the dragon released Black Dragon Qi and turned back toward her.
• Xu Tianqing recognized that the Black Dragon Qi weakened female cultivators and stirred desire, while Yu Weibo watched from a nearby peak and waited for a chance to act.
• The dragon’s strength surged, and its tail sent all four fighters flying as Ao Xiner picked the first Spirit Dragon Fruit and began picking the second.
• Xu Tianqing decided the group could no longer hold the dragon back and headed toward the Spirit Dragon Tree, intent on taking a Spirit Dragon Fruit.

Xu Tianqing and Wan Bo abandoned Mu Ziqing and Song Zifan to steal Spirit Dragon Fruit, leaving Mu Ziqing gravely injured and Song Zifan dead. Xu Tianqing also attacked Ao Xiner for her fruit, but as he and Wan Bo fled the valley, the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon pursued them.

• Xu Tianqing and Wan Bo rushed to the Spirit Dragon Tree while Mu Ziqing and Song Zifan struggled to hold off the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon struck Mu Ziqing and Song Zifan, breaking Mu Ziqing’s sword, gravely injuring her, and killing Song Zifan.
• Xu Tianqing picked five Spirit Dragon Fruit and secretly struck Ao Xiner, then stole her Storage Spirit Ring as Wan Bo escaped with him.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon ignored Ao Xiner and chased Xu Tianqing and Wan Bo, who feared they could not escape the Exquisite Mountain Valley.

Yu Weibo ordered Lai Baiyu to kill Xu Tianqing and take his eighteen Spirit Dragon Fruits after Xu Tianqing sacrificed Wan Bo to escape the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon. The dragon turned on Ao Xiner and Mu Ziqing while Lai Baiyu set off after Xu Tianqing.

• Yu Weibo admired Xu Tianqing’s ruthlessness but ordered Lai Baiyu to kill him and leave no loose ends.
• As the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon pursued them, Xu Tianqing struck Wan Bo and used him as a distraction so he could escape with eighteen Spirit Dragon Fruits.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon killed and swallowed Wan Bo, then stopped chasing Xu Tianqing rather than risk leaving the Azure Flame Mountain Range.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon returned toward the Spirit Dragon Tree and targeted Ao Xiner and the gravely wounded Mu Ziqing.
• Yu Weibo told Lai Baiyu to claim Xu Tianqing’s eighteen Spirit Dragon Fruits, and Lai Baiyu sped after Xu Tianqing.

Yu Weibo waited for the Black Dragon Qi to overwhelm Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner while Qin Hao raced toward Exquisite Mountain Valley after hearing the flood dragon’s enraged roar. Xu Tianqing escaped with eighteen Spirit Dragon Fruits, but a mysterious figure confronted him over Wan Bo’s death.

• Yu Weibo watched Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner struggle against the Black Dragon Qi and planned to wait until it fully affected them before intervening.
• Qin Hao flew over Wuning City toward the Azure Flame Mountain Range and learned that the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon’s strength had surged during its mating season.
• Qin Hao hurried toward Exquisite Mountain Valley, worrying that Mu Ziqing might be in danger despite her Phoenix Feather Armor.
• Xu Tianqing escaped with eighteen Spirit Dragon Fruits and resolved to care for Wan Bo’s family and clan.
• A mysterious figure appeared before Xu Tianqing and told him he should look after Wan Bo’s family.

Lai Baiyu confronted Xu Tianqing over his role in his fellow disciples’ deaths and demanded the Spirit Dragon Fruit. Qin Hao arrived after overhearing them, questioned Xu Tianqing about Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner, and faced Lai Baiyu as the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon roared from Exquisite Mountain Valley.

• Lai Baiyu exposed Xu Tianqing’s responsibility for harming and killing fellow disciples, then demanded the Spirit Dragon Fruit in exchange for an intact corpse.
• Qin Hao overheard Lai Baiyu and Xu Tianqing while nearing Exquisite Mountain Valley and recognized that the Spirit Dragon Fruit was needed for Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner’s promotion assessment.
• Qin Hao appeared before Lai Baiyu and Xu Tianqing, asked Xu Tianqing about the Spirit Dragon Fruit, and demanded to know where Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner were.
• Lai Baiyu identified the Azure Dragon Society and warned Qin Hao that he should not have crossed it or come there, then declared that Qin Hao would die.
• The Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon let out an agonized roar from Exquisite Mountain Valley as killing intent filled the air.

Qin Hao discovered that Mu Ziqing and Ao Xiner had been gravely harmed by the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon and Yu Weibo, who intended to assault them. He defeated Lai Baiyu with one punch and raced toward Exquisite Mountain Valley, while Xu Tianqing fled.

• Qin Hao swept Exquisite Mountain Valley with his Divine Sense and found Ao Xiner weakened by the Black Dragon Qi and Mu Ziqing gravely injured.
• Qin Hao saw that Yu Weibo had wounded the Black Dragon Wild Flood Dragon, struck Mu Ziqing, and approached her with the intention of assaulting her.
• Qin Hao flew toward Exquisite Mountain Valley, but Lai Baiyu blocked his way and taunted him about offending the Azure Dragon Society.
• Qin Hao punched Lai Baiyu, breaking the bones in his right fist and sending him flying.
• Qin Hao raced toward Exquisite Mountain Valley as Xu Tianqing fled toward the Azure Flame Sect.

Mu Ziqing, gravely injured and overcome by Black Dragon Qi, faced Yu Weibo as he threatened to violate her and Ao Xiner. Just as she tried to take her own life, Qin Hao arrived and stopped her, leaving her in his care.

• Mu Ziqing struggled to stay conscious while Yu Weibo approached her and revealed his intention to violate her.
• Yu Weibo taunted Mu Ziqing about Qin Hao, and she resolved to die rather than betray her husband.
• Mu Ziqing lifted her Long Sword to take her own life, worrying that Ao Xiner would be left at Yu Weibo's mercy.
• Qin Hao called out to Mu Ziqing and appeared beside her before she could act.
• Qin Hao gave Mu Ziqing Healing Pills from his Storage Star Ring.