Chapter Summaries

Qin Yang offered to help the Changlong Merchant Association after Yu Jian tried to force Wang An to sell their goods at a steep discount. He killed Yu Jian’s two Offerings, making Yu Jian agree to a fair deal, while Wang An agreed to guide Qin Yang near Turtle-Snake Island.

• Yu Jian offered Wang An only two-thirds of the agreed price and threatened to ruin the Changlong Merchant Association if he refused.
• Qin Yang offered help in exchange for a guide to Turtle-Snake Island, and Wang An volunteered to take him there.
• Qin Yang confronted Yu Jian and killed both of his Three Flowers Gathering Offerings with saber strikes.
• Terrified, Yu Jian returned to the Changlong Hao and agreed to buy the goods at a better price, which Wang An accepted.

Qin Yang reached Turtle-Snake Island and learned that its plague had prompted an expedition led by Xia Haiyuan. He joined the gathered islanders as they prepared to enter the settlement and investigate the plague’s source.

• After Wang An helped Qin Yang reach the waters near Turtle-Snake Island, Qin Yang let him leave and crossed the sea to the island alone.
• Qin Yang found a crowd gathered at the dock and learned from a saber wielder that the plague might be spreading beyond Turtle-Snake Island.
• Xia Haiyuan, the master of Thousand Star Island, told the gathered islanders their goal was to resolve the plague’s root cause and urged them to proceed cautiously.
• Xia Haiyuan led several hundred people toward Turtle-Snake Island’s settlement, while Qin Yang stayed with the group to seek information.

Qin Yang slipped away from the teams investigating Turtle-Snake Island’s plague to search for a ruin behind the gathering place. After fighting infected monsters and discovering that invisible gas was contaminating his Origin Energy, he encountered a powerful bamboo-pole monster and launched a counterattack.

• Xia Haiyuan organized the martial artists into small teams to investigate Turtle-Snake Island’s gathering place, and Qin Yang quietly slipped away to find the ruin.
• A gaunt monster attacked Qin Yang, who killed it with the Cold Abyss Blade and discovered that Suppress Evil power made it dissolve into corpse water.
• Qin Yang sensed invisible, foul gas corroding his Big Dipper Black Tortoise Origin Energy and realized it was the source of the contamination.
• Qin Yang encountered a towering bamboo-pole monster whose flexible, tumor-shaped arms struck with tremendous force.
• Qin Yang cut deep into the monster’s palm, then gathered the Explosive Power of Raging Thunder and shot upward to attack.

Qin Yang climbed Black Tortoise Mountain, fought infected wolves, and entered the ancient Black Tortoise Sect ruin beneath the Life and Death Pavilion. After discovering a Black Tortoise statue, he headed north across the sect grounds to search for the complete Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture.

• Qin Yang killed the bamboo-pole monster and continued toward Black Tortoise Mountain to find the complete Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture.
• Qin Yang found corpses on the mountain and fought off more than a dozen infected blue wolves.
• Qin Yang reached the Life and Death Pavilion and descended through its dried-up well into the ancient ruin.
• Qin Yang found a vast martial arts plaza and bowed to a statue of the Black Tortoise.
• Qin Yang set out for the northern buildings to search for the sect's inheritance hall.

Qin Yang fought an evil entity in the Black Tortoise Sect ruins, then met Zhang Chi and a group of survivors sheltering in a hall. Zhang Chi explained that an awakened ancient ghost seed was the source of the plague and that its power had sealed the ruins, leaving everyone trapped.

• Qin Yang killed an evil entity that attacked him beneath a communal bed in the servant disciples’ quarters.
• Qin Yang confronted a woman in black who had followed him through a dark corridor, and she led him to the grand hall.
• Qin Yang introduced himself to Zhang Chi, the island master of Turtle-Snake Island, and learned that other islanders were still exploring near the gathering site.
• Zhang Chi told Qin Yang that an ancient ghost seed had awakened in the ruins and that no one could leave until it was dealt with.
• Zhang Chi explained that he had brought Turtle-Snake Island’s experts into the ruins to investigate the plague, and that a protective force in the hall had kept them safe from the evil entities and infection.

Qin Yang searched the Black Tortoise Sect ruins for the Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture and discovered a blank stele that recalled the erased traces of immortals and Buddhas at Void Origin Temple. Xia Haiyuan arrived with reinforcements, and Zhang Chi told them the revived Ghost Seed threatened the Star Luo Islands; they prepared to confront it before it fully revived.

• Zhang Chi told Qin Yang that a Ghost Seed had revived in the Black Tortoise Sect's eastern core region and was draining life from Turtle-Snake Island and other islands.
• Qin Yang explored the ruins for the Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture but found no clues, then noticed a blank stele that seemed to have had its writing erased.
• Qin Yang recalled Void Origin Temple's erased traces of immortals and Buddhas and wondered how the Black Tortoise Sect and its Ghost Seed fit into the same history.
• One day later, Xia Haiyuan led a group into the ruins, where Zhang Chi welcomed them at the nameless great hall.
• Zhang Chi explained that the hall had protected the survivors and said they could join forces to fight the Ghost Seed before its revival was complete.

Zhang Chi led Xia Haiyuan and the others into the Ghost Seed-contaminated area of the Black Tortoise Sect ruins, where they fought hordes of Corpse Fiends and monstrous creatures. Qin Yang secretly used his strength to destroy a giant earthworm, while Xia Haiyuan and Zhang Chi remained occupied by gaunt giants.

• Xia Haiyuan rallied the group to attack the Ghost Seed before it could fully resurrect, and they rested before following Zhang Chi into the contaminated area.
• The group entered the black mist, resisted the Ghost Seed’s radiation, and was immediately attacked by a vast horde of Corpse Fiends.
• Xia Haiyuan and Zhang Chi fought the Corpse Fiends as Qin Yang unleashed his blade technique among the attackers.
• More than a dozen gaunt giants appeared and engaged Xia Haiyuan and Zhang Chi, while a gigantic earthworm emerged from underground and crushed people and Corpse Fiends alike.
• Qin Yang approached the earthworm amid the chaos and struck it with Dragon Elephant: Million Mountain Crusher, causing its body to split in a violent explosion.

Qin Yang and the surviving island masters fought through the Black Tortoise Sect ruins and reached the Inheritance Hall, where the ghost seed’s radiation drove martial artists mad. Xia Haiyuan and Zhang Chi began a powerful strike against the flesh mass, but the chapter ended as Xia Haiyuan swung his sword.

• Qin Yang secretly weakened the enormous earthworm, helping the survivors defeat it and the remaining Corpse Fiends.
• Xia Haiyuan led the wounded survivors toward the ghost seed, and Ma Liao recalled the incomplete Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture recorded in the Inheritance Hall.
• The group passed through the Elder Hall and Sect Master Hall without attack, then found a twisted mass of flesh behind three stone steles in the Inheritance Hall.
• Radiation from the ghost seed caused several martial artists to attack their companions, and Qin Yang killed one attacker before Xia Haiyuan and the others killed the rest of the crazed group.
• Xia Haiyuan and Zhang Chi prepared to destroy the ghost seed, and Xia Haiyuan began his Boundless Sea strike.

Qin Yang stopped Zhang Chi from assassinating Xia Haiyuan and exposed his scheme to summon a Ghost Seed using the blood of powerful martial artists. Zhang Chi revealed his desperate belief that becoming a Ghost Seed was the only way to survive, then was swallowed by the wounded creature.

• Zhang Chi tried to kill Xia Haiyuan, but Qin Yang struck him from behind and broke his attack.
• Xia Haiyuan's slash hit the flesh tumor Ghost Seed as the clash destroyed the Inheritance Hall's bookshelves and stone steles.
• Qin Yang confronted Zhang Chi and explained how he had deduced that Zhang Chi arranged the gathering and summoned the Ghost Seed.
• Zhang Chi admitted his plan to sacrifice the gathered martial artists, claiming Ghost Seed power was the only way to survive the coming chaos.
• The flesh tumor Ghost Seed swallowed Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi fused with the flesh-and-blood ghost seed and overwhelmed Qin Yang and Xia Haiyuan in battle. Qin Yang activated the Yin Talisman and launched another attack, but Zhang Chi continued to press his advantage.

• Zhang Chi became one with the flesh-and-blood ghost seed, transforming into a towering monster and declaring that he would devour Qin Yang and Xia Haiyuan.
• Qin Yang and Xia Haiyuan attacked together, but Zhang Chi smashed aside their moves with a Flesh Great Hammer and a bone sword.
• Qin Yang and Xia Haiyuan coordinated attacks from above and below, but Zhang Chi trapped Xia Haiyuan's blade and struck Qin Yang back.
• Zhang Chi battered Qin Yang while Xia Haiyuan charged back into the fight and unleashed Boundless Sea.
• Qin Yang used Dragon Elephant: Boundless Heavy Stomp to move Xia Haiyuan clear of a fatal sword strike, but Zhang Chi struck Xia Haiyuan unconscious.
• Qin Yang opened the Yin Talisman and attacked with Desolate Sea: Dead Sea Submergence, but Zhang Chi met him with the Flesh Great Hammer and sent a ghostly head surging toward him.

Qin Yang fought Zhang Chi through the Black Tortoise Sect ruins, where the Black Tortoise statue revealed the sect’s inheritance to him. After receiving it, Qin Yang broke through to the Five Energies Returning to the Origin realm and resumed his battle with Zhang Chi on equal footing.

• Qin Yang continued fighting Zhang Chi despite his shattered blade and grievous injuries, and the two battled through the ruined halls into the plaza.
• Zhang Chi overwhelmed Qin Yang with Blood Bone Rain and Blood Demonic Power, hurling him against the Black Tortoise statue.
• Qin Yang awakened the statue’s protection, and the Black Tortoise Sect’s founder appeared to pass on the sect’s inheritance and charge him to uphold its creed.
• The statue’s barrier shattered under Zhang Chi’s attacks, but Qin Yang activated Five Energies Returning to the Origin and broke through during the fight.
• Qin Yang shattered Zhang Chi’s incoming attack and struck him, then kept fighting despite Zhang Chi’s hammer breaking his bones.

Qin Yang mastered the Yin Yang Life and Death Talisman Scripture in his battle with Zhang Chi, killed him, and escaped the collapsing Turtle-Snake Island. A month later, Qin Yang recovered in Iron Soldier Island and discovered a mysterious jade pendant in his possession.

• Qin Yang formed the Yin Yang Talisman and used its power to overwhelm Zhang Chi, shatter the Flesh Great Hammer, and defeat him.
• Zhang Chi admitted that he had chosen the wrong path, and Qin Yang crushed his head with Suppress Evil power, killing the Ghost Seed.
• Qin Yang, Ma Liao, Xia Haiyuan, and the other survivors escaped as Black Tortoise Mountain collapsed and Turtle-Snake Island began sinking.
• Qin Yang endured the Yin Yang Talisman's painful backlash aboard the ironclad ship, and a month later news spread that Turtle-Snake Island had sunk and the plague had vanished.
• Qin Yang found a majestic Obsidian Jade pendant carved with a dragon-headed, turtle-bodied, serpent-tailed beast and wondered how it had come into his possession.

After recovering from his battle with Zhang Chi, Qin Yang considered his new cultivation and the realms beyond Martial Saint, then decided to cultivate in seclusion on Iron Soldier Island. Ma Liao visited with a gift and agreed to find him a quiet place.

• Qin Yang examined the Black Tortoise Jade Pendant and reviewed his cultivation progress after a month of recovering from Yin Yang Union’s backlash.
• Qin Yang reflected on the Martial Saint stages, the Heaven-Ascending Realm, and his need to advance toward the Profound Connection realm.
• Qin Yang decided to remain on Iron Soldier Island and cultivate in seclusion.
• Ma Liao visited Qin Yang, thanked him for stopping Zhang Chi’s scheme, and gave him Sea Dragon Ginseng.
• Qin Yang asked Ma Liao to arrange a quiet place for his secluded cultivation, and Ma Liao agreed.

Qin Yang secluded himself on Iron Soldier Island and spent a month and a half learning Dragon Subduing Divine Fist and beginning to cultivate the Limitless Spirit Body Scripture. He planned to raise his cultivation to Profound Connection next, then continue strengthening his martial arts and physique.

• Ma Liao arranged a secluded house beside a nameless lake for Qin Yang and hosted him with food and wine.
• Qin Yang practiced Dragon Subduing Divine Fist, repeatedly suffering blood-and-qi backlash as he learned to control its spirit.
• After ten days, Qin Yang completed the fist set and later raised its proficiency from Beginner to Proficient.
• Qin Yang studied the intricate Limitless Spirit Talisman and spent a month tracing it within his body.
• Qin Yang reached the first layer of the Limitless Spirit Body Scripture and planned to pursue Profound Connection cultivation while rotating between three martial arts.

Zhao Shao of the Black Shark Gang arrived in Star Luo Sea Prefecture and slaughtered island masters, drawing the region’s strongest fighter, Xia Haiyuan, into a duel. Zhao Shao killed Xia Haiyuan in fewer than ten moves, leaving the spectators terrified.

• Zhao Shao arrived at Moon Gazing Island and killed Li Yi, then claimed responsibility under the name of the Black Shark Gang.
• Zhao Shao traveled across Star Luo Sea Prefecture and killed more than a dozen island masters, earning the nickname Killing Shark.
• Xia Haiyuan stepped forward to face Zhao Shao on Thousand Star Island, while crowds and island masters gathered to watch.
• Xia Haiyuan unleashed Boundless Sea, but Zhao Shao broke through his saber attacks with Black Shark Stab.
• Zhao Shao smashed Xia Haiyuan’s head apart, killing Star Luo Sea Prefecture’s strongest fighter in fewer than ten moves.

After Zhao Shao defeated Xia Haiyuan, he set his sights on Iron Soldier Island, where Ma Liao sought Qin Yang’s help. Qin Yang agreed to face Zhao Shao, and the chapter ended as Zhao Shao’s ship approached the island’s crowded dock.

• Zhao Shao decided to attack Iron Soldier Island after Xia Haiyuan revealed that someone there was stronger than him.
• Ma Liao realized Xia Haiyuan had been referring to Qin Yang and announced that he would face Zhao Shao at the dock.
• Ma Liao visited Qin Yang in seclusion and explained the danger, and Qin Yang agreed to fight Zhao Shao.
• The next day, Ma Liao and a crowd gathered at Iron Soldier Island’s dock as Zhao Shao’s ship approached.

Qin Yang appeared at Iron Soldier Island and defeated Zhao Shao, who had challenged the island’s strongest fighter. He killed Zhao Shao despite Han Huagong’s demand to stop, leaving the old man furious.

• Zhao Shao arrived at Iron Soldier Island and challenged Ma Liao, who revealed that someone stronger than Xia Haiyuan was present.
• Qin Yang stepped forward, and his Baleful Intent clashed with Zhao Shao’s Killing Intent, forcing Zhao Shao back and drawing hope from the crowd.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Shao exchanged blows, with Qin Yang matching and surpassing his opponent’s fighting techniques.
• Zhao Shao used his slaughtering aura to create illusions, but Qin Yang’s Mind Realm dispelled them.
• Qin Yang struck Zhao Shao with Dragon Subduing—Divine Might Suppresses the Sea, killing him despite Han Huagong’s order to stop.
• Qin Yang taunted Han Huagong after Zhao Shao’s corpse fell.

Qin Yang fought Han Huagong, a Half-step Martial Saint of the Black Shark Gang, and killed him at Iron Soldier Island's harbor. The islanders celebrated Qin Yang's victory, then Ma Liao ordered their ships to pursue the fleeing Black Shark vessel.

• Han Huagong attacked Qin Yang with Blood Shark Frenzy to avenge Zhao Shao, and their first clash devastated the dock.
• Qin Yang overwhelmed Han Huagong in a fierce exchange with the Dragon Subduing Divine Fist.
• Han Huagong unleashed Blood Shark Swallowing the Heavens, but Qin Yang struck him down with Dragon Subduing: Void Shattering.
• Qin Yang left the dock, and Ma Liao and the islanders found Han Huagong's corpse and cheered Qin Yang's victory.
• Ma Liao saw the Black Shark ship fleeing and ordered Iron Soldier Island's ships to pursue and sink it.

After killing Zhao Shao and Han Huagong, Qin Yang stayed in seclusion on Iron Soldier Island and continued cultivating toward the Martial Saint realm. Meanwhile, Leng Cang struggled to contain the spread of ghost artifacts in Yongning Prefecture, until Zhao Xinmo found the place he had been searching for and summoned Qin Yang.

• Ma Liao and the forces of Iron Soldier Island killed the remaining experts aboard Zhao Shao and Han Huagong’s ship, which then burned and sank.
• Qin Yang reviewed his cultivation progress, revealed he had reached the Mysterious Attainment realm, and decided to remain in seclusion until he could advance further.
• Ma Liao kept Qin Yang’s identity and whereabouts secret as people across Star Luo Sea Prefecture grew curious about the mysterious expert on Iron Soldier Island.
• Leng Cang prepared to travel to Shanhe Commandery to deal with a ghost artifact, despite Xuan Qian warning that his injuries could prove fatal.
• Zhao Xinmo found the place he had been searching for and used a spirit talisman to call Qin Yang back.
• Qin Yang received the talisman’s message, realized Zhao Xinmo had found it, and planned to investigate the Immortal’s Mansion Secret Realm.

Qin Yang left Iron Soldier Island for Cangshui Prefecture after hearing a faint lead about an Immortal's Mansion Secret Realm. Meanwhile, the Southern Barbarian tribes attacked Zhennan Pass, and as Ling Tong's Ironclad Army fought to hold the line, a colossal creature erupted from beneath their formation.

• Qin Yang packed his new Cold Flood Dragon Blade, supplies, and Ma Liao's Sea Dragon Ginseng, left Ma Liao a letter, and boarded a merchant ship bound for Cangshui Prefecture.
• The Southern Barbarian tribes launched an attack on Zhennan Pass with more than a dozen giant pythons at the front.
• Ling Tong led five thousand elite Ironclad Army soldiers out of the pass and formed the Four Gates Golden Lock Formation to trap the pythons.
• The Ironclad Army fought off the pythons and the surrounding Southern Barbarian assault while arrows from Zhennan Pass struck the attackers.
• The ground beneath the formation collapsed, and a colossal creature burst out of the earth.