Chapter Summaries

Ling Tong was killed when the Southern Barbarian tribes broke through Zhennan Pass and conquered Yongning Prefecture. Qin Yang reached Hong Prefecture and learned that Yongning Prefecture City had also fallen, leaving him shocked as refugees fled the approaching invasion.

• A giant centipede ravaged the Four Gates Golden Lock Formation while Ling Tong fought the Great Prince of Southern Barbarians, and the formation collapsed.
• The Great Prince transformed and smashed Ling Tong to death, after which the Southern Barbarian tribes destroyed Zhennan Pass and entered Great Yue Dynasty territory.
• Seven days later, Qin Yang arrived in Cangshui Prefecture and headed toward Yongning Prefecture, dealing with several evil entities along the way.
• In Hong Prefecture, Qin Yang questioned a fleeing man, who told him the Southern Barbarian tribes had captured Zhennan Pass and breached Yongning Prefecture City.
• Qin Yang reacted with shock when he learned Yongning Prefecture had fallen more than half a month earlier.

Qin Yang learned that the Southern Barbarian tribes had seized Yongning Prefecture with help from the Other Shore Cult, and that his former comrades had been killed or captured. After hearing that prisoners would be executed the next day, he rushed toward Yongning Prefecture City.

• Qin Yang questioned a refugee and learned the Imperial Court intended to hold Hong Prefecture rather than retake Yongning Prefecture.
• In Kongxing City, Qin Yang met Zheng Yuanshi, who explained that monsters bred by the Other Shore Cult helped the Southern Barbarian tribes breach Zhennan Pass and capture Yongning Prefecture City.
• Zheng Yuanshi told Qin Yang that Shangguan Yun had been killed, Daoist Xuan Qian had been beheaded, and Leng Cang had been captured alive.
• Qin Yang learned that the Southern Barbarian tribes planned to execute captured Sky Patrol Division members at the city gate at noon the next day, then hurried toward Yongning Prefecture City.
• At the Prefect's Mansion, the High Priest demanded that the Great Prince of Southern Barbarians provide three hundred thousand able-bodied people and gave him five more days to gather them.

Wu Jinyuan negotiated with the Other Shore Cult over captives and prepared to execute Leng Cang and the Sky Patrol Division prisoners to frighten Yongning Prefecture City. As the Serpent Devourer Execution began, Zhao Xinmo waited for Qin Yang to arrive before his own execution.

• Wu Jinyuan offered the High Priest one hundred thousand young and able-bodied men first and promised the remaining two hundred thousand later, while the High Priest left to consult the Cult Leader.
• Wu Jinyuan ordered the serpent-staff elder to watch the Other Shore Cult and said he would personally oversee Leng Cang and the Sky Patrol Division prisoners' execution.
• In the underground prison, Zhao Xinmo refused to prove his surrender by killing Sky Patrol Division members and hoped Qin Yang would return in time to save him.
• Wu Jinyuan brought Yongning Prefecture City's people to the execution grounds, where the High Priest demanded that Leng Cang reveal Qin Yang's whereabouts.
• At noon, Wu Jinyuan ordered the execution, and the Southern Barbarian tribes began the Serpent Devourer Execution by injecting venom into Leng Cang and the others before setting venomous snakes upon them.

Qin Yang arrived at Leng Cang’s execution and tore through Wu Jinyuan’s guards, igniting the people’s support. As Wu Jinyuan and Zhan Xiangsi resolved to kill him, giant pythons charged toward the execution ground.

• Wu Jinyuan prepared the Snake Devouring Punishment for Zhao Xinmo and Leng Cang, and ordered an old man who came to see Leng Cang to watch the execution.
• When Wu Jinyuan’s men tried to put Zhao Xinmo into a barrel, Qin Yang called Wu Jinyuan out and approached the execution ground.
• Qin Yang crushed a Five Energies Returning to the Origin expert and slaughtered Wu Jinyuan’s personal guards with the Cold Flood Dragon Blade.
• The crowd cheered Qin Yang, while Zhan Xiangsi identified him and agreed with Wu Jinyuan that he must be killed.
• Several giant pythons charged toward the execution ground, silencing the crowd.

Qin Yang confronted Wu Jinyuan and Zhan Xiangsi at the execution platform, revealing his strength in the Mysterious Attainment realm. He killed Zhan Xiangsi and then defeated Wu Jinyuan, leaving the watching citizens and Southern Barbarian tribesmen stunned.

• Qin Yang cut down the enormous pythons blocking his path to the execution platform.
• Qin Yang exchanged taunts with Wu Jinyuan and Zhan Xiangsi, then revealed his Mysterious Attainment realm cultivation.
• Qin Yang shattered Wu Jinyuan's stone spear and blasted him away with the Rushing Thunder Palm.
• Zhan Xiangsi attacked Qin Yang with crimson vines and a monstrous maw, but Qin Yang smashed his face and neck apart and split his corpse in two.
• Wu Jinyuan enlarged his body and charged Qin Yang, who shattered his spear and battered him until he lay motionless.
• Zhao Xinmo and Leng Cang watched as the citizens of Yongning Prefecture and the Southern Barbarian tribesmen reacted in shock and fear.

Qin Yang rescued Zhao Xinmo, Leng Cang, and the others after killing the Southern Barbarian leaders, then wiped out a pursuing cavalry charge with one punch. When tens of thousands of Southern Barbarian troops caught up, Zheng Yuanshi arrived with reinforcements from Hong Prefecture and the Nine Great Families.

• Qin Yang slaughtered the Southern Barbarian warriors who tried to seize hostages, freed Zhao Xinmo and the others, and led them toward Kongxing City.
• The Southern Barbarian army pursued Qin Yang’s group, and Qin Yang killed several hundred Green Horn Sheep Cavalrymen with one punch.
• The Southern Barbarian army caught up with Qin Yang near the border between Hong Prefecture and Yongning Prefecture after two days of pursuit.
• Zheng Yuanshi arrived with cavalry and members of the Nine Great Families to reinforce Qin Yang against the Southern Barbarian troops.

After Yongning Prefecture City was reclaimed, Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo discovered that the Five Flower Immortal's Mansion might lie on Tianfeng Continent. They left Kongxing City to find a ship and begin the long journey there.

• Zheng Yuanshi and Hong Prefecture's defenders reclaimed Yongning Prefecture City while Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo returned to Kongxing City to recover.
• Leng Cang told Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo that he would rebuild the destroyed Yongning Sky Patrol Division with help from the Imperial City.
• Qin Yang told Leng Cang he planned to seek an Immortal's Mansion Secret Realm, and Leng Cang encouraged him to grow strong enough to oppose the ghostspawn.
• Zhao Xinmo explained that Monk Hongguang had conjectured the three continents were once one, then showed Qin Yang a Tianfeng Continent map matching the Five Flower Immortal's Mansion map.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo decided to travel to Tianfeng Continent and left Kongxing City for Cangshui Prefecture to find a ship.

Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo arrived at Beize City seeking passage to Tianfeng Continent, where they planned to travel after finding no ship available until the next day. At the port, they reunited with Zhang Chen, whose unusual cultivation and possible Immortal Buddha Bloodline intrigued them, and Qin Yang gave him another cultivation manual.

• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo reached Beize City and learned they would have to wait for a ship or travel via Iron Soldier Island.
• Zhang Chen ended a dockside brawl, then searched the port after spotting someone he recognized.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo found no ships to Tianfeng Continent and ran into Zhang Chen as they left the port.
• Qin Yang tested Zhang Chen with a punch and discovered he had reached the Gathering Qi Realm in half a year.
• Zhao Xinmo sensed a destructive power in Zhang Chen and suspected he carried an Immortal Buddha Bloodline.
• Qin Yang gave Zhang Chen the Turtle-Snake Art, and Zhang Chen asked whether he could help them find passage to Tianfeng Continent.

Qin Yang traveled from Iron Soldier Island toward Tianfeng Continent aboard an ironclad ship and chose a faster route through pirate-controlled Sea Dragon Gorge. As he and Zhao Xinmo cultivated during the voyage, a pirate ship appeared behind them at midnight.

• Qin Yang asked Zhang Chen to find him a ship to Iron Soldier Island, warned him of coming upheaval, and departed with Zhao Xinmo.
• After seven days at sea, Qin Yang reached Iron Soldier Island, where Ma Liao arranged an ironclad ship, Captain Sun Fang, and sailors to take him to Tianfeng Continent.
• Sun Fang explained that the faster route passed through Sea Dragon Gorge, where the Black Whale Pirates collected passage fees, and Qin Yang chose that route.
• Qin Yang resolved to advance his cultivation before the Heaven and Earth Isolation Forbidden Technique weakened, while Zhao Xinmo began cultivating as well.
• After more than a month at sea, Sun Fang ordered extra patrols, and a shadowy pirate ship followed the ironclad vessel into the night.

Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo’s ironclad ship was pursued by pirates, and Zhao Xinmo destroyed their vessel with a powerful spell after revealing he had reached the Hero Soul Realm. After weeks of travel, the ship was surrounded near Sea Dragon Gorge by the mysterious Sea Demon Pirates, whose leader was rumored to control the sea.

• Old Yu spotted a pirate ship pursuing the ironclad ship, but Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo chose to wait for it rather than flee.
• When the one-eyed pirate ordered an attack, Zhao Xinmo raised a giant sword of seawater that split and sank the pirate ship.
• Zhao Xinmo told Qin Yang that he had broken through to the Hero Soul Realm during his month of seclusion.
• The ironclad ship continued its voyage for more than sixty days while Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo cultivated and Zhao Xinmo dealt with pirate attacks.
• As the ship neared Sea Dragon Gorge, Zhao Xinmo and Sun Fang saw that ships bearing the Sea Demon Pirates’ flag had surrounded them.
• Sun Fang explained that the Sea Demon Pirates were feared for their leader’s rumored ability to control the sea and for leaving no merchant-ship survivors.

Zhao Xinmo and the ironclad ship encountered the Sea Demon Pirates, whose leader Xu Yinmiao overwhelmed Zhao Xinmo with his water-based powers. Qin Yang intervened and fought Xu Yinmiao, ending the chapter after shattering his giant water hand.

• Zhao Xinmo summoned a pale-blue greatsword to attack the Sea Demon Pirates' flagship, but Xu Yinmiao crushed it with a Deep Blue Hand and wounded him.
• Xu Yinmiao sent more Deep Blue Hands toward the ironclad ship, and Qin Yang's blade light destroyed them before Qin Yang identified himself.
• Xu Yinmiao unleashed tsunami-like waves at the ship, and Qin Yang charged through them to attack him with the Nine Blades of the Desolate Sea.
• Qin Yang used Asura Blood Sea to break Xu Yinmiao's water hand, then struck him with a Rushing Thunder Palm, but Xu Yinmiao turned into water mist.
• Xu Yinmiao's giant water hand grabbed at Qin Yang, who shattered it with a kick as he began to fall.

Qin Yang destroyed the Sea Demon Pirates’ attack and continued toward Sea Dragon Gorge, where his ship needed repairs. After exploring the pirate-controlled harbor with Zhao Xinmo, he heard unsettling reports of a sea monster near Flame Desert Continent and ghost artifacts on Tianfeng Continent.

• Qin Yang shattered the deep-blue giant hands with a punch, and the Sea Demon Pirates fled as his ironclad ship continued toward Sea Dragon Gorge.
• Xu Yinmiao learned Qin Yang was heading to Sea Dragon Gorge and planned to kill him there after joining Old Ghost and the others.
• Qin Yang and his crew reached Sea Dragon Gorge, where Sun Fang arranged repairs for the damaged ironclad ship.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo explored the busy harbor and went to Old Alley Tavern to listen for useful information.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo heard tavern patrons discuss a deadly sea monster near Flame Desert Continent and ghost artifacts on Tianfeng Continent.

Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo witnessed a confrontation between the Sea Python Pirates and White Sand Pirates at Sea Dragon Gorge’s entrance. He Shangtian drove both groups away, but Qin Yang suspected the Black Whale Pirates had shown unusual restraint.

• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo discussed reports that Tianfeng Continent was struggling with ghost artifacts before returning to their inn for the night.
• After loud explosions woke Sea Dragon Gorge, Qin Yang told Sun Fang to keep the crew alert and went with Zhao Xinmo to investigate.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo found Xu Mang and Li Baisha confronting each other at the gorge entrance, while onlookers urged them to fight.
• He Shangtian arrived and threatened to wipe out both pirate groups unless they left; Xu Mang and Li Baisha turned their ships around.
• As the crowd dispersed, Qin Yang told Zhao Xinmo that He Shangtian had acted too leniently toward the pirates.

Qin Yang decided to leave Sea Dragon Gorge as soon as his ironclad ship was repaired, sensing that trouble might be coming. Meanwhile, Xu Yinmiao united the pirate chiefs against the injured He Cangxiong, and Qin Yang’s group prepared to depart that night.

• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo discussed He Shangtian’s mishandling of the confrontation with Xu Mang and Li Baisha.
• He Cangxiong told He Fengyun and He Shangtian to let the incident end, while warning He Shangtian to handle matters more carefully in the future.
• Xu Yinmiao told Xu Mang, Li Baisha, and the other pirate chiefs that He Cangxiong was badly injured after failing to break through to Martial Saint.
• Xu Yinmiao and the pirate chiefs swore the Sea God’s Oath to join forces and attack Sea Dragon Gorge.
• Qin Yang told Sun Fang to arrange a nighttime departure once the ironclad ship was repaired, and he and Zhao Xinmo went to the shipyard after receiving word that it was ready.

Qin Yang was caught in a pirate assault on Sea Dragon Gorge and left the ironclad ship under Zhao Xinmo’s watch to investigate. Meanwhile, Xu Yinmiao’s forces reached the Black Whale Pirates’ fortress, where He Cangxiong finally appeared.

• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo reached the repaired ironclad ship, but a pirate attack erupted across Sea Dragon Gorge and blocked the harbor.
• Qin Yang left Zhao Xinmo and Sun Fang to guard the ship, then killed a group of pirates and crushed Xiao Yijian’s sword before knocking him into the water.
• Xu Yinmiao led several thousand pirates through the market, routing the Black Whale Pirates and setting buildings ablaze.
• Xu Yinmiao challenged the Black Whale Pirates at their fortress and claimed He Cangxiong was injured, unsettling the defenders.
• He Fengyun denied that He Cangxiong was hurt, but He Cangxiong appeared on the battlements.

The Black Whale Pirates fought Xu Yinmiao’s forces at the fortress while the injured He Cangxiong tried to defeat Xu Yinmiao. He Fengyun betrayed He Cangxiong, stabbing him and leaving him trapped in Xu Yinmiao’s Thousand Water Vortex.

• He Cangxiong appeared at the fortress and shattered Xu Yinmiao’s dark-blue giant claw, rallying the Black Whale Pirates to charge.
• He Cangxiong and the Black Whale Guards fought Xu Yinmiao’s forces as He Shangtian and He Fengyun battled Xu Mang, Li Baisha, and the other pirate leaders.
• He Cangxiong cut down Xu Yinmiao, but the apparent body became seawater, and Xu Yinmiao struck He Cangxiong with a powerful water sphere.
• He Fengyun stabbed He Cangxiong in the lower abdomen and admitted he had betrayed him to seize power and kill He Shangtian.
• Xu Yinmiao trapped the poisoned, wounded He Cangxiong in a Thousand Water Vortex that began tearing away his flesh.

Qin Yang interrupted Xu Yinmiao’s attack on He Cangxiong and faced the Half-step Nascent Soul Spirit Master’s Sea Demon. He activated his secret arts and met the giant’s next blow with a fierce punch.

• He Fengyun attacked He Shangtian while the Black Whale Guards formed a battle formation to protect him.
• Xu Yinmiao increased the vortex’s power against He Cangxiong, but Qin Yang appeared and struck him, interrupting the spell.
• Qin Yang walked unharmed through Xu Yinmiao’s watery vortex and challenged him to fight.
• Xu Yinmiao summoned a Sea Demon, which blasted Qin Yang into the ground and struck him with its fists.
• Qin Yang fought back with Dragon Elephant: Million Mountain Crusher, then activated Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and Five Energies Returning to the Origin before meeting the Sea Demon’s next punch.

Qin Yang defeated and killed Xu Yinmiao after overcoming the Sea Demon’s Divine Soul attack with his Black Tortoise Divine Soul. The Black Whale Pirates drove off the invaders, and He Cangxiong thanked Qin Yang as he prepared to leave.

• Qin Yang repeatedly smashed apart the Sea Demon, forcing Xu Yinmiao to use the Sea Demon Gaze secret technique.
• Qin Yang resisted the Sea Demon Gaze and used his Black Tortoise Divine Soul to tear apart Xu Yinmiao’s Divine Soul.
• Qin Yang caught Xu Yinmiao as he tried to flee and killed him with White Star. Falling into the Sea.
• Xu Mang, Li Baisha, and the other pirate leaders fled, and Xu Shangtian led the Black Whale Pirates in pursuit and restored order in Sea Dragon Gorge.
• He Cangxiong, despite his injuries, thanked Qin Yang and pledged to repay him.

Qin Yang left Sea Dragon Gorge after receiving a sword talisman from He Cangxiong, then spent three months crossing Minghai toward Tianfeng Continent. As the ship reached Dabeng Port, Qin Yang remained stuck at the threshold of the Martial Saint realm and prepared to begin his new journey.

• He Cangxiong gave Qin Yang a cyan sword talisman for seeking help from an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect on Tianfeng Continent.
• He Cangxiong ordered He Fengyun punished according to family law and told He Shangtian he would risk another attempt to reach the Martial Saint realm.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo departed Sea Dragon Gorge aboard the ironclad ship and continued across Minghai.
• Qin Yang cultivated for three months but remained stalled just short of the tenth level of the Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture, so he turned to Zen Meditation and his own comprehension.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo arrived at Dabeng Port on Tianfeng Continent and discussed the influence of its sects.

Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo traveled to White Dragon Stone Mountain in Thunder Fiend Cult territory to find the entrance to Five Flower Immortal's Mansion. After three days of searching and evading patrols, they heard a tremendous beastly roar in the mountain forest.

• Qin Yang gave Sun Fang three thousand taels of silver and left Great Peng City with Zhao Xinmo to travel toward White Dragon Stone Mountain.
• Zhao Xinmo told Qin Yang that the mountain lay in Thunder Fiend Cult territory, nearly ten thousand li from Great Peng City, and that he could not locate the mansion on his map.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo reached White Dragon Town, learned that Thunder Fiend Cult guarded the mountain's mineral veins, and set out to find the mansion's secret realm entrance.
• Qin Yang and Zhao Xinmo hid from a Thunder Fiend Cult patrol, then continued deeper into White Dragon Stone Mountain while avoiding other patrols.
• After searching the mountain for three days, Zhao Xinmo examined his map for a matching peak when a beastly roar shook the forest.