Recaps

Qin Ming learned that the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode Realm had become a deadly battleground and that an expanding Insect Tide threatened the Crimson Water Wasteland. As he traveled to Heavenly Star City to investigate, Insect Demon Yin Lingzi ambushed him in the Southern Domain Wasteland, seeking the Azure Sky Tree and Qin Ming’s past discovery.

• Bai Li Hui reported that cultivators of the Demon and Devil Races had attacked other races inside the Immortal Abode, and the Grand Commander in Violet Gold Saint Armor was the only Human Race cultivator with a Golden Talisman Key to escape.
• Bai Li Hui also reported that the gray mist and Insect Tide in the Ancient Insect Valley were expanding, overwhelming the Crimson Water Wasteland and prompting the Sky River Sect to request aid.
• Qin Ming suspected the Immortal Abode’s opening had accelerated the Insect Tide and decided to visit Heavenly Star City, bringing the Devouring Sky Rat and Silver Fox with him.
• Insect Demon Yin Lingzi secretly followed Qin Ming, who detected him and diverted into the Southern Domain Wasteland.
• Yin Lingzi confronted Qin Ming and demanded the Azure Sky Tree and the opportunity Qin Ming had found in the Void Insect Nest, then unleashed his Late Void Refinement Spiritual Pressure.

Qin Ming battled Insect Demon Yin Lingzi, overpowering his insect swarms with his Ghost Face Bees, Lan Bing Fairy, and Thunder-Magnet Mountain. After destroying Yin Lingzi’s defensive treasure, Qin Ming restrained him and used the Heavenly Demon Soul-Seizing Art to take over his body, leaving Yin Lingzi’s memories flowing into Qin Ming’s mind.

• Yin Lingzi unleashed his Blood Mosquitoes and attacked Qin Ming, but Qin Ming’s Ghost Face Bees devoured most of the swarm.
• Qin Ming summoned Lan Bing Fairy, whose Ice Phoenix bloodline suppressed Yin Lingzi’s Iron-Devouring Fire Ant Queen and froze many of his insects.
• Yin Lingzi used his insect dharma manifestation to attack, but Qin Ming neutralized his blood mist with Primal Zenith Divine Light and revealed Thunder-Magnet Mountain.
• Qin Ming’s Thunder-Magnet Mountain destroyed Yin Lingzi’s Spirit Guarding Bell, and Qin Ming restrained Yin Lingzi with poisonous Black Vines.
• Qin Ming sent his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul into Yin Lingzi’s Sea of Consciousness and used the Heavenly Demon Soul-Seizing Art to seize his body and inherit his memories.

After possessing Yinlingzi, Qin Ming used his new identity to gather intelligence about the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode Realm and learned that Silver-Winged Frost Bee had entered it. He then visited the Gathering Fate Pavilion, where Cold Crow Reverend introduced him to a mysterious Mystic Turtle Divine Lord.

• Qin Ming's Demonic Infant Nascent Soul possessed Yinlingzi, subdued the Iron-Devouring Fire Ant Queen, collected surviving Blood Mosquitoes, and concealed the traces of their battle before leaving with Lan Bing Fairy.
• Qin Ming sent the Demonic Infant Nascent Soul toward Heavenly Star City to investigate the Demon Spirit Domain and search for Silver-Winged Frost Bee, while he continued on his own.
• Qin Ming met Divine Lord Purple Chen, who explained that Golden Talisman Keys let their bearers sense one another and described a powerful silver-haired woman who had helped him escape an ambush.
• Qin Ming visited the Gathering Fate Pavilion and learned that Qi Xiaoyu and Cloud Fishing Old Man were busy fulfilling a large order for Grade Five arrays.
• Cold Crow Reverend returned with the Early Void Refinement cultivator Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, whose mount concealed the strength of its mid-grade six bloodline, and introduced him to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming, disguised as Yinlingzi, joined Ye Kuchan and three other cultivators to enter the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode, while Demon Commander Ao Yu guarded the realm’s entrance. The group set out under a one-month disguise limit, and Old Demon Qingyang sensed Qin Ming’s arrival from inside Ao Yu’s Violet-Gold Alchemy Furnace.

• Qin Ming met Mystic Turtle Divine Lord Gu Chang'an in Heavenly Star City and discovered that Gu carried the faint aura of a Golden Talisman Key while commissioning Sky-Splitting Arrays.
• After half a year, Qin Ming reached Demon Race territory disguised as Yinlingzi and learned from Ye Kuchan that Demon and Devil Race marshals were watching the Immortal Abode.
• Gu Chang'an joined Qin Ming and Ye Kuchan, followed by Tong Shan of the Ancient Golem Clan and Xi Yan of the Moonshadow Clan, forming a five-person group.
• Ye Kuchan gave the group Mirage Demon Pills that disguised them as Demon Race cultivators, then revealed that the pills lasted only one month and secured the right to choose one treasure first.
• The five cultivators flew toward the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode, where Demon Commander Ao Yu guarded the entrance and Old Demon Qingyang sensed Qin Ming’s aura from within the Violet-Gold Alchemy Furnace.

Qin Ming and his companions waited outside the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode Realm until Old Demon Qingyang used the Violet-Gold Alchemy Furnace to draw Demon Commander Ao Yu away. They entered the realm and discovered that their Golden Talisman Keys had become marks that revealed their locations to other cultivators.

• Qin Ming sensed Old Demon Qingyang above the clouds and learned that he was being held by Demon Commander Ao Yu, while the immortal abode might be connected to the ancient Primordial Insect Calamity.
• Old Demon Qingyang agreed to create a disturbance to lure Ao Yu away so Qin Ming could enter the realm and search for the Silver-Winged Frost Bee.
• Qin Ming told his companions that divination indicated Ao Yu would leave soon, and Ao Yu departed after the Violet-Gold Alchemy Furnace erupted in flames.
• Qin Ming and the others flew into the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode Realm while Ao Yu was gone.
• The Golden Talisman Keys became marks on their arms, and Ye Kuchan realized the marks exposed their locations but said their Demon Race disguises could help them travel deeper into the realm.

Qin Ming entered the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode with Ye Kuchan and the others, learned that the Demon and Devil Races were occupied at an immortal jade mine, and used his map to find treasures in the outer region. He followed the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord toward the inner-region boundary, but Gu Chang'an detected his spying and offered to share a great opportunity.

• Qin Ming and the others descended through the abyss, met a Demon Race squad, and learned about the immortal jade vein and the sealed passages to the inner region.
• Ye Kuchan led the group to a concealed spot, where they agreed to separate and meet again in ten days; Qin Ming chose to act alone and followed his map to search for treasures.
• At the immortal jade mine, Ao Qing ordered the Demon Race squad to bring the five newcomers to him after Mo Ju Luo warned him not to trust them without checking.
• Qin Ming collected a Purple Yin Netherbloom and other rare materials while tracking the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, who used void-rending arrays at a wall near the inner-region boundary.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord sensed Qin Ming's Divine Sense and invited him over, saying Gu had a great opportunity to share.

Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord entered the inner region of the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode, where Insect Filth Qi and deadly swarms had overrun the land. After Qin Ming’s insects devoured a swarm of Filth Spirit Dark Silkworms, the pair discovered an Immortal Jade and a powerful demonized Spirit Plant, whose green essence attacked Mystic Turtle Divine Lord.

• Qin Ming joined Mystic Turtle Divine Lord as he opened a Void Passage into the Immortal Abode’s inner layer, and the two entered before it closed.
• Ye Kuchan, Xi Yan, and Tong Shan lost contact with Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, then fled when Demon Race cultivators approached.
• Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord crossed the contaminated inner region and found that Insect Filth Qi emanated from a desert oasis.
• Qin Ming released his Blood Mosquitoes and Ghost-Faced Spirit Bees, which devoured the Filth Spirit Dark Silkworms surrounding the oasis.
• Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord spotted a Grade Six Supreme-Grade demon plant bearing a Mid-Grade Immortal Jade, but its jade-green essence attacked Mystic Turtle Divine Lord and forced him to reveal his Late Void Refinement cultivation.
• Qin Ming summoned his insect swarm to help Mystic Turtle Divine Lord fight the demon essence.

Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord drove off Tu E, a powerful demonic plant, whose leader Great Wan Hua then ordered him to seek cooperation with the humans to escape the Immortal Abode. Meanwhile, Tu E attacked a newly discovered immortal jade vein, drawing the Demon and Devil Races into battle as Ye Kuchan arrived to investigate.

• Qin Ming's insect swarms cleared the vines around the oasis, and Tu E fled after sensing a familiar aura among the insects.
• Great Wan Hua told Tu E to contact the humans about escaping the Immortal Abode and learned that Qin Ming's Spirit Bee Swarm carried an aura like the Calamity Doomworm.
• Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo's forces uncovered a vast immortal jade vein, while a scout reported that several intruders had vanished from the outer region.
• Tu E and the Flower Spirit Clan attacked the miners, killing many Demon and Devil Race cultivators as Tu E fought Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo to a draw.
• Ye Kuchan and two companions arrived at the mineral vein and asked what had happened.

Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord reached the insect-infested ruins at the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode’s core, where Qin Ming reunited with Silver Wing. She revealed that the ancient Calamity Doomworm was nearing rebirth and that she and the Doomworm’s emerging main body could not both survive.

• Ao Qing revealed his true form, pursued Ye Kuchan, Tong Shan, and Xi Yan, and later returned with Tong Shan and Xi Yan’s heads while Ye Kuchan escaped.
• Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord explored the inner realm, evaded insect swarms, and found the ruined Immortal Palace covered in nests.
• Qin Ming sensed Silver Wing inside one of the palaces and began communicating with her through their spiritual connection.
• The Flower Spirit Clan retreated into the mine after fighting Mo Ju Luo, and Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo decided to wait for the humans they believed were trapped in the inner realm.
• Silver Wing told Qin Ming that the ancient Calamity Doomworm’s Origin Power was about to emerge and that only one of them could remain after it returned to its main body.

Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an met Tu E and the Flower Spirit Clan's leader, Qing Yi, who revealed that an ancient insect calamity threatened the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode and asked them to help the clan escape. Qing Yi offered chests of Immortal Jade, hoping Qin Ming's connection to Silver Wing would give the plan a chance.

• Qin Ming learned that insects had overrun the Immortal Abode and that an ancient doomworm was nearing awakening, though he assured the Devouring Sky Rat that his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul would bring Silver Wing back.
• Tu E found Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an, removed the flower-fragrance traces he had planted on them, and offered to discuss a deal concerning the coming Insect Calamity.
• Tu E led Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an to the Flower Spirit Clan's valley, where Qing Yi appeared from a seven-colored lotus while bound by chains carrying Insect Filth Qi.
• Qing Yi warned that the Calamity Doomworm would soon awaken and that the insect race planned to invade the Spirit Realm, then asked Qin Ming and Gu Chang'an to help her clan escape.
• Qing Yi revealed that she knew Qin Ming had a connection to Silver Wing, and presented two chests filled with Immortal Jade as an inducement.

Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord agreed to help the Flower Spirit Clan destroy the insect talismans controlling the Immortal Abode Secret Realm in exchange for Immortal Jade. After Qin Ming freed the Myriad Flower Holy Lord from her chains, the group prepared to enter the insect nest when Silver Wing reported that the Ming insect origin had appeared.

• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord offered Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord Immortal Jade to infiltrate the insect nest, destroy its controlling talismans, and help the Flower Spirit Clan escape.
• Qin Ming persuaded the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord to join the mission, then revealed the Five Elements Demon Slayer Wheel and required the Myriad Flower Holy Lord to sign a contract and swear an oath.
• Qin Ming used the Five Elements Demon Slayer Wheel to sever the chains restraining the Myriad Flower Holy Lord, who left a substitute body bound to avoid alerting the insects.
• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord set the operation for half a month later, and Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord divided the first payment of Immortal Jade.
• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord told Tu E that both visitors were External Incarnations and entrusted him with the clan's command token, knowing she had little time left.
• Half a month later, Silver Wing informed Qin Ming that the Ming insect origin had appeared, and Tu E summoned the two visitors to prepare for the insect nest.

Qin Ming, the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, and Tu E infiltrated the Ruined Immortal Palace to destroy the insect race’s Insect Talisman. After the Myriad Flower Holy Lord put most of the insects to sleep, Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord drew away the two guardians while Tu E struck the talisman, leaving it apparently shattered.

• Qin Ming and his companions entered the Ruined Immortal Palace disguised as sacrifices and discovered vast insect nests and nine eggs being nourished by a Doomworm ritual.
• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord used the Kaleidoscope Illusion to put the insects throughout the palace to sleep, while Silver Wing warned Qin Ming that the eggs would hatch when the Spiritual Energy Tide arrived.
• Qin Ming, the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, and Tu E entered the Void Rift, where Qin Ming’s scouting insects located the purple Insect Talisman guarded by two powerful ferocious insects.
• Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord ambushed the guardians, then lured them away so Tu E could reach the altar.
• Tu E attacked the Insect Talisman with his Green Sovereign Sword, and a sharp cracking sound rang through the Void Rift.

Elder Tu E destroyed the Insect Talisman, freeing the races enslaved by the Ancient Insect Clan and reconnecting the inner and outer regions of the Spirit Exquisite Immortal Abode. As the Moth Queen’s Origin Power appeared and an Ancient Moth threatened the group, the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord activated a Seventh Rank Dao Integration Spirit Descent Talisman to hold it off while Qin Ming hurried to support his spirit pet.

• Elder Tu E shattered the purple Insect Talisman, dispelling its curse and breaking the seal between the Immortal Abode’s inner and outer regions.
• Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo led their forces toward the inner region as other cultivators also rushed toward the Immortal Abode’s core.
• A terrifying presence probed through the spatial insect holes but could not enter, and a transformed Ancient Moth appeared near its molting ground, where Qin Ming spotted the rare Celestial Metamorphosis Essence.
• Nine moons appeared, and the Mother of Cinder’s Origin Power condensed in the Great Hall; the Silver-Winged Frost Bee told Qin Ming that it had appeared.
• Qin Ming asked the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord to hold off the Ancient Moth while he went to support his spirit pet and help destroy the insect holes.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord activated his Seventh Rank Dao Integration Spirit Descent Talisman, reached the Body Integration Realm, and fought the Ancient Moth as Qin Ming and Elder Tu E withdrew toward the Great Hall.

Qin Ming and his allies seized the Moth Queen’s Origin Power, defeated the remaining moths, and sealed the three spatial wormholes. As they prepared to leave the immortal palace, the Myriad Flower Holy Lord collapsed, and an awakened insect swarm attacked the Demon and Devil cultivators outside.

• Silver Wing killed a newly hatched moth and absorbed the Moth Queen’s Origin Power while Qin Ming and Elder Tu E held off the other moths.
• The moths and unhatched eggs lost their life essence, killing the Insect King in the Void Rift; the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord collected its corpse and found Celestial Metamorphosis Essence.
• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord’s illusion ended, awakening the insect swarm, and Silver Wing fell unconscious after absorbing the Origin Power; the Holy Lord killed the gray-robed old woman and explained how to seal the wormholes.
• Qin Ming, Elder Tu E, and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord sealed all three wormholes, then returned to the Great Hall to find the Myriad Flower Holy Lord unconscious.
• The awakened insect swarm attacked the Demon and Devil cultivators led by Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo, swallowing them as they charged toward the immortal palace.

Qin Ming and his allies fled Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo toward the Flower Spirit Clan, whose Elder Tu E prepared the Myriad Petal Sky Chariot to escape the secret realm. Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord held off the pursuers while the chariot activated, and Qin Ming wounded Ao Qing before Ao Qing revealed his Azure Moon Skywolf form and attacked again.

• Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo pursued Qin Ming's group after finding the ruined immortal palace looted, while Elder Tu E revealed that the Flower Spirit Clan had a Myriad Petal Sky Chariot capable of escaping the secret realm.
• Elder Tu E began activating the chariot at the Flower Spirit Clan's territory as its members boarded, and Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord agreed to hold off Ao Qing and Mo Ju Luo.
• Qin Ming transformed into a Heavenly Demon and used the Soul-Slaying Demonic Sword to break Ao Qing's defense and sever one of his arms.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord attacked Mo Ju Luo with a barrage of high-grade talismans, while Mo Ju Luo noticed the chariot's spatial fluctuation and Qin Ming's demonic aura.
• Ao Qing transformed into a thousand-zhang Azure Moon Skywolf and unleashed wind-blade tornadoes at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming defeated and captured Demon General Ao Qing by unleashing his Kun Peng Transformation and the Five Elements Demon Slayer Wheel. As Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord prepared to escape aboard the Flower Spirit Clan’s chariot, the Demon and Devil Races’ actions reopened a wormhole, and a powerful insect began entering the realm.

• Ao Qing attacked Qin Ming, who countered with successive giant transformations and struck him with the Wind Thunder Mystic Staff.
• Ao Qing unleashed his bloodline divine ability, but Qin Ming’s Kun Peng form absorbed the attack and crushed Ao Qing with a spatial collision.
• Qin Ming used the Five Elements Demon Slayer Wheel to capture Ao Qing’s fleeing Demon Core and stored his wolf corpse.
• Elder Tu E told Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord that the Myriad Petal Sky Chariot was ready, while Mo Ju Luo hesitated to stop their escape.
• A disturbance in the ruined immortal palace revealed that the wormhole seals had been reopened, and enormous insect pincers emerged from the Insect Realm.
• Qin Ming and Mystic Turtle Divine Lord boarded the chariot as Mystic Turtle Divine Lord activated his Golden Talisman Key.

Qin Ming and the Flower Spirit Clan escaped the Immortal Abode Secret Realm amid an attack by Demon Commander Ao Yu and a rampaging insect tide. After reaching safety, the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord offered to treat the unconscious Myriad Flower Holy Lord in exchange for the clan’s Myriad Petal Sky Chariot.

• Elder Tu E activated the Myriad Petal Sky Chariot, carrying Qin Ming and the Flower Spirit Clan out of the secret realm as an insect tide poured into the Spirit Realm.
• Mo Ju Luo withdrew toward Heaven Spine Mountain and warned his subordinates to watch for Yinlingzi, while Demon Commander Ao Yu sensed his son Ao Qing’s death and rushed to avenge him.
• Ao Yu attacked the escaping chariot, but Old Demon Qingyang returned through the exploding Violet-Gold Alchemy Furnace, and a giant insect engaged Ao Yu long enough for the chariot to flee.
• Once the group was safe, Elder Tu E thanked Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord and gave them the promised immortal jade.
• Elder Tu E asked Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord to examine the unconscious Myriad Flower Holy Lord, and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord offered to treat her for the Myriad Petal Sky Chariot.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord took out a cyan talisman radiating Spiritual Essence as Qin Ming and Elder Tu E watched.

The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord negotiated with Elder Tu E to trade his Myriad Wood Rejuvenation Talisman for two rare spirit treasures in exchange for awakening the Myriad Flower Holy Lord. Qin Ming and Old Demon Qingyang recognized the treasures’ value, and Qingyang identified the mysterious Nameless Spirit Tree as a Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree.

• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord offered to use his Seventh-Rank Myriad Wood Rejuvenation Talisman to awaken the Myriad Flower Holy Lord, and Elder Tu E offered rare spirit herbs instead of the Myriad Petal Sky Chariot.
• Elder Tu E explained that the Flower Spirit Clan’s remaining resources were limited and revealed three treasures for the exchange: a Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine, a Void Mystic Spirit Ginseng, and a Nameless Spirit Tree.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord described the talisman’s power and agreed to consider exchanging it for any two of the three treasures.
• Qin Ming recognized the blood vine’s potential, while the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord showed particular interest in the Void Mystic Spirit Ginseng.
• Old Demon Qingyang recognized the Nameless Spirit Tree as a Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree and excitedly told Qin Ming of his discovery.

Qin Ming learned the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree’s value and traded a settlement offer to the Flower Spirit Clan for the rare sapling. After the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord revived the Myriad Flower Holy Lord, the group agreed to travel to a spirit domain near the Human Territory, while news of the Insect Calamity and Yin Lingzi’s victory spread to Heavenly Star City.

• Old Demon Qingyang explained that the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree could bear a fruit that tempered the Dao heart and aided cultivation breakthroughs.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord chose the Void Mystic Spirit Ginseng and Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine, and Old Demon Qingyang revealed that Gu Chang'an was likely an External Incarnation.
• Qin Ming offered to help the Flower Spirit Clan find a spirit domain in exchange for the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree, and Elder Tu E deferred the decision to the Myriad Flower Holy Lord.
• The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord used his Myriad Wood Rejuvenation Talisman to awaken the Myriad Flower Holy Lord and extend her life by eight hundred years.
• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord agreed to Qin Ming's settlement proposal and gave him the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree after he named the Moon Gazing Divine Lord as his friend and intermediary.
• After more than half a month of travel, the group reached the Human Spirit Domain as news spread of the Insect Calamity and Yin Lingzi's killing of Demon General Ao Qing.

Qin Ming returned to Little Turtle Peak with the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord and arranged a trade for two treasures from the Immortal Abode Secret Realm. The Mystic Turtle Divine Lord left with the deal complete but began to suspect Qin Ming and Yinlingzi had swindled him.

• Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord brought the Flower Spirit Clan to its new home near Little Turtle Peak, then parted ways with the clan.
• Qin Ming reunited with his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul, who had returned with Old Demon Qingyang, and welcomed the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord to Little Turtle Peak.
• Qin Ming gave the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord a Spirit Summoning Demon Fruit and offered to trade more for his Celestial Metamorphosis Essence and Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine.
• Qin Ming and Yinlingzi negotiated with the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord, exchanging three Spirit Summoning Demon Fruits and additional goods for both treasures.
• Qin Ming and the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord discussed the Insect Calamity before the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord departed for the Nine Dragon Domain.
• After leaving Little Turtle Peak, the Mystic Turtle Divine Lord wondered whether Qin Ming and Yinlingzi had swindled him and flew toward Heavenly Star City.

Mystic Turtle Divine Lord recruited Cold Crow Reverend to travel to the Nine Dragon Domain, while Qin Ming rescued Silver Wing and learned how far the Insect Calamity had spread. Qin Ming returned to Sky River Sect as Yinlingzi and met Ren Water Ancestor, whose apparent health and powerful cultivation suggested he had concealed a major opportunity.

• Mystic Turtle Divine Lord invited Cold Crow Reverend to work with him in the Nine Dragon Domain, and Cold Crow Reverend accepted and departed.
• Qin Ming had Old Demon Qingyang diagnose Silver Wing, then used a demonic sealing art to suppress the Broodmother's Origin Power and restore her consciousness.
• Qin Ming sent his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul, possessing Yinlingzi, back to Sky River Sect to gather intelligence as the Insect Calamity devastated Demon Race territories and threatened neighboring domains.
• Qin Ming arrived at Sky River Sect and went to meet Ren Water Ancestor, who asked him to recount what happened in the Demon Race's Immortal Abode Secret Realm.
• Qin Ming noticed Ren Water Ancestor was uninjured and appeared to have advanced his cultivation, suspecting that he had concealed a significant opportunity from Insect Valley.

Qin Ming refused the vacant Duty Enforcement Hall Master post and was ordered to lead the sects against the Insect Tide, while Ren Water Ancestor revealed his secret hunt for Insect Spirit Grass. Back on Little Turtle Peak, Qin Ming cultivated rare spirit plants and prepared for future opportunities as the threat of the Insect Tide continued.

• Qin Ming reported Ye Kuchan’s death to Ren Water Ancestor, declined the Duty Enforcement Hall Master position, and accepted command of the sect forces tasked with suppressing the Insect Tide.
• Ren Water Ancestor told Qin Ming he had found Insect Spirit Grass in Insect Valley and intended to seize more to advance his cultivation.
• Qin Ming arrived at the coalition’s Immortal City, where cultivators discussed the Demon Race’s bounty on Yinlingzi before he announced a new battle plan.
• Elder Tu E visited Qin Ming on Little Turtle Peak with gifts, and the Myriad Flower Holy Lord decided to invite him to visit the Flower Spirit Clan.
• Qin Ming planted a cutting of the Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine in the Lesser Spirit Realm and planned to grow the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree at the Little Sumeru Dharma Assembly.
• Silver Wing returned to Little Turtle Peak, Yue Lingyan advanced to the Late Fifth-Grade Stage, and the other beasts resumed cultivation.

After celebrating Yue Lingyan’s breakthrough, Qin Ming learned that the Insect Calamity was spreading and that both the Demon Race and Devil Race had placed a bounty on Yinlingzi. While investigating an abnormal Insect Tide near the allied Immortal City, Qin Ming uncovered foreign agents luring the insects toward the city and killed a Devil Race cultivator, then arrived to face a Shadow Clan cultivator.

• Qin Ming celebrated Yue Lingyan’s breakthrough with a banquet on Little Turtle Peak.
• Qin Ming met Divine Lord Purple Chen in Heavenly Star City and learned that the Insect Calamity was devastating the Crimson Water Wasteland, the Demon Race sought an alliance with humans, and both demon and devil factions wanted Yinlingzi dead.
• Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant Nascent Soul received Lady Qingfu and Hanyuanzi’s report of an abnormal Insect Tide near Yin Water Ridge and went with them to investigate.
• Qin Ming traced the migrating insects to dark-green liquid being spread by a Devil Race cultivator and a Shadow Clan cultivator, then attacked them with his insect swarms.
• Qin Ming’s insects devoured the Devil Race cultivator’s demonic insects, and Qin Ming pursued and killed him with a powerful punch.
• Qin Ming returned carrying the Devil Race cultivator’s corpse and turned his attention to the Shadow Clan cultivator fighting Lady Qingfu and Hanyuanzi.

Qin Ming’s disguised Demonic Infant, Yinlingzi, killed foreign spies and uncovered a Devil Race conspiracy, while Mo Ju Luo organized the Blood Nightmare to capture him alive. Back at Little Turtle Peak, Qin Ming used a Devil Race corpse to grow the Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine, harvested its marrow, and prepared to cultivate his body as other rare crops ripened.

• Yinlingzi killed a Devil Race cultivator and a Shadow Clan cultivator, then learned that the Devil Race planned to exploit the Insect Tide to attack the Heaven Spine Mountains and that Mo Ju Luo was searching for him.
• Qin Ming ordered Lady Qingfu and Hanyuanzi to investigate foreign infiltrators and divert the Insect Tide, while they captured the fleeing cultivators from the Dharma Boat.
• Mo Ju Luo told the Blood Nightmare organization that the Holy Ancestor had ordered Yinlingzi captured alive because he could use True Demon Qi and had displayed powerful transformations.
• Yinlingzi visited Qin Ming at Little Turtle Peak and gave him a Storage Bag containing the corpse of a Refining Void Devil Race cultivator.
• Qin Ming used the corpse and his Fleeting Time affixes to grow the Mystic Yellow Myriad Qi Blood Mother Vine, harvested half a bottle of its marrow, and judged it could help advance his body-tempering cultivation.
• Qin Ming found that his Sixth Order Supreme Mystery Rice and Mystic Spirit Immortal Peach had ripened.

Qin Ming harvested mature Supreme Mystery Rice and Mystic Spirit Immortal Peaches, gained longevity and fortune, and shared the peaches with his companions. He then began preparing for his breakthrough to Mid-stage Refining Void, unleashing a vast spiritual phenomenon as he consumed the treasures and Void Refinement Mana affixes.

• Qin Ming harvested the Supreme Mystery Rice and collected its husks and the resulting Void Spirit Qi and Void Refinement Mana affixes.
• Qin Ming picked Mystic Spirit Immortal Peaches, consumed the Longevity and Good Fortune affix, and gained three thousand years of lifespan and the power of fortune.
• Qin Ming planted another batch of Supreme Mystery Rice, then the Devouring Sky Rat distributed immortal peaches to the gathered companions on his behalf.
• Qin Ming activated the Main Peak's protective array and began his breakthrough preparations by eating Supreme Mystery Rice and an immortal peach and consuming ten Void Refinement Mana affixes.
• A five-colored spiritual vortex formed above Little Turtle Peak as the surrounding region's Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was drained toward Qin Ming's cave abode.