Recaps

Qin Ming acquired the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain and escaped Phoenix Flame Mountain after the Phoenix Crown Woman gave Lan Bing Fairy a bloodline inheritance opportunity and passed away. Back in the Myriad Marsh Demon Kingdom, Qin Ming turned over Saint Son Di Chen and earned a slot for a mission in the Spirit Realm.

• The Phoenix Crown Woman spoke privately with Lan Bing Fairy, praised her bloodlines, and offered her the True Phoenix Clan’s inheritance.
• Qin Ming gathered his spoils, received the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain and Natal Feather, and left with Lan Bing Fairy as the Phoenix Crown Woman’s soul dissipated.
• Demon Race forces found the devastation at Phoenix Flame Mountain, and news of the Myriad Marsh Demon Kingdom’s involvement spread through the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom.
• Qin Ming returned to White Ape Island and told Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son that an ancient demon had caused the deaths at Phoenix Flame Mountain.
• Qin Ming reported to the White Marsh Demon Emperor and presented the captured Saint Son Di Chen, whose memories he had altered.
• The White Marsh Demon Emperor praised Qin Ming and offered him one of the three Seventh Rank Demon Commander slots for the Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming secured a mission to lead a demon army to the Spirit Realm, bid farewell to Golden Turtle, and unlocked new powers within the Demon-Slaying Gourd. As he continued refining the treasure on White Ape Island, the Mystic Water Crocodile advanced and the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom moved toward withdrawing from the Spirit Realm conflict.

• Qin Ming accepted the White Marsh Demon Emperor's order to lead an army to the Spirit Realm, then asked about the other candidates before leaving for Lei Ze Water Mansion.
• Qin Ming returned the Mystic Turtle to Golden Turtle, who used a talisman and a spatial treasure to depart for the Spirit Realm; Old Demon Qingyang suspected the treasure was the Myriad Worlds Profound Mirror.
• Two years later, Qin Ming used five True Spirit Natal Feathers to unlock the Demon-Slaying Gourd's Annihilation Wind Layer, after which the gourd drained his magical power and revealed a mysterious fourth layer.
• The Demon-Slaying Gourd disappeared from the Spirit Realm's Fortune Gold Scroll rankings, astonishing the great powers who remembered the treasure's past battles and bloodshed.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile broke through to the mid-grade six realm after refining True Dragon Essence Blood through battle, and Qin Ming sent him to lead the Four Great Water Mansions' demon army against the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom.
• Rumors spread that the weakened Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom would withdraw from its leading role in the Spirit Realm conflict, while Qin Ming continued refining the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain on White Ape Island.

Qin Ming received command of the Demon Race expedition to the Spirit Realm and traveled to the Lesser Cang Realm, where he began selecting demon generals for a powerful demon-qi baptism. The selection was underway as Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son prepared to choose their own subordinates.

• Qin Ming learned the war was ending, gathered Ancient Demon Realm resources, and received confirmation that he would lead the expedition to the Spirit Realm alongside Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son.
• Saint Son Di Chen resented Qin Ming's rise but rejected a proposal to secretly provoke a conflict among the Spirit Realm's Demon Race.
• Six months later, Qin Ming left White Ape Island and followed Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son through a Cross-Realm Gate into the Lesser Cang Realm.
• A Formation Master explained that Qin Ming could select five demon generals for the expedition, and each chosen general would receive a baptism from the Commander's Platform.
• The Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi were selected and each broke through to mid-grade six; Qin Ming then finished choosing his generals as Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son prepared to take their turns.

Qin Ming and the other Demon Commanders prepared to leave the Ancient Demon Realm, and Elder Hu Yan oversaw their dangerous cross-realm transport. Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi arrived safely in the Spirit Realm, where they learned the grand welcome was intended for the renowned White Ape Demon Commander, who had not yet arrived.

• The Commander's Platform empowered the selected Demon Cultivators, and the Devouring Sky Rat broke through to mid-grade six.
• Elder Hu Yan appeared and offered to personally oversee the cross-realm transportation as the realm tide fluctuated.
• Dragon Fish Son went through the Cross-Realm Gate first, followed by Huo Linzi, while Qin Ming instructed the Devouring Sky Rat to protect the others before departing himself.
• Qin Ming entered the Cross-Realm Gate and was transported toward the Spirit Realm as the Spatial Attribute Exotic Beasts lost much of their demon essence.
• Dragon Fish Son arrived in the Spirit Realm and mistook the welcoming army's ceremony as a reception for him before Huo Linzi arrived as well.
• Dragon Fish Son learned that the Spirit Realm's Demon Race had gathered to welcome White Ape, and he secretly told Huo Linzi.

Qin Ming arrived in the Spirit Realm and was welcomed as the White Ape Demon Commander, while Elder Hu Yan sabotaged the next cross-realm transmission. Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi escaped the collapsing passage, but Lan Bing Fairy was swallowed by a spatial rift, leaving her fate unknown.

• Qin Ming descended into the Spirit Realm, where the Demon Race welcomed him as its leader and awaited the arrival of his generals.
• Devouring Sky Rat, Mystic Water Crocodile, Lan Bing Fairy, and Yu Mu Zi entered the cross-realm formation, but Yu Mu Zi sensed danger before Elder Hu Yan activated it.
• Elder Hu Yan secretly disrupted the formation, trapping the four in an unstable passage, and Lan Bing Fairy used her Ice Phoenix bloodline and spatial power to hold it together.
• Elder Hu Yan sent an Integrated Body Early Stage avatar to attack the group and target Lan Bing Fairy, but Mystic Water Crocodile drove it back with his thunder-charged club.
• Lan Bing Fairy restored the transmission runes and stayed behind to hold off Elder Hu Yan's avatar as Devouring Sky Rat, Mystic Water Crocodile, and Yu Mu Zi fled.
• Elder Hu Yan's avatar struck the transmission pillar, and Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi escaped while Lan Bing Fairy was swallowed by a spatial rift.

Mystic Water Crocodile transformed into a True Dragon to drive off Elder Hu Yan, while Lan Bing Fairy was stranded in an unknown place and Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi returned to the Spirit Realm without them. As Qin Ming settled into Xuan Qiong Holy City, the Human Race learned that powerful Demon reinforcements had arrived, and Qin Ming rejected a general’s demand for an immediate counterattack.

• Mystic Water Crocodile transformed into a True Dragon, blasted Elder Hu Yan’s avatar, and was pulled back into the Ancient Demon Realm as his strength ran out.
• Lan Bing Fairy awoke on a gigantic island and was found by two purple-clad women, who decided to take her to their Master.
• Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi returned to the Spirit Realm and told Qin Ming that an ambush had separated them from Mystic Water Crocodile and Lan Bing Fairy; Qin Ming resolved to return to the Ancient Demon Realm.
• Saint Son Di Chen learned from Elder Hu Yan that Mystic Water Crocodile was too dangerous to provoke and that he should stay away from him.
• Divine Seal Zen Master learned that three powerful Demon Commanders had arrived in Xuan Qiong Holy City and warned the Human Race’s leaders to prepare for a renewed war.
• A Demon general urged White Ape Demon Commander to reclaim lost territory, but Qin Ming criticized him for advocating mindless war.

Qin Ming left his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul in command of the Demon Race and searched for a demon body to seize. At Immovable Mountain, he found the White-Scaled Demon Lord trapped in a mine and rescued him from the Tyrannical Fierce Ape, but left without revealing himself.

• Qin Ming learned that Dragon Fish Son had returned to the Ancient Demon Realm and that Lan Bing Fairy was missing, then arranged for his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul to hold down the Demon Race's territory while he returned to the Human Spirit Domain.
• The Devouring Sky Rat reported that a grade-six-perfection Tyrannical Fierce Ape lived at Immovable Mountain, and Qin Ming set out to seize its body.
• Qin Ming spotted the White-Scaled Demon Lord, now a late fifth-grade miner, secretly organizing an escape from the Tyrannical Fierce Ape's mines.
• The Tyrannical Fierce Ape discovered the escape plan and attacked the miners, but Qin Ming struck it with the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain and made it disappear.
• Qin Ming saved the White-Scaled Demon Lord without revealing his identity.

Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant seized the Tyrannical Fierce Ape’s body and used the White Ape Demon Commander identity to establish himself in the Demon Race, while his true body reunited with White-Scaled Demon Lord. After directing White-Scaled toward a possible way to awaken his Kirin bloodline, Qin Ming returned to Xuan Qiong Holy City and questioned Huo Linzi about the Red Kirin Clan’s sacred bloodline-awakening object.

• Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant defeated the Tyrannical Fierce Ape with the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain, seized his body, and transformed into a White Ape.
• The White Ape Demon Commander offered the freed demons a choice to join the Demon Court or leave, and most chose to serve him.
• Qin Ming met White-Scaled Demon Lord and the Devouring Sky Rat, revealed that he had reached Late Void Refinement, and learned that Mu Qingzi had been lost during an Insect Tide.
• White-Scaled Demon Lord explained that he needed the Blood Kirin Stone to awaken his bloodline, so Qin Ming suggested seeking Huo Linzi in Xuan Qiong Holy City.
• After parting with White-Scaled Demon Lord, Qin Ming returned to the Demon Race’s Xuan Qiong Holy City and asked Huo Linzi about the Red Kirin Clan’s bloodline-awakening sacred object.

Qin Ming investigated the demonic qi corrupting the Savage Ape, uncovered a hidden pit where blood-red Demonic Flowers had been nourished with corpses, and returned to Little Turtle Peak. He resumed preparing for the Body Integration Realm as unrest began stirring again among the Demon Race.

• Qin Ming arranged for Huo Linzi to assess the White-Scaled Demon Lord, whose true kirin bloodline proved stronger than that of some direct-bloodline members of the clan.
• Qin Ming used True Demon Qi to drive a conscious worm of bloody demonic qi out of the Savage Ape's body and suspected the corruption had been deliberately caused.
• Qin Ming found the concealed valley where the Savage Ape had fed corpses to blood-red Demonic Flowers, destroyed the flowers, and kept one as a sample.
• Qin Ming returned to Little Turtle Peak, learned Yue Lingyan had left to seek a breakthrough, and heard that she had previously drawn the attention of a Qingqiu Fox Clan great power.
• Qin Ming tended his Spirit Plants and planned further preparations for entering the Body Integration Realm as trouble began stirring among the Demon Race.

Qin Ming learned that the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom planned to attack the Heaven Spine Mountains using hidden agents, a formidable blood-powered array, and a sacrificial old demon. He sent the intelligence to Golden Turtle, who prepared to warn the Human Race’s leaders and head for the frontline.

• Qin Ming declined to join Winged Blazing Demon Commander and Crimson Feather Demon Commander’s offensive, then ordered Dragon Fish Son and Fire Qilin Son to investigate their plans.
• Fire Qilin Son told Qin Ming that the junior with True Qilin blood had awakened his lineage beyond expectations and received the clan’s holy relic.
• Dragon Fish Son reported that the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom had planted agents in the Human Race, restored the Blood Refining All Heavens Immortal Trapping Array, and planned to use a late Seventh Rank demon’s self-destruction.
• Qin Ming recorded the intelligence and ordered Bai Li Hui to deliver it to Golden Turtle without delay.
• Golden Turtle read the warning in Clear Wind Valley, decided to alert Yin Yang Zi and the other leaders, and set out for the Heaven Spine Mountain frontline with Cold Crow Reverend.

Mituozi, Yin Yang Zi, and Golden Turtle warned the Human Race that the Demon Race planned a massive assault on the Heaven Spine Mountains, allowing them to prepare an ambush. Qin Ming discovered another eerie demonic flower and later watched the Demon Race’s attack fail, while Yi Huang and Crimson Feather blamed a leak among their ranks.

• Mituozi, Yin Yang Zi, and Golden Turtle arrived at Town Abyss Heavenly City and revealed the Demon Race’s plans for a million-soldier offensive and a deadly array.
• The Human Race leaders used Golden Turtle’s intelligence to prepare a trap for the Demon Race.
• Yu Mu Zi presented Qin Ming with a blood-red Demonic Flower, and Qin Ming recognized it as one like the flower that had demonized the Mountain-Moving Giant Ape.
• Old Demon Sikong heard that the Human and Monster Races were at odds but warned his generals that the Demon Race had gained a formidable commander.
• The Demon Race attacked the Heaven Spine Mountains, but Yi Huang and Crimson Feather fell into the Human Race’s trap and retreated in defeat.
• Crimson Feather accused someone among the Demon Race’s higher-ups of leaking their plan, while Qin Ming rejected the accusation and reflected that his intelligence had helped the Human Race.

Qin Ming received Li Lan’s proposal to join a coalition against the Human Race and reclaim the Heaven Spine Mountains, but delayed giving an answer after sensing something strange about her. Meanwhile, Li Lan secretly prepared for the Sacred Realm’s descent, while Qin Ming continued advancing his cultivation and received a mysterious spirit-plant fruit from Cold Crow Reverend.

• Qin Ming tasked Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi with investigating the growing number of blood-colored Demonic Flowers that drove Demon Race cultivators mad.
• Qin Ming agreed to meet Li Lan, who arrived at Xuan Qiong Holy City and had her charm technique shattered by his Azure Emperor Dharma Eye.
• Li Lan proposed that the Demon Race, surrounding clans, and Devil Race cooperate to reclaim the Heaven Spine Mountains, offering the Devil Race one-third of the territory.
• Qin Ming asked for two days to consider Li Lan’s proposal, then privately decided against further contact after finding her unsettling; Li Lan said the Sacred Realm’s descent was inevitable and prepared to remove those who resisted.
• On Little Turtle Peak, Qin Ming continued cultivating and farming, reaching the Late Void Refinement realm and nearing completion of the Mayfly Chapter.
• Cold Crow Reverend visited Qin Ming and gave him an unidentified azure pinecone-like spirit-plant fruit as a congratulatory gift.

Qin Ming identified the azure fruit as a Grade Six Mind Nurturing Lotus Fruit and began nurturing it while warning the Human Race about the Qingqiu Fox Clan’s plans. As Li Lan Demoness secretly spread the Demonic Flowers and prepared to ensnare Xuan Qiong Holy City, Qin Ming received word that a western Demon City had vanished from contact.

• Old Demon Qingyang identified the azure fruit as a Grade Six Mind Nurturing Lotus Fruit, and Qin Ming used his Divine Sense to begin nurturing it.
• Qin Ming sent Bai Li Hui with a warning about Li Lan Demoness’s plan to ally with the Devil Race, then delegated attendance at Ren Water Ancestor’s celebration to Bai Li Hui and Fairy Mo Lingwei.
• Qin Ming’s White Ape Demon Commander rejected Li Lan Demoness’s proposal to join forces with the foreign races, and Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi agreed.
• After leaving Xuan Qiong Holy City, Li Lan Demoness revealed that she intended to use the Demonic Flowers to control the city and began spreading their spores across the Demon Spirit Domain.
• Months later, Yu Mu Zi informed Qin Ming that a small Demon City in the western region had gone out of contact, providing clues about the Demonic Flowers.

Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant was trapped by Li Lan Demoness inside the spreading Pure Land Fall Realm, which threatened the Demon Race and Xuan Qiong Holy City. After learning of the danger through his connection to the Demonic Infant, Qin Ming set out with the Devouring Sky Rat to rescue it.

• Yu Mu Zi reported a Demon City overrun by blood-colored demonic flowers, and Qin Ming ordered Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi to investigate.
• Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi exposed the city’s illusion and discovered a vast, contaminated wasteland centered on a giant demonic flower.
• Li Lan Demoness appeared and trapped the Demon Race army in her Pure Land Fall Realm, while the demonic flowers spread and her power grew.
• Qin Ming found the corruption advancing toward Xuan Qiong Holy City, but Li Lan Demoness trapped him inside the giant flower before he could attack her.
• Qin Ming’s true body learned that his Demonic Infant was in danger, kicked the Devouring Sky Rat into action, and set out through a World Devouring Passage.

Qin Ming crossed into the Demon Spirit Domain and warned the Human Race that the Devil Race had invaded, unknowingly alerting Mituozi to the coming Alien Race Cataclysm. He reached the Demonic Flower trapping the Demon Race forces and found Li Lan Demoness possessed by the Devil Race; after his Demonic Infant resisted her Source Demon Qi, Qin Ming’s true body arrived and called on the Devouring Sky Rat to breach the barrier.

• The Devouring Sky Rat exhausted itself opening a long-distance passage, and Qin Ming continued through the Heaven Spine Mountains into the Demon Spirit Domain.
• Divine Seal Zen Master received a jade slip warning that the Demon Race had changed and the Devil Race had invaded, then brought it to Mituozi.
• Mituozi recognized the blood-red Demonic Flower imprint and warned that the Alien Race Cataclysm might arrive early, sending Divine Seal Zen Master to prepare.
• Qin Ming reached the Great Yan Demon Domain while Dragon Fish Demon Commander and Huo Linzi struggled to protect their troops from the Demonic Flower; Li Lan Demoness trapped White Ape Demon Commander inside it.
• Li Lan Demoness tried to assimilate Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant with Source Demon Qi, but he remained unaffected and revealed that he knew she was possessed by the Devil Race.
• Qin Ming’s true body arrived at the blood-red barrier and gave the Devouring Sky Rat spiritual materials, asking it to open a gap.

Qin Ming broke into the Demonic Flower space and battled Li Lan Demoness, freeing his trapped Demonic Infant Nascent Soul while learning that the Demon Race was preparing a cross-realm scheme. The chapter left him caught in Li Lan Demoness’s law-infused illusion.

• The Devouring Sky Rat broke a hole through the Pure Land Fall Realm, allowing Qin Ming to enter the Demonic Flower space.
• Qin Ming resisted Li Lan Demoness’s charm and fought her with his Divine Sense, but her imitation Heavenly Demon Umbrella blocked his attack.
• Qin Ming summoned the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain and struck Li Lan Demoness, badly damaging her defenses and revealing a demonic gate with cross-realm spatial power beneath the flower.
• The Devouring Sky Rat opened the restriction around Qin Ming’s Demonic Infant Nascent Soul, and Qin Ming retrieved it.
• Li Lan Demoness transformed into a dark demonic fox and opened thousands of Samsara Vertical Pupils, trapping Qin Ming in an illusion of his days farming at Qingyang Market.

Qin Ming escaped Succubus Star’s illusion and killed her powerful incarnation with the Demon-Slaying Gourd, though using it cost him mana, affixes, and several hundred years of lifespan. After the demonic domain collapsed, he kept his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul embedded among the Demon Race and left, while Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi learned that the White Ape Demon Commander had defeated Succubus Star.

• The Devouring Sky Rat brought out the Black Divine Statue, whose Sage Ancestor phantom interrupted Succubus Star’s illusion and allowed Qin Ming to awaken.
• Qin Ming unleashed the Demon-Slaying Gourd’s Annihilation Law, bound Succubus Star, and killed her incarnation.
• Qin Ming learned from Old Demon Qingyang that Succubus Star was one of the Devil Race’s Twelve Demon Stars and paid a steep price to activate the gourd.
• Succubus Star’s death caused the Demonic Flowers, Pure Land Fall Realm, and blood-red barrier to collapse, freeing Dragon Fish Son, Huo Linzi, and the Demon Race army.
• Qin Ming left his Demonic Infant Nascent Soul among the Demon Race, then appeared as the White Ape Demon Commander and told Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi that he had killed Succubus Star’s incarnation.

After escaping the Demon Spirit Domain, Qin Ming traveled to the Human Race’s rearward Heaven Origin Domain to cultivate away from the approaching war. As reports of the Devil Race’s invasion spread, he left a tavern determined to find a place to farm and strengthen himself.

• Qin Ming had Silver Wing carry him out of Demon Race territory and headed toward the Human Spirit Domain, while the Devouring Sky Rat asked for a Seventh Rank Demon Core as a reward.
• Qin Ming chose the Heaven Origin Domain as a temporary refuge so he could cultivate in relative safety and work toward Perfected Void Refinement.
• The Demon Race learned of the Devil Race’s failed scheme, and news that the White Ape Demon Commander had killed Succubus Star’s avatar spread through the Demon and Human domains.
• Several months later, Qin Ming reached a market town in the Heaven Origin Domain with the Devouring Sky Rat and the Silver Fox disguised as humans.
• Qin Ming heard that the Devil Race and allied clans had begun a full-scale invasion, with the Human Race mobilizing and conscripting cultivators.
• Qin Ming left the tavern to find a place to farm, build up Affixes, and accelerate the growth of the Seven Emotions Six Desires Fruit.

Qin Ming set out for Azure Cloud Immortal City but changed course to learn about the Spirit Mist Sect after meeting Lu Lu. Meanwhile, the Mystic Water Crocodile searched for Lan Bing Fairy, and Qin Ming urged the Demon Race to ally with humanity against the growing Devil Race threat.

• Qin Ming traveled in his Azure Sky Treasure Carriage while reassuring the Devouring Sky Rat and Silver Fox that he had sent the devil infant to search for Second Brother and Lan Bing Fairy.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile learned that Lan Bing Fairy was still missing and ordered his subordinates to continue searching while awaiting another chance to enter the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Lu of the Lu Family of Azure Cloud Mountain met Qin Ming and asked whether he was heading to the Spirit Mist Sect; Qin Ming invited him into the carriage to discuss it.
• White Ape Demon Commander gathered the Demon Commanders to discuss their worsening war with the Devil Race, and Qin Ming proposed an alliance with the human race.
• Dragon Fish Son and the other Demon Commanders reacted with disbelief, but Qin Ming offered to negotiate peace with the humans himself.

Qin Ming proposed that the Demon Race ally with the Human Race against the invading alien forces, then traveled to the Heaven Origin Domain and joined Spirit Mist Sect under a concealed identity. The chapter left him entering the sect after his companion Lü was discovered to have a rare spirit body and recruited by Qinglu Peak.

• Qin Ming persuaded the Demon Race leaders to support peace talks and an alliance with the Human Race, promising that they might recover territory in the Heaven Spine Mountains.
• Gu Chang'an read Qin Ming's message and agreed that cooperation with the Demon Race could be possible while Qin Ming served as a demon commander.
• Qin Ming traveled with the cultivator surnamed Lü toward Spirit Mist Sect, deciding to lie low there and seek opportunities to advance his cultivation.
• At Spirit Mist Sect's recruitment assessment, Lü revealed a rare Leaving Fire Spirit Body, and Elder Sun accepted him as his final disciple.
• Qin Ming concealed his true aptitude and passed the sect's temperament assessment, after which Elder Sun allowed him to join Spirit Mist Sect and directed Zhao Xuan to register him.

Qin Ming joined the Spirit Mist Sect as an Outer Disciple and chose the abandoned Cui Xu Garden as his cultivation ground. He began reclaiming the miasma-filled valley and planning his cultivation there, while a Grade Six Mind Nurturing Lotus Fruit finally ripened.

• Zhao Xuan showed Qin Ming around Qinglu Peak, and he chose to work in the Spirit Herb Garden rather than pursue another craft.
• Zhao Xuan registered Qin Ming at the Deacon Hall and took him to meet Elder Chen, who let him choose an unclaimed area to cultivate.
• Qin Ming chose Cui Xu Garden despite learning that a poisonous miasma disaster and a Mutated Fierce Insect had left it a wasteland.
• Elder Chen assigned Cui Xu Garden to Qin Ming, who then set up an Isolation Restriction Formation and had the Devouring Sky Rat open a cave residence.
• Qin Ming began reclaiming Cui Xu Garden with the Devouring Sky Rat and the Silver Fox, using the miasma as a natural barrier.
• Qin Ming started farming and raising Affixes, and his Grade Six Mind Nurturing Lotus Fruit ripened.

Qin Ming cultivated a Grade Six Mind Nurturing Lotus, gained a soul cultivation method from an Immortal Estate treasure, and then attended Qinglu Peak’s initiation ceremony at the Spirit Mist Sect. He left the ceremony without being chosen as a disciple but befriended Elder Chen’s new personal disciple, the cultivator surnamed Lü.

• Qin Ming gave Old Demon Qingyang and his Spirit Pets Mind-Nurturing Lotus Seeds, then consumed one himself and strengthened his soul and Divine Sense.
• Old Demon Qingyang recovered his spirit body, opened one Immortal Estate treasure box, and revealed a jade record of the Grand Pure Origin Dao Visualization Technique; the blue light sphere remained sealed.
• Qin Ming studied the soul cultivation method while the Devouring Sky Rat, Silver Fox, Tian Ling'er, and others transformed Cui Xu Garden.
• Zhao Xuan took Qin Ming to Qinglu Peak’s Initiation Ceremony, where Qinglu Zi, Wen Wan, and Elder Chen welcomed the new disciples and selected several disciples to mentor.
• The cultivator surnamed Lü befriended Qin Ming after the ceremony and invited him to visit Danxia Mountain, while Zhao Xuan watched their friendly exchange.

Qin Ming learned that the Illusory Sky Sea Market would offer a Divine Tempering Pill formula and traveled to Moon Spirit Lake to seek resources for his cultivation. As the market appeared, he also learned that the Devil Race was overwhelming the Human Race’s defenses, making the distant war a threat even to him.

• Zhao Xuan advised Qin Ming to maintain ties with Lü, while Qin Ming overheard Qinglu Zi, Fairy Suxin, and Elder Chen discussing the coming Illusory Sky Sea Market and its rare Divine Tempering Pill formula.
• Qin Ming investigated the market, learned it appeared once every three hundred years, and decided to attend in search of resources to advance his cultivation.
• Old Chen assigned Qin Ming spirit rice and herb cultivation duties at Cui Xu Garden, where Qin Ming planted the seeds and settled into a quiet routine.
• Half a year later, Qin Ming disguised himself, left the Spirit Mist Sect, and traveled to Moon Spirit Lake, where he found Qinglu Zi and other sect elders waiting for the market.
• The elders discussed the Devil Race’s advances and the White Ape Demon Commander’s victories, prompting Qin Ming to realize that reports of his Demonic Infant had spread widely.
• Purple qi and rainbow light appeared above Moon Spirit Lake, and the Illusory Sky Sea Market materialized over its central island.

Qin Ming entered the Illusory Sky Sea Market with Qiu Xiao Zi and learned how its Void Spirit Race auction and trade system worked. After seeing cultivators fiercely compete for a Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pill, he exchanged his own stock for the rare Divine Forging Pill Recipe.

• Qin Ming introduced himself as Long and accepted Qiu Xiao Zi’s invitation to explore the market.
• Qiu Xiao Zi explained that the market was projected by the Void Spirit Race’s Great Luo Illusory Sky Profound Mirror and described its auction and commissioned trades.
• Qinglu Zi, Old Monster Jinlong, and other cultivators bid fiercely for a Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pill, which Elder Jinlong eventually won at great cost.
• Qin Ming left the plaza and offered three bottles containing eighteen Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pills in exchange for rare resources or pill recipes that could strengthen Divine Sense.
• Qin Ming listed his pills to trade for the Divine Forging Pill Recipe, and the cultivator surnamed Mei accepted the offer; Qin Ming received the ancient jade slip.

Qin Ming traded Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pills for the Divine Forging Pill Recipe and gathered nearly all the materials needed to refine its Grand Void Divine Sense Pill. He then exchanged a Mystic Spirit Immortal Peach for the Immaculate Glazed Soul Jade, which Calamity Extinguishing Venerable claimed, and prepared to leave the market with the catalyst secured.

• Qin Ming obtained the Divine Forging Pill Recipe by offering a bottle of six Nine Revolutions Enlightenment Pills, silencing the complaints of the other bidders.
• Qin Ming studied the recipe, gathered its supplementary ingredients, and listed a Mystic Spirit Immortal Peach in the Void Spirit Auction to seek Immaculate Glazed Soul Jade.
• Qin Ming met Qiu Xiao Zi at the auction, where they discussed the anonymous bidder who had won the pill recipe.
• Calamity Extinguishing Venerable arrived with his followers, and Qiu Xiao Zi warned Qin Ming about the powerful, ruthless rogue cultivator.
• Calamity Extinguishing Venerable offered Immaculate Glazed Soul Jade for the Mystic Spirit Immortal Peach, and Qin Ming accepted the trade.
• Calamity Extinguishing Venerable invited Qiu Xiao Zi to join Carefree Heaven, but Qiu Xiao Zi declined; Qin Ming then bade him farewell and prepared to leave the market.