Chapter Summaries

Qin Yi and Lang Ya were surrounded by a wolf pack, and Qin Yi manipulated Lang Ya into fighting the Silver Moon Wolf King while he drew away the wolves. After the wolf king and Lang Ya fell, Qin Yi killed the remaining wolves and collected the wolf king’s corpse.

• Qin Yi pretended to be alarmed when Lang Ya discovered that wolves had surrounded them, then urged Lang Ya to attack the wolf king while he drew off the pack.
• Qin Yi used lightning, fire, and talismans to escape the wolves’ encirclement as Lang Ya confronted the Silver Moon Wolf King with Explosive Flame Pearls and his Heaven-Surging Flames technique.
• Lang Ya wounded the wolf king and pursued it, while Qin Yi led the pack toward him and called for help.
• The wolf king struck Lang Ya with an icicle, and Qin Yi’s lightning-wreathed spear pierced both the wolf king’s neck and Lang Ya’s chest.
• Qin Yi summoned lightning to drive away the surviving wolves, stored the wolf king’s corpse, and told Lang Ya that he had killed him to protect himself.

Qin Yi collected the proceeds from his Deep-Sea Sunken Silver and stopped in Star City, where Song Qingyun recruited him to kill his elder brother in exchange for access to a secret realm. Qin Yi accepted the deal and was given Zhang Ningrong for the night.

• Qin Yi collected eighteen thousand Spirit Stones from Qian Jin for the auction of his Deep-Sea Sunken Silver.
• Qin Yi entered Star City and pushed Zhang Ningrong toward the guards pursuing her, but she shouted that she loved him.
• Song Qingyun invited Qin Yi to the city lord's manor after learning he was stronger than the eldest young master.
• Song Qingyun offered Qin Yi a place in a secret realm if he killed Song Qingyun's elder brother, and Qin Yi agreed.
• Song Qingyun offered Zhang Ningrong to Qin Yi as a reward.

Qin Yi kept Zhang Ningrong captive as his maid, then used poison to arrange Song Yunfeng’s death while helping Song Qingyun seize control of the City Lord’s Manor. After setting the plan in motion, Qin Yi left Star City with Zhang Ningrong.

• Qin Yi told Zhang Ningrong she had been given to him, and he kept her with him for three days.
• Zhang Ningrong asked Qin Yi to help kill Song Qingyun, but he said she had to obey him as his maid.
• Qin Yi agreed with Song Qingyun to strike at Song Yunfeng after the City Lord left with most of the experts.
• Qin Yi poisoned Song Yunfeng with powder from a Nine-Colored Illusion Spider and gave Song Qingyun an antidote.
• Qin Yi warned Song Qingyun to prepare to purge the manor, then left Star City with Zhang Ningrong.

Qin Yi killed Zhang Ningrong and left Star City after Song Yunfeng died from poison, allowing Song Qingyun to seize control of the city. Half a month later, Qin Yi returned to the Eight Gods Pavilion with the items Song Qi had requested and began preparing for Foundation Establishment.

• Qin Yi killed Zhang Ningrong after she tried to use him to kill Song Qingyun.
• Song Yunfeng and everyone in his courtyard died from poison, and Song Qingyun learned that Qin Yi had left a letter promising to return in one year.
• Song Qingyun told his guard captain to count the corpses of Song Yunfeng’s trusted aides, preparing to take advantage of the deaths.
• Qin Yi returned to the Eight Gods Pavilion and presented Song Qi with three Demon Beast corpses and a box of Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Song Qi instructed Qin Yi to achieve Perfect Foundation Establishment in seclusion, while Lan Xuan was away tempering herself.

Qin Yi broke through to Foundation Establishment, strengthened his Divine Sense, and returned to Star City to meet Song Qingyun about their secret-realm agreement. Song Qingyun said the arrangements would take another month, leaving Qin Yi displeased.

• Qin Yi used a Foundation Establishment Pill and spent more than half a year breaking through the barrier.
• Qin Yi opened his Divine Sense to thirty zhang, and Song Qi removed one layer of Cangyuan's seal and gave him the White Visage mask.
• Qin Yi returned to Star City in disguise and heard a storyteller recount Song Yunfeng's death and Song Qingyun's confinement.
• Qin Yi visited Song Qingyun at the city lord's manor and asked about the secret-realm arrangements.
• Song Qingyun told Qin Yi the arrangements would take another month, and Qin Yi's expression darkened.

Qin Yi entered the Golden Core cave abode with the city lord's manor, concealed his Foundation Establishment cultivation, and used a disciple as bait to claim a knife from a trap. Deeper in the corridor, he saw a figure and was suddenly transported into a childhood scene where Prince Qing told him his years of cultivation might have been a dream.

• Qin Yi learned the secret realm was a Golden Core cave abode restricted to young Qi Refining cultivators and agreed to join Song Qingyun after waiting a month.
• The six great Lineages opened the cave abode with tokens, and Qin Yi noticed their Law Seals had formed a sealing formation.
• Qin Yi entered a passage alone, found a knife, and let a slender man trigger the vine trap before taking the treasure.
• Qin Yi continued through a corpse-filled corridor with Cangyuan in hand and spotted a figure ahead.
• A dazzling light transported Qin Yi to his childhood room, where Prince Qing appeared and told him not to worry about lacking a Spirit Root.
• Qin Yi found he could not sense Spiritual Qi and wondered whether his life as a cultivator had only been a dream.

Qin Yi escaped the female ghost’s illusion, subdued her as Hong She, and learned the location of True Person Chiyu’s treasures. He reached the Alchemy Chamber, where Song Qingyun’s group was facing off against another faction, and prepared to let Hong She attack.

• Qin Yi spent eight years in an illusion with Prince Qing before leaving, then pierced the illusion and destroyed the surrounding black Qi with lightning.
• Qin Yi discovered that a female ghost named Hong She had been trapped in the formation and bound her to him with a contract.
• Hong She told Qin Yi that True Person Chiyu’s cave abode held treasures and pills deeper inside, so she guided him toward the Alchemy Chamber.
• Qin Yi reached the Alchemy Chamber and found Song Qingyun confronting another group after losing many of his men.
• Qin Yi sent Hong She down to attack, hoping her cultivation would advance, and waited for the slaughter to begin.

Qin Yi plundered True Person Chiyu’s cave abode, then rescued Song Qingyun from Liu Shihong’s attempted assassination. He fled toward the exit with Song Qingyun as Liu Shihong’s men pursued them.

• The red snake killed several people with its illusion, but Qin Yi spared Song Qingyun and knocked him unconscious before looting the Alchemy Chamber.
• Qin Yi used Thunderclap Pearls to blast open True Person Chiyu’s cultivation room and found pills, a spear martial technique, and other resources in the corpse’s Storage Bag.
• Song Qingyun woke among the corpses and panicked, while Qin Yi left the cave abode after collecting its most valuable treasures.
• Liu Shihong arrived with his men, recognized Song Qingyun, and tried to kill him with a concealed silver needle.
• Qin Yi blocked Liu Shihong’s attack, threw talismans at the group, and escaped toward the exit carrying Song Qingyun as Liu Shihong’s men gave chase.

Qin Yi escaped Star City after helping ignite a battle between the Liu Household and the other Lineages, then fled disguised as a Liu disciple. Half a month later, in Heavenly Sea Commandery City, he learned of a martial competition for the Commandery Princess’s hand and briefly caught her attention before leaving.

• Qin Yi carried Song Qingyun out of the cave abode, and Song Yunian accused Liu Shihong of killing the Song and Tang youths after Qin Yi gave a false account.
• Song Yunian and the Tang Household’s head declared war on the Liu Household, and the other Lineages joined the battle to seize its resources.
• Qin Yi killed Liu Shihong, disguised himself as a Liu Household disciple, and escaped amid the fighting.
• Half a month later, Qin Yi heard that the Commandery Princess of Heavenly Sea would hold a martial competition to choose a husband.
• The Commandery Princess watched Qin Yi leave the teahouse and told Uncle Tie that she expected her fate to be determined by the imperial family’s plans.

Uncle Tie invited Qin Yi to a competition hosted by Zhou Jiayue, the Commandery Princess of Heavenly Sea, but Qin Yi initially refused. After learning that many geniuses would attend, Qin Yi decided to go so he could hone his martial techniques.

• The commandery princess agreed to have Uncle Tie invite Qin Yi after he praised Qin Yi's strength.
• Qin Yi led Uncle Tie through crowded streets before confronting him in an alley, where a red snake startled Uncle Tie into explaining the invitation.
• Qin Yi refused the invitation despite Uncle Tie's efforts to persuade him, then secretly took it as he left.
• Qin Yi read Zhou Jiayue's name on the invitation and decided to attend the competition to practice against the geniuses.
• That night, Qin Yi began cultivating in his room in Heavenly Sea City.

Qin Yi attended the tournament for the Commandery Princess of Heavenly Sea’s hand and watched the contestants fight in a colosseum protected by the Prince of Heavenly Sea. When Qin Yi faced Ye Qing, he defeated him with a single spear strike, drawing the princess’s interest and leaving his chances of reaching the final five uncertain.

• The Prince of Heavenly Sea welcomed the contestants, created a protective barrier over the arena, and ordered the matches to begin.
• Qin Yi watched a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator kill his exhausted Eighth Layer opponent and reflected that strength determined the rules.
• The tournament screen paired Qin Yi, number seven, against Ye Qing, number eleven.
• Qin Yi struck Ye Qing with his spear, broke several ribs, and forced him to admit defeat rather than die.
• The Commandery Princess of Heavenly Sea asked her father whether Qin Yi could reach the final five, and the Prince of Heavenly Sea said he might because he had reached Foundation Establishment.

Qin Yi watched Wu Pingjian defeat Sun Xing and became eager to face the sword cultivator himself. Wu Pingjian left the arena after revealing Heavenly Flame and sparing his wounded opponent.

• Wu Pingjian entered the arena to face number twenty-two, who surrendered rather than make him draw his sword.
• Qin Yi watched as the draw paired Wu Pingjian against Sun Xing, a fellow sword cultivator who challenged him to a duel.
• Sun Xing attacked Wu Pingjian, who countered his strikes without drawing his sword.
• Sun Xing unleashed his strongest attack, and Wu Pingjian drew Heavenly Flame and shattered the giant sword, sending Sun Xing flying and spitting blood.
• Wu Pingjian returned Sun Xing's sword and praised him for wounding him, while the Prince of Heavenly Sea smiled at Wu Pingjian's growth.

Yang Hua, the third prince of Azure Cloud, fought Cheng Biao in the martial contest for a bride, where both used powerful weapons and techniques. Yang Hua won after Cheng Biao admitted defeat, then warned whoever had sent him to wait.

• Yang Hua entered the arena to face Cheng Biao, whom Yang Jian had sent to disrupt his effort to marry Princess Tianhai.
• Yang Hua and Cheng Biao exchanged blows, and Cheng Biao used his hammers to force Yang Hua into close combat.
• Yang Hua unleashed a Divine Sense attack through the Heavenly Dragon War Halberd and struck Cheng Biao, who survived because of his Body Refining Cultivation Method.
• Yang Hua and Cheng Biao launched their weapons at each other, and Yang Hua's halberd broke through Cheng Biao's longevity lock barrier.
• Cheng Biao admitted defeat after Sword Qi knocked Yang Hua's halberd away, and Yang Hua warned him to tell whoever sent him to wait.

Qin Yi and Wu Pingjian fought to a standstill, then agreed to settle the match with one decisive exchange. As Wu Pingjian’s giant flaming sword descended, Qin Yi transformed Cangyuan into a lightning dragon and unleashed a mysterious attack, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Qin Yi and Wu Pingjian exchanged attacks with their spear and sword, neither gaining a lasting advantage.
• The Heavenly Sea King judged that both fighters were holding back, while the Heavenly Sea Commandery Princess wondered at Qin Yi’s strength.
• Qin Yi and Wu Pingjian agreed to decide the match with one move each.
• Wu Pingjian summoned a massive flaming sword, while Qin Yi called down lightning to transform Cangyuan into a thunderous spear.
• Qin Yi declared, “A mere mortal dares contend with the Heavenly Dao?” and sent the lightning dragon charging into Wu Pingjian’s descending sword.

Qin Yi defeated Wu Pingjian in the martial contest, then Zhou Jiayue chose Qin Yi as her intended husband from the final five. The Prince of Heavenly Sea declared Qin Yi the contest’s winner, leaving Qin Yi surprised by the unexpected match.

• Qin Yi unleashed Soaring Dragon's Fury, shattering Wu Pingjian's giant sword and forcing him to admit defeat.
• Wu Pingjian congratulated Qin Yi, said he counted the loss as half a move, and left the arena.
• Yang Hua became interested in recruiting Qin Yi after witnessing his strength.
• After the final five contestants emerged, the Prince of Heavenly Sea asked Zhou Jiayue to choose one of them.
• Zhou Jiayue chose Qin Yi, and Yang Hua accepted the decision without protest.
• The Prince of Heavenly Sea dissolved the coliseum's protective barrier and announced Qin Yi as the contest's winner.

Qin Yi left Heavenly Sea City after promising Zhou Jiayue that he would marry her if he returned within a year, then traveled to Falling Cloud City on Song Qi’s orders to join the coming war between the righteous and devil paths. He arrived to find the city bustling and the Eight Gods Pavilion’s forces gathered there, though their full deployment remained unclear.

• Qin Yi told the Prince of Heavenly Sea that he was an Eight Gods Pavilion disciple and agreed to a one-year promise with Zhou Jiayue before leaving for Falling Cloud City.
• Wu Pingjian emerged from seclusion, while Yang Hua watched Qin Yi depart and summoned his guards.
• Song Qi ordered Qin Yi to join the battle in Falling Cloud City, where forces from several immortal sects were gathering.
• Qin Yi disguised himself as an ordinary-looking Eight Gods Pavilion inner disciple and rode Cangyuan toward Falling Cloud City.
• Qin Yi paid the entry fee and entered the city, then followed Zheng Yuan to the Eight Gods Pavilion’s gathering place in the Heavenly Cloud House.
• Zheng Yuan explained that the teahouse was only one base and that most Pavilion disciples were staying at inns or in assigned courtyards.

Qin Yi uncovered Ye Zhen’s betrayal as demonic forces attacked Falling Cloud City and warned Grand Elder Su Mingyue that the chaos could let enemies infiltrate the sect. Su Mingyue organized the survivors and ordered them to prepare for battle after discovering that the sects’ message talismans had been destroyed.

• Qin Yi wounded Ye Zhen as he set up a formation at the inn, then killed him after learning he had betrayed the sect.
• Explosions and screams erupted across Falling Cloud City, and Qin Yi changed his appearance before heading to the assembly point.
• Qin Yi found the city burning and feared demonic infiltrators could exploit the chaos to strike the righteous sects.
• Grand Elder Su Mingyue arrived at the assembly point and forced the battered disciples to organize themselves.
• Qin Yi warned Su Mingyue that demonic forces might infiltrate the sect, and she sent out patrols.
• Su Mingyue discovered that the sects’ message talismans had shattered and ordered the disciples to prepare for battle.

After the Eight Gods Pavilion gathered at Azure Seclusion Plain, the demonic Dao launched a coordinated attack, with traitors among the righteous sects turning on their comrades. A gateway opened above the plain, and demonic cultivators emerged as their hidden allies gathered around them.

• Zhao Rongxuan complained about the grand elder’s chosen refuge, then bullied a disciple after she left.
• The sect ordered its elders to take nearby disciples to Azure Seclusion Plain, where Qin Yi and the others joined cultivators from other sects.
• The grand elder learned the Eight Gods Pavilion had lost nearly a hundred disciples in the earlier attack and exchanged greetings with Qian Yun of the Clear Bathing Palace.
• A blood-red pillar appeared, and disciples in several sects suddenly attacked their own people, though no rebellion broke out among the Heavenly Buddha Temple, the Clear Bathing Palace, or the Eight Gods Pavilion.
• The pillar became a gateway, and demonic Dao cultivators emerged as the rebel cultivators gathered around them; an icy voice mocked the righteous Dao’s strength.

Bai Junhao and the demonic cultivators launched a battle against the righteous sects on the Azure Seclusion Plain while He Xuan completed the Heavenly Demon Great Array. The array sealed the battlefield, leaving the Grand Elder and Qin Yi trapped as Bai Junhao declared that the conflict would be settled there.

• Bai Junhao confronted the Grand Elder, his former senior sister, and rejected her offer to bring him back to the righteous path.
• Bai Junhao summoned four notorious demonic figures, including He Xuan, and Qin Yi became wary and looked for a chance to escape.
• He Xuan gathered Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as the righteous and demonic cultivators clashed across the Azure Seclusion Plain.
• Qin Yi noticed a line absorbing the blood spilled in battle and tried to retreat from the battlefield.
• He Xuan raised a blood-red curtain that sealed the Azure Seclusion Plain, completing the Heavenly Demon Great Array.
• The Grand Elder realized the demonic path had prepared an ambush, and Bai Junhao announced that the feud would be settled there.

The Devil path trapped the righteous sects on the Azure Seclusion Plain inside the Heavenly Demon Great Array, draining their spiritual power while Bai Junhao kept the Grand Elder occupied. After the array blocked a rescue attempt and the battle worsened, Bai Junhao argued that the human heart could not withstand a test.

• The Heavenly Demon Great Array drained the righteous disciples’ spiritual power as Bai Junhao drew the Grand Elder away from the battlefield’s center.
• Qin Yi failed to damage the array and realized it was still absorbing blood and spiritual power from the battle.
• The righteous disciples suffered mounting losses, while the elders concluded that only a Nascent Soul expert or the array core could break the array.
• A Golden Core elder crushed a Jade Slip to summon help, but the array’s pillar of light destroyed the summoned hand and shattered the vortex.
• Bai Junhao taunted the Grand Elder that the righteous disciples would slaughter the Eight Gods Pavilion if offered a chance to escape, then said the human heart could not withstand a test.