Chapter Summaries

Qin Yu killed three Soul Foundation Realm cultivators with the Gray Ring and took their storage rings, while a separate group of cultivators discovered a dragon heart in the Gloomy Forest and were annihilated by a demonic spirit commander. The commander absorbed the dragon heart’s power, evolved, and led its legion deeper into the forest, leaving devastation behind.

• After the Myriad-Colored Lotus vanished, three cultivators tracked Qin Yu down and tried to seize his treasures.
• Qin Yu used Gray Ring: Shadow Blade and Gray Ring: Fallen Earth to kill all three, then collected their storage rings and hid in a cave to inspect their resources.
• Five Yuan Transformation Realm cultivators found a giant dragon heart in the Gloomy Forest and attacked it, awakening its guardian will.
• A withered-hand demonic spirit commander and its legion appeared, killed the five cultivators, and devoured the dragon heart and its guardian will.
• The commander absorbed the dragon heart’s energy, evolved into a more powerful form, and led its legion deeper into the Gloomy Forest, destroying everything in its path.

After returning from the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest, Qin Yu broke through to the Middle Stage of the Soul Foundation Realm and awakened three devastating Ring Spear techniques. With only three days before the White Cloud Sect competition, he ventured into Netherworld Valley to rescue Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng, annihilated the Demonic Spirit King, and headed back to the sect with them.

• Qin Yu returned to the White Cloud Sect with a vast collection of demonic cores and treasures, then began cultivating in seclusion to prepare for the outer sect competition.
• Qin Yu survived a dangerous breakthrough and reached the Middle Stage of the Soul Foundation Realm.
• The Gray Ring resonated with the black bone war spear and gave Qin Yu three Ring Spear techniques: One Spear Rends the Void, Heaven-Devouring Slaughter Spear, and Zero Tribulation Soul Severance.
• Worried that Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng had not returned from Netherworld Valley, Qin Yu left the sect with three days remaining before the competition and tracked their presence in the valley.
• Qin Yu found Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng surrounded by Demonic Spirits and rescued them with his Ring Spear techniques, ultimately erasing the Demonic Spirit King and the remaining spirits with Zero Tribulation Soul Severance.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng set out together for the White Cloud Sect.

After Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated their recent breakthroughs, they entered the White Cloud Sect’s outer sect competition, where Qin Yu hoped to earn a chance to challenge Luo Chuan. Zhao Xinyu defeated a purple-robed opponent with her frost sword and soul arts, and her name appeared on the Golden Stele as she advanced to the second elimination round.

• Qin Yu praised Yang Zheng and Zhao Xinyu’s cultivation after they shared a night of laughter and renewed their resolve to face the future together.
• Sect Master Xiao Yinshan appeared at the White Cloud Sect’s central square, where an elder explained the three stages of the competition for entry into the inner sect.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng vowed to advance, and the preliminary round began across the sect’s battle platforms.
• Zhao Xinyu accepted a challenge from a purple-robed female disciple and countered her Purple Spirit Flower Rain with the Moon-Congealing Frost sword.
• Zhao Xinyu used Phantom Frost Sword Shadows and her Soul Blade arts to break her opponent’s attacks and defeat her.
• The Golden Stele recorded Zhao Xinyu as victorious and advancing to the second elimination round, while Qin Yu and Yang Zheng congratulated her.

Yang Zheng defeated Li Feng with the Heng Mountain Sword Art, and Qin Yu then overwhelmed Chu Wen'an with a single spear strike to qualify for the elimination round. As the twenty successful disciples prepared for the next stage, Luo Chuan secretly arranged for Xun Qing to face and kill Qin Yu.

• Yang Zheng used the Heng Mountain Sword Art to defeat Li Feng and advance to the elimination round, while Zhao Xinyu watched with pride and growing affection.
• Qin Yu faced Chu Wen'an and defeated him with the Spirit Spear Heaven-Guiding Art: Heaven-Guiding Strike.
• The first round ended with twenty disciples qualifying for the elimination round, which was set to begin after a short rest.
• Luo Chuan secretly contacted Xun Qing and arranged for him to face Qin Yu in the elimination round and kill him.
• Xun Qing agreed to Luo Chuan's plan as Qin Yu rested, unaware of the danger approaching.

Qin Yu defeated Xun Qing in a brutal tournament match and advanced to the finals after overcoming their cultivation gap. As the crowd celebrated his victory, Luo Chuan vowed to kill him in the finals.

• Zhao Xinyu defeated Ye Chengfeng with her Soul Blade Void-Breaking Art and entered the finals.
• Yang Zheng overcame Bai Ruolin, and Han Qing defeated Lin Ce, securing their places among the finalists.
• Mo Xuan beat Su Bai with his fast sword and advanced to the finals.
• Qin Yu matched Xun Qing’s spear techniques, wounded him with a precise strike, and endured Xun Qing’s powerful counterattack.
• Qin Yu used the Mystic Origin Wind-Wielding Art to break Xun Qing’s final assault, then knocked him out and won the match.
• The elder announced Qin Yu’s advancement to the finals, while Luo Chuan reacted furiously and threatened to kill him there.

Qin Yu recovered rapidly through the Gray Ring after his elimination-round victory, then challenged Luo Chuan as the ten finalists selected their inner sect opponents. Luo Chuan received a Blood Soul Crystal Core from the mysterious elder, and the next morning the White Cloud Sect’s promotion finals officially began.

• Qin Yu used the Gray Ring to restore his spiritual power in moments, and Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng noticed his uncanny recovery without questioning him.
• Ling Feng defeated his opponent, and the elder announced Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, Han Qing, Mo Xuan, Ling Feng, Ji Biling, Duan Hongzhi, Gongsun Xiyan, and Yin Gaojun as the ten finalists.
• The ten finalists chose their opponents from the inner sect’s top ten, and Qin Yu challenged Luo Chuan, who accepted with open hostility.
• The elder postponed the ten duels until the next day, while Qin Yu resolved to face Luo Chuan without relying on the Gray Ring.
• The mysterious elder gave Luo Chuan a Blood Soul Crystal Core and told him it could temporarily grant him power beyond his limits.
• At dawn, Xiao Yinshan opened the promotion finals before the gathered White Cloud Sect disciples, but the duels had not yet begun.

The White Cloud Sect finals continued as Jia Pintian, Gongsun Xiyan, Duan Hongzhi, Ji Biling, Ren Qianhun, Jian Jiaping, and Gai Wenguang won their matches. Yang Zheng then overcame a major cultivation gap to defeat Ma Ruide, and Zhao Xinyu caught him as he staggered after the elder declared him victorious.

• Jia Pintian defeated Yin Gaojun with Frost Final Severance in the first match.
• Gongsun Xiyan defeated Hong Shuzhuang, and Duan Hongzhi defeated Tao Han in the next two matches.
• Ji Biling, Ren Qianhun, Jian Jiaping, and Gai Wenguang won their respective matches, demonstrating the strength of the inner sect.
• Yang Zheng fought Ma Ruide, endured his black-flame attacks, and injured him with his Thunder Flame techniques.
• Yang Zheng blocked Ma Ruide's final Black Abyss sword beam with Flame Thunder Body Protection, and the rebound knocked Ma Ruide unconscious outside the arena.
• Zhao Xinyu rushed to support Yang Zheng, and the referee elder declared him the winner as the disciples cheered.

Zhao Xinyu defeated Rong Yangyun and secured a place among the White Cloud Sect’s new inner disciples, before Qin Yu fought Luo Chuan in a deadly final match. Qin Yu killed Luo Chuan despite his forbidden Soul Crystal Core, and the sect master formally promoted six disciples to the inner sect.

• Zhao Xinyu used the Soul Blade Void-Breaking Art to defeat Rong Yangyun, earning the ninth place among the outer disciples promoted to the inner sect.
• Qin Yu and Luo Chuan began their long-awaited duel, trading powerful spear and sword techniques as the crowd watched.
• Qin Yu endured Luo Chuan’s forbidden Blood Moon attacks and struck back with the Mystic Wind Soul-Annihilating Slash, badly wounding him.
• Luo Chuan crushed a Soul Crystal Core to gain power near the Initial Stage of the True Spirit Realm and unleashed a devastating sword strike.
• Qin Yu used Ring Spear · World Rend-One Spear Rends the Void to destroy Luo Chuan’s attack and kill him, then won the final match.
• Sect Master Xiao Yinshan announced that Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, Gongsun Xiyan, Duan Hongzhi, and Ji Biling were formally promoted to inner disciples.

After Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated becoming inner disciples, Luo Qianhua vowed revenge for Luo Chuan and sent the royal legion to demand Qin Yu from the White Cloud Sect. As a demon spirit army invaded Central State and attacked both the royal camp and the Luo Family, the White Cloud Sect prepared to defend itself, leaving Qin Yu and his companions facing a battle for the sect’s survival.

• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated their victories and swore to stand together through life and death.
• After learning that Qin Yu had killed Luo Chuan, Luo Qianhua vowed revenge and ordered envoys, hidden guards, and royal forces to pressure the White Cloud Sect.
• The royal legion demanded Qin Yu at the White Cloud Sect’s gate, but Xiao Yinshan refused to hand him over and ordered an investigation.
• A demon spirit army descended on Central State, massacred the royal camp, and attacked the Luo Family residence.
• After receiving news of the demon spirit invasion, Xiao Yinshan ordered the White Cloud Sect to mobilize and defend its mountain gate.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng joined the gathered disciples as Xiao Yinshan called on the sect to resist the Demon Spirit Legion unto death.

The Demon Spirit Legion attacked the White Cloud Sect and the Luo Family, forcing Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, and Luo Qianhua into desperate battles. The Demon Spirit King appeared at the Luo Family estate and unleashed Ten Thousand Hands Bury the Living, leaving the clan under an overwhelming assault.

• Xiao Yinshan activated the White Cloud Sect’s defenses and sent disciples at or above the Soul Foundation Realm to reinforce the mountain gate.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng joined the Imperial Clan Legion’s battle and used their arts to cut through a group of demon spirits.
• The trio stood their ground as more demon spirits emerged, vowing not to retreat even if it cost them their lives.
• Luo Qianhua rallied the Luo Family against the Demon Spirit Legion as its commander slaughtered disciples and the family’s defenses began to fail.
• The Demon Spirit King arrived and clashed with Luo Qianhua, who summoned the Golden Soul Halberd Phantom to block its Ten Thousand Hands Bury the Living attack.

Luo Qianhua nearly died defending the Luo Family from a demonic spirit king before Luo Tianming arrived and drove it back. The demonic spirit commander revealed that it had devoured a giant dragon’s heart, overpowered Luo Tianming, and left the Luo Family facing imminent defeat.

• Luo Qianhua unleashed his Fate Soul’s power against the demonic spirit king, but the king’s Soul-Devouring Nether Abyss overwhelmed him and devastated the Luo Family’s land.
• Luo Tianming descended and struck the demonic spirit king with his golden-flamed greatsword, then confronted the demonic spirit commander as it demanded the Luo Family’s Soul Crystal Core.
• Luo Tianming and Luo Qianhua rallied the Luo Family disciples to fight the commander and its demonic spirit legion.
• The commander revealed that it had devoured a giant dragon’s heart and claimed power beyond the True Spirit Realm, then clashed with Luo Tianming in the sky.
• The commander’s demonic palm overwhelmed Luo Tianming’s sword, shattered the Luo estate’s protective formation, and sent the bleeding ancestor flying as the Luo Family faced destruction.

The demon spirit commanders seized the Soul Crystal Core, reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, and destroyed the Luo Family, turning Luo Tianming into a soul slave. At the White Cloud Sect, Qin Yu and the remaining defenders faced the demon spirit army until the commander arrived with the enslaved Luo Tianming.

• Luo Tianming tried to use the Soul Crystal Core to defeat the demon spirit commanders, but the black-mist commander stole and swallowed it, breaking through to Initial Entry into the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• The black-mist commander and the withered-handed demon spirit commander overpowered Luo Tianming, killed him, and made him a soul-devoured slave; the demon spirit army then destroyed the Luo Family and killed Luo Qianhua.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, the imperial army, and White Cloud Sect's disciples fought the demon spirit army outside the sect's mountain gate as their numbers dwindled.
• A demon spirit commander at Major Completion of the True Spirit Realm arrived at the White Cloud Sect with the enslaved Luo Tianming, and its pressure threatened to shatter the sect's mountain-guarding formation.

The demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming's soul slave attacked the White Cloud Sect, overwhelming its defenses despite Xiao Yinshan and the elders’ efforts. After the mountain-protecting formation shattered and all ten elders were killed, Xiao Yinshan stood alone against Luo Tianming to protect the sect’s disciples.

• Xiao Yinshan and ten elders reinforced the mountain-protecting formation as the demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming prepared to attack.
• The demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming unleashed a combined assault, forcing Xiao Yinshan and the elders to spend their strength defending the formation.
• Tens of thousands of demon spirits joined the assault, and Luo Tianming’s blood dragon tore through the formation until it shattered.
• The ten elders attacked Luo Tianming together, but his blood dragon destroyed their defense and killed them all.
• Xiao Yinshan blocked Luo Tianming’s next blow with his true spirit manifestation, suffering severe injuries as he vowed to protect the disciples.

Qin Yu awakened the Gray Ring and used its three techniques to destroy the demonic spirit commander, Luo Tianming, and the demonic army threatening the White Cloud Sect. The sect hailed him as its savior and new central pillar, while Qin Yu insisted he was still just Qin Yu.

• Qin Yu summoned the Gray Ring, whose presence froze the battlefield and terrified the demonic spirit commander.
• Qin Yu used Fallen Light, Soul Withering, and Void Devouring to annihilate the demonic spirits, their commander, and Luo Tianming.
• The White Cloud Sect disciples and surviving royal soldiers reacted in awe, and Yang Zheng led them in calling Qin Yu the Heavenly God.
• Qin Yu dismissed the Gray Ring and asked Xiao Yinshan not to call him a god.
• Xiao Yinshan thanked Qin Yu, declared that the White Cloud Sect would obey his commands, and the disciples welcomed him as their savior.

After the White Cloud Sect survived a demonic spirit attack, Qin Yu rushed to the besieged Silent Ring Palace to rescue Mu Qingwan and annihilated its demonic army with three devastating spear techniques. He reunited with the injured Mu Qingwan, but warned that the battle was not over.

• Qin Yu urged Xiao Yinshan to repair the White Cloud Sect and care for the wounded after the Gray Ring's retreat.
• A messenger reported that the major sects were under attack and the Silent Ring Palace was in the worst danger; Qin Yu left alone to save Mu Qingwan.
• Mu Qingwan and the Silent Ring Palace elders fought to defend the palace until its protective formation shattered and demonic spirits overwhelmed the last line of defense.
• Qin Yu arrived, gave Mu Qingwan a divine pill, and used three Ring Spear forms to erase the demonic spirit army, its kings, and its commander.
• Qin Yu carried the recovering Mu Qingwan in his arms and declared that the battle was not over.

After the demonic spirit army was defeated, the demonic spirit commander plotted revenge while Central State recovered. When evidence of surviving forces emerged, Qin Yu set out alone for the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest and confronted a colossal bone creature surrounded by demonic spirits.

• The sect elders destroyed the demonic spirit army across Central State, and Qin Yu reassured Mu Qingwan in the Silent Ring Palace.
• The demonic spirit commander vowed revenge, gathered demonic forces, and began preparing a new formation and hunt for Qin Yu.
• A month after the calamity, Xiao Yinshan showed Qin Yu a crystal core that revealed demonic spirits devouring cultivators and heading toward a secluded area.
• Qin Yu decided to investigate the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest, said farewell to Mu Qingwan, and departed alone.
• Qin Yu entered the forest and encountered a thirty-zhang bone creature as tens of thousands of demonic spirits emerged around it.

Qin Yu defeated the demonic spirit commander when the Gray Ring transformed into the Azure Ring, which raised his cultivation to Great Completion of the Spirit Transformation Realm. After entrusting his mother to the White Cloud Sect and bidding farewell to his friends, he entered the Azure Ring’s realm gate and departed the Great Yan Continent for an unknown world.

• Qin Yu found the demonic spirit brood nest beneath the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest and fought its Middle Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm commander.
• Qin Yu used Soul Erosion to grievously wound the commander, then awakened the Azure Ring and annihilated it with Spirit Edge Pierces the Realm.
• The Azure Ring raised Qin Yu’s cultivation to Great Completion of the Spirit Transformation Realm and opened a passage to an unknown place, but Qin Yu delayed leaving to settle his ties.
• Qin Yu returned to the White Cloud Sect, reunited with Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, Mu Qingwan, and Xiao Yinshan, and asked them to protect his mother.
• Qin Yu bid farewell to Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, and Mu Qingwan, then entered the Azure Ring’s realm gate and left the Great Yan Continent.

Qin Yu entered the Spirit Firmament Great Realm through a void gate opened by the Azure Ring. The realm contained eight cultivation realms, abundant treasures, and dangerous trials governed by changing rules.

• Qin Yu entered the Spirit Firmament Great Realm through a void gate opened by the Azure Ring.
• Cultivators needed great accomplishment in the Spirit Transformation Realm, balanced souls and bodies, dimensional perception, and firm resolve to attempt entry.
• Cultivators followed an eight-realm cultivation system that extended from the Initial Yuan Realm to the Silent Source Realm.
• The Spirit Firmament Great Realm offered immortal herbs, divine beast remains, and ancient inheritances amid unstable rules and conflicts between experts.

Qin Yu awoke injured in the Silent Abyss Desolate Realm, where unfamiliar Spirit Firmament Pressure left him unable to recover his strength. After the Soul Hunting Army attacked him as an intruder, he activated the Azure Ring and drew the attention of a mysterious woman.

• Qin Yu awoke in the Silent Abyss Desolate Realm with shattered meridians and a dormant Azure Ring.
• The Soul Hunting Army arrived and attacked Qin Yu, identifying him as a suspected remnant god body.
• Qin Yu activated the Azure Ring to cut through the attackers' spiritual blades.
• The Soul Hunting Army commander recognized Qin Yu as an outsider from another realm and ordered a report to the Realm Awakening Office.
• A white-haired woman appeared, said Qin Yu did not belong in the Spirit Firmament, and sensed something interesting about him.
• The Soul Hunting Army attacked again, and Qin Yu summoned the Azure Ring to fight back.

Qian Ruishan rescued Qin Yu from the Remnant God Soul Hunting Army and opened a realm passage out of the Silent Abyss. Qin Yu realized the Azure Ring was the only thing allowing him to resist the Spirit Firmament Realm’s rejection, then followed Qian Ruishan despite her warning that she did not trust him.

• Qian Ruishan descended into the Silent Abyss and destroyed the Remnant God Soul Hunting Army with a single word.
• Qian Ruishan told Qin Yu that she was saving him because she found him interesting, then opened a realm boat passage and warned him that the Spirit Firmament Realm would soon sense him.
• Qin Yu felt the Spirit Firmament Realm rejecting his existence, but the Azure Ring stirred and shielded part of his body from its suppression.
• Qin Yu decided to follow Qian Ruishan because he still had things to do, and she showed a faint smile at his resolve.
• As Qin Yu entered the passage, he sensed the Azure Ring hiding from Qian Ruishan’s immense power and recognized her as a transcendent existence beyond the powers he had known.