Chapter Summaries

Lu Changzhi and Qing Xiaochan traveled to the Holy Water site, where powerful undersea races had sealed off access and demanded valuable offerings. Lu Changzhi sensed danger beyond the water curtain and began considering how to use the gathering for another purpose.

• Qing Xiaochan told Lu Changzhi that Holy Water had recently fallen from the heavens and led him toward it, while assuring him he would benefit from it.
• Qing Xiaochan offered Lu Changzhi human bone soup, but he urged her to hurry to the Holy Water instead.
• At the southeastern sea, gathered humans complained that Sea Race experts were blocking the Holy Water behind a towering water curtain, and Qin Jiuxiao anticipated trying it.
• Under the sea, Lu Changzhi and Qing Xiaochan found that great undersea races had sealed off the Holy Water and demanded valuable services or objects for access.
• Lu Changzhi sensed that the place beyond the water curtain was dangerous and considered using the opportunity to make other arrangements.

Lu Changzhi tried to earn qualification for the sacred water baptism by presenting a stone, but the azure Dragon Fish mocked him and attacked. After Lu Changzhi fought back and sent the Fishman Race guards flying, a powerful presence arrived demanding to know what had happened.

• Lu Changzhi retrieved a stone he had hidden on the seabed and told Qing Xiaochan he would try to qualify for the sacred water baptism with it.
• Lu Changzhi entered the guarded area where the azure Dragon Fish judged applicants and presented the stone.
• The azure Dragon Fish insulted Lu Changzhi and used suction to try to swallow him, so Lu Changzhi struck it with Jin Dashe's tongue.
• Lu Changzhi swept his tongue through the Fishman Race guards, then clashed with the azure Dragon Fish's tail and knocked loose its scales.
• A powerful presence arrived and shouted, asking what was going on.

Lu Changzhi offered the Black Tortoise egg to the Dragon Race in exchange for a chance at the holy water baptism, prompting the Dragonfish Race's ruler, Long Miao, to arrive. Long Miao recognized the egg and looked at Lu Changzhi, asking whether he knew what it was.

• Lu Changzhi told the red dragonfish that he had a nourishing treasure and revealed the Black Tortoise egg as his proposed offering.
• The red dragonfish reacted intensely to the egg, then enclosed itself and Lu Changzhi in layers of water curtains.
• Qing Xiaochan and the surrounding Sea Race members feared the consequences of Jin Dashe provoking the Dragon Race.
• Long Miao arrived with an overwhelming presence, forcing the Sea Race members to bow and causing chaos above the sea.
• Long Miao formed a barrier, examined the Black Tortoise egg, and asked Lu Changzhi if he knew what it was.

Lu Changzhi passed the Black Tortoise egg off as a tonic and earned a Holy Water baptism for the yellow toad clan, while Long Miao secretly took the egg and had him killed. Long Miao then declared that the egg foretold the rise of the Dragon Race, not the Sea Race, and attacked Long Chao.

• Lu Changzhi denied knowing the egg’s identity, and Long Miao concealed it by swallowing it.
• Long Miao rewarded Jin Dashe’s supposed service by granting the yellow toad clan access to the Holy Water baptism.
• Long Chao led Lu Changzhi toward the Holy Water’s core, where Long Miao killed Lu Changzhi and absorbed his body.
• Long Miao told Long Chao to eliminate the green toads under Qing Xiaochan, but then asked him to consider what the Black Tortoise egg’s appearance meant.
• Long Chao said the egg foretold the Sea Race’s rise, and Long Miao corrected him that it meant the Dragon Race would rise before striking him with golden light.

Long Miao killed Long Chao after Long Chao discovered his plan to claim the Black Tortoise divine egg for himself. Above the sea, Lu Changzhi realized Long Chao had disappeared and worried that Long Miao might endanger Xiao Wu's egg.

• Long Miao attacked Long Chao and suppressed his resistance, then revealed that he intended to claim the Black Tortoise divine egg for himself.
• Long Chao accused Long Miao of killing him because he might have opposed the plan, and Long Miao killed him before he could finish speaking.
• Long Miao put away Long Chao's corpse and planned to find a secluded place to make the Black Tortoise divine egg acknowledge him as its master.
• After the surface calmed, Lu Changzhi checked the seawater and noticed that Long Chao's information had vanished.
• Lu Changzhi concluded that Long Miao might have killed Long Chao and worried whether Xiao Wu's egg would be safe in his hands.

Lu Changzhi learned that Xiang Qing of the Xiang Clan had arrived to claim the Holy Water, which Xiang Qing judged to be powerful but dangerous. Long Miao confronted him, and their meeting ended with Xiang Qing remarking on Long Miao’s weight.

• A Winged Bird carrying Xiang Qing and several figures approached, and onlookers recognized it as belonging to the Xiang Clan.
• Lu Changzhi examined Xiang Qing’s information and wondered whether Luo Zhen would switch allegiances again.
• Xiang Qing assessed the Holy Water as a mixture of benefit and harm, then called for the Sea Race’s representative to appear.
• Long Miao emerged from the sea and unleashed a powerful presence, which Xiang Qing shielded the nearby cultivators from.
• Xiang Qing introduced himself on behalf of the Xiang Clan, and Long Miao confronted him before Xiang Qing joked that Long Miao had put on weight.

Xiang Qing negotiated with Long Miao over access to the Sea Race’s Holy Water, while Lu Changzhi discovered that it was poisonous Water of Transformation and noticed the Unsealing Key symbol for Kan. The Xiang Clan and Sea Race agreed to divide access, and Sun Yi offered Lu Changzhi a chance to enter the core area.

• Long Miao threatened Xiang Qing and his companions, but Xiang Qing warned that the Sea Race might be vulnerable outside the sea and revealed the Kan symbol.
• Lu Changzhi identified the Holy Water as poisonous Water of Transformation, whose toxins could be absorbed and removed to leave behind useful effects.
• Xiang Qing and Long Miao agreed to divide the Holy Water between the Sea Race and the Human Race, with the Xiang Clan helping keep humans away from the Sea Race’s portion.
• Xiang Qing invited other humans to use the Holy Water outside the core area and ordered his clan to bring its heavenly geniuses.
• Sun Yi messaged Lu Changzhi that his Purple-Gold Guest status could secure him an opportunity to enter the core area.

Lu Changzhi went to meet Sun Yi of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion as people gathered for the Xiang Clan’s Holy Water baptism. Xiang Qing planned to test the water’s effects before inviting his clan’s younger generation, while Lu Changzhi began discussing the baptism with Sun Yi.

• Crowds celebrated the chance to receive the Holy Water baptism, and some called their families to join them.
• Mu Qianqian told Qin Jiuxiao she could not secure him a place in the core area, while Qin Han considered joining the Xiang Clan for cultivation resources.
• Hua Yunfan told Qin Han to do his best after he explained that he needed a power to rely on.
• Xiang Qing said the Holy Water might not be entirely beneficial and decided to observe its effects before bringing in the Xiang Clan’s younger generation.
• Lu Changzhi found Sun Yi and Chen Kun aboard their flying ship, and Sun Yi asked what he thought of the Holy Water baptism.

Lu Changzhi warned Sun Yi that the Holy Water baptism could bring flawed changes, then watched as the Xiang Clan organized access to it. Huang Pi chose to stay out of the water and look after Lu Changzhi, while Zhou Mu entered with the Xia Clan, hopeful for another blessing.

• Sun Yi admitted that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion knew little about the Holy Water, and Lu Changzhi advised him that its baptism could be flawed and was best avoided.
• Lu Changzhi returned to Huang Pi's flying boat and decided to observe the Holy Water rather than enter it himself.
• Huang Pi asked whether he should enter the Holy Water, then refused after Lu Changzhi told him he could go and chose to prepare a fruit platter instead.
• The Xiang Clan organized entry to the Holy Water in an orderly queue based on status, background, and strength.
• Zhou Mu joined the Xia Clan's first group entering the Holy Water and hoped the baptism would bring him another good fortune.

People entering the Holy Water gained remarkable changes, including Saint Mo regrowing his severed arm and Mo Gen’s skin and hair turning deathly pale. Mu Qianqian renamed him Bai Gen, and he discovered a new connection to the sun’s power, leaving Lu Changzhi wondering whether the change was beneficial.

• People entered the Holy Water and tried to absorb the powers they found easiest before their time inside ran out.
• Saint Mo regrew his severed arm, and Qi Zhan realized the Holy Water might help him overcome his own disadvantage.
• Lu Changzhi noticed Mo Gen’s skin and hair rapidly fading until he turned deathly pale.
• Mo Gen asked Mu Qianqian what had happened, and she called him Bai Gen, saying his old name had been true before.
• Bai Gen sensed that the sun felt different and activated a brilliant light that made the surroundings seem darker.
• Lu Changzhi wondered whether Bai Gen’s transformation counted as a good mutation.

Qin Jiuxiao and the others absorbed the Holy Water as Luo Zhen watched from afar and Xiang Qing grew wary of the Sea Race. As the water caused striking changes across the gathering, Qin Jiuxiao’s intense reaction ended just as his opportunity countdown expired, completing another mutation.

• Mu Qianqian urged Qin Jiuxiao and the others to improve, and they resumed absorbing the Holy Water.
• Luo Zhen spotted Qin Jiuxiao near the dazzling light and hoped the Xiang Clan would recognize his talent.
• Xiang Qing sensed a bad feeling and ordered the others to watch the Sea Race for a hidden scheme.
• Lu Changzhi saw Zhou Xun awaken to a world drained of color, while other people underwent varied changes that sometimes damaged their physiques or aptitudes.
• Qin Jiuxiao became the focus of the gathering as the Holy Water swirled violently around him, then the disturbance stopped when his opportunity countdown ended and he completed another mutation.

After his Holy Water baptism, Qin Jiuxiao discovered he could no longer activate his physique, and Mu Qianqian tested the problem by drawing him into an illusion. The test awakened his body, revealing an exceptionally hard and durable physique, and he accepted a challenge to prove its strength.

• Mu Qianqian asked Qin Jiuxiao what he had gained from the baptism, while the gathered crowd watched and speculated.
• Qin Jiuxiao tried to activate his physique and found that it would not respond, then admitted the problem to Mu Qianqian.
• Mu Qianqian used an illusion to test Qin Jiuxiao, and a sudden surge of power made his clothes burst apart.
• Qin Jiuxiao's body became rough and seemingly unbreakable, and he realized he could activate his physique after all.
• A voice from the winged bird invited Qin Jiuxiao to test his body's strength, and he accepted.

Qin Jiuxiao endured the Xiang Clan expert’s spear tests, demonstrating a physique comparable to Saint Rank Beast Race members, but the clan did not accept him. When the Holy Water’s effects faded, Lu Changzhi worried about Qin Han’s future and warned him not to enter the Holy Water.

• The Xiang Clan expert tested Qin Jiuxiao’s durability with a top-grade Sacred Artifact spear and found that it barely marked his skin.
• The expert increased the spear’s force until it drew a shallow wound, then praised Qin Jiuxiao’s physique and gave him Saint-level healing medicine.
• Qin Jiuxiao asked whether the test meant the Xiang Clan would accept him, but the expert only encouraged him to keep cultivating.
• Qin Jiuxiao’s enhanced physique suddenly returned to normal, and he told Mu Qianqian that the method he had used no longer worked.
• Lu Changzhi worried that Qin Han’s major flaw could ruin his plans, so he sent Qin Han a message telling him not to enter the Holy Water.

Qin Han defied his ancestor’s warning and entered the Holy Water, while Mu Qianqian began feeling nauseous around men and Zhou Mu gained the ability to see hidden details. The Xia Clan offered Zhou Mu a place as an elder if he found his Saint King father and revealed his secret.

• Qin Han rejected his ancestor’s warning to stay away from the Holy Water, insisting he would take the risk and seize his own chance.
• Lu Changzhi accepted that Qin Han would do as he pleased and had the system set a reminder so he could leave if danger arose.
• Mu Qianqian felt nauseous around the men near her and hurried away to find a place to rest.
• Zhou Mu told the Xia Clan experts that he could no longer see colors but could perceive concealed details, including a hidden expert’s scar and birthmark.
• A Xia Clan expert promised Zhou Mu an elder’s position and resources if he found his Saint King father and had him reveal the secret he had obtained.

Long Miao tried to make the divine Black Tortoise egg recognize him as its master, but the ritual revealed that Dragon Fish blood was only the first step. As he prepared to follow the egg’s instructions, he suspected the Human Race had set a trap.

• Long Miao sealed himself inside a deep-sea shell and brought out the Black Tortoise egg.
• Long Miao placed a drop of Dragon Fish blood on the egg, but it initially showed no reaction.
• Lu Changzhi heard the system say it was going to help Xiao Wu and left the matter in its hands.
• The Black Tortoise egg absorbed Long Miao’s blood, glowed, and produced ancient Sea Race script explaining that more steps were needed to complete the master-recognition process.
• Long Miao began to follow the script’s instructions, then stopped when he suspected the Human Race had deliberately arranged the opportunity.

Long Miao continued a risky ritual to form a connection with the divine Black Tortoise egg, while Xiang Qing investigated how the Holy Water was changing. As the Holy Water improved after being used, Qi Zhan’s entry token lit up, signaling that his turn was near.

• Long Miao chose to continue the ritual, and a faint connection began forming between him and the Black Tortoise egg.
• Sun Yi reported that the Holy Water baptism had harmful effects, including leaving some people unable to sense powers they once controlled.
• As the Holy Water’s effects weakened, Xiang Qing tested the vacant central area and concluded that it improved the more people used it.
• Xiang Qing decided to let the crowd continue using the Holy Water so he could collect the improved central portion later.
• Qi Zhan heard that the Holy Water had changed, believed his good fortune would bring him a strong result, and saw his entry token light up.

Qi Zhan used a broad-absorption technique to draw power from the Holy Water, and his missing arms began to regrow. The limbs turned out to be legs instead, leaving him with four legs and no arms as Zhou Mu noticed him from the Xia Clan's flying boat.

• Qi Zhan entered the Holy Water and found that its most extraordinary powers would not respond to him.
• Qi Zhan used a broad-absorption technique that drained the Holy Water around him and forced nearby people to move away.
• Xiang Qing noticed Qi Zhan's technique and considered making use of him.
• Qi Zhan's missing arms began to regrow, but they emerged as two legs, restoring all four limbs as legs.
• Zhou Mu looked toward the Holy Water and noticed the cloaked Qi Zhan with his limbs spread wide.

Zhou Mu recognized the mutilated Qi Zhan as his supposedly dead father, while the Xia Clan resolved to keep Qi Zhan captive and force him to reveal a secret. As Qi Zhan continued his painful Holy Water baptism under pressure, Lu Changzhi sensed a new connection from the deep sea and heard Long Miao call him “Daddy.”

• Zhou Mu saw Qi Zhan’s altered body and recognized him as his father, whom he had believed dead.
• The Xia Clan experts spread word that Qi Zhan was the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty’s Saint King and ordered that he be kept captive until he revealed his secret.
• Qi Zhan severed one of the legs growing where his arm should have been, but his body regenerated it at great cost.
• A Xiang Clan elder sent Qi Zhan a jade bottle and ordered him to continue his Holy Water baptism, so he accepted and stayed.
• Lu Changzhi sensed a strengthening connection from the deep sea, and the system revealed that Long Miao had learned to speak and called him “Daddy.”

Lu Changzhi gained control over Long Miao, who confirmed the Sea Race possessed the Unsealing Key · Kan, while Qi Zhan left the Holy Water after its effects altered his body. Outside, Zhou Mu mistook Qi Zhan for his father, and Qi Zhan chose to accept the role as the Xia Clan experts invited him aboard their boat.

• The system explained that Long Miao’s consciousness was restrained and that it would obey Lu Changzhi’s orders while retaining its instincts.
• Lu Changzhi ordered Long Miao to obtain the Sea Race’s Unsealing Key · Kan and prepare Long Chao’s body and scales for him.
• Lu Changzhi told Long Miao to care for Xiao Wu, then planned to wait before taking the Holy Water away.
• Qi Zhan stopped absorbing the Holy Water after growing small, clawed arms and left, worried that his body would become even less human.
• Zhou Mu called Qi Zhan his father, and Qi Zhan pretended to be Zhou Mu’s father to gain an ally.
• A Xia Clan expert invited Qi Zhan aboard the boat for a talk.

Qi Zhan boarded the Xia Clan’s flying boat, where the clan poisoned and coerced him into revealing information about a dragon burial site. Below, the Holy Water baptism continued, and Luo Zhen’s token finally glowed as his turn arrived.

• Qi Zhan boarded the Xia Clan’s flying boat with Zhou Mu and accepted a valuable healing pill from the Xia Clan expert.
• The pill poisoned Qi Zhan, and the Xia Clan expert pressured him to reveal what he had learned in the Nine-Tower Secret Realm.
• Qi Zhan insisted he was not Zhou Mu’s father and knew no secrets, but the Xia Clan beat him and threatened to remove his legs.
• Qi Zhan gave in and told the Xia Clan about a place where giant dragons were buried, which might contain dragon bones, blood, or a dragon soul.
• Luo Zhen’s token began to glow, and he walked toward the Holy Water for his turn in the baptism.