Recaps

After Chen Ning killed Jiang Yue, the stone statue revealed a trove of rare ores and announced that one of the intruders could inherit the buried Saint’s legacy. Chen Ning learned that the Saint was the Thief Saint and that he needed to help Su Ling’er claim the inheritance, then followed the others into the tomb.

• Chen Ning killed Jiang Yue, prompting the Asura Divine Son to warn him that they would settle their dispute later.
• The stone statue sank into the ground, revealing a vast store of rare ores, including High-Grade Origin Stones, Water Heart Stones, and Dao Comprehension Stones.
• The statue announced that a buried Saint had left an inheritance, but only one of the intruders could become his successor.
• Chen Ning received a system mission to help Su Ling’er obtain the Thief Saint’s inheritance, with a chance of earning a legendary-grade reward.
• The Asura Divine Son and Wang Han entered the tomb first, and Chen Ning, Su Ling’er, and Zhuge Bai followed.

Chen Ning and the others discovered the Thief Saint’s burial chamber, where his phantom offered his legacy to one worthy successor. Chen Ning claimed that someone present had perfected the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand, leaving the Thief Saint shocked and wondering who it was.

• Chen Ning and the others entered a burial chamber filled with mortal treasures, and the Thief Saint’s phantom appeared to offer his legacy to one successor.
• Wang Han promised to restore the Thief Saint’s fame, while the Asura Divine Son offered to settle his unfinished business and invoked the Asura Divine Sect.
• Zhuge Bai struggled to find a compelling reason to be chosen and admitted he would simply be grateful to receive the legacy.
• Chen Ning spoke of the incomplete Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand, capturing the Thief Saint’s attention.
• Chen Ning said that someone had perfected the Divine Ability and was standing before the Thief Saint, who wondered which of them it was.

Su Ling'er received the Thief Saint’s inheritance after Chen Ning revealed her exceptional mastery of the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand. While she absorbed the inheritance, Chen Ning stayed in the burial chamber with Zhuge Bai, then opened the Saint’s coffin.

• Chen Ning encouraged Su Ling'er to compete for the inheritance, and the Thief Saint examined her Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand.
• The Thief Saint named Su Ling'er his chosen heir and passed his inheritance to her.
• The Asura Divine Son restrained himself from fighting Chen Ning and left with Wang Han to pursue other opportunities.
• Before vanishing, the Thief Saint told Chen Ning to open his coffin after the remnant consciousness disappeared.
• Chen Ning waited with Zhuge Bai while Su Ling'er absorbed the inheritance, then pushed open the golden coffin.

Chen Ning discovered and began cultivating the Divine Ability Steal the Heavens and Swap the Sun, while Zhuge Bai recovered the missing half of the Star God Canon. As a bell rang across the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm, the Asura Divine Son and Xiao Qian headed toward its source.

• Zhuge Bai found the missing second half of the Star God Canon in the coffin, and Chen Ning let him take it back to the Star God Palace.
• Chen Ning identified the ancient scroll as the Divine Ability Steal the Heavens and Swap the Sun and began cultivating it alongside Su Ling'er and Zhuge Bai.
• The Asura Divine Son recalled Chen Ning killing Jiang Yue and taking his inheritance, then set out with two Nine-Star Martial Venerables after a bell rang through the secret realm.
• Xiao Qian completed the waterfall guardian's trial and received three thousand years of State of Mind power.
• Xiao Qian heard the bell and headed toward its source, intending to join the other participants drawn by the opportunity.

After Chen Ning completed his comprehension of the Thief Saint’s Divine Ability, he received the legendary reward Eternal Fire and went with Su Ling’er and Zhuge Bai toward a gathering around a ringing bell. When a War Academy elder attacked Chen Ning over Wei Yan’s death, Zhuge Yi intervened to protect his nephew.

• Su Ling’er completed the Thief Saint’s inheritance, mastered Steal the Heavens and Swap the Sun, and advanced to the two-star Martial Venerable realm, while Zhuge Bai studied the original latter half of the Star God Canon.
• Chen Ning finished comprehending the Divine Ability and received the rare Above-First-Grade Pill Formula and the legendary reward Eternal Fire, which could be fused into any Cultivation Method or Divine Ability.
• Chen Ning, Su Ling’er, and Zhuge Bai followed the ringing bell to a summit where many secret-realm participants had gathered around a suspended bell.
• A nine-star Martial Venerable elder from the War Academy charged at Chen Ning, blaming him for Wei Yan’s death, while the Snow God Palace chose not to intervene.
• Zhuge Yi arrived and knocked back the War Academy elder’s palm strike, declaring that no one could touch his nephew.

Chen Ning confronted the Asura Divine Son as the ancient bell revealed a new realm filled with an enormous tree bearing rare divine fruits. The chapter left the gathered heaven's chosen facing a chance to claim treasures that could grant extraordinary powers and benefits.

• Zhuge Yi arrived to protect Zhuge Bai and forced the gaunt old man to withdraw rather than fight.
• Chen Ning exchanged taunts with the Asura Divine Son, while Xiao Qian watched calmly and Ling Yang welcomed the growing conflict.
• The Asura Divine Son prepared to confront Chen Ning but held back when the ancient bell fell silent and the opportunity was about to appear.
• Green light from the bell transported Chen Ning and the others to a lush realm guarded by an enormous ancient tree.
• The heaven's chosen spotted Longevity, Heavenly Gang, World-Destroying, Nirvana, and Sea King Divine Fruits growing on the tree.

The Asura Divine Son tried to claim half of the Pagoda Divine Tree’s fruits and helped push a division that excluded the newly arrived Dragon-Seeking Sect. Chen Ning called him trash, and Xiao Qian stepped forward to challenge who had the right to decide the fruits’ shares.

• The Asura Divine Son proposed taking half the divine fruits, leaving the rest for the other factions to divide.
• Wang Han and several elders supported the proposal, while the Asura Divine Son threatened to retaliate against anyone who led an attack on his sect.
• The War Academy’s gaunt elder proposed reserving shares for Heavenly Lake and Yin-Yang, then dividing the remaining fruits among the other factions while excluding the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• The Asura Divine Son backed the exclusion, prompting Chen Ning to call him trash.
• The Asura Divine Son flew into a rage, and Xiao Qian stepped forward to ask whether anyone had considered his opinion.

The Pagoda Divine Tree invited the cultivators to take its fruits, but Chen Ning suspected a trap and held back. The tree ensnared the eager attackers, leaving the survivors to realize they had been lured in as prey.

• Xiao Qian assured the gathered cultivators that the Heavenly Lake Holy Land would oppose any retaliation by the Asura Divine Sect, then proposed hearing the Pagoda Divine Tree's rules.
• Chen Ning recognized the tree as High Antiquity Pagoda Divine Wood, and Zhuge Yi explained its legendary strength and longevity.
• The tree claimed the fruits were theirs for the taking, prompting Wang Han and many other cultivators to rush toward it while Xiao Qian and Chen Ning stayed back.
• Zhuge Bai showed Zhuge Yi the half-volume of the Star God Canon, strengthening his claim to become palace master.
• The Pagoda Divine Tree trapped Wang Han, two Nine-Star Martial Venerables, and other cultivators in its branches, while the Yin-Yang Holy Land elder rescued its Holy Sons.
• Chen Ning's companions avoided the trap, and the tree mocked the survivors as the cultivators realized the fruits had been bait.

The Pagoda Divine Tree tempted the survivors with an Immortal Source Crystal, reigniting their fight despite the danger of its branches. Chen Ning recognized the crystal as the key to repairing the Supreme Immortal-Slaying Grand Formation and waited for the veteran experts to exhaust themselves before making his move.

• The gray-robed elder from the Yin-Yang Holy Land urged everyone to retreat, but the Pagoda Divine Tree revealed an Immortal Source Crystal to draw them back.
• Zhuge Yi explained that the rare crystal could let a Nine-Star Martial Venerable enter the Heavenly Martial Realm, and the crowd's desire for it overcame their fear.
• The two Nine-Star Martial Venerables from the Asura Divine Sect, the gaunt elder from the War Academy, and other veteran experts charged the tree using their trump cards.
• Chen Ning stayed back, intending to act after the experts had weakened themselves, and believed he could use a method that countered the Pagoda Divine Tree.

The Pagoda Divine Tree slaughtered or crippled the Nine-Star Martial Venerables who attacked it, leaving the gathered cultivators convinced that only a Heaven Martial Realm expert could overcome it. Chen Ning then approached the tree, and its face changed when it saw him surrounded by crimson-gold flames.

• The Pagoda Divine Tree unleashed razor-sharp leaves, forcing an Asura Divine Sect Nine-Star Martial Venerable to escape with his life-saving technique.
• A Wind and Thunder Divine Cult Nine-Star Martial Venerable attacked with Three Thousand Thunderfire, but the tree's leaves killed him despite his flames.
• The tree's leaves also killed the War Academy's gaunt old man, while another Asura Divine Sect expert survived and a third was left unable to fight.
• The gray-robed Yin-Yang Holy Land elder concluded that only a Heaven Martial Realm expert could break through the Pagoda Divine Tree.
• Chen Ning stepped forward, brushed off Ling Yang's mockery, and approached the Immortal Source Crystal as the tree extended its branch toward him.
• The Pagoda Divine Tree's face changed when it saw Chen Ning bathed in crimson-gold flames.

Chen Ning defeated the Pagoda Divine Tree with his Eternal Fire, but the tree died rather than reveal the secret of the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm. After returning to the mountaintop with the divine fruits, Chen Ning faced pressure from the surviving experts, while Zhuge Yi pledged the Star God Palace’s support.

• Chen Ning burned away the Pagoda Divine Tree’s attacks, and the tree begged for mercy before trying a failed sneak attack.
• Chen Ning demanded to know the secret of the realm, triggering the first stage of the legendary main quest to investigate the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm.
• The Pagoda Divine Tree refused to reveal what it knew and died, after which Chen Ning took the Immortal Source Crystal and all the divine fruits.
• The group returned to the mountaintop, where the survivors focused on Chen Ning as the greatest winner of the ordeal.
• The gray-robed elder questioned Chen Ning for keeping the fruits, and Zhuge Yi declared that the Star God Palace would stand with the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

The Asura Divine Son challenged Chen Ning for the Immortal Source Crystal and divine fruits, confident he could kill the Spirit Province Sect Leader. Chen Ning’s crimson-gold flames overwhelmed the Asura Divine Son’s darkness and drove him back, leaving the fight unresolved but Chen Ning in control.

• The Asura Divine Son challenged Chen Ning and told Xuanming not to intervene.
• The Asura Divine Son revealed that he was an eight-star Martial Venerable and attacked Chen Ning with a giant hand of darkness.
• Chen Ning melted the giant hand with his crimson-gold flames.
• The Asura Divine Son unleashed the Great Dao of Darkness, but Chen Ning’s flames drove back the darkness and revealed no weaknesses for him to exploit.
• The Asura Divine Son retreated as Chen Ning’s flames pressed forward, shocking the watching crowd.

Chen Ning defeated the Asura Divine Son after freezing his attack and shattering the Asura Divine Shadow. He refused to let the defeated Son go, leaving the assembled fighters stunned by his willingness to risk war with the Asura Divine Sect.

• The Asura Divine Son used a secret method to exchange cultivation levels with an injured ally, raising himself to Nine-Star Martial Venerable, then attacked Chen Ning with the Asura Divine Shadow.
• Venerable Xuanming blocked Zhuge Yi from aiding Chen Ning while Su Ling'er and Zhuge Bai stayed back, unable to withstand the attack.
• Chen Ning unleashed the Great Dao of Ice, froze the Asura Divine Shadow and the surrounding thousand miles, and shattered the frozen apparition.
• The Asura Divine Son admitted defeat and offered to stop fighting over the divine fruit, but Chen Ning asked whether he would have spared Chen Ning if their positions were reversed.
• The Asura Divine Son threatened the Dragon-Seeking Sect, but Chen Ning declared that he could kill him, shocking everyone with the prospect of war against the Asura Divine Sect.

Chen Ning killed the Asura Divine Son and claimed the contest’s treasure, leaving the other challengers afraid to oppose him. Venerable Xuanming held back from attacking, while Fairy Yuji wondered whether Chen Ning could survive his enemies and eventually become a Saint.

• Chen Ning fused the Great Dao of Ice with Eternal Fire and killed the Asura Divine Son with a flick of his finger.
• Venerable Xuanming raged over the Divine Son’s death, but Zhuge Yi remained between him and Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning challenged the crowd to dispute his right to the treasure, and Xiao Qian stayed silent as Chen Ning became the contest’s victor.
• Venerable Xuanming refrained from attacking Chen Ning, who taunted him for failing to avenge the Divine Son.
• Fairy Yuji regretted that she had not persuaded her master to help Chen Ning earlier, while the Snow God Pavilion elder warned her to keep her distance.

Chen Ning and the other survivors were teleported out of the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm just as he was about to confront Venerable Xuanming. After securing rich rewards, Chen Ning stayed behind at Heavenly Lake Holy Land to request water that could open a box containing a Saint’s relic.

• Chen Ning kept pressuring Venerable Xuanming, who refused to fight, until the secret realm’s time limit forced everyone to teleport out.
• Chen Ning reunited with Su Ling'er, Zhuge Bai, and the others, while the old guide noted the heavy casualties among the participants.
• Venerable Xuanming and the other factions departed, leaving Chen Ning to consider his gains, including the Immortal Source Crystal and the Great Dao of Ice.
• Chen Ning agreed with Su Ling'er that they would return to Spirit Province after handling one more matter, while Zhuge Yi took Zhuge Bai back to the Star God Palace.
• Chen Ning asked the old guide for Heavenly Lake water to open the wooden box holding the Saint’s relic, and the guide agreed to help him obtain it.

After Chen Ning killed the Asura Divine Son and other prodigies in the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm, Central Province’s major powers considered how to respond, with several turning against the Dragon-Seeking Sect. As everyone awaited the Asura Divine Sect’s retaliation, the old man who had invited Chen Ning to the secret realm arrived at its mountain gate with the former stallkeeper.

• The War Academy’s dean raged over Wei Yan’s death, while its vice dean urged caution; the dean proposed letting the Asura Divine Sect lead the response against Chen Ning.
• Feng Moxiu, the Demon Battle Saint Sect’s sect master, ordered his followers to avenge Jiang Yue by taking Chen Ning’s life.
• The Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s envoys debated whether to blame Chen Ning for deaths caused by the Pagoda Divine Tree and agreed to wait for the Asura Divine Sect’s stance.
• The Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s envoys admitted they also wanted to suppress the Dragon-Seeking Sect to prevent it from rising among Central Province’s superpowers.
• The old man who had invited Chen Ning to the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm arrived at the Asura Divine Sect’s mountain gate with the burly man who had once run a stall.

The Heavenly Lake Holy Lord visited the Asura Divine Sect to stop the Asura Divine Lord from taking revenge on Chen Ning and the Dragon-Seeking Sect. He invoked an old matter that frightened the Asura Divine Lord, who recalled his forces and warned that Chen Ning would not be protected if he provoked the sect again.

• The Heavenly Lake Holy Lord and a middle-aged man arrived at the Asura Divine Sect and were ushered in to meet the Asura Divine Lord.
• The Heavenly Holy Lord asked the Asura Divine Lord to make peace over Chen Ning, but the Asura Divine Lord said he had already sent experts to destroy the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• The Heavenly Holy Lord warned that if the Asura Divine Lord pursued revenge, the Asura Divine Sect would fall.
• The Asura Divine Lord accused the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord of threatening him, then grew alarmed when the Holy Lord mentioned an old matter.
• The Asura Divine Lord ordered his subordinate to recall Juekong Celestial Person and forbid him from entering Spirit Province.
• The Asura Divine Lord agreed to let the matter rest for now but warned that the Heavenly Lake Holy Land could not protect Chen Ning if he provoked the sect again.

Chen Ning received Heavenly Lake water, uncovered the Ring of Calamity, and returned with Su Ling'er to the Dragon-Seeking Sect, where the disciples and elders welcomed him as a rising power. He considered binding the elders with the Heavenly Book of Contracts to secure their loyalty as he prepared for retaliation from Central Province.

• The receiving elder gave Chen Ning Heavenly Lake water but told him the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord was away, so Chen Ning could not ask about the secret realm.
• Chen Ning used the Heavenly Lake water to open the pagoda wood box and found the Ring of Calamity, a Devil Race treasure that magnified desires and served as a spatial Law Artifact.
• Chen Ning sealed the ring's demonic nature with the Heaven-Sealing Instruction and concealed its presence.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er returned to Spirit Province the next day, where the Dragon-Seeking Sect's disciples and upper echelon welcomed them.
• Chen Ning resolved to have the elders sign contracts in the Heavenly Book of Contracts so he could rely on their abilities against the powers of Central Province.

Chen Ning used the Eternal Fire to clear the impurities obstructing Cang Yue’s Fire Spirit Body, leaving her cultivation poised for a breakthrough. He secretly planted an eye on her to monitor whether she remained loyal to him.

• Cang Yue confronted Chen Ning about giving Xiao Mei a Realm-Breaking Pill, and he reassured her that he would help her with her cultivation.
• Chen Ning used his title to identify the distracting thoughts and fire impurities burdening Cang Yue’s Fire Spirit Body.
• Chen Ning used the Eternal Fire to clear Cang Yue’s impurities, and she felt her cultivation grow stronger and a breakthrough draw near.
• Ying Wu noticed a fleeting flame-shaped mark on Cang Yue’s waist, unaware that Chen Ning had left it there to watch her movements.

Chen Ning continued building the Pin Heihei caravan and received news that the Supreme Elder had emerged from seclusion and summoned him to the council hall. The elders gathered as Chen Ning entered, while the Supreme Elder occupied the sect master's seat and Lin Yao stood at his side.

• Xiao Yuan reported that Pin Heihei had spread across Spirit Province and was preparing to expand into the other provinces, while the Eighth Elder had suppressed opposition from rival merchant associations.
• Chen Ning reviewed the caravan's collected treasures and information before learning that a disciple of the Supreme Elder had come to summon him.
• Lin Yao, who had poisoned Chen Ning in the past, delivered the summons and reflected on Chen Ning's rise and the long wait since his failed attempt.
• Chen Ning arrived at the council hall, where the elders had gathered and the Supreme Elder sat in the sect master's seat with Lin Yao standing behind him.

Chen Ning confronted Lin Yuan over the seat of honor and defended his actions against Central Province’s superpowers. He left the elders shaken by insisting that even a Saint who threatened the Dragon-Seeking Sect would be killed.

• Chen Ning ordered Lin Yuan to move from the seat of honor and had Cang Yue knock Lin Yao aside when he intervened.
• Lin Yuan accepted the first seat below the seat of honor, then accused Chen Ning of endangering the Dragon-Seeking Sect by provoking Central Province’s superpowers.
• Chen Ning argued that the sect could not tolerate being bullied and declared that they would kill anyone who came seeking revenge.
• Lin Yuan warned that the Asura Divine Sect had a Saint, but Chen Ning said they would kill even a Saint who came in person.
• Chen Ning reminded the elders that the Dragon-Seeking Sect had destroyed the True Martial Saint Sect, leaving Lin Yuan and the elders wondering whether Chen Ning had gained control of the sect’s legendary secret treasure.

Lin Yuan abandoned his immediate attempt to eliminate Chen Ning and continued seeking the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s secret treasure, while rumors that the Asura Divine Sect had let the death of its Divine Son go unpunished made Central Province’s major forces hold back. As Chen Ning studied the system, Xiao Mei arrived to fetch wine and triggered a new notification.

• Lin Yuan decided to wait for a chance to discover Chen Ning’s weakness and the secret treasure’s whereabouts, while Chen Ning withheld the Supreme Immortal-Slaying Grand Formation and watched him leave.
• Rogue Cultivators in Central Province spread rumors about why the Asura Divine Sect was not retaliating, prompting the War Academy, the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult, and the Demon Battle Saint Sect to halt their plans against the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• Chen Ning worried that his first main mission remained incomplete and chose not to travel to Central Province and risk walking into a trap.
• Xiao Mei came to Chen Ning’s courtyard to fetch wine, and her arrival prompted a system notification that delighted him.

Chen Ning brought Xiao Mei to You Province to gain control of some of the Devil Race’s military strength, using the Ring of Calamity as his possible leverage. When they reached Succubus Village, they found it devastated, and Xiao Mei reunited with a stunned clan leader.

• Chen Ning received a linked ultimate quest to gain control of at least one-tenth of the Devil Race’s forces and fulfill Xiao Mei’s wish, and learned he had to bring her to You Province.
• Chen Ning reassured Xiao Mei that he knew she was a devil and would not punish her, then agreed to visit her clan first.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei traveled to You Province through a portal, slipped past sleeping guards, and set out for Succubus Village disguised as devils.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei arrived to find Succubus Village damaged, with collapsed houses and blood on the flower-lined path.
• Xiao Mei rushed to the clan leader and tearfully announced that she had returned.

Xiao Mei learned that the Devil Emperor had branded her a traitor and left the Succubus Race to suffer attacks from nearby Devil tribes. Chen Ning promised to protect the village, but their enemies arrived before the matriarch could decide whether to trust him.

• The matriarch told Xiao Mei that Devil tribes had seized the Succubus Race's land and resources, abducted its women, and killed many defenders.
• Xiao Mei realized that her reports and the Dream-Eating Devil's death had turned the Devil Emperor against her and endangered her people.
• The matriarch urged Xiao Mei to flee, but Xiao Mei asked her to bring the villagers to You Province; the matriarch refused to abandon her people.
• Chen Ning promised to protect the Succubus Race, and the matriarch recognized him as the sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• A Devil Race group smashed the Succubus Village stele and barged in, demanding that the Succubus Race hand over its people.

Chen Ning and Xiao Mei confronted the Sand Devil Clan, which had been oppressing Succubus Village, and Xiao Mei wiped out its attackers. Chen Ning spared Gui Qiu to make him gather every clan that had persecuted the succubi, using repeated punishment to force his compliance.

• The succubus chief told Chen Ning that Gui Qiu and the Sand Devil Clan had led the attacks on Succubus Village.
• Gui Qiu recognized Xiao Mei as the Succubus Race traitor and ordered his experts to capture her.
• Xiao Mei unleashed her power, killing the Sand Devil Clan experts and leaving Gui Qiu as the sole survivor.
• Chen Ning stopped Xiao Mei from killing Gui Qiu and ordered him to summon all the clans that had oppressed Succubus Village.
• Chen Ning repeatedly made Gui Qiu's arm explode and regenerate with a Living Spirit Pill as Gui Qiu resisted his demand.