Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiaoyun and Ling Yang repeatedly apologized and begged Chen Ning to save the Heavenly Demon Wonder Manor from the demon ape, offering him a storage ring. Chen Ning accepted and unleashed the power of the Demon God's Left Eye, which revealed a demon-god silhouette that began absorbing the ape's Sha Qi.

• Ling Xiaoyun apologized to Chen Ning for threatening the Dragon-Seeking Sect and ordered Ling Yang to apologize as well.
• When Ling Yang's reluctant apology failed to satisfy Chen Ning, Ling Xiaoyun broke his knee and forced him to kneel and kowtow.
• Chen Ning said the Five Manor-Suppressing Elders should kneel too, so Ling Xiaoyun and his son begged him together and Ling Xiaoyun offered a storage ring.
• Chen Ning agreed to act, and the demon ape roared at him before attacking with a punch.
• Chen Ning released golden light from the Demon God's Left Eye, revealing a demon-god silhouette that drew in the demon ape's Sha Qi.

Chen Ning subdued the demon ape at the Heavenly Demon Wonder Manor and escaped with its origin Sha Qi, then began refining it in a secluded stone forest. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Lake Holy Land granted the Dragon-Seeking Sect two places in its secret realm.

• Chen Ning took the demon ape’s origin Sha Qi, warned the Heavenly Demon Wonder Manor that he might return it, and left with the little girl.
• Ling Xiaoyun recovered and drew blood from the weakened demon ape, while Ling Yang remained injured and humiliated.
• The Yin-Yang Holy Lords discussed Chen Ning’s growing reputation and learned that the Heavenly Lake Holy Land had granted the Dragon-Seeking Sect two secret realm places.
• Chen Ning traveled a thousand li to a quiet stone forest and began refining the Sha Qi as Su Ling’er kept watch.

Chen Ning advanced to Six-Star Martial Venerable and continued exploring Central Province with Su Ling'er, where a messenger from the Heavenly Lake Holy Land invited the Dragon-Seeking Sect to the upcoming Heavenly Lake Secret Realm. The chapter ended with Chen Ning learning the realm would open in ten days and that his sect had received two places, breaking a tradition reserved for Central Province’s ten giants.

• Chen Ning refined the Sha Qi overnight and advanced to Six-Star Martial Venerable.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er decided to keep exploring Central Province and stopped at a food stall.
• An elderly Daoist revealed that the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord had sent him to tell Chen Ning that the Dragon-Seeking Sect had received two places in the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm.
• The messenger said the secret realm would open in ten days and that missing it would mean waiting four years.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er ate the stall’s food, which enlarged their Qi seas, and the shopkeeper revealed that the messenger had asked him to add something extra for Chen Ning.

Chen Ning and Su Ling'er arrived at the Heavenly Lake Holy Land, where the prodigies and veteran protectors of the Nine Provinces’ major powers had gathered before the secret realm opened. Chen Ning learned who some of the heirs were and saw the Asura Divine Sect, Yin-Yang Holy Land, and Heavenly Lake Holy Land representatives arrive.

• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er reached the Heavenly Lake Holy Land, where twenty-five Martial Venerables from the major powers were expected to enter the secret realm.
• Wei Yan of the War Academy watched Chen Ning with hostility, and Zhuge Bai told Chen Ning that the War Academy had likely been entitled to one of the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s places.
• Zhuge Bai introduced himself as the Star God Palace’s young master and proposed an alliance, but his uncle Zhuge Yi interrupted and warned him to mind his words.
• Chen Ning learned that the heirs recognized him because he was a stranger among Central Province’s familiar second-generation prodigies, and his comment about becoming a familiar face suggested the Dragon-Seeking Sect would seek power there.
• The Asura Divine Son arrived with two Nine-Star Martial Venerables, followed by the Yin-Yang Holy Sons and a gray-robed elder.
• Three young prodigies from the Heavenly Lake Holy Land rose into the air without veteran escorts, drawing Chen Ning’s surprise.

Chen Ning drew attention from Fairy Yuji and the gathered factions before entering the Heavenly Lake Secret Realm with Su Ling'er and the Zhuge siblings. The secret realm separated him from his companions, and he encountered a strange being that challenged him to a game, wagering his right-arm bone.

• Fairy Yuji greeted Chen Ning and proposed forming an alliance with him in the secret realm, drawing jealous reactions from the crowd.
• The Heavenly Lake Holy Land elder opened the secret realm, and the Asura Divine Son led the other participants inside.
• Chen Ning entered with Su Ling'er, Zhuge Yi, and Zhuge Bai, but the secret realm transported them to different locations.
• Chen Ning worried about Su Ling'er’s safety and prepared to find her.
• A strange being challenged Chen Ning to a game, offering to answer one question if he won and threatening to take the bone from his right arm if he lost.

Chen Ning won the wasteland keeper’s race and learned that Su Ling'er was trapped in the Withering Ice Cavern, then hurried southeast to reach her. In the cavern, Su Ling'er and Wei Yan began a perilous escape challenge, and Wei Yan attacked her as they climbed.

• Chen Ning used his powerful mental strength to make the bronze gong ring before the clay figure could reach it, winning the keeper’s challenge.
• The keeper told Chen Ning that Su Ling'er was in the Withering Ice Cavern and, as a gift, directed him southeast.
• Su Ling'er and Wei Yan learned they had to climb out of the ice cavern to survive and claim the guarded treasure.
• Wei Yan offered to help Su Ling'er escape in exchange for her, but she rejected him and said she only wanted to survive.
• Wei Yan surged upward first, then threw two ice spikes down at Su Ling'er, forcing her to choose between dodging and losing her lead.

Chen Ning rescued Su Ling'er from the Withering Ice Cavern and confronted Wei Yan, who attacked him with four weapons. Chen Ning killed Wei Yan with the Moon-Slaying Sword, leaving Wei Yan’s final regret over targeting Su Ling'er.

• Chen Ning arrived at the Withering Ice Cavern and used the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand to lift Su Ling'er to safety.
• Wei Yan accused Chen Ning of breaking the trial rules, then tried to leave after receiving no response from the ice sculpture.
• Chen Ning stopped Wei Yan and revealed that he was a Six-Star Martial Venerable.
• Wei Yan attacked with four weapons, but Chen Ning drew the Moon-Slaying Sword and overwhelmed him with its Sword Intent.
• Wei Yan begged Chen Ning for mercy in the War Academy’s name, but Chen Ning killed him, making him the first heaven’s chosen to die in the secret realm.

After discovering that Chen Ning had killed Wei Yan, the gaunt old man vowed revenge. Meanwhile, Chen Ning and Su Ling'er confronted the birdman guarding the Withering Ice Cavern, and Chen Ning overwhelmed it before learning about the Source of Extreme Frost.

• The gaunt old man used a treasure to see Wei Yan’s final moments, recognized Chen Ning, and vowed to kill him.
• The birdman revealed that the victor was meant to stay in the Withering Ice Cavern forever and guard it in its place.
• Chen Ning refused to obey, drew the Moon-Slaying Sword, and attacked the birdman with the first three forms of the All Things Sword Instruction.
• Badly wounded, the birdman begged Chen Ning to spare it and offered the Source of Extreme Frost, explaining that it could grant mastery of the Great Dao of Ice.

Chen Ning and Su Ling'er defeated the birdman guardian and obtained the Source of Extreme Frost before continuing to a Gobi Desert. There, they met Zhuge Bai and the Asura Divine Son’s group, and the stone statue required one of the six people present to withdraw before the hidden treasure could open.

• Chen Ning rejected the birdman’s offer to guide him to the Source of Extreme Frost, saw through its attempt to escape, and killed it with Sword Intent flames.
• A ball of light emerged from beneath the ice cavern, and Chen Ning identified it as the Source of Extreme Frost, an epic-grade treasure that could grant enlightenment in the Great Dao of Ice.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er reached a Gobi Desert, where Zhuge Bai said he had been waiting for enough people to arrive to open its hidden treasure.
• A stone statue announced that five people were needed to open the treasure, then declared that one of the six people present had to withdraw.
• Jiang Yue told Chen Ning, Su Ling'er, and Zhuge Bai to decide which of them would leave, while Wang Han looked toward their group.

Chen Ning refused to give up the secret realm opportunity and challenged the Asura Divine Son’s group after they demanded one of his companions withdraw. He proved Jiang Yue was the weakest by killing him with Sword Intent, leaving Wang Han and the others stunned.

• Jiang Yue demanded that one of Chen Ning’s group withdraw, and Zhuge Bai proposed that all three leave together.
• Chen Ning refused to yield and told Jiang Yue to withdraw instead.
• Wang Han argued that the weakest person should leave, and Chen Ning agreed before declaring Jiang Yue the weakest.
• Jiang Yue threatened Su Ling'er, so Chen Ning used Sword Intent to make him wither and die.
• Chen Ning asked Wang Han whether he still thought Jiang Yue was not the weakest, and Wang Han felt a chill.

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.