Recaps

Chu Qing completed most of his wind tribulation by swallowing strange gales in the high sky, then traveled with the Princess Consort to Great Zhou to seek Earth Lung Yin Fire. As they descended into a ruined city’s underground passage, they heard whispers that the Princess Consort linked to the earth or the Netherworld.

• Young Outsiders stopped investigating the Martial Arts Outsider’s death after being warned that a powerful ghost or god had killed him.
• Chu Qing swallowed cold, transformed gales while he and the Princess Consort saw strange treasures in the sky, including White Jade Capital’s ancient bronze mountain.
• The Princess Consort warned Chu Qing about White Jade Capital and the Yellow Heaven Dao, and they agreed to travel to Great Zhou for Earth Lung Yin Fire.
• The Princess Consort used cicada-wing wings to carry Chu Qing to a drought-stricken, ruined prefectural city in Great Zhou.
• Chu Qing and the Princess Consort descended through an underground passage toward magma, heard faint whispers, and discussed whether the Netherworld existed.

Chu Qing completed the Wind Fire Tribulation by enduring Earth Lung Yin Fire, while Princess Consort warned that advancing to the New Realm would expose him to the Dao Lineage Dispute and the Millennial Tribulation. Chu Qing insisted on advancing immediately and asked what danger the Millennial Tribulation posed to New Realm martial artists.

• Princess Consort brought Chu Qing to a magma platform and had him swallow Earth Lung Yin Fire to cultivate the Wind Fire Tribulation.
• Chu Qing repeatedly endured the flames, strengthening his resistance as Princess Consort worried that his rapid progress would leave him unprepared for the New Realm’s dangers.
• After Chu Qing swallowed a mass of Earth Lung Yin Fire without harm, he declared the Wind Fire Tribulation complete and said he would advance to Square Inch Land.
• Princess Consort warned Chu Qing that the Dao Lineage Dispute and Millennial Tribulation could kill even veteran New Realm martial artists, but Chu Qing refused to delay his advancement.
• Chu Qing asked Princess Consort what great tribulation New Realm martial artists faced during the Millennial Tribulation.

Chu Qing returned to the Martial Academy, dismissed worries about the New Realm tribulation, and decided to forge his Square Inch Land before entering the New Realm. He began forging it with the Princess Consort’s help, and secret transmissions appeared across the platform.

• The Princess Consort warned Chu Qing that many followers who became New Realm martial artists had died or gone mad, but Chu Qing trusted Madam Shi and planned to continue opening the Heaven-Connecting Path with her and Yu Ji.
• Zuo Yan told Chu Qing that hundreds of prodigies and many Martial Masters had left the Martial Academy after its resources were withheld, but Chu Qing said strength mattered more than retaining them.
• Chu Qing let Zuo Yan and Zuo Qianqiu use the Martial Academy’s resources freely and said he would enter the New Realm after forging his Square Inch Land.
• Zuo Yan told Chu Qing that Sima Zhao had left to assist his younger brother, then arranged materials for Chu Qing’s forging.
• The Princess Consort and her many copies helped Chu Qing forge a black-gold Square Inch Land, which filled with patterns recording his secret transmissions.

Chu Qing entered the Square Inch Land to raise his ranking before advancing to the New Realm. He effortlessly defeated every opponent and reached the Fifth Heaven, where his challengers had already opened Heaven-Connecting Paths.

• Chu Qing completed his Square Inch Land and told the Princess Consort he would enter it to improve his ranking before stepping into the New Realm.
• Zuo Yan warned Chu Qing not to waste years chasing a high ranking, and Chu Qing promised to stop if he met a true expert.
• Chu Qing swallowed the secret medicine and entered the Square Inch Land, where his displayed information showed that his Third Limit realms were still ordinary.
• Chu Qing began the challenge and defeated eighty-one opponents, advancing from the First Heaven to the Second Heaven and increasing the number of inheritances his Square Inch Land could circulate.
• Chu Qing continued advancing through the heavens, defeating every opponent with one punch and reaching the Fifth Heaven despite facing martial artists who had opened Heaven-Connecting Paths.

Chu Qing fought his way through the Square Inch Land rankings, reaching the Eighth Heaven and defeating three powerful opponents before withdrawing to rest. Zuo Yan called him the Strongest Surface Bloodline and urged him to have a child with her so their descendant could reach the Nine Heavens.

• Chu Qing defeated opponents through the Seventh Heaven and discovered that an Eighth Heaven fighter had cultivated a third Heaven-Connecting Path.
• Chu Qing spoke with Ye Wushuang of White Jade Capital, then fought her for ten hours and tore off her head.
• Chu Qing defeated an even stronger opponent with the Eight Gods Peacock after another ten-hour battle, then withdrew from the Square Inch Land to recover.
• Chu Qing woke before Princess Consort and Zuo Yan and explained the ranking battle and how he reached the Eighth Heaven without dying.
• Zuo Yan compared Chu Qing with her family's strongest first-generation expert, called him the Strongest Surface Bloodline, and proposed that they have a child.

Chu Qing continued his Square Inch Land challenge while the Princess Consort and Zuo Yan gathered information about the world beyond their own. After a fierce battle with a powerful opponent, Chu Qing asked which faction his enemy belonged to.

• Chu Qing refused Zuo Yan’s offer to carry on his bloodline, then prepared to continue challenging Square Inch Land until he reached the Ninth Heaven or claimed first place.
• Zuo Yan entered Square Inch Land to investigate empires and continents, then returned with the names of more than sixty empires and learned that people in different regions each thought their own land was the world’s center.
• Chu Qing defeated an opponent after nine hours, expanding Square Inch Land and noticing faint golden patterns appear on its surface.
• Chu Qing faced a prodigy whose thunderous footwork threatened his heartbeat, and the two fought for hours using powerful secret transmissions.
• After Chu Qing’s opponent asked whether he came from several famous factions, Chu Qing asked the opponent which faction he belonged to.

Chu Qing advanced through the Eighth Heaven of the Square Inch Land, growing stronger through brutal battles before resting for three days. After explaining the Nine Heavens to the Princess Consort, he learned from Zuo Yan that Cui Moyang had defeated her in the Square Inch Land.

• Chu Qing climbed through the Eighth Heaven, defeating increasingly powerful opponents and reaching the fortieth and fiftieth levels before collapsing from exhaustion.
• After waking, Chu Qing described his growth and asked the Princess Consort about the Nine Heavens, the Netherworld, and the Heavenly Court.
• The Princess Consort explained that Huangtian Dao and several other factions were among the Nine Heavens, and advised Chu Qing to raise his Square Inch Land ranking.
• Zuo Yan woke and told Chu Qing she had reached the Seventh Heaven before a cold woman with a ponytail and twelve hairpins killed her in one move.
• Chu Qing recognized the woman as Cui Moyang and told Zuo Yan she was likely his friend.

Chu Qing fought his way through the Eighth Heaven and entered the Nine Heavens, where he prepared to challenge its elite opponents. Meanwhile, the Great Gan Empire’s blizzard eased at a terrible human cost, while the Princess struggled against the Unique Association and promoted Chu Qing’s preparations for the calamity.

• Zuo Yan repeatedly failed to reach the Eighth Heaven, despite benefiting from Chu Qing’s Divine Blade Technique, while Chu Qing continued fighting there and endured mounting mental strain.
• The Great Gan Empire forcibly sent millions of people into forbidden zones, weakening the blizzard by one-tenth at the cost of ten million lives.
• The Unique Association gained influence as people joined it for food and clothing, while the Princess’s attempts to purge it met resistance from the great clans.
• The Princess promoted Chu Qing’s plans for farmland, waterworks, and underground shelters, and considered seeking his help again.
• After fighting in the Square Inch Land for more than a month, Chu Qing defeated another opponent, saw his Square Inch Land activate sixty-four secret transmissions, and entered the Nine Heavens.
• Chu Qing learned that he needed to defeat nine opponents to claim the top rank, then reviewed more than a thousand challengers and began choosing whom to face.

Chu Qing entered a Square Inch Land battle after explaining that his greatest opportunity had been strengthening his abilities through repeated fights. When his opponent and the spectators discovered he had reached the Nine Heavens without ever dying despite having no sect, organization, or mastered secret legacy, they were left astonished.

• Chu Qing challenged an opponent in Square Inch Land, and a veteran from the Rose Empire eagerly hoped to be selected but was not.
• Yingluo Girl accepted the chance to fight a newcomer, expecting to defeat him and gain an opportunity to enter the New Realm.
• The stars collided, and Yingluo Girl and the watching Heavenly Prides saw that Chu Qing's Square Inch Land had golden patterns, suggesting he had never lost a battle.
• Chu Qing introduced himself as a self-made country bumpkin with no force or organization, prompting Yingluo Girl and the spectators to check his information.
• The information confirmed Chu Qing had no sect, no organization, and no mastered secret legacy, leaving Yingluo Girl and the spectators incredulous at his undefeated rise to the Nine Heavens.

Chu Qing and the Yingluo Girl began their fight in a lifelike ancient city created by Square Inch Land. After the Yingluo Girl's aura stirred the city against her, Chu Qing launched himself toward the City Lord's Manor to reach her before its inhabitants could kill her.

• The Yingluo Girl explained that Square Inch Land recorded only powerful secret legacies, while Chu Qing had none listed despite mastering thousands.
• Square Inch Land created a city battlefield, and Chu Qing shouted from Pearl Inn's rooftop for the Yingluo Girl to face him.
• The Yingluo Girl manifested a noblewoman's shadow above the City Lord's Manor, and the city’s martial artists attacked her as a demon-god worshipper.
• The Yingluo Girl killed the City Lord's guards when they tried to execute her, and the City Lord sent for Daoist Leihuo.
• Chu Qing decided that the Yingluo Girl should die by his hand, then launched a pillar toward the City Lord's Manor and leaped onto it.

Chu Qing fought Yingluo Girl in Square Inch Land, using her relentless attacks to strengthen the Eight Gods until his hands underwent a qualitative transformation. He defeated her, expanded his Square Inch Land, and became famous among the Ninth Heaven’s monstrous geniuses.

• Chu Qing destroyed the City Lord's Manor while battling Yingluo Girl, and their clash killed the city lord and threw the city into chaos.
• Chu Qing endured Yingluo Girl’s attacks for hours as his Anomalous One profession and other abilities helped him withstand her, while the Eight Gods absorbed and fused secret legacies.
• Chu Qing’s Eight Divine Hands underwent a qualitative transformation, and he struck Yingluo Girl, who destroyed herself and disappeared in motes of light.
• Square Inch Land declared Chu Qing the victor, expanded to 1,100 meters across, and awarded him ten Square Inch Jade and two Legend increases.
• Square Inch Land sent news of Chu Qing’s unprecedented victory over a winning-streak opponent to the monstrous geniuses of the Ninth Heaven.

After Chu Qing defeated Yingluo Girl in his first Nine Heavens battle and advanced to the second level, powerful factions searched for information about him. Mythology’s Luo faction considered recruiting him as an enforcer in the escalating Dao Lineage Dispute.

• Monsters across the Nine Heavens and the real world learned that Chu Qing had defeated Yingluo Girl and advanced to the second level.
• The Daoist Nun told her master about Chu Qing’s victory, and the old Daoist Nun urged her to enter the New Realm before their faction lost access to a secret medicine.
• Geniuses from major organizations began investigating Chu Qing and questioning Yingluo Girl about their battle.
• Yingluo Girl told Lady Luo that Chu Qing was an unaffiliated newcomer from Great Qian with no secret inheritance.
• Lady Luo ordered Yingluo Girl to invite Chu Qing into the Luo faction if they met again, explaining that the faction needed powerful enforcers for the Dao Lineage Dispute.

After defeating Yingluo Girl, Chu Qing discovered the Square Inch Land could fuse secret inheritances and had recognized his Eight Gods Method. He began a second-level challenge, and the spectators were stunned to find that his inheritance had become the 1,001st one recognized by the Square Inch Land, breaking a record that had stood for at least thirty thousand years.

• Chu Qing learned that his expanded Square Inch Land could fuse secret inheritances and offer recognized ones for purchase, then found the Eight Gods Method listed for one Square Inch Jade.
• Chu Qing fused more than a hundred secret inheritances into the Eight Gods Method and sensed that it had improved, though less than during his fight with Yingluo Girl.
• Chu Qing opened a second-level challenge less than an hour after defeating Yingluo Girl, drawing powerful contestants and spectators into the Square Inch Land.
• Chu Qing selected a Yin Mansion monster as his next opponent, and the spectators noticed that the Eight Gods Method appeared among his secret inheritances.
• The Yin Mansion monster and the spectators checked the list and found 1,001 recognized secret inheritances, realizing Chu Qing had broken a record that had lasted for at least thirty thousand years.

Chu Qing faced Lu Feng of Yin Prefecture in the Nine Heavens, where the Square Inch Land forced them into a battle among endless ice people. Chu Qing killed Lu Feng after enduring the creatures’ screams, and spectators predicted his winning streak would end on the third level.

• Chu Qing and Lu Feng entered a ruined city where the Square Inch Land sent frozen people to attack them.
• Chu Qing proposed that they compete to see who could kill more ice people, and Lu Feng agreed, believing Chu Qing wanted to build his conviction.
• Chu Qing continued slaughtering the ice people with excitement, while their screams unsettled Lu Feng and the spectators realized Chu Qing was tempering his will.
• Lu Feng abandoned the contest and attacked Chu Qing, but their battle lasted ten hours before Chu Qing took his head.
• Spectators said Chu Qing’s winning streak would end when he reached the third level, where stronger experts awaited him.

Chu Qing climbed to first place on the Nine Heavens and held it unchallenged for nine days, earning its top rewards. He received ten secret transmissions, thirty-six New Realm cultivation paths, and a ten-thousand-meter Square Inch Land that could communicate and transmit people and objects.

• Chu Qing defeated opponents through the Ninth Layer, earned the title Overlooking All, and spent a month rising to the top of the Nine Heavens.
• The monstrous prodigies searched for flaws in Chu Qing but found none, while Yingluo Girl asked whether an organization had recruited him and the little Daoist Nun of Yellow Heaven Dao warned others not to harm him.
• No one challenged Chu Qing for nine days, and Square Inch Land awarded him first place, ten secret transmissions, and thirty-six promising New Realm cultivation methods.
• Chu Qing examined the cultivation paths and completed the final meter of his Square Inch Land, expanding it to ten thousand meters.
• Chu Qing learned that his Square Inch Land could produce Square Inch Jade and let him contact others or transmit objects and people, then wondered whether its origins involved aliens or mythical beings.

Chu Qing used New Realm secret medicine to advance, and the Fish Dragon Dance absorbed his realms and Heaven-Connecting Paths during the transformation. He emerged forty times stronger and found he could freely alter his body, leading him to wonder whether he had become a New Human.

• Zuo Yan asked Chu Qing about his Ninth Heaven progress and offered to find him New Realm cultivation methods, but he refused.
• The Princess Consort warned Chu Qing that others had advised waiting until the Millennial Tribulations ended, but Chu Qing decided he could wait no longer.
• Chu Qing studied his thirty-six New Realm paths through the night and swallowed the New Realm secret medicine at sunrise.
• The Fish Dragon Dance emerged from Chu Qing's spine, swallowed the Square Inch Land, the other realms, and the three Heaven-Connecting Paths, then returned to his body.
• Chu Qing's Four Great Realms and Three Great Limits grew fortyfold as his Shackles shattered, completing his advancement into the New Realm.
• Chu Qing accidentally blasted through a courtyard wall with his breath and discovered he could alter his body, prompting him to call himself a New Human.

After entering the New Realm, Chu Qing found his strength had increased fortyfold and considered which of Square Inch Land’s thirty-six paths to follow. He contacted the others for advice and met Luo Tian, who doubted his claim that he had reached the New Realm after only three years of martial arts practice.

• Chu Qing realized his strength had increased fortyfold and considered whether to cultivate an existing New Realm path or create his own.
• Chu Qing entered Square Inch Land and asked everyone to explain the New Realm, offering ten Square Inch Jade as payment.
• Luo Tian, who had spent ten years wandering alone in the darkness, eagerly contacted the newcomer.
• Chu Qing asked Luo Tian about choosing a path, creating a new one, and the dangers of following someone else's path.
• Luo Tian questioned how Chu Qing had gained a place in Square Inch Land without a sect or master, then dismissed his claim that he had practiced martial arts for only three years.

After entering the New Realm, Chu Qing learned from Luo Tian about choosing a route and decided to study the Square-Inch Land’s inheritances before making his choice. He celebrated at Peach Blossom Dock, then received further advice from the Princess Consort to read about the Heterodox Path.

• Luo Tian explained New Realm routes to Chu Qing and advised him to study books and secret inheritances before choosing one.
• Chu Qing decided to return to Peach Blossom Dock, tell Zhao Hongxiu and the others what he had learned, and immerse himself in reading at the Martial Academy.
• Chu Qing announced his New Realm breakthrough, hosted a ten-day feast at Peach Blossom Dock, and wrote to Madam Shi, Madam Jin, Nangong, and Cui Moyang.
• Chu Qing celebrated through the night with the Princess Consort, Zhao Hongxiu, Mingyue, Zuo Yan, and the others.
• The next morning, the Princess Consort asked Chu Qing to push her swing and advised him to read the Martial Academy’s books on the Heterodox Path.

Chu Qing studied Square Inch Land’s secret inheritances and thirty-six cultivation paths but could not decide which path to follow. At the month-end gathering, he revealed that his victories in the Ninth Heaven had earned him thirty-six paths and created a new secret legacy, leaving the other members astonished.

• Chu Qing read about Square Inch Land’s ten top-tier secret inheritances and thirty-six cultivation paths, favoring Visualization, Mechanical, Flesh and Blood, and Soul paths without choosing one.
• Chu Qing returned to the Martial Academy and studied New Realm books in the Library Pavilion, while the Martial Masters felt his intimidating presence.
• Chu Qing spent the rest of the month reading as the Imperial Capital’s factions left him alone.
• At the month-end gathering in Square Inch Land, Chu Qing told Luo Tian and the others that he had not chosen a path and had been offered thirty-six options.
• Chu Qing revealed that he had won every fight in the Ninth Heaven, gone nine days without a challenger, and added a new secret legacy, stunning the other members.

After earning a new slot in Square Inch Land, Chu Qing sought advice on which cultivation path to choose and learned that the Ancient Cultivation Method might lead to being harvested. Back home, he found that many newer paths seemed connected to it and began considering whether Unorthodox Path methods could let him become an Outsider safely.

• Luo Tian and the others offered Chu Qing paths to choose from, and Myriad Manifestations suggested cultivating every path before creating his own.
• Mystery explained the powerful but dangerous Ancient Cultivation Method, and Luo Tian warned Chu Qing that its later paths and becoming a Martial Arts Outsider could lead to being harvested.
• After leaving Square Inch Land, Chu Qing noticed that more than thirty newer paths appeared to branch from the later paths of the Ancient Cultivation Method.
• Chu Qing classified the many paths into flesh-and-blood, spirit, and qi categories, then wondered whether their connections concealed a deeper struggle over cultivation paths.
• Chu Qing considered becoming an Outsider through Unorthodox Path methods and searched for related books.

Chu Qing reconsidered his path after Madam Jin advised him to become an Otherkind first, then found links between ancient Otherkind methods and modern cultivation paths. Inspired, he began designing a path of his own while New Realm martial artists in the Imperial Capital grew angry that he had ignored them.

• Madam Jin appeared in the Library Pavilion, stopped Chu Qing's attack, and explained that she had sent an avatar using the strange pearl and other materials.
• Madam Jin advised Chu Qing to take an Unorthodox Path and become an Otherkind while he explored the New Realm’s many possible paths.
• Madam Jin gave Chu Qing golden bamboo slips describing the ancient Iron Giant method, then stayed with him for three days before leaving.
• Chu Qing recognized similarities between the Iron Giant method and modern cultivation paths, concluding that many current paths continued ancient Otherkind methods.
• Chu Qing searched books for Unorthodox Path methods of cultivating followers, decided to create his own path, and began writing down his ideas.
• New Realm martial artists in the Imperial Capital complained that Chu Qing had not visited them or sent a message in three months.

Chu Qing decided to create a personal path combining the New Realm and the Unorthodox Path, with the extraordinary as his ultimate goal. After discussing his plans with the Princess Consort, he was confronted by Hou Jun, who demanded that he apologize to the leaders of the various paths for ignoring their rules.

• Chu Qing settled on forging his own path and ordered the maidservants to discard his notes, though they decided to copy them instead.
• Chu Qing planned to study Unorthodox Path rituals and combine their extraordinary power with his New Realm cultivation.
• Chu Qing emerged from seclusion and told the Princess Consort that he still intended to cultivate the New Realm alongside the Unorthodox Path.
• Hou Jun introduced himself as a practitioner of the Flesh and Blood Path and asked why Chu Qing had not sought out the New Realm martial artists.
• Hou Jun accused Chu Qing of violating their rules and ordered him to come apologize to the leaders of the various paths.

Chu Qing fought Hou Jun, a veteran new-realm martial artist who tried to force him onto the Flesh and Blood Path. Chu Qing easily overpowered him, explained that Hou Jun had misunderstood the path, and ordered him to kneel and revere him as King.

• Chu Qing mocked Hou Jun and struck him, but Hou Jun healed his wounds through the Flesh and Blood Path.
• Hou Jun transformed into a five-meter giant and attacked Chu Qing, who criticized his approach as a mistaken path.
• Hou Jun’s attacks injured him instead of Chu Qing, and Chu Qing challenged his understanding of the path after learning he had studied it for thirty years.
• Chu Qing crushed Hou Jun’s skull and used the Eight Gods to stop it from healing, then explained the Flesh and Blood Path method he had learned from the Land of Inches.
• Hou Jun admitted he had never heard of the Nine Heavens, and Chu Qing ordered him to kneel, worship him, and revere him as King.

Chu Qing defeated Hou Jun, taught him a more powerful method of cultivating the Flesh and Blood Path, and planned to gather followers before the Dao Lineage Dispute. Hou Jun decided to help build Chu Qing’s faction and approached Qin Feifei, who attacked him after he urged her to submit to Chu Qing.

• Hou Jun knelt to Chu Qing, pledged to serve him, and received instruction in the Flesh and Blood Path.
• Hou Jun tested Chu Qing’s method and grew shorter while becoming stronger, then left to continue cultivating.
• Chu Qing considered gathering a team to avoid becoming cannon fodder in the coming Dao Lineage Dispute and went to Peach Blossom Dock.
• Hou Jun concluded that serving Chu Qing could make him a founding follower and traveled to meet Qin Feifei.
• Hou Jun told Qin Feifei about Chu Qing and urged her to submit, but she disbelieved him and transformed to attack.

Qin Feifei chased Hou Jun across the Imperial Capital after he tried to recruit her as Chu Qing’s follower, but Hou Jun’s improved defenses let him survive her attacks. The two reached Peach Blossom Dock, where Chu Qing confronted Qin Feifei, who was stunned to learn he had not even begun formal cultivation.

• Qin Feifei overwhelmed Hou Jun in their fight, but his strengthened body withstood her attacks, and he fled toward Chu Qing while she pursued him.
• Hou Jun and Qin Feifei shrank to avoid alarming ordinary people, rushed through the Martial Academy, and headed for Peach Blossom Dock as Zuo Yan and other martial artists followed.
• At Peach Blossom Dock, Chu Qing learned Hou Jun was being hunted and charged out to intercept Qin Feifei, colliding with her in the sky.
• Hou Jun told Chu Qing that Qin Feifei was from the Flesh and Blood Path and had refused to join his team, while Chu Qing invited her to follow him too.
• Qin Feifei activated her Three Heads and Six Arms divine ability and questioned Chu Qing’s qualifications, then learned he had not yet begun formal cultivation and rebuked Hou Jun for following him.