Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen returned to the Ye Clan with Chen Hongmian, whom he had rescued from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. His family welcomed her home, and the chapter ended with Chen Wen asking where his brother was.

• Ye Yuan was stunned when Chen Wen arrived with Chen Hongmian, and she explained that her little brother had brought her back from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan.
• Chen Wen gave Ye Yuan a vague explanation, then entered the clan leader's hall with Chen Hongmian without being noticed by others.
• Ye Chenyan embraced her daughter in tears while Chen Badao and the others reacted with shock at her return.
• Chen Wen repeated that he had received help from others, and Ye Kuang praised him for protecting his sister.
• Chen Wen looked around the hall and asked where his brother was.

Chen Wen returned to the Ye Clan and agreed to face Zhao Guanlong, a powerful Xuantian challenger who had defeated the younger generations of numerous factions. The next day, Zhao Guanlong arrived at the Ye Clan’s mountain gate with a Stone Coffin and called for its disciples to fight.

• Ye Fan explained that Zhao Guanlong had challenged the younger generations of the major factions after failing to find Chen Wen, and that he was expected to visit the Ye Clan the next day.
• Ye Fan told Chen Wen that Zhao Guanlong was the Peak Ninth-Level Supreme and the First Person among the older generation's Nine Sons of the Supreme.
• Chen Wen said Zhao Guanlong was not worth mentioning and agreed to face him, while the Ye Clan elders chose to trust his confidence.
• Ye Chenyan took Chen Wen and Chen Hongmian to their residence and worried over her daughter as the night passed.
• Zhao Guanlong arrived at the Ye Clan carrying a Stone Coffin, dropped it before the mountain gate, and called for the Ye Clan disciples to fight.
• Leaders of the major factions gathered near the Ye Clan to see whether its disciples could stop Zhao Guanlong.

Chen Wen returned to the Ye Clan’s Grand Arena as Zhao Guanlong challenged the clan and threatened its disciples. After recognizing Chen Wen as a bearer of great destiny, Zhao Guanlong eagerly targeted him, while Chen Wen discovered Zhao Guanlong’s Seven-Colored Destiny and resolved to kill him.

• Zhao Guanlong entered the Ye Clan with the Stone Coffin, then threatened the clan’s disciples and shook the Battle Arena with his oppressive Force Momentum.
• Ye Fei stepped forward to fight Zhao Guanlong, but Chen Wen arrived and offered to face him instead.
• The Ye Clan disciples welcomed Chen Wen, while the watching factions doubted he could defeat Zhao Guanlong.
• Zhao Guanlong recognized Chen Wen as the person he had been seeking and coveted the destiny he could seize by defeating him.
• Chen Wen saw that Zhao Guanlong possessed a Great Destiny Body and Seven-Colored Destiny, then resolved to kill him.

Chen Wen faced Zhao Guanlong in the Battle Arena, where Zhao Qingchen desperately warned his son that Chen Wen had killed Phoenix Emperor Xi and thirty disciples with one sword strike. Chen Wen ignored Zhao Qingchen’s threats and killed Zhao Guanlong, leaving the arena stunned.

• Chen Wen entered the Battle Arena and provoked Zhao Guanlong, who prepared to attack him.
• Zhao Guanlong paused to answer a Sound Transmission Token, and Zhao Qingchen ordered him to return immediately.
• Zhao Qingchen revealed that Chen Wen had killed Phoenix Emperor Xi and thirty disciples, including Zhao Longchen, with one sword strike.
• Zhao Qingchen tried to negotiate and threatened a fight to the death if Chen Wen killed his son, but Chen Wen charged Zhao Guanlong.
• Chen Wen overwhelmed Zhao Guanlong with his Force Momentum and Soul Power, then killed him with Heaven Shaking Nine Strikes.

Chen Wen killed Zhao Guanlong in one strike, crushed Zhao Qingchen’s threats, and earned the Ye Clan’s admiration. After returning to his residence, he learned that Ying Anlan, Nangong Qingyi, and Fan Ruanruan had come to visit and invited them to meet him.

• Chen Wen killed Zhao Guanlong with a single strike and obtained the Seven-Colored Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Wen told Zhao Qingchen that Zhao Guanlong was dead, rejected his threats, and crushed the Sound Transmission Token.
• The crowd celebrated Chen Wen, while Gu Qianying left in humiliation and the Ye Clan elders praised him.
• Chen Wen greeted Ye Fei and the other clan members before leaving the arena, and Long Qingtian and Xuanyuan Dihuang argued over their failure to stop him.
• Chen Wen returned to his residence and decided to share a meal with his parents before entering seclusion.
• Chen Wen learned that Ying Anlan, Nangong Qingyi, and Fan Ruanruan had come to visit and invited them to the main reception hall.

Chen Wen reunited with Ying Anlan, Nangong Qingyi, and Fan Ruanruan, reassured them of their friendship, and then shared a meal with his family before entering seclusion. Just as he began cultivating for his upcoming visit to the Ancient Immortal Ruins, Liu Piaopiao told him that the ruins had changed.

• Chen Wen welcomed Ying Anlan, Nangong Qingyi, and Fan Ruanruan, thanked them for their past kindness, and encouraged them to keep striving so they could remain friends.
• After the three women left, Ye Chenyan and Chen Hongmian teased Chen Wen about his relationships, and he told them he planned to enter seclusion.
• Chen Wen ate dinner with his family, said farewell to his parents, and entered seclusion with plans to improve his cultivation, refine his skills, and study the Heavenly Emperor Heaven-Deriving Diagram.
• Liu Piaopiao contacted Chen Wen through her Token and told him that the Ancient Immortal Ruins had changed.

Liu Piaopiao told Chen Wen that the Immortal Seeking Sect would host an Immortal Seeking Assembly for cultivators under sixty, and Chen Wen decided to participate despite the dangers. He then absorbed thirteen drops of Destiny Nirvana Liquid, broke through his fifth Chaos Sequence Shackle, and began advancing his realm.

• Liu Piaopiao explained that the Immortal Seeking Sect had emerged from the Ancient Immortal Ruins and that its assembly might hold clues to becoming an immortal.
• Liu Piaopiao warned Chen Wen that the assembly would draw many powerful young heirs, urged him to conceal his identity, and offered to arrange his participation in the Xuantian Small World.
• Chen Wen decided to enter the assembly and asked Liu Piaopiao what he needed to prepare.
• After ending the transmission, Chen Wen resumed cultivation and swallowed thirteen drops of Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Wen used the Supreme Chaos Art to absorb the liquid's power and broke through his fifth Chaos Sequence Shackle.
• Chen Wen began using the power from the breakthrough to advance his realm.

Chen Wen reached the Tenth Layer Supreme Realm, refined his techniques, and struggled to uncover the mysteries of the Heavenly Emperor Heaven-Deriving Diagram. He left to attend the Immortal Seeking Assembly, while Feng Diyu returned to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and asked about Little Jun’s death.

• Chen Wen broke through to the Tenth Layer Supreme Realm and spent half a month improving his techniques, especially the Heaven Shaking Nine Strikes.
• Chen Wen explored the Heavenly Emperor Heaven-Deriving Diagram twice but found only emptiness and mysterious Dao rhythms before Xian Hongshao warned him not to overexert himself.
• Chen Wen told Chen Hongmian he was going to the Immortal Seeking Assembly; she declined to join him and urged him to be careful.
• Chen Wen said farewell to Chen Badao and Ye Chenyan, then used the Realm Entry Token to depart.
• Feng Diyu and Feng Diya returned to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, where Feng Wutian greeted them.
• Feng Diyu asked Feng Wutian whether Little Jun had died at the hands of a native, and Feng Wutian’s smile vanished.

Chen Wen returned to the Xuantian Small World to prepare for the Immortal Seeking Assembly, while Feng Duyu and Zhao Xuan vowed that he would die there. After Liu Piaopiao arranged for him to stay at her residence, Chen Wen learned the Assembly would begin in three days at the Ancient Immortal Mountain Range and that he would compete as a disciple of the Xuantian Small World.

• Feng Duyu and Zhao Xuan each said Chen Wen would be killed once the Immortal Seeking Assembly began, pleasing Feng Wutian and Zhao Qingchen.
• Chen Wen returned to the Xuantian Small World, contacted Liu Piaopiao, disguised himself, and waited for her people to collect him.
• Liu Ruoshui brought Chen Wen to her private residence, where he met Liu Piaopiao.
• Liu Piaopiao told Chen Wen to participate as a disciple of the Xuantian Small World and explained that the Assembly's events remained unknown.
• Liu Piaopiao said the Assembly would begin in three days at the Ancient Immortal Mountain Range and warned Chen Wen to keep a low profile around the Sons of Heaven.

Chen Wen and Liu Ruoshui traveled to the Ancient Immortal Mountain Range for the Immortal Seeking Assembly, where Liu Piaopiao asked Liu Ruoshui to protect him because he had saved her life. At the gathering, Chen Wen sensed the strength of the Sons of Heaven and resisted Feng Duyu's pressure, catching his attention.

• Liu Ruoshui led Chen Wen to the Grand Arena, where Liu Piaopiao asked her to look after him and reminded her to prioritize survival.
• Liu Piaopiao confirmed that Xu Bingyue had returned, and Liu Ruoshui set aside the topic before departing with Chen Wen.
• Chen Wen and Liu Ruoshui arrived at the Ancient Immortal Mountain Range and saw the ruins of the Immortal Seeking Sect and a vast gathering of disciples.
• Chen Wen recognized Feng Duyu among the Sons of Heaven and assessed him as one of the strongest.
• Feng Duyu pressed Chen Wen with his aura, but Chen Wen shattered the pressure, surprising Feng Duyu.

Chen Wen sized up Feng Duyu and Xu Bingyue as the Immortal Seeking Assembly prepared to begin. Xian Wubei announced powerful rewards for the top ten, including a chance to enter the Xuanzang Secret Realm for the champion, and the leading contenders declared their confidence.

• Chen Wen judged Feng Duyu to be a genuine threat, while Liu Ruoshui warned him that Feng was ruthless and one of the championship favorites.
• Liu Ruoshui spotted Xu Bingyue and revealed her hatred and killing intent toward the woman.
• The Immortal Seeking Sect ruins stirred, and an announcement said the assembly would feature three trials for disciples under sixty.
• Xian Wubei announced that the top ten would receive rewards, with first place winning a Half-Emperor Pill, a Soul Refining Emperor medicine, and entry to the Xuanzang Secret Realm.
• Feng Wutian told Feng Duyu and Feng Diya that the powers had arranged the secret-realm reward to give them an opportunity.
• Feng Duyu claimed only Xu Bingyue and Jiang Cangyang were worthy opponents, while Xu Bingyue and Jiang Cangyang each declared their confidence in winning.

Chen Wen learned that the Immortal Seeking Assembly offered a chance to enter the Xuanzang Secret Realm and earn assessment eligibility for the Sons of Heaven. He entered the Grand Arena with Liu Ruoshui, where the first Spiritual Root Test began.

• Liu Ruoshui explained that the Xuanzang Secret Realm was a treasure land controlled by the Nine Great Powers, and Chen Wen concealed his ignorance by claiming he came from a small place.
• Xian Wubei announced that outstanding performers could earn the qualification to be assessed as Sons of Heaven, stirring the disciples’ excitement.
• The Grand Arena entrance opened, and twenty-three Sons of Heaven entered before Liu Ruoshui and Chen Wen followed with thousands of other disciples.
• The assembly announced that participants with Third Grade Spiritual Roots or higher could remain, then the Spirit Testing Light shone down on everyone.

The first round of the Immortal Seeking Assembly revealed that Chen Wen possessed the venue’s only Tenth Grade Spiritual Root, astonishing Liu Ruoshui and drawing the attention of the Nine Great Powers. After most disciples were eliminated, the surviving candidates learned that the next rounds would let higher-ranked Spiritual Root holders choose opponents who could not refuse.

• The Spiritual Root test showed that most disciples had only First or Second Grade roots, while the Sons of Heaven had Fifth or Sixth Grade roots.
• Chen Wen’s Tenth Grade Spiritual Root stunned the crowd, and Feng Duyu, Xu Bingyue, and Jiang Cangyang focused on him.
• Liu Ruoshui questioned Chen Wen about his identity, while Liu Piaopiao recognized his true identity and worried that the powers would target him.
• The leaders learned that Chen Wen belonged to none of their Lineages, and Feng Wutian and Zhao Qingchen considered recruiting him.
• The first round reduced nearly seven thousand disciples to 120, including Chen Wen and Jiang Luoli.
• The assembly announced opponent-selection rules that favored higher Spiritual Root grades, prompting the candidates to fear the next rounds would favor the Sons of Heaven.

Chen Wen chose Feng Dichen, the weakest disciple in the arena, and killed him with one palm, proving the strength of his Tenth Layer Supreme Realm cultivation. After Liu Ruoshui won her match, the second round began with Chen Wen as the focus, and he considered whom to choose next.

• Chen Wen selected Feng Dichen of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, who challenged him before the fight began.
• Chen Wen shattered Feng Dichen's attack with one palm and sent him crashing from the arena, where his body exploded.
• The crowd and power leaders were shocked by Chen Wen's strength, while Feng Wutian decided the Heavenly Phoenix Clan should offer him an opportunity.
• Liu Ruoshui told Chen Wen he was nearly as strong as her, then defeated her Immortal Palace opponent with an overwhelming advantage.
• Sixty candidates were chosen, and the assembly began the second round as everyone watched Chen Wen decide whom to select.

Chen Wen chose Xu Jing, whom he believed to be the weakest challenger, but she revealed her skill with an ancient thunder formation and trapped him in a deadly attack. As Thunder Dragons descended on Chen Wen, the spectators assumed the battle was about to end.

• Chen Wen selected Xu Jing as his opponent, and she stepped onto the Battle Arena confident that she could kill him quickly.
• Xu Bingyue revealed that Xu Jing had concealed her true strength, while Xu Jiuliang warned that Chen Wen had chosen poorly.
• Xu Jing struck with her Nirvana Serpent Seal, but Chen Wen shattered it with a punch of pure Physical Strength.
• Xu Jing formed the Thunder Dragon Ambush Array, sealing Chen Wen inside as Liu Ruoshui and the other spectators recognized the danger.
• Xu Jing unleashed the Thunder Dragons on Chen Wen, while Xu Jiuliang mocked Feng Wutian and the crowd expected the battle to end.

Chen Wen killed Xu Jing with one punch, drawing the attention of the Sons of Heaven and the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. As the third round began, he agreed to challenge Liu Ruoshui, then rejected the Sons of Heaven’s attempts to choose him as an opponent.

• Chen Wen blocked Xu Jing’s thunder dragons and killed her with a single punch, earning a drop of Purple Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Feng Wutian declared that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan wanted Chen Wen, prompting Xu Jiuliang and other powers to reconsider their interest in him.
• After all thirty second-round matches ended, Liu Ruoshui admitted she could not defeat a Son of Heaven and offered Chen Wen a challenge; Chen Wen agreed.
• The thirty victors received fifteen minutes to choose opponents for the third round, and several Sons of Heaven tried to challenge Chen Wen.
• Chen Wen said he already had someone in mind, and one Son of Heaven mocked him for refusing their challenges.

Chen Wen advanced to the final fifteen after Liu Ruoshui conceded their match, despite Feng Duyu’s anger at being ignored. The Immortal Seeking Stone assessment began, and the candidates set out to choose their paths up the mountain.

• Feng Duyu threatened Chen Wen after Chen Wen challenged Liu Ruoshui, but the assembly inscription warned that unauthorized attacks would lead to elimination.
• Liu Ruoshui conceded their arena match after Chen Wen struck once, allowing Chen Wen to advance among the final fifteen candidates.
• The inscription announced that the final round would test the candidates through Heart Inquiry, Fate Inquiry, and Self Inquiry, with rankings based on how long they persisted.
• A mountain bearing the Immortal Seeking Stone rose in the arena, and fifteen paths appeared leading to its summit.
• The inscription began the third round, and the candidates rushed toward their chosen paths as Feng Duyu glared at Chen Wen.

Chen Wen faced the Immortal Seeking Path’s first question, which showed him two worlds shaped by different choices: one pursuing immortality at terrible cost, and one choosing contentment and worldly success. He defended the choice to pursue one’s dreams despite the risk of regret, passed the test in under a quarter of an hour, and reached the Second Question while the other contestants remained stuck.

• Chen Wen stepped onto the Immortal Seeking Path as the faction leaders watched and hoped their juniors could still surpass him.
• Chen Wen witnessed two versions of the world: one where people pursued immortality until only despair and death remained, and another where people found success, family, and contentment.
• A voice invited Chen Wen to choose between the two worlds, and he first moved toward the second before turning toward the first.
• Chen Wen argued that pursuing what the heart desired was neither right nor wrong, and that giving up on a dream meant dying before tomorrow.
• The voice accepted Chen Wen’s answer and declared that he had passed the first question.
• Chen Wen appeared before the Second Question in less than a quarter of an hour, astonishing the observers as the other contestants remained frozen on the path.

Chen Wen passed the Second Question after answering that fate meant being just right for oneself, then entered the Third Question and faced an illusion of leaving his family to seek immortality. After years of pursuing the path, he grew old and realized he longed to return home.

• Chen Wen entered the Second Question and told its guiding voice that fate meant being just right for oneself.
• The voice explained how timing shaped fate and sent Chen Wen onward to the Third Question.
• Chen Wen's rapid progress stunned the watching challengers, the power leaders, Xian Wubei, Liu Piaopiao, and Liu Ruoshui.
• In the Third Question, Chen Wen faced his family pleading with him not to leave, but he chose to pursue the Immortal Path.
• Chen Badao let Chen Wen go, and Chen Wen promised Ye Chenyan he would return after succeeding.
• After pursuing the Immortal Path for countless years, Chen Wen grew old, stopped on the road, and longed for home.

Chen Wen passed the Self Inquiry trial after experiencing a lifetime of loss and reaffirming his belief that immortals existed. He emerged as the Immortal Seeking Assembly champion, leaving the Sons of Heaven and faction leaders stunned and furious.

• Chen Wen returned to his hometown in the trial and learned that his family had become ancestors, leaving him with no home to return to.
• An ancient voice questioned whether Chen Wen would persist in seeking immortality, and he said that choices carried a price people had to accept before affirming that immortals existed.
• The ancient voice declared Chen Wen had passed, and the Grand Arena announced his success in the third trial.
• The spectators realized Chen Wen had cleared all Three Immortal Seeking Questions and claimed first place, while the faction leaders lamented losing the Xuanzang Secret Realm reward.
• Feng Wushuang celebrated passing the first trial, while Feng Diyu, Xu Bingyue, and Jiang Cangyang reacted with shock and rage at Chen Wen's victory.