Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen fused the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark, broke through to the Fourth Level Dao Proving Realm, and went to Qingyi Tower’s auction. The auction’s second item was revealed to be a possible route map to the long-lost Heavenly Treasury, drawing the crowd’s attention.

• Chen Wen fused the Mad Demon Mark and broke through to the Fourth Level Dao Proving Realm.
• Chen Wen arrived at Qingyi Tower and noticed Zhou Tianqiong, Li Moheng, and other members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
• A female attendant escorted Chen Wen to a VIP room specially arranged by the Building Master, where he noticed his Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng was listed as a finale item.
• Qin Fei opened the auction, and a Taiji Heavenly Spirit Pill sold for five million High-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Qin Fei revealed that the half beast-hide map might show a route to the Heavenly Treasury, leaving the auction hall stunned.

At Qin Fei’s auction, a fragment believed to map routes within the legendary Heavenly Treasury drew fierce bidding despite uncertainty about its authenticity. Zhou Tianqiong bid sixty million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, but an unidentified bidder raised the price to seventy million.

• Shen Nantian asked how certain Qin Fei’s building was that the fragment came from the Heavenly Treasury, and Qin Fei offered to buy it back at its original price before the Treasury opened.
• Zhou Tianqiong called for the auction to begin, and Qin Fei set the starting bid at one million Top-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Bidders quickly drove the price up, and Yao Buran offered fifty million Top-grade Spirit Crystals before declaring it his limit.
• Zhou Tianqiong bid sixty million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, prompting Yao Buran to withdraw in anger.
• As Qin Fei prepared to sell the fragment to Zhou Tianqiong, an unidentified bidder offered seventy million Top-grade Spirit Crystals.

Chen Wen outbid Zhou Tianqiong for an unverified treasure map at Qingyi Tower’s auction, then learned that the mysterious tenth item was an Eternal Time-Space Stone that could create a space with a different flow of time. The stone’s auction began, and Chen Wen was determined to obtain it.

• Chen Wen raised his bid for the treasure map to two hundred million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, and Zhou Tianqiong yielded while hinting that Chen Wen owed him a favor.
• Zhou Tianqiong sent Li Moheng to investigate Chen Wen as Qin Fei sold him the treasure map.
• The auction continued through several items until Qin Fei presented a mysterious black stone as the tenth item.
• Xian Hongshao identified the stone as an Eternal Time-Space Stone and explained that it could create an independent space with a different flow of time.
• Qin Fei demonstrated that an Emperor artifact could not damage the stone and that it showed no reaction to Spiritual Energy, then opened bidding at ten million Top-grade Spirit Crystals.

Chen Wen won the Eternal Time-Space Stone for one billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals after outbidding Zhou Tianqiong, who then ordered his people to investigate Chen Wen. Chen Wen later acquired the Azure Wood Lightning Attractor, and the auction began bidding on the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood.

• Leng Qingshuang stopped bidding at one hundred million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, and Yao Buran raised Zhou Tianqiong’s bids to three hundred and fifty million before withdrawing.
• Chen Wen bid four hundred million, then one billion, and Zhou Tianqiong refused to continue bidding.
• Chen Wen won the Eternal Time-Space Stone, while Zhou Tianqiong ordered an elder to investigate him and ensure he could not leave the Sacred Dragon Heaven Domain alive.
• Yao Buran bought the Nine Yin Earth Spirit Milk for three hundred million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, and Chen Wen acquired the Azure Wood Lightning Attractor for one hundred million.
• Qin Fei presented the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood and opened bidding at fifty million Top-grade Spirit Crystals.

Chen Wen won the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood for 5.1 billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals after outbidding Leng Qingshuang, who refused Zhou Tianqiong’s offer of a loan. The auction then began bidding on the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng, drawing eager bids from the gathered factions.

• Leng Qingshuang, Zhao Dongyang, Wang Chongtian, and Chen Wen competed for the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood as the price climbed into the billions.
• Leng Qingshuang asked Chen Wen to show mercy and offered him a favor, but he refused and continued bidding.
• Leng Qingshuang raised the bid to five billion, and Chen Wen won at five billion one hundred million Top-grade Spirit Crystals after she stopped bidding.
• Zhou Tianqiong offered Leng Qingshuang a loan of one billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals, but she declined, angering him.
• Qin Fei presented the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng and opened bidding at one hundred million Top-grade Spirit Crystals, prompting the factions to raise their paddles.

Wang Chongtian, Yao Buran, and Zhou Tianqiong competed fiercely for the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng, which sold for forty-three billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals. As Qingyi Tower revealed an Ancient Emperor Technique as the final auction item, Chen Wen left the venue after securing everything he wanted.

• Wang Chongtian, Yao Buran, and Zhou Tianqiong raised their bids for the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng until Yao Buran offered forty-three billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Qin Fei sold the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng to Yao Buran for forty-three billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Qin Fei revealed that the final auction item was a Law Concealing Stone containing an Ancient Emperor Technique.
• Chen Wen left the venue, and Chen Qingyi arranged for his auction item and Spirit Crystals to be prepared.

Chen Wen accepted Qingyi Tower’s golden plaque, collected his auction purchases and more than thirty billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals, and left after inspecting them. Leng Qingshuang intercepted him and asked for the Golden Sacred Dragon Blood, but Chen Wen offered to help with her condition instead, leaving the two to decide whether she would trust him.

• Chen Qingyi gave Chen Wen a golden plaque, and he accepted it before checking the auction items and finding that the treasure map fragment was incomplete.
• Chen Wen confirmed the quality of his other purchases and collected more than thirty billion Top-grade Spirit Crystals from Qingyi Tower.
• After Chen Wen left, Chen Qingyi refused Granny Chen’s suggestion to investigate him, then agreed to return for her mother’s life-and-death battle in a month.
• Leng Qingshuang blocked Chen Wen on his way back and brought him to a palace, where she offered to pay the same price and owe him a favor for the Golden Sacred Dragon Blood.
• Chen Wen refused to hand over the blood, explained that it could not resolve the Cold Power in Leng Qingshuang’s Ice Sacred Dragon Bloodline, and offered to help if she trusted him.

Chen Wen promised Leng Qingshuang a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill to resolve the Cold Power in her body, and she agreed to wait half a month. After he killed Li Moheng, Chen Wen asked Leng Qingshuang to protect him for one year and entered seclusion to prepare the pill.

• Chen Wen told Leng Qingshuang he could give her a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill, and she agreed to trust him and wait half a month instead of demanding Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood.
• Leng Qingshuang brought in Li Moheng, who had been waiting to stop Chen Wen from leaving, and Chen Wen killed him with a single stomp.
• Leng Qingshuang threw Li Moheng's body outside the formation, expecting Zhou Tianqiong to come see it.
• Chen Wen asked Leng Qingshuang to protect him for one year, and she agreed while warning him she would judge his claims when the year ended.
• Chen Wen requested a quiet place to enter seclusion and promised to give Leng Qingshuang the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill within one month; she led him there.

Chen Wen cultivated in Leng Qingshuang’s private Cultivation Room while Xian Hongshao prepared the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill. He completed the first realm of the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark, reached minor accomplishment in the Ancestral Dragon True Body’s Skin Refining Realm, improved several techniques, and learned that the pill was ready.

• Leng Qingshuang brought Chen Wen to her private Cultivation Room, where he began planning how to use his limited cultivation time before returning to the Azure Dragon Heaven Domain.
• Chen Wen drank the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood and used its power to temper the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark and the Ancestral Dragon True Body.
• On the fifth day, Chen Wen reached minor accomplishment in the Ancestral Dragon True Body’s Skin Refining Realm and completed the first realm of the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark.
• Chen Wen spent the next five days cultivating his techniques, improving several to minor or major accomplishment and advancing others to higher levels.
• Xian Hongshao told Chen Wen that the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill was ready.

Chen Wen received nine Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pills from Xian Hongshao, who planned to prepare a Spirit Burning Array to enhance his cultivation. He gave Leng Qingshuang the promised pill, and she confirmed its identity while noticing how much stronger he had become.

• Xian Hongshao gave Chen Wen nine Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pills and explained their effects and the pain involved in taking one.
• Xian Hongshao asked Chen Wen for Spirit Crystals so she could set up a Spirit Burning Array within three days.
• Chen Wen disguised one pill to make it appear old, then left the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array to find Leng Qingshuang.
• Leng Qingshuang said she had driven away envoys sent by Zhou Tianqiong and refused to move, confident that she could handle the threat.
• Chen Wen gave Leng Qingshuang the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill he had promised her, and she confirmed it was genuine.
• Leng Qingshuang inspected the pill and noticed that Chen Wen had grown much stronger in the past ten days.

Chen Wen used the Spirit Burning Array and a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill to advance to the Peak Sixth Level Dao Proving Realm and strengthen his body and foundation. After stabilizing his new power, he left seclusion with Leng Qingshuang to head for the Azure Dragon Heaven Domain, where Zhou Tianqiong and his followers were waiting.

• Leng Qingshuang agreed to protect Chen Wen for one year and entered the Cultivation Room to recover.
• Xian Hongshao finished setting up the Spirit Burning Array, and Chen Wen entered it and swallowed a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill.
• Chen Wen endured intense pain as the pill transformed his body and soul, while Leng Qingshuang also suffered through her recovery.
• Chen Wen broke through to the Peak Sixth Level Dao Proving Realm and perfected another level of his body and foundation.
• After a day of cultivation, Chen Wen stabilized his power, then reunited with Leng Qingshuang and said he would go to the Azure Dragon Heaven Domain.
• Chen Wen and Leng Qingshuang left the formation and found Zhou Tianqiong waiting with a group of people, his gaze fixed on Chen Wen.

Zhou Tianqiong confronted Leng Qingshuang over Chen Wen, but she overwhelmed him and forced him to retreat. Chen Wen then sought a Teleportation Array to reach the Azure Dragon Heaven Domain and learned that Chen Qingyi was heading there too.

• Zhou Tianqiong demanded that Leng Qingshuang explain her connection to Chen Wen and tried to take him, but Leng Qingshuang's killing aura wounded Zhou Tianqiong and drove him back.
• An elder told Zhou Tianqiong that Gu Qianying had invited him to the Chen Clan ceremony for Chen Wen's battle with Gu Lingyuan, giving Zhou Tianqiong an excuse to leave and plan to seize Chen Wen later.
• Chen Wen resolved to defy the Chen Clan's attempt to use his battle to establish its authority, while Leng Qingshuang reflected on his rapid advancement and the coming fight.
• Zhou Tianqiong threatened Leng Qingshuang before leaving, and Chen Wen took Leng Qingshuang to Qingyi Tower to ask its Building Master for access to a Teleportation Array.
• Chen Qingyi told Chen Wen that she also needed the array and asked him to wait five days, then invited him to travel with her to the Azure Dragon Heaven Domain.

Chen Wen traveled with Chen Qingyi and Leng Qingshuang toward the Everlasting Imperial Domain, where he suspected the Chen Clan was based, while preparing to face Gu Lingyuan. With the appointed battle less than five days away, rival forces plotted to kill Chen Wen and suppress the Chen and Ye Clans.

• Chen Wen learned that Chen Qingyi's Teleportation Array would take them to the Everlasting Imperial Domain, and he decided to travel with her despite suspecting she belonged to the Chen Clan.
• Chen Wen, Leng Qingshuang, and Chen Qingyi entered the array and teleported toward the Everlasting Imperial Domain as Chen Wen resolved to face Gu Lingyuan.
• The Archaic Desolate Realm grew excited about the impending Life-Death Arena battle between Chen Wen and Gu Lingyuan, which was less than five days away.
• Long Qingtian told the gathered forces that Chen Wen had to die, and Xuanyuan Dihuang argued that Fate Momentum, Gu Lingyuan, and later assassinations could weaken or kill him.
• Xuanyuan Dihuang proposed that the assembled forces join together to suppress the Chen and Ye Clans, and Zhou Yunru supported the plan.

Gu Lingyuan emerged from seclusion stronger and received Gu Qianying’s emperor artifact for her life-death duel with Chen Wen. Two days before the duel, Chen Wen returned to the Everlasting Imperial Domain with Leng Qingshuang and chose to find lodging before going to the Chen Clan.

• Gu Lingyuan emerged at the Tenth Level Dao Proving Realm, and Gu Qianying told her that Chen Wen had reached the Dao Proving Realm at seventeen.
• Gu Lingyuan said Chen Wen’s potential made him dangerous, and Gu Qianying lent her a powerful emperor artifact for the duel.
• Gu Qianying reminded Gu Lingyuan that she had to win, and Gu Lingyuan promised to meet her expectations.
• Three days later, Chen Wen returned to the Everlasting Imperial Domain with Leng Qingshuang after thanking Chen Qingyi for her help.
• Chen Wen looked toward the Chen Clan, recalled his past there, and decided to find a place to stay before going to the clan.

Chen Wen prepared for the Life-Death Arena battle while the Ye Clan and other forces traveled to the Chen Clan. As the Kill Order’s lifting and the battle approached, Chen Wen left seclusion and told Leng Qingshuang to follow him secretly as a hidden trump card.

• Chen Wen and Leng Qingshuang checked into an inn, and Chen Wen entered the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array to cultivate.
• Ye Kuang announced that the Ye Clan would accompany the Chen Clan’s supporters, while Chen Badao admitted he had no news about Chen Wen’s progress.
• Ye Kuang reassured the others that Chen Wen would win, and Ye Fan confirmed that the preparations Ye Kuang had ordered were complete.
• The Ye Clan and numerous powers, including forces from the Xuantian Small World, traveled toward the Chen Clan as Everlasting Emperor City filled with visitors.
• On the day of the appointed battle, Chen Wen emerged from cultivation with improved strength and told Leng Qingshuang to follow him secretly to the Chen Clan.

Chen Wen headed to the Chen Clan for the Life-Death Arena while Leng Qingshuang followed him unseen. As the assembled factions watched Gu Lingyuan reveal her formidable cultivation, Chen Wen arrived at the mountain gate and announced that he had come to claim lives.

• Leng Qingshuang agreed to protect Chen Wen, and he set out for the Chen Clan with her following invisibly.
• The factions gathered at the Chen Clan's Grand Arena, where Ye Kuang led Chen Badao, Ye Chenyan, and their people to support Chen Wen.
• As the Destiny Suppression Order neared its expiration, spectators debated whether Chen Wen would appear, and Gu Qianying summoned Gu Lingyuan.
• Gu Lingyuan arrived and took a seat beside Gu Qianying, revealing that she had reached the Tenth Level Dao Proving Realm and was close to its peak.
• Chen Wen reached the Chen Clan's mountain gate, where a guard asked him to register his Spirit Seal, and he declared that he had come to claim lives.

Chen Wen revealed his identity at the Chen Clan and stunned the crowd by appearing at the Peak Sixth Level Dao Proving Realm. He challenged Gu Lingyuan, and Fate Suppression Mountain began to appear as the Fate Momentum Strike approached.

• Chen Wen revealed his identity to the guard, who announced his arrival throughout the Chen Clan.
• The crowd saw Chen Wen at the Peak Sixth Level Dao Proving Realm, shocking the faction leaders and thrilling Ye Chenyan, Ye Kuang, and Chen Hongmian.
• Gu Qianying steadied Gu Lingyuan and reminded her that Chen Wen had to die for their plans to succeed.
• Chen Wen entered the center of the Grand Arena and challenged Gu Lingyuan to come down and die.
• Gu Lingyuan blocked Chen Wen's aura but was shocked by its strength as Fate Suppression Mountain began to appear.

Chen Wen faced Fate Suppression Mountain’s final trial and cleaved apart its Fate Momentum strike with a sword, proving his strength to the gathered forces. After the Colossal Shadow declared that he had passed and offered to grant a request, Chen Wen said he wanted Gu Lingyuan.

• Fate Suppression Mountain appeared, and its Colossal Shadow challenged Chen Wen to withstand the final strike.
• The Colossal Shadow brought down a powerful finger strike, but Chen Wen’s aura field blocked its pressure.
• Chen Wen entered the realm of man and sword as one and slashed the descending finger apart, sending his sword strike toward the Colossal Shadow.
• The Colossal Shadow shattered Chen Wen’s sword strike and then declared that Chen Wen had passed the final trial.
• The Colossal Shadow offered to fulfill a request, and Chen Wen said he wanted Gu Lingyuan.

Chen Wen reclaimed the Ye Clan Ancestor’s remains and returned them to the Ye Clan, earning Ye Kuang’s public pledge of support. He then faced Gu Lingyuan in the Grand Arena and launched the fight, while she prepared to show the strength of the Tenth Level Dao Proving Realm.

• Chen Wen chose the Ye Clan Ancestor’s remains as his reward, and the Colossal Shadow returned them to him before vanishing with Fate Suppression Mountain and the Destiny Suppression Order.
• Chen Wen brought the remains to Ye Kuang, who and the Ye Clan members wept with relief and gratitude.
• Ye Kuang declared that the Ye Clan would stand behind Chen Wen and warned anyone who broke the rules, then Chen Wen promised to make the clan proud and returned to the arena.
• Jiang Xingwan told Jiang Luoli and Jiang Cangyang that she believed Chen Wen could defeat Gu Lingyuan despite their difference in realm.
• Chen Wen challenged Gu Lingyuan to come down and die, and she walked to the center of the Grand Arena while recalling how he had risen to confront her.
• Chen Wen charged Gu Lingyuan with power that pressed against the strength of her Tenth Level Dao Proving Realm, and she vowed to demonstrate the difference in their realms.

Chen Wen repeatedly broke through Gu Lingyuan’s attacks, forcing the Tenth Level Dao Proving Realm cultivator to take him seriously despite her advantage over his Peak Sixth Level Dao Proving Realm. Gu Lingyuan unleashed the Chen Clan’s Supreme God Slaying Slash as Chen Wen charged at her, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Gu Lingyuan used the Nine Dragon World Suppressing Seal, but Chen Wen’s Heaven Shaking Double Strike shattered it and he broke through her follow-up palm.
• Chen Wen unleashed the Heaven Shaking Triple Strike, making Gu Lingyuan spit blood and retreat before she steadied herself without suffering an internal injury.
• Gu Lingyuan renewed her attack with the Nine Dragon World Suppressing Seal, while Chen Wen strengthened his triple strike with the sacred markings in his body and smashed the seal apart.
• Chen Wen charged toward Gu Lingyuan, who summoned a phantom and brought forth the Chen Clan’s emperor-level inheritance, the Supreme God Slaying Slash.