Chapter Summaries

A Divine Dynasty True Lord stopped Emperor Chu from attacking Chen Changqing, declaring Chen Changqing the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law and summoning him to receive his titles in three days. Afterward, Empress Willow Leaf explained the realms above Tribulation Transcendence and the power of True Lords.

• The Divine Dynasty True Lord suppressed Emperor Chu for violating the ban on dynasties warring without approval and reminded him that Chen Changqing had won the Hundred Dynasties War and was the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law.
• The True Lord spared Emperor Chu because of his acquaintance with Emperor Chu’s ancestor, ordered him to leave, and sent the other emperors fleeing.
• The True Lord assured Chen Changqing that no one in the Imperial Dynasties’ territory would trouble him and said he would return in three days to take him to receive his titles.
• Chen Changqing wondered why the Human King had issued a Bounty Order against him if the Divine Dynasty intended to protect him, while resolving to grow strong enough to face Tribulation Crossing cultivators.
• Empress Willow Leaf explained that failed ascendants beyond Tribulation Transcendence were called false immortals, half-immortals, or True Lords, and described their immense power and longevity.

After the Divine Dynasty recognized Chen Changqing as its Imperial Son-in-Law, Liu Ye prepared to travel there and privately discussed Liu Ruyan’s future. The chapter ended with Liu Ye asking Liu Ruyan what she thought of Chen Changqing.

• Liu Ye retrieved the Heaven and Earth Mirror and said the crisis was over, then prepared for the trip to the Divine Dynasty in three days.
• The Maple Leaf Dynasty’s officials praised Chen Changqing, and Liu Ruyan resented their sudden change of attitude before Liu Ye sent them away.
• Liu Ye told Liu Ruyan to take Chen Changqing back to rest and later summoned her to the palace.
• Liu Tian thanked Chen Changqing for helping Liu Ruyan win the Hundred Dynasties War, while Liu Ruyan left to meet Liu Ye.
• Liu Ye told Liu Ruyan she had to reach Spirit Transformation and should remain in the dynasty to cultivate after her conferment.
• Liu Ye asked Liu Ruyan what she thought of Chen Changqing, leaving Liu Ruyan flustered.

Liu Ruyan took Liu Ye’s advice to seize her chance and confessed her feelings to Chen Changqing by asking him to become master of the Maple Leaf Dynasty. Three days later, Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ye set out for the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty to receive their titles, where Chen Changqing discovered that its realm contained immortal energy.

• Liu Ye urged Liu Ruyan to pursue Chen Changqing instead of letting their bond slip away, recalling her own regret over Chen Yuan.
• Liu Ruyan thanked Chen Changqing for helping her win the Grand Tournament, then asked if he would become master of the Maple Leaf Dynasty and hurried away before he could answer.
• Chen Changqing considered Liu Ruyan’s confession and thought about visiting Medicine God Valley, since he had already reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and fulfilled his agreement with Hua Gu.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ye boarded the Divine Dynasty True Monarch’s Immortal Boat to travel to the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty for their titles.
• The Immortal Boat crossed into the Divine Dynasty’s realm, and Chen Changqing was shocked to sense immortal energy there; Liu Ye explained that the Divine Dynasty lay in the core region of the Immortal Artifact containing their world.

Chen Changqing and Liu Ye arrived at the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty’s Imperial City, where the Human King honored the Maple Leaf Dynasty for winning the Hundred Dynasties War. The chapter left Liu Ye holding the Jiuzhou Supreme Token as Emperor Chu seethed over the dynasty’s loss of first place and Chen Changqing’s role in his son’s death.

• Liu Ye told Chen Changqing that the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty lay within an Immortal Artifact and that their world had formed from a fragment of the Immortal Realm.
• The Divine Dynasty True Monarch brought Chen Changqing, Liu Ye, and Liu Ruyan to the Imperial City, where a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator escorted them to the hall.
• The gathered rulers focused on Chen Changqing, while Emperor Chu and the rulers of the Flame, Cangmu, and Jiu Li Dynasties regarded him with hostility over the princes he had killed.
• The Human King entered the hall and ordered the decree read, while Chen Changqing remained standing instead of kneeling.
• The decree declared the Maple Leaf Dynasty the foremost dynasty and awarded Liu Ye a Jiuzhou Supreme Token.
• Emperor Chu grew furious as he recalled that Great Chu had lost its foremost rank and that Chen Changqing had killed Chu Tian and taken the Blood Prison Frenzied Saber.

The Human King offered Chen Changqing the title of the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, but Chen Changqing refused. Instead of becoming angry, the Human King praised him for being Chen Yuan’s disciple.

• The Human King awarded Liu Ruyan a baptism in the Divine Dynasty’s Dragon Transformation Pool and granted rewards to the top-ranking dynasties.
• The Human King acknowledged Chen Changqing’s role in the Maple Leaf Dynasty’s victory and offered him the title of Imperial Son-in-Law.
• Chen Changqing thanked the Human King but declined the offer, stunning everyone in the hall.
• Emperor Chu privately rejoiced, while Liu Ruyan and Empress Willow Leaf worried that Chen Changqing had angered the Human King.
• The Human King laughed and praised Chen Changqing, saying he was worthy of being Chen Yuan’s disciple.

The Human King surprised the rulers by taking Chen Changqing’s refusal calmly, hinting that he knew Chen Yuan. The Third Princess arrived to confront the man who rejected her, then recognized Chen Changqing as Li Feiyu from the Blood Moon World.

• The Human King laughed at Chen Changqing’s refusal and implied that he knew Chen Yuan, leaving Chen Changqing, Liu Ye, and the rulers bewildered.
• Chen Changqing and Liu Ye wondered whether Chen Yuan had a past connection with the Human King.
• The Third Princess entered angrily after hearing that Chen Changqing had refused to become her husband.
• Chen Changqing and the Third Princess recognized each other, realizing he was the Li Feiyu she had met in the Blood Moon World.

Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu recognized each other in the imperial court, revealing their past dealings in the Blood Moon World. As the Human King renewed his offer for Chen Changqing to become the Divine Dynasty's imperial son-in-law, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded him that he still owed her a promise.

• Chen Changqing recalled meeting Xuanyuan Xiaoyu in the Blood Moon World, where she had provided him with blood essence and a token in exchange for his leaving the arena challenges.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu asked why Chen Changqing was now using that name instead of Li Feiyu, and he explained that he had used an alias.
• The Human King renewed his proposal for Chen Changqing to become the Divine Dynasty's imperial son-in-law, and Chen Changqing hesitated after learning Xuanyuan Xiaoyu was the princess in question.
• Emperor Chu worried that Chen Changqing's marriage into the Divine Dynasty would make it difficult to seek revenge for his son and recover the Blood Prison Mad Saber.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded Chen Changqing that he still owed her a promise from their Blood Moon World dealings, after she had given him samadhi true fire and an auction treasure casket.

Chen Changqing accepted the position of the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law after Xuanyuan Xiaoyu invoked his promise to help her once, leaving Liu Ruyan heartbroken and the hostile dynasty rulers wary of him. As Xuanyuan Xiaoyu led him around the palace, Liu Ye tried to comfort Liu Ruyan by reminding her that she still had a chance.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu asked Chen Changqing to honor his promise by agreeing to become the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, and he accepted.
• The Human King confirmed Chen Changqing’s position, while Emperor Chu and the other rulers feared his new protection.
• Liu Ye noticed Liu Ruyan’s sorrow, and Liu Ruyan wondered whether Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu had been together for a long time.
• As Liu Ruyan and Liu Ye left, Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan he would return to the Maple Leaf Dynasty once matters were settled.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu took Chen Changqing to tour the imperial palace, while Liu Ye comforted Liu Ruyan aboard the Maple Splendor Boat and mentioned having had nine husbands.

Chen Changqing learned that the Human King had once been his master Chen Yuan’s love rival, then the Human King proposed a wedding to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu one month later. Chen Changqing revealed his marriage agreement with Hua Yao, leaving Xuanyuan Xiaoyu visibly jealous.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu told Chen Changqing that her mother came from the Xuanyuan Family and her father was the Human King of the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu complained that she had searched for Li Feiyu without finding him, and Chen Changqing explained he had used an alias.
• The Human King asked after Chen Yuan and revealed that he and Chen Yuan had once been love rivals who fought over a beauty.
• The Human King proposed that Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu marry one month later.
• Chen Changqing told the Human King that he also had a marriage agreement with Hua Yao, and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu became jealous.

Chen Changqing asked the Human King to make his Imperial Son-in-Law status official without holding a grand wedding, while acknowledging his ties to Hua Yao and Liu Ruyan. Xuanyuan Xiaoyu agreed to keep the wedding simple but required Chen Changqing to promise her three things.

• Chen Changqing asked the Human King to confirm him as the Divine Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-Law while letting him skip a grand wedding.
• Chen Changqing admitted that Liu Ruyan also cared for him, prompting Xuanyuan Xiaoyu to wonder if she was the other woman.
• The Human King declared Chen Changqing the husband of the Third Princess and left, laughing at the thought of provoking Chen Yuan.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu confronted Chen Changqing about Hua Yao and Liu Ruyan, then accepted his explanation and said she was not angry about his other beauties.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu agreed to keep the wedding simple but told Chen Changqing he had to promise her three things, and he readily agreed.

Chen Changqing left the Divine Dynasty after becoming Xuanyuan Xiaoyu’s Dao companion, then returned to the transformed Maple Leaf Dynasty and reunited with Liu Ruyan. He told Liu Ruyan he wanted her to become another Imperial Son-in-Law, and she accepted, including after he told her about Hua Yao.

• Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu became Dao companions, and the Divine Dynasty announced their union without holding a wedding.
• Chen Changqing left for the Maple Leaf Dynasty and saw that its territory and spiritual energy had greatly increased after Liu Ye used the Jiuzhou Supreme Token.
• Liu Ruyan welcomed Chen Changqing and explained that she would remain in the Maple Leaf Dynasty to cultivate and later receive a baptism in the Divine Dynasty’s Dragon Transformation Pool.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan he planned to return to Shushan and asked whether she would go with him, but she chose to stay.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan that being an Imperial Son-in-Law to one or two made no difference, and she agreed to be with him.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan about Hua Yao, and Liu Ruyan accepted her as well.

After leaving Liu Ruyan and the Maple Leaf Dynasty, Chen Changqing returned to the Jiuzhou Continent and heard rumors of a powerful black dog on Black Demon Mountain. Suspecting it might be his missing spirit pet Wangcai, he learned that the Beast Taming Sect was preparing to intervene.

• Chen Changqing said farewell to Liu Ruyan and Empress Willow Leaf, then flew back toward Shushan.
• Chen Changqing passed through the Imperial Dynasty territory and a teleportation passage to return to the Jiuzhou Continent.
• Chen Changqing stopped at a city restaurant and overheard cultivators discussing a powerful black dog that had seized half of Black Demon Mountain.
• Chen Changqing suspected the dog was his missing spirit pet, Wangcai, whose soul contract remained intact.
• Chen Changqing heard that the Beast Taming Sect had noticed the disturbance on Black Demon Mountain and might send someone to subdue the demons.

Chen Changqing learned that Black Demon Mountain was in turmoil and hurried there, fearing for Wangcai’s safety. Meanwhile, Wangcai fought the Black Bear King for control of the mountain and unleashed a devastating claw attack.

• Chen Changqing asked a tavern waiter where Black Demon Mountain was and set off east after learning it lay three hundred li away.
• Wangcai, who had grown into a Demon King by devouring powerful creatures, fought the Black Bear King as their followers cheered from opposing camps.
• The Bear King attacked with stone spikes and Yin Yang Bear Paws, but Wangcai swallowed the spikes and shattered the astral winds with his black armor.
• Wangcai rammed the Bear King through several mountains, then leaped above him and unleashed the Heavenly Demon Sky Rend Claw.

Little Black gained the upper hand against the Bear King, but the Beast Taming Sect arrived and forced the two rivals to join forces. Their battle against the sect began, and Little Black swallowed the Black Python’s Netherworld Cold Poison as the fight continued.

• Little Black used Devour Heaven and Earth to swallow the Bear King’s destructive energy orb and suppress him in their fight.
• The Beast Taming Sect arrived at Black Demon Mountain, led by a half-step God Transformation elder riding a Black Python.
• The Bear King urged Little Black to stop fighting him and face the sect together, and Little Black agreed before ordering his demons to attack.
• The Beast Taming Sect’s disciples released their Spirit-Controlled Beasts, and both sides clashed as Little Black and the Bear King charged the elder.
• The Black Python spewed Netherworld Cold Poison that corroded their attacks, but Little Black swallowed it with his devouring ability.

Little Black and the Bear King fought the Black Python, but the Beast Taming Sect’s disciples trapped them in a formation. Little Black began devouring the formation’s power, but the sect elder entered and suppressed both demons with his half-step Spirit Transformation strength.

• The Bear King took the Black Python’s tail sweep head-on, then grabbed the serpent’s tail and slammed him into the ground.
• The Black Python retaliated with his blade-like scales, wounding the Bear King, and Little Black struck him with the Heavenly Demon Soul-Breaking Spear.
• The Beast Taming Sect’s Spirit-Controlled Beasts killed Little Black and the Bear King’s demons, while the disciples formed an array that sealed the two Demon Kings’ power.
• Little Black used Devour Heaven and Earth to consume the formation’s power, prompting the elder to recognize him as a possible Heavenly Demon and enter the array.
• The elder used his half-step Spirit Transformation power to pin Little Black and the Bear King to the ground, while Little Black threatened that his master would destroy the Beast Taming Sect.

Chen Changqing arrived at Black Demon Mountain and rescued Little Black and the Bear King from the Beast Taming Sect’s soul-binding formation. After revealing his Immortal Artifact, he forced the sect’s half-step God Transformation elder to flee and attacked him with his Sword Domain.

• The Beast Taming Sect’s elder activated a formation that bound Little Black and the Bear King and began pulling their souls from their bodies.
• Chen Changqing arrived, shattered the formation with a sword strike, and blasted away the disciples controlling it.
• Little Black ran to Chen Changqing and clung to his leg, while the Bear King realized Chen Changqing was his master.
• Chen Changqing confronted the elder for targeting his spirit pets and refused to give his name.
• Chen Changqing revealed the Heavenly Thunder Sword, an Immortal Artifact, and the elder fled in fear.
• Chen Changqing trapped the area in his Sword Domain and unleashed the fifth form of the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation, Sword Burns the Eight Wastelands, at the fleeing elder.

Chen Changqing killed a Beast Taming Sect elder and all the fleeing disciples, then accepted the Black Bear and Xuan Snake as Little Black’s subordinates. He prepared to bring the two transformed Demon Kings back to Shushan Holy Land to guard Changqing Peak.

• Chen Changqing slew the Beast Taming Sect’s half-step God Transformation elder with one strike of the Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• The Beast Taming Sect disciples fled, and Chen Changqing killed them all.
• Little Black asked Chen Changqing to spare the Black Bear and the giant python and take them in as his underlings.
• The Black Bear and the giant python submitted their life-bound demon souls to Chen Changqing, who handed them to Little Black.
• Chen Changqing asked the two Demon Kings to take human form, and they transformed into a burly man and a woman in black gauze.

Chen Changqing returned to Shushan Holy Land with Little Black, Black Bear, and Xuan Snake after using a Teleportation Array and flying the rest of the way. His companions and the elders at Changqing Peak were astonished by his Nascent Soul cultivation and by the two Demon Kings he brought back.

• Chen Changqing asked Little Black to guide him to a nearby Teleportation Array, and they teleported toward Shushan with Black Bear and Xuan Snake.
• Chen Changqing reached Changqing Peak, where Xuan Qing and Xuan Ming welcomed him and realized he had reached the Nascent Soul level.
• Ran Hua, Willow Wood, Wang Yang, Qing Yang, and Shi Tian greeted Chen Changqing and were shocked by his rapid breakthrough.
• Chen Changqing told the group that Black Bear and Xuan Snake would stay at Changqing Peak, and Willow Wood recognized them as Demon Kings.

Chen Changqing had Black Bear and Xuan Snake guard Changqing Peak, astonishing the people there with his command over two Demon Kings. The chapter ended with Yao Feng urgently asking Willow Wood whether Chen Changqing was at the peak.

• Chen Changqing ordered Black Bear and Xuan Snake to replace the elders guarding Changqing Peak's gate, and they bowed to him as their master.
• Little Black led the two Demon Kings to the gate, where they took over from Xuan Qing and Xuan Ming and received Little Black's instructions.
• Chen Changqing flew to Seven Stars Peak while Willow Wood and the others discussed his changed strength and praised their good fortune in following him.
• Bai Yifei and Yao Feng arrived at Changqing Peak and were stopped by Black Bear and Xuan Snake until Willow Wood identified Bai Yifei as Shushan's Ninth Sequence Holy Son.
• Yao Feng asked Willow Wood urgently whether Chen Changqing was at Changqing Peak.

Chen Changqing returned to Shushan at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and told Chen Yuan that he had become the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law after helping Liu Ruyan win first place in the hundred dynasties war. Chen Yuan was astonished and asked him to recount everything else he had gained from the competition.

• Yao Feng arrived at Changqing Peak looking for Chen Changqing, and Willow Wood told him that Chen Changqing had gone to Seven Stars Peak.
• Chen Changqing met with Chen Yuan, who was surprised to learn that his disciple had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Chen Changqing thanked Chen Yuan for giving him three portions of Shushan Power and recalled that one portion had saved Liu Ruyan and helped her reach the Violet Mansion Realm.
• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that he had been named the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law after helping Liu Ruyan take first place in the hundred dynasties war.
• Chen Yuan asked Chen Changqing to explain what else he had gained, and Chen Changqing began recounting his experiences.