Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing revealed his identity as the Azure Dragon Ranking’s top prodigy and took a seat to challenge Old Man in Green Robe’s Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game. Though he admitted he knew nothing about chess, he launched a relentless attack with his black pieces.

• The cultivators recognized Chen Changqing as the Azure Dragon Ranking’s number one and were astonished that he had reached Early Stage Spirit Transformation.
• The crowd realized Chen Changqing called Bai Wuya “Martial Uncle,” revealing Bai Wuya’s connection to Shushan.
• Old Man in Green Robe invited Chen Changqing to challenge the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game, and Chen Changqing took the black pieces.
• Chen Changqing admitted he was not skilled at chess, then placed his first black piece without considering chess principles.
• Chen Changqing continued attacking with black pieces, aiming to annihilate every white piece rather than build a conventional formation.

Chen Changqing played the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game without knowing chess principles, turning each black stone into an expression of pure slaughter. Though his forces appeared close to defeat, his relentless attacks began to disrupt the Old Man in Green Robe’s seemingly flawless formation.

• The spectators realized Chen Changqing genuinely did not understand chess as he placed black stones in seemingly random positions.
• Chen Changqing’s unusual stones manifested as a devouring black hole and then a killing-intent blade, while the Old Man in Green Robe countered with white stones that restored order.
• Chen Changqing continued attacking the white formations, ignoring strategy and sacrificing black groups to strike at vulnerable connections and strongholds.
• The spectators condemned Chen Changqing’s chaotic play as he lost ground, but the Old Man in Green Robe recognized the terrifying will behind every move.
• Chen Changqing’s black stones seemed on the verge of defeat, yet their relentless assault caused faint stagnation in the white formation.

Chen Changqing transformed his seemingly chaotic chess moves into a focused Great Path of Slaughter, surprising the spectators and impressing the Old Man in Green Robe. The old man continued the game and challenged Chen Changqing to show whether his Way of Slaughter could shake the Supreme Principles of Heaven and Earth.

• Cultivators mocked Chen Changqing for slowing down and appearing ignorant of chess, until Bai Wuya silenced them with a cold glare.
• Xiaoqian quietly prayed for Chen Changqing to win while he continued playing the Old Man in Green Robe.
• Chen Changqing’s black stones began targeting weaknesses in the white formation, sacrificing territory and forming a deliberate, relentless art of slaughter.
• Chess experts recognized that Chen Changqing was using the board to enact a Great Path of Slaughter, and the spectators reconsidered their judgment of him.
• Bai Wuya and Xiaoqian watched in surprise as the board’s balance shifted, while the Old Man in Green Robe praised Chen Changqing’s approach.
• The Old Man in Green Robe continued placing pieces and challenged Chen Changqing to prove whether his Way of Slaughter could shake the Supreme Principles of Heaven and Earth.

Chen Changqing broke the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game with his Will of Slaughter and entered the gate to claim Old Man Heavenly Inquiry's inheritance. Inside, he found himself in an endless starry realm, where an elderly Daoist figure appeared before him.

• The Old Man in Green Robe unleashed the chess game’s final power, but Chen Changqing met it head-on with his Will of Slaughter and destroyed the white stones’ momentum.
• The Old Man in Green Robe and the watching cultivators realized Chen Changqing had won and broken the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game.
• The Old Man in Green Robe praised Chen Changqing, then summoned a gate of light leading to the inheritance.
• Chen Changqing entered the gate and found himself in an endless starry realm.
• An elderly figure in a moon-white Daoist robe appeared before Chen Changqing.

After breaking the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game, Chen Changqing met Old Man Heavenly Inquiry, who offered him an inheritance despite Chen Changqing refusing to become his disciple. Old Man Heavenly Inquiry asked him to kill his treacherous eldest disciple, and Chen Changqing agreed.

• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry revealed that he was a wisp of his Immortal Soul and offered to take Chen Changqing as his disciple.
• Chen Changqing declined, explaining that he already had a master, True Man Chen Yuan of Shushan.
• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry said Chen Changqing could still inherit his knowledge and possessions if he completed a task for him.
• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry recounted that his eldest disciple had slaughtered his household and clan, conspired with outside enemies, and left him with only a remnant soul.
• Chen Changqing agreed to kill Old Man Heavenly Inquiry's eldest disciple.

Chen Changqing agreed to kill Qi Miao, Old Man Heavenly Inquiry’s former disciple and a likely Heavenly Lord, once he grew strong enough. Old Man Heavenly Inquiry gave him the Immortal Burial Qin and Immortal Burial Melody, and warned him to find Qi Miao through the Heavenly Demon Sect without exposing himself prematurely.

• Chen Changqing agreed to kill Qi Miao, and Old Man Heavenly Inquiry revealed that Qi Miao might have reached the Heavenly Lord realm.
• Chen Changqing said he would take on Qi Miao when he had the strength, while recognizing that his current Early Stage Soul Transformation cultivation was far too weak.
• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry gave Chen Changqing the High-grade Immortal Artifact Immortal Burial Qin and its companion cultivation method, the Immortal Burial Melody.
• Chen Changqing read the Immortal Burial Melody and activated AFK Cultivation for it.
• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry said Qi Miao had joined the Heavenly Demon Sect and warned Chen Changqing not to reveal himself before he had grown stronger.

Chen Changqing left the secret realm with Old Man Heavenly Inquiry’s Immortal Burial Qin and cultivation score. Outside, Mo Yuan revealed that he had been waiting for the inheritor and knelt to acknowledge Chen Changqing as his new master.

• Old Man Heavenly Inquiry’s remnant soul vanished after entrusting his hopes to Chen Changqing, who bowed and left with the Immortal Burial Qin and Immortal Burial Melody.
• Chen Changqing emerged from the secret realm, and the cultivators marveled at the Immortal Artifact on his back while Bai Wuya guarded him.
• Mo Yuan approached Chen Changqing, then knelt and declared himself his servant, shocking the crowd and Bai Wuya.
• Mo Yuan explained that Old Man Heavenly Inquiry had ordered him to serve whoever inherited the old man’s true inheritance, and Chen Changqing asked him to rise.

Chen Changqing gained Mo Yuan, a Titled True Monarch, as his retainer after winning the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game and accepted Mo Yuan’s soul imprint as proof of loyalty. He returned to Shushan with Bai Wuya and brought Mo Yuan to Changqing Peak.

• Chen Changqing invited Mo Yuan to return to Shushan with him, and Mo Yuan agreed.
• Mo Yuan ended the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game and dismissed the cultivators from the secret realm.
• Chen Changqing reunited with Bai Wuya, who agreed to travel back to Shushan with him to protect him.
• Mo Yuan gave Chen Changqing his soul imprint, placing his life in Chen Changqing’s hands.
• Bai Wuya brought the group to Shushan, then left to visit Chen Yuan.
• Chen Changqing led Mo Yuan and Xiaoqian to Changqing Peak, where Xuan Snake and Black Bear greeted him as the Holy Son.

Chen Changqing returned to Changqing Peak with Mo Yuan and Xiaoqian, where Little Black devoured the Ghost Cultivator corpses he had brought back. Chen Changqing then met the peak’s elders and new disciples, and the chapter ended as he looked over the recruits Willow Wood had gathered.

• Chen Changqing introduced Mo Yuan to Xuan Snake and Black Bear as a Titled True Monarch, and the two Demon Kings greeted him respectfully.
• Little Black recognized Mo Yuan’s extraordinary status and asked him to keep his Heavenly Demon identity secret.
• Chen Changqing gave Little Black the Ghost Cultivator corpses from Yulan Village, and Little Black devoured them before leaving to digest.
• Chen Changqing asked Ran Hua to summon the elders, then met Wang Yang, Shi Tian, Lin Yuan, and Qing Yang.
• Willow Wood brought several dozen new disciples to greet Chen Changqing and explained that they had joined Changqing Peak.
• Chen Changqing looked over the newly recruited disciples.

Chen Changqing welcomed the new disciples of Changqing Peak by giving each a Peak-grade Spirit Treasure and High-grade Spirit Pills. He left them with a stern warning to cultivate diligently and stay loyal, or he would reclaim their gifts and expel them.

• Chen Changqing summoned countless Peak-grade Spirit Treasures and invited each new disciple to choose one as a welcome gift.
• The disciples selected suitable treasures, while Willow Wood and the others remained relatively composed and Mo Yuan suspected Chen Changqing had acquired them through killing and plundering.
• Chen Changqing produced countless High-grade Spirit Pills and distributed them among the disciples.
• The disciples thanked Chen Changqing, who warned them to improve their strength and remain loyal or face the return of their gifts and expulsion from Changqing Peak.

Chen Changqing organized Changqing Peak and learned about the Shushan Holy Son Grand Tournament, which would begin in three months. He resolved to win, while Chen Yuan was shocked to see a white-clad figure return to Seven Stars Peak.

• Chen Changqing dismissed the newly recruited Changqing Peak disciples after giving them Spirit Treasures and pills.
• Chen Changqing introduced Mo Yuan as a new elder who would manage Changqing Peak alongside Willow Wood, and Mo Yuan asked to remain by Chen Changqing’s side.
• Chen Changqing revealed that Mo Yuan was a Titled True Monarch, stunning Willow Wood, Wang Yang, and the others.
• Willow Wood explained the Holy Son Grand Tournament’s disciple and Holy Son stages, and Chen Changqing resolved to take first place.
• Chen Yuan saw a white-clad figure appear in the main hall on Seven Stars Peak and excitedly called him Junior Brother.

Bai Wuya returned to Shushan and warned Chen Yuan that Chen Changqing’s extraordinary talent could draw the Seven Peaks’ hostility, but learned that Chen Yuan’s master had emerged from seclusion above the Heavenly Lord Realm. After days of idling in the Inner Sect, Chen Changqing retrieved his AFK cultivation results and advanced to Late God Transformation.

• Bai Wuya reunited with Chen Yuan and praised Chen Changqing’s talent.
• Bai Wuya recounted how Chen Changqing and Rujie had broken the Heavenly Inquiry Chess Game, gained Old Man Heavenly Inquiry’s inheritance and an Immortal Artifact, and recruited Mo Yuan as a servant.
• Bai Wuya warned Chen Yuan that the Seven Peaks might suppress Chen Changqing, and Chen Yuan said he had already reported the matter to his master.
• Chen Yuan told Bai Wuya that his master had emerged from seclusion after reaching a realm above the Heavenly Lord Realm.
• Chen Changqing spent his days leisurely in Shushan’s Inner Sect until he retrieved his AFK cultivation results and broke through to Late God Transformation.

Chen Changqing extracted his AFK cultivation gains, advanced his techniques, and condensed a second avatar at the Late God Transformation realm. He equipped it with the Immortal Burial Qin and began performing the Soul Wound passage of the Immortal Burial Melody.

• Chen Changqing extracted his cultivation gains, bringing his Sword Domain close to great perfection, perfecting the Eight Desolations Spear Art, and raising his Immortal Burial Melody comprehension to fifty percent.
• Chen Changqing used the Invincible Avatar Technique to condense a second avatar with the same appearance and Late God Transformation cultivation as his true body.
• Chen Changqing summoned his first avatar, which wielded the Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear, and judged that his two avatars could challenge a Tribulation Crossing existence together.
• Chen Changqing gave the Immortal Burial Qin to his second avatar, which began playing the Soul Wound passage of the Immortal Burial Melody.
• The second avatar’s music sent invisible sound blades through the air that struck directly at the soul.

Chen Changqing tested the power of his second avatar’s Immortal Burial Melody and watched his first avatar demonstrate the Eight Desolations Spear Art. When Willow Wood called him to depart for the Shushan Holy Land’s Holy Son Grand Tournament, Chen Changqing gathered Changqing Peak’s disciples and prepared to lead them there.

• Chen Changqing saw the Immortal Burial Melody extinguish the life and spiritual essence of a mountain without damaging its form.
• Chen Changqing ordered his first avatar to demonstrate the Eight Desolations Spear Art, whose forms tore open space, summoned Li Fire, and split the earth.
• Chen Changqing put away both avatars and resumed resting until Willow Wood reminded him that the Holy Son Grand Tournament was about to begin.
• Chen Changqing met Changqing Peak’s assembled disciples, encouraged them to prove themselves, and saw their confidence in their recent progress.
• Chen Changqing noted that Qing Yang had reached Purple Mansion Perfection and Shi Tian had advanced to the Late Purple Mansion Stage, with strength to contend against Nascent Soul cultivators.

Chen Changqing’s sudden rise to the Late God Transformation realm astonished Mo Yuan, Chen Yuan, and Bai Wuya as the Shushan Holy Son Grand Tournament began. At Ask Dao Plaza, Wen Qing and several Holy Sons arrived, while Chen Changqing’s chances of winning remained uncertain.

• Chen Changqing led Willow Wood and the Changqing Peak disciples toward the Holy Son Grand Tournament while Mo Yuan sensed that Chen Changqing had reached the Late God Transformation realm.
• Bai Wuya told Chen Yuan about Chen Changqing’s breakthrough, and they suspected Old Man Heavenly Inquiry’s inheritance was responsible.
• Chen Yuan said Jian Zhenzi had left Shushan to travel and had no interest in competing for Holy Son.
• Inner Disciples gathered at Ask Dao Plaza and debated who would win, including whether Chen Changqing could take first place.
• Wen Qing arrived with Huanyue Peak’s female disciples, followed by other Holy Sons, including Luo Qingyi and Han Sheng.

Eight of Shushan’s eleven Holy Sons gathered at Ask Dao Plaza for the Grand Tournament, including the powerful Second Sequence Holy Son Luofu Tian. Chen Changqing arrived with his Changqing Peak disciples and met Luofu Tian’s cold gaze, setting up a rivalry as the tournament approached.

• Fifth through Tenth Sequence Holy Sons arrived at Ask Dao Plaza, leaving three of Shushan’s eleven Holy Sons yet to appear.
• Luofu Tian descended with his sword-cultivator disciples, and the Inner Sect disciples praised his Late God Transformation cultivation and called him the likely champion.
• Luofu Tian overheard disciples compare Chen Changqing to him and privately dismissed Chen Changqing as insignificant.
• Chen Changqing arrived with Willow Wood, Qing Yang, Shi Tian, Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and dozens of Changqing Peak disciples.
• Chen Changqing sensed Luofu Tian’s chill as their gazes met.

Chen Changqing attended Shushan’s Holy Son Grand Competition, where Elder Xuan Chen announced its two stages and the stakes of the rankings. Chen Changqing looked past the competition toward the coming Seven Peaks Grand Competition and its powerful Peak Disciples.

• Willow Wood identified Luofu Tian as Shushan’s Late God Transformation Second Sequence Holy Son, but Chen Changqing showed no concern, angering Luofu Tian.
• Ji Changkong watched Chen Changqing and recalled how Chen had rejected his recruitment, defeated Bai Hao, and risen to become the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.
• Elder Xuan Chen arrived and announced that followers would first compete for points in the Myriad Monster Secret Realm, followed by battles among the Holy Sons.
• Chen Changqing considered whether his main body and two incarnations could fight a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, then focused on the later Seven Peaks Grand Competition and its Peak Disciples.

The disciples of the Holy Sons entered the Myriad Monster Secret Realm to compete for points, while Chen Changqing urged his followers to prioritize their safety. After Ji Changkong's disciples cornered Qing Yang's group and demanded their points, Qing Yang prepared to fight with the Quasi-Immortal Artifact Chen Changqing had given him.

• Elder Xuan Chen opened the Myriad Monster Secret Realm and started the first stage of the Holy Son Grand Tournament.
• Chen Changqing sent Qing Yang and the other Changqing Peak disciples into the secret realm, telling them to do their best and stay safe.
• The disciples scattered to hunt beasts for points, while Ji Changkong's followers planned to target Changqing Peak and steal its points.
• Two days later, Ji Changkong's Nascent Soul Cultivator and his followers confronted Qing Yang's group in a mountain valley and threatened to kill them unless they surrendered their points.
• Qing Yang refused to yield, and the attackers launched their assault; he raised the Sky-Burning World-Destroying Halberd, a Quasi-Immortal Artifact bestowed by Chen Changqing.

Qing Yang used the Sky-Burning World-Destroying Halberd and his followers’ Peak-grade Spirit Treasures to defeat a group of Shushan Disciples and kill their Nascent Soul leader, Su Kai. After taking their points and escaping, the chapter showed Shi Tian overpowering another group of attackers in the Myriad Monster Secret Realm.

• Qing Yang overwhelmed the Shushan Disciples with his Quasi-Immortal Artifact while his followers revealed Peak-grade Spirit Treasures.
• The Nascent Soul disciple attacked Qing Yang to seize the artifacts, but Qing Yang and his followers wounded him with a combined assault.
• Qing Yang killed the Nascent Soul disciple and destroyed his Nascent Soul after the man threatened him with the name of Ji Changkong.
• Qing Yang ordered the remaining disciples to hand over their points, then led his followers away after collecting the tokens.
• Shi Tian used the Earth Splitting Star Shattering Gauntlets to send several attackers flying and charged in to kill them.

Changqing Peak’s disciples overwhelmed rival Holy Sons’ followers in the Myriad Monster Secret Realm using powerful treasures and seized their points. When other Holy Sons accused them of cheating after Changqing Peak took first place, Elder Xuan Chen revealed the secret realm’s events in a water mirror.

• Wang Yang used the Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Shield to repel and defeat the Shushan Disciples attacking his group, then took their points.
• Changqing Peak’s disciples repeatedly defeated rival followers and robbed them of points throughout the Myriad Monster Secret Realm.
• Three days later, Changqing Peak topped the Scoreboard by a wide margin, shocking the disciples, Holy Sons, and Elder Xuan Chen.
• Ji Changkong and other Holy Sons accused Changqing Peak’s disciples of cheating, but Chen Changqing told Willow Wood not to argue with them.
• Elder Xuan Chen summoned a water mirror that showed Qing Yang, Shi Tian, Wang Yang, Lin Yuan, Ran Hua, and other Changqing Peak disciples defeating their rivals with powerful treasures.