Chapter Summaries

Bai Wuya decided to leave Shushan to seek a breakthrough into the Heavenly Lord realm and gave Chen Changqing his Eight Spears to Punish Immortals technique. After Bai Wuya departed, Chen Changqing opened the scroll and began studying its spear forms.

• Chen Changqing learned that Bai Wuya planned to leave Shushan and travel the world to pursue a breakthrough.
• Chen Changqing wished Bai Wuya success, and Bai Wuya praised his potential.
• Bai Wuya gave Chen Changqing the Eight Spears to Punish Immortals, explaining that he had mastered only seven of its eight forms.
• Bai Wuya warned Chen Changqing that the fierce spear art required an unyielding will and decisive killing intent.
• Bai Wuya departed, and Chen Changqing read the scroll's opening forms, including Sever Mortal Ties and Mountain River Splitting.

Chen Changqing fused Eight Desolations Spear Art and Eight Spears to Punish Immortals into the powerful Immortal Extermination Three Spears and began cultivating it with his system. With Shushan's Seven Peaks Grand Competition approaching, Chen Yuan summoned him to Seven Stars Peak because his Grandmaster wanted to meet him.

• Chen Changqing began AFK cultivation of Eight Spears to Punish Immortals after reading the ancient scroll.
• The system fused Eight Desolations Spear Art and Eight Spears to Punish Immortals into Immortal Extermination Three Spears, whose techniques targeted Heavenly Lords, Earth Immortals, and Heavenly Immortals.
• Chen Changqing began AFK cultivation of Immortal Extermination Three Spears and then spent the following days resting and wandering Shushan with Little Black.
• Jian Zhenzi and Willow Wood arrived at Chen Changqing's courtyard, and Jian Zhenzi took him to see Chen Yuan at Seven Stars Peak.
• Chen Yuan told Chen Changqing that his Grandmaster wished to see him.

Chen Yuan brought Chen Changqing to Wuzhen Peak to meet their grandmaster, where Chen Changqing instead encountered Lu Tian, his young junior uncle and the Peak Disciple of Seven Stars Peak. Lu Tian eagerly challenged Chen Changqing to a spar, but Chen Yuan stopped him and reminded him that their master was waiting.

• Chen Yuan took Chen Changqing through Wuzhen Peak to meet his grandmaster.
• Chen Changqing met Lu Tian, who addressed Chen Yuan as Senior Brother and was introduced as Chen Changqing's junior uncle.
• Lu Tian praised Chen Changqing's performance in the Holy Son Grand Tournament and asked to spar with him.
• Chen Changqing modestly declined, but Lu Tian pressed him to fight.
• Chen Yuan reminded Lu Tian that their master was waiting, and Lu Tian promised to challenge Chen Changqing another time.

Chen Changqing met his Grandmaster, Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch, who explained his youthful appearance and selected Chen Changqing and Lu Tian for the upcoming Seven Peaks Grand Competition. After Chen Changqing left, Chen Yuan privately asked Wuzhen whether his disciple might be possessed or harbor an ancient remnant soul.

• Lu Tian watched Chen Changqing leave and hoped to spar with him before the Peak Disciple battles.
• Chen Yuan brought Chen Changqing into the cottage, where they met the youthful Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch.
• Wuzhen explained that Heavenly Lords could choose youthful or aged appearances, then said he had summoned Chen Changqing to assess the newly promoted Holy Son.
• Wuzhen praised Chen Changqing’s foundation and fortune and announced that he and Lu Tian would represent their lineage in the core Peak Disciple battles.
• After Wuzhen dismissed Chen Changqing, Chen Yuan asked whether his disciple showed signs of possession or an attached ancient remnant soul.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch examined Chen Changqing and could not rule out an exceptionally powerful hidden possessor, but agreed that the disciple should still be trusted with responsibility. As Chen Changqing prepared for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Jian Zhenzi arrived at Changqing Peak with something to tell him.

• Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch judged Chen Changqing's soul and body to be perfectly fused, though he could not completely dismiss the possibility of a hidden Immortal Realm existence possessing him.
• Chen Yuan accepted Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch's advice and told Chen Changqing that he and Lu Tian would represent the Seven Stars Peak lineage in the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.
• Lu Tian told Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch that Chen Changqing was very strong, and Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch urged him to cultivate for the competition.
• Chen Changqing returned to Changqing Peak, where Willow Wood and the others brought him to Jian Zhenzi, who had been waiting for him.
• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing that he had come to share something with him.

Jian Zhenzi asked to join Changqing Peak and challenged Chen Changqing to a sword spar before joining. Chen Changqing agreed and suppressed his cultivation to Early Stage Soul Transformation, and their first attacks collided above the peak.

• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing he wanted to join Changqing Peak, and Chen welcomed him.
• Jian Zhenzi asked to spar with Chen Changqing, hoping to test the gap between them, and Chen agreed.
• Jian Zhenzi and Chen Changqing flew above Changqing Peak as disciples and onlookers gathered to watch.
• Jian Zhenzi drew Gan Jiang Mo Ye and attacked, while Chen Changqing summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword and suppressed his strength to Early Stage Soul Transformation.
• Chen Changqing countered with Rainbow Piercing the Sun, and their sword forces collided in midair.

Chen Changqing sparred with Jian Zhenzi, holding back while countering his eldest senior brother’s increasingly powerful sword techniques. He effortlessly pierced Jian Zhenzi’s strongest attack, leaving Jian Zhenzi stunned.

• Chen Changqing and Jian Zhenzi exchanged sword strikes, and their clashing powers shook the sky.
• Chen Changqing unraveled Jian Zhenzi’s freezing sword domain with the Changhong Sword Technique.
• Luofu Tian and Ji Changkong watched and recognized that Chen Changqing was concealing much of his strength.
• Jian Zhenzi summoned the Gan Jiang Mo Ye and sent a sword-qi taiji diagram at Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing pierced the diagram with one thrust, causing it to collapse before it reached him.
• Jian Zhenzi stared in disbelief after Chen Changqing effortlessly broke his strongest attack.

Chen Changqing easily defeated Jian Zhenzi in a spar, after which Jian Zhenzi joined Changqing Peak. Days later, a woman bearing a Divine Dynasty token arrived with an invitation for Chen Changqing from the Third Princess.

• Chen Changqing broke through Jian Zhenzi’s defenses and defeated him, leaving the watching disciples amazed.
• Jian Zhenzi accepted his loss, praised Chen Changqing’s sword art, and said the spar had benefited him.
• Chen Changqing welcomed Jian Zhenzi to Changqing Peak and asked Willow Wood to find him a place on the mountainside.
• News of Jian Zhenzi joining Changqing Peak spread through Shushan, while Chen Yuan told Mo Tianji that Chen Changqing’s ambitions reached beyond Shushan.
• Ran Hua hurried to Chen Changqing and reported that a woman carrying a Divine Dynasty token had come to invite him to the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty on the Third Princess’s orders.

Chen Changqing received an urgent summons from Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and left Shushan for the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty, promising his master he would return for the seven peaks grand competition. On the way, he redirected the flying boat to the Maple Leaf Dynasty to visit Liu Ruyan.

• Ran Hua told Chen Changqing that Xuanyuan Xiaoyu had sent an envoy asking him to go to the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty immediately.
• Chen Changqing informed Chen Yuan of the summons, and Chen Yuan let him leave after he promised to return before the seven peaks grand competition.
• Chen Changqing met Yue Ru, instructed Willow Wood to oversee Changqing Peak, and boarded the Divine Dynasty's flying boat with her.
• When Yue Ru could not explain why Xuanyuan Xiaoyu had summoned him, Chen Changqing traveled toward the Divine Dynasty wondering what had happened.
• After entering Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty territory, Chen Changqing asked Yue Ru to take him to the Maple Leaf Dynasty to visit Liu Ruyan first.

Chen Changqing returned to the dynasties’ territory and visited the Maple Leaf Dynasty, which had risen to become the foremost of the nine great dynasties under Liu Ruyan’s rule. He reunited with Senior Sister Ruyan, who rushed into his arms upon seeing him.

• Yue Ru told Chen Changqing that the Maple Leaf Dynasty had won the Hundred Dynasties War and risen to the top of the nine great dynasties.
• Liu Ruyan, now a Spirit Transformation realm Empress, learned that a Flying Boat from the Divine Dynasty had arrived and sent General Wang Junmo to greet its visitors.
• Wang Junmo recognized Chen Changqing and, after Yue Ru reminded her of his status as the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law, escorted him into the imperial palace.
• Liu Ruyan saw Chen Changqing, cried out in surprise, and threw herself into his arms.

Chen Changqing visited Liu Ruyan, the new Empress of the Maple Leaf Dynasty, and they reunited affectionately while catching up on their cultivation and his engagement to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu. He left to rejoin the Divine Dynasty’s Flying Boat, and Liu Ye urged Liu Ruyan to hold on to him for her future and the dynasty’s sake.

• Liu Ruyan threw herself into Chen Changqing’s arms, and Wang Junmo and Yue Ru hurriedly left them alone.
• Chen Changqing explained that he was traveling to meet Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and had stopped to visit Liu Ruyan, who said she did not mind his connection to the Third Princess.
• Liu Ruyan discovered that Chen Changqing had reached late God Transformation and was astonished by how far he had advanced.
• Liu Ruyan took Chen Changqing to meet Liu Ye, who told him she had handed the Maple Leaf Dynasty’s rule to Ruyan and asked him to call her Aunt Liu.
• Chen Changqing said goodbye and returned to the Divine Dynasty’s Flying Boat, while Liu Ye urged Liu Ruyan to hold on to him.

Chen Changqing returned to the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty and met with the Human King before going to see Xuanyuan Xiaoyu. He embraced his flustered fiancée and asked why she had summoned him so urgently.

• Liu Ruyan lamented that she did not know when she would see Chen Changqing again, while Liu Ye noted his astonishing cultivation progress.
• Chen Changqing traveled by Flying Boat with Yue Ru to the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty and went to pay his respects to the Human King.
• The Human King recognized that Chen Changqing had reached late god transformation and sent him to see Xuanyuan Xiaoyu.
• Chen Changqing arrived at Xuanyuan Xiaoyu's residence, where she teased him jealously for visiting the Maple Leaf Dynasty first.
• Chen Changqing drew Xuanyuan Xiaoyu into his embrace, then asked why she had summoned him so urgently.

Xuanyuan Xiaoyu invited Chen Changqing to represent her in the Xuanyuan Clan's annual Family Competition, and he agreed. She then revealed that her father, the Human King, probably would not attend, hinting at an estrangement between him and the clan.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu explained that the Xuanyuan Clan's Family Competition would test young disciples and affect clan resources and Patriarch succession.
• She asked Chen Changqing to return with her and compete as her representative, and he questioned whether she had planned this since their meeting in the Blood Moon World.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu said she had only wanted to form a good connection with him back then, and Chen Changqing agreed to join her at the competition next month.
• Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu embraced, then he asked whether her father would attend the competition.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu said the Human King probably would not return or support a Patriarch candidate, and Chen Changqing sensed an estrangement between him and the Xuanyuan Clan.

Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu departed the Jiuzhou Divine Dynasty for the Xuanyuan Family’s ancestral grounds, traveling leisurely until Chen Changqing sensed an old acquaintance below. They landed in the wilderness, where the wary young man’s identity had yet to be revealed.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu explained that her father’s strained ties with the Xuanyuan Family meant he could not safely support her there.
• Chen Changqing paid his respects to the Human King, who warned him to protect Xuanyuan Xiaoyu from the Xuanyuan Family’s factions and young disciples.
• Chen Changqing promised to keep Xuanyuan Xiaoyu safe, then rejoined her and left the Divine Dynasty aboard her Flying Boat.
• Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu spent three days sightseeing and sampling local spiritual delicacies as they traveled toward the Xuanyuan Family’s ancestral grounds.
• Chen Changqing sensed an old acquaintance in the wilderness, and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu landed the Flying Boat near the wary young man.

Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reunited with Chen Ye, who told them that a Heavenly Lord's inheritance was expected to emerge nearby. Curious, they agreed to have Chen Ye lead them there.

• Chen Ye recognized Chen Changqing on the cloud boat, and the two greeted each other warmly.
• Chen Ye was astonished to learn Chen Changqing had reached Late God Transformation, while Chen Ye had reached Early Stage Soul Transformation.
• Chen Changqing introduced his fiancée, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, to Chen Ye, who recognized her from the Blood Moon World.
• Chen Ye explained that he was recovering from a fight and had come to seek a nearby Heavenly Lord's inheritance.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu urged Chen Changqing to investigate the inheritance, and he agreed before asking Chen Ye to lead them there.

Chen Changqing and his companions went to a ring-shaped depression where a Heavenly Lord inheritance was rumored to appear, and powerful cultivators from several major sects gathered there. Chen Ye explained that such inheritance rumors were usually false or exaggerated, leaving the supposed opportunity unconfirmed.

• Chen Ye led Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu to the depression where the Heavenly Lord inheritance was said to appear.
• A half-step Tribulation Transcendence expert from the Beast Taming Sect arrived, reminding Chen Changqing of his past conflict with the sect.
• An elder from the Xuantian Sword Sect and an Arhat from the Great Thunderclap Temple arrived, followed by a cultivator from the Daoist Sect.
• Chen Changqing asked Chen Ye why the True Martial Immortal Sect had sent no one, and Chen Ye said the sect treated such rumors as training unless there was solid evidence.

Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu waited five days for a rumored Heavenly Lord's inheritance, then prepared to leave when nothing happened. A sudden Heavenly Dog Eats the Sun celestial phenomenon revealed ancient spatial fluctuations and radiant Runes in the sky, suggesting the inheritance was about to open.

• Chen Changqing told Xuanyuan Xiaoyu they would leave if the inheritance did not appear after a few more days.
• After another three days passed without signs of the inheritance, Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu decided to leave while Chen Ye chose to wait one more day.
• As Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu turned to go, black clouds gathered and a shadow began devouring the sun.
• The cultivators recognized the event as a possible Heavenly Dog Eats the Sun, and ancient spatial fluctuations and Runes appeared in the sky.
• About a quarter of an hour later, the shadow completely covered the sun as the ancient radiance from the spatial distortion grew brighter.

A Heavenly Lord inheritance appeared behind a colossal gate, and Chen Changqing entered the secret realm with Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye. A Humanoid Puppet announced three trials and began the First Trial, the Myriad Mountain Heart Refining Formation, which the three entered.

• A colossal gate formed, revealing the entrance to the Heavenly Lord inheritance, and cultivators rushed inside.
• Chen Changqing said the inheritance would require passing trials, then entered the gate with Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye.
• A Humanoid Puppet appeared in the secret realm and announced that candidates had to pass three trials to obtain its master's inheritance.
• The Humanoid Puppet formed the Myriad Mountain Heart Refining Formation and explained that candidates had to endure it for an incense stick's time without leaving or losing control.
• Chen Changqing entered the formation, followed by Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye.

Chen Changqing, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, and Chen Ye faced the first two trials of the Myriad Mountain Heart Refining Formation. Chen Changqing endured the trials effortlessly and protected Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, while many other cultivators were eliminated.

• The first trial, Myriad Mountains Pressing Upon the Body, crushed many cultivators and teleported those who could not endure it out of the formation.
• Chen Changqing remained calm under the increasing pressure, astonishing Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye with his physical strength.
• When Xuanyuan Xiaoyu nearly buckled, Chen Changqing shielded her with a spiritual energy barrier, causing the pressure on him to multiply.
• The pressure vanished, and Chen Changqing withdrew the barrier as the Humanoid Puppet announced the second trial, Chaos God Demonic Sound.
• The demonic sounds invaded the cultivators’ minds and drew out painful memories, eliminating more than half of those who remained, while Chen Changqing stayed composed.

Chen Changqing, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, and Chen Ye endured the Myriad Mountain Heart Refining Formation’s Chaos God Demonic Sound and inner demon illusions, completing its three tests. Only about a dozen cultivators remained, and they followed the Humanoid Puppet toward the Second Trial.

• Chen Changqing, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, and Chen Ye stayed composed as the Chaos God Demonic Sound tested the cultivators’ minds, while others were eliminated.
• The Humanoid Puppet announced a third test, inner demon illusions, which trapped cultivators in visions tailored to their fears and desires.
• Chen Changqing broke his illusion with a single strike of Sword Intent and waited as Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye fought through their own.
• The inner demon illusions disappeared, and the formation expelled cultivators who had failed; Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Chen Ye emerged safely.
• The Humanoid Puppet declared the First Trial complete, leaving only around a dozen cultivators, then led them deeper into the space toward the Second Trial.