Chapter Summaries

Hua Xing struggled to decide whether to surrender the Longevity Immortal Pill to Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch when another Heavenly Lord arrived at Medicine God Valley. The newcomer was Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, not Chen Changqing’s promised grandmaster Wuzhen, leaving Medicine God Valley facing two powerful claimants to the pill.

• Hua Xing hesitated to answer Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch’s demand, knowing surrendering the pill would cost him the medicine he needed to prolong his life.
• Hua Gu asked Chen Changqing when his grandmaster would arrive, while Hua Lixuan worried that Wuzhen might not come.
• A powerful aura descended over Medicine God Valley, and an old man emerged from spatial ripples to address Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch.
• A Titled True Monarch identified the newcomer as Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, the Grand Elder of Taiji Dao Palace, and the crowd realized two Heavenly Lords had come for the pill.
• Hua Gu and Hua Lixuan feared Medicine God Valley would lose the pill, while Hua Yao urged them to trust Chen Changqing.

Lihuo Heavenly Monarch arrived at Medicine God Valley, joining Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch to claim the Longevity Immortal Pill. As Hua Xing wavered under pressure and Chen Changqing wondered why Daoist Wuzhen had not appeared, a blood-red sword beam tore through the sky.

• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch rode a fire phoenix into Medicine God Valley, bringing the number of gathered Heavenly Lords to three.
• Medicine God Valley's disciples urged Hua Xing to surrender the Longevity Immortal Pill to protect the sect.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch challenged Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and taunted Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, who remained inside the war chariot.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch offered to protect Medicine God Valley if Hua Xing handed over the pill, and Hua Xing hesitated as the disciples pressed him.
• Chen Changqing worried that Daoist Wuzhen had not arrived, then a blood-red sword beam ripped across the sky from the west.

The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch arrived at Medicine God Valley, shocking the gathered cultivators as a fourth Heavenly Lord. He revealed that he had come to protect the valley and keep the Longevity Immortal Pill there, leaving the other three Heavenly Lords to respond.

• The fourth Heavenly Lord arrived in a blood-red sword light, and the crowd recognized him as the Slaughter Heavenly Monarch.
• Hua Xing joyfully greeted the Slaughter Heavenly Monarch, while the valley’s elders recalled that Hua Xing had once saved his life.
• The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch said he would safeguard Medicine God Valley and asked everyone to leave the Longevity Immortal Pill to the valley.
• Medicine God Valley’s disciples regained hope, while the gathered True Monarchs waited to see how the three other Heavenly Lords would react.

The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch came to help Medicine God Valley, but the Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch refused to yield the pill and challenged him. Their battle began, ending with the Slaughter Heavenly Monarch forming a colossal blood-colored sword as Chen Changqing realized how far he was from their level.

• Hua Yao, Chen Changqing, Hua Gu, and Hua Lixuan were shocked when the Slaughter Heavenly Monarch offered to help Medicine God Valley.
• The Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch emerged from the Yin Yue War Chariot and declared that he would take the pill despite the Slaughter Heavenly Monarch's reputation.
• The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch and the Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch released their domains and clashed, forcing the onlookers to retreat.
• The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch attacked with God Slaying Sword Silk, but the Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch froze and shattered it with Eternal Freeze.
• The Slaughter Heavenly Monarch broke through the Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch's frost and condensed countless blood-colored Sword Qi into a giant sword.
• Chen Changqing watched the Heavenly Lords' battle and reflected that his strength was still far below theirs.

Slaughter Heavenly Monarch fought Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch to a draw, but Yin Yue then persuaded Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch to join forces against him. Slaughter Heavenly Monarch refused to abandon Medicine God Valley, and Kun Yuan offered him a chance to leave as the confrontation continued.

• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch and Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch clashed, and their attacks canceled each other out.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch proposed that Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch join him in defeating Slaughter Heavenly Monarch before competing for the Longevity Immortal Pill.
• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch agreed, surrounding Slaughter Heavenly Monarch in a three-against-one formation.
• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch vowed to protect Medicine God Valley for Hua Xing, even if he had to die and take one opponent with him.
• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch offered Slaughter Heavenly Monarch a chance to leave if he stopped interfering, and Slaughter Heavenly Monarch responded with loud laughter.

As the four Heavenly Lords prepared to fight over the Longevity Immortal Pill, Chen Changqing stepped forward and urged them to withdraw, claiming the pill already had an owner. When Yue Hanshan attacked him, Chen Changqing used the Immortal Artifact Heavenly Thunder Sword to split the pressure, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch intervened before Yue Hanshan could strike again.

• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch resolved to stand by Hua Xing, while Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch prepared to oppose him.
• Chen Changqing rose into the air and urged the four Heavenly Lords to stop fighting because the Longevity Immortal Pill already had an owner.
• Yue Hanshan tried to crush Chen Changqing with his pressure, but Chen Changqing drew the Heavenly Thunder Sword and cleaved the attack apart.
• Yue Hanshan prepared to attack Chen Changqing, but Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch sent him flying and asked Chen Changqing whose disciple he was.

Chen Changqing identified himself as a Shushan Disciple and Medicine God Valley’s son-in-law, then asked the gathered powers to leave because the Longevity Immortal Pill concerned a sect dear to him. They mocked his appeal, and as Giant Spirit True Monarch Yue Hanshan berated him, a terrifying aura suddenly descended.

• Chen Changqing introduced himself, prompting Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and the others to recall his reputation as the Azure Dragon Ranking’s former top prodigy and Shushan Holy Son.
• Chen Changqing asked the mighty figures to show him face and leave, but the Titled True Monarchs and Heavenly Lords laughed at his Spirit Transformation cultivation and status.
• Medicine God Valley’s elders and disciples questioned Chen Changqing’s appeal, while Hua Yao defended him and declared he would one day stand atop the Jiuzhou Continent.
• Giant Spirit True Monarch Yue Hanshan mocked Chen Changqing and said he would not even give Shushan face, then an aura stronger than those of the Heavenly Lords suddenly descended.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch arrived at Medicine God Valley and killed Giant Spirit True Lord Yue Hanshan with a single strand of Sword Qi. His arrival strengthened Medicine God Valley’s position against the opposing Heavenly Lords.

• Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch’s Sword Qi pierced Yue Hanshan and destroyed his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Hua Xing was shocked by Yue Hanshan’s death but felt the ungrateful man deserved it.
• Wuzhen stepped out of the spatial ripples, and the Titled True Monarchs recognized the feared Shushan Heavenly Lord.
• Hua Gu and Hua Lixuan were relieved that Wuzhen had arrived, while Hua Yao reminded them that Chen Changqing had predicted it.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch arrived at Medicine God Valley, killed Giant Spirit True Monarch Yue Hanshan, and revealed Chen Changqing was his grand-disciple. He prepared to defend the Longevity Immortal Pill alongside Slaughter Heavenly Monarch as Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch urged Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch to fight them.

• Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch arrived and killed Giant Spirit True Monarch Yue Hanshan with a strand of Sword Qi.
• Chen Changqing greeted Wuzhen as his Grandmaster, shocking the gathered Titled True Monarchs and Medicine God Valley.
• Wuzhen told Chen Changqing to step back, then challenged the gathered Titled True Monarchs to claim the Longevity Immortal Pill; they lowered their heads and stayed silent.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch proposed that he, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch join forces against Wuzhen and Slaughter Heavenly Monarch.
• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch told Wuzhen that they would need to join forces against the three Heavenly Lords.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch rejected Slaughter Heavenly Monarch’s offer to join forces and declared that he would fight Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch alone. The three accepted his challenge and launched their attacks, leaving the battle underway.

• Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch told Slaughter Heavenly Monarch to watch from the side and announced that he would face the three opponents alone.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch mocked Wuzhen, while Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, the Titled True Monarchs, and the people of Medicine God Valley reacted with shock.
• Hua Yao urged Hua Gu to trust Wuzhen, and Chen Changqing watched with curiosity about his Grandmaster’s strength.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch agreed to attack Wuzhen together.
• Wuzhen stepped forward, shaking the surrounding space, and Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch sent nine Netherworld Ghost Dragons toward him as Kun Yuan and Lihuo prepared their attacks.
• Zhu Yuan Heavenly Monarch summoned a cyan wood cane.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch faced Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch alone as they launched their combined attacks. He destroyed all three Divine Abilities with a single sword qi, leaving the spectators astonished and the three Heavenly Monarchs shaken.

• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch sent his Heaven and Earth Millstone at Wuzhen, while Lihuo Heavenly Monarch unleashed a flaming phoenix and Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch attacked with nine Nether Black Dragons.
• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch prepared to intervene if Wuzhen could not withstand the three Heavenly Lords, while Chen Changqing and Medicine God Valley's people watched anxiously.
• Wuzhen raised two fingers and sent out a sword qi that severed the Nether Black Dragons, shattered the Heaven and Earth Millstone, and pierced the fire phoenix.
• The onlookers marveled at Wuzhen's strength, and Slaughter Heavenly Monarch wondered how powerful he truly was.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch reacted with shock after Wuzhen broke their combined attacks.

Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch effortlessly repelled Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, prompting the three to bring out their Immortal Artifacts. Wuzhen answered by summoning Shushan Holy Land’s Haotian Mirror, whose pressure suppressed their artifacts and left the battle poised to escalate.

• Wuzhen Heavenly Monarch mocked Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch and the other two after easily breaking their attacks.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch brought out a sinister banner, Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch summoned the Liangyi Qiankun Diagram, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch revealed the Li Fire Divine Pearl.
• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch offered to help Wuzhen, but Wuzhen dismissed him.
• Wuzhen summoned the Haotian Mirror, and Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch recognized it as Shushan Holy Land’s sect-defending treasure.
• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch sensed their Immortal Artifacts being suppressed, while Chen Changqing wondered why the Haotian Mirror’s aura was so powerful.

Wuzhen revealed Shushan’s Haotian Mirror and refused to abandon Medicine God Valley, declaring that Chen Changqing’s marriage connected the two sacred lands. Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch launched their Immortal Artifacts at Wuzhen, leaving the battle underway.

• Wuzhen brought out the Haotian Mirror, whose overwhelming aura stunned the watching cultivators.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch tried to persuade Wuzhen to withdraw, but Wuzhen said Shushan would protect Medicine God Valley because Chen Changqing was its son-in-law’s grandfather’s disciple.
• Chen Changqing felt moved by Wuzhen’s support, while Hua Gu, Hua Lixuan, and Hua Xing recognized that the alliance with Shushan would help Medicine God Valley endure.
• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch activated the Taiyin Hanpo Banner and sent a flood of freezing Xuan Ming qi toward Wuzhen.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch summoned a blazing phoenix with the Li Fire Divine Pearl, while Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch unleashed the world phantom within the Liangyi Qiankun Diagram upon Wuzhen.

Wuzhen used the Haotian Mirror to break the Immortal Artifact attacks of Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch, injuring all three through the backlash. The gathered observers were stunned by the mirror’s power as Wuzhen calmly recalled it to his palm.

• Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch unleashed attacks with their Immortal Artifacts against Wuzhen.
• Wuzhen turned the Haotian Mirror toward the attacks and bathed them in azure light, causing their laws and forms to disintegrate.
• The three Heavenly Monarchs spat blood, were thrown backward, and suffered injuries as their Immortal Artifacts trembled or took damage.
• The Titled True Monarchs, Medicine God Valley’s people, Chen Changqing, and Slaughter Heavenly Monarch realized the Haotian Mirror could expose and disintegrate the laws underlying attacks.
• Wuzhen beckoned the Haotian Mirror back above his palm while the three Heavenly Monarchs regarded him with fear and wariness.

Wuzhen used the Haotian Mirror to defeat the three Heavenly Monarchs threatening Medicine God Valley, forcing them and the gathered Titled True Monarchs to withdraw. He accepted the valley’s invitation to rest and explained that he had come to protect his disciple’s grandson, whose marriage would unite Shushan Holy Land and Medicine God Valley.

• Wuzhen challenged Yin Yue Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch to keep fighting, and Lihuo, Kun Yuan, and then Yin Yue fled.
• Wuzhen ordered the gathered Titled True Monarchs to leave, and they scattered at once.
• Slaughter Heavenly Monarch praised Wuzhen and the Haotian Mirror before taking his leave.
• Hua Xing and the Medicine God Valley elders thanked Wuzhen and invited him into the valley.
• Chen Changqing brought Hua Yao to greet Wuzhen, who joked with Chen Changqing before entering the main hall.
• Wuzhen told Hua Xing that he had come for his disciple’s grandson and that the marriage would make Shushan Holy Land and Medicine God Valley family.

Wuzhen praised Hua Yao and gave her the Qinglin Jade Hairpin, an Immortal Artifact, as a meeting gift. He then returned to Shushan after telling Chen Changqing to attend the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, leaving Medicine God Valley grateful to Chen Changqing for his protection.

• Hua Gu praised Wuzhen’s support and welcomed the bond between Medicine God Valley and Shushan through Hua Yao and Chen Changqing’s upcoming marriage.
• Wuzhen recognized Hua Yao’s Nine Revolutions Exquisite Body and gave her the Qinglin Jade Hairpin as a first-meeting gift.
• Hua Yao hesitated to accept the Immortal Artifact, but Chen Changqing encouraged her, and she thanked Wuzhen.
• Wuzhen told Chen Changqing to return to Shushan after a few days and not miss the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, then left the hall.
• Hua Xing and the other Medicine God Valley elders thanked Chen Changqing for helping save the valley, and Chen Changqing replied that he had only done what he should.

Chen Changqing gave Medicine God Valley the Blood Prison Mad Saber as his promised betrothal gift, then left Hua Yao to return to Shushan Holy Land. He arrived back at Changqing Peak as the Seven Peaks Grand Competition drew near.

• Hua Gu apologized for doubting Chen Changqing, and Hua Xing accepted Chen Changqing's Blood Prison Mad Saber as Medicine God Valley's betrothal gift.
• Chen Changqing and Hua Yao shared a tender farewell before he left Medicine God Valley to prepare for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.
• Chen Changqing returned to Shushan Holy Land, where Willow Wood and the others welcomed him back.
• Ran Hua asked whether Chen Changqing could win the competition, and Wang Yang confidently declared him the strongest among Shushan's younger generation.

With the Seven Peaks Grand Competition one day away, Chen Changqing continued relaxing instead of training, prompting Shushan disciples to assume he had given up. Chen Yuan sent Mo Tianji to summon him, while Ji Changkong and Jian Zhenzi wondered at his carefree attitude.

• Willow Wood warned Chen Changqing that the Seven Peaks' Peak Disciples were exceptionally powerful and urged him not to underestimate the competition.
• A month passed, and while the Peak Disciples trained intensely, Chen Changqing spent his days walking Wangcai, sleeping, and basking in the sun.
• Shushan disciples mocked Chen Changqing's idleness and speculated that he knew he could not match the Peak Disciples.
• Chen Yuan told Mo Tianji that Chen Changqing had reached Late God Transformation without anyone seeing him cultivate, then asked Mo Tianji to summon him.
• On Changqing Peak, Ji Changkong and Jian Zhenzi watched Chen Changqing relaxing and questioned whether he had given up on the competition.

Chen Changqing learned that the Seven Peaks Grand Competition would shape Shushan’s future leadership, while his master privately hoped he would contend for the championship. The competition was set to begin the next day, and Chen Changqing returned to Changqing Peak confident in his ability to challenge the other peaks’ disciples.

• Mo Yuan praised Chen Changqing’s extraordinary growth despite his apparent lack of cultivation.
• Mo Tianji brought Chen Changqing to Seven Stars Peak, where Chen Yuan warned him that the competition would affect Shushan’s future Sect Leader succession.
• Chen Changqing promised to give his all, while Chen Yuan said reaching the top ten would satisfy him.
• After Chen Changqing left, Chen Yuan told Mo Tianji that he hoped his disciple would contend for the championship, surprising the elder.
• Chen Changqing returned to Changqing Peak and reasoned that his strength could rival Tribulation Transcendence cultivators despite his Late God Transformation cultivation.

Chen Changqing prepared to win the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, while Xiaoqian asked to attend and received a Quasi-Immortal Artifact bamboo hat to conceal her ghostly aura. On competition day, the disciples gathered at Ask Dao Plaza, but Chen Changqing had yet to emerge from his residence as Changqing Peak prepared to set out.

• Chen Changqing resolved to take first place, confident he could contend with Tribulation Crossing Mid Stage cultivators and expecting his unclaimed AFK Cultivation results to raise his cultivation.
• Xiaoqian asked Chen Changqing to let her attend the competition and cheer for him, and he agreed.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian a Quasi-Immortal Artifact bamboo hat that concealed her aura so her ghost cultivator identity would not cause him trouble.
• Shushan Disciples gathered at Ask Dao Plaza for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition and doubted Chen Changqing could stand out against the Peak Disciples.
• Willow Wood assembled Changqing Peak's disciples outside Chen Changqing's residence, and frowned at their murmuring when Chen Changqing still had not appeared.