Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing revealed the Immortal Artifact Haotian Hammer and used it to shatter Yue Qing and Qing Yu’s combined attack, then pursued Qing Yu and severely wounded him. Qing Yu was left trapped in a cliff and unable to fight, while Chen Changqing fixed his gaze on him.

• Lu Tian watched in alarm as Yue Qing and Qing Yu’s combined attacks closed in on Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Haotian Hammer and destroyed both attacks with one swing, then struck Qing Yu and sent him flying.
• Chen Changqing appeared beside Qing Yu and smashed the Azure Luan Sword with another hammer blow, though Qing Yu’s protective robe absorbed most of the impact.
• Qing Yu crashed into a cliff wall, severely wounded and unable to fight, while Yue Qing and Lu Tian watched in shock.
• Chen Changqing fixed his gaze on Qing Yu, who trembled in fear.

Chen Changqing tried to kill Qing Yu for attempting to kill Lu Tian, but Yue Qing intervened and fought him. After Chen Changqing overpowered Yue Qing, Qing Yu used the opening to flee.

• Qing Yu begged Chen Changqing to spare him and offered to give up the Qiankun Token, but Chen Changqing attacked him with the Haotian Hammer because Qing Yu had tried to kill Lu Tian.
• Yue Qing blocked Chen Changqing’s hammer strike and argued that Qing Yu’s status as a Peak Disciple made his death dangerous for the Shushan Holy Land.
• Chen Changqing challenged Yue Qing for failing to protect Lu Tian, then warned him to step aside or face the consequences.
• Qing Yu urged Yue Qing to protect him and accused Chen Changqing of possibly being an enemy infiltrator, prompting Yue Qing to stand and fight.
• Chen Changqing’s hammer strike broke through Yue Qing’s Zhenyue Thirty-Six Forms, injured him, and sent him flying.
• While Yue Qing was occupied, Qing Yu recovered some true qi, used a secret art, and fled as a streak of azure light.

Chen Changqing defeated Yue Qing and Qing Yu, gave the Qiankun Token and a healing pill to the injured Lu Tian, then sought a secluded place to advance to Tribulation Transcendence. His AFK Cultivation results revealed that the Invincible Avatar Technique had reached its third stage, allowing him to condense a third avatar.

• After Qing Yu fled, Chen Changqing refused Yue Qing's request to see his face, and Yue Qing left rather than continue fighting.
• Chen Changqing gave Lu Tian the Qiankun Token and a healing pill before departing, leaving Lu Tian baffled by his generosity.
• Chen Changqing searched for more Qiankun Tokens but found none, then decided to advance to Tribulation Transcendence in a nearby cave dwelling.
• Chen Changqing checked his AFK Cultivation results and learned that the Invincible Avatar Technique had reached its third stage, enabling him to create an avatar to wield the Immortal Burial Qin.

Chen Changqing extracted his AFK Cultivation results and broke through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm inside the Qiankun Mountain River Map, where no heavenly tribulation appeared. He mastered the Invincible Avatar Technique and created three avatars before leaving his cave abode.

• Chen Changqing extracted the results of the Invincible Immortal Ascension Method, transforming all nine Primordial Spirits and advancing to the Tribulation Crossing Realm.
• Chen Changqing’s breakthrough aura shattered his Restriction Array and frightened nearby Shushan Disciples, who mistook him for a Peak Disciple and fled.
• Chen Changqing noticed that no heavenly tribulation had descended and suspected the Qiankun Mountain River Map’s inner world prevented it.
• Chen Changqing extracted the Invincible Avatar Technique’s results and summoned three avatars with auras identical to his own.
• Chen Changqing extracted his remaining cultivation methods and Divine Abilities, then walked out of his cave abode.

Chen Changqing wandered through the Qiankun Mountain River Map but found no Qiankun Token before the three-day deadline forced the participants out. Xu Ruochen and Yue Qing returned with tokens and revealed how overwhelmingly powerful Chen Changqing had been, leaving their peak masters shocked.

• Shushan Disciples at Ask Dao Plaza doubted Chen Changqing could earn a Qiankun Token, while Mo Yuan remained confident she would succeed.
• Chen Changqing searched the inner world for another token or a Peak Disciple to rob, but found no one and rested in a cave.
• When the three-day deadline arrived, the Qiankun Mountain River Map transported every participant back to Ask Dao Plaza.
• Xu Ruochen showed True Person Xuwu his Qiankun Token and recalled fleeing after Chen Changqing defeated him and slew the Bone Corroding Demon Python.
• Yue Qing told Yue Kunlun that Chen Changqing had defeated both him and Qing Yu, shocking the Suppress Peak Master.

Yue Qing and Qing Yu reported that a straw-hatted Shushan disciple wielding a hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact had defeated them, while Lu Tian revealed that the same mysterious figure had given him a Qiankun Token. Chen Yuan dismissed the possibility of an infiltrator and learned that Chen Changqing had gone his own way inside the Qiankun Mountain River Map.

• Yue Qing told Yue Kunlun that a concealed disciple with a hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact had defeated him and Qing Yu, and Yue Kunlun planned to narrow down the disciple’s identity after the results were announced.
• Qing Yu recalled that the mysterious man had nearly killed him, then assured Venerable Qingming that he had secured a Qiankun Token.
• Lu Tian told Chen Yuan and Mo Tianji that a mysterious Shushan disciple had defeated Qing Yu and Yue Qing, obtained a Qiankun Token, and handed it to him.
• Mo Tianji asked if an outside spy had entered Shushan, but Chen Yuan said Master Wuzhen would have detected and killed an intruder.
• Chen Yuan asked Lu Tian about Chen Changqing, and Lu Tian explained that Chen Changqing had gone off alone to find a Qiankun Token.

After emerging from the Qiankun Mountain River Map, Chen Changqing drew a massive heavenly tribulation over Ask Dao Plaza, revealing that he had advanced to Tribulation Transcendence. The crowd panicked as he calmly faced the forming tribulation, while those around him reacted with shock and concern.

• Chen Changqing emerged from the Qiankun Mountain River Map and sensed that something was watching him.
• Dark red lightning and enormous tribulation clouds appeared above Ask Dao Plaza, sending the Shushan Disciples fleeing in panic.
• Chen Changqing realized the map had held back the heavenly tribulation caused by his breakthrough to Tribulation Transcendence.
• The Shushan Disciples recognized Chen Changqing as the one drawing the tribulation and wondered how he had advanced so quickly.
• Willow Wood, Jian Zhenzi, Ji Changkong, and Chen Yuan reacted with astonishment or worry as Chen Changqing faced the tribulation.
• Wuzhen recalled Chen Changqing's strength and treasures inside the map and marveled at his extraordinary fortune.

Chen Changqing faced the heavenly tribulation after reaching Tribulation Transcendence cultivation inside the Qiankun Mountain River Map, while Wuzhen Daoist ordered Shushan’s members to stay back. The first bolt of Crimson Flame Thunder descended, and Chen Changqing shattered it with a single punch.

• Wuzhen Daoist praised Chen Changqing’s potential and ordered everyone to retreat to the edge of Ask Dao Plaza without interfering with the tribulation.
• Chen Changqing calmly prepared to face the tribulation as Shushan’s disciples debated whether his unusual cultivation would make it easier or harder.
• Wuzhen Daoist explained that Chen Changqing’s Tribulation Transcendence cultivation and exceptional talent could bring a powerful heavenly tribulation.
• Chen Changqing challenged the tribulation, and a pillar of Crimson Flame Thunder descended from the vortex.
• Chen Changqing struck the lightning with a punch wrapped in Gengjin Killing Aura, shattering it into crimson sparks.

Chen Changqing shattered the first three bolts of heavenly tribulation with a single punch each, leaving the Shushan Disciples astonished. The tribulation cloud remained after the Three-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, and a disciple recognized that a Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation was coming.

• Chen Changqing shattered the first bolt of heavenly tribulation with one punch, impressing the Shushan Disciples and delighting the members of Changqing Peak.
• Yue Qing and Qing Yu each wondered whether Chen Changqing was the mysterious fighter they had encountered in the Qiankun Mountain River Map, then dismissed the possibility.
• Xu Ruochen recalled Chen Changqing defeating him in the Qiankun Mountain River Map and considered him a major threat in the upcoming Grand Tournament.
• Chen Changqing punched apart the dark-blue second bolt and the dark-gold third bolt of heavenly tribulation, remaining unharmed.
• A Shushan Disciple noticed the tribulation cloud had not dispersed and cried out that Chen Changqing was facing the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.

Chen Changqing faced the fourth strike of his heavenly tribulation, Soul-Devouring Lightning, without resisting and devoured its power inside his body. He remained unharmed, leaving Shushan’s disciples and peak leaders astonished as the tribulation continued.

• The Shushan disciples saw the tribulation vortex grow more violent and realized Chen Changqing was facing a Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• Soul-Devouring Lightning descended, and Chen Changqing let it enter his body without making a move.
• Chen Changqing’s nine Primordial Spirits joined their power to extinguish the lightning inside him.
• The disciples feared Chen Changqing had been destroyed, but he opened his eyes unharmed.
• The peak leaders recognized that Chen Changqing had devoured the Soul-Devouring Lightning, and they marveled at his strength.

Chen Changqing effortlessly destroyed the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, stunning the Shushan disciples and drawing the Peak Disciples’ wary attention. The tribulation cloud remained and began forming a Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, leaving everyone shocked by what Chen Changqing had triggered.

• Chen Changqing split the Wind Thunder tribulation with a sword strike, then punched apart the Thick Earth Thunder and completed the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• Chen Changqing dismissed the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation as unimpressive, astonishing the Shushan disciples who watched him pass without spells, Divine Abilities, or a Dharma Artifact.
• Lie Wushuang and Ji Wuhen reconsidered Chen Changqing as a serious rival in the coming Grand Tournament.
• Mo Yuan warned the Changqing Peak disciples that the heavenly tribulation was not over and pointed out that the cloud vortex was still churning.
• The lightning in the vortex fused into dreamlike colors, and the Shushan disciples realized Chen Changqing might have triggered the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.

Chen Changqing faced the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation and used its three-colored lightning dragon to temper his body. He emerged unharmed from the lightning sphere, leaving the Shushan disciples stunned as the tribulation continued.

• Shushan's disciples and leaders were shocked when Chen Changqing's Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation became a Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• A three-colored divine lightning dragon descended, and Chen Changqing stepped forward to meet it with only a shield of blood and vitality.
• The lightning dragon swallowed Chen Changqing, alarming Chen Yuan, Lu Tian, and the Changqing Peak disciples, while Mo Yuan and the elders recognized that he was tempering his body.
• Chen Changqing endured the lightning inside the sphere, using his Nine Revolutions Primordial Body Refining Art to strengthen his body.
• Chen Changqing broke out of the lightning sphere unharmed, his aura more condensed and weighty, and the onlookers stared in disbelief.

Chen Changqing passed the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation by shattering its final lightning strikes with his fists, astonishing Shushan’s disciples and leaders. Just as everyone celebrated his success, a stronger tribulation-cloud vortex formed in the sky, leaving them confused and alarmed.

• Chen Changqing punched apart the eighth strike of the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation as Shushan’s disciples watched in shock.
• Chen Changqing destroyed the final five-colored lightning dragon with a fist carrying hammer intent, reminding Yue Qing and Qing Yu of the mysterious straw-hatted man who had defeated them.
• The tribulation clouds dissipated, and Wuzhen and Chen Yuan praised Chen Changqing’s talent and future prospects.
• A new, more powerful tribulation-cloud vortex formed after the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation ended, bewildering Chen Yuan, the Shushan leaders, and the disciples.

After Chen Changqing survived the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, a second tribulation formed and was identified as the legendary Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation. As the onlookers wondered whether he could withstand it, Chen Changqing prepared for the strike by summoning the Heavenly Thunder Sword.

• The leaders of Shushan's great peaks recognized the new tribulation cloud as the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation and recalled the legendary figures who had survived it.
• The Shushan Disciples and Changqing Peak disciples reacted with shock and hope that Chen Changqing would ascend to the Upper Realm one day.
• Willow Wood and Mo Yuan reflected on Chen Changqing's importance and the opportunities tied to his future.
• Chen Changqing noticed the new tribulation cloud locking onto him and wondered why it had formed after the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• The twelve-colored clouds solidified above Chen Changqing, who judged the tribulation more dangerous than the previous one and summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword.

Chen Changqing faced the twelve-colored heavenly tribulation with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique, destroying its first nine strikes. The Shushan Disciples and Peak Disciples were stunned by his strength as the tribulation continued.

• Chen Changqing summoned the immortal artifact Heavenly Thunder Sword as the twelve-colored tribulation began.
• Chen Changqing used the first form of the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique to split the first lightning pillar in two.
• Chen Changqing wielded the technique’s second form to destroy three lightning pillars descending in the second strike.
• Chen Changqing shattered nine increasingly powerful tribulation strikes, though resisting them took a toll.
• Lie Wushuang judged that Chen Changqing might rival a mid-stage Tribulation Crossing cultivator, while Ji Wuhen looked forward to fighting him.

Chen Changqing used Dao Reversal to send the tenth bolt of the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation back into the tribulation cloud, but the cloud then formed a humanoid lightning figure that attacked him. Chen Changqing met its lightning sword with the fifth form of the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique, and their blades collided.

• Yue Qing, Xu Ruochen, Lu Tian, and the other Shushan disciples watched Chen Changqing’s strength with astonishment and anticipation.
• Chen Changqing used Dao Reversal to make the tenth black lightning tribulation retreat into the cloud, though the technique left him exhausted.
• A humanoid figure of lightning emerged from the tribulation cloud and swung its lightning sword at Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing fused with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and unleashed the fifth form, Immortal Slaying, against the figure’s attack.
• Chen Changqing’s sword light collided with the lightning sword in a powerful explosion.

Chen Changqing broke through the eleventh tribulation with a sword strike, then faced the final trial as the tribulation clouds formed a giant eye resembling the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. He met its twelve-colored beam with his strongest sword, and after the eye vanished, a mysterious Dao charm descended and restored him as his nine Primordial Spirits grew more solid.

• Chen Changqing shattered the enormous lightning figure with the fifth move of the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique, while Patriarch Wuzhen shielded Shushan Holy Land from the aftershocks.
• Chen Changqing looked toward the tribulation-cloud vortex as the gathered Shushan Disciples watched for the final heavenly tribulation.
• The vortex transformed into a gigantic, merciless eye that fixed its gaze on Chen Changqing and fired a twelve-colored beam at him.
• Chen Changqing poured his spiritual power, Sword Intent, blood vitality, and soul power into the Heavenly Thunder Sword and struck the beam with his strongest sword.
• The clash shook Ask Dao Plaza, and after the giant eye disappeared, an unfathomable Dao charm descended upon Chen Changqing and strengthened his nine Primordial Spirits while restoring his injuries and spiritual power.

After Chen Changqing survived the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, the people of Shushan Holy Land recognized his extraordinary strength and potential. Patriarch Wuzhen resolved to protect him more closely as the Seven Peaks Grand Competition arena matches approached.

• Chen Changqing's survival of the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation shocked the Shushan disciples and Peak Disciples, including Lie Wushuang and Xu Ruochen.
• The other Holy Sons realized Chen Changqing had surpassed them, while the disciples of Changqing Peak celebrated his achievement.
• Mo Yuan resolved to protect Chen Changqing, and Chen Yuan reconsidered his plan to groom him as Shushan's next Sect Leader.
• Mo Tianji teased Chen Yuan about underestimating Chen Changqing, while Lu Tian hoped to face him in the arena matches.
• The Seven Peaks Helmsmen recognized that Chen Changqing could reshape Shushan's future, and Patriarch Wuzhen decided to look after him more closely.

After the First Trial of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, the disciples who found Qiankun Tokens presented them to Wuzhen. Zhou Shan and Chen Changqing filled the final two slots, leaving the Peak Disciples wary of Chen Changqing as a major threat in the competition.

• Wuzhen announced the end of the First Trial and called for the disciples who had found Qiankun Tokens to present them.
• Lu Tian and the Peak Disciples of the Seven Great Peaks handed over their tokens, accounting for eight places.
• Zhou Shan of Suppress Peak presented the ninth token, surprising the crowd and prompting Yue Qing and Qing Yu to doubt that he was the mysterious man who defeated them.
• Xu Ruochen concluded that Chen Changqing had the final token, recalling that Chen Changqing had driven him off in the Thousand Blade Stone Forest.
• Chen Changqing presented his Qiankun Token, confirming the tenth place and causing the other Peak Disciples to regard him as a threat to their championship hopes.

Chen Changqing's Qiankun Token stirred speculation about whether he was the mysterious man who had saved Lu Tian, as Wuzhen began the Grand Tournament's arena battles. Yue Ling took the stage first, and Zhou Shan challenged her with a powerful punch.

• Yue Qing and Qing Yu suspected Chen Changqing might be the mysterious man, while Lu Tian wondered if his junior grandnephew had saved him before doubting the possibility.
• Wuzhen explained that the ten token holders would fight in pairs until one remained, then summoned an arena and prohibited deliberate killing.
• The competitors hesitated to take the stage until Yue Ling of Cloud Perch Peak stepped forward and invited someone to challenge her.
• Zhou Shan of Suppress Peak accepted Yue Ling's challenge and attacked with Zhenyue Thirty-Six Forms: Mountain Splitting Collapse.
• Yue Ling met Zhou Shan's attack with Three Thousand Moonlight, Flowing Wind Returning Snow, and blurred like moonlight and snow.