Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing summoned a second clone, astonishing Shushan’s leaders and disciples with a technique that gave both clones the same aura as his true body. The new clone revealed the Haotian Hammer, leaving Yue Qing facing Chen Changqing and two clones armed with Immortal Artifacts as Chen Yuan wondered whether his disciple was heaven’s chosen one.

• Chen Changqing summoned a second clone, stunning the Shushan disciples, peak leaders, and Patriarch Wuzhen with its aura identical to his own.
• Yue Qing saw the two clones and worried that he would have to fight Chen Changqing three against one.
• Chen Changqing’s new clone produced the Immortal Artifact Haotian Hammer, prompting the onlookers to marvel that Chen Changqing possessed three Immortal Artifacts.
• Mo Yuan recalled that Chen Changqing also had the Immortal Burial Qin and Immortal Burial Melody, while Chen Yuan wondered if his disciple was chosen by heaven.

Chen Changqing revealed the Haotian Hammer, prompting Lu Tian, Qing Yu, and Yue Qing to recognize him as the mysterious fighter who had defeated Yue Qing and Qing Yu in the Qiankun Mountain River Map. Chen Changqing and his two clones launched a coordinated Immortal Artifact assault on Yue Qing, who countered with a powerful punch.

• Lu Tian recognized Chen Changqing as the man who had saved him and fought Yue Qing and Qing Yu inside the Qiankun Mountain River Map.
• Qing Yu and Yue Qing recognized Chen Changqing as the mysterious man who had wielded the Haotian Hammer against them.
• Chen Changqing challenged Yue Qing, who accepted the fight despite knowing Chen Changqing's strength.
• Chen Changqing and his two clones attacked Yue Qing with the Heavenly Thunder Sword, Haotian Hammer, and Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear.
• Yue Qing gathered earth energy into his fist and punched to meet the three attacks.

Chen Changqing and his two clones broke through Yue Qing’s defenses and sent him flying from the arena, stunning the Shushan Disciples and Peak Disciples. Qing Yu feared Chen Changqing might hold a grudge over his attempt to kill Lu Tian in the Qiankun Mountain River Map.

• Chen Changqing’s punch-force dragon vein shattered against the attacks of Chen Changqing’s main body and two clones.
• Yue Qing used Earth Emperor Protection to defend himself, but Chen Changqing’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique broke through the cocoon.
• Chen Changqing’s sword, spear, and hammer attacks struck Yue Qing and sent him crashing onto the arena’s edge.
• The watching Shushan Disciples and Peak Disciples were shocked by Chen Changqing’s strength, and Xu Ruochen realized Chen Changqing had held back in their earlier fight.
• Qing Yu worried that Chen Changqing might seek revenge for his attempt to kill Lu Tian in the Qiankun Mountain River Map.

Chen Changqing overwhelmed Yue Qing despite Yue Qing’s Earth Emperor Hegemonic Body and True Monarch-level cultivation, leaving the other Shushan figures stunned. As Yue Qing prepared a powerful counterattack, his aura suddenly collapsed and he fell to one knee.

• Qing Yu realized Chen Changqing had been the mysterious man with the Haotian Hammer and fled while Yue Qing held him off.
• Chen Changqing and his two clones struck Yue Qing down, astonishing the peak leaders, disciples, and Wuzhen.
• Chen Yuan recognized Chen Changqing’s sword strike as the Yin Yue Holy Dynasty’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and worried the peak leaders might object.
• Mo Yuan considered Chen Changqing’s unrevealed abilities and grew more determined to follow him.
• Yue Qing rose and unleashed Earth Vein Severance, but he suddenly spat blood, lost his aura, and dropped to one knee.

Chen Changqing defeated Yue Qing after Yue Qing’s bloodline power failed, securing the Seven Peaks Grand Competition championship. The onlookers recognized Chen Changqing’s unprecedented strength, while Patriarch Wuzhen confirmed that the contest’s victor had been decided.

• Yue Qing’s phantom shattered and his aura collapsed, leaving him unable to sustain his Special Physique after his earlier injuries.
• The Shushan disciples, Peak Masters, and Ancestor Yue Shen realized that Chen Changqing had overcome Yue Qing at the True Lord level and was poised to win the competition.
• True Person Tianbo recalled Chen Changqing’s rise from the Outer Sect and marveled at how far his cultivation and strength had advanced.
• Lu Tian admitted to Chen Yuan that he was no match for Chen Changqing and recognized him as the person who had saved him in the Qiankun Mountain River Map.
• Patriarch Wuzhen saw Yue Qing kneel and declared that the victor had been decided, while the Changqing Peak disciples celebrated Chen Changqing’s triumph.

Chen Changqing defeated Yue Qing and was declared the champion of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition. The Shushan disciples celebrated his victory, while Ji Changkong and the other Holy Sons struggled to comprehend how powerful he had become.

• The Changqing Peak disciples celebrated Chen Changqing's victory, and Mo Yuan said he had not yet gone all out.
• Yue Qing conceded defeat, and Chen Changqing withdrew his clones and Immortal Artifacts.
• Patriarch Wuzhen announced Chen Changqing as the champion of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.
• The Shushan disciples and Changqing Peak members cheered, while the Peak Masters acknowledged that Chen Changqing had earned the title.
• Luofu Tian realized that Chen Changqing's growth had widened the gap between them.

Chen Changqing won the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, and Patriarch Wuzhen began naming him Shushan's Sect Leader successor. Ancestor Yue Shen interrupted the announcement, arguing that the appointment required caution.

• Patriarch Wuzhen announced Chen Changqing as the champion, delighting Chen Yuan and the others while Yue Qing accepted his defeat.
• Chen Changqing reflected on Yue Qing's special physique and on the additional clones and Immortal Artifacts he had not used.
• Patriarch Wuzhen began to name Chen Changqing the Sect Leader's successor, but Ancestor Yue Shen called for him to wait.
• Shushan's disciples and Suppress Peak's people reacted with surprise and anger as Ancestor Yue Shen faced Wuzhen's displeasure.
• Ancestor Yue Shen bowed to Wuzhen and said appointing the successor concerned Shushan's foundation and required caution, then looked toward Chen Changqing.

After Chen Changqing won the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Ancestor Yue Shen and the other peak leaders challenged his appointment as Shushan's Sect Leader successor, accusing him of possible ties to the Demonic Sect because he used its Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. Patriarch Wuzhen knew the charge was a pretext and unleashed a terrifying aura as the dispute intensified.

• Chen Yuan confronted Ancestor Yue Shen for objecting to Chen Changqing's succession after the agreed-upon tournament winner had been declared.
• Ancestor Yue Shen claimed Chen Changqing's use of the Yin Yue Holy Dynasty's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique raised doubts about his loyalty to Shushan.
• Ancestor Yue Shen secretly urged the other peak leaders to oppose Chen Changqing, citing both the Demonic Sect suspicion and the prospect of three Sect Masters from Seven Stars Peak.
• True Monarch Yu Ding and the other peak leaders backed Yue Shen and called for an investigation into Chen Changqing before appointing him successor.
• Chen Yuan turned to Patriarch Wuzhen, who recognized the accusation as a pretext and released a crushing aura.

Shushan’s peak leaders challenged Chen Changqing’s appointment as the Sect Leader’s successor, accusing him of possible ties to the Demonic Sect because he used its sword technique and Divine Ability. Chen Changqing refused to explain, believing the accusations were a pretext to keep succession in the Sect Leader’s line, while Wuzhen remained furious and the dispute continued.

• Wuzhen pressured the Seven Great Peaks’ helmsmen, who argued that Chen Changqing’s use of Demonic Sect techniques made him a possible spy and urged Wuzhen to retract his order.
• Wuzhen defended Chen Changqing as Shushan’s future rising star, while the Changqing Peak disciples angrily watched the accusations unfold.
• Ran Hua urged Chen Changqing to explain where he learned the techniques, but Chen Changqing said the helmsmen would not believe him and were opposing his succession for political reasons.
• Chen Changqing recalled finding the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique in True Lord Qingxu’s cave dwelling during the Outer Sect Competition’s First Trial, but chose not to reveal this.
• Ji Changkong privately considered whether Chen Changqing’s rapid cultivation came from Demonic Sect arts, while Jian Zhenzi condemned the helmsmen for favoring their own peaks.

Wuzhen forced the Seven Great Peaks’ helmsmen to kneel and defended Chen Changqing against accusations that he was a Demonic Sect spy. He declared Chen Changqing Shushan’s next Sect Leader, but a powerful voice from within Shushan suddenly objected.

• Jian Zhenzi recognized that the Seven Great Peaks’ accusations against Chen Changqing were a pretext to block his succession.
• Lu Tian urged Chen Yuan to defend Chen Changqing, but Chen Yuan remained calm, believing the Sect Leader’s position could not contain his disciple’s potential.
• Wuzhen unleashed his pressure and forced the Seven Great Peaks’ helmsmen to their knees.
• Wuzhen challenged War Dome Ancestor’s accusations, defended Chen Changqing’s use of Demonic Sect abilities, and declared that Chen Changqing would be Shushan’s next Sect Leader.
• The helmsmen fell silent, but an aged voice from within Shushan announced its objection, causing Wuzhen’s expression to darken.

Wuxing emerged from seclusion as a Heavenly Lord and challenged Wuzhen’s support for Chen Changqing becoming Shushan’s Sect Leader successor. The two rival elders greeted each other, while Wuxing recalled how he had repeatedly fallen short of Wuzhen.

• Wuxing appeared through a rift above Ask Dao Plaza, and the Seven Peaks Helmsmen recognized him as Shushan’s Supreme Second Elder and a newly advanced Heavenly Lord.
• Ancestor Yue Shen and the Shushan Disciples welcomed Wuxing’s arrival, expecting him to oppose Wuzhen’s decision to make Chen Changqing the Sect Leader’s successor.
• Chen Changqing wondered what Wuzhen would decide now that his junior fellow disciple had arrived, while Lu Tian complained that the helmsmen had targeted Chen and thanked him for saving his life in the Qiankun Mountain River Map.
• The Shushan elders, peaks, and disciples bowed to Wuxing, who ignored them and met Wuzhen’s gaze.
• Wuzhen congratulated Wuxing on reaching the Heavenly Lord realm, and Wuxing replied that he had always lagged behind his senior fellow disciple and had lost to him in the Sect Leader selection tournament.

Wuxing acknowledged Chen Changqing’s talent and cleared him of being a Demonic Sect spy, but challenged him to prove he deserved to become a Sect Master candidate. He set the Ten Great Sect Competition as the test, requiring Chen Changqing to place in the top three.

• Wuzhen defended Chen Changqing’s victory in the Seven Peaks Grand Competition as grounds for making him Shushan’s Sect Leader successor.
• Wuxing revealed that he had long valued Yue Qing because of his earth emperor bloodline and acknowledged Chen Changqing’s victory over him.
• Wuxing identified Chen Changqing’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique as an art from True Lord Qingxu’s cave abode and vouched that Chen Changqing was no Demonic Sect spy.
• Wuxing said Chen Changqing could become a Sect Master candidate if he proved himself to Shushan and the Nine Provinces.
• Wuxing promised to support Chen Changqing’s candidacy if he placed in the top three of the Ten Great Sect Competition.

Wuxing proposed that Chen Changqing prove himself worthy of succeeding Shushan’s Sect Leader by placing in the top three of the Ten Great Sect Competition, and the peak leaders supported the trial. Wuzhen realized Wuxing was challenging him through the impossible demand, while Changqing Peak’s disciples protested.

• Wuxing demanded that Chen Changqing place in the top three of the Ten Great Sect Competition to qualify as Shushan’s successor.
• Ji Wuhen, Xu Ruochen, Yue Qing, and the other Peak Disciples were shocked by the difficulty of the trial.
• Ancestor Yue Shen, War Dome Ancestor, and the other peak leaders endorsed Wuxing’s proposal.
• Wuzhen accused Wuxing of deliberately making things difficult for Chen Changqing and prepared to oppose him.
• Wuxing argued that Chen Changqing’s talent should let him advance before the competition and said he should not become successor if he lacked the courage to accept.
• Willow Wood and the other Changqing Peak disciples objected, believing the trial was designed to block Chen Changqing from becoming successor.

Chen Changqing learned that the Ten Great Sect Competition was a formidable tournament less than ten years away, with powerful reincarnated cultivators among its participants. As Wuzhen and Wuxing clashed over Chen Changqing’s succession, Chen Changqing agreed to Wuxing’s challenge.

• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan about the Ten Great Sect Competition and learned that the once-a-century event was less than ten years away.
• Chen Yuan explained that participants included True Lords and Half-step Heavenly Monarchs, while Chen Changqing remained confident despite his disciples’ alarm.
• Chen Yuan warned that reincarnated cultivators would compete and that Chen Changqing had little time to reach their level.
• Chen Changqing reminded Chen Yuan that he had defeated Yue Qing even after Yue Qing’s Earth Emperor Bloodline raised his cultivation to True Lord.
• Wuzhen and Wuxing argued over Chen Changqing’s succession, and Chen Changqing stepped forward and agreed with Wuxing.

Chen Changqing agreed to Wuxing’s demand that he place in the top three of the Ten Great Sect Competition within ten years to qualify as Shushan’s Sect Leader successor. His agreement stunned Shushan’s disciples and leaders, while Wuzhen warned him not to act rashly and Wuxing welcomed the challenge.

• Chen Changqing agreed to Wuxing’s condition of placing in the top three of the Ten Great Sect Competition within ten years.
• Shushan’s disciples, Peak Disciples, and main-peak leaders reacted with disbelief, while many leaders hoped Chen Changqing would fail and lose his chance to succeed the Sect Leader.
• Yue Qing saw the competition as a possible opportunity to face Chen Changqing again after losing to him in the arena.
• Changqing Peak’s disciples and Lu Tian were bewildered by Chen Changqing’s decision, while Chen Yuan wondered whether his disciple was confident or simply unconcerned about becoming Sect Leader.
• Wuzhen warned Chen Changqing not to put on a brave front, but Wuxing praised his boldness and believed he would fail to reach the top three.

Chen Changqing accepted Wuxing’s challenge to place in the top three at the Ten Great Sect Competition, then raised his own goal to first place. His declaration stunned and angered the Shushan elders, disciples, and his fellow Changqing Peak members, while Wuxing warned that Chen Changqing had made the claim of his own accord.

• Chen Changqing told Wuxing that he wanted first place in the Ten Great Sect Competition rather than a top-three finish.
• The Shushan disciples, Peak Disciples, and major peak leaders reacted with disbelief and mocked Chen Changqing’s ambition.
• Chen Changqing remained unmoved, confident that his AFK Cultivation System and abilities would let him reach the True Monarch Realm and compete against powerful opponents.
• The Changqing Peak disciples, Chen Yuan, and Lu Tian were stunned, while Wuzhen wondered whether Chen Changqing had gone mad.
• Wuxing recovered from his shock, called Chen Changqing arrogant, and reminded him that no one had forced him to make the claim.

Wuxing promised to become Chen Changqing’s protector if Chen Changqing won first place in the Ten Great Sect Competition. While Shushan’s disciples doubted he could win, Chen Changqing confidently accepted the deal.

• Wuxing offered to personally protect Chen Changqing if he claimed first place in the Ten Great Sect Competition.
• Shushan’s disciples and peak leaders were astonished by Wuxing’s promise but dismissed Chen Changqing’s chances of winning.
• Lu Tian urged Chen Yuan to nurture Chen Changqing, while Chen Yuan realized Wuxing likely made the promise because he expected Chen Changqing to fail.
• Mo Yuan and Wuzhen privately wondered how much Chen Changqing would grow before the competition ten years later.
• Chen Changqing welcomed the chance to gain a Heavenly Lord-level protector, accepted Wuxing’s deal, and Wuxing agreed.

After the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Chen Changqing kept his plans for the Ten Great Sect Competition secret and returned to Changqing Peak. His victory over Yue Qing drew crowds seeking to visit or join his peak, while his disciples wondered whether he could fulfill his promise to take first place.

• Chen Yuan questioned Chen Changqing about his declaration, but Chen Changqing told him to wait and see.
• Lu Tian praised Chen Changqing, then declined to spar with him after witnessing his strength.
• Chen Changqing led the Changqing Peak disciples back to the peak as his victory made him famous throughout Shushan Holy Land.
• A flood of disciples, stewards, and elders gathered outside Changqing Peak, hoping to pay respects, seek guidance, or join.
• Black Bear and Xuan Snake used their Nascent Soul strength to guard the Mountain Gate and warned the crowd not to enter without permission.
• Changqing Peak's disciples celebrated having joined early but worried about Chen Changqing's chances of winning the Ten Great Sect Competition.

Chen Changqing ordered Changqing Peak to recruit only a limited number of talented, well-behaved Inner Sect disciples, while rejecting disciples from the other main peaks. Jian Zhenzi confronted Ji Changkong about his hidden purpose for joining Changqing Peak, but Ji Changkong claimed he admired Chen Changqing; Jian Zhenzi remained unconvinced.

• Willow Wood told Chen Changqing that disciples were crowding Changqing Peak’s gate to join, and Wang Yang urged him to recruit new members.
• Chen Changqing ordered Willow Wood and the others to select a small number of suitable Inner Sect disciples and accept none from the other main peaks.
• After the others left, Chen Changqing suspected some applicants had ulterior motives, then summoned Little Black to go bask in the sun.
• Jian Zhenzi asked Ji Changkong whether he had achieved his goal at Changqing Peak, knowing he had joined to investigate Chen Changqing’s secrets.
• Ji Changkong claimed that Chen Changqing’s victories had made him admire the Holy Son and justified his decision to join Changqing Peak.
• Jian Zhenzi laughed coldly but said nothing further, confident that schemes could not overcome absolute strength.

Willow Wood turned away disciples from Shushan’s other main peaks and announced that Changqing Peak would hold an intake examination for Shushan Inner Disciples. After the recruitment attempt failed, Ancestor Yue Shen decided to find an Inner Disciple spy to investigate Chen Changqing.

• Willow Wood ordered disciples from the other main peaks to leave Changqing Peak, then told the remaining Shushan Inner Disciples to return for an upcoming intake examination.
• Yue Kunlun told Ancestor Yue Shen that he had sent Suppress Peak disciples to join Changqing Peak as instructed.
• Suppress Peak disciples reported that Chen Changqing would not accept recruits from other main peaks.
• Ancestor Yue Shen decided to recruit a spy from among Shushan’s Inner Disciples, and the other peak leaders also turned their attention to those disciples.