Chapter Summaries

After Bai Wuya drove off Judgment and Mountain Sundering, Chen Changqing explained that he had fought for the Moye Sword and recovered under his martial uncle’s protection. Two days later, Chen Changqing woke and asked Bai Wuya about the monk and Miss Si.

• Bai Wuya sent Judgment, Mountain Cleaving, and the other cultivators away, then warned Chen Changqing against risking his life for an Immortal Artifact.
• Chen Changqing told Bai Wuya he had sought the Moye Sword, and Bai Wuya recognized it as the other half of Gan Jiang Mo Ye.
• Bai Wuya stood guard while Chen Changqing recovered, reflecting on how he had managed to injure two True Lords despite only recently reaching Tribulation Transcendence.
• Judgment refused Mountain Sundering's plan to attack Chen Changqing again, warning that Shushan would retaliate, and the two went their separate ways.
• After two days of recovery, Chen Changqing woke and asked Bai Wuya where the monk and Miss Si were.

Chen Changqing and Bai Wuya reunited after Bai Wuya reached the Heavenly Sovereign realm, while Si Youyou found the Heavenly Demon Relic Pearl in a canyon. Black Fiend and his companions surrounded her and demanded the pearl, leaving her facing a fight.

• Bai Wuya explained that he had left Rujie and Si Youyou to seek opportunities after sensing Chen Changqing was in danger, and Chen Changqing flew off with him once he had recovered.
• Si Youyou entered a canyon after sensing something drawing her toward its depths and found a black jade statue at a ruined stone hall.
• Si Youyou touched the statue, which shattered and revealed the Heavenly Demon Relic Pearl; she took it and felt her cultivation bottleneck loosen.
• Black Fiend arrived with four cultivators, demanded the pearl, and threatened Si Youyou when she refused to hand it over.

Si Youyou fought Baleful Intent and his four followers over the Heavenly Demon Relic Pearl but was gravely wounded and nearly killed. Chen Changqing arrived in time to block the fatal strike, and a terrifying aura suddenly enveloped Baleful Intent and his group.

• Baleful Intent demanded the Heavenly Demon Relic Pearl and threatened Si Youyou, who refused to surrender it.
• Baleful Intent and his four followers attacked Si Youyou, and she gradually lost ground despite fighting back with a Quasi-Immortal Artifact sword.
• Baleful Intent wounded Si Youyou and offered to turn her into a puppet, but she refused to yield.
• Baleful Intent raised his saber to kill Si Youyou, but Chen Changqing appeared and blocked the strike.
• Baleful Intent confronted Chen Changqing, then a terrifying aura descended and enveloped him and his five companions.

Bai Wuya rescued Chen Changqing and Si Youyou, killing Black Baleful Intent and his companions before helping Si Youyou recover. Meanwhile, Rujie discovered a Buddhist Bone Relic in an abandoned herb garden, but three cultivators arrived and demanded that he hand it over.

• Bai Wuya killed Black Baleful Intent and the other attackers with his true qi spears.
• Bai Wuya gave Si Youyou a supreme healing pill and the attackers’ Storage Pouches to repay her for protecting Chen Changqing.
• Si Youyou recovered from her injuries, then departed with Chen Changqing and Bai Wuya.
• Rujie searched an abandoned herb garden and found a Buddhist Bone Relic hidden inside a dead tree.
• Three cultivators confronted Rujie and demanded the pearl in his hand.

Rujie was cornered by three cultivators who wanted his Buddha Bone Relic and nearly died after defending himself with Vajra Body. Bai Wuya, Chen Changqing, and Si Youyou arrived in time to save him, leaving the attackers pinned beneath their overwhelming aura.

• Rujie tried to persuade the three cultivators to leave him alone, but one recognized the Buddha Bone Relic and their leader demanded he hand it over.
• Rujie stored the relic, and the Tribulation Transcendence cultivator attacked him while the two Late God Transformation cultivators blocked his escape.
• Rujie used Vajra Body to withstand their combined attack, but the technique shattered and left him gravely injured.
• The leader sent a blood-red sword aura at Rujie, but it was suddenly torn apart before it could strike him.
• Bai Wuya, Chen Changqing, and Si Youyou descended, forcing the three attackers to their knees with their aura, and Chen Changqing gave Rujie a healing pill.

After Bai Wuya rescued Rujie and killed the three cultivators who had attacked them, the group rested in an abandoned medicinal garden. Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou planned to travel to the Immortal Secret Realm, and Bai Wuya offered to go with them.

• Bai Wuya killed the three subdued cultivators and gave their Storage Pouches to Rujie.
• Rujie meditated to recover while Chen Changqing, Si Youyou, and Bai Wuya waited around a bonfire.
• Chen Changqing told Bai Wuya that he, Rujie, and Si Youyou planned to go to the Immortal Secret Realm.
• Bai Wuya revealed that he was also going to the Immortal Secret Realm, and Rujie asked Chen Changqing to invite him along.
• Bai Wuya offered to travel to the Immortal Secret Realm with Chen Changqing and the others.

Chen Changqing and his companions left the Heavenly Sovereign's Fallen Land, where rumors about his Immortal Artifacts had made him the focus of a covetous crowd. He remained calm as the cultivators recognized him and stared at his treasures.

• Bai Wuya agreed to accompany Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou into the Immortal Secret Realm, and Si Youyou accepted Chen Changqing's invitation.
• The group rested in the medicinal garden, then left the Heavenly Sovereign's Fallen Land the next morning.
• Cultivators outside discussed Chen Changqing's battle with True Lord Mountainrend and True Lord Condemnation and his use of multiple Immortal Artifacts.
• Rujie and Si Youyou realized the rumors referred to Chen Changqing, who had obtained five Immortal Artifacts.
• A cultivator recognized Chen Changqing, drawing the crowd's covetous attention, but Chen Changqing remained composed.

Bai Wuya drove away cultivators who were eyeing Chen Changqing’s Immortal Artifacts, then led Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou to the God-Burying Wasteland for the Immortal Secret Realm. As countless cultivators gathered there, Bai Wuya began explaining what a Tribulation Immortal was, leaving his explanation unfinished.

• Bai Wuya released his Heavenly Sovereign aura and forced the cultivators surrounding Chen Changqing to scatter.
• Rujie asked Chen Changqing to trade him an Immortal Artifact, and Chen Changqing promised to give him one if he later found a suitable artifact.
• Bai Wuya led Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou to the God-Burying Wasteland, where countless cultivators had gathered to enter the Immortal Secret Realm.
• Si Youyou wondered whether a Tribulation Immortal would appear, and Chen Changqing admitted he did not know what one was.
• Bai Wuya explained that some Heavenly Lords chose not to ascend to the upper realm and instead followed a special path.

Chen Changqing learned how tribulation immortals differed from Heavenly Lords and wondered what cultivation gains his AFK Cultivation System would bring. As the Immortal Secret Realm drew powerful cultivators to the God-Burying Wasteland, five True Lords arrived, and Si Youyou warned that they were only the beginning.

• Bai Wuya explained that tribulation immortals faced a heavenly tribulation every thousand years and would ascend after surviving nine, while Si Youyou said few had survived all nine.
• Chen Changqing reflected that tribulation immortals stood above Heavenly Lords and wondered whether his next AFK cultivation results would advance him to the True Monarch realm.
• Five True Lords—Golden Palace, Xuanyan, Azure Underworld, Fiery Mountain, and Nether Spring—arrived at the God-Burying Wasteland, prompting excitement among the gathered cultivators.
• Chen Changqing recalled how True Lords had overwhelmed him before Bai Wuya rescued him, while Rujie said Bai Wuya’s presence would help them protect any treasure they found.
• Si Youyou said the True Lords were merely the appetizer and that even more powerful figures could still arrive.

The Taiyin Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch arrived at the God-Burying Wasteland as cultivators gathered for the Immortal Secret Realm. Chen Changqing recognized Lihuo and Kun Yuan, leaving Rujie and Si Youyou astonished.

• The Taiyin Heavenly Monarch arrived in a black chariot pulled by nine Netherworld Ghost Dragons, and the cultivators recognized his immense power.
• Rujie praised Bai Wuya for arriving quietly, and Bai Wuya said that more powerful figures were coming.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch arrived in a golden sun, and Chen Changqing recognized him from their earlier meeting in Medicine God Valley.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch exchanged cold words with Taiyin Heavenly Monarch as the cultivators anticipated a fierce struggle in the Immortal Secret Realm.
• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch arrived within a Taiji diagram, and Chen Changqing recognized him, surprising Rujie and Si Youyou.

Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch arrived at the God-Burying Wasteland, joining Taiyin Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch as they gathered before the Immortal Secret Realm. Their attention fell on Chen Changqing and Bai Wuya, whose newly revealed Heavenly Monarch cultivation made them wary.

• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch arrived, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch challenged him over their shared interest while Taiyin Heavenly Monarch recognized him as a rival.
• Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch spotted Chen Changqing and remembered his role at Medicine God Valley, where Wuzhen had protected him.
• Lihuo Heavenly Monarch and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch discovered that Bai Wuya had reached the Heavenly Monarch realm and wondered why he had come with Chen Changqing.
• Taiyin Heavenly Monarch also recognized Bai Wuya and grew wary, while Chen Changqing noticed the Heavenly Monarchs watching him.
• The surrounding cultivators noticed the Heavenly Monarchs' attention and began speculating about Chen Changqing and Bai Wuya.

The Immortal Secret Realm opened in the God-Burying Wasteland, and Chen Changqing’s inheritance token reacted as he prepared to enter. Before the Heavenly Monarchs could go in, a Tribulation Immortal arrived, whom Si Youyou identified as Fairy Cold Moon.

• The ground split open, and a towering golden gate appeared, revealing that the Immortal Secret Realm had opened.
• Chen Changqing’s inheritance token reacted, making him suspect that other tokens were inside the realm.
• Taiyin Heavenly Monarch proposed entering, and Lihuo Heavenly Monarch and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch agreed.
• A powerful aura descended, freezing the wasteland as snow began to fall.
• Fairy Cold Moon emerged from the snowfall, and Bai Wuya and Si Youyou recognized her.
• Chen Changqing asked Si Youyou who the woman was, and Si Youyou named her Fairy Cold Moon.

Fairy Cold Moon, a Tribulation Immortal on the Immortal Rankings, arrived at the Immortal Secret Realm and alarmed the cultivators and Heavenly Monarchs gathered on the God-Burying Wasteland. Chen Changqing learned that Shushan also had a Tribulation Immortal, but Bai Wuya said their identity and whereabouts were secret.

• Si Youyou explained that Fairy Cold Moon was one of Jiuzhou’s ten great beauties and a Tribulation Immortal on the Immortal Rankings.
• The cultivators and the Heavenly Monarchs reacted with alarm to Fairy Cold Moon’s arrival and wondered what treasure had drawn her to the secret realm.
• Fairy Cold Moon glanced at Taiyin Heavenly Monarch, Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch before looking away.
• Bai Wuya resolved to stabilize his new Heavenly Monarch realm and refine the remaining power of the Heavenly Sovereign Fruit.
• Chen Changqing asked whether Shushan had a Tribulation Immortal, and Bai Wuya confirmed that it did.
• Bai Wuya told Chen Changqing that Shushan’s Tribulation Immortal remained hidden and that their identity and whereabouts were top secrets.

Chen Changqing and the others witnessed the arrival of another Tribulation Immortal, True Person Xuecang, whose blade killed countless cultivators. Bai Wuya saved Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou, then explained that Xuecang was a legendary rogue cultivator.

• Chen Changqing wondered whether another Tribulation Immortal was coming as Fairy Cold Moon still waited outside the Immortal Secret Realm.
• A blood-red aura spread across the God-Burying Wasteland, and Bai Wuya recognized the danger and pulled Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou away.
• A terrifying blade aura struck the wasteland, killing cultivators across a thousand zhang, including a True Lord.
• Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou thanked Bai Wuya for saving them from the blade.
• Bai Wuya identified the attacker as True Person Xuecang and explained that the rogue cultivator had risen from a menial disciple to a Tribulation Immortal.

Bai Wuya explained that True Person Xuecang had slaughtered countless people to cultivate the Blood Baleful True Scripture before reaching the Tribulation Immortal Realm. After Xuecang appeared and absorbed the blood from the God-Burying Wasteland, Chen Changqing wondered whether his AFK Cultivation System could cultivate the scripture without killing anyone, while the three Heavenly Lords watched Xuecang warily.

• Bai Wuya told Chen Changqing and the others about True Person Xuecang's murderous past and his cultivation of the Blood Baleful True Scripture.
• Chen Changqing asked Bai Wuya whether the Immortal Secret Realm restricted entry by cultivation level, and Bai Wuya explained that it had no such restriction because an immortal had created it.
• True Person Xuecang emerged from the blood-red light, revealing his Blood Baleful Blade as cultivators recoiled from his terrifying blood energy.
• True Person Xuecang absorbed the blood mist and blood on the God-Burying Wasteland, then boasted that his strike had harvested the blood essence of three hundred and seventy-six people.
• Chen Changqing considered whether his AFK Cultivation System could cultivate the Blood Baleful True Scripture without killing living beings, then set the thought aside.
• Taiyin, Lihuo, and Kunyuan watched True Person Xuecang with grim, wary expressions.

True Person Xuecang and Fairy Cold Moon entered the Immortal Secret Realm, prompting the other cultivators to follow. Chen Changqing and his companions passed through the golden gate and arrived in a world filled with dense spiritual energy and magnificent scenery.

• Fairy Cold Moon rebuffed True Person Xuecang, and Bai Wuya explained to Chen Changqing that the Immortality Elixir could help Tribulation Immortals safely endure one heavenly tribulation.
• Fairy Cold Moon and True Person Xuecang entered the secret realm, followed by Lihuo Heavenly Monarch, Taiyin Heavenly Monarch, and Kun Yuan Heavenly Monarch.
• The True Lords and other cultivators rushed through the gate, and Bai Wuya led Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou inside.
• Chen Changqing and his companions arrived in the golden-skyed realm, where Rujie admired the rich spiritual energy and Si Youyou reminded him that the realm was only open for a limited time.

Chen Changqing sensed that another Inheritance Token left by the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor was in the Immortal Secret Realm, so he agreed to split up with Bai Wuya, Rujie, and Si Youyou to search for opportunities. Following the token’s guidance, he found a gorge filled with spiritual herbs and began gathering them into his Heaven Treading Ring.

• Chen Changqing sensed his Inheritance Token stir after entering the Immortal Secret Realm and suspected another token was hidden there.
• After finding few treasures, Chen Changqing suggested that the group split up, and Bai Wuya, Rujie, and Si Youyou agreed.
• Bai Wuya, Rujie, and Si Youyou departed from the sword platform, leaving Chen Changqing free to pursue the Inheritance Token.
• Following the token’s guidance, Chen Changqing flew into a dense forest and discovered a gorge full of spiritual herbs.
• Chen Changqing gathered the herbs and stored them in his Heaven Treading Ring.

Chen Changqing discovered and collected ancient Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma, then killed the Cloud-Swallowing Python guarding it. A group of cultivators arrived to claim the herbs, and their fat leader attacked Chen Changqing after he refused to hand them over.

• Chen Changqing found several thousand-year-old Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma in a cave and stored the herbs, spirit soil, and spirit spring in his Heaven Treading Ring.
• A Cloud-Swallowing Python lunged at Chen Changqing, who killed it with one sword strike.
• A black-robed Tribulation Crossing Mid Stage cultivator and his group arrived and asked Chen Changqing whether he had taken the Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma.
• Chen Changqing admitted taking the herbs but denied seeing the python, while the black-robed man demanded that he surrender the treasure.
• Chen Changqing refused to yield, and the fat cultivator charged at him and swung his hammer down.

Chen Changqing survived the fat cultivator’s hammer strikes and killed him with one blow from the Heavenly Thunder Sword. The black-robed cultivator recognized Chen Changqing’s technique and Immortal Artifact and tried to retreat from the fight, but Chen Changqing vowed that none of them would leave alive.

• The fat cultivator struck Chen Changqing with his massive hammer, but Chen Changqing remained unharmed.
• The fat cultivator attacked again, and Chen Changqing drew the Heavenly Thunder Sword and killed him with a single strike.
• Chen Changqing received an AFK Point reward for slaying an early Tribulation Crossing cultivator.
• The black-robed cultivator recognized the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and the Immortal Artifact, concluded Chen Changqing was an important Yin Yue Holy Dynasty disciple, and offered to give up the Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma.
• Chen Changqing mocked the black-robed cultivator’s change of heart and declared that none of the group would leave alive.

Chen Changqing killed a group of cultivators who attacked him, then chased down and slew their fleeing leader. He collected the leader’s Storage Pouch and planned to give the Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, Hua Yao, and Liu Ruyan.

• Chen Changqing met the attacking cultivators head-on and quickly killed all but the gaunt cultivator and their black-robed leader.
• Chen Changqing killed the gaunt cultivator after discovering the black-robed cultivator had fled.
• Chen Changqing caught up with the black-robed cultivator, who offered his Storage Pouch in exchange for his life.
• The black-robed cultivator attacked Chen Changqing, but Chen Changqing killed him with Immortal Slaying Sword Technique, Spirit Slaying.
• Chen Changqing kept the Storage Pouch and considered giving its Dragon-Pattern Ganoderma to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, Hua Yao, and Liu Ruyan.