Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing overwhelmed the challengers by defeating Niu Lieshan with a single punch, and the first trial ended with two hundred contestants qualifying. Long Gan then announced that the second trial would be artifact refining and pill refining, provoking confusion and protests from the combat-focused contestants.

• Chen Changqing sent Niu Lieshan flying with a punch that revealed his mastery of the Reincarnation Style, then challenged the arena while threatening the dark-cyan-robed youth in Area Eight.
• No one dared challenge Chen Changqing, and Long Gan resumed the trials after Chen Changqing returned to his place and the other contestants avoided the first ten areas.
• Challenges continued throughout the day until two hundred people qualified for the Second Trial and the rest were escorted out of the ancestral land.
• Long Gan announced that the Second Trial would involve artifact refining and pill refining, leaving Long Lan, Long Jing, and the combat cultivators bewildered.
• The contestants protested that refining was unfair for fighters, while Long Jing admitted he did not know why Long Gan had chosen the trial.

Long Gan changed the True Dragon Clan’s contest for the princess’s hand into a three-day artifact-forging or pill-refining trial, offering abundant materials and entry to the Ancestor Dragon Pool for anyone capable of forging an Immortal Artifact. As the other contestants rushed to the treasure vault, Chen Changqing remained relaxed, confident his artifact-forging inheritance would give him an advantage.

• The contestants objected when Long Gan announced that they must forge artifacts or refine pills, but he declared that a true powerhouse needed to know how to create as well as fight.
• Long Gan opened the treasure vault and offered its materials, furnaces, and cauldrons for the three-day trial, promising access to the Ancestor Dragon Pool to anyone who could forge an Immortal Artifact.
• The contestants rushed into the vault to claim the rare materials and equipment.
• Long Lan urged Chen Changqing to hurry and secure materials, but he calmly drank tea and said that experts often made their entrance last.

Chen Changqing waited until the second day of the artifact-refining trial before taking the Nine Heavens Resting Soil and Chaos Divine Wood, materials for forging Immortal Artifacts. The crowd mocked him as he carried them away, while Chu and his servant wondered whether he had a hidden source of confidence.

• Chen Changqing spent the first day drinking tea and resting while the other participants refined materials.
• A cultivator forged a Low-grade Spirit Treasure on the second day, and Long Lan despaired that Chen Changqing still had not started.
• Chen Changqing entered the depleted treasury and ignored the remaining materials in the front hall.
• Chen Changqing opened the golden restriction with a touch and took the Nine Heavens Resting Soil and Chaos Divine Wood.
• Long Lan tried to make Chen Changqing return the materials, while the crowd mocked him and Chu watched with interest.

Chen Changqing ignored the crowd’s ridicule and revealed the Haotian Hammer, whose Immortal Artifact aura suppressed the other contestants’ weapons and flames. Long Gan recognized the legendary hammer and wondered whether Chen Changqing was Ouye Tiangong’s successor.

• Chen Changqing planted the Chaos Divine Wood and set down the Nine Heavens Breath Soil without using a furnace, drawing ridicule from the crowd.
• Chen Changqing took an ordinary-looking black hammer from his storage ring, and its Immortal might silenced the Dragon Gate stone platform.
• The Haotian Hammer’s aura suppressed the contestants’ artifacts and spirit flames, while the onlookers reacted with shock and fear.
• Long Lan realized she had misjudged Chen Changqing, and the young man surnamed Chu grew jealous and wary.
• Long Gan recognized the hammer as Ouye Tiangong’s legendary Haotian Hammer and wondered whether Chen Changqing was his successor.

Chen Changqing used the Haotian Hammer and the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique to forge the Chaos Divine Wood and Nine Heavens Resting Soil with nine different flames. He completed a dragon-and-phoenix jade pendant with the thirty-sixth hammer, whose impact unleashed a visible shockwave.

• Chen Changqing began hammering the Chaos Divine Wood and Nine Heavens Resting Soil, astonishing the competitors with the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique.
• Long Gan Patriarch recognized the technique as the legendary method associated with Ouye Tiangong and the Haotian Hammer.
• Chen Changqing summoned nine distinct flames and smelted the two divine materials into a mass of chaotic liquid.
• Chen Changqing shaped the liquid into a jade pendant depicting a divine dragon and phoenix with the first thirty-five hammer blows.
• Chen Changqing delivered the thirty-sixth hammer, and a shockwave burst from the finished pendant as space twisted and light shattered.

Chen Changqing’s Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant released a shockwave that destroyed nearby artifacts, convincing Long Gan that Chen had forged an Immortal Artifact. Long Ziyue recognized Chen’s hammer technique as the legendary Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, just as tribulation clouds gathered overhead.

• The Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant sent out a shockwave that shattered artifacts and injured cultivators across the platform.
• The young man surnamed Chu and other spectators insisted Chen Changqing had used a trick, while Long Gan recognized the pendant’s aura as genuine.
• Long Ziyue arrived and identified Chen Changqing’s hammer technique as the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique, wondering if he was Ou Yezi’s successor.
• The sky darkened as tribulation clouds gathered above the Dragon Gate stone platform.

The tribulation cloud was revealed to be an Immortal Artifact Heavenly Tribulation, confirming that Chen Changqing had forged the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant into an Immortal Artifact. As Chaos Annihilation Divine Light struck, Chen Changqing raised the Haotian Hammer and casually swung it toward the lightning.

• Long Gan identified the terrifying tribulation cloud as an Immortal Artifact Heavenly Tribulation, and the crowd realized Chen Changqing had forged an Immortal Artifact.
• The white-robed sword cultivator, Long Ziyue, and the other witnesses confronted the gap between Chen Changqing's achievement and their own abilities.
• The Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant floated before Chen Changqing and released a chaotic halo as the tribulation clouds stirred.
• Chaos Annihilation Divine Light descended toward the newly born pendant, frightening Long Gan and the watching crowd.
• Chen Changqing raised the Haotian Hammer and swung it casually toward the incoming lightning.

Chen Changqing used the Haotian Hammer to smash the heavenly tribulation that descended on the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant, stunning everyone at the Dragon Gate Stone Platform. As Heaven unleashed a storm of Chaos Annihilation Divine Lights, he charged into the lightning and treated it as material to forge against.

• Chen Changqing shattered the first Chaos Annihilation Divine Light with the Haotian Hammer, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• The tribulation cloud grew enraged and sent three stronger divine lights at Chen Changqing and the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant.
• Chen Changqing broke all three divine lights with three strikes of the Haotian Hammer.
• When dozens of Chaos Annihilation Divine Lights poured down, the crowd fled while Chen Changqing charged into the lightning.
• Chen Changqing swung the Haotian Hammer through the storm, smashing the divine lights as he declared he would use the tribulation to sharpen his weapon.

Chen Changqing survived the eighth heavenly tribulation while tempering the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant, but a terrifying Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation formed above him. He braced himself as its divine radiance descended, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Chen Changqing cleared the seventh wave and finished purifying the Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant’s Artifact Embryo.
• The tribulation clouds condensed, and Chen Changqing used the Haotian Hammer’s thirty-fifth Chaotic Cloak strike to destroy the eighth tribulation beam, though he was injured.
• The clouds transformed into the nine-colored heavenly tribulation, whose immense pressure shook every living being.
• Chen Changqing faced the descending nine-colored radiance with his fighting spirit ablaze.

Chen Changqing survived the final strike of the Immortal Artifact Heavenly Tribulation with the Dragon-Phoenix Auspicious Pendant’s power and completed the low-grade Immortal Artifact. He then approached the stunned True Dragon Patriarch.

• Chen Changqing put away the Haotian Hammer and summoned three avatars to attack the nine-colored divine light with the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist.
• The avatars destroyed eight laws before vanishing, and Chen Changqing was badly wounded by the final black law of darkness.
• The Dragon-Phoenix Auspicious Pendant sent its dragon and phoenix spirits into Chen Changqing, healing him and empowering his Dragon-Phoenix Emperor Fist.
• Chen Changqing shattered the black divine beam, overcame the tribulation, and received the completed pendant.
• Chen Changqing looked toward the True Dragon Patriarch and took his first step toward the high platform.

Chen Changqing presented the Dragon-Phoenix Auspicious Pendant to Patriarch Long Gan and asked whether he had passed the Dragon Gate trial, leaving the crowd stunned by his achievement. Princess Long Ziyue arrived and fixed her attention on Chen Changqing after witnessing his artifact refinement and tribulation.

• Chen Changqing showed Patriarch Long Gan the Immortal Artifact he had forged and asked whether it fulfilled the trial requirements.
• The crowd and Patriarch Long Gan struggled to respond after Chen Changqing had forged an Immortal Artifact and endured its tribulation unharmed.
• Long Ziyue appeared on the platform and introduced herself to her father, Patriarch Long Gan, who warned her that the area was dangerous.
• Long Ziyue assured her father the tribulation had ended, then walked to the platform's edge and looked directly at Chen Changqing.
• Long Ziyue recalled watching Chen Changqing's artifact refinement and felt shock, curiosity, scrutiny, and appreciation toward him.

Long Ziyue examined Chen Changqing’s Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant and discovered its extraordinary artifact-refining craftsmanship and power. Impressed, she asked to exchange insights with him in the future, and Chen Changqing’s response was left unstated.

• Long Ziyue asked to inspect Chen Changqing’s Dragon-Phoenix Jade Pendant, and he casually tossed it to her.
• Long Ziyue sensed the pendant’s dragon and phoenix origin essence and examined its flawless structure, profound Dao Runes, and trace of Heavenly Dao laws.
• Long Ziyue returned the pendant to Chen Changqing and bowed, acknowledging his mastery of artifact refinement.
• Long Ziyue addressed Chen Changqing as Fellow Daoist and asked whether they could exchange insights on artifact refinement in the future.

After Chen Changqing won the artifact-refinement trial by forging an Immortal Artifact, Long Gan announced the finalists and set the Third Trial for three days later. Chen Changqing then arrived with the other nineteen finalists at a heavily guarded plaza, where Long Gan began the final trial.

• Long Ziyue invited Chen Changqing to discuss artifact refinement, and he casually agreed.
• Long Gan ended the Second Trial and named Number Three, Li Feiyu, first place; the top twenty advanced to the Third Trial in three days.
• Chen Changqing left the platform without looking back at Long Ziyue, while the crowd kept its distance and marveled at his feats.
• Over the next three days, stories about Li Feiyu spread through the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, and Chen Changqing's courtyard became a forbidden ground.
• Chen Changqing joined the other nineteen finalists and followed dragon clan guards to an ancient plaza surrounded by nine Dragon Pillars.
• Long Gan addressed the gathered finalists and declared that the Third Trial was beginning.

Long Gan announced that the Dragon Gate trial’s final stage would be unrestricted one-on-one combat, forcing the contestants to draw lots. Chu Xiong revealed himself as a prodigy of the Chu Clan of Central Province and killed his first opponent with a fist technique identical to Li Feiyu’s, leaving the plaza questioning Li Feiyu’s origins as he approached Arena Two.

• Long Gan explained the combat trial and warned that anyone who withdrew would forfeit their place and bring their clan’s exclusion from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.
• The contestants drew lots, and Chen Changqing received number twenty while Chu Xiong drew number one.
• Chu Xiong identified himself as a member of the Chu Family and challenged the other contestants from Arena One.
• A late Tribulation Crossing cultivator entered the arena, and Chu Xiong killed him with one punch, destroying both his body and divine soul.
• The crowd recognized Chu Xiong’s fist intent as the same technique Li Feiyu had used against a heavenly tribulation, and Long Ziyue and the others wondered whether Li Feiyu also came from the Chu Clan of Central Province.

Chen Changqing’s calm presence terrified his opponents into conceding on Arena No. 2, while Chu Xiong slaughtered his opponents on Arena No. 1. The third trial continued with the crowd increasingly impressed by Chen Changqing and cheering Chu Xiong’s brutality.

• After Chen Changqing and Chu Xiong both used the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, Chu Xiong accused Chen Changqing of being unworthy, but Chen Changqing ignored him and stepped onto Arena No. 2.
• Chen Changqing’s first opponent, an ascetic cultivator, conceded and fled the arena, giving Li Feiyu the victory without a fight.
• Chu Xiong grew furious when Chen Changqing ignored his provocation and began killing his opponents with the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist.
• Several more contestants on Arena No. 2 conceded to Chen Changqing, while a fox-race youth clung to a pillar in fear.
• The square’s two arenas developed starkly different scenes: Chu Xiong’s bloody battles drew cheers, while Chen Changqing’s opponents lined up to concede.

Chen Changqing defeated the white-robed sword cultivator and entered the final Dragon Gate battle against Chu Xiong. He revealed that “Li Feiyu” was his false name, shocking the dragon clan and spectators, before the two prepared to clash over the Heavenly Emperor’s legacy.

• The white-robed sword cultivator challenged Chen Changqing to reclaim his sword heart, but Chen Changqing stopped his final strike with a finger, and the cultivator left at peace with his defeat.
• Patriarch Long Gan announced Chu Xiong and Li Feiyu as the final arena victors and opened a small world for their championship battle.
• Chu Xiong confronted Li Feiyu about his unknown origins, and Chen Changqing admitted that Li Feiyu was not his real name.
• The spectators recognized Chen Changqing as the Shushan Holy Son, while Long Ziyue and Long Gan realized his identity transformed the trial and any prospect of him marrying into the dragon clan.
• Chu Xiong embraced Chen Changqing as his rival for the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor’s legacy, and Chen Changqing dismissed Chu Xiong’s inheritance as unworthy before their battle began.

Chen Changqing overwhelmed Chu Xiong with the same Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist and then attacked him with three incarnations and four immortal artifacts. Chu Xiong broke through to the True Monarch Realm at the brink of death, but Chen Changqing dismissed his new strength and attacked again.

• Chen Changqing's Heaven Collapse Style shattered Chu Xiong's fist intent and sent him flying, exposing the gap between their versions of the technique.
• Chen Changqing created two incarnations and revealed four immortal artifacts as Chu Xiong launched his Starfall Style.
• Chen Changqing and his incarnations attacked Chu Xiong with a sword, spear, hammer, and qin, breaking his defenses and gravely wounding him.
• Chu Xiong awakened a terrifying aura in the midst of the attack, healed his wounds, and broke through to the True Monarch Realm.
• Chu Xiong vowed to kill Chen Changqing and take his secrets, but Chen Changqing called him a bigger ant and launched another attack with his incarnations.

Chen Changqing and his three incarnations overwhelmed Chu Xiong after he became a True Lord, then Chen Changqing destroyed him and the Immortal Emperor’s phantom with a perfected Reincarnation Style. After the Ancient Battlefield collapsed, Chen Changqing returned to Dragon Palace Square and received the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor’s Legacy Token, which resonated with an identical token he already possessed.

• Chen Changqing’s four bodies attacked Chu Xiong together, overcoming his Heavy Domain and disrupting him with the Immortal Burial Qin.
• Chen Changqing’s incarnations wounded Chu Xiong with the Dragon Pattern Sky-Splitting Spear and Haotian Hammer before Chen Changqing cut him with the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique.
• Chu Xiong burned his bloodline and summoned a phantom of the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor’s will as his final defense.
• Chen Changqing merged his incarnations into himself and erased the Emperor’s phantom and Chu Xiong with his perfected Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, Reincarnation Style.
• The Ancient Battlefield collapsed, and Chen Changqing returned to Dragon Palace Square as the stunned dragons watched.
• The Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor’s Legacy Token flew to Chen Changqing and resonated with an identical token from inside his robes.

Chen Changqing won the True Dragon Clan’s son-in-law tournament and obtained a second token for the Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor’s inheritance. When Long Gan proposed an alliance sealed by marriage, Chen Changqing agreed to consider an alliance but refused to marry Long Ziyue, leaving the clan’s patriarch furious and Long Ziyue devastated.

• Chen Changqing fused the two ancient bronze tokens, learned that nine were needed to open the final trial ground, and stored the new token in his Heaven Treading Ring.
• Long Gan announced Chen Changqing as the tournament’s victor and the True Dragon Clan’s son-in-law, then escorted him to a private hall to discuss an alliance with Shushan.
• Long Gan described the rivalry among the four dragon lineages and asked Chen Changqing to help Long Ziyue lead the Eastern Sea True Dragon Clan to victory at the Ten Thousand Dragons Assembly.
• Chen Changqing said an alliance with Shushan might be possible but that he could not agree to the marriage.
• Long Gan angrily threatened Chen Changqing, whose power brushed aside the patriarch’s pressure, while Long Ziyue wondered whether she had only been treated as a prize for her inheritance token.

Chen Changqing explained that he already had three fiancées, but Long Ziyue accepted becoming his fourth and Long Gan enthusiastically approved the match. Chen Changqing agreed to the marriage while postponing the wedding so he could return to Shushan and prepare for the Ten Great Sacred Lands Grand Tournament.

• Chen Changqing told Long Gan and Long Ziyue that Xuanyuan Xiaoyu, Hua Yao, and Liu Ruyan were already betrothed to him.
• Long Ziyue agreed to become Chen Changqing’s fourth fiancée and insisted he not run away.
• Long Gan celebrated the engagement, declared Chen Changqing his son-in-law, and toasted with him.
• Long Gan proposed holding the wedding soon, but Chen Changqing said he had to return to Shushan to prepare for the Ten Great Sacred Lands Grand Tournament.
• Long Gan accepted the postponement and pledged the True Dragon Clan’s support for Chen Changqing.