Recaps

Fang Chen pulled the Glazed Sword from its Stone Platform and used it to try to open the Forbidden Grounds of the Glazed Sacred Pool. The sword became trapped in the Stone Gate, but Fang Chen freed it after the Floating Immortal Sword Seal empowered him.

• Fang Chen discovered that the Floating Immortal Sword empowered the Glazed Sword, then pulled it from the Stone Platform.
• Black Flame Dao Master and the others led Fang Chen to the Forbidden Grounds and told him to insert the Glazed Sword into the Stone Gate.
• Water sprayed from the groove when Fang Chen inserted the sword, and the Stone Gate shook as he pushed it deeper.
• Fang Chen found the Glazed Sword stuck in the groove and could neither push it farther in nor pull it out.
• At Dao Master Honghe's suggestion, Fang Chen twisted the sword, drawing power from the Floating Immortal Sword Seal, then pulled it free as water burst from the groove.

Fang Chen used the Glazed Sword to open the Stone Gate and the barrier beyond it, then followed the sword’s pull through a mist-filled valley. There, he and the others discovered a Nine-Colored Smoke Lotus, whose rare properties excited Black Flame Dao Master and the Seven Peak Masters.

• Fang Chen thrust the Glazed Sword into the Stone Gate’s groove until it sank fully and opened the gate.
• Fang Chen cut open the Colored Light Screen with the Glazed Sword and entered the mist beyond it.
• The Glazed Sword pulled Fang Chen deeper into the mist, and Black Flame Dao Master tied a rope to him and led the others after him.
• Fang Chen and the others emerged into a valley filled with pools of lotus flowers and saw a Nine-Colored Smoke Lotus in the central pool.
• Black Flame Dao Master explained the smoke lotus’s rarity and properties as the scattered blossoms reappeared when the Wind Origin died down.

Fang Chen entered the Glazed Sacred Pool with the Glazed Sword and began cultivating, astonishing the Glazed Sword Sect elders with his extraordinary Spiritual Power absorption despite his unawakened Spiritual Root. After summoning the Floating Immortal Sword beneath the water, he absorbed Spiritual Power even faster, leaving the surrounding water churning.

• Black Flame Dao Master told Fang Chen that the Glazed Sacred Pool could rapidly raise cultivation and advised him to begin in a Two-Colored Lotus Pool.
• Fang Chen dipped the Glazed Sword into the pool, causing its lotus to vanish as the blade regained its radiance and began absorbing Spiritual Power.
• Fang Chen entered the pool and circulated the Floating Immortal Art, drawing Spiritual Power so rapidly that Black Flame Dao Master and the others were shocked.
• Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword underwater, and its cool Spiritual Power flowed into his body, dantian, and Soul Origin.
• Fang Chen absorbed Spiritual Power even faster with the Floating Immortal Sword, and the vortex around him expanded as the pool water churned.

Fang Chen moved from the Two-Colored Lotus Pool to a four-colored pool because he needed stronger Spiritual Power to advance. He broke through to the second level of Foundation Establishment, and Dao Master Honghe enclosed his pool with the Glazed Mirror so his breakthroughs would not disturb the others.

• Black Flame Dao Master told Azure Cloud Dao Master to bring the disciples into the Forbidden Grounds while keeping its discovery secret.
• The Seven Peak Masters brought their blindfolded elite disciples into the Forbidden Grounds, where the disciples began cultivating in the lotus pools.
• Fang Chen left the Two-Colored and three-colored pools and began cultivating in a four-colored pool with the help of the Floating Immortal Sword.
• Fang Chen's damaged Foundation Establishment Dao Platform broke apart and fused into his dantian and Meridians as he advanced to the second level of Foundation Establishment.
• Dao Master Honghe used the Glazed Mirror to enclose Fang Chen's lotus pool after Black Flame Dao Master suggested isolating him.

After three months in the Glazed Sacred Pool, Fang Chen reached the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment but could not attain Great Perfection before leaving for Tianyuan Academy's entrance exam. Back at the Glazed Hall, the Seven Peak Masters gathered, and Dao Master Honghe raised a golden curtain over the group to conceal what they were about to do.

• Fang Chen stopped cultivating when Dao Master Honghe called him out of the Five-Colored Lotus Pond, having reached the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment.
• Black Flame Dao Master told Fang Chen to throw the Glazed Sword into the Nine-Colored Lotus Pond so it could absorb Spiritual Power and perhaps repair itself.
• Black Flame Dao Master and Dao Master Honghe brought Fang Chen to the Glazed Hall, where the Seven Peak Masters welcomed him and learned he had reached only the seventh layer.
• Fang Chen asked why they had not yet departed for the Central Barrens, and Black Flame Dao Master said they had something to handle first.
• Dao Master Honghe suspended the Glazed Mirror above the group, and its golden curtain concealed them from Fang Chen.

The Glazed Sword Sect's leaders agreed to protect Fang Chen and presented him with a collection of powerful treasures. After accepting them, Fang Chen was told he could learn from any of the Peak Masters before he joined them in setting off.

• The Black Flame Dao Lord and the Seven Peak Masters agreed to devote the Glazed Sword Sect's best resources to protecting Fang Chen.
• The Azure Cloud Daoist, Yellow Springs Daoist, Crimson Rainbow Daoist, Orange Sky Daoist, Green Pillar Daoist, Blue Abyss Daoist, and Zixiao Daoist each chose a valuable treasure for Fang Chen.
• The Peak Masters explained the treasures to Fang Chen, who initially refused them because they were too precious, but accepted after they reminded him of his contributions to the sect.
• The Azure Cloud Daoist told Fang Chen he could learn from whichever Peak Master he chose.
• The Black Flame Dao Master said it was time to set off, and Fang Chen followed him and the others out of the Glazed Hall.

Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect disciples traveled from the Southern Wastes to the Lotus Mountain Range to take Tianyuan Academy’s Trial. After settling in, they chose anonymous titles for the Heavenly Rankings, while Chen Xiaofei’s title revealed his grudge against Master Hua.

• Fang Chen reunited with Yan Ziyi, Chen Xiaofei, and the other Glazed Sword Sect disciples before they boarded a Spirit Boat with the Black Flame Dao Master and Dao Lord Honghe.
• The group traveled through Nantian City and its Teleportation Array, reaching the Lotus Mountain Range three months later, just before Tianyuan Academy’s gates opened.
• Dao Lord Honghe led the group to a hilltop, told them to keep a low profile, and explained how they would choose titles for the Heavenly Rankings.
• Fang Chen chose a title, Yan Ziyi wrote “Little Yi Yi is Awesome,” and Chen Xiaofei wrote “I Want to Kill the Bald Bird.”
• Fang Chen realized Chen Xiaofei’s title referred to Master Hua, the myna bird who had recovered more memories and begun calling himself Huahua and Master Hua.

Fang Chen entered Tianyuan Academy’s assessment, learned its rules, and chose the Warrior division before arriving in a bustling city. The chapter ended as he saw a badly injured cultivator whose displayed title was “Little Sister, Call Me Big Brother!”

• The Tianyuan Academy assessment began, and Fang Chen led the Glazed Sword Sect disciples toward the entrance to the Assessment Space.
• Fang Chen and the disciples passed through the Barrier, but the black myna bird was blocked outside.
• Fang Chen read the assessment rules, learned that participants’ Spirit Treasures would be sealed, and entered the vortex alone.
• The Guiding Emissary gave Fang Chen a Body-Protection Mark and had him register as “Riding Heaven Great Sage.”
• Fang Chen chose the Warrior profession and learned how Combat Division points and rankings worked.
• Fang Chen arrived in a bustling city and saw a wounded Foundation Establishment cultivator with the title “Little Sister, Call Me Big Brother!”

Fang Chen discovered that the Floating Immortal Sword Seal could absorb Spiritual Power even though he could not summon the sword, and he used his strength and an empowered arrow to attack other contestants. After killing Xiong Kaishan and climbing the leaderboard, he wounded Zhang Qian of Divine Arrow Sect, who fell into the street.

• Xiong Kaishan killed a Cultivator, recognized Fang Chen as Riding Heaven Great Sage, and attacked him with a Stone.
• Fang Chen shattered the Stone, absorbed Spiritual Power through the Floating Immortal Sword Seal, and broke Xiong Kaishan’s arm with a punch.
• Fang Chen killed Xiong Kaishan, gained two total points, and saw that he ranked 8,000,710 while Qin Tian of the Primordial Sacred Land led the leaderboard.
• Fang Chen caught an arrow fired by Zhang Qian of Divine Arrow Sect and discovered that its Azure Runes empowered it while the seal absorbed more Spiritual Power.
• Fang Chen pursued Zhang Qian and hurled the empowered arrow, piercing her left shoulder and knocking her from a roof.

After killing Zhang Qian, Fang Chen earned enough points to enter the Spirit Treasure Space, where he bought a manual for the Startling Swan Arrow Technique. He soon faced another Divine Arrow Sect archer, Zhang Qin, who used his speed-enhancing Manifestation to flee.

• Fang Chen killed Zhang Qian of the Divine Arrow Sect, gained points, and learned that he could enter the Spirit Treasure Space.
• Fang Chen explored the Spirit Treasure Space, bought the Startling Swan Arrow Technique manual for ten points, and left to study it.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Art to imbue the Cold Iron Bow with Sword Intent, then caught an arrow Zhang Qin fired at him.
• Fang Chen pursued Zhang Qin, who activated his Gale-like Speed Manifestation and quickly pulled ahead.

Fang Chen killed Zhang Qin and another Divine Arrow Sect disciple, gained their belongings and insights, and discovered Paper Crane could store items from the Spirit Crane Space. After killing his second opponent, he experienced a vision that revealed more of the Startling Swan Arrow Technique.

• Fang Chen used the Glazed Battle Runes to catch Zhang Qin, killed him, and gained Points and new insight into the Startling Swan Arrow Technique.
• Fang Chen summoned Paper Crane and discovered it could store and retrieve items through the Spirit Crane Space.
• Fang Chen waited on a rooftop until the Divine Arrow Sect's Silly attacked, then chased and killed him.
• Fang Chen's Dao Platform trembled, and he saw a vision of a bowman shooting down the suns as unfamiliar information flooded his mind.

Fang Chen received the Heavenly Arrow and Samsara Eye techniques, then tested the Samsara Eye and discovered it sharpened his vision despite causing intense pain. When disciples of the Primordial Sacred Land attacked him, he killed several and pursued the fleeing survivors.

• Fang Chen learned that the Heavenly Arrow Secret Technique included the difficult, dangerous Samsara Eye, which could improve his sight and Mental Power.
• Fang Chen tried channeling True Essence Power through the acupoints around his eyes, but the resulting pain made him stop and scream.
• Chen Huan sent Liu Yan to kill Fang Chen, but Fang Chen used his enhanced vision and Cold Iron Bow to kill her.
• Fang Chen picked up Liu Yan's sword, activated its azure Runes, and killed Wang Cong as Chen Huan's group attacked.
• Chen Huan and the remaining disciples fled, but Fang Chen chased them down and killed them while the Paper Crane gathered their dropped treasures.

Fang Chen slaughtered contestants in the competition, broke through to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, and mastered the First Layer of the Samsara Eye. After reaching the top 100,000 in the combat rankings, he was struck by Zhang Ning of the Divine Arrow Sect, who aimed another arrow at him.

• Fang Chen killed the Primordial Sacred Land disciples and then cut down a crowd of more than thirty contestants, pushing his score past 1,000.
• After his score reached 8,000, Fang Chen's Foundation Establishment Dao Platform broke through to the eighth layer, and he mastered the First Layer of the Samsara Eye.
• Fang Chen continued fighting until his score exceeded 20,000 and he entered the combat division's top 100,000, while Chen Xiaofei rose to 3,000th in the Alchemist Rankings.
• Zhang Ning pierced Fang Chen's left shoulder with a golden arrow and killed the other contestants in the square.
• Zhang Ning drew his bow and fired another golden arrow at Fang Chen.

Fang Chen awakened the Kuafu Chasing the Sun footwork while pursuing Zhang Ning, allowing him to catch and strike the Divine Arrow Sect disciple. Zhang Ning was wounded but remained protected by his armor.

• Fang Chen deflected Zhang Ning's Golden Arrow and chased him through the City, but Zhang Ning's greater cultivation let him stay ahead.
• Fang Chen witnessed the golden turtle chasing the giant from his Foundation Establishment vision and learned the Kuafu Chasing the Sun footwork.
• Fang Chen used the new footwork to rapidly close the distance and catch up to Zhang Ning.
• Zhang Ning turned and fired an arrow, which Fang Chen knocked aside before slashing him and sending him tumbling as he spat blood.

Fang Chen killed Zhang Ning with his bow, then used Spiritually Connected Arrow Rain to eliminate dozens of contestants from afar and rapidly climb the rankings. Outside the Examination Grounds, Black Flame Dao Master and Dao Master Honghe celebrated Fang Chen and Yan Ziyi’s strong positions as Fang Chen continued his battlefield sweep.

• Fang Chen pierced Zhang Ning’s Fire Cloud Armor with a golden arrow and killed him with a second shot, earning ten thousand reward points and raising his score to 38,001.
• Fang Chen used Spiritually Connected Arrow Rain to kill dozens of contestants from several hundred zhang away, absorbing Spiritual Power and collecting their equipment with Paper Crane.
• Black Flame Dao Master and Dao Master Honghe celebrated when Yan Ziyi entered the top five hundred thousand and Fang Chen climbed into the top hundred thousand.
• Fang Chen swept across the battlefield with his speed and archery, pushing his ranking past fortieth-thousandth place while Dao Master Honghe and Black Flame Dao Master watched.

Fang Chen climbed to twentieth place in the Combat Rankings as he hunted through the Examination Grounds, while Qin Tian of the Primordial Sacred Land pulled far ahead in points. With the assessment nearing its end, Qin Tian confronted Fang Chen, leaving their encounter poised to begin.

• Fang Chen reached ninety-eighth place, thrilling the Glazed Sword Sect disciples and its Dao Masters as Yan Ziyi, Chen Xiaofei, and other disciples also advanced in the rankings.
• Fang Chen killed nearly sixty contestants with a split Light Arrow, but many survivors escaped using Earth Evasion Talismans.
• Fang Chen discovered that Qin Tian had more than thirty million points, far exceeding his own score of just over five million.
• Fang Chen used the Samsara Eye to see through thick fog and raised his score to ten million, reaching twentieth place, while Qin Tian's score climbed to forty million.
• As rain cleared the fog and the shrinking grounds crowded contestants together, Qin Tian appeared behind Fang Chen and attacked him with Sword Qi, which Fang Chen blocked with his longbow.

Fang Chen fought Qin Tian, the Seventh Holy Son of the Primordial Sacred Land, and struggled against his superior strength and protective armor. After Qin Tian blasted Fang Chen into ruins, Fang Chen counterattacked with Glazed Battle Runes and sent Qin Tian crashing into the street, where he emerged battered as onlookers gathered.

• Fang Chen recognized Qin Tian and challenged him, while Qin Tian drew his lightning-charged sword and Fang Chen empowered the Crimson Cloud Sword with the Floating Immortal Sword Seal.
• Qin Tian struck Fang Chen, and they wounded each other, but Qin Tian's Bodyguard Armor stopped Fang Chen's sword while the Floating Immortal Sword Seal healed Fang Chen's shoulder.
• Fang Chen fought Qin Tian with the Misty Turtle Steps and Samsara Eye, but Qin Tian's speed and strength kept him at a disadvantage.
• Qin Tian smashed Fang Chen into a house and unleashed Wrath of Thunder on the ruins, but Fang Chen appeared above him and attacked with Glazed Battle Runes.
• Fang Chen's strike drove Qin Tian into the street, and Qin Tian burst from the crater as nearby people rushed toward the clash.

Fang Chen battled Qin Tian in the City, matching the Primordial Sacred Land’s Holy Son with his swordsmanship and forcing him through the streets and pavilions. After Fang Chen struck Qin Tian into the Ruins, Qin Tian revealed the Meteor Sword, a powerful Flying Sword.

• Onlookers gathered as Fang Chen taunted Qin Tian, who activated his silver battle markings and charged at him.
• Fang Chen used the Samsara Eye and Misty Turtle Step to read Qin Tian’s attacks, then overwhelmed him with a barrage of sword strikes.
• Fang Chen’s sword damaged Qin Tian’s Protective Armor and sent him crashing through a wall into a pavilion.
• Qin Tian struck back with a giant sword shadow, but Fang Chen dodged as their battle tore through the street and nearby buildings.
• Fang Chen drove Qin Tian into a pavilion and attacked its Ruins, but Qin Tian’s silver Meteor Sword flew out and met Fang Chen’s blade.

Fang Chen fought Qin Tian of the Primordial Sacred Land as Qin Tian unleashed his Flying Sword Art and Manifestation. Fang Chen awakened a devastating Sword Intent, killed Qin Tian, and surged to first place in the rankings.

• Qin Tian emerged from the Ruins and attacked Fang Chen with nine Meteor Swords, while Fang Chen defended against their relentless assault.
• The contestants’ scores stopped changing, leading observers outside the Examination Grounds to suspect that Fang Chen had encountered Qin Tian.
• Qin Tian used his Manifestation and sent a tenth Meteor Sword at Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen’s Ultimate Dao Platform stirred a vision of a giant splitting chaos with an axe, and Fang Chen unleashed terrifying Sword Intent that shattered the Meteor Swords.
• Fang Chen’s Azure Sword Qi pierced Qin Tian’s forehead and killed him, earning bonus points and raising Fang Chen to first place.

Fang Chen killed Qin Tian with a newly comprehended sword move and took first place in the Examination Grounds assessment. After returning to the Glazed Sword Sect group, he learned that several other disciples had also qualified for Tianyuan Academy.

• Fang Chen used his sword move, which he named Heaven and Earth Creation, to kill Qin Tian and claim the top ranking.
• Qin Tian was teleported out, accepted his defeat, and vowed to face Riding Heaven Great Sage again.
• The Guiding Emissary ended the assessment, awarded Fang Chen first place, and marked his hand with a Golden Mark granting him three days to enter Tianyuan Academy.
• Fang Chen returned to Dao Master Honghe and Black Flame Dao Master, who congratulated him on winning first place.
• Fang Chen learned that Xiao Fei placed thirty-second in the Alchemist Rankings, Zi Yi placed three-thousandth in the Combat Division rankings, and fifteen more Glazed Sword Sect disciples qualified for Tianyuan Academy.

After the Tianyuan Academy assessment, Chen Xiaofei and Yan Ziyi returned with strong results, while Fang Chen revealed he had taken first place in the combat division. The Glazed Sword Sect disciples promised to remain loyal to their sect before preparing to celebrate, with Dao Master Honghe leaving to buy food and wine.

• Chen Xiaofei returned ranked thirty-second on the Alchemist Rankings and lamented that his final batch of pills had needed just one more One Incense Stick to finish.
• Fang Chen told Chen Xiaofei he had been eliminated, then the disciples revealed that he had actually taken first place in the combat division.
• Yan Ziyi returned, congratulated Fang Chen, and reflected on how opponents' powerful spells and Combat Arts had defeated her despite her two Manifestations.
• The Black Flame Dao Master told the successful disciples they would enter Tianyuan Academy in three days and urged them to keep a low profile and cultivate diligently.
• Fang Chen, Yan Ziyi, Chen Xiaofei, and the other successful disciples promised to stay with the Glazed Sword Sect and help restore its former strength.
• The Black Flame Dao Master suggested a modest celebration, and Dao Master Honghe left to buy food and wine.

Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect disciples entered Tianyuan Academy and were sorted toward their respective divisions. After a day waiting in a Combat Division teleportation bubble, they saw a mysterious woman appear in a burst of golden light.

• Fang Chen, Yan Ziyi, and Chen Xiaofei bid farewell to Black Flame Dao Master and Dao Master Honghe before heading to the Examination Grounds entrance.
• Recognized as the Riding Heaven Great Sage, Fang Chen led his companions through the crowd and entered the academy’s teleportation tower.
• A giant Teleportation Array transported a thousand people to a vast square beneath a sky with three suns, where Chen Xiaofei went to the Alchemists’ area and Fang Chen’s group headed to the Combat Division.
• Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect disciples entered a small Teleportation Array and waited silently inside a transparent bubble.
• After a day, a bell rang and a beautiful woman in a pale purple gauze dress appeared amid dazzling Golden Light.

Palace Mistress Lingxin introduced Tianyuan Academy and her voice led Fang Chen and the other new disciples into Enlightenment. Fang Chen received an elite residence, named its puppet attendant Little Glazed, and learned that the Sacred Pool could raise his cultivation as he set out to use it.

• Palace Mistress Lingxin explained Tianyuan Academy's history and rules, and her voice sent Fang Chen and the other disciples into Enlightenment.
• Fang Chen awakened with stronger mind power and a purer Soul Origin before a golden ring transported him and the other disciples to their residences.
• Little Glazed greeted Fang Chen at his luxurious residence and explained that he had earned it by placing first in Examination Ground 101.
• Fang Chen named the puppet attendant Little Glazed and explored his residence, including its cultivation chamber and Teleportation Array.
• Little Glazed gave Fang Chen a Token holding ten thousand Points and told him the Sacred Pool was about to open.
• Fang Chen and Little Glazed used the Teleportation Array to travel to the Sacred Pool so he could raise his cultivation.

Fang Chen entered Tianyuan Academy’s Sacred Pool and used the Floating Immortal Sword to descend rapidly through its increasingly pressurized depths. He reached the pool’s bottom and discovered a huge black rock engraved with characters.

• Little Glazed told Fang Chen that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could enter the Sacred Pool and that no one had ever reached its bottom.
• Fang Chen arrived at the frozen Sacred Pool, found no Glazed Sword Sect disciples among the crowd, and sank beneath the melting ice while Little Glazed waited above.
• Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword and used it to withstand the pressure as he descended faster than the other cultivators.
• Fang Chen activated the Floating Immortal Art and absorbed Spiritual Power while descending through the pool.
• After three hours, Fang Chen reached the bottom and saw a huge black rock engraved with characters beneath the mud and sand.

Fang Chen discovered a complete Imperial Art, the Hand of the Heavens, inscribed on the Sacred Pool floor, but found its cultivation method incomplete. As he searched the pool and absorbed its Spiritual Power, he broke through to the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment and reached a cliff dropping into black water.

• Fang Chen uncovered the Hand of the Heavens on a stone and memorized the complete Imperial Art, but his attempts to practice it injured his hand and revealed that its cultivation method was incomplete.
• Fang Chen searched the pool floor for the missing portion of the Secret Method while absorbing Spiritual Power, creating a huge whirlpool in the Sacred Pool.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin arrived after Tianyuan Academy elders reported the whirlpool, but she could not see deeper than three thousand zhang and ordered cultivation to continue.
• After a day of cultivating, Fang Chen broke through to the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment and walked along the bottom of the Sacred Pool.
• Fang Chen reached a cliff at the pool floor and saw black water below it.