Recaps

Fang Chen entered the black water beneath the Sacred Pool, where the Floating Immortal Sword helped him endure its effects and cultivate the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique. After reaching the Second Transformation of the Samsara Eye, he found another part of the Hand of the Heavens and advanced to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Realm.

• Fang Chen followed the Floating Immortal Sword into the black water, whose strange power poured into his body and caused him severe pain.
• Fang Chen cultivated the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique to ease the growing itch in his eyes while he sank into darkness.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin and the Tianyuan Academy elders watched the vortex above the Sacred Pool stop after three hours.
• Five days later, Fang Chen opened his eyes with orange pupils, reached the Second Transformation of the Samsara Eye, and read another part of the Hand of the Heavens engraved on a white jade slab.
• Fang Chen drew Spiritual Power from the Floating Immortal Sword and, three days later, reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Realm.

Fang Chen left the Sacred Pool and learned that Tianyuan Academy’s Spirit Treasures and techniques could be selected through a Light Screen, with access determined by the Points he had earned. He decided to look for combat techniques in the Library Pavilion before spending his ten thousand Points.

• As the Sacred Pool began to close, Fang Chen used the Misty Turtle Step underwater and shot to the surface, nearly colliding with another person.
• Little Glazed met Fang Chen and flew him to Thousand Saints Island, explaining that entry required a hundred thousand Points.
• Fang Chen returned to his residence with Little Glazed and examined the Spirit Treasures available through its Light Screen.
• Little Glazed explained that Fang Chen had level five access because he had earned ten thousand Points, while more expensive treasures required higher access.
• After deciding he needed combat techniques more than a longbow, Fang Chen asked Little Glazed to show him the Library Pavilion’s techniques.

Fang Chen searched Tianyuan Academy for a secret art to slow the loss of Lifespan, but he could not afford any of the three he found. He learned that the Inquiry Map offered ways to earn Points and decided to spend his current Points on materials for the Hand of the Heavens.

• Fang Chen asked Little Glazed about secret arts that could extend Lifespan, and she explained that the academy only had arts that slowed its loss.
• Little Glazed showed Fang Chen the Myriad Spirit Seal Art, the Spirit Turtle Hibernation Great Law, and the Star Seal, but Fang Chen could not afford any of them.
• Fang Chen asked Little Glazed how to earn Points, and she displayed the Inquiry Map's battlefields, beast trials, and Trial Towers.
• Fang Chen decided to use his Points to buy materials for cultivating the Hand of the Heavens.

Fang Chen prepared to cultivate the first level of the Hand of the Heavens by buying True Flame materials and Profound Extreme Spirit Water. He began tempering his Left Hand with fire and spirit water, then decided to repeat the process.

• Fang Chen learned that the Hand of the Heavens required him to burn his hands with True Flame and temper them in Profound Extreme Spirit Water.
• Fang Chen asked Little Glazed to buy Profound Extreme Spirit Water, Two-Colored Dragon Flame Wood, and Blazing Divine Oil with his Points.
• Little Glazed massaged Fang Chen while they waited for the supplies to arrive, then delivered them in a temporary Storage Bag.
• Fang Chen entered the Secret Chamber alone, lit the spirit wood in a Fire Furnace, and used the Hand of the Heavens Secret Method to draw the Flames onto his Left Hand.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to relieve the burning pain, plunged his Left Hand into the Profound Extreme Spirit Water, and repeated the tempering process.

Fang Chen mastered the first level of the Hand of the Heavens, then discovered that both hands could form Dao Patterns but that the technique consumed great power and he needed a stronger flame to keep tempering them. After ending his seclusion, he learned that his ranking had fallen outside the top ten million and checked the current leaders.

• Fang Chen mastered the Hand of the Heavens with his Left Hand and shattered a Copper Pillar, though the technique consumed more than half his power.
• Fang Chen tempered his Right Hand once and formed Dao Patterns, then found that his Left Hand’s Dao Patterns absorbed the True Flame and protected him from its heat.
• Fang Chen summoned Paper Crane, had him store everything in the Secret Chamber, and sent him back into the void.
• Fang Chen decided to earn Points and buy better materials before training the technique’s second level.
• Little Glazed told Fang Chen that his ranking had fallen outside the top ten million because he had earned no Points during his month of seclusion.
• Fang Chen opened the rankings and saw Yue Fan in first place, Qin Yao in second, and Ye Kuang in third.

Fang Chen learned that Ye Qingci’s lineage was based in Youzhou, but Little Glazed could not find her among the students. He then entered the Inquiry Map with Little Glazed and went to the Myriad Beast Tower to seek real Demonic Beasts to fight.

• Fang Chen recognized that the factions gathered for the competition included the Ye Family of Youzhou and asked Little Glazed whether it was the Xuanhuang Great Emperor’s Lineage.
• Fang Chen asked Little Glazed to look for Ye Qingci, but she found no student by that name.
• Fang Chen and Little Glazed traveled to the Inquiry Map, where he asked to find real Demonic Beasts to fight.
• Little Glazed took Fang Chen to the Myriad Beast Tower and explained that its surface marks held Great Dao Laws.
• Fang Chen joined the line and entered the Myriad Beast Tower with Little Glazed.

Fang Chen entered the Myriad Beast Tower and learned its rules before wiping out a flock of Bloodthirsty Hurricane Eagles with one shot. After earning points, he rushed toward a burst of fire deeper in the forest.

• Little Glazed explained the tower's time and points limits, the Qingyang Ancient Road, and the restriction on Spirit Treasures inside the Myriad Beasts Mountain.
• Fang Chen crossed the Barrier into the forest, where Little Glazed described the Bloodthirsty Hurricane Eagles and the academy's strength ratings.
• More than two hundred Bloodthirsty Hurricane Eagles swooped at Fang Chen, and he killed all 232 with a single shot from the Sky-Breaking Bow.
• Fang Chen earned 2,320 points, while Little Glazed marveled at his strength and he wondered whether she was truly a Puppet Person.
• A burst of fire and a wave of Spiritual Power rose from deeper in the forest, and Fang Chen hurried toward them with Little Glazed following.

Fang Chen killed several powerful Demonic Beasts in the Inquiry Map, earning Points and Spiritual Power while Wang Shun followed him. The chapter ended with Fang Chen effortlessly slaying two Golden Core Stage beasts and gaining ten thousand Points.

• Little Glazed identified Wang Shun and the Nine-Star Level Earth Demon Bear as Fang Chen approached their fight.
• Fang Chen killed the Earth Demon Bear with one arrow, surprising Wang Shun, who learned that Fang Chen used the name Riding Heaven Great Sage.
• Wang Shun followed Fang Chen through the Inquiry Map, and Little Glazed told Fang Chen he was behind them.
• Fang Chen shot through the heads of a giant snake and a Golden Lizard, killing both Nine-Star Level Demonic Beasts with one arrow.
• Fang Chen gained ten thousand Points and a surge of Spiritual Power that helped restore his Flawed Dao Platform.

Fang Chen flew deeper into Myriad Beasts Mountain, effortlessly killing powerful Demonic Beasts and rescuing trapped disciples with his archery. Wang Shun followed him, and the rescued disciples learned that Fang Chen was called the Riding Heaven Great Sage despite his low ranking.

• Wang Shun watched Fang Chen kill two high-tier nine-star Demonic Beasts with his bow and wondered how he compared to Wang Gang.
• Fang Chen flew into a storm and found Tianyuan Academy disciples trapped by Golden Twin-tailed Lizards that had sealed the valley in a domain.
• Fang Chen killed six hundred Golden Twin-tailed Lizards with a single arrow, collapsing their domain and earning sixty thousand Points.
• Wang Shun arrived, told the rescued Xuanwu Sect disciples that Fang Chen was called the Riding Heaven Great Sage, and flew after him.
• The rescued disciples looked up Fang Chen's information, found that he had not entered the top million, and headed back to rest.

After reaching the Myriad Beast Tower's Points limit, Fang Chen was teleported out and went to the Heart Refining Bridge to earn more Points. He passed its first two levels and fell into the third.

• Fang Chen earned 300,000 Points by killing Demonic Beasts and was teleported out of the Myriad Beast Tower with Little Glazed.
• Wang Shun watched Fang Chen's hunt and marveled at how quickly he had reached the Points limit.
• Little Glazed told Fang Chen about the Heart Refining Bridge and the Sea of Demons, and Fang Chen chose the Heart Refining Bridge.
• Fang Chen crossed the first level of the invisible bridge, endured its soul-grating sounds, and earned 100 Points.
• Fang Chen endured the Fire Origin flames of the second level until they turned purple, earning 500 Points before falling into the third level.

Fang Chen endured the fourth level of the Heart Refining Bridge, a scorching desert that tested his will with exhaustion, thirst, and tempting food and water. After resisting the oasis and bayberries, he passed the level and earned five thousand Points.

• Fang Chen passed the icy third level and earned one thousand Points before entering the desert fourth level.
• Little Glazed told Fang Chen that he had to cross the desert without resting, drinking, or eating to pass.
• Fang Chen traveled for days beneath two suns, unable to recover his True Essence Power or access his belongings, and quicksand began pulling him under when he stopped.
• Fang Chen resisted drinking from an oasis after Little Glazed warned him that it was a test of will.
• Fang Chen resisted the bayberries Little Glazed ate in front of him, crossed the grove, and passed the fourth level, earning five thousand Points.

After passing the fourth level of the Heart Refining Bridge, Fang Chen rested in a bayberry grove and woke on the fifth level. He ate the required Blazing Sun Sacred Fruit and faced seductive illusions while Little Glazed warned that the women were needed to purge its toxin.

• Little Glazed congratulated Fang Chen for passing the fourth level and confirmed the bayberries were real, so he ate his fill and fell asleep.
• Fang Chen woke restored on the fifth level and chose to continue the trial rather than leave the Heart Refining Bridge.
• Little Glazed gave Fang Chen a red Spirit Fruit, which he ate before she moved away from him.
• The fruit stirred intense desire in Fang Chen, and beautiful women descended to tempt him.
• Fang Chen resisted the women and asked if he could kill them, but Little Glazed warned that they were needed to purge the fruit's toxin and that he would die without them.

Fang Chen endured the poison and the Heart Refining Bridge's seductive illusions without yielding, eventually completing the fifth-layer trial and earning ten thousand Points. Little Glazed left after he killed the women in the illusion, and Fang Chen emerged from the ordeal with the drug's effects subdued.

• Fang Chen learned that Tianyuan Academy expected poisoned disciples to cultivate with women, but he resisted the drug's growing effects by exhausting himself against rocks and a mountainside.
• The Heart Refining Bridge transformed Fang Chen's surroundings into a hot spring filled with alluring women, and Little Glazed tempted him to give in.
• Fang Chen rejected the illusion, drew the Floating Immortal Sword, and killed the women with Sword Qi, while Little Glazed remained unharmed and left.
• Fang Chen tried to refine the drug with the Floating Immortal Art and endured until his will suppressed his desire and his body calmed.
• Fang Chen completed the Heart Refining Bridge Fifth Layer trial and received ten thousand Points.

Fang Chen passed the Fifth Layer of the Heart Refining Bridge and began the Sixth Layer’s Heavenly Punishment Heart Trial, using its lightning to strengthen his Soul Origin and Reincarnation Eye. He remained inside the trial as a false Glazed Sword Art stele gave way to a Thunder Sea that he began absorbing.

• Little Glazed congratulated Fang Chen on passing the Fifth Layer and revealed that her earlier claims about needing the women’s help had been lies.
• Fang Chen chose to continue despite the trial’s growing difficulty and rested for three two-hour periods before the Sixth Layer began.
• Dark clouds gathered, and Little Glazed identified the Sixth Layer as the Heavenly Punishment Heart Trial.
• Fang Chen absorbed the first lightning bolt with his Soul Origin, then endured a second bolt that showed him a stele bearing the Glazed Sword Art.
• Fang Chen realized the stele was likely an illusion, activated the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique, and absorbed the surrounding Thunder Sea’s lightning into his eyes.

Fang Chen passed the Heart Refining Bridge’s Sixth Layer by enduring nine bolts of Heavenly Punishment and absorbing their lightning into his Samsara Eye. After healing and changing clothes, he spent his day of rest stabilizing his progress before the Seventh Layer began.

• Fang Chen endured the Sixth Layer’s nine bolts of Heavenly Thunder, passed the trial, and earned fifty thousand Points.
• Little Glazed told Fang Chen that he had earned sixty-six thousand six hundred Points across the first six layers, which would multiply tenfold if he left the bridge.
• Little Glazed gave Fang Chen a Third Grade Origin Tracing Pill and clothes, and the pill healed his charred body and restored his hair and eyebrows.
• Fang Chen cultivated the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique during his day of rest, and a Vortex pulled him away when the Seventh Layer began.

Fang Chen endured the Seventh Layer’s Sword Qi trial, refined his reward, and entered the Eighth Layer of the Heart Refining Bridge. His name appeared alone on the Eighth Layer ranking, drawing shocked reactions from the students gathered outside.

• Fang Chen chose a sword and endured ten thousand strands of Sword Qi attacking his heart and Soul Origin, passing the Seventh Layer without losing consciousness.
• Little Glazed congratulated Fang Chen and gave him an Innate Soul Shaping Pill, which he refined over three hours to heal his heart and strengthen his Soul Origin.
• Three days later, Fang Chen and Little Glazed entered the Eighth Layer as the Cloud Sea churned with Spiritual Power.
• Students on the cliff saw Riding Heaven Great Sage appear on the Eighth Layer ranking, and Qin Tian revealed that Fang Chen had defeated him in the selection assessment.
• The Glazed Sword Sect disciples recognized Fang Chen as their Junior Uncle-Master, while Qin Tian and the others waited to see whether he would pass the Eighth Layer.

Fang Chen endured the escalating backlash from a sixth-rank Spirit Treasure and broke all one hundred seals on its sword, passing the Eighth Layer of the Heart Refining Bridge. He and Little Glazed were then drawn into the Ninth Layer.

• Little Glazed explained that Fang Chen had to withstand backlash from a higher-level Spirit Treasure and break one hundred seals to pass the Eighth Layer.
• Fang Chen chose a silver longsword and activated it, suffering increasingly severe backlash as he broke its seals.
• After breaking thirty seals, Fang Chen bound the sword to his hand so he could not release it, then endured the pain as he continued wielding it.
• Fang Chen entered a profound state as the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique surfaced, greatly increasing his ability to withstand the backlash.
• Fang Chen broke the sword’s hundredth seal, endured the resulting attack on his Soul Origin, and earned five hundred thousand Points for passing the Eighth Layer.
• A vortex pulled Fang Chen and Little Glazed away, and Riding Heaven Great Sage’s name appeared on the Ninth Layer rankings.

Fang Chen crossed the Ninth Layer of the Heart Refining Bridge and discovered a Flowing Time Spirit Treasure leading to the past. He seized a Golden Mark, then returned with Little Glazed to his cultivation chamber, while the others assumed he had failed the trial.

• Fang Chen entered the Ninth-Layer Space and learned that crossing the ancient bridge would earn him another million Points.
• Little Glazed explained that the Flowing Time Radiance Bridge let travelers move into the past and subjected them to the backlash of heaven and earth's laws.
• Fang Chen endured the growing backlash and reached a white jade altar bearing a Nine-Colored Lotus and a Golden Mark.
• Fang Chen took the Golden Mark, and a Space Vortex pulled him and Little Glazed away.
• Riding Heaven Great Sage vanished from the Ninth-Layer ranking list, leading onlookers to believe he had failed and to warn one another not to provoke him.
• Fang Chen and Little Glazed emerged in Fang Chen's cultivation chamber.

After Fang Chen cleared the Ninth Layer of the Heart Refining Bridge, Palace Mistress Lingxin explained that Tianyuan Academy had erased his points to conceal his talent from assassins and revealed that it wanted him to prepare for a mission. Fang Chen agreed to consider it in exchange for an Elixir of Immortality, then tested whether his conversation with Lingxin was an illusion.

• Fang Chen showed Palace Mistress Lingxin the Golden Mark he had obtained after crossing the Time Bridge and asked why his Heart Refining Bridge points had vanished.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin said Tianyuan Academy had deliberately removed Fang Chen from the rankings to protect him from assassins targeting Human Race geniuses.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin told Fang Chen that he was the first Foundation Establishment cultivator to clear the Ninth Layer and that the academy wanted to train him for a mission, though he did not yet meet all its conditions.
• Fang Chen asked what he would receive for taking on the mission, and Palace Mistress Lingxin offered him one Elixir of Immortality.
• Fang Chen suspected the conversation might be another Heart Refining Bridge illusion, so he slapped the ground, causing energy to flow from the Floating Immortal Sword Seal into his body.

Palace Mistress Lingxin told Fang Chen that passing the Heart Refining Bridge had qualified him for Tianyuan Academy’s hidden task, which required exceptional willpower, combat strength, and comprehension. Fang Chen set out with Little Glazed to challenge the Sea of Demons, wearing a mask to conceal his identity.

• Palace Mistress Lingxin explained that Fang Chen needed to pass the eighteenth island in the Sea of Demons and reach the ninth region of the Heavenly Stone Forest to meet the hidden task’s remaining requirements.
• Fang Chen asked for a Life Wheel Restoration Cultivation Technique, but Palace Mistress Lingxin said she knew of none and offered to gather techniques that could slow lifespan loss.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin raised Little Glazed’s authorization and told Fang Chen to challenge the Sea of Demons and the Heavenly Stone Forest.
• Fang Chen and Little Glazed traveled to the Sea of Demons, where Little Glazed warned him about its black water and evil aura.
• Little Glazed gave Fang Chen the Mask of Oblivion, and he put it on to change his appearance and aura.

Fang Chen cleared the first seventeen islands of the Sea of Demons with his bow, then reached the eighteenth and found a Guardian who could easily break his arrows. He put away his bow and charged with his sword, preparing to test the Hand of the Heavens against a worthy opponent.

• Fang Chen and Little Glazed queued to enter the Sea of Demons so they would avoid drawing attention by using their privileges.
• Fang Chen chose two offensive Spirit Treasures and cleared the first island by shooting down its guards and taking its flag, earning one Point.
• Fang Chen cleared the next sixteen islands with his bow and was transported with Little Glazed to the eighteenth island.
• The eighteenth island’s lone Guardian shattered Fang Chen’s arrows with his sword and challenged him to retreat if he had no other skills.
• Fang Chen put away his bow, drew his sword, and charged the Guardian to test the Hand of the Heavens.

Fang Chen fought the eighteenth Island’s Guardian, whose exceptional swordsmanship initially matched him despite Fang Chen’s boosted strength. The Floating Immortal Sword Seal fueled Fang Chen’s rapid improvement, and the chapter left him pressing the Guardian until the wounded Guardian unleashed Ten Thousand Horses Galloping.

• Fang Chen attacked the Guardian, whose golden Sword Intent made the Floating Immortal Sword Seal stir and sharpen Fang Chen’s mind.
• The Guardian wounded Fang Chen’s left arm, so Fang Chen activated his Glazed Battle Runes and struck him with Heaven and Earth Creation.
• Fang Chen used the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique to read the Guardian’s sword strikes, and the two fought evenly at close quarters.
• The Floating Immortal Sword Seal kept supplying Spiritual Power as Fang Chen’s swordsmanship, speed, and strength improved throughout the battle.
• Fang Chen overwhelmed the Guardian with a relentless attack and cut open his left arm, prompting the Guardian to roar Ten Thousand Horses Galloping.

Fang Chen pushed the Guardian of the Sea of Demons’ eighteenth island into unleashing his Manifestation, then broke through to the second level of the Glazed Golden Body and defeated him. After Fang Chen and Little Glazed were transported away, the Guardian wondered which faction had produced such a peerless genius.

• The Guardian unleashed his Manifestation and overwhelmed Fang Chen, who said he had no Manifestation to use.
• While enduring the Guardian’s attacks, Fang Chen’s Glazed Battle Runes turned orange as he reached the second level of the Glazed Golden Body.
• Fang Chen used Heaven and Earth Creation to break the Guardian’s sword and strike his chest, sending him beyond Stone Island’s bounds.
• The Guardian stopped Fang Chen from attacking again and declared that Fang Chen had passed the trial.
• Golden light transported Fang Chen and Little Glazed away, and the Guardian marveled at Fang Chen’s strength and wondered which faction he came from.

After earning a second mark in the Sea of Demons, Fang Chen learned that the Heavenly Stone Forest was the final condition and began studying formations and derivation arts to prepare for it. A month later, Palace Mistress Lingxin wondered why he still had not entered the forest to fulfill the condition and learn about the plan.

• Fang Chen grabbed the blue mark on the Stone Lotus, and he and Little Glazed were transported back to his Cultivation Secret Chamber.
• Fang Chen realized that he had obtained his second mark and asked Little Glazed about the Heavenly Stone Forest, the final condition.
• Fang Chen learned that clearing the Heavenly Stone Forest required identifying formations' flaws, so he requested introductory books and studied formations.
• Little Glazed warned Fang Chen against studying Saint- and Great Emperor-level derivation methods too soon, and Fang Chen began learning lower-level methods instead.
• Fang Chen studied formations and derivation arts for a month while Palace Mistress Lingxin waited for him to enter the Heavenly Stone Forest.

Palace Mistress Lingxin and the Little White Rabbit discussed whether Fang Chen could complete the mission’s final condition, while Fang Chen studied formations for three years and began preparing a Sixth Tier Spirit Gathering Array. He set out to build it alone in the Meteor Mountain Range, attracting the Little White Rabbit’s attention.

• The Little White Rabbit told Palace Mistress Lingxin that Fang Chen had only requested beginner formation books, and they worried he might not meet the mission’s final condition.
• Palace Mistress Lingxin said the mission was too dangerous to risk failure and decided to wait, while the Little White Rabbit left to watch Fang Chen.
• After three years of studying formations, Fang Chen asked Little Glazed to find him a suitable place to practice.
• Fang Chen and Little Glazed surveyed the Meteor Mountain Range for a month, studying its terrain and the stars before Fang Chen chose a Circulating Heaven Star Spirit Gathering Great Array.
• Little Glazed gathered the materials, and Fang Chen prepared to build the Sixth Tier formation alone.
• A Little White Rabbit watched from a cloud above the Lotus Mountain Range and remarked on Fang Chen’s plan.