Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan kept defeating peak Out of Body Stage opponents in the semifinals, though most spectators still dismissed his success as a result of Space Power rather than his own ability. While others debated his chances against Lin Wushuang and Xuan Tianxing, he studied True Person Xuanfeng’s spatial techniques and made rapid progress toward a way to counter Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent.

• Spectators argued that Xuan Tianxing and Lin Wushuang were stronger than Shen Changchuan, citing their Immortal Sect training and combat experience.
• Shen Changchuan continued to defeat opponents with single strikes, drawing attention but leaving most spectators convinced that Space Power explained his victories.
• Shen Changchuan ignored the crowd and focused on understanding True Person Xuanfeng’s use of Space Power as he was moved between arena stages.
• True Person Xuanfeng displayed his spatial power thoroughly while shifting Shen Changchuan on and off the arena.
• Shen Changchuan’s spatial techniques improved rapidly, bringing his plan to counter Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent closer to success.

Shen Changchuan continued dominating the semifinals’ round-robin battles, defeating eight opponents in a row with a single strike through his Space Power. Reflecting on how far he had come, he resolved to keep growing stronger, though he recognized the gap between himself and the truly exceptional cultivators.

• Shen Changchuan defeated eight consecutive opponents in one move as their hopes of exploiting his weaknesses gave way to resignation.
• Contestants began unleashing their strongest techniques to impress the Immortal Sect’s Sect Master and the two Old Ancestors, but Shen Changchuan still defeated each with a single strike.
• After his eighth victory, Shen Changchuan lamented that the battles had taught him nothing because his opponents were too weak.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on the years of work he had put into refining the Void Escape Gu and mastering Space Power, which had not stopped his cultivation from reaching mid Out of Body Stage ninth level.
• Shen Changchuan believed he could reach the peak of the Out of Body Stage ninth level within a few years, while recognizing that his earlier confidence about challenging an Immortal Sect Daozi had been foolish.

After defeating his opponent, Shen Changchuan gained a sudden insight into how to use Space Power and began devising a way to counter Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent. A day later, he was matched against Liu Qingchen, a prodigy who had also comprehended a nascent True Intent.

• Shen Changchuan reflected on the gap between ordinary geniuses and the tournament’s strongest competitors, including Daozi Xuan Daoji.
• Shen Changchuan’s Dao Heart clarified, and True Person Xuanfeng declared him the winner and teleported him off the arena.
• Shen Changchuan caught a fleeting inspiration while studying the Space Power used in the teleportation and understood its operational pattern.
• Shen Changchuan began planning how to combine Space Power with a spell to counter Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent.
• After a day of contemplation, Shen Changchuan was called to fight Liu Qingchen and appeared opposite him on the arena.

Liu Qingchen unleashed a peak sword strike tailored to counter Shen Changchuan after studying his previous battles. Shen Changchuan vanished just before the attack landed, leaving Liu Qingchen's strike to tear a ravine through the arena.

• Liu Qingchen acknowledged Shen Changchuan's strength but declared that he would be the one left standing.
• Liu Qingchen spread his sword intent across the arena while Shen Changchuan's Space Power destroyed it near him.
• At Sect Master True Person Xuanfeng's signal, Liu Qingchen attacked with his strongest strike, using nascent True Intent to distort Shen Changchuan's senses and space.
• Liu Qingchen believed he had found Shen Changchuan's weakness after observing his earlier matches and prepared the sword strike specifically for him.
• Shen Changchuan vanished as Liu Qingchen's sword descended, and the attack missed and carved a deep ravine into the arena.

Liu Qingchen unleashed his prepared pinnacle sword strike against Shen Changchuan, but Shen Changchuan evaded it and identified its soul attack and Erroneous Space technique. Liu Qingchen realized Shen Changchuan had understood the countermeasure he had devised, while Shen Changchuan gained inspiration from the sword’s unusual power.

• Liu Qingchen’s sword strike tore a deep fissure through the arena, astonishing the spectators with its power.
• Shen Changchuan vanished as the sword light arrived and reappeared several hundred zhang away, causing Liu Qingchen’s attack to miss.
• Shen Changchuan explained that Liu Qingchen’s sword used nascent True Intent to disorder space and included a soul attack that could deprive opponents of their senses.
• Liu Qingchen realized Shen Changchuan had discerned the soul attack that he had developed after studying Shen Changchuan’s earlier battles.
• Shen Changchuan considered the sword’s Erroneous Space technique and gained inspiration for countering Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent.

Liu Qingchen’s carefully prepared soul-attacking sword failed to affect Shen Changchuan, whose soul cultivation and control of Space Power exceeded Liu’s expectations. Shen explained his advantages and revealed that he had already surrounded himself with a subtle spatial barrier.

• Liu Qingchen reasoned that soul power could pierce Space Power and planned to use a sword combining a spatial disruption with a soul attack to strip Shen Changchuan of his senses.
• Liu Qingchen unleashed the sword he had nurtured for days, but Shen Changchuan easily evaded it and remained unaffected by its soul attack.
• Liu Qingchen realized he had lost and asked how Shen Changchuan had cultivated such powerful soul strength alongside his other abilities.
• Shen Changchuan attributed his soul cultivation to his fused soul, Heavenly Treasures, and the Soul Tempering Art, and explained that Space Power had weakened Liu’s attack to less than one-fifth of its strength.
• Shen Changchuan revealed that he had laid a subtle barrier of Space Power around himself before the battle began.

Shen Changchuan used Liu Qingchen’s soul-infused sword strike to deepen his understanding of Space Power, then agreed to continue fighting. He defeated Liu Qingchen after a thousand exchanges without using Space Power, leaving the spectators newly impressed by the strength of his foundation.

• Shen Changchuan’s spatial barrier weakened Liu Qingchen’s soul-powered attack, and Shen realized Liu’s technique could help him develop a new method using Space Power.
• Liu Qingchen acknowledged that he could not win but charged again, determined not to surrender as a sword cultivator.
• Shen Changchuan met Liu Qingchen head-on and fought without using Space Power.
• After a thousand exchanges, Shen Changchuan defeated Liu Qingchen, shocking the spectators who had assumed he relied on Space Power alone.

After defeating Liu Qingchen without using Space Power, Shen Changchuan astonished the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s disciples and gained valuable insight into Liu Qingchen’s nascent True Intent. He was then summoned before True Person Xuanfeng, Qingyun Lady, and Elder Mu, where the Sect Master praised his rise from the Tiannan Domain.

• Shen Changchuan’s victory over Liu Qingchen shattered the spectators’ assumptions about cultivators from remote regions.
• Liu Qingchen recovered, conceded defeat, and promised to train harder, while considering visiting the Tiannan Domain to learn about Shen Changchuan’s origins.
• Shen Changchuan and Liu Qingchen saluted each other and parted on friendly terms after their battle.
• Space Power transported Shen Changchuan before True Person Xuanfeng, Qingyun Lady, and Elder Mu instead of back to the arena plaza.
• True Person Xuanfeng praised Shen Changchuan for advancing so far despite growing up with limited guidance and resources.

True Person Xuanfeng praised Shen Changchuan’s steady temperament and rewarded him for his performance. Shen Changchuan accepted the Immortal Sect’s benefits and requested a Myriad Dao Diagram.

• True Person Xuanfeng reflected that Shen Changchuan’s humility and steady cultivation gave him a better chance of lasting success than arrogant geniuses.
• Shen Changchuan credited his master, True Person Xuanfeng, the Immortal Sect’s Old Ancestors, and Elder Mu for helping him advance.
• True Person Xuanfeng gave Shen Changchuan an Immortal Sect Inner Sect Genius Token and permission to freely read texts on the Spirit Wandering realm and below.
• True Person Xuanfeng invited Shen Changchuan to request an additional reward, and Shen Changchuan asked for a Myriad Dao Diagram.

Shen Changchuan asked True Person Xuanfeng for a Myriad Dao Diagram, hoping to turn his nascent True Intent into genuine True Intent before advancing to the Spirit Wandering realm. Qingyun Lady explained that the diagrams were all claimed and could not be copied until the Myriad Dao Palace opened, but said the Immortal Sect might open it early because of the coming war with the Tianmo Sect.

• Shen Changchuan requested a Myriad Dao Diagram from True Person Xuanfeng.
• Qingyun Lady explained that the diagrams had all been exchanged and that copying more required the Myriad Dao Palace to open.
• Shen Changchuan worried that without a diagram he would lose a crucial path toward the Mysterious Pill realm.
• Qingyun Lady said the Immortal Sect might open the palace early to prepare for war, though the decision required approval from the upper ranks and the Supreme Old Ancestor.

Shen Changchuan learned that obtaining the Myriad Dao Diagram would be difficult because Spirit Wandering realm Personal Disciples had priority, but True Person Xuanfeng left open the possibility of an exception. Xuanfeng gave him a Jade Slip of Space Power insights, which greatly improved Shen Changchuan's chances of preparing a technique for the grand competition's final match against Lin Wushuang.

• True Person Xuanfeng explained that opening the Myriad Dao Palace early was costly and that meritorious Personal Disciples had priority for the Myriad Dao Diagram.
• Shen Changchuan thanked Xuanfeng after hearing there was still a chance to obtain the diagram if he demonstrated sufficient potential.
• True Person Xuanfeng gave Shen Changchuan a Jade Slip containing sect techniques and his own insights on using Space Power.
• Shen Changchuan welcomed the inheritance and judged that it gave him a ninety-percent chance of developing his planned counter to Lin Wushuang's large-scale true intent attacks.

True Person Xuanfeng decided not to give Shen Changchuan a Myriad Dao Diagram, despite recognizing his talent, because granting special treatment to a fourth prodigy would anger the Immortal Sect’s Personal Disciples. Shen Changchuan sensed that obtaining a diagram would be difficult and understood that he had no advantage over the disciples who had served the sect.

• Qingyun Lady and True Person Xuanfeng regretted that Shen Changchuan would not receive a Myriad Dao Diagram, while Elder Mu questioned why the sect could not arrange one when the Myriad Dao Palace was opening early.
• True Person Xuanfeng explained that Shen Changchuan was exceptionally talented but that the Immortal Sect was already investing heavily in Su Lengyue, Xuan Daoji, and Lin Wushuang.
• True Person Xuanfeng refused to favor Shen Changchuan because giving a fourth prodigy special benefits could alienate the Personal Disciples who had contributed to the sect.
• Elder Mu accepted True Person Xuanfeng’s reasoning and concluded that Shen Changchuan was unlikely to receive a Myriad Dao Diagram unless he could defeat Lin Wushuang.
• Shen Changchuan, unaware of their discussion, sensed that obtaining a Myriad Dao Diagram would be difficult and recognized that he had no advantage over the Personal Disciples waiting for one.

Shen Changchuan studied True Person Xuanfeng’s notes on using Space Power and clarified the limits of his comprehension. He focused on the path of true intent but developed a new technique with Space Power that he hoped would keep him undefeated in the competition.

• Shen Changchuan resolved to fight for first place and seek the Myriad Dao Diagram through whatever opportunities came afterward.
• Shen Changchuan studied the Jade Slip and used its explanations to deepen his understanding of Space Power.
• After two days, Shen Changchuan concluded that he had comprehended three points of Space Power and would prioritize true intent while remaining open to further spatial opportunities.
• Shen Changchuan used the Jade Slip’s guidance to create a technique with Space Power that he believed could help him remain undefeated.

As the semifinals neared their end, the Xundao Association’s elite members worried that Shen Changchuan’s nine consecutive victories made him a threat they could not withstand. Xuan Tianxing dismissed their fears and promised to teach Shen Changchuan a lesson if they met, while the members echoed his confidence.

• Xundao Association members discussed their tournament records and Xuan Tianxing’s chances of facing Lin Wushuang, who had comprehended Blazing Sun True Intent.
• The members recognized Shen Changchuan’s nine consecutive victories, including his defeat of Liu Qingchen, and feared his strength and their existing grudge.
• They blamed Lu Haoxuan and Cen Yuantong for provoking Shen Changchuan and bringing trouble upon the association.
• Xuan Tianxing arrived, dismissed Shen Changchuan as no threat, and vowed to defeat him if they met.
• The members praised Xuan Tianxing’s confidence, though one recalled that he had made similar claims before.

Shen Changchuan faced Xuan Tianxing, the founder of the Xundao Association and a top competitor, and learned how Xuan’s star-powered technique hindered his use of space. The chapter ended as Shen countered with Space Slash.

• Shen Changchuan recognized Xuan Tianxing as a powerful rival who could help him measure his strength against Lin Wushuang and the Immortal Sect Daozi.
• Xuan Tianxing blamed Shen for harming the Xundao Association’s resources and demanded he leave its members alone.
• Shen rejected Xuan’s demand, and Xuan unleashed a star-powered technique that spread a domain-like force across half the arena and restricted space travel.
• Shen identified how Xuan’s technique worked and struck at its weakness with Space Slash.

Shen Changchuan attacked Xuan Tianxing with a Space Slash, but Xuan Tianxing used a black-hole-like technique to destroy it at the cost of nearly exhausting his strength. Shen Changchuan recognized Xuan Tianxing’s weakness and warned that he could launch more attacks, leaving the duel poised for another strike.

• Shen Changchuan tore through Xuan Tianxing’s domain with a Space Slash.
• Xuan Tianxing formed a hand seal and summoned a black-hole vortex that twisted and swallowed Shen Changchuan’s attack.
• Shen Changchuan saw that Xuan Tianxing’s aura had weakened and taunted him, saying he could launch more slashes.
• Xuan Tianxing realized Shen Changchuan had mastered Space Power himself and woven it into his spell, unlike cultivators who relied on external tools.
• Xuan Tianxing was left nearly exhausted after using his full strength to block Shen Changchuan’s attack.

Shen Changchuan defeated Xuan Tianxing after Xuan Tianxing realized the gap in their command of Space Power and continued fighting out of fury. Xuan Tianxing survived after a Mysterious Pill realm True Person healed him, while Shen Changchuan was declared the victor.

• Xuan Tianxing barely blocked Shen Changchuan's first Space Slash and realized he had badly underestimated Shen Changchuan's self-comprehended Space Power.
• Xuan Tianxing lost his composure and insulted Shen Changchuan, who replied that he would beat him into accepting defeat.
• Shen Changchuan vanished into spatial waves and overwhelmed Xuan Tianxing with a storm of Space Slashes, destroying the arena and leaving him gravely wounded.
• Shen Changchuan spared Xuan Tianxing's life, and the arena declared Shen Changchuan the victor.
• A Mysterious Pill realm True Person healed Xuan Tianxing's ruined body and stabilized his aura, though he remained pale and would need time to recover.

Shen Changchuan easily defeated Xuan Tianxing, shattering the crowd’s doubts about his strength and accomplishments. His victory left a former disciple who had abandoned his family and Lineage for the Immortal Sect confronting the collapse of his justifications.

• Shen Changchuan defeated Xuan Tianxing, provoking shock and uproar among the spectators.
• The crowd reconsidered its assumptions about Shen Changchuan’s background and his earlier victory over Zhou Lingfeng, which many had attributed to a Jade Talisman.
• Spectators recognized that Shen Changchuan had defeated Liu Qingchen without Space Power and then beaten Xuan Tianxing with it.
• A former disciple recalled abandoning his Lineage and family to enter the Immortal Sect, even after learning his parents had died by suicide and his Lineage had fallen apart.
• Shen Changchuan’s victories made the former disciple’s belief that he had sacrificed everything for the Great Dao crumble.

After Shen Changchuan effortlessly defeated Xuan Tianxing, spectators debated whether Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent could overcome Shen’s Space Power. The Mysterious Pill realm experts agreed that Lin Wushuang had the advantage, leaving Shen’s winning streak in doubt before their anticipated clash.

• Spectators reacted to Xuan Tianxing’s defeat and argued over whether Lin Wushuang could stop Shen Changchuan.
• Most spectators favored Lin Wushuang because he had mastered Blazing Sun True Intent and had learned from his Mysterious Pill realm grandfather.
• True Person Xuanfeng asked Qingyun Lady and the other experts for their views on the contest between Lin Wushuang and Shen Changchuan.
• Qingyun Lady explained that True Intent represented a Mysterious Pill realm cultivator’s path, while Space Power was merely an ability gained at that realm.
• True Person Xuanfeng agreed that Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent could destroy the techniques sustaining Shen Changchuan’s spatial attacks.

True Person Xuanfeng, Qingyun Lady, and Elder Mu judged that the confined arena gave Lin Wushuang an advantage over Shen Changchuan, whose Space Power would be more effective with room to maneuver. Their conversation shifted to Moving Mountain elder's hopes of breaking through, and the chapter left Shen Changchuan unaware that the Mysterious Pill True Persons gave him less than a twenty percent chance of winning.

• True Person Xuanfeng and Qingyun Lady explained that Lin Wushuang's Blazing Sun True Intent could destroy Shen Changchuan's spatial attacks in the confined arena.
• Elder Mu and True Person Xuanfeng noted that Shen Changchuan might have even odds against Lin Wushuang in the open, where he could use Space Power to evade and harass him.
• True Person Xuanfeng asked whether Moving Mountain elder had withheld proper instruction from Shen Changchuan because he still hoped to advance.
• Elder Mu said that Moving Mountain elder might be gambling on You Longzi finding an opportunity to break through in the Southern Yue Land, while Qingyun Lady and True Person Xuanfeng agreed that his success would help the Immortal Sect.
• Shen Changchuan remained unaware that the Mysterious Pill True Persons believed he had less than a twenty percent chance of defeating Lin Wushuang.