Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan weighed the danger of Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent and chose to keep probing rather than reveal his hidden methods. He used a newly developed Space Power technique to create eight powerful avatars and trap Lin Wushuang beneath their spatial sword formation, forcing Lin Wushuang to unleash more of his power.

• Shen Changchuan considered how Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent could overwhelm him at range or in close combat, but decided to keep testing Lin Wushuang before using his own trump cards.
• Shen Changchuan used Nine Transformations of Treading Air to split into eight lifelike avatars that surrounded Lin Wushuang.
• Lin Wushuang tried to find Shen Changchuan’s true body but could not distinguish it from the avatars.
• Shen Changchuan’s avatars formed a sword formation and attacked with eight powerful spatial swords, sealing off Lin Wushuang’s escape routes.
• Lin Wushuang responded by releasing surging gilt-gold energy as the blazing-sun phantom above him grew brighter.

Lin Wushuang faced Shen Changchuan’s eight coordinated Space Slashes and decided to end the match with his strongest move, Heavenly Furnace. The spectators and observers judged that Lin Wushuang’s trump card would likely decide the battle in his favor.

• Lin Wushuang acknowledged Shen Changchuan’s skill but resolved to win the competition and reveal his Heavenly Furnace ability.
• Lin Wushuang unleashed Heavenly Furnace, combining his lifebound divine ability with Blazing Sun True Intent and sending immense power beyond the arena barrier.
• Spectators recognized Heavenly Furnace as Lin Wushuang’s strongest killing move and erupted in shock at its power.
• True Person Xuanfeng praised Shen Changchuan’s use of Space Power but predicted Lin Wushuang would win now that he had committed to ending the fight.

Lin Wushuang shattered Shen Changchuan’s eight Space Slashes and clones with his Heavenly Furnace, badly injuring him. Shen Changchuan escaped Lin Wushuang’s follow-up attacks with Treading Air Steps, leaving Lin Wushuang to consider how to stop him from evading.

• True Person Xuanfeng recognized Shen Changchuan’s mastery of Space Power and spatial clones but expected him to lose to Lin Wushuang.
• Lin Wushuang’s Heavenly Furnace overwhelmed the eight Space Slashes, shattering them and Shen Changchuan’s clones.
• Shen Changchuan was flung hundreds of zhang and injured as Lin Wushuang pressed his attack.
• Shen Changchuan twice used Treading Air Steps to evade Lin Wushuang’s powerful punches.
• Lin Wushuang stopped pursuing and considered spreading Blazing Sun True Intent across the arena to prevent further escapes.

Lin Wushuang used the Nine Yang Great Law Sun Ember Divine Wheel, a powerful killing ability he had mastered while still at the peak of the Out of Body Stage, to end his battle with Shen Changchuan. The onlookers judged the move strong enough to threaten Xuan Daoji and believed Shen Changchuan’s defeat was assured.

• Lin Wushuang realized Shen Changchuan’s space-fused Movement Technique made him too difficult to catch, so he decided not to prolong the fight.
• Lin Wushuang summoned the Nine Yang Great Law Sun Ember Divine Wheel, concentrating Blazing Sun Power into a destructive crimson-gold sun.
• Elder Mu was astonished that Lin Wushuang had mastered the Nine Yang Great Law and one of its Divine Abilities before reaching the Spirit Wandering realm.
• True Person Xuanfeng explained that Lin Wushuang’s special training and abundant Heavenly Treasures had prepared him to cultivate the technique early.
• Qingyun Lady and True Person Xuanfeng agreed that Lin Wushuang’s move could threaten Xuan Daoji, and Xuanfeng concluded that Shen Changchuan’s defeat was certain.

Lin Wushuang launched the Great Sun Ember Divine Wheel at Shen Changchuan, and the spectators expected him to be defeated. Shen Changchuan charged directly into the divine beam and revealed intricate silver-white space spell patterns in his palm, leaving True Person Xuanfeng and the others stunned.

• Qingyun Lady asked True Person Xuanfeng to grant Shen Changchuan a Myriad Dao Diagram, but he refused to make an exception for someone likely to place second.
• True Person Xuanfeng promised to award Shen Changchuan a Myriad Dao Diagram if he defeated Lin Wushuang and prepared to rescue him if necessary.
• Lin Wushuang sent the Great Sun Divine Wheel toward Shen Changchuan, whose Treading Air Steps could not evade its space-stilling pressure.
• Shen Changchuan charged head-on into the divine beam instead of surrendering or fleeing.
• As the light swallowed Shen Changchuan, he extended his palm and unfolded intricate silver-white space spell patterns, surprising True Person Xuanfeng, Elder Mu, and Qingyun Lady.

Shen Changchuan used a spatial technique to transfer Lin Wushuang’s Great Sun Ember Divine Wheel attack into the sky, where it exploded with immense force. True Person Xuanfeng recognized the technique as an ingenious variation of his own space-transfer method and was astonished by Shen Changchuan’s rapid progress and original thinking.

• Shen Changchuan’s spatial light met Lin Wushuang’s Great Sun Ember Divine Wheel, and the attack vanished from the arena.
• The transferred attack exploded high above the arena, shaking the ground and threatening the spatial barrier around the plaza.
• True Person Xuanfeng identified the technique as space transfer and realized Shen Changchuan had redirected Lin Wushuang’s attack.
• True Person Xuanfeng recalled giving Shen Changchuan a Jade Slip on spatial power after noticing him study the technique during the tournament.
• Elder Mu praised Shen Changchuan’s progress and considered recruiting him if Ten Thousand Ren Peak fell apart.
• True Person Xuanfeng admired Shen Changchuan’s idea of transferring an enemy’s attack, saying he himself had never thought of it.

Shen Changchuan used spatial transfer to redirect Lin Wushuang’s ultimate attack, overturning the observers’ expectations and leaving Lin Wushuang vulnerable. He struck with his Longevity divine ability, and Lin Wushuang found himself frozen as time seemed to disappear.

• True Person Xuanfeng realized Shen Changchuan had redirected Lin Wushuang’s attack through spatial transfer and grasped the method himself.
• Qingyun Lady and the Sect Master concluded that Shen Changchuan’s unusual technique gave him the advantage over Lin Wushuang.
• Lin Wushuang was stunned that Shen Changchuan had neutralized his trump-card killing move, which he had prepared for Xuan Daoji.
• Shen Changchuan seized Lin Wushuang’s moment of weakness and flashed in to attack.
• Lin Wushuang gathered his remaining power to defend himself, but Shen Changchuan unleashed Lifebound Divine Ability · Longevity, freezing him as time seemed to vanish.

Shen Changchuan used his Lifebound Divine Ability, Longevity, to strike Lin Wushuang and win the final match of the grand competition. After the verdict, he recalled how he developed a way to redirect Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent with Space Power, leaving him in first place.

• Shen Changchuan’s Longevity sword briefly disrupted Lin Wushuang, then tore through his defenses and sent him crashing onto the shattered arena.
• True Person Xuanfeng watched Lin Wushuang fall and announced Shen Changchuan as the winner of the final match.
• Shen Changchuan relaxed at the verdict and reflected that he had originally aimed only to reach the competition’s top ten.
• Shen Changchuan recalled how he devised a method to transfer Lin Wushuang’s strongest attack using Space Power, with help from True Person Xuanfeng.
• Shen Changchuan realized that this method had turned his battle against Lin Wushuang into a victory and earned him first place.

Shen Changchuan defeated Lin Wushuang to claim first place in the grand competition, though he recognized that his victory depended on Lin’s misjudgment. Lin accepted the loss and vowed to win their next meeting at the joint grand competition in five years, while Shen resolved to keep improving.

• Shen Changchuan reflected that his spatial transfer technique had neutralized Lin Wushuang’s strongest attack and let him seize the opening to win.
• Shen Changchuan reviewed the fight and concluded that Lin’s mistake, rather than superior strength, had decided the outcome.
• Lin Wushuang accepted his defeat without losing heart and promised Shen Changchuan he would not lose again at the joint grand competition five years later.
• Shen Changchuan considered the formidable prodigies of the other great domains and resolved to continue cultivating as the grand competition ended.

News of Shen Changchuan's grand competition victory spread across the Southern Great Domain, astonishing cultivators who learned he had risen from the obscure Tiannan Domain and defeated Lin Wushuang. At the Shen Family Manor, Shen Fuxing dismissed his success and insisted Shen Xiao Yang would surpass him someday.

• Cultivators across the Southern Great Domain debated how Shen Changchuan had won first place and whether he might replace Lin Wushuang as candidate Daozi.
• Reports circulated that Shen Changchuan had grown up in Tiannan Domain, where he had defeated regional prodigies and slain a Spirit Wandering realm cultivator.
• After verifying the reports, cultivators reacted with disbelief that someone from Tiannan Domain had swept through the Immortal Sect's Inner Sect competition and beaten Lin Wushuang.
• Shen Fuxing heard news of Shen Changchuan at the Shen Family Manor and claimed Shen Xiao Yang would eventually do better than him.

After Shen Changchuan took first place in Yuqing Immortal Sect’s grand competition, the Shen Family elders and Old Ancestor reconsidered their plans and sought a way to draw closer to him. Elsewhere, Nangong Cheng and Hong Yang learned of his success, while Shi Mengting was tasked by the Tianmo Sect Old Ancestor with killing him.

• Shen Fuxing insisted that his son Xiao Yang would eventually surpass Shen Changchuan, while the Shen Family Third Elder recognized that the other elders wanted to use him as a bridge to Shen Changchuan.
• The Shen Family Old Ancestor learned that Shen Changchuan had won Yuqing Immortal Sect’s grand competition and abandoned his plan to negotiate with the Zhou Family, choosing instead to rely on the Shen Family’s ties to Shen Changchuan.
• Nangong Cheng read the news of Shen Changchuan’s victory and vowed to catch up to him as blood-red lotuses and a turbulent sea of blood stirred around him.
• Hong Yang learned that Shen Changchuan had taken first place, then set off for Southern Yue Land.
• The Tianmo Sect Old Ancestor ordered Shi Mengting to kill Shen Changchuan and bring back his corpse, and Shi Mengting accepted, claiming she was now stronger and knew his methods.

After winning the grand competition, Shen Changchuan received the Myriad Dao Diagram and began trying to comprehend it in seclusion. Three days later, he had made no progress and feared he would waste the treasure, so he resolved to find another method.

• Shen Changchuan recalled how Sect Master True Person Xuanfeng granted him the Myriad Dao Diagram after two Mysterious Pill realm elders argued that he deserved it.
• Shen Changchuan examined the Myriad Dao Diagram, whose radiance faded until it looked like an ordinary earth-yellow scroll.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on how True Intent could aid his future cultivation and his use of the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor's inheritance.
• After three days of bitter cultivation, Shen Changchuan had made no progress toward comprehending his Years True Intent.
• Shen Changchuan concluded that the Myriad Dao Diagram was too difficult to use and resolved to find another method.

After realizing he could not advance his nascent True Intent with his current foundation, Shen Changchuan planned to cultivate related spells to perfection and accumulate Trait experience before the joint grand competition in five years. He then waited outside his Cave Abode to be escorted to Ten Thousand Ren Peak to meet his Great-Grandmaster, where he was greeted by Situ Yuan.

• Shen Changchuan concluded that Perfect Trait experience from the Progress Bar Panel could strengthen his foundation and help advance his nascent True Intent with the Myriad Dao Diagram.
• He planned to use his access to the Scripture Depository Pavilion to perfect many spells tied to the Longevity Sword, spending three to five years building his relevant foundations.
• Shen Changchuan considered entering the joint grand competition in five years and potentially exchanging its reward for another Myriad Dao Diagram.
• Seven days after receiving notice from Ten Thousand Ren Peak, Shen Changchuan waited outside his Cave Abode to be taken to meet his Great-Grandmaster.
• Situ Yuan arrived, introduced himself as Master You Longzi's disciple, and greeted Shen Changchuan as a talent renowned throughout the immortal sect.

Shen Changchuan met Situ Yuan, who claimed to be his senior brother and tried to lead him away before he paid respects to the Peak Lord. Hou Ping arrived and accused Situ Yuan of betraying You Longzi and being expelled from the Ten Thousand Ren Peak lineage, while Situ Yuan calmly blocked Hou Ping’s sword intent.

• Situ Yuan introduced himself to Shen Changchuan as a senior brother from You Longzi’s line, though Shen Changchuan could not recall his name and grew wary of him.
• Situ Yuan praised Shen Changchuan’s performance in the grand competition and his mastery of Space Power, then suggested they drink and tour the sect before visiting the Peak Lord.
• Hou Ping arrived, called Situ Yuan a traitor, and accused him of betraying You Longzi and being expelled from the Ten Thousand Ren Peak lineage.
• Situ Yuan defended his visit and used the power of his wine gourd to block Hou Ping’s sword intent, relieving the pressure on Shen Changchuan.

Hou Ping attacked Situ Yuan, and their clash unleashed a destructive shockwave. Shen Changchuan escaped the blast by teleporting several thousand zhang away, making Situ Yuan reconsider his abilities.

• Hou Ping accused Situ Yuan of betraying the sect and attacked him with a powerful sword strike.
• Situ Yuan countered with a beam of azure light from his jade-green wine gourd, and their collision shattered the surrounding space.
• Shen Changchuan teleported several thousand zhang away and avoided the clash's shockwave.
• Situ Yuan recognized that Shen Changchuan's reaction and speed could let him evade Situ Yuan's attacks.

Shen Changchuan escaped Situ Yuan’s attack with Treading Air Steps, and Hou Ping forced Situ Yuan to withdraw. After Shen Changchuan and Hou Ping headed to meet the peak master, Situ Yuan regrouped with his allies and dismissed Shen Changchuan as no threat before he reached the Spirit Wandering realm.

• Shen Changchuan used Treading Air Steps to evade Situ Yuan, startling both Situ Yuan and Hou Ping with his speed and mastery of Space Power.
• Situ Yuan knocked Hou Ping’s sword aside, then left Ten Thousand Ren Peak after warning Shen Changchuan they would meet again.
• Hou Ping explained that Situ Yuan was a traitor to the Ten Thousand Ren Peak lineage, while Shen Changchuan recalled clues that Situ Yuan had carefully avoided claiming to be the peak master’s messenger.
• Hou Ping praised Shen Changchuan’s spatial technique and offered to explain Situ Yuan’s background while taking him to meet the peak master.
• Situ Yuan joined his allies beyond Ten Thousand Ren Peak and reported that Shen Changchuan was vigilant and skilled with Space Power, but insisted he was no threat before reaching the Spirit Wandering realm.

As Hou Ping flew Shen Changchuan toward Ten Thousand Ren Peak, he explained how Situ Yuan had abandoned You Longzi and the declining peak line after receiving its resources, worsening its crisis. Hou Ping admitted that Situ Yuan’s talent surpassed his own, while Shen Changchuan encouraged him to keep faith in his future.

• Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan that Ten Thousand Ren Peak faced extinction because its elder cultivators were nearing the end of their lives and it lacked a successor capable of reaching the Mysterious Pill realm.
• Hou Ping explained that Situ Yuan left You Longzi’s tutelage and joined another peak line after benefiting from Ten Thousand Ren Peak’s support, damaging the peak’s standing and contributing to You Longzi’s departure from the Immortal Sect.
• Hou Ping acknowledged Situ Yuan’s rapid cultivation and confessed that he had been outmatched in their recent clash.
• Shen Changchuan comforted Hou Ping, reminding him that cultivation was unpredictable and that he too was considered a prodigy by others.

Shen Changchuan arrived at Ten Thousand Ren Peak with Hou Ping and learned about the mountain’s ancient power and the Heaven and Earth Power it gathered. As Hou Ping recognized how little Shen Changchuan knew about advancing to the Spirit Wandering realm, he was struck by how far Shen had risen despite his humble background.

• Shen Changchuan wondered whether Situ Yuan had tried to recruit him away from Ten Thousand Ren Peak and resolved to help Hou Ping recover face once he grew stronger.
• Hou Ping led Shen Changchuan to Ten Thousand Ren Peak, whose immense pressure made Shen sense power within it that could rival Heaven and Earth Power.
• Hou Ping explained that generations of Ten Thousand Ren Peak patriarchs had infused their Great Dao into the mountain and that its secret land gathered Dao essence and condensed Heaven and Earth Power every fifty years.
• Shen Changchuan asked Hou Ping what Heaven and Earth Power was, having little knowledge of the methods for advancing to the Spirit Wandering realm.
• Hou Ping realized that Shen Changchuan’s remote, impoverished upbringing had left him without knowledge that immortal sect disciples considered common, and he marveled at Shen’s accomplishments.

Hou Ping explained the differences between the Out of Body Stage and Spirit Wandering realm and taught Shen Changchuan about the three grades of Foundation Establishment. Shen Changchuan learned that Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment required comprehending a true intent before advancing.

• Hou Ping asked Shen Changchuan what he knew about breaking through into the Spirit Wandering realm, and Shen Changchuan summarized what he had read.
• Hou Ping explained that Qi Gathering and Out of Body Stage cultivators relied on their dantians and meridians, while Spirit Wandering cultivators could draw on the primordial qi of heaven and earth.
• Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan that entering the Spirit Wandering realm required Foundation Establishment, which united essence, qi, and spirit with external power.
• Hou Ping described Human Dao Foundation Establishment as using treasures or pills, and Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment as using the qi of heaven and earth.
• Hou Ping explained that Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment required comprehending a true intent to the first level before advancing.

Hou Ping brought Shen Changchuan to Ten Thousand Ren Peak and introduced him to its Peak Master, who examined him with a powerful gaze and praised him. The chapter left Shen Changchuan awaiting the Peak Master’s purpose for summoning him.

• Hou Ping explained the difficulty of advancing to the Spirit Wandering realm as he and Shen Changchuan entered Ten Thousand Ren Peak through a teleportation Formation.
• Hou Ping brought Shen Changchuan through another teleportation Formation to the summit, where Shen Changchuan felt the abundant spiritual energy and suspected they had entered a secret realm.
• Hou Ping introduced Shen Changchuan to the hemp-robed Peak Master, and both disciples waited respectfully for him to speak.
• The Peak Master opened his eyes and fixed Shen Changchuan with a gaze that seemed to halt time and space.
• The Peak Master praised Shen Changchuan, saying, “Not bad!”