Recaps

Mu Ye learned that someone had destroyed nine Myriad Beast Alliance trading posts and gathered his Great Emperor Realm subordinates to defend the headquarters. Chen Changan and Da Huang reached Fengxiang, where Da Huang announced himself as the Beast God, and Mu Ye hurried out to confront him.

• Mu Ye learned that five trading-post branches had been destroyed and suspected a missing candidate had revealed the Alliance's secrets.
• Mu Ye ordered every Great Emperor Realm cultivator at headquarters to gather and prepare to face the attacker.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang reached Fengxiang after Chen Changan destroyed nine trading posts and found clues linking the Alliance's techniques to Long Wuqi's people.
• Chen Changan told Da Huang to handle Mu Ye if necessary while they searched for the Fetal Pearl.
• Da Huang flew toward the headquarters and declared that the Beast God had come to punish those who targeted Beast God State.
• Mu Ye believed the Beast God had arrived in person and led his subordinates out to meet it.

Chen Changan searched the Myriad Beast Alliance headquarters for the Fetal Pearl while Da Huang distracted Mu Ye by revealing his Qilin form and confronting him. After Mu Ye handed over the pearl, Da Huang sent it to Chen Changan and revealed that he had come for the pearl, not to act as the Beast God Mu Ye knew.

• Mu Ye and his men chased the Beast God's shifting aura while Chen Changan searched the Myriad Beast Alliance headquarters for the Fetal Pearl.
• At Chen Changan's signal, Da Huang revealed his Qilin form, shocking Mu Ye and the alliance members.
• Da Huang accused Mu Ye of betraying Beast God State, and Mu Ye blamed the old Dean for keeping the Beast God from meeting him.
• Da Huang led Mu Ye to believe the Beast God had once wanted to meet him, then asked where the pearl was.
• Mu Ye took the pearl from his Storage Ring and offered it to Da Huang, who recognized it as the Fetal Pearl.
• Da Huang tossed the pearl toward Chen Changan and told Mu Ye he had come for the pearl, not as the Beast God Mu Ye knew.

Chen Changan merged with the Fetal Pearl, drained spiritual energy from several states, and broke through to the first level of the Supreme Realm. He arrived in Yunxiang State, where one strike killed more than fifty Great Emperors and left Mu Ye badly injured, then asked Mu Ye about a cultivation technique from the Immortal Sealing Sacred Land.

• Da Huang told Mu Ye that he was the new Beast God and that the Beast God Mu Ye knew was someone closely connected to him.
• Chen Changan's breakthrough drained spiritual energy from Yunxiang State, Beast God State, and five other states, forcing Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao to stop cultivating.
• Chen Changan completed his breakthrough to the first level of the Supreme Realm and appeared beside Da Huang.
• Chen Changan introduced himself to Mu Ye and said Da Huang had killed most of the Great Emperors who had died earlier.
• Chen Changan unleashed a finger strike that killed more than fifty Great Emperors and seriously injured Mu Ye.
• Chen Changan asked Mu Ye whether he and Long Wuqi had obtained a strange cultivation technique from the Immortal Sealing Sacred Land.

Chen Changan learned that Mu Ye served the Holy Lord of the Immortal Sealing Sacred Land, but Mu Ye self-destructed before revealing more. Back at his residence, Chen Changan received a mysterious crystal from Little Qiqi and asked whether she still wanted to become the Beast God.

• Mu Ye refused to reveal the Holy Lord's plans and warned Chen Changan that the Holy Lord would punish him.
• Mu Ye self-destructed, destroying Yunxiang State, and Chen Changan escaped with Da Huang.
• Chen Changan returned to Beast God State, where Little Qiqi told him Mu Ye had died and asked if he was leaving.
• Little Qiqi gave Chen Changan a strange crystal that had appeared in a lake after he left, saying her grandfather believed it belonged to him.
• Chen Changan asked Little Qiqi whether she still wanted to become the Beast God and protect Beast God State.

Little Qiqi refused the Beast God crystal, and Chen Changan set out with Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao after leaving Beast God State. As the Human Ranking neared its end, Chen Changan wondered where Mu Yunyao had gone, while Mu Yunyao searched the North Sea summit for a vanished aura and a shadowy voice confirmed she was still in the Great Profound Realm.

• Little Qiqi rejected the crystal because she did not want the responsibilities of becoming the Beast God, and Da Huang agreed to keep it for a future breakthrough.
• Chen Changan promised to visit Little Qiqi if he could, then sold his house back to its original owner before leaving Beast God State with Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao.
• Chen Changan wandered with Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao for three months, then chose a place for them to train before the Human Ranking ended.
• Chen Changan wondered whether something had happened to Mu Yunyao after he stopped sensing her presence, while Da Huang said her strength made danger unlikely.
• Mu Yunyao searched the North Sea summit for an aura that had disappeared and blamed its owner for revealing themself when the Heaven Earth Human Three Rankings appeared.
• A shadowy voice said Mu Yunyao was still in the Great Profound Realm.

The Human Ranking reached its final settlement, revealing major shifts among its top cultivators and granting rewards to all five hundred ranked entrants. Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao each advanced two levels, while Chen Changan learned that the rewards included more than cultivation increases.

• The Great Profound Realm shook before golden light announced that the Human Ranking had concluded.
• The rankings revealed Li Qiye in fifth place, Wu Mingdao in sixth, Nie Haotian in seventh, and Ye Beiming in eighth.
• Gu Fengyao and Gu Xian'er placed fourth and third, while Ye Zhi Qiu and Chen Yunxuan took second and first.
• Five hundred beams of light revealed the ranked cultivators and delivered their rewards.
• Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao rose from the third to the fifth level of the Void Glimpse Realm, then told Chen Changan that they had received other rewards as well.

Chen Changan advised Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao not to cultivate their ill-fitting Heavenly Dao rewards, then learned that the Earth Ranking would be a combat challenge open to a much wider range of contestants. With the contest set for three years later at the Peak of Taihua, he encouraged his companions to aim for the top fifty.

• Chen Changan told Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao to keep their rewarded techniques and continue cultivating techniques suited to them, and he wondered whether Mu Yunyao's teachings had also come from the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu Xian'er asked whether they should warn Chen Yunxuan, the others, and Wu Mingdao, but Chen Changan said they should not cultivate the rewards rashly and left each person's fate to chance.
• The Earth Ranking rules opened participation to the five hundred Human Ranking qualifiers and anyone in the Great Profound Realm aged thirty to one hundred.
• The challenge was scheduled for three years later at the Peak of Taihua, would be decided by combat strength, and would advance the top fifty contestants.
• Gu Fengyao noted that powerful cultivators under one hundred could pose a serious challenge, while Chen Changan said everyone should do their best and expressed confidence they could reach the top fifty.

After hearing that Wuji Sect was threatened because Xuan Wudao had offended Luoshen Palace, Chen Changan and Da Huang went to investigate. At Wuji Sect, Xuan Wudao’s father explained that the powerful Luoshen Palace demanded his son’s death, while Xuan Wudao remained clueless and unrepentant.

• After parting from Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, Chen Changan and Da Huang decided to visit Wuji Sect and look for Xuan Wudao.
• An old man told Chen Changan that Xuan Wudao had angered someone powerful and that Wuji Sect faced a threat of destruction.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang vanished from the inn and appeared at Wuji Sect.
• Xuan Tianyu scolded Xuan Wudao for mistakenly entering a branch hall of Luoshen Palace, which had threatened to flatten Wuji Sect unless he was killed.
• Xuan Tianyu revealed that Luoshen Palace’s mistress was a peak Great Emperor, and he struck Xuan Wudao after his son took pride in being bold.

Xuan Tianyu beat Xuan Wudao after learning that his son claimed to be friends with Chen Changan, then realized the connection might help Wuji Sect face its crisis. The chapter ended with Xuan Tianyu deciding to search for Chen Changan, though neither he nor Xuan Wudao knew where Chen Changan was.

• Xuan Tianyu beat Xuan Wudao in the forbidden grounds and said Wuji Sect would have to hand him over to Luoshen Palace.
• Xuan Wudao claimed his powerful friend could save him and said Chen Changan was Xuan Tianyu's big brother.
• Xuan Tianyu dismissed Xuan Wudao's claim and beat him again until he clarified that he meant Chen Changan, who traveled with a Big Yellow Dog.
• Xuan Tianyu recognized Chen Changan and wondered how Xuan Wudao had become his friend when Xuan Tianyu himself had failed to win Chen Changan's favor.
• Xuan Tianyu told Xuan Wudao to find Chen Changan, but Xuan Wudao admitted he did not know where Chen Changan was.
• Xuan Tianyu said he would try to find Chen Changan himself.

Chen Changan arrived at Wuji Sect, where Xuan Tianyu eagerly welcomed him and punished Xuan Wudao for his disrespect. After hearing why Wuji Sect was in trouble, Chen Changan learned that Xuan Wudao had mistaken Luoshen Palace for a brothel.

• Xuan Tianyu learned Chen Changan had arrived to help and rushed to greet him at the foot of the mountain.
• Xuan Tianyu escorted Chen Changan and Big Yellow into Wuji Sect’s forbidden grounds, where he slapped Xuan Wudao for calling Chen Changan “Brother Chen.”
• Xuan Tianyu beat Xuan Wudao for insulting him, then carried his limp son back and apologized to Chen Changan.
• Xuan Tianyu explained that Xuan Wudao’s mistake about Luoshen Palace had caused Wuji Sect’s trouble.
• Big Yellow asked Xuan Wudao about the place, and Chen Changan corrected Big Yellow when he wanted to visit the supposed brothel.

Chen Changan learned that Xuan Wudao had angered Luoshen Palace by mistaking its branch for a brothel, and Xuan Tianyu feared the sect would demand his son. After Chen Changan suggested handing Xuan Wudao over, the chapter ended with father and son arguing while Xuan Tianyu basked in Chen Changan’s praise.

• Chen Changan denied teaching Xuan Wudao to frequent brothels and asked what had provoked Luoshen Palace.
• Xuan Wudao said he had entered a Luoshen Palace branch thinking it was a brothel and had demanded its top courtesan, who turned out to be the branch master.
• Xuan Tianyu explained that Luoshen Palace hated lecherous men and was coming to demand Xuan Wudao, possibly threatening the Wuji Sect.
• Chen Changan suggested handing Xuan Wudao over and told Xuan Tianyu he could have another son if this one died.
• Xuan Wudao blamed his brothel habit on the three thousand years he had spent begging, but Xuan Tianyu scolded him for lacking self-control and slapped him.
• Xuan Tianyu proudly celebrated Chen Changan’s praise, while Xuan Wudao questioned why his father was so pleased.

Chen Changan persuaded Xuan Wudao to surrender to Luoshen Palace so Wuji Sect would be spared, and promised to accompany him. When Vice Palace Master Hua Wulei arrived to seize Xuan Wudao, Chen Changan announced that he would go to Luoshen Palace too.

• Xuan Wudao argued with Xuan Tianyu over how to address Chen Changan before agreeing to surrender to Luoshen Palace, with Chen Changan offering to accompany him.
• Da Huang volunteered to come along, and Luoshen Palace’s forces arrived above Wuji Sect demanding Xuan Wudao.
• Hua Wulei threatened to destroy Wuji Sect unless it handed Xuan Wudao over, and Xuan Tianyu agreed to surrender him to protect the sect.
• Hua Wulei identified Xuan Wudao and said Luoshen Palace would spare the rest of Wuji Sect once he was handed over.
• Chen Changan told Hua Wulei he would accompany Xuan Wudao, then introduced himself and asked if he could enter Luoshen Palace.

Hua Wulei invited Chen Changan and his companions to Luoshen Palace after hearing his name, while Chen Changan wondered why she treated him with such respect. On the journey, Hua Wulei praised Chen Changan’s supposed cultivation of the heart as Xuan Wudao and Da Huang repeatedly got sent flying.

• Hua Wulei agreed to take Chen Changan and his companions to Luoshen Palace after hearing his name, then slapped Xuan Wudao for insulting her.
• Xuan Tianyu reassured the Wuji Sect Master that Chen Changan would protect Xuan Wudao and said Chen Changan was at least as powerful as a peak Great Emperor.
• Hua Wulei remained aloof toward Xuan Wudao and Da Huang, while Da Huang sent Xuan Wudao flying with a paw and proudly called himself the Dog King.
• Chen Changan described his companions’ antics as a form of cultivation, and Hua Wulei praised him for remaining unstained by their influence.
• Chen Changan kicked Da Huang and Xuan Wudao away, then let Hua Wulei believe they were jealous of his extraordinary nature.

Chen Changan, Hua Wulei, Xuan Wudao, and Da Huang traveled together while Hua Wulei planned to deal with a man who betrayed a woman’s love. After deciding to accompany her to the Tu Family of Magic Ridge, they sensed someone breaking through.

• Hua Wulei told Chen Changan she needed two days to deal with a man who betrayed a woman’s love and suggested he take Xuan Wudao to Luoshen Palace without her.
• Xuan Wudao objected to being left alone with Chen Changan, and Da Huang threatened to bite Chen Changan before Hua Wulei slapped Xuan Wudao.
• Chen Changan asked to watch Hua Wulei handle the case, and she agreed to let him and Xuan Wudao come along.
• Hua Wulei said she was going to the Tu Family of Magic Ridge, and Xuan Wudao explained that its old ancestor was close to the peak of the Great Emperor Realm.
• The group sensed a breakthrough and wondered what was happening.

After the Tu Family's ancestor broke through to Great Emperor peak, Hua Wulei insisted on continuing her mission despite the danger. Chen Changan knocked her and her two subordinates unconscious to keep them from throwing their lives away, then carried them toward Luoshen Palace to deal with the problem.

• Chen Changan and the others sensed the distant Tu Family ancestor breaking through to Great Emperor peak, and Hua Wulei decided to continue toward her mission despite the danger.
• Chen Changan tried to persuade Hua Wulei and her two Luoshen Palace subordinates to reconsider, but all three insisted on obeying the Palace Master's orders.
• Chen Changan immobilized Hua Wulei's soul and knocked all three women unconscious so they would not go to their deaths.
• Chen Changan stopped Xuan Wudao from carrying Hua Wulei, then carried her on his back and took the other two in his hands.
• Chen Changan flew toward Luoshen Palace with Xuan Wudao and Da Huang following, while the two joked about his technique for immobilizing souls.

Chen Changan brought Xuan Wudao to Luoshen Palace and asked its Palace Master, Luo Yiyi, to spare him for mistaking a branch hall for a brothel. Luo Yiyi ignored Xuan Wudao’s apology and revealed that she knew Chen Changan, though he did not know her.

• Chen Changan arrived at Luoshen Palace carrying the unconscious Hua Wulei and her attendants, then subdued the disciples who attacked him.
• Hua Wulei woke, recognized that Chen Changan had spared the disciples, and led him, Xuan Wudao, and Da Huang to meet Luo Yiyi.
• Luoshen Palace disciples mocked Xuan Wudao’s appearance, and Chen Changan teased him about his time in brothels.
• Hua Wulei told Luo Yiyi that Xuan Wudao had mistaken a branch hall for a brothel and introduced Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan asked Luo Yiyi to forgive Xuan Wudao, but Luo Yiyi focused on Chen Changan and said she knew him.

Luo Yiyi revealed that Mu Yunyao had once helped her and asked her to protect Chen Changan, then challenged him to test his strength. Chen Changan unleashed a powerful sword strike that sent Luo Yiyi flying, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Luo Yiyi told Chen Changan that she considered herself Mu Yunyao’s disciple and explained that Mu Yunyao had instructed her to help him if they met.
• Luo Yiyi said she would spare the man Chen Changan wanted protected but insisted on testing Chen Changan’s strength.
• Hua Wulei explained how Chen Changan had saved her and two others from Old Demon Tu, and Luo Yiyi thanked him for saving their lives.
• Luo Yiyi challenged Chen Changan to last one incense stick and let him attack first.
• Chen Changan released his aura and struck Luo Yiyi with Sword Qi, hurling her backward and damaging Luoshen Palace.

Chen Changan defeated Luo Yiyi in their sparring match, then hit her harder when she asked him to take the fight seriously. Afterward, Luo Yiyi questioned how long he had been away from his master, and Chen Changan said it had been a little over four years.

• Chen Changan sent Luo Yiyi flying with one finger, shocking Xuan Wudao, Hua Wulei, and the Luoshen Palace disciples.
• Luo Yiyi asked Chen Changan to fight seriously, and he struck her harder while still holding back his full strength.
• Da Huang charmed the Luoshen Palace disciples into taking turns holding him, leaving Xuan Wudao jealous and miserable.
• Luo Yiyi wondered why her master had asked her to look after Chen Changan, and he suggested he had not begun cultivating when he left his master.
• Luo Yiyi asked how long ago Chen Changan had left his master, and he answered that it had been a little over four years.

After returning to Luoshen Palace, Chen Changan was appointed its Palace Master by Luo Yiyi and learned that the palace had found leads on the special pearls he sought. He agreed to wait while the leads were verified and wondered how his family was faring.

• Luo Yiyi questioned Chen Changan about reaching the peak of the Great Emperor Realm after cultivating for only four years, and he claimed his talent was dull.
• Luo Yiyi summoned Luoshen Palace's disciples, then let Xuan Wudao return to Wuji Sect after warning him not to treat the palace branch like a brothel.
• Luo Yiyi appointed Chen Changan Palace Master, with herself and Hua Wulei as Vice Palace Masters, and Chen Changan accepted.
• Luo Yiyi told Chen Changan that the palace had found leads on the special pearls Mu Yunyao had asked her to investigate, and he agreed to wait for confirmation.
• Chen Changan settled into Luoshen Palace while Da Huang spent his days with the female disciples, and Chen Changan wondered how the Chen Family was doing.

The Chen family faced pressure from powerful rivals after discovering a mid-grade spiritual vein, and the Immortal Cloud Sect threatened to seize it. Chen Yunxuan returned, drove off the sect's envoy with one punch, and warned its master not to target his family.

• Chen Zhengyuan considered sharing the spiritual vein with the Xun and Sun families because the Chen family lacked the strength to defend it.
• An Immortal Cloud Sect envoy claimed the vein and dismissed the Chen family's ties to Chen Yunxuan.
• Chen Zhengyuan prepared to yield when Chen Yunxuan arrived and declared himself the Chen family's young head.
• Chen Yunxuan struck the envoy with one punch, proving his identity as the Human Rankings' top-ranked genius.
• Chen Yunxuan warned the Immortal Cloud Sect Master that he would destroy the sect if it harmed the Chen family again.

Chen Yunxuan returned to the Chen Family after the Human Ranking and stopped the Immortal Cloud Sect from taking its Spiritual Vein. He offered the sect a share to secure an alliance, then explained that the Grand Elder had taught him to use his head.

• Chen Yunxuan returned to the Chen Family and learned from Chen Zhengyuan that the Immortal Cloud Sect had targeted them over a Spiritual Vein.
• Chen Yunxuan said he had reached the eighth level of the Void Glimpse Realm and promised to handle the dispute before leaving to prepare for the Earth Ranking Contention War.
• Chen Zhengyuan announced Chen Yunxuan's return, and people across the region discussed his Human Ranking victory and the Chen Family's growing influence.
• The Immortal Cloud Sect's Sect Master and Grand Elder visited to apologize, and Chen Yunxuan offered them twenty percent of the Spiritual Vein in exchange for an alliance.
• Chen Zhengyuan asked why Chen Yunxuan had made the offer, and Chen Yunxuan recalled the Grand Elder's advice to use his head when handling things.

Chen Yunxuan secured the Chen Family’s future by making the Immortal Cloud Sect an ally, then left the family to continue his journey. At Luoshen Palace, Chen Changan revealed a new ability gained from his seventh Fetal Pearl by trapping Da Huang in a magically reinforced dog cage.

• Chen Yunxuan explained that the Chen Family needed allies and had traded two-tenths of a Spiritual Vein to cooperate with the Immortal Cloud Sect.
• Chen Yunxuan gave the Chen Family items he had obtained on his adventures, said he could leave without worry, and departed.
• Da Huang returned to Luoshen Palace and bragged to Chen Changan about the female disciples he had been meeting.
• Chen Changan kicked Da Huang into a dog cage that Da Huang could not escape, then explained that his fused meridians let him place different kinds of restrictions on objects.
• Chen Changan left Da Huang trapped in the cage as Da Huang yelled after him to be let out.

Chen Changan learned that the bead might have been given to the Nine Nether Great Emperor’s young wife and decided to visit Nine Nether Ravine to ask about it himself. He left Da Huang caged to guard the palace while he was away.

• Luo Yiyi told Chen Changan that a bead matching the one he sought had been presented to the Nine Nether Great Emperor at his wedding and given to his young wife.
• Luo Yiyi revealed that the young wife had died, and Chen Changan warned her not to send Luoshen Palace disciples to raid her tomb because the Nine Nether Great Emperor might have protected it.
• Chen Changan told Luo Yiyi to recall her people and said he would go to Nine Nether Ravine to speak with the Nine Nether Great Emperor.
• Luo Yiyi gave Chen Changan the location of the Luoshen Palace disciples in Nine Nether Ravine and left to deal with the Tu Family.
• Chen Changan told Da Huang he would be gone for months and left him caged to guard the palace, prompting Da Huang to call him more of a dog than himself.

Chen Changan and Da Huang traveled toward Nine Nether Ravine while Xuan Wudao was released from confinement to attend Ye Zhi Qiu’s challenge against Li Daoyi. The crowd gathered at the Nine Heavens Sect, where Xuan Wudao and the Wuji Sect master waited for Ye Zhi Qiu to appear.

• Chen Changan threatened to bind Da Huang with a restricted iron chain after Da Huang joked about riding him.
• The Wuji Sect master asked Xuan Wudao whether Ye Zhi Qiu’s master was Chen Changan, then told him to accompany him to the Nine Heavens Sect in case Ye Zhi Qiu needed support.
• Xuan Wudao agreed to go and decided that Ye Zhi Qiu was probably Chen Changan’s disciple.
• News of Ye Zhi Qiu’s challenge to the Supreme Realm prodigy Li Daoyi drew a large crowd to the Nine Heavens Sect.
• Xuan Wudao and the Wuji Sect master arrived at the Nine Heavens Sect and waited for Ye Zhi Qiu, who was announced as having arrived.

Ye Zhi Qiu arrived to challenge Li Daoyi, and the gathered cultivators doubted he could defeat the Supreme Realm swordsman. As their spar began, Ye Zhi Qiu revealed that his Sword Intent had reached Great Perfection, shocking Li Daoyi.

• Ye Zhi Qiu arrived with astonishing Sword Intent, and the crowd recognized him as a young prodigy and the second-ranked figure on the Human Ranking.
• Xuan Wudao identified Ye Zhi Qiu as Chen Changan’s disciple and persuaded the Wuji Sect Master to open a betting pool on his victory.
• Ye Zhi Qiu and Li Daoyi exchanged challenges, while most onlookers bet that Li Daoyi would win.
• The Nine Heavens Sect Master sealed the arena with a barrier and told the two swordsmen to begin their spar.
• Ye Zhi Qiu unleashed his Sword Intent, and Li Daoyi was stunned to discover it had reached Great Perfection.