Recaps

Chen Changan and his companions harvested the oasis’s resources and discussed Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s future and the Sacred Academy Alliance’s control over academy advancement. The group reached the shore safely, while Chen Changan told his companions to give the Alliance a truthful but incomplete account of what had happened.

• Chen Changan’s group collected every resource in the oasis and headed back to its edge.
• Chen Changan told his companions he planned to focus on developing Heavenreach Sacred Academy after they returned.
• The group explained that an academy could advance to senior rank by winning ten consecutive challenges against Senior Sacred Academies, though none had succeeded that way.
• Chen Changan told his companions to share some details with the Sacred Academy Alliance and omit others rather than lie about the trip.
• Chen Changan’s group reached the shore without encountering danger, and they realized Wang Ba had kept the journey safe.

After returning from the Severing Saint Abyss, Chen Changan prepared Heavenreach Sacred Academy for the Sacred Academy Alliance’s expected retaliation by refining pills and urging everyone to grow stronger. He entered seclusion to pursue the Primordial Saint Venerable Realm, declaring that he would pacify Ghost Abyss when he emerged.

• The Sacred Academy Alliance questioned the returning cultivators about Chen Changan, and they reported that he was extraordinarily strong.
• Chen Changan returned to Heavenreach Sacred Academy and began refining pills to strengthen its members against a likely attack.
• Mu Yunyao warned the Dean that the Sacred Academy Alliance would probably target Heavenreach Sacred Academy, while Wang Ba took responsibility for guarding Ghost Abyss.
• After three months, Chen Changan gave the Dean hundreds of pills and told him to prioritize the academy’s elite cultivators.
• Chen Changan explained that he repaid kindness with kindness, then entered seclusion to pursue the Primordial Saint Venerable Realm and vowed to pacify Ghost Abyss when he emerged.

Ironblood Sect gathered its allies to attack Heavenreach Sacred Academy, believing it had to stop the academy’s growth. Wang Ba intercepted and defeated their elite fighters, then left the Dean to take over their territories.

• The World Alliance chose to watch and wait while Ironblood Sect decided to act against Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• The Ironblood Sect master ordered the sect and its subordinate factions to gather their strongest fighters and march on Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• Wang Ba sensed the mobilization and told the Dean that he would handle the attackers himself.
• Wang Ba blocked Ironblood Sect’s army and wiped out its elite fighters before they could reach Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• Wang Ba told the Dean to take over the defeated factions’ territories.

After Wang Ba helped Heavenreach Sacred Academy wipe out the Ironblood Sect, the academy gained control of more than half of Ghost Abyss. Chen Changan suspected a hidden force was backing the World Alliance and ordered a new campaign, then confronted the Alliance in person as its members waited in vain for their Lord Envoy.

• Wang Ba stunned Heavenreach Sacred Academy with his strength, and the academy eliminated the Ironblood Sect, leaving its forces to be purged.
• The World Alliance's Alliance Leader feared Heavenreach Sacred Academy would seize Ghost Abyss and urged his people to wait for the Lord Envoy, whom he could not contact.
• Chen Changan, Wang Ba, and another companion emerged from seclusion, and Chen Changan argued that a hidden force likely backed the World Alliance and Ironblood Sect.
• Chen Changan ordered Heavenreach Sacred Academy to eliminate all remaining forces except those that had submitted, while he went to the World Alliance with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang.
• The World Alliance's Alliance Leader again told his followers to wait for the Lord Envoy as Heavenreach Sacred Academy began its campaign.
• Chen Changan arrived at the World Alliance and asked its people to summon their Alliance Leader.

Chen Changan and Da Huang confronted the World Alliance Leader and questioned him about the force secretly backing the World Alliance. The leader revealed that a powerful envoy had directed the World Alliance and Ironblood Sect, while the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion might also have received that force’s support before submitting to Heavenreach Sacred Academy.

• Chen Changan and Da Huang entered the World Alliance after its members invited them to meet the Alliance Leader.
• Chen Changan struck a World Alliance member who tried to make them come to the leader, then demanded that the leader come out to greet them.
• Chen Changan questioned the World Alliance Leader about who backed the alliance, and the leader accidentally revealed that he knew of an envoy.
• The World Alliance Leader admitted that the envoy, from an unnamed force opposing the Sacred Academy Alliance, had directed the World Alliance and supported it alongside the Ironblood Sect.
• The World Alliance Leader speculated that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion might also have received support from the hidden force before choosing to submit to Heavenreach Sacred Academy.

Chen Changan learned that the World Alliance may have been abandoned by its mysterious backer and suspected the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion was the real target of support. He accepted the World Alliance’s sincere surrender and headed to the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion to investigate, regretting that he had misjudged its Pavilion Master.

• Chen Changan speculated that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion might have secretly received the envoy’s support and been gathering intelligence beneath Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• The World Alliance Leader admitted that the envoy had given them no information, and Chen Changan asked whether the World Alliance would sincerely submit.
• The World Alliance Leader chose to follow Heavenreach Sacred Academy, reasoning that the mysterious backer had abandoned them and that Heavenreach Sacred Academy also hated the Sacred Academy Alliance.
• The World Alliance Leader decided to disband the World Alliance and join Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang set out for the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, and Chen Changan said he had misjudged its Pavilion Master.

Chen Changan questioned the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion’s Pavilion Master about the mysterious force behind the World Alliance and the Ironblood Sect, but could not determine with certainty whether the Pavilion was innocent. He told the Pavilion Master that the Heavenreach Sacred Academy might eventually leave Ghost Abyss and leave its management to the Pavilion.

• Da Huang suggested that the Pavilion Master might have hidden his original motives by genuinely joining the Heavenreach Sacred Academy and treating himself as one of its own.
• Chen Changan and his companions visited the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, where its Pavilion Master said he knew of the mysterious force but had found no clues about it.
• The Pavilion Master denied that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion had ever contacted or been supported by the mysterious force and offered to end dealings with the Heavenreach Sacred Academy if Chen Changan distrusted them.
• Chen Changan said he still trusted the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, though he remained vigilant and wondered why the mysterious force had abandoned Ghost Abyss.
• Chen Changan told the Pavilion Master that the Heavenreach Sacred Academy might leave Ghost Abyss and leave the territory under the Pavilion’s management, surprising him.

Chen Changan left the Ghost Abyss under the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion Master’s watch while keeping the World Alliance as a check on him. Back at the Heavenreach Sacred Academy, Chen Changan set a hundred-year deadline for preparing to advance to a Senior Sacred Academy and assigned Wang Ba to watch the Ghost Abyss and the Sacred Academy Alliance.

• Chen Changan told the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion Master he trusted him with the Ghost Abyss, but privately explained to Mu Yunyao that the handover was a test and the World Alliance would restrain the pavilion.
• Chen Changan and his companions returned to find the Heavenreach Sacred Academy in control of the Ghost Abyss, and the Dean learned that the World Alliance had surrendered.
• Chen Changan warned the Dean that the mysterious force’s withdrawal suggested its headquarters lay elsewhere and that locating it would be difficult.
• Chen Changan gave the academy one hundred years to improve before he led it to advance to a Senior Sacred Academy.
• Chen Changan told Wang Ba to monitor the Ghost Abyss and Sacred Academy Alliance, then announced that he and his companions would enter seclusion.
• Da Huang complained about seclusion and said he would spend one year relaxing first.

After Da Huang chose to visit a brothel as his own way to relax, Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao changed how they cultivated and advanced to Eighth-Tier Primordial Saint Venerable. Chen Changan learned that Ghost Abyss remained stable and decided to promote Heavenreach Sacred Academy to Senior Sacred Academy to investigate the Sacred Academy Alliance further.

• Chen Changan agreed to let Da Huang visit a brothel, explaining that cultivators should be free to choose their own approach.
• Mu Yunyao took the lead in changing how she and Chen Changan cultivated, and they spent nearly a hundred years in seclusion.
• Da Huang reached Sixth-Tier Primordial Saint Venerable, while Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao emerged at Eighth-Tier Primordial Saint Venerable.
• Wang Ba reported that Heavenreach Sacred Academy controlled Ghost Abyss without incident, Heavenly Dragon Pavilion was eager to grow, and the Sacred Academy Alliance's branch remained quiet.
• Chen Changan decided to advance Heavenreach Sacred Academy to Senior Sacred Academy and put more pressure on its members to improve.

Chen Changan pushed Heavenreach Sacred Academy to apply for advancement by challenging ten Senior Sacred Academies, while arranging for Wang Ba to remain in Ghost Abyss. After a year of waiting, the alliance approved the application and gave the academy twenty years to complete the Promotion Tournament without losing a challenge.

• Chen Changan told the Dean to apply for advancement and instructed Wang Ba to secretly stay behind in Ghost Abyss and guard it.
• The Dean applied at the Sacred Academy Alliance branch despite the branch president warning that the challenge was unusually difficult and could attract resentment.
• Chen Changan arranged for Heavenreach Sacred Academy's elites to depart together, explaining that their departure would lower people's guard.
• After a year, the branch informed the academy that the alliance had approved its application and set a twenty-year deadline for ten successful challenges with no failures.
• The branch provided the list of ten Senior Sacred Academies and announced that Heavenreach Sacred Academy had officially entered the Promotion Tournament.

Chen Changan led Heavenreach Sacred Academy toward Fengling Sacred Academy, the first of ten Senior Sacred Academies they had to challenge for promotion. Fengling’s members prepared to crush the unfamiliar academy, but its Dean noticed three Eighth-Rank Primordial Saint Venerables among the challengers and still dismissed them as insufficient.

• Chen Changan learned the locations of the ten Senior Sacred Academies and told Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s elite to keep up while he handled the challenges.
• Chen Changan led Heavenreach Sacred Academy out of Ghost Abyss toward the nearest opponent, Fengling Sacred Academy.
• The ten Senior Sacred Academies received word of the challenge, and Fengling Sacred Academy’s members vowed to teach Heavenreach a brutal lesson.
• Chen Changan’s group traveled at astonishing speed, and he reassured the nervous elite that defeating the ten opponents would put them above those academies.
• Fengling Sacred Academy’s Dean sensed three Eighth-Rank Primordial Saint Venerables in the arriving group but remained confident they could not challenge his academy.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang charged into Fengling Sacred Academy and fought through its defenders, reaching the Dean and the academy’s strongest fighters. Da Huang then effortlessly defeated a First-Level Primordial Dao Venerable, leaving the final confrontation unresolved.

• Chen Changan learned the academy challenge rules and agreed to fight his way through Fengling Sacred Academy with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang overwhelmed the academy’s defenders while Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s members cheered from outside.
• The Dean of Fengling Sacred Academy realized the trio’s strength was extraordinary, but Chen Changan refused to turn back.
• A First-Level Primordial Dao Venerable from Fengling Sacred Academy challenged the trio, and Da Huang volunteered to fight him.
• Da Huang sent the powerhouse flying with a single attack and mocked him.

Chen Changan and his companions defeated Fengling Sacred Academy, then learned the Sacred Academy Alliance had assigned them opponents far stronger than expected. As they prepared to challenge Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy, Chen Changan decided that the rules might allow him to kill opponents who fought dishonorably.

• Da Huang sent a First-Grade Primordial Dao Venerable flying, and Fengling Sacred Academy's Dean stopped the expert from continuing the fight.
• Chen Changan proposed that Fengling Sacred Academy's remaining experts attack together, then defeated them with the Red Dust Sword until the Dean admitted defeat.
• Chen Changan showed the Dean his list of opponents, and the Dean revealed that the Sacred Academy Alliance had chosen unusually powerful academies, including top-ten Big Dipper Sacred Academy.
• The Dean warned Chen Changan that Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy had a poor reputation and might not follow the rules.
• Chen Changan reasoned that killing could be justified if Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy broke the rules, then promised Fengling Sacred Academy that Heavenreach Sacred Academy would have its back.

After losing to Chen Changan’s group, Fengling Sacred Academy’s dean chose to ally with Heavenreach Sacred Academy, believing it could reshape Azure Origin. As the group traveled toward Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy, Chen Changan warned the others to keep their distance because the coming fight could turn bloody.

• Fengling Sacred Academy’s dean persuaded his people that Chen Changan’s group might challenge the Sacred Academy Alliance and asked them to choose whether to support Heavenreach Sacred Academy.
• Fengling Sacred Academy’s members agreed to stand with their dean, who declared that they would share Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s concerns from then on.
• Chen Changan led his group toward Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy while Fengling Sacred Academy’s dean and members celebrated their victory and renewed ambition.
• Chen Changan told the others to stay far from Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy because its people might attack them and the fight could draw blood.
• The dean agreed to keep everyone back, and Chen Changan said he hoped Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy would give him a reason to kill again.

Chen Changan and his two companions challenged the Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy, whose Dean ordered them killed after they stormed inside. Chen Changan unleashed his hidden strength and slaughtered the academy; when the Heavenreach Sacred Academy arrived, they found only the three victors gathering spoils.

• Chen Changan announced that the Heavenreach Sacred Academy had come to challenge the Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy, and the Dean dismissed the threat because only two people and a dog had arrived.
• Chen Changan charged the academy members at the gates and defeated them, then fought his way inside.
• The Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy's Dean ordered his people to kill Chen Changan and his companions, arguing that the academy would not face serious consequences.
• Da Huang recognized the academy's killing intent, and Chen Changan revealed his power and began slaughtering its people.
• The Dean led the Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy's forces against Chen Changan, but none of the academy's members survived.
• The Heavenreach Sacred Academy arrived and found Chen Changan and his companions gathering spoils among the dead.

Chen Changan led Heavenreach Sacred Academy through a string of victories, including the destruction of Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy, while the Sacred Academy Alliance debated how to use him as bait against its hidden enemies. Heavenreach reached its final challenge against top-ranked Big Dipper Sacred Academy, whose Dean suspected Chen Changan and his companions had not yet shown their full strength.

• Chen Changan praised the resources they had gained after Eternal Heaven Sacred Academy was wiped out and led Heavenreach Sacred Academy toward more challenges.
• Rumors of Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s victories spread across Azure Origin, with stories claiming that two people and one dog had defeated Senior Sacred Academies.
• The Sacred Academy Alliance’s Alliance Leader decided to let Heavenreach advance and planned to meet Chen Changan, using the academy as bait to draw out the Alliance’s hidden enemies.
• Chen Changan led Heavenreach Sacred Academy to Big Dipper Sacred Academy for their final battle.
• The Dean of Big Dipper Sacred Academy wondered whether Chen Changan and his companions had been holding back during their earlier victories.

Chen Changan and Heavenreach Sacred Academy defeated Big Dipper Sacred Academy’s fighters with ease, then faced its Dean, a Fourth-Rank Hongmeng Dao Venerable. Chen Changan said he was only passing through Azure Origin and prepared to fight without going all out.

• The Dean of Big Dipper Sacred Academy rallied his people to resist Heavenreach Sacred Academy despite expecting they might lose.
• Half a month later, Chen Changan arrived at Big Dipper Sacred Academy and agreed that he and his two companions would fight while the rest stayed out.
• Chen Changan defeated his first opponent in one blow, and the battles inside Big Dipper Sacred Academy pushed its fighters to surpass themselves.
• The Dean of Big Dipper Sacred Academy stepped in, praised Chen Changan’s view that Azure Origin belonged to everyone who lived there, and asked him to fight seriously.
• Chen Changan told the Dean he would not go all out but would give him the respect he deserved.

Chen Changan overwhelmed the Dean of the Big Dipper Sacred Academy, securing the Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s promotion, then returned to Ghost Abyss and continued investigating the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion. He left the Pavilion under watch while waiting for the Sacred Academy Alliance to act.

• Chen Changan defeated the Dean with a single palm strike, and the Dean recognized the vast difference in their strength and granted the Heavenreach Sacred Academy Senior Sacred Academy status.
• The Dean hosted Chen Changan and the Heavenreach Sacred Academy for several days before they set out for Ghost Abyss.
• After more than two years of travel, Chen Changan returned to Ghost Abyss and asked Wang Ba what had changed.
• Wang Ba reported that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion was advancing unusually quickly, and Chen Changan told his companions to keep watching without interfering so the Pavilion would lower its guard.
• Chen Changan explained that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion might be connected to a hidden force the Sacred Academy Alliance had failed to uncover, and he expected the Alliance to make its move.

Chen Changan recognized that the Sacred Academy Alliance Leader’s visit was meant to use Heavenreach Sacred Academy as bait to draw out a hidden force, and he prepared the academy while waiting. The Alliance Leader arrived amid widespread attention, but Chen Changan had not yet appeared to receive him.

• The Dean told Chen Changan that the Sacred Academy Alliance Leader intended to visit Heavenreach Sacred Academy, and Chen Changan said the Alliance planned to use the academy as bait.
• Chen Changan revealed that his real name was Chen Changan, then gave the Dean a large batch of pills to strengthen the academy.
• Chen Changan instructed Wang Ba to keep watch and entered seclusion while news of the Alliance Leader’s visit spread across Azure Origin.
• The Alliance Leader arrived at Heavenreach Sacred Academy with a grand entourage, displaying an air of arrogance as he waited for the academy’s people to appear.

Chen Changan confronted the Sacred Academy Alliance Leader over his insincere visit and exposed his plan to use Heavenreach Sacred Academy as bait to draw out a mysterious force. The Alliance Leader offered concessions to secure cooperation, and Chen Changan demanded that Heavenreach Sacred Academy become fully independent.

• The Sacred Academy Alliance Leader praised Chen Changan and offered support to Heavenreach Sacred Academy, but Chen Changan redirected him to the Dean.
• Chen Changan called out the Alliance Leader and his companion for putting on a fake show, then openly challenged the Alliance Leader to harm him.
• Chen Changan accused the Alliance Leader of using Heavenreach Sacred Academy as bait to lure out the mysterious force behind the scenes.
• The Alliance Leader admitted that he had planned to let Chen Changan and the mysterious force fight, hoping they would destroy each other, and proposed cooperation.
• The Alliance Leader offered Heavenreach Sacred Academy its resources, a new site, and continued ownership of Ghost Abyss in exchange for cooperation.
• Chen Changan demanded that Heavenreach Sacred Academy become fully independent and equal to the Sacred Academy Alliance before agreeing to help uncover the mysterious force.

Chen Changan secured Heavenreach Sacred Academy’s independence and equal standing with the Sacred Academy Alliance, then renamed it Heavenreach Holy Land. He left the Dean in charge and ordered the group to build its strength before establishing a new home.

• Chen Changan demanded that Heavenreach Sacred Academy become independent and equal to the Sacred Academy Alliance, and the Alliance Leader reluctantly agreed.
• Chen Changan renamed Heavenreach Sacred Academy Heavenreach Holy Land and told the Alliance Leader they would choose their own site.
• The Alliance Leader explained that he had compromised because he was unsure he could defeat Chen Changan, and planned to exploit the Holy Land as bait against its enemies.
• The Dean asked Chen Changan to become Holy Lord, but Chen Changan refused and urged him to grow worthy of the position.
• Chen Changan assigned Wang Ba to find a suitable site and ordered everyone in Heavenreach Holy Land into seclusion to strengthen themselves.

After several centuries of secluded cultivation, the Heavenreach Holy Land emerged vastly stronger, with Chen Changan and his companions revealing their new cultivation levels. Chen Changan then asked Wang Ba about their new location, and Wang Ba named the Heavenly Saint Land.

• Wang Ba left the Heavenreach Holy Land to carry out Chen Changan's task while Azure Origin debated whether the Heavenreach Sacred Academy had gained independence and equal standing with the Sacred Academy Alliance.
• The Heavenreach Holy Land remained sealed and silent for several hundred years as its people cultivated with abundant resources.
• Members of the Heavenreach Holy Land broke through to Primordial Saint Venerable and Primordial Dao Venerable realms, and the Holy Lord reached seventh-tier primordial dao venerable.
• Chen Changan emerged at fifth-tier primordial dao venerable, while Mu Yunyao reached eighth-tier and Da Huang reached seventh-tier primordial dao venerable.
• Chen Changan asked Wang Ba whether he had chosen their new location, and Wang Ba answered that it was the Heavenly Saint Land.

Chen Changan learned that Heavenly Saint Land held immense energy but was shrouded in a dangerous mist, then traveled there to investigate. He entered the mist alone and found it erased his senses and could turn living beings into puppets, though his resilience protected him from its influence.

• Wang Ba told Chen Changan that Heavenly Saint Land was rich in energy but dangerous because of its mysterious mist, and Chen Changan decided to investigate it.
• Wang Ba reported that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion was acting aggressively and that he had sensed an unfamiliar presence there; Chen Changan ordered everyone to stay put and watch them.
• Chen Changan set out with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang, and Da Huang wondered whether the Qingcang Clan had left Azure Origin after completing its mission.
• At Heavenly Saint Land, Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao and Da Huang to wait outside, then entered the mist alone.
• The mist swallowed Chen Changan and erased his senses while slowly eroding and controlling living beings, but his resilience kept it from affecting him as he went deeper.

Chen Changan entered the mist-free heart of the Heavenly Saint Land and fought through waves of powerful, hideous creatures. Mu Yunyao and Da Huang caught up with him, where he revealed an entrance the creatures had come through and the body of the person who opened it.

• Chen Changan found the mist thinning until he reached a place dense with energy, where dozens of Primordial Dao Venerable Realm Extremely Ugly Things attacked him.
• Chen Changan used Sword Qi from his fingertips to kill the creatures, but more kept coming, leaving piles of corpses as he pressed onward.
• After Chen Changan had been inside for several days, Mu Yunyao and Da Huang entered the Heavenly Saint Land and followed the trail of corpses.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang found Chen Changan beside an entrance and a human body, and he explained that the dead person had opened the entrance and paid the price.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang investigated the Heavenly Saint Land’s entrance and questioned the soul imprint’s account of how the monsters arrived. Suspecting the mist, monsters, corpse, and message had been deliberately arranged to keep outsiders away, they decided to enter and see what lay beyond.

• Chen Changan read a soul imprint claiming that a powerful figure had opened the entrance, unleashed the Extremely Ugly Things, and exhausted himself sealing the passage and creating the mist.
• Chen Changan considered sealing the entrance but argued that the Extremely Ugly Things, all at least Primordial Dao Venerable Realm, posed a threat that should be eliminated.
• Chen Changan questioned the imprint’s account because no stronger monsters had crossed the mist and none had emerged while he was there.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang realized the corpse and soul imprint might have been deliberately left behind, while Mu Yunyao suspected the monsters and mist were meant to keep people from Azure Origin at bay.
• Chen Changan dismissed Da Huang’s guess that a mysterious faction opposed to the Sacred Academy Alliance was responsible and proposed entering the passage to investigate.