Recaps

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang entered a hidden region and discovered a pharmacist who had created the fog and monstrous creatures through his experiments. The pharmacist welcomed them and eagerly invited Chen Changan to see his work.

• Chen Changan led Mu Yunyao and Da Huang through the concealed entrance into a region richer in energy than the Heavenly Saint Land.
• Chen Changan sensed someone refining medicine and explained that a pharmacist could research drugs and become a poison master.
• The three reached a herb-filled gorge and met a powerful young man who admitted he had created the fog and the ugly creatures.
• The man revealed that he had become a pharmacist after failing to become a pill refiner and described the creatures as failed experiments that guarded his manor.
• The pharmacist excitedly invited Chen Changan to see his achievements, and Chen Changan agreed.

Chen Changan learned that the alchemist’s experiments aimed to create powerful beings, and that Azure Origin’s vanished Star River Dockyard was the only safe route across the Endless Star River. He revealed that his force planned to settle in the Heavenly Saint Land, but the alchemist objected to having an unfamiliar neighbor.

• The alchemist showed Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang his hidden chamber, where living experimental subjects included a human he called his most perfect creation.
• The alchemist explained that he had surpassed the Primordial Dao Venerable Realm and entered the Primordial Heaven Venerable Realm, but still could not safely leave Azure Origin.
• The alchemist told Chen Changan that Azure Origin’s Star River Dockyard had vanished, making it impossible to cross the Endless Star River safely without a Starship.
• Chen Changan warned the alchemist that his experiments could bring danger and backlash, but the alchemist remained determined to succeed.
• Chen Changan said his force had chosen the Heavenly Saint Land as its new location, and the alchemist said he did not welcome an unfamiliar neighbor, though he continued speaking.

Chen Changan watched as the Apothecary’s awakened creation broke out and attacked its maker. The Apothecary begged for help, but Chen Changan refused to intervene and focused instead on the creation’s immense power.

• A crack appeared in the container, and the Apothecary’s creation opened his eyes with hatred for the Apothecary.
• Chen Changan warned the Apothecary to leave, but the Apothecary stayed to question and study his creation.
• The creation smashed out of the container, punched the Apothecary through the hidden chamber, and chased after him.
• The creation beat the Apothecary and declared that he hated him and wanted him dead.
• The Apothecary begged Chen Changan to save him, but Chen Changan refused, saying the Apothecary had brought the backlash on himself.

Chen Changan and his companions watched the apothecary’s creation turn on its maker, killing him with a rotting wound. Chen Changan examined the surviving creation and found that, despite severe damage to its consciousness and soul, it might still be repaired.

• Mu Yunyao accused Chen Changan of hypocrisy for waiting for the apothecary to make the first move, while Chen Changan said he could not attack someone who had welcomed them without knowing more.
• The apothecary begged Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang to save him, but they refused and Chen Changan pointed out that they had come uninvited.
• The apothecary’s creation landed a killing blow, and the spreading rot killed the apothecary, who died smiling at his creation’s unexpected power.
• Chen Changan asked the creation whether it retained its consciousness, and it nodded in response.
• The creation agreed to let Chen Changan examine it, and he found its body was strong but its consciousness and soul were badly damaged.
• Chen Changan told the creation that gradual repair might be possible and suggested trying to communicate through its remaining soul.

Chen Changan brought Ming out of the estate and arranged for him to recover while preparing Heavenreach Holy Land to leave. He invited Heavenly Dragon Pavilion and the World Alliance to join him, but the Pavilion Master chose to stay and manage Ghost Abyss.

• Ming thanked Chen Changan for distracting his captor, said he remembered only the name fragment “Ming,” and agreed to follow him.
• Chen Changan decided to preserve the estate as a cultivation site for Heavenreach Holy Land and planned a barrier that would let its people pass through the fog safely.
• Ming stayed in Heavenly Saint Land while Chen Changan and the others returned, intending to address Azure Origin despite having no starship.
• Chen Changan summoned the leaders of Heavenly Dragon Pavilion and the World Alliance and told them Heavenreach Holy Land would soon depart, leaving Ghost Abyss in need of management.
• The World Alliance Leader agreed to disband the alliance and join Heavenreach Holy Land, while the Pavilion Master chose to remain behind and manage Ghost Abyss.

Chen Changan moved the Heavenreach Holy Land to the Heavenly Saint Land, where its members rebuilt and began cultivating while he waited for news of the hidden force. As the Sacred Academy Alliance and others watched the Holy Land’s rise, Chen Changan told the Holy Lord that he intended to leave for Ultimate Heaven.

• Chen Changan led the Heavenreach Holy Land and former World Alliance members out of the Ghost Abyss and into the Heavenly Saint Land, surprising them with its rich energy and resources.
• Chen Changan restricted access to the hidden Cultivation Holy Land to meritorious members, and the Holy Lord helped rebuild the new home over the following month.
• Chen Changan told the Holy Lord that Wang Ba had stayed behind in the Ghost Abyss to gather information and that he planned to depart for Ultimate Heaven.
• People across Azure Origin speculated about whether the Heavenreach Holy Land had conquered the Heavenly Saint Land, while Chen Changan continued waiting for news and overseeing cultivation.
• The Sacred Academy Alliance’s leaders feared the Heavenreach Holy Land’s growing power, and their Alliance Leader decided to wait rather than risk confronting Chen Changan.

A Shadow Alliance envoy proposed that the Sacred Academy Alliance join forces with his faction to destroy the Heavenreach Holy Land, and the Alliance Leader brought the offer to the Elders. They agreed to negotiate, but the Alliance Leader realized they might not be able to reach the Heavenreach Holy Land inside the Heavenly Saint Land.

• The Alliance Leader met a Shadow Alliance envoy, who revealed his faction's name and proposed cooperation against the Heavenreach Holy Land.
• The envoy argued that Chen Changan and the Heavenreach Holy Land threatened both alliances and urged them to unite before it was too late.
• The Alliance Leader consulted the Elders, who agreed that cooperation was worth discussing but insisted on serious negotiations and caution.
• The Alliance Leader told the envoy they were interested in cooperation and asked to meet the Shadow Alliance's leader to negotiate.
• After the envoy left, the Alliance Leader pointed out that the Heavenreach Holy Land was inside the Heavenly Saint Land, and they might not be able to get in.

The Sacred Academy Alliance and Shadow Alliance formed a pact to attack Heavenreach Holy Land, confident an informant would open the barrier from inside. Chen Changan revealed to Wang Ba that he had anticipated the conspiracy and had kept enemy informants close as bait, leaving him ready to draw the hidden forces into a trap.

• The Shadow Alliance leader told the Sacred Academy Alliance leader that an informant inside Heavenreach Holy Land would open its barrier, and the two leaders agreed to prepare for a joint attack.
• Wang Ba arrived at the Heavenly Saint Land, and Chen Changan predicted that the hidden force had contacted the Sacred Academy Alliance.
• Wang Ba offered to kill the suspected traitor, but Chen Changan said he had deliberately left the informant in place to lure the enemy.
• Chen Changan explained that the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion and World Alliance had served as tools to uncover and bait the hidden force.
• Chen Changan told Wang Ba that the World Alliance had feigned betrayal to infiltrate Heavenreach Holy Land, while directing suspicion toward the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion.

Chen Changan revealed that he had anticipated the World Alliance's betrayal and prepared for the Shadow Alliance and Sacred Academy Alliance to attack Heavenly Saint Land. As the invading forces entered through the opened barrier, Chen Changan and his companions appeared behind the World Alliance Leader to welcome them.

• Chen Changan explained that the World Alliance were spies and that the Shadow Alliance and Sacred Academy Alliance were heading to Heavenly Saint Land, while the Holy Lord realized Chen had deliberately given them the barrier-opening hand seals.
• Chen Changan told the others not to alert the World Alliance and warned Wang Ba not to challenge Ming, whom he said was stronger despite having no cultivation.
• The World Alliance Leader asked to leave, and Chen Changan agreed, recognizing that the enemy had arrived.
• Ming offered to go with Chen Changan, and Chen accepted.
• The Shadow Alliance and Sacred Academy Alliance rushed into Heavenly Saint Land after the barrier opened, but Chen Changan and his companions appeared behind the World Alliance Leader.

Chen Changan revealed that he had anticipated the enemy’s attack and used the World Alliance Leader to gather Azure Origin’s forces for a trap. As Chen Changan and Ming slaughtered the attackers, the Sacred Academy Alliance Leader’s attempt to switch sides failed, leaving Azure Origin devastated.

• Chen Changan explained that he had known the World Alliance Leader was conspiring against him and had secretly arranged for the Holy Lord to capture his people.
• Chen Changan sealed the barrier around the battlefield as Wang Ba and Ming charged the assembled forces, and the attackers discovered Ming’s overwhelming strength.
• Chen Changan killed the Shadow Alliance Leader and hundreds of fighters with one sword strike.
• The Sacred Academy Alliance Leader claimed he had planned to cooperate with Chen Changan, but Chen Changan rejected the excuse and declared he intended to wipe out both alliances.
• Chen Changan continued slaughtering the enemy forces, leaving the survivors stunned by Azure Origin’s devastating losses.

After the Heavenreach Holy Land defeated the Shadow Alliance and Sacred Academy Alliance, Chen Changan prepared to leave Azure Origin with Mu Yunyao and Wang Ba, while Ming stayed behind to recover his memories. At Azure Origin’s edge, the Qingcang Clan gave Chen Changan a map of the Vast Starfield and recommended Mingli Land as his next destination.

• Chen Changan discussed the Heavenreach Holy Land’s responsibility to avoid becoming like the Sacred Academy Alliance, and Da Huang left to enjoy himself before their departure.
• Wang Ba chose to follow Chen Changan, while Ming decided to stay in Azure Origin and recover his lost memories.
• Chen Changan warned the Holy Lord not to dominate Azure Origin and promised to prepare gifts before leaving.
• Chen Changan spent several years preparing pills for the Heavenreach Holy Land, then departed without saying goodbye with Mu Yunyao and the others.
• After flying for several years to Azure Origin’s edge, Chen Changan found the Qingcang Clan waiting with a map of the Vast Starfield.
• The Qingcang Clan recommended that Chen Changan travel to Mingli Land, though its patriarch warned that crossing the Endless Star River would be dangerous.

Chen Changan outsmarted the Qingcang Clan patriarch into revealing their Starship, then offered pills in exchange for a ride to Mingli Land. The patriarch agreed, and Chen Changan began cultivating during the roughly twenty-year journey.

• Chen Changan returned after pretending to leave and explained that he had used the ruse to uncover the Qingcang Clan's Starship.
• The Qingcang Clan patriarch refused to lend the Starship because the clan was headed elsewhere, but Chen Changan offered pills in exchange for a detour to Mingli Land.
• After hearing the names of Chen Changan's pills, the patriarch agreed to take him and his companions aboard the Starship.
• Chen Changan learned the Starship had cost the Qingcang Clan half its resources and would take about twenty years to reach Mingli Land.
• Chen Changan took Mu Yunyao and the others into seclusion to cultivate for the journey.

Chen Changan confronted a fleet of Starship bandits after they demanded the Qingcang Clan hand over all its resources and their Starship. He revealed his confidence in facing the fifty Primordial Heaven Venerables and prepared to claim their ships and loot.

• The Qingcang Clan chief told Chen Changan that bandits had intercepted their Starship in the Endless Star River.
• The chief negotiated with the bandits, who demanded the clan’s resources and Starship, and returned furious to report their terms.
• Chen Changan learned the fleet had many Primordial Heaven Venerables, while the chief confirmed he was one as well.
• Chen Changan left the Starship and found three ships carrying fifty Primordial Heaven Venerables.
• Chen Changan told the bandits he would gladly accept their gifts.

Chen Changan killed a squad from the Morninglight Fleet and seized their Starships and supplies. After learning the ships carried marks that could draw the fleet’s attention, he parted ways with the Qingcang Clan and gave their chief the pills he had promised.

• Chen Changan cut down the Morninglight Fleet squad with sword strikes and collected their three Starships and resources.
• The Qingcang Clan chief marveled at Chen Changan’s strength, and Chen Changan asked him about the Morninglight Fleet.
• The chief explained that the fleet plundered private Starships and could track its marked vessels, warning that the stolen ships might bring trouble.
• Chen Changan told the Qingcang Clan chief they should part ways and argued he owed no pills because they had not taken him to Mingli Land.
• The chief insisted that taking him halfway still counted, and Chen Changan handed over some pills, acknowledging the clan’s help.

Chen Changan and his companions reached Mingli Land, where their Morninglight Fleet-marked Starship drew suspicion at the shipyard. A representative of the Southern Bright Sacred Land invited them to join, and Chen Changan asked what joining would require.

• Chen Changan and his companions discussed the marked Starships before traveling for another ten years to Mingli Land.
• At the shipyard, officials barred Chen Changan’s Starship because it bore the Morninglight Fleet’s markings, and onlookers doubted his claim that he had stolen it.
• Chen Changan stored the Starship and headed toward Mingli Land with Mu Yunyao and the others.
• A man stopped the group, confirmed they were not with the Morninglight Fleet, and praised their apparent ability to steal its Starship.
• The man invited Chen Changan and his companions to join the Southern Bright Sacred Land, one of Mingli Land’s ten great sacred lands.
• Chen Changan asked whether the man had authority to admit them and what the requirements were.

Chen Changan and his companions joined Huo Donglin on the journey to the Southern Bright Sacred Land, where he had recruited them as promising talent. When Da Huang clashed with one of the other recruits, Huo Donglin warned the men that the group had seized a Starship from the powerful Morninglight Fleet, though they doubted him.

• Huo Donglin introduced himself as an Eighth-Rank Primordial Heaven Venerable and explained how the Southern Bright Sacred Land recruited travelers who arrived aboard Starships.
• Huo Donglin gathered the four other young men he had recruited and set off with them, Chen Changan, and his companions for the Southern Bright Sacred Land.
• After ten years of travel, Da Huang complained about the journey, and one recruit challenged him to a fight.
• Huo Donglin stopped the dispute and reminded the recruit that the group had seized a Starship from the Morninglight Fleet, whose squads consisted of fifty Primordial Heaven Venerables.
• The four recruits expressed doubt that Chen Changan's group had taken the Starship by force.

Huo Donglin brought Chen Changan and his companions to the Southern Bright Sacred Land, where their claim to be Ascenders transformed how everyone regarded them. After learning they had crossed about ten worlds, Huo Donglin and the others praised them as peerless Prodigies and apologized for their earlier doubts.

• Huo Donglin defended Chen Changan and his companions, warning the four men not to mistake their calm for fear or weakness.
• Huo Donglin brought the group to the Southern Bright Sacred Land, whose vast, mist-covered peaks astonished the four men, while Chen Changan and his companions remained calm.
• Da Huang told the group that he and Chen Changan's companions had traveled through many worlds, revealing that they were Ascenders.
• Chen Changan said they had passed through about ten worlds, and Huo Donglin and the others reacted with awe, calling them peerless Prodigies.
• The four men apologized for doubting Chen Changan and his companions, and Huo Donglin eagerly offered to take everyone into the sacred land.

After joining the Southern Bright Sacred Land, Chen Changan and his companions drew the Peak Master’s attention as ascenders who had seized a Morninglight Fleet starship. The Holy Lord agreed to consider them for inner sect elder status but warned that the other Peak Masters might oppose them, and summoned those Peak Masters to discuss the matter.

• Huo Donglin brought Chen Changan and the others to meet Lesser Bright Peak Master Lü Mingqi, who was astonished to learn that three of them were ascenders and that they had seized a starship from the Morninglight Fleet.
• Chen Changan asked whether they would receive special treatment, and Lü Mingqi arranged for Huo Donglin to find them lodgings while he considered their status.
• Lü Mingqi explained that he wanted to test whether the ascenders could meet the strength requirement for inner sect elders before deciding how to treat them.
• Huo Donglin agreed to take the other four recruits as personal disciples, while Lü Mingqi went to report the ascenders’ situation to the Holy Lord.
• The Holy Lord approved considering the ascenders for special treatment but warned that the other Peak Masters might make their trials difficult.
• The Holy Lord summoned the other Peak Masters and announced that they would discuss the appointment of inner sect elders.

The Holy Lord ordered Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang to face an unusually difficult assessment for promotion to Inner Sect Elder, despite opposition from the Peak Masters. Wang Ba withdrew and chose to remain Chen Changan’s household servant, while leaked news of the assessment spread through the Southern Bright Sacred Land and Lü Mingqi suspected someone had ulterior motives.

• The Holy Lord told the Peak Masters that the three Ascenders would take the Inner Sect Elder assessment, despite their objections.
• Lü Mingqi explained that each candidate had to pass tests from Inner Sect Elders of the other eleven peak lineages, and said the assessment would begin in five days.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang chose to take the assessment, while Wang Ba withdrew and asked to remain Chen Changan’s household servant.
• News of the assessment spread throughout the Southern Bright Sacred Land, and Lü Mingqi suspected someone had deliberately leaked it to stir up trouble.

Chen Changan and his companions began the assessments for promotion to inner sect elders despite the controversy surrounding their advancement. At Qingyun Peak, Chen Changan defeated three sixth-order Primordial Heaven Venerables with one sword strike, leaving the Peak Master to wonder whether the Saint Son and Saintess would soon claim them for another peak.

• Lü Mingqi decided to investigate the leak in secret and proceeded with Chen Changan and his companions' promotions as planned.
• At Qingyun Peak, onlookers mocked the newcomers, while three disgruntled inner sect elders agreed to test them by demanding that they be defeated.
• The three elders charged Chen Changan together, but he swept them away with a single strike of the Red Dust Sword.
• Qingyun Peak's Peak Master acknowledged Chen Changan's strength and suggested that the Saint Son and Saintess might soon draw the newcomers away from Lesser Bright Peak.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang passed Qingyun Peak’s test, impressing its elders with their strength. Lü Mingqi then took them to Red Leaf Peak, where Da Huang immediately wanted to join because it had so many female disciples.

• The Qingyun Peak elders argued over who should test Mu Yunyao and Da Huang, and the Peak Master ordered two reluctant elders to go.
• Chen Changan explained that he was a Fifth-Tier Primordial Dao Venerable, and the three elders he had defeated apologized and acknowledged his strength.
• Mu Yunyao held back before defeating one elder, while Da Huang quickly defeated the other.
• The Peak Master of Qingyun Peak congratulated the group on passing the test, and Lü Mingqi led them toward Red Leaf Peak.
• Da Huang asked to join Red Leaf Peak because it had many women, but Chen Changan told him to stay at Lesser Bright Peak and visit instead.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and their companions passed Red Leaf Peak’s assessment by defeating its Inner Sect Elders in one move. As they headed for Heavenly Pivot Peak, the Peak Master of Red Leaf Peak warned them that its people were notorious for scheming.

• The Peak Master of Red Leaf Peak accused Lü Mingqi of bribing Qingyun Peak, but he insisted the three had passed on their own merits.
• Red Leaf Peak’s Inner Sect Elders challenged Chen Changan’s group, and all three were sent flying after a single exchange.
• The Peak Master of Red Leaf Peak invited Mu Yunyao to join her peak and offered to make her its next Peak Master, but Mu Yunyao refused.
• Da Huang asked whether Red Leaf Peak would take him, and the Peak Master told him they did not want a dog.
• The Peak Master warned Chen Changan’s group that the other peaks might make their assessments difficult and cautioned them about Heavenly Pivot Peak’s scheming ways.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang took Heavenly Pivot Peak’s test to find three disguised or hidden Inner Sect Elders within an hour. Da Huang and Mu Yunyao quickly identified one each, leaving Chen Changan to face the final challenge.

• The Peak Master of Heavenly Pivot Peak explained that the newcomers had one hour to find three Inner Sect Elders who might be hiding or disguised.
• Da Huang guessed that the Peak Master was one of the disguised elders and passed the test.
• Mu Yunyao spotted an elder in the crowd after noticing that the disguised elder’s eyes had repeatedly glanced toward him.
• With two elders found, the Peak Master told Chen Changan he would never find the last one.

Chen Changan and his companions passed the Southern Bright Sacred Land’s trials and became Inner Sect Elders, despite the other peak lineages’ attempts to stop them. Rumors then spread that Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao should replace the current Saint Son and Saintess, leaving the Holy Lord to investigate who was stirring unrest.

• Chen Changan found the last hidden candidate at Heavenly Pivot Peak by passing through the Peak Master’s barrier, then described a more underhanded test that impressed the Peak Master.
• Lü Mingqi took Chen Changan away, and Chen Changan and his companions passed the remaining assessments and became Inner Sect Elders within a day.
• The Holy Lord heard that the three newcomers had easily defeated Inner Sect Elders and considered whether Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao should become Saint Son and Saintess, but chose to observe them first.
• Rumors spread across the Sacred Land that Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao were better suited to the Saint Son and Saintess positions, unsettling the current holders.
• Lü Mingqi demanded that the Holy Lord find the person spreading rumors, and the Holy Lord told him to arrange tasks for Chen Changan and the others so they could build prestige.

Lü Mingqi assigned Chen Changan and his companions a mission to investigate the Qi Family, which was secretly planning to abandon the Southern Bright Sacred Land for the Fated Immortal Sacred Land. The Qi Family Head pressured Qi Mingyue to win over the visiting Saint Son, leaving her determined to act on her feelings.

• Lü Mingqi explained that the newcomers needed to make contributions to build prestige and tasked Chen Changan and his companions with investigating and handling the Qi Family.
• Chen Changan left Wang Ba behind to focus on cultivation and set out with his companions for the Qi Family.
• The Qi Family Head and elders discussed switching allegiance to the Fated Immortal Sacred Land by using Qi Mingyue’s connection to its Saint Son.
• The Qi Family Head summoned Qi Mingyue and urged her to become the Saint Son’s woman for her own and the family’s benefit.
• Qi Mingyue agreed to pursue the Saint Son and resolved to win him over.