Recaps

The Qi Family welcomed the Saint Son of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land as their new protector and mocked the Southern Bright Sacred Land’s envoys. When Chen Changan confronted them, the Saint Son demanded that Mu Yunyao become his woman in exchange for letting Chen Changan and his dog leave alive.

• Qi Mingyue and the Saint Son became lovers, and he promised to protect the Qi Family from the Southern Bright Sacred Land.
• The Qi Family learned that three Inner Sect Elders from the Southern Bright Sacred Land had arrived, including a dog, and invited them into the hall.
• Chen Changan and his companions entered the Qi Family estate, where the Qi Family and the Saint Son ridiculed them and boasted of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land’s power.
• Chen Changan challenged the Qi Family for abandoning the Southern Bright Sacred Land and dismissed the Saint Son’s importance.
• The Saint Son offered to spare Chen Changan and his dog if Mu Yunyao agreed to become his woman.

Chen Changan killed the Saint Son of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land after he attacked Da Huang, then wiped out the Qi Family and took its resources. Back at the Southern Bright Sacred Land, Lü Mingqi urged everyone to keep the deaths secret and said he would consult the Holy Lord about the consequences.

• The Saint Son threatened Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang insulted him until he attacked; Chen Changan intercepted the strike.
• Chen Changan punched the Saint Son flying, then ordered Mu Yunyao and Da Huang to attack the Qi Family while he confronted the Saint Son.
• The Saint Son begged for his life and promised not to interfere, but Chen Changan killed him, then slaughtered the Qi Family and looted its resources.
• Chen Changan and his companions returned to the Southern Bright Sacred Land, where he told Lü Mingqi that the Qi Family had betrayed them and that he had killed the Saint Son as well.
• Lü Mingqi told them to keep the matter secret and said he would discuss the response with the Holy Lord; Chen Changan clarified that he had been comforting himself, not Lü Mingqi.

After Chen Changan killed the Saint Son of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land, Lü Mingqi and the Holy Lord worried that the killing would bring war to the Southern Bright Sacred Land. The Fated Immortal Sacred Land blamed a Rogue Cultivator instead, but several years later its people arrived at the Southern Bright Sacred Land, leaving Lü Mingqi and the Holy Lord on edge.

• Lü Mingqi told the Holy Lord that Chen Changan had wiped out the Qi Family and killed the Saint Son of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land.
• The Holy Lord and Lü Mingqi agreed to conceal the killing and wait, fearing the Fated Immortal Sacred Land would uncover Chen Changan's identity and retaliate.
• The Fated Immortal Sacred Land investigated the Saint Son's death but suspected a powerful Rogue Cultivator rather than the Southern Bright Sacred Land.
• Several peaceful years passed before people from the Fated Immortal Sacred Land arrived, making Lü Mingqi and the Holy Lord worry that the truth had been discovered.
• The Holy Lord told Lü Mingqi to invite the visitors in before deciding what their arrival meant.

The Fated Immortal Sacred Land stopped suspecting Southern Bright Sacred Land after Yuan Ming falsely confessed to killing its Saint Son, while Qin Holy Lord credited Chen Changan’s fortune for averting disaster. After returning from seclusion, Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang learned what happened, and Mu Yunyao discovered she needed a stronger cultivation art.

• Song Enci questioned Qin Holy Lord about the Fated Immortal Sacred Land’s murdered Saint Son, and Qin suggested an outsider Rogue Cultivator might be responsible.
• Lü Mingqi told Qin Holy Lord that Yuan Ming had confessed to the killing and was being hunted by the Fated Immortal Sacred Land.
• Qin Holy Lord and Lü Mingqi concluded that Chen Changan’s fortune had helped Southern Bright Sacred Land escape the crisis.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang reached the First-Tier Primordial Heaven Venerable realm, while Chen Changan reached the Eighth-Tier Primordial Dao Venerable realm.
• Lü Mingqi explained the events to Chen Changan and his companions, then told Mu Yunyao that the Primordial Creation Art was no longer sufficient and offered to take them to choose new cultivation arts.

Chen Changan and his companions learned the Primordial Chaos Art and discussed a public mission to establish their prestige in the Southern Bright Sacred Land. They accepted a mission to enter the Sacred Witch Realm, where humans competed for resources against the powerful Sacred Shaman Clan.

• Chen Changan asked Lü Mingqi for the Southern Bright Sacred Land's strongest cultivation art, and Lü Mingqi gave them the Primordial Chaos Art.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang tried the art and said they could reach its first level in about a day, astonishing Lü Mingqi.
• Lü Mingqi explained that their completed Qi Family mission could not be publicized and asked what mission could help them establish their prestige.
• Lü Mingqi proposed a mission to the Sacred Witch Realm, where five Inner Sect Elders and thirty-six disciples would go when it opened.
• Chen Changan learned that the Sacred Witch Realm was the home of the powerful Sacred Shaman Clan and accepted that humans competed there for resources.
• Chen Changan agreed to take the Sacred Witch Realm mission.

Chen Changan was appointed to lead a Southern Bright Sacred Land mission to the Sacred Witch Realm, and Qin Holy Lord explained why he planned to support Chen and his companions rather than make them Saint Son or Saintess. As the selected disciples gathered, Chen urged them to act without fear, leaving the observers worried that he would cause trouble on the mission.

• Lü Mingqi told Chen Changan that the Sacred Witch Realm would open in about five years and that the journey would take three, leaving two years to prepare.
• The Holy Lord and Peak Masters selected Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and their companion as Inner Sect Elders, while Qin Holy Lord said their ambitions would eventually take them beyond Mingli Land.
• The leaders chose Li Xiuyuan and Su Hongxiu for the other Inner Sect Elder slots, and thirty-six disciples were selected for the mission.
• The disciples noticed that Mu Yunyao and Da Huang had reached Primordial Heaven Venerable while Chen Changan had reached Eighth-Tier Primordial Dao Venerable.
• Chen Changan told the disciples to give their all and promised that someone would have their backs, while Qin Holy Lord and the others worried that his leadership would provoke trouble.
• Lü Mingqi and Qin Holy Lord exchanged a look as the leaders wondered whether it was too late to regret choosing Chen Changan to lead the team.

Chen Changan led the Southern Bright Sacred Land group to the Sacred Witch Realm, where he explained that he was a passerby destined to leave Mingli Land while the Saint Son and Saintess were the sacred land’s future. His boast that the sacred land would become Mingli Land’s strongest drew laughter from people of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land, and the chapter ended with their dispute over the Fated Immortal Holy Lord’s instructions.

• Chen Changan asked Li Xiuyuan about relations between sacred lands in the Sacred Witch Realm and learned that they generally focused on resources while avoiding conflict with one another and the Sacred Shaman Clan.
• Chen Changan confronted the Saint Son and Saintess about their cold attitude, then told them the Holy Lord had no intention of making him and Mu Yunyao take their positions.
• Chen Changan said he would eventually leave Mingli Land, while the Saint Son and Saintess needed to grow stronger to remain the sacred land’s future leaders.
• Chen Changan declared that the Southern Bright Sacred Land would become Mingli Land’s strongest because of him, then admitted he was showing off because he was awesome.
• A member of the Fated Immortal Sacred Land mocked Chen Changan, and another Fated Immortal disciple rebuked him for disregarding their Holy Lord’s instruction to treat the Southern Bright Sacred Land courteously.

Chen Changan led his group into the Sacred Witch Realm and suspected that someone had manually opened its entrance. As the group searched for resources, they discussed whether the opening was connected to Chen Changan, then sensed an unfamiliar aura appear.

• Chen Changan noticed traces of human intervention when the Sacred Witch Realm entrance opened and wondered who had opened it.
• Chen Changan led his group into the realm and had the experienced members guide the search while the elders protected them.
• Chen Changan, Da Huang, Mu Yunyao, and Li Xiuyuan considered whether the entrance had been opened for Chen Changan or was part of a trap.
• Li Xiuyuan recalled that the Sacred Shaman Clan had once wiped out everyone who encountered them, while his team escaped by retreating.
• The group sensed an unfamiliar aura nearby.

Chen Changan and his companions encountered more than ten members of the Sacred Shaman Clan in the Sacred Witch Realm, who revealed they had come specifically to kill him. After Chen Changan swiftly slew them, their bodies vanished, and he ordered the others to leave while he stayed to uncover why the clan was targeting him.

• Chen Changan sensed an unfamiliar aura approaching and told the other disciples to fall back as the Sacred Shaman Clan arrived.
• The Sacred Shaman Clan’s leader admitted they had been waiting for Chen Changan and intended to kill him.
• Chen Changan fought the clan members and slew more than ten of them in moments, but their corpses mysteriously disappeared.
• Chen Changan ordered Li Xiuyuan, Su Hongxiu, and the disciples to leave the Sacred Witch Realm while he and his companions stayed to investigate.

Chen Changan entered the Sacred Shaman Clan's headquarters to learn why they had targeted him, only to discover that their hostility had been staged to bring him there alone. The clan patriarch revealed that an ancestor's prophecy had foretold Chen Changan's arrival, but he had not yet explained what the prophecy said.

• Chen Changan sent Li Xiuyuan and the others away, then decided to investigate the Sacred Shaman Clan and the reason they had targeted him.
• Chen Changan suspected the clan's actions might have been arranged by his father to test and motivate him, then went alone while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang waited outside.
• Chen Changan traveled to the Sacred Shaman Clan's headquarters, where the clan members welcomed him instead of attacking.
• The patriarch explained that the clan had staged its hostility to meet Chen Changan alone and keep the purpose of their meeting secret.
• The patriarch said an ancestor's prophecy had foretold Chen Changan's arrival in Mingli Land and his visit to the clan, prompting Chen Changan to ask what the prophecy said.

The Sacred Shaman Clan's chief explained that his clan was once one of the Ten Sacred Clans, but was nearly destroyed after refusing a mission to keep Chen Changan trapped in Primordial Heaven. He told Chen Changan that their ancestor's prophecy required them to support him and return to their former home in the Azure Spirit Starfield, where the clan could rise again.

• The Sacred Shaman Clan's chief told Chen Changan that the clan had once been one of the Ten Sacred Clans before suffering a devastating upheaval.
• The chief explained that the Ten Sacred Clans had been ordered to prevent Chen Changan from leaving Primordial Heaven, but his clan refused on its ancestor's orders.
• The chief said the ancestor's prophecy had warned that accepting the mission would lead to the clan's extermination, while refusing left them a chance to survive.
• Chen Changan learned that the mastermind behind the mission came from Ultimate Heaven and that the Sacred Shaman Clan's prophecy named him as the clan's future support.
• The chief said the Sacred Shaman Clan must return to its former home in the Azure Spirit Starfield, and confirmed that the clan could travel there quickly by its own means.

Chen Changan struck a partnership with the Sacred Shaman Clan, agreeing to help them rise again in exchange for resources and a future welcome in the Azure Spirit Starfield. He returned to his companions as the Sacred Witch Realm expelled everyone and closed for good.

• The Sacred Shaman Clan leader offered Chen Changan resources and guidance in exchange for his help restoring the clan, and Chen agreed.
• The clan leader warned Chen that the Ten Sacred Clans controlled the other starfields and admitted he felt he could not kill Chen.
• Chen Changan left the Sacred Shaman Clan and returned safely to Li Xiuyuan, Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and the others waiting outside the Sacred Witch Realm.
• Chen told his companions the Sacred Witch Realm would soon close forever, but did not explain that the Sacred Shaman Clan would leave with it.
• The people inside the Sacred Witch Realm were forcibly expelled, and everyone saw the realm close.

After the Sacred Witch Realm closed early, Chen Changan returned to the Southern Bright Sacred Land with abundant resources and revealed his exceptional alchemy skills. He left Qin Holy Lord and the Peak Masters stunned by his perfect-grade pills and recipes for pills capable of advancing cultivation realms.

• The Sacred Witch Realm closed early and expelled everyone, leaving the reason unknown, and Chen Changan led the Southern Bright Sacred Land back.
• Chen Changan told Qin Holy Lord that the mission had succeeded and produced enough resources to amaze the sacred land.
• Chen Changan offered to make pills himself and revealed that he could also forge artifacts.
• Chen Changan displayed hundreds of perfect-grade pills, shocking Qin Holy Lord and the Peak Masters with their quantity and quality.
• Chen Changan explained that his three recipes included pills that could advance cultivators to the Primordial Supreme Realm or raise Primordial Supreme Realm cultivators by one level.

After nearly a century in seclusion, Chen Changan learned that the Heavenly Way Sacred Land planned to force Mu Yunyao into marriage with its Saint Son. He vowed to meet the Saint Son when he came in three years, while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang revealed they had both reached Fourth-Rank Primordial Heaven Venerable.

• Chen Changan gave Qin Holy Lord pills, returned to his residence, refined more pills, and resumed cultivation.
• After Chen Changan had secluded himself for nearly a hundred years, visitors from the Heavenly Way Sacred Land arrived to demand Mu Yunyao marry their Saint Son.
• Qin Holy Lord told the visitors that Mu Yunyao was already married to Chen Changan, but they dismissed Chen as unworthy and threatened to claim her in three years.
• Qin Holy Lord informed Chen Changan of the threat, and Chen vowed to welcome the Saint Son while questioning why the Heavenly Way Sacred Land had targeted Mu Yunyao.
• Qin Holy Lord learned Chen Changan had reached Second-Rank Primordial Heaven Venerable, while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang emerged from cultivation at Fourth-Rank Primordial Heaven Venerable.

After the Saint Son of the Heavenly Way Sacred Land threatened to propose marriage to Mu Yunyao in three years, Chen Changan proved he could match Qin Holy Lord while using only about half his strength. Qin Holy Lord distributed Chen Changan’s pills among the Peak Masters so they could strengthen the Southern Bright Sacred Land before the Heavenly Way Sacred Land arrived.

• Qin Holy Lord worried about how the Southern Bright Sacred Land would face the Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s retaliation, and Chen Changan offered to demonstrate his strength.
• Chen Changan and Qin Holy Lord sparred in the void, where Chen Changan matched Qin Holy Lord while using about half his strength.
• Chen Changan gave Qin Holy Lord fifty of each of the three kinds of pills he had refined.
• Qin Holy Lord told the Peak Masters that Chen Changan had been holding back and gave them pills to help them advance.
• The Peak Masters returned to their peaks to cultivate, while Qin Holy Lord looked forward to the Saint Son’s arrival in three years.

The Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s Saint Son Zhu Dage arrived at the Southern Bright Sacred Land to propose to Mu Yunyao, but Chen Changan killed his entourage and forced him to reveal that he knew nothing about her. Chen Changan killed Zhu Dage too, leaving the Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s Holy Lord’s motives and source of information unresolved.

• Zhu Dage demanded that Qin Holy Lord hand over Mu Yunyao, while Qin refused and warned that the visitors would not leave.
• Chen Changan identified himself as Mu Yunyao’s husband and demanded to know how Zhu Dage had learned about her.
• After Zhu Dage ordered an attendant to attack Chen Changan, Chen killed the attacker and slaughtered the rest of Zhu Dage’s entourage.
• Chen Changan intimidated Zhu Dage into admitting that the Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s Holy Lord had ordered the proposal, though Zhu Dage did not know how the Holy Lord had learned about Mu Yunyao.
• Chen Changan killed Zhu Dage and wondered why the Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s Holy Lord had arranged the proposal.

After the deaths of Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s Saint Son and other experts, Chen Changan left alone to confront its Holy Lord and uncover who was behind the attack on Mu Yunyao. As Chen Changan approached, the Holy Lord gathered affiliated forces and ordered them to capture him, leaving those forces uncertain about the crisis unfolding.

• Chen Changan refused Qin Holy Lord’s offer to accompany him and left Southern Bright Sacred Land alone for Heavenly Way Sacred Land.
• The Holy Lord of Heavenly Way Sacred Land learned that the Saint Son and the others had died, then ordered his people to wait for Chen Changan and capture him when he arrived.
• Chen Changan noticed affiliated forces flying toward Heavenly Way Sacred Land and suspected they were being used as pieces to lure him there.
• The gathered affiliated forces questioned why they had been summoned, but Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s people kept silent.

Chen Changan stormed Heavenly Way Sacred Land and slaughtered its forces after learning they had targeted him. Its Holy Lord revealed that the Hidden Dragon Clan had ordered the attack, exposing a power above the ten sacred lands.

• Chen Changan appeared inside Heavenly Way Sacred Land and demanded to know where its Holy Lord was and who stood behind him.
• The Holy Lord ordered his forces to seize Chen Changan, but Chen Changan cut through them with the Red Dust Sword.
• Chen Changan gravely wounded the Holy Lord, then killed everyone else in Heavenly Way Sacred Land with a rain of swords.
• The Holy Lord confessed that the Hidden Dragon Clan had promised to support Heavenly Way Sacred Land if it captured Chen Changan.
• The Holy Lord explained that the Hidden Dragon Clan was one of three clans standing above the ten sacred lands in Mingli Land.

Chen Changan destroyed Heavenly Way Sacred Land, learned that the Hidden Dragon Clan belonged to a mysterious group of three clans, and returned to Southern Bright Sacred Land to prepare for the unknown threat. He shared his spoils with Qin Holy Lord and gave Wang Ba resources to advance toward the Primordial Supreme Realm.

• Chen Changan learned that the Hidden Dragon Clan was one of three mysterious clans far stronger than the Ten Great Sacred Lands, then killed the Holy Lord of Heavenly Way Sacred Land and looted its resources.
• News of Heavenly Way Sacred Land’s destruction spread across Mingli Land, alarming the other Sacred Lands, while no one could identify the culprit.
• Chen Changan told Qin Holy Lord what he had learned and concluded that he could only strengthen himself while waiting for the Hidden Dragon Clan to act.
• Chen Changan gave Qin Holy Lord the looted resources and pills to help Southern Bright Sacred Land develop.
• Chen Changan praised Wang Ba’s Seventh-Grade Primordial Heaven Venerable cultivation and gave him resources and pills to support his breakthrough.

After a century in seclusion, Chen Changan learned that the sacred lands would hold a ranking tournament to replace the destroyed Heavenly Way Sacred Land and reassess their standings. He prepared the Southern Bright Sacred Land to compete for first place, improved Hongchen over two years, and set out with his companions as the tournament approached.

• Wang Ba entered seclusion with the resources and pills Chen Changan gave him, and Chen Changan cultivated until he reached the Fifth-Order Primordial Heaven Venerable.
• Qin Holy Lord told Chen Changan that the ten great sacred lands would hold a ranking tournament in Northern Darkness Valley five years later, and Chen Changan declared that the Southern Bright Sacred Land would claim first place.
• Chen Changan gave Hongchen artifact-refining materials, which she absorbed continuously over the next two years to strengthen herself.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang discussed the unusual tournament and wondered whether the Hidden Dragon Clan was behind it; Chen Changan welcomed the possibility of confronting them.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang prepared to meet Qin Holy Lord and the others as the Southern Bright Sacred Land set out for the tournament.

Southern Bright Sacred Land traveled to Northern Darkness Valley for the ranking tournament, where other sacred lands mocked its small delegation despite its Peak Masters having advanced to the Primordial Supreme Realm. All-Heaven Sacred Land announced an elimination-style contest, and the chapter ended with opponents suspecting that a favored sacred land had received a first-round bye through shady dealings.

• Chen Changan advised Qin Holy Lord to leave some Peak Masters and Inner Sect Elders behind to defend Southern Bright Sacred Land, and Qin Holy Lord agreed.
• Southern Bright Sacred Land arrived at Northern Darkness Valley less than half a month before the tournament, prompting other sacred lands to notice its Peak Masters had reached the Primordial Supreme Realm but still dismiss its strength.
• The Holy Lord of All-Heaven Sacred Land announced that sacred lands would compete in an elimination tournament, with the existing Ten Great Sacred Lands exempt from the first round.
• Qin Holy Lord noted that Southern Bright Sacred Land had received plaque number nine after Heavenly Way Sacred Land was destroyed, and Chen Changan said they would receive another plaque after the tournament.
• Thirty sacred lands prepared for the first round, while one that drew number ten received a bye; other contestants suspected All-Heaven Sacred Land had arranged the draw to favor it.

The competition’s draw matched Southern Bright Sacred Land against Qianyuan Sacred Land, and Chen Changan suspected All-Heaven Sacred Land had arranged it to eliminate them. As both sides began their battle, Southern Bright Sacred Land remained confident despite the crowd’s mockery.

• Chen Changan explained that All-Heaven Sacred Land was maneuvering Number Ten into the top ten to make it one of the new Ten Great Sacred Lands.
• Qin Holy Lord drew Qianyuan Sacred Land, and Chen Changan and Da Huang concluded Southern Bright Sacred Land had been deliberately targeted.
• The sacred lands competed through another round while Southern Bright Sacred Land waited for its match in the sixth group.
• The Holy Lord of Qianyuan Sacred Land dismissed Southern Bright Sacred Land, but Chen Changan warned that Qianyuan Sacred Land would lose its place among the Ten Great Sacred Lands.
• The Holy Lord of Qianyuan Sacred Land ordered his side to attack, and Chen Changan urged Southern Bright Sacred Land to fight.

Chen Changan led the Southern Bright Sacred Land to crush the Qianyuan Sacred Land, then challenged Holy Lord Hu after the All-Heaven Sacred Land’s favored contender received another bye. The chapter ended with Chen asking whether anyone stronger than the All-Heaven Sacred Land could grind it beneath their feet.

• Chen Changan and his companions led the Southern Bright Sacred Land to rout the Qianyuan Sacred Land in less than an incense stick’s time.
• The Qianyuan Sacred Land’s Holy Lord accepted defeat and left with his people, while the All-Heaven Sacred Land regarded the Southern Bright Sacred Land as a new variable.
• The competition concluded, and the All-Heaven Sacred Land’s contender received another bye, prompting sacred lands to accuse Holy Lord Hu of manipulating the draws.
• Holy Lord Hu demanded evidence and implied that the All-Heaven Sacred Land’s strength entitled it to command respect.
• Chen Changan challenged Holy Lord Hu, asking whether a stronger power could someday grind the All-Heaven Sacred Land beneath its feet.

Chen Changan challenged the Ten Sacred Lands and defeated All-Heaven Sacred Land, securing Southern Bright Sacred Land’s place as the foremost. He learned that the Heaven-Swallowing Clan had arranged the ranking competition to target and test him, then declared that Holy Lord Hu could go in peace.

• Chen Changan declared Southern Bright Sacred Land the foremost of the Ten Sacred Lands and invited all the others to challenge him.
• Holy Lord Hu sent All-Heaven Sacred Land’s people to attack Chen Changan, who fought alongside two companions while the other Sacred Lands watched.
• Chen Changan unleashed his power, severely injured Holy Lord Hu, and let the fleeing members of All-Heaven Sacred Land escape.
• Holy Lord Hu conceded Southern Bright Sacred Land’s claim, and Chen Changan questioned him about who had arranged the competition.
• Holy Lord Hu revealed that the Heaven-Swallowing Clan had wanted to target and test Chen Changan, and Chen Changan told him he could go in peace.

After Chen Changan killed the Holy Lord of All-Heaven Sacred Land, he secured Southern Bright Sacred Land’s position as the foremost of the Ten Great Sacred Lands and warned Qin Holy Lord that spies might have infiltrated their ranks. The chapter ends as Qin Holy Lord announces an investigation into the traitors while Chen Changan enters seclusion to cultivate.

• Chen Changan killed the Holy Lord of All-Heaven Sacred Land, and the other sacred lands accepted Southern Bright Sacred Land as the foremost of the Ten Great Sacred Lands.
• Chen Changan told Qin Holy Lord that the Hidden Dragon Clan and Heaven-Swallowing Clan were likely testing him and advised Southern Bright Sacred Land to focus on quality, strength, and an internal purge.
• Chen Changan suspected that all three clans had planted spies within Southern Bright Sacred Land and told Qin Holy Lord to gather suspects and expel them if necessary.
• Chen Changan and the others entered seclusion after returning to Southern Bright Sacred Land, while Qin Holy Lord publicly announced that traitors were among them.