Recaps

Zhan Tian challenged the Heavenly Profound Sect’s strongest fighter, but Da Huang stepped forward to spar with him instead. The two discovered they were kindred spirits and fought to a standstill, with the spectators impressed that Da Huang matched Zhan Tian despite his lower cultivation.

• Zhan Tian arrived at the Heavenly Profound Sect and asked to challenge its strongest member, revealing that he cultivated at the fifth level of the ultimate immortal ascension realm.
• Da Huang arrived, and he and Zhan Tian realized they had both been to a brothel before agreeing to fight as new friends.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian clashed evenly in their first exchange, surprising Zhan Tian with Da Huang’s strength.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian traded hundreds of blows, while the disciples debated whether Da Huang could win despite his lower cultivation.

Zhan Tian challenged Mu Yunyao, but she refused because she had no reason to fight him. When Chen Changan accepted Zhan Tian’s challenge, he immediately overwhelmed him, leaving the sect members watching as Zhan Tian was kicked through the sky.

• After fighting Da Huang, Zhan Tian asked to challenge Da Huang’s big brother and Sister-in-law, and Da Huang warned him not to.
• Da Huang pointed out Mu Yunyao, and Zhan Tian eagerly challenged her, but she refused because the fight would be a waste of her time.
• Zhan Tian tried to persuade Mu Yunyao by calling her Sister-in-law, but she told him not to use the title when they barely knew each other.
• Chen Changan appeared and offered to fight Zhan Tian, who eagerly accepted once he learned Chen Changan was Da Huang’s big brother.
• Chen Changan struck Zhan Tian before he could react and kicked him back and forth through the sky as the Heavenly Profound Sect members watched.

Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master that he had destroyed the Carefree Abode and the Exquisite Grotto. After losing to Chen Changan, Zhan Tian abandoned his challenge and joined the Heavenly Profound Sect’s Elder Council.

• Chen Changan defeated Zhan Tian, who thanked him for restoring his perspective and promised not to pursue Sister-in-law.
• Chen Changan left with Qi Sect Master to discuss the mission while Zhan Tian and Da Huang talked about staying at the sect.
• Zhan Tian decided to join the Heavenly Profound Sect, and the Grand Elder immediately accepted him into the Elder Council.
• Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master and the Elders that he had wiped out the Carefree Abode and the Exquisite Grotto.

Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master that he had completely destroyed both cave estates, and the Heavenly Profound Sect moved to seize their territories and resources. He warned that breaking the regional balance could invite outside forces, then urged the sect to prepare for conflict and grow stronger.

• Chen Changan confirmed to Qi Sect Master that he had wiped out everyone in both cave estates without leaving loose ends.
• Chen Changan urged the Heavenly Profound Sect to seize the cave estates’ territories and resources, and Qi Sect Master sent the Grand Elder with Elders and disciples to claim them.
• Qi Sect Master explained that destroying the cave estates had broken the balance among the Forgetfulness River and neighboring territories, potentially allowing outside factions to invade.
• Chen Changan said the sect should face any challengers, remember those who seized its land, and take it back when possible.
• Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master and the others to prepare for trouble and prioritize strengthening the Heavenly Profound Sect before he left.

After the Heavenly Profound Sect took control of the Carefree Abode and Exquisite Grotto territories, Chen Changan and his companions prepared for the turmoil ahead. Zhan Tian earned Chen Changan’s permission to stay, while Da Huang learned that Hongchen had been asleep and Gou Sheng had been evolving for years.

• News of the two great abodes’ destruction and the Heavenly Profound Sect’s expansion spread through the River of Forgetfulness Territory, prompting factions to anticipate a struggle for territory.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian returned from the brothel after hearing the news, and Chen Changan told them the sect needed to grow stronger for the danger ahead.
• Chen Changan asked Zhan Tian about his background and intentions, and Zhan Tian admitted he wanted to follow Chen Changan and pursue adventure before Chen Changan agreed to let him stay.
• Da Huang asked about Hongchen and Gou Sheng, and Chen Changan explained that Hongchen had been asleep since entering Ultimate Heaven while Gou Sheng had been evolving for years.
• Chen Changan said that changes might already be occurring quietly in Ultimate Heaven, the land of the final battle.

Zhan Tian learned that Guan Ao, Wang Ba, and Da Huang had far greater potential than his own, then received resources from Chen Changan and joined the group’s cultivation. Meanwhile, outside forces prepared to enter the River of Forgetfulness Territory and planned to approach the Heavenly Profound Sect to negotiate over its newly acquired territory.

• Zhan Tian asked Da Huang about everyone’s potential and learned that Guan Ao and Wang Ba each had thirty million points, while Da Huang had one hundred and fifty million.
• Chen Changan encouraged Zhan Tian to focus on cultivation and distributed resources equally, including to the newly arrived Zhan Tian.
• Chen Changan and the others resumed cultivating as news spread that the River of Forgetfulness Territory was heading toward upheaval.
• Outside forces discussed taking territory in the River of Forgetfulness Territory and recognized that the Heavenly Profound Sect held the resources of two cave abodes.
• The outside forces decided to visit the Heavenly Profound Sect and prepare to move into the Forgetfulness River.

As many factions arrived to negotiate over the territories in the Forgetfulness River, Chen Changan warned Qi Sect Master that their real aim might be to purge the region, including the Heavenly Profound Sect. He saw the crisis as a chance to test human nature through the newly established Elder Council.

• Seven factions visited the Heavenly Profound Sect in three days to negotiate over the territories, leaving its disciples worried about facing a possible alliance.
• Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master to let the visiting factions compete among themselves rather than decide who received the disputed territories.
• Chen Changan warned that the factions might purge the entire Forgetfulness River and seize the Heavenly Profound Sect's territory as well.
• Zhan Tian explained that powerful factions sought regional strongholds to send resources and talent to their headquarters.
• Chen Changan recalled that the Elder Council had just been established and called the crisis an opportunity to test human nature.

Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master to let the Elder Council members choose whether to stay and planned to confront the factions inside the Heavenly Profound Sect. After assigning Zhan Tian to investigate the Forgetfulness River, Chen Changan left Da Huang's true identity in question.

• Chen Changan said the Elder Council members could stay or leave without pressure, though those who left would not be allowed back into the Elder Council.
• Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master that the Heavenly Profound Sect should negotiate with or threaten the factions within its territory instead of yielding to them.
• Chen Changan revealed he had reached the Second Layer of the Ultimate Immortal Ascension Realm and claimed he could fight an Ultimate True Immortal Realm opponent.
• Qi Sect Master left the matter to Chen Changan, who declined Zhan Tian's offer to use his connections and instead assigned him to investigate hidden factions in the Forgetfulness River Territory.
• Zhan Tian asked Da Huang what he really was after Chen Changan said he was not actually a dog.

Chen Changan rejected the twelve factions’ demands and threats, then ordered Wang Ba and Guan Ao to attack their representatives in the Heavenly Profound Sect’s council hall. He intended the massacre to intimidate anyone who might challenge the sect and claimed their territories would become the sect’s if they retaliated.

• Qi Sect Master gathered representatives from twelve factions and said Chen Changan would make the decisions for the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• The representatives protested Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao’s arrival, but Chen Changan accepted their proposal to settle the matter by strength.
• When the representatives threatened to unite against the Heavenly Profound Sect, Chen Changan accused them of coming to threaten the sect and warned they would not leave.
• Chen Changan ordered an attack, and Wang Ba and Guan Ao blocked the exit and fought the representatives.
• Qi Sect Master questioned the direct assault, and Chen Changan explained that defeating them openly would intimidate others and let the Heavenly Profound Sect seize their territories if they retaliated.

Chen Changan explained to Qi Sect Master how the Heavenly Profound Sect could seize territory, share its spoils with local powers, and use the resources to grow stronger before those allies became ambitious. He then gave Qi Sect Master resources and addresses for the Guan Family and the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds, leaving Qi Sect Master wondering about Chen Changan’s connection to them.

• Wang Ba and Guan Ao defeated the representatives of twelve factions, surprising Qi Sect Master with their strength.
• Chen Changan argued that the factions would seek revenge and that the Heavenly Profound Sect could defeat them and take their territories.
• Qi Sect Master warned that the Heavenly Profound Sect lacked the people to guard conquered lands, so Chen Changan proposed sharing authority and profits with stronger local powers.
• Chen Changan said the Heavenly Profound Sect should use the time before its new partners grew greedy to recruit and strengthen itself, while making a powerful first impression to deter betrayal.
• Chen Changan gave Qi Sect Master resources and addresses for the Guan Family and the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds, prompting Qi Sect Master to ask how Chen Changan knew them.

The Tiger Roar Alliance decided to confront Heavenly Profound Sect while Chen Changan learned that news of Heavenly Profound Sect destroying twelve forces had not spread through the River of Forgetfulness Territory. Grand Elder revealed he had sent people to spread the news in the territories of those forces instead.

• The Tiger Roar Alliance worried that Heavenly Profound Sect had already acted and decided to go there to demand it withdraw or destroy it.
• Da Huang reported that at least five forces were waiting to annex or destroy Heavenly Profound Sect.
• Chen Changan said he would destroy any force that came and asked whether the destruction of twelve forces had been publicized.
• Chen Changan confronted Qi Sect Master after Da Huang said no news had spread in the River of Forgetfulness Territory.
• Grand Elder explained that he had sent people to the territories of the twelve forces to spread the news, and Chen Changan and Qi Sect Master praised his plan.

Chen Changan and the Heavenly Profound Sect prepared to confront the Tiger Roar Alliance, which demanded their territory and ordered them to hand over Chen Changan and Da Huang. Da Huang attacked the alliance after its members threatened him, revealing strength far beyond his apparent cultivation.

• Chen Changan urged Qi Sect Master and the Grand Elder to govern collectively, remain patient, and keep the Heavenly Profound Sect's growth steady.
• A disciple reported that the Tiger Roar Alliance had surrounded the sect and arrived with demands, so Chen Changan led Qi Sect Master and the Elders to meet them.
• The Tiger Roar Alliance Leader demanded that the sect surrender the Forgetfulness River territory and hand Chen Changan over, while Qi Sect Master appeared to agree.
• Alliance members threatened Da Huang, who insulted them and then charged at them with a powerful paw strike.
• Da Huang called for Zhan Tian to join the fight against the Tiger Roar Alliance.

After Chen Changan wiped out the Tiger Roar Alliance’s attack, he expelled the recruited Rogue Cultivator elders for standing by and doing nothing. He asked the sect to examine why the Elder Council had failed, and Mu Yunyao began outlining the causes.

• Chen Changan, Da Huang, and Zhan Tian slaughtered the Tiger Roar Alliance forces, and Chen Changan killed the Tiger Roar Alliance Leader.
• Heavenly Profound Sect members discussed Chen Changan’s strength and criticized the Elder Council members for failing to appear during the crisis.
• Chen Changan summoned the recruited Rogue Cultivator elders and removed them from the Elder Council for failing to support the sect.
• The Rogue Cultivator elders admitted their fault and left the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• Chen Changan asked the sect to identify the problems with recruiting outside elders, and Mu Yunyao cited poor timing and insufficient capability before starting to explain a third issue.

Mu Yunyao explained the Heavenly Profound Sect’s weaknesses and defended its increasingly forceful approach as Chen Changan’s actions and the sect’s victories drew widespread attention. After the sect destroyed several more forces, twenty powers formed an alliance to attack it.

• Mu Yunyao told Qi Sect Master and the others that the Heavenly Profound Sect’s problems included poor timing, insufficient ability, and overly gentle methods.
• Mu Yunyao explained that Chen Changan had spared the departing forces to show restraint while demonstrating the sect’s strength, but warned that future freeloaders would not leave so easily.
• Qi Sect Master and the others agreed to keep waiting before deciding when to expand the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• The Heavenly Profound Sect destroyed the Tiger Roar Alliance and several other forces, and news of its victories spread through Forgetfulness River and nearby territories.
• Twenty forces joined together to attack the Heavenly Profound Sect, prompting observers to debate whether it could withstand their combined strength.

As Chen Changan’s group prepared to wipe out the arriving factions and expand the Heavenly Profound Sect across other territories, Qi Sect Master proposed giving them half of all resources the sect acquired. The sect members agreed, while Qi Sect Master warned them not to depend on Chen Changan and urged them to strengthen themselves.

• Da Huang and Zhan Tian celebrated the newcomers’ arrival and talked about expanding Da Huang’s brothel business throughout All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
• Chen Changan told Wang Ba to inform Qi Sect Master to prepare for expansion after they wiped out the arriving factions.
• Qi Sect Master gathered the sect members to discuss preparing for expansion and deciding how to repay Chen Changan and his companions.
• Qi Sect Master proposed giving Chen Changan and his companions fifty percent of all resources the Heavenly Profound Sect gained through expansion.
• The sect members accepted the proposal, and Qi Sect Master urged them to improve their own strength instead of relying on Chen Changan.

Chen Changan and his companions set out to confront the Crusade Alliance before it reached Heavenly Profound Sect. After Wang Ba and Guan Ao blocked an alliance member’s attack, the Alliance Leader reconsidered his view of them and showed interest in recruiting them.

• Chen Changan learned that the Crusade Alliance would reach Heavenly Profound Sect in about five days and decided to set out with Da Huang.
• The Crusade Alliance, which had gathered more than ten thousand people from twenty factions, encountered Chen Changan and his companions blocking the road.
• Chen Changan mocked the alliance for having no Ultimate True Immortal Realm cultivators and said Heavenly Profound Sect would take over their territories.
• A Fourth Stage Ultimate Immortal Ascension Realm member attacked Chen Changan, but Wang Ba and Guan Ao blocked the blow despite being at the Second Stage.
• The Alliance Leader stopped the attacker and, impressed by Wang Ba and Guan Ao’s abilities, considered recruiting them.

Chen Changan rejected the Crusade Alliance leader’s recruitment offer, and Mu Yunyao and the others routed the Alliance’s forces. The leader fled but was intercepted by Chen Changan, who let Xiao Hei decide his fate, and the leader surrendered.

• The Crusade Alliance leader tried to recruit Chen Changan and his companions, but Chen Changan refused and mocked the offer.
• The Alliance leader ordered his forces to attack, and Mu Yunyao and the others overwhelmed them while Chen Changan watched.
• As the Crusade Alliance began to lose, its leader abandoned his people and fled.
• Chen Changan appeared in the leader’s path and condemned him for leaving his followers behind.
• Xiao Hei asked to kill the leader, and Chen Changan agreed before the leader surrendered and begged for his life.

Chen Changan and his companions defeated the Crusade Alliance, then returned to the Heavenly Profound Sect, where they discussed preparing to expand. When Chen Changan asked why the sect had no alchemists, Qi Sect Master explained that pill formulas were monopolized, leaving the reason for the monopoly to be explored.

• Xiao Hei killed the Crusade Alliance's Alliance Leader with less than ten percent of his strength, and Chen Changan reunited with Mu Yunyao and the others after their battle.
• Chen Changan said his companions needed more experience fighting people from Ultimate Heaven, then brought them back to the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• The Heavenly Profound Sect celebrated the victory, and the Grand Elder decided to enter seclusion to pursue a breakthrough while urging Qi Sect Master to cultivate diligently.
• Chen Changan and Qi Sect Master discussed the sect's coming expansion, and Chen Changan asked why the Heavenly Profound Sect had no alchemists.
• Qi Sect Master explained that pills were rare because there were no pill formulas in the Forgetfulness River, then said the formulas were monopolized.

Chen Changan learned how the Alchemist Alliance had monopolized pill formulas and shaped Ultimate Heaven, then wondered whether the alliance was tied to his father’s enemy. He wanted to learn where pill formulas came from so he could make pills for the Heavenly Profound Sect, and the Qi Sect Master agreed to ask around.

• Chen Changan listened as the Qi Sect Master explained that an ancient alchemy Prodigy had founded the powerful Alchemist Alliance, which gathered alchemists and monopolized pill formulas.
• The Qi Sect Master said the alliance recruited and trained talented alchemists but punished anyone who leaked formulas or taught outsiders.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang considered whether the Alchemist Alliance was connected to Chen Changan’s father or his enemy, but Chen Changan set the question aside as beyond their reach.
• Chen Changan asked how a Boundary-Breaking Pill had appeared despite the alliance’s monopoly, and the Qi Sect Master suggested someone might have discarded it.
• Chen Changan asked whether the ancient alchemy Prodigy had invented or improved pill formulas, and the Qi Sect Master promised to investigate.

Chen Changan left the Heavenly Profound Sect’s territorial expansion to Mu Yunyao and set out with Xiao Hei to investigate the Netherworld Mystic Realm and the figure hidden in the River of Forgetfulness. They reached the realm, but Xiao Hei still wondered how they would enter it after it had closed.

• Chen Changan rejected spending time creating a pill formula and ordered the Heavenly Profound Sect to seize territory and recruit local partners for a fifty-fifty profit split.
• Chen Changan assigned Mu Yunyao to lead the territorial campaign while he traveled to the Netherworld Mystic Realm with Xiao Hei.
• Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao and the others to use overwhelming force so their allies would fear betraying the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and Zhan Tian began preparing the campaign with Qi Sect Master after Chen Changan departed.
• Chen Changan told Xiao Hei he wanted to investigate the Netherworld Mystic Realm’s secrets and discover who was hidden in the River of Forgetfulness.
• Chen Changan and Xiao Hei arrived at the Netherworld Mystic Realm, and Xiao Hei asked how they would enter now that it had closed.

Chen Changan brought Xiao Hei back into the Netherworld Mystic Realm and sought the being hidden at the deepest part of the River of Forgetfulness. The realm’s guardian revealed that the Mystic Realm had been created to guard and protect Xiao Hei, but said he knew little else about him.

• Chen Changan entered the closed Netherworld Mystic Realm by passing through its entrance, while Xiao Hei traveled inside his shadow.
• Chen Changan and Xiao Hei went to the River of Forgetfulness, where the beast trembled at Xiao Hei and obeyed his command to lead them onward.
• The beast guided Chen Changan and Xiao Hei to a hidden courtyard at the river’s deepest point, where they met the Netherworld Mystic Realm’s guardian.
• Chen Changan asked about Xiao Hei’s identity, and the guardian said the Mystic Realm had existed to guard and protect him, though he did not know much more.

Chen Changan learned that the Netherworld Mystic Realm changed when Xiao Hei was born, causing everyone except its guardian to disappear. The guardian sent Chen Changan to find the realm’s pill formulas, and Chen Changan planned to leave with him afterward.

• The guardian told Chen Changan that Xiao Hei’s birth coincided with the disappearance of everyone else and the Netherworld Mystic Realm’s transformation.
• Chen Changan learned that the guardian had reached the realm’s cultivation limit and could leave, but chose to remain in the place he had called home for ages.
• Chen Changan asked whether alchemists and pill formulas had existed in the Netherworld Mystic Realm, and the guardian confirmed they had.
• The guardian offered to let his companion guide Chen Changan to the pill formulas and told him he could take any resources he wanted.
• Chen Changan thanked the guardian and set out to find the pill formulas before leaving the Netherworld Mystic Realm with him.

Chen Changan and Xiao Hei searched the Netherworld Mystic Realm for pill formulas and resources before returning to the Heavenly Profound Sect. There, Chen Changan learned that Mu Yunyao was rapidly expanding their territory and joked with Qi Sect Master about his relationship with his former master.

• Xiao Hei told Chen Changan that he had gone dormant twice and felt the Netherworld Mystic Realm suppressing him, while Chen Changan promised to protect him.
• Chen Changan found six pill formulas in the ruined alchemy sect and gathered resources as he and Xiao Hei left the Netherworld Mystic Realm.
• Xiao Hei revealed that Da Huang had told him about Chen Changan's prison experience, prompting Chen Changan to complain about Da Huang's influence.
• Chen Changan and Xiao Hei returned to the Heavenly Profound Sect after just over a year away.
• Qi Sect Master told Chen Changan that Mu Yunyao had seized five territories and was expected to finish expanding within three years.
• Chen Changan explained that Mu Yunyao had been his master and boasted that she had chosen him as her future husband because he was outstanding.

Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master he had obtained six pill formulas that could greatly strengthen the Heavenly Profound Sect, though he still needed to test whether he could refine them. After explaining the pills’ effects, he asked for a quiet place to study them and prepare for seclusion.

• Chen Changan learned that investigating the pill formulas’ origins had proven difficult, so he told Qi Sect Master to pause the inquiry.
• Chen Changan revealed that he had obtained six pill formulas in the Netherworld Mystic Realm and said he would try to refine them.
• Chen Changan explained that the Profound Origin Pill, Heavenly Spirit Pill, and True Spirit Pill could aid cultivation, breakthroughs, and energy recovery, with potential side effects or limits.
• Chen Changan described the Essence-Nourishing Pill, Golden Marrow Pill, and Heaven-Restoring Pill as improving spiritual power, increasing potential, and healing injuries.
• Chen Changan cautioned that his ability to refine the pills was still uncertain and asked for a quiet place to study them; Qi Sect Master offered to prepare one himself.

Chen Changan tried to refine a Profound Origin Pill in Ultimate Heaven, but even Gou Sheng struggled to purify the ingredients without an Alchemy Furnace. Chen Changan ordered a search for furnace-making plans and ancient ruins that might contain one.

• Qi Sect Master found Chen Changan a quiet place to refine pills and watched as Chen Changan began preparing a Profound Origin Pill without an Alchemy Furnace.
• Chen Changan discovered that his flames could not easily refine Ultimate Heaven's ingredients and called Gou Sheng for help.
• Gou Sheng revealed that he had evolved into Upgraded Annihilation Fire, then struggled to refine the ingredients and said an Alchemy Furnace was needed.
• Chen Changan recalled that the Netherworld Mystic Realm had pill formulas but no Alchemy Furnaces, and wondered whether their disappearance had been deliberate.
• Chen Changan told Qi Sect Master to investigate both plans for making an Alchemy Furnace and ancient ruins that might contain one.