Recaps

Chen Changan, Da Huang, and Gu Xian'er discovered humans and Snow Demons worshipping together at a mysterious Heavenly Pool atop Cloud Snow Ridge. The village chief refused to host them and sent them away, while the group’s curiosity about the pool and its guarded secret grew.

• Da Huang told Chen Changan that over a thousand Snow Demons lived on Cloud Snow Ridge alongside a human village, and that both groups worshipped at a strange Heavenly Pool.
• Chen Changan, Da Huang, and Gu Xian'er climbed to the ridge’s highest point and watched the villagers and Snow Demons kneel before the pool.
• After the ceremony ended, the Snow Demons noticed the newcomers, but the village chief stopped them from attacking and questioned Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan explained that they had arrived by chance and had waited respectfully for the ceremony to finish.
• The village chief refused to let the group stay and returned to the village, while Snow Demons kept watch nearby.
• Da Huang suggested sneaking into the Heavenly Pool that night.

Chen Changan and Da Huang went to investigate the Heavenly Pool after putting the villagers and Snow Demons to sleep, and Chen Changan entered alone when a powerful barrier blocked the others. The chapter left Gu Xian'er and Da Huang waiting outside, with Da Huang confident Chen Changan could not be harmed.

• Chen Changan persuaded Gu Xian'er and Da Huang that they should visit the Heavenly Pool, and Da Huang made the villagers and Snow Demons fall asleep.
• Da Huang suggested Gu Xian'er stay behind, but Chen Changan insisted she come along, and Da Huang agreed to keep her safe.
• At the Heavenly Pool, Da Huang and Gu Xian'er found they could not pass through a barrier that did not affect Chen Changan.
• Da Huang failed to break the barrier and speculated that a peak Great Emperor had created it to guard a treasure or contain something.
• Chen Changan went into the Heavenly Pool alone while Da Huang and Gu Xian'er stayed outside, and Da Huang reassured her that Chen Changan was effectively impossible to hurt.

Chen Changan discovered a hidden cave beneath Heavenly Pool and reunited with Lie Zhankuang, an old acquaintance who had been hiding there for over six thousand years. Lie Zhankuang explained how he entered the cave and began to tell Chen Changan about his connection to the villagers and the Snow Demon outside.

• Chen Changan descended through Heavenly Pool, passed its underwater barrier, and found a stone chamber where someone was living.
• Lie Zhankuang recognized Chen Changan, and the two old acquaintances were astonished to find each other alive after thousands of years apart.
• Lie Zhankuang explained that he had hidden in the cave after offending the Great Emperor Long Wuqi, who sent ten Undying Realm experts after him.
• Lie Zhankuang told Chen Changan that the barriers periodically stopped working, allowing him to enter the pool and cave, though he rarely left.
• Chen Changan asked whether Lie Zhankuang was connected to the villagers and Snow Demon outside, and Lie Zhankuang began to explain.

Chen Changan learned that Lie Zhankuang had spent thousands of years searching the Heavenly Pool for its secrets, finding only a hidden chamber and periodic eruptions of spiritual energy. Chen Changan discovered that a stone wall was actually a barrier he could pass through, while Lie Zhankuang could not, and went inside to investigate.

• Lie Zhankuang explained that the villagers and Snow Demons worshipped the Snow God and guarded the Heavenly Pool, where they had mistaken him for their god.
• Lie Zhankuang said he had explored the area for thousands of years, found no other chamber, and noticed spiritual energy erupting roughly every six months.
• Chen Changan asked about the separate stone wall, and Lie Zhankuang said he had inspected it without finding anything unusual.
• Chen Changan touched the wall and found his hand sinking through it, but Lie Zhankuang could only feel solid stone when he tried.
• Chen Changan concluded the wall was a barrier that did not affect him and entered it while Lie Zhankuang waited outside.

Chen Changan discovered an Immortal Spirit Tree bearing fifteen Immortal Spirit Fruits behind the stone wall in the Heavenly Pool and collected every fruit. He gave one to Lie Zhankuang, who began cultivating after eating it.

• Chen Changan found an Immortal Spirit Tree and learned it had grown fifteen Immortal Spirit Fruits.
• Chen Changan used Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade containers to collect all fifteen fruits, then searched the hidden space for more treasures.
• Lie Zhankuang questioned Chen Changan about what was behind the stone wall, and Chen Changan revealed the Immortal Spirit Tree.
• Chen Changan gave Lie Zhankuang an Immortal Spirit Fruit, which Lie Zhankuang ate immediately.
• Lie Zhankuang praised the fruit's dense spiritual energy and began cultivating.

After Lie Zhankuang spent three days absorbing the Immortal Spirit Fruit’s energy, Chen Changan left him in the Heavenly Pool to continue cultivating. Chen Changan then sent Da Huang to deliver a fruit to Chen Yunxuan and gave another to Gu Xian'er before they set out for Lanling.

• Lie Zhankuang told Chen Changan that digesting the Immortal Spirit Fruit’s energy would take about a year, and he planned to remain in the Heavenly Pool and attempt a breakthrough.
• Chen Changan left the Heavenly Pool, reassured Gu Xian'er, and explained that Lie Zhankuang was alive and cultivating below.
• Chen Changan offered Da Huang an Immortal Spirit Fruit in exchange for delivering one to Chen Yunxuan in the Northern Domain, and Da Huang agreed.
• Chen Changan gave Gu Xian'er an Immortal Spirit Fruit and ordered her to eat it so he could observe how her cultivation improved.

After Gu Xian'er advanced to the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm, Chen Changan took her to Lanling, where they discovered people searching for them. Gu Xian'er was recognized, and Gao Changyuan confronted the pair, leaving Chen Changan questioning his luck.

• Gu Xian'er told Chen Changan she had reached her limit after absorbing part of the Immortal Spirit Fruit's energy, and he estimated it could help her reach the Void Glimpse Realm.
• Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er entered Lanling and learned that searchers might be looking for them, possibly on the Lin family's orders.
• A man recognized Gu Xian'er and identified her companion as Chen Changan, prompting nearby men to argue over capturing them for the Lin family's reward.
• Gao Changyuan arrived and silenced the other men, then offered to take Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er with him without causing them too much trouble.
• Chen Changan questioned whether Gao Changyuan's luck was as good as he claimed.

Chen Changan confronted Gao Changyuan, whose men attacked after he ordered them to teach Chen a lesson. Gu Xian'er easily defeated the attackers, and Gao Changyuan apologized after his guards warned him not to make an enemy of Chen; he then revealed that the Lin Family had sent them to capture both Chen and Gu, with Chen as the main target.

• Gao Changyuan ordered two of his men to attack Chen Changan, but Gu Xian'er struck them down before Chen moved.
• Chen Changan reminded Gu Xian'er not to hold back against enemies, and she promised to follow his instruction.
• Gao Changyuan's Spirit Transformation Realm guards warned him that neither they nor likely anyone in the Gao Family could defeat Chen Changan.
• Gao Changyuan swallowed his pride, apologized to Chen Changan, and offered to make amends.
• Chen Changan asked whether the Lin Family had sent Gao Changyuan to capture him or Gu Xian'er, and Gao admitted that Chen was the main target.

Chen Changan took Gu Xian'er to Tianshui Lake to confront the Lin Family Main House and seek out Lin Xiangliu over the Fetal Pearl. After the Gao Family secretly warned the Qingshui Lin Family, a mysterious black shadow slaughtered the entire Gao Family, which mistakenly blamed Chen Changan.

• Chen Changan dismissed Gao Changyuan and decided to take Gu Xian'er straight to Tianshui Lake to meet Lin Xiangliu.
• Gao Changyuan told the Gao Family Patriarch that Chen Changan was heading to Tianshui Lake, and the patriarch secretly sent a warning to the Qingshui Lin Family.
• The Gao Family Patriarch explained that he wanted to avoid offending either Chen Changan or the Qingshui Lin Family, while Gao Changyuan spoke of making the Human Ranking.
• A mysterious black shadow appeared at the Gao Family and declared that the family had to be destroyed.
• The black shadow killed nearly everyone in the Gao Family, and the Gao Family Patriarch accused Chen Changan before he died.
• The black shadow vanished after mocking the Gao Family's weakness, leaving the family erased from Lanling.

Chen Changan and Da Huang discussed Chen Yunxuan’s rapid progress and Da Huang’s breakthrough prospects as they traveled to Tianshui Lake. There, Lin Xiangliu’s heavenly tribulation began, and Chen Changan and Da Huang waited to see whether he would reach the Undying Realm.

• Da Huang caught up with Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er and revealed that he had taken care of the Gao family.
• Da Huang told Chen Changan that Chen Yunxuan had reached the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm and was aiming to become the strongest across the four regions.
• Chen Changan asked whether the Immortal Spirit Fruit could help Da Huang break through the ninth level, but Da Huang said he remained stuck at the bottleneck.
• The Lin family gathered to await Lin Xiangliu's return from a hundred years of seclusion, and thunderclouds appeared as he began breaking through to the Undying Realm.
• Chen Changan, Da Huang, and Gu Xian'er arrived at Tianshui Lake, recognized Lin Xiangliu's heavenly tribulation, and decided to wait until it passed.

Lin Xiangliu survived his Lightning Tribulation and broke through to the Undying Realm, then reunited with Chen Changan and Da Huang. He revealed that Wu Mingdao was dead, leaving Chen Changan and Da Huang shocked as they followed Lin Xiangliu to hear more.

• Lin Xiangliu faced the Lightning Tribulation while wearing the Wu Family's Divine Dragon Armor, which Chen Changan and Da Huang recognized.
• Lin Xiangliu endured the final, devastating bolt and survived, completing his breakthrough to the Undying Realm.
• Lin Xiangliu appeared before the Lin Family members, told them to return, and went to meet Chen Changan and Da Huang.
• Chen Changan teased Lin Xiangliu for breaking through late, and Da Huang asked how he had obtained Wu Mingdao's Divine Dragon Armor.
• Lin Xiangliu told Chen Changan and Da Huang that Wu Mingdao was dead, then led them elsewhere to explain what had happened.

Lin Xiangliu told Chen Changan that Emperor Yin had hunted Wu Mingdao because of his pursuit of Changsun Xixue, and Wu Mingdao died rather than betray his friend. After Wu Mingdao’s final message faded, Chen Changan asked whether reincarnation truly existed.

• Lin Xiangliu explained that Emperor Yin of the Fengtian Dynasty targeted Wu Mingdao because Changsun Xixue had been searching for Chen Changan.
• Lin Xiangliu said Wu Mingdao refused to reveal Chen Changan’s whereabouts, fought the Fengtian Dynasty’s forces, and eventually died while being hunted.
• Lin Xiangliu gave Chen Changan the Jade Pendant containing Wu Mingdao’s remaining soul imprint.
• Wu Mingdao told Chen Changan not to blame himself or seek revenge, then said he hoped they could meet again in another life.
• After Wu Mingdao’s soul faded, Chen Changan asked Lin Xiangliu whether reincarnation truly existed.

Chen Changan asked Lin Xiangliu to help settle the Qingshui Lin Family’s past crimes against the Chen and Liu Families, while insisting that those responsible must die. Three days later, the Qingshui Lin Family celebrated its ancestor’s breakthrough before hearing the main family’s demand.

• Chen Changan told Lin Xiangliu he would search for Wu Mingdao’s reincarnation and make the Fengtian Dynasty and Emperor Yin pay.
• Lin Xiangliu met Gu Xian'er and learned that she was Chen Changan’s twenty-year-old maid, already at the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm.
• Chen Changan explained the Qingshui Lin Family’s crimes, and Lin Xiangliu agreed to seek an explanation on behalf of Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er.
• Chen Changan demanded the return of what the Qingshui Lin Family had taken and the deaths of those responsible for attacking the Chen Family and wiping out the Liu Family.
• Three days later, the Qingshui Lin Family celebrated its ancestor’s breakthrough to the Undying Realm, then reacted in shock to the main family’s demand.

The Qingshui Lin Family rebelled against the main family and planned to flee Langya, sending Lin Ruoheng to delay Chen Changan at Tianshui Lake. Lin Ruoheng betrayed their plan and fled in the opposite direction, while Chen Changan learned of the rebellion and prepared to meet him.

• The Qingshui Lin Family's three elders attacked and killed the main family members sent to command them, then decided to flee rather than face Chen Changan.
• The elders chose Lin Ruoheng to carry the Chen Family treasure to Tianshui Lake and stall for time while the family escaped.
• Lin Ruoheng pretended to accept the mission, then secretly ran in the opposite direction and wished his father would die in his place.
• Da Huang told Chen Changan that the Qingshui Lin Family had rebelled and revealed which way they had fled.
• Chen Changan left Lin Xiangliu to handle the family affairs and went to meet Lin Ruoheng.

Chen Changan tracked down Lin Ruoheng, who had disguised himself as Heng Ruolin, and recovered the third Fetal Pearl after Gu Xian'er killed him. Chen Changan planned to fuse with the pearl, though he still had no way to locate the other six.

• Lin Ruoheng, disguised as Heng Ruolin, bid farewell to the people he had helped before Chen Changan recognized him.
• Chen Changan revealed he had monitored the Qingshui Lin Family and demanded that Lin Ruoheng return the Fetal Pearl.
• Lin Ruoheng guessed that Chen Changan had expected the main Lin Family to destroy the Qingshui Lin Family, then claimed the pearl was hidden where only he could find it.
• Chen Changan ordered Gu Xian'er to kill Lin Ruoheng, and she explained that she considered him an enemy rather than a benefactor.
• Chen Changan found the third Fetal Pearl in Lin Ruoheng's Storage Ring and decided to fuse with it.

After absorbing a Fetal Pearl and reaching the First Layer of the Transcendence Realm, Chen Changan advised Lin Xiangliu to leave Langya and set out for the dangerous Chaos Zone in the south. Changsun Xixue arrived in Langya, having finally found evidence of Chen Changan’s whereabouts.

• Chen Changan fused with the Fetal Pearl and absorbed forty percent of an Immortal Spirit Fruit’s energy, reaching the First Layer of the Transcendence Realm.
• Chen Changan returned to Tianshui Lake and admitted to Lin Xiangliu that he had used tricks to bring about the outcome for the Qingshui Lin Family.
• Chen Changan urged Lin Xiangliu to leave Langya so the Lin Family would face a crisis and he could search for Wu Mingdao’s reincarnation.
• Chen Changan, Gu Xian'er, and Da Huang set out south toward the chaotic lands beyond Langya.
• Changsun Xixue appeared in Langya and declared that she had finally found Chen Changan’s whereabouts.

Changsun Xixue tried to find Chen Changan, but his master Mu Yunyao intercepted her and forced her to abandon the pursuit. Changsun Xixue left to ask Changsun Wuwo about Mu Yunyao, while Chen Changan continued traveling with Da Huang, unaware of the confrontation.

• Changsun Xixue tracked Chen Changan’s faded aura south from Langya, but Mu Yunyao appeared and told her to turn back.
• Changsun Xixue refused to leave, so Mu Yunyao challenged her to withstand one palm strike in exchange for permission to continue searching.
• Mu Yunyao sent Changsun Xixue flying with a controlled palm strike, and Changsun Xixue agreed to stop looking for Chen Changan.
• Mu Yunyao told Changsun Xixue to ask Changsun Wuwo about her, then vanished before Changsun Xixue could question her further.
• Chen Changan sneezed while traveling with Da Huang, who teased him about visiting Mu Yunyao, and Chen Changan joked about bringing glory to his Household.

Chen Changan and his companions entered the Chaos Zone to search for a Chen Family Fetal Pearl, and Gu Xian'er killed five men who tried to drink their blood. As they continued onward, Da Huang unexpectedly spoke as if he knew Hell, though he could not explain why.

• Chen Changan warned Gu Xian'er not to absorb the Chaos Zone’s frenzied spiritual energy and explained that he could sense a Chen Family Fetal Pearl somewhere in the region.
• Five blood-fiendish men ambushed Chen Changan, Gu Xian'er, and Da Huang, hoping to drink their untainted blood to suppress their Frenzied Qi.
• Gu Xian'er killed all five men with ease, then told Chen Changan that the Chaos Zone made killing leave her unusually restless.
• Chen Changan explained that the local environment intensified her hostility and advised her to avoid fighting when possible.
• Da Huang said Hell was more terrifying than the Chaos Zone, then admitted he did not know why he had said it; Chen Changan led the group onward to see what Hell was like.

Chen Changan, Gu Xian'er, and Da Huang reached City of No Return, where Chen Changan paid the entrance fee and discovered how its residents eyed the newcomers as easy prey. He chose to investigate a quiet inn, prompting the would-be attackers following them to abandon their plans.

• Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er discussed how he remained unaffected by the slaughter and Blood Fiend Qi as they approached City of No Return.
• The gate guards explained the entrance fee and daily lodging charges, and Chen Changan paid for himself and Gu Xian'er before entering with Da Huang.
• People in the city noticed the newcomers' apparent weakness and wealth, and several considered targeting Gu Xian'er and Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan looked for somewhere to stay and chose a quiet inn that the onlookers feared to approach.
• The would-be attackers gave up following Chen Changan and his companions toward the inn.

Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er settled into Happy Building, where the Proprietress tested Chen Changan with her charm and gauged his strength and wealth. When Chen asked who knew the most about the City of No Return, the Proprietress named its lord, Asura.

• Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er entered Happy Building and noticed three guests whose strength was at least the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• The Proprietress tried to charm Chen Changan, but he resisted her technique and she suspected he was concealing his cultivation.
• Chen paid ten thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones for a five-day stay, and the Proprietress led them to a quiet courtyard, promising they would be safe inside Happy Building.
• Chen asked the Proprietress who had the best information in the city, and she answered that the City of No Return's lord, Asura, knew it best.

Chen Changan learned that earning the first Purple Gold Medal would grant him an audience with City Lord Asura, and decided to pursue the rank through the Medal Battlefield. He set out the next morning, while the Proprietress wondered about his cultivation and Gu Xian'er offered to fight in his place.

• The Proprietress told Chen Changan that Asura was mysterious and that earning a Purple Gold Medal was the only way to meet him soon.
• She explained that a newcomer below the Spirit Transformation Realm had to climb from Bronze to Purple Gold within a month, defeating one hundred holders at each rank and passing a final trial against ten peak Spirit Transformation Realm experts.
• Chen Changan said he was confident he could meet the challenge, and the Proprietress directed him to register at the Medal Battlefield.
• Back in his room, Chen Changan asked Da Huang if he could sense Asura, but Da Huang could not identify the City Lord's aura.
• Gu Xian'er offered to take part in the fights, but Chen Changan refused and said he would test his own strength.
• After a quiet night, Chen Changan left for the Medal Battlefield early the next morning.

Chen Changan swept through the Bronze and Silver Medal arenas, killing every opponent with a single Sword Qi strike and refusing to waste time on individual fights. He headed for the Gold Medal arena as spectators guessed he was racing to challenge for a Purple Gold Medal.

• Chen Changan taunted the Bronze Medal holders into attacking him together, then killed them all with one finger and received an advancement certificate.
• Chen Changan went to the Silver Medal arena and killed his assigned opponent in one move, then declined to change his medal yet.
• Chen Changan demanded a hundred Silver Medal opponents and provoked them into attacking as a group; his single-finger strike killed them all.
• Spectators realized Chen Changan might be aiming for a Purple Gold Medal and discussed the difficulty of reaching it.
• Chen Changan headed to the Gold Medal arena, and curious spectators followed to watch.

Chen Changan’s rapid rise to Platinum Medal status caused a stir in the City of No Return, while the Proprietress explained why he had to wait before fighting again. After learning that the City Lord was investigating him, Chen Changan and Da Huang tracked the City Lord to a hut but arrived too late.

• Rumors spread that Chen Changan had reached Platinum Medal in one day by defeating every group of opponents with a single move, and Platinum Medal holders prepared to stop his path to the Purple Gold Medal.
• The Proprietress told Chen Changan that the Medal Battlefield would likely notify him in three days about his next match, since his sudden success had disrupted the arena and attracted betting interest.
• The Proprietress tried to seduce Chen Changan, but he remained unmoved and reminisced about his past training with Mu Yunyao, angering the Proprietress.
• The City Lord, Asura, questioned two subordinates about Chen Changan’s origins and ordered them to keep investigating and watching him.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang arrived at a crude hut after tracking someone they suspected was the City Lord, but found that its occupant had already left.

Chen Changan left the wooden cabin without learning the City of No Return lord’s identity, then faced a challenge from the returning Platinum Medal holder Yan Xiong. He later spotted an idiot who looked just like Wu Mingdao and approached the Youths tormenting him to ask questions.

• Chen Changan and Da Huang found a black robe in the wooden cabin but could not track down whoever had been there.
• Yan Xiong returned to the City of No Return, challenged Chen Changan, and told him to prove himself on the Medal Battlefield.
• Chen Changan mocked Yan Xiong’s long struggle to reach the Void Glimpse Realm, and the two agreed to face off on the Medal Battlefield.
• Chen Changan noticed Youths tormenting an idiot whose face resembled Wu Mingdao’s, and Da Huang was shocked by the resemblance.
• Chen Changan approached the Youths, who grew nervous at the sight of his Platinum Medal and asked whether he knew the idiot.

Chen Changan brought a foolish youth who resembled Wu Mingdao back to his courtyard and suspected he might be Wu Mingdao reincarnated. After learning the youth’s soul was damaged and he lacked a cure, Chen Changan heard the Proprietress had found out about his past and might know how to help.

• Chen Changan asked the youth to come with him, then killed the youths who had bullied him.
• Chen Changan asked the Proprietress to investigate the youth’s background and took him to his courtyard.
• Chen Changan told Gu Xian'er he suspected the youth was Wu Mingdao reincarnated, and Da Huang said the youth’s damaged soul and Blood Fiend Qi had to be treated before they could know.
• Chen Changan searched his Storage Ring but found no treasure to repair the youth’s soul.
• The Proprietress reported that the youth was born in the City of No Return, orphaned at birth, and abandoned after people realized he was addled; she offered to look for a way to cure him.