Recaps

Chen Changan impersonated someone from the Bright Moon Immortal Sect and persuaded Xuan Yin Valley to treat him as an important visitor. He asked to see Yin Shilang, who arrived and recognized him as a supposed Bright Moon Immortal Sect envoy.

• Chen Changan arrived at Xuan Yin Valley, claimed to represent the Bright Moon Immortal Sect, and was escorted inside.
• Yin Jiuyou met Chen Changan and grew convinced that his apparent lack of cultivation concealed an extraordinary status.
• Chen Changan asked Yin Jiuyou to bring Yin Shilang to him.
• Yin Shilang appeared, questioned whether Chen Changan was from the Bright Moon Immortal Sect, and Chen Changan declared that this was all the better.

Chen Changan destroyed Xuan Yin Valley despite nearing the end of his life, then met members of Bright Moon Immortal Sect. He tried to secure protection for the Chen Family by telling them about its three Heavenly God Realm geniuses, including himself.

• Chen Changan killed Yin Shilang and Yin Jiuyou, then wiped out the rest of Xuan Yin Valley.
• With only three days left, Chen Changan gathered Xuan Yin Valley's resources and avoided revealing what had happened to Bright Moon Immortal Sect.
• Chen Changan learned that Bright Moon Immortal Sect had come seeking someone from Xuan Yin Valley and offered information about Heavenly God Realm cultivators in their twenties.
• Chen Changan introduced the North Profound Chen Family's Three Heroes of a Family, naming Chen Changping, Chen Longjiao, and himself.

Chen Changan proved his strength to the Bright Moon Immortal Sect, entrusted them with resources and a message for the Chen Family, then returned from the three trials to Mu Yunyao and the others. Though he was unsure whether he had succeeded, Mu Yunyao sensed that he had become more complete, and they learned that less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense had passed.

• Chen Changan revealed that he had destroyed Xuan Yin Valley and told the Bright Moon Immortal Sect he was nineteen and leaving the Qian Yuan Realm temporarily.
• Chen Changan asked the Bright Moon Immortal Sect to nurture Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao and protect the Chen Family, warning them not to mistreat his family.
• Chen Changan gave the sect resources to deliver to the Chen Family and vanished using the Space Law.
• Chen Changan let his current body die in a remote, beautiful place, and his consciousness returned to his original body after the three trials.
• Chen Changan emerged to find Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and the others waiting; Mu Yunyao said he seemed more complete, and they told him he had been gone for less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

Chen Changan and his companions entered the Divine Vein, a vast space packed with treasures and Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid. While the others gathered valuables, Treading Moon led Chen Changan to discover a separate space beneath the lake, where he found an advanced version of the divine liquid.

• The three trials ended, and the Vein Guarding Clan's patriarch announced that the Divine Vein entrance had appeared.
• Chen Changan led Mu Yunyao and the others into the Divine Vein, where Qi Yuanhao described its rumored treasures and Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid.
• Da Huang, Little Earthworm, and Yi Tuo found a gorge piled with top-grade divine stones and heavenly treasures, and Chen Changan let everyone take what they wanted.
• Treading Moon led Chen Changan to the lake in the gorge, which Chen Changan recognized as a vast pool of Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid.
• Treading Moon showed Chen Changan a separate space at the bottom of the lake, where he discovered an advanced version of Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid.

Chen Changan discovered the essence of the Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid, which greatly increased his cultivation, then found a barrier leading to a Dark Space and met his future self. His future self warned him not to overtax his body and revealed that the Carefree Boat had not been his doing.

• Chen Changan collected the Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid and drank a drop of its essence, rising to the seventh level of the Divine General Realm.
• Chen Changan gave Shadow One a drop of the essence and shared the ordinary liquid with his companions so they could cultivate.
• Chen Changan left Treading Moon to guard the others and entered a barrier that led to a Dark Space.
• Chen Changan met his white-haired future self, who warned him that forcing his body past its limits could cause internal harm.
• Chen Changan learned that his future self had prepared the three trials for him, but had not created the Carefree Boat.

Chen Changan learned that different future versions of himself had repeatedly returned to the past to correct failures, leaving indirect changes such as the Carefree Boat and the Divine Vein. His future self warned him that he was the last hope, but could not explain what success meant, and denied knowing Chen Tian or seeking Law Fragments in the Primordial Immortal Realm.

• Chen Changan reasoned that successive future versions of himself had returned to the past after earlier attempts failed.
• Future Chen Changan explained that direct interference could create two Chen Changans in the same period and distort time, so he had only left indirect changes and a Spiritual Sense.
• Future Chen Changan told Chen Changan that he was the last hope, but said he could not predict his experiences or explain what success meant.
• Future Chen Changan said the betrayal trial was meant to teach Chen Changan caution toward people close to him.
• Chen Changan asked who Chen Tian was, and future Chen Changan said no such person existed in his memories.
• Chen Changan asked about Law Fragments in the Primordial Immortal Realm, and future Chen Changan said he had never sought any.

Chen Changan learned from his future self that Chen Tian and the Law Fragments were variables absent from the future’s memories, while an unknown enemy threatened their path. After the future self vanished, Chen Changan distributed more Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid and prepared to meet the other Shadow Guards.

• Chen Changan and his future self concluded that Chen Tian and the Law Fragments had appeared only after the future self’s past visit to the Myriad Ancient Divine Realm.
• The future Chen Changan warned Chen Changan not to overstrain himself, reveal himself too soon, or investigate his complicated background, then vanished with the barrier and Dark Space.
• Mu Yunyao said the ordinary Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid had advanced her to the sixth level of the Divine Lord Realm, and Chen Changan gave everyone another thousand drops.
• Chen Changan asked Qi Yuanhao and Sheng Huayun to protect his disciple Xia Jie in return for the gifts, and they agreed.
• Shadow One broke through to the Divine Emperor Realm, and Chen Changan set out to meet the other Shadow Guards.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Changan and Shadow One return to the small world of the Haotian Divine Emperor.
• Shadow One leads 100,000 Shadow Guards, and Chen Changan provides them with refined Spiritual Saliva Divine Liquid for cultivation.
• Chen Changan and his group cultivate for ten years, leading to significant advancements in their respective realms.
• They exit the Divine Vein but can't find the exit immediately. They later encounter the Qi Family and other clans who have been waiting outside.

Character Developments

• Chen Changan's cultivation reaches the 5th level of the Divine Lord realm.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang reach the 9th level of Divine King.
• Shenghua Yun recovers and reaches the half-step Divine Emperor realm.
• Qi Yuanhao reaches the 3rd level of Divine Lord.
• Xia Jie advances to the 9th level of Heavenly God Realm.
• The Qi Family Old Ancestor shows signs of rebellion against the other clans.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and advancement in power.
• The struggle for resources and control (implied in the conflict between the Qi Family and other clans).
• The consequences of betrayal and deception (implied in the tension between the Qi Family and other clans).

Character Interactions

• Chen Changan interacts with Shadow One, showing leadership and guidance.
• The Qi Family Old Ancestor confronts the other clans, revealing the underlying tension and mistrust.
• Sheng Huayun and Ren Nanfei recognize each other, hinting at past conflicts or alliances.

Chen Changan and his companions defeated the Qi Family, then left the Seal Dragon Realm after entrusting Xia Jie to Qi Yuanhao and Sheng Huayun. On their way back to the Jian Yuan Realm, Chen Changan worried about the Divine Sword Sect and revealed that he had two confidantes in the Divine Realm.

• Qi Yuanhao killed the Qi Family's old ancestor and slaughtered the family members who had destroyed his branch.
• Chen Changan urged Xia Jie to join the fight, then watched as Mu Yunyao, Sheng Huayun, Da Huang, and Xia Jie tested their strength against the Qi Family.
• Qi Yuanhao thanked Chen Changan for helping him gain the strength to take revenge and promised to protect Xia Jie.
• Sheng Huayun decided to start over rather than rebuild Nine Saints Mountain, and Chen Changan left the Seal Dragon Realm with Mu Yunyao and the others.
• Chen Changan said they would return to the Jian Yuan Realm because he suspected something had happened to the Divine Sword Sect.
• When Mu Yunyao asked about their next destination, Chen Changan admitted he had two confidantes in the Divine Realm whom he had met during the three trials.

Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao and Da Huang that his Three-Gate Trial had made him live through three lifetimes, and Mu Yunyao challenged him over the pain and danger he had left behind. As Chen Changan’s disciples checked on Divine Sword Sect after decades in seclusion, Fan Jian learned that the Nangong Family and the other Great Families seemed to be preparing to attack.

• Chen Changan described the three lifetimes he experienced in the Three-Gate Trial, including his deaths, betrayal, and relationships with Luo Shui and Meng Xiaoxiao.
• Mu Yunyao rebuked Chen Changan for leaving Luo Shui and others to suffer, and he admitted that he had mishandled the first trial.
• Chen Changan planned to visit Qian Yuan Realm and then Tongtian Realm after resolving matters in Jian Yuan Realm, while Mu Yunyao and the others returned to cultivate.
• In Jian Yuan Realm, Fan Jian and the other seven disciples had reached the peak of the True God Realm, and Fan Jian sent them to check on Divine Sword Sect.
• The Grand Elder reported that the sect was stable but revealed that the Four Great Families, led by the Nangong Family, seemed to be planning a move against Divine Sword Sect.

Fan Jian and the Grand Elder suspected the Four Great Families had gained a powerful backer from another realm, so Fan Jian announced that the Divine Sword Sect would punish them to test their allies and flush out traitors. As Fan Jian and the Artifact Craftsmen Alliance leaders discussed what the outsiders might want, an unknown party arrived at the sect.

• The Grand Elder told Fan Jian that the Four Great Families had stopped sending tribute and that the messenger sent to investigate had died.
• Fan Jian urged caution, claimed Ancestor Chen Changan must have left a contingency plan, and ordered the sect to contact its allies and announce its intent to punish the Four Great Families.
• News of the Divine Sword Sect's planned action shook the Jian Yuan Realm, and the five Alliance Leaders of the Artifact Craftsmen Alliance arrived to discuss the threat.
• Alliance Leader Mo suspected the Four Great Families were helping outsiders from another realm pursue some goal in the Jian Yuan Realm.
• Alliance Leader Qin warned that the outsiders might attack to stop the Divine Sword Sect from interfering, and the group realized that someone had arrived.

Chen Changan returned to the Divine Sword Sect just as a powerful Divine Lord was about to attack, and quickly subdued him. After giving the sect supplies, Chen Changan turned to the traitors who had abandoned it.

• A middle-aged Divine Lord overwhelmed the Divine Sword Sect and mocked its members, while hundreds of elders and disciples chose to leave.
• The middle-aged man ordered those who left to kill the sect's loyal members, then prepared to attack when they hesitated.
• Chen Changan returned and slammed the middle-aged man to the ground, freeing the Divine Sword Sect from his oppressive aura.
• Chen Changan told Da Huang to watch the captive, then urged Fan Jian and the others to grow strong enough to rely on themselves.
• Chen Changan gave Fan Jian supplies to distribute and said the sect should deal with its internal problems.

Chen Changan killed the Divine Sword Sect members who betrayed the sect, then learned through a soul search that their captives came from the Four Absolutes Divine Sect in the Qian Yuan Realm. He and Mu Yunyao headed to investigate the barrier the visitors had failed to open, where Chen Changan appeared behind them.

• Chen Changan froze and destroyed the people who had chosen to leave the Divine Sword Sect, then warned Fan Jian not to recruit indiscriminately.
• Chen Changan told Fan Jian and the others that he would leave again after taking care of matters and bringing them resources.
• After Da Huang failed to question their captive, Chen Changan searched his soul and learned the visitors were from the Four Absolutes Divine Sect in the Qian Yuan Realm.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao realized the sect's people could not open a barrier connected to their Grand Ancestor's hidden object, despite being given a method to break it.
• As the Four Absolutes Divine Sect prepared to attack the barrier again, Chen Changan appeared behind them, and they demanded to know who he was.

Chen Changan entered the barrier, defeated the Four Absolutes Divine Sect members with his companions, and found an object resembling a Fetal Pearl that he could not identify. He headed for the Qian Yuan Realm, where his family had waited for him for a hundred thousand years, only to be confronted with bones his children claimed were his.

• Chen Changan passed through the barrier unhindered while the Four Absolutes Divine Sect members remained trapped outside.
• Mu Yunyao ordered Da Huang and the Three Fools to attack the sect members, and they quickly defeated them.
• Chen Changan emerged with an object resembling a Fetal Pearl, but he could neither fuse with it nor determine its purpose.
• Chen Changan decided to visit the Four Absolutes Divine Sect later and set off for the Qian Yuan Realm, leaving the Four Great Families to Fan Jian and the others.
• Meng Xiaoxiao continued to believe Chen Changan would return, while Gu Yunmeng recalled that Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao had searched for him for a hundred thousand years.
• Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao returned with bones they said belonged to Chen Changan, and Gu Yunmeng and Meng Xiaoxiao refused to believe them.

The Chen family mourned Chen Changan after Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao returned with his skeleton, while Meng Xiaoxiao refused to give up on him. Old Ancestor Chen suggested Changan’s soul might have reincarnated or returned to its true self, and Meng Xiaoxiao vowed to search for him before an unwelcome voice challenged her.

• Chen Changping explained that the skeleton bore traces of Chen Changan’s aura, and Chen Minglou and Gu Yunmeng grieved over his remains.
• Meng Xiaoxiao insisted she would marry Chen Changan even as a skeleton and demanded a way to restore him.
• Chen Minglou explained that Changan’s soul was missing, and Chen Changping said he and Chen Longjiao had been unable to sense it.
• Old Ancestor Chen emerged from seclusion and guessed that Changan’s soul had reincarnated or returned to its true self.
• Meng Xiaoxiao vowed to search the Divine Realm for Changan, but an unwelcome voice said he might not even acknowledge her.

Meng Xiaotian confronted the Chen Family over Chen Changan’s apparent death and demanded that Meng Xiaoxiao return to the Meng Family. The Chen Family defended her, while Meng Xiaotian hinted that his family had gained powerful backing.

• Meng Xiaotian arrived as the Chen Family examined Chen Changan’s remains and mocked them for believing he had treated them as family despite staying away for a hundred thousand years.
• Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao challenged Meng Xiaotian, while Meng Xiaoxiao told him to leave and refused to return to the Meng Family.
• Meng Xiaoxiao recalled how the Meng Family had bullied and humiliated her, and said they had only valued her after Chen Changan improved her cultivation and talent.
• Meng Xiaotian asked Chen Minglou to decide whether Chen Changan’s apparent death annulled the engagement and insisted that Meng Xiaoxiao belonged to the Meng Family.
• Chen Minglou declared that Meng Xiaoxiao was also part of the Chen Family and that nobody could force her to leave.
• Meng Xiaotian warned that the Chen Family could not dominate the Qian Yuan Realm, prompting Chen Minglou and Gu Yunmeng to accuse the Meng Family of selling Meng Xiaoxiao again.

The Meng Family revealed that it planned to marry Meng Xiaoxiao to Lin Yichen of the powerful Fengyang Lin Clan, pressuring her and the Chen Family to agree. Meng Xiaoxiao refused, declaring that Chen Changan was her only husband.

• Chen Minglou and the Old Ancestor Chen rejected Meng Xiaotian's demands, insisting that Meng Xiaoxiao could choose her own future and that the Chen Family would bear any consequences.
• Meng Xiaotian warned Meng Xiaoxiao that her choice might bring disaster upon the Chen Family, making her hesitate until Gu Yunmeng reassured her.
• Meng Xiaotian revealed that the Meng Family intended to marry Meng Xiaoxiao into the Fengyang Lin Clan and named Lin Yichen as her intended husband.
• Chen Changping questioned the match because Lin Yichen had vowed not to marry before reaching the Divine Emperor Realm.
• Meng Xiaoxiao declared that Chen Changan was her only husband.

Meng Xiaoxiao faced pressure from Meng Xiaotian and a Fengyang Lin Clan powerhouse to marry Lin Yichen, and agreed only after securing conditions to protect the Chen Family. Just as she was about to accept, she abruptly refused.

• Meng Xiaoxiao rejected Meng Xiaotian's threats and said the Meng Family would bear the consequences if his plan failed.
• Meng Xiaotian summoned a Fengyang Lin Clan powerhouse, who declared that Meng Xiaoxiao was engaged to Lin Yichen and threatened both the Meng and Chen Families if she refused.
• Old Ancestor Chen and the Chen Family vowed to stand by Meng Xiaoxiao, who said she would protect them for Chen Changan's sake.
• Meng Xiaoxiao demanded to sever ties with the Meng Family and required the Lin Family to help the Chen Family three times; the powerhouse agreed to both conditions.
• When the powerhouse asked whether she would marry into the Lin Family, Meng Xiaoxiao said, "I refuse!"

Chen Changan returned to the North Profound Chen Family after a hundred thousand years and intervened when the Fengyang Lin Clan tried to take Meng Xiaoxiao. After his defenses withstood Lin Guanxiong’s attack, Mu Yunyao stepped forward to fight him.

• Chen Changan’s return thrilled the Chen Family, and he reunited with Chen Minglou, Meng Xiaoxiao, and the others.
• Chen Changan told the family to set aside their questions and confronted Meng Xiaotian, whom Da Huang swallowed on his command.
• Lin Guanxiong identified himself as a member of the Fengyang Lin Clan and demanded Meng Xiaoxiao, but Chen Changan refused to let him take her.
• Lin Guanxiong attacked Chen Changan, but the strike left him unharmed despite his apparent first-tier Divine King cultivation.
• Mu Yunyao volunteered to fight Lin Guanxiong, saying that a fifth-tier Divine Venerable was suitable for practice.

Chen Changan reunited with the Chen Family and explained why his disappearance had lasted ten thousand years for them but only decades for him. As Mu Yunyao drove Lin Guanxiong into retreat, Chen Changan appeared in front of the fleeing opponent and declared he would not let him leave alive.

• Mu Yunyao challenged Lin Guanxiong and overwhelmed him in a fight, despite her lower cultivation level.
• Chen Changan told Gu Yunmeng, Meng Xiaoxiao, and the others about his unusual passage through time and agreed to stay with the Chen Family for a while.
• Chen Changan learned that the Fengyang Lin Clan was the Qian Yuan Realm's most powerful clan and said it was time for that to change.
• Lin Guanxiong threatened the North Profound Chen Family and tried to flee, but Chen Changan appeared in his path.

Chen Changan killed Lin Guanxiong, prompting the Lin Family to send Lin Yichen to the Chen Family for revenge. Chen Changan reassured Chen Changping that he could protect the Chen Family and asked about the powerful Four Absolutes Divine Sect, which was evenly matched with the Lin Family.

• Chen Changan killed Lin Guanxiong with a single punch, wiping out his Spiritual Sense.
• The Lin Family learned of Lin Guanxiong's death, and Lin Yichen volunteered to go to the Chen Family and kill whoever was responsible.
• Chen Changping joked with Chen Changan about visiting his memorial tablet and teased him about their companions going to the Joyful Pavilion.
• Chen Changping explained that he and Long Jiao had fallen behind in cultivation because they lacked resources, and Chen Changan suggested taking the Lin Family's resources.
• Chen Changan asked Chen Changping about the Four Absolutes Divine Sect and learned it was the Qian Yuan Realm's strongest sect, roughly equal in strength to the Lin Family.

Chen Changan spent a month forging divine artifacts to arm the Chen Family, drawing attention across North Xuan. Lin Yichen of the Lin Family arrived alone to intimidate the Chen Family, and Chen Changan challenged his authority.

• Chen Changan learned the Lin Family would take a month or two to arrive and decided to prepare gifts for the Chen Family while they waited.
• Chen Changan forged divine artifacts for a month, while people across North Xuan marveled at the repeated Artifact Tribulations and the Chen Family's growing power.
• Da Huang wondered whether Chen Changan had made artifacts for him, Little Earthworm, and Yi Tuo, and remarked on how close Mu Yunyao and Meng Xiaoxiao had become.
• Chen Changan gave Chen Minglou supreme-grade, top-grade, and high-grade divine artifacts to distribute among the Chen Family.
• Chen Changan sensed Lin Yichen arriving alone with a powerful aura, and Lin Yichen projected his pressure across North Xuan and called for the Chen Family to come out.
• Chen Changan rejected Lin Yichen's command, and Lin Yichen angrily claimed that no one in the Qian Yuan Realm could question his qualifications.

Lin Yichen confronted the Chen Family over Meng Xiaoxiao, but Chen Changan repeatedly outmaneuvered him and fought him in the void. As Lin Yichen unleashed his Time Law, Chen Changan answered with a far greater display of the same law.

• Beixuan’s residents recognized Lin Yichen as a Ninth Level Divine Venerable and feared the Chen Family had doomed itself by offending him.
• Chen Changan challenged Lin Yichen over trying to take Meng Xiaoxiao as his fiancée, and Lin Yichen claimed he could have anyone he wanted.
• Lin Yichen noticed his pressure could not reach the Chen Family, and Chen Changan used Space Law to transport him inside and then into the void.
• Meng Xiaoxiao rejected Lin Yichen, who threatened to make her his wife, and Chen Changan began fighting him.
• Chen Changan remained unscathed through thousands of exchanges while their battle shook Beixuan and fractured the void.
• Lin Yichen unleashed his Time Law, but Chen Changan dismissed it and revealed a much stronger Time Law.

Chen Changan defeated Lin Yichen but discovered that part of Lin Yichen’s soul had survived, leaving him a chance to be reborn. He returned to the Chen Family and concluded that he was not yet strong enough to wipe out the Lin Family alone.

• Chen Changan suppressed Lin Yichen with his Time Law, then struck him with the Laws of Strength and Destruction until his body shattered.
• Chen Changan destroyed the soul he had captured, but sensed that Lin Yichen was not fully dead because part of his soul remained elsewhere.
• The Chen Family members realized Chen Changan had won when he returned, and he explained that Lin Yichen might be reborn.
• Chen Changping and the others questioned why Lin Yichen had an incomplete soul, since it seemed to hinder his cultivation without any clear benefit.
• Chen Changan told the Chen Family that defeating the Lin Family would be difficult and that he needed to grow stronger first.

Chen Changan decided to seek cultivation at the Wuji Pavilion’s forbidden holy land and arranged for Treading Moon to negotiate with the Lin Family before leaving. As the Lin Family investigated Lin Yichen’s death, its members grew wary that someone was using the Chen Family to target them.

• Chen Changping told Chen Changan that the Wuji Pavilion was the Qian Yuan Realm’s strongest faction and guarded a secret cultivation holy land.
• Chen Changan worried the Lin Family would attack the Chen Family while he was away, so he planned an agreement to give both sides time.
• Chen Changan sent Treading Moon to deliver his message to the Lin Family and return to protect the Chen Family if needed.
• Chen Changan set out for the Wuji Pavilion with Mu Yunyao and the others, while Chen Changping and Chen Longjiao stayed behind to help the Chen Family.
• The Lin Family suspected a hidden force had orchestrated Lin Yichen’s death and ordered an investigation before taking action.