Recaps

Chen Changan killed a Peak Ancestor God and claimed two of the ten spots for himself and Fan Tianhua, leaving the other contestants to fight over the rest. As the battle continued, Chen Changan asked about the Sacred Domain, and someone offered to share what they knew.

• Chen Changan killed a Peak Ancestor God after the man mocked him and begged for mercy.
• Chen Changan claimed two of the ten spots, and the contestants agreed without objecting.
• Chen Changan and Fan Tianhua watched the contestants fight while Chen Changan identified five strong fighters who secured spots.
• Chen Changan asked Fan Tianhua what he knew about the Sacred Domain, and another person said they knew a little about it.

Chen Changan and the other winners entered the Sacred Domain, where its unfamiliar rules suppressed their bodies and cultivation. As they began adapting, Chen Changan encouraged Fan Tianhua to trust his own strength as well as his good fortune.

• Ye Bufan told Chen Changan that the Sacred Domain was dominated by ranked Sacred Dao Academies that admitted only elite students.
• After the final three places were decided, Chen Changan spotted an entrance overhead and led Fan Tianhua and the others through it.
• The group entered the Sacred Domain and struggled to stand and move, while Chen Changan realized its rules differed from those of the divine domain.
• Fan Tianhua began adapting to the Sacred Domain faster than the others and explained that adapting had always been essential to his survival.
• Chen Changan reassured Fan Tianhua that he had earned his place through his own ability, and Fan Tianhua vowed not to fall behind or bring shame on him.

Chen Changan and Fan Tianhua adapted to the Sacred Domain, where they found its energy gentle but difficult for Fan Tianhua to absorb. A mysterious middle-aged man appeared and invited the group to attempt the Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy’s entrance assessment, and Chen Changan agreed to try.

• Chen Changan checked how Fan Tianhua and the others were adapting, and learned they could move more easily but absorbed energy far more slowly.
• Fan Tianhua said the Sacred Domain’s gentle energy fused with his Divine Power without changing it, and Chen Changan speculated it might transform after reaching the Saint Realm.
• Chen Changan explained that the changed ascension rules suggested someone had intervened and might be waiting for them.
• A middle-aged man appeared without Chen Changan sensing him and praised the group of ascenders.
• The middle-aged man invited the group to attempt the Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy’s assessment, and Ye Bufan and the others eagerly accepted.
• Fan Tianhua said he would follow Chen Changan’s lead, and Chen Changan agreed to give the assessment a try.

Yu Chengan explained the Sacred Domain’s cultivation ranks and Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy’s entrance assessment before bringing Chen Changan and his companions to the academy. They learned that Yu Chengan’s recommendation let them skip the queue, but they still had to pass the assessment to enter.

• Chen Changan asked Yu Chengan about the Sacred Domain and its academies, and Yu Chengan explained the ranks from Ancestor God to Heavenly Saint and the advantages of joining an academy.
• Yu Chengan told Chen Changan and the others that academy applicants were tested on talent, perseverance, and character.
• Yu Chengan led the group to Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy, where they saw thousands of applicants and learned that two rival academies had attracted more candidates after gaining new Heavenly Saints.
• Other applicants questioned why Chen Changan’s group skipped the line until someone explained that academy instructors could recommend candidates, who still had to pass the assessment.

Chen Changan and his companions waited to take the Saint Monument trial, which tested whether they could comprehend the Saint's Will within three shichen. After encouraging his nervous companions and witnessing someone barely pass, Chen Changan challenged a contemptuous instructor and drew the man's threat.

• Yu Chengan explained that applicants had to comprehend the Saint's Will from the Saint Monument within three shichen to pass the first trial.
• As more candidates failed, Fan Tianhua worried that the group had no chance, and Chen Changan reassured everyone that ascending to the Sacred Domain proved they were exceptional talents.
• A candidate's small, blurry phantom appeared on the monument, showing that he had comprehended the Saint's Will, but only superficially.
• When another intermediate instructor taunted Yu Chengan's recommendations, Chen Changan called the instructor contemptible and questioned how he had become a Saint.
• The instructor warned Chen Changan to hope he never fell into his hands and doubted he would qualify for Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy.

Chen Changan’s phantom appeared on the Saint Monument despite his inability to sense or comprehend the Saint’s Will, and the instructors realized he already possessed it. All ten members of his group passed the assessment, while Chen Changan’s phantom grew beyond the monument and appeared in the sky above Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy.

• Chen Changan and the other nine members of his group entered the Saint Monument’s assessment area, where Fan Tianhua and the others entered a state of enlightenment.
• Chen Changan remained clearheaded, but his phantom appeared on the Saint Monument and grew as he continued to look at it.
• The instructors realized Chen Changan had not comprehended the Saint’s Will but already possessed it, and Yu Chengan celebrated his discovery.
• Phantoms appeared for the other members of Chen Changan’s group until all ten had passed the assessment.
• Chen Changan’s phantom grew beyond the Saint Monument and rose into the sky, drawing the attention of everyone across Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy.

Chen Changan’s Saint’s Will manifested as a colossal phantom above Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy, astonishing its leaders and fellow examinees. After he and his companions passed the test, Yu Chengan led them to the next testing site.

• Chen Changan’s phantom appeared above Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy and continued growing, drawing the attention of the academy’s deans and students.
• Dean Huang argued that Chen Changan’s immense Saint’s Will justified special treatment, while Dean Yun insisted his character still needed testing; Dean Zhu proposed that he take the examination normally and receive privileges if he passed.
• Fan Tianhua and the others finished comprehending the Saint’s Will and saw Chen Changan’s enormous phantom, leaving them stunned by the gap between their results.
• Chen Changan confirmed that he and his companions had passed, and Fan Tianhua asked how he had achieved such a massive phantom; Chen Changan replied that it was due to excellence.
• Yu Chengan praised Chen Changan and the other nine examinees, then led them to the next testing site.

After Chen Changan and his companions passed the second trial with ease, Yu Chengan sent them into separate worlds for the Sacred Dao Academy’s final test of character. Chen Changan awoke as an ordinary young man with the same name and a miserable background, unsure what scenario awaited him.

• The test-takers reconsidered their prejudice against people from the Lower Realm after witnessing Chen Changan and his companions’ abilities.
• Yu Chengan led Chen Changan and the others through the second trial, which they passed easily.
• The Three Deans discussed recruiting more ascended cultivators and worried that the final trial might reveal flaws in a candidate’s character.
• Yu Chengan explained that each candidate would enter a different world with a new identity and no access to their real strength.
• Chen Changan entered a small, tidy room in another world, absorbed the memories of his ordinary young body, and questioned why he had been given such a miserable background.

Chen Changan discovered that his new body had Severed Meridians and could not cultivate, but his maid found Spirit Connecting Grass at Azure Dragon Mountain and urged him to retrieve it. He left for the mountain despite the Chen Family’s hostility, and easily dodged two attackers but found his weak body could barely hurt them.

• Chen Changan tried to cultivate but found that his body could not absorb energy because it had Severed Meridians.
• His injured maid told him she had found Spirit Connecting Grass at Azure Dragon Mountain and offered to lure away the monster guarding it.
• Chen Changan ordered his maid to stay behind and went to retrieve the herb alone.
• Chen Family servants mocked Chen Changan, and he ignored them as he left the family compound.
• The Chen Family Young Family Head ordered two lackeys to break Chen Changan’s legs, but Chen Changan dodged their attacks and struck back with little effect.

Chen Changan used his combat experience to defeat the Young Family Head’s men, took the Young Family Head’s silver, and rode to Azure Dragon Mountain to search for Spirit Connecting Grass. He killed a first-rank demonic beast with precise swordplay, while nearby martial artists claimed the beast as theirs.

• Chen Changan redirected two attackers’ strikes so they hit each other, then intimidated the Young Family Head into handing over his silver.
• The Young Family Head swore revenge after Chen Changan left the Chen Family.
• Chen Changan bought a sword and a horse, learned where Azure Dragon Mountain was, and rode there alone.
• Chen Changan headed up Azure Dragon Mountain to search for Spirit Connecting Grass, though he did not know its exact location.
• Chen Changan dodged a first-rank demonic beast’s leap and stabbed it repeatedly in the heart.
• Nearby martial artists praised Chen Changan’s technique and nerve, then claimed the beast as theirs.

Chen Changan learned that the Spirit Connecting Grass might be near Azure Dragon Mountain’s summit, where a Third-tier Demonic Beast lived, and set out to find it. A group of six hunters caught up with him and agreed to help fight the beast, leaving Chen Changan to deliver the killing blow.

• Chen Changan gave six hunters the corpse of a defeated Demonic Beast in exchange for information about the Spirit Connecting Grass.
• The hunters said the grass might be at the summit, where a Third-tier Demonic Beast kept people away.
• Chen Changan decided to head for the summit despite knowing the beast was far stronger than he was.
• The hunters’ leader chose to join Chen Changan, and the other five followed after dividing up the corpse.
• The six hunters caught up with Chen Changan and agreed that they would keep the Third-tier Demonic Beast occupied while he struck the killing blow.

Chen Changan retrieved the Spirit Connecting Grass from Azure Dragon Mountain and swallowed it, gaining the ability to cultivate. After two Third-tier Demonic Beasts appeared and focused on him, the six men debated whether to abandon him and flee.

• Chen Changan and the six men reached the mountaintop, where he found the Spirit Connecting Grass but could not see the Third-tier Demonic Beast.
• Chen Changan pulled up the Spirit Connecting Grass, and the group left the mountaintop while still sensing danger.
• Chen Changan swallowed the Spirit Connecting Grass and quickly gained the ability to sense spiritual energy and cultivate.
• Two Third-tier Demonic Beasts approached, and the six men realized the beasts were focused on Chen Changan.
• The six men debated whether to fight or flee, leaving the eldest torn over whether to abandon Chen Changan.

The six brothers chose to keep their promise and protect Chen Changan while he cultivated, despite two Third-tier Demonic Beasts blocking their way. When an old man blamed Chen Changan for eating his Thousand Spirit Grass, Chen Changan instantly killed both beasts with one sword strike and left them to the brothers.

• The leader decided to honor the brothers' promise to protect Chen Changan, and all five others chose to stay with him.
• The two Third-tier Demonic Beasts watched Chen Changan without attacking as his cultivation rapidly rose.
• An enraged old man appeared, claimed Chen Changan had eaten his Thousand Spirit Grass, and ordered the beasts to attack the six brothers.
• Chen Changan flashed forward and killed both Third-tier Demonic Beasts with a single sword strike.
• Chen Changan told the six brothers they had made the right choice and gave them the two beasts.

Chen Changan defeated a Grandmaster Realm expert after taking the Thousand Spirit Grass, then spared him and gave the six companions the two Third-tier Demonic Beasts. He left Azure Dragon Mountain and flew toward the Chen Family to complete his trial.

• The old man attacked Chen Changan, but Chen Changan's sword strike forced him back and revealed that Chen Changan had reached the Xiantian Realm.
• Chen Changan offered to make amends for taking the Thousand Spirit Grass and told the old man to leave, but the old man refused and declared that he was a Grandmaster Realm expert.
• Chen Changan outsped the old man and cut his robe, showing that he could have killed him; the old man admitted defeat and thanked Chen Changan for sparing his life.
• Chen Changan gave the six companions the two Third-tier Demonic Beasts and departed, while the old man recruited them and praised Chen Changan's fortune.
• Chen Changan flew away from Azure Dragon Mountain toward the Chen Family to complete his trial.

Chen Changan confronted Chen Shaojie after learning that he had killed Chen Changan’s maid, interrupting the Chen Family Patriarch’s attempt to sacrifice his son to appease the Meng Family and its Qin Family allies. Chen Changan cut off Chen Shaojie’s arm, and his imposing presence stunned the Chen Family Patriarch.

• The Chen Family Patriarch scolded Chen Shaojie for provoking the Meng Family and learned that the Meng Family had arrived with two powerful Qin Family experts.
• The Meng Family’s young lady demanded that Chen Shaojie be handed over, and the Chen Family Patriarch ordered his son brought out to face them.
• The Chen Family Patriarch chose the Chen Family’s survival over Chen Shaojie and ordered his members to kill his son.
• Chen Changan arrived and asked Chen Shaojie whether he had killed Chen Changan’s maid; Chen Shaojie admitted that he had beaten her to death.
• Chen Changan severed Chen Shaojie’s arm with his sword, then stopped the Chen Family Patriarch with his imposing aura.

Chen Changan killed Chen Shaojie for murdering the maid who had treated him like family, and severed the Chen Family Patriarch’s arm when he tried to stop him. After finishing Chen Shaojie, Chen Changan challenged Yu Chengan and the sages’ assessment, condemning them for treating people’s lives and fates as theirs to control.

• Chen Changan rejected Chen Shaojie’s pleas for mercy and continued cutting him, declaring that the maid’s death could not be excused.
• Chen Changan rebuked the Chen Family Patriarch for appealing to blood ties and the family’s needs, then continued his attack on Chen Shaojie.
• The Chen Family Patriarch struck at Chen Changan, but Chen Changan severed his arm with a swift sword stroke.
• Chen Changan ignored the crowd’s accusations and killed Chen Shaojie, saying he had to pay for murdering the maid.
• Chen Changan looked to the sky and criticized Yu Chengan and the sages for their assessment and for presuming to control people’s lives and fates.

Chen Changan slaughtered the Chen Family after its staged betrayal, then killed himself to escape the test. Yu Chengan revealed that the cruelty had been fabricated and that the Small World’s people were unharmed, leaving Chen Changan to confront the truth about the test.

• Chen Changan declared that he would kill anyone who harmed the people he cared about and cut down the Chen Family members around him.
• The Meng Family’s young lady and the Qin Family experts discussed Chen Changan’s strength and ruthlessness, and the Qin Family’s great-grandfather revealed that Chen Changan had eaten the Thousand Spirit Grass.
• The Qin Family decided to leave rather than provoke Chen Changan, who returned to his residence, carried away the maid’s body, and set the Chen Family grounds on fire.
• Chen Changan buried the maid, then plunged his sword through his chest to escape the test.
• Yu Chengan told Chen Changan that the events had been deliberately arranged and projected the Small World, where everything had returned to normal and the maid was alive.

Chen Changan, Fan Tianhua, and Ye Bufan passed Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy’s character assessment, while seven other candidates failed. After Yu Chengan showed the three newcomers their lodgings and explained the junior district, Chen Changan asked what conditions they needed to meet to become saints.

• Yu Chengan told Chen Changan that his candid response during the Small World assessment had earned him a pass.
• Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan returned from the assessment and learned that they had passed too.
• Yu Chengan rejected seven candidates for hiding their true feelings, though he told them they could apply to other Sacred Dao Academies.
• Yu Chengan led Chen Changan, Fan Tianhua, and Ye Bufan through the junior district, explained its resources and Sacred Duel Arena, and showed them their neighboring lodgings.
• Chen Changan assigned Ye Bufan the middle lodging and sent Fan Tianhua to the far one, then asked Yu Chengan about the conditions for breaking through to sainthood.

Yu Chengan explained that Saints in the Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy generally advanced through Merit and Faith gained by resolving world-threatening crises. After three years refining the Origin Power of Dao Source, Chen Changan reached Peak Ancestor God and called it his slowest breakthrough.

• Yu Chengan told Chen Changan, Fan Tianhua, and Ye Bufan about the two paths to sainthood and explained how Merit and Faith were earned by saving worlds from Great Tribulations.
• Ye Bufan questioned why becoming a Saint was difficult if the trio could easily resolve crises, and Yu Chengan explained the limits and rarity of suitable opportunities.
• Yu Chengan said the Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy was beginner-ranked, then advised the trio to focus on cultivation.
• Chen Changan returned to his residence and spent three years absorbing and fusing the Origin Power of Dao Source he had obtained from Treading Moon.
• Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan were astonished when Chen Changan emerged at Peak Ancestor God and said it was his slowest breakthrough.

Chen Changan joined Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan as they sought a Three-star mission to earn Saint Breaking Pills, while the two argued over who would be his Second Brother. The trio reached the mission hall, where they planned to choose a mission.

• Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan asked Chen Changan to accompany them on a Three-star mission to obtain Saint Breaking Pills and advance to the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan fought over the title of Second Brother, so Chen Changan made Fan Tianhua Second Brother and Ye Bufan Little Second Brother.
• Students recognized Chen Changan as the cultivator associated with the enormous phantom from the examination and discussed rumors that he possessed a Saint's Will.
• Fan Tianhua bragged about having Chen Changan as his big brother and teased Ye Bufan, until Chen Changan told him to be quiet.
• Fan Tianhua led Chen Changan and Ye Bufan to the place where students accepted missions.

Chen Changan rejected an easy academy task and chose to seek a more challenging one, but a group of Quasi-Saints mocked him and his companions. After explaining that strength shaped how people acted, he declared that they had no idea how strong he was.

• Chen Changan judged the Jin family's three-star task too easy and suggested finding a four- or five-star task for a greater reward.
• A group of academy students mocked Chen Changan, Fan Tianhua, and Ye Bufan for their boastful talk and low strength.
• Ye Bufan and Fan Tianhua challenged the group’s contempt, but one student refused to apologize and told them to know their place.
• Chen Changan explained that people retained their flaws regardless of status or strength, then asked whether strength gave people the right to act however they wanted.
• Chen Changan told the mockers they had no idea how strong he was and declared that he truly had the strength to look down on everyone.

Chen Changan attacked students who mocked him, openly rejecting the academy’s rules and threatening to kill anyone who crossed him. When the Disciplinary Team arrived and Yin Feng ordered him to come along, Chen Changan challenged the order while Ye Bufan and Fan Tianhua decided to stand by him.

• Chen Changan unleashed his aura and sent the students who mocked him flying without leaving his place.
• Chen Changan told the students he did not care about academy rules and warned that he might kill someone next time.
• The Disciplinary Team arrived, and Yin Jian accused Chen Changan to his older brother, Yin Feng.
• Yin Feng ordered Chen Changan to come with him, but Chen Changan asked what would happen if he refused.
• Fan Tianhua suggested that he and Ye Bufan pack and follow Chen Changan if he left the academy, while Ye Bufan insisted they first see whether they could help.

Chen Changan defeated the Disciplinary Team and challenged a Sacred Dao Academy mentor to test his strength against a Saint. The mentor accepted, and they prepared to fight elsewhere.

• Chen Changan used Time Law to immobilize five Disciplinary Team members and warped space to twist their bodies.
• Yin Feng charged at Chen Changan, who cut him in half with a single strike of the Red Dust Sword.
• A mentor arrived, healed Yin Feng, confirmed Chen Changan possessed Saint's Will, and threatened to punish and expel him.
• Chen Changan challenged the Lower Saint mentor to a fight, and the mentor accepted.

After Chen Changan challenged a Junior Mentor, Yu Chengan announced that the Three Deans had granted Chen Changan special privileges at Tianshu Sacred Dao Academy. The Deans arranged for Chen Changan and the Junior Mentor to spar before the whole academy, leaving the mentor convinced he was meant to make Chen Changan look impressive.

• Chen Changan eagerly prepared to fight the Junior Mentor, but Yu Chengan arrived and said the Three Deans had reviewed the incident.
• Yu Chengan announced that Chen Changan could act without following academy rules unless he killed students or committed great evil, and that even Vice Deans could not interfere.
• Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan celebrated Chen Changan's new status, while Yu Chengan warned Chen Changan not to abuse his privileges.
• Chen Changan said he would not seek trouble unless someone provoked him, and Yu Chengan revealed that the Deans had prepared an arena for his fight with the Junior Mentor.
• The Junior Mentor agreed to put on a good show for the academy, assuming the Deans wanted him to make Chen Changan appear strong.

Chen Changan entered a public arena to fight a Junior Mentor, drawing disbelief from the academy after his cultivation was revealed as Peak Ancestor God. While the crowd expected him to lose, Fan Tianhua opened a betting pool on Chen Changan’s instructions, and Yu Chengan agreed to back it.

• Chen Changan told Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan that he was confident he would not lose to the Junior Mentor, though he did not know whether he could win.
• The Three Deans opened a special public space for the duel, and Chen Changan and the Junior Mentor entered it.
• The academy discovered Chen Changan had reached Peak Ancestor God and speculated that the Junior Mentor would defeat him easily.
• Fan Tianhua told Ye Bufan that Chen Changan had instructed them to open a betting pool, then announced odds for how long Chen Changan would last.
• When people questioned whether Fan Tianhua and Ye Bufan could pay out, Fan Tianhua said Yu Chengan backed the pool, and Yu Chengan nodded to confirm it.