Recaps

Chen Changan rescued Chen Yunxuan from an Eternal Sacred Hall commander and told him to find Ye Zhi Qiu and the others before returning to the sect. Suspecting the Hall Master knew about Chen Yunxuan’s strength and his connection to them, Chen Changan headed with Xue Kui and Mu Yunyao toward the Emperor Forbidden Land, expecting opposition.

• Unable to escape the peak Saint Emperor commander, Chen Yunxuan offered to join the Eternal Sacred Hall, and the commander agreed only if he returned to the main hall.
• Chen Changan, Xue Kui, and Mu Yunyao appeared behind the commander, and Chen Changan struck him down before he could continue threatening them.
• Chen Changan praised Chen Yunxuan for adapting and advised him to agree to anything necessary to stay alive if he could neither win nor escape.
• Chen Changan told Chen Yunxuan to find Ye Zhi Qiu and the others, then return to the sect and wait for him.
• Chen Changan, Xue Kui, and Mu Yunyao suspected the Eternal Sacred Hall Hall Master knew their connections and strengths, then set out for the Emperor Forbidden Land expecting someone to stop them.

Chen Changan confronted the Eternal Sacred Hall and Anti-Saint Alliance forces gathered outside the Emperor Forbidden Land and killed them with one strike of the Red Dust Sword. As he prepared to enter with Mu Yunyao and Xue Kui, the Wind Snow Emperor arrived with news that finding the Void Source could let big sister obtain the Emperor Saint Fruit without entering the forbidden land.

• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Xue Kui found hundreds of Eternal Sacred Hall and Anti-Saint Alliance powerhouses waiting at the Emperor Forbidden Land.
• Chen Changan questioned why the Hall Master had sent forces he knew could not defeat him, then told Mu Yunyao and Xue Kui to go ahead while he held off the attackers.
• Chen Changan swung the Red Dust Sword, tore open space, and killed the gathered powerhouses with a single strike.
• Hongchen explained that her power grew with Chen Changan's and could eventually destroy the Sacred Domain.
• As Chen Changan and the others prepared to enter the Emperor Forbidden Land, the Wind Snow Emperor arrived and said big sister could obtain the Emperor Saint Fruit without entering if she found the Void Source first.

Mu Yunyao awakened the Emperor Saint Fruit and strengthened her Void Emperor Overlord Physique, reaching the early Saint Emperor realm. Chen Changan then decided to return to the sect as the Eternal Sacred Hall and Anti-Saint Alliance pressed toward a final showdown, while the Strongest Sect in the Saint Domain was surrounded.

• Wind Snow Emperor explained that the Emperor Saint Fruit would emerge when Mu Yunyao activated her Void Source.
• Mu Yunyao awakened her physique after the Emperor Saint Fruit entered her body, and Chen Changan said her prior tempering had advanced it beyond its former level.
• Mu Yunyao completed her awakening after a year, reached the early Saint Emperor realm, and gained enough power to challenge a peak Saint Ancestor.
• Chen Changan said the Eternal Sacred Hall and Anti-Saint Alliance were likely forcing an early confrontation and decided to return to the sect with Mu Yunyao and Wind Snow Emperor.
• The Strongest Sect in the Saint Domain was surrounded, leaving those inside shocked by the number of people gathered.

The Strongest Sect in the Saint Domain was surrounded by forces tied to the Eternal Sacred Hall and the Anti-Saint Alliance while Chen Changan was away. Chen Changan finally returned, and the enemy immediately ordered an attack.

• Elder Yun and the others asked Evil Lord Hao how to respond to the gathering forces, and he initially suggested surrendering.
• The sect disciples refused to betray Chen Changan, and Evil Lord Hao chose to fight alongside them instead of surrendering or fleeing.
• Chen Yunxuan and the others insisted that Chen Changan would return and protect the sect as the Eternal Sacred Hall’s leaders and forces assembled outside.
• Both sides held their positions while waiting for Chen Changan, who eventually appeared at the sect without anyone sensing his arrival.
• The enemy forces recognized Chen Changan’s return and ordered an attack.

Chen Changan reinforced the Strongest Sect in the Saint Domain against an enormous force and waited for the Eternal Sacred Hall’s Hall Master to appear, suspecting the invasion was part of a larger scheme. The Hall Master arrived with the Anti-Saint Alliance’s identical-looking leader, and Chen Changan revealed that a third person might be involved.

• Chen Changan noticed Da Huang and the others had not returned, then strengthened the sect’s formation and barrier so the attackers could not break through.
• Chen Changan told Wind Snow Emperor and the others that the gathered enemies were pawns and that killing them might benefit the Eternal Sacred Hall’s Hall Master.
• Chen Changan called for the hidden Hall Master to appear, and the attackers continued trying and failing to breach the barrier.
• The Eternal Sacred Hall’s Hall Master appeared, followed by the Anti-Saint Alliance’s leader, who looked exactly like him.
• Chen Changan said the two men were not twins and suggested that a third identical person existed.

Chen Changan confronted Jiang Yunfan, who revealed that he had split himself into three and engineered events across several realms to guide Chen Changan’s growth. Jiang Yunfan said Chen Changan’s father had sent him to protect Chen Changan and help him complete a task, leaving Chen Changan asking who his father was and what the task involved.

• Chen Changan deduced that the three Jiang Yunfans were one person whose soul had been divided into three.
• Jiang Yunfan admitted that he had appeared in different forms across several realms to observe Chen Changan and had arranged Long Wuqi’s involvement and controlled the Devil Race.
• Jiang Yunfan called his followers the final trial for Chen Changan and asked him to kill them, but Chen Changan refused because he did not trust Jiang Yunfan.
• Jiang Yunfan revealed that Chen Changan’s father had sent him to protect Chen Changan and help him complete a task.
• Chen Changan asked who his father was and what task he had come to accomplish.

Jiang Yunfan revealed that the Saint Mausoleum held something Chen Changan’s father needed and could only be opened by sacrificing eighty percent of the Sacred Domain’s population. Chen Changan ordered Jiang Yunfan to carry out the slaughter, and the rising blood began opening the mausoleum.

• Jiang Yunfan said he had come to the Sacred Domain to carry out Chen Changan’s father’s mission and wait for the right time to open the Saint Mausoleum.
• Jiang Yunfan revealed that opening the Saint Mausoleum required sacrificing eighty percent of the Sacred Domain’s people, enraging the gathered crowd.
• Chen Changan said he could not bring himself to kill the people and ordered Jiang Yunfan to do it instead.
• Jiang Yunfan’s other two clones attacked the crowd while he formed hand seals to open the Saint Mausoleum.
• The sky darkened, the victims’ blood rose and gathered overhead, and Jiang Yunfan announced that the Saint Mausoleum was about to open.

Chen Changan entered the Saint Mausoleum after entrusting his Small World to Mu Yunyao, who realized he was in danger and tried to follow him. Inside, Chen Changan confronted Jiang Yunfan, accusing him of luring him there to kill him.

• Chen Changan left Mu Yunyao and the others outside and flew toward the crimson gate with Jiang Yunfan and his two clones.
• Mu Yunyao found the Small World Chen Changan had entrusted to her and concluded that he expected the Saint Mausoleum to be dangerous.
• Mu Yunyao and the others tried but failed to break through the gate, so she ordered them to gather the Sacred Domain's resources and help her grow stronger.
• Jiang Yunfan and his two clones merged after entering the Saint Mausoleum.
• Chen Changan accused Jiang Yunfan of deceiving him and leading him into the Saint Mausoleum to kill him.

Chen Changan confronted Jiang Yunfan inside the Saint Mausoleum after revealing that he had seen through Jiang Yunfan’s trap and entered to keep their battle from endangering their allies. Outside, Mu Yunyao and the others strengthened themselves while Wind Snow Emperor and Evil Lord Hao guarded the mausoleum and noticed its entrance shrinking.

• Jiang Yunfan admitted he had lured Chen Changan into the Saint Mausoleum to kill him, while Chen Changan explained that he had entered knowingly to fight without putting his allies at risk.
• Jiang Yunfan refused to reveal who wanted Chen Changan dead or why, then attacked, and Chen Changan fought back with the Red Dust Sword.
• Mu Yunyao led the survivors in gathering the Sacred Domain’s resources over five years before they returned to their sects to cultivate.
• Evil Lord Hao reached the peak of the Saint Ancestor stage and joined Wind Snow Emperor in guarding the Saint Mausoleum’s entrance.
• Wind Snow Emperor and Evil Lord Hao concluded that Chen Changan had entered with Jiang Yunfan to protect them from their battle, then noticed the crimson entrance had grown smaller.

Chen Changan learned that the Square Seal had absorbed the power Jiang Yunfan used to try to kill him, leaving the two enemies evenly matched. Outside the Saint Mausoleum, Mu Yunyao and the others failed to break through its barrier before the entrance vanished.

• Jiang Yunfan admitted that Chen Changan had become a threat, and Chen Changan realized Jiang Yunfan's power to kill him no longer worked.
• Hongchen explained that the Square Seal had absorbed all the damage produced by Jiang Yunfan's power, protecting Chen Changan.
• Jiang Yunfan tried to seal the Saint Mausoleum's entrance, but Chen Changan attacked and forced him to abandon the attempt.
• Wind Snow Emperor and Evil Lord Hao alerted Mu Yunyao and the others, who attacked the entrance but could not break through its barrier.
• Mu Yunyao ordered everyone to take turns attacking and cultivate between attempts, but the entrance shrank until it disappeared.

Mu Yunyao confirmed that Chen Changan was alive but trapped inside the sealed Saint Mausoleum, while Chen Changan questioned the dying Jiang Yunfan about the plot against him. The chapter left Chen Changan imprisoned with Jiang Yunfan refusing to reveal the sealing hand seals.

• Mu Yunyao used Chen Changan's Small World to confirm he was still alive and vowed to reopen the Saint Mausoleum.
• Wind Snow Emperor suggested the Saint Mausoleum could still be opened, and Mu Yunyao urged everyone to recall Jiang Yunfan's hand seals.
• Chen Changan questioned the dying Jiang Yunfan, who explained that a force had protected Chen Changan until the Saint Mausoleum was ready to imprison him.
• Chen Changan suspected Jiang Yunfan had been ordered to kill him and take over his body, and Jiang Yunfan's silence suggested he was right.
• Jiang Yunfan refused to repeat the complicated hand seals, saying he was content to die with Chen Changan trapped beside him.

After more than a thousand years without finding a way to reopen the Saint Mausoleum, Mu Yunyao received a letter from Da Huang revealing that he had found a way to rescue Chen Changan. The letter said Da Huang and his companions could not return, and left the solution in the box.

• Mu Yunyao continued searching for a way to reopen the Saint Mausoleum while Wind Snow Emperor urged her to rest.
• Elder Yun delivered a parcel to Mu Yunyao from an unknown messenger who disappeared after delivering it.
• Mu Yunyao recognized Da Huang's letter and learned that he and his companions were gone but not dead.
• Da Huang told Mu Yunyao he had found a way to rescue Chen Changan, but could not return with his companions.
• Mu Yunyao read Da Huang's playful farewell and learned that the solution was inside the wooden box.

Mu Yunyao and the others used a token Da Huang sent to reopen the Saint Mausoleum and free Chen Changan. Chen Changan returned to the Sacred Domain, where Mu Yunyao, Wind Snow Emperor, and Xue Kui greeted him with a beating.

• Mu Yunyao read Da Huang's letter and found an ordinary wooden token in the box he had sent.
• Mu Yunyao discovered hidden instructions on the back of Da Huang's letter and crushed the token, restoring the entrance to the Saint Mausoleum.
• Mu Yunyao and the others approached the entrance, but an invisible barrier blocked them until Chen Changan's sword light shattered through from inside.
• Chen Changan emerged from the Saint Mausoleum and was immediately beaten by Mu Yunyao, Wind Snow Emperor, and Xue Kui.
• Chen Changan learned Da Huang had sent the token and eagerly asked whether Da Huang had returned.

After returning safely, Chen Changan reflected on the hidden plans and tests that may have shaped his journey through the Sacred Domain. He decided to investigate a way to reach the Upper Realm, but said he would not take everyone with him.

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao worried about Da Huang and the others, and Chen Changan suspected they had found an opportunity to reach the Upper Realm.
• Chen Changan wondered why his future self had left so few clues in the Sacred Domain and proposed that the domain had been a trial, with Jiang Yunfan as its final test.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao considered whether his experiences had prepared him to leave the Sacred Domain for the Upper Realm.
• Mu Yunyao explained that Wind Snow Emperor knew of no one who had ascended from the Sacred Domain and believed its people were being prevented from doing so.
• Chen Changan said he would investigate how to leave the Sacred Domain, but would not take everyone to the Upper Realm.

Chen Changan entrusted the Strongest Sect in the Saint Domain to Evil Lord Hao and Wind Snow Emperor before setting out with Mu Yunyao to find a way to the Upper Realm. Using the Spirit Guiding Technique, they traced Da Huang’s last known location to the Heavenly Chasm Abyss and descended into its seemingly endless depths.

• Chen Changan appointed Evil Lord Hao and Wind Snow Emperor to manage the sect, and arranged for Chen Yunxuan, Xue Kui, and others to stay in his Small World.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao left to search for a path to the Upper Realm, with Xue Kui as their only companion outside the Small World.
• Chen Changan used the Spirit Guiding Technique to trace Da Huang’s last appearance to the Heavenly Chasm Abyss.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao jumped into the abyss and descended for seven days through a narrowing, pitch-black passage without finding its end.
• Chen Changan wondered what had drawn Da Huang to the abyss and insisted they continue toward its depths.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao escaped the Heavenly Chasm Abyss through a mysterious stone door and arrived in the Upper Realm, where their powers were heavily suppressed. A stranger warned them that someone was trying to kill Chen Changan and led them from the mountains toward a waiting carriage.

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao discovered a stone door in the endless Heavenly Chasm Abyss and opened it to find a thatched hut beyond.
• Chen Changan realized they had entered the Upper Realm, where the rules suppressed their cultivation and physical abilities much as the Saint Dragon Ruins had.
• A man entered the hut, warned Chen Changan that someone was trying to kill him, and urged the pair to leave.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao followed the man through the mountains, struggling with their reduced speed and growing fatigue.
• The man led them to a carriage at the foot of the mountain and told them to get in so he could explain on the way.

A man told Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao that the worlds they had known were controlled, artificial realms and that they had entered the True Realm. Chen Changan questioned the explanation and his own origins, while the man ended by warning that their former powers and cultivation were nearly useless there.

• Chen Changan questioned the man about his identity, his mission, and the people seeking to kill him, and the man said he had been ordered to welcome Chen Changan after he left the Sacred Domain.
• The man described the Upper Realm as the True Realm and said the worlds Chen Changan had experienced were artificial realms controlled by their creators.
• Chen Changan discovered that he could no longer use his Law Power, and the man explained that powers based on those realms’ rules did not work the same way in the True Realm.
• The man said Chen Changan did not originally belong to the false worlds, while Mu Yunyao was one of the rare people able to enter the True Realm.
• Chen Changan learned that Jiang Yunfan’s mission had been to trap him and keep him from reaching the True Realm, but the man could not explain Chen Changan’s identity or origins.
• The man warned Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao that, apart from their physical bodies, their former powers and cultivation were practically useless in the True Realm.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao reached the True Realm and learned that their bodies had adapted to its true essence, though they would need to cultivate from scratch. After arriving at the Xuanwu Sect, Chen Changan learned that the sect had ancient ties to his father, but the sect master would not reveal his name.

• Chen Changan learned that Acupoint Infusion had let him and Mu Yunyao withstand the True Realm's true essence, while many people from the Sacred Domain might die there.
• Chen Changan suspected his mysterious father was behind the people protecting and hunting him, and his escort said he would take them to the Xuanwu Sect.
• After half a month of travel, the escort gave Chen Changan a letter of introduction and left him and Mu Yunyao at the Xuanwu Sect.
• Xuanwu Sect disciples brought Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao to the sect master, who said he knew Chen Changan's background and that the sect had ancient ties to his father.
• The sect master refused to speak Chen Changan's father's name and offered to let Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao stay at the sect.

Chen Changan learned that his father had been known as the Lord of the True Realm and that the Xuanwu Sect owed him a great debt. After settling into the sect, Chen Changan heard its disciples wonder who he and his companion were and decide to send someone to find out.

• The Xuanwu Sect Master told Chen Changan that his father had aided the sect long ago and that rumors claimed he had been living in seclusion for ten thousand years.
• The Xuanwu Sect Master revealed that Chen Changan's father was called the Lord of the True Realm and promised to protect Chen Changan, whom he addressed as Great-Grandfather.
• Chen Changan asked about his father's letter, and the Xuanwu Sect Master said it instructed them to let the two visitors settle in and cultivate.
• The Xuanwu Sect Master explained the True Realm's cultivation ranks and disclosed that he had reached the Emperor Realm with help from Chen Changan's father.
• Chen Changan went with Xuanwu Sect disciples to lodgings prepared for him and his companion.
• Xuanwu Sect disciples speculated about the two outsiders' status and decided to ask someone to investigate them.

Chen Changan questioned Hongchen about the True Realm and his father, then sought a fight to vent his frustration. After defeating Wu Daoqi with one punch, he challenged the Xuanwu Sect to send someone stronger, and the Third Elder stepped forward.

• Chen Changan asked Hongchen about her power and the Lord of the True Realm, but she turned back into a sword rather than answer who he was.
• Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao he was angry with his father and wanted to fight, then sensed someone approaching.
• Wu Daoqi entered Chen Changan’s courtyard and said he had come because he was curious about Chen Changan and loved fighting.
• Chen Changan knocked Wu Daoqi back with one punch, and Wu Daoqi admitted defeat because Chen Changan had no True Essence Power.
• Chen Changan asked the Xuanwu Sect to send someone stronger, and the Third Elder appeared and revealed he was at the peak of the True Extreme Realm.

Chen Changan fought the Xuanwu Sect's Third Elder and proved that his strength and defenses were extraordinary even without True Essence Power, though he quickly ran out of stamina. He hinted at his identity and declared that he would no longer hide in the True Realm.

• The Xuanwu Sect's Sect Master told the Grand Elder that he had let the Third Elder test Chen Changan because he was curious about the son of a legend.
• The Third Elder challenged Chen Changan, who attacked with immense physical strength and endured the elder's blows without injury.
• The Third Elder called off the fight after Chen Changan's counters overwhelmed him, and Chen Changan admitted he was exhausted and hungry.
• Chen Changan suggested that the Third Elder should not address him by name, confusing the gathered disciples and elders.
• The Xuanwu Sect's Sect Master and Mu Yunyao arrived, and Chen Changan announced that he would stop hiding and turn the True Realm upside down.

Chen Changan chose to reveal his identity as the son of the Lord of the True Realm to the Xuanwu Sect, despite the dangers it could bring. After receiving his father's cultivation manual, he quickly began cultivating and entered the True Martial Realm.

• Chen Changan rejected the Xuanwu Sect Master's warning and decided not to hide his identity, while asking him not to announce it to the whole world.
• The Xuanwu Sect Master told the disciples that Chen Changan was the son of the Lord of the True Realm and warned them not to reveal his identity without permission.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao discussed how others would compare him to his father and how his identity could bring both enemies and allies.
• The Xuanwu Sect Master gave Chen Changan the Awesome Cultivation Technique, a manual left at the sect by his father, and explained that the sect had cultivated it to its seventh level.
• After eating, Chen Changan memorized the manual and began cultivating while Mu Yunyao read it; he quickly entered the True Martial Realm.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao rapidly advanced through the True Realm after completing Acupoint Infusion, while Chen Changan wondered about his missing father. They went to the Xuanwu Hall to learn about an attack on the Sun Family and the Xuanwu Sect’s response.

• Chen Changan reached the peak of the True Profound Realm in one night, while Mu Yunyao advanced to its late stage.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao attributed their rapid cultivation to completing Acupoint Infusion and concluded they would need more resources to reach the True Extreme Realm.
• Chen Changan wondered whether his father had disappeared because he needed help with a crisis, then decided to find food with Mu Yunyao.
• The two noticed disciples hurrying to the Xuanwu Hall and followed them to see what had happened.
• The Sun Family Patriarch asked Sect Master Lin to help after the family was attacked, and Lin promised the Xuanwu Sect would stand behind them.
• Chen Changan arrived at the hall and said he wanted to hear how arrogant the Heir Apparent was.

Chen Changan learned that a Yuanlong Dynasty Heir Apparent had threatened to destroy Xuanwu Sect’s vassal Sun family unless it surrendered its young women, and he suspected the crisis was really aimed at him. He decided to go to the Sun family himself, while asking Sect Master Lin to prepare money for the journey.

• The Sun Family Patriarch told Chen Changan and Sect Master Lin that the Heir Apparent had given the Sun family fifteen days to comply, and a powerful expert had already defeated him.
• Sect Master Lin concluded that the threat was meant to draw Xuanwu Sect into a conflict, and Chen Changan suspected the real target was himself.
• Chen Changan offered to go to the Sun family, and Sect Master Lin agreed to let him handle the matter personally.
• Chen Changan told Sect Master Lin to travel light but bring plenty of money.

Chen Changan gathered supplies from Xuanwu Sect and left with Mu Yunyao to investigate the threat that might be targeting him. As they traveled, he learned that people in this part of the True Realm used demonic beasts as food rather than mounts and found its travel methods unimpressive.

• Chen Changan asked Sect Master Lin for currency and two Storage Rings before leaving Xuanwu Sect, and promised to help if the sect ever faced serious trouble.
• Chen Changan told Sect Master Lin he doubted his pursuers intended to kill him and left with Mu Yunyao after bidding the sect farewell.
• The Sun Family Patriarch met Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao outside and questioned why only the two of them were going.
• Chen Changan asked about using demonic beasts or flying artifacts for travel, and the Sun Family Patriarch explained that demonic beasts were eaten and flight consumed too much energy.
• Chen Changan complained that the True Realm seemed unimpressive and questioned whether its Lord was truly powerful.