Recaps

Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er won one hundred thousand taels of gold at Ping An Gambling House, then fled when the gambling house's thugs tried to take it back. They escaped with Da Huang and Chen Changan told Gu Xian'er that running from pursuers was part of the fun.

• Gu Xian'er bet one hundred thousand taels of gold on high at Chen Changan's encouragement and won despite the dice dealer's attempt to control the result.
• The manager paid Chen Changan the winnings and let him leave, then signaled the gambling house's thugs to follow them.
• Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er walked away while Da Huang urged them to visit a brothel, but Gu Xian'er noticed the thugs tailing them.
• The thugs surrounded Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er and demanded the banknotes, so Chen Changan called Da Huang, who ran off and distracted them.
• Chen Changan grabbed Gu Xian'er and ran, and the three escaped after the thugs lost their strength and gave up the chase.
• Gu Xian'er asked why they had run when they could have defeated the thugs, and Chen Changan said she needed to experience the thrill for herself.

Chen Changan traveled with Gu Xian'er and Da Huang before unexpectedly meeting Fang Yunxi, an old friend invited by the Qingyun Sect. Fang Yunxi learned that Chen Changan had inspired Lu Qingyun to found the sect and was left asking why the sect had invited him.

• Chen Changan and Gu Xian'er discussed his experience of living like a mortal while Da Huang impatiently urged them to leave.
• Chen Changan chose a restaurant instead of a brothel, then sensed Fang Yunxi nearby.
• Fang Yunxi entered Chen Changan's private room, and the two friends caught up after more than two thousand years apart.
• Fang Yunxi explained that the Qingyun Sect's Grand Elder had invited him, and Chen Changan recalled that Lu Qingyun had founded the sect.
• Da Huang revealed that Lu Qingyun had founded the Qingyun Sect to fulfill Chen Changan's task and earn a chance to become his servant, shocking Fang Yunxi.
• Fang Yunxi asked why the Qingyun Sect had invited him, and Chen Changan awaited his answer.

Chen Changan learned that the Qingyun Sect was hosting a martial tournament and that its master's son would marry the Fengming Cao Family's Eldest Young Lady. After Gu Xian'er impressed Fang Yunxi with her age and cultivation, Chen Changan decided to visit the sect, while Da Huang embarrassed Fang Yunxi with questions about brothels.

• Fang Yunxi told Chen Changan about the Qingyun Sect's tournament and the marriage between the sect master's son and the Fengming Cao Family's Eldest Young Lady.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang recalled a young man from the Xiao Family who had made the same boast as the Cao Family's former fiancé before the Xiao Family was wiped out.
• Chen Changan asked Gu Xian'er whether she wanted to test herself against the young talents, and Fang Yunxi was shocked to learn she was twenty years old and at the first level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Chen Changan decided to take Gu Xian'er to the Qingyun Sect, and Fang Yunxi said he would check on the juniors traveling with him.
• Da Huang questioned Fang Yunxi about visiting brothels, leaving Fang Yunxi offended and Chen Changan calling Da Huang an embarrassment.

Chen Changan and the Fang family arrived at Qingyun Sect and settled into the crowded lodgings on Xiaoyun Peak. The next day, Chen Changan watched Youth practice sword thrusts from dawn until dusk, and Youth finally noticed him.

• Lu Mengran instructed Qingyun Sect’s disciples to treat the many arriving guests equally and prepare for their stay.
• Fang Yunxi led Chen Changan and his party to Qingyun Sect, where a gatekeeper assigned them the only remaining space on Xiaoyun Peak.
• Fang Yunxi chastised the young Fang family disciples for worrying about their humble lodging and reminded them that strength mattered more than status.
• Chen Changan chose a small room rather than ask Qingyun Sect for special treatment, and the party settled in on Xiaoyun Peak.
• Chen Changan watched Youth practice the same sword thrust all day while Da Huang praised Youth’s talent and perseverance to Gu Xian'er.
• Youth stopped training, noticed Chen Changan, and asked who he was.

Chen Changan demonstrated his Sword Dao Domain to a young swordsman and helped him grasp Sword Intent, then offered to take him as a disciple. The young man accepted and introduced himself as Ye Zhi Qiu, whose arrival at the Qingyun Sect shocked the onlookers.

• Chen Changan challenged the young swordsman to spar and stopped his attack with the Sword Dao Domain.
• Chen Changan released his Sword Intent, and the young man used it to grasp his own Sword Intent.
• Chen Changan learned the young man had no master and offered to take him as a disciple.
• The young man asked why he should become Chen Changan's disciple, then accepted and introduced himself as Ye Zhi Qiu.
• Fang Yunxi and Da Huang recognized Ye Zhi Qiu and reacted with shock that he had come to the Qingyun Sect.

Chen Changan accepted Ye Zhi Qiu as his disciple after learning that he had come to Qingyun Sect to prove himself rather than seek revenge. After Ye Zhi Qiu left, Chen Changan revealed that the young man possessed a Supreme Sword Body.

• Fang Yunxi recognized Ye Zhi Qiu as the man Cao Jinxiu had broken off her engagement with, and Da Huang recounted how Chen Changan had once faced Feng Wuliang without harm.
• Ye Zhi Qiu told Chen Changan he wanted to restore the Ye Family's good name by proving himself at Qingyun Sect's martial competition, not by taking revenge.
• Chen Changan approved of Ye Zhi Qiu's resolve, promised to train him over the next few days, and told him to meet the next morning.
• After Ye Zhi Qiu left, Fang Yunxi asked why Chen Changan had accepted him, and Chen Changan said Ye Zhi Qiu had a Supreme Sword Body.

Chen Changan began training Ye Zhi Qiu, whose Supreme Sword Body let him quickly gain enlightenment and advance his cultivation. At Qingyun Sect’s tournament, Chen Changan and Ye Zhi Qiu suspected the event was designed to raise Cao Jinxiu’s reputation for Lu Yun.

• Fang Yunxi wondered whether Chen Changan was a hidden Sword Emperor and asked Da Huang why he had not taken human form, prompting Da Huang to walk away in frustration.
• Chen Changan asked Ye Zhi Qiu what a sword was, and Ye Zhi Qiu entered enlightenment, improving his cultivation to the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm and strengthening his Sword Intent by fifty percent.
• Chen Changan taught Ye Zhi Qiu the Supreme Sword Emperor Art and guided him through several days of cultivation and sword contemplation.
• Guests gathered at Qingyun Peak for Qingyun Sect’s tournament, where Ye Zhi Qiu watched Cao Jinxiu beside Lu Yun.
• Chen Changan agreed with Ye Zhi Qiu that the tournament had another purpose and said it was meant to build Cao Jinxiu’s reputation for Lu Yun.

The Qingyun Sect held a martial gathering that was secretly meant to let Cao Jinxiu prove herself worthy of marrying Lu Yun. After the first day of spars ended, Cao Jinxiu spotted her former fiancé Ye Zhi Qiu and feared trouble was coming.

• Chen Changan explained that the gathering was arranged to give Cao Jinxiu a chance to shine before her wedding to Lu Yun.
• Lu Mengran opened the gathering, and young cultivators began sparring on the arena.
• The Fang Family and Xing Family each sent five fighters, and their matches ended in a draw.
• The first day of the gathering ended, with advancing contestants set to continue after a day of rest and top-fifty finishers promised treasures.
• Cao Jinxiu told Lu Yun that Ye Zhi Qiu had appeared, and Lu Yun ordered someone to find out where he was staying.

Lu Yun visited Ye Zhi Qiu at night and tried to persuade him to skip the martial competition in exchange for restoring the Ye Family’s good name, but Ye Zhi Qiu refused. Lu Yun left angry and planned to have Ye Zhi Qiu defeated at the competition, while Chen Changan remained confident in his disciple and wondered whether Gu Xian'er would join in.

• Lu Yun visited Ye Zhi Qiu and offered compensation for Cao Jinxiu’s past actions, asking him not to cause complications before the wedding.
• Ye Zhi Qiu rejected Lu Yun’s offer to restore the Ye Family’s reputation after the wedding and insisted on competing to prove himself.
• Lu Yun warned Ye Zhi Qiu that proving himself would not be easy, then stormed away.
• Chen Changan and Fang Yunxi discussed Ye Zhi Qiu’s resolve and concluded that Lu Yun might try to have him overwhelmed in the arena.
• Chen Changan said he believed Ye Zhi Qiu would not lose and decided to ask Gu Xian'er whether she planned to take part.

Ye Zhi Qiu took the stage at the Qingyun Sect martial arts meet, drawing attention as the former fiancé of Cao Jinxiu. Lu Yun sent Sun Henian to challenge him, while Lu Mengran warned Lu Yun not to let personal feelings interfere with the sect’s interests; the two fighters introduced themselves and prepared to begin.

• Spectators discussed the Qingyun Sect disciples expected to compete as Lu Yun confirmed Ye Zhi Qiu had arrived.
• Lu Yun arranged for his junior brother Sun Henian, an eighth-level Divine Ability Realm disciple, to defeat Ye Zhi Qiu without seriously harming him.
• At Chen Changan’s encouragement, Ye Zhi Qiu leaped onto the arena and the crowd recognized him as the Ye Family youth whose engagement to Cao Jinxiu had ended.
• Sun Henian followed Ye Zhi Qiu onto the arena, prompting Lu Mengran to question Lu Yun about the challenge.
• Lu Yun explained that Ye Zhi Qiu had reached the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm and could affect Jinxiu, while Lu Mengran urged him to put Qingyun Sect first and consider recruiting Ye Zhi Qiu.
• Ye Zhi Qiu and Sun Henian introduced themselves and exchanged formal challenges.

Ye Zhi Qiu defeated Sun Henian with a single sword strike, shocking the Qingyun Sect and drawing the peak masters’ interest in recruiting him. Afterward, Chen Changan told Ye Zhi Qiu that he was stronger than he realized and warned him about his lack of combat experience.

• Ye Zhi Qiu probed Sun Henian’s limits, then unleashed powerful Sword Intent that suppressed him.
• Ye Zhi Qiu struck so quickly that Sun Henian was thrown from the arena unconscious, though most spectators did not see how.
• The Qingyun Sect’s peak masters argued over which peak should recruit Ye Zhi Qiu, while Lu Yun reassured Cao Jinxiu that he might refuse to join.
• Ye Zhi Qiu returned to Chen Changan, who explained that his cultivation and Sword Intent made him stronger than he thought.
• Chen Changan pointed out Ye Zhi Qiu’s lack of combat experience and asked if he understood what to do in tomorrow’s fight.

Cao Jinxiu ordered Uncle Tu to kill Ye Zhi Qiu and take the blame, and he secretly attacked the hut where Ye Zhi Qiu was staying. The palm struck the figure in bed, but Ye Zhi Qiu revealed that he had been waiting for him.

• Cao Jinxiu grew furious over the sect members praising Ye Zhi Qiu and feared he would threaten Lu Yun's position.
• Cao Jinxiu asked Uncle Tu to kill Ye Zhi Qiu and shoulder all the blame, and Uncle Tu agreed out of loyalty to her and the Cao family.
• Uncle Tu slipped away to Xiaoyun Peak and entered Ye Zhi Qiu's hut, where he struck the figure lying on the bed.
• Ye Zhi Qiu told Uncle Tu that he had been waiting for him and asked whether the attack had been fun.

Chen Changan captured Uncle Tu after he tried to assassinate Ye Zhi Qiu, then kept him hidden to watch Cao Jinxiu’s reaction. Cao Jinxiu panicked when Ye Zhi Qiu appeared alive at the martial competition, while Gu Xian'er left on Chen Changan’s instructions.

• Uncle Tu entered Ye Zhi Qiu’s hut to assassinate him, but Chen Changan immobilized him and sealed his soul.
• Chen Changan told Uncle Tu that his connection to Cao Jinxiu was known and kept him alive for later use.
• Ye Zhi Qiu and Fang Yunxi discussed Cao Jinxiu’s likely role in the attack, and Chen Changan decided to wait and see how she reacted.
• Cao Jinxiu spent the night worrying about Uncle Tu and whether he had been caught.
• Cao Jinxiu saw Ye Zhi Qiu alive at the martial competition and hurried away in a panic.
• Chen Changan told Ye Zhi Qiu to focus on the competition and sent Gu Xian'er away on an undisclosed task.

Ye Zhi Qiu dominated the Qingyun Sect tournament and defeated its nine top disciples at once, revealing more of his strength. Sect Master Lu Mengran declared him the winner and asked whether he would join the Qingyun Sect.

• Ye Zhi Qiu overwhelmed his opponents and advanced to the top ten, while the Qingyun Sect's nine genius disciples doubted they could match him.
• Ye Zhi Qiu asked the nine disciples to attack him together so he could have a meaningful fight.
• Lu Mengran approved the request, and the nine disciples entered the arena to face Ye Zhi Qiu.
• Ye Zhi Qiu blocked their assault and defeated all nine with a powerful sword slash.
• Lu Mengran declared Ye Zhi Qiu the tournament winner and asked him to join the Qingyun Sect.

Ye Zhi Qiu rejected Lu Mengran’s repeated offers to join Qingyun Sect, insisting that he would not abandon the master who had taught him. When Qingyun Sect offered his master a Guest Elder position, Ye Zhi Qiu pointed out Chen Changan, leaving everyone stunned by the young man’s appearance and seemingly low cultivation.

• Lu Mengran invited Ye Zhi Qiu to join Qingyun Sect, but Ye Zhi Qiu declined because he already had a master.
• Lu Mengran offered Ye Zhi Qiu another chance, but Ye Zhi Qiu again refused, saying he would not betray his master.
• Ye Zhi Qiu defended his master and said he believed his master was not inferior to Qingyun Sect.
• The seat masters and Lu Mengran offered Ye Zhi Qiu’s master a Guest Elder position, and Ye Zhi Qiu turned to Chen Changan for a decision.
• Chen Changan stood up, and Ye Zhi Qiu called him his master, shocking the crowd with Chen Changan’s youth and low cultivation.

Chen Changan rejected Lu Mengran’s offer to make him a Guest Elder and accused Qingyun Sect of failing to protect Ye Zhi Qiu from an attempted assassination. Gu Xian'er brought the suspected Cao Jinxiu and Uncle Tu to the arena, where Uncle Tu awoke to find himself surrounded.

• Lu Mengran offered Chen Changan the position of Guest Elder, but Chen Changan refused on behalf of himself and Ye Zhi Qiu.
• Chen Changan revealed that someone had tried to assassinate Ye Zhi Qiu at Xiaoyun Peak the previous night and demanded an explanation from Qingyun Sect.
• Lu Mengran questioned Lu Yun about Cao Jinxiu, and Lu Yun said she had gone to rest because she was unwell.
• Gu Xian'er arrived carrying unconscious Uncle Tu and struggling Cao Jinxiu, then dropped them onto the arena.
• Cao Jinxiu pleaded with Lu Yun for help, but he told her that no one could harm her if she was innocent.
• Chen Changan woke Uncle Tu, who tried to flee before realizing he was at Qingyun Peak.

Chen Changan exposed Cao Jinxiu’s guilt, killed Uncle Tu, and revealed that Da Huang had wiped out the Cao Family. Ye Zhi Qiu killed Cao Jinxiu, prompting Lu Mengran to confront them as the chapter ended with Chen Changan defying Qingyun Sect.

• Cao Jinxiu accused Ye Zhi Qiu of framing her, but Chen Changan pointed out that her words and behavior betrayed her guilt.
• Chen Changan killed Uncle Tu before the crowd and declared that anyone who harmed his disciple would die.
• Da Huang brought Cao Family jade tokens, and Chen Changan revealed that he had ordered the Cao Family wiped out.
• Lu Yun defended Cao Jinxiu and the Cao Family, but Ye Zhi Qiu killed Cao Jinxiu at Chen Changan’s direction.
• Lu Mengran confronted Chen Changan and Ye Zhi Qiu, and Chen Changan declared that even Lu Qingyun could not intimidate him.

Chen Changan confronted the Qingyun Sect and called its patriarch, Lu Qingyun, out of seclusion. Lu Qingyun recognized Chen Changan as his senior and welcomed him, leaving the sect stunned and asking what had brought him there.

• Chen Changan called Lu Qingyun by name and challenged him to come out and face him, enraging the Qingyun Sect.
• Lu Mengran summoned the four peak masters, but dozens of Elders appeared, and the Grand Elder prepared to fight Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan told everyone Lu Qingyun was coming just as the patriarch's aura swept over the sect.
• Lu Qingyun forcibly ended his seclusion and appeared before Chen Changan, recognizing his voice and addressing him as Senior.
• Chen Changan praised Lu Qingyun for reaching the Half-step Great Emperor level, and Lu Qingyun thanked him excitedly.
• The Qingyun Sect realized Chen Changan was a Great Emperor-level figure, and Lu Qingyun asked what had brought him to the sect and whether a disciple had offended him.

Chen Changan’s disciple Ye Zhi Qiu explained the conflict with Cao Jinxiu to Qingyun Sect, prompting Old Ancestor Lu Qingyun to defend Chen Changan’s judgment. Lu Qingyun revealed that Chen Changan had ordered him to establish Qingyun Sect, making Chen Changan its true founding patriarch.

• Lu Qingyun addressed Ye Zhi Qiu as a brother and admitted he had once hoped to serve Chen Changan, but Chen Changan had rejected him.
• Ye Zhi Qiu recounted what had happened, and Lu Qingyun dismissed the sect members’ doubts about Chen Changan’s account.
• Lu Mengran challenged the destruction of the Cao family, arguing that Qingyun Sect should uphold its principles even when facing a powerful person.
• Lu Qingyun praised Lu Mengran’s courage, then revealed that Chen Changan had told him to establish Qingyun Sect.
• Lu Qingyun declared that Chen Changan was, in effect, Qingyun Sect’s true founding patriarch.

After resolving Lu Qingyun’s fixation, Chen Changan parted ways with him and Ye Zhi Qiu as they each continued along their own paths. As Chen Changan and Da Huang prepared to move on, they noticed visitors from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

• Chen Changan refused to make Lu Qingyun his servant and instead accepted him as a friend, then left after encouraging him to follow his own path.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang recalled Kuang Zhongtang, who had spent three years challenging Chen Changan before he disappeared.
• Ye Zhi Qiu asked to travel independently, and Chen Changan gave him an Immortal Spirit Fruit before they parted.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang discussed their remaining Immortal Spirit Fruits, then noticed people from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

Chen Changan learned from a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion disciple that the Fetal Pearl might be with the Undying Dan Emperor Yao Niming, and he set off for Dan Emperor City to find his old friend. Along the way, he stopped traveling in a hurry and heard that Kuang Zhongtang was challenging Zhou Wanpeng, so he went to watch.

• A Heavenly Secrets Pavilion disciple told Chen Changan that Chen Yunxuan had reached the second level of the Spirit Transformation Realm and that Yao Niming might possess the pearl Chen Changan sought.
• Chen Changan recalled meeting Yao Niming in the Forbidden Forest nearly eight thousand years earlier and explained how Yao Niming earned the title Undying Dan Emperor.
• Chen Changan, Gu Xian'er, and Da Huang set out for Dan Emperor City, but Chen Changan stopped flying after they had traveled for over half a month.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang heard that Kuang Zhongtang was challenging Zhou Wanpeng, and Chen Changan decided to go see the fight.

Chen Changan watched Kuang Zhongtang defeat Zhou Wanpeng at Wan Ku Mountain, then reunited with Kuang after years apart. Kuang’s emotions surfaced when he spotted Chen Changan, and he challenged him to a palm strike.

• Chen Changan arrived at Wan Ku Mountain and sat close to the battle site, unaffected by the crowd’s warnings.
• Kuang Zhongtang and Zhou Wanpeng fought before a large audience, and Kuang gradually gained the upper hand despite Zhou’s higher cultivation.
• Kuang Zhongtang defeated Zhou Wanpeng, who protested that he had not been properly prepared.
• Kuang Zhongtang admitted he only wanted to challenge one person repeatedly, and Da Huang teased Chen Changan about Kuang’s feelings for him.
• Kuang Zhongtang recognized Chen Changan and, after Chen greeted him, demanded that he take a palm strike.

Kuang Zhongtang attacked Chen Changan at Wan Ku Mountain but could not move or injure him, and Da Huang joked that a kiss might cause emotional damage. Chen Changan left for Dan Emperor City to visit a friend, while Kuang Zhongtang revealed he was heading there too to investigate a treasure sought by the Undying Dan Emperor, prompting Chen Changan to suspect it was his Fetal Pearl.

• Kuang Zhongtang launched a full-force attack on Chen Changan, and the shockwave killed and injured spectators at Wan Ku Mountain, but Chen Changan did not budge.
• Kuang Zhongtang admitted he still wanted to defeat Chen Changan, while Da Huang told him even Great Emperors could not hurt Chen Changan.
• Da Huang suggested Kuang Zhongtang could hurt Chen Changan by kissing him, and Chen Changan warned Kuang Zhongtang not to entertain the idea.
• Chen Changan said he was going to Dan Emperor City to visit an old friend, and Kuang Zhongtang said he would go there too.
• Kuang Zhongtang explained that the Undying Dan Emperor had invited powerful alchemists to Dan Emperor City over a treasure, and Chen Changan suspected the treasure was his Fetal Pearl.

Chen Changan headed to Dan Emperor City after learning that Yao Niming had summoned alchemists to study an unrefinable bead. In Dan Emperor Mansion, Yao Niming prepared to assess Yun Xiao as a possible heir, while keeping the reason for his sudden succession planning from Yao Yuan.

• Chen Changan agreed to travel to Dan Emperor City with Kuang Zhongtang and dismissed Zhou Wanpeng, who fled after being told to get lost.
• Alchemists and spectators gathered in Dan Emperor City in response to Yao Niming's summons.
• Yao Niming studied the bead he had failed to refine for more than a thousand years and wondered about its origin.
• Yao Yuan told Yao Niming that many alchemists had arrived, and Yao Niming asked whether Yun Xiao had reached the city.
• Yao Niming said he would assess Yun Xiao as a potential disciple and heir to Dan Emperor City, and Yao Yuan accepted that he might become the Senior Disciple Brother.
• Yao Yuan asked why Yao Niming was arranging for the future despite being in his prime, but Yao Niming withheld the reason and told him to report when Yun Xiao arrived.

Yao Niming gathered the Central Heaven Domain’s famous alchemists to study a Fetal Pearl that he had failed to refine for over two thousand years. Yun Xiao arrived late, and the chapter left the alchemists wondering why Yao Niming treated the young prodigy with special attention.

• Yao Niming welcomed the assembled alchemists and explained that he wanted their help refining the mysterious Fetal Pearl.
• The alchemists examined the pearl and took turns using their flames, but none could change it.
• Yao Niming waited as the alchemists discussed ways to solve the problem, then learned from Yao Yuan that Yun Xiao had arrived.
• Yun Xiao greeted Yao Niming and apologized for being late, while the alchemists remarked on his remarkable cultivation and alchemy talent.
• Yao Niming explained the pearl’s situation to Yun Xiao, prompting the alchemists to speculate that he might intend to take Yun Xiao as a disciple.