Recaps

Chen Changan and his companions entered the Burning Nether Realm and headed to Mufeng City to learn about its strongest faction before confronting the Realm Lord. After buying local residents a feast in exchange for information, Chen Changan claimed he had come to seek the Realm Lord’s support and revealed that he was at the peak of the Ancient Ancestor Realm.

• Chen Changan explained that the Burning Nether Realm could not produce another World Lord while its current Realm Lord remained, and said he could become a Half-step Realm Lord through cultivation.
• Chen Changan and his companions entered Mufeng City and observed that the Burning Nether Realm had abundant energy, many powerful cultivators, and a wide range of races.
• Da Huang and the other two split off to gather information while Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao discussed how to learn about the realm’s strongest faction.
• When locals questioned whether they were outsiders, Chen Changan said he had come to seek refuge with the Realm Lord and invited them to a tavern for a meal in exchange for information.
• After the locals warned him that earning the Realm Lord’s attention would be difficult, Chen Changan said he was at the peak of the Ancient Ancestor Realm.

Chen Changan learned that the Burning Heaven Pavilion controlled the Burning Nether Realm and kept its headquarters hidden. After Da Huang and the others reported what they had discovered, Chen Changan decided that infiltrating the Pavilion might be their only way forward.

• Chen Changan questioned several men about the Burning Nether Realm and learned that the Burning Heaven Pavilion ruled it, with other factions paying tribute and relying on its protection.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao left the tavern, discussed the danger of opposing the entire realm, and checked into an inn to await Da Huang and the others.
• Da Huang, Yi Tuo, and Little Earthworm arrived the next day and said they had gathered information by visiting brothels.
• Da Huang explained that the Pavilion's headquarters were secret and that members had to climb its hierarchy to meet the Realm Lord.
• Chen Changan concluded that they might have to break through from within, and Da Huang asked if he planned to join the Burning Heaven Pavilion.

Chen Changan decided to join the Burning Heaven Pavilion to learn about its strength, headquarters, Realm Lord, and knowledge of raising a world's level. After the branch pavilion's guards objected to his companions and demanded to know his purpose, Chen Changan was brought before the Branch Pavilion Master, who could not discern his cultivation.

• Chen Changan explained that joining the Burning Heaven Pavilion would help him reach his goals without confronting the Realm Lord recklessly, and Mu Yunyao and the others agreed.
• Chen Changan and his companions went to a branch pavilion, where its guards said recruitment was closed and non-humans could not join.
• Da Huang argued with the guards after they insulted him and the others, but Chen Changan stopped him.
• Chen Changan told the guards that their branch pavilion could miss an opportunity and asked to speak with the person in charge.
• The guards reported Chen Changan's confidence to the Branch Pavilion Master, who ordered them to bring him in.
• The Branch Pavilion Master saw that he could not discern Chen Changan's cultivation and asked who he was and what he wanted.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao joined the Burning Heaven Pavilion’s North Zhou Branch as Vice Pavilion Masters, aiming to raise its rank and earn a chance to meet the Realm Lord. Chen Changan learned that advancement depended on strength, with internal fights allowed as long as no one was killed.

• Chen Changan told the Branch Pavilion Master that he and Mu Yunyao came from another world and wanted to join the Burning Heaven Pavilion to meet the Realm Lord.
• Chen Changan revealed that he and Mu Yunyao were both in the Ancient Ancestor Realm, then assured the Pavilion Master he had no interest in taking his position.
• The Branch Pavilion Master accepted Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao into the North Zhou Branch and offered them its vacant Vice Pavilion Master positions.
• Chen Changan asked whether Da Huang and the others could join, and the Pavilion Master explained the Realm Lord’s rules about supporting the Human Race and limiting other races’ growth.
• The Pavilion Master explained that branches rose in rank through strength, though members could not kill one another, and Chen Changan announced they would start climbing the ranks.

Chen Changan urged the North Zhou Branch Pavilion Master to arrange a challenge so the branch could advance, while the Elders questioned why outsiders had been named Vice Pavilion Masters. After learning the two Vice Pavilion Masters were peak Ancient Ancestor Realm experts who could help them rise three ranks, the Elders agreed to challenge Jianyun Branch Pavilion first.

• Chen Changan asked the North Zhou Branch Pavilion Master to find a suitable branch pavilion to challenge and arrange lodging for him and the others.
• The Elders protested that outsiders had been made Vice Pavilion Masters instead of the Grand Elder.
• The Branch Pavilion Master redirected the Elders’ attention to challenging another branch pavilion and advancing North Zhou Branch Pavilion.
• The Branch Pavilion Master revealed that both Vice Pavilion Masters were at the peak of the Ancient Ancestor Realm and could help the branch rise three ranks.
• After hearing how the two experts had joined, the Elders accepted the decision and proposed challenging Jianyun Branch Pavilion, led by Jian Long.

Chen Changan led North Zhou Branch Pavilion to challenge Jianyun Branch Pavilion for promotion and easily blasted its Grand Elder aside. He challenged the rest of Jianyun Branch Pavilion to come out and fight, then used Suppress against those who threatened him.

• The Branch Pavilion Master explained that promotion brought new uniforms, a new location, and improved benefits, and agreed to accompany Chen Changan through repeated challenges.
• Da Huang and the others told the Branch Pavilion Master they had reached the Ancient Ancestor Realm, while Chen Changan learned how vast Burning Heaven Pavilion’s ranks and power were.
• Chen Changan and the North Zhou Branch Pavilion Master arrived at Jianyun Branch Pavilion and announced their challenge to the fifth-grade branch pavilion.
• Jian Long sent Jianyun Branch Pavilion’s Grand Elder to face the challengers, and the Grand Elder mocked North Zhou Branch Pavilion.
• Chen Changan struck the Grand Elder, sending him crashing through buildings, then called on Jianyun Branch Pavilion’s fighters to come out.
• When Jianyun Branch Pavilion threatened Chen Changan, he ordered them to kneel and used Suppress.

Chen Changan led the North Zhou Branch Pavilion through repeated promotion challenges until it reached third rank, then learned it could not advance to second rank through challenges. He prepared to leave the pavilion and seek another way into a second-rank branch pavilion, while advising its master how to build strength.

• Chen Changan defeated Jianyun Branch Pavilion and obtained its fifth-rank Promotion Order, allowing North Zhou Branch Pavilion to advance.
• Chen Changan refused Jian Long's offer of a meal and continued challenging other branch pavilions for promotions.
• Three years later, North Zhou Branch Pavilion had reached third rank and attracted the attention of second-rank pavilions.
• A third-rank Branch Pavilion Master explained that only ten second-rank pavilions could exist and that challenges could not promote North Zhou Branch Pavilion to second rank.
• Chen Changan gave the Promotion Order to the North Zhou Branch Pavilion Master, advised him to attract talent, and announced that he would leave.

Chen Changan left the North Zhou Branch Pavilion and traveled to the Overlord Branch Pavilion, where he asked to join. The pavilion master readily accepted him, and Chen Changan wondered whether the competition between second-tier branch pavilions was intense.

• The North Zhou Branch Pavilion Master lamented Chen Changan's departure, while the third-tier Branch Pavilion Master reminded him that Chen Changan was destined for greater things.
• On the way to the Overlord Branch Pavilion, Da Huang, Little Earthworm, and Yi Tuo joked about wanting to have fun, but Chen Changan told them to focus on business.
• At the Overlord Branch Pavilion, its people recognized Chen Changan and explained that his rise through the ranks had made him famous.
• Chen Changan asked to join the Overlord Branch Pavilion, and its Pavilion Master offered him direct admission because of his strength and achievements.
• Chen Changan remarked that he was simply outstanding, then asked why the second-tier branch pavilions seemed so eager to recruit him.

Chen Changan learned that the Burning Nether Realm’s Realm Lord would soon fight to raise the realm’s rank, and that entering Burning Heaven Pavilion’s headquarters required strength and contribution. Determined to draw headquarters’ attention before the Realm Lord Battle, Chen Changan challenged everyone in the Burning Nether Realm and asked the Overlord Branch Pavilion Master to arrange a fight.

• The Overlord Branch Pavilion Master told Chen Changan that the Realm Lord would fight to promote the Burning Nether Realm and might do so within ten years.
• Chen Changan learned that headquarters was hidden and that entry required exceptional strength, contributions, and passing a test.
• Chen Changan announced that he would challenge the entire Burning Nether Realm to attract headquarters’ attention.
• The Overlord Branch Pavilion Elder confronted Chen Changan, who sent him flying with one palm despite their equal cultivation realms.
• Chen Changan asked the Overlord Branch Pavilion Master to spread the word and find a place where he could fight anyone who came, one at a time or all at once.

Chen Changan waited for powerful opponents to answer his challenge, hoping to draw out Burning Heaven Pavilion experts and earn a chance to join the Realm Lord in the Realm Lord Battle. When experts from the second-tier branch pavilions arrived together, he asked them to grant him that chance.

• Chen Changan explained to Mu Yunyao that his challenge could draw attention faster than advancing through the Burning Heaven Pavilion, and that the Realm Lord Battle offered a chance to reach the Realm Lord level.
• Da Huang and the others kept fighting challengers as stronger figures from the Burning Nether Realm arrived, while Chen Changan waited for the Burning Heaven Pavilion's experts.
• When challengers demanded that Chen Changan fight himself, he told them they were too few and invited them to wait for more opponents.
• A large group of experts from the Burning Heaven Pavilion's second-tier branch pavilions arrived together and questioned Chen Changan about his ambitions and his desire to join the Realm Lord's group.
• Chen Changan said he believed he had a chance and asked whether they were willing to grant it, prompting them to wonder if he wanted them to help put on a show.

Chen Changan defeated the Second Branch Pavilion experts with ease, drawing a Protector from the Burning Heaven Pavilion headquarters to challenge him. Chen Changan accepted the fight, eager to test the Protector's Half-step Realm Lord Realm strength.

• Chen Changan challenged the gathered experts to fight him all at once, and the waiting fighters rushed to attack.
• Chen Changan swiftly defeated the fighters, then overwhelmed the Second Branch Pavilion experts with a slap for each person.
• The crowd discussed Chen Changan's strength and speculated that only someone from the headquarters could challenge him.
• A headquarters Protector appeared, revealed himself as one of the Realm Lord's four strongest subordinates, and said he could not let an outsider make the Burning Nether Realm lose face.
• Chen Changan accepted the Protector's challenge, and the two prepared to fight.

Chen Changan defeated a Protector’s test and earned entry to Burning Heaven Pavilion headquarters, along with his companions, and was offered a place beside the Realm Lord in the Realm Lord Battle. As the Protector led them toward the hidden headquarters, Chen Changan realized the man knew him and demanded to know who he really was.

• Chen Changan and the Protector traded blows while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang suspected both fighters were holding back.
• The Protector unleashed a powerful attack, but Chen Changan withstood it, and the Protector declared him qualified to enter headquarters.
• The Protector explained that the Realm Lord needed a strong ally for the Realm Lord Battle and invited Chen Changan to accompany him.
• The Protector agreed that Mu Yunyao and the three little mascots could enter headquarters with Chen Changan.
• As they departed, Chen Changan asked where headquarters was and then confronted the Protector, saying he knew Chen Changan and demanding to know who he was.

Chen Changan learned that the Burning Heaven Pavilion had not ordered the True Realm’s destruction and uncovered how the alien race may have manipulated the ancient conflict. The Protector advised him to focus on growing stronger, and Chen Changan returned to asking why the Pavilion wanted him to join its headquarters.

• The Protector identified Chen Changan as someone from the True Realm and explained how he had deduced Chen Changan’s origin and destination.
• Chen Changan questioned why the Burning Heaven Pavilion wanted to recruit him after its experts had been killed, and the Protector said the Pavilion sought to rule worlds for their resources and talent.
• The Protector denied that the Pavilion had wiped out the True Realm, and Chen Changan realized the alien race may have caused the massacre and escaped with part of its forces intact.
• Mu Yunyao proposed that the alien race had betrayed the Pavilion’s experts and manipulated the eight great races, while the Protector warned that its true plans were difficult to know.
• The Protector urged Chen Changan to grow stronger instead of dwelling on the alien race, and Chen Changan asked why the Pavilion wanted him to join its headquarters.

Chen Changan joined Burning Heaven Pavilion at its headquarters beyond the realms, where he learned that many powerful cultivators were preparing for the Realm Lord Battle. Mu Yunyao challenged the Fourth Protector and overwhelmed him with her fierce punches.

• The Protectors took Chen Changan to Burning Heaven Pavilion's headquarters beyond the realms and revealed that more than thirty cultivators there had reached the Half-step Realm Lord Realm.
• Three Protectors questioned whether Chen Changan was strong enough for the Realm Lord Battle, and Chen Changan offered to fight them.
• Mu Yunyao asked to spar with a Protector, and the four chose the Fourth Protector to face her beyond the realms.
• Mu Yunyao struck the Fourth Protector with a punch that sent him flying, then battered him as he tried to fight back.
• The other Protectors remarked that Chen Changan must have a hard time with Mu Yunyao, and he replied that she did not treat him that way.

Mu Yunyao defeated the Fourth Protector in a spar, and Chen Changan and his companions settled in at Burning Heaven Pavilion headquarters. The Four Protectors offered unlimited cultivation resources to help Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao prepare for the Realm Lord Battle, and Chen Changan accepted without holding back.

• Mu Yunyao stopped beating the Fourth Protector after Chen Changan assured the others she would know when to quit.
• Mu Yunyao called the defeated Fourth Protector “Little Fourth,” and the other Protectors teased him when they returned to headquarters.
• Mu Yunyao said she enjoyed fighting the Fourth Protector, while Da Huang, Yi Tuo, and Little Earthworm reacted to her comments about sparring with them.
• The Four Protectors declined to spar with Chen Changan and told him and Mu Yunyao to cultivate for the Realm Lord Battle.
• The Four Protectors promised to provide unlimited cultivation resources, and Chen Changan accepted their offer as Da Huang and the others planned to cultivate too.

Over eight years of seclusion, Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao reached the Half-step Realm Lord Realm, as did Da Huang and the other two little lucky charms, after consuming vast amounts of Burning Heaven Pavilion’s resources. The Burning Nether Realm Lord met Chen Changan and asked him for a sparring match.

• The four Protectors discussed how Chen Changan repeatedly exhausted the cultivation resources they supplied, but agreed that supporting his cultivation served Burning Heaven Pavilion’s interests.
• The Burning Nether Realm Lord emerged from seclusion, learned that Chen Changan had come from the True Realm and killed Burning Heaven Pavilion experts, then approved of the Protectors’ decision to bring him into the sect.
• The Realm Lord said he could take only three people to the Realm Lord Battle and asked when Chen Changan would finish his seclusion.
• The Realm Lord sensed Chen Changan’s emergence and discovered that Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and the other two little lucky charms had all reached the Half-step Realm Lord Realm.
• Chen Changan studied the Realm Lord’s connection to Burning Nether Realm, paid his respects, and accepted the Realm Lord’s request to give him pointers.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, the Burning Nether Realm Lord, and the Great Protector traveled to the War Domain for the Realm Lord Battle. After explaining that the battle could help Burning Heaven Pavilion advance to a Sixth-grade World, the Realm Lord left the group at their lodging and asked the Great Protector to explain the event.

• Chen Changan asked to test his strength against the Burning Nether Realm Lord, who declined because he needed to avoid mishaps before the Realm Lord Battle.
• The Burning Nether Realm Lord said Chen Changan could challenge others at the battle and explained that preparations were needed to raise their world's grade.
• The Realm Lord left Da Huang, Yi Tuo, and the third companion at headquarters, then took Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and the Great Protector with him.
• The Realm Lord opened a portal with a talisman, transporting the group to the Fourth-grade War Domain, one of twelve War Domains.
• The group reached Burning Heaven Pavilion's courtyard, where Chen Changan asked what the Realm Lord Battle involved and the Realm Lord told the Great Protector to explain.

The Great Protector explained the three stages of the Realm Lord Battle and why the Resource Battle, where competitors fought for the Source of World Veins, determined whether a world could advance. Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao went out to explore the War Domain and spotted an auction house, which they decided to visit.

• The Great Protector told Chen Changan that the Realm Lord Battle had three stages, ending in a Resource Battle for the limited Source of World Veins.
• The Great Protector urged Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao to rest and prepare for the first stage, then warned Chen Changan not to cause trouble in the War Domain.
• Chen Changan asked whether the Great Protector thought he was trouble-prone, and the Great Protector cited his past behavior as proof.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao left to explore the War Domain, where they noticed that visitors kept their distance from one another.
• Mu Yunyao spotted an auction house, and Chen Changan agreed to go inside and see what it offered.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao visited Wuyou Auction House and learned how its daily auctions worked before taking their seats for the first session. The first item was an unusual weapon said to double a Half-step Realm Lord expert’s combat power, and bidding began at one million Top-grade True Essence Stones.

• Chen Changan asked an employee about the auction house, its bidding rules, and its True Essence Stones transactions.
• The employee explained that auctions were held daily during the Realm Lord Battle and that the bidding area used barriers to protect customers and display items.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao took seats in the bidding area and learned that the auction house did not provide advance item lists.
• The auction began with an unusual weapon that Wuyou Auction House said could at least double a Half-step Realm Lord expert’s combat power.
• The auctioneer set the weapon’s starting bid at one million Top-grade True Essence Stones, surprising Chen Changan.

Chen Changan attended an auction at Wuyou Auction House and won an unidentified liquid after deciding its unknown nature made it worth a bid. He and Mu Yunyao watched the auction’s combat-focused lots before the final item was revealed, leaving them eager to see what it was.

• Chen Changan observed the first lot sell for thirteen million Top-grade True Essence Stones.
• Chen Changan bid five million Top-grade True Essence Stones for an unidentified liquid in a Jade Bottle and won it.
• Chen Changan kept the Jade Bottle sealed and watched as the auction presented more combat-enhancing items.
• Mu Yunyao remarked that the auction had introduced them to many unfamiliar methods and items from other worlds.
• The auction staff announced the final item, stirring the crowd’s anticipation.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao bid on a damaged World Vein from an eighth-rank world, which could help a ninth-rank world rise in rank. Chen Changan won the bidding at four hundred million Top-grade True Essence Stones, leaving others shocked by the price.

• Wuyou Auction House revealed that the final auction item was a damaged World Vein from an eighth-rank world.
• Mu Yunyao explained that acquiring the World Vein could help True Realm improve, but destroying an eighth-rank world to obtain one was extremely difficult.
• Bidders drove the price up to three hundred million Top-grade True Essence Stones, and Mu Yunyao urged Chen Changan to give up.
• Chen Changan bid three hundred and ten million and revealed he had about five hundred million Top-grade True Essence Stones saved from resources he had requested during eight years at Burning Heaven Pavilion's headquarters.
• Chen Changan kept bidding until the price reached four hundred million, shocking the other attendees.

Chen Changan borrowed ten billion Top-grade True Essence Stones from the Great Protector and kept visiting Wuyou Auction House without finding anything he wanted. With the Realm Lord Battle’s first stage approaching, the Burning Nether Realm Lord explained the points-based battle royale and warned Chen Changan not to draw too much attention.

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao returned from Wuyou Auction House, and the Great Protector warned Chen Changan that the auction house had a powerful backing.
• Chen Changan borrowed ten billion Top-grade True Essence Stones from the Great Protector and spent the following days visiting Wuyou Auction House with Mu Yunyao.
• The Burning Nether Realm Lord returned and announced that the first stage of the Realm Lord Battle would begin in three days.
• The Realm Lord explained that contestants earned points by defeating opponents and taking their numbered tokens, and that the points would matter in the third stage.
• The Realm Lord warned Chen Changan that trying to defeat everyone could exhaust him and make him a target, but Chen Changan said he could not wait for the battle.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao overwhelmed their opponents in the pocket-dimension melee, earning the Burning Nether Realm hundreds of points. As the remaining competitors began avoiding them, the Great Protector suspected they had joined forces to surround the trio.

• The Burning Nether Realm Lord sent Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and the Great Protector into the pocket dimension for the melee.
• Chen Changan quickly defeated a nearby competitor and learned that each numbered token was worth one point and that defeated participants were returned unharmed.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao defeated opponent after opponent while the Great Protector barely had a chance to fight.
• Spectators and other Realm Lords watched Chen Changan's dominance, while the Burning Nether Realm Lord celebrated the hundreds of points they had earned.
• The remaining competitors discussed banding together against Chen Changan, and the Great Protector wondered if they were gathering to surround the trio.

Chen Changan, Great Protector, and Mu Yunyao waited out the first-stage melee while the other competitors joined forces to hunt them. After two days of eating and drinking, Chen Changan noticed their pursuers had arrived, and the trio prepared to fight.

• Great Protector explained that defeated participants lost their points and that the melee lasted seven days, while Chen Changan wondered whether eliminating everyone could end it early.
• The Burning Nether Realm Lord recognized that Great Protector and Mu Yunyao were strong allies who could help Chen Changan face the other competitors.
• Chen Changan suggested resting, and Great Protector produced food and wine as the three ate while their opponents searched for them.
• After two days, Great Protector grew impatient about being watched by the Battle Domain, then declared he was eager to fight.
• Chen Changan noticed the opponents had arrived, and he, Great Protector, and Mu Yunyao prepared to battle them.

Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao attacked more than a thousand candidates in the alternate space, using an ice seal and overwhelming force to defeat most of them. Chen Changan spared the remaining fighters after they surrendered, while the Burning Nether Realm's Realm Lord became curious about his unassessed combat power.

• The Great Protector backed away from fighting after seeing the crowd gathered around Chen Changan and the others.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao attacked first, and Chen Changan's Ice Seal Ten Thousand Miles restricted the crowd while they fought.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao quickly defeated more than half the candidates, leaving only a little over twenty.
• The remaining candidates surrendered, and Chen Changan let them leave because he already had enough points.
• Spectators wondered whether Chen Changan's combat power could reach Realm Lord level, and the Burning Nether Realm's Realm Lord considered having him assessed.