Recaps

Chen Changan explored Heaven Dragon City and learned from He Buping about life in the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty, its selection, and the chance to meet Lord. He Buping warned Chen Changan to respect the peace he protected, then arranged for him to stay at the commander's residence until the selection in half a month.

• Chen Changan looked around Heaven Dragon City and asked He Buping how people in the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty competed and advanced.
• He Buping explained that the dynasty valued peace, though it intervened against those who harmed it, and warned Chen Changan that he would face consequences if he harbored ill intentions.
• Chen Changan said he wanted to meet Lord, and He Buping told him that reaching the Yin Yang Realm or making a great contribution might earn him the chance.
• He Buping arranged for Chen Changan to stay in his commander's residence so he could observe him.
• Chen Changan asked about the selection, and He Buping said it would take place in half a month at one of several sites, including Heaven Dragon City.

Chen Changan denied knowing Lin Xiaozhong, who recognized him as the companion he had seen die in the Hidden Dragon Abyss. At the Heaven Dragon City selection, Commander He Buping warned the candidates that they would start as ordinary soldiers, but the arrogant recruits insisted they would reach the Sacred Capital and meet Lord.

• Lin Xiaozhong recognized Chen Changan and questioned him about their time together at the Hidden Dragon Abyss.
• Chen Changan denied ever meeting Lin Xiaozhong and walked away while Lin continued trying to talk to him.
• Chen Changan observed that just over fifty candidates from Heaven Dragon City had gathered for the selection.
• He Buping warned the candidates that the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty had many powerful people and that they would have to follow its rules as ordinary soldiers.
• The candidates declared that they would rise to the Sacred Capital and meet Lord, and He Buping promised to show them how unrealistic their ambitions were.

He Buping’s strength assessment showed the World King God cultivators how thoroughly a Longevity Realm expert outclassed them, while Lin Xiaozhong’s boasting ended with him being punched away. Chen Changan was left as the final candidate, and the others questioned why someone at the Peak World God Realm had been allowed to attend.

• He Buping defeated more than forty candidates with one punch each, leaving them shocked by the gap between their cultivation realms.
• Lin Xiaozhong boasted that his talent surpassed everyone else’s and challenged He Buping to test him.
• He Buping struck Lin Xiaozhong with a punch that sent him flying, and Lin Xiaozhong’s returned companions mocked him.
• Lin Xiaozhong mistook the mockery for praise, while Chen Changan and He Buping realized he only heard words that flattered him.
• He Buping called on Chen Changan as the last candidate, and the others questioned his low cultivation and who had recommended him.

Chen Changan faced He Buping’s trial after the crowd mocked his World God Realm cultivation and Lin Xiaozhong defended him. Chen Changan’s explosive aura confirmed his warning that the trial ground was unsuitable, so he and He Buping prepared to fight elsewhere.

• The crowd ridiculed Chen Changan for being only at the peak of the World God Realm, and Lin Xiaozhong defended him by praising his strength.
• Lin Xiaozhong claimed Chen Changan was the exceptional World God Realm cultivator he admired, while Chen Changan and He Buping questioned his confusing explanation.
• Chen Changan told He Buping he could not fight freely in the trial grounds, prompting the crowd to mock his confidence.
• After He Buping demanded that Chen Changan fight or forfeit the trial, Chen Changan flashed forward and released a powerful aura.
• The shockwave swept Lin Xiaozhong and the others away and destroyed nearby buildings, so He Buping intervened and Chen Changan suggested they find another place to fight.

Chen Changan fought He Buping to prove his strength and explain why he wanted to reach the Sacred Capital quickly to meet Zhang Junhao. He left everyone stunned by sending He Buping flying with one sword strike, and He Buping was left questioning whether Chen Changan had truly used his full power.

• He Buping created an independent space and fought Chen Changan, while Lin Xiaozhong and the others watched in amazement.
• He Buping pressed Chen Changan about his identity and his reason for revealing his strength, and Chen Changan said he wanted to meet Zhang Junhao without delay.
• He Buping demanded that Chen Changan prove himself if he wanted to take a shortcut to the Sacred Capital.
• Chen Changan struck with his sword, shattered He Buping's independent space, and sent the Longevity Primordial Realm commander flying.
• The onlookers praised Chen Changan, while the lightly injured He Buping asked whether Chen Changan had really given everything he had.

Chen Changan became Heaven Dragon City's first deputy commander after matching He Buping in their trial fight, then used his freedom from patrol duties to cultivate in seclusion. A hundred years later, his example had inspired the city's soldiers to work harder, while his next breakthrough remained uncertain.

• Chen Changan told He Buping that he had used about eighty percent of his strength, and He Buping believed he had been honest.
• He Buping named Chen Changan deputy commander and assigned the other recruits to become soldiers of Heaven Dragon City.
• He Buping explained Chen Changan's stipend and duties, and Chen Changan chose to devote all his time to cultivation using his stored beast crystals.
• Chen Changan disappeared into seclusion, and stories of his strength spread throughout Heaven Dragon City.
• After a hundred years, the soldiers discussed their own cultivation plans, and He Buping observed that Chen Changan had inspired them to work harder.

Chen Changan cultivated in seclusion for two hundred years while Old Jin, the Lord of Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal, and Hongchen waited, and he emerged after reaching world king god peak. Meanwhile, Heaven Lin City had summoned him specifically, leaving He Buping and his subordinates uncertain about the reason for the request.

• The Lord of Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal marveled at Chen Changan's extreme energy absorption, while Old Jin said his regeneration would take another hundred or two hundred years.
• Old Jin described himself and Chen Changan as friends, and Hongchen silenced him and the Lord of Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal after their hundred years of chatter.
• Hongchen reasoned that Chen Changan would seek a way to reach Zhang Junhao in the Sacred Capital and use the Nine Profound Token to return to three trillion years in the future.
• He Buping received a summons from Heaven Lin City specifically ordering Chen Changan to go there, though the mission gave no details.
• He Buping decided to notify Heaven Lin City that Chen Changan was in seclusion and wait before disturbing him.
• Chen Changan appeared before He Buping and his subordinates, who realized he had reached world king god peak in just two hundred years.

After emerging from two hundred years of seclusion at the World King God Peak, Chen Changan learned that a mission from Heaven Lin City had unexpectedly been assigned to him as deputy commander. He set out to investigate, hoping the mission might bring him closer to meeting Zhang Junhao, and reminded He Buping to pay his two hundred years of salary.

• He Buping and the others were astonished that Chen Changan had advanced from the peak of the World God Realm to the World King God Peak in two hundred years.
• He Buping told Chen Changan that Heaven Lin City had issued a mission specifically requiring a deputy commander, and the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal said Chen Changan's arrival might have triggered it.
• He Buping warned Chen Changan that people in Heaven Lin City might secretly obstruct him to claim the mission's substantial reward.
• Chen Changan learned that commandery princes were unlikely to have met Zhang Junhao and that he could not enter Sacred Capital without an identity marker.
• Chen Changan set out for Heaven Lin City and asked He Buping to pay the salary he had earned during his two hundred years in seclusion.

Chen Changan left Heaven Dragon City for a secret mission in Heaven Lin City, but three commanders tried to force him to turn back. After defeating them, he learned General Wu had sent them and Prince Xiao alone knew the mission’s purpose, then revealed that he might kill them despite promising not to cripple them.

• Chen Changan left Heaven Dragon City carrying two hundred years of accumulated salary and resources, bound for Heaven Lin City.
• Three commanders blocked Chen Changan on the road and warned him to abandon the mission, but he attacked and grievously wounded them with one exchange.
• The commanders threatened Chen Changan with consequences from the general, the prince, and the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty if he killed them.
• Chen Changan demanded to know who sent the commanders and what the mission involved, and they said General Wu had sent them while only Prince Xiao knew its purpose.
• Chen Changan promised not to cripple the commanders, then declared that he had never promised not to kill them.

Chen Changan killed three commanders sent by General Wu and relied on the Lord of the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal to erase all evidence. He continued toward Heaven Lin City while General Wu learned of the deaths and set out to investigate personally.

• Chen Changan sealed off the area and killed the three commanders, then Gou Sheng devoured their souls.
• Chen Changan explained to Old Jin that the Dragon Seal had erased all traces and prevented any images from being recovered.
• The Lord of the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal criticized Chen Changan for his schemes, while Chen Changan defended his actions and continued toward Heaven Lin City.
• General Wu learned that all three commanders' Life Lamps had gone out and decided to investigate the killings himself.

Chen Changan arrived in Heaven Lin City and was escorted to Prince Xiao after the city guards recognized his name. Prince Xiao told his four gathered generals that a higher authority had specifically chosen Chen Changan for an unusual assignment, though he did not know why.

• Chen Changan reached Heaven Lin City and learned that his deputy commander's badge could substitute for an identity token at the gate.
• The gate soldiers recognized Chen Changan as the deputy commander Prince Xiao had taken an interest in and escorted him into the city.
• A soldier accompanying Chen Changan asked about rumors that he had fought General He to a draw, and Chen Changan said he had made progress during two hundred years of seclusion.
• A guard brought Chen Changan to a pavilion at Prince Xiao's residence and told him to wait while he informed the prince.
• Four of Prince Xiao's generals questioned him about assigning the unusual job to an outsider, and Prince Xiao said a higher authority had specifically named Chen Changan.

Chen Changan arrived in Heaven Lin City and learned that Prince Yun had ordered him to undertake a mysterious mission at Tianyun Mountain. The chapter left him asking what Tianyun Mountain was while the generals doubted he could handle it.

• Prince Xiao and four generals wondered who was backing Chen Changan and learned that General Wu had not arrived.
• Chen Changan entered the reception hall, greeted Prince Xiao with a casual bow, and said he had reached the peak of the World King God Realm after two hundred years of seclusion.
• The generals mocked Chen Changan's claim, but he redirected the discussion to the mission.
• Prince Xiao asked Chen Changan about his connection to Prince Yun, and Chen Changan said he did not know him.
• Prince Xiao told Chen Changan that Prince Yun had ordered him to go to Tianyun Mountain, where its lord would explain the next part of the mission.
• The generals questioned why Prince Yun had sent Chen Changan to Tianyun Mountain, and Chen Changan asked what the mountain was.

Chen Changan learned that Prince Yun’s mission would take him to Tianyun Mountain, where a powerful lord would reveal its details and reward. General Wu then accused him of killing three commanders, but admitted he had ordered them to intercept Chen Changan, prompting Prince Xiao to turn on him.

• Prince Xiao explained that Tianyun Mountain was an independent power ruled by an Eternal Yin Yang Realm expert, and that Prince Yun’s mission would be dangerous.
• Chen Changan said he cared only about the reward and whether the mission would bring him closer to the Sacred Capital, then claimed He Buping was no longer his match.
• General Wu barged into the reception hall and reported that three of his commanders had been killed, accusing Chen Changan of involvement.
• Chen Changan demanded an explanation from Prince Xiao after General Wu admitted he had ordered the commanders to intercept him.
• Prince Xiao rebuked Wu Yuxiong and demanded to know if he was tired of living.

Chen Changan confronted General Wu over the accusation that he killed three commanders, forcing Prince Xiao to acknowledge that Wu had no evidence. Chen Changan rejected compensation and challenged General Wu to a fight to the death, leaving the challenge unanswered.

• General Wu admitted he had ordered men to intercept Chen Changan but denied intending to harm him, then demanded Chen Changan’s execution for killing three commanders.
• Prince Xiao asked Chen Changan whether he had killed the commanders, and Chen Changan demanded evidence rather than proving his own innocence.
• General Wu admitted he had no evidence, and Prince Xiao ordered him to stop speaking as Chen Changan accused him of slander and trying to take his life.
• Prince Xiao offered Chen Changan resources to settle the matter, but Chen Changan asked how many resources his life was worth.
• Four generals urged Chen Changan to accept compensation and let the matter go, while implying he should not push his advantage.
• Chen Changan refused to back down and challenged General Wu to a fight to the death, asking whether he dared accept.

Chen Changan challenged General Wu to a life-or-death fight, despite Prince Xiao's warnings and General Wu's promise not to kill him. When General Wu's spear failed to harm Chen Changan, Chen Changan declared he would stop holding back.

• Chen Changan challenged General Wu, and Prince Xiao reluctantly agreed to serve as a witness and end the dispute that day.
• Prince Xiao created an independent space for the fight and warned General Wu not to kill Chen Changan.
• General Wu accused Chen Changan of causing his subordinates' deaths and attacked him with a spear.
• Chen Changan stood still as General Wu's spear struck, but the attack failed to pierce or harm him.
• General Wu realized Chen Changan had endured the blow with his body alone, and Chen Changan said he would no longer hold back.

Chen Changan killed General Wu with a single sword strike, collected his resources, and left Heaven Lin City. Prince Xiao chose not to pursue him, while Chen Changan told Old Jin he was concerned about Prince Yun and the strange mission to Tianyun Mountain.

• Chen Changan revealed his power, raised his battle strength a thousandfold, and killed General Wu with one sword, shattering his soul and resource storage space.
• Chen Changan summoned Gou Sheng to deal with General Wu's soul while he gathered the scattered resources.
• Prince Xiao rebuked Chen Changan and warned him to temper his temperament before ordering his guards to see him out.
• After Chen Changan left, Prince Xiao told the four generals that Chen Changan had likely killed General Wu's three commanders and ordered them to let the matter end and appoint a replacement.
• Old Jin asked why Chen Changan was still frowning, and Chen Changan said he was worried about Prince Yun and found the Tianyun Mountain mission strange.

Chen Changan suspected Prince Yun had engineered his mission to Tianyun Mountain to provoke a conflict or test him, and the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal revealed that the Zhang Family secretly supported the mountain’s guardians. After two months of uninterrupted travel, Chen Changan arrived at Tianyun Mountain and found its interior hidden by a mysterious force.

• Chen Changan explained to Old Jin why Prince Yun’s indirect and secretive mission suggested he had anticipated trouble in Heaven Lin City.
• The Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal said Prince Yun was a Longevity Yin Yang Realm cultivator and revealed that the Zhang Family secretly supported Tianyun Mountain, where people guarded a secret.
• Chen Changan asked where Tianyun Mountain was, and the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal told him he was heading in the right direction and would arrive in about two months.
• Chen Changan traveled without stopping or encountering trouble and reached Tianyun Mountain two months later.
• Chen Changan sensed a mysterious force shrouding Tianyun Mountain that prevented him from seeing what lay inside.

Chen Changan arrived at Tianyun Mountain and learned that he had been selected to investigate the secret behind a mysterious stone gate. After hearing that generations of candidates had vanished without completing the mission, he asked what reward made people willing to risk entering it.

• Chen Changan reached Tianyun Mountain and learned he was the last of ten candidates chosen for the mission.
• The Lord of Tianyun Mountain explained that a stone gate periodically loosened, allowing candidates with suitable cultivation to attempt to uncover what lay beyond it.
• Chen Changan learned that the mission had been attempted many times, but no one had returned to report success or even confirm whether the candidates were alive.
• Chen Changan decided the dangerous mission could bring him closer to entering the Sacred Capital and reaching Zhang Junhao.
• Chen Changan asked the Lord of Tianyun Mountain what reward persuaded candidates to accept such a deadly mission.

Chen Changan accepted the mission to uncover the secret behind Tianyun Mountain’s stone gate, hoping its reward would help him meet Zhang Junhao. He entered the gate ahead of the other nine cultivators and discovered it was a teleportation passage leading somewhere outside the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty.

• Lord of Tianyun Mountain explained that solving the stone gate’s secret could earn entry to the Sacred Capital and personal instruction from the Lord, and Chen Changan accepted the mission.
• Three days later, Chen Changan joined the other nine cultivators as Lord of Tianyun Mountain led them to the stone gate.
• As the gate loosened and powerful resistance surged, Chen Changan passed through first, and the other nine followed.
• Lord of Tianyun Mountain worried that the growing power released by the gate could endanger Tianyun Mountain and the Heavenly Feng Sacred Dynasty.
• On the other side, Chen Changan realized the stone gate was a teleportation passage and warned everyone they might be outside the dynasty.

Chen Changan and the other nine entrants explored the strange land beyond the stone gate and realized they might be trapped there. After recognizing Chen Changan’s keen observations, Lü Fengxiao asked him to recommend what they should do next.

• The group debated whether the place was a secret realm and agreed to stay together, with the others dismissing Chen Changan as too weak to help much.
• Chen Changan suggested that the stone gate might seal a passage between worlds and questioned whether previous entrants had necessarily died.
• The group discovered that the stone gate had vanished after they entered and feared they could be stranded for ten thousand years.
• The others praised Chen Changan’s insight, and Lü Fengxiao asked him to suggest their next move.

Chen Changan led the team into the unknown area and sensed hidden creatures closing in before anyone else noticed. The creatures revealed themselves as the Twin Species, with a bright and a dark member paired together, and they stood motionless around the group.

• Lü Fengxiao arranged the ten-person team into a formation, placing Chen Changan and himself in the center.
• Chen Changan sensed concealed presences nearby and warned the team, while Lü Fengxiao took his warning seriously.
• The hidden creatures slowly approached and then appeared all around the group, startling everyone with their numbers.
• Chen Changan noticed that each silver, white-furred creature had a dark counterpart hidden in the shadows and identified them as the Twin Species.
• The team marveled at Chen Changan's keen observation as the Twin Species silently watched them without showing killing intent.

Chen Changan and his companions watched a silent, unknown race and waited to learn why it had blocked their path. When the bright and dim moons overlapped, the beings absorbed the moonlight, revealed Carefree Realm strength, and left the group bracing for battle.

• Chen Changan asked the silent beings what they wanted, but they did not respond.
• Lü Fengxiao approached the beings while the others guarded Chen Changan, but they neither moved nor attacked.
• Chen Changan noticed that the two moons were drawing closer and suspected the beings were waiting for them to overlap.
• Chen Changan convinced the group to hold their position rather than risk passing the beings before the moons' alignment.
• When the moons overlapped, the beings absorbed their energy, lost their fur, and revealed auras like Carefree Realm experts.
• Chen Changan warned his companions to prepare as they faced dozens of powerful opponents.

Chen Changan joined Lü Fengxiao and the others in battle against a frenzied unknown race, revealing overwhelming strength despite his World King God Peak cultivation. He held dozens of Carefree Realm opponents at bay, and Lü Fengxiao suspected Chen Changan was testing them rather than trying to defeat them quickly.

• Lü Fengxiao led the group into battle while one person stayed behind to protect Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan noticed the enemies showed no murderous intent, though they were attacking with great force, and told his companion to stop blocking him.
• Chen Changan charged into the fight, drove back more than ten enemies, and ordered Lü Fengxiao and the others to fall back.
• Lü Fengxiao and the others watched as Chen Changan endured thousands of attacks and continued striking without seeming to run out of energy.
• Lü Fengxiao warned that Chen Changan was only holding off dozens of Carefree Realm powerhouses, while the group wondered whether he was testing them.

Chen Changan fought a group of mysterious opponents for half an hour while Lü Fengxiao and the others watched in amazement. When the moons separated, the opponents stopped fighting, and Lü Fengxiao proposed that Chen Changan become the team leader.

• Chen Changan continued fighting dozens of opponents without tiring as Lü Fengxiao and the others marveled at his stamina.
• Lü Fengxiao noticed Chen Changan watching the moons and realized their overlap had lasted about as long as the fight.
• Chen Changan tried to communicate with the opponents using mental energy, but they seemed confused and barely reacted.
• As the moons separated, their influence weakened and the opponents stopped moving.
• Lü Fengxiao and the others praised Chen Changan, then suggested choosing him as their new team leader.

Chen Changan tried to communicate with the people blocking the group and learned their language with the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal’s help. He discovered they belonged to the Moonlight Clan and were stopping the travelers because they believed the road ahead was dangerous.

• The group agreed to keep Lü Fengxiao as their leader and discussed how the moons affected the Moonlight Clan’s behavior.
• Chen Changan tried to contact the Moonlight Clan’s leader through mental power, but they could not understand each other.
• The Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal transferred knowledge of the Moonlight Clan’s language to Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan learned that the Moonlight Clan communicated through mental power and that they were trying to stop the group from facing danger.