Recaps

After leaving Heavenly Light Prefecture, Chen Changan reunited with Mu Yunyao, Ren Xuan, and Da Huang, who explained how Heavenly Light Prefecture had mistreated him. The group chose to roam the Longevity Realm as unaffiliated cultivators and set out to find resources to grow stronger.

• Chen Changan used the Dragon Seal to find Mu Yunyao and the others at a remote, safe location.
• Ren Xuan explained that his cultivation foundation had recovered long ago, but his role as Reincarnation Envoy had kept him from returning to Heavenly Light Prefecture until he found suitable talent.
• Da Huang mocked Ren Xuan for continuing to serve Heavenly Light Prefecture after it had wronged him, and Ren Xuan admitted he might have made a different choice with more experience.
• Mu Yunyao asked the group to decide what to do next, and Chen Changan chose to roam the Longevity Realm as an unaffiliated cultivator rather than join or form a faction.
• Chen Changan and the others agreed to seek resources, and he explained that they could not repeatedly use Moon God Spring water without giving their bodies time to absorb it.

Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang settled in a town in the Longevity Realm while Ren Xuan investigated their surroundings. After Ren Xuan returned, he proposed acquiring a Longevity Source Stone mine, and Chen Changan asked whether they would still target Heavenly Light Prefecture.

• Chen Changan explained that the Longevity Realm drove out people who failed to reach its namesake realm, unlike the declining Tianfeng.
• Da Huang mistook the locals’ attention for admiration, then heard them mock his doglike appearance and lecherous grin.
• The group chose an inn and realized they had no Longevity Realm currency, so Chen Changan planned to settle the bill when Ren Xuan returned.
• Ren Xuan came back after a little over ten days and explained that Longevity Source Stones were both the common currency and a main cultivation resource.
• Ren Xuan said Heavenly Light Prefecture had five source stone veins, including one that barely qualified as middle-grade, and Chen Changan asked if they would still go there.

Chen Changan and his group plundered all five of Heavenly Light Prefecture’s Origin Stone mines, then complained that the haul was too small. They asked Ren Xuan to find them a more profitable target.

• Ren Xuan hesitated to lead the group against Heavenly Light Prefecture, but he proposed plundering its five Origin Stone mines in sequence instead of trying to occupy them.
• Chen Changan agreed to Ren Xuan’s plan, then asked him to pay the inn bill; when Ren Xuan admitted he had no Origin Stones, the group fled and left him with the debt.
• Over the following two months, Chen Changan and his group plundered all five mines, while Heavenly Light Prefecture swallowed its anger and increased the mines’ guards.
• After counting fewer than a hundred thousand Low-grade Origin Stones and fewer than ten thousand barely Mid-grade stones, Chen Changan asked Ren Xuan to find a more lucrative target.

Chen Changan and Ren Xuan planned to gather Origin Stones by challenging the strongest prodigies from powerful factions. They chose Flowing Light City as the venue and set the challenges for a year later, leaving Ren Xuan to send the letters while Chen Changan prepared to cultivate and seek the city lord’s support.

• Chen Changan, Da Huang, and Mu Yunyao discussed ways to obtain Origin Stones before Ren Xuan proposed sending challenge letters to the region’s factions.
• Ren Xuan suggested that Chen Changan challenge each faction’s strongest prodigy, with every losing faction paying a hundred thousand Low-grade Origin Stones.
• Chen Changan agreed to the plan, said he could defeat anyone below the peak of the Heaven Slaying Realm, and scheduled the challenges for one year later.
• Ren Xuan recommended Flowing Light City as the central venue, though its city lord had powerful backing and might not agree.
• Chen Changan told Ren Xuan to send the challenge letters and said he would seek the city lord’s support for holding the challenges and opening a betting pool.

Ren Xuan, Da Huang, and Chen Changan planned a challenge to draw their opponents to Flowing Light City, where Chen Changan later visited its lord, Tian Ziming. The chapter ended with Chen Changan introducing himself after Tian Ziming questioned how they could be old friends.

• Da Huang explained that setting the challenge in Flowing Light City would make their opponents take it seriously, and Ren Xuan left to issue it.
• Chen Changan changed plans and traveled to Flowing Light City with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang, who eagerly searched for a brothel.
• After settling Mu Yunyao and Da Huang at an inn, Chen Changan went to the City Lord's Mansion and asked to see Tian Ziming as an old friend.
• Tian Ziming agreed to receive Chen Changan after hearing the guards' report, though he doubted they knew each other.
• When Tian Ziming asked why Chen Changan called himself an old friend, Chen Changan said they had only just met and gave his name.

Chen Changan struck a deal with Tian Ziming to run a betting pool on his upcoming duels in Flowing Light City. As Tian Ziming spread news of the challenge letters, Chen Changan focused on cultivation while the invited factions were pushed toward attending.

• Chen Changan proposed that Tian Ziming organize a betting pool for his duels, and they agreed to split the profits fifty-fifty.
• After Chen Changan left, Tian Ziming told his wife he had partnered with him because he found him unusually promising and hoped to build a connection.
• Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao and Da Huang about the deal, then dismissed his suspicions about Tian Ziming’s secrets.
• Chen Changan focused on cultivation while Ren Xuan sent out the challenge letters, and Flowing Light City’s involvement kept the factions from retaliating against him.
• Tian Ziming spread news of the challenge letters, making it difficult for the invited factions to avoid coming to Flowing Light City.

As Flowing Light City prepared for Chen Changan’s challenge event, Heavenly Light Prefecture chose to avoid provoking him, but Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao secretly left to confront him. Months later, Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao broke through to the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, leaving Ren Xuan stunned and Da Huang teasing him.

• The Prefect of Heavenly Light Prefecture refused to answer Chen Changan’s challenge or risk a confrontation, ordering everyone to focus on cultivation and cut off outside contact.
• Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao left clones behind to feign seclusion and secretly departed for Flowing Light City, determined to defeat Chen Changan and kill Ren Xuan.
• Several months passed as Flowing Light City grew busy with visitors drawn by the challenge letters, while Ren Xuan shared a room with Da Huang.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao emerged from seclusion after reaching the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, astonishing Ren Xuan.
• Da Huang told Ren Xuan that he lacked what it took to cultivate like Chen Changan, and Ren Xuan angrily challenged the insult.

After breaking through to the mid-stage of the Primordial Realm, Chen Changan checked on the upcoming challenge and betting pool in Flowing Light City. He learned that two geniuses from Heavenly Light Prefecture had secretly arrived, then returned to seclusion as forces gathered and the city questioned his chances.

• Ren Xuan asked Chen Changan to teach him cultivation, but Chen Changan said Ren Xuan lacked his exceptional gifts and left for the City Lord's Mansion.
• Tian Ziming told Chen Changan that the challenge preparations and betting pool were progressing, though nobody had bet on Chen Changan to win.
• Tian Ziming revealed that Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao had secretly entered Flowing Light City, and Chen Changan said he would kill them if they made trouble.
• Chen Changan returned to the inn and entered seclusion again.
• Representatives of arriving forces discussed Chen Changan's unknown origins and doubted that someone at the Primordial Realm could defeat opponents at the Heaven Slaying Realm.

Chen Changan arrived in Flowing Light City to face the factions’ challenge, and Tian Ziming created a reinforced space for the contest. Chen Changan called Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao into the match, then entered with twenty-two other Heaven Slaying Realm experts as the crowd awaited the fight.

• Tian Ziming appeared in person and dismissed the factions’ complaints that Chen Changan had not arrived yet.
• Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao planned to wait for others to attack Chen Changan before looking for a chance to strike.
• Chen Changan arrived with Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and Ren Xuan, and Tian Ziming praised Ren Xuan’s recovered injury and talent.
• Tian Ziming opened a reinforced space for the battle, while the faction geniuses belittled Chen Changan for being in the mid-stage Primordial Realm.
• Chen Changan spotted Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao, invited them to join the challenge, and entered the space with twenty-two others.

Chen Changan fought a group of Heaven Slaying Realm geniuses in the independent space, revealing strength far beyond what his Primordial Realm cultivation suggested. As he overwhelmed his opponents, Tian Ziming wondered whether Chen Changan still had hidden tricks, and Chen Changan’s younger brother said he had never fought with everything he had.

• The assembled geniuses refused to challenge Chen Changan until one fighter attacked him, but Chen Changan took the palm strike without flinching.
• The onlookers assumed Chen Changan had used a defensive treasure, while Chen Changan drew the Red Dust Sword and announced he would test his strength against the Heaven Slaying Realm.
• Chen Changan launched a fierce attack and defeated seven early-stage Heaven Slaying Realm opponents after only a few exchanges.
• Tian Ziming worried that Chen Changan might struggle against the peak-stage opponents, but Chen Changan’s younger brother insisted his big brother had plenty of tricks and had never fought with everything he had.

Chen Changan endured attacks from six peak Heaven Slaying Realm opponents while the onlookers speculated about his strength and wagered on the fight. As his opponents began to run low on energy, they suddenly realized Chen Changan had disappeared.

• Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao joined four other peak Heaven Slaying Realm fighters in attacking Chen Changan.
• Da Huang collected the promised Origin Stones from the losing factions, while their leaders lamented their losses in Tian Ziming’s betting pool.
• Tian Ziming, Ren Xuan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang wondered how Chen Changan planned to win, with Mu Yunyao and Da Huang saying he would not reveal his true strength.
• Shu Feiyuan and the others grew anxious as their energy dwindled, then discovered Chen Changan was gone.

Chen Changan used his control over space to make six Heaven Slaying Realm opponents injure one another, then forced them to surrender. He revealed that the entire Heavenly Light Prefecture had failed to hurt him, leaving Flowing Light City stunned by his strength.

• Chen Changan shifted space so Shu Feiyuan and the others struck one another, badly injuring all six.
• Tian Ziming explained Chen Changan's technique, while Da Huang defended his victory against accusations of fighting dishonorably.
• Chen Changan asked the injured opponents to surrender, and Shu Feiyuan and the others conceded while vowing to challenge him again after breaking through to the Yin Yang Realm.
• Chen Changan told Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao that the entire Heavenly Light Prefecture had once failed to hurt him.
• The people in Flowing Light City reacted with shock and called Chen Changan a prodigy who could rival nearly anyone in the Longevity Realm.

After Chen Changan proved his extraordinary strength, he and Tian Ziming collected their betting winnings and discussed their friendship and plans. Chen Changan led his companions into seclusion to reach the Carefree Realm, while onlookers speculated about how quickly he would break through.

• After Chen Changan left Flowing Light City, Shu Feiyuan and Ming Xiao confirmed that Heaven's Light Prefecture had failed to hurt him, and the crowd learned his strength reached the peak of the Yin Yang Realm.
• Tian Ziming told Chen Changan they had won more than thirty-five million Low-grade Origin Stones, one million Mid-grade Origin Stones, and fifty thousand high-grade stones, then handed them all over.
• Tian Ziming said he was building goodwill and called Chen Changan his friend, while Chen Changan agreed that improving his cultivation was his priority.
• Chen Changan distributed the Origin Stones and ordered Da Huang to cultivate under a leash, warning him not to sneak off to a brothel.
• After Tian Ziming arranged a place for them, Chen Changan and his companions entered seclusion to pursue breakthroughs, as onlookers debated how soon he would reach the Carefree Realm.

Da Huang and Ren Xuan emerged from seclusion at astonishing levels and promptly sought out a brothel, while Tian Ziming learned that Chen Changan needed vastly more energy than others to break through. Mu Yunyao said Chen Changan was close to advancing, and the chapter ended as his cultivation began drawing in energy from the surrounding area.

• Da Huang broke through to the Carefree Realm after thirty years and told Tian Ziming that Chen Changan needed enough energy for ten thousand people to advance.
• Da Huang asked Tian Ziming to sponsor a year-long brothel visit, then left to enjoy himself.
• Ren Xuan emerged at the peak of the Carefree Realm, took Tian Ziming's source stones, and went to find Da Huang at the brothel.
• Mu Yunyao emerged from seclusion, dismissed Da Huang and Ren Xuan's behavior, and said Chen Changan should break through within a year or two.
• Chen Changan began absorbing the energy around him after running out of resources, threatening to deprive everyone nearby.

Chen Changan emerged from seclusion, drained the surrounding energy to break through to the Carefree Realm, and considered seeking resources in the Dragon Source Land. The chapter ended with Da Huang and Ren Xuan returning from a brothel after spending Tian Ziming’s source stones.

• Chen Changan’s breakthrough drew in so much energy that cultivators across the region were left without it.
• Chen Changan absorbed the gathered energy and broke through to the Carefree Realm, greatly increasing his combat strength.
• Tian Ziming told Chen Changan about the Dragon Source Land’s abundant resources and warned him to beware of the domineering Dragon Family.
• Chen Changan treated the Dragon Family as a potential source of resources and realized Da Huang had gone to a brothel.
• Da Huang and Ren Xuan returned from the brothel, and Tian Ziming revealed they had spent his source stones.

Chen Changan prepared to leave with Da Huang and Ren Xuan, but a Heaven Slaying Realm cultivator arrived to challenge the story of Chen Changan’s victory and was punched away. Chen Changan suspected someone had deliberately spread the news to draw trouble toward him, though he did not know who was behind it, and he set off with his companions.

• Chen Changan invited Ren Xuan to travel with him and accepted resources from Tian Ziming before they left.
• A young Heaven Slaying Realm cultivator arrived, insisting Chen Changan’s reported victory over more than twenty Heaven Slaying Realm cultivators was a lie.
• Chen Changan punched the newcomer away when he tried to challenge him.
• Tian Ziming explained that people who had not witnessed the battle would doubt the story, while Mu Yunyao suggested someone might have spread it deliberately.
• Chen Changan wondered whether an unknown enemy in the Longevity Realm was behind the rumors and left with his companions.

Chen Changan and his companions discussed gathering resources in the Longevity Realm and decided to attract willing investors rather than raid powerful factions. To make people notice his potential, Chen Changan announced a grand new title as they headed for the Dragon Source Land.

• Da Huang accused Chen Changan of hiding the resources he had taken from the Zhang Family, and Chen Changan explained that he had stored them to cultivate more resources and save them for a breakthrough.
• Chen Changan warned that they needed to gather resources quickly because the World-Ending Blade could threaten them again, then asked Ren Xuan about the Dragon Source Land.
• The group discussed avoiding another direct raid and instead persuading powerful people to invest in Chen Changan.
• Mu Yunyao explained that Chen Changan's personal charm and reputation could make factions offer resources and form ties with him willingly.
• Chen Changan said he would no longer go by his name alone and declared himself “Invincible Under Yin Yang, Longevity's Number One Prodigy, Invincible Changan of the Chen Family!”

Chen Changan let He Yunzhou and He Yunwan aboard his starship after they revealed they were fleeing enemies in the Dragon Source Land. As the group continued toward the land, their pursuers appeared ahead, leaving He Yunzhou alarmed that they had found him despite hiding aboard.

• Da Huang considered titles for himself and settled on “Undefeated in the brothels, Dog-Head King” after hearing Mu Yunyao suggest it.
• Chen Changan stopped the starship to pick up He Yunzhou and He Yunwan, who had been waving for help.
• He Yunzhou explained that enemies had ambushed him and his younger sister while they trained, so they had boarded the starship to escape.
• Chen Changan promised to keep the siblings safe and said the starship was already headed to the Dragon Source Land.
• Ren Xuan spotted people blocking the route, and He Yunzhou recognized them as his pursuers.

Chen Changan protected He Yunzhou and He Yunwan by effortlessly defeating the five Heaven Slaying Realm pursuers, despite being at the early Carefree Realm. Afterward, he questioned whether He Yunzhou deserved to be called a genius, and the chapter ended with He Yunzhou defending his standards.

• Chen Changan discovered that the pursuers had marked He Yunwan, erased the tracking mark, and reassured the siblings that he would protect them.
• He Yunzhou offered to hold off the pursuers so He Yunwan could escape, but Chen Changan and Da Huang insisted he would keep them safe.
• Chen Changan left the starship alone to face the five Heaven Slaying Realm pursuers, while He Yunzhou panicked about the mismatch in their cultivation levels.
• Chen Changan defeated the five pursuers with a single sword strike, and the He siblings stared at him in disbelief when he returned to the starship.
• Chen Changan criticized He Yunzhou's strength and asked whether he was a standout genius in the He Family, prompting He Yunzhou to explain that he considered being invincible among opponents at the same level impressive.

Chen Changan discussed the meaning of genius and prodigy with He Yunzhou, then entered Dragon Source Land with his companions. Hearing that Reincarnation Envoys were common across the Longevity Realm, Chen Changan began to suspect their purpose might be more than finding talent.

• Chen Changan explained that being invincible within one realm meant defeating opponents across every stage, leaving He Yunzhou embarrassed about calling himself a genius.
• Chen Changan encouraged He Yunzhou to keep working toward becoming a prodigy, then told him to rest and guide them to the He Family once they reached Dragon Source Land.
• Mu Yunyao asked why Chen Changan had not explained his plans to the He siblings, and he said he wanted to let things unfold naturally and use the He Family as a foothold.
• After more than two months of travel, Chen Changan's starship entered Dragon Source Land, where Da Huang complained that it was ugly and He Yunwan agreed.
• He Yunzhou said factions throughout the Longevity Realm commonly used Reincarnation Envoys to search other worlds for talent, prompting Chen Changan to question who established them and why.
• Mu Yunyao asked whether Reincarnation Envoys had been created because of Chen Changan, and he replied that they might have been created because of someone else.

Chen Changan escorted He Yunzhou and He Yunwan back to the He Family, where their father, He Zhengxiong, questioned them about the people who had attacked them. He Zhengxiong was stunned to learn that the attackers were dead and that his son had already reached such strength.

• Chen Changan and his companions flew to the He Family's territory and discussed the He Family's strength and the Dragon Family's Life and Death Realm ancestor along the way.
• He Yunzhou and He Yunwan returned home, and their father, He Zhengxiong, scolded them for leaving Dragon Source Land without permission.
• He Yunzhou said the attackers appeared to be from the Bai Family, while Chen Changan argued that they had not deliberately planted clues to provoke a conflict.
• He Yunzhou told He Zhengxiong that five attackers had chased them, including three early-stage and two middle-stage Heaven Slaying Realm cultivators.
• He Yunzhou revealed that the attackers were already dead, leaving He Zhengxiong astonished by his son's strength.

He Yunzhou returned to the He Family with Chen Changan and his companions, but He Zhengxiong suspected they were spies and challenged Chen Changan to a fight. After blocking Chen Changan’s casual sword strike, He Zhengxiong recognized his strength but remained suspicious of his motives.

• He Yunzhou introduced Chen Changan, Da Huang, Ren Xuan, and Mu Yunyao, and said they had killed the five Bai Family experts who attacked him and He Yunwan.
• He Zhengxiong doubted the story and suspected Chen Changan and his companions were Bai Family spies, while Da Huang angrily defended them.
• He Yunzhou vouched for Chen Changan, but He Zhengxiong rejected his judgment and challenged Chen Changan to prove his strength.
• Chen Changan followed He Zhengxiong into the sky and struck with his sword, which He Zhengxiong managed to block.
• He Zhengxiong questioned Chen Changan’s concealed cultivation, and Chen Changan said he was truly in the early stage of the Carefree Realm before declaring the He Family unworthy of his attention.
• He Zhengxiong angrily vowed to show Chen Changan whether the He Family was worthy.

Chen Changan endured He Zhengxiong’s attacks without injury, then faced He Tianying when the older man intervened to defend the He Family’s honor. He Tianying also failed to hurt Chen Changan, but accepted his apology and forgave him, leaving the He siblings embarrassed.

• He Zhengxiong grew alarmed when Chen Changan remained unharmed by his attacks, while He Yunzhou and He Yunwan watched in disbelief.
• He Tianying arrived and scolded He Zhengxiong for disgracing the He Family before challenging Chen Changan himself.
• Chen Changan endured He Tianying’s attacks and offered him a chance to save face by admitting defeat.
• He Tianying took Chen Changan’s remarks as an insult and became upset, so He Zhengxiong and Chen Changan tried to soothe him.
• He Tianying accepted Chen Changan’s explanation and said he forgave him, while Mu Yunyao teased the embarrassed siblings.

After learning that Chen Changan was in the early Carefree Realm, He Tianying urged his family to apologize and address him as an elder. Chen Changan then heard about the Dragon Source Grand Competition and stunned everyone when Da Huang revealed he was only around twenty thousand years old.

• He Tianying scolded He Zhengxiong and the He siblings for attacking Chen Changan and told them to apologize and call him an elder.
• He Zhengxiong apologized to Chen Changan as his uncle, while the He siblings called him Grandpa Chen.
• He Tianying confirmed that Chen Changan was in the early Carefree Realm and explained the Dragon Source Grand Competition, which Chen Changan considered entering.
• He Tianying said the competition was open to anyone under a million years old and described how difficult it was to reach the Longevity Realm.
• Da Huang estimated that Chen Changan was around twenty thousand years old, leaving He Tianying, the He family, and Ren Xuan astonished.

Chen Changan discussed the Dragon Source Grand Competition with the He siblings while He Tianying arranged for the He Family to invest in him. The He Family’s ancestor approved the investment and decided to attend the competition, leaving He Tianying to bring Chen Changan the resources his father had prepared.

• He Tianying asked Chen Changan to let the He Family invest in him, then went to consult his father after Chen Changan proposed a friends-and-family rate.
• He Yunzhou warned Chen Changan that Long Ling, Long Xiao, and Zhong Ye were the leading contenders in the Dragon Source Grand Competition.
• Chen Changan encouraged He Yunzhou and his sister to keep entering the competition, despite their embarrassment about their standing.
• He Tianying and the Family Head told the He Family’s ancestor about Chen Changan’s talent and strength, and the ancestor ordered them to offer him a sincere investment.
• The He Family’s ancestor decided to attend the Dragon Source Grand Competition, and He Tianying took the prepared resources to present to Chen Changan.