Recaps

Chen Changan accepted the He Family’s generous investment and planned to help secure the family’s future before leaving for the Dragon Source Grand Competition. After more than half a year of cultivation, he, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang had not broken through, though their slow progress still astonished He Tianying and the others.

• He Tianying delivered a vast quantity of Origin Stones and other resources, and Chen Changan assured him that the He Family would benefit from its investment.
• Da Huang suggested helping the He Family gain room, resources, and stability, and Chen Changan agreed to do what he could before leaving.
• Chen Changan assigned Ren Xuan to cultivate with the He Family while he, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang prepared to attend the Dragon Source Grand Competition.
• Chen Changan restrained Da Huang with an upgraded Dog Leash and forbade him from visiting a brothel.
• The Family Head used Chen Changan and his companions’ diligence to urge the He Family’s juniors to cultivate harder.
• After more than half a year, Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang had made no breakthroughs, and He Tianying and the others were stunned by their complaints about slow progress.

Chen Changan and the He Family traveled to the Ascending Dragon Secret Realm for the Dragon Source Grand Competition, where they encountered the rival Bai Family. The two families traded threats over their blood feud, and Chen Changan asked how their conflict had begun.

• The He Family Head told Chen Changan the competition would take place in a secret realm that opened only for the event, and explained Zhong Ye's mysterious reputation and rumored strength.
• The He Family's ancestor confirmed that Zhong Ye existed and had once sparred with Long Ling and Long Xiao.
• Chen Changan learned that more than a hundred people usually entered the competition, which lasted about half a year, before his group reached the Ascending Dragon Secret Realm a month later.
• The He Family and Bai Family confronted each other at the secret realm entrance, trading insults and promising to settle their blood feud at the competition.
• Chen Changan asked about the families' history, and the He Family Head explained that their feud had started over resources.

Chen Changan and his companions arrived in Ascending Dragon City and registered for the Dragon Source Grand Competition. Their remarkable ages and cultivation levels drew attention, while Chen Changan's boastful registration name provoked ridicule and anger from the crowd.

• Chen Changan criticized the He Family for failing to take meaningful action against the Bai Family, then agreed to enter the Ascending Dragon Secret Realm.
• The He Family Head explained that unaffiliated cultivators could stay at an inn and had to register for the competition, so Chen Changan asked He Yunzhou to lead them to the registration site.
• At the Dragon Family's registration desk, Mu Yunyao and Da Huang registered as early Carefree Realm cultivators over fifty thousand years old, astonishing the clerk.
• Da Huang registered Chen Changan under the name “Invincible above the Yin Yang Realm, unrivaled below it? The Longevity Realm's greatest Prodigy, from the Chen Family, Invincible Changan,” listing him as twenty thousand years old and early Carefree Realm.
• The registration clerk and nearby cultivators reacted with shock at the trio's youth, while many mocked Chen Changan's arrogant name and predicted someone would teach him a lesson.

Chen Changan received number token 250 and was confronted by Bai Pixuan and the Bai Family, who sought to kill him before he could grow stronger. After He Yunzhou asked Chen Changan to handle the five opponents, Chen checked whether killing was allowed in Ascending Dragon City before the competition began.

• Chen Changan received token 250, while Mu Yunyao and Da Huang held tokens 248 and 249.
• Bai Pixuan and the Bai Family mocked Chen Changan and He Yunzhou, then challenged them in hopes of killing Chen Changan.
• He Yunzhou told Chen Changan to handle the Bai Family, and Chen agreed.
• Chen Changan asked the Dragon Family registrar whether killing was punishable in Ascending Dragon City, and the registrar said fighting and killing contestants were forbidden only after the competition started.

Chen Changan killed five Bai Family cultivators with one sword and sent their heads back as a greeting, shocking Ascending Dragon City. The Bai Family planned to have him killed during the Dragon Source Grand Competition, while the other factions began investigating him.

• Chen Changan decapitated five Heaven Slaying Realm members of the Bai Family with one sword, and Da Huang collected their dropped resources.
• Chen Changan burned the bodies and told He Yunzhou to send the five heads to the Bai Family, with members of the Dragon Family accompanying them.
• The Bai Family restrained its anger at the He Family’s territory and decided to arrange Chen Changan’s death in the competition arena.
• The Dragon Family Head and other factions were astonished by Chen Changan’s strength and ordered investigations into him.
• Other competitors acknowledged Chen Changan’s potential but doubted that he would easily make a name for himself at the competition.

The Bai Family Head planned to ambush Chen Changan after other factions refused to help, while Chen Changan waited calmly for the Dragon Source Grand Competition. Long Ling and Long Xiao of the Dragon Family arrived to meet him, and Long Ling became captivated by his looks and confidence as the reason for their visit remained unclear.

• The Bai Family Head rejected his family's suggestion to let the feud go and ordered them to watch Chen Changan and attack when he was alone.
• Chen Changan told He Tianying that he was unconcerned about people investigating him and learned the Dragon Source Grand Competition would begin in about five days.
• He Yunzhou announced the Dragon Family's arrival, and the He Family's ancestor and head went out to greet Long Ling and Long Xiao.
• Long Ling praised Chen Changan's looks, while Long Xiao challenged him about his fame and arrogance.
• Chen Changan said he did not care about anyone in the Longevity Realm, impressing Long Ling and angering Long Xiao.
• Chen Changan asked Long Ling and Long Xiao why they had come, but the chapter ended before they answered.

Long Ling and Long Xiao arrived to test Chen Changan’s strength and invite him to meet the Dragon Family Head, while Long Ling tried to pursue Chen and Long Xiao proposed that Mu Yunyao divorce him. Chen refused to go at first, then agreed on the condition that the pair obeyed him, and they led the way to the Dragon Family.

• Long Ling asked Chen Changan whether he was married and said she would be willing to become his concubine, while Long Xiao suggested that Mu Yunyao divorce Chen and marry him instead.
• Mu Yunyao dismissed Long Ling and Long Xiao as children and left, and Chen Changan warned them against trying to steal his wife.
• Chen asked the pair why they had come, and Long Xiao remembered that they wanted to test his strength and invite him to meet the Dragon Family Head.
• Chen refused the invitation, then agreed to go if Long Ling and Long Xiao stayed quiet unless he gave them permission and behaved properly around him.
• Long Ling agreed to Chen’s conditions, and Chen told the pair to lead the way.

Chen Changan met the Dragon Family Head, who offered to increase the Dragon Family’s investment if Chen placed in the top five at the Dragon Source Grand Competition. The chapter ended with Chen asking what the Dragon Family would offer if he took first place.

• Long Ling and Long Xiao led Chen Changan to meet the Dragon Family Head after he ordered them to stop talking and guide him.
• The Dragon Family Head questioned Chen about his background and learned that Long Ling and Long Xiao would not speak without Chen’s permission.
• Long Ling asked the Dragon Family Head to arrange her marriage to Chen, but he discouraged her after learning Chen’s wife was Mu Yunyao.
• Chen shifted the conversation to business, and the Dragon Family Head offered to double the Dragon Family’s investment if Chen placed in the competition’s top five.
• Chen asked what the Dragon Family would offer if he took first place.

Chen Changan learned more about the mysterious Zhong Ye and wagered with the Dragon Family Head that he would win first place in the Dragon Source Grand Competition. After leaving the Dragon Family, Chen Changan encountered Zhong Ye, who offered to deal with the Bai Family men secretly following him.

• Long Xiao told Chen Changan that he and Long Ling had sparred with Zhong Ye and doubted they could defeat him, even together.
• The Dragon Family Head explained that Zhong Ye's strength had suddenly surged, and promised Chen Changan anything the Dragon Family possessed if he won the competition.
• Long Ling insisted she had the right to like Chen Changan, while Long Xiao asked whether he could like Mu Yunyao and was rebuked by the Dragon Family Head.
• Two Bai Family men debated attacking Chen Changan, but Zhong Ye appeared before they could act.
• Zhong Ye introduced himself, praised Chen Changan, and offered to take care of the two men following him.

Chen Changan learned why Zhong Ye had offered to help him, then bantered with Da Huang and Mu Yunyao before the Dragon Source Grand Competition began. The crowd grew eager to see Chen Changan compete, but his bout was scheduled near the end, leaving everyone waiting through dull early matches.

• Zhong Ye told Chen Changan he wanted to see how much of a prodigy he was and looked forward to facing him in the Dragon Source Grand Competition.
• Da Huang teased Chen Changan about finding a new sweetheart and having children, then Mu Yunyao confronted him for ignoring her.
• Chen Changan reassured Mu Yunyao of his devotion, then spoke with the He Family Head before the competition began.
• Da Huang told the He Family Head that he and Mu Yunyao were among the Longevity Realm's greatest prodigies apart from Chen Changan.
• The judges began the bouts, but spectators found the early matches dull and waited for Chen Changan's late-scheduled fight.

Mu Yunyao defeated a stronger opponent with one punch, while Da Huang and Chen Changan’s opponents conceded without fighting. Back at the He Family’s residence, Chen Changan accepted every faction seeking to invest in him, and Da Huang explained how this could encourage the factions to cooperate.

• After three days of matches, Mu Yunyao entered the arena and knocked out her late-carefree-realm opponent with a single punch.
• Da Huang’s opponent conceded before fighting, leaving Da Huang disappointed.
• Chen Changan’s opponent conceded from the crowd, and Chen Changan and his companions advanced without further matches.
• After the trio returned to the He Family’s residence, representatives from more factions came to invest in Chen Changan.
• He Tianying questioned Chen Changan’s decision to accept everyone, and Da Huang said the arrangement could reduce conflict among the factions.

Chen Changan and the He Family discussed how his investments could bring stability to the Dragon Source Land, then the Dragon Source Grand Competition draw paired his companions and him with powerful opponents from factions that had refused to invest. The suspicious matchups left Chen Changan eager to discover whether someone had rigged the draw, with the first matches set to begin the next day.

• Da Huang explained to He Tianying that Chen Changan’s investments had linked the factions and could discourage large-scale conflict.
• Chen Changan promised to help the He Family before leaving the Dragon Source Land, while He Tianying noted that Wu Wang Mountain, the Wan Family, and the Hai Family had not invested.
• The Dragon Source Grand Competition began its draw, and Mu Yunyao was paired with Wan Dao while Da Huang drew Hai Ziwu, both middle-stage Heaven Slaying Realm cultivators.
• Chen Changan drew Gui Yunyou of Wu Wang Mountain, a peak Heaven Slaying Realm cultivator, prompting spectators and the He Family to suspect the matchups were deliberate.
• Chen Changan said he would deal with whatever was plotted and looked forward to finding out who had manipulated the draw at the competition the next day.

Mu Yunyao faced Wan Dao in the competition and overwhelmed the stronger fighter with a brutal, close-range assault. As she kept him on the back foot, the He Family members were stunned by her strength.

• Chen Changan warned Mu Yunyao and Da Huang to kill Wan Dao or Hai Ziwu if either attacked too viciously.
• Mu Yunyao entered the arena to face Wan Dao, who boasted that he would crush her.
• Mu Yunyao struck Wan Dao with a powerful opening punch that left him bleeding.
• Wan Dao unleashed repeated saber attacks, but Mu Yunyao charged through the blade light and hammered him with punches.
• The spectators and He Family members marveled at Mu Yunyao's fighting style, and He Tianying asked Chen Changan if she was always so violent.

Mu Yunyao defeated Wan Dao after overpowering his weapon-enhanced attack, and the Wan Family resented the public loss. The day’s matches ended before Da Huang could compete, leaving Chen Changan to suspect that the schedule gave powerful families time to prepare their contestants.

• Wan Dao unleashed the power of his saber, but Mu Yunyao boosted her own strength and knocked him out of the fight.
• The Wan Family members grew angry at Mu Yunyao, while she returned to Chen Changan and warned that they might resent her.
• The judge ended the day’s matches, disappointing Da Huang, who had expected to compete.
• The He Family Head explained that the Dragon Source Grand Competition had a daily time limit set by the major powers.
• Chen Changan guessed that the schedule let families prepare contestants for the next day, including Hai Ziwu before his match against Da Huang.

Da Huang faced Hai Ziwu in the Dragon Source Grand Competition, where Hai Ziwu appeared to have been strengthened by the Hai Family. Da Huang revealed his Qilin form and won through relentless attacks, leaving the Hai Family’s intentions and Chen Changan’s group’s next matches unresolved.

• Chen Changan told Da Huang that the competition’s organizers might have manipulated the matches, and Da Huang vowed to defeat Hai Ziwu.
• Da Huang entered the arena and revealed his true Qilin form as Hai Ziwu challenged him.
• Da Huang and Hai Ziwu fought evenly at first, while spectators suspected the Hai Family had used a pill or Secret Technique to strengthen Hai Ziwu.
• Da Huang fought without fear because of Chen Changan’s undying body, forcing Hai Ziwu onto the defensive.
• Chen Changan declared Da Huang the winner when Hai Ziwu’s enhanced aura faded, and Da Huang knocked him unconscious before Chen Changan stopped him from striking again.
• Da Huang announced that it was his turn next.

Chen Changan defeated Gui Yunyou with one sword strike in the tournament, stunning the crowd. The Bai Family concluded he could be killed if they waited for the right opportunity, while Zhong Ye wondered whether Chen Changan had shown all his strength.

• The contestants in the ninth match agreed that one of them would forfeit so the crowd could watch Chen Changan's fight.
• Gui Yunyou challenged Chen Changan to fight at full strength, and Chen Changan unleashed his aura and struck with his sword.
• Chen Changan knocked Gui Yunyou unconscious in one blow, then left the arena as the stunned crowd debated his strength and limits.
• The Bai Family decided to wait for a chance to kill Chen Changan, since others would intervene if they attacked openly.
• Zhong Ye wondered whether Chen Changan had shown all his strength and thought his cultivation still fell short of taking first place.

After the first rounds of the Dragon Source Grand Competition, Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao reached the top five, while Da Huang was eliminated. Zhong Ye drew the bye for the five-to-three round, leaving Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao set to face Long Xiao and Long Ling.

• The He Family Ancestor warned Chen Changan that revealing his strength early could make factions wary, but Chen Changan said he wanted to prove himself worthy of their investment.
• He Yunwan lamented her defeat and compared herself unfavorably to Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang, who rebuked her for crying.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang advanced through the second round, while He Yunzhou was eliminated.
• Mu Yunyao and Da Huang defeated late-stage Heaven Slaying Realm opponents in the third round, and Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang reached the top ten.
• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao made the top five alongside Zhong Ye, Long Ling, and Long Xiao, while Da Huang failed to advance.
• Zhong Ye drew the bye in the five-to-three round, setting up Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao to face Long Ling and Long Xiao.

Mu Yunyao faced Long Ling in a match after Long Ling challenged her over Chen Changan, and Chen Changan arranged for the Lord of Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal to lend Mu Yunyao power. Mu Yunyao unleashed that energy in the arena and declared Long Ling had lost.

• Da Huang teased Mu Yunyao about fighting her love rival, and Mu Yunyao admitted she did not want to lose to Long Ling.
• Chen Changan asked the recovering Lord of Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal for help, and it sent energy for Mu Yunyao to use in the match.
• Mu Yunyao transferred Da Huang to Chen Changan for punishment after he had provoked her, and his screams echoed through the He Family.
• Long Ling offered to make Mu Yunyao's defeat less humiliating if she gave Chen Changan to her, but Mu Yunyao refused to share her husband.
• Mu Yunyao unleashed the Dragon Seal's power before the stunned crowd and told Long Ling she had lost.

Mu Yunyao defeated Long Ling, and Long Xiao challenged Chen Changan to avenge her. Chen Changan endured Long Xiao’s attacks while eating melon, then knocked him out with one punch and warned him against fighting recklessly.

• Mu Yunyao defeated Long Ling with borrowed power, leaving Long Ling dejected after she regained consciousness.
• The Dragon Family Head urged Long Ling to stop comparing herself to others and focus on improving.
• Long Xiao entered the arena and attacked Chen Changan, blaming him for Long Ling’s distress.
• Chen Changan ate melon while Long Xiao’s attacks failed to hurt him, and he advised Long Xiao to focus on mastering fewer techniques.
• After Long Xiao exhausted himself attacking, Chen Changan knocked him flying with one punch and warned him to use his head.

Chen Changan advanced to the Dragon Source Grand Competition’s final after Mu Yunyao conceded, and he agreed to face Zhong Ye the next day. As the city awaited their battle, Chen Changan said Zhong Ye was not what he seemed, prompting Mu Yunyao to wonder whether he had been body-seized.

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao entered the top three, while Long Ling and Long Xiao fell to fourth and fifth.
• The final draw gave Zhong Ye a bye, and Mu Yunyao immediately conceded to Chen Changan.
• Chen Changan and Zhong Ye agreed to rest for a day before fighting for first place.
• Chen Changan, Mu Yunyao, and Da Huang noticed Ascending Dragon City was unusually quiet as everyone awaited the final.
• Chen Changan said Zhong Ye was hiding something, and Mu Yunyao wondered if he had been body-seized.

Chen Changan and Zhong Ye fought evenly in the arena while Chen Changan confronted Zhong Ye about conspiring with the Bai Family. Zhong Ye revealed his intention to kill Chen Changan and raised his cultivation to the late stage of the Yin Yang Realm, turning the contest into a fight to the death.

• Chen Changan and Zhong Ye began their battle, trading attacks evenly as the crowd watched.
• The Dragon Family Head, Long Ling, and Long Xiao discussed Zhong Ye’s unexpected strength and Chen Changan’s remarkable defense.
• After fighting for an incense stick’s time, Chen Changan questioned Zhong Ye about recognizing him and the Bai Family’s failed attempt to kill him.
• Chen Changan accused Zhong Ye of arranging the match as a deadly ambush on behalf of the Bai Family.
• Zhong Ye admitted he wanted Chen Changan dead and revealed his cultivation had reached the late stage of the Yin Yang Realm.

During the Dragon Source Grand Competition, Chen Changan withstood Zhong Ye’s deadly attacks while the Long Family Head failed to persuade Wu Wang Mountain’s lord to intervene. Chen Changan learned that Zhong Ye carried the soul of the Zhang Family’s Grand Elder, an old figure from Tianfeng.

• The Long Family Head confronted Wu Wang Mountain’s lord and urged him to stop Zhong Ye, but the lord refused, citing Zhong Ye’s independence and the competition’s no-interference rule.
• Chen Changan continued to repel Zhong Ye’s attacks, while the spectators marveled that Zhong Ye could not overcome his defenses.
• Mu Yunyao told Da Huang that Chen Changan was saving his trump card, and reassured the anxious He Family that he was not yet fighting seriously.
• Chen Changan asked the Heavenly Feng Dragon Seal whether Zhong Ye had been body-seized, and it revealed that another soul was inside him.
• The Dragon Seal identified the soul as the Zhang Family’s Grand Elder, surprising Chen Changan and linking Zhong Ye’s rise to the family’s old grudge against him.

Chen Changan exposed the soul inside Zhong Ye as the Zhang Family's Grand Elder, an old enemy who blamed him for Tianfeng's destruction. Chen Changan revealed his true strength in the arena and gained the upper hand, while the Grand Elder panicked and tried to flee.

• Chen Changan demanded that Zhong Ye let the soul inside him take control, and Zhong Ye handed over his body.
• The Zhang Family's Grand Elder took control of Zhong Ye and confronted Chen Changan, accusing him of being sent back to Tianfeng by Zhang Junhao.
• Chen Changan taunted the Grand Elder about Zhang Junhao and questioned why he had stayed inside Zhong Ye instead of reviving himself.
• The Grand Elder vowed not to let Chen Changan escape, and Chen Changan charged at him with the Red Dust Sword.
• Chen Changan unleashed his full strength and began overpowering the injured Grand Elder, who realized Zhong Ye's body could not withstand the fight and shouted for him to run.

Chen Changan used the fight against Zhong Ye to expose the factions aligned with Wu Wang Mountain while Long Aoguang refused to open the arena barrier. The conflict escalated into a standoff between Wu Wang Mountain’s alliance and the Dragon Family’s supporters.

• The Zhang Family Grand Elder urged Zhong Ye to flee, but Zhong Ye wanted to fight Chen Changan to the death, and the Grand Elder forced him to keep control of his body.
• The Mountain Lord of Wu Wang Mountain demanded that Long Aoguang open the barrier, but Long Aoguang insisted the match would continue until Zhong Ye personally admitted defeat.
• Mu Yunyao guessed that Chen Changan was watching to see which factions would side with Wu Wang Mountain, and Chen Changan continued observing the crowd while attacking Zhong Ye.
• Chen Changan summoned Gou Sheng, whose Annihilation Fire forced the Zhang Family Grand Elder to defend himself while Zhong Ye suffered severe burns.
• The Mountain Lord of Wu Wang Mountain gathered the Wan Family, Hai Family, and other allied factions to break the barrier and attack Chen Changan.
• Long Aoguang rallied the Dragon Family, and factions that had been watching joined them as the two sides prepared to fight.

Chen Changan killed Zhong Ye, while the Grand Elder of the Zhang Family escaped after losing his vessel. Refusing to let Wu Wang Mountain leave, Chen Changan prepared to face them even if the Dragon Family did not join him.

• Chen Changan killed Zhong Ye, and the Grand Elder of the Zhang Family's soul escaped Gou Sheng's pursuit.
• Chen Changan explained that the Dragon Seal would let them track the escaped soul, then left the arena despite its barrier.
• The Mountain Lord of Wu Wang Mountain threatened Chen Changan, who taunted him about Zhong Ye and refused to let his side leave.
• The Family Head of the Dragon Family urged Chen Changan not to start a battle, but Chen Changan declared he would stop Wu Wang Mountain even alone.
• Chen Changan's companion said that if Chen Changan gave the word, he would see the fight through to the end.