Recaps

Chen Changan explored the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm, sheltered the exposed Sacred Shaman Clan, and learned that powerful forces were pursuing him. He revealed himself at the Chen-Slaying Assembly, slaughtered the Second Palace Three Gods Sect’s forces, and defeated a Vast Moon Clan expert who had wagered to become his servant.

• Chen Changan and his companions crossed the Cloud Ladder, explored the Celestial Palace, and learned from its guardians about the Shenshu Clan and the divided realms.
• After learning the Sacred Shaman Clan had been exposed, Chen Changan moved them into the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm and began cultivating there.
• Chen Changan explored the ocean and Blood Abyss, met the Sea King Race patriarch, and avoided confronting the Shenshu Clan.
• Da Huang reported that the Two Palaces and Three Divine Halls had offered a reward for Chen Changan and would hold a Chen-Slaying Assembly at Godslayer Peak.
• Chen Changan traveled to Godslayer Peak and revealed his identity after the sect leaders called for him to appear.
• Chen Changan and Da Huang attacked the Second Palace Three Gods Sect, while Mu Yunyao prevented their opponents from escaping.
• A Vast Moon Clan expert challenged Chen Changan, but his attacks failed to hurt him, leaving him bound by his wager to serve Chen Changan.

Chen Changan investigated the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm, defeated the forces hunting him, and learned from the Shenshu Clan that the Ascension Road led toward Ultimate Heaven. He and his companions advanced through its trials, ending with Chen Changan accused of betrayal in the Life-and-Death Pass.

• Guan Ao pledged himself to Chen Changan, who led him and the others into the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm and through the Blood Abyss.
• Chen Changan escaped the realm’s illusory prison, while Da Huang and Guan Ao left after a mysterious voice barred their way until they became the strongest in Primordial Heaven.
• Chen Changan and Guan Ao hunted down search parties, then returned to cultivate as the Ten Sacred Clans and other races searched for the secret realm.
• The pursuing forces entered the realm and attacked Chen Changan, who killed them all before setting out to find the Shenshu Clan.
• The Shenshu Clan patriarch explained that the secret concerned the Hongmeng Dominion Realm and Ultimate Heaven, then opened the Ascension Road for Chen Changan and his companions.
• Chen Changan and his companions advanced along the Ascension Road, overcame its pressure and Battle Arena, and met Proud Lord in Ascension City.
• Proud Lord explained the Three-Gate Trial, and Chen Changan and his companions entered the Life-and-Death Pass despite the exiles’ jeers.
• Chen Changan awoke in the trial accused of betraying his master and destroying his Holy Land, then challenged his junior brother’s testimony.

Chen Changan and his companions passed the Ascension Road’s trials and entered Ultimate Heaven, where its laws stripped away their strength. In an ordinary city, they joined a Martial Grounds to find a way to cultivate, and their first talent tests revealed potential far beyond the arena master’s expectations.

• Chen Changan discovered that the first trial showed him alternate lives ending at Ascension Road, then learned the Three-Gate Trial had been prepared for him and that he could not meet his father until he grew stronger.
• Chen Changan and his companions passed the Ascension Tower’s challenge and crossed the courage trial, then reached Great Perfection before facing the guardians at Ultimate Heaven’s entrance.
• Da Huang, Wang Ba, Guan Ao, Mu Yunyao, and Chen Changan each passed the stone statues’ test, and Chen Changan learned that Ultimate Heaven’s laws suppressed newcomers until they could endure them.
• Chen Changan led the group into a city where they had no cultivation or money, then sent Da Huang to gather information about a nearby city’s Martial Arena.
• After hearing about the Guan and Wei Families’ dispute over an Extreme Source Stone Vein, Chen Changan chose to use the Martial Arena to learn a cultivation path and paid to enroll his companions.
• Chen Changan’s group learned that the arena master trained disciples for years before testing their talent, then asked to take the Testing Stone Tablet test immediately.
• Wang Ba and Guan Ao each scored above ten million, while Da Huang, Mu Yunyao, and Chen Changan reached the tablet’s twenty-million limit, and Chen Changan revealed he had held back to avoid breaking it.

Chen Changan protected the Guan Family’s mine, used its profits to strengthen the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds, and led his companions into the Heavenly Profound Sect. After their extraordinary talent secured them privileged status, they prepared to enter the Netherworld Mystic Realm while Chen Changan chose the incomplete Nameless Sword Art.

• Chen Changan and his companions reached the Ultimate Mortal Transformation Realm, then he defended the Guan Family’s mine and killed the Li and Yuan Family attackers after the Wei Family withdrew.
• Chen Changan negotiated protection fees and a share of the mine’s yearly output for the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds, then killed Li Ming’s master when the man proved to have no real connection to the Exquisite Grotto.
• Chen Changan gave the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds cultivation methods and resources, set rules for its future, and watched its disciples begin training.
• Chen Changan and his companions traveled to the Heavenly Profound Sect, where Wang Ba and Guan Ao each scored about thirty million on the Testing Stone Tablet and Da Huang scored a hundred and fifty million.
• Mu Yunyao reached the tablet’s two-hundred-million limit, and the sect accepted the group as members, granted them Personal Disciple status, and promised them privileged resources.
• After reaching the Ninth Layer of the Ultimate Mortal Transformation Realm, Chen Changan and his companions met the sect master, learned of the coming Netherworld Mystic Realm, and received permission to choose new cultivation arts.
• Mu Yunyao and the others selected cultivation arts, while Chen Changan chose the incomplete Nameless Sword Art and agreed to slow his cultivation until the Netherworld Mystic Realm opened.
• Heavenly Profound Sect disciples complained that Chen Changan’s group had received all five realm-entry slots, but Senior Disciple Brother warned them not to provoke the group and said the results would speak for themselves.