Chapter Summaries

After the Chief Disciple contest, Mu Chen received his rewards and was chosen to challenge Sacred Origin Peak’s sealed mountain gate in three days. The other Peak Masters left, while Elder Xuan warned Mu Chen to prepare for a difficult trial.

• Zhou Yuan told Mu Chen that his Resentful Dragon Poison had flared up and that Sect Master Qing Yang had temporarily suppressed it; Qing Yang had promised to gather materials for the Great Dragon Subduing Pattern if Zhou Yuan became Chief Disciple.
• Sect Master Qing Yang gave seven newly appointed Chief Disciples Auspicious Clouds that sped up travel and could block one fatal attack, then presented the Cang Xuan Seven Arts to the new Chief Disciples.
• Peak Master Ling Jun proposed letting all seven peaks’ Chief Disciples enter Sacred Origin Peak together to open its sealed gate, but Peak Master Liu Lianyi and Elder Xuan opposed him.
• Elder Xuan said that sending the other Chief Disciples would not help if Mu Chen could not open the gate, and Sect Master Qing Yang assigned Mu Chen to challenge the mountain in three days.
• Elder Xuan urged Mu Chen to prepare before vanishing, and Mu Chen and Yaoyao returned to the Purple Origin Cave Mansion on an Auspicious Cloud.
• Disciples continued discussing Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan’s rise to Chief Disciple, surprised that both had come from the remote Vast Continent.

After becoming Sacred Origin Peak's Chief Disciple, Mu Chen prepared for the mountain challenge and discussed the Great Wu Dynasty's plans with Yaoyao. Meanwhile, Palace Master Sheng Yuan ordered Mu Chen killed in the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven, as Mu Chen and Elder Xuan worked to keep the Azure Xuan Sacred Seal from falling into Sheng Yuan's hands.

• Mu Chen celebrated his appointment with Yaoyao and the disciples, then told her that the Great Wu Dynasty was preparing to move against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
• Yaoyao discussed Mu Chen's potential Divine Mansion and said she looked forward to seeing what grade he could open.
• Sheng Yuan heard about Mu Chen's role in the Holy Palace's loss at the Flame Marrow Vein and ordered an elder to take care of him in the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven.
• Elder Xuan gave Mu Chen several sets of materials for Peach Blossom Brew and asked whether he was confident about the mountain challenge.
• Mu Chen asked Elder Xuan to delay Sect Master Qing Yang and the others after the seal was opened so he could search for the second Sacred Mark.
• Elder Xuan agreed, hoping Mu Chen could gather the Sacred Marks and prevent Sheng Yuan from completing the Azure Xuan Sacred Seal.

Mu Chen attempted Sacred Origin Peak’s mountain trial, passing tests of temperament and soul before facing a Heavenly Sun Realm expert’s overwhelming Source Qi pressure. The trial remained unfinished as Mu Chen braced himself against the expert.

• Mu Chen tended the Spirit Blood Peach sapling with blood and expected it to bear fruit before the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven began.
• Sacred Origin Peak’s disciples gathered to watch Mu Chen attempt the sealed mountain trial, while Lu Hong’s faction struggled with the consequences of losing the chief disciple contest.
• Mu Chen passed the temperament trial by remaining calm when his Source Qi vanished, then regained it and received a boost to his Origin Energy Stars.
• Mu Chen used the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols to destroy the golden sun in the soul trial and stored the resulting golden light for Yaoyao rather than absorbing it.
• Mu Chen’s pointer selected the Heavenly Sun Realm opponent, whose Source Qi pressure blasted him back more than ten steps.

Mu Chen passed Sacred Origin Peak’s trials, collected the Earth Sacred Mark, and helped reopen the peak’s gates. The sect leaders found no trace of the Azure Xuan Sacred Seal and concluded that the Cang Xuan Ancestor had hidden it elsewhere.

• Mu Chen challenged the Heavenly Sun Realm figure, landed a punch that the figure caught, and passed the trials.
• Mu Chen entered the hall as the Mysterious Bell rang nine times, prompting the sect leaders to celebrate his success.
• Mu Chen collected the Earth Sacred Mark from the Cang Xuan Ancestor’s statue and learned that it could draw Earth Source Qi from the land.
• The seal on Sacred Origin Peak dissipated, and Sect Master Qing Yang and the other Peak Masters bowed as the peak reopened.
• The sect leaders searched the hall but found no Azure Xuan Sacred Seal, and Sect Master Qing Yang suspected the place had been a decoy.

After Sacred Origin Peak reopened, Shen Taiyuan offered Mu Chen a better chief disciple residence, but Mu Chen chose to stay in the cave mansion Yaoyao had made her home. His teasing touch on Yaoyao’s cheek earned him a fierce beating, and she quietly thanked him for deciding not to move.

• Elder Xuan praised Mu Chen for helping reopen Sacred Origin Peak and criticized Ling Jun for obsessing over the Azure Xuan Sacred Seal.
• Sect Master Qing Yang gave Shen Taiyuan the Peak Master Seal, making him Acting Peak Master until he reached the Origin Infant Realm.
• Shen Taiyuan offered Mu Chen a chief disciple residence, but Mu Chen declined because he and Yaoyao were comfortable in the Purple Origin Cave Mansion.
• When Mu Chen told Yaoyao they could move, she fell silent at the thought of leaving the place she had tended.
• Mu Chen touched Yaoyao’s cheek to tease her, and she attacked him with powerful Origin Patterns while Tuntun mocked him.
• Mu Chen explained that he wanted Yaoyao to be happy, so they stayed; Yaoyao thanked him softly, and he entered the bathing room with his clothes burned away.

At the first Sacred Origin Peak assembly in years, Shen Taiyuan used the Sect Master's approval to expel Lu Hong's faction back to Sword Come Peak. With Sacred Origin Peak's factions united, Mu Chen was tasked with leading them at the upcoming Origin Pool Festival.

• Shen Taiyuan declared that Lu Hong's faction had to return to Sword Come Peak now that Sacred Origin Peak's mountain gates had reopened.
• Lu Hong protested and threatened to report Shen Taiyuan, but Shen Taiyuan showed him the Sect Master's brocade decree ordering the relocation.
• Shen Taiyuan gave Lu Hong's faction three days to leave, and Lu Hong stormed out with his dejected disciples.
• Sacred Origin Peak's remaining disciples cheered after Lu Hong's faction departed.
• Shen Taiyuan asked Mu Chen to lead Sacred Origin Peak at the Origin Pool Festival, and Mu Chen promised to improve their results.

Mu Chen discovered that the Spirit Blood Peach tree was growing rapidly and shared a rare supply of Spirit Refining Saliva with Yaoyao to help their spirit cultivation. He then rejected Sword Come Peak's demand for half of Sacred Origin Peak's Origin Marrow in exchange for help at the Origin Pool Festival.

• Mu Chen and Little Marten discussed how the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol and Mu Chen's blood had accelerated the Spirit Blood Peach tree's growth.
• Mu Chen gave Yaoyao Spirit Refining Saliva, and she said one-third could raise his spirit to Actual Realm Late Stage Great Completion while the rest could help her reach the Transformation Realm.
• Yaoyao accepted Mu Chen's offer of two-thirds of the Spirit Refining Saliva and planned to advance so she could use Soul Flame.
• Zhou Tai, Lu Yan, and the others told Mu Chen that Sword Come Peak had offered help at the Origin Pool Festival in exchange for fifty percent of Sacred Origin Peak's Origin Marrow.
• Mu Chen proposed cooperating with Yaoyao, Li Qingchan, and disciples from Cang Xuan Peak, then told the others to reject Sword Come Peak's demand.

Mu Chen used the Universe Ancient Formation to fuse Source Beast souls and quickly cultivated the Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art to minor mastery. With Tuntun’s blood to help refine the nine primary souls, he prepared to advance the art before the Origin Pool Festival.

• Elder Xuan explained that cultivating the Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art required refining ninety-nine Source Beast souls into a Saint Spirit Seed, and Mu Chen realized the Universe Ancient Formation could fuse them.
• Shen Taiyuan gave Mu Chen a seal to collect the needed materials from Sacred Origin Peak’s treasury.
• Mu Chen tested the Universe Ancient Formation on two beast souls, confirmed it could fuse them without conflict, and began combining the souls in his cave mansion.
• After three days, Mu Chen fused ninety beast souls, refined the resulting light figure with his blood, and absorbed it into his Qi Mansion, reaching minor mastery.
• Yaoyao asked Tuntun for blood to help deter the nine primary beast souls, and Mu Chen promised him a feast in return.

Li Qingchan offered to help Mu Chen and Yaoyao counter Sword Come Peak during the Origin Pool ritual, while Mu Chen continued advancing his cultivation. After Mu Chen told Elder Xuan about a suspected mole behind the Cang Xuan Ancestor’s death, Elder Xuan focused his investigation on Ling Jun and Jiang Leijun.

• Li Qingchan visited Mu Chen and Yaoyao, warned that Sword Come Peak planned to target Sacred Origin Peak, and promised to hold back some of its disciples.
• Mu Chen told Li Qingchan that he and Yaoyao could handle Sword Come Peak’s Saint disciples, and Yaoyao agreed to fight alongside him.
• Mu Chen absorbed energy at the Water Fire Dragon Forging Platform and told Elder Xuan he was three main beast souls away from major completion of the Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art.
• Mu Chen shared the Cang Xuan Ancestor’s information about a suspected mole with Elder Xuan, who narrowed the suspects to Ling Jun and Jiang Leijun and decided to investigate without alerting Qing Yang and the others.

At the Origin Pool Festival, Mu Chen provoked Sword Come Peak’s vastly more numerous disciples into pursuing him and Yaoyao, setting a trap for them. The sect’s leaders watched to see whether Sacred Origin Peak could overcome the numbers without help.

• Elder Xuan remained determined to find and kill the traitor plotting against the Cang Xuan Ancestor.
• Sect Master Qing Yang announced that the peaks’ Origin Pool Festival performances would determine their quotas for the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven, and Mu Chen looked forward to using it to grow stronger and face the Holy Palace.
• Sect Master Qing Yang strengthened the Origin Pool’s water beasts and sent the seven peaks’ disciples to their islands to begin the festival.
• Mu Chen sent Zhou Tai and the other Sacred Origin Peak disciples ahead, then taunted Sword Come Peak with Yaoyao and flew toward the Origin Pool.
• Sword Come Peak’s disciples erupted in anger and chased Mu Chen and Yaoyao, while the peak masters and Saint Sons recognized the bait and watched the pursuit unfold.

Mu Chen and Yaoyao set a Mystic Sky Barrier to trap Sword Come Peak's disciples, then lured them into it and unleashed the Origin Pool's water beasts. Sword Come Peak's thousands of disciples faced elimination as Mu Chen's plan left them unable to break free.

• Mu Chen and Yaoyao spent seven days setting up the Mystic Sky Barrier while Zhou Tai and the others hunted water beasts.
• Mu Chen led Sacred Origin Peak's disciples in eliminating a thousand Sword Come Peak disciples and sent Baili Che a challenge.
• Baili Che mobilized Sword Come Peak's disciples under Kong Sheng to surround Mu Chen and Sacred Origin Peak.
• Mu Chen and Yaoyao activated the Mystic Sky Barrier as Sword Come Peak entered its range, trapping their disciples and sending them plunging into the sea.
• Countless water beasts surged out of the Origin Pool and attacked Sword Come Peak's trapped disciples, preventing them from breaking the barrier.

Mu Chen and Yaoyao confronted Kong Sheng and Zhao Zhu while the Origin Pattern barrier trapped Sword Come Peak’s disciples among water beasts. Mu Chen revealed the complete, major-mastery Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art and defeated Zhao Zhu’s Demon Purging Sword Pellet, leaving the Saint Son’s weapon pinned in the Spirit’s hand.

• Liu Lianyi and Ling Jun realized Mu Chen’s Origin Pattern barrier had turned the Origin Pool water beasts into a deadly threat to Sword Come Peak’s trapped disciples.
• Kong Sheng unleashed his Source Qi and declared that defeating Mu Chen would break the barrier, while Yaoyao stepped forward and suppressed his pressure with her Soul Power.
• Mu Chen challenged Zhao Zhu and overwhelmed him with his Origin Energy foundation, prompting Zhao Zhu to summon the Demon Purging Sword Pellet Art.
• Mu Chen displayed the complete Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art, astonishing the peak masters and disciples with how quickly he had mastered it.
• Zhao Zhu’s sword shadow struck the Saint Spirit’s crossed arms, but the Spirit crushed the attack and trapped the sword pellet in its hand.

After Mu Chen overwhelmed Zhao Zhu, the chief disciples halted their fight when they learned that a ten-thousand-zhang water beast had appeared. They prepared to join forces against it, suspecting Sect Master Qing Yang had arranged the encounter as a trial.

• Chu Qing, Zhou Yuan, and Li Qingchan praised Mu Chen's mastery of the Grand Xuan Saint Spirit Art after he stopped Zhao Zhu's attack.
• Zhao Zhu refused to surrender, but Chu Qing and the other chief disciples stopped Mu Chen because they needed Sword Come Peak's help against a ten-thousand-zhang water beast.
• Yaoyao joined Mu Chen as Chu Qing explained that the enormous beast could not be defeated by any single chief disciple.
• Li Qingchan urged Chu Qing and the others to cooperate fully so they would not repeat the previous generation's failure.
• Mu Chen and the other chief disciples suspected Sect Master Qing Yang had arranged the water beast as a trial.

Chu Qing and the other Saint Sons faced a Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast, and Mu Chen wounded it with the Great Desolation Prison Hand. The beast then covered itself in Dragon Saliva True Water, which healed its wounds and nullified Mu Chen’s attack, leaving the group struggling to break through its defense.

• Chu Qing complained about Sect Master Qing Yang’s efforts to make him work harder, while Qing Yang and the peak masters lamented his laziness.
• A Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast appeared, and Li Qingchan led the Saint Sons in attacking it while Yaoyao and Ye Ge supported them with Source Runes.
• Mu Chen used the Great Desolation Prison Hand to strike the beast and create cracks in its body, letting the Saint Sons attack its weak points.
• The beast drew on the Origin Pool to form a barrier of Dragon Saliva True Water, which healed its wounds and strengthened its aura.
• Chu Qing recognized the Dragon Saliva True Water, but Mu Chen’s next Great Desolation Prison Hand was dissolved by it, leaving the Saint Sons worried they would be worn down.

Mu Chen used Space Sever to cut through the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast’s Dragon Saliva True Water, letting the Holy Sons defeat it. The group recovered a large Source Marrow, and Chu Qing thanked Mu Chen for turning the fight around.

• The Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast struck the Holy Sons with water pillars, while Mu Chen protected Yaoyao and caught the injured Li Qingchan.
• Mu Chen asked Li Qingchan whether she could freeze the Dragon Saliva True Water, but she said the beast was too large for her to handle.
• Mu Chen used the Barrier-Breaking Sacred Marks and Space Sever to tear gaps in the Dragon Saliva True Water.
• Li Qingchan called on Chu Qing and the other Holy Sons to attack the exposed beast, while Mu Chen collected the severed water.
• The Holy Sons bombarded the weakened Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast until it vanished, leaving behind a one-zhang Source Marrow.
• Chu Qing thanked Mu Chen for helping them defeat the beast.

Mu Chen completed the Nine Dragon Baptism, greatly strengthening his Origin Energy foundation, then visited Yaoyao and warned Zhou Yuan that he needed to pursue the fortune in Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven to cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Scripture’s third level. Zhou Yuan accepted the warning and resolved to reach the required seven Divine Mansions.

• After the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Water Beast was defeated, Li Qingchan awarded Mu Chen twenty percent of its Origin Marrow, and Sacred Origin Peak claimed first place in the Origin Pool Festival.
• Mu Chen underwent the Nine Dragon Baptism for a month and emerged with more than ninety thousand Origin Energy Stars at the Sixth Heaven of Primordial Realm.
• Mu Chen found that the Spirit Blood Peach had begun to bear fruit and learned it would ripen in a little over a month.
• Yaoyao told Mu Chen to advise Zhou Yuan to go all out in Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven because the Ancestral Dragon Scripture’s third level required seven Divine Mansions.
• Mu Chen delivered Yaoyao’s warning, and Zhou Yuan resolved to seek the Nine Heavens Divine Mansion and reach the third level of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.

Mu Chen welcomed Mu Xiaoman to Sacred Origin Peak after she chose to join, and gave her a Low-grade Heaven Origin Art as a gift. He then learned that Elder Xuan suspected Jiang Leijun of betraying the Cang Xuan Sect, and they agreed to wait for him to reveal himself.

• Mu Xiaoman asked Mu Chen whether she could become Chief Disciple within a year, then chose to join Sacred Origin Peak.
• Mu Chen welcomed Mu Xiaoman and gave her the Heaven Sun Divine Record and its cultivation materials as a gift.
• Many new disciples joined Sacred Origin Peak after Mu Xiaoman, the Mountain Selection Ceremony's first-place winner, chose it.
• Mu Chen met Elder Xuan, who said Jiang Leijun was the most likely traitor despite having no direct evidence.
• Mu Chen and Elder Xuan agreed to wait for Jiang Leijun to expose himself so Elder Xuan could strike him without mercy.

Mu Chen learned that the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven was about to open and heard that its God-Building Treasures could improve the quality of a Divine Mansion. After preparing for the dangerous expedition, he broke through to the Seventh Heaven of the Primordial Realm with 144,000 Origin Energy Stars, leaving Elder Xuan impressed by his potential.

• Mu Chen urged Elder Xuan to join forces with Sect Master Qing Yang to keep the Law Domain Realm Jiang Leijun from escaping.
• Sect Master Qing Yang told the peak masters and disciples that unusual movements in the Southern Sea indicated the Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven would soon open, and explained the value and dangers of its God-Building Treasures.
• Mu Chen learned that a strong Origin Energy foundation could open many Divine Mansions without a God-Building Treasure and resolved to prepare before the expedition.
• Mu Chen cultivated at the Water Fire Dragon Forging Platform and broke through to the Seventh Heaven of the Primordial Realm, reaching 144,000 Origin Energy Stars.
• Elder Xuan praised Mu Chen’s Origin Energy foundation and compared his progress with the Cang Xuan Ancestor’s.

The Cang Xuan Sect’s elite disciples set out for Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven under Peak Master Liu Lianyi’s escort, with Chu Qing named captain and Mu Chen among the vice-captains. As they prepare for inevitable clashes with the Holy Palace, Liu Lianyi promises to protect them even if they kill its Saint Sons.

• Sect Master Qing Yang named Chu Qing captain and Mu Chen, Li Qingchan, and Kong Sheng vice-captains, while Chu Qing tried unsuccessfully to yield his position to Li Qingchan.
• Peak Master Liu Lianyi escorted the disciples aboard her Dharma boat and set off for the Southern Sea.
• Chu Qing and Li Qingchan warned that conflict with the Holy Palace was inevitable when Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven opened.
• Mu Chen asked whether Liu Lianyi could protect them if they killed too many Holy Palace Saint Sons, and she told them to kill without restraint.
• Chu Qing suggested that Mu Chen fight Jiang Taishen, but Li Qingchan insisted Chu Qing face his old rival himself.

Mu Chen and Liu Lianyi confronted Qin Ling and the Holy Palace over their past feud as the factions gathered at Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven. Once the entrance opened, the disciples entered, leaving Liu Lianyi and Qin Ling trading threats outside.

• Mu Chen greeted Green Vine, Zuoqiu Qingyu, and other acquaintances while waiting with the Cang Xuan Sect for the Holy Palace to arrive.
• Qin Ling appeared atop a white mountain and released a crushing aura toward the Cang Xuan Sect, but Liu Lianyi dispelled it after Mu Chen insulted him.
• Mu Chen and Liu Lianyi taunted Qin Ling, and the leaders of the major sects stopped the two sides from fighting before the cave heaven opened.
• The leaders of the Six Saints Sect stabilized the spatial rift, and Liu Lianyi sent Mu Chen and the other disciples into Xuan Yuan Cave Heaven.
• Qin Ling told Liu Lianyi that the Holy Palace Master had ordered Mu Chen's death, and Liu Lianyi answered that she hoped several Holy Sons would not survive.