Chapter Summaries

Li Qingchan defeated two Thousand-Zhang Water Beasts and claimed their Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals, drawing the attention of Kong Sheng and Ye Ge. After Mu Chen and Yaoyao backed her, Kong Sheng withdrew, and Li Qingchan gave one crystal to Zhou Yuan.

• Li Qingchan slew both Thousand-Zhang Water Beasts while Yaoyao maintained an Origin Pattern barrier, and Tuntun swallowed the Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals he had obtained.
• Kong Sheng and Ye Ge arrived, and Kong Sheng asked Li Qingchan to give him one of her crystals; she refused.
• Mu Chen challenged Kong Sheng, while Ye Ge recognized Mu Chen and Yaoyao and warned Kong Sheng that a fight would be troublesome.
• Li Qingchan insisted the crystal was hers, so Kong Sheng left with Ye Ge rather than risk damaging his reputation.
• Zhou Yuan arrived, and Li Qingchan handed him one of the Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals.

After Zhou Yuan left with the Dragon Origin Marrow Crystal, Mu Chen asked Li Qingchan about Kong Sheng and how to become a Saint Son. As the three waited for the Origin Pool opening to end, Yaoyao challenged Li Qingchan to a drinking contest and won, leaving both women asleep while Mu Chen covered them with blankets.

• Mu Chen asked Li Qingchan whether Kong Sheng might retaliate, and she warned that disciples from Sword Come Peak could target him.
• Yaoyao said she wanted to use Li Qingchan's hot spring again and urged Mu Chen to become a Saint Son so he could choose his own territory.
• Li Qingchan explained that Mu Chen could challenge a Top Ten Saint Son directly or wait for the Saint Son positions to open, and she suggested he challenge Ye Ge.
• Yaoyao proposed a drinking contest without using Source Qi to counter the alcohol, and Li Qingchan accepted.
• Li Qingchan passed out first, while Yaoyao finished her wine and rested; Mu Chen declared Yaoyao the winner and covered both women with blankets.

Mu Chen teased Li Qingchan about their drunken night before the disciples gathered for the Origin Marrow Baptism. Li Qingchan achieved an Eight Dragon Baptism, while Mu Chen hinted that his own harvest would be far greater.

• Mu Chen teased the hungover Li Qingchan and showed her a recording crystal of her drunken behavior, prompting her to threaten him if he ever revealed it.
• Yaoyao praised their drinking contest, and Mu Chen flirted with her before the two left the Origin Pool.
• Several days later, the disciples gathered for the Origin Marrow Baptism, and Mu Chen told Zhou Tai that his harvest would surprise everyone.
• Li Qingchan used her Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals to summon seven dragon shadows, then presented a half-zhang crystal from a Thousand-Zhang Water Beast.
• Li Qingchan's baptism reached eight dragons, astonishing the disciples and prompting speculation that she could challenge Kong Sheng's ranking.

Li Qingchan, Zhou Yuan, and Mu Chen underwent powerful Origin Marrow Baptisms, with each achieving an Eight Dragon Baptism. The disciples and Saint Sons were left stunned by the two Golden Sash Disciples’ huge Dragon Origin Marrow Crystal reserves.

• Li Qingchan completed an Eight Dragon Baptism, strengthening her foundation and making Kong Sheng regard her as a threat.
• Zhou Yuan used enough Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals for an Eight Dragon Baptism and advanced to the Primordial Realm Third Layer Heaven.
• Mu Chen revealed a river of Dragon Origin Marrow Crystals, leaving the gathered disciples speechless.
• Mu Chen smashed a half-zhang Dragon Origin Marrow Crystal and completed an Eight Dragon Baptism.
• Elder Miao remarked that she had never seen so many Eight Dragon Baptisms at one Origin Marrow Baptism.

Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan astonished the disciples by attaining the Eight Dragon Baptism, and Mu Chen’s foundation surged as he broke through to the Primordial Realm Fourth Layer Heaven. Elder Miao predicted that Mu Chen could contend with the Top Ten Saint Sons, and the chapter ended with his achievements set to draw their attention.

• Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan received the Eight Dragon Baptism, shocking the Purple Sash Disciples because Golden Sash Disciples had never achieved it before.
• Mu Chen absorbed the dragon shadows’ Heavenly Source Qi and broke through to the Primordial Realm Third Layer Heaven.
• Mu Chen’s cultivation continued rising until he reached the Primordial Realm Fourth Layer Heaven with more than nine thousand Origin Energy Stars.
• Elder Miao praised Mu Chen’s foundation and predicted that he would eventually earn a place among the Top Ten Saint Sons.
• Mu Chen said he still had far to go, while Kong Sheng, Li Qingchan, and Ye Ge felt pressure to grow stronger.
• Elder Miao noted that Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan’s baptism would spread their fame to the Saint Sons.

After Mu Chen’s Eight Dragon Baptism, Shen Taiyuan decided to support him in Sacred Origin Peak’s struggle for the chief disciple position, while Lu Hong and Yuan Hong dismissed the threat. Mu Chen discussed his cultivation ambitions with Yaoyao and Little Marten, leaving him resolved to build an exceptional foundation so he could someday stand beside Yaoyao.

• Shen Taiyuan celebrated Mu Chen’s Eight Dragon Baptism and resolved to help him gather materials for the Heaven Sun Divine Record.
• Lu Hong worried that Mu Chen might disrupt his plan to make one of his disciples chief disciple, but Yuan Hong remained confident because Yaoyao would not compete.
• Mu Chen’s rising reputation kept disciples from challenging him in the Cave Trial, and he told Yaoyao he had about 9,200 Origin Energy Stars.
• Yaoyao warned Mu Chen that perfecting every cultivation realm was extremely difficult, while Little Marten recalled how even he had failed to reach an ultimate limit.
• Mu Chen said he would pursue the strongest foundation possible because he wanted to become powerful enough to stand beside Yaoyao.

Mu Chen began refining the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol, enduring its deathly energy as it repeatedly withered and restored his body. After a month in seclusion, he emerged from the trial with life-and-death qi balanced within him and a vastly strengthened body.

• Mu Chen started refining the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol, and deathly energy rapidly withered his body.
• Yaoyao noticed the surrounding plants dying, sealed Mu Chen off with an Origin Pattern barrier, and monitored his life force.
• The Ancestral Symbol’s vitality repeatedly restored Mu Chen as he endured the cycle of death and rebirth in a trance.
• After a month, Mu Chen’s body had been greatly tempered, with tougher bones and powerful blood.
• Mu Chen formed life-and-death qi in his Qi Mansion, giving him three strands of Eighth-grade Origin Energy alongside Devouring Qi and spatial qi.

Mu Chen mastered the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol, strengthening his body, recovery, soul, and Origin Energy. With the Purple Sash Disciple selection a month away, he considered his next steps while Yaoyao reminded him of the Sacred Mark hidden at Sacred Origin Peak.

• Mu Chen completed his refinement of the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol and quickly dressed after Yaoyao scolded him for being exposed.
• Mu Chen demonstrated that his wounds now healed in seconds, and Yaoyao assessed his soul as nearing the Solidified Realm Late Stage.
• Mu Chen agreed to learn useful Source Runes from Yaoyao and noted that he had accumulated around thirteen thousand Origin Energy Stars.
• Yaoyao told Mu Chen that the Purple Sash Disciple selection was about a month away and gave him source materials Elder Shen Taiyuan had left for cultivating the Heaven Sun Divine Record.
• Mu Chen decided to keep the materials for now and avoid rushing to reopen Sacred Origin Peak, so the mole would not grow suspicious while he pursued the Sacred Mark.

Yaoyao visited Spirit Pattern Peak to study its ancient books and Origin Patterns, with Mu Chen and Tuntun accompanying her. After Spirit Pattern Peak disciples challenged them to pass an Origin Pattern barrier before entering the Spirit Pattern Hall, Mu Chen and Yaoyao entered the mist to face it.

• Yaoyao invited Mu Chen to Spirit Pattern Peak to look through its ancient books, and Tuntun decided to come along.
• Mu Chen carried Yaoyao to Spirit Pattern Peak, where the disciples stared at the pair as they made their way to the Spirit Pattern Hall.
• Ye Ge explained that the disciples had set up an Origin Pattern barrier to test Yaoyao, and Mu Chen readied his Heavenly Abyss Blade before learning they only had to pass through it.
• Ye Ge noticed that Mu Chen had reached the mid Actual Realm in soul cultivation and was surprised by his rapid progress.
• Mu Chen and Yaoyao entered the mist to challenge the barrier, while Ye Ge reported their arrival to the White Brow Peak Lord.

Mu Chen and Yaoyao challenged Spirit Pattern Peak’s formation, drawing disciples from across the Cang Xuan Sect to watch. Mu Chen defeated Xia Yu at the central node by cleaving her soul seal with the Heavenly Abyss Blade, while Yaoyao’s progress remained unseen.

• News of Mu Chen and Yaoyao challenging Spirit Pattern Peak spread, and crowds gathered to watch them through the Light Mirror.
• Mu Chen endured the magma barrier’s attack with his physical strength and reached the central node guarded by Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu unleashed a giant Soul Power seal, but Mu Chen used the Heavenly Abyss Blade’s Soul Scar to cleave it in two.
• Xia Yu suffered a backlash and admitted that she was no match for Mu Chen.

Mu Chen and Yaoyao defeated Spirit Pattern Peak’s Origin Pattern barrier and explored the Spirit Pattern Hall, where Mu Chen discovered an ancient recipe for Peach Blossom Brew. As their fame spread and several peak masters sought to recruit them, Mu Chen told Yaoyao he would leave alone for a few days.

• Mu Chen and Yaoyao destroyed the barrier’s central nodes, and Ye Ge let them enter the Spirit Pattern Hall.
• Ye Ge worried over Xia Yu’s injuries, while Li Qingchan warned him that Yaoyao was closely bound to Mu Chen and he had no chance with her.
• Mu Chen found a damaged recipe for Peach Blossom Brew and secretly stored it in a space he opened with the Space Ancestral Symbol.
• Mu Chen and Yaoyao became prominent figures after breaking the barrier, and several peak masters sought to recruit them.
• Mu Chen told Yaoyao he would leave for a few days alone, without taking Tuntun.

Mu Chen accompanied Lin Dong to the Lin Clan gathering, where he secretly stole Lin Feng’s strength-boosting pill and Qing Tan defeated him. Lin Dong then entered the arena and openly challenged Lin Lang Tian.

• Mu Chen told Little Marten that a treasure in the Ancient Battlefield could restore his body.
• Mu Chen met Lin Dong on the way to Lin City and learned that Lin Dong had reached the Creation Realm after exploring ancient ruins.
• At the gathering, Mu Chen noticed Qing Tan facing the stronger Lin Feng and used the Space Ancestral Symbol to take Lin Feng’s pill.
• Qing Tan struck Lin Feng off the stage, and Lin Dong grew angry at the danger she had faced.
• Lin Dong flew into the arena, stood beside Qing Tan, and called Lin Lang Tian down to face him.

Lin Dong confronted Lin Lang Tian at the Lin Clan gathering, revealing that his strength had caught up with the clan’s leading genius. Their battle remained fiercely contested, and Lin Dong’s Mysterious Sky Shuttle pierced Lin Lang Tian’s Great Heavenly Phoenix Seal.

• Lin Xiao and Lin Zhen Tian proudly welcomed Lin Dong and spoke with Mu Chen about Lin Dong’s future beyond the Great Yan Dynasty.
• Lin Lang Tian dismissed Lin Dong as an ant, but Lin Dong challenged him to fight with everything he had.
• Lin Dong and Lin Lang Tian clashed in a close-quarters battle, and Lin Dong’s formidable physical strength kept them evenly matched.
• Lin Lang Tian unleashed the Lin Clan’s Great Heavenly Phoenix Seal, and Lin Dong answered with the Mysterious Sky Shuttle.
• Lin Dong’s shuttle pierced Lin Lang Tian’s phoenix seal, leaving Lin Lang Tian increasingly jealous and enraged.

Lin Dong defeated Lin Lang Tian at the Lin Clan assembly after overpowering his Earth-grade Spirit Treasure and forcing him to use the Blood Sacrifice Path. Lin Fan stopped their battle, declared Lin Dong champion, and Lin Lang Tian left resentful.

• Lin Lang Tian used the Spirit Wheel Mirror and then the Blood Sacrifice Path to strengthen it, but Lin Dong poured more Yuan Power into his attack and gained the upper hand.
• Lin Fan appeared and dissolved both attacks before they could destroy Lin City.
• Lin Fan declared Lin Dong the clan assembly champion, and Lin Lang Tian accepted the result despite his humiliation.
• Lin Xiao celebrated Lin Dong's victory, while Qing Tan resolved to become stronger and considered seeking out the expert who had offered to take her as a disciple.

Mu Chen secretly entered the Sacred Spirit Pool and absorbed some of its energy before rejoining Lin Dong in Lin City. He warned Lin Dong that Lin Lang Tian remained a deadly threat, leading Lin Dong to decide to enter the Hundred Dynasties Great War.

• Mu Chen told Lin Xiao that Qing Tan seemed to have feelings for Lin Dong, and Lin Xiao realized they were not biological siblings.
• Mu Chen entered the Sacred Spirit Pool unseen, discovered traces of an ancient divine beast, and absorbed energy that increased his Origin Energy Stars by a thousand.
• Lin Dong told Mu Chen he was considering returning to Yan City for a peaceful life after defeating Lin Lang Tian.
• Mu Chen warned Lin Dong that Lin Lang Tian could grow stronger in a super sect and might target Lin Dong's family if left alive.
• Mu Chen revealed that an evil cultivator's soul was inside Lin Lang Tian, and Lin Dong resolved to join the Hundred Dynasties Great War.

Mu Chen returned to Cang Xuan Sect, enlisted Yaoyao’s help for the upcoming Purple Sash Selection, and received a rare Spirit Blood Peach seed from Shen Taiyuan. He planted the seed in the back mountain and fed it his blood, which it immediately absorbed.

• Mu Chen returned to the Spirit Pattern Hall, where Ye Ge left after Yaoyao ignored him, and asked Yaoyao to help hold back disciples targeting him during the Purple Sash Selection.
• Shen Taiyuan gave Mu Chen a Spirit Blood Peach seed and warned that it needed fresh blood to grow.
• Mu Chen returned to the Purple Origin Cave Mansion, teased Yaoyao while she inscribed Origin Patterns, then fled when she asked him to help.
• Mu Chen planted the Spirit Blood Peach seed in the back mountain and cut his wrist to feed it his blood.
• The seed absorbed all of Mu Chen’s blood in the soil as its red patterns brightened.

The Purple Sash Selection began at Purple Mountain, where Mu Chen joined the competition alongside Yaoyao and Zhou Yuan. Mu Chen defeated Sword Come Peak disciples who tried to challenge him, while the Peak Lords observed his strength and discussed Sacred Origin Peak’s possible revival.

• Half a month after setting up a barrier around the Spirit Blood Peach, Mu Chen explained to Little Marten that the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol helped him recover the blood he had used.
• Mu Chen, Yaoyao, and Zhou Yuan attended the Purple Sash Selection at Purple Mountain, where contestants had to collect twenty marks to pass through the gates beneath the ten peaks.
• Yaoyao offered to help Mu Chen collect marks, but Mu Chen declined and said he could handle the opponents himself.
• Luo Dao and other Sword Come Peak disciples challenged Mu Chen and accused him of relying on Yaoyao.
• Mu Chen took their sword attack without injury and charged at them to take their marks.
• The Peak Lords watched Mu Chen’s strength and discussed whether his presence could help Sacred Origin Peak rise from its decline.

Mu Chen opened the stone gate after defeating twenty disciples and faced Xu Yan of Sword Come Peak on the mountaintop. Mu Chen overwhelmed Xu Yan with his physical strength and Devouring Qi, while the Peak Masters argued over whether his exceptional abilities made him suspicious.

• Mu Chen defeated twenty Sword Come Peak disciples to gather the marks needed to open the stone gate, and Yaoyao left because she had only one mark.
• Mu Chen passed through the gate and met Xu Yan, who vowed to return the favor for Mu Chen targeting Sword Come Peak’s disciples.
• Mu Chen injured Xu Yan in their first clash and sent him flying, then swallowed Xu Yan’s Azure Moon Sword Hairs with his Devouring Qi.
• Xu Yan realized Mu Chen’s physical strength and Source Qi quality surpassed his own, while Sect Master Qing Yang and the Peak Masters recognized Mu Chen’s power.
• Ling Jun suggested Mu Chen might be a Holy Palace spy, but Liu Lianyi defended him, and Sect Master Qing Yang argued that the Cang Xuan Ancestor would have exposed any such deception.

Li Qingchan teased Yaoyao about her feelings for Mu Chen while Mu Chen overwhelmed Xu Yan in a duel. After breaking Xu Yan’s Heaven Origin Art, Mu Chen secured his victory and impressed the sect’s leaders.

• Li Qingchan and Yaoyao teased each other about their relationship with Mu Chen, and Yaoyao suggested Li Qingchan could join them someday.
• Mu Chen traded blows with Xu Yan and steadily suppressed him with his speed and strength.
• Xu Yan unleashed the Moonfall Art, but Mu Chen countered with the Great Desolation Prison Finger, Four Fingers Break the Firmament, and shattered it.
• Sect Master Qing Yang and the Peak Masters praised Mu Chen’s immense Origin Energy foundation and discussed his potential to challenge Zhao Zhu.
• Xu Yan admitted defeat to Mu Chen.

Mu Chen became champion of the Purple Sash Selection and received an Origin Star Pill and permission to enter the Ancient Scripture Tower. As he returned with Yaoyao and Tuntun, Lu Hong prepared Yuan Hong to challenge him for the chief seat.

• Sect Master Qing Yang announced Mu Chen as champion of the Purple Sash Selection, and Zhou Yuan and two other Sacred Origin Peak disciples became Purple Sash Disciples.
• Shen Taiyuan gave Mu Chen an Origin Star Pill and arranged for him to visit the Ancient Scripture Tower instead of taking a lower sixth-grade cultivation technique.
• Mu Chen met Yaoyao and Tuntun after leaving Seeking Dao Hall and said they should return home to the Purple Origin Cave Mansion.
• Lu Hong asked Yuan Hong about his chances against Mu Chen in the chief seat battle, and Yuan Hong said he wanted to reach the Primordial Realm Ninth Heaven first.
• Lu Hong promised to help Yuan Hong break through before the battle so Mu Chen would not take the chief seat.