Vol. 4The Perfect Young Master

Chen Changsheng survived the Qiongqi Tomb crisis, slept through upheavals that reshaped the realms, then returned to help rebuild the weakened world. He joined Mountain and River Academy, gathered students around him, and began teaching as the search for a way through the thunder tribulations continued.

  • Chen Changsheng uncovered Wang Hao’s plan to drain Lincang Zhou and pursued Bai Ze toward the Qiongqi Tomb with Yue Ying and Hu Tudou.
  • The Beast Race turned against Bai Ze in Danggui Zhou, while Chen Changsheng tested his three-thousand-puppet Ghost Shadow Tracing Array.
  • Chen Changsheng sealed Zi Ping and two infants in Longevity Bloodstones, then sacrificed his body and cultivation to kill the Flood Dragon.
  • After centuries of sleep and a warning from Nian Sheng, Chen Changsheng woke and freed Bai Ze from the Longevity Bloodstone, demanding an explanation.
  • Chen Changsheng helped Su Wan’er recover from her Fire Poison and traveled with her and Qian Ya toward Mountain and River Academy.
  • Chen Changsheng defeated Hua Feng at the academy, while Qian Ya learned her family demanded that she sever ties with him or leave.
  • Chen Changsheng passed Mountain and River Academy’s examinations, chose the Outer Courtyard, and recruited Wang Hao to help overcome the thunder tribulations.
  • Chen Changsheng gathered his companions in Tian Guang’s basic cultivation class as Qian Ya insisted on attending and Xu Hu faced a choice about his beatings.
Chapters 301–400 Read from ch. 301

Arc 13The Qiongqi Tomb Gambit

Chen Changsheng navigated a manufactured crisis between the Human and Demon Races, then guided Hu Tudou and Yue Ying through the Beast Race territories while pursuing Bai Ze and the Qiongqi Tomb. He uncovered the Tiger Braves, prepared a puppet killing array, and Bai Ze arrived in Danggui Zhou as the Beast Race turned against him.

  • Chen Changsheng exposed Lin Lang’s betrayal and explained that the Demon Race’s demands had tested both races, then warned Hu Qiuyue about the coming Heaven’s Mandate Bearer.
  • Chen Changsheng took Hu Tudou and Yue Ying to Lincang Zhou, where they uncovered Wang Hao’s plan to drain the region’s life force and delay his ancestor’s awakening.
  • Chen Changsheng entered Beast Race territory, secured the Heavenly Silk Nine Transformations and Five Elements Mulberries, and learned that Bai Ze was being hunted for raiding ancestral graves.
  • Chen Changsheng deduced that Bai Ze had hidden clues to the Qiongqi Tomb outside Hidden Dragon Zhou and set out with Yue Ying and Hu Tudou to find them first.
  • At Number One Spring Under Heaven, Chen Changsheng found Yang Feng and appointed him temporary Tiger Brave Commander, while Zi Ping volunteered to travel to the Upper Realm.
  • The Beast Race and Heavenly God Race trapped Bai Ze beneath the Heaven Piercing Seal, but agreed to take him to the Qiongqi Tomb before killing him.
  • Chen Changsheng built a three-thousand-puppet Ghost Shadow Tracing Array and trapped Yue Ying and Xu Mao inside to test it.
  • Bai Ze arrived in Danggui Zhou with Peacock and the Peacock Clan, but Peacock froze him after revealing the Beast Race had removed his arrangements, then turned toward a mountain peak when Bai Ze’s nose twitched.
Chapters 301–325 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Long Sleep

Chen Changsheng defeated the Flood Dragon, entrusted the future to the children he preserved, and withdrew as the races fought and changed over centuries. After Tian Xuan’s rise and fall, Chen Changsheng remained in the Qiongqi Tomb until Nian Sheng told him what had become of the world.

  • The Undertaker used the Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array and the Eight Hundred Tiger Braves to defeat the attackers, then claimed the Heavenly Silk, Peacock, and Flood Dragon clans and trapped the Flood Dragon Race in Hidden Dragon Zhou.
  • Chen Changsheng led Bai Ze and the others into the Qiongqi Tomb, where they escaped its paper figures and gained treasures from the ancient experts’ formation.
  • Chen Changsheng sealed Zi Ping and two infants in Longevity Bloodstones, then sacrificed his body and cultivation to turn the Flood Dragon’s Heavenly Tribulation into Heavenly Punishment and kill it.
  • Bai Ze learned from Chen Changsheng’s message that a tiny piece of flesh was essential to his survival, and he took the children and the Dragon Pearl toward the Qingqiu Fox Clan.
  • The Peacock Clan submitted, the Human and God Races defeated the Beast Race, and Chen Changsheng left with Bai Ze before the Jade Emperor reopened the Heavenly Dao and the Ascension Road collapsed.
  • Tian Xuan unified the Demon Race, launched wars against the other realms and Forbidden Grounds, and ultimately stopped forcing others onto the Deathward Path to fight alone.
  • Chen Changsheng slept in the Qiongqi Tomb while Tian Xuan fought for centuries, then awoke when Nian Sheng entered and told him that Tian Xuan had died in a battle that shattered the realms.
  • Chen Changsheng went back to sleep after Nian Sheng left, then woke two days later and freed Bai Ze from the Longevity Bloodstone, demanding an explanation.
Chapters 326–350 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Perfect Young Master

Chen Changsheng emerged from hiding, sought to reshape the weakened world, and helped Su Wan'er recover while bringing her toward Mountain and River Academy. There he recruited allies and defeated Hua Feng, but Qian Ya faced being cast out of her family for standing with him.

  • Chen Changsheng learned that a hidden force remained behind the upheavals and decided to wait until the realms rebuilt their power, while he worked on Ao Chuang and met Ge Hong and Little Immortal Elder.
  • Chen Changsheng and Bai Ze went to the Spirit Region, where Chen Changsheng accepted Su Wan'er's engagement and decided to help her branch of the Su family rise.
  • Chen Changsheng sold pills made from Bai Ze's urine through Qian Ya, bought the broken sword Startled Swan for Su Wan'er, and set out with Qian Ya and Su Wan'er for Peaceful Inn.
  • Hu Tudou told Chen Changsheng about the Demon Race's growing influence, and Chen Changsheng said he would help them rather than destroy them.
  • Hu Tudou and Chen Changsheng cured Su Wan'er's Fire Poison with Cold Ice Flame, medicinal liquid, and Thousand Year Cold Jade, while Chen Changsheng declared himself the Perfect Young Master.
  • Chen Changsheng reached Mountain and River Academy with Qian Ya and Hu Tudou, recruited Ye Yongxian to help guide the younger generation, and defeated Hua Feng in front of the crowd.
  • Chen Changsheng made Hua Feng swear to stay away from the Perfect Young Master until she could defeat him, and Qian Ya told him her ancestor demanded that she sever ties with Chen Changsheng or leave the Qian Family.
Chapters 351–375 Summaries Read

Arc 16Mountain and River Academy

Chen Changsheng entered Mountain and River Academy, earned all ten crowns, and gathered a group to seek a way through the thunder tribulations. As he challenged the academy’s influence over Human Race students, he guided his companions into new roles and began teaching a growing class.

  • Chen Changsheng trained Qian Ya during the academy’s hide-and-seek examination, then defeated her and revealed the group’s disguise to the other students.
  • Chen Changsheng announced he would become a Ten Crown King, passed the academy’s examinations, and used Nalan Xingde’s image to learn that no one had survived the lightning tribulation.
  • Chen Changsheng chose the Outer Courtyard and brought his companions to Mountain and River Academy, where he reunited Wang Hao and Ye Yongxian and enlisted Wang Hao in the effort to overcome the tribulations.
  • Chen Changsheng confronted Xu Hu over claims that the Human Race and Demon Race were one family, then arranged fights and dormitory work to make the students face hardship.
  • Chen Changsheng agreed to teach Hua Feng, who wanted to surpass her brother and become the first Empress under Heaven.
  • At the Apprentice Ceremony, Xu Hu chose Old Pen as his teacher, Hu Yan joined the Ice Emperor, Feiyun joined Jiang Ruyan, and the Drunken Scholar accepted Su Wan'er.
  • Chen Changsheng explained that Su Wan'er’s talent suited the Drunken Scholar, then brought his companions to Tian Guang’s basic cultivation class.
  • Qian Ya insisted on attending Tian Guang’s class, Chen Changsheng offered Xu Hu a choice about his beatings, and Su Wan'er, Feiyun, Hu Yan, and two Silver Moon Wolves joined the gathering as Tian Guang began teaching.
Chapters 376–400 Summaries Read
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