Chapter Summaries

Chen Changsheng challenged Cui Hao Yu to prove his potential through action, then ordered him to help form the personal guard. Cui Hao Yu installed Cui Tian Rui as acting commander under a test requiring him to win the support of the guard, and Cui Tian Rui later asked Chen Changsheng for a chance to challenge him.

• Chen Changsheng told Cui Hao Yu that encouragement might help him go farther, but asked whether he had the courage to challenge the legendary Imperial Tutor.
• Cui Hao Yu appointed himself deputy commander and Cui Tian Rui acting commander, warning the guard that the Beast Lord's orders could not be questioned.
• Cui Hao Yu explained that Cui Tian Rui would lose the position if anyone remained dissatisfied, and Cui Tian Rui began selecting recruits for the personal guard.
• Cui Tian Rui reported that he had assembled 327 recruits and persuaded the others to accept the selection, earning Chen Changsheng's praise.
• Cui Tian Rui asked to challenge Chen Changsheng, who laughed and questioned whether he was ready.

Cui Tian Rui challenged Chen Changsheng to test his strength and was defeated, but he rose to fight again and endured ten moves. After Cui Hao Yu helped remove most of Chen Changsheng’s spear intent, Shui Yue acknowledged that Cui Tian Rui was worthy of the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear.

• Cui Tian Rui told Chen Changsheng he wanted to probe his depth, then donned his battle-worn armor and accepted Chen Changsheng’s challenge to become the true Tiger Brave Commander.
• Chen Changsheng overwhelmed Cui Tian Rui, broke his spear, and declared him defeated while explaining that he needed to find his spear intent.
• Cui Tian Rui summoned a spear from his Life Lamp and charged again, lasting ten moves before Chen Changsheng drove him into the mountainside.
• Tie Gu Duo rescued Cui Tian Rui, and Cui Hao Yu used his sword Dao to expel most of Chen Changsheng’s spear intent from Cui Tian Rui’s body.
• Cui Tian Rui offered to return the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear to Shui Yue, but Shui Yue said Cui Tian Rui had surpassed him and was worthy of keeping it.

Chen Changsheng returned to the Pill Domain and met Tower Master Yun Ya Zi, who recognized him as the Undertaker and admired his achievements. Yun Ya Zi warned that an unknown figure from Chen Changsheng’s own epoch wanted him dead, while making clear that admiration would not prevent conflict over the Pill Domain’s interests.

• Chen Changsheng arrived with a grand Beast Race procession, and the Pill Tower’s nine Supreme Pill Masters came out to welcome him.
• Chen Changsheng told Yuan Yang Supreme that their positions had changed since the Pill Tower once threatened him, then said he had come to help rather than cause trouble.
• Yun Ya Zi identified Chen Changsheng as the Undertaker and questioned him about the Mechanical Calamity’s puppet tactics and battlefield-control core.
• Chen Changsheng explained that he had trapped the core with the Epoch Heaven’s Mandate but feared it would eventually escape.
• Yun Ya Zi warned that an unknown person from Chen Changsheng’s epoch wanted him dead and said he had shared the warning out of admiration.
• Yun Ya Zi praised Chen Changsheng’s achievements but cautioned that people would still oppose him if he threatened their interests.

Chen Changsheng bargained with Yun Ya Zi for a way to obtain the Wang family ancestor’s lifespan-extending secret formula and agreed to kill him as a test for joining the Heavenly Dao Society. He set a fifty-thousand-year deadline, while Yun Ya Zi prepared to intensify the trials facing Guan Ping and Chen Feng.

• Chen Changsheng asked Yun Ya Zi about obtaining immortal pills, but Yun Ya Zi warned that the Cui Family was not a viable route and explained why the Beast Race could not simply seize the secret formula.
• Yun Ya Zi revealed that the Wang family ancestor was linked to the person Chen Changsheng had captured and that the family had sought contact with the Bronze Ancient Hall.
• Yun Ya Zi explained that the Heavenly Dao Society had nineteen members and offered Chen Changsheng the chance to take the Wang family ancestor’s place by killing him.
• Chen Changsheng accepted the task, claimed the Wang family ancestor’s lifespan-extending formula, and negotiated a fifty-thousand-year deadline.
• Chen Changsheng agreed that Yun Ya Zi and the Cui Family could use him to help purge internal forces, then told Yun Ya Zi to handle Guan Ping and Chen Feng without restraint.

Chen Changsheng told Qian Ya and Bai Ze that the Pill Epoch contained nineteen beings like Old Man Yao and explained how powerful Little Immortal Elder was. He admitted he was not confident about destroying the Wang family ancestor within fifty thousand years and warned that they might have to flee the Pill Epoch.

• Chen Changsheng told Bai Ze that the Pill Epoch had nineteen formidable beings, and Bai Ze questioned whether the news was true.
• Chen Changsheng asked Qian Ya about Little Immortal Elder’s strength, and she described how he had once defeated Hua Feng in ten moves and suppressed Xu Hu in six.
• Chen Changsheng scolded Qian Ya for recklessly challenging Little Immortal Elder, then explained that Little Immortal Elder had guarded the Chang Sheng Epoch against powerful threats.
• Qian Ya asked whether Chen Changsheng could destroy the Wang family ancestor within fifty thousand years, and he admitted he was not confident.
• Bai Ze suggested recruiting helpers, but Chen Changsheng asked who would risk their life to help and warned that they might have to leave the Pill Epoch.

Chen Changsheng and Bai Ze decided to face the Wang family ancestor without putting their old friends at risk. Later, Chen Changsheng gave Guan Ping the Golden Bull Horn and comforted her as she prepared to confront her family, leaving her with his support as she called him Father.

• Chen Changsheng refused to summon Zhang Zhen, Zi Ping, or Hua Feng because he did not want them to risk their lives, and Bai Ze agreed to venture with him again.
• Guan Ping came to Chen Changsheng seeking the Golden Bull Horn, and he gave it to her over a bowl of dumplings.
• Guan Ping broke down, and Chen Changsheng reassured her that he understood why she had driven Chen Feng away and trapped Lu Mingyu.
• Chen Changsheng urged Guan Ping to face her family and promised to stand behind her, while she resolved to help him reclaim what was lost.
• Guan Ping asked whether she could call Chen Changsheng Father, and he welcomed the title before she left.

Chen Changsheng explained to Qian Ya why the people of the Chang Sheng Epoch would not truly help him return, despite their past ties. He concluded that the only person who would stand by him at the crucial moment was Ma Ling'er.

• Qian Ya criticized Guan Ping as indecisive, while Chen Changsheng defended her and noted that Bai Ze enjoyed playing with her.
• Chen Changsheng asked Qian Ya who would help him return to the Chang Sheng Epoch, then explained why Xu Hu, Su Wan'er, and Zhang Zhen would not reliably support him.
• Chen Changsheng said Chen Xiang would try to restrain him, Yin Qi would prioritize his Undying Dynasty, and Zi Ping would oppose his return.
• Chen Changsheng explained that Jian Fei, Su You, Gui Daoran, and her senior brother could not or would not help him.
• Qian Ya realized that Ma Ling'er, whom she had once underestimated, would be the only one to help Chen Changsheng when it mattered.

Chen Changsheng explained why Guan Ping needed to be pushed into severing her family ties and ordered Qian Ya to announce that she had stolen his Golden Bull Horn. Bai Ze then decided to investigate Wang Bo and said she wanted him dead, while Qian Ya revealed that Chen Changsheng hated him too.

• Chen Changsheng told Qian Ya that time had changed everyone’s positions but not their natures, and explained how Guan Ping, Chen Feng, and Ma Ling'er would act under pressure.
• Qian Ya said she had stopped pursuing wealth because there was only one Chen Changsheng, and he told her to announce that Guan Ping had stolen his Golden Bull Horn.
• Chen Changsheng explained that he intended to force Guan Ping to see her family’s true nature and said she would eventually take back the possessions she had given away.
• Bai Ze asked Qian Ya to investigate Wang Bo and declared that she wanted him dead.
• Qian Ya said Chen Changsheng hated Wang Bo even more and had already foreseen Guan Ping’s future.

After Guan Ping stole and used the Beast Race's Golden Bull Horn, the Bull Race took her to the Judgment Platform, where the Tower Master offered twelve Golden Cores to settle the dispute. Chen Feng set out to save Guan Ping, but Liu Qingqing blocked his way, and their confrontation began.

• After Chen Changsheng left the Pill Domain, news spread that Wang Ping had stolen the Golden Bull Horn; his double told Qian Ya to return to Ming Yu.
• The Bull Race confronted Guan Ping, who admitted stealing and using the Golden Bull Horn and agreed to go to the Judgment Platform.
• Liu Qingqing offered Chen Feng an escape route without Guan Ping, but Chen Feng refused to leave her behind.
• Liu Qingqing blocked Chen Feng with her scythe, and the two prepared to fight.
• At the Judgment Platform, Guan Ping admitted the theft and said she could not return the horn; the Tower Master offered the Bull Race twelve Golden Cores as compensation.

After Guan Ping was blamed for the theft of the Golden Bull Horn, the Bull Race declared her its mortal enemy and Pill Domain expelled her. Zheng Ling intervened to protect her for one hour so he could challenge her before the Beast Race could take her away.

• The Bull Race Ancestor demanded the Golden Bull Horn, but Wang Kang threatened him and the Wang Family refused to accept responsibility; the Bull Race Ancestor declared Guan Ping its mortal enemy and left.
• Zheng Ling argued that Guan Ping’s parents had stolen the horn, but Li Zi'an warned him against risking conflict with the Bull Race.
• The Tower Master expelled Guan Ping from Pill Domain and gave her one hour to leave after she said she could not return the horn because she had used it.
• The Bull Race youths and other Beast Race members surrounded Guan Ping, but Zheng Ling threatened anyone who blocked her and made a Beast Race youth faint with a glare.
• Zheng Ling reminded Guan Ping of her earlier victory over him and challenged her to a duel before the hour ended; she accepted, and he ordered the crowd not to touch her until their battle was over.

Guan Ping rejected her family and left after accusing them of abandoning her over the Golden Bull Horn. Chen Feng set out to help her, condemning those who stayed silent while she faced the Beast Race and the Wang Family.

• Zheng Ling warned Guan Ping that he could not hold back the crowd for long, and she thanked him before leaving.
• Wang Bo blocked Guan Ping, but she told him their relationship was over and that she would make him regret trying to eliminate her.
• Guan Ping confronted Gu Yuting and Wang Rui, blamed them for abandoning her, then kowtowed to them and walked away.
• Chen Feng wounded Liu Qingqing with an Imperial Weapon and told her to escape when fighting began.
• Chen Feng said he would help Guan Ping because she was his friend and because the crowd's cowardice made him sick.

Chen Feng left Liu Qingqing as Guan Ping tried to reach the Teleportation Array in the Pill Domain. Wang Bo blocked her, but Chen Feng intervened; as they fought, Guan Ping revealed that her biological parents had poisoned her, and she continued toward the array as her senses faded.

• Chen Feng left Liu Qingqing in the small courtyard.
• Zheng Ling challenged Feng Gong to protect Guan Ping while she walked toward the Teleportation Array.
• Wang Rui and Gu Yuting questioned Wang Bo, who decided to stop Guan Ping and claimed he was sacrificing kin for righteousness.
• Wang Bo seized Guan Ping by the throat, but Chen Feng struck him away and demanded the antidote after learning Guan Ping had been poisoned.
• Chen Feng and Wang Bo began fighting, while Guan Ping recognized that her parents had poisoned her with pills and staggered toward the Teleportation Array.

Chen Changsheng confronted the Wang Family and Flying Dust Supreme over Wang Ping and the Golden Bull Horn while Liu Qingqing tried to rescue Guan Ping. After Liu Qingqing emerged from Guan Ping’s shadow, the Tower Master declared that Chen Feng was expelled from the Pill Domain and ordered the City Guard to kill Liu Qingqing.

• Chen Changsheng accused the Wang Family of responsibility for the stolen Golden Bull Horn and threatened to kill Wang Ping and wage war if it was not returned.
• Chen Changsheng threatened Flying Dust Supreme over the poison used against Guan Ping, but Flying Dust Supreme remained silent.
• A Wang Family elder arrived at the Pill Tower and agreed that Wang Ping should die, and Chen Changsheng accepted the decision.
• The Wang Family attacked Guan Ping in the Pill Domain, but Little White initially drove them back before the elder struck it down and offered rewards for killing Guan Ping.
• Liu Qingqing emerged from Guan Ping’s shadow and tried to carry her away while fighting off the attackers.
• The Tower Master declared Chen Feng expelled from the Pill Domain and ordered the City Guard to kill Liu Qingqing.

Liu Qingqing and Guan Ping were besieged by City Guard and Wang Family forces while Chen Changsheng watched the Wang family ancestor escalate the violence. Lu Mingyu sought help from a beggar, and Chen Changsheng went to Immortal Guang Han for aid, but she said the Wang Family’s curse made the matter difficult.

• The Tower Master bound Little White with golden chains, leaving Liu Qingqing at a disadvantage, while Li Zi'an persuaded some Pill Domain disciples to withdraw from the attack.
• The Wang family ancestor severed Chen Feng’s hand and let Wang Bo smash his shoulder, but Chen Changsheng refused to intervene.
• Lu Mingyu asked a beggar to save Guan Ping and the others, but the beggar warned that Guan Ping’s death was inevitable and sent him away without helping.
• Chen Changsheng asked Immortal Guang Han for help, but she said she could not interfere and noted that the matter involved the Wang Family’s curse.

Chen Changsheng persuaded Immortal Guang Han to ask Soul Supreme for help by offering to revive her master, then approached Soul Supreme with a way to address his lingering grief. He revealed that Mechanical Calamity’s core could reconstruct a body from Soul Supreme’s memories, but a wisp of her Divine Sense Realm was still needed to revive her fully.

• Chen Changsheng told Immortal Guang Han that Soul Supreme could resolve her situation and offered to revive her master if she asked him to act.
• Chen Changsheng urged Immortal Guang Han to face her regrets, then left her sitting in thought.
• Chen Changsheng met Soul Supreme in the wilderness and asked him to act, saying he could help resolve Soul Supreme’s obsessions.
• Chen Changsheng showed Soul Supreme part of Mechanical Calamity’s core and explained that reviving her required a wisp of her Divine Sense Realm.
• The author’s note said the second chapter would be delayed by an hour.

Chen Changsheng discussed reviving Soul Supreme’s memories and left him to face Immortal Guang Han, then punished Lu Mingyu and warned him that Cui Hao Yu would challenge him. In the Pill Domain, Chen Feng defended the fallen Liu Qingqing and cursed Wang Bo and the Pill Tower as they confronted him.

• Chen Changsheng told Soul Supreme that his revival method could preserve a Divine Sense Realm for at most three days, but its intelligence would eventually fade, then left him with Immortal Guang Han.
• Chen Changsheng whipped Lu Mingyu for scheming, then explained that Lu Mingyu had taken on the pressure meant for Guan Ping and would likely face a challenge from his maternal uncle, Cui Hao Yu.
• In the Pill Domain, Chen Feng rose despite his injuries after Liu Qingqing was knocked unconscious and stood alone with his Spirit Sword.
• Chen Feng cursed Wang Bo and the Pill Tower, rejecting their accusations and daring them to kill or carve him up.

Chen Feng defended Guan Ping and challenged the Wang family, Flying Dust Supreme, and the City Guard over their treatment of her and Liu Qingqing. Chen Changsheng backed him despite the Pill Tower Tower Master's threat, while Soul Supreme explained to Immortal Guang Han why he intended to help Chen Feng before leaving.

• Chen Feng denounced the Wang family ancestor and Flying Dust Supreme, insisting that he would protect Guan Ping and condemning everyone who knew she could not have stolen the Golden Bull Horn.
• Chen Feng questioned the City Guard Commander about Lu Mingyu's assassination and the guard's failure to find Liu Qingqing, accusing the guard of incompetence or yielding to pressure.
• Chen Changsheng mocked Flying Dust Supreme and the Wang family ancestor, admitted he was the Undertaker, and confessed that the Silver Box held no God-Slaying Weapon.
• The Tower Master backed the Pill Tower's orders to apprehend Liu Qingqing, declaring that no one could obstruct them, and the Wang family ancestor regained his confidence.
• Soul Supreme told Immortal Guang Han that Chen Feng had helped him see her and give her master an explanation, so he intended to help Chen Feng before his remnant departed.

Chen Changsheng arranged for Soul Supreme’s deceased wife to return temporarily in Li Yibai’s body, while Chen Feng comprehended the sword path Chen Shisan had left behind. The chapter ended with Chen Changsheng recognizing that Chen Feng might inherit the Sword God’s Dao.

• Soul Supreme rejected Immortal Guang Han’s feelings and prepared to reunite with his deceased wife.
• Chen Changsheng used Soul Supreme’s wife’s remains and memories to prepare a temporary resurrection, then brought Li Yibai over to provide a body.
• Li Yibai agreed to the possession, and Chen Changsheng began the ritual before leaving with Lu Mingyu.
• Chen Feng threw away his sword and challenged his opponents together after understanding that a true sword master could become a blade himself.
• Chen Changsheng watched Chen Feng from the Pill Tower and realized that Chen Feng had touched Chen Shisan’s Dao.

Chen Changsheng praised Chen Feng’s swordsmanship and revealed that he had prepared Soul Supreme as a safeguard against Flying Dust Supreme and the Wang Family. Yun Ya Zi regretted expelling Chen Feng and the others from the Pill Domain, while Flying Dust Supreme left with the Wang Family, intent on settling matters by force.

• Chen Changsheng thanked the Wang family ancestor and Flying Dust Supreme, then refused Yun Ya Zi’s offer to take Chen Feng as a disciple.
• Chen Changsheng told Flying Dust Supreme that Chen Feng had comprehended three parts of the Threefold Dao Charm and could eventually reverse their advantage.
• Flying Dust Supreme threatened to kill Chen Feng, but Yun Ya Zi stopped him and Flying Dust Supreme departed with the Wang Family.
• Yun Ya Zi offered to mediate and kill Wang family ancestors, but Chen Changsheng rejected the offer and said he would not let the group enter the Pill Domain again.
• Chen Changsheng told Yuan Yang Supreme that Soul Supreme was the contingency he had prepared, and revealed that Yun Ya Zi had hidden Mark away before Chen Changsheng found him.

Yun Ya Zi warned the Supremes about the Imperial Tutor’s cunning and learned that Mark could still fight him. In the wilderness, Xue Hua reunited with Soul Supreme and urged Immortal Guang Han to accept her feelings for Mark, while Chen Feng provoked Wang Bo on the battlefield.

• Yun Ya Zi told the eight Supremes that Chen Changsheng had taught them how easily even Supremes could be plotted against, and sent them away to reflect.
• Yun Ya Zi asked whether Mark had seen the Sword God’s back, and Chen Changsheng said Mark was near death but could still fight him.
• Xue Hua, awakened in Li Yibai’s body, reunited with Soul Supreme, who hurried off to meet their children.
• Xue Hua congratulated Immortal Guang Han on becoming an Immortal Pill Refiner and explained that she had hoped Guang Han would help Mark live on after her death.
• Xue Hua took Immortal Guang Han to meet the children, while Chen Feng’s words enraged Wang Bo into gathering his divine power.