Recaps

Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan found a Myriad Spirit Wood in the Secret Realm, and Liu Ruyan recognized its value as a rare material for forging Immortal Artifacts. The tree awakened as a powerful tree demon, and just as Chen Changqing planned to let the gathered Nascent Soul cultivators weaken it first, a stern newcomer arrived with five Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators.

• Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan followed a golden light to a clearing where many cultivators had gathered around an ancient tree.
• Liu Ruyan recognized the tree as Myriad Spirit Wood, and Chen Changqing realized its Wood Origin Power could help him open his Wood Purple Mansion.
• The Myriad Spirit Wood awakened, roared, and revealed a presence at the Half-Step Demon Emperor level.
• The gathered cultivators recovered from the tree demon's blast and prepared to fight it together.
• Chen Changqing decided to wait for the others to attack before trying to seize the Myriad Spirit Wood.
• A purple-and-gold-robed figure emerged from the void with five powerful Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators behind him.

Cangmu Yan, a prince of the Azure Wood Dynasty, arrived with five Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators and claimed the myriad spirit wood. Chen Changqing refused to leave, and Cangmu Yan’s followers attacked the tree and trapped it in an array.

• Chen Changqing learned from Liu Ruyan that the newcomers belonged to the powerful Azure Wood Dynasty.
• Cangmu Yan declared that he claimed the myriad spirit wood, causing most of the gathered cultivators to flee.
• Liu Ruyan urged Chen Changqing to leave, but he stayed because he needed the tree to open his final Purple Mansion.
• Cangmu Yan ordered his five followers to attack the berserk myriad spirit wood.
• The five cultivators formed an array that trapped the tree in a giant cage.

Cangmu Yan subdued the Myriad Spirit Wood with the Azure Wood Heaven-Imprisoning Array, then killed several Nascent Soul cultivators who tried to seize it. Chen Changqing sent Liu Ruyan away and attacked Cangmu Yan, whose forces had not yet answered his strike.

• Cangmu Yan and four other Nascent Soul cultivators used the Azure Wood Heaven-Imprisoning Array to shrink the Myriad Spirit Wood into its true form.
• Several Nascent Soul cultivators rushed to grab the Myriad Spirit Wood, but Cangmu Yan killed them with one sword strike.
• Liu Ruyan urged Chen Changqing to flee, but he gave her a Jade Talisman and told her to leave while he stayed to claim the treasure.
• Liu Ruyan left, and Chen Changqing drew his sword and charged Cangmu Yan.
• Cangmu Yan mocked Chen Changqing for being only at the Purple Mansion Realm as Chen Changqing thrust his sword and unleashed a powerful attack.

Chen Changqing struck Cangmu Yan, seized the Myriad Spirit Wood, and fled while Cangmu Yan and five Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators pursued him. He hid in a miasma-shrouded valley and summoned the wood, intending to refine it before they found him.

• Chen Changqing struck Cangmu Yan with the Thunder Flame Sword, but Cangmu Yan survived because of his Quasi-Immortal Artifact battle armor.
• Chen Changqing ignored Cangmu Yan’s demand for his name, collected the Myriad Spirit Wood, and escaped using the Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Step.
• Cangmu Yan ordered his five Nascent Soul Late Stage subordinates to pursue Chen Changqing, then joined the chase himself.
• Chen Changqing reached a secluded valley whose natural miasma concealed his presence and entered a cave abode.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Myriad Spirit Wood from the Heaven-Stepping Ring, intending to refine it before his pursuers found him.

Chen Changqing refined the Myriad Spirit Wood and opened his ninth Purple Mansion, then the extracted Idle Cultivation results propelled him into a Nascent Soul breakthrough. Cangmu Yan and his subordinates rushed toward the valley, but Chen Changqing’s nine Nascent Souls began forming under the protection of the breakthrough.

• Chen Changqing refined the Myriad Spirit Wood, channeling its wood origin power into his final Golden Core.
• Cangmu Yan and his five Nascent Soul Late Stage subordinates searched for Chen Changqing, furious that he had escaped with the Myriad Spirit Wood.
• After three days, Chen Changqing shattered his final Golden Core and condensed his ninth Purple Mansion.
• Chen Changqing extracted his accumulated Idle Cultivation results, and the Little Golden Man’s power broke through his concealment array and triggered a surge of energy.
• Cangmu Yan recognized Chen Changqing’s presence and rushed toward the valley with his five subordinates, unable to attack him during his breakthrough.
• Chen Changqing’s nine Purple Mansions trembled as a phantom infant formed within each one, beginning his Nascent Soul breakthrough.

Chen Changqing broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, forming nine Nascent Souls across his Five Elements and Four Symbols Purple Mansions. Cangmu Yan and his five Nascent Soul Late Stage subordinates attacked him over the Myriad Spirit Wood, and Chen Changqing's sword strike shattered their attacks and swept toward them.

• Chen Changqing's nine Purple Mansions each formed a Nascent Soul, and all nine advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Cangmu Yan arrived at the valley with five Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators and realized Chen Changqing had refined the Myriad Spirit Wood.
• Cangmu Yan led his subordinates to Chen Changqing's cave and vowed to kill him for taking the Myriad Spirit Wood.
• Chen Changqing emerged from the cave and faced Cangmu Yan and his men, confident in his new strength.
• Cangmu Yan ordered his five subordinates to attack, and Chen Changqing used the Immortal Execution Sword Technique's first form to destroy their attacks and send his Sword Qi toward them.

Chen Changqing killed five Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators with the first form of his Immortal Execution Sword Technique, then confronted Cangmu Yan. He ignored Cangmu Yan’s status as an Azure Wood Dynasty prince, killed him, and destroyed his fleeing Nascent Soul.

• Chen Changqing killed five Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators with one strike, earning thirty thousand AFK Points.
• Chen Changqing reflected that his Immortal Execution Sword Technique was powerful but consumed the power of six of his nine Nascent Souls.
• Chen Changqing challenged Cangmu Yan, who tried to save himself by invoking his status as a prince and offering benefits.
• Chen Changqing cut off Cangmu Yan’s head despite his threats of retaliation from the Azure Wood Dynasty.
• Chen Changqing used Sword Falls to the Nine Netherworlds to destroy Cangmu Yan’s escaping Nascent Soul.

After killing Cangmu Yan, Chen Changqing looted his Quasi-Immortal Artifact battle armor and set out to reunite with Liu Ruyan. The Imperial Scion Heavenly Death Edict announced Cangmu Yan’s death throughout the Secret Realm, drawing the attention of several powerful cultivators who wondered who had killed him.

• Chen Changqing took Cangmu Yan’s Quasi-Immortal Artifact battle armor and followed the trace of the Jade Talisman he had left with Liu Ruyan.
• The Imperial Scion Heavenly Death Edict appeared across the Secret Realm, announcing that Prince Cangmu Yan of the Azure Wood Dynasty had fallen.
• Chen Changqing saw the announcement and was relieved that it did not identify him as Cangmu Yan’s killer.
• A man who had slain a Half-Step Spirit Transformation Snow Demon wondered whether a dark horse had killed Cangmu Yan and anticipated facing a new opponent.
• A woman cultivating in an Earth Core Fire Vein and other powerful participants saw the announcement and reacted with shock and curiosity.

News of Cangmu Yan’s death shocked the Secret Realm’s observers and the rulers aboard the warships. Liu Ruyan waited for Chen Changqing, while the Azure Wood Emperor vowed revenge after the Human King stopped him from breaking the rules.

• Liu Ruyan learned that Cangmu Yan had fallen and wondered whether Chen Changqing had killed him, but she stayed in the ancient tree to wait for him.
• The news of Cangmu Yan’s death appeared on the central screen, stunning the people aboard the warships and worrying Empress Liuye about the Maple Leaf Dynasty’s princesses.
• The Azure Wood Emperor erupted in grief and demanded to know who had killed his son.
• The Human King suppressed the Azure Wood Emperor and reminded him that life and death inside the Secret Realm were outside the rulers’ control.
• The Azure Wood Emperor swore to discover his son’s killer and take revenge, while the Human King calmly called Chen Changqing an interesting little fellow.

Chen Changqing searched for Liu Ruyan while she waited in a secluded valley, suspecting he had killed Cangmu Yan. Liu Qing found Liu Ruyan without Chen Changqing and demanded her Hundred Dynasties War points in exchange for sparing her life.

• Empress Liuye heard that Cangmu Yan had died and wondered whether Chen Changqing was responsible, but dismissed the idea because his cultivation was only at the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Chen Changqing followed the Soul Jade Talisman’s trace toward Liu Ruyan, worried about her safety in the Secret Realm.
• Liu Ruyan waited in a secluded valley and suspected Chen Changqing had killed Cangmu Yan.
• Liu Ruyan sensed two approaching cultivators, then encountered a Nascent Soul Early Stage man and her sister Liu Qing, the Eighth Imperial Princess.
• Liu Qing questioned Liu Ruyan about Chen Changqing, deduced that they had been separated, and demanded Liu Ruyan’s points in exchange for sparing her life.

Eighth Imperial Princess Liu Qing confronted Liu Ruyan in the Hundred Dynasties War secret realm and decided to kill her to eliminate a rival for the Maple Leaf Dynasty’s throne. Liu Ruyan was left pinned and helpless as Liu Qing’s Nascent Soul helper approached her.

• Liu Qing demanded that Liu Ruyan hand over her Points, but Liu Ruyan warned her that Chen Changqing would return and protect her.
• Liu Qing overwhelmed Liu Ruyan with her Purple Mansion Realm presence, knocking her down and making her spit blood.
• Liu Qing declared Liu Ruyan unfit to become Empress and ordered her Nascent Soul Early Stage helper to kill her.
• The helper asked to defile Liu Ruyan first, and Liu Qing agreed before he advanced on her.
• The helper’s pressure pinned Liu Ruyan in place, and she thought of Chen Changqing as despair overcame her.

Chen Changqing returned just as Liu Ruyan was about to be attacked and swiftly killed the Nascent Soul cultivator, revealing that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm. He then turned his sword toward Liu Qing, who begged Liu Ruyan for mercy, but Liu Ruyan gave no answer.

• A Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator approached Liu Ruyan with the intent to assault her while Liu Qing watched.
• Chen Changqing arrived, and Liu Ruyan rushed into his arms as he promised to protect her.
• Chen Changqing killed the Nascent Soul cultivator with a sword strike and destroyed his fleeing Nascent Soul with his Sword Domain.
• Liu Ruyan realized Chen Changqing had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and he pointed the Thunder Flame Sword at Liu Qing.
• Liu Qing knelt and begged Liu Ruyan to spare her, but Liu Ruyan remained silent.

Chen Changqing killed Liu Qing and continued helping Liu Ruyan earn Points in the Hundred Dynasties War, while she realized he had also killed Cangmu Yan and resolved to keep it secret. After ten days of hunting, Liu Ruyan reached fiftieth place on the Points Leaderboard, and the two flew toward a battle after she sensed a familiar presence.

• Chen Changqing killed Liu Qing and gave Liu Ruyan her Points Token.
• Liu Ruyan suspected Chen Changqing had killed Cangmu Yan, and decided to hide his involvement from others.
• Over the next ten days, Chen Changqing killed beasts, Devil Creatures, and cultivators while farming Points with Liu Ruyan.
• Chen Changqing killed a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and Liu Ruyan rose to fiftieth place on the Points Leaderboard.
• Liu Ruyan sensed a familiar presence in a distant battle, so Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan flew toward it.

Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan arrived as Qiang Lan of the Spear Dynasty pressured Liu Shi to marry him, and Liu Shi refused. When Qiang Lan ordered his men to attack, Han Feng confronted them and revealed overwhelming strength.

• Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan found Liu Shi confronting Qiang Lan, a prince of the fifth-ranked Spear Dynasty, and his four Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Qiang Lan offered to help Liu Shi become heir to the Maple Leaf Dynasty if she married him, but she refused.
• Qiang Lan threatened Liu Shi and ordered his four Nascent Soul Cultivators to attack her.
• Han Feng stepped forward to protect Liu Shi and blocked all four cultivators' attacks with his body.
• Han Feng smashed their spears and killed one Nascent Soul Cultivator with a single palm strike.

Han Feng revealed his overwhelming strength by killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator with one strike, while Chen Changqing assured Liu Ruyan that he was invincible within the Nascent Soul Realm. As Qiang Lan’s confrontation with Liu Shi stalled, a powerful treasure began emerging in the Secret Realm, drawing everyone toward it.

• Han Feng killed one of Qiang Lan’s Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators with a single palm strike, frightening the survivors.
• Liu Ruyan asked Chen Changqing whether he could defeat Han Feng, and Chen Changqing claimed he was invincible within the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Qiang Lan learned that Han Feng belonged to the True Martial Immortal Sect, but Han Feng ordered him to leave or die.
• A terrifying force and dazzling glow appeared in the Secret Realm, suggesting that a Quasi-Immortal Artifact or another supreme treasure was emerging.
• Qiang Lan flew toward the treasure with his three surviving cultivators, and Liu Shi hurried after him with Han Feng.

Chen Changqing suspected the treasure in the Hundred Dynasties War Secret Realm was the Heavenly Strike Sword, the lost partner to his Thunder Flame Sword. As the multicolored light revealed a powerful formation, Huo Hu persuaded the gathered cultivators to join forces to break it before competing for the treasure.

• Chen Changqing sensed the Thunder Flame Sword trembling and suspected the Heavenly Strike Sword was about to appear, then flew with Liu Ruyan toward the multicolored light.
• Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan arrived among the gathered cultivators, where Liu Shi and Han Feng also watched the crowd and focused on the coming treasure.
• Liu Ruyan identified Huo Hu of the Flame Dynasty as a powerful rival, while Chen Changqing's Thunder Flame Sword reacted more strongly to the light.
• A pillar of multicolored light revealed an ancient formation containing the treasure.
• Huo Hu proposed that the cultivators break the formation together and then compete for the treasure, and Bing Ji and the others agreed.

Huo Hu and the other cultivators joined forces to shatter the ancient formation, then Huo Hu tried to claim the treasure for the Flame Dynasty. Qiang Lan rallied the others against him, and as the two sides faced off, a surge of light announced that the treasure was emerging.

• Huo Hu, Bing Ji, Qiang Lan, Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and the other cultivators attacked the ancient formation until it shattered.
• A cultivator rushed toward the opening, but Huo Hu killed him with Blazing Flame Kill before he could enter.
• Huo Hu and four nascent soul late stage experts from the Flame Dynasty blocked the entrance, and Huo Hu demanded that everyone leave the treasure to his dynasty.
• Qiang Lan challenged Huo Hu, and other cultivators declared they would join forces rather than surrender the treasure.
• A powerful force erupted from inside the shattered formation, and rays of treasured light appeared as everyone watched.

Chen Changqing recognized the Quasi-Immortal Artifact as the Heavenly Strike Sword, one of the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, and hoped to reunite it with his Thunder Flame Sword. After its Sword Qi killed a cultivator who tried to seize it, the Heavenly Strike Sword flew to Chen Changqing, leaving the others wondering whether it had chosen him as its master.

• A top-grade Quasi-Immortal Artifact Divine Sword descended, and Chen Changqing recognized it as the Heavenly Strike Sword.
• A Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator rushed to seize the sword, but its Sword Qi destroyed him instantly.
• Huo Hu, Qiang Lan, Liu Ruyan, and the other cultivators hesitated to approach the sword after witnessing its power.
• The Heavenly Strike Sword trembled, transformed into a streak of light, and hovered before Chen Changqing.
• The cultivators questioned why the sword had flown to Chen Changqing and whether it had chosen him as its master.

Chen Changqing claimed the Heavenly Strike Sword, which resonated with the Thunder Flame Sword in his Heaven-Stepping Ring. The cultivators surrounding him demanded the sword, and as they prepared to confront him, he told Liu Ruyan to retreat to safety.

• Liu Shi and Han Feng recognized Chen Changqing, and Han Feng revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The Heavenly Strike Sword flew to Chen Changqing, who identified it as one of the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords and stored it in his Heaven-Stepping Ring.
• The Thunder Flame Sword emerged and resonated with the Heavenly Strike Sword, but Chen Changqing decided not to join them yet.
• The cultivators angrily demanded that Chen Changqing surrender the divine sword, while Liu Shi watched to see how he would respond.
• Qiang Lan offered to protect Chen Changqing if he handed over the sword, and Huo Hu mocked Qiang Lan.
• Chen Changqing sent Liu Ruyan a voice transmission telling her to retreat and hide somewhere safe.

Chen Changqing challenged the cultivators gathered for the treasures and killed four Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators with one sword strike. The crowd was left stunned, while Prince Fire Tiger trembled with fear and anger.

• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan to retreat and challenged the cultivators who wanted the treasures.
• Prince Fire Tiger mocked Chen Changqing and ordered four Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators to attack him.
• Chen Changqing drew the Thunder Flame Sword and killed all four attackers and their Nascent Souls with one strike.
• The cultivators were shocked by Chen Changqing's strength, and Prince Fire Tiger stared at him in fear and anger.

Chen Changqing revealed his overwhelming strength in the Hundred Dynasties War secret realm, killing the cultivators who attacked him. After he identified himself as the first-ranked cultivator on the Azure Dragon Ranking, Huo Hu begged him to let him leave.

• Liu Shi, Han Feng, Qiang Lan, and Liu Ruyan were stunned when Chen Changqing killed four Nascent Soul cultivators with one sword strike.
• Chen Changqing charged at the gathered cultivators and slaughtered dozens who attacked him with their techniques and divine abilities.
• When the survivors tried to flee, Chen Changqing spread his Sword Domain across a hundred li and killed them, leaving Huo Hu, Qiang Lan, Liu Shi, Han Feng, and a few others.
• Huo Hu asked Chen Changqing which sect he belonged to, and Chen Changqing answered that he was from Mount Shu.
• Huo Hu and Qiang Lan recognized Chen Changqing as the first on the Azure Dragon Ranking, and Huo Hu apologized and asked to be allowed to leave.

Chen Changqing rejected Huo Hu’s plea for mercy and revealed that he had killed Cangmu Yan, forcing Huo Hu and Qiang Lan to fight together. He destroyed Qiang Lan with a powerful sword strike, while Huo Hu survived by using an Imperial Dynasty secret treasure and was left badly wounded.

• Chen Changqing refused to spare Huo Hu despite his status as a prince of the Flame Dynasty.
• Chen Changqing revealed that he had killed Cangmu Yan, shocking Huo Hu, Qiang Lan, Liu Shi, and Han Feng.
• Huo Hu and Qiang Lan agreed to join forces and attacked Chen Changqing with Hellfire and spear techniques.
• Chen Changqing fought off their combined assault and unleashed the First Form of Immortal Execution, Spirit Slaying.
• Chen Changqing’s sword strike shattered Qiang Lan’s spear intent and killed him, while Huo Hu used a secret treasure to survive and was sent flying, badly wounded.

Chen Changqing absorbed Huo Hu’s Samadhi True Fire, but Qiang Lan’s spear struck Liu Ruyan as she shielded him. When Huo Hu attacked while Chen Changqing held his wounded senior sister, Chen Changqing cut him apart with the Thunder Flame Sword.

• Chen Changqing’s single sword strike killed Qiang Lan, shocking Huo Hu, Liu Shi, Han Feng, and Liu Ruyan.
• Huo Hu unleashed Samadhi True Fire, but Chen Changqing absorbed the flames into his body.
• Qiang Lan’s spear rose from the ground and pierced Liu Ruyan as she stepped in front of Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing caught Liu Ruyan and shattered the spear, destroying the lingering trace of Qiang Lan’s will.
• Huo Hu attacked while Chen Changqing held Liu Ruyan, and Chen Changqing struck him with the Thunder Flame Sword, tearing his body apart.

Chen Changqing used Mount Shu Power to heal Liu Ruyan after she took a fatal spear strike for him, and the healing also raised her cultivation to the Purple Mansion Realm. He gave her the Points Tokens he had taken from the fallen princes.

• Chen Changqing killed Huo Hu and the other cultivators, leaving Liu Shi and Han Feng astonished by his strength.
• Liu Ruyan shielded Chen Changqing from Qiang Lan's spear and was left dying from her injuries.
• Chen Changqing used a strand of Mount Shu Power to heal Liu Ruyan, restoring her body and internal injuries.
• Liu Ruyan broke through from Late Golden Core to the Purple Mansion Realm as Liu Shi and Han Feng watched in disbelief.
• Chen Changqing gave Liu Ruyan the Points Tokens he had collected from Huo Hu, Qiang Lan, and the other fallen cultivators.

Chen Changqing accepted Han Feng of the True Martial Immortal Sect’s challenge and put away his sword to fight him hand-to-hand. As Han Feng attacked with the first style of the True Martial Divine Fist, Chen Changqing met him with the Heaven-Collapsing Style of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist.

• Liu Shi watched Liu Ruyan survive and break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, then seethed with resentment.
• Han Feng stepped forward and challenged Chen Changqing to test his strength.
• Chen Changqing recalled meeting Chen Ye, put away his Thunder Flame Sword, and agreed to fight barehanded.
• Liu Shi expected Han Feng to win and hoped to use the outcome against Liu Ruyan.
• Han Feng launched the first style of the True Martial Divine Fist, and Chen Changqing answered with the Heaven-Collapsing Style of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist.