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A Divine Dynasty True Lord stopped the Chu Emperor and his allies from attacking Chen Changqing, declaring Chen the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-law and ordering them to retreat. After promising to take Chen Changqing and Empress Liuye to the Divine Dynasty in three days, the True Lord left, and Empress Liuye explained the cultivation realms above Tribulation Transcendence.

• Empress Liuye urged Chen Changqing to kneel before the arriving True Lord, but Chen only bowed.
• The True Lord condemned the Chu Emperor for attacking without the Divine Dynasty’s approval and crushed him with his presence.
• The True Lord revealed that Chen Changqing had won the Hundred Dynasties War and was the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-law, then ordered the Chu Emperor and the other rulers to leave.
• The True Lord promised to take Chen Changqing and Empress Liuye to the Divine Dynasty in three days before vanishing.
• Chen Changqing wondered why the Human King had targeted him during the war but sent the True Lord to protect him.
• Empress Liuye explained that failed ascendants beyond Tribulation Transcendence were called Pseudo-Immortals, Half-Immortals, or True Lords.

After the Divine Dynasty’s True Lord ended the crisis, Chen Changqing wondered whether Shu Mountain also had a True Lord. Liu Ye prepared for the trip to the Divine Dynasty, then privately told Liu Ruyan to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm and asked what she thought of Chen Changqing.

• Liu Ye retrieved the Heaven and Earth Mirror and returned to the hall entrance with Chen Changqing after the Divine Dynasty’s True Lord resolved the crisis.
• The Maple Leaf Dynasty’s officials praised Chen Changqing, while Liu Ruyan remembered that they had earlier wanted him to face the danger alone; Liu Ye dismissed them and the imperial princesses.
• Liu Ye sent Liu Ruyan to take Chen Changqing back to rest, then summoned her to the imperial palace.
• Liu Tian thanked Chen Changqing for helping Liu Ruyan place first in the Hundred Dynasties War, and Liu Ruyan left to meet Liu Ye.
• Liu Ye told Liu Ruyan she must reach the Spirit Transformation Realm and should remain in the imperial dynasty to cultivate after receiving her appointment.
• Liu Ye asked Liu Ruyan what she thought of Chen Changqing, leaving her flustered.

After Empress Liuye urged Liu Ruyan to seize her chance, Liu Ruyan confessed her feelings to Chen Changqing and offered to make him ruler of the Maple Leaf Dynasty. Three days later, Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ye traveled to the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty, where they arrived in a realm filled with Immortal Qi.

• Empress Liuye told Liu Ruyan to take the initiative with Chen Changqing rather than let their fated bond slip away.
• Liu Ruyan thanked Chen Changqing for helping her win the competition, then asked whether he would be willing to rule the Maple Leaf Dynasty with her.
• Chen Changqing realized Liu Ruyan was confessing her feelings, and she left before he could answer.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ye boarded the Divine Dynasty's True Lord's Immortal Skiff to receive their titles.
• The Immortal Skiff crossed into the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty, and Liu Ye explained that its realm was the core region of the Immortal Artifact containing their dynasty world.

Chen Changqing and his companions arrived at the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty’s Imperial City, where the Human King named the Maple Leaf Dynasty the First Imperial Dynasty and awarded it the Nine Provinces Supreme Order. The Chu Emperor watched Chen Changqing with growing hatred over his son’s death and the loss of Great Chu’s standing and artifact.

• Liu Ye told Chen Changqing that the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty stood at the center of an Immortal Artifact and that their world had formed from a fragment of the Immortal World.
• A Tribulation Transcendence cultivator escorted Chen Changqing, Liu Ye, and Liu Ruyan into the Imperial City and brought them to the hall where the Human King awaited them.
• The assembled rulers scrutinized Chen Changqing, while the Chu Emperor and other dynasty rulers who had lost princes to him regarded him with hostility.
• Chen Changqing remained standing when the Human King arrived and everyone else knelt.
• The Human King decreed that the Maple Leaf Dynasty had won the Hundred Dynasties War, elevated it to the First Imperial Dynasty, and granted it the Nine Provinces Supreme Order.
• Liu Ye accepted the token as the Chu Emperor struggled with anger over Chu Tian’s death, Great Chu’s loss of first place, and Chen Changqing’s possession of the Blood Prison Mad Blade.

At the Hundred Dynasties War ceremony, the Human King offered Chen Changqing the title of the Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-law, but Chen Changqing refused. The Human King reacted with laughter and praised him as Chen Yuan’s disciple, leaving the hall stunned.

• The Human King awarded Liu Ruyan a chance to enter the Divine Dynasty’s Dragon Transformation Pool and announced rewards for the top-ranked dynasties.
• The Human King offered Chen Changqing the title of Imperial Son-in-law, acknowledging his role in securing the Maple Leaf Dynasty’s victory.
• Chen Changqing thanked the Human King but declined the offer, shocking the rulers and worrying Liu Ruyan and Empress Liuye.
• The Human King laughed instead of becoming angry and praised Chen Changqing as worthy of being Chen Yuan’s disciple.

The Human King calmly accepted Chen Changqing’s refusal to become the Third Princess’s imperial consort, prompting speculation that he knew Chen Yuan. The Third Princess arrived to confront Chen Changqing, and both recognized each other as acquaintances from the Blood Moon World.

• The Human King laughed at Chen Changqing’s refusal, surprising the assembled rulers and leading Chen Changqing, Liu Ye, and Liu Ruyan to suspect he knew Chen Yuan.
• The Third Princess entered the hall, angry that Chen Changqing had rejected the imperial consort arrangement.
• Chen Changqing and the Third Princess recognized each other as soon as they met face to face.
• The Third Princess remembered that Chen Changqing was Li Feiyu, whom she had met in the Blood Moon World.

Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu recognized each other from the Blood Moon World, where she had helped him obtain the Four Symbols Essence Blood, a way out, and Samadhi True Fire. The Human King renewed his offer for Chen Changqing to become the Divine Dynasty’s son-in-law, and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded him that he still owed her a promise.

• Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu realized they had met before in the Blood Moon World, where he had gone by Li Feiyu.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu greeted the Human King as her father after he prompted her to regain her composure.
• The Human King asked Chen Changqing again whether he would become the Divine Dynasty’s son-in-law, and Chen Changqing hesitated after learning the princess was Xuanyuan Xiaoyu.
• The Chu Emperor worried that Chen Changqing’s marriage to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu would make it harder to avenge his son and recover the Blood Prison Mad Blade.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded Chen Changqing through a voice transmission that he still owed her a promise from their time in the Blood Moon World.
• Chen Changqing recalled that Xuanyuan Xiaoyu had given him Samadhi True Fire and an auction Treasure Box in exchange for that promise.

Chen Changqing agreed to become the Divine Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-law after Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded him of his promise, leaving Liu Ruyan heartbroken. As Xuanyuan Xiaoyu took Chen Changqing to tour the palace, Liu Ye tried to comfort her daughter by saying she still had a chance.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu reminded Chen Changqing that he had promised to act on her behalf and asked him to accept the Human King's request.
• Chen Changqing agreed to become the Divine Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-law, delighting the Human King and alarming the Chu Emperor and other rulers who held grudges against him.
• Liu Ye noticed Liu Ruyan's distress, and the Human King dismissed the court after confirming Chen Changqing's new status.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan he would return to the Maple Leaf Dynasty once matters were settled, then Xuanyuan Xiaoyu took his hand and led him away.
• Liu Ye took the sorrowful Liu Ruyan aboard the Maple Splendor Boat and told her she still had a chance with Chen Changqing, noting that she herself had nine husbands.

Chen Changqing learned that the Human King had once been his master Chen Yuan’s rival in love, then faced the Human King’s plan to marry him to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu in a month. When Chen Changqing revealed his existing marriage agreement with Hua Yao, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu grew jealous.

• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu explained that her mother came from the Xuanyuan Family and her father was the Human King of the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu confronted Chen Changqing for hiding his identity as Li Feiyu, and asked him to call her Xiaoyu instead of Princess.
• The Human King asked Chen Changqing about Chen Yuan, then revealed that he and Chen Yuan had once been rivals in love and fought over a woman.
• The Human King proposed holding Chen Changqing and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu’s wedding in a month.
• Chen Changqing told the Human King that he already had a marriage agreement with Hua Yao, making Xuanyuan Xiaoyu jealous.

Chen Changqing told the Human King that he had commitments to Hua Yao and Liu Ruyan and asked to keep his marriage to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu simple. The Human King confirmed Chen Changqing as his son-in-law, and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu agreed to discuss the wedding on his terms if he promised her three things.

• Chen Changqing told the Human King that he would accept the title of Imperial Son-in-law but preferred not to hold a wedding, then admitted that Hua Yao and Liu Ruyan were also involved in his life.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu counted herself as the third woman and asked Chen Changqing if she was the other woman.
• The Human King declared that Chen Changqing was now the husband of the Third Princess and said he would announce it to the world, leaving the wedding arrangements to the couple.
• After the Human King left, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu teased Chen Changqing about his other beauties, and Chen Changqing explained that he had agreed to the Imperial Son-in-law offer at her urging.
• Xuanyuan Xiaoyu said she was no longer angry and agreed to hold the wedding Chen Changqing wanted, provided he promised her three things.

Chen Changqing left the Divine Dynasty after becoming dao companions with Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and returned to the transformed Maple Leaf Dynasty. He told Liu Ruyan he was going back to Mount Shu and asked her to become another Imperial Son-in-law’s companion, leaving her delighted and accepting of Hua Yao as well.

• Chen Changqing agreed to Xuanyuan Xiaoyu’s request for three favors, and they spent several days together at the Divine Dynasty Imperial Palace as dao companions.
• Chen Changqing left for the Maple Leaf Dynasty, whose territory and spiritual energy had greatly expanded after it won the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Liu Ruyan reunited with Chen Changqing and explained that her mother had used the Nine Provinces Supreme Order to transform the dynasty.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan he was returning to Mount Shu, while she chose to remain in the dynasty for cultivation and a Dragon Transformation Pool baptism.
• Chen Changqing implied that Liu Ruyan could also become his companion, and she agreed; he then told her about Hua Yao, whom she accepted as well.

After leaving the Maple Leaf Dynasty, Chen Changqing returned to the Nine Provinces Continent and stopped at a city restaurant. Hearing rumors of a powerful black dog on Black Demon Mountain, he wondered if it was his missing spirit pet, Little Black Dog Wangcai.

• Chen Changqing said goodbye to Liu Ruyan and Empress Liuye, then left for Mount Shu after hinting that he still intended to become the Maple Leaf Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-law.
• Using his status as the Divine Dynasty's Imperial Son-in-law, Chen Changqing passed through the guarded territories and returned to the Nine Provinces Continent.
• Chen Changqing entered a mortal city, ate and drank at a restaurant, and overheard cultivators discussing a powerful black dog that had taken half of Black Demon Mountain from the Black Bear Monster.
• The cultivators said the Beast Taming Sect might come to subdue the dog demon, and Chen Changqing wondered whether it was his missing spirit pet, Little Black Dog Wangcai.
• Chen Changqing recalled that his Soul Contract with Wangcai remained intact and considered what he knew about the Beast Taming Sect.

Chen Changqing learned that Black Demon Mountain was in turmoil and headed there, fearing for Little Black. Meanwhile, Little Black, now known as Wangcai and a Demon King, fought the Black Bear King for control of the mountain, ending the chapter as he unleashed his Heavenly Demon Sky-Rending Claw.

• Chen Changqing asked a waiter where Black Demon Mountain was and learned it lay three hundred li east, shrouded in black mist.
• Chen Changqing left the restaurant and flew east toward Black Demon Mountain.
• At Black Demon Mountain, Wangcai fought the Black Bear King while their supporters cheered from opposing sides.
• Wangcai used his black vortex and battle armor to withstand the Bear King's attacks, then knocked him through several small mountains.
• Wangcai leaped above the Bear King and brought down his Heavenly Demon Sky-Rending Claw.

Little Black and the Bear King paused their fight over Black Demon Mountain when the Beast Taming Sect arrived, forcing the rival Demon Kings to join forces against them. As their forces clashed, Little Black swallowed the black python’s Nether Cold Poison, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Little Black wounded the Bear King, swallowed his energy attack with Devour Heaven and Earth, and gained the upper hand in their fight.
• A Half-Step Spirit Transformation old man and his Beast Taming Sect followers arrived at Black Demon Mountain, intent on capturing the two Demon Kings.
• The Bear King urged Little Black to stop fighting and unite against the newcomers, and Little Black agreed before ordering his demons to attack.
• The Beast Taming Sect disciples released their Spirit-Controlling Beasts, and the demons under Little Black and the Bear King engaged them.
• Little Black and the Bear King charged the old man, whose black python countered with Nether Cold Poison that Little Black swallowed with his devouring ability.

Little Black and the Bear King battled the Black Python while the Beast Taming Sect slaughtered their forces and trapped the two demons in an array. The sect’s elder recognized Little Black’s Heavenly Demon talent and suppressed him, leaving Little Black threatening that his master would destroy the sect.

• The Bear King and Little Black attacked the Black Python, but the python wounded the Bear King before Little Black struck him with the Heavenly Demon Soul-Piercing Spear.
• The Beast Taming Sect’s Spirit-Controlling Beasts killed nearly all the Demon Race under Little Black and the Bear King, and the sect’s disciples formed an array that bound the two demons and sealed their Demon Power.
• The Black Python urged Little Black and the Bear King to surrender, but the Bear King failed to break the chains and Little Black used Devour Heaven and Earth to drain the array’s power.
• The Beast Taming Sect’s elder recognized Little Black as possibly belonging to the Heavenly Demon Tribe and entered the array, hoping to subdue him and reach Spirit Transformation.
• The elder used his Half-Step Spirit Transformation power to pin Little Black and the Bear King down, while Little Black warned that his master would wipe out the Beast Taming Sect.

Chen Changqing arrived at Black Demon Mountain and shattered the Beast Taming Sect’s formation before it could strip Little Black and the Bear King of their souls. He revealed the Heavenly Thunder Sword and pursued the fleeing elder with a devastating sword technique.

• The Beast Taming Sect elder used the formation to torment Little Black and the Bear King and begin pulling their souls from their bodies.
• Chen Changqing arrived, shattered the formation with a Sword Qi strike, and sent the disciples maintaining it flying, killing some of them.
• Little Black rushed to Chen Changqing and clung to his leg, while the Bear King wondered whether Chen Changqing could defeat the elder.
• Chen Changqing refused to give the elder his name and summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword, revealing it as an Immortal Artifact.
• The elder fled, but Chen Changqing spread his Sword Domain over the area and unleashed the fifth form of Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation, Sword Burning the Eight Desolations.

Chen Changqing killed the Beast Taming Sect elder and disciples, then accepted Little Black’s request to spare Black Bear and the python by making them submit as his followers. He prepared to take the two transformed Demon Kings back to Mount Shu to guard Evergreen Peak.

• Chen Changqing slew the Beast Taming Sect’s Half-Step Spirit Transformation elder with the Heavenly Thunder Sword, destroying his Nascent Soul and earning AFK Points.
• The Beast Taming Sect disciples fled, but Chen Changqing killed them with a sweep of his sword.
• Little Black asked Chen Changqing to spare Black Bear and the python so he could take them as underlings.
• Chen Changqing ordered Black Bear and the python to submit or die, and both handed over their life souls.
• Chen Changqing gave their life souls to Little Black and asked the two Demon Kings to take human form; Black Bear became a muscular man, while the python became a woman in black gauze.

Chen Changqing returned to Shu Mountain Sacred Land with Little Black, Black Bear, and Mystic Serpent after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. He introduced the two Demon Kings as new residents of Evergreen Peak, shocking the people who welcomed him.

• Little Black guided Chen Changqing, Black Bear, and Mystic Serpent to a teleportation array, and they traveled to a city near Shu Mountain Sacred Land.
• Chen Changqing flew to Evergreen Peak, where elders Xuanqing and Xuanming greeted him and sensed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Ran Hua, Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Qingyang, and Shi Tian welcomed Chen Changqing and were astonished by his breakthrough.
• Chen Changqing introduced Black Bear and Mystic Serpent as residents of Evergreen Peak, and Liu Mu recognized them as Demon Kings.

Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak with Black Bear and Mystic Serpent, two Demon Kings he had subdued, and assigned them to guard its gate. After they blocked Bai Yifei and Yao Feng from entering, Liu Mu explained who they were, and Yao Feng urgently asked whether Chen Changqing was there.

• Chen Changqing ordered Black Bear and Mystic Serpent to replace Xuanqing and Xuanming as Evergreen Peak's gate guards, and the two Demon Kings obeyed him as their master.
• Little Black led the Demon Kings to the gate, instructed them to guard the peak carefully, and left them on duty.
• Bai Yifei and Yao Feng arrived at Evergreen Peak, where Black Bear and Mystic Serpent barred their way and demanded to know who they were.
• Liu Mu arrived, identified Bai Yifei as Mount Shu's Ninth Sequence Holy Son, and explained that Chen Changqing had brought the Demon Kings back to guard the gate.
• Yao Feng urgently asked Liu Mu whether Chen Changqing was at Evergreen Peak.

Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu after the Hundred Dynasties War and told his master, Chen Yuan, that he had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and become the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-law. He began recounting what else he had gained in the war, while Yao Feng arrived at Evergreen Peak hoping to see him.

• Yao Feng asked Liu Mu whether Chen Changqing was on Evergreen Peak, and Liu Mu said he had gone to see the Sect Master.
• Bai Yifei left Evergreen Peak after bringing Yao Feng there, and Liu Mu led Yao Feng inside to wait.
• Chen Changqing met Chen Yuan in the Headmaster’s Hall, where Chen Yuan was astonished that his disciple had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Chen Changqing thanked Chen Yuan for giving him Mount Shu Power and explained that he had used one strand to save Liu Ruyan during the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that he had helped Liu Ruyan win first place and had consequently been named the Nine Provinces Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-law.
• Chen Yuan asked Chen Changqing to explain what else he had gained from the Hundred Dynasties War, and Chen Changqing began recounting his experiences.

Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan about his achievements in the Hundred Dynasties War and showed him the fused Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords. Chen Yuan revealed that Spirit Transformation Peak Scions would compete in the Seven Main Peaks Martial Tournament, leaving Chen Changqing to face a greater challenge than he had expected.

• Chen Yuan was astonished by Chen Changqing’s victories in the Hundred Dynasties War, including killing Chu Tian and taking the Blood Prison Mad Blade.
• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that the Human King had described their past rivalry in love, embarrassing Chen Yuan.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Heavenly Strike Sword and Thunder Flame Sword, then fused them into the Mid-grade Immortal Artifact Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords.
• Chen Yuan asked whether Chen Changqing was confident about the Seven Main Peaks Martial Tournament, and Chen Changqing said he was invincible below Spirit Transformation.
• Chen Yuan explained that Spirit Transformation Peak Scions, the direct disciples of the Seven Main Peaks’ patriarchs, would also compete in the tournament.

Chen Changqing learned that Seven Stars Peak had a Spirit Transformation Peak Scion who was his grandmaster’s Personal Disciple, then returned to Evergreen Peak and heard that Hua Yao’s rare constitution had attracted marriage proposals from several powers. Yao Feng’s alarm suggested that the proposals posed a serious problem, but he had not yet explained why.

• Chen Yuan told Chen Changqing that Seven Stars Peak’s Peak Scion was his grandmaster’s Personal Disciple and promised to introduce them.
• Chen Changqing learned that Jian Zhenzi was away in a Secret Realm, then left Seven Stars Peak and considered the upcoming Seven Peaks Martial Tournament.
• Ran Hua told Chen Changqing that Bai Yifei had come looking for him, and Chen Changqing found Yao Feng waiting anxiously in his courtyard.
• Yao Feng told Chen Changqing that Hua Yao’s Nine-Turn Exquisite Body had been revealed and that people from several powers had come to Medicine God Valley to propose marriage.
• Chen Changqing asked about the proposals, and Yao Feng sighed without yet explaining the full problem.

Chen Changqing learned that powerful factions had come to Medicine God Valley to seek Hua Yao’s hand, prompting Hua Gu to set two trials to choose her husband. Chen Changqing headed to the valley with an Immortal Artifact as his betrothal gift, leaving Yao Feng stunned.

• Yao Feng told Chen Changqing that major families and sects were seeking Hua Yao because of her Nine-Turn Exquisite Body.
• Chen Changqing revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and Yao Feng explained that Hua Gu had arranged a betrothal-gift trial and an arena battle.
• Yao Feng named the Ancient Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, Li Clan, Formation Annihilation Sacred Land, True Martial Immortal Sect, and Blood God Sect as the suitors.
• Chen Changqing decided to go to Medicine God Valley without asking his master for a gift.
• Chen Changqing produced the Blood Prison Mad Blade, an Immortal Artifact, as his proposed betrothal gift, leaving Yao Feng speechless.

Chen Changqing and Yao Feng traveled to Medicine God Valley on Little Black, a Demon King, as the valley hosted marriage proposals for Hua Yao. Hua Yao learned that her grandfather had arranged the contest despite her father’s earlier promise to give Chen Changqing three years, leaving her dejected as the proposals began.

• Chen Changqing summoned Little Black, who revealed his Demon King strength, and invited Yao Feng to ride with him to Medicine God Valley.
• Little Black carried Chen Changqing and Yao Feng through the air toward Medicine God Valley.
• Representatives of major factions, including the Blood God Sect and the three great lineages, arrived to propose marriage to Hua Yao.
• Hua Yao worried that Yao Feng might not have delivered her news to Mount Shu and wondered whether Chen Changqing would arrive.
• Hua Yao confronted Hua Gu about breaking his promise to give Chen Changqing three years to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Hua Gu explained that the factions’ pressure and Hua Yao’s grandfather’s decision had forced the marriage proposal contest, leaving Hua Yao disheartened.

Hua Yao waited anxiously for Chen Changqing as the Marriage Recruitment Assembly began in Medicine God Valley. With Chen Changqing still absent, Hua Gu opened the proceedings while the gathered suitors eyed Hua Yao greedily.

• Hua Yao confirmed that she had sent Yao Feng to Mount Shu to inform Chen Changqing about the assembly.
• Hua Gu and Hua Lixuan brought Hua Yao to the Council Hall, where the assembled suitors stared at her and her Nine-Turn Exquisite Body.
• Hua Yao saw the empty seat reserved for Chen Changqing and feared he would not arrive in time.
• Hua Gu announced that the assembly would begin with a comparison of betrothal gifts, followed by arena contests.
• A divine son of the Blood God Sect dismissed Hua Gu's introduction and urged him to begin.