Recaps

Chen Changqing and Si Youyou emerged from the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, but the major Demon Sects’ disciples never returned before the realm closed. After survivors revealed what had happened inside, powerful, furious presences targeted Chen Changqing, and Hua Xing stepped in to suppress them.

• Old Ancestor Blood River was shocked to see Chen Changqing return alive despite the Blood God Sect’s failed ambush.
• Si Youyou told Gu Qing she had obtained the Tribulation-Crossing Flower but the Immortal Artifact was gone, while Chen Changqing gave Hua Xing the requested herbs and revealed his breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.
• Cultivators from minor sects emerged from the teleportation passage, but no disciples from several major Demon Sects appeared.
• The passage closed, and the major Demon Sects’ leaders questioned minor-sect survivors about what had happened inside the Secret Realm.
• Si Youyou urged Chen Changqing to leave, but powerful presences locked onto him, and Hua Xing crushed them with his True Lord presence.

Hua Xing shielded Chen Changqing as powerful figures confronted him over deaths in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm. Long Ao accused Chen Changqing of killing his grandson Long Tian, and Old Ancestor Blood River stepped forward to avenge his son, leaving the confrontation on the verge of a fight.

• Hua Xing released his True Lord pressure to challenge those targeting Chen Changqing, and another equally powerful presence met it.
• Long Ao of the Ancient Dragon Clan confronted Hua Xing and claimed Chen Changqing had killed his grandson Long Tian.
• Hua Xing realized Chen Changqing had likely slain Long Tian in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, while Chen Changqing wondered how Long Ao had discovered it.
• Old Ancestor Blood River advanced and threatened to kill Chen Changqing to avenge his son.

Chen Changqing faced a growing group of powerful figures who demanded revenge for disciples and heirs he had killed in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm. Surrounded by enemies, he defended his actions and stood firm despite the danger.

• Old Ancestor Blood River accused Chen Changqing of killing his son Xue Wuhen, and the cultivators learned that Xue Wuhen had been one of the Blood God Sect's Thirteen Blood God Sons.
• Zhu Xiao of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty confronted Chen Changqing over the death of its Holy Son, Mo Ye, revealing that none of the dynasty's Spirit Transformation cultivators had survived the secret realm.
• Bai Suxin of the Beast Taming Sect arrived and threatened Chen Changqing for killing her son, Bai Yushan.
• Hua Qianmei of the Flower-Shifting Palace accused Chen Changqing of killing Ji Ruqianxue and demanded justice.
• Chen Changqing declared that his enemies had attacked him to seize his treasures and died because they were weaker, while Hua Xing approved of his courage.

Hua Xing vowed to protect Chen Changqing as Long Ao and Bai Suxin prepared to challenge him, while Chen remained surrounded by powerful enemies. The chapter ended with Long Ao warning Hua Xing to consider the consequences of making an enemy of him and Bai Suxin, given Hua Xing’s influence as a Ninth-Level Alchemist.

• Hua Xing decided that protecting Chen Changqing could secure Medicine God Valley’s future and publicly argued that the ancient Immortal Mountain rules forbade the powerful from attacking him over what happened inside the secret realm.
• Cultivators nearby agreed that Chen Changqing’s opponents had accepted the risks of entering the secret realm, while Si Youyou admired his composure and prepared to use her Jade Pendant to protect him if necessary.
• Bai Suxin declared that her hatred for Chen Changqing outweighed rules and asked Long Ao to join her in suppressing Hua Xing.
• Bai Suxin revealed that she had concealed her True Lord cultivation, leaving Hua Xing worried that he could no longer confidently protect Chen Changqing from both her and Long Ao.
• Long Ao warned Hua Xing to think carefully before becoming their enemy, and Hua Xing’s status and connections as a Ninth-Level Alchemist gave Long Ao reason to avoid a conflict.

Hua Xing revealed that Chen Changqing was his grandson-in-law and defended him against Long Ao and Bai Suxin. After Hua Xing swallowed a Nine-Turn Battle Pill and brought out the Medicine God Ruler, Bai Suxin revealed the Ten Thousand Beast Binding God Whip as the battle escalated.

• Bai Suxin urged Long Ao to kill Chen Changqing despite Hua Xing's connections, and Hua Xing vowed to protect his grandson-in-law.
• Hua Xing identified Chen Changqing as the Azure Dragon Ranking's top expert, Mount Shu Sect Master's personal disciple, and a Sequence Holy Son.
• Bai Suxin attacked Hua Xing, who pulled Chen Changqing to safety and swallowed a Nine-Turn Battle Pill before repelling her strike.
• Long Ao overcame his hesitation and joined Bai Suxin in attacking Hua Xing, causing the surrounding space to warp and collapse.
• Hua Xing summoned Medicine God Valley's Top-grade Immortal Artifact, the Medicine God Ruler, and Bai Suxin answered by revealing the Ten Thousand Beast Binding God Whip.

Hua Xing fought Bai Suxin and Long Ao to protect Chen Changqing, while the surrounding cultivators watched for an opening. Old Ancestor Blood River then launched a surprise attack on Chen Changqing, but an ancient light shield appeared and repelled him, leaving its source unexplained.

• Bai Suxin and Long Ao attacked Hua Xing with their Immortal Artifacts, and he fought them both while shielding Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing realized Hua Xing’s pill had temporarily boosted his strength and feared the battle would turn against them once its effects ended.
• Old Ancestor Blood River seized the chance to strike Chen Changqing with his Blood God Immortal-Slaying Finger.
• An ancient treasured light formed a shield around Chen Changqing, blocked the attack, and sent Old Ancestor Blood River flying.
• Chen Changqing remained largely unharmed, while Old Ancestor Blood River and the watching cultivators were stunned by the unseen protection.

Chen Changqing survived Old Ancestor Blood River’s sneak attack when the Heaven-Stepping Ring shielded him, but Blood River prepared to strike again with a Quasi-Immortal Artifact. Just as Chen Changqing readied his weapons and Si Youyou considered intervening, a terrifying presence descended and froze the battlefield.

• Old Ancestor Blood River’s sneak attack struck the Heaven-Stepping Ring’s protective shield, leaving Chen Changqing alive and shocking the cultivators nearby.
• Hua Xing threatened Old Ancestor Blood River while continuing to fight Long Ao and Bai Suxin, who urged Blood River to kill Chen Changqing.
• Old Ancestor Blood River asked Zhu Xiao and Hua Qianmei to join the attack, but both refused and left the task to him.
• Si Youyou asked Gu Qing to help Chen Changqing, but Gu Qing refused to involve the Heavenly Demon Sect, so Si Youyou gripped her Jade Pendant and prepared to act if necessary.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Thunder Flame Sword and the Heavenly Strike Sword as Old Ancestor Blood River drew a Quasi-Immortal Artifact and prepared another strike.
• A terrifying presence descended from the void, enveloping the battlefield and making everyone tremble.

The White-Clad Spear King, a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch, appeared during the battle and approached Chen Changqing. He took Chen Changqing’s Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, merged them into the Heavenly Thunder Sword, and examined its blade without explaining his actions.

• The White-Clad Spear King appeared in the void, and Hua Xing, Long Ao, and Bai Suxin recognized him as a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch from the Powerhouse Ranking.
• The White-Clad Spear King looked at Chen Changqing, crossed the distance between them in an instant, and appeared before him.
• The onlookers wondered whether the White-Clad Spear King had come because of Chen Changqing, while Hua Xing grew tense and Si Youyou speculated that the two were connected.
• The White-Clad Spear King took the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords from Chen Changqing and merged them into the Immortal Artifact, the Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• The White-Clad Spear King stroked the Heavenly Thunder Sword’s blade as thunder Dao Resonance swirled around his fingertip, leaving Chen Changqing puzzled.

Chen Changqing learned that the White-Clad Spear King was his martial uncle from Mount Shu, a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch. The White-Clad Spear King turned on Old Ancestor Blood River for attacking Chen Changqing and seized him by the throat.

• The White-Clad Spear King asked Chen Changqing about his master and revealed that he was a fellow Mount Shu disciple of Chen Yuan's generation, making him Chen Changqing's martial uncle.
• Chen Changqing bowed to greet his new martial uncle, while the gathered onlookers realized the White-Clad Spear King's allegiance to Mount Shu had changed the balance of power.
• Hua Xing felt relieved, while Long Ao, Bai Suxin, Zhu Xiao, Hua Qianmei, and Old Ancestor Blood River grew anxious about the White-Clad Spear King's strength and his connection to Chen Changqing.
• The White-Clad Spear King explained that he had sensed a Mount Shu disciple while traveling through the Demon Domain and had come to investigate.
• The White-Clad Spear King pressed Old Ancestor Blood River to his knees, lifted him into the air, and grabbed him by the throat for attacking a Mount Shu disciple.

The White-Clad Spear King subdued Old Ancestor Blood River, but Chen Changqing asked to kill him himself for the AFK Points. After Chen Changqing slew him, the White-Clad Spear King challenged the remaining cultivators, who backed down.

• The White-Clad Spear King nearly killed Old Ancestor Blood River, but Chen Changqing stopped him and asked to claim the kill.
• The White-Clad Spear King tossed the badly injured Old Ancestor Blood River to the ground, and Chen Changqing killed him with the Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• Chen Changqing received 200,000 AFK Points for killing a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator.
• Long Ao, Bai Suxin, Zhu Xiao, and Hua Qianmei trembled at Chen Changqing's backing by the White-Clad Spear King.
• The White-Clad Spear King asked whether anyone still intended to attack, and Long Ao and Bai Suxin bowed and said they would not dare.

Chen Changqing survived the danger in the Demon Domain with help from the White-Clad Spear King, then returned safely to Medicine God Valley with Hua Xing and the items he found in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm. Hua Yao welcomed him joyfully, and the chapter ended with the two of them alone together.

• The White-Clad Spear King sent the cultivators away, and Si Youyou said farewell to Chen Changqing before leaving with Gu Qing.
• The White-Clad Spear King told Chen Changqing to ask Chen Yuan about his identity, then vanished after sending a message to his old friend.
• Hua Xing admitted he had struggled to hold off Long Ao and Bai Suxin, and Chen Changqing asked whether he knew the White-Clad Spear King.
• Chen Changqing and Hua Xing returned to Medicine God Valley, where Hua Gu and the others welcomed them and learned Chen Changqing had brought back everything Hua Xing needed.
• Hua Yao embraced Chen Changqing, and Hua Xing led the others away, leaving the pair alone as Hua Yao blushed over his teasing.

Chen Changqing told Hua Yao about his dangerous journey through the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, and Hua Xing confirmed that he had retrieved the herbs needed for the Longevity Immortal Pill. Hua Xing prepared to enter seclusion, placed Hua Gu in charge of the valley, and urged his sons to arrange Chen Changqing and Hua Yao’s marriage quickly.

• Chen Changqing recounted his exploits in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm to Hua Yao, who admired his strength and was drawn into his arms.
• Hua Xing told the Medicine God Valley leaders that Chen Changqing had found all the herbs needed to refine the Longevity Immortal Pill.
• Hua Xing announced that he would enter seclusion and ordered Hua Gu to oversee the valley’s affairs.
• Hua Xing told Hua Gu and Hua Lixuan to hurry with Chen Changqing and Hua Yao’s marriage, saying they could not let someone else beat them to it.

Chen Changqing left Medicine God Valley for Mount Shu and stopped at the town where he had once helped Xiaoqian. He found the town destroyed and its people dead, then discovered Buddhist Sect disciples trapping Xiaoqian in a golden formation.

• Chen Changqing said goodbye to Hua Yao and left Medicine God Valley for Mount Shu to prepare for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.
• On the way, Chen Changqing stopped at the town where he had once met Rujie and given Xiaoqian a cultivation method.
• Chen Changqing found the town sealed by a Buddhist formation, cut an opening through it, and entered.
• Chen Changqing saw the town reduced to ruins, with its inhabitants dead, and wondered whether Xiaoqian was responsible.
• Chen Changqing followed a Buddhist chant and scream to the town square, where Buddhist Sect disciples had trapped Xiaoqian in a golden net.

Chen Changqing discovered that the Buddhist monks, not Xiaoqian, had slaughtered the town’s residents, and he regretted suspecting her. The White-Browed Monk attacked Xiaoqian with a Buddhist formation and a golden seal while she resisted with Ghost Qi.

• The White-Browed Monk accused Xiaoqian of killing the townspeople and ordered her to submit to Buddhism.
• Xiaoqian accused the Buddhist monks of slaughtering the town, and the White-Browed Monk admitted they had used the residents as nourishment for their cultivation.
• Chen Changqing realized he had wrongly suspected Xiaoqian and felt ashamed of his prejudice against Ghost Cultivators.
• The White-Browed Monk attacked Xiaoqian, who broke the Buddha Light Chains with her Ghost Qi and clashed with his Buddha light.
• The White-Browed Monk ordered the Buddhist disciples to form the Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation and used a Soul-Suppressing Buddhist Chant against Xiaoqian.
• The White-Browed Monk swung his Tin Staff and sent a giant golden Buddhist seal down toward Xiaoqian as she resisted the chanting.

Chen Changqing watched as the White-Browed Monk and the Buddhist Sect disciples tried to seize Xiaoqian’s Merit Golden Lotus, despite her resistance. Just as they subdued her and prepared to take the merit, Chen Changqing intervened and descended before them.

• The White-Browed Monk trapped Xiaoqian with the Great Sun Tathagata Seal, but she resisted with a Merit Golden Lotus.
• The White-Browed Monk activated the Demon Refining and Karma Transforming Array, which began stripping the merit from Xiaoqian.
• Xiaoqian tried to detonate her essence, but the White-Browed Monk restrained her and moved to take her Merit Golden Lotus.
• Chen Changqing’s Sword Light destroyed the Buddhist power and shattered the restraints, sending the White-Browed Monk and the array disciples reeling.
• Chen Changqing descended before the shocked monks and Xiaoqian.

Chen Changqing rescued Xiaoqian from the Great Thunder Sound Temple monks and killed them with a single sword strike. After helping Xiaoqian recover, he asked what had happened, and she looked over the ruined town in tears.

• Chen Changqing arrived and shielded Xiaoqian from the White-Browed Monk and the other monks.
• The White-Browed Monk claimed the monks were subduing Xiaoqian for harming the region, but Chen Changqing rejected his excuse.
• Chen Changqing killed the monks with one sweep of the Heavenly Thunder Sword, destroying the White-Browed Monk and his Nascent Soul.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian a healing pill, and she swallowed it.
• Chen Changqing asked Xiaoqian what had happened, and she looked at the destroyed town with tears in her eyes.

After learning that the White-Browed Monk and his companions had massacred the town, Chen Changqing took Xiaoqian under his protection and brought her to Mount Shu. There, he reunited with Lin Yuan at the Outer Sect Disciple Competition and offered a Top-grade Spirit Treasure as the winner’s prize.

• Xiaoqian told Chen Changqing how the White-Browed Monk and the other monks had tried to seize her merit, then slaughtered the townspeople who defended her.
• Chen Changqing invited Xiaoqian to Mount Shu, promised to protect her, and asked her to call him Young Master.
• At Mount Shu’s gate, Chen Changqing learned that Lin Yuan was representing the Seventh Courtyard in the Outer Sect Disciple Competition and flew to the arena with Xiaoqian.
• Chen Changqing’s Spirit Transformation presence astonished the crowd, and True Person Tianbo recognized and greeted him as Holy Son Changqing.
• Chen Changqing spotted Lin Yuan competing against Xue Feng and announced that the winner would receive his Top-grade Spirit Treasure, the Frost-Condensing Sword.

Chen Changqing offered the Frost-Condensing Sword as the prize for the Outer Sect competition final between Lin Yuan and Xue Feng. After Xue Feng badly wounded Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan risked his left shoulder to create an opening and launched a decisive counterattack.

• Chen Changqing announced the Frost-Condensing Sword, a Top-grade Spirit Treasure, as the competition prize, and Lin Yuan vowed to win it.
• True Person Tianbo started the final, and Lin Yuan attacked Xue Feng despite being at a cultivation disadvantage.
• Xue Feng overpowered Lin Yuan with the Mountain-Severing Broadsword, leaving him wounded and forcing him to defend.
• Xue Feng unleashed a powerful finishing strike, but Lin Yuan let it graze his shoulder and thrust his Cyan Steel Sword at Xue Feng with his remaining strength.

Lin Yuan defeated the stronger Xue Feng in the Outer Sect Disciple Competition and won the championship, earning the Frost-Condensing Sword and a recovery pill. Chen Changqing returned with Xiaoqian to Evergreen Peak, where his disciples and subordinates welcomed him back.

• Lin Yuan risked serious injury to defeat Xue Feng, and the crowd reacted in disbelief as the Seventh Courtyard celebrated.
• Chen Changqing gave Lin Yuan a recovery pill and the Frost-Condensing Sword, while True Person Tianbo announced Lin Yuan as the competition’s winner.
• Lin Yuan resolved to honor his agreement with Chen Changqing and report to Evergreen Peak in the Inner Sect.
• Chen Changqing brought Xiaoqian to Evergreen Peak, where Black Bear and Mystic Serpent greeted him and marveled at his cultivation.
• Ran Hua and the others on Evergreen Peak welcomed Chen Changqing back as Holy Son.

Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak having broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, introduced Xiaoqian, and rewarded his companions with Quasi-Immortal Artifacts. He then visited his master Chen Yuan at Seven Stars Peak and began recounting his experiences in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.

• Elder Liu Mu and the others were shocked when Chen Changqing revealed that he had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, then met Xiaoqian, who would cultivate on Evergreen Peak.
• Chen Changqing distributed Quasi-Immortal Artifacts to Wang Yang, Ran Hua, Shi Tian, Liu Mu, Little Black, Black Bear, Mystic Serpent, and Xiaoqian.
• Chen Changqing told Ran Hua to find Xiaoqian a quiet place, then left Evergreen Peak for Seven Stars Peak while Little Black teased him about taking Xiaoqian as a concubine.
• Chen Yuan was astonished to learn Chen Changqing had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm and asked him to describe what he had experienced in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.
• Chen Changqing began giving Chen Yuan a brief account of his experiences in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.

Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that Bai Wuya had saved him from powerful pursuers after the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm. Chen Yuan revealed that Bai Wuya was his fellow disciple and, like him, had lost to the Human King in a romantic rivalry, leaving Chen Changqing wondering how powerful his future father-in-law was.

• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that Long Ao, Bai Suxin, and several Demon Sect Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses had surrounded him after the secret realm.
• Chen Changqing explained that a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch had injured Old Ancestor Blood River, whom Chen Changqing then killed, causing the other pursuers to withdraw.
• Chen Changqing revealed that his rescuer came from Mount Shu and was of Chen Yuan's generation, prompting Chen Yuan to identify him as the White-Clad Spear King, Bai Wuya.
• Chen Yuan said Bai Wuya was his fellow disciple, far more talented than him, and an old acquaintance of the Human King.
• Chen Yuan confirmed that he and Bai Wuya had both lost romantic rivalries to the Human King, astonishing Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing prepared for Mount Shu's Seven Peaks Grand Competition and went to the Scripture Repository to find a spear technique for his Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear. He chose the Eight Desolations Spear Technique and began studying its eight forms, confident that his AFK Cultivation System would handle its demanding cultivation.

• Chen Yuan urged Chen Changqing to prepare seriously for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, and Chen Changqing passed along Bai Wuya's message that he would return after having enough fun and told Chen Yuan to take care.
• Chen Changqing went to Mount Shu's Scripture Repository to find a spear technique to use with the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear.
• Chen Changqing searched the manuals and chose the ancient Eight Desolations Spear Technique after reading its introduction.
• The guardian elder copied the technique for Chen Changqing, who returned to Evergreen Peak and examined its eight forms and its path toward the Spear Dao Origin.
• Chen Changqing dismissed the technique's demands for genius and perseverance, trusting his AFK Cultivation System to cultivate it for him.

Chen Changqing activated hundredfold Idle Cultivation for the Eight Desolations Spear Technique as he prepared for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition. He learned Little Black needed to reach the Demon Emperor level to take human form, promised to help him advance, and took him for a walk through Mount Shu's Inner Sect, where others criticized his apparent lack of urgency.

• Chen Changqing spent 500,000 AFK Points to activate hundredfold Idle Cultivation for the Eight Desolations Spear Technique, then went to sleep while the Little Golden Man practiced.
• Chen Changqing met Little Black and asked why he still could not take human form despite being as strong as a Demon King.
• Little Black explained that his Heavenly Demon Tribe bloodline meant he needed to reach the Demon Emperor level to take human form, and that he had stopped advancing after being separated from Chen Changqing and losing access to victims' flesh and blood.
• Chen Changqing apologized for overlooking Little Black's needs and promised to bring him along or collect nourishment for him in the future.
• Chen Changqing took Little Black for a walk through Mount Shu's Inner Sect, where cultivators questioned his relaxed behavior so close to the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

Chen Changqing continued to spend his days sleeping, sunbathing, and strolling with Little Black, while Chen Yuan decided to let him follow his own way of cultivating. Lin Yuan arrived at Evergreen Peak, where Chen Changqing welcomed him as a new disciple and Liu Mu arranged his resources and duties.

• Chen Yuan learned that Chen Changqing had stopped cultivating and decided not to intervene, believing this might be Chen Changqing's way of cultivation.
• Lin Yuan arrived at Evergreen Peak and was stopped at the gate by Black Bear and Mystic Serpent before they let him enter.
• Lin Yuan found Chen Changqing fishing by a stream and thanked him for helping him advance from the Outer Sect's Seventh Courtyard.
• Chen Changqing welcomed Lin Yuan to cultivate on Evergreen Peak and brought him to Liu Mu.
• Liu Mu gave Lin Yuan an Evergreen Peak Token and clothes, promised him monthly cultivation resources, and told him he would have no other duties.

Chen Changqing decided to recruit followers for Evergreen Peak and asked Liu Mu to create standards that assessed talent, character, and potential while giving ordinary disciples a chance. The news spread through Mount Shu’s Inner Sect, drawing eager applicants hoping to serve under the Holy Son.

• Lin Yuan thanked Liu Mu, pledged himself to Chen Changqing, and was sent to find Ran Hua for a place to cultivate.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Mu that Evergreen Peak needed more followers, and Liu Mu revealed that promising inner disciples had already sought to join.
• Chen Changqing set recruitment criteria based on talent, Root Bone, and character, while insisting that ordinary disciples should also have opportunities.
• Liu Mu agreed to prepare assessment standards and involve Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and others if needed.
• News that Evergreen Peak was recruiting spread through Mount Shu’s Inner Sect, and many disciples began considering applying.