Recaps

Chen Changqing’s points rose to third on the leaderboard, drawing attention from the other courtyards and delighting Liu Mu. In the Void Realm, Chen Changqing found Liu Ruyan being attacked by Second Courtyard disciples and began testing his strength against them.

• Chen Changqing climbed to third on the Points Leaderboard, surprising the elders and earning cheers from the Seven Courtyards disciples.
• Liu Mu saw Chen Changqing’s ranking and eagerly anticipated what he might accomplish next.
• Chen Changqing flew toward a distant battle, hoping to claim points from whoever was fighting.
• He found Liu Ruyan injured and surrounded by Second Courtyard disciples led by Foundation Establishment cultivator Cui Hao, who demanded her points.
• Cui Hao sent Kong Ning to fight Chen Changqing, but Chen Changqing knocked Kong Ning away with a single punch, shocking everyone present.

Chen Changqing broke Cui Hao’s Seven Kill Sword Formation and defeated the Foundation Establishment disciple, then teamed up with Liu Ruyan to gather Points. Their journey brought them to a Mist-Shrouded Valley, where Qingyang and three others faced off over a golden treasure.

• Chen Changqing knocked out Kong Ning with one punch and challenged Cui Hao, who ordered the Second Courtyard disciples to form the Seven Kill Sword Formation.
• Chen Changqing shattered the formation with a Thunder Fist, sent its disciples flying, and defeated Cui Hao with a Charging Fist before taking the Points from his Identity Token.
• Liu Ruyan explained that Cui Hao had targeted her after she became separated from her fellow disciples, and Chen Changqing let her collect the Points from the defeated disciples’ Identity Tokens.
• Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan traveled together, raiding other courtyards’ disciples until Chen Changqing had 2,300 Points and rose to second place on the Points Leaderboard.
• Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan reached a Mist-Shrouded Valley, where they saw Qingyang and three others confronting one another over a dazzling golden treasure.

Qingyang, Li Yang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou fought over the golden treasure in the valley, while Chen Changqing decided to seize the opportunity for himself. At the valley entrance, he confronted the disciples guarding it and began attacking them to take their points.

• Li Yang, Qingyang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou argued over who would claim the treasure, then clashed as its golden light surged.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Ruyan to take care and flew toward the valley, leaving her behind.
• The disciples guarding the entrance tried to turn Chen Changqing away, but he demanded their points and told them to move aside.
• Several disciples charged Chen Changqing, and he struck them with Thunder Fist, sending them flying.

Chen Changqing defeated the disciples guarding the valley and slipped past Qingyang and the other Foundation Establishment disciples to reach the Golden Light. He disappeared when an invisible force pulled him away, leaving the others unable to claim the opportunity.

• Chen Changqing knocked out the valley entrance guards and took the points from their Identity Tokens.
• He entered the valley and found Qingyang, Li Yang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou fighting over the Golden Light.
• Chen Changqing reached into the Golden Light while the four fought, prompting Li Yang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou to attack him.
• Qingyang recognized Chen Changqing and blocked the three attackers, allowing his fellow Seventh Courtyard disciple to seize the opportunity.
• Chen Changqing found nothing inside the Golden Light before an invisible force enveloped him and made him disappear along with the light.
• Li Yang, Wen Liang, and Meng Zhou reacted angrily, while Qingyang and the others searched in vain for Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing was teleported from the valley into an ancient cave abode, where True Person Qingxu gave him the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. After using the system to begin cultivating it, Chen Changqing returned to the Void Realm, and ten days later a disciple emerged as the elders and disciples waited outside.

• Meng Zhou, Li Yang, and Wen Liang left after Chen Changqing vanished with the Golden Light, while Qingyang denied conspiring with him.
• Liu Ruyan arrived and told Qingyang that Chen Changqing had rescued her from Cui Hao and the other Second Courtyard disciples; Qingyang reassured her that Chen Changqing had likely found a fortuitous opportunity.
• Chen Changqing found himself in an ancient cave abode, where the Divine Sense of True Person Qingxu appeared and gave him the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.
• Chen Changqing returned to the valley with the manual and used the system to begin Idle Cultivation of the sword technique.
• Ten days later, a disciple emerged from the Void Realm as elders and disciples waited outside.

Chen Changqing emerged from the Void Realm after the First Trial, having reached Foundation Establishment and gained 3% comprehension of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. True Person Tianbo announced that the top twenty would advance to the Inner Sect and that the Second Trial would begin.

• The Points Leaderboard settled with Chen Changqing in second place, while Cui Hao failed to make the top twenty and told Wen Liang that a Qi Refining disciple from the Seven Courtyards had robbed him of his Points.
• Wen Liang suspected Chen Changqing had taken the fortuitous opportunity that he and the others had lost, while Liu Mu and Liu Ruyan grew concerned when Chen Changqing did not emerge with the other disciples.
• Chen Changqing extracted his Idle Cultivation results, gained 3% comprehension of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and discovered that he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
• Chen Changqing flew out of the Void Realm on the Shadow-Bearing Sword, and Liu Ruyan and the Seven Courtyards disciples noticed his breakthrough.
• True Person Tianbo declared the First Trial concluded, confirmed that the top twenty would advance to the Inner Sect, and announced the start of the Second Trial.

True Person Tianbo announced that the Outer Sect Grand Competition’s second round would be an arena tournament, with Nascent Soul insight as the prize for the last disciple standing. Jiang An won his first two bouts, then defeated Liu Ruyan, leaving the contest underway.

• The Points Leaderboard showed Chen Changqing in second place and Liu Ruyan and Chen Changqing among the Seventh Courtyard’s three top-twenty disciples.
• True Person Tianbo announced that the tournament champion would receive insight into the Heaven and Earth Laws from a Nascent Soul powerhouse.
• True Person Tianbo summoned a White Jade Arena and explained that challengers would fight until one disciple remained.
• Lv Tianlei challenged Jiang An, who defeated him with a wind blade and claimed the arena.
• Zhou Kuang challenged Jiang An, but Jiang An adapted and knocked him off the arena.
• Liu Ruyan challenged Jiang An, who defeated her after a few exchanges and sent her off the arena.

Qingyang defeated Jiang An in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, but Shi Tian, the First Courtyard’s top-ranked Body Cultivator, entered the arena and swiftly knocked Qingyang out. The competition continued with Shi Tian establishing himself as a formidable contender.

• Liu Ruyan returned to the Seven Courtyards after losing to Jiang An, and Liu Mu and Chen Changqing comforted her.
• Qingyang challenged Jiang An and defeated him with a swift sword strike, sending him off the arena.
• Shi Tian of the First Courtyard entered the arena, drawing attention as the Points Leaderboard’s top-ranked Body Cultivator.
• Qingyang attacked Shi Tian, but Shi Tian blocked his sword with his body and struck him off the arena with a punch.

After Qingyang was decisively defeated by Shi Tian, Chen Changqing stepped forward to challenge the First Courtyard’s champion despite being at a lower cultivation stage. His challenge stunned the crowd, while Li Yang recognized him as the person who had stolen the fortuitous opportunity in the Void Realm and hoped Shi Tian would kill him.

• Shi Tian crushed Qingyang in the arena, and Qingyang returned injured to the Seven Courtyards’ section.
• Liu Mu reassured Qingyang, while Chen Changqing decided to challenge Shi Tian despite warnings from Qingyang and Liu Ruyan.
• The other courtyards’ disciples held back from challenging Shi Tian, and Wen Liang and Meng Zhou accepted that they could not defeat him.
• Chen Changqing announced his challenge and ascended the arena, shocking the crowd with his Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation.
• Li Yang recognized Chen Changqing as the person who had stolen the fortuitous opportunity in the Void Realm and wished for Shi Tian to kill him.

Chen Changqing challenged Shi Tian, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Body Cultivator, and stunned the watching disciples by matching his strength. Their fight continued evenly, leaving the Seven Courtyards hopeful that Chen Changqing could win.

• Wen Liang, Cui Hao, and Meng Zhou recognized Chen Changqing and doubted he could defeat Shi Tian.
• Shi Tian warned Chen Changqing to leave the arena, but Chen Changqing insisted on fighting.
• Shi Tian and Chen Changqing traded punches, and Chen Changqing met Shi Tian's opening attack head-on, cracking the arena floor and forcing them both back.
• Shi Tian praised Chen Changqing and attacked again, while Chen Changqing answered with Thunder Fist.
• The disciples watched Chen Changqing fight Shi Tian to a standstill, with the First Courtyard growing indignant and the Seven Courtyards gaining hope.

Chen Changqing faced Shi Tian after Shi Tian revealed his Stone Spirit Physique and summoned a towering Rock Giant. As Shi Tian urged him to surrender, Chen Changqing prepared to draw the Shadow-Bearing Sword and declared he would take first place.

• Chen Changqing and Shi Tian traded powerful blows, and Shi Tian said Chen Changqing was the first opponent to push him so far.
• Shi Tian transformed his body into stone, revealed his Stone Spirit Physique, and claimed he was invincible while standing on earth.
• Chen Changqing struck Shi Tian with Thunder Fist, but his attacks failed to break through Shi Tian's defenses.
• Shi Tian shattered the arena floor and gathered the fragments into a massive Rock Giant, then warned Chen Changqing to surrender.
• Chen Changqing declared he would take first place and summoned the Shadow-Bearing Sword, preparing to draw it.

Chen Changqing revealed his terrifying Sword Intent and used the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique against Shi Tian. His strike shattered the arena and left Shi Tian defeated, while True Person Tianbo recognized the technique and wondered how Chen Changqing had learned it.

• Chen Changqing unleashed Sword Qi from his sword-drawing stance, shattering Shi Tian's stone giant and shocking the spectators.
• The disciples and True Person Tianbo realized Chen Changqing had been hiding his strength, and Tianbo recognized the technique as the Yin Yue Holy Dynasty's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.
• Chen Changqing drew his sword and sent a silver Sword-Ray crashing toward Shi Tian.
• Shi Tian used his Stone Spirit Physique's Spirit Stone Armor, but Chen Changqing's strike devastated the arena and left him injured in a crater.
• Chen Changqing stood unharmed with his sword sheathed as the spectators saw that he had won.

Chen Changqing defeated Shi Tian with one sword strike and won first place in the Mount Shu Sect Outer Sect Disciple Competition for the Seven Courtyards. True Person Tianbo learned that Chen Changqing had received his swordsmanship from True Person Qingxu, gave him a Jade Slip of Nascent Soul Insights, and announced that the top twenty would head to the Inner Sect in two days.

• The disciples and Elder Liu Mu were stunned as Chen Changqing defeated Shi Tian, then celebrated the Seven Courtyards’ victory.
• Shi Tian accepted his defeat, and True Person Tianbo declared Chen Changqing the competition’s first-place winner.
• True Person Tianbo asked Chen Changqing where he learned his swordsmanship, and Chen Changqing said True Person Qingxu had taught him in the Void Realm.
• True Person Tianbo gave Chen Changqing a Jade Slip containing his Nascent Soul Insights and announced that the top twenty would gather in two days to go to the Inner Sect.
• Chen Changqing took the Jade Slip and joined Liu Mu and the other Seven Courtyards disciples.

After winning the Outer Sect Grand Competition, Chen Changqing gave Liu Mu Nascent Soul Insight and shared a copied portion with Ran Hua before leaving for the Inner Sect. He and the other top disciples entered the teleportation formation under Elder Zhao's escort.

• Chen Changqing received praise from the Seven Courtyards disciples, and Liu Ruyan thanked him for helping her qualify for the Inner Sect.
• News of Chen Changqing's victory over Shi Tian spread through the Outer Sect, raising the Seven Courtyards' standing.
• Chen Changqing gave Liu Mu the Nascent Soul Insight and asked him to copy a portion for Ran Hua.
• Chen Changqing gave Ran Hua the copied Jade Slip and warned him to keep it secret.
• Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Qingyang joined the other top competitors at the Inner Sect boundary.
• Elder Zhao activated the teleportation formation, and Chen Changqing and the others followed him through the portal.

Chen Changqing and the other newcomers entered Mount Shu's Inner Sect, where they received warnings about competing for resources and learned about their assigned cultivation grounds. Chen Changqing reached Azure Firmament Valley, received the sect’s required techniques, and began reading the Shu Mountain Sword Technique.

• Chen Changqing, Liu Ruyan, and Qingyang arrived in the Inner Sect and marveled at its dense Spiritual Qi and the distant Seven Main Peaks.
• Elder Qian gave the newcomers Jade Slips containing the Inner Sect rules and their Identity Tokens, then assigned Chen Changqing to Azure Firmament Valley.
• An inner disciple escorted Chen Changqing to Azure Firmament Valley, where the resident disciples speculated about his first-place finish in the Outer Sect Grand Competition.
• Chen Changqing chose a cultivation residence and received Inner Sect robes and the Shu Mountain Sword Technique, Shu Mountain Mental Method, and Shu Mountain Movement Technique.
• After the inner disciple left, Chen Changqing opened the Shu Mountain Sword Technique and began reading.

Chen Changqing learned that his neighbor Wang Yang had also come from the Outer Sect Seven Courtyards, then used his AFK Cultivation System to practice the Shu Mountain techniques while he relaxed. Ten days later, Wang Yang invited him to watch the Inner Sect’s Battle of the Top Hundred, and Chen Changqing agreed to go.

• Chen Changqing skimmed the Shu Mountain Sword Technique, Mental Method, and Movement Technique, then met Wang Yang, his neighbor and fellow alumnus of the Outer Sect Seven Courtyards.
• After Wang Yang left, Chen Changqing started AFK cultivation of the three Shu Mountain techniques and the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, then went to sleep.
• Ten days later, Wang Yang visited Chen Changqing and told him about the Top 100 Ranking and the chance for its best disciples to attract powerful mentors.
• Wang Yang invited Chen Changqing to watch that day’s Top 100 Challenge Tournament, and Chen Changqing agreed to go with him.

Chen Changqing watched Wu Shanhe challenge Zhou Tianhai for a place on the Top 100 Ranking and saw the Core Formation disciple defeat him. At the arena, Chen Changqing also unexpectedly reunited with Liu Ruyan and told her he had been assigned to Azure Firmament Valley.

• Chen Changqing accompanied Wang Yang to the Battle of the Top Hundred Arena, where he learned that Wu Shanhe had condensed and solidified five thousand strands of True Qi and reached Half-Step Core Formation.
• Zhou Tianhai arrived to defend his eighty-third place on the Top 100 Ranking, and Wu Shanhe opened the duel with a sword attack.
• Zhou Tianhai countered with a golden palm print, overpowering Wu Shanhe's sword force and forcing him to defend himself.
• Liu Ruyan approached Chen Changqing, asked where he had been assigned, and learned he was cultivating in Azure Firmament Valley.
• Zhou Tianhai struck Wu Shanhe off the arena with a single palm, defeating him despite his Half-Step Core Formation cultivation.

After the Battle of the Top Hundred, Chen Changqing learned that Liu Ruyan had been chosen by Cloud Perch Peak, then resumed his secluded cultivation. His idle cultivation advanced his techniques and raised his realm to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

• Liu Ruyan said farewell to Chen Changqing and left on her sword, while he returned to Azure Firmament Valley with Wang Yang.
• Wang Yang told Chen Changqing that Liu Ruyan had become a disciple of Cloud Perch Peak despite being only at Half-Step Foundation Establishment.
• Chen Changqing claimed 100 days of idle cultivation, mastered the essentials of the Shu Mountain Sword Technique and Movement Technique, and advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Chen Changqing extracted further cultivation results, completing the Shu Mountain Movement Technique and mastering the Shu Mountain Sword Technique.
• After another 153 days of idle cultivation, Chen Changqing raised his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique progress to 10% and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Chen Changqing agreed to accompany Qingyang to Hundred Herbs Valley to find a Condensing Essence Herb needed for a Breakthrough Pill. After leaving Mount Shu and stopping at a mortal city, they encountered a haughty young man whose arrival made the tavern tense.

• Chen Changqing reflected on reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage and on the slow progress of his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.
• Qingyang visited Chen Changqing, discovered his cultivation breakthrough, and asked him to help retrieve a Condensing Essence Herb from dangerous Hundred Herbs Valley.
• Chen Changqing agreed to help Qingyang, and the two registered their departure from Mount Shu before flying away on their swords.
• A day later, Chen Changqing and Qingyang stopped at a mortal city's tavern, where a haughty young man arrived and alarmed the patrons.

Chen Changqing and Qingyang confronted Dai Hai, the young master of Black Wind Stronghold, in a tavern, and Chen Changqing easily struck him and his guards down. After Dai Hai left threatening revenge, Chen Changqing secretly tracked him that night.

• Dai Hai entered the tavern and demanded that Chen Changqing and Qingyang leave, but they ignored him.
• Chen Changqing sent Dai Hai's Qi Refining guards flying with one palm.
• Chen Changqing slapped Dai Hai and sent him crashing to the ground, then Dai Hai left with his guards after threatening revenge.
• The tavern owner warned Chen Changqing and Qingyang that Dai Xiongfeng and Black Wind Stronghold would retaliate, but Chen Changqing remained untroubled.
• That night, Chen Changqing landed north of the inn and used a Tracking Thread he had secretly planted on Dai Hai.

Chen Changqing attacked Black Wind Stronghold to collect AFK Points, cutting down its bandits as he fought toward the main hall. He arrived at the hall after killing the fourth boss, confronting Dai Xiongfeng, Dai Hai, and the remaining stronghold members.

• Chen Changqing followed the Tracking Thread to Black Wind Mountain, where Dai Xiongfeng promised Dai Hai he would capture the people who had humiliated him.
• Chen Changqing openly entered Black Wind Stronghold and killed the guards, earning AFK Points for each bandit he killed.
• Chen Changqing fought through the stronghold, killing bandits and drawing the attention of Dai Xiongfeng and his subordinates in the main hall.
• A bandit warned the main hall that an outsider was attacking, and Dai Xiongfeng rose to confront the intruder.
• Chen Changqing sent the dead fourth boss crashing into the hall, then appeared in the doorway as the stronghold members stared at him.

Chen Changqing stormed Black Wind Stronghold to confront Dai Hai and Dai Xiongfeng, then revealed overwhelming strength by killing the stronghold’s fighters. He left Dai Xiongfeng facing him after rapidly reaping AFK Points from the slaughter.

• Dai Hai recognized Chen Changqing as the man who had beaten him, and Dai Xiongfeng ordered the Second and Third Chiefs to kill him.
• Chen Changqing used Thunder Fist to kill both Foundation Establishment Late Stage chiefs with one punch each.
• Chen Changqing charged through Black Wind Stronghold and killed its lower-ranked cultivators as they tried to flee.
• The system repeatedly awarded Chen Changqing AFK Points for killing the stronghold’s bandits.

Chen Changqing defeated Dai Xiongfeng with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, killing the Core Formation Cultivator and Dai Hai. After looting Black Wind Stronghold, he set it ablaze and left.

• Chen Changqing confronted Dai Xiongfeng after killing the stronghold’s other defenders.
• Dai Xiongfeng attacked Chen Changqing with the Wind-Facing Blade Slash, but Chen Changqing blocked it with Galaxy Inverted.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and Dai Xiongfeng used Dai Hai as a shield.
• Chen Changqing’s sword strike killed Dai Hai and split Dai Xiongfeng in two, earning him 200 AFK Points.
• Chen Changqing searched Black Wind Stronghold, collected a few thousand Lower-grade Spirit Stones and other items, then burned the stronghold to the ground.

Chen Changqing and Qingyang traveled to Hundred Herbs Valley, where they learned that Medicine God Valley controlled access and charged a steep entrance fee. The chapter ended with Qingyang paying for their entry while Chen Changqing wondered how he could afford the cost.

• After Black Wind Stronghold was destroyed, Qingyang suspected Chen Changqing had done it, but Chen Changqing denied it and called himself an honest man.
• Chen Changqing and Qingyang traveled for three days to the mountain near Hundred Herbs Valley.
• Qingyang explained that Medicine God Valley controlled Hundred Herbs Valley and required visitors to register for permission to enter.
• At the registration office, a Medicine God Valley attendant charged each of them six thousand Spirit Stones for a three-day stay.
• Qingyang paid the entrance fees, and Chen Changqing wondered if his senior brother had spent all the Spirit Stones he had brought.

Chen Changqing and Qingyang entered Hundred Herbs Valley to search for the Three-Colored Flower, but after two days the search failed. They discovered two powerful cultivators fighting, and the Demon Sect cultivator gained the upper hand over the Dao Sect disciple.

• Qingyang gave Chen Changqing an entry Talisman and explained the three-day limit for leaving Hundred Herbs Valley.
• Qingyang revealed a Map showing where the Three-Colored Flower might be, and he and Chen Changqing followed it into the valley.
• After two days of searching without finding the flower, Qingyang suggested that someone else might have taken it and asked Chen Changqing to keep looking.
• Chen Changqing and Qingyang concealed their presence and approached a battle between a Dao Sect disciple and a Demon Sect cultivator.
• The Demon Sect cultivator countered the Dao Sect disciple’s Thunder Dragon attack, then struck him with a Demon Palm and sent him flying while he spat blood.