Recaps

Wu Xing emerged from seclusion as a Heavenly Monarch and objected to Chen Changqing becoming Shu Mountain Sacred Land's Sect Master's successor. His arrival set up a confrontation with his rival, Wu Zhen.

• Wu Xing appeared on the Questioning Platform and dispersed Wu Zhen's pressure, stunning the Seven Peaks leaders and Mount Shu disciples.
• The leaders recognized Wu Xing as the Supreme Second Elder and learned that he had advanced to the Heavenly Monarch Realm.
• Chen Changqing wondered how Wu Zhen would respond to his junior brother's opposition, while Lu Tian thanked him for saving his life inside the Universe Landscape Map.
• The Mount Shu disciples and leaders bowed to Wu Xing, who ignored them and faced Wu Zhen.
• Wu Zhen congratulated Wu Xing on reaching the Heavenly Monarch Realm, and Wu Xing remarked that he had advanced much later than his senior brother.

Wu Xing acknowledged Chen Changqing’s abilities and cleared him of being a Demon Sect spy, but challenged him to prove he was fit to become a Mount Shu Sect Leader candidate. He promised to support Chen Changqing if he placed among the top three in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

• Wu Zhen asked Wu Xing what objection he had to Chen Changqing becoming heir after winning the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.
• Wu Xing revealed that he had favored Yue Qing, whose Earth Sovereign Bloodline and Earth Emperor Tyrant Body he had known about for years.
• Wu Xing praised Chen Changqing for defeating Yue Qing and correctly guessed that he had obtained the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique from True Person Qingxu’s cave abode.
• Wu Xing vouched that Chen Changqing was no Demon Sect spy and had not learned the sword technique from a Demon Sect member.
• Wu Xing said Chen Changqing could become a Sect Leader candidate but had to prove his qualifications across Mount Shu and the Nine Provinces.
• Wu Xing promised to support Chen Changqing without objection if he placed among the top three in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

Wu Xing proposed that Chen Changqing prove his worth as Mount Shu's Sect Master Successor by placing in the top three of the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, drawing fierce opposition from Wu Zhen and Evergreen Peak. The chapter ended with the Evergreen Peak disciples protesting the test as an attempt to make things difficult for their Holy Son.

• Wu Xing stunned the assembled Mount Shu disciples and Peak Scions by demanding Chen Changqing place in the top three of the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Ji Wuhen, Xu Ruochen, Yue Qing, and the other Peak Scions questioned whether Chen Changqing could meet such a difficult challenge.
• Ancestor Yue Shen, Ancestor Zhanqiong, and the other peak leaders supported Wu Xing's test.
• Wu Zhen angrily accused Wu Xing of deliberately making things difficult for Chen Changqing, while Wu Xing insisted that Chen Changqing should accept the challenge.
• Evergreen Peak's disciples protested that Chen Changqing had already earned the right to become Sect Master Successor and condemned the new test.

Chen Changqing learned that the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition would take place in less than ten years and that Wu Xing had made placing in its top three a test for his succession. Despite the formidable opponents, Chen Changqing accepted the challenge, leaving Wu Zhen and Wu Xing on the brink of conflict.

• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan about the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition and learned it was a once-in-a-century event with less than ten years until the next one.
• Chen Yuan explained that competitors included True Lords, Half-Step Heavenly Monarchs, reincarnated cultivators, and banished immortals, but Chen Changqing remained confident.
• The Evergreen Peak disciples accused Wu Xing of deliberately making things difficult for Chen Changqing by demanding a top-three finish.
• Wu Zhen confronted Wu Xing, resolved to secure the Sect Master Successor position for Chen Changqing despite the challenge.
• Chen Changqing stepped forward and told Wu Xing that he agreed to compete.

Chen Changqing agreed to Wu Xing's demand that he place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition to become Mount Shu's Sect Master Successor. His decision shocked his allies and pleased his opponents, while Wu Xing believed the challenge was impossible for him.

• Chen Changqing agreed to compete for a top-three place at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition within ten years.
• Yue Qing saw Chen Changqing's agreement as a chance to face him again at the competition.
• The main peak leaders welcomed Chen Changqing's decision, believing he would fail and lose his chance to become Sect Master Successor.
• The Evergreen Peak disciples, Lu Tian, and Chen Yuan were stunned, while Chen Yuan wondered why his disciple had agreed.
• Wu Zhen warned Chen Changqing against acting impulsively, but Wu Xing praised his determination and expected him to fail.

Chen Changqing agreed to Wu Xing’s challenge to place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, then boldly declared that he would take first place instead. His claim stunned Mount Shu’s leaders and disciples, while Wu Xing accepted that Chen Changqing had made the promise of his own accord.

• Wu Zhen wondered whether Chen Changqing had given up on becoming Mount Shu’s Sect Master Successor after he accepted Wu Xing’s demand without protest.
• Chen Changqing declared that he would take first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, not merely finish in the top three.
• Mount Shu’s disciples, Peak Scions, and peak leaders reacted with disbelief, and Ancestor Yue Shen mocked Chen Changqing for his boast.
• Chen Changqing ignored the ridicule, confident that his AFK Cultivation System and powerful artifacts would let him reach True Lord and compete against stronger opponents.
• Wu Zhen asked whether Chen Changqing had gone mad, and Wu Xing praised his boldness while stressing that no one had forced him to make the claim.

Wu Xing promised to personally protect Chen Changqing if he won first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, though most Mount Shu disciples thought the goal was impossible. Chen Changqing confidently accepted the deal, believing his AFK Cultivation System would let him claim the champion's position.

• Wu Xing promised to become Chen Changqing's protector if Chen Changqing took first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition ten years later.
• Mount Shu disciples, the Peak Scions, and Evergreen Peak members reacted with disbelief and doubted Chen Changqing could win.
• Chen Yuan recognized that Wu Xing had made the promise because he did not expect Chen Changqing to succeed.
• Mo Yuan looked forward to seeing how much Chen Changqing would grow before the competition.
• Chen Changqing decided the Heavenly Monarch-level protector would be valuable and accepted Wu Xing's deal, which Wu Xing confirmed.

After the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Chen Changqing kept his plans for the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition secret and returned to Evergreen Peak. His victory drew crowds of visitors to the peak’s gates, where Black Bear and Mystic Serpent barred them from entering without his permission.

• Wu Zhen declared the Seven Peaks Grand Competition over, and Chen Yuan asked Chen Changqing whether he had given up on becoming Mount Shu's Sect Master Successor; Chen Changqing said his master would find out in time.
• Lu Tian praised Chen Changqing’s promise to compete in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, then hurriedly declined to spar with him after recalling his strength against Yue Qing.
• Chen Changqing led the people of Evergreen Peak back to the peak as word spread through Shu Mountain Sacred Land about his survival of the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation and victory over Yue Qing.
• Three days later, disciples, deacons, elders, and peak visitors crowded outside Evergreen Peak’s mountain gate, hoping to meet Chen Changqing or join his peak.
• Black Bear and Mystic Serpent intimidated the crowd and warned that no one could enter Evergreen Peak without Chen Changqing’s orders.

After Chen Changqing won the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, disciples flocked to Evergreen Peak, and he ordered a selective recruitment while suspecting some visitors had ulterior motives. Jian Zhenzi confronted Ji Changkong about his own hidden purpose for joining, but Ji Changkong maintained that he admired Chen Changqing.

• Liu Mu told Chen Changqing that disciples from the Inner Sect and other peaks had crowded Evergreen Peak hoping to join.
• Chen Changqing ordered Liu Mu and the others to recruit only suitable Inner Sect disciples and reject applicants from the other main peaks.
• Chen Changqing suspected that some applicants had ulterior motives, then left with Little Black to bask in the sun.
• Jian Zhenzi challenged Ji Changkong about whether he had achieved his goal since joining Evergreen Peak.
• Ji Changkong concealed his plan to investigate Chen Changqing's secrets and claimed that Chen Changqing's victories had inspired his admiration.
• Jian Zhenzi dismissed Ji Changkong's explanation, confident that schemes were futile before absolute strength.

Liu Mu turned away disciples from Mount Shu’s other main peaks and announced that Evergreen Peak would soon assess inner disciples who wanted to join. After Chen Changqing’s ban frustrated Ancestor Yue Shen’s attempt to send spies from Mountain Suppressing Peak, the peak leaders decided to seek informants among the inner disciples instead.

• Liu Mu ordered disciples from the other main peaks to leave Evergreen Peak, then told the remaining inner disciples to return for an entrance assessment in the coming days.
• The Mount Shu inner disciples left pleased that they would have a better chance to join Evergreen Peak.
• Yue Kunlun told Ancestor Yue Shen that he had sent Mountain Suppressing Peak disciples to join Evergreen Peak, but the disciples returned after reporting Chen Changqing’s ban on recruits from the other main peaks.
• Ancestor Yue Shen decided to find an informant among Mount Shu’s inner disciples, and the other peak leaders also turned their attention to them.

Liu Mu worried that spies from Mount Shu's Seven Main Peaks could infiltrate Evergreen Peak through its inner-disciple recruitment, so Mo Yuan agreed to screen applicants with a Heart-Questioning Trial. On assessment day, eager inner disciples gathered at Evergreen Peak as Liu Mu arrived to begin the selection.

• Wang Yang warned Liu Mu and the others that the Seven Main Peaks could use inner disciples as spies, prompting Ran Hua to suggest seeking Mo Yuan's help.
• Liu Mu visited Mo Yuan, who offered to conduct a Heart-Questioning Trial and let only those who passed proceed to later assessments.
• The disciple selection day arrived, drawing inner disciples hoping to join Chen Changqing's increasingly prestigious Evergreen Peak, including some secretly recruited as spies.
• Liu Mu descended onto the crowded plaza with Ran Hua and the others, and the gathered disciples fell silent for the selection to begin.

Liu Mu oversaw Evergreen Peak’s new Heart-Questioning Trial, and dozens of Shu Mountain inner disciples joined after passing. The other peaks’ chosen disciples all failed, prompting Wu Xing to summon the peak leaders and ask what they thought of Chen Changqing.

• Liu Mu announced that candidates for Evergreen Peak had to pass a Heart-Questioning Trial and then spar with Evergreen Peak’s disciples.
• Mo Yuan conducted the trial using a Go board, and the candidates who passed were led to the next assessment.
• Dozens of Shu Mountain inner disciples joined Evergreen Peak, while every candidate selected by the other main peaks was eliminated.
• Ancestor Yue Shen rebuked Yue Kunlun after learning that none of his selected disciples had joined Evergreen Peak.
• Wu Xing summoned the Seven Main Peaks’ leaders and asked what they thought of Chen Changqing.

Wu Xing questioned the main peak leaders about their praise of Chen Changqing and their opposition to his succession, then sent them away and kept Ancestor Yue Shen behind. He reminded Yue Shen that Chen Changqing had defeated someone Wu Xing held in high regard.

• Ancestor Yue Hua and the other leaders praised Chen Changqing’s talent, tribulation, and victory over Yue Qing while Wu Xing listened in silence.
• Wu Xing challenged the leaders for opposing Chen Changqing as Sect Master Successor despite recognizing his abilities, and they realized they had acted for their own peaks’ interests.
• Elder Void asked Wu Xing how he viewed Chen Changqing, and Wu Xing reminded them of his agreement that he would serve as Chen Changqing’s protector if Chen won the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Wu Xing dismissed the leaders but ordered Ancestor Yue Shen to stay behind.
• Wu Xing reminded Yue Shen that Chen Changqing had defeated someone he held in high regard, and Yue Shen recalled Wu Xing saying this after the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

Wu Xing learned of Chen Changqing’s startling rise and became convinced he was hiding a secret, but Yue Shen explained that efforts to infiltrate Evergreen Peak had failed. Wu Xing dismissed Chen Changqing’s chances at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition and revealed that his interest in opposing him came from a rivalry with Wu Zhen.

• Wu Xing and Yue Shen discussed Yue Qing’s loss to Chen Changqing and Chen Changqing’s extraordinary progress from the Outer Sect to Tribulation Transcendence.
• Yue Shen told Wu Xing that Chen Changqing never appeared to cultivate, prompting Wu Xing to suspect he possessed a great secret.
• Wu Xing ordered Yue Shen to send spies into Evergreen Peak, but Yue Shen revealed that dozens of selected inner disciples had failed its entrance assessment, as had recruits from the other main peaks.
• Wu Xing praised Chen Changqing’s caution but told Yue Shen to focus on strengthening Yue Qing, whom he hoped would compete at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• After Yue Shen left, Wu Xing admitted he was targeting Chen Changqing to compete with Wu Zhen.

Chen Changqing welcomed Evergreen Peak’s fifty-six new members by letting each choose a Law Artifact, most of them Top-grade Spirit Treasures. After the newcomers dispersed, Ran Hua praised Chen Changqing’s generosity.

• Liu Mu gathered Evergreen Peak’s members and introduced the fifty-six new recruits to Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing summoned a large collection of Law Artifacts and offered each new member one as a welcome gift.
• The astonished recruits chose their treasures and praised Chen Changqing’s generosity.
• Chen Changqing dismissed the members, and Ran Hua remarked on how extravagant the gifts were.

Chen Changqing reassured his companions that he would arrange Immortal Artifacts for them, then met Yue Qing, who urged him to train for the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition. Chen Changqing dismissed his concern and left to walk Little Black, later returning to Evergreen Peak to hear that someone had come looking for him.

• Chen Changqing promised Ran Hua, Liu Mu, and the others Immortal Artifacts if they trained hard.
• At Evergreen Peak's mountain gate, Yue Qing questioned Chen Changqing for walking his dog instead of preparing for the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Yue Qing reminded Chen Changqing of his promise to take first place and said he would look down on him if he had given up.
• Chen Changqing told Yue Qing that walking Little Black would not interfere with the competition and urged Yue Qing to train so he would not fall behind.
• Yue Qing returned to Mountain Suppressing Peak, and Chen Changqing later came back to Evergreen Peak, where Ran Hua told him someone had come looking for him.

Luo Futian came to Evergreen Peak seeking to join Chen Changqing, having been ordered by the Luo Family to befriend him. Chen Changqing accepted him, and Liu Mu arranged a residence for him on the peak.

• Ran Hua told Chen Changqing that Luo Futian was waiting for him in the side hall.
• Luo Futian asked Chen Changqing to let him join Evergreen Peak, and Chen Changqing questioned why he wanted to serve under someone else.
• Chen Changqing guessed that the Luo Family had ordered Luo Futian to join, and Luo Futian confirmed the family’s pressure.
• Chen Changqing accepted Luo Futian despite his concerns about possible ulterior motives, and Luo Futian paid his respects as Holy Son Changqing.
• Liu Mu arranged a residence for Luo Futian halfway up Evergreen Peak, drawing the attention of Jian Zhenzi and Ji Changkong.

Luo Futian joined Evergreen Peak, and Chen Changqing turned away other Holy Sons who sought to follow him. Chen Yuan arrived to take Chen Changqing to meet Grandmaster Wu Zhen, then asked whether he had truly meant to win the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

• Luo Futian joined Evergreen Peak and was welcomed by Liu Mu, while Jian Zhenzi and Ji Changkong were surprised by his arrival.
• Other Holy Sons came to Evergreen Peak hoping to join, but Chen Changqing rejected them because he did not want the peak to become difficult to manage.
• Chen Yuan visited Chen Changqing and said Grandmaster Wu Zhen wanted to see him.
• On the way, Chen Yuan asked whether Chen Changqing had meant his promise to take first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, and Chen Changqing confirmed he had.

Chen Changqing met Wu Zhen, who apologized that Wu Xing had blocked him from becoming Mount Shu’s Sect Master Successor after the Seven Peaks Grand Competition. Chen Changqing reaffirmed his ambition to win the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, and Wu Zhen summoned him to grant his two competition rewards.

• Chen Yuan brought Chen Changqing to Realization Peak, where Lu Tian greeted them and Wu Zhen summoned Chen Changqing inside.
• Wu Zhen explained that Chen Changqing had earned the Sect Master Successor position but Wu Xing had intervened and set a condition for him to place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Chen Changqing said he was still determined to win the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition and looked forward to having Wu Xing as his protector.
• Wu Zhen told Chen Changqing that his rewards for winning the Seven Peaks Grand Competition were a Blood Pool baptism in the Ancestral Land and a chance to enter the Sword Graveyard.

Chen Changqing received tokens for the Blood Pool Baptism and the Sword Graveyard, then decided to give his baptism opportunity to someone else. He chose Ran Hua, whom he found practicing swordsmanship on Evergreen Peak.

• Wu Zhen explained the benefits of the Blood Pool Baptism and the weapons held in the Sword Graveyard.
• Chen Changqing asked whether he could give his Blood Pool Baptism opportunity to someone else, and Wu Zhen confirmed that he could.
• Wu Zhen gave Chen Changqing tokens for the Blood Pool Baptism and the Sword Graveyard, warning him to choose someone strong enough to withstand the baptism.
• Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak and decided to give the baptism opportunity to one of its core members.
• Chen Changqing found Ran Hua practicing swordsmanship and told him he had something to discuss.

Chen Changqing gave Ran Hua his reward of a Blood Pool Baptism, insisting that his brother accept the opportunity. The next morning, Chen Changqing arrived at the Sword Graveyard, where its two elders recognized him.

• Ran Hua reacted with disbelief when Chen Changqing told him he would give him the Blood Pool Baptism opportunity.
• Chen Changqing pressed the blood-colored Token into Ran Hua's hand and reminded him of their brotherhood and past hardships.
• Ran Hua knelt and vowed his life to Chen Changqing, who helped him up and urged him to cultivate diligently.
• Chen Changqing left, and Ran Hua resolved to work harder to live up to his trust.
• The next morning, Chen Changqing arrived at the Sword Graveyard and greeted the two elders guarding it.

Chen Changqing entered the Sword Graveyard and searched among its countless divine swords for an Immortal Artifact, rejecting several swords that recognized him. After sitting down and sensing the graveyard’s sword presences, he noticed the scenery around him beginning to change.

• Chen Changqing showed his Token to the two Tribulation Transcendence Elders, who opened the Sword Graveyard gate and let him enter.
• Chen Changqing touched the Burning Heaven Sword and sensed its recognition, but left it behind because it was only a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.
• Chen Changqing continued through the vast Sword Graveyard, passing many swords that responded to him, but none met his requirements.
• Chen Changqing sat cross-legged on a hill, spread his Divine Sense through the graveyard, and noticed the scenery around him changing.

Chen Changqing searched the Sword Graveyard for a Divine Sword and discovered a hidden sword inside an ancient stone stele. When the silver-white sword emerged, its Sword Intent stirred the entire graveyard and engulfed him in a pillar of light.

• Chen Changqing sensed the Immortal Artifact-level Haoran Sword and Azure Underworld Sword, but neither responded to him.
• Chen Changqing found that the chained Soul Devour Sword reacted violently to his consciousness, but he chose to keep searching.
• Chen Changqing discovered an empty clearing with a stone stele engraved with “Let the fated one claim it!” and found a fine crack in the stele.
• Chen Changqing probed the crack, triggering a powerful Sword Intent, then hurried to the clearing as the stele began to tremble.
• Chen Changqing touched the stele, which shattered and released a silver-white longsword whose Sword Intent stirred every Divine Sword in the graveyard.
• Chen Changqing’s Spiritual Power churned as the longsword enveloped him in a silver-white Sword Light that became a pillar shooting into the sky.

Chen Changqing gained the recognition of an Immortal Artifact inside the Sword Graveyard, releasing a vast Sword Intent that shook the Shu Mountain Sacred Land. The peak leaders learned he was responsible, while Wu Xing tried to dismiss his growing advantage ahead of their bet.

• A streak of Sword Qi pierced the Sword Graveyard's seal, and a pillar of silvery-white light spread terrifying Sword Intent across Shu Mountain.
• Chen Yuan asked Mo Tianji who had entered the Sword Graveyard and learned that Chen Changqing was the only visitor.
• Lu Tian and Wu Zhen realized Chen Changqing had gained the recognition of an Immortal Artifact, and Lu Tian marveled at his young martial nephew's fortune.
• Wu Xing detected Chen Changqing inside the Sword Graveyard and recalled their bet about the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, then tried to suppress his unease.
• The Seven Main Peaks' leaders learned Chen Changqing had obtained another Immortal Artifact, while swords across Mount Shu trembled and hummed.

Chen Changqing obtained the Ganjiang Sword in the Sword Graveyard and suspected it was one half of a twin sword set, with the Moye Sword still missing. After leaving the graveyard, he learned the guarding elders had never heard of Ganjiang and flew toward Seven Stars Peak.

• Chen Changqing took the sword marked Ganjiang and wondered whether it was the legendary sword from his previous life.
• Chen Changqing sensed that Ganjiang's Sword Intent was incomplete and concluded that it was missing the Moye Sword.
• Chen Changqing considered that joining Ganjiang and Moye might create a Super Immortal Artifact, then stored Ganjiang in his Heaven-Stepping Ring.
• The two elders congratulated Chen Changqing, and he told them he had obtained the Ganjiang Sword.
• The short, stout elder said he had never heard of Ganjiang, and Chen Changqing left for Seven Stars Peak.