Recaps

Chen Changqing and Qingyang encountered a Dao Sect disciple being hunted by an injured Demon Sect cultivator. Qingyang intervened and was wounded, but Chen Changqing struck the Demon Sect cultivator hard enough to drive him away, and the Dao Sect disciple revealed the Condensing Essence Herb he had been protecting.

• A Dao Sect disciple asked Chen Changqing and Qingyang for help while a Demon Sect youth attacked him.
• Qingyang attacked the Demon Sect youth with the Shushan Sword Art, but his strike was crushed and he was sent flying, injured.
• The Demon Sect youth charged at Qingyang, and Chen Changqing stepped in with Thunder Fist, blasting the attacker backward.
• The injured Demon Sect youth decided not to continue fighting and fled as black mist.
• The Dao Sect disciple thanked Chen Changqing and Qingyang, then revealed a Three-Colored Flower that Qingyang recognized as the Condensing Essence Herb.

After Chen Yong gave Qingyang the Three-Colored Flower in gratitude for their help, Chen Changqing and Qingyang left Hundred Herbs Valley for Mount Shu. Their journey was interrupted when two hidden attackers launched a sudden assault.

• Chen Yong introduced himself to Qingyang and Chen Changqing after recovering from the Demon Sect disciple's attack.
• Chen Changqing told Chen Yong that he and Qingyang had come to Hundred Herbs Valley seeking the Three-Colored Flower.
• Chen Yong gave the Three-Colored Flower to Qingyang to repay them for saving his life, and Chen Changqing encouraged Qingyang to accept it.
• Chen Yong left for the Dao Sect, and Chen Changqing and Qingyang began their return to Mount Shu.
• Two sinister presences locked onto Chen Changqing and Qingyang, then launched attacks at their backs as Chen Changqing shouted for Qingyang to dodge.

Chen Changqing and Qingyang were ambushed by two Core Formation Demon Sect cultivators after leaving Hundred Herbs Valley. Though Qingyang feared they could not face both enemies, Chen Changqing told him to stand back and prepared to draw his sword.

• Chen Changqing warned Qingyang in time, and they dodged two powerful attacks that blasted craters into the ground.
• Two Demon Sect cultivators, Duanhun and Miepo, revealed themselves, and Qingyang recognized Duanhun as the disciple who had fought Chen Yong in Hundred Herbs Valley.
• Duanhun explained that he had tracked Qingyang and recruited Miepo to avenge Chen Changqing's earlier punch and kill them.
• Miepo agreed to help Duanhun, while Qingyang worried that the two of them could not overcome two Core Formation opponents.
• Chen Changqing told Qingyang to step back and watch him deal with the pair, then assumed a stance to draw the Shadow-Bearing Sword as the cultivators mocked him.

Chen Changqing used the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique to kill Miepo with one strike, then ignored Duanhun’s questions and cut him down with a second sword draw. Qingyang watched in shock as Chen Changqing defeated both Demon Sect cultivators.

• Duanhun and Miepo mocked Chen Changqing for assuming a sword-drawing stance, while Qingyang wondered if it was connected to Chen Changqing’s opportunity in the Void Realm.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and killed Miepo with a single strike.
• Duanhun recognized the technique as the Yinyue Holy Dynasty’s Supreme Lore and accused Chen Changqing of possessing it.
• Duanhun guessed that Chen Changqing had exhausted his True Qi and tried to exploit the chance to seize the technique.
• Chen Changqing drew his sword again and killed Duanhun with a sweeping Sword-Ray.

Chen Changqing killed the two Core Formation Demon Sect cultivators Duanhun and Miepo, then returned to Mount Shu with Qingyang. At the mountain gate, they reunited with Ran Hua, who had reached Foundation Establishment and vowed to enter the Inner Sect.

• Chen Changqing killed Duanhun and Miepo with his sword-drawing technique and told Qingyang he could use it only twice a year.
• Chen Changqing and Qingyang returned safely to Mount Shu after three days of travel.
• Chen Changqing and Qingyang met Ran Hua at the mountain gate as he returned from visiting his family.
• Ran Hua thanked Chen Changqing for giving him a Nascent Soul Cultivator's insight, which helped him reach Foundation Establishment.
• Ran Hua said he would strive to enter the Inner Sect at the next Outer Sect Disciple Competition, and Chen Changqing encouraged him.

Chen Changqing returned to Azure Firmament Valley while Liu Ruyan watched over his return from Cloud Perch Peak, and he used AFK Points to double his Idle Cultivation speed. A month later, Qingyang announced that he had reached Core Formation and gave Chen Changqing a Purple Heart Pill in thanks.

• Chen Changqing and Qingyang returned to Mount Shu’s Inner Sect, and Qingyang hurried off to cultivate with the Three-Colored Flower.
• Wang Yang teased Chen Changqing about visiting Cloud Perch Peak, while Liu Ruyan learned that Chen Changqing had returned to Azure Firmament Valley.
• Chen Changqing spent 1,000 AFK Points to increase his Idle Cultivation efficiency to double speed.
• A month later, Qingyang visited Chen Changqing and announced that he had reached the Core Formation Realm.
• Qingyang thanked Chen Changqing for his help and pressed a Purple Heart Pill into his hand.

After two months of idle cultivation, Chen Changqing advanced to the Core Formation Realm and gained Sword Intent, then discovered that the AFK Cultivation System could cultivate Sword Intent as well. Wang Yang noticed Chen Changqing’s breakthrough when he returned to his residence.

• Chen Changqing accepted the Purple Heart Pill from Qingyang, then spent the following month relaxing instead of cultivating.
• The AFK Cultivation System ended its double-speed boost and offered Chen Changqing the results of 61 days of idle cultivation; extracting them advanced him to the Core Formation Realm with eight thousand wisps of True Qi.
• Chen Changqing extracted the Sword Intent reward for reaching 20% progress in the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and sensed its formidable power.
• Chen Changqing activated idle cultivation for Sword Intent, adding another Little Golden Man to practice it alongside his other techniques.
• Wang Yang sensed Chen Changqing’s Core Formation aura and was stunned when Chen Changqing said he had broken through by luck.

After reaching Core Formation, Chen Changqing agreed to challenge the Inner Sect Top 100 Ranking for the chance to gain resources and improve his cultivation. At the arena, he watched Zhou Tianhai defeat another challenger, then bet on himself and called Zhou out.

• Wang Yang was astonished that Chen Changqing had reached Core Formation despite appearing not to cultivate, and Chen claimed he had condensed eight thousand strands of True Qi while concealing the true total of fifteen thousand.
• Wang Yang suggested Chen Changqing challenge the Top 100 Ranking, and Chen agreed after considering the rewards and the denser Spiritual Qi of the Seven Main Peaks.
• Wang Yang brought Chen Changqing to the Top 100 Battle Arena, where Zhou Tianhai, ranked eighty-third, defeated his challenger.
• After learning that spectators could bet on arena battles, Chen Changqing gave Wang Yang a thousand Spirit Stones and told him to bet on Chen's victory.
• Chen Changqing challenged Zhou Tianhai before Wang Yang could advise him to choose a different opponent.

Chen Changqing challenged Zhou Tianhai, an established fighter on the Inner Sect Top 100 Ranking, and placed a thousand Spirit Stones on himself to win. As the crowd heavily favored Zhou, Wang Yang backed Chen Changqing by adding another five hundred Spirit Stones to the bet.

• Chen Changqing leaped onto the arena and challenged Zhou Tianhai, identifying himself as a disciple of Azure Firmament Valley.
• An inner disciple recognized Chen Changqing as the former first-place winner of the Outer Sect Disciple Competition, but the crowd doubted he could defeat Zhou Tianhai.
• Zhou Tianhai offered Chen Changqing a chance to leave the arena, but Chen Changqing refused and told him to knock him off if he could.
• A betting pool opened with the crowd favoring Zhou Tianhai, while Chen Changqing had long odds to win.
• Wang Yang placed Chen Changqing's thousand Spirit Stones on him to win, then added another five hundred of his own.

Chen Changqing challenged Zhou Tianhai, ranked eighty-third on the Inner Sect Top 100 Ranking, and defeated him with one punch. The stunned disciples celebrated their winnings as Chen Changqing showed he could challenge stronger fighters.

• Zhou Tianhai confidently invited Chen Changqing to attack first while the inner disciples discussed their bets.
• Chen Changqing unleashed his pressure and rushed Zhou Tianhai with a Thunder Fist containing more than ten thousand strands of True Qi.
• Chen Changqing shattered Zhou Tianhai's protective True Qi and knocked him off the stage with one punch.
• The disciples and Zhou Tianhai stared in disbelief as they realized Chen Changqing had won.
• Wang Yang and the other disciples who had bet on Chen Changqing hurried to collect their twentyfold winnings.

Chen Changqing defeated Zhou Tianhai with one punch and gained recognition across Mount Shu's Inner Sect after claiming a place on the Top 100 Ranking. Back in Azure Firmament Valley, he collected his betting winnings from Wang Yang as Qingyang, Shi Tian, and Liu Ruyan reacted to his victory.

• Chen Changqing defeated Zhou Tianhai in one punch, saluted him, and left the arena with Wang Yang as inner disciples praised his strength and lamented their lost wagers.
• News of Chen Changqing's victory spread through the Inner Sect, and Qingyang was shocked by his rapid progress to Core Formation and his defeat of Zhou Tianhai.
• Shi Tian heard that Chen Changqing had beaten Zhou Tianhai in one move and vowed to defeat him in a future fight.
• Liu Ruyan learned of Chen Changqing's victory and decided she should visit him in Azure Firmament Valley.
• Wang Yang gave Chen Changqing twenty thousand Spirit Stones from his winning wager, and Chen Changqing told him he deserved his own winnings.

After defeating Zhou Tianhai, Chen Changqing climbed the Top 100 Ranking with a string of one-move victories, earning fame and helping Wang Yang win Spirit Stones. The Tenth Sequence took notice and sent Bai Hao, its tenth-ranked member, to find Chen Changqing, leaving Wang Yang worried about what would happen.

• Chen Changqing told Wang Yang he planned to keep challenging ranked disciples, though he knew he was not ready to face the ranking’s top ten.
• Ten days later, Chen Changqing defeated Duan Wuya, ranked seventieth, in one move, and Wang Yang profited from betting on him.
• Over the following months, Chen Changqing defeated Su Muyu and then knocked Tie Shan, ranked fiftieth, out of the arena with one punch.
• Three powerful men discussed recruiting Chen Changqing into the Ten Sequences and decided to send Bai Hao to approach him.
• Bai Hao arrived at Azure Firmament Valley and asked for Chen Changqing, prompting Wang Yang to warn him that Bai Hao was ranked tenth and belonged to the Tenth Sequence’s camp.

Bai Hao came to Azure Firmament Valley on behalf of the Tenth Sequence Holy Son to invite Chen Changqing into the Ten Sequences. Chen Changqing refused the offer, leaving the gathered disciples stunned.

• Wang Yang explained that the Ten Sequences were powerful disciple cliques led by candidates for the Nascent Soul Realm, and that Bai Hao served the Tenth Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Changqing and Wang Yang went to the entrance of Azure Firmament Valley, where Bai Hao was waiting amid a crowd of inner disciples.
• Bai Hao released his oppressive presence to test Chen Changqing, but Chen Changqing matched it and held his ground.
• Bai Hao told Chen Changqing that the Tenth Sequence Holy Son wanted him to join the Ten Sequences.
• Chen Changqing declined Bai Hao's invitation, shocking the disciples who had gathered to watch.

Chen Changqing refused the Tenth Sequence Holy Son's invitation and challenged Bai Hao to a fight three months later, with his agreement to join the camp at stake. The challenge spread through the Inner Sect, and Wang Yang questioned Chen Changqing's decision when he returned to Azure Firmament Valley.

• Chen Changqing rejected Bai Hao's invitation and proposed fighting him in the Top 100 Arena three months later.
• Bai Hao accepted the challenge and left, while Wang Yang and the others were stunned by Chen Changqing's boldness.
• News of Chen Changqing's refusal and challenge spread through the Inner Sect, drawing widespread attention.
• Bai Hao reported the challenge to the Tenth Sequence Holy Son, who told him to handle Chen Changqing in three months.
• Qingyang marveled at Chen Changqing's rapid progress, while Shi Tian resolved that he alone should be the one to defeat him.
• Wang Yang followed Chen Changqing to his residence and asked why he had refused the invitation and challenged Bai Hao.

Chen Changqing extracted two months of Idle Cultivation rewards, advancing to the Middle Core Formation Stage and reaching 40% Sword Intent progress as he prepared for his duel with Bai Hao. After Wang Yang summoned him to Azure Firmament Valley, Chen Changqing found Liu Ruyan waiting there.

• Chen Changqing dismissed Wang Yang's concern about his challenge to Bai Hao, who ranked tenth on the Inner Sect Top 100 Ranking.
• Chen Changqing extracted 62 days of Idle Cultivation, increased his True Qi to forty thousand strands, and advanced to the Middle Core Formation Stage.
• Chen Changqing saw his Sword Intent progress reach 40% and his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique progress reach 25%, then decided to seek a cultivation method at the Inner Sect Treasure Pavilion.
• Wang Yang came to Chen Changqing and said someone was looking for him, then led him to the entrance of Azure Firmament Valley.
• Chen Changqing saw Liu Ruyan waiting there and wondered why she had come to see him.

Liu Ruyan visited Chen Changqing in Azure Firmament Valley and gave him a Golden Condensation Pill to support his cultivation and his challenge against Bai Hao. After she left, Elder Liu Mu arrived unexpectedly.

• Liu Ruyan asked Chen Changqing why he had challenged Bai Hao and warned him that Bai Hao had reached the Late Core Formation Stage.
• Liu Ruyan offered Chen Changqing a Golden Condensation Pill, and Wang Yang explained that it could greatly aid Core Formation cultivators.
• Chen Changqing initially refused the pill, but accepted it after Liu Ruyan described it as an investment and asked for his help in the future.
• Liu Ruyan left, and Wang Yang teased Chen Changqing about how much she cared for him.
• Elder Liu Mu arrived at Azure Firmament Valley on his sword, surprising Chen Changqing.

Liu Mu met Chen Changqing and Wang Yang in Azure Firmament Valley after being promoted to Inner Sect Elder, crediting Chen Changqing’s achievements and Nascent Soul Insight. Ran Hua arrived with news that his family was in danger, and Chen Changqing and Wang Yang agreed to go with him.

• Liu Mu greeted Chen Changqing and Wang Yang and explained that Chen Changqing’s success in the Outer Sect competition and the Nascent Soul Insight had helped earn him promotion to Inner Sect Elder.
• Liu Mu noticed that Chen Changqing had reached the Core Formation Realm and marveled at his rapid progress.
• Ran Hua arrived in Azure Firmament Valley and told Chen Changqing that his family had sent an urgent message saying they were in danger.
• Ran Hua asked Chen Changqing to accompany him home and offered three thousand Spirit Stones, but Chen Changqing refused payment because of their friendship.
• Wang Yang offered to join Chen Changqing and Ran Hua, and Chen Changqing introduced the two former members of the Outer Sect Seventh Courtyard.

Chen Changqing and Wang Yang accompanied Ran Hua to Green Mountain Town to help his family, but they found the Ran Mansion devastated and its people apparently slaughtered. As Ran Hua demanded to know who was responsible, a figure flew down before the three of them.

• Liu Mu gave Chen Changqing a Talisman containing a trace of his Golden Core power and approved his trip with Ran Hua.
• Chen Changqing, Wang Yang, and Ran Hua traveled by flying sword for three days to Green Mountain Town, where Ran Hua's family lived.
• People in town avoided Ran Hua's questions and hinted that his family faced a grave calamity.
• The three reached the Ran Mansion and found its gates broken, the grounds ruined, and corpses scattered throughout.
• Ran Hua roared in grief and anger, and a figure flew down in front of him, Chen Changqing, and Wang Yang.

Ran Hua learned from Ran Mu that the Li Family had attacked the Ran Family and captured its patriarch and elders. When Li You arrived to eliminate the survivors, Chen Changqing unleashed his presence against the attackers.

• Ran Mu told Ran Hua that the Li Family had suddenly attacked the Ran Family and taken its patriarch and elders captive.
• Ran Hua introduced Chen Changqing and Wang Yang to Ran Mu.
• Li You arrived with more than a dozen Li Family members and revealed he had been waiting to kill Ran Hua and Ran Mu.
• Li You mocked Ran Hua’s status as a Mount Shu outer-sect gatekeeping disciple and ordered his men to seize the two Ran family survivors.
• Chen Changqing reassured Ran Hua, then released a terrifying presence that chilled the charging attackers.

Chen Changqing slaughtered the attackers targeting Ran Hua and Ran Mu, then challenged Li You, the Li Family's Grand Elder. After overpowering Li You's first strike, Chen Changqing met his Supreme Lore with Sword Intent, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Chen Changqing cut down the attackers with the Shu Mountain Sword Technique and gained AFK Points from their deaths.
• Chen Changqing rejected Li You's warning and declared that he would kill him.
• Li You attacked Chen Changqing with his lightning-imbued spear, but Chen Changqing's Returning Wind Dancing Willow broke through the strike and forced him back.
• Li You unleashed his Supreme Lore, Nine Transformations of Startling Thunder, sending a prison of lightning spear shadows toward Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing unleashed his Sword Intent and shattered Li You's spear shadows with a sweeping sword attack.

Chen Changqing chased Li You back to the Li Mansion after deliberately letting him escape, hoping to find Ran Hua’s captured family and earn AFK Points. He arrived with Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu, then began attacking the Li Family without hesitation.

• Chen Changqing defeated Li You with the Shu Mountain Sword Technique, and Li You fled after realizing he was outmatched.
• Chen Changqing told Ran Hua to follow him, while Wang Yang carried Ran Hua and Ran Mu after them with True Qi.
• Li You reached the Li Mansion and told Li Yuanchen, Li Guanyu, and Li Liang that Ran Hua had returned with Mount Shu disciples and that one had injured him.
• Chen Changqing arrived at the Li Mansion and asked Wang Yang to protect Ran Hua and the others.
• Chen Changqing killed the Li Family guards at the main gate with a single sweep of his sword, shocking Ran Hua and the others.

Chen Changqing fought his way through the Li Mansion after arriving with Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu. He confronted Li You and three other Core Formation cultivators, who formed the Four Symbols Sword Formation, while Chen Changqing told his companions not to interfere.

• Chen Changqing entered the Li Mansion and killed its guards, earning AFK Points as Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu followed in shock.
• Chen Changqing continued killing Li Family members as Li You, Li Yuanchen, and two others discussed Ran Hua’s return and the threat from Mount Shu.
• A Li Family disciple warned the council hall that an attacker was killing his way through the mansion, and Li You led the others into the courtyard.
• Chen Changqing killed more guards with Sword Qi and confronted Li You, Li Yuanchen, Li Liang, and Li Guanyu.
• Li You and the other three formed the Four Symbols Sword Formation, and Chen Changqing told Wang Yang and the others to stay back and not interfere.

Chen Changqing faced the Li Family’s Four Symbols Sword Formation alone and revealed that he had amassed forty thousand strands of True Qi. He killed three of the four Core Formation Cultivators, leaving Li You terrified as the formation collapsed.

• Chen Changqing told Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu not to interfere, then entered the courtyard to face Li You and the other three Li Family cultivators.
• Chen Changqing unleashed his Sword Intent and the pressure of forty thousand strands of True Qi, shocking Wang Yang and the others.
• Li You and his companions activated the Four Symbols Sword Formation and attacked Chen Changqing with its combined power.
• Chen Changqing evaded the formation’s Sword Qi and killed Li Yuanchen, then split Li Liang in two.
• Chen Changqing pierced Li Guanyu’s throat, breaking the formation and leaving Li You trembling in fear.

Chen Changqing defeated the Li Family’s Core Formation Cultivators and forced Li You to reveal where the Ran Family was being held. He reached the mist-shrouded Three Clans Ancestral Land with Ran Hua, Wang Yang, and Ran Mu, where the group entered the hidden valley.

• Chen Changqing killed three of the Li Family’s four Core Formation Cultivators, leaving Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu stunned by his strength.
• Chen Changqing made Li You reveal that the Ran Family members were held at the Three Clans Ancestral Land, then killed him with a sword strike from behind.
• Ran Hua guided Chen Changqing, Wang Yang, and Ran Mu to a mist-shrouded valley thirty li outside Green Mountain Town.
• Chen Changqing suspected that the Li Family’s attack on the Ran and Tang Families was connected to the Three Clans Ancestral Land and the fallen Purple Mansion True Person.
• Chen Changqing dispersed the hallucinatory mist with his presence, and the four entered the valley beyond it.

Chen Changqing and his companions reached the Three Clans Ancestral Land, where Li Ran used his Golden Core strength to demand the clans’ marks and open its sealed gate. With two marks already in the stone door, Ran Zhenbang refused to surrender the last one.

• Chen Changqing killed the Li Family guards who tried to stop the group as they made their way through the valley.
• Chen Changqing and his companions found Ran Zhenbang, Tang Ye, and other Ran and Tang family members bound and wounded in the ancestral land.
• Li Ran, the Li Family ancestor, demanded the marks needed to open the stone door and threatened the prisoners with his Golden Core pressure.
• Tang Ye handed Li Ran the Tang Family Mark, which lit up the stone door alongside the Li Family mark.
• Ran Zhenbang refused Li Ran’s demand to surrender the Ran Family Mark.