Recaps

Li Ran tortured Ran Zhenbang by killing Ran clansmen and threatening his wife until Ran Zhenbang agreed to surrender the Ran Family Mark in exchange for the clan's safety. After Li Ran swore a Heavenly Dao Oath, the mark began to separate from Ran Zhenbang.

• Li Ran killed more than ten Ran clansmen while demanding that Ran Zhenbang hand over the Ran Family Mark, but Ran Zhenbang refused.
• Ran Hua nearly rushed from hiding when Li Ran lifted a woman with a chain of True Qi, but Chen Changqing restrained him and promised to intervene if needed.
• Li Ran prepared to kill the woman, and Ran Zhenbang finally agreed to surrender the mark.
• Ran Zhenbang demanded that Li Ran swear to spare the Ran Clan, and Li Ran sealed a Heavenly Dao Oath promising not to exterminate it.
• Ran Zhenbang used his bloodline power to draw a blood-colored mark from his palm.

Li Ran gathered the Three Clans Marks and opened the gate to the Three Clans Ancestral Land, but Chen Changqing and his companions arrived to stop him. As Wang Yang rescued Ran Zhenbang and the others, Chen Changqing prepared to face Li Ran despite the gap between their cultivation realms.

• Ran Zhenbang gave Li Ran the Ran Family Mark, and the Three Clans Marks merged to open the Ancestral Land gate.
• Chen Changqing, Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and Ran Mu arrived, and Chen Changqing's Sword Qi failed to break through Li Ran's Golden Core presence.
• Li Ran recognized Ran Hua and dismissed Chen Changqing and Wang Yang as weak Core Formation cultivators.
• Chen Changqing told Wang Yang to rescue Ran Zhenbang and the others, and Wang Yang defeated the Li Household guards and freed them.
• Chen Changqing admitted he had attacked Li Ran and challenged his arrogance, while Li Ran threatened to kill the rescued Ran Family members.

Chen Changqing challenged Li Ran to protect the Ran and Tang families, but Li Ran’s Golden Core power overwhelmed his sword strike. Refusing Li Ran’s offer to spare him, Chen Changqing unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, leaving Li Ran facing a sudden threat.

• Li Ran attacked Chen Changqing with a giant True Qi palm, which Chen Changqing shattered with one sword slash.
• Chen Changqing revealed his Sword Intent and forty thousand strands of True Qi, then struck Li Ran with a powerful sword attack.
• Li Ran used the Mountain-Moving Seal to break Chen Changqing’s attack and send him crashing to the ground.
• Li Ran warned Chen Changqing to leave and offered to spare his life, but Chen Changqing vowed to slay him.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and Li Ran sensed danger and hurriedly activated his Golden Core.

Chen Changqing grievously wounded Li Ran with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, but Li Ran survived and prepared to kill him. Chen Changqing revealed a Golden Core Talisman from Elder Liu Mu and unleashed its power at Li Ran.

• Chen Changqing's sword strike shattered Li Ran's True Qi shield and sent him flying while the onlookers watched in disbelief.
• Li Ran recovered, acknowledged Chen Changqing's strength, and decided to kill him despite his connection to Mount Shu.
• Chen Changqing admitted he could not use the sword technique again soon, then revealed the Talisman Elder Liu Mu had given him.
• Li Ran recognized the Talisman as a powerful Golden Core Talisman and realized Chen Changqing had another trump card.
• Chen Changqing activated the Talisman, unleashing a torrent of golden energy toward Li Ran.

Chen Changqing killed Li Ran with a talisman after grievously wounding him, earning 5,000 AFK Points and astonishing the Ran and Tang families. The Ran Family claimed the Ancestral Land and became Green Mountain Town’s leading lineage, and three days later Ran Hua hurried toward Chen Changqing and Wang Yang.

• Chen Changqing annihilated Li Ran with a talisman, and the system awarded him 5,000 AFK Points.
• Wang Yang, Ran Hua, and the Ran Family marveled at Chen Changqing’s victory, and Ran Zhenbang thanked him for saving them.
• The Ancestral Land’s stone gate opened, but Chen Changqing declined to claim the Ran Family ancestors’ treasures and let Ran Zhenbang enter first.
• Chen Changqing and the others returned to Green Mountain Town; the Ran Family eliminated the remaining Li Family members, and Tang Ye swore allegiance to the Ran Family.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing and Wang Yang talked in the Ran Family residence when Ran Hua hurried toward them.

Ran Zhenbang gave Chen Changqing the Rainbow Sword and the Fire Seal technique to repay his help and secure the Ran Family’s connection to him. Chen Changqing accepted the gifts, gave the Shadow-Bearing Sword to Ran Hua, and began cultivating Fire Seal with his system.

• Ran Hua led Chen Changqing to meet Ran Zhenbang, who revealed that he had received his ancestor’s inheritance in the Ancestral Land.
• Ran Zhenbang offered Chen Changqing the Rainbow Sword, a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure once used by True Person Rainbow, and Chen Changqing accepted it after Ran Hua urged him to do so.
• Ran Zhenbang gave Chen Changqing the inherited Fire Seal technique, which could form a fire seal to suppress opponents.
• Chen Changqing gave the Shadow-Bearing Sword to Ran Hua, who thanked him.
• Chen Changqing returned to his room, activated idle cultivation for Fire Seal, and then drew the Rainbow Sword to examine it.

Chen Changqing was pulled into the Rainbow Sword and received True Person Rainbow’s legacy, advancing to the Late Core Formation Stage and gaining the Rainbow Sword Technique, Water Seal, and Mountain Seal. He returned to his room with all three seals and activated Idle Cultivation for his new techniques.

• Chen Changqing tried to claim the Rainbow Sword, but its red light and suction force pulled him into a strange space.
• True Person Rainbow’s Divine Sense appeared and transformed into Sword Qi that entered Chen Changqing, raising him to the Late Core Formation Stage and increasing his True Qi to seventy thousand strands.
• Chen Changqing returned to his room with the Rainbow Sword and three cultivation books: the Rainbow Sword Technique, Water Seal, and Mountain Seal.
• Chen Changqing realized he now possessed the complete Three Seals Technique alongside the Fire Seal and considered how much stronger he had become.
• Chen Changqing used Idle Cultivation for the Rainbow Sword Technique, Water Seal, and Mountain Seal, bringing the number of cultivating Little Golden Men to seven.

After the Ran Family’s crisis ended, Chen Changqing decided to travel instead of returning to Mount Shu with Wang Yang and Ran Hua. Before leaving, he gave Ran Zhenbang three manuals from True Person Rainbow’s inheritance and set off on the Rainbow Sword.

• Wang Yang and Ran Hua told Chen Changqing that the Ran Family’s troubles were resolved and were surprised to learn he had broken through again.
• Chen Changqing asked Wang Yang and Ran Hua to return to Mount Shu without him while he traveled to gain experience, and Wang Yang reminded him of his agreed fight with Bai Hao.
• Chen Changqing told Ran Zhenbang that he had obtained True Person Rainbow’s inheritance from the Rainbow Sword.
• Chen Changqing gave Ran Zhenbang the Rainbow Sword Technique, the Mountain Seal, and the Water Seal, which Ran Zhenbang accepted with gratitude.
• Chen Changqing departed on the Rainbow Sword to travel.

Chen Changqing followed the mysterious Token’s guidance instead of returning to Mount Shu, while Wang Yang reported his absence and recent strength to Liu Mu. The chapter left Liu Mu worried about Chen Changqing’s safety and Liu Ruyan waiting to give him the Azure Underworld Sword.

• Chen Changqing’s black Token began glowing and pointing in a direction, so he flew after its guidance.
• Wang Yang returned to Mount Shu without Chen Changqing and told Liu Mu that Chen Changqing had gone traveling.
• Wang Yang reported that Chen Changqing had reached the Middle Core Formation Stage, held forty thousand strands of True Qi, and killed a Golden Core Realm expert.
• Liu Mu worried that Chen Changqing would not return safely before his upcoming fight with Bai Hao and hoped his investment in him would pay off.
• Liu Ruyan learned that Chen Changqing had not returned and decided to wait to give him the Azure Underworld Sword.

Chen Changqing reached a dangerous mountain and discovered a wounded black puppy surrounded by four wolf-shaped Demon Beasts. He killed the wolves with his crimson Sword Light, but the wary puppy recognized him as a human and backed away.

• Chen Changqing followed the pulsing black Token to a mountain that gave him a sense of danger.
• Chen Changqing found four wolf-shaped Demon Beasts attacking a black puppy that reminded him of his former pet, Wangcai.
• The puppy dodged the wolves’ attacks until their leader raised earth spikes and wounded it.
• The wolves’ leader lunged to kill the puppy, but Chen Changqing arrived and used his crimson Sword Light to kill all four wolves.
• The puppy grew wary of Chen Changqing because he was a human Cultivator and backed away.

Chen Changqing healed the Little Black Dog after saving it from four wolf demons, and the dog began following him for protection. Three days later, the Little Black Dog warned him that the mountains ahead held a forbidden land, but Chen Changqing sensed that the Token was guiding him inside.

• Chen Changqing learned that the Little Black Dog belonged to the Heavenly Demon Tribe and gave it a healing pill.
• After recovering, the Little Black Dog devoured the four wolf demon corpses, increasing its cultivation, then followed Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing traveled deep into the mountains for three days while the Little Black Dog kept its distance behind him.
• The Little Black Dog warned Chen Changqing not to enter the forbidden land ahead, but Chen Changqing stopped because the Token's fluctuations pointed inside.

Chen Changqing followed the Token into forbidden ground despite Little Black Dog’s warnings, then pursued three Demon Race forces to a mysterious stone wall. He learned it might be the entrance to an ancient treasure vault, where the three Demon Warriors faced off as the Token pulsed more strongly.

• Chen Changqing continued toward the forbidden ground, and Little Black Dog tried to stop him before following after him.
• Sensing powerful presences approach, Chen Changqing concealed himself and Little Black Dog as three Golden Core-level Demon Race leaders arrived with their forces.
• The three Demon Race forces entered the forbidden ground, and Chen Changqing carried Little Black Dog after them.
• Chen Changqing and Little Black Dog found the forces gathered before a massive black stone wall, which Little Black Dog identified as a possible ancient treasure vault.
• The Token pulsed more strongly as the three Demon Warriors took positions around the wall and watched one another warily.

The Rat Demon King demanded the Stone Wall Opportunity, but the White Tiger Demon King and the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King refused, so their factions erupted into battle. Chen Changqing watched from hiding, hoping the fighting would leave both sides injured and give him a chance to claim the opportunity.

• The Rat Demon King asked the White Tiger Demon King and the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King to yield the Stone Wall Opportunity, but they refused because they wanted it for themselves.
• Chen Changqing realized the three Demon Race factions were divided and hoped to exploit the coming battle.
• The White Tiger Demon King and the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King joined forces against the Rat Demon King, and the three Demon Kings ordered their followers to attack.
• The factions fought fiercely in the forbidden ground as the Rat Demon King transformed and battled both opponents with poisonous mist.
• The White Tiger Demon King and the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King pressed their attack because the Rat Demon King was struggling against them both.

Chen Changqing watched the Demon Kings fight over the Stone Wall Opportunity as the Rat Demon King revealed his Spirit Spear Innate Divine Ability. The White Tiger Demon King self-detonated, and Chen Changqing hurriedly shielded himself and Little Black Dog from the blast.

• Chen Changqing observed the Demon Race’s brutal fighting while Little Black Dog hoped to devour the fallen demons.
• The Rat Demon King used his Spirit Spear to pierce the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King’s head and kill him.
• The Rat Demon King formed another Spirit Spear and targeted the White Tiger Demon King.
• The White Tiger Demon King charged at the Rat Demon King and self-detonated despite being pierced by the Spirit Spear.
• Chen Changqing circulated his True Qi to shield himself and Little Black Dog from the explosion.

After surviving the White Tiger Demon King's self-destruction, the injured Rat Demon King tried to claim the Stone Wall Opportunity, but Chen Changqing appeared and killed him. Chen Changqing received a system notification for slaying a Half-Step Demon General.

• The White Tiger Demon King's self-destruction devastated the area, but Chen Changqing protected himself and the Little Black Dog with a True Qi shield.
• Chen Changqing spotted the badly injured Rat Demon King alive amid the ruins.
• The Rat Demon King confronted Chen Changqing and accused the Little Black Dog of bringing a human into the Demon Race Forbidden Land.
• Chen Changqing used the Rainbow Sword to sever the Rat Demon King's foot and then pierced his heart with Rainbow Piercing Sun.
• The system notified Chen Changqing that he had slain a Half-Step Demon General and awarded him AFK Points.

After killing the Rat Demon King, Chen Changqing was pulled into the Stone Wall Opportunity, where he found an Immortal Artifact called the Heaven-Stepping Ring. He discovered three Cultivation Methods stored inside it, but had not yet examined them.

• Chen Changqing gained ten thousand AFK Points for killing the Rat Demon King and decided to save his accumulated points until after forming his Golden Core.
• A stone wall opened and drew Chen Changqing inside when his Token flew toward it; the Little Black Dog could not enter and began devouring the Rat Demon King's corpse.
• Chen Changqing found a floating Token and an ancient ring in the cave abode, and his Token fused with the one inside.
• Chen Changqing bound the ring with his Essence Blood and learned it was the Heaven-Stepping Ring, an Immortal Artifact with expandable storage and a shield that could block one instance of damage each year.
• Chen Changqing examined the ring's storage space and discovered three Cultivation Methods inside.

Chen Changqing discovered three powerful Cultivation Methods inside the Heaven-Stepping Ring and chose to cultivate Primordial Nine-Turn Body Refining and Invincible Golden Core Cultivation Method. After increasing his Idle Cultivation efficiency tenfold, he left the Stone Wall Space and was startled when a huge black shadow attacked him.

• Chen Changqing found Primordial Nine-Turn Body Refining, Void Longevity Art, and Invincible Golden Core Cultivation Method inside the Heaven-Stepping Ring.
• He learned that the Void Longevity Art could take a cultivator to the Immortal Realm, while the Invincible Golden Core Cultivation Method required forming nine Golden Cores and finding Tokens to unlock its later stages.
• Chen Changqing chose the Invincible Golden Core Cultivation Method, and the system began Idle Cultivation of it and Primordial Nine-Turn Body Refining.
• Chen Changqing spent AFK Points to raise his Idle Cultivation efficiency tenfold.
• Chen Changqing flew out of the Stone Wall Space, where a huge black shadow suddenly pounced at him.

After nearly a month passed outside while Chen Changqing explored the Stone Wall Space, he reunited with Big Black Dog, who had grown much stronger by devouring the Rat Demon King. Big Black Dog chose to follow Chen Changqing and signed a Spirit Pet Contract, placing its life in his hands.

• Chen Changqing recognized the powerful black beast as Little Black Dog, and Big Black Dog told him he had been inside the Stone Wall Space for almost a month.
• Chen Changqing realized time flowed differently in the space and deduced that Big Black Dog had grown by devouring the Rat Demon King.
• Chen Changqing prepared to leave so he could return for his duel with Bai Hao, but Big Black Dog grabbed his trouser leg and asked to follow him.
• Chen Changqing offered Big Black Dog a Spirit Pet Contract, and Big Black Dog accepted despite knowing it would give Chen Changqing control over its life.
• Chen Changqing and Big Black Dog completed the contract, leaving a strand of Chen Changqing's Divine Sense inside Big Black Dog's soul.

After making the Little Black Dog his contracted companion and naming him Wangcai, Chen Changqing looted the cave abodes of three slain Demon Kings. He then reached a town shrouded in black Qi, where an unusual monk joined him at the inn.

• Chen Changqing named the Little Black Dog Wangcai and asked him to lead the way to the three Demon Kings' cave abodes.
• At Tiger Roar Cliff, Chen Changqing broke the White Tiger Demon King's restriction and took tens of thousands of Spirit Stones and three stalks of millennium blood ginseng.
• At Hundred-Leg Cave, Chen Changqing collected poisonous herbs, Spirit Stones, and Law Artifacts from the Human-Faced Centipede Demon King's abode.
• Inside the Rat Demon King's hollow-tree cave, Chen Changqing found Spirit Stones and three powerful purple-gold talismans, then stored them in his Heaven-Stepping Ring.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing and Wangcai reached a town beneath a cloud of black Qi and entered Yuelai Inn.
• A monk sat at Chen Changqing's table, ordered beef, roast chicken, and wine, and explained that wine and meat did not disturb the Buddha in his heart.

Chen Changqing, using the alias Li Feiyu, met Rujie of Heavenly Sound Temple at an inn and agreed to help him investigate and eliminate the demon haunting the town. After dining with Rujie, Chen Changqing returned to his room with Wangcai, who questioned why he had agreed to join the monk.

• Rujie recognized the sinister black Qi over the town and asked Chen Changqing to help investigate the demonic presence.
• Chen Changqing introduced himself as Li Feiyu of Mount Shu, and Rujie revealed that he was from Heavenly Sound Temple.
• Rujie explained that he had found a strange place while investigating and proposed that they deal with the demon together before the temple elders arrived.
• Chen Changqing agreed, partly hoping that killing a powerful demon would earn him AFK Points, and toasted Rujie.
• Chen Changqing returned to his room with Wangcai, who asked why he had agreed to go with Rujie despite suspecting the monk had ulterior motives.

Chen Changqing and Rujie went to investigate the strange mist, which blocked Divine Sense and concealed a barrier. Chen Changqing used Wangcai’s blood to clear a passage through the mist, and the three entered to find the barrier beyond it.

• Rujie summoned Chen Changqing and Wangcai to set out at night to investigate the mist.
• Rujie led them through a forest to mist that blocked their Divine Sense, and neither he nor Chen Changqing could probe it.
• Chen Changqing realized Wangcai’s blood might dispel the mist and asked to use some of his Essence Blood.
• Chen Changqing flung Wangcai’s blood into the mist, and it melted away to reveal a passage.
• Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Wangcai entered through the passage and found a barrier beyond the mist.

Chen Changqing and Monk Rujie infiltrated Yellow Springs Inn and discovered Granny Ghost, a Golden Core-level Ghost General punishing a captive spirit. After Wangcai accidentally exposed them, Chen Changqing and Rujie descended into the courtyard to face the ghosts.

• Chen Changqing and Rujie hid on Yellow Springs Inn’s roof and watched the Lesser Ghosts in its courtyard.
• Granny Ghost arrived, and Rujie recognized her as a Ghost General while Chen Changqing saw her as a chance to gain AFK Points.
• Granny Ghost ordered a white-clad female ghost brought before her and whipped her for trying to escape.
• Wangcai knocked a roof tile loose, revealing the hidden cultivators to Granny Ghost.
• Chen Changqing blocked Granny Ghost’s whip with the Rainbow Sword, then he and Rujie landed in the courtyard as the ghosts grew wary.

Chen Changqing attacked Granny Ghost’s forces at the haunted inn, killing the Lesser Ghosts and Fierce Ghosts before turning his sword on Granny Ghost herself. As Rujie joined the fight, Chen Changqing revealed Technique Method Divine Abilities and brought a flaming seal down on Granny Ghost.

• Chen Changqing ignored Rujie’s attempt to confront Granny Ghost and charged into the ghosts, killing a Lesser Ghost for AFK Points.
• Granny Ghost ordered her Lesser Ghosts and two Fierce Ghosts to attack, but Chen Changqing killed them with his Rainbow Sword Technique.
• Granny Ghost unleashed vengeful souls and struck Chen Changqing with Ghost Qi, forcing him back several steps.
• Rujie attacked Granny Ghost with his prayer beads, but she knocked them aside.
• Chen Changqing used Rainbow Piercing Sun and Mountain Seal against Granny Ghost, astonishing Rujie with his Technique Method Divine Ability.
• After the Mountain Seal and Granny Ghost’s Ghost Shield destroyed each other, Chen Changqing summoned a flaming Fire Seal and sent it crashing toward her.

Chen Changqing’s Fire Seal badly injured Granny Ghost but failed to kill her, prompting her to merge with the inn and reveal her enormous true form. After Xiaoqian revealed the location of Granny Ghost’s weak point, Chen Changqing asked Rujie to immobilize her so he could finish her off, and Rujie began casting the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra.

• Chen Changqing’s Fire Seal shattered Granny Ghost’s Ghost Qi shield and forced her into the ground, but she survived with charred hands and severe injuries.
• Granny Ghost transformed by merging with the inn, becoming a towering ghostly figure wrapped in chains bearing wailing souls.
• Xiaoqian told Chen Changqing that Granny Ghost’s weak point was at her heart, and Chen Changqing rescued her from Granny Ghost’s attack.
• Chen Changqing asked Rujie to immobilize Granny Ghost while he prepared to destroy her completely.
• Rujie summoned a Buddha apparition and cast the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, sending golden chains toward Granny Ghost.

Chen Changqing and Rujie trapped Granny Ghost and prepared to kill her, but the Black Mountain Ghost King began forcing its way through a spatial rift. Chen Changqing revealed a Purple Mansion-level Talisman and unleashed its lightning as the Ghost King approached.

• Rujie bound Granny Ghost with Buddha-light chains, allowing Chen Changqing to gather power for a sword strike.
• Xiaoqian warned that Granny Ghost was calling for the Black Mountain Ghost King, but Chen Changqing completed his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and struck Granny Ghost in the heart.
• Granny Ghost’s struggles wounded Rujie, and a spatial rift opened as a terrifying pressure descended and shattered the Buddha-light chains.
• Granny Ghost rejoiced at her master’s arrival, while Rujie feared that he and Chen Changqing would be killed by the Ghost King.
• Chen Changqing produced a Purple Mansion-level Talisman from the Rat Demon King’s cave abode and activated it, summoning roaring Thunder Dragons.