Recaps

Chen Changqing used a Purple Mansion-level talisman to destroy the gravely wounded Granny Ghost, then redirected its remaining power to repel the Black Mountain Ghost King's hand. The spatial rift collapsed, leaving Rujie and Xiaoqian stunned by Chen Changqing's strength.

• Rujie recognized Chen Changqing's talisman as a Purple Mansion-level treasure, while Wangcai realized it had come from the Rat Demon King's cave abode.
• Chen Changqing ordered Rujie, Xiaoqian, and Wangcai to retreat as he charged the talisman against Granny Ghost.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the talisman, and its purple lightning reduced Granny Ghost to ashes before she could resist.
• The Black Mountain Ghost King reached through the spatial rift and tried to seize Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing redirected the talisman's remaining power to destroy the Ghost King's hand, and the spatial rift collapsed.
• Rujie and Xiaoqian watched in disbelief as Chen Changqing survived and Granny Ghost was wiped from the mortal world.

Chen Changqing killed Granny Ghost, hunted down the fleeing ghosts with Wangcai, and spared Xiaoqian before leaving the barrier with Rujie. After parting ways with Rujie, Chen Changqing stopped on the road and ordered someone hiding nearby to come out.

• Chen Changqing received AFK Points for killing Granny Ghost, while the terrified ghosts tried to flee.
• Wangcai revealed his enormous true form and blocked the ghosts’ escape as Chen Changqing slaughtered them, earning more AFK Points.
• Chen Changqing spared Xiaoqian because she had not harmed anyone and had helped reveal Granny Ghost’s weakness.
• Chen Changqing, Wangcai, and Rujie searched the area, collected a few cultivation methods and Spirit Stones, and left the barrier at dawn.
• Rujie thanked Chen Changqing and invited him to visit Heavenly Sound Temple, then Chen Changqing departed with Wangcai.
• After traveling only a short distance, Chen Changqing stopped and ordered someone to come out.

Chen Changqing refused Xiaoqian’s offer to follow him and gave her Ghost Cultivator methods before leaving her to cultivate safely. Days later, he arrived at Mount Shu for his arranged fight with Bai Hao, where the Tenth Sequence Holy Son Ji Changkong and the Ninth Sequence Holy Son Bai Yifei also appeared.

• Xiaoqian told Chen Changqing she had nowhere to go and wanted to follow him, but he reminded her that she was a ghost and he was a Mount Shu disciple.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian Ghost Cultivator methods and told her to cultivate in town without harming anyone, then flew away with Wangcai.
• Many days later, crowds gathered at Mount Shu’s Top 100 Battle Arena for Chen Changqing’s arranged fight with Bai Hao, who ranked tenth on the Inner Sect Top 100 Ranking.
• The disciples discussed Chen Changqing’s refusal to join Ji Changkong’s faction and doubted he could defeat Bai Hao.
• Ji Changkong arrived at the arena, followed by Bai Yifei, the Ninth Sequence Holy Son.

The Inner Sect gathered to watch Chen Changqing face Bai Hao, while Ji Changkong and Bai Yifei clashed over Chen Changqing’s refusal to join Ji’s faction. Just as the crowd feared Chen Changqing would not appear, he arrived on the arena with Wangcai.

• The disciples were shocked when Bai Yifei joined Ji Changkong to watch the duel between Chen Changqing and Bai Hao.
• Bai Yifei taunted Ji Changkong over Chen Changqing rejecting his invitation, and Ji Changkong left after declaring Bai Yifei would be disappointed.
• Liu Mu and Wang Yang waited anxiously for Chen Changqing, who had not returned to Mount Shu before the match.
• Bai Hao took the arena and questioned whether Chen Changqing had lost his nerve, while Liu Ruyan worried about Chen Changqing’s absence.
• Chen Changqing descended onto the arena in a burst of scarlet Sword Light, with Wangcai perched on his shoulder.

Chen Changqing returned to the arena just in time to face Bai Hao, whose standing among the Inner Sect’s top disciples made the crowd doubt Chen Changqing could win. Bai Hao urged him to concede, but Chen Changqing refused, and the chapter ended as disciples placed bets on the coming fight.

• Chen Changqing arrived at the arena, drawing doubt from the watching inner disciples and relief from Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Liu Ruyan, and Qingyang.
• Liu Ruyan and Qingyang wondered whether Chen Changqing could defeat Bai Hao, while Wang Yang believed his strength had likely grown during his travels.
• Bai Hao confronted Chen Changqing, boasting that he would spare him if he conceded and silently harboring resentment over Chen Changqing’s past refusal to join him.
• Chen Changqing refused to concede, and Bai Hao’s smile disappeared as he fixed him with a hostile stare.
• Inner disciples opened a betting pool, and most wagered on Bai Hao to win.

Wang Yang and Qingyang bet heavily on Chen Changqing before Bai Hao revealed overwhelming True Qi and attacked him with a sword net. Chen Changqing countered with the Technique Divine Ability Mountain Seal, crushing Bai Hao’s sword net and forcing him to one knee as the arena cracked.

• Wang Yang and Qingyang each wagered thousands of Spirit Stones on Chen Changqing to win.
• Bai Hao unleashed ninety thousand strands of True Qi, alarming the onlookers and worrying Liu Mu, Liu Ruyan, and Wang Yang.
• Bai Hao formed a vast net of Sword Qi and offered Chen Changqing a chance to surrender.
• Chen Changqing slipped through the sword net, rose above it, and unleashed the Mountain Seal Technique Divine Ability.
• The Mountain Seal shattered Bai Hao’s Sword Qi net, broke his Law Artifact longsword, and forced him to one knee as cracks spread across the arena.

Chen Changqing suppressed Bai Hao with a Technique Method Divine Ability, but Bai Hao used a blood-red pill to force a breakthrough toward the Golden Core Realm. As Bai Hao’s Golden Core began to take shape, the match remained unresolved.

• Chen Changqing overwhelmed Bai Hao’s Sword Qi with his Mountain Seal, leaving Bai Hao pinned beneath it.
• The spectators and the Holy Sons were shocked that Chen Changqing could use a Technique Method Divine Ability, while Shi Tian vowed to defeat him.
• Bai Hao rose under the Mountain Seal’s pressure and swallowed a blood-red pill after Chen Changqing mocked him.
• The pill made Bai Hao’s ninety thousand strands of True Qi condense and shattered Chen Changqing’s illusory mountain.
• Golden Core Glow enveloped Bai Hao as he began advancing to the Golden Core Realm and declared himself the victor.
• An illusory Golden Core gradually took shape inside Bai Hao.

Chen Changqing let Bai Hao use a Breakthrough Pill to reach the Golden Core Realm, confident he could still defeat him. Bai Hao attacked with a Law Artifact longsword, but Chen Changqing answered by drawing the Rainbow Sword and unleashing his Sword Intent.

• Bai Hao used a Breakthrough Pill to advance to the Golden Core Realm during his fight with Chen Changqing, shocking the spectators and drawing criticism from Liu Ruyan, Qingyang, and Bai Yifei.
• The old woman noticed that Chen Changqing had chosen not to interrupt Bai Hao, and Chen Changqing privately recalled defeating several Golden Core-level enemies before.
• Bai Hao completed his breakthrough, released his Golden Core pressure, and offered to spare Chen Changqing if he conceded.
• Chen Changqing mocked Bai Hao, who attacked him with a Law Artifact longsword and a sweeping river of Sword Qi.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Rainbow Sword and unleashed his Sword Intent, causing the swords around the arena to ring.

Chen Changqing revealed that he had comprehended Sword Intent, shocking the spectators and overpowering Bai Hao’s sword strike. He then attacked with the Rainbow Sword, destroying the arena and leaving Bai Hao’s fate unclear.

• Chen Changqing’s Sword Intent shattered Bai Hao’s sword attack, leaving Bai Hao stunned.
• Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Qingyang, Shi Tian, Liu Ruyan, and others reacted to Chen Changqing’s extraordinary talent, while Bai Yifei mocked Ji Changkong over his spent trump card.
• Chen Changqing announced that it was his turn and unleashed a powerful Rainbow Sword Technique strike at Bai Hao.
• Bai Hao tried to block the attack with his Golden Core, but the arena’s protective formation shattered and the arena collapsed in the blast.

Chen Changqing defeated the Golden Core Realm Bai Hao with a single sword strike, drawing attention across Mount Shu. As six great peaks competed to recruit him, Sect Leader Chen Yuan sent his old servant to visit, leaving open whether he would take Chen Changqing as his disciple.

• Chen Changqing knocked Bai Hao unconscious with one sword strike, shocking the crowd and earning praise from Liu Mu, Wang Yang, and the others.
• Bai Yifei warned himself that Chen Changqing would become a formidable enemy, while Ji Changkong left in anger over Bai Hao’s defeat.
• Chen Changqing returned to Azure Firmament Valley as news of his victory spread through Mount Shu.
• Six great peaks sent envoys to recruit Chen Changqing, but he stayed in his residence and told Wangcai there was no hurry to decide.
• Sect Leader Chen Yuan learned of Chen Changqing’s abilities and ordered his old servant to visit him, surprising the servant with the prospect that Chen Yuan might take a disciple.

Chen Changqing ignored the six main peaks’ offers while waiting for someone from the Sect Leader’s lineage to arrive. Mo Tianji took him to Seven Stars Peak to meet Sect Leader Chen Yuan, leaving the Inner Sect wondering whether Chen Changqing would become the Sect Leader’s disciple.

• Envoys from the six main peaks competed to recruit Chen Changqing, but he stayed in his room and told Wangcai to wait.
• Mo Tianji arrived at Azure Firmament Valley and said the Sect Leader wished to see Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing agreed to go with Mo Tianji to Seven Stars Peak, and they flew away together.
• News of Chen Changqing’s visit to Seven Stars Peak spread through the Inner Sect, prompting speculation that the Sect Leader would take him as a disciple.
• Liu Mu felt proud of Chen Changqing’s rise, while Wang Yang accepted that Chen Changqing would likely leave Azure Firmament Valley for a greater stage.

Chen Changqing joined Chen Yuan’s declining Sect Leader’s lineage as his Personal Disciple and learned he could become a Sequence Holy Son by reaching the Golden Core Realm within ten years. Chen Yuan gave him the Quasi-Immortal Artifact Silver Firmament Armor, leaving Chen Changqing with a demanding goal and a powerful new treasure.

• Qingyang, Shi Tian, and Liu Ruyan learned that Chen Changqing had gone to Seven Stars Peak and considered joining the Sect Leader’s lineage.
• Mo Tianji brought Chen Changqing to Chen Yuan, who praised his foundation and asked to take him as his Personal Disciple.
• Chen Changqing accepted, and Chen Yuan told him that three of his senior brothers had fallen while another had been away for ten years.
• Chen Yuan set Chen Changqing the goal of reaching the Golden Core Realm within ten years to qualify as the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Yuan gave Chen Changqing the Silver Firmament Armor, a Quasi-Immortal Artifact he had obtained on a Return to Ruins Battlefield.

Chen Changqing became Chen Yuan’s Personal Disciple and visited Mount Shu’s Treasure Pavilion to choose a movement method. After returning to Azure Firmament Valley, he asked Liu Mu to help Ran Hua enter the Inner Sect.

• Chen Yuan gave Chen Changqing a Quasi-Immortal Artifact and a new Identity Token, then ordered Mo Tianji to announce that Chen Changqing belonged to the Sect Leader’s lineage.
• News of Chen Changqing’s appointment spread through Mount Shu, along with rumors that he could become the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son if he reached the Golden Core Realm within ten years.
• Chen Changqing entered the Treasure Pavilion and selected the Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Step, a movement method created by the Wine Sword Immortal.
• Chen Changqing returned to Azure Firmament Valley and asked Liu Mu to let Ran Hua enter the Inner Sect.

Chen Changqing recruited Ran Hua and others to build his own faction ahead of becoming a Sequence Holy Son. Afterward, he spent his days relaxing, prompting inner disciples to criticize him for slacking off.

• Chen Changqing told Liu Mu that he intended to recruit Ran Hua as part of preparing his own faction, and Liu Mu agreed to bring him into the Inner Sect.
• Liu Mu found Ran Hua in the Seventh Courtyard and told him Chen Changqing had arranged his early admission; Ran Hua readily accepted and followed Liu Mu inside.
• Chen Changqing welcomed Ran Hua at Azure Firmament Valley, returned the Ran Family's inherited Cultivation Methods, and asked him to stay by his side and cultivate; Ran Hua agreed.
• Chen Changqing recruited Wang Yang, Qingyang, and Liu Mu to join his growing group, and all three accepted.
• Chen Changqing spent his days sleeping, walking Wangcai, and basking in the sun, while inner disciples criticized him for becoming lazy.

Over a year of seeming idleness concealed Chen Changqing’s progress, as he advanced his Sword Intent into Sword Momentum and later extracted accumulated cultivation results. The chapter left him with mastered techniques and a Dharma Treasure-like body, while his cultivation rank remained at Middle Core Formation.

• For half a year, Chen Changqing ignored rumors about his laziness and continued resting while his dog Wangcai grew larger.
• Chen Changqing promoted his completed Sword Intent and transformed it into Sword Momentum, wielding its power despite being at the Core Formation Period.
• Over the next year, Ran Hua reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, Wang Yang and Qingyang reached Late Core Formation, and Liu Mu advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Chen Changqing extracted more than a year of Idle Cultivation results, mastering progress in several techniques and the first turn of the Primordial Nine-Turn Body Refining Art.
• The body-refining art transformed Chen Changqing’s bones and skin, making his body comparable to a Dharma Treasure and strong enough to suppress cultivators below Golden Core with physical strength alone.

Chen Changqing extracted the Invincible Golden Core Method’s cultivation results and surged toward the Golden Core realm, producing a thousand-zhang Golden Core Glow. The spectacle shocked Mount Shu’s disciples and leaders, while Chen Yuan realized Chen Changqing had surpassed the ten-year deadline he had set for becoming the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.

• Chen Changqing waited for the Invincible Golden Core Method’s one hundred thousand drills to advance his cultivation and hoped to condense nine Golden Cores.
• Golden Qi and profound runes surged into Chen Changqing, raising his cultivation from the Middle Core Formation Stage through the Late Core Formation Stage and Core Formation Great Perfection.
• Chen Changqing began breaking through to the Golden Core realm, and his Golden Core Glow illuminated the room before soaring into the sky.
• Elder Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Ran Hua, Qingyang, and Mount Shu’s disciples were shocked as the Golden Core Glow spread across the sacred land and reached a thousand zhang.
• Chen Yuan and Mo Tianji saw the phenomenon from Seven Stars Peak, and Chen Yuan admitted he had underestimated Chen Changqing after setting him a ten-year deadline to become the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.

After more than a year of idle cultivation, Chen Changqing completed his breakthrough in Azure Firmament Valley and condensed nine Golden Cores. His new power left him wondering whether he was invincible among Golden Core cultivators.

• Chen Changqing’s thousand-zhang Golden Core Glow illuminated Mount Shu for hours, astonishing the sect and prompting Liu Ruyan, Granny Ye, Liu Mu, Wang Yang, and Ran Hua to worry about his breakthrough.
• Chen Changqing’s True Qi condensed into nine distinct Golden Cores, each with its own qualities, including a final core bearing both Yin Qi and Yang Qi.
• The Little Golden Man’s golden currents faded after the ninth core formed, and the Golden Core Glow vanished from Mount Shu’s night sky.
• Chen Changqing opened his eyes, felt the nine cores resonating and absorbing Spiritual Qi, and marveled at his strength after reaching the Golden Core Realm.

After breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, Chen Changqing unlocked the system’s fusion function and fused the Three Seals into a technique capable of suppressing Purple Mansion cultivators. He then headed to Seven Stars Peak to claim the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son position promised by Chen Yuan.

• The system unlocked a function that could fuse same-type cultivation methods, pills, and spirit treasures once a year.
• Chen Changqing fused the Mountain Seal, Water Seal, and Fire Seal into the Three Extremes Origin Seal, which could suppress Purple Mansion Realm cultivators.
• Liu Mu, Ran Hua, and Wang Yang congratulated Chen Changqing on reaching the Golden Core Realm, while Liu Mu sensed his unusual strength.
• Chen Changqing told Liu Mu he would visit his master, Chen Yuan, to claim the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son position promised for reaching the Golden Core Realm within ten years.
• Chen Changqing arrived at the Headmaster’s Hall on Seven Stars Peak and found Chen Yuan waiting outside the window.

Chen Changqing showed Chen Yuan the token connected to his cultivation method, and Chen Yuan recognized it from the Universe Secret Realm. The realm would open in three months, but the Dao Sect controlled access to it.

• Chen Yuan discovered that Chen Changqing had formed nine Golden Cores and placed a Secret Concealment Technique on him.
• Chen Yuan agreed to convene the Seven Peak Masters the next day to discuss appointing Chen Changqing as Mount Shu's Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Changqing showed Chen Yuan the fused token and asked whether he recognized it.
• Chen Yuan recalled seeing a similar token in the Universe Secret Realm a hundred years earlier and explained that the realm would open again in three months.
• Chen Yuan revealed that the Dao Sect controlled the Universe Secret Realm, and Chen Changqing said the token was crucial to his future cultivation.

Chen Changqing secured permission from Chen Yuan to enter the Dao Sect-controlled Universe Secret Realm in three months. On his way back, he defeated Shi Tian with one palm, and Shi Tian pledged to join his camp.

• Chen Yuan told Chen Changqing he could enter the Universe Secret Realm in three months, and Chen Changqing thanked him before leaving.
• Chen Changqing headed to Azure Firmament Valley and decided to prepare carefully for the secret realm.
• Shi Tian challenged Chen Changqing, offering to join his camp if Chen Changqing defeated him.
• Shi Tian attacked with the power of his newly attained Golden Core Realm, but Chen Changqing repelled him with a single palm strike.
• Shi Tian admitted defeat and pledged himself to Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing defeated Shi Tian and accepted him as a follower, while Sect Master Chen Yuan summoned the Seven Peak Masters to propose making Changqing the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son. The Peak Masters opposed the appointment, and powerful ancestors appeared to challenge Chen Yuan’s authority.

• Chen Changqing helped Shi Tian up and brought him under his command, while agreeing that Shi Tian could leave once he defeated him.
• Shi Tian asked how Chen Changqing cultivated, but Chen Changqing told him he would understand in time.
• The Seven Peak Masters answered the Golden Bell’s summons and gathered in the Council Hall before Chen Yuan.
• Chen Yuan announced that he intended to establish Chen Changqing as Mount Shu’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son, but all Seven Peak Masters objected.
• Chen Yuan released his pressure to confront their opposition, then Ancestor Zhanqiong appeared behind True Person Tianbo and challenged Chen Yuan’s authority.
• Six more figures materialized behind the other six Peak Masters.

Chen Yuan’s attempt to appoint Chen Changqing as Mount Shu’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son was blocked by the Seven Main Peaks’ powerful elders, who insisted that Chen Changqing clear the Heavenly Pass first. Chen Changqing accepted the challenge, scheduled for three days later, and confidently promised Chen Yuan he would pass.

• Seven powers behind the Seven Main Peaks appeared and opposed Chen Yuan’s plan to appoint Chen Changqing as a Sequence Holy Son.
• Ancestor Cloud Perch proposed that Chen Changqing challenge the seven-trial Heavenly Pass, and the powers agreed to recognize him if he succeeded.
• Chen Yuan accepted the proposal and set the challenge for three days later.
• Mo Tianji brought Chen Changqing to the Council Hall, where Chen Yuan explained the opposition and the Heavenly Pass trials.
• Chen Changqing learned that the trials would not exceed Purple Mansion level and confidently vowed to clear them.

Chen Changqing challenged the Heavenly Pass in the Treasure Pagoda and cleared its first five trials with ease, astonishing the Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Masters. He entered the sixth floor, where an opponent resembling War Dome Peak Master True Person Tianbo appeared.

• Chen Changqing returned to Azure Firmament Valley and learned that each of the Seven Main Peaks had a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator behind it.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing met Chen Yuan and the Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Masters at Seven Stars Peak to challenge the Heavenly Pass for recognition as a Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Yuan summoned the seven-story Treasure Pagoda, and Chen Changqing entered its first floor to face Earth Source Fire.
• Chen Changqing crossed the Earth Source Fire and then the Weak Water on the second floor without being harmed, relying on his powerful body.
• Chen Changqing effortlessly cleared the first five trials, leaving the Peak Masters stunned, then reached the sixth floor, where a figure resembling True Person Tianbo appeared with a Bronze Ancient Halberd.

Chen Changqing killed True Person Tianbo’s Late Golden Core phantom with one sword and advanced to the seventh floor of the Heavenly Pass Treasure Pagoda. There, he faced Lie Yangzi’s Purple Mansion External Avatar and unleashed the Three Extremes Origin Seal after his sword strike was stopped.

• Chen Changqing recognized True Person Tianbo’s phantom as a Late Golden Core opponent and accepted its challenge.
• Chen Changqing beheaded True Person Tianbo’s phantom with one strike of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, shocking the Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Masters.
• Chen Yuan reflected that Chen Changqing had condensed nine Golden Cores, while Chen Changqing advanced to the Treasure Pagoda’s seventh floor.
• Chen Changqing faced Lie Yangzi’s Purple Mansion External Avatar, whose palm shattered his first sword strike.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Three Extremes Origin Seal, a fusion of the Mountain Seal, Fire Seal, and Water Seal, which expanded and bore down as the Heavenly Pass space twisted.

Chen Changqing defeated Lie Yangzi's Purple Mansion Avatar and cleared the Heavenly Pass, earning recognition as Shu Mountain Sacred Land's Eleventh Sequence Holy Son. Chen Yuan gave him a peak to rule, which Chen Changqing named Evergreen Peak, and he returned to Azure Firmament Valley to tell his companions he had succeeded.

• Chen Changqing used the Three Extremes Origin Seal, the Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Step, and a powerful sword strike to destroy Lie Yangzi's Purple Mansion Avatar.
• Chen Changqing emerged from the Heavenly Pass, and the Seven Main Peaks recognized him as Shu Mountain Sacred Land's Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Yuan gave Chen Changqing a Jade Token and granted him a peak, which Chen Changqing named Evergreen Peak.
• Chen Changqing returned to Azure Firmament Valley, where Ran Hua asked whether he had succeeded, and he confidently said he could not have failed.