Recaps

Shu Mountain erupted after Chen Changqing replaced Jian Zhenzi at the top of the Azure Dragon Ranking, astonishing disciples and peak masters alike. As Chen Changqing’s rise drew praise and envy, the story left Shu Mountain celebrating Chen Yuan’s two prodigious disciples who had each reigned over their generation.

• Shu Mountain learned that Jian Zhenzi’s name had vanished from the Azure Dragon Ranking and speculated that he had either reached the Nascent Soul Realm or fallen.
• Shu Mountain discovered that Chen Changqing had taken first place, and Ran Hua, Shi Tian, Wang Yang, and Liu Mu marveled at his rapid rise.
• Ji Changkong reacted with anger and suspicion, remembering how Chen Changqing had refused to join his ranks and defeated his subordinate Bai Hao.
• Liu Ruyan was shocked by Chen Changqing’s achievement, while Granny Ye praised his talent and acknowledged Liu Ruyan’s judgment.
• The Peak Masters of Shu Mountain’s Seven Main Peaks praised Chen Changqing, and they recognized that Sect Master Chen Yuan had guided two disciples who reached the top of the Azure Dragon Ranking.

Chen Yuan learned that Chen Changqing had taken first place on the Azure Dragon Ranking and worried about his missing disciple, while Mo Tianji reassured him that Changqing was safe. Chen Changqing returned from the Blood Moon World to Medicine God Valley, where its disciples attacked him before he could explain himself.

• Chen Yuan celebrated Chen Changqing's rise to the top of the Azure Dragon Ranking but worried because Changqing had not returned from the Universe Secret Realm.
• Mo Tianji told Chen Yuan that Changqing's ranking showed he was safe, easing Chen Yuan's concern.
• Chen Changqing emerged from a spatial rift and realized he had returned to the Nine Provinces Continent without knowing where he was.
• Chen Changqing recognized that he had arrived at Medicine God Valley and thought of visiting Hua Yao, who had given him a keepsake.
• A young man accused Chen Changqing of trespassing and ordered the Medicine God Valley disciples to seize him.
• Chen Changqing released his Purple Mansion pressure, shattering the disciples' incoming attacks before they could reach him.

Chen Changqing arrived in Medicine God Valley, where its Core Formation disciples mistook him for an intruder and attacked. Yao Feng recognized him as the Azure Dragon Ranking’s number one and took him to see Hua Yao.

• Chen Changqing’s pressure injured the Medicine God Valley disciples who confronted him, but he spared them because they belonged to the valley.
• The disciples called for help, and Yao Feng arrived after sensing a surge of Spiritual Power.
• Yao Feng recognized Chen Changqing and was shocked to find him in Medicine God Valley, having thought he was trapped in the Universe Secret Realm.
• The disciples realized Chen Changqing was the number one on the Azure Dragon Ranking and feared they had nearly attacked him fatally.
• Yao Feng assumed Chen Changqing had come to see Hua Yao and led him to her, while Chen Changqing tried to explain he had been passing through.

Yao Feng brought Chen Changqing to Medicine God Valley, where Hua Yao joyfully reunited with him and learned that he had been separated from Wangcai during teleportation. Hua Yao invited Chen Changqing to stay and tour the valley, but several figures arrived before he could answer.

• Yao Feng led Chen Changqing through Medicine God Valley to Hua Yao's courtyard, drawing the disciples' attention.
• Hua Yao saw Chen Changqing, dropped her watering pot, and rushed into his arms; Yao Feng left them alone after hiding his envy.
• Chen Changqing explained that a teleportation accident had sent him to another Minor World and separated him from Wangcai.
• Chen Changqing reassured Hua Yao that Wangcai was alive because their master-servant contract remained intact.
• Hua Yao asked whether Chen Changqing had come specifically to see her, and he said yes before she invited him to stay and tour the valley.
• Several figures entered the garden before Chen Changqing could answer Hua Yao's invitation.

Chen Changqing met Hua Yao’s father, Hua Gu, the valley master of Medicine God Valley, who thanked him for saving Hua Yao but doubted his suitability as her suitor. Hua Gu challenged Chen Changqing’s cultivation, and Chen Changqing asked what level he needed to reach to court Hua Yao.

• Chen Changqing greeted Hua Gu after Hua Lixuan introduced him as the Mount Shu disciple who had saved Hua Yao.
• Hua Gu invited Chen Changqing to stay in Medicine God Valley while privately assessing whether he was worthy of his daughter.
• Yao Feng saw Hua Yao openly admire Chen Changqing and felt bitter about losing his expected place as Medicine God Valley’s son-in-law.
• Hua Yao praised Chen Changqing’s achievements, including taking first place on the Azure Dragon Ranking, while Chen Changqing wondered how he had earned the ranking.
• Hua Gu told Chen Changqing that his cultivation was not enough to court Hua Yao, and Chen Changqing calmly asked what level would be required.

At Medicine God Valley, Hua Gu challenged Chen Changqing to reach the Nascent Soul Realm before he would approve a relationship with Hua Yao, and Chen Changqing insisted he could do it within a year. After spending three days with Hua Yao, Chen Changqing departed, leaving her determined to support him.

• Hua Gu offered to approve Chen Changqing and Hua Yao being together if Chen Changqing reached the Nascent Soul Realm within three years.
• Chen Changqing accepted the challenge but declared that one year would be enough, astonishing Hua Yao, Yao Feng, Hua Gu, and Hua Lixuan.
• Hua Gu promised to escort Hua Yao to Mount Shu if Chen Changqing fulfilled the one-year challenge, then left with Hua Lixuan and Yao Feng.
• Chen Changqing asked Hua Yao if she would be willing to be with him if he reached Nascent Soul in a year, and she shyly agreed.
• After three days at Medicine God Valley, Chen Changqing accepted Hua Yao's healing pills and herbs and departed on the Rainbow Sword.
• Hua Yao watched Chen Changqing leave, recalled the Pure World White Lotus he had helped her pick, and vowed to work hard and help him if needed.

Chen Changqing encountered Ghost Qi in a town he had once visited and discovered that Xiaoqian had become a Ghost General and established a temple there. After reuniting with her, he asked how she had gained merit despite being a Ghost Cultivator.

• Hua Gu asked Hua Lixuan whether Chen Changqing was worth investing in, and Hua Lixuan declared his faith in Chen Changqing’s talent.
• Chen Changqing sensed Ghost Qi while flying toward Mount Shu and descended into the town where he and Rujie had once fought Granny Ghost.
• Chen Changqing followed the Ghost Qi to a temple built over the former battlefield and entered its rear courtyard.
• Xiaoqian appeared and recognized Chen Changqing, whom she called her benefactor.
• Xiaoqian led Chen Changqing through a barrier, and he asked how she had acquired merit while cultivating as a ghost.

Xiaoqian explained how Chen Changqing’s Ghost Cultivator Cultivation Method had helped her protect villagers and earn their devotion, but a Mount Shu cultivator arrived to punish her. Chen Changqing stopped Ma Yang’s attack and revealed a Mount Shu Sequence Holy Son Token, leaving Ma Yang stunned.

• Xiaoqian told Chen Changqing that his Ghost Cultivator Cultivation Method had helped her grow stronger, protect villagers, and receive incense offerings at her temple.
• A Purple Mansion Cultivator from Mount Shu arrived, and Xiaoqian explained that she had driven off Mount Shu disciples who had discovered her Ghost Qi a month earlier.
• Chen Changqing and Xiaoqian left the barrier to face Ma Yang, who identified himself as a disciple of War Dome Peak and threatened to destroy them.
• Ma Yang attacked Chen Changqing with Sword Qi, but Chen Changqing’s Mountain Seal shattered it.
• Chen Changqing produced a Mount Shu Sequence Holy Son Token marked with the number eleven, and Ma Yang recognized it in disbelief.

Chen Changqing revealed himself as Mount Shu’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son, protected Xiaoqian from Ma Yang, and gave her a talisman and a Mystic Yin Bracelet before leaving. Three days later, he returned to Shu Mountain Sacred Land, where an excited Outer Sect disciple greeted him at the mountain gate.

• Chen Changqing showed Ma Yang his Sequence Holy Son Token and confirmed that he was the Eleventh Sequence Holy Son of Mount Shu.
• Ma Yang withdrew his Qi, apologized, and agreed to conceal the encounter after Chen Changqing told him the area was under his care.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian a Mount Shu protection talisman and a high-grade Mystic Yin Bracelet to help refine her ghost body.
• Xiaoqian accepted the gifts and vowed to cultivate diligently so she could someday help Chen Changqing.
• Three days later, Chen Changqing returned to Shu Mountain Sacred Land, where an Outer Sect disciple ran up and greeted him.

Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu, where he rewarded a former Outer Sect disciple and drew attention from the entire sect. After reuniting with his friends and prompting Liu Ruyan’s joy, he went to see Chen Yuan and encountered an unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivator.

• Chen Changqing met Lin Yuan at the mountain gate and gave him a pill that could help him reach Foundation Establishment, encouraging him to strive for the Inner Sect.
• News of Chen Changqing’s return spread through Mount Shu, and inner disciples hurried to Evergreen Peak with gifts.
• Liu Ruyan learned that Chen Changqing had returned and was overcome with relief and happiness.
• Ran Hua, Wang Yang, Shi Tian, Qingyang, and Elder Liu Mu celebrated Chen Changqing’s return at Evergreen Peak.
• Chen Changqing went to Seven Stars Peak to pay his respects to Chen Yuan and found him with a cold-faced, white-robed Nascent Soul cultivator.

Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu and met his eldest senior brother, Jian Zhenzi, after being trapped in the Universe Secret Realm and sent to the Blood Moon World. He opened a sealed Treasure Box with Chen Yuan’s help, and the Token inside fused with the one from his Heaven-Stepping Ring.

• Chen Changqing returned safely to Mount Shu, and Chen Yuan welcomed him after learning he had been trapped in the Universe Secret Realm.
• Chen Yuan introduced Jian Zhenzi as Chen Changqing’s eldest senior brother and Mount Shu’s First Sequence Holy Son.
• Jian Zhenzi praised Chen Changqing’s talent, and Chen Changqing explained how an accident had sent him to the Blood Moon World.
• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan to open a Treasure Box, and Chen Yuan removed its Spirit Transformation Seal.
• Chen Changqing and Chen Yuan found an ancient Token inside the Treasure Box, and the Token in Chen Changqing’s Heaven-Stepping Ring flew out and fused with it.

After the Tokens fused without offering Chen Changqing a cultivation method, Jian Zhenzi revealed that he had seen a similar Token in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, where living immortals were said to exist. Chen Changqing also revealed his six Purple Mansions and asked Chen Yuan for treasures to advance his remaining Golden Cores, then left after his master agreed to search for Five Elements Origin treasures.

• The Tokens fused and vanished into Chen Changqing’s Heaven-Stepping Ring without giving him any cultivation guidance.
• Jian Zhenzi said he had seen a similar Token in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, and Chen Yuan explained that the ancient battlefield was said to contain living immortals.
• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan about treasures containing the Five Elements Origin and Four Symbols Power, then revealed his six Purple Mansions and three unopened Golden Cores.
• Chen Changqing said he needed those powers to open his remaining Golden Cores into Purple Mansions, and Chen Yuan agreed to search for Five Elements Origin treasures.
• Chen Changqing thanked Chen Yuan, spoke briefly with him and Jian Zhenzi, and took his leave.

After Chen Changqing topped the Azure Dragon Ranking, he returned to Evergreen Peak, where disciples and Mount Shu Holy Sons crowded to congratulate him and seek his favor. Liu Ruyan arrived last and greeted him by saying his might now shook the Nine Provinces.

• Chen Yuan told Jian Zhenzi that Chen Changqing had spent his days sleeping, basking in the sun, and walking Little Black Dog rather than cultivating diligently.
• Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak and found inner disciples gathered outside with gifts and requests to join his ranks.
• Ran Hua, Liu Mu, Wang Yang, and the others welcomed Chen Changqing back and congratulated him on taking first place on the Azure Dragon Ranking.
• Ji Changkong and Bai Yifei, followed by other Sequence Holy Sons, visited Chen Changqing to congratulate him, sound him out, or offer their support.
• Liu Ruyan arrived at Chen Changqing’s courtyard and told him that his might now shook the Nine Provinces.

Liu Ruyan revealed that she was a princess of the Maple Leaf Dynasty and asked Chen Changqing to accompany her to the Hundred Dynasties War, and he agreed. After she left, Jian Zhenzi arrived on Chen Yuan’s orders with something for Chen Changqing and also proposed sparring with him.

• Liu Ruyan asked Chen Changqing to accompany her to the Hundred Dynasties War in a month and revealed that she was a princess of the Maple Leaf Dynasty.
• Chen Changqing agreed to help Liu Ruyan because he had promised to do one thing for her.
• Ran Hua teased Chen Changqing about his relationship with Liu Ruyan, and Chen Changqing told him to focus on cultivating.
• Ran Hua told Chen Changqing that a senior brother was waiting for him, and Chen Changqing recognized the visitor as Jian Zhenzi.
• Jian Zhenzi said he had come on Chen Yuan’s orders to deliver something to Chen Changqing and wanted to spar with him.

Jian Zhenzi gave Chen Changqing a vial of Weak Water, which could help him cultivate the Water Origin, then challenged him to spar. The two met on Evergreen Peak as their fellow disciples gathered to watch, but the chapter ended before the fight began.

• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing he had come to spar, and Chen Changqing accepted the challenge.
• Chen Changqing introduced Jian Zhenzi to Ran Hua, who was stunned to meet Mount Shu’s First Sequence Holy Son.
• Jian Zhenzi gave Chen Changqing a vial of Weak Water sent by Chen Yuan, and Chen Changqing recognized it as what he needed to cultivate the Water Origin.
• Chen Changqing led Jian Zhenzi to a clearing on Evergreen Peak, while Ran Hua spread word of their impending duel.
• Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Shi Tian, and Qingyang gathered to watch, with Wang Yang favoring Jian Zhenzi and Liu Mu predicting that Chen Changqing might surprise them.

Chen Changqing tested his strength against Jian Zhenzi, Mount Shu’s First Sequence Holy Son, while Jian Zhenzi suppressed his cultivation to the Purple Mansion Realm. Jian Zhenzi broke Chen Changqing’s sword strike and Three Extremes Origin Seal, and Chen Changqing prepared to continue fighting without using his Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.

• Jian Zhenzi promised to suppress his cultivation to the Purple Mansion Realm, and Chen Changqing accepted his challenge.
• Chen Changqing attacked with the Rainbow Sword Technique, but Jian Zhenzi dispelled the strike with a stream of Sword Qi.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Three Extremes Origin Seal, forcing Jian Zhenzi to draw his Tianxiao Sword.
• Jian Zhenzi used the Heaven-Breaking Sword to shatter the Three Extremes Origin Seal with a single strike.
• Jian Zhenzi observed that Chen Changqing’s mastery of seals surpassed his swordsmanship, and Chen Changqing resolved to keep fighting without using the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.

Chen Changqing tested his Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist against Jian Zhenzi, first matching his senior brother’s sword strike and then forcing him to unleash his Nascent Soul strength. The second punch left Jian Zhenzi injured and Chen Changqing exhausted, with the sparring’s outcome unresolved.

• Chen Changqing summoned the Nine-Layer Heavenly Palace and struck Jian Zhenzi with the first form of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, Heavenly Collapse.
• Jian Zhenzi countered with Sword Annihilation, and their attacks collided in a draw as Liu Mu, Xuanming, Xuanqing, and the others watched.
• Jian Zhenzi recognized that Chen Changqing had not reached his limit, and Chen Changqing unleashed the second form of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, Starfall.
• Jian Zhenzi stopped suppressing his cultivation and used Sword Guard: Heavenly Dipper to defend against Starfall.
• The attack left Jian Zhenzi wounded in a huge crater, while Chen Changqing landed on one knee, pale and exhausted.

Chen Changqing defeated Jian Zhenzi in their sparring match, earning his senior brother’s admiration and learning about Mount Shu’s Sword Graveyard. Back in his residence, he extracted the completed Sword Momentum cultivation results from the AFK System.

• Chen Changqing struck Jian Zhenzi with the Second Form of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, badly injuring him and stunning the watching crowd.
• Jian Zhenzi conceded the match, and Chen Changqing acknowledged that his senior brother would likely have won if they had fought without restraint.
• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing that he could enter the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard to seek an inheritance, where Divine Swords and even Immortal Artifacts were kept.
• Chen Changqing decided to visit the Sword Graveyard, then returned to his residence after Jian Zhenzi departed.
• Chen Changqing checked the AFK System, found that Sword Momentum had reached 100% progress, and extracted its results.

Chen Changqing advanced his Sword Momentum to Sword Domain and tested its power across Evergreen Peak. After refining a drop of Weak Water, he opened his seventh Purple Mansion and prepared to visit his Master about the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard.

• Chen Changqing's Sword Momentum advanced to Sword Domain, spreading its power across Evergreen Peak and letting him destroy a boulder with a sword phantom made from a fallen leaf.
• Liu Mu and the others felt the Sword Domain's pressure, and Liu Mu suspected Chen Changqing had cultivated a domain before telling the group it was likely released inadvertently during cultivation.
• Chen Changqing resumed idle cultivation for Sword Domain, then took a drop of Weak Water from his Heavenly Street and began refining it.
• After five days, Chen Changqing used the refined Weak Water to break a Golden Core and open his seventh Purple Mansion.
• Chen Changqing left the quiet chamber, intending to see his Master and seek a fortuitous opportunity at the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard.

Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that the Weak Water had helped him open a seventh Purple Mansion, then received the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation, a sword manual created by Chen Yuan’s fallen friend. Chen Yuan took him to the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard, where two Tribulation Transcendence elders guarded the entrance.

• Chen Changqing reported opening a seventh Purple Mansion, and Chen Yuan praised his progress.
• Chen Changqing asked to visit the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard, so Chen Yuan gave him the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation manual.
• Chen Changqing read the manual’s first forms and used his system to begin idle cultivation of the swordsmanship.
• Chen Yuan carried Chen Changqing to the Sword Graveyard, where two Tribulation Transcendence elders greeted him.
• Chen Yuan told the elders that he had brought Chen Changqing to obtain a sword.

Chen Changqing entered Mount Shu's Sword Graveyard and won the acknowledgment of every Divine Sword within it. After sensing the graveyard for three days in search of a stronger weapon, he triggered a surge of Sword Qi that spread across the sacred land and drew the Seven Main Peaks' Peak Masters to the gate.

• Chen Changqing entered the Sword Graveyard and released his presence, causing ten thousand Divine Swords to cry out and rise into the air.
• Chen Yuan and the two Tribulation Transcendence elders realized that every sword had acknowledged Chen Changqing, while Chen Changqing suspected his Sword Domain was responsible.
• Chen Changqing continued sensing the graveyard, hoping to draw out a Quasi-Immortal Artifact or an Immortal Sword.
• On the third day, a tremendous surge of Sword Qi erupted from the Sword Graveyard, pierced its barrier, and spread across Mount Shu's sacred land.
• The Seven Main Peaks' Peak Masters flew to the Sword Graveyard and greeted Chen Yuan outside its gate.

Chen Changqing awakened a powerful sword in Mount Shu’s Sword Graveyard, causing every sword there to submit to its might. The Thunder Flame Sword, one of the legendary Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, emerged, astonishing Chen Yuan and the Seven Peak Masters.

• The Seven Peak Masters recognized Chen Changqing in the Sword Graveyard and marveled at his rise to the top of the Azure Dragon Ranking.
• Chen Changqing sensed that the source of the Sword Qi lay at the center of the Sword Graveyard and saw a brilliant light erupt from the ground.
• The countless Divine Swords lowered their tips and hummed in submission as Chen Changqing wondered whether he had drawn out a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.
• A longsword wrapped in thunder and fire rose into the sky, and Chen Changqing felt its Sword Qi suppress him.
• Chen Yuan and the others identified the sword as the Thunder Flame Sword, one of the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords and a Quasi-Immortal Artifact in its own right.

Chen Changqing gained the Thunder Flame Sword’s recognition in the Sword Graveyard, learned its sword technique, and bonded with the Quasi-Immortal Artifact. He emerged to find Chen Yuan, the two guarding elders, and the Peak Masters of all Seven Main Peaks waiting outside.

• Chen Changqing charged through the Thunder Flame Sword’s Sword Qi and seized its hilt, suppressing its backlash with his seven Purple Mansions.
• The Thunder Flame Sword recognized Chen Changqing and revealed that it was the peak Quasi-Immortal Artifact Thunder Flame Sword, one of the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, while granting him the Thunder Flame Sword Technique inheritance.
• Chen Changqing used Idle Cultivation to begin practicing the Thunder Flame Sword Technique, then bonded with the sword by dripping his Essence Blood onto its blade.
• The crowd outside was stunned to see Chen Changqing bond with the sword so easily, and Chen Yuan praised him excitedly.
• Chen Changqing left the Sword Graveyard and froze when he saw the Seven Peak Masters gathered with Chen Yuan and the two elders.

After obtaining the Thunder Flame Sword, Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak and fused his sword techniques through the system. Three days later, the fusion produced the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, whose first two forms were revealed.

• Chen Changqing accepted congratulations from Chen Yuan, the elders, and the Seven Peak Masters after the Thunder Flame Sword acknowledged him.
• Chen Yuan examined the Thunder Flame Sword and urged Chen Changqing to cultivate toward the Nascent Soul Realm and eventually seek the Heavenly Strike Sword.
• Back at Evergreen Peak, Chen Changqing activated the system's Fusion Function and selected five sword techniques to combine.
• The system began a fusion that would take three days, and Chen Changqing realized the techniques' extraordinary origins made the process longer.
• Three days later, the system announced the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, revealing its five-form structure and describing Spirit Slaying and Immortal Slaughter.

Chen Changqing discovered the Immortal Execution Sword Technique and began training it through Idle Cultivation. He returned the Rainbow Sword to Ran Hua, then left to meet Liu Ruyan, who had come to see him about the Hundred Dynasties War.

• Chen Changqing discovered that the Immortal Execution Sword Technique had five increasingly powerful forms, then began Idle Cultivation of it.
• Chen Changqing visited Ran Hua and returned the Rainbow Sword, which had belonged to Ran Hua's ancestor.
• Ran Hua accepted the sword gratefully and resolved to repay Chen Changqing's kindness through diligent cultivation.
• Wang Yang told Chen Changqing that Liu Ruyan had come to see him, and Chen Changqing left to meet her about the Hundred Dynasties War.