Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing arrived at Medicine God Valley, where Core Formation disciples mistook him for an intruder and attacked before Yao Feng recognized him. Yao Feng took Chen Changqing to see Hua Yao, while the disciples were left shaken by their encounter with the Azure Dragon Ranking’s top cultivator.

• Chen Changqing’s aura sent several Medicine God Valley Core Formation disciples flying, and he warned them he had no intention of leaving yet.
• Yao Feng arrived after sensing the spiritual power and recognized Chen Changqing, whom he had met in the Universe Secret Realm.
• The disciples realized Chen Changqing was the number one on the Azure Dragon Ranking and regretted attacking him.
• Yao Feng guessed Chen Changqing had come to see Hua Yao and offered to lead him to her.
• Chen Changqing followed Yao Feng, and the remaining disciples sighed in relief after the two left.

Yao Feng brought Chen Changqing to Medicine God Valley, where Hua Yao joyfully reunited with him and asked about his disappearance from the Universe Secret Realm. Hua Yao invited him to stay for a few days, but before he could answer, several figures entered the garden.

• Yao Feng led Chen Changqing through Medicine God Valley to Hua Yao's secluded courtyard, drawing the disciples' attention.
• Hua Yao recognized Chen Changqing, dropped her watering pot, and ran into his arms before Yao Feng left them alone.
• Chen Changqing told Hua Yao that a teleportation accident had sent him to another minor world and separated him from Wangcai.
• Chen Changqing assured Hua Yao that Wangcai was safe because their master-servant contract remained intact.
• Hua Yao asked whether Chen Changqing had come to see her, and he said yes; 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, who invited him to stay in Medicine God Valley while judging whether he was worthy of his daughter. After Hua Gu bluntly said Chen Changqing’s cultivation was insufficient to associate with Hua Yao, Chen Changqing asked what cultivation level would be enough.

• Hua Lixuan introduced Chen Changqing to Hua Gu, the Valley Master of Medicine God Valley, and Hua Gu thanked him for saving Hua Yao.
• Hua Gu invited Chen Changqing to stay for a few days so he could observe him, though he privately considered him unworthy of Hua Yao despite his talents.
• Yao Feng watched Hua Yao openly admire Chen Changqing and lamented that Chen Changqing had displaced him as the favored son-in-law.
• Hua Yao praised Chen Changqing’s accomplishments and revealed that he had taken first place on the Azure Dragon Ranking, surprising him.
• Hua Gu told Chen Changqing his cultivation was not enough to associate with Hua Yao, and Chen Changqing asked what level would be sufficient.

Chen Changqing agreed to Hua Gu’s condition that he reach the Nascent Soul Realm before courting Hua Yao, then challenged himself to do it within one year. After three days in Medicine God Valley, he departed with Hua Yao’s gifts, while she resolved to work hard as well.

• Hua Gu offered to let Chen Changqing court Hua Yao if he advanced from Purple Mansion to Nascent Soul within three years.
• Chen Changqing declared that three years was too long and promised to reach Nascent Soul within one year, shocking Hua Yao, Yao Feng, Hua Gu, and Hua Lixuan.
• Hua Gu approved of Chen Changqing’s confidence and promised to send Hua Yao to Mount Shu if he fulfilled the one-year challenge.
• Chen Changqing asked Hua Yao if she would agree to be with him once he reached Nascent Soul, and Hua Yao shyly agreed.
• After staying in Medicine God Valley for three days, Chen Changqing accepted Hua Yao’s Storage Bag of pills and herbs and rode away on the Rainbow Sword.
• Hua Yao watched Chen Changqing leave and vowed to work hard, offering to help him if he could not meet the challenge.

After leaving Medicine God Valley, Chen Changqing sensed Ghost Qi in a town where he had once fought Granny Ghost and discovered Xiaoqian living there as a powerful ghost cultivator. He reunited with her and asked how she had gained an aura of merit.

• Hua Gu worried whether Chen Changqing was worth Medicine God Valley's investment, while Hua Lixuan praised his talent and Hua Gu hoped he could reach the Nascent Soul stage within a year.
• Chen Changqing sensed Ghost Qi above the town where he and Rujie had once killed Granny Ghost, then followed it to a newly built temple.
• Chen Changqing entered the temple's rear courtyard, where Xiaoqian appeared and recognized him as her benefactor.
• Chen Changqing learned Xiaoqian had advanced from a wandering ghost to a Ghost General and sensed merit in her aura.
• Xiaoqian brought Chen Changqing through a barrier, and he asked how she had acquired her aura of merit.

Xiaoqian explained to Chen Changqing how his ghost cultivation technique helped her become a revered protector of the townspeople. When Ma Yang of Mount Shu's War Dome Peak attacked her, Chen Changqing stopped his sword strike and revealed a Mount Shu Sequence Holy Son Token.

• Xiaoqian told Chen Changqing that she had used the ghost cultivation technique he gave her to rescue villagers, earn their offerings, and begin cultivating a meritorious ghost body.
• Xiaoqian explained that Mount Shu disciples had discovered her Ghost Qi a month earlier, and Ma Yang had come to deal with her.
• Ma Yang identified himself as a Purple Mansion disciple of War Dome Peak and declared that he would destroy Xiaoqian and Chen Changqing.
• Xiaoqian stepped in front of Chen Changqing as Ma Yang attacked, but Chen Changqing shattered Ma Yang's Sword Qi with a Mountain Seal.
• Chen Changqing revealed a Mount Shu token marked with the number Eleven, and Ma Yang recognized it as a Sequence Holy Son Token.

Chen Changqing revealed that he was Mount Shu’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son, stopping Ma Yang from attacking Xiaoqian and giving her protection and a magical treasure. Three days later, Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu, where an excited outer sect disciple greeted him.

• Chen Changqing identified himself as Mount Shu’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son, and Ma Yang withdrew his threat and apologized.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian a Jade Talisman to protect her from Mount Shu disciples and told Ma Yang to keep the incident quiet.
• Chen Changqing gave Xiaoqian the Mystic Yin Bracelet, and she vowed to cultivate until she could help him.
• Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu three days later and was greeted excitedly by an outer sect disciple.

Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu, gave Lin Yuan a Foundation Establishment pill, and drew excitement from disciples and friends across the sect. He then went to Seven Stars Peak to greet Chen Yuan and encountered a formidable white-robed Nascent Soul cultivator.

• Chen Changqing recognized that Lin Yuan guarded the mountain gate and gave him a pill that could help him reach Foundation Establishment.
• Chen Changqing encouraged Lin Yuan to work hard and seek him out at Evergreen Peak if he entered the Inner Sect, then flew away.
• News of Chen Changqing’s return spread through Mount Shu, and disciples hurried to Evergreen Peak with gifts.
• Liu Ruyan learned Chen Changqing had returned and reacted with relief and joy.
• 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, greeted Chen Yuan, and saw a cold-faced white-robed Nascent Soul cultivator carrying a longsword.

Chen Changqing returned to Mount Shu and reunited with his master, Chen Yuan, and his eldest senior brother, Jian Zhenzi. After Chen Yuan opened a sealed treasure box, its token fused with the matching token Chen Changqing had obtained in the Universe Secret Realm.

• Chen Changqing returned safely, and Chen Yuan welcomed him and introduced Jian Zhenzi as his eldest senior brother and Mount Shu's First Sequence Holy Son.
• Jian Zhenzi praised Chen Changqing's talent and learned that he had also visited the Blood Moon World.
• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan and Jian Zhenzi how an accident in the Universe Secret Realm had transported him to the Blood Moon World.
• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan to open a treasure box he had bought in the Blood Moon World, and Chen Yuan removed its Spirit Transformation Seal.
• The ancient token inside the box reacted with Chen Changqing's token, flew out of his Heaven-Stepping Ring, and fused with it.

Chen Changqing learned that a similar token had been seen in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, which he resolved to visit for the next cultivation method. He revealed his six Purple Mansions and three remaining Golden Cores to Chen Yuan and Jian Zhenzi, then asked Chen Yuan to help find treasures for his cultivation.

• Chen Changqing's token fused without revealing a cultivation method, leading him to suspect it was not the token for his next stage.
• Jian Zhenzi said he had seen a similar token in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, and Chen Yuan explained that living immortals were rumored to exist there.
• Chen Changqing asked whether Mount Shu had treasures containing the Five Elements Origin or Four Symbols Power, then revealed his six Purple Mansions and three Golden Cores.
• Chen Yuan agreed to search for Five Elements Origin treasures but said he had none containing Four Symbols Power.
• Chen Changqing thanked Chen Yuan, spoke briefly with him and Jian Zhenzi, and then left.

Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak after being named first on the Azure Dragon Ranking, drawing crowds of disciples and visits from Mount Shu’s Sequence Holy Sons. The chapter ended with Liu Ruyan arriving to congratulate him.

• Jian Zhenzi learned from Chen Yuan that Chen Changqing had spent his days sleeping, sunbathing, and walking around Mount Shu rather than cultivating diligently.
• Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak, where Xuanming and Xuanqing welcomed him as disciples gathered to offer gifts and seek a place in his camp.
• Ran Hua, Qingyang, Shi Tian, Wang Yang, and Liu Mu greeted Chen Changqing and praised his return as the Azure Dragon Ranking’s top contender.
• Ji Changkong visited to congratulate Chen Changqing, then left after exchanging pleasantries.
• Bai Yifei and other Sequence Holy Sons visited, with some offering congratulations and others signaling support for Chen Changqing.
• Liu Ruyan arrived at Chen Changqing’s courtyard and told him he now commanded awe across the Nine Provinces.

Liu Ruyan revealed that she was the princess of the Maple Leaf Dynasty and asked Chen Changqing to accompany her to the Hundred Dynasties War, which he agreed to do. After she left, Jian Zhenzi arrived under the Sect Master's orders to deliver something and proposed sparring with Chen Changqing.

• Liu Ruyan asked Chen Changqing to honor his old promise by accompanying her to the Hundred Dynasties War, revealing that she was the princess of the Maple Leaf Dynasty.
• Chen Changqing agreed to help Liu Ruyan, and she thanked him before leaving.
• Ran Hua teased Chen Changqing about his relationship with Liu Ruyan and told him that a senior brother was waiting outside.
• Chen Changqing went outside and found Jian Zhenzi, who said he had come under the Sect Master's orders to deliver something and also wanted to spar.

Jian Zhenzi brought Chen Changqing a bottle of Weak Water, which could help him open his Water Purple Mansion, then challenged him to spar. Chen Changqing accepted, and onlookers gathered at Evergreen Peak to watch the two Azure Dragon Ranking champions face off.

• Jian Zhenzi asked Chen Changqing to spar, and Chen Changqing agreed.
• Chen Changqing introduced Jian Zhenzi as his senior brother, shocking Ran Hua, who recognized him as Mount Shu’s First Sequence Holy Son.
• Jian Zhenzi gave Chen Changqing a jade bottle containing Weak Water, a rare treasure Chen Changqing needed for his cultivation.
• Chen Changqing stored the Weak Water in his Heaven-Stepping Ring and led Jian Zhenzi to an open area to spar.
• Ran Hua spread the news, and Liu Mu, Wang Yang, Shi Tian, and Qingyang gathered at Evergreen Peak to watch the duel.

Chen Changqing challenged Jian Zhenzi to a spar after Jian Zhenzi agreed to suppress his cultivation to the Purple Mansion Realm. Jian Zhenzi broke Chen Changqing’s Rainbow Sword Technique and Three Extremes Origin Seal, leaving Chen Changqing eager to continue fighting.

• Jian Zhenzi promised to suppress his cultivation to the Purple Mansion Realm, and Chen Changqing opened the spar with the Rainbow Sword Technique.
• Jian Zhenzi casually broke Chen Changqing’s Rainbow Piercing Sun strike with a streak of Sword Qi.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Three Extremes Origin Seal, but Jian Zhenzi drew his Tianxiao Sword and shattered it with the Heaven-Breaking Sword.
• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing that his seal arts surpassed his swordsmanship, and Chen Changqing’s fighting spirit grew as he chose not to reveal another sword technique.

Chen Changqing and Jian Zhenzi sparred on Evergreen Peak, trading powerful divine techniques before Chen Changqing unleashed the second form of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist. Jian Zhenzi survived by releasing his Nascent Soul strength, while Chen Changqing collapsed from exhaustion.

• Chen Changqing revealed a Nine-Layer Heavenly Palace vision and struck Jian Zhenzi with the first form of the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist, Heavenly Collapse.
• Jian Zhenzi countered with Sword Annihilation, and the techniques clashed in a draw as Liu Mu, Xuanming, and Xuanqing watched in shock.
• Jian Zhenzi recognized that Chen Changqing had not reached his limit and challenged him to continue.
• Chen Changqing launched the second form, Starfall, whose power forced Jian Zhenzi to stop suppressing his cultivation and unleash his Nascent Soul strength.
• Jian Zhenzi formed the Sword Guard: Heavenly Dipper, but Chen Changqing's punch left him bloodied in a massive crater while Chen Changqing knelt, pale and exhausted.

Chen Changqing defeated Jian Zhenzi in their spar, earning his senior brother’s respect and learning he could enter the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard for an inheritance. Back in his residence, he extracted the completed Sword Momentum training results from the AFK System.

• Liu Mu and the others debated the spar’s outcome as Shi Tian struggled with doubts about surpassing Chen Changqing, then reaffirmed his resolve.
• Jian Zhenzi conceded defeat, and Chen Changqing acknowledged that Jian Zhenzi would likely have won in a fight without cultivation restrictions.
• Jian Zhenzi told Chen Changqing about the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard, where Mount Shu’s fallen experts’ inheritances, swords, and even Immortal Artifacts were kept.
• Chen Changqing decided to visit the Sword Graveyard, and Jian Zhenzi departed before Liu Mu and the others praised Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing returned to his residence, opened the AFK System, and extracted the completed Sword Momentum results.

Chen Changqing advanced his Sword Momentum into a Sword Domain, then refined a drop of Weak Water to open his seventh Purple Mansion. After the breakthrough, he prepared to visit his master and seek an opportunity at the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard.

• Chen Changqing's Sword Momentum advanced into a Sword Domain that enveloped Evergreen Peak, and he tested its power by turning a leaf into a sword that shattered a boulder.
• Liu Mu and the others felt the domain's pressure, and Liu Mu guessed that Chen Changqing had released it while cultivating.
• Chen Changqing withdrew his domain and began refining the drop of Weak Water Chen Yuan had sent through Jian Zhenzi.
• After five days, Chen Changqing refined the Weak Water, shattered a Golden Core, and opened his seventh Purple Mansion.
• Chen Changqing restrained his new aura and set out to see his master before visiting the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard.

Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan that Weak Water had helped him open a seventh Purple Mansion, then received the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation from his master. Chen Yuan brought him to the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard to claim a sword.

• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan he had opened a seventh Purple Mansion using Weak Water.
• Chen Yuan gave Chen Changqing the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation, a sword art created by Mount Shu’s previous generation sword immortal, and Chen Changqing started cultivating it with his AFK System.
• Chen Yuan took Chen Changqing to the entrance of the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard, where two Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders guarded the forbidden ground.
• Chen Yuan greeted the two elders and said he had brought Chen Changqing to claim a sword.

Chen Changqing entered Mount Shu’s Sword Graveyard and caused every Divine Sword there to acknowledge him. As he continued searching for a greater weapon, a powerful surge of Sword Qi erupted, drawing the Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Masters to the graveyard.

• Chen Yuan sent Chen Changqing into the Sword Graveyard, where countless Divine Swords filled the vast wasteland.
• Chen Changqing released his aura and spiritual sense, causing ten thousand swords to cry out and rise into the air; Chen Yuan and the two Tribulation Transcendence elders realized every sword had acknowledged him.
• Chen Changqing suspected his newly attained Sword Domain had caused the swords’ recognition, but he continued sensing the graveyard in hopes of finding an Immortal Artifact or a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.
• On the third day, a tremendous surge of Sword Qi burst from the Sword Graveyard, pierced its barrier, and spread across Mount Shu.
• The Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Masters flew to the graveyard and greeted Chen Yuan.

Chen Changqing awakened a powerful sword in the Mount Shu Sword Graveyard, stunning the Seven Peak Masters as they watched through the Ancient Bronze Mirror. He drew the Thunder Flame Sword, one half of the legendary Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, and the chapter ended with Chen Yuan and the others realizing its extraordinary origins and power.

• The Seven Peak Masters recognized Chen Changqing in the Sword Graveyard and marveled that his Sword Qi had made the Divine Swords bow.
• Chen Changqing sensed that the immense Sword Qi came from the center of the Sword Graveyard, where something had awakened.
• A blinding sword light erupted from the ground, and the countless Divine Swords lowered their tips in submission.
• Chen Changqing watched a crimson longsword marked with purple thunder patterns rise into the air as its Sword Qi suppressed him and the other swords.
• Chen Yuan and the Seven Peak Masters identified the sword as the Thunder Flame Sword, one of the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords and a powerful Quasi-Immortal Artifact.