Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing saved Si Youyou from Bai Yushan and accepted her offer of a share of an Immortal Artifact Treasure Map. He countered Bai Yushan’s attack with his sword and sent Sword Qi rushing toward him.

• Chen Changqing appeared to protect Si Youyou after she refused to surrender the Tribulation-Crossing Flower and prepared to leap off a cliff.
• Si Youyou offered Chen Changqing a share of an Immortal Artifact Treasure Map in exchange for his help, and he agreed.
• Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, and Ji Ruqianxue mocked Chen Changqing’s Half-Step Spirit Transformation cultivation, while Mo Ye coveted his Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• Bai Yushan attacked Chen Changqing with the Myriad Beast Taming Ring and his Spirit Transformation Demon Tiger.
• Chen Changqing used Sword Breaking the Void to shatter Bai Yushan’s restraints and wind-blade storm, then sent his Sword Qi toward Bai Yushan.

Chen Changqing battled Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, and Ji Ruqianxue after his sword strike sent Bai Yushan flying and left the Demon Sect cultivators stunned. He held his own against all three late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators and Bai Yushan’s Demon Tiger, while Si Youyou watched in shock.

• Chen Changqing shattered Bai Yushan’s Myriad Beast Taming Ring barrier with a sword strike and sent him flying.
• Mo Ye began to take Chen Changqing seriously, while Ji Ruqianxue’s charm technique failed to affect him and Si Youyou recognized him as Shu Mountain’s Eleventh Sequence Holy Son.
• Chen Changqing challenged Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, and Ji Ruqianxue to attack him together, taunting them until they struck.
• Chen Changqing used Sword Reversing Reincarnation to break apart their combined attacks and then charged into battle against the three cultivators and the Demon Tiger.
• Chen Changqing fought without falling behind, leaving the Demon Sect cultivators and Si Youyou astonished by his strength.

Chen Changqing was overwhelmed by Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, Ji Ruqianxue, and the Demon Tiger after they stopped holding back. With Si Youyou’s fate depending on him, Chen Changqing extracted his AFK cultivation results and reached mastery in the first layer of the Invincible Avatar Technique.

• Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, Ji Ruqianxue, and the Demon Tiger unleashed their full strength against Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing broke Bai Yushan’s spatial restraint and shattered Ji Ruqianxue’s illusion, but the group’s combined attacks drove him back and left him suppressed.
• Si Youyou watched from the cliff’s edge and feared Chen Changqing might not be able to defeat them.
• Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, and Ji Ruqianxue taunted Chen Changqing as he struggled to protect Si Youyou.
• Chen Changqing called on the system to extract his AFK results and gained mastery in the first layer of the Invincible Avatar Technique.

Chen Changqing broke through to the early Spirit Transformation Realm during the battle, summoned an identical avatar, and fused the Heavenly Thunder Sword with the Heavenly Strike Sword into an Immortal Artifact. Bai Yushan, Mo Ye, Ji Ruqianxue, and the Demon Tiger fled, but Chen Changqing struck at them with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, which Mo Ye recognized as the Yinyue Holy Dynasty’s supreme art.

• Chen Changqing extracted idle cultivation and advanced from Half-Step Spirit Transformation to the early Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Chen Changqing activated the Invincible Avatar Technique and summoned an avatar with the same appearance and cultivation.
• Chen Changqing fused the Heavenly Thunder Sword and Heavenly Strike Sword, revealing an Immortal Artifact.
• Bai Yushan and the Demon Tiger fled, followed by Mo Ye and Ji Ruqianxue.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, and Mo Ye recognized it as the Yinyue Holy Dynasty’s orthodox supreme art.

Chen Changqing killed Bai Yushan and his Spirit-Controlling Beast with two devastating sword techniques, driving the surviving Demon Sect cultivators to flee. He collected the promised Immortal Artifact Treasure Map from Si Youyou, then revealed he knew she possessed the Tribulation-Crossing Flower and questioned why she was urging him to kill her.

• Chen Changqing and his incarnation struck Bai Yushan and the Demon Tiger with sword techniques, destroying both their bodies and Primordial Spirits.
• Ji Ruqianxue escaped with the Thousand-Illusion Heart-Bewitching Ribbon, Mo Ye fled, and the other Demon Sect cultivators scattered.
• Chen Changqing stopped pursuing the fleeing cultivators because his attack had consumed much of his strength, then demanded the Immortal Artifact Treasure Map from Si Youyou.
• Si Youyou gave Chen Changqing the treasure map, and he assured her he would not attack her even though she possessed the Tribulation-Crossing Flower.
• Si Youyou asked why Chen Changqing would not kill her for the Tribulation-Crossing Flower, and he asked whether she was urging him to do so.

Chen Changqing saved Si Youyou, let her travel with him, and obtained the last medicinal herb Hua Xing needed. As they headed toward the treasure site on the Immortal Artifact treasure map, Chen Changqing killed four Blood God Sect cultivators, leaving Si Youyou deeply impressed by his strength.

• Chen Changqing told Si Youyou he had saved her because he admired her, and she asked to follow him until her injuries recovered.
• Chen Changqing agreed and showed Si Youyou a scroll of medicinal herbs; she gave him her Phoenix Blood Wing Feather Grass, completing Hua Xing's required ingredients.
• Chen Changqing and Si Youyou set off toward the treasure site marked on the Immortal Artifact treasure map.
• Four Spirit Transformation cultivators from the Blood God Sect confronted Chen Changqing and attacked him.
• Chen Changqing slew all four Blood God Sect cultivators with the Heavenly Thunder Sword, and Si Youyou watched in disbelief and admiration.

Chen Changqing and Si Youyou reached the treasure site indicated by the Immortal Artifact treasure map and found an ancient cave dwelling sealed by a formation. As Chen Changqing prepared to try the spirit art written on the map to open its entrance, Ji Ruqianxue and Mo Ye set out to ambush them and claim their possessions.

• Chen Changqing continued toward the treasure site with Si Youyou after she was shocked by his strength.
• Ji Ruqianxue gathered Flower-Shifting Palace cultivators and agreed with Mo Ye to attack Chen Changqing and Si Youyou, dividing their belongings between them.
• Mo Ye revealed that he had secretly placed tracking techniques on both Chen Changqing and Si Youyou, then led the group after them.
• Chen Changqing and Si Youyou arrived at the valley marked on the treasure map and found an ancient cave dwelling concealed behind a formation.
• Chen Changqing shattered the formation with the Heavenly Thunder Sword, but his next strike failed to open the cave entrance.
• Si Youyou reminded Chen Changqing about the spirit art on the back of the treasure map, which might open the entrance.

Chen Changqing entered the cave abode with Si Youyou and discovered another Inheritance Token of the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor. The token revealed the High-grade Immortal Artifact Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear and a message that eight more Immortal Artifacts were scattered throughout the world.

• Chen Changqing activated the cave entrance and entered with Si Youyou, then asked her to wait while he explored a passage alone.
• Chen Changqing found another Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor Inheritance Token and merged it with his own.
• The merged token released the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear, which Chen Changqing claimed and learned was one of nine Immortal Artifacts left behind by the emperor.
• Chen Changqing stored the spear, returned to Si Youyou, and showed her the High-grade Immortal Artifact.

After obtaining the high-grade Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear, Chen Changqing and Si Youyou discovered they had been trapped in an array by Ji Ruqianxue, Mo Ye, and dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators. Chen Changqing faced the encircling forces without fear, ready to fight.

• Chen Changqing obtained the high-grade Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear and imagined finding the other Immortal Artifacts left by the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor.
• Chen Changqing and Si Youyou left the cave dwelling and noticed the valley had become unnaturally silent.
• Si Youyou realized they had been trapped in an array as dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators from the Flower-Shifting Palace and Yinyue Holy Dynasty appeared above the valley.
• Mo Ye demanded Chen Changqing's Immortal Artifact, while Ji Ruqianxue demanded Si Youyou's Tribulation-Crossing Flower and revealed the Nine Nether God-Extinguishing Array surrounded them.
• Chen Changqing refused to surrender and prepared to fight, eager to gain AFK Points from his attackers.

Chen Changqing fought dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators empowered by a Level 7 Trapping and Killing Array, killing several while holding his own. When Mo Ye ordered them to activate the killing formation, Chen Changqing summoned an avatar wielding the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear, revealing that he possessed two Immortal Artifacts.

• Mo Ye activated the formation, strengthening himself, Ji Ruqianxue, and the other cultivators before they charged Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing fought the attackers with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and his sword techniques, killing several Spirit Transformation cultivators and earning AFK Points.
• Ji Ruqianxue warned the others not to underestimate Chen Changqing, while Si Youyou watched in amazement as he held his own against dozens of opponents.
• Mo Ye ordered the cultivators to withdraw to their formation positions and activate the killing formation against Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing used the Invincible Avatar Technique to summon an identical avatar wielding the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear, shocking the cultivators with the revelation that he had two Immortal Artifacts.

Chen Changqing and his avatar broke the Level 7 Trapping and Killing Array and began slaughtering Demon Sect cultivators with their Immortal Artifacts. More cultivators joined the fight to seize the weapons, giving Chen Changqing even more opponents to kill and AFK Points to collect.

• Mo Ye and Ji Ruqianxue were shocked to discover that Chen Changqing and his avatar each wielded an Immortal Artifact.
• Ji Ruqianxue ordered the Spirit Transformation cultivators to activate the array, but Chen Changqing and his avatar shattered it with their sword and spear attacks.
• Chen Changqing and his avatar charged into the Demon Sect cultivators, killing them with their Immortal Artifacts.
• More Spirit Transformation cultivators arrived, saw the Immortal Artifacts, and joined the battle to claim them.
• Chen Changqing and his avatar continued killing their attackers as the system awarded him AFK Points for each slain cultivator.

Chen Changqing and his incarnation slaughtered the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators fighting over the Heavenly Thunder Sword, then killed Mo Ye and Ji Ruqianxue when they tried to flee. As Chen Changqing prepared to deal with the remaining attackers, the exit teleportation passage opened and the cultivators rushed toward it.

• Chen Changqing and his incarnation drove the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators into retreat after more than an hour of slaughter.
• Chen Changqing challenged the remaining cultivators and forced Mo Ye and Ji Ruqianxue to flee.
• Chen Changqing pursued Mo Ye and Ji Ruqianxue through his Invincible Sword Domain and killed them.
• Chen Changqing identified cultivators who had attacked him and prepared to strike, but the exit teleportation passage opened.
• The cultivators, including those who had attacked Chen Changqing, hurried toward the exit passage.

Chen Changqing blocked the teleportation passage and killed every cultivator who had attacked him, then left the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm with Si Youyou. They emerged as the first arrivals, where Hua Xing was relieved to see Chen Changqing safe.

• Chen Changqing summoned an incarnation to guard the passage and slay the Spirit Transformation cultivators who had attacked him.
• Si Youyou urged Chen Changqing to leave before the passage closed, and he agreed after frightening the other waiting cultivators.
• Chen Changqing and Si Youyou entered the teleportation passage, leaving the remaining cultivators wary of following.
• Outside the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, Hua Xing worried about Chen Changqing while Gu Qing reassured him.
• Chen Changqing and Si Youyou emerged first, drawing questions from the waiting sect representatives, and Hua Xing rejoiced at Chen Changqing's safe return.

Chen Changqing and Si Youyou emerged from the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, but the major Demon Sects’ disciples failed to return before the passage closed. After minor sect cultivators revealed what they knew, hostile auras locked onto Chen Changqing, and Hua Xing suppressed them with his True Lord aura.

• Old Ancestor Blood River was shocked to see Chen Changqing return alive after sending five Spirit Transformation cultivators to kill him in the Secret Realm.
• Si Youyou told Gu Qing that she had obtained the spirit medicine but lost the Immortal Artifact, while Chen Changqing gave Hua Xing all the medicinal herbs he needed and revealed that he had reached Spirit Transformation.
• Only cultivators from minor sects and small lineages initially emerged, and no disciples from several major Demon Sects appeared before the passage closed.
• Major sect figures questioned the returning minor sect cultivators, and Si Youyou urged Chen Changqing to leave before danger reached him.
• Powerful hostile auras locked onto Chen Changqing, but Hua Xing stepped forward and crushed them with his True Lord aura.

Hua Xing confronted the cultivators who targeted Chen Changqing after the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, and learned that True Lord Long Ao blamed Chen Changqing for killing his grandson Long Tian. The confrontation escalated when Old Ancestor Blood River also accused Chen Changqing of killing his son and stepped forward to seek revenge.

• Hua Xing released his True Lord pressure to challenge the forces bearing down on Chen Changqing, and an equally powerful aura met his.
• Long Ao confronted Hua Xing and declared that Chen Changqing had killed his grandson Long Tian.
• Hua Xing realized Long Tian had likely died at Chen Changqing's hands inside the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.
• Chen Changqing wondered how Long Ao had identified him as Long Tian's killer, unaware Long Ao had sensed a trace from Long Tian's secret treasure.
• Old Ancestor Blood River accused Chen Changqing of killing his son and threatened to make him pay with his life.

Chen Changqing faced a growing group of powerful cultivators seeking revenge for disciples he had killed in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm. As Hua Xing realized the scale of Chen Changqing’s enemies, Chen Changqing declared that those who died had brought it upon themselves, leaving him surrounded by hostile sect leaders.

• Old Ancestor Blood River confronted Chen Changqing over the death of his son, Xue Wuhen, and Hua Xing realized Chen Changqing had made another powerful enemy.
• Zhu Xiao of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty accused Chen Changqing of killing its Holy Son, Mo Ye, and demanded an explanation.
• Bai Suxin arrived and vowed to avenge her son, Bai Yushan, whom Chen Changqing had killed.
• Hua Qianmei of Flower-Shifting Palace accused Chen Changqing of killing Ji Ruqianxue and joined the powerful figures seeking revenge.
• Chen Changqing said the dead had coveted his treasures and attacked him, and that their deaths were their own fault; Hua Xing admired his composure.

Hua Xing vowed to protect Chen Changqing from the powerful figures seeking revenge, while Bai Suxin revealed that she was a True Lord and joined Long Ao against him. As Long Ao warned Hua Xing to reconsider making an enemy of them, Chen Changqing remained composed but recognized how great the power gap was.

• Hua Xing resolved to protect Chen Changqing, and he argued that attacking Chen Changqing would violate the Immortal Mountain agreement.
• Si Youyou admired Chen Changqing's composure and secretly prepared to protect him with a Jade Pendant if necessary.
• Bai Suxin declared that hatred mattered more than rules and asked Long Ao to join her in suppressing Hua Xing.
• Bai Suxin revealed her concealed True Lord cultivation, making Hua Xing doubt he could protect Chen Changqing against both her and Long Ao.
• Chen Changqing recognized his weakness and resolved to face the danger calmly, while Long Ao warned Hua Xing to think carefully before becoming their enemy.

Hua Xing revealed that Chen Changqing was his granddaughter's husband and resolved to protect him as Long Ao and Bai Suxin moved to kill him. Hua Xing fought them both, and the chapter ended as he and Bai Suxin brought out their Immortal Artifacts.

• Bai Suxin urged Long Ao to kill Chen Changqing despite Hua Xing's ties to Medicine God Valley, and Hua Xing vowed to defend his granddaughter's husband.
• Hua Xing revealed Chen Changqing's identity as the top Azure Dragon Ranking genius, Shu Mountain Sect Master's final disciple, and a Sequence Holy Son.
• Bai Suxin attacked Hua Xing, who pushed Chen Changqing out of danger and swallowed a Nine-Turn Battle Pill before knocking her back.
• Bai Suxin called on Long Ao, who joined her in attacking Hua Xing despite his concerns about provoking Shu Mountain Sacred Land.
• Hua Xing summoned Medicine God Valley's supreme-grade Immortal Artifact, the Medicine God Ruler, and Bai Suxin answered with the Ten Thousand Beast Binding God Whip.

Hua Xing fought Long Ao and Bai Suxin to protect Chen Changqing, while Old Ancestor Blood River seized the chance to attack him. Chen Changqing survived the strike when a protective light from his finger repelled Blood River, leaving the gathered cultivators stunned.

• Bai Suxin and Long Ao drew their Immortal Artifacts and attacked Hua Xing, who fought them both while shielding Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing realized Hua Xing's pill might only let him hold off the two True Lords temporarily, while other powerful enemies still surrounded them.
• Old Ancestor Blood River suddenly charged Chen Changqing and unleashed his Blood God Immortal-Slaying Finger.
• A dazzling light appeared around Chen Changqing and blocked the attack, sending Old Ancestor Blood River flying backward without seriously injuring Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing survived Old Ancestor Blood River’s ambush because the Heaven-Stepping Ring automatically protected him, but Blood River prepared to attack again while Hua Xing was occupied and the other elders refused to intervene. Before Blood River could strike, a terrifying presence descended over the battlefield.

• Old Ancestor Blood River’s attack was blocked by the Heaven-Stepping Ring, and Chen Changqing realized it could protect him automatically in a crisis.
• Hua Xing blasted Long Ao and Bai Suxin back but remained tied up fighting them, leaving Chen Changqing to fend for himself.
• Old Ancestor Blood River urged Zhu Xiao and Hua Qianmei to help kill Chen Changqing, but they refused and left the task to him.
• Si Youyou prepared to crush her Jade Pendant if Blood River attacked again, while Chen Changqing summoned the Thunder Flame Sword and Heavenly Strike Sword to counter him.
• Old Ancestor Blood River raised his Blood-Colored Long Blade and prepared to strike, but a terrifying pressure suddenly descended over the battlefield, making everyone’s heart shudder.