Chapter Summaries

Wuzhen arrived at the Seven Peaks Grand Competition with his disciple Lu Tian, whose cultivation had reached Tribulation Transcendence. Wuzhen revealed the Universe Mountain and River Map and announced that the competition’s first round would take place inside it.

• Wuzhen and Lu Tian arrived at the Questioning Platform, where Mount Shu’s disciples and Chen Changqing greeted them.
• Chen Changqing noticed Lu Tian had reached Tribulation Transcendence as disciples discussed the gap between him and the other Peak Scions.
• Chen Yuan and Mo Tianji arrived, and Chen Changqing wondered whether his master was concealing his true cultivation.
• Wuzhen encouraged the competitors to display their learning and honor their fellow disciples and the righteous path.
• Wuzhen revealed the Universe Mountain and River Map and announced that the first round would be held inside it.

Wu Zhen explained that competitors had to find one of ten Universe Orders inside the Universe Mountain and River Map, where the first trial allowed unrestricted means and treated life and death as irrelevant. The disciples resolved not to withdraw and entered the map, beginning the dangerous competition.

• Wu Zhen said that competitors had three days inside the map to find a Universe Order, with ten orders granting passage to the next stage.
• Chen Changqing considered taking an order from a Peak Scion if he could not find one himself.
• Wu Zhen warned that the map was dangerous and that competitors could use any means, with no regard for life or death.
• Wu Zhen explained that the winner would become the future Sect Master candidate and urged anyone unwilling to face danger to withdraw.
• A disciple declared he would stay, inspiring the wavering competitors to reaffirm their resolve; none withdrew.
• Wu Zhen opened the map, and the participating disciples, including the Peak Scions, entered its pillar of light.

Chen Changqing entered the Universe Mountain and River Map with Lu Tian to compete for the Universe Orders. After declining Lu Tian’s offer to spar, Chen Changqing proposed that they search separately, despite the danger from rivals who might covet his Immortal Artifact.

• Chen Yuan and the Evergreen Peak disciples warned Chen Changqing to be careful, while Lu Tian promised to look after his little martial nephew.
• Chen Changqing and Lu Tian entered the Universe Mountain and River Map and found themselves in a strange, dangerous inner world.
• Lu Tian proposed that he and Chen Changqing spar, but Chen Changqing said they should focus on finding the Universe Orders.
• Chen Changqing suggested they search separately, and Lu Tian warned that other Peak Scions might attack him for his Immortal Artifact.

Chen Changqing searched the world inside the Universe Mountain and River Map for a Universe Order after Lu Tian left him to fend for himself. As other Peak Scions fought powerful beasts over tokens, Chen Changqing entered a Stone Forest where mist blocked divine sense.

• Chen Changqing dismissed Lu Tian’s offer of protection, and Lu Tian departed before Chen Changqing chose a direction to search.
• After half a day inside the map, Chen Changqing had found neither a Universe Order nor another Mount Shu disciple, while disciples outside worried about his chances.
• Lie Wushuang battled a golden-flamed vicious bird above a Universe Order in a Wutong Forest, and nearby disciples watched without daring to challenge him.
• Yue Qing fought several Silver Wolves in a marshland while a Universe Order floated nearby.
• Chen Changqing discovered that gray mist in a Stone Forest blocked divine sense and flew inside, suspecting a Universe Order might be there.

Chen Changqing found a Universe Order in the Stone Forest, but a Tribulation Transcendence-level Bone-Eroding Demon Python guarded it. After the beast warned him to leave, Chen Changqing insisted on taking the token, prompting it to challenge him.

• Chen Changqing flew toward a Universe Order floating over a stone pillar, awakening a powerful creature in the mist below.
• A Bone-Eroding Demon Python emerged, and Mount Shu disciples identified it as a Tribulation Transcendence-level beast before retreating.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python warned Chen Changqing to leave, but he demanded the Universe Order.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python laughed and challenged Chen Changqing to make his move.

Chen Changqing battled the Bone-Eroding Demon Python, surviving its corrosive flames and powerful tail before countering with his Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist. He drew the Immortal Artifact Heavenly Thunder Sword and launched a sword strike at the monster.

• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python attacked Chen Changqing with corrosive jade-green flames and a sweeping bony tail, forcing him to dodge.
• The Mount Shu disciples watching from a distance doubted Chen Changqing could defeat the Tribulation Transcendence-level monster.
• Chen Changqing used the Heavenly Emperor Divine Fist's Heaven-Collapsing Style to shatter a flame pillar and crush the python's follow-up attacks.
• Chen Changqing summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword, shocking the disciples and the Bone-Eroding Demon Python with the Immortal Artifact's Sword Intent.
• Chen Changqing unleashed the Immortal Execution Sword Technique's first style, Spirit Slaying, sending azure Sword Qi toward the Bone-Eroding Demon Python.

Chen Changqing fought the Bone-Eroding Demon Python, whose soul attack overwhelmed him until the Heavenly Thunder Sword protected him. He retaliated with the second form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, sending a colossal lightning blade toward the demon.

• Chen Changqing struck the Bone-Eroding Demon Python with a swift sword attack, injuring him and blasting him backward.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python unleashed Bone-Devouring Nightmare and Wailing Bone Forest, flooding Chen Changqing's mind with the agony and memories of his victims.
• The Heavenly Thunder Sword released lightning that shattered the foreign memories attacking Chen Changqing and helped him withstand the soul assault.
• Chen Changqing explained that his powerful body, soul, and the sword's protection had let him survive, then vowed to kill the Bone-Eroding Demon Python.
• Chen Changqing drew divine lightning into the Heavenly Thunder Sword and unleashed Immortal Slaughter, the second form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, at the Bone-Eroding Demon Python.

Chen Changqing used powerful sword techniques to devastate the Bone-Eroding Demon Python and force it to flee, then struck it with a thunderous sword attack as it tried to escape. The chapter ended with his righteous lightning Sword Gale descending on the wounded monster.

• Chen Changqing struck the Bone-Eroding Demon Python with an Immortal Execution sword technique, sending it into the mist and severing nearly half its Bone Spikes.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python unleashed Skeletal Tide Surge, but Chen Changqing's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique obliterated most of the incoming bones and shattered the Stone Forest pillars.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python reassembled at half its former size, with its cultivation reduced from Early Tribulation Transcendence to late Spirit Transformation, and admitted it could not defeat Chen Changqing.
• The Bone-Eroding Demon Python offered Chen Changqing the Universe Order and fled toward the mist, but Chen Changqing gathered thunder into his sword and brought down a righteous lightning strike upon it.

Chen Changqing killed the weakened Bone-Eroding Demon Python with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and prepared to claim the Universe Token. Xu Ruichen appeared and demanded the token, leaving Chen Changqing ready to fight him.

• Chen Changqing struck down the Bone-Eroding Demon Python, whose body crumbled into ash under the sword's pure-yang thunder power.
• The Shushan disciples watched in disbelief as Chen Changqing defeated a Tribulation Transcendence Great Demon while at the late Nascent Soul Transformation realm.
• Chen Changqing turned toward the Universe Token, but Xu Ruichen suddenly appeared nearby.
• Xu Ruichen demanded that Chen Changqing leave the Universe Token to him, and Chen Changqing refused and challenged him to take it.
• Xu Ruichen laughed loudly at Chen Changqing's defiance.

Chen Changqing refused to give up the Universe Order to Xu Ruochen, who had tried to intimidate him despite fearing his strength. Xu Ruochen launched a surprise attack, but his Quasi-Immortal Artifact blades could not pierce Chen Changqing's body, leaving the onlookers stunned and Xu Ruochen enraged.

• Xu Ruochen tried to frighten Chen Changqing into surrendering the Universe Order, but Chen Changqing challenged him to fight for it.
• Chen Changqing revealed his overwhelming pressure and warned that he could kill Xu Ruochen just as he had killed the Bone-Eroding Demon Python.
• Xu Ruochen, pressed by the watching Mount Shu disciples, rushed behind Chen Changqing with Shift and Swap and struck him with twin blades.
• Chen Changqing's body repelled Xu Ruochen's Quasi-Immortal Artifact blades, shocking Xu Ruochen and the spectators.
• Chen Changqing mocked Xu Ruochen's weak attack, and Xu Ruochen's fury flared.

Chen Changqing fought Xu Ruochen for the Universe Order and revealed his ability to wield spear intent through a sword. He destroyed Xu Ruochen’s four avatars with a lightning sword technique, leaving Xu Ruochen stunned by the number of Chen Changqing’s abilities.

• Xu Ruochen attacked Chen Changqing with blades of air, but Chen Changqing shattered them by channeling spear intent through the Heavenly Thunder Sword.
• Chen Changqing taunted Xu Ruochen, who summoned four avatars and ordered them to attack.
• Chen Changqing used the tenth form of the Ten Forms of Sword Annihilation to summon lightning that obliterated Xu Ruochen’s four avatars.
• Xu Ruochen stared in disbelief and wondered how many more techniques Chen Changqing still had.

Chen Changqing overwhelmed Xu Ruochen by expanding his Invincible Sword Domain and turning Xu Ruochen’s domain attacks back on him. He then launched another sword technique while Xu Ruochen remained trapped in his domain.

• Xu Ruochen attacked Chen Changqing at high speed, but Chen Changqing calmly blocked each strike.
• Xu Ruochen unleashed his Phantom Killing Domain and attacked with phantoms and spatial threads.
• Chen Changqing expanded his Invincible Sword Domain, engulfing Xu Ruochen’s domain and freezing its attacks.
• Chen Changqing used Sword Reversing Reincarnation to redirect Xu Ruochen’s phantoms and spatial threads toward him, forcing Xu Ruochen to withdraw his domain.
• Chen Changqing followed with Sword Slaying Immortals and Demons, trapping Xu Ruochen in his still-active Invincible Sword Domain as the sword light shot toward him.

Chen Changqing defeated Xu Ruochen with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, forcing the Void Breaking Peak Scion to flee. After the Mount Shu disciples scattered, Chen Changqing claimed the Universe Order and remained alone in the Stone Forest.

• Chen Changqing surprised Xu Ruochen by replacing his Sword Intent with Hammer Intent and attacking with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.
• Chen Changqing’s successive hammer blows broke Xu Ruochen’s Wind-Breaking Blades and wounded him.
• Xu Ruochen fled before Chen Changqing could land his seventeenth hammer.
• The Mount Shu disciples watched in shock, then scattered when Chen Changqing warned them away from the Universe Order.
• Chen Changqing picked up the Universe Order and examined it.

Chen Changqing entered Soul-Severing Abyss in search of another Universe Order and found Lu Tian, Yue Qing, and Qing Yu fighting over one. Yue Qing and Qing Yu joined forces against Lu Tian, and their battle began anew.

• Chen Changqing put away his first Universe Order and continued exploring the Universe Landscape Map.
• Chen Changqing entered Soul-Severing Abyss after deciding to search for another Universe Order.
• Chen Changqing disguised himself with a straw hat and approached the sound of fighting.
• Chen Changqing saw Lu Tian, Yue Qing, and Qing Yu facing off over a floating Universe Order.
• Qing Yu proposed that he and Yue Qing join forces against Lu Tian, and Yue Qing agreed after Lu Tian refused to leave.
• Qing Yu and Yue Qing attacked Lu Tian together.

Lu Tian fought Yue Qing and Qing Yu over a Universe Order in the Soul-Severing Abyss, neutralizing their opening attacks before battling both Peak Scions at once. Chen Changqing arrived unseen and watched from the shadows, increasingly impressed by how easily Lu Tian handled their combined assault.

• Yue Qing and Qing Yu attacked Lu Tian together, but Lu Tian used Giant Gate Suppresses Mountain to dissolve their fist and sword attacks within his Sword Domain.
• Lu Tian mocked Yue Qing and Qing Yu and warned them that lives were at stake in the Universe Landscape Map, provoking them to launch a fiercer attack.
• Yue Qing and Qing Yu unleashed earthen dragon fists and a storm of sword lights, forcing Lu Tian to raise his sword against their assault.
• Chen Changqing approached unseen, recognized Lu Tian, Yue Qing, and Qing Yu, and saw the Universe Order floating nearby.
• Chen Changqing chose to observe rather than interfere, and he grew increasingly shocked as Lu Tian held his own against both Peak Scions.

Lu Tian fought Yue Qing and Qing Yu, but their combined attacks wore him down until Qing Yu pierced his chest. As Qing Yu launched another strike to kill the defeated Lu Tian, a sudden change erupted.

• Lu Tian used the Seven Star Sword Canon to repel Yue Qing and Qing Yu's attacks, but the two Peak Scions intensified their assault.
• Yue Qing urged Lu Tian to withdraw, but Lu Tian refused to admit defeat.
• Qing Yu and Yue Qing continued attacking until Qing Yu pierced Lu Tian's chest and sent him flying.
• Qing Yu pressed his advantage and launched a killing strike at the wounded Lu Tian despite Yue Qing's alarm.
• As Qing Yu's sword force reached Lu Tian, a sudden change erupted.

Chen Changqing appeared just as Qing Yu was about to kill Lu Tian and challenged Qing Yu and Yue Qing over the Universe Order. After Chen Changqing matched Yue Qing’s strength in a clash, Yue Qing and Qing Yu agreed to join forces against him, though Qing Yu privately considered how to exploit the situation.

• Chen Changqing shattered Qing Yu’s sword force with one punch and saved Lu Tian.
• Chen Changqing cited the rules of the Universe Landscape Map and refused Yue Qing’s demand to leave, saying he had come for the Universe Order.
• Yue Qing attacked Chen Changqing, but their punches collided and blasted both backward, revealing Chen Changqing’s formidable physical strength.
• Yue Qing asked Qing Yu to join forces against Chen Changqing before they decided who would claim the Universe Order, and Qing Yu agreed while planning to take advantage of the fight.

Chen Changqing stepped in to face Yue Qing and Qing Yu after Lu Tian was badly injured, and easily broke their combined attack. As Qing Yu and Yue Qing launched another assault, Chen Changqing remained under threat from their wind-and-lightning feathers and a giant Earth-Suppressing Seal.

• Lu Tian urged Chen Changqing to take the Universe Order while he dealt with one of the two attackers, but Chen Changqing told him to step back and said he could fight them both alone.
• Yue Qing and Qing Yu attacked Chen Changqing together with Mountain-Severing Slash and Azure Phoenix Chasing the Moon.
• Chen Changqing used Splitting Mountains and Rivers to cancel both attacks, shocking Yue Qing, Qing Yu, and Lu Tian.
• Qing Yu activated Wind-Thunder Wings and sent lightning-wreathed feathers flying at Chen Changqing as Yue Qing formed an Earth-Suppressing Seal above him.

Chen Changqing revealed the Immortal Artifact Haotian Hammer and used it to destroy Yue Qing and Qing Yu’s attacks before heavily injuring Qing Yu. Qing Yu was left embedded in a cliff wall with his Azure Phoenix Sword shattered, while Yue Qing watched in fear.

• Lu Tian feared Chen Changqing could not withstand Yue Qing and Qing Yu’s combined attacks, but Chen Changqing summoned the Haotian Hammer.
• Chen Changqing shattered Yue Qing’s seal phantom and Qing Yu’s wind-and-lightning blades with one swing, then struck Qing Yu and sent him flying.
• Chen Changqing rushed at Qing Yu and smashed the Azure Phoenix Sword with another blow, sending Qing Yu crashing into a cliff wall.
• Qing Yu survived because his protective magic robe absorbed most of the blow, but he was severely injured and could no longer fight.
• Chen Changqing fixed his gaze on Qing Yu, making the injured man tremble with fear.

Chen Changqing tried to kill Qing Yu for attempting to finish off the wounded Lu Tian, but Yue Qing intervened and fought Chen Changqing to protect him. Chen Changqing’s hammer sent Yue Qing flying, allowing Qing Yu to escape while Yue Qing was distracted.

• Qing Yu begged Chen Changqing to spare him and offered to give up the Universe Order, but Chen Changqing attacked because Qing Yu had tried to kill Lu Tian.
• Yue Qing blocked Chen Changqing’s hammer strike and argued that Qing Yu’s status as Azure Phoenix Peak’s Peak Scion made his death dangerous for the Shu Mountain Sacred Land.
• Chen Changqing challenged Yue Qing over failing to protect Lu Tian and warned him to step aside or face the consequences.
• Qing Yu accused Chen Changqing of being an infiltrator, prompting Yue Qing to commit to protecting him and attack Chen Changqing with the Thirty-Six Mountain Suppressing Styles.
• Chen Changqing’s hammer overwhelmed Yue Qing’s Heaven-Propping Pillar, struck him, and sent him flying.
• Qing Yu used a secret art to flee as Yue Qing recovered, leaving Yue Qing stunned.