Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing defeated Qing Yu and Yue Qing, gave Lu Tian the Universe Order and a healing pill, then searched for more orders without success. He entered a cave to claim his idle cultivation results and prepared to advance to Tribulation Transcendence, discovering he could now condense a third avatar.

• Chen Changqing refused Yue Qing's request to reveal his face, and Yue Qing withdrew rather than continue fighting.
• Chen Changqing gave Lu Tian the Universe Order and a healing pill before leaving.
• Chen Changqing removed the Straw Hat Mysterious Person's hat and continued searching for Universe Orders, but found none.
• Chen Changqing entered a cave abode, set up a restrictive formation, and checked his idle cultivation results.
• Chen Changqing discovered that the Invincible Avatar Technique had reached its third level, allowing him to condense a third avatar for the Immortal-Burying Zither.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Changqing extracts AFK cultivation results, triggering a breakthrough to the Tribulation Transcendence realm.
• His breakthrough causes a powerful aura that scares away nearby Shu Mountain disciples, who mistake it for a Peak Scion's presence.
• Chen Changqing expects a heavenly tribulation upon breaking through but finds none, suspecting it's due to being within the Universe Landscape Map.

Character Developments

• Chen Changqing breaks through to the Tribulation Transcendence realm, solidifying his power and confidence.
• Shu Mountain disciples display fear and respect for Peak Scions, showing their hierarchy and power dynamics.

Significant Themes

• Power and cultivation: Chen Changqing's growth in strength is the driving force of the plot.
• Fear and respect: The Shu Mountain disciples' reaction highlights the importance of power and status in their world.
• Avoidance of heavenly tribulation: Chen Changqing's unique situation raises questions about the rules governing cultivation breakthroughs.

Character Interactions

• Chen Changqing interacts with the Little Golden Men in his mind, receiving their cultivation results.
• Shu Mountain disciples interact with each other, fleeing from Chen Changqing's aura, mistakenly thinking it's a Peak Scion's.

Chen Changqing searched the Universe Landscape Map for a Universe Order but found no one and waited in a cave until the three-day deadline forced everyone out. The Peak Scions returned with their orders, while Xu Ruochen and Yue Qing revealed how powerful Chen Changqing was, and Chen Changqing had yet to emerge.

• Chen Changqing wandered through the map hoping to find a Universe Order or a Peak Scion to challenge, then settled in a cave to wait when his search failed.
• As the deadline neared, Liu Mu and the Evergreen Peak disciples bristled at other Mount Shu disciples’ doubts about Chen Changqing, while Mo Yuan trusted that he would succeed.
• When the three-day deadline arrived, the map’s power teleported all the Mount Shu disciples outside.
• Xu Ruochen returned with a Universe Order and recalled fleeing after Chen Changqing defeated the Bone-Eroding Demon Python and overpowered him.
• Yue Qing returned with a Universe Order and told Yue Kunlun that he and Qing Yu had been no match for Chen Changqing at Soul-Severing Abyss.

Yue Qing and Qing Yu reported that a straw-hatted, masked fighter defeated them with a hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact, while Lu Tian told Chen Yuan that the same mysterious person gave him a Universe Order. Chen Yuan dismissed the possibility of an outside agent and asked where Chen Changqing was, leaving the mysterious fighter’s identity unknown.

• Yue Qing told Yue Kunlun that a hidden Mount Shu disciple with a hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact had defeated him and Qing Yu, and Yue Kunlun planned to narrow down the suspect after the contest results appeared.
• Qing Yu recalled nearly being killed by Chen Changqing, admitted he had obtained a Universe Order, and concealed that he had fled while Yue Qing fought.
• Lu Tian told Chen Yuan and Mo Tianji that a mysterious person defeated Qing Yu and Yue Qing, seized a Universe Order, and then gave it to him.
• Mo Tianji wondered whether an outside agent had infiltrated Mount Shu, but Chen Yuan said Master Wu Zhen would have detected and dealt with any spy.
• Chen Yuan asked why Chen Changqing had not returned with Lu Tian, and Lu Tian explained that Chen Changqing had gone off alone to search for a Universe Order.

After claiming the Invincible Immortal Ascension Technique inside the Universe Landscape Map, Chen Changqing broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm without triggering a heavenly tribulation. The moment he emerged onto the Questioning Platform, dark red tribulation clouds gathered over him, leaving Mount Shu’s disciples stunned and retreating as he calmly faced the coming trial.

• Chen Changqing emerged from the Universe Landscape Map and sensed that something was watching him.
• Dark red tribulation clouds formed above the Questioning Platform, sending the gathered Mount Shu disciples fleeing and leaving Chen Changqing alone beneath the sky.
• Chen Changqing realized the Universe Landscape Map had shielded the heavenly tribulation until he left its inner world, and calmly considered whether his breakthrough would make it stronger.
• The disciples recognized Chen Changqing as the one undergoing tribulation and reacted with disbelief at his sudden rise from late Spirit Transformation to Tribulation Transcendence.
• Liu Mu, Jian Zhenzi, and Ji Changkong watched in shock, while Chen Yuan was astonished and Daoist Wu Zhen recalled Chen Changqing’s victories and Immortal Artifacts inside the map.

Chen Changqing faced the heavenly tribulation after reaching Tribulation Transcendence cultivation, while Daoist Wu Zhen warned Mount Shu’s cultivators not to interfere. His first Scarlet Flame Lightning strike was shattered by Chen Changqing’s punch.

• Daoist Wu Zhen praised Chen Changqing’s potential and ordered the Mount Shu cultivators to retreat from the Questioning Platform.
• Chen Changqing calmly prepared to face the heavenly tribulation as Mount Shu’s disciples debated its likely strength.
• Daoist Wu Zhen explained that Chen Changqing’s existing Tribulation Transcendence cultivation would make his tribulation unusually powerful.
• Chen Changqing challenged the tribulation, and a pillar of Scarlet Flame Lightning descended from the vortex.
• Chen Changqing struck the lightning with a punch infused with Geng Metal Killing Qi, shattering it into crimson sparks.

Chen Changqing shattered the first three bolts of heavenly tribulation with one punch each, leaving the Mount Shu disciples and several Peak Scions astonished. The tribulation cloud did not disperse after the Three-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, and a disciple spotted the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation forming.

• Chen Changqing shattered the first heavenly tribulation with a single punch, stunning the Mount Shu disciples.
• Yue Qing and Qing Yu each wondered whether Chen Changqing was the powerful person they had encountered in the Universe Landscape Map, then dismissed the possibility.
• Xu Ruochen recalled losing to Chen Changqing in the Universe Landscape Map and regarded him as a major threat in the upcoming competition.
• Chen Changqing shattered the second, dark-blue Ice Lightning tribulation with another punch.
• Chen Changqing broke the dark-gold third bolt with his fist and emerged unscathed, passing the Three-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• A Mount Shu disciple noticed that the tribulation cloud remained and cried out that the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation was forming.

Chen Changqing endured the fourth heavenly tribulation, Soul Devour Lightning, without defending himself and devoured its power with his nine Primordial Spirits. The Mount Shu leaders recognized his strength, while the disciples remained stunned by his unusual tribulation transcendence.

• The Mount Shu disciples watched the tribulation vortex intensify and debated whether Chen Changqing had drawn a Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation because of his talent or his cultivation realm.
• Soul Devour Lightning descended, and Chen Changqing let it enter his body without resisting.
• Chen Changqing's nine Primordial Spirits destroyed the lightning's power, leaving him unharmed and confusing the watching disciples.
• The Tribulation Transcendence cultivators wondered how Chen Changqing survived, while the Title True Lords recognized that he had devoured the lightning's power in a backlash.
• Ancestor Fire Spirit and the other peak leaders praised Chen Changqing and recalled that he had earned his place as Mount Shu's Eleventh Holy Son by passing the Seven Peaks' Heavenly Pass.

Chen Changqing effortlessly destroyed the fifth and sixth strikes of the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, stunning Mount Shu’s disciples and Peak Scions. The tribulation cloud continued to gather power, leaving everyone wondering whether Chen Changqing had triggered the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.

• Chen Changqing split the Wind-Xun Thunder with a strand of Sword Qi, which vanished into the tribulation cloud.
• Chen Changqing destroyed the Thick Earth Thunder with a punch and dismissed the Six-Colored Heavenly Tribulation as unimpressive.
• Mount Shu’s disciples and Peak Scions were shocked by Chen Changqing’s strength, and Lie Wushuang and Ji Wuhen began to regard him as a serious rival.
• Evergreen Peak’s disciples celebrated Chen Changqing’s feat until Mo Yuan warned them that the heavenly tribulation was not over.
• The tribulation cloud churned and its lightning merged into illusory colors, prompting the Mount Shu disciples to fear Chen Changqing had triggered the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.

Chen Changqing triggered the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, shocking Mount Shu as a Three-Colored Thunder Dragon struck him. He emerged unharmed after using the lightning to temper his body, while the tribulation continued.

• Chen Yuan, Lu Tian, the Seven Main Peak leaders, and Ancestor Wuzhen reacted with astonishment when Chen Changqing's tribulation became the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• A Three-Colored Thunder Dragon formed from the tribulation lightning and charged at Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing met the Thunder Dragon with only a blood-and-qi barrier, and the lightning swallowed him inside a huge sphere.
• Chen Yuan, Lu Tian, and the Evergreen Peak disciples feared for Chen Changqing, while Mo Yuan and the leaders of the Seven Peaks realized he was tempering his body with the lightning.
• Chen Changqing emerged from the lightning sphere unharmed, his aura more condensed and profound after the tribulation lightning tempered his body.

Chen Changqing easily overcame the eighth and ninth bolts of the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, impressing Mount Shu’s disciples and leaders. Just as everyone celebrated his success, a new, even more powerful tribulation-cloud vortex formed in the sky.

• Chen Changqing shattered the eighth bolt of the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation with a punch.
• He used a fist charged with hammer-like intent to destroy the five-colored Thunder Dragon of the ninth tribulation, while Yue Qing and Qing Yu suspected he was the mysterious straw-hatted fighter who had defeated them.
• The tribulation clouds dispersed, and Mount Shu’s disciples and leaders praised Chen Changqing’s talent and potential to become a Heavenly Monarch.
• Chen Yuan and Ancestor Wuzhen celebrated Chen Changqing’s success, but Chen Yuan noticed the tribulation clouds forming again.
• A new vortex of tribulation clouds gathered above Mount Shu, radiating greater pressure and power than the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.

After Chen Changqing survived the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, a new tribulation formed and was identified as the legendary Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation. As the Mount Shu leaders and disciples watched in shock, Chen Changqing prepared for the stronger trial by drawing the Heavenly Thunder Sword.

• The Seven Main Peaks' leaders, Chen Yuan, and Wu Zhen realized that a new tribulation cloud was forming around Chen Changqing and suspected it was the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• The leaders recalled that only a few people in history had triggered the strongest Heavenly Tribulation, and those who survived had become peerless powerhouses and ascended to the upper realm.
• Mount Shu's disciples, Evergreen Peak's disciples, Liu Mu, and Mo Yuan reacted with awe and excitement at the possibility of Chen Changqing's future ascension.
• Chen Changqing noticed the twelve colors in the clouds and the overwhelming pressure of the Heavenly Dao, confirming that the new tribulation was far more powerful than the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• Chen Changqing decided to be cautious and summoned the Immortal Artifact Heavenly Thunder Sword.

Chen Changqing used the Heavenly Thunder Sword and the Immortal Execution Sword Technique to withstand the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation. After surviving its first nine strikes, he impressed the Mount Shu disciples and Peak Scions, who began to recognize him as a serious contender for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

• Chen Changqing summoned the Heavenly Thunder Sword as the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation began, startling the Mount Shu disciples watching from the Questioning Platform.
• Chen Changqing used the first form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, Spirit Slaying, to split the first twelve-colored thunder pillar in two.
• Chen Changqing used the second form, Immortal Slaughter, to destroy three more thunder pillars with a massive sword strike.
• Chen Changqing shattered successive waves of tribulation lightning, including thunder dragons, thunder-god phantoms, and chains of laws, surviving the first nine strikes despite the strain.
• The Mount Shu disciples and Peak Scions revised their judgment of Chen Changqing’s strength, while Ji Wuhen looked forward to fighting him.

Chen Changqing used Dao Reversal to send the tenth strike of the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation back into its cloud vortex, then faced a humanoid lightning figure wielding a thunder sword. He charged the figure with the fifth form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, and their swords collided in a devastating explosion.

• Yue Qing, Xu Ruochen, Lu Tian, and the Mount Shu Holy Sons reacted to Chen Changqing’s overwhelming strength and his progress through the tribulation.
• Chen Changqing used Dao Reversal to reverse the black tenth tribulation lightning and return it to the cloud vortex, exhausting himself in the process.
• The tribulation cloud formed a humanoid figure of lightning wielding a thunder sword, which emerged and attacked Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing merged with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and unleashed the fifth form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, colliding with the figure’s strike.

Chen Changqing destroyed the eleventh tribulation bolt with the fifth move of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique, then faced the final trial as the Twelve-Colored Tribulation Cloud formed a giant eye. He met its beam with his strongest sword, and after the eye vanished, Dao rhythm restored his strength and strengthened his nine Primordial Spirits.

• Chen Changqing shattered the colossal lightning figure with a sword strike, while Ancestor Wuzhen protected Shu Mountain Sacred Land from the aftershocks.
• Chen Changqing steadied himself and prepared to face the final bolt of the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• The tribulation cloud vortex transformed into a giant eye that fixed its gaze on Chen Changqing and fired a beam of twelve-colored light.
• Chen Changqing poured his spiritual power, Sword Intent, blood vitality, and soul power into the Heavenly Thunder Sword and struck the beam with his strongest sword.
• The clash shattered the void, and the giant eye disappeared as the heavens settled.
• Dao rhythm descended upon Chen Changqing, restoring his injuries and spiritual power and strengthening his nine Primordial Spirits.

Chen Changqing passed the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, shocking the Mount Shu disciples, Holy Sons, peak leaders, and Ancestor Wu Zhen. His achievement convinced them that his future could reshape the Shu Mountain Sacred Land, while his master Chen Yuan reconsidered whether Chen Changqing should be confined to becoming its Sect Master.

• The Mount Shu disciples and Peak Scions marveled as Chen Changqing passed the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, and Lie Wushuang and Xu Ruochen worried about facing him in the arena battles.
• The Holy Sons recognized how far Chen Changqing had surpassed them, while Evergreen Peak celebrated and Mo Yuan resolved to protect him.
• Chen Yuan praised Chen Changqing and decided his future should not be confined to the Sect Master position; Mo Tianji reminded him that he had previously expected only a top-ten finish.
• Lu Tian expressed a desire to fight Chen Changqing fairly, and the Seven Peaks leaders realized his presence would transform the Shu Mountain Sacred Land.
• Ancestor Wu Zhen celebrated Chen Changqing's achievement and resolved to take better care of him.

After the first stage of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition ended, Wu Zhen collected the Universe Orders from the ten disciples who had obtained them. Zhou Shan of Mountain Suppressing Peak revealed that he held one, and Chen Changqing claimed the final order, setting the stage for the next round and making him a major rival for the championship.

• Wu Zhen announced the end of the first stage and called forward the disciples who had found Universe Orders.
• Lu Tian and the Seven Main Peaks’ Peak Scions presented their orders, leaving two spots unaccounted for.
• Zhou Shan of Mountain Suppressing Peak presented an order, surprising the gathered disciples and leaving Yue Qing and Qing Yu wondering whether he was the mysterious person who had defeated them.
• Xu Ruochen realized Chen Changqing must hold the final order, recalling that he had witnessed Chen Changqing kill the Bone-Eroding Demon Python.
• Chen Changqing presented his Universe Order, confirming the final top-ten spot and prompting the other Peak Scions to view him as a serious obstacle to the championship.

Chen Changqing’s Universe Order stirred suspicion that he was the mysterious straw-hatted figure, while Wu Zhen began the arena stage of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition. Yue Ling took the first challenge, and Zhou Shan attacked her as their battle began.

• Yue Qing and Qing Yu suspected Chen Changqing might be the mysterious figure who had used a hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact, while Lu Tian wondered if that person had been his junior nephew.
• Wu Zhen explained that the ten Universe Order holders would fight in pairs until one remained, and an arena rose from Questioning Platform.
• After no one volunteered, Yue Ling took the arena and challenged the other contenders to face her.
• Zhou Shan accepted Yue Ling’s challenge and attacked with Mountain Crushing Collapse from the Thirty-Six Mountain Suppressing Styles.
• Yue Ling used Three Thousand Moonbeams, Flowing Wind Returning Snow, and blurred into a wisp of moonlight as Zhou Shan’s attack approached.

Yue Ling defeated Zhou Shan with a precise sword technique, then accepted Lie Wushuang’s challenge. Their duel began with Lie Wushuang attacking with two fire dragons, which Yue Ling evaded as the fight continued.

• Yue Ling dodged Zhou Shan’s punch and struck him with the Moonlight Sword, splitting her Sword Qi into dozens of strikes that wounded him.
• Zhou Shan conceded, and the Mount Shu disciples marveled at Yue Ling’s swordsmanship.
• Yue Ling challenged the waiting Peak Scions, and Lie Wushuang stepped onto the arena to face her.
• Lie Wushuang unleashed Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl from his Thirty-Six Burning Heaven Styles, while Yue Ling weaved through the flames with her movement technique.

Yue Ling broke through Lie Wushuang’s fire techniques and overwhelmed him with her Moonlight Sword. The chapter left her sword at Lie Wushuang’s throat after she destroyed his blazing sun strike.

• Lie Wushuang trapped Yue Ling in a cage of flames, but she extinguished the pillars with Moon Fills the Western Tower.
• Yue Ling merged with the Moonlight Sword and pierced Lie Wushuang’s Fire God’s Shield and right chest.
• Lie Wushuang refused to admit defeat and drew his Quasi-Immortal Artifact, the Burning Heaven Sword.
• Lie Wushuang attacked with Blazing Sun Slash, but Yue Ling’s sword shattered the crimson sun into ashes.
• Yue Ling appeared before Lie Wushuang and held the Moonlight Sword against his throat.