Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing used his two avatars and sword techniques to break Yue Qing’s defenses and send him flying from the arena. The Mount Shu disciples and peak scions were stunned by Chen Changqing’s strength, while Qing Yu feared Chen Changqing might still resent his attempt to kill Lu Tian.

• Chen Changqing and his two avatars shattered Yue Qing’s vein-dragon punch with their sword, hammer, and spear attacks.
• Yue Qing used Earth Emperor Protection to form a cocoon, but Chen Changqing’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique broke it apart.
• The combined attacks struck Yue Qing and sent him vomiting blood and flying to the arena’s edge.
• The Mount Shu disciples and peak scions reacted with shock as they realized Chen Changqing could fight someone comparable to a True Lord.
• Xu Ruochen recognized that Chen Changqing had held back when they fought in the Thousand-Fathom Stone Forest.
• Qing Yu worried that Chen Changqing might still hold a grudge over his attempt to kill Lu Tian inside the Universe Landscape Map.

Chen Changqing overwhelmed Yue Qing despite Yue Qing reaching the True Lord level, shocking the Seven Peaks Grand Competition spectators. As Yue Qing attempted a powerful earth-shaking technique, his aura suddenly collapsed and he fell to one knee.

• Qing Yu realized Chen Changqing had been the mysterious opponent with the hammer-shaped Immortal Artifact and fled for fear of retaliation.
• Chen Changqing and his two clones struck Yue Qing down, breaking through his True Lord-level defense and leaving the spectators astonished.
• Chen Yuan recognized Chen Changqing’s sword art as the Yinyue Holy Dynasty’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique and worried the peak leaders would identify it.
• Evergreen Peak’s disciples celebrated Chen Changqing’s victory, while Mo Yuan resolved to follow him even more firmly.
• Yue Qing rose and unleashed Earth Dimension Severing, but he suddenly vomited blood, lost his aura, and dropped to one knee.

Yue Qing’s bloodline power faded, leaving him unable to continue after Chen Changqing defeated him despite his True Lord-level strength. As the crowd recognized Chen Changqing’s unprecedented feat, Evergreen Peak’s members celebrated his victory.

• Yue Qing’s aura collapsed and he knelt on the arena, prompting Mount Shu’s disciples and Peak Scions to realize that Chen Changqing had won.
• Yue Kunlun and Ancestor Mountain God reacted to Chen Changqing’s victory, and Ancestor Mountain God recognized that Chen Changqing had endured the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation and defeated a True Lord.
• True Person Tianbo remembered Chen Changqing’s rise from the outer sect and marveled at how far his cultivation and strength had advanced.
• Lu Tian admitted to Chen Yuan that he was no match for Chen Changqing and recalled that Chen Changqing had saved him and given him a Universe Order.
• Ancestor Wuzhen confirmed that Yue Qing’s injuries had prevented him from sustaining his special physique and concluded that the outcome was decided.
• Evergreen Peak’s members flushed with excitement as Yue Qing remained unable to continue.

Chen Changqing defeated Yue Qing and was declared champion of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, astonishing Mount Shu with his strength and abilities. His victory left Evergreen Peak jubilant and the other Holy Sons reflecting on how far beyond them he had grown.

• Evergreen Peak disciples celebrated Chen Changqing’s victory over Yue Qing, while Mo Yuan revealed that Chen Changqing had not yet used his full strength.
• Yue Qing admitted defeat, and Chen Changqing withdrew his avatars and Immortal Artifacts.
• Ancestor Wuzhen announced Chen Changqing as the champion of the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, prompting cheers from Mount Shu’s disciples.
• Evergreen Peak’s disciples and leaders celebrated their Holy Son’s triumph, while Luo Futian realized the gap between himself and Chen Changqing was widening.

Chen Changqing won the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, and Ancestor Wuzhen moved to name him Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor. Ancestor Mountain God interrupted the announcement, arguing that the appointment required utmost caution.

• Mount Shu’s disciples and Chen Yuan celebrated Chen Changqing’s victory, while Yue Qing accepted his defeat and Chen Changqing reflected on his opponent’s special physique.
• Ancestor Wuzhen announced that the competition’s champion would become Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor and began naming Chen Changqing.
• Ancestor Mountain God interrupted, prompting angry reactions from Evergreen Peak’s disciples and confusion among Mountain Suppressing Peak’s people.
• Ancestor Wuzhen questioned Ancestor Mountain God, who denied intending disrespect and said the succession appointment concerned Mount Shu’s ten-thousand-year foundation.

After Chen Changqing won the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Ancestor Mountain God opposed making him Sect Master's successor, citing his use of the Demon Sect's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique. Other peak leaders joined the opposition, and Ancestor Wuzhen answered their challenge by unleashing a terrifying aura.

• Chen Changqing remained calm despite Ancestor Mountain God's opposition, while Chen Yuan demanded an explanation for breaking the agreed rule that the competition's winner would become successor.
• Ancestor Mountain God argued that Chen Changqing's use of the Yinyue Holy Dynasty's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique suggested he might be connected to the Demon Sect.
• Ancestor Mountain God secretly urged the other peak leaders to oppose Chen Changqing, warning that three generations of Sect Leaders from Seven Stars Peak would leave their peaks without a chance to rise.
• True Person Yuding and the other peak leaders called for Chen Changqing's ties to the Demon Sect to be investigated before he could become successor.
• Chen Yuan struggled to answer the accusations, and Ancestor Wuzhen erupted with a terrifying aura after recognizing that Mountain God was using the Demon Sect claim as a pretext.

Wu Zhen defended Chen Changqing as the Seven Main Peaks’ helmsmen accused him of being a Demon Sect spy and challenged his appointment as Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor. Chen Changqing refused to explain himself, believing the helmsmen opposed him for political reasons, while Ji Changkong began to suspect the accusations might be true.

• Wu Zhen demanded that the Seven Main Peaks’ helmsmen honor the competition’s result, but Ancestor Fire Spirit and Ancestor Mountain God argued that Chen Changqing’s use of a Demon Sect sword art made him suspicious.
• The helmsmen urged Wu Zhen to reconsider Chen Changqing’s appointment, claiming his unusual cultivation and techniques might indicate ties to the Demon Sect.
• Evergreen Peak’s disciples protested the accusations, and Ran Hua asked Chen Changqing to explain where he learned the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.
• Chen Changqing refused to explain, saying the helmsmen would not believe him and only opposed the Sect Master’s lineage retaining the successor position.
• Chen Changqing recalled obtaining the technique from True Person Qingxu’s ancient cave abode, while Ji Changkong began to suspect that Chen Changqing’s rapid cultivation came from Demon Sect methods.

Wu Zhen suppressed the Seven Main Peaks’ leaders and declared Chen Changqing Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor, dismissing claims that his use of Demon Sect techniques proved he was a spy. Just as the leaders fell silent, an ancient voice from Mount Shu’s depths objected, leaving Wu Zhen visibly shaken.

• Jian Zhenzi recognized that the accusations against Chen Changqing were an excuse to block the Sect Master’s lineage from gaining power.
• Chen Yuan told Lu Tian that Wu Zhen’s support was enough and remained unconcerned about Chen Changqing becoming Sect Master successor.
• Wu Zhen intensified his aura pressure, forcing the Seven Main Peaks’ leaders to their knees.
• Wu Zhen challenged the leaders’ objections, arguing that Chen Changqing had won fairly and that techniques alone did not determine whether someone was righteous or evil.
• Wu Zhen declared Chen Changqing Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor, but an ancient voice from Mount Shu’s depths called out to object.

Wu Xing emerged from seclusion as a Heavenly Monarch and opposed Chen Changqing becoming Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor. He faced his old rival Wu Zhen, while Chen Changqing wondered how his master ancestor would respond.

• A powerful aura shattered Wu Zhen’s pressure, and Wu Xing appeared above the Questioning Platform as a newly advanced Heavenly Monarch.
• The leaders of the Seven Peaks and Mount Shu disciples recognized Wu Xing, while Ancestor Mountain God hoped his opposition would prevent Wu Zhen from deciding the succession alone.
• Chen Changqing wondered what Wu Zhen would do when confronted by his junior martial brother, and Lu Tian thanked Chen Changqing for saving him in the Universe Landscape Map.
• The Mount Shu disciples bowed to Wu Xing, who exchanged congratulations with Wu Zhen and reflected on their long rivalry and his past defeat in the Sect Master contest.

Wu Xing praised Chen Changqing and cleared him of suspicion over using a Demon Sect sword art, but challenged him to prove he deserved to become a Mount Shu Sect Leader candidate. He said he would support Chen if Chen placed in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

• Wu Xing acknowledged that Chen Changqing had defeated Yue Qing, whom Wu Xing had favored, and revealed Yue Qing possessed the Earth Sovereign Bloodline.
• Wu Xing identified Chen Changqing's Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique as a skill he had obtained from True Person Qingxu's cave dwelling, and vouched that Chen was not a Demon Sect spy.
• Wu Xing told Wu Zhen that Chen could become a Sect Leader candidate but had to prove his qualifications to Mount Shu and the Nine Provinces.
• Wu Xing promised to support Chen's candidacy if Chen placed among the top three in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

Wu Xing proposed that Chen Changqing prove his worth as Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor by placing in the top three of the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, drawing fierce opposition from Wu Zhen. The chapter left the proposal standing as Evergreen Peak’s disciples protested that the trial was designed to obstruct their Holy Son.

• Wu Xing’s proposed top-three trial stunned the Mount Shu disciples, Peak Masters, and Peak Scions, who recognized how difficult the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition was.
• Ancestor Mountain God, Ancestor Zhanqiong, and the other peak leaders backed Wu Xing’s proposal.
• Wu Zhen angrily challenged Wu Xing, arguing that Chen Changqing had too little time to meet the demand and accusing his junior brother of making things difficult for him.
• Wu Xing defended the trial, saying Chen Changqing’s talent should let him advance further before the competition and that someone unwilling to accept the challenge should not become Sect Master successor.
• Wu Zhen realized Wu Xing was using the dispute to contend with him, while Evergreen Peak’s disciples angrily accused the others of obstructing Chen Changqing.

Chen Changqing learned that Wu Xing had demanded he place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, a contest featuring powerful reincarnated cultivators and even Half-Step Heavenly Monarchs. As Wu Zhen prepared to oppose Wu Xing over the succession, Chen Changqing accepted the challenge.

• Chen Changqing asked Chen Yuan what the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition was and learned it would take place in less than ten years.
• Chen Yuan explained that True Lords were the weakest participants and that Half-Step Heavenly Monarchs would compete, but Chen Changqing remained interested.
• Chen Yuan warned that Chen Changqing had only recently reached Early Tribulation Transcendence, while Evergreen Peak disciples accused Wu Xing of deliberately making the trial impossible.
• Chen Changqing reminded Chen Yuan that he had defeated Yue Qing after Yue Qing reached the True Lord level, leaving Chen Yuan speechless.
• Wu Zhen resolved to fight Wu Xing rather than let Chen Changqing be denied the Sect Master heir position, and Chen Changqing stepped forward and accepted Wu Xing's challenge.

Chen Changqing agreed to Wu Xing’s demand that he place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition to earn recognition as Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor. His decision shocked Mount Shu, while Wu Xing believed Chen Changqing would fail.

• Chen Changqing agreed to Wu Xing’s condition of finishing among the top three in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Yue Qing saw the competition as a chance to challenge Chen Changqing again after losing to him in the arena.
• The leaders of Mount Shu’s peaks welcomed Chen Changqing’s decision because they expected him to fail and lose his claim to succeed the Sect Master.
• Evergreen Peak’s disciples, Lu Tian, Chen Yuan, and Wu Zhen were alarmed by Chen Changqing’s agreement, while Wu Xing laughed and praised his courage.

Chen Changqing accepted Wu Xing’s challenge to place in the top three at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition, then raised his own goal to first place. His boast stunned Mount Shu’s elders and disciples, while Wu Xing accepted that Chen Changqing had made the claim of his own accord.

• Wu Zhen wondered whether Chen Changqing had given up on becoming Mount Shu’s Sect Master successor after he readily agreed to Wu Xing’s demand.
• Chen Changqing declared that he wanted first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition rather than merely placing in the top three.
• Mount Shu’s disciples, Peak Scions, and peak leaders reacted with shock, and Ancestor Mountain God mocked Chen Changqing for his confidence.
• Chen Changqing ignored the ridicule, believing that his AFK Cultivation System, Immortal Artifact, and techniques could make him powerful enough to win.
• Wu Zhen and the Evergreen Peak disciples questioned whether Chen Changqing had gone crazy, while Wu Xing praised his boldness and reminded him that no one had forced him to make the claim.

Wu Xing promised to become Chen Changqing’s protector if Chen Changqing won first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition. While the Mount Shu disciples doubted he could win, Chen Changqing confidently accepted the deal, and the competition remained ten years away.

• Wu Xing offered to personally protect Chen Changqing if he claimed first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Mount Shu disciples and peak leaders reacted with astonishment, but most dismissed Chen Changqing’s chances as impossible.
• Lu Tian urged Chen Yuan to nurture Chen Changqing, while Evergreen Peak’s core members imagined him gaining a Heavenly Monarch protector alongside Mo Yuan.
• Mo Yuan looked forward to seeing how much Chen Changqing would grow before the competition, and Wu Zhen realized Wu Xing doubted his granddisciple could win.
• Chen Changqing confidently accepted Wu Xing’s promise, and Wu Xing declared that they had a deal.

After the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, Chen Changqing kept his plans for the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition secret and returned to Evergreen Peak. His victory over Yue Qing drew crowds seeking to visit or join him, and the chapter ended with his disciples wondering whether he could take first place in the competition.

• After the competition ended, Chen Yuan asked Chen Changqing whether he had abandoned his chance to succeed the Mount Shu Sect Master, but Chen Changqing told him to wait and see.
• Lu Tian praised Chen Changqing and looked forward to seeing him compete in ten years, then declined Chen Changqing's offer to spar and hurried away.
• Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak with its disciples as his reputation spread throughout Shu Mountain Sacred Land.
• On the third day after the competition, crowds gathered at Evergreen Peak's gate to visit Chen Changqing or seek a place among his disciples.
• Black Bear and Mystic Serpent, revealed as Nascent Soul cultivators, guarded the gate and warned the crowd not to enter without permission.
• Evergreen Peak's disciples celebrated their early admission but worried that Chen Changqing might not win first place at the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.

Chen Changqing ordered Evergreen Peak to recruit only a limited number of suitable Inner Sect disciples, while excluding disciples from the other main peaks. Jian Zhenzi confronted Ji Changkong about his motives for joining Evergreen Peak, and Ji Changkong insisted he admired Chen Changqing.

• Liu Mu told Chen Changqing that disciples were crowding Evergreen Peak's gate to seek admission.
• Chen Changqing ordered Liu Mu to select a few worthy Inner Sect disciples and reject those from the other main peaks, with Ran Hua and the others assisting.
• Chen Changqing suspected some applicants had ulterior motives, then left to bask in the sun with Little Black.
• Jian Zhenzi asked Ji Changkong whether he had achieved his goal since joining Evergreen Peak.
• Ji Changkong claimed he had joined out of admiration for Chen Changqing, while Jian Zhenzi remained unconvinced but unconcerned.

Liu Mu turned away disciples from Mount Shu’s other major peaks and announced a coming recruitment examination for Inner Sect disciples. Ancestor Mountain God responded by deciding to find an Inner Sect informant to infiltrate Evergreen Peak and uncover Chen Changqing’s secrets.

• Liu Mu ordered disciples from the other major peaks to leave Evergreen Peak, then invited Mount Shu’s Inner Sect disciples to return for a recruitment examination.
• Ancestor Mountain God learned that Chen Changqing’s peak had attracted many hopeful recruits and recalled his plan to investigate Chen Changqing’s hidden abilities.
• Mountain Suppressing Peak disciples reported that Evergreen Peak would not accept disciples from other major peaks.
• Ancestor Mountain God proposed finding an informant among Mount Shu’s Inner Sect disciples, and Yue Kunlun praised the plan.
• The Peak Masters and leaders of the other major peaks turned their attention to Mount Shu’s Inner Sect disciples.

Liu Mu worried that informants from the Seven Main Peaks could infiltrate Evergreen Peak through its Inner Sect recruitment, so Mo Yuan promised to use a Heart-Questioning Trial to screen applicants. When the selection day arrived, eager disciples and covert informants gathered at Evergreen Peak as Liu Mu arrived to begin the assessment.

• Wang Yang warned Liu Mu and the others that the Seven Main Peaks could plant Inner Sect disciples as informants.
• Ran Hua suggested asking Mo Yuan for help, and Liu Mu went to seek his advice.
• Mo Yuan said he would hold a Heart-Questioning Trial and admit only those who passed to the subsequent assessments.
• Inner Sect disciples flocked to Evergreen Peak for the selection, including some sent by the Seven Main Peaks as informants.
• Liu Mu descended onto the crowded plaza with Ran Hua and the others, and the disciples fell silent to await the assessment.

Evergreen Peak recruited dozens of Mount Shu Inner Sect disciples after they passed Mo Yuan’s Heart-Questioning Trial, but every candidate selected by the other peaks failed. Wu Xing summoned the peak leaders and asked what they thought of Chen Changqing.

• Liu Mu announced that Evergreen Peak’s selection required candidates to pass Mo Yuan’s Heart-Questioning Trial and then spar with Evergreen Peak disciples.
• Dozens of Mount Shu Inner Sect disciples joined Evergreen Peak after passing the trial and the subsequent assessment.
• A Mountain Suppressing Peak disciple told Yue Kunlun that all the candidates he had selected were eliminated, angering Ancestor Mountain God.
• The other peak leaders learned that all their selected candidates had also failed and received Wu Xing’s summons.
• Wu Xing gathered the Seven Main Peaks’ leaders and asked them what they thought of Chen Changqing.