Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing told Wu Zhen he planned to enter an Immortal Secret Realm to train, despite having no need for more treasures, and refused to bring Mo Yuan along. Wu Zhen accepted his decision and began explaining the origins of the Ganjiang Sword, revealing it was paired with the Moye Sword and that the united swords could surpass Immortal Artifacts.

• Chen Changqing told Chen Yuan he wanted to face life-and-death trials in the Immortal Secret Realm, and Chen Yuan warned him to hide his Immortal Artifacts.
• Chen Yuan told Chen Changqing that Wu Zhen had summoned him to Realization Peak, where Lu Tian welcomed him before Wu Zhen called him inside.
• Chen Changqing told Wu Zhen that a friend from Heavenly Sound Temple had invited him to the Immortal Secret Realm, and Wu Zhen questioned why a moving treasure vault needed to seek more treasures.
• Chen Changqing explained that he wanted training rather than treasure and declined Wu Zhen's suggestion to bring Mo Yuan, choosing to leave him at Evergreen Peak.
• Chen Changqing asked Wu Zhen about the Ganjiang Sword, and Wu Zhen said it was paired with the Moye Sword and that together they could surpass Immortal Artifacts.

Chen Changqing prepared to travel with Rujie to the Immortal Secret Realm, then diverted to Medicine God Valley to visit Hua Yao. He reunited with Hua Yao, who eagerly ran into his arms.

• Wu Zhen told Chen Changqing that the Ganjiang and Moye Swords had belonged to a swordsmith couple, but he did not know where the Moye Sword was.
• Wu Zhen warned Chen Changqing to be careful on his trip and privately vowed to protect him.
• Chen Changqing agreed to accompany Rujie to the Immortal Secret Realm after setting rules for following his commands, dividing treasures by need, and retreating from overwhelming danger.
• Chen Changqing summoned Liu Mu to handle Evergreen Peak's affairs, then left Shu Mountain Sacred Land with Rujie.
• Chen Changqing changed course for Medicine God Valley to see his wife, Hua Yao.
• Hua Gu brought Chen Changqing and Rujie to Hua Yao, who ran to Chen Changqing and embraced him.

Chen Changqing reunited with Hua Yao at Medicine God Valley, where the two strolled together as the valley’s disciples praised him and Yao Feng accepted that Hua Yao loved someone else. At a banquet held in Chen Changqing’s honor, Hua Xing turned to Rujie with a question.

• Chen Changqing visited Medicine God Valley and reunited with Hua Yao, taking her hand as Hua Gu and Rujie left them alone.
• Chen Changqing and Hua Yao walked through the valley together and caught up while the disciples admired Chen Changqing and celebrated his engagement to Hua Yao.
• Yao Feng watched Chen Changqing and Hua Yao from a mountain peak, then resolved to bury his feelings because the two loved each other.
• Medicine God Valley hosted a lavish banquet for Chen Changqing, where Hua Xing suddenly told Rujie he had something to ask him.

Chen Changqing told Hua Yao that he and Rujie would travel to an Immortal Secret Realm, and the two shared a tender farewell moment before Hua Xing spoke with him. Hua Xing praised Chen Changqing’s achievements and asked about the danger of his journey, which Chen Changqing downplayed.

• Hua Xing asked Rujie whether he had told Zen Master Badu that Hua Xing was alive, and Rujie explained that Badu was in secluded cultivation.
• Chen Changqing told Hua Yao that Rujie was taking him to an Immortal Secret Realm, and Hua Yao worried about the danger.
• Chen Changqing teased Hua Yao into calling him “husband,” and the two embraced in the courtyard.
• Hua Xing sent Hua Yao away and praised Chen Changqing for winning the Mount Shu Seven Peaks Grand Competition and passing the Twelve-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• Hua Xing asked Chen Changqing whether his journey with Rujie would be dangerous, and Chen Changqing said they were only going to an Immortal Secret Realm.

Chen Changqing discussed the Immortal Secret Realm and his bet to win first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition with Hua Xing before leaving Medicine God Valley with Rujie. They reached Azure Cloud City, where Chen Changqing sensed many powerful people gathering ahead of the Immortal Secret Realm.

• Hua Xing warned Chen Changqing that powerful experts would compete for the Immortal Secret Realm, and Chen Changqing said he planned to gain experience rather than rush after treasure.
• Hua Xing asked about Chen Changqing's marriage to Hua Yao and his bet with Wu Xing; Chen Changqing said he intended to win first place in the Ten Great Sects Grand Competition.
• Rujie woke Chen Changqing the next morning, and Chen Changqing said farewell to Hua Yao, Hua Xing, Hua Gu, and Hua Lixuan before leaving Medicine God Valley.
• Chen Changqing and Rujie traveled for three days toward the Immortal Secret Realm and stopped in Azure Cloud City to rest.
• Chen Changqing sensed many powerful auras in Azure Cloud City, and Rujie said they had likely come for the Immortal Secret Realm.

Chen Changqing and Rujie stopped at the Laughing Spring Breeze Tavern, where they heard that major sects and sacred lands were gathering for the Immortal Secret Realm. There Chen Changqing reunited with Si Youyou, who thanked him for saving her and asked whether he had come to enter the realm.

• Chen Changqing and Rujie entered the Laughing Spring Breeze Tavern, where Rujie ordered wine and food.
• Chen Changqing overheard cultivators discussing the many powerful factions sending people to the approaching Immortal Secret Realm.
• Si Youyou entered the tavern, recognized Chen Changqing, and sat down with him.
• Si Youyou thanked Chen Changqing for saving her during their previous journey through a secret realm, and he recalled their encounters.
• Chen Changqing introduced Si Youyou to Rujie without revealing that she was the Heavenly Demon Sect's Saintess.
• Si Youyou asked Chen Changqing whether he had come to Azure Cloud City for the Immortal Secret Realm.

Si Youyou invited Chen Changqing to the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch, where a sword immortal from Mount Shu was said to have fallen with the twin Immortal Artifacts Ganjiang and Moye. Chen Changqing became interested after hearing the swords’ names and learned the sword immortal was surnamed Ouye, linking the mystery to Ou Ye Tiangong.

• Rujie invited Si Youyou to join him and Chen Changqing in the Immortal Secret Realm, but Si Youyou instead asked Chen Changqing to go somewhere with her.
• Si Youyou proposed visiting the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch, and Chen Changqing initially refused because the Immortal Secret Realm was about to open.
• Si Youyou revealed that the fallen Heavenly Monarch was a renowned Mount Shu sword immortal who carried the Immortal Artifact swords Ganjiang and Moye.
• Chen Changqing recalled obtaining the Ganjiang Sword in the Shu Mountain Sword Graveyard and wondered whether the Moye Sword could be in the fallen land.
• Si Youyou said the sword immortal’s surname was Ouye, leading Chen Changqing to wonder if he was connected to the inheritance master Ou Ye Tiangong.

Chen Changqing, Si Youyou, and Rujie traveled to the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch, where many cultivators and True Lords had gathered. Chen Changqing wondered what Si Youyou was hiding, then encountered his uncle-master Bai Wuya, whose arrival promised protection as they prepared to enter.

• Chen Changqing agreed to accompany Si Youyou to the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch, and Rujie insisted on joining them.
• The three arrived at a gorge outside Azure Cloud City and found many cultivators gathered, including True Lords.
• Chen Changqing asked why Si Youyou wanted to enter, but she gave an evasive answer that made him suspect she was hiding something.
• Bai Wuya arrived at the gorge, and Chen Changqing recognized his uncle-master, the White-Clad Spear King.

Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou waited at the canyon as cultivators gathered to enter the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch. Bai Wuya arrived, and then Xue Chen of the Blood God Sect appeared, prompting Si Youyou to warn Chen Changqing of their past grievances.

• Bai Wuya arrived at the canyon, and the cultivators recognized him as a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch.
• Rujie urged Chen Changqing to join Bai Wuya, but Chen refused to burden his uncle, and Si Youyou supported his decision.
• Chen Changqing asked Si Youyou whether the secret realm restricted entry, but she did not know.
• Xue Chen arrived with a group from the Blood God Sect, and Si Youyou identified him as one of the Thirteen Blood God Sons at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Si Youyou warned Chen Changqing that Xue Chen held a grudge against her, and Chen Changqing calmly said he would kill Xue Chen if he acted wildly.

Chen Changqing stopped Bai Wuya from killing Old Ancestor Blood River and killed him himself, then waited with Rujie and Si Youyou for the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch to open. At the entrance, he confronted Xue Chen and the Blood God Sect, whose attempt to flee after he revealed his overwhelming strength ended with Chen Changqing striking at them.

• Chen Changqing killed Old Ancestor Blood River himself after stopping Bai Wuya, and the cultivators waited for the secret realm to open.
• The canyon mist formed a vortex and revealed a gate, which Bai Wuya and the True Lords entered before the other cultivators followed.
• Xue Chen blocked Si Youyou and demanded that she hand over an item she had taken, but she refused.
• Chen Changqing warned Xue Chen to move aside, then killed two early-stage Spirit Transformation elders with one sword strike.
• Xue Chen realized Chen Changqing was at least a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, apologized, and fled with the Blood God Sect disciples.
• Chen Changqing asked whether he had agreed to let them leave and slashed several times at Xue Chen and the others.

Chen Changqing killed Xue Chen and the Blood God Sect disciples, then entered the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch with Rujie and Si Youyou. Inside, his Inheritance Token reacted, leading him to suspect that the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor’s inheritance was nearby.

• Chen Changqing’s sword strike killed Xue Chen’s disciples and left Xue Chen gravely wounded.
• Chen Changqing ignored Xue Chen’s plea and threat about his father, killed him, and collected the dead cultivators’ Storage Bags.
• Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou entered the glowing door and found a ruined realm filled with gray mist, shattered palaces, and bones.
• Chen Changqing sensed that his Inheritance Token was reacting to the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor’s inheritance.
• Chen Changqing followed the token’s guidance, leaving Si Youyou puzzled by his attention toward her.

Chen Changqing followed the trembling Inheritance Token to a palace in the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch, where he found another token guarded by three powerful Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. He refused to yield the treasure to them and ordered them to move aside.

• Si Youyou blushed at Rujie's teasing that Chen Changqing had taken a liking to her, then hurried after Chen Changqing as he left.
• Chen Changqing led Si Youyou and Rujie through a palace corridor to an underground chamber, where an ancient box rested atop a pillar.
• Three seasoned Tribulation Transcendence cultivators appeared and claimed the chamber, ordering Chen Changqing and his companions to leave.
• Chen Changqing said the chamber belonged to Mount Shu and told the cultivators to step aside, while Rujie and Si Youyou urged him to retreat.
• Chen Changqing walked forward and gave the three cultivators one final warning to move aside.

Chen Changqing used the Immortal Artifact Heavenly Thunder Sword to defeat a Mid Tribulation Transcendence cultivator with one strike, then faced the other two cultivators as they attacked to seize his treasure. As their flames and sword rain closed in, he replaced his sword with a massive dark-golden hammer.

• The Purple-Robed Cultivator attacked Chen Changqing, who split his blade aura with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and sent him crashing into a wall.
• The injured Purple-Robed Cultivator spat blood as cracks formed in his blade, while Rujie and Si Youyou marveled at Chen Changqing's strength.
• The Thin Cultivator demanded Chen Changqing's Immortal Artifact, then joined the Red-Haired Cultivator in deciding to kill him and divide his treasures.
• The Red-Haired Cultivator sent pillars of flame at Chen Changqing as the Thin Cultivator launched a rain of flying swords.
• Chen Changqing remained calm and replaced the Heavenly Thunder Sword with a massive dark-golden hammer as the attacks approached.

Chen Changqing revealed the Haotian Hammer and overwhelmed the Red-Haired Cultivator and the Thin Cultivator with a single strike. After trapping them in his Invincible Sword Domain, he killed the fleeing Red-Haired Cultivator, while the Thin Cultivator remained alive.

• Chen Changqing summoned the Haotian Hammer and shattered the Red-Haired Cultivator and the Thin Cultivator's attacks with one swing.
• Chen Changqing's hammer force sent both Mid Tribulation Transcendence cultivators crashing into a rock wall, severely injuring them.
• The Thin Cultivator apologized and offered to yield the opportunity, while the Red-Haired Cultivator agreed and tried to flee.
• Chen Changqing spread his Invincible Sword Domain across the Earth Palace and caught up with the fleeing Red-Haired Cultivator.
• Chen Changqing smashed the Red-Haired Cultivator into a mist of blood with the Haotian Hammer.

Chen Changqing killed the Red-Haired Cultivator, then rejected the Purple-Robed Cultivator and Thin Cultivator’s offer to become his slaves and killed them too. He collected their Storage Bags and gained over a hundred thousand AFK Points, leaving Rujie and Si Youyou stunned.

• Chen Changqing killed the Red-Haired Cultivator and received 50,000 AFK Points.
• The Purple-Robed Cultivator and Thin Cultivator begged Chen Changqing to spare them in exchange for their Soul Blood, but he said they were not qualified to serve him.
• The Purple-Robed Cultivator and Thin Cultivator attacked Chen Changqing, who destroyed their bodies and Primordial Spirits with the Haotian Hammer.
• Chen Changqing received more AFK Points and collected the three cultivators’ Storage Bags.
• Rujie and Si Youyou remained shocked as Chen Changqing flashed down before them.

Chen Changqing opened a box in the great hall and discovered that its token fused with his Inheritance Token, though the fusion produced no inheritance. He left with Rujie and Si Youyou, who became suspicious of his token and revealed a sinister aura resembling that of the Demon Sect.

• Chen Changqing told Rujie and Si Youyou that the three Mid Tribulation Transcendence cultivators had been too weak to make useful servants, then walked to the platform.
• Chen Changqing opened the box and found an ancient token inside.
• Chen Changqing took out his Inheritance Token, and the box's token resonated with it and fused into a new Inheritance Token.
• Chen Changqing waited for an inheritance to appear, but nothing happened, so he told Rujie and Si Youyou that the tokens had resonated and led them toward the passageway.
• Rujie teased Si Youyou about wanting to be Chen Changqing's lesser wife, and Si Youyou released a sinister aura that reminded Rujie of the Demon Sect.
• Rujie hurried after Chen Changqing, and Si Youyou followed; the three flew out of the passageway beyond the great hall.

Chen Changqing, Rujie, and Si Youyou searched the Land of the Fallen Heavenly Monarch and discovered Bai Wuya fighting three True Lords. Si Youyou identified a fruit growing above the plaza as a Heavenly Monarch Fruit, which could supposedly let its consumer enter the Heavenly Monarch realm.

• Chen Changqing told Rujie and Si Youyou they should explore the land, and he explained that his token had guided him to the token beneath the main hall.
• Chen Changqing sensed fighting nearby, and the three of them flew toward its source.
• The group found Bai Wuya battling three True Lords beside an ancient tree bearing a radiant nine-colored fruit.
• Si Youyou identified the fruit as a Heavenly Monarch Fruit and said it could allow someone to ascend directly to the Heavenly Monarch realm.

Chen Changqing learned that Bai Wuya was fighting three True Lords over a Heavenly Monarch Fruit and decided to help him despite warnings from Si Youyou and Rujie. As Bai Wuya began to fall behind, Chen Changqing rushed toward the battlefield.

• Si Youyou identified the Heavenly Monarch Fruit and explained that Bai Wuya was battling the Sword Madman, the Dharma Venerable, and Blood Hand for it.
• Si Youyou and Rujie urged Chen Changqing to leave, but he stayed because Bai Wuya had helped him and taught him the Nine Tribulations God-Slaying Spear Technique.
• Bai Wuya continued fighting the three True Lords, who initially ignored Chen Changqing and his companions.
• The three True Lords gradually suppressed Bai Wuya, though all three had sustained injuries.
• Chen Changqing told Si Youyou and Rujie to wait, then charged toward the battlefield, leaving them shocked and worried.

Chen Changqing charged into Bai Wuya’s battle and killed the wounded late True Lord Dharma Venerable with one sword, earning a huge system reward. He joined Bai Wuya against Sword Madman and Blood Hand, and Bai Wuya recognized him as a worthy successor to Shu Mountain Sacred Land.

• Chen Changqing attacked the wounded Dharma Venerable with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and killed him, including his Primordial Spirit.
• The system rewarded Chen Changqing with 300000 AFK Points for slaying a late True Lord.
• Rujie, Si Youyou, Sword Madman, Blood Hand, and Bai Wuya witnessed the kill and reacted with shock.
• Chen Changqing collected the Dharma Venerable’s Storage Bag and joined Bai Wuya, then urged him to deal with Sword Madman and Blood Hand.
• Bai Wuya praised Chen Changqing’s strength and resolved to face the two remaining True Lords with him.

After Chen Changqing killed Dharma Venerable, Sword Madman and Blood Hand tried to retreat, but Chen Changqing pursued them and urged Bai Wuya to eliminate them. The two True Lords split up to fight, and Chen Changqing struck Sword Madman down with a sword attack that carried spear intent.

• Sword Madman accused Chen Changqing of a dishonorable sneak attack, but Bai Wuya defended him and drove Sword Madman and Blood Hand to retreat.
• Chen Changqing chased Sword Madman and Blood Hand, and Bai Wuya followed to support him.
• Chen Changqing told Bai Wuya they should kill the two True Lords to prevent future trouble, provoking Sword Madman and Blood Hand.
• Blood Hand attacked Bai Wuya while ordering Sword Madman to kill Chen Changqing.
• Chen Changqing met Sword Madman's attack with White Tiger Splits the Earth and sent him flying, shocking him with the spear intent in Chen Changqing's sword power.