Chapter Summaries

Chen Changqing met Heavenly Origin Patriarch after the patriarch broke through to the Ninth Layer Tribulation Immortal thanks to the Tribulation Immortal Pill. Heavenly Origin Patriarch warned that the Nine Provinces would soon target Chen Changqing and began presenting gifts to repay his debt.

• Chen Changqing bowed to Heavenly Origin Patriarch, who praised his composure and thanked him for providing the Tribulation Immortal Pill that had enabled his breakthrough.
• Heavenly Origin Patriarch dismissed Daoist Qingyuan and Daoist Wuzhen so he could speak privately with Chen Changqing.
• Heavenly Origin Patriarch warned that news of his breakthrough would draw attention to Mount Shu and Chen Changqing, whose pill and secrets could make him a target across the Nine Provinces.
• Chen Changqing accepted the danger and said he had been prepared to bear the consequences of offering the pill.
• Heavenly Origin Patriarch presented Chen Changqing with three gifts, beginning with a Heavenly Origin Token that could summon an avatar with thirty percent of his combat strength for a quarter of an hour.

The Heavenly Origin Patriarch rewarded Chen Changqing with three powerful treasures and confirmed that Mount Shu would name him its next Sect Master in three days. After Chen Changqing returned, Daoist Wuzhen urgently summoned him to the back mountain’s forbidden grounds.

• The Heavenly Origin Patriarch gave Chen Changqing a Heavenly Origin Token, the Myriad Transformations Starry Skies Art, and Star Marrow Essence, warning him to wait before refining the essence.
• The Heavenly Origin Patriarch told Chen Changqing that Chen Yuan would announce him as Mount Shu’s next Sect Master in three days, while Chen Yuan would temporarily remain in the role.
• The Heavenly Origin Patriarch teased Chen Changqing about his fiancées, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu and Hua Yao, and warned him about having too many women in the Cultivation World.
• Chen Changqing left the First Heavenly Palace with Daoist Chen Yuan and Daoist Wuzhen, while the other eight heavenly palaces’ Divine Senses discussed the rewards and Mount Shu’s rising prospects.
• After Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak, Daoist Wuzhen sent him an urgent message to come to the back mountain’s forbidden grounds.

Daoist Wuzhen asked Chen Changqing to lead Shu Mountain Sacred Land’s group at the righteous and demonic paths’ Two Dao Conference, and Chen Changqing agreed despite the danger. Back at Evergreen Peak, he began using AFK Points to cultivate the Myriad Transformations Starry Skies Art ahead of the conference, which was three months away.

• Daoist Wuzhen told Chen Changqing that the Two Dao Conference would take place in three months in the Void Emperor Secret Realm and that the sect wanted him to lead its group.
• Daoist Wuzhen warned Chen Changqing that the Blood God Sect, Dark Moon Imperial Dynasty, Heavenly Demon Sect, and Flower-Shifting Palace might target him, but Chen Changqing accepted the role.
• Daoist Wuzhen promised the sect’s support and told Chen Changqing to prepare for the conference and the Sect Master Succession Ceremony in three days.
• Chen Changqing returned to Evergreen Peak, isolated himself in the main hall, and studied the Myriad Transformations Starry Skies Art given to him by Heavenly Origin Patriarch.
• Chen Changqing spent one million AFK Points to begin accelerated cultivation of the art, and the system estimated a month to complete its first stage.

Chen Changqing prepared for his coming elevation to Sect Master as Mount Shu’s leaders arrived at Evergreen Peak to congratulate him and offer gifts. When Zhao Wuji questioned whether Chen Changqing’s cultivation and reputation suited the position, Chen Changqing suppressed him with the Intent of the Invincible Sword Domain.

• Chen Changqing arranged for the Myriad Transformations Starry Skies Art to cultivate idly and spent time resting on Evergreen Peak.
• News that Chen Changqing would become Mount Shu’s next Sect Master spread, and numerous Peak Masters, elders, and deacons came to Evergreen Peak with gifts and praise.
• True Lord Lieyang and True Lord Qingmu greeted Mo Yuan and presented gifts for Chen Changqing.
• The visitors congratulated Chen Changqing and pledged their support, while Zhao Wuji objected that Chen Changqing’s cultivation and enemies could harm Mount Shu’s standing.
• Chen Changqing released the Intent of the Invincible Sword Domain, suppressing Zhao Wuji’s True Essence and Law Power.

Chen Changqing established his authority among Mount Shu’s Peak Masters and elders, then agreed to let Ran Hua’s family attend his Sect Master ceremony. With the ceremony one day away, he prepared for the final arrangements.

• Chen Changqing suppressed Zhao Wuji with his domain and declared that Mount Shu should answer its enemies with strength rather than compromise.
• After the Peak Masters and elders left, Liu Mu reported the gifts from 136 peaks and halls, and Chen Changqing assigned him to distribute and store the resources.
• Chen Changqing spent two quiet days practicing and advising Jian Zhenzi, Ji Changkong, and the others.
• Ran Hua brought a letter asking whether his family could attend the ceremony, and Chen Changqing told him they could come as honored guests.
• Chen Changqing gave Ran Hua his Token to arrange the Ran Family’s arrival, then noted that only one day remained before the ceremony.

Mount Shu gathered for its Sect Master succession ceremony, where Daoist Chen Yuan resigned and named Chen Changqing as his successor. Chen Changqing arrived at the Heavenly Dao Platform, and Chen Yuan began to present his accomplishments to the sect.

• Mount Shu’s disciples, elders, and honored guests assembled at Taiji Square after the ancient bell rang nine times.
• Ran Zhenbang asked Ran Hua whether Chen Changqing would truly become Sect Master, and Ran Hua assured him that the succession would proceed.
• Daoist Chen Yuan announced that he was resigning because he could no longer lead Mount Shu through the approaching calamity.
• Daoist Chen Yuan named First Sequence Holy Son Chen Changqing as Mount Shu’s next Sect Master.
• Chen Changqing crossed the Sword Qi bridges to the Heavenly Dao Platform with Mo Yuan, Old Servant, the other Sequence Holy Sons, and Evergreen Peak’s followers.
• Daoist Chen Yuan welcomed Chen Changqing and announced that he would reveal Chen Changqing’s accomplishments to the assembled sect members.

Daoist Chen Yuan praised Chen Changqing’s achievements as he prepared to confirm him as Mount Shu’s Sect Master Successor. Ancestor Qingxiao then arrived with the First Ancestor’s decree, bestowed the Qingxiao Sword Token on Chen Changqing, and granted him sweeping authority across the sect.

• Daoist Chen Yuan recounted Chen Changqing’s rise through Mount Shu and his victories over powerful rivals, then asked whether anyone opposed his succession.
• The Main Peak Masters and disciples remained silent, unwilling to challenge Chen Changqing’s appointment.
• A fissure opened in the sky, and True Lord Qingxiao descended onto the Heavenly Dao Platform.
• True Lord Qingxiao announced that he had come by decree of the First Ancestor to bestow a treasure and witness the ceremony.
• True Lord Qingxiao gave Chen Changqing the Qingxiao Sword Token, granting him access to the sect’s Treasure and Scripture Pavilions and authority to command the Three Thousand Sword Guards.

Chen Changqing accepted Mount Shu’s seal and sword as its Young Sect Master, then advanced to the Late True Lord Stage by cultivating twelve Primordial Spirits. The chapter ended when Liu Mu reported that Xiaoqian’s presence had disappeared.

• Chen Changqing received the Purple Firmament Thunder Seal and Heavenly Mystery Sword, and Mount Shu’s disciples hailed him as Young Sect Master.
• Chen Changqing announced that he would lead Mount Shu’s expedition to the Righteous-Demon Two Dao Conference and ordered the disciples to show no mercy to Demon Sect members.
• Chen Changqing completed the first stage of the Myriad Transformations Starry Skies Art, formed three additional Primordial Spirits, and broke through to the Late True Lord Stage.
• Liu Mu hurried to Chen Changqing and reported that Xiaoqian’s presence had disappeared.

Chen Changqing set out for the Nine Nether Ghost Domain to find Xiaoqian, but the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor Inheritance Token reacted in Separation Fire City and led him to a battle near an abandoned mine. He looked down at the fight, where the nearby combatants were only at the Golden Core level.

• Daoist Chen Yuan gave Chen Changqing Soul-Protecting Jade and ordered him to return to Mount Shu within one month for the Righteous and Demonic Assembly.
• Chen Changqing traveled toward the Nine Nether Ghost Domain, stopping in Separation Fire City to use its teleportation array.
• Chen Changqing concealed his identity and cultivation as he entered the city, thinking that Xiaoqian might have been lured or taken to the ghost domain.
• The Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor Inheritance Token began vibrating, alerting Chen Changqing to another inheritor three or four li to the west.
• Chen Changqing followed the Token to an abandoned mine, where he heard a scream and sensed a Golden Core-level battle, then climbed onto a gravel platform to look down.

Chen Changqing found a wounded girl being attacked by Black Tortoise Hall cultivators and killed them all with a single gesture. He recognized the bronze pendant at her chest as an Inheritance Token like his own, and the girl cautiously asked for his name.

• Chen Changqing saw seven or eight Black Tortoise Hall cultivators attacking a girl with Early Golden Core cultivation.
• The cultivators wounded the girl and broke her spirit sword while demanding that she surrender a valuable item.
• Chen Changqing restrained the attackers with his presence and crushed them all with a casual downward gesture.
• The girl stared in shock as Chen Changqing approached and noticed the Inheritance Token pendant at her chest.
• The girl thanked Chen Changqing for saving her and asked his name while holding her broken sword defensively.

Chen Changqing obtained the fifth Heaven-Stepping Token from Ye Ling and agreed to destroy the Zhengyang Sect in exchange. After healing Ye Ling, he set out with her to erase the sect before sunset.

• Chen Changqing recognized the bronze pendant Ye Ling wore as a Heaven-Stepping Token and took it from her in exchange for granting her one request.
• Ye Ling asked Chen Changqing to wipe out the Zhengyang Sect, which she described as a powerful subordinate force of the True Martial Immortal Sect led by a True Lord.
• Chen Changqing accepted without hesitation, revealed his identity as Shu Mountain Sacred Land’s Holy Son, and dismissed the Zhengyang Sect’s strength as no threat.
• Chen Changqing gave Ye Ling a Flesh-Regenerating Bone-Continuing Pill that healed her injuries, then told her to lead the way to the Zhengyang Sect.
• Ye Ling swallowed the pill, thanked Chen Changqing, and offered to serve him as his slave and maid.

Chen Changqing brought Ye Ling to the Zhengyang Sect so she could settle the blood feud over her family’s slaughter. He shattered the sect’s defenses and killed four Purple Mansion elders with a single palm strike, while Song Yuanqiao barely escaped.

• Chen Changqing flew with Ye Ling to the Zhengyang Sect and demanded that its leader come out to die.
• Song Yuanqiao recognized Ye Ling, accused her father of stealing a sect treasure, and threatened Chen Changqing with the True Martial Immortal Sect’s backing.
• Ye Ling accused Song Yuanqiao of coveting her family’s ancestral treasure and slaughtering more than a hundred members of the Ye Household, including children.
• Chen Changqing dismissed the threat of the True Martial Immortal Sect and used the Heaven-Collapsing Style to shatter the Zhengyang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array.
• Chen Changqing’s palm destroyed the elders’ defensive treasures and killed all four Purple Mansion elders, while Song Yuanqiao escaped badly wounded.

Chen Changqing revealed his identity and killed Song Yuanqiao after the sect leader begged for mercy over the Ye Household massacre. True Lord Liehuo emerged from seclusion and attacked, but Chen Changqing overwhelmed him and seized his fleeing Primordial Spirit.

• Song Yuanqiao recognized Chen Changqing of Mount Shu and begged him to spare the Zhengyang Sect, claiming he alone had ordered the Ye Household massacre.
• Chen Changqing beheaded Song Yuanqiao and destroyed his Purple Mansion Nascent Soul with Sword Intent.
• True Lord Liehuo emerged from seclusion, saw the ruined sect, and attacked Chen Changqing with a colossal lava claw.
• Chen Changqing revealed his Late True Lord Stage cultivation, stopping True Lord Liehuo's attack and forcing him to flee.
• Chen Changqing used the Heavenly Mystery Sword to sever the Spatial Laws, cut down True Lord Liehuo, and seize his escaping Primordial Spirit.

Chen Changqing killed True Lord Liehuo despite Elder Tianying’s intervention, then revealed he was Mount Shu’s Young Sect Master and trapped Elder Tianying when he tried to retreat. Elder Tianying unleashed his Half-Step Heavenly Monarch power and prepared to fight with the Mountain-Suppressing Ruler.

• Elder Tianying arrived at the ruined Zhengyang Sect after True Lord Liehuo called for help and demanded that Chen Changqing release him and sever an arm as an apology.
• Chen Changqing crushed True Lord Liehuo’s Primordial Spirit and identified himself as Chen Changqing of Mount Shu.
• Elder Tianying recognized Chen Changqing, backed down, and tried to leave, but Chen Changqing sealed the surrounding space with his Invincible Sword Domain.
• Chen Changqing told Elder Tianying he would not be allowed to leave alive, prompting Elder Tianying to summon his Black Tortoise Faxiang and draw the Mountain-Suppressing Ruler.

Chen Changqing defeated and killed Elder Tianying, then plundered the Zhengyang Sect's treasury and gave Ye Ling resources and a talisman for protection. While teleporting toward Central Province, he joined five Heaven-Stepping Token fragments and gained further insight into his cultivation techniques.

• Chen Changqing severed Elder Tianying's Mountain-Suppressing Ruler, destroyed his Black Tortoise Faxiang, and killed him after searching his memories.
• Chen Changqing took Elder Tianying's Storage Ring and had Ye Ling lead him to the Zhengyang Sect's hidden treasury.
• Chen Changqing collected more than half the treasury's resources, left the rest for Ye Ling, and gave her a Mount Shu Jade Talisman.
• Chen Changqing returned to Separation Fire City and used a cross-domain teleportation formation to travel toward northern Central Province.
• Inside the Void Shuttle, Chen Changqing joined his five Heaven-Stepping Token fragments, strengthening his cultivation insight and techniques.

Chen Changqing arrived in Xuanming City while seeking a way into the Nine Nether Ghost Domain to find Xiaoqian. After hearing that the Nine Provinces Auction House would auction five Domain-Entry Tokens, he went to the Xuanming branch and was asked to show his invitation or membership token.

• Chen Changqing arrived in Xuanming City and explored its streets, where Ghost Cultivators and Yin-attribute goods were common.
• Chen Changqing went to Yama Restaurant to seek information about entering the Nine Nether Ghost Domain.
• A tall, thin Ghost Cultivator told a red-haired man that the Nine Provinces Auction House would auction five Domain-Entry Tokens for the Nine Nether Ghost Domain.
• Chen Changqing recognized the auction house and recalled that he had a Supreme VIP Token from it.
• Chen Changqing went to the Nine Provinces Auction House's Xuanming branch, where guards asked him to present an invitation or membership token.

Chen Changqing used his Supreme Token to enter the Nine Provinces Auction House and learned that five Nine Nether Ghost Domain Entry Tokens would be auctioned. As the auction began, he planned to obtain a token so he could find Xiaoqian in the Ghost Domain before the Righteous and Demonic Assembly.

• Chen Changqing showed the guards his Supreme Token and was escorted into the Xuanming Branch by chief receptionist Qingyue.
• Qingyue recognized that Chen Changqing had reached the Late True Lord Stage and arranged a private room for him on the top floor.
• Chen Changqing asked about the Nine Nether Ghost Domain Entry Tokens and learned that five would be auctioned, each starting at thirty million Top-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Chen Changqing reviewed the auction list, saw that the five tokens were the final items, and resolved to find Xiaoqian in the Ghost Domain.
• Hu Jiu opened the auction, and bidding began on the first item, the Yin Soul Spirit-Gathering Pill, while Chen Changqing rested.

Chen Changqing checked his cultivation progress, bought two Nine Nether Ghost Domain Entry Tokens at the auction, and flew north toward the Ghost Domain. He reached a desolate area and challenged someone who had secretly followed him to reveal themselves.

• Chen Changqing checked his Idle Cultivation progress and saw that he could reach the True Lord Peak threshold in about six months.
• Hu Jiu opened the auction for five Nine Nether Ghost Domain Entry Tokens, which sold for increasingly high prices.
• Chen Changqing bid 100 million Top-Grade Spirit Stones for the fourth token and 120 million for the fifth, securing two tokens.
• Qingyue gave Chen Changqing the tokens and described routes from Xuanming City to the Ghost Domain.
• Chen Changqing chose the faster route and flew north from Xuanming City toward the Nine Nether Ghost Domain.
• In the desolate north, Chen Changqing called on the unseen person who had been following him to come out.

Chen Changqing was ambushed by the Thirty-Six Ghost Fiends after spending lavishly at an auction, but his Immortal Execution Sword killed one attacker with a single stroke. As the remaining Ghost Cultivators launched a formation against him, Chen Changqing summoned five Late True Lord Avatars armed with powerful weapons.

• The scar-faced seventh Ghost Fiend surrounded Chen Changqing with twenty-two accomplices and demanded his Storage Ring and Nine Nether Tokens.
• The thirty-fifth Ghost Fiend charged Chen Changqing, who killed him instantly with the Immortal Execution Sword.
• The scar-faced elder ordered the remaining Ghost Cultivators to form the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Heaven Formation and attack Chen Changqing together.
• Chen Changqing activated the Invincible Avatar Technique and summoned five Late True Lord Avatars, each wielding a supreme weapon.

Chen Changqing used his five powerful Avatars to slaughter the Ghost Cultivators sent by the Thirty-Six Ghost Fiends, then activated the Violence Formula to reach Half-Step Heavenly Monarch strength and destroy the survivors. After returning to Late True Lord Stage, he collected the Ghost Cultivators’ Storage Rings as a system notification sounded.

• Chen Changqing ordered his five Avatars to attack the Ghost Cultivators, who had tried to flee after seeing their strength and Immortal Artifacts.
• The five Avatars killed or wounded most of the Ghost Cultivators, leaving the scar-faced elder and three Late True Lord Stage experts to defend themselves behind a black skull shield.
• Chen Changqing used the Violence Formula to absorb the fallen cultivators’ Essence Blood and remnant soul power, raising himself and his five Avatars to Half-Step Heavenly Monarch strength.
• Chen Changqing and his Avatars shattered the black skull shield and annihilated the four surviving Ghost Cultivators, wiping out all twenty-three members of the group.
• Chen Changqing dismissed the Violence Formula, returned his Avatars and Immortal Artifacts, collected more than twenty Storage Rings, and heard a system notification.