Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing agreed to rename the Heavenly Martial Continent the Qingwu Continent, honoring both his victory over the demons and the ancient Martial Emperor predecessors. He then gave Su Wanqing a Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill, which carried her from the early Seventh-Rank Grandmaster stage to the early Eighth-Rank Grandmaster stage in less than half a day, and promised to help her advance further and prepare for ascension to the Upper Realm.

• The Third Ancestor told Lin Changqing that the Martial Saints and people wanted to rename the continent after him, and Lin Hu, Lin Long, Lin Que, Lin Wu, and Golden Radiance supported the proposal.
• Lin Changqing proposed the name Qingwu Continent, combining the Qing in his name with the Wu from the continent's ancient name to honor both his achievements and the ancient predecessors.
• The Third Ancestor praised Lin Changqing's choice and suggested changing his title to Qingwu Holy Emperor before leaving to inform the various factions.
• Lin Changqing surprised Su Wanqing with a tenth-tier supreme-grade Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill and explained that it could raise someone below Martial Saint by one major realm without side effects.
• Su Wanqing took the pill and broke through from early Seventh-Rank Grandmaster to early Eighth-Rank Grandmaster in less than half a day, with a stable foundation.
• Lin Changqing told Su Wanqing to stabilize her cultivation before taking another pill and said he would help her reach the Martial Emperor realm and explore bringing her and the others to the Upper Realm.

After Lin Changqing reached the peak of the Martial Emperor realm and the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance became Martial Emperors, the factions spread news of the continent’s renaming to Qingwu Continent. At the Saint Emperor Mansion, Lin Changqing confirmed Su Wanqing had mastered her Eighth-Rank Grandmaster power and gave her a pill that began advancing her toward the Ninth-Rank Martial Saint realm.

• Su Tiangang informed the factions that Lin Changqing had reached the peak of the Martial Emperor realm, four Saint Generals and Golden Radiance had become Martial Emperors, and the continent was being renamed Qingwu Continent.
• The Myriad Laws Sect, Great Yan Dynasty, and Great Zhou Dynasty reacted with astonishment to the five new Martial Emperors, then approved the name Qingwu Continent in remembrance of the ancient forebears.
• The factions announced the renaming, and people across the continent honored Lin Changqing with statues, memorial tablets, and portraits as news spread.
• Lin Changqing tested Su Wanqing’s control of her Eighth-Rank Grandmaster power and found her foundation stable and her control nearly perfect.
• Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing another Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill, and she took it as her aura began rising toward the Ninth-Rank Martial Saint realm.

Su Wanqing broke through from Seventh-Rank Grandmaster to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint in less than two months with Lin Changqing’s help, drawing astonished reactions from the imperial family and the capital. After Third Ancestor Su Tiangang confirmed her breakthrough, he asked Lin Changqing to guide him toward Martial Emperor, and Lin began explaining how to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

• Su Wanqing’s cultivation rose to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint, and golden heavenly phenomena appeared above the Saint Emperor Mansion.
• Third Ancestor Su Tiangang sensed Su Wanqing’s breakthrough and was stunned by how quickly she had advanced from Seventh-Rank Grandmaster.
• Emperor Su Gan and Consort De Jiang Liyue recognized Su Wanqing’s aura, and Su Gan credited her breakthrough to Lin Changqing.
• Su Wanqing celebrated her new realm with Lin Changqing and told Third Ancestor that his opportunity had helped her advance.
• Third Ancestor asked Lin Changqing for guidance on reaching Martial Emperor, and Lin told him to merge his divine sense with the surrounding world to comprehend its laws.

Su Wanqing used a Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill to advance to the middle stage of Martial Saint, then asked Lin Changqing to spar so she could test her strength. The spar left her strongest attack shattered against his protective Emperor force, and Lin Changqing judged her Martial Skill too weak for her new cultivation.

• Third Ancestor thanked Lin Changqing for his guidance, then told Su Gan that Su Wanqing had reached Ninth-Rank Martial Saint and surpassed her father in cultivation.
• Su Wanqing challenged Lin Changqing in private, but he defeated her again despite her strengthened Ninth-Rank Martial Saint constitution.
• After several days, Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing a Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill, and she advanced from early-stage to middle-stage Martial Saint.
• Su Wanqing asked Lin Changqing to spar inside the Realm Origin Pearl, where she unleashed her strongest sword skill against him.
• Lin Changqing’s protective Emperor force shattered Su Wanqing’s attack, and he praised her control and foundation while noting that her Martial Skill’s rank was too low.

After Su Wanqing's attacks failed to penetrate Lin Changqing's protective energy, he identified that her seventh-tier techniques could not match her Mid Martial Saint Stage cultivation. He gave her simplified versions of his tenth-tier Heavenly Saint Profound Art and Green Lotus Sword Art, leaving her eager to begin mastering them.

• Su Wanqing exhausted her attacks against Lin Changqing in the Small World, but his protective energy stopped them all.
• Lin Changqing restored the damaged terrain and returned with Su Wanqing to the Saint Emperor Mansion, where he restored her spent power.
• Lin Changqing explained that Su Wanqing's cultivation techniques and martial skills were too weak for her current realm.
• When Su Wanqing planned to study ninth-tier techniques at the Imperial Palace's Library Pavilion, Lin Changqing offered to create easier versions of his own techniques for her.
• Lin Changqing passed simplified versions of the Heavenly Saint Profound Art and Green Lotus Sword Art into Su Wanqing's memory, and she marveled at their power.

Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing supreme tenth-tier Enlightenment Pills to speed her study of the Heavenly Saint Profound Art and Green Lotus Sword Art. After she advanced the first technique to proficiency and brought the second close, he left to visit the Capital City night market while she continued training.

• Su Wanqing brought both techniques to the beginner stage after a week of practice under Lin Changqing's guidance.
• Lin Changqing signed in and received ten supreme tenth-tier Enlightenment Pills, then gave one to Su Wanqing.
• Su Wanqing swallowed the pill and advanced the Heavenly Saint Profound Art to proficiency while bringing the Green Lotus Sword Art close to that stage.
• Lin Changqing brought Su Wanqing the remaining nine pills, and she stored them before telling him of her progress.
• Lin Changqing set out with the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance to visit the Capital City night market, while Su Wanqing swallowed another pill and resumed her cultivation.

Eight returning Martial Saints visited Lin Changqing one by one for guidance, and Su Wanqing completed two techniques before learning a powerful defensive art from him. She tested her newly mastered Green Lotus Sword Art against Lin Changqing but could not break his protective Emperor aura.

• Eight Martial Saints returned to the Capital City, learned that Su Wanqing had reached the Mid-stage Ninth-Rank Martial Saint realm, and brought gifts as they sought Lin Changqing's guidance.
• Lin Changqing advised the visiting Martial Saints on their cultivation problems, healed Su Tianyue's hidden injury, and helped the Sixth Imperial Ancestor break through his long-standing cultivation shackles.
• Su Wanqing finished mastering the Heavenly Saint Profound Art and Green Lotus Sword Art, and Lin Changqing taught her a simplified version of the Primordial Indestructible Golden Body.
• Su Wanqing sparred with Lin Changqing inside the Realm Origin Pearl's Small World, repeatedly striking his protective Emperor aura with the Green Lotus Sword Art but failing to break it.
• Lin Changqing explained that only a Martial Emperor could truly challenge his defenses, and Su Wanqing promised to test them again after reaching that realm.

Lin Changqing helped Su Wanqing advance from Mid Martial Saint to Martial Saint Peak with Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pills and the Heavenly Saint Profound Art. After learning she needed three pills to reach Martial Emperor, he gave them to her, and she began breaking through toward the realm.

• Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing a Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill, and she broke through from Mid Martial Saint to Late Martial Saint.
• Su Wanqing stabilized her cultivation, shared an intimate night with Lin Changqing, then took another pill and reached Martial Saint Peak the next morning.
• Lin Changqing asked the system how many pills Su Wanqing needed to reach Martial Emperor and learned the answer was three.
• Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing three pills, and she swallowed them before using the Heavenly Saint Profound Art to attack the Martial Emperor bottleneck.

Su Wanqing broke through to the early-stage Martial Emperor realm at Saint Emperor Mansion, astonishing the Capital City and the imperial ancestors. After celebrating with Lin Changqing, she learned that her father, Su Gan, planned to make her mother, Jiang Liyue, Empress.

• After waiting through the night, Lin Changqing watched Su Wanqing break through to the early-stage Martial Emperor realm, triggering a heavenly phenomenon across the Capital City and nearby provinces.
• The imperial ancestors identified Su Wanqing as the new Martial Emperor, while citizens across the Capital City learned she was the one who had broken through.
• Su Wanqing announced her breakthrough throughout the Capital City, then returned to Lin Changqing and celebrated with him as the heavenly phenomenon faded.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor urged the other imperial ancestors to resume cultivation, and they left determined to break through to Martial Emperor themselves.
• Su Gan resolved to select a Crown Prince and devote himself to cultivation, then visited Jiang Liyue and proposed making her Empress; she initially declined but ultimately agreed.

Jiang Liyue was formally invested as Empress in a grand ceremony attended by the court, all six royal ancestors, Lin Changqing, and Su Wanqing. After the rites ended, Su Wanqing asked Lin Changqing to stay so she could spend time with her parents.

• The six royal ancestors, Lin Changqing, and Su Wanqing arrived at the Golden Throne Hall for Jiang Liyue’s investiture.
• Su Gan’s edict established Jiang Liyue as Empress, and he gave her the seal and ribbons.
• The court granted Jiang Liyue’s parents and elder brother generous titles and promotions.
• Jiang Liyue completed the ancestral worship rite and received the officials’ homage as Empress.
• Su Wanqing thanked Lin Changqing for helping her reach the Martial Emperor realm, which had helped her father decide to appoint Jiang Liyue.
• After the ceremony, Su Wanqing asked Lin Changqing to stay while she talked with Su Gan and Jiang Liyue.

In the Imperial Garden, Su Wanqing reminisced with Su Gan and Jiang Liyue before Lin Changqing gifted them the last two Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pills. He advised them to wait until they reached the early Eighth-Rank Grandmaster realm to take the pills, leaving the family grateful and eager to cultivate.

• Su Gan joked that Su Wanqing's rapid cultivation made him feel outmatched, and Jiang Liyue recalled Su Wanqing's childhood in the Imperial Garden.
• Su Gan and Jiang Liyue shared stories about young Su Wanqing falling into the pond and being rescued by Shen An.
• Lin Changqing produced two Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pills, and Su Wanqing recognized them as the pills that had helped her reach the Martial Emperor realm.
• Su Wanqing explained that the tenth-tier supreme-grade pills could raise someone by an entire major realm without side effects, and Lin Changqing advised Su Gan and Jiang Liyue to wait until early Eighth-Rank Grandmaster before taking them.
• Su Gan thanked Lin Changqing and called him son-in-law, while Su Wanqing embraced her husband and the family vowed to cultivate toward their next breakthroughs.

Lin Changqing used Evergreen True Essence to improve Jiang Liyue’s innate aptitude, greatly increasing her cultivation speed and easing her bottlenecks. Afterward, he spent the evening sharing a meal and drinks with Su Gan, Jiang Liyue, and Su Wanqing at the Imperial Palace.

• Lin Changqing offered to improve Jiang Liyue’s innate aptitude with Evergreen True Essence, and Su Gan and Su Wanqing told her how it had helped them.
• Lin Changqing sent Evergreen True Essence into Jiang Liyue, clearing her meridians and improving her ability to absorb spiritual energy and comprehend her Cultivation Technique.
• Jiang Liyue tested her cultivation, felt the improvement, and thanked Lin Changqing, who reminded her that they were family.
• Su Wanqing chatted with Jiang Liyue while Su Gan discussed martial arts with Lin Changqing in the Imperial Garden.
• Su Gan invited Lin Changqing and Su Wanqing to dinner, then toasted Lin Changqing and shared a meal with his family.

After leaving the palace, Lin Changqing guided Su Wanqing as she began mastering the Primordial Indestructible Golden Body, while Su Gan prepared to abdicate and select a Crown Prince. The princes competed for the succession by demonstrating their abilities and courting their father’s favor.

• Su Gan resolved to cultivate toward the Martial Saint realm and abdicate once he chose a Crown Prince.
• Su Wanqing comprehended the simplified Primordial Indestructible Golden Body to entry level, and Lin Changqing confirmed her new golden barrier could withstand attacks from same-realm Martial Saints.
• Su Gan delegated state affairs to several princes so he could assess their abilities as potential heirs.
• The Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Princes pursued the succession through court diligence, military inspections, political skill, and scholarship.
• The Eleventh Prince sought favor through filial devotion, and the Twelfth Prince also joined the competition.

Su Gan and Jiang Liyue entered seclusion to pursue breakthroughs, while their absence intensified the princes’ struggle for the Crown Prince position. The princes courted scholars, officials, and imperial relatives, leaving the court divided into competing factions.

• Su Gan used the treasures Su Wanqing had sent to begin cultivating toward the Eighth-Rank Grandmaster realm, while Jiang Liyue entered seclusion to pursue the Seventh-Rank Grandmaster realm.
• After news of the Emperor and Empress’s seclusion spread, the Seventh Prince ordered his aides to focus on careful governance and prepare tax accounts to demonstrate his ability.
• The Tenth Prince hosted scholars from the Grand Academy and Hanlin Academy, then ordered gifts sent to them and requested information about his rivals.
• The Eleventh Prince prepared spirit medicines for the Empress and Empress Dowager, hoping to strengthen his reputation for filial piety.
• The Ninth Prince won over court officials, while the Twelfth Prince sought support from influential members of the imperial clan.
• Ministers began choosing princes to support, and competing factions spread through the court.

The Ninth Prince sought Lin Changqing’s support in the succession struggle, but Uncle Liu turned him away, and Lin Changqing showed no interest when he heard about the visit. News of the rejection spread through the capital, where the other princes saw it as a fatal political mistake for the Ninth Prince.

• The Ninth Prince arrived at the Saint Emperor Mansion with a spirit coral gift and asked to meet Lin Changqing, but Uncle Liu refused him and sent him away.
• Lin Changqing returned with Su Wanqing and the Four Symbols Holy Guards, heard about the visit, and dismissed it as unimportant.
• The Seventh Prince and his advisers laughed at the Ninth Prince’s failed attempt to win Lin Changqing’s support and predicted the emperor would punish him.
• The Tenth Prince warned his followers against seeking Lin Changqing’s backing, while the other princes concluded the Ninth Prince had damaged his chances of inheriting the throne.

Lin Changqing received a supreme-grade Spirit Vein from his monthly sign-in and placed it in the Small World inside the Realm Origin Pearl. The Small World's spiritual energy increased, and he returned to bed beside the sleeping Su Wanqing.

• Lin Changqing signed in and obtained a supreme-grade Spirit Vein instead of a breakthrough opportunity.
• Lin Changqing chose to place the Spirit Vein in the Small World inside the Realm Origin Pearl.
• Lin Changqing entered the Small World and buried the Spirit Vein deep underground.
• The Spirit Vein increased the Small World's spiritual energy density by around twenty to thirty percent, nourishing its plants and spirit fish.
• Lin Changqing left the Realm Origin Pearl and returned to bed beside Su Wanqing.

Su Wanqing entered seclusion in the Realm Origin Pearl’s Small World while Su Gan broke through to Eighth-Rank Grandmaster. After learning that the Ninth Prince had tried to recruit Qingwu Holy Emperor, Su Gan expelled him from the contest for the throne, leaving five princes to compete.

• Lin Changqing explained Su Wanqing’s cultivation difficulties and took her to the Realm Origin Pearl’s Small World, where he revealed that a supreme-grade Spirit Vein had formed.
• Su Wanqing began cultivating on Lakeheart Island, and half a month passed as the princes continued competing for the throne.
• Su Gan broke through to Eighth-Rank Grandmaster and learned from Shen An that the Ninth Prince had visited Saint Emperor Mansion with a Ninth-Rank Spirit Coral to seek Qingwu Holy Emperor’s support.
• Su Gan condemned the Ninth Prince’s poor judgment and ordered him to withdraw from the succession contest.
• The Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Princes congratulated Su Gan, who urged them to perform their duties and avoid the mistakes of the former Crown Prince.

Jiang Liyue broke through to Seventh-Rank Grandmaster, and Su Gan tested his sons’ plans for improving life across the Qingwu Continent. After taking the Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill, Su Gan broke through to early Ninth-tier Martial Saint, and the resulting celestial phenomenon drew the capital’s attention.

• Jiang Liyue reached Seventh-Rank Grandmaster, and several princes brought her gifts to celebrate.
• Su Gan asked his sons how they would improve conditions for Rogue Cultivators and struggling communities; the Seventh Prince proposed policies tailored to local conditions and inspections of officials.
• Su Gan praised the Seventh Prince’s answer, then told Jiang Liyue he planned to use the Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill to reach Martial Saint.
• Su Gan swallowed the pill in seclusion and refined its power as his aura rose through the afternoon.
• Su Gan broke through to early Ninth-tier Martial Saint, causing golden clouds, blooming lotuses, and Light Rain to appear over the Imperial Palace.
• Officials across the capital sensed Su Gan’s powerful aura as news of his breakthrough spread.

Su Gan broke through from Eighth-Rank Grandmaster to Early Ninth-tier Martial Saint after taking a pill from Lin Changqing, shocking the court, imperial ancestors, Chen Xuankong, and Han Qingtian. After explaining the pill’s role, Su Gan watched the ancestors return to seclusion, spurred to keep pursuing Martial Emperor.

• The court officials and palace guards sensed Su Gan’s breakthrough, and Jiang Liyue celebrated as golden lotuses and Light Rain filled the sky.
• The six imperial ancestors, Chen Xuankong, and Han Qingtian gathered above the palace and were stunned to sense Su Gan had become a Martial Saint.
• Su Gan steadied his new power, opened a Spatial Rift, and appeared before the gathered Martial Saints.
• Su Gan told the ancestors that Lin Changqing had given him a Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill that took him from early Eighth-Rank Grandmaster to early Ninth-tier Martial Saint.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor urged everyone to cultivate harder, and the ancestors, Chen Xuankong, and Han Qingtian departed.

After breaking through to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint, Su Gan rewarded Shen An with a chance to pursue the same realm and visited Lin Changqing to thank him for the breakthrough pill. Lin Changqing guided Su Gan through the Martial Saint realm, and Su Gan left with grilled meat for Li Yue.

• Su Gan congratulated Shen An on his decades of service and gave him an imperial edict allowing him to choose cultivation resources freely from the national treasury.
• Shen An hurried toward the treasury, vowing to seize his chance to break through to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint.
• Su Gan visited Lin Changqing, shared grilled demon beast meat with him and the Four Symbols Holy Guards, and thanked him for the Saint Origin Realm-Breaking Pill.
• Su Gan learned that Su Wanqing was cultivating inside the Realm Origin Pearl, then asked Lin Changqing for guidance on the Martial Saint realm.
• Lin Changqing explained Martial Saint laws, Spiritual Power circulation, and combat, resolving Su Gan's doubts.
• Su Gan left with a parcel of grilled meat for Li Yue after thanking Lin Changqing for his guidance.