Chapter Summaries

Yang Chen defeated a Golden Immortal skeletal warrior by using a Battle Card to double his Great Dao and unleash the Heavenly Evolution Sword, then killed Long Shan. Long Shan’s death awakened the Immortal King of Hidden Dragon City, and Elder Qi grabbed Yang Chen and fled.

• The old man revealed his Dragon Bone Form and used the Death Great Dao to trap Yang Chen in a graveyard domain, where he battered him with his body-cultivator strength and ghosts.
• Yang Chen exchanged five Slaughter Points for a Battle Card, which doubled his Devouring Great Dao to 1,998 li and restored his injuries.
• Yang Chen used the Heavenly Evolution Sword to devour the skeletal warrior and claim his Golden Immortal inner core.
• Yang Chen killed Long Shan with the Heavenly Evolution Sword after Long Shan begged for his life, and the system awarded Yang Chen Slaughter Points.
• The Immortal King of Hidden Dragon City awakened after sensing Long Shan’s death, and Elder Qi seized Yang Chen and fled.

After Long Shan's death, Immortal King Hidden Dragon attacked Hidden Dragon City but was stopped by the World Commerce Association's Zhan Wushuang. Learning that Yang Chen had ascended from the Celestial Mechanism Star, Zhan Wushuang told Azure Dragon, who sent Dragon One to bring Yang Chen back unharmed.

• Immortal King Hidden Dragon learned that Long Shan had been killed and used his power to trace the scene to Qi Buhui.
• Hidden Dragon's outburst damaged Hidden Dragon City until Zhan Wushuang warned him from the World Commerce Association, forcing him to withdraw.
• Zhan Wushuang read Yang Chen's dossier and contacted Azure Dragon, offering news about the Celestial Mechanism Star in exchange for a jade slip.
• Azure Dragon agreed to the trade and ordered Zhan Wushuang to protect Yang Chen from Hidden Dragon.
• Azure Dragon dispatched Dragon One to the Eastern Continent to bring Yang Chen back unharmed.

Yang Chen returned to the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect after killing Immortal King Hidden Dragon’s descendant and prepared to advance to Golden Immortal. With Qi Buhui and Chen Xin guarding the hall, he endured the painful breakthrough and succeeded, pushing his Devouring Great Dao to 1,100 li.

• Azure Dragon realized that someone ascending from Celestial Mechanism Star might bring news of his master and looked forward to meeting them.
• Qi Buhui brought Yang Chen back to the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect after he killed Immortal King Hidden Dragon’s descendant, and Yang Chen said he planned to break through to Golden Immortal.
• Qi Buhui and Chen Xin brought Yang Chen to the sect’s palace where its Great Dao power gathered and left him to cultivate inside.
• Yang Chen used the Golden Immortal inner core and Heaven Spirit Grass to begin his advancement, enduring severe pain as the system infused him with energy.
• Yang Chen used the Heaven-Devouring Art to absorb the hall’s Great Dao power, expanding his Devouring Great Dao from 999 li to 1,100 li and successfully becoming a Golden Immortal.

Yang Chen reached the Golden Immortal Realm and used a Great Dao Crystal, slaughter points, and the hall’s power to strengthen his Devouring Great Dao. He tried drawing power directly from the rune, but it cracked again.

• Yang Chen advanced to the Golden Immortal Realm and worried that the Dragon Ancestor Hall would pursue him for killing the Hidden Dragon Immortal King's descendant.
• Yang Chen used the Nine Nether Wolf's Great Dao Crystal to increase his Devouring Great Dao to two thousand li before the crystal crumbled.
• Chen Xin asked Qi Buhui to guard the hall while he went to fetch talismans, fearing the formation would be destroyed.
• Yang Chen spent all his slaughter points and cultivated with the Heaven-Devouring Art, raising his Devouring Great Dao to two thousand one hundred li.
• Yang Chen drew power directly from the rune, increasing his Devouring Great Dao to two thousand two hundred li, but a crack split across the rune.

Yang Chen advanced to the Golden Immortal realm, learned that Elder Qi had destroyed Horizon Sect to protect him, and gained a powerful guardian through the system. He began consolidating his cultivation while the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect prepared for its grand competition, one month away.

• Chen Xin replaced Yang Chen's cracked rune and warned that only two remained, while Yang Chen resumed absorbing the hall's power of the Great Dao before stopping at Chen Xin's rebuke.
• Elder Qi told Yang Chen that he had wiped out Horizon Sect, and Yang Chen thanked him and felt a stronger sense of belonging to the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect.
• Chen Xin and Qi Buhui praised Yang Chen's potential and discussed the Monster List, the Heavenly Pride List, and the sect grand competition scheduled for one month later.
• Yang Chen signed in through the system and received Yang Yi, an early Immortal King guardian who could transform into a tattoo on Yang Chen's wrist.
• Yang Chen summoned Yang Yi into the tattoo and then sat down to consolidate his Golden Immortal cultivation.

Yang Chen increased his Great Dao’s power and learned that the sect grand competition was approaching. As Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect prepared to select its participants, Mo Fan and Zi Xiao also learned they would take part, and Chen Xin announced the competition to the assembled disciples.

• Yang Chen signed in for ten years of cultivation, increasing his Great Dao’s length by one hundred li, and then received Chen Xin’s summons.
• At Heaven One Sect, Mo Fan reached the late Heavenly Immortal stage, and his senior brother invited him to participate in the sect grand competition.
• Zi Xiao met with the Saintess Sect’s elders, learned she would join the team for the tournament, and thought of a figure in white.
• Yang Chen arrived at the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect’s great hall, where Zhao Yu complained about his lateness and Immortal Sword True Lord knocked Zhao Yu aside.
• Ye Huatian learned Yang Chen had become a Golden Immortal, and Chen Xin announced that the sect tournament was about to begin.

Chen Xin led Yang Chen and the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect disciples to Dragon Ancestor City for the sect competition, confident Yang Chen could end Dragon Ancestor Hall’s long run in first place. Hidden Dragon Immortal King threatened Yang Chen, who arrived in the city with his own grudge against Dragon Ancestor Hall still burning.

• Chen Xin explained that winning the sect competition could strip Dragon Ancestor Hall of its Central Continent backing and named Yang Chen as the team leader.
• Xue Yuan challenged Yang Chen, but Yang Chen revealed a two-thousand-six-hundred-li Great Dao and overwhelmed Xue Yuan’s power.
• Chen Xin led the group toward the Dragon Domain and said Dragon Ancestor Hall’s streak as the competition’s host would likely end.
• Hidden Dragon Immortal King appeared, attacked the group with a sonic wave, and threatened Yang Chen before Chen Xin warned him against harming the competitors.
• Chen Xin brought the group to Dragon Ancestor City, where Yang Chen looked toward Dragon Ancestor Hall and recalled the expert who had attacked him at the Ascension Platform.

Chen Xin confronted the Dragon Ancestor Immortal King, who tried to recruit Yang Chen, but Yang Chen rejected him and provoked him. At the World Commerce Association, Qin'er learned of Yang Chen’s powerful backing and decided to try to win him over.

• The Dragon Ancestor Immortal King taunted Chen Xin and offered Yang Chen a place in Dragon Ancestor Hall, but Yang Chen refused and insulted the hall.
• The Dragon Ancestor Immortal King threatened Yang Chen, and Chen Xin drew his sword to stop him from attacking.
• Zhan Wushuang watched from the World Commerce Association and was astonished by Yang Chen’s progress.
• Qin'er noticed Yang Chen, and Zhan Wushuang warned her that Azure Dragon and a powerful figure stood behind him.
• Qin'er asked whether winning Yang Chen over would keep her family from making things difficult for her.

Chen Xin defeated the Dragon Ancestor Immortal King’s opening attack and led the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect into Dragon Ancestor City for the tournament. After Chen Xin killed Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples who provoked him, the Dragon Ancestor Immortal King vowed to target the sect during the competition, while Chen Xin remained confident in his disciples.

• Chen Xin used Spatial Law to destroy the Dragon Ancestor Immortal King’s dragon phantom, and the Heavenly God Sect Master arrived to stop their confrontation.
• The Dragon Ancestor Immortal King withdrew, and the Heavenly God Sect Master entered Dragon Ancestor Hall with ten disciples after exchanging barbs with Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin led Yang Chen and the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect toward their courtyard, where Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples mocked and spat at them.
• Chen Xin silently killed the provoking disciples and pretended with Yang Chen that they had heard nothing as they entered the courtyard.
• The Dragon Ancestor Immortal King watched from the clouds and vowed to make Chen Xin witness his disciples’ deaths during the tournament, while Chen Xin resolved to see whether Dragon Ancestor Hall’s disciples could threaten his sect.

Yang Chen joined the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect disciples on a visit to the World Commerce Association, where a representative said his master wished to meet him. Yang Chen left the others to browse and followed the man, while Xue Yuan warned him to be careful.

• Zhao Yu invited Yang Chen and the other sword-peak chief disciples to visit the World Commerce Association, teasing Xue Yuan about wanting to see a young lady there.
• Zhao Yu teased Yang Chen about finding a Dao companion, so Yang Chen used his Golden Immortal pressure to crush Zhao Yu and intimidate the other disciples.
• Yang Chen led the disciples to the World Commerce Association in Dragon Ancestor City and reflected on its wealth and its past clash with Dragon Ancestor Hall.
• A middle-aged man recognized Yang Chen and said his master wanted to meet him.
• Yang Chen told the disciples to browse and followed the middle-aged man, while Xue Yuan cautioned him to be careful.

Yang Chen met Zhan Wushuang, the powerful World Commerce Association figure who had once given him Heaven Spirit Grass, and grew wary when Zhan Wushuang revealed he knew Yang Chen came from the Celestial Mechanism Star. Their conversation turned to the mysterious Saint Liu before Luo Qin entered and introduced herself to Yang Chen.

• A Golden Immortal attendant led Yang Chen to Zhan Wushuang, who recognized the guardian tattoo on Yang Chen's wrist as an Immortal King-level puppet.
• Yang Chen questioned Zhan Wushuang about the World Commerce Association's paid killings, and Zhan Wushuang insisted he meant Yang Chen no harm.
• Zhan Wushuang revealed that the Association had discovered Yang Chen was an ascender from the Celestial Mechanism Star, making Yang Chen suspect a connection to Huaxia's traitor.
• Zhan Wushuang asked Yang Chen about Saint Liu, but Yang Chen said he did not know who Saint Liu was.
• Luo Qin entered the room despite Zhan Wushuang telling her to wait next door, then introduced herself to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen toured the World Commerce Association with Luo Qin after receiving a valuable VIP card, then considered accepting her offer of a Zhu Yan Fruit. Long Kui interrupted to claim the fruit, but Yang Chen agreed to Luo Qin’s condition anyway, angering Long Kui.

• Zhan Wushuang gave Yang Chen a World Commerce Association VIP card that granted a permanent thirty percent discount and other benefits.
• Luo Qin led Yang Chen to the VIP floor, where he saw a Zhu Yan Fruit that could help him advance to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.
• Luo Qin offered Yang Chen the Zhu Yan Fruit in exchange for his promise to help her with a future request, and Yang Chen considered the deal.
• Long Kui arrived, declared that he would take the fruit, and insulted Yang Chen while offering Luo Qin his devotion.
• Yang Chen agreed to Luo Qin’s condition, leaving Long Kui visibly angered.

Yang Chen obtained the Zhu Yan Fruit after using the World Commerce Association’s rules to stop Long Kui from attacking him, then learned that the Association had given him a prestigious Black Gold Card. The sect grand competition was set for the following day, and Chen Xin told Yang Chen to prepare.

• Luo Qin offered Yang Chen the Zhu Yan Fruit, provoking Long Kui, who threatened him and unleashed his pressure.
• Yang Chen pointed out that fighting was forbidden in the World Commerce Association, and an elder ordered Long Kui to leave.
• Long Kui withdrew after warning Yang Chen that he hoped he could still smile during the sect grand competition.
• Yang Chen took the Zhu Yan Fruit from Luo Qin and left the Association with it.
• Chen Xin recognized Yang Chen's VIP card as a rare Black Gold Card and explained that it could serve as protection.
• Chen Xin told Yang Chen that the sect competition would begin the next day and ordered him to prepare.

Yang Chen and the other sects gathered outside Dragon Ancestor City for the grand competition, where Dragon Ancestor Hall’s Long Hai marked him as a target. Dragon Ancestor Immortal King opened the Dragon Ancestor Secret Realm, and Yang Chen recognized a familiar feeling in its entrance.

• Yang Chen joined the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect delegation, and Chen Xin warned that deaths during the competition would be treated as normal.
• Dragon Ancestor Immortal King ordered Long Hai to find a chance to kill Yang Chen, while Long Hai claimed he had killed Golden Immortals before.
• The Heavenly God Sect and Heaven One Sect arrived, and Yang Chen recognized Mo Fan among the Heaven One Sect disciples.
• The Saintess Sect arrived, and Zi Xiao smiled when she saw Yang Chen; Chen Xin warned him that the Saintess Sect Master was ruthless and vicious.
• The Soul-Falling Sect arrived, and Dragon Ancestor Immortal King opened the Dragon Ancestor Secret Realm by striking the void with a phantom dragon.
• Yang Chen sensed familiarity in the yellow vortex, and Chen Xin explained that it was the Dragon Ancestor Hall’s secret realm.

Yang Chen entered the Dragon Ancestor Secret Realm with the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect disciples, where Long Hai ambushed him and used Dragon Ancestor techniques to raise his power. Yang Chen killed Long Hai with his Yin-Yang Wheel and turned his attention to the other Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples.

• Dragon Ancestor Immortal King explained that the tournament would be scored by Great Dao Crystals, and the sects entered the secret realm.
• Yang Chen split the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect disciples into separate groups, but Long Hai soon found them and confronted him.
• Yang Chen sent Xue Yuan and the others away, then fought Long Hai as the latter boosted his Great Dao power to three thousand five hundred li with Dragon Ancestor Transformation.
• Yang Chen severed Long Hai's arm with the Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword, then killed him with the Yin-Yang Wheel.
• Yang Chen looked toward the secret realm's depths and resolved to hunt down the remaining Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples.

Yang Chen killed Long Hai in the Dragon Ancestor Secret Realm and began hunting for points. He rescued Lin Xiao and the others from Long Kui, then revealed Golden Immortal-level power and killed Long Kui.

• Outside the secret realm, the Dragon Ancestor Immortal King sensed an ill omen as Chen Xin watched the entrance.
• Yang Chen stood over Long Hai's corpse, then flew through the realm and killed Celestial Immortal Realm Spirit Beasts for slaughter points and Great Dao Crystals.
• Long Kui and several Dragon Ancestor Hall experts surrounded Lin Xiao, Ding Xiangtian, and Shan Jin, threatening them because Long Hai had targeted Yang Chen.
• Yang Chen appeared and told Long Kui that Long Hai was dead, but Long Kui assumed Yang Chen had merely escaped.
• Yang Chen unleashed the power of a 3,500-li Great Dao, struck Long Kui with the Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword, and killed him.

Yang Chen killed the remaining Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples, then searched the secret realm for a Golden Immortal Spirit Beast. He rescued Zi Xiao and the Saintess Sect disciples from a powerful ape, and left the ape in his grasp as he slammed it into the ground.

• Yang Chen killed the remaining Dragon Ancestor Hall disciples and gained Slaughter Points.
• Yang Chen sent Lin Xiao, Shan Jin, and the others to collect Great Dao Crystals while he searched for Golden Immortal Spirit Beasts alone.
• Yang Chen found Zi Xiao and the Saintess Sect disciples fighting a mid-Golden Immortal ape and rushed to help them.
• Yang Chen caught the ape's arm before it could strike Zi Xiao, then lifted it and smashed it into the ground.

Yang Chen protected the Saintess Sect disciples and fought a mid-stage Golden Immortal ape Spirit Beast, leaving it sprawled after unleashing his Dark Mode attack. The battle’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Yang Chen defeated the ape Spirit Beast’s first attack and checked that the Saintess Sect disciples were safe.
• Zi Xiao thanked Yang Chen, while her Senior Sisters teased her about her feelings for him.
• The ape Spirit Beast rose and attacked Yang Chen with its four-thousand-li Dao power, hurling an ancient tree and smashing a fist into the valley.
• Yang Chen used the Azure Dragon Five Tiger Sword and Gale Great Dao to wound the ape Spirit Beast while evading its attacks.
• Yang Chen summoned a Demonic Dragon phantom to stun the ape Spirit Beast, entered Dark Mode, and slammed into it, sending it sprawling.

Yang Chen killed the ape Spirit Beast with his Heavenly Evolution Sword and took its Golden Immortal Great Dao Crystal. As he prepared to leave the valley, Mo Fan stepped forward and challenged him.

• Yang Chen struck the ape Spirit Beast through the valley, then used the Heavenly Evolution Sword and Reincarnation Sword Qi to corrode it into a puddle of pus.
• Yang Chen collected the black Great Dao Crystal that emerged from the remains and confirmed that the secret realm had not begun to collapse.
• The Saintess Sect disciples gathered around Yang Chen, while Zi Xiao thanked him and tried to guide him away from her flirtatious senior sisters.
• Li Fei of the Heavenly God Sect arrived with Mo Fan, who stepped forward and challenged Yang Chen.

Mo Fan challenged Yang Chen, unaware of the gap between their cultivation levels. Yang Chen accepted and revealed his Golden Immortal power, leaving Mo Fan stunned.

• Mo Fan challenged Yang Chen, while Li Fei and the Saintess Sect disciples reacted with surprise and concern.
• Li Fei tried to dissuade Mo Fan and privately asked Yang Chen not to take offense.
• Mo Fan insisted that catching up to Yang Chen had been his goal since joining Heaven One Sect.
• Yang Chen accepted Mo Fan's challenge, and the Saintess Sect disciples quickly retreated.
• Yang Chen unleashed his three-thousand-five-hundred-mile Devouring Great Dao, and Mo Fan realized Yang Chen was already a Golden Immortal.