Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan concealed that he had become the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor’s successor, deciding to keep the inheritance trials running while avoiding anything that might reveal his secret. He returned to the plaza with his cultivation at the Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm and resolved to repay Roaming Dragon for securing his chance to enter the trials.

• Shen Changchuan told Ba Gong to let the trials continue normally, grant Shen Chong his reward, and withhold a reward from Shi Mengting.
• Shen Changchuan rejected Ba Gong’s offer to show him the inheritance and left the pure-white space through the vortex doorway.
• Ba Gong watched Shen Changchuan depart and hoped he might one day reach the heights needed to rescue his master.
• Shen Changchuan returned to the plaza and told Roaming Dragon that the trial had gone well, concealing the inheritance’s true nature.
• Roaming Dragon praised Shen Changchuan’s Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm cultivation, and Shen Changchuan resolved to repay his master’s sacrifice.

Roaming Dragon took Shen Changchuan home from the Inheritance Space and rebuked a Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator who mocked Shen’s brief time in the trials. Shen remained confident in his strength, and Roaming Dragon asked whether he wanted to cultivate at the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect’s headquarters.

• Roaming Dragon left the Inheritance Space with Shen Changchuan while members of other sects remained inside.
• A Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator mocked Shen’s short stay in the trials and used it to criticize the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect.
• Roaming Dragon defended Shen, pointing out that Shen had cultivated for only thirty years and had nearly killed Shi Mengting, the Heavenly Demon Sect Saintess Candidate.
• Roaming Dragon reassured Shen aboard the Ten Thousand Mile Sky-Traveling Boat, but Shen said he did not care about the insult and vowed to surpass the Demonic Cultivator.
• Roaming Dragon asked whether Shen wanted to cultivate at the Immortal Sect headquarters, and Shen considered the benefits because he had run out of resources.

Shen Changchuan declined his master's offer to cultivate at the immortal sect's mountain gate, choosing to stabilize his gains before the internal competition. Returning to Dawan Village, he learned that his maternal grandfather, Han Qinhu, had died and appeared at the mourning hall.

• Shen Changchuan refused Roaming Dragon's proposal to cultivate at the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect until after the internal competition.
• Roaming Dragon took Shen Changchuan back to the Tiannan Region and then left for urgent business.
• Shen Changchuan flew to Dawan Village, longing for the place where he had once struggled to grow stronger.
• Shen Changchuan discovered the village was in mourning because Han Qinhu had passed away.
• Han Dayong saw Shen Changchuan appear at the mourning hall and greeted him.

Shen Changchuan learned how much Han Qinhu had carried for him and mourned his grandfather’s death. After a month spent with family and wandering Dawan City, he watched the city return to its routines.

• Han Dayong told Shen Changchuan that Han Qinhu had regretted being unable to shoulder more of the burden and had wished him a flourishing immortal path.
• Shen Changchuan stood beside Han Qinhu’s coffin mound and reflected on his grandfather’s death and their family bond.
• The Han Clan held a simple funeral for Han Qinhu, while Dawan City’s residents hung white cloth in mourning.
• Shen Changchuan spent a month away from cultivation, visiting his mother, uncles, former subordinates, and the places around Dawan City.
• After the city returned to normal, Shen Changchuan stood on the rear mountain and looked out over its busy streets and markets.

Shen Changchuan reflected on Dawan City’s growth and the passage of time before an unexpected awakening transformed his innate divine ability. After his sword strike withered everything nearby, he named the changed ability Longevity.

• Shen Changchuan looked over Dawan City and recalled how it had grown from a small village into a prosperous city over the past thirty years.
• Shen Changchuan remembered his aging family and the villagers and subordinates who had grown old, died, or moved on.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on time and change, then drew a line through the air with his fingers.
• Shen Changchuan’s innate divine ability merged with his feelings and insights, and its sword light caused the grass and trees within ten zhang to wither and die.
• Shen Changchuan realized his innate divine ability had changed again and named the sword Longevity.

After discovering the devastating artistic conception behind his Longevity Sword, Shen Changchuan spent a month studying it while mourning Han Qinhu. He then left Dawan Village for the Dragon Firmament Sect, intending to master the spells and Secret Techniques in its Scripture Pavilion.

• Shen Changchuan realized his Longevity Sword made nearby living beings experience their lives rushing away, though he could not explain the power behind it.
• Shen Changchuan spent the following month testing the Longevity Sword and concluded it was a powerful trump card against opponents of his rank.
• Shen Changchuan decided not to enter seclusion yet, since he had broader plans for advancing his cultivation.
• Shen Changchuan left Dawan Village without saying farewell to his relatives and headed for the Dragon Firmament Sect's mountain gate.
• Shen Changchuan planned to spend the next year or two mastering the Scripture Pavilion's first-rank, second-rank, and peak second-rank spells, and to try its third-rank spells if possible.

Shen Changchuan decided to focus on tempering his cultivation and mastering spells before the Immortal Sect’s internal grand competition, so he returned to the Dragon Firmament Sect to train. There, he met Senior Sister Wei Yuting, who offered her condolences.

• Shen Changchuan decided to prioritize stabilizing his realm, improving his methods, and cultivating spells over pursuing further cultivation without sufficient resources.
• Shen Changchuan flew to the Dragon Firmament Sect and saw that its mountain gate had grown into a prosperous, well-populated sect.
• Shen Changchuan entered the mountain-gate secret realm and went to find Senior Sister Wei Yuting, who was managing the sect’s affairs.
• Senior Sister Wei Yuting welcomed Shen Changchuan, offered him tea, and gave him her condolences.

After returning to the Dragon Firmament Sect, Shen Changchuan planned to spend the next year or two studying spells in the Scripture Pavilion. Wei Yuting asked him to give monthly lectures to the sect’s disciples, and he agreed, prompting excitement across the mountain gate.

• Shen Changchuan told Wei Yuting he had recovered from his grandfather’s death and planned to remain at the mountain gate to study spells.
• Wei Yuting asked Shen Changchuan to lead large lectures for sect disciples during his stay.
• Wei Yuting explained that Shen Changchuan’s earlier proposals had shaped the sect’s development, but a lack of available senior lecturers had prevented the large-lecture program from starting.
• Shen Changchuan agreed to give one lecture each month.
• Wei Yuting announced Shen Changchuan’s return and upcoming lectures, causing an uproar across the Dragon Firmament Sect’s mountain gate.

Shen Changchuan spent nearly twenty days mastering more than three hundred first-tier spells in the Dragon Firmament Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, strengthening his spell experience and gaining a hazy insight into his innate Divine Ability, Longevity Sword. With his major lecture approaching, he paused his training to prepare and decided to survey Outer Sect disciples about the cultivation topics they most wanted addressed.

• News of Shen Changchuan’s upcoming major lecture caused excitement throughout the Dragon Firmament Sect, and disciples hurried to attend.
• Shen Changchuan studied more than three hundred first-tier spells in the Scripture Pavilion and cultivated them all to perfection.
• His growing spell experience shortened the time needed to master spells, and he sensed he was beginning to understand Longevity Sword.
• Shen Changchuan paused his training to rest and prepare for the lecture, deciding to survey Outer Sect disciples about their questions.
• After leaving the Scripture Pavilion, Shen Changchuan encountered the sect’s fervent admiration and privately thought that Shen Chong was the true number one among their generation.

Shen Changchuan organized a lecture for Dragon Firmament Sect disciples after gathering their cultivation questions. His teachings led to breakthroughs among more than a hundred listeners, and the story left the sect celebrating the lecture’s success.

• Shen Changchuan reflected that Shen Chong was the true foremost figure of Tiannan Region’s younger generation, though he had never corrected the public’s mistaken praise of himself.
• Shen Changchuan asked the sect stewards to gather disciples’ questions for his upcoming lecture and reviewed the submitted forms to prepare his lessons.
• Three days later, thousands of Outer Sect disciples and some Inner Sect disciples gathered in the mountain gate square to hear Shen Changchuan teach.
• Shen Changchuan lectured on the Dao of cultivation for a day, explaining the issues raised by the disciples.
• More than a hundred listeners gained insight and broke through to higher cultivation stages after Shen Changchuan’s lecture.

Over the course of a year, Shen Changchuan taught monthly lectures that greatly improved the Dragon Firmament Sect’s Outer Sect disciples while perfecting all 4,100 spells in the Scripture Pavilion. His expanded spell mastery dramatically increased his combat power, leaving him confident that few inner disciples of the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect could defeat him.

• Shen Changchuan ended his lecture, told the disciples to digest what they had learned, and returned to the Scripture Pavilion to cultivate spells.
• For a year, Shen Changchuan gave monthly lectures tailored to the Outer Sect disciples’ cultivation problems, and their strength and rate of advancement to the Out of Body Realm rose sharply.
• The Dragon Firmament Sect grew stronger and gained influence, while Senior Sister Wei was delighted that more cultivators could help secure resources in Southern Yue.
• Shen Changchuan recorded and perfected all 4,100 spells in the Scripture Pavilion, greatly increasing his spell mastery and allowing him to combine top second-tier spells into attacks comparable to third-tier spells.
• Shen Changchuan judged that few Out of Body Realm cultivators could withstand his direct spell attacks and that few inner disciples of the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect could defeat him.

Hong Yang and Shen Changchuan met in an uninhabited mountain forest to spar after Hong Yang learned that Shen Changchuan had reached the Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm. Their evenly matched fight escalated from a clash of fists to powerful spells, leaving the result undecided.

• Hong Yang challenged Shen Changchuan to spar after returning to the sect and discovering his cultivation had advanced.
• Hong Yang opened with a full-strength punch, and Shen Changchuan met it head-on using only his physical strength and magic power.
• Their punches collided evenly despite Hong Yang being two minor cultivation levels higher than Shen Changchuan.
• Hong Yang followed with the perfected Void-Rending Dragon-Catching Claw spell.
• Shen Changchuan answered with the Green Wood Cloud-Piercing Sword, and the sword light struck Hong Yang's golden dragon claw.

Shen Changchuan and Hong Yang fought an intense sparring match that devastated the surrounding landscape, then agreed to end with one final exchange. Shen Changchuan unleashed a vast storm of magical swords as Hong Yang drew on a powerful trump card to meet it.

• Shen Changchuan and Hong Yang repeatedly collided in the air and on the ground, tearing up the land with their attacks.
• After their battle reached a standstill, Shen Changchuan and Hong Yang praised each other's strength and agreed not to use their most dangerous methods in a sparring match.
• Hong Yang proposed one final move before they ended the late-hour sparring session, and Shen Changchuan agreed.
• Shen Changchuan formed a sword of magical power wreathed in lightning and fire, then sent a torrent of magical swords toward Hong Yang.
• Hong Yang's aura surged as he activated his own trump-card method and braced to face the sword storm.

Shen Changchuan defeated Hong Yang in a sparring match by fusing two second-rank top-tier spells, leaving Hong Yang astonished by his junior brother’s strength and rapid progress. Afterward, they reviewed the battle and exchanged insights into their cultivation and combat techniques.

• Hong Yang recognized that Shen Changchuan’s sword attack fused two second-rank top-tier spells, then countered with the Blazing Sun Divine Fist.
• Shen Changchuan overwhelmed Hong Yang in their sparring match, defeating him without revealing all his trump cards.
• Hong Yang reflected on how much Shen Changchuan had advanced in just a few decades and praised his talent and achievements.
• Shen Changchuan credited his progress to his master’s support and the opportunities he had received, while Hong Yang said those rewards were deserved.
• Shen Changchuan and Hong Yang reviewed their fight and discussed their cultivation paths, gaining fresh insights from each other.

Shen Changchuan learned that the Tiannan Region Righteous Alliance had seized more than half of Southern Yue but could not advance further without first securing its gains. Hong Yang praised how Shen Changchuan’s Gu Control Secret Technique had changed the war, then revealed he had returned to prepare for the Immortal Sect Internal Tournament.

• Hong Yang told Shen Changchuan that the Tiannan Region Righteous Alliance had won another major battle and occupied more than half of Southern Yue, but unrest and a lack of manpower had halted its advance.
• Hong Yang credited Shen Changchuan’s Gu Control Secret Technique with helping the righteous side counter the Four Great Tribes’ forbidden technique and become better prepared against Gu Dao attacks.
• Shen Changchuan reflected with satisfaction that his secret technique and Gu Insect Factory concepts had left a lasting mark, while reaffirming his pursuit of immortality.
• Shen Changchuan asked whether Hong Yang would enter the Immortal Sect Internal Tournament, and Hong Yang said he had returned from Southern Yue to prepare for it.

Shen Changchuan learned from Hong Yang that the Immortal Sect's internal competition would reward its strongest disciples with resources to rebuild the younger generation. After Hong Yang left to prepare, Shen Changchuan resolved to compete and pursue the opportunities that could strengthen him for the future grand competition.

• Hong Yang explained that the Immortal Sect's internal competition would select prodigies and offer resources after the younger generation suffered heavy losses.
• Hong Yang said that despite reaching the late Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm, he was unsure whether he could place in the top hundred among the Immortal Sect's powerful disciples.
• Hong Yang praised Shen Changchuan's potential, estimating he could reach the top thirty and might attract the sect's attention even if he drew a formidable opponent.
• Shen Changchuan admitted he still fell short of Shi Mengting's level, and Hong Yang departed after staying for two or three days to cultivate in seclusion.
• Shen Changchuan decided to pursue the competition's rewards and hoped to reach Ninth Level Peak before contending for the top places in the Joint Grand Competition.

Shen Changchuan focused on building his foundation through spell cultivation while preparing mortal martial arts for possible future reincarnations. His plans were interrupted when he learned that the Zhou Clan had abducted Han Dayong and demanded he come to Tiannan City.

• Shen Changchuan returned to the Scripture Pavilion to accumulate perfected spells, believing his existing abilities made pursuing other paths a poor use of effort.
• Shen Changchuan arranged for the sect's Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to collect mortal martial arts for his future reincarnations and briefly reviewed the techniques delivered.
• A messenger from Dawan Village reported that someone had raided Dawan City, abducted Han Dayong, and left a demand for Shen Changchuan to go to Tiannan City.
• Shen Changchuan questioned the messenger about the incident and identified the Zhou Clan as responsible, declaring that they were courting death.

Shen Changchuan learned that the Central Province Zhou Clan had abducted his uncle Han Dayong and was likely targeting him. He set out for Tiannan City, determined to rescue Han Dayong while using the gap in the Zhou Clan’s knowledge of his strength to plan a counterattack.

• Shen Changchuan identified the Central Province Zhou Clan as the force behind Han Dayong’s kidnapping.
• Shen Changchuan returned to Dawan City and learned that the attackers had abducted Han Dayong, killed fifty-two people, and wounded more than a hundred.
• Shen Changchuan confirmed the attackers belonged to the Zhou Clan and learned they had first searched for his mother, who had avoided them by returning to her secret base.
• Shen Changchuan learned that the Shen Family’s grounds in Tiannan City had been sealed after the Shen Family Ancestor was suppressed in a battle.
• Shen Changchuan headed for Tiannan City, resolving to save Han Dayong and use the Zhou Clan’s outdated knowledge of his strength to seek an opening.

Zhou Tianhai ordered the Zhou Clan to draw Shen Chong out by threatening to disturb the graves of his mother and brother, while using Shen Changchuan as a second means of reaching him. First Madam anticipated their deaths, as Shen Changchuan arrived in Tiannan City disguised and hiding his true cultivation.

• Zhou Tianhai blamed Shen Chong for ruining the Zhou Clan's plans and rallied his clan members to seize Shen Chong's supposed opportunity.
• Zhou Tianhai planned to lure Shen Chong out by announcing that the Zhou Clan would move his mother's and elder brother's graves, and to use Shen Changchuan to deliver the news.
• Zhou Tianhai dismissed concerns about Shen Changchuan's ties to Roaming Dragon and Jade Clarity Immortal Sect, saying the Zhou Clan would return to Central Province after dealing with him.
• First Madam recalled her fear of Shen Chong and Shen Changchuan and celebrated Zhou Tianhai's plan to kill them.
• Shen Changchuan entered Tiannan City in disguise, concealing his aura and showing only ninth-level Qi Induction cultivation.

Disguised as someone else, Shen Changchuan investigated the Zhou Clan’s takeover of the Shen Family and learned that Zhou Tianhai, a peak Spirit Wandering Realm cultivator, had defeated the Shen Family Ancestor. He gathered intelligence and discovered Zhou Tianhai’s old schemes may have involved the Elephant Mountain Sect and the Ancient Moon Divine Dynasty, leaving him with new mysteries to investigate.

• Shen Changchuan surveyed Tiannan City and learned that the Zhou Clan had taken over the Shen Family’s businesses while its members remained confined behind a formation.
• Shen Changchuan concluded that a powerful Zhou Clan cultivator had likely defeated the Shen Family Ancestor and decided to gather more information before attempting a rescue.
• Shen Changchuan used new disguises and identities to contact merchant firms and intelligence groups in the Black Market.
• Shen Changchuan learned that Zhou Tianhai, a peak Spirit Wandering Realm elder of the Central Province Zhou Clan, had suppressed the Shen Family Ancestor.
• Shen Changchuan discovered that Zhou Tianhai had been scheming in Tiannan City years earlier, possibly in connection with the Elephant Mountain Sect and the Ancient Moon Divine Dynasty.