Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan saw Lin Wushuang arrive at the grand competition, radiating the power of True Intent, and recognized him as a formidable opponent. The other prodigies explained Lin Wushuang’s standing and why he had entered the competition, while Shen Changchuan’s battle intent rose.

• Shen Changchuan spoke with Hong Yang, hoping to learn more about the grand competition’s other powerful contenders.
• Lin Wushuang arrived in a blaze of heat, and his aura overwhelmed the gathered prodigies.
• Shen Changchuan recognized Lin Wushuang’s aura as True Intent and considered him a worthy opponent to test his Power of Space.
• Hong Yang identified Lin Wushuang and recalled that he had been far less terrifying when Hong Yang saw him decades earlier.
• The prodigies discussed Lin Wushuang’s lineage, his recent defeat of the previous Dao Child Candidate, and the absence of Xuan Daoji and Su Lengyue from the competition.
• The prodigies said Lin Wushuang’s ancestor had urged him to compete so he could temper his newly grasped True Intent and inspire the sect’s other disciples.

Lin Wushuang’s overwhelming presence intimidated the competition’s prodigies, while Shen Changchuan learned that Xuan Daoji and Su Lengyue would not compete. Shen Changchuan briefly clashed with Lin Wushuang’s True Intent and escaped notice by slipping away, leaving Lin Wushuang curious about him.

• Lin Wushuang’s aura stunned the gathered cultivators and established him as the final obstacle in the competition.
• Shen Changchuan heard that Xuan Daoji and Su Lengyue would not participate, and decided to assess himself against Lin Wushuang instead.
• Lin Wushuang’s gaze pressed against Shen Changchuan with scorching True Intent, but Shen Changchuan shattered its force with his own power.
• Lin Wushuang noticed Shen Changchuan’s resistance as their clash disrupted space and injured nearby cultivators.
• Shen Changchuan nodded to Lin Wushuang and disappeared into the crowd before the injured cultivators could find him.
• Lin Wushuang hoped Shen Changchuan would make the otherwise boring competition more interesting.

Shen Changchuan emerged from a brief clash with Lin Wushuang eager to face him again, while Hong Yang realized how powerful his junior brother had become. Elsewhere, Xuan Tianxing and the Dao Seeking Society’s leaders focused on Shen Changchuan and planned to avenge their past losses.

• Lin Wushuang considered Shen Changchuan the only potential opponent in the grand competition besides Xuan Daoji, though he believed Shen was barely worth fighting.
• Hong Yang sensed that Shen Changchuan had exchanged blows with Lin Wushuang, and Shen praised Lin’s True Intent and expressed eagerness to fight him again.
• Hong Yang was stunned that Shen Changchuan could contend with a Dao Child Candidate and wondered if he might someday reach the Mystic Core Realm.
• Xuan Tianxing spotted Shen Changchuan after Cen Yuantong identified him as the person who had damaged the Dao Seeking Society’s standing.
• Cen Yuantong urged Xuan Tianxing and the Dao Seeking Society’s leaders to punish Shen Changchuan and restore their prestige.

Cen Yuantong tried to provoke Xuan Tianxing against Shen Changchuan, but Xuan Tianxing dismissed Shen’s victories as insignificant and claimed he could easily defeat him. The Dao Seeking Society members mocked Shen while the tournament gathered its factions.

• Cen Yuantong attempted to stir Xuan Tianxing’s resentment toward Shen Changchuan and avenge his own defeat.
• Xuan Tianxing told Cen Yuantong to stop and said he would deal with Shen if they met in the tournament.
• Xuan Tianxing dismissed Shen Changchuan’s achievement of killing an Early Spirit Wandering Realm cultivator, believing the Jade Talisman had done the real work.
• Xuan Tianxing boasted that he could suppress Shen Changchuan and promised to defeat him if he reached the later rounds.
• The Dao Seeking Society members echoed Xuan Tianxing’s confidence and ridiculed Shen Changchuan.

At the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect’s grand competition, Xuanfeng True Person opened countless separate arenas and transported the contestants into them. Shen Changchuan found himself facing an opponent who recognized him and threatened him, leaving their first match about to begin.

• Xuan Tianxing fixed his attention on Lin Wushuang as the opponent he truly wanted to face, while Shen Changchuan remained unaware of the attention around him.
• Xuanfeng True Person and the Immortal Sect Old Ancestors arrived, and the sect master encouraged the gathered prodigies before announcing the competition’s start.
• Xuanfeng True Person unleashed the Power of Space, transporting tens of thousands of contestants from the plaza into separate arena spaces.
• A voice announced that contestants could not use Jade Talismans sealed with power above the Spirit Wandering Realm or magical treasures and talismans above the third rank, and that winners advanced while losers were eliminated.
• Shen Changchuan found himself alone in a hazy white arena with one opponent, who recognized him and urged him to surrender to avoid a beating.

Shen Changchuan defeated his first opponent with ease and entered the next round of the grand competition, reflecting on his cautious approach to Lin Wushuang. The chapter ended as Shen Changchuan began his second-round battle and the sect master’s pagoda revealed how the competition was being held.

• Shen Changchuan instantly defeated his first opponent and wondered how the competition’s rounds and waiting periods worked.
• Shen Changchuan entered another white space and reasoned that the competition might pair contestants by strength, easing his concern about meeting Lin Wushuang too early.
• Shen Changchuan considered the risks of facing Lin Wushuang before securing a place in the top ten and reaffirmed that he could accept defeat and improve over time.
• Shen Changchuan and his second-round opponent charged at each other when the competition’s announcement sounded.
• Xuanfeng True Person held the Exquisite Pagoda, which contained the contestants’ battles, while defeated participants appeared on the square below.

Xuanfeng True Person and the others observed the competition inside the Supreme Clarity Jade Exquisite Pagoda and expected Lin Wushuang to dominate. Elder Mu drew their attention to Shen Changchuan, who had already won ten consecutive matches, and recognized that he had begun cultivating the Eternal Wood Scripture.

• Xuanfeng True Person and a graceful woman discussed the pagoda's safety and predicted that Lin Wushuang's Blazing Sun True Intent would let him win the competition.
• The graceful woman and Xuanfeng True Person noted that Lin Wushuang's true intent made him exceptional, though Xuan Daoji and Su Lengyue overshadowed his prospects.
• Elder Mu remarked that the competition included several promising talents, prompting Xuanfeng True Person and the woman to follow his gaze to Shen Changchuan.
• Xuanfeng True Person learned that Shen Changchuan was Roaming Dragon's new disciple, raised in the Tiannan Region, and had won ten consecutive matches.
• Elder Mu recognized that Shen Changchuan had cultivated the Eternal Wood Scripture he had given him years earlier, while Xuanfeng True Person wondered whether Elder Mu meant to recruit Roaming Dragon's disciple.

After winning ten consecutive battles, Shen Changchuan was transported back to the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect’s square, where about two hundred competitors remained, including Lin Wushuang. He realized the spatial transfer revealed a technique he might use to improve his own control of space and prepared for the next fight.

• Shen Changchuan won his tenth battle by defeating a peak Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm opponent with a fusion of two dual second-tier top-grade spells.
• Shen Changchuan anticipated that he might soon face Lin Wushuang and wondered whether their mastery of space and True Intent would reveal a way for him to advance.
• Shen Changchuan sensed that the spatial transfer relied on refined control rather than overwhelming spatial power and memorized its complex operating formula.
• Shen Changchuan emerged in the Immortal Sect’s square alongside about two hundred remaining competitors and saw Lin Wushuang radiating a powerful aura.
• Shen Changchuan recognized the crowd as winners of the previous round and turned his attention to the battle ahead.

Xuanfeng True Person began the semifinals, and Shen Changchuan was placed in the first group of fighters. He faced Xiao Chenyang, who vowed to defeat him, and the match began.

• Xuanfeng True Person announced the semifinals and raised five Arenas for simultaneous battles.
• The crowd cheered as Shen Changchuan and the other remaining contestants were sent to the Arenas.
• Shen Changchuan was matched against Xiao Chenyang, a Peak Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm cultivator who had won ten straight matches.
• Xiao Chenyang taunted Shen Changchuan and declared that he would end his humiliation by defeating him.
• Xuanfeng True Person gave the signal to begin, and Shen Changchuan and Xiao Chenyang started their battle.

Shen Changchuan defeated Xiao Chenyang with a single, unseen strike, piercing his chest before he could react. The spectators were left stunned as Xiao Chenyang fell and Shen Changchuan showed no mercy.

• Shen Changchuan appeared behind Xiao Chenyang and pierced him through the chest with a magical longsword.
• Xiao Chenyang, unable to understand how he had been defeated so quickly, asked Shen Changchuan how he had done it.
• Shen Changchuan withdrew his sword and said he let defeated enemies chase him until he was beyond their reach.
• Xiao Chenyang collapsed to the ground, his body and Dao heart devastated by the defeat.
• The spectators were stunned by the instant result, and several confirmed they had not seen Shen Changchuan make his move.

Shen Changchuan defeated Xiao Chenyang so quickly that no one saw him move, leaving the spectators and the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect's strongest disciples struggling to understand how he had done it. Liu Qingchen and Xuan Tianxing concluded that Shen Changchuan had used the Power of Space, an ability they believed an Out-of-Body Realm cultivator could not possess.

• Shen Changchuan appeared behind Xiao Chenyang and pierced his chest before the spectators could see him move.
• The onlookers reacted in disbelief, noting that even Xiao Chenyang, a Peak Ninth Level of the Out-of-Body Realm fighter, had no time to respond.
• Liu Qingchen admitted he could not see Shen Changchuan's movement and said it seemed like teleportation through space.
• Liu Qingchen reasoned that Shen Changchuan must have wielded the Power of Space, despite such power being beyond an Out-of-Body Realm cultivator.
• Xuan Tianxing watched Shen Changchuan and reached the same conclusion, shocked that an outsider could have mastered the Power of Space.

Xuan Tianxing recognized that Shen Changchuan had used the Power of Space and convinced himself that Shen had gained it through a rare treasure. He vowed to defeat Shen if they met, while Lin Wushuang and the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect’s leaders also took notice of Shen.

• Xuan Tianxing recognized Shen Changchuan’s use of the Power of Space and assumed a heavenly treasure had given Shen the ability.
• Xuan Tianxing resolved to teach Shen a lesson if they met and reassured the two Dao Seeking Society members that he could counter the Power of Space.
• The two Dao Seeking Society members expressed relief and worried that Shen could damage their society and their future prospects.
• Lin Wushuang watched Shen Changchuan with rising battle intent and called his mastery of the Power of Space interesting.
• Sect Master Xuanfeng True Person and the two Old Ancestors heard Shen’s boast, and the woman beside Xuanfeng smiled at his youthful confidence.

Xuanfeng True Person and Elder Mu discussed Shen Changchuan’s talent and Elder Mu’s regret at not taking him as a disciple earlier. After defeating Xiao Chenyang, Shen Changchuan studied the spatial power that began to transport him away.

• Xuanfeng True Person praised Shen Changchuan for grasping the Power of Space while still at the Ninth Level of the Out-of-Body Realm.
• Elder Mu admitted he had once considered taking Shen Changchuan as his disciple but had not acted before his talent became widely apparent.
• The arena declared Shen Changchuan the winner, and a green light healed Xiao Chenyang’s wounds and restored his aura.
• Xiao Chenyang vanished in spatial power, and Shen Changchuan focused on sensing the vortex that began to swallow him.
• Shen Changchuan used his own understanding of the Power of Space to glimpse the vortex’s core operation.

After defeating Xiao Chenyang, Shen Changchuan studied the Sect Leader’s spatial techniques and reflected on how his Progress Bar Panel might be granting him unusual comprehension. As the competition continued, he meditated to examine the arena’s spatial defenses and the shifting technique more closely.

• The Sect Leader’s spatial power transported Shen Changchuan and Xiao Chenyang away from their arena, leaving Xiao Chenyang defeated and dazed.
• Shen Changchuan memorized the spatial power’s circulation and compared it with what he had sensed inside the Supreme Clarity Jade Exquisite Pagoda.
• Shen Changchuan suspected that the perfected spells on his Progress Bar Panel gave him unusual insights into spatial power and True Intent.
• As the other matches continued, Shen Changchuan sat down to study the Sect Leader’s shifting technique and the spatial barrier around the arenas.
• The Sect Leader of the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect watched Shen Changchuan meditate and felt somewhat astonished.

Shen Changchuan studied the spatial barrier during the tournament while assessing several powerful competitors. Lin Wushuang’s overwhelming strike left Shen Changchuan unsure he could defeat him.

• Xuanfeng True Person noticed Shen Changchuan studying his spatial power but doubted he could comprehend it.
• Shen Changchuan watched Liu Qingchen’s disorienting swordplay and recognized it as the early form of True Intent.
• Xuan Tianxing defeated his opponent with a starry attack, then met Shen Changchuan’s gaze with clear hostility.
• Lin Wushuang defeated a top-thirty-ranked opponent with one strike, and Shen Changchuan sensed the attack could overwhelm his spatial power.

Shen Changchuan weighed how to counter Lin Wushuang’s space-burning Blazing Sun True Intent, but realized the arena’s limited size could prevent him from evading a wide-area attack. He remained determined to compete for the Ten Thousand Paths Map, which he hoped to obtain by impressing the Jade Clarity Immortal Sect.

• Shen Changchuan judged that he could not withstand Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent directly and planned to use the Void-Stepping Technique and Power of Space to evade and counterattack.
• Shen Changchuan realized the arena was too cramped for his usual guerrilla tactics if Lin Wushuang unleashed an attack that covered the battlefield.
• Shen Changchuan considered countering with True Intent, but knew his embryonic understanding of Time True Intent was far from sufficient.
• Shen Changchuan recalled that he wanted to earn the Ten Thousand Paths Map by demonstrating his potential in the competition, since obtaining one required approval and could involve a long wait.

Shen Changchuan sought a way to withstand Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent so he could impress the Immortal Sect’s elders and earn the Ten Thousand Paths Map. As Lin Wushuang’s strength drew admiration across the competition, Shen began studying a new use of the Power of Space that might let him fight back.

• Shen Changchuan worried that Lin Wushuang could exploit the limits of his Void-Stepping Technique and defeat him too quickly to impress the elders.
• Shen Changchuan realized he might use the Power of Space to counter Lin Wushuang’s true intent and began trying to understand the technique behind that application.
• Lin Wushuang’s display of strength convinced many competitors that he would take first place in the grand competition.
• Elder Mu and Xuanfeng True Person discussed how Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent had been nurtured through a costly, difficult-to-replicate method involving a Bloodline Pill and an ancient bloodline.

Shen Changchuan focused on understanding spatial power while Lin Wushuang’s overwhelming display captured the tournament’s attention. Seven days of semifinal eliminations passed, with most matches between evenly matched contestants lasting thousands of moves.

• Shen Changchuan studied Xuanfeng True Person’s use of spatial power and rapidly developed his understanding of a new Application of Space Power.
• Lin Wushuang stunned the crowd with his Blazing Sun True Intent, drawing Xuan Tianxing’s attention away from Shen Changchuan.
• Xuan Tianxing abandoned hopes of defeating Lin Wushuang at the tournament and vowed to settle for second place.
• Shen Changchuan continued comprehending spatial power unnoticed as seven days of semifinal matches eliminated contestants.
• The remaining semifinal bouts often stretched for thousands of moves because most fighters were closely matched at the Peak Ninth Level of Out-of-Body Realm.

After the seven-day first semifinal round, Xuanfeng True Person lamented the loss of the Immortal Sect’s former prodigies and the weakness of most remaining contestants. Lady Qingyun urged him to look toward the future, and Xuanfeng True Person then announced the start of the second semifinal round.

• Xuanfeng True Person reflected that fewer than ten contestants stood out among the top two hundred, far fewer than the Immortal Sect’s lost inner disciples had years earlier.
• Lady Qingyun comforted Xuanfeng True Person and suggested the tournament’s survivors might grow into the sect’s future pillars.
• Xuanfeng True Person and the others recalled how an ordinary man from the Heavenly Demon Sect had broken through to the Dao-Governing Realm and overturned the Immortal Sect’s campaign.
• Xuanfeng True Person rejected copying the Heavenly Demon Sect’s brutal disciple-selection methods and announced that the second round of the semifinals had begun.

Shen Changchuan defeated another opponent in one strike, demonstrating how completely the Power of Space outmatched a Peak Ninth Level cultivator. As the tournament continued, he studied the Mystic Core Realm Sect Leader’s spatial techniques and felt close to learning how to traverse space himself.

• Shen Changchuan struck his opponent through the chest and won the match, then an Old Ancestor healed the defeated man’s injuries.
• Shen Changchuan’s opponent realized he had badly underestimated him and was transported out of the Arena.
• Shen Changchuan entered his third match of the semifinal’s second round, where the twenty contestants with the most wins would advance to the final.
• The Power of Space transported Shen Changchuan from the Arena, allowing him to study its workings and bring himself closer to mastering spatial traversal.
• Spectators praised Shen Changchuan, Lin Wushuang, and Xuan Tianxing for winning in one move, and debated which of the three was strongest.