Chapter Summaries

After earning an undefeated ten-win streak in the semifinals, Shen Changchuan calmly accepted that he might lose the grand competition and miss the Ten Thousand Paths Map. While waiting for the other contestants to finish, he rapidly improved his use of spatial power and prepared for his final match against Lin Wushuang.

• Three Mystic Core Realm experts judged that Shen Changchuan had less than a twenty percent chance of defeating Lin Wushuang because Lin’s True Intent and spatial power were superior.
• Shen Changchuan accepted that he might not obtain the Ten Thousand Paths Map and considered other ways to advance, including comprehending True Intent and using the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor’s inheritance.
• By combining the Sect Leader’s jade slip with his own understanding, Shen Changchuan developed a method to counter Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent and reduced its energy cost to one-tenth.
• Shen Changchuan sensed that his comprehension of spatial power had risen from three-tenths to four-tenths and resolved to keep improving the method until he could maintain it constantly.
• After defeating Xuan Tianxing, Shen Changchuan completed the semifinals with ten straight wins and continued studying the jade slip while waiting for the final match against Lin Wushuang.

Lin Wushuang easily defeated his opponent in the semifinals and wondered why his grandfather had sent him to compete when none of his opponents could challenge him. Liu Qingchen told him that Shen Changchuan had beaten Xuan Tianxing and reached the finals, making him Lin Wushuang’s likely opponent for first place.

• Lin Wushuang crushed his opponent with a single attack, and the opponent conceded.
• Liu Qingchen approached Lin Wushuang, who said the competition had provided no real tempering because his opponents were too weak.
• Lin Wushuang wondered why his grandfather had insisted that he participate, and Liu Qingchen suggested there could be formidable talents beyond the Immortal Sect.
• Liu Qingchen told Lin Wushuang that Shen Changchuan had defeated Xuan Tianxing and advanced to the finals undefeated.
• Lin Wushuang was surprised to learn that Xuan Tianxing had lost and realized Shen Changchuan could be his greatest rival for first place.

Liu Qingchen warned Lin Wushuang that Shen Changchuan had easily defeated Xuan Tianxing, but Lin remained confident that his Blazing Sun True Intent would overcome Shen’s Power of Space. Meanwhile, Shen greeted Hong Yang, who congratulated him while struggling with envy over Shen’s success.

• Liu Qingchen recounted Shen Changchuan’s battle with Xuan Tianxing and urged Lin Wushuang to take Shen seriously to protect the Immortal Sect’s honor.
• Lin Wushuang confidently declared that Shen’s Power of Space could not defeat his Blazing Sun True Intent.
• Liu Qingchen felt reassured by Lin’s confidence, believing a Dao Child Candidate would be difficult for Shen to overcome.
• Shen Changchuan opened his eyes as the Power of Space shimmered around him and greeted Hong Yang.
• Hong Yang congratulated Shen Changchuan but felt complicated and sour because Shen had defeated top inner disciples while he had been eliminated in the preliminaries.

Hong Yang reflected on how Shen Changchuan had surpassed the legendary geniuses of his generation and defeated Liu Qingchen and Xuan Tianxing with ease. He told Shen that their master wanted him to visit Ten Thousand Blade Peak after the grand competition, then explained that it was the sanctuary of the Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor.

• Hong Yang recalled his past defeats and the gulf between himself and once-famous inner disciples such as Liu Qingchen, Xuan Tianxing, and Xuan Daoji.
• Hong Yang realized Shen Changchuan had exceeded his expectations by wielding Mystic Core Realm-level power and defeating Liu Qingchen and Xuan Tianxing.
• Shen Changchuan modestly credited his success to luck and asked Hong Yang why he had come to find him.
• Hong Yang relayed that their master had asked Shen Changchuan to visit Ten Thousand Blade Peak after the grand competition.
• Hong Yang explained that Ten Thousand Blade Peak was the Daoist sanctuary of the Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor.

Luo Jiuzhang completed a deal with True Person Mountain-Moving at Ten Thousand Blade Peak and set his sights on the opportunity in Southern Yue. Meanwhile, Hong Yang explained to Shen Changchuan that True Person Mountain-Moving was his great-grandmaster and the master of Ten Thousand Blade Peak.

• Luo Jiuzhang respectfully bade farewell to True Person Mountain-Moving after concluding their transaction in the hidden immortal paradise.
• Luo Jiuzhang reflected that the Southern Yue opportunity could bring him gains, especially if events descended into chaos before the war against the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Luo Jiuzhang wondered whether he would meet Shen Changchuan and then vanished into the void.
• Hong Yang admitted he had failed to explain their lineage to Shen Changchuan, who was confused about the identity of Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor.
• Hong Yang explained that True Person Qianyuan was their master’s master and that Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor was their great-grandmaster and the peak master of Ten Thousand Blade Peak.

Hong Yang explained how inner sect disciples became personal disciples and outlined the Ten Thousand Blade Peak lineage, including the troubles facing its two Mystic Core Realm Ancestors. Shen Changchuan questioned how both Ancestors could be nearing the end of their lifespans, and Hong Yang explained their ages and cultivation limits.

• Hong Yang explained that peak branches recruited promising inner sect disciples early so they would join their master's branch if they later reached the Spirit Wandering Realm.
• Hong Yang introduced Ten Thousand Blade Peak, its Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor, Grandmaster Qianyuan, and Roaming Dragon's place in the lineage.
• Shen Changchuan asked Hong Yang about rumors that the lineage's Ancestors were near death and that Roaming Dragon had lost power within the Immortal Sect.
• Hong Yang said both Mystic Core Realm Ancestors faced the end of their lifespans, leaving Ten Thousand Blade Peak's future in danger.
• Shen Changchuan questioned why Mountain-Moving Old Ancestor and his eldest disciple, Grandmaster Qianyuan, were both near death, and Hong Yang explained their respective ages and cultivation limits.

Shen Changchuan learned that Ten Thousand Blade Peak’s older Mystic Core Realm generation was nearing the end of its lifespan, though Hong Yang knew little about the lineage’s history. As the grand competition’s finals approached, Shen Changchuan focused on facing Lin Wushuang while encouraging Hong Yang after his poor showing.

• Hong Yang explained that the two older Mystic Core Realm cultivators at Ten Thousand Blade Peak nearing the ends of their lives was unusual but possible, though he did not know why the lineage had so few elders.
• Shen Changchuan stopped wondering about the lineage’s hidden history and pondered why his master had sent him to Ten Thousand Blade Peak.
• With the semifinals nearly complete, Shen Changchuan anticipated facing Lin Wushuang in the finals and felt confident in his Xiantian strength.
• Hong Yang lamented that he had failed to place in the semifinal top two hundred and feared he had shamed Roaming Dragon’s disciples.
• Shen Changchuan reassured Hong Yang that his trip to the Tiannan Region had delayed his cultivation, and that his difficult circumstances had forged a strong foundation for future success.

After Hong Yang left to seek advancement to the Spirit Wandering Realm, the semifinals concluded with Shen Changchuan, Lin Wushuang, Gu Yusheng, and Zhong Jingrui tied for first. The Immortal Sect arranged an extra elimination match to select sixteen finalists from the twenty-three disciples with nine wins and one loss.

• Hong Yang thanked Shen Changchuan, then left to travel through Southern Yue and build a foundation for advancing to the Spirit Wandering Realm.
• The second round of the semifinals ended, and Xuanfeng True Person announced that Shen Changchuan, Lin Wushuang, Gu Yusheng, and Zhong Jingrui had each won ten matches.
• Spectators anticipated a final showdown between Shen Changchuan's Power of Space and Lin Wushuang's power of True Intent, while the Immortal Sect scheduled two or three days of rest before the finals.
• Xuanfeng True Person and the other Immortal Sect leaders decided that an extra match would select sixteen finalists from the twenty-three disciples with nine wins and one loss.
• The Immortal Sect set up sixteen arenas and ruled that each disciple could actively challenge an arena defender only once.

After the extra matches, Shen Changchuan and nineteen other cultivators advanced to the finals, where he spent three days preparing and made a small breakthrough in his understanding of the Power of Space. Xuanfeng True Person then announced the finals’ one-on-one elimination format as a massive arena rose in the plaza.

• The extra matches selected sixteen ring defenders, who joined Shen Changchuan, Lin Wushuang, and three other ten-win cultivators to make the final twenty.
• During the three-day rest, Shen Changchuan studied the jade slip from Xuanfeng True Person and mentally simulated battles against Lin Wushuang while other finalists watched him warily.
• Shen Changchuan gained a small improvement in his comprehension of the Power of Space.
• Xuanfeng True Person announced that the finals had begun, and an enormous platform rose from the plaza beneath a protective light barrier.
• Xuanfeng True Person declared that the finals would use one-on-one battles, with winners advancing and losers eliminated.

Shen Changchuan defeated Gu Yusheng with one strike, deepening the finalists’ fear of his mastery of the Power of Space. Lin Wushuang later defeated Liu Qingchen just as decisively, leaving the contest’s two leading contenders still looming over the finals.

• Shen Changchuan defeated Gu Yusheng with a single strike and returned outside the arena through a spatial vortex.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on the Sect Leader Xuanfeng True Person’s jade slip and gained a deeper understanding of spatial power.
• The other finalists worried that Shen Changchuan’s strength made their preparations useless, while Lin Wushuang dismissed his approach as misguided.
• Lin Wushuang faced Liu Qingchen and defeated him in one move.

Shen Changchuan studied Lin Wushuang’s Blazing Sun True Intent and won his top-ten match against Ji Qingfeng with a single Space Slash. His comprehension of the Power of Space advanced slightly, leaving him more confident about facing Lin Wushuang.

• Lin Wushuang killed Liu Qingchen in one move, while Shen Changchuan studied how the Blazing Sun True Intent affected space.
• The finals narrowed the contestants from twenty to ten, and Xuanfeng True Person immediately began the next round.
• Shen Changchuan faced Ji Qingfeng, whose talisman defenses he shattered with a Space Slash, winning while holding back enough to spare Ji Qingfeng’s life.
• Ji Qingfeng thanked Shen Changchuan for showing mercy after the Immortal Sect Old Ancestor restored his body.
• Shen Changchuan continued studying a jade slip on the Power of Space and advanced his comprehension, growing more confident about facing Lin Wushuang.

Roaming Dragon confronted Situ Yuan, who had left the Ten Thousand Blade Peak lineage, and warned him not to interfere with his journey in Southern Yue. After Situ Yuan departed, Wu Tianhao asked whether they should move faster, but Roaming Dragon said the Immortal Sect could not stop him.

• Situ Yuan arrived at the mountaintop and respectfully greeted Roaming Dragon, who told him he no longer needed to call him Master.
• Roaming Dragon reflected on Situ Yuan’s departure from Ten Thousand Blade Peak and said he neither resented him nor retained affection for him.
• Roaming Dragon warned Situ Yuan that anyone who interfered with his journey in Southern Yue would become his mortal enemy.
• Situ Yuan submitted to Roaming Dragon’s overwhelming pressure, promised to withdraw, and left.
• Wu Tianhao appeared and asked whether they should hurry because the Immortal Sect had noticed their actions.
• Roaming Dragon said he had expected them to notice and insisted they could not interfere with him.

Situ Yuan fled after encountering Roaming Dragon and suspected that Shen Changchuan was part of his former master’s hidden plans. Meanwhile, Shen Changchuan advanced to the grand competition’s final three and studied Lin Wushuang’s strength.

• Situ Yuan recalled Roaming Dragon’s terrifying aura and questioned whether he was close to crossing into the Mystic Core Realm.
• Situ Yuan suspected Roaming Dragon had spent enormous resources cultivating Shen Changchuan and decided to meet his junior brother.
• Shen Changchuan defeated two more opponents after beating Ji Qingfeng and reached the final three with Lin Wushuang and Zhong Jingrui.
• Lin Wushuang eliminated Xuan Tianxing, who had earlier lost to Shen Changchuan.
• Shen Changchuan noted that Xuan Tianxing had lasted nearly ten moves against Lin Wushuang and forced him to reveal a trump card.

Shen Changchuan fought Zhong Jingrui for a place in the final against Lin Wushuang. After Zhong Jingrui blocked his Space Slash, Shen Changchuan used Space Thorn to defeat him, leaving Lin Wushuang as his opponent for first place.

• Lin Wushuang drew the bye and advanced to the final, while Shen Changchuan was paired with Zhong Jingrui.
• Shen Changchuan opened the fight with the Void-Stepping Technique and Space Slash.
• Zhong Jingrui used his innate Divine Ability to block Shen Changchuan's Space Slash, surprising the spectators.
• Shen Changchuan used the Void-Stepping Technique to reposition himself and struck Zhong Jingrui with Space Thorn.
• Zhong Jingrui fell and could no longer fight, giving Shen Changchuan the victory and setting up the final against Lin Wushuang.

After defeating Zhong Jingrui, Shen Changchuan chose to begin the final match without resting. Lin Wushuang entered the arena, and the two faced each other as the long-awaited battle was about to begin.

• Shen Changchuan defeated Zhong Jingrui with his Space Thorn, and Zhong Jingrui conceded.
• Xuanfeng True Person offered Shen Changchuan time to rest, but Shen Changchuan said he was ready to fight Lin Wushuang immediately.
• Xuanfeng True Person repaired the arena and announced the final match of the grand competition.
• Lin Wushuang left the high platform and appeared in the arena, where he met Shen Changchuan's gaze.
• Lin Wushuang recalled seeing Shen Changchuan before the competition and said he hoped Shen Changchuan would not disappoint him.

Lin Wushuang faced Shen Changchuan in the grand competition, confident that his superior cultivation and experience would overcome Shen Changchuan’s Power of Space. Their first attacks clashed across a gap, tearing open cracks in the arena’s space.

• Lin Wushuang’s privileged upbringing and cultivation had made him a contender expected to claim the grand competition’s crown, while Su Lengyue stayed away to cultivate.
• Lin Wushuang challenged Shen Changchuan to use his full strength and stood ready amid scorching pressure.
• Shen Changchuan vanished and struck with a silver-lightning fist that tore through space.
• Lin Wushuang unleashed his fiery power and met Shen Changchuan’s attack with a punch.
• The two fists stopped about a foot apart, but their forces clashed and split the surrounding space with dark cracks.

Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang unleashed their full strength in a battle that shattered space and stunned the spectators. After a final collision sent them flying apart, Lin Wushuang praised Shen Changchuan’s mastery of spatial power.

• Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang’s fists collided, shattering the space around them and unleashing a devastating explosion across the Arena.
• Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang exchanged dozens or hundreds of blows at such speed that the spectators could barely follow their movements.
• The spectators realized how far the two fighters surpassed them, as their clashes produced dazzling bursts of energy and swallowed the shockwaves from previous blows.
• Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang’s next collision tore through space with black lightning and sent them flying backward.
• Lin Wushuang steadied himself, revealed a wound left by Shen Changchuan, and praised his formidable use of spatial power and movement techniques.

Shen Changchuan and Lin Wushuang continued their fierce arena duel, and Lin Wushuang acknowledged his strength while retaining the upper hand. Shen Changchuan healed his injured palm and realized Lin Wushuang could match his Void-Stepping Technique with his own space-related abilities and movement art.

• After exchanging hundreds of blows, Lin Wushuang acknowledged Shen Changchuan's strength and praised his own reputation as a Dao Child Candidate.
• Shen Changchuan recognized that Lin Wushuang's Blazing Sun True Intent had penetrated his spatial defenses and badly injured his palm.
• Shen Changchuan used the Eternal Wood Scripture to gradually burn away the lingering True Intent and heal his hand.
• Shen Changchuan reflected that his Void-Stepping Technique had failed to give him an advantage because Lin Wushuang had kept pace with every instant shift.
• Shen Changchuan suspected Lin Wushuang had a technique like the Void-Escaping Gu and a movement art similar to the Three Thousand Void-Illusion Steps.

Shen Changchuan discovered that Lin Wushuang’s powerful spatial movement nullified his main advantage and shifted to ranged attacks. Their clash of spatial sword energy and Blazing Sun True Intent shook the arena, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Shen Changchuan realized Lin Wushuang’s spatial power could not be disrupted by his Void-Escaping Gu and planned to draw out Lin Wushuang’s methods before seeking an opening.
• Lin Wushuang invited Shen Changchuan to continue fighting as his Blazing Sun True Intent heated the arena and surrounding space.
• Shen Changchuan decided to avoid close combat and formed a longsword from magic power and the Power of Space.
• Shen Changchuan launched a perfected second-tier spatial sword spell at Lin Wushuang.
• Lin Wushuang used Burn and Destroy the Eight Desolations to summon a great sun phantom, and the two attacks collided in a vortex that shook the arena.

Lin Wushuang’s collision with Shen Changchuan destroyed the arena and left Lin with the advantage. As Lin’s Blazing Sun True Intent spread through the surrounding space, Shen realized he had to disrupt the growing domain before it trapped him, though closing in would expose him to Lin’s power.

• Shen Changchuan’s Space Slash and Lin Wushuang’s Great Sun Solar collided, unleashing a blast that obliterated the arena floor and carved out a vast crater.
• Spectators marveled at the fighters’ power and recognized that their Mystic Core Realm abilities far surpassed ordinary cultivators’ strength.
• Lin Wushuang’s Great Sun Solar remained intact after the clash, while Shen Changchuan’s Space Slash was destroyed.
• Lin used Blazing Sun True Intent to stabilize and heat the surrounding space, gradually shaping it into a domain that hindered Shen’s Power of Space.
• Shen Changchuan realized he needed to close in and interrupt Lin’s expanding domain, but feared that Lin’s power would overwhelm him at close range.