Recaps

As disappearances spread across Golden Turtle Island, Chen Changming stayed to protect Du Xiaoliang and Du Shengyue while investigating the culprit. The Third Ancestor vanished without a trace, and Chen Changming prepared to face a powerful Spirit Transformation Realm enemy.

• Second Ancestor urged Third Ancestor to evacuate Golden Turtle Island, but Third Ancestor refused, and First Ancestor supported defending the island from his cave abode.
• Second Ancestor left with the Earth Sect disciples, while First Ancestor secretly revealed his intent to eat Third Ancestor.
• Chen Changming agreed to stay with Du Shengyue and Du Xiaoliang, hid Du Xiaoliang in the Universe Pagoda, and joined Du Shengyue's patrol squad using a disguise for his cultivation.
• After a month of disappearances, the Third Ancestor vanished, leading Chen Changming to suspect someone close to him, possibly First Ancestor.
• Chen Changming asked Bi Cang whether he could handle a fourth-level Spirit Transformation Realm Body Cultivator, and Bi Cang said he could.

Chen Changming disguised himself as the Second Ancestor and investigated First Ancestor, discovering that he had devoured Third Ancestor and planned to eat him to advance his cultivation. Chen Changming summoned Bi Cang to fight First Ancestor, leaving their clash underway.

• Chen Changming told Du Shengyue he suspected First Ancestor was behind the disappearances and planned to investigate his cave abode in disguise.
• Chen Changming transformed into Second Ancestor, took a map from Du Shengyue, and teleported to First Ancestor's residence.
• Chen Changming tricked First Ancestor into letting him enter the blood-red Underground Palace.
• First Ancestor revealed he had eaten Third Ancestor and intended to devour Second Ancestor to break through to the fifth layer of Spirit Transformation.
• Chen Changming summoned Bi Cang, who attacked First Ancestor with a flaming qilin hoof.

Bi Cang fought the First Ancestor, whose strength and madness were being fueled by the God Spirit Reed. After Bi Cang severed and sealed the reed-covered qilin hoof, Chen Changming recognized the Medicine Sect Beast and learned it had grown to the first layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

• The First Ancestor transformed and exchanged blows with Bi Cang, but she suppressed him despite his frenzied attacks.
• Bi Cang noticed a blood-colored puffball in the First Ancestor's eyes as Chen Changming questioned why he refused to retreat.
• After Chen Changming chose death for the First Ancestor, Bi Cang battered him until a blood-red reed flower burst from his body and clung to her hoof.
• Bi Cang severed the affected hoof and sealed it with her natal divine flame before calling Chen Changming over.
• Chen Changming identified the flower as the God Spirit Reed, and Bi Cang sensed it had reached the first layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Chen Changming and Bi Cang King discovered that the blood-colored reed flower had parasitized and replaced the First Ancestor, and Bi Cang King consumed his corpse to recover. Chen Changming left the cave, told Du Shengyue the First Ancestor had died, and asked him to keep the truth secret.

• Bi Cang King explained that the sealed Qilin Hoof contained a reed flower from the God Spirit Reed, which had parasitized the First Ancestor and slowly taken his place.
• Bi Cang King swallowed the First Ancestor's corpse to restore her damaged body, then gave Chen Changming the First Ancestor's Storage Ring.
• Chen Changming sealed Bi Cang King in the Universe Pagoda, broke the remaining formation, and left the cave without drawing attention.
• Chen Changming told Du Shengyue that a blood-colored reed flower had driven the First Ancestor mad and that his protector had killed him.
• Du Shengyue grieved for the First Ancestor but accepted that his death had saved Golden Turtle Island, and promised to keep the secret.

After years of calm on Golden Turtle Island, the Heaven Sect Master discovered that the First Ancestor had been taken by the killer and led the Heaven Sect away to Falling Star Island. Three months later, Extreme Yangzi arrived to confront the Human Sect, and Chen Changming recognized him as his bargain-bin Senior Brother.

• After Golden Turtle Island remained peaceful for several years, the Heaven Sect Master visited Falling Star Island and the Second Ancestor refused to return until the First Ancestor emerged from seclusion.
• The Heaven Sect Master found the First Ancestor's damaged cave formation and ruined underground palace, concluded that his master had been taken by the killer, and informed the Human Sect Master.
• The Human Sect Master refused to abandon Golden Turtle Island, while the Heaven Sect Master led the Heaven Sect disciples to Falling Star Island.
• Du Shengyue watched the Heaven Sect leave and trusted that Chen Shan would protect the Human Sect from threats.
• Three months later, Extreme Yangzi arrived above Golden Turtle Island with the aura of a first-level Spirit Transformation cultivator, and Chen Changming recognized him as his bargain-bin Senior Brother.

Chen Changming learned that Extreme Yang Ancestor had come to demand half the Human Sect’s treasure vault, then appeared as a first-level Spirit Transformation cultivator to negotiate with him. He greeted Extreme Yang Ancestor as “Senior Brother,” leaving both the island’s aggressor and two hidden observers stunned.

• Du Shengyue explained that Extreme Yang Ancestor had risen to the Spirit Transformation Realm after gaining an opportunity in the Line of Sky secret realm and had come to take revenge on Golden Turtle Island.
• Chen Changming promised to protect Golden Turtle Island after Du Shengyue asked for his help.
• Extreme Yang Ancestor demanded half the Human Sect’s treasure vault in exchange for protecting the sect, while two concealed Spirit Transformation cultivators plotted to take a share.
• Chen Changming manifested first-level Spirit Transformation strength, appeared beside the Human Sect’s sect master, and took over negotiations.
• Chen Changming greeted Extreme Yang Ancestor as “Senior Brother,” surprising him and the two men watching from behind the clouds.

Chen Changming revealed that he and Extreme Yang Ancestor were fellow disciples who had both obtained the Pure Yang Sword Art, then defeated him in a spar despite being in the Nascent Soul Realm. Extreme Yang Ancestor withdrew from Golden Turtle Island, but two other first-level Spirit Transformation cultivators appeared to challenge Chen Changming.

• Chen Changming told Extreme Yang Ancestor that he had obtained the Pure Yang Sword Art and was his junior brother.
• Chen Changming and Extreme Yang Ancestor exchanged sword strikes, and Chen Changming's less imposing attack blasted Extreme Yang Ancestor back.
• Extreme Yang Ancestor realized he could not safely continue fighting and left after inviting Chen Changming to visit Extreme Yang Island.
• A pale-faced man and a red-clad young man appeared above Golden Turtle Island, ready to fight Chen Changming together.

Chen Changming repelled two Spirit Transformation cultivators who tried to seize Golden Turtle Island, then left the island with Hao Qianshan and brought his Senior Sister, True Person Purple Sun, and Yu Luoyue to Great Jin. They arrived safely aboard Hao Qianshan’s demonic ship, delighted to find themselves in the cultivation-rich region.

• Chen Changming summoned Hao Qianshan, whose appearance frightened True Person Fire Cloud and Dark Nether Ancestor into retreating from Golden Turtle Island.
• Chen Changming asked the Human Sect Master about the origins of the intruders and learned that only some nearby lower-level Spirit Transformation cultivators were likely to seek revenge.
• Chen Changming left the Purple Bamboo Grove and asked Hao Qianshan to look after his Senior Sister, True Person Purple Sun, and Yu Luoyue in the Holy Demon Sect.
• Hao Qianshan brought out a demonic ship, and Chen Changming summoned his Senior Sister, True Person Purple Sun, and Yu Luoyue aboard it.
• Chen Changming confirmed they had reached Great Jin, and True Person Purple Sun, Yu Luoyue, and Luo Lan rejoiced at arriving in the cultivation holy land.

Chen Changming sent Luo Lan, Purple Sun, and Yu Luoyue to cultivate in the Holy Demon Sect before returning to Golden Turtle Island, where his reputation kept rival factions at bay. As the Second Patriarch schemed from afar and struggled to cultivate the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, Chen Changming cultivated for ten years and reached the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm.

• Chen Changming introduced Hao Qianshan as a second-level Spirit Transformation cultivator and arranged for Luo Lan, Purple Sun, and Yu Luoyue to cultivate in the Holy Demon Sect.
• Chen Changming returned to Golden Turtle Island after Hao Qianshan carried the three away, relieved that they would be safe while he cultivated.
• News of Chen Changming’s strength and Hao Qianshan’s intervention spread, and nearby factions stopped threatening Golden Turtle Island.
• The Second Patriarch refused to return to Golden Turtle Island, learned that Chen Shan was likely a Nascent Soul cultivator with formidable physical strength, and decided to use him as bait for the First Patriarch’s killer.
• The Second Patriarch had a clone attempt the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, but its half-formed furnace shattered.
• Chen Changming cultivated the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art and Heavenly Toad Spirit-Devouring Art for ten years, then broke through to the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm.

Chen Changming’s Dao cultivation advanced through the Heavenly Toad Spirit-Devouring Art, but his progress was interrupted when the bizarre Beast came to Golden Turtle Island seeking to fight him. After Chen Changming contracted the Beast, it revealed that it had four bloodlines, leaving him to ask what they were.

• Chen Changming sensed the bizarre Beast in his courtyard and learned it had advanced to early Level 9.
• The Beast challenged Chen Changming, but he easily blocked its attack and broke its innate Divine Ability.
• Chen Changming seized the Beast and used the Contract Art to make it his servant.
• The Beast introduced itself as Little Four and said its memories were muddled and it possessed four Beast bloodlines.
• Chen Changming asked Little Four to name its four bloodlines.

Chen Changming’s newly contracted Beast, Little Four, revealed its terrifying origins and seemed to settle in with Chen Changming and Du Xiaoliang. Three days later, it seized Du Xiaoliang and fled toward Wuyuan Island after their contract failed, but Chen Changming intercepted it and rescued his Dao companion.

• Little Four told Chen Changming it had lived on Wuyuan Island since its earliest memories, and Bi Cang felt instinctive terror when she saw the Beast.
• Du Xiaoliang befriended Little Four, and Chen Changming asked it to stay with her while he continued cultivating.
• Three days later, Little Four’s forehead mark flashed before it bound Du Xiaoliang and flew toward Wuyuan Island, weakening its contract with Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming pursued Little Four and intercepted it over the sea, where it threatened to harm Du Xiaoliang if he came closer.
• Little Four hurled Du Xiaoliang toward Chen Changming and tried to escape, but Chen Changming caught and crushed the blue halo holding him.

Chen Changming caught up with Little Four and encountered the Azure Scale Demon King, who tried to accuse him of injuring Wuyuan Island’s sacred beast. After Chen Changming healed Little Four’s deliberately inflicted wound, the Azure Scale Demon King reconsidered his hostility, hoping the healing ability could help his injured elder brother.

• Chen Changming left Du Xiaoliang to return to Golden Turtle Island and pursued Little Four, while the Azure Scale Demon King arrived and joined the confrontation.
• Little Four called the Azure Scale Demon King for help, and the two recognized Chen Changming from their earlier meeting on Wuyuan Island.
• The Azure Scale Demon King wounded Little Four and accused Chen Changming of harming Wuyuan Island’s sacred beast.
• Chen Changming healed Little Four’s wound with a green streak of energy, impressing both Little Four and the Azure Scale Demon King.
• The Azure Scale Demon King reconsidered killing Chen Changming because he thought Chen’s healing ability might help his elder brother recover from old injuries.

Chen Changming agreed to travel to Wuyuan Island and treat the Azure Scale Demon King's injured elder brother in exchange for Blood Dragon Ganoderma. After Chen Changming used the Spring Return Immortal Art on the old man, the treatment worked.

• The Azure Scale Demon King offered Chen Changming Blood Dragon Ganoderma to treat his elder brother, and Chen demanded three pieces if the cure succeeded.
• Chen Changming agreed to go to Wuyuan Island after the Azure Scale Demon King swore not to harm human cultivators below the Spirit Transformation realm.
• The Azure Scale Demon King brought Chen Changming into the valley, where the Heavenly Fox King flirted with him before the old man in black arrived.
• The old man in black doubted his injuries could be healed without a Heaven-Mending Pill but agreed to let Chen Changming try.
• Chen Changming cast the Spring Return Immortal Art, and the old man in black exclaimed that it worked.

Chen Changming healed the Ancient Ming Demon King with the Spring Return Immortal Art and received three Blood Dragon Ganoderma. When Miaolu True Person of the Sweet Dew Sect arrived, Chen Changming hid his healing ability and the Ancient Ming Demon King claimed a Heaven-Mending Pill had cured him.

• The Azure Scale Demon King and Heavenly Fox King praised Chen Changming after he healed the Ancient Ming Demon King, who asked him to cast the Spring Return Immortal Art again.
• Chen Changming used much of his spiritual power to heal the Ancient Ming Demon King completely, and the Demon King rewarded him with three Blood Dragon Ganoderma.
• A visitor announced that the Heaven-Hating Patriarch had brought Miaolu True Person of the Sweet Dew Sect to treat the Ancient Ming Demon King, and Chen Changming stored the ganoderma in his Storage Ring.
• The Heavenly Fox King embraced Chen Changming to make him appear to be her male pet when Miaolu True Person and the Heaven-Hating Patriarch entered the valley.
• The Ancient Ming Demon King told the visitors that Chen Changming had given him a Heaven-Mending Pill, and Miaolu True Person demanded to know where Chen Changming had obtained it.

Chen Changming refused Miaolu True Person's request for the Blood Dragon Ganoderma and left the Demon Kings' valley despite their offers of protection. Heaven-Hating Patriarch and Miaolu True Person intercepted him, and Heaven-Hating Patriarch attacked with a massive black hand.

• Miaolu True Person asked Chen Changming to trade the Blood Dragon Ganoderma, but Chen Changming refused, so Miaolu True Person and Heaven-Hating Patriarch left the valley.
• The Heavenly Fox King offered to escort Chen Changming, but he declined and flew away after healing Little Four with the Spring Return Immortal Art.
• The Demon Kings discussed Little Four's rapid growth and future as the king of all demons, while Azure Scale Demon King attacked him for boasting.
• The Heavenly Fox King flew after Chen Changming, concerned about his safety and the strength of the Sweet Dew Sect.
• Heaven-Hating Patriarch and Miaolu True Person blocked Chen Changming's path, and Heaven-Hating Patriarch summoned a huge black hand to attack him.

The Heavenly Fox King intervened to protect Chen Changming and held Heaven-Hating Patriarch back, allowing Chen to flee with Miaolu True Person in pursuit. Chen sent Little Wolf to fight Miaolu, whose talismans failed to stop the wolf, and Miaolu prepared to use a pair of strange bracelets.

• The Heavenly Fox King appeared and shattered Heaven-Hating Patriarch’s attack on Chen Changming.
• The Heavenly Fox King and Heaven-Hating Patriarch exchanged attacks while she asked Chen Changming if he could handle Miaolu True Person; Chen said he could and teleported away.
• Miaolu True Person pursued Chen Changming, trapped him in a cage formed from the surrounding heavens and earth, and demanded the Blood Dragon Ganoderma.
• Chen Changming summoned Little Wolf and ordered it to kill Miaolu True Person.
• Little Wolf broke through Miaolu True Person’s attacks and defenses, prompting Miaolu to send a pair of strange bracelets toward it.

Chen Changming and Little Wolf fought Miaolu True Person, who escaped by using the Wither-Prosper Twin Vine’s Life Substitution ability. Chen Changming then secluded himself to cultivate with Blood Dragon Ganoderma, aiming to break through to the eighth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Miaolu True Person used the Wither-Prosper Twin Vine and Purifying Rain Dew Bottle against Little Wolf, but Little Wolf burned his essence blood and shattered Miaolu True Person’s defenses.
• Miaolu True Person survived Little Wolf’s attack by swapping places with the Wither-Prosper Twin Vine, then escaped using a talisman.
• Chen Changming reassured Little Wolf that Miaolu True Person would underestimate their strength and thanked the Heavenly Fox King before leaving Wuyuan Island.
• Chen Changming settled in a cave on a nearby desolate island and swallowed a Blood Dragon Ganoderma to cultivate while Little Wolf guarded him.
• After refining a third of the first Blood Dragon Ganoderma’s medicinal power, Chen Changming swallowed a second one to hasten his breakthrough.

After Miaolu True Person escaped with the Blood Dragon Ganoderma, Chen Changming broke through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm and brought the last piece to Little Wolf. He went to Wuyuan Island to thank the injured Heavenly Fox King and stay hidden while awaiting Miaolu True Person’s return.

• Miaolu True Person returned to the Heaven-Hating Patriarch, claimed he had spared Chen Changming, and left after curing the Patriarch’s son.
• Miaolu True Person secretly planned to return from Eastern Jin with allies to capture Little Wolf.
• Chen Changming broke through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm after consuming two pieces of Blood Dragon Ganoderma and gave the last piece to Little Wolf.
• Chen Changming flew to Wuyuan Island to avoid leading Miaolu True Person to Golden Turtle Island and to thank the Heavenly Fox King.
• The Azure Scale Demon King told Chen Changming that the Heavenly Fox King had suffered a minor injury, and Little Four greeted him in the valley.

Chen Changming healed the Heavenly Fox King, received her Blood Dragon Ganoderma, and helped Little Wolf reach the peak of level ten while waiting for Miaolu True Person. The chapter ended as Miaolu True Person arrived with four powerful Spirit Transformation sword cultivators from Eastern Jin.

• Chen Changming healed the Heavenly Fox King with the Spring Return Immortal Art, and she warned him to keep the technique hidden from the Sweet Dew Sect.
• The Heavenly Fox King gave Chen Changming a piece of Blood Dragon Ganoderma and asked him to call her big sister before he left Wuyuan Island.
• Chen Changming settled in a temporary cave and gave the Blood Dragon Ganoderma to Little Wolf, who broke through to the peak of level ten five days later.
• Chen Changming told Little Wolf they should try to suppress Miaolu True Person rather than kill him, to avoid drawing the Sweet Dew Sect's Spirit Transformation cultivators.
• Miaolu True Person arrived from Eastern Jin atop a massive azure sword with four powerful Spirit Transformation sword cultivators.

Miaolu True Person returned to Wuyuan Island with four Spirit Transformation friends to capture Chen Changming’s silver demon wolf. They found Chen Changming cultivating alone and attacked, while Miaolu tried to seize him as a way to subdue the wolf.

• Miaolu True Person recruited four friends whose lives he had once saved, then traveled with them toward Wuyuan Island.
• Miaolu used the Purifying Rain Dew Bottle to track Chen Changming’s aura and discovered him cultivating in a mountain cave rather than staying with the Demon Kings.
• Chen Changming sensed Miaolu’s arrival, emerged from his cave, and mocked him for bringing reinforcements after losing to the wolf.
• The azure-robed old man attacked Chen Changming, but the silver demon wolf blocked his sword light; three other Spirit Transformation cultivators then attacked the wolf with their flying swords.
• Miaolu realized the wolf had reached the peak of Level Ten after eating the Blood Dragon Ganoderma and conjured a giant magical hand to seize Chen Changming.

Chen Changming defeated and captured Miaolu True Person and four Spirit Transformation sword cultivators on Wuyuan Island, then returned to Golden Turtle Island. He planned to travel to Eastern Jin to learn beast-taming arts for Little Four, but the Second Patriarch arrived and angrily summoned him.

• Chen Changming used his teleportation and Spirit Transformation Body Cultivation to knock out Miaolu True Person and store him in the Universe Pagoda.
• Little Wolf broke the four sword cultivators’ flying swords, and Chen Changming defeated and captured all four.
• Chen Changming returned to Golden Turtle Island and told Du Xiaoliang that he had failed to retrieve Little Four.
• Du Xiaoliang told Chen Changming about the Beast Taming Immortal Sect in Eastern Jin, and Chen Changming decided to learn its contract arts.
• The Second Patriarch appeared over Golden Turtle Island and furiously called for Chen Shan to come out.

The Second Ancestor confronted Chen Changming, accusing him of providing a flawed Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, but Chen Changming revealed that he had reached the eighth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm and could match the Second Ancestor in strength. The Second Ancestor left after choosing not to fight further, while Chen Changming maintained that the art was complete.

• The Second Ancestor demanded to know why his avatar’s Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art had not surpassed the Golden Turtle War God Art, and Chen Changming insisted the art was genuine.
• The Second Ancestor tried to seize Chen Changming and then challenged him to a punch, but their clash forced both men to retreat three steps.
• The Second Ancestor asked when Chen Changming had broken through to Spirit Transformation, and Chen Changming replied that it had happened not long ago.
• The Human Sect Master and Du Xiaoliang were shocked and delighted by Chen Changming’s strength, while the Second Ancestor reconsidered fighting him.
• The Second Ancestor left, and Chen Changming again denied that anything was wrong with the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art.

Chen Changming revealed to Du Xiaoliang that he was still at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm and agreed to conceal his true cultivation while the Human Sect Master tried to make him a Golden Turtle Island Ancestor. At the Ancestral Temple, Chen Changming recognized the Immortal-Beating Stone as a large fragment of Demonic Heaven Vast Yin Mountain and suspected the founding sect master was an Ancient Demon Beast; the Human Sect Master sent Du Shengyue away to speak with him privately.

• Chen Changming told Du Xiaoliang he had reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm and asked her to keep his true cultivation secret.
• The Human Sect Master invited Chen Changming to become a Spirit Transformation Ancestor, and Du Shengyue proposed that he cultivate an avatar to learn the Golden Turtle War God Art.
• At the Ancestral Temple, Chen Changming saw that the founding sect master's statue resembled an Ancient Demon Beast and recognized the Immortal-Beating Stone as a fragment of Demonic Heaven Vast Yin Mountain.
• Chen Changming asked the Human Sect Master whether he knew about Ancient Demon Beasts, and the Human Sect Master dismissed Du Shengyue so they could speak privately.

Chen Changming learned the origins of Golden Turtle Island’s War God Art, then chose a clone technique before the Second Ancestor kidnapped Du Shengyue. He left for Falling Star Island alone to rescue him.

• The Human Sect Master told Chen Changming that the Founding Sect Master was a half-demon who created the Golden Turtle War God Art from the Ancient Demon Beast race’s Scarlet Sky War God Art.
• Chen Changming memorized the Golden Turtle War God Art and comprehended its battle intent after reading it once.
• The Human Sect Master showed Chen Changming three clone techniques, and Chen Changming chose the Blood Treasury Clone Art without intending to cultivate it.
• Several days later, Chen Changming learned that the Second Ancestor had kidnapped Du Shengyue and taken him to Falling Star Island.
• Chen Changming kept the kidnapping from Du Xiaoliang and left Golden Turtle Island alone for Falling Star Island.

Chen Changming entered the Reverse Yin-Yang Array to rescue Du Shengyue and battled Second Ancestor, who had abducted and abused Du to lure him into a trap. Chen Changming overwhelmed Second Ancestor with his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure and killed him, leaving the confrontation at Falling Star Island seemingly decided.

• Li Wanhai kidnapped Du Shengyue and held him at Falling Star Island while Second Ancestor struck and taunted him.
• Second Ancestor activated the Reverse Yin-Yang Array and waited for Chen Changming, intending to capture him and force him to reveal the complete Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art.
• Chen Changming arrived with the Snow Feather Ice Sparrow, learned the array's effects from Gu Tianxie, and entered the formation to save Du Shengyue.
• Second Ancestor attacked Chen Changming, but Chen's Slaughter Demon Sword severed his arm and forced him to retreat.
• After Second Ancestor recognized the Slaughter Demon Sword as a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, Chen Changming struck him with a fragment of Demonic Heaven Vast Yin Mountain and cleaved his body in two.