Chapter Summaries

Chen Qiu arrived at the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm to find the Evil Race blocking Quzhou cultivators and threatening to invade. After hearing Quzhou’s precarious position, he stepped forward and instantly killed two Evil Race Sky Prodigies, challenging the rest as the Quzhou crowd rallied behind him.

• Chen Qiu secretly planted a tracking Gu worm in the middle-aged man from Deathknell Town, then left for the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm with Fat Dragon and the others.
• Chen Qiu found a hundred thousand Evil Race members occupying the secret realm entrance, backed by three Spirit Transformation powerhouses, while Quzhou’s Sky Prodigies had lost seven matches in a row.
• The Su Family head explained that Evil Prefecture was using the secret realm and the Sky Prodigy challenge to test Quzhou’s defenses and prepare for an invasion.
• After Quzhou cultivators and Evil Race members taunted him, Chen Qiu opened the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella, announced himself as Sect Master of the Mocking Heaven Sect, and killed the Evil Race’s ninth-ranked Sky Prodigy with one strike.
• An Evil Race Sky Prodigy attacked Chen Qiu with twin axes, but Chen Qiu shattered his Golden Core and killed him with another single strike.
• Chen Qiu challenged the Evil Race to attack together, while Quzhou’s cultivators cheered and the Su Family head watched with approval.

After Chen Qiu destroyed the Evil Race’s prodigies, three Spirit Transformation cultivators gravely wounded him, leaving him without an arm. Refusing to retreat or kneel, he spent nearly all his Merit Value on his Merit Attack Token, unleashing heavenly punishment across the Evil Race and Evil Prefecture.

• Su Tianshan found the courage to openly back Chen Qiu as Chen Qiu killed the Evil Race’s charging Sky Prodigies with a thunder strike.
• The Evil Race’s three Spirit Transformation cultivators attacked Chen Qiu, and Su Tianshan blocked most of their power, but the remaining force left Chen Qiu near death and cost him his left arm.
• Su Tianshan gave Chen Qiu a life-saving pill, but Chen Qiu healed his wounds as best he could and insisted on confronting the Evil Race instead of retreating.
• Fat Dragon, Scholar, Scholar's younger brother, and Su Tianshan tried to stop Chen Qiu, but he declared that he had never knelt and continued toward the Evil Race.
• Chen Qiu poured more than 9.7 billion Merit Value into his Merit Attack Token, pinning cultivators across Quzhou, Evil Prefecture, and nearby Jingzhou under immense pressure.
• Millions of heavenly punishment lightning bolts descended on the Evil Race and the entirety of Evil Prefecture, shocking people across the region.

Chen Qiu erased Evil Prefecture and the Evil Race with a Merit Attack Token, earning Heavenly Dao rewards while suffering the loss of his left arm. After sleeping for ten days to recover, he woke as Under-Heaven Strife approached and examined his new titles and fortune.

• Chen Qiu spent 9.7 billion Merit Value to unleash heavenly punishments that annihilated Evil Prefecture and the Evil Race.
• The Heavenly Dao named Chen Qiu both a villain and a peerless prodigy, announced his top place on the Mystic Heaven Continent Heavenly Dao Sin Ranking, and awarded him fortune and a place in the Celestial Palace.
• Chen Qiu, Fat Dragon, and Scholar left the devastated area, while Su Tianshan escaped with his son and reconsidered his limits after witnessing Chen Qiu's power.
• Star Dipper treated Chen Qiu's injuries at the Mocking Heaven Sect, but his extra sleep-inducing ingredients kept Chen Qiu asleep for ten days as Under-Heaven Strife drew near.
• Chen Qiu woke, confirmed that his injuries had healed except for his missing left arm, and examined his Heavenly Dao titles and newly merged Peerless Fortune of Heaven's Chosen.

Chen Qiu restored the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella, won the materials needed for a Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul, and discovered the Celestial Palace’s milestone statues before preparing to break through. As the new Heavenly Dao Version, Under-Heaven Strife, approached, powerful sects across the continent sealed their mountains and withdrew from the world, leaving Su Tianshan uneasy and isolated in Quzhou.

• Chen Qiu used Heavenly Dao Fortune to repair the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella and kept the two wisps of Race Fortune unused.
• Chen Qiu crushed two Mid-Grade Heavenly Dao Wheels and chose a First-Grade Spirit Transformation Body, twenty First-Grade Nascent Soul Bodies, five Second-Grade Nascent Souls, and a set of Heavenly Dao Spirit Treasure tea ware.
• Chen Qiu entered the Celestial Palace, found his statue for the One-Man Annihilation milestone, and discovered that another milestone required a Twelfth-Grade Golden Core and Nascent Soul.
• Chen Qiu returned to the Minor World and prepared to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm while Fat Dragon, Scholar, and the others arranged a Spirit-Gathering Array.
• Su Tianshan concluded that Chen Qiu had spent nearly all his Merit Value destroying Evil Prefecture and worried that Chen Qiu could no longer safely undergo a Thunder Tribulation.
• Major factions across the Mystic Heaven Continent announced hundred-year withdrawals ahead of Under-Heaven Strife, and Su Tianshan learned he was the only Spirit Transformation cultivator left in Quzhou.

Chen Qiu broke through to the First Level of the Nascent Soul Realm with a Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul, triggering a continent-wide heavenly phenomenon that healed and blessed the Lower Nine Provinces. As he claimed the top spot on the Merit Rankings, a Dao Sword Sect elder revealed that Central Province factions had sealed themselves away because ancient prophecies linked the Mocking Heaven Sect’s return to Chen Qiu.

• Chen Qiu used his prepared resources and the four Demon Lotuses to form a Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul, then left the Minor World to test his new power.
• The Heavenly Dao announced Chen Qiu’s Heavenly Dao Apex Nascent Soul, and rainbow snowflakes healed the Lower Nine Provinces while extending lives; Chen Qiu’s Merit Value rose to 87.9 billion.
• The Heavenly Dao awarded Chen Qiu a Mid-Grade Heavenly Dao Wheel and erected his statue in the Celestial Palace, while Scholar rescued Brown Bears that had fallen into the sea.
• Su Tianshan recognized that Chen Qiu’s Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul and vast Merit Value made him a major force as the chaotic age approached.
• A Dao Sword Sect elder told Li Shiyi that Central Province factions had entered seclusion because their ancient inheritances warned that the Mocking Heaven Sect’s return would endanger their legacies if they failed to hide for a hundred years.

Chen Qiu returned to the Mocking Heaven Sect with new treasures and planned to expand his Nascent Soul forces before sending them to confront evil sects in Quzhou. Meanwhile, Fat Dragon and eight Nascent Soul disciples arrived in Great Fate City, where they revealed Mocking Heaven Sect’s strength and demanded an audience with the city’s ruler.

• Chen Qiu discovered that someone had entered the Celestial Palace, examined his new Heavenly Dao Spirit Treasure Tea Set, and prepared the Heavenly Secrets Umbrella for its breakthrough.
• Chen Qiu sent Fat Dragon and Scholar to gather intelligence on evil and demonic sects, then returned to the Mocking Heaven Sect with Brown Bear and arranged for more disciples to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Chen Qiu used two Heavenly Dao Wheels to obtain twenty Nascent Soul Bodies and forty Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills, then prepared to draw his first Nascent Soul Realm Traits.
• In Great Fate City, Fat Dragon and eight Mocking Heaven Sect Nascent Soul disciples heard storytellers embellish tales about Chen Qiu and his feats.
• Fat Dragon demanded that Great Fate City’s ruler appear within ten breaths, while the eight disciples unleashed their Nascent Soul cultivation and alarmed the crowd.

Fat Dragon led Mocking Heaven Sect disciples into Great Fate City to gather intelligence on evil and demonic sects, then took them sightseeing while Central Province Sky Prodigies plotted to recruit Chen Qiu. Back at the sect, Chen Qiu chose a month of tenfold cultivation progress over a trait that would eventually guarantee Immortal Emperor status, and Fat Dragon returned with the intelligence.

• Fat Dragon met the Grand Dao Sect master, who listed Quzhou’s evil and demonic sects at his request.
• Fat Dragon took the Mocking Heaven Sect disciples to a brothel in Great Fate City, where a group of Central Province Sky Prodigies discussed approaching Chen Qiu and one leader boasted that his Thunder-Tribulation Sacred Physique countered Chen Qiu’s lightning spells.
• Zhao Buzhu learned that Qu Gui had won Chen Qiu’s trust by killing the Qu Family head and bringing the family’s accumulated resources to the Mocking Heaven Sect.
• Chen Qiu rejected the Guaranteed Cultivation Trait, which would have advanced him through the realms up to Immortal Emperor, and chose Rapid Progress for tenfold cultivation gains over a month.
• Chen Qiu selected Rapid Growth from his Nascent Soul traits so Little Wolf could mature faster, then sensed Fat Dragon and the others waiting outside the Minor World.

Chen Qiu chose the One Feed, One Pull trait, used a Supreme Heavenly Dao Retrospection Talisman to reclaim Unending Continuity, and accelerated his cultivation while preparing the Mocking Heaven Sect to attack seven evil demon sects. After learning that Kong Ming had formed a Tenth-grade Nascent Soul, Chen Qiu returned to seclusion, while Kong Ming prepared to descend from the mountain and spread Buddhist teachings.

• Chen Qiu selected seven of Quzhou's most wicked sects for the Mocking Heaven Sect to attack after three days, and ordered the others to be offered Redemption Orders.
• Chen Qiu cultivated with Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills and a Spirit-Gathering Array, breaking through to the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Chen Qiu chose One Feed, One Pull, fed his Nascent Soul an Eight Desolations Fruit, and received a Supreme Heavenly Dao Retrospection Talisman that let him reclaim Unending Continuity.
• Chen Qiu used Rapid Growth and the Nightmoon Wolf Demon trait to turn Little Wolf into a massive Nascent Soul beast, then returned to cultivation.
• Chen Qiu fed Little Wolf a Fierce Baleful Wood and received a Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill, then heard the Heavenly Dao Edict announcing Kong Ming's Tenth-grade Nascent Soul.
• Kong Ming's master urged him to descend the mountain and spread Buddhist teachings, giving him the Ancestor's Sarira for protection.

Chen Qiu advanced to the Fifth Level of the Nascent Soul Realm, gained the Fortune Approaches trait, and began hunting the Ghost Evil Sect. When the Ghost Evil Sect Master trapped him in an evil-qi domain, Chen Qiu unleashed hundreds of thousands of Thunder Dragons across the entire domain.

• Chen Qiu chose Nascent Soul Defense after reaching the Third Level of the Nascent Soul Realm, then consumed his pills and advanced to the Fourth Level.
• Chen Qiu chose Fortune Approaches, stabilized his cultivation, and used the remaining pills to reach the Fifth Level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Chen Qiu learned that the Fate Sect storage rings had been cracked, collected their contents, and set out to attack the Ghost Evil Sect.
• Chen Qiu confronted the Ghost Evil Sect Master over the sect's torture and slaughter of mortals, then struck him with Thunder Dragons.
• The Ghost Evil Sect Master hid inside his crude Heavenly Evil Domain and tried to persuade Chen Qiu to leave, but Chen Qiu filled the domain with hundreds of thousands of Thunder Dragons.

Chen Qiu annihilated seven evil sects, then sent Mocking Heaven Sect disciples across Quzhou to sell Redemption Orders while he rested in Great Fate City. After Xia Ruyu of Three Springs Pavilion tried to recruit him and obtain his rapid-cultivation secret, Chen Qiu killed her group’s Spirit Transformation guardian, escalating the conflict with Three Springs Pavilion.

• Chen Qiu razed the Ghost Evil Sect with the Lightning-Channeling Art, leaving no treasure or survivors, then destroyed the Heavenly Demon Sect and six other evil demon sects.
• The Enlightenment Sect surrendered and bought Redemption Orders after Scholar and Fat Dragon listed its alleged sins, while Chen Qiu sent Mocking Heaven Sect disciples across Quzhou to collect sales.
• Chen Qiu rested in Great Fate City as the sect’s disciples competed to sell Redemption Orders and earn promotion to Outer Elder.
• Qiao Jian and Xia Ruyu approached Chen Qiu on behalf of Three Springs Pavilion, inviting him to join them and asking how he had advanced from the First to the Fifth Level of the Nascent Soul Realm in three days.
• When Xia Ruyu’s Spirit Transformation guardian revealed his aura, the head of the Su Family intervened and forced the visitors to leave, but Chen Qiu followed them despite Su Tianshan’s warning.
• Chen Qiu killed the guardian and Xia Ruyu’s group, then cut open the dead guardian’s abdomen to retrieve a Spirit Transformation Pill, shocking the returning head of the Su Family.

After unlocking Eye of True Sight, Chen Qiu explored Qi City by reading cultivators’ Traits before learning that the Heavenly Dao would begin combat rankings for Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation cultivators. As the Nascent Soul contest approached, he prepared to compete while the chapter revealed Kong Ming, a reluctant tree demon, and a dwindling Dragon Race also facing the event.

• Chen Qiu rerolled his Fifth-Level Nascent Soul Trait, gained Eye of True Sight, and used it to inspect the strange Traits of cultivators in Qi City.
• Chen Qiu followed a female cultivator with the Heavenly Dao Harlot Trait and discovered that she earned a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone by completing its task.
• The Heavenly Dao announced three new combat rankings and revealed that eligible cultivators would be forced into secret realms; Chen Qiu examined the Nascent Soul contest rules and realized first place would complete one of his Milestone Missions.
• Kong Ming prepared for the Nascent Soul rankings, while a sleepy tree demon worried that he would be forced to compete.
• The Dragon Race’s clan chief told Black Dragon to enter the contest without seeking rank, since the aging race was close to extinction and needed to stay out of the coming troubled age.
• Black Dragon reluctantly went to visit another mother dragon, while the clan chief lamented the Dragon Race’s dwindling future.

As the Nascent Soul Combat Rankings approached, cultivators across the continent prepared to compete, including Scholar, Fat Dragon, and a Beast Taming Sect disciple whose master suspected her timid little fox had an extraordinary bloodline. Meanwhile, a transmigrated youth in Great Xia planned to use a famous poem from his past life to impress people at a poetry gathering.

• The Dragon Race chief warned Black Dragon to prioritize survival in the secret realm and explained that dragons could not use Trait Jade Slips.
• Scholar told Fat Dragon to stay alive in the rankings, while Fat Dragon lamented that his new Ignore Barriers trait had ruined his dual-cultivation prospects and considered resigning as Grand Elder.
• A dying Beast Taming Sect elder gave his disciple five Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills and urged her to enter the secret realm carefully with her bonded Nightmoon Wolf Demons.
• The elder explained that the disciple's timid little fox might have a powerful, unknown bloodline, then said Chen Qiu possessed at least seventy percent of his youthful talent.
• A Black Tortoise Sect disciple decided to abolish his Nascent Soul cultivation temporarily so he could compete in the Golden Core rankings.
• A transmigrated youth prepared to present a poem from his previous life at a Great Xia poetry gathering, expecting it to launch his career.

Chen Qiu cleared the first stage of the Nascent Soul Combat Rankings Secret Realm and advanced to the hundred-person melee, where he faced more than twenty powerful Nascent Soul cultivators. After realizing everyone was waiting for someone else to attack, he unleashed his full power to break the stalemate.

• The lord of Flying Fish City showed the lord of Fat City calligraphy and a poem left by the Imperial Preceptor, then insisted the Imperial Preceptor would return to Great Xia.
• The Seventh Prince defeated a Golden Core sparring partner with a fatal sword strike and vowed to join his master within ten years.
• Chen Qiu entered the secret realm, seized its flag after killing a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, and cleared the first stage as the others withdrew or surrendered.
• Chen Qiu met Qu Gui, who explained how his illusions and concealment had helped him win the first stage, then withdrew from the hundred-person melee at Chen Qiu’s suggestion.
• After most contestants withdrew and the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators hid rather than fight, Chen Qiu unleashed dark clouds, violent storms, and Thunder Dragons across the chessboard plaza.

Chen Qiu dominated the second stage of the Nascent Soul Combat Power Rankings Secret Realm, then claimed Arena One in the final stage and killed a challenger in a brutal display. The other cultivators recoiled as he introduced himself, while the young monk Kong Ming and the remaining challengers still awaited their chance to act.

• Chen Qiu used his Lightning-Channeling Art to force hidden cultivators into the open, but most withdrew before his attacks landed.
• Chen Qiu defeated a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator and spared a Voidview Temple formation cultivator, whom he planned to recruit later.
• A hidden young man outlasted a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator on another chessboard, delaying the other contestants for three days before the victors entered the final stage.
• Chen Qiu inspected the assembled cultivators, noticed the Five-Clawed Black Dragon above the arenas, and stepped onto Arena One while Kong Ming waited below.
• A Nascent Soul Peak cultivator tried to weaken Chen Qiu with poison needles and a divine-sense attack, but Chen Qiu overwhelmed him and beat him to death with his Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul.
• Chen Qiu introduced himself to the stunned crowd as the other cultivators backed away from Arena One.

Chen Qiu faced Kong Ming, a young monk with a Ten-Rank Nascent Soul, in the first arena and used his Self-Destruct Trait to strike him with Spirit Transformation-level attacks. Kong Ming survived by relying on his Buddhist treasures and healing light, and Chen Qiu launched another lightning strike as the chapter ended.

• After half an hour passed without challengers, Kong Ming stepped onto Arena One and asked Chen Qiu to make his move.
• Chen Qiu self-destructed a trait to unleash a strike equivalent to a full-force attack from the Fifth Level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Kong Ming survived the lightning strike with his kasaya robe and Buddhist prayer beads, though most of the beads shattered and he suffered injuries.
• A cultivator explained that the rare Self-Destruct Trait consumed another trait to unleash a powerful attack across a major realm.
• Chen Qiu noticed that Kong Ming's Buddhist light could heal his injuries and repair his treasures, then sacrificed his Man with a Missing Heaven trait.
• As Kong Ming prepared to retaliate, Chen Qiu summoned another Spirit Transformation-level lightning strike, and Kong Ming's kasaya robe flared with golden light.

Chen Qiu defeated Kong Ming, took his Ten-Rank Nascent Soul and Thousand-Year Sarira, and retained the arena championship. As Black Dragon was lured into fighting another opponent, Chen Qiu stepped onto the arena and challenged him.

• Kong Ming survived Chen Qiu's two Spirit Transformation strikes, healed with his Buddhist Relic, and used the Demon-Exorcising Spell, but Chen Qiu's Heavenly Dao Villain trait made him immune to its enlightenment.
• Chen Qiu beat Kong Ming with his Twelfth-Grade Nascent Soul, then took Kong Ming's Ten-Rank Nascent Soul and Thousand-Year Sarira after blasting open his abdomen.
• Kong Ming activated his Merit Defense Token and escaped the secret realm, while Chen Qiu's continued attacks barely reduced his Merit Value.
• Chen Qiu stayed on the arena long enough to secure the championship, then watched Black Dragon defeat a Nascent Soul Peak sword cultivator.
• Nascent Soul Cultivators goaded the injured Black Dragon into another fight, hoping to obtain his blood and scales, but Chen Qiu reached the arena first and challenged him.

The chapter compiled 121 traits that had appeared before Chapter 176, listing their grades and effects. It ended with a note asking readers to spare a monthly vote.

• The compilation explained the trait grades and noted that 121 traits were included, excluding the unselectable Rise at Every Step from a hypothetical selection.
• The list presented traits numbered 1 through 121, including their names, grades, and effects.
• The compilation noted that some traits without clearly defined panels, such as Scholar's Pink Trait, were not included.
• The author asked readers to spare a monthly vote.

Chen Qiu won first place in the Nascent Soul Combat Rankings, earned a Dragon Race Reverse Scale and a Mid-Grade Heavenly Dao Wheel, and received a statue in the Celestial Palace. On Dragon Island, the clan leader learned that Chen Qiu had saved the Dragon Race’s only male hatchling and resolved to find a suitable treasure to trade for the Reverse Scale.

• Chen Qiu rescued the wounded Black Dragon from the arena, and the Black Dragon gave him his Reverse Scale as repayment for the life-saving favor.
• Chen Qiu left the secret realm with the Black Dragon’s Reverse Scale, then received the Heavenly Dao announcement naming him first in the Nascent Soul Combat Rankings and granting him Prodigy Fortune.
• Chen Qiu received a Mid-Grade Heavenly Dao Wheel for reaching first place on the Heavenly Dao Leaderboards five times and prepared to visit his new statue in the Celestial Palace.
• The Dragon Race clan leader learned that Black Dragon had given Chen Qiu his Reverse Scale and realized Chen Qiu had saved the Dragon Race’s only male hatchling.
• The clan leader decided to travel to Quzhou and trade Chen Qiu materials for a Spirit Transformation Domain in exchange for the Reverse Scale.

Chen Qiu met Ao Tian, the Dragon Race patriarch, who offered to repay him for saving Black Dragon. After bonding over tea and wine, Chen Qiu asked why the Dragon Race was nearing extinction, hoping to learn whether he could help.

• Fat Dragon showed Chen Qiu his new Ignore Barriers trait and wanted to resign as Grand Elder, but Chen Qiu refused and sent him and Scholar to the sect’s back mountain.
• Chen Qiu reviewed his milestones and traits, then headed outside Qi City to activate the Mid-Grade Heavenly Dao Wheel.
• Kong Ming returned to the Buddhist Sect severely injured after losing his Ten-Rank Nascent Soul and Thousand-Year Sarira, and his master promised to handle the matter.
• The Young Pavilion Master of Three Springs Pavilion persuaded small-lineage patriarchs to send Spirit Transformation experts away from Quzhou while he waited for his ancestor to break through.
• Ao Tian visited Chen Qiu to discuss Black Dragon’s Reverse Scale, and Chen Qiu returned it while the two shared tea and wine.
• After Ao Tian described the Dragon Race’s decline, Chen Qiu asked him about its plight and offered to help.

Chen Qiu brought Fat Dragon to Dragon Island to help the Dragon Race overcome its impending extinction, and Fat Dragon’s traits allowed the sleeping female dragons to conceive. The discovery that Fat Dragon carried a Twelfth-Grade Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline secured the Dragon Race’s future, and Ao Tian pledged the Dragon Race’s friendship and support to the Mocking Heaven Sect.

• Ao Tian explained that the Dragon Race faced extinction because its dragons could barely reproduce and the remaining female dragons had only a century left to live.
• Chen Qiu revealed Fat Dragon’s Never Misses and Ignore Barriers traits, and Ao Tian urgently took them to Dragon Island.
• Fat Dragon impregnated a sleeping female dragon, and Ao Tian confirmed that she had conceived.
• Ao Tian discovered that Fat Dragon possessed a Twelfth-Grade Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline, far surpassing the bloodline of the mother dragon.
• Ao Tian promised the Dragon Race’s support and a Dragon Blood Pact with the Mocking Heaven Sect, while Fat Dragon began helping the other female dragons conceive.
• Ao Tian offered Chen Qiu the Dragon Race’s treasures to forge his Spirit Transformation Domain, and Chen Qiu chose to enjoy the scenery with him instead of discussing repayment.