Chapter Summaries

• Plot: Five-year-old Ye Tian visits the Great Hall to ask his parents for permission to travel to the Dao Realm and watch the Dao Discussion Conference. He persuades them with an affectionate, carefully staged display of cuteness. Ye Junlin agrees, and Yue Liuli arranges for Second Elder Ye Wanjie to accompany him as a protector. Ye Tian leaves happily, planning to depart the next day. Only afterward does Ye Junlin wonder whether his son manipulated him.
• Character developments: Ye Tian shows himself to be clever, mischievous, and adept at using affection to get what he wants. Ye Junlin is a loving but confident father, while Yue Liuli is equally affectionate yet more cautious about their son’s safety. The parents’ brief doubt suggests they recognize Ye Tian’s knack for scheming.
• Interactions: Ye Tian greets his parents, cuddles with Yue Liuli, then asks Ye Junlin for a hug before making his request. His praise and kisses soften Ye Junlin’s resistance; Yue Liuli voices concern but agrees once a bodyguard is arranged.
• Themes: The chapter plays comedy off parental love, contrasting Ye Tian’s innocent appearance with his calculating behavior. It also emphasizes the family’s power and protective instincts, while showing how affection can influence even formidable figures.

Summary

• Five-year-old Ye Tian eagerly prepares for his first trip outside the Eternal Ye Family, hoping to win the Dao Discussion Conference’s mysterious grand prize as a surprise birthday gift for his father, the God Emperor. He insists that neither his father nor mother can learn of his plan.
• The Second Elder, Ye Wanjie, arrives and affectionately scoops Ye Tian up. Though fearsome and merciless toward enemies—and strict with his own branch’s disciples—he is gentle with Ye Tian, whom he treats like a grandson.
• Ye Wanjie, Ye Tian, and the two maids, Huang Ruoxi and Su Qinglian, board an ancient flying vessel. It uses spatial jumps and teleportation arrays to carry them quickly toward the Azure Heaven Dao Domain, where the conference will be held.
• Across the Dao Realm, other Immortal Forces also set out with their young prodigies. The gathering is restricted to approved Dao Realm forces, and a sign barring people from the Buddha Realm has provoked resentment there.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian is excited by the chance to travel and determined to win, combining childish enthusiasm with a secret, thoughtful plan to honor his father.
• Ye Wanjie reveals his soft, doting side around Ye Tian, contrasting with his terrifying reputation and harsh treatment of others.
• Huang Ruoxi and Su Qinglian follow Ye Tian and Ye Wanjie on the journey, accustomed to their young master’s eagerness for adventure.

Significant themes

• Family affection: Ye Tian’s intended prize is a heartfelt birthday gift, and Ye Wanjie’s warmth shows the family’s care for him.
• Power and privilege: Ye Tian can attend an event normally limited to major Dao Realm forces because of his family’s influence.
• Rivalry and exclusion: The Buddha Realm’s ban highlights tensions between realms and hints at future retaliation.
• Ambition and adventure: The conference offers Ye Tian a first chance to test himself beyond his sheltered home.

Key events

• The Azure Heaven Dao Domain prepares to host a major Dao Discussion Conference, drawing cultivators and Immortal Forces from across the Dao Realm.
• The Evergreen Daoist Sect arrives with Changqing Daoist, its celebrated prodigy. Although he is expected to be its representative, the sect has invited five-year-old Ye Tian to compete instead, hoping his extraordinary abilities will win the conference—and secure the sect’s future.
• The Heaven-Fighting Sacred Land arrives soon after. Its strained history with the Evergreen Daoist Sect turns the encounter tense: the delegations’ elders clash briefly through displays of pressure, then stop short of fighting.
• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son provokes Changqing with a mocking gesture. Changqing restrains himself because fighting is forbidden and resolves to let Ye Tian defeat him at the conference if the boy comes.

Character developments

• Changqing Daoist is formidable and admired, but his anger at the Saint Son’s insult reveals how difficult it is to ignore the rivalry. He recognizes the provocation and chooses restraint.
• Ye Tian, though absent, is central to the Evergreen Sect’s hopes. The sect’s leaders are staking its future on his talent and possible connection to the powerful Eternal Ye Family.
• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son is portrayed as proud, domineering, and eager to intimidate Changqing before the contest.

Themes

• Decline and survival: The Evergreen Daoist Sect is powerful in name but weakened by past losses and a shortage of young talent, making its gamble on Ye Tian a bid for renewal.
• Rivalry and restraint: Old hostility sparks confrontation, but the conference’s rules prevent the dispute from becoming open combat.
• Reputation versus versatility: The conference tests many forms of cultivation and learning, not merely fighting strength.

Character interactions

• Changqing’s sect hopes to bind its fortunes to Ye Tian and, indirectly, the Eternal Ye Family.
• The two delegations’ elders test each other’s strength before holding back.
• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son tries to unsettle Changqing; Changqing refuses to take the bait and privately predicts Ye Tian will crush him.

• The Dao Discussion Conference draws powerful factions: Immortal Forces from across the Dao Realm gather with their young prodigies. Observers discuss the coming age of competition, in which rising talents will vie for supremacy across the Eternal Immortal Domain.
• The leading prodigies meet: The Tai Bai Daoist arrives in a grand, elegant manner and politely greets the Changqing Daoist and the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son. They recognize his courteous exterior as a mask for arrogance and backstabbing. The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son boasts of his strength and threatens to beat Tai Bai; Tai Bai responds with a calm challenge. Their exchange exposes the hostility beneath their smiles.
• Elder Fazheng takes charge: The respected elder orders everyone into the venue. His presence makes the three rivals behave, and his role is to ensure fairness during the conference—not to settle conflicts beyond it. The prodigies attend chiefly to compete for a rumored grand prize; as established successors, they have little interest in competing for their sects’ inheritance positions.
• Other attendees arrive: The Cloud Immortal Daoist comes quietly and keeps to himself, even avoiding his own peers. When he asks Elder Fazheng when the conference will begin, the elder replies that it will be soon.
• Ye Tian is announced: The chapter ends with the arrival of Ye Tian, the Young Master of the Eternal Ye Family, whom Elder Fazheng has already regarded as the most remarkable figure of the younger generation.
  Character developments and interactions: Tai Bai’s refined manner contrasts with his antagonistic nature; the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son is openly combative; and the Changqing Daoist shares their distrust of Tai Bai. The Cloud Immortal Daoist remains solitary and detached. Elder Fazheng projects authority but privately judges the generation as weaker than his own, while placing unusual hope in the rumored First of Eternity.
  Themes: The conference is both a contest of talent and a stage for factional rivalries. The chapter emphasizes the gap between public courtesy and hidden hostility, the intensifying competition of a coming golden age, and the Dao Realm’s anxiety about its decline.

Chapter summary

• News that Ye Tian, the young master of the Eternal Ye Family and son of the God Emperor, has arrived at the Dao Discussion Conference stuns the gathered prodigies and elders. They speculate about his rumored innate Dao embryo and wonder whether he has come for the conference’s mysterious grand prize.
• Ye Tian’s lavish pavilion-like transport impresses—and sharply embarrasses—onlookers, whose own residences seem modest by comparison. Some elders even resolve to seek renovations when they return home.
• Second Elder Ye Wanjie brings Ye Tian to the center of the plaza, presenting him as the foremost talent of the age. Ye Tian’s appearance and rumored gifts immediately draw widespread attention.
• Many female prodigies find the five-year-old Ye Tian charming and dote on him, while male cultivators react with jealousy and frustration at the attention he receives.
• Ye Wanjie recognizes Fa Zheng as an old acquaintance. They exchange teasing greetings, recalling a past rivalry in which Fa Zheng was repeatedly defeated. Fa Zheng remarks on Ye Tian’s status as the top-ranked figure on the eternal physical body ranking.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains shy and unassuming in the spotlight, despite his immense reputation and the awe surrounding him.
• Ye Wanjie is openly proud of his young master and uses the dramatic entrance to assert the Ye Family’s prestige. He and Fa Zheng share familiar, joking hostility rooted in their old contests.
• The gathered prodigies and elders reveal a mix of awe, envy, curiosity, and opportunism as they react to Ye Tian’s status and wealth.

Significant themes

• Status and spectacle: Ye Tian’s family name and extravagant transport shape how others perceive him before he even speaks.
• Talent versus cultivation: Ye Wanjie believes Ye Tian’s aptitude surpasses that of older, more powerful peers.
• Jealousy and attraction: The crowd’s reactions emphasize how fame, appearance, and extraordinary ability can provoke both admiration and resentment.

Plot points and events

• Elder Fazheng recognizes Ye Tian, the five-year-old prodigy who topped the Eternal Physical Body Ranking and defeated the Eternal Great Emperor. He doubts the boy can enter the Dao Realm’s internal competition, but fears challenging Ye Wanjie.
• Fazheng’s memories reveal that Ye Wanjie repeatedly defeated him in their youth, leaving him deeply intimidated.
• When Fazheng objects that outsiders may watch but not compete, Ye Wanjie warns him not to exclude the Ye Family’s young master.
• The Evergreen Daoist Sect’s elder resolves the dispute by announcing that Ye Tian will compete for their sect; if he wins, they will make him their Dao Heir.
• A Heaven-Fighting Sacred Land elder objects to the arrangement. Ye Wanjie unleashes his overwhelming aura, silencing the gathering and making clear that no one can challenge his decision.

Character developments and interactions

• Fazheng appears to uphold fairness, but his old defeats by Ye Wanjie expose his fear and make him deferential.
• Ye Wanjie is shown as a powerful, hot-tempered protector of Ye Tian, willing to overrule convention through sheer force.
• The Evergreen elder cleverly gives Ye Tian a legitimate affiliation, while also staking the sect’s future on his potential victory.
• The Heaven-Fighting elder tries to defend his sect’s interests but quickly learns that opposing Ye Wanjie is futile.
• Ye Tian watches the adults’ display of power and privately wishes for a quiet, carefree life, despite his famous status and formidable family.

Significant themes

• Power versus rules: The chapter portrays strength as the ultimate authority, capable of overriding institutions and fairness.
• Fear and past humiliation: Fazheng’s present-day caution is shaped by his repeated losses to Ye Wanjie.
• Privilege and protection: Ye Tian’s family status ensures that others must accommodate him, even at a formal competition.
• Humor through contrast: Ye Tian’s wish to laze about contrasts with the grand, domineering reputation of his family.

Plot points and events

• Ye Wanjie’s intimidating presence silences the assembled factions, though many privately resent his high-handed intervention. The young competitors hope to answer that resentment by defeating Ye Tian in the conference events.
• Ye Wanjie insists that the contest be fair, but his pointed warning not to favor Ye Tian makes his intentions seem obvious—and embarrasses both Ye Tian and the Dao Realm’s organizers.
• Elder Fazheng announces the conference’s rewards: the champion receives a grand prize, eligibility to become the heir of their represented force, and recognition from the Dao Realm.
• The conference has three stages. The first is a swordsmanship contest, judged on technique, proficiency, power, and performance relative to each contestant’s cultivation.
• The five judges are the delegation elders from four major forces and Elder Fazheng. As the contest opens, the other prodigies dismiss Ye Tian’s chances, assuming his talent has not been matched by practice. One contestant volunteers to go first.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Wanjie uses his strength to control the proceedings and loudly demands fairness, but his remarks suggest he is also protecting Ye Tian.
• Ye Tian dislikes the implication that he might receive special treatment. He intends to win through his own ability, partly because he wants to earn his father’s birthday gift.
• Elder Fazheng publicly presents himself as an authoritative organizer but privately recognizes the awkwardness created by Ye Wanjie’s dominance.
• The rival prodigies are confident that their greater age, experience, and cultivation will outweigh Ye Tian’s exceptional talent. They underestimate him because they believe he has neglected training.
• The delegations outwardly comply with Ye Wanjie while concealing resentment and fear.

Significant themes

• Power and fairness: The chapter questions whether rules can remain impartial when a vastly stronger figure exerts influence.
• Talent versus effort and experience: Ye Tian’s opponents assume natural brilliance means little without training and accumulated experience.
• Pride and recognition: The competitors see losing to a five-year-old as humiliating, while Ye Tian wants his victory—and reward—to be earned honestly.

Plot points and events

• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son takes the platform and reveals the Heaven-Fighting Sacred Sword, a weapon forged for him by his sacred land but never before used in public.
• He displays the Fighting Saint Sword Technique, a powerful style that resonates with his heaven-fighting sacred body. His successive strikes culminate in a slash that levels a vast mountain range.
• The spectators and older cultivators are impressed. Tai Bai Daoist and Cloud Immortal Daoist recognize the Saint Son as a serious future rival.
• Ye Tian, unimpressed, dismisses the Saint Son’s sword as inferior to the divine swords he owns. Rather than watch, he asks his system for a hammock, settles between two trees, and falls asleep.

Character developments and interactions

• The Saint Son’s confidence has surged after breaking through the limits of his sacred body. He believes his renewed talent and strength make him impossible to suppress, and his performance proves he is formidable.
• Tai Bai Daoist and Cloud Immortal Daoist study the Saint Son’s abilities and revise their assessment of him, resolving not to underestimate him.
• Ye Tian remains carefree and detached from the competition. His casual attitude—and his belief that his own weapons vastly surpass the Saint Son’s—contrasts with the audience’s awe.
• The system silently responds to Ye Tian’s request by producing a comfortable hammock.

Significant themes

• Power and rivalry: The Saint Son’s display establishes him as a major contender among the young prodigies.
• Confidence versus perception: The crowd sees an extraordinary performance, while Ye Tian judges it as ordinary, suggesting a dramatic gap between his standards and theirs.
• Composure and spectacle: The Saint Son pours immense effort into impressing the audience, while Ye Tian chooses rest over spectacle.

Key plot points and events

• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son demonstrates the Fighting Saint Sword Technique, amplified by his Heaven-Fighting Sacred Body and sacred sword. The audience is awed, and his delegation’s elder boasts that he is sure to win the swordsmanship contest.
• The Great White Daoist Sect’s elder counters by claiming that its Tai Bai Daoist can defeat him. Though the Tai Bai Daoist doubts he can withstand the Saint Son head-on, he agrees to demonstrate his own swordsmanship.
• The Tai Bai Daoist unveils the Supreme Mystery Sword Art and summons the Fish-Intestine Immortal Sword, a legendary sect-guarding treasure said to anchor his sect’s fortune.
• Combining his Tai Bai Immortal Physique, sword art, and famed sword, he performs a restrained yet devastating display that earns admiration from both young prodigies and veteran cultivators.
• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son recognizes that the Tai Bai Daoist has surpassed him, while his elder is left embarrassed by his earlier boasts.

Character developments

• Tai Bai Daoist proves himself a master swordsman, showing not only formidable power but refined control and artistry. The trust placed in him by his sect is underscored by its decision to lend him the Fish-Intestine Immortal Sword.
• Heaven-Fighting Saint Son accepts defeat with humility and resolves that he must become stronger.
• The Heaven-Fighting elder goes from confident boasting to public humiliation; the other elders watch the contest keenly, comparing the young heirs’ abilities.

Significant themes

• The whole is greater than its parts: physique, sword art, and weapon achieve their greatest strength when perfectly united.
• Mastery versus spectacle: the Tai Bai Daoist’s restrained technique is shown to be more powerful than the Saint Son’s more overtly forceful style.
• Trust and risk: giving a young heir a sect-guarding treasure represents a major gamble on his future.
• Humility and growth: the Saint Son’s acceptance of defeat turns it into motivation to improve.

Character interactions

• The elders’ rivalry shapes the contest: the Heaven-Fighting elder’s boast prompts the Great White Daoist Sect’s elder to challenge him through the Tai Bai Daoist.
• The Tai Bai Daoist performs under pressure to uphold his elder’s claim, despite privately questioning the boast.
• The prodigies and elders respond to the display with awe and scrutiny, while the two contestants’ contrasting reactions—one acknowledging defeat, the other’s delegation facing embarrassment—close the scene.

Plot points and events

• Tai Bai Daoist concludes a dazzling sword demonstration, combining the Fish-Intestine Immortal Sword with the Supreme Mystery Sword Art. His skill impresses the crowd and frustrates the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son, who loses the swordsmanship contest but remains confident he could match Tai Bai in a real fight.
• Ye Tian wakes briefly to admire Tai Bai’s showmanship, then goes back to sleep despite his system urging him to take the stage and outshine everyone.
• Cloud Immortal Daoist begins his demonstration. Shy and eager to leave, he admits little interest or expertise in swordsmanship and has to borrow a sword.
• Rival sect elders mock the prospect of his performance, while his own elder insists he demonstrate. Cloud Immortal Daoist initially appears unimpressive, prompting boredom among the audience and judges.
• Ye Tian cryptically remarks, “Let the bullets fly a little longer.” At that moment, Cloud Immortal Daoist activates his Cloud Immortal Sword Body, and the ordinary-looking sword suddenly comes alive with formidable power.

Character developments and interactions

• Tai Bai Daoist displays both exceptional swordsmanship and theatrical flair, winning admiration from the crowd.
• The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son is angered by losing, but the defeat intensifies rather than diminishes his competitive spirit.
• Ye Tian remains relaxed and self-amused, preferring sleep to immediate competition. His system is far more eager for him to show off than he is.
• Cloud Immortal Daoist is withdrawn, socially uncomfortable, and uninterested in proving himself—but his sudden power suggests that his humble presentation conceals a formidable ability.
• The Cloud Immortal Daoist Sect elder calmly supports his heir, while rival elders disguise their mockery as concern and look forward to his embarrassment.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus ability: Cloud Immortal Daoist seems inept until his hidden sword constitution reveals itself.
• Pride and competition: The Saint Son responds to defeat with renewed resolve, while the system treats public showmanship as a contest of its own.
• Patience and misjudgment: Ye Tian’s remark signals that the audience is judging Cloud Immortal Daoist too soon.

Key plot points and events

• The Cloud Immortal Daoist reveals that he possesses the rare cloud immortal sword body, contradicting his earlier claim that he was poor at sword techniques. The young prodigies immediately accuse him of showing off.
• He takes to the sky and demonstrates Sky-Piercing Flying Sword, a technique he created by combining his physique’s potential with sword arts from his sect. It produces nine sword shadows, each carrying a formidable sword ability.
• The Cloud Immortal Sect’s elder admits that the Daoist supposedly practiced for only a few days after casually reading ancient texts. Elders from rival sects realize they were baited into mocking him and are furious.
• Ye Tian secretly copies the technique through his max-level sword Dao ability, gains full mastery of it, and watches the spectacle while pretending to sleep.
• The Cloud Immortal Daoist ends his display with a spectacular descending strike that blasts a crater into the platform, leaving his sword planted upright.
• Ye Tian revises his opinion of him: the Daoist is not socially anxious, but a habitual show-off.

Character developments and interactions

• Cloud Immortal Daoist: Reveals immense sword talent and confidence, presenting himself as a modest novice before unveiling a self-created, overwhelming technique.
• Ye Tian: Quietly copies the technique and recognizes the Daoist’s performance as a deliberate stunt. His contemptuous amusement reinforces his sense of superiority.
• Ye Wanjie: Keeps watch over Ye Tian and accepts his role as protector without question.
• Rival sect elders: Their earlier sarcasm turns to embarrassment and anger when the Cloud Immortal Daoist’s skill is exposed. Elder Fazheng openly challenges the explanation that the Daoist knows little of sword Dao.

Significant themes

• False modesty and showmanship: The chapter plays with the “playing the weakling” tactic, as apparent humility conceals extraordinary ability.
• Talent versus effort: The Daoist’s rapid progress suggests innate gifts can produce startling results with little practice.
• Hidden power and perception: Characters repeatedly misjudge one another; Ye Tian’s effortless copying gives him an advantage beyond the displayed feat.

Key plot points and events

• The Cloud Immortal Daoist astonishes the audience with his self-created Sky-Piercing Flying Sword, which splits into nine swords performing different moves. Combined with his cloud immortal sword body, it decisively outclasses the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son and Tai Bai Daoist.
• Both competitors accept that they have lost, while their sect elders seethe—especially after the Cloud Immortal Sect’s elder had earlier downplayed his disciple’s swordsmanship. The elder cheerfully taunts them, and they are forced to hold back until the conference ends.
• Ye Tian wakes from his hammock and takes the platform for his turn. The system eagerly urges him to show off, and the crowd watches with intense curiosity, given his reputation as an extraordinary sword talent.
• Ye Tian thinks he may as well perform a few moves and recalls a Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw in the system space.

Character developments and interactions

• Cloud Immortal Daoist emerges as a formidable, confident sword prodigy, earning broad admiration.
• Heaven-Fighting Saint Son and Tai Bai Daoist show sportsmanship in recognizing defeat, though their elders react with anger and humiliation.
• The Cloud Immortal Sect elder revels in his disciple’s success and needles the rival elders, escalating their resentment.
• Ye Tian remains laid-back and reluctant to seek recognition, despite his reputation. He humorously complains about the system’s competitive enthusiasm but still steps forward.
• The Evergreen Daoist Sect elder is unsure of Ye Tian’s strength, while the Dao Heir reassures him, citing Ye Tian’s ability to help young Supremes comprehend the Dao. The sect has committed its fortunes to backing him.
• The system pushes Ye Tian to demonstrate his swordsmanship; the other prodigies underestimate him as talented but unwilling to work.

Significant themes

• Originality and mastery: The Cloud Immortal Daoist’s self-created technique surpasses inherited sword arts.
• Reputation versus reality: Ye Tian is famous for his potential, but others judge him by his apparent laziness—setting up a possible surprise.
• Rivalry and humiliation: The elders’ bruised pride contrasts with the competitors’ acceptance of defeat.
• Talent, effort, and ambition: The chapter raises the question of whether exceptional natural ability can coexist with Ye Tian’s desire to “lie flat.”

Key plot points

• Ye Tian remembers that his system once awarded him the long-lost Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw. The system quickly finds it and transfers its insights to him; with his max-level sword-dao mode, he masters the technique instantly.
• At the Dao Discussion Conference’s sword-technique round, Ye Tian arrives without a sword. Onlookers doubt that a sixth-heaven Awakening Realm child can compete, while the Evergreen Daoist Sect’s delegation worries that its hopes rest on him.
• Ye Tian rejects an offer of a sword and picks up a small twig instead. He explains that sword techniques do not require a sword, then announces that he will demonstrate the Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw.
• The revelation astonishes the assembled competitors and elders: the supreme technique was believed lost, and its appearance in the hands of a five-year-old seems almost impossible.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian demonstrates calm confidence and remarkable mastery. Although he can wield sword energy without a weapon, he deliberately chooses a twig and tries to keep his true abilities from drawing too much attention.
• The system is delighted that Ye Tian has finally asked it for something and eagerly provides the technique.
• Ye Wanjie offers Ye Tian a sword, then remains loyal to him despite the embarrassment of seeing him use a twig.
• Changqing Daoist tries to reassure the Evergreen delegation, while its leading elder reluctantly places his trust—and the sect’s hopes—in Ye Tian.
• The prodigies and elders, including the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son, Tai Bai Daoist, Cloud Immortal Daoist, and Elder Fa Zheng, react with mounting disbelief and excitement at the technique’s name.

Significant themes

• Mastery beyond conventional tools: Ye Tian’s skill makes a real sword unnecessary; even a twig can serve as one.
• Hidden power and restraint: He conceals how far his abilities exceed what others expect, preferring not to reveal too much.
• Legacy and rediscovery: A technique thought lost to history returns through an unexpected young practitioner.
• The gap between appearance and ability: The crowd initially sees a child without a sword, but soon recognizes the significance of what he has mastered.

Chapter summary

• The spectators are astonished when five-year-old Ye Tian announces he will use Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw, a divine sword technique thought to have vanished through time. They assume his father, the God Emperor, taught it to him; in reality, Ye Tian obtained it through his system.
• Ye Wanjie and the visiting prodigies and elders eagerly await the display, hoping to witness the legendary technique—and perhaps learn from its principles.
• Using only a branch, Ye Tian releases a devastating sword strike. Its light seems to pierce the heavens, triggering a vision of the sky shattering and immense gods and devils being cut down. The spectacle leaves everyone shaken and drenched in cold sweat.
• The onlookers debate whether the display reflects the technique’s power or Ye Tian’s own strength. The other contestants and the elders are stunned, and the elders conclude that the contest’s outcome is no longer in doubt.
• Ye Tian privately wonders why everyone is so frightened, believing he held back considerably. The system dryly calls him shameless.
• Once recovered, Elder Fazheng declares Ye Tian the winner of the first round of the Sword Dao contest.

Character developments and interactions

Ye Tian’s effortless display reinforces his extraordinary talent and confidence, while his private thoughts add comic contrast to the crowd’s terror. Ye Wanjie’s excitement turns to awe, and the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son, Tai Bai Daoist, Cloud Immortal Daoist, and the elders share their shock. The system serves as a sarcastic counterpoint to Ye Tian’s self-assessment.

Significant themes

The chapter highlights overwhelming talent, the power and mystery of ancient techniques, and the gulf between reputation and reality: the audience credits Ye Tian’s skill to his family, while the truth is a system reward. Its grandiose spectacle is balanced by humor through Ye Tian’s obliviousness and the system’s sarcasm.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Tian is declared the winner of the first round, a swordsmanship contest. His effortless use of the lost Heaven-Slaying Sword Draw—with only a tree branch—leaves the audience convinced his talent surpasses even that of the famed Ye Sword God.
• Tai Bai Daoist accepts his defeat, recognizing the enormous gap between himself and the five-year-old Ye Tian, who performed the feat at the sixth heaven of the Awakening Realm.
• The other young prodigies recover their resolve, reminding themselves that the conference has many disciplines beyond swordsmanship.
• Ye Tian hopes to win the conference’s mysterious grand prize as a congratulatory gift for his father. Though he wants to stay idle, the competitive system urges him to keep overwhelming the other contestants.
• Elder Fazheng announces that the second round will test alchemy. Ye Tian intends to watch quietly, believing himself rusty, but the system speaks through him and boasts that he possesses nine-tenths of the world’s alchemy talent.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains reluctant to show off and would rather sleep or observe, but he is motivated by his plan to bring his father a gift. He privately apologizes to the contestants for the humiliation he expects to inflict.
• Tai Bai Daoist responds to defeat with humility and accepts it without excuses.
• The young Supremes move from shock and discouragement back to determination, unwilling to let one loss stop them.
• The system contrasts sharply with Ye Tian: it is boastful and eager to crush rivals, while he resents its showmanship. It takes control of his voice to announce his alchemy supremacy.
• Ye Wanjie proudly celebrates Ye Tian’s achievement, while the elders and spectators marvel at how a supposed “mortal physique” could produce such power.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming talent and admiration: Ye Tian’s ability places him so far beyond his peers that envy gives way to awe.
• Perseverance after defeat: The prodigies choose to regain their confidence and continue competing.
• Humility versus boastfulness: Ye Tian’s laid-back reluctance clashes with the system’s desire for spectacle.
• Family devotion: Ye Tian’s participation is tied to his wish to honor his father, even as the system turns that goal into an excuse for further displays of power.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• During the alchemy round of the Dao Discussion Conference, a voice that sounds exactly like Ye Tian’s announces, “Of all the alchemy qi under heaven, there are ten measures, and I alone claim nine.”
• The boast shocks the assembled alchemists and prodigies. Many assume Ye Tian is being absurdly arrogant, especially since even his talented cousin Ye Dan would never make such a claim.
• Ye Tian is just as confused as everyone else. He discovers the voice was the work of his system, which argues that Ye Tian should skip the other contestants’ slow attempts and impress everyone by refining a pill himself.
• Ye Tian realizes the system is using reverse psychological manipulation, but with the public declaration already made, he has little choice but to take part.
• He decides to refine a perfected Heaven-Grade Pill: an achievement he believes will be impressive without drawing undue suspicion. He also realizes he has brought no supplies, leaving him to wonder if he will have to make the pill by hand.

Character developments

• Ye Tian is portrayed as exceptionally gifted but reluctant to make an effort. He is embarrassed by the system’s boast and annoyed that it has disrupted his plan to laze around, yet he adapts and prepares to compete.
• The system shows a mischievous, increasingly persuasive side, deliberately provoking Ye Tian into demonstrating his talent.
• Changqing Daoist tries to defend Ye Tian and reassure his sect, though he is privately mortified that Ye Tian’s behavior reflects on them.
• The assembled prodigies and elders doubt Ye Tian’s alchemy ability, contrasting his reputation in swordsmanship with the patience and study they believe alchemy requires.

Character interactions

• Tai Bai Daoist openly mocks Ye Tian’s claim, while the other prodigies and elders respond with disbelief.
• Changqing Daoist urges his fellow sect members to give Ye Tian the benefit of the doubt, citing his earlier swordsmanship.
• Ye Tian confronts the system internally; the system insists its interference is for his benefit and encourages him to win the round.

Significant themes

• Talent versus effort: Ye Tian’s extraordinary natural ability clashes with the belief that alchemy demands sustained study and practice.
• Pride and reputation: A boast made in Ye Tian’s voice creates expectations he must now meet.
• Comic manipulation: The system’s “help” is really a form of psychological pressure, turning Ye Tian’s wish to avoid effort into an unavoidable challenge.

• Key events: Ye Tian reaches the alchemy competition without a furnace, flame, or visible ingredients. While the other contestants and observers expect him to fail, he digs up some soil and appears to use it as part of his process. He then takes dragonblood grass from his System Space, decides to make a Qi-Blood Pill, and kneads the materials by hand. A radiant, rune-covered pill forms, and he declares it complete—leaving the venue stunned.
• Character developments: Ye Tian remains unconcerned by the apparent lack of equipment, relying on his system’s “strongest alchemy mode.” His casual approach contrasts with everyone else’s belief that pill refining requires careful preparation and complex techniques. The Evergreen Daoist Sect’s Dao Heir and accompanying elder are embarrassed and uncertain, while Elder Fazheng doubts that Ye Tian’s method could work.
• Character interactions: Young prodigies mock Ye Tian’s lack of preparation, but keep quiet under Ye Wanjie’s intimidating gaze. The Evergreen elder asks how to proceed, only to learn that he, too, brought no ingredients. The Heaven-Fighting Saint Son and other figures avoid helping Ye Tian, wary of both his arrogance and Ye Wanjie’s threat. The observers watch silently as Ye Tian works.
• Significant themes: The chapter plays with the clash between established expertise and unconventional, system-enabled talent. It builds suspense through the crowd’s ridicule and disbelief, then ends on a dramatic reversal: the method everyone considers absurd appears to produce a pill.

Key plot points and events

• Five-year-old Ye Tian astonishes the crowd by making a pill with his bare hands from mud and just one stalk of dragonblood grass. The blood-red Qi-Blood Pill bears pill markings and gives off an ancient aura.
• The feat leaves Elder Fazheng and the leaders and disciples of the gathered Immortal Forces speechless. Ye Wanjie, already familiar with stories of Ye Tian’s talent, feels renewed pride in him.
• Changqing Daoist smugly celebrates his judgment in supporting Ye Tian, but his sect’s elder is so shocked that he accidentally yanks out his own beard.
• Some spectators refuse to accept the apparent result and argue that the pill’s grade, not merely the method used to make it, will decide whether Ye Tian can win the alchemy contest.
• At their insistence, Elder Fazheng takes the pill to appraise it. After examining it, he staggers back in shock and confirms that Ye Tian really made it by hand. The chapter ends just before he announces the pill’s quality.

Character developments

• Ye Tian remains calm and confident, allowing the appraisal without fuss. His performance suggests his alchemy ability far exceeds what he has shown.
• Ye Wanjie grows even more admiring and proud, viewing Ye Tian’s extraordinary power as entirely fitting for the God Emperor’s son.
• Changqing Daoist becomes more convinced that aligning his sect with Ye Tian was a wise choice.
• Elder Fazheng shifts from disbelief to stunned recognition, though the pill’s exact grade remains unrevealed.
• The Heaven-Fighting Sacred Land’s elder and other skeptics seize on the unknown grade as their last hope of challenging Ye Tian.

Character interactions

• Spectators challenge the feat, prompting a public demand that Fazheng appraise the pill.
• Ye Tian cooperates by handing over the pill, while Fazheng cautiously examines it.
• Ye Wanjie privately mocks the doubters, and Changqing Daoist trades smug confidence for alarm when he sees his elder’s reaction.

Significant themes

• Talent beyond conventional limits: Ye Tian overturns established rules of alchemy.
• Appearance versus proof: The crowd first doubts the feat, then shifts its scrutiny to the pill’s quality.
• Pride and allegiance: Ye Tian’s success strengthens the confidence of those who have chosen to support him.
• Suspense through delayed revelation: The chapter withholds the pill’s grade at the moment of greatest anticipation.

Key plot points and events

• Elder Fazheng examines Ye Tian’s hand-formed pill and declares it a pinnacle heaven-grade Qi-Blood Pill, carrying a faint trace of desolate-grade aura.
• The crowd is amazed: Ye Tian is only five, yet has surpassed even the older prodigies with exceptional physiques.
• Elder Fazheng invites the other young contestants to demonstrate their alchemy. None will step forward, fearing they will be humiliated by comparison.
• With no challengers, Fazheng names Ye Tian the champion of the alchemy contest.
• Fazheng then asks for Ye Tian’s pill. Ye Tian casually gives it to him, while Fazheng treats it like a priceless treasure.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains indifferent to his extraordinary achievement. He privately blames the system for pushing him to show off and would rather return home to relax.
• The system is pleased with the spectacle it helped create, while Ye Tian is exasperated by its constant urge to make him stand out.
• The rival prodigies, including Tai Bai Daoist, Cloud Immortal Daoist, and the Heaven-Fighting Saint Son, feel ashamed and avoid participating.
• Elder Fazheng shifts from stern judge to eager admirer, hoping another contestant might surpass Ye Tian before finally accepting his overwhelming victory.
• Ye Wanjie quietly enjoys seeing the other contestants rendered speechless.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming talent and disparity: Ye Tian’s ability makes even the most gifted young cultivators seem ordinary.
• Humility versus appearance: The crowd reads Ye Tian’s quiet expression as pride, though he is actually uninterested and wishing for an easy life.
• Competition and humiliation: The other contestants’ silence shows how fear of comparison can prevent anyone from even trying.
• Comedy through contrast: Ye Tian treats a near-desolate-grade pill as something casually made from mud, while Fazheng handles it as a priceless treasure.

Plot points and events

• Elder Fazheng, curious about Ye Tian’s perfect Heaven-Grade Qi-Blood Pill, decides to test it by swallowing it in front of the gathered cultivators.
• As he refines the pill, his body heats up and his qi and blood surge with extraordinary force.
• The pill restores his youthful appearance and vitality, returning him to something close to his prime.
• Still overwhelmed by its power, Fazheng punches the sky. His blow tears open the firmament, stunning everyone present.
• Ye Tian watches from his hammock, surprised by the result despite having made the pill casually.

Character developments and interactions

• Elder Fazheng moves from cautious curiosity to an astonished demonstration of the pill’s power; its effects transform him physically and dramatically increase his strength.
• Ye Tian remains laid-back and uninterested in the pill’s potential, preferring to rest. His casual attitude contrasts with the astonishing impact of his work.
• The Cloud Immortal Daoist dismisses the pill aloud as ordinary, but privately recognizes Ye Tian’s superiority and is relieved he did not compete against him.
• The assembled elders and prodigies, including the previously humiliated challengers, watch in suspense and are left speechless by the result.

Significant themes

• Talent beyond expectation: A five-year-old’s alchemical skill surpasses what seasoned cultivators can achieve.
• Power hidden in the ordinary: A basic Qi-Blood Pill produces effects far beyond its usual purpose.
• Comedic contrast: Ye Tian’s indifference and desire to nap stand against the crowd’s shock and the pill’s spectacular power.