Chapter Summaries

After Lu Changsheng defeated Shentu Hong, Qingning Prefecture’s martial artists debated his strength while the Heavenly Demon Sect planned to poison Great Zhou’s farmland. Two months later, Lu Changsheng challenged the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda and cleared its eleventh and twelfth floors, earning Quasi-Heavenly Talent status as the crowd awaited his next result.

• Wan Houyu and the other Deputy Hall Masters heard that Lu Changsheng had knocked Shentu Hong unconscious and concluded that Shentu Hong’s carelessness had caused his defeat.
• Wen Changhe learned that Lu Changsheng had exceeded expectations but refused to reconsider Wen Zhiyuan’s punishment.
• Jiu Chen revealed the Heavenly Demon Sect’s plan to poison fertile fields and starve Great Zhou’s people into chaos.
• After two quiet months, Lu Changsheng entered the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda and cleared its eleventh floor by defeating a projected former challenger with one slash.
• Lu Changsheng cleared the twelfth floor and earned the rating Heavenly Talent (Quasi), astonishing the gathered martial artists.

Lu Changsheng fought three perfect copies of himself on the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda’s thirteenth floor but gave up after more than an hour, resolving to grow stronger and return within a month. The next day, he headed to the Demon Suppression Department’s Trial Grounds, hoping to increase his Slaughter True Intent enough to pass.

• Lu Changsheng faced three copies with his exact strength and learned they would grow stronger alongside him if he waited more than a month.
• Lu Changsheng battled the copies for over an hour, then admitted defeat when he could not overcome them all.
• Lu Changsheng emerged from the pagoda to a crowd in awe, while Wan Houyu and the other Deputy Hall Masters were relieved he had failed.
• Lu Changsheng resolved to become a peerless prodigy within a month and sought the Demon Suppression Department’s Trial Grounds to improve his strength.
• Lu Changsheng arrived at the magnificent hall that housed the Trial Grounds.

Lu Changsheng entered the Demon Suppression Department’s training space and slaughtered its demonfolk to harvest Blood Crystals and strengthen his Slaughter True Intent. After defeating the six City Lords’ army, he spent 15,000 Source Energy Points to raise his Slaughter True Intent to 60%.

• Lu Changsheng entered the training space, learned that he had to fight his way to the main city, and set out toward it.
• Fang Yanbin and the other City Lords learned that an outsider had descended and sent their armies to intercept him.
• Lu Changsheng slaughtered the Crimson Flame Army, killed its general, and absorbed the Blood Crystals for about 11,000 Source Energy Points.
• Fang Yanbin, Liu Muxue, Zhou Yitao, and the other City Lords led a more elite army against Lu Changsheng, but he used his speed to cut down their soldiers and gather more crystals.
• Lu Changsheng raised his Slaughter True Intent to 60% by spending 15,000 Source Energy Points.

Lu Changsheng defeated Fang Yanbin and Liu Muxue, then slaughtered his way into a main city and raised his Slaughter True Intent to seventy percent. After returning to the Demon Suppression Department, he entered the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda again, leaving the martial artists wondering why he had challenged it so soon.

• Lu Changsheng fought the six city lords and killed Liu Muxue with a slash empowered by his essence blood.
• Fang Yanbin charged at Lu Changsheng in despair while Zhou Yitao and the other city lords fled; after an hour-long fight, Lu Changsheng killed Fang Yanbin.
• News spread that the Blood Demon had slain two city lords, and Lu Changsheng traveled to a main city, where he killed its demonic soldiers and gathered enough Source Energy Points to raise his Slaughter True Intent to seventy percent.
• Lu Changsheng used his token to return to the Demon Suppression Department, exchanged it, and headed to the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.
• Lu Changsheng entered the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda again, surprising Qin Ruobing and the other martial artists, who questioned his decision to challenge it so soon.

Lu Changsheng cleared the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda’s thirteenth floor and was promoted to Second Deputy Hall Master, shocking Qingning Prefecture. When Wan Houyu challenged him to a one-move contest, Lu Changsheng defeated him with a single punch.

• Lu Changsheng overwhelmed the three replicas on the thirteenth floor and earned the rank of Prodigy (Lower), then declined to challenge the fourteenth floor.
• The crowd celebrated Lu Changsheng’s success, and Liang Jinghui’s decree promoted him to Second Deputy Hall Master, pushing the other Deputy Hall Masters down one rank.
• Wan Houyu challenged Lu Changsheng to settle the contest in one move, hoping to boost his prestige by withstanding an attack.
• Lu Changsheng accepted Wan Houyu’s challenge and knocked him unconscious with a single punch, leaving the gathered martial artists stunned.

Ye Yiyang recognized Lu Changsheng as a worthy rival, while Lu rose to prominence across Qingzhou and strengthened his Pangolin clone by discovering a spirit mine. After raising his Slaughter True Intent to eighty percent and gaining the ability to fly, Lu was sent to investigate failing crops that he suspected the Heavenly Demon Sect had caused.

• Ye Yiyang flew into the plaza, challenged Lu Changsheng to fight before either reached the Connate Realm, and departed; Wen Changhe then ordered the Wen Family to invite Wen Zhiyuan back and lower their stance toward Lu.
• Lu Changsheng's reputation and imperial stipend grew as news of his rise spread, while Jiu Chen learned of him and vowed to send a Connate Realm expert to kill him.
• Lu upgraded his Pangolin clone to level seventy, discovered a Crimson Essence Gold Mother spirit mine, and gathered resources from it.
• Lu spent 25,000 Source Energy Points to raise his Slaughter True Intent to eighty percent and discovered he could fly.
• Liang Jinghui ordered Lu Changsheng and the other Deputy Hall Masters to investigate farmland where seedlings were failing, and Lu led a team toward Baiyun County with Qin Ruobing in command.

Qin Ruobing and the Black Armored Army discovered that the Heavenly Demon Sect had poisoned irrigation water and ruined the fields near Baiyun County. Lu Changsheng arrived in time to kill Xue Gang with one punch, then battled the sect prodigy Mu Qiuhui and drove him to flee.

• Qin Ruobing and her companions found dark, cold soil along an irrigation canal and suspected the Heavenly Demon Sect had sabotaged the water, destroying the crops.
• Xue Gang and Heavenly Demon Sect fighters ambushed Qin Ruobing and the government martial artists, inflicting casualties and surrounding them.
• Lu Changsheng arrived, killed Xue Gang with one punch, and let Qin Ruobing lead the pursuit of the fleeing sect fighters.
• Wen Zhiyuan reported the damaged fields to Lu Changsheng, who examined the soil and promised to report the matter and record their merits.
• Mu Qiuhui arrived to avenge Xue Gang and fought Lu Changsheng, but Lu overwhelmed him and forced him to flee.

Lu Changsheng killed the Heavenly Demon Sect prodigy Mu Qiuhui, then survived a prolonged pursuit by the Innate expert Tang Yong and gained fame across Qingzhou. At a meeting in the Second Hall, the officials discussed protecting contaminated farmland, and Ye Yiyang proposed using the Spirit Void Realm's opening to trap the demonfolk.

• Lu Changsheng chased down Mu Qiuhui and killed him with a final slash just as Tang Yong arrived to rescue him.
• Tang Yong attacked Lu Changsheng, but Lu blocked his blow and fled into the forest while Tang pursued him.
• After several hours of pursuit and repeated clashes, Lu Changsheng withstood Tang Yong's strongest claw strike and escaped near Qingning Prefecture City, while Tang abandoned the chase.
• News of Mu Qiuhui's death and Lu Changsheng's survival against Tang Yong spread, and the Heavenly Secret Pavilion ranked Lu Changsheng eighteenth among Qingzhou's Heaven's Chosen.
• Liang Jinghui warned the Second Hall that contaminated farmland could not grow crops for years and ordered them to intercept the demonfolk.
• Ye Yiyang proposed using the Spirit Void Realm's opening to lure the demonfolk in and eliminate their experts.

Lu Changsheng prepared to enter the Spirit Void Realm, received and upgraded the Golden Radiance Blade into a Spirit Weapon, then led the Demon Suppression Department’s force through the spatial node. He arrived in the ruined world and sent the Pangolin underground to search for treasures.

• Liang Jinghui ordered ten Deputy Hall Masters and Body Metamorphosis martial artists to enter the Spirit Void Realm, kill the Heavenly Demon Sect and allied sect members, and gather spiritual items; Lu Changsheng agreed to go with Ye Yiyang.
• Jiu Chen planned to kill the government’s prodigies with help from the six major sects, while Miao Shaofeng told Lu Xingze that the Heavenly Sword Sect would collect spiritual items and attack the Demon Suppression Department.
• Grain prices surged after farmland across Great Zhou was contaminated, but Lu Changsheng reassured Fang Qing and her younger brother that they did not need to panic.
• Liang Jinghui bestowed the Golden Radiance Blade on Lu Changsheng, who spent 10,000 Source Energy Points to upgrade it into a Spirit Weapon and concealed its true power.
• Liang Jinghui placed Lu Changsheng and Ye Yiyang in command of the expedition, and the group traveled to the spatial altar and entered the Spirit Void Realm.
• After arriving in the forest, Lu Changsheng released the Pangolin, which began digging underground to search for spiritual treasures.

Lu Changsheng mined Origin Crystals and raised his Slaughter True Intent to ninety percent while the Demon Suppression Department’s forces clashed with the Heavenly Demon Sect and the six major sects. After Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze gained the advantage with a Xiantian War Puppet, Lu Changsheng rescued Qin Ruobing and decided to hunt the two prodigies before joining Ye Yiyang to destroy the puppet.

• Lu Changsheng used the Pangolin to mine Origin Crystals for five days, then spent thirty thousand Source Energy Points raising his Slaughter True Intent to ninety percent.
• An elderly man in black and seven other Heavenly Demon Sect members assembled a Xiantian War Puppet, powered it with their blood essence, and flew it toward the center of the world.
• At Moon Spirit Lake, Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze led their forces against Ye Yiyang and the government martial artists while both sides waited for the Nine-Leaf Lotus to mature.
• The War Puppet arrived and forced Ye Yiyang to retreat; Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze then led a hunt against the scattered Demon Suppression Department martial artists.
• Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion, killed four men pursuing the injured Qin Ruobing, and learned that the War Puppet was hunting government forces.
• Lu Changsheng decided to hunt Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze, then join Ye Yiyang to surround and destroy the War Puppet.

Lu Changsheng rescued Wen Zhiyuan’s government martial artists and led them toward a decisive confrontation with Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze. He defeated the two prodigies together, killed Lu Xingze, and pursued the fleeing Qi Haochen as the battle turned in the government’s favor.

• Lu Changsheng arrived at the wilderness battle, killed Zhang Zhuoran with one strike, and helped the government martial artists rout the remaining enemies.
• Lu Changsheng ordered Wen Zhiyuan, Qin Ruobing, and the others to follow him and fight through the enemy rather than hide or seek out Ye Yiyang.
• Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze led their forces toward Lu Changsheng, and the two sides assembled for a decisive battle the following day.
• Lu Changsheng charged Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze, repelled their combined attack, and then suppressed both prodigies in a fierce fight.
• Lu Xingze tried to escape by burning his essence blood, but Lu Changsheng split his weapon and killed him with a slash.
• Qi Haochen and the enemy forces fled, while Lu Changsheng pursued Qi Haochen and the government martial artists chased the scattered enemies.

Lu Changsheng killed Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze, turning the balance of the conflict in the government faction’s favor. The enemies empowered their Xiantian Puppet with essence blood, and Lu Changsheng and Ye Yiyang began a decisive battle against it at Moon Spirit Lake.

• Lu Changsheng pursued Qi Haochen, overcame his blood-essence-fueled defense, and killed him with a slash through the neck.
• News of Lu Changsheng’s victories over Qi Haochen and Lu Xingze spread, emboldening government martial artists and driving the six great sects and Heavenly Demon Sect into hiding.
• The enemies pooled half their essence blood to strengthen the Xiantian Puppet, which later wounded Ye Yiyang and forced government martial artists to retreat.
• Lu Changsheng met up with Ye Yiyang’s forces and agreed to lead them to Moon Spirit Lake for a decisive battle against the puppet.
• The Xiantian Puppet led an attack on the government forces, and Lu Changsheng and Ye Yiyang fought it together, retreating several meters after their first exchange while the puppet remained unmoved.

After raising his Slaughter True Intent to ten-tenths, Lu Changsheng led the authorities in a decisive assault near Moon Spirit Lake. He destroyed the Xiantian Puppet and routed the Heavenly Demon Sect forces, leaving the government army victorious while Ye Yiyang worried about their future rivalry.

• After weeks of bloody battles and mounting losses, Lu Changsheng used 50,000 Source Energy Points to raise his Slaughter True Intent to ten-tenths.
• Lu Changsheng’s breakthrough astonished the authorities, and Ye Yiyang’s own Martial Dao True Intent began to strengthen as he witnessed it.
• Lu Changsheng led the authorities toward Moon Spirit Lake, where both sides converged for a final battle over the spirit medicine.
• Lu Changsheng and Ye Yiyang fought the Xiantian Puppet, but Lu Changsheng gained the upper hand and severed its arm.
• Lu Changsheng dismantled the weakened puppet, and the government forces cheered their victory as the Heavenly Demon Sect and six great sects fled.

After slaughtering the Heavenly Demon Sect and six major sects’ forces in the Minor World, Lu Changsheng claimed most of the Nine-Leaf Lotus Hearts, returned to Qingning Prefecture, and became famous across Great Zhou. As the Heavenly Demon Sect plotted against him and Qingzhou’s prodigies took interest, Ye Yiyang broke through to ten-tenths True Intent and challenged Lu Changsheng to a duel for Qingning Prefecture’s number one prodigy.

• Lu Changsheng led the martial artists in hunting down the remaining enemies in the Minor World, then claimed seventy percent of the ripened Nine-Leaf Lotuses while Ye Yiyang took ten percent.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the lotus hearts for Source Energy Points and left the Minor World; afterward, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion ranked him fourth on the Qingzhou Heaven’s Chosen Ranking and 360th on the Great Zhou Heaven’s Chosen Ranking.
• Jiu Chen vowed to deal with Lu Changsheng, but Tang Yong explained that Lu Changsheng stayed inside the prefectural city and was too powerful for ordinary Innate Realm experts to defeat.
• Ning Wanfeng and two other Qingzhou prodigies learned of Lu Changsheng and expressed interest in testing his strength.
• Ye Yiyang broke through to ten-tenths Waterdrop True Intent, then announced a challenge to Lu Changsheng for five days later at the Demon Suppression Department’s central square.
• Lu Changsheng accepted Ye Yiyang’s challenge and prepared to determine Qingning Prefecture’s number one prodigy.

As Great Zhou’s fortune gathered around its Heaven’s Chosen, Lu Changsheng prepared to fight Ye Yiyang and Qin Ruobing left for the Imperial Capital after spending the night with him. The chapter ended as martial artists and Chosen gathered in the Demon Suppression Department’s plaza for the long-awaited battle.

• Lu Changsheng assured Fang Qing and Fang Tao that he would defeat Ye Yiyang, then learned that Great Zhou’s national fortune was in turmoil and set a goal of becoming its number one Heaven’s Chosen within three months.
• Ye Yiyang resolved to defeat Lu Changsheng and claim fortune, while Ning Wanfeng and other Heaven’s Chosen prepared to travel to Qingning Prefecture and compete.
• Qin Ruobing told Lu Changsheng she was leaving for the Imperial Capital, and the two spent the night together before she departed.
• Qin Ruobing returned to the Yong Prince’s Estate, where Qin Chaoyang discovered she had given herself to someone and confined her for five years; after learning Lu Changsheng’s identity, he ordered an aide to watch his performance in the Chosen Battle.
• On the day of Lu Changsheng and Ye Yiyang’s match, martial artists and Chosen filled the Demon Suppression Department’s plaza and waited for the battle to begin.

Lu Changsheng decisively defeated Ye Yiyang in their Heaven's Chosen battle, gained his fortune, and drove Ning Wanfeng and the other provincial-city challengers to retreat. The Heavenly Secret Pavilion later ranked Lu Changsheng first in Qingzhou and 185th in Great Zhou.

• Ye Yiyang arrived at the arena, and Lu Changsheng joined him as the gathered martial artists and Heaven's Chosen watched.
• Lu Changsheng gained the upper hand in their first blade clash, then defeated Ye Yiyang with a second strike that knocked him unconscious.
• Ning Wanfeng and the other two Heaven's Chosen withdrew after witnessing Lu Changsheng's strength.
• Ye Yiyang woke, lost his fortune to Lu Changsheng, and vowed to fight him again after reaching the Innate Realm.
• News of Lu Changsheng's victory spread through Qingzhou, and the Heavenly Secret Pavilion ranked him first in Qingzhou and 185th on the Great Zhou Heaven's Chosen Overall Ranking.

Lu Changsheng used his accumulated Source Energy Points to break through to the Innate realm, transforming his Indestructible Golden Body into the Glazed Body and drawing attention across Qingzhou. Ning Wanfeng challenged him to a duel, while Lu Changsheng received another flood of gifts and accepted the submission of prominent families.

• Lu Changsheng became First Deputy Hall Master and accepted spirit ore gifts that brought his Source Energy Points to 96,000 as conflicts and demonic attacks worsened across Great Zhou.
• Ning Wanfeng and two other Heaven's Chosen entered seclusion to break through to the Innate realm, while Qin Ruobing reaffirmed her faith in Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng spent 100,000 Source Energy Points to advance his Indestructible Golden Body into the Innate-grade Glazed Body, gaining a body capable of regenerating a severed arm.
• News of Lu Changsheng's breakthrough spread, and Ning Wanfeng challenged him to a battle in half a month to reclaim Qingzhou's title of number one prodigy.
• Martial artists brought Lu Changsheng more gifts, and Wen Changhe, the Nangong Family Head, and two other prominent figures knelt to ask his forgiveness.
• Lu Changsheng accepted the families' boxes of Heaven Crystal Stones and absorbed the spiritual treasures to increase his Source Energy Points.

Lu Changsheng transformed his Slaughter True Intent into a Slaughter Domain and awakened three Lesser Divine Abilities. He crushed Ning Wanfeng with one strike, secured his place as Qingzhou's top prodigy, and gained Talent (Mid) before departing.

• Lu Changsheng's Slaughter True Intent transformed into a Slaughter Domain, which strengthened him and weakened enemies within its reach.
• Lu Changsheng spent 45,000 Source Energy Points to awaken Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique, and Innate One Qi Divine Gang, then tested their power.
• Ning Wanfeng arrived in Qingning Prefecture's square and demanded that Lu Changsheng fight him, while Tan Xinpeng and another prodigy watched.
• Lu Changsheng arrived empty-handed and struck Ning Wanfeng with his Slaughter Domain and Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, leaving him half-dead.
• Tan Xinpeng and his companion conceded, and the white clouds above the three prodigies gathered into Lu Changsheng's White Koi, raising his talent to Talent (Mid).
• Lu Changsheng departed, while the assembled martial artists saluted him as Qingzhou's number one prodigy.

Lu Changsheng was appointed Hall Master of the Qingning Prefecture Demon Suppression Department, gaining influence and resources as he prepared to compete for the Dragon King title. After Liang Jinghui warned him that the Nine Tripods might be failing and Great Zhou faced a looming calamity, Lu Changsheng set his sights on the Myriad Flower Fruit gathering in Yun Province.

• Lu Changsheng learned from Liang Jinghui that the Nine Tripods might be failing, and that the prodigies who claimed the top ranks could gain fortune and a chance at the Dragon King title.
• Liang Jinghui told Lu Changsheng that the Myriad Flower Fruit in Yun Province would mature in two months, drawing many prodigies.
• Qin Ruobing secretly cherished her pregnancy and told her unborn child that its father had become a renowned Qingzhou prodigy.
• Qin Chaoyang's appointment document named Liang Jinghui Left Venerable Emissary and promoted Lu Changsheng to Hall Master, prompting martial artists and officials to congratulate him.
• Lu Changsheng accepted gifts of spirit mines from officials and subordinates, raising his Source Energy Points to 82,000.
• As the Myriad Flower Fruit ripening day arrived, young geniuses from across Great Zhou gathered in Yun Province to compete for the fruit and the Dragon King title.

Lu Changsheng traveled to Cloud Province City for the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly, where the Heaven's Chosen entered the Mountains and Rivers Map for its three-month elimination round. He hid beneath a lake while martial artists began hunting the contestants, and remained undiscovered as others were driven out.

• Lu Changsheng received Ke Yanfeng's invitation and joined Fang Qing and her younger brother on the journey to Cloud Province City.
• At Ronghua Hall, Di Zhiyu announced the assembly's two rounds and the Myriad Flower Fruit rewards before sending the contestants into the Mountains and Rivers Map.
• Lu Changsheng entered the map, found a mist-covered lake, and buried himself in the lakebed to conceal his aura.
• Hundreds of martial artists surrounded the Gu Family Dao Child after he collected five tokens, forcing him to retreat from the map.
• Martial artists formed groups to hunt the Heaven's Chosen, but Lu Changsheng remained hidden as several groups passed overhead without detecting him.