Chapter Summaries

He Pingsheng passed the first trial of the City Lord’s Manor competition by striking a stele with controlled Divine Sense strength. At the second trial, which tested defense against a puppet’s strike, he volunteered to go first.

• He Pingsheng and the other contestants entered the hall, where Deputy City Lord Linglong explained that the first trial tested Divine Sense strength and required a cyan, blue, or violet mark to pass.
• He Pingsheng used twenty percent of his Divine Sense strength on all three attempts and produced cyan marks each time, passing the trial.
• Only He Pingsheng, Long Xiangyun, and Xi Qingsheng among his fellow disciples advanced, and Long Xiangyun expressed surprise that He Pingsheng had passed.
• The contestants reached the second trial, where an Earth Immortal explained they had to withstand one puppet strike without leaving a marked circle; He Pingsheng stepped forward to go first.

He Pingsheng passed the second trial by withstanding a silver puppet’s attack without moving, then scored seventy-eight on the third trial’s attack test. The examiner said his strength ranked among the top one or two hundred in Heaven and Earth Immortal City, though his overall combat ranking remained uncertain.

• He Pingsheng blocked the puppet’s fire-attribute punch with a water shield and passed the second trial without budging.
• A muscular immortal was knocked out of the red circle when the puppet randomly struck with earth attribute, and the examiner explained that its attack element varied.
• Xi Qingsheng also passed the second trial, and He Pingsheng joined the other successful candidates as they waited for a group of one hundred.
• The examiner brought the group to the third trial and instructed them to attack a golden formation three times to receive a score.
• He Pingsheng went first, struck the formation three times using about twenty percent of his strength, and scored seventy-eight, passing the trial.

Xi Qingsheng and He Pingsheng passed the third test, and He Pingsheng’s strong score drew Wu Zhanyun’s attention. As the fourth speed test began, He Pingsheng prepared for Wu Zhanyun to interfere with his attempt.

• Xi Qingsheng scored sixty-one points and passed the third test, then congratulated He Pingsheng, who had scored seventy-eight.
• He Pingsheng told Xi Qingsheng that his body-refining strength helped him in the earlier rounds and that he could use an immortal technique to boost his speed.
• Wu Zhanyun learned that He Pingsheng had passed the first three rounds with an exceptional attack score and ordered the first thousand participants to be split into groups of one hundred.
• He Pingsheng arrived at the river crossing near the front of the first group, and Wu Zhanyun explained that participants had to reach the opposite peak before his light.
• He Pingsheng suspected Wu Zhanyun would sabotage him, circulated his immortal essence, and activated the Shadowless Immortal Art.

He Pingsheng passed the final trial despite Wu Zhanyun secretly making its light far too fast, then helped Xi Qingsheng pass the retest and received his tournament Token. As He Pingsheng headed toward Heaven and Earth Immortal City, Wu Zhanyun intercepted him and demanded his direct-entry Token under threat of death.

• Wu Zhanyun launched a tampered testing light, but He Pingsheng used the Shadowless Immortal Art to overtake it and pass while the other ninety-nine candidates failed.
• Wu Zhanyun admitted the light had been too fast and ordered a retest, which Xi Qingsheng passed.
• He Pingsheng lent Xi Qingsheng the Jade Slip for the Shadowless Immortal Art, and she memorized it before returning it.
• The first thousand candidates finished testing, and about three hundred received gold Tokens and instructions to draw tournament lots at the City Lord's Manor.
• After Xi Qingsheng left, He Pingsheng flew toward Heaven and Earth Immortal City, where Wu Zhanyun intercepted him and threatened him unless he handed over his direct-entry Token.

He Pingsheng forced Wu Zhanyun to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath before handing over the Black Token, then spent ten days consolidating a technique that could temporarily raise his cultivation. As the Heaven and Earth Immortal City tournament was about to begin, Suo Lin came to take him to the competition.

• He Pingsheng threatened to destroy the Black Token unless Wu Zhanyun swore not to attack him, and Wu Zhanyun made a Heavenly Dao Oath before accepting it.
• He Pingsheng returned to his cultivation grounds, asked Chu Sheng to exchange his badge, and entered seclusion to stabilize the Human Immortal Chapter of the Heaven's Pinnacle Lifespan Conversion Method.
• He Pingsheng mastered the technique, which let him raise his cultivation from the Human Immortal Stage Ninth Layer to the Earth Immortal Stage Ninth Layer for four hours by spending a thousand years of lifespan.
• Chu Sheng gave He Pingsheng his tournament badge and explained that the tournament used one-on-one elimination matches.
• Suo Lin arrived and urged He Pingsheng to come with her because the tournament was about to begin.

He Pingsheng and Xi Qingsheng accompanied Suo Lin to the City Lord's Manor for the competition's opening ceremony and Trading Fair. There, Master in the Clouds of Mount Kunwu taunted the Red Lotus Immortal Valley and inspected He Pingsheng's token before leaving.

• He Pingsheng explained that the competition matches would begin in the afternoon, and Suo Lin urged him and Xi Qingsheng not to disgrace the Red Lotus Immortal Valley.
• Suo Lin led the disciples to the City Lord's Manor, where they waited for City Lord Azure Feather and the opening ceremony.
• Master in the Clouds confronted Suo Lin, mocked the Red Lotus Immortal Valley, and tried to entice Xi Qingsheng into becoming his disciple.
• Suo Lin challenged Master in the Clouds about Mount Kunwu's results, and he boasted that its sole successful disciple might contend for the top hundred or even the top ten.
• Master in the Clouds examined He Pingsheng's token, noted his number was one thousand, and left after laughing at his cultivation.
• Suo Lin told the disciples to do their best and warned the eliminated disciples to stay at Chu Sheng's home as much as possible.

He Pingsheng discovered that Master in the Clouds was trying to buy token 999 to make him face a Mount Kunwu disciple in the first round. He Pingsheng countered by bidding up the token price, and the contest ended with both men making increasingly large offers.

• Azure Feather announced the Sword Trial Tournament rules, then opened four hours of trading at the City Lord's Manor.
• He Pingsheng and Xi Qingsheng searched the stalls, but He Pingsheng found no divine refining technique.
• He Pingsheng saw Master in the Clouds offering to buy token 999 and realized it was meant to set up his first-round match against number 999.
• Master in the Clouds tried to buy the token from its owner, offering two thousand low-grade immortal crystals.
• He Pingsheng raised the bid and said Xi Qingsheng could trade his token instead, frustrating Master in the Clouds's plan.
• Master in the Clouds and He Pingsheng escalated their offers from ten to fifty middle-grade immortal crystals.

He Pingsheng outbid Master in the Clouds for a token, then entered the first-round competition and faced Mount Kunwu’s Liang Zihe. Liang Zihe demanded that He Pingsheng surrender, while He Pingsheng remained ready to fight.

• He Pingsheng drew Master in the Clouds into bidding for the token, then stopped at fifty-four middle-grade immortal crystals and let him win after he added two second-grade immortal talismans.
• He Pingsheng waited as the competition arenas were opened with Containing Formation Talismans and the first-round matches began.
• When numbers eight hundred and one through one thousand were called, He Pingsheng went to the far-right arena as number one thousand.
• He Pingsheng entered the arena and learned that his opponent was Liang Zihe, Mount Kunwu’s foremost Human Immortal.
• Liang Zihe told He Pingsheng to surrender, but He Pingsheng showed no sign of backing down.

He Pingsheng faced Liang Zihe, a Mount Kunwu prodigy who boasted that he would kill him in one move. Liang Zihe’s attack failed to harm He Pingsheng, who killed him with a single punch.

• Liang Zihe bragged about his talent and his chances in the tournament, then told He Pingsheng that Mount Kunwu had paid to arrange their match.
• The judge warned them that the match had a time limit, and He Pingsheng displayed a vast store of immortal crystals, tempting Liang Zihe to claim them.
• Liang Zihe unleashed his Dragon and Phoenix Joint Strike, but He Pingsheng remained unharmed despite his shredded robe.
• Liang Zihe accused He Pingsheng of cheating, and He Pingsheng rushed forward and struck him with a punch.
• Liang Zihe tried to block the blow with an immortal artifact shield, but He Pingsheng shattered it and turned Liang Zihe into a shower of blood.

He Pingsheng killed Liang Zihe, prompting Mount Kunwu and the White Cloud Immortal Sect to suspect he was connected to the impersonation of Immortal Maiden Caiyu and to seek a way to eliminate him. As He Pingsheng kept winning the tournament and reached the top ten, Wu Zhanyun regretted having underestimated him.

• He Pingsheng left the arena after killing Liang Zihe, and Master in the Clouds accused him of cheating before accepting the battle recording as proof.
• Master in the Clouds suspected He Pingsheng had impersonated Immortal Maiden Caiyu and sent Gao Yu to report him to the Mount Kunwu Patriarch.
• A White Cloud Immortal Sect elder learned of Liang Zihe's death and hurried back to consult his Patriarch about He Pingsheng.
• Wu Xiu told his grandfather, Wu Zhanyun, that He Pingsheng had advanced, but Wu Zhanyun dismissed the early victories as insignificant.
• Wu Xiu reported He Pingsheng's successive wins, including his defeat of Immortal Maiden Moyu and Lu Wenting, until he reached the top ten.
• Wu Zhanyun dropped and shattered his teacup when he heard He Pingsheng had reached the top ten, then regretted underestimating him.

Wu Zhanyun warned his disciples after revealing that a Heavenly Dao Oath prevented him from acting against He Pingsheng, while City Lord Azure Feather questioned He Pingsheng about his rise and his possible connection to Immortal Maiden Caiyu. He Pingsheng denied the connection, declared that he would contend for first place, and left Azure Feather even more convinced of her suspicion.

• Wu Zhanyun told Wu Xiu that He Pingsheng's tournament success worried him, then gathered his Heaven Immortal disciples and revealed his oath not to act against He Pingsheng.
• Wu Zhanyun's eldest Senior Sister urged the disciples to understand their master's meaning and take action against the future threat.
• City Lord Azure Feather asked He Pingsheng whether Wu Zhanyun had pressured him into giving up his direct-entry plaque, and He Pingsheng said they had made a fair trade.
• Azure Feather congratulated He Pingsheng, asked if he was connected to Immortal Maiden Caiyu, and heard him deny it.
• Azure Feather asked whether He Pingsheng could win the next day's ranking battle, and he said he could take first place.
• He Pingsheng said he aimed to contend for first place in Emperor Yu Star's tournament and earn a wish from the Star Emperor, prompting Azure Feather to say she was eighty percent certain he was Immortal Maiden Caiyu.

He Pingsheng secured a safe place to cultivate in the City Lord’s Manor before the final day of the competition. He claimed the tallest stele without trouble, and the contestants quickly filled all ten rankings with little fighting.

• He Pingsheng asked Azure Feather for protection, and she offered him a place in the Manor’s side hall and promised to escort him to Star Emperor City if he won first place.
• The next morning, Suo Lin congratulated He Pingsheng on reaching the top ten and said she had notified the Patriarch.
• Linglong announced that contestants would claim ranked steles, fighting only if multiple contestants chose the same one.
• He Pingsheng claimed the tallest stele and defeated a challenger with one punch.
• Yao Kaidi, calling himself Daoist Fat Dragon, claimed the tenth stele, amusing the crowd.
• The remaining contestants claimed the other steles, leaving He Pingsheng surprised that the ranking contest had been so peaceful.

He Pingsheng won the Heaven and Earth Immortal City tournament and chose to stay at the City Lord's Manor for safety while preparing to travel to Star Emperor City. After sharing jade slips with Xi Qingsheng and settling an awkward debt with the token seller, he was approached by Wu Zhanyun, who said he had come to make him a promise.

• The tournament's top ten accepted their rankings without fighting, and He Pingsheng received one million low-grade immortal crystals and a second-grade flying sword for taking first place.
• Suo Lin advised He Pingsheng to remain at the City Lord's Manor for safety, and he agreed while promising Chu Sheng he would take him to Star Emperor City.
• He Pingsheng told Xi Qingsheng that he had killed several Earth Immortal Stage cultivators, including Zhong Yue, and gave her jade slips containing cultivation methods and immortal arts for Red Lotus Immortal Valley.
• A cultivator who had sold token number 999 to Master in the Clouds offered to split his fifty-four middle-grade immortal crystals with He Pingsheng, and He Pingsheng took half.
• Wu Zhanyun congratulated He Pingsheng and said he had come to give him a promise.

He Pingsheng rejected Wu Zhanyun’s demand for a Heavenly Dao Oath and gained Azure Feather’s protection, then spent seven years cultivating in her Daoist Grounds. After advancing to the tenth layer of the Human Immortal Stage, he discovered he could still absorb energy and might no longer face the bottleneck he expected.

• Wu Zhanyun offered He Pingsheng a Divine Refining method but demanded an oath that He Pingsheng would never attack him or his clansmen; He Pingsheng refused.
• Wu Zhanyun threatened He Pingsheng, but He Pingsheng went to Azure Feather instead of leaving the City Lord’s Manor, and she took him into her Daoist Grounds for protection.
• Azure Feather told He Pingsheng to cultivate there and promised to take him to Star Emperor City in ten years, while warning him she could not protect him forever.
• He Pingsheng spent seven years cultivating with a Buddhist Path Relic, a supreme-grade Immortal Spirit Pill, the Sun Body-Burning Art, and the Golden Book of Immortal Talisman, advancing to the tenth layer of the Human Immortal Stage.
• He Pingsheng put away his Bodhi Fruit rather than use it to break through, then realized his immortal patterns continued absorbing energy and wondered whether his cultivation bottlenecks had changed after entering the Immortal Realm.

After three years of cultivation, He Pingsheng learned that his missing bottleneck was normal and prepared to travel to Star Emperor City. Patriarch Red Lotus warned him to evade his enemies and never return to the sect, and the chapter ended as he boarded a starship that entered the interstellar void.

• Azure Feather praised He Pingsheng's body-refining cultivation, explained that bottlenecks could change after ascension, and told him to prepare to leave for Star Emperor City.
• He Pingsheng met Chu Sheng, who brought Patriarch Red Lotus to see him at the City Lord's Manor.
• Patriarch Red Lotus warned He Pingsheng that the White Cloud Immortal Sect and Mount Kunwu were waiting for him, urged him to secretly avoid the tournament, and told him never to return to the Red Lotus Immortal Valley.
• He Pingsheng resolved to stay away until he was strong enough to help the Red Lotus Immortal Valley reclaim its honor.
• He Pingsheng, Chu Sheng, and the others boarded Azure Feather's starship, which rose from Emperor Yu Star and entered the interstellar void.

He Pingsheng traveled to Star Emperor City with Chu Sheng and Azure Feather for the Sword Trial Tournament, reflecting on the Immortal Realm’s vastness and wondering where his old companions had gone. After arriving, he drew number forty-four and registered for the Human Immortal Stage tournament.

• He Pingsheng and Chu Sheng watched Emperor Yu Star from the starship and discussed the Immortal Realm’s immense scale and cultivation levels.
• He Pingsheng wondered where Qiao Huizhu, Wang Dun, He Tianya, Jiaojiao, and Luo Bingyao had gone after ascending.
• The starship landed in Star Emperor City, and Azure Feather brought the tournament participants to the Martial Arena for the drawing of lots.
• He Pingsheng drew number forty-four and registered as a participant from Heaven and Earth Immortal City.

He Pingsheng learned that his first Sword Trial Tournament opponent was Ji Wuxin, the powerful Star Emperor’s disciple he had fought before. At the Immortal Guest House, the two clashed through their divine senses, and Ji Wuxin displayed his sword intent before the watching cultivators.

• The tournament organizers bound each contestant’s name to a number, and He Pingsheng drew number forty-four.
• The posted match list paired He Pingsheng with Ji Wuxin, whom he remembered from their earlier fight over the divine shaman golden bone.
• Azure Feather warned He Pingsheng that Ji Wuxin was the tournament favorite and a formidable eleventh-layer human immortal.
• Ji Wuxin confronted He Pingsheng at the Immortal Guest House and tested his cultivation with a divine-sense attack.
• He Pingsheng blocked Ji Wuxin’s attack with the Nine Shields of the Purple Mansion and countered with a Formless Big Dipper Nail, leaving Ji Wuxin pale and sweating.
• Ji Wuxin revealed his sword intent, making the immortals’ swords hum and drawing astonished praise from the onlookers.

Ji Wuxin tested He Pingsheng’s strength and learned he could not suppress him, so Daoist Hidden Sword sought to ensure Ji Wuxin won their tournament match. He Pingsheng agreed to lose in exchange for a complete divine-refining immortal art, and Daoist Hidden Sword offered him six choices.

• He Pingsheng silently shattered Ji Wuxin’s countless sword-intent swords and frightened him with a feint, after which Ji Wuxin bowed and left.
• Ji Wuxin told Daoist Hidden Sword that He Pingsheng matched or surpassed him in several abilities and had an advantage in endurance because of his five dantian.
• Daoist Hidden Sword insisted Ji Wuxin must win the tournament and went to persuade He Pingsheng to withdraw or lose.
• Daoist Hidden Sword introduced himself as a golden immortal and asked He Pingsheng to lose in his match against Ji Wuxin.
• He Pingsheng asked for a complete divine-refining immortal art in return, and Daoist Hidden Sword placed six jade slips before him.

He Pingsheng secured a divine refining method and a Tianyu Immortal Talisman from Daoist Hidden Sword, then arranged for Chu Sheng to stay safely in Star Emperor City before losing his tournament match to Ji Wuxin. He left the arena as Azure Feather warned him to watch his safety.

• He Pingsheng chose a crimson jade slip containing a divine refining method and accepted a third-grade Tianyu Immortal Talisman from Daoist Hidden Sword in exchange for withdrawing from the competition.
• He Pingsheng told Chu Sheng he would leave Star Emperor City after the next day's match and urged him to stay inside the city; Chu Sheng chose to remain at the Immortal Guest House.
• He Pingsheng gave Chu Sheng immortal cultivation methods and arts suited to him after Chu Sheng declined the offered immortal crystals.
• He Pingsheng fought Ji Wuxin in the tournament, held his own for more than thirty exchanges, and was knocked out of the arena on the thirty-fourth.
• Azure Feather praised He Pingsheng's performance and warned him to watch his safety before departing on important business.

After escaping attention in Star Emperor City, He Pingsheng gathered the ingredients for Shen Golden Cores and secluded himself to advance his cultivation and learn alchemy. Twenty-eight years later, he reached the human immortal stage eleventh layer and encountered a bottleneck.

• He Pingsheng used the Bronze Mask and repeated appearance changes to shake off possible pursuers while visiting crowded places in Star Emperor City.
• He Pingsheng bought two sets of Shen Golden Core ingredients, then hired a female cultivator to discreetly search the city for nightshade supreme heads.
• A month later, He Pingsheng obtained two nightshade supreme heads and gathered all the ingredients needed to refine Shen Golden Cores.
• He Pingsheng set up formations in an Immortal Guest House and secluded himself to cultivate the Chaos Golden Scripture, absorb the relic’s blood-and-qi power, and study alchemy.
• After twenty-eight years, He Pingsheng reached the human immortal stage eleventh layer and realized he had reached a bottleneck.