Recaps

Chen Qingyu ascended to the Divine Shore Realm and discovered how the breakthrough transformed his inner world, True Qi, and physique. After telling Chen Zhengxing, he declared that he would continue challenging the [Immortal Altar] and reach the top of the Immortal Heaven Ranking.

• Chen Qingyu broke through to the Divine Shore Realm and found that his inner world had become a vast white land surrounding his Blood Sea.
• Chen Qingyu realized that primordial Qi was flowing into his Blood Sea and replenishing his True Qi automatically.
• Chen Qingyu examined his transformed True Qi and physique, finding both had grown far more powerful.
• Chen Qingyu left the cultivation chamber and told Chen Zhengxing that he had ascended to the Divine Shore Realm.
• Chen Zhengxing praised Chen Qingyu, who declared that he would challenge the [Immortal Altar] and reach the top of the Immortal Heaven Ranking.

Chen Qingyu returned to the Immortal Altar to resume his challenge against Chang Helie, ranked sixth on the Immortal Heaven Ranking. After surviving Chang Helie’s strongest attack without injury, Chen Qingyu saw through his concealment and attacked as Chang Helie fled.

• Chen Qingyu entered the Immortal Altar and continued his previous challenge against Chang Helie.
• Chang Helie struck Chen Qingyu with a powerful golden attack, but Chen Qingyu emerged unhurt.
• Chen Qingyu mocked Chang Helie and reflected on how much stronger he had become since their last encounter.
• Chang Helie concealed himself to seek an opening, but Chen Qingyu used Seeing Through Walls to locate him.
• Chen Qingyu unleashed Flying Sand and Moving Stones, forcing Chang Helie to transform into light and flee.
• Chen Qingyu laughed and pursued Chang Helie.

Chen Qingyu defeated Chang Helie to claim sixth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, then immediately challenged fifth place, He Yuxuan. News of his victory spread across Golden Bridge Heaven, giving Chen Qinghan renewed resolve to keep fighting for his life.

• Chen Qingyu unleashed his sandstorm, but Chang Helie endured it with golden rings and charged toward him.
• Chen Qingyu struck Chang Helie down, and the sandstorm consumed him.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Qingyu had reached sixth place and awarded him Great Void Points and a special reward.
• Chen Qingyu immediately challenged He Yuxuan, the fifth-ranked cultivator from the Subduing Sea Holy Land.
• The Immortal Altar’s golden light and the Great Void Primal Spirit’s announcement spread news of Chen Qingyu’s victory across Golden Bridge Heaven.
• Chen Qinghan regained hope after hearing that Chen Qingyu had not given up, and he and Chen Qinggu hurried toward the Immortal Altar.

News of Chen Qingyu reaching sixth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking stirred the Desolate Continent and drew spectators toward the Immortal Altar. He continued his challenge by arriving at the fifth altar, where he chose to watch He Yuxuan's ascent recording before fighting her.

• Wu Su'e heard that Chen Shaojun had reached sixth place and hurried toward the Great Void Teleportation Array.
• Ke Zhenhai heard the news in Eastflow Sacred City, broke out of the restaurant, and flew toward the array, blaming himself for giving up.
• Wang Pojun failed to clear the War God Tower's tenth floor, then heard Chen Shaojun's ranking and flew toward the Great Void Teleportation Array.
• Across the Desolate Continent, martial artists and powerful figures focused their attention on Chen Shaojun's second Immortal Altar challenge.
• Chen Qingyu crossed to the fifth altar and recognized He Yuxuan, whose enormous True Qi made her a formidable opponent.
• After the Great Void Primal Spirit deducted six million Great Void Points, Chen Qingyu chose to watch He Yuxuan's ascent recording.

Chen Qingyu used his intangibility to defeat He Yuxuan and claimed fifth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, then killed Chen Kaihai to rise to fourth. He continued challenging and watched Ao Tong’s recording before preparing to face the East Sea Dragon Clan’s powerful third-ranked fighter.

• Chen Qingyu watched He Yuxuan’s recorded battle and identified weaknesses in her immense True Qi.
• Chen Qingyu evaded He Yuxuan’s True Qi with Standing Upright Without a Shadow, struck her from behind, and took fifth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Qingyu challenged Chen Kaihai and killed him in a clash of fists, earning fourth place on the ranking.
• Chen Qingyu watched an overview of Chen Kaihai’s life and reflected on mortality before choosing to continue challenging.
• Chen Qingyu watched Ao Tong’s recording and recognized that the third-ranked East Sea Dragon Clan fighter would be difficult to defeat.

Chen Qingyu defeated Ao Tong and Chang Qiqi, advancing to second place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking. He stood one victory away from reaching the summit of the Immortal Altar.

• Chen Qingyu defeated Ao Tong, whose true dragon form and dragon breath had destroyed five battle formations, and took third place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Qingyu learned that Ao Tong had been the first Dragon King of the East Sea Dragon Clan and that the true dragons had split into East Sea and North Sea groups a hundred thousand years earlier.
• Chen Qingyu watched Chang Qiqi's ascent recording and saw that his light-based techniques resembled Chang Helie's but were considerably more powerful.
• Chang Qiqi concealed himself among clusters of light and attacked Chen Qingyu, but Chen Qingyu used Seeing Through Walls to locate him and struck him down.
• Chen Qingyu won his fourth consecutive match and moved to within one victory of the Immortal Altar's summit.

Chen Shaojun climbed to second place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, leaving only Wu Chenkong between him and the summit. Wu Su'e revealed Wu Chenkong’s history and said only their coming battle could show whether Chen Shaojun could defeat him.

• Chen Shaojun defeated successive opponents and reached third place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking as martial artists in Divine Capital Changluo celebrated.
• Wu Su'e arrived at the Immortal Altar, where the Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Shaojun had reached second place.
• Wu Su'e told Chen Qinghan, Ke Zhenhai, and Wang Pojun that Wu Chenkong had overthrown the Ancient Kingdom of Taihuang and defeated the eight Saint King Bloodlines that besieged him.
• Wu Su'e explained that the history had been sealed and asked them to keep the Taihuang Wu Clan secret.
• Chen Qinghan asked whether Chen Shaojun could defeat Wu Chenkong, and Wu Su'e said she did not know until they fought.

Chen Qingyu challenged Wu Chenkong for the top spot on the Immortal Heaven Ranking and watched a recording that revealed Wu Chenkong’s terrifying power. Their battle began with Wu Chenkong’s Human Dao Dragon Qi sealing Chen Qingyu’s True Qi, and Wu Chenkong ordered him to kneel and submit.

• Chen Qingyu defeated Chang Qiqi, rose to second place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, and chose to challenge Wu Chenkong.
• Chen Qingyu spent ten million Great Void Points to challenge Wu Chenkong and watched a recording of Wu Chenkong destroying fifty thousand elite martial artists with a sweep of his sleeve.
• Wu Chenkong turned toward Chen Qingyu, revealing his golden mask, as the battle began.
• Chen Qingyu tried to activate Standing Upright Without a Shadow but discovered that Wu Chenkong’s Human Dao Dragon Qi had immobilized his True Qi and sealed his martial arts.
• Wu Chenkong rose above Chen Qingyu and commanded him to kneel and submit, pressing him down with immense invisible force.

Chen Qingyu struggled against Wu Chenkong’s overwhelming Human Dao Dragon Qi, which left him unable to fight back. He remembered that Qi Absorption in Nine Breaths could fuel his abilities with primal Qi even without True Qi, escaped the suppression, and charged at Wu Chenkong as the battle escalated.

• Wu Chenkong suppressed Chen Qingyu with his Dragon Qi and blasted him around the altar with invisible force.
• Chen Qingyu realized he needed to break the Dragon Qi’s suppression but could find no way to do so.
• Wu Chenkong attacked with a heavier punch, and Chen Qingyu evaded it by using Qi Absorption in Nine Breaths to power his martial techniques with primal Qi.
• Chen Qingyu told Wu Chenkong that his Dragon Qi could not suppress everything and charged at him.
• Wu Chenkong acknowledged that Chen Qingyu was the first to escape his Dragon Qi’s suppression and said he would stop holding back.

Wu Chenkong unleashed his full strength against Chen Qingyu, but both fighters used illusions and hidden bodies to outmaneuver each other. Chen Qingyu was caught in Wu Chenkong’s trap just as the Realm Seal struck, leaving his survival uncertain.

• Wu Chenkong used the Mountains and Rivers Seal to destroy what he thought was Chen Qingyu, but the body proved to be an illusion.
• Chen Qingyu revealed that he had hidden himself with Standing Upright Without a Shadow and created the decoy with his improvised Starlight Illusory Body.
• Wu Chenkong protected himself with golden True Qi and searched for Chen Qingyu, while Chen Qingyu quietly approached him.
• Chen Qingyu grabbed Wu Chenkong from behind and used Drawing Out Primordial Yang, but realized he had seized Wu Chenkong’s Dragon Qi Manifestation Body.
• Wu Chenkong emerged from the golden waves and struck Chen Qingyu with the Realm Seal, leaving Chen Qingyu facing a potentially fatal blow.

Chen Qingyu defeated Wu Chenkong after using [Drawing Out Primordial Yang] and discovering that Wu Chenkong had almost no Primordial Yang left, though the reason remained a mystery. The Great Void Primal Spirit crowned Chen Qingyu the Supreme Void Young Venerable and granted him authority over the Supreme Void Dao Realm.

• Chen Qingyu turned to face Wu Chenkong and seized him, taking a devastating blow to his shoulder instead of his head.
• Chen Qingyu unleashed [Drawing Out Primordial Yang], and Wu Chenkong died when his nearly depleted Primordial Yang dissipated.
• Chen Qingyu realized that Wu Chenkong had likely had only one day left to live, but he could not understand why.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit declared Chen Qingyu the winner, awarded him ten million Great Void Points, and promised a special reward after he reached [Spirit Origin Heaven].
• The Great Void Primal Spirit healed Chen Qingyu, named him the strongest martial artist in [Golden Bridge Heaven], and granted him the title and authority of Supreme Void Young Venerable.

After defeating Wu Chenkong, Chen Qingyu received the title of Supreme Void Young Venerable but found that the Great Void Primal Spirit had sealed Wu Chenkong’s life history and ignored his report of stolen authority. Chen Qingyu removed the foreign restraint and left, while the Dao Realm announced his historic victory to all ten heavens.

• Chen Qingyu questioned why he had received the title of Supreme Void Young Venerable and discovered that the Great Void Primal Spirit would not let him view Wu Chenkong’s life history because he lacked permission.
• Chen Qingyu compared the notification with the one for his living father, Chen Zhengxing, and concluded that something unusual surrounded Wu Chenkong.
• Chen Qingyu examined his authority, found gray-black threads left by the person behind Xu Yuanxian, and reported the stolen power to the Great Void Primal Spirit, which gave no response.
• Chen Qingyu used his authority to destroy the gray-black threads and resolved to tell the ancestor about the mystery before leaving the Dao Realm.
• Chen Qingyu promised to challenge the golden-masked figure again in Spirit Origin Heaven after visiting Heaven-Reaching Sword Gorge.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced across all ten layers that Chen Shaojun had taken first place on the Golden Bridge Heaven Immortal Altar and bestowed the title of Supreme Void Young Venerable upon him.

After Chen Qingyu became the Number One Heavenly Prodigy of All Time, he used his newly gained authority to free Chen Qinghan and the others from Xu Yuanxian’s restraints. He then took Wu Su'e away from the crowd and asked her about Wu Chenkong, the ancestor of the Taihuang Wu Clan.

• The crowd celebrated Chen Qingyu’s ascent to the top of the Immortal Altar, while Chen Qinghan and the others rejoiced that their rescue had arrived.
• Chen Qingyu emerged with a grave expression and confirmed that he had gained enough authority to break Xu Yuanxian’s remaining means.
• Chen Qingyu used his authority and Drawing Out Primordial Yang to remove the restraints and restore the others’ lifespans.
• Wang Pojun thanked Chen Qingyu, and Chen Qingyu urged everyone to report the conspiracy to their teachers and elders for investigation.
• Chen Qingyu transported himself and Wu Su'e to the outskirts of Divine Capital Changluo, then asked her about Wu Chenkong.

Chen Qingyu questioned Wu Su'e about the history of her ancestor Wu Chenkong and proposed that the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror might have fabricated his existence and altered the world's memories. After they agreed to seek answers in the real world, Wu Su'e asked Chen Qingyu to travel with her when they both reached the Spirit Origin Realm.

• Wu Su'e told Chen Qingyu that Wu Chenkong had been born a hundred thousand years earlier and was said to have defeated eight great Saint King Bloodlines.
• Chen Qingyu questioned why the great sacred lands had erased nearly all records of Wu Chenkong and suggested the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror had altered everyone's memories.
• Wu Su'e rejected the possibility that Wu Chenkong had never existed, insisting that her clan descended from him.
• Chen Qingyu and Wu Su'e agreed to seek answers from their ancestors after returning to the real world.
• Chen Qingyu said he planned to reach the Spirit Origin Realm and travel, and Wu Su'e asked to accompany him.

Chen Qingyu arranged to travel south with Wu Su'e for the first part of his journey, then hurried to the Ninth Ancestor to report how someone had used the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror to interfere with him and others. The Ninth Ancestor vowed to investigate, while Chen Qingyu ended by asking why the ancestor had not noticed the interference despite holding the Chen Clan’s authority over the Mirror.

• Chen Qingyu and Wu Su'e agreed to meet in Liyang City in half a month and travel together for part of his journey south.
• Chen Qingyu realized his memories were no longer being distorted and went to the Floating Heavenly Palace to seek the Ninth Ancestor.
• The Ninth Ancestor was furious when Chen Qingyu recounted the events involving Xu Yuanxian and the use of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror against him and others.
• The Ninth Ancestor promised to investigate the matter and told Chen Qingyu not to spread word of it.
• Chen Qingyu asked why the Ninth Ancestor had not detected the interference, since he held the Chen Clan’s portion of the Mirror’s authority.

The Ninth Ancestor explained how stolen authority had escaped his notice and warned that a powerful figure behind Xu Yuanxian might rival the known wielders of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror. After Chen Qingyu raised his suspicions about Wu Chenkong, the Ninth Ancestor confirmed Wu had truly existed, but had not yet explained the abnormalities Chen observed.

• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that he had sensed something wrong two months earlier but could not find the stolen authority because his clearance was lower than Chen Qingyu’s.
• The Ninth Ancestor deduced that multiple people like Xu Yuanxian had received stolen authority from a figure whose power might rival his own.
• Chen Qingyu and the Ninth Ancestor feared a vast conspiracy, especially because the Great Void Primal Spirit had shown no reaction to the theft.
• Chen Qingyu described Wu Chenkong’s abnormalities and Wu Su'e’s account to the Ninth Ancestor.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that Wu Chenkong had truly existed in history, then began to address the abnormalities in him.

Chen Qingyu learned from the Ninth Ancestor that no one could alter history with the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror since the ancient kings died, then discovered that reports about the theft of the Great Void's authority were reaching the holy lands. As news of Chen Shaojun’s triumph spread across the Desolate Continent, a major confrontation began to take shape.

• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that Wu Chenkong had a mysterious connection to the Great Void Primal Spirit and that history could no longer be altered through the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror.
• The Ninth Ancestor ordered Chen Qingyu to keep the matter secret, promised to investigate, and sent him back to the Floating Heavenly Palace.
• Chen Qingyu overheard Chen Yuande demanding answers from Chen Guangyao after Chen Qinghan reported what had happened, and decided to tell his father, Chen Zhengxing.
• News spread that Chen Shaojun had ranked first on the Immortal Heaven Ranking and received the title Number One Heavenly Prodigy of All Time.
• Ke Zhenhai, Wang Pojun, and Wu Su'e reported the theft of the Great Void's authority to leaders and elders of their respective holy lands, setting a larger storm in motion.

After Chen Qingyu released the Primordial Yang he had taken from Xu Yuanxian, the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land’s controlled disciples recovered their memories and reported Xu Yuanxian’s actions to their elders. The Holy Lord learned that the scandal implicated his holy land, while its reclusive elder prepared to discuss the matter with the Chen and Wu families’ elders in the Supreme Void.

• Chen Qingyu released the Primordial Yang he had seized from Xu Yuanxian, restoring the memories of more than a dozen controlled true disciples in the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land.
• The disciples recognized that Xu Yuanxian had controlled them and stolen authority from the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, and they credited Chen Shaojun with freeing them.
• Senior Brother Lan led the disciples to report Xu Yuanxian’s actions to the holy land’s elders.
• The Holy Lord of Myriad Phenomena and the elders discussed Chen Shaojun’s rise before meeting the disciples and hearing their report from Lan Caihe.
• The Holy Lord hurried to meet his Great-granduncle, who said the Chen and Wu families had already informed him and that he would consult the other elders in the Supreme Void.

The four faction ancestors debated the theft of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror's authority, and the Chen Clan's Ninth Ancestor secured agreement to shut down the Supreme Void Dao Realm for a full investigation. After Chen Qingyu recounted what happened to Chen Zhengxing in Divine Capital Changluo, he suddenly felt a wave of panic and paled.

• The ancestors of the East Flow Holy Land, Taihuang Wu Clan, Myriad Phenomena Holy Land, and Chen Clan met to discuss the stolen authority and argued over responsibility for Xu Yuanxian.
• The Chen Clan's Ninth Ancestor said a powerful hidden figure was behind Xu Yuanxian and insisted they investigate at any cost.
• The Ninth Ancestor proposed bringing forth the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror's physical body and shutting down the Supreme Void Dao Realm until they had investigated its source.
• The other ancestors objected to the disruption, but accepted the Ninth Ancestor's decision because they could not oppose his strength and he possessed the Mirror's physical body.
• Chen Zhengxing regretted that Chen Qingyu had been left unaware of the danger, while Chen Qingyu said the Ninth Ancestor would investigate the matter thoroughly.
• Chen Qingyu suddenly grunted and turned pale after feeling panic and palpitations.

After the Supreme Void Dao Realm suddenly closed, Chen Qingyu learned that the upheaval had spread across the Desolate Continent and chose to cultivate while the ancestor was unavailable. He broke the shackles of his body and began his breakthrough to the Spirit Origin Realm.

• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that the Supreme Void Dao Realm had closed after his consciousness avatar lost contact with it.
• The closure expelled martial artists across the Desolate Continent and sparked unrest, prompting Chen Qingyu to seek the ancestor at the Floating Heavenly Palace.
• Chen Qingyu found no one at the palace and returned to learn that Chen Zhengxing had joined Chen Clan members sent to quell unrest in the Divine Capital.
• Chen Qingyu decided to use the time to advance his cultivation, then studied the path into the Four Spirit Origin Realms in seclusion.
• Chen Qingyu pushed his True Qi, broke the shackles of his body, and began ascending toward the Nine Heavens.

Chen Qingyu reached the Spirit Origin Realm and examined the starry Nine Heavens formed from his cultivation foundation, estimating that he could advance to the True Gang Realm in nine months. At dinner, Chen Zhengxing revealed that the Supreme Void Dao Realm’s sudden closure had disrupted the Floating Heavenly Palace, where he had gone to help.

• Chen Qingyu perceived his Nine Heavens as a vast starry sea containing twelve constellations and celestial bodies corresponding to his abilities and techniques.
• Chen Qingyu discovered that his Star True Qi had transformed into Star True Essence and that his cultivation continued refining primordial Qi at a rate more than a hundred times greater than ordinary Venerables.
• Chen Qingyu used Qi Absorption in Nine Breaths to estimate that he could reach the True Gang Realm in around nine months.
• Chen Qingyu left secluded cultivation and planned to travel to Heaven-Reaching Sword Gorge once the matter at hand was settled.
• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that the unrest had already been quelled and that he had actually gone to assist the Floating Heavenly Palace after the Supreme Void Dao Realm’s closure caused disruptions.

Chen Qingyu learned that the Great Void Primal Spirit had escaped the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, leaving behind a mindless shell that still maintained the Supreme Void Dao Realm. The Ninth Ancestor revealed that an unknown mastermind had exploited its departure to steal part of its authority.

• Chen Qingyu told Chen Zhengxing that he had reached the Spirit Origin Realm, and Chen Zhengxing promised to tell him about the past before he set out to travel.
• Chen Qingyu checked in at the Floating Heavenly Palace and received a slight enhancement to his Standing Upright Without a Shadow divine ability.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that he and three others had investigated the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror but could not find the mastermind behind the disturbance.
• The Ninth Ancestor revealed that the Great Void Primal Spirit had escaped its true body, leaving behind a thoughtless shell that continued to govern the Supreme Void Dao Realm.
• The Ninth Ancestor explained that the mastermind had seized the chance to secretly steal part of the Great Void Primal Spirit's authority.

Chen Qingyu learned that the Great Void Primal Spirit had escaped the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror and reincarnated, prompting the Ninth Ancestor to assign him the mission of finding it. The chapter left Chen Qingyu facing the prospect of bringing the reincarnation into the Chen Clan, whether as a brother or a future wife.

• The Ninth Ancestor explained that someone was stealing the Great Void Primal Spirit's authority from the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, and Chen Qingyu's warning had alerted the Chen Clan to the danger.
• The Ninth Ancestor agreed to let Chen Qingyu travel beyond the Divine Capital and tasked him with finding the Great Void Primal Spirit's reincarnation.
• The Ninth Ancestor reasoned that the reincarnation was likely human and that Chen Qingyu's connection as the Supreme Void Young Venerable gave him the best chance of finding it.
• Chen Qingyu asked what the Chen Clan would do if he found the reincarnation, and the Ninth Ancestor proposed adopting a boy into the clan or having Chen Qingyu marry a girl.

Chen Qingyu learned that the Chen Clan wanted him to find the Great Void Primal Spirit's reincarnation and bring them to the Divine Capital, while the Ninth Ancestor dismissed his marriage agreement with Wu Su'e. The Ninth Ancestor rewarded him with a Mystic Artifact embryo, which began nurturing itself inside Chen Qingyu.

• The Ninth Ancestor explained that trying to control the Great Void Primal Spirit's reincarnation was too dangerous and told Chen Qingyu to bring the reincarnation back to the Divine Capital if he found them.
• The Ninth Ancestor argued that Wu Su'e was no longer a worthy match for Chen Qingyu, and Chen Qingyu rejected the idea of marrying a reincarnation who might be a man.
• The Ninth Ancestor admitted he did not know where the reincarnation was, but said Chen Qingyu's connection of karma and heavenly fate might lead them to meet while traveling.
• The Ninth Ancestor gave Chen Qingyu a top-grade Mystic Artifact embryo he had nurtured for ten thousand years.
• Chen Qingyu channeled Star True Essence into the white seal, which entered his body and began nurturing itself.

Chen Qingyu returned from meeting the Ninth Ancestor and told Chen Zhengxing about the Great Void Primal Spirit’s reincarnation and his mission. As Chen Qingyu prepared to travel, Chen Zhengxing revealed how he met Chen Qingyu’s mother, Ling Qiuxia, and hinted that her family had manipulated their marriage for a hidden scheme.

• Chen Qingyu told Chen Zhengxing that the Great Void Primal Spirit had reincarnated and that the Ninth Ancestor had given him a special mission.
• Chen Qingyu said he wanted to leave the Divine Capital soon, and Chen Zhengxing began explaining his parents’ past.
• Chen Zhengxing revealed that Ling Qiuxia was the Spirit King’s seventh daughter, the Princess of Rosy Light, and that they met while traveling in the Southern Region.
• Chen Zhengxing recounted how he and Ling Qiuxia fought, entered a ruined secret realm, and became close after surviving its dangers together.
• Chen Zhengxing said the Chen Clan’s higher-ups opposed their marriage, while Ling Qiuxia’s elders unexpectedly supported it.
• Chen Zhengxing revealed that Ling Qiuxia’s family had been pursuing hidden ambitions and schemes, which he discovered only after it was too late.