Chapter Summaries

Chen Qingyu used [Heaven-Collapsing Finger] to shatter the white-robed man's space-based defenses and defeat him. The man revealed that he had been dead for over a hundred thousand years, then manifested a powerful flying sword and identified himself as Bai Zi'an, the Heavenly Sword.

• The white-robed man attacked Chen Qingyu with twelve sword strikes, forcing him onto the defensive.
• Chen Qingyu used [Heaven-Collapsing Finger] to collapse the rules supporting the man's sword lights and spatial ability, cracking his body and defeating him.
• The white-robed man praised Chen Qingyu's power and said he had been dead for over a hundred thousand years.
• The white-robed man released a brilliant white light, restored his body, and summoned a flying sword that stilled space and all things.
• The white-robed man identified himself as Bai Zi'an, honored as the Heavenly Sword.

Chen Qingyu met the past projection of the Heavenly Sword Saint King, who revealed the truth about his inheritance and the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror before his projection vanished. The Saint King left his bonded flying sword with the Wang Clan, while the mirror’s true origins and the Sage Evolution Palace’s secrets remained unresolved.

• Chen Qingyu recognized the white-robed man as the Heavenly Sword Saint King, who explained that he was a past projection sealed within his bonded flying sword to find a worthy successor.
• The Heavenly Sword Saint King said he had divided his inheritance into five portions and would test anyone who gathered them, then provisionally acknowledged the Wang Clan while reserving his Dao for a truly worthy heir.
• The Heavenly Sword Saint King revealed that the ancient kings had not refined the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror and that he had needed the Great Void Primal Spirit’s help to leave his projection in the real world.
• The Heavenly Sword Saint King’s projection dissipated after telling Chen Qingyu to solve future problems himself and declaring him stronger than the ancient kings.
• The bonded flying sword flew to the Summit of Liangshan, time resumed, and the Wang Clan’s balding elder demanded that Chen Qingyu explain what had happened.

Chen Qingyu revealed that the white-robed man was an image left by the Heavenly Sword Saint King and that the Saint King had left his lifebound flying sword on Liangshan. The Wang Clan gained the inheritance but could not wield the sword until one of its members earned its recognition, and Wang Gaohe pledged the clan’s support to Chen Qingyu.

• Chen Qingyu told Wang Gaohe that the white-robed man was the Heavenly Sword Saint King’s past-image body, sent to test the Wang Clan.
• Wang Gaohe accepted that the clan had failed the Saint King’s test and promised to deliver the map and Thirteen Golden Grain Pill to the Chen Clan.
• Chen Qingyu revealed that the final inheritance and the Saint King’s lifebound flying sword remained at the Summit of Liangshan.
• Wang Gaohe rushed to the summit, where the Heavenly Sword’s Sword Qi injured his right hand when he tried to claim it.
• Chen Qingyu explained that the Wang Clan could not wield the sword until a worthy sword cultivator arose, and Wang Gaohe pledged the clan’s allegiance to help Chen Qingyu in the future.

Chen Qingyu returned from Liangshan with the Heavenly Sword Saint King's legacy, lifebound flying sword, map, and Thirteen Golden Grain Pill, while advancing his Doomsday Heavenly Calamity deductions on the journey. Back in the Divine Capital, he confronted the Ninth Ancestor after learning the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror had not been made by the ancient kings, and the Ninth Ancestor admitted the claim was false.

• The Wang Clan tore up Chen Qingyu's marriage contract, gave him the map and sealed Thirteen Golden Grain Pill, and saw him off from Liangshan.
• Chen Qingyu rode the Crimson Smoke Colt toward the Ancient Kingdom of Chenliu and used the journey to make progress converting Heaven-Burning Art methods into calamities.
• Chen Qingyu reached Canhe City, teleported to the Divine Capital, and went straight to the Floating Heavenly Palace to meet the Ninth Ancestor.
• Chen Qingyu told the Ninth Ancestor about the Heavenly Sword Saint King's past-image body and said the Saint King had denied that the ancient kings created the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror.
• The Ninth Ancestor admitted that the mirror had another origin, and Chen Qingyu challenged him for having previously concealed the truth.

The Ninth Ancestor revealed that the Kings of High Antiquity fled a catastrophic war in their homeland and had once served a powerful woman who bestowed the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror upon them. He explained that the Mirror was humanity’s guardian and far surpassed Emperor Yuan in power, leaving Chen Qingyu stunned.

• The Ninth Ancestor decided Chen Qingyu was ready to learn the Mirror’s origins and explained that the Kings of High Antiquity had crossed the sea to escape a devastating war.
• The Ninth Ancestor revealed that the Kings had all served the same powerful woman, with Saint King Chenliu serving as her stargazer.
• The Ninth Ancestor said the woman sent the Kings and their servants overseas and gave them the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror for protection.
• The Ninth Ancestor explained that the Mirror was humanity’s guardian and that the descendants of the four Saint Kings held only a small share of its power.
• Chen Qingyu asked how the Mirror compared with Emperor Yuan, and the Ninth Ancestor said it was far stronger.

The Ninth Ancestor explained the cultivation realms, Emperor Yuan’s status as a Quasi-Emperor, and why the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror surpassed him. He warned Chen Qingyu that the Desolate Continent’s situation would change and urged him to take the Thirteen Golden Grain Pill immediately.

• The Ninth Ancestor explained the Four Divine Treasury Realms and the distinctions between Saints, Saint Kings, Quasi-Emperors, and Great Emperors.
• The Ninth Ancestor revealed that Emperor Yuan was a Quasi-Emperor, while the ancient kings’ master was a true Emperor Venerable, explaining the mirror’s superior might.
• Chen Qingyu recalled Zhang Yanqing’s claims about the Great Void and realized the Sage Evolution Palace knew far more than he had understood.
• The Ninth Ancestor warned that the Sage Evolution Palace could threaten the sacred lands because of the Great Void Primal Spirit’s reincarnation and vulnerability.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu to take the Thirteen Golden Grain Pill at once, arguing that he needed to grow stronger before the continent’s situation changed.

Chen Qingyu swallowed the Thirteen Golden Grain Pill, which accelerated his cultivation as he prepared to pursue the opportunity behind the map. After returning to Divine Punishment Valley, he signed in again and received an enhancement to his Heaven-Burning Art.

• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that the Thirteen Golden Grain Pill would advance him to the Heavenly Impulse Realm, but would not double his cultivation thirteen times because his foundations were too strong.
• The Ninth Ancestor gave Chen Qingyu the pill, and Chen Qingyu swallowed it, causing his cultivation speed to double.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu to finish his business in Divine Punishment Valley and report to Central Capital Yangchuan within half a month.
• Chen Qingyu traveled back to Divine Punishment Valley and waited in the Supreme Void Dao Realm for his sign-in eligibility to refresh.
• Chen Qingyu signed in at Divine Punishment Valley for the fifth time, and the system greatly enhanced his control, comprehension, and application of the Heaven-Burning Art.

Chen Qingyu completed the Doomsday Heavenly Calamity by forging seven distinct calamities into a new internal cycle, creating his strongest technique and laying the foundation for his path of myriad calamities. After spending half a month in Divine Punishment Valley and advancing to the Second Heaven of the True Gang Realm, he prepared to return to the Divine Capital.

• Chen Qingyu comprehended a new burning annihilation ability in the Heaven-Burning Art and began developing separate fire and burning annihilation calamities.
• Over half a month in Divine Punishment Valley, Chen Qingyu gathered enhancements, advanced to the Second Heaven of the True Gang Realm, and refined his new method in the Martial Practice Hall.
• Chen Qingyu completed seven calamities—wind, snow, fire, lightning, burning annihilation, stars, and decline—into the Doomsday Heavenly Calamity.
• Chen Qingyu defeated the Heavenly Sword Saint King’s phantom with the completed Doomsday Heavenly Calamity and recognized it as his most powerful method.
• Chen Qingyu considered how other divine abilities might someday become calamities, then left the Supreme Void Dao Realm to return to the Divine Capital.

Chen Qingyu asked the Ninth Ancestor how he could visit Emperor Yuan Palace and learned that the next Dragon Gate Dharma Assembly might take place within the year. After returning home, he told Chen Zhengxing he was going to Central Capital Yangchuan, where his father asked him to do a favor.

• Chen Qingyu asked the Ninth Ancestor about entering Emperor Yuan Palace, and the Ninth Ancestor explained that the Dragon Gate Dharma Assembly was the only route in for outside visitors.
• The Ninth Ancestor predicted that the next Dragon Gate Dharma Assembly would take place within the year and said Chen Qingyu would receive an Emperor Yuan Edict.
• Chen Qingyu left the Floating Heavenly Palace after checking in at its entrance and returned home.
• Chen Qingyu told Chen Zhengxing he was going to Central Capital Yangchuan to serve as an inspecting envoy, and Chen Zhengxing said he had a favor to ask.

Chen Zhengxing asked Chen Qingyu to make amends to the relatives his branch had wronged and help them return to the Divine Capital while visiting Central Capital Yangchuan. At the Ten Thousand Cities Hall, Chen Qingyu met Elder Chen Yuande and learned the supervisory envoy’s duties and sweeping authority.

• Chen Zhengxing explained that his surviving relatives had been expelled from the Divine Capital after his past mistake, and asked Chen Qingyu to apologize and seek their return.
• Chen Qingyu agreed to represent his father and make amends to the families in Central Capital Yangchuan.
• Chen Qingyu packed, left Chen Zhengxing, and went to the Ten Thousand Cities Hall to take up his post as supervisory envoy.
• Chen Qingyu met his granduncle, Elder Chen Yuande, who presided over the Ten Thousand Cities Hall.
• Chen Yuande explained that the supervisory envoy oversaw Central Capital Yangchuan on the Divine Capital’s behalf and could inspect its affairs and execute rulebreakers before reporting.

Chen Qingyu accepted his appointment as inspector of Central Capital Yangchuan and traveled there to take up his post. The city’s leading figures welcomed him with great respect after discovering the new inspector was the Chen Clan’s Shaojun.

• Chen Yuande explained the inspector’s authority and limits, then gave Chen Qingyu his command token and told him to prioritize cultivation.
• Chen Qingyu traveled by teleportation formation from the Divine Capital to Central Capital Yangchuan.
• Chen Yuanqi and the city’s mighty figures waited to welcome the newly appointed inspector, unaware who he was.
• Chen Qingyu arrived, and the gathered figures recognized him as Chen Shaojun and respectfully greeted him.
• Chen Yuanqi invited Chen Qingyu to a welcoming banquet at the city lord’s residence.

Chen Qingyu attended a banquet with Central Capital Yangchuan’s leaders and learned how the city’s power was divided among its three leading figures and other Chen Clan branches. He asked for records of the local lineages to find his relatives, and Chen Yuanqi brought him a jade slip containing their information.

• Chen Qingyu arrived at the city lord’s residence in a grand procession, and news of his appointment as inspector spread throughout Central Capital Yangchuan.
• At the banquet, Chen Qingyu learned about the authority of City Lord Chen Yuanqi, Grand Minister Chen Yuangu, and Commandant Chen Yuanhe.
• Chen Yuanqi asked whether Chen Qingyu would visit his residence or inspect the city’s records first.
• Chen Qingyu said his father had sent him to visit relatives living in Central Capital and requested records of the local Chen Clan lineages.
• Chen Yuanqi returned with a golden jade slip containing information on more than thirteen hundred lineages and presented it to Chen Qingyu.

Chen Qingyu found the records of his father’s surviving relatives, learned they had been expelled from the Divine Capital and reduced to a small lineage in Taihe Garden, and went to visit them. There, the relatives argued over their troubles and whether to seek help from Chen Qingyu before an old man arrived.

• Chen Qingyu read the lineage records and found that his relatives lived in Taihe Garden under Chen Yuanhe’s leadership.
• Chen Qingyu recalled how the great calamity had destroyed most of his branch and resolved to make amends for the survivors’ suffering.
• Chen Qingyu asked Chen Yuanqi for a ceremonial carriage and set out for Taihe Garden.
• At Taihe Garden, the relatives argued about their lack of influence and their worries over Qingxu and their eldest brother.
• A young man suggested contacting their uncle in the Divine Capital, but the leading middle-aged man angrily rejected the idea.
• An old man arrived at the hall, and the leading middle-aged man went to greet him.

The Chen family branch in the Central Capital argued over how to handle Qingxu’s troubles and Dalang’s disappearance, with the younger generation urging them to contact Chen Zhengxing. Chen Qingyu arrived at Taihe Garden to visit his relatives, leaving the family hurrying out to receive him.

• The white-haired old man urged the family to stop arguing and seek help, while the middle-aged men worried that Dalang had been missing for half a month.
• The old man said Chen Zhengxing still cared for his family, and the younger men agreed that their branch should have contacted him sooner.
• A luxurious star-gold carriage arrived at Taihe Garden, and an attendant announced that the Chen Clan’s Shaojun had come.
• The family was astonished that Chen Qingyu had come to visit them and hurried to greet him.
• Chen Qingyu rebuked a manor official for acting overbearingly, then stepped down from the carriage and waited at the gate.

Chen Qingyu visited the Chen branch in Taihe Garden and revealed that he was Chen Zhengxing’s son, easing the family’s concerns about the old rift. He then noticed that Chen Yuanhe was frail and learned that lingering injuries from the past still plagued him.

• Chen Yuanhe led the branch members out to welcome Chen Qingyu, who politely supported him and greeted him as his great-uncle.
• Chen Qingyu confirmed that Chen Zhengxing was his father and explained that he had come to visit the elders on his father’s behalf.
• Chen Yuanhe said he held no resentment toward Chen Zhengxing and that the family should put the past behind them and rebuild their branch together.
• Chen Qingyu noticed Chen Yuanhe’s weakness and asked about his old injuries.
• Chen Yuanhe explained that the aftermath of the past incident had left him gravely injured, and lingering ailments had troubled him ever since.

Chen Qingyu discovered that Chen Yuanhe’s long-standing injury came from an Extreme Transformation Realm Saint’s lingering power and used his Ziwei Star True Gang to destroy it. Chen Yuanhe was freed from the affliction that had plagued him for over sixty years.

• Chen Yuanhe explained that many physicians had failed to treat the power consuming his vitality, and thanked his nephews for supporting him.
• Chen Qingyu offered to treat Chen Yuanhe and examined his wrist with the divine ability Drawing Out Primordial Yang.
• Chen Qingyu recognized the black wisps as the power of Dharma Possesses a Primal Spirit, left behind by an Extreme Transformation Realm Saint.
• Chen Qingyu sent his Ziwei Star True Gang, carrying the Nine Hells Heavenly Punishment Sword’s lightning, into Chen Yuanhe’s body.
• Chen Qingyu destroyed the black power in Chen Yuanhe’s right leg, and Chen Yuanhe and the others rejoiced at his recovery.

Chen Qingyu restored Chen Yuanhe’s health and much of his lost lifespan, then learned that Chen Qingxu had been disfigured after resisting Chen Zhengxian’s attempted assault. He promised to treat her and take charge of the family’s grievances, then summoned Chen Yuangu to answer for his son.

• Chen Qingyu used [Drawing Out Primordial Yang] to restore Chen Yuanhe’s strength and give him two thousand years of remaining lifespan.
• A round-faced young man told Chen Qingyu that Chen Qingxu had disfigured herself with poison to resist Chen Zhengxian, who had since tormented their family.
• Chen Qingyu said he could treat Chen Qingxu and promised to seek justice for his relatives.
• Chen Qingyu ordered an official to summon Chen Yuangu, Chen Zhengxian’s father and the Central Capital’s Grand Arbiter of Fate.

Chen Qingyu summoned Grand Arbiter Chen Yuangu to answer for his son Chen Zhengxian’s abuses against their clansmen. Chen Yuangu punished his son severely and accepted penalties himself, leaving Chen Yuanhe and the others impressed by Chen Qingyu’s authority.

• Chen Qingyu ordered a city lord’s residence official to summon Grand Arbiter Chen Yuangu for questioning.
• Chen Yuangu arrived and said he had just learned of Chen Zhengxian’s misconduct and had already punished him under the clan rules.
• Chen Yuangu revealed that he had abolished Chen Zhengxian’s cultivation, castrated him, stripped him of status, and sentenced him to lifelong labor as a mining slave.
• Chen Qingyu held Chen Yuangu responsible for failing to discipline his son and ordered him to forfeit a hundred years of salary, lose promotion opportunities for a hundred years, and compensate the harmed families.
• Chen Yuangu accepted the punishment and left, while Chen Yuanhe and the others told Chen Qingyu they were satisfied with the outcome.

Chen Qingyu restored Chen Qingxu’s peace of mind after punishing Chen Zhengxian, while Chen Yuangu warned his family against helping his disgraced son. As Chen Yuangu investigated Chen Qingyu’s relatives, he learned their lineage had once ranked Heaven Jiazi Four and that another clansman had recently gone missing.

• Chen Qingyu visited Chen Qingxu, who broke down crying after learning the truth, and then began treating her with Drawing Out Primordial Yang.
• Chen Yuangu told his son that he had been punished by Chen Qingyu and forbade the family from helping Chen Zhengxian escape his sentence in the mines.
• Chen Yuangu’s son reported that the Taihe Garden lineage had originally ranked Heaven Jiazi Four, prompting Chen Yuangu to connect its exile to a calamity in the Divine Capital decades earlier.
• Chen Yuangu’s son revealed that another member of the Taihe Garden lineage had recently gone missing.

After learning that Chen Qingjie and his squad had vanished, Chen Qingyu agreed to investigate the Stars Heavenly Army’s handling of the case. He arrived at its barracks with Chen Zhenghong, where the Heavenly Army Commandant and other officials were already waiting.

• Chen Yuangu learned of Chen Qingjie's disappearance and planned to discuss it with Chen Yuanhe.
• After healing Chen Qingxu, Chen Qingyu stayed at Taihe Garden and heard from Chen Zhenghong that Qingjie and his entire squad had vanished during a patrol half a month earlier.
• Chen Zhenghong explained that the Stars Heavenly Army had found no clues, labeled the disappearance suspected desertion, and stopped investigating despite the families’ pleas.
• Chen Qingyu promised to help and decided to take Chen Zhenghong to the barracks to have Chen Yuanhe oversee a renewed investigation.
• Chen Qingyu and Chen Zhenghong reached the Stars Heavenly Army barracks, where Chen Yuanhe and a group of officials were waiting for them.