Chapter Summaries

Chen Qingyu learned that reaching the Immortal Altar would be difficult without a major increase in strength, and Chen Zhengxing challenged him to defeat his former self first. Meanwhile, the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land investigated Xu Yuanxian’s mysterious death and found signs that his lifespan had been exhausted.

• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that he had spent five extra years preparing to ascend the Immortal Altar and said Chen Qingyu’s half-month deadline left him little chance.
• Chen Zhengxing said Chen Qingyu must first defeat him in the Immortal Altar before he would reveal another way to improve his chances, so Chen Qingyu headed to his cultivation chamber to enter the Supreme Void Dao Realm.
• News spread across the Desolate Continent that Chen Shaojun had defeated Xu Yuanxian and become the strongest in the Golden Bridge Realm.
• True disciples of the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land reacted with alarm when law enforcement envoys carried away Xu Yuanxian’s body and announced that his cause of death was unknown.
• The presiding elder of the Law Enforcement Hall examined Xu Yuanxian’s body and concluded that he appeared to have died from exhausting his lifespan while cultivating the Myriad Longevities Immortality Scripture.

After Xu Yuanxian’s unexplained death, the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land suspected a power beyond its reach was responsible. Chen Qingyu, now convinced he had to become the strongest martial artist of all time to save Chen Qinghan and uncover the conspiracy, entered the Immortal Altar and saw the Immortal Heaven Ranking.

• A white-haired elder concluded that Xu Yuanxian’s lifespan had vanished without a trace and that his death likely came from outside the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land.
• The elder suspected only the person in the Emperor Yuan Palace or the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror could have bypassed the holy land’s defenses, then decided to report the matter to the Holy Lord and supreme elders.
• Chen Qingyu reappeared in Golden Bridge Heaven, realized the system had not preserved his memories, and resolved to reach the summit of the Immortal Altar to save Chen Qinghan and expose the conspiracy.
• Chen Qingyu used Standing Upright Without a Shadow to fly invisibly to the Immortal Altar and enter it.
• Inside the Immortal Altar, Chen Qingyu saw ten ascending altars bearing figures and discovered the Immortal Heaven Ranking, led by Wu Chenkong.

Chen Qingyu challenged Wang Jue, the tenth-ranked contender on the Immortal Altar, and watched a recording of Wang Jue clearing the War God Tower’s tenth floor. He realized Wang Jue defeated the massive formations by exploiting their weak points, then prepared to face the formidable sword cultivator.

• Chen Qingyu learned that each Immortal Altar challenge cost one million Great Void Points and chose to challenge Wang Jue of the Liangshan Wang Clan.
• Chen Qingyu paid the entry cost and chose to watch the recording of Wang Jue’s ascent through the War God Tower.
• Wang Jue drew his sword and tore through the first ten-thousand-man battle formation, killing over a thousand warriors in a single breath.
• When four more formations combined their power against him, Wang Jue severed the torrent by striking at the formations’ weak points and escaped its reach.
• Chen Qingyu understood Wang Jue’s technique and stopped watching, recognizing the tenth-ranked contender as an extraordinary sword cultivator.

Chen Qingyu fought Wang Jue, whose swordsmanship overwhelmed his defenses and repeatedly wounded him. Chen Qingyu endured the attacks while draining Wang Jue’s Primordial Yang, until Wang Jue noticed his strength weakening and asked what technique was causing it.

• Chen Qingyu activated his Formless Sandstorm, concealment, Primordial Yang Indestructible Body, and Primordial Yang Domain as Wang Jue charged.
• Wang Jue’s sword light cut through Chen Qingyu’s defenses and struck him, but Chen Qingyu blocked the blow with his arm.
• Chen Qingyu healed with his Primordial Yang Indestructible Body and continued absorbing Wang Jue’s Primordial Yang with each attack.
• Wang Jue repeatedly slashed Chen Qingyu, who endured the wounds and noticed the power of Wang Jue’s strikes beginning to decline.
• Wang Jue stopped attacking, revealed himself, and asked Chen Qingyu what technique was weakening his strength.

Chen Qingyu endured Wang Jue’s attacks, caught and broke his flying sword, then defeated him in a final clash. Wang Jue’s figure faded, leaving Chen Qingyu victorious.

• Wang Jue shifted from sword-body attacks to flying sword strikes, but Chen Qingyu endured them while draining his True Qi.
• After studying Wang Jue’s repeated attacks, Chen Qingyu caught the flying sword with his bare hands.
• Chen Qingyu poured his strength into the sword and snapped it, causing Wang Jue to suffer backlash through their mental connection.
• Wang Jue continued fighting without his sword, declaring that he himself was the sword, and charged Chen Qingyu.
• Chen Qingyu defeated Wang Jue in their final clash and watched him dissipate.

Chen Qingyu defeated Wang Jue and claimed tenth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, discovering that his opponent had founded the Liangshan Wang Clan. His achievement was announced across Golden Bridge Heaven, where the crowd erupted in astonishment.

• Chen Qingyu reflected that his victory over Wang Jue had depended on Drawing Out Primordial Yang and his stronger body.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Qingyu had taken tenth place, refunded his points, and granted him a special reward to be issued in Spirit Origin Heaven.
• Chen Qingyu learned from Wang Jue’s life record that he had founded the Liangshan Wang Clan, then challenged Zhao Jiukun of the Divine Firmament Holy Land for ninth place.
• A pillar of white light appeared over the Immortal Altar in Divine Capital Changluo, and the Great Void Primal Spirit announced Chen Shaojun’s tenth-place ranking.
• Golden Bridge Heaven’s martial artists reacted with shock and excitement as they realized Chen Shaojun had entered the Immortal Heaven Ranking.

After Chen Qingyu ascended the Immortal Altar and took tenth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, Chen Qinghan and his companions regained hope that he might save them from the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror. They hurried toward Divine Capital Changluo as crowds gathered around the altar, waiting to see how far Chen Qingyu would climb.

• Chen Qinghan, Wu Su'e, Wang Pojun, and Ke Zhenhai discussed their two months left to live and concluded that only a miracle could free them from the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror.
• Chen Qinghan and the others saw a pillar of light rise from the Immortal Altar as the Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Shaojun had taken tenth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Qinghan realized Chen Shaojun was fighting to save them and urged the others to travel to Divine Capital Changluo to support him.
• The four flew toward the Great Void Teleportation Array while martial artists in Myriad Phenomena Heavenly City erupted in excitement.
• In Divine Capital Changluo, crowds gathered around the Immortal Altar and speculated that Chen Shaojun was continuing his challenge.

After defeating Wang Jue, Chen Qingyu challenged Zhao Jiukun, the ninth-ranked contender on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, and watched her lightning-fast ascent through the War God Tower. Their battle began with Chen Qingyu hiding within a blizzard while Zhao Jiukun unleashed a vast sea of thunder, leaving their opposing storms locked in combat.

• Chen Qingyu paid two million Great Void Points and challenged Zhao Jiukun of the Divine Firmament Holy Land.
• Chen Qingyu watched a recording of Zhao Jiukun tearing through the War God Tower’s battle formations with devastating lightning and speed.
• Chen Qingyu began the challenge by concealing himself inside a blizzard and preparing his Primordial Yang abilities.
• Zhao Jiukun spread a sea of lightning to clash with Chen Qingyu’s sandstorm and blizzard.

Chen Qingyu defeated Zhao Jiukun by enduring her lightning attacks until her speed and strength weakened, then striking back. After taking ninth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, he immediately challenged the eighth-ranked Xiang Tiancheng of Qilin Valley.

• Zhao Jiukun used a magnetic field within her Sea of Thunder to locate Chen Qingyu and repeatedly struck him with lightning.
• Chen Qingyu endured the attacks and noticed that his Primordial Yang Domain was draining Zhao Jiukun's primordial yang and weakening her.
• Chen Qingyu caught Zhao Jiukun in her lightning form, knocked her down, and beat her unconscious.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit declared Chen Qingyu the victor, placed him ninth on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, and awarded him great void points and a special reward.
• Chen Qingyu chose to challenge the eighth-ranked contender, Xiang Tiancheng of Qilin Valley.

Chen Qingyu watched Xiang Tiancheng’s recording and saw the elephant demon withstand the attacks of five battle formations before destroying them with brute force. Though Xiang Tiancheng’s physique and strength gave him a major advantage, Chen Qingyu concluded that his limited methods made him an easy opponent to counter.

• Chen Qingyu arrived at the eighth Immortal Altar and saw Xiang Tiancheng, a young elephant demon ranked eighth on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Qingyu chose to watch the recording of Xiang Tiancheng’s ascent to the top.
• Xiang Tiancheng endured the combined attacks of five ten-thousand-man battle formations with only minor wounds.
• Xiang Tiancheng smashed through a formation and massacred its fighters with overwhelming strength.
• Chen Qingyu judged that Xiang Tiancheng’s strength would be difficult to match, but believed his limited methods made him easy to defeat.

Chen Qingyu defeated Xiang Tiancheng on the eighth altar by using [Drawing Out Primordial Yang] to drain his opponent’s strength in their head-on battle. After learning Xiang Tiancheng had been the Mountain Sacred Lord and claiming eighth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, Chen Qingyu prepared to challenge the recorded avatar of his father, Chen Zhengxing.

• Chen Qingyu charged Xiang Tiancheng and endured a brutal exchange of blows while [Drawing Out Primordial Yang] rapidly absorbed Xiang Tiancheng’s Primordial Yang.
• Chen Qingyu weakened Xiang Tiancheng, reversed the balance of strength, and knocked him unconscious with a punch.
• Chen Qingyu learned from Xiang Tiancheng’s past image that he had been the renowned Mountain Sacred Lord, a former ruler of the Demon Race and commander of the Foreign Race Alliance.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit returned Chen Qingyu’s three million Great Void Points, awarded him another three million, and announced that he had claimed eighth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Qingyu looked toward the seventh altar, recognized the recorded avatar of his father, Chen Zhengxing, and chose to continue the challenge.

Chen Qingyu reached eighth place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, then challenged seventh place, Chen Zhengxing, and chose to watch a recording of his father’s ascent to the War God Tower. The recording began with Chen Zhengxing facing five formations of ten thousand warriors.

• Chen Qinghan, Wu Su'e, Wang Pojun, and Ke Zhenhai arrived at the Immortal Altar and waited for news of Chen Shaojun.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Shaojun had reached ninth place, and the crowd celebrated.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Shaojun had reached eighth place, prompting an even greater celebration and giving Chen Qinghan and the others hope.
• Chen Qingyu paid four million Great Void Points and challenged seventh place, held by Chen Zhengxing of the Chen Clan of Changluo.
• Chen Qingyu chose to watch Chen Zhengxing's War God Tower recording, which showed him confronting five formations of ten thousand warriors and unleashing his Star True Qi.

Chen Qingyu watched Chen Zhengxing use Taihao Star’s gravity to wipe out fifty thousand fighters, then began his own battle against his father’s youthful image. Chen Qingyu exploited the gravity to land a powerful punch, but Chen Zhengxing’s astonishing physical strength let him seize both his wrists and threaten to show him what it meant to be number one under heaven.

• Chen Zhengxing summoned Taihao Star and used its gravity to break the battle formations and kill all fifty thousand elite martial artists.
• After the Great Void Primal Spirit announced the battle, Chen Qingyu charged Chen Zhengxing and resisted the pull of Taihao Star with his physique and True Qi.
• Chen Qingyu used primal magnetic force to turn the gravity to his advantage, close the distance, and punch Chen Zhengxing back three steps.
• Chen Qingyu injured his fist in the clash and realized Chen Zhengxing’s body was as powerful as Xiang Tiancheng’s.
• Chen Zhengxing seized Chen Qingyu’s wrists while he was airborne and declared that he would show him what it meant to be number one under heaven.

Chen Qingyu fought the young Chen Zhengxing on the Immortal Altar and won by holding on to him while [Drawing Out Primordial Yang] drained his strength. After Chen Zhengxing vanished, Chen Qingyu reflected that surprise and his knowledge of his opponent’s techniques had given him the narrow victory.

• Chen Zhengxing summoned the Taihao Star’s gravity to pin Chen Qingyu and strengthen himself.
• Chen Qingyu seized Chen Zhengxing and activated [Drawing Out Primordial Yang], draining his primordial yang and weakening him.
• Chen Zhengxing unleashed repulsive force and tried to break free, but Chen Qingyu endured the strain even after his arms broke and rapidly healed.
• As Chen Zhengxing’s strength dwindled, Chen Qingyu overpowered him, and Chen Zhengxing accepted defeat.
• Chen Qingyu drained Chen Zhengxing’s primordial yang completely, causing him to vanish, then reflected on how narrowly he had won.

Chen Qingyu defeated Chen Zhengxing’s past-image incarnation and claimed seventh place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking, then chose to keep challenging. Outside the altar, the others celebrated the Chen Clan’s three ranking places, while Chen Zhengxing learned that Chen Shaojun had defeated him.

• Chen Qingyu wondered why no scenes appeared after he defeated Chen Zhengxing, then decided to continue challenging for a higher place.
• The Great Void Primal Spirit announced that Chen Qingyu had taken seventh place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Wu Su'e, Chen Qinghan, Ke Zhenhai, and Wang Pojun realized that three of the ranking’s ten places belonged to the Chen Clan, and Chen Qinghan celebrated the clan’s rise.
• Chen Zhengxing wondered whether Chen Qingyu was still challenging and reflected that the Immortal Altar was difficult to climb.
• Chen Zhengxing received notice that Chen Shaojun had defeated his past-image incarnation and pushed him down to eighth place.

Chen Zhengxing learned that Chen Qingyu had reached seventh place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking and anticipated his son would challenge Chang Helie. Chen Qingyu did challenge Chang Helie, then watched a recording that revealed the Crystal Clan royal could effortlessly block a massive attack and destroy a battle formation with one strike.

• The Great Void Primal Spirit told Chen Zhengxing that Chen Qingyu had defeated his younger projection and taken seventh place on the Immortal Heaven Ranking.
• Chen Zhengxing rejoiced at his son's achievement, then worried that Chen Qingyu would challenge Chang Helie, whom he regarded as a formidable foe.
• Chen Qingyu spent five million Great Void Points to challenge Chang Helie of the Origin Crystal Ancestral Court and chose to watch his recording first.
• Chen Qingyu watched Chang Helie block the combined attack of five battle formations with a curtain of light.
• Chang Helie flicked a speck of light through one battle formation, destroying it completely.

Chen Qingyu suspended his challenge after Chang Helie overwhelmed him, but inferred that Chang Helie had mastered a secret that could transform his strength. He reassured his companions that he could grow stronger and vowed to reach the top of the Immortal Altar within two months.

• Chen Qingyu watched Chang Helie destroy the remaining battle formations and suspended his challenge, judging that he had no hope of winning.
• Chen Qingyu recalled his father’s promise to reveal a secret that could bring about a qualitative change in his strength and suspected Chang Helie had grasped it.
• Chen Qingyu left the Immortal Altar and apologized to Chen Qinghan, Ke Zhenhai, Wu Su'e, and Wang Pojun for stopping at seventh place.
• Chen Qingyu told his companions he had a clue for improving his strength but could not reveal it because it involved private matters.
• Chen Qingyu vowed to reach the top of the Immortal Altar within two months.

After Chen Qingyu defeated Chen Zhengxing’s former self in the Immortal Altar, his father explained why Chang Helie was so powerful and revealed a fifth physical body realm beyond the Golden Bridge Realm: the Divine Shore Realm. Chen Qingyu deduced why ordinary Golden Bridge cultivators could not reach the shore, and learned that Divine Shore cultivators were exceptionally rare and invincible in their eras.

• Chen Zhengxing congratulated Chen Qingyu for defeating his former self and explained that the Ninth Ancestor had appointed him Dao Son by exception.
• Chen Qingyu told Chen Zhengxing that Chang Helie was the strongest opponent he had faced and that he could not understand Chang Helie’s overwhelming strength.
• Chen Zhengxing revealed that the Martial Dao had a fifth physical body realm beyond the Golden Bridge Realm and asked why cultivators did not step ashore after crossing the Blood Sea.
• Chen Qingyu reasoned that each cultivator’s Blood Sea differed, while the shore remained beyond the reach of ordinary Martial Dao foundations.
• Chen Zhengxing confirmed that the fifth realm was the Divine Shore Realm and said its few cultivators had all become invincible in their eras.

Chen Qingyu learned that only a handful of people had reached the Divine Shore Realm, including Chen Clan ancestor Chen Kaihai, whose handwritten notes recorded his experience. He flew to the Floating Heavenly Palace to seek permission to read them, determined to find his own path to supreme strength.

• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that Emperor Yuan and six other figures had reached the Divine Shore Realm, but no one knew exactly how to attain it.
• Chen Qingyu recalled Ancestor Chen Kaihai, and Chen Zhengxing revealed that the creator of the One Star, Nine Luminaries secret art had been the Chen Clan’s only Divine Shore Realm powerhouse.
• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that Chen Kaihai’s handwritten notes were sealed in the Floating Heavenly Palace and that he would need the Ninth Ancestor’s permission to read them.
• Chen Zhengxing warned Chen Qingyu that the notes could only serve as a reference because each Divine Shore Realm powerhouse had forged a unique path.
• Chen Qingyu flew toward the Floating Heavenly Palace as the Divine Capital celebrated Chen Shaojun’s victories and entry onto the Immortal Heaven Ranking.

Chen Qingyu persuaded the Ninth Ancestor to let him study Chen Kaihai’s notes on the Divine Shore Realm, despite the risk of delaying his cultivation. In the sealed chamber, he opened the notebook and found words hinting at the pain and sacrifice behind Chen Kaihai’s breakthrough.

• Chen Qingyu asked the Ninth Ancestor to read Chen Kaihai’s handwritten notes about the Divine Shore Realm.
• The Ninth Ancestor warned Chen Qingyu that pursuing the realm could stall his cultivation for years, but agreed to let him try for one year.
• Chen Qingyu entered the Chen Clan’s sealed archive and found the unsealed notebook titled “Path to the Other Shore.”
• Chen Qingyu read Chen Kaihai’s words about slaying the self, severing the Dao, and crossing a sea of suffering, then turned to the next page.