Recaps

Su Chen rescued a gravely wounded woman from Yingtian Academy and healed her with a rare pill. After she offered to repay him by helping him enter the academy, she explained that her closest friend had betrayed her, leaving her needing a battle to overcome a cultivation bottleneck.

• Su Chen noticed the wounded woman's Yingtian Academy token, carried her into a cave, and healed her with a valuable pill.
• The woman woke, reacted angrily when she realized Su Chen had removed her clothes, then calmed down after seeing her injuries were healed.
• When she discovered her spatial ring was missing, Su Chen gave her a robe, and she thanked him and apologized for misunderstanding him.
• The woman offered to help Su Chen enter Yingtian Academy without taking the examination, but he declined.
• Su Chen asked how she had been injured, and the woman said her closest friend had tricked her after she sought a battle to break through a cultivation bottleneck.

A woman told Su Chen that her sister had lured her into a deadly fight, and he warned her that their bond might not be as strong as she believed. When a Jiaolong arrived, the woman tried to hold it off but was badly wounded, leaving Su Chen and her facing the powerful beast.

• The woman explained that her sister had sent her to fight a Demon Beast much stronger than her, and Su Chen suggested her sister might have wanted her dead.
• The woman struggled to accept that her longtime friend could betray her, while Su Chen warned her that people could change and relationships could break.
• The ground shook, and a hostile Jiaolong appeared outside the cave; the woman urged Su Chen to flee while she fought it.
• The woman attacked the Jiaolong with her sword, but it shattered her Sword Intent and struck her with its tail, leaving her badly injured.
• The woman charged again, but the Jiaolong knocked the sword from her hands and sent her crashing to the ground, bleeding heavily.

Su Chen returned to protect the injured woman and effortlessly suppressed the Immortal Sovereign Fourth Layer Jiaolong with one finger, revealing that he was an Immortal Emperor. The woman struggled to adjust to his power as Su Chen told her they would have a connection in the future.

• The woman prepared to burn her divine soul and fleshly body, but Su Chen appeared and stepped between her and the Jiaolong.
• Su Chen pressed one finger down and slammed the Jiaolong into the ground, leaving it unable to move.
• The woman realized Su Chen was an Immortal Emperor, while the Jiaolong regretted provoking him.
• Su Chen told the woman to act as she had before and said they would have a connection in the future.

Su Chen spared the flood dragon and arranged for him to help Youyue break through to Immortal Sovereign, then set off with her for the academy. On the way, they exchanged names, and Youyue introduced herself as Youyue.

• Su Chen gave the flood dragon to Youyue as a cultivation opponent, and she agreed to use him as a stepping stone.
• Su Chen placed a sword mark between the flood dragon’s brows, then allowed him to remain free so long as he fought Youyue whenever she sought him out.
• The flood dragon revealed that his name was Jiao Zhe and bowed as Su Chen and Youyue left for the academy.
• Youyue told Su Chen she wanted answers about why someone had betrayed her, and she followed him toward the academy.
• Youyue asked Su Chen’s age and name, then told him that her own name was Youyue.

Su Chen accompanied Youyue to Yingtian Academy, keeping his knowledge of her identity and his own reasons for visiting to himself. After Youyue brought him through the gates, they admired the academy as its disciples wondered who he was and whether he could withstand her suitors.

• Su Chen hid that the system had revealed Youyue’s identity and told her to call him by his name.
• Youyue asked why Su Chen was visiting Yingtian Academy, and he said he wanted to look around and handle a few other matters.
• Two academy disciples recognized Youyue and let her bring Su Chen inside.
• The disciples speculated that Su Chen might be Youyue’s romantic partner and worried that her powerful suitors might attack him.
• Su Chen admired Yingtian Academy, while Youyue praised its history of training Immortal Emperors.
• Su Chen recalled that Qin An had founded the academy independently, surprising even herself with its success.

Su Chen watched the Yingtian Academy disciple assessment and saw Elder Xu manipulate the results to fail Lin Fan, apparently to please Wang Chu. As Elder Xu suppressed Lin Fan for protesting, Su Chen’s gaze turned cold.

• Youyue brought Su Chen to Yingtian Academy’s recruitment square, where Su Chen recognized Qin An’s statue.
• Elder Xu announced the assessment results, passing Wang Chu and failing Hu Jing while most candidates were rejected.
• Wang Chu threatened Lin Fan, and Elder Xu exchanged a knowing look with him.
• Elder Xu declared that Lin Fan had failed, prompting Lin Fan to challenge the result and accuse Wang Chu.
• Elder Xu used his Immortal Sovereign Realm pressure to force Lin Fan to the ground as Su Chen watched with growing coldness.

Lin Fan was denied passage in the Yingtian Academy examination after Wang Chu used his connections, and Elder Xu pinned him down and beat him when he protested. As Lin Fan lay gravely injured, Su Chen asked Youyue to help him.

• Wang Chu had tried to silence Lin Fan after Lin Fan caught him attempting to violate a girl, but Lin Fan beat him until Wang Chu escaped with a Law Treasure.
• Wang Chu used his connections to have Lin Fan fail the examination, and Elder Xu suppressed Lin Fan when he erupted with power.
• Lin Fan unleashed his Sword Intent and condemned Yingtian Academy, but Elder Xu struck him twice and left him gravely injured.
• Su Chen asked Youyue to help Lin Fan, and he confirmed that he knew him.

Su Chen let Youyue intervene when Elder Xu threatened to kill Lin Fan, while keeping his presence hidden so Lin Fan would have to stand on his own. Youyue challenged Elder Xu over the assessment results, leaving him unable to defend himself without exposing his misconduct.

• Su Chen told Youyue that Lin Fan was his disciple, then stayed behind and asked her not to tell Lin Fan he was there.
• As Elder Xu prepared to kill Lin Fan, Youyue stepped in and accused Elder Xu of going too far.
• Elder Xu defended his treatment of Lin Fan and warned Youyue against interfering, but she refused to back down.
• Youyue questioned whether the assessment results had been manipulated, and Elder Xu became agitated while denying it.
• Youyue pointed out that Elder Xu's anger made him look guilty, leaving him unable to reply.

Youyue confronted Elder Xu over the assessment, but Vice Dean Long Qingcang arrived and turned the dispute into an open power struggle. He unleashed his Immortal Emperor pressure and declared that he would take over as dean, leaving Youyue and the gathered students overwhelmed.

• Youyue warned Elder Xu that she would report his alleged manipulation of the assessment, and he threatened her in return.
• Long Qingcang arrived, defended Elder Xu, and challenged Youyue’s authority to investigate without evidence.
• Youyue insisted that, as the dean’s disciple, she had the right to investigate while her master was away.
• Long Qingcang unleashed his Immortal Emperor pressure, forced everyone to the ground, and declared himself dean of Yingtian Academy.
• Elder Xu celebrated Long Qingcang’s move while Youyue warned that her master would never forgive him.

Long Qingcang seized control of Yingtian Academy with the support of three vice deans and most of the disciples, while Youyue and the Literary Institute students refused to submit. As Long Qingcang moved to kill the holdouts, an unfamiliar voice interrupted him.

• Youyue appealed to Qian Boyong, Chen Hui, and Zhou Cui for help, but the three vice deans sided with Long Qingcang.
• Long Qingcang summoned the academy disciples and declared himself dean, and seven-tenths of them bowed in support.
• Youyue condemned the disciples who supported Long Qingcang, and he struck her down with a wave of force.
• Long Qingcang gave the remaining dissenters another chance, leaving only the Literary Institute students unwilling to yield.
• Long Qingcang threatened to kill the Literary Institute students, but a cold, calm voice interrupted him.

Su Chen arrived at Yingtian Academy and rescued Lin Fan by injuring Elder Xu with a glance, then revealed an Academy Master's Token that shocked Long Qingcang and the others. The chapter left everyone wondering how Su Chen possessed the token.

• Su Chen approached as Lin Fan recognized him as his master, and the academy disciples wondered whether he could face the Immortal Emperors.
• Su Chen looked at Elder Xu, causing the pressure on Lin Fan to vanish and Elder Xu to spit blood and tremble in fear.
• Lin Fan got to Su Chen's side and apologized for troubling him again, while Su Chen reassured him that he had business at Yingtian Academy.
• Youyue warned Su Chen that Long Qingcang and the vice academy masters could pose a threat by joining forces, but Su Chen remained calm.
• Long Qingcang asked Su Chen who he was, and Su Chen produced an Academy Master's Token that left everyone stunned.

Su Chen revealed the Academy Master's Token and declared that he was the academy master's son, forcing the Yingtian Academy disciples and Youyue to kneel. Long Qingcang attacked him, but a woman appeared and interrupted the blow, leaving her identity and intentions unclear.

• Su Chen displayed the Academy Master's Token and ordered everyone at Yingtian Academy to bow, so the disciples and Youyue knelt.
• Su Chen called the academy master his mother, shocking Youyue and the deputy academy masters, while Youyue realized he was her fiancé.
• Chen Hui, Zhou Cui, and Qian Boyong discussed their betrayal as Long Qingcang accused Su Chen of using a fake token and attacked him.
• A sword cry sounded as Long Qingcang's fist neared Su Chen, and he redirected his attack before it struck.
• A woman in a white dress appeared in the sky, glanced at Su Chen, and turned her indifferent gaze toward Long Qingcang.

Xue Ya sided with Su Chen against Long Qingcang and revealed that she had recently broken through to the late stage of the Immortal Emperor realm. After she defeated Chen Hui in one exchange, Long Qingcang and the three vice deans attacked her together.

• Xue Ya joined Su Chen and condemned Long Qingcang and the other vice deans for trying to seize Yingtian Academy.
• Chen Hui attacked Xue Ya with his saber, but she used a golden writing brush to form the character for “kill” and shattered his Saber Intent.
• Chen Hui flew hundreds of thousands of li before stopping, and he realized that Xue Ya had recently broken through to the late stage of the Immortal Emperor realm.
• Long Qingcang ordered the other vice deans to attack Xue Ya together, and they charged at her.

Su Chen protected Xue Ya from four Immortal Emperors and revealed overwhelming power by defeating Long Qingcang with a single word. As the surviving vice deans considered surrender, Chen Hui was suddenly beheaded.

• Xue Ya accepted Su Chen's offer to face the four Immortal Emperors, and Su Chen dismissed them as ants.
• Long Qingcang attacked Su Chen, who shattered his punch with one word and sent him crashing through a mountain.
• The witnesses, including Youyue, Lin Fan, and Xue Ya, reacted in shock as they realized Su Chen was likely above the Immortal Emperor realm.
• Zhou Cui, Qian Boyong, and Chen Hui trembled and decided surrender was their only chance to survive.
• Chen Hui began pleading with Su Chen for mercy, but a sword hum sounded and his head was cut off.

Su Chen killed Zhou Cui and forced Qian Boyong and Long Qingcang to their deaths after defeating the leaders who had betrayed their master. The academy disciples watched the deputy heads of all four academies fall, while Youyue and Xue Ya struggled to comprehend Su Chen’s overwhelming power.

• Su Chen turned his attention to Qian Boyong and Zhou Cui and asked how they wanted to die.
• Zhou Cui begged for mercy, but Su Chen killed her with a sword strike.
• Qian Boyong took his own life rather than face Su Chen’s attack.
• Xue Ya wondered what Long Qingcang had offered the traitors to make them betray their master.
• Long Qingcang laughed at his own mistake, acknowledged Su Chen’s victory, and dissipated into nothing.

After Long Qingcang betrayed Yingtian Academy, Su Chen ordered the academy disciples who had failed to stand by it to leave. When they protested, he killed those who spoke up and left the silent disciples alive, while Xue Ya realized their powerful backers posed no threat to Su Chen.

• Xue Ya condemned Long Qingcang for betraying Master and asked Su Chen what he planned to do next.
• The academy disciples hailed Su Chen as the young academy master, and he gave everyone except the Literary Institute disciples a quarter of an hour to leave.
• Su Chen said Yingtian Academy had no need for traitors, and Youyue supported his decision as the disciples protested their expulsion.
• When the protesting disciples refused to leave, Su Chen unleashed Sword Qi and killed them, sparing those who had remained silent.
• Youyue was frightened by Su Chen, but Lin Fan reassured her that his Master was a good person.
• Xue Ya worried that the dead disciples had powerful backers, then concluded that Su Chen's strength made the concern unnecessary.

After Su Chen spared the disciples who had taken the academy assessment, he asked Lin Fan how to deal with Wang Chu. Meanwhile, Youyue learned that Su Chen was less than two hundred years old and struggled with how far beyond her he was.

• Su Chen told Xue Ya that Yingtian Academy would recruit more disciples and judge their character before their talent.
• The onlookers praised Su Chen and learned that Youyue was his fiancée.
• Youyue was shocked when Lin Fan said Su Chen was probably less than two hundred years old, and Lin Fan vowed to catch up to his master.
• Youyue wondered whether she was worthy of Su Chen, while Lin Fan said he wanted to walk alongside him.
• Su Chen asked Lin Fan how to deal with Wang Chu, who kowtowed and begged Lin Fan to spare his life.

Wang Chu summoned the Wang Household patriarch and ancestor to rescue him, but Su Chen effortlessly forced both Immortal Emperors to their knees. After Xue Ya explained what had happened, Wang Yuanmo and Wang Yu realized Su Chen was above the Immortal Emperor realm.

• Wang Chu threatened Su Chen with the Wang Household, and Su Chen ordered him to call for help while holding Sword Qi at his brow.
• Wang Chu used a communication stone to summon the Wang Household, and those present predicted the family would be destroyed if they came.
• Wang Yuanmo and Wang Yu arrived, ignored Wang Chu’s plea, and inspected the corpses before Su Chen ordered them to kneel.
• Su Chen’s pressure forced Wang Yuanmo and Wang Yu to their knees, and Wang Yuanmo angrily demanded to know what Wang Chu had hidden.
• Xue Ya recounted what had happened, and Wang Yuanmo and Wang Yu learned that Su Chen was above the Immortal Emperor realm.

Su Chen killed Wang Chu after Wang Yu and Wang Yuanmo disowned him, then killed both men as well. He ordered the surviving academy disciples to keep the incident secret and left the remaining recruitment work to Xue Ya.

• Wang Yu and Wang Yuanmo realized Su Chen had reached a realm beyond the Immortal Emperor Realm and feared for their lives.
• Wang Yuanmo confronted Wang Chu for hiding that he had provoked Su Chen, while Wang Chu admitted he had concealed it so his father would come to save him.
• Wang Yu and Wang Yuanmo disowned Wang Chu and told Su Chen to kill him, so Su Chen beheaded him.
• Wang Yu and Wang Yuanmo praised Su Chen's decision, but Su Chen silently watched them before killing them too.
• Su Chen erased the bodies and blood, ordered the surviving academy disciples not to spread what happened, and assigned the rest of disciple recruitment to Xue Ya.

Su Chen taught Lin Fan to pursue the sword’s essence through a simple strike guided by Sword Intent, prompting Lin Fan to contemplate the Sword Dao overnight. The next morning, Xue Ya told Su Chen that the forces behind those he had killed had come demanding an explanation, and he agreed to handle them.

• Su Chen demonstrated a direct, powerful sword thrust and explained to Lin Fan how Sword Intent and understanding could make a simple strike overwhelming.
• Lin Fan reflected on Su Chen’s teachings through the night and emerged the next morning with newfound composure.
• Xue Ya and Youyue arrived to see Su Chen, and Lin Fan teased Youyue by calling her his master’s wife.
• Xue Ya told Su Chen that the forces behind the people he had killed had come to demand an explanation.
• Su Chen said he would deal with the matter, insisting that killing was the only way to solve every problem.

Su Chen appeared before the furious parents demanding answers for the deaths of academy disciples and identified himself as the academy’s current dean, the former dean’s son. He admitted that he had killed their children, leaving the crowd stunned and demanding to know why.

• Parents gathered outside the academy and demanded an explanation for their children’s deaths as disciples struggled to hold them back.
• Su Chen emerged from the academy gates, and the disciples appeared relieved to see him.
• Su Chen told the crowd that he was the academy’s current dean and explained that the former dean was his mother.
• A woman defended Su Chen’s claim, and her Immortal Venerable Realm First Stage presence cowed a hostile man.
• When the parents demanded an explanation for the deaths, Su Chen said he had killed their children, shocking the crowd.

Su Chen silenced the families demanding answers about the dead disciples by killing two challengers and declaring that the disciples had betrayed Yingtian Academy. After inviting the families to send new geniuses to the academy, he returned to find Xue Ya and Youyue waiting with another task for him.

• An old man attacked Su Chen after learning he had killed his grandson, and Su Chen killed him with a single sword strike.
• Su Chen killed a middle-aged man who questioned him, then explained that the disciples had betrayed Yingtian Academy and left the crowd too afraid to stop him.
• Su Chen told the families that Yingtian Academy would soon recruit disciples and asked them to send geniuses or spread the word.
• The onlookers left without the explanation they had come for, while some predicted Su Chen would reach Peak Immortal Emperor level and attract challengers.
• Su Chen returned to the back mountain, where Xue Ya and Youyue told him the academy urgently needed vice deans and Xue Ya said he would have to find them.

Su Chen prepared to recruit academy disciples and appointed Liu Mengli as vice dean of the Dao of Alchemy. The chapter ended with him sending Lin Fan to take her to Vice Dean Xue for arrangements.

• Su Chen gave Xue Ya the Human Heart array to screen disciple recruits and told her to make the assessment more brutal.
• Youyue worried she was unworthy of Su Chen, and Xue Ya comforted her; Youyue then revealed that a close friend had betrayed her, so Xue Ya promised to help settle accounts.
• Liu Mengli offered to become a vice dean, and Su Chen appointed her to oversee the Dao of Alchemy.
• Su Chen left power inside Liu Mengli to supply her with Immortal Qi and protect her life.
• Su Chen told Lin Fan to take Liu Mengli to Vice Dean Xue to make the arrangements.

Su Chen returned to the damaged Illusion City and visited Xiao Jing, who was gravely injured. After learning Xiao Jing had little time left, Xiao Yue'er and Xiao Ziyan begged Su Chen to save him.

• Su Chen decided to recruit someone who had wanted to follow him and traveled to Illusion City.
• Su Chen met Xiao Yue'er at the City Lord's Manor and asked her about the city's destruction.
• Xiao Yue'er brought Su Chen to Xiao Jing, who was pale and coughing up blood while Xiao Ziyan cared for him.
• Su Chen warned that Xiao Jing would die soon without treatment, and Xiao Jing admitted he had concealed the severity of his injury from Xiao Yue'er.
• Xiao Yue'er and Xiao Ziyan knelt and pleaded with Su Chen to save Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing recounted how Feng Yu had become a Peak Immortal Emperor and nearly killed him, and Su Chen healed him and recruited him as Yingtian Academy's Martial Institute deputy dean. Su Chen agreed to deal with the Fire Phoenix Clan and welcomed Xiao Ziyan and Xiao Yue'er as students, leaving the group ready to connect Illusion City with the academy.

• Xiao Ziyan explained that the Fire Phoenix Clan had attacked Illusion City alongside the Ice Phoenix Clan, whose submission followed Feng Yu's rise to Peak Immortal Emperor.
• Su Chen said Feng Yu had made a deal with someone from outside, then healed Xiao Jing's grave injuries with a pill.
• Xiao Jing pledged to serve Su Chen, who offered him the deputy dean position at Yingtian Academy's Martial Institute.
• Su Chen promised to deal with the Fire Phoenix Clan after Xiao Ziyan warned they would attack Illusion City again.
• Su Chen accepted Xiao Yue'er and Xiao Ziyan as academy students and offered to build a teleportation array for Illusion City, with a warning to send only people of good character.