Chapter Summaries

Wang Dai withdrew after Shangguan Jue refused his challenge, then resolved to improve and eventually stand alongside the strongest prodigies. The Ten Institutes Grand Competition began amid rumors and absences, and the Primordial Holy Heaven’s tense gathering ended with Bai Wuya trading barbs with an old rival.

• Shangguan Jue refused Wang Dai’s challenge, and Wang Dai left the arena without resentment, believing he could one day match the greatest prodigies.
• The exchange gathering ended, and students spent several days recovering and preparing for the Ten Institutes Grand Competition.
• The competition began in the Holy City as crowds gathered and rumors spread about prodigies, including Wang Dai, Fairy Ruoxue, and changes at the Primordial Holy Heaven.
• Students at the True Martial Holy Heaven discussed Su’s return to the Sword Ruins to compete for the Holy Son position and Nangong’s continued seclusion after the Vast Sea Secret Realm.
• Bai Wuya attended the competition with the few surviving Primordial Holy Heaven holy teachers, and he exchanged insults with an old man in golden robes who arrived at their quarters.

Chang Yao challenged Bai Wuya to wager Golden Feather Holy Heaven’s Saint Artifacts against Primordial Holy Heaven’s High Antiquity Holy Heaven Secret Realm quota, betting on the Ten Institutes Grand Competition rankings. As Bai Wuya hesitated over the risk, someone privately urged him to accept.

• Chang Yao mocked Primordial Holy Heaven and challenged Bai Wuya to wager on the competition rankings.
• Chang Yao offered Golden Feather Holy Heaven’s Saint Artifacts if Primordial Holy Heaven avoided last place, but demanded its secret realm quota if it came last.
• Bai Wuya and the sage teachers recognized the severe cost of losing the wager, and Bai Wuya hesitated.
• An unidentified person sent Bai Wuya a voice transmission telling him to trust them and accept Chang Yao’s wager.

Bai Wuya accepted Chang Yao’s wager over the grand competition, while Chang Yao privately expected Primordial Holy Heaven to lose its secret realm slots. At the competition’s opening, the first trial was revealed: students would enter the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm and slay demons to earn points.

• Bai Wuya agreed to Chang Yao’s bet, and Chang Yao left, confident that Primordial Holy Heaven would be defeated.
• Students gathered in Holy Heaven Square and were astonished to see Spirit Jade Bright Marrow used as a ranking stele.
• A Half-Saint representative of the Holy Heaven Association announced that the Ten Institutes Grand Competition would have three rounds.
• The representative revealed a secret realm gate and announced that the first round required students to slay demons in the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm and earn ten thousand points to advance.
• The representative said all Holy Heaven students could participate without restrictions and keep any treasures they found, then ordered them to enter the gate.

Students from the Ten Institutes entered the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm to compete and seek treasures. Lin Xuan watched his disciples depart, while Li Fufeng entered determined to earn a good ranking.

• The middle-aged expert explained the dangers and treasures of the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, and the students streamed inside when he opened its gates.
• Shentu Feng followed Jin Buhuan into the realm after Jin Buhuan taunted him, and other leading prodigies entered in succession.
• Qu Youmeng, Wang Yan, and Duan Nianwei bowed to Lin Xuan before entering, while Lin Xuan and the Vast Sea Saint King watched them go.
• Lin Xuan and the Vast Sea Saint King noticed a red-robed youth from the Desolate Wood Holy Heaven and discussed his desolate wood sacred physique.
• Li Fufeng entered the realm from the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven, determined to secure a good ranking.

Qu Youmeng found a ten-thousand-year mystic heart bamboo and planned to claim it for her master or Junior Sister Yunyi, but four Thearch Realm cultivators arrived and dismissed her as a rival. The chapter ended with Ke Qi and Xu Xu trading threats as the factions faced off over the treasure.

• Qu Youmeng entered the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, killed two demons, and headed south to seek treasures.
• Qu Youmeng discovered a grove of mystic heart bamboo and recognized one stalk as ten-thousand-year mystic heart bamboo.
• Qu Youmeng decided to take the bamboo for Junior Sister Yunyi or her master and claimed it as hers.
• Ke Qi, Bi Feng, Xu Xu, and another cultivator arrived and focused on the bamboo while disregarding Qu Youmeng.
• Ke Qi challenged Xu Xu of Southern Li Holy Heaven, and Xu Xu mocked Ke Qi for being weaker and older.

Ke Qi, his junior brother, Xu Xu, and another cultivator fought over the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Heart Bamboo until they agreed to divide it. Qu Youmeng then revealed that she had found it first and challenged their claim to the treasure.

• Ke Qi and his junior brother attacked Xu Xu and another cultivator to seize the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Heart Bamboo.
• Qu Youmeng watched from a distant treetop, identified the poison Xu Xu spread through the battlefield, and judged that the fight would not produce a clear winner.
• After their Spiritual Power ran low, Ke Qi called a halt and proposed splitting the treasure equally.
• Xu Xu and the other cultivator accepted the deal, and the group prepared to take the bamboo.
• Qu Youmeng spoke up, said she had discovered the treasure first, and asked whether they planned to rob her.

Qu Youmeng confronted four powerful cultivators over the ten-thousand-year mystic heart bamboo and revealed that she belonged to the Primordial Holy Heaven. She defeated Xu Xu with one sword strike, leaving the other three stunned as the contest continued.

• Ke Qi mocked Qu Youmeng after she identified herself as a disciple of the Primordial Holy Heaven.
• Qu Youmeng agreed that the strong made the rules, then declared herself the strongest and ordered the four cultivators to leave.
• Xu Xu attacked Qu Youmeng, and she answered with a sword strike that killed his venomous creatures and split his python.
• Qu Youmeng gravely wounded Xu Xu, triggering the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm's elimination mechanism and sending him out.
• Ke Qi and the other two cultivators stared in shock at Qu Youmeng's strength.

Qu Youmeng took control of the field after Xu Xu was eliminated, demanding that the remaining students either surrender money or be eliminated. Outside the secret realm, Qiu Baichi boasted about Xu Xu’s prospects, only for Xu Xu’s bloody return to stun the assembled saint teachers.

• Qu Youmeng declared that she was stronger and demanded payment from the remaining students or threatened to eliminate them.
• Outside the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, Qiu Baichi praised his disciple Xu Xu and predicted he would place in the top hundred.
• The secret realm entrance flared, and the saint teachers anxiously awaited the identity of the eliminated student.
• Xu Xu appeared on the ground, covered in blood, and the crowd recognized him in shock.

Xu Xu was eliminated from the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm with grievous injuries, while Qu Youmeng discovered a legendary spirit medicine garden filled with rare treasures. The cultivators gathered at its entrance as someone rushed to enter.

• Qiu Baichi saw Xu Xu emerge as the first eliminated student, badly wounded and missing an arm, and hurried to treat him.
• Xu Xu realized he had been eliminated, mourned his dead spirit beast and lost arm, then fainted from rage and pain.
• Qu Youmeng continued through the secret realm, gathering treasures for her master and fellow disciples while collecting only eighteen hundred points.
• Qu Youmeng discovered Immortal Ascension Grass and recognized a valley filled with precious herbs, fire essences, and other spirit treasures.
• The cultivators at the valley entrance recognized the legendary spirit medicine garden, and someone moved toward it.

The entrants discovered that the Heavenly Abyss Medicine Garden’s spirit herbs were illusions until won through a contest, and they chose to fight rather than accept a small gift and leave. Qu Youmeng revealed overwhelming sword intent in the melee, while Zou Yi watched another powerful black-robed swordsman from afar.

• A Big Dipper Holy Heaven student entered the garden and found that he could not grasp its spirit herbs, and the others confirmed they were illusions.
• A divine sense identified the garden as Li Sheng’s former residence and offered each entrant a low-grade herb to leave with or a chance to fight for the treasures.
• The entrants refused the gifts, and after three breaths the herbs vanished as everyone began attacking those around them.
• Qu Youmeng unleashed powerful sword intent and cut down those who approached, astonishing the other cultivators.
• Wounded and resentful, Zou Yi noticed a black-robed man holding off more than ten cultivators and judged him another powerful heaven’s chosen.

Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan, two powerful sword cultivators who were senior brother and junior sister, dominated the spirit medicine garden and divided its treasures among the eight remaining cultivators. After leaving the garden together to explore deeper into the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, they left the others to resume fighting over what remained.

• Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan drew closer through the garden, and the other cultivators hoped they would fight until they discovered they were senior brother and junior sister.
• The garden’s countdown ended with eight cultivators remaining, and Qu Youmeng received about forty-five percent of the spirit medicines while Wang Yan received a little over thirty percent.
• The formation pushed everyone out of the garden, and Qu Youmeng suggested that she and Wang Yan explore deeper into the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm.
• Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan left together, and the remaining cultivators resumed their battle over the spirit medicines.

Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng encountered a powerful Five-Mark Demon Thearch in the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, where a black-clad youth fought it with a great halberd. They helped him create an opening to defeat it, and he introduced himself as Feng Wuji of Big Dipper Holy Heaven.

• Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng found that they had encountered no demons as they traveled deeper into the secret realm.
• A Five-Mark Demon Thearch resembling a twisted, white-boned plant emerged through the rain.
• Feng Wuji rushed past Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng and fought the demon with fierce halberd techniques.
• Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng cut off the demon's arms with Sword Qi, giving Feng Wuji the chance to strike down its head and kill it.
• Feng Wuji thanked Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng and introduced himself as a member of Big Dipper Holy Heaven.

Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng recognized that Feng Wuji's halberd technique and appearance resembled the Vast Sea Saint King, though they knew he could not truly be the Saint King's disciple. They played along with his claim and let him join them as he boasted about his master and promised to protect them.

• Feng Wuji introduced himself as the Vast Sea Saint King's disciple, and Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng introduced themselves as disciples of the Primordial Holy Heaven.
• Qu Youmeng praised Feng Wuji's halberd technique, prompting him to boast about his master's Saint Art and his own future strength.
• Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng realized Feng Wuji resembled the Vast Sea Saint King before his rebirth, but knew his claim was false because the Saint King had no disciples and had been at the competition grounds.
• Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng chose not to expose Feng Wuji and played along to learn why he was posing as the Saint King's disciple.
• Feng Wuji offered to protect Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng, and the three traveled together while he continued praising the Vast Sea Saint King.

Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng spent the final days of the first round with Feng Wuji, who protected them and promised to help them in the future. When the contestants emerged from the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, they discovered Feng Wuji had taken first place, and learned he was from Big Dipper Holy Heaven and claimed to be the Vast Sea Saint King's successor.

• Feng Wuji defeated powerful students and demons along the route, while Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng gathered enough points without seeking his help for more.
• Wang Yan, Qu Youmeng, and Feng Wuji parted as the secret realm closed, and Feng Wuji promised to stand up for them and appoint them as his protectors after restoring the Vast Sea Saint Dynasty.
• The first round ended, and the students gathered around the stone stele to check their rankings.
• The students were stunned to see Feng Wuji in first place and wondered which Holy Heaven he represented.
• A student who had encountered Feng Wuji explained that he had defeated powerful demons and several Ten Saints, and identified him as a Big Dipper Holy Heaven student who claimed to be the Vast Sea Saint King's successor.

Feng Wuji emerged as the first-round leader and claimed to be the Vast Sea Saint King's successor, prompting the King to consider testing his abilities. The rankings also revealed Shentu Feng of Primordial Holy Heaven in second place, surprising everyone.

• Feng Wuji came out of the secret realm and saw his name at the top of the rankings.
• The Ten Saints and instructors assessed Feng Wuji's intimidating presence and debated whether he had inherited the Vast Sea Saint King's legacy.
• Lin Xuan joked that Feng Wuji was falsely using the Vast Sea Saint King's name, and the King said he would judge the young man's abilities.
• The Vast Sea Saint King said he would intervene if Feng Wuji disgraced his name.
• Onlookers noticed that Shentu Feng of Primordial Holy Heaven had taken second place, despite not belonging to one of the top-ranked Holy Heavens.

Shentu Feng emerged from the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm in second place after fighting for three days and breaking through, bringing pride and hope to Primordial Holy Heaven. After the first round, the contestants received three days to rest and explore Holy Heaven City before the next round.

• Shentu Feng left the secret realm in second place, having risked his life fighting demons and broken through during the round.
• Primordial Holy Heaven's students and Saint Masters praised Shentu Feng for his result, and he basked in their admiration.
• Wan Renshan emerged behind Shentu Feng, dismissed the proceedings as boring, and walked away unnoticed.
• The first round ended, and the contestants were given three days to rest, prepare, or explore Holy Heaven City.
• Students from the Ten Great Saint Heavens reunited with friends and relatives in the city, while old enemies crossed paths.

At Jinyun Restaurant, students from Southern Li Holy Heaven attacked students from Primordial Holy Heaven after they discussed the crippled Ten Saint, leaving Yan Tinghe struggling to protect her juniors. Shentu Feng arrived as the confrontation continued, while Qu Youmeng said he would not want them to intervene.

• At a feast in Jinyun Restaurant, students discussed the artifact-refining inheritance and how a Southern Li Holy Heaven Ten Saint had been crippled after seeking it.
• A Southern Li Holy Heaven student attacked a Primordial Holy Heaven student, and a brawl broke out between the two groups.
• Yan Tinghe tried to protect her injured juniors as the Southern Li Holy Heaven students demanded that they kowtow and admit wrongdoing.
• Duan Nianwei wanted to help the Primordial Holy Heaven students, but Qu Youmeng stopped her and pointed out that Shentu Feng had arrived.
• Shentu Feng pushed through the onlookers toward the confrontation, drawing recognition as Primordial Holy Heaven's second-place finisher in the Ten Institutes Grand Competition.

Shentu Feng arrived to find Primordial Holy Heaven’s students injured and demanded that Southern Li Holy Heaven answer for its bullying. He challenged the Southern Li students with his Thearch Realm third-layer pressure, but Xing Yunxiao arrived to counter him, and Qu Youmeng recognized Xing from the restaurant’s third floor.

• Primordial Holy Heaven’s students grew anxious as they waited for help, and several blamed Zhang for provoking Southern Li Holy Heaven.
• Shentu Feng arrived, examined the gravely wounded student, and heard Yan Tinghe’s account of what had happened.
• Shentu Feng accused Southern Li Holy Heaven of going too far and demanded to know if they thought Primordial Holy Heaven had no one to stand up for it.
• Shentu Feng intensified his pressure against the Southern Li students, leaving their representative struggling to withstand it.
• Xing Yunxiao arrived and swept away Shentu Feng’s pressure with his own, while the Southern Li students welcomed their senior brother.
• Qu Youmeng watched Xing Yunxiao from the third floor and recognized him.

Xing Yunxiao arrived to confront Shentu Feng, and the spectators recounted his fearsome reputation as a Southern Li Holy Heaven genius. After recognizing Qu Youmeng watching from the third floor, Xing Yunxiao withdrew his pressure and apologized to Primordial Holy Heaven on Southern Li's behalf.

• Xing Yunxiao faced Shentu Feng, and their opposing presences began a contest that unsettled the Primordial Holy Heaven students.
• Spectators described Xing Yunxiao's slaughter of Devil Cultivators, his inheritance from the Cold Wind Secret Realm, and his reputation as a ruthless battle maniac.
• Zhou Xu taunted the Primordial Holy Heaven students, while Shentu Feng recognized Xing Yunxiao's overwhelming presence as a potential threat.
• Xing Yunxiao noticed Qu Youmeng watching from the third floor and recognized her from the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm, causing his presence to vanish.
• Xing Yunxiao apologized to Shentu Feng and the Primordial Holy Heaven students on behalf of Southern Li Holy Heaven.

Xing Yunxiao apologized to Shentu Feng and withdrew with the Southern Li Holy Heaven students, leaving Primordial Holy Heaven to believe Shentu Feng had scared them off. Wang Yan suspected Qu Youmeng had caused Xing Yunxiao’s sudden retreat, and she confirmed that she had defeated him before.

• Xing Yunxiao offered to pay for the injured students’ medicine and Spirit Stones, then silenced Zhou Xu when he tried to object.
• Shentu Feng accepted Xing Yunxiao’s apology, and Xing Yunxiao led the Southern Li Holy Heaven group away.
• Primordial Holy Heaven’s students concluded that Shentu Feng had intimidated Xing Yunxiao, though Shentu Feng privately doubted it.
• Wang Yan asked Qu Youmeng whether she knew Xing Yunxiao, and she said she had met and defeated him.