Recaps

Gu Chen defeated the Qian brothers and killed Su Zhenbei’s bodyguards after they opened fire on him. He demanded to know what had happened to Su Qingqing, learned she was elsewhere recovering from injuries, and turned to Su Yi for answers.

• Qian Jiang charged Gu Chen with the Qian Family’s Tiger Roar Fist, but Gu Chen slapped him into a wall.
• Qian Tao attacked, convinced he could evade Gu Chen’s strike, but Gu Chen slapped him into a wall as well.
• Gu Chen’s roar injured the Qian brothers, and Su Zhenbei ordered his bodyguards to shoot him.
• Gu Chen stopped the bullets with an invisible barrier and sent them flying back, killing the bodyguards.
• Gu Chen forced Su Zhenbei to reveal that Su Qingqing was elsewhere recovering from her injuries.
• Gu Chen stopped Su Yi’s bleeding and demanded to know where his younger sister was.

Gu Chen tortured Su Yi until he revealed that Su Qingqing was in the Qian Family’s hands, then forced Qian Tao to explain how they had taken her. He learned that Su Qingqing had slit her wrists in despair after her father betrayed her, leaving her fate unknown.

• Gu Chen tortured Su Yi until he revealed that Qian Tao and Qian Jiang had taken Su Qingqing.
• Gu Chen interrogated Qian Tao, who threatened him with the Qian Family’s backing and the Land of Heaven and Earth.
• Zhuge Kun arrived and bowed to Gu Chen as Young Master Gu, leaving Qian Tao terrified when he learned Gu Chen had killed Ning Yufeng, Jiang Yi, and Yue Mingke.
• Qian Tao begged for his life and explained that Su Zhenbei had offered Su Qingqing to Qian Shuoming in exchange for help making the Su Family Zhou City’s foremost family.
• Qian Tao revealed that Su Qingqing had slit her wrists after discovering her father’s betrayal and being unable to find Gu Chen.

Gu Chen learned that Su Qingqing had been taken to a warehouse near the Zhou City airport and rushed there to find her and Zhao Haiqing. He found Zhao Haiqing badly injured and confronted Qian Shuoming and the Qian Family’s men.

• Gu Chen struck Qian Tao and threatened Su Zhenbei after learning Su Qingqing had been taken to the Qian Family in Shangjing.
• Qian Tao revealed that Su Qingqing and Zhao Haiqing were at a warehouse beside the airport, where Qian Shuoming was expected to arrive.
• Gu Chen found the warehouse using his Divine Sense, then kicked in its door and saw Zhao Haiqing wounded in a wastewater pool.
• Gu Chen incapacitated five martial artists and crushed the phone of the man who had taunted him.
• When Qian Shuoming ordered Gu Chen to release the man within three seconds, Gu Chen slammed the man’s head into the floor.

Gu Chen defeated Qian Shuoming and the Qian Family guards while searching for Su Qingqing and rescuing Zhao Haiqing. He found Su Qingqing unconscious with a wound on her wrist and killed the guard who had brought her downstairs.

• Gu Chen swiftly crushed Qian Shuoming's chest and threatened the Qian Family guards into revealing where Su Qingqing was.
• A guard told Gu Chen where Su Qingqing was, while two others helped Zhao Haiqing out of the pool.
• Gu Chen revived Zhao Haiqing, who said Black Wind Hall had been wiped out, then fainted again.
• Enraged by Zhao Haiqing's condition, Gu Chen struck down the remaining Qian Family fighters.
• A guard pushed Su Qingqing's hospital bed down the stairs, and Gu Chen used his true qi to stop and lower it safely.
• Gu Chen saw Su Qingqing's bandaged wrist and killed the guard with a single blow.

Gu Chen rescued Su Qingqing from the Qian Family’s men and treated her while she slowly regained consciousness and revealed how deeply she trusted him. After killing Qian Shuoming, Gu Chen waited for Wen Ziqi and an ambulance, then took Su Qingqing and Zhao Haiqing to the hospital.

• Gu Chen warned the wounded Qian Shuoming not to move, then treated Su Qingqing by channeling his true qi into her.
• Su Qingqing woke up believing Gu Chen was a dream, drank water he conjured, and told him she had risked herself because she trusted him to save her.
• Gu Chen was moved by Su Qingqing’s confession, promised to protect her, and helped her fall asleep again.
• Gu Chen killed Qian Shuoming by snapping his neck, then waited beside Zhao Haiqing and Su Qingqing.
• Wen Ziqi arrived with his men and an ambulance, and Gu Chen took Zhao Haiqing and Su Qingqing to the hospital.

Gu Chen returned to the Su Family after ensuring Zhao Haiqing and Su Qingqing were receiving care, then dealt with the survivors of the attack. He spared Qian Jiang and Su Zhenbei for different reasons, and was about to leave when Chen Lan came out to speak to him.

• Gu Chen learned that Zhuge Kun had used the Zhuge Family’s influence to send the police away from the Su Family villa.
• Gu Chen told Qian Tao that Qian Shuoming was dead, and Zhuge Kun killed Qian Tao when he attacked Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen ordered Zhuge Kun to spare Qian Jiang so he could carry a message to the Qian Family, but to destroy his cultivation before letting him go.
• Su Zhenbei begged Gu Chen for mercy and offered Su Qingqing to him; Gu Chen kicked him away and said he would let Su Qingqing decide his fate and Su Yi’s.
• Chen Lan came out of the rear courtyard and called to Gu Chen as he was about to leave.

Gu Chen left Chen Lan in charge of the Su Family and began secluded cultivation on Mount Yuhua to strengthen himself for the threats ahead. As order returned to Zhou City and Su Qingqing and Zhao Haiqing awoke, Gu Chen remained out of sight.

• Gu Chen entrusted Chen Lan with managing the Su Family and told Zhuge Kun to watch Su Zhenbei and his son, assist Chen Lan, and contact Wen Ziqi about Zhou City.
• Gu Chen said he would cultivate for ten days to a month and asked Chen Lan to tell Su Qingqing that he would always cherish her.
• Gu Chen set up a Spirit Gathering Array with the Eastern Sun Heaven-Suppressing Flag and a spirit stone beneath a waterfall on Mount Yuhua, then began absorbing spiritual energy.
• Zhuge Kun and Wen Ziqi restored the balance of power in Zhou City, with Zhao Family's Black Wind Hall replacing the Zhou Family as the third major power.
• The major families watched to see how Gu Chen would deal with the Su Family, but he remained missing while Zhuge Kun appeared in his place.
• Zhao Haiqing woke on the third day after Gu Chen disappeared, and Su Qingqing woke on the fifth day, but neither saw Gu Chen.

After more than ten days of secluded cultivation on Mount Yuhua, Gu Chen reached the peak of the late Revolving Illumination Realm and returned to Zhou City. At the hospital, he found Su Qingqing recovering and heard her lament that he had left, then revealed himself to her.

• Gu Chen absorbed the spirit stone’s energy and used Yellow Rock Pills to reach the peak of the late Revolving Illumination Realm.
• Gu Chen tested his increased power, resolved to consolidate his cultivation, and planned to seek more magical artifacts in the Land of Heaven and Earth.
• Gu Chen learned from Zhuge Kun that Zhao Haiqing had survived but needed his severed tendons treated, while Su Qingqing was recovering after Su Zhenbei had tried to send her away.
• Gu Chen went to the hospital and saw Li Jing caring for Su Qingqing, who worried that Gu Chen would no longer want to see her.
• Gu Chen accidentally made a noise at the doorway, and after Li Jing and Su Qingqing noticed him, he walked into the room.

Gu Chen visited the recovering Su Qingqing, cared for her, and reassured her of his love before confronting Li Jing about their relationship. He then went to see Zhao Haiqing, whose severed tendons he planned to repair in an operation.

• Gu Chen fed Su Qingqing his medicinal decoction, and she called him Big Brother Gu and said she trusted him.
• After Su Qingqing fell asleep, Gu Chen kissed Li Jing and thanked her for caring for Qingqing.
• Li Jing worried that continuing their relationship would make her a mistress, but Gu Chen promised they would not be separated.
• Gu Chen went to the second floor, where Wen Ziqi told him Zhao Haiqing was waiting and that everything needed for the operation was ready.

Gu Chen restored Zhao Haiqing’s tendons and set plans in motion to reshape Zhou City before leaving for Shangjing and the Land of Heaven and Earth. He put Zhuge Kun in charge of the city and offered Zhao Haiqing the chance to build a legitimate Zhao Family.

• Gu Chen operated on Zhao Haiqing without anesthesia, eventually knocking him unconscious to finish reattaching his tendons.
• Gu Chen ordered Wen Ziqi to reassure the families that had not surrendered to Su Zhenbei and announce that Su Qingqing would take over the Su Family in two days.
• Gu Chen told Zhuge Kun he would leave for Shangjing and later enter the Land of Heaven and Earth, asking him to manage Zhou City and gather information about the region.
• Gu Chen promised to help Zhuge Kun reach the Grandmaster Realm if he returned safely from the Land of Heaven and Earth.
• After Zhao Haiqing woke, Gu Chen proposed that he stop rebuilding Black Wind Hall and establish the Zhao Family in Zhou City instead.

Gu Chen left Zhao Haiqing to rebuild the Zhao Family and supported Su Qingqing as she took control of the Su Family’s future. After Su Qingqing spared her father and brother but cut ties with them, Gu Chen told her he had to leave to grow stronger and protect them.

• Gu Chen encouraged Zhao Haiqing to build a legitimate Zhao Family and company, then told him to recover before helping Zhuge Kun clean up Zhou City.
• Su Qingqing arrived at the ruined Su Family residence and ordered Zhuge Kun to spare Su Zhenbei and Su Yi, while severing their ties to the Su Family and sending them away from the city.
• Gu Chen supported Su Qingqing’s decision and asked Chen Lan to take them to the Su Family’s new house.
• Gu Chen urged Su Qingqing to manage the Su Family company and promised he would leave on a long journey to grow stronger against powerful enemies.
• Su Qingqing agreed to give up her graduate entrance exam and help Gu Chen manage Zhou City.

Gu Chen prepared to leave Zhou City, giving Su Qingqing the Exquisite Heart Sutra and entrusting Zhuge Kun with the city. As he flew to Shangjing, he sensed the trip might bring mortal danger, though he did not know its source.

• Gu Chen gave Su Qingqing a cultivation manual and told her she could practice it with Zhao Mo'er and Qianqian, then kissed her before Li Jing arrived.
• Gu Chen told Li Jing that Su Qingqing could teach her to cultivate, and he left them to study the manual together.
• Zhuge Kun told Gu Chen that Wen Ziqi had escorted the others away, then asked whether they were leaving; Gu Chen entrusted Zhou City to him before departing for the airport.
• Zhuge Kun handed Gu Chen a map of unusual locations in the Land of Heaven and Earth, and Gu Chen stored it in the Emperor's Vein.
• Gu Chen boarded a flight to Shangjing and watched Zhou City disappear, worried by a premonition of danger on his journey.

Gu Chen encountered a strange old Daoist on a plane, tasted his extraordinary wine, and learned that the old man had come to warn him of an impending calamity. The Daoist began explaining the Great Thousand Worlds, leaving Gu Chen stunned by the scale of the realms around him.

• Gu Chen reflected on his recent breakthrough to the Late Revolving Illumination Realm and the persistent sense of danger surrounding him.
• A disheveled old Daoist boarded Gu Chen’s cabin and sat beside him, and Gu Chen paid for the man’s upgrade.
• The old Daoist offered Gu Chen a sip of wine that carried the power of the Heavenly Dao, then refused to reveal its ingredients or his name.
• The old Daoist warned Gu Chen that he would soon face a great calamity and said Gu Chen was not qualified to know his name.
• The old Daoist pointed out the window and explained that Earth and other realms were Great Thousand Worlds containing Small Thousand Worlds.

Gu Chen encountered a mysterious old Daoist who knew about his origins, his search for Luo Yunxi, and the calamity awaiting him in the Land of Heaven and Earth. The Daoist named Li Mu as someone who could help, then disappeared, leaving Gu Chen with more questions as he headed to Shangjing.

• The old Daoist told Gu Chen that the Land of Heaven and Earth was where his calamity would begin and warned that one careless step could cost him his life.
• The old Daoist vanished from the plane and warned Gu Chen not to use his divine sense, then named Li Mu as someone who could help him through the calamity.
• Gu Chen recognized Li Mu as the martial artist he had encountered after deciding to take Zhao Mo'er as his disciple, and wondered about the worlds and his past journey between Earth and the Heavenly Nether Star.
• After landing in Shangjing, Gu Chen searched the departing passengers for the old Daoist but found no trace of him and left the airport disappointed.
• The old Daoist watched Gu Chen leave from the plane's wing and said he might have met him again if Gu Chen had waited longer.

Gu Chen returned to Shangjing and prepared to confront the Liu Family at its celebration banquet. The chapter ended with Liu Tianqi asking whether Wuji Manor and the Steel Tremor Sect had agreed to cooperate with the Liu Family.

• Gu Chen arrived in Shangjing, where Old Yu, a loyal subordinate of Zhuge Kun, met him and took him to the Dream Creek Hotel.
• Gu Chen looked toward the Gu Family’s home in Rosy Cloud Mountain Villa Complex and recalled how Gu Changfeng had driven him and his father away.
• Old Yu told Gu Chen that the Liu Family lived in East Harmony Garden and was holding a banquet to celebrate Liu Yangtian’s seventy-ninth-place finish on the Tiger Ranking.
• Gu Chen ordered Old Yu to prepare the car and said he would visit the Liu Family that night to offer his congratulations.
• At the Liu Family banquet, Liu Tianqi asked Liu Zixiao whether Wuji Manor and the Steel Tremor Sect had agreed to cooperate with them.

Gu Chen arrived at the Liu Family banquet with Yu Sheng and announced that blood would be spilled unless the guests left within five minutes. Liu Zixiao realized Gu Chen was the young man who had killed members of his family, and the confrontation began.

• Liu Tianqi and Liu Zixiao discussed their hatred of Gu Chen and their plans to seek the Steel Tremor Sect's help after Liu Yangtian's banquet.
• Yu Sheng arrived at the Liu Family residence with Gu Chen and several men, and Liu Zixiao hurried out to welcome him because of the Zhuge Family's influence.
• Liu Zixiao invited Yu Sheng and Gu Chen into the banquet, but Gu Chen clarified that he had not come to offer congratulations.
• Gu Chen warned everyone at the Liu Family residence to leave within five minutes before blood was spilled, startling the guests and Yu Sheng.
• Gu Chen reminded Liu Zixiao that he had previously spared Liu Family members to deliver a warning, and Liu Zixiao recognized him as Gu Chen.

Gu Chen arrived at the Liu residence in Shangjing and effortlessly overwhelmed the Liu Family’s defenders and guests. He left the gathered crowd two minutes to decide whether to remain allied with the Liu Family.

• Liu Zixiao recognized Gu Chen and learned that he had come straight to the Liu residence after arriving in Shangjing.
• Gu Zhi, head of the Gu Family and an in-law of the Liu Family, insulted Gu Chen, who struck him down with a distant palm strike.
• Liu Tianqi charged at Gu Chen after learning his identity, but Gu Chen’s aura sent him flying and gravely injured him.
• Liu Tianqi realized Gu Chen had grown far stronger since his previous fight with Ning Yufeng.
• Gu Chen struck Liu Zixiao down, then warned the gathered guests that they had two minutes to leave the Liu Family or become his enemies.

Gu Chen forced the Liu Family to choose between submission and extermination, then left to visit the Steel Tremor Sect. The Liu Family head agreed to submit, leaving Liu Zixiao and Liu Tianqi fearing that Shangjing was about to be changed.

• Liu Yangtian recognized Gu Chen as the Madman who had defeated Cao Wushuang and forced Zhuge Wangyue to retreat at the Aristocratic Family Assembly.
• Gu Chen told Liu Tianqi that he would go to the Land of Heaven and Earth to settle his humiliation with Zhuge Wangyue, and the guests fled the Liu residence.
• Gu Chen entered the Liu residence and demanded that the Liu Family submit to him or face extermination.
• Gu Chen gave Liu Zixiao five minutes to decide, saying he would soon make a major move in Shangjing and visit the Steel Tremor Sect.
• Liu Zixiao agreed to submit, and Gu Chen left with Old Yu and his group.

Gu Chen went to the Steel Tremor Sect to settle a score, but its disciples attacked before he could speak with the sect master. He subdued them with his aura, and when a middle-Revolving Illumination Realm expert appeared, Gu Chen struck first with a blast of force.

• Old Yu drove Gu Chen to the Steel Tremor Sect’s headquarters at Purple Cloud Mountain.
• A young attendant challenged Gu Chen and knocked Old Yu back, but Old Yu recovered and grabbed the boy.
• More than ten Steel Tremor Sect members rushed out, and Gu Chen asked them to summon their sect master.
• When the middle-aged man ordered an attack, Gu Chen’s aura knocked the group down and pinned them in place.
• A white-robed expert arrived, and Gu Chen sent a blast of force at him before he finished showing off his arrival.

Gu Chen stormed the Steel Tremor Sect’s headquarters in Shangjing, defeated and seized its Second Elder, then faced the First Elder and the sect’s assembled martial artists. He released the Second Elder and challenged the First Elder to attack him.

• Gu Chen struck down the Steel Tremor Sect’s Second Elder with a single blow and carried him into the sect’s Daoist temple.
• Gu Chen told the Second Elder that he had come to pay his respects to the local powers, and the Second Elder recognized him as the Gu Chen from Zhou City.
• Wei Aozhong, the Steel Tremor Sect’s First Elder, confronted Gu Chen and demanded that he release the Second Elder.
• The Second Elder identified Gu Chen, and Wei Aozhong accused him of killing Jiang Yi and Yue Mingke and stealing the Shennong Grass.
• Gu Chen defended his actions, released the Second Elder, and offered Wei Aozhong one free move.

Gu Chen confronted the Steel Tremor Sect and defeated First Elder Wei Aozhong in two exchanges, despite Wei’s confidence in his higher cultivation. After Gu Chen struck him down a second time, the sect’s martial artists fell silent.

• Wei Aozhong confronted Gu Chen at the Steel Tremor Sect’s main gate and claimed he would kill him.
• Gu Chen said he had come to slaughter the sect if they would not fight, prompting Wei Aozhong to attack with the Luo Gang Palm.
• Gu Chen’s killing intent shook Wei Aozhong, and an unseen burst of force sent him flying into a pillar and left him spitting blood.
• Gu Chen reminded Wei Aozhong that he had promised to give him one move, then said he would get serious.
• Gu Chen launched a crescent-shaped hand blade at Wei Aozhong, who tried to strike back but was sent flying again before his palm could reach Gu Chen.

Gu Chen stunned the Steel Tremor Sect by sending Wei Aozhong flying, then refused Yu Sheng’s protection and challenged the sect’s fighters to attack him together. Wei Aozhong stepped forward to face Gu Chen again while Jiang Huamei held back.

• Gu Chen sent Wei Aozhong flying with a single sword move, shocking the Steel Tremor Sect’s onlookers and Jiang Huamei.
• Wei Aozhong rejected Jiang Huamei’s help, blamed his defeat on carelessness, and threatened Gu Chen with another attack.
• Yu Sheng warned Wei Aozhong against ganging up on Gu Chen, but Wei Aozhong accused the Honghe Sect and Zhuge Kun of backing him.
• Gu Chen told Yu Sheng to step aside and mocked Wei Aozhong for questioning his martial skill after being defeated.
• Jiang Huamei accused Gu Chen of killing Steel Tremor Sect members and provoking the sect, and Gu Chen invited them to attack him together.
• Wei Aozhong stepped forward to fight Gu Chen again, while Jiang Huamei moved aside and watched.

Gu Chen challenged Wei Aozhong to a life-and-death duel, wagering the Shennong Grass and his life against the Steel Tremor Sect. With Yu Sheng and Jiang Huamei agreeing that no one would interfere, Wei Aozhong drew his sword and the fight began with the crowd expecting Gu Chen to lose.

• Gu Chen demanded that the duel's rules be settled and accused the Steel Tremor Sect of using underhanded tactics.
• Gu Chen wagered that he would hand over the Shennong Grass and his life if he lost, while threatening to slaughter the Steel Tremor Sect if Wei Aozhong lost.
• Wei Aozhong accepted a life-and-death battle and promised that no third party would interfere.
• Yu Sheng offered to witness the duel and guaranteed the Honghe Sect would oppose any interference; Jiang Huamei agreed but ordered Wei Aozhong to cripple Gu Chen before killing him.
• Wei Aozhong drew his sword and entered the cleared fighting space as the onlookers expected him to defeat Gu Chen.

Gu Chen faced Wei Aozhong in a fight to the death at the Taoist temple and countered his powerful sword art with the Emperor Style. Wei Aozhong knocked Gu Chen down and tried to finish him, but Gu Chen diverted the killing thrust at the last moment, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wei Aozhong boasted of his strength and warned Gu Chen that challenging him and the Steel Tremor Sect would be a mistake.
• Gu Chen dismissed Wei Aozhong's speech, and Yu Sheng declared the fight would end only when one of them died before announcing the start.
• Wei Aozhong attacked with the Iron-Grinding Sword Art, and Gu Chen answered with the third form of the Emperor Style, making their attacks collide.
• Wei Aozhong's follow-up sword force struck Gu Chen and sent him tumbling across the ground, tearing his robes and leaving blood visible.
• Wei Aozhong rushed to stab Gu Chen as he lay on the ground, but Gu Chen struck the sword's edge with a burst of force and knocked it off course.

Gu Chen held off Wei Aozhong through more than twenty exchanges, frustrating him with deep qi and superior martial understanding. Wei Aozhong unleashed the Steel Tremor Sect’s Cloud Yang Sword and revealed sword qi, but Gu Chen remained calm as Jiang Huamei declared that the attack could last only five breaths.

• Gu Chen rose after striking first and taunted Wei Aozhong, who charged at him again in fury.
• Gu Chen deflected Wei Aozhong’s sword attacks barehanded, and the onlookers were shocked that he remained undefeated.
• Wei Aozhong grew enraged and unleashed the Steel Tremor Sect’s advanced Cloud Yang Sword, sending sword qi at Gu Chen.
• Yu Sheng and the others reacted in shock when they realized Wei Aozhong had comprehended sword qi at the middle Revolving Illumination Realm.
• Jiang Huamei said Wei Aozhong could maintain the sword qi for five breaths, while Gu Chen stood unmoving with a cold smile.