Recaps

After choosing random reincarnation, Lu Changzhi obtained the Divine-Level Disciple-Accepting System and was reborn as the master of Hidden Origin Peak in the Five Symbols Sect. At the sect’s disciple-accepting ceremony, his first task required him to find a disciple with Spirit Rank or higher aptitude who also possessed a system.

• After dying on Blue Star, Lu Changzhi chose random reincarnation and received the hidden Divine-Level Disciple-Accepting System.
• Lu Changzhi learned that he had been reborn as the master of Hidden Origin Peak in the Five Symbols Sect, where he was the only resident.
• Cang Wenyu brought Lu Changzhi to the Five Symbols Sect’s disciple-accepting ceremony and invited him to choose promising recruits for his peak.
• The system assigned Lu Changzhi a task to accept one disciple with at least Spirit Rank aptitude who possessed a system.

Lu Changzhi learned that other system hosts existed and used his system to scan the Five Symbols Sect’s recruitment ceremony for someone with Spirit Rank aptitude who also had a system. The scan detected another system host nearby, but the target’s identity remained unrevealed.

• Lu Changzhi learned that other system hosts existed, though only his Supreme Grade system could detect them.
• Cang Wenyu opened the Five Symbols Sect’s recruitment ceremony and explained the aptitude requirements for different disciple ranks.
• Lu Changzhi watched the applicants and found that their aptitudes fell short of the Spirit Rank he sought.
• Lu Changzhi told his system to filter for people with Spirit Rank aptitude or higher who also had a system.
• The system detected another system host at the ceremony.

Lu Changzhi hacked Gu Chen’s Sign-In System and changed its mission to require him to become Lu Changzhi’s direct disciple or be erased. At the Five Symbols Sect recruitment, Gu Chen displayed Low-Grade Spirit-Rank aptitude and publicly asked to become Lu Changzhi’s disciple.

• Lu Changzhi’s system identified Gu Chen and hacked his Sign-In System, then issued a mission requiring Gu Chen to join the Five Symbols Sect as Lu Changzhi’s direct disciple.
• Gu Chen’s system threatened to erase him if he failed the new mission, so he decided to join the sect and choose Lu Changzhi as his master.
• Gu Chen’s aptitude surged beyond Heaven Rank on the White Jade Pillar, but Cang Wenyu intervened so it stopped at Low-Grade Spirit Rank.
• Cang Wenyu and the Five Peak Masters competed to recruit Gu Chen, then told him to choose his own master.
• Gu Chen announced that he had long admired Peak Master Lu Changzhi and asked to become his disciple.

Gu Chen chose Lu Changzhi as his master after his system revealed Lu Changzhi’s unfathomable status, and Cang Wenyu recognized him as the Master of Hidden Origin Peak. The two returned to the peak, where Lu Changzhi planned to open Gu Chen’s newbie gift pack.

• Gu Chen insisted that he had come to take Lu Changzhi as his master, surprising Cang Wenyu and the Five Peak Masters, who knew Lu Changzhi was still young.
• Gu Chen used his system to inspect Lu Changzhi and saw an immeasurable aptitude, a realm beyond the system’s ability to probe, and fortune value of 999+.
• Gu Chen knelt and asked Lu Changzhi to accept him as a disciple, and Lu Changzhi agreed to take him as his true disciple at Hidden Origin Peak.
• Cang Wenyu declared that Hidden Origin Peak was a special, secret peak for the sect’s strongest and most talented members.
• Lu Changzhi and Gu Chen walked back to Hidden Origin Peak, where Lu Changzhi told Gu Chen to find a place to stay and returned to his room to open the newbie gift pack.

Lu Changzhi received powerful rewards from his system, including talents that boosted his cultivation and let him benefit from his disciples’ progress. He gave Gu Chen valuable gifts and learned he could claim better rewards whenever Gu Chen completed a sign-in task, while Gu Chen resolved to work hard and surpass his master.

• Lu Changzhi opened his Newbie Gift Pack and received experience, a mature Dao Comprehension Tea Tree, two talents, and a Disciple Growth Assistance Gift Pack.
• Lu Changzhi activated Master Not Inferior to Disciple, raising his aptitude to Upper-Grade Spirit-Rank and his cultivation to the Dao Platform Realm Ninth Level, then examined his concealment talent.
• Lu Changzhi opened the assistance pack and obtained a top-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill, a mid-grade spirit-rank Vast Heaven Spear, and an upper-grade spirit-rank flying boat.
• The system added a Cracked Version of the Sign-In System, allowing Lu Changzhi to receive better rewards whenever Gu Chen completed a sign-in task.
• Lu Changzhi gave the pill, spear, and flying boat to Gu Chen, who was impressed by the gifts and resolved to keep cultivating and surpass his master.

Lu Changzhi harvested Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves and shared them with Gu Chen, who used them to cultivate. When Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun discovered the tea, Lu Changzhi blamed Gu Chen and gave them the remaining leaves, earning a random sacred beast reward.

• Lu Changzhi planted and harvested the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree, collecting a heavy bundle of leaves.
• Lu Changzhi gave Gu Chen some tea leaves, and Gu Chen brewed tea before sitting down to cultivate.
• Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun arrived at Hidden Origin Peak and noticed Gu Chen in a state of sudden enlightenment.
• Cang Wenyu recognized the Dao Comprehension Tea and asked Lu Changzhi where it came from.
• Lu Changzhi followed the system's choice by claiming Gu Chen had given him the tea, then handed Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun a handful of leaves.
• The system awarded Lu Changzhi a random sacred beast and fifty experience points.

Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun arranged to help train Gu Chen, confirmed his high-grade Spirit Rank aptitude, and improved Hidden Origin Peak’s cultivation environment. After they left, Lu Changzhi returned to his room and asked the system to draw a sacred beast.

• Lu Changzhi declined to draw while Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun were still present, and Cang Wenyu proposed that the sect’s peak masters jointly nurture Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen woke from his enlightenment, offered to make tea, and asked whether Lu Changzhi had eaten all the tea leaves.
• Cang Wenyu tested Gu Chen’s aptitude and found it was High-Grade Spirit Rank, then explained the Five Symbols Sect’s history and gave Gu Chen a jade token for emergencies.
• Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun strengthened the spiritual environment on Hidden Origin Peak, making its spiritual power more than ten times denser.
• After Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun left and Gu Chen returned to his half-finished house, Lu Changzhi asked the system to draw a sacred beast.

Lu Changzhi summoned a juvenile Chongming Bird, named it Xiao Ming, and watched it overpower Gu Chen. After half a month of peaceful cultivation, Gu Chen planned to travel to Pingyang City for a sign-in, and Lu Changzhi decided to accompany him.

• Lu Changzhi summoned a juvenile Chongming Bird, named it Xiao Ming, and learned that the system shop required 1,000 experience points to unlock.
• Xiao Ming attacked Gu Chen, who mistook it for a chicken, and Lu Changzhi warned him to treat the bird with respect and train his body.
• Over the next half month, Lu Changzhi learned basic techniques and martial skills while gathering information about the sect from Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen told Lu Changzhi he needed to handle matters outside the sect, and the system revealed that his sign-in location had refreshed to Pingyang City.
• After the system offered rewards for letting Gu Chen go alone or accompanying him, Lu Changzhi chose to go with his disciple.

Lu Changzhi and the Five Symbols Sect elders traveled to Pingyang City, where Gu Chen completed a sign-in and Lu Changzhi discovered a girl with an unawakened Giant Barbarian Physique and extraordinary culinary skill. He decided to recruit her as a cook and began to approach her.

• Cang Wenyu arranged for Xu Kun and four elders to accompany Lu Changzhi and Gu Chen to Pingyang City, and Gu Chen used his high-grade spirit-rank flying boat for the journey.
• The system awarded Lu Changzhi a high-grade heaven-rank protective formation disk and 300 experience points for completing a mission.
• Xu Kun searched Pingyang City for promising disciples, but found no suitable candidates.
• Gu Chen completed a sign-in at the city lord's manor and received the Spirit Concealment Art, while Lu Changzhi gained the supreme-grade spirit-rank movement technique Hidden Trace Steps and 100 experience points.
• The system identified Luo Ling'er as possessing an unawakened Giant Barbarian Physique and extraordinary culinary skill, and Lu Changzhi learned that she needed an earth-attribute spirit beast's spirit core to awaken it.
• Lu Changzhi decided to recruit Luo Ling'er as a cook and asked Xu Kun to wait while he went to find her.

Lu Changzhi visited the Luo Clan and made Luo Ling'er a nominal disciple of Hidden Origin Peak, though he intended to have her cook rather than cultivate. As they returned to the sect by flying boat, Xu Kun slowed it down and announced that class was about to begin.

• Luo Changqing and the third elder discussed Hidden Origin Peak and were astonished when Lu Changzhi arrived with Gu Chen and Xu Kun.
• Lu Changzhi asked to take Luo Ling'er as a nominal disciple, and Luo Changqing eagerly agreed.
• Luo Changqing gifted Lu Changzhi a protective formation disc, and Lu Changzhi departed with Luo Ling'er and his companions.
• The group privately wondered why Lu Changzhi had chosen Luo Ling'er, while Lu Changzhi was pleased to have found a cook.
• Xu Kun slowed the flying boat and told Gu Chen to get ready for class.

Xu Kun’s group ambushed a band of raiders with overwhelming hidden support, then returned to Hidden Origin Peak, where Gu Chen trained while Luo Ling'er asked Lu Changzhi to teach her powerful skills.

• Chen Ming and Wang Yan gathered raiders to attack the Five Symbols Sect’s group, but Xu Kun summoned sixteen hidden Dao Platform Realm elders.
• Wang Yan called in more reinforcements, but the Five Symbols Sect revealed eight more flying boats and dozens of concealed elders before launching a surprise attack.
• The sect’s elders killed all four peak Life and Death Realm raiders and swiftly removed the bodies, boats, and evidence.
• Xu Kun told Gu Chen to trust the sect and call for backup when outmatched, and the group returned to Hidden Origin Peak the next day.
• Lu Changzhi asked Gu Chen to build Luo Ling'er a house, and Gu Chen fought Xiao Ming after calling the sacred beast “Brother Rooster.”
• Gu Chen advanced to the Dao Platform Realm Ninth Level and began learning the Spirit Concealment Art; Luo Ling'er then asked Lu Changzhi to teach her powerful skills.

Lu Changzhi made Luo Ling'er a nominal disciple and delayed her cultivation, telling her to learn cooking instead. When Gu Chen objected, Luo Ling'er arrived with her first pot of chicken soup, and Lu Changzhi urged Gu Chen to taste it.

• Lu Changzhi told Luo Ling'er she could only be a nominal disciple for now and should wait before cultivating because her physique had not awakened.
• Lu Changzhi brought Luo Ling'er to an outdoor cooking area and convinced her that learning to cook would be useful for the sect and her future travels.
• Lu Changzhi cast a fire-avoidance formation on Luo Ling'er and left her to practice cooking while he returned to rest.
• Gu Chen confronted Lu Changzhi, arguing that Luo Ling'er should cultivate instead of wasting time learning to cook.
• Luo Ling'er brought over her strange-looking chicken soup and asked Gu Chen to taste it, so Lu Changzhi encouraged him to try it.

Gu Chen and Lu Changzhi discovered that Luo Ling'er had a remarkable talent for cooking, and she soon became responsible for Hidden Origin Peak's meals. When the system issued a mission to recruit a second disciple, Lu Changzhi set out to find one, but Cang Wenyu warned him that the world outside had become dangerous.

• Gu Chen tasted Luo Ling'er's chicken soup, praised her cooking, and withdrew his earlier objections to having her cook.
• Lu Changzhi tried the soup and praised Luo Ling'er, while Gu Chen concluded that his master had recognized her talent from the start.
• Over the next five days, Luo Ling'er's cooking surpassed the sect's meals, delighting Gu Chen and Lu Changzhi.
• The system issued Lu Changzhi a mission to recruit a second disciple with High-Grade Spirit Rank aptitude within one month, offering experience points and a gift pack.
• Lu Changzhi borrowed Gu Chen's flying boat, left Hidden Origin Peak in Gu Chen's care, and went to find Cang Wenyu.
• Cang Wenyu warned Lu Changzhi that things had not been peaceful outside.

Lu Changzhi persuaded Cang Wenyu to let him leave the sect, revealing his rapid cultivation and Spirit Rank technique before receiving Heaven Rank talismans for protection. He traveled with Xu Kun to search for someone with Upper-Grade Spirit-Rank Aptitude, and the system finally detected a person with special talent in Golden Cloud City.

• Cang Wenyu warned Lu Changzhi that other factions were watching Hidden Origin Peak and that people had been disappearing amid suspected cult activity.
• Lu Changzhi demonstrated his Spirit Rank technique and told Cang Wenyu that Gu Chen had taught it to him.
• Cang Wenyu agreed to let Lu Changzhi leave and gave him Heaven Rank talismans for defense and speed.
• Lu Changzhi and Xu Kun traveled through major cities as Lu Changzhi searched for someone with Upper-Grade Spirit-Rank Aptitude.
• In Golden Cloud City, Lu Changzhi received a system notification that someone with special talent was within range.

Lu Changzhi recruited Jin Fugui, whose talent subtly improved the luck and fortunes of people around him, after learning that Jin Fugui’s father despised him as a harbinger of misfortune. Near a prince’s residence, Lu Changzhi then discovered Mu Fan, another system user, and received three choices for how to deal with him.

• Lu Changzhi inspected Jin Fugui and discovered his Blessing Others talent, then invited him to work at the Five Symbols Sect.
• Jin Fugui agreed after his father approved his departure and called him a harbinger of misfortune; Jin Fugui explained his mother’s affair and his father’s resentment.
• Lu Changzhi and Xu Kun traveled with Jin Fugui for several days, leaving only three days to complete Lu Changzhi’s task.
• Near a prince’s residence, Lu Changzhi detected Mu Fan, whose Idle Cultivation System and upper-grade Spirit-Rank aptitude matched one of the identities offered to Lu Changzhi before.
• Lu Changzhi’s system offered him three choices: hack Mu Fan’s system, persuade Mu Fan to become his disciple, or leave and receive a cultivation technique.

Lu Changzhi visited the Mu Residence to recruit a disciple for Hidden Origin Peak, and the Mu Lineage gathered its younger members for him. He discovered that Mu Fan had refused to attend and left the residence, prompting Mu Jun to realize the slight could offend him.

• Lu Changzhi chose to visit the Mu Residence in person and learned that Mu Fan was there.
• Mu Jun welcomed Lu Changzhi and summoned the Mu Lineage’s younger generation after Lu Changzhi said he wanted to take a disciple.
• The Mu Lineage held a banquet for Lu Changzhi and Xu Kun, but Lu Changzhi noticed Mu Fan’s seat was empty.
• Mu Jun explained that Mu Fan had poor aptitude and might not have come, then ordered a steward to find him.
• The steward reported that Mu Fan had told his older brothers to perform well, refused to make a fool of himself, and gone out.

Lu Changzhi grew curious about Mu Fan despite Mu Jun's claims that his son had poor aptitude, and he tracked him down at a tavern. Mu Fan refused Lu Changzhi's invitation to join Hidden Origin Peak, saying he was lazy and uninterested in fame or ambition.

• Lu Changzhi asked Mu Jun about Mu Fan's aptitude and cultivation, then decided to wait for him despite Mu Jun's explanation that he was twenty-one and had only reached the Qi Gathering Realm.
• Lu Changzhi used an item bearing Mu Fan's Qi to search for him, and the system revealed Mu Fan's location after Xu Kun failed to find him with his divine sense.
• Lu Changzhi and Xu Kun found Mu Fan at a tavern, where Mu Fan questioned how they had discovered his identity.
• Lu Changzhi invited Mu Fan to join Hidden Origin Peak, but Mu Fan declined because he was lazy and did not want the burdens of pursuing fame and opportunity.

Lu Changzhi convinced Mu Fan to join Hidden Origin Peak as his second personal disciple, despite Mu Fan’s hidden talent and cultivation. As they returned to the sect, Lu Changzhi received an External Avatar from the system and prepared to open his disciple-taking gift pack.

• Lu Changzhi told Mu Fan that he had taken an interest in him on a whim and compared his talent unfavorably with Gu Chen’s.
• Lu Changzhi and Xu Kun returned to the Mu Residence, where Mu Fan arrived and asked whether Jin Fugui was the ordinary person Lu Changzhi had taken in earlier.
• Mu Fan agreed to enter the Five Symbols Sect, and Lu Changzhi named him Hidden Origin Peak’s second personal disciple.
• The system rewarded Lu Changzhi with an External Avatar, experience, and a disciple-taking gift pack.
• On the flying boat, Lu Changzhi inspected his exact-match External Avatar, put it away, and opened the gift pack.

Lu Changzhi received powerful array, teaching, and Emperor-bearing talents, along with a trove of talisman-making rewards and a new idle cultivation system feature. After opening the system shop, he fixated on a peak Saint Artifact sword but wondered whether he could earn enough experience points before the flash sale ended.

• Lu Changzhi received the Myriad Phenomena Slaughter Array, the Extensive Learning and Knowledge and Aptitude of a Great Emperor talents, and a disciple specialization gift pack.
• Lu Changzhi opened the specialization gift pack and obtained a vanload of Spirit Rank talisman paper, Mo Qingcang's true inheritance, and the Flowing Shadow Brush.
• The system added the Premium Version of the Idle Cultivation System, which granted Lu Changzhi 15 experience points each day and could be upgraded.
• Lu Changzhi opened the system shop's limited-time 90%-off flash sale and learned he could exchange for only one item before it ended.
• Lu Changzhi became interested in the Dao-Severing Sword That Has Lost Its Sword Spirit, but its 3,500-experience-point price led him to consider upgrading his idle cultivation feature.

Lu Changzhi upgraded his idle cultivation feature and raised his realm to the Life and Death Realm Third Level before returning to Hidden Origin Peak with Mu Fan and Jin Fugui. He introduced his new disciple to the others, while Mu Fan hid his strength and tried to avoid being given work.

• Lu Changzhi upgraded his system feature twice, then used his strength-raising ability to break through to the Life and Death Realm Third Level.
• Lu Changzhi gave Mu Fan a storage ring as a welcome gift, and Mu Fan was startled by its valuable contents.
• Lu Changzhi returned to Hidden Origin Peak, where Luo Ling'er reported that Xiao Ming had grown stronger and could change size.
• Lu Changzhi introduced Mu Fan as a true disciple and asked Jin Fugui to help manage Hidden Origin Peak's affairs.
• Gu Chen invited Mu Fan to spar, but Mu Fan pretended to be untalented and declined before Gu Chen offered to introduce him to Brother Chicken.

Mu Fan arrived at Hidden Origin Peak and discovered that Xiao Ming chased anyone who called him a chicken, while Gu Chen tried to turn the incident to his advantage. Later, Xu Kun asked Cang Wenyu whether he had a hidden reason for appointing Changzhi as Hidden Origin Peak’s peak master.

• Mu Fan called Xiao Ming “Brother Chicken,” prompting Xiao Ming to grow and chase him across Hidden Origin Peak.
• Xiao Ming failed to catch Mu Fan and instead fought Gu Chen, until Luo Ling'er calmed him down.
• Gu Chen explained that Xiao Ming was a Chongming Bird named Xiao Ming and hated being called a chicken, then warned Mu Fan that only Master and Luo Ling'er could use the nickname.
• Mu Fan used the threat of provoking Xiao Ming to gain leverage over Gu Chen, who resolved to strengthen his body and eventually defeat Xiao Ming.
• Xu Kun returned and asked Cang Wenyu whether he had a hidden reason for appointing Changzhi as Hidden Origin Peak’s peak master.

Lu Changzhi deployed the Myriad Phenomena Slaughter Array across Hidden Origin Peak, giving him control over its power. When Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun visited to investigate the array and meet Lu Changzhi’s new disciples, they discovered an extraordinary demonic beast and agreed that the sect would fund its care; Cang Wenyu then sat down for tea.

• Lu Changzhi deployed the Myriad Phenomena Slaughter Array, which covered Hidden Origin Peak and let him control the power of heaven and earth there.
• Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun sensed a powerful slaughter array and went to Hidden Origin Peak to investigate and meet Mu Fan.
• Lu Changzhi introduced Mu Fan, and Cang Wenyu gave him a top-grade Heaven Rank spirit-gathering cushion as a welcome gift.
• Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun noticed that the demonic beast on the peak was extraordinary, and Lu Changzhi hinted that feeding it strained the peak’s resources.
• Cang Wenyu agreed to ask the other peak masters to have the sect cover the demonic beast’s upkeep, then sat down with Lu Changzhi for tea.
• Lu Changzhi wondered about Cang Wenyu’s hidden realm and asked the system to check his attributes.

Lu Changzhi watched Mu Fan reveal his tea-making knowledge and assigned him the job of brewing tea, while life on Hidden Origin Peak continued for another half month. As Lu Changzhi decided he needed to venture out to gain more experience, Gu Chen’s system finally activated with a new check-in task.

• Lu Changzhi discovered that Cang Wenyu and Xu Kun had concealed cultivation realms far beyond what they showed on the surface.
• Mu Fan praised the Dao Comprehension Tea and explained how it should be brewed, so Lu Changzhi made him responsible for tea-making.
• Cang Wenyu sent resources for Xiao Ming, who continued to beat Gu Chen despite Gu Chen’s progress in body tempering.
• Luo Ling’er improved her cooking, Mu Fan made his dwelling exceptionally comfortable, and Lu Changzhi explored the world using his External Avatar.
• Lu Changzhi concluded that he needed to travel in person to gain more experience, while Gu Chen received a new system check-in task.

Gu Chen agreed to attend the Flower Spirit Sect's banquet so he could reach Clear Flame Garden and complete his check-in task, and Lu Changzhi decided to go for the experience reward. Two days later, they and Mu Fan set out aboard a flying boat for the Flower Spirit Sect.

• Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi and Gu Chen that the six top powers would meet at the Flower Spirit Sect, which was hosting a banquet for their juniors.
• Gu Chen said he wanted to attend to broaden his horizons, and Lu Changzhi learned that Clear Flame Garden was Gu Chen's check-in location.
• Lu Changzhi chose to attend with Gu Chen, aiming to earn 800 experience points, and Cang Wenyu told them to conceal their cultivation realms.
• Mu Fan asked to join the banquet, and Lu Changzhi agreed while intending to tell him to keep a low profile; Mu Fan instead said women would only slow him down.
• Two days later, Lu Changzhi, Gu Chen, and Mu Fan left the Five Symbols Sect aboard a flying boat bound for the Flower Spirit Sect.

Gu Chen searched for a way to sneak into Liu Qingyan's residence while Lu Changzhi scanned the Flower Spirit Sect banquet for talented disciples. When Sun Mo approached to probe Lu Changzhi, Lu Changzhi stood and questioned whether the fair-skinned man was actually a man, then sent him a private voice transmission.

• Gu Chen learned that Liu Qingyan lived in Clear Flame Garden and decided to use the Spirit Concealment Art to sneak in.
• Lu Changzhi scanned the banquet guests, finding few who met the system's aptitude requirement and noticing Zhou Jia's unawakened Jade Water Physique.
• Other sect disciples discussed Lu Changzhi's hidden cultivation and considered approaching him.
• Sun Mo of the Vast Heaven Sect offered to shake Lu Changzhi's hand so he could use his Illusion-Breaking Physique to probe him.
• Lu Changzhi stood, asked Sun Mo whether he was a man, and sent him a voice transmission.