Chapter Summaries

Lu Changzhi advanced to the Void Transformation Realm while waiting for the Heavenly Azure Ruins, and the Eastern Region remained mostly peaceful amid rumors and shifting power relations. After more than twenty days, he upgraded the system mall to level two and received a Battle Heaven Sacred Physique.

• Lu Changzhi upgraded from the Creation Realm to the Void Transformation Realm and resolved to keep improving and find ways to strengthen the sect master and the others.
• Lu Changzhi considered giving Cang Wenyu and the others Creation Pills but decided to wait for the Heavenly Azure Ruins so they could discover them themselves.
• Azure Cloud Sect elders confronted Flower Spirit Sect over disciples who had died from indulgence, then left vowing to return and demand justice.
• The Five Symbols Sect stayed silent after the Cloud Heaven Holy Land announced its participation in the Heavenly Azure Ruins, and many expected the sect to gain little from the ruins.
• After more than twenty days, Lu Changzhi spent five thousand experience points to upgrade the mall, unlocking new features and receiving a Saint Rank Mid Grade Battle Heaven Sacred Physique.

Lu Changzhi obtained a Battle Heaven Sacred Physique and prepared to give it to Gu Chen, while discovering new system functions and items. He placed Gu Chen inside the physique vessel, leaving him to undergo its effects.

• Lu Changzhi received the mid-grade Saint Rank Battle Heaven Sacred Physique and discovered that the system could store heavenly phenomena and trigger them on designated targets.
• Lu Changzhi bought Talent Enhancement after learning it could expand Jin Fugui's Blessing Others talent, and considered extending its benefits to the Mystic One Sect through Luo Zhen.
• Lu Changzhi read about Multiplied-Speed Cultivation and found the Random Discount Flash Sale display empty until its next refresh.
• Lu Changzhi went to give Gu Chen the Battle Heaven Sacred Physique and found Xiao Ming fleeing after Lu Changzhi joked about Gu Chen beating him to death.
• Gu Chen mistook the golden vessel for a burial container, but Lu Changzhi opened it, put Gu Chen inside, and shut the lid.

Lu Changzhi helped Gu Chen complete the Battle Heaven Sacred Physique, then learned how to support the Blood Devils and received a sack of Marrow Cleansing Fruit tree seeds. As the Heavenly Azure Ruins opening drew near, he struggled to find a place to plant them before a new flash sale appeared with a one-hundred-percent discount.

• Gu Chen completed the Battle Heaven Sacred Physique, and Lu Changzhi spent experience to suppress its heavenly phenomenon before the device exploded and Gu Chen emerged.
• Lu Changzhi concealed Gu Chen with an illusion array, and Gu Chen thanked him for helping him gain the Sacred Physique.
• Lu Changzhi questioned Qin Li and learned that the Blood Devils could grow stronger by consuming blood, though their current bloodlines could only handle spirit-beast essence blood.
• Lu Changzhi received a sack of Marrow Cleansing Fruit tree seeds for idling, but the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree's territory prevented him from planting them around the sect.
• With fewer than seven days until the Heavenly Azure Ruins opened, Lu Changzhi received notice that the Random Discount Flash Sale had refreshed with a one-hundred-percent discount.

Lu Changzhi used free Disguise Saint Mud to conceal the Heaven and Earth Pagoda, then lent it to Cang Wenyu so Five Symbols Sect elders could enter the Heavenly Azure Ruins. He chose to accompany Gu Chen to the ruins as the sect prepared its teams and plans.

• Lu Changzhi bought the free Disguise Saint Mud and used it to hide the Heaven and Earth Pagoda’s appearance and presence.
• Lu Changzhi showed Cang Wenyu that the pagoda could hold people, and Cang Wenyu agreed to test it with the elders.
• Lu Changzhi chose to go with Gu Chen to the Heavenly Azure Ruins.
• Cang Wenyu told the Five Symbols Sect elders they could enter the ruins and assigned them to protect disciples or search for resources.

The major factions prepared to enter the Heavenly Azure Ruins, while the Cloud Heaven Holy Land planned to use transmission stones to guide its disciples from outside. Lu Changzhi and the Five Symbols Sect arrived at the crowded ruins entrance, where other factions mocked their small delegation.

• Xuan Yong urged Luo Zhen to seek the saint's legacy and gave him a storage ring, while Luo Zhen said Xie Yang and the others would protect him.
• The Cloud Heaven Holy Land set out with elders and two transmission stones that could send messages into the ruins, intending to claim the Heavenly Azure Saint's inheritance.
• The Dongfang Clan planned to bypass the ruins' age restriction and kill whoever obtained the inheritance, blaming other Eastern Region factions.
• Lu Changzhi agreed to bring Luo Ling'er and Xiao Ming to the ruins, telling Xiao Ming to hide his true form and Jin Fugui to use the sect's resources freely.
• The Five Symbols Sect arrived with a small group, and onlookers remarked that the sect's recent losses had left it weakened and unlikely to gain much from the ruins.

Lu Changzhi enhanced Luo Zhen’s Heavenly Sha Lone Star talent as the factions gathered for the Heavenly Azure Ruins, then watched Cloud Heaven Holy Land arrive and take the place Azure Cloud Sect had cleared for it. While everyone waited for the ruins to open, Liu Qingyan performed for the crowd, and Qin Jiuxiao asked her to demonstrate another instrument.

• Lu Changzhi examined the gathered factions, recognized Luo Zhen among the Mystic One Sect disciples, and enhanced his Heavenly Sha Lone Star talent.
• Cloud Heaven Holy Land arrived aboard a massive flying boat, and Azure Cloud Sect vacated its area for the holy land’s elders and disciples.
• Lu Changzhi saw that Qin Jiuxiao had reached the Peak Creation Realm and considered improving his sect’s disciples’ aptitudes and training.
• Liu Qingyan played the zither and drew the listeners into an enchanting zither realm.
• Qin Jiuxiao praised Liu Qingyan’s performance and asked her to demonstrate another instrument, prompting her to ask his name.

At the Cloud Heaven Holy Land gathering, Qin Jiuxiao and Liu Qingyan performed music together, and he invited her to accompany him to the Heavenly Azure Ruins. Xie Yang publicly accused Liu Qingyan of seducing Qin, was struck unconscious by a Mystic One Sect elder, and the ruins began to open.

• Qin Jiuxiao and Liu Qingyan played the zither and xiao together, impressing the gathered factions and elders.
• Qin Jiuxiao invited Liu Qingyan to travel with him to the Heavenly Azure Ruins, and she accepted.
• Xie Yang shouted that Liu Qingyan was seducing another man, and she protested that he was slandering her.
• The Mystic One Sect elders sealed Xie Yang’s mouth, but when the seal lifted, he began insulting Liu Qingyan again.
• A Mystic One Sect elder slapped Xie Yang unconscious and apologized to Qin Jiuxiao, while a Cloud Heaven Holy Land elder criticized the sect.
• The cordoned-off space rippled as the Heavenly Azure Ruins began to open.

The Heavenly Azure Ruins opened after a dangerous spatial disturbance, and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land yielded the first entry to the Azure Cloud Sect. The Azure Cloud Sect’s disciples entered safely, followed by the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and the other powers.

• The Mystic One Sect Master warned his disciples to avoid the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, while Cang Wenyu gave the Five Symbols Sect disciples supplies and instructions for exploring alone.
• The void warped and split into destructive cracks before the disturbance subsided and heaven and earth repaired the spatial rifts.
• A gate marked “Heavenly Azure” appeared, and the bells announced the opening of the ruins.
• An elder of the Cloud Heaven Holy Land declared that the first chance to enter belonged to the Azure Cloud Sect, whose Master sent a group of disciples through the gate.
• After confirming the Azure Cloud Sect disciples were safe, the Cloud Heaven Holy Land disciples entered, followed by the powers of the Eastern Region.

Lu Changzhi’s group entered the Heavenly Azure Ruins and flew toward a spirit vein to plant the Marrow Cleansing Fruit tree. As they approached a dangerous area, a powerful hawk-like beast attacked, while the Dongfang Clan’s hidden forces prepared to kill whoever gained the inheritance.

• Lu Changzhi led his group through the teleportation array and chose a quiet direction instead of heading straight for the final trial.
• Cang Wenyu received a message from Xu Kun inside the ruins, while Cloud Heaven Holy Land elders learned they could communicate with Qin Jiuxiao and ordered him to the final trial site.
• More than three hundred Dongfang Clan members emerged from an array, and Dongfang Hong ordered them to split up and kill whoever obtained the Heavenly Azure Saint’s inheritance.
• Lu Changzhi’s group flew toward increasingly dense spiritual power, and Gu Chen warned that the area ahead was among the most dangerous on the map.
• A massive hawk-like beast shot up from below as the system announced an incoming mid-grade Spirit Rank ingredient.

Lu Changzhi and his companions entered a dangerous region of the Heavenly Azure Ruins, where Xiao Ming’s saint-beast presence kept powerful spirit beasts at bay. They befriended a Peak Dao Comprehension Realm Iron-Armored Brown Ape with a contract, and Lu Changzhi learned it had a connection to the Heavenly Azure Saint.

• Xiao Ming killed a hawk-falcon that attacked the flying boat, and Lu Changzhi stored its body as an extra meal.
• Lu Changzhi had Xiao Ming reveal its saint-beast presence, allowing the group to pass through the spirit-beast-filled forest without disturbance.
• The group encountered a massive Peak Dao Comprehension Realm Iron-Armored Brown Ape in a mountain valley, and the ape asked to talk instead of fight.
• Lu Changzhi purchased a Beast Clan Contract: Friend and sent it to the ape, which signed and formed a friendly bond with him.
• After landing near a spirit vein, Lu Changzhi questioned the Iron-Armored Brown Ape and learned it was connected to the Heavenly Azure Saint.

Lu Changzhi planted Marrow Cleansing Fruit Tree seeds in the Heavenly Azure Ruins and used Life Spirit Spring Essence to accelerate their growth. After reassuring Xu Kun that he was safe, he shared a meal with the Iron-Armored Brown Ape, which began to understand why humans hunted the Beast Race.

• The Iron-Armored Brown Ape explained that it stayed in the ruins to honor the Heavenly Azure Saint's request and would leave only if someone obtained his inheritance.
• Lu Changzhi planted Marrow Cleansing Fruit Tree seeds near a spirit vein and used Life Spirit Spring Essence, causing the seedlings to grow rapidly.
• Qin Li realized the water Lu Changzhi had used was Life Spirit Spring and reflected on her good fortune in meeting him.
• Lu Changzhi convinced Xu Kun not to bring elders to find him, assuring him that he was safe.
• Luo Ling'er and Gu Chen prepared the falcon Lu Changzhi had killed, then everyone shared grilled skewers with the Iron-Armored Brown Ape.
• After tasting the food, the Iron-Armored Brown Ape said it understood why humans hunted the Beast Race.

Lu Changzhi and the Iron-Armored Brown Ape prepared to choose what to eat, while disciples in the Heavenly Azure Ruins searched for resources and clashed over them. Five Symbols Sect disciples trapped and stripped a group of Azure Cloud Sect disciples, then left before reinforcements arrived.

• Azure Cloud Sect disciples found that someone had already taken a spirit herb and searched elsewhere.
• Three Flower Spirit Sect women persuaded four Mystic One Sect youths to let them tag along, planning to use the youths to find resources before robbing them.
• Seven Azure Cloud Sect disciples tried to rob five Five Symbols Sect disciples, but Senior Brother Zhang’s group lured them into an ambush.
• The Five Symbols Sect disciples stripped the seven Azure Cloud Sect disciples down to their underpants, knocked them unconscious, and dispersed before reinforcements arrived.
• The Iron-Armored Brown Ape asked Lu Changzhi which one they were eating that day.

Lu Changzhi used his External Avatar to leave valuable items for sect elders to find, while the younger generation began fighting demonic beasts in the Heavenly Azure Ruins. Qin Jiuxiao played his saint-rank zither to drive the fighters into battle, then advanced toward the Nine Azure Bridges.

• The Iron-Armored Brown Ape brought back a savage bull, and Xiao Ming took its spirit core while Luo Ling'er prepared the rest.
• Lu Changzhi sent his External Avatar to leave a Formation-Breaking Disc, a Mind-Linking Killing Formation, and saint-rank spirit herbs for the searching elders to discover.
• The elders found the items, suspected they might have been tampered with, and took them away for inspection.
• Xu Kun told Lu Changzhi that the younger generation had begun hunting demonic beasts, but Lu Changzhi chose to stay where he was.
• At the Nine Azure Bridges, Qin Jiuxiao played his saint-rank zither, stirring the fighters and provoking objections from some Eastern Region disciples.
• After the Cloud Heaven Holy Land disciples broke through the beast tide, Qin Jiuxiao stopped playing and stepped toward the bridge.

Qin Jiuxiao defeated the bridge-guarding battle puppet and stepped onto a Nine Azure Bridge, prompting the other contestants to fight through the demonic beasts. Lu Changzhi and his disciples headed to the trial site, while a mysterious black-robed figure approached the bridges unchallenged.

• Qin Jiuxiao's arrival triggered a formation and summoned a powerful bridge-guarding battle puppet as the demonic beasts grew more frenzied.
• Lu Changzhi checked Gu Chen's refreshed task to reach the Nine Azure Bridges, then took Gu Chen and Mu Fan toward the trial site.
• A Cloud Heaven Holy Land elder told Qin Jiuxiao that the puppet's weak point was below its left armpit.
• Qin Jiuxiao blocked the puppet's sword with his hardened fist, struck its weak point, destroyed it, and claimed its token before stepping onto a bridge.
• The other prodigies abandoned cooperation and fought their way toward the bridges as a black-robed figure charged through the demonic beasts without being attacked.

Gu Chen defeated the bridge-guarding battle puppet in moments and advanced onto the Nine Azure Bridges, where he received a Spatial Escape Disk from a check-in. Lu Changzhi gained a Spatial Teleportation Array and experience points, while Qin Jiuxiao continued to lead the trial inside the distant tower.

• Zhou Chi tried crossing a bridge in a cloak but was knocked back by a demonic beast, prompting the geniuses to wonder why Gu Chen had been ignored.
• Gu Chen fought the bridge-guarding battle puppet with his fists and shattered it, drawing the attention of the Five Symbols Sect elders.
• Gu Chen took the token formed from the puppet and stepped onto the Nine Azure Bridges.
• Gu Chen checked in and received a Saint Rank Mid Grade Spatial Escape Disk, then headed toward the distant tower.
• Lu Changzhi received a Saint Rank Peak Grade Spatial Teleportation Array and 1,500 experience points from Gu Chen's check-in.
• As several geniuses rushed toward the bridges, Qin Jiuxiao reached the tower's fourth floor and another light entered its first floor.

Qin Jiuxiao rapidly advanced through the Heavenly Azure Saint’s tower trials while the factions watched and the Five Symbols Sect secretly searched the ruins. Dongfang Hong prepared to kill everyone once the inheritance was claimed, and the Five Symbols Sect elders gathered to meet the threat.

• Qin Jiuxiao reached the fifth floor and then the sixth, drawing the attention of the watching factions and elders.
• Five Symbols Sect disciples used communication stones to loot demonic beasts and collect storage rings while others watched the tower.
• Lu Changzhi noticed nearly two hundred hidden members of the Dongfang group, led by Dongfang Hong, and arranged for spirit beasts to support Qin Li if the elders were outmatched.
• Dongfang Hong ordered his people to prepare to strike as soon as the inheritance was obtained and to leave no survivors.
• After Chen Qiao reported that the disciples had finished cleaning up, a Five Symbols Sect elder first told them to withdraw, then ordered them to stay nearby.
• The Five Symbols Sect elders recognized the Dongfang group’s ambitions and quietly gathered their forces, leaving only those guarding the exit and disciples behind.

Qin Jiuxiao reached the tower’s ninth floor after swiftly overcoming the illusion trial, while Gu Chen continued onward with his strength suppressed. Facing the Heavenly Azure Saint’s remnant soul, Qin Jiuxiao activated a Saint artifact and began attacking it.

• Gu Chen concluded that the system’s disguise had affected the trials, suppressed his strength, and headed to the fourth floor.
• Qin Jiuxiao reached the eighth floor, where an elder used silver needles to break the illusion and help him regain clarity.
• Qin Jiuxiao quickly passed the eighth-floor trial and entered the ninth floor, astonishing the disciples and elders watching outside.
• Dongfang Hong learned that his people had gathered and ordered them to prepare secretly and stop everyone.
• The Heavenly Azure Saint told Qin Jiuxiao to defeat him to pass the final trial and obtain the Saint Token.
• Qin Jiuxiao revealed the Soul-Severing Needle Disk, a Saint artifact, and invoked Golden Needle · Soul Refining against the Heavenly Azure Saint’s remnant soul.

Qin Jiuxiao passed the Heavenly Azure trial and reached the mountain gate, but the token he possessed did not fit its hollow. As he tried to force the inheritance open, Lu Changzhi told the system to use Heaven and Earth Phenomenon on him.

• Qin Jiuxiao captured Heavenly Azure Saint's remnant soul with a holy artifact and reported that he had passed the trial.
• Qin Jiuxiao reached the tower's summit, causing a bridge of light to appear and the abyss to fill in.
• Qin Jiuxiao realized his Nine Azure Bridges token had become the Heavenly Azure Saint Token, while Lu Changzhi recalled that the system had borrowed the original token.
• Lu Changzhi noticed the Dongfang-named group and the sect elders preparing to act as the ruins opened to everyone.
• Qin Jiuxiao found that his token did not fit the hollow in the mountain gate, then sent it flying toward the gate anyway.
• Lu Changzhi instructed the system to use Heaven and Earth Phenomenon on Qin Jiuxiao.

Qin Jiuxiao triggered a heavenly phenomenon after receiving a token that did not open the inheritance gate, but accepted the crowd’s congratulations anyway. As disciples celebrated and fawned over him, the Dongfang Clan launched a surprise attack, leaving Luo Zhen and the others facing deadly strikes.

• Qin Jiuxiao’s token triggered a heavenly phenomenon, and a pillar of light linked him to it, convincing the crowd that he had obtained the saint’s inheritance.
• Qin Jiuxiao realized the token did not match the gate and suspected he had been tricked, but accepted the disciples’ congratulations and let them believe he had gained the inheritance.
• Liu Qingyan played the zither with her thoughts and danced for Qin Jiuxiao while disciples from various factions rushed to congratulate him.
• Lu Changzhi privately admired Qin Jiuxiao for accepting the blame as the crowd’s congratulations grew louder.
• Dongfang Hong ordered more than three hundred masked Dongfang Clan members to attack Qin Jiuxiao and kill the other disciples, then the attackers blocked escape routes and struck.
• Luo Zhen heard a warning and saw a giant spiritual-power palm descending toward him and the others, believing he was about to die.

The Dongfang Clan launched a surprise attack on the gathered factions, inflicting heavy casualties while the Five Symbols Sect disciples used layered arrays and talismans to fight back. Xu Kun concealed Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan, while Dongfang Hong confronted Qin Jiuxiao, who revealed a golden token and ordered an attack.

• A Dongfang Clan ambush killed and injured many disciples, including members of the factions gathered near Luo Zhen.
• Chen Qiao and the Five Symbols Sect disciples activated layers of defensive arrays, then counterattacked the Dongfang Clan experts with talismans and poison.
• Xu Kun concealed Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan inside a compound array and told Lu Changzhi that most of the sect's elders had arrived.
• Dongfang Clan experts attacked the Cloud Heaven Holy Land disciples and moved toward Qin Jiuxiao.
• Dongfang Hong revealed his late Dao Comprehension Realm presence, and Qin Jiuxiao summoned a golden token and ordered him slain.