Recaps

After three months in seclusion, Lu Changsheng reached the great perfection of the Taiqing Wuji Art’s Tenth Layer as the Demon Lord and the Three Great Demon Sects attacked Mount Shu. Mount Shu’s battered survivors were trapped behind its Mountain-Guarding Formation, and Lu Changsheng emerged when the Demon Lord’s assault nearly interrupted his breakthrough.

• Lin Qingzhi sensed Mount Shu’s Formation transport the people of Tianyu City to the peaks while Mount Shu’s party fought its way back from the Demon Lord’s forces.
• Master Xuantong and other Mount Shu elders fell in the rear guard, while the Peak Master of Jade Moon Peak fought a horned flood-dragon expert and sent Murong Shi and Chen Yao ahead to safety.
• The Mount Shu survivors reached the mountain, and the elders activated the Mountain-Guarding Formation to shield them from the Demon Lord and the Three Great Demon Sects.
• The Demon Lord enlarged his Ancient Cauldron and struck Mount Shu’s barrier, while Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong could not safely activate the formation’s offensive array.
• Lu Changsheng woke on Azure Cloud Peak, having reached the great perfection of the Taiqing Wuji Art’s Tenth Layer, and decided to emerge from seclusion.

Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion to find Mount Shu badly injured and under attack by the Demon Lord. He gave Mount Shu powerful pills and the Taiqing Wuji Art Tenth Chapter, then returned to Azure Cloud Peak to attempt to reach the Nine-Turn Divine Body before the barrier fell.

• Lu Changsheng sensed that Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong had been weakened, then left his cave abode after reaching the Ninth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm.
• At the Mount Shu Main Hall, Lu Changsheng learned that the elders planned to hold off the Demon Lord while he escaped with his disciples to Eastern Luzhou.
• Lu Changsheng gave Situ Kong and Taiyuan True Person Ninth-Rank Immortal Pills to restore their strength and heal their injuries.
• Lu Changsheng presented Mount Shu with the Taiqing Wuji Art Tenth Chapter and learned that the barrier could hold for about five more days.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Azure Cloud Peak and began preparing Body-Refining Potion in the Golden Crow Divine Furnace to pursue the Nine-Turn Divine Body.

The Five Great Sects gathered inside Mount Shu as the Demon Lord and his allies besieged its defensive formation, leaving the righteous forces to prepare for a decisive battle. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng refined the potion for the Nine-Turn Divine Body and began tempering his body.

• Su Qian'er led Ask Immortal Pavilion's experts through the blockade and into Mount Shu, where Taiyuan True Person learned she had reached the Dao Integration Realm.
• Grandmaster Chen joined the defenders and told Taiyuan True Person that the Demon Lord's attack had interrupted his preparations to undergo the heavenly tribulation.
• Yu Xuanji led Crouching Dragon Temple into Mount Shu, followed by Boundless Temple, which lost three Void Refinement Realm High Persons on the way.
• Yu Xuanji assessed the gathered forces, while Taiyuan True Person said Mount Shu's attack formation and Lu Changsheng's combat strength might give them a chance against the Demon Lord.
• Lu Changsheng refined the Nine-Turn Divine Body potion in the Golden Crow Divine Furnace and began absorbing its power as golden light replaced his demonic Qi.

The Demon Lord and the Three Great Demon Sects broke through Mount Shu's barrier and confronted the Five Great Sects. Lu Changsheng completed the Nine-Turn Divine Body in seclusion and prepared to instruct his disciple before facing the Demon Lord.

• Xia Ningxue waited outside Lu Changsheng's cave while Lin Qingzhi guarded his seclusion.
• The Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion summoned Xia Ningxue to join the defenders as Mount Shu's barrier neared collapse.
• Uncle-Master Sect Leader and the experts of the Five Great Sects prepared to fight the approaching enemies.
• The Demon Lord shattered Mount Shu's barrier with his Ancient Cauldron, and his forces confronted the Five Great Sects.
• Lu Changsheng completed the Nine-Turn Divine Body and sensed the Demon Lord's arrival.
• Lu Changsheng decided to instruct his disciple before testing his new physique against the Demon Lord.

With Mount Shu under attack, Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion and completed his Nine-Turn Divine Body, then bestowed more treasures on Lin Qingzhi in hopes of strengthening his chances against the Demon Lord. His final teaching reward gave him the third Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Fragment, while Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong began activating Mount Shu’s hidden Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation.

• Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion after mastering the Nine-Turn Divine Body and sent Mo Huazhi to summon Lin Qingzhi’s senior sister from Fire Lotus Peak.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed five swords on Lin Qingzhi, and the returns included a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact and the final Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Fragment.
• At the Mount Shu Main Hall, the Five Great Sects and allied forces prepared to face the Demon Lord and the Three Great Demon Sects.
• The Hehuan Sect Master demanded that Taiyuan True Person surrender Lu Changsheng, but Taiyuan refused and revealed Mount Shu had a second Mountain-Guarding Formation.
• Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong began channeling power into the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation, and the Myriad Poison Valley Valley Master realized Mount Shu was activating its true killing formation.

Mount Shu activated the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation to confront the Demon Lord and the Three Great Demon Sects, but Myriad Poison Valley used Puppet Gu to control two Boundless Temple elders and sabotage the formation. With Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong injured, the formation collapsed, leaving the Mount Shu forces in danger and turning their attention toward Azure Cloud Peak.

• Mount Shu's 365 peaks powered the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation as Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong prepared to use it against their enemies.
• High Person Wuxiang, Grandmaster Chen, and Su Qian'er fought back the Hehuan Sect Master and the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Palace Master.
• The Myriad Poison Valley Valley Master used two Puppet Gu-controlled elders of Boundless Temple to ambush and severely injure Taiyuan True Person and Situ Kong.
• Taiyuan True Person revealed the two Boundless Temple elders were controlled, but the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation stopped after its operators were wounded.
• Situ Kong wondered whether they had to rely on Lu Changsheng as Chen Xiaoyao, Ji Xuan, and Daoist Tuquan watched the light from Azure Cloud Peak vanish.

Lu Changsheng synthesized the Demon-Suppressing Sword and prepared pills, talismans, and other treasures before leaving seclusion to help Mount Shu. At Mount Shu Main Peak, the Demon Lord and his allies overwhelmed the defenders as Lu Changsheng and his apprentices flew to join the battle.

• Lu Changsheng used three Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Fragments to synthesize the Demon-Suppressing Sword, an offensive weapon with wind and thunder attributes that struck fear into demons and devils.
• Lu Changsheng prepared Ninth-Rank Immortal Pills and powerful talismans, then emerged from seclusion with his Nine-Turn Divine Body complete and combat strength comparable to a Dao Integration Realm expert.
• Mo Huazhi summoned Lu Qinglian from Fire Lotus Peak, where she had sensed something hidden deep within the Earth Fire, and Lu Qinglian returned to Azure Cloud Peak.
• Lu Changsheng took several apprentices toward Mount Shu Main Peak, with Daoist Tuquan hurrying after them, as the Demon Lord's Ancient Cauldron battered the defenders at Mount Shu Main Hall.
• The Demon Lord blocked Situ Kong's sword strike with the Ancient Cauldron while the Hehuan Sect Master, the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace, the Demon Race, and Rogue Cultivators surrounded the righteous sects.
• Luo Feng fixed his attention on Xia Ningxue, while the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Palace Master considered using Luo Feng's resentment as a sacrifice for the Demon-Summoning Formation.

Su Qian'er and Xia Ningxue fought the Devil Sects and Demon Race as their forces were overwhelmed on Mount Shu. Lu Changsheng arrived and snapped one of the Profound Sha Great Formation’s Demon Banners with his bare hands.

• The Hehuan Sect Master and the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Palace Master attacked Su Qian'er, who took the Reincarnation Blood Sword from Taiyuan True Person to defend herself.
• Xia Ningxue fought off nine Void Refinement Realm Devil Sect experts until six Demon-Summoning Devil Palace experts formed the Profound Sha Great Formation and trapped her.
• Su Qian'er grew frantic as Xia Ningxue was besieged, while the Jiaolong Old Servant broke High Person Wuxiang’s Thousand-Hand Golden Buddha and Grandmaster Chen struggled against two Demon Race experts.
• Lu Changsheng’s Annihilation Sword tore into a Demon Banner, and he arrived to snap the Low-Grade Immortal Artifact barehanded.

Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion and turned the battle for Mount Shu by killing two Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Grand Supreme Elders and destroying the Profound Sha Great Formation. He then struck the Demon Lord with his ultimate fist technique, sending him crashing into Finger Moon Peak, though the Demon Lord’s fate remained uncertain.

• Lu Changsheng killed a Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Grand Supreme Elder with one punch, shaking the Profound Sha Great Formation and shocking the enemy forces.
• Lu Changsheng sent his disciples and Daoist Tuquan to fight, and they attacked and killed Demon Sect and Hehuan Sect Elders across Mount Shu Main Peak.
• Lu Changsheng killed a second Demon-Summoning Devil Palace Grand Supreme Elder, destroying the Profound Sha Great Formation and freeing Xia Ningxue.
• The Demon Lord’s Ancient Cauldron damaged Mount Shu Main Hall as Mount Shu’s experts struggled to hold it back, so Lu Changsheng gave them Ninth-Rank Immortal Pills to restore their True Qi.
• Lu Changsheng used a Ninth-Grade Spatial Talisman to appear before the Demon Lord and struck him with Eight Extremities Fist, sending him crashing into Finger Moon Peak.

Lu Changsheng battled the Demon Lord, enduring the Ancient Cauldron’s assault and revealing the Demon-Suppressing Sword. The sword appeared for the first time as the Demon Lord’s attack threatened to destroy Mount Shu.

• Lu Changsheng fought the Demon Lord hand-to-hand, using pills to sustain himself while Xia Ningxue defeated the seven remaining Grand Supreme Elders of the Demon Sects.
• The Demon Lord brought down his Ancient Cauldron, but Lu Changsheng held it off with the Xuanhuang Pagoda and his defensive techniques.
• The Demon Lord sacrificed his lifespan to unleash the Ancient Cauldron’s full power, while the Jiaolong Old Servant blocked Situ Kong, Taiyuan True Person, and the other Mount Shu experts.
• Lu Changsheng summoned the Demon-Suppressing Sword, whose spiritual power drew in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and stunned the Desolate Province Demon Race.

Lu Changsheng and the Demon Lord battled with the Demon-Suppressing Sword and Demon Emperor Cauldron, but Lu Changsheng struggled to sustain his sword against the Demon Lord’s superior cultivation. He joined forces with Xia Ningxue to unleash the Holy Spirit Swordsmanship, and their two Divine Swords struck at the Demon Lord.

• The Demon Lord burned Phoenix Blood and sacrificed three thousand years of lifespan to strengthen his attack, forcing the Demon Emperor Cauldron down toward Mount Shu.
• Lu Changsheng replenished his True Qi with Medicinal Pills but realized he could not sustain the Demon-Suppressing Sword for long.
• Lu Changsheng used an Inch-to-End-of-the-World Talisman to reach Xia Ningxue, killed a Grand Supreme Elder of the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace, and gave Xia Ningxue a Dragon Blood Returning Origin Pill.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue decided to use the Holy Spirit Swordsmanship together, while Xia Ningxue summoned Ask Immortal Pavilion’s Sect-Guarding Immortal Sword.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue circulated the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art and combined the power of their two Divine Swords to trap and attack the Demon Lord.

Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue killed the Demon Lord with their divine swords, breaking the Demon Emperor Cauldron and ending his chance of rebirth. As the Demon Race and Demon Sects fled or fought the righteous sects, the Hehuan Sect’s sect master prepared to self-destruct but was stopped by a Ninth-Grade Spatial Talisman.

• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue poured their yin and yang Qi into their divine swords and cracked the Demon Emperor Cauldron.
• The divine swords pierced the Demon Lord, destroying his body and soul; Lu Changsheng caught the falling cauldron.
• The Demon Race of the Desolate Province and the three great Demon Sects fled, while the five great sects attacked the escaping Demon Sect cultivators.
• High Person Wuxiang rescued two Boundless Temple Grand Supreme Elders and purified their Puppet Gu.
• Taiyuan True Person, Su Qian'er, Grandmaster Chen, and Yu Xuanji cornered the Hehuan Sect’s sect master, who began to self-destruct before a Ninth-Grade Spatial Talisman struck him.

After Mount Shu survived the attack by the Demon Lord and the Demon Sects, Lu Changsheng and the sect leaders assessed their losses and discussed rebuilding and eliminating the remaining threats. Taiyuan True Person summoned Lu Changsheng to Myriad Sword Peak.

• Lu Changsheng sent the self-destructing Hehuan Sect Master outside Mount Shu with a Ninth-Grade Spatial Talisman, then restored his True Qi and recalled the Demon-Suppressing Sword.
• Xia Ningxue withdrew Ask Immortal Pavilion's divine guardian sword, revealing the seal-script name Immortal Slaying, and Lu Changsheng gave her a Dragon Blood Returning Origin Pill.
• Taiyuan True Person arranged burials, rites for the dead, and Mount Shu's reconstruction, explaining that its formation would restore the destroyed peaks and inviting Zhao Wuyan to cultivate at Myriad Sword Peak.
• Lu Changsheng apologized to Zhao Wuyan for destroying Finger Moon Peak, and Zhao Wuyan accepted Taiyuan True Person's offer to guide his cultivation.
• Su Qian'er warned Lu Changsheng about the limits of the Holy Spirit Swordsmanship, while Yu Xuanji and the other sect leaders planned to hunt down the Demon Sects' remnants and train their own artifact refiners.
• Taiyuan True Person summoned Lu Changsheng to Myriad Sword Peak.

Taiyuan True Person announced that Lu Changsheng would succeed him as Mount Shu Sect Master once he reached the Dao Integration Realm, but Lu Changsheng initially refused because he did not want sect duties to disrupt his cultivation. After Situ Kong explained that others could handle the work, Lu Changsheng accepted and assigned much of it to Li Changye and Lin Qingzhi.

• Taiyuan True Person named Lu Changsheng as his successor, and the Mount Shu Grand Supreme Elders unanimously approved.
• Lu Changsheng refused the position, surprising Taiyuan True Person, Situ Kong, and the assembled elders.
• Li Changye told Lu Changsheng he had no intention of competing for the succession.
• Situ Kong explained that Lu Changsheng could delegate sect affairs to his disciples and senior brothers.
• Lu Changsheng accepted the position and said Li Changye and Lin Qingzhi would handle most of its duties.
• The elders noted that Lin Qingzhi had reached the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer and worried that Lu Qinglian might eventually become Mount Shu's twenty-ninth Sect Master.

After the calamity, Lu Changsheng accepted Chen Yao as his sixth disciple at the request of the deceased Peak Master of Jade Moon Peak. He gave Chen Yao a treasured sword that brought him a Human Race Supreme Treasure Fragment, then urged all his disciples to reach the Void Refinement Realm.

• Taiyuan True Person announced that the Peak Master of Jade Moon Peak had died after exhausting her remaining lifespan, and Murong Shi would succeed her.
• Taiyuan True Person told Lu Changsheng that the late Peak Master had asked him to take Chen Yao as his disciple, and Lu Changsheng agreed.
• Chen Yao bowed to Lu Changsheng and became his disciple; her profile revealed the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden Physique and exceptional talent.
• Lu Changsheng gave Chen Yao the Thunderbird Sword and the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation manual, and the sword earned him a Human Race Supreme Treasure Fragment.
• Lu Changsheng brought Chen Yao to Azure Cloud Peak and introduced her as his sixth disciple.
• Lu Changsheng told his disciples to cultivate diligently and reach the Void Refinement Realm as soon as possible.

Lu Changsheng led Mount Shu forces to destroy the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace’s base and help eliminate Myriad Poison Valley, whose leaders had fled. He then subdued the Desolate Province Demon Race, appointing his disciple Ji Xuan as its new Demon Emperor while leaving Demon Generals to govern in her absence.

• Lu Changsheng and the Mount Shu Elders raided the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace, learned its Palace Master and surviving Grand Supreme Elders had fled to Luzhou, and destroyed the sect grounds with the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.
• Su Qian'er, Yu Xuanji, Grandmaster Chen, and High Person Wuxiang led four great sects to Myriad Poison Valley, found its Valley Master had fled, and burned the valley and its gu insects.
• Lu Changsheng led the Mount Shu Squad to the Demon Race Divine Hall, where he and the Grand Supreme Elders killed several Demon Generals and split the hall with the Demon-Suppressing Sword.
• Lu Changsheng summoned Ji Xuan, whose Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Bloodline and Demon God Body compelled the Demon Race Rogue Cultivators to submit to her.
• Lu Changsheng named Ji Xuan the new Demon Emperor and appointed several Void Refinement Realm demons as Demon Generals to govern Desolate Province until she grew strong enough to rule.

Lin Qingzhi prepared to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, and Lu Changsheng equipped him with pills and treasures for the Threefold Heavenly Tribulation. The chapter ended as Lin Qingzhi began the tribulation with the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation.

• Lin Qingzhi told Lu Changsheng he was ready to face his tribulation after eight years at the peak of the Dao Palace Realm Ninth Layer.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lin Qingzhi pills and the Heavenly Silkworm Soft Armor, receiving Ninth-Grade pills and a Low-Grade defensive Immortal Artifact in return.
• Lin Qingzhi chose an uninhabited wasteland outside Mount Shu for his breakthrough, while Lu Changsheng and his disciples stood guard.
• Lu Changsheng told Lu Qinglian to delay her own tribulation until she achieved major mastery of the Nine Dragons Body Refining Method.
• Lin Qingzhi began his tribulation, refined the Red Flood Dragon Golden Core, and formed the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation with eighteen Flying Swords to face the divine thunder.

Lin Qingzhi endured the Threefold Heavenly Tribulation and reached the First Layer of the Void Refinement Realm. His advancement unlocked new rewards for Lu Changsheng and left him wondering whether his disciples could help him assemble a Human Race Supreme Treasure.

• Lin Qingzhi used the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation and the Red Flood Dragon Golden Core to withstand the first two waves of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
• The third wave destroyed one of Lin Qingzhi’s Flying Swords and damaged seven others, while a bolt of lightning broke through and injured him.
• After the tribulation ended, Lin Qingzhi told Lu Changsheng that he had entered the Void Refinement Realm, and Lu Changsheng urged him to keep cultivating diligently.
• The Apprentice-Teaching Simulator announced that Lin Qingzhi had reached the First Layer of the Void Refinement Realm, allowing Lu Changsheng to bestow higher-level treasures and increasing his monthly Immortal Artifact return limit.
• Lu Changsheng received a second Human Race Supreme Treasure Fragment as a reward and wondered whether his disciples could help him gather the pieces needed to assemble a supreme treasure.

After Lin Qingzhi entered the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Changsheng returned to Azure Cloud Peak and prepared to reward him with an Immortal Artifact. Mount Shu’s leaders planned for Lu Changsheng to lead the sect to the Central Province Gathering, while Xiao Xiangdao grew envious of Lin Qingzhi and resolved to become stronger.

• Lu Changsheng learned that his Human Race Supreme Treasure Fragments fused together and returned to Azure Cloud Peak with his disciples.
• Uncle-Master Sect Leader and Taiyuan True Person discussed Lin Qingzhi’s breakthrough and planned for Lu Changsheng to succeed as Mount Shu Sect Master before the Central Province Gathering.
• Li Changye told Xiao Xiangdao that Lin Qingzhi had reached the Void Refinement Realm, leaving Xiao Xiangdao envious and determined to grow stronger.
• Lu Changsheng transferred cultivation to Lin Qingzhi and received forty thousand days of cultivation in return.
• Lu Changsheng chose the Xuanhuang Pagoda as the Immortal Artifact to bestow upon Lin Qingzhi.

Lu Changsheng bestowed the Xuanhuang Pagoda on Lin Qingzhi and received the powerful Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda as a special return reward. He agreed to send Lin Qingzhi to Luzhou to investigate the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace remnants, and a simulation showed Lin Qingzhi would later accompany him to Central Province.

• Lu Changsheng gave Lin Qingzhi the Xuanhuang Pagoda after removing his own mark from it.
• The apprentice-teaching system awarded Lu Changsheng the nine-layered Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, which grew stronger through accumulated merit.
• Lu Changsheng refined the new pagoda and decided to gather more merit and power of faith to strengthen it.
• Taiyuan True Person asked Lin Qingzhi to travel to Luzhou within three months and secretly investigate the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace remnants.
• Lu Changsheng simulated Lin Qingzhi's life and saw him return from Luzhou with intelligence before eventually accompanying Lu Changsheng to Central Province.

Lu Changsheng taught Lin Qingzhi several Immortal Stage methods and received powerful techniques in return, including the upper Immortal Stage Seven-Star Sword Formation. He prepared Lin Qingzhi for future training in Luzhou, then refined body-tempering medicine for his second apprentice.

• Lu Changsheng taught Lin Qingzhi the Taiqing Wuji Art Tenth Chapter and received the upper Immortal Stage Taiqing Wuji Art Twelfth Chapter in return.
• Lu Changsheng taught Lin Qingzhi the Hunyuan Sword Scripture and received the middle Immortal Stage Heavenly Escape Swordsmanship.
• Lu Changsheng taught Lin Qingzhi the Great Thousand Sword Array and received the upper Immortal Stage Seven-Star Sword Formation.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lin Qingzhi three eighth-grade Medicinal Pills, which returned as three ninth-grade Immortal Pills, and told him to cultivate before receiving an Immortal Sword and traveling to Luzhou to pursue the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace remnants.
• Lu Changsheng refined fire-attribute medicinal ingredients in the Golden Crow Divine Furnace to help his second apprentice master the Nine Dragons Body Refining Method and advance toward the Void Refinement Realm.

Lu Changsheng equipped Lin Qingzhi for his journey to investigate the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace, then prepared Lu Qinglian to break through to the Void Refinement Realm. The chapter ended with Lu Qinglian facing her Threefold Heavenly Tribulation while Lu Changsheng stood guard.

• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Jade Light Cold Brilliance Sword on Lin Qingzhi and received the Middle-Grade Immortal Artifact Yao Guang Sword in return.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lin Qingzhi two Close-at-Hand Ends-of-the-World Talismans and sent him to investigate the Demon-Summoning Devil Palace's remnants.
• Lin Qingzhi bid farewell to Chen Yao and left Mount Shu to gain experience.
• Lu Qinglian completed the Nine Dragons Body Refining Method after tempering her body in the Golden Crow Divine Furnace.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lu Qinglian pills and treasures for her breakthrough, receiving the Red Lotus Auspicious Cloud Immortal Skirt in return.
• Lu Qinglian swallowed the pills and released her Martial King Divine Physique to face the Threefold Heavenly Tribulation as Lu Changsheng guarded her.

Lu Qinglian underwent her Threefold Heavenly Tribulation by smashing Nine Heavens Divine Thunder with her fists and using it to temper her Martial King Divine Physique. After reaching the Void Refinement Realm with a body as strong as a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact, she returned to Azure Cloud Peak with Lu Changsheng, who received an Eleventh-Grade Talisman as a reward.

• Lu Qinglian began her tribulation while Situ Kong, Taiyuan True Person, and Li Changye worried about the trouble her growing strength would bring Mount Shu's Grand Supreme Elders.
• Lu Qinglian shattered the first two waves of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder with her fists and absorbed its power to temper her Martial King Divine Physique.
• Lu Qinglian endured the third wave without using a Law Treasure, and the Threefold Heavenly Tribulation ended after two hours.
• Lu Changsheng sensed that Lu Qinglian's Martial King Divine Physique had reached the strength of a Low-Grade Immortal Artifact and gave her the Phoenix Feather Qiankun Garment to wear.
• Lu Changsheng received an Eleventh-Grade Talisman from the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator as a reward for Lu Qinglian's advancement to the Void Refinement Realm.

Lu Changsheng taught Lu Qinglian two Immortal Stage martial techniques and replenished her cultivation, earning powerful return rewards that brought him closer to the Dao Integration Realm. The next day, he taught her the Nine Turns Gods and Devils Body-Refining Method and received the Upper-Grade Immortal Stage Undying Divine Art.

• Lu Changsheng stored the Eleventh-Grade Talisman as a trump card and returned to Azure Cloud Peak with Lu Qinglian.
• Lu Changsheng taught Lu Qinglian the Emperor Venerable Six Harmonies Spear and received the Mid-Grade Immortal Stage Primordial Ninefold Divine Spear Art.
• Lu Changsheng taught Lu Qinglian the Eight Extremities Fist and received the Mid-Grade Immortal Stage Heaven-Breaking Divine Fist.
• Lu Changsheng transmitted cultivation to Lu Qinglian, received 50,000 days of cultivation in return, and sent her to practice.
• The next day, Lu Changsheng taught Lu Qinglian the Nine Turns Gods and Devils Body-Refining Method and received the Upper-Grade Immortal Stage Undying Divine Art.

Lu Changsheng prepared for his sixfold heavenly tribulation by strengthening his cultivation and body, then began breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm. As a terrifying thunder-dragon tribulation gathered overhead, he faced it with the Demon-Suppressing Sword while Situ Kong and Taiyuan True Person stood guard.

• Lu Changsheng taught Lu Qinglian the Nine Turns Gods and Devils Body-Refining Method and gave her medicinal pills before entering seclusion.
• Lu Changsheng used disciple-teaching returns to cultivate the Undying Divine Art and Golden Bell Shield, then bestowed the Golden Crow Heaven-Burning Spear and True Dragon Divine Fire Shield on Lu Qinglian.
• After three years in seclusion, Lu Changsheng reached the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm, mastered the first layer of the Undying Divine Art and the fourth layer of the Golden Bell Shield, and prepared to undergo tribulation.
• Lu Changsheng informed Situ Kong and Taiyuan True Person that he would undergo his tribulation, and they went to the wasteland to guard him.
• Lu Changsheng took a Dao Integration Pill and began integrating with the Dao, drawing a vast thunderstorm whose Nine Heavens Divine Thunder formed into a thunder dragon.
• Lu Changsheng drew the Demon-Suppressing Sword and sent a thirty-thousand-meter sword light skyward as the thunder dragon swooped down.