Recaps

Lu Changsheng faced hostility from the High Antiquity Helian Family at the Heavenly Court, but he withstood an ancestor’s pressure and Lin Xuantong drove the attacker back. With the assembly set for seven days later, Imperial Son Ku emerged from seclusion determined to make Lu Changsheng his stepping stone.

• The holy lands and ancient clans arrived at the Heavenly Court, and Yan Zhiqiu challenged Lu Changsheng to a future match.
• The High Antiquity Helian Family confronted Lu Changsheng over Su Yun, and Helian Ying tried to intimidate him with God King pressure.
• Lu Changsheng remained unharmed, while Lin Xuantong sent Helian Ying flying and a Heavenly General warned everyone not to cause trouble.
• A Heavenly General announced that the Heavenly Court Assembly would take place in Lingxiao Hall seven days later.
• Imperial Son Ku emerged from seclusion, learned Lu Changsheng had arrived, and declared that he would use him as a stepping stone.
• Lu Changsheng gave treasures to Lu Qinglian and continued teaching her before the assembly.

Lu Changsheng obtained a Primordial Chaos Heavenly Ginseng and used a newly unlocked cultivation space to send avatars with Xia Ningxue to absorb it and study their cultivation methods. As the Heavenly Court Assembly began, the gathered factions entered Lingxiao Hall, where Lu Changsheng learned that seats at the front were reserved for the Eight Divine Palaces.

• Lu Changsheng bestowed Primordial Purple Ginseng Kings on Lu Qinglian and received Billion-Year Scarlet Ginsengs, then triggered a hundred-millionfold reward for a Primordial Chaos Heavenly Ginseng.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue advanced the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art to its tenth layer and sent avatars into a 360,000-fold cultivation space to absorb the ginseng and cultivate for seven days.
• Lu Changsheng’s avatar struggled to comprehend the Fifth Sword Realm while Xia Ningxue cultivated the Moon Palace’s Sect-Defending Cultivation Method.
• The factions gathered outside Lingxiao Hall for the Heavenly Court Assembly, and a Heavenly General directed Immortal Emperor Realm cultivators to enter according to their assigned tokens.
• Lu Changsheng and the Taihua Sacred Ground group entered Lingxiao Hall, where Lin Xuantong explained that the eight foremost seating sections were reserved for the Eight Divine Palaces.

The Heavenly Emperor gathered the Immortal Realm’s powers, secured their agreement to divide the lower realm into Nine Immortal Domains under Heavenly Court and Purple Void Palace command, and announced martial matches to identify a genius destined to face the tribulation. Lu Changsheng and other young experts drew lots as the competition was about to begin.

• The Eight Divine Palaces and other Heavenly Court factions assembled in Lingxiao Hall, where Lu Changsheng recognized his disciple Chen Yao among the Profound Maiden Palace’s Twelve Sword Maidens.
• The Heavenly Emperor warned that the Demon Realm and Yao Realm threatened the Immortal Realm, and the Holy Lands and Aristocratic Clans agreed to cooperate with the Heavenly Court.
• The Heavenly Emperor assigned the Nine Immortal Domains to the Eight Divine Palaces and the Purple Void Palace, prompting the lower-realm leaders to accept the new command structure.
• The Heavenly Emperor moved the assembly into an Independent Space and ordered martial matches for young geniuses, while a Golden-Armored Heavenly General announced the rules.
• Taihua Sacred Ground chose Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan to compete, and Lu Changsheng drew number 188.

At the Heavenly Court Assembly, Lu Changsheng drew Tian Hao of the Five Luminaries Palace, while Chen Yao reunited with her master and learned Lin Qingzhi was still waiting for her. After the first-round matches exposed the strength of the Eight Divine Palaces, Lu Changsheng faced Tian Hao and revealed his Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage cultivation.

• Zhu Tianze drew Imperial Son Ku, and Yaochi's experts accepted that he was unlikely to advance.
• Chen Yao recognized Lu Changsheng, learned Lin Qingzhi was still waiting for her, and agreed to keep cultivating at the Profound Maiden Palace for now.
• Lu Changsheng learned he would face Tian Hao, the Five Luminaries Palace's second-ranked genius, while Lin Qinghan and Xia Ningxue also prepared for their matches.
• Yan Zhiqiu defeated Li Wendao in three sword strikes, but geniuses from the Eight Divine Palaces went on to overwhelm many Holy Land opponents.
• Tian Hao boasted that he would stop Lu Changsheng, then revealed his peak Immortal Emperor Eighth Stage cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng released his presence and revealed that he had reached the Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage, shocking Tian Hao and the Eight Divine Palaces.

Lu Changsheng defeated Tian Hao of the Five Luminaries Palace in the first round, drawing the attention of the Heavenly Court’s experts. Later, Lin Qinghan began her match against Yan Xuanxu of Miaoyan Palace, with both contestants revealing Dao Artifacts.

• Lu Changsheng revealed his Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage cultivation and faced Tian Hao, who wielded two Divine Swords and the Five Luminaries Palace’s Five Luminaries Origin Return.
• Lu Changsheng’s Fourth Sword Realm and Purple Tenuity Heavenly Fire overwhelmed Tian Hao’s Five-Colored Sword Qi, and a Five Luminaries Palace God King intervened to prevent a fatal blow.
• The Golden-Armored Heavenly General declared Lu Changsheng the winner, making Tian Hao the first contestant from the Eight Divine Palaces to be eliminated.
• Tian Chengjian vowed to defeat Lu Changsheng and restore the Five Luminaries Palace’s honor, while Lin Xuantong privately sensed that Lu Changsheng was holding back some strength.
• Several dozen matches later, Lin Qinghan faced Yan Xuanxu, Miaoyan Palace’s foremost genius, and both revealed Dao Artifacts after Yan Xuanxu urged her to concede.

Lin Qinghan defeated Yan Xuanxu, but Immortal Maiden Yuexi then crushed Ye Sheng and emerged as a formidable threat in the tournament. Xia Ningxue eliminated Feng Mu, while Lin Xuantong warned Lu Changsheng about his upcoming match against Chu Wuqing.

• Lin Qinghan used the Taihua Divine Parasol and her swordsmanship to outlast Yan Xuanxu, advancing to the next round.
• Immortal Maiden Yuexi resisted Ye Sheng's Endless Reincarnation Pupil Technique and swiftly defeated the Taishi Saint.
• Lin Xuantong realized Lin Qinghan was scheduled to face Yuexi and worried that she would be outmatched.
• Xia Ningxue defeated Feng Mu in their first-round match, leaving him shaken and humiliating the Ancient Wind Family.
• Lin Xuantong warned Lu Changsheng that Chu Wuqing of the Martial God Palace would be his opponent in the round of thirty-two, and Lu noted that he also practiced Body Tempering.

Lu Changsheng advanced to the top thirty-two of the competition and faced Chu Wuqing, a Great Perfection Immortal Emperor from the Martial God Palace who had created a god-level Spear Art. Chu Wuqing unleashed his Thirteen Life-Taking Spears, and the fight continued as Lu Changsheng met his attacks with the Fourth Sword Realm.

• Imperial Son Ku revealed his God King Realm cultivation, and the Holy Lands' geniuses worried that he would win the competition.
• Chen Jinxia and a genius from the High Antiquity Long Household defeated leading opponents from the Three Pure Ones Palace and Martial God Palace, giving the Holy Lands and Aristocratic Clans hope.
• Lu Changsheng advanced to the top thirty-two, while his Avatar continued trying to comprehend the Fifth Sword Realm in the Cultivation Space.
• Tian Chengjian defeated Yan Zhiqiu, and the Golden-Armored Heavenly General announced that Lu Changsheng would face Chu Wuqing of the Martial God Palace.
• Chu Wuqing declared that he had created the god-level Spear Art Thirteen Life-Taking Spears and attacked Lu Changsheng with its first three moves.
• Lu Changsheng used the Fourth Sword Realm to resist Chu Wuqing's spear intent as the Martial God Palace experts watched.

Lu Changsheng defeated Chu Wuqing in a fierce martial arts contest, then refused the Martial God Palace’s invitation to join. As the tournament continued, he assessed his upcoming opponents while Xia Ningxue prepared to recall her Avatar if she faced Yuexi.

• Lu Changsheng endured Chu Wuqing’s close-range spear attacks, then fought him with fists and palms and defeated him with a new technique combining Hundredfold Primordial Force and the Primordial World-Splitting Fist.
• Chu Shigong invited Lu Changsheng to join the Martial God Palace, but Lu Changsheng declined and returned to the Taihua Sacred Ground’s seats.
• Helian Ba defeated Ying Qian, Yuexi defeated Lin Qinghan, Xia Ningxue and Chen Jinxia won their matches, and Imperial Son Ku defeated Li Cangshui.
• Lu Changsheng considered his upcoming matches against Tian Chengjian and Helian Ba and decided he likely would not need to recall his Avatar.
• Xia Ningxue told Lu Lang she would need to recall her Avatar if she faced Yuexi in the quarterfinals.

Lu Changsheng defeated Tian Chengjian and Helian Ba to reach the top four, while Xia Ningxue returned from cultivation with a breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage and prepared to face Yuexi. The chapter ended as the quarterfinal match between Yuexi and Xia Ningxue was about to begin.

• Lu Changsheng used the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and his swordsmanship to withstand Tian Chengjian until the master of the Five Luminaries Palace stopped the fight and conceded Tian Chengjian's defeat.
• The top eight were split evenly between the lower realm and Heavenly Court, and Xia Ningxue recalled her Avatar after it had cultivated for more than six thousand years.
• Xia Ningxue's return raised her cultivation to the Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage, and she revealed that she had cultivated Vast Misty Waves to the Eighth Layer.
• Lu Changsheng quickly defeated Helian Ba, who warned him against sheltering Su Yun and regretted his refusal of the Martial God Palace's invitation.
• The quarterfinal match between Yuexi and Xia Ningxue was announced, drawing the crowd's attention.

Xia Ningxue fought Yuexi in the final eight but lost when Yuexi revealed her true God King Realm cultivation. Lu Changsheng rescued and healed Xia Ningxue, then obtained a Sword Dao Divine Fruit and reached the entry level of the Fifth Sword Realm, preparing to face Yuexi.

• Xia Ningxue used the Frost-Cold Sword and the Moon Palace’s Vast Misty Waves against Yuexi, but Yuexi countered her techniques and revealed her God King Realm cultivation.
• Yuexi overwhelmed Xia Ningxue with her sword force, and Lu Changsheng and Moon Palace Master Li Heng intervened to protect her.
• Lu Changsheng healed Xia Ningxue, who apologized for failing to reach the final four, while Yuexi advanced to face him.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed Sword Fruits on Lu Qinglian and received a Sword Dao Divine Fruit as a return reward.
• Lu Changsheng’s Avatar consumed the Sword Dao Divine Fruit in the Cultivation Space and reached the entry level of the Fifth Sword Realm.

Lu Changsheng's Avatar gained new sword insights while the tournament advanced to the semifinals. Zhan Yuexi concealed his strongest sword technique and used close combat to pressure Yuexi, leaving their match unresolved.

• Lu Changsheng's Avatar comprehended the first section of the Fifth Sword Realm using a Sword Dao divine fruit.
• Zhan Yuexi's Avatar forced out a wisp of Seventh Sword Realm Sword Qi and returned its cultivation and insights to his true body.
• Imperial Son Ku defeated Chen Jinxia, and Young Master Long also advanced to the top four.
• Lu Changsheng's Imperial Son offered treasures to recruit God King Realm, but Lu Chang refused.
• Zhan Yuexi ignored Lin Xuantong's advice to forfeit and faced Yuexi in the semifinal.
• Zhan Yuexi used his powerful physique to strike Yuexi repeatedly at close range while saving his strongest sword technique.

Lu Changsheng defeated Yuexi and reached the final of the Heavenly Court competition, where he faced Imperial Son Ku. Before the duel began, Ku wagered that Lu Changsheng must surrender Xia Ningxue if he lost, and Lu Changsheng refused.

• The Profound Maiden Palace's Palace Master conceded Yuexi's match, and Lu Changsheng was declared the winner after pinning her down with relentless attacks.
• Lu Changsheng restored his strength while Lin Xuantong and Xia Ningxue warned him that Imperial Son Ku and his Supreme Emperor Body would be formidable opponents.
• Imperial Son Ku defeated Young Master Long, and Lu Changsheng spent a day preparing for their final match and practicing the Fifth Sword Realm.
• The Five Luminaries Palace, Three Pure Ones Palace, and many other Divine Palaces invited Lu Changsheng to join them, but Lin Xuantong deferred their offers.
• Lu Changsheng and Imperial Son Ku appeared on the Martial Platform for the final, and Ku proposed a wager: if Lu lost, he had to give Xia Ningxue to Ku.
• Lu Changsheng rejected the wager and told Ku to keep his Divine Pills for when he was injured.

Lu Changsheng defied Imperial Son Ku over Xia Ningxue, and the Heavenly Emperor called his son’s demand a joke to calm the gathered Holy Lands. Imperial Son Ku then overwhelmed Lu Changsheng with his Supreme Emperor Body, but Lu Changsheng insisted he still had a way to win.

• Imperial Son Ku demanded Xia Ningxue, and Lu Changsheng refused to accept his claim that the strong could possess anything.
• Lin Xuantong, True Lord Daoxuan, Li Heng, and other allies publicly supported Lu Changsheng, while the Heavenly Emperor dismissed his son’s demand as a joke.
• Lu Changsheng rejected Li Heng’s advice to forfeit and vowed to defeat Imperial Son Ku.
• Imperial Son Ku unleashed his Supreme Emperor Body and repeatedly battered Lu Changsheng, leaving the onlookers convinced that the match was decided.
• Lu Changsheng acknowledged the gap between them but told Imperial Son Ku that he still had a way to defeat him.

Lu Changsheng unleashed the Fifth Sword Realm to withstand Imperial Son Ku’s Supreme Sword Art in the Heavenly Court Assembly final. Though the technique nearly tore his body apart, he defeated the Heavenly Emperor’s Son and left the gathered powers stunned.

• Imperial Son Ku used the Heavenly Emperor’s Supreme Sword Art, and Lin Xuantong and others prepared to intervene before Lu Changsheng insisted he could withstand it.
• Lu Changsheng revealed the Fifth Sword Realm, forming a vast Sword Domain that countered Imperial Son Ku’s sword momentum.
• Lu Changsheng and Imperial Son Ku exhausted their True Qi in a devastating final clash that destroyed the Martial Platform and left both standing amid the ruins.
• Lu Changsheng sank to one knee, but Imperial Son Ku then collapsed, revealing that Lu Changsheng had won the match.
• The Heavenly Court’s geniuses erupted in disbelief while Taihua Sacred Ground celebrated Lu Changsheng’s victory over the Imperial Son.

Lu Changsheng defeated Imperial Son Ku at the Heavenly Court Assembly, then chose to return to Taihua Mountain as the Immortal Realm prepared for a coming Calamity. As Imperial Son Ku vowed to reclaim his lost honor, Xu Jing discovered that the Heavenly Sect Female Sword Immortal’s soul was recovering far faster than expected.

• Lu Changsheng won the final match against Imperial Son Ku, collapsed from his injuries, and received treatment from Xia Ningxue and the others.
• The Heavenly Emperor accepted Imperial Son Ku’s defeat and redirected attention to forming an allied army against the Calamity; Lu Changsheng later rejected invitations from Divine Palaces and chose to remain with Taihua Sacred Ground.
• Lu Changsheng and the other factions left the Heavenly Court, while Daoist Chongxu placed him first on the Immortal Emperor Ranking and Lin Xuantong warned that the coming war could devastate those below the Immortality Realm.
• Imperial Son Ku learned that Lu Changsheng had left and vowed to personally reclaim what he had lost.
• In the lower realm’s Sword Tomb, Xu Jing discovered that the Heavenly Sect Female Sword Immortal’s body was absorbing scattered soul fragments and rapidly restoring her soul.

Xu Jing revived the Heavenly Sect’s Female Sword Immortal, Yun Qianyue, and the two exchanged cultivation methods as she began her new life. At Taihua Sacred Ground, Lu Changsheng discovered Yun Qianyue’s past in the Taihua Sword Maiden’s records, then Xu Jing returned to Yuntai Peak with her.

• Xu Jing let the Female Sword Immortal’s original soul fragments gather and watched as she revived, choosing not to erase her old soul.
• The Female Sword Immortal told Xu Jing her name was Yun Qianyue, explained that she knew the Taihua Sword Maiden from her previous life, and agreed to exchange the Netherworld Realm and Heavenly Sect cultivation methods with him.
• Lu Changsheng read the Taihua Sword Maiden’s records and learned that Yun Qianyue, a genius with the Primordial Chaos Sword Physique, had defeated the Taihua Sword Maiden before the Heavenly Sect fell.
• Lu Changsheng read more High Antiquity accounts, including how the Purple Void Palace and other powers established or relocated their foundations after the wars.
• Xu Jing returned to Yuntai Peak with Yun Qianyue, where Lin Qingzhi, Lu Qinglian, Ning Qianqian, Xiao Fan, and Dugu Aotian watched them curiously.

Lu Changsheng discovered that Xu Jing’s resurrected Sword Immortal was Yun Qianyue, the Heavenly Sect’s Chief Grand Disciple, and took her as his fourteenth disciple. After the Profound Maiden Palace assumed command of the Northwestern Immortal Realm, Lin Qingzhi worried that he was unworthy of Chen Yao, but Lu Changsheng reassured him about his talent.

• Lu Changsheng learned from the simulator that Xu Jing’s companion, Yun Qianyue, was the resurrected Chief Grand Disciple of the ancient Heavenly Sect.
• Lu Changsheng offered Yun Qianyue protection and cultivation resources, and she accepted him as her master, becoming his fourteenth Personal Disciple.
• Lu Changsheng reflected on his other disciples and protégés, several of whom were also connected to Great Experts of High Antiquity.
• The Heavenly Court’s new division of the lower realm placed the Northwestern Immortal Realm under the Profound Maiden Palace, whose Elders came to reside on Taihua Mountain.
• Lin Qingzhi worried that Chen Yao’s standing in the Profound Maiden Palace made him unworthy of her, and Lu Changsheng told him his talent matched that of the Twelve Sword Maidens.

Lu Changsheng learned that Taihua Sacred Ground’s hidden Shadowless Hall had located a Blood Sea Hall stronghold, and Lin Xuantong ordered him to lead an expedition against it. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng continued studying the Fifth Sword Realm as Yun Qianyue rapidly advanced to the Earth Immortal Realm.

• Lin Xuantong introduced Immortal Maiden Ruan Qi, who briefed Taihua Sacred Ground on the Heavenly Court’s campaign against the Blood Sea Hall and Evil Extremity Sect.
• Lin Xuantong revealed the secret Shadowless Hall and its Hall Master, Night Wuxin, then assigned them to search for Blood Sea Hall strongholds.
• Yun Qianyue reached the Earth Immortal Realm in less than three years, earning Lu Changsheng a Low-Grade Emperor Weapon from the system.
• Night Wuxin reported that the Shadowless Hall had found a Blood Sea Hall stronghold in Life-Ending Valley, and Lin Xuantong arranged for Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan to lead its destruction.
• Lin Xuantong told Lu Changsheng to lead a team to Life-Ending Valley, and Lu Changsheng considered bringing his disciples along to gain experience.

Lu Changsheng led Taihua Sacred Ground’s disciples and Elders to destroy a Blood Sea Hall stronghold on the outskirts of Life-Ending Valley, a Forbidden Ground inhabited by High Antiquity Demon Worms. As the battle escalated, Lin Tianyi recognized the stronghold’s God King Guardian as a long-missing Grand Supreme Elder of Lianshan Holy Land.

• Lu Changsheng assigned Su Yun and Daoist Tuquan to guard Yuntai Peak, then took the others to Life-Ending Valley while Yun Qianyue revealed she had fought there in High Antiquity.
• Yun Qianyue sensed a dormant presence deep within the valley, so Lu Changsheng warned the group not to disturb it and had Lin Qingzhi deploy the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Great Formation.
• Lu Changsheng shattered the Blood Sea Hall stronghold’s barrier with a sword strike, exposing its captured demon worms and the Hall’s scheme to extract their toxins.
• Lu Changsheng and his disciples attacked the Blood Sea Hall forces, while the Taihua Elders joined the battle and destroyed much of the stronghold.
• A God King Guardian emerged from the grand palace, and Lin Tianyi identified him as the missing Grand Supreme Elder of Lianshan Holy Land.

Lu Changsheng and his allies destroyed Blood Sea Hall’s stronghold in Life-Ending Valley, but Song Tianfang and powerful reinforcements trapped them before they could leave. Just as Lu Changsheng prepared to use the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill to face Song Tianfang, Lin Xuantong arrived with Taihua Mountain’s experts and turned the ambush against Blood Sea Hall.

• Lu Changsheng and Lin Tianyi discovered that a demon worm controlled the Lianshan Holy Land elder’s corpse, then killed the worm despite its poisonous mist.
• Lu Changsheng’s disciples and the Taihua Sacred Ground elders wiped out the Blood Sea Hall stronghold, while Lin Qingzhi’s formation prevented the Demons from escaping.
• A Blood Sea Hall force led by Song Tianfang surrounded Lu Changsheng’s party, and Lu Changsheng asked Lin Tianyi to hold off two Guardians while he faced Song Tianfang.
• Lu Changsheng’s Sword Domain was overwhelmed by Song Tianfang’s Myriad Laws Return to Emptiness, leaving Lu Changsheng ready to use the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pill.
• Lin Xuantong, Household Ancestor Lin, the Jiang Clan Ancestor, and other Taihua Mountain experts appeared, revealing that Song Tianfang’s force had fallen into their trap.

Lin Xuantong and Taihua Sacred Ground’s allies cornered Song Tianfang in Life-Ending Valley, but an immature descendant of the High Antiquity Insect King unleashed an endless insect swarm. As the group was nearly overwhelmed, Taihua Sacred Ground’s High Antiquity Ancestor opened a path out with the perfected Fifth Sword Realm.

• Lin Xuantong arrived with Household Ancestor Lin and the Jiang Clan Ancestor, surrounding Song Tianfang and the Blood Sea Hall Demons while Lu Changsheng warned them about the High Antiquity Demon Worm.
• Song Tianfang revealed the Blood Sea Hall’s ties to Life-Ending Valley, and the Insect King emerged as the Jiang Clan Ancestor nearly killed him.
• The Insect King summoned a vast swarm of demon insects, forcing Lin Xuantong and the others to fight their way through the valley as their True Qi dwindled.
• Yun Qianyue and Immortal Maiden Ruan Qi explained that the Insect King was a descendant of the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Insect and had not yet reached maturity.
• Taihua Sacred Ground’s High Antiquity Ancestor cut through the insect swarm with the perfected Fifth Sword Realm, allowing the group to escape Life-Ending Valley.

The Profound Maiden Palace organized a coalition of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Lands and cultivation clans to destroy the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Insect in Life-Ending Valley. The chapter ended with three Sword Maidens and Heavenly Court forces arriving at Taihua Mountain as the assembled coalition prepared for the siege.

• After the Insect King proved too powerful for Taihua Sacred Ground, Immortal Maiden Ruan Qi reported Life-Ending Valley to the Profound Maiden Palace, which decided to summon forces from across the Lower Realm.
• Sword Maiden Mengchen and a fellow Sword Maiden ordered the Holy Lands and cultivation clans under the Profound Maiden Palace’s jurisdiction to send experts for the siege.
• Yuexi agreed to accompany her master to Taihua Mountain for the campaign, while Immortal Changliu recruited White Immortal Emperor and asked the Old Sword Saint to lead Changliu Mountain’s contingent.
• Liu Yiyi persuaded Liu Mufeng and Feng Qing'er to let her join Yaochi’s force, while the Yaochi Holy Mother agreed to lead it with the Plain-Colored Cloud-Realm Banner.
• Li Heng ordered Moon Palace to send its forces and appointed Jiang Yue to lead disciples below the Immortal Emperor Realm while Xia Ningxue remained in the Endless Ice Domain.
• Lin Xuantong and Lu Changsheng sensed thousands of powerful arrivals at Taihua Mountain, where three Sword Maidens and Heavenly Court soldiers and generals descended.

Lu Changsheng received Taihua Sacred Ground’s Gou Chen Grand Formation and its Sixth-Grade Dao Artifact, the Gou Chen Battle Banner, before joining a vast coalition headed for Life-Ending Valley. The forces set out to contain the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Insect army while the coalition’s strongest experts prepared to kill the immortal demon insect.

• The Profound Maiden Palace, fifty thousand Heavenly Court soldiers, and the major powers gathered at Taihua Mountain, where Sword Maiden Qiongxiao was appointed to command the campaign.
• Lin Xuantong taught Lu Changsheng the Gou Chen Grand Formation and gave him the Gou Chen Battle Banner to lead Taihua Sacred Ground’s forces.
• Yaochi, Changliu Mountain, the Moon Palace, the High Antiquity Yun Household, the High Antiquity Qian Clan, and the Eternal Immortal Dynasty arrived with their experts and disciples.
• Lu Changsheng took command of Taihua Sacred Ground’s elders and disciples below the God King Realm, with Lin Qinghan, Immortal Emperor Buyi, and Fairy Shunhua among his allies.
• Sword Maiden Qiongxiao led hundreds of thousands of Xiuzhenzhe and fifty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals toward Life-Ending Valley.

Hundreds of thousands of Xiuzhenzhe entered Life-Ending Valley to destroy the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Insects, but an immense High Antiquity Demon Worm army attacked their formations. Lu Changsheng kept the Gou Chen Grand Formation fighting with his abundant True Qi, until hidden attackers pierced multiple formations.

• The Xiuzhenzhe fought their way through Life-Ending Valley, and Lu Changsheng killed lurking Demon Worms while protecting the Taihua Sacred Ground group.
• Sword Maiden Qiongxiao, Sword Maiden Mengchen, Sword Maiden Ziyun, and Li Tiangang entered the insect nest with other peerless experts to confront the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Insects, while the remaining forces formed nearly a hundred formations outside.
• The High Antiquity Demon Worm army swarmed the formations, and Lu Changsheng used the Gou Chen Battle Banner and the stellar power of Ziwei Ancient Star to hold the Taihua formation together.
• Lin Xuantong and other God King-level experts engaged the Insect Kings as Lu Changsheng replenished his True Qi with True Yang Wuji Pills and continued directing the formation.
• A second Five-Colored Ghost-Faced Spider burst from beneath the Gou Chen Grand Formation and pierced it with venom, while a demon scorpion broke through the Six-Ren Great Formation and killed Profound Maiden Palace disciples.

Lu Changsheng and the allied forces fought powerful demon insects in Life-Ending Valley while the formations came under mounting pressure. After the Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede breached the Profound Maiden Palace’s formation and threatened Yuexi, Lu Changsheng decided to go help her.

• Yuexi severed the Red-Spiked-Tail Scorpion’s stinger and slew it with her sword art.
• Lu Changsheng, Fairy Shunhua, and the Taihua Sacred Ground forces suppressed and killed the Ghost-Faced Spider with the Gou Chen Grand Formation.
• The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede killed and began swallowing the Eternal Immortal Dynasty’s Eleventh Imperial Prince, then broke the dynasty’s formation and devoured hundreds of its people.
• Demon insects overwhelmed formations across the battlefield, while Yaochi Holy Mother killed an elder whose body had been taken over by them.
• The Thousand-Eyed Demon Centipede breached the Profound Maiden Palace’s Six-Ren Great Formation, and Yuexi fought to defend its elders and disciples.
• Lu Changsheng asked his senior brother to maintain the Gou Chen Grand Formation and prepared to help Yuexi and the Profound Maiden Palace.