Arc 16The Heavenly Ladder and Secret Realm

Chi Yu guided several Data Center hosts through their worlds, then turned to rebuilding sects and drawing out the force behind the Data Centers. The arc left Chen Sheng and Fu Shan’s disciples competing over the Spirit Jade Ganoderma in a Secret Realm.

  • Zhang Zhe’s Buddhist life ended in tragedy after Chi Yu refused to help Great Treasury Temple, and Chi Yu then intervened in Xuan Yao’s kingdom to defeat Xu Ze’s rebellion and later helped Lang Ye return to Earth.
  • Chi Yu entered Ma Lu’s world, helped Lin Tian and Ma Lu rise through the Lin Family and Dragon Clan, and began a Divine Seat contest on the Heavenly Ladder.
  • Lin Tian won the Divine Seat and became Azure Heaven’s new god, while Mu Xue recovered her memories of Ma Lu and left to wander the world.
  • Chi Yu found the notebook titled “I Am Not Me” in an abandoned Stellar Laboratory and continued destroying things to draw out the person behind the Data Centers.
  • Chen Sheng received the Strongest Divine Sect System, recruited Luo Xue and Gou Dan, and built up the Heaven Opening Sect, while Chi Yu restored Fu Shan’s Ling Dao Sect and helped Xu Chen join it.
  • Chen Sheng and Fu Shan led their disciples into a Secret Realm, where Fu Shan recruited Yu Yin and Gou Dan found the Spirit Jade Ganoderma.
  • A woman in a purple dress stole the Spirit Jade Ganoderma while Chen Sheng’s group fought a Spirit Tiger, and Fu Shan took it from her near the cave entrance before she attacked him.
Chapters 376–401 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 376A Writer Named Zhang Zhe, Sabotaging the Mission

Chi Yu sabotaged Zhang Zhe’s missions by establishing Ten Thousand Sources Temple and becoming Yuan Kong Realm’s revered Buddha Lord. Zhang Zhe traveled there seeking true scriptures, unaware that Chi Yu’s presence had made his assigned goals unattainable.

  • Zhang Zhe awoke as a young monk in Yuan Kong Realm and learned that completing the Data Center’s missions could return him to Earth.
  • Chi Yu entered Yuan Kong Realm in the form of a great Buddha and built Ten Thousand Sources Temple, drawing in leading abbots and elders with his profound teachings.
  • Ten Thousand Sources Temple became the realm’s Buddhist holy land, and Chi Yu was honored as the Ten Thousand Sources Buddha Lord.
  • Zhang Zhe became Great Treasury Temple’s Buddhist heir and traveled with its abbot to pay respects to Chi Yu and seek true scriptures.
  • The group met the abbess of Pear Blossom Temple and her disciple Hui Ke, while the two abbots hinted that Zhang Zhe and Hui Ke would make a good match.

Ch. 377Ten Thousand Sources Questions the Buddha, Demon Jue Invades the Temple

Zhang Zhe and his companions studied Buddhist teachings at Ten Thousand Sources Temple, but they returned to find Great Treasury Temple destroyed by Xu Jue, the abbot’s demonic former junior brother. The abbot sent Zhang Zhe to seek help from Chi Yu, while Xu Jue captured the abbot and an Elder.

  • At Ten Thousand Sources Temple, Zhang Zhe questioned Chi Yu about Buddha, demons, and Buddhist doctrine, and Hui Ke asked about monks marrying.
  • Zhang Zhe and the others stayed for several months to hear Chi Yu’s sermons until an Elder warned that demon cultivators had attacked Great Treasury Temple.
  • The group returned to find the temple in ruins and learned that the attacker, Xu Jue, was the abbot’s former junior brother, who had been expelled from the Buddhist order a century earlier.
  • Xu Jue appeared and declared that he would wipe out all monks and Buddhas, then attacked the abbot, Zhang Zhe, and the Elder in his eight-armed demonic form.
  • The abbot transported Zhang Zhe to safety and urged him to inform Chi Yu, while Xu Jue seized the barely living abbot and Elder and carried them away.
  • Zhang Zhe vowed to avenge his fellow disciples and headed for Ten Thousand Sources Temple.

Ch. 378Zhang Zhe Fell to Evil, with No Way Back

Demon Jue manipulated Great Treasury Temple’s abbot and Elder into demons, and Zhang Zhe’s despair over Hui Ke’s death transformed him into a world-destroying Evil Emperor. Chi Yu erased Zhang Zhe’s world and entered another Data Center, where Xu Ze was building power in a realm ruled by women.

  • Demon Jue bound the abbot and Elder’s souls and sent their demonized bodies to carry out his orders.
  • Zhang Zhe went to Ten Thousand Sources Temple seeking help, but Chi Yu refused to intervene and Zhang Zhe left in despair.
  • Months later, the demonized abbot attacked Zhang Zhe; Hui Ke took a fatal blow for him, and Zhang Zhe fled with her body.
  • After mourning Hui Ke for forty-nine days, Zhang Zhe became an Evil Emperor, devoured his Data Center, and eventually turned the world into a realm of death.
  • Chi Yu destroyed Zhang Zhe and his world, then entered another Data Center and found Xu Ze advancing a plan to transform a women-ruled society.

Ch. 379Female Sovereignty, Male Inferiority: Xu Ze Plots to Seize the Throne

Xuan Yao fell in love with Chi Yu after he rescued her, then returned to the capital with him after learning that Xu Ze had launched a coup. Xu Ze sat on the Dragon Throne, but Xuan Yao entered Soaring Sky Hall with Chi Yu as his rule began.

  • Chi Yu rescued Xuan Yao from assassins during her incognito inspection, and she fell for him.
  • Xuan Yao trained in Chi Yu’s sword technique for months while neglecting court, and the court began searching for her.
  • After hearing that the nation was searching for her, Xuan Yao revealed to Chi Yu that she was Empress and asked him to return with her.
  • Chi Yu carried Xuan Yao through the sky and landed with her in the Bedroom Palace.
  • Xu Ze seized the palace, controlled the Imperial Guards, eliminated veteran ministers, and sat on the Dragon Throne as the ministers hailed him.
  • Xuan Yao and Chi Yu entered Soaring Sky Hall, where Xuan Yao challenged Xu Ze’s claim to power.

Ch. 380Words Against Xu Ze, the Treacherous Ministers Executed

Xuan Yao and Chi Yu exposed Xu Ze’s attempted usurpation and defeated his coup, restoring her rule over the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom. After Xu Ze and the treasonous ministers were executed, Xuan Yao wondered why they had rebelled against her.

  • Xuan Yao entered the court with Chi Yu, and Xu Ze accused her of being an impostor while she declared him a traitor.
  • Chi Yu challenged Xu Ze’s claim to rule and mocked his ambition to overturn the realm’s social order, prompting Xu Ze to order the soldiers to seize them.
  • Chi Yu swiftly defeated the soldiers, and four female generals reported that the rebel army outside the city had been captured.
  • Xuan Yao ordered Xu Ze imprisoned and the ministers punished according to law, then rested in Chi Yu’s arms through the night.
  • Xu Ze and more than a dozen ministers were beheaded, and Xuan Yao asked Chi Yu why they had rebelled against her.

Ch. 381Xu Ze Seizes a Body, Demon Clan, Demon Kingdom

Xu Ze’s soul took over a wolf, became Lang Ye, and built a Demon Clan that conquered every country except the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, which Chi Yu protected with a barrier. Lang Ye left the kingdom’s border to seek a way through, while Chi Yu remained with Xuan Yao inside the protected territory.

  • Xu Ze’s soul seized a wild wolf’s body with the Data Center’s help and vowed revenge on Xuan Yao, the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, and the swordsman who had killed him.
  • Chi Yu learned that data from beyond Earth had helped Xu Ze survive, then advised Xuan Yao to hold an Imperial Examination to fill the vacant ministerial posts.
  • Xuan Yao issued an edict for a nationwide Imperial Examination and named Chi Yu Imperial Consort and the One-Word Side-by-Side Prince.
  • Xu Ze used a Faction Gift Pack to awaken and cultivate his animal followers, then declared himself Lang Ye and founded the Demon Clan and Demon Kingdom.
  • Lang Ye led the Demon Clan in destroying every country except the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, whose barrier Chi Yu had raised against them.
  • Lang Ye tested the barrier at the kingdom’s border, found that his forces could not pass, and returned to the Demon Kingdom to discuss a solution.

Ch. 382Lang Ye's Unbroken Resolve: Using Wolves to Lure Wolves

Lang Ye besieged Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, but Chi Yu revealed the truth about the Data Center and recruited him to lure out its hidden controller. After Chi Yu moved the real kingdom into a separate space, Lang Ye conquered its illusion and completed most of his missions, then waited for the Data Center to send him back to Earth.

  • Lang Ye failed to break the formation around Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, so he surrounded it with the Demon Clan and blocked every route out.
  • Chi Yu reassured Xuan Yao that the Demon Clan could not harm them, then secretly left the kingdom to meet Lang Ye.
  • Chi Yu told Lang Ye that the Data Center was a tool for controlling him and offered to free him and send him back to Earth if he helped lure out its hidden controller.
  • Chi Yu moved the real Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom into a separate space, removed the formation around its illusion, and allowed Lang Ye to conquer it and complete a mission.
  • Over the next hundred years, Lang Ye completed three more missions while leaving one unfinished, and Chi Yu told him to wait for the Data Center to declare his mission complete and return him to Earth.

Ch. 383Xu Ze Changed Fate, a Loser's Rise to Success

Lang Ye chose to leave the illusion and returned to Earth as Xu Ze, where he inherited a billionaire fortune and abandoned his writing career. After restoring the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom, Chi Yu learned he could bring people from the world to reality and decided to take Xuan Yao with him.

  • Lang Ye ignored the Peak Quest until Chi Yu confronted him, and he chose to return to reality despite losing his memories of the world.
  • Extreme Dao sent Lang Ye’s soul back to Xu Ze’s body, erased the Data Center’s memories, and left Xu Ze to wake up on Earth.
  • Xu Ze learned that his grandfather had left him a billion and several villas, then quit writing and moved into a presidential suite.
  • Lin Xi delivered Xu Ze a VIP credit card, and the two drank together before waking up with no memory of anything happening.
  • Chi Yu returned the Nine Heavens Xuan Kingdom to the world, learned he could bring its people to reality, and decided to take Xuan Yao.

Ch. 384Sky Azure Continent, Writer Ma Lu

Chi Yu observed Ma Lu transmigrate into Long Fei’s body in the Sky Azure Continent and gain a God Rank Beast Soul and a surge in cultivation. As Ma Lu headed for Hongqi City to confront Lin Tian, Chi Yu appeared before Lin Tian and offered to help him.

  • Xuan Yao joined Chi Yu’s sisters in the Void Realm while Chi Yu later returned to Earth and visited Xu Ze before traveling to another world.
  • Ma Lu awoke in Long Fei’s body in the Demon Beast Forest and received a system that tasked him with beast fusion, building a harem, slaying gods, and becoming a World Lord.
  • Ma Lu used the Support Gift Pack to evolve his Beast Soul into the God Rank Hell Three Heads Hound, heal his wounds, and rise to the 30th Step.
  • Ma Lu absorbed a Soul Beast Spirit, broke through to Soul Beast Grandmaster, and set out for Hongqi City to face Lin Tian.
  • Chi Yu arrived at the Lin Family and told Lin Tian that he was Qing Chen and had come to help him.

Ch. 385Slapping the Lin Family's Face? I'll Slap Back

Ma Lu, inhabiting Long Fei’s body, challenged Lin Tian at the Lin Family tournament and revealed a God Rank Beast Soul, forcing the Old Ancestor to appoint him and Lin Tian as joint Sequence Divine Sons. Lin Tian then objected that their match had not yet produced a winner.

  • Chi Yu vanished after telling Lin Tian that Qing Chen would help him, leaving Lin Tian confused about the mysterious powerhouse.
  • Ma Lu returned to Hongqi City and stayed at an inn, planning to ruin Lin Tian’s reputation at the Lin Family tournament.
  • After Lin Tian swept the tournament, Ma Lu revealed himself as Long Fei and challenged him to a match.
  • Lin Tian attacked with his Nether Dragon Beast Soul, but Ma Lu dodged and neutralized his first three Spirit Skills without summoning his own Beast Soul.
  • Ma Lu released his God Rank Hell Three-Headed Dog Beast Soul, stunning the Lin Family and prompting the Old Ancestor to declare him qualified to become a Sequence Divine Son.
  • The Old Ancestor decreed that Long Fei and Lin Tian would jointly serve as Sequence Divine Sons, but Lin Tian objected that their match had no victor yet.

Ch. 386The Final Slapdown, Mystic Cold Valley Appears

Lin Tian gained the upper hand over Ma Lu after his Nether Dragon evolved into a Chaos Nether Dragon, and he was named the Lin Family Sequence Divine Son. Ma Lu was transported to the Demon Beast Forest, where he woke up in Mystic Cold Valley under the care of Mu Xue.

  • Lin Tian challenged Long Fei and, after a mysterious power transformed his beast soul into a Chaos Nether Dragon, broke through to Level 40 Soul Beast Great Grandmaster.
  • Lin Tian defeated Ma Lu with Chaos Gang Qi and a palm strike, while Chi Yu urged Lin Tian to stop worrying about his family and pursue strength.
  • The Lin Family Old Ancestor declared Lin Tian the Lin Family Sequence Divine Son.
  • Ma Lu awoke in a thatched cottage in Mystic Cold Valley, where Mu Xue told him her Master had found him injured beside a stream.
  • Ma Lu introduced himself as Ma Lu, wondered what kind of place Mystic Cold Valley was, and drank the bitter medicine Mu Xue brought him.

Ch. 387Mystic Cold Beauty, Spending Time Together with You

Chi Yu found Miao Han in Mystic Cold Valley and advised her on how to pursue a breakthrough to God Realm. After they fell in love and spent the night together, Mu Xue arrived with medicinal soup and found Chi Yu at Miao Han’s door.

  • Miao Han returned to Mystic Cold Valley and learned that Ma Lu had awakened, while Chi Yu tracked Ma Lu to the valley.
  • Chi Yu disguised himself as Qing Chen, met Miao Han, and explained that Sky Azure’s dwindling spiritual energy prevented her breakthrough to God Realm.
  • Chi Yu advised Miao Han to create a world and guide spirit, and she thanked him for his guidance.
  • Miao Han kissed Chi Yu, and he revealed his identity and told her about his harem; she chose to be with him.
  • Chi Yu and Miao Han spent the night together, and Mu Xue arrived the next day with medicinal soup and found Chi Yu at the door.

Ch. 388The Rebellious Disciple Gets Jealous, Plots Against Chi Yu

Chi Yu revealed himself as Miao Han’s Dao Companion to Mu Xue, who grew jealous and plotted to separate them with Ma Lu’s help. Chi Yu turned their scheme against them, and Miao Han realized Mu Xue had orchestrated it, leaving her shaken by Chi Yu’s claim that her disciple was infatuated with her.

  • Mu Xue found Miao Han in bed with Chi Yu, learned that he was her Master’s Dao Companion, and left angrily after bringing Miao Han medicinal soup.
  • Chi Yu used Source Lord Authority to raise Miao Han into the Emperor Realm, while Mu Xue vented her jealousy by hacking at flowers and grass.
  • Ma Lu advised Mu Xue to lure Miao Han away and set up a compromising encounter with Chi Yu; Mu Xue agreed and began treating Chi Yu with unusual respect.
  • Mu Xue lured Miao Han out of the valley and arranged letters and a bath at a secluded pool, but Chi Yu brought Ma Lu there and immobilized Mu Xue.
  • Chi Yu intercepted Miao Han and showed her the paired letters, leading her to suspect Mu Xue had written them.
  • Chi Yu told Miao Han that Mu Xue was deeply infatuated with her, and Miao Han trembled in shock.

Ch. 389A Melodramatic Scene, Sky Azure Dragon Clan

Ma Lu and Mu Xue fought after he claimed someone had controlled his body, but Mu Xue eventually let him leave Mystic Cold Valley. He joined the Dragon Clan, where Long Ao revealed that Ma Lu was a surviving Dragon Clan bloodline and tied to the Lin Family’s theft of dragon eggs.

  • Mu Xue attacked Ma Lu after they dressed, and they fought until Miao Han and Chi Yu intervened.
  • Chi Yu bound Ma Lu and hinted that he had caused what happened, but Mu Xue later let Ma Lu leave Mystic Cold Valley.
  • Ma Lu traveled to Xu Yin City and then joined the Cloud Dragon Sect, whose leaders brought him to the Dragon Clan.
  • Long Ao learned Ma Lu’s father had served the Lin Family and declared Ma Lu a surviving Dragon Clan bloodline.
  • Long Ao explained that the Lin Family had stolen dragon eggs for their blood and connected the conflict to his former sworn brother, Lin Duan.
  • Long Ao told Ma Lu that the Dragon Clan’s future depended on him, leaving Ma Lu bewildered.

Ch. 390Twin Rising, Only One God

Long Fei gained the Dragon Clan’s Great Emperor Inheritance, became its Sequence Divine Son, and rose to the Soul Beast Venerable Realm. Three years later, Long Fei and Lin Tian had both reached the Emperor Venerable Realm, setting the stage for a battle that would decide which of them could become a god.

  • Long Ao announced Long Fei as the Dragon Clan Sequence Divine Son, and Long Fei’s bloodline and beast soul transformed after he received the Dragon Clan’s Great Emperor Inheritance.
  • The Lin Family Old Ancestor told Lin Tian that the family had stolen Dragon Clan eggs and taken blood from Long Fei’s parents to aid his own breakthrough; Lin Tian resolved to sever his ties to the Lin Family if he became a god.
  • Chi Yu erased Mu Xue’s memories of Ma Lu with the Time Law, and Mu Xue returned to her playful, proud self the next day.
  • Over three years, Long Fei and Lin Tian cultivated to the Emperor Venerable Realm and fought to a draw in a Secret Realm.
  • Long Fei and Lin Tian continued cultivating, knowing Azure Heaven’s scarce spiritual energy could let only one person break through to the Spirit Entry Realm.

Ch. 391Journey to Floating Flow City, Was That Her?

Chi Yu, Miao Han, and Mu Xue explored Floating Flow City, where Chi Yu killed a Dragon Clan attendant and an Elder who threatened them. Days later, Long Fei led a massacre at the restaurant while Chi Yu watched from the Void, then the three returned to Mystic Cold Valley as Ma Lu sensed a familiar aura.

  • Chi Yu took Miao Han and Mu Xue to Floating Flow City, where Mu Xue enjoyed its shops and food.
  • Er Wu Ba harassed Miao Han and threatened Chi Yu with his connection to Long Fei, so Chi Yu killed him and his lackeys.
  • A Dragon Clan Elder arrived to avenge Er Wu Ba, but Chi Yu killed him and left the restaurant owner gold before departing with Miao Han and Mu Xue.
  • Long Fei emerged from seclusion, traveled to Floating Flow City with two Elders, and ordered everyone at the restaurant slaughtered after they could not identify the travelers.
  • Chi Yu and Miao Han watched the massacre from the Void, then returned to Mystic Cold Valley with Mu Xue; Ma Lu sensed an aura and wondered if it was her.

Ch. 392Dreaming and Dream Interpretation, Settling the Knot

Chi Yu restored Mu Xue’s memories and helped her break free of the Overseer’s influence, leaving her able to sleep peacefully again. A century later, Ma Lu came to Mystic Cold Valley to claim her, but found the valley gone, while Chi Yu said someone else would soon bring about Ma Lu’s disappearance.

  • Chi Yu entered Mu Xue’s dream, removed the data illusion of Ma Lu, and used Time Reversal to restore her memories.
  • Chi Yu showed Mu Xue Ma Lu with two women and urged her to face her feelings; she stabbed the figure in the illusion until her heart’s knot was untied.
  • Mu Xue woke refreshed, thanked Chi Yu, and greeted Miao Han as her master.
  • With Mu Xue’s matter resolved, the Overseer focused on the Dragon Clan, where Ma Lu gained control after Long Ao died a hundred years later.
  • Ma Lu returned to Mystic Cold Valley with two Elders, but found no barrier or valley and broke down as he called for Mu Xue.
  • Chi Yu told Mu Xue that Ma Lu would soon disappear and returned with her and Miao Han to the valley.

Ch. 393Climbing the Heavenly Ladder, Watched by All

Lin Tian and Ma Lu began Chi Yu’s Heavenly Ladder trial to compete for the fabricated Divine Seat, while beings across Azure Heaven watched and other challengers joined. Years passed as they climbed to the 700th Step, and Chi Yu, Miao Han, and Mu Xue observed from above.

  • Chi Yu visited Lin Tian, confirmed his progress, and told him to prepare for the battle to seize divinity while Long Fei cultivated toward the 99th Step.
  • Ma Lu broke through to peak Soul Beast Supreme, and Chi Yu’s Heavenly Ladder appeared across Azure Heaven, beginning the Divine Seat assessment.
  • Lin Tian and Ma Lu greeted each other courteously, climbed past the 500th Step, and paused to recover before continuing.
  • Several years passed on the ladder as Lin Tian and Ma Lu advanced; Wang Teng, Ye Chen, and other challengers joined, while spectators watched and placed bets.
  • Chi Yu played Go with Mu Xue, who misunderstood the game and repeatedly kissed him after losing; the next day, the trio arrived above the ladder and Mu Xue complained that Lin Tian and Ma Lu were only at the 700th Step.

Ch. 394Reaching the Top of the Heavenly Ladder, the Outcome Was Decided

Ma Lu and Lin Tian climbed Chi Yu’s Heavenly Ladder and reached the Divine Seat contest, where they fought under rules that allowed only one survivor. Lin Tian emerged as Azure Heaven’s first god, but Chi Yu took him to Mystic Cold Valley instead of letting him return to the Lin Family.

  • Ma Lu and Lin Tian endured the Heavenly Ladder’s pressure, and Chi Yu later weakened the final steps so they could reach the summit.
  • Ma Lu and Lin Tian arrived at the altar and met Chi Yu, Miao Han, and Mu Xue, where Chi Yu explained that the contest had no rules and the winner would obtain the Divine Seat.
  • Ma Lu tried to speak with Mu Xue and gave her a special object, but she rejected him and tossed it aside before Chi Yu left with her and Miao Han.
  • Chi Yu had sealed Ma Lu’s Data Center and arranged the arena so neither contestant could escape; several days later, the Heavenly Ladder exploded and Lin Tian appeared as Azure Heaven’s new god.
  • The Dragon Clan accepted its defeat and departed, while Chi Yu brought Lin Tian to Mystic Cold Valley, where Lin Tian greeted him.

Ch. 395Leaving Azure Heaven, Sect System

Mu Xue recovered her memories and left Mystic Cold Valley, while Chi Yu pursued the person behind everything before beginning a new mission in the Primordial Universe. Chen Sheng received the Strongest Divine Sect System and returned to the ruined Heaven Opening Sect, where an injured woman arrived with Heaven Grade Aptitude.

  • Mu Xue found Ma Lu's letter, recovered her memories from Chi Yu, and left to wander the world.
  • Chi Yu took Miao Han from Azure Heaven, then followed Extreme Dao to an abandoned Stellar Laboratory and found a notebook titled "I Am Not Me."
  • Chi Yu entered a Data Center panel beneath Zhi Jie Building and continued his plan to destroy things to draw out the person behind everything.
  • Chen Sheng received the Strongest Divine Sect System at his Master's grave and learned that he was invincible within the sect's territory and could earn rewards by building the sect and recruiting disciples.
  • Chen Sheng cleaned Heaven Opening Sect for steamed buns, then opened the gate to an injured woman seeking help; the system identified her as a Heaven Grade Aptitude disciple.

Ch. 396Luo Xue Joins the Sect, Rewards Arrive

Chen Sheng rescued Luo Xue, recruited her into the Heaven Opening Sect, and gained cultivation rewards that helped him advance to Golden Core Realm. After Luo Xue progressed through the Phoenix Divine Art and Chen Sheng began cultivating further, the chapter introduced the impoverished Ling Dao Sect master Fu Shan, who was approached by a young man asking if he wanted to find himself again.

  • Chen Sheng healed the badly injured Luo Xue, then killed the black-robed pursuers who came to seize her.
  • Luo Xue joined the Heaven Opening Sect, and Chen Sheng received several cultivation rewards, including the Meridian Opening Saint Pill and Phoenix Divine Art.
  • Chen Sheng took the pill, reached Dao Entry, and later advanced to Early Golden Core before granting Luo Xue the Phoenix Divine Art.
  • Luo Xue reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and Chen Sheng received cultivation feedback that strengthened his Golden Core.
  • Fu Shan, the weakened sect master of the Ling Dao Sect, begged for food at Xin Yun City and was approached by a young man who asked whether he wanted to find himself again.

Ch. 397Supporting the Ling Dao Sect, the Disciple Plan

Chi Yu restored the Ling Dao Sect and revived its sect master, Fu Shan, who then recruited the troubled Xu Chen. Meanwhile, Chen Sheng and Luo Xue arrived in Xin Yun City too late to find Xu Chen and ended the chapter with Chen Sheng approaching another young man.

  • Chi Yu offered to restore the Ling Dao Sect, then took Fu Shan back to the sect, rebuilt it, and restored Fu Shan's Golden Core cultivation.
  • Chi Yu instructed Fu Shan to recruit Xu Chen, and Fu Shan befriended the rejected young man in a tavern and brought him to the Ling Dao Sect.
  • Chen Sheng and Luo Xue arrived in Xin Yun City after Xu Chen had left, and Chen Sheng searched among the rejected recruits for a disciple.
  • After receiving no system prompt by sunset, Chen Sheng approached a young man crouching in a corner and asked whether he wanted to join a sect.

Ch. 398Heaven Opening Gou Dan, Ling Dao Xu Chen

Chen Sheng recruited the Earth Grade Aptitude beggar Gou Dan into the Heaven Opening Sect and received cultivation rewards. At the Ling Dao Sect, Fu Shan resolved Xu Chen’s cultivation problem and recruited him after his power recovered.

  • Chen Sheng and Luo Xue searched the city for disciples until the system detected an Earth Grade Aptitude disciple, whom they found begging at the gate.
  • Chen Sheng knocked Gou Dan unconscious and took him to the Heaven Opening Sect, where Gou Dan agreed to join after learning Chen Sheng was a Golden Core Realm expert.
  • The system rewarded Chen Sheng with cultivation arts, a Qi Condensing Pill, and a Pill Refining Room, and Chen Sheng taught Gou Dan the Earth Spirit Art.
  • Fu Shan explained that the soul in Xu Chen’s jade pendant had been draining his cultivation, and Chi Yu removed the soul while Fu Shan gave Xu Chen a pill.
  • Xu Chen’s source recovered and his cultivation rose to Foundation Establishment Peak, so he joined the Ling Dao Sect.

Ch. 400Entering the Secret Realm, Different Goals

Chen Sheng and his disciples entered the Secret Realm, while Fu Shan and Xu Chen followed a mysterious young woman through her hunts. Murong Ziying pursued the Spirit Jade Ganoderma, and the chapter ended with someone striking the giant wolf before it could kill the injured young woman.

  • Chen Sheng waited until the other sects had entered the Secret Realm, then led Luo Xue and the other disciples inside.
  • Fu Shan and Xu Chen arrived late and followed a young woman into the Secret Realm, intending to exploit opportunities connected to the Heaven Opening Sect.
  • Chen Sheng led his disciples through a waterfall into a cave, and Murong Ziying followed in search of the Spirit Jade Ganoderma so she could forge a powerful Golden Core and join the Soaring Heaven Saint Sect.
  • Fu Shan and Xu Chen watched the young woman defeat a giant python and take its Forest Python Gall before she headed toward a grassland.
  • The young woman fought a giant wolf, was struck into a crater, and was about to be devoured when an unknown attacker hit the wolf and sent it flying.

Ch. 401Heavenly Pill Canon, Yu Yin of Central Province

Fu Shan recruited Yu Yin into the Ling Dao Sect by offering her access to the Heavenly Pill Canon, while Chen Sheng’s group confronted the Spirit Tiger guarding the Spirit Jade Ganoderma. A woman stole the Ganoderma from Gou Dan, but Fu Shan intercepted her near the cave entrance, and she attacked him to reclaim it.

  • Fu Shan saved Yu Yin from a giant wolf, and she harvested its eyeballs for alchemy materials.
  • Fu Shan showed Yu Yin a flawless Spirit Conduit Pill and used the Heavenly Pill Canon to persuade her to join the Ling Dao Sect.
  • Yu Yin began studying the canon and followed Fu Shan and Xu Chen through the waterfall into the cave.
  • Chen Sheng sent Gou Dan to pick the Spirit Jade Ganoderma, and Gou Dan grabbed it before the God-Connecting Realm Spirit Tiger appeared.
  • A woman in a purple dress stole the Ganoderma from Gou Dan while Chen Sheng and the others fought the Spirit Tiger.
  • Fu Shan took the Ganoderma from the woman near the cave entrance, and she attacked him to get it back.
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