Arc 154Lin Xuan Returns to the Spirit World

While Lin Xuan cultivated in a mysterious space and developed his command of the laws, the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons ravaged the Three Realms. He returned to the Spirit World, learned of the invasion, and headed toward Queyue City as its defenders came under siege.

  • Little Fur Ball saved Lin Xuan from Hundun, then grew enormous, trapped Hundun in a silver net, and swallowed it.
  • Bingpo arrived at Jingyun City and fought for a day and a night, killing nearly a million invading demons and restoring the Ancient Demons’ resolve.
  • Lin Xuan explored the Cold Pool’s underground cave, found a Miniature Mountain and River Map, and spent years cultivating and studying its laws.
  • Lin Xuan purified a Sacred Flat Peach Fruit and used the resulting Illusion Realm to practice creating laws and transforming the Five Elements.
  • After emerging from the mysterious space, Lin Xuan found the Situ Clan under attack, defeated the Heavenly Demons, and learned that the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had invaded the Three Realms.
  • Lin Xuan discovered that hundreds of years had passed for him but only ten years in the Spirit World, then set out toward Queyue City and rescued cultivators along the way.
  • Lin Xuan fought a pair of powerful Heavenly Demons, killed the male and the female’s body, and recognized that his own Domain remained immature.
  • The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons besieged Queyue City, and Zhang Song faced a black streak of light during the battle against their armored knights.
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Ch. 3916Little Fur Ball Awakens

Bingpo received urgent reports that Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons were attacking across the Saint World and abandoned her hunt for Lin Xuan. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan nearly died fighting Hundun, but Little Fur Ball awakened and unexpectedly frightened the beast, leaving Lin Xuan to recover his strength as the two faced off.

  • Bingpo received seven or eight requests for aid concerning the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and put her plan to hunt Lin Xuan on hold.
  • Lin Xuan, exhausted after his battles, could not stop Hundun's blood-red bone spikes and believed he was about to die.
  • Little Fur Ball's snoring slowed the bone spikes and frightened Hundun, giving Lin Xuan time to escape several li.
  • Lin Xuan released Little Fur Ball and realized its hidden power had saved him, then drank Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk to restore his magic power.
  • Little Fur Ball affectionately rubbed against Lin Xuan before turning to face Hundun, whose presence made it widen its eyes in surprise.

Ch. 3917Jingyun City

As Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons ravaged the Three Realms, Jingyun City’s defenders faced an overwhelming siege. With the city close to falling, Bingpo appeared and renewed the Ancient Demons’ hope.

  • Little Fellow flew eagerly toward Hundun, leaving Lin Xuan stunned by the monster’s trembling response.
  • Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons invaded the Three Realms, killing powerful cultivators, breaching Tiansha King City, and killing Painting Demon in the Ancient Demon Realm.
  • As the enemy closed on Jingyun City, its black-robed Saint Ancestor refused to retreat and ordered the city’s cultivators to activate the Restrictions and fight.
  • After a day and night of battle, two of Jingyun City’s three City Lords had fallen, and the wounded Saint Ancestor was nearly defeated by two Heavenly Demon Lords.
  • Bingpo arrived in the sky, and her appearance restored the defenders’ morale.

Ch. 3918Little Fur Ball's Majestic Aura

Lin Xuan watched Little Fur Ball overpower the Primordial Giant Beast Hundun, revealing its ability to devour Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and laws and unleash a silver net that nullified Hundun’s attacks. The chapter left Hundun unable to escape as Little Fur Ball sealed the spatial opening he had created.

  • Lin Xuan stayed vigilant as Little Fur Ball chased the frightened Hundun around.
  • Little Fur Ball grew to mountain-like size, swallowed Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and the realm’s laws, then spat out thousands of formation patterns.
  • The formation patterns formed a silver net that resonated with Lin Xuan’s Bailing Seal and Blue Star Sea before descending on Hundun.
  • Hundun summoned blood-red shields, ghostly attacks, and Demon Fire, but Little Fur Ball’s silver net dispelled them.
  • Hundun opened a spatial rift to flee, but Little Fur Ball flapped its wings and reversed the Space Laws, making the rift disappear.

Ch. 3919Delicious Hundun

Lin Xuan watched Little Fur Ball trap and devour Hundun, then catch up on sleep after beginning to glow with the power of laws. Meanwhile, Jingyun City neared collapse until Bingpo arrived and faced a powerful Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon’s attack with her bare hand.

  • Little Fur Ball reversed the laws, trapped Hundun in a shrinking silver net, and swallowed it.
  • Little Fur Ball began radiating Five-Colored Glaze, then fell asleep in Lin Xuan’s arms, leaving him to hope it would change after waking.
  • Jingyun City’s Ancient Demons faltered as two of its three Saint Ancestor City Lords fell and the last was badly wounded.
  • Bingpo arrived alone, shielded herself from incoming attacks with milky-white devilish qi, and lifted the Ancient Demons’ morale.
  • A Domain-stage black-armored Heavenly Demon charged Baoshe, but Bingpo met its axe with her palm and the weapon began to melt.

Ch. 3920Annihilation

Bingpo turned the battle at Jingyun City by destroying the invading Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons almost single-handedly. Her victory rallied the Ancient Demons and began to improve the Demon World's desperate situation.

  • Bingpo incinerated a Heavenly Demon Lord and his mount with blue flame, then spread the fire to demons they struck as they flew through the city.
  • Bingpo trapped the invading demons with her Heaven-Net Trap and slaughtered hundreds of them as the remaining Heavenly Demons tried to overwhelm her.
  • Bingpo fought the encircling forces for a day and a night, keeping Jingyun City from falling and leaving nearly a million demons dead.
  • Bingpo's victory spread her fame and encouraged the Ancient Demons to stand and fight the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, improving the situation in the Demon World.

Ch. 3921Surging Undercurrents

The Three Realms rallied against the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and began winning battles, while the demons’ leaders debated their stalled invasion and plans to reinforce it. The demons prepared to expand the Interface Passage and bring more forces into the Three Realms.

  • The Spirit World’s cultivators, led by the Three Great Loose Immortals and two Demon Kings, counterattacked the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and won victories.
  • In a distant realm, King Yao Ling criticized the failed invasion, while Bailing Devil Master defended Void and his initial attack.
  • Elder Tree urged the gathered leaders to cooperate and warned that the Three Realms still had powerful defenders.
  • Demon Dragon King stormed out, declaring that he would join the battle against the Three Realms.
  • The demons discussed the Heavenly Witch Goddess’s transformation, dismissed Fairy in the Clouds as expendable, and agreed to expand the Interface Passage.

Ch. 3922The Cold Pool

Trapped in a mysterious space after Hundun was eaten by Little Fur Ball, Lin Xuan decided to comprehend a domain there so he could escape. He found the space’s only patch of land, a small Cold Pool, while Yue'er and Xiao Die searched for him in the Yutong Realm.

  • Lin Xuan realized that tearing open the unfamiliar void could send him into Spatial Turbulence, so he decided to study the space’s laws by comprehending a domain.
  • Lin Xuan judged the mixed spiritual energy, devil qi, and demon qi suitable for his Dual Infant One Core and began searching for a place to cultivate.
  • Yue'er and Xiao Die defeated a squad of Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, then agreed to find a safer place to stay while they searched for Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan explored the small mysterious space and found its only land: a barren patch surrounding a tiny Cold Pool.

Ch. 3923New Discoveries

Lin Xuan explored the Cold Pool in the Mysterious Space and discovered a natural Miniature Mountain and River Map that could help him comprehend a domain. He rested and stabilized his cultivation, while the Three Realms’ war worsened and the Giant Whale King fell.

  • Lin Xuan sent a Giant Ape Puppet into the Cold Pool, lost contact with it, and then dove in himself under the protection of his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.
  • Lin Xuan fought off several unexplained attacks from flying-needle treasures and reached an underground cave beneath the pool.
  • Lin Xuan discovered a naturally formed Miniature Mountain and River Map and recognized its value for comprehending a domain.
  • Lin Xuan swallowed spirit pills, spent more than half a year recovering from his injuries, and then began stabilizing his cultivation realm.
  • Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons overwhelmed the Spirit World, Demon World, and Underworld Hell, and the Giant Whale King fell in battle.

Ch. 3924Purifying the Flat Peach

After fifty years of cultivation in the Cold Pool, Lin Xuan attempted to purify a flawed flat peach to improve his chances of comprehending a domain. His purification stalled until he tried using the Bailing Seal, which suddenly showed signs of reacting.

  • News spread that the Giant Whale King had fallen in a duel and Guhongzi had also been killed, deepening the Spirit World's alarm over the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons.
  • Lin Xuan emerged from fifty years of cultivation with his injuries healed and both Nascent Souls stabilized, then set his sights on comprehending a domain and obtaining Bingpo's Vanity Box for Yue'er.
  • Lin Xuan opened his Jade Box and began purifying the flawed flat peach by channeling light from the Blue Star Sea into it.
  • After a month, Lin Xuan found that his silver points of light could not expel the peach's impurities, and he considered giving up.
  • Lin Xuan repeatedly directed his divine sense toward the Bailing Seal, and a sudden change occurred after more than ten attempts.

Ch. 3925The First Step to Comprehending a Domain

Lin Xuan used the Bailing Seal to transform the Sacred Flat Peach Fruit, then ate a tiny piece and entered a mysterious space to test its effects. Finding no Laws of Heaven and Earth there, he realized he might be able to create laws himself, beginning his attempt to comprehend a domain.

  • The Bailing Seal absorbed the silver lights and Lin Xuan’s magic power, then released golden specks that he used to purify the Sacred Flat Peach Fruit.
  • After more than half a month, Lin Xuan successfully purified the fruit and discovered nine mysterious gold-and-silver spirit patterns on it.
  • Lin Xuan ate a fingernail-sized piece of the fruit and fell into a deep sleep.
  • Lin Xuan awoke in a dark, star-filled space and tried to sense its laws, but found none.
  • Lin Xuan concluded that the space was blank and resolved to create laws as the first step toward comprehending a domain.

Ch. 3926A Hasty Century

Lin Xuan failed to purify a second Sacred Flat Peach Fruit, then spent a hundred years comprehending the Miniature Mountain and River Map. After swallowing a whole Sacred Flat Peach Fruit, he entered the mysterious interface and began trying to create a domain law, but his first attempt at the Law of Extreme Cold failed.

  • Lin Xuan tried to purify his second Sacred Flat Peach Fruit, but found it could not be purified further and emerged undamaged.
  • Lin Xuan immersed his divine sense in the Miniature Mountain and River Map and spent a hundred years comprehending the laws of its world.
  • Lin Xuan swallowed an entire Sacred Flat Peach Fruit and returned to the mysterious interface, where no Laws of Heaven and Earth existed.
  • Lin Xuan created a landscape of ice and snow while attempting to form the Law of Extreme Cold, but failed to create a new law.
  • Lin Xuan remained undeterred and punched forward, preparing to keep trying.

Ch. 3927A Wish Fulfilled: Domain

Lin Xuan practiced comprehending a domain, first struggling to transform fire into water and then successfully changing water into fire. After mastering the Five Elements’ transformations, he began attempting to comprehend deeper laws.

  • Lin Xuan tried to summon the Law of Power through repeated punches but failed to make his strength form a law.
  • Lin Xuan used a secret technique to transform fire toward water, but the attempt failed and helped him identify the Five Elements as the foundation for comprehending a domain.
  • Lin Xuan made water transform into fire, changing water creatures into fire creatures, though the transformation remained imperfect.
  • Lin Xuan continued practicing in the Illusion Realm until he mastered the Five Elements’ transformations and began attempting new laws.

Ch. 3928Fenghen Realm

Ten years into the invasion, the Fenghen Realm’s Heavenly Dao Alliance struggled to hold back the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons as demonized territory spread. A fleeing Situ Clan was surrounded by demonized birds just as the demons caught up, leaving the clan’s elders and disciples preparing to fight for their lives.

  • The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons devastated the Spirit World, while the deaths of the Giant Whale King, Guhongzi, and Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King weakened its defenses.
  • The Human Race and Demon Race formed the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the Fenghen Realm and used Immortal Cities and a grand array to resist the invasion.
  • A fleeing group of Situ Clan cultivators exhausted themselves after three days of escape, and their elders resolved to stay behind so the younger generation could live.
  • Over a hundred demonized birds appeared ahead and surrounded the Situ Clan as the pursuing Heavenly Demons closed in.
  • The Situ Clan’s three ancestors summoned their treasures, and the other disciples prepared to fight as the demons caught up.

Ch. 3929Cat and Mouse

The Situ Family fought a losing battle against the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, and Situ Chen was killed in front of his grandfather. As the family’s surviving cultivators became trapped and surrounded, a mysterious phenomenon formed a Spatial Vortex, leaving both sides unable to move.

  • The Situ Family elders and disciples attacked the Heavenly Demons and Demonized Demon Birds, but several cultivators fell in the first exchanges.
  • Situ Chen was killed, and his grandfather responded with a desperate assault that opened a path for the others to retreat.
  • The leading old man and two elders stayed behind to protect the juniors, but the Heavenly Demons kept killing the fleeing cultivators while trapping the elders.
  • The sky alternated between brilliant light and darkness, and a force bound both sides in place as Worldly Yuan Qi gathered from far away.
  • A black-and-white divide appeared in the sky and split open into a growing Spatial Vortex, prompting the cultivators to wonder who had crossed the boundary.

Ch. 3930Shedding the Mortal Coil and Reborn

Lin Xuan emerged from a Spatial Vortex into the Spirit World after years of hardship, having comprehended a domain and greatly increased his strength. He discovered a group of Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and stopped them as they tried to flee.

  • A Spatial Vortex opened, and a Thunder Bead emerged before splitting to reveal Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan reflected on his cultivation in the Cold Pool and judged that his new strength let him defeat nearly any opponent except Li Yutong and Bingpo.
  • Lin Xuan recognized the Heavenly Demons and assessed them as weak, then noticed they were bound by a mysterious force.
  • The Heavenly Demons became free and split up to escape, but Lin Xuan sent Azure Glow into the void to stop them.
  • Lin Xuan's power turned the air around the fleeing Heavenly Demons into adamantine restraints that squeezed in on them.

Ch. 3931A False Alarm

Lin Xuan swiftly killed the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and questioned the Situ Family about changes in the Spirit World. The Situ cultivators mistook his soul search for an attack, but their clan master confirmed that Lin Xuan had not harmed him.

  • The Heavenly Demons transformed themselves to strengthen their auras, but Lin Xuan crushed them and absorbed their demonic qi.
  • The Situ Family thanked Lin Xuan, and he learned that they were in the Fenghen Realm of the Spirit World.
  • Lin Xuan asked the Situ Family's leading elder about changes in the Spirit World, then pulled him close and used the Soul Searching Technique.
  • The Situ cultivators attacked Lin Xuan, but their Dharma Treasures stopped before reaching him.
  • The Old Crone questioned Lin Xuan, and the elder returned to her and assured the others that Lin Xuan meant no harm.

Ch. 3932Next Plans

After learning that the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had invaded the Three Realms, Lin Xuan left the Situ family and assessed the Spirit World's worsening crisis. He resolved to find out what had happened to the Nailong Realm and the Cloud Hidden Sect, though returning there would not be easy.

  • Lin Xuan gave the Situ family a powerful Ancient Treasure as compensation and departed after using the Soul Searching Technique on their leading elder.
  • The Situ elders confirmed the elder was unharmed, rejoiced over their new Clan-Suppressing Treasure, and set off toward an Immortal City for protection.
  • As he flew away, Lin Xuan learned through the soul search that the ancient seal had been undone and the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had invaded the Three Realms.
  • Lin Xuan realized that hundreds of years had passed for him in the Mysterious Space while only ten years had passed in the Spirit World because their Laws of Time differed.
  • Lin Xuan decided to check on the Nailong Realm and the Cloud Hidden Sect, where Qin Xin, his disciples, and his senior brother and sister might be in danger.

Ch. 3933Queyue City

Lin Xuan learned that the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s headquarters in Queyue City held the realm coordinates he needed, so he set out for it. After hearing that Lin Xuan had destroyed their forces at Firestone City and other strongholds, four Heavenly Demon Lords debated whether to proceed with their planned attack on Queyue City.

  • Lin Xuan learned through soul searching that Queyue City was the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s headquarters and contained a Cross-boundary Teleportation Array with realm coordinates.
  • Lin Xuan set off toward Queyue City, intending to pass through the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons’ forces.
  • Tong questioned Xun Long about reports that the army besieging Firestone City had been wiped out.
  • Xun Long explained that a passing cultivator had destroyed the army and was likely a Domain-level powerhouse.
  • The four Heavenly Demon Lords learned that the cultivator was heading toward Queyue City, but Tong insisted their planned attack should not be delayed.

Ch. 3934A Small Favor

The Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons planned to use the Two Heavenly Crystal Envoys against an unknown cultivator while preparing other methods to capture Queyue City. Near the city, Lin Xuan wiped out a demon force attacking Spirit World cultivators and continued on his way toward Queyue City.

  • The black-armored man revealed that the Two Heavenly Crystal Envoys, sent by Void Devil Lord, would help defeat the unknown cultivator, while he had other preparations for taking Queyue City.
  • Lin Xuan encountered tens of thousands of Spirit World cultivators and Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons locked in battle, with the cultivators at a disadvantage.
  • Lin Xuan unleashed hundreds of Flying Swords that distinguished the Heavenly Demons from the cultivators and killed thousands of demons in moments.
  • The surviving Human Race and Demon Race cultivators saluted Lin Xuan in gratitude as he flew away without stopping.
  • Lin Xuan sensed their thanks and continued toward Queyue City, which was about three days away at his speed.

Ch. 3935Encounter on a Narrow Road

In Queyue City, four Tribulation-level cultivators prepared for an expected assault by the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons while hoping a powerful wandering cultivator would come to their aid. Lin Xuan crossed a desert and encountered two late-stage Tribulation Transcendence demons who suspected he had repeatedly foiled their plans.

  • The leaders in Queyue City discussed the unknown cultivator who had rescued Firestone City and considered whether he might reach them in time.
  • The cultivators reviewed their defenses, including eighty-one Tiangang Puppets, newly forged Formation Flags, and reinforcements from five sects.
  • Several days later, Lin Xuan arrived in a desolate stretch of desert and sensed two hidden beings nearby.
  • A husband and wife Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon pair revealed themselves and confronted Lin Xuan.
  • The Demon Witch asked whether Lin Xuan was the outsider who had repeatedly ruined her race's plans.

Ch. 3936A Small Test for Niu

Lin Xuan used two powerful Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons as a test of his strength, effortlessly countering their initial attacks. The Goat-Headed Humanoid demon then split into three and unleashed a vast cloud of demonic qi, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

  • Lin Xuan provoked the two Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and welcomed the chance to test his strength against them.
  • The female demon attacked with a devouring-law Demonic Dagger, which Lin Xuan swallowed with a casual pillar of light.
  • The male demon transformed into a Two-Headed Four-Armed Monster, while the woman became a Goat-Headed Humanoid monster, and both attacked Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan used Five-Colored Glaze to spread cold air and neutralize their tail strike and fist shadows without counterattacking.
  • The Goat-Headed Humanoid demon split into three and released expanding clouds of demonic qi that enveloped the airspace.

Ch. 3937The Domain of Auxiliary Attributes

Lin Xuan broke the Goat-Headed Humanoid Heavenly Demon’s auxiliary domain with his own domain and the Laws of Hundun. As the demon reeled, her Two-Headed Four-Armed companion appeared and challenged Lin Xuan with his Lightning Domain.

  • Lin Xuan recognized that the Demon Witch’s domain suppressed Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and obscured his surroundings, then attacked with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
  • The Demon Witch realized Lin Xuan could use multiple laws and was a domain powerhouse when he infused his sword with the Laws of Hundun.
  • Lin Xuan’s sword broke through the Demon Witch’s domain and wounded her, while he held back rather than immediately killing her.
  • Lin Xuan searched for the Two-Headed Four-Armed Heavenly Demon, who appeared above him and summoned a Lightning Domain with four pearls.

Ch. 3938Lightning Domain

Lin Xuan faced the Two-Headed Four-Armed Monster’s strengthened Lightning Domain and tested his strength by resisting its lightning with pure magical power. When the Heavenly Demon intensified the attack into a Dragon-Shaped Tribulation Lightning, Lin Xuan opened his incomplete Hundun Domain and struck back with a golden, domain-infused finger.

  • Lin Xuan recognized that the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon’s domain had been strengthened by the law of lightning.
  • Lin Xuan flew into the purple lightning and defended himself with compressed magical power, which the lightning repeatedly melted away.
  • The Two-Headed Four-Armed Monster fed vital blood into the vortex, making the lightning stronger.
  • Nine lightning bolts merged into a Dragon-Shaped Tribulation Lightning that threatened to injure or kill Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan opened his incomplete Hundun Domain and sent a golden swordlike strike toward the dragon-shaped lightning.

Ch. 3939Slaying a Powerful Enemy

Lin Xuan fused his Domain with his Nine Heavens God Luo Image and defeated two Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, though a wisp of the female demon’s soul escaped. He reflected that his Domain remained immature and that he was not yet ready to confidently face the strongest opponents.

  • Lin Xuan fused his Domain with his Nine Heavens God Luo Image and crushed one Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, killing him along with his Nascent Soul.
  • The goat-headed female demon threw Thunder Beads at Lin Xuan and fled while the explosions collapsed space.
  • Lin Xuan pursued the female demon and eventually killed her, but a wisp of her soul escaped through a secret art.
  • Lin Xuan assessed his battle and recognized that his Domain was still immature and his strength was not yet enough to guarantee victory against top-tier experts.

Ch. 3940The Battle of Queyue City

Lin Xuan reflected on his battle with the fleeing Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons and continued toward his planned destination. Meanwhile, Queyue City faced a massive assault, and the chapter ended as a black streak of light bypassed Zhang Song’s shield and flew toward his brow.

  • Lin Xuan accepted that the two Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had escaped, considered what he had learned from their fight, and flew toward his planned location.
  • Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons besieged Queyue City with Demonized Demonic Beasts, which broke through layers of Restrictions and inflicted mounting pressure on the defenders.
  • A force of armored Heavenly Demon knights mounted on Evil Flood Dragons joined the assault, and Queyue City’s Cultivators sent tens of thousands of Dongxuan Realm Cultivators out to fight them.
  • Zhang Song nearly defeated a Heavenly Demon flood-dragon rider, but a black streak of light from the enemy formation swerved around his shield and flew toward the space between his brows.
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