Arc 159The Small Immortal Domain

Lin Xuan entered True Person Huayu’s Small Immortal Domain, defeated Marquis Heaven Origin, and learned Yue'er and Xiao Die had gone to Huayu’s cultivation cave. After refining the Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire, Lin Xuan set out to search for them, while new arrivals also entered the cave.

  • Lin Xuan entered the Small Immortal Domain, where his powers were suppressed and he began searching for Yue'er and Xiao Die.
  • Lin Xuan rescued Mu Qing and her clan from a monster, then learned the Immortal Servants might know what had happened to Yue'er and Xiao Die.
  • Lin Xuan fought Marquis Heaven Origin, overcame his Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire, and forced him to flee, unaware that a True Immortal later seized Marquis’s body.
  • The clan elder told Lin Xuan that Yue'er and Xiao Die had visited five years earlier and left for True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave, then secretly arranged to bring Lin Xuan there.
  • Mu Qing guided Lin Xuan through the dangerous desert to the Palace, where Lin Xuan revealed its hidden entrance and entered the cultivation cave.
  • Nailong True Person escaped the Nether Sacred Land and arrived in the Small Immortal Domain, while Master Xuangu and Nailong also entered Huayu’s cave.
  • Lin Xuan refined the Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire and strengthened his sword, then destroyed the cave’s puppet guards before they reassembled into new ones.
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Ch. 4041Immortal Spiritual Power

Lin Xuan entered True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave and discovered that its air contained Immortal Spirit Qi. Behind him, Marquis Heaven Origin and the mysterious True Immortal investigated the entrance and discussed the cave, its former owner, and Lin Xuan’s unusual abilities.

  • Lin Xuan used his Illusion Immortal Sword to open a spatial passage and flew into the cultivation cave.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin arrived at the battle site, and the aged voice explained that Lingji had been a Spirit-Connecting Puppet.
  • The aged voice recognized True Person Huayu at the Altar and said his cultivation cave was a realm created through the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin wondered how to follow Lin Xuan into the cave and concealed his interest in Huayu’s inheritance.
  • Lin Xuan recovered from the journey, identified the cave’s ambient energy as Immortal Spirit Qi, and noticed that Yue’er’s trace was absent along with other troubling signs.

Ch. 4042Wonderful Space

Lin Xuan searched for Yue'er in True Person Huayu's cultivation cave, where his divine sense, command of the laws, and domain were suppressed. A giant attacked him, and their fight ended with the giant conjuring a strange golden lake to catch Lin Xuan's sword threads.

  • Lin Xuan discovered that the cave suppressed his divine sense, prevented him from using the laws and his domain, and resolved to find Yue'er while keeping a low profile.
  • Lin Xuan encountered a silver-skinned, one-eyed giant carrying a spiked club, and its attack swallowed him in a wave of light.
  • Lin Xuan blocked the giant's club with his golden dharma image and evaded its jade-green beam before trying to flee.
  • The giant slowed Lin Xuan's escape and pursued him, prompting Lin Xuan to attack with the Sword into Silk Technique.
  • The giant set down its club and created a golden lake above its head, catching Lin Xuan's incoming sword threads.

Ch. 4043Neglecting One Thing for Another

Lin Xuan fought the mysterious giant and killed him with a decisive sword strike after the giant tried to escape. A Golden Rainbow fled from the giant’s blood, and Lin Xuan prepared to pursue it.

  • The giant summoned a three-winged Spirit Bird from the golden vortex, which smashed apart Lin Xuan’s Immortal Sword before charging him.
  • Lin Xuan enlarged his Golden Body Dharma Image and used it to block the giant’s Wolf-Tooth Mace while his sword light battered the giant.
  • The giant destroyed his Wolf-Tooth Mace, releasing five Evil Flood Dragons to hold off the Dharma Image, then fled from Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan’s sword strike pierced the giant’s defenses and cut off his head.
  • A Golden Rainbow flew from the giant’s blood toward the horizon, and Lin Xuan vowed not to let it escape.

Ch. 4044Small Immortal Domain

Lin Xuan failed to learn anything from the giant’s Crystal Core and continued searching for Yue'er in the dangerous Small Immortal Domain. As he investigated a spirit-herb garden beside a lake, the lake suddenly churned, interrupting his attempt to break through its protective restriction.

  • Lin Xuan used the Soul Searching Technique on the giant’s Crystal Core, but gained no information and found that the giant’s soul had vanished.
  • Lin Xuan set out to find Yue'er and Xiao Die, while an unseen presence in a distant cultivation cave anticipated his arrival in the Blue Star Sea.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin survived an attack by Bone Scorpion Insects and learned from a mysterious True Immortal that the area was a Small Immortal Domain where lower-realm cultivators were suppressed.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin flew away, eager to explore the Small Immortal Domain’s opportunities.
  • Lin Xuan found a herb field beside a lake and struck its protective light curtain, but it held firm.
  • The lake began churning as Lin Xuan prepared to use his life-bound treasure, leaving him stunned.

Ch. 4045Mysterious Spirit Fruit

Lin Xuan drove off no enemy himself as the Scorpion Monster unexpectedly retreated, allowing him to break the Herb Garden’s restriction and collect mysterious five-colored spirit fruits. He continued searching the Small Immortal Domain for Yue'er and Xiao Die, while Marquis Heaven Origin failed to claim a treasure guarded by an ape; more than a month later, Lin Xuan had found other treasures but still had no sign of the two women.

  • Lin Xuan prepared to fight the Scorpion Monster, but it abruptly saluted him and returned to the lake.
  • Lin Xuan broke the Herb Garden’s self-repairing restriction with his sword and Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, then gathered its five-colored spiritual fruits in a Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade vessel.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin lost a fight against an ape-shaped Spirit Beast and fled without the treasure he had sought.
  • Lin Xuan searched for Yue'er and Xiao Die, but his suppressed divine sense and ignorance of their whereabouts left him with no clear plan.
  • Lin Xuan pressed on with renewed determination, and more than a month passed without him finding the two women, though he obtained several treasures.

Ch. 4046A Chance Encounter

Lin Xuan discovered five human cultivators fighting a stone tiger-like monster and rescued Mu Qing from its attack. He asked the group how they had entered the Small Immortal Domain, but the monster tried to escape before they could answer, and Lin Xuan killed it.

  • Lin Xuan sensed a battle nearby and cautiously flew over to investigate.
  • He saw five Nascent Soul cultivators struggling against a stone tiger-like monster and waited to make sure the fight was not a trap.
  • Lin Xuan saved Mu Qing when the monster’s attack was about to strike her, then appeared before the group.
  • Mu Qing thanked Lin Xuan, who asked the cultivators who they were and how they had reached the Small Immortal Domain.
  • The stone tiger-like monster tried to flee, and Lin Xuan killed it with a streak of Sword Qi.

Ch. 4047The Imposter Immortal

Lin Xuan rescued a group of Huayu’s immortal servants and pretended to be an Immortal with old ties to their master so they would lead him to their settlement. As he learned about the Small Immortal Domain and its inhabitants, a disturbance erupted ahead before he could meet the clan’s Great Elder or learn anything about Yue'er and Xiao Die.

  • Lin Xuan effortlessly defeated a Stone Spirit Monster and impressed the immortal servants, led by Mu Qing.
  • Lin Xuan claimed he was an Immortal who had come to visit his old friend True Person Huayu, and the servants agreed to take him to their settlement.
  • While traveling, Lin Xuan asked about Yue'er and Xiao Die, but the servants knew nothing about them.
  • Mu Qing explained that her ancestors had been rescued by True Person Huayu and brought to the Small Immortal Domain, where generations of residents developed Spirit Roots over time.
  • Mu Qing said only the clan’s Great Elder might know what happened to True Person Huayu, and Lin Xuan continued toward the settlement hoping to learn about Yue'er.
  • A tremendous boom sounded ahead as spiritual light flickered and a raging fire appeared to be burning.

Ch. 4048Narrow Road for Enemies

Lin Xuan rushed to help the immortal servants and found Marquis Heaven Origin attacking their tribe. The old enemies prepared to fight, and Lin Xuan recognized an Immortal Mansion Treasure in Marquis Heaven Origin’s hand.

  • The Escape Light stopped after the tribe encountered danger, and the minor cultivators begged Lin Xuan to save them.
  • Lin Xuan hurried to the valley and saw Marquis Heaven Origin overpowering the tribe’s elders and fighters.
  • Lin Xuan and Marquis Heaven Origin recognized each other as enemies and resolved to kill one another.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin activated an emerald ring that absorbed Immortal Spiritual Power, and Lin Xuan recognized it as an Immortal Mansion Treasure.

Ch. 4049Dharma Treasures and Supernatural Powers

Marquis Heaven Origin attacked Lin Xuan with an Immortal Mansion Treasure, but Lin Xuan destroyed his Magic Spiders and golden figures with his sword. Marquis Heaven Origin then unleashed an exploding Spirit Stone mountain and a bell that transformed into a Giant, which struck Lin Xuan’s shield and sent him flying.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin summoned an emerald cloud of Magic Spiders and dozens of golden figures to attack Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan used his Immortal Sword and Sword into Silk Technique to destroy the spiders and golden figures, then sent sword lights toward Marquis Heaven Origin.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin summoned a mountain packed with fire-attribute Spirit Stones, which exploded and forced Lin Xuan to defend himself with the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin threw out an ancient Great Bell that grew into a steel Giant and attacked Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan poured his magic power into the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield, but the Giant’s punch sent him flying.

Ch. 40504100. A Battle of Wits and Tongues

Lin Xuan counterattacked Marquis Heaven Origin after being hurled into the earth, but the Steel Giant recovered from his sword strike and joined the fight. Lin Xuan and Marquis Heaven Origin traded threats as Marquis Heaven Origin summoned golden flames to attack.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin’s Steel Giant punched Lin Xuan into the depths of the earth, devastating the surrounding land.
  • Lin Xuan fired a powerful sword strike from the crater, piercing the Steel Giant’s chest, then vanished from Marquis Heaven Origin’s sight.
  • Lin Xuan launched a crystal-thread attack, but Marquis Heaven Origin used a secret art of the Immortal World to block it.
  • The Steel Giant repaired its chest wound and advanced as Marquis Heaven Origin refused to fight Lin Xuan alone.
  • Lin Xuan mocked Marquis Heaven Origin and the Steel Giant, prompting Marquis Heaven Origin to summon a vast cloud of golden flames.

Ch. 4051The Shattered Immortal Treasure

Lin Xuan broke through Marquis Heaven Origin’s assault by revealing his strongest form and destroying the Bronze Bell Strongman. He then charged at Marquis Heaven Origin and punched him.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin attacked Lin Xuan with golden flames, the Bronze Bell Strongman, and weapons formed from magical power.
  • Lin Xuan used the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art to fuse the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword with himself and withstand the assault.
  • Lin Xuan met the Bronze Bell Strongman’s punch with his own and sent the giant flying.
  • Lin Xuan battered the Bronze Bell Strongman, then destroyed it by sending silver sword threads and Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder into its wounds.
  • Lin Xuan rushed at Marquis Heaven Origin and punched him.

Ch. 4052Lin Xuan's Decisive Battle Against Marquis Heaven Origin

Lin Xuan gained the upper hand against Marquis Heaven Origin, striking him away and countering the attacks that followed. He then charged into the golden Cloud Sea to finish the fight and learn Yue'er’s whereabouts.

  • Lin Xuan struck Marquis Heaven Origin with a punch that sent him flying.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin emerged from golden clouds and crushed Lin Xuan’s sword light with a giant golden hand.
  • Lin Xuan shattered the hand, then used the Ten Thousand Sword Map to counter Ghost-Faced Bees, a whirlwind, and golden Flood Dragons.
  • Lin Xuan destroyed the returning insect cloud with a palm strike.
  • Lin Xuan charged into the golden Cloud Sea where Marquis Heaven Origin was hiding, determined to defeat him and ask about Yue'er.

Ch. 4053Spirit Fire and the Great Sea

Marquis Heaven Origin unleashed his Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire against Lin Xuan, and the tiny golden flame burned through Lin Xuan’s sea attack and defensive treasures. Lin Xuan raised the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield and Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to meet it, leaving their clash unresolved.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin severed his left arm and transformed its blood mist with golden light into a tiny golden flame.
  • Lin Xuan attacked with a water-blue Immortal Sword, summoning an azure sea and an army of water Demonic Beasts.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin sent the Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire into the sea, vaporizing its creatures and melting Lin Xuan’s sword.
  • Lin Xuan’s defensive treasures melted before the flame, so he brought out the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield and Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.
  • The golden flame struck the shield, where silver radiance and golden fire intertwined and began devouring each other.

Ch. 4054Self-Imposed Entrapment

Lin Xuan countered Marquis Heaven Origin’s Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire with his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and shield, then forced Marquis into a contest of magical power. As Marquis weakened, Lin Xuan summoned his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, and Marquis ignited his Source Fire in desperation.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin’s Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire overwhelmed Lin Xuan’s shield, but Marquis struggled to sustain the technique.
  • Lin Xuan sent his Five-Colored Glaze Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire into the shield, letting its silver flames contend with Marquis’s golden flames.
  • Lin Xuan and Marquis Heaven Origin poured their magical power into the flames, and Lin Xuan used blood essence to strengthen his shield and exhaust his opponent.
  • After less than half an hour, Marquis Heaven Origin had grown dangerously weak while Lin Xuan retained enough power to summon his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin ignited his Source Fire as his life hung by a thread.

Ch. 4055Fleeing in Panic

Lin Xuan forced Marquis Heaven Origin to ignite his Source Fire, but Marquis Heaven Origin escaped using a secret art. Lin Xuan absorbed the abandoned Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire and resumed searching for Yue'er, while Marquis Heaven Origin faced severe damage from the battle and Source Fire.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin ignited his Source Fire and attacked Lin Xuan with golden arrows, then vanished before Lin Xuan could counterattack.
  • Lin Xuan destroyed the golden arrows with Sword Qi and absorbed the abandoned Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire into the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield.
  • Lin Xuan turned back to search for Yue'er after failing to find Marquis Heaven Origin.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin reappeared far away, exhausted and injured, and vowed to take revenge on Lin Xuan.
  • An aged voice told Marquis Heaven Origin that igniting his Source Fire a second time had badly damaged his Dao foundation and Spirit Root, and offered to repair them if he opened his Consciousness Sea.

Ch. 4056Seizing the Body

Marquis Heaven Origin agreed to let the True Immortal treat his injuries, but the Immortal used the opening of his Consciousness Sea to seize his body. The possession succeeded, leaving the Immortal in a younger-looking body with silver-white eyes.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin agreed to open his Consciousness Sea after the True Immortal persuaded him to accept treatment for the damage caused by igniting the Source Fire.
  • The True Immortal attacked Marquis Heaven Origin and revealed that he had been plotting to seize his body.
  • Marquis Heaven Origin tried to reach for a treasure in his Storage Bag, but the True Immortal overpowered his resistance.
  • The black qi surrounding Marquis Heaven Origin vanished into his body, and the True Immortal emerged in control, appearing much younger and bearing silver-white eyes.

Ch. 4057True Immortal

A True Immortal seized Marquis Heaven Origin’s body and escaped, vowing to take revenge on Asura and target Lin Xuan for his treasures. Unaware of the change, Lin Xuan returned to the Immortal Servants’ city and began seeking information about Yue'er and Xiao Die.

  • The True Immortal revived in Marquis Heaven Origin’s body and planned to capture Lin Xuan, take his treasures, and investigate his suspected link to the reincarnated Asura King.
  • The True Immortal opened a Spatial Rift and vanished, while Lin Xuan remained unaware that Marquis Heaven Origin had been possessed.
  • Lin Xuan flew back to the Immortal Servants’ city, where the residents greeted him with gratitude and treated him as a genuine Immortal.
  • A short, stout old man invited Lin Xuan into the city and led him to a pavilion, where Lin Xuan asked to hear news and accepted the old man’s hospitality.

Ch. 4058It Came Effortlessly

Lin Xuan admitted he was not a descended True Immortal and assured the Immortal Servant clan that no other cultivators would arrive. He asked the clan’s elder to help find Yue'er and Xiao Die, and the elder recognized them as Moon Fairy and Fairy Xiao Die, who had once helped the clan.

  • The Immortal Servant clan’s great elder cautiously questioned whether Lin Xuan was truly a descended True Immortal.
  • Lin Xuan confessed that he was a cultivator from the Spirit World and promised that no one besides him and the fleeing Marquis Heaven Origin would come to the Small Immortal Domain.
  • Lin Xuan told the elder he needed information and offered to consider rewarding the clan for useful answers.
  • Lin Xuan conjured images of Yue'er and Xiao Die and asked whether the elder had seen them.
  • The elder recognized them as Moon Fairy and Fairy Xiao Die and said they had once shown great kindness to his clan.

Ch. 4059Knowing a Person, Knowing Their Face, Not Their Heart

Lin Xuan learned that Yue'er and Xiao Die had gone to True Person Huayu's cultivation cave in search of a way out of the Small Immortal Domain. After the old man arranged for a guide the next morning, he secretly entered a tomb chamber and addressed someone in an empty bronze coffin.

  • The short, stout old man told Lin Xuan that Yue'er and Xiao Die had visited his clan five years earlier and later left for True Person Huayu's cultivation cave.
  • The old man agreed to send a clansman to guide Lin Xuan to the cave the following morning.
  • The old man arranged a cultivation cave and two maidservants for Lin Xuan, then returned to his own quarters.
  • The old man revealed his sinister nature and entered a hidden tomb chamber using a command token.
  • The Black-Clothed Elder opened an empty bronze coffin and demanded that someone show themselves.

Ch. 4060The Mysterious Seal

The Short Fat Elder arranged to lure Lin Xuan to the cultivation cave of True Person Huayu, while a hidden figure planned to use him for an unknown purpose. Lin Xuan traveled there with Mu Qing and reached the cave, unaware of the enormous black Cocoon sealed by five Xiantian Spirit Treasures elsewhere in the Small Immortal Domain.

  • The Black-Clothed Elder spoke with the figure in the Bronze Coffin and confirmed that Lin Xuan would be brought to the figure’s cultivation cave the next day.
  • In a vast stone chamber, a black Cocoon bound by chains and restrictions was sealed by five Xiantian Spirit Treasures.
  • The Short Fat Elder sent Mu Qing to guide Lin Xuan to True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave, and Lin Xuan set out with her on a Spirit Boat.
  • During the journey, Mu Qing told Lin Xuan what she knew about True Person Huayu and the perilous route to the cultivation cave.
  • After a day and a night of travel, Lin Xuan and Mu Qing arrived at their destination.

Ch. 4061Red Fire Demon Scorpion

Lin Xuan and Mu Qing crossed a perilous desert toward True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave as Lin Xuan’s foreboding grew stronger. Elsewhere, the True Immortal who had seized Marquis Heaven Origin’s body emerged from a sealed cave.

  • Lin Xuan questioned whether Mu Qing had led him to the right place, but she confirmed the route to True Person Huayu’s cave.
  • A Red Fire Demon Scorpion ambushed Lin Xuan, who cut it in half and burned it to ash.
  • Lin Xuan and Mu Qing continued through the desert, facing powerful attacks from demonic beasts and puppets along the way.
  • Near the cultivation cave, Mu Qing explained that the nearby creatures avoided the area, while Lin Xuan’s sense of foreboding intensified.
  • The True Immortal who had seized Marquis Heaven Origin’s body emerged from a sealed cultivation cave far away.

Ch. 4062Palace

Marquis Heaven Origin, now possessing True Immortal Xuangu’s power, set out to investigate True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave and kill Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan reached the Palace, saw through its deadly illusion formation, and tried to break it with his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, but his strike left the gate untouched.

  • Marquis Heaven Origin recovered much of his strength, resolved to investigate True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave, and decided to kill Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan and Mu Qing arrived at the Palace, where Lin Xuan sensed something was wrong and used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to reveal a deadly formation concealed by illusions.
  • Lin Xuan told Mu Qing to wait outside while he prepared to enter the cultivation cave.
  • Lin Xuan combined his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye’s power with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and struck the Palace’s main gate.
  • Lin Xuan’s sword strike failed to leave even a crack in the gate.

Ch. 4063Nailong True Person and the Small Immortal Domain

Lin Xuan entered the hidden gate in True Person Huayu's cultivation cave while Mu Qing watched in amazement. Far away, Nailong True Person emerged into the Small Immortal Domain after a century-long battle with Corpse King Jinyue, and prepared to make his way back to the Spirit World.

  • The Palace vanished around Lin Xuan, revealing an ancient silver-patterned door that he opened and flew through.
  • A gray-white sky surged above the Small Immortal Domain, and a deafening blast flattened mountains before a golden sphere crashed into the ground.
  • Nailong True Person emerged unharmed from the magma-filled crater and restored his tattered clothes.
  • Nailong True Person recalled that Corpse King Jinyue had trapped him in the Nether Sacred Land, where they fought for more than a hundred years.
  • Nailong True Person killed Corpse King Jinyue and tore open the void, but emerged in the Small Immortal Domain instead of the Spirit World.

Ch. 4064Lin Xuan's Unexpected Plan

Nailong True Person recognized the Small Immortal Domain and headed for True Person Huayu's cultivation cave, while Lin Xuan entered the cave and prepared to strengthen the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire before rescuing Yue'er. Mu Qing waited outside, and a streak of light suddenly appeared beside her.

  • Nailong True Person recognized that he was in a Small Immortal Domain and set off for True Person Huayu's cultivation cave.
  • Lin Xuan entered the cultivation cave, found himself in a lush valley rich in Immortal Spirit Qi, and chose not to cultivate for its own sake.
  • Lin Xuan made a crude cave, set up formations, and began using the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to refine the Immortal-Slaying Spirit Fire.
  • Mu Qing remained near the desert, waiting for Lin Xuan, until a streak of light appeared beside her.

Ch. 4065The Gathering of the Strong

Master Xuangu and Nailong entered True Person Huayu’s cultivation cave, while Lin Xuan finished refining the Spirit Slaughtering Heaven Fire and set out to find Yue'er and the other woman. He destroyed the cave’s puppet guards, but they reassembled, leaving him facing an apparently endless threat.

  • Master Xuangu found the entrance to the cultivation cave with ease and entered, leaving Mu Qing unharmed.
  • Nailong sensed that someone had already entered the cave, opened its entrance, and followed inside.
  • Lin Xuan completed the fusion of the Spirit Slaughtering Heaven Fire, strengthening his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword before leaving seclusion to search for Yue'er and the other woman.
  • Puppet guards attacked Lin Xuan, and he destroyed them with sword light.
  • The puppet fragments reassembled into new guards, startling Lin Xuan.
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