Vol. 42The Light Arc and Breathing Soil

Lin Xuan entered the Light Arc, learned of his connection to True Person Huayu, and pursued the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as Tian Xiang hunted the cultivators. The allies confronted Tian Xiang over the Blue Star Sea, and he left Lin Xuan battered and trapped beneath a storm of treasure-filled lights.

  • Fairy Yutong recounted Huayu’s history and the conflict over the Blue Star Sea, while Lin Xuan survived Nightmare’s illusion and reunited with Yuanyuan in the Light Arc.
  • Tian Xiang was trapped in another universe as Lin Xuan learned Yuanyuan had become a Peacock Great Wisdom King and heard that a Dao Ancestor had sought to refine the Ten Thousand Scroll Heavenly Book.
  • Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden identified Lin Xuan as True Person Huayu’s reincarnation, and Lin Xuan and his companions killed Tianfu Old Ancestor.
  • Lin Xuan spread treasure maps to draw cultivators toward the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, which he learned was bait guarded by a powerful monster.
  • Lin Xuan and his allies encountered the monstrous guardian beneath the well, while Tian Xiang escaped the spatial collapse and absorbed Tian Xiaojian.
  • Tian Xiang sent his True Immortals against the gathered powers and headed toward the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as Lin Xuan’s allies fought the possessed Giant Whale King.
  • Lin Xuan and his allies battled Tian Xiang over the Blue Star Sea, and several companions died or were badly wounded.
  • Tian Xiang stopped Lin Xuan’s teleportation, overpowered his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, and attacked him with countless treasure-filled balls of light.
Chapters 4191–4290 Read from Ch. 4191

Arc 165The Light Arc Opens

Fairy Yutong revealed the history of True Person Huayu, Asura, and the Blue Star Sea as the Immortal Spirit Channel prepared to reverse. Lin Xuan entered the Light Arc, survived Nightmare’s illusion, and reunited with Yuanyuan while Tian Xiang was trapped in another universe.

  • Fairy Yutong told Lin Xuan that the True Immortals had sealed the path to immortality and that True Person Huayu stole the Blue Star Sea to restore it for Asura.
  • Fairy Yutong recounted how Tian Xiang betrayed Huayu, Qin Yan sacrificed herself for him, and Huayu killed seven True Immortals before entering reincarnation with curses on his soul.
  • Fairy Yutong revealed that the Asura King later attacked the Spirit World over the Blue Star Sea and that Tian Xiang erased the Three Realms’ memories of the upheaval.
  • As Tian Xiang attacked the Peacock Realm, Phoenix and Kunpeng sacrificed themselves, Yuanyuan escaped with the True Spirit Fires, and Lin Xuan followed her into the Light Arc.
  • Cultivators fought over black stones to enter the shrinking Light Arc, while the Heavenly Witch Goddess killed Qingyang Shangren and Tian Xiang was ambushed by True Dragon and his nine sons.
  • Lin Xuan endured a Starry Sky Storm that proved to be Nightmare’s illusion, while True Dragon and his sons trapped Tian Xiang in an unfamiliar universe.
  • Lin Xuan reunited with Yuanyuan, learned she had become a Peacock Great Wisdom King, and heard that a Dao Ancestor had sought to refine the Ten Thousand Scroll Heavenly Book.
  • Fairy Yutong arrived and urgently asked Lin Xuan to confirm Yuanyuan’s account.
Chapters 4191–421525 summaries Read

Arc 166The Breathing Soil Trap

Lin Xuan pursued the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil while Tian Xiang's True Immortals hunted the gathered cultivators. After learning his connection to True Person Huayu and defeating Tianfu Old Ancestor, Lin Xuan spread treasure maps to draw other experts toward the treasure's powerful guardian.

  • Fairy Yutong revealed Tian Xiang's Dao Ancestor status, and two hundred True Immortals descended to kill the strongest cultivators of the Three Thousand Worlds.
  • Tian Xiang defeated the God of Elements in another dimension and later confronted other gods to obtain the laws needed to return.
  • Lin Xuan and his companions killed the Demon Dragon King, found a map among his treasures, and reached a gathering where Lin Xuan renewed his sworn brotherhood with Tian Xiaojian.
  • Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden killed Man Old Monster and joined Tianfu Old Ancestor in opening the gate to Breathing Soil Palace.
  • Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden secretly guided Lin Xuan to Water Curtain Cave Heaven, identified him as True Person Huayu's reincarnation, and revealed that Qin Xin was her Split Soul.
  • Tianfu Old Ancestor threatened Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden and attacked Lin Xuan, but Xiao Die weakened him with Time Power and Lin Xuan, Yuanyuan, and Yue'er destroyed his body and soul.
  • Bingpo learned from Sword Immortal Taibai that the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil was bait, and Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden warned Lin Xuan that a powerful monster guarded it.
  • Lin Xuan scattered over a thousand treasure maps to enlist unwitting vanguards, then headed toward the Illusion Sea Desert while planning to find Bingpo and retrieve the Vanity Box.
Chapters 4216–424025 summaries Read

Arc 167The Breathing Soil Trap

Lin Xuan’s treasure maps drew cultivators into the Illusion Sea Desert, where he sought the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and joined his allies against its monstrous guardian. Tian Xiaojian failed to overthrow Tian Xiang, who absorbed him and headed toward the soil as the gathered powers confronted the True Immortals.

  • Lin Xuan lured cultivators to the Illusion Sea Desert with treasure maps and followed powerful experts through an incense burner’s gate guarded by Dark True Spirits.
  • Tian Xiaojian defeated and absorbed Tian Xiang’s puppet, learned that Lin Xuan was likely True Person Huayu’s reincarnation, and deceived the True Immortals into serving his plans.
  • Lin Xuan entered the Immortal Misty Garden, heeded Little Fur Ball’s warning against picking its herbs, and descended into a well to seek the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.
  • Tian Xiaojian induced the True Immortals to attack Tian Xiang’s return passage and collapsed it with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade.
  • Lin Xuan and his companions defeated puppets beneath the well, broke a mountain illusion, and encountered a Three-Headed Six-Armed monster that killed two other cultivators.
  • Fairy Yutong, Nailong True Person, the Giant Whale King, and their companions joined Lin Xuan against the monster, whose shattered flesh possessed the Giant Whale King.
  • Tian Xiang escaped the spatial collapse, defeated and absorbed Tian Xiaojian, and learned Huayu’s whereabouts from his memories.
  • Lin Xuan and his allies fought the possessed Giant Whale King while Tian Xiang sent his True Immortals against the gathered powers and flew toward the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil after his Jade Talisman shattered.
Chapters 4241–426525 summaries Read

Arc 168The Battle Against Tian Xiang

Lin Xuan and his allies fought Ancestor Shaming and then joined forces against Tian Xiang, who sought the Blue Star Sea and the end of Huayu’s reincarnation. The battle left many allies wounded or dead, and Tian Xiang pressed Lin Xuan with the Ten Thousand Scroll Heavenly Book.

  • Lin Xuan defeated Ancestor Shaming with his divine sense, but Tian Xiang arrived, called Lin Xuan his Big Brother, and declared that only Lin Xuan’s death could end their enmity.
  • Tian Xiang killed Ancestor Shaming and overwhelmed the gathered cultivators, while Qin Yan lost an arm and Fairy Zheyi sacrificed herself to save her.
  • Fairy Yutong and Bingpo transformed into true Immortals, Nailong True Person revealed his completed Nine-Transformation Infant Technique, and Lin Xuan escaped Tian Xiang’s Spirit Domain with Yue’er and the others.
  • The Heavenly Witch Goddess revealed her Human-Demon Unity, and Tian Xiang identified the Blue Star Sea as the key to reopening the Immortal Spirit Channel before attacking Lin Xuan with a Scorpion Monster.
  • The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox passed her inheritance to Xiang’er and died, while Lin Xuan and the others unleashed their powers against Tian Xiang and wounded him through a breach in his shield.
  • Tian Xiang’s attacks badly wounded Lin Xuan and the Heavenly Witch Goddess, but their allies distracted him long enough for the pair to escape their armor cocoons through Spatial Rifts.
  • Fairy Yutong delayed Tian Xiang so Lin Xuan could recover, but Tian Xiang stopped Lin Xuan’s teleportation, overpowered his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, and sent countless treasure-filled balls of light at him.
Chapters 4266–429025 summaries Read
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