Ch. 161A Sword That Severed the Void, Initial Mastery of Sword Intent

Li Xijun joined the battle outside Bocheng and used his newly condensed Slaughter Sword Intent to kill more than a hundred Abyssal Blood Predators. As the city celebrated his feat and Wish Power surged into him, his sword art’s progress stalled, leaving him wondering what it needed to advance further.

  • Li Xijun arrived outside Bocheng and insisted on joining the fight, while Zhou Xinmin encouraged him in hopes that the dangerous task would harm his cultivation or reputation.
  • After Ye Jianhua relayed the Prevention Bureau director’s order to support Li Xijun, Cai Hong and the other Intent Realm Martial Warriors attacked the Tombstone Meat Mountains to draw out the Abyssal Blood Predators.
  • Li Xijun unleashed White Tiger Seven Kills and cut down more than a hundred peak Mortal Shedding Abyssal Blood Predators with his Slaughter Sword Intent.
  • Bocheng’s fighters and viewers were stunned by Li Xijun’s victory, and their admiration sent waves of Wish Power into his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Li Xijun noticed that his Eternal Life Killing Sword · White Tiger Stance had stopped gaining progress from the remaining creatures and wondered whether it needed stronger opponents.

Ch. 162Nine Treasure Profound Ice Grass, Vermillion Flame Apricot Delicate Sprig

After Bocheng celebrated the end of the Mythical World rampage, Li Xijun returned to Imperial Capital University, where Lisa began using rare treasures to advance his cultivation. The chapter ended as Li Xijun swallowed the Nine Treasure Profound Ice Grass and Vermillion Flame Apricot Delicate Sprig and endured their opposing powers.

  • Li Xijun earned thirty million Federation Credits, revisited his old apartment, and left without lingering.
  • Bocheng awarded Li Xijun the Bo City Light Badge at a commendation ceremony, and he soon departed for Imperial Capital University with Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi.
  • Qin Linghan arrested Zhou Xinmin for questioning after he admitted provoking a key genius during the Mythical World rampage.
  • Lisa brought the Nine Treasure Profound Ice Grass and Vermillion Flame Apricot Delicate Sprig to her loft and explained that the school intended to help Li Xijun reach the peak of Mortal Shedding.
  • Lisa led Li Xijun into a spirit-spring bath, opened the jade boxes, and made him swallow both treasures to begin forming his Inner Embryo.
  • Li Xijun felt scorching heat and bone-piercing cold clash inside his body.

Ch. 163Holy Body Formation, Extraordinary Life

Li Xijun fused the opposing ice-and-fire energies to forge a perfect Inner Embryo, then used the Azure Dragon Heart and Lisa’s assistance to complete Mortal Shedding and become an extraordinary life. Lisa recognized that the long-awaited Holy Body had finally formed.

  • Li Xijun endured the clashing ice-and-fire energies as Lisa guided their circulation, and they fused into a life-nourishing force.
  • Li Xijun’s 1,296 acupoints and 360 meridians opened, forging a perfect Inner Embryo and raising his Life Level to 19.0.
  • Lisa fed Li Xijun the Azure Dragon Heart and used a dual cultivation method to help him absorb its immense life energy.
  • Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi received resources to pursue Mortal Shedding, while Su Nianyi’s Psychic Power grew to 70t and her probes of Li Xijun were blocked.
  • Li Xijun’s Inner Embryo and Outer Body fused as he released the excess life energy, raising his Life Level to 20.0 and his Spirit Level to 46.6.
  • Lisa watched Li Xijun awaken as an extraordinary life and recognized that the long-anticipated Holy Body had formed.

Ch. 164Absolute Power, Sweeping Aside All Peerless Geniuses of His Generation

After Li Xijun successfully condensed a transcendent life, Lisa brought him to test his transformed physique, while Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi joined them. His punch measured 188.71 tons, revealing a strength comparable to a middle-stage Intent Realm Martial Warrior.

  • Lisa confirmed that Li Xijun had condensed a transcendent life and proposed testing his physique to secure better treatment from the school.
  • Lisa encountered Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi outside the testing room and brought them along with Li Xijun.
  • Su Nianyi estimated that Li Xijun's strength would exceed one hundred tons, while the group discussed how physiques were measured at different realms.
  • Li Xijun mastered his transformed physique and struck the strength-testing device with a punch that broke the sound barrier.
  • The device recorded a punching force of 188.71 tons, astonishing Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi.

Ch. 165Absolute Values, the Difficulty of Creating a Technique

Li Xijun’s sacred physique withstood Lisa’s Spiritual Power attack and recovered almost immediately, confirming its overwhelming physical strength. Lisa then advised him to create a Spiritual Power cultivation technique suited to his unusually extensive acupoints and meridians, leaving him to consider a difficult next step in his martial path.

  • Lisa tested Li Xijun by attacking him with fire-feathers from her Phoenix Cry Battle Armor.
  • Li Xijun endured the Intent Realm attack with only minor injuries, which his vitality and blood rapidly healed.
  • Jiang Qiyue and Su Nianyi watched in amazement as Lisa praised Li Xijun’s defense, flame resistance, and recovery.
  • Lisa explained that Li Xijun needed a technique to circulate Spiritual Power and described how other martial warriors had created their techniques.
  • Su Nianyi reassured Li Xijun that creating a technique could take time and advised him not to rush.

Ch. 166New World, Other Self, True Spirit Awakening

After the Wind Sage confirmed Li Xijun’s extraordinary constitution, Clear Spring Dawn Palace approved more resources for him. Unable to create a suitable cultivation method, Li Xijun entered seclusion and used the Grand Luo Mark to seek guidance in a new world, where he was offered a True Spirit Awakening from an Other Self.

  • Lisa presented Li Xijun’s astonishing Mortal Shedding data to Clear Spring Dawn Palace’s leaders, and the Wind Sage confirmed it was accurate.
  • Lisa proposed increasing the school’s support for Li Xijun’s Intent Realm cultivation, and the Wind Sage approved.
  • After a month of failed attempts to create a cultivation method, Li Xijun took a break, explored the school’s seven small worlds, and returned to his villa.
  • Li Xijun announced that he was entering seclusion, then used the Grand Luo Mark to travel toward a new world.
  • At a peculiar world bubble, Li Xijun received a message offering him a True Spirit Awakening from an Other Self upon his first entry.

Ch. 167Aperture Opening Realm, an Enigmatic Origin

Li Xijun awakened in Great Xia with the memories of a pampered young man whose father had kept him from studying or practicing martial arts. After discovering that his servant Li Yan had embezzled most of his money, Li Xijun smiled at the apparent fraud.

  • Li Xijun realized he had entered a world with a qi-refinement martial system and found that his body had blocked meridians and empty acupoints.
  • Li Xijun recalled how his father indulged him while keeping him away from martial arts and separating him from his sister, Li Qinghan.
  • Li Xijun concluded that his father’s behavior was suspicious and decided to focus on improving his cultivation.
  • Li Yan claimed that Li Xijun had spent two thousand taels at Drunken Spring Pavilion, but Li Xijun knew the actual expenses had been only a few hundred taels.
  • Li Xijun recognized that Li Yan had taken most of the money and smiled at him.

Ch. 168All Heavens Stellar Four Symbols Art

Li Xijun questioned Li Yan about martial arts and learned about five legendary Divine Arts, while noticing signs that his trusted servant was not what he seemed. He discovered his White Dragon’s Authority remained with him in this world, and heard that his eldest sister, now a White Tiger Saintess candidate, would soon return home.

  • Li Xijun asked Li Yan about cultivation methods and the strongest Exterior Scenery Divine Arts.
  • Li Yan described the origins and legacies of the Nine Transformations Feather Ascension Longevity Scripture, Three Lifetimes Samsara Tribulation Sword Canon, and Tathagata Bodhi Nine Mind Seals.
  • Li Xijun recognized that the treasures behind those techniques might help him create a superior cultivation method, though they would be difficult to obtain.
  • Li Yan explained the origins of the Eight Desolations Dragon Control True Scripture and the All Heavens Stellar Four Symbols Art.
  • Li Xijun noticed Li Yan’s unusual bearing and knowledge, then checked his panel and found his White Dragon’s Authority had followed his True Spirit into this world.
  • Li Yan revealed that Li Xijun’s eldest sister had joined the Palace of the Stars, become a candidate for the White Tiger Saintess, and would soon visit home.

Ch. 169Book of Mortal Affairs, White Tiger Star Destiny

Li Xijun learned about his sister Li Qinghan’s rise in the Palace of the Stars and agreed to ask her to take him there to study martial arts. After Li Yan explained the martial arts realms, Li Xijun began Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment and quickly manifested true qi, though his untrained body limited his practice.

  • Li Yan told Li Xijun that Li Qinghan had defeated Miss Cui across realms and reached twenty-seventh place on the Human Ranking, and that she was expected home soon.
  • Li Yan urged Li Xijun to ask Li Qinghan to bring him into the Palace of the Stars, and Li Xijun agreed while promising to bring Li Yan along.
  • Li Xijun asked Li Yan to explain martial cultivation, and Li Yan described the realms from Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment through Exterior Scenery.
  • Li Yan advised Li Xijun to begin by calming his mind and entering meditation, then left the Quiet Room.
  • Li Xijun entered meditation immediately, manifested true qi after a quarter of an hour, and spent the morning filling his acupoints until hunger and physical strain forced him to stop.

Ch. 170The Crown Prince's Sudden Death, a Nighttime Move

Li Xijun cultivated the Azure Dragon Heaven-Reaching Method and filled eleven acupoints in one day, while Li Jingde allowed him to spend freely and ordered Li Yan to stay away from him. That night, Li Jingde attacked Li Yan in a secluded grove, and Li Yan narrowly evaded his sword.

  • Li Xijun spent two thousand taels on Medicinal Cuisine, cultivated at an inn, and filled eleven acupoints before exhaustion drove him to sleep.
  • Li Jingde asked the steward about Li Xijun and told him to let the young master spend freely, while ordering Li Yan to remain in the residence and focus on cultivation.
  • Li Jingde rewarded the steward with five thousand taels, and the steward accepted the money while imagining his son's martial training.
  • Li Yan extinguished his room's lamp with a burst of force and secretly went to meet Li Jingde in the rear courtyard.
  • Li Jingde suddenly attacked Li Yan with a swift sword strike, but Li Yan used the dragon-shaped jade pendant's aid to dodge it.

Ch. 171Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art (Fourth Update)

Li Yan used the Nine Dragon Jade to master the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art and gained the ability to see weaknesses in qi. After Li Jingde praised his progress and Li Yan returned to his room, Li Jingde secretly sent out several letters and reflected that everything would come down to the next ten days.

  • Li Yan failed to read the qi behind Li Jingde’s sword attacks, so Li Jingde urged him to absorb the Heavenly Emperor Qi from the Nine Dragon Jade.
  • Li Yan endured the jade’s surging power and awakened the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art, allowing him to perceive the qi of his surroundings and Li Jingde’s hidden killing intent.
  • Li Yan spotted a brief opening beneath Li Jingde’s left shoulder, struck its qi node, and evaded the sword thrust that followed.
  • Li Jingde praised Li Yan’s mastery and predicted he could reach the Human Rankings, while Li Yan looked forward to entering the Palace of the Stars.
  • After Li Yan returned to his room, Li Jingde sent several secret letters by white wind pigeons, removed his beard disguise, and said everything would come down to ten days from then.

Ch. 172Deadly Ground, Night Banquet, Showdown

Li Xijun completed Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment and broke into the Qi Accumulation Realm before returning to the Li residence for Li Qinghan’s homecoming. Sensing danger around the residence, he revealed his cultivation at the banquet, and Li Jingde responded with unexpected laughter.

  • Li Xijun filled all three hundred and sixty-five acupoints, completed Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment, and opened his dantian qi sea to enter the Qi Accumulation Realm.
  • Li Xijun planned to learn the Palace of the Stars’ basic internal art after Li Qinghan returned home.
  • Li Xijun returned to the lavishly decorated Li residence and sensed that it felt like a deadly ground, but stayed to cultivate.
  • Li Jingde held a grand banquet late at night, and Li Xijun appeared at the main table and asked when Li Qinghan would arrive.
  • Li Yan and the Li residence’s servants were astonished to discover Li Xijun had reached the Qi Accumulation Realm, while Li Jingde stared at him and burst into laughter.

Ch. 173Life and Death Sword Sect, Blood-Clad Tower, and the Prince

Li Xijun realized that Li Jingde may have been using him as cover for Li Yan, while signs of an impending threat unsettled him. A Blood-Clad Tower force stormed the Li residence and began slaughtering its people, with their leader confronting Li Jingde about the imperial succession.

  • Li Jingde welcomed Li Xijun’s revealed martial talent, poured him wine, and drank with him, while the steward feared that Li Jingde was acting like a man near death.
  • Li Xijun sensed that the night’s danger might come from outside and suspected that Li Jingde had used him as a public cover for Li Yan.
  • A black cloud covered the moon, and dozens of masked Blood-Clad Tower assassins broke through the Li residence’s gates and began killing its servants and guards.
  • Li Jingde demanded to know why the Blood-Clad Tower had attacked the Li family, and its leader cited the emperor’s disappearance and the crown prince’s death before addressing him as Eunuch Li.

Ch. 174The Truth Had Never Taken the Stage

Li Jingde and Li Yan were exposed to a Blood-Clad Tower attack, while Li Xijun watched the clash unfold. After Li Yan was killed and his identity confirmed, the assassin leader turned his sword on Li Xijun.

  • Li Jingde revealed his Evil-Dispelling Shadow-Chasing Sword and killed several Blood-Clad Tower assassins, but the masked leader wounded him with the No Heaven Samsara Life and Death Sword Chapter.
  • A Life and Death Sword Sect elder arrived and identified Li Yan as the real target, while a flame-wielding woman intercepted the elder's attack.
  • Li Yan used the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art to perceive the assassin leader's sword flaw, but the leader's deathly sword qi pierced his chest and killed him.
  • The elder recognized Li Yan's dragon qi fate from his martial art, and Li Jingde concluded that the attackers had accepted Li Yan as the true target.
  • The assassin leader turned toward Li Xijun and raised his sword to kill him as well.

Ch. 175Human Ranking Ninth, White Tiger Slaughters Gods

Li Qinghan saved Li Xijun from the Blood-Clad Tower assassins, wounded their leader, and drove him away before collapsing from exhaustion. The Book of Mortal Affairs announced her rise to ninth on the Human Ranking, leaving Li Xijun holding his unconscious sister beneath the fading golden notice.

  • The Blood-Clad Tower leader turned his sword toward Li Xijun, but Li Qinghan arrived and broke the assassin’s deathly sword move with a precise strike.
  • Li Qinghan used White Tiger Slaughters Gods: Seven Kills Break Formation, severed the leader’s arm, and forced him to flee; the battling Exterior Scenery fighters also withdrew.
  • Li Xijun caught Li Qinghan as she collapsed, discovering that her true qi was exhausted and her meridians were damaged.
  • The Book of Mortal Affairs appeared above the ruined residence and named Li Qinghan ninth on the Human Ranking for defeating the half-step Exterior Scenery assassin.
  • Li Xijun watched the golden page vanish while holding his unconscious sister.

Ch. 176Vermillion Bird Venerable Enters the Palace of the Stars

After the Vermillion Bird Venerable rescued Li Xijun and Li Qinghan from the ruined Li residence, she brought them to the Palace of the Stars. Li Qinghan entered seclusion to break through, leaving Li Xijun at the Outer Star Palace with a secret cultivation art.

  • Li Xijun restored Li Qinghan with his true qi and considered how Da Sheng World martial artists might develop acupoints and meridians.
  • The Vermillion Bird Venerable appeared, teased Li Xijun about staring at Li Qinghan, and carried them away from the ruins using the power of heaven and earth.
  • Li Xijun compared the martial arts of this world with those of the Main World as the Vermillion Bird Venerable flew them toward Kyoto.
  • The Vermillion Bird Venerable brought Li Xijun and Li Qinghan to the summit of the Palace of the Stars and said Li Xijun could enter the Outer Star Palace by giving his Sister's name.
  • Li Qinghan said she would enter seclusion to pursue a breakthrough, gave Li Xijun a Nine Dragon Jade bearing a cultivation art, and warned him to keep it secret.

Ch. 177Azure Dragon Saint, Jin Zangfeng, Mu Hongling

Li Xijun joined the Palace of the Stars, where he learned about its factions and the rivals who might threaten Li Qinghan’s standing. After receiving his outer disciple supplies, he studied the sect’s Qi Accumulation method and was surprised by its completeness.

  • Li Xijun accepted the Nine Dragon Jade from Li Qinghan and reassured her before she returned to secluded cultivation.
  • The Vermillion Bird Venerable questioned Li Xijun about his calmness, and he explained that Li Qinghan’s choices and gifts mattered to him.
  • An outer sect steward registered Li Xijun and settled him in a private courtyard at the Palace of the Stars.
  • Mu Hongling delivered Li Xijun’s outer disciple supplies, explained the Palace of the Stars’ factions, and warned him about Jin Zangfeng and Yin Tianfu.
  • Li Xijun studied the Zhou Tian Qi Accumulation Method and began circulating true qi through its three hundred and sixty-five orifices.

Ch. 178Like Returning Home—Breakthrough!

Li Xijun used the Palace of the Stars’ Zhou Tian Qi Accumulation Method and the Water-Fire Tower to rapidly strengthen his meridians and Sea of Qi. After fifteen days, he reached Qi Accumulation Minor Completion and asked Mu Hongling how to obtain pills to build up his true qi.

  • Li Xijun cultivated through the night, raising his Zhou Tian Qi Accumulation Method proficiency and noticing that his One Proof, Eternal Proof let him circulate true qi without mistakes or mental fatigue.
  • Mu Hongling showed Li Xijun the Water-Fire Tower and explained how its extreme heat and cold could broaden meridians and develop the dantian qi sea.
  • Li Xijun cultivated in the Water-Fire Tower for three hours on his first visit, impressing Mu Hongling and increasing his Qi Accumulation Realm progress from two percent to five percent.
  • After fifteen days of cultivating in the tower, Li Xijun reached Qi Accumulation Minor Completion and raised his cultivation method proficiency to Master.
  • Li Xijun asked Mu Hongling how he could obtain pills to accumulate more true qi.

Ch. 179Seven Emotions Sect, Glory Fungus Qi Nourishing Pill, Killing with a Smile

Li Xijun learned about a dangerous Class A mission against the Seven Emotions Sect and agreed to join Mu Hongling in pursuing its rewards. That night, he unlocked the Nine Dragon Jade’s secret and discovered the supreme Eight Desolations Dragon Control True Scripture: Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art.

  • Mu Hongling warned Li Xijun that sect missions were perilous, but he insisted on seeking pills through missions.
  • Li Xijun and Mu Hongling arrived at Star Radiance Courtyard, where an elder announced a Class A campaign against Seven Emotions Sect disciples terrorizing Black Stone County.
  • The Palace of the Stars offered a Glory Fungus Qi Nourishing Pill for each demonic disciple killed and a Heavenly Wisdom Earthly Hearing Pill for proof of killing one of three Aperture Opening culprits: Li Wujiu, Hua Nongying, or Liu Suifeng.
  • Li Xijun persuaded Mu Hongling to join the mission, and they planned to depart the following afternoon with other disciples.
  • Li Xijun studied the Nine Dragon Jade that Li Qinghan had given him and discovered the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art, a supreme secret art for perceiving the qi of people and the world.

Ch. 180Black Stone Ambush, Killing with a Flick of the Finger

Li Xijun mastered the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art through his True Dragon Fate and joined the Palace of the Stars’ mission to Black Stone County. When the group was ambushed by the Seven Emotions Sect, he used the art to deflect a crossbow bolt with a flick of his finger, killing an attacker.

  • Li Xijun awakened the Nine Dragon Jade with his True Dragon Fate and instantly mastered the Heavenly Emperor Qi Observation Art.
  • At the mission gathering, Qi Youming tried to discourage Li Xijun and isolate him, but Li Xijun calmly dismissed his concern.
  • Ding Jinglin led the disciples toward Black Stone County, where they dismounted and entered a jagged mountain pass.
  • The Seven Emotions Sect ambushed the group with arrows and crossbow bolts, killing several inexperienced disciples.
  • Mu Hongling protected Li Xijun as he read the attackers’ qi with his new art and redirected a crossbow bolt into a Seven Emotions Sect martial artist.
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