Arc 18The Heavenly Dao’s Attention

Wang Jixuan defeated the Dark Cult’s forces on Earth and in the Qiyu Realm, then returned to the Youbao Realm with the Dark Cult still hunting him. After breaking through in a strange bout of enlightenment, he learned that Peony had cracked the Heavenly Dao’s encryption and began preparing her to build a Mechanical Civilization.

  • Wang Jixuan helped the Tianluo Faction defeat the Dark Cult’s invasion of Earth, killed several Mahayana Elders, and secured protection for the realm.
  • Wang Jixuan joined Heavenly Net in the Youbao Realm, received a pardon and membership in the Tianluo Faction, and learned that a Grand Unity Golden Immortal had ordered the Dark Cult to kill him.
  • Wang Jixuan defended Zheng Shiduo from Qingyun Temple and the Shen Family, then accepted a mission to retrieve True Lord Tianyan’s remnant soul in the Qiyu Realm.
  • Wang Jixuan used nuclear bombs to destroy Huanyu City and most of True Lord Tianyan’s forces, then joined the Immortal Alliance in defeating the survivors and collected the requested remnants.
  • After the Dark Cult killed Ziyan, Wang Jixuan lured its pursuers into Peony’s formations, where he and the Tianluo Faction experts defeated them and learned that the Dark Cult had its own Heavenly Dao Tablet.
  • Wang Jixuan returned to the Youbao Realm, received contribution points for killing Dark Cultists, and broke through during an enlightenment watched by Elder Shao and Yin Lin.
  • The Heavenly Dao appeared above Wang Jixuan’s courtyard, then told him that Peony had cracked its Great Dao encryption and asked him to provide her with more computing resources for an approaching calamity.
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Ch. 432It Was Only a Matter of Birth

Wang Jixuan learned about the Immortal Realm from Moonlight and considered how Earth might eventually build a force capable of reaching it, while preparing for the Dark Cult and Heavenly Net. With half a month left before the deadline, Heavenly Net’s group arrived on Earth before the Dark Cult appeared.

  • Moonlight revealed the beginner chapter of the Moon God's Heart Condensing Art to Wang Jixuan, and Shen Qionglin mapped the Immortal Realm as a separate space-time region.
  • Ling Tong told Wang Jixuan that Earth would provide resources if he chose to leave; they kissed, and she departed to coordinate the First Fleet.
  • Wang Jixuan led preparations for three responses to the Dark Cult: fighting, retreating, or negotiating.
  • Wang Jixuan considered building a force with Core Circuits, but concluded that he first needed to become an immortal and grow stronger.
  • With half a month remaining before the deadline, Heavenly Net’s original group arrived on Earth with seven or eight helpers, while the Dark Cult remained unseen.

Ch. 433The Tianluo Faction's Gesture of Goodwill

Hui Zhi Sanren led twelve Tianluo Faction cultivators to meet Wang Jixuan and coordinate against the Dark Cult, while both sides cautiously explored an alliance. After agreeing to use Wang Jixuan and an empty city as bait, Hui Zhi Sanren again invited him to return with the Heavenly Net, and he began stating his conditions.

  • Hui Zhi Sanren and the Tianluo Faction cultivators arrived on Earth, where Amina escorted them away from the city and demonstrated her Psionic Energy Circuits.
  • Wang Jixuan welcomed the twelve cultivators, and he and Hui Zhi Sanren discussed their shared plan to ambush the Dark Cult.
  • Wang Jixuan learned that up to twenty Dark Cult members might arrive and warned that they could endanger civilians by taking hostages.
  • The cultivators agreed to lure the enemy into an empty surface city stocked with High-Tier Mechs, using Wang Jixuan as bait to limit casualties.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren renewed her offer for Wang Jixuan to return with the Heavenly Net, and he said he had several conditions.

Ch. 434True Feelings Revealed

Wang Jixuan negotiated with the Tianluo Faction over joining Heavenly Net, offering the Core Circuit method in installments in exchange for leniency and security. After planning his next steps with Shen Qionglin and Gao Huating, he prepared to investigate the Dark Cult, whose arrival began just as the ground shook.

  • Hui Zhi Sanren and the Tianluo Faction members explained that Heavenly Net would normally confine Wang Jixuan for a thousand years and punish him, but contributions could earn leniency.
  • Wang Jixuan offered Heavenly Net the Core Circuit method in four installments, asking Hui Zhi Sanren to advocate for him and let him establish himself before sharing the remaining sections.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren wrote to her superior, and several Female Cultivators signed a plea on Wang Jixuan's behalf after hearing about his long struggle across three lives.
  • Wang Jixuan told Shen Qionglin he planned to join Heavenly Net to pursue immortality and would try to bring Ling Tong and Gao Huating with him.
  • Shen Qionglin advised Wang Jixuan to preserve Earth's spiritual energy as a bargaining point, while Wang Jixuan planned to capture a Dark Cultist and prepare defenses.
  • The earth trembled near the Tianluo Faction, and a swirling mass of black light appeared.

Ch. 435The Immortal Talisman Shows Its Might!

Wang Jixuan faced the Dark Cult’s second wave while their Immortal Talisman disabled Earth’s technology, and he killed three attackers with a calculated ambush. He stalled the remaining enemies inside concealing black smoke as Earth’s orbital defenses joined the battle, then prepared another attack while the larger fight continued.

  • The Dark Cult transmitted forty-two experts to Earth, and Wang Jixuan ordered the Tianluo Faction to flee into space while he stayed behind to confront the attackers.
  • A Gray-haired Elder demanded Wang Zheng hand over the Core Circuit, and Wang Jixuan fought off the elder and twelve Dark Cultists before the elder used an Immortal Talisman to disable nearby electronics and Autonomous Mechs.
  • Wang Jixuan used the force of a clash with the God-Slaying Claw to bait three Integration Realm cultivators into range, then killed all three with his saber, dragon, and spear.
  • The Dark Cultists pursued Wang Jixuan with the God-Slaying Claw, but he released black smoke that blocked their senses and caused their long-range treasures to lose their connection to them.
  • Earth’s Planetary Defense System fired on the Dark Cultists as Wang Jixuan concealed himself in the smoke, moved Black Needles toward his enemies, and sent a wave of black smoke crashing down on them.

Ch. 436Immortal Artifact Shows Its Might!

Wang Jixuan killed the Gray-haired Elder with the Moonlight Sword and claimed the elder’s God-Slaying Claw. As he flew toward the battle in outer space, he negotiated with the Great Demon sealed inside the claw, who agreed to help him fight in exchange for a chance at freedom.

  • The Gray-haired Elder tore through Wang Jixuan’s black smoke, but hidden Demon-Breaking Needles wounded him and disrupted his mana.
  • Wang Jixuan attacked the Gray-haired Elder with his spear and bound him with a thorny rope, then used a turtle-shell treasure to withstand the elder’s magic treasures.
  • Wang Jixuan drew the Moonlight Sword and cut the Gray-haired Elder in half, killing him before the nine Dark Cultists fled toward the battle in outer space.
  • Wang Jixuan collected the elder’s remains and took the God-Slaying Claw, discovering that a Great Demon’s resentful soul was sealed within it.
  • Wang Jixuan promised to remove the restrictions and let the Great Demon attempt Re-cultivation if it helped him kill two Mahayana Experts, and the demon agreed.

Ch. 437A Great Victory!

Wang Jixuan and Earth Civilization’s forces defeated the Dark Cultists in a sweeping space battle, killing three Mahayana Elders and capturing several enemies. The Tianluo Faction agreed to protect the realm, while Wang Jixuan sought help against the continuing conflict with the Dark Cultists.

  • Wang Jixuan joined the First Expeditionary Fleet’s battle and ambushed a Mahayana Elder with the God-Slaying Claw, then killed him with Moonlight Sword and devoured his remaining primordial spirit.
  • Wang Jixuan and the allied forces overwhelmed the Dark Cultists, while Hui Zhi Sanren watched the battle and reconsidered whether the Tianluo Faction needed to intervene.
  • Three fleeing Dark Cultists arrived from the surface, but Earth’s ships and mechs trapped them in the renewed assault as Wang Jixuan killed another Mahayana Elder.
  • Wang Jixuan fought through the remaining Dark Cultists, killing a third Mahayana Elder; several enemies escaped, while the allied forces captured seven prisoners and collected more than thirty corpses.
  • Wang Jixuan asked the Tianluo Faction for protection, and Qing Xu agreed to bring the realm under its protection and promised rewards for further victories.

Ch. 438A Temporary Farewell to Old Friends

After defeating the Dark Cult’s attackers, Wang Jixuan prepared to leave Earth with Heavenly Net, hoping to protect Earth Civilization from retaliation and pursue a path to immortality. He said farewell to his friends and was about to depart when Nierda Tamon challenged him to a sparring match.

  • The Tianluo Faction sent reinforcements, established an Interference Formation, and Hui Zhi Sanren discussed the risk of Dark Cult retaliation with Wang Jixuan.
  • Wang Jixuan decided to find the Spiritual Practitioner who had guided the Dark Cult and arranged to return to Heavenly Net’s territory after settling matters on Earth.
  • Wang Jixuan prepared the City in the Clouds, moved a Spirit Vein mine into Old Sophie’s subspace, and took three newly made Core Circuits to offer Heavenly Net.
  • Wang Jixuan visited Ling Tong and the First Fleet, where Fu Jian warned him about the unfamiliar world he was entering and wished him well.
  • Nierda Tamon appeared on a screen, announced that he had recovered his peak strength, and challenged Wang Jixuan to a sparring match; Wang Jixuan accepted.

Ch. 439Three Women Make a Show

Wang Jixuan prepared his companions for their journey to a Tianluo Faction branch hall while Earth’s leaders discussed his departure and the threat it left behind. He and Amina began preparing a movable platform, but Hui Zhi Sanren called to him before their conversation could continue.

  • At the cemetery, Zhou Zhengde, Ling Tong, and Wu Man discussed Wang Zheng’s departure, Nierda Tamon’s defeat, and the danger of leaving Earth without a powerful guardian.
  • Wan Linqian visited the cemetery, reflected that it represented civilization, and left for another gathering.
  • Wang Jixuan renamed Old Sophie’s subspace the Psionic Chamber and told his companions they would share their fortunes and prepare for the Immortal Realm.
  • Wang Jixuan gave Amina the Moonlight Sword and explained that they would reach a Tianluo Faction branch hall in about a month and a half.
  • Wang Jixuan assigned Gao Huating the role of his Senior Disciple and warned Peony not to reveal Core Circuit technology to the Tianluo Faction.
  • Wang Jixuan and Amina converted Old Sophie’s coffin into a movable platform, then Hui Zhi Sanren called to Wang Jixuan from outside.

Ch. 440The Side Effects of Being Handsome

Aboard Hui Zhi Sanren’s tower ship, Wang Jixuan learned about the True Realm of Youbao, the Immortal Spirit Paths, and Heavenly Net’s ties to the Heavenly Dao while she proposed they might become Dao companions someday. As they approached their destination, the ship was stopped on the Immortal Spirit Path by a Middle-aged Scholar, who faced a burly, masked man.

  • Hui Zhi Sanren explained that Wang Jixuan’s mission and life history had been recorded in a Heavenly Net jade talisman, and described the Youbao Realm and its treasure-filled abyss.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren explained how Immortal Spirit Paths connected the realms and how heavenly tribulations worked, including Heavenly Net’s ability to grant exemptions through great merit.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren proposed that she and Wang Jixuan might become Dao companions after they had established themselves, and Wang Jixuan agreed to cooperate with the coming escort.
  • Wang Jixuan cultivated during the journey while members of the Tianluo Faction took turns watching the Heavenly Net Pearl.
  • As Hui Zhi Sanren bound Wang Jixuan’s wrist with an Immortal Rope, the tower ship abruptly struck an unseen obstruction and stopped.
  • A Middle-aged Scholar blocked the ship on the Immortal Spirit Path while a burly masked man carrying an axe confronted him; Hui Zhi Sanren said the higher-ups had arrived.

Ch. 441Proper Hall Master Yin

Wang Jixuan arrived in the Youbao Realm with the Tianluo Faction and met Yin Lin, the Heavenly Net Branch Hall master. After handing over his Core Circuit methods and receiving a position marker and forty thousand contribution points, Wang Jixuan learned that the Heavenly Net was losing ground to the Dark Cult because the Three Realms were nearing their end.

  • Yin Lin drove off the Dark Cult leader, then the Tower Ship carried Wang Jixuan and the others through a vortex into the Youbao Realm.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren brought Wang Jixuan to Lin Yuan Pavilion, where Yin Lin rewarded her team and dismissed them.
  • Yin Lin offered to pardon Wang Jixuan and grant him contributions in exchange for his Core Circuit method, and Wang Jixuan gave him two circuits and four jade talismans.
  • Yin Lin gave Wang Jixuan a Heavenly Net identity marker and forty thousand contribution points after the record of his evil deeds shattered.
  • Yin Lin explained that the Heavenly Net could not match the Dark Cult and suggested the Three Realms were nearing their end, making immortality nearly useless.

Ch. 442Make It Bigger and Stronger!

Wang Jixuan joined the Tianluo Faction and learned that the Dark Cult was targeting him on the orders of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, while Yin Lin warned him to keep a low profile. As he discussed the threat with his companions, Wang Jixuan began considering how to build his own force and ended with Amina offering to pose as his servant.

  • Yin Lin told Wang Jixuan that the Dark Cult had been ordered by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal to find and kill him, and advised him to avoid the cult and refrain from seeking a Dao companion in the Tianluo Faction.
  • Yin Lin gave Wang Jixuan a pavilion, identity tokens, and forty thousand Contribution Points, making him a member of the Tianluo Faction.
  • Wang Jixuan told his companions about Yin Lin's warning and reasoned that the Dark Cult had likely found him before the Tianluo Faction learned of him.
  • Zheng Shiduo proposed building an organization of their own, and Wang Jixuan considered the forces and production lines available to them.
  • Amina offered to pose as Wang Jixuan's puppet servant and look after him outside.

Ch. 443Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Beauty's Favor

Wang Jixuan visited the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, spent his Contribution Points on pills, techniques, arrays, and treasures, then settled into cultivation at the Heavenly Net headquarters with Amina as his maid. After three peaceful months, Hall Master Yin Lin arrived at his pavilion, interrupting Wang Jixuan’s plans to keep cultivating.

  • Wang Jixuan declined Amina’s affection for now and entered meditation, briefly experiencing a state of enlightenment.
  • Hui Zhi Sanren guided Wang Jixuan into the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, where he learned about its exchange system and purchased cultivation supplies and techniques with his Contribution Points.
  • Wang Jixuan gave Little Red and Little Green refined magic treasures, then accepted Hui Zhi Sanren’s tour of the Heavenly Net branch hall.
  • Wang Jixuan chose Amina to pose as his maid, and she changed into an Immortal Dress and began helping around his residence.
  • Wang Jixuan cultivated new techniques for three months while Amina stayed by his side, and Hui Zhi Sanren became more restrained around him.
  • Hall Master Yin Lin arrived in a Wheelchair and knocked on Wang Jixuan’s pavilion door.

Ch. 444The Big Fish Caught by the Core Circuit

Yin Lin introduced Wang Jixuan to Old Shao, an Immortal Realm expert who examined his core circuit and urged him to bring its mechanical technology to the Immortal Realm. Yin Lin then took Wang Jixuan and his companions out to explore the True Realm, giving him Spirit Stones and warning him not to disrupt local order.

  • Amina left Wang Jixuan's loft while Yin Lin introduced Old Shao, who had come to investigate the core circuit.
  • Wang Jixuan explained that the core circuit depended on the Immortal Restriction Zone's mechanical technology and showed Old Shao the components inside a communicator.
  • Old Shao discussed Wang Jixuan's past failed ascension, learned that he had a sixty to seventy percent chance of becoming an immortal, and said he would await the technology's arrival in the Immortal Realm.
  • Old Shao vanished after telling Yin Lin to protect Wang Jixuan, and Yin Lin agreed to let Wang Jixuan visit the True Realm once he reached the Mahayana Stage.
  • Yin Lin took Wang Jixuan and his companions by Cloud Boat to explore near Youbao Abyss, gave Wang Jixuan three thousand Spirit Stones, and cautioned him to avoid interfering with the True Realm's order.

Ch. 445'I'm Not Human'

Wang Jixuan explored a True Realm market town with Yin Lin and learned the story behind the Heavenly Net Branch Hall Master's puppet body. After a Qingyun Temple elder tried to take Zheng Shiduo, the elder left to seek help, and Wang Jixuan prepared to face the cultivators closing in—only to learn that the Dark Cult and a dangerous rogue immortal were also nearby.

  • Wang Jixuan admired the Shen Family's Giant Tree, and Yin Lin explained that powerful families in the True Realm often had backing in the Immortal Realm.
  • At a tea stall, Yin Lin revealed his origins as a damaged Myriad Treasure Puppet who had become an Artifact Spirit, while Wang Jixuan spoke about his own uncertainty and ambitions.
  • A Qingyun Temple elder tried to recruit Zheng Shiduo, whom she believed had a Buddha Bone, but Wang Jixuan refused to let her treat his friend as property.
  • The Qingyun Temple elder left the tailor shop, and Yin Lin said she had gone to seek the Shen Family; Wang Jixuan stayed behind and prepared for a confrontation.
  • Several cultivators targeted Wang Jixuan, and Yin Lin warned him that the Dark Cult was nearby and that the rogue immortal who had once tried to erase him was stationed in the Youbao Realm.

Ch. 446A Battle to Establish Authority

Wang Jixuan faced the Shen Family after Qingyun Temple tried to claim one of his companions as a disciple, and Amina challenged a Shen Family cultivator to prove their strength. The Shen Family conceded the duel, but Wang Jixuan demanded a sapling from their treasure tree and left the old woman shaken by an aura she mistook for a cultivator nearing tribulation.

  • The Shen Family's old woman arrived with three cultivators and offered to mediate, while Zheng Shiduo criticized Qingyun Temple's attempt to take a disciple.
  • Amina challenged the Shen Family cultivators to a duel, and Wang Jixuan allowed her to fight one of them.
  • Amina used her Psionic Energy Circuits to suppress the purple-robed cultivator and forced him to concede after narrowly threatening his throat.
  • Wang Jixuan rejected the old woman's apology and offer of spirit stones, demanding a sapling from the Shen Family's treasure tree instead.
  • Wang Jixuan challenged the old woman to withstand one of his attacks, and she sensed his aura and feared he was nearing tribulation.

Ch. 447Tianluo: First Experience

Yin Lin brought Wang Jixuan, Zheng Shiduo, and Amina to the Heavenly Dao Tablet to register for their first Tianluo Faction missions. Zheng Shiduo and Amina received the same destination, but Wang Jixuan’s mission triggered a purple light, leaving its details unknown.

  • Yin Lin invited Amina to join the Tianluo Faction and told Wang Jixuan to return the next day to receive his first mission.
  • The Dark Cult interrogated and killed the Qingyun Temple nun, then discussed forcing Wang Zheng out of the Tianluo Faction’s protected base.
  • Yin Lin escorted Wang Jixuan, Zheng Shiduo, and Amina to the Myriad Realms Hall, where he explained the rules and gave them mission equipment and identity tokens.
  • Zheng Shiduo and Amina touched the Heavenly Dao Tablet and received missions with the same destination and target.
  • Wang Jixuan touched the tablet, and a purple beam suddenly filled the hall.

Ch. 448Fishing, Laying an Ambush!

Wang Jixuan accepted a high-reward mission to eliminate a Chaos Demon in the Qiyu Realm, then traveled there while planning to lure the Dark Cult into an ambush. He identified True Lord Tianyan as the mission’s target and prepared a hidden valley with thousands of Autonomous Mechs as the Tianluo Faction’s reinforcements arrived.

  • Wang Jixuan declined other Tianluo Faction members’ offers to join his mission and departed alone, while Amina and Zheng Shiduo set off on their own missions.
  • Yin Lin gave Wang Jixuan jade talismans containing a battle plan and an escape route, then sent messages to mobilize support from the Tianluo Faction.
  • Wang Jixuan traveled through the Colorful Passage with Peony and used the journey to study the Heaven and Earth Dao Principles while considering how to retaliate against the Dark Cult.
  • Wang Jixuan arrived in the Qiyu Realm, identified True Lord Tianyan as the target whose remnant soul he needed to retrieve, and chose to delay the mission while preparing an ambush.
  • Wang Jixuan deployed thousands of modified Autonomous Mechs in a fog-covered valley, then received word that the Tianluo Faction’s group had arrived while the Dark Cult had yet to appear.

Ch. 449A Fortuitous Mistake

Wang Jixuan discovered that the Dark Cult was operating in Huanyu City alongside True Lord Tianyan, who was pursuing a hidden treasure. As Wang Jixuan prepared to strike the Dark Cultist, the story ended with his flying daggers shooting toward the enemy.

  • Wang Jixuan waited with Peony for the Dark Cult, then joined twelve powerful Tianluo Faction experts and set out to find True Lord Tianyan in Huanyu City.
  • Wang Jixuan found the city overrun by demons and learned that True Lord Tianyan and two other Mahayana Stage experts commanded its forces.
  • A woman in white named Lingling confronted True Lord Tianyan over her mother’s murder, and he claimed that her father had framed him.
  • A hidden Dark Cultist knocked Lingling aside as she tried to kill herself, allowing True Lord Tianyan to catch her and reveal their alliance.
  • Wang Jixuan learned that the Dark Cultists sought a treasure and attacked the Dark Cultist with three flying daggers as he entered the city’s formation.

Ch. 450Better to Rely on Yourself Than on Fellow Daoists

Wang Jixuan rescued Ziyan from True Lord Tianyan and learned how badly the Righteous Path had been weakened. After the Immortal Alliance leaders hesitated to trust him, Wang Jixuan left to confront the demons alone and began planning an attack on Huanyu City.

  • Wang Jixuan killed True Lord Tianyan’s Dark Cult strategist, fought True Lord Tianyan, and escaped underground with the rescued Ziyan.
  • Wang Jixuan questioned Ziyan about True Lord Tianyan’s forces, then had her guide him to Du Jie and the Immortal Alliance.
  • Wang Jixuan learned that True Lord Tianyan had turned the realm into a battlefield and suspected the Dark Cult had helped orchestrate his rise.
  • Du Jie and the other Righteous Path leaders questioned Wang Jixuan’s trustworthiness, so he left and said he would handle True Lord Tianyan alone.
  • Ziyan offered to fight beside Wang Jixuan, but he told her she was too weak and urged the Righteous Path to prepare as he began planning to use nuclear bombs against Huanyu City.

Ch. 451Nuclear Law Cleanses Demons!

Wang Jixuan used his foreign soul to draw True Lord Tianyan and the demons above Huanyu City while Peony launched three nuclear missiles at the city. After the blasts destroyed Huanyu City and its demonic forces, Wang Jixuan waited underground to assess whether the surviving great demons were weakened enough to finish off.

  • Wang Jixuan and Peony planned to use nuclear bombs against the demonic soldiers around Huanyu City, while the Tianluo Faction warned him that Dark Cultists would arrive in half a day.
  • Wang Jixuan hid with Peony in a valley, launched three missiles toward Huanyu City, and sent his foreign soul ahead to draw the demons' attention.
  • The Immortal Alliance watched as Wang Jixuan's foreign soul confronted True Lord Tianyan, who described how resentment toward his sect had driven him to destroy the righteous path.
  • As True Lord Tianyan and his allies prepared to attack, the missiles arrived and three nuclear bombs detonated, destroying Huanyu City and vaporizing most of its demonic forces.
  • Wang Jixuan's foreign soul retreated above the blast while his main body waited underground for the heat to subside and the surviving great demons to weaken.

Ch. 452Effortlessly Accomplished

Wang Jixuan helped the Immortal Alliance defeat True Lord Tianyan’s forces, killed the great demon, and collected several remnant souls. After rejecting Ziyan’s offer to serve him, he left her behind as twenty-four gray-robed figures emerged and seized her.

  • Wang Jixuan’s nuclear bombardment annihilated Huanyu City and most of True Lord Tianyan’s army, leaving the True Lord and a few experts alive.
  • The Immortal Alliance attacked, and Wang Jixuan’s phantom Buddha frightened True Lord Tianyan’s surviving forces into fleeing.
  • Wang Jixuan fought alongside the Immortal Alliance, helped kill the great demon, and took its Demonic Soul and claw.
  • Ziyan stabbed True Lord Tianyan’s Primordial Spirit, and Wang Jixuan collected a remnant of his soul before also taking a remnant from the last devil.
  • Ziyan offered to serve Wang Jixuan, but he declined and left to return to his valley.
  • Twenty-four gray-robed figures appeared before Ziyan, and one seized her by the neck.

Ch. 453The Method of Annihilating the Enemy!

Wang Jixuan lured a Dark Cult force into an ambush and helped the Tianluo Faction defeat it with Peony’s formations and technology. Before the group could prepare for the next attack, a captured elder revealed that a Heavenly Dao Tablet had ordered squads to kill Wang Jixuan.

  • The Dark Cult elder killed Ziyan after she tried to mislead the pursuers, and Wang Jixuan vowed to avenge her.
  • Wang Jixuan pretended to flee through an immortal spirit passage, then drew the Dark Cultists into a valley and activated Peony’s layered formations.
  • Wang Jixuan gave the twelve Tianluo Faction experts Augmented Reality glasses so they could navigate the formation and slaughter the trapped Dark Cultists.
  • The Tianluo Faction defeated the Dark Cult force, and Wang Jixuan questioned a captured elder about why the Dark Cult wanted him dead.
  • The elder said a Dark Cult Vice Cult Master and the Heavenly Dao Tablet had ordered his death, prompting Wang Jixuan to question whether the Dark Cult had its own Heavenly Dao Tablet.

Ch. 454The Opposition of the Heavenly Dao

Wang Jixuan learned that the Dark Cult’s Heavenly Dao Tablet also targeted him, then returned to the Heavenly Net base and discussed how to survive the hunt. After refining the God-Slaying Claw with a new Artifact Spirit, he received an urgent message from Yin Lin.

  • The Loose Immortal Hall Master explained that the Dark Cult had its own Heavenly Dao Tablet, and Wang Jixuan helped set an ambush before escaping back to the Youbao Realm.
  • Wang Jixuan turned in True Lord Tianyan’s remnant soul and received only 1,000 Contribution Points after deductions for damage to the environment and disturbances to the Order of Heaven and Earth.
  • Wang Jixuan met Zheng Shiduo and Amina, then told his team that the Dark Cult had issued a mission to hunt him and proposed using the Heavenly Net’s resources to become immortal.
  • Wang Jixuan freed the bird demon’s remnant soul from the God-Slaying Claw, but the demon asked to be sent to the Heavenly Net instead; Wang Jixuan then erased the great demon’s remnant soul and made it an Artifact Spirit.
  • Yin Lin sent Wang Jixuan an urgent message announcing wonderful news.

Ch. 455A Fortunate Immortal Master

Wang Jixuan learned that Elder Shao would arrive to guide his cultivation and prepared to receive him, while Peony studied the circumstances surrounding his moments of enlightenment. As Wang Jixuan meditated for three days and broke through, Elder Shao sensed Heavenly Dao Power gathering around him and a vast presence opening its eyes.

  • Yin Lin gave Wang Jixuan twelve thousand Contribution Points for killing Dark Cultists and told him Elder Shao would arrive to teach him cultivation and artifact refining.
  • Yin Lin explained the origins of loose immortals and warned Wang Jixuan not to force benefits from Elder Shao.
  • Wang Jixuan prepared a secluded courtyard to receive Elder Shao, while Peony began recording and analyzing his enlightenment.
  • Elder Shao told Yin Lin that the Heavenly Dao had placed its competing wills around Wang Jixuan and that their side's larger momentum might be in danger.
  • Wang Jixuan entered a state of enlightenment, and Elder Shao and Yin Lin waited outside his courtyard for three days and nights.
  • Wang Jixuan broke through amid strange phenomena as Heavenly Dao Power gathered around him, and Elder Shao sensed a tremendous presence opening its eyes.

Ch. 456Peony Is Good, Peony Needs Training

Wang Jixuan endured the Heavenly Dao’s gaze and discovered that Peony had accidentally deciphered part of its secrets. The Heavenly Dao erased her dangerous data and asked him to help develop Peony into an assistant for an approaching calamity.

  • The Heavenly Dao’s eyes appeared over the courtyard, pinning Wang Jixuan in place before vanishing without explanation.
  • Elder Shao examined Wang Jixuan and speculated that the Heavenly Dao had noticed a change in his fate, then warned him to keep the incident secret.
  • Wang Jixuan realized Peony might have drawn the Heavenly Dao’s attention and entered the pocket dimension, where he found her enclosed in seven-colored light.
  • The Heavenly Dao told Wang Jixuan that Peony had cracked its encryption of the Great Dao, erased her relevant data, and asked him to give her more computing resources so she could assist during an approaching calamity.
  • After the Heavenly Dao departed, Wang Jixuan told Peony to stop wearing her Maid Outfit and planned for her to build a Mechanical Civilization and a large data center.
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