Arc 3The Northern Darkness Journey

After the Three Teachings Exchange Conference, Li Yun committed to pursuing the Ultimate Dao Fruit and set out with Yuanshi Tianzun to gather Extreme Five Elements Qi. In the Northern Darkness Region, he refined the Origin of Ultimate Water and accepted Mystic Turtle’s future request in exchange for a promised encounter.

  • Kong Xuan defeated Yu Ding, securing the Interception Sect’s tournament victory, and accepted Sect Master Tongtian’s offer to become his fifth Direct Disciple.
  • The Three Teachings leaders rewarded their disciples and held a thousand-year sermon, during which Li Yun advanced his cultivation and impressed them with his talent.
  • Li Yun’s upgraded system revealed Da Peng’s strong favorability, and Da Peng asked Tongtian to extract his Yin-Yang Origin for Kong Xuan.
  • Laozi explained that Li Yun needed to absorb the Extreme Five Elements to strengthen his Dao Fruit, then sent him with Yuanshi Tianzun to seek three of them.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun took Li Yun to the Northern Darkness Region, where Mystic Turtle gave him the Origin of Ultimate Water and Yuanshi taught him the Five Elements Cycle method.
  • Li Yun absorbed the Origin of Ultimate Water, reached the Fifth Revolution Mystic Art, and stabilized at the early Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Mystic Turtle asked Li Yun to return after reaching the Quasi-Saint Realm and offered three favors and a Fortuitous Encounter, including the Method of the Demon God's True Body.
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Ch. 51The Two Sects' Siege, Kong Xuan vs. Gui Ling

The Chan and Jie Sect disciples battled until Kong Xuan and Gui Ling emerged as the final contenders. Kong Xuan countered Gui Ling’s Mystic Water Domain with his Five-Colored Divine Light, leaving her attacks ineffective as their duel began.

  • The Chan and Jie Sect disciples attacked Duobao and Guang Chengzi, defeating Guang Chengzi and then eliminating other cultivators in clashes among themselves.
  • Gui Ling, Kong Xuan, and others defeated Duobao, while Kong Xuan and Da Peng overcame Luo Xuan and the remaining opponents.
  • Gui Ling joined Kong Xuan and Da Peng to defeat Jin Ling and Wudang, after which Da Peng stepped aside for Kong Xuan and Gui Ling’s promised duel.
  • Gui Ling unleashed Mystic Water, Shangqing Divine Thunder, and Demonic Beasts, but Kong Xuan’s Five-Colored Divine Light destroyed her attacks and collected the Mystic Water.

Ch. 52Kong Xuan of the Interception Sect, Yu Ding of the Chan Teachings

Kong Xuan defeated Gui Ling and Yu Ding defeated Huang Long, securing places in the final ranking match between the Chan and Interception Sects. Kong Xuan’s defeat by Li Yun had changed his ambitions, and Sect Master Tongtian saw an opportunity to make him a Direct Disciple as the remaining matches began.

  • Gui Ling conceded to Kong Xuan after realizing his Five-Colored Divine Light could restrain her abilities.
  • Kong Xuan reflected on his defeat by Li Yun and resolved to improve himself and seek Direct Disciple status in the Interception Sect.
  • Huang Long conceded to Yu Ding, making Yu Ding the Chan Teachings’ victor and drawing him into a face-off with Kong Xuan.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun praised Yu Ding, while Sect Master Tongtian recognized Kong Xuan’s renewed ambition and proposed the final ranking matches.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun announced a melee for the remaining placements and a match between Yu Ding and Kong Xuan for second and third place.
  • Yu Ding and Kong Xuan stepped forward and exchanged greetings before their match.

Ch. 53Analyzing Yu Ding and Kong Xuan

Li Yun finished refining the Twenty-Four Sea Calming Pearls and assessed Yu Ding and Kong Xuan for the Three Teachings leaders. Kong Xuan defeated Yu Ding in the final match, leaving the competition’s top ranking settled.

  • Li Yun refined the Twenty-Four Sea Calming Pearls and planned to use them to cultivate the Emperor's Path.
  • Laozi advised Li Yun not to rely too heavily on spiritual treasures and promised him Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures if he later chose to sever his corpses.
  • Li Yun praised Yu Ding's origins and potential with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, then suggested Kong Xuan could strengthen his Five-Colored Divine Light by obtaining Da Peng's Innate Yin-Yang Qi.
  • Sect Master Tongtian considered whether Da Peng's Yin-Yang Qi could be used to help Kong Xuan after the Three Teachings Exchange Conference.
  • Kong Xuan pierced Yu Ding's defenses with the Five-Colored Divine Light, and Yu Ding conceded defeat.

Ch. 54Yu Ding's Defeat, Martial Exchange Concludes

The Interception Sect won the martial exchange, and the Three Pure Ones distributed rewards to the contestants. After the rewards were handed out, Sect Master Tongtian offered Kong Xuan a place as his fifth Direct Disciple, leaving both sects’ disciples stunned.

  • Kong Xuan defeated Yu Ding, and the Interception Sect secured the overall victory in the tournament.
  • Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian distributed treasures and cultivation rewards to the winners and top contestants.
  • Huang Long and Tai Yi chose the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, while Manjushri and Cihang chose an Escape Technique and an Artifact Refining Method.
  • Gui Ling chose the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, Da Peng chose a Combat Divine Ability, Wudang chose a Sword Dao Inheritance, and Jin Ling chose an Array Dao Inheritance.
  • Sect Master Tongtian asked Kong Xuan whether he was willing to join the Interception Sect as his fifth Direct Disciple.

Ch. 55Kong Xuan Becomes a Direct Disciple, Duobao Is Punished

Kong Xuan became Sect Master Tongtian’s Direct Disciple and received treasures and the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to strengthen himself. After he arranged to spar with Li Yun again, Tongtian punished Duobao for his conduct at the Exchange Meeting.

  • Kong Xuan accepted Sect Master Tongtian as his master, and Laozi gave him the Five Elements Seal while Tongtian bestowed five Spirit Pearls and the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
  • Kong Xuan accepted his new gifts and challenged Li Yun to spar again after refining them; Li Yun agreed and invited the other Chan and Jie Sect disciples to spar too.
  • Kong Xuan returned to his place as Da Peng, Luo Xuan, and others congratulated him, while Gui Ling, Jin Ling, Wudang, and Duobao reacted to his rise.
  • Sect Master Tongtian stripped Duobao of his senior disciple status, demoted him to an ordinary Direct Disciple, and ordered him to reflect before a wall for ten thousand years.

Ch. 56Duobao's Resentment, Li Di Yan Huo Qi

Sect Master Tongtian stripped Duobao of his senior disciple title for his conduct, deepening Duobao’s resentment toward Li Yun, Kong Xuan, and the other Direct Disciples. Yuanshi Tianzun then rewarded Yu Ding with Li Di Yan Huo Qi and granted his request to study the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.

  • Sect Master Tongtian revoked Duobao’s position as senior disciple and warned that further mistakes could cost him his status as a Direct Disciple.
  • Duobao accepted the punishment but blamed Li Yun, Kong Xuan, Gui Ling, Jin Ling, and Wudang for his humiliation.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun summoned the Chan Teachings Disciples, prompting them and the other sects to wonder what he intended.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun praised Yu Ding and gave him Li Di Yan Huo Qi, a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
  • Yu Ding asked Yuanshi Tianzun for the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, and Yuanshi Tianzun granted his request by giving him a Jade Talisman containing it.

Ch. 57Chan Teachings Reform: The Path to Revival

Yuanshi Tianzun stripped Guang Chengzi of his Direct Disciple status and reformed the Chan Teachings around competitive, rotating ranks and regular assessments. The first event of the Triangular Exchange Meet ended, and the Three Sects began a banquet and free exchange.

  • Guang Chengzi admitted his failure and asked Yuanshi Tianzun to revoke his position as senior Direct Disciple.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun demoted Guang Chengzi to an Inner Disciple, alarming the Chan Teachings disciples and prompting Guang Chengzi to beg for mercy.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun made the Twelve Golden Immortals competitive positions, with Direct Disciple status tied to those positions and regular contests and assessments determining disciples’ ranks.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun received no objections, declared the first event concluded, and opened the second event with a banquet for the Three Sects.

Ch. 58Exchange Meeting, Phase Two: The Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl

Li Yun joined the Chan and Jie Sect disciples for the second phase of the Exchange Meeting, where they exchanged cultivation insights and discussed the Three Teachings. When Wudang asked about Laozi’s Sword Dao, Li Yun explained that Xuandu was Laozi’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, prompting the other disciples to ask whether such an inheritance could exist for them.

  • Laozi sent Li Yun to mingle with the Chan and Jie Sect disciples while he, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian began a private discussion.
  • Xuandu, Yu Ding, Tai Yi, Gui Ling, Wudang, Kong Xuan, and Da Peng welcomed Li Yun, while Duobao, Guang Chengzi, Cihang, Puxian, and Juliusun kept apart.
  • Li Yun joined Xuandu’s group as the disciples exchanged cultivation insights and discussed their plans for the future.
  • Wudang asked whether Li Yun had inherited Laozi’s Sword Dao, and Li Yun explained that he had not and described Laozi’s former Ruthless Sword Dao.
  • Li Yun told Wudang that mastering the Shangqing Sword Dao might make her Sect Master Tongtian’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, then explained that Xuandu would inherit Laozi’s Way of Non-Action and Pill Dao.

Ch. 59Li Yun's Guidance, the Peril of Tribulations

Li Yun advised the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects to prioritize cultivation over refining powerful spiritual treasures, then explained how Kong Xuan could plan his refinements around the tribulations ahead. As the others worried about the Three Disasters, Li Yun hinted that Da Peng might possess a power capable of overcoming such trials.

  • The disciples envied Xuandu and Li Yun for receiving exceptional treatment and spiritual treasures from Human Teachings.
  • Li Yun advised Yu Ding and the other disciples to stabilize their cultivation first and delay refining spiritual treasures until they reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Li Yun recommended that Kong Xuan refine the Five Elements Pearl now and leave the Five Elements Seal until later, using the Ten Tribulations' intervals to refine its restrictions.
  • Da Peng and the others voiced their fear of the Three Disasters, which could ruin their cultivation if they failed.
  • Li Yun asked Da Peng whether, like his brother Kong Xuan, he possessed a special divine light.

Ch. 60Grand Unity True Immortal Middle Stage, Laozi's Dilemma

Da Peng explained why he could not control his Yin-Yang Origin, and Kong Xuan refused to risk his brother's life to strengthen his Divine Light. After Li Yun advanced to the Grand Unity True Immortal Middle Stage, Laozi considered whether he could pursue the theoretical Ultimate Dao Fruit and summoned him to choose for himself.

  • Da Peng told Li Yun and the others that he had failed to integrate the Yin-Yang Origin, while Kong Xuan had used the Five-Elements Origin to create the Five-Colored Divine Light.
  • Li Yun asked whether Kong Xuan could combine his Divine Light with Da Peng's Yin-Yang Origin, but Kong Xuan refused to endanger his younger brother.
  • A hundred years later, Li Yun reached the Grand Unity True Immortal Middle Stage through exchanging insights, prompting many guests to begin cultivating.
  • Tongtian and Yuanshi Tianzun discussed whether Li Yun might achieve the theoretical Ultimate Dao Fruit, and Laozi said the dangerous attempt had to be Li Yun's choice.
  • Laozi sent a voice transmission summoning Li Yun after he completed his breakthrough.

Ch. 61Ultimate Dao Fruit, System Upgrade Complete

Laozi and the other two Pure Ones told Li Yun about the dangerous Ultimate Dao Fruit method, and Li Yun chose to pursue it despite the risk. After Laozi promised to pass on the inheritance when Li Yun reached the Golden Immortal Realm, Li Yun returned to the banquet and learned that his system upgrade was complete.

  • Laozi summoned Li Yun and explained that a decision about his future awaited him.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun described how the Ultimate Dao Fruit was formed and how it could improve Li Yun’s chances of completing the ninth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
  • Laozi warned that failing to cultivate the Ultimate Dao Fruit would permanently bar Li Yun from advancing to the Quasi-Saint Realm, but Li Yun agreed to try.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian expressed interest in seeing Li Yun’s future Dao Fruit, and Laozi said he would pass on the inheritance once Li Yun reached the Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Li Yun returned to the banquet and asked the system about its upgrade, then heard that the upgrade was complete.

Ch. 62New System Features, Da Peng's Favorability?

After the system unlocked Favorability and Probe modules, Li Yun learned how the new features worked and discovered that Da Peng’s Favorability toward him was unexpectedly close to the maximum. He approached Da Peng to ask why he had called for him.

  • The system completed its upgrade, gave Li Yun control over its functions, and unlocked Favorability and Probe while removing its intelligence.
  • Li Yun probed Xuandu, Gui Ling, Yu Ding, and other disciples, learning their cultivation and Favorability levels and that reaching 100% could grant Trait rewards.
  • Li Yun probed the Three Pure Ones and found that each had Favorability in the eighties toward him.
  • Li Yun learned that only people with sufficient fate could be probed and provide Favorability-based rewards.
  • Li Yun discovered that Da Peng had 98% Favorability toward him and went over to ask him about it.

Ch. 63Red Affix: Yin-Yang Origin

Li Yun helped Da Peng decide to give his Yin-Yang Origin to Kong Xuan with a Saint’s assistance, earning Da Peng’s complete favorability and a new Trait reward. After equipping Five-Colored Divine Light and deciding to preserve his valuable Purple Affixes, Li Yun joined the disciples as the banquet moved into the Sermon segment.

  • Li Yun learned that Da Peng wanted to give his Yin-Yang Origin to Kong Xuan but was troubled because Kong Xuan would refuse to harm him.
  • Li Yun suggested asking Third Martial Uncle to safely remove the Origin with a Saint’s help and offered Laozi’s alchemy as a fallback.
  • Da Peng resolved to speak with his master, and Li Yun received an Empty Trait Slot and the Yin-Yang Origin (Red) Trait for reaching 100% Favorability.
  • Li Yun equipped Five-Colored Divine Light in his eleventh Trait Slot and chose not to destroy his four Purple Affixes to make room for other Traits.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun ended the Exchange Meeting and announced that the three sect leaders would each give a thousand-year Sermon.

Ch. 64Third Round of the Exchange Meeting: Sage's Sermon

At the Three Sects’ exchange meeting, Laozi preached cultivation and alchemy, and Li Yun’s exceptional comprehension made him stand out. Yuanshi Tianzun then began his sermon on cultivation before turning to artifact refining.

  • Laozi taught cultivation from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Golden Immortal Realm for eight hundred years, and many disciples gained insights or broke through.
  • Laozi taught alchemy for the next two hundred years, and Li Yun and Xuandu were the only disciples who listened to the end.
  • Laozi recognized Li Yun’s talent and considered passing down the path of alchemy to him, then yielded the Lotus Throne to Yuanshi Tianzun.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun preached cultivation for eight hundred years, and Li Yun advanced to the late stage of the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun began teaching the Way of Artifact Refining for the remaining two hundred years.

Ch. 65Yuanshi's Sermon, Tongtian's Sermon

Yuanshi Tianzun taught the Way of Artifact Refining, and Li Yun displayed exceptional talent before Sect Master Tongtian began preaching the Dao. Tongtian’s sermon strengthened disciples across the Three Sects, while Li Yun advanced to the late stage of the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun explained artifact refining, and Li Yun’s understanding deepened as he listened alongside Tai Yi and Yu Ding.
  • Yu Ding stopped listening first, leaving Li Yun and Tai Yi to persist; Laozi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Yuanshi Tianzun praised their talent and discussed Li Yun’s potential as Laozi’s inheritor.
  • After two hundred years, Yuanshi Tianzun finished his sermon and Sect Master Tongtian began teaching the Dao from the Earth Immortal Realm through the Golden Immortal Realm.
  • During Tongtian’s sermon, Xuandu reached the perfection stage of the True Immortal Realm, San Xiao entered the True Immortal Realm, and Zhao Gongming reached its late stage.
  • After several hundred years, Li Yun advanced to the late stage of the Grand Unity True Immortal Realm, and Golden Immortal disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects improved their strength.

Ch. 66Two Pure Ones' Plans, Exchange Meeting Concludes

After Sect Master Tongtian taught Array Dao, Li Yun impressed the Three Pure Ones, and Laozi agreed to let him train with Yuanshi Tianzun to seek the Five Elements of ultimate power. The Three Teachings Exchange Conference ended, and the sects departed from Jade Void Palace.

  • Sect Master Tongtian taught Array Dao, and Li Yun's talent drew the attention of the Three Pure Ones.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun offered to take Li Yun to obtain Extreme Water, Extreme Wood, and Extreme Metal, and Laozi agreed to the training.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun revealed that he planned to recruit Inner Disciples and find an heir for the Chan Teachings.
  • Sect Master Tongtian decided Duobao should no longer remain his chief Direct Disciple after seeing his mediocre Array Dao talent.
  • The Three Teachings Exchange Conference ended, and Xuandu and Li Yun left Jade Void Palace with Laozi while Sect Master Tongtian departed with the Jie Teachings Disciples.

Ch. 67Yuanshi's Reprimand, Tongtian's Decision

After the Three Teachings Exchange Conference, Yuanshi Tianzun reprimanded Chan Teachings for its defeat and assigned new roles and rewards to several disciples. Tongtian then set up a system for Interception Sect disciples to be guided and ranked in regular tournaments.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun condemned Guang Chengzi for fleeing battle and appointed Yu Ding temporary head of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun promised Tai Yi a secure Golden Immortal position if he mastered artifact refinement and offered Huang Long ten times the usual resources if he completed the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun criticized the other Direct Disciples, ordered Randeng to take Guang Chengzi to the Back Mountain for reflection, and left Chan Teachings in Randeng's care.
  • Tongtian reprimanded Duobao and told Kong Xuan, Gui Ling, Jin Ling, and Wudang to each oversee and train one-quarter of Interception Sect's disciples.
  • Tongtian established a Combat Tournament every hundred thousand years, where the top ten percent would receive better treatment and disciples in the bottom ten percent for three consecutive tournaments would be expelled.

Ch. 68Interception Sect Reforms, Da Peng's Request

Sect Master Tongtian reorganized the Interception Sect, demoted Duobao and sent him to reflect, and offered Array Dao disciples a path to higher ranks. Da Peng then asked Tongtian to extract his Yin-Yang Origin and give it to Kong Xuan to strengthen his Five-Colored Divine Light.

  • Sect Master Tongtian divided the Interception Sect disciples into four groups and ordered Duobao to reflect in the Back Mountain for Thirty Thousand Years.
  • Sect Master Tongtian exempted Yunxiao and more than thirty Array Dao talents from the assessment, promising ranks up to Direct Disciple for those who mastered the Array Dao.
  • Da Peng asked Sect Master Tongtian to hear a private matter concerning Kong Xuan and followed him into Biyou Palace.
  • Da Peng asked Tongtian to extract his Yin-Yang Origin and give it to Kong Xuan, despite knowing Kong Xuan would refuse.

Ch. 69Master and Disciple's Conversation, Yuanshi Arrives

Laozi explained how Li Yun could use the Extreme Five Elements to strengthen his Five Qi Towards Origin Dao Fruit and arranged for Yuanshi Tianzun to take him on a journey. Yuanshi Tianzun arrived and revealed that he planned to seek disciples while gathering the strongest Extreme Water, Extreme Metal, and Extreme Wood.

  • Laozi sent Xuandu away and explained that Li Yun needed to absorb the Extreme Five Elements and circulate them within his five viscera to raise his Dao Fruit to at least the Eighth Grade.
  • Laozi said he would help Li Yun obtain Extreme Fire from Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Extreme Earth from Houtu, while Yuanshi Tianzun would guide him to Extreme Water, Extreme Metal, and Extreme Wood.
  • Laozi explained that Yuanshi Tianzun was traveling to seek disciples and had agreed to take Li Yun along to broaden his horizons and help him develop the Emperor's Path.
  • Laozi gave Li Yun the Jade Talisman containing the Jade Purity Artifact Refining Technique, and Li Yun began studying it while they waited for Yuanshi Tianzun.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun arrived and told Laozi that he planned to visit the Northern Darkness Region, the White Tiger Lair, and the Azure Dragon Territory to gather the strongest Extreme Water, Extreme Metal, and Extreme Wood and seek potential disciples along the way.

Ch. 70Duyi Fortune? Yuanshi's Urgency

Yuanshi Tianzun revealed that Li Yun’s Duyi Fortune could help him find powerful disciples, and Laozi approved taking Li Yun on a journey to gather Extreme Five Elements Qi. As they prepared to leave, Li Yun realized the Demon Emperor’s son’s birthday would soon bring the Ten Golden Crows and the Witch-Demon War closer.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun told Laozi that Li Yun’s Duyi Fortune might help him find disciples beyond the Twelve Golden Immortals, and Laozi agreed to let him take Li Yun away.
  • Li Yun awoke after mastering the Jade Purity Artifact Refining Technique, and Laozi warned him not to reach the Late Golden Immortal Realm before absorbing the Extreme Five Elements Qi.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun said he would take Li Yun to obtain three strands of Extreme Five Elements Qi, while Laozi planned to help with the remaining two after they returned.
  • Laozi told Yuanshi Tianzun to finish within ten thousand years, before the Demon Emperor’s son’s birthday, and then take Li Yun to Buzhou Mountain.
  • Li Yun recognized that the Ten Golden Crows’ birth would herald the coming Witch-Demon War.

Ch. 71Yuanshi's praise, Li Yun plans his future

Yuanshi Tianzun warned Li Yun that his Pangu bloodline had drawn him into the Witch-Demon Tribulation, and Li Yun proposed ruling over the Witch Clan rather than destroying it. Yuanshi Tianzun praised the idea, while Li Yun privately planned to use his Emperor’s Path and Twenty-Four Heavens to unite the Primordial World’s races once he grew strong enough.

  • Laozi vowed to reclaim the creation fortune and merit he believed belonged to the Taiqing Lineage.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun took Li Yun away from Kunlun Mountain and warned him that the Witch-Demon Tribulation threatened his safety.
  • Li Yun realized his Pangu bloodline had tied him to the Witch Clan and asked Yuanshi Tianzun how to resolve the danger.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun suggested destroying the Witch Clan, but Li Yun proposed surpassing and subduing the Ancestor Witches instead.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun praised Li Yun’s ambition and said the plan might be possible if Li Yun became strong enough.
  • Li Yun privately considered developing the Twenty-Four Heavens to shelter the Witch Clan and expand his Emperor’s Path across the Primordial World.

Ch. 72First Steps into the Northern Darkness Region, the Invincible Mystic Turtle

Yuanshi Tianzun brought Li Yun to the Northern Darkness Region to seek the Mystic Turtle’s Origin of Ultimate Water. After seeing the Mystic Turtle’s Saint-level strength, Li Yun introduced himself as the two sensed an unusual connection.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun led Li Yun through the Northern Darkness Region, where powerful Demonic Beasts roamed and the Demon Master Kunpeng was absent.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun brought Li Yun to the Mystic Turtle and explained that he wanted a portion of its Origin of Ultimate Water for him.
  • The Mystic Turtle rose from the sea, and Li Yun’s appraisal revealed its Half-step Hunyuan cultivation and Early Saint Stage physical body.
  • The Mystic Turtle asked why Yuanshi Tianzun had come and then sensed something unusual about Li Yun.
  • Li Yun bowed and introduced himself as a member of the Supreme Purity lineage.

Ch. 73The Origin of Ultimate Water, Yuanshi's Killing Intent Erupted

Yuanshi Tianzun helped Li Yun obtain Mystic Turtle’s origin of ultimate water so Li Yun could cultivate the Five Elements Cycle and pursue the Ultimate Dao Fruit. After Li Yun began absorbing it, Mystic Turtle sensed a thread of life in him, and Yuanshi Tianzun erupted with killing intent to protect his martial nephew.

  • Mystic Turtle learned that Li Yun was a disciple of Supreme Purity Laozi and questioned why he sought the origin of ultimate water.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun explained that Li Yun was pursuing the Ultimate Dao Fruit, and Mystic Turtle warned that the path came from Demon Gods and invited Yuanshi to speak privately.
  • Mystic Turtle gave Li Yun the origin of ultimate water, and Yuanshi Tianzun taught him the Five Elements Cycle method.
  • Li Yun began absorbing the origin while Yuanshi Tianzun protected him with the Jade Ruyi.
  • Mystic Turtle sensed a thread of life in Li Yun, and Yuanshi Tianzun summoned the Pangu Banner and threatened him as saintly killing intent shook the Northern Darkness Region.

Ch. 74Saints pried, an agreement reached

Mystic Turtle explained that he needed Li Yun’s help once Li Yun reached the Quasi-Saint Realm, and negotiated with Yuanshi Tianzun for permission to approach him. Yuanshi Tianzun agreed after Mystic Turtle offered to make a gifted black tortoise a disciple of the Chan Teachings, while Li Yun absorbed the origin of ultimate water and reached the early Golden Immortal Realm.

  • Mystic Turtle assured Yuanshi Tianzun that he had no ill intentions toward Li Yun and asked to negotiate for Li Yun’s future help.
  • Mystic Turtle offered Yuanshi Tianzun a favor and three tasks for Li Yun, but Yuanshi Tianzun demanded favors for all Three Pure Ones and said Mystic Turtle must speak with Li Yun himself.
  • Mystic Turtle offered to make Black Tortoise’s exceptionally gifted child a disciple of the Chan Teachings in exchange for Yuanshi Tianzun’s cooperation.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun accepted the offer and agreed to help Mystic Turtle reach an agreement with Li Yun.
  • Li Yun finished absorbing the origin of ultimate water and stabilized his cultivation at the early Golden Immortal Realm.

Ch. 75Mystic Turtle's Temptation, Method of the Demon God's True Body

Li Yun successfully absorbed the Origin of Ultimate Water, completing the Five Elements Cycle in his body and raising his cultivation to the Fifth Revolution Mystic Art. Mystic Turtle asked him to return to the Northern Darkness Region after reaching the Quasi-Saint Realm, offering three favors and the Method of the Demon God's True Body in exchange for help.

  • Li Yun told Yuanshi Tianzun that he had refined the Origin of Ultimate Water and reached the Fifth Revolution Mystic Art.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun said Mystic Turtle wanted Li Yun's help with a future matter and assured him that the Three Pure Ones would protect him.
  • Mystic Turtle asked Li Yun to return to the Northern Darkness Region once he reached the Quasi-Saint Realm, promising three favors and a Fortuitous Encounter if he helped.
  • Li Yun agreed to consider the request and asked Mystic Turtle what the Fortuitous Encounter was.
  • Mystic Turtle offered to teach Li Yun the Method of the Demon God's True Body, explaining that Yuanshi Tianzun could not cultivate it because he lacked the required physical talent and had missed the right opportunity.
Arc 3 of 50
Arc 3 of 50