Arc 8The Inheritors and the Gan Qi Axe

Li Yun strengthened his cultivation among the Witch Clan, gained the Gan Qi Axe and its first three Heaven-Opening forms, and developed a new body-refinement technique. After demonstrating his power, he witnessed Zhenwu become Yuanshi Tianzun’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, then turned his attention to approaching Randeng through Huang Long.

  • Li Yun fought groups of Great Witches for centuries, earned their respect, and settled in Hundred Flowers Valley to gather Traits from its protected spirits and creatures.
  • Li Yun discovered that the Gan Qi Axe held Pangu’s first three Heaven-Opening forms, agreed to Gan Qi’s conditions, and gave Xing Tian Essence Blood and the inheritance he had obtained.
  • Li Yun combined the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ Body Refinement Method with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, then evolved his Devouring Trait into the Greater Mastery Law of Devour.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun’s disciples Bai Jie and Zhenwu fought for the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, while Li Yun’s Heaven-Opening axe strike demonstrated that he was invincible below Quasi-Saint.
  • Zhenwu defeated Bai Jie and became Yuanshi Tianzun’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, while Bai Jie became a Direct Disciple and filled a vacant seat among the Twelve Golden Immortals.
  • Laozi and Sect Master Tongtian learned that Li Yun had created the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, and Li Yun later accepted Zhenwu’s challenge to spar in the future.
  • Li Yun asked Huang Long to arrange a private meeting with Randeng, and Huang Long revealed that he was Ancestor Dragon’s illegitimate son and had gained his Nine-Clawed True Dragon body through Bloodline Atavism.
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Ch. 176Time Ripple (Red)

Li Yun activated his Pangu True Body, revealed his powerful Pangu bloodline to the Witch Clan, and defeated a Great Witch. After gaining the Time Ripple Trait, he asked Xing Tian to send three Great Witches to fight him together.

  • Li Yun activated his True Body and grew to fifteen hundred meters, gaining a major boost in strength.
  • Xing Tian and the other Top Great Witches recognized Li Yun's pure Pangu bloodline and accepted him as an ally.
  • Li Yun punched a Great Witch out of his Great Witch True Body and knocked him unconscious, earning the Time Ripple Trait.
  • Li Yun equipped Time Ripple, which let him restore his state from within the past ten minutes.
  • Li Yun asked Xing Tian to send three Great Witches to fight him at once, and Xing Tian agreed.

Ch. 177Xuanming Obtains a Treasure, Kong Xuan Enters Daluo

Li Yun fought and defeated waves of Great Witches while the Twelve Ancestor Witches searched for an Innate Spirit Treasure. Xuanming claimed the spear, and Kong Xuan reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, revealing that his Seven-Colored Divine Light had become a Pseudo Innate Supreme Treasure.

  • Li Yun used his true body and Law of Strength to defeat successive groups of Great Witches, restoring himself with Time Ripple as he fought.
  • Xuanming located an icy pool in the Northern Sea and found a snow-white spear at its bottom.
  • Xuanming subdued the spear, an Innate Spirit Treasure, and left with the other Ancestor Witches after sharing the news.
  • Kong Xuan shattered the Nine Calamities and advanced to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm with three ninth-grade flowers.
  • Kong Xuan told Da Peng that the Seven-Colored Divine Light had reached the level of a Pseudo Innate Supreme Treasure.

Ch. 178Kong Xuan Becomes the Inheritor, Tongtian's Grand Gesture

After reaching the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, Kong Xuan sought Tongtian’s guidance in the Array Dao and Sword Dao. Tongtian named him his inheritor and bestowed treasures on him, while Da Peng chose to focus on the Phoenix Clan’s inheritance.

  • Kong Xuan told Da Peng that his Seven-Colored Divine Light was powerful but that he needed to improve his other methods by studying the Array Dao and Sword Dao.
  • Da Peng declined to accompany Kong Xuan, choosing to pursue their mother’s inheritance and take responsibility for the Phoenix Clan.
  • Kong Xuan went to Biyou Palace and asked Tongtian to teach him the Array Dao and Sword Dao after he entered the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
  • Tongtian offered to make Kong Xuan his inheritor, promising to protect him from the Phoenix Clan’s demands and help Da Peng in the future.
  • Kong Xuan accepted Tongtian’s offer, and Tongtian bestowed seven Innate Yin-Yang Five-Elements Pearls and a Supreme Grade Innate Slaughter Sword upon him.

Ch. 179Tongtian Made Grand Promises, Yuanshi Questioned His Disciples

Sect Master Tongtian made Kong Xuan the Interception Sect’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, gave him powerful treasures, and promised to strengthen his cultivation. After learning of Tongtian’s choice, Yuanshi Tianzun summoned Zhenwu and Bai Jie and revealed that he intended to choose one of them as his own successor.

  • Sect Master Tongtian gave Kong Xuan the Yin Yang Five Elements Spirit Pearl and the Slaughter Sword, explaining that Kong Xuan was the only one in the Interception Sect who could contend with Li Yun.
  • Tongtian told Kong Xuan that Li Yun cultivated the Ultimate Dao Fruit Method and promised to help Kong Xuan strengthen his foundation and eventually evolve his Seven-Colored Divine Light into Chaos Divine Light.
  • Kong Xuan thanked Tongtian and asked to receive the Shangqing Sword Dao and Shangqing Array Dao inheritances, which Tongtian began imparting.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun sensed that the Interception Sect’s fortune had strengthened after Kong Xuan became its successor and decided not to delay choosing his own successor.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun summoned Zhenwu and Bai Jie, told them he intended to select one of them as the Chan Teachings’ Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, and left them startled.

Ch. 180Yuanshi's Test, the Ancestor Witches Return

Yuanshi Tianzun set a test for choosing the Chan Teachings’ inheritor, while Li Yun continued fighting the Witch Clan’s Great Witches. The Twelve Ancestor Witches arrived and rebuked the fighters for ganging up on him.

  • Zhenwu and Bai Jie both asked Yuanshi Tianzun to make them his inheritor, and he announced they would compete against Li Yun in fifteen hundred years.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun included Yu Ding, Huang Long, and Tai Yi in the contest, prompting Zhenwu and Bai Jie to leave and focus on cultivation.
  • Li Yun defeated more than a dozen Great Witches at the Great Witch Mid stage, and Xing Tian sent groups of Great Witches at the Great Witch Late stage to fight him.
  • Li Yun battled the Great Witches for more than three hundred years, defeating them as his Trait Library expanded.
  • The Twelve Ancestor Witches arrived and angrily questioned why so many Great Witches were attacking Li Yun at once.

Ch. 181The Interrupted Spar, the Ancestor Witches' Invitation

The Twelve Ancestor Witches returned to Pangu Hall and ended Li Yun’s spar against the Great Witches. After praising his strength and ordering the Great Witches to train harder, they invited Li Yun to rest in Pangu Hall.

  • Li Yun knocked more than a dozen Great Witch Late opponents out of the fight and stopped sparring when the Twelve Ancestor Witches arrived.
  • Dijiang questioned Xing Tian about why the Great Witches had besieged Li Yun, and Xing Tian explained that no one could defeat him one-on-one.
  • Zhujiuyin rebuked the Great Witches for their weakness and ordered them to return to their territories and cultivate.
  • Li Yun thanked the Great Witches for sparring with him and told the Ancestor Witches that the match had been his own request.
  • The Ancestor Witches invited Li Yun to rest in a Pangu Hall side hall filled with spiritual energy.

Ch. 182Refusing the Ancestor Witches, Xing Tian's Question

Li Yun refused the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ invitation to enter Pangu Hall, wary of their intentions, and asked to wait elsewhere for his master. As Xing Tian escorted him away, he asked why Li Yun had chosen the Three Pure Ones over the Witch Clan, leaving Li Yun to reflect on the clan’s perilous future.

  • Li Yun declined to enter Pangu Hall and asked the Ancestor Witches for a safe place to recover until his master arrived.
  • Dijiang revealed that he had wanted Li Yun’s Essence Blood to try to create another Witch who wielded the Law of Strength, and the Ancestor Witches accepted that Li Yun could not be forced.
  • Dijiang told the Ancestor Witches to have Xuanming refine her spear and to send Hou Yi and other Great Witches searching for Innate Spirit Treasures.
  • Xing Tian escorted Li Yun away from the forbidden area and asked whether he had a conflict with the Ancestor Witches; Li Yun said his refusal had merely displeased them.
  • Xing Tian asked why Li Yun had joined the Three Pure Ones instead of seeking the Witch Clan’s support, and Li Yun considered the danger that still threatened the clan.

Ch. 183Gan Qi Axe's Secret, First Arrival at Hundred Flowers Valley

Li Yun asked Xing Tian about the mysterious Gan Qi Axe and arranged to stay in Hundred Flowers Valley, where he could gather Traits from its many Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters. Xing Tian brought him to the valley and introduced him to its elders.

  • Li Yun asked Xing Tian about the Gan Qi Axe, and Xing Tian explained that he had found it in a fissure on Buzhou Mountain and agreed to let Li Yun inspect it later.
  • Li Yun asked Xing Tian to find him a place with Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters so he could gather Traits for his Devouring Trait.
  • Xing Tian told Li Yun about Hundred Flowers Valley, where the Witch Clan protected numerous weak Mountain Spirits and Wild Monsters, and Li Yun chose to stay there.
  • Xing Tian led Li Yun to Hundred Flowers Valley, where Li Yun recognized the elders as transformed plants and creatures.
  • Xing Tian introduced Li Yun as a disciple of the Saint of Supreme Purity and told the elders to prepare a cave dwelling for him.

Ch. 184Artifact Spirit of the Sky-Opening Axe, Inheritance of the Three Forms of Heaven-Opening

Li Yun discovered that the Gan Qi Axe held the first three forms of Pangu’s Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening and realized the other Innate Supreme Treasures might contain the remaining forms. He told Xing Tian the axe’s secrets and how to claim it, while privately deciding to pursue the Chaos Bell.

  • An elder led Li Yun and Xing Tian to a cave in Hundred Flowers Valley, where Li Yun examined the Gan Qi Axe.
  • The axe drew Li Yun’s primordial spirit into its inheritance space, where he witnessed Pangu’s first three Heaven-Opening forms and memorized them.
  • Li Yun suspected the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Chaos Bell contained the remaining forms, and decided the Chaos Bell was a key he needed to obtain from Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
  • After returning to his body, Li Yun told Xing Tian the Gan Qi Axe was the Sky-Opening Axe’s Artifact Spirit and contained the first three forms, then explained how Xing Tian could refine it with Essence Blood.
  • Xing Tian was shocked and moved that Li Yun revealed the axe’s secrets without trying to take it.

Ch. 185Xing Tian Gifts Gan Qi, Artifact Spirit Manifests

Xing Tian offered Li Yun the Gan Qi Axe in exchange for the inheritance of the first three forms of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening. Li Yun accepted and asked the axe’s Artifact Spirit to recognize him, and it manifested with three conditions.

  • Xing Tian thanked Li Yun for revealing the Gan Qi Axe’s nature and proposed exchanging it for the inheritance Li Yun had obtained.
  • Xing Tian explained that he could not protect the axe and hoped to earn Li Yun’s friendship for himself and the Witch Clan.
  • Li Yun agreed to the exchange and picked up the Gan Qi Axe, telling its Artifact Spirit that following him would offer a path to the pinnacle.
  • After the axe remained silent, Xing Tian urged it to choose Li Yun as its best destination.
  • The Gan Qi Axe manifested its Artifact Spirit, which told Li Yun it would recognize him if he agreed to three conditions.

Ch. 186Three Conditions, Gan Qi Axe Recognizes Its Master

Li Yun agreed to Gan Qi’s three conditions and completed a master-recognition contract with the Gan Qi Axe. After the axe flew into his mind, Gan Qi recognized the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda there and exclaimed that it belonged to him.

  • Gan Qi’s first condition was for Li Yun to give Xing Tian a drop of Essence Blood, which could help him break his bloodline shackles and advance toward becoming an Ancestor Witch; Li Yun agreed.
  • Gan Qi asked Li Yun to share the complete Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening inheritance with Xing Tian if he obtained it, and Li Yun agreed.
  • Gan Qi’s third condition was for Li Yun to find the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and let the axe absorb it, and Li Yun agreed to seek it with his master and martial uncles’ help.
  • Gan Qi told Li Yun to send his Essence Blood and a wisp of primordial spirit into the axe, and Li Yun completed the master-recognition contract with him.
  • The Gan Qi Axe flew into Li Yun’s mind, where Gan Qi saw the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda and exclaimed that it was his.

Ch. 187Artifact Spirit Severely Injured, Mysterious Technique Perfected

Li Yun stopped the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda from destroying the Gan Qi Axe’s Artifact Spirit, which revealed that it needed the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler to recover. He helped Xing Tian with Essence Blood and the first three forms of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening, then spent eight hundred years merging the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ Body Refinement Method with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, which was transformed.

  • The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda destroyed two-thirds of the Gan Qi Axe’s Artifact Spirit before Li Yun stopped it, and the weakened spirit asked him to find the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler so it could recover.
  • Li Yun gave Xing Tian a drop of Essence Blood, warned him that the Ancestor Witches were plotting to obtain his blood, and promised to make him a weapon.
  • Li Yun passed on the first three forms of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening, and Xing Tian left to cultivate in seclusion.
  • Li Yun spent eight hundred years integrating the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ Body Refinement Method into the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
  • Li Yun perfected the merged technique, filling in the shortcomings of each realm and greatly increasing his aura, blood vitality, and Magical Power with every completed revolution.

Ch. 188Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, Devouring Traits to Upgrade

Li Yun completed the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, then compressed his power to strengthen the quality of his Magical Power. After collecting Traits from plant spirits, he upgraded his Devouring Trait and stopped before it could consume more Traits.

  • Li Yun refined the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique through its sixth revolution, raising his physical cultivation to Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection.
  • Li Yun compressed his Magical Power until it reached peak Tai Yi Golden Immortal, improving its quality and stabilizing the technique.
  • Li Yun resolved to obtain the Universe Ruler from Randeng and later perfect the Twenty-Four Heavens.
  • Li Yun gathered several hundred plant spirits, knocked them down to collect their Traits, and gave them a cultivation method.
  • Li Yun used the collected Traits to upgrade his Devouring Trait, then stopped the process to avoid wasting more Traits.

Ch. 189Devour Heaven and Earth, Greater Mastery of the Law of Devour

Li Yun evolved his Devour trait into the gold Devour Heaven and Earth trait, gaining the Greater Mastery Law of Devour and discovering a hidden Human Race bloodline within himself. He then learned that Yuanshi Tianzun had come to the Witch Clan seeking him, and set out to meet his Second Martial Uncle.

  • Li Yun inspected his panel and decided to upgrade the Devour trait, spending red traits until it evolved into Devour Heaven and Earth (Gold).
  • Li Yun gained the Greater Mastery Law of Devour and learned its techniques from Entry Level through Greater Mastery.
  • Li Yun sensed a hidden Human Race bloodline in his concealed meridians and wondered whether it could awaken power in the Human Race.
  • Ginseng Ancestor told Li Yun that Yuanshi Tianzun had brought his disciples to the Witch Clan and wished to see him.
  • Li Yun left the cave to meet Yuanshi Tianzun.

Ch. 190Chan Teachings' Five Disciples Shocked, Yuanshi Tianzun Shocked

Li Yun reunited with Yuanshi Tianzun and his five disciples, revealing that he had mastered the Law of Devour to major mastery after his time among the Witch Clan. Yuanshi Tianzun realized the Law could greatly help Li Yun strengthen his primordial spirit and advance his cultivation.

  • A Great Witch led Li Yun from Hundred Flowers Valley to Yuanshi Tianzun and his five disciples near Buzhou Mountain.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun praised Li Yun's improved cultivation and Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level physical strength.
  • Li Yun revealed that he had awakened the Law of Devour and reached major mastery, shocking Yuanshi Tianzun and the five disciples.
  • Zhenwu and Bai Jie feared they might lose the chance to become the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, while Yu Ding, Tai Yi, and Huang Long gave up hope of defeating Li Yun.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun excitedly realized Li Yun's Law of Devour could help repair his primordial spirit and accelerate his Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Dao Fruit cultivation.

Ch. 191Seeking Yuanshi's Help, Surging Battle Intent

Li Yun demonstrated his major mastery of the Law of Devour, then asked Yuanshi Tianzun to forge a Postnatal Supreme Treasure axe for Great Witch Xing Tian. Yuanshi Tianzun agreed and arranged for Li Yun to spar with Zhenwu and Bai Jie, leaving Li Yun wondering why they were so eager to fight him.

  • Li Yun showed Yuanshi Tianzun and the others his major mastery of the Law of Devour, earning Yuanshi Tianzun's praise.
  • Li Yun asked Yuanshi Tianzun to forge a Postnatal Supreme Treasure axe for Xing Tian, and Yuanshi Tianzun agreed to use Blood Soul Stone as its core.
  • Li Yun secretly told Yuanshi Tianzun that the Gan Qi Axe could become comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure when paired with another item.
  • Tai Yi, Yu Ding, and Huang Long declined to spar with Li Yun, while Zhenwu and Bai Jie accepted eagerly.
  • Li Yun asked Yuanshi Tianzun why Zhenwu and Bai Jie were so intent on fighting him.

Ch. 192Bai Jie's Foundation Revealed, the First Heaven-Opening Form Unveiled

Yuanshi Tianzun arranged for Li Yun to test Bai Jie and Zhenwu as candidates for the Chan Teachings’ inheritor. Bai Jie unleashed her Gold Law Domain, but Li Yun’s first Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening strike shattered it and bore down on her.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun asked Li Yun to spar at full strength with Bai Jie and Zhenwu, promising the inheritor’s position to either one if they defeated him.
  • Bai Jie volunteered to fight first, and Yuanshi Tianzun transported the combatants into a protected space within his Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.
  • Bai Jie activated her Gold Law Domain and revealed her Innate Spirit Treasures, raising her strength to the level of an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection cultivator.
  • Li Yun summoned the Gan Qi Axe, grew to an eight-hundred-zhang true form, and unleashed the first form of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening, One Axe Divides Yin Yang.
  • Li Yun’s axe aura shattered Bai Jie’s Gold Law Domain and swept toward her, shocking Yu Ding, Tai Yi, and Huang Long.

Ch. 193Unmatched Below Quasi-Saint

Li Yun overwhelmed Bai Jie and Zhenwu with the First Form of Heaven-Opening, and Yuanshi Tianzun recognized that Li Yun had inherited the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening from the Gan Qi Axe. He ended the test and arranged for Bai Jie and Zhenwu to duel for the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, leaving their fight underway.

  • Li Yun unleashed Heaven-Opening axe energy that left Bai Jie, Zhenwu, and Huang Long unable to resist.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun recognized the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening and suspected Li Yun had received the inheritance from the Gan Qi Axe.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun rescued Bai Jie, stabilized the collapsing space, and stopped Li Yun's test.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun declared Li Yun invincible below Quasi-Saint and told Bai Jie and Zhenwu to duel for the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl.
  • Bai Jie and Zhenwu entered the arena and began fighting with their Gold and Water domains.

Ch. 194Showdown with Yuanshi, Yuanshi Tianzun's Excitement

Yuanshi Tianzun learned that Li Yun had acquired the first three forms of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening through the Gan Qi Axe and that the remaining forms were hidden in the Three Pure Ones’ treasures. He planned to seek the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler to awaken the axe’s Artifact Spirit and recover the inheritance, while agreeing to wait until the technique was complete before studying it.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun sent Yu Ding, Tai Yi, and Huang Long aside to watch Zhenwu and Bai Jie’s battle and learn from it.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun asked Li Yun about the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening, and Li Yun explained how he obtained the first three forms and gained ownership of the Gan Qi Axe.
  • Li Yun revealed that the remaining six forms were believed to be inside the Pangu Banner, Taiji Diagram, and Chaos Bell, but Yuanshi Tianzun could not find the inheritance in his banner.
  • Li Yun explained that the Gan Qi Axe’s Artifact Spirit had been badly wounded after spying on Laozi’s Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda and needed the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler to awaken.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun said the Three Pure Ones would seek the Ruler using Di Jun’s River Diagram and Luo Book, and Li Yun offered to share the inheritance once it was complete.

Ch. 195Bai Jie's Defeat, the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl Is Decided

Zhenwu defeated Bai Jie in the Combat Tournament, securing the path to become the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl. Yuanshi Tianzun made Bai Jie a Direct Disciple and filled the vacant seat among the Twelve Golden Immortals, then called Zhenwu forward to announce the final decision.

  • Li Yun asked why Yuanshi Tianzun had not directly chosen an Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, and Yuanshi Tianzun said he wanted the decision to be fair.
  • Zhenwu gained the advantage over Bai Jie and shattered her White Tiger true form with Yuqing Divine Thunder.
  • Zhenwu bound Bai Jie and won the Combat Tournament, and Bai Jie conceded wholeheartedly.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun returned with the group to the cliff and named Bai Jie a Direct Disciple, filling the vacant seat among the Twelve Golden Immortals.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun called Zhenwu forward as the others waited for his decision about the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl.

Ch. 196Bestowing the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud

Yuanshi Tianzun named Zhenwu the Chan Teachings' Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl and bestowed the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud upon him. After Laozi and Sect Master Tongtian arrived, Laozi examined Li Yun's modified cultivation technique and found it could only be practiced by cultivators with Pangu bloodline and a Primordial Spirit.

  • Yuanshi Tianzun named Zhenwu the Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, and Zhenwu accepted the responsibility.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun bestowed the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud on Zhenwu, who began refining it.
  • Laozi and Sect Master Tongtian arrived with their disciples and greeted Li Yun and the others.
  • Laozi noticed that Li Yun's Physical Body Cultivation greatly exceeded his Primordial Spirit Cultivation and asked whether the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique was sound.
  • Li Yun explained that he had combined the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique with the Twelve Ancestor Witches' inheritance to create the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique.
  • Laozi examined Li Yun's technique and determined that its special requirements included Pangu bloodline and a Primordial Spirit.

Ch. 197Three Pure Ones Stirred, Yuanshi Refines an Artifact

Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian confirmed that Li Yun’s Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique was exceptionally powerful but could only be cultivated by him. Yuanshi Tianzun began refining a Postnatal Supreme Treasure for Xing Tian, while the group prepared to head to the Thirty-three Heavens.

  • Laozi praised Li Yun’s Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, and Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian confirmed that its requirements made it exclusive to Li Yun.
  • Xuandu, Kong Xuan, and the others congratulated Li Yun on creating the technique.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun told Laozi and Sect Master Tongtian about Li Yun’s Witch Clan fortune, including the Gan Qi Axe and the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening.
  • Laozi asked Li Yun whether he was ready to go to the Thirty-three Heavens, and Li Yun asked Yuanshi Tianzun about the axe.
  • Yuanshi Tianzun began refining a Postnatal Supreme Treasure for Xing Tian, and Sect Master Tongtian reminded his disciples to honor their promises and make worthwhile trades.

Ch. 198Mutual Flattery, Kong Xuan's Urgency

Li Yun and Kong Xuan exchanged praise after Kong Xuan became an Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, while the group learned that Zhenwu was Gui Ling’s cousin and the Chan Teachings’ inheritor. As Zhenwu refined the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, Laozi ordered the others to wait, and Xuandu asked Li Yun about his time with the Witch Clan.

  • Li Yun congratulated Kong Xuan on becoming an Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, and Kong Xuan praised Li Yun’s cultivation and resolved to perfect his Chaos Divine Light.
  • Sect Master Tongtian noticed Zhenwu holding the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and asked why the treasure was in his hands.
  • Li Yun explained that Zhenwu had become Yuanshi Tianzun’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl after winning a sparring match, and that he was still refining the treasure.
  • Gui Ling revealed that Zhenwu was her second uncle’s son, and Sect Master Tongtian told everyone to wait while Zhenwu finished refining the treasure.
  • Xuandu asked Li Yun about his gains from the Witch Clan and whether its people had made things difficult for him.

Ch. 199The Auspicious Cloud Recognizes Its Master, Xuandu's Proposal

Li Yun explained that Laozi’s agreement with the Ancestor Witches had allowed him to spar safely with the Great Witches. After Zhenwu refined the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, he reunited with Gui Ling and proposed future sparring with Kong Xuan and Li Yun, while Xuandu invited the others to a gathering on Kunlun Mountain.

  • Li Yun told Xuandu and the others that the Witch Clan were reasonable with Saint’s Disciples and that sparring with Great Witches was part of Laozi’s deal with the Ancestor Witches.
  • More than a hundred years later, Zhenwu refined the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and went to greet the Three Pure Ones before joining Li Yun and the others.
  • Gui Ling congratulated Zhenwu on becoming Yuanshi Tianzun’s Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl, and Zhenwu encouraged her about her potential as a disciple of Sect Master Tongtian.
  • Zhenwu greeted Kong Xuan, Xuandu, and Li Yun, then agreed to spar with Kong Xuan and challenged Li Yun to a future match.
  • Li Yun accepted Zhenwu’s challenge and suggested a group sparring session with Kong Xuan and Xuandu.
  • Xuandu invited Yu Ding and the others to a gathering on Kunlun Mountain after the matters of the Thirty-three Heavens were concluded, and they accepted.

Ch. 200Li Yun Showed His Hand, Huang Long Made His Choice

Li Yun privately approached Huang Long to ask him to invite Randeng, whom Li Yun wanted to meet over unresolved matters. Their conversation left Huang Long explaining his troubled standing as the illegitimate son of Ancestor Dragon.

  • Li Yun chose Huang Long as an intermediary to approach Randeng and asked him to speak in private.
  • Li Yun used the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda to shield their conversation, astonishing Xuandu, Kong Xuan, and the others.
  • Li Yun asked whether Huang Long was close to Randeng, and Huang Long explained that he often sought guidance from him because he was less favored by Yuanshi Tianzun.
  • Li Yun asked Huang Long to invite Randeng, and Huang Long agreed despite suspecting the meeting could bring trouble for Randeng.
  • Li Yun asked why Huang Long had joined Chan Teachings despite his dragon heritage, and Huang Long revealed that he was Ancestor Dragon's illegitimate son and that his Nine-Clawed True Dragon body came from Bloodline Atavism.
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