Arc 22Chapters 544–567
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Chen Qing was caught in a Golden Court and Ghost Witch Sect ambush while protecting Shen Qinghong, then fought off the Grandmasters long enough for her to escape. He lured his pursuers onto a stone platform and activated a hidden spear formation, leaving Great Lord Guli stunned as its power emerged.
Chen Qing used the True Martial Demon Purging Spear Array to kill Great Lord Jinya, then detonated a hidden Fifth-Turn Exploding Pill as Great Lord Guli attacked. Elsewhere, Ling Xuance faced six Yan Kingdom Grandmasters who came to take him to the Taiyi Supreme Sect, and his saber domain erupted as their battle began.
Chen Qing used two hidden Exploding Pills and his Spear Domain to defeat the five Golden Court Grandmasters who had surrounded him. Gu Li escaped, while Chen Qing collected the spoils and left the ruined stone platform.
Chen Qing recovered from his battle with the Golden Court Grandmasters, learned that the Night Clan had entered the conflict, and agreed to meet Marquis Weiyuan and the Six Great Supreme Sects to discuss the ruins’ core. Meanwhile, Ling Xuance and Ye Canglan gathered their allies and ordered them to find the last jade tablet needed to open the core restriction.
Chen Qing attended a summit where the factions planned to find the last jade plaque needed to enter the ruins' core, while concealing that he still had powerful Exploding Pills. Days later, a lotus platform in his Sea of Consciousness reacted near the Que Sect elder Su Linyuan, prompting Chen Qing to investigate its source.
Chen Qing found two Ten-Leaf Golden Lotus seeds in an ancient altar, defeated its black-haired guardians, and uncovered a Jade token hidden in a statue. When Jiang Tuo tried to seize the token, Chen Qing shattered his Sword Domain with one spear thrust, leaving the Taiyi Supreme Sect members shocked by the gap between them.
Chen Qing found the final jade token, bringing all six needed to open the Xuanmo Ancient Kingdom Ruins’ core into circulation. The major factions prepared to meet at the Pill Dao Inspectorate in three days, where negotiations over the core’s restriction could become a deadly confrontation.
The factions gathered at the former Pill Dao Inspectorate and agreed to cooperate to open the ruins’ core, with each jade token allowing three people to enter. Yan Kingdom chose its six candidates, including Chen Qing, Shen Qinghong, and Ke Tianzong, and departed for the core restriction.
Chen Qing and the other factions entered the ruins’ core, where Xuanmo Buddha Venerable revealed a five-stage trial leading to his inheritance. The first stage, the Fire Path, began with a hundred-zhang stretch of Liuli Fire that burned True Essence and divine souls.
The Grandmasters crossed Xuanmo Buddha Venerable’s Liuli Fire trial while fighting off attacks from the Golden Court and Night Clan. Chen Qing’s Pure World Lotus Platform protected him from the flames, and he joined Shen Qinghong and Ke Tianzong in battling their pursuers as they raced for the exit.
Chen Qing killed Ye Han in the Fire Path and absorbed the Liuli Fire origin seed, then entered Wan Dan Fu Hai with his allies for Xuanmo Buddha Venerable’s second trial. As Gu Li and Fei Li approached him while Shen Qinghong moved to guard him, Chen Qing considered taking Wenxin Pills from others rather than searching furnaces one by one.
As the factions clashed in Wan Dan Fu Hai, Chen Qing fought without the miasma suppressing his strength and killed Great Lord Guli. The Yan Kingdom suffered Chu Xuanhe’s death at Ling Xuance’s hands, and Chen Qing’s emergence with Guli’s corpse shifted every faction’s attention to him.
Chen Qing survived the third trial by using the Thirteen-Petal Pure World Lotus Platform to resist Xuanmo Buddha Venerable’s attempt to seize a body, then emerged into the corridor as one of six who had passed. Shen Qinghong remained trapped in her chamber, while Ye Canglan urged the others to proceed to the fourth trial without waiting.
Chen Qing recognized that Xuanmo Buddha Venerable’s inheritance trials were likely a trap, but the Pure World Lotus Platform urged him toward the west side of the final hall. As the others fought over the inheritance, Chen Qing clashed with Ye Canglan and unleashed his Spear Domain against the Soul Erosion Silk.
Chen Qing survived Ling Xuance’s attack and entered the supposed killing formation, where he discovered the ruins of Xuanmo Chan Monastery and met the weakened Xuanmo Buddha Venerable. Xuanmo revealed Dan Xuan’s betrayal and returned the Lotus Heart to Chen Qing, completing the Thirteen-Petal Pure World Lotus Platform as the battle outside continued.
Chen Qing inherited Xuanmo Buddha Venerable’s lotus platform, scriptures, alchemy knowledge, and final protective strike before breaking through to the Third Turn. While he consolidated his new cultivation, Ye Canglan attacked the badly wounded Marquis Weiyuan, Su Linyuan, and Master Jingse as Ling Xuance entered the hall.
Ling Xuance entered the Bronze Hall seeking Xuanmo Buddha Venerable's inheritance, but Dan Xuan tried to seize his body before the Great Snow Mountain Holy Master intervened and forced Dan Xuan into a bargain. Xuanmo's death caused the ruins' restrictions to collapse, and Chen Qing arrived to shield the wounded Marquis Weiyuan from Ye Canglan.
Chen Qing defeated Ye Canglan in the ruins, killed two Night Clan Grandmasters who tried to stop him, and pursued Ye Canglan with the True Martial Demon Purging Spear Array. He slew the Fifth-Turn expert before the gathered fighters, leaving them stunned by his strength.
Chen Qing killed Ye Canglan and drove the Golden Court forces into a chaotic retreat, but news emerged that a Ninth-Turn Grandmaster and Night Clan lords were coming for him. Meanwhile, Hua Yunfeng threatened to slaughter the Golden Xuan Department Royal Court unless Xuan Ming returned within two days.
Chen Qing chased Great Lord Feili through the Ancient Kingdom Ruins, wounded him with the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow, and defeated him with his spear before killing him with the Qinglong Arrow. As Chen Qing moved to make sure Feili was dead, Great Lord Di Cang arrived and confronted him.
Chen Qing killed Great Lord Feili despite Di Cang’s intervention, then survived Di Cang’s attack with Marquis Zhenbei’s arrival. As Lie Qiong and the other Golden Court forces prepared to join Di Cang against Chen Qing and Yan Kingdom’s fighters, a powerful, icy blade intent approached from the desert.
Ling Shuang Xingzou’s arrival escalated the standoff between Yan Kingdom, Golden Court, and Great Snow Mountain, but the Six Great Supreme Sects assembled to face them. Jiang Huaizhou arrived and clashed with Ling Shuang, then the armies launched a battle that left Chen Qing caught in the expanding melee.