Arc 2Inheritances and Divine Swords

Yan Zhao gained ancient inheritances and powerful swords, defended weakening seals, and fought the Demon God alongside new companions. After Lin Yi claimed the Seven-Colored Bead and learned of another sealed evil, the group began another sword quest and secured the first Ancient Immortal Sword.

  • Yan Zhao survived the ancient tome's trials, gained immortal arts and an Immortal Technique Manual, and helped stabilize an evil entity's seal.
  • Yan Zhao collected three Ancient Immortal Swords, merged them into the Merged Immortal Sword, and defeated Demon Cultivators and a Demon King.
  • Yan Zhao discovered the sealed Demon God in the Ancient Ruins, rallied the major sects to defend the seal, and defeated the Demon God's followers and a Demon General.
  • Yan Zhao joined the White-Clad Sword Hero, obtained the Immortal Codex, and fought the Demon God before destroying his escaping Remnant Soul.
  • Yan Zhao, the White-Clad Sword Hero, and the woman from the Stone Coffin defeated the true Demon God, then received the Ancient Immortal's help against renewed attacks and sought three Ancient Divine Swords.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions collected the Ancient Divine Swords and survived ambushes, formations, monsters, and the Seven-Colored Bead's Illusionary Realm.
  • Lin Yi claimed the Seven-Colored Bead, defeated a Nine-Headed Black Dragon, and learned from the White-Haired Immortal that three Ancient Immortal Swords were needed for a failing seal.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions obtained the Dù'è Treasure Orb, seized an Ancient Immortal Sword, and defeated the demons with the White-Haired Immortal and Forest Guardian before seeking the other two swords.
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Ch. 26Unknown Ancient Tome

Yan Zhao received an Immortal Law Inheritance from an ancient tome, then fought off the demonic beasts that flooded the cave. After defeating them, he was left to find a way past the boulder blocking the exit.

  • Yan Zhao approached the floating ancient tome, which opened and sent him information about the Immortal Law Inheritance.
  • The cave shook, and a boulder sealed the entrance as a pack of demonic beasts emerged from the darkness.
  • Yan Zhao used the Immortal Law he had comprehended to kill the first beast with a Flame Palm and battle the rest.
  • The ancient tome flashed and sent Yan Zhao more Immortal Law knowledge, which he used to raise an Ice Wall and hold back the beasts.
  • Yan Zhao unleashed a powerful sword aura, killed the remaining demonic beasts, and then considered how to move the boulder and leave the cave.

Ch. 27Fighting a Demonic Beast

Yan Zhao tried to move a massive boulder but was interrupted by a powerful demonic beast emerging from the cave. He studied its attacks, found its weakness, and killed it, leaving the boulder unmoved.

  • Yan Zhao used Immortal Law Power to push the boulder until it shifted slightly.
  • A huge, black-scaled demonic beast emerged from the cave, and Yan Zhao prepared to fight it.
  • Yan Zhao dodged the beast’s attacks and learned to anticipate their pattern.
  • Yan Zhao feinted at the beast’s head, circled behind it, and stabbed its weak point.
  • Yan Zhao pressed his attack and struck the beast’s heart, killing it.

Ch. 28Passing the Trial

After escaping the cave, Yan Zhao discovered he was in the Immortal Law Trial Ground and learned he needed three keys to return home. He defeated the first key’s guardian and continued into the mist with one key secured.

  • Yan Zhao pushed the boulder aside and emerged into a mist-filled trial ground instead of the mountain forest.
  • An ethereal voice told Yan Zhao that he needed to gather three Immortal Law Keys, each guarded by a powerful creature, to leave.
  • Yan Zhao entered the mist and encountered the Ice Sculpture Monster, guardian of the first key.
  • Yan Zhao used immortal law power to melt the monster with flames, then split it in two with his sword.
  • Yan Zhao collected the blue Immortal Law Key and continued deeper into the mist.

Ch. 29Ancient Stone Door

Yan Zhao used the Blue Light Key to enter ancient ruins, where he found a powerful Cultivation Method and fought a demonic beast. After defeating it, he resolved to keep studying the method and exploring the ruins.

  • Yan Zhao used the Blue Light Key's shield to pass through a swarm of small monsters.
  • Yan Zhao opened an ancient stone door with the key and entered a chamber where vines attacked him.
  • Yan Zhao used the key's power to cut through the vines and found an ancient book containing a powerful Cultivation Method.
  • Yan Zhao learned spells from the book and fought a demonic beast that emerged from the darkness.
  • Yan Zhao exploited the beast's weakness, combined his spell with the key's power, and defeated it.
  • Yan Zhao collapsed from exhaustion and decided to continue studying the Cultivation Method and exploring the Ancient Ruins.

Ch. 30The Secret of the Stone Door

Yan Zhao entered the passage beyond the stone wall, overcame its guardians, and solved the riddle that opened the Stone Door. After defeating the hall’s defenses, he claimed the ancient book and opened it to uncover its secrets.

  • Yan Zhao fought through a group of glowing skeletons and reached the Stone Door.
  • Yan Zhao answered the old man’s riddle with “The human heart,” and the door opened onto a hall containing an ancient book.
  • Yan Zhao studied the hall’s rune attacks, found their pattern, and moved toward the book.
  • A powerful energy wave struck Yan Zhao, but he gathered his spiritual power and countered it with a golden torrent.
  • Yan Zhao seized the ancient book, causing the hall’s spikes and rune attacks to vanish, then opened the book.

Ch. 31The Trial Begins

Yan Zhao was pulled into the ancient tome, where a White-haired Old Man revealed that it was an Ancient Immortal Artifact and offered to disclose its secret if Yan Zhao passed three trials. Yan Zhao passed the first trial by crossing a sea of Ancient Flame Demon Fire, and the other trials remained ahead.

  • Yan Zhao was drawn into a misty Mysterious Space when he opened the ancient tome.
  • A White-haired Old Man told Yan Zhao that the tome was an Ancient Immortal Artifact and promised to reveal its secret if he passed three trials.
  • The White-haired Old Man set the first trial: crossing a sea of Ancient Flame Demon Fire.
  • Yan Zhao endured the flames and crossed the sea of fire, emerging exhausted with his clothes scorched and ruined.

Ch. 32Passing the Trial

Yan Zhao passed the second trial by defeating an evil ghost and finding the Pearl of Light, then crossed the Misty Forest and passed the third trial. The old man revealed an ancient stone hall and prepared to entrust him with the true inheritance.

  • Yan Zhao fought and defeated an evil ghost in the darkness, then found the Pearl of Light.
  • The old man declared that Yan Zhao had passed the first two trials and sent him to the Misty Forest for the third.
  • Yan Zhao defeated a phantom wolf and fought off the other phantom beasts blocking his way.
  • Yan Zhao found the forest’s exit, and the old man confirmed that he had passed all three trials.
  • The old man summoned an ancient stone hall whose doors opened, revealing a mysterious aura inside.

Ch. 33Obtaining the Inheritance

Yan Zhao received an ancient inheritance, escaped the hall, and fought off Demonic Cultivators with its power before a Mysterious Immortal saved him. He continued his journey and defeated a flood dragon with help from the Inherited Ancient Tome, then set out toward further challenges.

  • Yan Zhao accepted the ancient tome and absorbed its immortal arts and cultivation insights as Evil Forces attacked the hall.
  • Yan Zhao fled through a secret passage and fought the Demonic Cultivators surrounding its exit, using the inherited power to strike one down.
  • A Mysterious Immortal defeated the Demonic Cultivators, encouraged Yan Zhao to cultivate, and disappeared.
  • Yan Zhao followed a Dragon's Roar into a misty valley, where a flood dragon attacked him at a pool.
  • The Inherited Ancient Tome strengthened Yan Zhao, allowing him to drive the flood dragon back into the pool before he continued his journey.

Ch. 34Entering the Stone Forest

Yan Zhao crossed a Stone Forest, entered a pavilion after surviving its trials, and obtained an Immortal Technique Manual. He helped the elder stabilize a seal over an ancient evil entity, then fainted and woke outside the pavilion with the manual.

  • Yan Zhao used the Inherited Ancient Tome’s instructions to break the Stone Forest’s formation.
  • Yan Zhao endured three attacks from the pavilion’s elder and was allowed inside.
  • Yan Zhao defeated the elder’s phantoms and received an Immortal Technique Manual.
  • Yan Zhao and the elder used the manual’s power to stabilize the weakening seal beneath the pavilion.
  • Yan Zhao exhausted himself and fainted, then woke outside the pavilion with the manual in his arms.

Ch. 35Clues to the Ancient Immortal Sword

Yan Zhao sought the three Ancient Immortal Swords needed to destroy the sealed evil entity and recovered the swords hidden in the Misty Forest and Fiery Mountain Valley. With two swords in hand, he set out for the Bottom of the Frozen Lake.

  • A white-haired immortal told Yan Zhao that the evil entity could only be destroyed with the three Ancient Immortal Swords and the Immortal Technique Manual, then gave him a token to obtain help from the Cultivation Sect.
  • Yan Zhao fought demon wolves and their king in the Misty Forest, using the token to summon reinforcements and drive the wolf king back.
  • Yan Zhao defeated the Tree Demon by striking its glowing core and found the first Ancient Immortal Sword in a hidden cave.
  • Yan Zhao reached Fiery Mountain Valley and killed a firebird with the first sword.
  • Yan Zhao found the second Ancient Immortal Sword in a searing cave and set out for the Bottom of the Frozen Lake.

Ch. 36Obtaining an Immortal Sword

Yan Zhao obtained a third Ancient Immortal Sword from Cold Ice Lake, merged all three into the Merged Immortal Sword, and escaped the Ice Spirit Female Immortal. Back at his sect, he struggled to master the sword until he used its power to defeat Demon Cultivators and save a village.

  • Yan Zhao defeated the Ice Dragon at Cold Ice Lake and claimed the third Ancient Immortal Sword.
  • Yan Zhao merged the three swords to defeat the Ice Spirit Female Immortal, then survived her Space Trap when the Merged Immortal Sword destroyed the Ice Prisms.
  • The Ice Spirit Female Immortal let Yan Zhao leave, and he returned to his sect to tell the sect master about the sword and his battle.
  • Yan Zhao studied the Merged Immortal Sword but could not fully master it before the sect learned that Demon Cultivators were attacking nearby villages.
  • Yan Zhao used the sword's seven-colored light to defeat the Demon Cultivators and save the village, deepening his control of the weapon.

Ch. 37Return to the Sect

Yan Zhao faced renewed doubts about his strength, then proved himself by defeating a Demon King with the Merged Immortal Sword. At the Ancient Ruins, he escaped a battle with a mysterious organization and discovered the ruins had been established by the Ancient Immortal Venerable to seal an evil demon god.

  • Yan Zhao returned to the sect and learned that disciples and elders credited his victory over the Demon Cultivator to the Merged Immortal Sword rather than his own ability.
  • Yan Zhao ventured alone into the demon domain and defeated a powerful Demon King after the immortal sword fused its power with his spiritual energy.
  • Yan Zhao returned with the Demon King's head, silencing his doubters and strengthening his standing in the sect.
  • Yan Zhao learned from his master about sealed Ancient Ruins, traveled there, and fought members of a mysterious organization that seemed to be pursuing a larger plan.
  • A beam of light from the ruins struck the Mysterious Person, allowing Yan Zhao to enter the ruins' depths and find an ancient palace.
  • Yan Zhao absorbed the runes from an ancient book in the palace and learned that the Ancient Immortal Venerable had built the ruins to seal an evil demon god.

Ch. 38A Contest with the Demon God

Yan Zhao stopped the Demon God's followers from unsealing the Demon God, then returned to his sect and helped organize a joint defense of the seal. After a traitor exposed the plan and the followers ambushed the defenders, Yan Zhao awakened a powerful immortal art, defeated them, and secured the seal.

  • Yan Zhao used an immortal formation to suppress the Demon God's power and prevent it from breaking free.
  • Yan Zhao returned to his sect and told his master and the elders about the Demon God and the weakening seal.
  • Yan Zhao briefed representatives from the major sects, who agreed to reinforce and jointly guard the seal.
  • A traitor revealed Yan Zhao's defense plan to the Demon God's followers, who laid a trap for Yan Zhao and the others.
  • Yan Zhao awakened a deeper power within the ancient texts and used a new immortal art to wipe out the followers who ambushed them.
  • Yan Zhao's victory stabilized the seal, and his name spread throughout the cultivation world as he continued his cultivation.

Ch. 39A Clash with the Demon General

Yan Zhao fought the Demon General sent by the demon god and defeated him with a sword formation, sealing his Remnant Soul. Exhausted, Yan Zhao realized the demon god’s threat to the cultivation world remained.

  • A dying spy transmitted Yan Zhao’s aura to the demon god, who sent his strongest Demon General to kill him.
  • Yan Zhao left secluded cultivation when the Demon General’s evil aura reached the Spiritual Land, and the two began fighting.
  • As the Demon General gained the upper hand and wounded him, Yan Zhao lured him into a sword formation he had prepared.
  • Yan Zhao struck the trapped Demon General with his sword, then used the formation to shred his body.
  • Yan Zhao sealed the escaping Remnant Soul with a Spirit Talisman and recognized that the danger was not over.

Ch. 40Covert Investigation

After recovering from sealing the Remnant Soul, Yan Zhao investigated strange incidents in a nearby town and was attacked by eerie shadows. A mysterious swordsman in white rescued him and offered help against the Demon God, but kept his identity secret.

  • Yan Zhao returned to the sect and told the sect leader that he had sealed the Remnant Soul.
  • Yan Zhao recuperated in seclusion until a disciple reported bizarre incidents in surrounding towns.
  • Yan Zhao entered a deserted town to investigate and was attacked by red-eyed shadows in a dark alley.
  • A mysterious swordsman in white scattered the shadows with his sword and told Yan Zhao he had come to help fight the Demon God.
  • Yan Zhao thanked the swordsman and asked who he was, but the swordsman declined to reveal his identity.

Ch. 41Unknown Secrets

Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero investigated a sinister aura, defeated a Demon General with a sword formation, and then faced the Demon God Avatar. Yan Zhao struck the Avatar with a powerful immortal art but collapsed from the strain, and the two set out to find a way to grow stronger.

  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero entered an abandoned residence and fought off swarms of demonic shadows.
  • A Demon General sent by the Demon God attacked Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero, but Yan Zhao lured him into a sword formation, and they defeated him together.
  • The Demon God Avatar appeared and overwhelmed Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero with its attacks.
  • Yan Zhao awakened a mysterious power and struck the Demon God Avatar with an immortal art, but the effort left him near collapse.
  • The White-Clad Sword Hero caught Yan Zhao, and the two decided to seek a way to increase their strength.

Ch. 42Researching the Immortal Codex

Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero found the Immortal Codex, overcame demonic shadows, and broke through into a new realm before confronting the Demon God. Their battle began with the Demon God blocking their attacks and blasting them backward with demonic radiance.

  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero reached Lingxu Mountain, defeated its Guardian Divine Beast, and claimed the Immortal Codex.
  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero studied the Codex while the Demon God's demonic shadows harassed them.
  • Yan Zhao unleashed a mysterious power that scattered the shadows and helped him understand the Codex, and he and the White-Clad Sword Hero broke through into a new realm.
  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero confronted the Demon God and launched a sword attack, but he blocked it with a shield of Demonic Energy.
  • The Demon God struck Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero with black demonic radiance, sending them flying backward.

Ch. 43The Master's Secret Sword Formation

Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero used their master's secret sword formation to defeat the Demon God, but his Remnant Soul fled into an ancient ruin and trapped them among Stone Figurines. They learned the figurines' attack pattern, destroyed them, and finally eliminated the Remnant Soul.

  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero formed a secret sword formation that restrained the Demon God, but he broke one corner with a burst of Demonic Energy.
  • Yan Zhao's Demon Suppressing Talisman failed against the Demon God's Black Flames, so the White-Clad Sword Hero distracted him with a torrent of spiritual power while Yan Zhao formed the sword formation again.
  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero overwhelmed the Demon God with the renewed formation, but a wisp of his Remnant Soul escaped toward an ancient ruin.
  • Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero pursued the Remnant Soul into the ruins, where a trap released countless Stone Figurines that surrounded them.
  • Yan Zhao noticed that the Stone Figurines attacked in a pattern, and he and the White-Clad Sword Hero exploited their rhythm to defeat them and destroy the Remnant Soul.

Ch. 44Perfect Coordination

Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero broke the curse in the cavern, then joined the freed guardian woman in a battle against the true Demon God. They defeated him and set out together, though they sensed more challenges might await them.

  • After destroying the Demon God's Remnant Soul, Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero entered a cavern and found a woman trapped in a Stone Coffin.
  • The woman claimed the Demon God had cursed the land and instructed Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero to channel their spiritual power into the cavern runes.
  • A Shadow Figure and the woman attacked them, but Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero used the runes' light to destroy the evil intent and break the curse.
  • The true Demon God appeared and attacked Yan Zhao and the White-Clad Sword Hero, and the woman joined them after regaining her strength.
  • Yan Zhao, the White-Clad Sword Hero, and the woman combined their swords, talismans, and music to defeat the Demon God, who vanished in blue smoke.
  • The three celebrated the return of peace and continued their journey, sensing that future challenges might lie ahead.

Ch. 45Mysterious Old Man

Yan Zhao and his companions learned from the Ancient Immortal that three Ancient Divine Swords were needed to seal the demon god, then obtained Frosty Shadow and a second sword at the volcano. They set out for the deep sea to seek the final sword.

  • The demon god's phantom attacked Yan Zhao and his companions in the cave, but the Ancient Immortal appeared and helped them defeat it.
  • After the demon god ambushed them outside the cave with Demon Soldiers and Demon Generals, the Ancient Immortal rescued Yan Zhao and his companions and explained the demon god's history and the need to find three Ancient Divine Swords.
  • Yan Zhao, the White-Clad Sword Hero, and the woman traveled north, fought through Ice Demons, and claimed Frosty Shadow from an ice-sealed altar.
  • The three reached the blazing volcano, identified the fire demons' guarded location, and Yan Zhao obtained the second Ancient Divine Sword.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions departed for the deep sea to search for the final Ancient Divine Sword.

Ch. 46The Powerful Guardian Beast

Yan Zhao and his companions fought their way through the Deep Sea, overcame an Illusion Array, and defeated the Guardian Spirit to obtain the divine sword. After the sword awakened an Ancient Divine Eagle and drew attacks from Mysterious People, a senior cultivator revealed its origin and warned Yan Zhao that it would attract conflict as the group set out on a new journey.

  • Yan Zhao and his companions battled sea beasts and broke through an ancient underwater Illusion Array.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions defeated the Guardian Spirit in the cave and claimed the divine sword.
  • An Ancient Divine Eagle attacked Yan Zhao's group to reclaim the sword, but Yan Zhao struck it down with the weapon.
  • Mysterious People ambushed the group on shore and demanded the divine sword, but a White-haired Old Man stopped the fight.
  • The old man identified the sword as a treasure left by the Ancient God of War and warned Yan Zhao that it would attract the covetous attention of many factions.
  • Yan Zhao thanked the old man and set out with his companions, carrying the divine sword into a new journey.

Ch. 47Dragon's Roar

Yan Zhao and his companions fought through a succession of dangers with the divine sword Dragon's Roar, defeating the Mysterious People, Fire Demons, Stone Monsters, forest ghosts, and a lightning-wreathed Giant Python. After the Giant Python fell, the exhausted group rested briefly and continued exploring the unknown land.

  • Yan Zhao and his companions were trapped in the Mist Cage formation, then fell into a rune-carved space where they fought the Mysterious People and Yan Zhao defeated their leader with Dragon's Roar.
  • Yan Zhao rallied his companions against the Mysterious People, and the sword absorbed fire energy to create an ice bridge across a lava river as Fire Demons attacked.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions crossed the collapsing ice bridge, defeated Stone Monsters by targeting their head crystals with water-element spells, and entered a misty forest.
  • Yan Zhao used the divine sword's remaining flame energy to burn through binding vines, then led his companions in breaking the ghosts' attack pattern and escaping the collapsing forest.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions battled a Giant Python surrounded by purple lightning, and Yan Zhao pierced its eye and then its heart, killing it.
  • After resting briefly, Yan Zhao and his companions continued exploring the unknown land.

Ch. 48Seven-Colored Bead

Yan Zhao led the group through a cave filled with beasts, traps, and an Illusionary Realm created by the Seven-Colored Bead. After helping the others break the illusion, he left them facing the bead’s intensified glow and whatever secret it held.

  • Yan Zhao opened the ancient Stone Door, then used a newly comprehended spiritual-energy technique to drive back the winged beasts.
  • Yan Zhao shielded the group from a barrage of arrows and deciphered the wall runes to stop the trap.
  • The group approached the Seven-Colored Bead and was transported into an Illusionary Realm shaped by their deepest fears.
  • Yan Zhao found a flaw in the illusion, and the group attacked it until the bead’s shriek restored the realm and unleashed Phantom Monsters.
  • Yan Zhao and the others fought off the monsters while attacking the flaw, breaking the illusion and returning to the cave.
  • The group cautiously approached the glowing Seven-Colored Bead.

Ch. 49The Bead's Trial

Lin Yi gained the Universe Reversal Bead, defeated the Nine-Headed Black Dragon, and later joined his companions in resisting an awakening evil sealed in a valley. After the White-Haired Immortal warned that the weakened seal could only be restored with three Ancient Immortal Swords, Lin Yi and his companions set out to find them.

  • The Seven-Colored Bead tested the group with demonic phantoms, and Lin Yi’s ancient sword let him claim the bead as its chosen master.
  • A Nine-Headed Black Dragon attacked, and Lin Yi used the bead to shield his companions, restrain the dragon, and defeat it.
  • The bead carried Lin Yi to a secluded valley, where the White-Haired Immortal revealed that it could open the ancient immortal gate and that a great evil was sealed there.
  • Lin Yi remained in the valley to study the bead and reinforce the seal while his friends visited and trained with him.
  • When the seal began to fail, Lin Yi and his companions combined their powers to stabilize it temporarily.
  • The White-Haired Immortal told Lin Yi and his companions to find the three Ancient Immortal Swords, and they departed on their quest.

Ch. 50News of the Immortal Sword

Yan Zhao and his companions survived the forest’s trials, crossed the river with the Immortal Crane’s Dù'è Treasure Orb, and claimed one Ancient Immortal Sword after defeating the valley’s defenses. With the White-Haired Immortal and Forest Guardian helping them repel Master of the Demon Wolf King and his forces, they set out to find the remaining two swords.

  • The White-Haired Immortal rescued the group from the Demon Wolf King, and the Forest Guardian later saved them from attacking vines and warned them about the Illusionary Dream Maze.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions overcame the Illusion Array by resisting its visions of their deepest fears and pressing forward together.
  • The Immortal Crane gave Yan Zhao the Dù'è Treasure Orb, which protected the group as they crossed a river guarded by a Water Monster.
  • Yan Zhao used the Treasure Orb to suppress the Skeleton Soldiers in the dark valley, where the group found an Ancient Immortal Sword protected by an Evil Shield.
  • Yan Zhao and his companions combined their spiritual power to break the shield and seize the sword, driving Master of the Demon Wolf King to flee.
  • Master of the Demon Wolf King returned with a larger force, but the White-Haired Immortal and Forest Guardian joined the group in defeating the demons, and Yan Zhao led his companions onward to seek the other two swords.
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