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Yang Xuan arrived among the Hundred Regions’ cultivators, who sought Void Refining Demon Emperor soul crystals to open Tai Cang Immortal Mountain before the Hundred Regions War ended. After Sun Mulan described the two demons she had encountered, Yang Xuan revealed that he knew where another Void Refining Demon Emperor was, though it was powerful.

• Yang Xuan arrived with his Heavenly Dog and the Yang Clan’s cultivators, and Li Qingyuan recognized Yan Lingyue and You Yanmei among his companions.
• Jin Luo asked whether Yang Xuan had enough soul crystals to open the immortal mountain, and Yang Xuan said he had only one.
• The gathered cultivators admitted they did not know where to find any Void Refining Demon Emperors, and Long Aotian asked Sun Mulan about the deaths of Hua Xibai and Long Xiao.
• Sun Mulan claimed Hua Xibai and Sun Xing had colluded with two Void Refining Demon Emperors and described Long Xiao’s sacrifice to save her and Bing Ling'er.
• Yang Xuan told the anxious cultivators that he knew the whereabouts of a Void Refining Demon Emperor, though it was somewhat strong.

Yang Xuan revealed the location of the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm and rallied the strongest Heavenly Chosen to hunt it for its valuable remains and Heavenly Thunder Bamboos. The group set out for the target while an unseen figure secretly followed them, tracking Bing Ling'er’s aura.

• Yang Xuan identified the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm as an Early Void Refining Stage Completion Demon Emperor and described its deadly Lightning Law and Heavenly Thunder Bamboos.
• Yan Lingyue shared memories of the worm’s attack, confirming that Yang Xuan had rescued her and You Yanmei from the slaughter.
• Feng Yu, Jin Luo, Niu Hong, and others judged that the Heavenly Chosen could defeat the worm together, with Yang Xuan leading the assault.
• Yang Xuan proposed awarding the Void Refining Demon Nascent Soul to whoever contributed most and dividing the worm’s valuable materials among the group.
• The 113 Extreme Dao Soul Transformation combatants accepted the hunt and followed Yang Xuan across the Tai Cang Immortal Realm.
• An unseen figure used Earth Evasion and Bing Ling'er’s soul-blood aura to follow the group toward the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.

Yang Xuan led the top hundred Heavenly Chosen to track down the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm and seize its Heavenly Thunder Bamboo and demon nascent soul. After surrounding its hiding place, Yang Xuan and the top twenty charged into the valley, where the worm attacked them with its Heavenly Thunder World-Ending technique.

• Shou Feng tracked the scent Yang Xuan had secretly left on the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo and led the group to a valley where the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm was hiding.
• Yang Xuan ordered the Heavenly Chosen to seal off the area and divided them into a group of twenty to attack and others to guard against the worm escaping.
• Yang Xuan, Shou Feng, Yang Ying, Yan Lingyue, and the other top Heavenly Chosen charged into the valley and confronted the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.
• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm emerged from the exploding mountain and unleashed its Heavenly Thunder World-Ending technique, declaring it would fight to the death to protect its treasures.
• Yang Xuan used Sky Splitting Divine Palm to weaken the five-colored thunder, while the Super Heavenly Chosen met the remaining lightning with their own abilities.

The twenty-three Super Heavenly Chosen endured the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm’s lightning assault and joined forces to attack it. As the battle intensified, Yang Xuan broke through to the Second Revolution Early Stage and helped destabilize the Golden Thunder Domain, leaving the group poised to counterattack.

• Yan Lingyue, Feng Yu, Long Aotian, Niu Hong, Wan Peng, Gui Ya, Sun Mulan, Shou Feng, Yang Ying, and the Giant Race Heavenly Chosen used their techniques to withstand bolts of five-colored Heavenly Thunder, though Gui Ya was badly injured.
• The twenty-three Super Heavenly Chosen crushed the opening assault, and Yang Xuan struck the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm’s head, breaking through its defenses and opening a gap in its Lightning Domain.
• The Heavenly Chosen unleashed their attacks together, wounding the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm until it retaliated with Golden Thunder World Annihilation, a peak Five-Colored Heavenly Tribulation.
• Yang Xuan’s Nine Revolutions Profound Technique broke through to the Second Revolution Early Stage, and his Primordial Spirit advanced to the Early Void Refining Stage.
• Yang Xuan shattered the thickest bolt of golden lightning with his halberd, and the Heavenly Chosen blocked its scattered force as the Golden Thunder Domain destabilized.
• Yang Xuan called for a counterattack, and the Heavenly Chosen shouted and prepared to attack the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.

Li Qingyuan and Old Zhao secretly weakened the formations around the siege of the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm, hoping it would escape. After the Heavenly Chosen badly wounded it, the Demon Emperor unleashed its hidden reserves, killed Gui Ya, and fled as Yang Xuan and the others pursued.

• Li Qingyuan watched Yang Xuan and the other Heavenly Chosen fight, then withdrew while Old Zhao secretly tampered with the formations and barriers around the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.
• Yang Xuan opened his Heavenly Eye and bound the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm, allowing the Heavenly Chosen to break its defenses and inflict severe wounds.
• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm drew on the power stored in its Heavenly Thunder Bamboo and unleashed Golden Thunder World Annihilation, blasting Yang Xuan and the other Heavenly Chosen away and injuring them.
• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm charged into Gui Ya, annihilated his body and soul, swallowed his Extreme Dao Nascent Soul, and fled three hundred miles.
• Yang Xuan swallowed three First Revolution Golden Cores and pursued the fleeing Demon Emperor as the injured Heavenly Chosen gave chase.

The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm fought through the Extreme Dao Heavenly Chosen’s blockade but Yang Xuan’s Heavenly Eye Divine Light struck its tail. It severed part of its tail to escape, and Yang Xuan and the others pursued it to prevent it from fleeing with the Taicang Baptism at stake.

• The weakened Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm blasted aside the first group of Extreme Dao Heavenly Chosen, then injured seventeen more as they tried to hold it back for Yang Xuan.
• Yang Xuan closed in with his Heavenly Eye Spiritual Power ready while the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm battered through the formations, restrictions, and barriers enclosing it.
• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm burned its Lightning Law origin and broke through all eight layers of the blockade, despite the self-destruction of two Extreme Dao Puppets.
• Yang Xuan’s Heavenly Eye Divine Light grazed the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm’s tail, so it severed one-third of its tail to stop the attack from spreading and fled.
• Yang Xuan, Shou Feng, Sun Mulan, Niu Hong, Jin Luo, and the other cultivators pursued the wounded Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm, determined not to let it escape.

The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm escaped Yang Xuan and the pursuing Heavenly Chosen, then hid in a small Grotto-heaven World to recover. Li Qingyuan and Zhao Guangzheng trapped it with the Human Emperor Banner and injured it further, leaving it facing three Void Refinement Soul Slaves.

• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm outran Yang Xuan and the pursuing Heavenly Chosen, disappearing after a month.
• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm entered a small Grotto-heaven World, killed thousands of Spirit Transformation immortal beasts, and devoured their soul crystals to recover.
• Li Qingyuan and Zhao Guangzheng ambushed the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm, sealing the area inside the Soul Banner Killing Realm.
• Zhao Guangzheng revealed himself as the vanguard of the Human Emperor and attacked the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm with Ghost Annihilation Blades.
• Zhao Guangzheng summoned three Void Refinement Soul Slaves after the attack wounded the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.

Li Qingyuan and his allies killed the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm, captured its divine soul, and claimed its Nascent Soul and Heavenly Thunder Bamboo. As Yang Xuan’s pursuit lost its trail, the Heavenly Chosen received news that the fifth Void Refining Soul Crystal had appeared and Tai Cang Immortal Mountain could be opened.

• The Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm tried to persuade Old Zhao to join forces, but Old Zhao refused because Li Qingyuan had ordered its death.
• Li Qingyuan revealed himself and, with Yang Xiaohe, Old Zhao, and their allies, overwhelmed and killed the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm.
• Old Zhao captured and began refining the worm’s divine soul, while Li Qingyuan took its Nascent Soul and gathered its treasures and Heavenly Thunder Bamboo.
• Li Qingyuan and his allies withdrew, and Yang Xuan’s group later discovered that Shou Feng could no longer track the worm’s aura.
• The Heavenly Chosen received messages that the fifth Void Refining Soul Crystal had appeared and Tai Cang Immortal Mountain could be opened.

Li Qingyuan, posing as Lei Jingtian, revealed a Void Refining Soul Crystal and used his lightning power to deter the gathered cultivators from attacking him. The five crystals opened the Tai Cang Immortal Mountain, and its baptism began as the Heavenly Chosen were summoned to the summit.

• Yang Xuan and the other Heavenly Chosen arrived and recognized Li Qingyuan's Seven-Colored Great Rooster as the spirit pet associated with the Blood Demon Three Fiends.
• Li Qingyuan displayed the corpses of the Blood Demon Three Fiends, denied being their leader, and unleashed the Five-Colored Great Heavenly Tribulation.
• Li Qingyuan presented the Black Water Crocodile Dragon's Void Refining Soul Crystal, completing the five needed to open the Tai Cang Immortal Mountain.
• Yang Xuan and the other Super Heavenly Chosen sent their crystals into the sky alongside Li Qingyuan's, forming a pillar that shattered the void.
• The Tai Cang Immortal Mountain descended, and the Spirit of the Tai Cang Immortal Mirror announced that the baptism had arrived and called the Heavenly Chosen to the summit.

Tai Cang Immortal Mountain descended, and cultivators across Cangxuan Heaven raced to claim its baptisms, including the Emperor-grade Anointing at the summit. Li Qingyuan charged through the competitors and carried Bing Ling'er and Sun Mulan toward the main peaks.

• Tai Cang Immortal Mountain landed and its shockwave scattered the million Spirit Transformation cultivators, after which the heavenly geniuses rushed toward its summit.
• Yang Xuan, Jin Luo, Long Aotian, Sun Mulan, Wan Peng, Niu Hong, Feng Yu, Bing Ling'er, Yan Lingyue, and other Heavenly Chosen led their factions toward the mountain.
• Zhao Guangzheng explained the rewards for ascending the peaks and urged Li Qingyuan to seek the Emperor-grade Baptism, which could fully use their nearly two hundred thousand Soul Crystals.
• Li Qingyuan resolved to claim the Emperor-grade Baptism and sped toward the mountain as a lightning tribulation, injuring and overtaking cultivators in his path.
• Li Qingyuan caught Bing Ling'er and Sun Mulan as he raced toward the hundred main peaks, offering to carry them.

Under the name Lei Jingtian, Li Qingyuan helped You Yanmei and Bing Ling'er claim peaks before joining Sun Mulan in the battle for the main summits. They defeated Long Aotian, and Li Qingyuan captured his fleeing Nascent Soul.

• You Yanmei took a side peak with Yan Lingyue's help and learned that its defensive barrier would last only one day.
• Yan Lingyue spotted more than thirty hidden Extreme Dao Soul Transformations joining the fight for the hundred main peaks.
• Li Qingyuan sent Bing Ling'er to claim a main peak, then joined Sun Mulan as they fought through Long Aotian's forces.
• Sun Mulan transformed into a Battle Saint Ape and clashed with Long Aotian, while Li Qingyuan struck him with the Thunder God Halberd and cracked his Azure Dragon Pearl.
• Sun Mulan restrained Long Aotian as Li Qingyuan beheaded him, then used a soul banner to trap his fleeing Nascent Soul.

After Li Qingyuan and Sun Mulan killed Long Aotian, they claimed two of the Ten Great Thrones while the strongest Heavenly Chosen agreed to settle the contest for the thrones before fighting for the Imperial Baptism. As the mountain-wide slaughter continued, challengers attacked the throne holders, but two figures remained unchallenged.

• Li Qingyuan captured Long Aotian's soul and body, gave his Azure Dragon Nascent Soul to the Flame Dragon Flood Dragon, and sent his dragon pearl to Ao Run.
• Sun Mulan claimed a main peak, and Li Qingyuan, calling himself Lei Jingtian, claimed another as the ten Heavenly Chosen took their thrones.
• Yang Xuan and the other throne holders agreed to finish choosing the ten kings before contending for the Imperial Baptism, while cultivators across the mountain fought for the increasingly powerful baptisms.
• After the first day, two fourth-Nirvana Heavenly Chosen attacked You Yanmei, and Shui Xinyue challenged Bing Ling'er for a main peak.
• On the second day, Chi Hong challenged Ju Luo, and other Heavenly Chosen challenged Sun Mulan, Niu Hong, Jin Luo, Wan Peng, Feng Yu, and Shou Feng.
• Battles spread among the throne holders, while two figures remained seated without anyone daring to challenge them.

Bing Ling'er and Yan Lingyue won their main peaks, while the heavenly chosen settled into positions across Hundred-Li Immortal Mountain over a month of challenges. As the mountain’s final contest began, Yang Xuan called on Shou Feng and Yang Ying to help him reach the summit.

• Li Qingyuan told Yang Xuan that he and Sun Mulan and Bing Ling'er were old acquaintances, while privately weighing the danger of challenging Yang Xuan and the other Super Heavenly Chosen.
• Bing Ling'er used the Heavenly Frost Divine Intent Technique and Heavenly Silkworm Ice Needle to defeat Shui Xinyue and claim her peak.
• Yan Lingyue used the Nine Purple Departing Fire Transformation and Heavenly Demon Purple Moon Slash to defeat her opponent and seize a top-tier main peak.
• Chi Hong defeated Ju Luo, while Lei Peng defeated Wan Peng and claimed one of the Ten Great Thrones.
• Over the next month, the Ten Great Thrones, main peaks, side peaks, and hills settled into guarded positions, with the Yang Clan claiming many of them.
• Yang Xuan and Li Qingyuan opened their eyes as the heavenly chosen gathered their auras, and Yang Xuan ordered Shou Feng and Yang Ying to help him reach the summit.

The contenders fought to decide who would claim the Imperial Throne and its Imperial Baptism, while Yang Xuan and Li Qingyuan emerged as the last two standing. They faced each other above the battlefield, ready to begin their decisive duel.

• Feng Yu intercepted Yang Ying, while Lei Peng engaged Shou Feng and the other contenders attacked their chosen opponents.
• Sun Mulan suppressed Chi Hong, and Yang Xuan parried Jin Luo's spear before exchanging fierce blows with him.
• Li Qingyuan repelled Niu Hong's mace attack with five-colored Heavenly Thunder, then fought him while Niu Hong countered with Water Yin Thunder.
• Yang Xuan used Manifestation of Heaven and Earth to shatter Jin Luo's Golden Body Dharma Form, bend his spear, and defeat him.
• Li Qingyuan struck Niu Hong with golden Heavenly Thunder, defeated him, and stood as Yang Xuan's final opponent.
• Yang Xuan and Li Qingyuan faced off above the battlefield, and Yang Xuan launched the final duel.

Li Qingyuan fought Yang Xuan for the Imperial Throne, holding out against Yang Xuan’s overwhelming power as the battle drew the attention of the other Heavenly Chosen. Yang Xuan invited Li Qingyuan to join the Haoran Immortal Sect, but Li Qingyuan remained determined to claim the Imperial Baptism, while their allies joined the fray.

• Yang Xuan and Li Qingyuan exchanged powerful attacks, and Yang Xuan gained a slight advantage despite Li Qingyuan unleashing Golden Thunder World Annihilation.
• Yang Xuan invited Li Qingyuan to become a True Disciple of the Haoran Immortal Sect, but Li Qingyuan said he still intended to claim the Imperial Baptism.
• Shou Feng defeated Lei Peng, and Yang Ying defeated Feng Yu before returning to her throne to recover.
• Sun Mulan defeated Chi Hong, then attacked Yang Ying and Shou Feng to help Li Qingyuan.
• Yang Ying held Sun Mulan off while Shou Feng charged toward Li Qingyuan, and Yang Xuan also attacked him.
• Li Qingyuan summoned Ji Kun, whose Sky Swallowing Chicken distracted Yang Xuan’s Heavenly Hound as the two creatures wrestled.

Li Qingyuan countered Yang Xuan’s metal-powered assault by unleashing the Earth Marsh Sword Array and gathering its swords into a thousand-zhang strike. Yang Xuan activated the Yang Family Heavenly Eye to meet the descending sword, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Shou Feng suppressed Ji Kun, but Ji Kun’s Sky Swallowing Sphere kept the Heavenly Hound from defeating him.
• Yang Xuan changed his dharma power to Geng Metal, countered Li Qingyuan’s lightning, and struck him hard enough to make him spit blood.
• Yang Xuan transformed into a Golden Giant and brought down his halberd, while Li Qingyuan revealed the Green Wood Heavenly Sun Sword, the Soul Refining Banner, and the Earth Marsh Sword Array.
• Li Qingyuan’s sword domain shattered Yang Xuan’s blade aura and formed a thousand-zhang greatsword infused with sun, moon, seasonal, and lightning power.
• Yang Xuan activated his Divine General Bloodline and fired the Yang Family Heavenly Eye’s divine light at Li Qingyuan’s descending sword.

Li Qingyuan, also known as Zhao Tongxuan, fought Yang Xuan to a standstill even after Yang Xuan unleashed the Yang Clan's Heavenly Eye. As the Taicang Baptism neared, the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet announced that the battle for the summit had reached its result.

• Yang Xuan activated his Heavenly Eye and struck with the Green Wood Heavenly Sun Sword, but Li Qingyuan met his attack without being defeated.
• The clash sent the Heavenly Hound, Ji Kun, Sun Mulan, and Yang Ying flying away, while Bing Ling'er considered following Zhao Tongxuan for a chance to advance toward Mahayana.
• Li Qingyuan and Yang Xuan resumed their battle, exchanging saber and sword strikes as their domains collided across the battlefield.
• In Azure Profound Heaven Domain, Cangxuan Old Ancestor and other Mahayana Dao Venerables predicted that Yang Xuan would win the Imperial Baptism, while Yang Haoran praised the potential of Third Young Master Sun and invited him to join the Immortal Venerable Hall.
• The Tai Cang Immortal Tablet rumbled, and the gathered cultivators realized that the baptism was about to begin and the battle for the summit had produced a result.

Li Qingyuan defeated Yang Xuan in a fierce battle and reached Tai Cang Immortal Mountain’s summit, where the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet descended. With the Imperial Baptism about to begin, the remaining Heavenly Chosen began fighting for the last throne.

• Li Qingyuan and Yang Xuan fought evenly until Yang Xuan awakened his ancient heavenly god bloodline and unleashed his Heavenly Eye strike.
• Li Qingyuan summoned Old Zhao and the Soul Refining Banner’s main soul, whose Ghost Annihilation Blade overcame Yang Xuan’s attack and sent him crashing into a side peak.
• Yang Xuan accepted his defeat and agreed to fight Li Qingyuan again in the Void Refining Realm, while Li Qingyuan put away the Soul Refining Banner.
• Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun ascended Tai Cang Immortal Mountain’s summit, and the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet descended three breaths later.
• Yang Xuan took the throne nearest the peak, while the Giant Race’s young clan leader and other Heavenly Chosen rushed to claim the final vacant throne.

The Tai Cang Immortal Tablet revealed the rankings of the hundred strongest Heavenly Chosen, shocking the attending Dao Venerables when Yang Xuan ranked only first among the Ten Great Thrones. A blazing inscription began naming an Emperor Sealer from the Nine Provinces Domain, but the identity remained incomplete.

• The Heavenly Chosen wrote their names on the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet, and Bing Ling'er appeared at forty-seventh while Yan Lingyue ranked nineteenth.
• Heavenly Frost Dao Venerable celebrated Bing Ling'er's ranking as Divine Fire Dao Venerable and Seven Profound Dao Venerable watched anxiously for their own disciples.
• The Ten Great Heavenly Chosen were revealed, including Ju Luo and Yang Xuan, who ranked foremost among the thrones rather than claiming the Imperial Throne.
• Myriad Dragon Ancestor and Myriad Flowers Ancestor demanded to know what had happened to Long Aotian and Hua Xibai, while Dao Venerables wondered how Yang Xuan had lost the Imperial Baptism contest.
• The Tai Cang Immortal Tablet blazed and began identifying an Emperor Sealer from the Nine Provinces Domain, prompting Yang Haoran and the other Dao Venerables to react with alarm.

Li Qingyuan revealed his true name and the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet announced that he was a 752-year-old first-Nirvana cultivator from the Nine Provinces Domain, stunning the assembled cultivators. His triumph drew the attention of ancient Dao Venerables, and the Immortal Mirror Heavenly Eye opened to begin the Taicang Baptism.

• Yang Haoran celebrated the revival of the Nine Provinces Domain and sent word to the Yang Clan, while Cangxuan Old Ancestor proposed reporting it to the Immortal Venerable Hall.
• Li Qingyuan decided to stop hiding his identity and wrote his name on the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet with a lightning brush.
• The Immortal Mirror revealed Li Qingyuan’s origin, age, and cultivation, shocking Yang Xuan and the other cultivators who learned he had defeated Yang Xuan while only at first-Nirvana.
• Bing Ling’er, Sun Mulan, Yang Xuan, and the other Heavenly Chosen reacted to Li Qingyuan’s real name and speculated about the Nine Provinces Domain.
• Yan Lingyue recognized Li Qingyuan as the man who had once disguised himself as Ma Chao, and Li Qingyuan briefly looked her way.
• The Immortal Mirror Heavenly Eye opened above the Tai Cang Immortal Mountain and announced the start of the Taicang Baptism.

The Taicang Baptism began, and Li Qingyuan stunned the gathered Heavenly Chosen by revealing his first-Nirvana cultivation and an immense reserve of Soul Crystals. As the other contenders displayed their own resources, Li Qingyuan released even more Soul Crystals, leaving everyone wondering whether he had looted half the Tai Cang Immortal Realm.

• The Eye of the Tai Cang Immortal Mirror opened, and its baptism laws descended across Tai Cang Immortal Mountain.
• Li Qingyuan revealed one hundred and ten thousand Soul Crystals and shared their baptism energy with Ji Kun, shocking Yang Xuan and the other Heavenly Chosen.
• Bing Ling'er and Yan Lingyue displayed Soul Crystal reserves that ranked among the best of the hundred strongest Heavenly Chosen.
• Wan Peng, Lei Peng, Yang Xuan, Sun Mulan, and other Super Heavenly Chosen brought out their Soul Crystals and began absorbing the baptism energy.
• Li Qingyuan used the baptism energy to strengthen the Mysterious Feminine Space and its Soul Transformation Cultivators from the Nine Provinces.
• Li Qingyuan released a succession of vast quantities of high-quality Soul Crystals, astonishing the gathered cultivators.

Yang Haoran and the other Mahayana Dao Venerables were stunned to learn that first-Nirvana Li Qingyuan had defeated Yang Xuan, and they began considering how to recruit him. On Tai Cang Immortal Mountain, Li Qingyuan’s enormous haul of Soul Crystals shocked the gathered Heavenly Chosen, and he revealed even more powerful Void Refining Soul Crystals.

• Yang Haoran and the Cangxuan Old Ancestor saw the Tai Cang Immortal Tablet name Li Qingyuan as a first-Nirvana cultivator who had defeated Yang Xuan, leaving the Mahayana Dao Venerables astonished.
• Yang Haoran speculated that Li Qingyuan had obtained Yang Mie’s Heavenly Eye and Profound Technique, then declared that Li Qingyuan belonged to the Yang Clan and asked the other sects not to compete for him.
• The Cangxuan Old Ancestor and the other Mahayana cultivators argued that Li Qingyuan should be allowed to choose his own sect after his Imperial Baptism.
• Yang Xuan and the other Heavenly Chosen watched Li Qingyuan reveal more than 58,600 Soul Transformation Soul Crystals, 20,088 first-to-third-Nirvana Soul Crystals, 254 fourth-Nirvana Soul Crystals, and 28 Extreme Dao Immortal Beast Soul Crystals.
• Li Qingyuan revealed a Void Refining Black Water Crocodile Dragon Soul Crystal, then produced two more Void Refining Soul Crystals, including a Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm that shocked Yang Xuan.

Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun absorbed the unprecedented Tai Cang baptism, advancing rapidly through Nirvana and reaching the Extreme Dao. The chapter ended with Li Qingyuan’s Nascent Soul breaking through to Void Refining.

• Li Qingyuan revealed the Soul Crystals from the Golden Thunder Bamboo Worm and began an immense baptism alongside Ji Kun, while cultivators across the Tai Cang Immortal Realm began their own baptisms.
• Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun cultivated through the baptism, and the Nine Provinces Spirit Transformation cultivators in the Mysterious Feminine Space also absorbed its energy.
• After one month, Li Qingyuan completed Fire Nirvana and Ji Kun completed its third Nirvana; over the following months, Li Qingyuan advanced through further Nirvanas while Ji Kun reached the Extreme Dao and awakened its Devouring Law.
• In the fifth month, Li Qingyuan completed Minor Five Elements Nirvana and entered the Extreme Dao Soul Transformation realm.
• Li Qingyuan’s Primordial Spirit Small Tree and Nascent Soul Power surged, and his Nascent Soul broke through the Extreme Dao and entered Void Refining.

The Taicang Baptism greatly increased the number of Extreme Dao cultivators and strengthened the leading Heavenly Chosen of the Hundred Domains of Cangxuan. Wan Peng broke through to Void Refining and challenged Lei Peng to fight again.

• Over several months, Soul Transformation cultivators completed the Taicang Baptism, raising the number of Extreme Dao Heavenly Chosen by thousands.
• Bing Ling'er, Yan Lingyue, and You Yanmei assessed their gains and ambitions as the baptism ended, while Yan Lingyue regretted that Dian Kui was not there to benefit.
• Wan Peng absorbed a Void Refining Soul Crystal, recovered from his injuries, and expanded his Metal Domain beyond a thousand zhang.
• Wan Peng communicated with Heaven and Earth Vital Energy and entered Void Refining.
• Wan Peng announced his breakthrough and challenged Lei Peng to fight again.

The Taicang Baptism drove the Heavenly Chosen toward Void Refining as Sun Mulan, Niu Hong, and Jin Luo broke through. Yang Xuan’s immense breakthrough continued alongside Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun, whose domains finally surpassed a thousand zhang as the year-long baptism ended.

• Wan Peng reached Void Refining and challenged Lei Peng again, gaining the upper hand in their battle.
• Sun Mulan used the incomplete Great Grade Heavenly Immortal Art to push her Diamond Domain past a thousand zhang and break through to Void Refining.
• Niu Hong and Jin Luo broke through to Void Refining with domains exceeding one thousand three hundred zhang.
• Yang Xuan’s domain surged past five thousand zhang while his baptism continued, with around forty percent of its energy still unabsorbed.
• After several more months, Li Qingyuan’s Fortune Domain and Ji Kun’s Devouring Domain both reached a thousand zhang as the year-long Taicang Baptism ended.
• Li Qingyuan absorbed Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, transformed his Primordial Spirit, mana, and flesh, and shattered the Shackles of Extreme Dao Soul Transformation.