Arc 11The Sword Realm and New Threats

Su Hao saved the Chiqing Realm, claimed the Taiyuan Sword Realm, and strengthened his power while new allies and dangers gathered around him. The arc left him preparing to clear out the Myriad Demon Kingdom and pursuing the treasures hidden by Venerable Black Robe.

  • Su Hao used World-Destruction to kill the Golden Crow and save the Chiqing Realm, then helped Little Black recover and watched Yu Xuanji master her inheritance before she departed.
  • Su Hao defeated Jing Chen at the Zen Sect, brought Lian Jing and the Six-Tusked White Elephant home, and spent fifteen years cultivating while Li Zhuo left to seek opportunities.
  • Su Hao claimed the Taiyuan Sword Realm, brought its Realm Spirit to the Buzhou Mountain Soul, and later welcomed Su Mei, the Realm Spirit of the Chiqing Realm.
  • Zhan Xuan challenged Su Hao over his cultivation and Buddhist ties, but Su Hao overcame him and later forced him to serve for a thousand years.
  • Li Zhuo fought two true dragons with the Sea Dragon Halberd, then left Jing Chen to grow stronger and seek a way to help Huangyan Village.
  • Su Hao ordered Zhan Xuan to gather the souls of demons and fiends, then discovered Venerable Black Robe hiding in the Myriad Demon Kingdom with stolen treasures.
  • Su Hao captured Venerable Black Robe, spared Sky Roc Demon Sage, and found the Senluo Immortal Bead, which he gave to Su Mei.
  • Su Hao tasked Jin Ji and the others with refining Sky Roc Demon Sage’s wings into a magic treasure.
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Ch. 251Sword Named "World-Destruction," One Sword Shocks the World

As the Golden Crow’s heavenly fire threatened to destroy the Chiqing Realm, Su Hao forged a blood sword and used it to annihilate the Golden Crow and the sun’s true fire. The realm survived, but the sword’s origin and Su Hao’s identity remained unknown to those who witnessed the strike.

  • Yu Xuanji spent her remaining strength shielding the Chiqing Realm with moonlight, while sects and cultivators fled into shelters and Forbidden Areas.
  • Su Hao watched Yu Xuanji’s defense fail and prepared to act as the Creation Melting Fire Pearl shattered, forming a blood sword from the Heavenly Wood Sword Essence and other materials.
  • Su Hao named the sword World-Destruction and unleashed its power from Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • World-Destruction extinguished the heavenly fires and killed the Golden Crow, saving the Chiqing Realm.
  • The Buddhist Son, Annihilation Sword Master, Ji Ruyue, Ye Suqing, and the Heavenly Emperor reacted with shock, but no one could trace the sword strike to Su Hao.

Ch. 252The Place She Should Go, The Dying Creature

After killing the Golden Crow, Su Hao learned that Yu Xuanji had awakened and left Li Yueyao to suffer in the Myriad Souls Pagoda. He returned from checking on the disaster’s aftermath and found Shui Sheng holding a dying creature, asking him to save it.

  • Li Zhuo heard that Su Hao had killed the Golden Crow and resolved to cultivate the sword dao rather than embrace his role as Human King.
  • Su Hao reflected on his sword’s power and cautioned himself about powerful enemies such as Ye Suqing.
  • Yu Xuanji awoke, learned the crisis had ended, and accepted Su Hao’s pills while grieving over Li Yueyao.
  • Su Hao left Yu Xuanji in Jin Ji’s care and went to check on the damage across the continents and the relief efforts.
  • Su Hao returned and found Shui Sheng holding a dying black creature, asking him to save it.

Ch. 253Origins, Fateful Encounter

Su Hao and Shui Sheng saved a dying black bird with two Blood Bodhi, and Su Hao discovered it carried a trace of his World Annihilation Sword Qi. A month later, the bird had transformed into a Three-legged Golden Crow, and Su Hao realized it was the Golden Crow he had once struck down.

  • Shui Sheng asked Su Hao to save the black bird she had found near the pond, and he tried healing it with spiritual power and secret arts.
  • Su Hao used two Blood Bodhi to restore the bird, then sensed and withdrew a faint strand of his World Annihilation Sword Qi from its body.
  • Shui Sheng named the recovered bird Little Black and cared for it as it grew glossy feathers, crimson eyes, and a third leg while learning to breathe Immortal Qi.
  • Jin Ji recognized Little Black's Three-legged Golden Crow bloodline, and Yu Xuanji identified it as the Golden Crow Su Hao had killed.
  • Su Hao checked Little Black's information panel and remarked that the Golden Crow had come to him of its own accord.

Ch. 254The Night Before Parting, a Special Favor

Su Hao learned that Little Black was the remains of a Golden Crow and discussed whether its Heavenly favor could be erased with Yu Xuanji. Yu Xuanji decided to return to her former sect, and she and Su Hao shared a final drink before parting.

  • Yu Xuanji explained that Su Hao had slain the Golden Crow, leaving Little Black with only a faint remnant of its essence and bloodline.
  • Su Hao asked how to sever Heavenly favor completely, and Yu Xuanji said sealing a soul could prevent reincarnation but would not erase it forever.
  • Yu Xuanji revealed that Ye Suqing had sent the Golden Crow to capture her and planned to seek protection from her former sect.
  • Su Hao gave Yu Xuanji a God Descent Token so he could help her if she faced danger in the Chiqing Realm or nearby.
  • Su Hao and Yu Xuanji drank together on their last night before parting, and Yu Xuanji told Jin Ji and the others not to disturb them.

Ch. 255The Mutual Benefit of Both Sides, the Heavenly Emperor's Son?

Yu Xuanji asked Su Hao to help her comprehend the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden inheritance through their dual cultivation, and gained far more than she expected. As she prepared to leave, she discovered Su Hao possessed a Celestial Immortal Foundation and asked whether he was the Heavenly Emperor’s son.

  • Yu Xuanji told Su Hao she would leave the next day and explained that she wanted his help mastering the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden inheritance.
  • Su Hao agreed to join Yu Xuanji in dual cultivation, and they remained together for two months while Jin Ji kept the others from disturbing them.
  • Yu Xuanji emerged having fully comprehended her inheritance, mastered its strongest sword Dao, and perfected the Mystic Light Art of the Goddess.
  • Yu Xuanji realized Su Hao had three blooms of Nine-Colored Mist and the legendary Celestial Immortal Foundation, which could let him ascend without tribulation under the old Heavenly Dao.
  • Su Hao offered Yu Xuanji the Eastern Emperor Palace, but she refused it and asked whether he was the Heavenly Emperor’s son.

Ch. 256Leaving, the Buddha Son Enraged

Su Hao confronted Jing Chen at the Tathagata Zen Sect to rescue the Six-Tusked White Elephant and Lian Jing. He destroyed Jing Chen’s golden body and carried them away, but the elephant warned that Jing Chen could be reborn in the Buddha Kingdom.

  • Su Hao arrived at the Zen Sect in the Eastern Emperor Palace and said he had come to take the Six-Tusked White Elephant and Lian Jing away.
  • Jing Chen cut off the Spiritual Energy staircase and rallied the Buddhist cultivators to form an Arhat Golden Body.
  • Jing Chen attacked the Eastern Emperor Palace with Thousand Lotus Curse Annihilation, and Su Hao answered with sword abilities that shattered the golden body and killed him.
  • Su Hao found the powerless Six-Tusked White Elephant and Lian Jing in the main hall, then gathered them up to leave.
  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant told Su Hao that Jing Chen could be reborn in the Buddha Kingdom because the Buddha Palace Heavenly Treasure Wheel protected his soul.

Ch. 257Buddhist Sect Golden Body, Slay Buddha Son

Su Hao arrived at the Tathagata Zen Sect to rescue the Six-Tusked White Elephant and Lian Jing, then fought and killed Buddha Son Jing Chen. Afterward, he took his companions home, but the White Elephant warned that Jing Chen could be reborn in the Buddha Kingdom.

  • Su Hao arrived at the Zen Sect in the Eastern Emperor Palace and said he had come to take the Six-Tusked White Elephant and Lian Jing.
  • Jing Chen severed the palace’s spiritual staircase and gathered the Buddhist cultivators to form an Arhat Golden Body.
  • Jing Chen attacked the Eastern Emperor Palace, and Su Hao countered his lotus seals with sword techniques before leaving the palace to fight.
  • Su Hao’s fused sword abilities shattered the Arhat Golden Body, killed Jing Chen, and devastated much of the Tathagata Zen Sect.
  • Su Hao freed Lian Jing and the powerless Six-Tusked White Elephant, then prepared to take them home.
  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant warned Su Hao that Jing Chen could be reborn in the Buddha Kingdom because the Buddha Palace Heavenly Treasure Wheel protected his soul.

Ch. 258Buddha Venerate's Clone, the White Elephant's Problem

Su Hao learned that the Buddhist Palace’s Heavenly Treasure Wheel had revived Jing Chen, while the Venerate Buddha ordered Jing Chen not to make an enemy of him. Back at Phoenix Perch Mountain, Su Hao failed to remove the restriction crippling the Six-Tusked White Elephant, which began to suspect that Su Hao had deceived it.

  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant explained that the Heavenly Treasure Wheel could restore Jing Chen even after his soul was destroyed, and Su Hao wondered whether his strongest techniques could overcome it.
  • Jing Chen revived in the Buddhist Palace and complained to a clone of the Venerate Buddha about Su Hao’s strength and interference with the Human King’s path.
  • The Venerate Buddha’s clone told Jing Chen to guide Li Zhuo and speak with Su Hao, but warned him not to become Su Hao’s enemy.
  • Su Hao returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain with Lian Jing and the Six-Tusked White Elephant, then failed to dispel the restriction rooted in the elephant’s bloodline.
  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant recalled Jing Chen’s accusation that it had acknowledged a devil as its master and asked Su Hao whether he had been deceiving it.

Ch. 259Seven Years of Itch, the Sword Master Comes Calling

Su Hao kept the Six-Tusked White Elephant from leaving and indulged Lian Jing’s request to learn Soaring Divine Abilities. Fifteen years later, after Phoenix Perch Mountain’s Immortal Qi increased and Su Hao ordered an Ascension Mansion built, Annihilation Sword Master and Ning Duanyue arrived to seek him.

  • Su Hao argued that the Six-Tusked White Elephant’s bond with him was karmic affinity, and the elephant chose to stay while asking him to fix its bloodline problem.
  • Lian Jing followed Su Hao into the meditation chamber and asked to learn several Soaring Divine Abilities.
  • Over the next fifteen years, Su Hao developed seven Limitless-grade sword-path divine abilities and continued cultivating while the continents remained mostly peaceful, though Qinghe fell to demons and devils.
  • The Buzhou Mountain Soul caused Immortal Qi at Phoenix Perch Mountain to increase, so Su Hao ordered Daoist Gan Zi to establish an Ascension Mansion for loyal cultivators.
  • Annihilation Sword Master and Ning Duanyue arrived at the Taihao Sacred Dynasty, sensed a powerful sword intent, and presumed it came from Su Hao.

Ch. 260Purpose of This Journey—Relying on My Own Power?

Su Hao met Annihilation Sword Master Zhao Tianmie and Ning Duanyue, who had come to find him after sensing Sword Qi. He refused to inherit the Taiyuan Sword Master’s legacy, declared that he would claim the Sword Realm, and left Zhao Tianmie and Ning Duanyue stunned by his strength.

  • Annihilation Sword Master and Ning Duanyue entered Wan Guang Peak and found Su Hao’s disciple Li Zhuo cultivating before Su Hao appeared behind them.
  • Daoist Gan Zi and sixteen other Loose Immortals surrounded Zhao Tianmie after his aura drew their attention, but Su Hao sent them away.
  • Su Hao told Zhao Tianmie that he had no interest in becoming the Supreme Origin Sword Sect’s Sect Master and would never acknowledge the Taiyuan Sword Master as his master.
  • Zhao Tianmie revealed that his master’s lingering will had sent him to find Su Hao, then grew hostile when Su Hao said he intended to control the Sword Realm.
  • Su Hao suppressed Zhao Tianmie’s sword intent with his voice, claimed he could slay True Immortals and True Devils, and showed him a strand of multicolored Sword Qi.
  • Zhao Tianmie left the pavilion in shock, while Ning Duanyue was shaken after learning that Li Zhuo had forced him to rely on a much higher cultivation level to win their fight.

Ch. 261Sword Sect Prohibition, Reentering the Sword Realm

Ning Duanyue lost to Li Zhuo, and Annihilation Sword Master fled with him after ordering Supreme Origin Sword Sect disciples to stay away from Tianyuan Continent. Su Hao sent Li Zhuo northwest to pursue his visions and then returned to the Taiyuan Sword Realm, where he confronted its remnant will with the World Annihilation Sword.

  • Ning Duanyue admitted that Li Zhuo had defeated him, forcing him to raise his cultivation to Late Stage Void Refinement.
  • Annihilation Sword Master fled with Ning Duanyue and forbade Supreme Origin Sword Sect disciples from entering Tianyuan Continent.
  • Su Hao praised Li Zhuo, heard about his visions of northwest islands and looming demons, and allowed him to leave to seek opportunities.
  • Su Hao taught Li Zhuo the Soaring Myriad Sword Art, and Li Zhuo departed for a mysterious island in the northwest.
  • Su Hao entered the Taiyuan Sword Realm with the World Annihilation Sword and demanded another chance to seize control of the Sword Realm.

Ch. 262Sword Realm's New Master, Public Enemy of Immortals and Demons

Su Hao passed the Taiyuan Sword Realm’s hidden trial and became its new master, despite nearly running out of strength. He left the Realm with its spirit, while the remnant dispersed.

  • The remnant halted his attack and allowed Su Hao another chance to claim the Sword Realm by filling its core jade with his sword intent.
  • Su Hao raised the jade’s sword-intent concentration to nearly its limit, then the World Annihilation Sword lent him power to complete the trial.
  • The core jade merged into Su Hao, granting him control of the Taiyuan Sword Realm and revealing the Sword Master’s warning that immortals and demons would oppose its holder.
  • The remnant praised Su Hao, declined his offer of help, and dispersed.
  • Su Hao asked the Realm Spirit to leave with him, promising to grant it freedom if it later wished to separate from the Sword Realm, and ordered it not to copy his appearance.
  • Su Hao returned to his body, and the Realm Spirit appeared beside him.

Ch. 263Two Immortal Swords, the Sword Master's True Disciples

Su Hao explored the Taiyuan Sword Realm, claimed its treasures, and brought its Realm Spirit to the Buzhou Mountain Soul. The Sword Realm’s change of ownership alerted the Taiyuan Sword Master’s disciples, and two of them began considering how to reach or reclaim it.

  • Su Hao discovered that the Taiyuan Sword Realm contained three levels, suffered from a severe time difference, and held two Immortal Swords, Yaoguang and Chihuang, which he stored in the Miro Ring.
  • Su Hao examined the Sword Realm’s treasures, judged most of them of little use to him, and returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • Su Hao took the Realm Spirit to the Buzhou Mountain Soul, where it transformed into a streak of light and entered the mountain soul.
  • Su Hao found the wounded Golden Crow nearby, warned it not to touch the mountain soul, and left it to absorb the mountain soul’s aura.
  • A towering man learned that the Sword Realm had changed hands, resolved to locate its new owner, and formed a plan to seize it from another disciple.
  • A white-robed immortal maiden decided to return to the Chiqing Realm because she believed she needed the Taiyuan Sword Realm to reach the Immortal King realm, while the Sword Master’s other disciples also sensed its change.

Ch. 264White Auspicious Omen, Immortal Pills as Numerous as Sand

A mysterious white sika deer reached Su Hao’s cave dwelling despite the efforts of True Person Gan Zi and Granny Golden Flower to stop it. Su Hao welcomed the deer and rewarded Granny Golden Flower with ten Tribulation Creation Pills, while the deer explored the courtyard and caught the attention of the other creatures.

  • True Person Gan Zi and Granny Golden Flower tried to capture the white sika deer, but it evaded their techniques and continued toward the mountaintop.
  • True Person Gan Zi struck the deer with the Sea-Covering Treasure Seal, causing it to disperse into white clouds before Granny Golden Flower spotted it alive again.
  • True Person Gan Zi and Granny Golden Flower chased the deer to Su Hao’s cave dwelling, where Su Hao welcomed it and told them not to worry.
  • Su Hao gave Granny Golden Flower ten Tribulation Creation Pills, instructing her to keep five and share the rest with Hundred Swords and Daoist Yin.
  • Granny Golden Flower sent True Person Gan Zi to deliver the pills to Hundred Swords and Daoist Yin, then hurried back to begin her breakthrough.
  • The sika deer explored Su Hao’s courtyard and stopped beneath the Bodhi Tree as Six-Tusked White Elephant and the Golden Crow noticed it.

Ch. 265Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower, New Friend Su Mei

Su Hao met the Chiqing Realm’s Realm Spirit, which thanked him for stopping the Golden Crow and brought him a Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower. He named the Realm Spirit Su Mei and welcomed it to Phoenix Perch Mountain, where it befriended the sword-realm spirit.

  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant and Su Hao recognized the sika deer as the Realm Spirit of the Chiqing Realm, which thanked Su Hao for saving it from the Golden Crow.
  • Su Hao asked the Realm Spirit for the oldest medicinal herbs, and it returned with a nearly mature Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower.
  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant explained that the flower could help a cultivator comprehend a great divine ability of Creation, and Su Hao took it.
  • Su Hao named the Realm Spirit Su Mei and introduced it to the residents of his cave abode.
  • Su Hao moved the Little Golden Crow away from Su Mei, then introduced Su Mei to the Realm Spirit of the sword realm inside the mountain soul.
  • Su Hao planted the Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower in his study’s herb garden, where dragon-vein Spiritual Energy and Immortal Qi could nourish it.

Ch. 266Mysteries of the Chiqing Realm Map, Controlling One Realm

Su Hao used Su Mei’s connection to the Chiqing Realm to obtain its secrets and create a comprehensive map, then ordered a treasure-hunting team to exploit its resources for the Taihao Sacred Dynasty. As the team prepared to depart, Su Mei warned that a powerful expert had forcibly entered the realm.

  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant gave Su Mei several treasures, including a Vocal Bell, and she brought them to Su Hao.
  • Su Hao asked Su Mei for a detailed map of the Chiqing Realm, and she shared her perception of the realm directly with him.
  • Su Hao spent half a month organizing more than a million discoveries into a map scroll that could reveal the realm in detail.
  • Su Hao gave the map to Daoist Gan Zi and ordered him to lead a treasure-hunting team with Granny Golden Flower, True Person Hundred Swords, and Daoist Yin.
  • The Six-Tusked White Elephant secretly listened to the team’s plans and decided to join its expedition.
  • Su Mei sensed that a powerful expert had broken through the boundary and entered the Chiqing Realm.

Ch. 267True Immortal Zhan Xuan, Aggressively Pressing

Late-stage True Immortal Zhan Xuan arrived at Wan Guang Peak on orders to protect the Human King, then confronted Su Hao over his hidden mountain formation, many immortal treasures, and refusal to cultivate Jade Origin Palace’s sacred scripture. The chapter ended with Zhan Xuan pressing Su Hao with his power and Su Hao countering with the Seven Treasures Wisdom Light Soul Lamp.

  • Zhan Xuan arrived above Wan Guang Peak, and True Person Gan Zi recognized him as a Jade Origin Palace senior sent to protect the Human King.
  • Zhan Xuan sensed a threat near Phoenix Perch Mountain, but Su Hao revealed himself and explained that he had obtained the mountain’s formation and immortal artifacts from a destroyed immortal residence.
  • Zhan Xuan saw the Bodhi Tree Sapling, Six-Tusked White Elephant, and injured Golden Crow at Su Hao’s cave dwelling and accused the Buddhist sect of plotting to bind Su Hao with its gifts.
  • Zhan Xuan privately urged Su Hao to distrust the Buddhist sect and demanded to know why he had not cultivated the Profound Yellow Primordial Scripture.
  • Su Hao said he had another inheritance, prompting Zhan Xuan to unleash his lightning aura and pressure him; Su Hao dispelled it with the Seven Treasures Wisdom Light Soul Lamp.

Ch. 268Jade Pure Venerable Origin Token, Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd

Zhan Xuan tested Su Hao with a qilin manifestation, then offered him Jade Origin Palace’s token and a communication bell. After Su Hao ordered him out of the Taihao Sacred Dynasty, Zhan Xuan lost his temper and attacked with the Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd.

  • Zhan Xuan intensified his qilin manifestation to challenge the Seven Treasures Wisdom Light Soul Lamp, but Su Hao remained calm and revealed his powerful Primordial Spirit and Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.
  • Su Hao warned Zhan Xuan that a fight would make Jade Origin Palace his enemy, so Zhan Xuan withdrew the manifestation and claimed he had only been testing Su Hao.
  • Zhan Xuan gave Su Hao the Jade Pure Venerable Origin Token, which could summon Jade Origin Palace disciples, and an Azure Nether Soul Bell for contacting True Lord Juyuan.
  • Su Hao declined Zhan Xuan’s proposed help and ordered him to leave the Taihao Sacred Dynasty unless summoned.
  • Zhan Xuan erupted in anger, summoned the Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd, and thrust it toward Su Hao.

Ch. 269True Lord Reveals His Might, Strength Reigns Supreme

Su Hao defeated Zhan Xuan and kept the Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd, then learned from True Lord Juyuan that the Jade Origin Palace would back him in the Human King Calamity. He chose to keep cultivating the Joyful Zen Sacred Art and returned to seclusion, while Li Zhuo encountered a young monk in the Chiqing Realm.

  • Su Hao overwhelmed Zhan Xuan with a destructive sword aura, took his halberd, and left him alive on a remote island.
  • Zhan Xuan recovered, realized he had lost the Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd, and resolved to find an equal-value artifact to trade for it.
  • True Lord Juyuan contacted Su Hao through the Azure Nether Soul Bell and urged him to cultivate the Profound Yellow Primordial Scripture and seek allies.
  • True Lord Juyuan explained that the Great Heavenly Tribulation would create new Dao Fruits and redistribute existing ones through conflict among the Three Realms.
  • Su Hao decided to strengthen himself, continued cultivating the Joyful Zen Sacred Art, and summoned the Twelve Heavenly Maidens for seclusion.
  • Li Zhuo emerged from the northern sea abyss of the Chiqing Realm with a Top-grade Dao Artifact, where a young monk said he had been waiting for him.

Ch. 270The Extreme Abyss Treasure, True Dragon Claims the Treasure

Li Zhuo confronted Jing Chen, who revealed that he had come from the Buddhist Palace to guide him and offered a way to reunite with his dead family. Two true dragons then demanded Li Zhuo surrender the Sea Dragon Halberd, and he charged into battle alone.

  • Li Zhuo questioned Jing Chen’s motives, and Jing Chen explained that the Sea Dragon Halberd was fated to belong to Li Zhuo and that he had been sent to guide him.
  • Jing Chen identified Su Hao as an evil influence on Li Zhuo’s cultivation, while Li Zhuo accused the Buddhist sect of failing to save Huangyan Village.
  • Jing Chen said the Buddhist sect could revive Li Zhuo’s parents and the villagers or arrange favorable reincarnations, giving Li Zhuo a new goal.
  • Jing Chen warned Li Zhuo that enemies had arrived, and two enormous true dragons emerged from the sea demanding the Sea Dragon Halberd.
  • Li Zhuo sensed that the dragons were at least at the Tribulation Crossing Realm, saw that Jing Chen would not intervene, and attacked them with the Sea Dragon Halberd.

Ch. 271The Battle Against a True Dragon, Late Mahayana

Li Zhuo fought Ao Shuang and grew stronger, while Jing Chen intervened and later urged him to claim his destiny and save his people. Fifteen years later, Su Hao reached Late Mahayana as the Chiqing Realm’s failed ascensions left cultivators in fear.

  • Li Zhuo wounded Ao Shuang with the Sea Dragon Halberd, but Ao Shuang blasted him into the sea and unleashed a devastating barrage.
  • Jing Chen killed Ao Kuang with a Buddhist seal and stopped Ao Shuang from fleeing while Li Zhuo recovered and charged back into battle.
  • Li Zhuo defeated Ao Shuang after an hour of fighting, and Jing Chen used the dragon’s Primordial Spirit to heal and strengthen him.
  • Jing Chen told Li Zhuo that Heaven had chosen him as Human King and criticized his willingness to forgive Su Hao, but Li Zhuo defended his master and left to grow stronger before seeking help for Huangyan Village.
  • Fifteen years later, Su Hao reached Late Mahayana at Phoenix Perch Mountain and reviewed reports of Mahayana cultivators failing to ascend from the Chiqing Realm.

Ch. 272The Immortal and Buddha Realms Look On, Serving for a Millennium

Su Hao ordered Zhan Xuan to collect the souls of demons and fiends in the Myriad Demon Kingdom, intending to eliminate a threat and strengthen the Myriad Souls Pagoda. When Zhan Xuan challenged his authority, Su Hao demanded a thousand years of service if he could make him submit, and Zhan Xuan attacked to prove his strength.

  • Su Hao considered the risks of using his power to seize Talent Power and worried that immortals and demons might discover it, while noting that recent Mahayana cultivators had failed to summon an ascension tribulation.
  • Su Hao summoned Zhan Xuan and ordered him to collect the souls and Primordial Spirits of demons and fiends in the Myriad Demon Kingdom, sparing only the Silver Moon Demon Lord.
  • Zhan Xuan warned that attacking the demon kingdom could trigger a calamity, but Su Hao insisted that clearing it out in advance would protect the Chiqing Realm.
  • Zhan Xuan demanded the return of the Great Xuan Myriad Thunder Dragon Halberd, but Su Hao refused and challenged him to submit for a thousand years.
  • Zhan Xuan agreed to the challenge and transformed into a violet qilin, summoning a strange Lightning Hammer as Su Hao expanded the meditation chamber and concealed their fight.

Ch. 273A Convincing Defeat, Traitor

Su Hao defeated Zhan Xuan and ordered him to collect souls in Myriad Demon Kingdom, then learned that Venerable Black Robe had likely stolen most of the treasures from an ancient immortal residence. Su Mei found Black Robe hiding in the Demon Saint Palace, leaving Su Hao with a lead on the suspected traitor.

  • Su Hao crushed Zhan Xuan's attack with his sword, damaged his inheritance, and made him serve for a thousand years without betraying Jade Origin Palace.
  • Zhan Xuan accepted the defeat and agreed to go to Myriad Demon Kingdom to collect demon beasts' and fiends' souls after recovering.
  • True Person Gan Zi reported that the treasure-hunting team had lost two members and that most of the immortal residence's treasures were missing.
  • Su Hao suspected the missing Venerable Black Robe had taken the treasures and searched Chiqing Realm without finding him.
  • Su Mei located Venerable Black Robe hiding in the Demon Saint Palace of Myriad Demon Kingdom.

Ch. 274Great Sage Sky Roc, Executed in Public

Su Hao tracked Venerable Black Robe to the Myriad Demon Kingdom, subdued him, and severed Sky Roc Demon Sage’s wings. He brought Black Robe to Phoenix Perch Mountain and ordered Gan Zi to execute him publicly.

  • Sky Roc Demon Sage confronted Venerable Black Robe about his failed infiltration and accused him of hiding treasures from Immortal Lord Qionghu’s cave abode treasury.
  • Su Hao appeared in Roc Sage Palace, sealed Venerable Black Robe’s strength with the Forbidden Word Curse, and learned from him about the hidden treasures and an immortal artifact embryo.
  • Sky Roc Demon Sage attacked Su Hao with his wings, but Su Hao dispersed the assault and severed the wings with the Radiant Immortal Sword.
  • Su Hao spared Sky Roc Demon Sage to avoid alarming the other demon sages and carried Venerable Black Robe back to Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • Su Hao told True Person Gan Zi to choose a time to execute Venerable Black Robe in public as a warning.

Ch. 275Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower, Wings of the Sky Roc

Su Hao gave Su Mei the Senluo Immortal Bead and asked Jin Ji to lead a group in refining the Sky Roc Demon Sage’s wings into a magic treasure. Su Mei then looked toward a place deep within the Chiqing Realm, considering what useful gift she could give Su Hao in return.

  • Su Hao examined Venerable Black Robe’s treasures and found the Senluo Immortal Bead, an unfinished immortal artifact carrying Immortal Lord Qionghu’s inheritance.
  • Su Hao gave the Senluo Immortal Bead to Su Mei, who happily accepted it and showed it off to the sleeping Realm Spirit of the Taiyuan Sword Realm.
  • Su Mei recalled that she had already given Su Hao the Mysterious Tribulation Five Aggregates Flower and began searching for another useful gift for him.
  • Su Hao summoned Jin Ji and tasked her and the others with refining the Sky Roc Demon Sage’s wings into a magic treasure.
  • Jin Ji accepted the task and thought of asking someone from the Jade Pool Sacred Sect, who had top-tier artifact-refining skills, for help.
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