Arc 7The Human King Emerges

Su Hao was recognized as the Human King, advanced his cultivation, and gained the Profound Yellow Sword, but his tribulation shattered the restrictions holding back demons and fiends. As calamities spread and Li Goudan survived the destruction of his village under a new name, Jin Ji and Lian Jing returned with the Heavenly Maidens to Su Hao.

  • White Elephant warned Su Hao that chaos would devour the mortal world and three hundred minor worlds, while Lianjingzi agreed to stay at Phoenix Perch Mountain after paying for a grotto abode.
  • Su Hao helped Little Cai advance through dual cultivation, then negotiated with White Elephant for the Joyful Zen Sacred Art and faced Jiao Yuxing’s Demon Flood Dragons, killing Jiao Yuxing and two hundred dragons.
  • True Person Gan Zi identified Su Hao as the awaited Child of Heaven and Earth, and the Profound Yellow Sword recognized Su Hao as its master, leading Gan Zi to pledge his service.
  • Su Hao advanced the Four Emperors Sword of Lingxiao into the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword, reached the seventh level of the Supreme Origin Sword Realm, and completed dual cultivation with Jin Ji and Lian Jing.
  • Su Hao reached the Integrated Body Late Stage, while White Elephant found the apparently ordinary Li Goudan in Huangyan Village and remained troubled by his connection to the boy.
  • After the heavens rejected him, Su Hao entered a blood-red tribulation and absorbed the divine character “Prohibit,” gaining the Forbidden Word Curse and causing the restrictions across the Three Continents and Four Seas to collapse.
  • Demons and fiends escaped their seals, and the Blood Sin Dragon destroyed Huangyan Village, and Li Goudan survived, was renamed Li Zhuo by Mu Hongling, and was left at the Jade Pool Sacred Sect’s outer court.
  • Jin Ji and Lian Jing returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain with Shui Sheng and Xuan Yin, while news of the vanished restrictions reached the Barren Ancient Domain and drew its experts toward the spatial passages.
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Ch. 151I Am the Human King? Forcibly Staying Behind

Su Hao learned that a catastrophe threatened the mortal world and three hundred minor worlds, and that the Human King was expected to lead the clans against it. After White Elephant revealed that the Bodhi Tree roots had revived at Su Hao’s Golden Light Sect, Su Hao insisted that Lianjingzi stay rather than risk the Zen Sect learning the secret; she agreed once she discovered the sect’s Spiritual Energy was actually Immortal Qi.

  • White Elephant told Su Hao that chaos would devour the mortal world and three hundred minor worlds, and said the Human King would lead the survivors when the catastrophe came.
  • Su Hao wondered whether he could be the Human King, but Lianjingzi dismissed the idea because he cultivated a demonic body.
  • White Elephant revealed that the Bodhi Tree roots had revived at the Golden Light Sect, and Su Hao argued that Lianjingzi could not return to the Zen Sect without exposing the secret.
  • White Elephant urged Lianjingzi to stay and cultivate alongside Su Hao, while Su Hao told her she would have to pay a fee.
  • Lianjingzi sensed the Immortal Qi rising from the ground and asked how much it would cost to stay.

Ch. 152Chapter 152

Lianjingzi negotiated with Su Hao for permission to remain on Phoenix Perch Mountain, agreeing to rent a grotto abode at its foot rather than pay one Dao Pill each month. After discovering the Bodhi Tree sapling, she maintained that she would honor her agreement, though she relied on the Human King's fortune and powerful allies for protection.

  • Lianjingzi balked at the cost of one Dao Pill per month, and White Elephant explained that he had spent the Zen Sect's stolen resources to revive the Bodhi Tree.
  • Su Hao offered Lianjingzi a cheaper grotto abode at the mountain's foot or the option of becoming his disciple, but she rejected discipleship and accepted the grotto abode.
  • Lianjingzi paid fifty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones in advance and agreed not to contact the Buddhist school without Su Hao's permission.
  • Lianjingzi found Little Cai watering a Bodhi Tree sapling and examined it, while Little Cai wondered about Lianjingzi's relationship with Su Hao.
  • White Elephant escorted Lianjingzi down the mountain and warned her not to contact the Zen Sect; she said she was not afraid of death and trusted her allies and the Human King's fortune to protect her.

Ch. 153Xiaocai Has Grown, Joyful Zen Sacred Art

Little Cai asked Su Hao to teach her the Dragon clan secret technique, and their cultivation together greatly improved her strength. White Elephant then claimed that the Buddhist Palace’s Joyful Zen Sacred Art surpassed their method and entered Su Hao’s meditation chamber to discuss it.

  • After three months of aiding people across five mortal kingdoms, Little Cai returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain and told Su Hao that her divine ability had reached minor accomplishment.
  • Su Hao tested Little Cai’s spells and encouraged her not to worry about keeping up with his strength.
  • Little Cai asked Su Hao to try the Dragon clan secret technique with her, and they cultivated together for twenty days.
  • Su Hao’s adapted Yin-Yang Harmonization Scroll helped Little Cai advance beyond Nascent Soul Middle Stage and condense a thread of Dragon Power.
  • White Elephant told Little Jin that his physical form and cultivation path made dual cultivation unsuitable for him until he reached the tribulation-transcending stage.
  • White Elephant entered Su Hao’s meditation chamber and said the Buddhist Palace’s Joyful Zen Sacred Art surpassed the method he and Little Cai had used.

Ch. 154Fruit-Status Mysteries, the Flood Dragon Clan Advances

The White Elephant bargained with Su Hao over the first volume of the Joyful Zen Sacred Art, hoping to draw him into the Buddhist Palace and enlist his help for the Human King. After studying the art, Su Hao considered how the coming great tribulation might offer an opportunity, while three hundred Flood Dragons advanced toward Tianyuan Continent.

  • The White Elephant explained cultivation laws and fruit statuses, then urged Su Hao to prioritize the Joyful Zen Sacred Art over the Chaos Samsara True Scripture.
  • The White Elephant admitted it wanted Su Hao to join the Buddhist Palace and help the Human King, but Su Hao refused to commit and negotiated for the sacred art in exchange for a thirty-percent increase in Immortal Qi.
  • The White Elephant transmitted the first volume of the Joyful Zen Sacred Art to Su Hao and returned to find the Immortal Qi supply increased and the Bodhi Tree thriving.
  • After studying the art for three days, Su Hao considered using the Jade Pool Heavenly Maiden and reasoned that the great tribulation might conceal an opportunity.
  • Three hundred Flood Dragons emerged from the sea in northern Tianyuan Continent and flew toward the continent as a vast mass of dark clouds.

Ch. 155Though He Be Far, He Must Be Punished; The True Fire Shows Its Might

Su Hao confronted Jiao Yuxing and three hundred Demon Flood Dragons as they invaded Tianyuan Continent to avenge Jiao Xing. After Su Hao annihilated most of their forces and overwhelmed Jiao Yuxing with Phoenix True Fire, Jiao Yuxing’s father appeared and pleaded for his life.

  • Jiao Yuxing led three hundred Demon Flood Dragons toward the Golden Light Sect, while Lin Daosheng and others wondered whether Su Hao would need their help.
  • Su Hao waited outside the sect with his Demonic Fiend Clone, the Dragon Subduing Cauldron’s Artifact Spirit, and the Myriad Souls Pagoda as Jiao Yuxing confronted him.
  • Jiao Yuxing’s formation manifested a black dragon, but Su Hao’s Four Emperors Sword of Lingxiao destroyed it and killed two hundred Demon Flood Dragons.
  • Jiao Yuxing attacked Su Hao with Dragon Flame, but Su Hao swallowed it and countered with Phoenix True Fire that overwhelmed Jiao Yuxing.
  • Jiao Yuxing’s father appeared as a black dragon, weakened the Phoenix True Fire, and asked Su Hao to spare his son.

Ch. 156The Lowly Flood Dragon Clan, Five Tribulation Loose Immortal Gan Zi

Su Hao forced Jiao Yishou to destroy Jiao Yuxing, then watched the Black Dragon divine-sense clone vanish under the laws of Tianyuan Continent. As Su Hao prepared to collect the spoils, Five Tribulation Loose Immortal True Person Gan Zi appeared and introduced himself as an old acquaintance of Golden Light Demon Lord.

  • Jiao Yishou failed to extinguish the Phoenix True Fire and killed Jiao Yuxing after condemning him for bringing trouble upon the Flood Dragon Clan.
  • Su Hao collected the Demon Flood Dragons’ souls into the Myriad Souls Pagoda while Jiao Yishou fawned over him and identified himself as the Flood Dragon Clan patriarch.
  • The laws of Tianyuan Continent forced Jiao Yishou’s divine-sense clone to disappear before it could return to the East Sea.
  • The White Elephant and Lianjingzi separately concluded that Su Hao had ties to the Phoenix Clan and the upper realm.
  • Su Hao sensed a concealed presence in the bamboo forest, and True Person Gan Zi appeared, identifying himself as a Five Tribulation Loose Immortal and an old acquaintance of Golden Light Demon Lord.

Ch. 157Guardian, a Massive Boost

Su Hao learned that True Person Gan Zi was Tianyuan Continent’s Rogue Immortal guardian, then processed the Flood Dragon talents he had collected. He gained many cultivation resources and raised his comprehension probability to 73.8%, while Gan Zi’s unseen presence remained a concern.

  • True Person Gan Zi explained that he had survived five Rogue Immortal Tribulations and guarded Tianyuan Continent under the Ancient Covenant of the Three Continents.
  • Su Hao questioned Gan Zi’s role and whether he had been watching him, and Gan Zi claimed he had not spied on him and gave him a token to summon help.
  • After Gan Zi departed, Su Hao disassembled nineteen orange Flood Dragon bloodline talents, gaining twenty Star Stones and fifteen Divine Ability Stones.
  • Su Hao devoured 282 purple Snake King bloodline talents, increasing his comprehension probability by 28.2% to 73.8% and generating ten Treasures of Destiny.

Ch. 158Profound Yellow Sword, Supreme Dao Array

True Person Gan Zi suspected Su Hao was the Child of Heaven and Earth and planned to test him with the Profound Yellow Sword, while Pei Haichuan empowered the Three-Eyed Corpse King to attack Su Hao. Back at Golden Light Sect, Su Hao denied ties to the Phoenix Clan and began enhancing the Fuxi Heaven Concealment Array.

  • True Person Gan Zi concluded Su Hao might be the Child of Heaven and Earth, decided the Profound Yellow Sword could confirm it, and resolved to approach him after waiting a short while.
  • Pei Haichuan told the Three-Eyed Corpse King that the Heavenly Demon Path had been destroyed and gave him Heavenly Demon Essence Source to help him attack Su Hao.
  • The Three-Eyed Corpse King accepted Pei Haichuan's offer of a route to the Demon Realm and promised to carry out the task.
  • The White Elephant accused Su Hao of deceiving him, while Lianjingzi suspected Su Hao was hiding knowledge of the human world's calamity.
  • Su Hao denied having any connection to the Phoenix Clan, then took out the Fuxi Heaven Concealment Array and considered using Star Stone to strengthen it.

Ch. 159Heaven-Concealing Immortal Array, the Three-Eyed Corpse King Attacks

Su Hao transformed the Fuxi Heaven Concealment Array into an immortal array that could hide and displace Phoenix Perch Mountain, then discovered that the Heavenly Wood Sword Essence could destroy a Dao Artifact. As the Three-Eyed Corpse King arrived to challenge him, True Person Gan Zi appeared to defend the Golden Light Sect.

  • Su Hao used eight Star Stones to turn the Fuxi Heaven Concealment Array into an immortal array and tested its ability to conceal and move Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • The White Elephant and Lianjingzi noticed the mountain’s change, and the White Elephant guessed that Su Hao had obtained an immortal array.
  • Su Hao imbued the Heavenly Wood Sword Essence with six Star Stones, then watched it destroy Jiao Yuxing’s Low-grade Dao Artifact spear.
  • The Three-Eyed Corpse King arrived at the Golden Light Sect after reaching the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm and called for Su Hao to face his death.
  • True Person Gan Zi appeared in midair and declared that he would not let the Three-Eyed Corpse King cause trouble for Su Hao.

Ch. 160He Wasn't the Human King! The Profound Yellow Sword Recognized Its Master

True Person Gan Zi defeated the Three-Eyed Corpse King and came to Phoenix Perch Mountain, convinced Su Hao was the Human King he had been ordered to assist. The Profound Yellow Sword recognized Su Hao as its master, strengthening Gan Zi’s certainty despite Su Hao’s protests.

  • True Person Gan Zi destroyed the Three-Eyed Corpse King's physical body, though the king's Primordial Spirit escaped into the Poison Abyss.
  • True Person Gan Zi visited Su Hao at Phoenix Perch Mountain and spoke with him inside the hidden cave dwelling.
  • Lianjingzi told the White Elephant that True Person Gan Zi might be a Land God, and they wondered why he seemed so eager to serve Su Hao.
  • True Person Gan Zi identified Su Hao as the awaited Child of Heaven and Earth, while the White Elephant and Lianjingzi insisted he was mistaken.
  • True Person Gan Zi brought out the Profound Yellow Sword, and it acknowledged Su Hao as its master when he touched it.

Ch. 161The Daoist-Buddhist Struggle, with the Daoist Sect's Support

Su Hao gained the Daoist Sect's support after the Profound Yellow Sword acknowledged him as its master, though the White Elephant and Lianjingzi rejected the claim that he was the Human King. He let True Person Gan Zi stay at Phoenix Perch Mountain while he considered the coming calamity and improved his divine abilities.

  • True Person Gan Zi declared that the Profound Yellow Sword's choice proved Su Hao was the Human King, while the White Elephant and Lianjingzi insisted it was wrong.
  • Su Hao invited True Person Gan Zi to follow him and revealed his blessed residence, prompting Gan Zi to pledge his service.
  • Lianjingzi left to consult the Empress Dowager, while the White Elephant stayed behind and continued doubting Su Hao's identity.
  • Su Hao questioned True Person Gan Zi about the world's calamities, the Human King's role, and the Daoist Sect's support.
  • Su Hao told True Person Gan Zi to avoid contacting the Daoist sects for now and to cultivate quietly at Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • Su Hao accepted the situation for the time being and began improving his divine abilities with the Divine Ability Stone.

Ch. 162Head of the Heavenly Maidens, Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword

Yue Huayin Ji confirmed that Su Hao was the Human King because the Profound Yellow Sword had chosen him, and sent Jin Ji with Lianjingzi to verify his identity. Su Hao advanced the Four Emperors Sword of Lingxiao into the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword, while Ning Duanyue reported his progress and set out to return to the Golden Light Sect.

  • Lianjingzi told Yue Huayin Ji that True Person Gan Zi had found a possible Human King, and Yue Huayin Ji accepted the Profound Yellow Sword's recognition as proof despite questions about Su Hao's demonic cultivation.
  • Yue Huayin Ji explained that Lianjingzi and the Six-Tusked White Elephant might not recognize Su Hao until the time was right, then sent Jin Ji to confirm his identity.
  • Su Hao used ten Divine Ability Stones to advance the Four Emperors Sword of Lingxiao into the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword, releasing a sword intent that spread across the Tianyuan Continent.
  • Lianjingzi and Jin Ji saw Su Hao's sword intent, while the Supreme Origin Sword Sect's Heaven and Earth Sword Dao Ranking recorded the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword in its eleventh slot.
  • Ning Duanyue told the Annihilation Sword Master that he had reached the entry level of the Taiyi Sword Curse of Lingxiao, then said he was returning to the Golden Light Sect; the Annihilation Sword Master let him go.

Ch. 163Completely Subdued, Identity Confirmed?

Ning Duanyue received permission to enter the Sword Realm and pursue the sword, while Su Hao returned to seclusion after displaying overwhelming sword intent. Lianjingzi and Jin Ji accepted that Su Hao was the Human King and waited at Phoenix Perch Mountain as his cultivation continued.

  • Annihilation Sword Master marked Ning Duanyue so he could enter the Sword Realm directly and told him to return after seeing through the mortal world and life and death.
  • Su Hao returned to Golden Light Sect, where True Person Gan Zi, Zhang Xiao, and the White Elephant praised his divine ability and resolved to improve their own strength.
  • Su Hao entered seclusion and ordered True Person Gan Zi and Zhang Xiao to guard Phoenix Perch Mountain; Lianjingzi and Jin Ji arrived seeking to see him.
  • True Person Gan Zi challenged Lianjingzi and Jin Ji for trying to disturb Su Hao, and the two women chose to wait after recognizing the evidence of his identity as the Human King.
  • One month later, Su Hao reached the Integrated Body Early Stage without a heavenly tribulation, but continued cultivating because his strength remained insufficient to wield the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword.

Ch. 164Chapter Five of the Sword Realm

After waiting ten years at Phoenix Perch Mountain, Jin Ji and Lianjingzi resolved to seek the Human King’s forgiveness and worried about his bond with Little Cai. Su Hao entered the fifth level of the Supreme Origin Sword Realm, defeated its gatekeeper with ease, and claimed its reward, leaving Ning Duanyue determined to challenge him outside the realm.

  • Jin Ji urged Lianjingzi to stop voicing suspicions about the Human King, and Lianjingzi promised she would trust her husband.
  • Jin Ji worried that Little Cai’s rapid cultivation and dragon-race divine path might cause trouble for the Human King.
  • Su Hao entered the fifth level of the Supreme Origin Sword Realm and promised the unresponsive Realm Spirit that he would eventually set it free.
  • Su Hao met Ning Duanyue, who described his years of challenges and asked how quickly Su Hao had reached the fifth level.
  • Su Hao destroyed the gatekeeper with a two-finger sword strike and claimed the purple-green crystal reward.
  • Ning Duanyue accepted that he could not catch up to Su Hao in the Sword Realm, then left and vowed to challenge him outside.

Ch. 165Taiyuan Sword Master, Heavenly Maidens Bowing Their Heads

Su Hao cleared the sixth trial of the Taiyuan Sword Realm, learned that the seventh trial’s guardian was a remnant thought of the Taiyuan Sword Master, and began considering how to forge a sword from his new treasure. After leaving seclusion, he accepted Lianjingzi’s apology and dao pills while Jin Ji and Lianjingzi drew closer to him as the suspected Human King.

  • Su Hao used the Boundless Heavenly Emperor Sword’s sword intent and the Spirit Unification Art to defeat the sixth trial’s Realm Spirit on the 136th move, then claimed Profound Heaven Five-Colored Gold as his reward.
  • Su Hao met the Taiyuan Sword Master’s remnant thought at the seventh trial, learned that he could claim any one treasure after passing it, and left the Sword Realm without attempting the trial.
  • The remnant thought speculated that Su Hao had touched the threshold of the Limitless Divine Ability and feared that his extraordinary talent heralded a great calamity.
  • Su Hao studied the Profound Heaven Five-Colored Gold and tested it against the destructive Heavenly Wood Sword Essence, finding that the two materials might be forged together.
  • Jin Ji and Lianjingzi approached Su Hao after his seclusion; Lianjingzi apologized and offered him one hundred dao pills, and both women affirmed that they believed he was the Human King.

Ch. 166Shaming the Past, Defeated Before the Battle

Jin Ji planned to approach Su Hao for dual cultivation, but Ning Duanyue arrived at the Golden Light Sect seeking a meeting after defeating Zhang Xiao in a contest of sword attainments. Su Hao agreed to receive Ning Duanyue, whose resolve collapsed when he finally saw Su Hao.

  • Jin Ji and Lianjingzi decided to take the initiative and pursue dual cultivation with Su Hao, and Jin Ji spent more than ten days preparing herself.
  • Ning Duanyue and Shen Rulong arrived at the Golden Light Sect, where Zhang Xiao confronted them.
  • Ning Duanyue used the Taiyi Sword Curse of Lingxiao and forced Zhang Xiao to unleash Tribulation Crossing Realm strength, claiming victory in their contest of sword attainments.
  • Zhang Xiao refused to let Shen Rulong enter, but Su Hao sent word that he would meet Ning Duanyue.
  • Ning Duanyue entered Su Hao's grotto dwelling, and the sight of Su Hao made his confidence and fighting spirit vanish.

Ch. 167Sword Master of the Realm, the True Human King

Ning Duanyue learned that Su Hao had reached the seventh level of the Taiyuan Sword Realm and left determined to challenge him someday. Meanwhile, Jin Ji and Lianjingzi sensed a call from the southwest, where the White Elephant believed the Human King had appeared, and Shen Rulong set out toward the Nine Nether Absolute Land.

  • Ning Duanyue asked Su Hao about his Sword Realm progress and learned he had reached the seventh level, making him a potential candidate to become the Supreme Origin Sword Sect's next Sword Master.
  • Ning Duanyue realized he could not even gather his sword intent in Su Hao's presence, then left Phoenix Perch Mountain vowing to keep striving until they could exchange moves.
  • Jin Ji urged Su Hao to pursue the Sword Master position to improve their chances against the human race's calamity, but Su Hao told her and Lianjingzi to focus on cultivating.
  • Jin Ji, Lianjingzi, and the White Elephant sensed a call from the southwest, and the White Elephant announced that the Human King was in a village there before vanishing to search for him.
  • Ning Duanyue told Shen Rulong that he had not fought Su Hao, and Shen Rulong chose to seek opportunities at the Nine Nether Absolute Land; Ning Duanyue gave him an ancient Dao talisman.

Ch. 168Try Again! The Seed of Yin and Yang

Su Hao and Jin Ji attempted to unite as the Human King and a Heavenly Maiden, but a protective jade light blocked them until Su Hao used the Joyful Zen Sacred Art to overcome it. Their union granted them both new powers, including Su Hao’s Seed of Yin and Yang, and left Jin Ji able to comprehend the Great Dao of Yin and Yang alongside him.

  • Jin Ji visited Su Hao with food and wine, then explained the Jade Pool Sacred Sect’s duty to nurture Heavenly Maidens and their connection to the Human King.
  • Jin Ji urged Su Hao to unite with her, but jade light formed around her and warned that forcing through it would kill her.
  • Su Hao tried again using the Joyful Zen Sacred Art, which resonated with the jade light and made it recede.
  • Su Hao gained cultivation progress and the Seven-Colored Seed of Yin and Yang, while Jin Ji gained a sharp increase in her cultivation aptitude and a new ability.
  • Jin Ji awoke and realized she could comprehend the Great Dao of Yin and Yang with Su Hao, who silently examined her new talent.

Ch. 169The Lotus Blooms Twice, Integrated Body Late Stage!

Su Hao confirmed Jin Ji’s loyalty, joined with her and Lian Jing in dual cultivation, and advanced to the Integrated Body Late Stage over the following half year. Jin Ji and Lian Jing planned to return to the Jade Pool Sacred Sect to warn the other Heavenly Maidens about the suspected extraterrestrial evil demon, while Su Hao stayed behind to cultivate.

  • Jin Ji accepted Su Hao as her husband and the true Human King after he passed her tests, then brought Lian Jing to meet him.
  • Jin Ji urged Lian Jing to unite with Su Hao, and Su Hao completed dual cultivation with Lian Jing around midnight.
  • Lian Jing gained three red talents, while repeated sessions with both women gradually yielded diminishing cultivation gains.
  • Half a year later, Su Hao reached the Integrated Body Late Stage, and Jin Ji and Lian Jing had both advanced to the Integrated Body Middle Stage.
  • Jin Ji and Lian Jing decided to return to the Jade Pool Sacred Sect to warn Empress Dowager and the remaining Heavenly Maidens, while Su Hao declined to accompany them so he could keep cultivating.
  • Six-Tusked White Elephant returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain looking gloomy after the women had left.

Ch. 170The Ordinary Cowherd Boy, Li Yueyao Again

The white elephant took Su Hao to meet the ordinary cowherd boy Li Goudan, whom it suspected might be the Human King, but Su Hao found no sign of anything special. Half a year later, while Li Goudan continued herding cattle under Zhang Xiao’s watch, Li Yueyao arrived at the Golden Light Sect and called for Su Hao.

  • The white elephant told Su Hao that a feeling had led it to a village and a seemingly ordinary fifteen-year-old cowherd boy.
  • Su Hao persuaded the white elephant to take him to Huangyan Village, where his information panel showed Li Goudan had no realm or talent.
  • Su Hao dismissed Li Goudan as an ordinary mortal and returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain, while the white elephant remained troubled by its lingering sense of connection to the boy.
  • Half a year passed without Jin Ji and Lianjingzi returning, as Li Goudan continued herding cattle and Zhang Xiao monitored her.
  • Li Yueyao appeared outside the Golden Light Sect and called for Su Hao, who went out to greet her as Martial Aunt Li.

Ch. 171Reincarnated True Immortal, What an Insolent Thing!

Li Yueyao visited Su Hao, refused to give him the pills Yu Xuanji had entrusted to her, and clashed with True Person Gan Zi after he appeared. She returned to Yu Xuanji with news of Su Hao’s powerful backing, leaving Yu Xuanji shocked to learn Gan Zi claimed to be a disciple of True Lord Juyuan.

  • Li Yueyao dismissed Su Hao’s familiar address and refused to deliver the pills Yu Xuanji had entrusted to her.
  • Su Hao summoned True Person Gan Zi, and Li Yueyao challenged him after learning he was a Loose Immortal.
  • True Person Gan Zi and Li Yueyao fought until the approaching tribulation lightning forced them to stop, and Li Yueyao departed.
  • True Person Gan Zi apologized for losing control, and Su Hao agreed to increase his Immortal Qi supply by fifty percent.
  • Li Yueyao told Yu Xuanji that Su Hao had a Loose Immortal backing him and identified him as True Person Gan Zi, a claimed disciple of True Lord Juyuan.
  • Yu Xuanji reacted with shock when she heard Gan Zi’s connection to True Lord Juyuan.

Ch. 172Heaven and Earth Reject Me, Yet I Welcome the Tribulation

Su Hao learned that heaven and earth’s rejection of powerful cultivators could lead to heavenly tribulations and heard True Person Gan Zi’s plan to unite the cultivation world under him. As the rejection intensified, Su Hao charged into the storm above the Golden Light Sect to face his first tribulation.

  • Yu Xuanji recognized the Sea-Covering Treasure Seal as a projected counterfeit of True Lord Juyuan’s supreme treasure and wondered why his disciple had become involved with Su Hao.
  • Su Hao told True Person Gan Zi that he had reached late-stage Body Integration, and Gan Zi explained how heaven and earth rejected powerful cultivators and triggered tribulations.
  • True Person Gan Zi described the Barren Ancient Domain as a destination for ambitious cultivators and urged Su Hao to unite the Three Continents and Four Seas.
  • Su Hao rejected Gan Zi’s plan as premature and worried that Jin Ji and Lianjingzi had not returned or reported back after another year.
  • When the rejection from heaven and earth reached its extreme, Su Hao took the Profound Yellow Sword and charged into the thunderclouds above the Golden Light Sect.

Ch. 173Heavenly Dao Blood Tribulation, Forbidden Word Curse

Su Hao survived a blood-red heavenly tribulation and gained the Forbidden Word Curse, but breaking the chains that suppressed the Tianyuan Continent released sealed demon lords. As demons began devouring people across the continent, True Person Gan Zi realized the disaster Su Hao had warned about had begun.

  • Su Hao’s Profound Yellow Sword triggered a world-spanning blood-red tribulation, and he entered its clouds, where his powers and treasures failed to protect him.
  • Su Hao used the Heavenly Wood Sword Essence to shatter the blood-colored thunderbolts and reached an altar, where he absorbed the ancient divine character “Prohibit” and received the Forbidden Word Curse.
  • The tribulation ended, and Su Hao told True Person Gan Zi that its disappearance had removed the heavens’ rejection and increased the continent’s Spiritual Energy.
  • The vanished blood-colored chains weakened the formation beneath the Nine Nether Absolute Land, allowing a black lion-shaped demon lord to escape and devour people as it flew north.
  • A Devil Lord emerged from the Icebound Demonic Abyss, a blood dragon escaped in the Western Sea, and other demon lords broke their seals as True Person Gan Zi recognized the disaster.

Ch. 174Blood Sin Dragon, the Human King Was Dead

Su Hao learned that taking the Forbidden Word Curse had disrupted the Human King's role and unleashed chaos across the cultivation world. Meanwhile, Li Goudan survived the Blood Sin Dragon's attack and met Mu Hongling, who offered to take him to the Jade Pool Sacred Sect to pursue revenge.

  • Su Hao realized the Forbidden Word Curse was one of seven incantations meant for the Human King and that taking it had accelerated the collapse of the restrictions across the Three Continents and Four Seas.
  • White Elephant awoke, learned that demons and fiends had broken free, and set out for Huangyan Village to find Li Goudan, whom it believed was the Human King.
  • Zhang Xiao arrived wounded and reported that the Blood Sin Dragon had swallowed Huangyan Village and its people, including Li Goudan.
  • White Elephant searched for Li Goudan but could no longer sense him, while Li Goudan awoke alive on a mountain, believing the massacre had been a dream.
  • Mu Hongling found Li Goudan, brought him to the ruins of Huangyan Village, and offered to take him to the Jade Pool Sacred Sect so he could grow strong enough to avenge the villagers.

Ch. 175Guilty Beyond Redemption, the Inevitable Tide

Mu Hongling brought Li Goudan to the Jade Pool Sacred Sect, but Yue Huayin Ji dismissed him as a possible Human King and sent him to the outer court, where Elder Wei killed him. Li Zhuo awakened by the sea with new perceptions, while Su Hao welcomed more heavenly maidens to the Golden Light Sect and news of the lifting of Heaven and Earth’s restrictions stirred the Barren Ancient Domain.

  • Yue Huayin Ji rejected Mu Hongling’s claim that Li Goudan might be the Human King and ordered him sent to the Hundred Fragrances Outer Court while Mu Hongling went to join Su Hao.
  • Mu Hongling renamed Li Goudan Li Zhuo, left him at the outer court, and told him to cultivate if he wanted to avenge his village.
  • Elder Wei stabbed Li Zhuo through the heart and threw his body from a cliff, but he later revived by the seaside with altered perceptions.
  • Jin Ji and Lian Jing brought Shui Sheng and Xuan Yin to the Golden Light Sect, where Su Hao welcomed them and revealed the hidden world within Phoenix Perch Mountain.
  • White Elephant King struggled to accept that Su Hao was the Human King as Su Hao led the heavenly maidens to the meditation chamber.
  • News that Heaven and Earth’s restrictions had vanished reached the Barren Ancient Domain, prompting many experts to emerge and return to the spatial passages.
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