Arc 13Rise of the Spirit Domain

Xu Yan and Meng Chong advanced through the Spirit Domain, while Li Xuan and his disciples expanded their martial paths and Evergreen Pavilion brought its healing services across the realm. The arc left Xu Yan confronting the Tai Miao Sect after its elders denied knowing Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao.

  • Xu Yan broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm, then returned to Thousand Martial Hall and defeated its prodigies before taking the Cold Absolute Blade.
  • Su Lingxiu established Evergreen Pavilion, healed Jiao Li and Cai Ling’er, and treated patients whose injuries and damaged foundations had defeated other healers.
  • Meng Chong defeated the Three Absolutes Tower and later broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm, while Xu Yan traveled the Spirit Domain and killed the pursuing Blade-Wielding Elder.
  • Wu Tiannan visited Li Xuan, who guided him in studying the Heaven and Earth Laws, while Li Xuan also gained new abilities through his disciples’ breakthroughs.
  • Fang Hao completed Flying Ships and became the Myriad Worlds Alliance’s Young Alliance Master, while Su Lingxiu took Evergreen Pavilion on the road to treat patients across the Spirit Realm.
  • Red Cat founded the Great Demon Race, declared Li Xuan its Demon Ancestor, and began organizing the spirit beasts and teaching them the Great Demon Method.
  • Xu Yan traveled toward Yunshan Province and visited the Tai Miao Sect, where its elders denied that Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao were disciples and attacked him after he named Xin Mengrou as their source.
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Ch. 302Sword God Xu Yan

Xu Yan left Wu Tiannan pondering whether a martial artist could transcend Heaven and Earth, then set up an array in a remote mountain to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm. Meanwhile, news of Xu Yan’s victories spread, Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao entered the Prodigy Competition, and Su Lingxiu prepared to open Evergreen Pavilion to treat martial artists’ injuries and illnesses.

  • Xu Yan told Wu Tiannan that his strength was weak compared with his master’s, then departed and left Wu Tiannan determined to seek out the Jade Province Alliance Leader.
  • Xu Yan reached an uninhabited mountain range, set up an Array Formation with an array plate, and began his breakthrough to the Spirit Origin Realm.
  • Cui'er told Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao that Xu Yan had defeated five prodigies at the Thousand Martial Hall, prompting both women to request permission to join the Prodigy Competition.
  • Xin Mengrou gave Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao jade tokens so they could arrange to participate in the Prodigy Competition.
  • Li Xuan learned through the Great Dao Golden Book that Xu Yan had slain a Spirit Refining peak expert and gained the sixth form of Divine Annihilation.
  • Su Lingxiu told Zhu Xingzheng to establish Evergreen Pavilion and publicize its treatments for serious injuries and illnesses, while she fed a pill to the Golden Horned Deer.

Ch. 303Jade Province's New Order, and the Idea of Refining a Flying Ship

Su Lingxiu opened Evergreen Pavilion while Fang Hao established the Jade Province Alliance as a new power for Rogue Cultivators. As Zhu Xingzheng brought two badly injured guests to Evergreen Pavilion for treatment, Li Xuan began planning a flying ship for his travels.

  • Su Lingxiu gave the Golden Horned Deer a bottle of pills, and Zhu Xingzheng persuaded it to hand most of them over for its father.
  • Zhu Xingzheng built a signboard for Evergreen Pavilion at the Crimson Nether Sect's ruins, and Su Lingxiu agreed to treat one of his injured elders.
  • Fang Hao and Shen Tai arranged an alliance, and the Jade Province Alliance took control of former Jade God Sect and Su Family territories while securing Rogue Cultivators a place in Jade Province.
  • Zhu Xingzheng flew to Evergreen Pavilion with charred Jiao Li and an injured Sea Spirit woman, drawing attention from spirit sects and aristocratic clans.
  • Li Xuan decided to have Fang Hao refine a flying ship, while Su Lingxiu welcomed Jiao Li and had him lie down for treatment.

Ch. 304Too Scary

Su Lingxiu tested the Evergreen Pavilion’s new diagnostic spirit artifact on the badly injured Jiao Li, then treated his lightning-fire injuries and prepared to repair his spirit soul. Cai Ling’er refused Su Lingxiu’s proposal to dissect her for research, and Jiao Li was put to sleep in a sealed room for the final stage of treatment.

  • Li Xuan assessed Jiao Li’s severe injuries, and Su Lingxiu used her diagnostic spirit artifact to identify them in detail.
  • Su Lingxiu tried to persuade Cai Ling’er to let her study her Sea Spirit Race body by dissection, but Cai Ling’er became alarmed and Li Xuan stopped Su Lingxiu.
  • Su Lingxiu charged Jiao Li a consultation fee and treated his depleted Essence Blood and lightning-fire injuries with pills and golden needles.
  • Su Lingxiu gave Jiao Li a pill to put him into a deep sleep before repairing his spirit soul in a sealed room, while Zhu Xingzheng and Cai Ling’er waited outside.

Ch. 305The True Interpretation of the Divine, Jiao Li's Collapse

Su Lingxiu studied and repaired Jiao Li’s divine soul, while Li Xuan gained the Soul Searching Technique and the True Interpretation of the Divine from her discoveries. Jiao Li awakened with his Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy fused, but a mishap left his consciousness and body out of sync until Su Lingxiu treated him again.

  • Su Lingxiu examined Jiao Li’s damaged divine soul while Yue'er watched, and she gained insights into strengthening it and searching memories.
  • Li Xuan received the Soul Searching Technique and the True Interpretation of the Divine from the Great Dao Golden Book.
  • Su Lingxiu fused Jiao Li’s two wisps of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and returned his divine soul to his body.
  • Jiao Li awoke with his divine soul healed but found that his limbs moved out of sync with his intentions.
  • Su Lingxiu treated Jiao Li again, restored his control, and received his thanks and promise of a favor.

Ch. 306Pill Doctor Fairy, the Sea Spirit Secret

Su Lingxiu healed Jiao Li and Cai Ling'er, while her examination of Cai Ling'er revealed the Sea Spirit Race's hidden imperial bloodline. Jiao Li publicized Evergreen Pavilion's miraculous treatment by challenging Fan Kaishan, and Su Lingxiu began treating more injured martial artists as the pavilion attracted attention.

  • Su Lingxiu healed Jiao Li, who thanked her and flew off to challenge Fan Kaishan, unaware that his furious glare still made his mouth open.
  • Su Lingxiu persuaded Cai Ling'er to undergo an examination, treated her injuries, and gained a deeper understanding of the Sea Spirit Race; Li Xuan learned that Cai Ling'er carried the Sea Spirit Emperor bloodline.
  • Jiao Li fought Fan Kaishan and demonstrated his improved strength, while Fan Kaishan suspected Evergreen Pavilion was connected to the Myriad Worlds Alliance and reported his concerns to Thundercloud Mountain Villa.
  • Jiao Li returned to Evergreen Pavilion and arranged for injured members of the Myriad Worlds Alliance to receive treatment, promising to provide the fees and medicines.
  • A burly man brought his crippled son to Evergreen Pavilion, and Su Lingxiu gave the youth a Regeneration Pill to restore him.

Ch. 307Great Divine Ability: Divine Annihilation; Seeing a Supreme Expert Brings Opportunity

Su Lingxiu healed a stream of severely injured martial artists at Evergreen Pavilion while Li Xuan received breakthroughs from his disciples and guided Fang Hao and Yue Changming. After Li Xuan explained the Heaven and Earth Laws, Cai Ling'er left to seek enlightenment, having gained the opportunity she had hoped to find.

  • Su Lingxiu healed injured martial artists, raised the Spirit Sect's consultation fees, and treated Myriad Worlds Alliance experts before they departed, while Cai Ling'er stayed behind to repay her.
  • Li Xuan received the ninth form of Divine Annihilation from Xu Yan's battle and watched the nine forms merge into the Great Divine Ability, Divine Annihilation.
  • Meng Chong reached Perfection of the first level of the Great Sun Indestructible Golden Body, and Li Xuan continued considering the next stages of Body Cultivation Martial Dao.
  • Fang Hao arrived with Yue Changming, and Li Xuan guided him on Qimen Martial Dao and refining a Flying Ship powered by Spirit Crystals.
  • Fang Hao began planning the Flying Ship, while Su Lingxiu suggested making it a traveling Evergreen Pavilion.
  • Li Xuan explained the patterns of the Heaven and Earth Laws to Yue Changming, and Cai Ling'er listened before leaving to seek enlightenment.

Ch. 308Wealthy Thundercloud Mountain Villa

Su Lingxiu healed Thundercloud Mountain Villa's badly injured disciples and agreed to keep them at Evergreen Pavilion for a daily fee, while Fang Hao secretly trapped them in an illusionary formation. Li Xuan's ninth-page study neared completion, and he grew stronger when Xu Yan broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm.

  • Lei Tong brought injured Thundercloud Mountain Villa disciples to Evergreen Pavilion and agreed to pay Su Lingxiu's high treatment fee in rare materials and Divine Grade Spiritual Medicine.
  • Su Lingxiu healed the injured in one day, and Lei Tong arranged for them to stay at Evergreen Pavilion for observation at a daily fee.
  • Su Lingxiu had Fang Hao build an Array Formation, while Li Xuan concealed it from Thundercloud Mountain Villa's powerful observers.
  • Lei Tong visited twice but failed to detect the formation and mistook its illusions for useful information.
  • Li Xuan nearly finished memorizing the Taicang Book's ninth page, then gained a hundredfold spirit-origin amplification when Xu Yan reached the Spirit Origin Realm.

Ch. 309Mountain River Divine Body, Life-Burning Killing Intent

Xu Yan transformed into the Mountain River Divine Body and reached the Spirit Origin Realm, while Thousand Martial Hall prepared deadly measures for his impending return. The chapter ended with martial artists gathering at its gates as the sect’s hidden forces awaited orders.

  • Li Xuan obtained the Innate Mountain River Divine Body and advanced his sixth-stage Dragon Subduing Palm after Xu Yan’s breakthrough, while Su Lingxiu reached perfection in the Divine Intent Realm.
  • Fang Hao heard news of Xu Yan and Meng Chong’s victories and began refining a Flying Ship for himself and Li Xuan.
  • Wu Tiannan left Thousand Martial Province for the Myriad Worlds Alliance to ask whether he could visit Xu Yan’s master.
  • Thousand Martial Hall elders taught its recruited and recognized prodigies to use Life-Burning Killing Intent, and prepared Cold Absolute Blade to unleash its power against Xu Yan.
  • The master of Thousand Martial Hall enlisted its aging predecessors for a coming fight against Xu Yan or the Myriad Worlds Alliance as the challenge deadline approached.
  • Martial artists gathered outside Thousand Martial Hall to await Xu Yan, and Cui Huayu arrived on a giant eagle to watch.

Ch. 310Prodigy Competition, Sword in Hand

Xu Yan appeared at the Thousand Martial Hall after spectators assumed he had fled, then challenged its prodigies. He stood ready to fight after reaching the Spirit Origin Realm, and his first opponent chose a battle to the death.

  • Spectators and the Thousand Martial Hall waited past the half-month deadline, and the Hall ordered a hunt for Xu Yan when he still had not appeared by sunset.
  • Tian Ji arrived with the Myriad Mountain Halberd, mistakenly accused the Thousand Martial Hall of killing Xu Yan, and learned that Xu Yan had not yet shown up.
  • Xu Yan arrived by walking on giant swords formed from trees, stunning the crowd and prompting the Thousand Martial Hall Master and its prodigies to return to the arena.
  • Xu Yan declared that he had reached the Spirit Origin Realm and challenged the Thousand Martial Hall's prodigies, while Ya Rong watched and admired his bearing.
  • A Thousand Martial Hall prodigy entered the arena and chose to decide the fight by life and death when Xu Yan asked him the terms.

Ch. 311Small Tricks, Nothing More

Xu Yan defeated the Hundred Blades Sect prodigy at the gates of the Thousand Martial Hall, even blocking his Life-Burning Killing Intent with the Shocking Thunder Sword. He challenged five more prodigies at once, and they surrounded him and prepared to attack together.

  • Xu Yan shattered the Hundred Blades Sect prodigy's Hundred Blades in One Strike with a Spirit Origin sword thrust.
  • The Hundred Blades Sect prodigy unleashed Life-Burning Killing Intent, but Xu Yan destroyed the blood-colored strike with his Shocking Thunder Sword, and the prodigy died in the aftershocks.
  • Xu Yan mocked the Thousand Martial Hall and challenged five prodigies to attack him together.
  • The Blade-Wielding Elder ordered the five prodigies to use Life-Burning Killing Intent together, and they surrounded Xu Yan and unleashed their killing intent.

Ch. 312Divine Essence Incarnation Shocks the Four Quarters

Xu Yan overwhelmed five attackers at the Thousand Martial Hall’s mountain gate, then challenged its prodigies and revealed his Divine Essence Incarnation. The chapter ended with four incarnations joining him on the battlefield, stunning the crowd and prompting the Thousand Martial Hall to fear his growing power.

  • Xu Yan defeated five attackers with his mountain-and-river sword landscape, eroding their Life-Burning Killing Intent until their bodies turned to ash.
  • The Thousand Martial Hall Master sent five of the Hall’s prodigies to fight Xu Yan, while keeping its core prodigies in reserve.
  • Xu Yan dismissed the five prodigies’ combined-strike technique and decided to demonstrate a sword array using his Divine Essence Incarnations.
  • Xu Yan split off four incarnations, leaving five Xu Yans on the battlefield and shocking the spectators and Thousand Martial Hall’s elders.
  • The Thousand Martial Hall Master declared that Xu Yan must die, while Tian Ji, Cui Huayu, and Ya Rong feared the consequences of his power.

Ch. 313Heart Sword Realm Mastery, the Might of a Divine Artifact

Xu Yan defeated the five Thousand Martial Hall prodigies with Divine Essence Incarnations and a sword formation, advancing his Heart Sword Realm to mastery. As he challenged Thousand Martial Hall again, Wu Yuan emerged wielding the Divine Artifact Cold Absolute Blade and prepared to strike him.

  • Xu Yan used four Divine Essence Incarnations to face the five Thousand Martial Hall prodigies and demonstrated a sword formation that broke their combined-strike technique.
  • Xu Yan refined his sword intents during the battle, achieved mastery of the Heart Sword Realm, and defeated the five prodigies after they unleashed their fused Life-Burning Killing Intent.
  • The Thousand Martial Hall Master ordered Wu Yuan to prepare and told the old seniors to find an opportunity to kill Xu Yan.
  • Xu Yan challenged Thousand Martial Hall at its mountain gate, and Wu Yuan emerged with the Divine Artifact Cold Absolute Blade.
  • Wu Yuan announced that Xu Yan only needed to survive one slash to be counted the victor for now, then prepared to attack with the blade.

Ch. 314Who Gave Him the Courage to Seize a Divine Artifact Right in Front of Them?

Xu Yan survived Wu Yuan’s hidden killing move, defeated him, and seized the Thousand Martial Hall’s Divine Artifact, the Cold Absolute Blade. He escaped as the Thousand Martial Hall’s elders pursued him, while Tian Ji tried to hold them off and Ya Rong followed.

  • Wu Yuan unleashed the Cold Absolute Blade’s concealed killing move, but Xu Yan blocked it with his Dragon Subduing Palm and a golden dragon.
  • Xu Yan used another golden dragon to swallow the Cold Absolute Blade, declared it his trophy, and vanished from the battlefield.
  • The Blade-Wielding Elder pursued Xu Yan, but Tian Ji intercepted him and argued that the blade was Xu Yan’s spoils for winning.
  • Xu Yan left behind a projection to taunt the Thousand Martial Hall before it dispersed, and the Thousand Martial Hall Master offered a heavy reward for information about his whereabouts.
  • The Blade-Wielding Elder and other Thousand Martial Hall elders set off after Xu Yan, while Tian Ji fled and Ya Rong followed Xu Yan’s trail.

Ch. 315Great Xuan City, Body Cultivation Martial Dao Displays Its Might

Xu Yan escaped after stealing Cold Absolute Blade from Thousand Martial Hall, while Meng Chong challenged the Master of the Three Absolutes Tower and its elders in Great Xuan City. Meng Chong survived their ultimate attack and brought his martial foundations close to perfection, preparing to leave the city and break through.

  • Xu Yan stored Cold Absolute Blade in his storage ring and sped away to explore the Spirit Domain.
  • News of Xu Yan's raid on Thousand Martial Hall spread across the Spirit Domain, inspiring admiration and reckless imitation.
  • With no prodigies left to challenge, Meng Chong invited the Master of the Three Absolutes Tower and its elders to attack him together.
  • Meng Chong endured their assault, killed one elder, and used Six Zhang Golden Body to fight the remaining opponents.
  • The Master of the Three Absolutes Tower and the elders burned their Essence Blood and unleashed an ultimate attack, but Meng Chong weakened it and withstood the remaining force.
  • Meng Chong's Heavenly Hammer Hundred Refinements Technique turned the attack into tempering power, bringing his martial foundations close to perfection.

Ch. 316Renowned Throughout the Spirit Realm, the Thousand Martial Hall's Pursuit

News of Meng Chong’s victory and Su Lingxiu’s healing spread across the Spirit Realm as Xu Yan evaded a deadly attack from a Thousand Martial Hall elder. The Blade-Wielding Elder continued the pursuit, while Xu Yan encountered Cui Huayu aboard a flying palace.

  • Meng Chong abandoned his plan to challenge the Thousand Martial Hall and left to find a place to cultivate the second stage of the Indestructible Golden Body.
  • Word spread that Su Lingxiu of Evergreen Pavilion could restore ruined foundations and heal severe injuries for those who could pay her fees.
  • Xu Yan fought a Thousand Martial Hall elder wielding a death-qi secret art, then escaped by concealing his aura and let the elder’s attack consume him.
  • The Blade-Wielding Elder arrived after the elder’s failure and ordered the pursuit of Xu Yan to continue, but Xu Yan vanished for several days.
  • Xu Yan met Cui Huayu aboard a small palace carried by a Cloud Piercer Eagle and learned that Cui Huayu’s master and martial uncle were Supreme Experts.
  • Cui Huayu revealed that his master was his father and his master’s wife was his mother, though both insisted he address them as master and disciple.

Ch. 317The Secret of the Spirit Body, Sword Intent Following the Heart

Xu Yan learned how true spirit bodies differed from bodies with spiritual resonance, then chose Great River Province as his next destination and drew Thousand Martial Hall’s pursuit there. Meanwhile, Su Lingxiu’s Evergreen Pavilion grew busy, Li Xuan gained Sword Intent Following the Heart, and Lei Tong discovered that the stolen alchemy manual was not what he expected.

  • Cui Huayu explained that most so-called spirit bodies were bodies with spiritual resonance, and Xu Yan’s touch shattered Cui Huayu’s spirit-detecting tree.
  • Xu Yan chose to travel to Great River Province and asked Cui Huayu to spread the news, prompting Thousand Martial Hall to send more elders after him.
  • Xu Yan advised Cui Huayu to have Su Lingxiu examine his illness, then departed for Great River Province.
  • Su Lingxiu’s Evergreen Pavilion treated a growing stream of patients, while Fang Hao continued refining a Flying Ship.
  • Li Xuan received Sword Intent Following the Heart after Xu Yan reached great completion in the Heart Sword Realm.
  • Lei Tong left Evergreen Pavilion with the recovered martial artists and stolen materials, but the booklet he opened was not the alchemy manual he expected.

Ch. 318Body Cultivation Martial Dao Supernatural Abilities, One Thought Rebirth

Thunder Link discovered that Evergreen Pavilion had been hiding its true appearance from him, but Li Xuan’s power made him retreat and report the threat to Thundercloud Mountain Villa. Meanwhile, Li Xuan comprehended the Taicang World Laws and gained three Body Cultivation Martial Dao supernatural abilities after Meng Chong reached the third stage of the Great Sun Indestructible Golden Body.

  • Thunder Link realized Evergreen Pavilion had bewitched him and concealed the patients waiting outside, then entered the pavilion despite being told to join the line.
  • Thunder Link saw Li Xuan calmly being served tea by Cai Ling'er, restrained his anger, and fled after Li Xuan’s cough made his soul tremble; he decided to report the powerful figure to the Villa Master.
  • News spread that Xu Yan had gone to Great River Province, Meng Chong had defeated Three Absolutes Tower, and Su Lingxiu was preparing to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm.
  • Li Xuan memorized the ninth page of the Taicang Book, comprehended the Heaven and Earth Laws, and began studying the more profound tenth page.
  • Meng Chong comprehended the third stage of the Great Sun Indestructible Golden Body, granting Li Xuan the Supernatural Ability Realm breakthrough and the abilities One Thought Rebirth, Heaven and Earth Saber Slash, and Heaven and Earth Wind and Thunder.
  • Li Xuan gave Shi Er, Meng Shushu, and Zhou Ying cultivation guidance, then bestowed a wisp of Heaven and Earth Law power on Yue Changming, who began refining it.

Ch. 319A Master Bestows an Opportunity; Wu Tiannan Pays His Respects

Li Xuan bestowed threads of Heaven and Earth Laws on Cai Ling'er and Yue Changming, then received Wu Tiannan, the president of the Myriad Stars Martial Academy, at the Evergreen Pavilion. Wu Tiannan sought a path beyond the Spiritual Realm and revealed that he came from the Inner Domain and had once been guided by his elder sister.

  • Li Xuan gave Cai Ling'er a weakened thread of Heaven and Earth Laws, and she swallowed soul-nurturing pills before beginning to refine it.
  • Fang Hao told Li Xuan that Wu Tiannan wanted to visit, and Li Xuan agreed to receive him after learning Xu Yan had guided him there.
  • Wu Tiannan arrived at the Evergreen Pavilion, reunited with Yue Changming, and respectfully paid his respects to Li Xuan.
  • Li Xuan recognized that Wu Tiannan had reached the Spiritual Realm's pinnacle and concealed nine laws within his nine auras of Heaven and Earth Laws.
  • Wu Tiannan described his cultivation difficulties, his knowledge of the Divine Bridge, and his plan to ascend it to break through and find his martial-path guide.
  • Wu Tiannan revealed that he came from the Inner Domain and had risen with guidance from his elder sister, prompting Su Lingxiu to recognize him as the founding Old Ancestor of Seven Stars Academy.

Ch. 320Evergreen Divine Fire, Bone Transformation

Li Xuan gave Wu Tiannan a law-inscribed spiritual paper to help him break through the Spirit Domain’s limits, while his disciples’ progress strengthened his own cultivation. Su Lingxiu’s breakthrough granted Li Xuan three powerful Medicinal Dao supernatural abilities, and he began devising another resurrection ability.

  • Li Xuan explained that Wu Tiannan could not condense the Heaven and Earth Laws within the Spirit Domain, then gave him spiritual paper inscribed with laws to study.
  • Wu Tiannan began comprehending the laws, while Yue Changming continued refining a wisp of their power.
  • Meng Chong broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm and transformed into a Vajra Divine Body, then killed an elder of Thousand Martial Hall; the hall sent a Supreme Expert to pursue him and Xu Yan.
  • Su Lingxiu comprehended the Medicinal Dao’s supernatural ability method, granting Li Xuan the Myriad Dao Divine Furnace, Evergreen Divine Fire, and Bone Transformation.
  • Li Xuan realized Bone Transformation could revive the dead and began creating a supernatural ability that could restore himself from death.

Ch. 321Su Lingxiu's Origins, Tang Jinyan's Speculation

Li Xuan learned that Su Lingxiu’s father was Mu Qianliu, the Mu Family’s notorious Romantic Prodigy, while Meng Shushu and Zhou Ying chose not to tell her. After Su Lingxiu broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm, news that she was the Pill Doctor Fairy reached Tang Jinyan, who feared her plot against Su Lingxiu would be exposed and suspected Xu Yan also came from the Inner Domain.

  • Meng Shushu questioned Spirit Sect and Lineage warriors about Mu Qianliu and learned he was known as the Mu Family’s Romantic Prodigy for his many romantic affairs.
  • Meng Shushu told Zhou Ying what he had discovered, and they decided not to reveal Su Lingxiu’s origins to her.
  • Su Lingxiu broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm as Fang Hao brought the Flying Ship to its final refinement.
  • Tang Jinyan learned that Su Lingxiu might be the Pill Doctor Fairy of Evergreen Pavilion and feared the consequences of sending assassins after her.
  • Tang Jinyan connected Xu Yan’s rise with the opening of the Gate of the Spirit Domain and suspected he had come from the Inner Domain.

Ch. 322Seven Years in the Spirit Realm, the Idea for a Fifth Martial Dao

Seven years after entering the Spirit Realm, Li Xuan watched his disciples rise in power as the Prodigy Competition neared its final battle. With Xu Yan advancing to the late Spirit Origin Realm and Fang Hao reshaping the Myriad Worlds Alliance, Li Xuan began considering a fifth Martial Dao and searching for another disciple.

  • Fang Hao completed two Flying Ships, then left with Yue Changming for the Myriad Worlds Alliance headquarters while Su Lingxiu took Evergreen Pavilion on the road to practice medicine.
  • Su Lingxiu returned the Golden-Horned Deer to Zhu Xingzheng, and Evergreen Pavilion began traveling across the Spirit Realm, treating difficult cases and damaged foundations.
  • The Prodigy Competition intensified as Spirit Sect prodigies fought for ranking positions, while Tang Jinyan searched Jade Province for clues about Xu Yan and the Inner Domain martial artists.
  • Over seven years, Fang Hao became the Myriad Worlds Alliance's Young Alliance Master, introduced Communication Talismans and Teleportation Arrays, and survived several assassination attempts.
  • Xu Yan broke through to the late Spirit Origin Realm, while Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu reached minor mastery of the Spirit Origin Realm and Fang Hao advanced the Qimen Martial Dao.
  • Li Xuan considered creating a fifth Martial Dao and finding a fifth disciple as the final battle of the Prodigy Competition drew closer.

Ch. 323Comprehending the Divine Aspect Method, Slaying the Blade-Wielding Elder

Li Xuan studied the Taicang Book’s Dao Principles while Evergreen Pavilion treated patients at Golden Lotus Lake, where Su Lingxiu foiled an assassination attempt and seized the attacker’s deathly aura for research. In Great River Province, Xu Yan used his duel with the Blade-Wielding Elder to comprehend the Divine Aspect Realm and killed him.

  • Li Xuan recognized the tenth page’s Taicang Dao Principles as the foundation of Heaven and Earth and struggled to memorize the eleventh page.
  • Su Lingxiu treated an elderly assassin from Thousand Martial Hall, dissolved his deathly-aura attack, and extracted the aura after identifying his scheme.
  • Xu Yan waited on a mountain in Great River Province for the Blade-Wielding Elder, whom he had deliberately lured to him.
  • The Blade-Wielding Elder attacked Xu Yan with the Cold Absolute Blade and a second Divine Artifact, unleashing the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws.
  • Xu Yan comprehended the martial principles of the Divine Aspect Realm during the battle and killed the Blade-Wielding Elder with a single sword strike.

Ch. 324The Red Cat Establishes the Demon Race

Xu Yan left Great River Province for Yunshan Province while planning to search for news of Xie Lingfeng. In Tianling Province, Red Cat established the Great Demon Race and ended the chapter as a report arrived that the person who had deceived the spirit beasts had returned.

  • Xu Yan left Great River Province, resolved to travel to Yunshan Province, and decided to look for Xie Lingfeng and pass him new cultivation methods.
  • Red Cat summoned Tianling Province’s spirit beast overlords and declared that they would become the Great Demon Race, with Red Cat as their Great Demon King.
  • Yu Xiaolong struck down a spirit beast that challenged Red Cat, while Red Cat argued that the Great Demon Method could free them from their bloodline limits.
  • Snow Wolf pledged allegiance and became First Elder, and the gathered spirit beasts accepted Red Cat’s decree and worshiped the human figures he named as their Demon Ancestor, Holy Mother, and Supremes.
  • Red Cat established Demon Race institutions, ordered the spirit beasts to study its wisdom booklets, and began assigning duties.
  • A spirit beast reported that the person who had deceived the spirit beasts had returned.

Ch. 325Demon Ancestor True Body, Breaking Through to the Divine Aspect Realm

Red Cat founded the Demon Race, captured Zhu Xingzheng, and discovered his connection to Evergreen Pavilion, while Li Xuan gained the Demon Ancestor True Body and began developing the Great Monster Martial Dao. As Su Lingxiu's group set course for Great Zhou, Xu Yan's breakthrough pushed Li Xuan into the Divine Aspect Realm, where he began to perceive Dao Principles beyond the Heaven and Earth Laws.

  • Red Cat ordered Snow Wolf to capture Zhu Xingzheng, who had been trying to deceive spirit beasts in Tianling Province.
  • Snow Wolf brought Zhu Xingzheng before Red Cat, who confiscated his pills and treasures but returned his Storage Ring after breaking its mark.
  • Red Cat learned that Zhu Xingzheng had connections to Evergreen Pavilion and kept him behind for a conversation as the newly founded Demon Race began organizing itself.
  • Su Lingxiu chose to visit Great Zhou Province and then Yunshan Province, and Li Xuan received the Demon Ancestor True Body after Red Cat established the Demon Race and honored him as its ancestor.
  • Li Xuan enriched the Great Monster Martial Dao with new techniques and divine-ability concepts while Evergreen Pavilion's Flying Ship headed for Great Zhou.
  • Xu Yan comprehended the martial path of the Divine Aspect Realm, prompting Li Xuan to break through to that realm and perceive the Dao Principles beyond the Heaven and Earth Laws.

Ch. 326The Tai Miao Sect: Seeking Old Friends

Li Xuan passed the Demon Race supernatural abilities to Red Cat while continuing to develop the Martial Dao. Xu Yan reached the Tai Miao Sect to seek Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao, but the sect denied knowing them and attacked him after he invoked Xin Mengrou’s name.

  • Li Xuan shared the Demon Race supernatural abilities with Red Cat and advised it that it could safely pass the Great Demon Method to spirit beasts.
  • Xu Yan completed his understanding of the Divine Aspect Realm cultivation method while traveling toward Yunshan Province and decided to visit the Tai Miao Sect.
  • A Tai Miao Sect gatekeeper mistook Xu Yan’s visit for an attempt to blockade the sect, and Xu Yan entered after the gatekeeper fled inside.
  • Xu Yan defeated an elder who confronted him, then told the Tai Miao Sect disciples he had come to visit Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao.
  • The Tai Miao Sect elders denied that Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao were disciples and claimed their jade tokens were counterfeit.
  • When Xu Yan said the tokens came from Xin Mengrou, the guardian elder attacked him, and Xu Yan countered with eighteen golden dragons.
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