Arc 22The Hongze Expedition

Li Xuan’s disciples advanced their martial paths and ventured into the Unchanging Land, where Xu Yan established his Dao and the group found Hongze World. They set the world in motion toward the Great Wasteland as the Unchanging Divine Lord turned his attention to the Jade Court and Taicang’s world qi.

  • Li Xuan established reincarnation in the Yin Realm, while Su Lingxiu planted Xue Ji as a soul seed in the Blood Demon’s Child Soul.
  • Mu Xiao led a horde of True Spirits against the Taicang World, but Li Xuan captured him and ordered him to sweep the courtyard.
  • Blood Ji took control of half the Blood Demon’s body and soul, while Li Xuan taught his disciples about the paths beyond Creation and they departed for the Unchanging Land.
  • Canghai Turtle recounted the destruction of the Seven Great Worlds as Xu Yan and his companions explored the Unchanging Land, found Fenyun’s finger bone, and killed Blood Mad.
  • Fang Hao built an Unchanging Flying Ship, and the group located the lost Hongze World after finding remnants connected to it.
  • Xu Yan established his Dao in Hongze World as Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping advanced their own paths, then the four disciples defeated three World Lords.
  • Fang Hao chained Hongze World to the Flying Ship, and Meng Chong, Jiang Buping, and Canghai Turtle began towing it toward the Great Wasteland while Xu Yan continued exploring.
  • The Unchanging Divine Lord ordered his gathered forces to focus on the Jade Court and Taicang’s world qi, warning that the Witch Demon and three ancient True Spirits posed threats.
Chapters 528–552 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 528Establishing Reincarnation, Plotting Against the Blood Demon

Li Xuan established reincarnation in the Great Wasteland World and gained the Yin-Yang Great Dao through Tian Zi’s comprehension. As Xu Yan and his companions prepared to explore the Unchanging Land, Su Lingxiu plotted to use Xue Ji to undermine and control the Blood Demon.

  • Li Xuan used the Great Dao Golden Book to establish reincarnation, and Tian Zi comprehended its mysteries as the Yin Realm began cycling souls into new lives.
  • Tian Zi’s comprehension granted Li Xuan the Yin-Yang Great Dao, while Bewitching Witch and the others recognized the opportunity of settling in the Yin Realm.
  • Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Jiang Buping planned to venture into the Unchanging Land, but Xu Yan first returned to Canglan Island to see his parents while the others continued cultivating.
  • Su Lingxiu studied Xue Ji’s soul, developed a Medicinal Dao technique, and deceived the Blood Demon into believing he was mastering the Dao Ancestor’s great art.
  • Su Lingxiu recruited Xue Ji to become a soul seed inside the Blood Demon’s Child Soul, explaining that he would gradually take it over and contest the Blood Demon for control.

Ch. 529Crisis Arrives, Everyone Appears

Su Lingxiu and Tian Zi prepared Xue Ji to replace the Blood Demon while the Blood Demon unknowingly began cultivating a technique that would let him reclaim his Child Soul. As the Great Wasteland settled into peace, Mu Xiao led an army of Unchanging True Spirits toward it, forcing ancient powerhouses to gather at the world’s edge.

  • Su Lingxiu refined Xue Ji’s divine soul into a soul seed, which merged with the Blood Demon’s Child Soul and began eroding it in secret.
  • The Blood Demon cultivated the Technique of Unification, unaware that Tian Zi had weakened the Heavenly Dao’s suppression to create the illusion that he could easily reclaim the Child Soul.
  • Mu Xiao drove a vast horde of Unchanging True Spirits toward the Great Wasteland, while the Blood Demon hid in a blood pool and the Witch Demon fled from a pursuer.
  • The Great Wasteland’s powerhouses resumed their pursuits, and Ao Lie established a shrine to the Nine-Clawed Purple Gold Dragon as the True Dragon Clan’s powerful backer.
  • World Masters and ancient figures gathered at the edge of the Great Wasteland when Mu Xiao’s army appeared, and Tai He explained Mu Xiao’s ability to control True Spirits and recalled the Heavenly Tiger’s defeat.

Ch. 530Outer Heavens Battle, the Array Formation Shows Its Might

Mu Xiao led an enormous force of Unchanging True Spirits in an assault on the Great Wasteland World, where Tian Zi, the World Lords, and the martial artists struggled to hold them back. Fang Hao’s Array Formations and Red Cat’s Demon Race might weakened the assault, but the battle remained fierce.

  • Mu Xiao struck the World’s barrier with his whip, but the Heavenly Dao blocked the attack, and Tian Zi appeared to confront him.
  • Tian Zi and the World Lords fought the True Spirits as Supreme and Divine Venerable martial artists joined the defense, while Canghai Turtle arrived to shield them.
  • Fang Hao deployed powerful Array Formations that killed hundreds of True Spirits and reduced the pressure on the defenders.
  • Red Cat, Yu Xiaolong, and Xiao Ha displayed their Demon Race might, frightening and driving back some of the True Spirits.

Ch. 531The Successive Strikes, Mu Xiao's Shock

Mu Xiao’s assault on the Taicang World turned against the Unchanging True Spirits when Red Cat subdued some of them and Su Lingxiu restored the exhausted defenders. Meng Chong and Jiang Buping joined the battle with devastating martial arts, while Mu Xiao secretly called on a hidden contingency and the True Spirits’ attack grew fiercer.

  • Red Cat used demonic seals to subdue Divine Venerable-level True Spirits, while Heavenly Violet kept Mu Xiao occupied and Yu Xiaolong and Xiao Ha sealed and captured the subdued spirits.
  • Meng Chong and Jiang Buping joined the battle, killing True Spirits with their Body Cultivation and soul-targeting spear techniques.
  • Su Lingxiu entered the battlefield with Yue'er and Zhou Ying, healing injured fighters, restoring World Masters, and using True Spirits’ vitality to replenish defenders and grow back a severed arm.
  • Mu Xiao recognized Su Lingxiu and Meng Chong as major threats, secretly sent a message through his glowing bone spines, and drove the True Spirits into a more violent assault.
  • Meng Chong used Heaven-Shaking Earth-Destroying to kill a Supreme-level True Spirit, alarming Mu Xiao and prompting him to accelerate his plans to stop the Taicang World’s growth.
  • As more True Spirits joined the assault, Su Lingxiu worried about their numbers, while Meng Chong insisted they could keep killing them.

Ch. 532The Great Dao Is My Sword, a World Master-Level True Spirit

Xu Yan entered the Unchanging Land and used his Sword Intent to drive back the True Spirits, then broke through into the Sacred Sword Realm and comprehended the Dao Sword Realm. Mu Xiao focused the assault on Xu Yan, and the chapter ended as a World Master-level True Spirit charged at him while Mu Xiao kept Tian Zi occupied.

  • Jiang Buping warned Su Lingxiu and Meng Chong that Mu Xiao seemed to be preparing an attack, and Xu Yan emerged to join the battle.
  • Xu Yan’s Sword Intent frightened the True Spirits, and he formed a sword river from Spiritual Qi and Unchanging Qi as he advanced through the Unchanging Land.
  • Xu Yan broke through into the Sacred Sword Realm, then comprehended the Dao Sword Realm; Li Xuan consequently obtained the Great Dao of the Sword.
  • Xu Yan expanded his sword river and unleashed Ten Directions Annihilation and the Absolute Heaven Sword, killing True Spirits and easing the pressure on the martial artists.
  • Mu Xiao sent a World Master-level True Spirit charging at Xu Yan while attacking Tian Zi to stop him from intervening.

Ch. 533Li Xuan Makes His Move—That Is the Dao Ancestor

The Dao Ancestor intervened to protect Xu Yan, crushing a World Master-level True Spirit and capturing Mu Xiao as he fled. After the crisis ended, Tai Miao told Tai He and Tai Kun that the Dao Ancestor might be able to treat their strange injuries.

  • The Bewitching Witch instinctively tried to shield Xu Yan, but a hand from within the world crushed the attacking World Master-level True Spirit.
  • The Dao Ancestor seized Mu Xiao when he broke Tian Zi's seal and attempted to escape, ending the assault on the Taicang World.
  • Su Lingxiu hurried off, excited to dissect and study Mu Xiao, while the other martial artists returned to the world and began cleaning up the battlefield.
  • The Bewitching Witch and Yu Yao argued over Xu Yan, and Tai Miao stepped in to separate them.
  • Tai Miao identified the mysterious powerhouse as the Dao Ancestor and advised Tai He and Tai Kun to seek Su Lingxiu's help with their injuries.

Ch. 534The Dao Ancestor's Guidance

Taihe and Taikun learned that the Heavenly Dao could grow without limit and agreed to seek Su Lingxiu's treatment. Li Xuan captured Mu Xiao, a powerful being from the Unchanging Land, and ordered him to stay and learn civilization, while Su Lingxiu proposed dissecting him for study.

  • Tai Miao sent Taihe and Taikun to Su Lingxiu for treatment, and Tian Zi explained that they could grow stronger by cultivating the expanding Heavenly Dao.
  • Li Xuan captured Mu Xiao and brought him to his courtyard, where Mu Xiao realized his strength had been sealed and recognized Li Xuan as the Dao Ancestor.
  • Feng Yan forced Mu Xiao to kneel and whipped him for resisting Li Xuan's order to sweep the ground and calm his violent nature.
  • Su Lingxiu returned and asked Li Xuan for permission to dissect and study Mu Xiao, frightening him with the prospect of being cut open without being killed.

Ch. 535Xu Yan's Understanding of Enlightenment, the Dao Ancestor's Bestowed Opportunity

Li Xuan captured Mu Xiao and assigned him to sweep the Qinghua Sect grounds, while Feng Yan persuaded him that the work was a Dao Ancestor’s opportunity for enlightenment. As the Great Wasteland World and its martial academies grew, Mu Xiao gradually found peace in sweeping; after Feng Yan left, Shi Er arrived to take over supervising him.

  • Feng Yan whipped Mu Xiao and insisted that Li Xuan had captured him for his own good, while Su Lingxiu agreed to postpone dissecting him.
  • Li Xuan gave Mu Xiao a heavy broom and ordered him to sweep the grounds to calm his mind and comprehend mortal emotions.
  • Xu Yan explained Li Xuan’s actions to Tian Zi as different forms of enlightenment, and the battle’s aftermath accelerated the growth of the Great Wasteland World and its martial academies.
  • Xu Yan killed a powerful figure who had attacked the Great Wasteland Martial Arts Academy, prompting the academy to tighten its admission rules for powerful families’ descendants.
  • Feng Yan repeatedly told Mu Xiao that sweeping was an opportunity bestowed by Li Xuan, and Mu Xiao grew accustomed to the quiet routine despite doubting the explanation.
  • Feng Yan left to handle other matters, and Shi Er arrived to arrange Mu Xiao’s sweeping duties.

Ch. 536Gratitude to the Dao Ancestor, the Blood Demon's Beautiful Aspirations

Shi Er convinced Mu Xiao that the Dao Ancestor’s punishment was an opportunity for enlightenment, and Mu Xiao began obeying him and revering the Dao Ancestor. Meanwhile, Su Lingxiu and Tian Zi set their plan in motion to let Xue Ji replace the Blood Demon, who began drawing his Child Soul back to merge with it.

  • Shi Er deliberately scattered Mu Xiao’s leaves and mistreated him, then explained that the hardship was the Dao Ancestor’s way of purifying and preparing him for a breakthrough.
  • Mu Xiao accepted Shi Er’s explanation, knelt to thank the Dao Ancestor, and began sweeping willingly while treating Shi Er with respect.
  • Li Xuan reinforced Mu Xiao’s understanding and decided to guide Cai Ling’er’s cultivation as well.
  • Su Lingxiu and Tian Zi arranged for Xue Ji to take the Child Soul’s place while the Blood Demon remained unaware of their plan.
  • The Blood Demon learned that his Child Soul might become independent, so he used the Clone Merging Technique to draw it back before it could break through.
  • The Child Soul returned to the Blood Demon, who prepared to merge with it and gain its strength.

Ch. 537Blood Ji Battles the Blood Demon, Above Creation

Blood Ji turned the Blood Demon’s attempt to absorb him into a struggle for control of the demon’s soul and body, while Su Lingxiu and Tian Zi’s plans continued elsewhere. Li Xuan then taught his disciples the realms beyond Creation, leaving them newly advanced and preparing to explore their own paths.

  • Blood Ji revealed that he had replaced the Blood Demon’s Child Soul and began devouring the Blood Demon’s divine soul, taking control of half his body as the two fought.
  • Su Lingxiu left Blood Ji’s fate to his own strength, planned to study Mu Xiao, and focused on treating Taihe and Taikun’s injuries while Tian Zi continued developing the Heavenly Dao.
  • Xu Yan told Li Xuan he wanted to explore the Unchanging Land, and Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping eagerly asked to go as well.
  • Li Xuan manifested the Great Dao Golden Book and taught his disciples the Primordial Chaos Realm and the martial paths beyond Creation.
  • Xu Yan broke through to the consummate Heaven and Earth Realm, the other disciples reached great achievement in that realm, and Su Lingxiu comprehended the Creation Realm in the Medicinal Dao.
  • Li Xuan explained the Myriad Dao Indestructible Body to Meng Chong and continued guiding his disciples in their distinct martial paths.

Ch. 538The Path of Dao Has No End, Entering the Unchanging Land

Li Xuan taught his disciples that the path beyond Primordial Chaos was Walking the Dao, an endless journey guided by each cultivator’s own comprehension. After Xu Yan and the others grasped his teaching, he prepared them for an expedition into the chaotic Unchanging Land, where they set out with the Canghai Turtle as their guide.

  • Meng Chong comprehended the Myriad Dao Indestructible Body, Fang Hao comprehended Qimen Creation, and Jiang Buping comprehended Extreme Soul Creation, bringing all five martial daos to the Creation Realm.
  • Li Xuan taught Xu Yan and his other disciples that the path beyond Primordial Chaos was Walking the Dao, without realms or an end, and showed them an image of a figure walking the Great Dao.
  • Mu Xiao was moved by the chance to serve the Dao Ancestor and resolved to stay in the courtyard in hopes of hearing Li Xuan lecture.
  • Xu Yan awakened from his comprehension and vowed to enter Walking the Dao; Li Xuan strengthened his disciples’ protective jade talismans and gave them an awareness pearl before their journey.
  • Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping departed with the Canghai Turtle to explore the chaotic Unchanging Land, where the turtle reflected on the lost worlds and the Great Wasteland’s rise.

Ch. 539The Secret of the World War, the Calamity of Hongze World

Canghai Turtle guided Xu Yan and the others toward the intact, dead Hongze World and recounted the ancient war against the Unchanging Divine Palace. He described the fall of Hongze and Primordial Turtle, but left unexplained how the war ended or how he survived.

  • Canghai Turtle told Xu Yan that a dead but uncollapsed world was the great opportunity and revealed that it was one of the Seven Great Worlds.
  • Canghai Turtle recounted how the Unchanging Divine Palace caused Fenyun World’s fall, used traitors, and attacked the six worlds with its experts.
  • Canghai Turtle described Mu Xiao’s attack on the worlds, the Heavenly Tiger’s defeat, and the start of the great war against sixteen World Masters.
  • Taicang killed four World Masters, while Witch Demon killed two, but an immensely powerful figure from the Unchanging Divine Palace turned the tide.
  • Canghai Turtle said he lost track of the main battle while defending Hongze World, then saw the enemy return with Hongze, devour the world’s vitality, and kill Hongze and Primordial Turtle.
  • Canghai Turtle hid beneath the sea and survived as the Unchanging Divine Palace’s leader suddenly left to join another distant battle.

Ch. 540Experience Walking Through the Unchanging Land

Canghai Turtle recounted surviving Hongze World’s destruction and speculated about Taicang’s fall and Netherworld Prison’s submission to the Unchanging Divine Palace. As the group traveled through the Unchanging Land toward Hongze World, he taught them about its moving worlds, True Spirit mountains, and dangers, while Fang Hao found a valuable artifact-refining stone.

  • Canghai Turtle described how he survived the destruction of Hongze World, fled from its terrifying memories, and later discovered that Taicang had fallen.
  • Xu Yan and Fang Hao questioned Canghai Turtle about the Unchanging Divine Palace and whether Netherworld Prison might have betrayed Taicang, but Canghai Turtle could not confirm what happened.
  • The four men and Canghai Turtle traveled through the Chaotic Abyss and learned from Canghai Turtle that worlds in the Unchanging Land slowly change position.
  • Fang Hao spotted a beast-shaped mountain, and Canghai Turtle explained how True Spirit remains formed mountains and how travelers could identify their dangers and resources.
  • The group entered the mountain, where Fang Hao collected a pale-red boulder that he said could be used to forge a Divine Artifact with scorching power.

Ch. 541Searching for Hongze World, a Powerful Finger Bone

Fang Hao planned to forge a concealed, defensive Flying Ship from materials gathered in the Unchanging Land as the group traveled in search of Hongze World. After reaching the area where Hongze World had once been and finding no trace of it, Xu Yan spotted a blazing finger bone inside a dead World Master-level true spirit, leaving the group to wonder who had wielded such power.

  • Fang Hao proposed gathering materials from the Unchanging Land to refine a Flying Ship, and Canghai Turtle eagerly helped search for supplies.
  • Jiang Buping annihilated a charging group of weak true spirits with his Extreme Soul Divine Spear, and Fang Hao cooked their meat for the group.
  • Canghai Turtle explained that the World Master-level true spirit on a mountain might have been slain by one of the Seven Worlds' World Masters, and discussed how gaining intelligence had changed true spirits.
  • The group traveled deeper into the Unchanging Land, fought and fled stronger true spirits, and reached the place where Hongze World had once been, but could not find it.
  • Xu Yan noticed a fire-like glow inside a colossal dead true spirit, and the group discovered a crimson finger bone that had burned through its body and likely killed it.

Ch. 542Remains of Fenyun, Encountering Blood Mad

Canghai Turtle identified a finger bone as the remains of Fenyun, and Fang Hao claimed it after Jiang Buping calmed its fury. The group encountered Blood Mad while searching for Hongze World, and Xu Yan led his brothers and Canghai Turtle into battle, confident they could defeat him through their combined martial paths.

  • Canghai Turtle recognized the finger bone as Fenyun's remains and surmised that Fenyun had been ambushed by True Spirits, likely from the Unchanging Divine Palace.
  • Fang Hao sealed and claimed Fenyun's finger bone, while Jiang Buping suppressed the fury lingering in it and said that vengeance would calm it.
  • After searching for Hongze World for two more days, the group encountered Blood Mad, who demanded to know which of them were Xu Yan and Meng Chong and threatened to kill them.
  • Xu Yan told Canghai Turtle to defend while the four brothers attacked, and Canghai Turtle agreed to withstand Blood Mad's assault.
  • The four brothers revealed their martial paths and prepared to fight as Canghai Turtle advanced, while Blood Mad deliberately allowed them to approach, confident he could withstand their combined attack.

Ch. 543A Heavy Blow to the Small World Master, Blood Prison World

Xu Yan and his companions grievously wounded Blood Mad, a Small World Master, then were trapped in his Blood Prison World. Xu Yan gathered their powers and Canghai Turtle’s into a single sword, preparing to kill Blood Mad and destroy the prison.

  • Canghai Turtle opened a gap in its defenses as Xu Yan, Fang Hao, Meng Chong, and Jiang Buping attacked Blood Mad with a coordinated assault.
  • Blood Mad broke Fang Hao’s formations and unleashed the Blood Prison World after his body was destroyed and his soul pierced.
  • Xu Yan used the Primordial Turtle Shell to protect his companions while Canghai Turtle urged them to wear Blood Mad down inside its Canghai World.
  • Xu Yan gathered Meng Chong, Jiang Buping, Fang Hao, and Canghai Turtle’s powers into his sword, which threatened to shatter under the strain.
  • Xu Yan declared that he would slay Blood Mad with the gathered power of the sword.

Ch. 544Reverse Slaying a Minor World Master, the Unchanging Flying Ship

Xu Yan killed Blood Mad with a sword that combined the strength of his companions and the Canghai Turtle, while Fang Hao forged a fast Unchanging Flying Ship for their search for Hongze World. As the ship collected treasures and Xu Yan gained insights into forming a Primordial Unity World, the Canghai Turtle sensed danger near an ancient mountain formed from a dead World Master-level True Spirit.

  • Xu Yan used Sword World to kill the wounded Blood Mad, and the Canghai Turtle explained that the aura left by Blood Mad’s death had returned to the Unchanging Land.
  • Fang Hao forged and activated the Unchanging Flying Ship, adding speed, concealment, teleportation, and spatial-shift formations.
  • The Canghai Turtle piloted the Flying Ship through a True Spirit horde, and the group escaped its World Master-level leader after testing the ship’s speed.
  • Fang Hao improved the Flying Ship with formations that detected and collected treasures, while Xu Yan studied the Unchanging Land and gained initial insights into forming a Primordial Unity World.
  • The Flying Ship passed an ancient mountain formed from a dead World Master-level True Spirit, and the Canghai Turtle suddenly warned the others to be careful.

Ch. 545Origin Water, Hongze Remains

Xu Yan and his companions searched the Unchanging Land for the Hongze World while escaping an attack by the Unchanging Divine Palace. After discovering Origin Water formed from Hongze’s remains, the Canghai Turtle calculated the world’s likely direction, and Xu Yan spotted a dark object ahead that might be it.

  • Xu Yan and his companions fought off the Unchanging Divine Palace’s three World Masters and slew many of their followers before escaping their encirclement.
  • Xu Yan laid hidden Unchanging Sword Intent across the pursuers’ path, killing most of them and forcing the survivors to retreat.
  • The group searched the Unchanging Land, and the Canghai Turtle sensed Origin Water inside an ancient mountain.
  • Fang Hao collected the Origin Water and Hongze’s bone fragment after the Canghai Turtle recognized them as remnants of the Hongze World Master.
  • The Canghai Turtle used the mountain’s connection to Hongze to calculate the world’s direction, and the Flying Ship traveled that way for a day and a night.
  • Xu Yan pointed toward an object ahead and asked whether it was the Hongze World.

Ch. 546The Battle of the World Lords

Xu Yan and his companions approached the Hongze World and heard a battle between World Lord-level experts in the Unchanging Land. The fight ended with Wu Mo killing a false World Lord from the Unchanging Divine Palace before fleeing into the chaos, while Xu Yan’s group hid near the Hongze World.

  • Xu Yan and his companions cautiously approached the deathly Hongze World and concealed their Flying Ship in a nearby mountain.
  • A distant clash led Xu Yan to conclude that World Lord-level experts were fighting, and the group speculated about the combatants and the cause.
  • After a roar and a scream suggested one fighter had fallen, Xu Yan ordered everyone to conceal themselves in case the victor returned.
  • Wu Mo absorbed the essence of the dead false World Lord and declared his intent to return and challenge the Unchanging Divine Palace.
  • Wu Mo fled into the boundless chaos before another World Lord could find him.

Ch. 547Walking the Heavens and Earth, Comprehending the Heavens and Earth

Xu Yan and his fellow disciples entered the silent Hongze World to study its structure and search for traces of how Hongze created it. As they explored separately, each began gaining insights into their martial paths, and Xu Yan approached a breakthrough into Establishment of the Dao.

  • Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping left the Canghai Turtle on watch and cautiously entered the desolate Hongze World.
  • Xu Yan suspected that the lingering deathly aura came from Lord of the Unchanging Divine Palace, while he and his fellow disciples discussed the world's silence and decided to explore it.
  • The four disciples split up to study the world, and Xu Yan walked across it while blending his sword intent with its mountains and rivers.
  • Xu Yan derived rudimentary laws of the heavens and earth, began entering Establishment of the Dao, and formed a small world of sword intent around himself.
  • Meng Chong's steps and controlled muscle tremors began resonating with the land, deepening his understanding of his bodily world.
  • Fang Hao studied the world's terrain and veins to refine his Qimen World, while Jiang Buping merged his soul with the land to seek a soul that could endure even if the heavens and earth died.

Ch. 548Jade Court

While Xu Yan and three others continued exploring Hongze World, Canghai Turtle waited outside and a group from the Unchanging Divine Palace searched for the dead world. Inside a mountain, Xue Ji seized control of half of Blood Demon's body and soul, forcing them to negotiate as Blood Demon revealed the Jade Court's existence.

  • Canghai Turtle waited outside Hongze World, fought down his fear, and wondered why Xu Yan and the others had not returned.
  • Three gray-robed members of the Unchanging Divine Palace rode a True Spirit through the Unchanging Land to search for Hongze World and the Taicang travelers.
  • Blood Demon realized that Xue Ji had taken control of half his body and soul, then tried to force him out by burning his divine soul.
  • Xue Ji endured the soul-burning and told Blood Demon that the Dao Ancestor's power protected him.
  • Blood Demon suggested the Jade Court might be behind Xue Ji's power, and Xue Ji learned of the mysterious force while probing Blood Demon for information.
  • Xue Ji and Blood Demon agreed to talk after Blood Demon accepted that he could not drive Xue Ji out or prevent him from sharing control.

Ch. 549Breakthrough to the Dao Establishment Realm, Insight into the Primordial Chaos Realm

Xu Yan broke through to the Dao Establishment Realm in Hongze World and comprehended the method of primordial chaos, while his junior brothers also advanced. After receiving word that the Unchanging Divine Palace was approaching, he left to meet the enemy, unaware that a mysterious Jade Person had emerged from a cavern and hidden itself inside a mountain.

  • Xu Yan established his Dao in Hongze World, merged his Dao with the silent world, and comprehended the Primordial Chaos Great Dao and the Sword of Death.
  • The Canghai Turtle noticed flashes of change in Hongze World, then sensed an approaching True Spirit and warned Xu Yan and the others.
  • Xu Yan discovered a deep cavern in Hongze World, received the warning about an approaching enemy, and left to meet up with Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping.
  • Xu Yan learned that all three junior brothers had broken through, then explained the Dao Establishment Realm and the method of primordial chaos as they returned to the Canghai Turtle.
  • After the group departed, a Jade Person emerged from the cavern, crossed the silent world, and concealed itself inside a mountain.

Ch. 550A Sword Slaying All, Tempering Martial Dao Divine Abilities

Xu Yan and his companions confronted three World Lords from the Unchanging Divine Palace, and Xu Yan killed two while the others trained against the third. The final World Lord remained gravely threatened as Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping layered their divine abilities in a combined attack.

  • Xu Yan revealed that he had broken through and decided to meet the approaching World Lords directly, assigning one opponent to himself and another to his junior brothers and the Canghai Turtle.
  • Xu Yan killed the first World Lord with his Sword of Death, then trapped a second in his Sword World to temper his sword dao.
  • Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping fought the third World Lord with the Canghai Turtle's support, while Xu Yan and his opponent battled for three days.
  • Xu Yan killed his second opponent with a sword concealing True Dragon's Wrath, then urged his junior brothers to layer divine abilities within one another.
  • The final World Lord escaped the trio's encirclement, but Xu Yan forced him back; Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping then gravely wounded him with layered divine abilities.

Ch. 551Drawing the Heavens and Earth Back

After defeating the Unchanging Divine Palace experts, Xu Yan sent Meng Chong, Jiang Buping, and Canghai Turtle to bring the silent Hongze World back to the Great Wasteland while he continued exploring the Unchanging Land. With Fang Hao’s specially built Flying Ship, they successfully began towing the world through the Unchanging Land, drawing the attention of nearby true spirits.

  • Xu Yan and his companions decided that Meng Chong, Jiang Buping, and Canghai Turtle would tow Hongze World to the Great Wasteland while Xu Yan continued his journey with Fang Hao.
  • Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Jiang Buping investigated a deep hole in Hongze World with clones, found nothing inside, and returned to gather materials for the Flying Ship.
  • Fang Hao completed the Flying Ship and installed chains and formations to secure them to Hongze World.
  • A pair of stone-like eyes watched the Flying Ship from the mountain where the mysterious Jade Person hid, then disappeared without intervening.
  • Fang Hao started the Flying Ship, and its chains pulled Hongze World into motion through the Unchanging Land.
  • The moving world smashed mountains formed from dead true spirits, while startled true spirits fled and cried out.

Ch. 552The Unchanging Divine Lord

Fang Hao’s Flying Ship dragged the world toward the Great Wilderness while Xu Yan set off to explore the Unchanging Land. At the Unchanging Divine Palace, the Divine Lord gathered his World Masters and assigned preparations for the coming epoch, leaving Ming Prison shocked by how much he still did not know about the Unchanging Land.

  • Fang Hao reassured Canghai Turtle that his Flying Ship could withstand a World Master as it pulled the world through the primordial chaos.
  • Xu Yan left the Flying Ship, scouted the surrounding region, killed a concealed World Master-level true spirit, and continued into the Unchanging Land.
  • Dou Ning challenged Ming Prison’s place among the gathered protectors, while Ye Ji returned and asked about Mu Xiao.
  • The Unchanging Divine Lord summoned the gathered powerhouses and ordered them to focus on the Jade Court and Taicang’s world qi as the next epoch approached.
  • The Unchanging Divine Lord warned that the Witch Demon was being hunted and that three ancient true spirits also posed a threat.
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