Arc 159Return to the Barren Ancient Continent

Lin Bai escaped Profound Eye’s control, restored his authority in the Celestial God Tomb, and set out for the Barren Ancient Continent. As he traveled through the void, Qing Ying and the Flying Sword Immortal Sect began hunting the Heaven Swallowing Race remnant he had become.

  • Zhao Yue reached Lin Bai inside his consciousness, but when he escaped Profound Eye’s seal, he lost control and attacked Tianyi City until the Crow’s Buddha Sharira drove Profound Eye back.
  • Lin Bai returned to himself, took control of Xuan Tong’s Dao Seeds, and left Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue to cultivate while he prepared to return to the Barren Ancient Continent.
  • Mu Yu and allied experts tried to overthrow Lin Bai, but Lin Bai used Heart Demon Implantation to drain the attackers’ cultivation and then reorganized the Celestial God Tomb under loyal leaders.
  • Lin Bai bought the Crow’s Void Piercing Sword Boat and Void Map, entrusted the tomb’s affairs to Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue, and departed for Silver Moon City.
  • Lin Bai confronted Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister over their betrayal of Pill Demon, and both died before Lin Bai left Silver Moon City.
  • Lin Bai traveled aboard the Void Piercing Sword Boat toward the Barren Ancient Continent while cultivating and refining Dao Fruits to condense his seventh God Seal.
  • Gong Jun told Qing Ying that Gou Yu had died while pursuing a Heaven Swallowing Race remnant, and Qing Ying ordered him to hunt the remnant across the lower realms.
  • Qing Ying accused the Flying Sword Immortal Sect of aiding the remnant, and its elders began investigations before an old man admitted that he had secretly saved Lin Bai with his Flying Sword Dao.
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Ch. 3951Balancing Mysterious Eyes!

Tianyi City debated whether to surrender or fight the approaching Heaven Flipping Army, led by Mysterious Eyes. Yin Jiuling, Zhao Yue, and Jian Ruohan offered a plan that convinced Ninth Uncle-Master to prepare for battle.

  • Tianyi City's lord told the elders that Mysterious Eyes and the Heaven Flipping Army would reach the city within three days, and the elders debated whether to resist or surrender.
  • Xiong Xueqing and other experts said Mysterious Eyes was the real threat, and Ninth Uncle-Master suggested temporarily surrendering because Tianyi City had little chance of victory.
  • A disciple announced that three visitors claimed they could deal with Mysterious Eyes, and Yin Jiuling, Zhao Yue, and Jian Ruohan entered the Star Plucking Pavilion.
  • Zhao Yue warned that Mysterious Eyes would likely massacre Tianyi City if he failed to find the treasure he sought there, while Yin Jiuling said they could not kill him but could make him lay down his butcher's knife.
  • Zhao Yue explained their plan, and after half a day of deliberation, Ninth Uncle-Master chose to fight; Tianyi City began preparing for battle.

Ch. 3952Finally, We Can Meet!

Lord Xuan Tong breached Tianyi City's defenses and entered Star Plucking Pavilion to confront Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue, while Mu Yu led the Heaven Flipping Army into battle outside. Yin Jiuling revealed the power of a Reincarnation Seal and called on the crow to face Lord Xuan Tong, who recognized it as a possible bearer of a void-crossing treasure.

  • Lord Xuan Tong rode the Evil Flood Dragon through the City Protection Formation and demanded Tianyi City's submission or death.
  • Ninth Uncle-Master told Lord Xuan Tong that old acquaintances from the Barren Ancient Continent wished to meet him, and Lord Xuan Tong entered Star Plucking Pavilion.
  • Mu Yu summoned Ye Qianjiao, the Evil Flood Dragon, and other forces, then ordered them to seize Tianyi City, triggering a battle with the city's defenders.
  • Lord Xuan Tong confronted Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue, and his power overwhelmed Jian Ruohan and Zhao Yue.
  • Yin Jiuling used the power of a Nine Reincarnation Seal to break Lord Xuan Tong's attack, then called for the crow to act.
  • The crow appeared, and Lord Xuan Tong said he had searched the Celestial God Tomb for a void-crossing treasure and believed the crow possessed one.

Ch. 3953Chapter Infinite Reincarnation!

Yin Jiuling, Crow, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue trapped Profound Eye in an illusion using the Reincarnation Altar and prepared to send Zhao Yue into Lin Bai’s consciousness. Zhao Yue reached Lin Bai and called to him, causing him to awaken from meditation.

  • Yin Jiuling and the others used Crow’s Mind-Confusing Powder to briefly disorient Profound Eye while Jian Ruohan and Zhao Yue completed the Reincarnation Altar around him.
  • Profound Eye tried to escape with his Devouring Sword Soul, but the Infinite Reincarnation Art trapped him in layers of identical worlds while his real body remained seated in the Star Plucking Pavilion.
  • Yin Jiuling asked Jian Ruohan and Crow to guard them and used the Dream Inception Technique to send Zhao Yue into Lin Bai’s consciousness space.
  • Zhao Yue entered Lin Bai’s consciousness space and called his name, causing the sword-technique afterimages to vanish and Lin Bai to open his eyes.

Ch. 3954First Meeting with Zhao Yue!

Trapped in his consciousness by Xuantong, Lin Bai continued honing his sword techniques as his awareness slowly weakened. Ye Suxin and Zhao Yue entered with a way to bring him back, but Lin Bai refused, fearing that fighting Xuantong for control would destroy both their minds and leave his body a mindless killer.

  • Lin Bai tried and failed to escape the endless space of consciousness, then continued deducing the strike “Slay the Immortals” as his consciousness weakened.
  • Ye Suxin appeared after Yin Jiuling sent her into Lin Bai’s consciousness, and Zhao Yue arrived with her true face revealed.
  • Zhao Yue explained that Yin Jiuling had left a Reincarnation Imprint that could guide Lin Bai out of the sealed space.
  • Lin Bai refused to use the imprint because he feared that he and Xuantong would clash for control of his body and lose their reason.

Ch. 3955Bloodbath Across the World!

Yin Jiuling pulled Lin Bai, Zhao Yue, and Ye Suxin out of Xuantong’s consciousness space, but Lin Bai’s consciousness collided with Xuantong’s and collapsed. As Lin Bai lost his reason and attacked those around him, the Star Plucking Pavilion became a battlefield and his companions faced a deadly threat.

  • Xuantong entered the consciousness space and warned Lin Bai that leaving would make their consciousnesses collide and leave him a slaughtering monster.
  • Yin Jiuling activated his secret technique, and Zhao Yue used the rune in her palm to pull Lin Bai and Ye Suxin out with her.
  • Lin Bai’s consciousness collapsed as the Devouring Sword Soul revived, and he began destroying the Star Plucking Pavilion.
  • Lin Bai broke Yin Jiuling’s Infinite Reincarnation with a sword strike and wounded him.
  • Zhao Yue rode White Snake toward Lin Bai, but Lin Bai struck her down and cleaved White Snake in two.

Ch. 3956Lin Bai Loses Control!

Lin Bai lost control as the Devouring Sword Soul overwhelmed him, and he slaughtered everyone in Tianyi City. Yin Jiuling, Zhao Yue, and Jian Ruohan cornered the crow and demanded that he stop Lin Bai, leaving the crow facing Yin Jiuling’s threat.

  • Jian Ruohan froze Lin Bai, but he broke free, wounded her, and unleashed the Devouring Sword Soul to consume the Star Plucking Pavilion.
  • Lin Bai emerged from the ruins and killed Ninth Uncle-Master with one sword strike before attacking everyone in sight, including Tianyi City’s forces and Xuan Tong’s followers.
  • Zhao Yue and Jian Ruohan asked Yin Jiuling how to stop Lin Bai, and he said the crow was their only option.
  • The crow tried to flee, but Yin Jiuling, Zhao Yue, and Jian Ruohan intercepted him; the crow refused, fearing the karmic consequences of saving Lin Bai.
  • Yin Jiuling threatened to drag the crow through hell unless he saved Lin Bai.

Ch. 3957Buddha Relic!

Yin Jiuling frightened the Crow into using a Buddha Sharira to suppress the Heart Demon Implantation and drive Profound Eye from Lin Bai’s consciousness. Lin Bai regained control amid Tianyi City’s ruins, but Zhao Yue remained unsure who was in his body.

  • Yin Jiuling invoked the Reincarnation Sutra, and the Crow surrendered rather than risk being dragged into Hell.
  • The Crow sent a Buddha Sharira above Tianyi City, where its sacred light and Sanskrit chanting descended on Lin Bai.
  • Lin Bai tried to destroy the Sharira, but its chanting weakened the demonic flower and drove Profound Eye back toward the old tree in his consciousness.
  • Lin Bai fell and later woke amid Tianyi City’s ruins, unable to remember what had happened while Profound Eye controlled him.
  • The Crow mourned as the Sharira turned to ash, and Zhao Yue asked Lin Bai who he was because she still could not tell whether Lin Bai or Profound Eye controlled his body.

Ch. 3958The Situation Was Settled!

Lin Bai reunited with Jian Ruohan, Zhao Yue, and Yin Jiuling after the Crow used a Sharira to save him, and learned that he could control the Dao Seeds Xuan Tong had planted in the experts. As the survivors regrouped in Tianyi City, Lin Bai kept his identity concealed and ordered them to find a treasure to cross the void.

  • Lin Bai confirmed his identity, and Jian Ruohan embraced him before promising to follow him wherever he went.
  • The Crow demanded fifty billion Vermillion Bird Pills for the Sharira he had used to save Lin Bai, and Lin Bai promised to repay him when he had money.
  • Lin Bai and his companions returned to Tianyi City as the battle ended, and Yin Jiuling urged them to leave before trouble arrived.
  • Lin Bai realized he could control the Dao Seeds Xuan Tong had planted in the experts and reassured his companions that they posed no threat.
  • Mu Yu and the other experts sensed that Lin Bai was no longer Xuan Tong, but Lin Bai imitated Xuan Tong's cold manner and ordered them to find a treasure capable of crossing the void.

Ch. 3959We're a Perfect Match!

Lin Bai returned to Lingxiao City after the Heaven Flipping Army unified the Celestial God Tomb, then secluded himself to contain Xuantong and later reunited with Yin Jiuling and Jian Ruohan. He comforted Jian Ruohan over her changed appearance, telling her they were a perfect match as a monster and a fiend.

  • Lin Bai ordered the search for a treasure capable of crossing the void, and the Evil Flood Dragon recognized that he had returned.
  • After the search of Tianyi City yielded no clues, Lin Bai led the Heaven Flipping Army back to Lingxiao City and delegated its affairs to Prince Hai and Mu Yu.
  • Lin Bai entered secluded cultivation to seal his consciousness space and considered seeking a way to destroy or separate Xuantong from his body in the Spirit World.
  • Lin Bai shared wine with Yin Jiuling, who explained his reincarnation method and reminded Lin Bai that they were brothers.
  • Lin Bai visited Jian Ruohan, who confessed she was ashamed of her monstrous appearance, and he embraced her, saying they were a perfect match.

Ch. 3960Moonlit Heart-to-Heart Talk

Lin Bai and Jian Ruohan shared a moonlit conversation about the poison fused with her martial soul and their feelings for each other. Lin Bai planned to return alone to the Barren Ancient Continent while Jian Ruohan and the others stayed in the Celestial God Tomb to cultivate.

  • Lin Bai examined Jian Ruohan and found that the Ice Jade Poison had fused with her Extreme Ice Sword Soul, giving her power while leaving her in a corpse-like state.
  • Jian Ruohan said she wanted to accept the poison's power so she could help Lin Bai fight the Giant God Race, and Lin Bai promised to seek a cure, including from his master.
  • Lin Bai reproached Jian Ruohan for hiding from him for ten years, and she admitted she had cared about showing him her appearance.
  • Jian Ruohan told Lin Bai that Famous Sword Manor had prospered under Emperor Xiao's rule and that its people had joined the Divine Martial Nation.
  • Lin Bai said he would return alone to the Barren Ancient Continent while Jian Ruohan, Yin Jiuling, and Zhao Yue remained in the Celestial God Tomb to cultivate with Lingxiao City's resources.

Ch. 3961The Sorrow of Zhao Yue!

Lin Bai confronted Zhao Yue about Ye Suxin’s body, and Zhao Yue refused to give it up, saying she no longer cared about her former ambitions. After Lin Bai left her under his watch, Ye Suxin told Zhao Yue that the person she wanted beside her was Lin Bai.

  • Lin Bai found Zhao Yue drinking in the palace courtyard and asked what she wanted; Zhao Yue said she wanted immortality.
  • The chapter recounted how the Poison God Family abducted Zhao Yue, sealed her away, and later raised her before she learned they had destroyed her family and sought revenge.
  • Zhao Yue told Lin Bai she had freed the other children sealed by the Poison God Family and would keep Ye Suxin alive, but refused to surrender Ye Suxin’s body.
  • Lin Bai offered to help Zhao Yue obtain a new body and ordered her to remain within his sight while he settled matters in the Celestial God Tomb.
  • After Lin Bai left, Zhao Yue confessed to Ye Suxin that revenge had not brought her happiness and that she felt lonely.
  • Ye Suxin told Zhao Yue that she wanted Lin Bai by her side, and Zhao Yue crushed the wine jug in her hand.

Ch. 3962Before Returning!

Zhao Yue and Ye Suxin discussed Zhao Yue’s feelings for Lin Bai, while Lin Bai sought a way to cross the void and began planning how to take control of the Celestial God Tomb. He ordered the powerful figures of Lingxiao City to attend the next morning’s court.

  • Zhao Yue denied being interested in Lin Bai, but Ye Suxin compared her feelings to her own past and reminded her that she had once taken a sword strike for him.
  • Zhao Yue admitted she was curious about Lin Bai and asked to keep borrowing Ye Suxin’s body, which Ye Suxin accepted.
  • Lin Bai questioned the crow about a treasure that could cross the void, then bargained with him until the crow agreed to a price of six hundred million Vermillion Bird Pills per use.
  • Lin Bai planned to meet the powerful figures in the Celestial God Tomb and use a passage between it and the Divine Martial Nation to strengthen the nation and stabilize the tomb.
  • Lin Bai returned to his residence and ordered Mu Yu to summon all the powerful figures in Lingxiao City to the next morning’s court.

Ch. 3963Mu Yu's Plan!

Mu Yu gathered experts from the Celestial God Tomb and told them that Lin Bai had replaced Lord Xuan Tong, then urged them to kill Lin Bai and free Lord Xuan Tong. With promises that Lord Xuan Tong might remove their Dao Seeds, she secured the experts’ support for a planned attack at court the next morning.

  • Lin Bai ordered Mu Yu to summon the experts in Lingxiao City, and Mu Yu privately concluded that he was not Lord Xuan Tong.
  • Mu Yu gathered more than twenty Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts and revealed that she believed Lin Bai and Lord Xuan Tong were separate divine souls.
  • Peacock Demon Emperor said he had recognized Lin Bai’s return, and Mu Yu asked the experts to kill Lin Bai and free Lord Xuan Tong.
  • Rakshasa Ghost Emperor asked about removing the Dao Seeds, and Mu Yu promised to seek their removal in exchange for the experts’ loyalty.
  • Purple Emperor and Ye Qianjiao agreed to act, and Mu Yu told them to attack Lin Bai together at court the next morning.

Ch. 3964Golden Palace Turmoil!

At court, Mu Yu exposed Lin Bai as the one on the dragon throne and demanded that he release Xuan Tong. When Mu Yu’s allies attacked, Purple Emperor, Peacock Demon Emperor, and Nangong Qingxuan intervened to protect Lin Bai.

  • Lin Bai announced that he would reform the rules of the Celestial God Tomb after Lord Xuan Tong’s campaigns had left Lingxiao City dominant.
  • Mu Yu accused Lin Bai of being from the Heaven Swallowing Race rather than Xuan Tong and challenged his right to rule.
  • Lin Bai admitted his identity, said Xuan Tong was still alive, and refused to let the gathered experts see him.
  • Mu Yu ordered the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts to capture Lin Bai, while Qiu Litian stood by Lin Bai and declared him his master.
  • Purple Emperor, Peacock Demon Emperor, and Nangong Qingxuan appeared before the dragon throne and repelled the attackers.

Ch. 3965The Defection at the Eleventh Hour!

Lin Bai revealed that he could control the Dao Seeds, turning the planned attack in the Golden Hall against Mu Yu’s faction. After stripping eleven attackers of their cultivation and sending them away, he prepared to confront Mu Yu and the remaining powerful figures.

  • Purple Emperor, Peacock Demon Emperor, and Nangong Qingxuan knelt before Lin Bai and pledged to serve him, shocking Mu Yu and the other powerful figures.
  • Lin Bai explained that the three had changed sides because they suspected he could control the Dao Seeds as well as Xuan Tong.
  • When eleven powerful figures charged Lin Bai, he used Heart Demon Implantation to awaken their Dao Seeds and drain their cultivation.
  • Lin Bai collected the eleven Dao Seeds and removed the men’s Dao Fruits, then ordered Purple Emperor to send them out of the Golden Hall.
  • Lin Bai sat back on the dragon throne and told Mu Yu and the remaining powerful figures they could now talk.

Ch. 3966New Policies!

After defeating Mu Yu’s rebellion, Lin Bai took control of the Celestial God Tomb and appointed leaders to govern its human, demon, and ghost cultivator factions. The new policies began the work of restoring order, while Prince Hai acknowledged that the realm now belonged to Lin Bai.

  • Lin Bai sent Mu Yu to the dungeon to face trial for treason and spared the other captured experts for the time being.
  • Lin Bai declared that he would govern the human race and appointed Fuyang, Ye Qianjiao, and Nangong Qingxuan as city lords.
  • Lin Bai placed Purple Emperor in charge of the ghost cultivators and Peacock Demon Emperor in charge of the Demon Race.
  • Lin Bai ordered the leaders to recall their factions and rebuild or restore order in their territories.
  • After the officials left the Golden Hall at dusk, Prince Hai reflected that Lin Bai had secured control of the Celestial God Tomb.

Ch. 3967Void Piercing Sword Boat!

Lin Bai prepared to leave the Celestial God Tomb after its forces began carrying out his policies, and he gathered treasures that could restore Li Subai's body. He obtained the Void Piercing Sword Boat and a map to the Barren Ancient Continent from the Crow, but the chapter left him without yet beginning his journey.

  • Lin Bai observed the Celestial God Tomb's efforts to stabilize under Purple Emperor, Peacock Demon Emperor, Ye Qianjiao, Fuyang, and Nangong Qingxuan, then decided to return to the Barren Ancient Continent.
  • Lin Bai ordered Prince Hai to search for treasures to reconstruct Li Subai's body and gathered Vermillion Bird Pills to trade with the Crow.
  • Peacock Demon Emperor sent Lin Bai a Life-Reversing Soul-Nourishing Flower, while Purple Emperor sent him a Heavenly Spirit Embryo.
  • Lin Bai paid the Crow six hundred million Vermillion Bird Pills for the Void Piercing Sword Boat, a Flying Sword Immortal Sect treasure that could carry a hundred people between worlds.
  • The Crow pointed out that Lin Bai needed a Void Map to reach the Barren Ancient Continent, then sold him one for four hundred million Vermillion Bird Pills.

Ch. 3968The Three World Wars of the Spirit Realm!

Lin Bai examined the Void Map and learned how to link Celestial God Tomb to the Barren Ancient Continent so it could guide him through the void. The Crow explained the origins of the Spirit Realm’s three great wars and the Netherworld, leaving Lin Bai with the revelation that the Heaven Swallowing Race and Giant God Race had driven the Creation War.

  • Lin Bai studied the Void Map, located Celestial God Tomb and the Barren Ancient Continent, and linked their stars with spiritual power to create a guiding blue light.
  • Lin Bai asked about the great realms shown on the map, and the Crow recounted how the Creation War shattered the original Spirit Realm into the Three Thousand Minor Worlds.
  • The Crow described the Demon Subjugation War, in which the Demon Race split away from the Spirit Realm and established the Demon Realm.
  • The Crow explained that a later conflict over forbidden arts and Demonic Martial Souls divided the Spirit Realm again, creating the Demon Realm, and said Lin Bai’s Dragon Slaying Skill had been devised to fight those hard-to-kill opponents.
  • The Crow told Lin Bai that the Netherworld was a neighboring world inhabited only by bodiless ghost cultivators.
  • The Crow revealed that the Heaven Swallowing Race and Giant God Race were the protagonists of the Creation War that formed the Three Thousand Minor Worlds.

Ch. 3969Returning to Silver Moon City!

Lin Bai entrusted Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue with governing the Celestial God Tomb while he prepared to return to the Barren Ancient Continent. Instead, he traveled to Silver Moon City, where he reunited with the Nangong and Gu families and Hong Ding.

  • Lin Bai explained that the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, Demon Realm, and Netherworld had once been neighboring realms before ancient wars reshaped the Spirit Realm.
  • Prince Hai delivered treasures and cultivation resources, and Lin Bai told Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue to remain in the Celestial God Tomb and maintain order until Bai Xiaoxiao could take over.
  • Lin Bai declined to attempt a Dao Realm breakthrough, fearing his tribulation would exceed what the available treasures could withstand.
  • Lin Bai gathered the Celestial God Tomb's experts and placed its affairs under Yin Jiuling, Jian Ruohan, and Zhao Yue before departing Lingxiao City.
  • Lin Bai traveled with Nangong Qingxuan, Qiu Litian, and the Crow to Silver Moon City, where the Nangong and Gu families welcomed him.
  • Lin Bai greeted Gu Rong and Nangong Mo, then warmly reunited with Hong Ding.

Ch. 3970Pill Demon's Vengeance!

Lin Bai summoned Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister to fulfill the promise he had made to Pill Demon. After the two arrived in Silver Moon City, Lin Bai questioned Seventh Sister before the gathered families.

  • Lin Bai reassured Hong Ding and the assembled families that he had come to Silver Moon City to kill only Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister.
  • Gu Wen explained that Tong Xiuyun was a Tong family elder and that he had killed Seventh Sister's husband before taking her as a concubine.
  • Nangong Qingxuan and Gu He sent their people together to seize Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister from the Tong family.
  • Tong Wuji hurried to the hall and bowed to Lin Bai after the two captives were brought before him.
  • Lin Bai asked Seventh Sister to confirm her identity, then remarked on her beauty in her youth.

Ch. 3971A Clever Man Knows How to Play Dumb!

Lin Bai traveled to Silver Moon City to avenge Pill Demon by confronting Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister, while weighing whether to punish Tong Wuji as well. After the guilty pair died, Lin Bai warned Tong Wuji without openly killing him.

  • Lin Bai confronted Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister over their betrayal of Pill Demon, and Tong Wuji chose not to defend them.
  • Seventh Sister begged Tong Xiuyun for help and blamed him for seducing her and drugging her, so Tong Xiuyun killed her.
  • Tong Xiuyun confessed responsibility for Pill Demon's fate, asked Lin Bai to spare the Tong family, and then killed himself.
  • Lin Bai said Pill Demon had only asked him to kill Tong Xiuyun and Seventh Sister, and he felt the unseen shackles on him loosen after their deaths.
  • Lin Bai stared down Tong Wuji, then asked Hong Ding whether a clever man should pretend to be dumb, leaving Tong Wuji terrified.

Ch. 3972Crossing the Void!

Lin Bai left Silver Moon City aboard the Void Piercing Sword Boat, secretly heading from the Celestial God Tomb back to the Barren Ancient Continent. The boat entered the dark void, beginning a journey expected to take two or three months.

  • Lin Bai warned Tong Wuji, then departed Silver Moon City for Lingxiao City while concealing his real destination from the Celestial God Tomb.
  • Lin Bai summoned the Void Piercing Sword Boat and traveled aboard it with the Crow, the Evil Flood Dragon, and Qiu Litian.
  • The Crow explained the Automaton Maiden’s role, and Lin Bai gave her a Void Map route to the Barren Ancient Continent.
  • The Automaton Maiden piloted the boat through the Celestial God Tomb’s barrier and into the dark void.
  • The Crow estimated the voyage would take two or three months, and Lin Bai went to the boat’s luxurious living area, where the Evil Flood Dragon awaited him.

Ch. 3973Lingxiao Divine Sea!

Lin Bai traveled toward the Barren Ancient Continent aboard the Void Piercing Sword Boat, refining his strength and planning to use Qiu Litian and the Crow as allies. The chapter ended as Gong Jun arrived at an island in the Ying Tian Divine Sea to report to Lord Qing Ying.

  • Lin Bai explored the Void Piercing Sword Boat and chose a quiet courtyard to stay in during the journey.
  • Lin Bai told Qiu Litian to live in a courtyard until they reached the Barren Ancient Continent, while keeping him under the control of the Dao Seed and supreme sword intent.
  • Lin Bai cultivated the Five Elements Dao Body, Sword Heart, and Three Kill Sword Formation, and refined eleven Dao Fruits to condense his seventh God Seal.
  • Lin Bai decided to bring the Crow to the Barren Ancient Continent because he needed the Crow's help and wanted access to his many treasures.
  • Gong Jun, captain of the border patrol, came ashore in the Ying Tian Divine Sea, knelt before Lord Qing Ying, and paid his respects.

Ch. 3974Golden Giant God! Qing Ying!

Lord Qing Ying learned that Gou Yu had died while pursuing a remnant of the Heaven Swallowing Race and concluded that the Flying Sword Immortal Sect had protected the culprit. He ordered Gong Jun to hunt the remnant across the lower realms, then confronted the sect, which faced his accusations and wrath.

  • Gong Jun reported Gou Yu’s death and said Gou Yu had traced a Heaven Swallowing Race remnant to the Celestial God Tomb, where a flying sword had pierced him.
  • Lord Qing Ying learned the remnant was the same person the Giant God Compass had detected fifteen years earlier and ordered Gong Jun to find and kill him, even if lower realms had to be destroyed.
  • Gong Jun received the compass’s predicted route for the remnant, which pointed toward the Azure Firmament World, the Xuan Kong World, or the Savage Ancient World.
  • Lord Qing Ying went to the Flying Sword Immortal Sect and accused it of sheltering the remnant because Gou Yu had identified its flying sword as the weapon that struck him.
  • The sect’s white-haired elder denied knowing of any wrongdoing, but Lord Qing Ying insisted that only one of its ancestors could have made the attack.

Ch. 3975The Flying Sword Immortal's Move!

After Qing Ying accused the Flying Sword Immortal Sect of helping the Heaven Swallowing Race, its ancestors ordered investigations and searches for the powerful Flying Sword Dao expert who had wounded a Giant God. Elsewhere, an old man admitted to secretly helping Lin Bai, while an old woman warned that he had brought Lin Bai serious trouble.

  • Qing Ying gave the Flying Sword Immortal Sect ten years to explain its suspected ties to the Heaven Swallowing Race, then departed after splitting a mountain with his voice.
  • Elder Song called the sect’s elders and ancestors to Moon Ascent Peak, where they denied helping the Heaven Swallowing Race and concluded the culprit was outside the sect.
  • The Flying Sword Immortal Sect’s ancestors ordered three searches: investigate Flying Sword Dao experts across the Spirit World, check the sect for lies, and seek the Heaven Swallowing Race member in the Savage Ancient World.
  • The Flying Sword Immortal Sect purged suspected traitors and dispatched one group to investigate the Spirit World and another toward the lower realms.
  • An old woman asked an old man whether he had secretly helped Lin Bai with the Flying Sword Dao, and he admitted that his sword had prevented Lin Bai’s death.
  • The old woman warned that the old man’s intervention had brought Lin Bai enormous trouble.
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