Arc 224The Tianshui Sect Reborn

Lin Bai and the Tianshui Sect survived the Heaven and Earth Gate’s invasion with the help of Zhao Yangze, though the victory cost them countless lives. As the sect began rebuilding and Lin Bai accepted the role of Saint Son, it faced new pressure from the Three Great Demon Clans and prepared disciples for breakthrough trials.

  • After the Heaven and Earth Gate’s Demon-Subduing Formation broke through the defenses, Pan Qing used Lin Bai’s treasure box to sever its connections and Shen Chunfeng led a counterattack.
  • Duan Feng emerged from seclusion, killed several Heaven and Earth Gate experts, and died after burning his Dao Fruit to protect the Tianshui Sect.
  • Chu Xi led Lin Bai to the Underground Palace, where he awakened Zhao Yangze, who came to the battlefield and overwhelmed the Heaven and Earth Gate forces before fading into dust.
  • The Tianshui Sect defeated the Heaven and Earth Gate and spent months clearing the Water Mirror Sea, while the Grand Elder reported catastrophic losses.
  • Zhang Bailiu launched the Rebirth Plan, reorganized the elders, and offered resources to help the sect’s elders and disciples advance.
  • Zhang Bailiu revealed that he knew Lin Bai belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race, pledged the sect’s support, and asked him to help restore it, and Lin Bai accepted the Saint Son position.
  • The Tianshui Sect exchanged battle merits for rewards and claimed the sunken corpses, while Lin Bai urged Ancestors Shen Chunfeng and Pan Qing to confront the Three Great Demon Clans.
  • Qin Yao told Lin Bai that the first Rebirth Plan candidates would enter the Grand Yi Secret Realm in seven days, and Lin Bai encouraged Fang Yuanshu and Ye Guyu before their trials.
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Ch. 5576Three Days! Five Days!

Lin Bai returned to the Tianshui Sect after destroying the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies, while Shen Chunfeng fought Tang Yan. He learned that the operation had cost many lives, including Ancestor Huang Lin, and rallied the survivors as the war continued.

  • Lin Bai reached the Tianshui Sect after Shen Chunfeng held off Tang Yan, and reflected on how the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame still burned through the Black Water Sea Region’s supplies.
  • The returning fighters gathered in the Overturned Water Hall, where Lin Bai found that fewer than half of the 117 participants had returned.
  • Pan Qing reported that six Taiyi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and seventy-five Dao God Realm martial artists had died, and that Ancestor Huang Lin had fallen.
  • Lin Bai urged the grieving survivors not to lose heart while the war with the Heaven and Earth Gate continued.
  • Pan Qing asked Lin Bai whether he had a plan to end the war.

Ch. 5577The Storm Was Coming, and the Whole Tower Was Filled with Wind!

After Lin Bai destroyed the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supply base in the Black Water Sea Region, the Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered his forces to prepare for a decisive assault. Lin Bai warned that the coming days would determine the Tianshui Sect’s survival, just as the Demon Subduing Warships advanced on its defenses.

  • Ma Qiuming told the Heaven and Earth Gate Master that Lin Bai had burned most of their supplies, leaving them enough resources for only one day of fighting.
  • The Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered all Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and Ancestors to report to the flagship, preparing to fight the Tianshui Sect to the death.
  • Lin Bai arrived at the front line, where Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin acknowledged him as Holy Son and reported that the Heaven and Earth Gate’s assault had intensified.
  • Lin Bai warned that the Heaven and Earth Gate still had hidden trump cards and that the next two or three days would decide the Tianshui Sect’s fate.
  • The Heaven and Earth Gate sent its Demon Subduing Warships toward the Tianshui Sect’s defensive line and fired their Demon-Subduing Cannons.

Ch. 5578Braving All Odds!

The Heaven and Earth Gate launched its Demon Subduing Warships at the Tianshui Sect, then revealed that the attack had been a trap to draw out its defenders. Ma Qiuming led 108 Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists in the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Grand Formation, leaving the Tianshui Sect devastated.

  • Li Zai'en ordered the Tianshui Sect's martial artists to retreat from the Demon Subduing Warships and lure them toward prepared traps.
  • Twenty to thirty Tianshui Sect martial artists in the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm attacked the warships, while Lin Bai grew uneasy about the Heaven and Earth Gate's reckless advance.
  • Ma Qiuming led 108 Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists in forming the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Grand Formation.
  • The formation killed three Tianshui Sect martial artists in the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm and swept through the battle line, killing Dao God Realm fighters.
  • Li Zai'en ordered the Tianshui Sect's Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm fighters to retreat, but the formation caught them and killed more than ten; fifteen had fallen in total.

Ch. 5579Way to Break the Formation!

The Tianshui Sect’s defensive line neared collapse under the Heaven and Earth Gate’s Celestial Fiends’ Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Formation. Lin Bai offered Zhang Bailiu a treasure box containing a way to break the formation, leaving the sect’s leaders to act before it could be assembled again.

  • Ma Qiuming and 107 Taiyi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists drove the Demon-Subduing Formation through the Tianshui Sect’s defenses, killing many fighters and opening a breach.
  • Bai Yifei and Qin Yao warned that the formation had to be stopped, and Lin Bai flew to meet the Tianshui Sect’s leaders above the clouds.
  • Lin Bai found Zhang Bailiu back among the sect’s leaders, visibly injured after a costly battle, and asked the ancestors how to deal with the formation.
  • Zhang Bailiu proposed luring the formation away, while Pan Qing explained that breaking it would be difficult because it could kill Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.
  • Lin Bai handed Zhang Bailiu a treasure box and said an expert could enter the formation and open it to break it, then urged the sect to strike before its fighters could reform it.

Ch. 5580Battle Situation Takes a Sudden Turn!

Pan Qing used Lin Bai’s treasure box to break the Heaven and Earth Gate’s formation, allowing Shen Chunfeng and the Tianshui Sect forces to launch a surprise assault. The battle turned sharply against the Heaven and Earth Gate as the two Tianshui Sect ancestors began slaughtering its martial artists.

  • Zhang Bailiu ordered Pan Qing to use Lin Bai’s treasure box to break the formation and sent Shen Chunfeng to lead the counterattack.
  • Pan Qing flew to the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Formation and was swallowed by Ma Qiuming’s Demon-Subduing Formation.
  • Surrounded by the formation’s sword attacks, Pan Qing opened the treasure box and unleashed black Sword Qi that severed the formation’s connections.
  • Shen Chunfeng led several hundred Tianshui Sect martial artists in a surprise assault, killing more than twenty Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists and wounding many others.
  • Pan Qing and Shen Chunfeng joined forces and continued killing the Heaven and Earth Gate’s Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.

Ch. 5581Grand Luo Takes the Field! Handover of the Battlefield!

The Heaven and Earth Gate reinforced the battle after the Tianshui Sect broke its Demon-Subduing Formation, turning the clash into a decisive contest between their strongest martial artists. As Pan Qing began to falter against two Grand Luo opponents, Duan Feng emerged from the Tianshui Sect’s forbidden ground as its fifth Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm expert.

  • Shen Chunfeng led Tianshui Sect reinforcements in a surprise attack that killed more than thirty Heaven and Earth Gate Grand Yi martial artists, prompting the Gate Master to send Tang Yan, Zhao Beifeng, Long Shanhe, and over fifty Grand Yi fighters into battle.
  • Tang Yan attacked Shen Chunfeng, who countered with a sword strike that wounded him, while Long Shanhe and Zhao Beifeng joined forces against Pan Qing.
  • Lin Bai urged Zhang Bailiu to withdraw ordinary and Dao God Realm fighters, and both sects ordered their disciples to retreat a hundred thousand li.
  • Shen Chunfeng and Tang Yan continued fighting without a victor, while Pan Qing struggled against Long Shanhe and Zhao Beifeng.
  • Duan Feng stepped out of the Tianshui Sect’s forbidden ground and joined Zhang Bailiu as the sect’s fifth Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm expert.

Ch. 5582Old Ancestor Duan Feng!

Old Ancestor Duan Feng emerged from seclusion to defend Tianshui Sect, despite his dwindling lifespan and strength. He confronted Zhao Beifeng, who sought revenge for an old defeat, and crushed one of Zhao Beifeng’s arms with a single punch.

  • Duan Feng came out of seclusion and told Zhang Bailiu he would fight to protect Tianshui Sect, even if it cost him his remaining life.
  • Zhang Bailiu told Lin Bai that Duan Feng had once killed seventy-two ancient Ferocious Beasts and later wounded three Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm experts while avenging his disciple Li Lingtian.
  • Duan Feng entered the battlefield as Zhao Beifeng told Long Shanhe he would handle him, while Long Shanhe dealt with Pan Qing.
  • Zhao Beifeng taunted Duan Feng and attacked, hoping to avenge the arm Duan Feng had broken five thousand years earlier.
  • Duan Feng met Zhao Beifeng’s punch with his own and blasted one of Zhao Beifeng’s arms into a pulp.

Ch. 5583Burning His Dao Fruit, Duan Feng!

Duan Feng fought off the Heaven and Earth Gate’s attack on the Tianshui Sect, but after three Grand Luo experts overwhelmed him, he burned his Dao Fruit and summoned a Grand Yi Divine Weapon. With only an hour or two left to live, he prepared to take his enemies down with him.

  • Duan Feng shattered Zhao Beifeng’s arm and half his body with two punches, forcing him to retreat to the Heaven and Earth Gate flagship.
  • The Heaven and Earth Gate Master sent three Grand Luo experts to rescue Zhao Beifeng and confront Duan Feng.
  • Duan Feng refused their offer to leave and declared that he would defend the Tianshui Sect, even as the three experts drove him back.
  • Zhang Bailiu urged Duan Feng to retreat, but Duan Feng burned his Dao Fruit to restore his strength and youth at the cost of his remaining lifespan.
  • Duan Feng summoned a complete Grand Yi Divine Weapon from the forbidden land and challenged the three experts to die with him.

Ch. 5584Twelve Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm Powerhouses!

Duan Feng wielded the Clearwater Sword and burned his Dao Fruit to kill two Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters from the Heaven and Earth Gate, before being surrounded by twelve more. As Zhang Bailiu and the other Tianshui Sect fighters joined the battle, Chu Xi took Lin Bai to the sect’s forbidden ground and into an Underground Palace.

  • Duan Feng used the Clearwater Sword and the Astonishing Immortal Sword Intent to split the Water Mirror Sea and kill two Heaven and Earth Gate fighters in the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm.
  • Duan Feng pursued the third fighter and shattered his body as the Heaven and Earth Gate Master called on the ancestors to attack.
  • Twelve Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters from the Heaven and Earth Gate surrounded Duan Feng, and Zhang Bailiu, Shen Chunfeng, and Pan Qing joined the fight.
  • Zhang Bailiu told Chu Xi and Lin Bai to go to the forbidden ground, so Chu Xi led Lin Bai away from the battlefield.
  • Chu Xi activated the forbidden-ground formation, transporting herself and Lin Bai into an Underground Palace.

Ch. 5585Zhao Yangze, the Ancestor!

Chu Xi brought Lin Bai into the Tianshui Sect’s Underground Palace to open Ancestor Zhao Yangze’s coffin, hoping to call on him during the sect’s mortal crisis. As the coffin began opening by itself, a withered hand emerged and the Underground Palace shook with each heartbeat.

  • Chu Xi explained that the Underground Palace’s formation slowed time and led Lin Bai to Ancestor Zhao Yangze’s coffin.
  • Chu Xi told Lin Bai that Zhao Yangze had been a Primal Chaos Dao Fruit powerhouse who left instructions to awaken him if the sect faced annihilation.
  • After hesitating over the cost of opening the coffin, Chu Xi apologized to Zhao Yangze and tried to pry it open with a small shovel.
  • Chu Xi called Lin Bai to help, and his touch easily opened a narrow gap in the coffin.
  • Lin Bai stopped Chu Xi from prying further, and a withered hand emerged as a heartbeat made the Underground Palace tremble.

Ch. 5586The Return of the King!

Lin Bai and Chu Xi awakened Ancestor Zhao Yangze and told him that the Heaven and Earth Gate was destroying the Tianshui Sect. Zhao Yangze set out to intervene, while Duan Feng died defending the sect.

  • Ancestor Zhao Yangze rose from his coffin and recognized Lin Bai as a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, then questioned Chu Xi about her imperial bloodline and role as Sect Master.
  • Lin Bai explained the sect’s decline and the Heaven and Earth Gate’s invasion, and Zhao Yangze agreed to save the sect despite having only two hours after awakening.
  • Zhao Yangze released his power across the Water Mirror Sea and told Lin Bai and Chu Xi to leave the Underground Palace with him.
  • Duan Feng counterattacked two Heaven and Earth Gate Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters, killing one before his Dao Fruit burned away and he died at the Tianshui Sect gates.

Ch. 5587Who... disturbed the peace of my Tianshui Sect?!

After Duan Feng died and the Tianshui Sect’s remaining Da Luo Dao Fruit martial artists were overwhelmed, the Heaven and Earth Gate routed the demoralized sect. A mysterious figure emerged from the forbidden ground and confronted those who had disturbed the Tianshui Sect.

  • Duan Feng died after burning his Dao Fruit and killing three Heaven and Earth Gate experts, while Zhang Bailiu, Shen Chunfeng, and Pan Qing suffered serious wounds.
  • The Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered an all-out assault, and the Tianshui Sect disciples lost heart and fled as the battle turned against them.
  • Eleven Heaven and Earth Gate Da Luo Dao Fruit experts surrounded Zhang Bailiu, Shen Chunfeng, and Pan Qing, who refused to surrender and prepared for a final fight.
  • A heartbeat from the Tianshui Sect’s forbidden ground halted both armies as a powerful, deathly aura spread across the battlefield.
  • A corpse-like figure emerged from the forbidden ground, walked toward the battlefield, and demanded to know who had disturbed the peace of the Tianshui Sect.

Ch. 5588Old Man! Zhao Yangze!

Zhao Yangze emerged from Tianshui Sect’s forbidden grounds and confronted Heaven and Earth Gate, revealing the sect’s tragic history and its losses in the war against the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. He demanded that Heaven Ancestor and Earth Demon meet him, then identified himself to Heaven and Earth Gate’s Master.

  • Zhao Yangze appeared with Lin Bai and Chu Xi and learned that Tianshui Sect was on the brink of destruction.
  • Zhao Yangze told Zhang Bailiu, Shen Chunfeng, and Pan Qing that Tianshui Sect had lost most of its strength in the campaign that destroyed the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace a hundred thousand years earlier.
  • Lin Bai inferred that the Chu Kingdom had later supported Heaven and Earth Gate and suppressed Tianshui Sect to prevent it from regaining power.
  • Zhao Yangze said his time was short and strode onto the battlefield to help Tianshui Sect.
  • Zhao Yangze called on Heaven Ancestor and Earth Demon to meet him, then told Heaven and Earth Gate’s Master that he was Tianshui Sect Elder Zhao Yangze.

Ch. 5589Terrifying Zhao Yangze!

The awakened Tianshui Sect elder Zhao Yangze attacked the Heaven and Earth Gate fleet, demanding that Heaven Ancestor and Earth Demon face him. Though he had only hours left to live, he slaughtered the Gate’s Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm fighters, leaving seven wounded survivors fleeing.

  • Zhao Yangze roared at the Heaven and Earth Gate fleet and advanced, crushing a battleship beneath his foot.
  • The Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered his fighters to kill Zhao Yangze, and twenty Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artists agreed to stall him until his final breath ran out.
  • Zhao Yangze killed thirteen of the twenty attackers with his powers and fists.
  • The seven surviving martial artists fled as the Tianshui Sect disciples and elders watched Zhao Yangze’s overwhelming strength.

Ch. 5590Victory Was Decided! We Won!

Zhao Yangze broke the Heaven and Earth Gate’s assault, allowing the Tianshui Sect to counterattack and drive the invaders from the Water Mirror Sea. The sect celebrated its survival, but Zhao Yangze’s power faded and he vanished, leaving its future to the survivors.

  • Zhao Yangze destroyed the Heaven and Earth Gate’s warships and tore through its battle line, while Zhang Bailiu, Shen Chunfeng, Pan Qing, and Lin Bai led the Tianshui Sect disciples into battle.
  • The Tianshui Sect forces slaughtered Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists as the enemy retreated, and Ma Qiuming ordered the Heaven and Earth Gate Master’s forces to withdraw.
  • Zhao Yangze killed three fleeing Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and crushed seven Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists, sealing the Heaven and Earth Gate’s defeat.
  • The Tianshui Sect disciples rejoiced at their victory, but Zhao Yangze faded into dust after entrusting the sect’s future to them.
  • Zhang Bailiu, Pan Qing, Shen Chunfeng, and the Tianshui Sect disciples knelt to bid farewell to Zhao Yangze.

Ch. 5591The Battle Comes to an End!

After the Tianshui Sect defeated the Heaven and Earth Gate, Zhang Bailiu organized the sect’s defenses and recovery while Lin Bai returned to Bright Moon Island to heal. Unnoticed, a red-clad woman and her followers escaped the Demon Refining Tower and took it with them.

  • Lin Bai watched Zhao Yangze turn to ash and respectfully saw him off after the Tianshui Sect’s victory.
  • The Grand Elder reported that only seventy-two Taiyi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and three hundred and nine Dao God Realm Core Disciples remained, and that Duan Feng and Huang Lin had died.
  • Zhang Bailiu ordered the sect to rebuild the Water Mirror Sea defenses, repair the World Sealing Formation, and hunt down Heaven and Earth Gate disciples still hiding in the area.
  • Lin Bai collected healing pills from the Treasure Pavilion and returned to Bright Moon Island to recuperate.
  • A crack appeared in the Demon Refining Tower, allowing a red-clad woman and several dozen experts to escape while the sect’s forces were away.
  • The red-clad woman pulled the Demon Refining Tower from the Water Mirror Sea and drew it into her palm.

Ch. 5592Third Prince Enraged! Bitterly Disappointed!!

The Tianshui Sect defeated the Heaven and Earth Gate after Zhao Yangze emerged from the forbidden grounds and turned the battle around, then died after fighting to protect the sect. The defeat shook the Chu Empire and frustrated the Third Prince, who planned with Old Huo to keep pressing the Twelfth Prince affair ahead of the Chu Emperor’s birthday.

  • The red-clad woman left the Water Mirror Sea with the Corpse King, the Black Demon, and others, while Zhao Yangze sensed her presence and returned to the battle.
  • Zhao Yangze killed more than a dozen Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artists before being reduced to ashes, and Xiao Cangsheng watched and toasted him in farewell.
  • News of the Heaven and Earth Gate’s defeat spread across the Chu Empire, and the Third Prince smashed his desk in anger.
  • Old Huo identified Zhao Yangze as a famed Tianshui Sect ancestor from one hundred thousand years ago and advised the Third Prince to keep making an issue of the Twelfth Prince’s affair.
  • The Third Prince and Old Huo hoped to hold their advantage until the Chu Emperor’s ten-thousand-year birthday, as news of the defeat reached Prince Chen and the Five Great Families and Seven Sects.

Ch. 5593War Comes to an End!!

After the Tianshui Sect defeated the Heaven and Earth Gate, Lin Bai learned about the ongoing purge of enemy forces in the Water Mirror Sea and joined the cleanup. Three months later, the remaining forces were cleared and the World Sealing Formation was restored, bringing the battle to an end.

  • The crow left Bright Moon Island to scavenge benefits from the battlefield.
  • Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin visited Lin Bai, checked on his recovery, and reported that the Tianshui Sect had killed more than two hundred thousand Heaven and Earth Gate disciples during five days of cleansing.
  • Lin Bai said the sect needed to keep searching for injured survivors and offered to help with the purge.
  • Lin Bai later joined the Tianshui Sect in clearing the remaining Heaven and Earth Gate forces from the Water Mirror Sea.
  • About three months later, the Water Mirror Sea was cleared and the Tianshui Sect restored its World Sealing Formation.

Ch. 5594Warriors Who Died in Battle: 1.67 Million!

The Tianshui Sect announced the enormous casualties from its victory over the Heaven and Earth Gate and vowed to seek revenge when the time was right. Zhang Bailiu then began announcing rewards for those who fought, starting with Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm warriors and Dao God Realm Core Disciples.

  • The Grand Elder announced that the Tianshui Sect had lost 1.67 million warriors, including Ancestor Zhao Yangze and two Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm ancestors, while the Heaven and Earth Gate had suffered even heavier losses.
  • Zhang Bailiu told the gathered elders and disciples that the sect would avenge its dead when the time was ripe, but warned that the Tianshui Sect first needed to recover from its losses.
  • Lin Bai understood that Zhang Bailiu’s prediction of a coming opportunity referred to the struggle between Prince Chen and the Third Prince, whose factions were backed by the Tianshui Sect and Heaven and Earth Gate.
  • Zhang Bailiu announced rewards for the warriors who had contributed to the battle, granting Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm participants fifty thousand immortal jades each.
  • Zhang Bailiu announced that Dao God Realm Core Disciples, including Lin Bai and his companions, could claim five thousand immortal jades each.

Ch. 5595On Rewards and Recognition!

Zhang Bailiu announced rewards for the Tianshui Sect’s fighters and introduced the Rebirth Plan to rebuild the sect after its costly victory over the Heaven and Earth Gate. The chapter ended with the Elders Council’s twenty seats reassigned, including Li Zai'en’s appointment as Seventh Elder.

  • Zhang Bailiu awarded the Core Disciples five thousand Immortal Jades each and announced Contribution Points, weapons, and manuals for the other participants.
  • Zhang Bailiu described the sect’s heavy losses and declared the Rebirth Plan to restore its strength.
  • Zhang Bailiu said the sect would select twenty elders for the Elders Council and provide each with one hundred thousand Immortal Jades to support advancement to the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm.
  • The Grand Elder announced the new Elders Council roster, naming Wang Mu as Nineteenth Elder, Mao Jun as Eighteenth Elder, Ji He as Seventeenth Elder, and Gao Zhen as Sixteenth Elder.
  • Li Zai'en entered the Elders Council as its Seventh Elder.

Ch. 5596Rebirth Plan!

Zhang Bailiu and Chu Xi announced the Tianshui Sect's Rebirth Plan, providing Celestial Jade support and new opportunities for disciples to advance after the battle against the Heaven and Earth Gate. The chapter ended with the sect opening its Treasure Pavilion the next day so fighters could exchange their battle merits for rewards.

  • Li Zai'en entered the Elders Council as the Seventh Elder, and the sect assigned new ranks and seats to its twenty elders.
  • Zhang Bailiu announced Celestial Jade support for the elders and selected Dao God Realm Core Disciples, including Lin Bai, Bai Yifei, Zhou Xinjin, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and Fang Yuanshu.
  • Zhang Bailiu announced that the Tianshui Sect would recruit new Core Disciples and support martial artists across several cultivation realms through its Rebirth Plan.
  • Lin Bai agreed with Qiao Mo that the sect was risking its depleted resources to rebuild, while the Tianshui Sect's elders and disciples celebrated the plan.
  • Zhang Bailiu said selected elders and disciples could request seclusion and receive Celestial Jades and protection to pursue breakthroughs.
  • Zhang Bailiu announced that the Treasure Pavilion would open the next day for elders and disciples to exchange their Heaven and Earth Gate battle merits for rewards.

Ch. 5597Lin Bai, Holy Son, You're a Member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, Aren't You?

After revealing that he knew Lin Bai was a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, Zhang Bailiu assured him that the Tianshui Sect would protect him and asked him to lead its revival. Lin Bai agreed to treat the sect as his home after Zhang Bailiu promised to support his breakthrough to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.

  • Zhang Bailiu dismissed the elders and disciples, then asked Lin Bai to stay and questioned why he seemed unmoved by the Rebirth Plan.
  • Zhang Bailiu revealed that he had known Lin Bai belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race since Lin Bai joined the sect and recognized the race's aura in his Forbidden-Breaking Sword Qi.
  • Lin Bai admitted his identity, and Zhang Bailiu assured him that the Tianshui Sect would neither betray him nor hand him over to the Giant God Race.
  • Zhang Bailiu explained that the sect's all-or-nothing Rebirth Plan required open cooperation and asked Lin Bai to shoulder responsibility for reviving the Tianshui Sect.
  • Zhang Bailiu, Pan Qing, and Shen Chunfeng pledged to support Lin Bai's breakthrough to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm, and Lin Bai vowed to help the Tianshui Sect rise again.

Ch. 5598A Risky Gambit!

Lin Bai joined the Tianshui Sect as its Saint Son in exchange for support to break through to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm, while Zhang Bailiu defended the risky alliance to the sect’s concerned Ancestors. The Tianshui Sect announced its Rebirth Plan and began exchanging battle merits, rapidly draining its remaining stores.

  • Lin Bai agreed to become the Tianshui Sect’s Saint Son, and Zhang Bailiu promised him immortal jades to support his breakthrough.
  • Shen Chunfeng and Pan Qing voiced fears that Lin Bai’s connection to the Heaven Swallowing Race could bring disaster upon the sect, but Zhang Bailiu argued that taking risks was its only chance to recover.
  • Zhang Bailiu told Shen Chunfeng and Pan Qing to remain involved in sect affairs until after the Chu Emperor’s Birthday Celebration, and they agreed.
  • The Tianshui Sect announced its Rebirth Plan, energizing its disciples.
  • The Treasure Pavilion began exchanging battle merits for Contribution Points, and disciples bought pills and medicines until common supplies sold out and the sect’s stores were nearly emptied.

Ch. 5599Eighteen Hundred Thousand Immortal Jade!

Lin Bai inventoried his battle spoils and calculated that he could exchange his tokens for 180,000 Immortal Jade, though it was not enough for his breakthrough. As the Tianshui Sect claimed the sunken corpses and treasures after a dispute with the sea clans, Bai Yifei and the others visited Lin Bai on Bright Moon Island and arranged for maids to be sent there.

  • Lin Bai counted three Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm tokens and eighteen Core Disciple tokens, worth 180,000 Immortal Jade in total.
  • Lin Bai reflected on the war's immense casualties and the wealth it brought, and concluded that the battle should never have happened.
  • The Tianshui Sect and the Three Great Demon Clans contested the sunken corpses; Pan Qing and Shen Chunfeng forced the Flood Dragon Clan and its allies to yield them to the sect.
  • Bai Yifei visited Lin Bai on Bright Moon Island, noticed there were no servants, and told Zhou Xinjin to send several maids to look after him.

Ch. 5600Seven Days Later! Beginning the Breakthrough!

Lin Bai discussed the Tianshui Sect’s challenges and preparations with Bai Yifei and the others, then arranged for the ancestors to reclaim resources from the Three Great Demon Clans. The group learned that they would enter the Grand Yi Secret Realm in seven days to attempt breakthroughs to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.

  • Bai Yifei asked Zhou Xinjin to select maids for Lin Bai, but Lin Bai declined after noticing Qiao Mo and Qin Yao’s displeasure.
  • Bai Yifei told Lin Bai that the Three Great Demon Clans were testing the Tianshui Sect after the defeat of the Heaven and Earth Gate, and Lin Bai said the sect should reclaim its resources from them.
  • Lin Bai sent a Jade Slip to Overturned Water Hall asking Ancestors Shen Chunfeng and Pan Qing to act against the Three Great Demon Clans.
  • Qin Yao told Lin Bai that the sect had scheduled the first batch of Rebirth Plan candidates to enter the Grand Yi Secret Realm in seven days and attempt breakthroughs.
  • Bai Yifei, Zhou Xinjin, Qiao Mo, and Qin Yao expressed confidence in their chances, while Lin Bai encouraged worried Fang Yuanshu and Ye Guyu.
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