Arc 3The Three Pure Ones Rise

Zhou Qingqing accompanied the Three Pure Ones as they claimed the Upper Three Heavens, devised a cultivation method, and witnessed the Heavenly Court defeat the Immortal Court. After Hongjun’s final lecture, Tongtian defended the Dragon Clan and helped Azure Dragon overcome his karmic burden.

  • Zhou Qingqing completed her fire element, while Yuanfeng warned the Three Pure Ones about Hongjun and the downfall of the Three Innate Races.
  • At Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun made the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa his disciples, rejected Red Cloud as a formal disciple, and bestowed treasures on the gathered immortals.
  • The Three Pure Ones defeated Di Jun’s forces to claim the Upper Three Heavens, then created Three Pure Ones Heaven and broke through the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
  • Di Jun compensated Zhou Qingqing with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, and she used its flying dagger to kill a corrupted Enlightened Beast that the Three Pure Ones restored as her pet.
  • Laozi saved Donghua Dijun as the Immortal Court fell, then brought him to Mount Shouyang, where Donghua gave Laozi the Three Lives Stone.
  • At Hongjun’s third lecture, he gave Primordial Purple Qi to seven immortals, announced his merger with the Heavenly Dao, and opened Treasure-Distribution Rock for the Red Dust Guests.
  • Tongtian defeated Taiyi in the East Sea and secured the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner for Zhou Qingqing, while the Dragon Clan refined the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
  • Tongtian cut through Azure Dragon King’s karmic burden with the Immortal-Ending Sword, restoring his Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm, and the Dragon Clan vowed to build a Dragon Gate where the mountains split.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Fire Lotus Leaves and the Second Lecture at Purple Cloud Palace

Zhou Qingqing completed her fire element at the Southern Undying Fire Mountain, while Yuanfeng warned the Three Pure Ones not to trust Dao Ancestor Hongjun. The Three Pure Ones departed for the second lecture at Purple Cloud Palace and turned their attention to questioning Qingqing.

  • Zhou Qingqing used the Southern Ground-Severing Flame Light Banner at the Southern Undying Fire Mountain, completing her fire element and stabilizing her Primordial Spirit at the middle Golden Immortal stage.
  • The Three Pure Ones asked Yuanfeng how the Three Innate Races had failed to attain the Dao through Fortune, and she explained that they had sought dominance over the skies, land, and seas.
  • Yuanfeng refused to attend the second lecture at Purple Cloud Palace and warned the Three Pure Ones that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had stood by during the Three Innate Races' downfall.
  • The Three Pure Ones thanked Yuanfeng, remained wary of Hongjun, and left for Purple Cloud Palace.
  • The Three Pure Ones questioned Zhou Qingqing about Penglai Island, her artifact-refining lessons, and her cultivation, while she resolved to be wary whenever all three smiled.

Ch. 52Gourd PTSD

At the Purple Cloud Palace’s second lecture, Zhou Qingqing watched the major powers gather as the Witch-Demon Calamity approached. Hongjun explained his Quasi-Sage corpse-severance method, while Zhou Qingqing’s inner thoughts revealed crucial details that prompted the Three Pure Ones to listen with great care.

  • Red Cloud showed the Three Pure Ones his Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, and Eastern Duke spotted it and quickly avoided them.
  • Di Jun and Taiyi arrived with Kunpeng, while Houtu entered alone; Zhou Qingqing anticipated the Witch-Demon Calamity.
  • Haotian and Yaochi closed the palace gates, and Hongjun began his lecture on the path from Daluo Golden Immortal to Quasi-Sage.
  • Hongjun described severing good, evil, and obsession or past, present, and future with spiritual treasures, then merging the three corpses.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s inner voice warned that matching treasures helped the corpses merge and that few completed the method; Supreme Pure Laozi urged Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian to examine it closely.

Ch. 53Before I Even Filed a Complaint, the World Changed?

Zhou Qingqing slept through the deeper lecture on Three Corpse Severance, then watched Eastern Duke prepare to complain before Hongjun’s announcement changed everything. The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa received places in the Mystic Gate and treasures, while Zhou Qingqing turned her attention to whether Red Cloud would be accepted.

  • Zhou Qingqing slept through the Three Corpse Severance lecture and woke when the class-ending bell rang.
  • Eastern Duke rose to report his grievance, but Hongjun postponed his matter and announced the Mystic Gate.
  • Hongjun made Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian his disciples and granted them the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
  • Hongjun made Nuwa his sect’s senior sister and granted her the Mountain River State Painting and the Red Embroidered Ball.
  • Zhou Qingqing waited to see whether Hongjun would accept Red Cloud into the sect.

Ch. 54A Child Who Cries Gets... Candy

At the second Purple Cloud Palace exposition, Dao Ancestor Hongjun rejected Red Cloud as a disciple but gave him the Nine Li Pot, while Zhunti and Jieyin cried their way into becoming registered disciples. The session ended after Eastern Duke reported on his Immortal Court, leaving Red Cloud exposed to the notice of powerful figures such as Di Jun and Fuxi.

  • Dao Ancestor Hongjun rejected Red Cloud, Zhunti, and Jieyin as formal disciples, then bestowed spiritual treasures on them, including the Nine Li Pot to Red Cloud.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s inner voice warned that Hongjun’s arrangement cleverly tied Red Cloud to the Demon Clan through the Nine Li Pot.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin knelt and pleaded through tears for registered-disciple status, and Hongjun accepted them.
  • Red Cloud did not imitate the Western Duo, while Di Jun and Fuxi sensed a trace of discord surrounding him.
  • Eastern Duke reported that he had established the Immortal Court and registered many male immortals, and Hongjun ended the exposition.

Ch. 55Quasi-Sage or Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal—Was That Even a Question?

The Three Pure Ones discussed whether to pursue the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal path or the Three Corpse Severance Method. Inspired by Zhou Qingqing’s suggestion, Supreme Pure Laozi proposed combining the two into a secret method of their own.

  • The Three Pure Ones returned to Eastern Kunlun and watched Zhou Qingqing transplant the Yellow Center Plum beside the Lotus Pond.
  • Upper Pure Tongtian argued that the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal path was best, while Jade Pure Yuanshi favored severing corpses as disciples of the Mystic Gate.
  • Zhou Qingqing suggested that Supreme Pure Laozi combine the two breakthrough methods rather than choose between them.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi embraced Zhou Qingqing’s idea and proposed creating a secret method belonging to the Three Pure Ones.
  • Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian agreed that their elder brother’s plan was the best course.

Ch. 56Thirty-Six Heavens

Zhou Qingqing broke through to the late Golden Immortal stage while her three masters struggled to finish a secret method that would let them reach Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal. After Qingqing’s thoughts reminded Supreme Pure Laozi of the thirty-six heavens, the Three Pure Ones set out for the Heavenly Court and invited her along.

  • Zhou Qingqing reached the late Golden Immortal stage using the Metal-Element and Wood-Element lotus leaves.
  • Tongtian gave Zhou Qingqing her refined Creation Gourd, while Jade Pure Yuanshi asked whether Tongtian had also made a mountain-protecting formation for Mount Kunlun.
  • Zhou Qingqing thought of the thirty-six heavens and wondered whether visiting them might help her masters break through.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to deduce the emergence of the thirty-six heavens and declared that part of them was fated with the Three Pure Ones.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi invited Zhou Qingqing to accompany the Three Pure Ones to the Heavenly Court.

Ch. 57Above the Thirty-Three Heavens, Passage Forbidden

Di Jun led Taiyi and Kunpeng to the Thirty-Six Heavens to establish the Heavenly Court, but the Three Pure Ones barred their way to the Upper Three Heavens. Di Jun accepted Supreme Pure Laozi’s terms for a contest, while the fighters chose their opponents and challenges.

  • Di Jun used the River Map and Luo Scroll to lead Taiyi and Kunpeng up the heavens, intending to claim them for the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court.
  • At the Thirty-Third Heaven, Di Jun found the Three Pure Ones blocking passage to the Upper Three Heavens.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi proposed settling ownership through a magical battle, matching their use of innate supreme treasures, and Di Jun agreed.
  • Kunpeng lunged at Tongtian, but Jade Pure Yuanshi stepped in and attacked Kunpeng over the grievance Zhou Qingqing described.
  • Tongtian challenged Di Jun to a contest of formations, and Supreme Pure Laozi approved of how the brothers had divided their opponents.

Ch. 58I'm Truly Invincible with My Three Masters

Supreme Pure Laozi defeated Taiyi, while Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian overcame their opponents, allowing the Three Pure Ones to claim the Upper Three Heavens. The chapter ended with Tongtian eager to examine the heavens after Zhou Qingqing mentioned a future formation there.

  • Taiyi challenged Supreme Pure Laozi for control of the Upper Three Heavens, and Laozi used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to defeat him.
  • Taiyi admitted defeat, while Zhou Qingqing praised Laozi and urged her other masters to finish their fights quickly.
  • Jade Pure Yuanshi struck Kunpeng with Jade Purity Divine Lightning, leaving him in a desperate state.
  • Di Jun withdrew the Primordial Chaos River-Luo Formation and conceded to the Three Pure Ones, agreeing that the Demon Clan would stay out of the Upper Three Heavens.
  • Zhou Qingqing told Tongtian that a more powerful Cosmic Stellar Formation would later appear in the Thirty-Three Heavens, and Tongtian eagerly urged his brothers to go inspect the Upper Three Heavens.

Ch. 59Three Pure Ones Heaven

The Three Pure Ones recognized that the Upper Three Heavens formed Three Pure Ones Heaven and used that insight to complete their secret method for advancing beyond the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Supreme Pure Laozi gave Three Pure Ones Heaven to Zhou Qingqing as her abode, and the chapter ended with the Three Pure Ones entering the Shangqing Realm and naming the three stages of their method after their divine titles.

  • Tongtian and Yuanshi discussed the Dao resonance and divine materials of the Upper Three Heavens while waiting for Supreme Pure Laozi to speak.
  • After hearing Zhou Qingqing call the heavens Three Pure Ones Heaven, Supreme Pure Laozi realized their unity could guide the Three Pure Ones' secret method.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi granted Three Pure Ones Heaven to Zhou Qingqing, and Yuanshi and Tongtian agreed that it belonged to her.
  • Zhou Qingqing settled in a pool as the Three Pure Ones joined their fortunes and cultivated their new method around her.
  • The Three Pure Ones broke through the Daluo Golden Immortal realm into the Shangqing Realm and established the Three Pure Ones Three Realms as their cultivation system.

Ch. 60The Other Me in This World

After the Three Pure Ones broke through, Di Jun visited to apologize and discuss establishing the Heavenly Court in the Thirty-Three Heavens. Tongtian refused to seek compensation for the Three Pure Ones but demanded it for Zhou Qingqing, whose cave abode would be disturbed.

  • Zhou Qingqing congratulated her three masters on creating a secret art and breaking through their realms.
  • Di Jun arrived at the boundary of the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Thirty-Fourth Heaven to visit the Three Pure Ones.
  • Tongtian invited Di Jun to Upper Clarity Heaven, where Di Jun recognized that the Three Pure Ones had surpassed the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
  • Di Jun apologized for their earlier battle and asked the Three Pure Ones to name their requests before he established the Heavenly Court.
  • Tongtian declined compensation for the Three Pure Ones but said Di Jun must compensate Zhou Qingqing because the Heavenly Court would disturb her cave abode in the Upper Three Heavens.

Ch. 61The Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger No Longer Bore Lu's Surname, but Zhou's!

Tongtian secured Di Jun’s Immortal-Slaying Gourd for Zhou Qingqing, who feared the treasure’s future threat to the Three Pure Ones’ disciples. After the Three Pure Ones declined to attend the Heavenly Court’s founding ceremony, Zhou Qingqing claimed the gourd and its flying dagger as her own.

  • Tongtian asked Di Jun to give Zhou Qingqing the Immortal-Slaying Gourd as compensation, and Di Jun agreed after weighing it against the Heavenly Court’s founding.
  • Di Jun asked the Three Pure Ones to attend the ceremony establishing the Heavenly Court, but Laozi and Yuanshi declined and reminded him to keep the upper three heavens forbidden to the Demon Clan.
  • The Three Pure Ones assured Di Jun that Zhou Qingqing would not interfere with his plans, while Zhou Qingqing resolved not to stay alone in Three Pure Ones Heaven during the Calamity.
  • Zhou Qingqing placed her primordial spirit imprint on the gourd and discovered the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger inside, which she claimed as her own.

Ch. 62Treasure, Please Turn Around!

Zhou Qingqing finished refining the first twelve layers of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd and wanted a chance to test its power. Supreme Pure Laozi deduced that the Enlightened Beast near Eastern Kunlun was a suitable opponent, and Zhou Qingqing summoned her gourd to attack it.

  • Zhou Qingqing told the Three Pure Ones that she had refined twelve layers of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd and described its flying dagger.
  • Upper Pure Tongtian challenged Zhou Qingqing to compare the dagger with his Zhuxian, but Supreme Pure Laozi promised to find her a suitable opponent.
  • Zhou Qingqing thought of fighting a ferocious beast, identified the Enlightened Beast near Eastern Kunlun, and Supreme Pure Laozi deduced its location.
  • The Three Pure Ones found the nine-headed Enlightened Beast in an abyss south of Eastern Kunlun and let Zhou Qingqing test her dagger on it.
  • Zhou Qingqing summoned the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, recited its incantation, and called, "Please turn around!"

Ch. 63Spells for magical treasures are perfectly normal, okay?

Zhou Qingqing tested the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger, then asked the Three Pure Ones to save the Enlightened Beast so she could keep it as a pet. After they restored the beast and repaired the abyss, Di Jun announced the formation of the Demon Clan and Heavenly Court.

  • Zhou Qingqing used the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger to kill the Enlightened Beast by cutting off its heads.
  • Zhou Qingqing asked the Three Pure Ones to examine the beast, and they found its corruption had been deliberately stirred up and could be removed.
  • The Three Pure Ones restored the Enlightened Beast's clarity and gave it to Zhou Qingqing as a pet.
  • The Three Pure Ones began repairing the abyss before returning to Kunlun.
  • Di Jun proclaimed the formation of the Demon Clan and established the Heavenly Court in the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Ch. 64Why Am I Always the One Who Gets Hurt?

After the Demon Clan established the Heavenly Court, Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones discussed its likely conflict with the Immortal Court and the fate of Eastern Duke’s good corpse. Eastern Duke then learned of the Heavenly Court’s rise and flew into a rage, setting the stage for a confrontation.

  • Di Jun established the Heavenly Court in the Thirty-Three Heavens, while Fuxi told Nuwa that the Demon Clan did not own the upper three heavens.
  • Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones wondered why the Witch Race had not reacted and predicted that the Heavenly Court and Immortal Court would inevitably clash.
  • Laozi realized Eastern Duke’s good corpse, Donghua Dijun, might eventually join his lineage, and decided to bring Qingqing when he went to Purple Residence.
  • Eastern Duke saw the Heavenly Court’s announcement and angrily condemned Di Jun for challenging his authority over the male immortals.

Ch. 65Have You Calculated Even This, Grand Master?

Supreme Pure Laozi took Zhou Qingqing to watch the Heavenly Court attack the Purple Mansion, intending to assess Donghua Dijun. As Donghua Dijun confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Zhou Qingqing anticipated his defeat, but their clash left its outcome obscured.

  • Supreme Pure Laozi persuaded Zhou Qingqing to travel with him to Purple Mansion Province to watch the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Court.
  • The Heavenly Court overwhelmed the Purple Mansion as Di Jun trapped its divine generals, the Ten Great Demon Marshals fought its cultivators, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi pursued those fleeing.
  • Donghua Dijun appeared before Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Supreme Pure Laozi revealed that he had brought Zhou Qingqing to see him.
  • Eastern Emperor Taiyi invited Donghua Dijun to surrender, but Donghua Dijun drew the Pure Yang Sword and challenged him to battle.
  • Donghua Dijun's Pure Yang Sword and Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Chaos Bell clashed, while Zhou Qingqing expected Donghua Dijun to be defeated and perish.

Ch. 66Just Passing By, Eldest Master

Supreme Pure Laozi intervened just as Eastern Emperor Taiyi was about to destroy Donghua Dijun’s good-corpse incarnation. Taiyi withdrew after Laozi blocked his attack, leaving the Heavenly Court poised to rule the heavens.

  • Donghua Dijun accepted his defeat and awaited Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s killing blow, realizing he was unworthy of leading the male immortals.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi appeared before Taiyi’s Chaos Bell could destroy Donghua Dijun and blocked the attack with the Taiji Diagram.
  • Laozi struck Taiyi with the White Jade Golden Bridge, convincing him that he could not win the confrontation.
  • Laozi said he would protect only Donghua Dijun, whom Hongjun had appointed leader of all male immortals, and Taiyi agreed to spare him.
  • Eastern Emperor Taiyi departed, while the Immortal Court’s fall left the Heavenly Court set to govern the heavens.

Ch. 67Arrangements!

Supreme Pure Laozi saved Donghua Dijun from Eastern Emperor Taiyi and brought him to Mount Shouyang to recover. Donghua Dijun offered to become his disciple, but Supreme Pure Laozi deferred the decision, leaving their future relationship unsettled.

  • Supreme Pure Laozi drove Eastern Emperor Taiyi away and saved Donghua Dijun, who thanked him for the rescue.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi said the Purple Mansion Immortal Court had fallen and offered to find Donghua Dijun a place to recover.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to break Mount Shouyang's innate formation and brought Donghua Dijun to the Eight Views Palace.
  • Donghua Dijun offered to become Supreme Pure Laozi's disciple, but Supreme Pure Laozi said they should reconsider after he attained the Dao.
  • Donghua Dijun accepted Supreme Pure Laozi's answer, while Supreme Pure Laozi privately regretted not accepting him.

Ch. 68Could It Be? Could It Be?

Donghua Dijun gave Supreme Pure Laozi a mysterious divine stone before settling into cultivation on Mount Shouyang, and Laozi had Zhou Qingqing mine the mountain’s copper vein. Back in Eastern Kunlun, Qingqing placed the Three Lives Stone in her Lotus Pond and anticipated the Ancestral Witches’ emergence, capturing the Three Pure Ones’ interest.

  • Donghua Dijun told Supreme Pure Laozi he would skip the Purple Cloud Palace’s third lecture and gave him a mysterious divine stone, which Qingqing recognized as the Three Lives Stone.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi accepted the stone and discovered a top-grade copper vein on Mount Shouyang, then assigned Zhou Qingqing to mine it to practice controlling her dharma power.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi helped Zhou Qingqing extract the vein and brought the copper back to Eastern Kunlun, where Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian were surprised by the delivery.
  • Zhou Qingqing placed the Three Lives Stone in her Lotus Pond and noted that she would have to wait for the third lecture to obtain the Central Wuji Apricot-Yellow Banner.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s thoughts about the Ancestral Witches and the Witch Race emerging drew the Three Pure Ones’ attention.

Ch. 69Do Not Bow to Heaven and Earth, Honor Only Pangu

Zhou Qingqing watched the Witch Race reveal itself as the Witch-Demon Calamity began, then traveled with the Three Pure Ones to Purple Cloud Palace for Hongjun’s third lecture. The Three Pure Ones used their choice to create their own secret method as a test of Hongjun’s reaction.

  • Zhou Qingqing attempted to refine a sixth-revolution Nine-Revolution Golden Pill, but the cauldron exploded as the Twelve Ancestral Witches appeared near Mount Buzhou and proclaimed the Witch Race’s arrival.
  • Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches declared that they bowed to neither heaven nor earth and honored only Pangu, prompting Di Jun to foresee a bloody conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans.
  • The Three Pure Ones discussed the Ancestral Witches’ strength and the coming calamity while Zhou Qingqing blamed her failed pill on the upheaval in the Primordial World.
  • Zhou Qingqing accompanied the Three Pure Ones to Purple Cloud Palace, where she noticed many Red Dust Guests had died since the previous lecture.
  • Hongjun appeared for the third lecture, and the Three Pure Ones waited to see how he would respond to their decision to create their own secret method.

Ch. 70Better to Believe I'm Qin Shi Huang Than You...

At Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun praised the Three Pure Ones for creating their own cultivation methods, explained the three paths to sainthood, and granted Primordial Purple Qi to six chosen cultivators. After announcing that he would merge with the Heavenly Dao, he left Zhou Qingqing anticipating the next major event.

  • Hongjun praised Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian for devising methods suited to themselves, while Laozi credited their insight to Hongjun’s Three Corpse Severance Secret Method.
  • Hongjun explained that cultivators could attain the Dao through strength, by severing the three corpses, or through merit, as Zhou Qingqing fell asleep during the lecture.
  • Hongjun bestowed Primordial Purple Qi on the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Red Cloud, without promising Red Cloud that he would become a saint.
  • The Three Pure Ones resolved to try to change the fate Zhou Qingqing had described for their brotherhood.
  • Hongjun announced that he would merge with the Heavenly Dao and would appear again only if a major event occurred, prompting Zhou Qingqing to distrust his claim and anticipate what came next.

Ch. 71Now... Hunting Time!

After Hongjun closed Purple Cloud Palace, Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones raced to Treasure-Distribution Rock to collect spiritual treasures. Qingqing obtained several treasures linked to her, and Tongtian set out with her for the Dragon Clan to seek the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner.

  • Hongjun announced that the Red Dust Guests could claim the treasures on Treasure-Distribution Rock, and Zhou Qingqing urged the Three Pure Ones to hurry there with their innate supreme treasures.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate collected the Central Wuji Apricot-Yellow Banner and Treasure Lotus Lamp for Zhou Qingqing, then stopped the fleeing Purifying White Lotus so she could claim it.
  • Upper Pure Tongtian gave Zhou Qingqing the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and took Treasure-Distribution Rock for himself after she pointed out its value.
  • Tongtian took Zhou Qingqing toward the East Sea to seek the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner, while Supreme Pure Laozi and Jade Pure Yuanshi returned to Eastern Kunlun.

Ch. 72Crossing the Sea with Sword in Hand, the True Dragon King Returns

Upper Pure Tongtian returned to Golden Turtle Island with the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls and learned that Azure Dragon had gone to the East Sea Dragon Palace. He crossed the sea with his sword and confronted Eastern Emperor Taiyi, declaring that he would protect the Dragon Clan as their superior.

  • Two golden flood dragons told Upper Pure Tongtian that Azure Dragon had left Golden Turtle Island because of a major event within the clan.
  • Upper Pure Tongtian announced that the Dragon Clan was under his command and headed to the East Sea Dragon Palace using the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
  • Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Azure Dragon to join the Demon Clan, while Ji Meng threatened the Dragon Clan and claimed it had no hope on its own.
  • Upper Pure Tongtian arrived before Eastern Emperor Taiyi and stopped Ji Meng's oppressive display with his sword.
  • Azure Dragon realized Upper Pure Tongtian had obtained the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and Upper Pure Tongtian told Eastern Emperor Taiyi he had to defend the Dragon Clan as their superior.

Ch. 73The World Where Only Taiyi Was Hurt Was Complete

Upper Pure Tongtian defeated Eastern Emperor Taiyi in a duel and protected the Dragon Clan from joining the Demon Clan. The Dragon Clan thanked Tongtian, and Zhou Qingqing received the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner alongside the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.

  • Eastern Emperor Taiyi challenged Upper Pure Tongtian to a duel, and Tongtian accepted to decide whether the Dragon Clan would join the Demon Clan.
  • Taiyi used the Chaos Bell, but Tongtian wielded the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and sent him flying to the surface of the East Sea.
  • Taiyi admitted he could not defeat Tongtian and withdrew with Ji Meng and the other demons, while Di Jun decided to wait for the Three Pure Ones to become saints.
  • Azure Dragon King thanked Tongtian for saving the Dragon Clan, and Zhou Qingqing revealed the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
  • Azure Dragon King ordered Ao Guang to bring out the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner, and Tongtian accepted it and handed it to Zhou Qingqing.

Ch. 74Sea-Calming Divine Pearls Are Meant to Calm the Sea!!!

Azure Dragon refined the complete set of thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, which began restoring the Four Seas and easing the Dragon Clan’s karmic burden. After becoming the Heavenly Dao’s eastern Azure Dragon, he rose to perfected Daluo Golden Immortal but still could not break through to Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

  • Upper Pure Tongtian urged Azure Dragon to refine the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, and Azure Dragon branded his divine sense onto the remaining twenty-four.
  • Zhou Qingqing reasoned that the pearls were better suited to aquatic palaces than evolving the heavens, and Tongtian considered their connection to Burning Lamp and the Qiankun Ruler.
  • As Azure Dragon refined the pearls, the fortune of the Four Seas began to recover, and the Dragon Clan sensed renewed hope.
  • Tongtian told Azure Dragon that he lacked merit and suggested becoming a divine beast of the Heavenly Dao to overcome karmic suppression.
  • Azure Dragon vowed to become the eastern Azure Dragon, rose to perfected Daluo Golden Immortal, and stopped short of Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal.

Ch. 75The Elegance of That Sword

Upper Pure Tongtian used the Immortal-Ending Sword to cut through the Heavenly Dao karmic burden suppressing Azure Dragon King, allowing him to recover to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm. The Dragon Clan planned to build a Dragon Gate to commemorate Tongtian’s sword strike.

  • Upper Pure Tongtian explained that he had given the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to help the Dragon Clan regain the chance to advance beyond Daluo Golden Immortal.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s inner voice suggested that Tongtian could cut open Azure Dragon King’s Heavenly Dao karmic burden with his sword.
  • Tongtian chose the Immortal-Ending Sword and told Azure Dragon King to focus his strength while he struck.
  • Tongtian’s sword cut through the karmic burden and split two underwater divine mountains, allowing Azure Dragon King to return to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm.
  • The Dragon Clan bowed to Tongtian and vowed to build a Dragon Gate atop the split mountains to commemorate his sword strike.
  • Zhou Qingqing realized the Dragon Gate’s origin and worried that little carp would now have to leap through it.
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