Arc 22The Bodhi Ancient Tree

Xiao Yan pursued the Bodhi Ancient Tree, overcame its corrupted spirit, and claimed its Bodhi Heart while defeating the factions that tried to seize it. After sharing the tree’s gifts and parting with Xun Er and Cai Lin, he prepared to enter the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.

  • Xiao Yan bought treasures at the Space Trading Fair, won the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map with his promise to refine a pill, and learned the Bodhi Ancient Tree would appear in the Wild Ancient Region.
  • Xiao Yan killed Scorpion Elder, helped Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran defeat the remaining Scorpion elders, then gathered allies and prepared for the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s arrival.
  • Xiao Yan led his companions into the Wild Ancient Region, rescued Yun Yun from the Heaven Nether Sect, and helped Qing Lin enslave an Ancient Heavenly Demon Python while making the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent her guardian spirit beast.
  • Xiao Yan’s group joined the factions advancing through the Beast Tide, and Xiao Yan secretly used Soul Illusion to make Feng Qing’er strike Jiu Feng before they reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
  • Xiao Yan and the other factions defeated the tree’s Half-Saint Tree Slaves, then Xiao Yan entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s soul illusion and learned that a dead Dou Di’s negative energy had corrupted it.
  • Xiao Yan and Mao Wu cleared much of the negative energy from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and the tree gave Xiao Yan its Bodhi Heart as Mao Wu began to evolve.
  • Xiao Yan repelled Hun Yu and Jiu Feng’s attack, and Gu You helped him kill Hun Yu before Xiao Yan distributed Bodhi Seeds and his companions cultivated beneath the tree.
  • Xun Er left to accept the Ancient Clan’s Final Inheritance after agreeing to marry Xiao Yan in Wutan City, while Cai Lin left with Qing Lin and Xiao Yan prepared for the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.
Chapters 532–556 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 532Do You Know Who I Am?

Xiao Yan bought a Heaven Rank sword technique with two Bearing Venerable Spirit Pills and acquired an array diagram after driving off Li Yong, who invoked his wife’s Ancient Clan ties. He and his companions entered the Ancient Treasure Pavilion for the auction of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.

  • Xiao Yan examined the rusty sword, identified its Heaven Rank Low-Level technique, and paid the stall owner two Bearing Venerable Spirit Pills for it.
  • Ya Fei told Xiao Yan that the Nine Revolutions Spirit Array Diagram cost two Tier 8 pills, and Xiao Yan bought it before Li Yong could claim it.
  • Li Yong cited his wife Gu Hanyu’s Ancient Clan heritage, and Xiao Yan revealed his identity before leaving him determined to heed his advice.
  • Xiao Yan and his companions presented Ya Fei’s invitation, donned cloaks that blocked soul perception, and entered the Ancient Treasure Pavilion.
  • Xiao Yan sensed that the auction host was a peak nine-star Dou Zun as the host announced that ten items would be sold to the highest bidders.

Ch. 533Do You Sell Those?

Xiao Yan attended the Space Trading Fair and used medicinal pills to acquire several Heaven Rank techniques and other treasures. After Ya Fei stopped him from buying more, the fair continued without further purchases from him.

  • Old Man Baoshan opened the fair by selling Eighth Rank Demon Phoenix Wings for a Four-Colored Pill Lightning medicinal pill.
  • Xiao Yan outbid three buyers for the Vajra Glazed Body with two Seven-Colored Pill Lightning pills, then privately bought their three Heaven Rank scrolls with medicinal pills.
  • Xiao Yan explained that he was adding the techniques to the Flame Alliance’s treasury, and Old Man Baoshan warned him not to make private deals during the fair.
  • Xiao Yan bought Space White Jade for Qing Lin, the Heavenly Nether Poison Codex for Xiao Yi Xian, a Dragon Tooth Great Axe, and Soul Nourishing Mystic Grass.
  • Ya Fei grabbed Xiao Yan and warned him that he would get beaten up if he kept buying so much at the fair.

Ch. 534Crazy Bidding

Xiao Yan competed fiercely for the final Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map, offering increasingly valuable Bearing Venerable Spirit Pills. He was outbid by Scorpion Elder, who offered an Ancient Pill Beast, leaving Xiao Yan unable to answer without sacrificing Tuan Tuan.

  • After the seventh and eighth treasures sold, Old Man Baoshan revealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map as the grand finale item.
  • Xiao Yan recognized the map as the last piece and entered a bidding contest with several buyers, offering increasingly valuable Bearing Venerable Spirit Pills.
  • Scorpion Elder countered Xiao Yan’s Nine-Colored pill with five Eight-Colored pills, another Nine-Colored pill, and an Ancient Pill Beast.
  • Xiao Yan realized he could not trade Tuan Tuan, the pill beast he kept in Creation Valley, and made no further bid.
  • Old Man Baoshan saw Xiao Yan’s silence and understood that the bidding appeared to be over.

Ch. 535Obtained

Xiao Yan won the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame remnant map by promising to refine a medicinal pill, then revealed his identity as the auction’s final announcement concerned the return of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. The chapter left the auction hall stirred by the news, with Xiao Yan and the others recognizing the tree’s importance.

  • Xiao Yan offered to refine any pill below the ninth grade, including a Bodhi Pill, and his promise persuaded the auction organizers to award him the remnant map over the Three Scorpions Demons.
  • Xiao Yan revealed himself, signed a Soul Contract with Old Man Baoshan, and completed the transaction as Xiao Yi Xian warned that his valuable acquisitions might attract attackers.
  • Old Man Baoshan announced that the fair’s final item was free information: the Bodhi Ancient Tree was set to appear again after nearly ten thousand years.
  • The announcement shocked the hall, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian recalled their Bodhi Transformation Saliva and Xiao Yan’s shriveled Bodhi Seed.

Ch. 536The Charm of a Mature Beauty

Old Man Baoshan revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would appear in the Wild Ancient Region, and Xiao Yan’s group left the fair only to be confronted by the Three Scorpions Demons. As the battle began, Xiao Yan activated the Xiao Clan’s Dou God Bloodline and its power to greatly increase Dou Qi.

  • Old Man Baoshan announced that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would appear in the Wild Ancient Region within the month, drawing attention to the danger and the Ancient Treasure Pavilion’s plan to bring more people there.
  • Xiao Yan and his companions left the Space Trading Fair, and Ya Fei entered the Black Flame Passage after Xiao Yan covered her with a Soul Robe.
  • Xiao Yan warned the followers not to pursue him, but the Three Scorpions Demons appeared and blocked his group’s path.
  • Cai Lin told Xiao Yan to face the Scorpion Elder while she and the others handled the rest, and Xiao Yi Xian attacked the Human Scorpion Old Man with her Calamity Poison Claw.
  • Qing Lin, Cai Lin, and Xing Tian worked together to strike the Earth Scorpion Old Man, while Xiao Yan confronted the Scorpion Elder and activated his Xiao Clan Clan Mark.

Ch. 537The Xiao Clan Reappears

Xiao Yan revealed the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark and used his heightened strength and Heavenly Flame techniques to kill Scorpion Elder. After the battle, he assured Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin that the two fleeing elders could still be tracked, while his Soul Power warned the gathered onlookers not to take advantage of the fight.

  • Xiao Yan activated the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark, rose to Five-Turn Dou Zun, and knocked Scorpion Elder back with a punch.
  • Xiao Yan fought Scorpion Elder with his physical techniques and Three Thousand Burning Flame, but Scorpion Elder blocked the flame with Cloud Rain Sky Shield.
  • Xiao Yan used Void Flicker to disguise his position, then sent an eleven-colored Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus through the void and killed Scorpion Elder.
  • Xiao Yan’s Black Cat retrieved Scorpion Elder’s Storage Ring, while Human Scorpion Old Man and Earth Scorpion Old Man fled the battle.
  • Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin that his Asura Soul Chasing Mark would let him track the fleeing elders, then used his Soul Power to warn the onlookers against attacking.

Ch. 538Space Soul Jade Slip

After destroying Cloud Rain Sect, Xiao Yan and Cai Lin studied the completed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map but could not decipher it, so they began preparing for the flame’s return in three years. News that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would appear in the Wild Ancient Region drew powerful factions toward Xiao Yan’s Xiao Realm, where he prepared a refuge and began cultivating the Vajra Glazed Body.

  • Xiao Yan returned to the Jia Ma Empire and gave Nalan Yanran the Soul Jade Pendant so she could lead Flower Sect to Cloud Rain Sect.
  • Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran followed Xiao Yan’s Asura Soul Chasing Mark, destroyed Human Scorpion and Earth Scorpion Old Ghost, and rescued Cloud Rain Sect disciples who had been kept in the dark.
  • Xiao Yan spared an Ancient Pill Beast shaped like a Little White Rabbit at Xiao Yi Xian’s request and kept it in Creation Valley.
  • Xiao Yan and Cai Lin assembled the four Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragments but could not uncover their secret, so they planned preparations for the flame’s appearance three years later.
  • Cai Lin said she would reclaim the Yellow Spring Mountain Range from the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe to obtain the Devouring Heaven Python inheritance and make up for the Nine-Colored Origin Stone’s deficiency.
  • After news spread that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would appear in the Wild Ancient Region, Xiao Yan prepared Space Soul Jade Slips in the Xiao Realm and began cultivating the Vajra Glazed Body.

Ch. 539Forces Gathered

Xiao Yan cultivated the Vajra Glazed Body to minor mastery, then gathered Flame Alliance experts to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree. After reaching Wild Town, his group learned that a powerful team had already been wiped out in the Wild Ancient Region and prepared to enter with the larger force the next day.

  • Xiao Yan used his Strange Flames to endure the painful training and mastered the Vajra Glazed Body in half a month, combining it with the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor.
  • Xiao Yi Xian returned and caught Xiao Yan without clothes after his cultivation, and the two argued before the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s aura spread across the Middle Continent.
  • Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the Flame Alliance, where Xiao Yan gave Space Soul Jade Slips to the experts joining his trip to the Wild Ancient Region.
  • Xiao Yan’s group traveled for six days to Wild Town, where Cai Lin and Qing Lin learned that a team led by a Seven Star Dou Zun had died in the Wild Ancient Region.
  • Cai Lin warned that the region had become more dangerous, and Xiao Yan agreed that the group would follow the large force entering the next day; Nalan Yanran said Yun Yun would arrive then as well.

Ch. 540Entering the Wild Ancient Region

Xiao Yan and his allies entered the Wild Ancient Region, crossed a poisonous-insect barrier, and followed the Bodhi Seed toward the ancient mountains. There, Nalan Yanran’s Spirit White Fox sensed Yun Yun in battle, and Xiao Yan’s group rushed to find her as the Flower Sect fled a clash with the Heaven Nether Sect.

  • Xiao Yan warned his companions to retreat with their Jade Slip if danger became unmanageable, then set out with them after thousands of experts entered the Wild Ancient Region.
  • Xiao Yi Xian detected poisonous insects hidden in the mist and protected the group with a Heavenly Flame poison barrier as they crossed the Poison Barrier.
  • Xiao Yan used the Bodhi Seed to guide the group across a deep chasm into the true Wild Ancient Region, where Qing Lin froze ambushing poisonous snakes with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
  • Nalan Yanran’s Spirit White Fox sensed that Yun Yun was fighting, so Xiao Yan ordered the group to follow it toward her.
  • Yun Yun and the Flower Sect members fled through the mountains after the Heaven Nether Sect ambushed them during a fight with ferocious beasts, killing Elder Qing Hua.

Ch. 541Instant Kill

Xiao Yan rescued Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and the Flower Sect from Liu Cang’s ambush, killing the Heaven Nether Sect pursuers with his Bone Chiling Flame. Afterward, the group reunited amid awkward tensions, and Xiao Yan asked the Flower Sect Elders about their journey through the Wild Ancient Region.

  • The Heaven Nether Sect surrounded Yun Yun’s group, and Liu Cang threatened to kill the Flower Sect Elders and imprison Yun Yun.
  • Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran arrived through a Black Flame Passage, and Xiao Yan told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to reunite while he handled the attackers.
  • Xiao Yan used Ten Thousand Bones Raging Ice to freeze the Heaven Nether Sect’s pursuers, then detonated the flames and had Mao Wu swallow the iceberg containing them.
  • The Flower Sect Elders marveled at Xiao Yan’s strength, and Xiao Yan gave medicinal pills to the injured before easing the awkward reunion between Yun Yun and Cai Lin.
  • A Flower Sect Elder told Xiao Yan that the group had spent nearly five days in the Wild Ancient Region, where ferocious beasts and the Heaven Nether Sect’s ambush had killed Elder Qing Hua.

Ch. 542The Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent Soul Reappears!

Xiao Yan joined forces with Yun Yun's group and led them to confront an Ancient Heavenly Demon Python, hoping to capture it for Qing Lin. Qing Lin enslaved the beast with the aid of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent's soul, but the soul did not return to her body, and the newly enslaved python struck Xiao Yan.

  • Xiao Yan proposed that his group travel with Yun Yun's Flower Sect, and Yun Yun agreed after Nalan Yanran encouraged her to stay with them.
  • Yun Yun led the group east toward the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python's territory, and Xiao Yan sensed that Feng Qing'er was nearby and heading toward the Ancient Domain Altar.
  • Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, and their allies restrained the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python so Qing Lin could attempt to control it.
  • Qing Lin activated her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and summoned the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent's soul, which helped her completely enslave the python.
  • The Ancient Heavenly Python struck Xiao Yan in the abdomen as he released it, and the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent's Soul Body remained outside Qing Lin.

Ch. 543Soul's Depths

Xiao Yan confronted the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent after it took control of Qing Lin and tried to absorb the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python’s blood pool. He entered the depths of Qing Lin’s soul to fight the serpent directly, and faced it there as the chapter ended.

  • The Ancient Heavenly Demon Python attacked Xiao Yan and his companions while Qing Lin stood under the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent’s influence.
  • The Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent used Qing Lin to rush toward the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python’s blood pool, and Xiao Yan pursued it while Cai Lin and the others held off the Snake Slaves.
  • Xiao Yan used his Asura Soul Power to suppress the serpent and called out to Qing Lin, forcing it to retreat into her soul when he could not separate it safely.
  • Xiao Yan caught the falling Qing Lin, and she agreed to let him enter the depths of her soul to deal with the serpent.
  • Xiao Yan entered Qing Lin’s soul and confronted the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent inside the emerald-green space.

Ch. 544Tenth Tian Zun's Old Routine

Xiao Yan negotiated with the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent inside Qing Lin’s soul and forced it to choose between death and becoming her guardian spirit beast in exchange for a chance at rebirth. Afterward, Qing Lin thanked Xiao Yan and made an unexpected confession as he prepared to temper his body in the blood pool.

  • Xiao Yan weighed ways to deal with the Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent and offered to help it revive in exchange for leaving Qing Lin’s soul.
  • Xiao Yan presented the Taiyi Treasure Pill recipe and gave the serpent a choice between being killed or becoming Qing Lin’s guardian spirit beast.
  • The Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent chose to protect Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan returned from her soul after securing their agreement.
  • Qing Lin’s pupils recovered, and she collapsed into Xiao Yan’s arms after expending Soul Power.
  • Xiao Yan noticed their clothes had been corroded and told Qing Lin to leave while he tempered his Vajra Glazed Body in the blood pool.
  • Qing Lin embraced Xiao Yan from behind, thanked him, and told him she had grown up and could now reciprocate his feelings.

Ch. 545All Set

Xiao Yan used the blood pool to temper his Vajra Glazed Body, then led his group toward the Ancient Domain Platform to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree. As they arrived, Feng Qing'er recognized him and recoiled in fear while Jiu Feng watched her closely.

  • Xiao Yan hurriedly covered Qing Lin with his robe when Cai Lin approached, and Cai Lin later told him through Soul Transmission that she agreed to Qing Lin's matter.
  • Xiao Yan spent a day absorbing the blood pool's energy, reached the Vajra Glazed Body's nine-zhang-nine form, and stored the remaining blood pool for Cai Lin.
  • Xiao Yan and his companions set out for the Ancient Domain Platform on Qing Lin's Ancient Heavenly Demon Python and traveled there without being attacked.
  • Xiao Yan's group arrived at the crowded Ancient Domain Platform, where Yun Yun explained that the perilous journey beyond it could claim even Ban Sheng experts.
  • Xiao Yan spotted Xun Er meditating at the platform's center, while Feng Qing'er recognized him and cried out when Jiu Feng tried to touch her.

Ch. 546It's on Fire!

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er in the Wild Ancient Region, where she calmly met Cai Lin and the other women in his life. Xun Er explained that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was surrounded by a vast Ferocious Beast Army, and the gathered factions planned to break through together under Hun Yu’s proposal.

  • Jiu Feng saw Feng Qing'er watching Xiao Yan and grew jealous, suspecting that Xiao Yan had given her the Desolate Beast Heavenly Spirit Pill.
  • Xun Er reunited with Xiao Yan, then greeted Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin without provoking a quarrel.
  • Xun Er told Xiao Yan that the Bodhi Ancient Tree lay deep in the Wild Ancient Region, surrounded by countless ferocious beasts and Rank 8 peak beasts.
  • Xun Er explained that Hun Yu had proposed a temporary alliance to break through the beast army, while Xiao Yan clarified that he was not aligned with the Hun Clan.
  • Xiao Yan learned that Xun Er had reached peak ninth rotation and sought the Bodhi Ancient Tree as an opportunity to advance to Dou Sheng.

Ch. 547The Dangers of the Wild Ancient Region

Xiao Yan and the other factions prepared to cross the Wild Ancient Region’s Beast Tide together, while he learned that the leaders planned to use the alliance as a shield. The chapter left the group advancing toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree, unaware of how many would survive the crossing.

  • Gu Qingyang and Gu Zhen warned Xiao Yan about Hun Yu and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, while Xiao Yan noticed Feng Qing’er’s bloodline had weakened the Asura Slave Seal.
  • Jiu Feng confronted Xiao Yan over the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Bone Wings, and their factions began to clash before Cai Lin urged Xiao Yan to hold back because of the Beast Tide.
  • Hun Yu proposed that the gathered factions form an alliance to break through the Beast Tide, and Jiu Feng and the Ancient Clan agreed to join.
  • Feng Qing’er asked Xiao Yan to remove her mark, but he did not answer, then gave Xun Er a spatial Soul Jade Pendant as a means of escape.
  • As the alliance set out, Gu Qingyang explained that Hun Yu and Jiu Feng intended to exploit the weaker factions and that the Beast Tide contained only part of the Wild Ancient Region’s danger.

Ch. 548Framing

Xiao Yan and the other factions crossed the Beast Tide toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree while Hun Yu used the weaker practitioners as bait. As the survivors reached the Black Mist, Xiao Yan escaped Jiu Feng’s illusion and framed Feng Qing’er for striking him, leaving her accused by her own clan.

  • Gu Zhen explained that Dou Sheng experts could not enter the Wild Ancient Region without provoking the Demon Sages, then told Xiao Yan about Yao Tian’s alchemy talent.
  • Hun Yu led the alliance into the Beast Tide, and the Magical Beasts surrounded them as the group suffered heavy losses.
  • Xiao Yan used his Xiao Clan Clan Mark and Wind Fury Flame Dragon Tornado to carry his companions toward the far side of the Beast Tide, while other powerful groups also broke away from the doomed crowd.
  • Xiao Yan and the other experts cautiously fought the peak Rank 8 Magical Beasts as they advanced toward the Black Mist and the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
  • Jiu Feng cast a Soul Illusion Realm at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan broke free and secretly controlled Feng Qing’er, making her strike Jiu Feng into the Beast Tide.
  • Xiao Yan led his companions out of the Beast Tide while Hun Yu entered the Black Mist; Jiu Feng accused Feng Qing’er of betraying him, and she could not explain what had happened.

Ch. 549Half-Saint Tree Slave

Xiao Yan and the other factions reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, where Qing Lin detected a dangerous gray aura hidden within it. When the tree revealed five Ban Sheng tree slaves guarding its Bodhi Heart, Hun Yu recognized one as a missing Hun Clan expert.

  • Feng Qing'er attacked Xiao Yan, but he knocked her back and admitted that he had controlled her with Soul Illusion, leaving the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan unconvinced by her protests.
  • Xiao Yan and the others crossed the Black Mist and saw the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while the beasts outside refused to approach it.
  • Hun Yu's group waited near the tree, and he warned the arriving factions that the Bodhi Ancient Tree itself was the real danger.
  • Qing Lin told Xiao Yan that she saw cold gray energy filled with dangerous negative emotions within the tree's green light.
  • The Bodhi Heart appeared, stirring everyone to rush toward it, but five Ban Sheng puppets emerged from the trunk.
  • Hun Yu recognized one of the tree slaves as a Ban Sheng expert from the Hun Clan who had gone missing while searching for the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Ch. 550Entering the Bodhi Ancient Tree

Xiao Yan and the assembled factions fought the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s Half-Saint Tree Slaves to reach the Bodhi Heart. After Xiao Yan and Xun Er helped destroy the last two Tree Slaves, the groups rushed toward the tree.

  • Xiao Yan proposed that each faction take on a Half-Saint Tree Slave, while Nalan Yanran and Elder Hai stayed back to watch the Bodhi Ancient Tree and guard their escape route.
  • Xiao Yan’s group attacked its assigned Tree Slave and discovered that a seed in its head controlled its body; Jiu Feng sacrificed Elder Huang Yi to save himself during the fighting.
  • Xiao Yan coordinated a combined assault that shattered the Tree Slave’s head and destroyed the seed, then gave out Medicinal Pills while the injured group recovered.
  • Hun Yu’s group defeated its Tree Slave, followed by Jiu Feng and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, though both groups suffered heavy casualties.
  • When the final two teams remained unable to win, Xiao Yan and Xun Er destroyed one Tree Slave with a sneak attack, while Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others attacked the other; both groups then charged toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Ch. 551A Timid Question

Xiao Yan broke the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s illusion trial and learned that a Dou Di’s lingering negative energy had corrupted the tree and trapped his companions. The tree asked him to remove the corruption, and Xiao Yan began negotiating for a reward after discovering it had no Source Qi.

  • Xiao Yan entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s soul illusion alone and shattered it with his Asura Soul Severing Technique.
  • Xiao Yan found Xun Er, Cai Lin, and the others trapped in separate illusions, threatened the tree, and learned it wanted his help.
  • The Bodhi Ancient Tree showed Xiao Yan how a black-robed Dou Di’s death ten thousand years earlier had left negative energy that corrupted and controlled it.
  • Xiao Yan asked whether the negative energy contained Source Qi, but the Bodhi Ancient Tree indicated that it did not.
  • The Bodhi Ancient Tree offered Xiao Yan twenty-four pure Bodhi Seeds to help remove the negative energy, and Xiao Yan asked what else it would give him.

Ch. 552Good Boss

Xiao Yan used refined Bodhi Seeds and Mao Wu’s Nihility Devouring Flame to clear the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s inner space of the Dou Di’s negative energy, allowing its tree spirit to regain control of its body. The Bodhi Ancient Tree restored Xiao Yan’s energy as he worked, and he discovered that the third face of his Asura Soul Severing Technique absorbed vitality; some negative energy still remained when he used up all twenty-four seeds.

  • Xiao Yan offered to clear the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s negative energy in exchange for a branch for his Xiao Realm, then brought out Mao Wu to help devour it.
  • Xiao Yan refined Bodhi Seeds with Heavenly Flames, and Mao Wu used their purified essence to weaken and consume the negative energy in the Tree Spirit Space.
  • As Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi dwindled, the Bodhi Ancient Tree made him a cushion that replenished his energy and strengthened his capacity; Xiao Yan realized the third face of his Asura Soul Severing Technique absorbed vitality.
  • Xiao Yan and Mao Wu cleared the negative energy from the Tree Spirit Space, allowing the Bodhi Ancient Tree to reclaim control of its body and disperse the surrounding Black Mist.
  • Xiao Yan used all twenty-four Bodhi Seeds, and Mao Wu could not consume the remaining negative energy inside the tree; the Bodhi Ancient Tree thanked Xiao Yan by shaking its branches excitedly.

Ch. 553Winning the Lottery

Xiao Yan received the Bodhi Heart and watched Mao Wu begin evolving toward a Heaven Sub-Flame after devouring the Dou Di’s negative energy. He left the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s inner space to face the others, who had been released from their illusions, and revealed that he had obtained the treasure.

  • Xiao Yan discovered that the Asura Statue’s third face was developing and that his Cultivation Level had risen to the Fourth Turn, then accepted the Bodhi Heart from the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
  • The Bodhi Heart repaired Xiao Yan’s injuries and loosened his Cultivation Level, while Mao Wu began evolving after absorbing the Dou Di’s negative energy and twenty-four Bodhi Seeds.
  • The Bodhi Ancient Tree released Xun Er, Hun Yu, Jiu Feng, and the others from their Soul Illusion Realms as Xiao Yan remained inside to deal with trouble before seeking the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.
  • Jiu Feng and Hun Yu assumed Xiao Yan had died, but Xun Er noticed the Bodhi Heart was missing, and Gu Qingyang suggested Xiao Yan might be receiving enlightenment beneath the tree.
  • Xiao Yan emerged from the projection, confirmed that he had obtained the Bodhi Heart, and was greeted by Xun Er and his companions.

Ch. 554A Love for All

After obtaining the Bodhi Heart, Xiao Yan overwhelmed Hun Yu and Jiu Feng with his enhanced body and a powerful Heavenly Flame attack. Jiu Feng sealed them inside the Colored Eye Ancient Phoenix Bell, where Hun Yu summoned Gu You, who Xiao Yan recognized as his Second Brother.

  • Xiao Yan revealed that he had obtained the Bodhi Heart, then repelled Hun Yu and Jiu Feng's attempt to seize it.
  • Hun Yu and Jiu Feng gathered allies to attack Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan raised his strength with the Xiao Clan Mark and defeated them with a fused Heavenly Flame punch.
  • Jiu Feng trapped Xiao Yan, Hun Yu, and himself inside the Colored Eye Ancient Phoenix Bell while Hun Yu crushed a Space Jade Slip to summon help.
  • Gu You emerged from a spatial rift, and Xiao Yan greeted him as his Second Brother.

Ch. 555That Person

Xiao Yan revealed his Soul Hall Tenth Tian Zun token, causing Gu You to spare him and abandon Hun Yu, while Xiao Yan returned to the group after killing Jiu Feng. The Bodhi Ancient Tree then released twenty Bodhi Seeds, which Xiao Yan gathered.

  • Gu You halted his attack after Xiao Yan showed him the Soul Hall Tenth Tian Zun token, and he recognized Xiao Yan as the mysterious Tenth Tian Zun.
  • Gu You struck Jiu Feng down, then left Hun Yu behind after Xiao Yan warned that he was connected to Hun Tiandi.
  • Gu You withdrew through the spatial passage, and Xiao Yan killed Hun Yu after Gu You sealed the space and refused to rescue him.
  • Outside the barrier, Gu Qingyang and the others defeated the remaining enemies, while Xun Er reassured Cai Lin that Xiao Yan would be fine.
  • Xiao Yan returned atop Jiu Feng's corpse and told the group Hun Yu had escaped, then the Bodhi Ancient Tree released twenty Bodhi Seeds that Xiao Yan drew into his palm.

Ch. 556Comprehension

Xiao Yan helped the Bodhi Ancient Tree purge its corruption, gained its gifts for the group, and refined a Bodhi Pill while everyone cultivated beneath the tree. As Mao Wu’s evolution began, Xiao Yan prepared to enter the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, while Nalan Yanran remained in deep enlightenment.

  • Xiao Yan distributed Bodhi Seeds and arranged for the group to cultivate on meditation cushions beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
  • Xiao Yan refined a Bodhi Pill as the others awakened from their enlightenment and left the Wild Ancient Region; Xun Er said she would return to the Ancient Clan to accept its Final Inheritance.
  • Xun Er and Xiao Yan agreed to return to Wutan City for their wedding, and she left for the Ancient Clan.
  • The Bodhi Ancient Tree shook as Mao Wu’s evolution neared completion, and Cai Lin gave Xiao Yan the Bodhi Pill and Bodhi Transformation Saliva before kissing him and leaving with Qing Lin.
  • Xiao Yan prepared for the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, but Nalan Yanran remained in enlightenment with the Spirit White Fox.
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