Arc 14War, Bounty, and Demonic Thunder

Jiang Ping An defeated Great Xia’s enemies and survived the war, but Situ Lingfeng’s bounty and false rumors forced him to leave. He began cultivating the dangerous Demonic Thunder Scripture and reached the Great Qian Dynasty to challenge Qian Yu.

  • Jiang Ping An defeated Yang XunZhan with his Saint Demon Body, and Xia Qing killed Yang XunZhan’s fleeing Primordial Spirit.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to Great Xia, stood by Xia Qing and Ye Wuqing against the Bright Moon Holy Land, and helped Ye Wuqing win a duel.
  • The Chu Kingdom, Maple Leaf Kingdom, and Blade Tyrant Sect invaded Great Xia, but Jiang Ping An destroyed their Spirit Transformation forces and helped turn the war in Great Xia’s favor.
  • Jiang Ping An and Great Xia’s allies forced the invading powers to surrender, while Situ Lingfeng placed a bounty on Jiang Ping An and spread rumors against him.
  • Jiang Ping An left Great Xia with Ye Wuqing to challenge humanity’s powerful inheritors, while Meng Jing returned to the Lei Family and Lei Lan warned him about the Demonic Thunder Scripture.
  • Jiang Ping An cultivated the Demonic Thunder Scripture and discovered that his Human Emperor Heart Sutra runes could trap Malevolent Spirits inside his acupoints.
  • Qian Zuo and the Ancient Thunder Clan defended Jiang Ping An against the accusations, but Situ Lingfeng spread a new rumor that Jiang Ping An possessed an immortal artifact.
  • Jiang Ping An met Qian Yu in the Great Qian Dynasty and asked to seek his guidance and spar, but Qian Yu invited him to the Royal Palace for a meal.
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Ch. 326Battle Against Refining Void

Jiang Ping An fought Yang XunZhan, a Refining Void Initial Stage Sword Cultivator, after refusing to back down from the man who had hunted and ambushed him. The battle left Yang XunZhan stunned by Jiang Ping An’s strength and the dark, enormous battle soul that appeared behind him.

  • Yang XunZhan attacked Jiang Ping An with Sword Law, but Jiang Ping An blocked the strike with his fist and remained unharmed.
  • Jiang Ping An used Thunder Flash to punch Yang XunZhan, shattering his bones and sending him flying.
  • Yang XunZhan summoned his Primordial Spirit clone and attacked Jiang Ping An alongside his main body, while Xia Qing expected Jiang Ping An to lose.
  • When Yang XunZhan offered to end their conflict, Jiang Ping An refused and punched both of his bodies into the ground.
  • Yang XunZhan unleashed the Extreme Sword art, but Jiang Ping An activated his Battle God Art and caught the sword barehanded.
  • Yang XunZhan recognized Jiang Ping An’s Sacred Body before a ten-thousand-meter black battle soul appeared, leaving him and Xia Qing in shock.

Ch. 327Powerful Physique

Jiang Ping An revealed his new Saint Demon Body and defeated Yang XunZhan with his powerful techniques, while Xia Qing killed Yang’s fleeing Primordial Spirit using Eternal Night. After Yang’s death triggered the curse’s lightning, Jiang Ping An realized he could use it to temper his body.

  • Jiang Ping An’s Saint Body Bone and Demon Dragon Bone fused through Chaos Power, creating the Saint Demon Body, and he used it to battle Yang XunZhan.
  • Jiang Ping An overwhelmed Yang XunZhan, who recognized his identity and fled with his body and Primordial Spirit escaping separately.
  • Xia Qing used her Taiyin Divine Body and Eternal Night to kill Yang XunZhan’s fleeing Primordial Spirit.
  • Jiang Ping An stopped Yang XunZhan’s body from escaping and killed him with a palm strike empowered by the Saint Demon Body and Destruction Law.
  • The curse summoned lightning after Yang XunZhan’s death, and Jiang Ping An realized he could use its strikes to temper his physique.

Ch. 328Chaos Thunder Fruit

Jiang Ping An sought a top-tier body-tempering technique and learned that the Lei Family might trade one for a Chaos Thunder Fruit, which he planned to cultivate using his Chaos Power. After his clone returned to Great Xia with Xia Qing, the hostile Fourth Prince Xia Tianlu greeted them with a mocking apology.

  • After the lightning tribulation, Jiang Ping An survived unharmed and vowed to make Situ Lingfeng pay for stealing his talent.
  • Jiang Ping An asked Lei Lan about the Lei Family’s strongest body-tempering technique, and she explained that a Chaos Thunder Fruit might persuade the clan to trade for one.
  • Jiang Ping An secretly planned to use his Chaos Power and the Treasure Accumulation Basin to cultivate a Chaos Thunder Fruit from an Azure Thunder Fruit.
  • The Seventh Elder refused to support Jiang Ping An and ordered Lei Lan to keep Meng Jing away from him, but Lei Lan defended Jiang Ping An and ended the transmission after he insulted the elder.
  • Jiang Ping An’s clone returned to the Great Xia Imperial City with Xia Qing, where Xia Tianlu greeted them with a sarcastic apology aimed at Jiang Ping An.

Ch. 329Xia Tianlu's Shock

Jiang Ping An took Jiang XiaoXue and Ye Wuqing to the Wealth Source Commerce Association to buy resources and find information about removing his curse. After Xia Qing revealed her power and drove Xia Tianlu away, Jiang Ping An agreed to support Little Xue’s interest in learning formations, and the chapter ended with Wang QingHai reacting in shock to an item in Jiang Ping An’s Storage Ring.

  • Xia Qing forced Xia Tianlu to kneel with her Refining Void aura, then kicked him away after Jiang Ping An refused to engage with his taunts.
  • Jiang Ping An, Jiang XiaoXue, and Ye Wuqing went to the Wealth Source Commerce Association, where Jiang Ping An offered to help Ye Wuqing obtain resources for cultivation related to the Death Law.
  • Jiang Ping An asked Wang QingHai to find Azure Thunder Fruit and bought two, then ordered the best rune and formation books for Jiang XiaoXue after she asked to learn formations.
  • Wang QingHai warned Jiang Ping An that the books were expensive and that his account lacked funds, so Jiang Ping An handed him a Storage Ring to appraise.
  • Wang QingHai inspected the Storage Ring and exclaimed that Jiang Ping An had brought out an extraordinary item.

Ch. 330Immortal Paper Information

Jiang Ping An traded an Eighteen-Claw Octopus for array-study resources for Jiang XiaoXue and learned about Immortal Artifacts, but found no useful details about the Yellow Paper or Treasure Accumulation Basin. After Xia Yuanhao said the marriage agreement had been dissolved, Xia Qing rejected the decision and declared Jiang Ping An was her man.

  • Jiang Ping An sold an Eighteen-Claw Octopus to Wang QingHai for one hundred Laws and spent them on array resources for Jiang XiaoXue.
  • Jiang Ping An read about Immortal Artifacts, learned that the Yellow Paper's function was unknown, and found no information about the Treasure Accumulation Basin.
  • Jiang Ping An left the Wealth Source Commerce Association with Jiang XiaoXue and Ye Wuqing, who had bought a sword technique created by Senior Shen Feng.
  • Xia Yuanhao told Jiang Ping An that Senior Martial Dao Projection could not lift his curse and said he intended to dissolve Jiang Ping An and Xia Qing's marriage agreement.
  • Xia Qing returned, dismissed her father's words, and declared that Jiang Ping An was her man.

Ch. 331Entering the Demon Cave Again

Jiang Ping An entered the Demon Cave to temper his spirit after learning he could not comprehend Law, while Xia Qing discovered how dangerous the ancient Soul Cultivator path was. As Jiang Ping An faced a sinister manifestation of the Saint King's divine thought, his clone entrusted the Immortal Paper to Jiang XiaoXue.

  • Xia Yuanhao left after resenting Xia Qing's defense of Jiang Ping An, and Xia Qing promised Jiang Ping An that no one in Great Xia would harm him.
  • Xia Qing took Jiang Ping An to the Demon Cave, where the gaunt old man explained that without comprehending Law, Jiang Ping An's Mental Power would be of little use and ancient Soul Cultivators risked death to grow stronger.
  • Jiang Ping An entered the Demon Cave and accepted its negative emotions, pushing deeper than anyone had before.
  • A black phantom resembling Jiang Ping An claimed to be the Saint King's divine thought and urged him to merge with it, but Jiang Ping An ignored it and began tempering his spirit.
  • Jiang Ping An severed his consciousness from the body in the cave, while his Saint Demon Body Clone gave the Immortal Paper to Jiang XiaoXue for safekeeping and use.
  • Jiang XiaoXue greeted the Yellow Paper as Little Zhi, and it replied in writing.

Ch. 332Bright Moon Holy Land Arrives

Jiang Ping An planted Azure Thunder Fruit seeds in the Time Palace to cultivate Chaos Thunder Fruits, hoping to trade them to the Lei Family for a body-tempering technique. When the Bright Moon Holy Land arrived over its slain Saint Son, Xia Qing defended Jiang Ping An and Ye Wuqing, who then faced the holy land’s eager challengers.

  • Jiang Ping An planted an Azure Thunder Fruit seed in a lightning formation, where it could absorb Chaos Essence Blood and potentially become a Chaos Thunder Fruit.
  • Xia Tianlu urged Xia Yuanhao to expel Jiang Ping An, but Xia Qing defended him and argued that Great Xia should protect those who served it.
  • Xia Qing offered to fight the Bright Moon Holy Land’s delegation, but they refused to challenge her and demanded Jiang Ping An and Ye Wuqing instead.
  • Xia Qing brought Jiang Ping An and Ye Wuqing to the palace square, where the holy land’s Soul Tablet reacted to Ye Wuqing.
  • Several late-stage Spirit Transformation Cultivators from the Bright Moon Holy Land eagerly volunteered to fight Jiang Ping An for fame and a chance to become Saint Child candidates.

Ch. 333Overpowering the Geniuses

Jiang Ping An intimidated Bright Moon Holy Land’s cultivators when they came to avenge their Saint Child, but Ye Wuqing insisted on facing them himself. The chapter ended as a white-robed Sword Cultivator entered a duel against Ye Wuqing, who had comprehended the Death Law.

  • A Fire Dragon Body cultivator challenged Jiang Ping An, but Jiang unleashed a vast Demon Dragon aura that crushed the fire dragon and frightened Bright Moon Holy Land’s group.
  • Yuan Shengwen shattered Jiang Ping An’s Demon Dragon phantom and demanded that Jiang cripple his cultivation, apologize, and hand over Ye Wuqing; Jiang refused and told them to fight or leave.
  • Ye Wuqing claimed responsibility for killing the Saint Child and asked to duel, while Jiang Ping An insisted that Ye could win with his sword.
  • Emperor Xia Yuanhao created a spatial barrier for the duel, and Yuan Shengwen revealed that Ye Wuqing had comprehended the Death Law.
  • A white-robed initial-stage Spirit Transformation Sword Cultivator accepted the challenge, and Ye Wuqing entered the spatial barrier to face him.

Ch. 334One Sword, Hundred Years

Ye Wuqing used Senior Shen Feng’s “Life Devour” sword technique to defeat Bai Zhou in a brutal fight that drained their lifespans. When another Bright Moon Holy Land Cultivator moved to challenge him, Jiang Ping An intervened and declared Ye Wuqing needed a hundred years to recover, prompting the challenger to confront him.

  • Bai Zhou mocked Ye Wuqing’s crude sword and attacked him with his frost sword, severing his arm and piercing his body.
  • Ye Wuqing revealed that his sword technique, “Life Devour,” let the Death Law consume an enemy’s lifespan whenever his sword struck, and he charged Bai Zhou again.
  • Ye Wuqing traded injuries and burned his own lifespan to break through Bai Zhou’s defenses, drain hundreds of years from him, and sever his arm.
  • Bai Zhou fled the barrier in terror, and the spectators recognized Ye Wuqing as the winner.
  • A Spirit Transformation Initial Stage Cultivator from the Bright Moon Holy Land stepped forward to challenge Ye Wuqing, but Jiang Ping An stopped him and said Ye Wuqing needed a hundred years to recover.
  • The Bright Moon Holy Land Cultivator demanded to know whether Jiang Ping An thought he could set terms for the holy land.

Ch. 335Bright Moon Holy Land's Move

Jiang Ping An protected Ye Wuqing after his victory over Bright Moon Holy Land, and the group returned to Great Xia amid tensions with Emperor Xia Yuanhao. Yuan Shengwen then plotted to provoke neighboring factions into attacking Great Xia so he could earn enough sect contributions to become an elder.

  • Yuan Shengwen threatened Great Xia but led Bright Moon Holy Land away after Jiang Ping An refused to surrender Ye Wuqing.
  • Ye Wuqing returned badly wounded, and Jiang Ping An healed him with Endless Life.
  • Xia Yuanhao offered Ye Wuqing resources, but Ye Wuqing accepted them only after Jiang Ping An told him to; Xia Qing then rebuked her father for looking down on Jiang Ping An.
  • Yuan Shengwen decided to involve the Chu Kingdom and use the Taiyin Divine Body to persuade it to oppose Great Xia.
  • Yuan Shengwen ordered several late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators to impersonate Jiang Ping An and slaughter cities near Great Xia, then killed a cultivator who refused and pressured the others into obeying.

Ch. 336Great Xia Crisis

Jiang Ping An learned that Maple Leaf Kingdom, the Blade Tyrant Sect, and Chu Kingdom were using attacks falsely attributed to him to justify a war against Great Xia. As the crisis spread and the royal court debated its response, Xia Qing called for Great Xia to fight.

  • Xia Qing told Jiang Ping An that attackers claiming to be him had slaughtered hundreds of thousands in Maple Leaf Kingdom and Blade Tyrant Sect territory.
  • Jiang Ping An and Xia Qing concluded that the neighboring powers were exploiting the accusations to stir public anger and prepare for war against Great Xia.
  • Maple Leaf Kingdom and the Blade Tyrant Sect inflamed their people against Jiang Ping An, while Chu Kingdom joined their preparations to destroy Great Xia.
  • Rumors of war spread through Great Xia, prompting frightened people to flee and some to blame Jiang Ping An.
  • Xia Tianlu urged Xia Yuanhao to hand Jiang Ping An over and marry Xia Qing to a powerful ally, but Xia Qing declared that Great Xia should fight.

Ch. 337War Erupts

Great Xia prepared for war against the Blade Tyrant Sect, Chu Kingdom, and Maple Leaf Kingdom, and the three powers launched simultaneous attacks. At Great Name City, Jiang Ping An and Xia Tianlu entered the battle, where hundreds of enemy Spirit Transformation experts surrounded them.

  • Xia Qing argued that Great Xia had to fight, and Xia Yuan ordered the royal descendants to serve as vanguard troops.
  • Great Xia mobilized its forces and awakened its strongest experts, while Jiang Ping An’s three won treasures helped bolster the kingdom’s strength.
  • The three enemy powers launched coordinated attacks across Great Xia, and Great Name City became the main battlefield against Chu Kingdom.
  • Xia Tianlu asked Jiang Ping An to protect him, but Jiang Ping An warned him to stay away before the battle began.
  • Jiang Ping An flew toward the starry sky with Xia Tianlu following, and hundreds of enemy Spirit Transformation experts surrounded them.

Ch. 338Sweep Through

The three factions surrounded Jiang Ping An with more than three hundred Spirit Transformation powerhouses and the Five Elements Killing Array, but he slaughtered nearly all of them. Forced toward the Demon Refining Bottle, Jiang Ping An destroyed himself in a final explosion that devastated the battlefield, while the surviving Young Sect Master of the Blade Tyrant Sect killed Xia Tianlu.

  • The Blade Tyrant Sect, Maple Leaf Kingdom, and Chu Kingdom sealed the battlefield with the Five Elements Killing Array and attacked Jiang Ping An with more than three hundred Spirit Transformation powerhouses.
  • Jiang Ping An grew to ten thousand meters, blocked the attacks, and killed nearly all the Spirit Transformation forces with the Star Guiding Art and Sealing Heaven.
  • The Crown Prince of Maple Leaf Kingdom used the Demon Refining Bottle to pull Jiang Ping An toward it, and Jiang Ping An ignited all three hundred and sixty acupoints in his body and self-destructed.
  • Jiang Ping An's explosion killed nearly all the three factions' Spirit Transformation powerhouses and destroyed the uncontrolled Five Elements Killing Array, while Xia Tianlu survived at the battlefield's edge.
  • The Young Sect Master of the Blade Tyrant Sect emerged from hiding in space and cut Xia Tianlu in half as Xia Tianlu celebrated his survival.

Ch. 339Insect Soldiers Show Their Might

Jiang Ping An survived the Chu Kingdom’s supreme treasure and unleashed Bloodthirsty Nine Nether Worms, lightning, and the Demon Sound Conch to turn the battle in Great Xia’s favor. As the Chu Kingdom retreated and Great Xia pursued, Ning You urged the Heaven Axe Sect to support Great Xia because Jiang Ping An was its trump card.

  • Jiang Ping An reappeared with a Substitute Death Talisman and reclaimed the Demon Refining Bottle and Five Elements Killing Array.
  • Jiang Ping An released a vast swarm of Bloodthirsty Nine Nether Worms, which overwhelmed the Chu Army and reversed its numerical advantage.
  • Jiang Ping An’s lightning curse struck the battlefield as he used the Demon Sound Conch to weaken the Chu Army and empower Great Xia’s soldiers and Insect Soldiers.
  • The Chu Kingdom’s Old Ancestor ordered a retreat, and Great Xia’s higher-ups ordered their forces to pursue.
  • Ning You told the Heaven Axe Sect elders that Great Xia could win because Jiang Ping An was its face-up trump card.

Ch. 340Reverse the Battle Situation

Jiang Ping An’s victory against more than three hundred Spirit Transformation experts turned the war in Great Xia’s favor and prompted Heaven Axe Sect and Vast Mist Sect to join the fight. While he fished with Meng Jing at the Eastern Sea, Li YueYue arrived to warn that Meng Jing’s family had come to take her back.

  • Ning You ordered Heaven Axe Sect to support Great Xia after hearing that Jiang Ping An had defeated the Chu Army’s experts and unleashed the Insect Soldiers.
  • Vast Mist Sect’s elders debated whether to enter the war until news of Jiang Ping An’s victory arrived, and the Old Ancestor ordered the sect to prepare for battle.
  • With Vast Mist Sect and other forces joining Great Xia, the two sides became evenly matched, while Jiang Ping An’s battle became renowned across the region.
  • At the Eastern Sea, Meng Jing asked Jiang Ping An whether Great Xia needed help, and he told her that Vast Mist Sect’s support was enough.
  • Li YueYue flew to Jiang Ping An and Meng Jing in a panic and warned them that people from Meng Jing’s family had come to take her back.

Ch. 341The Lei Family's Demand

Meng Jing’s family sent Lei Zang to demand that she leave Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An agreed to face the Lei Family’s challenge. The chapter ended with him confident he would defeat the greatest heirs of the human race, while Meng Jing feared losing him.

  • Meng Jing hid behind Jiang Ping An when Lei Zang and several Lei Family powerhouses arrived to take her home.
  • Lei Zang offered Jiang Ping An five Heavenly Profound Pills and half of the Divine Thunder Body Tempering Art in exchange for leaving Meng Jing.
  • Jiang Ping An rejected the deal, and Meng Jing threatened to cripple her Immortal Thunder Body if the Lei Family forced her to leave.
  • Lei Zang offered to stop opposing their relationship if Jiang Ping An defeated the leading heirs of the human race’s major forces.
  • Jiang Ping An accepted the challenge and said he would pretend the bet never happened if he lost, leaving the Lei Family members speechless.

Ch. 342A Terrifying Era

Lei Zang warned Meng Jing and Jiang Ping An that war among the myriad races was approaching and urged Meng Jing to return to the Lei Family to cultivate. As Meng Jing secured the forbidden Demonic Thunder Scripture for Jiang Ping An, the Chu Kingdom and its allies panicked as his forces turned the war in Great Xia’s favor, while the Bright Moon Holy Land disappeared.

  • Lei Zang described the coming conflict among the myriad races and urged Meng Jing to return to the Lei Family and become strong enough to lead it.
  • Jiang Ping An agreed that Meng Jing should go back, and Meng Jing demanded that Lei Zang give him the complete Divine Thunder Body Tempering Art.
  • Lei Zang offered Jiang Ping An the forbidden Demonic Thunder Scripture instead, and Meng Jing agreed to leave only after it was delivered.
  • Jiang Ping An planned to challenge humanity’s powerful inheritors after obtaining the scripture and ending the war with the Chu Kingdom, especially targeting Liang Xiaohong.
  • Rumors that Jiang Ping An ate human flesh spread panic through the Chu Kingdom, the Blade Tyrant Sect, and the Maple Leaf Kingdom as his forces helped Great Xia gain an advantage.
  • The Chu Kingdom sought aid from the Bright Moon Holy Land but found that its people had vanished.

Ch. 343Hand Over Jiang Ping An

The Blade Tyrant Sect and Maple Leaf Kingdom demanded that Great Xia hand over Jiang Ping An, but Xia Yuanhao refused and ordered the battle to continue. As the armies clashed, a Heavenly Fiend Pavilion assassin attacked Jiang Ping An, who caught his fatal strike and began overpowering him.

  • The Blade Tyrant Sect Master and Maple Leaf Kingdom's National Ruler offered to withdraw from the war if Great Xia executed Jiang Ping An.
  • Xia Qing and others moved to protect Jiang Ping An when Xia Yuanhao spoke of a sacrifice, but Xia Yuanhao clarified that Great Xia would keep fighting and rallied his forces to attack.
  • Jiang Ping An noticed a concealed Refining Void Initial Stage assassin, who revealed himself and used the Heavenly Fiend Art before striking at Jiang Ping An with a treasured sword.
  • Jiang Ping An caught the assassin's sword, broke his arm with a punch, and pursued him with Thunder Flash.
  • Jiang Ping An taunted the assassin over the price Chu Kingdom had paid as the assassin resolved to kill him.

Ch. 344I Said You Could Leave?

Jiang Ping An fought off a masked Heavenly Fiend Pavilion assassin and his Primordial Spirit, then unleashed the first layer of the Heavenly Fiend Art when the assassin tried to escape. Its vision revealed the countless powerful beings Jiang Ping An had killed, including a Tribulation Realm Eight-Claw Squid.

  • The masked assassin and his Primordial Spirit attacked Jiang Ping An, who countered their strikes with top-tier Divine Arts and laws.
  • Jiang Ping An’s battle frenzy and Destruction Power drove the assassins back, but the masked assassin used a talisman and his Primordial Spirit to set up a killing blow.
  • Qian Huan Rou’s Star Guiding Art bent the Primordial Spirit’s sword away from Jiang Ping An, and Jiang Ping An struck the attacker before the assassin tried to flee.
  • Jiang Ping An stopped the assassin and revealed that he had learned the first layer of the Heavenly Fiend Art.
  • The Heavenly Fiend Art filled the battlefield with the corpses of Jiang Ping An’s victims, including three Refining Void cultivators and a Tribulation Realm Eight-Claw Squid.

Ch. 345Slaying

Jiang Ping An killed a Refining Void Initial Stage assassin and helped Great Xia defeat Chu Kingdom and its allies, who surrendered after a month of fighting. As Jiang Ping An’s enemies negotiated terms, Situ Lingfeng issued a bounty on him and spread rumors branding him a devil.

  • Jiang Ping An used the Eight-Claw Squid corpse to overwhelm a faceless masked assassin, then destroyed the assassin’s body and Primordial Spirit.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to the battlefield and attacked another Refining Void Initial Stage Cultivator while the war continued.
  • The Great Xia Old Ancestor and a Vast Mist Sect powerhouse wounded the Chu Kingdom Old Ancestor, and Chu Kingdom, the Blade Tyrant Sect, and Maple Leaf Kingdom surrendered.
  • Situ Lingfeng read news of Jiang Ping An’s exploits and offered an Enlightenment Tree to anyone who killed him.
  • Rumors accused Jiang Ping An of slaughtering ordinary people, while Situ Lingfeng’s bounty encouraged people to hunt him.

Ch. 346Bounty

After Situ Lingfeng placed a bounty on Jiang Ping An for the Enlightenment Tree, Jiang Ping An left Great Xia to pursue his own path and challenge the human race’s greatest inheritors. He was joined by Ye Wuqing, while Meng Jing returned to the Lei Family and Lei Lan warned Jiang Ping An about the deadly risks of the Demonic Thunder Scripture.

  • Situ Lingfeng’s bounty on Jiang Ping An spread through the Wealth Source Commerce Association, and Xia Qing urged Jiang Ping An to hide in the Royal Secret Realm.
  • Jiang Ping An entrusted Jiang XiaoXue to Song Hui, bid farewell to Wang Ren and the others, and left Great Xia to find his own path.
  • Ye Wuqing caught up with Jiang Ping An and insisted on accompanying him; Jiang Ping An declared that he would challenge the great inheritors, beginning with the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty.
  • In the Eastern Sea, Meng Jing tearfully returned with Lei Zang to the Lei Family ancestral grounds, leaving Jiang Ping An and the others behind.
  • Lei Lan warned Jiang Ping An that the Demonic Thunder Scripture attracted increasingly powerful Malevolent Spirits and had caused every known cultivator of it to die with their Dao extinguished.

Ch. 347Cultivating the Demonic Thunder Scripture

Jiang Ping An studied the dangerous Demonic Thunder Scripture despite its reputation for consuming the cultivator’s lifespan. His first attempt summoned a vast host of Malevolent Spirits, and Qian Zuo urged him to stop before they devoured his life.

  • Lei Lan explained that he had hoped Jiang Ping An could master the Demonic Thunder Scripture and give the Lei Family reason to help break Jiang Ping An’s curse.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to his residence, studied the Scripture, and used the Judge's Brush to help construct advanced lightning runes despite being unable to comprehend Thunder Law.
  • Qian Zuo convened the Eastern Sea Anti-Demon Army’s generals to defend Jiang Ping An against the bounty and rumors spread by the Chaos Body.
  • Eerie blood clouds, black lightning, and countless Malevolent Spirits appeared over the army, and the generals traced the phenomenon to Jiang Ping An’s residence.
  • Jiang Ping An emerged with black lightning around him and explained that he had begun cultivating the Demonic Thunder Scripture; Qian Zuo recognized the art and told him to stop before the Malevolent Spirits consumed his lifespan.

Ch. 348Malevolent Spirits

Jiang Ping An’s attempt to cultivate the "Demonic Thunder Scripture" drew malevolent spirits that drained his lifespan, forcing him to consider abandoning the technique. He discovered his Human Emperor Heart Sutra-enhanced acupoints could trap the spirits and began absorbing them, but Qian Zuo intervened before he could test his limits.

  • Jiang Ping An flew to the deserted battlefield as Yin lightning drew lingering souls into blood-red malevolent spirits, and Sea Demon Race experts recognized him beneath the blood clouds.
  • Black lightning struck Jiang Ping An, and swarming malevolent spirits drained his lifespan while his attacks and sealing techniques failed to stop them all.
  • Jiang Ping An realized the Yin attributes required by the "Demonic Thunder Scripture" conflicted with the Supreme Yang power needed to resist malevolent spirits, so he decided to abandon the technique.
  • A malevolent spirit entered Jiang Ping An’s body but became trapped in an acupoint, where the Human Emperor Heart Sutra runes prevented it from escaping or draining more lifespan.
  • Jiang Ping An opened his acupoints and began absorbing malevolent spirits, prompting Qian Zuo to rush over, scatter them, and shield him while warning him not to give up on himself.

Ch. 349Support

Jiang Ping An continued cultivating the Demonic Thunder Scripture by sealing Malevolent Spirits in his acupoints, while Qian Zuo agreed to arrange a challenge against the Great Qian Dynasty's Crown Prince, Qian Yu. The Eastern Sea Anti-Demon Army and the Ancient Thunder Clan publicly cleared Jiang Ping An's name, prompting debate across the Cultivation World.

  • Qian Zuo mistook Jiang Ping An's absorption of Malevolent Spirits for a suicide attempt, then learned he could seal them with a special technique.
  • Jiang Ping An asked Qian Zuo to notify Qian Yu that he wanted to challenge him, and Qian Zuo agreed despite warning him not to be discouraged by the outcome.
  • Qian Zuo removed Jiang Ping An's protection, and Jiang Ping An cultivated beneath black lightning while sealing Malevolent Spirits in his acupoints.
  • The Sea Demon Race's powerhouses withdrew their attention after seeing that Jiang Ping An remained unharmed.
  • The Eastern Sea Anti-Demon Army announced that Jiang Ping An had been framed and threatened those who attacked him without cause.
  • The Ancient Thunder Clan also cleared Jiang Ping An's name, and the declarations led people across the Cultivation World to debate and investigate the accusations against him.

Ch. 350Framed Again

Situ Lingfeng framed Jiang Ping An by spreading a rumor that he possessed an immortal artifact, stirring suspicion throughout the Cultivation World. Jiang Ping An arrived in the Great Qian Dynasty to challenge Crown Prince Qian Yu, who welcomed him enthusiastically and insisted they eat first.

  • Situ Lingfeng ordered his Dao Protector to spread the false rumor that Jiang Ping An possessed an immortal artifact, and the news fueled greed and suspicion across the Cultivation World.
  • In a Great Qian Dynasty teahouse, Jiang Ping An and Ye Wuqing recognized the rumor as another attempt by Situ Lingfeng to endanger Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An restrained his urge to use the Judge's Brush against Situ Lingfeng and focused on cultivation and his plans to challenge the human race's top heirs.
  • Jiang Ping An sent Qian Yu a voice transmission as the Crown Prince passed the teahouse, and Qian Yu rushed in to greet him.
  • Jiang Ping An explained that he had come to seek Qian Yu's guidance and spar, but Qian Yu brushed that aside and invited him to the Royal Palace for a meal.
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