Arc 18The Emperor Mountain Challenge

Jiang Ping An killed Xiang Xie and Gao Quan, survived White Willow’s failed ascension, and secured the Divine Soul Holy Land’s protection before attacking the Changsun Family. After defeating Situ Lingfeng, he challenged Liang Xiaohong to a duel in the starry sky three months later.

  • Jiang Ping An used the White Willow Poison Pill to weaken and kill Xiang Xie, then escaped Gao Quan by using his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit and the Judge’s Brush before White Willow ascended and died.
  • Jiang Ping An recovered the Judge’s Brush, revealed himself to the Divine Soul Holy Land, and obtained its protection after reaching the Immortal Tower’s tenth floor and giving the elders the Divine Thought Art.
  • Jiang Ping An went to Emperor Mountain and killed fifteen Changsun Family Refining Void cultivators, while Lei Zang and other allies confronted the family over its persecution of him.
  • Jiang Ping An bypassed Emperor Mountain’s formation with his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit, destroying the Changsun Family graveyard and Medicine Garden and poisoning its Spiritual Spring.
  • Jiang Ping An defeated Situ Lingfeng by shattering his Primordial Spirit with the Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit, then challenged Liang Xiaohong to a life-and-death duel.
  • Jiang Ping An set the duel with Liang Xiaohong for three months later in the starry sky and revealed that he had created the soul technique for controlling projections.
  • Changsun Pingzhen took the wounded Situ Lingfeng toward the Chaos Forbidden Zone, while Liang Ping urged the Heavenly Marsh Holy Land to stop the coming duel.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426White Willow Poison Pill

Jiang Ping An bought a White Willow Poison Pill and used it to strengthen the poison resistance of the Myriad Poison Seven Star Insect. He then discovered that Ning You carried a Changsun Family soul mark and said he could remove it, though she doubted he had the power.

  • Little White complained that the Human Emperor had stopped updating his storybook, and Jiang Ping An asked Li Man for the most poisonous poison available.
  • Li Man described the White Willow Poison Pill, and Jiang Ping An bought it after revealing his identity with his Five-Star Card.
  • Jiang Ping An denied attending the Heaven's Chosen Gathering, booked a room, and warned Li Man not to reveal his identity.
  • Jiang Ping An consumed the White Willow Poison Pill, and the Myriad Poison Seven Star Insect helped stabilize the toxins in his body.
  • Jiang Ping An entered the Spirit Beast Storage Bag, noticed Ning You's soul mark, and said he could remove it, but Ning You doubted him.

Ch. 427Cracking the Flying Boat

Jiang Ping An removed Ning You’s soul mark and cracked an encrypted Flying Boat, uncovering a Storage Bracelet containing a cargo labeled Soul Suppressing Wood. He prepared to leave with Ning You, who hoped to learn his identity and stay by his side.

  • Jiang Ping An used his Mental Power to destroy Ning You’s soul mark, then rejected her offer to become his disciple.
  • Ning You said the Black Tiger Alliance was pursuing Jiang Ping An and suggested using Great Xia’s Judge’s Brush to unlock the Flying Boat.
  • Ning You claimed that Jiang Ping An had once pursued her, while Jiang Ping An listened without revealing what he thought.
  • Jiang Ping An used the Judge’s Brush to crack the Flying Boat’s runes and create a control talisman, leaving Ning You stunned that it had not exploded.
  • Jiang Ping An opened the cargo hold and found a single encrypted Storage Bracelet, with a note identifying its contents as Soul Suppressing Wood.

Ch. 428Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit

Jiang Ping An used Soul Suppressing Wood to fuse a malevolent spirit with a Primordial Spirit, creating an Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit that could absorb and fight other malevolent spirits. Meanwhile, Gao Quan searched for the Emperor Dragon and learned the appearance of the Cultivator who had taken it, while Jiang Ping An stayed hidden as the Heavenly Dao Academy’s top prodigies began their contest.

  • Jiang Ping An learned from Qian Huan Rou that Soul Suppressing Wood could suppress evil souls, then used it to quiet a malevolent spirit inside his body.
  • When Jiang Ping An tried to create a Primordial Spirit, it fused with the malevolent spirit and became a translucent, evil Primordial Spirit that devoured lifespan on contact and resisted ordinary attacks.
  • Jiang Ping An named it the Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit and used it to scatter and absorb the other malevolent spirits in his body.
  • Gao Quan swept Tianming City and nearby lands with Divine Sense while searching for the Emperor Dragon, which he believed had appeared beside him because he was destined to change heaven and earth.
  • Gao Quan forcibly inspected Xiang Xie's memories and discovered the appearance of the Cultivator who had taken the Emperor Dragon; Jiang Ping An stayed hidden, and the Heavenly Dao Academy's top prodigies began their contest.

Ch. 429City Slaughter

Jiang Ping An waited in Tianming City while Meng Jing recovered from her battle with Situ Lingfeng, but a Black Tiger Alliance cultivator buried the city to refine an Evil Spirit Banner. After Jiang Ping An exposed him, the attacker struck and was sent flying by Jiang Ping An’s powerful counterattack.

  • Meng Jing told Jiang Ping An that she had lost to Situ Lingfeng and planned to confront Liang Xiaohong, and Jiang Ping An urged her to prioritize her safety.
  • Xiang Xie buried Tianming City, killing nearly a million people, and absorbed their souls into an Evil Spirit Banner.
  • Jiang Ping An identified Xiang Xie as a member of the Black Tiger Alliance, prompting Xiang Xie to attack him.
  • Jiang Ping An combined several laws and techniques into a punch that sent Xiang Xie flying, disarmed him, and tore away his black robe.

Ch. 430Scheming

Jiang Ping An fought Xiang Xie, destroyed his Evil Spirit Banner, and absorbed the released evil spirits. The battle continued as his phantom began draining Xiang Xie's lifespan, leaving Xiang Xie terrified and unable to stop it.

  • Jiang Ping An crushed Xiang Xie's Sound Transmission Talisman and destroyed the Evil Spirit Banner, worsening Xiang Xie's injuries through the backlash.
  • Xiang Xie attacked Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An's Yin Thunder shielded him from the blow.
  • Jiang Ping An invited the released evil spirits to join him in battle, and they merged into his body.
  • Jiang Ping An evaded Xiang Xie's next punch with Thunder Flash and left behind a phantom that drained Xiang Xie's lifespan.
  • Xiang Xie raised an earth wall against the Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit, but it passed straight through, frightening him.

Ch. 431Battle Against a Refining Void Late Stage Expert

Jiang Ping An used traps, his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit, and a Five Elements Killing Array to stop Xiang Xie from escaping, then fought the Refining Void Late Stage Evil Cultivator head-on. Their battle reached a stalemate, while Li Man realized this was not Jiang Ping An’s strongest body and that another Jiang Ping An remained in the Northern Region.

  • Jiang Ping An used Yin Thunder and his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit to injure Xiang Xie and drain his lifespan, forcing Xiang Xie to flee.
  • Xiang Xie hit Jiang Ping An’s Five Elements Killing Array, and Jiang Ping An blocked his escape.
  • Jiang Ping An attacked Xiang Xie with the Little Phaseless Skill and Battle God Art, and they fought into the starry sky.
  • Jiang Ping An used Limitless Fist and gravity to hold Xiang Xie back while the Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit repeatedly drained his lifespan.
  • Li Man realized the Jiang Ping An in the Northern Region was still there, and the fighter before him was neither Jiang Ping An’s Saint Demon Body nor equipped with a supreme treasure.

Ch. 432Poison Attack

Jiang Ping An poisoned and killed Xiang Xie, a Refining Void Late Stage cultivator, then declared the Heaven Origin Realm and received a vast Heavenly Dao Blessing. His identity was exposed before Gao Quan, the Body Integration Realm powerhouse who had escaped an earlier encounter, leaving Jiang Ping An facing an overwhelming threat.

  • Xiang Xie burned a hundred years of his lifespan and battered Jiang Ping An, but his power faltered when White Willow Poison took effect.
  • Jiang Ping An stalled Xiang Xie with the Limitless Fist and the Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit until the poison weakened him, then sealed and killed him with the Annihilation Fist.
  • Jiang Ping An declared the realm to be the Heaven Origin Realm and received seven-colored rosy clouds covering a hundred-mile radius.
  • Gao Quan appeared and recognized Jiang Ping An after the City Lord's Mansion publicly thanked him by name for killing Xiang Xie.
  • Jiang Ping An realized Gao Quan was the powerful Body Integration Realm cultivator from the earlier assassin encounter and felt certain he could not withstand him.

Ch. 433The Pressure of an Body Integration Realm Powerhouse

Jiang Ping An fled from Gao Quan, an Integrated Body powerhouse seeking revenge, and used an exploding Flying Boat, a Life Exchange Talisman bluff, Yin Thunder, and Malevolent Spirits to stall him. The chapter left Gao Quan alarmed as Jiang Ping An struck at him with a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.

  • Jiang Ping An escaped in his spatial-traversal Flying Boat, and Gao Quan pursued him after recognizing him as the target of his old vendetta.
  • Gao Quan caught up, broke into the Flying Boat, and split what he thought was Jiang Ping An in two, only to discover it was a Primordial Spirit.
  • Jiang Ping An detonated the Flying Boat, injuring Gao Quan with Space Turbulence, then fled into a misty region.
  • Jiang Ping An claimed to have a Life Exchange Talisman, causing Gao Quan to hesitate while Jiang Ping An used a Teleportation Talisman to escape.
  • Gao Quan caught up again, but Jiang Ping An used Yin Thunder to draw Malevolent Spirits and left his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit behind to drain Gao Quan's lifespan.
  • Jiang Ping An brought a golden brush bearing the ripples of the Great Dao against Gao Quan, who recognized it as a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.

Ch. 434Jiang Ping An's Purpose

Jiang Ping An lured Gao Quan into the White Willow Territory and used the Judge's Brush to provoke the Mutated White Willow. After the tree demon killed Gao Quan and took the brush, it tried to use the Quasi-Immortal Artifact to break through the barrier to the Immortal Realm, alerting powerful figures across the world.

  • Jiang Ping An struck at Gao Quan with the Judge's Brush, but Gao Quan dodged, stole it, and gravely wounded him.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed that they were in the White Willow Territory, and the Mutated White Willow attacked Gao Quan after Jiang Ping An blamed him for wounding it.
  • Gao Quan attacked Jiang Ping An with the brush, but Jiang Ping An self-detonated and survived with a Substitute Death Talisman while Gao Quan was drained to death.
  • The White Willow Tree Demon took the Judge's Brush and declared it would use the Quasi-Immortal Artifact to ascend into the Immortal Realm.
  • The tree demon unleashed a world-shaking breakthrough, and powerful figures across the world sensed someone trying to breach the barrier to the Immortal Realm.

Ch. 435Charge into the Immortal Realm

White Willow used the Judge's Brush to break open the immortal gate and enter its gap, while Jiang Ping An survived White Willow's poison by drawing heavenly thunder into his body. The gate then exploded, hurling White Willow back to earth as it warned against becoming immortal.

  • White Willow defied the heavenly tribulation with its branches and tried to ascend using the Judge's Brush, while Jiang Ping An hid underground and struggled against its poison.
  • Jiang Ping An drew heavenly thunder down through his Yin Thunder, dispersing the poison and reviving himself and Little Seven with their Substitute Death Talismans.
  • A golden immortal passage appeared, and White Willow burned half its body to strike the gate with the Judge's Brush and break open a gap.
  • White Willow shrank and entered the gap, taking the Judge's Brush with it, as Jiang Ping An rushed after it hoping to revive his parents.
  • The immortal gate exploded and blasted White Willow back to earth, splitting its body in two as it cried out, "Don't become immortal!"

Ch. 436The Tree Demon Falls

Jiang Ping An saw White Willow die after ascending, leaving him fearful of the Immortal Realm but resolved to find a way to revive his parents. After Su Yan stole White Willow’s corpse, elders from the Divine Soul Holy Land arrived and recognized Jiang Ping An, who asked them to address the theft.

  • White Willow’s soul was destroyed shortly after he ascended, and Jiang Ping An wondered what awaited Immortals and whether resurrection was possible.
  • Jiang Ping An resolved to create a way to revive his parents, recovered Gao Quan’s body, and took the Judge’s Brush from White Willow’s corpse.
  • Su Yan struck Jiang Ping An with Mental Power, seized White Willow’s corpse, and demanded to know how White Willow had died.
  • Jiang Ping An threatened Su Yan, but three elders of the Divine Soul Holy Land arrived before the confrontation escalated.
  • Su Muyun recognized Jiang Ping An, who revealed his identity and asked whether Su Yan was their disciple because he had stolen Jiang Ping An’s belongings.

Ch. 437Grandfather Will Stand Up for You

After Su Yan stole Jiang Ping An’s belongings, Divine Soul Holy Land’s elders apologized and entertained Jiang lavishly, while Ninth Elder Su Hai first vowed to defend his grandson and then made him apologize after learning Jiang’s identity. Jiang asked the Holy Land to help destroy the Changsun Family, leaving Su Hai stunned by the serious request.

  • Su Muyun and other elders punished Su Yan, returned Jiang Ping An’s Storage Treasure, and brought Jiang to Divine Soul Holy Land for a lavish reception.
  • Su Yan went to Ninth Elder Su Hai for justice, and Su Hai stormed into the guest hall to condemn the elders for siding with an outsider.
  • After learning Jiang Ping An had broken his curse and killed a Refining Void Late Stage Cultivator, Su Hai made Su Yan kneel and apologize.
  • Jiang Ping An forgave Su Yan, and Su Hai praised his magnanimity while ordering more Soul Nourishing Wine.
  • Jiang Ping An asked the elders to help destroy the Changsun Family, leaving Su Hai realizing the request was far more than a polite favor.

Ch. 438Suppression Immortal Tower

Ninth Elder Su Hai challenged Jiang Ping An to climb the Divine Soul Holy Land’s Suppression Immortal Tower in exchange for help against the Changsun Family and Heavenly Dao Academy. Jiang Ping An entered the tower but soon emerged, leaving the elders unsure how far he had reached.

  • Su Hai claimed the Divine Soul Holy Land would help Jiang Ping An if he obtained the lost Divine Thought Art from the tower’s top floor.
  • Su Hai brought Jiang Ping An to the tower and shoved him inside, while the elders discussed how many floors he might reach.
  • Su Muyun revealed that Jiang Ping An had already reached the top of the Great Emperor Relic’s Ascension Road, prompting the elders to reconsider his chances.
  • Su Hai insisted Jiang Ping An could not reach the tower’s top and predicted he would make it only to the seventh floor.
  • Jiang Ping An emerged from the tower shortly afterward, and Su Hai took his quick return as proof that the others had overestimated him.

Ch. 439I Really Made It Up There

Jiang Ping An proved that he had reached the Tenth Floor of the Immortal Tower and obtained the Divine Thought Art, forcing the elders of the Divine Soul Holy Land to confront their promise to help him. He declined the position of Saint Lord and asked only for protection while he pursued revenge himself, then set out to kill.

  • Jiang Ping An gave Su Hai an ancient blue jade slip and said it contained the Divine Thought Art, but the elders assumed he was joking.
  • After Su Hai and the elders doubted his claim, Jiang Ping An asked the Immortal Tower Artifact Spirit to confirm which floor he had reached.
  • The Artifact Spirit declared that Jiang Ping An had reached the Tenth Floor, shocking the elders and proving the jade slip held the Divine Thought Art.
  • Jiang Ping An handed over the Divine Thought Art and asked the elders to honor their promise, while they worried about making an outsider Saint King and opposing Heavenly Dao Academy.
  • Jiang Ping An declined the position of Saint Lord and asked the Divine Soul Holy Land only to ensure his safety as he sought revenge himself.
  • Su Hai promised protection, and Jiang Ping An rejected the offer of food, saying he was going to kill.

Ch. 440Taking the Fight to the Changsun Family's Doorstep

Jiang Ping An arrived at Emperor Mountain with elders of the Divine Soul Holy Land, who vowed to protect him while he confronted the Changsun Family. After provoking the family’s Refining Void cultivators, he faced a group of ten who could raise their cultivation by a minor realm.

  • The Divine Soul Holy Land elders agreed to protect Jiang Ping An and took him to Emperor Mountain, where the Changsun Family controlled Heavenly Dao Academy.
  • A stone coffin smashed several Changsun Family guards at the mountain gate as Jiang Ping An and the elders arrived.
  • Su Muyun and Su Hai told the Changsun Family that the Divine Soul Holy Land had come only to repay a favor and protect Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An displayed one hundred stone coffins and challenged the Changsun Family’s Refining Void Initial Stage cultivators, revealing his Third-Order Law comprehension.
  • When Jiang Ping An challenged ten opponents at once, the Divine Soul Holy Land elders warned that the Changsun Family’s special bloodline could raise each fighter’s cultivation by a minor realm.

Ch. 441Jiang Ping An Seeks Death?

Jiang Ping An attacked the Changsun Family at Emperor Mountain, killing ten Refining Void Initial Stage experts with one Annihilation Fist. He then challenged five stronger cultivators, but their combined assault left him badly wounded as the Divine Soul Holy Land experts prepared to intervene.

  • Jiang Ping An asked Su Hai to keep the Changsun Family's stronger experts from interfering, then flew into Emperor Mountain's territory to face ten Refining Void Initial Stage cultivators.
  • The ten Changsun Family cultivators activated their bloodlines, but Jiang Ping An restrained them with a chain and killed them all with one Annihilation Fist.
  • Jiang Ping An taunted the Changsun Family and challenged them to send twenty fighters when no one dared approach him.
  • Jiang Ping An challenged five Refining Void Middle Stage experts, who raised their cultivation to the late stage and attacked him together.
  • The five experts battered Jiang Ping An and bloodied his robes, prompting the Divine Soul Holy Land experts to consider stepping in.

Ch. 442Jiang Ping An's Confidence

Jiang Ping An used poison, Yin Thunder, Malevolent Spirits, and a White Willow branch to defeat and kill all five Changsun Family experts. As the Changsun Family turned to Lord Situ for help, Jiang Ping An openly challenged his enemies at Emperor Mountain.

  • Jiang Ping An refused the Divine Soul Holy Land elders' offer to intervene and used Little Seven's potent poison to kill one opponent and cripple another.
  • Jiang Ping An combined Yin Thunder, Destruction Law, secret arts, and Malevolent Spirits to gain the upper hand and kill more of the five experts.
  • When a Changsun Family expert launched a sneak attack, the Divine Soul Holy Land elders blocked it, and Jiang Ping An warned that he would no longer follow the rules.
  • Jiang Ping An used a White Willow branch to slice through the remaining experts and killed all five, each of whom had been two minor realms above him.
  • Jiang Ping An challenged his enemies at Emperor Mountain, while a Changsun Family higher-up sent subordinates to seek Lord Situ's help.

Ch. 443The Chaos Body Was Defeated

Liang Xiaohong defeated Situ Lingfeng with the Emperor Fist and declared his intention to lead humanity, but Jiang Ping An’s arrival and the news of his strength shifted everyone’s attention. Lei Zang unexpectedly claimed Jiang Ping An as the Lei Family’s son-in-law and vowed to protect him.

  • Liang Xiaohong defeated Situ Lingfeng with the Emperor Fist, shocking the gathered powers.
  • Liang Xiaohong announced that he would unite humanity and lead its younger generation, and no one challenged him.
  • A Changsun Family cultivator reported that Jiang Ping An had killed fifteen Refining Void cultivators at the foot of Emperor Mountain.
  • Liang Xiaohong recognized Jiang Ping An as a threat, while Changsun Pingzhen vowed to kill him.
  • Lei Zang erupted with Thunder Power and declared that no one could harm his Lei Family’s son-in-law, Jiang Ping An.

Ch. 444Sheltered by the Major Powers

Jiang Ping An reunited with Meng Jing at Emperor Mountain as several major powers rallied to demand answers from the Heavenly Dao Academy. When its headmaster dismissed the conflict and offered him an insulting pardon, Jiang Ping An defied him and challenged the assembled powers to fight.

  • Lei Zang denounced the Changsun Family for hiring assassins to kill Jiang Ping An and vowed not to let the matter go.
  • Meng Jing reunited with Jiang Ping An, told him Liang Xiaohong had defeated the Chaos Body using the Emperor Fist, and urged him not to risk himself avenging Meng Kuo.
  • Lei Zang proposed arranging Jiang Ping An and Meng Jing's marriage, while Meng Jing reminded him that Jiang Ping An had not found the Chaos Thunder Fruit.
  • Changsun Pingzhen arrived, and Lei Zang, Qian Wan Shan, and Su Bin demanded that the Heavenly Dao Academy explain its persecution of Jiang Ping An.
  • Heavenly Dao Academy Headmaster Zheng Mingxun appeared and declared the conflict settled, but Jiang Ping An rejected his offer, cursed him, and challenged anyone to fight.

Ch. 445Jiang Ping An's Revenge

Jiang Ping An retaliated against the Changsun Family by destroying its graveyard and Medicine Garden and poisoning its Spiritual Spring. As Changsun Pingzhen seethed over the devastation, Situ Lingfeng stepped forward to challenge Jiang Ping An.

  • The Changsun Family Cultivators mocked Jiang Ping An from behind Emperor Mountain’s formation, while Lei Zang warned him not to attack it.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed that Malevolent Spirits could bypass the formation, and his Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit destroyed the Changsun Family graveyard and Medicine Garden and poisoned its Spiritual Spring.
  • Jiang Ping An taunted Changsun Pingzhen, saying the family now understood his pain and powerlessness.
  • Situ Lingfeng appeared and challenged Jiang Ping An to regain his dignity after losing to Liang Xiaohong.
  • Jiang Ping An and Situ Lingfeng faced each other as the gathered crowd anticipated their battle.

Ch. 446Battle Situ Lingfeng Again

Jiang Ping An fought Situ Lingfeng, whose stolen Devouring Power gave him an advantage in sustaining the battle. Jiang Ping An revealed his self-created Annihilation Fist and wounded Situ Lingfeng, but Situ Lingfeng believed Jiang could not overcome his defenses.

  • Jiang Ping An and Situ Lingfeng clashed with Yin Thunder and seven-colored Chaos Power, while Lei Zang recognized that Jiang Ping An had mastered Yin Thunder.
  • Situ Lingfeng resisted Jiang Ping An's poison, exploited his superior energy reserves, and sent him flying as onlookers judged Jiang to be at a disadvantage.
  • Jiang Ping An gathered several Laws and unleashed his Annihilation Fist, breaking through space and striking Situ Lingfeng hard enough to draw blood.
  • Qian Yu revealed that Jiang Ping An had created the Annihilation Fist while fighting Grand Ancestor Crocodile, astonishing the gathered experts.
  • Situ Lingfeng analyzed Jiang Ping An's attack and declared that it could not break his defense, insisting Jiang would lose.

Ch. 447Spiritual Energy Exhausted, Admit Defeat?

Jiang Ping An exhausted his spiritual energy while fighting Situ Lingfeng, but refused to concede and revealed the Heavenly Fiend Art. Situ Lingfeng attacked with his own Mental Power, and the chapter ended as his giant sword swept toward Jiang Ping An.

  • Situ Lingfeng repeatedly defended against Jiang Ping An's Annihilation Fist and judged that Jiang would lose once his spiritual energy ran out.
  • Jiang Ping An used the Annihilation Fist a third time, leaving himself without spiritual energy but still standing in the void.
  • Qian Yu realized that Jiang Ping An had not used his Saint Demon Body, and Meng Jing explained that its clone was in the Northern Region awaiting succession as Sect Leader.
  • Jiang Ping An refused Meng Jing's plea to stop and declared that Situ Lingfeng would lose.
  • Jiang Ping An unleashed the Heavenly Fiend Art, summoning countless corpse phantoms and a projection of a Tribulation Realm Eight-Claw Squid.
  • Situ Lingfeng's sword strike was blocked by Jiang Ping An's Mental Power, so Situ Lingfeng formed a giant sword with his own Mental Power and swung it at him.

Ch. 448Projection Power

Jiang Ping An used a new mental power to control a corpse projection and turn the battle against Situ Lingfeng, while the spectators struggled to identify his technique. As Situ Lingfeng found a way to drain Jiang Ping An’s mental power, Jiang Ping An’s Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit struck from behind and shattered his Primordial Spirit.

  • Lei Zang tried to intervene, but Su Bin stopped him and insisted Jiang Ping An would win.
  • A projection of a slain Changsun Family cultivator blocked Situ Lingfeng’s greatsword and attacked him under Jiang Ping An’s control.
  • The spectators, including Su Bin and the elders of the Divine Soul Holy Land, debated whether Jiang Ping An’s power came from the Divine Thought Art.
  • Jiang Ping An’s new power linked his mental strength to projections created by the Heavenly Fiend Art, though controlling one powerful projection quickly consumed his mental energy.
  • Situ Lingfeng discovered that attacking the projection drained Jiang Ping An’s mental power and began trying to wear him down.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit attacked Situ Lingfeng from behind and shattered his Primordial Spirit.

Ch. 449Major Powers Choose Sides

Jiang Ping An defeated Situ Lingfeng, then challenged Liang Xiaohong to a life-and-death duel. Major powers chose sides as Liang Ping and others accused Jiang Ping An of being a spy, while Bu Si persuaded the Corpse Herding Sect to support him after claiming he had seen Jiang Ping An's future.

  • The Evil Spirit Primordial Spirit destroyed Situ Lingfeng's Primordial Spirit, and Jiang Ping An's Mental Power projection self-destructed before Changsun Pingzhen stopped the blast from killing Situ Lingfeng.
  • Jiang Ping An challenged Liang Xiaohong to a life-and-death duel, and Liang Ping accused Jiang Ping An of being a spy to protect his son.
  • The Changsun Family Cultivators, the Sun God Sect, and the Bright Moon Holy Land joined Liang Ping in denouncing Jiang Ping An, while Lei Zang, Su Bin, and Qian Wan Shan defended him.
  • Bu Si urged the Corpse Herding Sect Leader to side with Jiang Ping An, and the leader publicly declared Jiang Ping An a friend of the sect.
  • The Corpse Herding Sect Leader asked what Bu Si had seen in the Ancient and Modern Future Mirror, and Bu Si said he had seen Jiang Ping An die.

Ch. 450Life and Death Duel

Jiang Ping An agreed to fight Liang Xiaohong in a life-and-death duel three months later, while his enemies worried about his growing power. The chapter ended with the Changsun Family taking Situ Lingfeng to the Chaos Forbidden Zone and Liang Ping urging the Heavenly Marsh Holy Land to stop the duel.

  • Xuan Yuanluori intervened as factions gathered around Jiang Ping An, and Jiang Ping An challenged Liang Xiaohong to meet him in the starry sky three months later.
  • Jiang Ping An thanked the factions that had spoken for him and revealed that he had created the soul technique that controlled projections, stunning the gathered cultivators.
  • Meng Jing dragged Jiang Ping An to an inn, while Situ Lingfeng coughed blood and the factions hostile to Jiang Ping An grew more alarmed by his strength.
  • Changsun Hao reported the Changsun Family’s devastating losses to Changsun Pingzhen, who decided to take Situ Lingfeng to the Chaos Forbidden Zone.
  • Changsun Pingzhen refused to explain the forbidden zone to Changsun Hao, and Liang Ping contacted the Heavenly Marsh Holy Land’s leaders to urge them to stop the duel.
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