Arc 58The Deep Pit and the Refining Trial
Jiang Ping An survived Cong Rui and the Sea Spirit Hall pirates, found the Soul Devouring Gourd and learned the Crystal Ball’s origins, then reached the Nether King Ship with Lan Shi'er. After defending Kunpeng Island’s survivors and joining the Freedom Alliance’s Intelligence Division as an external member, he began the Refining Pavilion’s assessment.
- Jiang Ping An killed Cong Rui, broke through to the Golden Immortal Realm, and mastered the Demon Bone Armor before fleeing into the sea.
- Jiang Ping An escaped the Sea Spirit Hall pirates and entered a mining area, where Wu Chuan forced him and other prisoners into the deadly Deep Pit.
- Jiang Ping An survived the soul entity in the pit, found the damaged Soul Devouring Gourd, and watched the Crystal Coffin absorb it and reveal itself as an artifact spirit sent by Lord of Primordial Beginning.
- Lan Shi'er proved she was Azure King’s daughter, and Ma Heng arranged for her and Jiang Ping An to travel safely to the Nether King Ship.
- Jiang Ping An used Bai Jingqiu’s Essential Blood Essence to strengthen himself, then killed five Centipede Island Golden Immortals who had challenged Kunpeng Island’s survivors.
- Jiang Ping An refused Ning WuQue’s offer to join the Intelligence Division as a full member but accepted external membership, then entered the Refining Pavilion’s assessment with Lan Shi'er’s support.
- Jiang Ping An passed the first trial by producing five high-grade Profound Immortal artifact blueprints, and Ding ChiYan began his second trial to identify and assess three concealed artifacts.