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.
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Ch. 1426Cong Rui's Breakthrough

Cong Rui broke through to the Golden Immortal Realm and tried to kill Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An used Divine Power and his Undying Demon Bone to wound him. Facing Cong Rui in top-grade Golden Immortal artifacts, Jiang Ping An charged at him and hoped to sell his armor.

  • Cong Rui used a God-level Pill to break through to the Golden Immortal Realm while pursuing Jiang Ping An through the sea.
  • Cong Rui reached Jiang Ping An and grabbed for him, but Jiang Ping An severed Cong Rui’s armored arm with a blade empowered by Divine Power.
  • Cong Rui struck Jiang Ping An’s shoulder, but the Undying Demon Bone forged as a low-grade Golden Immortal artifact blocked the blow and pierced Cong Rui’s body.
  • Cong Rui tore himself free, healed his wounds, and equipped top-grade Golden Immortal armor and weapons.
  • Jiang Ping An asked whether Cong Rui had more armor sets to sell, then charged at him.

Ch. 1427Battle Against Cong Rui, the Eye of Judgment

Jiang Ping An used Invincible Belief and the Yun Family’s Disintegration Art to strip Cong Rui of his armor, then nearly killed him with the Eye of Judgment. Cong Rui survived with a god-level Protective Amulet and struck back with a god-level fire talisman, leaving Jiang Ping An’s fate uncertain.

  • Jiang Ping An’s Invincible Aura froze Cong Rui long enough for him to dodge Cong Rui’s sword and snatch it away.
  • Jiang Ping An struck the joins in Cong Rui’s Golden Flame Armor with Armor Removal, causing the armor to fall apart.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed his violet-gold eyes and used the Eye of Judgment to disintegrate Cong Rui’s unarmored body.
  • Cong Rui’s god-level Protective Amulet blocked the attack, and Jiang Ping An retreated after exhausting much of his power.
  • Cong Rui activated a god-level fire talisman, and its fireball engulfed Jiang Ping An as Cong Rui assumed he had been killed.

Ch. 1428Counterkill, Breakthrough

Jiang Ping An survived Cong Rui’s god-level attack, killed him, and broke through to the Golden Immortal Realm, where he discovered a newly bloomed Profound Dao Flower containing a strange Seven-Colored Light Sphere. The battle for Kunpeng Island continued as Cong Jianren sensed his son’s death, while Jiang Ping An swallowed the sphere to gain an innate immortal art.

  • Jiang Ping An used Time Power to survive Cong Rui’s god-level attack and killed him with a Divine Art imbued with Judgment laws.
  • A Seven-Colored Light Sphere merged into Jiang Ping An, surging with Golden Immortal laws and beginning his breakthrough.
  • The Lord of Silent Extinction sensed a possible threat in the God Realm but found nothing and closed Its eyes again.
  • Cong Jianren sensed Cong Rui’s death during the battle for Kunpeng Island, but his opponent prevented him from leaving to search for the killer.
  • Jiang Ping An broke through to the Golden Immortal Realm, and his Profound Dao Flower bloomed with seven colored petals around another Seven-Colored Light Sphere.
  • Jiang Ping An removed the sphere from his Profound Dao Flower and swallowed it to master an innate immortal art.

Ch. 1429Demon Bone Armor

After gaining the Demon Bone Armor, Jiang Ping An tested its power against a Golden Immortal Giant Python Shark and found that it could withstand devastating attacks and drain the beast’s blood. The snow-white Profound Immortal who had been fighting the shark watched Jiang Ping An and began reconsidering how to kill him.

  • Jiang Ping An absorbed the Seven-Colored Pearl, mastered the Demon Bone Armor, and took Cong Rui’s Golden Flame Armor before fleeing the area.
  • Jiang Ping An encountered a snow-white Profound Immortal fighting a Golden Immortal Giant Python Shark and caught the cultivator after the shark struck it toward him.
  • Jiang Ping An charged the shark and used the Demon Bone Armor to withstand its powerful tail strike without injury.
  • The Giant Python Shark swallowed Jiang Ping An, but his armor sprouted Bone Spikes that pierced its mouth, and Jiang Ping An used the Devouring Power to drain its blood.
  • The snow-white Profound Immortal watched Jiang Ping An’s strength and decided to seek another way to kill him.

Ch. 1430Demon Illusion Fairy

Jiang Ping An killed a Golden Immortal-level Giant Python Shark, escaped the deceptive Demon Illusion Fairy, and hid with Lan Shi'er in an undersea cave. There, they learned that Walrus Island had joined Centipede Island and Sea Spirit Hall in trapping Kunpeng Island refugees, and Lan Shi'er realized Jiang Ping An’s change of route had saved them.

  • Jiang Ping An drained the Giant Python Shark to death with his Demon Bone Armor and left the beast for Demon Illusion Fairy.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy transformed into a seductive woman to approach Jiang Ping An, but he sped away and evaded her.
  • Jiang Ping An fled for five days, hid in a cave beneath a Sea Trench, and told Lan Shi'er that he came from a World Tree in the Lower Realm.
  • Lan Shi'er tried to make Jiang Ping An smile and teased him about introducing Bai Jingqiu as his wife, so he sealed her mouth with a rune.
  • Bai Jingqiu contacted Lan Shi'er and warned that Walrus Island, Centipede Island, and Sea Spirit Hall had trapped Kunpeng Island refugees at Walrus Island.
  • Lan Shi'er realized she and Jiang Ping An had likely escaped capture because they had not gone to Walrus Island.

Ch. 1431Encountering Demon Illusion Fairy Again

Jiang Ping An chose not to seek refuge on Walrus Island and prepared to escort Lan Shi'er to the Nether King Ship after Bai Jingqiu promised him a drop of Essential Blood Essence. As he set out, he encountered Demon Illusion Fairy again, pursued by six Sea Spirit Hall Golden Immortals, and fled to avoid getting caught in their fight.

  • Jiang Ping An explained that he had avoided Walrus Island because he suspected Sea Spirit Hall and Centipede Island had hidden support or another scheme.
  • Bai Jingqiu told Lan Shi'er to go to the Nether King Ship, where she could wait for Creation Power to reshape her talent, and promised Jiang Ping An a drop of Essential Blood Essence for protecting her.
  • Jiang Ping An ordered the group to depart, then put Lan Shi'er inside the independent space within his body and left the cave.
  • Jiang Ping An used the four suns to estimate the Nether King Ship's direction but lacked a sea chart to determine his position.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy approached Jiang Ping An, followed by six Sea Spirit Hall Golden Immortals pursuing her.
  • Jiang Ping An recognized the Sea Spirit Hall pursuers and sank into the seabed to flee.

Ch. 1432Pursuit Rune

Jiang Ping An fled with Demon Illusion Fairy and the six Golden Immortal pirates in pursuit, unaware that she had used a Pursuit Rune to keep pace with him. After enduring the pirates’ attacks and swallowing the gaunt old man’s strongest strike with his Devouring Black Hole, Jiang Ping An stopped running and prepared to counterattack.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy placed a Pursuit Rune on Jiang Ping An and used it to match his speed as he fled.
  • The six pirates decided to kill Jiang Ping An, suspecting his Kunpeng Wings linked him to the Sea Spirit Hall elder’s son’s death.
  • The gaunt old Golden Immortal overtook Jiang Ping An and repeatedly struck him with a hammer, but the Demon Bone Armor left him unharmed.
  • The old man unleashed the Defying Immortal Hammer, and Jiang Ping An absorbed its projection with his Devouring Black Hole.
  • Jiang Ping An turned to face the old man as a pair of purple-gold eyes appeared above the sea.

Ch. 1433Killed One in a Counterattack

Jiang Ping An fled from a group of pirates, using his defense and evasiveness to survive their attacks. After Demon Illusion Fairy distracted two pursuers, he killed the gaunt old pirate with the Eye of Judgment, then continued fleeing despite being struck by a powerful talisman.

  • Jiang Ping An's Eye of Judgment forced the gaunt old pirate to use his Protective Amulet, so Jiang Ping An withdrew the attack and fled.
  • The gaunt old pirate called three pirates to help pursue Jiang Ping An, while two others chased Demon Illusion Fairy.
  • Jiang Ping An evaded and endured the four pirates' attacks for hours, while Demon Illusion Fairy remained largely unharmed by her pursuers.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy insulted the pirates, drawing two of them away from Jiang Ping An, and Jiang Ping An used the opening to kill the gaunt old pirate with the Eye of Judgment.
  • Another pirate struck Jiang Ping An with a high-grade offensive talisman, shattering his Demon Bone Armor and sending him into the seabed, but Jiang Ping An got up and kept fleeing.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy urged Jiang Ping An to fight back with his hidden powers, but he ignored her and continued escaping to avoid further risks.

Ch. 1434Breaking Free of Pursuit

Jiang Ping An escaped five Golden Immortals by fleeing into seawater that blocked Divine Sense, while Demon Illusion Fairy followed him using a Tracking Talisman. After she revealed that a third-tier divine artifact might be nearby, Jiang Ping An fled again, leaving her furious and intent on obtaining it herself.

  • The pirates pursued Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy for days, but Jiang Ping An escaped into emerald-green Green Silver Stone Mine water after the pirates exhausted their Speed Talismans.
  • Jiang Ping An discovered the Tracking Talisman on his back, consumed it, and prepared to hide in a cave beneath a coral reef.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy told Jiang Ping An that the Soul Devouring Gourd, a third-tier divine artifact, had fallen in the area and offered to split it with him.
  • Jiang Ping An questioned Demon Illusion Fairy's knowledge, then abruptly fled without investigating the artifact.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy vowed to obtain the Soul Devouring Gourd and devour Jiang Ping An.

Ch. 1435Strayed In

Jiang Ping An accidentally broke into a mining operation while hiding from pursuers and was forced to investigate a deadly mine pit. Wu Chuan led him toward the pit, where more than a thousand miners and even a God-level Expert had disappeared or died.

  • Jiang Ping An carved into a seafloor cliff and broke through a barrier hiding a mining meeting.
  • Wu Chuan mistook Jiang Ping An for a miner, but a God-level Expert demanded his Miner Token and exposed him as an outsider.
  • Jiang Ping An explained that he had fled into the region, and the God-level Expert ordered him to investigate the Deep Mine Pit in exchange for his life.
  • Wu Chuan led Jiang Ping An through the underwater mine tunnels and explained that the pit had killed over a thousand miners, driven its few survivors mad, and swallowed a God-level Expert.

Ch. 1436Eerie Mine Pit

Wu Chuan forced Jiang Ping An and other prisoners into the dangerous Deep Pit, where Jiang Ping An was pursued by five Sea Spirit Hall Golden Immortals. After the group reached a cavern filled with corpses, Jiang Ping An fought the Bald Golden Immortal when the pirates refused to cooperate.

  • Wu Chuan ordered 257 prisoners and five captured Sea Spirit Hall Golden Immortals into the Deep Pit, then sealed the barrier after them.
  • Jiang Ping An activated his defenses and hurried through the dark tunnels, where a Sea Spirit Hall pirate attacked him and the five pirates gave chase.
  • Jiang Ping An reached a cavern containing hundreds of corpses, including Golden Immortals, and urged the pirates to set aside their feud and find a way out.
  • The Bald Golden Immortal attacked Jiang Ping An while the others searched the corpse pile for weapons, so Jiang Ping An used his abilities to trap and rapidly slash his opponent.
  • As the Bald Golden Immortal was reduced to a bloody mass, he called on the other pirates to help him.

Ch. 1437The Invisible Terror

Jiang Ping An battled the Bald Golden Immortal inside his Devouring Space while an unseen force killed the other Golden Immortals outside. After the Bald Golden Immortal also died, Jiang Ping An tried to escape through the rock but was struck down by the same hidden terror.

  • Jiang Ping An used his Devouring Space to wear down the Bald Golden Immortal, who activated a forbidden technique and broke through the spatial barrier.
  • The Bald Golden Immortal emerged into the cave and found three companions dead while the fourth was slashing at empty air before collapsing near the entrance.
  • The Bald Golden Immortal fled the cave but died above the corpse at its entrance, leaving Jiang Ping An terrified by the invisible killer.
  • Jiang Ping An changed into the Golden Flame Armor and began digging through the rock to escape.
  • Jiang Ping An sensed something behind him, swung his Golden Flame Immortal Sword at empty space, and then fell into the corpse pit.

Ch. 1438Source of the Aberration

Jiang Ping An nearly died when a fused soul attacked his Divine Soul Tree, but he distracted it with Soul Spheres bearing the Paradise Divine Seal and absorbed its power. He discovered the entity had escaped from the Soul Devouring Gourd and confirmed that the divine artifact really existed.

  • A bizarre soul invaded Jiang Ping An's consciousness, devoured most of his Divine Soul Tree, and left him near death.
  • One of the soul's heads swallowed a Soul Sphere bearing the Paradise Divine Seal and began laughing instead of attacking.
  • Jiang Ping An fed the entity more infected Soul Spheres, then used the distraction to absorb its soul power and repair his Divine Soul Tree.
  • Jiang Ping An traced the entity's origins to souls the Three-Colored Fairy had absorbed with the Soul Devouring Gourd, which had escaped after the gourd was damaged.
  • Jiang Ping An realized the memories confirmed that the Soul Devouring Gourd existed.

Ch. 1439Soul Devouring Gourd, Gone!

Jiang Ping An found the Soul Devouring Gourd but watched the Crystal Coffin absorb it and the Kun Peng Devour Origin, then awaken as a Crystal Ball with an artifact spirit. The spirit revealed its origins in the God Realm and said it had chosen Jiang Ping An because he might help it recover and possibly avenge its master.

  • Jiang Ping An followed the octopus soul's memories underground, collected Green Silver ore, and found the cracked Soul Devouring Gourd beside a magma flow.
  • Jiang Ping An used a clone to test the gourd, but it would not move because he was not powerful enough to wield it.
  • Jiang Ping An brought out the Crystal Coffin, which opened on its own and sucked in the Soul Devouring Gourd.
  • Jiang Ping An discovered that the Crystal Coffin had also absorbed the Kun Peng Devour Origin, then saw it transform into a Crystal Ball and heard it speak.
  • The Crystal Ball told Jiang Ping An that it was an artifact spirit created by Lord of Primordial Beginning, who had sent it and the Heaven Mending Art out of the God Realm before the Four Great Main Gods killed him.
  • The Crystal Ball explained that its level rose by devouring divine artifacts and that it had chosen Jiang Ping An because he might help it recover and perhaps help its master take revenge.

Ch. 1440Greatest Trump Card

Jiang Ping An learned that the Heaven Mending Art could give him a chance to challenge the Four Great Main Gods and resurrect his family, while the awakened Crystal Ball promised to help him avoid dangers before he became a god. After resolving the mine’s threat, he stayed to cultivate, unaware that Demon Illusion Fairy had entered the area and the other miners still feared unseen danger.

  • Jiang Ping An asked whether he could resurrect his family, and the Crystal Ball said the future was uncertain but he still had a chance if he broke the Four Great Main Gods’ monopoly.
  • The Crystal Ball explained that the Heaven Mending Art could raise Jiang Ping An’s talent and offered to simulate dangers before he became a god; it also revealed that it had absorbed his Soul Devouring Gourd and Devour Origin.
  • Jiang Ping An vowed to defeat the one who destroyed the Immortal Realm and resurrect his loved ones, then returned to the mine and settled down to cultivate.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy passed through the mine’s barrier, discovered that she could no longer sense the Soul Devouring Gourd, and retreated after realizing its Divine Soul Imprint had been erased by a powerful expert.
  • Jiang Ping An sorted through resources taken from dead miners and used a Six Revolutions Enlightenment Pill to comprehend the Kun Peng Devour Origin, rapidly advancing his Devouring Rules.
  • The miners in the Deep Pit exchanged messages with God Sound Talismans and remained terrified, unaware that Jiang Ping An had already dealt with the danger.

Ch. 1441Broken Promise

After the deep mine was declared safe, Wu Chuan broke his promise and tried to force the miners to keep working, but Jiang Ping An revealed that Lan Shi'er was the island lord of Kunpeng Island. Wu Chuan’s insult to Azure King’s daughter led to his execution, while Ma Heng tried to appease the princess.

  • After a month without further danger, the miners were ordered out of the deep pit, but Wu Chuan doubled their quota and refused to release them.
  • Jiang Ping An offered Wu Chuan two Golden Immortal artifacts to secure his own release, but Wu Chuan confiscated them and sentenced him to five hundred years of mining.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed Lan Shi'er and said that she was the island lord of Kunpeng Island, but Wu Chuan mocked him and threatened him.
  • A subordinate warned Wu Chuan that Lan Shi'er was Azure King’s daughter, and Lan Shi'er proved her identity by showing her genuine Command Token.
  • A God-level Expert named Ma Heng killed Wu Chuan for insulting the princess, then offered Lan Shi'er a God-level Enlightenment Pill and begged her to forgive the Nether King Ship.

Ch. 1442God-level Enlightenment Pill

Lan Shi'er and Jiang Ping An traveled toward the Nether King Ship, where Jiang Ping An traded stories for her God-level Enlightenment Pill. He used the pill to comprehend the Heaven Mending Art's fourth layer, while the Nether King Ship Commander revealed the ship's role in the conflict over Kunpeng Island.

  • Ma Heng arranged for Lan Shi'er and Jiang Ping An to travel safely to the Nether King Ship and reported their departure to its Commander.
  • Lan Shi'er gave Jiang Ping An her God-level Enlightenment Pill in exchange for hearing stories about his past.
  • The Nether King Ship Commander acknowledged that the ship had provoked the war among the three islands to obtain Divine Power Realm ferocious beast corpses and attract their geniuses.
  • After telling Lan Shi'er stories for two days, Jiang Ping An returned to his room and swallowed the God-level Enlightenment Pill.
  • Jiang Ping An used the pill's enhanced comprehension to study the Heaven Mending Art, aiming to reach its fourth layer.

Ch. 1443Nether King Ship

Jiang Ping An received Bai Jingqiu’s God Comprehension Realm Essential Blood Essence and traveled with her and Lan Shi'er to the Nether King Ship. As Bai Jingqiu joined a meeting about Kunpeng Island’s destruction and Lan Shi'er was drawn into plans for revenge, Jiang Ping An shut himself in a room to begin his fourth strengthening.

  • Jiang Ping An learned that mastering the Heaven Mending Art’s Fourth Floor let him strengthen objects four times, and he planned to use Bai Jingqiu’s promised blood essence to strengthen himself.
  • Bai Jingqiu gave Jiang Ping An a drop of her Essential Blood Essence and took him and Lan Shi'er toward the Nether King Ship.
  • Bai Jingqiu told Lan Shi'er that Kunpeng Island had suffered devastating losses and urged her to return to the Inner Sea for resources and protection, but Lan Shi'er refused.
  • Bai Jingqiu brought Jiang Ping An and Lan Shi'er aboard the Nether King Ship, where Kunpeng Island’s young survivors discussed retaliation and a God-level Expert called Bai Jingqiu to a meeting.
  • Jiang Ping An found an empty room, activated its barrier array, and began his fourth strengthening.

Ch. 1444Fourth Enhancement

Jiang Ping An's fourth talent enhancement formed the beginnings of Yin Yang Power and strengthened his body and soul. After Bai Jingqiu asked him to help Lan Shi'er, he reached the Martial Arts Arena, where Centipede Island was humiliating Kunpeng Island's young fighters.

  • Jiang Ping An used Bai Jingqiu's Essential Blood Essence to complete the fourth enhancement, forming a Yin Yang Diagram from his origins.
  • Jiang Ping An's Undying Demon Bone advanced to a Mid-Grade Immortal Artifact, and his Divine Soul Tree grew strong enough to resist an Immortal Lord-level divine soul.
  • Bai Jingqiu told Jiang Ping An that Lan Shi'er and Kunpeng Island's young people needed help after clashing with Centipede Island.
  • Jiang Ping An found Lan Shi'er's messages and went to the Martial Arts Arena, leaving a clone behind to continue comprehending Devouring Power.
  • A Centipede Island genius killed a Kunpeng Island fighter in a Life and Death Battle, then mocked the remaining Kunpeng Island youths.
  • Lan Shi'er started to step onto the stage, but a large hand pressed down on her.

Ch. 1445Let's All Go at Once

Jiang Ping An answered Centipede Island’s taunts by challenging five of its Golden Immortals to a deathmatch. He instantly killed them with a mental attack, then left the Martial Arts Arena with Lan Shi'er and the others.

  • Jiang Ping An arrived to bring Lan Shi'er and the people of Kunpeng Island back, and persuaded them not to seek revenge while they were outmatched.
  • When Centipede Island mocked Kunpeng Island’s dead, Jiang Ping An turned back and asked to sign a Life and Death Contract.
  • Jiang Ping An challenged all five Golden Immortals of Centipede Island at once, despite Lan Shi'er’s attempt to stop him.
  • After the Referee began the match, Jiang Ping An struck the five opponents with a mental attack, killing them before they could use their Divine Arts.
  • Jiang Ping An collected the five corpses and left with Lan Shi'er and the others as spectators recognized him as a powerful Soul Immortal.

Ch. 1446Rejecting a Glimpse into the Future

After returning to Kunpeng Island, Jiang Ping An rejected the Crystal Ball’s offer to view the future and chose to focus on cultivation instead. A month later, Lan Shi'er persuaded him to attend the Freedom Alliance’s recruitment, while Bai Jingqiu worried that their closeness would not last as their paths diverged.

  • Lan Shi'er praised Jiang Ping An’s hidden strength, and he pulled away from her to avoid damaging her reputation.
  • Bai Jingqiu scolded the young people for acting recklessly, and a Kunpeng Island elder told them to prepare for the Freedom Alliance’s recruitment assessment.
  • Jiang Ping An refused the Crystal Ball’s offer to view the future, explaining that changing possible futures could create new dangers.
  • Jiang Ping An continued cultivating the Kunpeng Devouring Rules for a month while Lan Shi'er repeatedly visited his room.
  • Lan Shi'er persuaded Jiang Ping An to accompany her to the recruitment, and Bai Jingqiu watched them leave with concern about their different futures.

Ch. 1447Freedom Alliance Recruitment

Jiang Ping An accompanied Lan Shi'er to watch the Freedom Alliance recruit aboard the Nether King Ship and learned about its powerful lending and debt-collection business. Ning WuQue, the branch’s Intelligence Division director, invited Jiang Ping An to join, but Jiang Ping An refused so he could focus on cultivation.

  • Lan Shi'er explained that the Freedom Alliance controlled much of the Sea of Chaos’s trade and enforced loans through its Debt Chasing Division.
  • Young people from Kunpeng Island told Lan Shi'er they had failed to qualify for the Debt Chasing Division after passing only its first assessment round.
  • Ning WuQue introduced himself as the Intelligence Division director and invited Jiang Ping An to join his division because of his combat strength and talent.
  • Jiang Ping An refused Ning WuQue’s invitation, saying he wanted to focus on cultivation, while Lan Shi'er and the Kunpeng Island youths reacted with surprise and envy.

Ch. 1448Ning WuQue's Invitation

Jiang Ping An accepted an offer to become an external member of the Freedom Alliance’s Intelligence Division, while Ning WuQue secretly hoped to use him to obtain information about Lan Shi'er and Bai Jingqiu. Lan Shi'er then led Jiang Ping An to the Refining Pavilion, where her praise of his skills provoked several struggling Refining Masters.

  • Ning WuQue offered Jiang Ping An external membership in the Intelligence Division, and Jiang Ping An accepted a God Sound Talisman instead of undergoing an assessment.
  • Ning WuQue told his guard that he had recruited Jiang Ping An partly because of his connection to Lan Shi'er and Bai Jingqiu and hoped he might eventually sell valuable intelligence.
  • Jiang Ping An refused Lan Shi'er's suggestion that he take the Debt Chasing Division's assessment because he did not want to pursue desperate debtors or risk dangerous confrontations.
  • Lan Shi'er brought Jiang Ping An to the Refining Pavilion and offered to pay for his First Trial, but Jiang Ping An objected to the fee.
  • Lan Shi'er loudly claimed Jiang Ping An would easily pass the artifact-refining assessment, prompting several frustrated Refining Masters to rebuke her.

Ch. 1449Refining Pavilion Assessment

Lan Shi'er wagered one thousand Top-Grade God Source Stones that Jiang Ping An would pass the Freedom Alliance's artifact-refining assessment. After studying the requirements, Jiang Ping An opened his eyes, leaving the yellow-robed Refining Master convinced he had given up and won the bet.

  • Lan Shi'er challenged a yellow-robed Refining Master to a wager and staked one thousand Top-Grade God Source Stones on Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An cautioned Lan Shi'er against betting recklessly, but she insisted he would win and brought him to the assessment desk.
  • The white-bearded examiner gave Jiang Ping An an assessment requiring five different high-grade Profound Immortal artifacts from twenty materials and three runes within two hours.
  • Jiang Ping An studied the materials and runes in an Information Jade Slip while the yellow-robed Refining Master explained how difficult the task was and prepared his own stake.
  • Jiang Ping An put down the jade slip and opened his eyes, prompting the yellow-robed Refining Master to laugh and claim the wager.

Ch. 1450Finished?

Jiang Ping An completed the first Refining Pavilion assessment almost instantly, impressing examiner Ding ChiYan with five exceptional Immortal Artifact blueprints and earning passage to the second trial. He arrived upstairs to identify and assess three concealed, damaged Immortal Artifacts, with Ding ChiYan offering him direct membership if he completed the trial quickly.

  • Jiang Ping An told Lan Shi'er and the other Refining Masters that he had finished the first assessment, then asked Ding ChiYan to inspect his blueprints.
  • Ding ChiYan found five blueprints for Top-Grade Profound Immortal Realm Immortal Artifacts and praised their quality, confirming Jiang Ping An had passed.
  • Lan Shi'er won the yellow-robed Refining Master's Storage Bag and paid for Jiang Ping An to enter the second-floor assessment.
  • Jiang Ping An learned that the second trial required him to identify the true grades and damaged portions of three concealed Immortal Artifacts and recommend repairs within an hour.
  • Ding ChiYan told Jiang Ping An that completing the second trial quickly would let him skip the third trial and join the Refining Pavilion directly.
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