Arc 7Bounties and the Universe Compass

Jiang Ping An defeated Chu Yang, helped Great Xia conquer Spirit Terrace Kingdom, and reunited with Li YueYue before she received Vast Mist Sect’s inheritance. After Chu Kingdom and Great Xia escalated their bounties, Jiang Ping An helped his kingdom use the Universe Compass to track assassins.

  • Jiang Ping An endured Demon Rock Cave, awakened Mental Power, and defeated Chu Yang in a battle that ended with Chu Yang’s death and Jiang Ping An claiming the Sun God Wheel.
  • Jiang Ping An and Xia Qing conquered Spirit Terrace Kingdom, while Wang Ren and Ming Chen brought Jiang Ping An’s recovered master back to him.
  • Jiang Ping An visited Vast Mist Sect, helped Li YueYue awaken the Heavenly Water Spiritual Body, and stayed with her before she entered the inheritance tower to cultivate.
  • Chu Chan ambushed Jiang Ping An as he left the sect, but Jiang and his clone defeated him, and the sect master captured the wounded assassin.
  • Jiang Ping An used stone gambling at Wealth Source Commerce Association to fund bounties on Chu Kingdom officials, while Chu ShuJiang responded with a bounty on Jiang Ping An and Great Xia targeted Crown Prince Chu HouZhao.
  • Jiang Ping An continued issuing bounties under Great Xia’s protection, and Chu Zhan’s old servant killed him to claim a bounty before Chu ShuJiang ordered a larger retaliation against Great Xia.
  • Great Xia answered Chu Kingdom’s fifty-billion bounty with one of its own, and Jiang Ping An revealed the Universe Compass, which Great Xia used to locate and execute three bandits who had killed a county-city squad.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Demon Rock Cave

Jiang Ping An entered Demon Rock Cave despite Yun Huang’s warnings and Li Yidao’s scheme to corrupt him. He resisted the cave’s dark influence, walked to the tenth step, and sat down to test his will.

  • Li Yidao offered Jiang Ping An a complete Fire Law if he outlasted him in Demon Rock Cave, while Yun Huang warned Jiang Ping An not to enter.
  • Jiang Ping An and Li Yidao entered the cave, where dark power magnified their hatred, greed, and violent impulses.
  • Li Yidao guarded his mind with a secret technique, but Jiang Ping An walked deeper into the cave to temper his will.
  • Yun Huang sensed Jiang Ping An advancing, and the old man at the entrance warned that a recent genius had fallen into demonic corruption and lost half his cultivation.
  • Jiang Ping An reached the tenth step, acknowledged the danger, and sat down to suppress the negative emotions within him.

Ch. 152Deep Within

Jiang Ping An endured the Demon Rock Cave’s evil influence and pushed far beyond the previous limit, while Li Yidao nearly entered a demonic state and left after the old man stopped him. After two hours inside, Jiang Ping An awakened Mental Power, leaving Yun Huang and the old man astonished.

  • Jiang Ping An sat ten steps inside the cave, resisted the negative emotions, and continued deeper despite the old man’s warnings.
  • Jiang Ping An reached thirty steps and began cultivating under immense pressure, matching the Founding Ruler of Great Xia’s youthful limit.
  • Li Yidao tried to follow Jiang Ping An, but the old man dragged him out before he entered a demonic state and warned him to focus on cultivation.
  • Jiang Ping An gave Yun Huang the complete Fire Law and told her to leave, then shouted at her when the cave’s negative emotions affected him.
  • After Jiang Ping An remained inside for two hours, a wave of Mental Power emerged from the cave, revealing that he had awakened it.

Ch. 153Awakening Mental Power

Jiang Ping An awakened Mental Power while enduring the Demon Rock Cave, then spent two months tempering his will as Great Xia prepared for Chu Yang’s challenge. As word of the duel spread, Li YueYue heard Jiang Ping An’s name at Vast Mist Sect and eagerly demanded to know everything about him.

  • Jiang Ping An awakened Mental Power while fighting the cave’s evil thoughts and continued tempering his will.
  • Chu Yang challenged Jiang Ping An to a Life and Death Battle, promising that Chu Kingdom would not invade for a hundred years if he lost.
  • Xia Qing returned from the front lines, found Jiang Ping An in Demon Rock Cave, and learned he had spent two months there and awakened Mental Talent.
  • People across Great Xia debated whether Jiang Ping An could defeat Chu Yang, whose Sun God Body and Sun God Sect arts made him a formidable opponent.
  • Li YueYue heard disciples at Vast Mist Sect mention Jiang Ping An and offered them her monthly spirit stones to tell her everything about him.

Ch. 154Answer the Challenge

Li YueYue learned that Jiang Ping An had won the Hundred Counties Tournament and persuaded Song Hui to take her to the Endless Mountain Range to see him face the Sun God Body. As Jiang Ping An accepted Chu Yang’s challenge, Chu Yang learned the news and prepared to reclaim his dignity.

  • Li YueYue told Song Hui that Brother PingAn had won the Hundred Counties Tournament and defeated a Sun God Child, but Song Hui doubted he was the same Jiang Ping An she had known.
  • Li YueYue asked Song Hui to take her to the Endless Mountain Range, and Song Hui agreed to bring her to watch the battle.
  • Jiang Ping An emerged from Demon Rock Cave, and Xia Qing warned him about Chu Yang’s strength as they prepared to travel to the Endless Mountain Range.
  • Jiang Ping An accepted Chu Yang’s challenge under the Heavenly Dao Contract, drawing attention from Great Xia, the Chu Kingdom, and neighboring countries.
  • Chu Yang learned Jiang Ping An had accepted the challenge, defeated a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and vowed to avenge his earlier defeats.

Ch. 155Tiger Girl

Jiang Ping An reunited with Li YueYue, whom he had known as Tiger Girl, before his Life and Death Battle with Chu Yang. Chu Yang killed Autumn Mountain Kingdom’s Crown Prince and then demanded that Jiang Ping An kneel and accept a swift death.

  • Great Xia’s powerful figures brought Jiang Ping An to the Endless Mountain Range, where figures from surrounding nations gathered to watch his battle with Chu Yang.
  • Jiang Ping An recognized Song Hui and thanked her for helping him begin cultivating, then asked how Tiger Girl was doing.
  • Li YueYue recognized Jiang Ping An, clung to him, and wept; he embraced her and called her Tiger Girl before agreeing to call her Xiao Yue.
  • Song Hui pulled Li YueYue away when Chu Kingdom’s people arrived, hiding her connection to Jiang Ping An.
  • Chu Yang burned Autumn Mountain Kingdom’s Crown Prince to ash after he tried to invite him as a guest.
  • Chu Yang confronted Jiang Ping An and demanded that he kneel, kowtow, and admit his mistake.

Ch. 156Battle Chu Yang Again

Jiang Ping An fought Chu Yang to settle their conflict, first neutralizing his Burning Sky Fist with the Limitless Fist and then revealing the Battle Intent Law. The battle continued with Jiang Ping An gaining the upper hand, while onlookers remained uncertain whether he could truly defeat Chu Yang.

  • Chu Yang threatened Great Xia and demanded that Xia Qing and Yun Huang marry him, then challenged Jiang Ping An to a three-move fight.
  • Jiang Ping An used the Limitless Fist to dissolve Chu Yang's Burning Sky Fist and withstand thousands of attacks, revealing that he had comprehended a complete Law.
  • Chu Yang revealed that he had comprehended the Gold Law as well as the Fire Law and attacked Jiang Ping An with both Laws.
  • Jiang Ping An activated the Battle God Art and Battle Intent Law, then sent Chu Yang crashing through several mountains with a punch.
  • Li YueYue cheered for Jiang Ping An, while Song Hui remained unsure he could defeat Chu Yang.

Ch. 157Quasi-Saint Body

Jiang Ping An revealed that he had become a Quasi-Saint Body by fusing with a Sacred Bone, but Chu Yang drew on the sun’s power and gained the upper hand. After Chu Yang threatened Li YueYue, Jiang Ping An rose again in fury and charged to confront him.

  • Jiang Ping An and Chu Yang fought for two hours, leaving both injured as their battle devastated the surrounding mountains and forest.
  • Jiang Ping An revealed that he had fused with a Sacred Bone and become a Quasi-Saint Body, using Chu Yang as a whetstone to complete the transformation.
  • Chu Yang invoked a secret art of the Sun God Sect, drawing power from the sun and overwhelming Jiang Ping An with scorching attacks.
  • When Li YueYue shouted for Jiang Ping An to fight back, Chu Yang attacked her, but Song Hui blocked the strike and apologized.
  • Chu Yang threatened to destroy the Vast Mist Sect and mocked Jiang Ping An before Jiang Ping An rose from the ground in fury over Chu Yang bullying Li YueYue.

Ch. 158Slain Once More

Jiang Ping An defeated Chu Yang again by using Mental Power, but Chu Yang revived with a Substitute Death Talisman and demanded to continue fighting. The sides wagered the Judge's Brush and Sun God Wheel, and Jiang Ping An revealed a Dao Body whose strange aura unsettled the onlookers.

  • Jiang Ping An locked down Chu Yang with Mental Power, causing Chu Yang's gathered energy to explode and destroy his arm.
  • Chu Yang vanished in the blast but revived when a Substitute Death Talisman shattered, then prepared to attack Jiang Ping An with his Natal Magic Treasure.
  • Xia Qing invoked the Heavenly Dao Contract, but Jiang Ping An proposed wagering supreme treasures, and Xia Yuanhao reluctantly offered the Judge's Brush against Zhang Shuo's Sun God Wheel.
  • Xia Qing drew up a Heavenly Dao Contract, and both sides signed before the battle resumed.
  • Jiang Ping An summoned his Dao Body from his Spirit Beast Storage Bag, revealing that he had not used his full strength and leaving the onlookers puzzled by its unusual aura.

Ch. 159Do You Dare Kill Me?

Jiang Ping An defeated Chu Yang by wielding Barbarian Totem Power, but hesitated to kill him when Zhang Shuo threatened Great Xia. Lei Yu arrived and killed Zhang Shuo, allowing Jiang Ping An to destroy Chu Yang’s body and Nascent Soul as the witnesses recognized his extraordinary power.

  • Xia Yuanhao introduced Jiang Ping An’s self-created Sealing Spirit Realm, and Chu Yang attacked him with a life-burning strike.
  • Jiang Ping An caught Chu Yang’s Natal Magic Treasure barehanded, shattered it with Barbarian Totem Power, and crushed Chu Yang’s heart.
  • Zhang Shuo threatened Great Xia on behalf of the Sun God Sect, so Jiang Ping An paused before killing Chu Yang.
  • Lei Yu arrived and killed Zhang Shuo with the Thunder God Hammer after accusing the Sun God Sect of attacking the Lei Family’s geniuses.
  • Jiang Ping An crushed Chu Yang’s neck and destroyed his fleeing Nascent Soul with Willpower, killing him completely.

Ch. 160Revenge

Jiang Ping An killed Chu Yang, securing Great Xia’s alliance with the Ancient Thunder Clan and turning the tide against Chu Kingdom. As Great Xia prepared to take revenge on Spirit Terrace Kingdom, the news of Chu Yang’s death reached the besieging army at Golden Star City.

  • Lei Yu thanked Great Xia for helping Meng Jing awaken and gave Jiang Ping An a Sound Transmission Jade Slip so he and Meng Jing could stay in contact.
  • Lei Yu announced that the Great Emperor Relic would open for cultivation in a year or two and gave Great Xia jade slips to call for help against the Sun God Sect.
  • Great Xia celebrated Chu Yang’s death and obtained the Sun God Wheel, while other nations hurried to congratulate them.
  • Xia Qing prepared to attack Spirit Terrace Kingdom, and Jiang Ping An promised Li YueYue he would visit her after sending her back with Song Hui.
  • Zhu Lian led five hundred thousand soldiers to besiege Golden Star City, while Jin Tao warned Jin Lin to flee if the battle went badly.
  • The Sound Transmission Jade Slip told Zhu Lian that Chu Yang had died.

Ch. 161God of Slaughter, Jiang Ping An

After defeating the Chu Kingdom Crown Prince, Jiang Ping An joined Xia Qing in Great Xia’s offensive against Spirit Terrace Kingdom, destroying its armies and killing its experts. A month later, they reached the royal palace, and Jiang Ping An became known as the God of Slaughter.

  • Zhu Lian’s father revealed his Spirit Transformation cultivation and threatened to destroy Golden Star City, but Xia Qing arrived with Jiang Ping An and drove him into the starry sky to fight.
  • Jiang Ping An killed Zhu Lian, then buried the five-hundred-thousand-strong army in a sandstorm and pursued the fleeing Nascent Soul cultivators.
  • Jin Tao ordered Golden Star City’s army to attack Spirit Terrace Kingdom as news of Jiang Ping An’s victory over the Sun God Body spread across the region.
  • Xia Qing and Jiang Ping An led Great Xia’s offensive, killing Spirit Terrace Kingdom’s experts and defeating its armies as city after city fell.
  • After a month of fighting, Xia Qing and Jiang Ping An reached Spirit Terrace Kingdom’s royal palace, and Jiang Ping An gained the title God of Slaughter.

Ch. 162Strange Young Man

Chen Zhen fled Spirit Terrace Kingdom’s defeat but was trapped by Ming Chen and Wang Ren, who prepared to kill him with the Nether King Sword. At the palace, Jiang Ping An encountered the mysterious Bu Si, who tried to buy Chu Yang’s corpse with a weakened Awakening Pill.

  • Chen Zhen fled toward Chu Kingdom, but Ming Chen and Wang Ren sealed the space around him and confronted him over his role in the war.
  • Wang Ren revealed that Jiang Ping An had healed him, then declared he would avenge Jiang Ping An’s benefactor as the Nether King drew the Nether King Sword.
  • Jiang Ping An defeated the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators at Spirit Terrace Kingdom’s palace, but Bu Si appeared and killed two of them with a nearly invisible thread.
  • Bu Si asked to buy Chu Yang’s corpse, and Jiang Ping An rejected his offer of one law before considering a Battle Intent Law and an ancient divine pill.
  • Jiang Ping An saw through the pill’s nearly vanished medicinal potency, leaving Bu Si’s attempt to bargain for the corpse unresolved.

Ch. 163Spirit Terrace Kingdom Destroyed

Jiang Ping An helped destroy Spirit Terrace Kingdom and completed half of his revenge, then returned to Great Xia with Wang Ren and Ming Chen. Before leaving for Heavenly Dao Academy, he headed to Vast Mist Sect to visit Li YueYue and learned she was competing for an Immortal's inheritance.

  • Jiang Ping An sold Chu Yang's corpse to Bu Si, then left Spirit Terrace Kingdom with Xia Qing after confirming the kingdom had been destroyed.
  • Xia Qing told Jiang Ping An to prepare for Heavenly Dao Academy and said their revenge would continue after he and Yun Huang returned.
  • Wang Ren and Ming Chen arrived with Chen Zhen's head; Jiang Ping An reunited with his recovered master, who had reached the Refining Void Realm.
  • Ming Chen brought Jiang Ping An back to Great Xia, and Jiang Ping An asked for a lift to Vast Mist Sect to visit Tiger Girl before departing for the academy.
  • In Vast Mist City, Jiang Ping An learned that Li YueYue was among three candidates competing for Vast Mist Sect's Immortal inheritance, while Zhou Heng was favored because of his connections.

Ch. 164Awakening Pill

Jiang Ping An spoke with Meng Jing after a month apart, then used the Treasure Accumulation Basin to restore Awakening Pills and discover a new power. He awakened the Myriad Poison Seven Star Insect with the first pill and, after taking another, gained the ability to reverse time.

  • Jiang Ping An contacted Meng Jing through a Sound Transmission Jade Slip, and they talked through most of the night about the Spirit Terrace Kingdom's fall and their lives.
  • Meng Jing left to cultivate after asking Jiang Ping An to message her every day and warning him that other clan members wanted to marry her.
  • Jiang Ping An restored an Awakening Pill with the Treasure Accumulation Basin, but the first dose awakened the Myriad Poison Seven Star Insect inside his heart rather than awakening his own talent.
  • Jiang Ping An replicated another Awakening Pill and swallowed it, then stopped a beam of sunlight briefly at the cost of much of his Mental Power.
  • Jiang Ping An used his new power on a thrown Awakening Pill, causing it to return to his hand, and realized he had awakened Time Power.

Ch. 165Time Eye

Jiang Ping An discovered that his eyes could briefly stop and reverse time, then went to the Vast Mist Sect to meet its Grand Elder. He left Zhou Feng defeated and dismembered at the gate, while Zhou learned how far Jiang Ping An had surpassed him.

  • Jiang Ping An awakened a time-related divine eye that drained Mental Power when he paused or reversed time, and prepared duplicated pills for Tiger Girl.
  • Jiang Ping An arrived at the Vast Mist Sect carrying pastries and sugar-coated haws as Zhou Feng emerged, newly advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and intent on taking revenge.
  • Zhou Feng attacked Jiang Ping An, who caught his sword between two fingers, shattered it, and severed Zhou Feng's arm with a fragment.
  • A gatekeeping disciple escorted Jiang Ping An into the sect to meet the Grand Elder, as instructed.
  • The remaining gatekeeper told Zhou Feng about Jiang Ping An's past victories and feats, leaving Zhou pale and unable to accept the gap between them.

Ch. 166Impossible to Refuse a Gift

Jiang Ping An visited Li YueYue on Array Peak and gave Song Hui rare treasures in exchange for protective talismans. After learning that Li YueYue’s chances of winning the sect inheritance were poor, he offered her a Heavenly Profound Pill to improve her talent.

  • Song Hui told Li YueYue that Jiang Ping An had arrived, and Li YueYue rushed out to greet him.
  • Jiang Ping An gave Li YueYue ten Sugar-coated Haws and thanked Song Hui for caring for her.
  • Song Hui initially refused Jiang Ping An’s gift, but accepted five Fire Lotus Enlightenment Seeds and gave him two Teleportation Jade Slip Talismans in return.
  • Song Hui explained that Li YueYue’s inheritance chances were low because her rivals had powerful connections, and she planned to trade Formation Banners for support.
  • Jiang Ping An learned that a Heavenly Profound Pill could improve Li YueYue’s talent and produced one for her to absorb.

Ch. 167Competing for the Inheritance

Jiang Ping An cultivated the healing art Endless Life while Li YueYue prepared for the final talent test to determine who would qualify for the Vague Immortal's inheritance. At the test, Niu Zhanfeng lit six layers of the pagoda, and Zhou Heng unexpectedly lit a seventh as Li YueYue waited to take her turn.

  • Jiang Ping An warned Li YueYue to keep the day's events secret, gave her an Awakening Pill, and began cultivating Endless Life.
  • Jiang Ping An mastered the art's first layer and continued comprehending the Wood Law while Li YueYue digested the pill.
  • On the fourth day, Song Hui examined Li YueYue's awakened talent and took her to the final selection; Jiang Ping An said she would obtain the inheritance qualification.
  • At the Conference Great Hall, Niu Zhanfeng tested first and lit six layers of the Nine-Story Golden Pagoda, revealing a Pure Earth Spiritual Root.
  • Zhou Heng taunted Li YueYue before testing his talent, and the pagoda lit its seventh layer, astonishing Song Hui, the sect master, and the elders.

Ch. 168Heavenly Water Spiritual Root

Li YueYue tested her talent for the inheritance and revealed the legendary Heavenly Water Spiritual Body, surpassing Zhou Heng and winning the inheritance. Though she wanted to refuse so she could stay with Jiang Ping An, Song Hui persuaded her to accept it and enter the small tower within three months.

  • Zhou Heng mocked Li YueYue and challenged her to surpass his result before stepping aside for her test.
  • Li YueYue lit up the eighth level of the small tower, and it revealed her Heavenly Water Spiritual Body.
  • The sect master explained the rare spiritual body's abilities and awarded Li YueYue the inheritance, while Zhou Quanren left and Zhou Heng protested.
  • Li YueYue asked to delay entering the inheritance because she did not want to be separated from Brother PingAn.
  • Song Hui took Li YueYue away and persuaded her to accept the inheritance, explaining that she could contact Jiang Ping An and that the training would help her follow him in the future.

Ch. 169Challenge from Vast Mist Sect Disciples

Li YueYue entered a ten-year cultivation period in a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, and Jiang Ping An left Vast Mist Sect after bidding farewell to Song Hui. As he flew away, a Spirit Transformation powerhouse ambushed him with a sword.

  • Song Hui discovered that Li YueYue had awakened the Heavenly Water Spiritual Body and rejoiced over her disciple's talent.
  • Jiang Ping An comforted Li YueYue, then spent three months keeping her company as she grew increasingly clingy.
  • Li YueYue entered the small tower to cultivate for ten years and told Jiang Ping An through a Sound Transmission Jade Talisman that she missed him.
  • Jiang Ping An left Song Hui and descended the mountain, where Feng Lan and other Vast Mist Sect geniuses demanded to challenge him.
  • Jiang Ping An ignored the challengers and flew away, but a Spirit Transformation powerhouse burst from the clouds and attacked him with a sword.

Ch. 170Assassination by a Spirit Transformation Realm Expert

Chu Chan, a Spirit Transformation Realm assassin from the Chu Kingdom, ambushed Jiang Ping An outside the Vast Mist Sect, but Jiang used his main body, clone, talismans, and time and space techniques to grievously wound him. The sect master captured Chu Chan, who self-destructed before his body could be claimed, while Jiang left injured and the witnesses grasped how formidable he was.

  • Chu Chan ambushed Jiang Ping An outside the Vast Mist Sect, but Jiang's main body counterattacked and smashed Chu Chan with a powerful punch.
  • Chu Chan pierced Jiang's body, discovered he had no Nascent Soul, and then lost an arm to Jiang's clone.
  • Jiang used Spirit Transformation Realm-grade talismans and the Time Eye, then crushed Song Hui's Space Teleportation Talisman, triggering a massive explosion.
  • The Vast Mist Sect's sect master captured the badly injured Chu Chan as Jiang, bleeding from his abdomen, called for the assassin to be killed and his body kept for sale.
  • Chu Chan cursed Jiang Ping An and the Chu Kingdom before igniting his Nascent Soul, but the sect master contained the blast; Jiang took the severed arm's Storage Ring and left.
  • The witnesses, including Feng Lan and the Nascent Soul cultivators, realized Jiang had defeated a Spirit Transformation Realm assassin and watched him leave in awe.

Ch. 171Five-Star Card

After surviving Chu Kingdom’s assassination attempt, Jiang Ping An went to the Wealth Source Commerce Association to make money for his revenge. He revealed a genuine Five-Star Card, leaving Song Hui stunned as Wan Ning agreed to help him gamble on stones.

  • Song Hui offered to escort Jiang Ping An to the Teleportation Array, but he said he was going to take revenge instead of returning to Great Xia.
  • Jiang Ping An went to the stone-gambling area to earn resources, despite Song Hui warning him about the risks.
  • Song Hui used her Four-Star Card to request a supervisor, and Jiang Ping An asked whether a Five-Star Card would summon the person in charge.
  • Song Hui suspected Jiang Ping An had forged his Five-Star Card, but Wan Ning recognized him and confirmed the card was genuine.
  • Jiang Ping An asked Wan Ning to bring him gambling stones so he could choose them, and Wan Ning agreed.

Ch. 172A Method of Revenge

Jiang Ping An used his Heavenly Fate Master abilities to cut treasures from hundreds of stones and turn their value into bounties against Chu Kingdom officials and royals. After learning that a Chu Kingdom assassin had recently failed to kill him, Wan Ning realized why Jiang Ping An was pursuing revenge so relentlessly.

  • Jiang Ping An bought thirty-five Mother Stones with his Five-Star Card, and Wan Ning revealed that he was a Heavenly Fate Master.
  • Jiang Ping An cut valuable items from the stones and converted each discovery into a bounty on Chu Kingdom officials of increasingly high rank.
  • Jiang Ping An uncovered a fragment of a supreme defensive treasure and used its billion-plus spirit-stone value to place a bounty on a direct descendant of the Chu Kingdom Royal Family.
  • Jiang Ping An cut through 830 stones, found treasures in 760 of them, and devoted their nearly one and a half billion in total value to bounties before leaving.
  • Wan Ning learned that a Chu Kingdom Spirit Transformation Initial Stage assassin had tried to kill Jiang Ping An and had instead been severely wounded.

Ch. 173Ten-Billion Bounty

Jiang Ping An continued provoking the Chu Kingdom with bounties while staying at the Wealth Source Commerce Association, where he uncovered a valuable Blood Spirit Stone. After Chu ShuJiang offered ten billion spirit stones for Jiang Ping An’s death, Great Xia responded with an equal bounty on Crown Prince Chu HouZhao, drawing assassins toward Vast Mist City.

  • Jiang Ping An rejected Song Hui’s warning and decided to stay at the Wealth Source Commerce Association for several months, while Song Hui reported his actions to Great Xia.
  • Cultivators began traveling toward the Chu Kingdom to pursue Jiang Ping An’s bounties, and he continued gambling on stones the next day.
  • Jiang Ping An uncovered a high-grade Blood Spirit Stone but exchanged it for spirit stones to fund his bounty on the Chu royal family.
  • Chu ShuJiang learned that Chu Chan had died after failing to assassinate Jiang Ping An, then offered ten billion spirit stones for Jiang Ping An’s death.
  • Great Xia issued a ten-billion-spirit-stone bounty on Crown Prince Chu HouZhao, prompting assassins and Cultivators to converge on Vast Mist City.

Ch. 174Five Hundred Billion's Revenge

Jiang Ping An used high-grade Mother Stones to fund a growing bounty campaign against Chu Kingdom while Great Xia experts protected him. The campaign drew assassins into Chu Kingdom, where Prince Chu Zhan was killed, and the enraged Chu ShuJiang ordered new bounties on Great Xia despite his depleted treasury.

  • Song Hui scolded Jiang Ping An for provoking Chu Kingdom, but he argued that they would target him regardless; Xia Qing arrived with Great Xia experts to escort him home, and he refused to leave.
  • Jiang Ping An used his clairvoyance to find treasures in high-grade Mother Stones, earning billions that he put toward bounties, while Xia Qing and Song Hui helped cut or purchase valuable finds.
  • After a month, Jiang Ping An had issued over thirty billion in bounties, prompting assassins to target Chu Kingdom officials and soldiers instead of attacking him under Great Xia's protection.
  • Chu Zhan secretly left the Royal Palace to look for a supposed Qilin Exotic Beast, and his old servant killed him for the 1.5-billion bounty before fleeing with his body and the recording stone.
  • When Chu ShuJiang learned of Chu Zhan's death, he demanded another fifty billion in bounties against Great Xia, killed a minister who objected, and ordered the others to confiscate the minister's household resources.

Ch. 175Universe Compass

After Chu Kingdom placed a fifty-billion bounty on Great Xia, Jiang Ping An revealed the Universe Compass, a secret treasure that could locate people and objects. Great Xia used it to find and execute bandits who attacked its people, and the Old Ancestor continued the hunt for other assassins.

  • Great Xia’s powerful figures debated how to protect their people from Chu Kingdom’s bounty, while Xia Qing rejected using Jiang Ping An’s divination because it could harm him.
  • Jiang Ping An produced the Universe Compass, which an Old Ancestor identified as a secret treasure capable of locating people and objects without consuming life force.
  • Jiang Ping An explained that he had seized the compass from Lei Family assassins on God Island, and Great Xia decided to use it despite the risk of offending the Ancient Thunder Clan.
  • Great Xia retaliated with its own fifty-billion bounty and Jiang Ping An warned publicly that the compass could find murderers, deterring many would-be assassins.
  • Three Golden Core bandits killed a Great Xia county-city squad and fled, but Great Xia’s Old Ancestor located them with the compass and had them executed.
  • Great Xia’s Old Ancestor ordered the pursuit to continue so the remaining assassinations could be stopped.
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