Vol. 22The Soul Sealing Curse

Jiang Ping An advanced through the God King ranks while surviving battles, contests, and pursuit across several regions. After taking Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill, he discovered that its curse was cracking his soul and set out to find the Nether Ghost Mansion.

  • Jiang Ping An entered Dao Beginning Heavenly Mansion, then fled into Eternal Sleep Swamp after uncovering a mercenary trap and killing Dai Lin.
  • Jiang Ping An weakened the Crimson Barrier around the Barbaric Bear’s Origin Divine Spark, then escaped the inner world as powerful God Kings battled.
  • Jiang Ping An helped Demon Illusion Fairy claim Dark Night City and win the National Teacher’s succession trials while his Primordial Body remained trapped.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy secured Wen Qi and He Yue Wan’s help against the swamp guardians, and Jiang Ping An left with his companions to rescue his Primordial Body.
  • Jiang Ping An won the contest for the Ancient Being’s corpse and survived the dangerous essence blood, which infected Immortal Wood Clan leaders.
  • Jiang Ping An escaped into the Crystal Sea Area as Yan Shan and Yan Guan Zhuo waited outside for him to emerge or die.
  • Jiang Ping An survived the Crystal Sea, advanced to the Sixth Level, and killed Lü Xiao after their battle with Lan Jie.
  • Jiang Ping An learned that Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill had cursed him, obtained a Soul Protecting Lamp, and sent his Avatar to seek the Nether Ghost Mansion.
Chapters 2101–2200 Read from ch. 2101

Arc 85The Swamp and the Crimson Barrier

Jiang Ping An entered Dao Beginning Heavenly Mansion, passed its trials, and later went searching for Lan Shi'er, only to be lured into a mercenary ambush. His escape led him into the Eternal Sleep Swamp, where he weakened a barrier around a Ninth Level God King’s Origin Divine Spark before fleeing amid a battle between powerful God Kings.

  • Jiang Ping An passed the Heavenly Mansion’s three trials, sold his extra entry slot, and began cultivating inside its Cultivation Room.
  • Jiang Ping An and Bai Jingqiu learned that Lan Shi'er had been reported attacked in Eternal Sleep Swamp and went there to search for her.
  • Jiang Ping An uncovered a Golden Wing Mercenary Group trap using Lan Shi'er as bait and fought Dai Lin while Bai Jingqiu held off other attackers.
  • Jiang Ping An killed Dai Lin, broke through during the fight, and fled deeper into the swamp as Lü Xiao and other powerful God Kings pursued him.
  • Jiang Ping An escaped Lü Xiao by drawing him into the remains of two Ninth Level God King Divine Beasts, where a swarm of Insectoids forced Lü Xiao to retreat.
  • The Black-Haired Toad enlisted Jiang Ping An to weaken the Crimson Barrier protecting the Barbaric Bear’s Origin Divine Spark, promising him one percent of it.
  • Jiang Ping An spent years weakening the barrier while Lü Heng Gong and other Seventh Level God Kings arrived to battle the Black-Haired Toad and Queen Insect.
  • Jiang Ping An escaped the Barbaric Bear’s inner world during the battle, while the human God Kings withdrew and the Black-Haired Toad survived.
Chapters 2101–2125 Summaries Read

Arc 86The National Teacher’s Trials

Jiang Ping An helped Demon Illusion Fairy secure territory, uncover a pirate infiltrator, and win the National Teacher’s succession trials while his Primordial Body remained trapped. With two Seventh Level God Kings agreeing to hold off the swamp’s guardians, Jiang Ping An set out to rescue it.

  • Jiang Ping An reunited with Tuanzi, Lan Shi'er, Bai Jingqiu, and Little Lion, then enlisted Demon Illusion Fairy’s help to rescue his trapped Primordial Body in exchange for assisting her inheritance bid.
  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy claimed Dark Night City, defeated the Eternal Pirates, and used the promise of Dark Night Divine Flowers to attract followers and expand their territory.
  • Jiang Ping An cultivated the Dark Night Divine Flowers, while Demon Illusion Fairy auctioned them and recruited God Kings to strengthen Dark Night City.
  • Jiang Ping An exposed Lü Biao, disguised as Wu Guanzi, as the infiltrator behind the pirate ambushes, and Demon Illusion Fairy’s faction used the opening to expand further.
  • Si Xingxuan disqualified Xu Hao and advanced Demon Illusion Fairy and Lu Zhixing to the final trial, where they competed to build their reputations.
  • Jiang Ping An quadrupled Demon Illusion Fairy’s talent, and she won fame by defeating powerful God King opponents until Lu Zhixing withdrew from the trial.
  • After Demon Illusion Fairy became Si Xingxuan’s heir, she secured help from Wen Qi and He Yue Wan, who agreed to hold off the Eternal Sleep Swamp’s two Seventh Level God King beasts.
  • Jiang Ping An departed with Wen Qi, He Yue Wan, Tuanzi, and Little Lion to rescue his Primordial Body, while Demon Illusion Fairy stayed behind to cultivate.
Chapters 2126–2150 Summaries Read

Arc 87The Ancient Being’s Blood

Jiang Ping An won the final contest for the Ancient Being’s corpse, then the essence blood he brought to the Immortal Wood Clan infected its leaders and sparked a pursuit. He escaped into the Crystal Sea Area, where Yan Shan and Yan Guan Zhuo waited for him to emerge or die.

  • Jiang Ping An escaped the Black-Haired Toad, returned to Fengyun City with the Barbaric Bear’s Origin Divine Spark, and cultivated until he reached Fifth Level God King.
  • Jiang Ping An joined the Immortal Wood Clan and defeated Ding Xin in a duel, then traveled with the clan to the Quicksand Sea for the contest over the Ancient Being’s corpse.
  • After the Immortal Wood Clan’s contestants fell in earlier contests, Jiang Ping An won the final battle by killing Yan Chuan Ye, Duan Qian Qiu, and the other fighters who opposed him.
  • Jiang Ping An received the Ancient Being’s essence blood, warned Cheng Yi of its danger, and survived Karmic Fire Nirvana by repeatedly absorbing the blood as his body regenerated.
  • The essence blood infected Immortal Wood Clan leaders, who sealed their Origins, while Jiang Ping An learned of the resulting conflict and tried to leave with Zhou He.
  • Cheng Yi pursued Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An overwhelmed him with his Dao Domains and escaped toward the Quicksand Sea as Yan Shan and Yan Guan Zhuo gave chase.
  • Jiang Ping An used Zhou He’s fortune-conversion plan to scatter treasures and distract Yan Shan, then entered the Crystal Sea Area as its strange rule began crystallizing his body.
  • Yan Shan stopped at the Crystal Sea Area’s edge, and she and Yan Guan Zhuo decided to wait a hundred years for Jiang Ping An to emerge or die.
Chapters 2151–2175 Summaries Read

Arc 88The Soul Sealing Curse

Jiang Ping An survived the Crystal Sea, killed his Blazing Yao pursuers, and advanced to the Sixth Level before tracking down Lü Xiao and clashing with Lan Jie. After taking Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill, Jiang Ping An discovered that it had triggered a Soul Sealing Curse, leaving him with little time as he set out to find the Nether Ghost Mansion.

  • Jiang Ping An escaped the Crystal Conch by comprehending its Crystal Rule, then killed Yan Guan Zhuo and escaped the Blazing Yao Clan's retaliation after forging the Undying Demon Bone.
  • Jiang Ping An broke through to the Sixth Level and defeated several Blazing Yao Clan God Kings, while Yan Shan and Yan Guan Zhuo fled and summoned their Clan Leader.
  • Jiang Ping An lured Lü Yang and a bearded God King into a trap, killed them, and used Lü Yang's memories to draw Lü Xiao to him.
  • Jiang Ping An fought Lü Xiao until Lan Jie ambushed him with five Divine Weapons, and the battle ended with the Collapse Sphere trapping Jiang Ping An and Lü Xiao.
  • Jiang Ping An survived inside Little Lion's inner world, killed Lü Xiao, and fought Lan Jie before escaping Lan Ting Lin and recovering in a city built around volcanoes.
  • Jiang Ping An took Lan Jie's Star Soul Pill after an appraiser deemed it likely safe, but years later his soul began to crack as the pill's curse took effect.
  • Tang Jingchen identified the Soul Sealing Curse and helped Jiang Ping An obtain a Soul Protecting Lamp that could stabilize his soul for a year, while the Intelligence Division confirmed there was no known cure.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to Lan Shi'er, Bai Jingqiu, Tuanzi, and Little Lion without revealing his short life expectancy, then sent his Avatar to find the Nether Ghost Mansion, whose location Zhou He knew.
Chapters 2176–2200 Summaries Read
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