Arc 25The Netherworld’s Defiance
Qingyuan killed the Heavenly Dao Saints in Chaos, escaped Hongjun’s trap, and secretly returned to his allies after faking his death. When the Saints turned against Pingxin and threatened the Netherworld, she drew on Qingyuan’s Iron Token and fought back against Zhunti and Jieyin.
- Qingyuan used the God Slaying Spear to kill Zhunti, Jieyin, Nuwa, Yuqing, Tongtian, and Taiqing before discovering that the Yang Mei he had killed was only an incarnation.
- Qingyuan escaped Yang Mei’s lair after using an Annihilation Divine Pill to control Yang Mei, then fled through Chaos with him as Hongjun and the Saints pursued.
- Qingyuan imprisoned Yang Mei in the Nine Ancient Steles Pagoda, gained insights into the Space Great Dao, and later returned to the Primordial Wilderness as Blood Rain signaled the Saints’ apparent deaths.
- Qingyuan confronted Hongjun and the Saints, challenged their plans for calamities, and apparently self-destructed when Hongjun imprisoned him with Heavenly Punishment chains.
- Hongjun declared Qingyuan erased and agreed with the Saints to lure in and eliminate the outside Hunyuan Saints, while Qingyuan secretly met Randeng and gave him treasures in exchange for the Nirvana Great Dao Rule of Dao.
- Qingyuan met Pingxin, warned her that Hongjun and the Saints might target her, and gave her an Iron Token that could gather the power of his ten incarnations.
- Pingxin imprisoned Taiyi and Ksitigarbha when they arrived with summonses from the Saints, then defended the Netherworld as Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti pressured her to submit.
- Pingxin used the Iron Token to crush Zhunti, then wielded the Heaven-Soaring Pillar to shatter Jieyin’s defenses and Golden Body as Yuanshi joined the fight.