Arc 51The Great Annihilation Portents

Yang Tianni made Tie Sheng the new Asura Divine Lord while Cang Chong brought the five sects to investigate Dao Demon and pursue Qin Guan’s secret. Qin Guan defeated Zhao Huang and helped Bai You and Zi Qing break through, while portents of the Great Annihilation led the old monsters to question Lin Suisui and Maomao, leaving them detained as the danger remained unexplained.

  • Yang Tianni awakened Tie Sheng’s Ancient Asura War Clan bloodline, gave him the Divine Spark, and named him Divine Lord as Dao Demon learned Yang Tianni was holding back his strength.
  • Cang Chong enlisted Ghost King and Zhi Ming in a plan to use Upper Realm investigators to pressure Qin Guan for the Origin Awakening Secret Method.
  • Zhou Xuan led representatives of five sects into the Primordial Tower to inspect Dao Demon’s seal, and the elders reinforced it after Dao Demon’s Demonic Qi surged.
  • Qin Guan refused Zhao Huang’s challenge at first, then defeated him with two fingers and wounded the God-Slaying Mountain Grand Elder when he intervened.
  • Yao Niang revealed that Qin Guan was the master awaited by the sword behind the Five God-Slaying Swords, while Nan Rou explained the Sword of the Elements.
  • Qin Guan reconciled with Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing after a misunderstanding, then sparred with them as Bai You and Zi Qing advanced to the Divine Ruins Realm.
  • Purple lightning and destructive portents appeared across the Primordial Realm, and Lin Suisui warned that the Great Annihilation’s order had reacted to a perceived threat and might expose Qin Guan.
  • Lü Zheng'an summoned the hidden sect elders and forcibly brought Lin Suisui and Maomao before them, but their Cross-Realm Secret Technique marks were intact and the cause remained unknown.
  • Lin Suisui warned that the Great Annihilation’s signs came from outside the realm and that the Cross-Realm Secret Technique might not conceal the Primordial Realm, before Lü Zheng'an ordered her and Maomao to stay at Zhengyang Dharma Manor.
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Ch. 1259No One Had Expected It

Yang Tianni named Tie Sheng the next Divine Lord of the Asura, awakened his hidden War Clan bloodline, and gave him the Divine Spark. After the Asura accepted Tie Sheng, Yang Tianni stepped away from leadership and left Shouting to help him.

  • Dao Demon told Yang Tianni that the Devil Cultivators were ready to enter the Primordial Realm but were waiting for Qin to break the seal safely.
  • Yang Tianni summoned Tie Sheng and announced that he would pass the Divine Lord position to him, prompting Shouting and other Asura to object.
  • Yang Tianni revealed Tie Sheng's descent from the Ancient Asura War Clan, gave him the Undying Asura Divine War Art, and awakened his sealed bloodline.
  • Tie Sheng's power surged to the Perfected Dao Origin Realm, and Yang Tianni gave him the Divine Spark before declaring him Divine Lord.
  • The Asura bowed to Tie Sheng, while Shen Xiu regretted her past treatment of him.
  • After the gathering dispersed, Yang Tianni told Shouting to assist Tie Sheng and explained to Dao Demon that Tie Sheng's power would become right in time.

Ch. 1260It Was All a Lie

Dao Demon realized Yang Tianni had fabricated Tie Sheng’s Asura bloodline and raised his cultivation, revealing that Yang Tianni stood beyond the rules of the Heavenly Mandate. Meanwhile, Sixth Elder reported to the yellow-robed elders that Yang Tianni had faced Wusheng Dao Master and cultivated a Great Dao that was himself.

  • Dao Demon realized Yang Tianni had invented Tie Sheng’s Asura Battle Body bloodline and used his power to raise Tie Sheng to Dao Origin Realm perfection.
  • Dao Demon reflected that Yang Tianni and Qin Guan sought to overturn the Heavenly Dao rules and feared the coming Great Annihilation.
  • A messenger told the five yellow-robed elders that Wusheng Dao Master had attacked Yang Tianni, but the two had made peace after Yang Tianni held his own.
  • Sixth Elder told the elders that Yang Tianni had deliberately restrained his strength because he did not want to challenge the Saint Gate yet, apparently for someone’s sake.
  • Sixth Elder revealed that Yang Tianni’s Great Dao was having no Dao and that he might achieve oneness of man and Dao, leaving the elders bewildered.

Ch. 1261The Most Glorious Final Stroke!

The seven Dao interceptors decided to wait until Yang Tianni entered the Saint Gate before trying to seize his Dao Fruit, while choosing not to investigate Dao Demon. At the Mandate Temple, Cang Chong and Ghost King pooled resources to pursue the Divine Cauldron’s Secret Method, and Cang Chong prepared safeguards against Qin Guan as he anticipated ascending to Sainthood.

  • The yellow-robed elders agreed to wait for Yang Tianni to challenge the Saint Gate before attempting to seize his completed Dao Fruit, and they dismissed concerns about Dao Demon and the Primordial Realm’s affairs.
  • Ghost King returned injured from the Nine Nether Hall and asked Cang Chong to help him secure the Qi Yuan Civilization Inheritance after offending Qin Guan.
  • Cang Chong agreed to pool resources with Ghost King, who supplied dozens of Space Stones filled with cultivation resources in exchange for a share of the Secret Method.
  • Zhi Ming reported that he had borrowed just over a hundred million Primordial Soul Stones and confirmed that Cang Chong’s preparations to expose Qin Guan’s secret were complete.
  • Cang Chong revealed that he had alerted the reclusive Seniors who once suppressed Dao Demon and expected investigators from above to arrive and reinforce the seal.
  • Cang Chong promised Zhi Ming a share of the Secret Method and declared that obtaining it would be his last, most glorious stroke before leaving the Primordial Realm.

Ch. 1262A Burst Forward

Cang Chong resolved to exploit the Upper Realm’s investigation of Qin Guan and the Primordial Tower to seize the Origin Awakening Secret Method. Meanwhile, Qin Guan learned that his master had reached sainthood and discussed his own cultivation prospects with Dao Demon and the Little Black Tower.

  • Cang Chong convinced himself that his setbacks were a Heaven-sent trial and planned to use the Upper Realm’s investigators to pressure Qin Guan and obtain the Origin Awakening Secret Method.
  • Zhi Ming praised Cang Chong’s plan and left to prepare for the investigators’ arrival.
  • Dao Demon told Qin Guan what had happened in the Asura Divine Realm, including that Yang Shizun had reached the heights of a saint.
  • The Little Black Tower explained that a moment of enlightenment could unlock cultivation breakthroughs after years of accumulated effort.
  • Qin Guan asked when he might reach the Divine Ruins Realm, and the Little Black Tower and Dao Demon teased him with jokes about women.

Ch. 1263An urgent situation

Qin Guan learned that powerful sect elders would arrive to inspect Dao Demon’s seals and the demonic beasts, while Cang Chong offered to cover up the truth in exchange for access to the Secret Method. The chapter ended with Ghost King suggesting that Yao Niang and Qin Guan’s wives might come with the inspectors, giving Qin Guan an idea for countering Cang Chong.

  • Dao Demon urged Qin Guan to hurry and break the formations sealing him, while Qin Guan said he needed Xiao Guo to finish evolving before he could obtain the Secret Method.
  • Dao Demon asked to study the Secret Method, but Qin Guan claimed he could not share it because it was a woman he had to fuse with, and Dao Demon refused to believe him.
  • Cang Chong told Qin Guan that elders from the sects that had sealed Dao Demon would arrive the next day to inspect the seals and investigate the demonic beasts.
  • Cang Chong offered to mislead the visiting elders if Qin Guan let him witness the cauldron’s breakthrough and share the Secret Method.
  • Ghost King told Qin Guan that Yao Niang and perhaps his wives might come with the inspectors, and Qin Guan welcomed the possibility of using their arrival to turn the situation against Cang Chong.

Ch. 1264Couldn't Go a Day Without Putting Him Down

Qin Guan learned which powerful factions would arrive the next day and planned to deal with them before Xiao Guo finished evolving. After Ghost King left, Qin Guan headed to the Dojo in high spirits, where the Little Black Tower mocked his excitement about seeing the people he loved.

  • Ghost King told Qin Guan that the Zhengyang Dharma Manor, Great Sovereign Heaven, Northern Dipper Palace, God-Slaying Mountain, and Demon Moon Heavenly Palace had helped seal the Dao Demon, and that the first three would lead the coming investigation.
  • Ghost King warned that Cang Chong intended to use the five factions to keep them on the Southern Pole Continent until Lord Cauldron Venerable completed his evolution and obtained the Secret Method inheritance.
  • Ghost King revealed that about seventy percent of the resources Cang Chong had prepared belonged to him, and Qin Guan promised he would be rewarded after their undertaking succeeded.
  • Ghost King returned to avoid arousing Cang Chong's suspicion, and Qin Guan went to the Dojo on the Second Floor of the Primordial Tower.
  • The Little Black Tower teased Qin Guan about looking forward to seeing the people he loved and joked that he should mark a tree as his territory; Qin Guan asked if it could go a day without putting him down.

Ch. 1265The five great sects

The five ancient sects arrived at the Mandate Temple to inspect Dao Demon's seal, while Qin Guan and the Primordial Tower Spirit concealed everyone and everything on the Second Floor. The sects reached the Demon Den, where three Great Sovereign Heaven Elders began examining the seal.

  • Qin Guan persuaded the Primordial Tower Spirit to hide the Red Crab Demons, Xiao Guo, Bai Fuzi, and the others inside Little Black Tower before the visitors arrived.
  • Zhou Xuan led more than twenty representatives from the five sects through a rift in the sky to the Mandate Temple, where Cang Chong welcomed them.
  • Cang Chong told the sect leaders that Qin Guan had refined escaped Demonic Qi into two Demonic Beasts, and described Qin Guan as having Half-Step Heaven-Wielding combat strength.
  • Zhao Huang said he wanted to exchange pointers with Qin Guan, while Cang Chong explained that the Primordial Tower's protection prevented him from acting against Qin Guan.
  • Zhou Xuan and the sect representatives entered the Primordial Tower and reached the Demon Den to inspect Dao Demon's seal.
  • The Primordial Tower Spirit allowed the group to inspect the seal, and three Great Sovereign Heaven Elders stepped forward to examine it.

Ch. 1266Twist His Head Off?

The elders investigated Dao Demon’s seals, found the seventh layer weakened, and reinforced it after his violent reaction. With the danger contained, Zhao Huang asked to challenge Qin Guan, and the Primordial Tower Spirit agreed to take him to the Second Floor.

  • The elders inspected the formation and discovered that the seventh seal had loosened while the other layers remained intact.
  • Dao Demon sprang awake and unleashed Demonic Qi, forcing the group to withdraw their Divine Sense.
  • Zhou Xuan ordered the elders to reinforce the seals until Dao Demon’s cries faded and the formation was secure.
  • Zhao Huang asked the Primordial Tower Spirit to let him seek Qin Guan’s instruction, and the Tower Spirit proposed a spar between them.
  • The Primordial Tower Spirit said he would take Zhao Huang to Qin Guan on the Second Floor, while Nan Rou, Bai You, Zi Qing, and Xiao Man discussed the challenge and Yao Niang warned them not to expose their identities.

Ch. 1267Born in the Year of the Horse?

The Primordial Tower Spirit brought the sect members to the Second Floor, where Zhao Huang asked to meet Qin Guan and waited while everyone else cultivated. As the Demon Moon Heavenly Palace women discussed Zhao Huang’s strength, Xiao Man embarrassed Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing with a suggestive misunderstanding about Qin Guan.

  • Yao Niang reminded the four women not to reveal their identities, and the Primordial Tower Spirit led the group through a portal to the Second Floor.
  • The visitors admired the Dojo’s hundredfold cultivation boost, and Zhao Huang asked the Primordial Tower Spirit where Qin Guan was.
  • After the Primordial Tower Spirit went to find Qin Guan, the others began cultivating while Zhao Huang remained standing, focused on his intended duel.
  • Bai You asked Zhi Yue about Zhao Huang, and Zhi Yue said the twenty-eight-year-old was likely the strongest person under a thousand years old in the Primordial Realm.
  • Xiao Man confidently said Qin Guan could handle Zhao Huang, then embarrassed Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing by joking that they had ridden Qin Guan.

Ch. 1268Nothing but a Scoundrel

Qin Guan arrived among the gathered cultivators and ignored Zhao Huang’s challenge to flirt with the women of the Demon Moon Divine Palace. Zhao Huang and the onlookers mistook Qin Guan’s behavior for cowardice as Qin Guan continued trying to make the women’s acquaintance.

  • The women of the Demon Moon Divine Palace panicked when Xiao Man revealed that Qin Guan often rode them, while Zhi Yue and Yao Niang listened.
  • The Primordial Tower Spirit brought Qin Guan before the gathered cultivators, and he asked who wanted to spar with him.
  • Qin Guan walked toward Nan Rou, Bai You, Zi Qing, and Xiao Man instead of acknowledging Zhao Huang’s challenge.
  • Bai You removed the soundproof restriction and accused Qin Guan of being a lecher; Qin Guan joked that he had mistaken Zhao Huang’s voice for a woman’s.
  • Zhao Huang angrily challenged Qin Guan, but Qin Guan refused and kept addressing the Demon Moon Divine Palace women.
  • A God-Slaying Mountain disciple said Qin Guan was avoiding the fight out of fear, and the onlookers accepted that explanation as Qin Guan continued flirting.

Ch. 1269Don't Just Talk

Qin Guan offered the Demon Moon Divine Palace a chance to cultivate in the Primordial Tower, then proved his skill by facing Zhao Huang’s sword techniques without using cultivation. The Primordial Tower Spirit allowed the visitors to stay for three days, and Qin Guan left Zhao Huang staggering after challenging him to back up his boasts.

  • Zi Qing insulted Qin Guan for his shameless approach, and Qin Guan offered the Demon Moon Divine Palace a year of cultivation to apologize.
  • Bai You warned Yao Niang about Qin Guan, while Nan Rou pointed out the value of cultivating in the Primordial Tower.
  • Yao Niang asked the Primordial Tower Spirit for permission to stay, and the Spirit allowed everyone to remain for three days.
  • Qin Guan told Yao Niang she could stay for a year, though the Spirit had only granted three days.
  • Zhao Huang attacked Qin Guan with sword techniques alone, and Qin Guan blocked every strike with two fingers.
  • Qin Guan clamped Zhao Huang’s sword between his fingers and sent him staggering back, telling him not to just talk.

Ch. 1270Five God-Slaying Swords

Qin Guan and Zhao Huang fought in a Spatial Array, where Qin Guan’s Great Dao overpowered Zhao Huang’s God-Slaying Great Dao. Wounded and enraged, Zhao Huang summoned God-Slaying Mountain’s deadly Five God-Slaying Swords, and an elder urgently told him to withdraw them.

  • Zhao Huang released his Half-Step Heaven-Wielding Realm cultivation, and a Great Sovereign Heaven elder enclosed him and Qin Guan in a Spatial Array.
  • Zhao Huang attacked Qin Guan with God-Extinguishing Slash and God of Slaughter Break, but Qin Guan held his ground and praised Zhao Huang’s swordsmanship.
  • Zhao Huang used God-Slaying Chop, and Qin Guan cut through his sword Qi and blasted him hundreds of meters back, leaving him wounded.
  • Zhao Huang summoned the Five God-Slaying Swords, prompting a disciple to identify God-Slaying Mountain’s supreme killing move.
  • God-Slaying Mountain’s elder urgently ordered Zhao Huang to withdraw the swords, warning that their use could damage his Dao Yuan foundation and lower his cultivation.

Ch. 1271Something was calling to me

Qin Guan endured Zhao Huang’s Five God-Slaying Swords as a five-colored divine sword at God-Slaying Mountain reacted to him, then defeated Zhao Huang and shattered his confidence. After God-Slaying Mountain withdrew, Qin Guan invited Yao Niang and the Demon Moon Divine Palace to visit his cultivation dojo, while Cang Chong urged the other sects to divine Qin Guan’s origins.

  • Zhao Huang unleashed all five elemental swords, but Qin Guan sensed that something was calling to him and that the sword Qi did not want to harm him.
  • The White-Haired Old Man suppressed the restless Five-Colored Divine Sword in God-Slaying Mountain’s forbidden grounds.
  • Qin Guan struck with overwhelming sword momentum, broke the formation, and wounded the God-Slaying Mountain Grand Elder when he intervened to protect Zhao Huang.
  • Qin Guan’s taunts worsened Zhao Huang’s cracked Dao heart, and the Grand Elder took him and the God-Slaying Mountain disciples back to their sect.
  • Qin Guan invited Yao Niang and the Demon Moon Divine Palace group to his cultivation dojo, and she accepted.
  • Cang Chong told the other sects that Qin Guan had won through his Great Dao, and a Northern Dipper Palace disciple proposed divining Qin Guan’s origins.

Ch. 1272Even when beating a dog, mind its master

The Northern Dipper Palace declined to divine Qin Guan’s identity after Cang Chong warned that even the Southern Pole Continent Heavenly Dao had refused to investigate him. Cang Chong then appealed to the other factions to avenge the Mandate Temple, but the chapter ended before they answered.

  • A Northern Dipper Palace disciple urged Lu Heng to divine Qin Guan’s identity, but Cang Chong warned that the Southern Pole Continent Heavenly Dao had refused to reveal it.
  • The disciple boasted about the Northern Dipper Palace’s divination, so Lu Heng reprimanded him and refused to risk the divination.
  • The disciples of the three remaining factions began cultivating in the sacred cultivation ground for the three days they had left.
  • Cang Chong asked Zhou Xuan, Fa Tian, and Lu Heng to uphold justice for the Mandate Temple, citing its slain elders and depleted reserves.
  • Cang Chong compared the Mandate Temple to a dog owned by the powerful factions and urged them to mind its masters when seeking justice.

Ch. 1273Speaking Fee

Cang Chong persuaded Zhou Xuan, Fa Tian, and Lu Heng to protect the Mandate Temple for half a month, while Qin Guan learned that he was the destined master of the Sword of the Elements. The chapter left Qin Guan considering the forces guiding his fate as Nan Rou and the others shared a meal with him.

  • Cang Chong asked Zhou Xuan, Fa Tian, and Lu Heng to hold the fort at the Mandate Temple for half a month, and they agreed.
  • Cang Chong left the Primordial Tower, pleased that the Three Great Powers would keep Qin Guan from attacking the Divine Hall.
  • Inside the Little Black Tower, Yao Niang demanded a speaking fee before revealing why Zhao Huang's Sword Qi had not harmed Qin Guan; Qin Guan offered resources, and Zhi Yue took half.
  • Yao Niang revealed that Qin Guan was the master awaited by the sword behind God-Slaying Mountain's Five God-Slaying Swords, and Nan Rou explained the Sword of the Elements to him.
  • Qin Guan worried that events had been steering him like a piece on a chessboard, but Nan Rou and Zi Qing comforted him over crab meat.
  • Yao Niang left with Zhi Yue and Xiao Man, who promised to return in ten hours after teasing Qin Guan about playing horsey with Nan Rou.

Ch. 1274So much to say

Qin Guan reunited with Bai You, Nan Rou, and Zi Qing, and told them he had found Lin Suisui, the Primordial Dao Root, who was willing to help. He learned that the women had found the Primordial Fate Marrow, but it was demanding treasures instead of honoring its promise; the chapter ended with Qin Guan recounting Bai Fuzi’s tragic past.

  • Xiao Man teased the group before leaving with Yao Niang and Zhi Yue, leaving Qin Guan with Bai You, Nan Rou, and Zi Qing.
  • Qin Guan told the women that Lin Suisui was his friend and was willing to help, though the time had not yet come to free her from her shackles.
  • Nan Rou and Bai You explained that the Primordial Sword had guided them to the Primordial Fate Marrow, which now claimed to have lost its memory and demanded treasures despite Yuan Bao defeating it.
  • Nan Rou told Qin Guan that Yuan Bao was inside the Primordial Sword’s true body, keeping watch over the Primordial Fate Marrow.
  • Qin Guan said Bai Fuzi’s past-life Karma had been resolved and told the women the story of his life with the Confucian Sect.

Ch. 1275Making trouble for no reason

Qin Guan reunited with Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing, but their teasing turned into a misunderstanding about whether he had pursued other women. After the Little Black Tower cleared his name and threatened to leave, Qin Guan made peace with it and asked it to watch the women’s Old Ancestor, whom he suspected.

  • Nan Rou urged Qin Guan to take them to see Bai Fuzi, but the Little Black Tower said Bai Fuzi was busy merging with the Vast Righteous Dao Heart.
  • Bai You, Nan Rou, and Zi Qing interrogated Qin Guan about other women, then misread the Little Black Tower’s vague answer as evidence he had been unfaithful.
  • Qin Guan showed them his scars and left angrily; the Little Black Tower confirmed he had rejected every woman who approached him, and the three women apologized.
  • Qin Guan scolded the Little Black Tower for stirring up trouble, and the tower announced it was leaving the Primordial Realm because it felt disrespected.
  • Qin Guan refused to let the Little Black Tower go and asked it to keep watch on the women’s Old Ancestor because he suspected something was wrong with her.

Ch. 1276Finally Letting Loose

Qin Guan ended the misunderstanding with Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing, then challenged them to a sparring match. The four began fighting inside Bai You’s Isolation Array while the Little Black Tower observed and learned from their techniques.

  • Qin Guan asked the three women to admit their mistake and promise not to doubt him so readily, then had them massage his shoulders and chest.
  • Qin Guan revealed he wanted to release the strength he had accumulated, and Bai You accused him of pretending to be angry.
  • Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing pounced on Qin Guan, laughing and roughhousing as they put the misunderstanding behind them.
  • Bai You set up an Isolation Array, and the four began sparring after Qin Guan challenged all three women at once.
  • Nan Rou, Bai You, and Zi Qing coordinated their attacks against Qin Guan, while the Little Black Tower studied their exchanges to help the Sister Great Dao improve.

Ch. 1277Are you playing favorites?

Qin Guan and three women cultivated under the Little Black Tower’s Sister Great Dao, and Bai You and Zi Qing advanced toward the Divine Ruins Realm. The Little Black Tower explained that Qin Guan and Nan Rou’s sturdier foundations made their own breakthroughs slower, and Qin Guan asked whether the women’s rapid progress would harm their potential.

  • Qin Guan sparred and cultivated with Bai You, Zi Qing, and Nan Rou while the Little Black Tower enveloped them in its Sister Great Dao.
  • Bai You and Zi Qing broke through their Origin Awakening Realm bottleneck and began advancing toward the Divine Ruins Realm.
  • Nan Rou accused Qin Guan of favoring Bai You and Zi Qing, but Qin Guan questioned whether her Taiyin Immortal Physique had affected the results.
  • The Little Black Tower explained that Qin Guan and Nan Rou had sturdier Great Dao foundations, so their cultivation was harder to advance.
  • Qin Guan asked the Little Black Tower whether Bai You and Zi Qing’s rapid breakthroughs would affect their future potential.

Ch. 1278Tempted

Bai You and Zi Qing broke through to the Divine Ruins Realm after Qin Guan and Little Black Tower helped them cultivate, while Qin Guan pretended to fawn over them to conceal their relationship. After Qin Guan left with Yao Niang, the elders of the Three Great Powers suspected he and Yao Niang shared a hidden connection.

  • Little Black Tower explained that Qin Guan’s yin-yang cultivation with Bai You and Zi Qing, aided by Great Dao Source Power, had helped them overcome their bottlenecks.
  • Bai You and Zi Qing’s unstable breakthroughs began, so Qin Guan took them to the Second Floor of the Primordial Tower and supplied Primordial Dao Stones.
  • Bai You and Zi Qing broke through to the Divine Ruins Realm, astonishing the cultivators and elders of the Three Great Powers.
  • Bai You and Zi Qing acted as though Qin Guan had barely helped them, while Qin Guan played along and accepted Zi Qing’s handkerchief to hide their relationship.
  • Qin Guan took Yao Niang and the two women away, and Fa Tian, Zhou Xuan, and Lu Heng speculated that Qin Guan and Yao Niang shared a concealed connection.

Ch. 1279Discussed the Yin-Yang Method

Lu Heng refused to divine Qin Guan and Yao Niang’s fate profiles, warning that probing their secrets could bring disaster upon the Northern Dipper Palace. Meanwhile, Bai You revealed that she and Zi Qing had advanced to the Divine Ruins Realm after discussing the Yin-Yang Method with Qin Guan, leaving Yao Niang inwardly shocked.

  • Lu Heng’s divination led Zhou Xuan and Fa Tian to suspect Qin Guan had a hidden connection to Yao Niang, possibly as her illegitimate son.
  • Fa Tian asked Lu Heng to inspect Qin Guan’s and Yao Niang’s fate profiles, but Lu Heng refused, fearing the backlash could endanger the Northern Dipper Palace.
  • Zhou Xuan redirected the group’s attention to inspecting Dao Demon’s seal, and the three Hidden Sects resumed cultivating.
  • Qin Guan brought the group back into the Little Black Tower, where Yao Niang questioned Bai You and Zi Qing about their sudden breakthrough to the Divine Ruins Realm.
  • Bai You told Yao Niang that she and Zi Qing had discussed the Yin-Yang Method with Qin Guan, astonishing Yao Niang with how quickly their cultivation had advanced.

Ch. 1280Treating Me Like a Brood Sow

Zi Ran and Wu She reunited with Zi Qing and met Yao Niang, while Qin Guan and Nan Rou shared a quiet, affectionate night together. A sudden portent of the Great Annihilation struck the Primordial Realm, and Lin Suisui feared its aftermath could lead the old monsters to investigate her and expose Qin Guan.

  • Zi Ran and Wu She joined Zi Qing, and Yao Niang praised Zi Ran’s aptitude and Wu She’s sword heart.
  • Nan Rou and Qin Guan teased each other, spoke about the pressures of the Great Annihilation, and reaffirmed that they would face danger together.
  • Purple lightning and destructive portents appeared across the Primordial Realm, alarming its hidden old monsters.
  • Lin Suisui told the Primordial Tower Spirit that the portent was the order of the Great Annihilation reacting to a perceived threat, not an attempt to erase Qin Guan.
  • Lin Suisui warned that the old monsters might investigate her and the Fate Marrow, potentially exposing Qin Guan.

Ch. 1281Tracing the Source

After a portent of the great annihilation appeared unexpectedly in the Primordial Realm, Lü Zheng'an and the other ancient powerhouses investigated whether the Cross-Realm Secret Technique had failed. They summoned Lin Suisui and the primordial fate marrow to inspect their imprints, and Lin Suisui voiced their suspicion as the chapter ended.

  • Lü Zheng'an summoned the elders of Great Sovereign Heaven, Northern Dipper Palace, and God-Slaying Mountain after the portent appeared.
  • Su Wangchen divined that two forces were entangled in the Primordial Realm's fate, but he could not identify the second force.
  • The four elders suspected something had gone wrong with the primordial Dao root or primordial fate marrow that sustained the Cross-Realm Secret Technique.
  • Lü Zheng'an used the Order Dao Platform to forcibly bring Lin Suisui and the primordial fate marrow before the elders.
  • Lin Suisui asked whether they suspected the Cross-Realm Secret Technique imprints in her and the Red-Haired Monster had been damaged.

Ch. 1282You're Just Ugly

Lü Zheng'an examined Maomao and Lin Suisui’s marks for signs of a problem with the Cross-Realm Secret Technique, while Maomao repeatedly demanded compensation and threatened to harm itself. Both marks were intact, leaving the cause of the approaching Great Annihilation unknown, and Lü Zheng'an wondered why Yao Niang had not arrived.

  • Lin Suisui and Maomao traded insults until Lü Zheng'an freed them and insisted they discuss the danger to the Primordial Realm.
  • Maomao demanded a hundred million Divine Stones for an examination, but Lü Zheng'an restrained it and inspected its mark by force.
  • Lü Zheng'an found Maomao’s mark intact, then examined Lin Suisui and found her mark stable as well.
  • Su Wangchen divined that the marks were unharmed, but the group still could not identify the source of the problem.
  • Maomao threatened to stab itself with a Blood Energy dagger, so Lü Zheng'an and the others suppressed it before it could act.
  • Lü Zheng'an asked why Yao Niang had not come despite his earlier voice transmission.

Ch. 1283Are Food and Lodging Included?

Lü Zheng'an and the other Old Ancestors discussed Yao Niang’s absence and the early signs of the Great Annihilation, while Lin Suisui questioned whether their Cross-Realm Secret Technique could truly avert the calamity. Lü Zheng'an kept Lin Suisui and Maomao at Zhengyang Dharma Manor, and Lin Suisui asked whether their food and lodging were included.

  • Xiao Changfeng explained that Yao Niang remained at the Primordial Tower after encountering Qin Guan, a young man who had defeated Zhao Huang.
  • The Old Ancestors questioned Lin Suisui about the Great Annihilation’s signs, and she said their source lay outside the realm.
  • Lin Suisui warned that the Cross-Realm Secret Technique might not hide the Primordial Realm from the Great Annihilation because the Chaos Realm shared its root.
  • Lin Suisui asked to return home, but Lü Zheng'an said she and Maomao had to stay at Zhengyang Dharma Manor until they found the cause of the problem.
  • Lin Suisui asked Lü Zheng'an whether food and lodging were included.
Arc 51 of 54
Arc 51 of 54