Arc 15Return of the Sword Ancestor

Xu Xing severed his ties to the Great Profound Realm, returned after exploring the Chaos Sea, and began investigating Dao Delusion while preparing the Ascension Guidance Immortal Net. He confronted Xuan and the hidden Cang Race, then Zhang Yunlu reunited with her brother and took him to their parents’ graves.

  • Ning Ruo completed the communication channel, while Zhang Yunlu formed a nine-revolution Indestructible Golden Core and Chi Jiuyu learned Min’s rooster had been a Phoenix.
  • Jiang Lin overthrew the Great Unity Dynasty, resisted the Great Bright Sword Ancestor’s attempt to claim him, and received support from Xu Xing, who established an Ascension Platform beyond Profound Penetration.
  • Xu Xing crossed the Chaos Sea, explored other worlds, and discovered Dao Delusion obstructing his further progress in the Sword Dao.
  • Xu Xing returned to the Great Profound Realm and reunited with Li Ke, Bie Xuening, and his other disciples before joining Confusion’s Exchange Group to seek advice about Dao Delusion.
  • Xu Xing told Zhang Yunlu that her parents’ remains had been found in Qingxu, while he and Ning Ruo began building the Immortal Net framework.
  • Xu Xing found the hidden Cang Race stronghold, clashed with Xuan, and killed Liu Yu and two other Cang Race Heavenly Generals before returning to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield.
  • Zhang Xiu arrived at the Sword Sect, and Zhang Yunlu led him toward their parents’ graves with Jiang Hong and Chi Jiuyu following.
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Ch. 352'Big Boss Group' and 'Exchange Group'

Ning Ruo established a communication channel with Yuanjun and asked her to help improve its materials, while the group of ancestors discussed the successful connection. The channel entered its final adjustment and testing stage, and Ning Ruo rested after completing the initial setup.

  • Ning Ruo tested a projected conversation with Yuanjun and Bie Xuening, then sent Yuanjun materials to improve the communication channel and several experimental designs.
  • Yuanjun received the materials and agreed to help, while Bie Xuening left and Yuanjun wondered how she had worked with Ning Ruo before.
  • Ning Ruo completed the communication channel's initial construction and announced in the Big Boss Group that real-time projected conversation worked, though its capacity for True Immortal power still needed testing.
  • The other ancestors moved to the Exchange Group, where Charm Ancestor relayed Ning Ruo's announcement and Confusion wondered why she was the one passing it along.
  • Ning Ruo returned to her quarters and rested after days of calculations.

Ch. 353To Think Martial Uncle Would Say Such a Thing?!

Min reminisced with Chi Jiuyu about Martial Uncle’s past, revealing that he once vowed to face heaven and earth with his sword alone. Later, Chi Jiuyu brought Zhang Yunlu to the Golden Core Comprehensive Service Center and discovered that the rooster Min had given her was actually a Phoenix.

  • Min welcomed Chi Jiuyu to his courtyard, where she asked about Martial Uncle and heard Min quote his vow: “Should heaven and earth overturn, I alone shall meet it with one sword.”
  • Min gave Chi Jiuyu his rooster when she left, and she later stewed it for Zhang Yunlu as she prepared to form her core.
  • Chi Jiuyu accompanied Zhang Yunlu to Core Formation Chamber Number Seventy-Five and reviewed the precautions for core formation while Li Ke waited nearby.
  • After Zhang Yunlu went inside, Li Ke identified the lingering fragrance on Chi Jiuyu as the smell of Phoenix meat.
  • Chi Jiuyu realized Min’s rooster had been a Phoenix and said she had found it delicious, though less impressive than food she had eaten at the Spirit Sound Workshop.

Ch. 354Nine Revolutions of the Core-Returning Pill Slaying Sword Canon!

Zhang Yunlu entered the Core Formation Chamber and used the Slaying Sword Canon to refine her true essence into Slaying mana before attempting to form a Golden Core. After enduring the ninth turn’s overwhelming pain and fainting, she left behind an Indestructible Golden Core.

  • Chi Jiuyu asked Li Ke how to remove the smell of Phoenix meat, and Li Ke made it vanish with a wave of her hand.
  • Chi Jiuyu hurried back to her cave abode to retrieve the Phoenix feathers she had thrown away, then obeyed a disciple’s warning not to run inside the Core Formation Chamber.
  • Zhang Yunlu entered the Core Formation Chamber with the spirit liquids and other supplies Bie Xuening had prepared for her.
  • Zhang Yunlu used the Slaying Sword Canon to endure the sword’s killing intent and transform her true essence into Slaying mana.
  • Zhang Yunlu’s Golden Core completed nine turns, but the immense pain made her faint as pill fire filled her body.
  • A radiant Indestructible Golden Core formed on Zhang Yunlu’s Dao Platform.

Ch. 355The Situation

Chi Jiuyu learned that Zhang Yunlu had formed a nine-revolution Golden Core and brought her Phoenix stew. Meanwhile, the clash between the Immortal Path and Divine Path intensified, while Yuanjun asked Bie Xuening to test her improved willpower-powered armor.

  • Chi Jiuyu waited outside the Pill Formation Chamber and prepared to sell the Phoenix feathers she had collected.
  • Zhang Yunlu emerged from the chamber, and Chi Jiuyu learned she had formed a nine-revolution Golden Core.
  • Chi Jiuyu took Zhang Yunlu away to eat Phoenix stew, while Zhang Yunlu wondered when her Master would return.
  • Daoist Xuanling and the Eastern Azurewood Thunder Lord each killed numerous enemies as the Immortal Path and Divine Path conflict escalated.
  • Yuanjun offered to test her improved willpower-powered armored exosuit on Bie Xuening, who dismissed the offer as boring.

Ch. 356Confidantes?

Yuanjun and Bie Xuening received Ning Ruo’s updates, including news that Bie Xuening’s younger disciple had reached Golden Core and several letters for Hong Sovereign. After reading the letters, Hong Sovereign worried about the conflicts among his female confidantes in the Great Profound Realm, then returned to the ongoing gathering in the Divine Court.

  • Ning Ruo reported that Bie Xuening’s younger disciple had reached Golden Core and delivered a message from Charm Ancestor along with four letters for Hong Sovereign.
  • Yuanjun held back from telling Ning Ruo about her improved Mindforce Powered Armor, and Bie Xuening teased her for wanting to show it off.
  • At the Imperial Zenith High Heaven Hall, Emperor Lord Zaiming and other Emperor Lord-level gods discussed their shares in the coming Immortal Dao age while the Celestial Venerable remained silent.
  • Hong Sovereign intercepted the four letters, left the hall, and read them in a secluded pavilion by the Heavenly River.
  • Hua Xi’s letter told Hong Sovereign that Lingrui and Zhixing had fought and injured Qianshuang, leaving him anxious about returning to the Great Profound Realm.
  • Hong Sovereign reassured himself by comparing his troubles with his fellow cultivator’s future problems, then returned to the Imperial Zenith High Heaven Hall.

Ch. 357Destroy the Aristocracy, Refine the Dharma Form

Jiang Lin finished taking control of Qingping Province and ordered the Bian Clan’s remaining resources put to use for the people. When a Bian clan True Lord attacked him, Jiang Lin effortlessly defeated him, only for another powerful figure to arrive and endorse Jiang Lin’s insult.

  • Jiang Cheng reported that the Bian Clan’s main line had been executed, and Jiang Lin ordered three deities to search for survivors and instructed the opening of granaries for the people.
  • Jiang Lin ordered the Bian Clan’s ancestral hall converted into a shelter, then sent Jiang Cheng to protect the evacuating soldiers and civilians.
  • The Bian clan’s True Lord attacked Jiang Lin with a spear, but Jiang Lin stopped the strike with one finger and hurled him through a wall.
  • Jiang Lin seized the True Lord by the throat and declared that he would kill him for claiming to represent the lower-realm True Lords.
  • A voice from the distant horizon praised Jiang Lin’s words as intense killing intent swept toward them.

Ch. 358Taiping Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Manifestation

Jiang Lin rejected Bright Yang Greedy Wolf Star Lord’s demand for the Taiping Pill refining method and revealed the Taiping Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Manifestation to defeat him. The Lunar Star Lord and the heavenly rulers witnessed Jiang Lin’s power, while Hong Sovereign quietly suppressed a dangerous idea inspired by the manifestation.

  • Bright Yang Greedy Wolf Star Lord demanded Jiang Lin hand over the Taiping Pill refining method and provide spiritual materials, promising him a place in Void Return.
  • Jiang Lin refused, and Bright Yang Greedy Wolf Star Lord attacked the Bian Clan ancestral shrine before turning to leave.
  • Jiang Lin stopped Bright Yang Greedy Wolf Star Lord, insulted him, and summoned the Taiping Thirty-Three Heavens Divine Manifestation.
  • Jiang Lin’s manifestation overpowered Bright Yang Greedy Wolf Star Lord and trapped him in a pill furnace of Divine Path flames.
  • The Lunar Star Lord observed the battle and wondered what connection Jiang Lin had to Lord Sword Ancestor.
  • Emperor Lord Zaiming and the other Emperor Lords praised the manifestation, while Hong Sovereign erased the Heavenly Venerable’s plan to create a Myriad Gods Manifestation.

Ch. 359It's Just Brother Xu Alone

Xu Xing emerged from seclusion after weakening the connection binding him to the Great Profound Realm and coordinated plans for a stable communication channel and the Divine Path Information Container. He learned that Hong Sovereign had written letters for everyone, including Qianshuang, but the chapter ended with Hong Sovereign realizing nobody had delivered them.

  • Xu Xing finished wearing away the clasp of his connection to the Great Profound Realm and left his meditation chamber with Moon Shadow.
  • Yuanjun told Xu Xing that the communication channel had passed its final stability tests, and Ning Ruo appeared to confirm her plans to connect it to Starry Sky.
  • Xu Xing gave Ning Ruo the Divine Path Information Container to have Senior You carry later, while Yuanjun prepared her improved items for transfer.
  • Ning Ruo asked Xu Xing whether Hong Sovereign had replied to Qianshuang, and Xu Xing said he had not.
  • Xu Xing and Yuanjun met Hong Sovereign, who revealed that he had already written letters but had not arranged for them to be delivered.

Ch. 360One Hand Subdues True Dragon, Taixuan's You Crosses Realms

Jiang Lin rejected the Great Unity emperor’s offer to make him Imperial Preceptor and went to confront him in the capital, where he seized the dynasty’s true dragon of fortune. A strange presence briefly crowded into the world during the confrontation, but Jiang Lin dismissed the sensation and continued facing the emperor.

  • Jade Void Heavenly Lord watched Jiang Lin and Daoist Xuanling compete, then learned that Xuanling had refused to join the Taiping Dao despite wanting Jiang Lin’s methods.
  • Jade Void Heavenly Lord delivered the Great Unity emperor’s edict appointing Jiang Lin Imperial Preceptor and recognizing Taiping Dao as the state religion, but Jiang Lin destroyed it.
  • Jiang Lin told Jade Void Heavenly Lord to pass the alchemy method to Xuanling if anything happened to him, then departed to kill the emperor.
  • Jiang Lin entered the capital and confronted the emperor, whose weakened dynastic fortune could not prevent him from being forced to his knees.
  • Jiang Lin seized the Great Unity dynasty’s true dragon with his Taiping Eighty-One Heavenly Deities Dharma Manifestation, but a sinister chuckle and an immense presence briefly shook the world.

Ch. 361Hope Can Only Be Fought For By Oneself

Jiang Lin rejected Heavenly Mansion Star Lord’s proposal to legitimize the Taiping Dao and instead offered him a chance to join, while Xu Xing prepared to break the Great Profound Realm’s connection to him. The chapter left Xu Xing poised to continue his secluded cultivation as You watched over him.

  • Jiang Lin said he would kill the emperor despite the emperor admitting his guilt, but Heavenly Mansion Star Lord intervened and stopped his attack.
  • Jiang Lin invited Heavenly Mansion Star Lord to join the Taiping Dao, then summoned Yangming Greedy Wolf Star Lord and asked for his guidance.
  • Savage Thunder Venerable and other powerful cultivators gathered in the Ninefold Heavenly Palace to investigate a sudden disturbance that seemed to exceed the Profound Penetration Golden Immortal realm.
  • You returned the Ascension Platform to Xu Xing and learned that Xu Xing intended to break the Great Profound Realm’s connection to him rather than return to his homeland.
  • Xu Xing manifested three chains linking him to the Great Profound Realm, and You sensed that they were drawing his true body toward them.

Ch. 362Cultivating in the Chaos Sea, Immortals and Those Below Immortals

Xu Xing entered seclusion while the Great Profound Realm changed under Taiping Daoist’s rule, and the mysterious You intervened when the Solar Star Lord nearly killed Taiping Daoist. Hong Sovereign visited the dying Jiang Lin and asked whether he regretted his choices.

  • Xu Xing went into seclusion, while You explored the Great Profound Realm and Azure Cloud Demon Lord found a pile of Void Spirit Crystals before You appeared behind them.
  • Jiang Lin entered the Capital City, defeated Heavenly Mansion, shattered the Great Unity Dynasty’s fortune, and executed its rulers and nobles.
  • Taiping Daoist defeated the allied rebel kings, expanded Taiping Dao’s influence, and later crushed Daoist Xuanling in a duel before they discussed the Dao.
  • The Solar Star Lord attacked Taiping Daoist with golden flames, but You’s sinister laughter forced the Golden Crow to flee after Taiping Daoist was gravely wounded.
  • Hong Sovereign appeared before the dying Jiang Lin and asked whether he regretted giving up a quieter path to cultivate.

Ch. 363Sword Ancestor?

Jiang Lin received renewed strength and powerful protections from Hong Sovereign, then confronted the arrival of the Great Bright Sword Ancestor and exposed the sinister purpose of his cultivation method. Xu Xing appeared as another Sword Ancestor, granted Jiang Lin a sword scar capable of killing a Profound Penetration, and began using an Ascension Platform to threaten the world’s strongest cultivators.

  • Jiang Lin admitted his fear and asked Hong Sovereign for a way to break the looming deadlock, so Hong Sovereign restored his youth, returned his 108 divine spirit forms, and gave him a bronze mirror that could kill two Profound Penetration cultivators.
  • Hong Sovereign revealed that he came from the Immortal Realm, explained the realms beyond Dao Integration, and left Jiang Lin a Compressed Biscuit while warning that great changes were coming.
  • After Jiang Lin purged thirty-five schemers among Taiping Dao's regional overseers, the Great Bright Sword Ancestor's Tai Ming Origin Cave Heaven descended and spread the Tai Ming Metal Refining Art throughout the world.
  • Jiang Lin recognized that the art forged cultivators into sword blanks, and his bronze mirror blocked the Great Bright Sword Ancestor's attempt to impose him as a personal disciple.
  • Xu Xing appeared as a Sword Ancestor, praised Jiang Lin, and granted him a sword scar capable of killing a Profound Penetration, angering the Great Bright Sword Ancestor.
  • Xu Xing took out another Ascension Platform and declared that Profound Penetration was not the end of cultivation, causing every Profound Penetration, Dao Integration, and Void Return cultivator to feel a lethal edge at their brows.

Ch. 364What's the Next Line After "A Heavenly Immortal Drunkenly Revels"?

Xu Xing established an Ascension Platform in the Great Profound Realm, while the Tai Ming Sword Ancestor agreed to bring his sword palace into the mortal world and spread its teachings. After returning to the Chaos Sea, Xu Xing parted from Bie Xuening and Yuanjun, then Hong Sovereign asked him a mysterious question about a line of poetry.

  • Xu Xing split heaven and earth with his sword and established an Ascension Platform for qualified Void Return cultivators, whose merit evaluations appeared in their minds.
  • The Tai Ming Sword Ancestor feared Jiang Lin's sword scar, agreed to spread the Tai Ming teachings through Taiping Dao territory, and changed his sect's entry requirements.
  • The Lunar Star Lord reflected on Xu Xing's power and her own merit evaluation at the Taiping Dao branch altar in Swallow Phoenix Province.
  • Xu Xing, Bie Xuening, Yuanjun, and Hong Sovereign watched the world from the Chaos Sea and discussed how ascension might work there.
  • Bie Xuening and Yuanjun departed after Xu Xing said he remembered his past and needed a little more time to return.
  • Hong Sovereign asked Xu Xing, “What is the next line after ‘It must be that the heavenly immortals were wildly drunk’?”

Ch. 365The World Where Yuan Lingered

Xu Xing left the world where he had lingered and struggled through the Chaos Sea toward the Great Profound Realm, discovering a record of Abyss’s stay in a world associated with Shu Mountain. In the Great Profound Realm, the Sword Sect had stabilized, while Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu discussed their cultivation and injuries.

  • Xu Xing watched the Great Profound Realm’s repulsive force weaken after his connections to the Three Daos were severed, then set off toward home.
  • Xu Xing crossed the Chaos Sea and found a jade tome recording Abyss’s activities in a Void Return-level world, including his influence on the force called Shu Mountain.
  • In the Great Profound Realm, the Sword Sect and Supreme Dao Sect had restored stability after withdrawing some cultivators from the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield.
  • Chi Jiuyu complained of boredom and injuries while Zhang Yunlu recovered from a mission and reflected on her slower Golden Core cultivation.
  • Chi Jiuyu kept her Principle secret from Zhang Yunlu, who said she would ask Senior Sister Li instead.

Ch. 366'Confusion' Requests to Add You as a Friend

Chi Jiuyu reunited with Bie Xuening after Bie Xuening returned to the Great Profound Realm, while the sect learned that Xu Xing would arrive a few days later. Bie Xuening met Ji Yue and received a friend request from “Confusion,” as the Founder Ancestors joked in their group chat and Hong Sovereign revealed that Confusion had invited him to an exchange group.

  • Chi Jiuyu gave Zhang Yunlu a new phone, then rushed to greet Bie Xuening when Zhang Yunlu spotted her by the Spirit Fish pond.
  • Bie Xuening told the Sword Sect’s leaders that Xu Xing would return a few days later and answered their questions about the sect’s affairs.
  • Bie Xuening visited Ji Yue, who welcomed her back and discussed how she had helped teach Bie Xuening’s disciples.
  • Bie Xuening noticed a friend request from “Confusion” while the Founder Ancestors traded jokes in their group chat.
  • Hong Sovereign shared a screenshot showing that Confusion had invited him to an exchange group.

Ch. 367Giving Back to the World

Bie Xuening returned to the Sword Sect, praised Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu’s cultivation, and arranged for Zhang Yunlu to receive a Starship. In the Chaos Sea, Xu Xing repaid a multiverse world that had preserved his Dao lineages and received a token that granted its bearer the world’s favor.

  • Bie Xuening visited Ji Yue, learned Yan Ming had gone into seclusion after fighting Lin Ji, and left while Ji Yue continued suppressing the backlash.
  • Bie Xuening met Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu, praised their progress, and told Zhang Yunlu to choose a Starship with Chi Jiuyu.
  • Bie Xuening said her Martial Uncle would return in a few days and asked her disciples to update the reaction stickers.
  • Xu Xing finished reading the world’s information and continued through the Chaos Sea, seeing his Dao lineages take root across worlds.
  • Xu Xing thanked the multiverse world that had preserved his Dao lineages and watered its realms with spiritual light.
  • The multiverse world gave Xu Xing a token that could grant its bearer the world’s favor, and he kept it for his disciples’ future training.

Ch. 368A Further Step, Dao Delusion Surrounds Him

While traveling through the Chaos Sea, Xu Xing realized that doubts and worries arising from his own mind formed a barrier he called Dao Delusion, which obstructed his further progress. He activated the Beast God Realm’s Ascension Platform during the Human Race’s decisive war against the Beast God Race, then left still searching for a way to overcome Dao Delusion.

  • Xu Xing released his full stature in the Chaos Sea and gained clearer insight into the Great Dao, while wondering whether the Great Profound Realm’s overarching trend had guided him to sever his past.
  • Xu Xing examined himself through a trace in the Beast God Realm and discovered a murky shadow of doubt surrounding his Sword Dao, which he named Dao Delusion.
  • On the Beast God Realm battlefield, Xi Li overwhelmed a supreme Beast God Race mech as the Human Race fought its final decisive battle against the Beast God Race.
  • Xu Xing activated the Ascension Platform he had previously left in the Beast God Realm and observed it through a Sword Intent Spirit Body.
  • Xu Xing found that Dao Delusion emerged when he tried to advance his understanding, and he suppressed distracting worries about Senior Sister, Yuanjun, and Ning Ruo while wondering how to break through it.

Ch. 369Return to the Great Profound Realm

Xu Xing returned to the Great Profound Realm after strengthening the Floating Glaze Realm, but he found that the Dao Delusion still clouded his heart. At the Sword Sect, Li Ke and Chi Jiuyu were waiting when he arrived, and Li Ke called him Master.

  • Xu Xing refined chaos aura to strengthen the Floating Glaze Realm, raising it to the limit of the Void Return level before leaving it to pursue its own advancement.
  • Xu Xing returned to the Great Profound Realm, where he found that its principles did not suppress his Dao Delusion.
  • Xu Xing received messages from several Dao friends and an invitation from Confusion to join the group chat "Exchange Group."
  • Li Ke sat near Sword Ancestor Hall, missing Master, and Chi Jiuyu brought her food made with Phoenix.
  • Xu Xing appeared before Li Ke and Chi Jiuyu, and Li Ke threw aside the lunchbox and called him Master.

Ch. 370Heading Towards the Starry Sky's Other Shore

Xu Xing returned to his sect and spoke with Bie Xuening about the Dao Delusion affecting him, while Chi Jiuyu was thrown down the mountain after interrupting the reunion. Xu Xing planned to visit the Spirit Sound Workshop with Chi Jiuyu, then travel to the other side of the starry sky to investigate the vanished Cang Race and Xuan.

  • Li Ke embraced Xu Xing as his disciples gathered around him, and Chi Jiuyu was sent tumbling to the foot of the mountain after announcing his return.
  • Chi Jiuyu hurried to the Sword Venerable Hall to find Bie Xuening, then discovered her speaking privately with Xu Xing in a bamboo house.
  • Xu Xing told Bie Xuening that Dao Delusion arose when he considered advancing further, and Chi Jiuyu overheard their conversation before they noticed her.
  • Bie Xuening told Chi Jiuyu to accompany Xu Xing to the Spirit Sound Workshop, where he would deliver the Divine Path Information Container to Ning Ruo and discuss Dao Delusion.
  • Xu Xing told Bie Xuening he planned to visit the other side of the starry sky to investigate the missing Cang Race and Xuan, then asked about Confusion's Exchange Group.

Ch. 371The Charm Ancestor's Photograph

Xu Xing joined the cultivators’ group chats, explained the Dao Delusion he had encountered, and planned to visit the Spirit Sound Workshop before exploring the Far Side of the Starry Sky. He then told Chi Jiuyu that he had found Zhang Yunlu’s parents’ remains and asked her to help tell Zhang Yunlu.

  • Xu Xing joined the Exchange Group, while Bie Xuening refused to join and had him relay her answer to the group.
  • Xu Xing described Dao Delusion to the fellow Daoists, who compared it to an inner demon and suggested it might be a tribulation born from the Dao itself.
  • Xu Xing agreed to visit Charm Ancestor for her assessment later, but said he first needed to visit the Spirit Sound Workshop and the Far Side of the Starry Sky.
  • Charm Ancestor sent Xu Xing a series of photographs for his opinions, and Bie Xuening reacted with displeasure.
  • Xu Xing took Chi Jiuyu to the Spirit Sound Workshop and told her he had found Zhang Yunlu’s parents’ remains in Qingxu.
  • Chi Jiuyu agreed to tell Zhang Yunlu about her parents, after Xu Xing explained that Bie Xuening had already been informed.

Ch. 372The 'Immortal Net' Concept

Xu Xing and Ning Ruo began designing the first version of the Immortal Net using the Divine Path Information Container, while Chi Jiuyu sought Ning Wanzhu’s advice on telling Xiao Yunlu that her parents had died. The Immortal Net’s framework was established around True Immortal power, with safeguards planned for ascension missions.

  • Chi Jiuyu asked Ning Wanzhu how to comfort her junior sister after learning that her parents had died, and Ning Wanzhu offered to help her think it through.
  • Xu Xing visited Ning Ruo and let her examine his Dao Delusion, but stopped her from drawing any of it into her own mind.
  • Xu Xing blurted out that Ning Ruo’s smile was prettier, then explained that his Dao Delusion could cause uncontrolled thoughts and planned to seek help from the Charm Ancestor.
  • Ning Ruo took the Divine Path Information Container to the Mountain Body Laboratory, where she and Xu Xing began building the Immortal Net framework.
  • Xu Xing and Ning Ruo chose immortal power as the Immortal Net’s foundation and planned Secondary Immortal Power safeguards for Ascension Envoys entering Truth Insight Level one worlds.

Ch. 373If I Hadn't Left

Xu Xing gave Ning Wanzhu a jade book recording Yuan’s time in another world and answered her questions about Homecoming and Yuan’s promise to return. Back at the Sword Sect, Bie Xuening told Zhang Yunlu that Xu Xing had found her parents’ remains and asked her to summon her elder brother.

  • Ning Ruo and Xu Xing discussed focusing on the Ascension Guidance Immortal Net, and Ning Ruo gave Xu Xing gifts for Bie Xuening and her disciples.
  • Xu Xing gave Ning Wanzhu a jade book about Yuan’s time in another world and told her he had considered Homecoming but that the time was not right.
  • Ning Wanzhu confirmed that Yuan had said he would return, and Xu Xing left with Chi Jiuyu.
  • Chi Jiuyu delivered Ning Ruo’s gifts to Bie Xuening and Zhang Yunlu at the Sword Sect.
  • Bie Xuening told Zhang Yunlu that Xu Xing had found her parents’ remains in Qingxu and asked her to summon her elder brother.

Ch. 374Exploring the Far Side of the Starry Sky

Xu Xing searched Xuan’s route to the Central Continent for traps, then crossed to the Far Side of the Starry Sky to confront him. He uncovered a hidden Daoist ground where Cang Race Heavenly Generals waited, and attacked them as one called for the fighting to end.

  • Xu Xing slashed along the route Xuan had taken to the Central Continent but found no abnormalities.
  • Xu Xing met You and Min at the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield, where You said the Cang Race had vanished and Xuan seemed to have recovered.
  • Xu Xing crossed to the Far Side of the Starry Sky and found no Cang Race members, though he sensed a powerful concealed aura.
  • Xu Xing unleashed Red Radiance across the starfields and cut through a hidden boundary, revealing a vast Daoist ground filled with Cang Race Heavenly Generals.
  • Xu Xing attacked the gathered Heavenly Generals, and a voice urged him to end the conflict as purple qi formed a giant hand to seize his sword light.

Ch. 375Slaying the Three Heavenly Generals, Xuan's Sense of Urgency

Xu Xing confronted the recovered Xuan at the Far Side of the Starry Sky and killed three Cang Race Heavenly Generals before withdrawing. Xuan chose not to retaliate, but the Sword Ancestor’s changed state left him feeling urgency as Xu Xing returned to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield to seek a way past Dao Delusion.

  • Xu Xing clashed with Xuan, who protected the Cang Race and argued that neither side was ready for a decisive battle.
  • Xu Xing’s crimson sword light silently killed Liu Yu and two other Cang Race Heavenly Generals despite Xuan’s protection.
  • Xu Xing departed after telling Xuan that he had attacked because Xuan had struck his disciple first, and Xuan concealed the Purple Qi Dao Field while worrying about the Sword Ancestor’s advancement.
  • Xu Xing returned to the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield and told You and Min that Xuan had recovered and that he had killed three Cang Race Heavenly Generals.
  • Xu Xing explained that he had gained insight but faced Dao Delusion, then planned to search the starry sky for a way through it and later resume arranging the ascension matters.

Ch. 376The One Closest to the 'Immortal-Knocking Pass' Among the Disciples

Xu Xing visited his second disciple, Xu Xianning, on the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield and learned that she was nearing the Immortal-Knocking Pass. At the Sword Sect, Zhang Xiu reunited with Zhang Yunlu and asked her to take him to their parents’ graves.

  • Xu Xing watched Xu Xianning train and stopped her heavy greatsword with one hand.
  • Xu Xianning told Xu Xing that the Immortal-Knocking Pass was close and that she planned to return to the sect in a month.
  • Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu waited at the Sword Sect’s teleportation array for Zhang Xiu and Jiang Hong.
  • Zhang Xiu greeted Zhang Yunlu and asked her to take him to their parents’ graves.
  • Zhang Yunlu flew toward the Sword Sect Cemetery with Zhang Xiu, while Jiang Hong and Chi Jiuyu followed.
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