Arc 91The Demon Suppression Trial

Xia Ping subdued the Mosquito Daoist, absorbed Tree World into the Mountain River Bead, and stunned the Sacred Land with his victory in the Demon Suppression Tower. His breakthrough brought gifts and a new home, while alien Saints plotted to kill him and the Book of Karma revealed the power of his Hell treasures.

  • Xia Ping made the Mosquito Daoist his servant, then summoned the World Tree to devour the Zerg army and grow stronger.
  • Grand Elder Cecil pledged the Treant Race to Xia Ping, who merged Tree World into the Mountain River Bead and raised it to a peak high-grade Saint Artifact.
  • Back in Green Jade City, Xia Ping accepted wagers from inner disciples and prominent competitors who challenged him to the Sacred Land Grand Competition.
  • Xia Ping swept through the Demon Suppression Tower, reached the twentieth floor, and took first place, winning six and a half million points while revealing his Immortal Saint strength.
  • Carefree Patriarch and other human Saints gave Xia Ping treasures, and North Nether Saint warned him that his rapid advancement could attract powerful enemies.
  • Xia Ping joined the Hall of Saints, claimed Yanhuang Peak, and received two million points for his membership and competition victory.
  • Alien Saints put Xia Ping on their must-kill lists, while the Universe Sect gained influence and Xia Ping’s acquaintances pursued their own trials and plans.
  • After earning a System Gift Pack, Xia Ping received the Book of Karma and learned that it and the Samsara Pen belonged to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, which could help create an almost unkillable army.
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Ch. 2251Another Servant

Xia Ping defeated the Mosquito Daoist, bound it with a Soul Seal, and gained a powerful servant. He then summoned the World Tree to destroy and devour the vast insect army.

  • The Mosquito Daoist was shocked to learn that Xia Ping was only an Immortal Saint, then surrendered when Xia Ping threatened to kill it.
  • Xia Ping merged a Soul Seal with the Mosquito Daoist’s soul, making the Mosquito Daoist his servant.
  • Cecil watched in disbelief as the Mosquito Daoist addressed Xia Ping as its master.
  • Xia Ping summoned the World Tree and ordered it to wipe out the insect army.
  • The World Tree crushed and devoured the insect army, growing larger and more powerful.

Ch. 2252The Mysteries of Space

After the World Tree devoured the Zerg army, Xia Ping sensed its vast growth and gained insight into the mysteries of space, while absorbing the dead soldiers’ soul energy to strengthen himself. The Treants celebrated their god’s power, and Great Elder Cecil watched Mosquito Daoist’s complete loyalty with wary amazement.

  • Xia Ping sensed that devouring the Zerg army had more than doubled the World Tree’s power, and its leaves and roots had become connected to dimensional worlds and the universe’s origin.
  • Xia Ping received information about spatial laws from the World Tree and realized that devouring Early Ancient Saints could help it grow further.
  • Xia Ping absorbed the Zerg soldiers’ remaining soul energy, increasing his soul power, divine-consciousness range, and mana.
  • The Treants praised Xia Ping after witnessing him destroy the Zerg army, and Mosquito Daoist declared its reverence for its master.
  • Great Elder Cecil observed Mosquito Daoist’s obedience and wondered how Xia Ping had subdued the fearsome Zerg Saint.

Ch. 2253The Mountain River Bead's Advancement

After reaching the peak of the mid-stage Immortal Realm, Xia Ping merged Tree World and the Void Banyan Tree into the Mountain River Bead. The artifact advanced to a high-grade Saint Artifact, and the Treant Race joined Xia Ping within it.

  • Xia Ping finished assimilating the insectoid army’s gains, improving his mana, divine consciousness, and understanding of spatial laws.
  • Grand Elder Cecil pledged the Treant Race to Xia Ping, and Green Ox proposed merging Tree World into the Mountain River Bead.
  • Cecil agreed to the merger, seeking both greater strength for Tree World and protection for the Treant Race.
  • Xia Ping used the Mountain River Bead to envelop Tree World and merge the Void Banyan Tree into its space.
  • The Mountain River Bead broke through its limits and advanced into a high-grade Saint Artifact, while Green Ox became nearly corporeal.

Ch. 2254The Law of Time

After merging with the Tree World, the Mountain River Bead grew into a peak high-grade saint artifact, gained control over time within a limited area, and showed potential to advance further. With the Treant Race settled and the Zerg threat gone, Xia Ping decided to return to the Primordial Sacred Land.

  • Xia Ping discovered that the Mountain River Bead's space had expanded to one hundred thousand light-years across and its spiritual energy had increased more than a thousandfold.
  • Xia Ping found that the Mountain River Bead had reached the peak of high-grade saint artifacts and could restrain even Ancient Saints with its strengthened spatial laws.
  • Xia Ping discovered that the Mountain River Bead could alter time within a limited area, though doing so consumed enormous universal origin energy.
  • Green Ox told Xia Ping that the Mountain River Bead's power surpassed what it had reached under its former master and that it might someday become a supreme-grade saint artifact.
  • Great Elder Cecil told Xia Ping that the Treant Race had settled around the Void Banyan Tree, then returned to the sacred tree to heal his injuries.
  • Xia Ping told Green Ox they would return to the Primordial Sacred Land.

Ch. 2255Return to Primordial Sacred Land

Xia Ping returned to Green Jade City and learned that the Sacred Land Grand Competition would begin the next day, with disciples competing inside the Demon Suppression Tower. As he considered sitting out the contest, the inner sect disciples he had previously extorted confronted him, eager for revenge.

  • Xia Ping returned to Green Jade City and reunited with Wei Liangsheng, Yin Xiheng, Kong Cheng, and the other disciples.
  • Wei Liangsheng explained that the competition ranked participants by their progress and kills inside the Demon Suppression Tower, with prizes and recognition for high performers.
  • Yin Xiheng, Kong Cheng, and the others vowed to make a name for themselves in the competition, while Xia Ping decided he had little reason to compete as an Immortal Saint.
  • A group of inner sect disciples who resented Xia Ping for extorting them approached and accused him of hiding from the competition.

Ch. 2256Going Crazy!

Xia Ping faced the Primordial Sacred Land inner disciples who had returned to challenge him, but his attempts to apologize and avoid the contest only angered them further. The disciples insisted on comparing their Demon Suppression Tower scores, and Xia Ping claimed competing with him would be bullying them.

  • The inner disciples confronted Xia Ping, saying they had trained against his illusions and would defeat him in the Sacred Land Grand Competition.
  • Xia Ping calmly apologized for his past behavior and offered to withdraw from the competition, surprising Wei Liangsheng and the others.
  • The disciples assumed Xia Ping was afraid of their preparations and provoked him into accepting a contest.
  • Xia Ping questioned how they could determine who was stronger without fighting, and the disciples proposed comparing their Demon Suppression Tower point rankings.
  • Xia Ping said his strength had grown so much that competing would be bullying them, enraging the inner disciples.

Ch. 2257Prodigies Gather

Xia Ping agreed to compete against the Primordial Sacred Land’s inner disciples at the Sacred Land Grand Competition and accepted their large wagers. Their confrontation drew powerful prodigies from the Dark Hall and the Primordial Sacred Land, leaving the gathering on the brink of a clash.

  • Xia Ping proposed that the inner disciples win if any of them scored higher than him in the competition.
  • The inner disciples challenged Xia Ping to wager points, and twenty or thirty of them bet at least five hundred thousand points in total.
  • Xia Ping accepted all the bets and mocked the disciples for delivering points to him.
  • Che Guangliang and other Dark Hall disciples arrived, including the renowned Sun Jiexing.
  • Zhang Ruixuan appeared to defend the Primordial Sacred Land’s disciples, and Huang Yong joined the gathering.

Ch. 2258Let's See

Che Guangliang and other peerless prodigies arrived to see Xia Ping, whose reputation for powerful illusion arts had drawn their interest. After Xia Ping boasted that he had no equal in the Primordial Sacred Land or Dark Hall, Che Guangliang challenged him to compete in the Sacred Land Grand Competition and wagered one million points.

  • Wei Liangsheng described the extraordinary abilities of Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, Zhang Ruixuan, and Huang Yong to the gathered disciples.
  • Che Guangliang insulted the Primordial Sacred Land's inner sect disciples and said he had come to judge Xia Ping's reputation for himself.
  • Huang Yong offered to fight Che Guangliang, but Che Guangliang refused and explained that he wanted to see Xia Ping's illusion arts.
  • Xia Ping mocked Che Guangliang's interest in him and claimed he could not find an opponent in the Primordial Sacred Land or Dark Hall.
  • Che Guangliang proposed joining the Sacred Land Grand Competition and wagered one million points that he would rank above Xia Ping.

Ch. 2259The World-Shaking Bet

Xia Ping accepted a wager with Zhang Ruixuan, Huang Yong, Sun Jiexing, and other disciples, totaling six and a half million points, on the Sacred Land Grand Competition. The news spread throughout the Primordial Sacred Land, where most disciples expected him to lose tomorrow.

  • Sun Jiexing, Zhang Ruixuan, Huang Yong, and other disciples challenged Xia Ping to wager points against him.
  • Xia Ping agreed to the wagers and signed Sacred Land contracts with the challengers, bringing the total to six and a half million points.
  • The challengers left, while Xia Ping anticipated winning points and gaining enough Hate Crystals for a System Gift Pack.
  • News of the wager spread across the Primordial Sacred Land and drew attention from disciples and saints.
  • The disciples discussed Xia Ping's chances and mostly predicted that Huang Yong and the other veteran competitors would defeat him.

Ch. 2260Storming the Demon Suppression Tower

The Sacred Land Grand Competition began with disciples gathering to challenge the Demon Suppression Tower, a divine artifact. Xia Ping entered the tower with the others as the Saints debated the leading contenders and the North Nether Saint predicted his young disciple might reach the eighth level.

  • The Primordial Sacred Land and Dark Hall disciples gathered before the Demon Suppression Tower, and Xia Ping sensed its immense power and complete cosmic laws.
  • More than a thousand human Saints arrived, including the North Nether Saint, and a Saint elder explained the tower challenge’s rules and scoring.
  • The Saint elder teleported Xia Ping and the other disciples into the Demon Suppression Tower’s first level.
  • The Saints discussed Zhang Ruixuan, Che Guangliang, and Huang Yong as contenders before another elder named Xia Ping as a possible winner.
  • The North Nether Saint said Xia Ping was still young and would do well if he reached the eighth level.

Ch. 2261Dominating the Field!

Xia Ping entered the Demon Suppression Tower and swept through its first six floors with his spiritual illusion domain, quickly taking first place in the rankings. As he advanced to the seventh floor, the other disciples doubted he could keep up against the stronger demons, while Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, and the others hurried to catch up.

  • Xia Ping entered his prison-world passage on the first floor, where the Abyss Demons charged at him in fury.
  • Xia Ping used his illusion domain to knock out or kill the demons and swiftly cleared the first floor.
  • Xia Ping effortlessly passed through the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors and advanced to the seventh.
  • The disciples saw Xia Ping take first place in the rankings and argued over whether his speed would last against stronger demons.
  • Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, and the other competitors accelerated their trial runs rather than let Xia Ping dominate the rankings.

Ch. 2262How Exactly Was He Raised?

Xia Ping continued to dominate the Demon Suppression Tower, reaching the tenth floor while Che Guangliang and the others raced to catch up. The watching Saints marveled at his strength and questioned North Nether Saint about how he had raised such an extraordinary disciple.

  • Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, Huang Yong, and the others pushed ahead and reached the seventh floor, closing the gap with Xia Ping.
  • Xia Ping cleared the seventh, eighth, and ninth floors with ease, knocking out every demon that confronted him.
  • Xia Ping entered the tenth floor, where Immortal Saint-level demons were imprisoned, astonishing the watching Saints.
  • The Saints questioned North Nether Saint about Xia Ping’s cultivation and soul power, but North Nether Saint said Xia Ping had grown through his own efforts.

Ch. 2263Beyond Imagination!

After Xia Ping broke into the tenth level of the Demon Suppression Tower, his rivals intensified their efforts to keep up with him. He overwhelmed the immortal demons and monsters there and advanced into the eleventh level.

  • News spread that Xia Ping had reached the tenth level, astonishing the disciples and alarming those who had bet against him.
  • Wei Liangsheng and the others praised Xia Ping, while Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, Zhang Ruixuan, Huang Yong, and the others rushed through the ninth level to challenge him.
  • Immortal demons and monsters on the tenth level attacked Xia Ping as soon as he appeared.
  • Xia Ping released his Spiritual Domain, severely wounding more than one hundred immortal demons and monsters.
  • Xia Ping left the World Tree’s power concealed and advanced to the eleventh level.

Ch. 2264Exposed

After Xia Ping destroyed the tenth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, the Saints realized he had secretly reached the Immortal Realm and accused him of hiding his strength to win a wager against Sacred Land disciples. North Nether Saint defended his disciple, but Dark Wind Saint called the wager entrapment.

  • Xia Ping effortlessly defeated the Immortal Realm Abyss Demons on the tenth floor, stunning the watching Saints.
  • The Saints sensed Xia Ping’s Spiritual Domain and concluded that he had advanced to the Immortal Realm despite concealing his cultivation.
  • The Saints learned Xia Ping had wagered six and a half million points against disciples in the Sacred Land Grand Competition and criticized him for competing with them at Immortal Saint strength.
  • North Nether Saint claimed Che Guangliang and the others had pressured Xia Ping into the wager and argued that no Sacred Land rules had been broken.
  • Dark Wind Saint accused North Nether Saint’s disciple of concealing his cultivation to lure the disciples into the wager.

Ch. 2265Shameless!

North Nether Saint defended Xia Ping after his concealed Immortal Saint cultivation helped him defeat Che Guangliang and seize their points in the Sacred Land Grand Competition. News of Xia Ping’s breakthrough and his progress in the Demon Suppression Tower spread through the Primordial Sacred Land, leaving disciples who had bet against him fearing they had lost their points.

  • North Nether Saint argued that Xia Ping had followed the rules and was still a child compared with Che Guangliang and the other challengers.
  • North Nether Saint called the points Che Guangliang’s group lost the price of a valuable lesson, while Dark Wind Saint and the other Saints swallowed their anger.
  • News that Xia Ping was an Immortal Saint and had broken through the Demon Suppression Tower’s tenth floor spread throughout the Primordial Sacred Land.
  • Disciples from the Primordial Sacred Land, Dark Hall, and other factions struggled to believe Xia Ping’s rapid breakthrough and immense strength.
  • Disciples who had bet against Xia Ping cursed him for concealing his cultivation and feared they had lost all their points.

Ch. 2266Completely Tricked

Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, Zhang Ruixuan, Huang Yong, and the others reached the tenth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower and discovered that Xia Ping had already cleared it because he had advanced to the Immortal Realm. They realized he had tricked them into betting their points, then watched as he climbed to the twentieth floor before being eliminated.

  • Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, Zhang Ruixuan, Huang Yong, and the others reached the tenth floor and checked the rankings, where they saw Xia Ping had already reached the eleventh floor.
  • Sun Jiexing and the others found out that Xia Ping had advanced to the Immortal Realm, while Che Guangliang realized Xia Ping had concealed his strength to win their bets.
  • Che Guangliang, Sun Jiexing, and the others angrily cursed Xia Ping after realizing he had swindled them out of more than a million points.
  • Huang Yong saw Xia Ping advance through the Demon Suppression Tower to the twentieth floor, where Xia Ping was eventually eliminated.
  • Zhang Ruixuan spat blood and fainted after seeing Xia Ping's score, and the others were eliminated one by one as Xia Ping remained far ahead in first place.

Ch. 2267Like a Plague God

Xia Ping concealed his true strength by conceding on the Demon Suppression Tower’s twentieth floor, then returned to the Primordial Sacred Land as the competition ended. After revealing his Immortal Realm breakthrough and collecting his wager, he taunted the other competitors, who fled to avoid him.

  • The competition ended, and Xia Ping was teleported out with the other disciples after voluntarily conceding on the twentieth floor.
  • The disciples learned Xia Ping had advanced to the Immortal Realm, while the losers resented him for winning the wager.
  • Xia Ping bragged about taking first place and winning six and a half million points, provoking the crowd.
  • Xia Ping mocked Che Guangliang, Huang Yong, and Sun Jiexing with praise for reaching the tenth floor and remarks about his breakthrough.
  • Xia Ping tried to wake Zhang Ruixuan with slaps, and Huang Yong shielded the unconscious Zhang from him.
  • Che Guangliang and the others left quickly, treating Xia Ping like a plague god.

Ch. 2268A Meeting Gift

Xia Ping met the human patriarch Carefree Patriarch alongside his master, the North Nether Saint, and shamelessly asked for a greeting gift. Carefree Patriarch gave him a rare Mirage Mist Stone, leaving the other Saints envious.

  • North Nether Saint summoned Xia Ping and introduced him to Carefree Patriarch and the other human Saints.
  • Xia Ping asked Carefree Patriarch for a greeting gift, and North Nether Saint scolded him before backing his request with a story about Xia Ping's childishness.
  • Carefree Patriarch agreed to give Xia Ping a gift and produced a Mirage Mist Stone made from the origin essence of the destroyed Mirage Mist Pearl.
  • The Saints recognized the stone's potential to become a supreme-grade Saint artifact, and North Nether Saint urged Xia Ping to accept it before Carefree Patriarch could reconsider.
  • Xia Ping thanked Carefree Patriarch and received the Mirage Mist Stone.

Ch. 2269Blackmail

Carefree Patriarch gave Xia Ping the Mirage Mist Stone, and North Nether Saint used introductions to prompt the other human Saints to give Xia Ping valuable gifts. After North Nether Saint took Xia Ping back to North Nether Peak, the remaining patriarchs discussed the danger his growing fame would bring.

  • Carefree Patriarch gave Xia Ping the Mirage Mist Stone to help protect him as a promising human talent.
  • North Nether Saint introduced Xia Ping to the other human Saints, who gave him treasures and medicine as meeting gifts.
  • North Nether Saint invited the Saints to North Nether Peak, but they made excuses and hurried away.
  • North Nether Saint took Xia Ping back with him to North Nether Peak.
  • The human patriarchs discussed whether to conceal Xia Ping's advancement and concluded that the news could not be hidden and that his future depended on his own fortune.

Ch. 22702270. Death Substitution Talisman

After Xia Ping advanced to the Immortal Realm, the North Nether Saint warned him about the dangers awaiting him in the Strange District and gave him a rare Death Substitution Talisman. Xia Ping hesitated to accept the precious gift.

  • The North Nether Saint praised Xia Ping’s deep foundation and warned that powerful alien races might target him for his rapid advancement.
  • Xia Ping told the North Nether Saint that he planned to train in the Strange District, and his master cautioned him about its dangers and urged him not to trust others easily.
  • The North Nether Saint gave Xia Ping a Death Substitution Talisman that could block two more fatal attacks and teleport its bearer away.
  • Xia Ping recognized the talisman’s immense value and said he could not accept it.

Ch. 2271Joining the Hall of Saints

North Nether Saint gave Xia Ping a Substitute Death Talisman, then White Willow Saint informed him that his advancement to Immortal Saint had made him a member of the Hall of Saints. Xia Ping chose Yanhuang Peak as his residence and received rewards totaling two million points.

  • North Nether Saint explained that the Substitute Death Talisman could protect Xia Ping but no longer serve him, and Xia Ping accepted it gratefully.
  • North Nether Saint dismissed Xia Ping after urging him not to disgrace his master.
  • White Willow Saint told Xia Ping that he had joined the Hall of Saints and described his new privileges and benefits.
  • Xia Ping selected a nearby mountain and named it Yanhuang Peak, which White Willow Saint registered as his private residence.
  • White Willow Saint credited Xia Ping with one million points for joining the Hall of Saints and one million for placing first in the Sacred Land Grand Competition.
  • Xia Ping set off for Yanhuang Peak to settle into his new residence.

Ch. 2272The Alien Race's Killing Intent

After Xia Ping reached the Immortal Saint realm and won first place in the Sacred Land Grand Competition, alien saints learned of his rise and feared he could become another North Nether Saint. They agreed to kill him if he entered the Strange District and ordered their intelligence networks to track him.

  • Alien saints verified that Xia Ping had become an Immortal Saint after only a few decades of cultivation and discussed humanity’s growing power.
  • An alien saint revealed that Xia Ping was the disciple of the North Nether Saint, whose past victories had cost their races dearly.
  • The alien saints agreed that Xia Ping must be killed before he could become another Invincible Saint.
  • The alien saints decided to wait for Xia Ping to enter the Strange District, where they could ambush him outside humanity’s territory.
  • Intelligence networks across the races began monitoring the Strange District for Xia Ping, and saints placed him on their must-kill lists.

Ch. 2273Eastern Universe Shaken

News that Xia Ping had become an Immortal Saint shook the Eastern Universe and greatly strengthened the Universe Sect’s position. As rival powers backed down and the sect’s elders urged expansion, the chapter left the Eastern Universe undergoing major changes.

  • The elders of major Eastern Universe sects learned that Xia Ping had become an Immortal Saint and feared the rise of the Universe Sect.
  • The Five Elements Sect, Lingyun Sect, Flying Immortal Sect, and other powers recognized that they could no longer challenge the Universe Sect.
  • The Universe Sect’s elders celebrated Xia Ping’s breakthrough and the sect’s new strength as it gained four Saints.
  • Rival sects surrendered a resource planet and apologized, while pirates fled and neighboring forces withdrew their military camps.
  • The Universe Sect Master urged humility, but the elders called for the sect to expand beyond the Six Great Star Domains.
  • Major powers across the Eastern Universe began changing their territories as the Universe Sect’s influence grew.

Ch. 2274Yanhuang Planet's Expansion

After Xia Ping advanced to the Immortal Realm, his friends and rivals resolved to keep pursuing their own growth. Meanwhile, Feng Hetang expanded the Pingtian Sect and spread Yanhuang Planet’s influence across the universe.

  • Nangong Wu and the others returned to the Universe Sect, learned Xia Ping had reached the Immortal Realm, and continued cultivating toward the Golden Core Realm.
  • Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan learned of Xia Ping’s advancement while completing trials in the Demon Saint Palace’s secret realm, and Rabbit Linglong vowed to obtain the Demon Saint inheritance and surpass him.
  • Liu Rulan returned to the Blood Soul Continent, where she had reached the Lightning Tribulation Realm, and set out to pass the Blood Soul Saint’s trial and uncover the continent’s secrets.
  • Feng Hetang used his connections to place more than ten million Yanhuang Planet humans with Corpse Beast bloodlines in major Saint-level sects and named their organization the Pingtian Sect.
  • Feng Hetang planned to expand the Pingtian Sect into the Northern, Southern, and Western Universes and the Central Universe, extending Yanhuang Planet’s influence throughout human territory.

Ch. 2275System Gift Pack

Xia Ping received the Book of Karma after his Hate Crystals reached one thousand and learned that it was a component of Hell’s supreme artifact, the Six Paths of Reincarnation. He realized the artifact had once enabled the Hell Lord to command an endlessly reborn army, and the chapter left him contemplating its power.

  • The system rewarded Xia Ping with thirty Hate Crystals, bringing his total to one thousand and qualifying him for a gift package.
  • The system gave Xia Ping the Book of Karma, and he refined it to learn its abilities to reveal information, track karmic connections, and block or reflect attacks.
  • Xia Ping sensed karmic threads linking him to people he knew, including friends, family, allies, and enemies.
  • Xia Ping asked the system about his Hell-related treasures, and it explained that the Samsara Pen and Book of Karma were components of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
  • The system recounted how the Hell Lord used the Six Paths to revive recorded Gods and Devils, creating an immortal army that conquered Hell World.
  • Xia Ping realized the Six Paths of Reincarnation could make its protected army nearly impossible to kill.
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