Arc 12The Fallen Sky Inheritance

Lu Zhen passed the Fallen Sky Dojo trial, gained powerful equipment, and advanced his body and martial arts while secretly eliminating Lin Wanshan. As the Mystic Sword Sect’s grand tournament began, Gu Chen faced Chu He in the second round.

  • Lu Zhen killed Zhou Guimian, returned to the Mystic Sword Sect, and impressed the sect by advancing through the Thousand Mechanisms Array before choosing to become a Judgment Envoy.
  • Fang Daoming told Lu Zhen that Lin Wanshan likely directed the gang-silver smuggling and that the Wu Family was targeting him, while Fang Rou quietly approved of Lu Zhen.
  • Lu Zhen entered the Kunlun Treasure Land, explored a ruin, and was drawn into the Fallen Sky Dojo, where he passed Xuanyang’s close-combat trial with the Great Execution Tribulation Blade and received the Gilded Armor.
  • After Lin Wanshan framed Yan Min’s team and sent Shadow Guards to kill them, a masked Lu Zhen saved the investigators and then killed Lin Wanshan with a Profound Entry saber strike.
  • Lu Zhen returned to training, enhanced his equipment and body with settlement rewards and Earth Vein Stone Marrow Liquid, and advanced Bright God Martial Canon to Lv.10.
  • Jiang Li secured Jiang Linchuan a Taixu Stone Chamber slot, and Jiang Linchuan vowed to defeat Gu Chen at the tournament.
  • The Mystic Sword Sect tournament began, and after Chu He and Su Changkong won their matches, Gu Chen was paired against Chu He and promised to defeat him in one move.
Chapters 276–300 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276Vanquishing Evil

Lu Zhen was ambushed by Zhou Guimian, an Alienated Martial Arts cultivator, in the Kunlun Treasure Land and revealed his Dharma Body to fight back. Lu Zhen overwhelmed Zhou Guimian, while nearby disciples recognized the battle as a clash between powerful Dharma Bodies but did not realize the golden war god was Lu Zhen.

  • Zhou Guimian emerged from the gray mist and attacked Lu Zhen with his thirty-three-meter one-horned beast Dharma Body.
  • Lu Zhen summoned his own thirty-three-meter golden-armored Dharma Body and shattered Zhou Guimian's poison attack with Formation-Breaking Overlord Spear.
  • Lu Zhen damaged the beast's horn and scales, pierced its shoulder, and repeatedly drove it back with increasingly powerful spear strikes.
  • Zhou Guimian spewed poisonous mist to create an opening, but Lu Zhen shredded it and struck the beast in the chest, sending it flying and making Zhou Guimian spit black blood.
  • Lei Zhen, Qin Wei, and other disciples witnessed the battle and speculated that the golden-armored fighter used the Bright God Martial Canon, but dismissed the possibility that it was Gu Chen.

Ch. 277The Minor Tournament

Lu Zhen killed Zhou Guimian, a Dharma Body Realm assassin who practiced alienated martial arts, and found an ancient pill formula on him. He returned to the Mystic Sword Sect as its mountain branches and Gathering Swords Peak prepared to compete in a minor tournament that would determine rankings and resource allocations.

  • Zhou Guimian fled deeper into the gray mist, but Lu Zhen pursued him using the sixth level of Eight Wastes Wandering Dragon Step and killed him with the Nine Nether Flying Sword.
  • Guga searched Zhou Guimian’s remains and found an ancient pill formula, which Lu Zhen stored in his Space Ring.
  • Lu Zhen suspected the Wu Family or the Lin Family had arranged the assassination and vowed that the feud with them was now set in stone.
  • Lu Zhen returned to the Mystic Sword Sect and learned that Gathering Swords Peak and the eight mountain branches would compete in the minor tournament, with the results determining disciples’ status and next year’s resource allocations.
  • The mountain masters discussed the tournament and its stakes as the grand elder ordered the Thousand Mechanisms Array activated.

Ch. 278Sword Immortal

The Mystic Sword Sect held its Thousand Mechanisms Array tournament, where Chu He and Su Changkong impressed the crowd with their movement techniques and combat strength. Just as the tournament seemed ready to end after Su Changkong’s dominant performance, Gu Chen entered the arena.

  • Lei Zhen and Qin Wei nearly reached the first-stage boundary but were thrown out by the puppets.
  • Chu He revealed fourth-tier Afterimage movement and defeated the thirty-four-meter puppet before falling to the thirty-five-meter one.
  • Jiang Linchuan defeated a thirty-five-meter puppet but was forced out by the thirty-six-meter puppet.
  • Su Changkong used flawless movement and swordsmanship to destroy the thirty-nine-meter puppet before losing to the forty-meter puppet.
  • As the steward prepared to end the tournament, Gu Chen entered the array, and the steward announced his name.

Ch. 279Stunning the Assembly

Lu Zhen entered the Thousand Mechanisms Array after Su Changkong and revealed that he had mastered the fifth level of movement techniques, Shrinking Earth to an Inch. His display stunned the assembly and left Su Changkong watching intently for insight into his swordsmanship.

  • Lu Zhen handed Guga to Fang Wen and Yan Min before entering the array, while disciples mocked him for stepping onto the stage after Su Changkong.
  • Lu Zhen used Shrinking Earth to an Inch to evade the puppets and move effortlessly through the formation.
  • Zhao Yan, the grand elder, and the mountain lords recognized Lu Zhen’s fifth-level movement technique and were shocked by his achievement at age thirty.
  • Jiang Linchuan’s confident sneer disappeared as the Direct Disciples realized Lu Zhen’s movement technique surpassed Su Changkong’s.
  • Su Changkong watched Lu Zhen’s steps closely and glimpsed insight that might help him overcome his swordsmanship impasse.
  • Guga celebrated proudly from Fang Wen’s shoulder while Fang Wen and Yan Min stared in astonishment.

Ch. 280Dominating the Array

Lu Zhen defeated the first six mechanical puppets in the Thousand Mechanisms Array with his golden battle avatar before deliberately losing to the thirty-seven-meter puppet to conceal his strength. His performance established him as the Mystic Sword Sect’s second-strongest young disciple, while the Grand Elder urged Jiang Li to persuade him to abandon the Bright God Martial Canon; the chapter ended with Yan Kuan telling Lu Zhen that the Mountain Lord wanted to see him.

  • Lu Zhen used his golden battle avatar and spear to defeat the thirty-meter puppet, revealing that he had reached early-stage Transformation Force through the Bright God Martial Canon.
  • Lu Zhen defeated the puppets measuring thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, and thirty-six meters, impressing the sect while Jiang Linchuan and the Direct Disciples who had mocked him watched in embarrassment.
  • Lu Zhen held back against the thirty-seven-meter puppet, let it knock down his avatar, and ended the trial without revealing his remaining abilities.
  • The Grand Elder warned Jiang Li that the incomplete Bright God Martial Canon could ruin Lu Zhen and offered Snow-Listening Cliff more resources if Lu Zhen abandoned it.
  • Guga returned to Lu Zhen’s shoulder, then hid inside his robes as the crowd stared; Fang Wen and Yan Min congratulated him, and Yan Kuan praised his performance.
  • Yan Kuan told Lu Zhen that the Mountain Lord wanted to see him.

Ch. 281Aristocratic Families

Lu Zhen rejected the Grand Elder’s offer to disperse his cultivation and became a Judgment Envoy, then learned that Fang Wen’s investigation had uncovered a deeper smuggling case. Fang Wen brought Lu Zhen and Yan Min to meet Fang Daoming, who invited them inside to discuss the case.

  • Jiang Li offered Lu Zhen the position of Snow-Listening Cliff’s direct disciple if he recultivated, but Lu Zhen chose to become a Judgment Envoy.
  • The Punishment Hall steward gave Lu Zhen a new office, an Adjudicator’s uniform, and a team of five Punishment Masters and thirty Sword Envoys, including Yan Min, Fang Wen, Qin Wei, and Lei Zhen.
  • Fang Wen and Yan Min told Lu Zhen that their investigation had uncovered deep connections behind the smuggling of gang silver and the mutated martial artists who received it.
  • Fang Wen brought Lu Zhen and Yan Min to the Fang residence, where they discussed the weakening of the city’s aristocratic families and the Jiang Family’s dependence on Jiang Li.
  • Fang Daoming revealed his knowledge of Gu Chen’s achievements and invited Lu Zhen and the others inside to discuss the smuggling case.

Ch. 282A Fleeting Journey

Fang Daoming revealed that Lin Wanshan was likely behind the gang-silver smuggling and that the Wu Family wanted revenge on Lu Zhen. After dinner, the Fang siblings considered Lu Zhen as a match for Fang Rou, but Fang Zhenhai rejected the idea because Lu Zhen cultivated the Bright God Martial Canon and the Fang Family could not risk its future on him.

  • Fang Daoming told Yan Min, Fang Wen, and Lu Zhen that Lin Wanshan likely orchestrated the smuggling and that the Wu Family was targeting Lu Zhen.
  • Lu Zhen explained that he had killed Wu Family members who tried to rob him, and he suggested finding Lin Wanshan's subordinates and account books as evidence.
  • Fang Daoming invited the group to dinner, where Fang Rou met Lu Zhen and accepted his praise of her nature.
  • After Lu Zhen left, Fang Wen asked Fang Rou what she thought of Gu Chen, and she quietly approved of him.
  • Fang Zhenhai said Gu Chen's talent made him a possible match, but his Bright God Martial Canon and the Fang Family's precarious situation made the marriage too risky.

Ch. 283Stone Stele

Lu Zhen accepted a dangerous exploration mission in the ancient ruins of the Kunlun Treasure Land, relying on Guga to guide him. He reached Abyss-Suppressing City and learned from the Mystic Light Exploration Stele that a team had recently suffered deadly losses to a fifth-rank beast.

  • Lu Zhen ordered Yan Min to watch Lin Wanshan and his men without alerting them, then chose a mission to explore an ancient ruin inhabited by powerful demons.
  • Guga agreed to lead Lu Zhen through the ruins, and the Punishment Hall master gave him a map while privately dismissing his chances of success.
  • Lu Zhen stocked up on force silver and entered the Kunlun Treasure Land, reaching Abyss-Suppressing City, a silver city built over a high-grade Astral Silver vein.
  • At the city's Mystic Light Exploration Stele, Lu Zhen and the assembled disciples saw that Passage C-17's exploration had failed after an Ironclad Earth Dragon killed two core disciples and severely injured another.

Ch. 284Passages

Jiang Linchuan failed to recruit the other Direct Disciples for a joint expedition, while Lu Zhen used his movement technique and Guga’s guidance to explore C-grade Passage Nine alone and clear it. After earning the passage’s contribution points, Lu Zhen triggered a hidden doorway and was pulled into the darkness beyond it.

  • Jiang Linchuan proposed that the Direct Disciples join forces, but Zhao Yunhai, the Sunset Valley disciple, and Chu He each declined.
  • Lu Zhen entered the ruins alone, bypassed beasts and traps with Treading Air, and collected ancient pills and a strange ore with Guga’s help.
  • Jiang Linchuan assembled six core disciples to explore C-grade Passage Nine, but they found the stele already marked it complete and chose Passage Ten instead.
  • Lu Zhen reached the end of Passage Nine and secured one thousand special contribution points.
  • Guga led Lu Zhen to a hidden corner, where a doorway opened and a powerful suction force dragged him into the darkness.

Ch. 285Dojo

Lu Zhen arrived at the Fallen Sky Dojo and faced its aptitude screening and Soul Suppression trial. With Guga’s help, he qualified to choose one of three dangerous inheritance trials and had ten days to prepare.

  • Xuanyang judged Lu Zhen’s aptitude below average and challenged him to endure the Soul Suppression pressure of the Four Extremes Fierce Beasts.
  • Lu Zhen resisted the pressure for ten breaths, but Guga emerged and broke the beasts’ soul-suppressing force before the trial ended.
  • Xuanyang introduced himself as the formation spirit of the Fallen Sky Dojo, an inheritance ground left by the Heavenfall Martial Lord.
  • Xuanyang explained that Lu Zhen could pass by completing one of three trials: close-quarters combat, Heart Cultivator sword control, or crossing the black river with movement techniques.
  • Xuanyang demonstrated the black river’s danger, and Lu Zhen realized he needed to study the books and jade slips before attempting a trial.

Ch. 286Choosing a Blade

Lu Zhen learned that reaching Profound Entry would let him survive the grade B trial, but chose to study the Great Execution Tribulation Blade to strengthen his close combat. He began practicing with an unusual saber and received enhanced pills and a mysterious stone from his daily settlement.

  • Xuanyang warned Lu Zhen that failure meant death and explained that passing the trial could make him an Apprentice Disciple of the Fallen Sky Dojo.
  • After seeing Lu Zhen demonstrate his movement technique and sword control, Xuanyang said both were one step from Profound Entry, which would allow Lu Zhen to survive.
  • Lu Zhen chose the Great Execution Tribulation Blade instead of manuals for movement or mental cultivation, deciding to shore up his weakness in close combat.
  • Lu Zhen memorized the blade art, selected a heavy gray saber, and began practicing while Xuanyang dismissed his chances.
  • At midnight, Lu Zhen's daily settlement awarded him experience and tenfold-enhanced Dark Gold Cloud-Pattern Pills and a mysterious deep-blue stone.

Ch. 287Entering the Profound

Lu Zhen used an Ancient Dao Comprehension Pill and ten days of relentless practice to advance the Great Execution Tribulation Blade to the Mystic stage. He entered the arena and killed a peak mid-stage Transformation Force Abyss Beast puppet with a single slash.

  • Lu Zhen swallowed an Ancient Dao Comprehension Pill, quickly reached the beginner stage of the Great Execution Tribulation Blade, and astonished Xuanyang with his progress.
  • Lu Zhen spent ten days training, then used 285,000 general experience points to advance the blade technique to the Mystic stage.
  • Lu Zhen asked Xuanyang to open the formation and chose close-quarters combat, then entered the arena to face an Abyss Beast puppet.
  • Lu Zhen summoned a golden Dharma form and infused his blade with his profound blade Intent.
  • Lu Zhen cut the Abyss Beast puppet in half with one slash and recognized the power of the Profound Entry blade arts.

Ch. 288Gilded Armor

After entering the Profound Realm during the trial, Lu Zhen passed the Fallen Sky Dojo’s test and chose the Gilded Armor from its treasure vault. Back in the ruins, he headed toward the Class B passages to seek greater rewards.

  • Lu Zhen revealed that he had entered the Profound Realm, astonishing Xuanyang, who confirmed that he had passed the trial.
  • Xuanyang brought Lu Zhen to the Fallen Sky Dojo’s outer treasure vault and explained that he could choose one item as a probationary disciple.
  • Lu Zhen chose the Gilded Armor, which could weaken attacks by ninety percent, and Xuanyang sent him back to Class C Passage No. 9.
  • Lu Zhen found Guga asleep in his pouch and considered the greater rewards available in the Class B passages.
  • Lu Zhen took an ordinary refined-steel longsaber and raced toward the Class B passage area.

Ch. 289Borrowing a blade

Lu Zhen failed to defeat a powerful giant lizard in Grade B passage number three, escaped with the Gilded Armor protecting him, and decided to return for a better saber and Guga’s guidance. Meanwhile, Lin Wanshan planned to exploit Qin Wei’s history with Li Jue to distract the Punishment Hall investigators.

  • Lu Zhen’s refined-steel saber shattered when he struck the giant lizard, and its tail hit him, but the Gilded Armor dispersed most of the blow.
  • Lu Zhen escaped the passage, estimated his contribution reward, and decided to return to the sect for a suitable saber and Guga’s help.
  • Lin Wanshan learned that Zhou Guimian was likely dead and rejected his subordinate’s suggestion to kill the Punishment Hall investigators.
  • Lin Wanshan’s subordinate proposed revealing that Qin Wei was working for the Mystic Sword Sect, hoping Li Jue would act against her and divert attention from the Lin Family’s operations.
  • Lin Wanshan approved the plan to borrow Li Jue’s power to disrupt the investigation.

Ch. 290Return to the city

Lu Zhen returned to Three Sects City, exchanged his ruin-exploration rewards for a powerful blade and cultivation resources, and drew the Hall Master’s attention with his accomplishments. Meanwhile, Yan Min’s group prepared to search the Jade Toad Pavilion for smuggled gang silver, while the Hall Master decided to let Lu Zhen confront Lin Wanshan.

  • Lu Zhen rode a gang silver carriage from Abyss-Suppressing City to Three Sects City, where the sect disciples aboard fell silent at the sight of his Punishment Hall uniform.
  • Yan Min’s group traced suspicious gang silver shipments to the Jade Toad Pavilion, and Yan Min ordered them to seal and search the establishment despite Fang Wen and Qin Wei’s concerns.
  • Lu Zhen presented his exploration record to the Hall Master, who credited him with two thousand special contribution points after learning he had explored a Grade C passage and part of a Grade B passage.
  • After Lu Zhen left, the Hall Master considered him a wild card and planned to let him deal with Lin Wanshan, hoping to benefit whether Lu Zhen lost or prevailed.
  • Lu Zhen exchanged eight hundred points for a Black Mystic Horse-Slaying Blade and twelve drops of Earth Vein Stone Marrow Liquid, spending all two thousand points.

Ch. 291Crashing the Game

Lu Zhen learned that Yan Min had raided the Jade Toad Pavilion to arrest Lin Wanshan and went out alone, while Yan Min found the suspected smuggled goods but faced Li Jue and the Heaven-Supporting Sect’s forces. The chapter left Yan Min and her team surrounded by multiple transformation force experts.

  • Lu Zhen bought the Black Mystic Horse-Slaying Blade and earth vein stone marrow liquid, then learned that Yan Min had taken her team to the Jade Toad Pavilion.
  • Lu Zhen left the sect without his Punishment Hall uniform and summoned the Faceless Mask.
  • Yan Min led her men into the Jade Toad Pavilion despite Fang Wen’s warning, clashing with its guards and striking a young noble who challenged her.
  • Yan Min’s team found Lin Wanshan beside several black wooden chests in a private room, where Qin Wei recognized Li Jue.
  • Li Jue ordered his guards to seize Yan Min’s team, and several Heaven-Supporting Sect transformation force experts arrived to surround them.

Ch. 292Into the Trap

Yan Min and the Mystic Sword Sect investigators found no gang silver in Lin Wanshan’s crates, exposing his trap at the Jade Toad Pavilion. Li Jue demanded they drink lethal Crimson Flame Python blood liquor to settle the damage, and Yan Min, Fang Wen, Lei Zhen, Zhao Rui, and Qin Wei each took a jar and drank.

  • Yan Min accused Lin Wanshan of smuggling gang silver and demanded to inspect his crates, while Li Jue allowed the search.
  • Fang Wen and Lei Zhen opened a crate and found Purple Blood Dragon Ginseng and jade ornaments instead of gang silver, revealing that Lin Wanshan had framed the investigators.
  • Lin Wanshan urged Li Jue to arrest the group, but Li Jue noticed Qin Wei and demanded five hundred thousand high-grade gang silver for the damage to the Jade Toad Pavilion.
  • When Yan Min and her companions could not pay, Li Jue ordered them to drink jars of liquor brewed from Crimson Flame Python heart’s blood.
  • Yan Min tried to drink all five jars herself, but Fang Wen, Lei Zhen, Zhao Rui, and Qin Wei each took one, and all five drank.

Ch. 293Blade light

After Lin Wanshan’s scheme against the Mystic Sword Sect failed, he ordered the Shadow Guards to ambush Yan Min and the others and frame Li Jue. As the weakened group faced twenty elite assassins, a mysterious bamboo-hatted swordsman appeared and killed them all with a single draw of the blade.

  • Li Jue saw through Lin Wanshan’s attempt to use him and left the Jade Toad Pavilion, warning Lin Wanshan that his blade killed only those he wanted dead.
  • Lin Wanshan used a forged report to obtain the order for the Shadow Guards, then sent them to kill Yan Min and the others and pin the deaths on Li Jue.
  • Yan Min, Fang Wen, Zhao Rui, Lei Zhen, Qin Wei, and their sword envoys struggled toward Three Sects City while the Crimson Flame Python blood wine weakened them.
  • Twenty assassins ambushed the group outside Everjoy Ward, and Yan Min realized Lin Wanshan had ordered the attack after his plan to use Li Jue failed.
  • A mysterious figure in a bamboo hat drew a saber, appeared before each assassin in a flash, and cut down all twenty attackers with one slash apiece.

Ch. 294Shadowless

A mysterious black-clad swordsman killed the twenty Shadow Guards who attacked Yan Min and her companions, then Lin Wanshan learned that the guards had been slain with one slash. After Lin Wanhe agreed to cover up Lin Wanshan’s crimes, the swordsman appeared in his study and struck again.

  • A black-clad swordsman killed twenty Shadow Guards with a single slash, saving Yan Min, Fang Wen, Lei Zhen, Qin Wei, and the others.
  • Yan Min led the survivors back toward their sect, while Qin Wei wondered whether the swordsman had been Gu Chen.
  • Lin Wanhe confronted Lin Wanshan over the Shadow Guards’ deaths, learned of his smuggling and schemes, and agreed to clean up the mess while warning him to stop interfering.
  • After Lin Wanhe left, Lin Wanshan decided to resume smuggling through a different route.
  • The black-clad swordsman appeared in Lin Wanshan’s study and unleashed a Profound Entry blade art.

Ch. 295Assassination in the Night

Lu Zhen assassinated Lin Wanshan in his study and escaped with the room’s valuables, setting off a crisis in Three Sects City. Lin Wanhe ordered an investigation but decided to exploit the turmoil by continuing and expanding the Lin Family’s smuggling operation.

  • Lu Zhen killed Lin Wanshan with a single saber strike, took the valuables in the study, and escaped into the night.
  • A servant discovered Lin Wanshan’s body, and the Lin Family sealed its estate as guards and city officials rushed to the scene.
  • Lin Wanhe and Wei Wuji recognized that the killing blow came from a Profound Entry-level saber technique, while Wei Wuji promised an investigation and then withdrew.
  • Lin Wanhe ordered the Lin Family’s spies to find out who had entered the estate.
  • Lin Wanhe concluded that Lin Wanshan’s death would deter the other clans and ordered the Lin Family to continue and expand its smuggling operation.

Ch. 296So Damn Potent

After rescuing Yan Min and the others from Lin Wanshan’s trap, Lu Zhen concealed his role in the killings and focused on making the most of his settlement rewards. He swallowed a tenfold-enhanced drop of earth vein stone marrow liquid and resolved to train for twelve days, aiming to push his Physique, martial arts, and Daily Settlement Level toward Lv.10.

  • Lu Zhen told Yan Min and the others that an unknown expert had killed the twenty attackers who ambushed them, then urged them to recover from the potent Crimson Flame Python Blood Wine.
  • Lu Zhen recognized that others might connect his blade intent to Lin Wanshan’s death, but decided to hide his involvement until anyone found solid evidence.
  • Lu Zhen reviewed his rewards and calculated how training aids could raise his daily experience gains before the Lv.9 settlement multiplier.
  • The midnight settlement granted Lu Zhen experience and transformed his Gilded Armor, Black Mystic Horse-Slaying Blade, and twelve drops of earth vein stone marrow liquid.
  • Lu Zhen swallowed one dark-gold drop, felt its overwhelming medicinal power strengthen his body, and decided to train for twelve days to pursue breakthroughs.

Ch. 297Armor Command

Lu Zhen tested the improved Gilded Armor and Black Mystic Horse-Slaying Blade, discovering their formidable defensive and cutting power. Meanwhile, Jiang Li sought a Void Stone Chamber slot to save Jiang Linchuan, and Zhao Yan implied he would not give one up easily.

  • Lu Zhen found that the Gilded Armor dispersed ninety-nine percent of a powerful strike and that the Black Mystic Horse-Slaying Blade cut through bluestone with ease.
  • Jiang Linchuan suffered a dangerous backlash after taking a Supreme Clarity Jade Liquid Pill without access to the Void Stone Chamber.
  • Jiang Li left the Jiang Family estate to seek a chamber slot from another Mountain Lord after Snow-Listening Cliff received none.
  • Jiang Li offered Zhao Yan three fifth-rank spirit pills and top-grade cold marrow in exchange for a slot at Mad Saber Peak.
  • Zhao Yan said the offered items were valuable enough but claimed he had already promised Mad Saber Peak's remaining slot to a direct disciple.

Ch. 298Condensing Jade

Jiang Li obtained a pass to the Taixu Stone Chamber from Zhao Yan and delivered it to the Jiang Family so Jiang Linchuan could pursue a breakthrough before the sect tournament. After twelve days of seclusion, Lu Zhen advanced his physique to Glazed Jade Bones, gaining immense vitality and strength.

  • Zhao Yan gave Jiang Li the Taixu Stone Chamber token in exchange for precious herbs after provoking her by demanding tea.
  • Jiang Li brought the token to the Hall of Tranquility, where the Jiang elders prepared to escort Jiang Linchuan to the chamber.
  • Jiang Linchuan vowed to reach the middle stage of Transformation Force and defeat Gu Chen at the coming sect tournament.
  • Lu Zhen spent twelve days cultivating in seclusion and used all twelve drops of Earth Vein Stone Marrow Liquid to temper his body.
  • Lu Zhen leveled up his physique from Flawless Body to Glazed Jade Bones, experiencing a major transformation in vitality, durability, and strength.

Ch. 299The Grand Tournament

After twelve days of seclusion, Lu Zhen reached Bright God Martial Canon Lv.10, gained the Divine Repository trait, and calculated that his strength could produce a thirty-seven-meter Dharma Body. He learned that Lin Wanshan had been killed and that the sect’s grand tournament was approaching, with its first-place prize catching his interest.

  • Lu Zhen spent eighteen thousand General Experience to advance Bright God Martial Canon to Lv.10, gaining the Divine Repository trait and an additional phase of base strength.
  • Lu Zhen worked out that his full strength had risen to seven dragons, enough to form a thirty-seven-meter golden battle body, matching Su Changkong’s Dharma Body.
  • After leaving seclusion, Lu Zhen met Fang Wen, Lei Zhen, Yan Min, and Qin Wei, who told him Lin Wanshan had been killed with a single saber slash.
  • Yan Min told Lu Zhen that the Lin Family’s smuggling operation had continued and become bolder despite Lin Wanshan’s death, but Lu Zhen declined to discuss the case further.
  • Fang Wen explained that the sect’s grand tournament would bring together the eight great peaks and Gathering Swords Peak, and that first place would receive a supreme art, three drops of supreme unity golden marrow, and three thousand special contribution points.
  • Lu Zhen’s eyes lit up when he heard the grand tournament’s first-place prize.

Ch. 300Bold words

Lu Zhen entered the Mystic Sword Sect tournament seeking the Supreme Unity golden marrow and three thousand special contribution points, while warning his allies to be wary of the Lin Family. After Gu Chen received a bye, he was paired against Chu He and announced he would win in one move, drawing the attention of the sect master.

  • Lu Zhen told Yan Min and Fang Wen to report any action against the Lin Family to him, then warned Lei Zhen and Qin Wei that the family might have eyes inside the Punishment Hall.
  • Yan Nantian attended the Mystic Sword Sect tournament as Chu He defeated Liu Mang with a thirty-five-meter Dharma manifestation, while Su Changkong won his match and Jiang Linchuan remained in seclusion.
  • Gu Chen received a bye, and Hua Nongying mocked Jiang Li for visiting Zhao Yan and brewing tea for him; Jiang Li silently endured the humiliation for her family.
  • The second round paired Chu He against Gu Chen, and Chu He declared he would not hold back after improving his Dharma manifestation and movement technique.
  • Gu Chen smiled and said he would defeat Chu He in one move, astonishing the crowd as Yan Nantian took an interest in him.
Arc 12 of 26
Arc 12 of 26