Vol. 3Ascension and Tribulation

Li Changshou secured the Dragon Clan’s place in the Heavenly Court, rose to Golden Immortal status, and led efforts against threats to the Sea God Temple and Four Seas. After gathering treasures and preparing Ling'e for her tribulation, he faced Heavenly Punishment as she survived and declared she would become his Dao companion.

  • Ao Yi and Ke Le’er exposed and killed a demon impersonating Ao Yi, and Ke Le’er publicly claimed she and Sir Jiang were betrothed.
  • Li Changshou coordinated the defense of the Dragon Palaces against Daoist Wen Jing and the Western Teachings, then killed Sea Clan rebels who pursued him.
  • Li Changshou rescued Wan Jiangyu’s tree spirit from a pill furnace and arranged a ceremony for the Dragon Clan’s alliance with the Heavenly Court.
  • Dong Mugong appointed Li Changshou the Profound and Unblemished Great God of the Four Seas, while Ao Yi received a divine position that lifted the Dragon Clan’s karmic obstruction.
  • Li Changshou survived the Myriad Spirits Tribulation and Heavenly Punishment to reach the Golden Immortal Realm, then helped appoint Dragon Princes and Princesses to Heavenly Court posts.
  • Asuras attacked the Sea God Temple, and Li Changshou summoned reinforcements and Immortal Bean Soldiers before Ox-Head and Horse-Face struck the commanders down.
  • Li Changshou helped the Jade Emperor and Dragon Clan pacify the Four Seas, then obtained the Treasure-Dropping Copper Coins and Five Elements Treasure Pearls with Duobao’s help.
  • Li Changshou prepared Ling'e for her tribulation, endured Heavenly Punishment as she survived, and heard her declare she would become his Dao companion.
Chapters 202–302 Read from Ch. 202

Arc 9Ao Yi’s Wedding and the Sea War

Li Changshou helped Ao Yi’s wedding proceed while the Western Teachings attacked the Dragon Clan, then turned to Jiang Lin’er’s hopes for Venerable Wangqing and dealt with Sea Clan rebels. The arc left the Dragon Clan’s ascent to the Heavenly Court underway, Venerable Wangqing in seclusion, and Bian Zhuang near Tianya City with Ke Le’er’s grandmother.

  • Ao Yi and Ke Le’er exposed and killed a demon impersonating Ao Yi, and Ke Le’er publicly claimed she and Sir Jiang were betrothed, leaving Ao Yi stunned when a young cultivator asked if she had a Dao companion.
  • Li Changshou secretly left Jiang Lin’er the Tear of Past Lives, while the Matchmaker linked Jiang Lin’er and Wang Fugui’s marriage threads and Daoist Wen Jing warned Li Changshou of an impending attack on the Dragon Clan.
  • Li Changshou recruited Zhao Gongming and True Person Huang Long to help bring the Dragon Clan into the Heavenly Court, while Jiang Lin’er and Venerable Wangqing grew closer during their time together.
  • Grand Master Xuandu joined Li Changshou at Ao Yi and Sir Jiang’s wedding, where the Matchmaker’s red-cloth gift brought Heavenly Dao Merit to the newlyweds and their allies.
  • Daoist Wen Jing and the Western Teachings attacked the Dragon Palaces, but Li Changshou coordinated the Heavenly Court’s forty thousand soldiers, Zhao Gongming’s ambush, and the Dragon Clan’s defenses to drive back the rebels and demon forces.
  • After the wedding, Li Changshou gave Jiang Lin’er fake Love Water and urged her to speak with Venerable Wangqing, who drank it willingly before entering seclusion after receiving Li Changshou’s newlywed guide.
  • Li Changshou ambushed and killed more than three hundred Sea Clan rebels who followed him from the Dragon Palace, while Bian Zhuang left to search for Ke Le’er and mistook her approaching grandmother for her.
Chapters 202–22625 summaries Read

Arc 10The Sea God’s Ascension

Li Changshou navigated threats from the Western Teachings, helped recover Wan Jiangyu’s spirit, and prepared the Dragon Clan’s entry into the Heavenly Court. The arc ended with his appointment as the Profound and Unblemished Great God of the Four Seas and Ao Yi’s karmic burden being lifted.

  • Li Changshou warned Bian Zhuang to stop pursuing Ke Le'er, while Matchmaker saw Bian Zhuang’s marriage thread attach to a Golden Immortal woman from Jade Lake.
  • Li Changshou helped Jiu Wu bring Jiang Lin'er and Venerable Wangqing closer, then met Jie Teaching immortals who apologized after hearing how he had tried to help Zhao Gongming.
  • Daoist Wen Jing tracked Li Changshou’s decoys on the Western Teachings’ orders, but Li Changshou exposed her and secured her oath to serve the Human Teaching and Heavenly Court.
  • Li Changshou and his companions entered the Netherworld, found Wan Jiangyu’s tree spirit in a pill furnace, and rescued it before returning to the Du Xian Sect.
  • The Western Teachings planned to use thirty-six West Sea Dragon descendants to divide the Three Teachings, so Li Changshou arranged a ceremony to present the Dragon Clan’s alliance with the Heavenly Court.
  • Li Changshou gathered Jie Teaching, Chan Teaching, and Netherworld guests for the ceremony, where Sea God Cult performances preceded the Heavenly Court’s arrival.
  • Dong Mugong delivered the Jade Emperor’s decree appointing Li Changshou the Profound and Unblemished Great God of the Four Seas, and Li Changshou named Ao Yi commander of his naval forces.
  • Heavenly Dao granted Ao Yi a divine position, clearing the Dragon Clan’s karmic obstruction and freeing the power of his bloodline.
Chapters 227–25225 summaries Read

Arc 11Golden Immortal and Sea God

Li Changshou entered the Heavenly Court, passed an extraordinary Golden Immortal tribulation, and brought the Dragon Clan into Heavenly Court service. After rebuffing Randeng’s attempt to negotiate over the Dragon Clan, he faced a major Asura assault on the Sea God Temple.

  • Li Changshou registered as a Heavenly Court immortal, received three thousand Heavenly Soldiers, and visited Tushita Palace, where Taishang Laojun’s Pill Dao teaching left him unconscious for three years.
  • Li Changshou rejected Golden Cicada’s proposal to divide the Dragon Clan’s Four Seas Dragon Palaces, then escorted Wan Jiangyu’s soul through reincarnation and gained a new understanding of his Dao heart.
  • Li Changshou prepared for his Golden Immortal tribulation with help from Grand Master Xuandu and Yunxiao, endured the Myriad Spirits Tribulation, and survived Heavenly Punishment after reaching the Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Li Changshou returned from seclusion, visited Three Immortal Island, and later organized a contest that granted sixteen Dragon Princes and Dragon Princesses Heavenly Court god positions.
  • Li Changshou rejected Randeng’s proposal concerning the Dragon Clan, while Zhao Gongming used the Twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to corner Randeng before ending their confrontation.
  • Li Changshou brought Wan Jiangyu’s reincarnated body back to Du Xian Sect, where Qi Yuan learned her identity and accepted her return to the sect.
  • Twelve Asuras attacked the Sea God Temple, and Li Changshou evacuated the mortals, summoned reinforcements, and revealed an army of Immortal Bean Soldiers to stall the attackers.
  • Four Eight-Armed Asuras led a larger force through a spatial passage, but Ox-Head and Horse-Face arrived and knocked the commanders into the ground.
Chapters 253–27725 summaries Read

Arc 12Treasures and Tribulation

Li Changshou led the Heavenly Court and Dragon Clan to crush the Four Seas demons, then pursued treasures and dealt with the fox demon Lan'er’s infatuation with Qi Yuan. After meeting the Human Emperors and acquiring the Treasure-Dropping Copper Coins, he prepared Ling'e for her tribulation, which ended with her surviving and declaring she would become his Dao companion.

  • Li Changshou coordinated the defeat of the Asuras at the Sea God Temple and helped the Jade Emperor and Dragon Clan launch a campaign that pacified the Four Seas.
  • Li Changshou drove Daoist Lu Ya away from the Heavenly Court army through negotiation, then helped the Jade Emperor consider how to deal with him.
  • Lan'er asked to see Qi Yuan, but Li Changshou cut the Red String linking her to Qi Yuan’s clay figure and told her she had mistaken loneliness for love.
  • Li Changshou visited Huoyun Cave, met Da Yu, Fu Xi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan, and received guidance and gifts before pursuing Fu Xi’s clue to a treasure.
  • Li Changshou developed Golden Immortal Realm Paper Daoists, then used a feint against Ci Tie City to reach its treasure vault and found Daoist Duobao there.
  • Duobao helped Li Changshou obtain the Treasure-Dropping Copper Coins and Five Elements Treasure Pearls, then confronted Randeng with Yunxiao and other Jie Teaching disciples.
  • Li Changshou strengthened Ling'e’s Dao foundation and prepared her for tribulation, but endured Heavenly Punishment himself while she survived the Nine Heavens Pure Spirit Tribulation and declared she would become his Dao companion.
  • Li Changshou sensed a black leopard carrying a young girl and sent a Golden Immortal Realm Paper Daoist to investigate.
Chapters 278–30225 summaries Read
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