Arc 5The Daluo Breakthrough

Lin Yuan redirected the Plague Immortals’ and Luo Xuan’s fates while helping them fight at West Qi, then unified his abilities and attained the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. Zhunti arrived on Golden Turtle Island and challenged Lin Yuan over his role in spreading the tribulation.

  • Lin Yuan killed Xue Ehu after he attacked with a Sword Talisman, and Daoxing Tianzun compensated Lin Yuan while warning that his actions drew more people into the Karmic Tribulation.
  • Lin Yuan helped Lü Yue reshape the plague to target West Qi’s military forces and Jade Clarity cultivators, then worked with him to resist Yun Zhongzi’s counterattack.
  • Lü Yue and his four disciples survived the confrontation and returned to Golden Turtle Island, where Lin Yuan inherited Lü Yue’s Myriad Plague Dao Body.
  • Lin Yuan helped Luo Xuan redirect his fire toward West Qi’s military stores, counter Princess Longji’s water net, and escape attacks from Longji, Li Jing, and Nezha.
  • Lin Yuan changed Luo Xuan’s death trajectory, inherited his innate fire virtue, and returned to Golden Turtle Island to begin uniting his abilities.
  • Lin Yuan overcame the karmic visions that challenged his resolve, formed three Great Dao Flowers, and opened the gate to the Daluo Realm.
  • Lin Yuan attained the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, while Blue Star recorded the breakthrough and the Investiture of the Gods expanded its candidate pool.
  • Zhunti asked Lin Yuan whether saving people made others bear calamities, and Lin Yuan said he would keep saving those in danger while urging Zhunti to save the Western Regions’ disciples.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101The Spar Is Over. Now Answer for Trying to Kill Me

Lin Yuan defeated Xue Ehu in a spar, but Xue Ehu used Daoxing Tianzun’s Sword Talisman to try to kill him. Lin Yuan killed Xue Ehu in retaliation, and as the elders arrived, he recognized his master’s aura alongside Daoxing Tianzun.

  • Lin Yuan overpowered Xue Ehu in their spar and forced him to his knee, but Xue Ehu secretly crushed a Sword Talisman as Lin Yuan turned away.
  • The Sword Talisman’s attack wounded Lin Yuan and weakened his Life Lamp, while Xue Ehu prepared to strike again.
  • Lin Yuan unleashed his full power, shattered the Sword Talisman, and killed Xue Ehu after he continued to attack.
  • Xue Ehu’s true spirit was swept up by the Investiture of the Gods, making him the second disciple under Daoxing Tianzun to enter it after Han Dulong.
  • Lin Yuan left the arena as powerful auras approached from Kunlun and the Eastern Sea; he sensed his master, while Daoxing Tianzun arrived beside Xue Ehu’s body.

Ch. 102Golden Spirit Arrived—Who Hurt My Disciple?

After Lin Yuan killed Xue Ehu, Daoxing Tianzun arrived to confront him, but Golden Spirit Holy Mother discovered Xue Ehu had attacked first with a forbidden sword talisman. Daoxing Tianzun accepted his disciple’s guilt, compensated Lin Yuan, and left with his disciples’ bodies; Jin Ling then took Lin Yuan back to recover.

  • Daoxing Tianzun arrived, found Xue Ehu dead, and confronted Lin Yuan about the deaths of both his disciples.
  • Golden Spirit Holy Mother arrived and checked Lin Yuan’s injury, then demanded an account after learning Xue Ehu had hurt him.
  • Chen Yue testified that Lin Yuan had held back, while Xue Ehu attacked from behind with a sword talisman and struck again after injuring Lin Yuan.
  • Daoxing Tianzun acknowledged Xue Ehu had broken the rules and gave Lin Yuan a Spirit-Nourishing Pill as compensation.
  • Daoxing Tianzun warned Lin Yuan that his actions were drawing more people into the Karmic Tribulation, and Lin Yuan said he would not abandon endangered fellow disciples.
  • Jin Ling took Lin Yuan away to heal, chiding him for taking the sword talisman’s strike and saying he had gone too easy on Xue Ehu.

Ch. 103A second Chan Sect Disciple entered the list—this time, no one dared call it a coincidence

After Lin Yuan killed Xue Ehu when Xue Ehu tried to assassinate him, the Elucidation Sect’s rising tribulation risk was no longer dismissed as coincidence. Once Lin Yuan recovered, Tongtian summoned him and asked whether he would kill Xue Ehu again if he returned to life.

  • News spread that Xue Ehu had publicly challenged Lin Yuan, tried to kill him secretly, and been slain, changing how the Elucidation Sect’s young disciples viewed Lin Yuan.
  • At Jiangcheng No. 1 Transcendent High School, researchers compared Xue Ehu’s and Han Dulong’s altered death records and saw the Elucidation Sect’s danger index rise again.
  • On Golden Turtle Island, Lin Yuan’s primordial spirit recovered, and Zhao Gongming praised him for not holding back against someone who tried to kill him.
  • Tongtian summoned Lin Yuan to Biyou Palace and asked whether he would kill Xue Ehu again if Xue Ehu came back to life.

Ch. 104Tongtian: If someone tries to kill you, fight back

Lin Yuan convinced Tongtian to establish that Interception Sect disciples could strike back when opponents used killing moves, then learned Lü Yue’s plague campaign in West Qi was spreading to civilians. Lin Yuan traveled to inspect the Plague Formation and warned Lü Yue that expanding it would hasten his death.

  • Lin Yuan told Tongtian that disciples should fight back if someone tried to kill them, and Tongtian announced the new rule across Golden Turtle Island.
  • Duobao reported that Lü Yue and four disciples had infected West Qi’s forces and nearby towns with plague.
  • Lin Yuan warned Tongtian that spreading plague among civilians would bring Lü Yue heavy karmic consequences, then set out with Qin Wan, Yao Bin, and two disciples under Jin Ling.
  • At the Great Shang camp, Lin Yuan saw plague aura reaching mortal towns and detected Lü Yue as a high-value target with a fatal tribulation.
  • Lin Yuan warned Lü Yue that the farther he spread the plague, the faster he would win and die.

Ch. 105Lü Yue Descends the Mountain; Half of West Qi Falls Ill Overnight

Lin Yuan warned Lü Yue that his plague campaign was spreading beyond West Qi’s army and worsening his karmic burden, then studied how the miasma moved. He proposed redirecting the plague toward militarily important targets, and Lü Yue began withdrawing it from a village to test the idea.

  • Lü Yue defended spreading plague across West Qi, while Wen Zhong pointed out that nearby townspeople were falling ill too.
  • Lin Yuan used his Mystic Thunder Eyes to see the plague’s spread and explained that civilian casualties were increasing Lü Yue’s Tribulation Aura.
  • Lin Yuan entered the miasma and used his Innate Formation Core to study how it traveled from the Plague Formation into camps and surrounding towns.
  • Lin Yuan argued that plague should target cultivators, commanders, messengers, and grain routes instead of wasting its force on civilians.
  • Lü Yue agreed to test Lin Yuan’s approach and drew the miasma away from a village, causing the Tribulation Aura around him to stop growing briefly.

Ch. 106Kill a Hundred Thousand Mortals with Plague, and the Investiture of the Gods Might Highlight Your Name in Red

Lin Yuan persuaded Lü Yue to withdraw plague from civilian areas and focus on strategically important West Qi troops, reducing the tribulation weighing on him. Together, Lü Yue, Qin Wan, and Yao Bin developed a formation that could target plague using West Qi’s distinctive military energy, and they planned to test it at dawn.

  • Lü Yue sensed that withdrawing plague from a village slightly eased the tribulation weighing on him, and Lin Yuan argued that broad coverage added karma without lasting results.
  • Lin Yuan urged Lü Yue to target key West Qi personnel such as grain transporters, formation maintainers, messengers, and standard-bearers instead of indiscriminately infecting soldiers.
  • Lü Yue withdrew plague aura from several nearby towns and confirmed that the pressure on his Primordial Spirit diminished further.
  • Lin Yuan asked Qin Wan and Yao Bin to help devise a way to make plague respond to specific energy signatures, and they identified West Qi’s Army Flag baleful energy as a possible trigger.
  • Lü Yue, Qin Wan, Yao Bin, and Lü Yue’s disciples completed a three-layer formation that identified West Qi’s military aura and awakened the plague, then agreed to test it at dawn.

Ch. 107Can Plague Poison Recognize People?

Lü Yue tested a refined Plague Formation that targeted West Qi’s army flag-bearers and formation personnel, letting the Shang Army exploit the resulting disorder. He and Yao Bin then proposed adapting the plague to recognize Jade Clarity disciples, and Lü Yue urged them to begin modifying the formation.

  • Lü Yue released a faint Plague Aura that passed ordinary soldiers but infected West Qi’s flag-bearers and messengers, disrupting their signals and battle formations.
  • The plague also afflicted Qi Practitioners exposed to Military Fiend Aura, and West Qi tried moving its Army Flags while treating the sick.
  • Wen Zhong ordered the Shang Army to attack West Qi’s disorganized Left Camp, advance more than twenty li, and withdraw before leaving the Plague Formation’s range.
  • Lü Yue realized that precise targeting caused less collateral harm and steadied the karmic tribulation weighing on him.
  • Yao Bin proposed using primordial spirit and dharma power as a second trigger to intensify the plague against Jade Clarity disciples, and Lü Yue demanded that the formation be modified that day.

Ch. 108Why Was West Qi Still Dropping After Taking the Antidote?

Lin Yuan helped Lü Yue refine the Five-Plague Formation into a weapon that targeted Jade Clarity cultivators and critical battlefield positions, disrupting West Qi despite its antidotes and defenses. As Great Shang exploited the resulting breakdowns, Yun Zhongzi arrived and recognized Lin Yuan’s hand in the formation.

  • Lin Yuan advised Qin Wan, Yao Bin, Lü Yue, and his disciples as they completed a nine-layer Plague Formation that could identify Jade Clarity power and primordial spirit signatures.
  • Lü Yue waited until West Qi had distributed its medicine and activated its defenses, then released the nearly invisible plague through the Five-Plague Formation Disk.
  • West Qi’s Jade Clarity cultivators repeatedly fell ill whenever they used their dharma power, and the plague disrupted the people maintaining its cleansing formations and other key positions.
  • Wen Zhong sent Great Shang troops to strike West Qi’s supply route, battle formation, and messenger camp, then withdraw before the enemy could pursue.
  • West Qi’s commanders realized that the plague was targeting Jade Clarity cultivators and formation nodes, and they suspected Lin Yuan had modified it.
  • Yun Zhongzi arrived above West Qi’s camp, recognized the Plague Formation’s design, and asked Lin Yuan whether he had modified it.

Ch. 109Yun Zhongzi Had Just Cracked One Version, and I Had Already Changed to the Next

Yun Zhongzi countered Lü Yue’s Plague Formation while Lin Yuan and Qin Wan repeatedly altered its triggers. Yun Zhongzi then turned the plague aura’s connections back toward its casters, forcing Lin Yuan to ready the Qingxuan Sword as the plague surged toward Lü Yue and his disciples.

  • Yun Zhongzi examined the sick soldiers and the Plague-Cleansing Formation, then identified how the dormant plague aura responded to specific energy signatures.
  • Yun Zhongzi reduced the army flags’ fiend aura and covered jade clarity immortal light with blessed virtue pure aura, while Lin Yuan and Qin Wan changed the formation to target blood fiend aura and battle formation signatures.
  • Yun Zhongzi suppressed the blood fiend aura with a Purifying Aura Formation, and Lin Yuan shifted the plague’s trigger to the West Qi soldiers’ armor.
  • Yun Zhongzi traced the plague aura’s connections back to Lü Yue and his four disciples, then built a formation to reverse the plague along those threads.
  • Yun Zhongzi activated the formation, sending the plague aura rushing toward Lü Yue, Zhou Xin, Li Qi, Zhu Tianlin, and Yang Wenhui, while Lin Yuan gripped the Qingxuan Sword.

Ch. 110Ten Thousand Plagues Returning? Then I'll Reroute Them First

Lin Yuan and Lü Yue rerouted the plague aura Yun Zhongzi’s formation was sending back, while Lin Yuan used fire to separate it from purifying energy. The diversion held, but stronger immortals began rising from West Qi’s camp, setting up a direct confrontation.

  • Yun Zhongzi’s Plague-Cleansing Formation forced Lü Yue and his disciples to take back the plague aura they had released across West Qi.
  • Lin Yuan ordered Qin Wan to open nine diversion routes, and Lü Yue redirected the returning plague into Wasteland Valley, Plague Banners, and the formation.
  • When purifying energy tangled with the plague and threatened to destroy the routes, Lin Yuan used precise fire to separate the conflicting energies.
  • Yun Zhongzi targeted the diversion routes, but Lin Yuan shifted the underground paths with the Thick Earth Sword while Lü Yue moved the Plague Banner.
  • Stronger immortal auras rose from West Qi’s camp, and Lin Yuan warned Lü Yue that their enemies would attack in person; Lü Yue prepared to fight.

Ch. 111Want to Kill Lü Yue? Ask All Five of Them First

Lin Yuan helped Lü Yue and his four disciples turn the Five Plagues Formation into a coordinated fighting formation, forcing West Qi’s attackers to retreat. As the five learned not to chase enemies, Yun Zhongzi secretly altered the Plague-Cleansing Formation to mark all five, and Lin Yuan noticed a new threat beneath them.

  • Lin Yuan stopped Zhou Xin, Li Qi, Zhu Tianlin, and Yang Wenhui from separating and arranged them around Lü Yue to fight as one formation.
  • The five used overlapping Plague Arts to repel West Qi’s first two Taiyi attackers and then combined their power to send a golden seal flying.
  • Lü Yue and his disciples held their positions through West Qi’s feints and attacks, while Wen Zhong and Qin Wan observed their increasingly effective teamwork.
  • Lü Yue stopped himself from pursuing the retreating enemies when Lin Yuan called to him, and the tribulation aura tied to him faded further.
  • Yun Zhongzi modified the Plague-Cleansing Formation to mark the five positions, and Lin Yuan sensed a new net beneath the Five Plagues Formation.

Ch. 112You traced the plague aura to bind them; I traced your formation to find you

Lin Yuan helped Lü Yue and his disciples break Yun Zhongzi’s plague-cleansing formation, then persuaded Lü Yue to withdraw instead of spreading the plague further. The five Plague Immortals left the battlefield for Golden Turtle Island, and Lin Yuan’s fatal tribulation began to loosen.

  • Yun Zhongzi bound Lü Yue and his four disciples with a formation that traced the plague aura linking them.
  • Lin Yuan followed the formation lines to Yun Zhongzi’s white jade formation disk, then used Qin Wan’s flags and his twin swords to expose and damage it.
  • Lin Yuan and Lü Yue sent plague aura back along the binding lines, while Yao Bin sent soul-dropping aura, forcing Yun Zhongzi to disperse the formation.
  • Lü Yue, Lin Yuan, and Wen Zhong attacked the exposed formation disk with the Five Plagues, twin swords, and divine thunder, shattering it.
  • Lin Yuan urged Lü Yue to withdraw; Lü Yue recalled the plague formation, and the five Plague Immortals departed for Golden Turtle Island.

Ch. 113The Plague Immortal Escaped the Investiture List, and Lin Yuan Gained the Myriad Plague Dao Body

Lü Yue left the West Qi front after learning to use his Plague Formation more precisely, and Lin Yuan gained a Myriad Plague Dao Body when Lü Yue’s destined death calamity was reversed. Back on Golden Turtle Island, Lin Yuan sensed a slight opening toward the Daluo Realm before receiving news that Luo Xuan and Liu Huan were heading down from Fire Dragon Island.

  • At a farewell banquet, Lü Yue toasted Lin Yuan, acknowledged that his advice had changed how he used plague, and gave him a Plague Token.
  • When Lü Yue’s death calamity dispersed, Lin Yuan inherited the Myriad Plague Dao Body and demonstrated that he could absorb, resist, and control Lü Yue’s plague energy.
  • Several days later, Duobao brought Lü Yue and his four disciples to the Life Lamp Hall, where five lamps were lit for them.
  • Lin Yuan noticed that Lü Yue’s karma tied to the Investiture of the Gods had dispersed and that his Taiyi Peak bottleneck had loosened slightly toward the Daluo Realm.
  • Duobao delivered a message from Wen Zhong naming Luo Xuan and Liu Huan as the next people heading down from Fire Dragon Island.

Ch. 114They Had Just Stopped the Plague-Spreader, and Now the Firestarter Was Here

Lin Yuan diverted Luo Xuan’s flames away from West Qi’s civilians and showed he could guide the fire dragons toward military targets. As Luo Xuan unleashed an even greater blaze, an enormous water net appeared to counter the fire, and the group prepared to face its unknown wielder.

  • Lin Yuan traveled to West Qi with Holy Mother Huo Ling and Qin Wan after learning Luo Xuan was burning the city.
  • Lin Yuan redirected the spreading flames away from residential districts and toward West Qi’s military stores and granary.
  • Luo Xuan challenged Lin Yuan to demonstrate how he would burn the West Qi forces, and Lin Yuan guided five fire dragons toward military targets.
  • Luo Xuan released a greater sea of fire, but a growing net of water began cooling the flames.
  • Luo Xuan welcomed the unknown person countering his fire and prepared to confront them.

Ch. 115The Mist Dew Universe Net Suppresses Fire? Then I'll Cut Off Your Water Supply First

Princess Longji used the Mist Dew Universe Net to suppress Luo Xuan’s fire, but Lin Yuan found the net’s water channels and helped Luo Xuan break through them. Longji withdrew the net, and Li Jing and Nezha arrived, bringing Luo Xuan’s looming danger closer.

  • Princess Longji spread the Mist Dew Universe Net over West Qi, forcing Luo Xuan’s fire dragons into a stalemate against the gathering moisture.
  • Lin Yuan identified the net’s eight water nodes and severed underground water channels with the Thick Earth Sword.
  • Lin Yuan directed Luo Xuan to attack weakened sections while Holy Mother Huo Ling disrupted Longji’s control, tearing gaps through the net.
  • Princess Longji contracted the net and retreated, and Lin Yuan stopped Luo Xuan from pursuing her as his fatal tribulation eased.
  • Li Jing arrived with the Golden Exquisite Pagoda, accompanied by Nezha on his Wind-Fire Wheels.

Ch. 116The Golden Pagoda and Universe Ring Arrive-Luo Xuan's Death Trap Is Complete

Li Jing, Nezha, and Princess Longji trapped Luo Xuan with the Exquisite Pagoda and their combined attacks, but Lin Yuan helped him break through the blockade. Nezha then struck Lin Yuan from behind with the Universe Ring, and Lin Yuan charged at him in response.

  • Li Jing, Nezha, and Princess Longji coordinated their attacks to suppress Luo Xuan, while Holy Mother Huo Ling moved to counter Long Ji.
  • Lin Yuan called out Nezha’s attacks so Luo Xuan could evade, and Qin Wan identified the Exquisite Pagoda’s anchor points.
  • Lin Yuan advised Luo Xuan to draw his scattered flames into the Five Dragon Wheel, and Luo Xuan concentrated them into five red-gold fire dragons.
  • Lin Yuan and Qin Wan identified a weak point in the pagoda’s light, and Luo Xuan broke through it with the Five Dragon Wheel.
  • Nezha attacked Lin Yuan from behind with the Universe Ring, cracking his shoulder bone, and Lin Yuan charged at Nezha after acknowledging the hit.

Ch. 117You hit me with the Universe Ring? Then I'll return it right now

Lin Yuan caught Nezha’s Universe Ring and hurled it back, then defeated him in a rapid exchange before withdrawing to tend his wounds. He turned his attention to Luo Xuan, whose fatal tribulation remained unresolved as the opposing side’s three methods closed in.

  • Lin Yuan caught Nezha’s returning Universe Ring and struck him in the chest with it, then used his sword’s ringing and a blow to the Wind-Fire Wheels to knock Nezha into a crater.
  • Lin Yuan used the Treasure-Dropping Coin to make Li Jing raise the Exquisite Pagoda, giving Luo Xuan an opening to attack with the Five Dragon Wheel.
  • Nezha climbed out of the crater and challenged Lin Yuan to fight again, but Lin Yuan called their exchange even and warned him against another sneak attack.
  • Holy Mother Huo Ling treated Lin Yuan’s cracked shoulder bone, and Lin Yuan stepped back while she took over the fight with Nezha.
  • Lin Yuan warned Luo Xuan that the Mist Dew Universe Net, Exquisite Pagoda, and Nezha’s methods had all been deployed; Luo Xuan drew back his flames as Princess Longji tightened the net and Li Jing pressed the pagoda down.

Ch. 118Luo Xuan Escaped His Doom, and Fire Virtue Entered My Body

Lin Yuan helped Luo Xuan escape the encirclement at West Qi, then inherited Luo Xuan’s innate fire virtue and sensed that the barrier at Taiyi Peak was close to breaking. Tongtian summoned Lin Yuan back to Golden Turtle Island as the Interception Sect’s fortune began to respond to his approach.

  • Lin Yuan, Holy Mother Huo Ling, and Qin Wan helped Luo Xuan break through Long Ji’s net and Li Jing’s pagoda, allowing him to escape Nezha’s pursuit.
  • Luo Xuan reunited with Lin Yuan and the others, reflected on how concentrating his fire had helped him escape, and realized that his Tribulation Aura had fallen.
  • Lin Yuan successfully changed Luo Xuan’s predetermined death trajectory and inherited his innate fire virtue, which merged with Lin Yuan’s Innate Fire Spirit.
  • Lin Yuan sensed the Daluo Realm growing closer as the barrier at Taiyi Peak trembled, though he said he still needed a little more progress.
  • Tongtian summoned Lin Yuan back, and Lin Yuan, Huo Ling, and Luo Xuan flew toward Golden Turtle Island as the Interception Sect’s fortune began to respond.

Ch. 119This time, it was their turn to guard my path

Lin Yuan returned to Golden Turtle Island and prepared to enter seclusion in the Supreme Purity Grotto-Heaven to attempt the Daluo Realm. Surrounded by the Jie Sect members whose lives he had saved, he began gathering his many abilities into a path of his own, and the first faint phantom of a great dao flower appeared.

  • Lin Yuan told Tongtian and the others that he had glimpsed the Daluo Realm threshold, and Zhao Gongming warned him that his many abilities made finding a personal core essential.
  • Lin Yuan recounted his battle at West Qi, and Jin Ling examined his shoulder before approving that he had struck Nezha with the Universe Ring in return.
  • Tongtian sent Lin Yuan to the Supreme Purity Grotto-Heaven, while Shiji, Biyun, the Four Sages of Nine-Dragon Island, Qin Wan, and many other Jie Sect members gave him gifts and came to guard his path.
  • Lin Yuan accepted the crowd’s support, entered the grotto-heaven, and sat down with Qingxuan and Thick Earth before him.
  • Lin Yuan began uniting his abilities into a single path, and the first faint phantom of a great dao flower emerged above his head.

Ch. 120I Know Too Much-Then I'll Make It All Mine

Lin Yuan discovered that his many abilities were preventing him from forming a Great Dao Flower, then unified them through the Shangqing Immortal Method and stabilized his breakthrough. As the flower neared completion, the Daluo Causal Tribulation gathered above Golden Turtle Island.

  • Lin Yuan failed three times to condense his Great Dao Flower because the many powers in his primordial spirit pulled in different directions.
  • Zhao Gongming and the others observed Lin Yuan’s struggle, while Tongtian refused to give him a hint and told them he had to find his own way.
  • Lin Yuan recalled past battles and realized he had always used every ability toward the same purpose: resolving the danger before him and keeping himself and his people alive.
  • Lin Yuan brought his abilities into one circulation through the Shangqing Immortal Method, and his Great Dao Flower advanced steadily beyond its previous limit.
  • As the flower reached ninety percent completion, Lin Yuan sensed the Daluo Causal Tribulation gathering, and Zhao Gongming recognized that his karmic ties were coming due.

Ch. 121The First Flower Opens the Gate to Daluo

Lin Yuan endured the karmic backlash from changing the Investiture of the Gods and completed his first Great Dao Flower. He steadied his second flower as more unfamiliar karma descended, and the gate to the Daluo Realm began to open.

  • Lin Yuan faced karmic threads tied to Shiji and the people he had saved, and held firm because he did not regret changing their fates.
  • Tongtian and Zhao Gongming recognized that Lin Yuan’s resolve came from saving people, while Lin Yuan’s first Great Dao Flower took shape.
  • Lin Yuan’s first Great Dao Flower bloomed, incorporating his varied abilities into his own Great Dao.
  • As Lin Yuan formed his second flower, karma from the wider changes to the Karmic Tribulation shook it, but he resolved to save his people and let others fight for their own lives.
  • Lin Yuan’s second flower steadied and neared completion as the unseen gate to the Daluo Realm opened a crack.

Ch. 122Karma at the Gates? They're All People I Saved

As Lin Yuan neared the Daluo Realm, the Karmic Tribulation showed him the deaths that had once awaited the people he saved, and he rejected those fates without claiming authority over others’ paths. His third Great Dao Flower began to solidify, while his breakthrough further emptied the Investiture of the Gods’ list; the chapter ended as he pushed open the gate to the Daluo Realm.

  • Lin Yuan unified his abilities into a connected system as his first two Great Dao Flowers took shape and the third grew clearer.
  • The Karmic Tribulation manifested the original deaths of Shiji, the Four Sages of Nine-Dragon Island, the Ten Heavenly Lords, Zhao Gongming, the Three Cloud Sisters, Wen Zhong, Luo Xuan, and others.
  • Lin Yuan shattered the visions of those he had saved, then said that people whose fates he did not know should walk their own paths.
  • The third Great Dao Flower began to solidify as Tongtian explained that Lin Yuan had separated his own Dao heart from the karma of others.
  • Haotian learned that Lin Yuan's breakthrough would further reduce the tribulation aura of Interception Sect candidates and leave the Divine Positions even emptier.
  • Lin Yuan pressed his hand against the manifested gate to the Daluo Realm and pushed, shaking the Supreme Purity Grotto-Heaven.

Ch. 123Three Flowers Gather at the Crown: Lin Yuan Attained the Daluo Realm

Lin Yuan completed the breakthrough to the Daluo Realm in the Supreme Purity Grotto-Heaven, enduring the final pressure of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity. After testing his newly strengthened abilities, he emerged to celebrate with the Interception Sect as the Primordial Secret Realm Monitoring Stone lit up on Blue Star.

  • Lin Yuan opened the gate of the Great Dao, completed his three flowers and five qi, and attained the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Lin Yuan tested his new vision, swordsmanship, movement, and physical strength inside the grotto-heaven.
  • Tongtian called Lin Yuan outside, where Zhao Gongming and the gathered Interception Sect disciples eagerly asked to test his strength.
  • Lin Yuan reunited with Tongtian and Jin Ling, and the group laughed together as Tongtian approved his stable foundation.
  • The Primordial Secret Realm Monitoring Stone on Blue Star lit up.

Ch. 124A Daluo Golden Immortal at Eighteen-the Investiture of the Gods Could No Longer Sit Still

Lin Yuan’s breakthrough to the Daluo Realm reduced the Interception Sect’s destruction risk but pushed the Investiture of the Gods to seek higher-ranking candidates across other factions. As Lin Yuan prepared to test his new strength on Golden Turtle Island, Zhunti arrived to meet him.

  • Chen Qingshan’s monitoring hall recorded Lin Yuan’s breakthrough to the Daluo Realm, raising historical deviation to 53.4% and lowering the Interception Sect’s destruction risk to 28%.
  • The Investiture of the Gods expanded its candidate pool to include second-generation Elucidation Sect disciples, Western Sect core members, and high-level rogue cultivators.
  • Haotian, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti reacted to the rising threat of the tribulation reaching their factions, and Zhunti decided to meet Lin Yuan.
  • On Golden Turtle Island, Lin Yuan agreed to spar with Zhao Gongming while other Interception Sect members offered to test him.
  • Zhunti arrived over the Eastern Sea and announced that he wished to meet Lin Yuan.

Ch. 125A Saint Came in Person Just to Meet Lin Yuan

Zhunti visited Golden Turtle Island to question Lin Yuan about the consequences of saving those marked for the Investiture of the Gods. Lin Yuan insisted he would keep saving the Interception Sect’s disciples and told Zhunti to protect his own, leaving Zhunti to ask how the Western Regions could reduce its names on the Investiture.

  • Zhunti arrived at Golden Turtle Island and asked to meet Lin Yuan, prompting Tongtian to open the island’s formations.
  • Lin Yuan found he could not see through Zhunti and judged that he could not defeat him.
  • Zhunti showed how the Investiture of the Gods tribulation aura had spread to the Western Regions and asked Lin Yuan whether saving people forced others to bear calamities.
  • Lin Yuan said he would keep saving people in danger and told Zhunti to save the Western Regions’ own disciples.
  • Zhunti asked Lin Yuan what the Western Regions should do if it wanted fewer names on the Investiture.
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