Ch. 281Reunion

Lin Qing returned to Cloudrise Immortal Sect with Juechenzi, reuniting him with Qing Yao and Grandmaster. He then told the sect’s cultivators that Heavenmist World would collide with another world in a few months and demonstrated the Five Elements.

  • Lin Qing explained that he had no deep hatred for the Divine Lords and that the Great Dao Oath would help protect Eastern Profound from Central Continent.
  • Lin Qing bought a thousand jars of Azure-Wave Brew in Sea-Gazing City and continued toward Cloudrise Immortal Sect with Juechenzi.
  • Qing Yao rushed out to embrace Juechenzi, and the reunited group drank together on Juechen Island until dawn.
  • Lin Qing gathered the sect’s Divine Realm cultivators and warned them that Heavenmist World would collide with another world in a few months, while Central Continent would handle the ensuing conflicts.
  • Lin Qing demonstrated five kinds of spiritual energy and began telling the cultivators about the Five Elements.

Ch. 282Explaining the Five Elements

Lin Qing taught Cloudrise Immortal Sect’s Divine Realm cultivators how to open Five-Element Spirit Veins and arranged for Sun Shaoping to create higher-tier cultivation arts for the sect. He then contacted the Divine Lords of the Central Continent to request high-tier cultivation arts, pill formulas, formations, and equipment blueprints.

  • Lin Qing explained Five-Element generation and restraint, the rules for opening Five-Element Spirit Veins, and how Vein-Sealing Pills could let cultivators reopen their veins.
  • Lin Qing spent two days teaching the cultivators and providing Vein-Sealing Pill refining methods from the Fifth to Ninth Tier, while obtaining higher-tier pill formulas from sect alchemists.
  • Lin Qing told Sun Shaoping about meeting the World Will and asked him to create cultivation arts for the final two tiers of the Divine Realm.
  • Lin Qing gave Sun Shaoping cultivation arts from the Fifth to Tenth Tier as a model for creating a complete set for Cloudrise Immortal Sect.
  • Lin Qing contacted Divine Lords in the Central Continent, who reported progress on compensation, preparations, and matters involving his master.
  • Lin Qing asked the Divine Lords to provide high-tier cultivation arts, pill formulas, formations, and equipment blueprints.

Ch. 283Cloudreach World

Lin Qing received Central Continent’s supplies from Manzhu, continued preparing the Cloudrise Immortal Sect for his departure, and learned that another world was preparing to invade after the worlds collided. The chapter ended with that world’s Empress asking its World Origin when the collision would happen.

  • Lin Qing healed Manzhu after the Eastern Profound arrays injured her, then accepted the supplies she had brought from Central Continent.
  • Lin Qing asked Manzhu to let Tao Tao visit Eastern Profound to cultivate and planned to leave the arrays under Juechenzi’s authority.
  • Lin Qing gave the supplies to Juechenzi and continued raising his alchemist level so he could leave behind the Eleventh Tier Vein-Sealing Pill formula.
  • The other world’s Empress received her officials’ report that preparations for war were complete and ordered them to follow the plan when the worlds merged.
  • The Empress secretly descended to the World Origin and asked Cloudreach how long remained until the collision.

Ch. 284Preparation Before Battle

As Heavenmist and Cloud Derivation prepared for their coming world collision, Lin Qing spent the remaining months strengthening his sect and helping his friends before traveling to a shattered continent to investigate Juechenzi’s rumored treasure vault. The chapter left him setting out to discover what the vault contained.

  • Cloud Derivation warned its reincarnated helper that the collision was five months away and asked her to destroy the opposing World Origin quickly so it could open the Ascension Passage for her.
  • Central Continent’s Divine Lords mobilized Heavenmist Continent for war, recruiting five God Venerable Realm humans and five God Venerable Realm demon beasts, including two newly discovered ocean rulers.
  • Lin Qing advanced his alchemy to the completion of the Eleventh Tier, obtained the Vein-Sealing Pill formula, and supervised Juechenzi, Qing Yao, and other cultivators as they opened their meridians again.
  • Sun Shaoping created a new cultivation method, which Lin Qing entrusted to Juechenzi and the Cloudrise Immortal Sect named the Azure Cloud Immortal Scripture.
  • Lin Qing brought Wang Qingwan’s family and members of the Demon Ember Guild from the Summer Kingdom to the city beneath Cloudrise Immortal Sect, where they joined Sunset Glow Valley.
  • Lin Qing traveled to the shattered continent to investigate the treasure vault Juechenzi had mentioned.

Ch. 285Black Stone

Lin Qing traveled to the shattered continent’s former imperial palace, where he found the remains of the humanoid race’s leader and uncovered a black stone resembling his Storage Ring. He recognized it as a likely King's Token and left the chapter with its purpose still unknown.

  • Lin Qing reached the shattered continent near the World's Edge and raised his Death Will to match the growing force there.
  • Lin Qing traveled into the continent’s devastated heart and resolved more firmly to seize the opposing world's World Origin to prevent both worlds from perishing together.
  • Lin Qing found the humanoid race’s leader standing as a skeleton, collected the ruined trident head, and buried the leader’s remains.
  • Lin Qing searched the former imperial palace and found a treasury containing a person-sized black stone untouched by Death Will.
  • Lin Qing recognized the black stone as resembling his Storage Ring and recalled that an undead being had called the material a King's Token forged from a meteorite.

Ch. 286Spatial Stone

Lin Qing recovered a Spatial Stone containing an intact cache and learned from Sun Shaoping that it could help them build a fast Flying Vessel for crossing the Chaotic Sea. The discovery led them to plan a vessel focused entirely on speed, bringing Lin Qing closer to searching for Blue Star.

  • Lin Qing broke the Spatial Stone's old restriction and found its contents intact, including resources and technological items.
  • Lin Qing brought the stone to Juechen Island and asked Sun Shaoping to examine it.
  • Sun Shaoping explained that the Spatial Stone could support a Spatial Compression Formation for the Flying Vessel they planned to sail through the Chaotic Sea.
  • Lin Qing questioned the vessel's speed and made clear that he was urgently trying to reach Blue Star.
  • Sun Shaoping agreed to abandon the Flying Vessel's offensive and defensive capabilities, estimating that it could reach twenty percent of teleportation speed.

Ch. 287Formal Collision

Lin Qing prepared to forge a Life-Bound Treasure with the World Tree, Spatial Stone, and a future World Origin, while the Heavenmist World braced for its collision with the Cloudreach World. As the worlds drew together, Heavenmist announced that the collision had begun, and the sky collapsed before the people below.

  • Lin Qing chose the Spatial Stone to replace the Void Beast Bone in his Life-Bound Treasure and planned to obtain the Cloudreach World Origin as its third material.
  • Lin Qing attended Yang Jingchuan and Li Yaqing's wedding as their witness and reunited with Yun Nian and the others from Sunset Glow Valley.
  • Lin Qing visited the Heavenmist Will to learn the collision site and urged the Divine Lords to calm the cultivators and leave the problems to him.
  • Heavenmist announced that the collision had arrived, and people across the Heavenmist World felt pressure from above as the sky began to collapse.

Ch. 288Closing In

Lin Qing raced toward Cloudreach World's World Origin to prevent the colliding worlds from destroying their inhabitants, but learned that another person was already waiting there. As the two worlds’ forces prepared to battle, he crossed into Cloudreach World and sensed a strange rule.

  • Heavenmist World told Lin Qing that Cloudreach World's World Origin lay beneath its Imperial City and that someone else was approaching it.
  • Lin Qing traveled to the surface and saw both worlds’ cultivators assembling for battle as they neared each other.
  • Heavenmist World's Divine Lords discovered they faced eighteen Divine Lords from Cloudreach World, and Lin Qing reassured them that he would end the battle in a few days.
  • Lin Qing hurried past both armies toward Cloudreach World's Imperial City, crossing into the opposing world before the forces could meet.
  • Lin Qing sensed something strange upon entering Cloudreach World, whose Great Dao was incomplete.

Ch. 289Teleportation Failure

Lin Qing discovered that Cloudreach World’s rules prevented space-folding teleportation, forcing him to fly toward its Imperial City. The mysterious woman arrived to confront him, while her Divine Lords followed her lead and left the stranger to her.

  • Lin Qing realized that Cloudreach World’s rules suppressed him by preventing teleportation and reasoned that only Dao-level power might allow travel through Subspace.
  • Lin Qing flew toward the Imperial City, and Cloudreach World’s Divine Lords spotted him approaching at alarming speed.
  • The Divine Lords made excuses to slow down and stopped to face Lin Qing until the mysterious woman caught up with them.
  • The mysterious woman recognized Lin Qing’s strength and nearly revealed her secret about reincarnation before her former senior interrupted her.
  • The mysterious woman ordered the Divine Lords to deal with the others and continued upward to confront Lin Qing herself.

Ch. 290Confrontation

Lin Qing confronted the Cloudreach Divine Lords, who attacked him after discovering his cultivation was only at the Tenth Tier. He overwhelmed their opening assault and challenged the pipa-playing woman who had struck him with a sonic attack.

  • The Cloudreach Divine Lords charged at Lin Qing and spread out to encircle him.
  • Lin Qing summoned his Dharma Aspect and used his Thunder Spear to shatter Old Duan’s sword and pierce his chest.
  • Lin Qing blocked a saber strike, evaded another spear thrust, and wounded a flanking Divine Lord by blasting apart his shoulder.
  • The Divine Lords’ sonic attack shook Lin Qing’s Dharma Aspect, but Wind Will stabilized it and Selfless Oblivion resisted the mind-confusing effect.
  • Lin Qing surveyed the Divine Lords and told the pipa-playing woman to play Ambush from Ten Sides.

Ch. 291Ambush from Ten Sides

Lin Qing thwarted the Dagger Divine Lord’s surprise attack and pursued the Divine Lord Pipa through the other Divine Lords’ interference. After taking her pipa, he played Ambush from Ten Sides with Zither Will and Death Will, leaving the surrounding Divine Lords bleeding.

  • The Dagger Divine Lord stabbed at Lin Qing’s Dharma Aspect, but Lin Qing revealed his true body and stopped the dagger with one hand.
  • Lin Qing seized the dagger and flung the Dagger Divine Lord away before returning to his Dharma Aspect.
  • Lin Qing charged at the Divine Lord Pipa while the other Divine Lords tried to obstruct him with attacks and spells.
  • Lin Qing caught the fleeing Divine Lord Pipa, took her pipa, and kicked her away.
  • Lin Qing played Ambush from Ten Sides, combining Zither Will with Death Will and causing Divine Lords nearby to bleed.

Ch. 292The Mysterious Woman Makes Her Move

Lin Qing overwhelmed the Divine Lords with his Death Will until their mysterious leader intervened. He recognized her as a reincarnated person and let her followers pass, leaving the two powerful rivals to face each other.

  • Lin Qing used his Death Will to force the Divine Lords to join forces to resist him.
  • The mysterious woman repelled Lin Qing's Death Will and rescued her badly injured followers.
  • Lin Qing discarded Divine Lord Pipa's pipa, formed a spear from purple lightning, and confronted the woman with his hundred-thousand-zhang Dharma Aspect.
  • The mysterious woman was alarmed to discover that Lin Qing was only Tenth Tier, while Lin Qing guessed that she had been reincarnated.
  • The woman sent her Divine Lord followers toward the battlefield, and Lin Qing let them pass so he could face her himself.

Ch. 293True Spirit

Lin Qing and Chen Xi paused their battle to discuss reincarnation and the Immortal Realm before preparing to fight. The chapter ended with them charging at each other with swords formed from their respective Wills.

  • Lin Qing explained that he had injured all the Cloud Derivation Divine Lords to give Heavenmist World's fighters an advantage, since Chen Xi's presence made killing them difficult.
  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi introduced themselves and sat together to talk, with Lin Qing learning that Chen Xi had reincarnated while he had not.
  • Chen Xi explained that immortals' True Spirits could enter Reincarnation after death, but repeated reincarnations could wear them away and prevent their memories from awakening.
  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi ended their conversation, summoned their Dharma Aspects, and formed swords from Wind Will and Ice Will.
  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi raised their swords and charged at each other.

Ch. 294A Contest of Technique

Lin Qing decisively outmatched Chen Xi in close combat through his precise swordsmanship and Unrestrained Ultimate Intent, despite her stronger Ice Will. Chen Xi then used Mist Will to suppress his Divine Sense and struck him with Cold Will, leaving him affected as the fight continued.

  • Lin Qing deflected Chen Xi's sword attacks with effortless precision and disrupted her arm with Wind Will.
  • Chen Xi retreated after using Ice Will to force Lin Qing back, but realized her combat techniques could not match his.
  • Chen Xi spread Mist Will over the battlefield, suppressing Lin Qing's Divine Sense.
  • Chen Xi attacked Lin Qing from behind with Cold Will, slowing his thoughts in a way Selfless Oblivion could not prevent.

Ch. 295Will, Law, Dao

Lin Qing explained how Will, Law, and Dao related to one another and why his exceptional Divine Sense let him master Will ahead of his cultivation level. He resisted Chen Xi’s perfected Cold Will, expanded his Five Elements Domain, and left her exposed and furious.

  • Lin Qing considered how Will, Law, and Dao differed, how they connected, and why his system could not grant mastery over incomplete powers.
  • Lin Qing compared his Willpower with Chen Xi’s and resisted her Cold Will attack, recovering almost immediately.
  • Lin Qing spread his Five Elements Domain across millions of li, dispersing the mist and overcoming Mist Will’s concealment.
  • Lin Qing turned to Chen Xi and watched her shift from shock and confusion to despair and savagery as she declared that she hated him.

Ch. 296Secret Art

Chen Xi used a costly Secret Art to borrow the Cloudreach World's power and rise to the God Venerable Realm, then challenged Lin Qing with overwhelming strength. She attacked him with a massive ice sword, and Lin Qing prepared to meet her with a multicolored horse-chopping saber.

  • Chen Xi drew a blood pattern to activate her Secret Art, and the Cloudreach World's power raised her realm and solidified her Dharma Aspect.
  • Lin Qing recognized that Chen Xi had borrowed power from the Cloudreach World and that fighting the world itself exceeded his current abilities.
  • Chen Xi revealed that she had made a deal with the Cloudreach World to help Cloud Derivation advance into the Heavenly Dao in exchange for opening the Ascension Passage, which she needed to repay a blood debt and return to someone she loved.
  • Chen Xi fused her body into a Dharma Image one hundred and fifty thousand zhang tall and formed a gigantic ice sword.
  • Lin Qing condensed a multicolored horse-chopping saber as Chen Xi charged and swung at him.

Ch. 297Divine Ability

Lin Qing activated Burning the Boats, which Chen Xi recognized as a Divine Ability, and his aura rose to the Eleventh Tier. Their battle resumed, and Lin Qing broke Chen Xi’s sword and stopped his saber at her throat.

  • Chen Xi’s Secret Art-enhanced strike sent Lin Qing’s Dharma Aspect flying, but she paused instead of pressing her advantage.
  • Lin Qing activated Burning the Boats, causing his aura to enter the Eleventh Tier, and Chen Xi identified it as a Divine Ability.
  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi resumed their fight, with Chen Xi launching a relentless sword assault and Lin Qing calmly defending.
  • Chen Xi exposed an opening, and Lin Qing seized it to shatter her longsword with an upward saber strike.
  • Lin Qing followed with a horizontal slash and held his saber at Chen Xi’s throat.

Ch. 298The War Ends

Lin Qing defeated Chen Xi but spared her and agreed to take her along when he left for the Chaotic Sea. The war between Heavenmist World and Cloudreach World ended with both sides ordered to withdraw, though future conflicts remained possible.

  • Chen Xi accepted defeat and feared that her damaged True Spirit might keep her memories dormant in her next reincarnation, but Lin Qing spared her and kept her by his side.
  • After learning why Chen Xi wanted to leave, Lin Qing contacted Sun Shaoping, who approved bringing her along.
  • Lin Qing told Chen Xi they would soon enter the Chaotic Sea rather than wait for the World Will to become the Heavenly Dao, and she agreed to follow him.
  • Chen Xi and Lin Qing met Cloudreach World cultivators, and Chen Xi ordered them to withdraw and declared the war over.
  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi contacted their Divine Lords, who agreed to stop fighting and withdraw after learning that Lin Qing had won.

Ch. 299Subduing Cloud Derivation

Lin Qing reached the Cloudborne World Origin and subdued Cloud Derivation after promising it could keep its consciousness and continue growing stronger. Heavenmist took control of Cloudreach World, and Lin Qing left with Chen Xi to meet Sun Shaoping before forging his natal treasure.

  • Lin Qing left the Divine Lords to negotiate and traveled with Chen Xi to the Yunyan Imperial Palace.
  • Chen Xi led Lin Qing through the sealed underground passage to Cloud Derivation, which cursed her and attacked him with its Five Elements, Gravity, and Death Wills.
  • Lin Qing emerged unharmed from Cloud Derivation’s Death Will and promised it could retain its consciousness and keep growing stronger.
  • Cloud Derivation agreed to follow Lin Qing, and it shrank into his body as Cloudreach World trembled.
  • Heavenmist quickly took control of Cloudreach World, halting the continents’ approach, and Lin Qing set out with Chen Xi to meet Sun Shaoping.

Ch. 300Old Friends

After Heavenmist World absorbed Cloudreach World, Lin Qing gave the gathered factions rules against enslaving Mortals and wantonly slaughtering the Demon Race. He brought Chen Xi to Juechen Island, where she and Sun Shaoping recognized each other as reincarnated spouses from a previous life, though neither knew who had killed them.

  • Lin Qing and Chen Xi returned to the gathered Divine Lords, where Lin Qing told the factions not to enslave Mortals or drag them into conflicts, and not to slaughter the Demon Race wantonly.
  • Lin Qing encountered Ren Wudi, Tao Tao, Qiyue, Jin Wan, and other cultivators on the way back to Heavenmist Continent, then brought Chen Xi to Juechen Island to meet Sun Shaoping.
  • Chen Xi and Sun Shaoping recognized each other as the emperor and empress they had been in a previous life, embraced, and thanked Lin Qing for bringing them together.
  • Sun Shaoping told Lin Qing that he and Chen Xi had been killed in their previous lives, but neither he nor Chen Xi knew who had murdered them.
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