Arc 9The Red Dust Immortal Path

Li Ming guided successive emperors and companions through transformations toward longevity while containing threats from Dark Supremes and the Strange World. After Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi departed for the Strange World, the Grand Dao revived and a new Golden Age began.

  • Li Lian'er completed her Third Lifetime and began pursuing the Red Dust Immortal Path, while Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng became an emperor and later sought Li Ming's guidance.
  • Stone Emperor proclaimed himself Sacred Spirit Heavenly Emperor and attacked Undying Mountain, but Li Ming suppressed and destroyed him, and Huang Xudao and Netherworld Emperor Duan De later began new lifetimes.
  • Solar Saint Emperor and Huo Qizi pursued Artifact Spirit transformations, while Li Hu emerged as a Sacred Spirit Emperor and Taichu became Heavenly Emperor before Li Ming defeated the Strange World's invaders.
  • Li Ming ended the Divine War, and Li Hu transformed into a vine bearing nine Immortal Metal pumpkins as the Divine Silkworm Princess began her path toward Red Dust Immortality.
  • Dongfang Taiyi and Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor became Immortal Weapon spirits, while Boundless Heavenly Venerable and Duan De completed further transformations, and Li Ming began studying how to help others pursue longevity.
  • Silver Dragon Emperor sought Li Ming's guidance and left for the Strange World, while Li Ming helped Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor break free of his weapon and be reborn.
  • Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor left for the Strange World after failing to reach his Fourth Lifetime, and Dongfang Taiyi awakened, attained Emperor Enlightenment in his Third Lifetime, and followed him.
  • The Grand Dao revived into a Golden Age without a new emperor, as Di Que and the Fighting Saint Ape reached the Ancient Starry Sky Road after battling through their trials.
Chapters 201–225 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 201Where Did the Curse Come From?

Li Ming discovered that a Dark Supreme had cursed Li Lian'er during her attempt to live out a third lifetime, and he destroyed him with the Myriad Souls Banner. After watching a new emperor rise and waiting another ten thousand years, Li Ming saw Li Lian'er complete her transformation and begin her third lifetime.

  • Li Ming sensed Li Lian'er's Grand Dao Imprint nearing collapse and tried to deduce why her transformation was failing.
  • A Dark Supreme sacrificed his essence to curse Li Lian'er, but Li Ming sent the Myriad Souls Banner to devour him and stabilized her imprint.
  • Li Ming inspected Li Lian'er in the Kunlun Secret Realm and observed her lotus seed develop five golden brands as he waited beside her for ten thousand years.
  • The Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng survived the Enlightenment Tribulation, merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and became a new emperor.
  • After another ten thousand years, Li Ming found a sixth golden brand on Li Lian'er's lotus seed and watched her third Grand Dao Lotus absorb her body and blossom anew.
  • Li Lian'er emerged reborn in a new body, successfully living out her third lifetime, and Li Ming congratulated her on stepping onto the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Ch. 202Is This the Kunpeng Divine Medicine?

Li Lian'er began her third lifetime and discussed her path toward becoming a Red Dust Immortal with Li Ming. Ten thousand years later, Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng challenged Li Ming, discovered the gap between them, and revealed the Kunpeng Immortal Medicine that had helped her begin a second lifetime.

  • Li Lian'er told Li Ming that her third lifetime had greatly increased her strength and lifespan, and that she could already sense a path toward her fourth.
  • Li Lian'er planned to take one of Li Ming's Immortal Medicines into the Strange World when she could no longer begin another lifetime, hoping it would evolve into a Longevity Immortal Medicine.
  • Ten thousand years later, Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng challenged Li Ming at the Undying Mountain, seeking guidance after reaching a cultivation bottleneck.
  • Li Ming defeated Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng with a single finger, sending her into the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland and forcing her to reform her body.
  • Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng returned to Li Ming and asked him to teach her how to begin a new lifetime, then revealed the Kunpeng Immortal Medicine she had obtained.

Ch. 203Primordial Spirit Joins the Dao

Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng spent a thousand years discussing cultivation with Li Ming, then pursued the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method and studied the Kunpeng Divine Medicine. After rumors about her and Li Ming spread, she attacked the Forbidden Zone she suspected of spreading them and rapidly wounded its two Dark Supremes.

  • Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng and Li Ming joined their Primordial Spirits, then spent a thousand years discussing the Dao in Undying Mountain.
  • Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng left Undying Mountain with new insight into Red Dust transformation and began studying the Kunpeng Divine Medicine to seek a Third Lifetime.
  • Rumors that she had become Li Ming's maid and lover spread across the universe, and members of her tribe brought them to her attention.
  • Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng traced the rumors to a Forbidden Zone, charged in, and confronted its two Dark Supremes.
  • The two Dark Supremes mocked her connection to Li Ming and threatened Extreme Sublimation, but Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng attacked and badly injured them with her speed and Yin-Yang power.

Ch. 204Enemy or Friend?

Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng killed two Dark Supremes, lived a Third Lifetime, and left for the Strange World with the Kunpeng Divine Medicine. Li Lian'er lived a Fourth Lifetime and later followed her there to pursue the War Immortal Method, but powerful cultivators surrounded her on arrival.

  • Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng killed two Dark Supremes and brought their remains to Li Ming's Undying Mountain, where the Myriad Souls Banner devoured them.
  • After living a Third Lifetime, Empress Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng left for the Strange World with the Kunpeng Divine Medicine to seek a way to live a Fourth Lifetime.
  • Li Lian'er emerged from her Lotus Seed after living a Fourth Lifetime and told Li Ming she hoped to force open the Sixth Secret Realm with the War Immortal Method.
  • Li Ming advised Li Lian'er to focus on the Red Dust Immortal Path, but she continued studying the War Immortal Method and eventually decided to enter the Strange World.
  • Li Lian'er broke open a passage to the Strange World, sensed its Longevity Substance, and found herself surrounded by cultivators wielding Extreme Dao Divine Might.

Ch. 205Stone Emperor's Heavenly Court

After a strange age without an Emperor, a Perfected Sacred Spirit emerged, defeated the Quasi-Emperors, and attained Emperor Enlightenment as the Stone Emperor. He consolidated his Dao fruit, restrained his violence, and established the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Court, whose power soon became unrivaled.

  • A Perfected Sacred Spirit emerged from a desolate planet, declared himself the age’s future Imperial Sovereign, and challenged every Quasi-Emperor on the Ancient Starry Sky Road.
  • The Sacred Spirit fought the assembled Quasi-Emperors, killed the Great Achievement Tyrant Body and the Immortal Golden Body, and slaughtered the other challengers.
  • The Sacred Spirit sealed his cultivation and tempered himself for hundreds of years before triggering and surviving the Dao-Proving Tribulation.
  • The Sacred Spirit merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, proclaimed himself the Stone Emperor, and spent hundreds of years consolidating his Dao fruit.
  • The Stone Emperor refrained from taking revenge on the clans that had opposed him, then established the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Court as sacred spirits and forbidden-zone supremes offered congratulations.

Ch. 206Guiding Huang Xudao

Stone Emperor challenged Undying Mountain and was swiftly suppressed and killed by Li Ming, ending the Sacred Spirit Emperor’s reign. After a twenty-thousand-year Grand Dao Suppression, Huang Xudao achieved enlightenment, sought Li Ming’s guidance, and later used Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold to live out his Third Lifetime.

  • Stone Emperor proclaimed himself Sacred Spirit Heavenly Emperor and led the Sacred Spirit Lineage toward Undying Mountain to seize it.
  • Stone Emperor rejected the Sacred Spirit Supremes’ warning, defied the Heavenly Demonic Saber and Myriad Souls Banner, and demanded that Demon Venerable surrender Undying Mountain.
  • Li Ming seized Stone Emperor with a Chaos-wreathed hand, suppressed him, and sealed him in a wine jar before destroying his Primordial Spirit.
  • After the Grand Dao Suppression ended, Huang Xudao achieved Emperor Enlightenment and visited Li Ming at Undying Mountain, where he stayed for over a hundred years.
  • Huang Xudao later slew a Dark Supreme who tried to unleash a Dark Turmoil and declared that he would pursue the Red Dust Immortal Transformation rather than become a Dark Supreme.
  • Huang Xudao comprehended Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, burned to ashes, and reformed as a Blood Phoenix after a thousand years, successfully entering his Third Lifetime.

Ch. 207Netherworld Venerable Emerges

Huang Xudao left the world after entering the Strange World, and Netherworld Emperor Duan De used the Underworld’s Faith Power to cleanse his deathly aura and begin a new lifetime. As Li Ming continued his own transformation through countless mortal avatars, Boundless Heavenly Venerable neared completion of his Sacred Spirit transformation.

  • Huang Xudao completed his Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Nirvana and entered the Ascension Passage to the Strange World.
  • After Huang Xudao left, Netherworld Emperor Duan De attained Emperor Enlightenment, visited Demon Venerable, and later killed two Dark Supremes while researching a new Longevity Method.
  • Netherworld Emperor Duan De gathered Faith Power from Underworld temples, formed a golden cocoon, and used it to begin a new lifetime.
  • Li Ming sent countless ordinary avatars through mortal lives as a method of transformation, intending for their return to begin his Eighth Lifetime.
  • Li Ming observed Boundless Heavenly Venerable transforming into a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo in Undying Mountain and sensed that he was close to emerging as a Sacred Spirit.

Ch. 208Artifact Spirits Flourish

Li Ming revived the Solar Saint Emperor through the Artifact Spirit Method, and the Solar Saint Emperor survived his Heavenly Tribulation to attain Emperor Enlightenment again. Afterward, they discussed the Red Dust Immortal Path, while news of the revival spread and sparked widespread interest in the method.

  • Li Ming sensed that the Solar Divine Tower was becoming an Immortal Weapon and traveled to the Kunlun Secret Realm to witness the Solar Saint Emperor's awakening.
  • Li Ming called the confused Solar Saint Emperor back to himself, and the Solar Saint Emperor awakened in the Solar Divine Tower.
  • The Solar Saint Emperor left the tower and went to the Chaos Sea at the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland to face his Heavenly Tribulation, drawing the attention of beings across the universe.
  • The Solar Saint Emperor survived the tribulation, attained Emperor Enlightenment again, and reclaimed the Solar Divine Tower as his weapon.
  • At the Undying Mountain, Li Ming and the Solar Saint Emperor drank tea and wine, discussed their lifetimes, and explored the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method.
  • News of the Solar Saint Emperor's return spread, and powerful figures across the universe began studying the Artifact Spirit Transformation Method.

Ch. 209Huo Qizi Could No Longer Sit Still

The Solar Saint Emperor transformed into a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo, ending his suppression of the Heavenly Heart Imprint and opening the way for a new emperor. Huo Qizi achieved Emperor Enlightenment as the Fire Qilin Emperor, then visited Li Ming in Undying Mountain to seek insight into the Red Dust Immortal path.

  • Many cultivators studied the Artifact Spirit Method, while Li Ming kept the Dark Supremes from launching Dark Turmoils.
  • The Solar Saint Emperor chose to transform into a Sacred Spirit Stone Embryo and left strict rules for the Solar Divine Sect.
  • With Demon Venerable's guidance, the Solar Saint Emperor completed his transformation, and his Grand Dao Suppression dissipated a thousand years later.
  • Huo Qizi survived the Enlightenment Tribulation, merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and became the New Qilin Emperor, also called the Fire Qilin Emperor.
  • Ten thousand years later, Huo Qizi visited Li Ming at Undying Mountain to seek guidance, marveling at the True Immortal's aura and Immortal Weapons.

Ch. 210Taichu Awakens

Huo Qizi sought Li Ming’s guidance on the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method, then pursued his risky Artifact Spirit path in the Strange World. More than ten thousand years later, Li Ming discovered that his son Li Hu had become an Immortal Tears Green Gold Spirit and that Taichu had begun reviving.

  • Huo Qizi visited Li Ming in Undying Mountain, received guidance, and was swiftly defeated when he asked to test their strength.
  • Li Ming warned Huo Qizi that relying on his weapon could turn him into a Weapon Deity, but Huo Qizi explained his plan to use the Strange World’s Longevity Substance and the Qilin Divine Medicine to transcend.
  • Huo Qizi returned years later to demonstrate his Artifact Spirit Method, and Li Ming judged that it was dangerous but had a chance of success.
  • Huo Qizi activated the formations of Ziwei Star and Beidou Star and departed for the Strange World with his Qilin Divine Medicine.
  • After more than ten thousand years passed, Li Ming sensed that Li Hu had become an Immortal Tears Green Gold Spirit and discovered Taichu reviving nearby.

Ch. 211My Son Li Hu Has Awakened

Li Hu emerged from the Undying Mountain as an Immortal Tears Green Gold Sacred Spirit and attained Emperor Enlightenment, smashing the Heavenly Heart Imprint. After reuniting with Li Ming, he discussed his family and future cultivation, while his transformation sparked a wave of attempts to capture and possess Sacred Spirits.

  • Li Hu emerged from his mineral shell, remembered his identity as Li Ming and the Immortal Matriarch’s son, and entered the Heavenly Tribulation at the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.
  • Li Hu endured the tribulation with his Immortal Tears Green Gold Pagoda, shattered the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and became a Sacred Spirit Emperor as the universe watched.
  • Sacred Spirits and Dark Supremes reacted to Li Hu’s transformation, with the Dark Supremes renewing their efforts to study the Sacred Spirit Transformation Method.
  • Li Hu returned to the Undying Mountain, reunited with Li Ming, and discussed his siblings’ achievements and his own plans to seek them out.
  • Experts across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands began capturing and possessing Sacred Spirits in hopes of reproducing Li Hu’s transformation.

Ch. 212Heavenly Emperor Taichu

Taichu returned as a powerful Sacred Spirit and underwent the tribulation for Emperor Enlightenment while three Dark Supremes tried to devour him. He killed all three with ease, and the universe acclaimed him as Heavenly Emperor Taichu.

  • A Perfected Sacred Spirit emerged from the Undying Mountain, and people recognized him as Taichu, the Immortal Fetus once believed dead.
  • Taichu drew down the Enlightenment Tribulation in the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland as people traced his origins and the Dark Supremes coveted his vitality.
  • Three Dark Supremes confronted Taichu and demanded his Origin Essence Blood while he merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint.
  • Taichu attacked with the Primordial Divine Seal and killed the first Dark Supreme in a single strike.
  • Taichu shattered another Dark Supreme's weapon, tore him apart, and swallowed his Primordial Spirit.
  • Taichu killed the last Dark Supreme with one punch, and the universe hailed him as Heavenly Emperor Taichu.

Ch. 213The Arrogant Heavenly Emperor's Second Son

Li Ming stopped the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son's invasion from the Strange World, killed him across the World Barrier, and seized his corpse and the Soaring Immortal Waterfall. The chapter left Li Ming with news that his daughter Li Lian'er was alive and well under Longevity Daoist's protection.

  • Twenty-five Dark Supremes emerged from the Soaring Immortal Waterfall and demanded Origin Essence Blood from this world's Supremes, while the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son struck Taichu with the Five-Colored Heavenly Saber.
  • The Demon Venerable emerged from Undying Mountain, destroyed the invading Dark Supremes and the Immortal Pagoda, and advanced toward the Soaring Immortal Waterfall.
  • Li Ming restrained the waterfall, tore away nearly half the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son's body, and forced open a passage through the World Barrier.
  • Li Ming killed the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son in the Strange World, took his corpse and the Soaring Immortal Waterfall, and learned that the ascended Ancient Emperor Supremes were alive.
  • Li Ming extracted Origin Essence Blood from the Heavenly Emperor's Second Son and received a message from Li Lian'er confirming she was alive and protected by Longevity Daoist.

Ch. 214Nine Immortal Metals Transformation Method

Li Ming destroyed the Strange World's Immortal Pagoda and ended the Divine War, then discussed new Red Dust Immortal transformation paths with Taichu and Li Hu. The chapter left Li Hu testing his Nine Immortal Metals method as a living vine rooted in the Immortal Tear Green Gold Vein.

  • Li Ming shattered the Immortal Pagoda, captured its Weapon Deity after it emerged as a tiny infant, and sealed him.
  • Li Ming collected the Dark Supremes’ corpses and weapons, fed the corpses to the Myriad Souls Banner, and ended the Divine War.
  • Taichu thanked Li Ming at Undying Mountain, where the three drank Li Ming’s wine and examined the Immortal Pagoda’s infant Weapon Deity.
  • Taichu discussed entering the Strange World to pursue transformation, while Li Hu proposed comprehending one Immortal Metal in each lifetime to become a Red Dust Immortal.
  • Li Hu and Li Ming researched the method until Li Hu transformed into a seed in the Immortal Tear Green Gold Vein, which took root and sprouted into a vine.

Ch. 215The Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor's Youngest Daughter

Li Ming watched the Divine Silkworm Princess complete her Tenth Transformation, attain Emperor Enlightenment, and become the New Divine Silkworm Emperor. After ruling for a time and entering seclusion, she emerged and began studying the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method beside the Nine-Wondrous Immortal Medicine.

  • Li Ming nourished Li Hu’s Immortal Tear Green Gold Pumpkin Vine with fragments of the Nine Immortal Metals while Netherworld Emperor Duan De remained buried and Boundless Heavenly Venerable continued transforming into a Sacred Spirit.
  • Taichu opened a passage to the Strange World, relinquished the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and left the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, allowing the Grand Dao and cultivation environment to recover.
  • Several thousand years later, a Golden Age produced many peerless contenders, and the Divine Silkworm Princess drew down a Dao-Proving Tribulation in the Chaos Sea.
  • Li Ming recognized the Divine Silkworm Princess as the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor’s daughter and watched her use the Thunder Sea to complete her Tenth Transformation.
  • The Divine Silkworm Princess fused with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, attained Emperor Enlightenment, and returned to Divine Silkworm Ridge, where people honored her as the New Divine Silkworm Emperor.
  • After more than ten thousand years in seclusion, the Divine Silkworm Princess emerged and studied the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method beside the Nine-Wondrous Immortal Medicine.

Ch. 216The Divine Daughter Should Be Well—Her Beauty Astonishes the World!

The Divine Silkworm Princess visited Li Ming at Undying Mountain to seek guidance on the Red Dust Immortal transformation path. After studying the Nine-Wondrous Immortal Medicine, she grasped a method suited to the Divine Silkworm Clan, then shared an intimate moment with Li Ming and declared that she would belong to him.

  • The Divine Silkworm Princess stored the Nine-Wondrous Immortal Medicine and traveled to Undying Mountain to visit Li Ming.
  • Li Ming welcomed the Divine Silkworm Princess, served her immortal wine, and explained how the Divine Silkworm Clan could pursue Red Dust Immortality through repeated transformations.
  • Li Ming showed the Divine Silkworm Princess how the Nine-Wondrous Immortal Medicine divided into nine plants and merged into one, helping her realize that nine transformations could lead toward the Eleventh Transformation.
  • The Divine Silkworm Princess discussed her transformation method with Li Ming and gained a clearer view of her path to becoming a Red Dust Immortal.
  • The Divine Silkworm Princess kissed Li Ming, and they became intimate.
  • The Divine Silkworm Princess dressed and told Li Ming that she would belong to him alone.

Ch. 217The Undying Heavenly Emperor's Daughter Fell Ill

The Divine Silkworm Princess survived two transformations before entering a coffin in the Underworld’s Netherworld Soil, later leaving for the Strange World in pursuit of the Red Dust Immortal path. Li Ming strengthened the weak Phoenix born from the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s egg and discovered that his son Li Hu had divided himself into nine pumpkins forged from the Nine Immortal Metals.

  • The Divine Silkworm Princess lived out a Second and then a Third Lifetime, and she discussed the risks of further transformations with Li Ming.
  • Li Ming took the Divine Silkworm Princess to the Underworld, where they discovered that the soulless Phoenix Egg had undergone Corpse Spirit Awakening and hatched into a weak chick.
  • The Divine Silkworm Princess buried her coffin in the Netherworld Soil, and after forty thousand years it flew into the Strange World as she entered another transformation.
  • Li Ming fed the little Phoenix Divine Spring Water and Immortal Medicine, then sealed her with the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s and the Heavenly Emperor’s Second Son’s Origin Essence Blood.
  • Li Ming found that the Phoenix had absorbed the blood and gained strength, then saw that Li Hu’s Immortal Tear Green Gold Vine had borne nine pumpkins made from the Nine Immortal Metals.
  • The nine pumpkins released Extreme Dao Divine Might, and experts outside Undying Mountain recognized the aura of Li Hu and the living Immortal Metals.

Ch. 218The Legend of the Primordial Devouring Heaven Demon Jar

The Devouring Heaven Demon Jar became an Immortal Weapon and spread inheritances that fueled legends of Emperor Enlightenment. Human Demon Dongfang Taiyi obtained it, fused Lunar and Solar power into Chaos, and became the Barbarian Emperor; afterward, the jar urged him to seek Li Ming at Undying Mountain for guidance on immortality.

  • Li Ming discovered that the jar forged from his former body had evolved into an Immortal Weapon and was distributing scriptures to cultivators across the universe.
  • Li Ming observed the Flat Peach Divine Medicine and True Dragon Elixir transforming, while the little Phoenix continued absorbing the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s and Heavenly Emperor’s Son’s Origin Essence Blood.
  • More than ten thousand years after the Grand Dao Suppression ended, Human Demon Dongfang Taiyi obtained the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar and triggered an Enlightenment Tribulation.
  • Dongfang Taiyi fused Lunar and Solar power into Chaos, overcame the tribulation, and attained Emperor Enlightenment as the Barbarian Emperor.
  • Dongfang Taiyi returned to the Southern Ridge and established the exalted Barbarian God Hall, then lamented that he could not understand how to become immortal.
  • The Devouring Heaven Demon Jar advised Dongfang Taiyi to visit Undying Mountain and seek guidance from the Demon Venerable.

Ch. 219Li Ming Lived Out His Eighth Lifetime

Dongfang Taiyi and Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor pursued the Artifact Spirit Longevity Method but feared their Primordial Spirits would be absorbed by their weapons, so they sought Li Ming’s help. Li Ming emerged from seclusion after living out his Eighth Lifetime, displaying Immortal Dao power as the two arrived at Undying Mountain.

  • Dongfang Taiyi studied the Artifact Spirit Method, forged the Chaos Sphere, and transformed into its Weapon Deity while his Primordial Spirit began to be corrupted.
  • Dongfang Taiyi and Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor compared their experiences and realized they could not become Immortal Weapons without help.
  • Li Ming emerged from seclusion at Undying Mountain, and his aura overwhelmed the Dark Supremes as they recognized that he had become an immortal and lived out his Eighth Lifetime.
  • Dongfang Taiyi and Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor traveled to Undying Mountain as the Chaos Sphere and Phoenix-Wing Gilded Trident, then transformed back and greeted Li Ming.

Ch. 220Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor: Willing to Be Demon Venerable's Mount!

Li Ming confirmed that he had completed his Eighth Lifetime and agreed to help Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi transform their weapons into Immortal Weapons so they could live another lifetime as Artifact Spirits. As he led them through Undying Mountain, they discovered his thriving Immortal Medicines, a Phoenix tied to Undying Heavenly Emperor, and a Pumpkin Vine bearing nine living Immortal Gold gourds.

  • Li Ming told Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi that he had lived out his Eighth Lifetime, and the two asked him for guidance on longevity and help becoming Artifact Spirits.
  • Li Ming decided to refine the Phoenix-Wing Gilded Trident and Chaos Sphere into Immortal Weapons as an experiment, and he led the two deeper into Undying Mountain.
  • Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi admired Li Ming's thriving Immortal Medicines and were shocked by the Phoenix sealed in Immortal Source; Li Ming explained that it had hatched from a dead Phoenix Egg nurtured in Netherworld Soil.
  • Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor mistook the Phoenix for a potential mount of Li Ming, while Li Ming silently let him keep the misunderstanding.
  • Li Ming brought the two to a Pumpkin Vine rooted in Immortal Tear Green Gold, where they saw nine pumpkins grown from different Immortal Metals and were deeply shocked.

Ch. 221Boundless Heavenly Venerable and Netherworld Venerable Return Together

Li Ming welcomed Boundless Heavenly Venerable, who had become a Perfected Sacred Spirit and attained Emperor Enlightenment again, then revealed that he had become an immortal. Boundless Heavenly Venerable began advising Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi on the Artifact Spirit Method, while Li Ming and Boundless Heavenly Venerable discovered that Netherworld Emperor Duan De had also returned in a new lifetime.

  • Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi asked Li Ming to refine them into Immortal Weapons, and he warned them about the risks of becoming Artifact Spirits.
  • Boundless Heavenly Venerable emerged from the Undying Mountain as a Perfected Sacred Spirit, survived a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, and attained Emperor Enlightenment again.
  • Boundless Heavenly Venerable reunited with Li Ming and learned that Li Ming had become an immortal, though Li Ming said he still had room to grow.
  • News of Boundless Heavenly Venerable's transformation spread, renewing interest in the Saint Spirit Transformation Method and putting the Sacred Spirit Race at risk of another wave of persecution.
  • Boundless Heavenly Venerable recognized Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi as weapon spirits and offered to guide them using his own experience with the Artifact Spirit Method.
  • Li Ming and Boundless Heavenly Venerable sensed Netherworld Emperor Duan De wandering the universe, where he had quietly attained Emperor Enlightenment again and continued robbing tombs under changing identities.

Ch. 222The One Who Blazed the Trail

Netherworld Emperor Duan De completed an Eternal Grand Dream and returned to the world with a powerful new transformation, then visited Li Ming and the others at the Undying Mountain. After examining the two Immortal Weapons and discussing their risks, Li Ming resolved to keep exploring new paths of longevity and leave behind a cultivation method of his own.

  • Li Ming explained that Netherworld Emperor Duan De had pursued the Red Dust Immortal Path through reincarnation and Eternal Grand Dream, while the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi wondered how many transformations he had completed.
  • More than five thousand years after the Chaos Sphere and Phoenix-Winged Golden Trident became Immortal Weapons, Duan De completed his dream on Beidou Star, returned to his true body on Ziwei Star, and revealed his overwhelming power.
  • Duan De visited the Undying Mountain, where Li Ming and the others congratulated him; he recognized the Phoenix as the Undying Heavenly Emperor's daughter and admitted he could not remember whom he had been searching for.
  • Duan De described the danger of his Eternal Grand Dream and examined the Chaos Sphere and phoenix-winged gilded halberd, warning that Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi risked losing themselves as weapon spirits.
  • Li Ming explained that he had made the two Immortal Weapons to study longevity, and he decided to blaze a trail that could help more cultivators pursue the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Ch. 223Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing's Son

The Silver Dragon Emperor attained Emperor Enlightenment and later visited Li Ming to seek guidance on finding his own Red Dust Immortal transformation path. Li Ming welcomed him at Undying Mountain, where the Silver Dragon Emperor saw Li Hu’s mysterious Pumpkin Vine, and their conversation began.

  • Li Ming sent Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor and Dongfang Taiyi to the Immortal Ascension Pool to be nurtured before transforming their Immortal Weapons into Artifact Spirits.
  • Over the following ages, cultivators hunted Sacred Spirits for their bodies and Immortal Liquid, while the Sacred Spirit Race suffered a calamity.
  • Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing’s son, the Silver Dragon Emperor, defeated his rivals, merged with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and attained Emperor Enlightenment.
  • Li Ming discovered that the Black Tortoise Divine Medicine had grown into a tree and gained a childlike voice, and it expressed its desire to become human and cultivate again.
  • The Silver Dragon Emperor visited Undying Mountain, saw Li Hu’s Pumpkin Vine growing amid Chaos Flame, and asked Li Ming for guidance on the Red Dust Immortal Transformation Method.

Ch. 224Reborn in Flames

The Silver Dragon Emperor entrusted the Qilin Divine Medicine to Li Ming, then left for the Strange World after Li Ming warned him against pursuing the Battle Immortal Path. Tens of thousands of years later, Li Ming helped the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor undergo Nirvana and live a new lifetime, leaving the Ancient Emperor newly reborn and ready to continue his transformations.

  • The Silver Dragon Emperor gave Li Ming the Qilin Divine Medicine, and Li Ming advised him to pursue the Nine-Life Red Dust Transformation Path instead of the Battle Immortal Path.
  • The Silver Dragon Emperor left for the Strange World, and his Grand Dao Imprint later collapsed.
  • Tens of thousands of years later, Li Ming used Immortal Dao flames to temper the Phoenix-Wing Gilded Trident and the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor within it.
  • The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor formed a Phoenix Egg, broke free as a young phoenix, and was reborn with his Immortal Platform Rift repaired.
  • The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor's return shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and unsettled the Forbidden Zone Supremes.
  • The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor thanked Li Ming for his help, and Li Ming encouraged him to continue transforming while noting that Dongfang Taiyi remained asleep in the Immortal Ascension Pool.

Ch. 225End of the Primordial Era

After the Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor left for the Strange World, Li Ming awakened Dongfang Taiyi from the Chaos Sphere, and Dongfang Taiyi attained Emperor Enlightenment again before departing for the Strange World himself. Decades of cultivation and a flourishing Golden Age followed, until Di Que and the Fighting Saint Ape began their trials on the Ancient Starry Sky Road.

  • The Blood Phoenix Ancient Emperor failed to reach his Fourth Lifetime, opened a passage to the Strange World, and left, ending his Grand Dao Suppression.
  • Li Ming heard Dongfang Taiyi struggling to awaken inside the Chaos Sphere and called him back to his senses.
  • Dongfang Taiyi emerged from the Chaos Sphere, survived his Enlightenment Tribulation, and attained Emperor Enlightenment in his Third Lifetime.
  • Dongfang Taiyi discussed transformation methods with Li Ming, asked him to protect the Southern Ridge Barbarian Tribe, and later departed for the Strange World.
  • Tens of thousands of years after Dongfang Taiyi left, the Grand Dao revived and a Golden Age filled with prodigies began, though no one attained Emperor Enlightenment.
  • Di Que and the Fighting Saint Ape reached the Ancient Starry Sky Road after battling each other through successive stages of their trials.
Arc 9 of 12
Arc 9 of 12