Arc 14The Golden Ocean Breakthrough

Gu Sheng fought through wars, ancient ruins, and challenges while gaining powerful treasures and refining the Profound Heaven Sword. After rising into the Sun Realm and defeating several challengers, he entered the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm and formed a golden ocean.

  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess awakened the Dream Butterfly Atlas together, while Shi Ling guided their cultivation and Wu Dewang grew resentful.
  • Wu Dewang lured factions into ambushing Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess, but Gu Sheng defeated him, while Lin Tianhao battled the Demon Emperor at Ashoka Lake and was possessed by a mysterious force that absorbed the demon’s soul.
  • Gu Sheng cultivated with Yu Die, helped defeat the Holy Demon Race on Crimson Cloud Continent, and was named Protector of the Nation Duke by Empress Yun Zishuang.
  • Gu Sheng defeated Zhao Honglie, reunited with his family, and later strengthened his Primordial Saint Body before exploring the Primordial Forbidden Zone with Wu Dewang, Black Emperor, and his companions.
  • Gu Sheng and his companions found the Divine Spring and divine fruits, advanced their cultivation, and used a teleportation array to return from the Eastern Wasteland.
  • Gu Sheng obtained the Profound Heaven Sword, mastered Space Leap, recovered Phoenix Blood Red Gold, and refined the sword with yang energy and dragon qi at Falling Sun Ridge.
  • Gu Sheng joined Clumsy Peak, broke through to the Sun Realm, and defeated Li Yunfei, Jiang Yichen, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King, and Chen Feng.
  • Gu Sheng advanced to the ninth level of the Sun Realm, entered the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, shattered the dark bitter sea, and formed a golden ocean.
Chapters 327–351 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 327Dream Butterfly Atlas

Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess explored the Dream Butterfly Atlas, which awakened and expanded their seas of consciousness and revealed cultivation laws. Shi Ling joined them as they studied its secrets, but their peaceful gathering by Jade Pool Lake ended with Wu Dewang watching them in bitter resentment.

  • Gu Sheng visited the Jade Pool Saintess with the Dream Butterfly Atlas, and the two grew closer while discussing cultivation.
  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess discovered that touching the atlas's butterflies together brought them to life and helped them break through cultivation bottlenecks.
  • The atlas opened and expanded both cultivators' seas of consciousness, and its power became imprinted in them.
  • Shi Ling appeared, called Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess her Daddy and Mommy, and explained that she could understand the butterflies and their cultivation laws.
  • Shi Ling guided Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess in harnessing the atlas's wind power, and the three later joined the Jade Pool disciples by Jade Pool Lake.
  • Wu Dewang watched their cheerful gathering and resented how happy they seemed.

Ch. 328Shi Ling's Return

After Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess defeated the factions seeking Shi Ling, Gu Sheng traveled to Hundred Flowers Valley to retrieve the Demon Emperor's Heart, but it left his body and flew west. At Ashoka Lake, the Demon Emperor emerged and fought Lin Tianhao, who claimed the Ashoka Pearl and gained the upper hand, leaving the Demon Emperor badly wounded.

  • Wu Dewang spread word of Shi Ling's return, drawing major factions to ambush Gu Sheng, the Jade Pool Saintess, and Shi Ling after they left Jade Pool.
  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess used the Dream Butterfly Atlas to repel the attackers, while Shi Ling's power protected her from Wu Dewang's sneak attack; Gu Sheng defeated Wu Dewang and ordered him to serve Jade Pool.
  • At Hundred Flowers Valley, Gu Sheng tried to release the Demon Emperor's Heart, but it refused to leave before suddenly flying toward the Western Region.
  • The Demon Emperor emerged from the heart near Ashoka Lake and attacked Lin Tianhao, who fought back with the Haoyang Sword and his Vast Sun in the Sky phenomenon.
  • The Ashoka Pearl rose from the lake, rejected the Demon Emperor, and recognized Lin Tianhao, allowing him to gain the advantage and severely wound the Demon Emperor.

Ch. 329Demon Emperor's Possession

After the Demon Emperor broke free and possessed Lin Tianhao, his soul was devoured and fused with Lin Tianhao, granting him immense power. Gu Sheng gave Yan Ruyu the Life Bead Necklace, then helped Yu Die enter a virtual space to comprehend the Dream Butterfly Atlas.

  • The Demon Emperor escaped Lin Tianhao’s seal and fought him at Ashoka Lake, but eventually possessed him.
  • A mysterious force within Lin Tianhao devoured and fused with the Demon Emperor’s soul, transforming Lin Tianhao and drawing the attention of the Western Wasteland.
  • Gu Sheng gave Yan Ruyu the Life Bead Necklace, and they promised to keep facing the future together.
  • Yu Die told Gu Sheng that the Dream Butterfly Atlas belonged to her clan’s lost inheritance and asked him to help her recover it.
  • Gu Sheng offered to share the atlas’s mysteries, then cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra with Yu Die to enter a virtual space and study it.

Ch. 330Yu Die Seeks Guidance

Gu Sheng and Yu Die mastered the Dream Butterfly Atlas after a month of secluded cultivation, while Yan Ruyu protected them from interference. Back at the Jade Pool Holy Land, Gu Sheng defeated Ji Xuri in a spar and then went boating with Ji Yewei, whose unfinished question left their conversation hanging.

  • Gu Sheng and Yu Die cultivated together for more than a month, and Gu Sheng broke through to the fifth level of the Sea Bottom Realm as the Dream Butterfly Atlas manifested.
  • Yan Ruyu recognized the phenomenon as a demon-race secret art and ordered demons to guard Gu Sheng and Yu Die while they cultivated.
  • Gu Sheng and Yu Die emerged having succeeded, and the demons welcomed them with reverence for the phenomenon they had caused.
  • Ji Xuri challenged Gu Sheng to a spar at the Jade Pool Secret Realm, but Gu Sheng defeated him with the Gale Nine Swords, and Ji Xuri left to enter deathly seclusion.
  • Ji Yewei stayed with Gu Sheng, and the two went boating on Jade Pool while discussing Ji Xuri and her own strength.
  • Ji Yewei began asking Gu Sheng whether there might be a chance for the two of them, but the chapter ended before she finished.

Ch. 331Ji Yewei's Stirring Feelings

Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei traveled into Taotie Jungle, where Gu Sheng killed Ji Wanyou and defeated Taotie, which led them to the Holy Demon Body World. After learning that the Holy Demon Race was waging war on Crimson Cloud Continent, they returned to join the battle, where human forces began to rally and prepare a counterattack.

  • Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei left Jade Pool Holy Land for Taotie Jungle, where Ji Wanyou attacked Gu Sheng and he killed her.
  • Taotie attacked the pair, but Gu Sheng used his Grass Vine Demonic Soul to defeat it and learned of a passage to the Holy Demon Body World.
  • Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei entered the Holy Demon Body World and learned from captured Holy Demon Race members that their people were fighting humanity on Crimson Cloud Continent.
  • Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei returned to Crimson Cloud Continent and joined the battle, helping the human forces push back the Holy Demon Race.
  • Su Xian ordered the Fire Worship Cult to join the war, and Gu Jingang gathered the Thousand Poisons Sect to fight as Princess Yun Zishuang asked Gu Sheng how to begin a counterattack.

Ch. 332The Holy Demon Race's Offensive

Gu Sheng led the human forces to defeat the Holy Demon Race, seal the passage between its world and the human world, and secure a new era of peace. At a victory banquet, Empress Yun Zishuang honored Gu Sheng and the other heroes, while Lu Biluo reminded Gu Sheng that their contest was still unfinished.

  • Princess Yun Zishuang’s army attacked the Holy Demon Race head-on while Gu Sheng led martial world fighters around its flank, forcing the enemy to retreat.
  • Gu Sheng and allied sects ambushed the retreating army, and his Grass Vine Demonic Soul corroded the Holy Demon Race while helping the humans fight through its maze-like lotus pond.
  • Zhu Meng and Gu Jingang died, Su Xian was gravely wounded, and Gu Sheng used his grass vines to heal Su Xian, Wen Mingyan, and other allies.
  • Humanity hunted down the remaining Holy Demon Race, sealed the passage between the two worlds, and won the war.
  • Empress Yun Zishuang named Gu Sheng Protector of the Nation Duke and rewarded him and the other heroes at a victory banquet.
  • Gu Sheng urged Yun Zishuang to strengthen cooperation among races and sects, and Lu Biluo told him their contest was not over.

Ch. 333Reunion of Old Friends

After celebrating with his allies, Gu Sheng visited Su Xian and cultivated with Linghu Qingwan, who broke through to the first level of the Sea Bottom Realm. Their time together ended when Gu Wan reported an attack, and Gu Sheng faced Zhao Honglie in battle as the chapter left the fight unresolved.

  • Gu Sheng celebrated with Lin Qingyu, Lin Miaomiao, Mo Buwen, Ji Yewei, and other allies before leaving Protector City for the Fire Worship Cult.
  • Gu Sheng reunited with Su Xian in Fire Domain Holy City, where they shared a banquet and cultivated together using the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
  • A week later, Gu Sheng took Linghu Qingwan to the Giant Sword Secret Realm, where they cultivated and she advanced to the first level of the Sea Bottom Realm.
  • Gu Wan sent word that Gu Wan City was under attack, and Gu Sheng and Linghu Qingwan hurried there to confront Zhao Honglie and the Holy Demon Race.
  • Gu Sheng and Zhao Honglie exchanged attacks, but Zhao Honglie evaded Gu Sheng's sword and axe strikes and punched toward his abdomen.

Ch. 334Slaying Zhao Honglie

Gu Sheng and Linghu Qingwan fought Zhao Honglie through several apparent defeats and resurrections before Gu Sheng’s Grass Vine Demonic Soul finally destroyed him. Gu Sheng returned to Gu Wan City to reunite with Gu Wan’s family, then went to the royal garden after Empress Yun Zishuang invited him.

  • Gu Sheng pierced Zhao Honglie with the Seven-Colored Jade Maiden Sword, but Zhao Honglie revived, knocked him unconscious, chained him to a pillar, and drained his Spiritual Power.
  • Linghu Qingwan arrived and severed Zhao Honglie’s arm, then defeated him with the Dugu Nine Swords, but Zhao Honglie rose again with greater power.
  • Zhao Honglie attacked Gu Sheng and Linghu Qingwan with black lightning, and Gu Sheng shielded Linghu Qingwan from a palm strike.
  • Gu Sheng used his Grass Vine Demonic Soul to bind and corrode Zhao Honglie until he vanished.
  • Gu Sheng returned to Gu Wan City and reunited with Gu Wan, Gu Daniu, and Li Xiaolian, sharing a feast and stories of his adventures.
  • Gu Sheng left the family gathering and went to the royal garden to meet Empress Yun Zishuang, who had privately invited him.

Ch. 335Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger

Gu Sheng reunited with Empress Yun Zishuang and cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra with her, then returned to the Jade Pool Holy Land and shared his Purple Spirit Stones with its people and guardian. He refined a Golden Body Pill, strengthening his Primordial Saint Body, and a colossal Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger appeared above the holy land.

  • Gu Sheng met Empress Yun Zishuang in the royal garden, and they cultivated the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, reliving their shared past in an illusory spacetime and discussing their future together.
  • Gu Sheng returned to the Jade Pool Holy Land with two thousand Purple Spirit Stones and distributed them among the Jade Pool Saintess, Su Yao, the elders, and disciples.
  • Gu Sheng gave the remaining thousand Purple Spirit Stones to the Grass Vine Demonic Soul as a reward for defending the holy land.
  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess studied the Dream Butterfly Atlas before Gu Sheng returned to the Heavenly Sword Academy and began refining a Golden Body Pill.
  • Gu Sheng's Primordial Saint Body grew stronger, producing golden light that drew the holy land's attention.
  • A golden body manifested an enormous Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger more than three thousand meters long, tearing through the air above the holy land.

Ch. 336Rescuing Lei Ying in the Primordial Mining Area

Gu Sheng rescued Lei Ying in the Northern Region, helped her find Forget Worry Grass, and impressed a crowd with his stone-betting skills. As they walked together at night, Lei Ying told him about her family and revealed that her father had abducted her mother, a Rain Clan princess.

  • Gu Sheng saw bandits attacking Lei Ying and defeated them before giving her a share of their spoils.
  • Gu Sheng accompanied Lei Ying through the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine, and they found the Forget Worry Grass she needed to heal her emotional wounds.
  • Gu Sheng took Lei Ying to the Tulip Gambling Stone House and used his Great Moon Eye Technique to uncover valuable stones and medicinal treasures.
  • Gu Sheng sold the treasures to a representative of the City Lord's Mansion and left the gambling house with Lei Ying.
  • Lei Ying told Gu Sheng that her former pirate family had settled in the Northern Region and become bandits to survive.
  • Lei Ying said her mother was a Rain Clan princess abducted by her father, but she did not hate the Rain Clan.

Ch. 337Xing Lie Proposes to the Shaking Light Saintess?

Gu Sheng cultivated at the Jade Maiden Gang, broke through to the Ninth Heaven of Sea Bottom Realm alongside Li Xueyue, and celebrated with his companions at the Drunken Immortal Tower. There, Xing Lie revealed that the Shaking Light Saintess had rejected his proposal, while the group discussed rising geniuses across the cultivation world.

  • Gu Sheng entered seclusion at the Jade Maiden Gang and broke through first to the Eighth Heaven, then to the Ninth Heaven of Sea Bottom Realm through dual cultivation with Li Xueyue.
  • Gu Sheng and Li Xueyue overcame a joint lightning tribulation and embraced after both reached the Ninth Heaven of Sea Bottom Realm.
  • Gu Sheng reunited with Xing Lie, Kou Hai, Wu Tianxiong, and Ying Tianxing, and they went to the Drunken Immortal Tower to celebrate.
  • Xing Lie told the group that he had proposed to the Shaking Light Saintess and been rejected, and Ying Tianxing showed the scene in the Blood Raven Illusion Mirror.
  • The companions teased Xing Lie and discussed the Shaking Light Saintess, the Purple Mansion Saintess, and other talented young cultivators from the Central Continent.

Ch. 338Great Breaking Bowl

Gu Sheng and his companions explored the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine, where Wu Dewang stole tomb treasures and trapped them with the Great Breaking Bowl. Gu Sheng broke through to the Navel Wheel Realm during their battle, shattered Wu Dewang’s Devouring Black Hole, and opened the ancient box, though the treasure inside remained unidentified.

  • Gu Sheng, Wu Tianxiong, Xing Lie, Ying Tianxing, and Kou Hai followed the Black Emperor through the mine to a pyramid tomb, where they found Wu Dewang counting stolen treasures.
  • Wu Dewang used the Great Breaking Bowl to suppress the group and fled deeper into the tomb, but the Black Emperor broke free and led them in pursuit.
  • At an altar, Wu Dewang fought the group with the Great Breaking Bowl as Gu Sheng broke through to the Navel Wheel Realm and triggered a Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Wu Dewang trapped Gu Sheng inside his Devouring Black Hole, but Gu Sheng absorbed power from the purple lightning and shattered the artifact.
  • Gu Sheng defeated Wu Dewang and opened the wooden box on the altar, revealing a brilliant light from within.

Ch. 339Primordial Forbidden Zone

After Gu Sheng's wooden treasure box was destroyed, he forced Wu Dewang to guide the group to the Primordial Forbidden Zone, where they discovered a Primordial Stele that sent them to a mysterious land resembling the Crimson Cloud Forbidden Zone. Gu Sheng led the others to shelter from its life-draining death aura and restore their strength, then continued climbing toward a Divine Spring while his exhausted companions turned back.

  • Purple lightning destroyed Gu Sheng's wooden box, so he bound Wu Dewang and made him reveal the location of the Primordial Forbidden Zone.
  • Gu Sheng, Wu Dewang, Xing Lie, Wu Tianxiong, Ying Tianxing, Kou Hai, and the others followed Wu Dewang through the forbidden zone to a ruined hall and found a Primordial Stele.
  • The stele unleashed a terrifying force that transported the group to a mysterious land with nine Sacred Mountains and an Eight Trigrams Array.
  • As they climbed a Sacred Mountain, the death aura rapidly aged everyone except Gu Sheng and the Black Emperor, so Gu Sheng led the group to a rune-guarded cave to cultivate.
  • After the group regained their youthful appearances, they resumed climbing, but Xing Lie and the others could not endure the increasing gravity and returned to the cave.
  • Gu Sheng and the Black Emperor continued toward the Divine Spring, which Gu Sheng hoped would improve their cultivation and lifespan.

Ch. 340Dog Snatches Divine Spring

Gu Sheng, Wu Dewang, and Black Emperor found the Divine Spring and crossed to a mysterious island, where Gu Sheng broke through to the second level of the Navel Wheel Realm. After eating more crimson fruits, he endured a Heavenly Tribulation and reached the sixth level, shattering the surrounding formation.

  • Gu Sheng, Wu Dewang, and Black Emperor climbed to the Divine Spring, drank its water, and filled porcelain bottles before a pillar of light drew them toward the island.
  • The three found a lush island and discovered an orchard blocked by a barrier, which Gu Sheng's Grass Vine Demonic Soul broke after three days and nights.
  • Gu Sheng ate a crimson fruit and cultivated in seclusion, advancing from the first to the second level of the Navel Wheel Realm.
  • While Wu Dewang and Black Emperor worked on the barrier, Gu Sheng ate more crimson fruits and faced a Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Gu Sheng's cultivation surged to the sixth level of the Navel Wheel Realm, and his fist shattered the surrounding formation.

Ch. 341The Remaining Fruits

After collecting the remaining divine fruits and leaves, Black Emperor and Wu Dewang broke through their cultivation realms while the Divine Spring Heavenly Pool endured a tribulation and transformed. Gu Sheng returned to the cave with a small amount of Divine Spring and shared it, along with leaves, with Kou Hai and the others.

  • Black Emperor and Wu Dewang took the remaining golden divine fruits and Divine Leaves, then endured Heavenly Tribulations as their cultivation advanced.
  • The Divine Spring Heavenly Pool faced its own tribulation, absorbed the divine lightning, and was reduced to a glowing spring eye after its water evaporated.
  • Gu Sheng, Black Emperor, and Wu Dewang returned to the cave with three Porcelain Bottles of Divine Spring.
  • Kou Hai, Wu Tianxiong, Ying Tianxing, and the others tasted the Divine Spring and thanked Gu Sheng.
  • When Black Emperor and Wu Dewang refused to share their treasures, Gu Sheng gave the others several emerald-green leaves.

Ch. 342Sharing the Divine Spring and Divine Leaf

After leaving the Primordial Forbidden Zone, Gu Sheng and his companions found themselves in the Eastern Wasteland and decided to return to the forbidden zone to seek a way home. They discovered a time-revealing light screen and an intact teleportation array that carried them through visions of many eras before returning them to the real world.

  • Gu Sheng, the Black Emperor, and Wu Dewang shared precious jade-green leaves with Kou Hai, Ying Tianxing, and Xing Lie.
  • Gu Sheng's group realized the teleportation array had sent them from the Western Desolation Desert to the Eastern Wasteland, and they agreed to return to the Primordial Forbidden Zone to search for a way home.
  • The group encountered a light screen displaying the history of the Primordial Forbidden Zone and watched scenes of ancient buildings and battles.
  • Gu Sheng used the Grass Vine Demonic Soul to find the ruined teleportation array, where Wu Dewang and the Black Emperor studied its patterns for three days and nights.
  • The Grass Vine Demonic Soul led the group to an intact teleportation array, which carried them through visions of ancient eras and worlds before returning them to reality.

Ch. 343An Encounter at a Desert Oasis

Gu Sheng returned from a desert hunt with his companions, gave Divine Spring to the Jade Pool Saintess, and defeated Jiang Yichen in a public duel after reaching the Navel Wheel Realm. After the victory drew attention from major factions, Gu Sheng and the Saintess began exploring how the Dream Butterfly Atlas might complement their cultivation.

  • Gu Sheng and his companions hunted game and found a Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng at a desert oasis, then shared a feast while an unseen watcher observed them.
  • Gu Sheng brought Divine Spring to the Jade Pool Saintess and gave her another bottle to distribute among Jade Pool's disciples and elders.
  • After three days of secluded cultivation, Gu Sheng accepted Jiang Yichen's challenge and discovered he could break through the air because he had reached the Navel Wheel Realm.
  • Gu Sheng defeated Jiang Yichen, then revived him with spiritual energy; the two exchanged respectful words as their sects' disciples and elders looked on.
  • News of Gu Sheng's victory spread across the Cultivation World, and Jade Pool's Saintess and elders praised him as a rising pillar of their faction.
  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess joined their palms in a bamboo grove to study the Dream Butterfly Atlas, entering a vision in which they became butterflies and then turtles.

Ch. 344Profound Heaven Sword of Heavenly Sword Mountain

Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess dual cultivated on Heavenly Sword Mountain, reached the ninth level of the Navel Wheel Realm, and endured the mountain’s trial. Gu Sheng found the Profound Heaven Sword, then entered Giant Elephant Forest, where he defeated a Shadow Mist Cultivator and continued deeper into the forest.

  • Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess’s dual cultivation caused heavenly phenomena and raised their cultivation levels, then they went to Heavenly Sword Mountain.
  • The pair reached the ninth level of the Navel Wheel Realm and worked together to withstand the heavenly sword trial, which revealed a well inside the mountain.
  • Gu Sheng descended into the well, found the Profound Heaven Sword, and formed a connection with it before returning to the Jade Pool Saintess.
  • Gu Sheng entered Giant Elephant Forest and used the Profound Heaven Sword to kill a giant elephant at the peak of the Sea Bottom Realm.
  • A Shadow Mist Cultivator from the Dao Annihilation Hall demanded the sword, but Gu Sheng defeated him and continued deeper into the forest.

Ch. 345Giant Elephant Forest

Gu Sheng hunted mammoths in Giant Elephant Forest, defeated Ji family assassins, and learned that his Grass Vine Demonic Soul had grown stronger. In the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, he killed a first-level Sun Realm Sky-Tearing Saber-toothed Tiger, survived its self-destruction, and began refining its Space Law inner core.

  • Gu Sheng killed more than a hundred mammoths, causing his Grass Vine Demonic Soul to grow into long cyan vines with a corrosive aura.
  • Black-clad men attacked Gu Sheng in Giant Elephant Forest, but he defeated them and found a Ji family token on their bodies.
  • Gu Sheng traveled to Tianqing City, heard about a dangerous demonic beast near the city, and set out to find it.
  • Gu Sheng joined cultivators fighting a first-level Sun Realm Sky-Tearing Saber-toothed Tiger and killed it with the Profound Heaven Sword.
  • The Sky-Tearing Saber-toothed Tiger began to self-destruct, but Gu Sheng escaped the blast with the help of his Grass Vine Demonic Soul.
  • Gu Sheng retrieved the tiger’s Space Law inner core and began refining it in a quiet place.

Ch. 346Space Leap

Gu Sheng comprehended Space Leap, then joined Wu Dewang and the others on an expedition into the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine to find the site where Great Emperor Hengyu forged his imperial weapon. After escaping the collapsing mine with a piece of Phoenix Blood Red Gold, Gu Sheng kept the treasure despite Wu Dewang's request for it.

  • Gu Sheng mastered Space Leap and used it to save a cultivator from a demonic beast, though his leaps could cover only about a hundred meters.
  • Wu Dewang told Gu Sheng that he had found Great Emperor Hengyu's weapon-forging site in the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine, and Gu Sheng gathered Xing Lie, Wu Tianxiong, Kou Hai, Ying Tianxing, and the Black Emperor to investigate.
  • Gu Sheng and the others crossed a wave of Nine Yang True Fire with Space Leap and found a thumb-sized piece of Phoenix Blood Red Gold on an altar deep inside the mine.
  • When the mine began collapsing, Gu Sheng opened a spatial rift and led everyone to safety, bringing the Phoenix Blood Red Gold with him.
  • Wu Dewang asked Gu Sheng to give him the metal to repair his Great Black Bowl, but Gu Sheng refused, and the Phoenix Blood Red Gold rose into Gu Sheng's hand as if drawn to him.
  • Wu Dewang accepted that the treasure belonged with Gu Sheng, who promised to put it to good use and agreed to treat the group.

Ch. 347Falling Sun Ridge

Gu Sheng and his companions reached Falling Sun Ridge, where they strengthened their weapons with its blazing yang energy and dragon qi. Back at Jade Pool Holy Land, Gu Sheng used seven-colored thunder dragons to advance the Profound Heaven Sword, drawing the admiration of the Jade Pool Saintess and the disciples.

  • Gu Sheng and his companions shared a barbecue before traveling to Falling Sun Ridge, where they witnessed a vision of Great Emperor Hengyu forging the Sun God Furnace.
  • Black Emperor was caught in an iron trap, and Gu Sheng and the others freed him and treated his injury.
  • Finding no treasures, Gu Sheng and his companions used Falling Sun Ridge's yang energy to refine their weapons, and a dragon formed from dragon qi blessed the Profound Heaven Sword.
  • Gu Sheng returned to Jade Pool Holy Land with the Jade Pool Saintess and planted the Profound Heaven Sword at Heavenly Sword Mountain.
  • Seven-colored thunder dragons baptized the Profound Heaven Sword, advancing it from Earth-grade low-rank to Earth-grade mid-rank as Jade Pool Holy Land disciples gathered to watch.

Ch. 348Profound Heaven Sword Upgrade

After upgrading the Profound Heaven Sword, Gu Sheng visited the Heavenly Dao Sect with Ji Yewei, sensed Clumsy Peak’s divine aura, and learned of the peak’s bloody past. He and Ji Yewei joined Clumsy Peak after passing Hidden Sword Peak’s trial, and Gu Sheng later proposed using the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra with Su Ling to deepen his comprehension.

  • Gu Sheng told the Jade Pool Saintess how he had refined the Profound Heaven Sword with pure yang energy and dragon qi from Falling Sun Ridge.
  • Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei visited the Heavenly Dao Sect, where Su Ling showed Gu Sheng Clumsy Peak and he sensed its repeating divine aura.
  • Li Ruoyu showed them Clumsy Peak’s former prosperity and revealed that a white-robed youth had massacred its disciples, leaving the peak in decline.
  • Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei agreed to join Clumsy Peak and passed Li Ruoyu’s trial by overcoming the secret realms on their way to the summit of Hidden Sword Peak.
  • After half a month of studying Clumsy Peak’s divine aura, Gu Sheng proposed that he and Su Ling practice the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra together to create a virtual space.

Ch. 349Clumsy Peak's Secret Art

Gu Sheng triggered Clumsy Peak's All Characters Secret while cultivating with Su Ling, then used the Grass Vine Demonic Soul's life essence to advance to the Sun Realm and strengthen his Space Leap. After defeating Li Yunfei, he was left wondering about the black-robed man's interest in spatial power as Clumsy Peak finally gained respect.

  • Gu Sheng triggered the All Characters Secret during Joyful Buddha Seclusion Mode with Su Ling, briefly doubling his combat strength, and explained that the secret art was difficult to activate and dangerous to reveal.
  • Gu Sheng used the Grass Vine Demonic Soul to convert life essence into spiritual energy, breaking through to the first level of the Sun Realm amid a Heavenly Tribulation that alarmed Heavenly Dao Sect and eight other factions.
  • Gu Sheng discovered that his Space Leap could carry him a thousand meters and encountered a black-robed man who described spatial power as essential to reaching the continent's peak.
  • Li Yunfei arrived and attacked Gu Sheng, who used Space Leap to appear behind him and defeat him with a golden palm strike.
  • Su Ling warned Li Yunfei to stop pursuing her, and he limped away while the black-robed man vanished and Clumsy Peak's people finally stood tall.

Ch. 350The Marvels of Space Leap

Gu Sheng and Ji Yewei shared a seafood feast by the sea before Gu Sheng studied a Great Accomplishment Saint Body corpse and cultivated with Yan Ruyu, strengthening both their cultivation. After leaving the demon territory, Gu Sheng was confronted by Jiang Yichen, and he appeared behind him with the Profound Heaven Sword ready.

  • Gu Sheng gathered seafood from the ocean and cooked a feast for Ji Yewei, sharing memories of Blue Star as they grew closer.
  • Gu Sheng visited Yan Ruyu at Hundred Flowers Valley and studied the Dao patterns in the Great Accomplishment Saint Body corpse, improving his physical cultivation.
  • Gu Sheng and Yan Ruyu cultivated together with the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, advanced their cultivation realms, and endured the heavenly lightning tribulation together.
  • After leaving the demon race territory, Gu Sheng was confronted by Jiang Yichen of the Heavenly Dao Sect, who attacked him with his sword.
  • Gu Sheng vanished from Jiang Yichen's strike and reappeared behind him holding the Profound Heaven Sword.

Ch. 351Sun Realm, Fifth Level

Gu Sheng defeated Jiang Yichen, the Golden-Winged Little Peng King, and Chen Feng, using the All Characters Secret to overcome powerful opponents. After half a month of seclusion, he broke through from the Sun Realm second level to the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm and formed a golden ocean within his sea of qi.

  • Gu Sheng defeated Jiang Yichen in a sword fight, and Jiang Yichen admitted defeat while vowing to challenge him again.
  • The Golden-Winged Little Peng King challenged Gu Sheng, but Gu Sheng shattered his One Hundred Eighty Thousand Swords with the All Characters Secret and left him defeated.
  • Chen Feng challenged Gu Sheng at the Jade Pool Holy Land and initially overwhelmed him with the Cold Cicada Art, but Gu Sheng turned the fight around with the All Characters Secret and defeated him.
  • Gu Sheng entered seclusion for half a month and broke through from the Sun Realm second level to the Sun Realm ninth level.
  • Gu Sheng broke through into the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm, shattered the dark bitter sea with the power of the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll and the Divine Spring, and formed a golden ocean.
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