Arc 7The Bodhi Tree Expedition

Li Changqing joined the Hun Clan, rose to Dou Sheng, and was sent to compete for the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunities. After the group failed to cross the Beast Tide, he and Gu Yuena waited at the Ancient Domain Platform as Gu Xun'er arrived and recognized them.

  • Li Changqing killed Thunder Phoenix, reached the Hall of Souls Headquarters, and passed Hun Miesheng’s bloodline test before entering Heaven Hall.
  • Li Changqing subdued Gu Yuena, refined a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Bodhi Pill, and moved with her and the Amethyst Winged Lion King to the Soul World under Hun Xuzi’s direction.
  • Li Changqing advanced to peak One-Star Dou Sheng, then accepted Hun Xuzi’s request to compete for the Bodhi Ancient Tree alongside Hun Yu’s group.
  • Li Changqing refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse into a pill and reached Two-Star Dou Sheng before traveling with Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King to the Ancient Desolate Domain.
  • Li Changqing joined Hun Yu’s party as they crossed the domain and reached the Ancient Domain Platform, where experts gathered before the Beast Tide.
  • Hun Yu led an attempt to cross the Beast Tide, but the beasts overwhelmed the group until Li Changqing burned many of them with the Infernal Flame Seal.
  • Li Changqing and his companions retreated to the Ancient Domain Platform, where Gu Xun'er arrived and recognized Li Changqing and Gu Yuena from the Xiao Family.
Chapters 151–176 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Suspicion

Li Changqing refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse into essence blood to strengthen his body, then worked on his alchemy while Hun Miesheng investigated his mysterious rise. Hun Miesheng and Hun Xuzi suspected Li Changqing might belong to another Emperor Clan and prepared to test him for a Dou Di bloodline.

  • Li Changqing refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse and medicinal herbs, then absorbed the essence blood to temper his body with the Kunpeng Method.
  • Li Changqing began practicing alchemy, hoping to earn another reward from Hun Miesheng by refining an eighth-tier pill with seven-colored pill lightning.
  • Thunder Venerable assumed Feng Lieshan had subdued Li Changqing and taken his treasures, unaware that Feng Lieshan was dead.
  • Hun Miesheng questioned a Black-Robed Man about Li Changqing's background, but the investigation had found no trace of his past.
  • Hun Miesheng suspected Li Changqing might be an undercover member of another Emperor Clan and reported his concerns to Hun Xuzi.
  • Hun Xuzi gave Hun Miesheng a Black Bead that could detect the strength of a Dou Di bloodline and ordered him to seize Li Changqing if he possessed one.

Ch. 152Heaven Realm Soul

Hun Miesheng learned how the Hall of Souls planned to test Li Changqing’s Dou Di bloodline, while the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan investigated Feng Lieshan’s death and secretly pursued his killer. After two months of cultivation, Li Changqing reached the Heaven Realm with his soul and began refining a pill that summoned seven-colored lightning.

  • Hun Xuzi told Hun Miesheng to wait until Li Changqing qualified, then have him voluntarily touch the pearl to test his Dou Di bloodline.
  • Thunder Phoenix investigated Feng Lieshan’s disappearance, discovered his blood at the site of his fight with Li Changqing, and questioned Thunder Venerable about what happened.
  • Thunder Phoenix reported Feng Lieshan’s death to Huang Tian, who ordered a secret search for the killer and warned against acting rashly.
  • Li Changqing broke through to the Heaven Realm with his soul after two months of cultivation in the Dead Soul Mountain Range.
  • Li Changqing began refining a Venerable Origin Infinity Pill, and seven-colored pill lightning gathered above the mountain range as the Hall of Souls branch-hall protectors watched.

Ch. 153A Half-Saint Attacks

Li Changqing refined a pill that summoned Seven-Colored Pill Lightning, meeting the Hall Master's requirements, while Thunder Phoenix tracked him to the Hall of Souls Branch Hall. After Li Changqing finished another pill for Qin Tian and returned to his quarters, the Amethyst Winged Lion King received a Sect Breaking Pill, unaware that Thunder Phoenix was waiting for a chance to capture Li Changqing.

  • Qin Tian reported that Li Changqing had refined an Eighth-Tier Pill with Seven-Colored Pill Lightning and gave him ingredients for another pill.
  • Li Changqing subdued the Venerable Origin Infinity Pill, erased its intelligence, and promised to refine a pill for Qin Tian.
  • Thunder Phoenix tortured a Hall of Souls Dou Zong for information, learned Li Changqing's identity and location, then killed the captive.
  • Thunder Phoenix found Li Changqing refining Qin Tian's pill and decided to wait until he left the Dead Soul Mountain Range before attacking.
  • Li Changqing delivered Qin Tian's pill, returned to his quarters, and gave the Amethyst Winged Lion King a Sect Breaking Pill to help him break through to Dou Zong.

Ch. 154A perilous situation

Li Changqing advanced to Second-Turn Dou Zun and received an order to travel alone to the Hall of Souls Headquarters. On the way, Thunder Phoenix ambushed him, and Li Changqing recognized his attacker as a likely Half-Saint from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

  • Li Changqing swallowed a Venerable Origin Infinity Pill and broke through to Second-Turn Dou Zun while the Amethyst Winged Lion King advanced to Dou Zong.
  • Qin Tian told Li Changqing that headquarters had ordered him to travel there alone, and Li Changqing decided to leave immediately.
  • Li Changqing departed the Branch Hall on the Amethyst Winged Lion King and flew toward the Hall of Souls Headquarters.
  • Thunder Phoenix followed Li Changqing to a barren mountain range and attacked him with a lightning-charged hand.
  • Li Changqing evaded the attack, detected Thunder Phoenix with his soul force, and confronted him, suspecting he was a Half-Saint from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

Ch. 155The Might of the Yin-Yang Flame

Li Changqing tried to deter Thunder Phoenix from taking him by claiming the Hall of Souls valued him, but Thunder Phoenix refused to back down. Their fight began, and Li Changqing’s Yin-Yang Flame burned Thunder Phoenix’s hand before the battle continued.

  • Li Changqing told Thunder Phoenix that the Hall of Souls had offered him valuable rewards and that abducting him could anger Hun Miesheng.
  • Thunder Phoenix dismissed the warning and insisted Li Changqing would pay for killing a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan elder.
  • Li Changqing insulted Thunder Phoenix by demanding that Elder Phoenix warm his bed, provoking him into attacking.
  • Li Changqing dodged Thunder Phoenix’s lightning with his Golden Peng Wings and struck at him with the Yin-Yang Sword.
  • Thunder Phoenix caught the sword, but Li Changqing sent the Yin-Yang Flame onto his hand and burned it badly.
  • Thunder Phoenix flung Li Changqing through several mountains and extinguished the flame, while Li Changqing emerged and joked about eating Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

Ch. 156Drawing on Kunpeng Blood

Li Changqing fought Thunder Phoenix, who sought to seize the secret behind his power, and revealed a golden Divine Peng manifestation that matched Thunder Phoenix’s Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. After Thunder Phoenix used a pill to reach One-Star Dou Sheng strength, Li Changqing drew on the Kunpeng True Blood within his soul as the deadly attack closed in.

  • Thunder Phoenix attacked Li Changqing with his lightning spear, driving him into the ground and blasting the surrounding terrain apart.
  • Li Changqing emerged atop a golden Divine Peng, whose overwhelming presence made Thunder Phoenix wary and greedy for Li Changqing’s secret.
  • Thunder Phoenix unleashed his Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, and its black beam clashed evenly with the Divine Peng’s golden flame.
  • Thunder Phoenix swallowed a pill that raised his strength to One-Star Dou Sheng and sent a more powerful black beam at Li Changqing.
  • Li Changqing reached for the Kunpeng True Blood in his soul and drew its power into his body.

Ch. 157Crushing a Half-Saint

Li Changqing used Kunpeng True Blood to overwhelm Thunder Phoenix, kill him while preserving his corpse, and store it away. He then woke the Amethyst Winged Lion King and ordered him to carry them to the Hall of Souls Headquarters.

  • Li Changqing's Divine Peng phantom destroyed Thunder Phoenix's Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, leaving Thunder Phoenix badly injured and terrified.
  • Thunder Phoenix tried to flee through space, but Li Changqing used Kunpeng Ultimate Speed to reach him and kill his soul with his Peng Wings.
  • Li Changqing stored Thunder Phoenix's intact Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse in his storage ring and searched for the unconscious Amethyst Winged Lion King.
  • Li Changqing woke the Amethyst Winged Lion King, slapped him, and ordered him to fly to the Hall of Souls Headquarters.
  • The Amethyst Winged Lion King set off toward the headquarters, struggling to fly steadily because his back hurt.

Ch. 158The Headquarters' Location

Li Changqing reached the Hall of Souls Headquarters and confronted a black-robed guard who questioned his late arrival and new cultivation level. Hun Miesheng invited him into the Heaven Hall, but Li Changqing fought the guard and seized a second token for his mount.

  • Li Changqing arrived at the Hall of Souls Headquarters, where the black mist corroded his Soul Force and the letter flew inside to verify his identity.
  • A black-robed man emerged and challenged Li Changqing for arriving late, so Li Changqing revealed his Second-Turn Dou Zun cultivation and demanded to see the Hall Master.
  • Li Changqing sensed Hun Miesheng's powerful Soul Force and threatened to leave, prompting Hun Miesheng to invite him into the Heaven Hall and send him a token.
  • The black-robed man refused to provide a token for the Amethyst Winged Lion King, so Li Changqing beat him and took another token.

Ch. 160Meeting Hun Miesheng

Li Changqing forced his way into Heaven Hall and met Hun Miesheng, the Soul Hall Master. Hun Miesheng praised Li Changqing’s courage as their audience began.

  • Li Changqing beat the Black-Robed Man, took his token, and entered the black mist with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
  • After finding the hidden spatial entrance, Li Changqing beat the Black-Robed Man again and forced him to open a rift into Heaven Hall.
  • Li Changqing kicked the Black-Robed Man through the rift first, then entered Heaven Hall with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
  • Gu You welcomed Li Changqing and led him to meet Hun Miesheng, ignoring the Black-Robed Man’s complaints.
  • Li Changqing greeted Hun Miesheng respectfully, while the frightened Amethyst Winged Lion King kept his head down.
  • Hun Miesheng praised Li Changqing for meeting his gaze without fear.

Ch. 161A secret conversation in the great hall

Hun Miesheng confronted Li Changqing about his untraceable origins and tested whether he belonged to another Ancient Emperor Clan. After the test confirmed he did not, Hun Miesheng ordered him to remain in Heaven Hall and improve his alchemy until he could learn about the Hun Clan’s secret mission.

  • Hun Miesheng dismissed Gu You and questioned Li Changqing about his unknown origins and exceptional cultivation and alchemy talent.
  • Hun Miesheng revealed that someone wanted to cultivate Li Changqing as a Ninth-Rank Alchemist to assist with a secret mission for the Hun Clan, but said Li Changqing would be restricted until the mission was complete.
  • Li Changqing agreed to Hun Miesheng’s test and channeled his dou qi into a Black Bead, which did not react.
  • Hun Miesheng infused the Black Bead with his own dou qi, making it shine and confirming that the bead was functioning.
  • Hun Miesheng confirmed that Li Changqing had no bloodline from another Ancient Emperor Clan and ordered him to train in Heaven Hall under Gu You’s supervision until he could refine an eighth-tier pill that summoned seven-colored pill lightning.

Ch. 162Plotting for the Nascent Pill

Li Changqing learned that he needed to refine a pill drawing eighth-tier nine-colored Pill Lightning to earn Hun Xuzi’s personal guidance, and received Hun Miesheng’s authority to use the Hall of Souls’ resources. He chose to remain with the Hall of Souls while plotting to seize the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, and began planning how to grow powerful without drawing suspicion.

  • Hun Miesheng told Li Changqing that he needed to refine a pill drawing eighth-tier nine-colored Pill Lightning to receive Hun Xuzi’s guidance, then gave him a token granting access to the Hall of Souls’ resources and authority over its lower-ranked Heavenly Venerables.
  • Gu You promised to oversee Li Changqing, arrange any resources he needed, and accompany him outside for protection before showing him around the Heaven Hall and taking him to his residence.
  • The Amethyst Winged Lion King suspected Gu You’s protection was surveillance and urged Li Changqing not to remain with the Hall of Souls, but Li Changqing resolved to stay until he could obtain the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill.
  • Li Changqing persuaded the Amethyst Winged Lion King to stay by promising that Hall of Souls resources and pills could help him reach Dou Zun.
  • Li Changqing estimated he had about seventeen years to reach eight-star Dou Sheng before Hun Tiandi obtained the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, and concluded he would need to conceal his rapid cultivation and avoid disrupting the larger events he expected.

Ch. 163Gu Yuena's Rotten Luck

Li Changqing encountered Gu Yuena bound and captured by Star-Picking Old Ghost after she accidentally wandered near the Heaven Hall. He learned that Star-Picking Old Ghost had mistaken her powerful spatial abilities for a possible link to the Ancient Void Dragons, and the chapter left Gu Yuena still in the Hall of Souls’ custody.

  • Li Changqing decided to use the Kunpeng Method to disguise his cultivation when Hun Tiandi obtained the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill.
  • After a month cultivating in the Heaven Hall, Li Changqing encountered Gu Yuena being escorted in chains by a Hall of Souls Dou Zun.
  • Li Changqing stopped the escort and introduced himself, and the Dou Zun recognized him as the Eighth-Tier alchemist favored by the Hall Master.
  • The Dou Zun revealed that he was Star-Picking Old Ghost, a branch hall master delivering captured soul bodies to the Heaven Hall.
  • Star-Picking Old Ghost explained that he had captured Gu Yuena after finding her near the black mist and discovering her strong spatial abilities.

Ch. 164Bed-Warming Attendant

Li Changqing claimed Gu Yuena as his bed warmer and exchanged pill refinement for Star-Seizing Old Ghost’s agreement to give her to him. After refining the pills, Li Changqing confronted Gu Yuena in his quarters and warned her that obedience was her only chance to survive in the Hall of Souls; Gu Yuena began searching for leverage against him.

  • Li Changqing asked Star-Seizing Old Ghost to give him Gu Yuena as a bed warmer, promising to refine pills in return.
  • Star-Seizing Old Ghost handed Li Changqing a Ring of Holding containing ingredients for Venerable Origin Pills and left to report to Hun Miesheng.
  • Li Changqing refined the pills over several days, gave them to Star-Seizing Old Ghost, and returned to his quarters.
  • The Amethyst Winged Lion King guarded the quarters while Li Changqing released Gu Yuena’s chains, but stopped her from escaping.
  • Li Changqing explained the Hall of Souls’ power and threatened that Gu Yuena would face danger without his protection, while she searched for something to use against him.

Ch. 165Gu Yuena yielded

Li Changqing overcame Gu Yuena’s attempt to threaten him and kept her confined at a secret Hall of Souls location. He left her pills and warned her to stay in his room while he went to refine pills.

  • Gu Yuena threatened to reveal that Li Changqing came from another world unless he helped her escape, but Li Changqing immobilized her and dismissed the threat.
  • After several days, Gu Yuena abandoned the idea of informing on Li Changqing, realizing the Hall of Souls would value him more than the Douluo Continent and might punish her instead.
  • Li Changqing urged Gu Yuena to cooperate, offering the prospect of valuable pills and help strengthening her cultivation.
  • Li Changqing warned Gu Yuena that she could not leave the secret Hall of Souls location and would be treated as a spy if she left his room.
  • Li Changqing left a jade bottle of pills beside Gu Yuena’s bed and departed to refine pills.

Ch. 166Three years

Over three years, Li Changqing advanced his alchemy and cultivation while keeping his true strength hidden, and he refined a Bodhi Pill with Hun Miesheng’s help. After returning to Gu Yuena, he teased her about their relationship, leaving her angry and their future at the Heaven Hall unresolved.

  • Li Changqing reached Seven-Turn Dou Zun and refined an eighth-grade Bodhi Pill that summoned Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, while Xiao Yan reached the peak of Dou Wang and subdued the Fallen Heart Flame.
  • Hun Miesheng shielded Li Changqing from the Pill Lightning, then caught the escaping Bodhi Pill and returned it to him.
  • Hun Miesheng urged Li Changqing to pause alchemy and focus on cultivation, saying he would report his progress to the lord.
  • Li Changqing returned to his residence and resumed intimacy with Gu Yuena, who had grown accustomed to serving him and had reached Six-Star Dou Zong.
  • Gu Yuena asked when they could leave the Heaven Hall, and Li Changqing teased her about having fallen for him until she angrily told him to get out.

Ch. 167Hun Xuzi

Li Changqing waited for Hun Xuzi to arrive while keeping his true cultivation hidden, then met the Hun Clan’s chief Alchemist in Heaven Hall. Hun Xuzi examined him and asked to see the Bodhi Pill, leaving Li Changqing’s abilities and the pill under scrutiny.

  • Li Changqing dismissed Gu Yuena’s hopes of leaving Heaven Hall soon, explaining that she could only gain freedom after he broke away from the Hun Clan.
  • After several months of cultivation, Li Changqing reached eighth-revolution Dou Zun, then concealed his cultivation by displaying fourth-revolution Dou Zun.
  • Gu You summoned Li Changqing to meet an honored guest whose aura surpassed Hun Miesheng’s.
  • Hun Miesheng introduced the guest as Hun Xuzi, the Hun Clan’s chief Alchemist and a seven-star Dou Sheng.
  • Hun Xuzi examined Li Changqing’s soul, confirmed it was a solid Heaven Realm soul, and asked to see the Bodhi Pill.
  • Li Changqing handed over the pill, and Hun Xuzi drew it from the jade bottle to inspect it.

Ch. 168Heading to the Soul World

Hun Xuzi ordered Li Changqing to leave Heaven Hall and cultivate in the Soul World, promising support and eventual freedom in exchange for his help with an approaching matter. Li Changqing brought Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King along, and Hun Xuzi transported them to a strange, disorienting place.

  • Hun Xuzi accepted Li Changqing's Bodhi Pill and ordered him to cultivate in the Soul World, promising resources, rewards, and eventual release after a task expected to take decades at most.
  • Li Changqing agreed to Hun Xuzi's terms and returned to his residence to tell Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King they would be leaving Heaven Hall.
  • Li Changqing reassured Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King that the Soul World had richer spiritual energy and urged them to focus on cultivation there.
  • Hun Xuzi examined Gu Yuena and mistook her for a weak-blooded crossbreed related to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
  • Hun Xuzi transported Li Changqing, Gu Yuena, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King from Heaven Hall to a strange place where they became dizzy and disoriented.

Ch. 169Entering the Soul World

Li Changqing, Gu Yuena, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King entered the Soul World with Hun Xuzi, who gave Li Changqing a residence, a map, and a Token granting him access to most of the realm. After Hun Xuzi left, Li Changqing explained the Hun Clan’s power and its relationship to the Hall of Souls, leaving Gu Yuena to contemplate the scale of the force they had encountered.

  • Hun Xuzi opened a spatial rift and led Li Changqing, Gu Yuena, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King into the Soul World.
  • Li Changqing recognized the wounded Xiao Zhan as Hun Clan members escorted him toward a prison, and Hun Xuzi ordered them to keep him alive for interrogation.
  • Hun Xuzi gave Li Changqing a spacious courtyard, a map, and his Token, which allowed Li Changqing to travel through most of the Soul World and obtain resources.
  • After Hun Xuzi departed, Gu Yuena asked Li Changqing about the Hun Clan, the Hall of Souls, and the creation of the Soul World.
  • Li Changqing told Gu Yuena that a Dou Di had created the Soul World and that the Hall of Souls served as the Hun Clan’s hand in the outside world.

Ch. 170Hun Xuzi's summons

After years of cultivating in the Soul World, Li Changqing reached the peak of One-Star Dou Sheng while Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King advanced to Dou Zun. When Hun Xuzi summoned him, Li Changqing beat the arrogant Hun Clan messenger before continuing to Hun Xuzi's residence.

  • Li Changqing advanced from Nine-Turn Dou Venerate to Half-Saint and later reached the peak of One-Star Dou Sheng, while Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King also grew stronger with his pills.
  • Gu Yuena accepted that Li Changqing's pills were essential to her cultivation, and Li Changqing worried that his slow progress would keep him from reaching Eight-Star Dou Sheng in time.
  • A Hun Clan Dou Zun told Li Changqing that Hun Xuzi wanted to see him and threatened to have him expelled when Li Changqing ignored him.
  • Li Changqing subdued the messenger with his pressure, kicked him in the chest, and repeatedly slapped him until he begged for mercy.
  • Li Changqing warned the Hun Clan Dou Zun to stay out of his way, then flew on to Hun Xuzi's residence, wondering why Hun Xuzi had summoned him after four years.

Ch. 171News of the Bodhi Ancient Tree

Li Changqing met with Hun Xuzi, who revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Ancient Desolate Domain and offered Li a chance to compete for its cultivation-boosting opportunities. Li agreed to join the Hun Clan's expedition in two days, where he could pursue the Bodhi Tree's rewards independently of Hun Yu, as long as he helped the clan and did not seriously injure its heir.

  • After Li Changqing kicked a Dou Zun who had insulted him, he went to Hun Xuzi's palace in response to the summons.
  • Hun Xuzi asked whether Li Changqing could refine a Ninth Grade Precious Pill, and Li admitted that his cultivation was too low to sustain the process.
  • Hun Xuzi told Li that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Ancient Desolate Domain and explained its Bodhi Seeds, Bodhi Heart, and rumored Hundred-Life Reincarnation.
  • Hun Xuzi asked Li to compete for the tree's opportunities, explaining that the Hun Clan would also send Hun Yu and a group of Dou Zun.
  • Hun Xuzi said Li did not have to yield the Bodhi Tree's unique opportunities to Hun Yu, but warned him to show restraint and not damage Hun Yu's foundation.

Ch. 172Planning for the Bodhi Ancient Tree

Li Changqing prepared to join Hun Yu on a journey to the Ancient Desolate Domain and planned to use his Yin-Yang Flame to gain the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s recognition. He left Hun Xuzi’s hall after Hun Xuzi killed a Dou Zun who had accused him, then concluded that the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s illusions would pose little danger to him.

  • Li Changqing thanked Hun Xuzi and promised to leave Hun Yu’s foundations unharmed, and Hun Xuzi told him to meet Hun Yu at the Soul World Entrance in two days.
  • A Dou Zun accused Li Changqing of assaulting him and suggested taking Li Changqing’s soul for the Hun Clan’s collection.
  • Hun Xuzi burned away the Dou Zun’s body with a wisp of the Void Devouring Flame, explaining that the man had been the guilty party and that Li Changqing mattered to the clan leader’s plan.
  • Li Changqing left Hun Xuzi’s hall, while Hun Xuzi absorbed the Dou Zun’s soul body to aid the clan’s grand plan.
  • Back in his courtyard, Li Changqing assessed the threats near the Bodhi Ancient Tree and reasoned that his Kunpeng-protected soul would resist its reincarnation illusion.
  • Li Changqing planned to use his Yin-Yang Flame to cleanse the resentment within the Bodhi Ancient Tree and earn its recognition.

Ch. 173Two-Star Dou Sheng

Li Changqing refined the essence of a half-saint Heavenly Demon Phoenix and used it to break through to two-star Dou Sheng. He then set out with Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King for the Ancient Desolate Domain, where he met Hun Yu and the Hun Clan party at the Soul World entrance.

  • Li Changqing refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse into a pill while Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King watched.
  • Li Changqing swallowed the pill and used the Kunpeng Method to absorb its essence, breaking through to two-star Dou Sheng the next day.
  • Li Changqing departed for the Ancient Desolate Domain with Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, ordering the lion king to stop at the Soul World entrance.
  • Li Changqing met more than ten Hun Clan Dou Zun led by Hun Yu, who greeted him with praise and noted his powerful mount and companion.

Ch. 174The Ancient Desolate Domain

Li Changqing traveled with Hun Yu and a powerful Hun Clan party into the Ancient Desolate Domain to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity. After crossing the dangerous outskirts, they reached the Ancient Domain Platform, where other experts had gathered and wondered which ancient clan had sent so many Dou Zuns.

  • Li Changqing exchanged praise with Hun Yu, suspected Hun Yu was concealing his intentions, and agreed to travel with him toward the Ancient Desolate Domain.
  • The party reached Desolate Ancient Town, then bypassed it and entered the forest directly as observers below speculated about their strength.
  • Li Changqing had the Amethyst Winged Lion King roar down the beasts’ cries on the outskirts of the domain.
  • Hun Yu’s party used a protective bead to withstand poisonous miasma and fought off or drove away Ferocious Beasts as they traveled deeper.
  • After three more days, the party reached the Ancient Domain Platform, where gathered experts were startled by nearly twenty Dou Zuns and suspected an ancient clan was behind them.

Ch. 175The Beast Tide's Charge Across the Black Plains

Hun Yu led Li Changqing, Gu Yuena, and the Hun Clan Dou Zun into the Beast Tide on the black plains, hoping to reach the depths of the Ancient Desolate Domain and the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Their powerful attacks killed many Ferocious Beasts, but the endless horde continued to block their way.

  • Hun Yu dismissed the weaker cultivators and led the group toward the depths of the Ancient Desolate Domain.
  • The group discovered the boundless Beast Tide, and Li Changqing decided to conceal his Two-Star Dou Sheng cultivation and follow the larger group later.
  • Hun Yu chose to charge the plains, while Li Changqing warned Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King to retreat if the attack failed.
  • Gu Yuena used the Heaven Tier Dou Technique Rift-Splitting Spear Shadows to strike the Ferocious Beasts with spatial power.
  • Hun Yu and the Hun Clan Dou Zun unleashed their strongest attacks, but the beasts quickly filled every opening they made.
  • Li Changqing used the Infernal Flame Seal, strengthened with Yin-Yang Flame, to burn a vast number of Ferocious Beasts to ashes.

Ch. 176Dark currents stirred at the Ancient Domain Platform

Li Changqing, Gu Yuena, and Hun Yu retreated to the Ancient Domain Platform after the Beast Tide proved too vast to overcome. As experts continued to gather, Gu Xun'er arrived with Gu Clan geniuses, recognized Li Changqing and Gu Yuena, and decided to wait for more people before attempting to cross the Beast Tide.

  • Hun Yu ordered his group to retreat from the Beast Tide, and Li Changqing led Gu Yuena and the Amethyst Winged Lion King back to the Ancient Domain Platform.
  • The Ferocious Beasts stopped at the mountain range near the platform, while Hun Yu and the others returned to rest and wait for more experts.
  • Over the next few days, arriving experts attempted or considered crossing the Beast Tide; some retreated, while others were injured or killed.
  • Gu Xun'er arrived with four Gu Clan members, and Gu Qingyang noticed the Hun Clan's large gathering of Dou Zun.
  • Gu Xun'er recognized Li Changqing and Gu Yuena from the Xiao Family but told Gu Qingyang that they only seemed familiar.
  • Gu Xun'er said they should conserve their strength and wait for enough experts to gather before trying to pass through the Beast Tide.
Arc 7 of 9
Arc 7 of 9