Arc 160The Mystic Dao Trial

Qin Hao passed Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial on Lakeheart Island and became his Personal Disciple, gaining the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror and mastering Two-Aspect Canglan. After learning more about the forces beyond the universe, Qin Hao refused to abandon his homeland and set out to meet Star-Seeking Divine Lord about the Tears of Eternity.

  • Qin Hao left the Qiankun Continent for Lakeheart Island while Dao Lord Zhǐtiān promised to protect the Heavenly Palace and the myriad races.
  • Qin Hao entered Lakeheart Island, learned that passing Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial would make him its master, and accepted Eugene’s conditions to become a Personal Disciple.
  • Qin Hao endured the Mystic Dao Platform’s visions of disastrous futures, reached the third step, and survived its crushing pressure to pass the trial.
  • Qin Hao obtained the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror, discovered his divine soul had reached Divine King strength, and became Profound Cultivation Venerable’s Personal Disciple.
  • Qin Hao cultivated the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture with Spirit Spring Jade Marrow and Cold Moon Water Essence, mastering Two-Aspect Canglan and First-Rank Water-Origin True Meaning.
  • Eugene and Blood Crow Captain explained Divine Kings, the regions beyond the universe, and the Demon Spirit Race’s diminished strength, while Qin Hao refused to flee his homeland and leave the myriad races behind.
  • Qin Hao decided to trade with Star-Seeking Divine Lord, departed with Lakeheart Island, and met him after using the Reincarnation Stone, and Star-Seeking Divine Lord asked whether Qin Hao had obtained the Tears of Eternity.
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Ch. 3976Do All You Can and Leave the Rest to Fate

Qin Hao prepared to leave for Lakeheart Island and attempt Profound Cultivation Heavenly Venerable’s trial, while Dao Lord Zhǐtiān discussed a possible escape plan with his allies. Qin Hao left Mu Ziqing and Yun Chang behind, urging Yun Chang to focus on reaching the Divine Lord Realm.

  • Qin Hao asked Dao Lord Zhǐtiān to investigate Star-Seeking Divine Lord’s three leads: Half-Moon Star, Ancestral God Xuantu, and Corpse-Crazed Demon King.
  • Qin Hao told Dao Lord Zhǐtiān he would head to Lakeheart Island, and Dao Lord Zhǐtiān agreed to keep the Heavenly Palace and the myriad races safe.
  • Dao Lord Zhǐtiān revealed to Azure Dragon Dao Venerable and Dao Lord Suxin that Qin Hao had obtained the Great Way of the Grand Void, which might let them flee if the Heavenly Palace fell.
  • Qin Hao returned to Sword Martial Palace and told Mu Ziqing and Yun Chang he planned to travel to Lakeheart Island through the Void Land.
  • Qin Hao refused to take Yun Chang to Lakeheart Island and urged him to reach the Divine Lord Realm so he could help when Qin Hao reconstructed his origin world.

Ch. 3977Demon King Huyan's Schemes

Qin Hao left Dragon Marquis City for Lakeheart Island, traveling through the Void Land and using the journey to cultivate his void true meaning embryos. Meanwhile, Demon King Huyan planned to gather powerful allies to kill Qin Hao, while the Void Emperor revealed that he possessed Dao Divine Weapon fragments.

  • Mu Ziqing promised to support Qin Hao, and Qin Hao left his doppelganger at the Sword Martial Palace while placing Dragon Marquis City in her and Yun Chang’s hands.
  • Qin Hao left the Qiankun Continent and entered the Void Land, intending to advance his void true meaning embryos as he traveled toward Lakeheart Island.
  • The Void Emperor rebuked Demon King Huyan for failing to kill Qin Hao and ordered him to try again when Qin Hao left the Qiankun Continent.
  • The Void Emperor claimed that he possessed Dao Divine Weapon fragments and believed Qin Hao could not reconstruct the Origin World without them.
  • Demon King Huyan decided to recruit Ruling Demon Kings, including the Bloodflame Demon King and Blood Leech Divine Lord, to join him against Qin Hao.

Ch. 3978A breakthrough in void true meaning

Qin Hao broke through his void true meaning embryo in the Void Land, greatly increasing his strength, and traveled to Lakeheart Island in the Cloud Lake Star Region. He arrived safely despite the danger posed by Demon Venerable Ten Thousand Balefuls’ Wan Sha demonic qi and met Ancient Demon Eugene at the island’s entrance.

  • Qin Hao advanced his void true meaning embryo into void true meaning and found that its concealment hid him even from an Eternal Divine Lord.
  • Qin Hao consolidated his new void true meaning and left the Void Land beneath the Cloud Lake Star Region.
  • Qin Hao concealed his aura and went to Cloud Lake, mindful that Demon Kings could sense him through Demon Venerable Ten Thousand Balefuls’ Wan Sha demonic qi.
  • Qin Hao sensed Lakeheart Island and reached its outskirts, where the astral wind parted to reveal Ancient Demon Eugene.
  • Qin Hao greeted Eugene and walked into Lakeheart Island.

Ch. 3979Venerable-Grade Divine Weapon

Qin Hao returned to Lakeheart Island as an Eternal Divine Lord who had mastered first-rank true meaning, intending to undergo Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial. Ancient Demon Eugene explained that passing would make Qin Hao the island’s master and revealed that Lakeheart Island was a Venerable-Rank Divine Weapon.

  • Ancient Demon Eugene was astonished to discover Qin Hao had become an Eternal Divine Lord and mastered first-rank true meaning.
  • Qin Hao told Eugene he had come to undergo Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial.
  • Eugene explained that passing the trial would let Qin Hao become the island’s master and free its guardians from their service.
  • Eugene revealed that Lakeheart Island was a Venerable-Rank Divine Weapon, far beyond Qin Hao’s King-Rank weapons.
  • Eugene explained that Qin Hao’s Sword Tower, wings, and breastplate were Lower King-Rank Divine Weapons, while King-Rank weapons came in lower, middle, and upper grades.

Ch. 3980Meeting Blood Crow Captain Again

Qin Hao learned that Lakeheart Island was a Profound Venerable Divine Weapon left by Profound Cultivation Venerable, and that the island’s secrets would be revealed only if he passed the Venerable’s trial. Ancient Demon Eugene took him to the trial site, where Qin Hao reunited with Blood Crow Captain and the others, who were astonished by his rapid cultivation.

  • Ancient Demon Eugene explained that Lakeheart Island was a Profound Venerable Divine Weapon and described its former master, Profound Cultivation Venerable, a Heavenly Venerable.
  • Qin Hao asked Eugene about the Divine Domains and High Divine Kings, but Eugene refused to answer unless Qin Hao passed his master's trial and became his Personal Disciple.
  • Qin Hao accepted Eugene's conditions and asked to be taken to the trial site.
  • Eugene transported Qin Hao to a city of buildings and stone puppets within Lakeheart Island, where Blood Crow Captain, Titan, Black Wolf, Demon Blade, and Succubus were waiting.
  • Titan, Black Wolf, Demon Blade, and Succubus greeted Qin Hao and marveled that he had reached Eternal Divine Lord and mastered first-rank true meaning so quickly.

Ch. 3981The Profound Cultivation Venerable's Trial

Qin Hao reunited with the Blood Crow Captain and the other guardians, who were astonished that he had become an Eternal Divine Lord using first-rank true meaning. Hoping to claim Lakeheart Island and become the Profound Cultivation Venerable’s Personal Disciple, Qin Hao entered the Stone Hall and began examining the Mystic Dao Platform.

  • Qin Hao told the Blood Crow Captain and the others that he had recently become an Eternal Divine Lord with a first-rank true meaning embryo, leaving them astonished at his strength.
  • Qin Hao sensed the cultivation levels of the five guardians and considered how Lakeheart Island’s puppets could strengthen the Heavenly Palace if he passed the trial.
  • The Blood Crow Captain told Qin Hao that only he and Divine Lord Tian Yan had passed the trial to join the Destruction Legion, and urged him to withdraw if the Personal Disciple trial proved impossible.
  • Qin Hao decided he had to succeed to preserve his chance of learning the locations of the other Dao Divine Weapons and Origin Divine Crystal fragments, then entered the Stone Hall.
  • Qin Hao found the three-step Mystic Dao Platform and reasoned that its steps represented Registered Disciple, ordinary Disciple, and Personal Disciple status.

Ch. 3982The Mystic Dao Platform and the Dao Heart

Qin Hao stepped onto the Mystic Dao Platform and used its visions of his past to strengthen his Dao Heart and Heart Will while cultivating the Heavenly Derivation Book. Outside the Stone Hall, spatial fluctuations alarmed Ancient Demon Eugene and the others as they waited to learn whether Qin Hao could become the Profound Cultivation Venerable's Personal Disciple.

  • Qin Hao entered the Mystic Dao Platform's first level and realized its illusions depicted moments from his past and tested his Dao Heart.
  • Qin Hao studied the visions, strengthening his Heart Will, and began cultivating the Heavenly Derivation Book's Two-Yi layer.
  • Qin Hao reflected on the requirements for reconstructing the Origin World and sought to advance his Heavenly Derivation Book while on the platform.
  • Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, Demon Blade, Black Wolf, and Titan waited outside the Stone Hall, hoping Qin Hao would become a Personal Disciple.
  • Spatial fluctuations surged from inside the Stone Hall, shocking Black Wolf and the others.

Ch. 3983Perfection of the Two-Yi Realm!

Qin Hao strengthened his heart will on the Mystic Dao Platform and brought the Two-Yi Realm of the Heavenly Derivation Book to perfection. He stepped onto the second stair and began resisting its far greater pressure, hoping to advance to the Myriad Transformations Realm.

  • Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, and the others sensed spatial fluctuations after Qin Hao entered the Stone Hall and hoped he might surpass Divine Lord Tian Yan and become a personal disciple.
  • Qin Hao spent an hour on the first stair reviewing his life, greatly strengthening his heart will and reaching perfection in the Two-Yi Realm.
  • Qin Hao decided to attempt the second stair, believing that ascending the entire Mystic Dao Platform was necessary to become a personal disciple.
  • Qin Hao stepped onto the second stair and struggled against its tremendous pressure, using the Myriad Tribulations Sword Dao and his divine soul power to stay upright.
  • Qin Hao began comprehending the pressure as his heart will and divine soul strengthened, raising his hopes of reaching the Myriad Transformations Realm.

Ch. 3984The Fall of the Qiankun Continent

Qin Hao endured the Mystic Dao Platform’s second step, where the pressure rapidly strengthened his heart will to the level of an early-stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord. He then saw an image of the Demon Spirit Race conquering the Qiankun Continent, before returning to the platform with the image still before him.

  • Qin Hao resisted the second step’s immense pressure and resolved to surpass Divine Lord Tian Yan.
  • Qin Hao adapted as his heart will, divine soul, and Dao heart grew stronger under the pressure.
  • Qin Hao turned his attention to the images on the second step, hoping they would help him advance the Heavenly Derivation Book.
  • Qin Hao was drawn into a vision of the Demon Spirit Race celebrating its conquest of the Qiankun Continent.
  • Qin Hao saw the continent shattered and its inhabitants slaughtered, then returned to the Mystic Dao Platform as the vision remained among the images.

Ch. 3985Divining the Future

Qin Hao realized that the Mystic Dao Platform’s second step showed more than two thousand possible futures for his attempt to reconstruct the Origin World, all ending in defeat and his death. After the visions shook his Dao Heart, he glimpsed a reason to believe success was still possible.

  • Qin Hao watched visions of Dao Lord Zhǐtiān, Divine Lord Redcloud, Yun Chang, and himself dying in battles against the Demon Kings.
  • Qin Hao saw a future in which he searched for fragments of the Dao Divine Weapon and was killed in an ambush by Blood Leech Divine Lord, Demon King Huyan, Bloodflame Demon King, and another Great Demon King.
  • Qin Hao realized the scenes on the Mystic Dao Platform’s second step were divinations of more than two thousand possible futures tied to reconstructing the Origin World.
  • Qin Hao examined the remaining visions and found that they all ended with the Origin World’s destruction, his death, and the dissolution of his Dao.
  • Qin Hao spat blood under the visions’ strain, then seized on a flash of insight and concluded that there was still hope.

Ch. 3986Both a Trial and an Opportunity

Qin Hao realized the Mystic Dao Platform's projections assumed he remained on its second step, so he resolved to study them without surrendering to fate. As his sword radiance and pressure filled the Stone Hall, Ancient Demon Eugene and the others concluded that he might be turning Profound Cultivation Venerable's trial into a cultivation opportunity.

  • Qin Hao reasoned that reaching the Mystic Dao Platform's third step could change the projected outcomes, and he refused to give up or believe in fate.
  • Qin Hao began examining all the projected outcomes again from a calm, third-person perspective, searching for details that could help him avoid disaster.
  • Qin Hao's sword radiance grew brighter and extended beyond the Mystic Dao Platform, while powerful pressure spread through the Stone Hall.
  • The pressure forced Titan, Black Wolf, and Demon Blade backward, and Succubus wondered whether Qin Hao had advanced to become a Dao-Origin Divine Lord.
  • Blood Crow Captain explained that Qin Hao could not have advanced so quickly through the divine ranks, while Ancient Demon Eugene suggested he was turning the trial into an opportunity and might become Profound Cultivation Venerable's personal disciple.

Ch. 3987Terrifying pressure

After examining more than two thousand projections on the Mystic Dao Platform’s second step, Qin Hao advanced his heart will and the Heavenly Derivation Book to the Myriad Transformations Realm. He then endured the third step’s overwhelming pressure and began the final push toward the platform’s center.

  • Qin Hao finished studying the projections, strengthened his heart will, and reached the Myriad Transformations Realm of the Heavenly Derivation Book.
  • Qin Hao concluded that his breakthrough and success on the second step were the changes he had sought, then questioned where Divine Lord Tian Yan had failed.
  • Qin Hao stepped onto the third step and was nearly forced off by pressure rivaling that of a high rank or Peak Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord.
  • Qin Hao steadied himself, planted his left foot on the third step, and secured his footing there despite the pressure intensifying.
  • Qin Hao saw that three more steps led to the platform’s center and moved forward, determined to withstand the pressure.

Ch. 3988Ascending the Mystic Dao Platform

Qin Hao endured deadly Divine King Pressure as he advanced toward the center of the Mystic Dao Platform, with his Sword Laws and divine soul strengthening even as his body was torn apart. After taking another step, he faced pressure that might have come from a Great Venerable, while three epochs passed outside without him emerging from the Stone Hall.

  • Qin Hao realized the pressure on the Mystic Dao Platform could kill him whether he moved forward or stood still, but he refused to retreat and lose his chance to become Profound Cultivation Venerable's Personal Disciple.
  • Qin Hao took another step, and the Divine King Pressure split open his flesh and nearly shattered his divine soul.
  • As Qin Hao slowly moved his foot forward, his Sword Laws grew more solid and his divine soul began healing and strengthening under the pressure.
  • Qin Hao completed the step and faced an even stronger force that might have been the pressure of a Great Venerable, which broke the bones throughout his body.
  • Qin Hao continued to raise his foot toward the final step as Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, Demon Blade, Black Wolf, and Titan waited outside the sealed Stone Gate, noting that three epochs had passed.

Ch. 3989Qin Hao... was dead?

After enduring the Mystic Dao Platform’s High Divine King pressure for three epochs, Qin Hao passed the Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial. His companions feared he had died when the pressure vanished, while Qin Hao emerged badly injured but with a greatly strengthened divine soul and a Treasure Mirror before him.

  • Ancient Demon Eugene and the others worried that Qin Hao had died, but Eugene believed he was still enduring the trial because the Stone Gate remained closed and the pressure persisted.
  • The Mystic Dao Platform’s pressure abruptly vanished, and Qin Hao’s companions concluded the trial had ended but feared he had failed because they could no longer sense his aura.
  • Succubus mourned the possibility that Qin Hao had died in the trial.
  • Qin Hao revealed that he had survived and passed the trial, despite suffering severe injuries.
  • Qin Hao saw a glowing Treasure Mirror floating before him and discovered that his divine soul had become more than a million times stronger.

Ch. 3990An astonishing harvest

Qin Hao discovered that his Divine Soul strength had reached the Divine King Realm, though his cultivation limited the pressure he could release. After claiming the Treasure Mirror, he learned it let him see and sense everything on Lakeheart Island, and he spoke to the six who feared he had died.

  • Qin Hao realized his Divine Soul strength had reached the Divine King Realm, while his released pressure was limited to the level of a Dao-Origin Divine Lord by his cultivation.
  • Qin Hao healed his injuries and concluded that his Divine King-level Divine Soul and Heart Will would help him perfect the Heavenly Derivation Book's third layer.
  • Qin Hao grasped the Treasure Mirror and received information revealing that he could perceive everything on Lakeheart Island.
  • Qin Hao saw Eugene, Succubus, the Blood Crow Captain, Demon Blade, Black Wolf, and Titan outside the Stone Hall, where they feared he had died.
  • Qin Hao asked the six, "Afraid of what?" and left them stunned.

Ch. 3991Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven

Qin Hao passed Profound Cultivation Venerable’s trial and obtained the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror, becoming the Venerable’s Personal Disciple. Inside the mirror’s grotto-heaven, he discovered its immense cultivation resources and Water-Origin Great Dao Origin, along with a Divine King-level secret art.

  • Qin Hao told Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, and the others that he had passed the trial and obtained the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror, but could not yet leave.
  • Ancient Demon Eugene and the others celebrated Qin Hao’s success and recognized him as their Young Master and Profound Cultivation Venerable’s Personal Disciple.
  • Qin Hao entered the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven, where his injuries healed rapidly amid the world’s dense spiritual energy, chaos origin, and divine strength.
  • Qin Hao learned that the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven could conceal him from nearly any pursuer, though a Divine King with a Demigod Divine Spark might detect it.
  • Qin Hao sensed the grotto-heaven’s Water-Origin Great Dao Origin and learned that the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror contained a Divine King-Level Water-Origin Great Dao Origin Secret Art.

Ch. 3992Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture

Qin Hao learned about the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture and the powers of the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror. He decided to cultivate the scripture without depleting the sparse Water-Origin Great Dao Origin, and considered using the mirror’s other treasures instead.

  • Qin Hao discovered that the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror contained the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture, a technique suited to cultivating the Water-Origin Great Dao Origin.
  • Qin Hao learned that the mirror’s sparse Water-Origin Great Dao Origin supported cultivation, concealed the grotto-heaven from those below Divine King, and powered its Profound Water Protection.
  • Qin Hao studied the scripture’s seven realms, which ranged from Peak Rank Law Divine Lord strength to offensive power comparable to a mighty Profound Venerable.
  • Qin Hao decided to cultivate the scripture but avoided drawing on the Water-Origin Great Dao Origin because doing so could collapse the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven.
  • Qin Hao considered using the Tears of Eternity and other water-attribute treasures left inside the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror.

Ch. 3993Water-Origin Great Dao Origin

Qin Hao used the Spirit Spring Jade Marrow and Cold Moon Water Essence to prepare to cultivate the first realm of the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture, Two-Aspect Canglan. After swallowing the Water-Origin Azure Dragon formed from the jade marrow, he began refining it with the scripture.

  • Qin Hao inspected Spirit Spring Jade Marrow, Cold Moon Water Essence, and the mysterious Tears of Eternity, noting that the first two held enough Water-Origin Great Dao Origin for Two-Aspect Canglan.
  • Qin Hao put away the Tears of Eternity and decided to ask Eugene, the Blood Crow Captain, and others about its purpose and the treasury's other treasures.
  • Qin Hao circulated the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture and sensed the Water-Origin Great Dao Origin in the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven clearly for the first time.
  • Qin Hao opened the bottle of Spirit Spring Jade Marrow, and it transformed into a Water-Origin Azure Dragon.
  • Qin Hao swallowed the Water-Origin Azure Dragon and began refining it with the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture despite its bone-piercing cold.

Ch. 3994Two-Aspect Canglan Achieved!

Qin Hao refined Spirit Spring Jade Marrow and Cold Moon Water Essence to cultivate the first realm of the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture, Two-Aspect Canglan. He confirmed its power rivaled a Peak Rank Law Divine Lord and decided to seek more water-attribute treasures to advance to Four-Aspect Canglan.

  • Qin Hao refined Spirit Spring Jade Marrow and comprehended First-Rank Water-Origin True Meaning.
  • Qin Hao refined Cold Moon Water Essence and sensed a wisp of Dao Intent within his Water-Origin True Meaning.
  • Qin Hao successfully cultivated Two-Aspect Canglan and manifested its power as both a Water-Origin Azure Dragon and a water-origin treasure sword.
  • Qin Hao judged Two-Aspect Canglan powerful enough to rival a Peak Rank Law Divine Lord.
  • Qin Hao found no more Water-Origin Great Dao treasures in the treasury and planned to ask Dao Lord Zhǐtiān about water-attribute treasures for cultivating Four-Aspect Canglan.

Ch. 3995Greetings, young master!

Qin Hao left the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven after mastering the first realm of the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture and returned to the Stone Hall entrance. Ancient Demon Eugene and the others realized how swiftly he had advanced and bowed to him as the Young Master.

  • Qin Hao considered teaching the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture to Dao Lord Zhǐtiān, but concluded that Profound Cultivation Venerable's permission was required and that Dao Lord Zhǐtiān could pursue the Great Way of the Grand Void instead.
  • Qin Hao left the Mirror Lake Grotto-Heaven and decided to ask Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, and the others about divine cores, divine kings, and the treasury before meeting Star-Seeking Divine Lord.
  • Ancient Demon Eugene and the others waited outside the Stone Hall, expecting Qin Hao to remain in seclusion for many eras to master the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture.
  • Qin Hao emerged from the Stone Hall after mastering Two-Aspect Canglan and First-Rank Water-Origin True Meaning, his divine soul now rivaling a divine king's.
  • Ancient Demon Eugene recognized Qin Hao's achievement, was shocked that he had mastered the scripture in only a few days, and knelt to greet the Young Master.

Ch. 3996Four Extremes Divine Domain

Qin Hao’s attendants greeted him as their Young Master and were astonished that he had mastered the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture’s First Realm in only a few days. After he asked about Divine Cores, divine kings, and the Four Extremes Divine Domain, Ancient Demon Eugene began explaining how the regions beyond the universe were divided.

  • Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, Succubus, Demon Blade, Black Wolf, and Titan knelt to greet Qin Hao as their Young Master, and he asked them to rise.
  • Ancient Demon Eugene asked whether Qin Hao had mastered the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture, and Qin Hao confirmed he had mastered Two-Aspect Canglan using treasures his teacher had left behind.
  • Qin Hao produced thousands of treasures from the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror and asked the others to identify them.
  • Blood Crow Captain and Ancient Demon Eugene reacted with shock when Qin Hao said he had used Spirit Spring Jade Marrow and Cold Moon Water Essence, since mastering Two-Aspect Canglan with them should still have been difficult.
  • Qin Hao asked Ancient Demon Eugene to explain Divine Cores, divine kings, and the Four Extremes Divine Domain, and Eugene began describing the regions beyond the universe.

Ch. 3997The origins of the Demon Spirit Race

Eugene and the Blood Crow Captain explained the Divine King ranks and the Four Extremes Divine Domain to Qin Hao, who considered whether the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture could help him reach Divine King. After learning the Demon God Hall was insignificant in the Eastern Dawn Divine Domain, Qin Hao asked why the Demon Spirit Race had migrated to this cosmic plane.

  • Eugene explained that Divine Kings were ranked by their Divine Cores and that forming one required great dao origin.
  • Qin Hao realized the Canglan Myriad Forms Scripture might let him attain Divine King strength, but Thirty-Two-Aspect Canglan required the Water-Origin Great Dao Origin missing from his cosmic plane.
  • Eugene told Qin Hao that the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror could pass through the universe membrane, but Qin Hao needed to reach Dao-Origin Divine Lord before he could leave.
  • The Blood Crow Captain and Eugene said Spacetime Island was the Eastern Dawn Divine Domain’s strongest organization and that the Demon God Hall was insignificant there.
  • Qin Hao noted that the Demon Spirit Race had once produced a High Divine King and asked why it had migrated to this cosmic plane.

Ch. 3998A Place of Their Own

Qin Hao learned why the Demon Spirit Race had fled the Vast Sea Realm and settled in the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain, despite its lack of Great Dao Origin. The chapter left him weighing the danger posed by the race’s three Lower Divine Kings, while Eugene reminded him that the Heavenly Dao suppressed the Demon God Hall’s three Great Demon Gods.

  • Eugene explained that the Demon Spirit Race’s High Divine King had fallen after the Crimson Demon Race rose to power in the Vast Sea Realm.
  • Blood Crow Captain told Qin Hao that the defeated Demon Spirit Race had only three Lower Divine Kings left and lacked the strength to claim a realm with Great Dao Origin.
  • Blood Crow Captain explained that the Demon Spirit Race used the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain as a base and could take promising subordinates beyond the universe to become Divine Kings.
  • Qin Hao considered how the Demon Spirit Race’s Divine Kings gave it an advantage over the native cultivators, who struggled to leave the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain.
  • Eugene reassured Qin Hao that the Heavenly Dao suppressed the Demon God Hall’s three Great Demon Gods, preventing them from using their full strength.

Ch. 3999The Same Old Tune

Qin Hao learned that the Demon God Hall’s three Great Demon Gods were still weakened by the Heavenly Dao Suppression, giving him a chance to resist them. Though his companions urged him to leave the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain for a greater world, he refused to abandon his homeland and the cultivators who depended on him.

  • Qin Hao asked Blood Crow Captain why the three Great Demon Gods had not acted, and Blood Crow explained that outsiders were suppressed until they put down roots in a Turbid Universe Plane.
  • Eugene and Blood Crow noted that the three Great Demon Gods should have become equivalent to native cultivators, yet they still seemed to be suppressed.
  • Succubus, Titan, and Black Wolf urged Qin Hao to leave the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain and pursue greater cultivation beyond it.
  • Blood Crow suggested Qin Hao use the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror to escape with his family, but Qin Hao refused to leave his homeland or abandon the myriad races.
  • Eugene urged Qin Hao to break through to Dao-Origin Divine Lord and reconstruct the origin world as the only way to oppose the Demon God Hall.

Ch. 4000Meeting the Star-Seeking Divine Lord Again

Qin Hao decided to trade the Tears of Eternity with the Star-Seeking Divine Lord rather than delay while investigating it. He contacted the Divine Lord from Cloud Lake, where the Divine Lord recognized the Profound Cultivation Venerable’s domain and learned Qin Hao had obtained the treasure.

  • Qin Hao asked Eugene, Blood Crow, and the others about the Tears of Eternity, but none of them knew what made it special.
  • Eugene advised Qin Hao to keep the Tears of Eternity and investigate it later, while the Blood Crow Captain suggested a direct trade with the Spacetime Island figure might bring greater benefits.
  • Qin Hao decided to trade with the Star-Seeking Divine Lord, then left Eugene, Blood Crow, Succubus, and the others inside the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror as he departed with Lakeheart Island.
  • Qin Hao checked the Cloud Lake Star Region for outer realm demon spirits and found none before activating the Reincarnation Stone.
  • The Star-Seeking Divine Lord appeared before Qin Hao, recognized the Profound Cultivation Venerable’s Cloud Lake, and excitedly asked whether Qin Hao had obtained the Tears of Eternity.
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