Arc 146Chapters 3626–3650
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Xu Taiping arrived at the Abyssal Pavilion to take the Thirteenth Seat and learned that his journey through the Scroll of Time had restored three missing seats and brought back five divine generals. As the Abyssal Pavilion prepared to enter the Chaos Death Domain, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu said Xu Taiping needed to inherit the Thirteenth Seat's legacy before he could learn how to remove his Spell Seal.
Heavenly Lord Cangzhu revealed that Ni Zhao foresaw Xu Taiping as a possible Thirteenth Seat and willingly died to preserve the Human Race’s sole glimpse of hope. As the Abyssal Pavilion approached the Chaos Death Domain, Cangzhu explained that Xu Taiping needed a Divine Dao Inheritance to remove the half-immortal brand.
Xu Taiping entered the Chaos Death Domain and began receiving the Thirteenth Seat’s inheritance from the Haotian Mirror. He pulled the golden inheritance out of the mirror and swallowed it, then struggled to contain the power as the other seat holders stabilized it.
Xu Taiping received the Thirteenth Seat’s inheritance of time and merged its origin power with his Nascent Soul, giving it a godhead. His Nascent Soul began releasing far more divine power than he could control, and Heavenly Lord Cangzhu realized Xu Taiping had an extraordinary supply of incense offerings.
Xu Taiping learned the Brand Removal Method, located the hidden brand on the back of his neck, and began drawing out and burning away its black energy. After the Cloud Platform rose less than twelve days later, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu found Xu Taiping looking weak and asked how the removal had gone.
Xu Taiping completely removed the Half-Immortal brand, and Heavenly Lord Cangzhu confirmed that no remnants remained. As Xu Taiping prepared to consolidate his inheritance in the Abyssal Pavilion, Cangzhu suggested that he might not be anyone's reincarnated form.
Xu Taiping learned that Three Corpses Cave’s passage to the Heaven-Demon Battlefield would open soon and rushed to make contact with the outside world. He arrived in the right Star Domain just in time for the Sword Inquiry over Lin Buyu’s remnant soul.
Xu Taiping used the Jiazi Pot to raise his cultivation to four-inch Void Insight before the Abyssal Pavilion Immortal Boat reached the Ziwei Star Domain’s barrier. He chose to proceed alone toward the Three Corpses Cave and explained to Heavenly Lord Cangzhu that an invisible brand, not the Shangqing Edict, restricted Void Insight cultivators from acting.
Xu Taiping used his enhanced Lotus Eye deductions to locate a demon seed near the Abyssal Immortal Boat, and Heavenly Lord Cangzhu destroyed it with the boat’s Heavenly Annihilation power. As Xu Taiping hurried toward Fuyao Ruin Star for the Sword Inquiry, he discovered Qu Chao Ci and Fairy Ning Shuang fighting Bai Chan, Jing Xuan, and Xie Wangyan.
Xu Taiping watched Qu Chao Ci and Qu Ningshuang battle Ningchan Cave over Ancient Sword Ten Thousand Edges, then boarded Taisu Valley’s Immortal Boat after learning the situation. As Qu Chao Ci defied Xie Wangyan, a powerful woman from Ningchan Cave rebuked her and shook the Star River Sword Formation.
Xu Taiping secretly protected Qu Chao Ci and helped Qu Ningshuang’s desperate sword strike cripple Xie Wangyan and his companions, while Qi Wuyan shattered the attack and knocked Qu Ningshuang unconscious. Xu then urged Qu Chao Ci to provoke Qi Wuyan, and the chapter ended with Qu Chao Ci challenging her to attack.
Qu Chao Ci used Xu Taiping’s Mountain-Moving Star-Transporting Edict to overwhelm Qi Wuyan, who escaped after her True Body was destroyed. Xie Wangyan and the others from Ningchan Cave then vanished, and Qu Chao Ci turned the edict against their fleeing Immortal Boat.
Xu Taiping helped Qu Chao Ci defeat Ningchan Cave, killing Xie Wangyan but sparing Bai Chan and Jing Xian at Qu Chao Ci’s request. He then traveled with Qu Chao Ci toward the Shaking Light Ruins, where his Lotus Eye warned him that Three Corpses Cave was plotting something around the sword inquiry.
Taisu Valley’s Immortal Boat passed through the restrictions surrounding the Shaking Light Ruins and headed for the Sword Inquiry Platform, where Xu Taiping spotted Luo Hong among the Three Corpses Cave cultivators. Heavenly Lord Hanjian and Lady Bixiao joined Qu Chao Ci, but neither detected Xu Taiping, who remained concealed aboard the boat.
Xu Taiping learned that the Three Corpses Cave planned to sacrifice the spectators in an Immortal-Subduing Formation and blame the Azure Profound Sect. As the sect’s seven Peak Lords arrived to demand justice for Lin Buyu, Xu Taiping prepared to overturn the Three Corpses Cave’s scheme.
Qu Chao Ci and the gathered spectators watched the Azure Profound Sect and Three Corpses Cave assemble for their sword inquiry. Zhao Qian and Lü Daoxuan revealed strength beyond expectations, while the Three Corpses Cave fielded nine formidable fighters, including two suspected patriarchs; the confrontation began with Lü Daoxuan calling on Jiu Yuanzi to draw his sword.
Baili Yezhao of the Three Corpses Cave challenged the Azure Profound Sect, and Meng Qingqiu answered him with overwhelming swordsmanship. After splitting his river power and Yu Emperor dharma aspect with single strokes, she declared that killing people was easier than killing ghosts.
Meng Qingqiu repeatedly cut through Baili Yezhao’s enhanced attacks with her sword, overwhelming his defenses on the Sword Platform. The fight ended with Baili exposed before her and panicking as she prepared another strike.
Meng Qingqiu defeated Baili Yezhao in the Sword Inquiry, then conceded rather than fight Venerable Danji. When Danji attacked her, Jiang Zhi intervened and challenged the Three Corpses Cave.
Jiang Zhi fought Venerable Danji on the Sword Platform, revealing that her Azure Profound Sect swordsmanship summoned genuine weapons through the Taixuan Sect’s Sword-Forging Swordsmanship. She countered Danji’s Pill Fire attacks and pierced his fiery cauldron with a third flying sword, leaving the battle unresolved.
Jiang Zhi defeated Venerable Danji by unleashing eighty-one flying swords, and the Three Corpses Cave chose Luo Hong for the next Sword Inquiry. Recognizing Luo Hong as the start of the Cave’s planned attack, Xu Taiping urged Lü Daoxuan to have Sect Master Zhao Qian replace Jiang Zhi.
After Xu Taiping warned Lü Daoxuan about Three Corpses Cave’s strength, Lü Daoxuan had Jiang Zhi concede her bout against Luo Hong and sent Zhao Qian to fight instead. Jiu Yuanzi grew wary of the Azure Profound Sect’s unexpected move, and a gray-mist figure told him to watch the next round first.
Luo Hong fought Zhao Qian in the Sword Inquiry, revealing overwhelming cultivation and pressing the Azure Profound Sect master with powerful techniques. Zhao Qian endured the attacks and unveiled a Shangqing Ultimate Dao Geng Metal Sword Bone, leaving the duel at a dramatic turning point.
Zhao Qian manifested an Ultimate Dao Geng Metal Sword Bone, which withstood Luo Hong’s initial attack as it began to restore itself. Luo Hong then blocked the Geng Metal power and sent three corpse clones after Zhao Qian, leaving the sword bone damaged for the first time.
Zhao Qian tested his ultimate Dao Geng Metal Sword Bone against Luo Hong, whose Three Corpses clones were destroyed by a single sword strike. Luo Hong unlocked his half-immortal power, but Zhao Qian answered with his ultimate technique and pierced through Luo Hong’s Dharma Aspect.