Arc 15Chapters 351–375

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Ch. 351Entering Manghuang, an arm hanging from the sky

Xu Taiping tricked Su Su and escaped through the enormous rock with a Flood Dragon Token, arriving in a perilous snowfield. As night approached, a mysterious arm descended from the sky, leaving him facing a new threat.

  • Xu Taiping deceived Su Su with a destroyed Moonshadow Stone and escaped her dark figure's attack using Endless Horizon and the Flood Dragon Token.
  • Su Su ordered the dark figure to search the Thousand Buddhas Kingdom and vowed to turn Xu Taiping into a human puppet.
  • Xu Taiping emerged in a freezing snowfield and discovered that releasing the Flood Dragon Token plunged his surroundings into chaos.
  • Fairy Lingyue explained that the token's entrance led to countless paths and warned that dangerous things would target them after dark.
  • A long, slender arm reached from the sky to the ground, startling Xu Taiping.

Ch. 352The First Night, That Thing Must Not Be Spoken Of

Fairy Lingyue explained that strange manifestations in the Wilderness grew powerful at night, especially if someone described their appearance, and Xu Taiping reached a ruined temple for shelter. There, he overheard two cultivators searching for Dugu Qingxiao, one of whom described seeing an enormous eye in the sky.

  • Fairy Lingyue warned Xu Taiping not to describe the enormous hand he had seen, explaining that such manifestations could target people and become stronger at night.
  • Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping that the Wilderness's Yin Gods were believed to be remnants of fallen gods and that travelers had to shelter before dark.
  • Xu Taiping arrived at a ruined temple and hid in its loft when he heard two cultivators approaching.
  • The two cultivators entered the hall, lit a fire, and discussed their experiences while Xu Taiping listened from above.
  • One cultivator described seeing a huge, pupil-less eye covered in blood vessels and golden runes, then said he and Brother Liu would continue searching for Dugu Qingxiao the next day.

Ch. 353The first night, another encounter with the demoness Su Su

Xu Taiping learned more about the deadly beings haunting the Wilderness as he waited in a ruined temple, where the demoness Su Su arrived and bewitched two cultivators. A freezing wind announced the arrival of one of those beings, and an enormous eyeball appeared at the temple entrance.

  • Fairy Lingyue warned Xu Taiping not to meet the gaze of the strange beings or describe their appearance, and explained that no one could defeat them.
  • A woman seeking shelter called from outside the ruined temple, and Xu Taiping recognized her as the demoness Su Su.
  • The two cultivators let Su Su inside and soon fawned over her, while Xu Taiping prepared for a possible confrontation and Fairy Lingyue said she had found a way for him to borrow the Wilderness's power.
  • Fairy Lingyue noticed that Su Su was injured, though Xu Taiping wondered what could have hurt her.
  • An icy wind swept through the temple, Su Su ordered the bewitched cultivators to guard the entrance, and the blocking treasures melted as an enormous eyeball appeared in the doorway.

Ch. 354Inside the Ruined Temple, an Ancient Yin God Named Fei

Xu Taiping watched an enormous Yin God’s eye lure and kill two cultivators inside the Ruined Temple. The eye remained and searched the temple for another victim.

  • Xu Taiping noticed Su Su wore special gauze over her eyes while the cultivators surnamed Wu and Liu stared at the enormous eye.
  • The cultivator surnamed Wu walked toward the eye, and the cultivator surnamed Liu tried to stop him.
  • The cultivator surnamed Liu’s body boiled into a blister and burst apart inside his Golden Body Talisman.
  • The cultivator surnamed Wu kowtowed before the eye, then burst apart as green fire rose from his remains and joined the eye as a pupil.
  • The eye split its pupil into hundreds and searched the Ruined Temple while Xu Taiping and the others remained silent.

Ch. 355Inside the Ruined Temple, the Demoness Su Su's Deadly Ambush

After the ancient deity Fei vanished, Su Su ambushed Xu Taiping inside the ruined temple. As he hid from her attacks, Fairy Lingyue taught him a Heavenly Dao precept of the Thousand Buddhas Kingdom, but Su Su released Bloodthirsty Fireflies to expose his position.

  • The destructive aura and cold receded after Fei's enormous eye disappeared, and Fairy Lingyue explained the difference between ancient deities and Demonic Beasts.
  • Su Su attacked Xu Taiping in the loft, but he dodged her Blade Shadow and concealed himself inside the temple.
  • Fairy Lingyue taught Xu Taiping how to invoke a Heavenly Dao precept established by Ancient Buddha Kasyapa, which required him to avoid using his saber for three days.
  • Xu Taiping hid and let Su Su expend her limited True Essence while he learned to use the precept.
  • Su Su released Bloodthirsty Fireflies that could detect fluctuations in Xu Taiping's aura and sent them toward the loft.

Ch. 356Inside the Ruined Temple, the Precept of the Thousand Buddhas Kingdom

Xu Taiping invoked the All Beings Are Equal precept in the ruined temple, suppressing Su Su and her Corpse-Soul Puppet to the Nether Gazing Realm. As Su Su brought out three powerful corpse puppets, Xu Taiping raised his Wild Lion Physique to the Raging Lion Realm.

  • Su Su sent her Corpse-Soul Puppet to attack Xu Taiping, who invoked All Beings Are Equal and shattered a Buddhist prayer bead to activate the precept.
  • Xu Taiping used Heaven-Beating to smash apart the puppet’s attack and then used Heaven-Shaking to strike the Corpse-Soul Puppet into a stone pillar.
  • Su Su realized that the precept had suppressed both her cultivation and the Corpse-Soul Puppet’s strength to the Nether Gazing Realm.
  • Su Su summoned three puppets made from Hairy Jiangshi Corpse Wraiths, whose bodies were as tough as Martial Dao Supremes.
  • Xu Taiping raised his Wild Lion Physique from Awake Lion to the Raging Lion Realm.

Ch. 357Inside the Ruined Temple, Heavenly Sound Hall on Wolf-Howling Ridge

Xu Taiping drove Su Su from the ruined temple, but his protective All Beings Are Equal beads soon ran out. After hearing that sect disciples were gathering at Heavenly Sound Hall on Wolf-Howling Ridge to capture Dugu Qingxiao’s friend, Xu Taiping planned to seek a wormhole and reach the ridge in time.

  • Xu Taiping destroyed one of Su Su’s corpse puppets and shattered her Flying Sword Talisman, forcing her to flee while threatening to return.
  • The final Buddhist Prayer Bead broke, ending All Beings Are Equal, and Xu Taiping resolved to reach the Mystic Understanding Realm and considered Fairy Lingyue’s suggestion of Star-Plucking Terrace.
  • Xu Taiping heard a Voice Transmission Jade Slip announce that sect disciples were gathering at Wolf-Howling Ridge to capture a friend of Dugu Qingxiao within ten days.
  • Xu Taiping realized the journey would take eight or nine days and asked Fairy Lingyue about finding a wormhole; she said she was skilled at locating them.
  • Xu Taiping asked Fairy Lingyue what treasure had been planted in his Second Senior Brother’s body.

Ch. 358Star-Plucking Terrace, this is not something you can eat

Shang told a little girl about the Bodhi Heart and agreed to find her a Bodhi Fruit, then rescued Su Su from the snow. Su Su poisoned him and robbed him, but he recovered and stopped her from taking a red wooden box.

  • Shang explained that the Bodhi Heart possessed cultivators to produce Bodhi Fruits, which granted extraordinary benefits but required a living victim’s heart.
  • The little girl asked Shang for a Bodhi Fruit, and he agreed to find one after admitting he had eaten one himself.
  • Shang and the little girl heard Su Su calling for help and brought her into their pavilion.
  • Su Su claimed she was a Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion disciple who had escaped villains and savage beasts, then secretly sent an insect into Shang’s sleeve.
  • The insect poisoned Shang, and Su Su threw the little girl into the snow before taking Shang’s belongings.
  • Shang stopped convulsing, pinned down the red wooden box, and warned Su Su that she was being greedy.

Ch. 359Star-Plucking Terrace, Are You the Blade Demon Shang Jiu?

Shang Jiu defeated Su Su, discovered her lead to Dugu Qingxiao, and revealed his identity as the Blade Demon of the Heavenly Blade Sect. At the Star-Plucking Terrace, Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue discussed using a Yin God to counter the Otherworldly Heavenly Demons as he prepared to break through to the Mystic Understanding Realm.

  • Shang Jiu destroyed Su Su's corpse puppets, captured her, and overpowered her with his blade qi.
  • Su Su offered a lead on Dugu Qingxiao in exchange for her life, and Shang Jiu searched her soul to confirm she was telling the truth.
  • Shang Jiu identified himself as the former Heavenly Blade Sect cultivator known as the Blade Demon, and Su Su recognized him.
  • Xu Taiping reached the Star-Plucking Terrace with Fairy Lingyue and began preparing for his breakthrough to the Mystic Understanding Realm.
  • Fairy Lingyue suggested using the Yin God Xu Taiping had encountered to deal with the Otherworldly Heavenly Demons.

Ch. 360Star-Plucking Terrace, it seemed we had been exposed

Xu Taiping learned that cultivators were gathering at the Star-Plucking Terrace to find a Moonshadow Stone and planned to use the arriving Savage Beasts to hinder them while he prepared to break through. Nearby, Shang Jiu and Su Su watched a growing stream of cultivators head toward the terrace, while Shang Jiu remained wary of Xu Taiping’s ability.

  • Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping to lure an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon into a fight with a Yin God during his breakthrough, and said Bai Yu and Ping'an could use the recovered Flood Dragon Tokens.
  • Xu Taiping received a message saying sect cultivators were heading to the Star-Plucking Terrace to seek a Moonshadow Stone linked to Dugu Qingxiao, and he and Fairy Lingyue realized their location had been exposed.
  • Fairy Lingyue explained that releasing the Flood Dragon Token during Xu Taiping’s breakthrough would attract Savage Beasts from far away, and Xu Taiping decided not to hold back against the cultivators seeking the Bodhi Fruit.
  • Near the Star-Plucking Terrace, Shang Jiu told Su Su he would not confront Xu Taiping until he understood Xu Taiping’s cultivation-suppressing Divine Ability.
  • Xiao Yuan bit Su Su, and Shang Jiu told her to wait until they had picked the Bodhi Fruit before eating her.
  • A large number of cultivators raced toward the Star-Plucking Tower, astonishing Su Su.

Ch. 361Star-Plucking Terrace, the True Martial Great Emperor's Demon-Breaking Sword

At Star-Plucking Terrace, three peak Mystic Understanding Realm cultivators tried to force the tower’s defender to reveal Dugu Qingxiao’s whereabouts by activating a painting containing the Demon-Breaking Sword’s sword intent. Fairy Lingyue prepared to counter it with the Shentu Bow while Xu Taiping went below to begin his breakthrough.

  • Shang Jiu stopped Demoness Su Su from going to investigate and told her to watch the battle with Xiao Yuan.
  • Zhu Chen, Yun Zhong, and Ouyang Xuan offered rewards for Dugu Qingxiao’s whereabouts, then agreed to break Star-Plucking Terrace’s North Wind Formation when nobody answered.
  • Ouyang Xuan revealed a painting containing a wisp of the True Martial Great Emperor’s Demon-Breaking Sword intent, and the three cultivators poured their true essence into it.
  • Fairy Lingyue took Xu Taiping’s Shentu Bow and Arrow Case, then sent him to make his breakthrough while she prepared to face the sword intent.
  • The sword light extended from the painting, and the Shentu Bow began to blaze as Fairy Lingyue drew it and nocked an arrow.

Ch. 362Star-Plucking Terrace, the Demon-Breaking Sword breaks the North Wind Formation

Ouyang Xuan, Zhu Chen, and Yun Zhong joined forces to strengthen the Divine Sword Diagram’s attack on the North Wind Formation, while Shang Jiu secretly boosted their power. Fairy Lingyue detected Shang Jiu and Demoness Su Su’s interference and prepared to shoot at them.

  • Ouyang Xuan’s first Demon-Breaking Sword strike was pierced by an arrow from the North Wind Formation, and the resulting gale drove back nearby cultivators.
  • Ouyang Xuan told Zhu Chen and Yun Zhong that a treasure had stopped the strike, then persuaded them to join him in another attack without holding back.
  • Shang Jiu secretly sent a blue snowflake onto the Divine Sword Diagram, multiplying the power of the three cultivators’ sword strike.
  • Fairy Lingyue used the Shentu Bow to locate Shang Jiu and Demoness Su Su, then nocked the Fire Virtue and Thunder Master arrows to greet them.

Ch. 363Star-Plucking Terrace, strike with your sword again, sir

Fairy Lingyue used the Shentu Bow to wound Shang Jiu and drive him toward the Star-Plucking Terrace, while Xu Taiping began his breakthrough to the Mystic Understanding Realm underground. Ping'an and Bai Yu guarded the breach in the North Wind Formation as Ouyang Xuan's cultivators prepared to strike it again.

  • Fairy Lingyue shot the Demon-Breaking Sword's Sword Light with Thunder Master and broke a hole in the North Wind Formation.
  • Fairy Lingyue sent Fire Virtue at Shang Jiu, whose Protective Gang Qi shattered before the flames engulfed him and sent him flying.
  • The Little Girl with Pigtails ran to Shang Jiu, who appeared unhurt, captured Demoness Su Su, and headed for the Star-Plucking Terrace.
  • Xu Taiping recalled his encounter with the Yin God, swallowed the Quenching Fire Pill, and began forming his Cinnabar Heart.
  • Ping'an and Bai Yu held the formation's breach against Ouyang Xuan and the other cultivators, who urged him to strike the formation again.

Ch. 364Star-Plucking Terrace, Savage Beasts on Every Side

Ouyang Xuan and the other cultivators broke open the North Wind Formation around Star-Plucking Terrace, but Dragon-Winged Birds and hordes of savage beasts attacked before they could enter. Yun Zhong, Zhu Chen, and Ouyang Xuan fled, leaving the remaining cultivators scattered across the snowfield.

  • Ouyang Xuan agreed to activate the Divine Sword Diagram again, while Zhu Chen, Yun Zhong, and the other cultivators supplied True Essence to extend its sword light three feet.
  • Fairy Lingyue heard a savage beast roar and realized the cultivators' breakthrough aura had attracted the beasts, but she chose not to waste another Bamboo Puppet stopping Ouyang Xuan.
  • Ouyang Xuan's Demon-Breaking Sword slashed a huge opening in the North Wind Formation, but a flock of Dragon-Winged Birds attacked the cultivators before they could enter Star-Plucking Terrace.
  • The cultivators killed several Dragon-Winged Birds and drove off the flock, then saw savage beasts charging toward them from every direction.
  • Yun Zhong fled across an unoccupied stretch of snowfield, and Zhu Chen and Ouyang Xuan followed, leaving the remaining cultivators to scatter as savage beasts surrounded Star-Plucking Terrace.

Ch. 365Breaking Through to Mystic Understanding, Witnessing Strange Visions Beyond the Heavens

Xu Taiping broke through to the Mystic Understanding Realm and saw several terrifying visions during his spirit journey beyond the heavens, including a conflict at Heavenly Sound Hall. When he returned to the stone chamber, an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon seized him, but an enormous hand appeared behind it.

  • The savage beasts retreated from the Star-Plucking Terrace, and Shang Jiu, Demoness Su Su, and the little girl with horn-shaped pigtails approached.
  • Xu Taiping's divine sense entered his Dantian, where he saw that his cinnabar heart resembled a mountain, and then traveled beyond his body as he broke through to the Mystic Understanding Realm.
  • Xu Taiping witnessed a red-armored man die on a battlefield and an old man enter a demon grotto through a Bronze Gate.
  • Xu Taiping saw Chen Hao guard Heavenly Sound Hall against cultivators seeking Dugu Qingxiao and realized he needed to hurry there.
  • A sinister wind ended Xu Taiping's spirit journey, and an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon seized his neck as a huge hand appeared behind it.

Ch. 366Encountering the Strange Hand: Was the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon Eaten?

Xu Taiping watched the strange hand battle the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon and swallow him. Before leaving, the hand touched Xu Taiping’s left eye and gave him a mysterious thank-you gift.

  • Xu Taiping nearly gave in to the strange hand’s influence, but the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon bit his neck and broke his trance.
  • The strange hand seized the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon, who escaped and used an ancient book to bind it with chains and attack it with golden flames.
  • The hand corroded the chains and flames, then rotted the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon’s hand and sword despite his attempts to restore himself with a jade bottle.
  • The strange hand pulled mist from the Otherworldly Heavenly Demon, corroded his body, and swallowed his remaining demonic shadow.
  • The strange hand touched Xu Taiping’s left eye and told him it was a thank-you gift, inviting him to come again.

Ch. 367Gaining double pupils-was this a gift he could not enjoy?

After breaking through to the Mystic Understanding Realm, Xu Taiping gained a second pupil whose power caused him severe pain, while his body and abilities grew much stronger. He emerged from the stone chamber to find Ping'an and Bai Yu under attack by Demoness Su Su and a young man, and Fairy Lingyue told him not to intervene.

  • A strange hand gave Xu Taiping a second pupil, but looking through it brought such intense pain that he covered his left eye.
  • Xu Taiping examined his breakthrough and discovered his body, true essence, golden flame fire, and Clone Technique had all grown substantially stronger.
  • After hearing the stone chamber shake, Xu Taiping went outside and found Ping'an badly wounded while defending the entrance and Bai Yu suppressed by a young man.
  • Demoness Su Su summoned four hairy jiangshi corpse puppets to join her Corpse-Soul Puppet in attacking Ping'an.
  • As Xu Taiping prepared to act, Fairy Lingyue told him not to intervene.

Ch. 368Ape Demon Art, you must not hurt Xu Taiping

Xu Taiping watched as Ping'an fought Demoness Su Su’s Corpse Puppets, while Fairy Lingyue insisted that he let the Spirit Beast temper himself. When Su Su threatened Xu Taiping, Ping'an awakened the full power of the Ape Demon Art and defended the stone chamber, but his life force began to fade, prompting Xu Taiping to intervene.

  • Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping that Ping'an needed to face the danger himself and warned him not to interfere.
  • Demoness Su Su’s Corpse Puppets pinned Ping'an down with Soul-Locking Nails, then Su Su headed for the stone chamber while Bai Yu warned that Xu Taiping was breaking through inside.
  • Fearing Xu Taiping would die, Ping'an broke free, destroyed three Hairy Jiangshi, and unleashed the Ape Demon Art against Su Su.
  • Ping'an repeatedly blocked Su Su’s Corpse-Soul Puppet from reaching the chamber, despite suffering severe wounds and rapidly losing vitality.
  • Xu Taiping told Fairy Lingyue that he could no longer stand by and watch.

Ch. 369Fighting Shang Jiu, Go Shut That Girl Up

Xu Taiping returned to the battle, rescued Little Taiping from Su Su’s Corpse-Soul Puppet, and defeated Su Su’s defenses. He then struck Shang Jiu with the Azure Ox Great Sage Fist and sent him crashing into a ruined wall.

  • Su Su severed Little Taiping’s Achilles tendon and ordered her Corpse-Soul Puppet to cut off his head.
  • Bai Yu tried to break through Shang Jiu’s blade qi to save Taiping, but Shang Jiu knocked him away.
  • Xu Taiping emerged from the Stone Chamber and used the Demon-Slaying Blade’s Crane Cry Form to overwhelm the Corpse-Soul Puppet and sever its head.
  • Xu Taiping blocked Su Su’s Sword Qi Talisman with a clone, then struck her and attacked her with Cicada Cry.
  • Shang Jiu shielded Su Su and broke Xu Taiping’s Cicada Cry with his blood-colored saber.
  • Xu Taiping shattered Shang Jiu’s flaming blade qi with All Beings Are Equal and punched him into a ruined wall.

Ch. 370Battling Shang Jiu, where did you steal those blade techniques?

Xu Taiping fought Shang Jiu on the Star-Plucking Terrace while the Thousand Buddha Kingdom’s All Beings Are Equal suppressed Shang Jiu’s cultivation. After Fairy Lingyue directed him to a nearby wormhole, Xu Taiping escaped Shang Jiu’s lethal strike by jumping into a well, where darkness swallowed him.

  • Xu Taiping sent Shang Jiu flying, then drew Ping'an and Bai Yu into the Gourd so they could recover while Fairy Lingyue checked their injuries.
  • Xu Taiping and Shang Jiu exchanged attacks as All Beings Are Equal suppressed Shang Jiu to Xu Taiping’s realm, and Xu Taiping broke through Shang Jiu’s blade techniques with his fists.
  • Shang Jiu identified himself as the former sect master of the Heavenly Blade Sect and guessed that Duan Tianya had taught Xu Taiping his blade techniques, but Xu Taiping denied knowing what he meant.
  • Shang Jiu changed to a blade technique that pinned Xu Taiping in place, and Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping to jump into the well behind him.
  • Xu Taiping threw Uncle White Rainbow’s feather to block Shang Jiu’s slash, then used Endless Horizon to leap into the wormhole in the well as Shang Jiu’s blade qi pursued him.

Ch. 371Yichan Temple, the Second Heavenly Dao Precept

Xu Taiping escaped through a Wormhole to the ruins of Yichan Temple and hurried toward Heavenly Sound Hall after visions suggested Chen Hao was in danger. He learned that saving his Second Senior Brother Dugu Qingxiao might require the Thousand Buddha Kingdom’s Evil-Delivering Asura precept.

  • Xu Taiping emerged from the well at Yichan Temple and learned from Fairy Lingyue that Shang Jiu could not reopen the Wormhole for twelve hours.
  • Xu Taiping raced toward Heavenly Sound Hall, recounted his visions beyond the heavens, and told Fairy Lingyue that the Yin God had given him Double Pupils.
  • Fairy Lingyue explained that Xu Taiping’s Double Pupils would have limited power and that using them would consume as much Dragon Gall Stone as thirty flasks of Dragon Gall Wine.
  • Xu Taiping asked how to save Dugu Qingxiao from a Bodhi Seed, and Fairy Lingyue said he would need to keep his senior brother alive for three months.
  • Fairy Lingyue told Xu Taiping about Evil-Delivering Asura, a precept through which someone who bore another’s malice could make a wish to Ancient Buddha Kasyapa.

Ch. 372Wolf-Howling Ridge, Chen Hao and Nie Chen of Yellow Maple Valley

Xu Taiping resolved to bear the cultivators’ malice to protect Second Senior Brother Qingxiao and seek a wish from Ancient Buddha Kasyapa. He reached Heavenly Sound Hall and found Chen Hao defending the entrance, where Elder Nie Chen confronted him.

  • Xu Taiping asked Fairy Lingyue how to make a wish to Ancient Buddha Kasyapa and decided to activate the Duedu Asura precept to protect Qingxiao.
  • Fairy Lingyue warned Xu Taiping that the precept would draw every Bodhi Fruit seeker’s malice and prevent her from intervening, then taught him how to activate it.
  • Xu Taiping gave Fairy Lingyue the Shentu Bow and rushed toward Heavenly Sound Hall, intending to kill as many attackers as possible before becoming the Duedu Asura.
  • Chen Hao of the Pure Yang Sword Sect defended Heavenly Sound Hall, driving back cultivators who tried to enter despite his severe injuries.
  • Elder Nie Chen of Yellow Maple Valley arrived, suppressed Chen Hao with his Spirit Refining Realm power, and demanded that he stop slaughtering people.
  • Chen Hao told Elder Nie that he would not let anyone enter while Qingxiao remained alive.

Ch. 373Heavenly Sound Hall, a single arrow from the Shentu Bow defeats Nie Chen

Nie Chen overpowered Chen Hao outside Heavenly Sound Hall and demanded that he lead him to Dugu Qingxiao. As Nie Chen was about to kill Chen Hao, a burst of violent fire pressure struck the clearing, and a point of fire appeared in the sky.

  • Nie Chen confronted Chen Hao and warned him to take him to Dugu Qingxiao, but Chen Hao refused and insulted him.
  • Nie Chen attacked with ice spikes, wounded Chen Hao, and trapped him after Chen Hao’s sword failed to break through his ice defenses.
  • Nie Chen demanded again that Chen Hao lead him to Dugu Qingxiao, but Chen Hao spat at him instead.
  • Nie Chen began forcing the ice spikes through Chen Hao’s protective sword gang, while the watching cultivators cheered and prepared to enter Heavenly Sound Hall.
  • A wave of pressure carrying violent fire origin slammed into the clearing, and Nie Chen scattered it before a dazzling point of fire lit up in the sky.

Ch. 374Heavenly Sound Hall, rescuing Chen Hao and entering the Wormhole

Xu Taiping rescued the gravely wounded Chen Hao from Nie Chen and Shang Jiu, then escaped into the Wormhole inside Heavenly Sound Hall. The Wormhole closed behind them, leaving Nie Chen and Shang Jiu outside as the cultivators learned the masked rescuer could suppress an opponent’s cultivation.

  • Xu Taiping used All Beings Are Equal and the Wind Earl Arrow to defeat Nie Chen, then pursued him with a barrage of punches.
  • Shang Jiu arrived with a little girl and a young woman, but a lightning arrow knocked him back as Xu Taiping finished Nie Chen and reached Chen Hao.
  • Xu Taiping carried Chen Hao into Heavenly Sound Hall and entered the Wormhole before Shang Jiu and Nie Chen could catch him.
  • Nie Chen tried to follow, but a gigantic arm struck him back as the Wormhole closed for twelve hours.
  • Shang Jiu identified himself and told Nie Chen that Xu Taiping possessed a treasure that reduced another person’s cultivation to his own level.

Ch. 375Lotus Temple, Entering the Grotto-Heaven and Receiving Senior Brother's Blood Letter

Shang Jiu recruited cultivators to help him confront Xu Taiping, while Xu Taiping reached the Lotus Dao Field with Chen Hao and learned that his Second Senior Brother Qingxiao had been corrupted by the Bodhi Fruit. Chen Hao gave Xu Taiping Qingxiao’s blood letter, which contained the jade bracelets Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu had found at Listening Wind Tower.

  • Shang Jiu told Nie Chen that Xu Taiping’s treasure could suppress cultivation and proposed gathering cultivators to overwhelm him, while claiming he wanted only one Bodhi Fruit.
  • Nie Chen sent his fellow disciples to gather cultivators in the Thousand Buddha Kingdom.
  • Xu Taiping and Chen Hao emerged from the Wormhole onto an island in the Lotus Dao Field, where Fairy Lingyue sensed a cultivator resembling Xu Taiping’s Second Senior Brother in the temple.
  • Chen Hao told Xu Taiping that Huang Que had concealed his involvement and that Qingxiao had become unable to communicate after the Bodhi Fruit eroded his mind.
  • Chen Hao said Qingxiao briefly regained clarity, wrote Xu Taiping a blood letter, and asked that he not get involved.
  • Xu Taiping opened the blood letter and found inside the jade bracelets he and Lin Buyu had obtained at Listening Wind Tower.
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