Arc 125The Bell and the Black Prison
Xu Taiping left Tusita Palace with the Soul-Suppressing Bell, joined forces with Danyuan Palace’s survivors, and escaped the Wuji Abyss before heading to Fengdu. At the Black Prison, he entered the arena and began a fierce battle with Xiao Huang, whose spear was finally trapped by Xu Taiping’s Fifth Blade Domain.
- Li Changeng entrusted Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian with the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and asked Xu Taiping to find the reincarnated Third Watch Observatory disciples, while branding him with a seal linked to Dong Cangzi.
- Daoist Lord Wangchen gave Xu Taiping Chu Lingyue’s message, and Xu Taiping learned she had arranged his place in Tusita Palace and urged him to cultivate for three years before seeking one of the final ascension seats.
- Three years later, Xu Taiping left Tusita Palace with Ping'an and Old Daoist Huang, recovered the Soul-Suppressing Bell, and met Heavenly Lord Gansui and the surviving Danyuan Palace members.
- Xu Taiping rang the Soul-Suppressing Bell through the Ghost Domain, freeing trapped souls as Gansui and the Man-Faced Shadows wiped out the Ghost Generals and agreed to follow Xu Taiping.
- Xu Taiping and his companions broke through the ambush by Venerable Ziming, Cangwu Heavenly Lord, Heavenly Lord Qingmu, and Zhu Li, then escaped the Wuji Abyss and set out for Fengdu.
- At Fortune Comes Restaurant, Xu Taiping’s group confronted Xue Ju after he seized their wages, and Ping'an defeated Xue Ju and his two martial cultivators.
- Xu Taiping used Ninth Madam’s Purple Sky Black Prison Token to enter the Black Prison, where he watched Xiao Huang defeat Guan Cixue and then accepted Xiao Huang’s challenge.
- Xu Taiping and Xiao Huang fought with their ultimate physiques and powers, and after Xiao Huang’s Ziyang Overlord Body and formation charge brought down Xu Taiping’s Thousand Arms Vajra, Xu Taiping’s Infernal Prison blade domain trapped Xiao Huang’s spear shadow.