Arc 19He Pingsheng’s Revenge

He Pingsheng escaped the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground, advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, and prepared to confront the Qi Kingdom. He killed Jiang Yu, leaving the Qi Emperor convinced that Great Qi was finished.

  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen survived Heaven-Transposing Daoist’s attack, fled to the Ghost Abyss, and spent years recovering while He Pingsheng refined the turtle-shell treasure.
  • He Pingsheng escaped an ambush by the Purple-Robed Noble Consort and sixteen other Great Nascent Soul cultivators, then broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • He Pingsheng trained his divine sense, left the forbidden ground with Su Zhenzhen, and searched for Qiao Huizhu while learning that she remained missing.
  • He Pingsheng tested his strength against Patriarch Zhenyu, received support from the Liang Kingdom, and advanced to the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm over eight years.
  • He Pingsheng learned that Wang Dun was wanted for killing the Qi Kingdom’s Third Patriarch, then killed city lord Jiang Chu when Jiang Chu attacked him in Dingxiang City.
  • Jiang Yu confronted He Pingsheng outside Dingxiang City, and He Pingsheng survived his attacks before severely injuring Jiang Yu’s sea of consciousness.
  • Jiang Yu summoned his ancestor’s power and unleashed nine strikes of Heavenly Axe, but He Pingsheng used the Earthroot Talisman to redirect them and killed Jiang Yu.
  • He Pingsheng captured Jiang Yu’s nascent soul and returned to Dingxiang City, while the Qi Emperor learned that the Second Patriarch’s Life Tablet had shattered.
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Ch. 457Entering the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground

He Pingsheng learned that Su Zhenzhen had reached the Golden Core Stage but suffered wisdom severance, and the two fled toward the nearby Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground. They entered the forbidden ground, where He Pingsheng planned to hide until his divine sense recovered.

  • Su Zhenzhen told He Pingsheng that her husband had died before he could use the ten-thousand-year ice marrow, and that she had suffered wisdom severance after reaching the third level of the Golden Core Stage.
  • Su Zhenzhen explained that she had come to Cloud Harmony Commandery to seek opportunities in the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground and was also avoiding her pestering senior brother.
  • He Pingsheng gave Su Zhenzhen the Eight-Treasure Ship, and she piloted it to the forbidden ground's Heavenly Pole Yin-Yang Gate in a single day.
  • Su Zhenzhen flew the ship through the gate with He Pingsheng, and they arrived near a mountain rich in spiritual energy and immortal herbs.
  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen landed away from the mountain, and He Pingsheng decided they should find a place to hide while his divine sense recovered.

Ch. 458Heaven-Transposing Daoist

He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen took shelter in a cave while he recovered his damaged divine sense, but Su Zhenzhen’s senior brother, Heaven-Transposing Daoist, arrived and tried to force her to become his woman. He Pingsheng intervened and threatened Heaven-Transposing Daoist with a supreme-grade Thunder-Splinter Talisman.

  • Su Zhenzhen helped He Pingsheng into a cave, where he said he needed about two months to restore part of his divine sense.
  • He Pingsheng gave Su Zhenzhen a fourth-grade defense formation to set up and guided her through the work.
  • Heaven-Transposing Daoist found them and demanded that Su Zhenzhen become his woman, threatening He Pingsheng when she refused.
  • Su Zhenzhen offered to go with Heaven-Transposing Daoist in two months to stop him from attacking He Pingsheng.
  • He Pingsheng pulled Su Zhenzhen behind him and warned Heaven-Transposing Daoist that his supreme-grade Thunder-Splinter Talisman could kill him.

Ch. 459Borrowing Your Fortune

He Pingsheng drove off the Heaven-Transposing Daoist with a Thunder-Splinter Talisman and took shelter with Su Zhenzhen behind a fourth-grade defensive formation. Su Zhenzhen exploited his injured divine sense to borrow his fortune, and two months later she said her fortune had been reborn while He Pingsheng remained short of full recovery.

  • The Heaven-Transposing Daoist survived He Pingsheng's first Thunder-Splinter Talisman with a turtle-shell treasure, but retreated when He Pingsheng threatened to use a second.
  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen completed a fourth-grade defensive formation around the Mountain Cave as his divine sense worsened.
  • Su Zhenzhen revealed she knew He Pingsheng was a Great Fortune Bearer and said she wanted to borrow his fortune to advance her Great Dao.
  • With He Pingsheng too weak to resist, Su Zhenzhen let down her hair and asked him to forgive her as she borrowed his fortune.
  • Two months later, He Pingsheng had restored only ten percent of his divine sense, while Su Zhenzhen said her fortune had been reborn.

Ch. 460The Terrifying Ten-Thousand Souls Banner

After repairing his five golden cores, He Pingsheng discovered he had broken through to the twelfth Golden Core layer and continued restoring his divine sense. When the Heaven-Transposing Daoist returned with two Qi Kingdom Nascent Soul cultivators, He Pingsheng killed the Daoist and unleashed the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner against the remaining pursuers.

  • He Pingsheng used Origin-Stabilizing Pills to repair all five golden cores and realized he had advanced to the twelfth Golden Core layer.
  • He Pingsheng concluded his breakthrough likely came from surviving his battle with Jiang Yu and resumed cultivating to restore his divine sense.
  • The Heaven-Transposing Daoist arrived with two Qi Kingdom Nascent Soul cultivators, who began attacking He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen's defensive formation.
  • He Pingsheng left Su Zhenzhen inside the formation and killed the Heaven-Transposing Daoist with a black spear.
  • He Pingsheng unfurled the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner, releasing two powerful evil ghosts to attack the Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ch. 461Ghost Abyss

He Pingsheng used a fourth-grade talisman to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator and drive another away, then traveled with Su Zhenzhen to the Ghost Abyss. They arrived at the vast abyss, whose surging yin energy reminded He Pingsheng of a cave in Golden Dragon Ravine.

  • He Pingsheng found the Heaven-Transposing Daoist’s defensive turtle shell in his storage ring while two vicious ghosts fought the Qi Kingdom cultivators.
  • He Pingsheng activated the Golden Silence Finger Talisman, killing the third-layer Nascent Soul cultivator while the other Nascent Soul cultivator fled with the dead man’s ring.
  • He Pingsheng collected the slain cultivator’s lingering soul into the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and told Su Zhenzhen they needed to leave before more enemies arrived.
  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen used the Eight-Treasure Ship and a map to determine their location, then traveled cautiously toward the Ghost Abyss.
  • After seven or eight days, He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen reached the Ghost Abyss, where torrents of yin baleful energy reminded He Pingsheng of Golden Dragon Ravine.

Ch. 462The Turtle Shell from the Spirit Realm

He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen entered the Ghost Abyss, where his Ten-Thousand Souls Banner protected them from yin energy and ghosts. After they established a defensive formation, He Pingsheng examined a turtle shell inherited from the Spirit Realm and discovered it might be a blood-refined treasure.

  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen reached the Ghost Abyss, and he used the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner to absorb its yin energy.
  • Su Zhenzhen admitted she had no affection for He Pingsheng and was using him, while he acknowledged that he desired her.
  • He Pingsheng led Su Zhenzhen into the abyss, where his ghost kings devoured the nearby low-level ghosts.
  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen built a defensive formation and settled inside the space cleared by the banner.
  • He Pingsheng took out the Heaven-Transposing Daoist's turtle shell, and Su Zhenzhen said it had been passed down from the Spirit Realm.
  • He Pingsheng infused the shell with magic power, revealing flowing patterns and symbols that suggested it was a blood-refined treasure.

Ch. 463Setting Yin and Yang Right

He Pingsheng recovered his divine sense in the Ghost Abyss, refined a powerful turtle-shell treasure, and prepared to leave for his Nascent Soul tribulation. He departed with Su Zhenzhen, still hoping his future cultivation would help him find his wife, Qiao Huizhu.

  • He Pingsheng blood-refined the turtle shell, but the Treasure-Gathering Basin could not enhance it because its grade was too high.
  • Over three years, He Pingsheng restored his divine sense and raised both his divine refining and body refining to the twelfth layer.
  • He Pingsheng finished refining the turtle shell, whose defense manifested as a powerful divine turtle phantom, and took out a supreme-grade Transformation-Breaking Pill.
  • He Pingsheng set yin and yang right with Su Zhenzhen, then put away the enormous Ten-Thousand Souls Banner.
  • He Pingsheng summoned the Eight-Treasure Ship and left the Ghost Abyss with Su Zhenzhen to find a place to undergo his Nascent Soul tribulation.
  • He Pingsheng checked Qiao Huizhu's Life Tablet and saw that it remained intact.

Ch. 464Seventeen Southern Dipper Formation

He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen were ambushed by Great Qi’s cultivators as they left the Ghost Abyss, and the noble consort of Great Qi trapped him in the Seventeen Southern Dipper Formation to avenge her son. He Pingsheng survived the formation’s attacks and struck back, but the barrier held.

  • He Pingsheng used his perfected Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon to scout the Ghost Abyss and led Su Zhenzhen toward the Eight-Treasure Ship.
  • A golden attack struck as He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen reached the Ghost Abyss’s edge, so he sent her into a Great Freedom Pearl and dodged the next strike.
  • He Pingsheng found himself trapped inside a fourth-grade formation controlled by seventeen Great Nascent Soul cultivators, while Great Qi’s noble consort revealed her motive for seeking revenge.
  • The noble consort attacked He Pingsheng with the formation, and he used his turtle-shell treasure to withstand the starlight strikes while dodging the weaker attacks.
  • He Pingsheng replenished his magic power and fired seven Ice Arrows at the noble consort, but the formation’s membrane blocked the attack.

Ch. 465Breaking the Formation, Slaying the Foes

He Pingsheng wore down the seventeen Great Nascent Souls powering the formation, then broke it with his Divine Abilities and Golden Silence Finger Talisman. He killed the Purple-Robed Noble Consort and three more Nascent Souls before the survivors escaped, then collected the dead cultivators' belongings and souls.

  • He Pingsheng dodged the formation's attacks and used Icefield Divine Dew to sustain himself while the seventeen Great Nascent Souls gradually lost power.
  • The Purple-Robed Noble Consort proposed withdrawing the formation and attacking together, but the others objected because they feared He Pingsheng's strength.
  • He Pingsheng unleashed Heavenly Snow Locks the Realm and then the Golden Silence Finger Talisman, weakening the formation until several cultivators fled and it collapsed.
  • He Pingsheng killed the Purple-Robed Noble Consort with his black Divine Spear and slew three more Great Nascent Souls as the others fled using Spatial Instantaneous Teleportation.
  • He Pingsheng gathered the dead cultivators' rings and Glazed Nascent Souls and collected their souls in the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner.

Ch. 466Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation

He Pingsheng used the Transformation-Breaking Pill to form five nascent souls and survived the nine-nine heavenly tribulation in a desert. After stabilizing his cultivation, he found that his divine sense had expanded to Spirit Transformation range but remained formless, and Su Zhenzhen asked what he would do next.

  • He Pingsheng displayed eight glazed nascent souls, inspected the four spatial rings, and found a Divine Refining Pill.
  • He Pingsheng took Su Zhenzhen to a remote desert and told her to guard him from ten thousand zhang away.
  • He Pingsheng swallowed the Transformation-Breaking Pill, shattered his five golden cores, and condensed five elemental nascent souls, triggering a heavenly tribulation.
  • He Pingsheng endured the tribulation’s nine lightning bolts with his defensive techniques, Seven-Buckle Sharp-Gold Armor, and blood-red turtle shell, but received no golden clouds afterward.
  • He Pingsheng examined his new cultivation and found his divine sense reached a hundred thousand zhang but could not take tangible form.
  • After two days, He Pingsheng finished stabilizing his cultivation, and Su Zhenzhen asked what he planned to do next.

Ch. 467Time to Enhance

After reaching the nascent soul realm, He Pingsheng enhanced several treasures while cultivating in the desert. He left with new high-grade spirit stones and ancient treasures, but his worn Formation Plate remained unchanged.

  • He Pingsheng discovered that the Treasure-Gathering Basin had turned two low-grade spirit stones into four high-grade ones and gave two wood attribute stones to Su Zhenzhen.
  • He Pingsheng asked Su Zhenzhen to set up a fourth-grade Defense Formation and a divine-sense sealing formation before he began secluded cultivation.
  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Heaven-Deficiency Divine Spear into a supreme-grade ancient treasure and received the fire attribute Southern Bright Sky-Piercing Halberd.
  • He Pingsheng duplicated Jiang Lan's Jinlan Treasure Robe, and the new red robe gained the ability to conceal fortune.
  • He Pingsheng tried to enhance a worn Formation Plate associated with time, but it did not change.

Ch. 468Five Layers of Dao Obstacles

He Pingsheng strengthened his divine sense, left the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground with Su Zhenzhen, and used his new fortune-reading ability to survey the land. He planned to seek ordinary Dao-Gathering Pills and search for Qiao Huizhu.

  • He Pingsheng trained for a year until his divine sense reached the first layer of the Nascent Soul Chapter, allowing him to manifest Divine Sense Nails, flying knives, and a fifty-zhang phantom palm.
  • He Pingsheng explained that his Golden Core Dao Access had cleared the Dao obstacles through the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm, but he needed ordinary Dao-Gathering Pills to continue advancing.
  • Su Zhenzhen chose to leave the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground with He Pingsheng, and they sailed out aboard the Eight-Treasure Ship.
  • He Pingsheng used the Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon to see the fortune of people nearby and spotted a great concentration of fortune toward Peacock Commandery and Tawenian Mountain.
  • He Pingsheng decided to move farther from the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground before searching for Qiao Huizhu.

Ch. 469Return to the Liang Capital

He Pingsheng returned to the Liang Kingdom’s Imperial Capital after failing to find news of Qiao Huizhu, and asked Patriarch Zhenyu to spar so he could test his Nascent Soul Realm strength before going to the Qi Kingdom to rescue his wife. The chapter ended with He Pingsheng arriving at a remote wilderness north of the capital to await Zhenyu.

  • He Pingsheng took Su Zhenzhen to her courtyard in Southern Heaven City, gave her fourth-grade formation materials, and later returned to spend several days with her.
  • On an Immortal Ship, He Pingsheng used the Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon and discovered that Ting Tong had eight-nine fortune, but he could not locate Qiao Huizhu, Xiao Xuan, or Wang Dun.
  • He Pingsheng reached Redstone City and visited the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect, but learned that there was still no news of Qiao Huizhu.
  • He Pingsheng returned to the Liang Kingdom’s Imperial Capital and told Patriarch Zhenyu that he planned to go to the Qi Kingdom to rescue his wife and avenge her abduction.
  • He Pingsheng asked Patriarch Zhenyu to spar with him to test his combat strength, and Zhenyu directed him to a remote wilderness north of the capital.

Ch. 470Battling Spirit Transformation Again

He Pingsheng tested his strength against Patriarch Zhenyu, a third-layer Spirit Transformation cultivator, and found that even his strongest attacks could not defeat him. After replenishing his spiritual power and activating Heavenly Gang Three Transformations, He Pingsheng launched an even stronger Heavenfire Half-Moon Slash.

  • Patriarch Zhenyu arrived to test He Pingsheng and challenged him to attack with everything he had.
  • He Pingsheng struck with the Southern Bright Sky-Piercing Halberd, but Patriarch Zhenyu's Azure Qi Shield withstood the attack.
  • He Pingsheng unleashed a five-element blade that shattered Zhenyu's qi shield but was stopped by his magical treasure shield.
  • He Pingsheng concluded that his spiritual power reserves were too small to defeat a Spirit Transformation cultivator, then drank Icefield Divine Dew to refill his five dantians.
  • He Pingsheng activated Heavenly Gang Three Transformations and attacked Zhenyu with a more powerful Heavenfire Half-Moon Slash.

Ch. 471Two Talismans

He Pingsheng tested his strength against Patriarch Zhenyu and asked whether his missing wife, Qiao Huizhu, and Xiao Xuan might have ascended to the Spirit Realm. The Liang Kingdom’s Royal Family Ancestor and Zhenyu gave him rare fifth-grade talismans to aid his pursuit of his enemy, Jiang Yu.

  • He Pingsheng’s powerful attack shattered Zhenyu’s defenses and sent him flying, though Zhenyu warned that He Pingsheng lacked the Space Power needed to stop an opponent from escaping.
  • He Pingsheng considered how his other techniques might improve his chances against Jiang Yu, who had reached the third layer of Spirit Transformation Stage.
  • He Pingsheng asked Zhenyu whether Qiao Huizhu and Xiao Xuan could have ascended to the Spirit Realm, and Zhenyu said their Nascent Soul cultivation made that unlikely.
  • The Royal Family Ancestor arrived, learned of He Pingsheng’s strength, and promised the Liang Kingdom’s support while explaining that it could not act directly.
  • He Pingsheng requested fifth-grade talismans, and the Royal Family Ancestor and Zhenyu gave him a Heavenly Wind Talisman and a Thick Earth Talisman.

Ch. 472Devouring Nascent Souls

He Pingsheng learned that Qiao Huizhu’s disappearance was unrelated to the Qi Kingdom and promised to help Jiang Lan avenge her family by killing Jiang Yu. He delayed confronting Jiang Yu to strengthen himself, then devoured two Glazed Nascent Souls and reached the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.

  • He Pingsheng returned Jiang Lan’s Jinlan Treasure Robe and learned that the Qi Kingdom Imperial Family was not responsible for Qiao Huizhu’s disappearance.
  • Jiang Lan revealed that Jiang Yu helped overthrow her father and slaughter her family, and asked He Pingsheng to avenge them.
  • He Pingsheng promised to kill Jiang Yu but decided to wait until he had cultivated further.
  • He Pingsheng swallowed a Glazed Nascent Soul, cultivated with its energy, and placed two fifth-grade talismans and Low-Grade Spirit Stones in the Treasure-Gathering Basin.
  • Over eight years, He Pingsheng devoured both Glazed Nascent Souls and advanced to the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Ch. 473Dragon Hibernate

After emerging from seclusion, He Pingsheng recognized Long Juanfeng, gave him the name Dragon Hibernate, and arranged for Liang Zhili to take him as a disciple. He then searched for Qiao Huizhu and examined an enhanced talisman, leaving him concerned she might be at Tawenian Mountain.

  • He Pingsheng returned to the Commerce Association and recognized Long Juanfeng as the child he had once helped.
  • He Pingsheng named Long Juanfeng Dragon Hibernate and decided to find him a master.
  • He Pingsheng brought the Ninth Prince, Liang Zhili, to meet Dragon Hibernate, and Liang Zhili accepted him as a disciple.
  • After Liang Zhili and Dragon Hibernate left, He Pingsheng searched for Qiao Huizhu through the power of fortune but could not find her.
  • He Pingsheng suspected Qiao Huizhu had gone to Tawenian Mountain, then inspected an enhanced talisman and learned it could unleash a powerful hurricane.

Ch. 474Damn, Brother Wang, you're a badass!

He Pingsheng discovered powerful new talismans, encouraged Xiao He to travel after she failed to break through, and went to Dingxiang City to establish a Teleportation Array. There he learned that Wang Dun was wanted for killing the Qi Kingdom’s Third Patriarch, a spirit transformation stage powerhouse.

  • He Pingsheng examined the Wrath of the Soaring Wind talismans and Earthroot Talisman, then resolved to prepare against the Qi Kingdom.
  • He Pingsheng comforted Xiao He after she failed to achieve Transformation-Breaking and told her to travel and seek a Dao Companion.
  • He Pingsheng and Xiao He arrived in Dingxiang City to set up a Teleportation Array, and Xiao He boarded an Immortal Ship for Great Qi’s Imperial Capital.
  • He Pingsheng saw a nationwide wanted notice for Wang Dun outside the City Lord’s Manor and met Zi Lan, whom he had not seen in years.
  • Zi Lan told He Pingsheng that Wang Dun had reportedly killed the Qi Kingdom’s Third Patriarch several years earlier.

Ch. 475Slaying the City Lord in an Instant

He Pingsheng learned that Wang Dun had disappeared after killing a Qi Kingdom cultivator, then began building a concealed teleportation array in Dingxiang City. When city lord Jiang Chu attacked him for refusing an inspection, He Pingsheng killed him instantly and continued his work as the other city officials fled to the Imperial Capital.

  • He Pingsheng learned from Zi Lan that Wang Dun had killed the Qi Kingdom's Third Patriarch twelve or thirteen years earlier and suspected Wang Dun had disappeared.
  • He Pingsheng rented a courtyard in Dingxiang City, concealed it with fourth-grade formations, and began constructing a long-distance Teleportation Array.
  • He Pingsheng drove off two Golden Core cultivators, then refused city lord Jiang Chu's demand to open his formations or leave the city.
  • Jiang Chu attacked He Pingsheng with an ice lotus, but He Pingsheng pierced him with the Black Divine Spear and caught his escaping Glazed Nascent Soul.
  • He Pingsheng absorbed Jiang Chu's soul into the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and returned to his formation, while Zi Lan recognized him and the other Nascent Soul cultivators fled toward the Imperial Capital.

Ch. 476Run!

He Pingsheng waited in Dingxiang City for the Qi Kingdom to retaliate, hoping to draw out its Spirit Transformation patriarch. When seven Imperial Family Nascent Soul cultivators arrived, they recognized him and fled before fighting, leaving his plan unresolved.

  • Jiang Yu persuaded the Qi Kingdom's emperor that the man in Dingxiang City could not be He Pingsheng and urged him to send Nascent Soul cultivators to capture the suspected impostor.
  • The emperor sent seven Imperial Family Nascent Soul cultivators, led by a powerful cultivator carrying the Sea-Suppressing Axe, to attack He Pingsheng's residence.
  • True Person Su Huang saw He Pingsheng emerge without a disguise and immediately fled, warning the others that seventeen cultivators had once failed to defeat him when he was only a Golden Core cultivator.
  • The other six Nascent Soul cultivators fled as well, while He Pingsheng returned to his formation without a fight.

Ch. 477Facing Jiang Yu Again

He Pingsheng faced the Qi Kingdom’s Second Patriarch, Jiang Yu, who offered peace before attacking after He demanded that Jiang Yu and the emperor die. The chapter ended with Jiang Yu’s giant sword slashing toward He Pingsheng as he fled at ten times his speed.

  • Su Huang told the Nascent Soul cultivators that He Pingsheng had slaughtered several cultivators and killed the Imperial Consort while still at the Golden Core Stage.
  • The group fled from He Pingsheng and decided to report what happened to the Second Patriarch.
  • Jiang Yu called He Pingsheng out of Dingxiang City, and He Pingsheng chose to meet him north of the city instead of at the West Gate.
  • Jiang Yu dismissed He Pingsheng’s chances against him but offered rewards in exchange for an oath of peace with the Qi Kingdom.
  • He Pingsheng demanded Jiang Yu’s death and the death of the Qi Kingdom’s emperor, prompting Jiang Yu to attack with a giant spiritual-power sword.
  • He Pingsheng dodged the sword by fleeing at ten times his normal speed.

Ch. 478Earth-Shaking Battle

He Pingsheng fought Jiang Yu, a Spirit Transformation Stage powerhouse, and used his techniques and treasures to withstand Jiang Yu’s attacks. After pretending to be wounded by a divine sense attack, He Pingsheng counterattacked with the Formless Big Dipper Nails and blasted through Jiang Yu’s sea of consciousness.

  • He Pingsheng cleaved Jiang Yu’s enormous phantom palm with a fiery halberd strike, then launched a second attack that Jiang Yu blocked with a mountain-sized black seal.
  • Jiang Yu praised He Pingsheng’s strength before secretly attacking him with flying needles and two knives aimed at his sea of consciousness.
  • He Pingsheng’s Seven-Buckle Sharp-Gold Armor stopped the needles, and his blood-red turtle shell shielded him from Jiang Yu’s enormous axe.
  • Jiang Yu mistook He Pingsheng’s apparent injury for a real one, but He Pingsheng revealed the injury was an act and struck back with seven Formless Big Dipper Nails.
  • He Pingsheng’s divine sense attack blasted through Jiang Yu’s sea of consciousness.

Ch. 479The Strongest Strike

He Pingsheng wounded Jiang Yu with a Divine Sense attack and unleashed his strongest ice-and-snow Divine Ability, but Jiang Yu survived and counterattacked with a devastating axe strike. The chapter ended as Jiang Yu’s attack drove He Pingsheng’s turtle-shell defense deep underground and unleashed a blast that shook the distant Dingxiang City.

  • He Pingsheng’s Purple Mansion Nine-Shield Art protected his Sea of Consciousness, allowing his Formless Big Dipper Nails to severely injure Jiang Yu’s Sea of Consciousness.
  • He Pingsheng rode his Nine Heavens Ice Dragon at Jiang Yu, whose axe strike destroyed the dragon but failed to overcome He Pingsheng.
  • He Pingsheng cast Heavenly Snow Locks the Realm with Five Elements Unity Force and Heavenly Gang Three Transformations, but Jiang Yu endured the storm and its deadly snowflakes.
  • Jiang Yu declared that He Pingsheng could not defeat him and launched Man and Axe as One, Sky-Splitting cleave.
  • He Pingsheng strengthened his blood-red turtle-shell defense with Heavenly Gang Three Transformations, but Jiang Yu’s axe drove him underground and devastated the surrounding landscape.

Ch. 480Rooted in the Earth, Slaying a Spirit Transformation Cultivator

He Pingsheng survived Jiang Yu’s attack and faced Jiang Yu’s strongest strike, empowered by his ancestor’s possession. He Pingsheng redirected all nine axe strikes into the earth, then killed Jiang Yu and captured his nascent soul.

  • Jiang Yu discovered that He Pingsheng had survived his attack by blocking it with a blood-red turtle shell.
  • Jiang Yu summoned his ancestor, who possessed him and raised his strength to the seventh level of Spirit Transformation in exchange for ten years without magic power.
  • Jiang Yu unleashed the nine strikes of Heavenly Axe, but He Pingsheng used the Earthroot Talisman to channel every blow through a mountain and into the earth.
  • After the nine strikes failed, He Pingsheng pierced Jiang Yu with a black spear and captured his escaping nascent soul.

Ch. 481The Qi Emperor's Terror

He Pingsheng defeated Jiang Yu, captured his soul in the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner, and returned to Dingxiang City as the Qi Kingdom’s emperor waited for news. When the emperor learned Jiang Yu’s Life Tablet had shattered, he feared the Great Qi Kingdom was doomed.

  • He Pingsheng drew Jiang Yu’s soul into the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and took two ancient treasures from his rings.
  • He Pingsheng returned to Dingxiang City, where cultivators realized Jiang Yu might have been killed.
  • The Qi Emperor waited in the palace for news of Jiang Yu, whom he had sent to deal with He Pingsheng.
  • A young eunuch reported that the Second Patriarch’s Life Tablet had shattered.
  • The Qi Emperor collapsed and lamented that the Great Qi Kingdom was finished.
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