Vol. 4The Road to the Grand Tournament

He Pingsheng gathered treasures and laws, repaired and advanced his cultivation, and reunited with Qiao Huizhu while preparing new ventures. After winning a place among the Dragon Platform’s top ten, he traveled with the other prodigies toward the Mystic Sect Holy Land for the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament.

  • He Pingsheng explored the Wood, Water, and Fire Dragon Ravines, gathered rare treasures, and fought Imperial princes and cultivators.
  • He Pingsheng approached the Fire Dragon Pillar but could not cross the final distance before the ravine’s time ran out.
  • He Pingsheng won the Phoenix Egg and Black-and-White Lotus Root, survived a tribulation, and repaired his golden core while mastering the Five Elements Unity Heaven Scripture.
  • He Pingsheng returned to Redstone City, made Dao-Restoring Pills, survived Jingxin’s attack, and reunited with Qiao Huizhu.
  • He Pingsheng restored Qiao Huizhu’s Dao Root, gathered all five elemental laws, and accepted a chance to compete in the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament.
  • He Pingsheng arranged a commerce association with Ling Zhiwang and Huang Shen while Old Cheng remained missing.
  • He Pingsheng defeated Patriarch Ruo Kai, returned to the Great Liang Kingdom, and earned a place among the Dragon Platform’s top ten after facing Princess Qinghe and other challengers.
  • He Pingsheng and the other prodigies traveled toward the Mystic Sect Holy Land to prepare for the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament.
Chapters 307–406 Read from Ch. 307

Arc 13The Five Dragon Ravines

He Pingsheng crossed the Wood, Water, and Fire Dragon Ravines, gathering sacred fruits, rare treasures, and Phoenix Feathers while clashing with Imperial princes and other cultivators. He reached close to the Fire Dragon Pillar but was still unable to cross the final distance before the ravine’s time ran out.

  • He Pingsheng escaped Commandery Princess Weichuan after she questioned him about the cavern, then learned the ravines opened in sequence and traded information with her for a Teleportation Talisman and the Imperial Family’s map.
  • He Pingsheng searched the Wood Dragon Ravine, found an Essence-Splitting Lightning Fruit tree, and fought its guardian flood dragon before collecting two fruits and leaving the last one untouched.
  • The Ninth Prince attacked He Pingsheng over the fruits, but He Pingsheng trapped and wounded him, then took his Poison-Repelling Pearl and later refined it into two supreme-grade treasures.
  • He Pingsheng obtained two supreme-grade Sago Palm Sacred Fruits from the Sago Palm Divine Tree and fought the Thirteenth Prince’s servants before trading sacred fruits among the gathered cultivators.
  • He Pingsheng and Su Zhenzhen entered the Water Dragon Ravine, where he used his treasure pearl to collect ice-origin dew and twenty-three pieces of ten-thousand-year ice marrow.
  • Elder Futu heard a report about He Pingsheng’s discoveries and suspected sacred artifact, while Su Zhenzhen departed after asking him to save her a piece of ice marrow for a later trade.
  • He Pingsheng entered the Fire Dragon Ravine and learned to use the fire tide to approach the pillar, collecting Phoenix Feathers as the Thirteenth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and other cultivators watched.
  • He Pingsheng defeated True Person Mingyu in a contest of fire-attribute magic power, then made repeated attempts to reach the Fire Dragon Pillar but remained unable to cross its final distance.
Chapters 307–33125 summaries Read

Arc 14The Phoenix Egg and the Five Cores

He Pingsheng won the Phoenix Egg and Black-and-White Lotus Root, survived the Royal Family’s tribulation test, and repaired his golden core while mastering the Five Elements Unity Heaven Scripture. After returning to Redstone City, he made Dao-Restoring Pills and gained new command of the laws, then survived Jingxin’s attack and reunited with Qiao Huizhu.

  • He Pingsheng entered the fire dragon, took its Phoenix Egg and fire crystals, and escaped the Royal Family’s ambush disguised as a female cultivator.
  • He Pingsheng helped the Ninth Prince obtain the Black-and-White Lotus Root, enhanced it, and later traded it for a Blood-Jade Purple-Skinned Jujube.
  • The Imperial Family Patriarch tested He Pingsheng’s fortune, gave him a jujube, and ordered him to undergo a tribulation, while the Ninth Prince lent him defensive talismans.
  • He Pingsheng survived a three-nine tribulation, learned the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void had left him an inheritance, and began cultivating the Five Elements Unity Heaven Scripture.
  • He Pingsheng repaired his cracked golden core, completed Golden Core Dao Access, formed five Golden Cores, and refined supreme-grade Dao-Restoring Pills.
  • He Pingsheng comprehended wood-attribute laws, strengthened his Sacred Wood Poison Dragon Technique, and sought law treasures from Elder Red Moon.
  • Jingxin ambushed He Pingsheng on his way to the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect, but he wounded her and drove her away with an Instantaneous Teleportation Talisman.
  • He Pingsheng entered the sect and reunited with Qiao Huizhu, who said she had missed and worried about him.
Chapters 332–35625 summaries Read

Arc 15Five Elements and New Ventures

He Pingsheng restored Qiao Huizhu’s Dao Root, pursued cultivation and gathered all five elemental laws, then accepted a chance to compete in the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament. The stretch left him preparing to establish a commerce association with Ling Zhiwang and Huang Shen while Old Cheng remained missing.

  • He Pingsheng gave Qiao Huizhu a supreme-grade Dao-Restoring Pill, restoring her Dao Root, and later defeated Wuqiong’s challenge without killing him.
  • He Pingsheng returned to Redstone City, refined pills for True Person Ruokai, and spent fifteen years comprehending earth Daoist law while advancing to the fourth layer of the Golden Core Stage.
  • Commandery Princess Weichuan invited He Pingsheng to compete in the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament, and he agreed after learning that qualifying could earn him an item from the Liang Kingdom.
  • He Pingsheng upgraded his Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and traveled with Mi Zangyuan to the Zhongnan Dao Discussion, where he acquired a Sumeru Pearl and traded ten-thousand-year ice marrow for Immortal Maiden Tantai’s Glazed Nascent Soul.
  • He Pingsheng extracted the Glazed Nascent Soul’s metal-attribute law, completed his collection of all five elemental laws, and mastered Five Elements Unity Force before advancing to the fifth layer of the Golden Core Stage.
  • He Pingsheng learned that Xiao He had reached the Golden Core Stage, while Old Cheng had not returned despite his Life Tablet remaining intact.
  • He Pingsheng offered Ling Zhiwang Icefield Divine Dew to manage his new commerce association for thirty years, and Ling accepted and brought in Huang Shen as a purchasing specialist.
Chapters 357–38125 summaries Read

Arc 16The Dragon Platforms

He Pingsheng defeated Patriarch Ruo Kai, returned to the Great Liang Kingdom, and secured a place among the tournament’s top ten after facing Princess Qinghe and the Dragon Platform challengers. The arc ended as he and the other prodigies traveled toward the Mystic Sect Holy Land to prepare for the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament.

  • He Pingsheng killed Patriarch Ruo Kai after surviving his strongest attacks, then hatched a True-Blood Phoenix and named her Ting Tong.
  • He Pingsheng learned that the Beast Taming Immortal Sect had destroyed the Great Void Sect, then moved to the Imperial Capital with Cheng Daocai and Xiao He.
  • Princess Qinghe challenged He Pingsheng after a rumor spread that he had rejected her as a concubine, and he surrendered during their Dragon Platform duel.
  • He Pingsheng broke through to the sixth layer of the Golden Core Stage and won a place on the Tenth Dragon Platform after defeating several challengers, including True Person Bunu.
  • He Pingsheng defeated Tantai Qi with Heavenly Snow Locks the Realm, while Liang Huaqiu took the Ninth Dragon Platform and became its guardian.
  • The Imperial Family sent He Pingsheng and eleven other prodigies to cultivate in the royal Secret Realm, where He Pingsheng used the Dao-Refining Heavenly Stele to absorb Daoist laws.
  • After the three-month session, Patriarch Zhenyu took the group toward the Mystic Sect Holy Land and explained the tournament’s match rules, ranking rewards, and restrictions.
Chapters 382–40625 summaries Read
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