Vol. 5The Forbidden Ground

He Pingsheng rescued his imprisoned companions, survived Jiang Yu’s attack, and rose to the Nascent Soul Realm before killing Jiang Yu. He later rescued Qiao Huizhu and joined Wang Dun in seeking the Rule Origin, but a sentient tree trapped them in its Heaven and Earth Great Furnace.

  • Wang Dun defeated Xiao Xuan in the tournament, and He Pingsheng defeated Xiao Xuan and the Qi Kingdom’s remaining challengers after Long Yuan threatened his captured master and senior martial siblings.
  • He Pingsheng developed a long-distance teleportation array, helped Ting Tong form her Nascent Soul, and traveled with Xiao He to the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect to see Qiao Huizhu.
  • With Jiang Lan’s help, He Pingsheng killed Long Yuan and forced the Qi Emperor to release Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, Yuxuan, and Yuxuan’s disciples.
  • Jiang Yu shattered He Pingsheng’s Golden Cores and damaged his divine sense, but Saint Lord He Asks stopped the killing blow, and Su Zhenzhen arrived to help He Pingsheng in his cave.
  • He Pingsheng escaped the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground, advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, and later killed Jiang Yu by redirecting his nine strikes of Heavenly Axe with the Earthroot Talisman.
  • He Pingsheng captured Jiang Yu’s nascent soul and returned to Dingxiang City, while the Qi Emperor learned that Jiang Yu’s Life Tablet had shattered.
  • He Pingsheng broke He Asks’s spatial binding and rescued Qiao Huizhu before escaping the Sacred Lords and hiding in True Spirit Valley under the name Dragon Hibernate.
  • He Pingsheng and Wang Dun reached the forbidden ground’s core after killing Yuan Gang and refining supreme-grade Heavenly Pine Mystic Yellow Dew, where a sentient tree trapped them in its Heaven and Earth Great Furnace.
Chapters 407–506 Read from Ch. 407

Arc 17Tournament and Return

He Pingsheng defeated the Qi Kingdom in the Nine-Nation Grand Tournament, entered the Sacred Realm, and later developed a long-distance teleportation array while searching for a way to rescue his imprisoned master and fellow disciples. After helping Ting Tong form her Nascent Soul, he returned to the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect to see Qiao Huizhu.

  • He Pingsheng arrived at Tawenian Mountain, reunited with Wang Dun, and faced Xiao Xuan, who was stunned to learn Qiao Huizhu was caring for their child.
  • Wang Dun defeated Xiao Xuan in the tournament, while He Pingsheng prepared for the Liang Kingdom’s matches against the Qi Kingdom.
  • He Pingsheng defeated Xiao Xuan and the Qi Kingdom’s remaining challengers after Long Yuan threatened his captured master and senior martial siblings.
  • He Pingsheng demanded that Long Yuan release the captives after ten years and damaged Long Yuan’s Sea of Consciousness with Divine Sense Nails.
  • The Liang Kingdom placed second in the tournament, and He Pingsheng advanced his cultivation and studied Spatial Daoist Law during the Sacred Realm teachings.
  • He Pingsheng returned to the Liang Kingdom, enhanced Substitute Death Talismans, and spent years tempering his spatial Daoist law before building and successfully testing a long-distance teleportation array.
  • He Pingsheng helped Ting Tong form her Nascent Soul, then left the Imperial Capital with Xiao He and traveled to the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect to see Qiao Huizhu.
Chapters 407–43125 summaries Read

Arc 18The Qi Kingdom Pursuit

He Pingsheng rescued his imprisoned companions from the Qi Kingdom, then searched for Qiao Huizhu and uncovered other disappearances. After Jiang Yu shattered his Golden Cores and damaged his divine sense, He Pingsheng hid in a cave and asked Su Zhenzhen for help.

  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang, took Xiao He to her old home, and arranged separate errands with Qiao Huizhu before heading to the Qi Kingdom.
  • With Jiang Lan’s help, He Pingsheng killed Long Yuan, impersonated him to enter the palace, and seized the royal children until the emperor released Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, Yuxuan, and Yuxuan’s disciples.
  • He Pingsheng escaped with the prisoners and reunited with Xiao He, but after Qiao Huizhu failed to appear at their meeting place, he searched for her at Heavenly Talisman Mountain and the Great Void Sect.
  • He Pingsheng paid respects at his parents’ and Hao Yun’s graves, killed Daoist Wuchen after Wuchen attacked him, and learned from the Ice Pole Sect that Xiao Xuan had also disappeared.
  • He Pingsheng confronted the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, then enhanced its patriarch’s Qi-Watching Technique and used the resulting canon to examine the Liang Kingdom’s fortunes.
  • He Pingsheng asked Zhenyu about Qiao Huizhu, Xiao Xuan, and Liang Tianjian, then traveled toward Peacock Commandery and was intercepted by Jiang Yu, the Qi Kingdom’s Second Patriarch.
  • Jiang Yu shattered He Pingsheng’s Golden Cores and damaged his divine sense, but Saint Lord He Asks stopped the killing blow before Jiang Yu spared his life.
  • He Pingsheng fled to a cave with his Snow Rocs, and Su Zhenzhen arrived after hearing his call for help.
Chapters 432–45625 summaries Read

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.
Chapters 457–48125 summaries Read

Arc 20The Forbidden Ground

He Pingsheng escaped He Asks and He Thinks, rescued Qiao Huizhu, and joined Wang Dun to seek the Rule Origin and the power to defeat the Sacred Lords. After fighting Yuan Gang and refining supreme-grade Heavenly Pine Mystic Yellow Dew, they reached the forbidden ground’s core, where a sentient tree trapped them in its Heaven and Earth Great Furnace.

  • He Pingsheng confronted the Qi Emperor over the persecution of his family, and Jiang Chen killed the emperor before naming Jiang Lan empress.
  • He Pingsheng met He Asks, who led him to the Space-Time Origin, where Wang Dun revealed that the Sacred Lords were draining fortune from captives including Qiao Huizhu.
  • He Pingsheng broke He Asks’s spatial binding, rescued Qiao Huizhu, and escaped the Sacred Lords before hiding in True Spirit Valley under the name Dragon Hibernate.
  • He Pingsheng killed True Person Capping Mountain and a Nine Hells Commerce Association elder, then reunited with Wang Dun, who proposed seeking the Ascension Passage and its space-time origin.
  • He Pingsheng and Wang Dun entered the Heavenly Pole Forbidden Ground, where He Pingsheng healed Murong Xianxian and then joined Wang Dun in killing Yuan Gang.
  • He Pingsheng gathered amber from the Mystic Yellow Heavenly Pine Forest and refined supreme-grade Heavenly Pine Mystic Yellow Dew, sharing two bottles with Wang Dun.
  • He Pingsheng and Wang Dun followed the law traps to the forbidden ground’s core, where a tree trapped them in roots and thorn vines before opening the Heaven and Earth Great Furnace.
Chapters 482–50625 summaries Read
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