Arc 123The Western Sea Relic

Xiao Hua left Lava Island to seek a way to awaken Jiang Liuer and joined Xu Zhuoliang’s expedition to the Western Sea Relic Treasure. The expedition ended in catastrophe, but Xiao Hua entered the Sea Eye after confronting the escaped Fire Dragon Soul and discovering the Origin of Earth within it.

  • Xiao Hua defeated Crab Old Monster, then left Lava Island with Xu Zhuoliang, Master Jingchen, Chu Muhuan, and True Person Leopard after learning they came from a continent that knew nothing of Xiaoyu Continent.
  • Xiao Hua joined the group’s journey and made an agreement with Chu Muhuan to help the Chu Lineage in exchange for the Clear Spirit Eyes technique.
  • Xiao Hua killed a starfish sea beast that attacked the group, and Xuan Cheng later gave him a Water Repelling Incantation before leading the expedition to the Western Sea Relic Treasure.
  • Bai Haojiao joined Xuan Cheng’s expedition, and the group revealed the treasure vault entrance before studying the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram.
  • Xiao Hua broke the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram with the Sea-Overturning Seal, and the group entered the hidden chamber, where Master Jingchen uncovered the Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array.
  • A mysterious being recognized Xiao Hua as a Dao Sect descendant and killed Xu Zhuoliang, Master Jingchen, Chu Muhuan, True Person Leopard, and Bai Haojiao before escaping through the Sea Eye.
  • The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha Edict merged with Xiao Hua’s Buddha Sarira and released a Fire Dragon Soul, which Xiao Hua and Little White Dragon fought until the Dragon Transformation Art refined it.
  • Little White Dragon devoured the Fire Dragon Soul’s head, Xiao Hua recognized the Origin of Earth in its remains, and his Eye of Delusion Breaking revealed spatial rifts ahead in the Sea Eye.
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Ch. 3051A Hundred Years of Cultivation

Xiao Hua settled into a hidden cave on a barren lava island in Qiang He Sea and spent a hundred years in secluded cultivation. His Buddhist and Confucian paths advanced significantly while he continued cultivating Daoist methods, though his Confucian Dan Xin remained incomplete.

  • Xiao Hua fled from a powerful sea beast and chose a barren lava island where its fire-attributed spiritual energy and lack of sea beasts made it suitable for seclusion.
  • Xiao Hua dug out a cave residence, explored the nearby islands, and concealed his home with the Duotian Star Array before returning underground to cultivate.
  • Over the first dozen years, Xiao Hua repaired the damage to his Daoist and Buddhist cultivation and converted his Carefree Heart Sutra true Qi into Confucian true Qi.
  • Xiao Hua spent the following decades cultivating the three paths, forming an incomplete Dan Xin outline inside his sword-shaped Primordial Spirit and turning Taiyi and Taiwei Azure Light into powerful sword Qi.
  • Xiao Hua advanced his Buddha Sarira to the fourth level of the Baye Linglong Scripture, while the Buddhist flame and its mysterious golden threads grew denser during his seclusion.

Ch. 3052Dark Golden Core

After more than a century of cultivation, Xiao Hua remained unable to figure out how to nurture a Nascent Soul from his strange, imperceptible Golden Core. He tested his newly refined As-You-Wish Staff against the sea beast that had defeated him years earlier, and their rematch began with Xiao Hua cracking one of its tentacles.

  • Xiao Hua reflected that the Five Elements Annihilation Great Formation and Qin Jian's Formless Golden Thread Sword may have made his Golden Core dark and impossible to perceive with divine sense.
  • Xiao Hua decided not to return to Xiaoyu Continent while the two Divided Spirit experts remained a danger, and instead flew north to challenge the sea beast that had once defeated him.
  • The sea beasts around Xiao Hua's island hid as he approached the large island where the crab-like sea beast lived.
  • Xiao Hua revealed that he had spent over a century refining the As-You-Wish Staff and challenged the sea beast to a rematch.
  • Xiao Hua struck the sea beast's tentacle with the staff, cracking its tip, but the beast quickly healed it with pure Qi.

Ch. 3053Testing the Gains

Xiao Hua tested his strength against Crab Old Monster, overpowering it with his staff and Spirit Severing Primordial Light before retreating when its dangerous misty radiance injured him. He concluded that the beast’s strength came from its body and the Qiang He Sea rather than a high demon-beast rank, then spotted another sea-beast carcass.

  • Xiao Hua enlarged himself and struck Crab Old Monster with the As-You-Wish Staff, shattering its tentacle and cracking its shell.
  • Crab Old Monster trapped Xiao Hua with its bead’s power, but Xiao Hua’s Taiyi Azure Light broke the confinement and his Spirit Severing Primordial Light pinned the beast’s Primordial Spirit.
  • Crab Old Monster counterattacked with corrosive, illusion-inducing radiance that damaged Xiao Hua’s protective light and robe, so he drove it off with lightning and plunged into the sea.
  • Xiao Hua examined the Spirit Severing Primordial Light and reasoned that Crab Old Monster’s extraordinary strength came from its powerful body and the Qiang He Sea, not a high demon-beast rank.
  • Xiao Hua noticed bubbles rising around a blackened sea-beast carcass and swam toward it.

Ch. 3054Overseas Visitor

Xiao Hua found a mysterious object among the remains of enormous overseas cultivators, then returned to cultivation near Lava Island. Years later, a dignified woman arrived there seeking a place identified by a jade slip, but a Leopard-headed humanoid confronted her and she attacked it.

  • Xiao Hua found a heavy black object flecked with gold in a damaged storage ring among the burned bones of giant cultivators, then discarded the ring.
  • Xiao Hua decided to avoid the overseas islands until he reached the Nascent Soul realm and returned to his cave abode to cultivate.
  • Several years later, a woman riding a colorful luan crossed the Western Sea, using a divine ability to adjust her course toward Lava Island.
  • The woman stopped near Lava Island, where Xiao Hua was cultivating, and studied the location on her jade slip.
  • A Leopard-headed humanoid emerged from the sea and asked whether the woman was the immortal friend Xu Suanzi had invited.
  • The woman scorched away the Leopard-headed humanoid’s foul breath and sent sparks flying toward it.

Ch. 3055Western Sea Relic Treasure (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xu Zhuoliang gathered Master Jingchen, True Person Leopard, and Chu Muhuan for a search for the Western Sea Relic Treasure, but Chan Master Liao Kong could not join them to help break its formation. As the group began discussing the treasure’s location, Xu revealed that someone else was involved, alarming Chu Muhuan.

  • True Person Leopard and Master Jingchen prepared to fight over their treasures until Xu Zhuoliang arrived and explained that he had withheld the others’ names, clearing up their misunderstanding.
  • Chu Muhuan arrived on a white crane and told Xu Zhuoliang that Chan Master Liao Kong could not come because urgent business prevented him from leaving.
  • Xu Zhuoliang introduced Chu Muhuan, Master Jingchen, and True Person Leopard, then gave his own name and explained his Tianji Sect background and Divine Calculator title.
  • Chu Muhuan asked how they would handle the formation and where the Western Sea Relic Treasure was located, and Xu Zhuoliang began to explain the plan.
  • Xu Zhuoliang said that other people were involved in the treasure hunt, and Chu Muhuan questioned whether he could trust the expedition.

Ch. 3056Ink Cloud Pupil (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xu Zhuoliang showed Chu Muhuan, True Person Leopard, and Master Jingchen an ancient Ink Cloud Pupil containing information about a mysterious ally, then discovered a powerful hidden formation beneath their feet. The group debated whether the secluded overseas cultivator behind it could be recruited, while Xu urged caution and prepared to lead them onward.

  • Xu Zhuoliang gave Chu Muhuan and Master Jingchen the Ink Cloud Pupil, and both verified its contents through their supernatural abilities.
  • Xu Zhuoliang told the others they needed to travel farther before dawn to meet the person who had invited them.
  • Xu Zhuoliang detected a hidden cave abode and powerful formation beneath the lava island, and Chu Muhuan confirmed that it resembled a legendary ancient formation.
  • True Person Leopard argued that the overseas cultivator could be killed if he refused to help, but Chu Muhuan and Master Jingchen warned that such cultivators might be unusually powerful and unpredictable.
  • Xu Zhuoliang stopped True Person Leopard from acting rashly as the group considered the danger beneath the rising moon.

Ch. 3057Disturbance (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xu Zhuoliang and the others tried to contact the cultivator inside the lava island, but their attack provoked Xiao Hua into unleashing lightning against them. After they established a limited means of communication, Xiao Hua learned they came from the Cangxian Continent and wondered how they had reached his world.

  • Xu Zhuoliang asked Chu Muhuan to send a Cloud Crane into the lava island, and they suspected the island was protected by the Star Dou Great Formation.
  • Xu Zhuoliang sent eight golden sword lights into the lava, shaking the island and drawing Xiao Hua out beneath dark thunderclouds.
  • Mistaking the four visitors for enemies from the Four Overseas Islands, Xiao Hua attacked with the Nine Heavens Thunderfall; Master Jingchen's cauldron faltered, and Chu Muhuan's Vine staff was battered.
  • Xiao Hua stopped the lightning when he realized the four were not attacking, but neither he nor Xu Zhuoliang could understand the other's language.
  • Xiao Hua recognized Xu Zhuoliang's sword qi as Confucian cultivation and used oracle bone script to communicate with him.
  • Xu Zhuoliang explained that the group came from the Cangxian Continent, and Xiao Hua asked which direction it lay.

Ch. 3058Three Great Continents (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xiao Hua learned that the Western Sea bordered three vast realms unknown to him, then questioned Master Jingchen about the Heart Extinction Realm. He agreed to consider traveling with her to meet an eminent monk who had emerged from it, while the others prepared to leave for urgent business.

  • Xu Zhuoliang explained that Cangxian Continent, the Pure Land, and the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons lay in different directions, and Xiao Hua discovered that Xu Zhuoliang had never heard of Xiaoyu Continent.
  • True Person Leopard attacked Xiao Hua with the Mountain Peak Casket, but Xiao Hua shattered it with the Sea-Overturning Seal and let True Person Leopard leave unharmed.
  • Xiao Hua returned Xu Zhuoliang’s flying sword and asked Master Jingchen about the Heart Extinction Realm and how outsiders could awaken someone within it.
  • Master Jingchen explained that Buddha Lord Tathagata had emerged from the Heart Extinction Realm after eighty-one thousand years, but she did not know where Thunder Sound Temple was.
  • Master Jingchen revealed that she knew an eminent monk who had emerged after half a year in the Heart Extinction Realm and offered to take Xiao Hua to meet him after her group’s business in the Western Sea.
  • Master Jingchen urged Xiao Hua to accompany them, appealing to his supposed Confucian righteousness, and Xiao Hua paused to consider her offer.

Ch. 3059Persuaded

Xiao Hua agreed to join Xu Zhuoliang and the others on their search for the Western Sea Relic Treasure, hoping the journey would help him find a way to awaken Jiang Liuer and advance his cultivation. After Xiao Hua went to prepare, the group discussed his mysterious abilities and Xu Zhuoliang’s troubling divination of great fortune.

  • Xiao Hua decided to leave Lava Island with the group after learning that his old enemies were gone and that the journey might help him awaken Jiang Liuer and resolve his cultivation problems.
  • Xu Zhuoliang and True Person Leopard privately disagreed over whether Xiao Hua’s strength and unknown origins made him a danger to their treasure expedition.
  • Master Jingchen told Xiao Hua that she would reveal the place connected to the eminent monk only if she accompanied him, then transmitted its name to him.
  • Xiao Hua agreed to join the expedition and flew back to Lava Island to make preparations.
  • Xu Zhuoliang, Chu Muhuan, True Person Leopard, and Master Jingchen discussed Xiao Hua’s unusual mix of powers and Master Jingchen’s sense that he carried an aura associated with Buddhist cultivators.
  • Xu Zhuoliang revealed that his divination predicted great fortune, but admitted he suspected the sign might be tied to Xiao Hua rather than the treasure hunt itself.

Ch. 3060Petty (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xiao Hua left Lava Island with Xu Zhuoliang and the others, concealing how little he knew about the Three Great Continents while seeking maps and records. The group continued toward the Western Sea, and Xiao Hua’s abrupt flight and unusual control over the cloud crane astonished Xu Zhuoliang and Chu Muhuan.

  • Xiao Hua asked Xu Zhuoliang for a map and records, then introduced himself to Xu Zhuoliang, Master Jingchen, Chu Muhuan, and True Person Leopard.
  • Xiao Hua traveled by flying sword using Vast Righteous Qi, and Xu Zhuoliang recognized the method as resembling a lost Confucian sword-travel technique.
  • Xiao Hua accepted Xu Zhuoliang’s jade pupil but could not inspect it, so he asked for a Confucian Clear Sight Technique and learned Xu Zhuoliang did not have one.
  • Xiao Hua overtook Xu Zhuoliang and flew to Chu Muhuan, then stepped onto the cloud crane’s back and remained steady as it struggled.
  • Chu Muhuan soothed the cloud crane with his azure radiance, and it resumed flying after the multicolored luan.

Ch. 3061Recruitment (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xiao Hua asked Chu Muhuan for a basic Clear Sight Technique so he could read a jade pupil, and Chu offered to provide it in exchange for Xiao Hua’s future help to the Chu Lineage of Jing Province. Xiao Hua accepted the bargain and took the lineage’s token, agreeing to meet Chu after the Western Sea matter was concluded.

  • Xiao Hua apologized to Chu Muhuan for frightening his cloud crane and explained that he could not inspect a jade pupil without the Clear Sight Technique.
  • Chu Muhuan offered Xiao Hua the Chu Lineage’s basic Clear Sight Technique and invited him to become a guest retainer, but Xiao Hua declined because he valued his freedom.
  • Xiao Hua offered to help Chu Muhuan in return for the technique, and Chu revealed that the Chu Lineage needed assistance with a matter he could not yet disclose.
  • Xiao Hua agreed to participate in the Chu Lineage’s future undertaking, and he and Chu Muhuan sealed their agreement with a clap of their palms.
  • Chu Muhuan gave Xiao Hua a token and began preparing the Clear Sight Technique in shell inscriptions, while Xiao Hua said he would visit Jing Province after his appointment with Master Jingchen.

Ch. 3062Encountering a Ferocious Beast on the Road (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xiao Hua realized that Confucian cultivation required mastery of the Six Arts and studied the Clear Spirit Eyes technique while the others hurried toward their destination. Their journey was blocked by a powerful sea beast that demanded Master Jingchen, and after the group attacked it, it transformed into a starfish and lunged at her.

  • Chu Muhuan copied the Clear Spirit Eyes technique onto a bamboo slip, and Xiao Hua thanked him after realizing that the Six Arts were foundational to Confucian cultivation.
  • Xiao Hua began studying the technique as Xu Zhuoliang led the group onward, worried that they were already running late.
  • A powerful sea beast intercepted the group near an island and demanded that they leave Master Jingchen behind as toll.
  • Master Jingchen attacked with the Sky Rending Cauldron, and Xu Zhuoliang, True Person Leopard, and Chu Muhuan joined the fight.
  • The sea beast endured their attacks, broke True Person Leopard's Mountain Peak Casket and Chu Muhuan's vine, then transformed into a starfish and lunged at Master Jingchen.

Ch. 3063The Might of the Spirit Severing Primordial Light

Xiao Hua killed the starfish that had captured Master Jingchen with the Spirit Severing Primordial Light, then continued with the group toward the northwest. After learning that sea-beast demon cores could be used in compounding medicine, he asked Chu Muhuan when Daoism had been exterminated and how far it had declined.

  • Master Jingchen attacked the starfish, but it extinguished her flame and seized her with its tentacles.
  • Xiao Hua confronted the starfish, shattered its phantoms with lightning, and killed it with the Spirit Severing Primordial Light.
  • Master Jingchen thanked Xiao Hua, and he asked Xu Zhuoliang to distribute the starfish's remains while keeping its demon core.
  • Xu Zhuoliang collected the carcass, and the group resumed its flight toward the northwest.
  • Xiao Hua asked Chu Muhuan how demon cores were used in medicine, then questioned him about Daoism's supposed extermination and decline.

Ch. 3064Fisher Boy Reef (Bonus Chapter for Liu Shui Luo Hua e and 71010401)

Xiao Hua reflected on being stranded in another realm and on the distant possibility of returning to Xiaoyu Continent before accompanying Xu Zhuoliang and the others to Fisher Boy Reef. The group arrived too late to meet Xu Zhuoliang’s contact, and a gigantic turtle emerged from the reef as they considered hunting nearby sea beasts.

  • Xiao Hua considered the differences between cultivation on the Three Great Continents and Xiaoyu Continent, and accepted that returning home to pursue his old grudges might take a long time.
  • Xiao Hua thought of Fairy Hongxia, Xue Xue, and the vast distance separating him from his former life before settling down to study the Clear Sight Technique.
  • Xu Zhuoliang led the group to Fisher Boy Reef, where he found that the person who had arranged to meet them had already left.
  • True Person Leopard suggested hunting sea beasts, but Xu Zhuoliang began warning the group about the place.
  • A huge, cautious turtle rose from the sea among the reefs, astonishing Xiao Hua.

Ch. 3065Dongtian River Water Repelling Incantation

Xiao Hua met Xuan Cheng, the West Sea Patrol Deputy Envoy, and traded a slain sea beast’s demon core for a Water Repelling Incantation. Xuan Cheng gave him a rare version said to have come from the Dongtian River.

  • Xuan Cheng transformed from a giant turtle and heard Xu Zhuoliang introduce Xiao Hua and the other cultivators.
  • Xu Zhuoliang recounted how Xiao Hua defeated him and his companions, recognized the Star Dou Great Formation, and slew a powerful sea beast.
  • Xuan Cheng forgave Xu Zhuoliang for arriving late after hearing that the sea beast had delayed them.
  • Xiao Hua offered the sea beast’s demon core to Xuan Cheng, then asked for the West Sea’s Water Repelling Incantation.
  • Xuan Cheng gave Xiao Hua a jade pupil containing a profound Water Repelling Incantation said to have been passed down from the Dongtian River.

Ch. 3066Journey to the Western Sea Relic Treasure

Xuan Cheng agreed to lead Xu Zhuoliang and the others to the Western Sea Relic Treasure after Xiao Hua received a Water Repelling Incantation and reassured him. The group reached a seemingly lifeless stretch of sea, where Xuan Cheng claimed the relic treasure was hidden, leaving Xu Zhuoliang and the others puzzled by the location.

  • Xuan Cheng gave Xiao Hua a Voice Transmission Talisman and a Water Repelling Incantation, and invited him to visit the Dragon Palace.
  • Xu Zhuoliang used a favorable divine calculation and Xiao Hua's trust to persuade Xuan Cheng to proceed with the treasure hunt.
  • Xuan Cheng released watery blue radiance over the sea, then led the group westward while Xiao Hua followed at the rear.
  • At dusk, Xuan Cheng stopped over a sea with abundant Spiritual Qi and revealed that it was the location of the Western Sea Relic Treasure.
  • True Person Leopard noticed that the surrounding waters lacked living creatures and vegetation, and Xuan Cheng acknowledged the anomaly.

Ch. 3067Bai Haojiao

Xuan Cheng led Xiao Hua and the others to the Western Sea Relic Treasure and began opening a whirlpool to reach it, but Bai Haojiao appeared and exposed his plan. After learning what they were seeking, she demanded a larger share and forced Xuan Cheng to negotiate.

  • Xuan Cheng explained that the Ink Cloud Pupil had led him to the Western Sea Relic Treasure, and Xu Zhuoliang invited Xiao Hua to join their plans.
  • Xuan Cheng and the others discussed how to enter the relic treasure before he used his staff to form a whirlpool in the sea.
  • Bai Haojiao transformed from a giant python into a snake-bodied woman and confronted Xuan Cheng, revealing that she had followed him.
  • Xuan Cheng admitted that the group intended to explore the relic treasure, and Bai Haojiao insisted on joining them.
  • Bai Haojiao demanded two-tenths of the treasure, arguing that Xuan Cheng would still receive the largest share, while Xuan Cheng objected.

Ch. 3068Twilight Transformation Technique

Xuan Cheng led Bai Haojiao and the others to a black reef on the seabed, where they attempted to open the Western Sea Relic Treasure vault. Bai Haojiao used the Twilight Transformation Technique to reveal a layer of yellow sand, and Xuan Cheng shattered his final Lightning Condensing Pearl to destroy it and continue breaking the formation.

  • Xuan Cheng led the group through the whirlpool passage to the seabed and brought them to a black reef.
  • Xuan Cheng pressured Bai Haojiao into casting the Twilight Transformation Technique, and she transformed into a giant python to perform it.
  • The technique withered the black insects covering the reef and revealed yellow sand beneath them.
  • Bai Haojiao accused Xuan Cheng of deceiving her, but he explained that the technique alone could not open the treasure vault.
  • Xuan Cheng placed his final Lightning Condensing Pearl on the sand and shattered it, unleashing lightning that pulverized the sand.

Ch. 3069Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram

Xiao Hua examined the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram guarding the Western Sea treasure vault entrance and proposed using a Five Elements formation to break through one section. Xuan Cheng revealed he had stolen the Five Elements Evil Slaying Formation Diagram from the Dragon Palace vault, and the group began preparing to use it.

  • Bai Haojiao explained that the Lightning Condensing Pearl had revealed the treasure vault entrance beneath the seabed sand.
  • Master Jingchen identified the exposed Buddhist formation as the formidable Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram and said the group could not break it by force.
  • Xiao Hua determined that a Five Elements Great Formation could divide the arhats and create a flaw in the formation.
  • Xuan Cheng gave Xu Zhuoliang a jade pupil containing the Five Elements formation method, then revealed the Five Elements Evil Slaying Formation Diagram he had stolen from the Dragon Palace vault.
  • Xuan Cheng gave Xu Zhuoliang four jade pupils with instructions for controlling the formation, and Xu Zhuoliang distributed them among himself, Master Jingchen, Chu Muhuan, and True Person Leopard to study.

Ch. 3070Breaking the Formation

Xuan Cheng, Bai Haojiao, Xiao Hua, and their companions joined forces to break the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram at the bottom of the Western Sea. After the formation resisted their initial assault, Xiao Hua struck it with the Sea-Overturning Seal and saw a flash that indicated it had broken.

  • Xuan Cheng and Bai Haojiao explained that their group needed to break the formation before they had to return to the Dragon Palace, and the others said they could hold it for about the time it took an incense stick to burn.
  • Xuan Cheng ordered the group to act, and Master Jingchen, True Person Leopard, Xu Zhuoliang, and Chu Muhuan deployed their mounts and techniques around the formation.
  • Xuan Cheng and Bai Haojiao took their true forms and joined the others as five spheres of light struck the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram.
  • After half an incense stick, the formation still had not collapsed, so Xiao Hua enlarged the Sea-Overturning Seal and smashed it into the vortex.
  • Xiao Hua saw a flash from the formation and realized that his single strike had broken the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram.

Ch. 3071Disappointment

Xiao Hua and the others entered the formation’s hidden realm expecting to find the Western Sea Relic Treasure, but discovered only a scorching chamber with no treasure or apparent way forward. They realized Master Jingchen’s Buddhist consciousness might reveal the next step, and she began examining the strange Buddhist formation.

  • Xuan Cheng opened a breach in the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram, and Bai Haojiao and Master Jingchen descended through it first.
  • Bai Haojiao used the West Dragon Ring to protect herself from the molten heat, surprising Xuan Cheng and prompting him to recall its connection to the West Sea Dragon Palace.
  • Xuan Cheng, Xu Zhuoliang, Xiao Hua, Chu Muhuan, and True Person Leopard entered the hidden realm and found a vermilion, lava-hot chamber with no treasure or deeper passage.
  • Xuan Cheng explained that the Ink Cloud Pupil described how to break the outer Buddhist formation but said nothing about what lay beyond it.
  • The group recognized that Master Jingchen could use her Buddhist consciousness where the others’ senses and techniques failed, and she began searching the chamber.

Ch. 3072Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array

Master Jingchen discovered a second formation behind the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram: the Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array. Xiao Hua recognized it and tried to open a way through, but his first attempt failed when Xu Zhuoliang revealed the Ink Cloud Pupil, which Xiao Hua recognized from near Lava Island.

  • Master Jingchen’s Buddhist consciousness revealed a crimson, Golden Crow-shaped wall, and the group identified it as the Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array.
  • True Person Leopard suspected the formation belonged to the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons, while Bai Haojiao warned that a Confucian primordial formation might lie beyond it.
  • Xiao Hua said he could likely make a flaw in the formation and spent half an hour studying it before preparing to break it.
  • Xiao Hua sent several jade talismans into the Golden Crow array, but they vanished without effect when he tried to activate them.
  • Bai Haojiao urged Xu Zhuoliang to use the Ink Cloud Pupil, and Xiao Hua recognized it as an item obtained near Lava Island and stopped his attempt.

Ch. 3073Sea Eye of the West Sea

Xiao Hua’s attempt to dismantle the Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array triggered a deadly upheaval and revealed a Sea Eye containing a powerful being trapped within. After the being escaped and left Xiao Hua to fend for himself, Xiao Hua used his remaining resources to race toward the closing exit.

  • The Golden Crow Immortal Slaying Demon Array drained Xiao Hua’s true essence as flames erupted across the chamber, and Xuancheng joined Bai Haojiao’s West Dragon Ring to shield them.
  • A mysterious voice recognized Xiao Hua as a Dao Sect descendant, then unleashed destructive fire that killed Xu Zhuoliang, Master Jingchen, Chu Muhuan, and True Person Leopard.
  • Xiao Hua’s jade slips cracked the array, revealing the Sea Eye of the West Sea, and the being inside escaped after sparing Xiao Hua.
  • The being destroyed both halves of the West Dragon Ring; Xuancheng escaped using Daoist Lightning Evasion, while Bai Haojiao was killed and her blood shadow entered the Sea Eye.
  • The escaped being withdrew its protection from Xiao Hua and struck the Sea Eye, causing the chamber to shake, while Xiao Hua wrapped himself in Innate True Water and fled toward the closing gap.

Ch. 3074Great Sun Tathagata Buddha Edict

Xiao Hua collected the Innate True Fire and fire crystals before entering the sea eye, where the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha Edict released a powerful dragon soul. The dragon soul entered Xiao Hua’s body as a hurricane destroyed the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram, leaving his phoenix body enduring unbearable heat.

  • Xiao Hua saw the broken scroll restore the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram and close his escape route, then collected Innate True Fire and captured a crimson flame with his spirit fire.
  • Xiao Hua gathered the remaining fire-colored crystals and entered the sea eye, where the broken scroll blocked his way until his Buddha Sarira appeared.
  • The broken scroll merged with the Buddha Sarira and revealed itself as the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha Edict, releasing a furious crimson dragon soul.
  • Xiao Hua withdrew his Buddha Sarira, but the dragon soul shattered his Sleeve Universe and seized his body.
  • A hurricane tore apart the Eighteen Arhat Formation Diagram and swept into the sea eye as the dragon soul entered Xiao Hua, whose phoenix body endured scorching heat.

Ch. 3075Fire Dragon Soul, Origin of Earth

Xiao Hua and his allies drew the Fire Dragon Soul into his meridians, where the Dragon Transformation Art refined it and Little White devoured it. The soul’s destruction revealed the Origin of Earth and left Xiao Hua plunging deeper into the Sea Eye, where he discovered countless spatial rifts blocking his way.

  • Little White Dragon’s soul and Xiao Hua’s green Primordial Spirit fought the Fire Dragon Soul and drew it into Xiao Hua’s meridians.
  • A strange Primordial Spirit within Xiao Hua’s meridians seized the dragon soul, and the Dragon Transformation Art refined it through three hundred and sixty cycles.
  • The dragon soul shattered in Xiao Hua’s middle dantian, and Little White Dragon devoured its head as Xiao Hua was swept deeper into the Sea Eye.
  • A black speck emerged from the shattered dragon soul, and Xiao Hua recognized it as the Origin of Earth before Little White Dragon fled in terror.
  • Xiao Hua used the Buddha Sarira to open his Eye of Delusion Breaking and saw countless spatial rifts blocking the Sea Eye ahead.
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