Arc 10Candlelight Sword Ascendant

Li Xian gained Divine Sense and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, including Gu Qianfan and three attackers near the Endless Sea. He traveled to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty to publicize a Dao Realm ranking, while Divine Lord Jinyi began plotting to leave him vulnerable to Luo Hou Devil Master.

  • Li Xian defeated the Heavenly Sha Devil Sect elder, explored the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground, and gained the Primordial Unity Pearl and Voidflow Sword before accepting a post at Flame Furnace Fortress.
  • Li Xian uncovered the plot against him, killed Gu Qianfan, and helped the Great Luo Immortal Sect suppress the Ascending to Immortality City faction.
  • Li Xian advanced his Sword Intent, awakened Divine Sense, and killed Shen Zangxing after offering him a chance to withstand one strike.
  • Li Xian fought Xuandu Devil Master, Gusi Divine Lord, and Fayuan, killing all three despite Xie Cangyun arriving too late to protect him.
  • At Flame Furnace Fortress, Lu Linyuan asked Li Xian to join a mission against Luo Hou Devil Master, but Li Xian chose to serve as an ambassador to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty and promote a Dao Realm ranking.
  • Li Xian reached the dynasty’s capital, ordered Deputy Envoy Dongming to publicize the rankings, and attended Crown Prince Yun Wuxiu’s welcoming banquet, where he recognized Chu Yunji.
  • Divine Lord Jinyi and Faceless confirmed Li Xian had killed Xuandu, Gus, and Fayuan, then planned to draw away his protectors so Luo Hou could attack him.
Chapters 226–250 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 226Coincidence

After forming his Golden Core, Li Xian encountered An Ruyi being chased over the Thousand Mechanisms Diagram and killed her pursuers. The map led him to a nearby mountain, where a powerful Heavenly Sha Devil Sect ambusher met his charge, and Li Xian eagerly prepared to strike again.

  • Li Xian reflected on his Golden Core’s new perception of the world and its role in advancing toward divine sense.
  • Li Xian recognized An Ruyi as two Pang Family elders pursued her, intervened, and killed them with Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi.
  • An Ruyi offered Li Xian the Thousand Mechanisms Diagram, which she believed was genuine and which marked a location three hundred thousand li away.
  • Li Xian traveled to the marked mountain and attacked it, but a seventh-layer asura dharma body rose to intercept him.
  • Li Xian collided with the asura dharma body, identified its master as a Spirit Refining peak expert, and charged again in his Primordial Unity Fuli True Body state.

Ch. 227A ranking battle

Li Xian defeated a peak Spirit Refining elder of the Heavenly Sha Devil Sect, but the elder’s final attack broke through his defenses and taught him not to underestimate any opponent. After returning to the Great Luo Immortal Sect, Li Xian declined a Dao Seed ceremony and went straight to the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground, where he activated his Dao Bodies to draw out more sword intent.

  • Li Xian repeatedly overwhelmed the Heavenly Sha Devil Sect elder, who burned his Golden Core and used black flames to fight back.
  • Li Xian used Fist and Sword as One to break the elder’s Asura Dharma Body, but the elder embraced him and detonated himself, leaving Li Xian wounded.
  • Li Xian reflected on his overconfidence, thanked the dead elder for the lesson, and returned to the Great Luo Immortal Sect.
  • Ji Mingyue arrived at the battlefield, recognized Li Xian’s strength, and carved a rift over a hundred li long into the land with Sword Qi.
  • Xuanling congratulated Li Xian on becoming a Dao Seed and offered him void treasure crystals as a reward; Li Xian chose to visit the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground before taking a post.
  • Li Xian entered the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground, activated his Dao Bodies and Black Sun Sword Intent, and challenged the place to reveal its limits.

Ch. 228Dao Artifacts

Li Xian explored the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground and received two superior Dao Artifacts, the Primordial Unity Pearl and the Voidflow Sword, from Human Immortal inheritances. He suppressed the Voidflow Sword’s influence to avoid relying on Dao resonance for an unnatural transformation, then prepared to absorb the remaining insights and strengthen his foundations.

  • Li Xian released the power of his Dao Bodies, stirring eighty-one lingering wills and treasures' Mysterious Light throughout the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground.
  • He examined the Human Immortal inheritances and obtained Luo Chong’s superior Dao Artifact, the Primordial Unity Pearl, which amplified his Devouring Dao and Great Devouring Art.
  • Li Xian gathered insights into the void and the Chaos Dao, including the Primordial Unity Qi Art, from other Human Immortal wills.
  • He used the Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi to seize the hidden Voidflow Sword, another superior Dao Artifact that greatly deepened his understanding of the void and his sword techniques.
  • Li Xian realized that letting the Voidflow Sword guide his Dao Body’s transformation risked Dao Transformation, so he suppressed the influence and put the artifact away.
  • He decided to digest the gathered insights and use them to enrich his foundations and make up for his short cultivation history.

Ch. 229Threat

Li Xian absorbed the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground’s inheritances, deepened his Sword Intent Divine Ability, and emerged with two superior-grade Dao Artifacts. Lei Jun tried to steer him into the Garrison Hall and pressure him to surrender the artifacts, but Xuanling intervened and took Li Xian to discuss a post arranged by the Sect Master.

  • Li Xian studied seventy-nine Loose Immortal inheritances, discovered that the Floating Light Sword Immortal’s speed-focused Sword Intent Divine Ability pointed toward the Time Great Dao, and advanced his own ability.
  • Grand Elders reacted to Li Xian obtaining the Primordial Unity Pearl and Voidflow Sword, while Xu Jinglong and Lü Qing recognized Lei Jun’s proposal to safeguard the artifacts as an attempt to suppress a rival to Yi Yuanshi.
  • After nearly two years of study, Li Xian left the Immortal-Burying Ancient Ground with a clearer path toward Loose Immortal cultivation and greater confidence in facing Tribulation.
  • Lei Jun offered Li Xian a position in the Garrison Hall and warned him about threats to his life, but Li Xian readily agreed to use his artifacts to lure out hostile experts.
  • Li Xian summoned Xuanling, who explained that attacking him in the Immortal Realm would provoke retaliation and all-out war, then rebuked Lei Jun and escorted Li Xian to discuss the Sect Master’s arrangements.

Ch. 230True Immortal

Xuanling brought Li Xian to Miro Heaven, the grotto-heaven created by the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s founder, where Li Xian met Sect Master Lu Linyuan. Lu Linyuan explained the danger of Dao transformation and urged Li Xian toward a higher path, but Li Xian already understood that he was being encouraged to become a Mysterious Immortal.

  • Xuanling brought Li Xian through the formation surrounding Miro Island and explained that the island was actually the vast grotto-heaven called Miro Heaven.
  • Li Xian discovered the world’s immense pillar of light and learned from Xuanling that Immortal Venerable Great Luo had opened the grotto-heaven and later generations had completed it.
  • Xuanling brought Li Xian to meet Lu Linyuan, the True Immortal Sect Master of the Great Luo Immortal Sect.
  • Lu Linyuan explained that True Immortals faced the five decays of celestial person tribulation and warned that Li Xian’s advancing Void Dao Body could lead him into Dao transformation.
  • Li Xian recognized that Lu Linyuan’s main purpose was to guide him toward becoming a Mysterious Immortal, leaving Lu Linyuan momentarily speechless.

Ch. 231Duties

Li Xian became the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s Twelfth Dao Seed and chose a commander’s post at the Flame Furnace Fortress, while proposing a new ranking in the Boundless Immortal Dynasty to build his invincible momentum. Back at his mountain, he entrusted its management to Nangong Feixu, then learned that Tang Yu had used a token bearing his Spiritual Sense to charge more than one billion merit points.

  • Lu Linyuan named Li Xian the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s Twelfth Dao Seed and offered him several possible posts.
  • Li Xian proposed creating a Dao Realm Supreme Ranking in the Boundless Immortal Dynasty, and Lu Linyuan agreed to promote it before Li Xian’s tribulation.
  • Li Xian chose a commander’s position at the Flame Furnace Fortress and negotiated thirty billion merit points to fund his cultivation and guard unit.
  • After returning to his mountain, Li Xian gave ten Heavenly Gate Dao-Comprehension Pills to his attendants and asked Nangong Feixu to manage the peak.
  • Xu Nuo told Li Xian that Tang Yu had used his Spiritual Sense token to obtain supplies worth more than one billion merit points.

Ch. 232Great Void Art

Li Xian learned that Tang Yu had charged 1.06 billion merit points to his account and went to Ascending to Immortality City to confront her. On the way, he mastered the Great Void Art with the Voidflow Sword and discovered Tang Yu was still in the Mana Realm despite the resources she had supposedly obtained.

  • Xu Nuo told Li Xian that his token had accumulated 1.06 billion in credit, and offered the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s forces to help investigate.
  • Li Xian entrusted the remodeling of his mountain to Nangong Feixu, gave her use of its Yin-Yang Five Elements Spirit Refining Grand Formation, and asked her to name it.
  • Li Xian left for Ascending to Immortality City, where Lingxu emerged and offered to help settle the debt dispute.
  • Using the Voidflow Sword, Li Xian grasped the Great Void Art and repeatedly traversed the void, reaching 9,900 li in a single passage.
  • Li Xian concealed his identity and followed Lingxu’s guidance to a Dharma Treasure shop, where he found Tang Yu still in the Mana Realm.

Ch. 233The Truth

Li Xian uncovered He He’s theft of Tang Yu’s promised Xiantian Five Qi and learned that Gu Qianfan’s lineage had colluded with the Di Que Saint Son to attack him. After Dugu Xuan struck, Li Xian killed him and faced the approaching Gu Qianfan.

  • Li Xian traced his Spiritual Sense token to He He and discovered she had stolen Tang Yu’s resources while keeping her under surveillance.
  • Tang Yu revealed she had known about the theft and begged Li Xian to take her away; He He confessed that Gu Qianfan had joined forces with the Di Que Saint Son to ambush Li Xian or Yi Yuanshi.
  • Zhao Chen arrived, and Dugu Xuan appeared to deny the conspiracy and demand He He’s release.
  • Dugu Xuan attacked Li Xian with his Seventh Realm Dharma Treasure and tried to silence He He, but Zhao Chen intercepted the flying swords aimed at her.
  • Li Xian used his Fuli True Body and Sword Intent Divine Ability to crush Dugu Xuan beneath his fist.
  • Li Xian flew toward Ascending to Immortality Peak as Gu Qianfan’s terrifying aura approached.

Ch. 234The World's Foremost Rogue Cultivator

Li Xian fought Gu Qianfan in Ascending to Immortality City as Gu Qianfan unleashed the Black Wind Calamity and an Eighth Realm Dharma Treasure against him. Li Xian used his Black Sun to distort Gu Qianfan’s perception of time, broke through the storm, and charged in to strike, even as Gu Qianfan’s saber raced toward his chest.

  • Li Xian rejected Gu Qianfan’s claim that their conflict could have been avoided and accused him of pursuing his own ambitions.
  • Gu Qianfan revealed his Yin Spirit, Dao Fruit, and perfected ninth-level Black Wind Calamity, then attacked Li Xian.
  • Li Xian’s Fuli True Body endured the storm, but Gu Qianfan’s black battle saber struck and cracked it before Li Xian could seize the weapon.
  • Gu Qianfan compressed the Black Wind Calamity and used it to drive wind blades into Li Xian’s damaged body while the saber continued to seek an opening.
  • Li Xian collapsed his Black Sun into a Mass Point, using its warped space to disrupt Gu Qianfan’s perception of time and break through the storm.
  • Li Xian lunged at Gu Qianfan with a powerful punch as Gu Qianfan sent the black battle saber toward Li Xian’s chest.

Ch. 235The curtain fell

Li Xian fought Gu Qianfan above Ascending to Immortality City, overcame his Black Wind Dharma Form with the Primordial Unity Fuli True Body and Origin Divine Abilities, and killed him. The Di Que Saint Son fled, leaving Li Xian victorious as Gu Qianfan fell to his death.

  • Li Xian killed Gudu Xuan in the artifact-forging shop, drawing Gu Qianfan into a battle above Ascending to Immortality City.
  • Gu Qianfan pierced Li Xian with the Black Shadow Blade, but Li Xian healed and struck Gu Qianfan, whose Substitute Puppet saved him from the blow.
  • Gu Qianfan combined his Yin Spirit with the Black Wind Calamity to trap Li Xian in his Black Wind Dharma Form, but Li Xian revealed the Primordial Unity Fuli True Body and broke through it with the Great Chaos Art.
  • Li Xian used the Great Devouring Art, the Great Void Art, and his Sword Intent Divine Ability to seize and crush Gu Qianfan's Yin Spirit.
  • The Di Que Saint Son fled with a Ten-Thousand-Mile Trace-Erasing Talisman instead of helping Gu Qianfan.
  • Gu Qianfan lost consciousness and fell from the sky, dying when his body struck the ground.

Ch. 236Legend

Li Xian pursued Di Que Saint Son after killing Gu Qianfan, while the Great Luo Immortal Sect moved to seize control of Ascending to Immortality City. The chapter left Di Que fleeing to report Li Xian’s strength and the city’s former faction being purged.

  • Li Xian failed to locate Di Que Saint Son as he searched across distant locations, while Di Que escaped through the Astral Wind Layer to report Li Xian to the Nine Heavens Sacred Ground.
  • Zhao Chen and He He discovered that Gu Qianfan was dead and grieved over the collapse of their plans.
  • Elder Bishui ordered the arrest of the Ascending to Immortality City faction and captured Zhao Chen, while He He was beaten and subdued.
  • The Great Luo Immortal Sect rapidly killed or captured the faction’s core members and suppressed resistance across Ascending to Immortality City.
  • Witnesses discussed Li Xian’s victory and speculated that his strength might one day let him become a Ten-Mark Heavenly Lord.

Ch. 237Throughout All of History

After killing Gu Qianfan, Li Xian returned to Ascending to Immortality City, where the Great Luo Immortal Sect dealt with the Ascending to Immortality Peak faction and negotiated the city’s future with the other powers. News of Li Xian’s victory spread across the world, and Fengqing Divine Son learned that Li Xian had already formed an Undying Golden Core and slain a near-Eight-Baleful-Intent True Lord.

  • Li Xian returned to Ascending to Immortality City and asked Elder Bishui to release Tang Yu, collect He He's debt, and send the faction’s portable spoils to Dao Seed Peak for Nangong Feixu.
  • Li Xian declined to take Ascending to Immortality City as his fief and told Elder Bishui to preserve its role as a buffer among the four powers.
  • Elder Bishui negotiated a division of Ascending to Immortality Peak’s immovable assets, then told Nangong Feixu that Li Xian had killed Gu Qianfan and entrusted her with inventorying more than 2.2 billion in supplies.
  • Word of Li Xian’s victory over Gu Qianfan spread throughout the world and shocked cultivators who had underestimated him.
  • Fengqing Divine Son emerged from seclusion intending to attack Li Xian, but Old Ma and a Black-Robed Man told him Li Xian had formed an Undying Golden Core and killed Gu Qianfan, so Fengqing returned to his cave in disbelief.

Ch. 238Candlelight

Li Xian traveled to Magma Volcano to prepare the Ninth-Realm Dharma Treasure and discussed the future duel with Yi Yuanshi. After demonstrating his Sword Intent Divine Ability, Grand Elder Zhuoyong named it Candlelight Sword Intent, while the treasure neared completion.

  • Li Xian asked Xuanling whether he could fight Yi Yuanshi early, then agreed to wait while Yi cultivated at the Tianyuan Enlightenment Platform.
  • Li Xian exchanged his battle spoils, appraised at thirty billion six hundred million Merit Points, for materials to cultivate the eighth level of Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi.
  • Chixia welcomed Li Xian into Magma Volcano, where sect elders and disciples praised his victory over Gu Qianfan.
  • Grand Elder Zhuoyong tested Li Xian's Sword Intent Divine Ability and named it Candlelight Sword Intent.
  • Zhuoyong continued refining Li Xian's Ninth-Realm Dharma Treasure and anticipated seeing the ability after Li's Sword Intent reached perfection.

Ch. 239Divine Sense

After nearly a year of cultivation at Magma Volcano, Li Xian perfected his Sword Intent, entered the Spirit Refining Realm, and brought his Void Dao Body to greater mastery. He accepted a mission to hunt the Xuandu Devil Master and arranged for Shen Zangxing to receive a chance to duel him before the sect punished him.

  • Li Xian advanced Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi to the eighth level and received the completed Ninth-Realm Dharma Treasure from Grand Elder Zhuoyong.
  • Studying the sword’s effect on his perceptions, Li Xian perfected his Sword Intent and spent the following months using it to cultivate Divine Sense.
  • Li Xian awakened Divine Sense, reached the Spirit Refining Realm, and discovered that his Void Dao Body had attained greater mastery through Void Stagnation.
  • Xuanling asked Li Xian to hunt the Xuandu Devil Master near the waters between the Falling Star Sea and the Outer Sea fortress, and Li Xian accepted the mission.
  • Xuanling told Li Xian that Shen Zangxing had leaked information about his whereabouts and faced severe punishment; Li Xian requested that Shen be allowed to duel him for a chance to prove himself.

Ch. 240An end to it

Li Xian returned to the Great Luo Immortal Sect as Xingtian Hall investigated Shen Zangxing for betraying the whereabouts of a Dao Seed. Hall Master Luo Baiyi arranged a fight to the death between them, and Li Xian killed Shen Zangxing with a single strike.

  • Luo Baiyi reviewed Shen Zangxing's case and ordered Wei Ruhai to investigate Demon Race infiltrators at the Flame Furnace Fortress.
  • Luo Baiyi offered Shen Zangxing a chance to lessen his punishment by fighting a sect prodigy with fewer than sixty years of cultivation, and Shen Zangxing accepted.
  • Li Xian arrived at Xingtian Hall, leaving the hall masters stunned when they learned he was Shen Zangxing's opponent.
  • Shen Zangxing recognized Li Xian and begged to avoid the fight, but the others held him to the challenge he had accepted.
  • Li Xian offered to spare Shen Zangxing if he could block one strike, then pierced his head with Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi when Shen Zangxing refused to fight.

Ch. 241Ordinary

Li Xian dealt with Shen Zangxing’s death, visited Hongyu, and returned to his mountain, where he named it Mysterious Light Peak and learned of Nangong Feixu’s work managing its resources. Nangong Feixu understood that Li Xian hoped she would remain by his side for the long term, and she resolved to keep cultivating so she could keep pace with him.

  • After Li Xian left Xingtian Hall, Luo Baiyi ordered Wei Ruhai to investigate Demon Race sleeper agents at Flame Furnace Fortress, and Wei Ruhai vowed to reopen cases involving Cheng Wanli and Wang Xiangdong.
  • Li Xian crossed the Rainbow Bridge during the sect’s new disciple intake, encouraged the young disciples, and continued toward Zhuzhao Peak to find Hongyu.
  • Li Xian found Hongyu with Murong Ying, heard why she had chosen her own path rather than seeking his help, and told her she could contact him or Nangong Feixu if she later changed her mind.
  • Li Xian returned to his mountain, told Nangong Feixu that he had personally killed Shen Zangxing, and named the renovated mountain Mysterious Light Peak.
  • Nangong Feixu reported that she had earned 140 million merit points by lending out the mountain’s funds, and Li Xian let her keep the profits.
  • Nangong Feixu realized Li Xian hoped she would remain with him over the long term and resolved to cultivate hard enough to keep pace with him.

Ch. 242Bait

Yi Yuanshi learned that Li Xian had become powerful enough to rival an Eight-Mark True Lord, but welcomed the challenge of their future duel. Meanwhile, Li Xian traveled toward Immortal Wandering Island as bait, while Lord Xuandu and allies from the God Clan and Nirvana Ancient Temple prepared to ambush him.

  • Chu Jinghong told Yi Yuanshi that Li Xian had killed Gu Qianfan and was believed to rival an Eight-Mark True Lord.
  • Yi Yuanshi welcomed Li Xian’s rapid rise and resolved to keep training for their duel in two or three years.
  • Li Xian boarded a supply Heavenly Ark toward Immortal Wandering Island, intending to lure Lord Xuandu into attacking while refining treasures to strengthen his Fuli True Body.
  • A God Clan expert told Lord Xuandu that the Great Luo Immortal Sect had used Dragon Whales as bait and that Li Xian was now headed toward the Endless Sea.
  • Lord Xuandu agreed to join the God Clan expert and a Nirvana Ancient Temple monk in surrounding and killing Li Xian.

Ch. 243Discovery

Li Xian explored Immortal Wandering Island, investigated ancient artifacts connected to Lingxu, and learned that two powerful experts had appeared near the Endless Sea. He sent Wei Ming to alert the sect and flew toward the reported coordinates to investigate.

  • Lingkong delayed Li Xian's journey to Flame Furnace Fortress, so Li Xian toured Danxia Immortal City with Qin Yi.
  • Li Xian bought a magic-artifact sword and learned its patterns resembled ancient artifacts, then traveled to Earthcore Island to question High Person Xinyan about its materials.
  • Li Xian found that the million-year-old materials came from Lingxu's era, while Lingxu resisted his suggestion to ask Xuanling about its origins.
  • Wei Ming told Li Xian he had seen a powerful God Clan expert and a devilish figure near the Falling Star Sea and the Endless Sea.
  • Li Xian instructed Wei Ming to report the sighting to the sect, then flew toward the coordinates Wei Ming had provided.

Ch. 244Surrounded and Hunted

Li Xian confronted Xuandu, Gus, and a Nirvana Ancient Temple monk alone at the passage between the Falling Star Sea and the Endless Sea. After repelling the monk’s mental attack and matching Xuandu’s Heavenly Demon Dharma Body, Li Xian was caught in the three experts’ coordinated assault and vowed to kill them all.

  • Xuandu, Gus, and the monk waited in hiding for Li Xian, confident that they could kill him and any protector who accompanied him.
  • Li Xian appeared alone, and the three experts recognized his newly cultivated Divine Sense before launching their attacks.
  • The monk struck Li Xian’s mental world with Buddhist chanting, but Li Xian’s perfected Candlelight Sword Intent formed a Black Sun that swallowed the attack.
  • Li Xian’s Primordial Unity Fuli True Body collided with Xuandu’s Heavenly Demon Dharma Body, and Li Xian recovered first and pursued him.
  • Gus bombarded Li Xian with golden beams while the monk rang his Ancient Bell and Xuandu attacked again.
  • Li Xian endured the coordinated assault, charged into Xuandu’s Dharma Body once more, and declared that he would kill all three if they failed to kill him.

Ch. 245A Fierce Battle

Li Xian overwhelmed the three attackers with his Fuli True Body, perfected Sword Intent, and mastery of void, chaos, devouring, and time. After killing Gusi Divine Lord and pursuing Xuandu Devil Master with Void Sword Escape, he left Xuandu’s fate unresolved.

  • Xuandu Devil Master, Gusi Divine Lord, and the Nirvana Ancient Temple monk coordinated their attacks, but Li Xian endured them and revealed the strength of his Fuli True Body and Sword Intent.
  • Gusi Divine Lord’s Spear of Judgment nearly struck Li Xian’s head, but Li Xian used Void Stagnation to stop it, then destroyed it and dismantled much of Xuandu’s Heavenly Demon Dharma Body.
  • Li Xian countered the monk’s Heavenly Dragon Roar with Candlelight Sword Intent, killing the monk as their clash of mental powers unfolded dozens of times in a distorted instant.
  • Gusi and Xuandu tried to flee, but Li Xian froze Gusi with Void Stagnation, overwhelmed him with Candlelight Sword Intent, and crushed him.
  • Xuandu escaped ten thousand li with a Great Shift Talisman, but Li Xian followed using Void Sword Escape and Void Translocation, appearing a hundred li ahead of him.

Ch. 246Harvest

Li Xian defeated Xuandu Devil Master after surviving a fierce battle against three powerful enemies, then collected their treasures. A Primordial Spirit Loose Immortal named Xie Cangyun arrived afterward, explaining that he had come to protect Li Xian, though he had reached him two hours too late.

  • Xuandu Devil Master gave up on escaping and burned his golden core to attack Li Xian with his Heavenly Demon Dharma Body.
  • Li Xian met Xuandu Devil Master's charge with his Primordial Unity Fuli True Body and won the clash, then spent nearly two hours reviewing the battle.
  • Li Xian returned to the battlefield, collected the Nirvana Ancient Temple monk's intact ninth-realm golden bell, and assessed the damaged treasures left by Xuandu Devil Master and Gus.
  • Xie Cangyun, a Primordial Spirit Loose Immortal and disciple of Yue Jiuxiao, arrived and said his master had sent him to protect Li Xian from other hostile experts.
  • Li Xian pointed out that Xie Cangyun had arrived two hours too late.

Ch. 247Flame Furnace Fortress

Li Xian met Xie Cangyun after killing Gus, Xuandu, and Fayuan, then traveled with him to Flame Furnace Fortress and learned about the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s forces in the Endless Sea. There, Lu Linyuan offered Li Xian a chance to join a mission to surround and kill Devil Master Luo Hou.

  • Xie Cangyun learned that Li Xian had killed Gus, Xuandu, and Fayuan, and marveled at his strength.
  • Xie Cangyun invited Li Xian to Flame Furnace Fortress, and the two raced there before Xie Cangyun killed a Demon King hiding beneath the sea.
  • Xie Cangyun showed Li Xian Flame Furnace Fortress and explained its defenses, stationed forces, and role in the fight against the Demon Race.
  • Lu Linyuan introduced Supreme Elder Yue Jiuxiao and another True Immortal to Li Xian and acknowledged his achievement in killing three powerful Dao Realm enemies.
  • Lu Linyuan asked Li Xian to join Lueying and several cultivators from the Radiant Sun Immortal Sect in a mission to kill Devil Master Luo Hou and stop him from rebuilding the Dao Palace.

Ch. 248Opportunity

Lu Linyuan explained that Devil Master Luo Hou was hunting prodigies to gather the fortune needed to activate the Purple Heavens Dao Palace, and the sect planned to counter him. Li Xian chose to travel to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty as an ambassador and pursue his own training, while Yue Jiuxiao prepared to investigate the quiet Demon Race in the Endless Sea.

  • Lu Linyuan told Li Xian that Luo Hou had become the master of the Purple Heavens Dao Palace and was targeting the four leading prodigies of the Eastern Continent, including Li Xian and Yi Yuanshi.
  • Li Xian volunteered to act as bait, but Lu Linyuan warned that the Dao Palace could suppress space and obstruct his escape techniques.
  • Li Xian chose to go to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty as an ambassador and work on the Boundless Supreme Power Rankings rather than return to the sect.
  • Li Xian gave Lu Linyuan a Storage Ring worth a hundred billion, and Lu Linyuan offered to exchange the bounties on Li Xian's kills for materials to cultivate Great Luo Limitless Sword Qi.
  • Lu Linyuan and Yue Jiuxiao discussed Li Xian's pride and the danger of placing him near Chu Yunji, while Lu Linyuan said he had the situation in hand.
  • Yue Jiuxiao decided to venture into the Endless Sea to investigate the Demon Race, and Lu Linyuan warned him to be careful.

Ch. 249The Boundless Immortal Dynasty

Li Xian traveled to the Boundless Immortal Dynasty to promote the Boundless Supreme Power Rankings and draw Devil Master Luo Hou into the open. After arriving in the capital, he learned of the dynasty’s political ambitions, began planning publicity for the rankings, and received an invitation from Crown Prince Yun Wuxiu.

  • Li Xian left Flame Furnace Fortress with supplies, declined Xie Cangyun’s escort, and discussed the Purple Heavens Dao Palace with Lingxu while traveling toward the Boundless Immortal Dynasty.
  • Li Xian passed through Immortal Wandering Island, sold Sixth Realm demons to Qin Yi, and learned that Wei Ming had returned to the sect.
  • Li Xian reached the Boundless Immortal Dynasty’s capital and was stopped by officials enforcing its speed limit before heading to the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s embassy.
  • Li Xian met Deputy Envoy Dongming, learned about the protests outside the embassy and the dynasty’s struggle with the Limitless Star Palace, and reviewed a list of the dynasty’s top Dao Realm cultivators.
  • Li Xian ordered Dongming to publicize the rankings and arrange for people to question them before he announced a challenge, then learned Crown Prince Yun Wuxiu had invited him to a welcoming banquet.

Ch. 250Taking him seriously

Divine Lord Jinyi and Faceless discovered that Li Xian had killed Xuandu Devil Master, Gus, and Fayuan, and concluded that his talent could make him a future Celestial Immortal or even greater. They resolved to arrange Li Xian’s assassination, while Li Xian went to meet the Boundless Immortal Dynasty’s crown prince and found Chu Yunji among his companions.

  • Divine Lord Jinyi and Faceless used a green lamp and Jinyi’s third eye to reconstruct Xuandu Devil Master’s final battle and confirm Li Xian had killed him, Gus, and Fayuan.
  • Jinyi told Faceless that Li Xian had entered the Dao Realm less than ten years earlier and already surpassed the pace of other top prodigies, making him a potential Grotto-Heaven True Immortal.
  • Jinyi ordered a plan to lure away Li Xian’s protectors and give Luo Hou Devil Master an opening to kill him, promising to pursue it at any cost.
  • Li Xian left the embassy alone and went to the Crown Prince’s Residence to assess the Boundless Immortal Dynasty’s crown prince.
  • The crown prince greeted Li Xian with formal courtesy, and Li Xian recognized Chu Yunji among the younger-generation prodigies present.
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