Arc 14Blood Gang War and Ascension

Lin Heng repelled the Blood Gang Race, defeated the factions that ambushed him, and ascended to the Longevity Realm with his companions. Separated from them after ascending, he uncovered Zhuge Yun's ties to spirit-hunting bandits and killed him before setting his sights on Heavenly Abundance City.

  • The Primal God Race released the Blood Gang Race, and Lin Heng repelled its attack on Rage Star with help from Ao Lie and Chao Zhang.
  • The Blood Gang Race ravaged the God Realm while Lin Heng and his companions advanced to the Supreme Saint Realm.
  • Lin Heng and the God Realm forces cornered the Blood Gang Race at Rage Star, where its experts self-destructed and spread blood mist that strengthened many surviving cultivators.
  • Kou Yan and his allies ambushed Lin Heng at the Saint Devil Hall, but his companions, Ao Lie, and Chao Zhang broke the formation and helped defeat them.
  • Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin devoured the defeated Supreme Saints' cultivation, and Lin Heng later ascended with them and Yue Linglong through the Longevity Road.
  • Lin Heng arrived alone in the Longevity Realm, rescued Chang Qiong, and killed the spirit-hunting bandits who attacked Chang Village's Sacrificial Spirit.
  • Lin Heng traveled to Heavenly Defense City and accepted Zhuge Yun's hospitality before Zhuge Yun revealed that he had ordered Chang Village's massacre.
  • Lin Heng destroyed the Zhuge Clan's Sacrificial Spirit, interrogated and killed Zhuge Yun, and decided to seek his wealth and more resources in Heavenly Abundance City.
Chapters 326–350 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 326The Primal God Race's Revenge

Lin Heng and his companions left the Dark Wilderness, while the story shifted to the Primal God Race's plan to take revenge on the God Realm's races. Three Supreme Saints used the blood of a young clansman with a True Spirit Saint Body to open the seal holding the Blood Gang Race.

  • Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin told Lin Heng they would continue cultivating the Three Evils' Nirvana Soul Flame and would not follow the Three Evils' murderous ways.
  • Lin Heng put away the Nether Ancestor puppet and led everyone out of Desolate Tomb Mountain; Miao Xiyin ordered Ao Lie to take his true form, and the group rode him away from the Dark Wilderness.
  • The chapter described how the Primal God Race had been weakened and oppressed by the God Realm's races, and how its members had long awaited a chance to retaliate.
  • Three Supreme Saint experts brought a young clansman with a True Spirit Saint Body to the Azure Firmament Stone Forest to open the seal imprisoning the Blood Gang Race.
  • The young clansman drained much of his blood against a towering stone pillar before one of the Supreme Saints pulled him away, and the group watched the pillar tensely.

Ch. 327A Calamity Is Coming

The Primal God Race’s seal began to collapse, releasing the Blood Gang Race, while Lin Heng and his companions settled on Rage Star to prepare for future breakthroughs. The God Realm’s leaders learned the Blood Gang Race had escaped and gathered to plan a response, though they disagreed over how to fight it.

  • The Primal God Race’s three Supreme Saints watched the seal crack open and returned to prepare their people, hoping the Blood Gang Race’s arrival would divert the God Realm’s attention.
  • Lin Heng and his companions settled on Rage Star, while Ao Lie arranged for a Great Saint golden dragon to guard them and stand ready to summon the Heavenly Gate dragons.
  • Great Saint Tai Chen told Kou Yan that a Saint Alliance member had witnessed the Blood Gang Race break free in the Azure Firmament Stone Forest.
  • Kou Yan ordered Tai Chen to gather more intelligence and invite the Chaotic Star Domain’s major leaders to meet.
  • Three days later, the God Realm’s leaders gathered and Ao Jie called for their forces to prepare for battle, while Kong Rong questioned whether the Blood Gang Race could be killed and Kou Yan said it required killing them repeatedly.

Ch. 328Slinging Mud

The leaders of the God Realm's factions formed an alliance against the Blood Gang Race, while Ao Jie and his allies accused Lin Heng and the Three Evils of releasing it. After Ao Lie reported the meeting to Lin Heng on Rage Star, Lin Heng said he would intervene if the Blood Gang Race threatened the God Realm.

  • Ao Jie, Ao Lie, and Kou Yan agreed that the races should support whichever major power the Blood Gang Race attacked, and the faction leaders swore soul oaths to fight together.
  • Ao Jie and Kong Rong blamed Lin Heng and the Three Evils for breaking the Blood Gang Race's seal, and Kou Yan and Kong Rong backed the accusation.
  • Ao Lie challenged the accusation, then rejected Ao Jie's claim that his defense of Lin Heng meant he had colluded with him.
  • The Asura Race's patriarch and other Supreme Saints stopped the leaders from escalating their dispute and urged them to focus on the Blood Gang Race.
  • Ao Lie visited Lin Heng on Rage Star and warned that the Blood Gang Race could ravage the God Realm if it escaped the Chaotic Star Domain.
  • Lin Heng said he would act if the factions could not stop the Blood Gang Race, since it could threaten his family and friends as they prepared to break through to the Supreme Saint Realm.

Ch. 329I Have an Idea

Miao Xiyin began attempting to reach the Supreme Saint Realm while Lin Heng raised his cultivation and prepared to protect his family and friends. The Blood Gang Race then invaded the God Realm through several spatial rifts, and Lin Heng suspected the seals had been sabotaged.

  • Miao Xiyin began her Supreme Saint Realm breakthrough on Rage Star as Lin Heng and the others watched over her.
  • Lin Heng used the Heavenly Essence Earth Marrow Flower to reach the peak of the Great Saint Realm and gave Yue Linglong Saint-grade cultivation resources.
  • Kou Yan proposed that the three faction leaders let the Blood Gang Race invade early to disrupt the Three Evils’ breakthroughs, and Ao Jie and Kong Rong agreed.
  • After two months, Lin Heng chose to wait for Miao Xiyin and the others to finish their breakthroughs before attempting his own.
  • Ao Lie reported that the Blood Gang Race had breached several spatial rifts, and Lin Heng questioned how the seals had been broken so soon.

Ch. 330The Blood Gang Race Has Arrived

The Blood Gang Race arrived at Rage Star and attacked Lin Heng and his allies while Miao Xiyin was still breaking through. Most major factions refused to help, but Chao Zhang and the Myriad Saints Palace joined the fight, and Ao Lie entered the battle as the defenders struggled to kill the Blood Gang Race.

  • Chao Zhang visited Lin Heng and pledged that the Myriad Saints Palace would stand with him.
  • The Blood Gang Race arrived at Rage Star and launched a fierce attack on Lin Heng and his allies.
  • Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, Miao Xiyin, and Lin Heng fought back, using their abilities and Lin Heng's giant wolf puppets against the enemy.
  • Ao Lie learned that the Saint Alliance, the Heaven-Hunting Pavilion, the Saint Devil Hall, and several other factions would not help, so he went to Rage Star alone.
  • Ao Lie found Chao Zhang and the Myriad Saints Palace fighting beside Lin Heng, then joined the battle.

Ch. 331One Punch to Blow Each One Apart

Lin Heng charged alone into the Blood Gang Race’s army on Rage Star and drove off its Supreme Saints, forcing the entire host to retreat. He returned safely to Ao Lie and Chao Zhang, who lamented that the God Realm’s other factions had let the chance to destroy the Blood Gang Race slip away.

  • Lin Heng left Ao Lie and Chao Zhang to defend Rage Star and plunged alone into the Blood Gang Race’s blood clouds.
  • Protected by the Netherworld Black Lotus and Huang Pearl, Lin Heng advanced through the enemy ranks and blew apart more than thirty Blood Gang Race Supreme Saints with single punches.
  • The Blood Gang Race’s Supreme Saints signaled a retreat, and their army withdrew from Rage Star while Lin Heng stayed behind to guard the planet.
  • Lin Heng teleported back to Ao Lie and Chao Zhang, who were relieved to see him unharmed.
  • Chao Zhang and Ao Lie condemned the other God Realm factions for refusing to help and worried that the Blood Gang Race would grow stronger before the next battle.

Ch. 332Another Successful Retreat

After the Blood Gang Race withdrew from Rage Star, God Realm forces gathered to defend the Saint Devil Hall’s headquarters, expecting to defeat the invaders in a decisive battle. The Blood Gang Race broke through their encirclement and escaped, leaving the God Realm forces with heavy losses and unanswered questions about why Rage Star had held.

  • Kou Yan reported that the Blood Gang Race had withdrawn from Rage Star, and the waiting experts decided to return and prepare for another attack.
  • Ao Lie and Chao Zhang left Rage Star, while Lin Heng remained there and Liu Ling'er and Duanmu Yunshang resumed secluded cultivation.
  • Three months later, the Blood Gang Race attacked the Saint Devil Hall’s headquarters, and God Realm forces arrived to surround its army.
  • The Blood Gang Race fought back fiercely, using its ability to be reborn to trade lives with the God Realm forces and kill three Supreme Saints and dozens of Great Saints.
  • As God Realm Supreme Saints began avoiding battle, the Blood Gang Race broke through the encirclement and withdrew again.

Ch. 333A Bloodbath in the God Realm

After the God Realm factions failed to destroy the Blood Gang Race, the invaders ravaged one territory after another, growing stronger as the war dragged on. Five years later, Miao Xiyin, Liu Ling'er, and Duanmu Yunshang had reached the Supreme Saint Realm, leaving Lin Heng free to focus on his own breakthrough.

  • The faction leaders argued over the God Realm forces' losses and blamed fear, selfishness, and the refusal to deploy hidden reserves for the Blood Gang Race's escape.
  • The Blood Gang Race left the Chaotic Star Domain and invaded Devil Race territory, forcing the God Realm factions into repeated battles across multiple races' territories.
  • The Blood Gang Race slaughtered the inhabitants of life-bearing planets and steadily increased its numbers and strength, while some experts who had avoided fighting began to regret their choices.
  • Five years passed, during which Miao Xiyin, Liu Ling'er, and Duanmu Yunshang advanced to the Supreme Saint Realm, Yue Linglong reached the Great Saint Realm, and Hong San and Dongfang Yan cultivated to the Mid-Stage God Emperor Realm.
  • With the three women able to protect him, Lin Heng prepared to focus on breaking through to the Supreme Saint Realm.

Ch. 334The Young Talents of the Various Races Return

After Lin Heng spent six years advancing to the Supreme Saint Realm, Yue Linglong began her own breakthrough while Hong San and Dongfang Yan benefited from their cultivation on Rage Star. The Blood Gang Race forced the Heavenly Gate World to close early, and the returning young talents brought news of missing heirs as the Blood Gang Race advanced toward the Chaotic Star Domain.

  • Lin Heng completed his six-year advancement to the Supreme Saint Realm, while Yue Linglong reached the peak of the Great Saint Realm and Hong San and Dongfang Yan advanced to the God Venerable Realm.
  • The Blood Gang Race entered the Heavenly Gate World, causing it to disappear early and sending its young talents and the God Realm's other young cultivators back.
  • Ye Ruyan and Lin Qiu returned to the Saint Alliance headquarters, where Kou Yan and Lin Taiheng learned that Lin Xia had not returned and discussed Lin Heng's growing power.
  • The Blood Gang Race fought its way into the Chaotic Star Domain, intending to destroy the major powers' headquarters and Lin Heng.
  • Ao Jie learned that Aoke had not returned from the Heavenly Gate World, and the Asura Race patriarch learned that Jifuli was also missing; both suspected Lin Heng had killed them and vowed revenge.

Ch. 335A Protracted Battle

Lin Heng and the God Realm's factions fought the Blood Gang Race in a massive battle on Rage Star, but the enemy's huge numbers and ability to revive kept the war going for months. Even after Yue Linglong reached the Supreme Saint Realm, Lin Heng was tiring until Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin joined him in battle.

  • Lin Heng told Ao Lie that he had killed the Flying Heavenly Sparrow, and Ao Lie said the Saint Feather Palace would not dare retaliate.
  • The Blood Gang Race returned to Rage Star in greater numbers, and factions across the God Realm joined Lin Heng to surround and destroy them.
  • Lin Heng charged into the Blood Gang Race's army and fought its Supreme Saints while the God Realm's forces blocked escape routes.
  • The battle dragged on for half a year, and Lin Heng grew tired as the Blood Gang Race's Supreme Saints avoided him and its members kept reviving.
  • After Yue Linglong advanced to the Supreme Saint Realm, Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin left to help Lin Heng, easing his burden.

Ch. 336I Think I Can Guess Why

Lin Heng and the God Realm forces defeated the Blood Gang Race, but its mass self-destruction released blood mist that invaded selected experts. The mist began permanently strengthening their bloodlines, and Ao Lie suspected the Blood Gang Race had preserved its inheritance through their descendants.

  • Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin joined Lin Heng in attacking the Blood Gang Race, helping the God Realm forces gain the upper hand.
  • The Blood Gang Race's experts self-destructed en masse, then their blood became mist that invaded Saint Realm and higher experts across the battlefield.
  • The Blood Gang Race disappeared, ending the battle, and the God Realm forces withdrew while their leaders cautiously examined the effects of the blood mist.
  • Yue Linglong, Ao Lie, and Chao Zhang felt their bloodlines changing and growing stronger, while Lin Heng and his three companions had not been affected.
  • Ao Lie guessed the Blood Gang Race had embedded its bloodline inheritance in the invaded experts to preserve its race through their descendants, and Chao Zhang estimated the guess was eighty percent likely.

Ch. 337A Good Opportunity for Us

The Saint Alliance, Devil Race, and Asura Race assessed the gains from the Blood Gang Race’s blood Qi and began planning to join forces against Lin Heng and the Three Evils. Lin Heng visited the major factions’ headquarters, collected treasures, and left Hong San and Dongfang Yan in the Myriad Saints Palace’s care before preparing to seek more rewards.

  • Kou Yan and Lin Taiheng learned that the Saint Alliance members who absorbed the Blood Gang Race’s blood Qi had gained strength, while the Devil Race and Asura Race had received even greater benefits.
  • Kou Yan and the Asura Race’s patriarch planned to ally with other factions to defeat Lin Heng and the Three Evils, who had not gained power from the blood Qi.
  • Lin Heng visited the Heavenly Dragon Gate and obtained the Heavenly Dragon Whip and Heavenly Dragon Pearl for Yue Linglong.
  • Lin Heng brought Hong San and Dongfang Yan to the Myriad Saints Palace and entrusted them to its care.
  • Lin Heng signed in across the Myriad Saints Palace headquarters and obtained four Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, which he gave to Liu Ling'er and the others.

Ch. 338The Foundations of a Top-Tier Major Power

Lin Heng traveled to the Saint Alliance headquarters to obtain more Longevity Road Passes, though he used the visit to sign in at several important locations and gain new rewards. After the Saint Alliance went on high alert, Alliance Leader Kou Yan confronted him, and Lin Heng insisted he had come only to look around.

  • Lin Heng left the Myriad Saints Palace to seek Longevity Road Passes at the headquarters planets of the God Realm's major powers.
  • Lin Heng arrived at the Saint Alliance headquarters and signed in at its teleportation array, receiving the Pure Yang Heavenly Sword.
  • Lin Heng signed in at Red Pear Mountain and activated the Taiji Saint Body.
  • Lin Heng signed in at the Dharma Proclamation Altar and activated the Innate Pure Yang Sword Body.
  • The Saint Alliance went on high alert, and Kou Yan confronted Lin Heng about trespassing on its headquarters.
  • Lin Heng told Kou Yan that he had come only to look around and had no intention of attacking the Saint Alliance.

Ch. 339If He Dares Come, We'll Make Sure He Never Leaves

Lin Heng gathered Longevity Road Passes by visiting the Saint Alliance, Heaven-Hunting Pavilion, and Asura Race headquarters, while the Devil Race and its allies assembled at the Saint Devil Hall to kill him. Lin Heng arrived at the headquarters planet and walked into their sealed formation, unaware of the full force waiting inside.

  • Kou Yan let Lin Heng inspect the Saint Alliance headquarters, where Lin Heng obtained a Longevity Road Pass before leaving.
  • Kong Rong and the Heaven-Hunting Pavilion experts fled their headquarters planet, allowing Lin Heng to collect another Longevity Road Pass and treasures.
  • Asura Race experts attacked Lin Heng, but he killed them with a sweep of his arm; the patriarch ordered the rest to leave, and Lin Heng gathered more resources.
  • Ao Jie summoned the Saint Alliance and other allied powers to the Saint Devil Hall headquarters planet, where dozens of Supreme Saints and a vast army prepared an ambush.
  • Lin Heng arrived near the Saint Devil Hall headquarters planet, sensed danger, and descended; the formation activated and sealed the planet and surrounding space, preventing teleportation.

Ch. 340This Killing Trap Was a Joke

Lin Heng and the Nether Ancestor Puppet fought the factions’ Supreme Saints inside a formation meant to kill him. After Ao Jie brought out the Saint Devil Hall’s hidden reserve, the sides reached a standstill, and the attackers tried to outlast Lin Heng’s strongest state.

  • Kou Yan and the other factions’ Supreme Saints activated the formation and surrounded Lin Heng, who accused them of betraying their promise and setting a trap.
  • Lin Heng released the Nether Ancestor Puppet, and they split up to attack the surrounding Supreme Saints; the puppet killed a Devil Race Supreme Saint while Lin Heng badly injured another.
  • Lin Heng used Unity of Celestial Person and Heaven as he and the puppet kept fighting within the formation, while Kou Yan and the others urged their forces to fight to the death.
  • Ao Jie ordered a Saint Devil Hall expert to unleash their hidden reserve, bringing more than a dozen powerful Devil Race lingering wills into the battle.
  • Even with the reserve fighting beside them, the factions could only reach a standstill against Lin Heng and the puppet, so their leaders urged everyone to avoid direct clashes and wait for Lin Heng to tire.

Ch. 341A One-Sided Battle

Lin Heng fought Ao Jie, Kou Yan, and the other factions’ experts inside the Saint Devil Hall’s formation until reinforcements from the Myriad Saints Palace and Heavenly Dragon Gate arrived and broke it. The battle turned into a rout, with Lin Heng capturing the enemy leaders and Duanmu Yunshang taking Ye Ruyan alive.

  • Lin Heng and the Nether Ancestor puppet fought the Supreme Saints under the formation’s pressure, while some enemies used Blood Gang Race energy to reconstruct their bodies a few times.
  • Chao Zhang alerted Ao Lie, and the Myriad Saints Palace and Heavenly Dragon Gate sent forces to support Lin Heng; Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, Miao Xiyin, and Yue Linglong joined them.
  • The reinforcements attacked from outside and destroyed the grand formation, turning the battle against the Saint Devil Hall and its allies.
  • Ao Lie revealed that Lin Heng was his master and attacked the enemy, while Lin Heng used Spacetime Solidification to prevent Supreme Saints from escaping.
  • Lin Heng weakened and bound Kou Yan, Ao Jie, Kong Rong, and the Asura Race patriarch instead of killing them.
  • After the Nether Ancestor puppet overwhelmed Ye Ruyan and Lin Heng defeated Lin Taiheng, Duanmu Yunshang captured Ye Ruyan alive.

Ch. 342Ascending to the Longevity Realm

After more than a decade of preparation, Lin Heng and four companions crossed the Longevity Road and entered the Longevity Realm. The gate scattered them across the new realm, and Lin Heng landed alone in a mountain forest with a new power and ascension mark inside him.

  • Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, and Miao Xiyin devoured the cultivation of Kou Yan and other defeated Supreme Saints while Lin Heng gathered the battlefield's spoils.
  • Lin Heng distributed useful spoils to Yue Linglong and later raided the headquarters planets of major powers that had attacked him, leaving the Chaotic Star Domain at peace.
  • In the year Lin Heng turned fifty, he entered the Primal Secret Realm with Liu Ling'er, Duanmu Yunshang, Miao Xiyin, and Yue Linglong to begin their ascent.
  • Lin Heng signed in at the Gate of Longevity, gained and activated the innate true spirit saint body, and entered the Longevity Road with his companions.
  • After nearly five years of enduring mounting pressure, tribulation lightning, and other trials, all five reached the road's end and passed through the gate into the Longevity Realm.
  • The gate sent Lin Heng to a random location, where he crashed into a mountain forest and sensed the new power and mark granted to ascended cultivators.

Ch. 343An Orphan

Lin Heng arrived in the Longevity Realm, learned that an advanced imprint power was needed to reach the Nirvana Realm, and began searching for his mother and companions. After saving the orphan Chang Qiong from Iron-Spined Tiger Beasts, Lin Heng agreed to accompany him to his village and learn about the realm.

  • Lin Heng discovered that the Longevity Realm's imprint power was vital for advancing from the Supreme Saint Realm to the Nirvana Realm, but he could not fuse it into his Dao Nascent Soul.
  • Lin Heng surveyed the vast mountain forest and worried about finding his mother and the others, then continued on foot to conserve power.
  • Lin Heng rescued Chang Qiong by killing the pack of Iron-Spined Tiger Beasts pursuing him.
  • Chang Qiong told Lin Heng that a beast tide had killed his family and that he had become an orphan two years earlier.
  • Chang Qiong explained that his village chief was at the God King Realm, and Lin Heng agreed to go to the village and help hunt game for the villagers.

Ch. 344Spirit-Hunting Bandits

After ascending to the Longevity Realm, Lin Heng learned about its Nine Heavens and Ten Regions from Chang Deguang in Chang Village. When a powerful new group of Spirit-Hunting Bandits attacked the village’s Sacrificial Spirit, Lin Heng confronted them.

  • Chang Qiong brought Lin Heng to Chang Village, where Lin Heng met the village chief, Chang Deguang.
  • Lin Heng spent the night learning about the Longevity Realm and signed in at Chang Deguang’s home, receiving an ordinary Saint-grade item.
  • Chang Deguang advised Lin Heng to seek more information in Heavenly Defense City, and Lin Heng gave him the item in thanks.
  • Chang Qiong warned Chang Deguang that a different group of Spirit-Hunting Bandits had arrived to hunt the village’s Sacrificial Spirit.
  • The bandit leader and his men surrounded the old tree, and Lin Heng stepped forward to condemn their attack.

Ch. 345Source Power

Lin Heng killed the spirit-hunting bandits who attacked Chang Village and captured one of them to learn about the Longevity Realm. He learned that Heavenly Defense City was ruled by Zhuge Yun, who secretly allowed bandits to plunder villages in exchange for tribute.

  • The spirit-hunting bandit leader attacked Lin Heng, but Lin Heng broke his Saint Artifact, killed him, and swiftly slew the other fleeing bandits.
  • Lin Heng captured one Saint Realm bandit, said goodbye to Chang Deguang, and left Chang Village with his prisoner.
  • The bandit explained that Source Power could sustain an ascender’s lifespan and described the Human Race’s cities and rulers in the Spirit Radiance Region.
  • The bandit told Lin Heng that Zhuge Yun ruled Heavenly Defense City and let spirit-hunting bandits plunder villages because they paid him tribute.

Ch. 346A Secret

Lin Heng forced Lou Sen to reveal the secret behind Zhuge Yun and Heavenly Defense City, then killed the bandit and continued east. He arrived at the city’s west gate, where signing in earned him the Source-Refining Heart Sutra.

  • Lin Heng rejected Lou Sen’s plea for mercy, then used Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes to make him reveal everything he knew.
  • Lou Sen revealed that Zhuge Yun’s grandfather, Zhuge Ying, had died after failing his second nirvana and was secretly buried in Heavenly Defense City.
  • Lin Heng learned that Zhuge Yun had covertly supported a former city guard general who became a spirit-hunting bandit leader to enrich the Zhuge Lineage.
  • Lin Heng killed Lou Sen after learning of his crimes, then traveled east and observed guardian spirits along the way.
  • After ten days and nights, Lin Heng reached Heavenly Defense City and signed in at its west gate, receiving the Source-Refining Heart Sutra.

Ch. 347The City Lord's Invitation

Lin Heng spent the night exchanging saint-grade treasures for Source Stones in Heavenly Defense City, drawing the attention of city lord Zhuge Yun. Invited to the city lord's residence, Lin Heng sensed an ambush but entered anyway and met Zhuge Yun.

  • Lin Heng signed in at shops and traded his saint-grade rewards for ten thousand Source Stones, prompting a rumor to spread through the city.
  • Zhuge Yun worried about Qu Daping's failure to return, then ordered a steward to invite the mysterious trader to the city lord's residence.
  • Zhuge Yun discussed whether to target the visitor, deciding to judge his strength before acting.
  • The steward brought Lin Heng to the residence in a carriage, and Lin Heng sensed an ambush while walking inside but remained unconcerned.
  • Lin Heng met Zhuge Yun in the banquet hall, exchanged polite greetings, and attempted to sign in.

Ch. 348City Lord, Something Terrible Has Happened

Lin Heng stayed at the Heavenly Defense City Lord's Manor while exchanging Saint-grade items for origin stones, as Zhuge Yun weighed befriending him against killing him. After learning Lin Heng had slaughtered Qu Daping and his bandits, Zhuge Yun prepared to have the family's Sacrificial Spirit attack him, and Lin Heng returned to the manor sensing danger.

  • Lin Heng received a Heaven-Penetrating Spirit Pill, the Extreme Origin Nirvana Pill, as a sign-in reward.
  • Zhuge Yun learned Lin Heng had ascended from the God Realm and invited him to stay, hoping to build a connection while considering whether to attack him.
  • Lin Heng spent three days at the manor and in Heavenly Defense City, trading Saint-grade items for origin stones while Zhuge Yun hosted him for meals.
  • The city guard commander reported that Qu Daping and his Spirit-Hunting Bandits had been slaughtered by a young ascender, and Zhuge Yun suspected Lin Heng was responsible.
  • Zhuge Yun ordered preparations to have the Sacrificial Spirit kill Lin Heng, who returned to the manor that night and sensed a growing murderous presence.

Ch. 349The Zhuge Clan's Sacrificial Spirit

Lin Heng confronted Zhuge Yun after discovering that Zhuge Yun had massacred Chang Village, and vowed to avenge the villagers. He fought the Zhuge Clan’s Sacrificial Spirit while the Nether Ancestor Puppet blocked Zhuge Yun’s escape, leaving Zhuge Yun alive for questioning.

  • Zhuge Yun revealed the severed heads of ten Chang Village villagers and admitted that he had ordered the massacre while Lin Heng was away.
  • Lin Heng erupted in fury and attacked Zhuge Yun, but the Zhuge Clan’s Sacrificial Spirit blocked his fist and sent him staggering back.
  • Zhuge Yun boasted that the Sacrificial Spirit held power approaching the Nirvana Realm, and Lin Heng inferred that Zhuge Yun’s grandfather had given it his willpower.
  • Lin Heng battered the Sacrificial Spirit’s green barrier until cracks appeared, while the Nether Ancestor Puppet blocked Zhuge Yun from fleeing.
  • Lin Heng kept Zhuge Yun alive for the moment because he wanted to question him about the Longevity Realm.

Ch. 350Situ Jiannan of Heavenly Abundance City

Lin Heng defeated the Zhuge Clan's Sacrificial Spirit and learned from Zhuge Yun that Situ Jiannan of Heavenly Abundance City was secretly backing him and held fifty thousand source stones. After killing Zhuge Yun and the city lord's residence's survivors, Lin Heng set out for Heavenly Abundance City to reclaim the wealth and seek resources.

  • Zhuge Yun tried to escape while Lin Heng fought the Sacrificial Spirit, but the Nether Ancestor Puppet struck him down and grievously injured him.
  • Lin Heng destroyed the Sacrificial Spirit, and Zhuge Yun begged for his life as the city lord's residence's onlookers fled.
  • Lin Heng ordered the Nether Ancestor Puppet to leave no one alive, then used the Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes to learn about Zhuge Yun's secret alliance with Situ Jiannan.
  • Lin Heng learned that Zhuge Yun had sent Situ Jiannan fifty thousand source stones and discovered that the city lord of Heavenly Abundance City was a peak Supreme Saint who conspired with Spirit-Hunting Bandits.
  • Lin Heng killed Zhuge Yun and decided to travel to Heavenly Abundance City to reclaim his wealth and gather resources, while considering making the Nether Ancestor Puppet stronger.
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Arc 14 of 46