Arc 35Trial of the Ghost Domain

Lin Heng ascended to the upper realm, broke through to the Dao Universe Realm, and fought off pursuers seeking Mu Chen’s inheritance. He entered Dasiwoba’s Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain and reached the Netherworld Purgatory Tower, where Dasiwoba delayed a competition until Lin Heng emerged.

  • Lin Heng ascended, trained in the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest, converted his Power of Origin into Origin Cosmic Power, and reached the Dao Universe Realm by forming a Heavenly Dao based on following his true heart.
  • After leaving Hongjun’s protection, Lin Heng killed the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi, escaped Zhong Wuyue and Nangong Jingyan, and reached the Western Celebratory Demon Sea with Chu Duanhun’s help.
  • Chu Duanhun escorted Lin Heng to the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain, where Lin Heng entered the Mist Forest despite learning that Dasiwoba had a grudge against Mu Chen.
  • Lin Heng killed Mei, Ba, and Wangliang in the Mist Forest, then was carried into the Netherworld Purgatory Tower, where Chu Duanhun wagered the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword against Lin Heng’s escape within a month.
  • Lin Heng used his Heavenly Dao to halt the tower’s ghosts and golden light from his universe to purify the first floor’s gray mist and ten thousand ghosts.
  • Dasiwoba recognized Lin Heng’s Heaven-Grade Universe potential, left him to Hermoz, ordered Chu Duanhun to follow the tower’s original arrangements, and delayed the advancement competition until Lin Heng came out.
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Ch. 851Uninvited Guests on the Opening Day

After spending hundreds of millions of years observing his Primordial Chaos World develop, Lin Heng reached Cosmic Spirit Realm Great Perfection and prepared to ascend after the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s First Heaven opening. The ceremony began with the unexpected arrival of the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi, leaving their intentions uncertain.

  • Lin Heng watched the Demon Race and then the Human Race emerge in his Primordial Chaos World, whose inhabitants’ growth strengthened him until he reached Cosmic Spirit Realm Great Perfection.
  • Dijiang explained that Lin Heng’s heaven-grade Primordial Chaos World could develop on its own and eventually create parallel spaces, giving him strength to protect himself in the upper realm.
  • Lin Heng left seclusion, summoned Situ Jiannan and the others, and set the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s First Heaven opening ceremony for one month later before spending time with Liu Ling'er, Miao Shanrou, and Lin Miaoyin.
  • At the opening ceremony, more than a hundred thousand people gathered as Lin Heng and the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s leaders stood before them.
  • As Situ Jiannan prepared to begin the ceremony, the Lei Clan Ancestor appeared uninvited, followed by Venerable Qingyi, prompting discussion about the factions’ past grudges with the Battle Heaven Pavilion.

Ch. 852Playing a Game of A Moment of Life and Death

The Battle Heaven Pavilion opened amid challenges from the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi, who questioned Lin Heng’s claim that it would safeguard the Nine Heavens. Lin Heng intimidated them with Eternal Ages, and the Lei Clan Ancestor proposed a contest called A Moment of Life and Death.

  • The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi arrived at the opening ceremony with gifts, and Lin Heng declared that the Battle Heaven Pavilion belonged to neither the imperial clans nor the Ascenders.
  • After the ceremony, the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi challenged Lin Heng to prove the pavilion’s strength.
  • Lin Heng invited them to test him, then revealed Eternal Ages and unleashed Kunpeng’s oppressive might, causing the Lei Clan Ancestor to sit back down.
  • Sun Yuan taunted the two men for backing away, and the Lei Clan Ancestor proposed a refined contest instead of a fight.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor suggested playing A Moment of Life and Death, noting that Lin Heng had reached the Cosmic Spirit Realm.

Ch. 853Killed in a Single Exchange

Lin Heng accepted the Lei Clan Ancestor’s contest to create life, and their beasts fought in a condensed space. Lin Heng’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon killed the ancestor’s Heaven-Howling White Tiger in one exchange, leaving Venerable Qingyi to question whether they had underestimated Lin Heng.

  • The Lei Clan Ancestor proposed that he and Lin Heng create beasts for fifteen minutes and let them fight to the death, prompting Sun Yuan to mock his supposed literary contest.
  • Lin Heng accepted the challenge and entered a condensed space with the Lei Clan Ancestor as Venerable Qingyi started the hourglass.
  • Lin Heng and the Lei Clan Ancestor used accelerated time and Cosmic Spirit Realm abilities to nurture a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and a Heaven-Howling White Tiger.
  • The two beasts fought, and the Golden Dragon knocked the White Tiger away while losing several scales from its tail.
  • After taking a step, the White Tiger turned illusory and died, stunning the Lei Clan Ancestor and the onlookers.
  • Venerable Qingyi asked whether the Lei Clan Ancestor had held back, then concluded that Lin Heng’s Primordial Chaos World and personal strength exceeded their expectations.

Ch. 854Ascension

Lin Heng defeated the Lei Clan Ancestor’s beast, then used the Ascension Formation to leave the Nine Heavens for the upper realm. After arriving, he struggled against its immense gravity but managed to stand on his first day, astonishing the scholar sent to receive him.

  • Lin Heng’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon defeated the Lei Clan Ancestor’s Heaven-Howling White Tiger, and Venerable Qingyi withdrew without competing.
  • Lin Heng let the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s opening celebration continue for three days, then prepared the Ascension Formation ten days later.
  • More than two hundred thousand disciples lent Lin Heng their power of wishes, and he bid farewell to his friends and Liu Ling’er before ascending.
  • Lin Heng arrived on a white jade platform in the upper realm, where intense gravity forced him to his knees.
  • Lin Heng repeatedly tried to stand until he succeeded, surprising the scholar, who sensed that Lin Heng had reached Cosmic Spirit Realm Great Perfection.

Ch. 855Origin Cosmic Power

After ascending, Lin Heng struggled with the world’s immense gravity and learned that Hongjun had arranged for him to live in the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest. There, Dijiang explained that Lin Heng had to cut Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo to convert his Power of Origin into Origin Cosmic Power.

  • Lin Heng admitted his identity to Liu Yuansheng, who revealed that Hongjun had warned his disciples not to covet Lin Heng’s inheritance.
  • Liu Yuansheng took Lin Heng to the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest and showed him the newly built thatched hut where he would live and cut one bamboo stalk each day.
  • Lin Heng struck Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo with a sickle, but the bamboo knocked it back and injured his hand.
  • Lin Heng summoned Dijiang, who identified the bamboo and explained that Lin Heng’s Power of Origin had not yet converted into Origin Cosmic Power.
  • Dijiang told Lin Heng that he would complete the conversion when he could cut the Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo with the sickle in one stroke.

Ch. 856The Four Seas and Eight Wastelands

Lin Heng learned about the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands and decided to train in the most dangerous region after transforming his Power of Origin. He received Mu Chen’s former sword and began chopping Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo, while Hongjun heard of his plans and praised his resolve.

  • Dijiang explained that the Eight Wastelands were a perilous training ground where ascenders competed for a chance to enter the Four Seas, and recalled how Mu Chen had fought his way through them.
  • Lin Heng decided to head to the Eight Wastelands after converting his Power of Origin into Origin Cosmic Power, and Dijiang returned to the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode.
  • Lin Heng checked in at the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest and received the Peach Blossom Spring Annihilation Sword, which Mu Chen had once wielded.
  • Lin Heng resolved not to use Eternal Ages until he had fought his way out of the Eight Wastelands, then spent eight hours chopping through one stalk of Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo and fell into an exhausted sleep.
  • Liu Yuansheng told Hongjun that Lin Heng planned to carve a path through the Eight Wastelands, and Hongjun praised him as worthy of Mu Chen’s inheritance.

Ch. 857Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain

The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi plotted to force Hongjun to send Lin Heng to the Land of the Eight Desolations once he advanced beyond the Cosmic Spirit Realm. After half a year of training, Lin Heng neared a breakthrough and asked Dijiang where to go next, leaving with a recommendation to enter the dangerous Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain.

  • The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi discussed Lin Heng’s ascension and Hongjun’s protection, then decided to gather allies to pressure Hongjun after Lin Heng broke through beyond the Cosmic Spirit Realm.
  • Lin Heng spent half a year adapting to gravity in the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest, improving his bamboo-chopping speed and converting about seventy percent of his Power of Origin into Origin Cosmic Power.
  • Lin Heng stopped signing in after the forest’s rewards weakened and estimated that he would complete his energy conversion and advance his cultivation within a few months.
  • Lin Heng told Dijiang he wanted to seek the most dangerous place to grow stronger before the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi attacked him.
  • Dijiang recommended the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain in the Western Celebratory Demon Sea, where his former master had carved a path into the Four Seas.

Ch. 858Transformation Complete

Dijiang explained the dangers and rules of the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain, and Lin Heng decided to travel there without relying on protection from Dijiang. After transforming his Universe Origin and reaching the verge of a breakthrough, Lin Heng discovered that he could not break through inside the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode.

  • Dijiang told Lin Heng that Dasiwoba had made the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain a dangerous land where undead hunted Ascenders, but his strict rules also made it a refuge from pursuers.
  • Lin Heng decided to enter the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain after breaking through, and refused Dijiang's offer to protect him on the journey.
  • Lin Heng spent a month and a half converting his Power of Origin into Origin Cosmic Power, completing the transformation of his Universe Origin and greatly increasing his strength.
  • Lin Heng stopped chopping Azure Spirit Ghost Bamboo and went into the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode to focus on breaking through.
  • Lin Heng returned to the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest when he could not break through inside the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode, and Dijiang hinted that the two places differed in a way that prevented it.

Ch. 859Breaking Through to the Dao Universe Realm

Lin Heng broke through to the Dao Universe Realm by creating a Heavenly Dao for his universe, drawing the attention of the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi. As they moved to have him sent to the Archaic Land, Hongjun warned Primordial Chaos about their plan.

  • Lin Heng left the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode, recognized the guidance of the Dao laws, and began his breakthrough in the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest.
  • Lin Heng formed a Heavenly Dao based on following one's true heart, completing the initial construction of his universe and reaching the Dao Universe Realm.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi sensed Lin Heng's breakthrough and resolved to petition their master to send him to the Archaic Land.
  • Hongjun went to the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Palace and told Primordial Chaos that Hermoz had gathered more than thirty senior and junior brothers to demand Lin Heng be sent to the Archaic Land.

Ch. 860Preparations Before Leaving

Hongjun reported Hermoz's actions to Hongmeng and was instructed to leave Lin Heng's affairs to him. After Lin Heng broke through to the Dao Universe Realm, he decided to leave the Southern Spirit Sacred Sea in three days, while Hermoz prepared to intercept him.

  • Hongjun told Hongmeng that Hermoz and the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea were pursuing Mu Chen's inheritance, and Hongmeng said Lin Heng needed challenges to grow.
  • Hongjun told Hermoz that Lin Heng would go to an Archaic Land within a month of breaking through to the Dao Universe Realm, without naming which one.
  • Hermoz arranged for his men to intercept Lin Heng on every route out of the Southern Spirit Sacred Sea, determined to obtain Mu Chen's inheritance.
  • After three days and nights, Lin Heng's Heavenly Dao and lesser Daos took shape, and he broke through to the Dao Universe Realm.
  • Dijiang congratulated Lin Heng and explained that leaving Hongjun's protection would let him begin his journey through the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands.
  • Lin Heng decided to depart in three days and planned to sort through his sign-in rewards for useful treasures, especially a flying treasure.

Ch. 861Enemies on a Narrow Road

After leaving the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest with several treasures, Lin Heng flew toward the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain and was ambushed beyond the Southern Spirit Sacred Sea. He fought back against Venerable Qingyi, while the Lei Clan Ancestor recognized his sword as the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword once wielded by Mu Chen.

  • Lin Heng examined his sign-in rewards, including the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword, Nine Shine Chainmail, Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler, and Nine Netherworlds Nether Annihilation Bell.
  • Lin Heng told Liu Yuansheng he was leaving, and Liu Yuansheng warned him indirectly not to travel toward the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea.
  • Lin Heng left the Grotto-Heaven Bamboo Forest and flew toward the Western Celebratory Demon Sea, becoming alert after crossing beyond the Southern Spirit Sacred Sea.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi surrounded Lin Heng, and Venerable Qingyi attacked him with a waterspout summoned by his folding fan.
  • Lin Heng transformed the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword into peach blossoms that shredded Venerable Qingyi’s waterspout from within.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor recognized the sword as the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword Mu Chen had used in the Archaic Land.

Ch. 862Annihilation

The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi recognized the immense power of Lin Heng’s Peach Garden Annihilation Sword and joined forces to kill him. Lin Heng deflected their attacks, then stabbed the Lei Clan Ancestor, whose fate was left uncertain as the sword’s peach-blossom blades tore through his body.

  • The Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi debated whether Lin Heng’s Peach Garden Annihilation Sword was Mu Chen’s original weapon, then agreed to attack him together rather than summon reinforcements.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor attacked with the Thunder Overlord Spear while Venerable Qingyi sent a waterfall and mountain crashing toward Lin Heng.
  • Lin Heng countered Venerable Qingyi’s attack with a sea of peach blossoms and blocked the Lei Clan Ancestor’s spear strike with a peach-blossom shield.
  • The Lei Clan Ancestor thrust his spear into Lin Heng’s abdomen, but Lin Heng’s battle armor deflected it.
  • Lin Heng formed the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword and pierced the Lei Clan Ancestor, unleashing countless tiny blades inside his body.

Ch. 863A Message Before Death

Lin Heng killed the Lei Clan Ancestor and Venerable Qingyi after they confronted him, then hurried toward the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain when he discovered Qingyi had sent a warning. In the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea, Hermoz learned of their deaths and continued waiting for his subordinates to capture Lin Heng and obtain Mu Chen’s inheritance.

  • Lin Heng killed the Lei Clan Ancestor, who died regretting that he had not killed Lin Heng earlier.
  • Venerable Qingyi tried to flee, but Lin Heng used his superior Heaven-Grade Universe to restrain him and killed him with the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword.
  • Lin Heng found Venerable Qingyi’s communication spirit bead and realized Qingyi had warned someone before dying, so he hurried toward the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain.
  • Hermoz received Qingyi’s message at Jade Wave Lake and learned that Lin Heng had killed both Qingyi and the Lei Clan Ancestor.
  • Hermoz considered pursuing Mu Chen’s inheritance but chose to wait for his subordinates rather than risk starting a war by acting personally.

Ch. 864Cavern Annihilation Void

Lin Heng was intercepted near the Western Celebratory Demon Sea by the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea cultivators Nangong Jingyan and Zhong Wuyue. After Lin Heng shattered Zhong Wuyue’s sword attack, Zhong trapped him inside Cavern Annihilation Void and demanded that he surrender.

  • Lin Heng flew toward the Western Celebratory Demon Sea, hoping to escape the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea’s pursuit.
  • Nangong Jingyan and Zhong Wuyue intercepted Lin Heng just short of the Western Celebratory Demon Sea and ordered him to come with them.
  • Lin Heng refused to surrender and faced Zhong Wuyue’s Heavenly Wind Wave-Breaking Sword attack.
  • Lin Heng froze and shattered the space containing Zhong Wuyue’s Sword Qi, prompting Nangong Jingyan to warn Zhong about Lin Heng’s high universe grade.
  • Zhong Wuyue trapped Lin Heng in Cavern Annihilation Void and offered to spare his life if he surrendered.

Ch. 865Borrowing Strength to Escape

Lin Heng resisted Zhong Wuyue’s Cavern Annihilation Void with the power of laws, then used Zhong Wuyue’s rash attack to escape with the Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler. Zhong Wuyue and Nangong Jingyan pursued him, but Lin Heng had already traveled more than a hundred thousand li away.

  • Lin Heng discovered that Cavern Annihilation Void sealed his cosmic power but did not prevent him from using the power of laws to withstand its pressure.
  • Zhong Wuyue attacked Lin Heng after Lin Heng provoked him, releasing Cavern Annihilation Void and giving Lin Heng an opportunity to escape.
  • Lin Heng used the Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler repeatedly to flee beyond Zhong Wuyue’s pursuit range.
  • Nangong Jingyan rebuked Zhong Wuyue for letting Lin Heng escape, and the two pursued him.
  • Lin Heng reflected that he could not have broken free of Cavern Annihilation Void on his own and noted that the ruler’s long-distance travel consumed substantial soul power.

Ch. 866How Do You Have the Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler?

After failing to catch Lin Heng, Zhong Wuyue and Nangong Jingyan suspected Old Freak Heavenly Yang had helped him escape, but Lin Heng encountered the old man near the Western Celebratory Demon Sea. Just as Old Freak Heavenly Yang prepared to seize him, a message changed his expression, and he asked Lin Heng whether he had the Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler.

  • Zhong Wuyue and Nangong Jingyan gave up pursuing Lin Heng and blamed his escape on Old Freak Heavenly Yang, then returned to the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea.
  • Lin Heng reached the border of the Western Celebratory Demon Sea, where Old Freak Heavenly Yang was waiting to capture him for Hermoz.
  • Lin Heng recognized Old Freak Heavenly Yang as a disgraced former member of the Southern Spirit Sacred Sea and challenged him about showing up near its territory.
  • Old Freak Heavenly Yang prepared to attack Lin Heng, but stopped after reading a message on his communication spirit bead.
  • Old Freak Heavenly Yang asked Lin Heng whether he had the Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler.

Ch. 867Could It Be You Want to Spar with Me?

Old Freak Heavenly Yang confronted Lin Heng over his identical Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler and tried to stop him from escaping. Chu Duanhun arrived from the Western Celebratory Demon Sea, claimed authority over Lin Heng, and forced Old Freak Heavenly Yang to retreat.

  • Old Freak Heavenly Yang demanded to know where Lin Heng had obtained his Heavenly Yang Earth-Shrinking Ruler, and Lin Heng suggested Zhao Yangqing had told him there were two.
  • While Old Freak Heavenly Yang pondered Lin Heng’s claim, Lin Heng searched for a way past him and prepared to draw the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword.
  • Old Freak Heavenly Yang noticed Lin Heng’s movements, drew his moon demon saber, and prepared to attack.
  • Chu Duanhun appeared between Lin Heng and Old Freak Heavenly Yang and accused the Eastern Victorious Divine Sea of overstepping on Western Celebratory Demon Sea territory.
  • Chu Duanhun refused to hand Lin Heng over and challenged Old Freak Heavenly Yang to try taking him.
  • Old Freak Heavenly Yang backed down, accepted that Lin Heng was under the Western Celebratory Demon Sea’s authority, and fled.

Ch. 868Checking In at the Western Celebratory Demon Sea

Chu Duanhun drove Old Freak Heavenly Yang away and told Lin Heng that he had to complete the Western Celebratory Demon Sea's Archaic Land trial to gain freedom to enter and leave. Meanwhile, Hermoz used Time Reversal to confirm Old Freak Heavenly Yang's innocence and left Lin Heng's fate to Dasiwoba, while planning to deal with him later.

  • Chu Duanhun told Lin Heng that his lord had no interest in Mu Chen's inheritance and that Lin Heng had to survive the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain's trial to freely enter and leave the Western Celebratory Demon Sea.
  • Lin Heng followed Chu Duanhun toward the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain and checked in at the Green Ridge Sea Area, earning the Nine Dragons Soul Devouring Mirror.
  • Zhong Wuyue and Nangong Jingyan accused Old Freak Heavenly Yang of helping Lin Heng escape and blamed him for their failure to capture Lin Heng.
  • Hermoz used Time Reversal to learn what had happened, confirmed that Old Freak Heavenly Yang had not helped Lin Heng, and ordered Zhong Wuyue to drop the matter.
  • Hermoz told Old Freak Heavenly Yang that Lin Heng had gone to Dasiwoba's territory and said he expected Lin Heng might not survive, while privately anticipating a later chance to deal with him.

Ch. 869Dasiwoba, the Man Called a Madman

Lin Heng reached the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain and learned from Dijiang that Dasiwoba had made the Mist Forest and Netherworld Purgatory Tower a brutal trial within his universe world. Lin Heng entered the forest despite Dasiwoba’s grudge against his former master, Mu Chen, and found his soul power suppressed.

  • Chu Duanhun brought Lin Heng to the shore of the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain and explained that the only way out was through the forest and Senluo Hall.
  • Dijiang told Lin Heng about the Mist Forest’s illusions, ghosts, and trapped cultivators, and warned him that Dasiwoba was a madman who had once been gravely injured by Mu Chen.
  • Lin Heng questioned Dijiang for withholding Dasiwoba’s grudge, but accepted that he would have chosen this trial even if he had known sooner.
  • Dijiang explained that the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain was part of Dasiwoba’s universe world and that passing its trial could benefit Lin Heng’s own universe.
  • Lin Heng entered the Mist Forest, where the shore vanished, chilling voices surrounded him, and his soul power became unusable.

Ch. 870Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang

Lin Heng learned that he could be trapped in the Mist Forest for killing a human by mistake, then fought a chi disguised as a stone toad. After defeating it, he met an injured old man who claimed to know the forest’s exit and asked Lin Heng to help him defeat the ghost guarding it.

  • Lin Heng read the stele’s warning that killing a human by mistake would prevent him from leaving the Mist Forest.
  • A giant stone toad attacked Lin Heng, who recognized it as a chi and destroyed it with fire.
  • Lin Heng found an injured old man, gave him a pill, and heard his claim that he had found the forest’s exit.
  • The old man said a powerful ghost guarded the exit and asked Lin Heng to join forces with him.
  • The old man displayed his universe energy and knowledge to prove he was human, while Lin Heng hid his suspicion and asked whether the exit was real.

Ch. 871That Demonic Sword Again

Lin Heng discovered that the old man leading him through the Mist Forest was Mei, who had lured him into a trap with Ba. When Ba attacked, Lin Heng immobilized him with the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword and demanded to know where the forest’s exit was.

  • Lin Heng realized the old man was guiding him toward a trap and followed because he believed he could defeat the attackers.
  • The old man revealed himself as Mei, and Ba arrived to kill Lin Heng and share his flesh and blood.
  • Lin Heng summoned the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword, alarming Mei and Ba, who remembered Mu Chen’s massacre through the Mist Forest.
  • Ba dismissed the sword’s resemblance to the weapon from the past and lunged at Lin Heng.
  • Lin Heng froze Ba with spatial power and pointed his sword at Ba’s heart, asking where the exit was.

Ch. 872The Wrong Person

Lin Heng learned that the only way out of the Mist Forest was to kill its Nether creatures, so he began slaughtering them. After exposing and killing Wangliang, who had tried to manipulate him with a shadow illusion, Lin Heng spotted more creatures fleeing ahead and prepared to pursue them.

  • Ba mocked Lin Heng’s chances of escaping the Mist Forest, and Lin Heng killed it with the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword.
  • Mei revealed that a passage had appeared after someone slaughtered more than half the forest’s creatures, but Lin Heng killed Mei for having tried to kill him.
  • Lin Heng channeled the eight Powers of Origin into his sword and killed dozens of ghosts and monsters as he traveled through the forest.
  • Wangliang appeared in Lin Heng’s likeness and threatened to replace him, but Lin Heng recognized the ghost’s Shadow Illusion Technique and killed him with the eight Origin Cosmic Powers.
  • Lin Heng saw more than a dozen figures fleeing through the forest and prepared to chase them, but a sudden change occurred.

Ch. 873Chu Duanhun's Wager

Lin Heng entered the Netherworld Purgatory Tower after escaping the Mist Forest, where Chu Duanhun challenged him to a wager over whether he could leave within a month. As ghostly sounds began around him, Dijiang warned that the tower tested mental power, leaving Lin Heng to face an unknown trial with his soul power sealed.

  • A beam carried Lin Heng out of the Mist Forest and into the separate space containing the Netherworld Purgatory Tower.
  • Lin Heng entered the tower, where gray mist limited his vision and a strange force sealed his soul power.
  • Chu Duanhun appeared and wagered that Lin Heng could choose a treasure from his storage ring if he escaped within a month, while Lin Heng would forfeit the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword if he failed.
  • Chu Duanhun vanished, and ghostly cries and howls surrounded Lin Heng inside the tower.
  • Lin Heng asked Dijiang about the tower, and Dijiang explained that its trials varied but primarily tested a cultivator's mental power.

Ch. 874Dasiwoba's Thoughts

Lin Heng faced a trial in the Netherworld Purgatory Tower, where Dasiwoba used real punished ghosts and their resentment to try to drive him into slaughter. Lin Heng halted the surrounding ghosts with the pressure of his Heavenly Dao, while Dasiwoba learned that Chu Duanhun had wagered for Lin Heng’s Peach Garden Annihilation Sword and continued to suspect Lin Heng could reproduce treasures.

  • Lin Heng recognized that the ghosts appearing in the tower had suffered punishments in Netherworld Hell and realized Dasiwoba intended their resentment to erode his mind.
  • Lin Heng rose into the air, closed his eyes, and used the pressure of his Heavenly Dao to freeze tens of thousands of ghosts around him.
  • Dasiwoba watched Lin Heng through the Mystic Light Mirror and was surprised that Lin Heng had stopped the ghosts without attacking them.
  • Chu Duanhun told Dasiwoba that Lin Heng had entered the tower and that he had wagered for the Peach Garden Annihilation Sword if Lin Heng failed to escape within a month.
  • Dasiwoba suspected Lin Heng could reproduce destroyed treasures and planned to take the sword to determine whether it was genuine.

Ch. 875The Boundary Between Life and Death in the Western Celebratory Demon Sea

Lin Heng purified the first floor of the Netherworld Purgatory Tower with his vast righteous Qi, revealing to Dasiwoba that he possessed the potential for a Heaven-Grade Universe. Dasiwoba changed his plans around Lin Heng and ordered the Archaic Land advancement competition postponed until Lin Heng left the tower.

  • Lin Heng used golden light drawn from his universe to purify the gray mist and ten thousand ghosts across the tower's first floor.
  • Dasiwoba recognized Lin Heng's Heaven-Grade Universe potential and told Chu Duanhun that it made Lin Heng far more important to Primordial Chaos and his eldest senior brother.
  • Dasiwoba rejected Chu Duanhun's suggestion and decided to leave Lin Heng to Hermoz, while ordering Chu Duanhun to follow the original arrangements in the Netherworld Purgatory Tower.
  • Dasiwoba ordered the advancement competition delayed until Lin Heng came out of the tower, dismissing the Blood Return Demon Domain's submitted list of participants.
  • The chapter described the Blood Return Demon Domain as a place of life and the Heavenly Punishment Ghost Domain as a place of death for newcomers to the Western Celebratory Demon Sea.
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