Arc 3The Saber-Nurturing Path

Xu Fan seized the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit, defeated challengers in Bingzhou, and chose to pursue the Great Reversion Pill through Saber-Nurturing Valley. The arc ended with him clearing the Fallen Star Pagoda and rejecting the first Weapon Master’s path and the Great Wilderness Demon-Slaying Saber.

  • Bai Lianxin told Xu Fan to seek a Great Reversion Pill through another faction, and Xu Fan chose Saber-Nurturing Valley before using her lotus seed to reach the fourth layer of Qi Refinement.
  • Xu Fan killed Luo Quan in Black Sea City, took his Storage Bag, and later cultivated to Great Grandmaster while learning that a black flood dragon threatened Rosy Clouds Island.
  • Xu Fan followed the True Person disciples to Rosy Clouds Island, killed Fang Mingyuan and Jueming, and seized the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit during the battle with the black flood dragon.
  • Xu Fan went to Bingzhou City with Yang Haitian, where he defeated Wang Sheng and weakened Wang Xuanpeng and Yu Han before they escaped with threats of retaliation.
  • Xu Fan asked Yu Qing to gather information for him through the Jade Maiden Society, while Xia Qianqian’s vision of a figure defeating seven weapon masters led the Three Lives Pavilion to warn other factions.
  • Xu Fan decided to join Saber-Nurturing Valley to pursue the Great Reversion Pill and traveled there with Su Ya and Su Qiang.
  • Xu Fan cleared the Fallen Star Pagoda’s first ten floors with his fists and reached the twelfth floor, then learned the Great Wilderness Demon-Slaying Saber already had a master and declined the first Weapon Master’s Dao.
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Ch. 51The Great Reversion Pill

After Xu Fan defeated Chen Cuo, Bai Lianxin visited him and offered to point him toward the Great Reversion Pill, a rare treasure that could help a Primal Core Peak cultivator become a Land Immortal. She revealed that the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect would receive one in three years, but said she could not distribute it and did not want Xu Fan to join the sect and compete with her for it.

  • Xia Qianqian and Lan Ci marveled at Xu Fan’s victory over Chen Cuo, while Shen Guan realized he and Bai Lianxin could not take Xu Fan away by force.
  • At the summit, Yang Haitian blocked Bai Lianxin until Xu Fan invited her through, and she noted that Xu Fan’s injuries seemed less severe than they appeared.
  • Xu Fan explained that he was suppressing the saber intent in his body, then asked Bai Lianxin why she had come.
  • Bai Lianxin offered to point Xu Fan toward a fortuitous opportunity and asked whether he had heard of the Great Reversion Pill.
  • Yang Haitian explained that the pill was made once every sixty years and could raise a Primal Core Peak cultivator’s chance of becoming a Land Immortal by thirty percent.
  • Bai Lianxin said the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect would receive a pill in three years, but she lacked authority to distribute it and did not want Xu Fan joining the sect to compete for it.

Ch. 52Seven-Colored White Jade Lotus Seed

Xu Fan accepted Bai Lianxin’s offer to compete for a Great Reversion Pill and used the Seven-Colored White Jade Lotus Seed to advance his cultivation. Back in Black Sea City, he learned that the Du, Fang, and Li households planned to confront a powerful black flood dragon, though Du Qingluo feared their motives and chances were uncertain.

  • Bai Lianxin told Xu Fan to compete for a Great Reversion Pill through another faction and warned him to avoid the Five Dragons Cult and Four Symbols Mountain Manor because Yan Chunqiu might be a weapon master.
  • Xu Fan said he would join Saber-Nurturing Valley, and Bai Lianxin gave him a Seven-Colored White Jade Lotus Seed before departing.
  • After cultivating with the lotus seed for more than half a month, Xu Fan opened all hundred meridians and reached the fourth layer of Qi Refinement.
  • Xu Fan reopened his shop in Black Sea City, where Du Qingluo noticed his breakthrough and accompanied him around the market.
  • Du Qingluo told Xu Fan that a Foundation Establishment black flood dragon had occupied Rosy Clouds Island and disrupted sea traffic, and that the Du, Fang, and Li households planned to lure it onto land and kill it.
  • Xu Fan questioned whether the households were truly confident, while Du Qingluo remained worried about the plan and her grandfather’s safety.

Ch. 53The Local Cultivators Are Far Too Rude

Xu Fan and Du Qingluo searched the Rogue Cultivators' market for Greater Yin Cultivation Methods, and Du Qingluo offered to secure him a Foundation Establishment talisman. When Luo Quan tried to take a method by force, Xu Fan challenged him and claimed the stall owner was his friend.

  • Du Qingluo explained that her second uncle had entered seclusion in hopes of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, which could strengthen the Du Household against the Fang and Li Households.
  • Xu Fan bought a Storage Bag, asked about Foundation Establishment talismans, and agreed to trade Divine Intent Pills and Minor Restoration Pills with the Du Household for one.
  • Xu Fan and Du Qingluo found a fourth-grade Greater Yin Cultivation Method, but Luo Quan took it and pressured the stall owner to sell it to him.
  • Du Qingluo accused Luo Quan of breaking Black Sea City's market rules, while Luo Quan claimed the stall owner had promised him the method.
  • Xu Fan picked up the stall owner by the collar, claimed he was the man's friend, and told him to leave while he handled Luo Quan.

Ch. 54Let Me Say a Fair Word

Xu Fan defeated Luo Quan in front of Du Qingluo, then killed him despite Fang Mingyuan’s attempt to intervene. Fang Mingyuan turned furious, while the onlookers feared Xu Fan had made an enemy of the Fang Household.

  • Luo Quan mocked Xu Fan for interfering, and Xu Fan stopped Du Qingluo from confronting him.
  • Xu Fan used True Yang Fist to break Luo Quan’s arm and send him crashing into the stalls, then kicked him in the mouth when he tried to get up.
  • Fang Mingyuan arrived and offered to settle the dispute fairly, but Xu Fan stomped Luo Quan to death.
  • Xu Fan took Luo Quan’s Storage Bag and brushed off Fang Mingyuan’s anger, while the onlookers moved away and warned that the Fang Household could retaliate.

Ch. 55Watching from the Sidelines

Liu Changfeng and Li Qiushui watched Wu Song’s fight and speculated about his pure Supreme Yang intent and the powerful forces that might be connected to him. Liu Changfeng chose to keep his distance, while Li Qiushui asked him to help deal with the black flood dragon threatening her household’s business.

  • Liu Changfeng judged that Wu Song’s Supreme Yang intent was too pure for an ordinary Rogue Cultivator, and he wondered whether powerful forces were behind him.
  • Fang Mingyuan withdrew after Du Qingluo stood with Wu Song, and Wu Song left the market with her.
  • Liu Changfeng realized Wu Song had noticed him and decided to wait and see whether Buddhist cultivators would approach him.
  • Li Qiushui described the black flood dragon’s threat and the strained balance among Black Sea City’s three households.
  • Liu Changfeng refused to confront the black flood dragon, saying that he lacked the strength and that the three households had to handle it themselves.

Ch. 56Divine Intention

Fang Yuanfeng chose to watch Wu Song rather than provoke a cultivator who might possess a Purple Mansion Supreme Yang method. After looting Luo Quan and divining threats from a black flood dragon and a Buddhist youth, Xu Fan secluded himself and advanced his martial cultivation to Great Grandmaster, strengthening his Divine Sense and preparing to disguise himself as a Supreme Yang Qi Refinement cultivator.

  • Fang Mingyuan told Fang Yuanfeng that Wu Song cultivated an exceptionally pure Supreme Yang path and might possess a method above seventh grade, and Fang Yuanfeng decided the Fang Household should observe him for now.
  • Xu Fan searched Luo Quan's Storage Bag, kept the fourth-grade Secret Essentials of Nocturnal Radiance and Moonlight, and claimed the Mystic Fire Ring.
  • Xu Fan used the Luminous Plain Moon Mirror to divine his future and saw a black flood dragon and a Buddhist youth among the figures connected to his troubles.
  • Xu Fan began secluded cultivation, compressed his True Qi into true essence, and condensed Divine Intention to reach Great Grandmaster martial cultivation.
  • Xu Fan used Thousand-Li Enemy Search, discovered that his Divine Sense had reached the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, and concluded he could disguise himself as a Supreme Yang Qi Refinement cultivator.

Ch. 57True Essence

Xu Fan discovered that his martial-cultivation True Essence awakened the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram and revealed several dangerous figures connected to the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit. Outside Black Sea City, Luo Hongzhuang and Jueming clashed over the treasure before heading toward the city.

  • Xu Fan used True Essence to cast the Luminous Plain Moon Mirror, and the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram revealed a Red Pine Sect disciple and Luo Hongzhuang alongside the black flood dragon and Jueming.
  • Xu Fan decided to be wary of everyone in the mirror, then dismissed his formation and left his room.
  • Jueming asked Luo Hongzhuang to join the Buddhist Land, but she rejected him and attacked with her sword.
  • Jueming and Luo Hongzhuang agreed to first confront the black flood dragon and seek the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit on Rosy Clouds Island, though both claimed the treasure was destined for them.
  • Luo Hongzhuang departed, and Jueming headed toward Black Sea City while reflecting on his mission to spread Buddhist teachings.

Ch. 58Trying

Du Qingluo delivered a Foundation Establishment talisman to Xu Fan after Du Zhenyi warned her to keep her distance from him because of the danger surrounding his Supreme Yang Dao lineage. Xu Fan traded her pills for the talisman and asked whether the powerful newcomers in Black Sea City planned to hunt the black flood dragon on Rosy Clouds Island.

  • Du Zhenyi gave Du Qingluo a Blazing Flame True Fire Talisman and warned her that becoming involved with Wu Song could endanger both her and the Du Household.
  • Du Qingluo accepted her grandfather's warning and agreed to focus on advancing her cultivation for the household's sake.
  • Xu Fan kept a low profile in Changxing Market as he heard about a Sword Sect disciple, a young monk, and a Red Pine Sect disciple arriving in Black Sea City.
  • Du Qingluo brought Xu Fan the talisman, and he exchanged twenty bottles of Divine Intent Pills and Minor Restoration Pills for it.
  • Xu Fan asked Du Qingluo whether the newcomers intended to join forces against the Foundation Establishment black flood dragon on Rosy Clouds Island.

Ch. 59Jing Dragon King

Xu Fan learned that a Water-Fire Primordial Spirit had appeared on Rosy Clouds Island and decided to pursue it despite warnings and a mysterious attempt to divert him. As he followed the True Person disciples toward the island, Zhao Yuanhai revealed that he wanted the black flood dragon’s Immortal Foundation for his own cultivation.

  • Du Qingluo told Xu Fan that True Person disciples were joining the hunt for the black flood dragon because a rare Water-Fire Primordial Spirit had appeared on Rosy Clouds Island, and she warned him to stay out of danger.
  • Xu Fan accepted Du Qingluo’s Foundation Establishment talisman, then secretly resolved to seize the spiritual object for himself.
  • A mysterious force redirected Xu Fan toward Black Sea City, but he turned back toward Rosy Clouds Island and found he could proceed without being stopped again.
  • Xu Fan spotted the True Person disciples heading for the island and followed them, while Fang Mingyuan’s spirit trailed behind as well.
  • Zhao Yuanhai watched from a distant mountaintop and decided to let Xu Fan reach the island, where he intended to obtain the black flood dragon’s Immortal Foundation, the Jing Dragon King.

Ch. 60Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

Zhao Yuanhai secretly arranged for the black flood dragon to draw attention away from his plans while disciples attacked it above Rosy Clouds Island. Beneath the island, Xu Fan killed Fang Mingyuan and took the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit, but Jueming, Luo Hongzhuang, and Liu Changfeng pursued him.

  • Zhao Yuanhai decided to conceal his plan to refine the black flood dragon into a Joint Cultivation great pill and let it settle on Rosy Clouds Island.
  • Du Zhenyi, the Fang and Li Household cultivators, Liu Changfeng, Jueming, and Luo Hongzhuang attacked the black flood dragon above the island.
  • Fang Mingyuan collected the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit beneath the island while his grandfather stalled the battle above.
  • Xu Fan ambushed Fang Mingyuan, killed him with repeated True Yang Fist strikes, and took his Storage Bag.
  • Jueming sensed Xu Fan to the northeast, and he, Luo Hongzhuang, and Liu Changfeng pursued him.

Ch. 61Master, Save Me!

Xu Fan returned to Rosy Clouds Island and pretended to ally with the black flood dragon while preparing to ambush the True Persons' disciples. He killed Jueming before the dragon phantom on the monk's body could fully awaken, leaving the fight over the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit unresolved.

  • Xu Fan turned back toward Rosy Clouds Island, where the black flood dragon was struggling against Liu Changfeng, Luo Hongzhuang, and their allies.
  • Xu Fan convinced the black flood dragon that he would help him, while Jueming claimed the right to deal with Xu Fan.
  • Jueming dismissed Xu Fan's strength and urged him to surrender, but Xu Fan struck him with a punch powered by true essence.
  • Xu Fan used Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion to weaken Jueming, then unleashed a stronger attack that sent him flying.
  • As Jueming called for his master and the flood dragon phantom began to awaken, Xu Fan appeared behind him and killed him before it could fully emerge.
  • The black flood dragon praised Xu Fan as his human brother.

Ch. 62Treasure, Please Turn Around

Xu Fan fought Luo Hongzhuang after killing Jueming, while the black flood dragon called for help from the sea. Xu Fan detonated his True Essence to destroy Luo Hongzhuang’s defenses, and the chapter ended as the Dragon-Subduing Arhat arrived on a flood dragon and a horned man emerged from the sea.

  • Xu Fan killed Jueming with his fists, shocking the Foundation Establishment cultivators and the disciples present.
  • Luo Hongzhuang challenged Xu Fan with her Law Sword while the black flood dragon called the sea’s Demon Race for help.
  • Du Zhenyi recognized Xu Fan’s fist technique as Wu Song’s, while the Fang Household patriarch suspected Xu Fan had killed Fang Mingyuan and taken the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit.
  • Xu Fan weakened Luo Hongzhuang with Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion, but she summoned the Crimson Firmament Sword and locked its sword intent onto him.
  • A roar from the distant sea dispelled the sword’s suppression, allowing Xu Fan to strike Luo Hongzhuang and then detonate his True Essence while holding her.
  • The Dragon-Subduing Arhat arrived on a flood dragon, and a horned man in a blue robe stepped from the sea and confronted him.

Ch. 63Both Have Benefited Me Greatly

After escaping the fight with the True Person’s disciple, Xu Fan examined the Buddhist cultivator’s spoils and gained new methods to strengthen himself. Yang Haitian then invited him to see a performer in the provincial capital, claiming he meant to keep Xu Fan from straying.

  • Xu Fan wondered whether the red-robed sword cultivator had survived his self-destruction, then secured the Water-Fire Primordial Spirit and searched the bald Buddhist cultivator’s Storage Bag.
  • Xu Fan recorded the Arhat Golden Body Secret Method, Arhat Fist, and Arhat Sarira, and planned to adapt the methods to improve his martial strength.
  • Xu Fan recharged the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram and left seclusion, where Yang Haitian noticed he had reached the Great Grandmaster realm.
  • Yang Haitian invited Xu Fan to see a pure maiden performing in the provincial capital, and Xu Fan agreed to go along.

Ch. 64Two Weapon Lords

Xu Fan and Yang Haitian discussed the Wedding Robe Ancestor, whose followers were spreading across the kingdoms, and the recent emergence of two Weapon Lords. They arrived in Bingzhou City with Xu Fan unconcerned about the challenges posed by the new Weapon Lords, since he cared more about immortal cultivation than reaching the Celestial Person realm.

  • Xu Fan and Yang Haitian entered Bingzhou City and heard people discussing the Cha Maiden Yu Qing, a Great Grandmaster who had become a famous courtesan.
  • Yang Haitian told Xu Fan that the Wedding Robe Ancestor was a Land Immortal who devoured other Land Immortals to acquire their Divine Abilities, and that few people could reliably defeat him.
  • Yang Haitian explained that Jin Chuan had emerged as a Weapon Lord wielding the Seven Stars God-Slaying Spear, while Xia Qianqian had been taken to the Three Lives Pavilion with the Future Diagram.
  • Yang Haitian remarked that Qingzhou had produced many people blessed with great fortune, including Xu Fan, while Xu Fan wondered whether he could borrow a Celestial Person Divine Weapon.
  • Yang Haitian said the newly emerged Weapon Lords could make Xu Fan's path more difficult, but Xu Fan replied that he did not necessarily need to pursue the Celestial Person realm.

Ch. 65The Wang Immortal Clan

Xu Fan encountered Ye Chengjing outside the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion and learned that Ye had come to see Yu Qing, who was being guarded by servants of the Wang Immortal Clan. Xu Fan brought Ye and Yang Haitian inside, where they watched Yu Qing appear onstage through a Pure Maiden’s illusion.

  • Wang Clan servants threw Ye Chengjing out of the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion and warned him not to disturb their master.
  • Xu Fan recognized Ye Chengjing, and Ye realized that Xu Fan was the famed Wu Song who had wiped out the Han Household.
  • Ye explained that he had come to see Yu Qing despite struggling to accept that she was a Pure Maiden.
  • Xu Fan led Ye and Yang Haitian into the pavilion after brushing aside the Wang Clan servants’ attempt to stop them.
  • On the eighth floor, Xu Fan watched Yu Qing emerge from a painted scroll in a Pure Maiden’s illusion.

Ch. 66Young Master Wang Is Picking Up the Tab for Everyone

At the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion, Yang Haitian recognized his old enemy Yu Han, while Wang Sheng challenged Xu Fan as a stepping stone toward breaking through to the Primal Core realm. The patrons fled or gathered outside to watch as the confrontation began.

  • Xu Fan and Yang Haitian admired Yu Qing, while Ye Chengjing hesitated to approach her because of the difference in their cultivation.
  • Yang Haitian recognized Yu Han and told Xu Fan that Yu Han had once practiced demonic arts and slaughtered three households before Yang Haitian and a Pacification Commissioner gravely wounded him.
  • Yu Han revealed that he had brought Wang Sheng to Bingzhou so Wang Sheng could fight Xu Fan, while Yu Han could take revenge on Yang Haitian.
  • Xu Fan told Ye Chengjing to leave and approach Yu Qing, then Wang Sheng confronted Xu Fan and called him a suitable stepping stone for his breakthrough.
  • Xu Fan laughed at Wang Sheng’s confidence and announced that Wang Sheng was paying for everyone, prompting patrons to leave and onlookers to gather outside.

Ch. 67I Never Meant to Fight on a Higher Plane

Xu Fan used Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion to disrupt Wang Sheng and Yu Han’s true essence, then attacked Wang Sheng while the other cultivators watched. As Yu Han’s attempt to intervene failed, a furious middle-aged man in a yellow robe appeared and reached for Xu Fan.

  • Tie Shan, Jin Chuan, and Huang Tianfu arrived outside the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion as Wang Sheng faced Xu Fan and Yu Han faced Yang Haitian.
  • Xu Fan refused Tie Shan’s request to take the fight outside the city and dismissed Wang Sheng and Yu Han as unworthy challengers.
  • Wang Sheng activated his true essence, triggering the hidden Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion and making him spit blood.
  • Xu Fan rushed Wang Sheng and repeatedly punched him while Wang Sheng could not protect himself with true essence.
  • Yu Han tried to form the Blood Demon Great Hand Seal, but the same erosion made his true essence reverse and forced him to spit blood.
  • A furious middle-aged man in a yellow robe appeared above Bingzhou City and reached for Xu Fan, demanding that he stop.

Ch. 68My Brother Wang Tian Has the Makings of a Celestial Person!

Xu Fan defeated Wang Sheng and faced down Wang Xuanpeng, forcing the Wang Clan elder to retreat despite his Primal Core Perfection strength. Afterward, Xu Fan met the Weapon Lord Jin Chuan, who questioned how powerful a Celestial Person’s legacy could make its inheritor.

  • Yang Haitian attacked Wang Xuanpeng with True Yang Fist but was injured when Wang Xuanpeng broke through the technique.
  • Xu Fan stood on Wang Sheng’s face and mocked him, while Wang Sheng threatened him with his elder brother Wang Tian.
  • Wang Xuanpeng attacked Xu Fan, but Xu Fan’s counterblow and Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion weakened him.
  • Wang Xuanpeng shielded Wang Sheng and fled with him and Yu Han, threatening that the Wang Clan would retaliate.
  • Yang Haitian praised Xu Fan’s strength and his use of True Yang Fist, then Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu introduced Jin Chuan, the Weapon Lord of the Seven Stars God-Slaying Spear.
  • Jin Chuan asked whether the inheritor of a Celestial Person’s legacy could truly be so powerful.

Ch. 69You Don't Understand

Xu Fan noticed a mysterious, azure-fortuned young woman watching him, then met Ye Chengjing and Yu Qing at the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion. He secured Yu Qing’s agreement to gather intelligence through the Jade Maiden Society in exchange for protection from the Mystic Yang Sect and himself.

  • Xu Fan spotted a veiled young woman on a distant mountaintop, and Huang Tianfu identified her as a Primal Core cultivator with pure azure fortune who had methods resembling Xu Fan’s.
  • Jin Chuan wondered whether Xu Fan’s strength meant that having no Celestial Person Divine Weapon was an advantage, while remaining convinced that Weapon Lords would become invincible upon reaching the Land Immortal realm.
  • Xu Fan and Yang Haitian arrived at the Thousand Fragrances Pavilion, where Ye Chengjing and Yu Qing were waiting.
  • Xu Fan asked Yu Qing to use the Jade Maiden Society to gather information for him and offered protection from the Mystic Yang Sect and himself.
  • Yu Qing accepted Xu Fan’s offer, and he left the pavilion after saying goodbye to Ye Chengjing.

Ch. 70Future?

Xu Fan refined the golden body sarira, mastered the first transformation of the Great Sun Golden Body, and advanced his cultivation. At the Three Lives Pavilion, Xia Qianqian foresaw someone destroying the nine Celestial Person Divine Weapons and defeating seven weapon masters, leaving the first pavilion master to suspect Demon Venerable Pang Wuji.

  • Xu Fan used the [Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram] to deduce the Great Sun Golden Body and Great Sun True Yang Fist from existing techniques.
  • Xu Fan refined the golden body sarira, completed the first transformation of the Great Sun Golden Body, and broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refinement.
  • Xu Fan resolved to master the Great Sun True Yang Fist to strengthen his combat ability and disguise as a cultivator of the Supreme Yang Dao Lineage.
  • At the Three Lives Pavilion, Xia Qianqian suffered a backlash after using the Future Diagram and told the first pavilion master she had seen the nine Celestial Person Divine Weapons melted down.
  • Xia Qianqian described a figure who wielded yin and yang and defeated seven weapon masters, and the first pavilion master wondered whether it was Demon Venerable Pang Wuji.

Ch. 71Has the Future Already Been Decided?

Xia Qianqian and the first pavilion master used the Present Diagram and Future Diagram to consider who might destroy the Celestial Person Divine Weapons. They narrowed the likely threats to several powerful figures and resolved to warn the major powers before the danger could mature.

  • The first pavilion master argued that Pang Wuji would disdain Celestial Person Divine Weapons because he was already the strongest person of the age.
  • Xia Qianqian rejected Shi Qianyue and Wang Tian as the figure she had glimpsed in the Future Diagram, while the first pavilion master considered Zhong Shenxiu a possible threat who might not act against the weapon masters.
  • The first pavilion master weighed Anan's deep foundations and the Qin emperor's ambition, then judged the Buddha of Ultimate Bliss possible but unlikely.
  • Xia Qianqian suggested Xu Fan, but the first pavilion master dismissed him because the Future Diagram could not see his future and he was expected to die.
  • The first pavilion master told Xia Qianqian to focus on cultivation while the Three Lives Pavilion alerted other Celestial Person sects and weapon masters to the hidden threat.

Ch. 72You Don't Have the Slightest Chance of Beating Him

Wang Tian judged that Wang Sheng had no chance of defeating Xu Fan and vowed to confront him after returning from a secret realm. Xu Fan chose to join Saber-Nurturing Valley to obtain a Great Reversion Pill, confident he could face the valley’s disciples.

  • Wang Sheng complained to Wang Tian that Xu Fan had beaten him through underhanded tricks, but Wang Tian said Xu Fan’s combat experience made him unbeatable.
  • Wang Tian promised to meet Xu Fan himself after returning from the secret realm, then flew away on his thunderbird.
  • Xu Fan completed the third revolution of his True Essence and decided to crush his sect tokens and join Saber-Nurturing Valley instead.
  • Xu Fan told Yang Haitian that he planned to obtain a Great Reversion Pill from Saber-Nurturing Valley, and Yang Haitian questioned whether the valley would accept him.
  • Xu Fan said Saber-Nurturing Valley’s disciples would want to challenge him and assured Yang Haitian that he had never been weaker than anyone.

Ch. 73The Fallen Star Pagoda

Xu Fan traveled to Saber-Nurturing Valley in Wei Kingdom with Su Ya and Su Qiang, discussing the sect’s lineages and the trials for its disciples. They arrived at the Fallen Star Pagoda, where candidates would be tested for entry.

  • Su Ya explained that Wedding Robe Divine Art cultivators had made travel dangerous and introduced himself and Su Qiang as members of the Su Household.
  • Xu Fan said he had come to join Saber-Nurturing Valley because of its renowned Saber-Nurturing Technique, while keeping his true identity from Su Ya and Su Qiang.
  • Su Qiang described the requirements for becoming one of the sect’s nine True Disciples, and Su Ya vowed he would qualify.
  • Su Ya invited Xu Fan to join the Earth Lineage, and Xu Fan agreed to consider it.
  • Su Ya spotted the Fallen Star Pagoda as their carriage neared Saber-Nurturing Valley, and Su Qiang explained the pagoda’s tests for prospective disciples.

Ch. 74I Only Know I'm About to Speedrun This

Xu Fan entered the Fallen Star Pagoda and rapidly cleared its first ten floors, where he faced a projection at Early Primal Core strength. The crowd watched as he and Xia Luanyin reached the eleventh floor, leaving Lu Yuanqing and Wei Zhongliu wondering who Xu Fan was.

  • Su Ya brought Xu Fan to the Fallen Star Pagoda and explained how its trials adjusted to each challenger’s age and cultivation.
  • Xu Fan noticed that Lu Yuanqing, Wei Zhongliu, and Xia Luanyin had reached the tenth floor and become candidate True Disciples.
  • Xu Fan entered the pagoda and cleared its first nine floors with a single punch each.
  • Xu Fan fought the first Weapon Master's projection on the tenth floor with his Great Sun True Yang Fist.
  • The crowd saw Xu Fan and Xia Luanyin reach the eleventh floor, while Lu Yuanqing and Wei Zhongliu tried to place Xu Fan’s familiar name.

Ch. 75Saber-Nurturing Technique

Xu Fan reached the twelfth floor of the Fallen Star Pagoda, astonishing the crowd and receiving the Saber-Nurturing Technique. He mastered its basics before the Weapon Master's phantom appeared and learned that the Great Wilderness Demon-Slaying Saber had already acknowledged a master.

  • Xu Fan's name appeared on the twelfth floor, shocking Xia Luanyin, Lu Yuanqing, Wei Zhongliu, and the crowd outside the Fallen Star Pagoda.
  • Xu Fan received the Saber-Nurturing Technique and used the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram to comprehend it and condense a divine saber in his Dantian.
  • The Weapon Master's phantom appeared and told Xu Fan that the Great Wilderness Demon-Slaying Saber had already acknowledged a master.
  • Xu Fan said he had no interest in the Celestial Person Divine Weapon or in cultivating the first Weapon Master's Dao.
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