Arc 28The Mountain Formation

Zhang Xuezhou reached the Sacred Land, helped Zou Bugui treat the wounded Tiger Strength Demon King, and broke through to the Consciousness Creation Realm. The Exalted One enlisted Zhang and the other masters to alter the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains formation, leaving Zhang flying toward its central acupoint to measure it.

  • Zhang Xuezhou arrived at the Sacred Land with Lingyu as Li Guang's attack left the demons afraid, then met the Venerable One, whose Yang Corporeal Soul had taken form.
  • The Venerable One sent Zhang Xuezhou to help Zou Bugui refine Longevity Pills, while Zou warned Zhang about Jin Chang and taught him Yin-Yang School techniques.
  • Zou Bugui and Zhang Xuezhou gave the injured Tiger Strength Demon King an oversized Longevity Pill, then Zhang persuaded the Goat Strength Demon King to provide treasures and help him break through in exchange for treatment.
  • With medicine and Emperor Jing's luck, Zhang Xuezhou broke through to the Consciousness Creation Realm as the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage arrived to discuss changing the mountain formation.
  • Zhang Xuezhou proposed that the Exalted One exchange his Yin and Yang Eyes for the Dao Lord's and Nine Spirits Primal Sage's treasures, helping the masters agree to work together.
  • The Exalted One revealed that Li Guang had attacked the secret realm's gate, and the masters led Zhang Xuezhou and Zou Bugui beneath the Geomagnetic Primal Light to draw the hidden realms together.
  • Zhang Xuezhou used the Exalted One's colored glass to study the formation, located its major acupoint between the three hidden realms, and asked the masters to measure the distance to its inscriptions.
  • Nine Spirits Primal Sage gave up 1,632 hairs to make a measuring rope, and Zhang Xuezhou flew toward the formation's center with it as the others hoped he would survive.
Chapters 677–701 Vol. 7 Read

Ch. 677An Ominous Feeling

Zhang Xuezhou met Feiyu in the mountains and learned that his godfather was too busy making pills for Lu Baibai to help him cultivate. Feiyu sent his demon birds to search for Li Guang, while Zhang Xuezhou headed toward the Xieluosi River Holy Land with Lingyu, uneasy about what awaited him.

  • Zhang Xuezhou told Feiyu he had entered the mountains to seek his godfather's help with his cultivation, and Feiyu introduced his daughter Lingyu.
  • Feiyu asked whether Zhang Xuezhou had seen Li Guang, leader of the Northern Frontier Legion, but Zhang denied encountering him.
  • Feiyu explained that Zhang Xuezhou's godfather was making ten thousand pills for Lu Baibai and warned that Li Guang might have followed Zhang into the mountains.
  • Feiyu ordered the demon birds to search for Li Guang and sent Lingyu to collect Black Feather's corpse and take it to the Alchemy Chamber.
  • Zhang Xuezhou agreed to walk with Lingyu toward the Xieluosi River Holy Land after using up most of his Demon Power.

Ch. 678Peeking into Memories

Zhang Xuezhou used the Person-Fixing Technique on Lingyu and discovered that it let him glimpse fragments of her memories. He realized the Technique could help predict behavior but carried serious risks, and Lingyu was still waiting to learn when her bloodline would return to its ancestral form.

  • Zhang Xuezhou worried that his new Physiognomy skills made everyone seem ominous and decided to practice on Lingyu.
  • Lingyu agreed to let Zhang Xuezhou use the Person-Fixing Technique so he could tell her when she might become a demon crane.
  • Zhang Xuezhou used the Technique and saw scenes from Lingyu's life, from hatching to learning demon Techniques.
  • Zhang Xuezhou concluded that the Person-Fixing Technique peered into memories and could lead to confusion or dangerous counterattacks.
  • Lingyu came out of her muddled state and asked Zhang Xuezhou again when her bloodline would return to that of her ancestors.

Ch. 679The King of Medium- and Long-Range Combat

Zhang Xuezhou used the Person-Fixing Technique to gain Lingyu’s trust and learn details about the Xieluosi River Holy Land, while worrying that most of his powerful skills were too dangerous to use openly. When they arrived, they found the Holy Land in chaos after Li Guang’s attack, and the Venerable One confronted him from the lake.

  • Zhang Xuezhou drew secrets about Feiyu and the Xieluosi River Holy Land out of Lingyu by using the Person-Fixing Technique.
  • Zhang Xuezhou reflected that his many inherited skills were difficult to use in public and worried that he had no normal combat Technique to show.
  • Zhang Xuezhou and Lingyu reached the Holy Land, where demons reported that Li Guang had killed or gravely wounded several powerful figures.
  • Lingyu reassured the hiding demons that Zhang Xuezhou was her cousin, Black Feather, while they mistook him for the Flying General.
  • The Venerable One threatened Li Guang from the lake, and Li Guang answered as an arrow struck the water, leaving the demons afraid of his long-range skill.

Ch. 680Yang Corporeal Soul Takes Form

Li Guang confronted His Eminence at the Xieluosi River Holy Land but left after keeping the demons pinned down until daylight. Zhang Xuezhou and Lingyu entered His Eminence’s palace, where Zhang noticed that His Eminence’s Yang Corporeal Soul had taken form.

  • Li Guang taunted His Eminence from concealment, but neither expert emerged to fight the other directly.
  • Zhang Xuezhou and Lingyu took shelter in Lingyu’s nest while the demons watched for Li Guang to attack.
  • At sunrise, His Eminence announced that Li Guang had left, and the demons complained about the Flying General without daring to pursue him.
  • Zhang Xuezhou left the nest, and Lingyu accompanied him toward the lake’s center after the water opened a passage.
  • His Eminence brought Zhang Xuezhou and Lingyu into his palace, where Zhang recognized that His Eminence’s Yang Corporeal Soul had taken form.

Ch. 681The Venerable One Changes the Formation

Zhang Xuezhou deflected the Venerable One’s anger by praising his Dharma body and suggesting that he share its method so others might improve it. The Venerable One decided to teach the technique and ordered work to begin on changing the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains’ formation to trap Li Guang.

  • Zhang Xuezhou praised the Venerable One’s Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma body and asked whether its weakness could be fixed.
  • The Venerable One explained that the Dharma body was vulnerable to spell-breaking techniques and arrows, and that other techniques could not improve on it.
  • Zhang Xuezhou suggested sharing the Dharma body method, and the Venerable One decided to teach it widely in hopes that others would find a solution.
  • The Venerable One ordered Zhang Xuezhou to refine ten thousand pills with his foster father and told him to have his father invite the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage to help change the mountain formation.
  • The Venerable One swept Zhang Xuezhou and Lingyu away, then planned to use the altered formation to leave Li Guang disheveled if he tried to sneak in again.

Ch. 682Roots

Zhang Xuezhou reunited with Zou Bugui in the Exalted One’s secret place, where Zou was refining Longevity Pills and teaching him. As Demon King Luli arrived seeking a pill for the dying Tiger Strength Demon King, Zou Bugui also began passing on the secret place’s formation knowledge to Zhang Xuezhou.

  • Zhang Xuezhou arrived in the Exalted One’s secret place and embraced Zou Bugui, who warned him not to use the taboo word “death.”
  • Zou Bugui explained that he was refining tens of thousands of Longevity Pills and demonstrated the process to Zhang Xuezhou.
  • Zhang Xuezhou told Zou Bugui that Governor Li Guang had shot Tiger Strength Demon King, and Zou predicted that Demon King Luli would soon come for a Longevity Pill.
  • Goat Strength Demon King and Demon King Luli pleaded outside while Tiger Strength Demon King breathed faintly, and Zou Bugui explained the secret place’s sound-transmitting tube to Zhang Xuezhou.
  • Zou Bugui pointed out flaws in the secret place’s formations and resolved to pass on everything he knew about the Yin-Yang School to Zhang Xuezhou.

Ch. 683His Excellency's Hazy Information

Demon King Luli sought Longevity Pills for the dying Tiger Strength Demon King, but Zou Bugui gave him only one, prioritizing His Excellency's needs. Zhang Xuezhou reported Emperor Jing's death and Liu Che's succession, leaving His Excellency weighing whether the news was true and considering the dangers and opportunities surrounding the Han Dynasty and Emperor Qin's rumored secret treasure trove.

  • Demon King Luli asked Zou Bugui for many Longevity Pills, but Zou Bugui gave him one to test because he could not judge how many the Tiger Strength Demon King needed.
  • His Excellency said Zou Bugui had been stingy, but accepted his argument that the pill would also preserve His Excellency's life.
  • His Excellency kept Zhang Xuezhou in the secret place to help Zou Bugui with alchemy and asked whether Emperor Jing had gone mad.
  • Zhang Xuezhou told His Excellency that Emperor Jing had died and Liu Che had ascended the throne as the new emperor.
  • His Excellency questioned whether Emperor Jing's death was genuine and considered the Han Dynasty's vulnerability, Li Guang's uncertain allegiance, and the possibility of finding Emperor Qin's secret treasure trove.

Ch. 684Parting the Mist

His Lordship weighed the danger of Li Guang and decided to focus first on preventing him from reaching the Sacred Land. Meanwhile, Zou Bugui realized Jin Chang had survived and warned Zhang Xuezhou about the threat he posed, leaving Zhang with a clearer idea of the Yin-Yang School’s Human Pill technique.

  • His Lordship considered the risks surrounding Li Guang, the Emperor Sword, and his plans, then ordered Zou Bugui to refine plenty of pills while prioritizing the danger of Li Guang reaching the Sacred Land.
  • Zou Bugui noticed Zhang Xuezhou’s unusual seven-days-awake, seven-days-asleep condition and warned that it could leave him vulnerable to enemies.
  • Zou Bugui suspected Jin Chang had faked his death, and Zhang Xuezhou admitted that Jin Chang was alive and explained how they had cooperated.
  • Zou Bugui advised Zhang Xuezhou to stall Jin Chang and warned that Jin Chang might recover his cultivation and turn Zhang and his disciples into Human Pills.
  • Zou Bugui described Human Pills as a process involving physical contact and a yin-yang Realm Technique that could convert another person’s cultivation for the user, easing Zhang Xuezhou’s fear of the unknown.

Ch. 685Getting Jin Chang's Inheritance Jade

Zhang Xuezhou considered how he could survive Jin Chang’s dangerous Yin-Yang School technique, while Zou Bugui taught him the school’s inheritance. After learning that the inheritance jades could track each other, Zhang decided to get Jin Chang’s jade instead of waiting until he could safely open his own.

  • Zou Bugui warned Zhang Xuezhou that Jin Chang could drain his internal force, but Zhang listed ways to counter him and remained confident.
  • Zou Bugui recognized Zhang’s resourcefulness and began teaching him more Realm Techniques, hoping he might challenge Jin Chang.
  • Zhang asked whether the Yin-Yang School had an inheritance jade, and Zou Bugui showed him the school’s white jade.
  • Zou Bugui explained that activating one inheritance jade made the other heat up and reveal its location through its master’s Law Power.
  • Zhang concluded that he could obtain Jin Chang’s inheritance jade and hold both, rather than waiting until his strength surpassed Jin Chang’s.

Ch. 686The Great Pill

Zhang Xuezhou reassured Zou Bugui that they had a plan to protect the inheritance jade and discussed ways to ease Zou Bugui’s endless pill-refining burden. Zou Bugui began experimenting with a giant Longevity Pill, using the Tiger Strength Demon King as a possible test subject.

  • Zhang Xuezhou reflected on his plan with Dong Zhongshu to obtain Jin Chang’s inheritance jade and considered Wu Chao a future ally.
  • Zhang Xuezhou’s confidence eased Zou Bugui’s worries, and they discussed pill refinement.
  • Zhang Xuezhou suggested combining the effects of many pills into one great pill to reduce Zou Bugui’s workload.
  • Zou Bugui decided to test a giant Longevity Pill, expecting the Tiger Strength Demon King might need another dose.
  • Zou Bugui used Zhang Xuezhou’s Balance to measure ten portions of medicinal paste and began forming the great pill in his Yin Yang Water Fire Pill Furnace.

Ch. 687Testing the Pill

Zou Bugui proposed testing a specially made Longevity Pill, ten times the usual size, on the injured Tiger Strength Demon King. The venerable one sent Zou Bugui and Zhang Xuezhou outside the secret realm to test it, where they saw the severity of the demon king’s wound.

  • The venerable one asked Zou Bugui how many Longevity Pills might keep the Tiger Strength Demon King alive, and Zou Bugui explained that the pills could not cure his injuries.
  • Zou Bugui offered a fist-sized Longevity Pill for the Tiger Strength Demon King, explaining that its medicinal effect might differ from an ordinary pill’s.
  • The venerable one approved the test and ordered Zou Bugui to take the pill outside the secret realm and report what he learned.
  • Zou Bugui left the secret realm with Zhang Xuezhou and rose from the lake toward Demon King Luli and the injured Tiger Strength Demon King.
  • Zou Bugui saw the bowl-sized hole in the Tiger Strength Demon King’s chest, while Zhang Xuezhou recognized the destructive force of Li Guang’s arrow.

Ch. 688This Technique Is Really Wonderful

Zou Bugui delivered a fist-sized Longevity Pill for the gravely wounded Tiger Strength Demon King, and Demon King Luli reluctantly forced it down with help from Goat Strength Demon King and Zhang Xuezhou. After the pill finally reached Tiger Strength Demon King’s stomach, the brothers waited to see whether it would work, while Zhang Xuezhou learned that Goat Strength Demon King’s Cloud Soaring Technique was a human flying technique.

  • Zou Bugui told Demon King Luli to make Tiger Strength Demon King swallow the oversized Longevity Pill, and Luli accepted the risk because his brother would otherwise die.
  • Goat Strength Demon King and Demon King Luli forced the pill toward Tiger Strength Demon King’s throat while the lesser demons cheered.
  • Zhang Xuezhou suggested using oil to help the pill slide down, and Goat Strength Demon King flew to the palace using his Cloud Soaring Technique to fetch lamp oil.
  • Goat Strength Demon King poured the oil into Tiger Strength Demon King’s mouth, and Demon King Luli finally got the pill down.
  • Demon King Luli warned Goat Strength Demon King that they still did not know whether the medicine would help.

Ch. 689Seeking Death

In the Xieluosi River Holy Land, Zou Bugui’s Longevity Pill kept the gravely wounded Tiger Strength Demon King alive, but Demon King Luli’s painful treatment made him beg for death. The Goat Strength Demon King finally asked Zou Bugui to save his brother.

  • The Tiger Strength Demon King swallowed Zou Bugui’s oversized pill while Demon King Luli threatened Zou Bugui if it failed.
  • Demon King Luli repeatedly sprinkled bleeding-staunching powder onto the Tiger Strength Demon King, causing him to scream and faint, while Zou Bugui called Luli a quack.
  • Zhang Xuezhou questioned whether the Tiger Strength Demon King wanted Luli to stop, and the Goat Strength Demon King agreed to wait for his brother to speak.
  • When the Tiger Strength Demon King woke, he begged his brothers to give him a quick death and pleaded not to receive more powder.
  • The Goat Strength Demon King bowed to Zou Bugui and asked him to save the Tiger Strength Demon King.

Ch. 690His Move Was Far Better Than Mine

Zou Bugui said Tiger Strength Demon King’s fatal injuries required rare ingredients, while Zhang Xuezhou offered to heal him with a technique if Goat Strength Demon King helped him reach the Body Integration Realm. Goat Strength Demon King agreed to provide the resources, and promised Zhang Xuezhou their friendship if he saved his third brother.

  • Zou Bugui said he lacked the ingredients to heal Tiger Strength Demon King and recommended Demon King Luli’s velvet-antler blood for a blood pill.
  • Goat Strength Demon King refused Zhang Xuezhou’s initial request to discuss the Cloud Soaring Technique, then offered to teach it if Zhang saved his third brother.
  • Zhang Xuezhou demonstrated a healing technique that rapidly closed Tiger Strength Demon King’s external wounds, but said he needed a cultivation breakthrough to heal internal damage.
  • Zou Bugui supported Zhang Xuezhou’s claim that combining his technique with pills could save Tiger Strength Demon King.
  • Zhang Xuezhou persuaded Goat Strength Demon King to provide treasures and help push his cultivation into the Body Integration Realm.
  • Goat Strength Demon King agreed and promised Zhang Xuezhou their friendship if he brought Tiger Strength Demon King back to life.

Ch. 691The Holy Land Masters Gather

His Excellency observed Zhang Xuezhou’s growing influence among the demons and planned to reward him, while preparing to meet the Holy Land’s visiting masters. The Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage arrived, and the chapter ended with the Tiger Strength Demon King still alive but desperate to escape his pain as treatment continued.

  • His Excellency watched the demons’ efforts to save the Tiger Strength Demon King and judged Zhang Xuezhou’s spying and social skills valuable.
  • His Excellency considered rewarding Zhang Xuezhou and Zou Bugui, then sent his Dharma Body to meet the arriving Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage.
  • The Nine Spirits Primal Sage landed in the lake, soaked the bird demons, and complained to the Five Lakes’ Dragon Kings before entering the secret grounds.
  • The Goat Strength Demon King picked up the Tiger Strength Demon King and reassured him that Zou Bugui and Zhang Xuezhou would soon begin proper treatment.
  • The Tiger Strength Demon King said he could no longer endure the suffering, while Zou Bugui held the medicinal blood and Zhang Xuezhou collected ingredients for his breakthrough.

Ch. 692Consciousness Creation Realm

Zou Bugui and the demons worked to force Zhang Xuezhou through his bottleneck, supplying increasingly potent medicine until his Law Power began transforming. The chapter left Zhang Xuezhou entering the Consciousness Creation Realm as Zou Bugui wondered which Technique would become his specialty.

  • Zou Bugui gave Zhang Xuezhou a Deer Blood Pill after he struggled to break through the True Spirit Realm bottleneck.
  • Demon King Luli fetched more potent medicine, while Feiyu offered black ginseng in exchange for the Bone-Dissolving Grass and asked Zou Bugui to make Lingyu a Transformation Pill.
  • Feiyu warned that Zhang Xuezhou needed a large dose of medicine at once and that his reliance on pills could make reaching the Body Transformation Realm harder.
  • Zou Bugui refined twelve powerful Spirit-Forging Pills and forced them down Zhang Xuezhou's throat with water and oil.
  • Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power began transforming, marking his breakthrough into the Consciousness Creation Realm.

Ch. 693The Perfection Brought by Luck

Zhang Xuezhou struggled to break through from the peak of the True Spirit Realm despite taking a large quantity of Spirit-Forging Pills, while Zou Bugui helped protect his body with a Deer Blood Pill. The luck Emperor Jing had given him transformed his Law Power and carried him into the Consciousness Creation Realm with an unusually smooth breakthrough, leaving him to wonder whether he would need to seize more imperial luck for future advances.

  • Zhang Xuezhou worried that his cultivation was being held back by an unexplained balance and that repeated medicinal breakthroughs could injure his body.
  • Zou Bugui gave Zhang Xuezhou a Deer Blood Pill to strengthen his body against the effects of the Spirit-Forging Pills.
  • Zhang Xuezhou swallowed twelve Spirit-Forging Pills with difficulty as the demon kings watched and offered help.
  • The luck Emperor Jing had given Zhang Xuezhou transformed his Law Power and pushed him into the Consciousness Creation Realm.
  • Zhang Xuezhou confirmed that his new Law Power was stable and powerful, then wondered whether he would need to seize emperors' or vassal kings' luck to advance again.

Ch. 694The Greatest Benefit of Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation

The Venerable One tried to persuade the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage to operate the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains' grand formation, but they kept dodging the request while watching Zhang Xuezhou’s breakthrough. He revealed that his apparent body was created through Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation and offered to teach them the technique if they helped him.

  • The Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage avoided agreeing to operate the grand formation and chatted about Zhang Xuezhou instead.
  • The Dao Lord observed Zhang Xuezhou breaking through to the Consciousness Creation Realm and marveled at his luck and control of Law Power.
  • The Venerable One urged the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage to examine his body, and they realized it was his Yang Corporeal Soul transformed body.
  • The Venerable One offered to teach Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation if the two helped him move the formation.
  • The Venerable One explained that the technique let its user fight without risking their physical body, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage and the Dao Lord eagerly wanted to learn it.

Ch. 695How to Prove Oneself

His Eminence tried to persuade the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage to help alter the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains by offering them the Dharma Body technique, but they distrusted his motives and its possible control backdoor. When he offered Longevity Pills instead, Nine Spirits Primal Sage eagerly swallowed one, leaving the negotiations unresolved.

  • His Eminence revealed the Dharma Body technique and proposed using it to win the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage's help with changing the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
  • The Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage questioned whether the technique contained a control backdoor and demanded to know why His Eminence wanted to move the mountains.
  • His Eminence struggled to prove his sincerity, while the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage prepared to leave without accepting his offer.
  • His Eminence offered them Longevity Pills, and the Dao Lord explained that needing more of the pills could itself give His Eminence leverage over them.
  • Nine Spirits Primal Sage insisted he would not take the pills, but swallowed one when Zou Bugui brought them and immediately felt relaxed.

Ch. 696Mutual Restraint

Zou Bugui advised His Eminence on his predicament, and Zhang Xuezhou suggested a mutual exchange of treasures to build trust with the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage. The Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage offered valuable items as collateral, leaving the three masters considering an arrangement of mutual restraint.

  • Zou Bugui whispered a suggestion to His Eminence, who praised Zhang Xuezhou's cleverness.
  • Zhang Xuezhou treated the Tiger Strength Demon King's injuries with a Technique Method while Huli, Luli, and Yangli urged him to continue.
  • His Eminence summoned Zhang Xuezhou and asked how he could gain the trust of the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage.
  • Zhang Xuezhou proposed exchanging His Eminence's Yin and Yang Eyes for treasures from the other two masters, so none of them would need to fear betrayal.
  • The Dao Lord offered his flying blade and book of curses, while Nine Spirits Primal Sage offered his Heaven and Earth Pouch; the Dao Lord explained that his book could not kill Li Guang or Emperor Jing.

Ch. 697Everyone Trembled with Fear

The Exalted One, Dao Lord, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage exchanged treasures to keep one another in check while preparing to move the formation in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. After settling their dispute, they turned their attention to Zhang Xuezhou and his knowledge of the Acupoint-Fixing Technique.

  • The Exalted One, Dao Lord, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage described the treasures they had taken from one another and agreed to return them after moving the formation and passing on the Exalted One's method.
  • The Exalted One explained that he feared Li Guang could attack him if the formation remained unchanged, and considered the trouble in the Sacred Land largely the result of problems among his own people.
  • The Dao Lord stopped Zhang Xuezhou from leaving and asked about his use of the Fuxi Physiognomy School's Acupoint-Fixing Technique.
  • The Dao Lord revealed that Hongku knew only the Star-Fixing Technique and had physical problems, so he could not rely on him to use the Acupoint-Fixing Technique.
  • The Dao Lord, Exalted One, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage concluded that Zhang Xuezhou was their best available option, while lamenting that Emperor Qin had wiped out the physiognomists of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent.

Ch. 698Opening the Secret Realm's Cavern

The Exalted One recruited Zhang Xuezhou and Zou Bugui to help the three Sacred Land lords alter the formation around the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, warning them that the work carried both danger and benefits. The Exalted One revealed that Li Guang had shot at the secret realm, and the Dao Lord led them to open its cavern.

  • Zhang Xuezhou hesitantly agreed to consider helping after the Exalted One explained that useful helpers would be needed for the dangerous task.
  • Zou Bugui volunteered his formation skills, and the Dao Lord and Nine Spirits Primal Sage explained that the formation work could benefit their cultivation and longevity.
  • The Exalted One revealed that Li Guang had come through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and shot an arrow at the secret realm's gate.
  • The Nine Spirits Primal Sage and Dao Lord worried about Li Guang's Heaven-Shaking Arrow and agreed to block it off by cutting through the great formation.
  • The Exalted One asked which Sacred Land school Li Guang belonged to, but the Dao Lord instead led the group toward the pillar of fire to open the secret realm's cavern.

Ch. 699The Reverse Side of the Secret Realm

Zhang Xuezhou and Zou Bugui followed the Venerable One, the Dao Lord, and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage through the Venerable One’s secret realm to its reverse side. There, the three Sacred Land lords drew two other secret realms toward the formation’s power source and asked Zhang Xuezhou to use his Acupoint-Fixing Technique to interrupt it.

  • The Venerable One led the group down through a passage of subterranean fire while keeping Zhang Xuezhou and Zou Bugui safe.
  • The group emerged beneath the Geomagnetic Primal Light, and Zou Bugui recognized the place as the reverse side of a secret realm.
  • The Venerable One, the Dao Lord, and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage used their secret-realm treasures and incantations to draw two distant secret realms closer.
  • Zhang Xuezhou saw that one approaching secret realm held silent palaces and the other held lionesses and cubs.
  • The Venerable One explained how the three secret realms powered the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains formation and asked Zhang Xuezhou to use his Acupoint-Fixing Technique to cut off the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation briefly.

Ch. 700Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation

Zhang Xuezhou used the three sacred treasures to perceive the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation and locate its major acupoint. He left knowing where the formation’s core lay, but wary of the dangers and the three lords who needed his help.

  • The Dao Lord, the Honored One, and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage explained that Zhang Xuezhou had to enter the formation and block its acupoints, while warning him of the geomagnetic primal light and promising abundant Spiritual Qi.
  • Zou Bugui offered to learn the Acupoint-Fixing Technique and take Zhang Xuezhou’s place, but the Dao Lord and the Honored One explained why Zhang Xuezhou’s past experience sealing a major acupoint qualified him for the task.
  • Zhang Xuezhou dripped his Essence Blood onto the colored glass, bluestone, and precious pearl, allowing the three lords to reveal the formation’s inscriptions to him.
  • Zhang Xuezhou used the Honored One’s colored glass to perceive how the hidden realms and the three hundred and sixty extraordinary peaks shaped the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains’ formation.
  • Zhang Xuezhou sensed that the formation’s major acupoint lay at the center of the triangle formed by the three hidden realms, then tried to hide his unease from the three lords.

Ch. 701Alive, He Was a Formation Genius

Zhang Xuezhou used Nine Spirits Primal Sage’s hair to measure the distance between secret locations and flew out to locate the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation’s eye. The others waited uncertainly as he attempted the dangerous task.

  • Zhang Xuezhou asked the Exalted One for the distance between inscriptions and proposed using Nine Spirits Primal Sage’s hair as a measuring rope.
  • Nine Spirits Primal Sage plucked out 1,632 hairs, which the Exalted One and Dao Lord joined into a rope and sent between secret locations.
  • Zhang Xuezhou measured a section of the rope, gave it to Zou Bugui, and flew toward the formation’s center with the remaining rope.
  • Nine Spirits Primal Sage worried Zhang Xuezhou was being rash, while Dao Lord said success would prove he was a formation genius.
  • The Exalted One expressed confidence in Zhang Xuezhou and hoped he would survive.
Arc 28 of 56
Arc 28 of 56