Beiluo, West Mountain.
Kong Nanfei’s failed tribulation did dampen the cultivators’ morale.
Many now understood: cultivation wasn’t smooth sailing. Power came with peril—tribulation peril.
Fear and hesitation spread. Heaven Lock had three bolts; even Kong Nanfei, who could manifest a righteous qi river, nearly died.
Ordinary cultivators? Instant death under thunder.
Heaven Lock... perhaps only for geniuses.
They’d settle for Golden Core.
Nie Changqing swept the crowd; said nothing.
To each their path. Heaven Lock’s danger visible; not all could choose it.
Ning Zhao and Nie Changqing exchanged glances; stepped into the trial tower.
Continued breakthrough assaults.
Ni Yu shouldered black pot; smacked lips.
Nie Shuang clenched fists; eyes gleamed.
Bai Qingniao’s three chicks poked heads; spotted Jiang Li; eyes lit. Earlier saw him but Kong tribulating; no shout.
To Jiang Li; inspected unharmed; stone fell.
Little Phoenix One climbed Bai Qingniao’s head; glared Jiang Li.
Jiang Li glanced; mouth twitched.
Never thought glared by chick.
Ni Yu Nie Shuang entered tower.
Ni Yu called Bai Qingniao; ignored; pestered Jiang Li.
Ni Yu pot-top; proud hum; twist entered.
Scene shifted.
Cleared; primitive forest.
Black shadows shot; Ni Yu chin up; grudging eager.
Trial tower third layer.
Shadows halted; masked weird beings Ni Yu knew; mask center hole; cold eyes.
Uniform black pots.
Sat around Ni Yu; she one-hand pot; war intent.
Come!
Death battle!
Posturing.
All sat; herbs appeared Ni Yu; chubby face twitch; fire; alchemy; herbs into pot.
Distant.
Weird beings hand flame; threw pot bottom; blazing.
Alchemy too.
Ni Yu’s challenge unique; others kill; hers alchemy rivals.
Win: better pills.
Ordinary Qi Gathering.
Ni Yu gritted.
Failed before; pot-smashed dead.
Swore win; pot-smash back!
Young Master’s favored alchemist!
Tower layers talent-based.
Nie Changqing: pig-butchering knife foes; knife intent.
Ning Zhao: cicada-wing sword.
Nie Shuang: bare fists.
Bai Qingniao: chick-rearing.
Tower dug potential; broke shackles.
Beiluo, Lake Heart Isle.
Kong Nanfei woke.
Weak; meridians burning.
Wheelchair snow crush; Lu appeared.
"Regret?"
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Lu leaned Thousand Blade; eyed Kong.
"More settling; adapt power; block third bolt..."
Lu.
Kong eyes fluctuated; failed...
Prove self; failed.
Tribulation shattered all; huge blow.
Breakthrough heart risked crush.
Meng Haoran concerned; feared master slump.
Kong lost; no slump.
"Too hasty."
Kong calm.
"Thanks Young Master Lu save..."
Kong cupped hands.
Lu waved: "No thanks me."
"Travel; like Master; tour lands; heart insights; accumulate; Heaven Lock chance."
Lu.
Kong rose; pale; cupped Lu.
Planned.
Pre-leave; found Mo Tianyu; knelt Master grave; solemn bow.
Then Meng left isle; Beiluo.
Post-Kong; Mo knelt grave; pocket three coins; bid Lu.
Carefree; confucian robes hunt; snow vanish.
Isle quiet.
Lu wandered peninsula peach bamboo.
Fingers tap guard.
Kong failed; but instinct: Heaven Lock soon birth.
Beiluo lake.
Little Yinglong mouth ring unopened; supine leaf-like; drifted.
Lu amused.
Hand; dispersed ring.
Little Yinglong mouth flap; eyes bright; flip; wave again!
Ignored lake frolic.
Lu eyed lake bottom.
Faint.
Saw suppressed thunder pearl; inner thunder dragon.
...
Snowy sky.
Steed galloped; crane-cloaked Mo Ju eyed side green-ox Li Sansi.
Li’s ox mad run; no slower steed.
Snow slapped Mo Ju face; skin sting.
"Daxuan Xiliang attack capital; Xiliang has Overlord top; Daxuan avoid edge; exit capital; likely Yuan Chi; hurry; Overlord may strike."
Mo Ju horseback analysis.
Li Sansi yawn lazy.
Pocket wood sword; drowsy.
Mo words unclear.
But promised help vs Overlord; no refuse.
Mo Ju sent "Bamboo Leaf Green" Buzhou Peak; favor.
Of course; told only block Overlord; may not beat.
Mo smiled unconcerned; block enough; kill Overlord but Beiluo Young Master...
None.
Sudden.
Ox-back drowsy Li; eyes open.
"Hm?"
"Qi fluctuation; cultivator aura..."
Li.
Mo stunned; cultivation weaker; no sense.
But smart; guessed; thought turn; face change.
"Perhaps..."
Mo ugly.
"Daoist Li; faster."
Mo eyed front; exhale.
...
Snow plain; armies no standoff.
Direct war.
Xiliang cavalry Xiang charged Daxuan.
Tantai Xuan no chariot; hot temper; eyes red.
Drew blade; roar kill.
Led charge enemy.
First Daxuan-Xiliang clash.
First cultivator armies; Xuanwu Xiang; blades qi.
Then cavalries.
War flood; snow mud.
Soon blood dyed; cruel air.
Overlord eyes flicker; Daxuan not weak; border Xirong kills; no less Xiliang; lions biting.
Brutal.
Overlord war chariot; three steeds.
Whip reins; black-manes mad; sped Daxuan.
Demonic qi release; flood destroy; dive.
"War!"
Overlord low.
Overlord move; Xiliang morale soared.
Daxuan pressed.
Tantai red; weak beaten; but bite flesh.
Ruthless.
Today crisis; greatest.
Armies face.
Defeat cascade; stray dogs.
Daxuan withdraw Yuan Chi; no battlefield heart collapse.
Overlord chariot crushed.
None block.
Spirit pressure; chariot pass; common soldiers head low; five full Body Storage unimaginable.
Kong thunder-miserable.
Heaven might.
Kong Body limit; righteous river suppress armies!
Tantai blood armor; eyed chariot speeding Overlord.
"Good Overlord..."
Tantai laughed.
Recall Overlord spare.
Kill openly; armies slay...
Face.
Else earlier; no escape.
Five full vs mortal-strong Tantai; how?
Sudden.
Front.
Xuanwu blocked.
"King! Withdraw!"
Xuanwu roar; lives block; win breath.
Tantai trembled.
Xuanwu front; Overlord slight cheek.
Familiar.
Attacked Mohist city; same.
Now again.
No soft; then no; now less.
Chariot continued.
Overlord sudden roar!
Xuanwu blood mist; flew.
Qi Core no block mighty Overlord.
Chariot.
Mo Beike bags twitch.
Sleeve hand clenched.
Overlord...
Mo powerless; pre-cultivator era; scheme world.
Cultivator era broke cognition.
Now Overlord brute crush.
Tantai die here.
Daxuan done.
Sudden.
Light laugh.
"Overlord... long no see; still... domineering."
Voice battlefield.
Dao robes flew; wood sword horizontal Tantai front.
Qi crisscross; spirit armor front Li Sansi.
Boom!
Chariot Overlord stood.
Three steeds front hooves high; neigh; hot breath.
"Li Sansi."
Overlord unexpected; never thought battlefield Li.
Former Dao Sect first.
First Body Storage.
Tantai saw; not just Overlord; self surprised.
Why here?
Sudden.
Recall Mo Ju; Mo Beike said Mo seek anti-Overlord.
Li Mo found?
World vs Overlord; Li perhaps!
Li aid; Daxuan... match Xiliang!
Daxuan... fight!
Distant.
Mo Ju horse chaos.
Qi surge; no kill; parted; battlefield; Tantai side.
Tantai complex.
Recall torn letter; thought Mo betray flee.
Darkest; Mo sunshine; hope; Daxuan hope.
Mo pant; dismount.
Blood Tantai; exhale.
Good; made.
But complex eyes; Mo stunned; wise; knew identity.
Mo smiled unconcerned.
Know fine.
Much hidden; Master battlefield death; foresaw.
"Lord; post-battle talk."
Mo.
Tantai grabbed hand; solemn pat.
Distant chariot; Overlord frowned.
Never Li here.
"Li Sansi; block king?"
Overlord.
Li wood sword smile: "Owe favor; entrusted..."
Overlord silent.
Said; war.
Gripped Ganqi; chariot leap; black demonic sweep; rush Li.
Li smile; robes flew rush Overlord.
"Long wanted fight; see... first Body breakthrough; how strong!"
Overlord low.
Axe sweep; black edge; ground thick soil!
Li sword ground; bent; qi burst; soil clump.
Collide.
Sudden explode!
Qi waves; blast.
Overlord unmoved.
Li robes hunt.
Cultivators vs same realm...
Tantai true cognition.
Invincible Overlord blocked!
"War!"
Tantai blade; roar.
Daxuan soldiers weapons; violent drink.
Distant; Mo Beike chariot down.
Lifted hem; sped Tantai: "King; desperate unwise..."
Tantai unwilling glance.
"Forget one year; Daxuan Academy."
Mo grave.
Tantai unwilling settled.
Eyed distant Li-entangled Overlord; closed eyes; force calm.
Long.
Exhale; open.
"Good!"
"Withdraw!"
Tantai order.
One year; Mo Ju unclear; but Xiliang fast attack; because.
Daxuan safe withdraw.
No Overlord press; Xiliang strong; hard destroy.
Daxuan withdrew.
Li few moves Overlord; fled; else Overlord Xiang; stay here.
Daxuan ragged retreat.
Overlord no pursue; Li aid unexpected.
Body Storage help; easy Daxuan no.
Overlord sighed.
Heaven intent.
Heaven no Daxuan die; no die.
Overlord back Beiluo; next... train Xiang soldiers.
Lu favor academy.
Overlord disbelieve; train strong army cultivators; crush academy!
Slap Young Master face; expect.
...
Daxuan Xiliang battle; Lu watched.
No intervene.
But Li appear; even Lu slight surprise.
Mo Ju move Li; interesting; how?
Body Storage; dead-end Daxuan revitalized.
Overlord no destroy today; world situation; stable development.
Sudden.
Lu stunned.
System panel pop.
Long silent [Mission]; flashing.
