Once, Liu Xin was just an ordinary disciple commonly seen in the Primordial Saint Sect Sect, living a life of completing missions, cultivating, and repaying debts like a beast of burden.

Until one fateful encounter completely changed his destiny.

It all started with a bounty task issued by a true disciple who wanted to explore an ancient cave dwelling and happened to need a few expendable pawns to scout the way.

Liu Xin, unaware of the full story, was lured by the reward and joined the exploration team.

By the time he realized he was just cannon fodder, it was already too late, and he was forced into the cave dwelling by the true disciple.

However, he discovered that all the restrictions inside the cave had no effect on him.

He advanced unimpeded and obtained the fortuitous opportunity.

It was a golden box containing the 《Innate Dao Book》 and the Innate True Qi Myriad Spirits Banner, with a handwritten note left by the original owner of the cave.

The note claimed that the cave’s owner called himself the “Innate Wanderer.”

The Dao book and magical treasure in the box were left for a fated person, whom he had calculated would be a true disciple of the Primordial Saint Sect, bearing the character “Xin” in his name.

But he refused to accept that.

In the note, the Innate Wanderer fiercely cursed the shamelessness of the Primordial Saint Sect Sect, forcibly claiming a fated bond where none existed, binding his inheritance to a Primordial aint Sect true disciple.

So he deliberately confused the karmic cause and passed the inheritance to Liu Xin.

Moreover, the note clearly stated that Liu Xin would face a deadly calamity after acquiring the treasure, so he left behind a method to break the situation within the cave.

Originally, in the thread of fate, the fake “Xin” was not the real “Xin,” so Liu Xin was supposed to act as someone else’s pawn, a treasure delivery boy.

However, due to the deliberate arrangement of the Innate Wanderer, Liu Xin instead gained the opportunity, usurped the position, and even killed the true disciple in reversal.

That was a night of life-and-death excitement.

By sunrise, only Liu Xin walked out of the Innate Wanderer’s cave dwelling, completely transformed, while the true disciple of the Primordial Saint Sect disappeared without a trace.

However, Liu Xin did not kill him entirely.

Instead, with the help of the backup left by the Innate Wanderer, he refined that true disciple alive, making him the strongest banner spirit in his possession.

The banner fluttered as a black-robed figure stepped out, but instead of immediately looking at Lü Yang, he glanced around with a nostalgic expression.

“Survival of the fittest, disciples fighting each other… the Primordial Saint Sect is still the same old Primordial Saint Sect Saint Sect.”

“Senior Brother, how have you been?” Liu Xin cupped his hands.

“Useless fool, have you run into another enemy you can’t handle?” the black-robed figure sneered with disdain. “You were given the Innate Dao Book, what a waste.”

“I can’t compare to Senior Brother.”

Liu Xin remained respectful and polite: “This person is a sword cultivator and also cultivates the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light. I’m indeed no match for him.”

“Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light?” The black-robed figure paused, his expression becoming more serious, then shook his head. “Anyone who can master that divine power is impressive, but he’s walking the wrong path. All effort in vain. According to our agreement, this is already the third time I’ve taken action.”

“Senior Brother is wise.”

Liu Xin nodded. “After this matter, I will release you into reincarnation. With your merit and foundation, I believe you’ll surely walk the Dao path again in your next life.”

“Good.”

Only then did the black-robed figure turn to face Lü Yang.

Seeing this, Lü Yang and Xiao Shiye didn’t react much, but Qing Chen Fairy widened her eyes and stared intently at the black-robed figure.

She wasn’t a newly inducted disciple.

At first, the black-robed figure merely looked familiar, but once he released his aura, she suddenly recognized him.

“It’s Chen Xin’an, Senior Brother Chen!?”

One of the four Inner Peaks, the son of the Mending Heaven Peak Master! The missing true disciple!

When Chen Xin’an disappeared back then, the Peak Master of Mending Heaven flew into a rage and personally attempted to deduce the cause and effect, but found nothing—still, it caused a huge stir.

Who would have thought he ended up in Senior Brother Liu’s hands?

Qing Chen Fairy’s expression shifted, as if realizing something, and instinctively stepped back, trying to put distance between herself and Liu Xin.

Puchi!

The blade pierced through and out.

Qing Chen Fairy’s beautiful face showed confusion as she looked dazedly at the hand embedded in her lower abdomen.

Then her head tilted, and she fell silent.

She died again.

“What a pity. Since you saw it, I can’t let you live.”

As Qing Chen Fairy died, the surrounding formation trembled, but with Liu Xin’s activation of the Myriad Spirits Banner, her corpse was instantly sucked into the flag.

Moments later, a perfectly intact Qing Chen Fairy stepped out from the banner—now a banner spirit.

Although becoming a banner spirit imposed more restrictions than in life, she could still control the formation and soon stabilized its fluctuations.

At the same time, the black-robed true disciple Chen Xin’an also approached Lü Yang.

“Hm?”

Looking at Chen Xin’an, Lü Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The man’s cultivation wasn’t high—only at the seventh layer of Qi Refining like himself—but he felt different.

Chen Xin’an glanced at Lü Yang and shook his head. “The Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss is a dual cultivation technique emphasizing controlling three thousand women. But your qi is chaotic and impure—clearly not from proper dual cultivation. That fifth-grade Yin-Yang Dragon Tiger Qi of yours barely ranks as sixth-grade.”

His critique made Lü Yang’s heart sound a silent alarm.

“May I ask who you are?”

“My name is Chen Xin’an. I’m acting under duress this time, but if you can escape and bring word back to Mending Heaven Peak, my father will surely reward you generously.”

Before the words finished, Chen Xin’an attacked!

He raised his hand, and his qi instantly fused with heaven and earth.

Vast true qi howled forth, resonating with the surrounding spiritual energy!

At that moment, Lü Yang’s pupils contracted.

Not because of Chen Xin’an’s power, but because he clearly sensed the flaws and gaps in his own qi as Chen Xin’an moved.

In an instant, Lü Yang understood.

“My Yin-Yang Dragon Tiger Ode is not the limit—there’s a more superior technique on Mending Heaven Peak! This man must be a true disciple of Mending Heaven Peak!”

Lü Yang’s guess was spot on.

As the son of the Mending Heaven Peak Master, Chen Xin’an cultivated the《Mending Heaven True Classic》—an upgraded version of the Yin-Yang Dragon Tiger Ode.

Ordinary dual cultivation involves merging with another.

But the Mending Heaven True Classic’s dual cultivation merges with heaven and earth, mating with the universe itself.

The resulting Mending Heaven True Qi is ranked third-grade.

Thus, when Chen Xin’an struck, even without using a divine power, the sheer strength of his third-grade qi overwhelmed Lü Yang.

Seeing this, Liu Xin revealed a confident smile.

No one knew Chen Xin’an’s strength better than he did.

In his view, even if Lü Yang were ten times stronger, he still couldn’t beat Chen Xin’an.

“We’ve won!”

Liu Xin decisively judged.

But he didn’t notice Xiao Shiye observing him darkly from afar, as if deep in thought.

With Xiao Shiye’s cleverness, he easily saw the disadvantageous situation.

“I didn’t want to use it, but you forced me.”

Xiao Shiye knew well that he was the weakest here, relying entirely on magical tools to stay relevant.

But now, even that wouldn’t suffice.

With a deep breath, he opened his storage pouch.

At once, a flood of radiant spiritual energy burst forth, immediately drawing Liu Xin’s attention.

Even Chen Xin’an and Lü Yang paused their fight to look.

Then, a small tower flew out from Xiao Shiye’s storage pouch.

It looked as if it were cast from gold, with nine levels.

At the top, a light manifested in human form, full of life in its expression.

“A spirit treasure!?”

Before the less experienced Lü Yang could react, both Liu Xin and Chen Xin’an cried out in shock.

Their faces showed visible horror.

Cultivators refine tools.

When a tool shines, it becomes a magical treasure.

When the treasure births intelligence, it becomes a spirit treasure!

Magical treasures come in low, mid, and high grades and offer countless wondrous uses.

But they all require a master’s command to unleash their power.

Spirit treasures are different.

Spirit treasures possess their own consciousness and can act independently, even cultivate themselves to grow stronger!

In the next instant, Xiao Shiye formed a seal, and the spirit treasure tower began to swell.

“Bastard!”

Chen Xin’an cursed first, completely losing his earlier composure.

He had realized Xiao Shiye wanted to make the spirit treasure self-destruct!

On the other side, Liu Xin nearly spat blood.

This heaven-defying treasure was something only Foundation Establishment True Person should possess.

It was outrageous enough that Xiao Shiye had one—now he wanted to blow it up?

Utter waste of a heavenly marvel!

Even more absurdly, the spirit treasure didn’t resist at all.

Instead, it cooperated, expanding rapidly before anyone could stop it.

“Boom!”

In the next second, explosive flames swallowed everything.

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