Chapter 65

Chapter 1: Youth with a DreamChapter 2: Inhibition and ApprenticeshipChapter 3: RebirthChapter 4: Fragrance of HeavenChapter 5: Menace of the Inner EyesChapter 6: Fragments of the Sixth SamsaraChapter 7: The Greatest TreasuresChapter 8: Inheritance from an ImmortalChapter 9: One Shock after AnotherChapter 10: Cyan AllurementChapter 11: A WayChapter 12: HumiliationChapter 13: DetoxificationChapter 14: Qi of the Fifth LevelChapter 15: One vs TenChapter 16: The Prominent Ling ClanChapter 17: Astounding the City of QingChapter 18: Ling Tian Xiang’s InvitationChapter 19: Ling Hu’s SorrowChapter 20: A PresentChapter 21: Three Arrayed Ancient BloodChapter 22: Heaven Shadowing Palm TechniqueChapter 23: Clan Combat CompetitionChapter 24: Dare to Face DeathChapter 25: The Flamboyant Debut of the Guiding LawChapter 26: DethroneChapter 27: The Real Number OneChapter 28: Reward AcceptanceChapter 29: On Death’s DoorChapter 30: The Lost Qing Hua DanChapter 31: The Completion of a DanChapter 32: Three QuestionsChapter 33: Qing Hua Dan’s Miraculous EffectsChapter 34: EnragedChapter 35: The Fat Sheep Before the DoorChapter 36: OverturnedChapter 37: Subduing the City of QingChapter 38: AuctionChapter 39: BoisterousChapter 40: IncontestableChapter 41: The Lake of EcstasyChapter 42: The UnveilingChapter 43: The AmbushChapter 44: Defeat of the Xuan Ming SnakeChapter 45: The Three-Day BattleChapter 46: The Great RiotChapter 47: The NewsChapter 48: A Desperate RescueChapter 49: A BloodbathChapter 50: The Winged BlitzChapter 51: I Dare Kill YouChapter 52: Stampede of TenChapter 53: Death of Fang HanChapter 54: The Mighty Ling XianChapter 55: Beauty Favors the BraveChapter 56: Lin Qing Yi in CrisisChapter 57: Fear and PrestigeChapter 58: Do Not ApproachChapter 59: The Second ImmortalChapter 60: That WomanChapter 61: Territory Within a TerritoryChapter 62: Fate and FortuneChapter 63: The Rise and Fall of Ling XianChapter 64: The Lost Century: The Tremendous RewardChapter 66: The Essence of the Hidden TerritoryChapter 67: The UntaintedChapter 68: The Undefeatable TerritoryChapter 69: The Storm is ComingChapter 70: Since the Time of Ling XianChapter 71: Man in Black Against Devils and BeastsChapter 72: The Last LaughChapter 73: Brink of DestructionChapter 74: SorcererChapter 75: Heaven’s FavoriteChapter 76: Meditational Defeats FoundationalChapter 77: Curtain CallChapter 78: The GiftChapter 79: Gong Suo Xin’s RequestChapter 80: A Long JourneyChapter 81: FarewellChapter 82: Feminine InstinctChapter 83: A New CommandmentChapter 84: The KnockoutChapter 85: Marriage ProposalChapter 86: Greeting GiftChapter 87: Blast From the PastChapter 88: Formula for the Foundational DanChapter 89: The Final BattleChapter 90: Farewell, City of QingChapter 91: Si Tu NanChapter 92: AttackedChapter 93: Heaven Shattering BattleChapter 94: Heaven’s SighChapter 95: Alchemy PracticeChapter 96: Talent in AlchemyChapter 97: The EscapeChapter 98: The CliffChapter 99: The WildernessChapter 100: The RescueChapter 101: The AwakeningChapter 102: Dan GiftingChapter 103: Two MonthsChapter 104: A Girl’s MindChapter 105: SerendipityChapter 106: Drum BeatingChapter 107: Dao Wu JiChapter 108: Alerting the Wan Jian HouseChapter 109: The Birth of a TreasureChapter 110: Attack of a Formidable OpponentChapter 111: Blue vs. WhiteChapter 112: Battle between a Dragon and a PhoenixChapter 113: The Girl Who Desires Ling XianChapter 114: Supernatural TalentChapter 115: The Gathering of Heaven’s FavoritesChapter 116: The OpeningChapter 117: The Arrival of the InheritanceChapter 118: ProvocationChapter 119: The Best vs The BestChapter 120: Fermented WineChapter 121: The RampageChapter 122: Power and InfluenceChapter 123: The Resurgence of WavesChapter 124: Success of the TrickeryChapter 125: The CrisisChapter 126: Retreat of the EnemyChapter 127: The MeditationChapter 128: The Healing DanChapter 129: Miraculous EffectsChapter 130: Petal of EnlightenmentChapter 131: Chaotic BattlesChapter 132: Shattered CyanChapter 133: Undefeatable Meditation StageChapter 134: Ruler of the Meditation StageChapter 135: Soulful PetalChapter 136: The Great GainChapter 137: IsolationChapter 138: The CrisisChapter 139: Birth of Two QualitiesChapter 140: UndefeatableChapter 141: The Deadly BlowChapter 142: Instant DownfallChapter 143: The NamesakeChapter 144: Celebrity StatusChapter 145: DepartureChapter 146: Forced MarriageChapter 147: AnnihilatedChapter 148: End of an EraChapter 149: Sunset CityChapter 150: The Secret SurgeChapter 151: The Golden PagesChapter 152: The Path of StrengthChapter 153: Unstoppable GrowthChapter 154: Liao Cang Xiong’s CrisisChapter 155: Vast FortuneChapter 156: A Dan That Redefines the WorldChapter 157: An Old AcquaintanceChapter 158: RageChapter 159: Another TurmoilChapter 160: Martial LawChapter 161: The Third PrinceChapter 162: On Your WayChapter 163: A Descend into ChaosChapter 164: ReacquaintedChapter 165: Wood of the Warming SoulChapter 166: An Astronomical AmountChapter 167: The Motionless Shadow of LightChapter 168: A New GoalChapter 169: City of Yun XiaoChapter 170: Killing the Son of a DeputyChapter 171: StrategyChapter 172: About to BeginChapter 173: The Turquoise Taffeta RobeChapter 174: BarteringChapter 174: BarteringChapter 175: Wealthier than a NationChapter 176: The Incomplete TreasureChapter 177: Killing Nobility AgainChapter 178: The Nobility KillerChapter 179: Eighteen Foundational CultivatorsChapter 180: Fighting a War AloneChapter 181: SlaughterhouseChapter 182: A fish who Seeks the TruthChapter 183: The Completion LevelChapter 184: The UnprecedentedChapter 185: Inciting YunzhouChapter 186: Shi Ao IslandChapter 187: The AwakeningChapter 188: Saving the Immortal of AlchemyChapter 189: Flick of a FingerChapter 190: RespectChapter 191: Political ForcesChapter 192: The Yun Clan in TroubleChapter 193: A LessonChapter 194: The Breakthrough of Yun YanChapter 195: Kneeling in RemorseChapter 196: Temporary StayChapter 197: Three YearsChapter 198: A RequestChapter 199: Thunderous MovesChapter 200: You’re too StrongChapter 201: Sisters in TrainingChapter 202: The House of Zi YangChapter 203: OverbearingChapter 204: UnprecedentedChapter 205: Battle of the PhysiquesChapter 206: The Extraordinary WarChapter 207: Unrivaled in WhiteChapter 208: Heroic Spirits Reaching the CloudsChapter 209: KarmaChapter 210: The Honorable GuestChapter 211: The End of the TryoutChapter 212: The Third ImmortalChapter 213: The Immortal TrapChapter 214: Declined, AgainChapter 215: The Supreme InheritanceChapter 216: LearningChapter 217: The SeizingChapter 218: HandicappedChapter 219: The PhoenixChapter 220: The Great BattleChapter 221: The Staunch PhoenixChapter 222: The Broken ArrayChapter 223: Insufferable ArroganceChapter 224: ExposedChapter 225: Another Slap in the FaceChapter 226: Bang Bang BangChapter 227: Gasps of AdmirationChapter 228: The ListChapter 229: Rattling Shi Ao IslandChapter 230: ScramblingChapter 231: EncouragementChapter 232: The PlanChapter 233: To be RebornChapter 234: Feng Jiu GeChapter 235: Taming Three Thousand BeastsChapter 236: Reigniting the Great BattleChapter 237: The DuelChapter 238: The Disorder of Yin and YangChapter 239: GodswarChapter 240: Curtains ClosingChapter 241: ServantChapter 242: The Yellow Fruit of MysteryChapter 243: CollusionChapter 244: Tenth-Ranked DanChapter 245: The Perfect Medicinal DanChapter 246: Rattling the House of Zi YangChapter 247: God’s TrialChapter 248: ResistanceChapter 249: CatastropheChapter 250: A Peerless Heaven’s FavoriteChapter 251: Call to QuestionChapter 252: Hundreds and ThousandsChapter 253: Out the Door he GoesChapter 254: Bewildering the Thirty Six IslandsChapter 255: Living in SeclusionChapter 256: The Palace of FortuneChapter 257: DiscussionChapter 258: The Arrival of the AllianceChapter 259: PresumptuousChapter 260: Fighting SoloChapter 261: Defeat, Defeat, DefeatChapter 262: Disgracing HeroesChapter 263: HopelessnessChapter 264: Shut up if you want to LiveChapter 265: A Terrifying AttainmentChapter 266: Dirt FacedChapter 267: The ConclusionChapter 268: A Stormy Situation at the Zi Yang HouseChapter 269: Jade PlateChapter 270: A Problem without a SolutionChapter 271: A Token of LoveChapter 272: ConfirmationChapter 273: The PursuerChapter 274: HandicappedChapter 275: A Sea of PeopleChapter 276: As if Walking on Flat GroundChapter 277: Blood BrotherChapter 278: Two People’s Worth of StressChapter 279: Leaders of the PackChapter 280: Killing SpreeChapter 281: A Murky WarChapter 282: Seven Manors and Three GardensChapter 283: The WaitChapter 284: The Alliance of TyrantsChapter 285: Head StrongChapter 286: RespectChapter 287: Eight DemonsChapter 288: A DealChapter 289: A Shocking PlanChapter 290: Destruction and BloodChapter 291: Two HeroesChapter 292: The Mirror that Broke the DemonsChapter 293: Another TurmoilChapter 294: Fighting Against Seven WarriorsChapter 295: Blood BathChapter 296: RetreatChapter 297: SatisfiedChapter 298: An AttemptChapter 299: The UndefeatableChapter 300: The VictorChapter 301: The Manor of LightChapter 302: Power of the Undefeatable RealmChapter 303: Hurry AlongChapter 304: The Array Lifting StoneChapter 305: Make your MoveChapter 306: RampageChapter 307: Killing all EnemiesChapter 308: Losing the RightChapter 309: Undefeatable FoundationalChapter 310: A Shocking GainChapter 311: Treasure and AnticipationChapter 312: A Grand OfferingChapter 313: The Leaf of Everlasting LifeChapter 314: The Storage PouchChapter 315: Training and ReturningChapter 316: CrossfireChapter 317: GraceChapter 318: The Beginning of a BattleChapter 319: Physical Fight against two CompletionsChapter 320: EntrustedChapter 321: Paving a Blood PathChapter 322: Sudden AttackChapter 323: The EscapeChapter 324: Powerlessness and DesireChapter 325: Coming to an EndChapter 326: Competing to Win OverChapter 327: A Modest GiftChapter 328: Dare not be ArrogantChapter 329: DeliberationChapter 330: Sorrow and AppreciationChapter 331: Zi Dong Lai’s Final WordsChapter 332: Closing DoorsChapter 333: The Three Kings of the BeastsChapter 334: Breaking the Immortal TrapChapter 335: Entering the Completion LevelChapter 336: The ArrivalChapter 337: Undefeatable CompletionChapter 338: The PlanChapter 339: A Small ObstacleChapter 340: Recent EventsChapter 341: The BackboneChapter 342: The DecisionChapter 343: The DiscourseChapter 344: Barging InChapter 345: New HeightsChapter 346: Watch out for your HeadChapter 347: Next, Xuan Yin HouseChapter 348: Astounding before LeavingChapter 349: Sail OnChapter 350: Bai Xiao QiChapter 351: A Monstrous StormChapter 352: Victory against the HeavensChapter 353: Reality Speaks Louder than WordsChapter 354: FlatteryChapter 355: Xian LingChapter 356: The ArrivalChapter 357: Making a MoveChapter 358: The InvestigationChapter 359: RepressionChapter 360: The MoveChapter 361: Yan Clan’s AnticipationChapter 362: The ArrivalChapter 363: The World Shakes Wherever he GoesChapter 364: Under the Gaze of ThousandsChapter 365: Utter SilenceChapter 366: A Spectacular SceneChapter 367: The CemeteryChapter 368: Fulfilled WishChapter 369: About the AllianceChapter 370: More TroubleChapter 371: Stealing the SpotlightChapter 372: ProvocationChapter 373: Asking for itChapter 374: The Grand GiftChapter 375: Another SurpriseChapter 376: The Great BanquetChapter 377: Sad Ending For Yan Xiong FeiChapter 378: Focal PointChapter 379: A War between two WomenChapter 380: Famous all around Trading IslandChapter 381: Three-Stepped SuppressionChapter 382: His GazeChapter 383: A Trade FairChapter 384: Fragments of the Sixth SamsaraChapter 385: Great KnowledgeChapter 386: PossessionChapter 387: More FragmentsChapter 388: Luo Xin JieChapter 389: An Intriguing BattleChapter 390: One Slap in DebtChapter 391: A Great GainChapter 392: The Three Forces’ ConditionChapter 393: The Holy Treasure of the Chu ClanChapter 394: A Venomous PlanChapter 395: Insane SpeedChapter 396: MatchupChapter 397: Treasure from the Seventh LevelChapter 398: Power of the TowerChapter 399: Well-BehavedChapter 400: SwollenChapter 401: The Unnamed FlowerChapter 402: The CurseChapter 403: The Devious Burial FlowerChapter 404: A SolutionChapter 405: LiftedChapter 406: A Thousand ThanksChapter 407: Kneeling DownChapter 408: GoodbyeChapter 409: BefallChapter 410: Fighting against Dragons AloneChapter 411: Heaven Defying PotentialChapter 412: Undefeatable PotentialChapter 413: A Comical SceneChapter 414: Hanging by a ThreadChapter 415: Under his ThumbChapter 416: Running AwayChapter 417: A Gift of Thanks
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: The Tremendous Reward
Translator: Alsey/Sophie Wang Editor: – –

Adventurer, congratulations on waking up in your final moment and escaping your fantasy – The Lost Century.

Back inside the Hidden Territory, the Spirit’s voice broke the silence. Ling Xian opened his eyes and was greeted by an exquisite, ethereal vision.
A woman of splendid beauty floated in midair. Dressed in white, she exuded a charm that shamed any earthly woman and an allure that shamed any heavenly creature.
But her gaze was cold and her demeanor icy, as if she would freeze anything that came near.
Their eyes met. Still bewitched by her beauty, Ling Xian made a polite inquisition,
You are the Spirit of the Hidden Territory?


Ehem… not her, that would be me.

Another voice sounded in the vicinity. Ling Xian followed the voice and saw a middle-aged man lying beneath the beautiful woman. His face was ghostly white, his eyes deprived of life. He was lying on the floor as if physically bound by the power of the woman above.

If you are the Spirit of the Hidden Territory, then who is she?
Ling Xian was startled. However, he suddenly recalled the news regarding the awakening of the second Immortal. Inspecting the woman once more, he carefully asked,
You… are you the Keeper of Land and Sea?

You could call me that.
The woman nodded gently, her emotion unchanged. Ling Xian felt an enormous force overcome him. The presence of this woman froze time in its tracks.
Keeper of Land and Sea – a name that defines history and not the other way around!
These four simple words came crashing down as if a violent hailstorm. The air froze.
Her presence took command and wrestled the light and life away from the Sun.

You…you are the legendary Keeper of Land and Sea?
The Spirit trapped in the body of the man exclaimed in awe, star-struck.
The Spirit had existed for millennia. Even though he had always been confined to the Hidden Territory, he had been deeply engaged in the history of the Taoism Community. The Spirit was therefore profoundly aware of the significance of her presence above him.
The Keeper of Land and Sea was undoubtedly the most stunning of all legends.
Her wisdom celebrated as the history’s keeper;
And courage that made the mountains and valley weep;
Her beauty lit up the Cosmos as the hours and years stopped;
The life of a hero was lonely at the top.
These plain verses most brilliantly captured the impact of her existence.
The Spirit was nearly frightened to death. He could not believe his eyes and ears. A legend of mythical proportions who went to sleep over 200,000 years ago was now floating in front of him, and with whom he had just been engaged in a battle!
The Spirit no longer felt shame in his embarrassing defeat and confinement earlier, now that he knew this woman was the legendary Keeper of Land and Sea.
Naturally, there was no shame in being defeated at her hands.
The Spirit was suddenly emptied of all his pain. The Spirit forced an awkward laugh and began showering the woman with flattery,
The Queen of myth, I did not recognize you, please forgive me for the earlier disturbance.

The Keeper of Land and Sea threw him a stern glance as she faded into the air. Before entering the Painting of the Nine Immortals, she turned and said in an unforgiving voice which echoed throughout the dark universe long after her figure vanished.

Ling Xian, show no mercy.

The Spirit froze. Ling Xian beamed in excitement.
He understood the meaning of her instruction. She was encouraging him to blackmail the Spirit for all the hardships Ling Xian had had to endure while completing his last task.
Ling Xian couldn’t help but smile at the terrified face of the man.
Tell me everything about this Fantasy Territory,
he demanded.

Of course,
the Spirit relented.
This Territory was born of natural formation. It is a time-shifting dreamland. Like its title suggests, anyone who steps into it must experience a decade of his life. If by the end of the decade, the challenger still does not realize he is living in a fantasy, he will be parted from his soul and disappear into oblivion.


Tssssssssss!

Ling Xian felt a lightning of terror strike down his spine. He hadn’t realized how much danger he had been in until now.

The Territory had wiped out all memories of the Painting of Nine Immortals. He never once doubted the reality of the fantasy. If he hadn’t opened, by chance, the in the last moments before his death, he would be nothing more than a memory by now.

You dare send me to such a dangerous place?! How do you intend to compensate me for that?
Ling Xian was overcome by anger.

Brother, listen to me,
the Spirit reacted instantly, sweat beading on his forehead.
Under normal circumstances, a young cultivator in training who dared speak to him in such manner would be long dead by now. However, he didn’t have a choice this time, not because he was afraid of Ling Xian, but because he dared not offend the Keeper of Land and Sea – The Untainted.
An hour ago, the Untainted had woken from her deep sleep and sensed that Ling Xian, the Keeper of the Painting of Nine Immortals, was in trouble. So she casually raised her hand, plucked the Spirit out of the Territory and confined him under her feet. Then, she demanded that Ling Xian was to be released at once, or she would destroy the entire Territory.
The Spirit was the Keeper of the Hidden Territory, but he could not control the Fantasy Territory, which was self-sustained. There was nothing he could do but pray that Ling Xian emerged out of his own fantasy alive.
Fortunately for the Spirit, Ling Xian succeeded in breaking out of the Fantasy.
Therefore, hatred was not the only feeling the Spirit had towards Ling Xian. He also felt a hint of gratitude.

Speak quickly then, I don’t have time for this.
Ling Xian frowned irritably.

Yes, yes,
the Spirit forced out a grin and continued,
You had experienced such darkness and pain inside the Fantasy, but think from a different angle, you have grown a hundred years. You just experienced life as no one your age has. Don’t you think that’s a blessing?


That is not completely out of order.
Ling Xian pondered a moment and deep down, agreed wholeheartedly with what the Spirit had said. He had indeed been rewarded handsomely.
First, he accumulated a hundred years’ worth of experience. The rise and fall of fame and fortune, the warmth and pain of love and life, he had not been defeated.
Resilience is the most important quality of cultivation. A tumultuous life was exactly what Ling Xian needed to forge an iron will.
Walking away unscathed from the Lost Century had given him the test of time which cannot be bought or exchanged for anything in life.
This alone was enough to drive any cultivator mad with desire.
Secondly, nothing that occurred inside the Fantasy Territory was real except for the techniques he had acquired and perfected through this imagined life. Inside, Ling Xian was one step away from the Original Level of Alchemy. This was the equivalent of breaking out of the sixth realm of Alchemy in the outside world.
Every step of how he achieved this had been inked into his memory. The only thing he had to do now was to replicate that process.
Repeat everything he had just done, and he would become supreme.
The Ceramic Ceiling no longer applied to him!
What a defiant concept!
Unless one was willing to desecrate his body or swallow a large amount of powerful Dans, there were no shortcuts to bypassing the steps in the natural progression of alchemist training, regardless of one’s talent and ingenuity.
The Ceramic Ceiling was a limitation that has given cultivators through the generations unlimited amount of grief. After progressing to a certain point, if a Ceramic Ceiling appeared, their journey stopped. Regardless of how much Qi one absorbs, there was no breaking the Ceramic Ceiling.
Unless the cultivator possessed incredible will or was directed by a distinguished Elder.
From training to peaking, there are numerous Ceramic Ceilings along the journey. Countless cultivators have been halted in their tracks and forever defeated.
But Ling Xian will never encounter a Ceramic Ceiling.
If this news had ever gotten out, perhaps it would result in a catastrophic revolution.
There was a third, even more unbelievable, advantage Ling Xian had. However, he does not know yet, so it shan’t be revealed here.

You have positioned it very well. Yes, it was a treacherous journey and my sufferings were immense, but this experience has indeed yielded a tremendous reward.
By now, Ling Xian had returned to his youthful appearance, no long a shattered, crippling old man. But having just experienced a century of joy and grief, his eyes no longer sparked the curiosity and naiveté of an innocent youth.
Fixing his gaze upon the Spirit of the Hidden Territory, Ling Xian smiled.
According to you, not only should I not punish you, I should actually reward you.


Well… that is not necessary. I only ask that you spare me.
The Spirit was overjoyed, believing that Ling Xian would not persist with blackmailing him.

In your dreams!

The words were spoken in a thunderous roar.

I nearly died in there. You could have given me a hint that it wasn’t real. Instead, you did the opposite and lied about returning me home. I believed you wholeheartedly. Without you, I could have deduced that none of it was real and I wouldn’t have suffered so much!
Ling Xian barked at the human form.

Spirit of the Hidden Territory, if you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I’ll destroy all of this, destroy you.