Arc 18The Hidden Dragon Rises

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua married, expanded the Yang Household, and developed a powerful combined Divine Ability as their kin established the Hidden Dragon Sect in Mo Province. The stretch ended with Little True Person Yueyang and Yang Xuanyun finding three Nine-Refinement Heavenly Furnace Fruits after killing a flood dragon, while its furious clan came looking for them.

  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua sealed the Spatial Rift, settled the dispute over the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, and married in a lavish ceremony attended by regional factions.
  • After the wedding, Yunhua advised the Yang Household to expand beyond Luochuan Commandery carefully, and Yang Tianyou approved development in Mo Province, Xuan Province, and the Chaotic Sea.
  • Yang Tianyou moved the Nine Legacy Grounds out of the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm, while Yang Danglong returned, formed a Golden Core, and led Wang Shan and others to Mo Province.
  • Wang Shan married Yang Xuanying and joined the Yang Household, while Yang Lihe reported that the Life-Origin Fruit Tree was nearing its Third-Tier breakthrough.
  • The Life-Origin Fruit Tree survived its tribulation, revealed its lifespan-extending fruit, and received the Yang Household’s protection and support.
  • Yang Danglong founded the Hidden Dragon Sect at Hidden Dragon Peak, defeated a Fire Spirit Palace attack, and helped raise the sect to third among Konggu County’s six Golden Core factions.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua demonstrated Love That Topples Cities, whose combined attack tore open the Great White Residence’s Defensive Formation, and resolved to refine the Seven-Star Spirit-Raising Formation.
  • Little True Person Yueyang killed a black flood dragon despite Yang Xuanyun’s warning, and they found three Nine-Refinement Heavenly Furnace Fruits in its underwater cavern as an enraged dragon demanded to know who had killed its son.
Chapters 427–451 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 427The Secret Realm Master

Yang Tianyou completed refining the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm Origin and decided to conceal its entrance in his household courtyard. Meanwhile, the Yun Household discussed Yunhua’s marriage to Yang Tianyou and argued over whether she should surrender her Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

  • Su Qianya learned that Yunhua had formally left the Luochuan Sect and wished her friend well.
  • True Person Yunting agreed to the Yang Household’s proposed marriage alliance, while True Person Yun Hai insisted Yunhua leave her Nascent Soul Formation Pill behind.
  • True Person Yun Hai declared the Yun Household would oppose the marriage unless Yunhua surrendered the pill, then left before True Person Yunting could respond.
  • Yang Tianyou imprinted his lifebound mark on the Secret Realm Origin and gained the ability to wield its powerful flame.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua decided to place the Secret Realm entrance in their courtyard and have Fengling and the others look after it.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua sealed the original Spatial Rift, then returned to the household by Flying Boat.

Ch. 428Preparing for the Wedding (Part One)

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua learned that True Person Yun Hai had used Yunhua’s marriage to demand the Nascent Soul Formation Pill from the Yang Household. Yunhua agreed to give him one as a betrothal gift but insisted that True Person Yunting attend the wedding instead, while Yang Tianyou quietly vowed that Yun Hai would regret his actions.

  • True Person Yunting told Yang Tianyou, Yunhua, and Yang Haoyu that True Person Yun Hai had demanded a Nascent Soul Formation Pill as a condition for the wedding.
  • Yunhua agreed that Yun Hai could receive one of the Yang Household’s betrothal gifts, but required True Person Yunting to attend the wedding in his place.
  • Yang Tianyou took Yunhua’s hand to show his support, and True Person Yunting apologized for failing to restrain Yun Hai.
  • Yunhua comforted True Person Yunting, who then left Purple Moon Mountain with Yun Zhan.
  • Yang Tianyou told Yunhua to let Yun Hai have the pill and warned that he would regret his conduct.

Ch. 429Preparing for the Wedding (Part Two) "Bonus Chapter"

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua secured the Yang Household’s control of the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm and continued preparing for their wedding. Yang Haoyu delivered the betrothal gifts to the Yun Household, where True Person Yunting kept True Person Yun Hai from acting against the Yang Household and set conditions for sharing the gifts.

  • Yang Tianyou showed Yang Haoyu the Three Blazing Flame Furnace and revealed that he had obtained the Three Blazing Flame Palace’s assets and refined the Secret Realm Origin.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua built a Secret Realm Passage in their courtyard while Yang Haoyu concealed its spatial fluctuations with the Lineage Formation.
  • Yang Haoyu entered the completed passage, admired the vast Secret Realm, and helped Yang Tianyou and Yunhua continue preparing for the wedding.
  • Yang Haoyu presented Yunhua with the Yang Household’s betrothal-gift list, and Yunhua felt welcomed as a true member of the Lineage.
  • Yang Haoyu and Yang Dangmo delivered the betrothal gifts and Marriage Contract to the Yun Household, which accepted them and agreed to the marriage.
  • True Person Yunting took the Storage Ring from True Person Yun Hai and said Yun Hai would receive half the betrothal gifts only if he caused no trouble before the wedding.

Ch. 430The Grand Wedding (Part One)

Yang Tianyou led the Yang Household’s grand bridal procession to Thunderclap Peak, completed the wedding rites with Yunhua, and escorted her back toward Purple Moon Mountain. The procession arrived to great fanfare, where Yang Tianyou and Yunhua met again before the wedding celebrations began.

  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua sent wedding invitations across the region as the Yang Household prepared for their marriage.
  • Yang Tianyou led a decorated fleet to Thunderclap Peak, where he met Su Qianya and received Yunhua’s dowry and bridal escort.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua completed the wedding rites under True Person Yunting’s supervision and departed with their respective entourages.
  • The bridal procession traveled for more than twenty days to Purple Moon County, giving wedding money to cultivators who joined along the route.
  • The procession arrived at Purple Moon Mountain, where Yang Tianyou stepped down from a Flying Boat and Yunhua came forward in her bridal robes.

Ch. 431The Grand Wedding (Part Two)

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua held a lavish wedding attended by more than forty Golden Core cultivators and representatives of powerful sects and households. After the ceremony and banquet, Yang Tianyou returned to the bridal chamber while friends and family tried unsuccessfully to spy on the newlyweds.

  • Yun Tianyou escorted Yunhua to the Wedding Hall with a large procession from the Yun Household.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua performed the wedding bows under the direction of Yang Dangmo.
  • Yang Dangkai announced lavish gifts and congratulations from numerous factions, including the Luochuan Sect and the Gold and Silver Alliance.
  • The Yang Household hosted a sumptuous wedding banquet, impressing the Golden Core guests with its wealth.
  • Yang Tianyou returned to the courtyard at night, where Little True Person Yueyang, Yang Tianwang, Yang Tianjiu, and Yang Xuanyun tried to peek into the bridal chamber but found the door sealed by a restriction.

Ch. 432A Beauty Like Jade, Love That Topples Cities

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua married, developed the beginnings of a combined-attack Divine Ability, and received the title Purple Moon Immortals. After the wedding, Yunhua joined the Yang Household’s leadership and proposed expanding beyond Luochuan Commandery, leaving Yang Tianyou to approve a plan to establish new bases.

  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua spent their wedding night cultivating together, and their yin and yang Qi began forming a combined-attack Divine Ability they named Love That Topples Cities.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua received their wedding guests, discussed the Dao with Golden Core Cultivators, and were hailed as the Purple Moon Immortals.
  • After the seven-day wedding ended, Yunhua joined Yang Haoyu and Yang Tianyou to discuss the Yang Household’s future development.
  • Yunhua warned that unchecked expansion in Luochuan Commandery could provoke the Luochuan Sect and proposed cultivating alliances there while expanding into Mo Province, Xuan Province, and the Chaotic Sea.
  • Yunhua suggested regular reports and a supervisory organization to keep distant territories under control, and Yang Tianyou approved sending capable members to Mo Province and Xuan Province while strengthening the Chaotic Sea base.

Ch. 433Planning and Speculation

Yang Tianyou and Yang Haoyu planned the Lineage’s expansion into Mo Province and discussed Wang Shan’s growing trust in Yang Xuanying. They postponed hunting the Devil Cultivators who had attacked the Lineage, while Yunhua suggested the fugitives might have gone to Mo or Xuan Province.

  • Yang Tianyou proposed sending thirty Lineage members to Mo Province under Yang Danglong, and Yang Haoyu said Dang Long was nearing a Golden Core breakthrough and would be summoned back.
  • Yang Tianyou agreed to provide Dang Long with Defensive Talismans for his breakthrough and learned that Wang Shan had considered revealing his identity to Yang Xuanying.
  • Yang Haoyu proposed using Yan Xia Ke to guide Wang Shan toward confiding in Yang Xuanying, and Yang Tianyou agreed to the plan.
  • Yang Tianyou asked whether the Lineage should pursue the Dwarf Child, Five Poisons Old Devil, and Old Devil Yan, but Yang Haoyu and Yunhua explained that the three had left Qin Province and were difficult to locate.
  • Yunhua suggested the Devil Cultivators might be drawn to the unrest in Mo and Xuan Provinces, and Yang Tianyou recognized those provinces as possible places to search.

Ch. 434The Household's Affairs and Plans for Legacy Grounds

Yang Tianyou, Yunhua, and Yang Haoyu reviewed the Yang Household’s growing population and finances, then discussed building legacy grounds to strengthen its foundation. Yang Tianyou proposed reusing abandoned grounds from the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm, and the three agreed to remove their identifying marks before putting them to use.

  • Yang Tianyou decided the Household should gather information on the Dwarf Child and the other two devils so he could kill them once their location was known.
  • Yang Haoyu presented the Household’s account book, showing it ruled twenty-one million mortals and commanded more than 1,100 cultivators including the Attendant Hall.
  • Yang Tianyou learned the Household could save around 800,000 low-grade Spirit Stones each year after expenses.
  • Yang Tianyou proposed building legacy grounds for body tempering, cultivation, Dao comprehension, and trials.
  • Yang Tianyou explained that abandoned grounds in the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm could supply materials and be moved out using the secret realm’s power.
  • Yunhua urged the Household to erase the Three Blazing Flame Palace’s marks from the grounds, and Yang Tianyou and Yang Haoyu agreed.

Ch. 435The Refinement of the Legacy Grounds

Yang Tianyou and his companions developed the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm, moving its nine Legacy Grounds outside to refine and integrate into the Yang Household. Their work paused when Yang Danglong returned to borrow the family’s Wolf Pool for a breakthrough.

  • The Yang Household released specially bred mining beasts and protective Purple Moon Wolves into the secret realm to gather minerals, while the Beast Taming Hall bred other Spirit Beasts for food and trade.
  • Yang Tianyou used the Secret Realm Origin to move all nine Legacy Grounds outside the secret realm, where he planned to refine them and make them part of the Yang Household’s foundation.
  • Three months later, while refining the fourth Legacy Ground, Yang Tianyou, Yunhua, and Yang Haoyu met Yang Danglong in the main hall.
  • Yang Danglong said he had returned because his cultivation had reached a bottleneck and he wanted to use the family’s Wolf Pool to break through.
  • Yang Danglong rejected their sympathy for his years as a Rogue Cultivator, saying the Lineage’s support had given him great opportunities, and Yang Tianyou invited him to see how the Yang Household had developed.

Ch. 436Dang Long Broke Through to Golden Core, Xuan Ying Married Wang Shan

Yang Danglong broke through to the Golden Core Realm and prepared to lead an expedition to Mo Province, while Wang Shan married Yang Xuanying and joined the Yang Household. The chapter ended with Yang Danglong leading Wang Shan, Yang Xuanying, and other Lineage members toward Mo Province to establish a new base.

  • Yang Danglong explored Purple Moon Mountain, then attempted a Golden Core breakthrough at Wolf Pool and survived his tribulation, though he failed to form a First-Grade Purple Golden Core.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yang Haoyu congratulated Yang Danglong and gave him gifts before he left to prepare for a mission to Mo Province.
  • Wang Shan confessed his feelings to Yang Xuanying, who reported the matter to the Lineage; Yang Tianyou promised to protect Wang Shan and help rebuild the Myriad Forms Sect if he married into the Yang Household.
  • Yang Tianyou asked Wang Shan to put the Lineage ahead of the Myriad Forms Sect, and Wang Shan agreed to marry into the Yang Household and accept an assignment in Mo Province.
  • Yang Xuanying married Wang Shan, who revealed everything he knew about the Myriad Forms Sect, including the Myriad Fires Furnace, and earned Yang Tianyou's trust.
  • Two months later, Yang Danglong led Wang Shan, Yang Xuanying, and other Yang Household members toward Mo Province to establish a new foundation for the Lineage.

Ch. 437Father and Daughter in the Spirit Medicine Garden

Yang Lihe and his daughter Yang Xuanli visited the Life-Origin Fruit Tree in the Yang Household's Spirit Medicine Garden, where it gave her spirit peaches and revealed its imminent advancement. Yang Lihe decided to report the tree's impending Tribulation Lightning to the Lineage, then returned home with Yang Xuanli to Yang Tianyun.

  • Yang Lihe finished work in the Spirit Medicine Garden and carried Yang Xuanli to visit Grandpa Tree, the Life-Origin Fruit Tree.
  • Yang Lihe found that the Life-Origin Fruit Tree was nearing the Third Tier and advised it to keep building strength while he arranged spirit liquid and other items for its Tribulation Lightning.
  • The Life-Origin Fruit Tree gave Yang Xuanli two spirit peaches, which it had exchanged for with its Lineage allowance.
  • Yang Lihe examined the tree and realized it might summon Tribulation Lightning within a year, so he decided to report its condition to the Lineage.
  • Yang Lihe carried Yang Xuanli home, where Yang Tianyun heard about the visit and teased their daughter for being adorable.

Ch. 438Yang Xuangang

Yang Lihe and Yang Tianyun discussed the Lineage’s growing talent and Yang Tianyou’s contributions, while their daughter Yang Xuanli looked forward to meeting her infant cousin. At Yang Xuangang’s first-birthday gathering, Yang Tianyou arrived with Yunhua, and the one-year-old greeted his Nineteenth Uncle.

  • Yang Lihe and Yang Tianyun said the Agriculture Hall and Pill Hall had solved their recent problems with help from talented younger family members.
  • Yang Xuanli asked about having a younger sibling, and Yang Tianyun told her that Yang Xuangang would turn one the next day.
  • Yang Lihe decided to accompany his family to the celebration, hoping to speak with Yang Tianyou in person.
  • At Yang Tianwang’s house, Yang Xuanli recognized Yang Tianyou and called Yunhua an immortal aunt before they entered the gathering.
  • Yang Tianwang greeted Yang Tianyou and presented Yang Xuangang, who clearly greeted his Nineteenth Uncle.

Ch. 439Legion

Yang Tianyou met with Yang Lihe and Yang Tianwang, approved resources for the Life-Origin Fruit Tree’s upcoming breakthrough, and arranged for Yunhua to help protect the Spirit Medicine Garden. He also outlined the Yang Household’s plan to build the Purple Moon Legion, leaving Yang Tianwang to consider the War Beasts it would need.

  • Yang Tianyou gave Yang Xuangang a White Jade Bangle and Yang Xuanli a Protective Necklace.
  • Yang Lihe told Yang Tianyou that the Life-Origin Fruit Tree was expected to reach Third Tier within a year, and Yang Tianyou allocated five hundred thousand Spirit Stones for its breakthrough.
  • Yang Lihe explained that the tree would likely undergo Tribulation Transcendence in the Spirit Medicine Garden, so Yang Tianyou arranged for Yunhua to help set up protective Formations.
  • Yang Tianwang discussed his War Beast research, and Yang Tianyou explained that the Yang Household planned to establish five twenty-person squads for the Purple Moon Legion within twenty years.
  • Yang Tianyou said the Legion would be an all-around force trained from childhood, while Yang Tianwang’s Beast Taming Hall would develop War Beasts for its soldiers.

Ch. 440Xuanli and Xuangang Join the Legion

Yang Xuanli joined the Purple Moon Legion after her parents learned she wanted to pursue combat, while Yang Lihe worked to advance the Life-Origin Fruit Tree. At Formation Valley, Tongming helped Yang Tianshi fix the Heavenly Water Pool’s formations and advised him to change his cultivation method.

  • Yang Tianwang asked Yang Tianyou whether Yang Xuangang could join the Purple Moon Army, and Yang Tianyou agreed.
  • Yang Lihe and Yang Tianyun asked Yang Xuanli if she wanted to join the Legion, and she eagerly accepted.
  • Yang Lihe drew Cultivation Resources from the Lineage treasury and began preparing Spirit Liquid to advance the Life-Origin Fruit Tree.
  • Yang Tianyun took Yang Xuanli to the Purple Moon Legion’s garrison, where the girl was entered into its records as a member.
  • Tongming resolved the clash between the Two-Yi Rotation Formation and the Heavenly One True Water Formation at Formation Valley.
  • Tongming advised Yang Tianshi to switch to the Myriad Forms Forest-Law Scripture.

Ch. 441Third-Tier Life-Origin Fruit Tree

Yang Tianshi exchanged 10,000 Lineage Contribution Points for the first six layers of the Myriad Forms Forest-Law Scripture, while Yang Yukong worked on combining Cultivation Methods for the Purple Moon Legion. After half a year, the Life-Origin Fruit Tree underwent its Third-Tier breakthrough, survived nine thunderbolts with Yunhua’s Yi Wood Azure Dragon Formation, and absorbed ninety-three strands of Qi of Creation.

  • Yang Tianshi learned the complete Myriad Forms Forest-Law Scripture cost 150,000 Contribution Points and exchanged 10,000 for its first six layers after Yang Yukong’s suggestion.
  • Yang Yukong recorded the exchange and studied ways to combine Cultivation Methods for the Purple Moon Legion.
  • After the Nine Great Legacy Grounds finished their refinement, Yang Tianyou and his wife began studying the combined Divine Ability Love That Topples Cities.
  • Yang Lihe assured the Life-Origin Fruit Tree that preparations were ready for its Third-Tier breakthrough and tribulation.
  • Yunhua’s Yi Wood Azure Dragon Formation blocked the first eight thunderbolts, then vanished alongside the ninth.
  • The Life-Origin Fruit Tree absorbed ninety-three strands of Qi of Creation after the tribulation clouds dispersed.

Ch. 442Canglan Commandery

The Life-Origin Fruit Tree reached the Third Tier and revealed to Yang Haoyu that its fruit could extend the lifespan of Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivators. Meanwhile, Yang Danglong’s group joined the White Cloud Sect under the name Hidden Dragon Sect and prepared for possible battle against the Fire Spirit Palace.

  • The Third-Tier Life-Origin Fruit Tree gave Tree-Origin Qi to Yang Lihe and the Agriculture Hall, then told Yang Haoyu that its fruit could extend lifespans.
  • Yang Haoyu ordered the tree to keep the discovery secret and learned that it could produce six fruits every thirty-six years, with greater yields if it advanced further.
  • Yang Haoyu told Yang Tianyou and Yunhua about the fruits, and they agreed to protect the tree, support its cultivation, and reward Yang Lihe and the Agriculture Hall.
  • Yang Danglong told Yang Tianxue and the others that the White Cloud Sect had accepted their faction, which he named the Hidden Dragon Sect.
  • Yang Danglong said the White Cloud Sect might soon send them to fight the Fire Spirit Palace and directed the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to prepare while keeping Qi Refining members out of battle.

Ch. 443The Qi Household of Konggu County

Yang Danglong and three Golden Core cultivators planned their White Cloud Sect mission to attack the Qi Household in Konggu County. Mister Shuijing outlined the household’s two fortified bases and their defenses.

  • Yang Danglong’s Hidden Dragon Sect joined the White Cloud Sect, and its members recruited followers while waiting in the Market.
  • After the war between the White Cloud Sect and the Fire Spirit Palace escalated, Yang Danglong and three other Golden Core cultivators received orders to attack the Qi Household.
  • Yang Danglong and his companions gathered to discuss their attack on the Qi Household, one of four Golden Core powers in Konggu County.
  • Mister Shuijing described the Qi Household’s defenses at Xuankong Valley and Leishi Peak, including their Golden Core guards, forces, Spirit Veins, and defensive formations.

Ch. 444Besiege the Stronghold to Ambush Reinforcements

True Person Wanshi, Mister Shuijing, Madam Gui, and Yang Danglong compared their strengths and planned an attack on the Qi Household. They agreed to besiege Xuankong Valley and ambush reinforcements from Leishi Peak, with a fallback plan to attack the valley together.

  • True Person Wanshi, Mister Shuijing, Madam Gui, and Yang Danglong revealed their forces and key resources, including a Third-Tier Flying Boat, a Third-Tier Vengeful Ghost, and a Third-Tier Formation Disc.
  • Yang Danglong concealed his true combat strength and the many trump cards he carried.
  • Madam Gui proposed attacking Leishi Peak, while Mister Shuijing argued they should face Qi Sijie at Xuankong Valley instead.
  • Yang Danglong proposed besieging Xuankong Valley while ambushing reinforcements from Leishi Peak, and Mister Shuijing agreed on the need for Communication Law Artifacts.
  • Mister Shuijing said the ambushers could join the assault on Xuankong Valley if Leishi Peak sent no reinforcements, and the four Golden Core Cultivators agreed to proceed.

Ch. 445Fled?

Mister Shuijing and True Person Wanshi attacked the Qi Household at Xuankong Valley while Qi Tingyu and Qi Tingxin chose not to send reinforcements from Leishi Peak. After half the spirit vein’s power was spent, Qi Sijie evacuated the Qi Household cultivators by flying boat, leaving the mortals behind.

  • True Person Wanshi and Mister Shuijing led an assault on Xuankong Valley, and Qi Sijie ordered the Qi Household to defend it.
  • At Leishi Peak, Qi Tingyu warned Qi Tingxin that an ambush might await them and explained the plan to abandon the mortals and withdraw by flying boat.
  • Qi Tingyu and Qi Tingxin decided to wait for Qi Sijie’s signal rather than go to Xuankong Valley’s aid.
  • After half the spirit vein’s power was exhausted, Mister Shuijing prepared to summon reinforcements, but a cyan Third-Tier Flying Boat appeared above Xuankong Valley.
  • Qi Household disciples boarded the flying boat, which fled northwest, leaving Mister Shuijing and True Person Wanshi stunned.

Ch. 446Choice

After the Qi Lineage abandoned Xuankong Valley and Leishi Peak to escape, Yang Danglong and his allies occupied both strongholds and secured Leishi Peak with a new defensive formation. The White Cloud Sect offered rewards for their success, and Madam Gui chose Merit while Yang Danglong chose to guard the peak.

  • Qi Sijie fled Xuankong Valley aboard a fast Flying Boat, and Mr. Shuijing decided not to pursue him.
  • Yang Danglong and Madam Gui learned that the Qi clansmen were retreating from Leishi Peak, then occupied the peak and found its resources stripped away.
  • Yang Tianxue praised Qi Sijie's decision to save his people by abandoning the land, and Yang Qiongchuan agreed that he would have defended the Spirit Veins instead.
  • Yang Danglong installed the Ji Earth Kun Origin Formation on Leishi Peak, anchored by the Yuanfeng Shield.
  • True Person Yanfeng offered Yang Danglong and Madam Gui three rewards for their service to the White Cloud Sect.
  • Madam Gui chose Merit, while Yang Danglong chose to guard Leishi Peak.

Ch. 447Counterattack?

Yang Danglong established the Hidden Dragon Sect while Mister Shuijing and True Person Wanshi founded sects elsewhere under the White Cloud Sect’s authority. When Fire Spirit Palace forces attacked Hidden Dragon Peak, the defenders revealed their trap and launched a devastating counterattack.

  • Yang Danglong renamed Leishi Peak Hidden Dragon Peak and founded the Hidden Dragon Sect, while Mister Shuijing established Water Mirror Manor and True Person Wanshi founded the Stubborn Stone Sect.
  • Over three months, Yang Danglong and his people developed Hidden Dragon Peak and expanded the sect’s authority across the surrounding territory.
  • After learning that the Fire Spirit Palace was preparing to retake Konggu County, the White Cloud Sect stationed True Person Wanshi and True Person Qixia at Hidden Dragon Peak to defend it.
  • A Fire Spirit Palace force led by a middle-aged woman used a concealed Third-Tier Flying Boat to attack Hidden Dragon Peak and shatter its Ji Earth Kun Origin Formation.
  • The formation re-formed and trapped the attackers as True Person Wanshi, True Person Qixia, and Yang Danglong unleashed a coordinated counterattack with Law Treasures, Talismans, and a Puppet.

Ch. 448Killing the Middle-Aged Woman

After the assault on the Third-Tier Flying Boat left the Red-Robed Middle-Aged Woman and two other Golden Core Cultivators injured, they fled in separate directions. Yang Danglong pursued the woman, caught her with the Violet Lightning Flying Shuttle, and killed her before returning to Hidden Dragon Peak.

  • The torrent of attacks destroyed the Third-Tier Flying Boat and killed nearly all its low-level cultivators, while the Red-Robed Middle-Aged Woman and two Golden Core Cultivators survived with severe injuries.
  • The three Golden Core Cultivators fled in different directions, and Yang Danglong pursued the middle-aged woman while True Person Qixia and True Person Wanshi chased the other two.
  • The middle-aged woman activated a Third-Tier Middle-Grade Wind-Riding Sky-Soaring Talisman, but Yang Danglong used the Violet Lightning Flying Shuttle to catch up to her.
  • Yang Danglong overwhelmed the woman's Beast-Faced Devouring-Head Linked Shield with repeated strikes from the Violet Jade Thunder Blade Formation.
  • Yang Danglong killed the middle-aged woman, collected her corpse and belongings, and returned to Hidden Dragon Peak.

Ch. 449Gaining a Foothold

After the battle at Hidden Dragon Peak, Yang Danglong led the Hidden Dragon Sect in rebuilding and expanding its strength. A year later, the sect had repaired its Third-Tier War Flying Vessel, established alliances and an intelligence network, and risen to third among Konggu County’s six Golden Core factions.

  • Yang Danglong and True Person Qixia returned from battle after killing their opponents, while True Person Wanshi reported that his target had escaped.
  • Yang Danglong bought the wrecked Third-Tier War Flying Vessel from True Person Qixia and True Person Wanshi, and the three helped restore Hidden Dragon Peak.
  • Yang Danglong and the Yang Household’s Foundation Establishment cultivators set plans to recruit members, build trade and intelligence networks, repair the vessel, and pursue enemies of the Yang Household.
  • Over the following year, Yang Danglong forged ties with True Person Yanfeng and other Golden Core cultivators, while the Hidden Dragon Sect recruited three hundred cultivators and built its intelligence network.
  • Yang Danglong and Wang Shan repaired the Third-Tier War Flying Vessel in three months, giving the Hidden Dragon Sect three open sources of Golden Core combat strength and raising it to third among Konggu County’s six Golden Core factions.

Ch. 450The Power of the Combined Divine Ability, the Seven-Star Spirit-Raising Formation

Yang Tianyou and Yunhua practiced their Combined Divine Ability, Love That Topples Cities, and discovered that its power could rival a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator’s full-powered attack. They planned to develop the Seven-Star Spirit-Raising Formation to strengthen Yang Tianyou further.

  • Yang Tianyou received word that Thirteenth Granduncle had established a foothold in Mo Province, then shared Yunhua’s unusual Drunken Flower Perch with Zhiming.
  • A month later, Yang Tianyou and Yunhua demonstrated Love That Topples Cities for Xuanyin, Yuan Ba, and Zhiming, combining their Law Powers through a Love Thread.
  • Their Black-and-White Pearl exploded and tore a huge hole in the Defensive Formation above the Great White Residence, alarming the Yang Household before they realized Yang Tianyou and Yunhua had caused it.
  • Yang Tianyou judged the attack comparable to a full-powered Nascent Soul Early Stage strike, while Yunhua explained how the Seven-Star Spirit-Raising Formation could enhance his cultivation and their Divine Ability.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua resolved to perfect the Seven-Star Spirit-Raising Formation and further explore the Star-Chart Disk’s potential.

Ch. 451Nine-Refinement Heavenly Furnace Fruit

Little True Person Yueyang and Yang Xuanyun fought their way through the Baicang River mist, where Yueyang killed a black flood dragon that attacked them. They found a hidden cavern containing three Nine-Refinement Heavenly Furnace Fruits, just as another flood dragon roared outside, demanding to know who had killed its son.

  • Little True Person Yueyang and Yang Xuanyun got lost in the Baicang River mist and encountered a black flood dragon.
  • The black flood dragon attacked, and Little True Person Yueyang revealed his Golden Core cultivation and wounded it with his illusion arts and Flying Sword.
  • Little True Person Yueyang unleashed several Third-Tier Talismans and killed the black flood dragon despite Yang Xuanyun's warning that its clan would retaliate.
  • Little True Person Yueyang and Yang Xuanyun followed the flood dragon's trail to an underwater cavern and discovered three Nine-Refinement Heavenly Furnace Fruits.
  • A furious dragon roared outside, asking who had killed its son.
Arc 18 of 41
Arc 18 of 41