Arc 3The Cold Tide Gathers

Yang Tianyou hunted down Darkblood Old Devil, claimed treasures from a hidden Fire Vein, and prepared for the Cold Tide while the Yang Household uncovered the Zhao Household’s plot. As the Cold Tide began, the Northern River Region mobilized for invasion, and Yang Tianyou traveled with the Yang Household to Crouching Ox Pass.

  • Yang Tianyou found Little Willow Village slaughtered, tracked Darkblood Old Devil to the mountains, and killed him with Fengling’s help.
  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing opened a Fire Vein formation, collected its treasures, and shared the spoils before parting as friends.
  • Yang Tianyou tracked Zhao Yunxiao, captured him, and learned from Yang Haoyu that the Zhao Household planned to enlist the Black Sha Sect against the Yang and Mu Households after the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Tianyou nurtured the Immortal in the Flame into Yuan Ba, advanced his cultivation, and refined the Essence of the Five Metals to strengthen his Golden Spirit Armor.
  • Yang Tianyou arranged for Jinge and the Gold and Silver Alliance to buy the Yang Household’s Cold Tide resources, then watched the Cold Tide arrive.
  • The Six Desires Red Dust Sect invaded the Northern River Region, and the Three Rivers Sect ordered the Yang Household to send cultivators to the defense.
  • Yang Haoyu led the Yang Household’s forces north to Crouching Ox Pass, where they joined an alliance of Foundation Establishment Lineages.
  • Yang Tianyou explored the trading streets at Crouching Ox Pass with Fengling and Yuan Ba and asked an acquaintance to gather items he needed.
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Ch. 51Grief for One's Own Kind

Yang Tianyou investigated the massacre at Little Willow Village and found a demon-tainted bead that Fengling could use to track Darkblood Old Devil. The pair set off to hunt the killer.

  • Yang Tianyou considered Darkblood Old Devil’s strength and prepared for a potentially dangerous fight.
  • Yang Tianyou arrived at Little Willow Village and found its inhabitants slaughtered and the village’s supplies plundered.
  • Yang Tianyou deduced that Darkblood Old Devil had used the villagers’ and cultivators’ Essence Blood to strengthen his techniques or refine Devil Artifacts.
  • Fengling led Yang Tianyou to the ruined Spirit Fields, where Yang Tianyou found a bead marked with blood-red lines.
  • Fengling recognized a scent on the bead that could lead them to Darkblood Old Devil, and Yang Tianyou began the hunt.

Ch. 52Gold Essence

Yang Tianyou entered the Huafeng Black Market while searching for Darkblood Old Devil and bought Gold Essence for his Foundation Establishment plans. He left the shop unharmed after its shopkeeper decided he was too dangerous to target.

  • Yang Tianyou entered the Huafeng Black Market in disguise, but Fengling found no trace of Darkblood Old Devil or his companions.
  • Yang Tianyou explored a shop filled with powerful Spirit Items and noticed a piece of Gold Essence that suited his plans to forge the Essence of the Five Metals.
  • Yang Tianyou negotiated the price down to 2,100 Spirit Stones and bought the Gold Essence.
  • After Yang Tianyou left, the old attendant suggested killing him for his goods, but the shopkeeper warned that Yang Tianyou was not easy to deal with and ordered him left alone.

Ch. 53Tailing and Striking

Yang Tianyou tracked Darkblood Old Devil out of the Huafeng Black Market and intervened when the Old Devil was about to kill a young spear wielder. After Yang Tianyou slaughtered the Old Devil’s subordinates, he faced Darkblood Old Devil while the rescued young man stood ready to support him.

  • Yang Tianyou and Fengling shook off their tails, spotted Zhao Yunxiao in the Black Market, and later found Darkblood Old Devil’s group outside a tower.
  • Yang Tianyou waited three days for Darkblood Old Devil to leave the Black Market, then followed his Flying Boat into the mountains.
  • Darkblood Old Devil stopped the Flying Boat and overwhelmed a young spear wielder who had come seeking revenge for his parents.
  • Yang Tianyou blocked the killing blow, split the Flying Boat, and killed nearly all of Darkblood Old Devil’s subordinates.
  • Yang Tianyou faced Darkblood Old Devil as the rescued young man took a healing pill and watched for a chance to support him.

Ch. 54Fierce Battle

Yang Tianyou used his talismans and Fengling’s Purple Moon Divine Light to break through Darkblood Old Devil’s defenses and nearly kill him. Darkblood Old Devil recognized Yang Tianyou as a member of the Yang Household, lost his composure, and unleashed a furious barrage as Fengling faded from sight.

  • Yang Tianyou battled Darkblood Old Devil’s blood sword and charged in close while fending off corrosive blood Flying Shuttles.
  • Yang Tianyou used three Golden Sword Talismans to clear a path, then flew toward Darkblood Old Devil with a Fire Escape Talisman.
  • Fengling struck Darkblood Old Devil with Purple Moon Divine Light, immobilizing him long enough for Yang Tianyou to shatter his blood shield and attack.
  • Darkblood Old Devil blocked Yang Tianyou’s second strike with black armor, broke free, and recognized him as a member of the Yang Household.
  • Darkblood Old Devil lost his composure and unleashed a storm of attacks while Yang Tianyou signaled Fengling, who began to fade from sight.

Ch. 55Slain

Yang Tianyou and Fengling fought Darkblood Old Devil, combining Fengling’s new Shadow Flash ability with Yang Tianyou’s Great White Gold Light and saber attacks. Darkblood Old Devil was slain in a suicidal counterattack, leaving Yang Tianyou badly injured but alive.

  • Fengling used Shadow Flash to evade Darkblood Old Devil’s Flying Shuttles, and Yang Tianyou pierced the devil’s armor and chest with Great White Gold Light.
  • Fengling and Yang Tianyou stopped Darkblood Old Devil’s Blood Escape Technique and forced him into a desperate fight.
  • Darkblood Old Devil focused his attacks on Fengling, but two wind-attribute Defensive Talismans protected the wolf.
  • Yang Tianyou unleashed a full-strength saber slash as Darkblood Old Devil’s devil patterns formed a powerful palm and his body exploded.
  • Yang Tianyou layered Golden Shield Talismans, the Dragon-Pattern Shield, and his Spirit-Shattering Golden Body to survive the devil palm, then confirmed Darkblood Old Devil had been slain.

Ch. 56Hong Qing and the Unknown Cave Abode

Yang Tianyou learned how Hong Qing had sought revenge for his parents and agreed to investigate a cave abode in the Huafeng Mountain Range. After recovering from his injuries, he followed Hong Qing to a magma-filled cavern, where he found that the powerful Formation could not yet be breached.

  • Hong Qing thanked Yang Tianyou for saving his life and explained that Darkblood Old Devil had killed his parents after the Cloudglow Sect refused to help him take revenge.
  • Hong Qing offered Yang Tianyou the location of an ancient cave abode he had discovered but could not open, and Yang Tianyou agreed to explore it after healing.
  • Yang Tianyou recovered overnight while Hong Qing kept watch, then the three traveled nearly a hundred li to a cliff and entered a hidden passage.
  • Hong Qing led Yang Tianyou and Fengling through the passage to a magma cavern, where a Fire-Attribute Formation drew power from a Fire Vein.
  • Yang Tianyou examined the Formation with his Great White Gold Eyes, judged its flaw insufficient to force an opening, and said he would prepare supplies before returning to break it.

Ch. 57Preparations for Talisman Crafting

Yang Tianyou sorted through Darkblood Old Devil’s spoils, discovered a Dragon Valley Token, and bought materials to craft Array-Eroding Talismans. After preparing the talisman paper and ink, he began crafting the first talisman, intending to use the pair to break a Formation and claim its treasure.

  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing returned to the Huafeng Black Market, where Yang Tianyou gave Hong Qing a list and fifteen hundred Spirit Stones to buy materials.
  • Yang Tianyou examined Darkblood Old Devil’s spoils, kept useful items, sold the rest, and found a Dragon Valley Token in the Storage Bag.
  • Yang Tianyou bought Talisman Crafting materials, and Hong Qing returned with the supplies he had purchased.
  • Yang Tianyou told Hong Qing they had enough materials to make two Array-Eroding Talismans and then break the Formation to claim the treasure.
  • Yang Tianyou refined Black Marsh Crocodile hide into Blank Talisman Paper and prepared Spirit Ink before beginning to craft an Array-Eroding Talisman.

Ch. 58The Legacy of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator

Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing entered a second-tier formation around a Fire Vein, recovered a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator’s remains and storage ring, and gathered its accumulated treasures. Back at the inn, Yang Tianyou began dividing the spoils and offered Hong Qing first choice.

  • Yang Tianyou drew two Array-Eroding Talismans while Hong Qing watched and praised his skill.
  • Yang Tianyou used an Array-Eroding Talisman to open the Fire Vein formation, and he and Hong Qing slipped inside before it closed.
  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing found a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator’s corpse in a stone house, paid their respects, and took its storage ring.
  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing searched the Fire Vein and collected spiritual materials, Fire Lingzhi, spiritual metal, a spiritual flame, and the Immortal in the Flame.
  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing left the formation and returned safely to the Black Market.
  • Yang Tianyou concealed their room, took out the storage ring, and invited Hong Qing to choose first from the treasures.

Ch. 59Dividing the Treasures

Hong Qing learned about Spirit-Transforming Inducement and resolved to pursue First-Rank Foundation Establishment as he and Yang Tianyou divided their spoils. They claimed valuable treasures from a storage ring and found a token bearing the name Three Blazing Flame Palace, whose origins were unknown.

  • Hong Qing chose the second-tier Spirit Flame Seed, and Yang Tianyou explained Spirit-Transforming Inducement and the three ranks of Foundation Establishment to him.
  • Hong Qing resolved to seek First-Rank Foundation Establishment and accepted Yang Tianyou's offer of help at Purple Moon Mountain.
  • Hong Qing chose a second-tier spiritual material and two-thirds of the first-tier items, leaving the Immortal in the Flame for Yang Tianyou.
  • Yang Tianyou took the storage ring in exchange for his share of the spoils, and Hong Qing agreed readily.
  • Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing examined the storage ring's valuable contents and found a token marked Three Blazing Flame Palace, a power neither of them recognized.

Ch. 60The Black Sha Sect

Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing divided their spoils, then Yang Tianyou used a tracking talisman to locate Zhao Yunxiao. Zhao Yunxiao was negotiating with the Black Sha Sect to attack the Yang and Mu households, and the chapter ended as he prepared to consult his household’s ancestor.

  • Yang Tianyou let Hong Qing choose treasures first, and they copied the three valuable cultivation texts before parting as friends.
  • Yang Tianyou activated a Thousand-Li Tracking Mother-and-Son Talisman to find Zhao Yunxiao, whom he had secretly marked.
  • The talisman revealed Zhao Yunxiao meeting a Foundation Establishment elder of the Black Sha Sect in a secluded canyon.
  • Zhao Yunxiao offered Spirit Stones and the Yang and Mu households’ liquid assets in exchange for the Black Sha Sect’s attack, but the elder demanded more.
  • Zhao Yunxiao said he could not authorize the elder’s terms and took out an Origin Void Mirror to contact the Zhao Household’s ancestor.

Ch. 61Capturing Zhao Yunxiao

Zhao Leicong negotiated with Green Ghost to hire the Black Sha Sect, while Yang Tianyou ambushed and captured Zhao Yunxiao. Zhao Yunxiao’s panic at being taken back to the Yang Lineage left Yang Tianyou suspecting he was hiding a plot against the Yang Household.

  • Zhao Leicong and Green Ghost agreed that the Zhao Household would pay the Black Sha Sect a deposit and additional Spirit Stones and Two-Thousand-Forged Iron Essence to act after the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Tianyou tracked Zhao Yunxiao with the Mother-Child Tracking Talisman and ambushed him on his way back to the Zhao Household.
  • Zhao Yunxiao used a Gilded Treasure Armor Talisman to survive Yang Tianyou’s attack, but Yang Tianyou beat him down and sealed his Dantian.
  • Yang Tianyou questioned Zhao Yunxiao about his visit to the Black Market, but Zhao Yunxiao refused to answer.
  • When Yang Tianyou said he would take Zhao Yunxiao back to the Yang Lineage, Zhao Yunxiao became agitated, convincing Yang Tianyou that something was fishy.

Ch. 62The Zhao Household's Open Scheme

Yang Tianyou captured Zhao Yunxiao and brought him to the Yang Lineage, where Yang Haoyu learned that the Zhao Household had hired the Black Sha Sect to attack the Yang and Mu Households after the Cold Tide. Yang Haoyu explained that Zhao Leicong’s plan was an open scheme tied to the Dragon Valley Hall inheritance, and the chapter ended with her preparing to face the threat.

  • Yang Tianyou searched Zhao Yunxiao’s Storage Bag, took the Origin Void Mirror, and detoured back to the Lineage with him alive.
  • Yang Haoyu interrogated Zhao Yunxiao, then told Yang Tianyou that the Zhao Household had enlisted the Black Sha Sect to destroy the Yang and Mu Households after the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yang Haoyu discussed Zhao Leicong’s willingness to spend nearly two hundred thousand Spirit Stones to clear obstacles to his Golden Core advancement.
  • Yang Haoyu explained that the Yang Household could not report the plot because the Three Rivers Sect would not trust its claims and because revealing the Dragon Valley Hall inheritance would implicate the Yang Household.
  • Yang Haoyu said the Black Sha Sect’s attack would keep the Yang Household occupied while Zhao Leicong traveled to Ba Commandery to obtain a Golden Core Formation Pill.

Ch. 63Brothers

Yang Tianyou learned how the Yang Household would prepare for the coming Cold Tide and discussed its Purple Moon Wolves with Yang Haoyu. He later reunited with Yang Tianwang, gave him the sword that had severed his arm, and promised to help him pursue Foundation Establishment and Golden Core.

  • Yang Haoyu planned to buy defensive formations, reinforce Purple Moon Town, and assign Yang Tianxue, Yang Qiong Chuan, and three second-tier Purple Moon Wolves to guard Purple Moon Mountain during the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Haoyu told Yang Tianyou that the Purple Moon Wolves had advanced after absorbing spirit medicine and demon cores, and that their bloodline might come from an ancient exotic beast.
  • Yang Tianyou gave Yang Haoyu materials to refine his weapons and brought her Hundred-Flower Cake; she urged him to cultivate toward Foundation Establishment after the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Tianyou visited Yang Tianwang and revealed that he had obtained the blood sword that had severed Yang Tianwang’s left arm, proposing it as a prized item for the Lineage’s Law Artifact shop.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yang Tianwang drank together, and Yang Tianyou promised to help his brother reach Foundation Establishment and form a Golden Core.

Ch. 64Twin Blades and Starlight

Yang Tianyou received the Mother-and-Son Twin Blades, named the flying blade Starlight, and gained a stronger weapon for close and long-range combat. Meanwhile, the Zhao Household resolved to proceed with its plan against the Yang Household, relying on a secret connection to the Xiang Household and Zhao Leicong’s hope of reaching Golden Core.

  • Yang Tianyou visited Yang Tianxue and Yang Qiongchuan, giving each a First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Item to celebrate their Foundation Establishment.
  • Yang Tianyou brought Fengling and food to the Wolf Ancestor, but learned nothing about the Purple Moon Wolves’ bloodline origins.
  • Yang Tianyou retrieved his reforged blades and learned that Yang Haoyu had combined them into the Mother-and-Son Twin Blades, with a crescent-shaped flying blade for ranged attacks.
  • Yang Tianyou tested the weapon’s power, found it thirty percent stronger than his original Twin Blades, and named the flying blade Starlight.
  • Zhao Zongbin urged the Zhao Household elders to continue their plan to enlist the Black Sha Sect and use the Cold Tide to buy time for Zhao Leicong to obtain a Golden Core Formation Pill.
  • After the elders left, Zhao Leicong assured Zhao Zongbin that the Xiang Household would help, then warned him and Zhao Zongkun to keep that connection secret.

Ch. 65Immortal in the Flame

Yang Tianyou used rare materials and a master-servant contract to nurture a fire spirit inside the Immortal in the Flame, then spent a year building his reputation as the Great White Blade. The chapter ended with him sensing that the spirit was about to be born.

  • Yang Tianyou placed the Immortal in the Flame inside the Little Nirvana Transformation Formation and used spirit water, Soul-Gathering Stone, Explosive Flame Fire Ape Essence Blood, and a Spirit-Enhancing Talisman to nurture it.
  • Yang Tianyou established a master-servant contract with the being forming inside the crystal and sealed the room with a Formation.
  • Over the next year, Yang Tianyou cultivated and completed Lineage missions, earning fame for defeating several Late Qi Refinement evil cultivators.
  • Yang Tianyou met with Yang Tianwang, who remained dispirited over his missing left arm despite Yang Tianyou's efforts to find a regrowth medicine.
  • Yang Tianyou sensed that the Immortal in the Flame was about to give birth to its fire spirit.

Ch. 66Yuan Ba and the Golden Spirit Armor

Yang Tianyou named his newly hatched Spirit-Demon Hybrid Yuan Ba and watched him grow while sparring with Fengling. After welcoming his father home, Yang Tianyou broke through to the Qi Refining ninth layer, strengthened his body with Savage Elephant Essence Blood and a Blood-Origin Pill, and learned the Golden Spirit Armor Law Technique.

  • Yang Tianyou named the newborn Little Fire Ape Yuan Ba after it hatched from its crystal.
  • Two months later, Yuan Ba fought Fengling under Yang Tianyou's rules and lost their first bout of the month.
  • Yang Tianyou had dinner with his parents, whose cultivation had reached the Qi Refining eighth layer.
  • Yang Tianyou entered seclusion and broke through to the Qi Refining ninth layer.
  • Yang Tianyou used Savage Elephant Essence Blood and a Blood-Origin Pill to strengthen his body, then activated the first-tier supreme-grade Golden Spirit Armor.

Ch. 67Essence of the Five Metals

Yang Tianyou collected the Essence of the Five Metals from Yang Qiongqing as he prepared to lay his foundation, and resolved to make a Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman himself. The chapter left him confident that his talisman-making talent and tools could let him produce the second-rank talisman he needed.

  • Yang Tianyou completed his secluded cultivation and mastered the Golden Spirit Armor Law Technique before leaving his room.
  • Yang Tianyou visited Yang Qiongqing, who gave him a ten-jin piece of second-tier middle-grade Essence of the Five Metals for his foundation-laying.
  • Yang Tiankang asked Yang Qiongqing about Yang Tianyou's reward, but Yang Qiongqing refused to reveal details and promised to help Tiankang obtain another Foundation Establishment Pill.
  • Yang Tianyou decided to make a Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman himself so he could use it as his foundation-laying inducement and future natal Talisman.

Ch. 68Making the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman

Yang Tianyou used the Jade Register Heavenly Book to temporarily gain Foundation Establishment-level spiritual power and spiritual consciousness so he could make a Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman. As his strength began to fail midway through the attempt, he swallowed a precious Longevity Grass to replenish it, leaving the talisman unfinished but his chances improved.

  • Yang Tianyou prepared rare materials and upgraded his Azure Rainbow Talisman Brush before sealing himself in the training room.
  • Yang Tianyou connected his spiritual consciousness to the Jade Register Heavenly Book and gained temporary Foundation Establishment-level abilities for six shichen.
  • Yang Tianyou began drawing the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman, gathering Five Phases Spiritual Qi into a colorful vortex above him.
  • Yang Tianyou's spiritual power and consciousness neared exhaustion before the talisman was half finished.
  • Yang Tianyou swallowed a valuable Longevity Grass, replenishing and strengthening his spiritual power and consciousness.

Ch. 69Refining the Essence of the Five Metals

Yang Tianyou completed the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman and used it, along with the Longevity Grass’s remaining medicinal power, to refine the Essence of the Five Metals into his body. His Golden Spirit Armor reached Great Perfection, and he began testing it against Fengling and Yuan Ba.

  • Yang Tianyou finished the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman, drawing Spiritual Qi into it.
  • Yang Tianyou used the talisman to refine ten jin of the Essence of the Five Metals, enduring intense pain as Metal-Phase Qi fused with his body.
  • Yang Tianyou formed pale golden Spirit Marks and gained a stronger affinity for Metal-Attribute Spiritual Qi.
  • Yang Tianyou discovered that refining the Essence of the Five Metals had raised his Golden Spirit Armor to Great Perfection.
  • Yang Tianyou offered Fengling and Yuan Ba two hundred Spirit Stones to whoever broke his armor fastest, then began the test with Fengling.

Ch. 70Jinge's Visit

Yang Tianyou tested the formidable defense of his Golden Spirit Armor, then received a visit from his old friend Jinge, who had advanced to Foundation Establishment. Jinge sought the Yang Household’s help buying resources gathered during the Cold Tide, leaving Yang Tianyou to consider a deal shaped by conflict within the Gold and Silver Alliance.

  • Yang Tianyou stopped Fengling and Yuan Ba from attacking and concluded that the Essence of the Five Metals had strengthened his Golden Spirit Armor beyond the Cultivation Method’s description.
  • As the Cold Tide approached, Orthodox and Demonic Path forces vanished, leaving Yang Tianyou with fewer assignments and prompting him to focus on cultivation at Purple Moon Mountain.
  • Yang Tianyou received a message that Jinge had arrived, then introduced Jinge to Yuan Ba and explained Yuan Ba’s origins.
  • Jinge shared Second-Rank Low-Grade Yellow Eagle Wine with Yang Tianyou and proposed that the Gold and Silver Alliance buy all the Yang Household’s resources gathered during the Cold Tide.
  • Jinge explained that the Legacy Faction’s interference had voided the Jin Household’s agreement with the Three Rivers Sect, so he and Jin Lianri needed Foundation Establishment Lineages to help fulfill their procurement assignment.

Ch. 71Snow Drifting for Ten Thousand Li

Yang Tianyou and the Yang Household agreed to sell their Cold Tide resources to the Jin Household, recognizing that the deal also tied them more closely to the Gold and Silver Alliance. As the Cold Tide arrived, endless snowfall turned the bright landscape ominous, leaving Yang Tianyou feeling that darkness was closing in.

  • Yang Tianyou accepted Jinge's proposal to buy all the Yang Household's resources gathered after the Cold Tide.
  • Yang Dangkai advised Yang Haoyu that the deal was effectively unavoidable and offered the Yang Household a chance to build ties with the Jin Household.
  • Yang Haoyu gave Yang Tianyou sole authority over cooperation with the Gold and Silver Alliance and told him to maintain his relationship with Daoist Jin.
  • Yang Tianyou and Jinge negotiated resource prices as businessmen, then Jinge left Purple Moon Mountain after staying another half month.
  • As the Cold Tide approached, snow fell continuously for months, and Yang Tianyou, Feng Ling, and Yuan Ba grew uneasy before Yang Tianyou declared that the Cold Tide had come.

Ch. 72Flying Boats Cross the Sky, All Sides React

The Six Desires Red Dust Sect mobilized its forces to invade the Northern River Region as the White Sky Sect's elders debated a prophecy about the heavenly devil and Lin Yingyue. The Northern River Region's sects prepared to fight, and the Lu Wu Realm moved toward a major war.

  • At White Sky Mountain, two White Sky Sect elders discussed the Heavenly Lord's prophecy and wondered whether it referred to Lin Yingyue, the Red Dust Devil Venerable.
  • The Six Desires Red Dust Sect launched a vast fleet, led by the Black Dragon Boat, toward the Northern River Region.
  • Leaders in an unknown space above the Northern River Region learned of the invasion and discussed possible involvement by other factions and races.
  • The Northern River Region's hegemonic sects sent their prepared cultivator armies aboard flying boats as the Lu Wu Realm mobilized for war.

Ch. 73The Mobilization Order and Unrest in Dragon Valley

The Yang Household prepared to meet the Cold Tide under an unusually heavy Three Rivers Sect Mobilization Order, while other factions sent forces toward the coming war. A hidden enemy plotted revenge against the Three Rivers Sect, and the Feng Household moved toward Crouching Ox Pass while monitoring Dragon Valley Sect remnants and anticipating the sect’s downfall.

  • Yang Haoyu told the Yang Household elders that the Three Rivers Sect had ordered them to send three Foundation Establishment cultivators and forty Qi Refining cultivators, and explained that other factions faced increased demands too.
  • Yang Haoyu assigned Yang Tianxue and Yang Qiongchuan to guard Purple Moon Mountain, Yang Qiongqing to guard Purple Moon Town, and named the cultivators and Purple Moon Wolves who would join the battle.
  • Yang Tianyou joined the Yang Household’s rallying cries and felt a powerful resolve to protect his Lineage.
  • True Person Beigong watched the Luochuan Sect’s forces depart, while Zhen Leizi reassured him that he welcomed one final battle despite his dwindling lifespan.
  • A concealed voice in the Three Rivers Sect’s secluded grounds vowed to wait for a chance to take revenge, as Devil Qi briefly spread through the cave.
  • The Feng Household sent Flying Boats toward Crouching Ox Pass, while its Golden Core cultivators discussed watching the Dragon Valley Sect remnants and exploiting the Three Rivers Sect’s predicted downfall.

Ch. 74Gathering

Yang Tianyou traveled with the Yang Household cultivators toward Crouching Ox Pass, where the Northern River Region prepared to withstand the Cold Tide. The Yang Household gathered its allied Foundation Establishment Lineages at Yellowstone Market, and Liu Changsheng arrived to lead the Liu Household delegation.

  • Yang Haoyu led the Yang Household cultivators away from Purple Moon Mountain aboard the Crimson Wing Boat, leaving Yang Tianxue and Twelfth Uncle to guard the Lineage.
  • Yang Tianyou learned that a chain of fortified passes protected the Northern River Region from the Savage Wilderness Great Domain and the Cold Tide.
  • The Yang Household's Crimson Wing Boat reached Yellowstone Market to rendezvous with the Liu, Zhuang, Mu, and Qing Households, whose combined alliance included five Foundation Establishment Lineages.
  • The Liu Household arrived aboard its Qianmu Boat, and Liu Changsheng flew over to greet Yang Haoyu.
  • Yang Tianyou recognized that Liu Changsheng's Ninth Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation, alchemy, and healing skills made him a valuable ally.

Ch. 75Inside Crouching Ox Pass

Yang Tianyou and the other Lineages’ young cultivators traveled to Crouching Ox Pass as the Cold Tide approached. After the Three Rivers Sect inspected their Transit Passes and searched them with Demon-Detecting Mirrors, Yang Tianyou explored the crowded trading streets but found no Spirit Items he wanted.

  • Yang Tianyou greeted Liu Siyu, who still remembered losing to him, and chatted with the young representatives of the arriving Mu, Zhuang, and Qing Households.
  • The Lineages’ Flying Boats traveled north through worsening snow and cold until Crouching Ox Pass came into view.
  • Three Rivers Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivators inspected the visitors with Demon-Detecting Mirrors and admitted them into the pass.
  • Yang Tianyou took Fengling and Yuan Ba through the trading streets, met a Yellowstone Market acquaintance, and asked him to gather several needed items.
  • Yang Tianyou found nothing he wanted to buy, while Fengling and Yuan Ba ate their way through the stalls and he sampled one of Yuan Ba’s meatballs.
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