Arc 35The Martial Alliance and Realm War

Yang Xuanwu became the Martial Ancestor’s disciple and built the Martial Alliance as the Nine Phoenix Realm’s invasion threatened the Qiongqi Realm. Meanwhile, Yang Tianyou strengthened the Yang Household and its defenses, but the war reached the Lu Wu Realm and a powerful Giant Spirit warrior breached the Eastern Sea Realm Gate.

  • Yang Xuanwu passed the seventh Heavenly Stele, and the Martial Ancestor descended, killed Qiongqi, and named Yang Xuanwu his personal disciple.
  • Yang Xuanwu founded the Martial Alliance and established academies around the seven Heavenly Steles, drawing in Martial Cultivators despite the Tianwu Sect’s opposition.
  • Yang Tianyou reached Sage Manifestation, gained the Innate Fate Diagram, and discovered Yunhua’s unusual fates as he prepared the Yang Household for the war.
  • Yunhua secured Tianshu True Person’s help, and he installed defensive formations at Purple Moon Mountain as several Yang Household members advanced to Sage Manifestation.
  • Yang Yuqi advanced the Blood Dragon Tree, strengthening Purple Moon Mountain’s Spirit Vein, while Yang Xuanwu reached Immortal-Martial Unity and shook the Tianwu Sect’s confidence.
  • After Ni Xian’er betrayed the Beaconfire Division, Yang Tiankang and Shanhai fled with the Beacon-Fire Secret Realm, while Shanhai sent Nine-Phoenix Kunwu deeper undercover.
  • Yang Tianyou created Feng Er and led the Yang Household into the war, where the First Legion killed a Divine Wind Clan powerhouse in Mo Province.
  • After Yang Tianyou assessed the Luochuan River Dragon King’s forces, the Eastern Sea Realm Gate’s barrier broke and a giant Giant Spirit warrior entered carrying three Sixth-Tier Supreme-Grade Law Treasures.
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Ch. 852All Seven Steles Comprehended, Divine Light Pierces the Heavens

Yang Xuanwu comprehended the Divine Sun Finger at the seventh Martial Dao Heavenly Stele, triggering a response from all seven steles. The divine light reached the Martial Ancestor in the Immortal Realm, who sent a smaller version of himself to finish his unfinished business and meet the disciple he had never seen.

  • Yang Xuanwu entered the vision of Tuo's suppression and watched the Martial Ancestor defeat the Fiend Demon with the Heavenly Stele.
  • Yang Xuanwu recognized the Martial Dao Divine Ability as the Divine Sun Finger and spent three years comprehending it.
  • Yang Xuanwu passed the final Heavenly Stele, causing all seven steles to tremble and send divine light into the heavens.
  • The divine light reached the Martial Ancestor in the Immortal Realm, and he realized his old arrangement had been triggered.
  • The Martial Ancestor formed a smaller version of himself from his Qi and Blood and sent it to finish his unfinished business and meet Yang Xuanwu.

Ch. 853Slay the Martial Ancestor?

The Tianwu Sect’s leaders learned that the Martial Ancestor might be returning after the seven Martial Dao Heavenly Steles sent divine light into the sky. Fearing he would punish the Five Great Lineage for monopolizing the sect and suppressing Martial Dao, they began considering killing him.

  • The seven Martial Dao Heavenly Steles sent divine light into the sky, alarming the powers throughout the Qiongqi Realm.
  • Tie Cangliu told the Five Great Lineage that the Martial Ancestor had once promised to descend when the Heavenly Steles’ light soared.
  • The elders celebrated the Martial Ancestor’s possible return until Chu Yun warned that he might condemn the Five Great Lineage’s tyranny.
  • The Ye Household’s Clan Chief suggested that the Martial Ancestor could be killed, and most of the Five Great Lineage’s elders did not object.

Ch. 854The Martial Ancestor Descends to the Mortal World, and the Experts Pay Their Respects

After Yang Xuanwu passed the Seven Heavenly Steles’ trials, he learned that his achievement had summoned the Martial Ancestor back to the Qiongqi Realm. The Martial Ancestor descended before the gathered experts, who recognized him and bowed in greeting.

  • Tie Cangliu ordered the Tianwu Sect’s disciples to prepare for battle in case the Martial Ancestor moved against the Five Great Lineages.
  • The Stele Guardian told Yang Xuanwu that he had become the Martial Ancestor’s Personal Disciple and that the divine light signaled the Martial Ancestor’s descent.
  • Experts from across the realms gathered beneath the spatial vortex as the Tianwu Sect’s elders waited tensely.
  • An hour after the divine light appeared, the Martial Ancestor stepped out of the vortex and declared that he had finally returned to the Qiongqi Realm.
  • Experts recognized the Martial Ancestor, and the Tianwu Sect’s disciples and the gathered crowd bowed to pay their respects.

Ch. 855Qiongqi Awakens, the Martial Ancestor Vanquishes the Demon

The Martial Ancestor refused to interfere in the Nine Phoenix Realm’s invasion and entered the Qiongqi Secret Realm to confront Qiongqi. He overwhelmed the Fierce Beast with his prepared powers and began refining the realm, leaving Qiongqi to face death in the Solar Furnace.

  • The Martial Ancestor dismissed the experts’ pleas to destroy the Nine Phoenix Realm, then vanished from their gathering.
  • The Xuanxin Sect Master and other experts pressured Tie Cangliu to persuade the Martial Ancestor to intervene, and Tie Cangliu promised to try without revealing how little contact he had with him.
  • The Martial Ancestor arrived in the ruined Qiongqi Secret Realm, where Qiongqi tried to avoid fighting and offered to spare the Tianwu Sect.
  • Qiongqi attacked the Martial Ancestor, but his punch shattered its enormous head and his Divine Sun Finger drove back the black moonlight.
  • The Martial Ancestor formed a Solar Furnace around the secret realm and explained that Qiongqi had to die for its destruction of the realm and the living beings within it.
  • Qiongqi begged for its life and insisted that the realm’s inhabitants owed it, while the Martial Ancestor intensified the Solar True Fire.

Ch. 856The Secret of Qiongqi

The Martial Ancestor refined the Qiongqi Secret Realm and freed the Seven Great Fiend Demons from Qiongqi’s control. At the Seven Heavenly Steles, he accepted Yang Xuanwu as his personal disciple and explained how Qiongqi had secretly manipulated the realm.

  • The Martial Ancestor refined the Qiongqi Secret Realm into a golden sphere after killing Qiongqi’s consciousness.
  • The Seven Great Fiend Demons lost their immortal bodies but gained free souls, and they thanked the Martial Ancestor for sparing them to resist the Nine Phoenix Realm’s invasion.
  • At Rising Sun Plain, Tie Cangliu grew hostile toward Yang Xuanwu as the Martial Ancestor appeared and praised his nearly three thousand opened apertures.
  • The Martial Ancestor named Yang Xuanwu his personal disciple, and Yang Xuanwu knelt to accept him as Master.
  • The Martial Ancestor brought Yang Xuanwu into the Heavenly Stele Space and explained Qiongqi’s plot, the Heaven’s Mandate, and the creation of the seven steles.

Ch. 857An Initial Understanding of the Immortal Realm

The Martial Ancestor explained the Realm War, the limits on Immortals interfering in lower realms, and the great status of Heavenly Immortals. He left Yang Xuanwu understanding that the White Sky Heavenly Lord was unlikely to intervene in the war.

  • The Martial Ancestor told Yang Xuanwu that he had spent the past month killing Qiongqi, whose plan to consume the realm had been disrupted by the Realm War.
  • The Martial Ancestor warned Yang Xuanwu that Nine Phoenix might possess a powerful Heavenly Mandate Race capable of defeating several realms.
  • The Martial Ancestor explained that Immortals and Gods needed a connection and usually a Heavenly Edict to descend and interfere in lower realms, and that unauthorized intervention could bring punishment.
  • Yang Xuanwu asked about the White Sky Heavenly Lord, and the Martial Ancestor explained that only Heavenly Immortals could bear the title of Heavenly Lord.
  • The Martial Ancestor described Heavenly Immortals as rare and powerful, then said the White Sky Heavenly Lord was unlikely to answer a summons or interfere in the Realm War.

Ch. 858Heavenly Stele World-Suppressing Mystical Art, Solar Essence Gold Sphere

Yang Xuanwu received the Martial Ancestor’s teachings about his lineages, senior disciples, and the Heavenly Stele World-Suppressing Mystical Art. After awakening, he discovered the Martial Ancestor had left him a colossal sphere of Solar Essence Gold.

  • The Martial Ancestor promised to use his avatar, sustained by the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele, to stop the Nine Phoenix Realm’s Immortal and God ancestors if Yang Xuanwu could counterattack.
  • The Martial Ancestor told Yang Xuanwu about the Tianwu Sect, the Divine Martial Dao, and his senior disciples, including Ninth Senior Sister Tantai Ling.
  • The Martial Ancestor passed the Heavenly Stele World-Suppressing Mystical Art to Yang Xuanwu and left a golden sphere for him with the Stele Guardian.
  • The Martial Ancestor gave Yang Kun a fortuitous opportunity, then sealed his avatar inside a statue in the Spirit Lake.
  • Yang Xuanwu woke, studied the mystical art’s powers, and recognized the golden sphere as a thousand-foot-diameter piece of Solar Essence Gold.

Ch. 859The Seven Martial Alliance Academies, the Weight of Fortune

Yang Xuanwu began forming the Seven Martial Alliance Academies to unite the Qiongqi Realm’s Martial Cultivators and challenge the Tianwu Sect. As the Tianwu Sect prepared to compete for recruits, Yang Xuanwu set out to build a neutral academy network that could strengthen the realm’s Martial Dao and gather its Fortune.

  • Yunhua received news and mobilized the Yang Household to spread the Martial Ancestor’s Personal Disciple’s call to establish the Martial Alliance.
  • Yang Xuanye announced across the Qiongqi Realm that Martial Cultivators could join the alliance by passing an assessment at one of the Seven Martial Dao Heavenly Steles.
  • Tie Cangliu and the Five Great Lineage leaders rejected the alliance’s challenge and ordered the Tianwu Sect to open its Scripture Repository and recruit Martial Cultivators on a grand scale.
  • Yang Xuanwu planned seven main academies around the Martial Dao Heavenly Steles, with the Seven Stele Guardians serving as inspectors to keep the system neutral.
  • Yang Xuanwu intended to expand the academies across the Qiongqi Realm, spread martial arts, and bear the realm’s Martial Fortune.

Ch. 860Tianwu Sect's Predicament, Before the Threshold of Sage Manifestation

The Martial Alliance grew rapidly as the Seven Martial Dao Heavenly Steles drew Martial Cultivators away from the Tianwu Sect, whose efforts to retain them were undermined by internal divisions. Eighteen years after Yunhua reached Sage Manifestation, Yang Tianyou completed tempering his Law Power and stood on the threshold of Sage Manifestation.

  • The Seven Martial Dao Heavenly Steles supplied rich cultivation resources, abundant inheritances, and protected sites that helped the seven martial academies develop quickly.
  • Martial Cultivators, including defectors from the Tianwu Sect, joined the Martial Alliance in large numbers, while Tie Cangliu and the sect elders worried over their losses.
  • Tianwu Sect elders considered attacking the Yang Household, but Lu Wu Realm and Qiongqi Realm powerhouses prevented them from acting against it.
  • The Tianwu Sect lowered its requirements and gave up some Five Great Lineage privileges to attract recruits, but members of the Five Great Lineage forced it to abandon the policy.
  • The Tianwu Sect's broken promises further strengthened Martial Cultivators' resolve to join the Martial Alliance, which grew into a powerful force over several years.
  • Eighteen years after Yunhua broke through to Sage Manifestation, Yang Tianyou finished tempering his Law Power and reached the threshold of Sage Manifestation.

Ch. 861Tianyou Advances to Sage Manifestation

Yang Tianyou broke through to the Sage Manifestation Realm and formed the White Emperor Dharma Form as a starry phenomenon covered Purple Moon Mountain. With his tribulation supplies ready, he set out for Wolf Pool to complete his advancement.

  • Yang Tianyou absorbed Heavenly Stele Stone Milk and pushed through the gates to Sage Manifestation.
  • Starlight descended over Purple Moon Mountain, and Yang Household members gathered at the Great White Residence, where Yunhua confirmed that Yang Tianyou had broken through.
  • Yang Tianyou condensed the White Emperor Dharma Form, an imperial figure riding a White Tiger Divine Beast and wielding a long saber.
  • Yang Tianyou emerged from seclusion and told Yang Haoyu that he would fully attain Sage Manifestation after transcending the tribulation.
  • Yunhua said she had prepared the Spirit Items, and Yang Tianyou led the household members toward Wolf Pool to transcend the tribulation.

Ch. 862The True Heaven and Earth Manifestation, the Innate Fate Diagram

Yang Tianyou tempered his body with Sage Manifestation Tribulation Lightning and completed the fusion of his White Emperor Dharma Form and Fleshly Body, becoming a Sage Manifestation cultivator. After passing the Heart Demon Tribulation, he absorbed the Qi of Creation and advanced his True Spirit to Early Void Refinement, revealing the [Innate Fate Diagram] in the Jade Register Heavenly Book.

  • Yang Tianyou caught and shattered the early bolts of Tribulation Lightning, then lowered his defenses so the Thunder could temper his body.
  • Yang Tianyou endured the final, more powerful bolts as his platinum blood deepened and his White Emperor Dharma Form fused further with his Fleshly Body.
  • Yang Tianyou fully fused the two and transformed into a three-thousand-zhang giant, manifesting the true form of Heaven and Earth Manifestation.
  • Yang Tianyou defeated his Heart Demon Tribulation with his Blade Dao and received ninety-nine wisps of Qi of Creation.
  • The Jade Register Heavenly Book absorbed further Qi of Creation and raised Yang Tianyou's True Spirit to Early Void Refinement, then revealed the [Innate Fate Diagram].

Ch. 863Fate Configuration, Fate, and Fortune

After breaking through to the Sage Manifestation Realm, Yang Tianyou learned how the Jade Register Heavenly Book’s Innate Fate Diagram revealed and manipulated Destiny. He examined his own Fate and Fortune, then turned his attention to the members of his clan beside Wolf Pool.

  • Yang Tianyou learned that the Innate Fate Diagram could observe, absorb, alter, and manipulate living beings’ Fates using Primordial Power.
  • He activated the Innate Fate Diagram and Acquired Fortune Cauldron, strengthening his Great White Gold Eyes into Destiny Eyes.
  • Yang Tianyou examined his Destiny and saw his Fate Configuration, including Master of Heavenly Book, Husband of Celestial Maiden, Father of Great Power, and White Emperor Candidate.
  • He considered what Father of Great Power, White Emperor Candidate, and Profound Tribulation Qi meant, but could not determine their significance.
  • Yang Tianyou looked toward the members of his clan beside Wolf Pool and wondered what their Fates would be.

Ch. 864The Fate Statuses of Yunhua and Yang Haoyu

Yang Tianyou examined Yunhua’s and Yang Haoyu’s fates with his Destiny Eyes, learning more about their hidden destinies and the ominous Profound Tribulation Qi. He withdrew his divine ability after assessing the clan members and, celebrated as a Sage Manifestation, urged the Yang clan to cultivate diligently.

  • Yang Tianyou saw that Yunhua had the Celestial Maiden fate pattern and a deep purple fate as the Mother of the Great Power, alongside the Reincarnated Immortals and Gods and Favor of Heaven's Will fates.
  • Yang Tianyou wondered why Yunhua possessed the deep purple Guanghan Lineage fate and considered whether the Guanghan Immortal had another origin.
  • Yang Tianyou saw Yunhua’s black Profound Tribulation Qi fate and suspected that the calamity might threaten all living beings in the Lu Wu Realm rather than target him alone.
  • Yang Haoyu worried that Yang Tianyou’s divine ability had not ended, while Yunhua reassured her that his presence seemed unharmed and stronger than before.
  • Yang Tianyou examined Yang Haoyu’s flourishing fortune and changeable fate, then withdrew his Heaven and Earth Manifestation Divine Ability.
  • The clan members congratulated Yang Tianyou on attaining Sage Manifestation, and he urged them to cultivate diligently and strengthen the lineage.

Ch. 865Spirit Vein Advancement Plan

Yang Tianyou considered how to defend Purple Moon Mountain against the Nine Phoenix Realm in the Third Stage of the war. He calculated that upgrading its Spirit Vein to Sixth-Tier Upper-Grade would require 125 drops of Heavenly Stele Stone Milk and costly auxiliary resources, then examined the resources Xuanwu had sent back.

  • Yang Tianyou reviewed the extensive treasures Yang Xuanyang had sent to the Great White Residence.
  • Yunhua told Yang Tianyou to look at the resources Xuanwu had sent back.
  • Yang Tianyou assessed the Yang Household's strength and anticipated repeated attacks by the Nine Phoenix Realm during the Third Stage of the war.
  • Yang Tianyou resolved to defend Purple Moon Mountain while preparing to evacuate if necessary.
  • Yang Tianyou calculated the resources needed to upgrade the Purple Moon Mountain Spirit Vein and strengthen its defenses.
  • Yang Tianyou examined Xuanwu's resource list, hoping it contained enough Heavenly Stele Stone Milk for the upgrade.

Ch. 866Vast Resources, Time Waits for No One

Yang Tianyou learned how Yang Xuanwu obtained vast resources and founded the Martial Alliance, then discussed the Yang Household’s preparations for the next stage of the Interface War. The chapter ended with Yunhua agreeing to recruit Tianshu True Person to build Purple Moon Mountain’s defensive formation.

  • Yang Tianyou read Yang Xuanwu’s report and learned about his connection to the Martial Ancestor, his work in the Qiongqi Realm, and the resources and texts he had sent home.
  • Yang Tianyou reflected on the Martial Ancestor’s intelligence about the Spirit Realm and said the Yang Household was better equipped to endure the Interface War.
  • Yunhua suggested that Yang Tianyou’s recent breakthrough would let Zhiming and his other companions advance, and Yang Tianyou agreed.
  • Yang Tianyou and Yunhua discussed upgrading the Purple Moon Mountain Spirit Vein and preparing for the war while time was short.
  • Yang Tianyou chose Tianshu True Person of the Seven Stars Sacred Land to set up their defensive formation, and Yunhua agreed to invite him.

Ch. 867Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation

Yang Tianyou began refining his Life-Bound Law Treasures while Yunhua negotiated with the Seven Stars Sacred Lord for formations to protect the Yang Household. The deal sent Tianshu True Person to Purple Moon Mountain, while the Seven Stars Sacred Lord prepared for war.

  • Yang Tianyou used precious Spirit Materials, the White Emperor Blade Canon, Platinum True Fire, and the Creation Brush to advance his Twin Blades and Starlight.
  • Yunhua offered Heavenly Stele Stone Milk to the Seven Stars Sacred Lord in exchange for the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation and Tianshu True Person's help setting up a defensive formation.
  • Yunhua agreed to pay twenty-eight drops of Heavenly Stele Stone Milk, ten cubic units of Solar Essence Gold, and two hundred thousand Upper-Grade Spirit Stones for the formations.
  • The Seven Stars Sacred Lord beat up Tianshu True Person, who then left for Purple Moon Mountain with the offensive formation and formation-setting implements.
  • The Seven Stars Sacred Lord returned to preparing the Seven Stars Sacred Land for the coming Third Stage war.

Ch. 868Eight Extremes Star Curtain Formation

Tianshu True Person visited the Yang Household to design its Clan-Guarding Formations, and Yang Tianshi and Tongming joined him to study the plans. Impressed by Tongming’s knowledge of Purple Moon Mountain, Tianshu True Person agreed to begin laying the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation.

  • Tianshu True Person arrived at Purple Moon Mountain, and Yunhua welcomed him on behalf of the Yang Household.
  • Tianshu True Person enjoyed the Spirit Cuisine Yang Xuanyang had sent from the Qiongqi Realm, and Yunhua invited him to visit whenever he wished.
  • Yunhua sent Yang Tianshi and Tongming with Tianshu True Person so they could observe the formation work.
  • Tianshu True Person showed them the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation and the Eight Extremes Star Curtain Formation, explaining their power and purpose.
  • Tongming identified a suitable location for the sword formation’s dragon’s head, and Tianshu True Person praised his Formation Dao attainments.
  • Tianshu True Person and the others set off to lay the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation first.

Ch. 869Three Sage Manifestation Powerhouses in Succession

Tianshu True Person completed the Yang Household’s defensive formations, while Zhiming and Yang Tianjiu successively reached Sage Manifestation. In the Nine Phoenix Realm, Shanhai also broke through, and he urged Yang Tiankang to advance quickly as Water Tribe clans were being drawn toward the Nine Phoenix Realm Alliance.

  • Tianshu True Person completed the Lesser Celestial Circuit Star Sword Formation and Eight Extremes Star Curtain Formation, then reorganized the Yang Household’s Clan-Guarding Formation system.
  • Yunhua gave Tianshu True Person the promised payment and additional gifts, and he returned a Jade Slip of Formation Dao insights for Tianshi and Tongming.
  • Zhiming passed his tribulation and reached Sage Manifestation, strengthening his Listening to the World's Voice ability; half a month later, Yang Tianjiu also broke through.
  • Shanhai endured the Heavenly Tribulation in the Beacon-Fire Secret Realm and reached Sage Manifestation, though he remained dissatisfied with his strength.
  • Shanhai warned Yang Tiankang that the Alliance’s conciliatory approach was attracting Water Tribe clans, and Yang Tiankang resolved to enter seclusion and break through as soon as possible.

Ch. 870Purple Moon War Zone, Spirit Vein Advancement

Yang Yuqi planned to advance the Blood Dragon Tree, while Yunhua joined the Alliance meeting that established regional war zones and placed the Yang Household in charge of the Purple Moon War Zone. As the Purple Moon Mountain Spirit Vein advanced and the Yang Household gained Fortune, construction of the Divine Sun Martial Academy continued in Qiongqi Realm.

  • Yang Yuqi inspected the Blood Dragon Tree and planned to use precious Spirit Items and Life Qi to advance it to Sixth Tier, Mid Grade.
  • Yunhua approved Yang Yuqi's request for resources, then joined an Alliance meeting where leaders agreed to organize defenses into war zones led by forces with Sixth Tier Spirit Veins.
  • The Yang Household was assigned the Purple Moon War Zone, including eleven Province-Level Powers and three Demon Race forces, and Yunhua welcomed the chance to protect White Wolf Mound.
  • The Purple Moon Mountain Spirit Vein advanced to Sixth-Tier Mid Grade, then advanced again after the Blood Dragon Tree reached Sixth Tier, Mid Grade; the Yang Household received another Heavenly Fortune blessing.
  • In Qiongqi Realm, buildings and cultivation grounds rose around the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele, and Yang Xuanwu named the towering white-jade Portal the Divine Sun Martial Academy.

Ch. 871Immortal-Martial Unity, Sage Manifestation Talisman Soldier

Yang Xuanwu unified his apertures, achieved Immortal-Martial Unity, and overcame his Yang God Tribulation with ease. Meanwhile, Yang Tianyou prepared to craft his first Sage Manifestation Talisman Soldier from a Divine Wind Clan Corpse.

  • Yang Xuanwu unified his final nine apertures and fused his martial dao Origin Qi with Immortal Dao Law Power, forming an Immortal-Martial Divine Soul.
  • Yang Xuanwu broke through to Immortal-Martial Unity, and a Fleshly Body Divine Ability began to form.
  • Yang Xuanwu shattered the Yang God Tribulation Lightning with his fists, including bolts comparable to attacks from Mid Sage Manifestation experts.
  • News of Yang Xuanwu's breakthrough reached the major factions and shattered the Tianwu Sect's remaining confidence.
  • Yang Tianyou refined the Purple Moon Army's Weapon Sha Qi into White Tiger Talisman Soldiers, then used the Creation Brush to prepare Wind-Thunder Spirit Ink and materials from a Divine Wind Clan Corpse.
  • Yang Tianyou began crafting his first Sage Manifestation Talisman Soldier.

Ch. 872The Nine Phoenix Realm's Plans

The Nine Phoenix Alliance planned to destroy the Beaconfire Division and cooperate with the Tianwu Sect to invade the Qiongqi Realm. After learning that Ni Xian'er had betrayed them, Yang Tiankang and Shanhai prepared to flee and deny the Alliance the Beacon-Fire Secret Realm.

  • The Sky Fox Old Ancestor announced that the Nine-Phoenix Clan and Sky Fox Clan would attack the Beaconfire Division in the Endless Abyss.
  • The Sky Fox Old Ancestor said the Tianwu Sect had agreed to help the Nine Phoenix Realm take the Qiongqi Realm, while leaders discussed the threat of the Martial Ancestor.
  • Shanhai told Yang Tiankang that Ni Xian'er had betrayed the Beaconfire Division and was leading the Nine Phoenix Crown Prince and other experts toward the secret realm.
  • Yang Tiankang ordered the division to disband and its members to flee, planning to escape with Shanhai and the treasury.
  • Yang Tiankang proposed taking control of the Beacon-Fire Secret Realm so Shanhai could devour it before the Nine Phoenix Alliance arrived.

Ch. 873Suspicion

The Beacon-Fire Secret Realm vanished after the Sword Saint's heir removed it, leaving the Nine Phoenix Alliance unable to determine what had happened. The Sky Fox Saintess uncovered suspicions of a traitor among the Nine Phoenix Crown Prince's people, while She Cailing was tortured to test whether the culprit would reveal themselves.

  • The Beacon-Fire Secret Realm was shrunk and swallowed by the Heavenly Book, while the Will of Heaven and Earth of the Lu Wu Realm erased the Nine Phoenix Realm's Heavenly Punishment.
  • She Cailing fled the area, but a Nine-Phoenix Clan powerhouse captured her and brought her before the Nine Phoenix Crown Prince and the Sky Fox Saintess.
  • The Sky Fox Saintess confirmed that Ni Xian'er was not lying, then used her Bewitching Technique to question She Cailing, who said the Sword Saint's heir had sent her away before Heavenly Punishment fell.
  • The Sky Fox Saintess concluded that a traitor among the Nine Phoenix Crown Prince's people had likely exposed the operation, recalling that the clan's Heavenly Mandate Fruit Position had previously been leaked.
  • The Nine Phoenix Crown Prince ordered Nine-Phoenix Lingxu to destroy She Cailing's body and burn her Primordial Spirit in the Soul-Extinguishing Lamp for a thousand years, but the assembled clan members showed no revealing reaction.

Ch. 874Talisman Concept

Shanhai ordered Nine-Phoenix Kunwu to go deep undercover and erased memories that could expose his ties to the Yang Household. At Purple Moon Mountain, Yang Tianyou completed a second Sage Manifestation Talisman Soldier, then considered how to obtain enough soul materials before the next stage of the Realm War.

  • Shanhai realized the Nine-Phoenix Crown Prince’s suspicions had put Nine-Phoenix Kunwu at greater risk, and Yang Tiankang advised keeping the insider hidden.
  • Shanhai sent Nine-Phoenix Kunwu deep undercover and used the Jade Register Heavenly Book’s Mirror Spirit Space to remove memories that could reveal his identity as a spy.
  • Yang Tianyou completed the Divine Wind Clan Talisman Soldier and named him Feng Er, assigning him to protect the Yang Household’s Lineage.
  • Yang Tianyou found that the Lineage’s soul-material stores had been exhausted, while its usual sources could not meet its needs.
  • Yang Tianyou considered creating a Talisman to purify and collect remnant souls, but the next stage of the Interface War was due to begin in twelve days.

Ch. 875A Million Clansmen, the Realm Gate Expands

Fifty-one years after the previous stage of the Interface War, the Yang Household had grown into a major regional power, and Yang Tianyou led preparations for the coming invasion. When the Mo Province Realm Gate expanded, the Divine Wind Clan attacked, but the First Legion’s White Tiger Heaven-Splitting Formation struck its Wind-Thunder Griffin commander.

  • The Yang Household’s population surpassed one million, and Yang Tianyou and his wife led a prewar meeting to coordinate support among the region’s forces.
  • A Sage Manifestation cultivator ordered Mo Province’s defenses to activate as its Realm Gate expanded.
  • The Divine Wind Clan broke through the defensive chains and sent out a Wind-Thunder Griffin with Late Sage Manifestation combat strength.
  • The First Legion summoned its enormous White Tiger and gathered a full-strength strike against the Griffin.
  • The Griffin reinforced its defensive Law Treasure as the White Tiger’s platinum beam tore toward it, filling the battlefield with surging energy and strange phenomena.

Ch. 876The Giant Armed to the Teeth

The Purple Moon Army trapped and killed a powerful Divine Wind Clan warrior as the Third Stage of the war began. Yang Tianyou reviewed the army’s strength and watched the Eastern Sea Realm Gate open, where an exceptionally armed Giant Spirit tribesman emerged with combat power approaching Sage Manifestation Great Perfection.

  • The First Legion trapped the Divine Wind Clan powerhouse in the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, and Yang Yusheng’s forces cut him in two and destroyed his soul.
  • Yang Tianyou ordered Feng Yi to send the victory report to Alliance Headquarters and the eleven great Province-Level Powers.
  • Yang Tianyou assessed the Luochuan River Dragon King’s forces, including the 120,000-strong Reverse Scale Army and its many War Flying Vessels and Sage Manifestation experts.
  • The Eastern Sea Realm Gate’s defensive barrier broke after repeated assaults, allowing a thousand-zhang Giant Spirit tribesman to enter.
  • The Giant Spirit warrior emerged wearing and carrying three Sixth-Tier Supreme-Grade Law Treasures, while a forbidden Secret Method and crimson gem raised his combat power to a terrifying level.
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