Arc 18The Curse and the New Chief

Chi Yu intervened in Chen Sheng’s trials, confronted the schemes of his Future Self, and freed the Heavenly Race from its curse. The story left Nian Shuang as village chief, preparing to leave the wilderness and slay the Great Demon.

  • Tian Lin and Xing Chi put aside their feud, while Chi Yu rescued his mounts from Tongue Aroma and sent Tongue Glass to Hou Tu for guidance.
  • Cui Jing and Zi Er entered the Soul Illusion Realm, where Qian You helped restore them and recruited them into Nether King Hall.
  • Chen Sheng lost the Heaven Opening Sect to a demonic rebellion, then rebuilt his cultivation in God Path Village and ascended to the God Realm.
  • Chen Sheng joined the Azure Cloud Divine Sect, endured trials in the Ink Treasure Pagoda, and broke through to the Saint Realm under Chen Xu’s lecture.
  • A soul fragment of Chi Yu’s Future Self possessed Chen Sheng, devoured his soul, and helped him destroy the Heavenly Dao avatar and seize the World Origin before Chi Yu restored him.
  • Yuan Gu was reborn as Nian Shuang, who cultivated under Tian Yao’s protection while Chi Yu removed the Great Demon’s curse from Tian Yao and the Heavenly Race.
  • Chi Yu rescued Ji Wu Shuang’s corrupted soul and gave her a new body named Mei Ying, while Nian Shuang became village chief after promising to defeat the Great Demon.
Chapters 427–451 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 427Lonely Tian Lin, No Longer Alone

Tian Lin discovered that Elder Xing Chi was a Demonic Servant and mistook him for an ally plotting against the Heaven Opening Sect. After a chaotic fight and two days of sleep, the pair agreed to work together, though Xing Chi fled from Tian Lin's enthusiasm.

  • Tian Lin sensed Demonic Qi near Elder Xing Chi's quarters and suspected Xing Chi was planning to sabotage the Heaven Opening Sect.
  • Tian Lin confronted Xing Chi, identified him as a demon, and proposed that they cooperate against the sect.
  • Xing Chi fell asleep during Tian Lin's long pitch, then panicked when Tian Lin approached him the next morning, prompting them to fight until both collapsed from exhaustion.
  • After sleeping for two days and waking while hugging, Tian Lin declared that they would put their feud behind them and work together.
  • Xing Chi fled to the Sect Leader Hall, where Luo Xue asked whether he was pregnant, and he claimed he had eaten something bad.

Ch. 428Dim Land, Ill Intent

The Disaster Dragon and Spirit Tiger stumbled into the Dim Land, where Tongue Aroma explained that she needed their fortune and Merit to help complete the Nether Domain. She asked them to give up a wisp of Origin Essence, but they suspected a trap and tried to buy time by asking for food.

  • The Disaster Dragon and Spirit Tiger wandered into the dark Dim Land and were frightened by its ghosts before meeting Tongue Aroma and Tongue Glass.
  • Tongue Aroma explained that she and Tongue Glass had been born in the Dim Land and that she was bound to fulfill the Complete Netherworld Creation.
  • Tongue Aroma led the dragon and tiger to the Dim Land's core and asked them to cast a wisp of Origin Essence into it.
  • The Disaster Dragon and Spirit Tiger secretly suspected Tongue Aroma had ill intentions and agreed to fight while searching for an exit.
  • The Spirit Tiger claimed they were tired and hungry, so Tongue Aroma took them to a pavilion and served them a feast.

Ch. 429The Trouble with Mounts, Shared Origin of Reincarnation

Tongue Aroma lured Disaster Dragon and Spirit Tiger into the Dim Land to steal their Luck and Merit Qi, but Chi Yu rescued his mounts and killed her. He discovered Tongue Glass shared an origin with Hou Tu and sent her to the Underworld for guidance.

  • Tongue Aroma attacked Disaster Dragon and Spirit Tiger, using Tongue Glass's golden blood to corrode Disaster Dragon and nearly kill Spirit Tiger.
  • Chi Yu learned his mounts were in danger, arrived in the Dim Land, and restored Spirit Tiger and Disaster Dragon with Life Law Power.
  • Chi Yu bound Tongue Aroma and turned her to ashes despite Tongue Glass pleading for her grandmother.
  • Chi Yu told Tongue Glass not to become excessively kind or evil, then sent her to Hou Tu because they shared an origin.
  • Hou Tu received Chi Yu's instruction to guide Tongue Glass.

Ch. 430Saint-Grade Cui Jing, the Mysterious Village

Chen Sheng set out for Nine Nether City to recruit the Saint-grade prodigy Cui Jing, but Cui Jing had eloped with Zi Er and become trapped in a mysterious village. Cui Jing passed the village’s Three-Soul Test, while Zi Er failed and vanished, leaving him distraught.

  • Chen Sheng received a mission to recruit a Saint-grade disciple in Nine Nether City and traveled toward the Netherworld Domain with Luo Xue.
  • Chi Yu ordered Qian You to intercept Cui Jing, and Qian You went to Nine Nether City to take him as a disciple.
  • Cui Pan learned that Cui Jing had eloped with Zi Er, and the pair had disappeared into a strange forest.
  • Cui Jing and Zi Er entered a village of veiled, floating inhabitants, where an old man warned them that failing the Three-Soul Test meant destruction.
  • Cui Jing passed the test and appeared in a white robe, but Zi Er failed and turned to ash.

Ch. 431Soul Illusion Realm, Worrying His Heart Out

Chen Sheng waited outside the City Lord’s Mansion while Cui Jing’s heartbreak led him to the Soul Illusion Realm, where Qian You recovered him and Zi Er. Zhu Tong was revived as well, then pulled into Creation Space, where someone called his name.

  • Chen Sheng and Luo Xue were turned away from Cui Pan’s mansion, so they stayed at an inn and watched for a Saint Rank disciple.
  • Cui Jing lost the will to live, but a bout of blood loss opened his Sealed Meridian Heaven Gate and sent him into rapid cultivation under Zhu Tong’s care.
  • After Cui Jing vanished, Qian You learned from Chi Yu that he was in the Soul Illusion Realm and led Cui Pan and others to the Wandering Soul Forest.
  • Qian You performed Tai Chi Fist as Chi Yu guided the souls back, restoring Cui Jing, Zi Er, and Zhu Tong.
  • Zhu Tong left the Wandering Soul Forest, was pulled into Creation Space, and heard someone call, “Zhu Tong!”

Ch. 432Leaving After Matters Were Settled, Returning to Nether King Hall

Chi Yu revived Zhu Tong’s Junior Sister and sent him on a mission, while Qian You took Cui Jing and Zi Er to Nether King Hall. Chen Sheng failed to recruit Cui Jing and left Nine Nether City with Luo Xue and a ragged boy; meanwhile, a mysterious azure structure appeared near the Heaven Opening Sect and swallowed The Elders after sealing their cultivation.

  • Chi Yu told Zhu Tong that Star Palace had fallen, revived his Junior Sister, and sent them out of the Creation Space with a mission for Zhu Tong.
  • Qian You accepted Cui Jing and Zi Er into Nether King Hall, and Cui Jing agreed to join after Qian You welcomed Zi Er too.
  • Chen Sheng tried to recruit Cui Jing, but Qian You dispersed his Immortal Emperor pressure and took Cui Jing and Zi Er away; Chen Sheng could not follow them.
  • Luo Xue brought a ragged little boy to Chen Sheng, who agreed to take him in, and the three left Nine Nether City for the Sea of Bewilderment the next day.
  • An illusory gate tower appeared near the Heaven Opening Sect, and an Elder vanished after stepping onto its staircase.
  • The Elders lost their cultivation when they tried to leave, then an azure stream covered them and made them vanish.

Ch. 433Seven-Colored Rainbow, Loli Rainbow Skirt

Chi Yu visited Chen Xuzi in the Void God Domain, then wandered into Seven-Colored Rainbow Sky and met Rainbow Skirt, who revealed that her grandfather was Gu Xiao’s master. After Chi Yu and Rainbow Skirt grew close, a woman appeared before them and demanded to know who he was.

  • Chi Yu visited Chen Xuzi in the Void God Domain and learned that he had gained the faith of more than half its inhabitants.
  • Lin Hao arrived at Illusory God Hall after settling the Lin Clan’s internal conflict, and Chi Yu told him and Chen Xuzi to discuss their plans.
  • Chi Yu wandered into Seven-Colored Rainbow Sky, where Rainbow Skirt hid with him from Divine Generals searching for her.
  • Rainbow Skirt told Chi Yu that Gu Xiao, the God Realm’s number one Saint, was her grandfather’s eldest disciple, and she brought Chi Yu to her palace.
  • Chi Yu kissed Rainbow Skirt and restored her with the Life Law before a woman appeared by her bed and asked who he was.

Ch. 434Demon Evil Intent, Losing the Sect

Chi Yu used his relationship with Moon Full to bring the Sumeru God Domain under his influence while concealing his plans from the force behind the scenes. After Heaven Opening Sect fell and Chen Sheng lost his system and cultivation, a mysterious voice urged him to awaken to his mission.

  • Chi Yu seduced Rainbow Skirt and Moon Full, and Yin-Yang cultivation raised both women into the God Emperor Realm.
  • Chi Yu learned that the force behind the scenes had planted evil intent in his heart to distract him and buy time for Chen Sheng, but he let the scheme continue as a counterplay.
  • Chi Yu spent the next thousand years traveling with beauties while Chen Sheng failed to recruit disciples and Demonic Qi spread through Heaven Opening Sect.
  • Demons rebelled within Heaven Opening Sect, nearly killing Chen Sheng, while Bamboo Monarch and Bamboo Howl rescued him; the sect became a Demon Cave and Chen Sheng lost his system and cultivation.
  • Bamboo Monarch and Bamboo Howl sheltered Chen Sheng in a village protected by Golden Light and believed a hidden Senior had allowed the sect’s tribulation to run its course.
  • As Chen Sheng stared blankly at his food, his cultivation silently returned to its former state, and a hoarse voice told him to awaken and fulfill his special mission.

Ch. 435Future Self, Chen Sheng Breaks into the God Realm

Chi Yu met his Future Self and learned that their eventual fusion would let them fully grasp Transcendence, though he suspected the Future Self was hiding a scheme. In God Path Village, Chen Sheng comprehended laws, broke into the God Realm, and rose to the peak of the Divine General realm.

  • Chi Yu fused the intercepted Source thread, met a figure identical to himself, and learned that the Future Self had acted to help them fully grasp Transcendence.
  • Chi Yu suspected the Future Self intended to replace him and secretly had Extreme Dao place a tracking system on him.
  • In God Path Village, the old man recovered enough to teach Chen Sheng that comprehending laws could help him enter the God Realm.
  • The old man gave Chen Sheng a Law Comprehension Treasure, and Chen Sheng spent years studying laws.
  • Strange phenomena surrounded the village as Chen Sheng broke through to the God Realm, then surged to the peak of the Divine General realm.
  • Bamboo Monarch and Bamboo Howl congratulated Chen Sheng, and a child told him the village chief was looking for him.

Ch. 436The Subtle Influence, This Seat Completely Controls

Jia Gu Dao revealed God Path Village’s origins to Chen Sheng and urged him to pursue Transcendence and seize World Origin, while Chi Yu secretly took control of the plan. Years later, Chen Sheng and God Path Village ascended to the God Realm, where Chi Yu reunited with Tantai Li Yue.

  • Jia Gu Dao disclosed that God Path Village’s residents came from the Silent Star River and said he had been sent to help Chen Sheng achieve Transcendence.
  • Jia Gu Dao told Chen Sheng to reach the Transcendent Saint Realm, control World Origin, and choose whether to break free from fate; Chen Sheng agreed to seek his help.
  • After Chen Sheng left, Chi Yu met Jia Gu Dao and revealed that he had blocked Chi Yu’s Future Self and replaced the old grandfather in Chen Sheng’s Soul Sea with his own Origin.
  • Chen Sheng returned to seclusion and comprehended the benefits Jia Gu Dao had given him, while Chi Yu’s Future Self mistakenly believed his plan was proceeding.
  • Years later, Holy Light covered God Path Village and transported it from the Immortal World; Tantai Li Yue, Qian You, and others also ascended to the God Realm.
  • Chi Yu appeared in the Void God Domain, and Tantai Li Yue embraced and kissed him before he took her to the bedchamber.

Ch. 437Luo Xue Attends Him, Azure Cloud Divine Sect

Chi Yu rescued Luo Xue from Demonic Qi in the Immortal World and brought her to the Creation Space. Chen Sheng explored the God Realm, where Qi Yun invited him to join the Azure Cloud Divine Sect, but an unknown speaker objected.

  • Chi Yu found the suffering Luo Xue in a mountain cave, saved her, and took her to the Creation Space, where she learned who he was.
  • Chen Sheng emerged from seclusion as a God Emperor and told Bamboo Monarch and Bamboo Howl that his breakthrough had caused God Path Village to ascend.
  • Chen Sheng traveled to the Ancient Spirit God Path and approached the Azure Cloud Divine Sect, where its gate guards mocked him and attacked.
  • Qi Yun intervened, apologized for the guards, and welcomed Chen Sheng into the sect's outer hall.
  • Qi Yun invited Chen Sheng to stay at the Azure Cloud Divine Sect, but an unpleasant voice called him a stray cat or dog who could not join.

Ch. 438Law Enforcement Elder, Baseless Accusations

Chen Sheng exposed a false accusation at the Azure Cloud Divine Sect, won the sect elders’ respect, and stayed for a banquet. Later, he followed a woman’s sobbing into the Ink Treasure Pagoda, where he found a hazy white figure.

  • Mu Shan attacked Chen Sheng, but he easily dispersed her purple palm and Source Thunder Law.
  • Mu Shan accused Chen Sheng of injuring Zhou Xiong, but the four white-robed disciples revealed that a gate disciple had framed him because Zhou Xiong had muttered about blue clothes.
  • Mu Shan apologized to Chen Sheng, and she and Qi Yun grew familiar with him.
  • Chen Sheng attended a banquet with Mu Shan and Mu He, who praised him after he left and credited Qi Yun for bringing him in.
  • Chen Sheng heard a woman sobbing, entered the Ink Treasure Pagoda past the White-Haired Old Man, and found a hazy white figure in a dark corner.

Ch. 439Strange Romance in the Tower, Directing a Play

Chen Sheng was repeatedly bewitched by the Nine-tailed Demon Fox A Li in the pagoda and lost cultivation each time, unaware that Chi Yu and Tantai Li Yue were staging the encounters for their amusement. After the show ended, Chi Yu rewarded Chen Sheng by restoring his cultivation and advancing him to the God Emperor Realm.

  • Chen Sheng woke naked and weakened after A Li’s first encounter, discovered his cultivation had fallen, and waited for her to appear again.
  • Chen Sheng was bewitched twice more, losing cultivation until he fell to the middle stage of the God King Realm.
  • Chen Sheng attacked A Li, but stopped when she claimed that her husband had killed her in a previous life and she threw herself into his arms.
  • Chi Yu and the Ying Crowd watched as Tantai Li Yue directed A Li’s performance, revealing that A Li’s Succubus Qi had made Chen Sheng’s repeated encounters part of their staged drama.
  • Tantai Li Yue changed A Li’s act into a whip-wielding accusation before Chi Yu ended the show and A Li vanished.
  • A streak of light entered Chen Sheng and restored his cultivation, breaking him through to the God Emperor Realm.

Ch. 440The Second Floor of the Pagoda, Rule Space

After reaching the second floor of the pagoda, Chen Sheng was drawn into a gray space and found himself in a modern automobile factory, inhabiting a worker named Qian Sheng. Chi Yu followed him into the space and discovered that a mysterious Rule Realm had altered Chen Sheng’s identity, while Chen Sheng tried to understand the unfamiliar world.

  • Chen Sheng climbed to the pagoda’s second floor, where a sphere of laws enveloped him and transported him away.
  • Chen Sheng awoke in a gray space and entered an automobile factory, where Zhang Rencheng mistook him for a worker named Qian Sheng.
  • Chen Sheng checked his reflection, found his cultivation and abilities gone, and learned from a colleague that the manager wanted to see him.
  • Chi Yu learned Chen Sheng had vanished from the river of Time-Space, then entered the sphere and followed him into the gray space.
  • Chi Yu discovered the Rule Realm had replaced Chen Sheng’s data and located him at the factory.
  • Chen Sheng realized the factory was in a world resembling a parallel Earth and wondered how he had arrived there.

Ch. 441Ghostly Red Maiden, the Old Ancestor Is Coming

Chi Yu discovered and collected the source of the Rules, then took an interest in Red Maiden and brought her to Creation Space to teach her the Reincarnation Law. Meanwhile, Chen Sheng remained in seclusion at the Azure Cloud Divine Sect until preparations for the Void Old Ancestor’s visit prompted him to ask about the sect’s activity.

  • Chi Yu collected the hidden altar, causing the gray space to collapse, and a streak of light rescued Chen Sheng and restored him in the pagoda.
  • Chen Sheng returned to his quarters, resolved to escape the control of others, and later visited Red Maiden Hall, where Red Maiden sensed the Reincarnation Law in him.
  • A phantom emerged from Chen Sheng’s Divine Soul Sea and told Red Maiden he would seek her out, then Red Maiden vanished from the hall.
  • Chi Yu summoned Red Maiden to Creation Space, taught her the Reincarnation Law, and declared that she belonged to him.
  • After more than half a year of secluded cultivation, Chen Sheng emerged and learned from Qi Yun that the Void Old Ancestor would soon visit the Azure Cloud Divine Sect to preach the Dao.

Ch. 442Old Ancestor's Lecture, Chen Sheng Enters Saint Realm

Void Old Ancestor revealed himself as Chen Sheng’s long-lost master, Chen Xu, and lectured at Azure Cloud Divine Sect, enabling Chen Sheng to break through to the late Saint Realm as a Five Elements Supreme Saint. After the lecture, Chen Sheng led Mu He and the others to the place where he had seen the Ink Treasure Pagoda, but it had disappeared and no one else remembered it.

  • Void Old Ancestor descended to Azure Cloud Divine Sect, where Chen Sheng recognized him as his master, Chen Xu, and knelt before him.
  • Chen Xu explained that a Transcendence powerhouse had revived him, while Chi Yu revealed that he had been the one to revive Chen Xu.
  • Chen Xu began a hundred-year lecture, during which Chen Sheng revealed he was a God Emperor and broke through to the Saint Realm.
  • Chen Sheng attained the late Saint Realm as a Five Elements Supreme Saint, surpassing Chen Xu’s cultivation, and the disciples hailed him as Saint Chen Sheng.
  • A mysterious Saint Realm Peak expert rushed into the Ink Treasure Pagoda, which began stirring restlessly.
  • After the lecture, Chen Sheng took Mu He and the Elders to the spot where he had seen the Ink Treasure Pagoda, but it had vanished and they denied it had ever been there.

Ch. 443The Treasure Pagoda, Shen Ni, Another Chosen One

Chi Yu uncovered Shen Ni and the tower’s connection to another chosen one, turned Shen Ni and the tower’s guardian into Tantai Li Yue’s Demonic Servants, and destroyed the pagoda. Months later, Chen Xu led Chen Sheng to the World Origin, where a divine eye attacked them.

  • Chi Yu rescued the tower guardian from Shen Ni, recognized Shen Ni as a divided soul, and learned the tower’s owner was another chosen one cultivated by the Future Self.
  • Chi Yu called Tantai Li Yue, who made the guardian and Shen Ni her Demonic Servants; Chi Yu then greatly increased her cultivation and sent her across Time-Space with them.
  • Chi Yu shattered the pagoda and had Extreme Dao absorb its Star Points, while Chen Sheng stabilized his new Saint Realm cultivation.
  • Chen Xu took Chen Sheng to the World Origin, where a divine eye appeared and fired two beams of Rule light at them.

Ch. 444Seizing the Origin, Chen Sheng's Matter Concluded

Chen Sheng, aided by Chi Yu’s soul fragment, seized the World Origin and destroyed the Heavenly Dao avatar, leaving Chen Xu to rebuild the world as its new Heavenly Dao. Chi Yu rewarded his followers, while Tian Lin resolved to seek his recognition again.

  • The Heavenly Dao avatar bound Chen Xu and Chen Sheng in the Source Space, but Chi Yu’s soul fragment freed them and helped them fight back.
  • The Future Self communicated with the soul fragment, which possessed Chen Sheng and devoured his soul.
  • The possessed Chen Sheng shattered the Heavenly Dao avatar, swallowed the World Origin, and escaped the collapsing Source Space with Chen Xu.
  • Chen Sheng gave Chen Xu the world’s authority and left with Fu Shan, Spirit Tiger, and Disaster Dragon; Chen Xu restored stability and established new rules.
  • Chi Yu welcomed Chen Sheng and his companions to Creation Space, raised them to the God Emperor Realm, and sent them back to the new world.
  • Tian Lin decided to follow Chi Yu’s footsteps and earn his recognition again, and a strand of demonic qi entered his body.

Ch. 445Yuanyang Universe, Heaven's Chosen Yuan Gu

Yuan Gu’s Gou Emperor System gave him a mission to remain hidden for billions of years, but a mysterious old man entered his Divine Soul Sea and replaced it with a Heaven Defying System. Yuan Gu resolved to attain Supreme Control, though the old man’s identity remained unknown.

  • Miao Ying sensed a streak of light arrive in the Yuanyang Universe and left her secluded cultivation.
  • Yuan Gu’s history revealed that he had become the Heavenly Emperor, defeated Shen Ni, sent his pagoda away, and hidden in the Land of Final Demise to cultivate the Cautious Dao.
  • When the Gou Emperor System offered him three choices, Yuan Gu selected option ②, but the system accepted option ③ and assigned him a mission to wait billions of years and seize the world’s Source Realm.
  • A White-Haired Old Man appeared before Yuan Gu, entered his Divine Soul Sea, and removed the Gou Emperor System despite Yuan Gu’s protests.
  • The old man installed a Heaven Defying System and vanished, while Yuan Gu vowed to attain Supreme Control.

Ch. 446Yuan Gu's Rebirth, Nian Shuang of the Great Wilderness

Chi Yu transformed Yuan Gu’s system and sent him through rebirth, where he became Nian Shuang, a girl born in Desolate Village. After awakening her cultivation at six, Nian Shuang learned from her father, Tian Xing, that a curse threatened her, and he led her toward the village center.

  • Chi Yu altered Yuan Gu’s system into Defying Heaven and Slaying the Dao, and Yuan Gu’s body exploded as the system began his rebirth.
  • Yuan Gu’s soul was reborn as a newborn girl in Desolate Village, where her mother died in childbirth and her father named her Nian Shuang.
  • On Nian Shuang’s sixth birthday, she followed the system’s instructions and gazed at the Blazing Sun until its light awakened her bones, aptitude, and Dao Entry cultivation.
  • Nian Shuang’s father, Tian Xing, questioned her about what happened and reacted with distress when she revealed she had entered cultivation.
  • Tian Xing spoke of a curse and led Nian Shuang out of their home toward the center of Desolate Village.

Ch. 447Space Within the Tree, Willow Vein Tian Yao

Tian Yao took Nian Shuang into the space within the tree and explained the curse that had devastated the Heavenly Race and killed his mother. As Nian Shuang devoted himself to cultivation, Chi Yu revealed himself to Tian Yao, dispelled the Curse Power, and demanded that she become his woman.

  • Tian Xing brought Nian Shuang to the great tree, where its Old Ancestor agreed to protect him and sent him into the tree’s special space until he turned twenty.
  • Tian Yao appeared in her Dao Body and explained how the Great Demon’s Curse Power had driven the Heavenly Race from its homeland and ultimately killed Ji Wu Shuang.
  • Nian Shuang swore to leave the Great Wilderness and kill the Great Demon, then focused on cultivating with his exceptional aptitude.
  • Chi Yu watched Nian Shuang’s cultivation and learned that Tian Yao had spent ages studying how to break the curse.
  • Chi Yu appeared before Tian Yao, demonstrated that he could disperse the Curse Power, and demanded that she become his woman in exchange for freedom to roam the Myriad Heavens.

Ch. 448Ling Er, Long Xing, This Seat's Woman

Nian Shuang met Ling Er and Long Xing in the Tree-Within Space, where the three began spending time together. Meanwhile, Chi Yu overpowered Tian Yao and forced himself on her.

  • Nian Shuang met Ling Er, who explained that Tian Yao had raised her in the main hall to protect her from the curse affecting the Heavenly Race descendants.
  • Ling Er brought Nian Shuang to the lake, where Long Xing appeared after successfully transforming from a Koi Carp spirit into a dragon.
  • Nian Shuang learned that Long Xing could speak but had stayed silent around Ling Er because he was nervous, and the three played together.
  • At the Ancestral Hall, Chi Yu dodged Tian Yao's attacks and insisted she become his woman in exchange for help breaking the curse.
  • Chi Yu teleported Tian Yao into his arms and kissed her, leaving her limp and unresponsive as she tried to fight him off.

Ch. 449The Heavenly Vein Initiation, Act Two Begins

After twenty years with Chi Yu, Tian Yao broke the Great Demon's curse on the Heavenly Race, and Nian Shuang and Ling Er completed their Heavenly Vein initiations. Chi Yu then brought the Heavenly Clan Remnant Lineage out of the Great Wilderness, where Nian Shuang reunited with Tian Xing.

  • Chi Yu restored Tian Yao's strength and removed the curse, and the two emerged from the Ancestral Hall when Nian Shuang and Ling Er arrived.
  • Nian Shuang received a new system quest and awakened a Divine Beast Dharma Image during his Heavenly Vein initiation.
  • Chi Yu resolved Ling Er's Heavenly Vein problem, allowing her to awaken an Azure Lotus Saint Image.
  • Days later, Tian Xing came to bring Nian Shuang home, but a divine gate appeared in the great tree and Chi Yu led a crowd of unfamiliar people out of it.
  • Chi Yu emerged with Tian Yao, Nian Shuang, Ling Er, and Long Xing, and Nian Shuang recognized Tian Xing and knelt to greet his father.

Ch. 450Taking Up the Task, Soul Creation Mei Ying

Chi Yu captured and transformed Ji Wu Shuang into Mei Ying, while Nian Shuang visited his mother’s grave and then began his system task. The chapter ended with village chief Tian Tai revealing that his hidden injuries had left him with little time to live.

  • Nian Shuang knelt at Ji Wu Shuang’s grave and vowed to avenge her, while Chi Yu captured her demonized soul and the Great Demon’s split soul noticed its puppet had vanished.
  • Chi Yu brought Tian Yao and Ji Wu Shuang’s soul to Creation Space, where he used three laws to cleanse her corruption and create a new body, naming her Mei Ying.
  • The next day, Nian Shuang and Tian Xing visited village chief Tian Tai, a former Heavenly Race elder whose cultivation had declined from hidden injuries caused by Demonic Qi.
  • Tian Tai sent Tian Xing and Ling Er away, then told Nian Shuang that he had little time left and the village would have to rely on the younger generation.

Ch. 451Announcing the Appointment, Slaying Demons to Win Support

Tian Tai appointed Nian Shuang as the new village chief of Great Wilderness Village and revealed that the cultivation restrictions had been lifted after Ancestor Yao destroyed the curse. Nian Shuang won over most of the villagers with a speech, accepted a challenge to slay the great demon, and began preparing to leave the wilderness.

  • Tian Tai told Nian Shuang that demonic Qi had eroded his heart meridians and announced that he intended to make her village chief.
  • Tian Tai gathered the villagers, lifted the cultivation restrictions, and announced that Ancestor Yao had destroyed the curse.
  • Tian Tai named Nian Shuang the new village chief, but many villagers objected to her age and inexperience.
  • Nian Shuang persuaded most of the villagers, then agreed to slay the great demon to win the support of those who still doubted her.
  • Tian Tai gave Nian Shuang the Heavenly Race's legacy ring and passed several cultivation techniques into her mind.
  • Nian Shuang returned home and began meditating to strengthen her cultivation before leaving the wilderness to slay the demon.
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