Arc 43The Shouyang Assembly and War

Luo Chen gathered human and demon cultivators under a ceasefire treaty and prepared to strike the Heaven Origin Dao Sect as it began reuniting Central Province. Meanwhile, Zhou Fuyou reached Nascent Soul in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, where the Ming Water Spring Eye began to impose its will on him.

  • Luo Chen gathered Nine Heavens Sky Qi in Arctic Night Yama Heaven, defeated Taisui and subdued Kong Chan, then trained for fifty years before returning east.
  • Luo Chen claimed authority over Truth Crossing Hall, subdued its demon leaders, and ordered them to join his campaign against the Heaven Origin Dao Sect.
  • Luo Chen summoned the Eastern Wasteland sects to Shouyang Mountain, secured a thousand-year ceasefire treaty, and announced a joint attack on the Heaven Origin Dao Sect.
  • Luo Chen and Li Canghai agreed to attack when the Heaven Origin Dao Sect’s Nascent Soul experts guarded the formation nodes, while Zhou Fuyou entered the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.
  • Zhou Fuyou formed his Nascent Soul, absorbed the Transformation Thunder Turtle, and gained access to a powerful Ming Water Spring Eye within his body.
  • Ke Lianshan linked Zhou Fuyou to the Rotten Ke Go Board, after which the Ming Water Spring Eye boiled and enveloped his Nascent Soul Infant in golden light.
  • Luo Chen buried the Million Fiend Soul Banner beneath Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak as the Sky Gathering Continents Formation activated and began drawing the landmasses toward Heaven and Earth Island.
  • Gu Zhongtian sent four Late Nascent Soul cultivators to confront a Northern Sea demon beast invasion, while Fu Qinglan went to investigate the Zhou Family’s relocation.
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Ch. 1051Cang Sang Scholar, Luo Chen—Spirit Transformation Strike

Luo Chen awakened Black King and proved their bond to Li Canghai, then endured the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s strike to earn his respect. Li Canghai revealed that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect was preparing to reunite Central Province and rebuild Heaven Earth Peak, leaving Luo Chen with at most a hundred years to act.

  • Luo Chen used his Source Blood to awaken Black King, whose memories returned even though Li Canghai’s soul restriction remained.
  • Li Canghai offered to remove Black King’s restrictions if Luo Chen could withstand one strike, and Luo Chen shattered the old man’s fishing rod with his sword energy.
  • Li Canghai removed Black King’s restrictions and invited Luo Chen to Ice Soul Spirit Mountain for a private conversation.
  • Luo Chen asked Li Canghai about his hostility toward the Heaven Origin Dao Sect and proposed joining forces against it.
  • Li Canghai warned that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect was laying formations to reunite Central Province and rebuild Heaven Earth Peak within one sixty-year cycle to a hundred years.

Ch. 1052A Great Power's Show of Goodwill, Arctic Night Yama Heaven

Luo Chen learned that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect was preparing to reunite Central Province and draw Spiritual Opportunity toward Heaven Earth Peak, then set out to investigate. After confirming the plan, he headed for Arctic Night Yama Heaven, where he hoped to find Nine Heavens Sky Qi to replenish his sword art.

  • Li Canghai gave Luo Chen an incomplete Spirit-Nurturing Pill Recipe, and Luo Chen recognized its Primal Devil Sect origin and devised two ways to complete it.
  • Luo Chen wrote out both versions of the recipe, impressing Li Canghai, who offered him a lead on a place rich in Nine Heavens Sky Qi: Arctic Night Yama Heaven.
  • Luo Chen reunited with Little White and Black King and flew toward Central Province aboard the Frost Eagle Flying Shuttle.
  • Luo Chen secretly entered an underwater palace on the Northern Departure Continent and confirmed that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect was building formations to reunite Central Province and draw in Spiritual Opportunity.
  • Luo Chen decided not to attack the formations and instead left for Arctic Night Yama Heaven.

Ch. 1053Thousand Skies Sword Seed, Arctic Demon-Sealing

Luo Chen traveled toward Arctic Night Yama Heaven, examined the sword seed that now regenerated Crimson Sky Sword Qi, and learned from Black King that the Northern Sea had descended into chaos. As Luo Chen approached Raging Sea City, Kong Chan, Shark Emperor Liu Jun, and Taisui plotted to reopen the Fallen Devil Land, then rushed toward a gateway someone had forced open in the Arctic Demon-Sealing Array.

  • Luo Chen told Little White she no longer needed to protect Zhou Fuyou, since he had reached the Golden Core Stage and Fu Qinglan had already seen her.
  • Luo Chen considered Li Canghai’s motives, then discovered that his Thousand Skies Sword Seed was regenerating Crimson Sky Sword Qi within his Nascent Soul.
  • Black King reported that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect had withdrawn from the Northern Sea, leaving the region in chaos, and warned that entering Arctic Night Yama Heaven would require passing through Raging Sea City.
  • Luo Chen told Black King not to stir up trouble as they traveled toward Raging Sea City.
  • Kong Chan, Shark Emperor Liu Jun, and Taisui discussed restoring the Sunken Sea’s power to reopen the Fallen Devil Land and pursue its Spirit Transformation opportunity.
  • Kong Chan sensed someone forcing a way through the Arctic Demon-Sealing Array, and the three Demon Emperors flew toward the opening before it closed.

Ch. 1054Yuan Magnetic Aurora, an Enemy Appears

Luo Chen crossed the Arctic Demon-Sealing Array and reached the Yuan Magnetic Aurora, where he used the Nine Heavens Urn to collect abundant Sky Qi. A year later, he spotted Demon Monk Kong Chan, Shark Emperor Liu Jun, and a third man entering Arctic Night Yama Heaven, and sent Little White to follow them after recognizing something familiar about the stranger.

  • Luo Chen used Li Canghai’s token to decipher the Arctic Demon-Sealing Array and crossed it with Little White.
  • Luo Chen entered the blizzard, protected himself from the Sky Insects with the Profound Dust Armor, and found Sky Qi gathering around the Magnetic Mountains.
  • Luo Chen placed the Nine Heavens Urn on the mountain and gathered Sky Qi for a year.
  • Luo Chen spotted Demon Monk Kong Chan and Shark Emperor Liu Jun arriving in a Yuan Magnetic Mine shuttle with a third man who felt familiar to him.
  • Luo Chen gave Little White the Profound Dust Armor and sent her into Yama Heaven to watch the three newcomers while he continued collecting Sky Qi.

Ch. 1055The Awakened Corpse Giant and the Fallen Mad Rogue

Little White followed Kong Chan, Flow Monarch, and Taisui into Arctic Night Yama Heaven, where they found Mad Rogue absorbing the Blood Lake’s power. The awakening Corpse Ghosts formed a giant and attacked him, while the three demons turned on Little White, who called for her master’s help.

  • Little White entered Yama Heaven after the three demons and followed them across the glacier, where buried corpses began opening their eyes.
  • Kong Chan, Flow Monarch, and Taisui discovered the Blood Lake and realized its red blood and black Sunken Sea power had merged beyond their control.
  • The group spotted Mad Rogue cultivating in the lake, and Taisui proposed capturing him after he absorbed the Sunken Sea’s power.
  • As Kong Chan planted his staff to prepare an array, the ice broke apart and the trapped spirits of the Billion Soul Demon Locking Great Array awakened.
  • The Corpse Ghosts merged into a thousand-zhang giant and charged into the Blood Lake toward Mad Rogue.
  • Taisui, Kong Chan, and Flow Monarch attacked Little White, and she cried out for her master to save her.

Ch. 1056The Great Demon Bowed Its Head, the Phoenix Burned Spirits

Luo Chen arrived in Yama Heaven to rescue Little White and swiftly defeated Shark Emperor Liu Jun and Taisui, forcing Demon Monk Kong Chan to submit. He then used the Phoenix Fire Spirit to save Mad Rogue from the Blood Lake and returned to examine the Shark Emperor True Flame.

  • Little White was surrounded by Demon Monk Kong Chan, Shark Emperor Liu Jun, and Taisui, but the Profound Dust Armor let her escape Taisui's attack.
  • Luo Chen appeared, protected Little White from Shark Emperor Liu Jun's flame, and revealed that he recognized Taisui.
  • Luo Chen subdued Shark Emperor Liu Jun with a glance, then struck down Taisui and burned him to ashes with the Nirvana Sacred Fire.
  • Luo Chen placed a Soul Restriction on Demon Monk Kong Chan and went to the Blood Lake, where the Phoenix Fire Spirit attacked the Corpse Giant and dispersed its soul fire.
  • Luo Chen left Mad Rogue alive, returned to Little White, and accepted Kong Chan's submission before turning his attention to the Shark Emperor True Flame.

Ch. 1057Blue Fish Fire Spirit, Qixia's Scheme

Luo Chen purified Shark Emperor Liu Jun’s flame, gave its lamp to Little White, and subdued Demon Monk Kong Chan before investigating the Primal Devil Sect’s destruction. After connecting Qixia Yuanjun to the sect’s fall and a possible attempt to seize the Star Gate, he began refining Nine Heavens Sky Qi to advance his sword cultivation.

  • Luo Chen drew the Shark Emperor True Flame’s lingering wills out with Soul Hooking Attraction, condensed its Fire Spirit, and placed the Fourth Order flame in his Purple Mansion.
  • Luo Chen gave the oil lamp to Little White and ordered Kong Chan to reveal his Chanting Monk form before making him return to human shape.
  • Kong Chan told Luo Chen that a golden flame had appeared during the Primal Devil Sect’s destruction, prompting Luo Chen to connect Qixia Yuanjun to the sect’s fall and suspect she had sought the Star Gate.
  • Luo Chen questioned Kong Chan about the Northern Sea Demon Race’s attacks, then sent him back to guard Raging Sea City and keep others out of Yama Heaven.
  • Luo Chen repaired the mountain’s Earth Vein over three days, set down the Nine Heavens Urn, and began refining Nine Heavens Sky Qi to strengthen his Thousand Skies Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture.

Ch. 1058Heavenly Tribulation Treasure Seizure, Thousand Skies Confluence

Zhou Fuyou gained the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl, a powerful True Artifact, and learned that the coming Sexagenary Grand Competition could lead him to the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, where time flowed a hundred times faster. Fifty years after Luo Chen entered seclusion in Arctic Night Yama Heaven, he emerged and prepared to return to the Eastern Wasteland.

  • Zhan Bingtao and four other Nascent Soul True Persons used Heavenly Tribulation Divine Thunder to forge the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl for Zhou Fuyou, who seized it from the lightning.
  • Fairy Qing Lan explained that the Sexagenary Grand Competition would award resources to disciples, their families, and their Dao Palaces, while its top ten in each realm could enter the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.
  • Fairy Qing Lan told Zhou Fuyou that one day outside equaled a hundred days inside the cave heaven, and Zhou Fuyou resolved to rank highly and cultivate there.
  • Zhou Fuyou returned to Chao Xi Palace, celebrated with his family and fellow disciples, then renewed his determination to grow strong enough to protect those he cherished.
  • Fifty years after entering seclusion, Luo Chen emerged from Arctic Night Yama Heaven, greeted Little White and Black King, and said they would return to the Eastern Wasteland.

Ch. 1059Journey to the Eastern Wasteland, Qing Shuang's Spirit Transformation

Luo Chen left the Northern Sea for the Eastern Wasteland, recruiting Kong Chan for a future battle against Heaven Origin Dao Sect and discovering a hidden Body Tempering method. After teleporting to Cangwu Mountain, he sensed that Qing Shuang had reached Spirit Transformation.

  • Luo Chen watched Mad Rogue undergo a dangerous transformation at the Blood Lake, then asked Kong Chan to fight Heaven Origin Dao Sect with him in ten years.
  • Black King showed Luo Chen a Demonic Man Statue that could reveal a Body Tempering method only when activated by pure Demonic Qi.
  • Luo Chen passed the Flying Swallow Islands without visiting Cheng Haixin and used a repaired Teleportation Array to travel east with Little White and Black King.
  • During the journey through the void, Luo Chen perceived Spatial Nodes and Space Fluctuations, which he connected to Qing Shuang's Space Talent.
  • Luo Chen arrived at Cangwu Mountain and recognized the familiar Divine Thought of Qing Shuang, realizing she had reached Spirit Transformation.

Ch. 1060DuZhen Hall Master Commands the Demon Horde

Luo Chen met Qing Shuang after she reached Spirit Transformation and tried to recruit her to help him reclaim his Life Soul and confront the Heaven Origin Dao Sect, but she declined after revealing that the Dao Sect lacked its Star Gate. He then used his authority as DuZhen Hall Master to rally Cangwu Mountain’s Demon Cultivators and Eastern Wasteland sects for a coming campaign, while leaving the Luo Tian Sect out of the danger.

  • Luo Chen arrived at Cangwu Mountain and was transported to Qing Shuang, where he learned that she had reached Spirit Transformation and asked her to help him reclaim his Life Soul.
  • Luo Chen warned Qing Shuang that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect planned to restore Heaven Earth Peak and might threaten Cangwu Mountain, but Qing Shuang revealed that her sister had taken the Dao Sect’s Star Gate.
  • Luo Chen told Qing Shuang he would dissolve their Same Life, Same Death Gu contract if he successfully reached Spirit Transformation, then left Day Sky Hall and asserted his authority as DuZhen Hall Master to Nether Spring.
  • Luo Chen used the DuZhen Seal and Demon Cultivator Registry to summon Cangwu Mountain’s Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators and sent invitations to Eastern Wasteland sects for a Dao Discussion Assembly seven years later.
  • Luo Chen ordered Black King and Little White not to involve the Luo Tian Sect, then entered DuZhen Hall’s Tier 5 cave abode and felt its abundant spiritual qi.

Ch. 1061All Demons Pay Homage, the Secret of Tier 5

Blood Vulture Daoist arrived at Cangwu Mountain and learned that its hidden DuZhen Hall Master had trained the renowned Pill Refiner Fairy Hua Mei. After a year of cultivation in a Fifth Order Spirit Vein, Luo Chen emerged to meet the assembled Demon Cultivators, who had grown dissatisfied with his long absence.

  • Blood Vulture Daoist encountered Han Shanque on the way to Cangwu Mountain, and Han Shanque stopped attacking when he heard the summons came from Truth Crossing Hall.
  • White Bone Mysterious Snake told Blood Vulture Daoist that the current DuZhen Hall Master was not Yuan Jun, but withheld the master's identity.
  • Blood Vulture Daoist learned that Fairy Hua Mei had mastered Pill Refinement Art under the DuZhen Hall Master's tutelage and made Transformation Pills for demon clans.
  • Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators gathered at Cangwu Mountain over the following year, but the DuZhen Hall Master remained hidden until three Great Demon Emperors arrived.
  • Luo Chen cultivated in the Fifth Order Spirit Vein, stabilized and strengthened his Mana, and experienced an Epiphany that improved his control of Nirvana Sacred Fire.
  • After Hua Mei told Luo Chen that the Demon Cultivators on the registry had arrived and were dissatisfied with him, he donned the Hundred Feather Robe and went to Truth Crossing Hall.

Ch. 1062Luo Chen's Might, Subduing the Demon Horde

Luo Chen revealed himself as the new DuZhen Hall Master and used his Nascent Soul Domain to force the assembled demon leaders to acknowledge him. After ordering the demons to attack the Heaven Origin Dao Sect, he departed, leaving Nether Spring and Qing Shuang to discuss the coming battle.

  • The assembled demon leaders speculated about the new DuZhen Hall Master's identity while Thunder Prison Divine Peng, White Bone Mysterious Snake, He Qingzi, and Fairy Hua Mei appeared ahead of him.
  • Luo Chen entered Truth Crossing Hall and declared himself its hall master, prompting the demons to question how a human could command them.
  • Luo Chen unleashed his Nascent Soul Domain, subdued the demon leaders, and forced Bi Zheng, Ox Demon, and Juan Kuang to kneel.
  • Hua Mei presented Luo Chen's authority under the DuZhen Seal, and the assembled demons—including the three Great Demon Emperors—acknowledged him as Hall Master.
  • Luo Chen ordered the powerful experts of Truth Crossing Hall to attack the Heaven Origin Dao Sect, then left Cangwu Mountain through the Teleportation Array half a month later.
  • Nether Spring complained to Qing Shuang that Truth Crossing Hall no longer obeyed her, while Qing Shuang looked toward Profound Understanding Hall when asked whether she would join the coming battle.

Ch. 1063The Pill Sect's Grand Gesture, the Awakening Giant Beast

Little White and Black King delivered Luo Chen’s invitation to the Nine Spirits Sect, where Nine Spirits Yuan Jun learned it offered an opportunity for Spirit Transformation. Meanwhile, Luo Chen traveled west, cleared the Jade Cauldron Ghost Domain, and reached the sleeping giant beast Di Tu in Azure Sky Domain.

  • Little White and Black King openly visited the Nine Spirits Sect, where Chang Xi and Meng Ye received them.
  • Little White returned the sect’s True Artifact filled with more than a thousand strands of Sky Qi and gave Nine Spirits Yuan Jun Luo Chen’s Shouyang Dao Discussion invitation.
  • Nine Spirits Yuan Jun, Chang Xi, and Meng Ye discovered that the invitation offered an opportunity for Spirit Transformation, and Yuan Jun promised to attend.
  • Luo Chen crossed the Jade Cauldron Ghost Domain and absorbed its Ghost Emperor and countless ghosts into the Soul Refining Banner.
  • Luo Chen traveled through the Eastern Wasteland, observed an unfamiliar rogue Nascent Soul cultivator and his old acquaintance Tao Wan, then continued toward Azure Sky Domain.
  • Luo Chen reached the sleeping giant beast and extended his hand toward Di Tu, telling it to wake up.

Ch. 1064Luo Heaven Mobilizes in Full Force, Grand Gathering at the Immortal City

Luo Chen gradually eroded Chun Yuan’s Servant Seal on Di Tu while Luo Tian Sect gathered at Soaring Sky Pass for the Shouyang Dao Discussion Assembly. As the assembly date arrived, Luo Chen emerged with the subdued Great Demon Emperor and met Bo Hanjun.

  • Luo Chen examined Chun Yuan’s Divine Thought Servant Seal on Di Tu and began slowly eroding it with Withering and Flourishing Mana, intending to gain a powerful Metal Origin demon ally.
  • News that Luo Chen would share a Spirit Transformation opportunity drew cultivators from across the Eastern Wasteland to Soaring Sky Pass, where the Soaring Sky Alliance prepared Shouyang Mountain for the assembly.
  • Reports spread that Taiyue True Person had defeated two renowned Great Cultivators and drawn near to Spirit Transformation after receiving Alchemy Sect’s aid.
  • Luo Tian Sect arrived with seven Nascent Soul-level combat powers, took charge of Shouyang Mountain, and prepared to host the assembly on the seventh day of the seventh month.
  • As Bo Hanjun traveled toward Soaring Sky Pass, the Azure Sky Absolute Domain began disappearing and Di Tu’s Great Demon Emperor aura surged, but Luo Chen stopped him and kept him docile.
  • Luo Chen invited Bo Hanjun to stay and introduced himself as Luo Chen, also known as Pill Sect.

Ch. 1065Bo Hanjun, a Loose Cultivator, Sought the Dao; Pill Sect Returned to Soaring Sky

Luo Chen met Bo Hanjun, a loose cultivator who had reached the Nascent Soul Realm with one of Luo Chen’s Nascent Soul Pills, and invited him to attend the Mount Shouyang Dao Discussion Assembly. At Soaring Sky Pass, Luo Chen’s Luo Tian Sect companions reunited with him, and Shouyang Mountain announced that the assembly would begin in three days and welcome all Eastern Wasteland Nascent Soul True Persons.

  • Luo Chen introduced himself to Bo Hanjun and learned that Bo Hanjun had formed his Nascent Soul with a pill he had bought at Deng Taiyue’s auction.
  • Luo Chen gave Bo Hanjun cultivation advice, explained the choices facing his Six-Winged Frost Centipede, and gifted him a Transformation Pill.
  • Bo Hanjun asked to attend the Dao Discussion Assembly for a chance to hear about Spirit Transformation, and Luo Chen agreed to grant his request.
  • At Soaring Sky Pass, nine Nascent Soul True Persons from Luo Tian Sect, including Gu Cai Yi, Canglong, and Wang Yuan, welcomed Luo Chen and insisted on accompanying him.
  • Luo Chen and the Luo Tian Sect cultivators entered Shouyang Mountain as onlookers recognized Pill Sect’s return.
  • Shouyang Mountain announced that the Mount Shouyang Dao Discussion Assembly would begin in three days and that all Eastern Wasteland Nascent Soul True Persons could attend.

Ch. 1066Shouyang Dao Discussion, Four Emperors Welcome Guests. True Persons Gather, Dao Sect Arrives

Luo Chen explained to Gu Cai Yi why he had to attack Heaven Origin Dao Sect and reclaim his missing Life Soul, while she pledged to stand by him. As the Shouyang Mountain Dao Discussion Assembly began, powerful guests gathered under Luo Tian Sect’s guard, and the arrival of Heaven Origin Dao Sect’s representatives chilled the welcome.

  • Luo Chen told Gu Cai Yi that Heaven Origin Dao Sect had taken his Life Soul and that he needed to seize a treasure there to pursue Spirit Transformation before the sect could summon a power capable of threatening the Eastern Wasteland.
  • Luo Chen explained that his plan to recover his Life Soul through his clone Zhou Fuyou was too uncertain, and Gu Cai Yi vowed to face any enemy alongside him.
  • The Shouyang Mountain Dao Discussion Assembly opened, and Four Demon Emperors guarded the mountain as guests arrived.
  • Nine Spirits Yuan Jun arrived with Chang Xi and Meng Ye, and they were astonished by Luo Tian Sect’s strength and the gathering of prominent cultivators.
  • Wang Yuan and Ling Fengzi welcomed guests from across the Eastern Wasteland, but the atmosphere turned cold when Shi Chuanting, Lian Buwei, and the Dongyang Great Elder arrived.

Ch. 1067All True Persons Gathered, the Ceasefire Treaty

Luo Chen gathered the Eastern Wasteland’s Nascent Soul cultivators to discuss a Spirit Transformation opportunity, but instead revealed that he had secured Qixia Yuanjun’s approval for a thousand-year ceasefire with the Demon Race. The gathering turned hostile when representatives of the Heaven Origin Dao Sect accused him of colluding with demons.

  • Wind Flower Immortal and Wind Moon Fairy arrived at Shouyang Hall and greeted Luo Chen, who congratulated Wind Moon on reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • Nascent Soul cultivators from across the Eastern Wasteland gathered, including six from the White Deer Cave and two uninvited representatives of the Heaven Origin Dao Sect, Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting.
  • Lian Buwei challenged Luo Chen over their seating, but the Dongyang Great Elder led his party to the back of the hall, where they took their places.
  • Luo Chen lamented the many cultivators lost in the war, then told the gathering that the Clarified Butter Pill was not the first matter he wished to discuss.
  • Luo Chen presented a ceasefire proposal, explaining that he had obtained Qixia Yuanjun’s approval and that she had already signed the treaty for a thousand years of peace.
  • Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting denounced Luo Chen for allegedly colluding with the Demon Race.

Ch. 1068Eastern Wasteland's First, Sword Pointing at the Dao Sect

Luo Chen secured the Eastern Wasteland sects’ agreement to a thousand-year ceasefire and accepted the Luo Tian Sect’s role as their representative. He then offered Clarified Butter Pills in exchange for one favor, named the Heaven Origin Dao Sect as the target, and watched Taiyue True Person enter after stopping Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting’s escape.

  • Luo Chen rejected Lian Buwei’s accusation of collusion with the Demon Race and argued that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect wanted the Eastern Wasteland to bear the cost of its conflicts.
  • Heavenly Capital Child proposed making the Luo Tian Sect the representative responsible for restraining new sects and organizing resistance to future Demon Race invasions.
  • Tao Wan, Bo Hanjun, and the other sects supported the proposal, and Luo Chen accepted the role as the representatives signed the Ceasefire Treaty.
  • Luo Chen revealed a Clarified Butter Pill and promised to refine one for anyone who acted once on his behalf.
  • Luo Chen named the Heaven Origin Dao Sect as the target, and Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting tried to flee before Taiyue True Person struck them back into the hall.

Ch. 1069The Submission of a Pledge, Spirit Transformation in One Day

Luo Chen revealed that he could briefly wield Spirit Transformation power and laid out his plan to join the Eastern Wasteland’s human and demon forces against the Heaven Origin Dao Sect. After he offered the Clarified Butter Pill as an incentive, Bo Hanjun became the first to pledge his support.

  • Luo Chen ordered Deng Taiyue to kill Heaven Origin Dao Sect stewards Lian Buwei and Shi Chuanting, and Deng sealed their attempted Nascent Soul self-detonation before killing them.
  • Heavenly Capital Child inferred that Luo Chen controlled World Vitality, and Luo Chen explained that he could temporarily enter the Spirit Transformation Realm for one day.
  • Luo Chen announced that he would lead Eastern Wasteland elites and twenty-four Demon Emperors against the Dao Sect Ancestral Court, with Li Canghai and Qing Shuang also joining the campaign.
  • Luo Chen offered Clarified Butter Pills to those who supported him and warned Dongyang Great Elder that the Heaven Origin Dao Sect would not help him reach Spirit Transformation.
  • Bo Hanjun declared that he would offer Luo Chen his full support.

Ch. 1070Dao Sect Ancestral Court, Meeting Canghai Again

After gathering support for an attack on Central Province, Luo Chen prepared his allies and secretly entered the Dao Sect Ancestral Court. He met Li Canghai by the Passing River and learned they would strike when Heaven Origin Dao Sect’s formation was activated in one year.

  • Luo Chen worried that Li Canghai and Qing Shuang might not join the attack, then equipped Canglong with the White Tiger Puppet and Tier 4 Talismans.
  • Luo Chen gave Gu Cai Yi the Five Elements Sword Pellets and ordered her to rescue the Zhou Family from the Southern Heaven Continent during the attack.
  • The conference attendees swore a Great Dao Oath, received two years to prepare, and heard Luo Chen promise protection for their sects; news of the Human-Demon Ceasefire Treaty spread across the Eastern Wasteland.
  • Luo Chen infiltrated the Eastern Origin Continent during the Sexagenary Grand Competition and watched his avatar, Zhou Fuyou, compete before leaving the Lanke Mountain Range.
  • Luo Chen waited by the Passing River, where Li Canghai joined him and said they should attack in one year, when Heaven Origin Dao Sect’s Nascent Soul experts would be guarding the formation nodes.

Ch. 1071Xuan World Grand Formation, Cave Heaven Reopens

Zhou Fuyou won his match at the Sexagenary Grand Competition but remained troubled by a strange sense of danger. Meanwhile, Luo Chen and Li Canghai investigated the God Descending Formation on Heaven and Earth Island, where Old Ancestor Liancheng opened the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven and admitted a group that included Zhou Fuyou.

  • Zhou Fuyou defeated Shi Rui with overwhelming force, then left to search for the source of a fleeting, heart-pounding sense of danger.
  • Zhou Fuyou encountered Luo Chen and Li Canghai from afar but returned to the Lanke Mountain Range without approaching them.
  • Luo Chen and Li Canghai examined the God Descending Formation and concluded they should disrupt Central Province's reunification when the formation began activating, then attack Old Ancestor Liancheng during the backlash.
  • After a month of observing Heaven and Earth Island, Luo Chen and Li Canghai saw a group of cultivators, including Zhou Fuyou, arrive at the island.
  • Old Ancestor Liancheng opened a passage through space and told the arrivals that Ke Lianshan was waiting inside, and Luo Chen recognized the opening as the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.

Ch. 1072All-In, a Battle Across the Sea

Zhou Fuyou entered the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, defeated a Fourth Order Flood Dragon Phantom Beast, and began cultivating as Luo Chen uncovered the likely purpose behind the secret realm’s unusual opening. Meanwhile, Eastern Wasteland’s human and demon forces set out together for Eastern Origin Continent as war erupted elsewhere.

  • Uncle-Master Li explained the cave heaven’s accelerated time, warned the disciples about powerful phantom beasts, and told Zhou Fuyou that another opportunity awaited when it reopened.
  • Zhou Fuyou claimed Three Stacks Waterfall by defeating its Fourth Order Flood Dragon Phantom Beast and took its Illusion Core while Gu Muyu watched before withdrawing.
  • Zhou Fuyou discovered a naturally formed cave abode and began cultivating toward Golden Core Great Perfection and the Nascent Soul Stage.
  • Luo Chen suspected that Liancheng had opened the cave heaven to use its accelerated time to restore the Rotten Ke Go Board, then affirmed his alliance with Li Canghai for the coming battle.
  • Deng Taiyue gathered the Eastern Wasteland’s human and demon cultivators, and Cang Long carried them across the sea on the Nether Dark Turtle toward Eastern Origin Continent.
  • A new Human-Demon War erupted in the Northern Sea, while the Chanting Monk left Raging Sea Ruined City and a blood-red light burst into the sky.

Ch. 1073Avatar Nascent Soul Formation, the Spring Eye Emerges

Zhou Fuyou formed his Nascent Soul by facing the Heavenly Tribulation alone and absorbing the Transformation Thunder Turtle’s power into Sky Floating Qi Sea. During his breakthrough, his Nascent Soul discovered a sealed spring within his body, which opened after he returned to his flesh and flooded him with immense power.

  • Zhou Fuyou felt his Spirit Fetus stir and began Nascent Soul Formation without using any prepared resources.
  • Zhou Fuyou passed the first two rounds of Heavenly Tribulation, then used the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl and Ming Water to bind and absorb the Transformation Thunder Turtle.
  • Zhou Fuyou shattered his Golden Core, formed a Nascent Soul, and used the Spiritual Opportunity in the Tier 4 Illusion Core to perceive the laws of the world.
  • Senior Brother Ke recognized that Zhou Fuyou had formed his Nascent Soul and sent Uncle-Master Li to invite him to help activate the Rotten Ke Go Board Spirit Treasure.
  • Uncle-Master Li left a message rather than disturb Zhou Fuyou, whose Nascent Soul discovered a sealed spring containing Water Source within his body.
  • The spring’s seal collapsed when Zhou Fuyou’s Nascent Soul returned to his body, granting him vast power that dispersed the rain clouds with a word.

Ch. 1074Reunion with Lanke, Retrieving the Life Soul

After spending decades mastering the Ming Water Spring Eye and reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, Zhou Fuyou agreed to offer a wisp of his Life Soul to the Rotten Ke Go Board so he could help the Heaven Origin Dao Sect reunite Central Province. The Life Soul retrieval triggered an unexpected reaction: the spring eye seized control of his Nascent Soul Infant, leaving Zhou Fuyou with cold, devouring eyes.

  • Zhou Fuyou spent decades cultivating, discovered that the spring eye was formed from pure Ming Water True Essence, and gained some control over it as his realm rose to the Nascent Soul Stage.
  • Zhou Fuyou met Gu Muyu at a medicinal garden in Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, learned that Gu Yuan had planted its ten-thousand-year-old herbs, and considered how his Zhou Family could plan for the future.
  • Martial Uncle Li brought Zhou Fuyou to Ke Lianshan, who revealed that the Rotten Ke Go Board would help gather the power needed to reunite the four landmasses as Central Province.
  • Ke Lianshan took a wisp of Zhou Fuyou's Life Soul to link him to the Spirit Treasure, and Zhou Fuyou collapsed as an unexpected feeling of fullness came over him.
  • After Martial Uncle Li left Zhou Fuyou to rest, the Ming Water Spring Eye boiled, enveloped the Nascent Soul Infant in golden light, and imposed its will on him.

Ch. 1075Burying Ghosts at Sitting-Forgetfulness, Sky Gathering Continents

Luo Chen prepared to attack Heaven Origin Dao Sect, planting the Million Fiend Soul Banner beneath Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak before the Sky Gathering Continents Formation began drawing the three continents together. As the Dao Sect responded to a demon beast assault on Northern Departure, Fu Qinglan learned that the Zhou Family of White Egret Marsh had begun relocating and went to investigate.

  • Luo Chen assigned Tian Xuan to watch the route between Eastern Origin and Northern Departure and warn his allies to retreat if reinforcements moved in.
  • Luo Chen entered Lanke Mountain Range and buried the Million Fiend Soul Banner beneath Sitting-Forgetfulness Peak, ready to release the Kui Ox Ghost God when the time came.
  • The Sky Gathering Continents Formation activated, shaking the continents before its pillars and patterns began drawing them toward Heaven and Earth Island.
  • Gu Yuan reported a Northern Sea demon beast invasion to Gu Zhongtian, who sent four Late Nascent Soul cultivators to destroy the attackers.
  • Fu Bin told Fu Qinglan that the Zhou Family of White Egret Marsh was relocating toward the outer sea, and Fu Qinglan set out to investigate.
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