Arc 29Sheng Xia and Liao Ziqian

Yunxi freed Sheng Xia from the Evil Soul, helped Feng Jiayun leave the Su family, and traveled to the Demon Realm with Xun Kun and Han Yang. There they rescued Liao Ziqian from evil cultivators and helped him enter the Dao, while the danger of the Evil God remained unresolved.

  • Yunxi reunited Feng Jiayun with her and exposed how the Su family had treated her, then negotiated with Su Jing to treat Sheng Xia.
  • Yunxi and Bing Li removed the Evil Soul from Sheng Xia and restored her divine soul, while Feng Jiayun left the Su family and advanced to the Void-Traversal Realm.
  • Yunxi returned the poison arts inheritance to Chen Yebai, helped establish ties between the Medicine Immortal Sect and the Moyu family, and escorted Feng Jiayun to Haoran Sect.
  • Yunxi met Xun Kun and his young disciple Liao Ziqian, learned that Liao might be a vessel for the Evil God, and agreed to help protect him in the Demon Realm.
  • Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang pursued Liao after evil cultivators abducted him, then found him in Shuangyu City as an Evil Formation drained the city’s inhabitants.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun broke the formation and defeated the evil cultivators, while Xuanyuan Wei arrived and struck down their male leader.
  • Yunxi burned Evil Qi from Liao Ziqian and, with Xun Kun and Han Yang, guided him through a painful Qi Introduction that allowed him to enter the Dao.
  • Xun Kun explained Liao Ziqian’s situation to Xuanyuan Wei, and Yunxi proposed sealing part of the Evil God inside Liao if it possessed him before seeking a cure in the Immortal Realm.
Chapters 701–725 Vol. 8 Read

Ch. 701Unraveling the Threads 1

Yunxi received Su Jing and Su Miao, who claimed they had come to reunite her with Feng Jiayun, but she exposed Su Miao’s earlier conduct and deduced they wanted her to remove an Evil Seed from someone important to them. She left the brothers facing her accusation, with Su Jing’s true request still to be confirmed.

  • Xia Yiwan brought Su Miao and Su Jing to Yunxi’s courtyard, where Su Jing introduced himself as Feng Jiayun’s Dao Companion and said they wanted Yunxi to visit the Su family.
  • Yunxi questioned Su Jing’s purpose, while Su Miao defended himself and insisted his brother had done nothing wrong.
  • Yunxi activated an Imprint Jade that showed Su Miao’s earlier attempt to force her back to the Su family, making Su Miao blush and darkening Su Jing’s expression.
  • Su Jing apologized for the Su family’s failure to discipline Su Miao and said he had come because Feng Jiayun missed Yunxi.
  • Yunxi reasoned that the brothers wanted her to remove an Evil Seed from a particularly important Su family disciple, and challenged Su Jing to state his real purpose.

Ch. 702Unraveling the Threads 2

Yunxi confronted Su Jing and Su Miao over their attempt to use her mother to force her to save Sheng Xia, and demanded that they bring Feng Jiayun to the Medicine Immortal Sect. She left them believing she had poisoned them, then waited to see whether they would comply.

  • Yunxi revealed that Sheng Xia was still alive, then accused Su Jing and Su Miao of planning to use her mother to coerce her.
  • Yunxi agreed to examine Sheng Xia if the Su brothers brought Feng Jiayun to the Medicine Immortal Sect within five days.
  • Yunxi threatened the Su brothers with poison and sent them flying out of her courtyard, though she had not actually poisoned them.
  • Su Jing and Su Miao sought Chen Yebai, who advised them to meet Yunxi's demand and supported her claim that they might be poisoned.
  • You Zisang told Yunxi that Chen Yebai had cooperated with her ruse, and Yunxi admitted she had only meant to frighten the Su brothers.
  • After You Zisang left, Bing Li entered Yunxi's courtyard and asked whether she had reached an agreement.

Ch. 703Mother and Daughter Meet 1

Yunxi arranged for Feng Jiayun to come to the Medicine Immortal Sect and finally reunited with her mother. Feng Jiayun began explaining how she had been separated from Yunxi and later became involved with Su Jing.

  • Yunxi told Bing Li about her meeting with the Su brothers and chose to wait until she met Feng Jiayun before revealing that Sheng Xia had survived.
  • Su Jing warned Su Miao to hide their poisoning from the Su family and ordered him to train in the Ancient Battlefield after the crisis was resolved.
  • Su Jing and Su Miao brought Feng Jiayun to the Medicine Immortal Sect, while Su Zisheng secretly followed them.
  • Yunxi and Feng Jiayun tearfully reunited at Welcoming Guest Peak, and Lili gave Su Jing the antidotes Yunxi had prepared.
  • Feng Jiayun told Yunxi that Yunxi's father had forced her into a Teleportation Formation, sending her to the Spirit Domain, where she later encountered Su Jing.

Ch. 704Mother and Daughter Reunited 2

Feng Jiayun told Yunxi how the Su family had pressured her into becoming Su Jing’s Dao Companion and carrying Su Zisheng, while she waited for news of her daughter. After reuniting, mother and daughter agreed that Feng Jiayun would leave the Su family and cultivate at Haoran Sect, while Yunxi negotiated with the Su brothers.

  • Feng Jiayun recounted how Su Jing saved her, made her his Dao Companion, and arranged for her to carry Su Zisheng, the child he had preserved with Sheng Xia.
  • Yunxi showed Feng Jiayun the Imprint Jade and explained that Sheng Xia was sealed away and that Su Zisheng’s failed breakthrough had been staged to keep Feng Jiayun from leaving.
  • Feng Jiayun agreed to leave the Su family and said she would explain her decision to Su Zisheng.
  • Yunxi told Feng Jiayun about her years fighting evil cultivators and proposed sending her to Haoran Sect near the Feng and Wei families.
  • Feng Jiayun accepted Yunxi’s arrangements, and Yunxi told her she could still change her mind before Yunxi reached an agreement with the Su family.

Ch. 705Cautious and Vigilant

Yunxi reunited with Feng Jiayun, verified that the Su family had not secretly tampered with her, and began treating the damage to her cultivation. She confronted Su Jing and Su Miao over their treatment of her mother and challenged their account of how Feng Jiayun had carried Su Zisheng.

  • Feng Jiayun told Yunxi she wanted to remain by her side, and Yunxi examined her body while Xiao Meng showed her Feng Jiayun's memories in the Dream Realm.
  • Yunxi confirmed that Feng Jiayun had not been secretly controlled by the Su family, but learned she had endured disguised house arrest after giving birth to Su Zisheng.
  • Yunxi diagnosed Feng Jiayun's unrepaired foundation damage and depleted body, gave her pills and an Herbal Bath, and sent Su Jing a Message Talisman.
  • Su Jing and Su Miao met Yunxi in the courtyard, where Su Jing claimed he had treated Feng Jiayun well.
  • Yunxi condemned Su Jing and Su Miao for exploiting and mistreating her mother, then explained that Feng Jiayun had carried Su Zisheng to preserve him after an Evil Seed was planted in Sheng Xia.

Ch. 706Prerequisite Conditions

Wei Yunxi demanded that Su Jing end his relationship with Feng Jiayun and keep the Su family away from her before she examined Sheng Xia. She found that an Evil Soul had consumed more than half of Sheng Xia’s divine soul and warned that saving her would be difficult.

  • Wei Yunxi mocked Su Jing and Su Miao for their double standards and demanded that Su Jing dissolve his relationship with Feng Jiayun, reveal Su Zisheng’s origins, and keep both away from Feng Jiayun.
  • Su Jing agreed to Feng Jiayun’s departure and promised to explain matters to Su Zisheng, so Wei Yunxi examined Sheng Xia in the Ice Coffin.
  • Wei Yunxi and Lili determined that an Evil Soul had fused with and consumed more than half of Sheng Xia’s divine soul.
  • Su Jing explained that he had sealed Sheng Xia to prevent the Evil Soul from devouring her completely, but the seal was weakening and could not safely be removed.
  • Wei Yunxi warned that separating the souls could leave Sheng Xia with damaged Soul Power, lost memories, or a divine soul that never awakened, and explained that Xia Yiwan’s recovery had depended on special circumstances and treatment.

Ch. 707Prerequisite 2

Yunxi agreed to treat Sheng Xia after Su Jing accepted the risks and signed a binding contract, while making clear she would not guarantee Sheng Xia’s recovery. Yunxi then explained her motives to Lili and told Bing Li about Sheng Xia’s possession and the Su brothers’ past dealings with Feng Jiayun, leaving Bing Li to realize the Ice Soul Cicada might be intended for Sheng Xia.

  • Yunxi warned Su Jing that stripping away the Evil Soul could further damage Sheng Xia’s divine soul and might not wake her, but Su Jing asked her to proceed.
  • Yunxi gave Su Jing a list of spirit plants and a contract; he and Yunxi signed it, then the Su brothers left to gather the materials.
  • Yunxi told Lili that helping Sheng Xia would keep the Su family from becoming her enemy and could earn the brothers’ protection.
  • Bing Li arrived after Yunxi summoned her, and Yunxi asked for an Ice Soul Cicada in exchange for firsthand information.
  • Yunxi told Bing Li that Sheng Xia had survived possession and explained how Feng Jiayun had become Su Jing’s Dao Companion while Sheng Xia was alive.
  • Bing Li learned about the Su brothers’ treatment of Feng Jiayun and guessed that Yunxi wanted an Ice Soul Cicada for Sheng Xia.

Ch. 708Preparations

Yunxi arranged with Bing Li to use an Ice Soul Cicada to help preserve Sheng Xia’s damaged divine soul while gathering information on the Su family. After refining a medicinal agent, Yunxi prepared to remove the Evil Soul from Sheng Xia, and the Su brothers arrived at her courtyard three days later.

  • Yunxi explained her plan to Bing Li and persuaded her to provide an Ice Soul Cicada to strengthen Sheng Xia’s remaining divine soul.
  • The Su brothers gathered rare spirit plants and delivered them to Yunxi, who promised to refine a medicinal agent and treat Sheng Xia in three days.
  • Feng Jiayun worried that Su Miao might retaliate if Sheng Xia’s treatment failed, but Yunxi reassured her that she could protect herself.
  • Feng Jiayun resolved to focus on herself and Yunxi, and her state of mind broke through as she recovered her foundation.
  • Three days later, the Su brothers arrived at Yunxi’s small courtyard as promised.

Ch. 709Stripping the Evil Soul

Yunxi and Bing Li stripped the Evil Soul from Sheng Xia’s divine soul while the Su brothers watched. Sheng Xia’s remaining soul was returned to her body and treated with medicine, leaving her recovery dependent on her own will.

  • Su Jing opened the Ice Coffin and lifted the seal on Sheng Xia while Yunxi drew out her divine soul with the Soul-Collecting Mirror.
  • Bing Li used the Ice Soul Cicada to control the Evil Soul, and Yunxi burned it with Ziyan while preserving Sheng Xia’s remaining divine soul.
  • Bing Li recalled the Cicada King after the Evil Soul had been weakened, and Yunxi confirmed that only Sheng Xia’s divine soul remained.
  • Yunxi returned Sheng Xia’s divine soul to her body and treated her in the Ice Coffin with spirit spring water and a mental power restoration potion.
  • Su Jing took Sheng Xia away and promised to return after the medicine had been absorbed.

Ch. 710The Truth

Yunxi stabilized Sheng Xia’s divine soul with another dose of potion and told the Su brothers to take her back to the clan grounds to recover. Su Zisheng came seeking Feng Jiayun, but Yunxi refused to let him see her and sent him away.

  • Yunxi found that Sheng Xia’s divine soul had strengthened and gave Su Jing a list of spirit plants needed for another batch of potion.
  • Su Zisheng arrived with Su Miao, and Su Jing took him aside to explain the truth about his mother.
  • Yunxi secluded Feng Jiayun in a protected cultivation chamber so Su Zisheng could not reach her.
  • Three days later, Yunxi gave Su Jing the remaining divine soul restoration potions and told the Su brothers that Sheng Xia could return to the clan grounds.
  • Bing Li told Yunxi that her little one had fused with Sheng Xia’s divine soul and warned that Su Zisheng was lingering near Yunxi’s residence.
  • Su Zisheng entered Yunxi’s courtyard to ask for one last meeting with Feng Jiayun, but Yunxi said her mother did not wish to see him and ordered him to leave.

Ch. 711Seize the Opportunity

Yunxi sent Su Zisheng away and arranged a partnership between the Medicine Immortal Sect and the Moyu family. Feng Jiayun broke through to the Void-Traversal Realm, and she and Yunxi celebrated their reunion.

  • Yunxi told Su Zisheng not to seek out Feng Jiayun again and sent him back to Su Jing, who ordered him to return to the clan grounds.
  • After the Su brothers left, Yunxi urged Bing Li to use medicine to restore her cultivation to the Body Integration Realm because the Su family had seen her Ice Soul Cicada.
  • Yunxi returned the complete poison arts inheritance to Chen Yebai and proposed connecting the Medicine Immortal Sect with the Moyu family as mutual allies.
  • Moyu Wan received Yunxi's message and set out for the Medicine Immortal Sect with two clansmen to pursue the opportunity.
  • Feng Jiayun passed her Thunder Tribulation and advanced to the Void-Traversal Realm, then celebrated with Yunxi.

Ch. 712A Miserable End

Yunxi learned through a shared dream that Feng Jiayun had died in her previous life after Su Jing and Su Zisheng abandoned her, and reassured her mother that she was safe now. After agreeing to escort Feng Jiayun back to the sect, Yunxi met Moyu Wan and told her that the Medicine Immortal Sect negotiations were up to her group.

  • Xiao Meng entered Feng Jiayun’s dream, revealing her previous-life death and how Su Jing and Su Zisheng had chosen Sheng Xia and his birth mother over her.
  • Yunxi recognized the dream as Feng Jiayun’s true ending before time reversed and resented Su Jing, Su Miao, and Su Zisheng.
  • Feng Jiayun woke and found Yunxi safe, then accepted her daughter’s reassurance and agreed to return to the sect while Yunxi continued her travels.
  • Yunxi said she would escort Feng Jiayun back to the sect after meeting an old friend in two days.
  • Moyu Wan visited Yunxi and explained that she had founded an escort agency with her clansmen in the Spirit Domain.
  • Yunxi told Moyu Wan that the Medicine Immortal Sect agreement depended on Moyu Wan and her group.

Ch. 713A Win-Win Situation

Yunxi secured a promising cooperation between the Moyu Family and the Medicine Immortal Sect, then met with Bing Li, who had disguised herself as Han Yang. They discussed traveling together and the information Bing Li had gathered about the Su family ancestral grounds.

  • Moyu Wan thanked Yunxi and gave her the Moyu Family's token as a pledge of gratitude.
  • Moyu Wan met with True Venerable Chen and left the Medicine Immortal Sect's main hall pleased with their discussion.
  • Yunxi reflected on her accomplishments at the Medicine Immortal Sect and learned that Bing Li had advanced to the Integrated Body Early Stage.
  • Bing Li appeared as Han Yang, and Yunxi recognized her by the names she had used for her disguises.
  • Han Yang explained that she changed her gender and appearance for safety, then agreed to travel with Yunxi for a while.
  • Han Yang told Yunxi that Sheng Xia had returned to the Su family ancestral grounds and that an Isolation Formation had disrupted her connection with the little Ice Soul Cicada.

Ch. 714Intercepted on the Road

Yunxi protected Feng Jiayun from the Su family and brought her to the Haoran Sect to begin a safer life. After informing True Venerable Haoran about the danger, Yunxi prepared to continue her journey while the threat from the evil cultivators remained.

  • Yunxi arranged for Little Ice Cicada to merge with Sheng Xia's divine soul and left the Medicine Immortal Sect as an unaffiliated elder with Feng Jiayun and Han Yang.
  • Su Cheng stopped Yunxi's Flying Boat to ask about Feng Jiayun, but Yunxi rejected his concern and accused him of seeking to preserve ties with the Fengs for the Su family's benefit.
  • Su Cheng yielded the way, and Feng Jiayun told Yunxi she wanted no further ties with the Su family.
  • Yunxi and her companions reached Chuyue City, where Feng Jiaqing welcomed Feng Jiayun, and they stayed at the Feng family residence.
  • Yunxi brought Feng Jiayun to the Haoran Sect and helped her settle in, then told True Venerable Haoran about her mother's history and the Su family's threat.

Ch. 715Spirit Realm Tremors

Yunxi learned that the seal on the Evil God was weakening, then witnessed a small world ascend and merge into the Demon Realm’s territory in Weiling Realm. She met Xun Kun in Wugou City, where he introduced his new disciple, Liao Ziqian.

  • True Venerable Haoran asked Yunxi to lead the team to the Ancient Battlefield in five years and explained that the Heavenly Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation was weakening, with no safe way to rebuild it.
  • A tremor shook Weiling Realm as a small world ascended and merged into the Demon Realm’s territory, guided by six Mahayana True Venerables.
  • Yunxi wondered whether Weiling Realm could eventually become an Immortal Domain, then decided to visit the Demon Realm and investigate the newly merged world.
  • Xun Kun sent Yunxi a message asking to meet in Wugou City, and she traveled there after leaving a Message Talisman for Yuling.
  • Yunxi met Xun Kun and his five-year-old disciple, Liao Ziqian, gave the boy a Storage Pouch, and asked whether he was the child destined to become Xun Kun’s master.

Ch. 716Hot Potato

Xun Kun told Yunxi that Liao Ziqian was at risk of becoming the Evil God's vessel, and the two decided to take him to the Demon Realm while they sought a solution. They also discussed the returning small worlds, the Ancient Battlefield, and traveling there together after their rotation missions.

  • Xun Kun told Yunxi that Liao Ziqian might have been prepared as a vessel for the Evil God, whose heart was sealed in the Cloud Sea.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun agreed that taking Liao Ziqian away from the Cloud Sea was safer than leaving him in the Weiyu Realm or killing him.
  • Yunxi decided to travel with Xun Kun to the Demon Realm and help find a way to protect Liao Ziqian.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun speculated that the returning small worlds might restore the Weiling Realm and raise its rank.
  • Xun Kun said Yun Chen and Han Lian had gone to guard the Ancient Battlefield, and he agreed to try to join Yunxi there and explore after their rotation.
  • Yunxi replied to a message from Han Yang, woke Liao Ziqian, and told him to eat before they traveled.

Ch. 717Twists and Turns 1

Yunxi agreed to let Han Yang travel with her and Xun Kun toward the Demon Realm, but a broken teleportation formation forced them to take Xun Kun’s upgraded Flying Boat instead. As Xun Kun began explaining the uncertain situation in the Demon Realm, Han Yang spotted a Flying Ship under attack by corrupted Demon Beasts.

  • Liao Ziqian thanked Yunxi, and the group shared Spirit Cuisine and tea at the Elegant Tea House.
  • Han Yang asked to travel with Yunxi, and Xun Kun persuaded her to bring him along for his information-gathering skills.
  • Yunxi and her companions found the teleportation formation to Hanjie City out of service, so they left Wugou City aboard Xun Kun’s Flying Boat.
  • Han Yang gave Liao Ziqian a greeting gift and questioned him, while Yunxi and Xun Kun discussed their recent experiences and the Evil Cultivators’ interest in Yunxi.
  • Xun Kun began describing the uncertain situation in the Demon Realm, but Han Yang interrupted to warn that corrupted Demon Beasts were attacking a Flying Ship ahead.

Ch. 718Twists and Turns 2

Yunxi and Xun Kun crossed Hanjie City and entered the Demon Realm with Han Yang and Liao Ziqian. After Xun Kun warned them about the dangers and restrictions of Nine Twists Mountain, a group of body cultivators blocked their path.

  • Yunxi destroyed the bats that attacked their Flying Boat, and Xun Kun wiped out the swarm besieging a nearby Flying Ship in exchange for spirit stones.
  • Yunxi traded pills and potions to Han Yang for spirit stones during the journey.
  • Yunxi, Xun Kun, Han Yang, and Liao Ziqian arrived at Hanjie City, crossed it, and officially entered the Demon Realm.
  • Xun Kun led the group into Nine Twists Mountain and warned them that flight and magic artifacts were unusable there, so they prepared supplies and followed him inside.
  • After the group traveled one-third of the way through Nine Twists Mountain, a group of burly body cultivators blocked their path.

Ch. 719Twists and Turns 3

Yunxi and Xun Kun fought off the Body Cultivators who tried to hold them back while their allies abducted Liao Ziqian in Nine Twists Mountain. Han Yang tracked the unconscious Liao Ziqian, and the group hurried after him, fearing the Evil Cultivators would corrupt the boy.

  • Xun Kun and Yunxi defeated the attackers, while Yunxi forced their leader to reveal that they had been hired to abduct Liao Ziqian.
  • A brown vine dragged Liao Ziqian away, and Han Yang used the Ice Cicada to locate his trail.
  • Han Yang led Yunxi and Xun Kun after Liao Ziqian as they discussed the Evil Cultivators’ plan and the danger of the Evil God's Heart.
  • Liao Ziqian remained unconscious in the arms of an Evil Cultivator carrying him out of Nine Twists Mountain.

Ch. 720Zi Qian Is Kidnapped 1

Liao Ziqian was kidnapped by evil cultivators seeking to aid the Evil God's return, and Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang pursued them after surviving a delaying self-detonation. The kidnappers entered a demonic cultivator city to plant an Evil Seed in Liao Ziqian, while Han Yang learned that the Little Ice Cicada had gone dormant because Liao Ziqian's body was under attack.

  • The evil cultivator handed Liao Ziqian to his companions and stayed behind to delay Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang with a self-detonation.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun disrupted the evil cultivator's attack, and Han Yang joined them after protecting himself from the blast.
  • Xun Kun showed the demonic cultivator guards his Heavenly Demon Palace token, then the three continued pursuing the kidnappers with Little Ice Cicada's guidance.
  • The male and female evil cultivators decided to plant an Evil Seed in Liao Ziqian and entered a medium-sized demonic cultivator city.
  • Han Yang reported that Little Ice Cicada had gone dormant, indicating that Liao Ziqian's body was under attack.

Ch. 721Zi Qian Is Abducted 2

Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang tracked the evil cultivators to Shuangyu City, where they found a formation draining the city’s cultivators to empower their enemies. They began breaking the formation so Han Yang could locate and rescue Liao Ziqian, but the outcome remained uncertain.

  • Yunxi learned from Zhusheng that two adults and a child had stopped in the mountains and gone to a nearby city to plant an Evil Seed in the child.
  • Xun Kun took Yunxi and Han Yang to Shuangyu City, where Yunxi discovered an Evil Formation draining the vitality and cultivation of everyone inside.
  • Han Yang confirmed that Little Ice Cicada was in the city, and Yunxi assigned him to find Liao Ziqian once the formation broke while Xun Kun controlled the cultivators’ divine souls.
  • Yunxi spread her Thunder Domain over Shuangyu City and struck the blood-red formation with violet lightning.

Ch. 722Zi Qian Was Abducted 3

Yunxi and Xun Kun fought the evil cultivators who had taken Liao Ziqian and turned Shuangyu City into an empty city during the battle. After Yunxi depleted her spiritual energy and withdrew her domain, Xuanyuan Wei appeared and crushed the false Mahayana cultivator with one punch.

  • Qiu Mo recognized the Heavenly Demon Palace's distress signal and sent news of it back to the palace as nearby cultivators headed toward Shuangyu City.
  • Yunxi shattered the Evil Formation while Xun Kun attacked the evil cultivators with his Soul Bell and Han Yang searched for Liao Ziqian.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun defeated the female cultivator, but a male cultivator's sword clash with Yunxi injured her and destroyed one-third of Shuangyu City.
  • Yunxi sent the surviving city cultivators out of her domain, then fought the male cultivator and pierced his defenses with the Cold Frost Profound Ice Needle carrying Ziyan.
  • Xun Kun told Yunxi that Han Yang had found Liao Ziqian but could not move him, and Yunxi withdrew her domain after exhausting her spiritual energy.
  • Xuanyuan Wei struck the male cultivator down with one punch, and Xun Kun bowed to him and called him Master.

Ch. 723The Third Path

Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang found Liao Ziqian contaminated by an evil blood technique and learned that he faced death or becoming an evil cultivator. Yunxi offered him a dangerous third path, and the chapter ended with Liao Ziqian needing to decide whether to endure it.

  • Xuanyuan Wei recognized Yunxi and stayed behind to interrogate the captured evil cultivator while Xun Kun and Yunxi followed Han Yang to Liao Ziqian.
  • Han Yang explained that evil cultivators had killed the City Lord's Mansion cultivators and used their blood to contaminate Liao Ziqian's foundation and Meridians.
  • Yunxi burned away the blood pool with Ziyan, and Xun Kun found that Evil Qi had already contaminated Liao Ziqian's Meridians and Dantian.
  • Yunxi explained that Liao Ziqian could choose a third path: seal part of the Evil God's body inside himself, endure Exotic Flame to cleanse the Evil Qi, and seek a cure in the Immortal Realm, despite the risk of losing himself or dying.
  • Liao Ziqian said he would rather die than endanger his sect, then listened as Yunxi laid out the dangers of the third path.

Ch. 724Narrow Escape from Death

Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang risked using Demonic Qi, an Exotic Flame, and the Little Ice Cicada to save Liao Ziqian from Evil Qi and help him begin cultivating. Liao Ziqian successfully entered the Dao, and the group left the City Lord's Mansion to explain what happened to Xun Kun's master and the innocent cultivators of Shuangyu City.

  • Liao Ziqian chose to risk the painful Qi Introduction, and Yunxi moved the group to a room in the City Lord's Mansion.
  • Xun Kun guided Demonic Qi through Liao Ziqian while Yunxi used Ziyan to burn away the Evil Qi and Han Yang soothed him.
  • Yunxi and Xun Kun protected Liao Ziqian's Spiritual Root as they expanded his Dantian and opened his sea of consciousness.
  • Han Yang had Little Ice Cicada merge with Liao Ziqian's newly formed divine consciousness.
  • Liao Ziqian expelled impurities and reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, successfully entering the Dao.
  • Yunxi, Xun Kun, and Han Yang left the City Lord's Mansion with Liao Ziqian to give Xun Kun's master an explanation.

Ch. 725A Different Approach

Xun Kun explained the battle in Shuangyu City and warned the Demon Realm about evil cultivators targeting gifted disciples. In private, he revealed why Liao Ziqian mattered, and Yunxi proposed that if the Evil God’s body possessed him, they could seal it within him and send the problem to the Immortal Realm.

  • Xun Kun recounted how he, Yunxi, and Han Yang rescued Liao Ziqian and defeated the evil cultivators in Shuangyu City.
  • Xun Kun urged Xuanyuan Wei and the other cultivators to publicize the threat and protect talented disciples from being targeted.
  • Xuanyuan Wei questioned Xun Kun privately, and Xun Kun explained Liao Ziqian’s significance and how he had treated him while keeping the Ice Soul Cicada secret.
  • Xuanyuan Wei argued that Liao Ziqian might be vulnerable to the Evil God’s body as he grew stronger, while Xun Kun defended keeping him where they could watch him.
  • Yunxi suggested sealing the Evil God’s body inside Liao Ziqian if it possessed him, then sending him to the Immortal Realm for a solution.
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